Bessie in Christchurch Menu

ENTREES ENTREES
  • Artisan Stone-Baked Sourdough $9
    • culture butter
  • Market Oysters
  • Cloudy Bay Clams $18
    • Seaweed Butter, Chilli, Parsley
  • Octopus $18
    • Romesco Sauce, Fried Paprika Chicken, Rocket
  • Pork Jowl Croquettes $15
    • Brunt Apple, Radish
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $15
    • Fig, Pistachio, Crostini
  • House Hung Dry Aged Charcuterie $28
    • Condiments
  • Marlborough King Salmon $24
    • Escabeche, Fennel, Buckwheat
  • Manuka Smoked Egg $21.5
    • Onion Veloute, Bacon, Truffle, Mushroom
SALADS SALADS
  • Cod Lettuce $12
    • Pea Shoots, Radish, Buttermilk Dressing
  • Chopped Salad $12
    • Swede, Red Cabbage, Apple, Hazelnut
OUR PRIME CUTS OUR PRIME CUTS
  • Rib Eye 250g $39
  • Eye Fillet 180g $37
  • Grass Fed Prime Beef
  • Sirloin 300g $33
  • Eye Fillet 200g $29
  • Firstlight Grass Fed Wagyu MarbleScore 7-9
  • Rump 350g $48
  • Rib Eye 200g $58
  • Wakani Ashburton Go Day Grain Fed Beef
SAUCES SAUCES
  • White Peppercorn $5.5
  • Smoked Hollandaise $3
  • Chinichurri $3
  • Black Garlic, Mushroom $3
  • Red Wine Jus $5
  • Seaweed Butter $4
  • Horseradish $3
SIDES SIDES
  • Cauliflower, Vadouvan, Curry Leaves, Almonds $13
  • Roasted Brussels, Leaves, Bacon, Walnut Crema $15
  • Spring Carrots, Honega, Sheep’s Feta, Mint $13
  • Duck Fat Potatoes, Mushroom, Rosemary Salt $8
  • Freekah Wheat, Broccolini, Dates, Pine Nuts $13
  • White Polenta, Mushroom, Crispy Cavolo Nero, Parmesan $15
  • Potato Skins, Black Pepper Sour Cream, Pickles Onion, Dill $10
MAINS MAINS
  • Westwood Organic Chicken $34
    • Black Barley, Roasted Carrots, Miso
  • Canterbury Venison Cheek $37
    • Pumpkin Tahini, Sprouting Broccoli, Dukkah
  • Freedom Farms Pork Belly $34
    • Celeriac, Kale Sprouts, Persimmon
  • Market Fish $37
    • Cauliflower, Spinach, Meyer Lemon, Caper, Raisin
SPECIALTY CUTS SPECIALTY CUTS
  • Specially Cuts-Dry Aged $55
    • aged rib eye on the bone 500g
  • Specially Cuts-To Share
  • Merino Lamb Shoulder 1Kg $80
  • Wagyu Cross Cut Skirt Steak 500g $55
  • Specially Cuts-Butchers Block
  • Beef Intercostals 350g $26
  • Lamb Collar 350g $30

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pancakes $18.00
    • Pancakes, thick & luscious-lowa style.Classic, servied with whipped butter. Long stack (4)
  • Mediterranean $18.20
    • Spinach, bacon, tomato and cheese.
  • Drexels breakfast treat $17.20
    • Choose from a bowl of fresh fruit or spiced apple compote or berry compote plus. A choice of one of the following: Two pancakes or full waffle or two French toast or a bowl of muesli and plain yoghurt.
  • Cowboy $18.20
    • Bacon, ham, sausage, red onion, cheese and BBQ sauce.
  • Greek yoghurt $3.20
  • Garlic bread $4.20
    • Two generous slices of French bread sautéed with lots of garlic butter and parsley.
  • Pesto $3.80
  • Chicken Enchiladas $18.20
    • Spicy Mexican chicken, red onions, bell peppers, sour cream and guacamole wrapped in two flour tortillas baked with salsa and havarti cheese, served with a hashbrown.
  • Spicy Seafood Soup
    • Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
  • Massaman Curry
    • A mild curry cooked in coconut cream, potatoes, ginger and peanuts.
  • Prawn $23.00
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Sharing Menu 1 $30.00
    • Combination Entree / Stir Fried Noodles Beef / Chicken Cashew Nut / Massaman Curry Pork / Chicken Pad Thai / Prawn Garlic Hot Plate / Steamed Jasmine Rice. Cost per person.
  • Cashew Nut Stir Fry
    • An abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts - very popular.
  • Prawn $23.00
  • Yum Seafood Salad
    • Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
  • Octopus Sausages & Chips $5.50
  • Seafood Crepe $10.00
    • Shrimps, mussels, squid and fish fillets combined in a light cream sauce wrapped in a savory pancake, topped with tomato and cheese
  • Ribeye Steak * $28.50
    • 250gm Char-grilled to your liking, served on a bed of mash, accompanied with either mushroom, peppercorn or garlic sauce, accompanied with a green salad
  • Meringue cascade $8.00
    • Served with mixed berries, cream & ice cream
  • Fish and Chips $18.00
    • Beer battered gurnard served with a fresh green salad, homemade tartare sauce and lemon wedges
  • Junior ice cream sundae $4.00
  • Sticky Date Pudding $8.00
    • This classic served hot with toffee sauce, cream & ice cream
  • Lamb Cutlets $26.00
    • Lamb cutlets crumbed with a sweet basil crust, pan seared, on a bed of mash finished with a port wine glaze, served with seasona lvegetables or side salad
  • Monster (The Works)
  • Bacon & Corn Pattie
  • BBC Pattie
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu
  • Bluff Oysters
  • Jam Donut
  • Scallops 1/2 Dozen
  • Plain
  • Salad Bowl $6.00
  • Scallops in Bacon $20.00
    • Our famous pan seared scallops wrapped in bacon served on a bed of crispy potatoes and spinach topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Daily Roast $20.00
    • See today's specials board or ask your wait staff for today’s selection, served with roast potatoes, and vegetables with Hollandaise sauce
  • For 4 people $70.00
  • Fish and Chips $15.00
    • Fresh market fish either battered or crumbed served with chips, coleslaw and tartare sauce
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Creamy chowder stacked with seafood and served with garlic bread
  • Citrus Glazed Salmon $26.00
    • Pan fried salmon with a citrus glaze served with seasonal vegetables and kumara crisps
  • For 2 people $35.00
  • Fish $2.60
  • Steak Onion Pattie $2.60
  • 3 Battered Mushroom $2.80
  • Scallops $18.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls (dz) $5.00
  • Curry Rolls $2.80
  • 12 Chicken Nuggets $9.00
  • Bacon, Egg and Onion Pattie $2.30
  • Regular $11.90
  • Mixed Seafood & Udon Noodles $9.90
  • Crumbed Prawn (2pcs) $3.00
  • Large $13.40
  • Tempura Prawn $3.00
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • L/combo $15.10
    • with miso or green tea
  • Teriyaki Chicken Bowl
  • Vegetarian wonton (6pcs) $7.50
    • Deep fried wontons stuffed with pumkins and carrots served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Massaman curry N/A
    • Creamy and mildy spicy potato curry with coconut cream onion, peanut and garnished with dried shallot
  • Crispy chicken $20.00
    • Deep fried chicken and stir fried with 3 flavours sauce, celery, carrot,onion,,courgette, pineapple, capsicum and garnished with cashew nut and grape
  • Crispy fried squid $8.50
    • Deep fried squid in tempura served with sweet chilly sauce topped with crushed peanut and chopped cucumber
  • Cashew nut N/A
    • Stir fried carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, spring onion, cabbage, celery, courgette with chilli paste and garnished with cashew nut
  • Basil and chilli N/A
    • Stir fried broccoli , cauliflower, mushroom, bamboo shoot, capsicum, green bean, garlic with basil and chilli
  • Larb $17.50
    • Available for chicken, pork or beef. Minced meat salad with chilli, lemon juice, fish sauce, red onion, celery, spring onion, coriander and toasted ground nice
  • Money bag (7 pcs) $7.50
    • Deep fried vegetarian money bags served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Lemon Cake $16.00
    • Sticky lemon syrup cake with Mango sorbet, toasted coconut, meringue & pomegranate
  • Caramelized Banana & White Chocolate Bavarois $16.00
    • toasted coconut, lime & pineapple compote
  • Grilled Sirloin Steak $28.00
    • 200g Sirloin steak with roasted field mushroom, fresh spinach & cherry tomato coleslaw, beer battered fries & cafe de Paris butter
  • French Fries $9.00
    • Beer battered fries with garlic aioli & tomato sauce
  • Lakes Cheese Platter $24.00
    • A selection of fine NZ chesses, crackers & Quince paste
  • Crisp Olive Crostini $12.00
    • semidried tomato roast garlic & pumpkin seed pesto
  • Crispy Chicken $12.00
    • w/ fries & salad
  • Lakes Beef Burger $24.00
    • Pure Wakanui beef patty with battered onion rings, gherkin, cheddar cheese, aioli, tomato harissa relish & a side of beer battered fries
  • Vegetable Korma $24
    • Field mushrooms & red pepper korma served on jasmine rice & poppadum
  • Chunky Roasted Vegetable Salad $16
    • Lightly tossed through salad leaves served with honey mustard dressing & a balsamic drizzle
  • Garden Salad $7
    • Served with seasonal toppings & honey mustard dressing
  • Margarita Pizza $17
    • Traditional margarita pizza of fresh tomatoes & basil with mozzarella
  • Bar Basket (Single serve / Share serve) $12 / $18
    • Spring rolls, samosas, fish goujons, wontons with a selection of sauces
  • Soup of the Day $10
    • Served with lightly toasted fresh bread. Ask our staff for today's flavour
  • Pork Belly $24
    • Bourbon & honey glazed pork belly served on a bed of stir-fry vegetables & udon noodles
  • Steak Sandwich $22
    • 100g porterhouse served on toasted ciabatta with fries and salad
  • Egg Foo young with chicken/ beef $23.00
  • Steamed prawn dumplings $7.00
    • 3 pcs
  • Prawn crackers $4.00
  • Chicken & corn soup (small/ large) $6.00/ $15.00
  • Seafood & scrambled egg fried noodles/ Ho fun/ rice noodles $19.00
  • Seasonal greens in broth $15.00
  • Assorted seafood noodle soup $20.00
  • Steamed pork shao mai >. 4 pcs $7.00
  • Boneless Chicken Thigh $22
    • cilantro onion jam and sesame glaze
  • Yu Kum Nou Won Tons (4 X Fried) $14
    • Fennel & feta won tons , smoked paprika mayo
  • Charred Broccoletti $16
    • seasoned with oyster sauce and miso butter, crisp garlic
  • Miso Ha Pee (4 X Steamed, Crystal Wrapped) $16
    • Blue cod & crab dumplings, Japanese miso mayo
  • Chinois Kee $14
    • WEE (4 x steamed, open) - Lamb and minted pea dumplings on kumara rouille
  • Chili Prawns (3 Skewers) $18
  • Chinese Vego Doughnut (1 X Steamed & Fried) $11
    • Malaysian style steamed bun filled with vegetables and nuts then deep-fried and rolled in sweet chili glaze
  • Kung Pao Pow! $24
    • So the idea of this dish to hunt through the chillies in the tangy hot sauce, discovering the braised chicken and roasted peanuts.
  • Sliced Pork with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $13.50
  • Fish $4.60
  • Onion Sausage $2.20
  • Sweet & Sour Sauce $2.00
  • Whoppa $7.50
    • (2 Meat, Bacon, Egg, Cheese, Pineapple)
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Pineapple/Mushroom/Tomato $3.00
  • Steak with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.00
  • SzeChuen Chilli Pork $11.90/$12.90
  • Pork & wonton soup $9.00
  • Combination Chow Mein $11.90/$12.90
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Prawn Crackers $2.00
  • Wontons $5.00/$9.00
    • with sweet & sour sauce (1/2 dozen/dozen)
  • Samosa (vegetarian) each $1.40
  • Lemon Chicken $11.90/$12.90
  • Pizza Bread with:
  • Mini Spring Rolls & Samosas $6.50
  • Mayonnaise $2.50
  • Crisscut Chips $6.50
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Pizza Bread with:
  • Aioli $2.50
  • Breads with Pesto, Hummus, & Olive Oil $8.50
Bessie

Bessie

location

Address

Level 1, 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central,

phone

Phone

035952799

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Steak , Steakhouse

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Full Bar

Location
Level 1, 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central,