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

Flat Bread $10.00
- Pita bread coated with a mix of sun-dried tomatoes and garlic with a sprinkling of fresh parmesan and oven baked to perfection. Comes with a sweet chilli sauce & sour cream.
My Fav Chicken Bacon & Cashew Salad $21.50
- Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons, avocado salsa and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, crispy bacon & parmesan cheese.
Open chicken sammie $17.50
- Corn chip herb crusted chilli lemon chicken on toasted focaccia with salad, cucumber pickles, roast tomato & pineapple, finished with streaky bacon, brie cheese & sweetcorn sour cream.
Cracked Pepper & Bourbon Pate $13.80
- Now what about this, we would be billionaires if we sold this on the streets of Kaiapoi... Comes with beetroot pesto, pickles and warm bread.
Beer Batter Fish $17.50
- Yip just good ole fish n chips with salad and tartare sauce. I suppose I could say that the fish is base and that the batter is crisp and that the fries are cooked to perfection and that the salad is fresh to make this dish sound more exciting....
Pasta of the Day $22.50
- 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.
Flat Bread $12.70
- Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato pesto and topped with parmesan cheese. Oven baked and finished with sweet chilli and sour cream. The locals favourite.
Chilli & Lime Chicken Sammie $24.50
- An absolutely awesome chilli and lime chicken on toasted focaccia with roast peppers, char courgettes and bb pickles finished with streaky bacon, brie cheese and sweet corn sour cream, served with a side of fries and aioli. Yumm..

Waffles $15.00
- Delicious brioche waffles w a crunchy caramalised shell served w warm dark chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream
Eggs Benedict $19.00
- Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w crispy bacon and sauteed spinach on toasted bread
Soup of the Day $13.00
- Served w toasted Supergrain bread
Superfood Salad $18.50
- Quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice, kale, roasted seasonal veges served w Beef marinated w sweet soy sauce
Sticky Crispy Chicken $19.00
- Glazed w special-sticky-spicy-sweet sauce. Served w oriental slaw and toasted bread
Vanilla and Cinnamon French Toast $18.50
- Served w caramalised banana, crispy bacon and maple syrup, Drizzled and garnished w maple syrup, toasted almonds and walnuts
Superfood Salad $18.50
- Quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice, kale, roasted seasonal veges served w Pan grilled tofu
Zucchini Green Bean Fritters $18.00
- Topped with kimchi salad. Served w beetroot chutney

Chicken with Mushroom S $17.50 / L $30.00
Squid with Salt & Pepper S $19.00 / L $32.00
Squid & Sour Squid with Vegetable S $19.00 / L $32.00
Seafood in Rice Noodle Soup $12.00
Beef with Fried Rice S $13.00 / L $24.00
Beef with Curry S $17.50 / L $30.00
Beef Balls in Rice Noodle $11.00
Grilled Meatballs on a kebab stick

Grilled haloumi / bacon / Akaroa salmon $5.00
Crispy potato cakes with wilted spinach, Akaroa salmon and a poached egg on top (GF) $17.50
Grilled haloumi / bacon / Akaroa salmon $5.00
Daily Kitchen specials See board
Fritters of the day See board / $16
Full breakfast with eggs, bacon, spicy sausage, hash, mushroom, tomato and toast $20.50
Pasta of the day See board
-Akaroa salmon and avocado with fresh lemon and dill $12.50

Garlic Bread $10.50
- Melted homemade garlic butter on ciabatta, topped off with parmesan cheese
Pesce Del Giorno N/A
- Ask your waiter for details, price varies
Contadina $28.00
- Homemade sausage meat, capsicums, mushrooms & olives
Gamberoni Alla Griglia $22.50
- Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
Cassata Napoli $16.00
- A traditional three tiered Italian gelato served with fresh fruit
Ravioli Di Pesce $26.50
- Hand-filled ravioli stuffed with prawns, crabmeat & smoked salmon in a creamy grilled pepper sauce
Polenta Chips $10.00
- Chunky polenta fried & served with aioli
Lasagne Di Mamma Alda $25.50
- Thin layers of pasta, basil, bechamel, beef, napoli sauce, ham & melted cheese

Lemon Chicken $14.00
Bacon Pattie $2.20
Steak Curry on Rice $12.00
Fish $2.50
Chicken Chop Suey $12.00
Pork Fried Rice $11.00
Pineapple Ring $1.80
Bami Goreng $14.00

-Chicken & Beef $11.00
Mixed
-Beef & Lamb $11.00
Double Cheese Burger $4.50
-Lamb & Falafel $11.00
-Beef & Lamb $11.00
Beef single $9.00 / double $11.00
-Chicken single $9.00 / double $11.00

