Empire Bar & Izakaya in Christchurch Menu

YAKITORI YAKITORI
  • Kawa Chicken skin $4.00
  • Momo Chicken thigh with Tare $7.00
  • Chicken thigh with scallion sauce $7.00
  • Chicken thigh with spicy tomato sauce $7.00
  • Reba Chicken liver with Tare $7.00
  • Hatsu Chicken heart with Tare $7.00
  • Tsukune Chicken mince balls with tare & egg yolk $7.00
  • Sasami Chicken fillet with plum sauce $7.00
  • Giumiku Ocean beef sirloin with smoked chilli kelp $12.00
  • Buta Wakame Pork belly with sweet miso $10.00
  • Lamb Rump with rosemary and red wine miso $12.00
  • Ebi Yuan prawn with chilli mayo $12.00
  • Hotate Scallop with wasabi mayo and tobiko $12.00
  • Shiojake Salted Ora king salmon with lemon $12.00
  • Nasu Eggplant with red miso and ginger $7.00
  • Yaki Onigiri Rice ball with miso $7.00
  • Kinoko Portobello mushroom with green onion sauce $7.00
  • Broccoli Served with sesame sauce $5.00
IZAKAYA IZAKAYA
  • Steamed rice $3.00
  • Miso soup $3.00
  • Edamame beans $7.00
  • Creamy sesame cabbage salad $7.00
  • Goma Wakame $7.00
    • Spicy seaweed salad
  • Tsukemono $7.00
    • Homemade pickles
  • Gyoza $12.00
    • Pork, garlic and chive with gyoza sauce
  • Agedashi $10.00
    • Crispy tofu with ginger, scallion and dashi shouyu
  • Takoyaki $12.00
    • Octopus balls with Empire sauce and mayo
  • Hiyayako $12.00
    • Tofu with broccoli, radish and wafu dressing
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • Pancake with Empire sauce and mayo
  • Soba Noodle $14.00
    • Chilled with dashi shouyu and scallion
  • Karrage $16.00
    • Crispy chicken with yurinchi sauce and mayo
  • Chefs Special Sushi $14.00
    • 6 pieces
  • Tempura $18.00
    • Vegetables and seafood with tentsuyu
  • Fresh Sashimi Platter POA
    • The best from the market today
NEW STYLE NEW STYLE
  • Maple, sansho and black pepper chicken wings $14.00
  • Crispy wasabi squid with parmesan and Yuzu mayo $16.00
  • Ora king salmon with umeshu jelly, toasted rice, apple wasabi and shiso $18.00
  • Soft shell crab with Sakè, butter, soy, scallion and ginger $18.00
  • Ocean beef tataki with egg miso, garlic chips and crispy soba noodles $18.00
  • Steamed corn custard with roast eel and radish $18.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Soba and Miso Cookies $6.00
    • perfect with Sencha
  • Selection of homemade Ice Cream $10.00
    • Matcha, Adzuki and Yuzu
  • Black sesame panna cotta with pineapple granita and honey $12.00
  • Torched pear, almond meringue, shiso, tapioca and umeshu jelly $12.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pumpkin Arancini Balls $17.00
    • Crumbed pumpkin and goats cheese risotto w sundried tomato aioli - Add a deli salad $3.50
  • Halloumi & Quinoa Salad $18.00
    • Gojiberries, roast carrot, rocket and apple with lemon and toasted cumin seed vinaigrette
  • Mainland Crabcakes $19.00
    • Agria rosti, rocket, poached egg, hollandaise and slow roasted tomato
  • Bread and Dips $18.00
    • Dux made liptauer, pesto, pumpkin hummus, and olives
  • - Or full selection for $18.00
  • Smoked Daily $39.00
    • Smoked salmon, fish of the day, mussels, clams w aioli + lime tartare, toasted ciabatta + crackers
  • Caramelised Beetroot $19.00
    • Feta, rocket, pinenuts, mozzarella
  • Crispy Tofu Salad $18.00
    • Mesclun leaves, courgette ribbons, carrots, coriander with sweet sesame dressing
  • Thai sweet chilli sauce flavoured blue cod (boneless & skin on) (One fillet/Two fillets) $22.00/$44.00
  • Chicken fillets served with ginger infused sweet and sour sauce $20.00
  • Deep fried chinese string mushrooms wrapped in fish fillet, drizzled with teriyaki sauce $25.00
  • Chef's special roast duck (Half/Whole) $20.00/$40.00
  • Taro slow cooked with pork belly $20.00
  • Barbeque pork fried rice vermicelli $13.00
  • BBQ pork & chinese vegetable on rice $13.00
  • Combination seafood stir fry served on a bed of steamed egg $20.00
  • Fries (GF) $6.00
    • With aioli
  • Seafood Chowder $12.50
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Garlic Bread $7.50
    • With house made confit garlic butter
  • Roast of the Day $15.00
    • (GF available) Ask your server about today’s roast
  • Caesar Salad $15.50
    • (GF available) Streaky bacon, toasted croutons, caesar dressing, cos lettuce, oregano shaved parmesan and anchovies (optional)(Add Chicken $4.00)
