Nico at Urban Escargot in Christchurch City Menu

Canapé Menu Canapé Menu
  • Spoon of scallops and bok-chow topped with crystallized ginger -
  • King prawns cocktail with saffron aioli -
  • Escargots- Snails cooked in garlic butter -
  • Porcini and duck risotto balls with a melting mozzarella heart -
  • Terakihi and tequila cevice served in a red chicory nest -
  • Bacon wrapped new-Zealand scallops with chilli and lime salsa -
  • Smoked beef fillet and tapenade on garlic croutons -
  • Roulade of Kikorangi blue cheese and spinach crêpes -
  • Te Matuku Bay Oysters with fried leeks julienne and Balsamico dressing -
  • Goat cheese and caramelised shallots tartelettes with sweet basil pesto -
  • New Zealand green-lipped mussels drizzled with a mustard velouté -
  • Frittata of salmon and coriander with a dash of sweet chilli sauce -
  • Smoked venison fillets thinly sliced, served with crostini and fig -
  • Grilled Lamb cutlets with a rosemary and French mustard crust, -
  • Chicken thighs skewers marinated with ginger and fresh chilli paste -
  • Pissaladière – caramelized onion and pesto mini pizzas -
  • Diabolo beans – Green beans log wrapped in streaky bacon -
  • Marinated chicken bites crumbed in spicy corn chips -
  • Pecorino sheep cheese filled crumbed mushrooms -
  • Mussel, lemon grass, coriander and ginger fritters -
  • For the sweet tooth! -
  • Éclairs & choux a la crême-Choux pastry filled with French custard -
  • Chocolate and Coffee Pyramid coated in Belgium milk chocolate -
  • Fresh fruit skewers marinated with mint and rum -
  • Berry sorbet shots & crème de cassis liqueur -
  • Chocolate and Cointreau truffles -
  • Mini crême brulée -
SIT DOWN MENU SIT DOWN MENU
  • Les Amuses-Bouche To start the soirée, Nico will whet your appetite with an assortment of hors d’œuvre to choose from the canapés menu. -
L’ Entrée L’ Entrée
  • Soupe de Moules et Saint-Jacques Mussels and scallops steamed in a rich leek and saffron broth topped with a puff pastry crust -
  • Pavé of Akaroa Salmon Salmon Fillet served with crayfish bisque and a julienne of fried leeks -
  • A Goaty Rendez-Vous Duo of roasted goat cheese and butter-pear relish served between fine pastry layers and drizzled with a port wine glaze -
  • Crayfish Bisque Creamy crayfish broth served with garlic croutons and rouille Provençale -
  • Escargots Vol-au-Vent Vol-au-vent of snails braised in a Burgundy style sauce served with sautéed spinach and fried garlic -
  • Lamb de Paris Seared tender marinated lamb fillets served on a medley of char-grilled vegetables, French grain mustard dressing -
  • Tequila Cured Salmon Des Amoureux Cured Akaroa salmon finely sliced with a dash of lime and tequila infused olive oil, served with fresh asparagus and crostinis -
Le Sorbet Le Sorbet
  • Orange wine and lime sorbet with a dash of Zubrowska vodka -
  • Mixed berries sorbet with a dash of crème de cassis -
Le Main Course Le Main Course
  • Filet de Bœuf aux morilles Aged beef fillet, served with a Morels sauce, sautéed potatoes and capsicums farcis -
  • Terakihi & Seafood Meli-Melo Fillet of terakihi served with a seafood medley creamy broth rice pilaf au saffron and braised bock chow -
  • Venison Jolie Venison fillets wrapped in streaky bacon served with a caramelized poached pear and Sichuan pepper jus de viande -
  • Chicken Romeo & Juliet Chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto ham on a nest of summer vegetables and gourmet potatoes served with a creamy mushroom sauce -
  • Le Canard à l’Orange – A Quacky Feast Moist & tender confit of duck slowly braised in a tangy jus, green bean log and potatoes Landaise -
  • Saumon Au Pistou Fillet of Akaroa salmon served with a sweet basil pesto sauce sautéed asparagus and coriander rice timbale -
  • Lamb Provençal French rack of lamb served with a char-grilled ratatouille Provenale and gratin dauphinois lemon thyme jus -
  • Coq au Vin A French favorite of corn fed chicken pieces marinated in red wine, braised with mushrooms, bacon and baby onions -
Le Dessert Le Dessert
  • Crêpes Façon Suzette Crêpes served with an orange and Cointreau coulis, topped with homemade vanilla bean ice cream -
  • Croquant au Chocolat A dark chocolate parfait with a chestnut cream heart and a chocolate coat, Baileys crème anglaise -
  • Crème Brulée à la Vanille A silky custard like French classic topped with a crunchy toffee and fresh marinated berries -
  • Moulin Rouge Pears poached in red wine served with chocolate sauce and French liquorice ice cream -
  • Chocolate Marble Cheesecake Belgium white and dark chocolate cheesecake, served with an orange and Cointreau coulis -
  • Mini Croc-en-bouche Choux pastries each filled with alternatively café, dark chocolate and baileys patissière, served with strawberries and a dash of crunchy caramel -
  • Strawberries on the Hot Side Caramelized strawberries and Sichuan pepper served in a crêpe with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce -
  • Grand Croc-en-bouche (French Wedding Cake) A tower of choux pastries each filled with alternatively café, dark chocolate and Baileys patissière, drizzled with a crunchy caramel and served with strawbe -
Food Truck Wedding or Corporate Menu Food Truck Wedding or Corporate Menu
  • Here is a selection of what can be done from the truck: -
  • Escargot Snails cooked in their shells with garlic butter -
  • Crayfish Chowder Crayfish and Seafood cooked in a creamy fish and saffron broth -
  • Mussel fritters Coriander, ginger, garlic and chili mussel fritters -
  • Lamb Shanks Marinated, braised then chargrilled lamb fore shanks -
  • Venison Burger Venison patties, fresh mango salsa, gourmet lettuce and artisan bread -
  • Sirloin Ciabatta Prime sirloin thinly sliced with Chumichurri sauce in ciabatta bread -
  • Bacon and Egg Burritto Free range egg, bacon and black beans in home-made tortillas -
  • Berry Smoothie Berries, banana, yogurt, honey and milk smoothie -
  • Crème Brulée Silky French dessert with a crunchy caramel top -

