Casa Nostra in Christchurch City Menu

PANE PANE
  • Garlic Bread $10.50
    • Melted homemade garlic butter on ciabatta, topped off with parmesan cheese
  • Schiacciata $12.00
    • Traditional Tuscan flat bread topped with fennel, anchovies & mozzarella cheese
  • Pane Cafone $12.00
    • Artisan bread filled mediterranean style, served with E.V.O.O and balsamic vinegar
ANTIPASTI ANTIPASTI
  • Pate Della Casa $15.00
    • Homemade chicken liver pate with port, brandy & red onion confit
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $22.50
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Olive Siciliane $14.00
    • An assortment of Sicilian green olives, roasted almonds, pecorino cheese & grissini
  • Cozze Pepate $16.00
    • Mussels served in a garlic, white wine, cracked pepper & parsley broth with fresh ciabatta bread
  • Portobello Polenta $14.50
    • Grilled polenta with field mushrooms, ricotta & pesto
  • Proscuitto Mare & Monte $22.50
    • Parma ham wrapped around seasonal fruit served with tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella & prawns
  • Piatto Bruschetta $17.00
    • Ask the staff for our trio of the day
  • Mozza Chips $11.00
    • Crumbed mozzarella with tomato sugo
  • Insalata Calamari $18.00
    • Grilled squid with chorizo sausage, beans & mixed greens
  • Suppli $14.50
    • Porcini mushrooms with arborio rice, proscuitto & served with aioli
  • Calamari Fritti $17.50
    • Squid rings dusted in semolina & fried, served with aioli & lemon rocket salad
ANTIPASTO ANTIPASTO
  • Perfect for sharing! $35.00
    • A taste of Italy with a selection of mixed cured meats, pickles, Italian cheeses, olives, smoked salmon, a bit of this & a bit of that
ZUPPA ZUPPA
  • Minestrone $13.00
    • Seasonal vegetable soup with basil & grilled bread
  • Brodetto Ligure $17.00
    • A fresh mix of seafood in a tomato broth
INSALATE INSALATE
  • Caprese $17.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes & basil
  • Panzanella $17.00
  • Add Grilled Chicken $21.00
    • Rustic Italian tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, fresh basil, red capsicum with crispy grilled bread & red wine vinaigrette
  • Beetroot $16.00
    • Tossed with rucola, hazelnuts, crumbed goats cheese & drizzled with a balsamic dressing
CONTORNI CONTORNI
  • Shoestring Fries $9.00
    • With aioli or tomato sugo
  • Polenta Chips $10.00
    • Chunky polenta fried & served with aioli
  • Rucola $13.00
    • Served with pears, parmesan & white balsamic dressing
  • Mixed Leaves $10.50
    • With tomatoes, cucumber, olives & avocado
  • Broccoli $9.50
    • Lightly tossed with crushed garlic & olive oil
OUR PIZZA - SCHIACCIATA  (SKIAH-CHA-TAH) OUR PIZZA - SCHIACCIATA (SKIAH-CHA-TAH)
  • Reginella $27.00
    • Pomodoro, buffalo mozzarella, basil & E.V.O.O
  • Giardino $28.00
    • Pomodoro, zucchini, peas, ricotta, spinach, eggplant, sprinkled with dill
  • Salmone $29.00
    • Pomodoro sugo, mozzarella, capers, smoked salmon, red onion & mascarpone cheese
  • Splendida $28.50
    • Chicken meatballs, eggplant, pecorina cheese, zucchini, rucola & cherry tomatoes
  • Contadina $28.00
    • Homemade sausage meat, capsicums, mushrooms & olives
  • Gustosa $28.50
    • Roast lamb, potatoes, leaks, mozzarella & pancetta
  • Maialona $29.00
    • Mozzarella, mortadella, Italian salami, proscuitto & parmesan cheese
  • Rubacuori $28.50
    • Pesto, chicken, pinenuts, mozzarella, tomatoes & parmesan cheese
  • 11 Bello $28.00
    • Fior di latte, rucola, cherry tomatoes, proscuitto & grana cheese
  • Nettuno $29.00
    • Pomodoro, mozzarella, chili prawns, squid, sundried tomatoes, pangrattato & salsa verde
  • Verdure $27.00
    • Eggplant, zucchini, leeks, chilli, basil & tomato sugo
  • Piselli $27.00
    • Peas, ricotta, bocconcini, fresh mint, sea salt & ground pepper
  • Bambini (kids) $17.00
    • Cheese, ham, pineapple & pomodoro sauce - or - cheese, fresh basil & pomodoro sauce
PASTA PASTA
  • Tordelle Di Carne $24.50
    • Handicrafted ravioli filled with chicken, pork, beef & silverbeet served in a bolognese sauce
  • Ravioli Di Pesce $26.50
    • Hand-filled ravioli stuffed with prawns, crabmeat & smoked salmon in a creamy grilled pepper sauce
  • Ravioli Di Zucca $25.50
    • Homemade pumpkin ravioli in a light sage sauce topped with pine nuts
  • Gnocchi Di Patate $24.00
    • Handmade potato gnocchi with your choice of either a rich gorgonzola sauce -or -a fresh tomato & basil sauce
  • Carbonara Modo Mio $24.50
    • Penne with pancetta, red onion, a little chilli in a traditional carbonara sauce
  • Bolognese $24.00
    • Handmade spinach fettuccine with a classico ragu sauce
  • Puttanesca $24.00
    • Kalamata olives, anchovies, capers, basil, chili, garlic in a pomodoro sugo
  • Fettuccine con Pancetta $24.50
    • Taleggio, cream, crispy pancetta, cauliflower, rocket & pangratto
  • Fettuccine Con Polpette $24.50
    • Homemade Italian fettuccine pasta with chicken meatballs in a fresh tomato -or - basil pesto sauce
  • Linguine Pescatore $26.50
    • With mussels, clams, prawns & scallops cooked with garlic, parsley, white wine & a touch of napoli sauce
  • Lasagne Di Mamma Alda $25.50
    • Thin layers of pasta, basil, bechamel, beef, napoli sauce, ham & melted cheese
  • Cannelloni Piemonte $25.50
    • Spinach & ricotta rolled in handmade pasta sheets & baked in a napoli sauce
  • Eggplant Parmigiana $25.50
    • Sliced eggplant topped with tomato sauce, basil & bocconcini cheese
  • Bambini (kids) $17.00
    • Spaghetti - or - penne with a choice of bolognese sauce & napoli sauce - or - burro e formaggio
RISOTTO RISOTTO
  • Risotto Pesce $26.50
    • Seafood risotto tossed with prawns, scallops, mussels, white wine & fresh Italian parsley
  • Risotto Verdure $24.50
    • Arborio rice, green beans, peas, spring onions, zucchini, spinach & fresh mint
SECONDI SECONDI
  • Veal Portafoglio $37.50
    • Crumbed veal scallopine served with mozzarella, proscuitto & red pepper salsa
  • Vitello Al Marsala $37.00
    • Veal scallopine with sliced field mushrooms & marsala wine sauce
  • Chicken Parmigiana $35.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast topped with our fresh pomodoro sauce & melted mozzarella cheese
  • Spiedini Di Pollo $35.00
    • Free range chicken breast with courgettes, capsicums on skewers in a hot arrabiata sauce served on crostini, mixed leaves & a squeeze of fresh lemon juice
  • Porchetta $36.00
    • The best roast pork loin with caramelised pears, broccoli, pancetta & almonds
  • Agnello $36.00
    • Braised lamb shank in a chianti vino sauce on a potato mash
  • Bistecca (400g) $36.00
    • Grilled sirloin steak served with your choice of brandy & green peppercorn, mushroom - or - gorgonzola sauce
  • Filetto Di Manzo (300g) $38.00
    • Grilled fillet steak served with your choice of brandy & green peppercorn, mushroom - or - gorgonzola sauce
  • Fritto Misto $37.00
    • Crispy fried calamari, prawns, fish fillet & scallops served with lemon mayo aioli
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $39.00
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Pesce Del Giorno N/A
    • Ask your waiter for details, price varies
DOLCI DOLCI
  • Dolce Del Duca $16.00
    • Our own handcrafted Tiramisu
  • Panna Cotta Al Miele $16.00
    • Honey panna cotta with sticky vincotto
  • Coppa Pigiama $16.00
    • Fresh fruit served with caramel custard, gelato & cherries
  • Cassata Napoli $16.00
    • A traditional three tiered Italian gelato served with fresh fruit
  • Fondente $16.00
    • A hot chocolate fondant cake served with vanilla gelato & chocolate sauce
  • Lemon Tart $16.00
    • A homemade lemon tart served with vanilla mascarpone gelato & berry sauce
  • Affogato $11.00
    • Served with a shot of espresso & vanilla gelato. Add $4 for a dash of your favourite liqueur
  • Bambini (kids) $9.00
    • Two scoops of vanilla gelato with a choice of chocolate - or - berry sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Giant Hot Dog $3.50
  • Mushrooms 6 for $5.50
  • Oysters seasona
  • Chicken Nibbles 6 for $5.50
  • Steak & onion Pattie $2.40
  • Monster Burger $7.00
  • Prawn Twister $1.20
  • Deep Fried Moro Bars $3.00
  • Lamb Souvlaki $15.00
    • Fresh pita bread filled w/ lamb, salad, tzatziki, sweet chilli & hummus