  • Abode Chicken Burrito $15.50
    • With guacamole, smoked tomato salsa, cheddar cheese and fennel slaw, served with fries
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • 200gm sirloin with salad greens, beetroot relish and crispy onion rings in artisan bread, served with fries
  • Quinoa Falafel Wrap $15.50
    • With guacamole, smoked tomato salsa, lettuce and tzatziki, served with fries
  • -Medium $8
  • -Small $4.50
  • Extras $1.00
    • Cheese
  • -Combo Chips & can of Drink $12
  • -Small $6.00
  • Grilled Chicken S $7.50 / M $9.50 / L $11.50
    • Grilled chicken pieces with rice garden salad
  • Plain Burger $5.00
  • - Medium $9
  • Pretzel with butter N/A
  • Choice of Salami with Cheese, Ham with Cheese or Black Forest Ham with butter and pickles N/A
    • on White Bread Roll / on Multigrain Roll / on Pretzel
  • Berliner Currywurst with home made curry sauce and bread N/A
  • Bulette/Meatball N/A
    • with bread roll, mustard and pickles / with Berliner Potato Salad
  • Bavarian Weißwurst with Pretzel and sweet mustard N/A
  • Fleischsalat/Meatsalad served with bread N/A
  • 2 Frankfurter with Berliner Potato Salad N/A
  • Brotzeit/Mixed Platter – Variation of cold cuts, dried meats and cheese served with breads and pickles N/A
  • Mushroom Do Pyaza $18
    • Mushroom cooked with fresh onion mixed with spices with cashew nut sauce.
  • Vegetable Samosa (2Pcs) $6
    • Flaky pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seed.
  • Chicken / Lamb / Beef Vindaloo $19.50
    • Hot dish from south of India, based chilli, spices and fresh tomatoes. Goes well with plain Naan.
  • Vegetable Biryani $16
    • Rice and Vegetables are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal
  • Lassi: Mango/Sweet/Salted $5
  • Prawn Malabari $21
    • An exotic delicacy from the coasts of Malabar in south India cooked in curry leaves, coconut milk, mustard seeds, tamarind and spices.
  • Lamb, Chicken Or Beef Biryani $18
    • Rice and Chicken/Lamb/Beef are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal
  • Meat Samosa (2 Pcs) $6.50
    • Flaky pastry filled with spicy minced lamb and peas.
  • Satay and Tandoori Chicken Skewers $19.00
    • with lamb kofta’s, basmati rice and dipping sauces
  • Simply Grilled Ribeye $18.00
    • 120g minute steak, forest mushroom risotto and salsa verde
  • Margherita n/a
    • Tomato, basil, olive oil, cracked pepper and our own hand pulled mozzarella
  • Gluten free 8” $20.00
  • FOD $23.00
    • lightly speckled salt and spice dusted fillets, salad, fries and smoked paprika cream
  • Pastries $14.00
    • or warm croissant; champagne ham and smoked mozzarella
  • Salt ‘n’ Pepper Squid $14.00
    • with peri peri mayo
  • Large $20.00
  • Ice cream of the week $8
    • house made ice cream, flavours change regularly
  • Fish & chips $10
    • fish, fries, salad & tomato sauce
  • Truffle mash $5
  • Crispy skin chicken nibbles $10
    • garlic, ginger, chilli vinegar & green onion mayo
  • Antipasto $33
    • house made preserved lemon hummus, roquette & pine nut pesto, smoked tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, tuttafetta, olives, feta & extra virgin olive oil and 20yr aged balsamic, served with breads
  • Ora King salmon gravlax $16
    • dill & lemon mascarpone, candied lemon, rye croutons, sorrel, crispy capers & poached egg
  • Ice cream $2
    • One scoop of house made ice creamserved in a cone, flavours change regularly
  • Gnocchi $17
    • pan seared buckwheat gnocchi with courgette, roquette, pea puree, hazelnuts & goats curd
  • Gourmet Toasted Bacon & Egg Sandwich & chips $15.00
    • Toasted ciabatta bread with homemade pesto mayonnaise, bacon, tomato & lettuce with house dressing and served with chips and a side salad
  • Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
  • Fish & chips $15.00
    • Beer battered fish & chips serve with a side salad, tartar sauce & lemon wedge
  • Available between 9am to 2pm
  • Continental Breakfast $14.00
    • 2 slices of toasts served with your 2 choice of raspberry jam, marmite, peanut butter, honey, butter, cereals with a jug of milk, natural or fruit yoghurt, orange juice & a small size of hot drink from our beverage list
  • Kids Toasted Sandwich platter $11.50
    • Served with small cup fruit salad, biscuit and marshmallow
  • Braised pork belly served with homemade steamed lotus leaf buns $18.00
    • Served with fresh lettuce, Japanese BBQ sauce & house sesame garlic soy sauce
  • GBC Breakfast $18.50
    • Eggs, bacon, tomato, hash brown, mushrooms and sausages, served with toast
  • Sauteed Green Beans & BBQ Kale $10.00
    • With remoulade, parmesan shavings, shallots
  • Slaw $8.00
    • With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00
    • With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
  • Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
    • BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
  • NY Cut Sirloin Steak $26.00
    • With red wine jus, served with shoestring fries
  • Black-Eyed Pea Falafel $10.00
    • Grated beetroot, slaw, feta cheese, ranch
  • Strange's Poutine $12.00
    • Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
  • Pan Seared Blue Cod $34.00
    • Creole salsa, chat potatoes, parsley butter
  • Marmite $6.50
  • (on toasted bagel) $7.50
  • Manuka Honey $6.00
  • B.L.T $10.50
    • Streaky bacon, iceberg lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • – Kimchi & Cream Cheese
  • Your choice of toasted bagel: plain, sesame, pumpkin seed and poppy seed cheese and onion extra $0.60
  • (on toasted bagel)
  • Fresh Banana $6.50
  • Crème Brûlée $15.00
  • Persian Feta and Lemon salad $25.00
    • Pickled vegetables, Beurre Noisette Rye crumb
  • Pan fried Grouper $43.00
    • Polenta, Courgette puree, Saffron Creme fraiche, Asparagus
  • Carpaccio $24.00
    • beef fillet, lemon oil, anchovies, capers, Parmigiano Reggiano
  • White Chocolate Fudge $4.50
  • Carrot & pumpkin soup $16.00
  • Basil parfait $18.00
    • Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
  • Agnolotti pasta $42.00
    • Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion
  • Plain egg foo young with mixed vegetables $15.00
  • Chicken & corn soup (small/ large) $6.00/ $15.00
  • Hokkien stir fried noodles with mixed seafood & pork $19.00
  • Egg foo young with assorted seafood $25.00
  • Assorted seafood noodle soup $20.00
  • Seasonal greens in broth $15.00
  • Spice & sour soup with pork, shrimp & tofu (small/ large) $8.00/ $20.00
  • Wok fried beef ho fun in black bean sauce $18.00
  • Slow Roasted Beef Short-Rib $19
    • Coffee rubbed 12 hour roast beef short rib, poached egg, spinach, mushroom, goats cheese,toasted ciabatta.
  • (GF) gluten free (V) Vegeterian
  • Warm chocolate cake.( Gf, V) $14
    • raspberry sorbet, berry's, pistachio praline
  • Eton Mess Meringue.( Gf, V) $14
    • Macerated strawberries, berry tubes, vanilla cream
  • Aikmans Big Breakfast $24
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, slow roast tomatoes, Italian sausage, baked beans, mushrooms,Aikmans rosti, eggs any style, toasted ciabatta
  • Buttermilk Chocolate Hotcakes $18
    • Chocolate hotcakes, berry compote, vanilla cream, oreo crumb, chocolate ganache
  • Beer battered Market Fish $27
    • Chatham Island Blue Cod, hand cut fries, slaw, tartare sauce, lemon
  • -Avocado and tomato.
  • Crushed Avocado $18.00
    • Crushed Avocado on 5 grain multi toast w grilled tomatoes & chilli flakes.
  • Breakfast sharing platter for two $40.00
    • Eggs your way poached, Scrambled or fried, spinach, tomatoes, Streaky bacon, home- made hash browns, sausages, toast, and hollandaise & finished with home-home tomato sauce. Vegetarian option available
  • Prawn Salad $21.00
    • Tempura prawns with candied pecans, green apples, and salad greens finished off w blue cheese.
  • -Crispy Bacon Rashers $17.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Poached eggs on our home made hash browns served w hollandaise & your choice of
  • Side of Yoghurt, Home-made tomato sauce, hollandaise, Jam, Aioli or tomato sauce all $2.00
  • Chicken Nuggets $10.00
    • Six chicken nuggets with a handful of fries served with Tomato sauce & Aioli
  • Waffles $10.00
    • Belgian-style waffles with freshly cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup or with berry compote
Empire Bar & Izakaya

Empire Bar & Izakaya

location

Address

172 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

032602606

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$0 - $10

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Bar , Bar Food , Japanese

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol

Location
172 Saint Asaph Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand