Curators House Restaurant in Christchurch Menu

TAPAS (These little tastes of Spanish gastronomy are to share between friends, enjoy at any time & any occasion traditionally accompanied by a good wine or beer. Ideal to enjoy before your main course arrives) TAPAS (These little tastes of Spanish gastronomy are to share between friends, enjoy at any time & any occasion traditionally accompanied by a good wine or beer. Ideal to enjoy before your main course arrives)
  • Aceitunas maceradas $10.00
    • Our special marinated olives
  • Patatas bravas $14.00
    • Cubed fries & paprika sauce
  • Croquetas de pollo con chorizo $19.00
    • Garcia chicken & chorizo garcia croquettes (4 units)
  • Salteado de habitas con jamon $19.00
    • Broad beans panfried in olive oil with Spanish ham
  • Chuletitas de cordero a la parilla $23.00
    • Canterbury spring lamb rack cutlets chargrilled, gourmet potatoes & aromatic olive oil drizzle (3 units)
  • Almejas a la marinera $24.00
    • Cloudy bay clams cooked in white wine, onion, and saffron ragout (LF)
  • Langostinos al ajillo $21.00
    • Australian wild Prawns pan-fried smothered in garlic & olive oil,hint of chilli (4 units)
  • Extras: prawn $4.00
  • Extras: croqueta $3.00
  • Extras: bread $2.00
  • Extras: lamb cutlet $6.00
  • Chorizo garcia a la sidra $19.50
    • Our own award winning chorizo cooked in apple cider
  • Angulas a la bilbaina $28.00
    • West Coast Whitebait sauteed in olive oil with garlic & chilli (LF)
  • Calamares a la andaluza $19.00
    • Calamari dusted in flour & flash fried (LF)
  • Salteado de setas al jerez $19.50
    • Sauteed mushrooms with garlic, parsley in px spanish sherry
  • Surtido de embutidos $27.50
    • House made chorizo, longaniza & Spanish ham served tomato bread (LF)
  • Tapas variadas $55.00
    • A tasting selection of our tapas including chorizo, croquetas, mushrooms, calamari, patatas bravas, ali oli & bread
ENTREES ENTREES
  • Soup of the day $18.00
    • served with crusty bread
  • Curator’s pate $23.00
    • Our house made duck pate served with wine reduction shallots & balsamic gelatin & tostas drizzled in virgin olive oil
  • Ensalada de queso de cabra $28.50
    • Caramelised Goat cheese atop salad greens, dried fruits & nuts, with a honey vinaigrette
  • Ensalada de salmon y aguacate $24.00
    • Cured akaroa salmon served with avocado on a warm kumara & parsnip salad
MAIN COURSES MAIN COURSES
  • Cordero asado - lamb shoulder $41.50
    • Slow roasted canterbury lamb shoulder served with a rosemary, thyme & red wine reduction
  • Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
    • Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
  • Solomillo de buey - fillet of angus beef $45.00
    • Prime fillet grilled, tomato, dauphinoise with portobello mushroom & pedro Ximenez reduction
  • Butifarra garcia $39.00
    • Housemade catalan pork sausage with portobello mushroom & fries
  • Trio vegetal de texturas - vegetable trio $39.00
    • Escalivada marinated mediteranean vegetables with empanadilla pastries & sauteed mushrooms topped with blue cheese
  • Venado a la parrilla $42.00
    • Grilled venison rump with house vinaigrette, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes & panadera potatoes
SEAFOOD MAIN COURSES SEAFOOD MAIN COURSES
  • Suprema de pescado gratinado - gratin fish in alli oli $37.00
    • Fish fillet grilled gratin in alli oli on house made tomato sauce
  • Pescado entero al horno – whole oven baked fish $39.00
    • Whole fish of the day oven baked & served with santurce salsa
  • Pescado a la plancha – chargrilled fish fillet $41.50
    • Chargrilled fish of the day with canary island style mojo verde herbed vinaigrette & sautéed seasonal vegetables
  • Suquet de pescado y marisco $43.00
    • A ragout of fresh fish & seafood including prawn, clams & mussels with a saffron bisque atop potatoes
  • Paella mixta–house speciality Chicken, & Seafood tossed with saffron scented rice, tomatoes & vegetables. Cooked & served in a paella pan - Minimum order of two per table. We recommend pre-ordering paella at the Curator’s House, especially if you are dining at peak time. Please check the availability of paella with your waiter. Please allow at least 25 minutes cooking time. It is worth the wait! per person $43.00
SIDE ORDERS SIDE ORDERS
  • Side salad $9.00
  • Sauteed seasonal vegetables $9.00
  • Curator's fries $9.00
  • Patatas bravas $14.00
  • Bread slices $7.00
  • Pa amb tomaquet – bread with tomato and olive oil rub $10.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Arroz con leche $14.00
    • A light & creamy rice pudding mousse spiced with cinammon
  • Crema catalana $17.00
    • Our house speciality. Traditional Spanish cream with a hint of lemon, vanilla & cinnamon topped with caramilised sugar
  • Dark chocolate hazelnut brownie $18.00
    • Rich 70% dark chocolate with cream cheese & toasted hazelnuts served with a refreshing raspberry sorbet & sugared pistachios
  • Tarta de santiago – almond tarte $18.00
    • The famous Spanish almond tarte from the pilgrim's town of Santiago de compostela dusted in icing sugar, with triple chocolate ice-cream & served traditionally with a glass of pedro ximenez sherry
  • Affogato $12.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream served with a shot of espresso
  • With: disaronno amaretto $18.00
  • Cheese... $ 32.00/ $18.00
    • A trio of the best available cheeses served with quince paste, local walnut halves (to share/ for one)

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Shakshuka $22
    • Turkish style baked eggs w/ feta, herbs and Turkish bread.
  • Granola $16
    • Served with yoghurt gel, chai seeds, sago, mascarpone foam and fruit textures.
  • Chiplotle Scrambled Eggs $21
    • Served with roast mushrooms, chorizo, manchego cheese on toasted multigrain (V Optional).
  • Quinoa Salad $16.5
    • Served with Kumara puree, mixed nuts, seeds, kale and cauliflower Tabbouleh.
  • Toast n’ Spreads $10
    • Toasted sourdough, multigrain, or G.F bread. Served with house made jam, cream cheese, peanut butter or honey.
  • Eggs your way $12
    • Choice of free range poached, scrambled or fried on toasted sourdough, multigrain or G.F bread.
  • Eggs Benny $20 / $21.5 / $20
    • Herb potato hash, poached free range eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce. Served with bacon OR Smoked Salmon OR Smoked mushrooms.
  • Japanese Crepe $20
    • Bacon and cabbage crepe w/ fresh crab and salad. Topped with kewpie mayo and BBQ sauce
  • Pumpkin Cake $4.50
  • Pheng Jau $4.50
  • Deep Fried Taro $4.50
  • Bean Curd Fish-Balls Soup $10.00
  • Hum Shiu Kwok $4.50
  • Jin Siu Mai $5.00
  • Baked BBQ Pork Bun $5.00
  • Chinese Chives Dumplings $4.50
  • Pad Krapao $12.00
    • Stir fried meat with fresh chillies, basil leaves, garlic, green beans & capsicum
  • Panaeng $12.50
    • Panaeng curry with coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, chillies, peanuts & capsicum
  • Mini Mix Wontons (2) + Puffs (2) $5.00
  • Pad Se-Ew $10.00
    • Stir fried flat noodles with meat, broccoli, carrot & cabbage
  • Pad Priew Warn $12.00
    • Sweet and sour sauce combined with pineapple, tomato, onion & cucumber
  • Gaeng Daeng $12.50
    • Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, beans, sweet basil, peas & eggplant
  • Gaeng Kiow Waan $12.50
    • Green curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, beans, sweet basil, peas & eggplant
  • Chicken Tom Yum Soup $5.00
  • Free Range Egg on Toast $8.50
    • Poached, fried or scrambled eggs on a slice of toast
  • Pancakes $19.50
    • Pancakes Stack Topped with Rhubarb and Berry Compote, Clotted Cream, Crushed Hazelnuts and Canadian Maple
  • Free Range Eggs on Toast $10.50
    • Your choice of Poached, Fried or Cheesy Herb Scrambled Eggs
  • Potato, Bean and Halloumi Stack $21.50
    • (GF) Potato Cakes with Homemade Baked Beans, Spinach, Grilled Haloumi and Herbs
  • Vegemite, Marmite, Pics Peanut Butter, Jam and Pesto $1.00
  • Crumbed Chicken with Chips $11.50
    • Chicken tenderloins coated in bread crumbs served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Farmer’s Breakfast $22.50
    • The big one - Streaky Bacon, Irish Pork Sausage, Grilled Mushrooms, Roasted Tomato, Potato Cake, Wholegrain Toast & two free Range Eggs any Style
  • Roasted Tomato $2.50
  • Chicken Pineapple on Fried Rice $11.00
    • Sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables and pineapple gravy on fried rice
  • -1/2 doz (no sauce) $3.50
  • Chicken Curry Fried Rice $10.00
    • Curried sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables in gravy on fried rice
  • Pork Mushrooms on Fried Rice $11.00
    • Sliced pork with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
  • Steak Curry on Fried Rice $10.00
    • Curry sliced steak with seasonal vegetables in gravy on fried rice
  • Satay Prawns $13.00
    • Prawns with seasonal vegetables, pineapple and tomato in satay peanut sauce
  • Meat (chicken) (roast pork) (pork) (steak) $4.00
  • Set Menu for 3-4 people $32.50
    • Chicken with cashew nuts, Roast Pork Fried Rice, Deep Fried Wontons (14) with a pottle of sweet and sour sauce
  • Add tomato $3.00
  • Basket of fries $7.00
    • Served with tomato sauce and garlic aioli
  • The challenge ½kg pure angus prime beef $36.00
    • The bigger the better, Served with BBQ sauce (2 sides)
  • Fruit toast $9.00
    • Served with butter and cinnamon sugar
  • Side n/a
    • Fries, Vegetables, Roasted Potatoes, Salad, Garlic Mash, Izone Slaw
  • Mixed grill $15.50
    • Choice of any two - beef, pork, chicken or lamb served with gravy and your choice of veges, salad or fries
  • Chicken breast $23.50/$30.00
    • Served with spicy plum sauce (1 side/2 sides)
  • Vegetarian breakfast $17.00
    • Grilled tomato, mushrooms, potato hash, two eggs cooked the way you like, on grilled rye toast and your choice of hollandaise or tomato relish
  • Sour Cream
  • Lettuce
  • Bowl naked burrito in a bowl/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Beef Barbacoa-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Melted Queso Cheese $1.50
  • Burrito rolled in a soft flour tortilla/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Chicken-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce and grilled to perfection
  • KIDS QUESADILLA $5.50
  • QUESADILLA SUPREME $9.90
    • Meat + 2 salsa
  • Cheese
  • Roast Pork Soup noodle $9.00
  • ShanghaI Fried Noodle $9.00
  • Beef Gravy on Rice $9.00
  • Chicken Fried Noodles $9.00
  • Pickle Cabbage & Pork Soup Noodle $9.00
  • Yeung Chow Fried Rice $10.00
  • Lemon Grass Chicken Soup Noodle $8.00
  • Chicken Fried Noodle $9.00
  • Skordalia (small) $3.50
    • 100g take away pottle (vegetarian garlic dip)
  • Baklava $3.00
    • Layers of Filo and nuts coated with honey syrup
  • Greek Salad (large) $9.00
    • A traditional Greek Salad with Feta and Olives
  • Houmous (small) $3.50
    • 100g take away pottle (vegetarian)
  • Moussaka (vegetarian option) $10.00
    • Accompanied with salad and pita bread
  • Spanakopita (vegetarian) $4.00
    • Spinach and Feta cheese Filo parcels
  • Lountza (smoked pork) $6.50
    • Marinaded and smoked pork loin (100g)
  • Marinated Olives (small) $3.50
  • Gamberoni alla Griglia $21.50
    • Juicy grilled king prawns with parsley, garlic & chilli
  • Bambini only please. Choose your pasta dish. Ice cream sundae to finish.
  • Panne all'Aglio $9.50
    • Tutto Bene loaf baked with garlic & herb butter
  • Funghi $24.50 / $34.50
    • White-sauce with porcini, Portobello, goat cheese & mozzarella with black truffle oil-crème fraiche & rocket
  • Calzone Paradiso $24.50 / $34.50
    • A folded pizza with Italian salami, smoked chicken, sundried tomato, mozzarella, ricotta & capsicum
  • Di Carne $25.50 / $35.50
    • Napoli sauce, spicy Italian sausage, chicken meatballs, ham, salami, mushroom, black olives & mozzarella
  • Cannelloni Fiorentina $20.50 / $26.50
    • Filled with spinach, house ricotta & parmesan then baked with Napoli sauce. Served with chargrilled vegetables
  • Beef Cheek Gnocchi One size ~ $24.90
    • Sticky slow-braised beef cheek mixed with house-made potato gnocchi & leeks. Garnished with shaved parmesan
  • Pancakes $17.50
    • or berry compote, yoghurt & maple syrup
  • Wedges $9.00
    • wedges served with sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Pancakes $18.00
    • light & fluffy pancakes served with grilled banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Chips & gravy $8.00
    • chunky fries served with our delicious gravy
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms $21.00
    • mushrooms cooked in a creamy garlic & pesto butter sauce served on toasted ciabatta
  • Honey pot granola $13.00
    • honey toasted granola muesli served with fresh fruit salad, greel yoghurt & berry compote
  • Eggs & hollandaise - Florentine $17.50
    • wilted baby spinach with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
  • Soup of the day $12.50
    • soup of the day served with warm bread
  • Supreme Burger $7.90
  • Sour Cream $1.10
  • Upsize Drink $1.50
  • -Regular Chips
  • Onion Rings $3.30
  • Regular Drink
  • Family Meal $33.90
  • Kids Toy
  • Garlic and Herb Foccacia $10.00
    • Homemade garlic butter
  • Paella Ala Valencia $28.00
    • Seafood and chorizo speciality rice dish from Spain - add chicken $32.00
  • Extras $5.00
    • Bacon
  • Bucket of Mini Doughnuts $13.00
    • Cinnamon sugared doughnuts served with warm caramel and chocolate sauce
  • Roman Ribs $22.00/$30.00
    • Honey, garlic and chilli marinated pork ribs, served with fries (1/2kg or 1Kg)
  • Open Steak Fromage $22.00
    • 180gm sirloin grilled and served with Spanish onion, roasted red peppers, cheese and sauteed mushrooms on toasted ciabatta bread. Served with fries
  • Gamba Al Ajillo $19.00
    • Sauteed prawns with garlic, coriander, paprika and olive oil with ciabatta bread. Served in a sizzling hot pot
  • Le Cochon $32.00
    • Roast belly of pork, served with apotato and kumara gratin and roased vegetables with apple and spring onion salsa to finish
  • Camembert & Quince Jelly $14
    • rolled in chopped hazelnut
  • Cori Frower (Caulifower Cheese) $12
  • Salt & Pepper Monk Fish (3 Skewers) $16
  • Wok-Fried Chinese Greens $20
    • sautéed in fresh gingered and garlic in a light oyster sauce and sesame glaze
  • Parma Ham & Buffalo Mozzarella $16
    • with sun dried tomato and basil pesto
  • Lec King Protein $16
    • Char grilled vegetable salad, minted lemon dressing, Thai yellow curry hummus
  • Ten Ta Kool (Squid) $16
  • Thai Mee up an Spank Mee $24
    • Prawn Thai curry, lemon grass, kafir lime leaves, chili and beans
  • Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
    • Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
  • Waffle $14.00
    • Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
  • Extra fillings $0.50
  • Pancake $11.00
    • 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
  • Egg Benedict $15.00
    • Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.
  • Toastie $5.50
    • Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
  • Breakfast $19.00
    • Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
Curators House Restaurant

Curators House Restaurant

location

Address

7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033792252

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Mediterranean , New Zealand , Spanish , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
7 Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand