Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar in Canterbury Menu

TO START / LIGHT MAINS TO START / LIGHT MAINS
  • Soup of the day $13.50
    • Served with a toasted bread roll and butter
  • Grilled flat bread $12
    • Red onion, feta, streaky bacon
  • Garlic Bread $10
    • Oven baked ciabatta with garlic, cheese and sweet chilli
  • Bruschetta $16
    • Tomato, Avocado buffalo mozzarella served on toasted ciabatta finished with pesto oil
  • Fruit Bagel $11
    • Freshly made toasted fruit bagel served with house made blackberry jam, ricotta, drizzled with honey finished with berry compote
  • Savoury Bagel $16
    • Freshly made Toasted bagel served with cream fraiche Streaky bacon, tomato avocado and lettuce finished with a smoked tomato drizzle
  • Terrine Chicken and Pork $14.50
    • Served with a petite salad toasted house bread and house made relish
  • Prawns $22
    • Served sizzling in the pan with chilli, garlic, lemon and a side of house bread
  • Pumpkin salad $22
    • Roast pumpkin, chickpeas, crumbled feta, spring onion and mixed salad leaves finished with paprika oil
  • Chicken and brown rice salad $24
    • Pan seared chicken, streaky bacon, and brown rice tossed through a tomato dressing tossed with Broccoli, sun dried tomato and finished with feta
  • Pork and falafel salad $23
    • Pork belly, falafel and spiced cous cous served on cos lettuce with red onion, coriander Finished with yoghurt dressing
MAINS MAINS
  • Salmon stack $24
    • Smoked salmon served on warm house bread, cream cheese, and petite salad capers finished with a roasted tomato and lemon vinaigrette
  • Gourmet Sausages $16.50
    • A selection of house made sausages served on mustard mash with buttered peas finished with an onion gravy
  • Chicken and bacon Pappardelle $27
    • Spiced chicken breast, streaky bacon, and pappardelle tossed through a red wine sauce finished with grapes, tossed walnuts a side of house bread and parmesan
  • Steak & Chips $27
    • Aged Hereford Ribeye chargrilled served with fries a fried egg and mushroom sauce
  • Fish and Chips $24
    • Cider battered Orange Roughy fillets served with fries, petite salad and tartar sauce
  • Beef burger $24
    • Char grilled Beef Pattie served medium in a Sourdough bun with lettuce, Havarti cheese streaky bacon, red onion, beetroot, and tomato relish drizzled with paprika aioli and a side of fries
  • Venison Burger $24
    • Char grilled venison Pattie served medium in a brioche bun with blue cheese, streaky bacon, sliced tomato and lettuce drizzled with mustard mayo finished with a side of fries
  • Chicken burger $24
    • Crumbed chicken breast served in a brioche bun with streaky bacon, brie, lettuce, house made tomato sauce drizzled with mustard mayo finished with a side of fries
  • Market fish $28
    • Please refer to daily specials
  • Side’s $8
    • easonal vegetables, Side salad, Side of fries, Roast duck fat potatoes

