CAFÉ 53 in Christchurch City Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

Matcha Tiramisu $10.50
- Green tea tiramisu served with vanilla Ice cream
Tofu Steak $19.50
- Fried tofu steak with yuzu miso sauce
Beef Tataki $17.00
- Thin sliced seared rare beef served with soy and red nine sauce
Miso Soup $3.00
Maccya Panna Cotta $10.00
- Creamy green tea panna cotta with ice cream
Served with green tea salt, curry salt and rose rock salt
Dragon Roll $22.00
- Tempura prawn and wrapped in grill eel with special sauce
Tofu Salad $11.00
- Tofu with sesame dressing, topped with assorted nuts

-Roast of the day
(All Children's meals are available for anyone under 12 years only)
Ice Cream Sundae $8.90
- Your choice of chocolate, caramel, strawberry or passion fruit.
Polly’s Pita Pockets $19.50
- Pita bread with marinated chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, capsicum and onion, sweet chilli sauce and O'Sheas aioli
Serving of Grilled Tomatoes $3.50
Hot Apple Shortcake $8.90
- Served with ice cream and cream.
Kids Mini Roast
- (see blackboard for roast of the day)
-Seasonal Salad

1x FR Egg $2.00
- salmon, cream cheese, tomato, spinach
GF $1.00
Toastie Sandwiches $8.90
- your choice of 3 fillings: ham / cheese / tomato / pineapple / onion
Eggs Benedict
- served on 7 grain bread. Your choice of
Waffles $14.50
- with bacon,banana, kiwi fruit and maple syrup
Organic Oat Porridge $11.50
- served with peaches and natural yogurt
Bacon $4.50

Museli w/ Fresh Fruit. berries & yoghurt $11.00
● Beans on Toast (GF/Vegan available) $11.50
- Smoked housemade beans on wholegrain toast served w/ aioli our sour cream
Hash Breakfast (GF +DF) $17.50
- Housemade hash, fresh baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise
GF=Gluten Free
Gangsta $22.50
- Housemade walnut + parmesan sausages, tomato, mushroom, spinach and hash w/ poached eggs, hollandaise and wholegrain toast
All eggs free range
- + Eggs or Hash $21.50
Eggs on Toast $10.50

Pan Fried Salmon Fillet $16.00
-Pearls
Black Sugar Cake $4.00
Thick Cut Toast w/ Chocolate Spread $4.80
Combination Braised Platter $7.00
- four choice of 3 items from our braised food menu excluded of braised beef shank
-Grass Jelly
Thick Cut Toast w/ Peanut Butter $4.80
Braised Hard-Boiled Egg $1.00

Wood Fired Flatbreads (v) $11.00
- Garlic, rosemary and rock salt finished with parmesan
Calamari $15.50
- Fresh local squid marinated in light chilli and lemon, coated in sea salt and cracked black pepper. Lightly fried and served crisp with a manuka smoked garlic and lemon aioli.
Caesar salad $19.50
- Our version of this classic with romaine lettuce, grilled pancetta, sundried tomatoes, anchovies, shaved parmesan, soft boiled egg and red onion with garlic croutons and anchovy dressing. With chicken breast add 5.00
Porchetta $22.50
- Manuka smoked pork, marinated in a tangy sauce, red onions, green peppers, bocconcini cheese and cherry tomatoes. Finished with fresh lime, coriander and chilli.
Lasagne al Forno $21.00
- Herbed low-fat ground beef and pork with tomato, onions, garlic and vegetables between sheets of fresh pasta. Topped with béchamel, parmesan and tomato and herb Napoletana
Mediterranean salad (v) $19.50
- With root vegetable crisps, balsamic roasted cherry tomatoes, artichokes, eggplant, feta cheese, rosemary roasted pecans, red peppers and olives. Tossed with mixed greens. With chargrilled Canterbury lamb or chicken add 5.00
San Marco $21.50
- Manuka smoked speck bacon, garlic cloves, sliced vine ripened tomatoes, fresh basil, black olives, bocconcini cheese and a touch of chilli.
Insalata Paesana $21.50
- Warm Manuka smoked tomatoes, blue cheese, roasted kumara, avocado and smoky bacon with mixed salad greens and a walnut and raspberry vinaigrette.

Nachos $10.50
- Nachos, homemade sauce.
Amaci's big breakfast $14.00
- Bacon, sausage, free range egg (poached, fried or scramble ) grilled tomato, mushroom and hash brown, served with two pieces of toast (brown or white )
•Toasties $7.50
Three Choice Meal (Regular Plate) $13.90
your choice from
ham cheese and tomato turkish $10.00
- Ham, cheese and tomato served with turkish bread.
- Ham cheese corn chive toastie
One or Two Choice Meal (small Plate) $12.90

Pecorino sheep cheese filled crumbed mushrooms -
Mixed berries sorbet with a dash of crème de cassis -
Spoon of scallops and bok-chow topped with crystallized ginger -
Pavé of Akaroa Salmon Salmon Fillet served with crayfish bisque and a julienne of fried leeks -
King prawns cocktail with saffron aioli -
Chocolate and Cointreau truffles -
New Zealand green-lipped mussels drizzled with a mustard velouté -
Le Canard à l’Orange – A Quacky Feast Moist & tender confit of duck slowly braised in a tangy jus, green bean log and potatoes Landaise -

Our Famous - Big Breakfast $24.00
- Bacon, eggs (any style), tomato, mushrooms, sausage, house-made hashbrown, ciabatta bread
Fish of the Day $35.00
- Staff will advise on today's special
Lunch & Dinner: Crumbed Chicken Tenders $13.50
- Served with your choice of chips and salad or potatoes and veggies
Venison $38.00
- Roasted venison (served medium rare), fondant potatoes, braised red cabbage, celeriac puree, berry jus
Breads and Spreads to Share $16.50
- Selection of Freshly Baked Breads (9 pieces), Trio of House Spreads
Chef's Salad $22.00
- Grilled Free Range Chicken, Mixed Herb Salad, Pork Crackle, Lardons, Poached Egg, Garlic Croutons, House-Made Mayo
Chilled Chocolate Fondant $14.00
- Dark chocolate mousse, salted caramel popcorn, vanilla cream, chocolate sorbet
Three Cheese Souffle $19.50
- Cheese souffle, apple, pickled beetroot & walnut salad, melba toast

SALMON NIGIRI each $2.00
- raw Akaroa salmon with sushi rice
VEGETARIAN each $1.40
- avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, lettuce, daikon, nori, sushi rice
PRAWN NIGIRI each $2.50
- prawn with sushi rice
INARI each $2.00
- deep fried tofu skin with sushi rice
OSAKA each $1.50
- smoked salmon, cucumber, nori, sushi rice
CALIFORNIA each $2.20
- avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, prawn, seafood stick, nori, sushi rice
SALMON each $1.40
- flaked salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
SALMON BALL each $2.90
- raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice

Extra Serving on Meat $5.50
Cashew Nuts $4.00
Curry Steak on Rice / Curry Pork on Rice / Steak, Tomatoes on Rice / Steak, Mushrooms on Rice / Pork, Tomatoes on Rice / Pork, Mushrooms on Rice $10.80
Chicken, Cashew Nuts / Roast Pork, Cashew Nuts / Beef Satay Sauce / Queenspark Special Chow Mein $12.50
Half Chicken, Tomatoes / Half Chicken, Mushrooms / Half Chicken, Pineapple $11.80
Prawn Chow Mein / Combination Chow Mein $11.80
Tomatoes / Pineapple / Mushrooms $3.00
Pottle of Fried Rice / Pottle of Fried Noodles $5.80