The Mediterranean Food Company and Cafe in Christchurch City Menu

TAPAS & SMALL PLATES TAPAS & SMALL PLATES
  • BRUCHETTA $14.00
    • with mushrooms, taleggio, & balsamic figs
  • PUMPKIN & GOAT CHEESE PASTILLA $14.00
    • moroccan pastry with harissa preserved lemon & mint relish
  • CHORIZO RED PEPPER & TOMATO $14.00
    • with potato croquetas
LOS PLATOS PRINCIPALES LOS PLATOS PRINCIPALES
  • TAGINE $28.00
    • morocan style braised meat with couscous, salad, yoghurt & relish(see blackboard)
  • CONFIT DE CANARD $29.00
    • duck leg confit with lentils, orange, red cabbage & french beans
I PRIMI PIATTI I PRIMI PIATTI
  • GNOCCHI AL GORGONZOLA $22.00
    • potato gnocchi, cream & blue cheese
  • PASTA PUTTANESCA $25.00
    • tomato, anchovies, chilli, olives & capers
  • PASTA FUNGHI E LIMONE $25.00
    • mushrooms, lemon cream & parmesan
  • RAGU DELLA CASA $25.00
    • beef & pork bolognese with pasta or gnocchi
  • BIANCA $18.00
    • parmesan olive oil, mozzarella
  • CARCIOFI $19.00
    • artichokes, gorgonzola, mozzarella
  • QUATTRO FORMAGGI $19.00
    • parmezan, gorgonzoa, provolone, pecorino, mozzarella
  • FUNGHI $20.00
    • mushrooms, porcini, truffle oil, mozzarella
  • MAIALONA $20.00
    • ham, bacon, prosciutto, mascarpone, no mozzarella
  • PUGLIESE $18.00
    • onions, pecorino, oregano, olive oil, no mozzarella
  • CALABRESE $20.00
    • tomato, tuna anchovies, capers, olives, mozzarella
  • CAPRICCIOSA $20.00
    • tomato, ham, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, mozzarella
  • CALZONE ADD $1.00
    • turn any pizza into a folded pizza pocket
  • PEPERONATA $19.00
    • tomato, red peppers, onions, capers, mozzarella
  • PROSCIUTTO $20.00
    • tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • COTTO $20.00
    • tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • PROSCIUTTO E FUNGHI $20.00
    • tomato, mushrooms, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • SICILIANA $20.00
    • tomato, spicy salami, onions, olives, mozzarella
  • QUATRO STAGIONI $20.00
    • tomato, mushrooms, salami, olives, artichokes, mozzarella
  • ROMANA $19.00
    • tomato, anchovies, oregano, mozzarella
  • NAPOLITANA $19.00
    • tomato, anchovies, capers, mozzarella
  • ORTOLANA $19.00
    • tomato, artichokes, red peppers, mushrooms, onion, mozzarella
  • ROSSA $18.00
    • tomato, mozzarella
  • MARGHERITA $20.00
    • tomato, basil, buffalo mozzarella
  • MARINARA $18.00
    • tomato, garlic, parsley, no mozzarella
  • AGLIO E PEPERONCINO $19.00
    • tomato, garlic, chilli, mozzarella
LES SALADES GRANDE LES SALADES GRANDE
  • CLASSIC PEACH & PROSCIUTTO SALAD $21.00
    • with gorgonzola & peach dressing
  • INSALATA DEL GIORNO
    • see blackboard
ANTIPASTO & PLATES TO SHARE ANTIPASTO & PLATES TO SHARE
  • ASSAGGIO $56.00
    • a tasting from the deli prosciutto, salami, cheese, marinated vegetables & olives
  • ANTIPASTO MISTO $41.00
    • hot & cold morsels from a single region of the Mediterranean (see blackboard)
  • HOUSE MADE FOCACCIA $14.00
    • with olive oil, balsamic & pesto
  • MARINATED OLIVES $12.00
    • with Italian crackers
  • ANY CHEESE sm$8.00/lge$14.00
    • with bread, relish, fruit & nuts at shop price plus

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Fish of the Day POA
    • Always fresh. Always delicious! Check our specials board for details
  • Pumpkin and Feta Salad $19
    • Pumpkin and feta tossed through a green salad and topped with dukkah. This recipe has graced the menu here for ages and remains and all time favourite!
  • Fruit Salad $15
    • Served with yoghurt
  • Brunch Scramble $23
    • One of our favourites: New potatoes, green beans, olives, red onions, chorizo, and bacon all pan seared and tossed through pesto, and topped with a poached egg. Divine!
  • Oaty pancakes $21
  • -Or with the house smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce for $23
  • Seafood Chowder $18
    • At the request of our regulars, Sophie's delicious chowder has earned a permanent place on the menu!
  • Big Breakfast (GF) $25
    • Streaky bacon, poached eggs, mushrooms, crunchy roast potatoes, tomatoes, wilted spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce served with toast. A perfect mix!
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Two poached free range eggs, on grilled ciabatta, with crispy bacon - smothered in hollandaise sauce.
  • Café Granola $12.00
    • Homemade - with organic oats, almonds, coconut and heaps of dried fruit. Served with organic yoghurt and berry compote (fresh berries in season).
  • Warm Lamb Salad $25.00
    • Tender sliced marinated backstrap, on a bed of salad and served with carrot hummus, feta cheese and a minted Tzatziki style dressing. Served with bread.
  • Soup (offered seasonally) $11.00
    • Please check the blackboard for the day's flavours. Served with crusty bread.
  • Chicken Liver Pãté $11.00 / $15.00
    • Silky smooth pãté with pickles and bread. (for one or two)
  • CCB (Chicken, Cranberry and Brie Filo) $18.00
    • A delicious mix of creamy, herbed chicken and béchamel sauce, rolled with brie and cranberry sauce. With salad.
  • B.L.T. $18.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bun, filled with crispy bacon, fresh tomato and lettuce and garnished with our lime and basil mayo and relish. With salad.
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Two poached eggs on toast with grilled tomato, sausage, bacon, mushrooms and our own herbed potato hash.
  • Scallops - Dozen (battered or crumbed) $16.00
  • Chicken Kebabs $3.00
  • Corn Patties $2.20
  • Big Hot Dog $2.60
  • Chicken Nuggets (Dozen) $8.50
  • Fish $2.50
  • Spring Roll or Curry Roll $2.60
  • Wontons (Dozen) $8.50
  • Sgt. Peppers $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella and thin slices of pepperoni
  • Pumpkin & Prosciutto $16.00
    • Garlic infused olive oil, mozzarella, pine nuts, roasted pumpkin and thin slices of prosciutto topped with rosemary
  • Moroccan Lamb $16.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, succulent pieces of marinated lamb backstrap, red onion, roasted capsicum, sundried tomatoes, topped with roquette salad, mango chutney and yoghurt raita
  • Tomizza $14.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella, topped with cracked pepper and fresh basil.
  • Butter Chicken $16.00
    • Juicy pieces of chicken in a mild curry sauce on a base of hummus and topped with fresh coriander
  • Mushroom & Feta $15.00
    • Sliced portabello mushrooms, feta, mozzarella on a base of garlic infused olive oil finished with some thyme, salt and pepper
  • Veggie Supreme $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, kumara, caramelised onions, sundried tomatos with roasted sunflower seeds and garlic aioli
  • Sir George $16.00
    • A feast of bacon, seared steak, pepperoni and mozzarella with smokey barbeque sauce base and topped with a bacon of either aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Spare Ribs (6-8) our style $11.00
    • Grilled marinated with garlic & pepper sauce
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Squid $20.00
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
  • Yum
    • A yum dish, cooked with spicy lemon sauce. Seasoned by fresh vegetables, cashew nuts & herbs
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Meat Pattie $2.20
  • Chips (1/2 scoop $1.80) $2.50
  • Pork Black Bean Sauce $12.50
  • Mushroom $3.50
  • Chicken Mushroom on Rice $12.00
  • Pork Chow Mein $11.00
  • Plain $3.50
  • Pottle Fried Noodle $6.50
  • Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • An abundance of seafood, rich & creamy, to make a start served with bread.
  • Garlic Bread Freshly baked with garlic butter - $7.00
  • (All Children's meals are available for anyone under 12 years only)
  • -Soup of the day
  • Eggs Benedict $18.90
    • Two poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta bread with bacon and Hollandaise sauce.
  • See Blackboard for:
  • Salad see specials board for today's salad $19.50
  • Cooked Breakfast $21.90
    • Bacon, fried eggs, hash browns, real angus sausage, mushrooms, toast.
  • Cheese $4.00
  • 2 Meat Patties
  • Garlic Chips $3.80
  • 4 Potato Fritters
  • Plain $3.50
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Fish Bites $2.30
  • Chips $2.30
  • Shrimp Croquette $ 12.00
    • Small deep fried cake containing shrimp and vegetables (4pcs)
  • 5pcs of Nigiri + 8pcs of Sashimi $ 19.00
    • Comes with rice and miso soup.
  • Spicy Fried Squid $ 9.00
    • Deep fried spicy squid with spicy sauce.
  • Spicy Chicken Cutlet Roll $ 5.00
  • Tuna & Avocado $ 10.50
    • Sliced pieces of raw tuna (4pcs) and avocado
  • Saki Maki $ 5.50
  • Kenzo $ 10.00
  • Philadelphia $ 6.00
  • Deep Fried Tofu $5.00
  • Shredded Celery, Carrot Beancurd Salad $5.00
  • Egg Fried Rice with Shrimps $9.00
  • Vegetarian Pan-fried Dumplings $7.00
  • Signature Giant Fried Chicken Cutlet $8.50
    • It’s almost as big as your plate! One large portion of chicken breast, coated with chef's secret recipe, deep fried and finished with five spice and pepper to give it a kick!
  • Sesame Oil Chicken Soup in Hot Pot $17.00
  • Dry Noodle $6.00
    • Traditional noodle (dry). Can choose from cither noodle, rice noodle or vermicelli.
  • Red Bean and Condensed Milk Shaved Ice $6.00
  • Sashimi & Nigri Platter $35.00
    • Assorted sashimi and nigri combo, 10 pc sashimi, 4pc nigri & 6pc maki sushi
  • Beef sirloin 120g/ Seafood $28.00
    • Salmon, white fish, scallops, prawn
  • Oyster Tempura Market Price
  • Seafood Salad $17.00
    • Cooked seafood on fresh salad with sura special dressing
  • Edamame $7.00
    • Boiled green beans
  • Chicken 120g/ Seafood $26.00
    • Salmon, white fish, scallops, prawn
  • Tempura banana $16.00
    • Deep fried tempura banana with icec cream & fruits
  • Crsipy Chicken Roll $15.50
    • Deep fried marinated Chicken & avocado
  • Filo Of The Day $14.50
    • served with a side salad of your choice
  • Bagel $9.00
    • toasted Bagel with cream cheese and pesto
  • Corn Fritters Vegetarian $16.50
    • with avocado, baked tomato, sour cream, served with a side salad of your choice
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $16.50
    • with two poached eggs on sourdough bread & house-made hollandaise
  • The Creamy Goat $12.50
    • tomato, olive oil and a mild goat cheese piled on our whole-grain sour dough bread
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with bacon, sausage, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms, toast, fried potatoes and two eggs any way you like it
  • Salmon Sandwich $18.50
    • house-cured salmon with seasonal salad, avocado & honey mustard sauce on sour dough bread
  • Oven Baked Farmer Omelette $16.50
    • 3-eggs omelette with courgette, capsicum red onion,bacon & toast
  • Hot Chilli N/A
  • Roasted Garlic N/A
  • Tomato N/A
  • Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
  • Double Choc Chip N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Ham N/A
  • Sweet Chilli N/A
  • Phad Thai Pla Meuk $17.00
    • Fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprout, veges and peanuts
  • Pork curry Red, Green, yellow or Panaeng $16.00
    • Med pork curry with vegetables, coconut milk and rice
  • Prawn curry Red, Green, Yellow or Panaeng $19.00
    • Med-spicy prawn curry with veges & rice
  • Yum Pla Meuk $18.00
    • Spicy-hot squid salad with peanuts, herbs & rice
  • Gaeng Phed ( Roast Chicken or Duck) $19.00
    • Med-spicy red curry with veges, grape, tomato, coconut milk
  • Phad Goong King $19.00
    • Stir fried ginger prawns with vegetables & rice
  • Phad Phong Garee $18.00
    • Mixed Seafood Stir-fried curry paste powder with egg and vegetables and rice
  • Tom Yum Tahu $10.00
    • Medium tofu soup with mushrooms and lemongrass
  • Ham & mustard sandwich $2.00
  • Gourmet pizza slice $4.60
  • Family steak pie $13.80
  • Long quiche varieties $19.20
  • Mince pie $4.90
  • Family ham & asparagus quiche $18.90
  • Salmon club $2.30
  • Ham & asparagus quiche (SM) $5.20
The Mediterranean Food Company and Cafe

The Mediterranean Food Company and Cafe

location

Address

322 Tuam Street, Christchurch City Centre, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033795122

clock

Opened hours

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

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , Greek , Italian , Mediterranean , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
322 Tuam Street, Christchurch City Centre, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand