CAFÉ 53 in Christchurch City Menu

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Soup of the day $6.50
Toasted sandwiches
-2 fillings $4.50
-3fillings $5.00
-Extra $0.50
Beans on toast $5.50
Eggs & soldiers $6.50
Scrambled eggs $7.00
Toasted bagel $5.00
-with bacon or salmon $7.00
Bacon & eggs $9.50
Creamy mushrooms $9.50
Lambs fry & bacon $12.00
Bacon buttie $3.50
-with egg $5.00
Eggs benedict $12.00
- With bacon
French toast $12.00
- With bacon & berries
The lot $14.00
Extras
-Bacon $2.00
-Other $1.50

Nearby Sample Menus

Peanut Sauce Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
Choices of chicken, beef, pork,or prawn $11.00
Fried Rice $8.50
Massamun Curry & Rice $8.50
Sweet and Sour & Rice $8.50
Fish Cakes (8) $5.00
Wontons (6) $5.00
Basil and Chili Stir-fry & Rice $8.50

Thai Omelette with minced pork on rice $15.00
Yum Nam Tok $15.00
Spring Rolls $8.00
Yum Tofu and Peanut Sauce $17.00
- (chef Special)
Yum $18.00
- chicken or beef with veges
Thai Green Curry $15.00
-Chicken $21.00
-Chicken, beef or pork $18.00

Hokkien Fried Noodle $10.00
Crispy Roast Pork on Rice $10.00
Combination Fried Noodle $10.00
Spicy Jelly Fish $8.00
Beef Brisket on Rice $10.00
Sharp Fin Dumpling $3.80
B.B.Q Pork Fried Rice $10.00
Preserved Egg & Pork Porridge $5.00

Fresh fruit salad with natural or gourmet yoghurt $11.00
Crispy potato cakes with wilted spinach, Akaroa salmon and a poached egg on top (GF) $17.50
Pancakes with berry compote, maple syrup, whipped cream or yoghurt $15.50
Ham, Emmental, tomato omelette $16.50
Daily Kitchen specials See board
-Classic Emmental, ham, pineapple $9.50
-with Akaroa salmon $18.50
Free range eggs on toast $10.50

Lamb Handi Meat $17.50
- Tender diced lamb cooked with fresh onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes in Indian style.
Chicken Lollipop □ • $11.99
- Chicken wings marinated with ginger, garlic & spices, added with corn flour & deep fried.
Kachumber $5.99
Plain Naan $2.99
Chicken Kolhapuri $17.50
- Chicken cooked in red gravy with coconut cream. Nicely tempered with whole chilli. Must try.
Palak Paneer $15.99
- Cottage cheese and spinach cooked with spicy gravy.
Vegetable Korma $15.50
- A medley of seasonal vegetables cooked in delicacy spiced cream y gravy of cashew nuts and garnished with sliced almonds.
Sarso Da Saag $15.99
- Mustard leaves cooked with onion, tomatoes, herb and spices.

Roti $3.00
- Whole wheat flour
Cheese Naan $4.50
- Homemade cheese filling
Prawn Saag $20.00
- Prawn cooked in spinach and spices, makes people ‘green’ with envy
Kashmiri Naan $4.50
- Raisins, coconut & nut
Egg Plant $13.50
- Eggplant roasted in the tandoor then cooked into a spicy, dryish sauce, garnished with coriander
Madras (Chicken or Lamb) $14.50
- Meat cooked with coconut cream, mustard seeds and spices
Raita $3.00
- Cucumber in yoghurt
Papadam $1.00
- Lentil flour roasted in the tandoor

Gorgeous george (gf vo) $15.80
- Joe’S Hash Topped With Streaky Bacon, Two Grilled Free Range Eggs And Hollandaise
Jose burrito( vo) $16.80
- Streaky Bacon, A Free Range Egg, Spinach, Baked Beans,Caramelised Onions Rolled In A Flour Tortilla, Served With Joe’S Hash
Easy tiger salad( gf) $21.80
- Free Range Chicken Rubbed In Harissa Spices With Rocket, Mesculin, Orange, Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes And Minted Yoghurt
(gf) - gluten free ( gfo) - gluten free option( v )- vegetarian (vo) - vegetarian option
- Substitute Streaky Bacon For Cold Smoked Salmon $17.00
Pikelets ( vo)
Vege burger (gfo v) $17.80
- House Made Kumara, Pea And Lentil Patty, With Green Tomato Relish, Lettuce, Onion, Tomato And Aioli With Chips
The local (gfo vo) $22.80
- Streaky Bacon, Two Free Range Eggs, Toast, Tomato, Mushrooms And Joe’S Hash With Spicy Bratwurst Or Kransky Sausages

Doz Onion Rings $7.00
Scallops 1/2 Doz $9.50
Donut $1.90
1/2 Chicken $13.50
Lunch Box $7.00
Mushroom/ Tomato $5.20
Combination Egg Foo Young $11.50
Chicken Fried Rice $10.00

Fried Moro Bar $2.90
Giant $7.50
Whopper $8.50
Mushrooms $3.50
Combination Chow Mein $14.00
Steak Foo Young $12.50
Vegetarian Seasonal Veggies $12.00
Roast Pork Mushroom on Fried Rice . $12.50

Steak Satay
- Marinated beef steak skewers, served with special Bahn Thai peanut sauce.
Vegetable Golden bag
- In house made deep fried pastry parcels filled with seasonal vegetables in Thai spices. Served wife sweet chilli sauce.
Drunken Noodles
- Thick rice noodles stir fried with vegetables in a Thai style basil and chilli with your choice of meat
Phad Moo Krob (Crispy Pork)
- Stir fried crispy pork belly with seasonal vegetables.
Phad Phong Karee
- Seasonal vegetable stir fried with curry powder, egg. evaporated milk, chili paste and your choice of meat
Deep Fried Squid
- Thai style seasoned fresh squid, deep fried. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
Vegetable in Peanut Sauce
- seasonal fresh vegetables in Ban Thai special peanut sauce.
Yum Bahn Thai
- Bean thread noodles with minced meat, red onions, fresh coriander and seasoned with lime juice and chilli.

Hot Dogs $2.00
COD Fillets $4.50
Fish $3.80
Plain $3.00
Fish Bites (doz) $6.50
CHICKEN CHOW MEIN $10.00
Chocolate $2.00
CHICKEN TOMATOES ON RICE $10.50

CHICKEN NUGGETS+ CHIPS $11.00
HOT CHIPS $5.00
WEDGES $11.00
BANGERS + MASH $13.50
SAUSAGES, EGGS + CHIPS $13.50
TOASTED SANDWICH + CHIPS $9.00
HAM STEAK, CHIPS + SALAD $13.50
NACHOS $12.50

Burrito (tex-mex) $24.50
- Originating from Chihuahua, comprised of flour tortilla stuffed with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and with your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns (available for $2 extra) options. Dressed in our special red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo
Pastel de 3 Leches $9.50
- "Three milks cake" is a cake soaked in three different types of milk. This cake was seen in Mexico as early as the 19th century and it has become a popular dessert. We recommend you have this exquisite cake with a nice cup of coffee
Queso Fundido $17.00
- Hot, soft, creamy cheese-based Mexican goodness, a fondue family relation. Choose between spinach & mushroom or bacon & mushroom. Served for two people or more
Mousse de Chocolate al Tequila $9.50
- A rich, creamy and frothy chocolate mousse with a touch of tequila
Tostadas $25.50
- From Mexico city, these beautiful homemade crunchy corn tortillas are lavishly topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, cheese and red salsa, served with guacamole and pico de gallo and your choice of chicken, beef, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
Jalapeno Poppers $10.00
- Deep fried, cheese filled, crumbed jalapenos served with a fine mexican chipotle dipping sauce
Tacos de Carnitas $26.00
- From the Michoacan region of Central Mexico, these corn tacos are served with roasted pork, salsa verde, green limes, chopped onions and fresh coriander
Antojitos Mexicanos $17.00
- The translation for this dish is literally "little Mexican cravings", these little cravings are usually prepared by street vendors and most of them include corn as an ingredient. Includes mini salbutes (chicken) and fried vegetarian quesadillas. Served for two people or more

VEGETARIAN each $1.40
- avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, lettuce, daikon, nori, sushi rice
SALMON each $1.40
- flaked salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
INARI each $2.00
- deep fried tofu skin with sushi rice
JR ROLL each $1.50
- raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
SALMON NIGIRI each $2.00
- raw Akaroa salmon with sushi rice
OSAKA each $1.50
- smoked salmon, cucumber, nori, sushi rice
FRESH SALMON $1.40
- raw, Akira salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
PRAWN NIGIRI each $2.50
- prawn with sushi rice

Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $14.00
- Prawns
Tom Kah N/A
Tom Yum N/A
Prawns Noodle Tom Yum Soup $13.00
Pad Thai/Egg Noodles/Fried Rice $14.00
- Prawns
Sweet and sour/Fresh Ginger/Chilli Basil/Pad Keemou $11.00
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $11.00
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
Pad Thai/Egg Noodles/Fried Rice $11.00
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu