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

  • Fire grilled chorizo torta (3), peppers and garlic $16
  • Pork hock, new style salsa verde & corn crema $29
  • Fire grilled mushrooms, garlic, fried onion queso, fresh herbs $9
  • Pulled pork, fire grilled pineapple, charred spring onion crema $8
  • Guac, salsa & corn chips $13
  • Fire grilled flank steak, tomato, peppers, black olive salsa $8
  • Crispy fried oyster torta (3), watercress, smoked oyster crema $18
  • Vegetable ceviche – tomato, cucumber, radish, watermelon, queso fresco, leaves, herbs, tortilla chips $12
  • Café Corn Fritters $18.50
    • A delicious mix of corn, zucchini, basil, coriander, ginger and garlic. Served with créme fraiche and relish. With salad. Add bacon - $21.00.
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Two poached free range eggs, on grilled ciabatta, with crispy bacon - smothered in hollandaise sauce.
  • Soup (offered seasonally) $11.00
    • Please check the blackboard for the day's flavours. Served with crusty bread.
  • French Toast $16.50
    • Thick baguette slices, soaked in vanilla and cinnamon flavoured mix and served with either maple, bacon and banana OR berry compote.
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Two poached eggs on toast with grilled tomato, sausage, bacon, mushrooms and our own herbed potato hash.
  • Café Granola $12.00
    • Homemade - with organic oats, almonds, coconut and heaps of dried fruit. Served with organic yoghurt and berry compote (fresh berries in season).
  • Café Hotcakes $16.50
    • Our own buttermilk cakes with maple syrup and either: Bacon and banana / Berry compote / Lemon curd, with cream or yoghurt on the side.
  • B.L.T. $18.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bun, filled with crispy bacon, fresh tomato and lettuce and garnished with our lime and basil mayo and relish. With salad.
  • 300g Scotch Fillet $34
    • mums gravy, horseradish, onion rings & fries (GF available)
  • Berry Hotcakes $19
    • with citrus mascarpone, toasted nuts, drizzled pure maple $19.00 or add bacon $22.00
  • Honey Maple Roasted Nut & Grain Muesli $13.50
    • served with seasonal fruit & chia seed yoghurt
  • Barry Crump $27
    • Sticky glazed short ribs, mozzarella mash & peanut slaw (GF)
  • Seasonal Tart $12.50
    • Served with cream and pouring custard - see specials board for details
  • New Age Caesar Salad $18
    • topped with a poached egg & crispy caper flowers (v & GF available) With Chicken $20.00
  • Duck Fat Fondant Potato $6
  • Five Stags Garlic Loaf (v) $8
    • Garlic butter infused in loaf
  • Vegetarian Pattie
  • Paua Fritter
  • Spicy Wedges
  • Smoke Fish Fritter
  • Apricot Chicken
  • Spring Roll
  • Chicken Avocado Burger
  • Chicken Satay Burger
  • Pork Schnitzel with Cauliflower Cheese $23.50
  • Soup of the Day with Artisan Bread $15.50
  • Large $17.50
  • Chicken Liver Pate with Toast & Bread and Butter Pickles $18.50
  • Quiche of the Day with Daily Salad $22.50
  • Mega Breakfast: Bacon, Eggs, Sausage, Mushrooms, Tomato & Toast $23.50
  • Beetroot Bruschetta with Feta, Honey & Walnuts $20.50
  • Slice / Muffins / Scones $4.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae $4
    • Strawberry, chocolate or caramel.
  • Favourites Platter $16.50
    • A crispy selection of chicken nuggets, spring rolls, fish bites, onion rings, samosa and beer battered fries with our homemade aïoli.
  • Kakanui Calamari $26
    • Fried golden then tossed in our homemade paprika salt, served with a side salad, chilli lime sauce and aïoli.
  • The Northerner Breakfast $18.50
    • Two eggs any style, toast, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled haloumi, tomato and spinach.
  • Meat Lover’s Pizza $18
    • Pizza sauce topped with ham, salami, chorizo, beef mince pieces, mozzarella and a BBQ sauce swirl.
  • Beer Fries $5.50
  • Eggs $4
  • One For The Boys $50
    • A large favourites platter with some crispy goodies from our seafood platter, perfect with some cold beers!
  • Amritsari fish (6 pieces) $14.50
    • fish fillets battered in slightly spiced gram flour and lemon juice, then deep-fried. served with tamarind chutney
  • Kadai (chicken, beef, lamb) $17.00/$17.50/$18.00
    • chicken, beef, lamb pieces fried in kadai and cooked with crushed ginger and garlic, tomatoes, capsicum and spices and finished with fresh coriander
  • Balti (chicken, lamb) $17.00/$18.00
    • chicken, lamb pieces cooked in onion, yoghurt, spices and finished with coriander
  • Badam pasanda (chicken, lamb) $17.00/$18.00
    • chicken, lamb pieces that are tenderised in yoghurt, cumin, peppercorns and garam masala then cooked in the creamy pasanda sauce made with almonds
  • Lamb samosa $3.50/each
    • deep fried crisp pastry parcels stuffed with minced lamb. served with tamarind chutney
  • Dal makhani $14.50
    • black lentil and kidney bean cooked in creamy tomato and butter sauce
  • Chicken jalfrezee $17.00
    • boneless cubes of chicken cooked with green capsicum, coconut milk, tomatoes , spring onion and spices
  • Lamb makhani $18.00
    • marinated lamb pieces roasted in tandoor and cooked in creamy butter masala sauce
  • Vegetarian $19.90
  • Thai Money Bags (4) $8.50
  • All eat at the same time and get to sample several dishes.
  • Fish (Deep Fried) $23.90
  • Peanut Sauce
  • Yellow Curry
  • Green Curry
  • Thai Vegetation Spring Rolls (6) $8.50
  • Hotdog Gluten free $3.00
  • Bacon lover's "BBQ Bacon Buster" $8.50
  • Elephant Fish (Big & battered) $4.00
  • Double beef "Fox Filler" $10.00
  • Fish Bite $1.00
  • Chicken Chargrilled $6.50
  • Scallop $2.00
  • Hotdog $2.50
  • 7am - 2pm / 7 days a week
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Pesto $2.00
  • Salmon $5.50
  • French toast $18.50
    • Free range bacon, fried banana and maple syrup
  • Free range eggs (your style)
  • On organic toast $10.50
  • Beat street muesli $9.50
    • Served with organic yoghurt and fruit.
  • Canterbury Cheesemongers Cheeseboard, quince, parmesan & poppyseed biscuit, salted caramel walnuts $15.00 / $23.00 / $29.00
    • see blackboard (Priced 1 / 2 / 3 x 40g serve)
  • Shellfish, smoked groper, mussel, clam, saffron & tomato bouillabaisse, garlic aioli, crouton $19.50
  • Panfried Fish of the night, crumbed fish goujon,warm potato & pea tartare sauce $36.50
  • Sticky toffee pudding roulade, salted caramel & salted caramel ice cream $15.50
  • Baked Chocolate ganache, sea salt, spiced hazelnut, orange oil, homemade crème fraiche ice cream (gf) $16.50
  • Warm pear tart, Earl Grey tea vanilla ice cream $15.50
  • Roasted broccoli, halloumi & sage, caramelized leek, pine nuts (v, gf) $17.50
  • Duck liver parfait, Muscovado & onion jam, bread $19.50
  • Roast Portobello Mushrooms on Toast (gf option) $15
    • Mushrooms, fresh herbs, micro salad on wholegrain toast
  • Warrior Breakfast (gf. wf. df. paieo option) $18.5
    • Beetroot relish, poached eggs, breakfast beans, spinach & mushrooms served on Kumara hash.
  • Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $6.5
  • Coconut Yoghurt $3.5
  • Akaroa Salmon $6.5
  • Mushroom $4 50
  • paleo. swap beans for Akaroa Salmon or Havoc Bacon add: $5.00
  • Steel Cut Oat Porridge (df) $12.5
    • High in protein & fibre Served with lush healthy toppings (Toppings change weekly)
  • Superfood Cauliflower Risotto Vegan $22.50
    • Edamame beans, chia seed, cauliflower and red quinoa gently cooked into a creamy risotto and topped with kale crisps
  • Crisp & Spicy Battered Chicken Burger $22.70
    • 200g chicken breast shallow fried in our secret herbs and spices with crispy bacon, tasty cheese, salad garnish, BBQ sauce and garlic aioli in a grilled brioche bun
  • Our Homemade Soup of the Day $11.80/ $15.50
    • Served with garlic olive & herb bread (Regular serve/ Large serve)
  • Affogato Coffee $13.00
    • Double shot of coffee & liqueur of your choice both served over Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream.Baileys, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Glayva, Sambuca white, Amarula, Benedictine, Drambuie, Frangelico, Amaretto, Wild Turkey honey liqueur, Cointreau, Lochan Ora, Grand Marnier, Opal Nera Sambuca, Galliano, Midori, Southern Comfort, Jameson Irish whiskey
  • With grilled 200g aged Beef Rib-eye Fillet $13.00
  • “Aged Beef” 280g Rib Eye [G] $39.00
    • Reserve aged rib eye cooked to your liking served with caramelised button onions, smokey bacon potato croquettes, café de Paris butter and red wine jus
  • Bully’s Ploughman’s Plate G $23.00
    • Chicken liver pate, terrine, local cheeses and pickled vegetables served with fig relish, onion jam and toasted grain bread
  • Beetroot cured Akaroa Salmon Gravlax G $17.50
    • Bully’s salt cured Akaroa salmon fillet sliced and served with Spanish salsa, carrot & coriander salad with sweet black bean & chilli dressing
  • Rice $2.00
  • Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Pad Thai Noodles $12.90
    • -Fried rice noodles with meat and chopped nuts, egg, vegetables
  • Tom Yum Po-Tak (Seafood) $12.90
  • Som turn $10.90
    • Spicy Thai style salad made from shredded carrots, fresh beans,tomatoes, with dried shrimps.
  • Steak satays $9.90
    • 4 marinated kebab sticks topped with peanuts sauce
  • Peanuts sauce on top/ Cashew nuts $4.90
  • Vegetarian Tom Yum $10.90
  • Portobello mushrooms with hollandaise
  • Butti $8.00
  • Bigi $14.00
  • Cold roast chicken with smokorun's tangy BBQ sauce
  • Bacon and egg
    • with tomato and red pepper sauce
  • Roast lamb with apple and mint jelly
  • Midi $10.00
  • Steak and mushroom with horseradish sauce
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