Crispy Calamari Salad $19.50
- Tender pieces of squid in a crispy salt and pepper coating. Served with Asian Noodle salad
Chicken BLAT $16.90
- Chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado and pesto served on Turkish bread
Crackled Pork Belly $26.90
- Served with roast baby potatoes, beans, spinach. Topped with apple comport and rosemary sauce
Beef Fillet Steak $34.00
- Bacon wrapped 200g beef fillet resting on a potato gratin with roasted Portobello mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and vegetables. Finished with red wine jus
Breakfast Burrito $16.90
- Scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla with cheese, beans, tomato, spicy salsa, sour cream and guacamole, served with hash brown
Oven Baked Focaccia $8.50
- With herb butter, served with olive oil and sweet chilli sauce
Nachos $16.50
- With traditional topping and your choice of Beef or Spicy Chicken
Golden Chicken Filo $18.50
- Daily fresh flavour, served with fries and a side salad

VANILLA BRULE
- Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD
- A rich moist chocolate brownie smothered in baileys chocolate sauce and homemade chocolate ice cream (told ya it was choc madness!)
GARLIC BREAD $7.20
- This has no story... except to say it's bloody great!!!!
FAMOUS FRITTERS $21.50
- our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn and kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad, with smoked salmon. Yeah there are other spectacular goodies in the salad but I can’t be telling ya everything or there will be no surprise.
MAD COWS CHEESECAKE
- Here at the Three Cows we’ve made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all completely different. we are slowly running out of flavours to make, but don’t panic we've always got the internet to help us out if the chefs are having another one of their blank moments.
PORK BELLY $32.50
- Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and. spice. Comes with roast potatoes, some chargrilled bok choy and a mango and peach chutney. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof, or you could be missing some when you get it!
PASTA OF THE DAY $24.50
- Depending on the way the winds blowing or whatever the chefs decide to feed ya!
LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
- Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.

Spring Rolls $12.50
- The nook’s special spring rolls with home-made kiwi apple sauce
Fresh Spring Rolls $12.50
- Rice paper wrapped fresh crispy veges with sweet chilli sauce
Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
- Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
Roasted Vegetarian Curry $18.00
- Red curry with roasted Vegetarian/ Duck, pineapple, tomato and grapes
Mix Platter (for 1 / for 2) $10.00 / $20.00
- Fresh spring roll, spring roll, money bag and satay chicken
Satay Chicken $6.50
- Marinated chicken satay with peanut sauce
Lamb Shank Massaman $23.50
- Slow cook lamb shank infused with Massaman sauce served with The Nook chunky potato bites and onion
Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
- Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice

DONUT $3.60
- Hot fried donut sprinkled with cinnamon
GIANT BURGER $8.50
- A king size treat melted cheese fried egg crispy bacon & a ring of pineapple & all the trimings
CHICKEN NUGGETS 1 DOZ $11.90
FRENCH FRIES (Small) $3.60
- Golden fried crinkle cut chips
CHICKEN $20.00
- Delicious cooked chicken whole
CHOCOLATE DONUT $3.90
HAWAIIAN SAUSAGE $4.50
- Sausage coated with crispy batter sauced down the middle with a filling of delicious pineapple
DONUT & STRAWBERRY $4.50

Eye fillet steak served with chef’s special sauce $34.00
Fried rice with roast pork & Chinese sausage $28.00
Steamed white rice (bowl) $3.00
Deep-fried ice cream $14.50
Dessert of the day $14.50
Pork & chive dumplings with red chilli oil & vinegar (4 dumplings) $12.00
Steamed pork & prawn dumplings with black caviar (4 dumplings) $14.00
OPENING HOURS TUES - SUN Lunch 11.30am - 2.00pm Dinner 5.30pm - late

Nutella shake $6.0
Puttanesca pasta $14.0
- Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers
Supremo $19.5
- Eggs done to your liking with free range smoky bacon, homemade baked beans and bratwurst sausage, served on Turkish toast
Eggs Benedict $16.5
- with free range smoky bacon
Chia $5.5
- Orange, Passiionfruit & apple, Blueberry & Apple
Free range eggs on toast $9.5
- Your choice of poached, scrambled or fried on Turkish or grain toast single 5.5 double
Eggs Benedict $16.5
- with spinach
Toast $6.0
- Turkish or grain. spreads- honey, jam, nutella or vegemite

Sausage Roll $2.50
Carrot Cake $3.00
Chow Chow Beef $4.00
Ham & Mustard $4.00
Mince & Cheese
Hot Chips $2.50
Mince
Fish $3.00

Combination Entree $15.00
- 2 everything above
Seafood Peanut Sauce $22.00
- Prawns, squid, fish, mussels, scallops in peanut sauce
Roast Duck (Gang Ped Yang) $19.50
- In a red curry with vegetables, potato, pineapple & grape
Fried Rice $17.50
- (kao Pad)light meal mixed veges, very nice
All curries come with one rice chicken, beef, pork or tofu
Chicken Wings $10.00
- 7 pieces in homemade sauce
Prawn Salad $22.00
- (Pla Goong) A mixture of vegetables, lemongrass chilli jam & prawns
Chilli Prawns $22.00
- (Pad Prik Goong) Spicy stir fry with fresh chillies & a mixture of vegetables