CAFÉ 53 in Christchurch City Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

Ye Good Ole Foccacia Melt $23.50
- Marinated chicken on toasted focaccia with cream cheese and cranberry. Finished with mozzarella and then oven baked. Comes with a salad, basil pesto & sour cream.
Crispy Chicken $16.50
- Crispy, tasty, deep fried chicken pieces marinated overnight in chef’s special sauce with golden fries, petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. Yummo..
Ribeye steak with chips and salad $12.00
Good Ole Steak $27.00
- Yummo rib eye cooked to your liking, served with a garden salad. Comes with crisp fries and finished with a horseradish & beetroot pesto and battered onion rings.
Cracked pepper and bourbon pate $12.50
- An old homemade favourite of ours. Bourbon & cracked pepper blended pate. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto.
kids chicken and mushroom pasta $10.00
Pasta of the day $17.50
- What you get depends on the chef's mood and whichever way the wind’s blowing. Please ask the wait staff for today’s yummy concoction. It could have seafood or any other delectable things in it.
Chocolate Overload $11.00
- A rich moist chocolate cake cooked to perfection smothered in baileys sauce, white chocolate ice-cream, chocolate shavings (told ya it was choc madness!) and a trio of berries with a blob of scented cream.

BRUCHETTA $14.00
- with mushrooms, taleggio, & balsamic figs
CHORIZO RED PEPPER & TOMATO $14.00
- with potato croquetas
TAGINE $28.00
- morocan style braised meat with couscous, salad, yoghurt & relish(see blackboard)
CLASSIC PEACH & PROSCIUTTO SALAD $21.00
- with gorgonzola & peach dressing
ROSSA $18.00
- tomato, mozzarella
QUATTRO FORMAGGI $19.00
- parmezan, gorgonzoa, provolone, pecorino, mozzarella
MARGHERITA $20.00
- tomato, basil, buffalo mozzarella
FUNGHI $20.00
- mushrooms, porcini, truffle oil, mozzarella

Fritters of the day See board / $16
7am – 2.30pm
Halloumi on toasted focaccia with hummus, avocado, greens and salsa side $17.50
Bagel with chilli scrambled eggs, feta, spring onion and rocket $13.50
Fillet steak open sandwich with portobello mushrooms, roasted tomato and mustard sauce $18.50
Toast with jam $7.50
Pancakes with berry compote, maple syrup, whipped cream or yoghurt $15.50
we only use free range eggs and chicken.

Teka Maki $ 6.00
Magic $ 6.50
Kaki Fried $ 12.00
- Deep fried bread crumbed oyster accompanied with wasabi sauce (3pcs)
Gyoza (4pcs) $ 5.00
- Deepp fried pork and vegetable dumplings.
Unagi $ 6.50
California $ 5.50
Fried Fish $ 9.50
- Deep fried bread crumbed pieces of salmon, terakiki and gurnard (4pcs)
Spicy Chicken Cutlet Roll $ 5.00

Sparkling mineral water $4.0
Mushrooms on toast $15.5
- Mushrooms fried in garlic butter, served on grain toast and topped with feta
Baked beans single $6.0 double $10.0
- Homemade baked beans in a rich tomato sauce served on Turkish toast
Banana bread $6.5
- served with walnut butter
Change to gluten free toast add $1.0
Calzone $12.0
- Folded pizza filled with venison salami, spinach and cheese. Individual size
Mitchelli’s speciale $16.5
- A tasty mix of chorizo, cannellini beans and tomato topped with a poached egg and drizzled with sage brown butter. Served with garlic yoghurt and crusty bread
Breakfast bruschetta $12.5
- Toasted Turkish bread with ricotta and roast tomatoes, drizzled with basil pesto oil

Breads and Spreads for Two $13.00
- Selection of Freshly Baked Breads (6pieces), Trio of House Spreads
Eggs Benedict $18.50
- English muffins, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce with choice of: Bacon / Smoked Salmon / Wilted Spinach
Pork Belly $36.00
- Confit pork belly, savoy cabbage, bacon lardons, carrot & ginger puree, seared scallops, soy jus
Dessert: Little Blue Penguin $5.00
- Scoop of vanilla ice cream on blue fizzy
Beef Fillet $39.00
- 200g eye fillet, herb mashed potato, caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes, confit garlic, green beans, madeira jus
Breads and Dips to Share $16.50
- Selection of freshly baked breads (9 pieces), trio of house dips
Croque Monsieur $21.50
- Toasted brioche, ham off the bone, cheddar or Gruyere cheese, shoestring fries, garden salad
Venison Salad $23.50
- Pan seared venison loin, pear, walnuts, crispy kumara, mixed leaves, berry & balsamic dressing

Curry puffs $8.90
- 5 vegetarian homemade curry puffs
Som turn $10.90
- Spicy Thai style salad made from shredded carrots, fresh beans,tomatoes, with dried shrimps.
Fish cakes $8.90
- Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
Padse-eewsen yai $12.90
- Fried thick rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
Tom Yum Kha Gai (Chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
Pad se-eew sen mi $12.90
- Fried thin rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
KaoPad $12.90
- Fried rice with meat of your choice and vegetables
Peanut sauce $12.90
- with meat and vegetables with rice

Thai Curry Puffs (4) $8.50
Thai Fish Cake (5) $8.50
Thai Money Bags (4) $8.50
Garlic & Pepper/Cashew nuts/Peanut Sauce $13.00
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu $10.00
Tom Yum N/A
Prawns Noodle Tom Yum Soup $13.00
Tom Kah N/A