Speights Ale House Ferrymead in Christchurch Menu

LUNCH MENU LUNCH MENU
  • Ale House Loaf $9.50
    • Freshly baked bread with plain & garlic butter.
  • Bealey's Breads and Dips $14.50
    • A selection of freshly baked breads and three dips.
  • The Summer Platter $32.00
    • A platter of brie, creamy blue cheese, smoked cheddar, hummus, ploughman’s pickles, fresh fruit, pâté, gherkins, pickled onions, olives and salmon. Served with a selection of crackers and breads.
  • Crispy Chicken Nibbles $15.50
    • Chicken wings served with honey mustard, hot and spicy and BBQ bourbon dipping sauces.
  • Kakanui Calamari $16.50
    • Tender golden calamari tossed in salt and pepper with chilli lime aioli and salad greens.
  • Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • Market fish, mussels, squid and shrimps bound in a creamy sauce. Served with crusty bread.
  • Mexican Nachos $16.50
    • Choice of beef, chicken or vegetarian with chilli beans, jalapenos, sour cream and guacamole.
  • Caesar Salad $19.50
    • Cos lettuce, garlic croutons, anchovies, streaky bacon, parmesan, and a poached free range egg with a housemade caesar dressing. Add chicken $3.00
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.50
    • Warm Asian style beef salad with crispy noodles.
  • Vietnamese Chicken and Mint Salad $19.50
    • Marinated chicken with salad greens, crispy noodles and roasted almonds.
  • Carbonara $19.50
    • Chicken, mushroom and bacon in a creamy sauce topped with freshly shaved parmesan.
  • Vegetarian Cannelloni $18.00
    • Cannelloni filled with mushrooms, spinach and cashew nuts, topped with tomato napoli sauce, cheese and pesto.
  • Crispy Chicken Wrap $17.00
    • Paprika spiced chicken with salad, lemon and lime aioli wrapped in a flour tortilla served with fries.
  • Rattray Beef Burger $23.00
    • Our beef patty served in a big bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, BBQ sauce and aïoli. Served with a side of fries.
  • Ploughman Pork Belly $24.00
    • Pressed pork belly, roasted with a honey glaze and served on potato bake with gravy, crackling, apple chutney and salad greens.
  • Pan Fried Fish $20.50
    • Pan fried market fish in a lemon caper butter with steamed coconut rice and a fresh garden salad.
  • Speight's Fish and Chips $15.00
    • Beer battered market fish served with fries, salad and a housemade tartare sauce.
  • Steak, Eggs and Chips $15.00
    • Prime 200gm rump steak with fries, eggs and garden salad with your choice of sauce.
ENTREES ENTREES
  • Ale House Loaf $10.50
    • A locally baked loaf, either plain or dripping with garlic butter, served with a herb and sweet chilli dip.
  • Bealey's Breads and Dips $14.50
    • A selection of locally baked breads served with 3 dips. Ask your friendly wait staff for today's dips.
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $14.00
    • Thick cuts of bread covered in garlic butter and cheddar cheese.
  • Kakanui Calamari** $16.50
    • Fried golden then tossed in our homemade salt & pepper seasoning, served with chilli lime aïoli and salad greens.
  • Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • A thick and creamy seafood chowder with mussels, shrimp, squid, mushrooms and chilli. Served with a big slice of toasted bread.
  • Marlborough Mussels** $20.50
    • Freshly steamed in a garlic cream and served with a big slice of toasted bread.
  • Soup of the Day $13.50
    • Ask your friendly wait stuff for the flavour.
PLATTER MENU PLATTER MENU
  • Man Platter $34.00
    • Our own BBQ ribs, cajun chicken nibbles, onion rings and golden fries served with aïoli and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Malthouse Platter $34 Sm / $66 Lge
    • A selection of bits and pieces from the menu including our ribs, chicken nibbles, cheese, hummus, bread and butter pickles, onion rings, gherkins, pâté and crackers.
  • Seafood Platter $65.00
    • Smoked salmon, shrimps, whole mussels, beer battered fish, calamari, prawn twisters and prawns served with tomato and tartare sauce.
  • Favourites Platter $16.50
    • A Crispy selection of chicken nuggets, fish bites, onion rings, samosas, spring rolls and beer battered fries served with our home made aïoli.
  • Fisherman's Basket $17.50
    • Battered mussels, fish bites, crumbed squid, battered prawns, crumbed scallops and beer battered fries served with tartare and tomato sauce.
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • The Scarfie $19.50
    • A daily changing meal, just like mum use to make.
  • Beef Nachos $16.50
    • Chilli beans topped with jalapenos, sour cream, salsa and guacamole served on corn chips.
  • Caesar Salad** $19.50
    • The classic! Cos lettuce, garlic croutons, anchovies, bacon, parmesan and a poached egg bound in our home made caesar dressing. Add Chicken $23.50
  • Thai Beef Salad $25.50
    • Warm Thai beef served with a fresh Asian style salad and crispy noodles.
  • Crispy Chicken Wrap $17.50
    • Crispy paprika spiced chicken with tomato and lettuce bound in a spicy aïoli and wrapped in a flour tortilla, served with fries and tomato sauce.
PASTA PASTA
  • Carbonara $18.00
    • Chicken, mushroom and bacon bound in a creamy white sauce and finished with parmesan.
  • Seafood $19.00
    • Squid, shrimp, smoked salmon and mussels tossed through fettuccine and bound with a tomato sauce.
MAINS - All mains come with a complimentary garden salad! MAINS - All mains come with a complimentary garden salad!
  • Grandma's Lambs Fry $21 Sm / $30 Med
    • Thinly sliced lambs liver pan-seared with bacon, mushrooms and onions in our rich Ale House gravy.
  • Ploughman Pork Belly $31.00
    • Pressed pork belly, roasted with a honey glaze and served on creamy potato bake with our homemade gravy, crackling and apple chutney.
  • Sausages and Mash** $25.00
    • Locally made sausages served on creamy mash with onion jam, Ale House gravy and a side of bread.
  • Shearer's Shank $28.00
    • A lamb shank slowly braised in rosemary, thyme, juniper berries and Old Dark beer. Served on creamy mash potato with our homemade gravy and steamed vegetables.
  • Pacifically Speaking POA
    • Freshly caught fish fillets cooked according to the whim of the chef. Please ask you wait staff for today's catch.
  • Blue and Gold $30.00
    • Blue Cod lightly fried in Speight's beer batter, served with crispy fries, fresh lemon, tomato sauce and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Kakanui Calamari** $26.00
    • Fried golden then tossed in our home made salt and pepper seasoning, served with a chilli lime sauce and aïoli.
  • Marlborough Mussels** $33.00
    • Steamed in a creamy garlic stock and served with a big wedge of toasted garlic bread.
  • Baldwin's Black Cherry Chicken $30.00
    • A roasted chicken breast stuffed with a mousse of black cherries and almonds, wrapped in bacon and served on a creamy potato bake with toasted almonds and a red wine and cherry glaze.
  • Castle Street Chicken Parcel $25 Sm / $36 Med
    • Chicken bound with apricots, walnuts and brie wrapped in a filo case, baked golden and served with roasted potatoes and cranberry glaze.
FROM THE GRILL - All mains come with a complimentary garden salad! FROM THE GRILL - All mains come with a complimentary garden salad!
  • 1/2 Pound Ribeye $36.00
    • 250grams of ribeye cooked to your liking served with golden fries, grilled tomato, a field mushroom and your choice of sauce.
  • Drunken Steak $33.00
    • Old Dark marinated prime cut of sirloin served with golden fries, grilled tomato and a field mushroom.
  • 400 Grams Rump Steak $41.00
    • Cooked to your liking and served with golden fries, grilled tomato, a field mushroom and your choice of sauce.
  • Rattray Beef Burger $23.00
    • Our 200gram beef patty served in a big bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, BBQ sauce and aioli served with a side of fries.
SAUCES SAUCES
  • Creamy Garlic Aioli** N/A
  • Pepper Sauce N/A
  • Creamy Mushroom Sauce N/A
  • Garlic Butter** N/A
  • Ale House Gravy N/A
POTATO POTATO
  • Creamy Potato Mash N/A
  • Fries N/A
SPECIAL EXTRAS SPECIAL EXTRAS
  • Eggs** $4.00
  • Onion Rings $9.00
  • Prawn Cigars (2) $5.00
  • Fries $4.50
  • Potato Wedges $5.50
  • Mash and Gravy $5.50
  • Bacon** $6.50
  • Mushrooms** $7.50
  • Beer Fries $5.50
  • Side Salad** $5.50
  • Vegetables** $5.00
  • Piece of Blue Cod $12.50
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Cromwell Crumble $16.50
    • Rhubarb and apple crumble served with vanilla ice cream and anglaise.
  • Farmhouse Cheesecake $16.00
    • Deep-pan cheesecake served with cream and fruit compote. Ask your friendly wait staff for today’s flavour.
  • Gourmet Ice Cream** $14.00
    • A trio of our Kapiti ice cream served with fruit compote and chocolate hazelnut biscotti.
  • Mud Cake** $14.00
    • Chocolate mud cake served warm with chocolate ice cream, fruit compote and cream.
  • Lemon Posset Parfait** $13.00
    • Layered lemon cream and sweetened mango compote, topped with chantilly cream and desiccated coconut, served with a shortbread finger for dipping.
KID'S MENU - Includes bottomless soft drink, one choice of meal and a half pint sundae KID'S MENU - Includes bottomless soft drink, one choice of meal and a half pint sundae
  • Junior Snack Platter $12.00
    • Fresh fruit, cheese, carrot sticks, celery, shaved ham, fairy bread, dried fruits and a muesli bar.
  • Shark and Taties $12.00
    • Lightly battered fish fillet served with crisp golden fries, petite salad and tomato sauce.
  • Little Mexican** $12.00
    • Corn chips, beef bean, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Junior Burger $12.00
    • Beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato with fries and tomato sauce.
  • Chicken Run $12.00
    • Crumbed chicken tenders served with fries, salad and tomato sauce.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Butter Chicken $15.99
    • Tandoori Chicken cooked of the bone in a mild butter cream sauce.
  • Chicken/Lamb Madras $15.99
    • A dish from South India cooked with mustard seeds, curry leave and coconut cream.
  • Lamb Seekh kebab (6pc) $11.99
    • Minced lamb marinated in mint and spices grilled in tandoor and served with sauce.
  • Bombay Potato $11.99
    • Diced potato cooked with onion tomato and tempered with cumin seeds and spices.
  • Plain Naan $2.50
  • Mix Vegetables $14.99
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in onion tomato sauce mixed with herbs and spices.
  • Dal Makhani $14.99
    • Lentils cooked with butter cream and spices. Enjoyed best with cheese Naan.
  • Goan Fish Curry $17.99
    • Royal delicacy from beaches of Goa cooked in lightly spices coconut milk and mustard seeds.
  • Short stack of 2 pancakes $11.50
  • Oliver Cromwell Hash $19.50
    • Hashbrowns sauteed with bacon, house made breakfast sausage, onions and mushrooms and served with 2 eggs any style, house beans and tomato salsa, warts extra
  • Trailer Park Pork $19.00
    • Spicy pulled pork topped with crispy onion straws, white-trash slaw, sliced jalapenos, pickles and hazelnut gremolata all piled on grilled stove-top stuffing bread
  • The Greatest Show on Earth $16.50
    • Our world famous Mac-n-Cheese. The cheese sauce is so delicious that we have to bring a little jug to the table to pour over the top. Made from scratch with four gourmet cheeses and covered with crispy onion straws.
  • The breakfast burrito that declined the role of Han Solo $19.00
    • A huge flour tortilla stuffed with crispy hashbrowns, fried eggs, black beans, country sausage, bacon and enchilada sauce. We wrap it up, grill it and then serve it with a little more enchilada sauce, some pico de gallo, sour cream sauce and a lot of attitude
  • Locked and Loaded $10.00
    • Twice cooked potato skins loaded with cheese, bacon and spring onions plus some secret spices. Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • All grilled sammies served with 8-bit fries N/A
  • El Machete $18.00
    • A Mexican massacre in a taco bowl. Crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with house black beans, Mexican red rice, shredded lettuce, lime-cilantro vinaigrette, fresh pico de gallo, blackened corn salsa, guacamole, a light sour cream sauce
  • Napijo $14.50
    • Crumbly fish, served spicy with crisp lettuce.
  • Wetda Seebian $16.00
    • Mild pork curry/stew slow cooked in shallots, garlic & light spices.
  • Tohu Thoke $13.50
    • Yellow split-pea tofu tossed with salad greens & dressed with tamarind sauce & crispy shallots.
  • Beidi Thoke $12.50
    • Fresh green beans blanched & dressed with shallots, oil & sesame.
  • Shweji Moy $10.00
    • Semolina & coconut milk cake.
  • Nga Kin $17.00
    • A boneless fillet of fresh fish baked in the oven, simple but superb!
  • Binlay Zarkin $19.00
    • Skewers of prawn, fish & squid marinated in light spices, grilled & served with lemon.
  • Muddy Mud Cake $10.00
    • For those who need their chocolate fix.
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $10.00
  • Squid Balls $4.50
  • Glutinous Rice with Chicken $6.50
  • Shrimp Dumpling $5.50
  • Har Cheong Fun $4.50
  • Fried Vermicelli Noodles $10.00
  • Taro Buns $3.50
  • Prawn Dumpling Noodle Soup $10.00
  • Wedges topped with Sour Cream $7.00
  • Roast of the Day $13.00
  • Roast Roll and Chips $9.50
  • Large Chips $6.50
  • Crispy Chicken and Bacon Salad $16.50
  • Bacon, Eggs, Chips and a Hash Brown $12.50
  • Sausages, Eggs and Chips topped with Gravy $14.50
  • Macaroni and Cheese, Chips and a Salad $10
  • Egg $2.00
  • Spicy Wedges served with rustic tomato sauce plus aioli $7 Small / $9 Large
  • Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Spinach, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage $4.00
  • Market Fish of the Day $22.00
    • Panfried and served with fresh salad greens and house fries. Lemon and herb crusted, served with homemade tartare sauce. With chilli and lime hollandaise
  • Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • Seasoned ribeye grilled medium rare, with crispy bacon, Havarti cheese, rocket, caramelized onions and aioli. - Add an egg $2.00
  • Toasted bread and spreads $5.00
  • Classic Cesar $16.00
    • Crisp cos lettuce, crunchy croutons, parmesan cheese and classic Caesar Dressing with crispy bacon - Add chicken $4.00 - Add anchovies $4.00
  • Gado Gado $17.00
    • Steamed seasonal vegetable with creamy satay sauce
  • Roast pork (GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal vegetables and roast potato
  • Akaroa salmon fillet $33
  • Beef ribeye – 300 gm $33
  • Choice of one sauce
    • Mushroom, pepper, béarnaise, garlic butter or red wine jus
  • Hickory smoked pork ribs (GF) $25
    • With golden fries and rustic slaw
  • Add seafood on the side $6
    • 2 tiger prawns $6, 2 scallops $6, 4 green lip mussels
  • Caesar salad $17.50
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, croutons and shaved parmesan bound 
with an anchovy dressing and topped with a poached egg… add chicken or salmon:( $4.50 per choice)
  • Grilled herb & cheese bread $7
  • Butter Tikka Masala $12.00
  • Roti $2.50
  • Lamb Chow Mein $15.00
  • Masala Challi $6.50
    • 4 cobs of tasty corn dressed in Masala. Very popular Delhi Street treat.
  • Extra Vegetables $2.50
  • Vegetable Pulao $8.50
  • Onion Bhaji $6.50
    • Slice onion with Indian spices coated with chickpea batter. Served with mint and tamarind chutney
  • Decadent Chocolate Cake $10.50
  • Chicken Bing $9.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Bingo $12.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • All Bings are served in a freshly made Chinese style crepe cooked in scrambled egg and black sesame seeds.
  • Original Bing $7.90
    • Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Beef Bing $9.90
    • Bee, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Papers, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Chicken Cheese BBQ Bacon Bing $11.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, BBQ Sauce and Mayo
  • Pork Bing $9.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Off The Grill $ 14.00
    • Grilled Sausage, Bacon, Porterhouse Steak, Grilled Tomato, Grilled Mushroom & Egg. Served with Fries.
  • Green Salad $ 4.00
  • Egg $ 1.00
  • Beef
    • Our own Homemade Beef Pattie, Tomato Relish, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot & Aioli. Served with Fries.
  • Mushrooms $ 1.50
  • Burger n Fries $12.00
  • Open Steak Sandwich $15.00
    • Porterhouse Steak served on Toasted Ciabatta with Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot, Cheese, Caramelised Onion & drizzled with Aioli. Served with Fries.
  • Loaded Wedges
    • Wedges topped with Bacon and Cheese. Served with Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli.
