Essence of India in Christchurch Menu

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Essence of India in Christchurch has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as CHEFS SPECIAL SIZZLING TANDOORI PLATTER or CORIANDER PLATTER from Coriander's Ethnic Indian Restaurant. Café Euro offers many options including A choice of Euro garlic bread or chilli cheese bread and Pistachio and cashew crumbed Cajun chicken tenders with a selection of home-style dipping sauces. Dubba Dubba includes a wide range like Grilled Chicken or Lemon Chicken. Brooklyn burner and Central park from . Wholly Bagels & Pizza offers Pizza Hut and Ham and cheese.

Nearby Sample Menus

Wontons $9.00
- DZ
Donuts - Chocolate $2.50
Squid Rings $1.00
Battered Sausages $2.50
Plain Sausages $2.50
Sole - Battered $6.30
Fish Bites $1.00
Fish $2.60

Free Range Egg $2.5
Classic Bene Half $14 Full $19
- Free range poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with Luciano’s famous hollandaise, a roasted tomato and Grilled Broccolini & Asparagus
Classic Bene Half $16 Full $21
- Free range poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with Luciano’s famous hollandaise, a roasted tomato and Marlborough Smoked Salmon
Marlborough Smoked Salmon $6
Crispy Pork Loin Salad $21
- Crispy Pork Loin served on a salad of vermicelli noodles, fresh summer greens with a honey soy dressing
Luciano’s Big Breakfast $22.5
- A real meal! Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, with manuka smoked bacon, house made hash brown, sausage, roasted tomato, market mushrooms and our house relish on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
Oven Roasted Tomato $3
Eggs Your Way $10.5
- Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain

-Add bacon $1.50
Side salad, slaw, roasties, mash or steamed vegetables $5.00
Garlic chilli prawns $6.00
Wedges $8.00
Apple pie $10.00
- Served with cream & french vanilla ice cream
Soup of the day $9.50
- Served with toasted ciabatta
Chicken madeira $23.50
- Crumbed chicken breast topped with ham and tomato & mozzarella sauce, served with green salad & fries
Black forest sundae $12.00
- Berry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, chocolate brownie pieces, berry compote, chocolate ganache with cream & nuts

Egg $5.00
Seasoned Wedges $4.80
Chocolate Donut $2.80
Double Meat $5.50
Fish Bite $1.00
Sour Cream $1.00
Cheese $5.00
Scallops (dozen) $26.00

2 Chips $16.00
3 Chicken Nuggets $6.00
Steak $5.20
Lasanga Topper $3.00
Sole $5.20
Cheese $4.20
Extra Meat $1.20
Crab Stick $1.20

CHICKEN BHUNA MASALA $20.00
- A dry dish of diced chicken, stir fried with onion, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices, capsicum, fresh coriander and curry masala. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
CHICKEN JALFREZEE $20.00
- Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, herbs and spices, coconut milk and tomatoes. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
BALTI DANSAK CHICKEN $21.00
- Chicken pieces simmered with black lentils. Tempered with vegetable gravy, herbs and spices and cream. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
LAMB TIKKA $15.00
- Lamb pieces simmered in a curry masala sauce and prepared in the pan with a selection of spices and cream.
DAAL MAKHNI $16.00
- Black lentils and kidney beans cooked over a low heat with special herbs and spices and cream. To request vegan and dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
CORIANDER'S VEGETARIAN PLATTER $10.00
- Includes one samosa, one onion bhaji, one vegetable pakora, and one cheese pakora. A must for all vegetarians.
LAMB BIRYANI $20.00
- Lamb pieces sauteed in garlic and ginger, then cooked with basmati rice in a vegetable gravy.
SAADA CHAWAL $4.00
- Steamed basmati rice.

Mushroom, gravy, pepper sauce, garlic butter $3.00
3 cheese $20.00
ANGUS RUMP STEAK SPECIAL $20.00
- 250gm Angus steak, cooked just the way you like it, served with salad and fries or seasonal vegetables
EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
- Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin topped with hollandaise and crispy bacon or smoked salmon
add chicken $4.00
ICE CREAM SUNDAE $8.00
- choc sauce or strawberry sauce
SALT AND PEPPER CALAMARI $12.00
- served with coconut lemon and lime vinaigrette
SALMON HASH $14.00
- House smoked salmon topped with a poached egg and lemon hollandaise

Cheese
VEGGIE NACHOS $12.90
- Chips, queso cheese, black beans, grilled veggies, all the salsas and fresh guacamole
Burrito rolled in a soft flour tortilla/FILL IT WITH $12.90
- Pork Carnitas-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle and juniper sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
NACHOS SUPREME $14.90
- Chips, queso cheese, your choice of meat, all the trimmings and fresh guacamole
Sour Cream
Bowl naked burrito in a bowl/FILL IT WITH $12.90
- Chicken-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce and grilled to perfection
Black or Pinto Beans
BEAN & RICE BURRITO $6.90
- With melted queso cheese

Pancake $9
- served maple syrup, ice cream or cream
Beef Burger $16
- beef, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, gherkins served with fries add extra – cheese, egg, pineapple $1 each bacon $2 each
upgrade to large coffee $1
Fish n Chips $15
- battered Hoki fillet with fries, salad garnish, tartar sauce
poached egg $1.50
Chicken nuggets & chips $9
The Rookie $15
- Eggs bacon, hashbrown & toast (tomato optional)
Toasted ham & cheese sandwich with chips $9

Do-Payaza Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
- Meat pieces cooked with stir-fried onions, pepper and tomato based gravy and lightly spiced with fresh herbs
Chettinad Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
- Meat cooked to perfection in black pepper, ginger, garlic & tangy tomato gravy.
Cheese Naan $4.50
- Traditional breads stuffed with cheese.
Tandoori Aloo $12.00
- Baby potatoes marinated with herbs and spices, cooked in tandoor with onion and capsicum.
Chicken Madras $19.00
- A South Indian style dish with mustard seeds, onion, ginger and coconut cream.
Karahi Chicken Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
- Chicken cooked with special spices, coriander, capsicum, tomatoes and onion gravy on slow heat in pot.
Aloo Matar $15.00
- Fresh potatoes and peas cooked with onions and tomatoes in Indian style.
Haryali Kebab $18.00
- Tender boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight with yoghurt, mint sauce, spices and cooked in tandoori

(B) Salmon $18.50
Breads and Dips $14.50
- a selection of bread with house-made dips
(A) Bacon $17.50
Mini Chicken Salad $9.50
Toast and Home-Made Preserves $8.50
Chicken and Cheese Nachos with Sweet Chilli (also available with Mince topping) $13.50
A Selection of Bread and Dips $12.50
Toasted Muesli $11.50
- served with fresh seasonal fruit, yoghurt and berry coulis

Number Eight Burger $15.50
- Sumptuous beef burger topped with bacon, fried egg, cheese, pineapple, tomato and lettuce served with chips
Pancakes with fried bacon & banana $13.00
- Served with maple syrup
Eggs Benedict $17.00
- English muffin with spinach, bacon or cold smoked salmon, two poached eggs and hollandaise sauce
A daily selection of crusty breads and cold meats, served with cheese, pickles and home style relish $17.50/$22.50
Vegetarian Burger (available all day) $15.00
- Fried vegetable pattie with lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, onion jam, tomato-chilli sauce & fries
Cereal - varieties $3.00
- Cornflakes, Ricies, Muesli, Weetbix
Kiwi Club $14.50
- Toasted grain bread filled with chicken, bacon, egg, tomato and lettuce, served with chips
Toast - per slice $1.50
- includes butter and preserves

Iced coffee $7.00
Housemade hashbrowns with baby spinach + poached eggs $16.00
Eggs anyway you like on wholegrain toast $9.50
Short black $3.50
Long black $3.50
Cappacino $4.00
Housemade cashew + pumpkin seed sausages served with grilled tomatoes, mushrooms + poached eggs on wholegrain toast $20.00
Mocha $4.50

Seasonal green salad (gf) $8.00
The Square Meal $20.00
- free range eggs, crushed potatoes, bacon, pesto tomatoes, mushrooms, chorizo
Confit duck $35.00
- slow cooked with a chorizo, tomato pilaf (gf)
Bacon & Free range eggs on Toast $14.00
- poached—scrambled—fried
Regina $18.00/ $25.00
- Ham, pepperoni, olives, red onion, mushroom, oregano & cheese (Reg/ Large)
Sticky beef cheek $29.00
- fork tender beef with crispy cassava chips and fresh greens (gf)
Chicken & chips $9.00
The pancake stack $16.00
- maple syrup & berries topped with mascarpone whipped cream

Seasonal $16.50
- A Mixture Of Seasonal Roast Veges & Rocket Tossed In Roasted Garlic Aioli
Cavolo Nero Caesar $19.50
- With Parmesan, Bacon Ends, Croutons, Poached Egg & Chopped Chicken
Sweetheart Doughnuts $10.00
- With Berries & Lemon Curd
Bits & Bobs $19.00
- A Selection Of Meats Breads, Dips & Salads (Nibbles For 2)
Jan Wrap Doughnuts $10.00
- With Staff Made Seasonal Jam & Whipped Cream
Cheeseburger $17.80
- Beef Pattie, Smokey Cheese, Bacon Jam & Iceberg Lettuce With Skinny Fries
Couscous $18.50
- Israeli Couscous, Chopped Tomato, Greens, Cranberries, Almond & Beef Brisket
Skinny Fries $8.50
- Bbq Rub Seasoning & Chilli Mayo