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seafood Fried Rice $14
  • Sate Pork Med/$15 Lg/$27
  • Sate King Prawn (hot) Med/$18 Lg/$32
  • Seafood Fried Egg Noodle $14
  • Kten Gant Special Fish Rice Vermicell Soup $15.5
  • Salted Fish Fried Rice $12
  • Beef Salad $14
  • Beef & Vege on Sizzling Hot Plate Med/$15
  • Eggs cooked the way you like them $10
    • Served on lightly toasted sourdough
  • Five Stags Garlic Loaf (v) $8
    • Garlic butter infused in loaf
  • Honey Maple Roasted Nut & Grain Muesli $13.50
    • served with seasonal fruit & chia seed yoghurt
  • Steamed Vegetables $6
  • North Canterbury Beef Burger $20
    • Beef pattie, Bacon, Pickles, beetroot & onion Jam, Five Stags Mac sauce, tomato, Ketchup, Lettuce with swiss cheese and fries (GF available)
  • Five Stags Peanut Slaw $6
  • Duck Fat Fondant Potato $6
  • Bowl of Fries aioli $6
  • Pepper bridge mixed platter for two $23.00
    • vegetable samosa, onion bhaji, vegetable pakora, tandoori chicken quarter, chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebab
  • Pepper bridge sizzling tandoori for two $22.00
    • tandoori chicken quarter, murg malai kebab, amritsari fish, lamb seekh kebab, hariyali chicken tikka
  • Prawn biryani $19.00
  • Chilli chicken $17.50
    • boneless chicken cubes marinated with spices and deep-fried, further cooked with capsicum, onion, garlic and a blend of soya sauce, chilli sauce and vinegar. these tender bites taste mildly hot, sweet and sour
  • Green salad $5.00
  • Chilli gobi $15.00
    • made from crispy cauliflower florets in cornflour batter and spicy mix of sauces and spices
  • Garlic & cheese naan $5.00
    • traditional leavened bread stuffed with cheese and sprinkling of garlic
  • Vegetable makhani $14.50
    • mixed vegetables cooked in creamy tomato and butter sauce
  • Pork Belly $18.50
    • 5 spiced pork belly, potato mash, sauted green beans, peas, and carrots all topped off with a rich apple cider gravy
  • Grilled Mushrooms $3.00
    • Grilled Mushrooms
  • Tandori Chicken & Mango Salad $12.00
    • Grilled Chicken with warm Indian spices served on top of salad greens & slices of sweet mango. (Add a side of fries $16)
  • Chefs Blackboard Special $12.00
    • Please Check out the black board on the wall,or ask our friendly staff
  • Fries Bowl $7.00
    • Fries Bowl
  • Seafood Plate $24.00
    • Lemon & herb salmon fillet, S & P squid bites, battered fish goujons, thousand island shrimp salad. Served with lemon wedges, tare tare sauce & fries
  • Shrimp Cocktail The Classic Kiwi Starter To Get underway $10.50
    • Shrimps nestled with lettuce and homemade thousand Island dressing
  • Crumbed Onion Rings $5.00
    • Crumbed Onion Rings
  • Chips $2.30
    • 1 Scoop
  • Crumbed or Battered Sole Fillet $5.00
  • Fish Bites (Doz) $8.00
  • Mushroom $2.50
  • Chicken Nibble (Doz) $10.00
  • Chicken $8.50
  • Onion $2.50
  • SPECIAL-family meal deal $18.00
    • 3 fish, 2 meat patties, 2 hot dogs, 2 crabsticks, 2 scoops of chips
  • Brioche French Toast $18.50
    • Berry compote and whipped cream, maple syrup Or Bacon and banana with maple syrup
  • Add smoked salmon or smoked chicken $6.00
  • Lamb Shank Pie $22.50
    • Braised lamb shank served encased in puff pastry with mash potato
  • Steak Fritz $22.50
    • 200g Porterhouse steak with Paris butter and shoestring fries
  • Oaty Pancakes $17.00
    • Either: Fresh fruit salad and maple syrup Or Banana bacon and maple syrup
  • Onion and Cheese Rolls $12.00
    • With homemade tomato relish
  • Paris Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Toasted croissant with your choice of: Florentine, smoked salmon & spinach, Bacon & brie. Finished with homemade hollandaise
  • Check out our Cabinet for today’s Bakes $4.50
    • Slice
  • BACON & EGGS $16.00
    • Two poached free range eggs & streaky bacon on toasted ciabatta (DF)
  • SEARED SALMON & GREEN PEA RISOTTO $23.00
    • Seared salmon fillet, rocket, parmesan, preserved lemon and green pea risotto (GF)
  • BOWL OF FRENCH FRIES $7.00
    • With home made aioli (V), (GF), (DF)
  • OVEN BAKED FRITTATA $17.50
    • Chorizos, free range eggs, potato, tomato, capsicum, feta, red onion, Italian parsley (GF)
  • MIXED PLATTER $15.00
    • Brie, olives and pesto, served with toasted ciabatta (V)
  • PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM, TOMATO & SPINACH ON POLENTA CAKE $18.00
    • Oven baked Portobello mushroom with tomato and spinach, served on herbed parmesan polenta cake with a poached egg and house made hollandaise sauce (V), (GF)
  • CLASSIC BLT $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich, served with fries and home made aioli (DF)
  • LEMON MULTI-SEED WAFFLES WITH ROASTED APPLE $18.00
    • Lemon multi-seed flourless waffles served with roasted apple, mixed berries, natural yogurt & maple syrup (V)
  • Tempura Shrimp & Vegetable $4.50
  • Regular $9.80
  • Teriyaki Salmon Bowl
  • Rice (180gm) $3.00
  • Chicken Kushiage Bowl
    • Crumbled chicken skewers, Regular -1 Skewers, Large-2 Skewers
  • Regular $11.90
  • Chicken Kushiage $4.50
  • Teriyaki Chicken & Udon Noodles $9.90
  • LEMON AND THYME ROASTED CHICKEN LEGS $28.00
    • served with fondant potatoes, sage, onion and apricot stuffing and a slow roasted tomato, finished with jus and red currant sauce
  • Spicy wedges with sour cream $7.00
  • CREME BRULEE CHEESECAKE $12.00
    • served with rhubarb compote and amaretto creme Anglaise
  • CHOCOLATE MUDCAKE(GF) $12.00
    • served with berry coulis and vanilla bean cream
  • BARRY'S BAY CHEESE SELECTION(for one/for two) $18.00/$28.00
    • a selection of local cheese from Barr's Bay, Cheddar crisps, sliced apple, home grown quince paste
  • MACS GINGER BEER BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS (DF) $26.00
    • southern ocean orange roughy, served with fries, coleslaw and chunky house made tartare sauce
  • TUDORS BEEF BURGER $25.00
    • 180mg house made prime beef pattie layered on lettuce, tomato, cheese, bacon, red onion, beetroot chutney and a sourdough bun, served with onion rings, fries and coleslaw
  • GARLIC AND PARSLEY TOASTED CIABATTA $10.00
  • Sacramental Salad $19 / $16
    • Available in beef or vegetarian
  • The Bread Of Christ $10
    • Fresh European bread with spreads.
  • Prawnography $15
    • Indulge yourself in these prawn twisters with sweet & sour sauce (5).
  • The Last Supper $35
    • Two seasonal cheeses from local cheesemongers with a selection of crackers, freshly baked bread, Mediterranean toppings and condiments.
  • Light Bites $3
    • Peanuts
  • Loot Bags $13
    • Score a loot of fish money bags (6).
  • Light Bites $12
    • Cheese & crackers
  • Crucified Chicken $13
    • Enjoy the sacrafice of these chicken skewers (4).
  • 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
  • Crisp Pickled Vegetables $12
    • with black olive pesto
  • 1/2 Bamboozle Beijing Duck $42
    • 1. Eat the skin by dipping it in a salted black doris plum sauce then sugar, we call it ‘Duck candy’. 2. Wrap the meat with your choice of 5 spice duck stuffing sauce, hoisin or chili mayo with crisp vegetables or fruits. 3. Finish with warm brandy and duck stock shooter.
  • Portobello Mushrooms $16
    • with roasted garlic butter
  • Chicken Sate Bun (2 X Steamed) $16
    • Soft and fluffy buns filled with Malaysian sate chicken
  • Akaroa Sea Salmon $34
    • on fennel-slaw with lemon chili chutney
  • Spicy Black Vinegar Peanuts $6
  • Yu Kum Nou Won Tons (4 X Fried) $14
    • Fennel & feta won tons , smoked paprika mayo
  • Thai Chicken Pie with side Salad $7.50
  • Steak pie with side Salad $7.50
  • Chicken Pita Pockets (with Hummus, Mint Yogurt, Marinated Chicken, mixed Salad) $7.00
  • Sushi Runner ( Teriyaki Chicken, Tuna, Vegetarian,) Completely GF including Soy sauce $4.50
  • Roast Chicken Wraps, also GF $5.00
  • Home made German Brezel with Salmon and Cream Cheese $5.00
  • Farmers Roll (Roast Beef, Dijonnaise, Spinach, Tomato) fresh or grilled $8.00
  • Sausage Rolls $2.80
  • Almonds roasted and spiced $7.00
  • 200 gms Canterbury Angus grass fed fillet $36.00
  • Trust the kitchen vegetarian $20.00
  • Singapore noodles, vegetables, omelette, chilli, curry spices $10.00
  • Vanilla bean ice cream, soft meringue, hazelnuts, pear compote, salted caramel $12.00
  • Ricotta Cheesecake, ginger bread, rhubarb, ginger beer sorbet $15.00
  • Market inspired soup, ciabatta, butter $17.00
  • Agria potato mash, red wine gravy $7.00
  • Xócolate $12.00
    • pecan, citrus crème, xocolate chili ganache, pistachio praline, orange, mint
  • Guacamole $8.00
    • w tomato pico de gallo, jalapeño, coriander, totopos
  • Al Pastor $18.00
    • Crispy Pork (Free Farmed), kimchi, apple yoghurt, radish, mint, sesame
  • Marinated Pan-Fried Fish $7.00
    • w sauce gribiche, pumpkin slaw, green chili crema
  • Panucho $8.00
    • spiced squid, red frijoles, mint, fennel, chili pico, olive powder, cucumber yoghurt
  • Slow-Roasted Agave Baby Carrots $7.00
    • guajillo oil mole, goats feta, migas, baby cress
  • Plancha BBQ Apple Mole Chicken (Free Range) $18.00
    • charred pineapple, sesame
  • Mexico Fried Chicken (Free Range) $16.00
    • Not to be missed!
  • Chilli or Curry $1.00
  • Fish $2.40
  • Chicken Chow Mein $10.50
  • Crispy Skin Chicken $12.50
  • Steak with Pineapple on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Steak with Oyster Sauce $12.50
  • Bacon & Corn Pattie $2.20
  • - (1/2 Scoop) $1.50
Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar

Braided Rivers Restaurant & Bar

location

Address

246 Burnett Street, Ashburton, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033072541

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
246 Burnett Street, Ashburton, Ashburton, Canterbury, 7700, New Zealand