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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Senior apricot chicken $20.50
Marinated pork spare ribs $12.50
- pork ribs marinated with our BBQ sauce and cooked to perfection.
Senior BLT $14.70
Curly fries $7.50
Picante burger $15.00
Junior bean scramble $9.00
- baked beans served with scrambled egg,bacon & toast.
Bacon Benny $16.00
- hashbrown,two poached eggs with bacon on top of grilled ciabatta bread and topped with hollandaise or cheese sauce.
Junior bangers and mash $9.00
- sausages on mashed potato and surrounded by peas.Served with gravy and garlic roll.

Market Fish $28.00
- crusted coriander & lime OR beer battered - hand cut agrias, dressed seasonal leaves, house made tartare.
Slow Roasted Lamb Salad $18.00
- tomato, red onion, kalamata olives, seasonal leaves, feta, crispy tortilla, coriander & yoghurt dressing
Pana Cotta of Lemon Verbina $14.50
- with Chambord poached rhubarb & shaved dark chocolate
Sticky Toffee Pudding $14.00
- with caramel sauce, gingerbread ice cream
Antipasti $55.00
- grilled halloumi, cauliflower + 3 cheese croquettes, falafel,, mushroom & brie arancini, selection of dips, cheeses, breads, olives
Handcut Chips $10.00
- with sour cream, tomato salsa
Steamed Mussels $16.00
- with chardonnay, chilli, coriander, garlic & lemon
Pork Crackling $10.00
- with apple sauce

Avocado Smash $16.9
- w/ poached eggs, feta, dukkah on wholegrain toast
Toast + Eggs $10.9
Bagels $11.5
- Salmon + Cream cheese
Muesli $11.5
- w/ Seasonal fruit, candied citrus + yoghurt
Spinach $3.5
Vege Benedict $18
- Poached eggs, mushrooms, spinach, hollandaise, cayenne pepper on Turkish
Vege Stack $17.9
- Zucchini mint pea fritters, salad greens, Beetroot chutney, sriracha chilli + 5 seed mix
Salmon $5

Delux Souvlaki $17.00
- Served in an open pizza box with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef or kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, on a flat pita bread with green salad, cheese, mushrooms & sauces.
Souvlaki
- Wrapped in a hot pita bread with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, feta cheese (or green large: $8.50). Served with lettuce, coleslaw, humus, tahini, tzatziki, Turkish salad, mayo.
Small Souvlaki $8.00
- Served in a hot pita pocket with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, feta cheese (or green salad: $6.50). Served with lettuce, coleslaw, humus, tahini, tzatziki, Turkish salad, mayo.
Triple $13.50
Kebab Meals $15.00
- Served in a plastic container with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel with pita bread or rice and salads & sauces.
Mix $12.50
Large $11.00
Kebab Skewers $5.00
- Lamb, beef or chicken, served with your choice of sauce: sweet/mild/hot chilli, barbecue or satay.

Red Curry $10
- Bamboo shoots & vegetables with coconut milk. Vegetables, chicken, beef or pork or tofu
-Fish Fillet $12.50
Oyster Sauce $10
- served with rice. Softly fried seasoning vegetables with oyster sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork.
-Fish Fillet $12.50
Mussamun Curry
- Potato, carrot & nut with coconut milk. Chicken, beef or pork
Peanut Sauce $10
- served with rice. Softly fried vegetables in our homemade peanut sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork
-Seafood $12.50
Tom Kha Soup
- Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs with coconut milk

Meat $3.00
Lamb S $9.00/ L $12.00 / El $14.50
Hot Dog $3.00
Fish Choices Includes Hokey, Red Cod N/A
Extra Large Souvlaki Of Your Choice + Fries + Can Of Drink $18.50
Shredded Pork With Hot, Sweet & Sour Sauce $11.99
Pita Bread $2.00
Falafel (Veg) S $8.00/ L $11.00 / El $14

FIsh $5.00
Kids Burguer $3.20
Tarakihi $5.00
Crab Stick / Meat Pattie / Cheese and Onion Pattie / Pineapple Ring / Chicken Cheese & Apricot Pattie / Jam Wrap / Plain Donut / Chocolate Donut / Banana Fritter $2.00
Real Calamari Rings $0.70
Squid Ring/Chicken Nuggets/Wontons/Mussel/Fish Bites/Mushroom $0.70
Hawaiian $5.80
Sausage / Hot Dog $2.20

Garlic chicken on rice $13.80
Hot & sour soup (small/large) $5.00/$10.00
Ice cream sundae (strawberry, chocolate, caramel or berry) $5.50
Squid with black bean sauce $17.00
Thai curry chicken with vegetables on rice $15.50
Jar choy & beef soup (small/large) $5.00/$10.00
Seafood chew kua teaw $16.00
- stir-fried rice noodles and vegetables with fresh squid, scallops, shrimp and seafood salad with gravy
Combination wonton noodle soup $14.80
- egg noodles cooked with wontons, bean sprouts, pork, beef and chicken

Garlic Crostini $11.50
- Beetroot hummus
Salted Caramel Delice $17.00
- Passionfruit, pistachio crisp, popcorn
Garlic Crostini $11.50
- Beetroot hummus
Pappardelle $25.50
- Prawn, chorizo, cherry tomato, parsley
Vegetable Terrine $14.00
- Cashew cheese, coriander, peanut
Green Lip Mussels $14.00
- Gremolata, sauvignon gel
F.F.C. ''Fiddlesticks Fried Chicken'' N/A
- Green tomato chutney, hot sauce
Today's Bread $16.00
- Whipped butter, olive oil, balsamic

CHEESE $4.50
FAMILY PACK 1 $18.00
- 2 Fish; 2 Hot Dogs; 2 Meat Patties; 2 Seafood Sticks; 2 Scoop of Chips; 3 Potato Fritters
CHICKEN $4.50
BACON $3.00
MONSTER $6.50
- Meat, Egg, Cheese, Bacon, Pineapple, Tomato
FAMILY PACK 3 $35.00
- 5 Fish; 2 Hot Dogs; 2 Donuts; 2 Pineapple Rings; 2 Spring Roll or Curry Roll; 5 Potato Fritters; 3 Scoops Chips; 1.5L Coke
EGG $4.50
BACON & EGG + MEAT $5.50

Pa Jeon (Green Onion Pancake) $ 19
- Savoury seafood pancake with prawn, squid and spring onion, mussels
Kimchi’s Salad(V) $ 9
- Kimchi & fresh salad with special soy dressing >>
Yang Yeum chicken $ 25
- Crispy chicken marinated with Korean sweet chili sauce
Bulgogi Noodle $16
- Stir –fired noodle with marinated beef and vegetable cooked in a blast fried wok
MEAT (Gogi)
Tang Su Yuk $ 25
- Lightly battered pork strips with fragrant hot sweet and sour sauce
Kimchi Bokkeumbap $16
Kimchi Tofu Salad(V) $ 11

Basket of Fries $6.00
- Thick cut fries served with tomato sauce
Asian Basket $10.00
- Samosas, spring rolls, onion rings and fries served with sweet chilli and tomato dipping sauces
Seafood Basket $10.00
- Squid rings, prawn cutlets, fish bites and fries served with tartare and tomato dipping sauces
- Cheese and onion
Hot Dog & Fries $12.00
- Two hot dogs and fries served with tomato sauce
Toasted Sandwich $3.00
- Cheese and ham
- Add fries for an extra $3.00

Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
- 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
Teriyaki Salmon Fillet $27.50
- Grilled Succulent Salmon brushed with teriyaki sauce. Served on Asian chilli soft vermicelli noodles with sauteed bok choy green beans and peanuts. Accompanied with sesame soy sauce.
Roast of the Day $12.95
- Your waiter will advise you on the day’s selection.
All Meals $10
ALL PIZZAS – $20.00
1Kg – $22.50

Ham and cheese pizza $9.50
Pork belly (warm) GF $14.00
- Twice cooked served with apple slaw
Chicken bacon wrap $19.50
- Grilled chicken breast with bacon, mesclun, slaw and sweet chilli wrapped in a flour tortilla served with garden salad, fries and aioli
Open steak sandwich (on request) GF $20.50
- Grilled 150g sirloin steak with lettuce, tomatoes, onion marmalade and aioli served on a garlic batard with garden salad and fries
Breads and dips (warm) $10.00
- Warmed breads with housemade seasonal dips
Mini steak $9.50
Crumbed Hoki $9.50
Twice cooked pork belly GF $28.50
- Braised pork belly with potato and herb rosti, bok choy, confit garlic, kumara chips and jus

Slow cooked Canterbury lamb with Down South vegetables mash and jus $20.00
Fresh fruit salad with toasted granola and yogurt $5.50
Banana split with vanilla bean ice cream, cherries. passion fruit. banana. meringues. caramel sauce and macadamia praline $10.00
Soft salad leaves with pickled radish cucumber, red onion sprouts toasted pumpkin seeds $5.00
Grilled mushrooms on toast with poached egg, truffle oil, mascarpone and soft herbs $15.00
Bircher muesli with poached rhubarb, diced coconut, Jordan dates, paw paw , macadamia with bio dynamic yogurt $6.00
Caesar salad with bacon, shaved pecorino, cos, soft poached egg and Caesar dressing with chicken $13.50
Available until 2:30pm