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

  • Classic Chicken Breast Burger $9.90
    • Sink your teeth into our soft, seeded bun filled with a delicious marinated skinless chicken breast, fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo.
  • 5 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
    • Get high on some thighs.
  • Grilled Veggie Wrap $9.90
    • Enjoy a scrumptious home-style veggie patty with fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo all quietly nestled in a warm tortilla.
  • Half Chicken $12.90
    • Nothing half hearted here.
  • Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
    • Combining a freshly baked Portuguese roll, scrumptious home-style veggie patty, gourmet lettuce, tomato, light mayo & PERi-PERi chutney.
  • 5 BBQ Wings $11.90
    • Reach new heights of enjoyment.
  • Pineapple $1.50
  • Nandino Burger & Regular Side $8.90
    • Nibble into our seeded bun, filled with a sweet BBQ basted tenderloin topped with Swiss cheese and our special light mayo.
  • Teriyaki / Katsu / Karaage chicken don $12.90
  • Unagi don $18.90
    • Fresh water eel
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Ten don $13.90
    • Deep fried prawns and tempura veges
  • Chicken curry $12.90
  • Tempura prawn udon $11.90
  • Chicken katsu curry $15.90
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Shrimp pork leek dumplings M $9.50 L $12.50
  • Lamb shashlik $1.00
  • Beancurd jelly with syrup $4.00
  • Potato chips $1.00
  • Fried bread stick $1.00 each
  • Spiced Pork Feet $6.80
  • Spicy chicken noodle soup $9.50
  • Vegetable series $1.00
  • Steak Fritz $22.50
    • 200g Porterhouse steak with Paris butter and shoestring fries
  • Check out our Cabinet for today’s Bakes $5.00
    • Cake
  • Ploughman’s Platter $14.50
    • Pickles, Ham, Brie, Grapes, Warmed bread and Paris butter
  • LB 'Phat' Chips $7.00
  • Oaty Pancakes $17.00
    • Either: Fresh fruit salad and maple syrup Or Banana bacon and maple syrup
  • LB’s Hash $15.50
    • Rustic style potato hash with spinach poached egg and hollandaise
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Omelette $18.50
    • Choose 3 of the below fillings: Ham, Tomato, Spinach, Cheese, Mushroom, Onion
  • Tomato $2.50
  • Giant $7.00
  • Pienapple $2.50
  • Pineapple $3.40
  • Chicken $4.40
  • Whole Chicken $21.00
  • Beetroot $3.40
  • Plain $2.80
  • Vegetarian: Lettuce, carrot, tomato, red onion, capsicum & chutney
  • -31 $8.50 pp
  • French Breakfast / Morning Tea Platter $55
    • Regular croissants, ham & cheese croissants, custard & fruit danish and chocolate croissants. Feeds 10 people. Supplied with: Jam, Cream, Butter & Napkins
  • Small Club Sandwich Platter $25.50
    • 16 pieces
  • -Savoury Ham and Onion
  • Fruits platter prices are approximate and subject to current fruit prices
  • Includes: Dipping sauces
  • -21+ $8.00 pp
  • Toasted sandwich $4.50
  • Meatballs n/a
  • Kebabs $3.30
  • Bacon egg + cheese $5.90
  • Lasagne square $3.20
  • Cakes $3.60
  • Gourmet roll $5.50
  • Health sandwich n/a
  • Pork Belly w/ Cucumber, Coriander, Pickled Ginger Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Steamed Custard Bun 3pc $10.00
  • Pork & Prawn Shumai 4pc $12.00
  • Szechuan Cucumber Salad w/ Garlic, Szechuan, Chilli & Sesame $6.00
  • ‘Beef’Root Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Crystal Prawn w/ Water Chestnut & Coriander 4pc $12.00
  • Pork ‘n’ Garlic Chive Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Dozen Matter $10.00 / $18.00
  • Porridge $10.90
    • Banana & Walnut or Vanilla & Black Doris Plum
  • Nachos $15.50
    • beef
  • Eggs Florentine $17.90
    • Poached free range Eggs with Spinach & Hollandaise Sauce
  • Chicken Breast Sandwich $19.90
    • Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Tomato and Red Onion on Focaccia Bread served with French Fries & Salad
  • Mushrooms $3.50
  • Savoire’s Cooked Breakfast $19.90
    • Eggs any style, Bacon, Sausages, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Hash Browns & Toast
  • Toasted Sandwiches $9.90
    • Choices of Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Pineapple and Onion
  • French Toast $18.90
    • served with Bacon, Banana and Maple Syrup
  • Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
  • 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
  • Cheese Board for Two $23.50
    • Selection of three mainland reserve cheeses, quince paste, grapes and dried fruits and nuts with accompanying crackers
  • Fish of the Day (GF) (HC) (*) $31.50
    • Market available fish, oven baked and served with Lemon polenta gnocchi, Israeli Cous Cous, Caponata finished with house made Gremolata
  • Chilli and Garlic Prawns (GF)(DF) $17.00
    • Marinated prawns with avocado salsa, lemon aioli, lime & coconut
  • Succulent Canterbury Lamb Shank $33.00
    • Slow cooked Lamb Shank accompanied with sauteed baby vegetables, creamy whipped kumara mash and crushed minted peas
  • House Made Focaccia Bread (*) $8.00
    • Our very own baked Focaccia with rosemary, olives and horopito served with Lepanto olive oil & Coriander Yogurt Dip
  • Soup of the Day (*)
    • Served with warm Bread rolls and Butter
  • Mini Filled Gourmet Rolls $3.30 / $39.6
    • A variety of gourmet fillings
  • Mini Filed croissants $3.5 / $42
  • Mini Rice Balls $1.20 / $14.4
  • Mini Fruit and Caramel Tarts $2 / $24
  • Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls $2.5 / $30
    • Asian styled rice paper rolls vegetarian, chicken or prawn
  • Chicken & Cranberry $4.50
  • Chilli Mince & Cheese $4.50
  • Chicken & Mushroom $4.50
  • Sausage Roll $2.00
  • Steak / Bacon & Egg / Mince & Cheese / Mince / Steak & Cheese / Steak & Mushroom $4.20
  • Kransky Roll $2.20
  • Hot Dog (Small) $2.60
  • Singaporean Rice Noodle / Fried Rice S $5.50 / L $9.00
  • Hot Meat Sandwich / Roll $7.50
  • Chips S $1.90 / L $3.00
  • Fish $3.10
  • For dietary options please ask staff: Gluten free/vege/vegan etc
  • Bacon $5
  • Pancakes
    • Buckwheat pancakes with roast fruit
  • Holey Roller $15
    • Egg in toast, baked with cheese and served with roasted tomatoes and peppers and served with hot seasonal greens
  • Huevos Rancheros $18
    • Spicy Mexican-style beans between two tortillas, topped with 2 eggs, sour cream, Hector’s fresh salsa, cheese, lettuce
  • Big Hector $19
    • 2 eggs, 2 sausages, bacon, roast tomato, home-fries, beans, mushroom, toast
  • Bacon, banana & maple $18.5
  • Quesadilla $18
    • A 10.5inch tortilla folded over marinated and slow-cooked meat. Cheese, chipotle hot-sauce, salsa, sour cream, lettuce
  • Spicy wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour creme and chilli sauce
  • Spicy wedges supreme
    • Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
  • Chips S$4/L$6
    • Served with sauce and aioli
  • Seafood basket $10.00
    • assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
  • Beef nacho $10.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
    • 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, streaky bacon and poached eggs topped with hollandaise
  • Eggs florentine $14.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, poached eggs with creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce
  • Omelette $16.00
    • Freshly made to order with a choice of three fillings- mushroom, ham cheese, spinach, onion, tomato.
  • Breakfast stack $15.00
    • Hash Browns, grilled tomato, bacon & eggs
  • Big breakfast $20.00
    • Sausages, bacon, eggs, hash brown, mushroom, grilled tomato & a side of toast
  • Vegetarian breakfast $16.00
    • Eggs, spinach, mushroom, hash brown, grilled tomato & toast
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,