Bessie in Christchurch Menu

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Lemon Prawns Noodles/Rice $12.80
Curry Laksa Soup $10.20
- Egg noodles with king prawns, chicken, crab meat, tofu and vegetables in Malaysian-style creamy coconut curry soup.
Sweet Sour Prawns Noodles I Rice $12.80
Sambal Chicken $9.80
- Thin rice noodles with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce.
Hokkien Mee $9.80
- Egg noodles with roast pork, shrimps and vegetables in mild chili soy sauce
Chicken Fried Rice $9.80
- Fried rice with chicken and vegetables in garlic sauce.
Green Curry Chicken $9.80
- Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce.
Seafood Nasi Goreng $11.00
- Fried rice with king prawns, calamari, crab meat, fish balls and vegetables in spices.

Battered bananas $2.50
Cod blue fillets $6.90
Curry rolls $3.50
Sausages $2.50
3 fish 3 hot dogs
Hot dogs $2.50
2 sausages
Pineapple rings $2.50

Chicken Jalfrezi $16.90
- Sensational full bodied curry with onion, tomato and capsicum (medium - hot)
Prawn Malabari $18.90
- Tempting Indian classic with red onion and fresh chilli (medium hot)
Bengali Fish $18.90
- Decadent seafood curry with hints of turmeric and fenugreek - simply wonderful (mild)
Lamb Vindaloo $17.90
- Goan favourite - hot and spicy curry tossed with hot red chillies tomato and vinegar (hot)
Butler's Banquet $30.00 per person
- For 4 Or More - Poppadoms - Dips / Bhajees - Any 4 curries / Naan and Garlic Naan
Pindi Chana $15.90
- Chickpeas accompanied with tomatoes, ginger and garlic (medium - hot)
Dhal Palak $15.90
- Lentils tempered with cinnamon quills, crushed tomato and garam masala (medium - hot)
Butlers Platter $19.00
- Vegetable samosas (2), Onion Bhajees (4), Chicken Tikka (4), fresh salad with mango dressing and selected dips.

Caesar Salad $20
- The classic! Cos lettuce, garlic croutons, anchovies, bacon, parmesan and a poached egg bound in our home made caesar dressing. Add Chicken $23.50
Seafood Chowder $16.50
- Our thick and creamy seafood chowder with whole shell mussels, shrimp and squid. Served with toasted bread.
Malthouse Platter (Small/Large) $34/$66
- An exciting platter filled with bits and pieces served with a selection of breads and crackers; BBQ pork ribs, Cajun chicken wings, grilled pork pieces, ham, cheese, pickles, olives, sun dried tomatoes, hummus and paté.
Apricot Chicken $26
- Pizza sauce topped with tender chicken, apricot, brie and mozzarella with a swirl of apricot sauce.
Moroccan Lamb $28
- Pizza sauce topped with juicy pieces of Moroccan seasoned lamb with onion, mushrooms, tomato, feta and mozzarella with a yoghurt and mint sauce swirl.
Crackling $5.50
Drunk Steak $33
- A prime cut of sirloin marinated in Speight’s Old Dark, served with golden fries, salad greens and your choice of sauce.
Shearer's Shank $28
- A lamb shank slowly braised in rosemary, thyme and Speight’s Old Dark. Served on creamy mash potato with braised leeks and gravy.

Basil Chicken (The Most Popular Thai Dish) $18.50
- Your choice of minced chicken breast, stir fried with fresh chilli, garlic, bamboo shoot and Thai basil
Pad Prik Gaeng (Curry Paste Stir Fried) $18.50
- Your choice of tender pieces of Chicken, Beef or Pork stir fried in curry paste with fresh green beans, kaffir lime leaves and sweet basil
Seafood Red Curry $20.50
- Assorted seafood with red curry and vegetables and topped with kaffir lime leaves, fresh chilli and basil
Pad Khing (Ginger) $18.50
- Your choice of tender pieces of Chicken, Beef or Pork delicately stir fried with fresh ginger, dried mushroom and vegetables
Garlic and Pepper King Prawn $20.50
- Deep fried king prawn stir fried with garlic and pepper topped with fresh coriander
Pineapple Curry $18.50
- Tender sliced Beef or Pork is used with pineapple to create the delicate sweet and sour flavours of this Thai curry
Pork, Chicken or Beef $3.00
Pad Thai $16.50
- The most popular Thai dish in New Zealand. Combination of your choice Chicken, Beef or Pork stir fried with seasonal vegetables and served with beansprouts and crushed peanut

Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
Pad thai noodles $12.90
- Fried rice noodles with meat and chopped nuts, egg, vegetables
Steak satays $9.90
- 4 Marinated kebab sticks topped with peanuts sauce
Fish cakes $8.90
- Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
Oyster sauce with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
Guay tiew rad na $12.90
- Served with meat and vegetables and gravy on fried noodles
Additional of $2.00 for all seafood meals
Peanut sauce with mea and vegetable rice $12.90

Aloo Paratha $5
- Roti stuffed with mashed potato and spices.
Paneer Taka Tak $20
- Cottage cheese cooked in an onion and tomato sauce with capsicum, onions and spices in it.
Red Garlic Chicken $20
- Boneless chicken cooked in a red gravy with garlic and spring onions.
Lassi: Mango/Sweet/Salted $5
Prawn Kasmiri Masala $21
- Prawns cooked in a creamy mild gravy with nuts and sultanas.A popular royal delicacy of the very far north province of Kashmir.
Mushroom Rice $10
Cumin Rice $7
Cheese And Garlic Naan $5.50
- Naan stuffed with fresh mint herb.

SAMOSA $2.00
Beef Vindaloo $10.00
ALOO GOBI $7.00
Mango Chicken $10.00
Lamb Madras $10.00
Pakora $2.50
VEG. BIRYANI $10.00
NAAN $1.50

BBQ Chicken $22.50 / $32.50
- Chicken, tasty cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce.
Ice Cream Spider $6.00
Pink Berry Delight $12.50 / $22.50
- Caramel sauce, strawberries, white chocolate, Pinky bar.
Indian $22.50 / $32.50
- Butter chicken with nuts and a swirl of yogurt sauce.
Mississippi Mud Cake $10.00
- Served with a hot caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream.
Chicken Salad $10.00 / $13.50
- Lettuce, smoked chicken, Brie cheese, cashew nuts, tomatoes and mango.
Chicken $22.50 / $32.50
- Smoked chicken, cranberry sauce, brie cheese. This is our specialty!
Manhattan $22.50 / $32.50
- Smoked chicken, apricots, cream cheese, rosemary.

Geetanjali $12.90
- Tender chicken pieces cooked with fresh pumpkin, kumara, and mushrooms in a creamy subtle aromatic sauce
Bhuna Khichury $25.90
- Bangladesh favourite rice dish cooked with lentils, special blend of Nobanno spices, dried fruits, cashew nuts and served with a portion of specially cooked lamb dish
Barnali Murghi $12.90
- Tender chicken pieces cooked with mix vegetable, lemon juice, honey and aromatic herbs and spices
Peaz Bhaja $7.90
- Sliced onions dipped in lentils and chickpea batter & deep fried and served with Nobanno specialty fruit sauce.
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
Roll (Regular) $14.90 / each
- A choice of roll served with a portion of potato chips and a coke or sprite or a small coffee or tea.
Aam lassi $5.40
- (Mango flavoured yoghurt drink)
Saffron Pulao $4.40
- (Rice cooked with specially blended spices and touch of saffron)

Blue Belle
- Sundried tomatoes, broccoli, blue cheese and kalamata olives topped with a garlic aïoli and fennel
Honey Beef
- Honey BBQ beef, bacon, pepperoni and chorizo topped with a horseradish aïoli and garlic
Red Stag
- A beetroot puree base with mushrooms, venison, feta and seasoned with rosemary, thyme and garlic
Smoked Chicken $18.00
- Sundried tomatoes, red onion, mushroom, mango salsa, bacon and smoked chicken
Beetza Pizza $18 Med / $21 Lge
- Spiced beetroot jam, caramelised onions, feta, parmesan and fresh mint.
Chicken Chilli Shrimp
- Smoked chicken and shrimps on a basil pesto base with red onion, red capsicum, fennel and sweet chilli sauce
All pizzas topped with mozzarella & parmesan. Please let our staff know if you have any allergies. Caution! Our olives are not pitted. Extra pizza toppings $2.00.
Vegetali
- Basil pesto, mushroom, broccoli, green beans, sundried tomatoes, roast pumpkin, kumara, feta, thyme, garlic, red onion and topped with garlic aïoli

Chocolate torte $18.00
- Spiced rum jelly, coffee, Cocoa nibs, Salted caramel ice cream
Basil parfait $18.00
- Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
Rachel Scott Ciabatta $8.00
- 'Tasman Bay' extra virgin olive oil
Lemon Curd $16.00
- Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
Ora King salmon pastrami $26.00
- Cucumber and horseradish sorbet, Lemon, Gingerbread
Silver Fern beef fillet $43.00
- Agria, Braised Brisket, Parsnip crisp - Cooked to order: bleu / rare / medium-rare / medium
Carrot & pumpkin soup $16.00
Agnolotti pasta $42.00
- Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion

Sicilian $22.00
- Salami, chorizo, tomato and aioli swirl
Make your Own $15.00
- Choice of three Extras below. Served with white or wholemeal toast
Creme Brulee $13.00
- Creme brulee with pistachio biscotti and vanilla icecream
Extras $3.50
- Mushrooms
Moroccan Spiced Meat Balls $18.00
- Cooked in tomato, garlic and chilli sauce. Served with wood fired bread. Main served with salad greens & bread
Paella Ala Valencia $28.00
- Seafood and chorizo speciality rice dish from Spain - add chicken $32.00
Duck Liver Parfait $18.00
- served with pear and fig chutney, toasted French baguette and cornichons
Greek $18.00
- Salad of juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumber, red onions, green peppers, feta cheese and plump Kalamata olives

-with chicken $21.00
Free range omelette $14.50
- Choice of 3 fillings bacon, mushroom, tomato, cheese, onion, spinach
Pegasus pub steak (GF option) $28.00
- 250g sirloin with fries and salad and your choice of sauce
Fillet o fish burger $19.00
- Crumbed fish with housemade tartare, gherkins, lettuce tomato and lemon
Chicken nibbles $12.00
- Chicken nibbles in an asian bbq sauce served with fresh celery and blue cheese dip
Crispy skin salmon (GF option) $31.00
- On fresh beetroot, apple and ginger salad with tumeric and sundried tomato herb rice and citrus salsa
Crunchy toasted muesli $13.50
- Homemade, topped with yoghurt fresh fruit salad
Premium rib eye (GF option) $33.00
- 300g rib eye on creamy mash, with roasted, mushrooms, fresh salad and your choice of sauce

Chicken Caesar Salad $19
- Crumbed chicken tenders on a bed of cos lettuce, crispy bacon, parmesan & anchovy dressing topped with a soft poached egg & buttered croutons
Soup De Jour $12.5
- Hearty soup made with fresh seasonal ingredients, served with bread of the day
Green Thai Curry $19.5
- Chicken and prawn curry served with fragrant rice
Chunky Fries $8.5
Savoury Mince $17
- A good old fashioned kiwi classic ser ved in a rich sauce on toast with a fried egg & crumbed potato balls
Creamy Mushrooms $15.5
- Field and button mushrooms in a rich tarragon marsala cream sauce with a crispy battered mushroom and shaved parmesan. Add bacon: $4
Pulled Pork Soft Shell Taco $19
- With peanut slaw, smokey mayo and curly fries
Mixed Berry Friand $3.8

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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Level 1, 178 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Central,

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