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

  • Triple Triple Beef Burger $27.5
    • three prime Angus beef patties, triple cheese, triple bacon, beetroot and caramelised onion
  • O.G.H.Triple Layered Dip $11.5
    • tortilla crisps, refried beans, fresh tomato salsa and lime crema
  • Smoked Chilli & Lime Squid $12.0
    • cornflour dusted crispy squid with Chipotle mayo
  • Sideways Saturday $10.0
    • Cocktails
  • Loaded Baked Potato $5.0
  • Add spare ribs to any steak $6.0
  • Jerk Chicken Wrap ‘ina’ Basket $12.5
    • marinated chicken, pineapple, cucumber, slaw and yoghurt dressing with shoestring fries
  • Tear 'n' Share Garlic Bread $7.5
    • whipped roasted garlic butter
  • Surf and Turf
    • Angus rump, Prawns, Scallops, and mussels with golden fries, green salad and hollandaise
  • Zucchini and Mint Fritters $17.40
    • Served with a green salad and minted yogurt and apple chilli relish
  • All served with tradition style tomato sauce and mozzarella
  • - with Smoked salmon $18.40
  • Brownie and Ice Cream $5.00
  • Fish and Chips
    • Beer battered fish served with green salad, golden fires and tartare sauce
  • Fries $7.50
    • Served with aioli
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Two farm fresh eggs poached on toasted English muffin and hollandaise with streaky bacon
  • Whipped Cream $1.00
  • Nutella & Banana $9.00
  • 3e Eggs Benedict Crepe $16.00
    • 2 free-range eggs, baby spinach, caramelised onions, hollandaise sauce & bacon
  • Extra Egg $1.00
  • As above but with salmon $17.00
  • Gluten Free/Dairy Free Crepe $1.00
  • Chocolate $8.00
    • (Whitaker's 50% dark, white or milk)
  • Chocolate & Banana $9.00
  • Gurnard $4.50
  • Steak & Egg $5.80
  • AKoroa Cod $4.00
  • Curry Rice Roll
  • Bacon $4.90
  • Hoki $4.30
  • Fish
  • Chow $4.50
  • Moroccan Salad with carrot & orange Med $7.50 Large $10.00
  • Couscous Royale "Beef and Merquez Sausage" $18.00
  • Orange Almond Cake $7.90
  • Simo's warm marinated olives $7.50
  • Preserved lemon chicken with coriander & olives $12.50
  • Grilled sumac Lamb Kona with yoghurt and mint sauce $12.50
  • Passion and lime Parfait $7.90
  • Banoffee Pie $7.90
  • Combination Fried Rice $15.00
  • Spicy Beef Noodle Soup $14.00
  • Spicy Chicken (Half) $22.00
  • Roasted Duck Half $24.00 Whole $45.00
  • Stewed Lamb Belly in Hot Pot $25.00
  • Chinese Vegetables in soup $16.00
  • Steamed Beef with Chili $26.00
  • Vegeterian Fried Rice $15.00
  • Fish and Chips $22.00
    • Fresh market fish battered or crumbed, served with tartare sauce, fries and salad
  • Bacon $6.00
  • For 4 people $70.00
  • Trio of Ice Cream $10.00
    • Check today’s ice cream selection with our staff
  • Aioli $1.00
  • Spanish Omelette $18.00
    • Deliciously fluffy omelette filled with crispy potatoes, chorizo, cheese and red onion
  • Pancakes $20.00
    • Your choice of berries and ice cream OR maple syrup, banana and bacon
  • Toasted Bagel (Available all day) $12.00
    • Parmesan bagel topped with your choice of cream cheese, smoked salmon, and capers OR bacon, egg, Swiss cheese with tomato relish
  • Sauces $1.00
    • Aioli, mayonnaise, sweet chilli, BBQ, tomato, plum, cranberry, apricot, sour cream, mint jelly, mint yoghurt
  • Wedges
  • -Large $8.00
  • -Add pineapple $11.90
  • Chips & kumara chips served with a selection of sauce, wedges served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Hungry man $13.90
    • Prime new zealand beef topped with melted cheddar, american streaky bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot relish, aioli & smokey BBQ sauce
  • Shroom bomb $10.50
    • Whole portobello mushrooms grilled and topped with edam cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion rings, aioli & house relish
  • Moroccan lover $12.50
    • Prime nz lamb with moroccan spices, mint & cucumber yoghurt, hummus, fancy lettuce, tomato & red onion with drizzles of tangy balsamic reduction
  • Chicken Tikka masala (Med) $13.90
  • Adraki Aloo Gobi (Mild) $12.90
  • Onion Bhajees (7pcs) $5.50
  • Corn Spinch (Med Curry) $12.90
  • Indian Salad $4.90
  • Raita $2.90
  • Southern Railway Lamb Curry (Med) $14.90
  • Dahl Makhani (Med) $13.90
  • Crab Bites $0.70
  • Hot Dog $2.00
  • Small $6.00
  • Plain N/A
  • Cairo Smoked Chicken $13.50
  • Garlic Sausage $2.00
  • Macaroni Cheese
    • Served with salad & sauces
  • Burger N/A
    • 1 cheeseburger, 1 scoop of chips. 1 selected softdrink
  • (A) OR berry compote with cream or yogurt $12.50
  • Crafted Classic B.L.T. $12.50
    • with our homemade aioli, tomato relish & crispy bacon
  • Eggs Florentine $17.50
    • smoked salmon on a toasted ciabatta with spinach, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce
  • 2 Free Range Eggs $9.80
    • done to your liking, served on toast - w Bacon $12.00
  • Homemade, Toasted Muesli $10.20
    • served with fruit, yogurt & milk
  • Pancakes $14.90
    • served with banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Eggs Benedict w Bacon $15.20
    • on a toasted ciabatta, poached eggs & hollandaise
  • Big Breakfast $19.00
    • served with breakfast sausage, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, with eggs the way you like & toast
  • Bacon Butties $6.50
  • Apple, Cinnamon & Cream $12.00
  • The Works Pancake $14.00
    • Ham, cheese, tomato, spring onion & mushroom
  • Kids Platter $9.50
    • Sausages, bread, cheese, fruit & sweet treat
  • Chimp Burger $8.50
    • Beef pattie, cheese, lettuce & sauce
  • Bagels $7.00
    • Cream cheese & jam
  • Berry Compote & Yoghurt $12.00
  • Extras
  • Paneer Makhani $19.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in tomato and cream
  • Chicken Makhani (pot / box / reg) $10.00 / $10.00 / $18.50
    • Tender marinated chicken, simmered in a sublime masala sauce – chefs rendition of the world famous butter chicken
  • Dahl Bhat (vegetarian) (pot / box / reg) $10.00 / $10.00 / $18.50
    • Lentil staple with fresh spinach and tomato
  • Cottage Cheese Naan $5.50
    • Cottage cheese with delicate spices for flavour
  • Palak Paneer (vegetarian) $21.50
    • Cottage cheese and spinach with garlic flavour simply delicious
  • Paneer Makhani (vegetarian) $19.50
    • Cottage cheese blended with tomato and cream
  • Kashmiri Chicken (pot / box / reg) $10.00 / $10.00 / $18.50
    • Delicate creamy curry – subtle yet sophisticated
  • Poppadoms $3.50
    • Indian crisp bread – roasted over the tandoor (4)
  • Karaage chicken half roll $4.50
  • Teriyaki salmon $12.90
  • Karaage chicken & pork tonkatsu $9.90
  • Soboro bento chicken teriyaki (chicken teriyaki rice box) $8.90
  • Chirashizushi (mix seafood sashimi on rice) $11.90
  • California ocean roll $11.90
  • Saboro bento salmon (salmon rice box) $8.90
  • Teriyaki chicken & large king salmon & avocado $9.90
  • Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
    • w vanilla bean ice cream
  • Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
    • with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus
  • Feta and herb Stuffed Field Mushrooms On Garlic Toast n/a
  • Herb Marinated Chicken Breast n/a
    • on smashed potato and green beans with a creamy garlic thyme sauce
  • Liquorice Parfait n/a
    • w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
  • Housemade Pappardelle n/a
    • with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
  • Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
    • on crispy wonton sheets
  • Eye fillet on Thyme Gratin n/a
    • with prosciutto wrapped leeks and a mixed peppercorn sauce
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