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

Buffalo Chicken Spears $12.5
- grilled breast, buffalo glaze and ranch dip
Cheeseburger $14.0
- shoestring fries and O.G.H.Coleslaw
Fish and Chips $14.0
- shoestring fries and O.G.H.Coleslaw
Summer Greens Salad $6.0
Mexican Nacho Fingers $12.0
- corn chip crusted braised beef brisket, salsa and citrus sour cream
Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae $14.0
- with pink wafer finger and your choice of chocolate, caramel or berry sauce
Smoked Chilli & Lime Squid $12.0
- cornflour dusted crispy squid with Chipotle mayo
O.G.H.Flatbread $12.0
- balsamic roasted tomatoes, herb ricotta and wild rocket

Roasted almonds
Caramelized onion
The G Max
- Grilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheddar cheese, beetroot & mayo
Mayo, aioli, satay, tartare
Green Stuffed Olives
Burger Pattie $ 4
- Homemade with secret herbs
4-6 people
N.Z Hoki $4
- panko crumbed- per piece

Barbeque Sauce N/A
- Sweet? Spicy? Tangy? Savour it all, with this rich blend of tomato, vinegar and spices.
Mocha Frappé N/A
- Treat yourself with the delicious new Mocha Frappé, with whipped cream and finished with an indulging swirl of chocolate topping.
Grilled Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
- The new delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with ingredients like 100% NZ grilled chicken, juicy tomatoes, all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla.
Warm Chicken Salad: Grilled or Crispy N/A
- The new Warm Chicken Salad. With ingredients like crispy or grilled 100% NZ chicken, red cabbage & plump sliced tomatoes, it’s surprisingly delicious. - Available after 10:30am at participating restaurants.
Triple Cheeseburger Combo N/A
- A towering Triple Cheeseburger with a refreshing medium soft drink, and medium fries. For just $7 it’s stacked with unforgettable value. Like when you were showing off and almost stacked it off your skateboard in front of a bus stop full of girls.
Ketchup Sauce N/A
- Get the classic American taste. Thick and rich, our ketchup mixes tomato with vinegar, spiced up with the flavours of celery, clove, onion and cayenne.
$20 Mates Hunger Buster N/A
- Grab a mate and share 2 Big Mac and 2 Cheeseburgers, fries and drinks. This deal is sure to bust your hunger.
Big Mac® N/A
- Take two 100% beef patties sourced from farmers in regions such as the King Country and Canterbury. Add the delicious combination of crisp iceberg lettuce, melting cheese, onions, and tasty pickles, all framed between a toasted sesame seed bun. And for the grand finale a generous helping of our famous McDonald's special sauce!

Spring Roll
Hot dog
Scallops 1/2 Dozen
Giant
Chips
Chicken Nuggets 1/2 Dozen
All meals come with fries, onion rings and seafood salad dressing on salad.
B2) Groper with Lemon Pepper, Cajun or Garlic & Herb Seasoning

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.
Kebab Skewers $5.00
- Lamb, beef or chicken, served with your choice of sauce: sweet/mild/hot chilli, barbecue or satay.
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.
Mix $12.50
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.
Triple $13.50
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.
Large $11.00

Tandoori Lamb Salad $14.00
Mango Chicken $15.00
Lamb Biryani $16.00
Fish Malabari $17.00
Daal $12.00
Bengali Fish $17.00
Lunch time dishes served with basmati rice and naan bread.
Butter Chicken $15.00

Famous Pate - Bourbon & cracked pepper blended with roasted chicken liver and bacon. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto. $15.50
Lavish Seafood Chowder - Thick and creamy Seafood Chowder, Served with toasted croutons. $15.50
Foccacia Melt - Cream cheese, sweet cranberries, tender chicken and mozzarella on focaccia, Ovenbaked and finished with honey basil sauce and salad. $21.50
Today's Soup Creation - Tasty steaming hot brew served with toasted Bread. $13.50
Crispy Chicken - Crispy, tasty chicken pieces marinated overnight in chef's special sauce with golden fries, petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. $16.50
Nachos - Cheesy corn chips elegantly piled and enveloped with a chilli bean, tomato and Capsicum mix baked in the oven with cheese and finished with lashings of Avocado salsa and sour cream. $16.50
Ribeye Steak - 200gms of Ribeye Steak, cooked to your liking and served with crisp fries, a horseradish & beetroot pesto and battered onion rings. $24.50
Stuffed Mushrooms - Classic stuffed with Wulnuts, Sundried Tomatoes, Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese, Alone with Green Salad, Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce or Aioli Sauce. $15.00

Chicken Nihari $17.50
- Popular Pakistani dish. Roasted chicken pieces mixed with mouth watering pickles
Daal Makhni (Chef Special) $14.00
- Black lentils and kidney beans cooked over low heat spiced up with special herbs and spices
Poppadam (4 pieces) $3.00
- Classic Indian lentil crackers
Tandoori Roti $3.00
- Wholemeal flour bread baked in tandoor
Palak Paneer $14.00
- Cottage cheese cooked in spinach gravy
Onion or Vege or Paneer Kulcha $5.00
- Naan bread stuffed with onions or vegetables or cheese and spices
Fish Masala $19.00
- Boneless fillets of fish cooked in tandoori finished with exotic Indian spices and herbs and garnished with coriander
Chicken or Lamb Sagwala $17.50
- Choice of chicken/ lamb pieces cooked with fresh tomato, spinach gravy, herbs and spices

-Add fries $2.50
Classic Steak Sandwich $14.00
- Grilled Rump Steak, onion jam, mozzarella, smoked hickory sauce served in sliced ciabatta with Makikihi fries.
-Large Fries $8.00
·BreakFree Cheese Burger $20.00
- 180 gm Beef Pattie, onion marmalade, Swiss cheese, mesclun, bacon, tomato, garlic aioli served with Makikihi fries.
-side salad $3.00
-Add smoked chicken $3.50
·Makikihi Fries
- with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
·Caesar Salad $19.00
- Cos lettuce, bacon, shaved parmesan, croutons, anchovies, a soft poached egg and home-made Caesar dressing.

Salted Coconut & Mango Ice Cream (gf) $7
- Hand-churned by PURE NZ ice cream
Pork Wonton And Egg Noodle Soup $18
- Asian greens, bean sprouts, shallot oil, coriander
Stir Fried Pork Belly $19
- Asian greens, oyster sauce, spiced crackling crumble
Malaysian Dahl $8
- Tomato & sambal (v, gf)
Kaffir Lime Cream $12
- crispy coconut, vanilla marinated pineapple (gf)
Satay Sauce & Pickled Cucumber
Hainanese Chicken And Rice $26
Portuguese Custard Tarts $7

-4 Large Chips
Sour Cream $1.10
Regular Chips
Family Meal $33.90
-Regular Chips
Onion Rings $3.30
Fillet Burger Meal $10.50
-Regular Drink

Espresso short, ristretto or duppio $3.50
Sandwiches - Forms available at counter, select the type of bread and ingredients you would like in your sandwich. from $8.50
Eggs Florentine - Spinach - All served with toasted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise, tomatoes and mushrooms $17.00
Eggs Benedict - Grilled Ham - All served with toasted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise, tomatoes and mushrooms $18.00
Sausage $4.20
Mochaccino - large cup $5.30
Long Black $3.50
Flat White $4.30

Panucho $8.00
- spiced squid, red frijoles, mint, fennel, chili pico, olive powder, cucumber yoghurt
Cinnamon Spiced Churros $12.00
- w dulce de leches & dark cacao soil
Coffee Agave Lamb $16.00
- zucchini, pumpkin, oregano, garlic chips, salsa borracha
Roasted Baby Beetroot $12.00
- wilted kale, walnut, queso seco, orange, chili, red quinoa
Al Pastor $18.00
- Crispy Pork (Free Farmed), kimchi, apple yoghurt, radish, mint, sesame
Crumbed Chili Portobello $16.00
- w bruised cherry tomatoes, chili, capsicum mojo
Salsa Roja $8.00
- w house made yellow corn chips
Crunchy Papas & Olive $15.00
- frijoles, cress, carrot slaw, pepitas, blackened onion crema

Hot dog $3.00
Italiano $15.50
- Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, capsicum, cabanossi infused in a creamy garlic sauce or bbq sauce.
Family Pack $18.00
- Includes 2 bags of chips and 4 sides as per above
Chips $4.50
- per bag
Chicken Nuggets $4.00
- half dozen
Very Vegetarian $15.50
- Fresh tomatoes, field mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, garlic with a base of tomato and onion relish.
The Fat Pig $11.00
- Champagne ham, chunky pineapple pieces teamed up with tasty cheese.
Fish $3.50
- per piece

Breads and Dips $13.00
- with pesto, hummus and olive tapenade
SUPREME STEAK SANDWICH Sirloin steak, caramelized onion, garlic aioli, tomato and lettuce served in a ciabatta accompanied with makikihi fries $21.50
Mushroom Arancini (3pcs) $9.50
- with puttanesca sauce
MEAT LOVERS Beef, ham, chorizo and bacon with BBQ sauce $25.00
Fried Calamari $14.00
- with garlic mayonnaise and lemon
(+) Add prawns (+) $ 4.50
ROASTED PUMPKIN AND RICOTTA RAVIOLI Ravioli filled with roasted pumpkin and ricotta, basil pesto sauce served with pumpkin chips and parmesan cheese $19.50
Spicy Wedges $9.00
- with sour cream and chilli sauce