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pottle of Fried Rice $5.50
  • Prawn with Satay Sauce $13.00
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $10.00
  • Steak with Tomato on Fried Rice .$10.30
  • Roast Pork with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $12.00
  • Roast Pork Fu Yong Egg $I0.30
  • Monster $7.00
  • Chicken $6.00
  • ORTOLANA $19.00
    • tomato, artichokes, red peppers, mushrooms, onion, mozzarella
  • COTTO $20.00
    • tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • PROSCIUTTO E FUNGHI $20.00
    • tomato, mushrooms, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • GNOCCHI AL GORGONZOLA $22.00
    • potato gnocchi, cream & blue cheese
  • CHORIZO RED PEPPER & TOMATO $14.00
    • with potato croquetas
  • ANY CHEESE sm$8.00/lge$14.00
    • with bread, relish, fruit & nuts at shop price plus
  • CAPRICCIOSA $20.00
    • tomato, ham, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, mozzarella
  • CARCIOFI $19.00
    • artichokes, gorgonzola, mozzarella
  • Pineapple $4.30
  • Pineapple Rings $2.20
  • Chicken Kebabs $3.00
  • Chicken and Cheese $5.50
  • Steak, Egg and Chips $9.00
  • Wontons (Dozen) $8.50
  • Black Forest $2.20
  • Plain Donuts $2.20
  • Kilimanjaro filter coffee $4.20
  • Add rice & miso soup set for $4.00
  • Hamburger steak with egg $18.50
  • Pork & miso ramen $13.70
  • Ribeye steak on rice $14.50
  • Baked pudding $4.90
  • Strawberry ic cream sundae $9.00
  • Vanilla ice cream $4.90
  • Stir-fry Ginger $12.00
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $19.00
  • Aroy Thai BBQ Chickens $20.00
    • Chicken fillets marinated in our special sauce, barbecues and Served with sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • Thai Traditional Omelette $17.00
    • A traditional Thai omelette, with onions and fish sauce. Can also include your choice of minced Chicken or Pork.
  • Stir-fry Mushroom
    • Fresh button mushrooms, stir fried with complimentary vegetables, in a mixture of sauces.
  • Stir-fry Noodle
    • Stir fried noodles, with vegetables and egg. And your choices between egg noodles or rice noodles
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $19.00
  • Chicken Do-Pyaza $16.99
    • Diced chicken fresh onion, tomatoes cooked in mild delicately spiced gravy.
  • Sai Tandoor Mix Platter □ $16.99
    • 2 pieces Lamb Seekh Kebab, Tandoori chicken, Vegetables Samosas and onion bhajees.
  • Chicken Vindaloo $16.99
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.99
  • Matar Mushroom $15.99
  • Chicken □ • $13.99
    • Small chicken pieces fried and cooked with yoghurt, curry leaves and mustard seeds. Dish from south of india.
  • Kashmiri Naan $4.99
  • Chicken Kadai $16.99
  • Chicken Mushroom on Fried Rice $12.00
  • Pineapple Ring $2.00
  • Crab Stick $1.80
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $11.00
  • Steak Satay Sauce on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Mushroom $3.00
  • Steak Oyster Sauce $11.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $12.00
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • BEEF BRISKET BRUSCHETTA $15.00
    • Tender pieces of beef upon homemade bread with melted cheese
  • Foccacia MELT $24.50
    • Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.
  • MAD COWS CHEESECAKE
    • Here at the Three Cows we’ve made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all completely different. we are slowly running out of flavours to make, but don’t panic we've always got the internet to help us out if the chefs are having another one of their blank moments.
  • APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
    • Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
  • PANNA COTTA
    • we reckon that we make it better here at the Three Cows than the Italians do. Comes with seasonal poached fruits and shortbread crumbs, this is food for the soul.
  • FAMOUS FRITTERS $21.50
    • our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn and kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad, with smoked salmon. Yeah there are other spectacular goodies in the salad but I can’t be telling ya everything or there will be no surprise.
  • Moroccan LAMB SHOULDER $27.50
    • Tender pieces of a green salad with whole grain puffed wheat, feta cheese, roasted beetroot with a minted yoghurt and pomegranate dressing.
  • Your choIce of the main served with pita bread, rice or couscous on our crisp salads and finished with our homemade sauce to take away
  • Chicken Kebab $15.50
  • Lamb Kebab $16.00
  • KoftanKebab $15.50
  • Barbosa $3.50
  • Kofta minced beef $8.00/$11.00/$14.00
  • Green salad $6.50/$8.50
  • Lamb $8.50/$11.50/$14.50
  • Saang Ka Ya $8.50
    • Sweet sticky rice infused with coconut cream and topped with Thai custard
  • Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
    • Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
  • Spring Rolls $12.50
    • The nook’s special spring rolls with home-made kiwi apple sauce
  • Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
    • Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
  • Fresh Spring Rolls $12.50
    • Rice paper wrapped fresh crispy veges with sweet chilli sauce
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Classic noodle dish with eggs, protein of your choice, bean sprouts and pad thai sauce. Served with lemon wedge, chili flakes and crushed peanuts
  • Classic Green Curry $18.00
    • With rice
  • Mix Platter (for 1 / for 2) $10.00 / $20.00
    • Fresh spring roll, spring roll, money bag and satay chicken
  • Monster $7.00
  • Pineapple Ring $1.80
  • Donut / 3 Fish Bites $2.00
  • Steak & Cheese $6.90
  • Bacon & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Chicken & Cheese $5.20
  • 1/2 Dozen Fried Wontons with Sauce / 1 Dozen Cocktail Spring Rolls $5.00
  • $29 Pack $29.00
    • 3 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Sausages, 2 Meat Patties, 4 Potato Fritters, 6 Fish Bites, 2 Crab Sticks, 2 Chips, 1.5 L of Soft Drink
  • Bacon, Egg, Mushroom, Tomato $1.00
  • Prawn Curry on Fried Rice . $17.00
  • Seafood Fried Rice $14.50
  • 1 Chicken and Chips $18.00
  • Sausages . $2.10
  • 1/2 Doz Dumplings $6.50
  • Pork Foo Young $12.50
  • Prawn and Season Veg $18.50
  • Prawn Chow Mein $16.00
  • Eye fillet steak served with chef’s special sauce $34.00
  • Steamed bun of roasted pork belly & pickled cucumber (1 bun) $10.00
  • Scallops with kumara crisps and Japanese mayonnaise $14.00
  • Chicken teriyaki $30.00
  • Deep fried squid served with Japanese mayonnaise $14.00
  • Egg fried rice (bowl) $5.00
  • Roast duck and mango salad $35.50
  • Combination seafood fried rice (prawn, scallops and squid) $32.00
  • BACON BUTTIE $9.00
    • served on lightly toasted ciabatta crispy strips of bacon cheese onion and a tasty mix of garlic aioli and hickory sauce
  • FISH BITES AND CHIPS $6.50
    • served with tomato sauce
  • BEER BATTERED FRIES $10.00
    • served with garlic aioli
  • MINI HOT DOGS AND CHIPS $6.50
    • served with tomato sauce
  • OPEN BEEF SANDWICH WITH FRIES $16.00
    • served on lightly toasted ciabatta with mesclun salad tomato red onion aioli and beef strips with a side of mint yogurt
  • EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
    • English muffin served with crunchy bacon poached egg and a side of hollandaise
  • WEDGES $11.00
    • with cheese and bacon served with salsa and sour cream
  • BREAD AND DIPS $13.00
    • lightly toasted ciabatta with three dips, roast capsicum sundried tomato, and basil pesto
  • Mince pie $4.90
  • Family steak & cheese pie $14.20
  • Vegetarian quiche (SM) $5.20
  • Steak & cheese pie $5.30
  • Asparagus rolls $2.30
  • Long quiche varieties
    • Salmon & asparagus / mediteranean ham with piquant peppers / honey smoked chicken with red pepper /chicken / spinach & brie / chicken / spinach / feta & mushroom.
  • Family mince pie $13.80
  • Savoury muffins $3.80
Nico at Urban Escargot

Nico at Urban Escargot

location

Address

27 Hardwicke Street, Sumner, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033267822

clock

Opened hours

price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Catering

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Cash ,  Bankcard

Location
27 Hardwicke Street, Sumner, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand
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