The Lotus-Heart Cafe in Christchurch City Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • KOORI
    • A dish of creamy scrambled free-range eggs seasoned with the fresh Indian flavours of fresh chilli, coriander, ginger, tomato and garlic. Served with toasted house bread.
  • OMELETTE
    • A free-range egg omelette with onion, cheese, fresh herbs and either mushroom or tomato. Served with a side salad.
  • BREAKFAST DOSA
    • a dosa filled with caramelised banana and drizzled with honey
  • CHIA SEED AND GOJI PORRIDGE
    • chia seeds, goji berries and nut milk is a unique blend of protein, essential fats, fibre, complex carbs and antioxidants.
  • GREEN POWER SMOOTHIE
    • A great-tasting super blend of nutrient-rich greens, fruits, vegetables and berries with added probiotics, digestive enzymes and helpful herbs, extra vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Gluten free. Vegan.
LUNCH LUNCH
  • ANTIPASTO PLATTER
    • An appetising assortment of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed parties, house dips and grilled pita bread. Vegan option.
  • REFRITO WRAP
    • Refrito beans with melted Edam cheese, basmati rice, lettuce, organic sour cream, fresh salsa and tabasco sauce wrapped in a tortilla. Vegan option – vegan cheese and vegan aioli are available.
  • CURRY DOSA
    • Today’s curry served with a fresh dose and house chutney. Vegan and/or onion and garlic free options available. Gluten-free.
  • NACHOS
    • Refrito beans served with melted cheddar, salsa and organic sour cream on corn chips with a seasonal salad garnish. Gluten-free. Vegan option – vegan cheese and vegan aioli are available.
  • DAL
    • Blended red lentils mingled with mild spices gently simmered to perfection. Served with basmati rice. Vegan option available, gluten-free.
  • MASALA DOSA
    • Our signature South Indian lentil and rice crepe filled with potato masala. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
  • NORI WRAP
    • Spicy fermented kimchee, salad, vegan mayo and activated spicy seeds, wrapped in toasted nori. Vegan, gluten-free, raw option – raw nori available on request.
  • CURRY OF THE DAY
    • served with basmati rice.Gluten free
  • HUMMING BURGER
    • Our signature deluxe veggie-nut burger topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo.
  • BREADLESS BURGER PLATTER
    • A tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. Served with fries and a fresh seasonal salad. Gluten free and vegan options.
  • SWEET TREATS
    • A variety of cakes, slices and raw vegan cheesecakes are made daily.
  • SUN BURGER
    • A tasty sunflower seed pattie with melted cheddar, mayo, house chutney, gherkins, tomato and lettuce. Served on a Turkish roll. The sunflower seed pattie is vegan. Vegan cheese and mayo are available by request.
  • PIZZA
    • Made fresh to order. Please allow 15-20 minutes for the pizza to cook.
  • GARDEN BURGER
    • A tasty protein pattie inside a soft tortilla wrap with fresh salad, grated Edam cheese and mayo. Vegan cheese adds $2.50.
  • VEGAN CHOCOLATE CAKE
    • Our signature double-layered, chocolate iced, vegan chocolate cake.Add $1.00 for cream or yoghurt or $2.00 for vegan yoghurt .
DINNER DINNER
  • BREADLESS BURGER PLATTER
    • A tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. Served with fries and a fresh seasonal salad. Gluten free and vegan options.
  • ANTIPASTO PLATTER
    • An antipasti selection of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed Patties, house dips and grilled pita bread. Vegan.
  • CHEF'S SEASONAL SALAD
    • Our chef’s creation making the most of the freshest and finest local seasonal vegetables.
  • PONDICHERRY DOSA
    • A lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with hot and spicy chutney, potato masala, onion and fresh coriander. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
  • SUN BURGER
    • A tasty sunflower seed pattie with melted cheese, house chutney, mayo and fresh salad. Served with salad and/or fries. Vegan & gluten free options.
  • DAL
    • Blended red lentils mingled with mild spices gently simmered to perfection. Vegan option available, gluten-free.
  • NACHOS
    • Refrito beans served with melted cheese, salsa and organic sour cream on corn chips with a seasonal salad garnish. Gluten-free. Vegan option.
  • PIZZA
    • Made with locally sourced seasonal produce, organic where possible. Our gourmet vegetarian pizzas come with a tomato base and a blend of tasty cheeses. Vegan cheese, add $3.00. Gluten free bases in medium and large sizes available – add 2.50.
  • CURRY DOSA
    • Today’s curry with basmati rice served with a fresh Dosa and house chutney. Vegan option available. Gluten-free.
  • ZEN STICKS>.Skewers of grilled tempeh drizzled with sesame soy sauce on a bed of salad greens. Vegan, gluten-free, onion & garlic free.
  • NORI WRAP
    • Kimchee, salad, cashew mayo and activated spicy seeds wrapped in a toasted nori sheet. Vegan, gluten-free. Raw option – raw nori available on request.
  • MASALA DOSA
    • Our signature South Indian lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with potato masala. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
  • HUMMING BURGER
    • Our signature deluxe nut pattie topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo. Served with salad and/or fries.
  • HALLOUMI BURGER
    • Grilled halloumi cheese, chargrilled capsicum, basil pesto, caramelised onion, lettuce and mayonnaise. Served with salad and/or fries.

Nearby Sample Menus

CINNAMON SPICE INDIAN TAKEAWAY (sample menu)
  • PRAWN JALFREZEE $10.50
    • Prawn Prepared With Ginger, Garlic, Green Capsicum, Coconut Milk, Tomato And Fresh Coriander.
  • CHICKEN ACHARI TIKKA $12.00
    • Chicken Marinated In Ginger, Garlic, Yogurt, Pickle Fenugreek & Spices, And then Cooked In Tandoor. Five pieces per portion.
  • BALTI DANSAK CHICKEN $10.50
    • Lentils Simmered with Marinated Chicken on a slow fire and tempered with Onion, Ginger, Garlic and Spices
  • LAMB KORMA $10.50
    • Lamb cooked in homemade rich cream sauce
  • ONION KULCHA $5.00
    • Naan Bread Stuffed With Crispy Onions And Spices.
  • ALOO KULCHA $5.00
    • Plain Flour Bread Stuffed With Spiced Potatoes, Cooked In Tandoor Oven.
  • CHICKEN MADRAS $10.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion, ginger, fenugreek and spices
  • VEGETARIAN PLATTER FOR TWO $18.00
    • 2 Samosa, 2 Onion Bhaji, 2 Vegetable Pakora And 2 Paneer Pakora
Nice Cook Chinese Restaurant and Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Nice Cook Fried Rice $12.00
  • Vegetarian Chow Mein $9.50
  • Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • Tomato $2.50
  • Satay Chicken $12.00
  • Chicken With Mushroom Chow Mein $10.50
  • ●Eggs
  • Chicken With Tomato On Fried Rice $10.50
Dragon Garden Chinese Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Steamed Chicken Feet $3.80
  • Prawn Fried Rice $10.00
  • OX Tripe with Soy Sauce $8.00
  • Steamed Pork Tripe $3.50
  • Turnip cake $3.50
  • Tofu with Chopped Spring Onion $6.00
  • Hot Spicy Chicken Feet $6.00
  • Roast Duck, Pork & Chicken on Rice $12.00
May's Thai (sample menu)
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
  • Squid $20.00
  • Plain fried rice with egg $9.00
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Ginger Dish comes with rice
    • A healthy dish, stir fried meat of your choice with Chef's selected vegetables & finely sliced fresh ginger
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
Red Bowl Chinese Restaurant. (sample menu)
  • Braised sea fresh Braised Fish (Whole) $25.00
  • Prawns with Vegetables and Black Bean Sauce Small $22.00 / Medium $30.00
  • Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables $15.00
  • Salt and pepper squid Spicy Salted Squid Small $18.00 / Medium $26.00
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts & Vegetables $18.00
  • Honey barbecued Honey BBQ Pork Small $18.00 / Medium $26.00
  • Hibiscus egg $18.00
    • seafood / beef / chicken
  • Cumin lamb Lamb with Cumin $20.00
Fendalton Takeaways (sample menu)
  • Onion Bhaji (4 Pcs) $5.00
    • Chickpea better mixed with chopped onions & spices, fried to a crispy texture, served with mint chutney
  • Prawn Dopyaza $18.00
    • Shell-less prawns cooked with large chunks of onion & mushroom, topped with ginger, garlic & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Fish Tikka (5 Pcs) $14.00
    • Ling fish marinated in garlic, ginger & spices - grilled in tandoor together with onion, capsicum & tomato, served with mint chutney
  • Chicken or Lamb Biryani $16.00
    • Curried flavoured rice cooked with your choice of meat, garnished with almonds, nuts & coriander
  • Rogan Josh $14.50
    • An exotic Kashmiri speciality, meat cooked with cardamom, clove, cinnamon & yoghurt mixed together in onion & tomato based sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Dal - Black or Yellow Lentils $13.50
    • Your choice of lentils boiled in turmeric, ginger & garlic, then fried with onions, tomatoes & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Mushroom Mutter $13.50
    • Mushrooms & green peas cooked with garlic, cream & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Tandoori Mushrooms $9.00
    • Mushrooms dipped in garlic & yoghurt marinade - cooked in tandoor, served with mint chutney
Big Pot Buffet Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Pork Fried Rice $9.90
  • Pork Fried Noodles $9.90
  • Combination Fried Rice $11. 00
  • Curry Beef Mein $10.50
  • Beef with Tomatoes Mein $11.00
  • Young Chow Fried Rice $11.50
  • Vegetables egg 1oO Young $10.00
  • Prawn Egg Foo Young $14.00
Mythos Greek Souvlakis (sample menu)
  • Double $12.20
  • Double $13.00
  • Double $12.20
  • Single $10.20
  • Served in a Pita with lettuce, tomatoes, tzatziki & tomato salsa
