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

Lasagne Topper $2.50
Thai Chicken (HOT)
Apple Turnover $2.00
Roast Pork
Corn Nuggets (per dozen) $5.00
Jam rap donuts with chocolate $3.00
Sole Fillet $5.50
Mini Spring Rolls (per dozen) $6.00

Seafood Salad $28.00
- We can make a full seafood salad using monkfish, prawns, scallops and squid. This is a papaya style salad.
-Prawns $13.00
Hormok $25.00
- Stir fried chicken, with red curry paste, coconut cream and served in a cabbage leaf, topped with coconut cream. We can make this dish with seafood if you would like, using Monkfish,
yellow Curry
- Our yellow curry served with capsicum, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes.
-Prawns, Scallop, or Squid $20.00
Aroy Thai chicken Salad $22.00
- A chicken salad. The masterful mix of chilli powder, coriander, lime juice, and shallots. Dressed on a bed of salad.
Stir-fry Seafood with yellow curry powder $28.00
- A combination of seafood. Monkfish, prawns, scallops, squid, with celery, mushrooms, onions, mixed together with a hot yellow curry powder and an egg.
Stir-fry Cashew Nuts
- A combination of broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, onions, then topped with cashew nuts.

Beef with Mixed Vegetables S $17.50 / L $30.00
(Tamarind) Sour Fish Soup S $15.00 / L $26.00
Roast Pork Fried Noodles
King Prawns with Mixed Vegetable S $21.00 / L $34.00
S=small / L= Large
Grilled Meat Balls on Kebab (4 sticks) $10.00
S=small / L= Large
Pork ribs - BBQ sauce. $18.00

Pork Tripe With Soy Sauce $8.00
Spicy Jelly Fish $8.00
Five Spice Beef $8.00
Fried Rice Noodles With Beef $10.00
Pork with Pickled Cabbage Fried Rice Noddles $10.00
Chinese Sausage Fried Rice $10.00
Wonton Soup $10.00
Cucumber With Garlic $6.00

Coleslaw $2.50
Pacific Oysters 1/2 doz. $8.00 / 1 doz. 16.00
Potato Wedges $3.80
Chocolate Explosion Donuts $3.20
Kumara Chips $5.00
Cheese / Corn / Tomato $2.90
Bacon & Egg / Bacon & Tomato $3.80
Steak & Egg / Steak & Mushroom $5.50

Goan Fish or Prawn Curry $19.00
- Ling Fish or Tiger Prawns cooked in coconut milk, almond paste, mustard seed, & spices garnished with coriander
Tandoori Prawns $16.00
- Prawns marinated in a spicy yoghurt sauce, skewered with onions, capsicum & tomatoes grilled in the tandoor
Mixed Pickle $4.00
Plain Naan $3.50
Paneer Naan (homemade cheese) $5.00
Dal - black or yellow lentils $13.00
- Chopped onions, ginger, garlic and spices fried and then added to the boiled lentils
Malai Kofta $13.00
- Cottage cheese dumplings cooked in a creamy sauce
Keema Naan (mince Iamb) $5.00

-Seasonal Salad
Garlic Bread Freshly baked with garlic butter - $7.00
Chicken Nuggets
- with fries and coleslaw
Salad see specials board for today's salad $19.50
-Roast of the day
Banana Split $8.90
- Caramel, strawberry or chocolate.
(All Children's meals are available for anyone under 12 years only)
-Pasta

Eggs Benedict
- served on 7 grain bread. Your choice of
Bacon $16.50
B.L.T $9.90
- bacon, lettuce, tomato, honey mayo & tomato relish
- plain bagel with cream cheese & jam
Tomato $3.00
- add chicken $4.00
Breakie Muffin $9.90
- bacon, free range eggs, cheese, tomato relish on an English
Waffles $14.50
- with bacon,banana, kiwi fruit and maple syrup

Spinach $4.50
Avocado $3.00
Pesto $2.00
Bagels and spread $7.50
Hash $4.50
Tomatoes $3.00
7am - 2pm / 7 days a week
On organic toast $10.50

-with bacon & extra cheese $14.50
Seasoned Wedges $11.00
- topped with sour cream and chilli sauce
Children under 10 years old. Meals followed by an ice-cream sundae with a choice of topping – chocolate, caramel, banana or strawberry
Mince on Toast $17.50
- savoury mince served on toast topped with two poached eggs
Hot Roast Pork Roll $13.00
- crusty white roll with coleslaw, gravy & apple sauce served with fries
Pasta Of The Day POD
- see daily specials board
Bangers and Mash $16.00
- 2 pork sausages on savoury chive mash with a rich red wine and onion gravy
Chicken or Beer Slider $10.00
- with coleslaw and chips

BBQ BACON DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
- Two signature flame-grilled beef patties topped with 2 slices of melted cheese and the winning combination of sizzling bacon and smoky BBQ sauce. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
CLASSIC CHICKEN CRUNCH
- The Classic Chicken Crunch Burger: A crunchy chicken patty, a slice of cheese, premium lettuce, tomatoes, onions, all topped with lashings of Heinz Seriously Good Aioli! Part of our Summer Crunch Range, available for a limited time.
CREAMY MAYO DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
- You can't go wrong with our new Creamy Mayo Double Cheeseburger, 2 signature flame-grilled beef patties, topped with 2 slices of melted cheese, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, ketchup and of course, mayo. All on a toasted sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
BUFFALO CHICKEN FRIES
- The latest edition to the Chicken Fries family has arrived.....Buffalo Chicken Fries! Fries made of real chicken, with a crispy coating and Buffalo spice and Buffalo attitude. Only available for a limited time so you'll better hurry.
WHOPPER
- Our world famous WHOPPER® features our flame-grilled beef topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a soft sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
DELUXE HAMBURGER
- A flame-grilled beef patty topped with pickles, ketchup, mustard, lettuce and mayo. All on a toasted sesame seed bun.
SUMMER CHICKEN CRUNCH
- The Summer Chicken Crunch Burger: A crunchy chicken patty, slice of cheese, 4 rashes of bacon, 2 pineapple rings, premium lettuce, all topped with lashings of Heinz Seriously Good Aioli! Part of our Summer Crunch Range, available for a limited time.
DOUBLE WHOPPER
- How could you possibly improve the WHOPPER®? Make it bigger! Our DOUBLE WHOPPER® is a pairing of two flame-grilled beef patties topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a soft sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.

Oven Baked Farmer Omelette $16.50
- 3-eggs omelette with courgette, capsicum red onion,bacon & toast
All Breads & Bagels Are Baked On-Site With Sour Dough All Eggs Used At Opawa Café Are Free-Range And Sourced Locally.
Egg Montreal $18.90
- two poached eggs with house-cured salmon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
Sautéed Mushrooms $16.50
- with two poached eggs on sourdough bread & house-made hollandaise
Bagel $9.00
- toasted Bagel with butter and spread (marmalade, jam or honey)
Homemade Toasted Muesli $10.80
- served with fresh fruits, berry fruit compote, milk and yoghurt
Bagel $12.00
- toasted Bagel with cream cheese and salmon
Salmon Sandwich $18.50
- house-cured salmon with seasonal salad, avocado & honey mustard sauce on sour dough bread

Fried Rice (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried rice with eggs, vegetables and dark soy sauce
Pad Peanut Sauce (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried chicken, pork or beef with vegetables and peanut sauce
Pad Thai (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried noodle with eggs, bean sprouts and crushed peanut
Red Curry (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Red curry with vegetables and topped with kaffir lime leaves
Pad See-Eiw (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried flat noodle with dark soy sauce and seasonal vegetables
Pad Prik Pao (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried chicken, pork or beef with chilli paste and vegetables
Pad Kratiam Moo Krob $12.50
- Stir fried crispy pork belly with mushroom, garlic, vegetables and pepper sauce
Thursday to Sunday 11.30am to 2.30pm

Pumpkin Falafel Burger $20.50
- Roasted pumpkin and falafel pattie topped with yoghurt dressing served with fries
-Add fries and tomato sauce $12.00
Ground Beef Nachos $19.00
- With chilli bean mix, grilled cheese, topped with sour cream and sweet chilli
Market Fish of the Day $21.50
- Lemon and herb crumbed served with salad and fries
Hot Chips $7.50
- With tomato sauce and aioli
Pasta-Mushroom and Bacon, Spinach,Sundried Tomato. $20.50
- In a cream sauce served on penne pasta topped with parmesan cheese
Chicken Pesto & Brie Sandwich $20.50
- With lettuce and tomato served with fries
all served with fries.