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

Mussels 6 for $5.00
Blue Cod $6.50
Steak Burger $6.20
Prawn Twister $1.20
FAMILY MEAL DEAL $24.80
- 5 fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 meat patties, 2 scoops of chips, 2 doughnuts or 2 pineapple rings
Mushroom Burger $4.20
Sole $5.00
Steak & onion Pattie $2.40

Sole Fillets $4.90
Scallops dozen $17.00
Potato Fritters $0.90
Meat Patties $2.20
Hotdogs $2.20
Mini Spring Rolls $6.00
Squid Rings dozen $10.00
Pineapple Rings $4.10

Teriyaki Chicken $5.50
Rice $2.00
Buffalo Wings - 5pcs (Spicy) $8.50
Pork Katsu (Crumbed) $13.00
Tempura Sushi Roll - Veges $7.00
Crispy Salad with 3 Dressing(S) $7.00
Sashimi - Assortment $11.00
Sashimi - Salmon Only $11.00

Combination Meats $18.00
Squids $19.00
Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
Combination Meats $18.00
Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
Seasonal Fish Fillet $20.00

Chicken burger (gfo) $19.80
- Free Range Chicken Breast, Streaky Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Caramelised Onions, Tomato, Lettuce And Aioli With Chips
Beef burger (gfo) $17.80
- Beef Pattie, Streaky Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Caramelised Onions, Lettuce And Aioli With Chips
Sweetie $11.80
- Streaky Bacon And A Free Range Egg In A Warmed Joe’S Roll
- Raspberry Jam And Real Whipped Cream $9.80
vegetarian option includes spinach and baked beans
- Add Streaky Bacon/ Mushroom/Spinach. $16.80
- Add Cold Smoked Salmon $17.80
Streaky bacon $4.80

Sauteed Mixed Vegetables $12.00
Sweet Sour Pork $13.90
Custard Buns $4.00
Hot & Sour Soup $5.00
Chicken With Satay Sauce $14.90
Sauteed Vegetables With Chopped Garlic $10.00
Hot Chips $5.00
Sizzling Braised Tofu $13.90

Single $10.20
Single $10.20
Chicken, Pork, Beef pattie
Single $11.00
Double $13.00
Lamb
Double $12.50
Double $13.00

Harvest (GF or Vegan available) $21.50
- Spinach, mushroom, tomato, seasonal veges & hash with poached eggs + hollandaise + wholegrain toast
-Tomato, mushies, avo, spinach $4.50 each
Nachos (GF/Vegan available) $17.00
- Smoked housemade beans served on warmed nacho chips w/ sour cream, salsa + guacamole
-Add eggs or hash $15.50
Burger du jour (GF/Vegan available) $11.00
Bless Up Vegan (GF Optional) $22.50
- Smoked housemade beans, tomato, mushrooms, spinach, hash, salsa & vegan aioli
All eggs free range
● Beans on Toast (GF/Vegan available) $11.50
- Smoked housemade beans on wholegrain toast served w/ aioli our sour cream

MAD COWS CHEESECAKE
- Here at the Three Cows we’ve made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all completely different. we are slowly running out of flavours to make, but don’t panic we've always got the internet to help us out if the chefs are having another one of their blank moments.
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $26.50
- Fillets of today’s fish coated in a yummy Cajun spice pan-seared to perfection and plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion and baby spinach and maybe some other goodies if you're lucky. finished with garlic aioli and grilled prawns. Yummo!
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.
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!!!!
VENISON CARPACCIO $16.50
- Horseradish aioli shaved parmesan & pickled walnut.Melts in your mouth, mmm..
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.
WARM APPLE WALNUT CAKE
- I reckon this is better than grandma used to make, but then what do I know I’m just the sucker that has to type this. A warm rich style cake with apple syrup and homemade vanilla ice cream.
GARLIC BREAD $7.20
- This has no story... except to say it's bloody great!!!!

French toast (GF/DF) $8.70
- Served with maple syrup, whipped cream and bacon
Warm Salad (GF/DF) $17.50
- Roast veg mix, streaky bacon, rocket and feta cheese with mixed nuts and seeds Add chicken $4
Healthy Option (GF/DF) $17.90
- Poached eggs, hot smoked Akaroa salmon with baby spinach and wholegrain toast
Eggs Benedict (GF/DF) $17.90
- Poached eggs and bacon on an english muffin with homemade hollandaise sauce
Kids wedges $4.50
Eggs and Toast (GF/DF) $13.00
- Two eggs poached, scrambled or fried
Wedges $9.50
- Served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce
-Bacon, avocado, cream cheese, pesto and tomato $10.70

BACON & EGG TOASTED SANDWICH $5.00
CURRY ROLL $3.80
- Chinese pork & curried rice wrapped in noodle pastry
BACON, EGG & CHEESE BURGER $7.80
- Crispy fried bacon, melted cheese & fried egg with all the trimmings
GIANT BURGER $8.50
- A king size treat melted cheese fried egg crispy bacon & a ring of pineapple & all the trimings
TOMATO BURGER $5.80
- Basic burger with a layer of freshly sourced tomato
DONUT & STRAWBERRY $4.50
FRENCH FRIES (Small) $3.60
- Golden fried crinkle cut chips
BEETROOT BURGER $5.80
- Basic burger with a layer of sliced beetroot

Salmon with Yakitori Sauce $16.00
- meal on rice served with fresh side salad
King Tempura Prawn Sushi $10.50
- 4pcs per serving
Deep Fried Tofu Salad $13.50
- chunky golden deep fried tofu tossed with crunchy veges, seeds, red onion & sesame dressing
Affogato $6.50
- espresso / caramel
Chicken Thigh $7.00
- 2 skewers per serving
Seaweed Salad $12.50
- awesome combination of crunchy, textured green & black seaweed flavoured with sesame seed based vege dressing
Teriyaki Chicken $15.00
- meal on rice served with fresh side salad
Premium Wakanui Beef Tataki $14.00 / $20.00
- lightly seared fresh wakanui beef with garlic flavoured citrus soy sauce

PRAWN TOMATOES ON RICE $11.50
Seafood Fritters each $3.80
CHICKEN & CASHEW NUTS $12.00
Mushroom $4.00
BAMI GORENG (Noodles) $11.50
Meat Patties $2.00
COD Fillets $4.50
ROAST PORK FOO YOUNG $11.00

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
Red Curry (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Red curry with vegetables and topped with kaffir lime leaves
Pad Krapao Moo Krob $12.50
- Stir fried crispy pork belly with chilli, garlic, bamboo shoots, onion, green bean and basil
Pad Prik Pao (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried chicken, pork or beef with chilli paste and vegetables
Green Curry (Chicken, Pork or Beef) $12.50
- Green curry with bamboo shoots, capsicum and vegetables
Khao Pad Gaeng Kheo Whan (Chicken, Pork, Beef) $12.50
- Stir fried rice with green curry paste and vegetables
Pad Kratiam Moo Krob $12.50
- Stir fried crispy pork belly with mushroom, garlic, vegetables and pepper sauce