  • Combo (choice of 2 fillings)
  • Double $12.50
  • Lamb
Claude's Kitchen (sample menu)
  • Nooch-O's $15
    • Corn Chips, Saucy Beans, Avo, Salsa, Vegan Tastiness
  • Corn Fritters $16
    • w/ Bacon, Cream Cheese & Maple or Relish
  • Eggs Benny $16
    • w/ Bacon or Spinach & Mushroom
  • Toasted Sammy $5.50
    • 2 Fillings. Extras 50c
  • Muesli $10
    • w a fruit situation & yoggy/milk
  • Eggs & Toast w/ Bacon $14
  • Mince on Toast $11
    • Well in a Bowl… Beside Toast…
  • Creamy Mushrooms $15
    • w/ Spinach & Relish
Hard Wok Express (sample menu)
  • Chicken Satay Skewers 2 for $5.50
  • Corn Nuggets 1/2 $3.00
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup $6.50
  • BBQ Pork on Vegetables R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Curry Beef with Vegetables R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Plain Fried Noodle $6.50
  • Plain Fried Rice $6.50
  • Samosa (vegetarian) $1.4 / $2.5
Fish 'n' Chick'n (sample menu)
  • HAWAIIAN $9.90
    • ham pineapple & cheese
  • CRUMBED MUSSELS 1/2 DOZ $4.80
  • CHICKEN FRIED NOODLES OR PORK BEEF OR SEAFOOD $9.80
  • SUPER SUPREME $10.99
    • bacon ham mushroom salami, pepperoni capsicum pineapple tomatoes onion and cheese
  • WHOLE CHICKEN $17.00
  • VEGETABLE PATTIE $2.20
  • HOT DOG SMALL $2.00
  • MINI DONUTS 5 FOR $2.20
Beat Street Cafe (sample menu)
  • Bagels and spread $7.50
  • Egg royal $21.00
    • Stuart Island hot smoked salmon, free range eggs, organic toast & hollandaise.
  • Salmon $5.50
  • Creamy chilli mushrooms $16.50
    • Creamy spicy mushrooms on organic toast
  • On organic toast $10.50
  • Bro brekkie $22.50
    • Two free range eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato, breakfast bangers and organic toast.
  • Veggie deluxe $18.50
    • Fresh veggies, free range eggs, organic toast and hollandaise sauce.
  • Free range bacon $4.50
Sushi World (sample menu)
  • JR ROLL each $1.50
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • SALMON each $1.40
    • flaked salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • VEGETARIAN each $1.40
    • avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, lettuce, daikon, nori, sushi rice
  • EGG NIGIRI each $2.00
    • Japanese omelette with sushi rice
  • CALIFORNIA each $2.20
    • avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, prawn, seafood stick, nori, sushi rice
  • CHICKEN each $1.40
    • teriyaki chicken, lettuce, nori, sushi rice
  • INARI each $2.00
    • deep fried tofu skin with sushi rice
  • OSAKA each $1.50
    • smoked salmon, cucumber, nori, sushi rice
Bento Sushi Express (sample menu)
  • Double Avocado Prawn 8pcs mayo or chilli $8.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken on rice with Mayo small/large $5.50/$8.80
  • 8pcs jumbo salmon
  • Teriyaki Chicken on rice small/large $4.90/$8.20
  • SALMON & CHICKEN COMBO $23.90
    • 8pcs, smoked salmon & avocado/4pcs salmon supreme/8pcs jumbo Teriyaki chicken
  • Fresh Salmon Nigiri 5pcs reg/6pcs jumbo $8.20/$9.20
  • 8pcs Jumbo teriyaki chicken
  • Katsu Chicken 8pcs reg/8pcs double avo $8.90/$9.50
Thai Kitchen (sample menu)
  • Thai hot and sour soup, lemongrass kaffir leaves
  • Deep fried fish fillet $22.00
    • (Choo Chee Pla) Fish of the day fillets deep fried with spicy sauce
  • Lemongrass Sauce $17.50
    • Stir fry with lemongrass sauce on a bed of vegetables, lemongrass
  • Money Bags $9.50
    • Minced chicken prawns & Veges
  • Larb Salad $19.50
    • Chicken beef or pork minced. Spicy meal, lots of onions chilli
  • Tom Yum Chicken $10.50
    • Coconut cream on top
  • Chilli Seafood $22.00
    • (Pad Prik Talay) Spicy stir fry with a Mixture of seafood and fresh chillis
  • Garlic Prawns $22.00
    • (Pad Kratiem Prik Goong) Stir fry prawns & vegetables, strong flavours of garlic
The Lotus-Heart Cafe

The Lotus-Heart Cafe

location

Address

363 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 3 377 2727

email

Email

mail@thelotusheart.co.nz

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Chinese , Fast Food , Gluten Free , Health Food , Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Child-friendly

Location
363 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand
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