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

  • Steak Sandwich $27.50
    • Marinated ribeye, with rocket, melted smoked cheese, sliced tomato, caramelised onion jam and grilled bread.
  • Bacon and Eggs $16.00
    • Two poached free range eggs on toast of your choice, grilled tomato and crispy bacon.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Chef's Salad $22.50
    • Check out the blackboard for the chef's choice. Served with bread.
  • Sides $4.00 per serve
    • Toast, Mushrooms, Potato Hash, Tomato, Sausage, Bacon.
  • French Toast $16.50
    • Thick baguette slices, soaked in vanilla and cinnamon flavoured mix and served with either maple, bacon and banana OR berry compote.
  • 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.
  • Fries $4.50
  • Flat Breads & Dips $13.00
    • Parmesan flat bread w/ hummus, pesto & tomato relish
  • ●Salads
  • Bailies Pate $12.50
    • Freshly made pate, served with toasted ciabatta & pickled veges
  • Veggie $15.00
    • Lentil & chickpea pattie w/ raita, lettuce & tomato relish (contains peanuts)
  • Bailies Tasting Platter $25.00
    • Perfect to share, selection of cold meats, pickled vegetables, pate, bread & cheese
  • Lamb Rump $26.50
    • Herb crusted lamb rump on kumara chips & sour cream, & buttered beans w/ jus
  • Lamb Souvlaki $15.00
    • Fresh pita bread filled w/ lamb, salad, tzatziki, sweet chilli & hummus
  • Chicken $4.00
  • Roast Pork Chow Mein $11.00
  • Donut $2.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $12.00
  • Steak $4.00
  • 1/2 Sweet & Sour Wontons $5.00
  • 1/2 Dozen Wontons $4.00
  • Steak Fried Rice $9.80
  • Chicken
  • Seafood Sticks $1.80
  • Meat $2.00
  • -Double $9.50
  • Mini Donuts 50c
  • Chicken Nibbles 6 for $5.00
  • Chocolate $2.00
  • Oysters 1/2 doz POA
  • Lamb Dhansak - Popular delicious Parsi lamb dish with lentils, soaked overnight and slow cooked, with a selection of spices. $16.50
  • Lamb or Chicken Madras - Lamb or Chicken pieces in a spicy tomato masala sauce, garnished with coconut – renowned South Indian dish $15.90, Lamb $16.50
  • Chutney and Pickles - Mango Chutney and Pickle (Price is per item) $2.50
  • Aloo Gobi - Wok steamed cauliflower and potato tempered with cumin seeds in a masala sauce $13.50
  • Chicken Naan - Naan with a stuffing of medium spiced chicken, with onions, chilies and coriander $6.00
  • Fish Masala - Subtle seafood curry with a tangy masala sauce $15.50
  • Raita - Classic cooler with cucumber and organic yoghurt $2.50
  • Vegetable Korma - A delicate creamy curry with coconut, sultanas and cashews $14.50
  • Chicken & Brie $22.00
    • Chicken, Brie,& Cranberry Sauce
  • Chicken Schnitzel $10.00
    • with Coleslaw & Fries
  • Seasoned Wedges $12.00
    • Topped with grrilled Bacon, melted cheese, & heaps of sour cream
  • Roast Pork $12.00
    • Served with roosted & Seasonal Vegetables with home made Gravy
  • Apple Crumble $10.00
    • Tapped with ice- cream & Cream
  • Seafood Basket $12.00
    • 3 x Calamari Rings, Fish Bites, 4 x Salt & Pepper Squid bites with Fries
  • Lbjpizza -Beef $23.00
    • Beef,Bacon, Red Onions, Mushrooms,& BBQ Sauce
  • Omelette $10.00
    • Three Egg Omelette Nled with Bacon, Cheese, Tomato & Side salad
  • Salt n' Pepper Calamari $10.90
    • With a green salad drizzled with a sweet chilli and lemon vinaigrette
  • Ice Cream Sundae $8.50
    • With your choice of chocolate OR caramel OR berry sauce
  • Classic American Pancakes $10.90
    • Served with maple syrup and cream
  • Golden Chicken Filo $18.50
    • Daily fresh flavour, served with fries and a side salad
  • Eggs Benedict (One filling / Two fillings) $16.90 / $20.90
    • Two poached eggs on an English muffin with a hash brown, hollandaise sauce and your choice of bacon, ham, smoked salmon, spinach or mushroom
  • French Toast $10.90
    • Served hot and crispy with cinnamon sugar and drizzled with maple syrup
  • Lamb Shank (Single / Double) $19.50 / $26.90
    • Oven roasted tender and delicious shanks of lamb, served over lemon mash with Vegetables, speck bean and tomato sauce
  • Eggs on Toast $10.50
    • Two eggs any style on buttered toast and a hash brown
  • CHICKEN BACON AND CASHEW SALAD $22.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, bacon and there’s a bit of smelly cheese too. Now there is a truckload of lettuce so f you don’t like rabbit food. Don’t order it.
  • LAMBS FRY $23.80
    • Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
  • VANILLA BRULE
    • Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
  • CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD
    • A rich moist chocolate brownie smothered in baileys chocolate sauce and homemade chocolate ice cream (told ya it was choc madness!)
  • 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!!!!
  • KING SALMON & SCALLOP $31.50
    • Oven baked king salmon fillet, with gnocchi and creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Finished with grilled scallops plus a watercress & apple salad. Now don't feel too guilty for looking at the dessert menu, coz this is rather healthy!
  • LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
    • Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
  • 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.
  • Prawn Fried Rice $10.00
  • Steak Chow Mein $9.50
  • Steak with Satay Sauce $12.00
  • Monster $7.00
    • double meat, bacon, cheese, egg, pin
  • Extra servings of meat on meal $4.50
  • Steak Fried Rice $9.50
  • Deep Fried Mushroom (each) $0.80
  • Potato Fritter $0.80
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • BACON & CHEESE BURGER $6.80
    • Crispy fried bacon & melted cheese with all the trimmings
  • PINEAPPLE RING $3.60
    • A delicious ring of pineapple coated with crispy batter with cinnamon
  • PATTIE $3.60
    • Our own exclusive recipe
  • HAM & CHEESE TOASTED SANDWICH $5.00
  • ONION RINGS 1 DOZ $10.80
  • FISH BITES 1 DOZ $11.90
  • CURRY ROLL $3.80
    • Chinese pork & curried rice wrapped in noodle pastry
  • BEETROOT BURGER $5.80
    • Basic burger with a layer of sliced beetroot
  • Thick Cut Toast w/ Peanut Butter $4.80
  • Deep Fried Black Blood Puddings $5.00
  • -Kumara Balls
  • seasoned Edamame Bean $4.50
  • .Signature Pork Chop $14.00
    • The most popular set meal in Taiwan. Deep Fried pork chop marinated in chef secret recipe.
  • Red Bean and Condensed Milk Shaved Ice $6.00
  • Thick Cut Toast w/ Chocolate Spread $4.80
  • Fish Balls soup $4.50
  • Prawn $32.00
  • Vegetarian Teppanyki $43.00
    • 4pc Veg roll, Vege Tempura, Teriyaki Teppan Tofu
  • Donburi of the day $15.00
    • Today's Special donburi with miso soup
  • Sushi & Sashimi Platter $22.50
    • A colourful Selection of nigri & nori rolled sushi & sashmi served with rice and miso soup
  • Soft Shell Crab with Salad $18.50
    • Deep fried soft shell with salad (4 Pcs)
  • Gyoza $12.00
    • Pan fried Pork & vege dumplings (6 pcs)
  • Prawn Tempura $20.00
    • 5pc Prawn Tempura
  • Kiss me Roll $25.00
    • Salmon, avocado & tobiko on california roll made with 2pcs, of deep fried crunchy prawns
  • Tri Colour Scallops and Black Pudding $16.00
    • Scallops placed on locally produced black pudding, on a trio of purees; parsnip, butternut pumpkin and pea
  • Creme Brulee Cheesecake $12.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and amaretto creme anglaise
  • Garlic and Parsley Toasted Ciabatta $10.00
  • Macs Ginger Beef Battered Fish and Chips $26.00
    • Southern ocean orange roughy, served with fries, coleslaw and chunky house made tartare sauce
  • Polenta Chips with Chilli Sauce $7.00
  • Pan fried calamari with chorizo $8.00
  • Rustic Fries and Aioli $7.00
  • Toasted flatbread with warm chilli and cheese dip $8.00
  • Squealing Pig Saugnon Blanc Bottle $56.90
  • Remy Martin VSOP $15.50
  • CHEESE PIZZA BREAD 6.9
  • *VEGETARIAN – Pineapple, roasted mushrooms, onion, capsicum, spinach & black olives. 19.9
  • PESCE DEL GIORNO- Grilled fish of the day w garlic & extra virgin olive oil, capers, shrimp, lemon & drop of marsala & crema. Served w arborio rice & rocket. 32.9
  • Harvey Wallbanger $14.50
  • Camus Cognac VS Elegance $15.50
  • Appleton Rum $9.50
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