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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Mussels (1/2 Doz) $5.00
Hot Dog $2.00
Egg $4.00
Chicken Nuggets (1/2 Doz) $3.50
Potato Fritter $1.00
Paua Pattie $3.00
Blue Cod $6.00
Samosa (1Doz) $3.50

Sweet Bae
- NZ pork, grilled pineapple, jalapenos, coleslaw, tomato, aioli & blay sauce
Extra Filling $1.50
O Harrow
- Grilled chicken breast, mushrooms, red onion, lettuce, tomato & satay sauce
Cheddar Cheese
Sweet chilli
- Tomato, bbq
Hydro Lettuce
Chicken $11
N.Z Hoki $4
- panko crumbed- per piece

22. Sweet and Sour Pork
28. Combination Fried Rice
27. Combination Chow Mein
21. Combination Foo Young
26. Vegetable Fried Rice
Chicken Corn Soup
9. Steak Chow Mein
36. Prawn Fried Rice

Monster $7.50
Mushroom $4.20
Steak $5.20
Half Scoop Chips $6.00
1 Hot Dog $6.00
3 Fish $26.00
Sole $5.20
2 Fish $16.00

Garden Salad (V) $8.00
Edamame (V) $5.00
Chef´s Sashimi Platter $18.50
- 12 pcs
Karage Chicken $10.50
- 6p pcs
Steamed Rice $2.50
Tuna Nigiri $5.50
- 2pcs
Tuna $17.50
- 9pcs
Seared Beef Nigiri $5.50
- 2pcs

Satay Sauce On Rice Or Noodles $7.00
Vegetable Oyster Sauce Stir-Fry With Cashew Nut $17.00
Satay Noodle Soup $14.00
-Chicken $14.00
Beef Noodle Soup $14.00
Hot & Spicy Fried Noodles
Khmer Pickled Cabbage And Pork Bone Sour Soup With Rice $19.00
Hot & Spicy Ginger & Spring Onion

Traditional thai omelet $17.50
- Thai style omelet with minced chicken or pork served with chilli sauce
Lava nibble (6 pcs) $9.50
- Deep fried chicken nibbles with our chef's special lava sauce and steam vegetables garnished with sesame seeds and coriander
Seafood $5.00
Pad see ew N/A
- Stir fried flat rice noodle with dark soy sauce, garlic, egg, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and garnished with coriander and white pepper
Pot of peanut sauce $7.00
Sizzling plate (beef / lamb) $19.50 / $20.50
- Stir fried onion, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, greenbean,courgette, mushroom, capsicum and garlic with chef's special sauce served on hot plate
Crispy fried tofu (4 pcs) $7.50
- Deep fried tofu served with sweet chilli sauce topped crushed peanut and coriander
Taro curry puff (6 pcs) $8.50
- Puff pastry stuffed with taro paste served with sweet chilly sauce

Homemade, Toasted Muesli $10.20
- served with fruit, yogurt & milk
(A) OR berry compote with cream or yogurt $12.50
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
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
Crafted Classic B.L.T. $12.50
- with our homemade aioli, tomato relish & crispy bacon

Pasta $8.00
- Spaghetti Napolitano with a twist; Panko crumb and parmesan crusted pasta bricks with saffron garlic mayonnaise
Visions Cheese Plate $9.00
- A selection of Punoi cheeses, served with lavosh, fig preserve and grapes
Chicken $22.00
- Prosciutto wrapped chicken breast, stuffed with rocket and pepperdews; warm broccoli, spinach, red onion salad
Risotto $18.00
- Pearl barley risotto finished with herb marinated feta and a mixed leaf salad
Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse $9.00
- Dark chocolate and a hazelnut mousse, chocolate soil, vanilla bean anglaise and caramelised pastry
Orange and Passionfruit Tart $9.00
- Crisp pastry filled with citrus curd, served with raspberry sorbet and macerated oranges
Seafood $9.00
- Fried crispy prawns on Skodalia, rocket salad Gogi Berry, citrus dressing
Smoked Salmon $9.00
- Hot smoked salmon croquettes, horseradish aioli, rocket and apple salad

Tandoori Whole Chicken H $9.00 / F $ 18.00
- Tender spring chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor oven.
Butter Chicken (Spicy OR Sweet) M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Tender chicken pieces fried in buttery creamy onion gravy mixed with aromatic spices. Choose from spicy and sweet flavour.
-Beef Diches M $9.00 / F $15.00
-Lamb Dishes M $9.50 / F $16.50
Onion Bhajee (4pcs) $3.90
- Onion rings dipped in a spiced chick pea batter and fried in hot oil. Served with mint chatni
Chicken/Lamb Palau $9.00
- Rice steamed in stock of meat chunks and herbs, sauteed with onion
Plain Rice $2.00
- Basmati steamed rice
Butter Vegetables M $8.00 / F $14.00
- Peas, potatoes cubes, capsicum, mushrooms and broccoli cooked in buttery flavoured curry and spices

Chips S$4/L$6
- Served with sauce and aioli
Seafood basket $10.00
- assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
Spicy wedges supreme
- Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
Beef nacho $10.00
- Served with sour cream
Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
- 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
Spicy wedges $8.00
- Served with sour creme and chilli sauce

Work Shout Platter (Large) $46.20
- Contains: Club Sandwiches, Savoury and Sweet Twist Pieces, Scones and Muffins - For Approx 8 People
Sushi $47.00
- Made to order - Only available after 11am
Morning / Afternoon Tea Platters $29.80 / $39.80
- Assorted Muffins and Scones cut into bite sizes. Includes butter sachets (Small Platter - 24 piece / Large Platter - 36 piece)
French Breakfast / Morning Tea Platter $55.00
- This spread contains regular croissants, ham & cheese croissants, custard & fruit danish and chocolate croissants. Feeds 10 people. Supplied with: Jam, Cream, Butter & Napkins.
Kids Pack $7.20 / $6.70 / $6.20
- Contains: 1 Medium Biscuit, 1 Filled Roll, 1 Flavoured Milk (1-10 / 11-20 / 21+)
French Stick Bites (Christine's) $29.40 / $41.40
- Small - Approx 20 + pieces / Large - Approx 35+ pieces
Savoury Platters $25.50 / $35.50
- Mixed Savouries including: Mince, Cottage, Chicken, Sausage Rolls, Chilli Roll Bites & Dipping Sauces (Small - 24 piece / Large - 36 piece) (Can be delivered heated or cold for you to heat)
Wraps (Healthy Choice) $30.00 / $42.00
- Vegetarian - Lettuce, carrot, tomato, red onion, capsicum and chutney / Smokey Ham - Lettuce, mayo, carrot, cheese, tomato, Smokey ham / Chicken - Lettuce, mayo, carrot, cheese, tomato, baked breast chicken (Small - 14 pieces / Large - 20 pieces)

(GF) = Gluten Free / (VA) = Vegan Available / (EF) = Egg Free /(V)= Vegan / (DF) = Dairy Free
Streaky bacon, smoked cumberland sausage $6
Lox 'n bagel $17.50
- Salt cured salmon, tomato, pesto, red onion, capers & cream cheese on a toasted bagel
Terra viva hot smoked salmon (50g) $6.50
The pretzel burger $25
- Tarragon glazed free range chicken, tomato, mole & aioli served with chips & green herb mayonnaise
Available 7:30am to 2:30pm
Eggs royale $24
- With our own hot-smoked salmon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
Brioche french toast (va) $19.50
- With bacon jam ice cream & maple syrup

Mac & Cheese $7.50
- Macaroni & Three Cheese Sauce, Grilled
Birdie $18.80
- Chopped Roast Chicken, Crispy Onion Rings & Gravy With Skinny Fries
Cheeseburger $17.80
- Beef Pattie, Smokey Cheese, Bacon Jam & Iceberg Lettuce With Skinny Fries
Brisket $19.20
- Smoked Beef Brisket, Cheese, Tomato Chilli Jam & Rocket With Skinny Fries
Pb & Choc Doughnuts $10.00
- With Chocolate & Staff Made Peanut Butter
Half Chicken $28.00
- Roast Half Chicken With Gourmet Potatoes, Gravy & Slaw
Steak $28.00
- 205G Sirloin With Herb Butter, Chilli Mayo Slaw & Skinny Fries
Jan Wrap Doughnuts $10.00
- With Staff Made Seasonal Jam & Whipped Cream

Seafood Bouillabaisse (GF) $18.50
- A selection of market fish, mussels, and prawns in a saffron tomato sauce finished w toasted ciabatta
Belgian-style waffles with Pear & Rhubarb $17.50
-Wilted Spinach $16.00
Fish & Chips $10.00
- Three Fish bites with a handful fries served with Aioli & Tomato sauce
Waffles $17.50
- Belgian-style waffles with freshly cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup.
Beach Burger $20.00
- Home-made beef Pattie with coleslaw, horseradish, beetroot relish finished off with onion rings and fries.
Israeli Chicken salad $22.00
- Marinated free range organic chicken on Israeli cous cous salad
Seasonal Fruit plate $15.00
- Fresh seasonal fruits