Bessie in Christchurch Menu

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‘Street style’ fire grilled corn, queso, chipotle mayo & lime $5.50
Extra soft shell tortillas 3=$2.50 / 5=$4 / 7=$5.50
Cumin battered market fish, salsa mojito, coriander $8
Braised beef rib barbacoa, slaw $26
Fire grilled garlic flank steak, cigar onions, chimichurri salsa, anti-cucho $25
Guac, salsa & corn chips $13
Fire grilled chicken and chorizo sticks, pickled red onion, xlapa-style peanut mole $27
Salsa roja, corn chips $7.5

Big Breakfast $18.90
- Potato rosti, salt roasted tomato, 2 eggs, bacon sausages, mushrooms and ciabatta toast
Sides all $3.90
- bacon, egg, sausages, salt roasted tomato, potato rosti, mushroom, toast
Wedges $6.00
- w/ Sour cream and Sweet chilli sauce
French Toast $16.90
- with grilled banana, flaked almonds & chocolate sauce
Eggs Benedict $16.90
- choose bacon or smoked salmon
Caesar Salad $18.90
- w/ chicken
Bacon & Egg Roll $8.90
- Ciabatta roll, bacon, egg and BBQ sauce
Caesar Salad $15.90

Curry of the day $26
- Our homemade curry served with poppadum, naan bread and fresh steamed rice.
Chicken Breast Fillet $32
- Marinated & baked in a crispy coated shell, served with steamed rice, red coconut sauce and summer vegetables.
Fluffy $1.5
Specially prepared catch of the day N/A
- check with our wait staff for today’s dish
Gourmet Lamb Burger $20
- Homemade lamb pattie, served with beetroot relish, tomato, lettuce & tzatziki on a toasted bap, accompanied with seasoned wedges & sour cream
Breakfast of Champions $20
- Bratwurst sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, hash browns, toasted sour dough & your choice of eggs
Sea food Bounty $39.5
- Blue cod, NZ Scallops, garlic Prawns, Akaroa Salmon, crispy Calamari served with chef’s lemon garlic sauce, fries & house salad.
Extras can only be ordered with a main meal $N/A

Teriyaki / Katsu / Karaage chicken don $12.90
Unagi don $18.90
- Fresh water eel
Served on rice with miso soup
Chicken katsu curry $15.90
Tempura prawn udon $11.90
Chicken curry $12.90
Served on rice with miso soup
Ten don $13.90
- Deep fried prawns and tempura veges

Creamy Mushrooms on Toast: $17.00
- Sliced Portabello Mushrooms in a creamy sauce served on foccacia
Scrambled eggs on toast: $12.50
Open Chicken Sandwich: $17.50
- Fresh Lettuce with Pan fried Chicken breast, brie, Pesto & Mayo on toasted foccacia
Salad Plate: $15.00
- Your selection from our freshly made salads with toasted foccacia
Bagels:
with pesto and cream cheese $9.00
BLAT $17.00
- with avocado
Scrambled Salmon: $19.00
- Our famous scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and cream cheese on toasted foccacia

AKAROA SALMON $27.00
- fresh pan seared Akaroa salmon wit house made rosti and steamed greens
CHICKEN TENDERS $15.50
- crumbed chicken tenders served with a spicy apricot sauce and light side salad
CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE $12.00
- mud cake served with vanilla bean ice cream
STICKY DATE PUDDING $12.00
- freshly steamed sticky date pudding served with vanilla bean ice cream
KIDS SUNDAE $4.00
- your choice of chocolate, caramel or strawberry toppings
KIDS BASKET $10.00
- chicken nuggets, mini- hot dog and tempura fish bites served with thick cut fries
NACHOS $17.50
- house-made cowboy chilli beef with sour cream and guacamole
CHICKEN WRAP $12.00
- chicken tenders with salad and thick cut fries

Baby Stick N/A
Yakjundon Set $13
- Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
Rice Tray N/A
Crispy Chicken $11
- Crispy chicken with don-katsu sauce, egg & fresh vegetable salad on rice
Seafood Set $15
- Teriyaki salmon on rice, sashimi & 2 salmon sushi + 1 nigiri with salad
Teriyaki Eel $15
- Grilled eel with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
Japanese Curry $10
- Chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
Half Roll N/A

TOMATO / MUSHROOMS / HASHBROWNS / TOAST $4.00
CHICKEN SALAD $14.00
- with cashews & yogurt dressing
BACON $4.50
PANCAKES $14.50
- with berry compote, maple syrup & cream
3 EGG OMELETTE $15.50
- with tomato, bacon, mushroom & cheese
EGGS BENEDICT $16.50
- poached eggs on a broil with smoked salmon, spinach & hollandaise
THE BEEF SALAD $14.00
- with crispy noodles & toasted peanuts
ESPRESSO EGG $15.50
- with potato hash, mushroom, spinach, a poached egg & hollandaise

BOWL OF CHIPS $6.50
- Served with house made aioli
STEAK SANDWICH $15.50
- Grilled steak, melted cheese, portobello mushroom, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion in a warm ciabatta roll
NACHOS $16.50
- Corn chips topped with house made beef mince, cheese, salsa, sour cream and guacamole
EGGS ON TOAST $9.50
- Eggs any style sewed on toast
EGGS BENEDICT
- Choose from streaky bacon, smoked salmon, pulled pork or portobello mushrooms, house made hollandaise sauce
SWEET CORN FRITTER SNACK $17.50
- House made corn fritters stacked with streaky bacon or smoked salmon. Serve with garden salad and plum chutney
OMELETTE $16.50
- A fluffy with your choice of three from: Bacon, ham, cheese, onion, tomato, baby spinach or portobello mushrooms. Served with toast.
CAESAR SALAD $16.50
- Cos lettuce, streaky bacon, garlic croutons and shaved Parmesan tossed with a soft poached egg and Caesar dressing.

Organic Chicken Supreme (GF) $32.00
- Organic Chicken Supreme resting on Wilted Spinach, Pumpkin & Saffron Risotto & finished with house made basil pesto >>
Trio of Pork $33.00
- Apple tree farmed Pork loin wrapped in streaky Bacon, served on Kumara and Pumpkin mash with spiced Pear puree, Granny Smith and prune compote in Parmesan cup, Carrot and Courgette stack and finished with Pork Mousse and Jus
Cheese Board for Two $23.50
- Selection of three mainland reserve cheeses, quince paste, grapes and dried fruits and nuts with accompanying crackers
Caponata with Three Cheese Ravioli (V) M $24.50 / L $27.00
- Tomato, courgettes, eggplant and fresh herbs tossed through fresh pasta and finished with olive oil and basil pesto
Angus Tomahawk (*) $37.00
- 350gm Angus Rib eye on the bone with side of Beer battered Fries, Petite salad and your choice of Blue Cheese butter, Mushroom sauce or Jus
Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
Calamari $16.00
- Tempura strips of calamari with a fresh melon and radish slaw, soba noodles with green tea and peanut vinaigrette and Wasabi mayo
Succulent Canterbury Lamb Shank $33.00
- Slow cooked Lamb Shank accompanied with sauteed baby vegetables, creamy whipped kumara mash and crushed minted peas

Macher Ghonto Curry $21.90
- Fish pieces cooked with mixed lentils, herbs and spices and finished with touch of Panchporon (Bengali specialty 5 spices)
Nobanno Platter (for 2) $25.90
- A combination of vegetable and non-vegetable entrees served with salad, tamarind chutney and herb sauce
Healthy Soup $9.90
- A bowl of homemade healthy soup served with a freshly baked plain or butter naan bread.
Curry (Regular) $14.90 / each
- A choice of regular lunch curry from the lunch menu served with rice, a naan bread (plain or butter) and a small coke or sprite or a tea or espresso coffee
Pineapple Juice $3.90
Peas Pulao $4.40
- (rice cooked with Peas & spices)
Diet Coke $3.40
Naan bread (Plain or Butter) $3.90
- Plain flour tandoori bread - Optional butter.

Espresso egg $19.5
- add bacon/smoked salmon
Market Fish $
- ask our wait staff
Lemonade or coke spider $4.5
Add $5
- Potato scone, house bread, roast tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, sausages or hot smoked salmon
Green salad $5.5
House baked bread $9.5
- with extra virgin olive oil, balsamic & sea salt
Eggs on toast $16.5
- with bacon or hot smoked salmon
Milk, Keri kids juice, lemonade $3

Wilde Paddestoelen $16.80
- Ovenbaked field mushrooms w pesto and parmesan on herb mash with onion marmalade
Harissa Koninginnehapje - Marinated Chicken Breast $35.60
- Harissa marinated chicken breast over spiced vegetable, infused couscous, baked artichokes and lemon yoghurt
Hoegaarden Kippenlever Pate $19.80
- Chicken liver and smoky bacon pate flavoured w Hoegaarden, sage w crisp bread and a fig chutney
Fresh steamed mussels w frites and mayonnaise. The traditional dish of Belgium, using Green Shell Mussels sourced from the clear sheltered waters of Marlborough Sounds.
Brusselse Waffles $12.90
- Baked Waffles w berry compote Or Grilled banana w caramel Or Chocolate sauce
Steak Frites - +Grilled Ribeye Steak 300gm $37.50
- W garlic butter or béarnaise, petit salad and fries
Stoofvlees Op Vlaamsewijze - Beef Stew $28.70
- Belgian style beef Bourguignonne, slow braised beef in Leffe Brune stock w slow cooked root vegetables
Wilde Paddestoelen $16.90
- Mushrooms on toast, pan fried w garlic butter, hearty relish on grain toast

-beef $18.00
Free range omelette $14.50
- Choice of 3 fillings bacon, mushroom, tomato, cheese, onion, spinach
Brekkie bap $10.00
- Egg, cheese and bacon
Hot fudge brownie sundae $12.00
- Vanilla ice cream and warm fudge brownie topped with chocolate sauce, candied nuts and whipped cream
Vegetarian platter (V) $28.00
- Roasted portobello mushrooms with grilled haloumi edamame and cherry tomato salad, homemade samosa with harissa yoghurt, all on a bed of turmeric and sundried tomato herb rice
Sauteed prawns
- With chilli, garlic & lime on edamame beans with a miso butter
Full english $19.50
- Eggs any style, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, hash browns, baked beans and toast
Chicken strips $12.00
- Homemade and served with chipotle aioli and sweet chilli (GF option available on request)

Banana split with vanilla bean ice cream, cherries. passion fruit. banana. meringues. caramel sauce and macadamia praline $10.00
Available until 2:30pm
Fresh fruit salad with toasted granola and yogurt $5.50
Bircher muesli with poached rhubarb, diced coconut, Jordan dates, paw paw , macadamia with bio dynamic yogurt $6.00
Grilled mushrooms on toast with poached egg, truffle oil, mascarpone and soft herbs $15.00
Tomato, avocado and poached egg with slow roasted tomato, cherry tomatoes, olive cheeks and ricotta served on toast $15.00
Tuck-ln breakfast with two poached eggs, grilled bacon, homemade hash cakes, local mushrooms, tomato salsa and hollandaise $17.00
Soup of the day with toasted ciabatta $8.00

Bessie

Address

Level 1, 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central,

Phone

035952799

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

$50+

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Steak , Steakhouse

Features

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

Bessie in Christchurch Menu

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Bessie

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Address

Phone

Email

Opened hours

Price

Type

Service

Cuisine

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Level 1, 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central,

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