CAFÉ 53 in Christchurch City Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

B special kid's meal car $11.00
- Furikake rice,teriyaki chicken, crumbed prawn, french fried
Teriyaki chicken & cheese $19.50
Lemon & pepper deep fried squid $8.90
Seaweed salad $4.90
Hamburger steak & chicken cutlet $22.50
Coco cola $3.50
C special kid's meal car $10.00
- Furikake rice, kara- age chicken, crumbed prawn, French fried
Japanese tea $2.50

Onion Salad $3.50
Dal Makhani $14.99
- Lentils cooked with butter, cream and spices. Enjoyed best with cheese naan.
Tandoori Chicken Half $12.00 Full $20.00
- Chicken marinated overnight and traditionally cooked in tandoor.
Chicken Kolhapuri $17.50
- Chicken cooked in red gravy with coconut cream. Nicely tempered with whole chilli. Must try.
Makki di Roti $4.50
Lamb Korma $17.50
- Diced Chicken/ Lamb cooked in cashew nut based sauce garnished with cashew and sultanas.
Goan Fish Curry $17.50
- Royal delicacy from beaches of Goa cooked in lightly spices coconut milk and mustard seeds.
Palak Paneer $15.99
- Cottage cheese and spinach cooked with spicy gravy.

Paneer Naan (homemade cheese) $5.00
Mixed Pickle $4.00
Dal - black or yellow lentils $13.00
- Chopped onions, ginger, garlic and spices fried and then added to the boiled lentils
Posht $14.00
- Meat cooked in a strong gravy spicy sauce, cream & poppy seeds
AIoo Kuicha (potatoe & pea) $5.00
Vegetable Biryani $17.00
- Rice mixed with an assortment of vegetables & spices garnished with coriander
Goan Fish or Prawn Curry $19.00
- Ling Fish or Tiger Prawns cooked in coconut milk, almond paste, mustard seed, & spices garnished with coriander
Aloo Gobi $13.00
- Highly recommended by The Christchurch Press - potatoes & cauliflower cooked with our spices, garnished with coriander

Pahd Thai (our style)
- Here, we use egg noodles quickly stir fried with Chef's selected vegetables, crush peanuts & egg in our Homemade Pahd Thai sauce
Combination Seafood $21.00
Thai Style Cashew Nuts comes with rice
- Stir fried meat of your choice with Chef's selected vegetables in Chef's roasted chili sauce & cashew nuts
Num Tok $19.00
- A Thai traditional dish, cooked with Chef selected vegetables, herbs & roasted ground rice - Beef or Pork
Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
Chicken, Beef or Pork $18.00
Combination Meats $18.00
Crispy pork in Pahd Thai $20.00

Bacon Buttie $8.50
- with house Garlic Aioli served in fresh White Bread. Add a Fried Egg $10
Brioche Benedict $21
- with Streaky bacon, Field Mushrooms and Poached Eggs with Smoked Paprika Hollandaise
Marinated Artichoke, $14
- Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
Slow-cooked Pork Shoulder, seeded mustard and apple fennel slaw $17
Buttermilk Pikelets $17
- with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
Honey toasted Nut and Oat Muesli $12
- served with Central Otago Preserves and Vanilla Yoghurt
Scrambled Eggs $14
- on Potato Hash. Add Manuka Smoked Salmon $20

Chicken teriyaki $30.00
Steamed white rice (bowl) $3.00
-main $20.00
Dessert of the day $14.50
Stir-fried udon noodles with chicken & shiitake mushrooms $28.00
Sweet & sour pork with fresh fruits $30.00
OPENING HOURS TUES - SUN Lunch 11.30am - 2.00pm Dinner 5.30pm - late
Kung pao chicken stir-fried with peanuts, dried chillies & Sichuan peppers $30.00

Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
- Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
Angus Beef Burger $15.50
- Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
- Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
- Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
- Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
- Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
Soup of the Day $9.50
- Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour

Bacon butty $2.5
- with fried egg add
Nutella shake $6.0
Margherita pizza $9.8
- Simple Italian pizza. Tasty tomato sauce topped with a round of buffalo mozzarella and basil. Individual size
Iced chocolate, Iced coffee $6.0
Mama Mitchelli’s muesli $10.5
- Homemade toasted muesli served with stewed seasonal fruit and a creamy Greek yoghurt
Puttanesca pasta $14.0
- Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers
Benger juices $4.8
- Apple, Apricot, Nectarine, Raspberry, Boysenberry
Change to gluten free toast add $1.0

Crêpes Façon Suzette Crêpes served with an orange and Cointreau coulis, topped with homemade vanilla bean ice cream -
Venison Jolie Venison fillets wrapped in streaky bacon served with a caramelized poached pear and Sichuan pepper jus de viande -
Smoked venison fillets thinly sliced, served with crostini and fig -
Éclairs & choux a la crême-Choux pastry filled with French custard -
Goat cheese and caramelised shallots tartelettes with sweet basil pesto -
Pecorino sheep cheese filled crumbed mushrooms -
Orange wine and lime sorbet with a dash of Zubrowska vodka -
Coq au Vin A French favorite of corn fed chicken pieces marinated in red wine, braised with mushrooms, bacon and baby onions -

Keema naan $5.00
- Naan bread with the stuffing of mince lamb
Mango lassi $3.50
Sweet/Salted lassi $3.00
- Sweet mango lassi and salted lassi made from yoghurt
Prawn jalfrezee $16.90
- Prawns cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
Vegetable pakora (4pcs) $5.00
- Selection of mixed vegetables dipped in a spiced chickpea batter and deep fried. Serves well with the mint chutney
Lamb tikka masala $16.30
- Lamb pieces cooked in a mild tomato sauce with chopped onion masala. Must try
Aloo gobi $13.00
- Cauli and potatoes nicely tempered in masala sauce
Lamb do pyaza $16.30
- Lamb cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy