Alvarados in Christchurch City Menu

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Guacamole $13.50
- Avocado mixed with chopped onion, tomato, coriander and juiced lime. Served with cheese and chilli powder on top and delicious crunchy corn chips
Queso Fundido $17.00
- Hot, soft, creamy cheese-based Mexican goodness, a fondue family relation. Choose between spinach & mushroom or bacon & mushroom. Served for two people or more
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
Flautas $14.00
- These popular crispy golden tortillas are filled with your choice of chicken or potato and cheese served with fresh lettuce, sour cream and cheese on top
Ceviche Cancun $15.50
- Lime marinated succulent prawns, freshly chopped tomato, orange, onion, avocado, a little spicy jalapeno and coriander. This is a traditional dish from Cancun, located on the Caribbean coast of Mexico
Antojitos Mexicanos $17.00
- The translation for this dish is literally "little Mexican cravings", these little cravings are usually prepared by street vendors and most of them include corn as an ingredient. Includes mini salbutes (chicken) and fried vegetarian quesadillas. Served for two people or more
Jalapeno Poppers $10.00
- Deep fried, cheese filled, crumbed jalapenos served with a fine mexican chipotle dipping sauce

Caldo de Pollo $10.50
- Our Mexican Grandma's chicken soup recipe. This soup is invigorating! Zesty and mildy spiced, the ultimate traditional style chicken soup
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

Ensalada de Camaron (Prawn Salad) $17.50
- Delicately grilled prawns on a bed of green salad with our unique salad dressing
Ensalada de Pollo (Chicken Salad) $16.50
- Grilled chicken strips and bacon seasoned with a chipotle cream dressing and served on a bed of green salad
Ensalada de Mango con Almendras (Mango Salad with Almond) $16.50
- Succulent sliced mango with a mix of green salad, fresh lime juice and almonds to make the perfect salad. Mexico is now one of the world's largest exporters of mangos

Enchiladas $24.50
- These are corn tortillas rolled around a chicken filling and covered with a sauce of your choosing with cheese and grilled. You can choose between green tomatillo sauce, red salsa or mole poblano
Burrito (tex-mex) $24.50
- Originating from Chihuahua, comprised of flour tortilla stuffed with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and with your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns (available for $2 extra) options. Dressed in our special red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo
Chimichanga (tex-mex) $25.50
- A flour tortilla delicately fried, filled to the brim with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns (available for $2 extra) Dressed with our red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo
Gringo Nachos (tex-mex) $24.00
- Border style nachos with hand-made corn chips, melted cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Three different flavours available, chicken, beef or vegetarian
Baja Fish Tacos $27.50
- Situated on the Baja Peninsula, a beautiful place called Ensenada has become world famous for these deep fried fish and salad tacos, on flour tortillas with red cabbage, aioli and chipotle cream dressing, drizzled with tequila salsa and served with fresh limes and pico de gallo
Fajitas $24.50 / $40.00
- A basket of soft warm flour tortillas served with beautiful grilled strips of red and green capsicum, mushrooms and onion and your choice of chicken, beef or prawn (available for $2 extra) served with sides of guacamole, beans and sour cream. Available in a single serving or for two people
Tacos de Carnitas $26.00
- From the Michoacan region of Central Mexico, these corn tacos are served with roasted pork, salsa verde, green limes, chopped onions and fresh coriander
Chiles Rellenos $26.50
- Famous all over Mexico, it is hard to find a more traditional dish than these stunning stuffed chilli peppers, steeped in red salsa with grilled cheese and sour cream, filled with your choice of chicken, vegetarian, beef or prawn (available for $2 extra)
Quesadillas $24.50
- Served in every Mexican home, flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with pico de gallo, guacamole and salad with your choice of chicken, beef, salsa verde and pork, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
Pescado a la Veracruzana $27.50
- This dish is the best example of "jarochos" (people from Veracruz) cuisine. This Spanish influenced fish is baked and served with cooked tomato, olives, spices served on a bed of diced potato dressed with a mild creamy chipotle sauce
Filete a Ia tampiquena $29.00
- A rib eye steak with caramelised onion on top and served with a deep fried chicken taquito dressed in salsa verde. Accompanied by pico de gallo, refried beans and salad
Cochinita Pibil $27.00
- This is a traditional Mexican slow roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula and of Mayan origin. The pork is marinated in acidic citrus juice and achiote and accompanied with a mild red onion sauce and served with corn tortillas, refried beans and salad
Tacos Pastor $26.00
- Homemade corn tortillas filled with lamb, marinated in Mexican spices, whole beans, grilled pineapple, lime, coriander and onion and salsa verde
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)

Quesadilla $16.50
- Filled with cheese and your choice of either chicken or beef
Nachos $16.50
- With cheese, beans guacamole and pico de gallo, vegetarian, beef or chicken
Mini Empanadas $16.50
- Filled with only cheese or add chicken or beef
Mini Burrito $16.50
- Filled with rice, beans and cheese and your choice of chicken or beef
Taquitos $14.00
- Small fried corn tortillas filled with mashed potato and cheese and topped with salad and sour cream
Fries $8.00
- Basket of fries served with tomato sauce
Chicken $9.00
- Chicken nuggets served in a basket with fries
Fish $9.00
- Mini fish bites served in a basket with fries

Mousse de Chocolate al Tequila $9.50
- A rich, creamy and frothy chocolate mousse with a touch of tequila
Caramel Flan $9.00
- A lusciously smooth, chilled, light Mexican caramel flan
Mango Ice Cream $9.00
- A delicious ice cream, made with pulped mango and served with mango slices
Churros $9.00
- Scrumptious deep fried Mexican doughnut, coated with sugar and cinnamon. Choose your favourite topping to compliment them, chocolate, condensed milk or cajeta (goat milk caramel)
Empanada de Platano $9.50
- Hot, deep fried corn empanada, stuffed with banana, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate sauce
Pastel de 3 Leches $9.50
- "Three milks cake" is a cake soaked in three different types of milk. This cake was seen in Mexico as early as the 19th century and it has become a popular dessert. We recommend you have this exquisite cake with a nice cup of coffee

Nearby Sample Menus

Roast Pork with Mushroom on Fried Rice. $10.30
Steak Fried Rice $10.00
Sliced Pork Chow Mein $10.00
Doughnut $2.30
Sauteed Beef with Chilli (spicy hot) $12.00
Sweet & Sour Fish $12.00
Chicken with Mushroom Chow Mein $10.30
Steak $6.00

Cashew Nuts $18.00
- chicken, beef or pork with veges, oyster sauce and cashews
Marinated Pork Ribs $10.00
Money Bags $8.00
All main meals served with steamed rice (except Phad Thai and Fried Rice)
Thai Red Curry $17.00
Fish Fillet and Ginger with veges $20.00
Sweet and Sour $13.00
Lamb Green Curry $20.00
- with veges coconut cream and bamboo shoots

Garlic Bread $8.00
- Individual 200gm sourdough baguette, warmed and smothered with garlic and parsley butter.
Chef's Salad $22.50
- Check out the blackboard for the chef's choice. Served with bread.
Open Sammie $22.00
- Our well known concoction of toasted Italian bread, layered with hummus, sliced tomato, lettuce, roasted vegetables, grilled chicken tenderloins and bacon. And topped with our 'pink' mayo.
Sides $4.00 per serve
- Toast, Mushrooms, Potato Hash, Tomato, Sausage, Bacon.
The Full Monty $20.00
- Two poached eggs on toast with grilled tomato, sausage, bacon, mushrooms and our own herbed potato hash.
Café Corn Fritters $18.50
- A delicious mix of corn, zucchini, basil, coriander, ginger and garlic. Served with créme fraiche and relish. With salad. Add bacon - $21.00.
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- Two poached free range eggs, on grilled ciabatta, with crispy bacon - smothered in hollandaise sauce.
Steak Sandwich $27.50
- Marinated ribeye, with rocket, melted smoked cheese, sliced tomato, caramelised onion jam and grilled bread.

Plain Donu $2.00
E gg $4.20
Crumbed Prawn $0.80
Hot Dog $2.10
Plaln $3.50
steak Onion Pattie $2.20
Chicken Fillet $3. 50
Chow chow $4.20

Chinese Sausage Fried Rice $10.00
Steamed OX Tripe $3.50
Pork Tripe With Soy Sauce $8.00
Chicken Fried Rice $10.00
Chicken Bun $3.50
Steamed Pork Tripe $3.50
Spicy Jelly Fish $8.00
wonton Noodle Soup $10.00

Fried Oysters 1 Dozen
Prawn Mushroom on Fried Rice $14.00
Mushrooms $3.00
Prawn Mushroom Chow Mein $14.00
Pork Satay on Fried Rice $11.50
Roast Pork Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
Plain $4.00
Crab Stick $2.00

Chocolate explosion Doughnut each $3.10
Double Meat $4.50
Monster Burger double meat egg cheese & pineapple $6.50
pineapple $4.20
Bluff Oyster cooked 1/2 doz $14.00
Chicken & cheese $5.50
Deep Fried mars bar each $3.00
Steak and Onion pattie each $2.10

Homemade baklava
- With cream or Ice-cream
Shishleak (GF) $28.00
- Marinated lamb rack, skewered cooked on the charcoal
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Topkapi Iskander (Beef Kofteh) (GF) $21.00
- Marinated beef kofteh cooked on the hot plate
Beef Burger $15.50
- Homemade spiced beef patty, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, cheese, mushroom and Tokapi dressing
Garlic Bread $4.00
Carrot Fritter Kebab $12.50
Zeytoon Parvadeh (GF) $13.00
- Marinated green olives with walnuts, mountain herbs, spices and pomegranate sauce

Hash $4.50
Bro brekkie $22.50
- Two free range eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato, breakfast bangers and organic toast.
Egg royal $21.00
- Stuart Island hot smoked salmon, free range eggs, organic toast & hollandaise.
Beat street muesli $9.50
- Served with organic yoghurt and fruit.
7am - 2pm / 7 days a week
Avocado $3.00
Mushrooms $4.00
Free range bacon $4.50

Cooked fresh to order, follow steps 1-3
- Chicken, Beef or Pork $14.00
Malay Mild Chilli Sambal
Prawn, Seafood or Combination $16.00
With a Stir-Fry Sauce
Chicken, Beef or Pork $12.50
- Hokkien
Chicken, Beef or Pork $12.50

All teppanyaki set meus begin wth an appetizer of the chef's choice served with warm miso, followed by teppanyaki stir- fried vegetables and your main course as described in each set with your choice of steamed or fried rice .(fried rice $4.00) N/A
Assorted tempura $23.00
- Assorted seasonal Vegetables, Prawn &
Tempura banana $16.00
- Deep fried tempura banana with icec cream & fruits
Chicken 120g/ Seafood $26.00
- Salmon, white fish, scallops, prawn
Salmon & Avocado Roll $15.00
- King Salmon & avocado
Rice $3.00
Edamame $7.00
- Boiled green beans
Salmon Sashimi $29.00
- New zealand king salmon

Chicken & cashew nuts $13.00
- with seasonal vegetables
Kari Ayam Indonesian chicken curry $13.00
- with potato
Chow mein egg noodles $13.00
- with chicken
Dried stir fried (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
- tossed chilli paste & vegetables
Pud Thai chicken $12.00
Combination add $3.00
Oyster sauce noodle (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
Tom yum soup with chicken/prawn $9.00/$11.00

Eggs On Toast $10.50
- two eggs on sour dough bread any way you like it
Bagel $12.00
- toasted Bagel with cream cheese and salmon
Corn Fritters Vegetarian $16.50
- with avocado, baked tomato, sour cream, served with a side salad of your choice
Greens On Toast $12.50
- a forest of greens over a bed of avocado, miso & our sour dough whole-grain bread
Egg Montreal $18.90
- two poached eggs with house-cured salmon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
Filo Of The Day $14.50
- served with a side salad of your choice
French Toast Berry & Yoghurt $16.50
- dusted in cinnamon sugar with berry compote and yoghurt
Eggs Your-Style With Bacon $15.50
- two eggs with bacon on sour dough bread

• Smoked chicken, cranberry, brie with red onion
Potato Hash $14.00
- With roasted mushroom and free farm bacon Served with peach, red onion and avocado salsa
Big Breakfast $19.00
Choose one of...
House made Muesli $11.00
Vegetarian Delight $16.50
Available all day at $9.50, GF available
Pancake Stack with maple $16.00

Prawns Peanut Sauce $22.00
- (Satay Goong) Chefs special homemade sauce, vegetables & prawns
Ginger Sauce (Pad Khing) $17.50
- Flavours of fresh ginger with a mixture of vegetables. Very nice.
Cashew Nuts (Med Mamunang) $19.50
- Stir fry with chilli jam sauce, cashew nuts, pineapple & vegetables
Deep fried fish fillet $22.00
- (Choo Chee Pla) Fish of the day fillets deep fried with spicy sauce
Tom Yum Prawns $11.50
Green Curry (Gaeng Keow Wharn) $17.50
- Loads of vegetables in a green curry with coconut cream
Roast Duck (Gang Ped Yang) $19.50
- In a red curry with vegetables, potato, pineapple & grape
BBQ Beef Salad $19.50
- Spicy salad with lots of onions