  • Eggs & hollandaise - Florentine $17.50
    • wilted baby spinach with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
  • Beef bestado $24.50
    • slow braised pulled beef cheek served on toasted ciabatta topped with a fried egg, crispy coleslaw & chunky fries
  • Free range omelette $23.00
    • 3 free range egg omelette with your choice of 3 fillings, served with a petite garden salad & creamy french dressing (filling option are bacon, onion, feta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach or olives)
  • Vegetable salad $19.50
    • roasted pumpkin and red onion tossed through salad greens with house made lemon & herb infused white cheese, maple loaded almonds & vinaigrette
  • Pancakes $18.00
    • light & fluffy pancakes served with grilled banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms $21.00
    • mushrooms cooked in a creamy garlic & pesto butter sauce served on toasted ciabatta
  • Chips & gravy $8.00
    • chunky fries served with our delicious gravy
  • Fritters $23.50
    • corns, coriander & zucchini fritters, served with fresh garden salad, pico de gallo topped with sour cream and house made tomato & capsicum coulis
  • Miso Soup DF $3.00
  • Karaage - Parmesan Cheese GF/A $22.00
    • Pickle, Sweet chilli and Creme dip
  • Smoky Poku Ribu DF $25.00
    • Braised pork ribs, Manuka smoked, Crispy lotus root
  • Karaage - Garlic Bomb DF $17.00
    • Confit garlic, Garlic chips
  • Sashimi GF/A DF $17.00
    • Japanese style of fresh sliced Salmon and White fish
  • Yakitori - All in One (9 pcs) $28.50
    • Teriyaki salmon, chicken thigh / Spicy pork belly, chicken thigh / Smoked salted garlic, chicken, prawn / Mushroom / Ginko nut
  • Chicken Wings - Sweet Chilli DF $22.00
    • With choice of pickle or salad on side
  • Nabe - Seafood $45.00
    • Mussel, Prawn, Fish, Squid, Tsuyu broth
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Seafood of the Day
    • Ask one of our friendly staff for our Seafood Special of the Day
  • Beef or Chicken Schnitzel $21.00
    • Your choice of Chicken with Apricot or Plum sauce or Beef with Mushroom Sauce served with Salad & Chips
  • Wedges (V) $13.00
    • Seasoned Wedges served with Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Sauce topped with Crispy Bacon
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast(GF) $28.50
    • A Chicken Breast stuffed with Spinach, Ricotta Cheese & Cashew Nuts, wrapped in Streaky Bacon, served on a Creamy Kumara Mash with Salad & Plum Sauce
  • Vegetarian Burger (GF/V) $19.00
    • Toasted Bun with a Quinoa & Feta Pattie, Mushroom, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Carrot, Beetroot, Egg, Camembert Cheese & Mango Chutney served with Chips
  • Wedges $7.50
  • Also check out our specials board for daily specials
  • Polenta chips $ 8.00
    • with Marlborough sea salt, rosemary and peppers
  • BBQ pulled pork (x3) $18.00
    • with cabbage slaw and BBQ sauce
  • Green-lipped mussel chowder $16.50
    • served with bread
  • The Slip Inn seafood platter $55.00
    • house smoked salmon, steamed mussels, beer battered fish and mussels, bread, gherkins, aioli, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Dark chocolate fondant $13.50
    • with raspberries and hokey pokey ice-cream
  • Poached free range eggs $18.00
    • with bacon or smoked salmon, potato rosti and hollandaise sauce
  • Beer battered fish (x3) $18.00
    • with tartare sauce and cos lettuce
  • Creamy in white wine, potatoes and leeks $22.50 / $16.50
    • 1 kilo / 500g
  • European Antipasto $24.80
    • Salami, Coppa, Buendnerfleisch, Prosciutto Crudo
  • Buendnerfleisch and bread $22.80
  • French Croissant/ Swiss Bread $8.50
    • with butter and jam
  • Vol Au Vent $24.80
    • pastry case filled with chicken, pork, veal and mushroom
  • The original beef canelloni $23.80
  • Seafood Chowder $18.80
    • (Ch-Ch's best)
  • Sirloin steak and salad $26.80
  • Entrecote Cafe de Paris $30.80
    • Sirloin steak with herb and garlic butter
Speights Ale House Ferrymead

Speights Ale House Ferrymead

location

Address

2A Waterman Place, Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033764071

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 9:45 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 9:45 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Steakhouse

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Nightlife ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
2A Waterman Place, Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand