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 $22
    • Served in our on house focaccia bread with salad greens, caramelised onions and blue cheese aioli, and accompanied by crispy potatoes.
  • Bacon and Eggs (GF) $20
    • Streaky bacon, poached eggs and our own toasted house bread.
  • Oaty pancakes $21
  • Breads and Dips (GF) $15
    • House breads served with a trio of dips
  • Soup of the Day POA
    • Served with toasted focaccia
  • Kedgery (GF) $23
    • Smoked fish kedgery, with crispy onions, finished with a poached egg
  • -And you can add an egg! $24
  • Hot Pot $24
    • Slow cooked meaty dish of the day. Please ask wait person for more details.
  • Sweet and Sour & Rice $8.50
  • Massamun Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Pad Thai Noodle $8.50
  • Choices of chicken, beef, pork,or prawn $11.00
  • Ginger Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Wontons (6) $5.00
  • Pork Spare Ribs $6.00
  • Green Curry & Rice $8.50
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • Fish Cakes (5 pcs) $10.00
  • -Prawns $13.00
  • Curry Puffs (4 pcs) $10.00
  • Red Curry
    • Thai red curry with bamboo shoots, capsicum, courgette, green beans, pumpkin, and Thai basil.
  • -Prawns or deep fried Monkfish $26.00
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • Stir-fry Chilli $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $13.70
  • Roast Pork Mushrooms (on fried rice) $12.00
  • Prawn & Season Veges $12.70
  • Crispy Skin Chicken
  • Pork & Cashew
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $13.20
  • Chicken Pineapple (on fried rice) $12.20
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Extras $1.70
  • Bluff Oyster cooked 1 doz $28.00
  • Chocolate explosion Doughnut each $3.10
  • Vegetarian $4.50
  • Corn Nuggets each $0.70
  • Bluff Oyster cooked 1/2 doz $14.00
  • bacon $4.50
  • Steak and Onion pattie each $2.10
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Combination Meats $19.00
  • Fish Fillet $20.00
  • Our Style Pork Bread (8) $10.00
    • Deep fried marinated minced pork on bread served with its own sauce
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Combination Seafood $20.00
  • Lamb Ginger Red Curry Stir Fried $21.00
    • Lamb stir fried in Chef's ginger red curry sauce
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $19.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • served on 7 grain bread. Your choice of
  • Bacon $16.50
  • - salmon, cream cheese, tomato, spinach
  • Eggs on Wholegrain $11.50
    • 2 free range eggs poached, fried, scrambled on a grain bread
  • 1x FR Egg $2.00
  • Plain Bagel $8.90
  • Salmon $17.50
  • Spinach (veg) $16.50
  • EGGS HEMINGWAY $19.00
    • with cold smoked salmon
  • Selection of rolled sandwiches
  • CREAMY MUSHROOMS $12.00
    • served on gourmet toast
  • FRENCH TOAST $12.00
    • w grilled banana & maple syrup +bacon$15.00
  • LUNCH E $16.80
    • filled roll or wrap, club sandwich, mini scone, spinach and feta filo, truffles, fresh fruit kebab
  • Shortbread
  • Spinach and feta filo cigar V
  • Pumpkin and feta risotto cake w roasted capsicum V
  • 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.
  • RICE PUDDING
    • This is coconut flavoured and rich & creamy. Served with caramelised banana and a scoop of homemade ice cream. This is divine perfection.
  • 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.
  • GARLIC BREAD $7.20
    • This has no story... except to say it's bloody great!!!!
  • 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.
  • CRISPY CHICKEN $14.80
    • Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our chef’s special sauce. Finger licking good!
  • 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.
  • RIBEYE $33.50
    • Succulent Rib-eye served with rosemary roast potatoes with sauté seasonal vegetables. Topped with prawn twisters, streaky bacon and finished with a Jack Daniels bourbon plate & a dash of jus. This will leave you with a tingling sensation on your taste buds!
  • CHOW BURGER $5.80
    • Basic burger with a layer of chunky pickle
  • HAMBURGER $5.30
    • Toasted bun onion beetroot lettuce ground beef & sauce
  • DONUT & STRAWBERRY $4.50
  • BACON TOASTED SANDWICH $4.00
  • STEAK BURGER $7.00
    • Grilled sliced steak with all the usual trimings
  • ONION BURGER $5.80
    • Basic burger with heaps of grilled onions
  • PINEAPPLE RING $3.60
    • A delicious ring of pineapple coated with crispy batter with cinnamon
  • POTATO FRITTERS $1.50
  • Sushi medium
  • Beans/Spaghetti on toast $7.00
  • Onion sausage $2.80
  • Large $9.50
  • Weekday Special $11.50
  • Quiche
  • Ham, cheese & tomato $4.80
  • Rolls cheese knot $6.30
  • Mousse de Chocolate al Tequila $9.50
    • A rich, creamy and frothy chocolate mousse with a touch of tequila
  • Sopa Azteca $12.50
    • Also known as "tortilla soup" this is a Mexican soup favoured by an Aztec emperor. This incident and celebrated recipe is served with corn chip strips, cheese, avocado and cream
  • Crema de Calabaza $10.50
    • This Mexican pumpkin cream soup is infused with the rich, smoky and smooth flavour of chipotle sauce
  • Quesadilla $16.50
    • Filled with cheese and your choice of either chicken or beef
  • Chicken $9.00
    • Chicken nuggets served in a basket with fries
  • Salsa Selection $13.50
    • Our Chef's selection of the most traditional sauces eaten in Mexico, including green and red salsa, black beans and guacamole served with freshly made corn chips
  • Fish $9.00
    • Mini fish bites served in a basket with fries
  • Tostadas $25.50
    • From Mexico city, these beautiful homemade crunchy corn tortillas are lavishly topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, cheese and red salsa, served with guacamole and pico de gallo and your choice of chicken, beef, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
  • Tom Yum Kha Gai (Chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
  • Curry puffs $8.90
    • 5 vegetarian homemade curry puffs
  • Gang Phet $14.90
    • Red Curry With meat and vegetables and Thai herbs, served with rice
  • Padse-eewsen yai $12.90
    • Fried thick rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • Extra meat/ Combination of meats (chicken, beef, pork) $4.90
  • Pad Krathium Rad Kao - $12.90
    • Stir fried meat with garlic with rice [no vegetables]
  • Fish cakes $8.90
    • Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Som turn $10.90
    • Spicy Thai style salad made from shredded carrots, fresh beans,tomatoes, with dried shrimps.
  • JR ROLL each $1.50
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, 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
  • SALMON BALL each $2.90
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • EGG NIGIRI each $2.00
    • Japanese omelette with sushi rice
  • FRESH SALMON $1.40
    • raw, Akira salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • OSAKA each $1.50
    • smoked salmon, cucumber, nori, sushi rice
  • VEGETARIAN each $1.40
    • avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, lettuce, daikon, nori, sushi rice
  • Red Curry (Gaeng Dang) $17.50
    • Spicy red curry, heaps of vegetables, bamboo, coconut cream
  • Combination Entree $15.00
    • 2 everything above
  • Ginger Sauce (Pad Khing) $17.50
    • Flavours of fresh ginger with a mixture of vegetables. Very nice.
  • Fish Curry $22.00
    • Fish of the day in a red curry, veges, coconut cream optional
  • Prawns Peanut Sauce $22.00
    • (Satay Goong) Chefs special homemade sauce, vegetables & prawns
  • Chicken, beef, pork or tofu
  • Fish Curry $22.00
    • Fish of the day in a red curry lots of veges
  • Chicken Satay $10.00
    • 4 pieces with peanut sauce
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