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.

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Grilled Lamb Salad $26.5
- whipped Feta, roasted beetroot, green peas and leafy greens
Grilled Lamb Salad $25.5
- whipped feta, green peas, roasted beetroot and leafy greens
O.G.H Fish and Chips $22.5
- battered market fish, shoestring fries, lemon mayo, summer salad
Jamaican Chicken Salad $24.5
- grilled jerk chicken, shredded cabbage, cucumber, fire roasted pineapple, spiced citrus dressing
Inside Out Trumpet $12.5
- waffle cone chips, ice cream, boysenberry, chocolate sauce, crushed peanut
Aubergine Melt $19.5
- grilled eggplant, bell peppers, mozzarella, fresh tomato salsa, summer greens
Chicken Drums ‘in-a-basket’ $11.5
- Southern fried with shoestring fries and ranch dip
Hot Dog ‘ina’ Basket $12.0
- American hot dog, mustard & ketchup with shoestring fries

Frozen Fanta™ Peach Raspberry N/A
- Brighten up your day with a Frozen Fanta™ Peach Raspberry.
Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Grilled N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Sausage & Egg McMuffin® N/A
- A hard-hitting combo of egg, a beef sausage patty and melting slice of cheese on a classic English Muffin. Served warm and tasty.
Toasted Bagel with Strawberry Jam N/A
- Lightly toasted bagel available with whipped butter and strawberry jam.
$40 Mega ShareBox® N/A
- Available after 10:30am. Included in the $40 Mega ShareBox: 2 x Big Mac® / 2 x McChicken® / 2 x Cheeseburger / 4 x Medium Fries / 4 x Medium Soft Drinks / 4 x Regular Sundaes
Chicken McBites® - 10 piece pack N/A
- Get them while they're hot. Our legendary, super-tasty chicken mcbites are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality chicken.
Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
- Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Caramel Sundae N/A
- It's a delicious delight. Soft, creamy waves of soft serve made with fresh milk, doused in a sticky, sweet warm caramel sauce.

Pineapple Rings $2.00
Fish Bites $1.00
Fritters - Banana $2.50
Cod - Crumbed $5.50
Big Hot Dog $3.50
Donuts - Chocolate $2.50
Sole - Battered $6.30
Patties - Meat $2.50

Macs beer battered fish & chips $26.50
- Please check with your waitress for today's fish of the day. Served with rustic tartare sauce salad & beer battered steak fries.
Ice cream trio $12.50
-Add Fries $3.00
Chargrilled lamb rump $26.00
- Penne pasta tossed in cherry tomatoes, spinach, red onion & capsicums finished with parmesan & basil pesto.
Beer-battered fries $8.00
- With tomato sauce & aioli
Mini hot dogs $14.50
- Mini Hot Dogs served with chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce
-Add Fries $3.00
Prime beef schnitzel $28.50
- Two pieces of schnitzel crumbed in panko breadcrumbs, fried to golden & succulent, accompanied with Brickworks rustic crunchy apple slaw, chunky beer battered fries and smothered in rich onion gravy.

Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli seeds, pistachio black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
French fries with garlic aioli $7.00
Free range Chicken and almond pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
"The Ruben" sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut, wholegrain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
Waffles with hazelnut caramel, poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
Corn fritters with poached eggs, avocado creme, chili and soft herbs $19.00
Cured local bacon, poached eggs, rosti, confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs $22.00

Cod blue fillets $6.90
Tarakihi fillet $5.20
3 potato fritters
6 corn nuggets $3.50
Large hot dogs $3.80
- WITH SAUCE
6 chicken nuggets $5.50
Mussels $11.00
- DOZEN COOKED
2 donuts

Ray Burger $7.00
- Double meat, cheese, bacon, egg, onion, lettuce & tomato sauce. It's Ray's favourite burger for a reason!
12 Fish Bites / 8 Potato Fritters / 2 Hotdogs / 2 Donuts / 2 Scoops of Chips $22.00
Our Regular Fish Hoki $2.70
Basic Burger $3.50
- 100% beef pattie on lettuce with onion and tomato sauce on a white burger bun
Crumbed chicken tenders, cheese, bacon, onion, lettuce and finished with our tasty BBQ sauce $6.50
Bacon Egg Burger $5.00
Plain Sausage / Pineapple Ring $.2.50
Crumbed Fish Patties $2.50
- Made with a mix of hoki, potato, onion and herbs. Simply sensational, try one today!

Chorizo garcia a la sidra $19.50
- Our own award winning chorizo cooked in apple cider
Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
- Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
Extras: lamb cutlet $6.00
Langostinos al ajillo $21.00
- Australian wild Prawns pan-fried smothered in garlic & olive oil,hint of chilli (4 units)
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
Extras: bread $2.00
Soup of the day $18.00
- served with crusty bread
Croquetas de pollo con chorizo $19.00
- Garcia chicken & chorizo garcia croquettes (4 units)

Mango Chicken $15.50
- Tender chicken with mango sauce, cream and cashewnuts
Chicken Madras $14.99
- A South Indian curry with coconut, mustard seeds, curry leaves, ginger, garlic and spices
Chicken/Lamb Biryani $14.00
- Basmati rice chicken or lamb cooked in herbs and spices
Onion Bhajees $4.50
- Onion fritters slightly spiced
Chicken Saag $14.99
- Chicken cooked with abundance of spinach, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and spices
Plain Rice $3.00
Chicken/Lamb Jhalfrezi $14.99
- Chicken or lamb cooked in tomato sauce with seasonable vegetables and tomato ketchup and chilli sauce
Goan Fish Curry $15.99
- Royal delicacy from beaches of Goa cooked in lightly spiced coconut milk and mustard seeds

KUMARA RIBBONS $6.00
- POLENTA & HERB CRUMBED FREE RANGE CHICKEN
- HERBALISCIOUS GARDEN SALAD
- SLOW BRAISED HERB & SPICED BEEF
HOT CHIPS $6.00
- FREEKAH GRAIN & CHICK PEA SALAD W/ SPICED YOGURT DRESSING
MAIN + SIDE $14.50
STEP TWO - CHOOSE YOUR SIDE:

The No.4 Plank $35/$58
- Chicken wings, spiced calamari, duck liver parfait, smoked salmon, cured meats, local cheddar, vegetable dumplings, pickles, dips, pork crackling, toasted breads
Seafood Orecchiette $25
- Mussels, clams, fish, olive oil, chilli, basil
Golden battered fish & chips $24
- Tartare, Lemon, salad
Risotto $25
- Truffle cauliflower, Parmesan, almonds
Confit Duck $33
- Black rice, bok choy, shitake, mandarin
West Coast Whitebait Sliders, tartare $21.5
French Fries, ketchup, aioli $9/$15
Spiced wedges, sour cream, sweet chilli $10/$16

Loaded Wedges $14.00
- With cheese, bacon, sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
Choc-Berry Brownie $12.00
- Served warmed with vanilla bean gelato and berry coulis
Pasta of the Day T.B.A
- Please see our blackboard for tonight's creation
Salad of the Day T.B.A
- Please see our blackboard for tonight's creation
Breads and Dips $15.00
- Served with Brie Cheese
Fish and Chips $12.00
- With salad
Sirloin Steak $22.00
- Cooked to your liking with fresh garden salad, onion rings, fries and garlic butter
Carnivore $24.00
- With spicy sausage, smoked bacon, salami, sirloin steak, mozzarella, and caramelised onion. Finished with BBQ sauce

A Selection of Bread and Dips $12.50
Beef or Chicken Burger $17.50
- served with bacon, lettuce and tomato in a toasted bun served with home-made relish and fries
Toasted Muesli $11.50
- served with fresh seasonal fruit, yoghurt and berry coulis
Mini Chicken Salad $9.50
Open Steak Sandwich $18.00
- served with tomato, cheese, onions and salad greens, on toasted ciabatta with a side of fries
(B) Salmon $18.50
Fresh Battered Fish of the Day $18.50
- served with a fresh salad, fries, lemon wedge and tartare sauce
Savoury Mince $13.50
- served on toasted bread topped with a poached egg

Hot Soup $2.80
- Chicken with Sweet Corn
Meat Ball $5.50
- with Potato Gravy
- Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
American $3.50
- Hot Dog
Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
- Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
Poutine $4.50
- Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
Surf & Turf $7.50
- Seafood + Chicken
Fitted Sausage $3.50
- with Cheese

BEEF AND BACON BURGER $17.50
- a premium beef burger served on toasted freshly baked bread with bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and relish, served with fries
TWO EGGS (FREE RANGE) ANY STYLE $9.50
- served with toast
CAJUN CHICKEN BURGER $17.50
- seasoned chicken breast served on toasted freshly baked bread with brie, lettuce, tomato and garlic aioli, served with fries
BIG BREAKFAST $17.50
- bacon, bratwurst breakfast sausages, two eggs, mushrooms, slow roasted tomato and roti, served with toast
EGGS BENEDICT $16.50
- two poached eggs, with bacon on toasted freshly baked bread and our homemade hollandaise sauce
HOMEMADE MUESLI $8.50
- served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
RAISIN BREAD TOASTED $6.50
- served with jam
BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $15.50
- served with bacon, banana and maple syrup