  • Marinated Calamari $13.00
    • Zesty pieces of calamari, served with a green salad, aioli & lemon
  • Club Sandwich $15.00
    • Chicken w/ bacon, brie, tomato, aioli & lettuce served w/ fries
  • Garlic Prawns $12.50
    • Sauteed in garlic, olive oil & parsley, on warmed ciabatta w/ lemon & aioli
  • Wedges $5.00
  • Spicy Pork Tacos $15.50
    • 2 soft taco shells filled w/ spicy pork, red cabbage, tomato & com salsa & Japanese mayo
  • Lamb Rump $26.50
    • Herb crusted lamb rump on kumara chips & sour cream, & buttered beans w/ jus
  • Seasonal Vege $5.50
  • Fillet steak open sandwich with portobello mushrooms, roasted tomato and mustard sauce $18.50
  • Pasta of the day See board
  • Fresh fruit salad with natural or gourmet yoghurt $11.00
  • 7am – 2.30pm
  • Grilled haloumi / bacon / Akaroa salmon $5.00
  • Pancakes with berry compote, maple syrup, whipped cream or yoghurt $15.50
  • -with Akaroa salmon $18.50
  • Halloumi on toasted focaccia with hummus, avocado, greens and salsa side $17.50
  • Black Tiger Prawn $22.00
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $18.00
  • Crispy pork Chilli & Basil $20.00
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $22.00
  • Thai Oyster Sauce Dish comes with rice
    • Stir fried with chef selected vegetables in oyster sauce
  • Thai Fish Cakes (6) $11.00
    • Must Try Dish!! Deep fried Thai style fish patties with herbs served with our home made dipping sauce
  • Thai Sweet Green Curry
  • Peanut Sauce Noodles
    • Fried egg noodle with Chef's selected vegetables in our homemade peanut sauce
  • Salmon $17.50
  • Salmon in Wholegrain $17.50
    • (veg) smoked salmon, 1 poached egg, minced spinach, cream cheese served on 7 grain toast
  • Toast with Organic Jam $7.00
    • your choice from our bread selection
  • Plain Bagel $8.90
  • - add chicken $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • served on 7 grain bread. Your choice of
  • Toasted Muesli $11.50
    • served with peaches and natural yogurt
  • - chicken, cranberry, brie. fresh tomato & lettuce
  • Plain Wedges $10.00
    • Wedges served with sour Cream
  • Gourmet Flat Bread $10.00
    • Topped with olives, Cheese, Basil, Peppers & Red onion
  • Meat Lovers $23.00
    • The Chef's mix of Ham, Beef, Chicken, Salami and Pork, with Peppers & Red onions
  • Roast Pork $12.00
    • Served with roosted & Seasonal Vegetables with home made Gravy
  • Paltter $40.00
    • 6 x Fish Bites, Samosas, Spring Rolls, Chicken Nuggets, Squid Rings & Chips
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
    • Large bowl of fries with Tomato Sauce &Aioli
  • sausage, Egg & Chips $15.00
    • Two Sausages, Chips, Eggs with lashings of Gravy
  • 300 g Rump Steak $16.00
    • A Large rump with fries two eggs & slow
  • PRAWNS & SCALLOPS $15.70
    • Grilled black tiger prawns & scallops drizzled with a creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Just a hint of spice to tantalise your taste buds!
  • LAMBS FRY $23.80
    • Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
    • Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
  • 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.
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $26.50
    • Fillets of today’s fish coated in a yummy Cajun spice pan-seared to perfection and plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion and baby spinach and maybe some other goodies if you're lucky. finished with garlic aioli and grilled prawns. Yummo!
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $24.50
    • Depending on the way the winds blowing or whatever the chefs decide to feed ya!
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • FLATBREAD $12.90
    • Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato, parmesan cheese.The locals favourite.
  • Molto Carne $22.50
    • Italian sausages, salami, Italian style bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Golden fries (v) $8.50
    • Served with house made smoked garlic aioli.
  • Fettuccine al Salmone e vodka $21.50
    • Smoked salmon, beet greens, onion, garlic and capers with a dash of lemon infused vodka. Cream, or tomato and herb Napoletana sauce.
  • Rigatoni Zucca aerostat e Pollo affricate $21.50
    • Fresh hollow tube pasta. Tossed with roast pumpkin, smoked chicken, spinach and roast garlic cream sauce. Topped with sundried tomato pesto.
  • Genovese $22.50
    • Basil pesto, wood fire roasted chicken, pumpkin, pine nuts, brie, red onion, spinach
  • Focaccia bruschetta with four pestos $11.50
    • Four pieces of focaccia brushed with extra virgin olive oil and garlic, grilled and served with four seasonal pests.
  • -Crispy Squid
  • Tom Xao Kin Chi - Kinchi Prawn $24.00
  • 4 People $25 per person
  • Tom Xao Chua Ngot Sweet Sour Sauce / Tom Xao Cay Chilli Prawn $22.00
  • Deep Fried Banana Served with Ice Cream / Deep Fried Ice Cream / Lychee Ice Cream / Mung Bean Served with Ice Cream / Fruit Salad Ice Cream $5.50
  • Bun Nem Nuong (Dry) Pork Chargrill Salad / Bun Rieu Crab Meat, Shrimps & Tofu Soup / Bun Cari Curry Noodle Soup / Banh Mi Bo Kho Sta Beef with Bread / Hu Tieu Bo Kho Sta Beef Rice Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Com Chien Fried Rice Your Choice of Meat - Chicken, Beef, Pork / Com Chien Ga Man Salty Fish Fried Rice / Com Chien Chay Vegetarian Fried Rice / Com Heo Quay Crispy Pork Fried Rice $9.00
  • Banh Xeo (Riceflour) Crispy Pancake TomThit & Ga Tom Pork & Prawn or Chicken & Prawn $9.00
  • All Sides Come With A Dip Of Your Choice Extra Dips $1.20 Each
  • Junior Cheese Burger $8.40
    • Angus beef w/ melted cheddar, tomato ketchup & mayo
  • Bird On Fire L $12.90 / S $11.40
    • Fresh grilled chicken tenderloins w/ sriracha chili sauce, tangy coriander & lime mayo, salad & relish
  • Big Island L $14.90 / S $13.40
    • Chicken w/ grilled pineapple, free formed bacon, melted cheddar, salad & mayo
  • Davey Jones L $11.9 / S $10.40
    • Crumbed NZ dory w/ tangy coriander & lime mayo, salad & relish
  • -Cheddar $1.50
  • Chicken Littles $8.40
    • Three tempura nibbles
  • Egg Montreal $18.90
    • two poached eggs with house-cured salmon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
  • Bagel $12.00
    • toasted Bagel with cream cheese and salmon
  • The Creamy Goat $12.50
    • tomato, olive oil and a mild goat cheese piled on our whole-grain sour dough bread
  • All Breads & Bagels Are Baked On-Site With Sour Dough All Eggs Used At Opawa Café Are Free-Range And Sourced Locally.
  • Egg Benedict $17.50
    • two poached eggs with bacon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
  • Big Breakfast $19.50
    • with bacon, sausage, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms, toast, fried potatoes and two eggs any way you like it
  • B.L.T.-Toast $16.50
    • with bacon, lettuce, tomato & house made sauce hollandaise
  • Sautéed Mushrooms $16.50
    • with two poached eggs on sourdough bread & house-made hollandaise
  • Egg fried rice (bowl) $5.00
  • Scallops with kumara crisps and Japanese mayonnaise $14.00
  • Dessert of the day $14.50
  • Fried rice with roast pork & Chinese sausage $28.00
  • -side $14.50
  • Deep fried house made prawn meat balls with Japanese mayo (4pieces) $14.00
  • Stir-fried udon noodles with chicken & shiitake mushrooms $28.00
  • Chicken teriyaki $30.00
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and 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
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Katsu Set $13
    • Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Teriyaki Beef $11
    • Beef with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Beef yaki udon $11
  • Teriyaki chicken udon $12
  • Yakjundon Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Inari N/A
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11
    • Chicken with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Sushi Roll N/A
  • Satay chicken pie $5.40
  • Chicken club $2.30
  • Steak & mushroom pie $5.30
  • Salmon club $2.30
  • Family vegetable quiche $17.90
  • Potato top savouries $2.60
  • Ham & asparagus quiche (SM) $5.20
  • Roast beef & fig chutney roll $4.60
Casa Nostra

Casa Nostra

location

Address

2 Waterman Place, Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033843186

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
2 Waterman Place, Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand