Address
Gloucester Street
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
- 4 for $10.00
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Maroochi
- Macadamia Praline
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She's Breakfast Stack $23.00
- Stacked free range bacon, poached egg, mushrooms, grilled tomato, creamy leeks and house tomato & mango chutney on crusty sliced ciabatta.
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Chocolate Lover's Sharing Platter - The Chocolate Journey $27.90
- Journey through the evolution of chocolate with tastings from the cacao bean to the finest truffles. Cacao beans, cacao butter, single origin chocolate, chocolate fondue, chocolate thins, chocolate moments, seasonal truffles and tasting notes for a true chocolate appreciation.
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Hot Lips
- Chilli Spices
- Each $2.90
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Raw Dessert $14.50
- An avocado chocolate Torte on an almond base, sweetened with pure maple syrup. Chocolatey, rich, decadent and yes, raw! Served with coconut yoghurt and dry raspberry.
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Irish Cream
- Baileys Caramel
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Pork Ribs $26.00
- Slow cooked pork ribs marinated in our special sauce served with coleslaw and fries
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Mini Hotdogs
- Mini hotdogs served with fries and tomato sauce
- Aioli $1.00
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Affogato $14.00
- Vanilla ice cream topped with a shot of hot espresso coffee and a shot of liqueur. From the following selection; Galliano Amaretto, Kahlua, Baileys, Cointreau or Yellow Galliano (vanilla liqueur)
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Scallops in Bacon $20.00
- Our famous pan seared scallops wrapped in bacon served on a bed of crispy potatoes and spinach topped with hollandaise sauce
- Side Salad $6.00
- Garlic Bread $9.00
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Dressed Pie $15.00
- Homemade pie topped with mash, peas, beetroot and gravy. Check with our staff for today’s pie selections.
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BACONBURGER $15.00
- Beef, bacon, mushroom, lettuce, chutney, cheese and mayo.
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BASIC $11.00
- Beef, chutney, mayo and gherkin.
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BBQ BACONBURGER $15.00
- Beef, bacon, cheese, onion rings, mayo and SP BBQ Sauce.
- Add a second patty. $4.00
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BODGIEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, cheese, lettuce, chutney, mayo, beetroot and egg.
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CHICKEN BURGER $15.00
- Chicken, chilli mayo, lettuce, smoked cheese and house-dried tomatoes.
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OLIVES $10.00
- marinated in chilli and herbs with pickled garlic.
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BLUEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, blue cheese, caramelised onions, chutney, lettuce and mayo.
- Additional of $2.00 for all seafood meals
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Chicken satays $9.90
- 4 Marianted kebab sticks topped with peanut sauce
- Tom yum kha gai (chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
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Grilled chicken wings $9.90
- 6 Pieces of grilled marinate chicken nibble
- ●Entrees
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Gang ka-ree gai $14.90
- Yellow curry with chicken and vegetables, served with rice
- Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
- ●Extras
- Rogan Josh $12.00
- Papadam $3.50
- Chicken Biryani $14.90
- Whole Tandoori Chicken $21.90
- Chicken $9.50
- Rass Malai $8.50
- Prawn Jalfrezi $15.50
- Raita $3.50
- Two fried eggs $5.00
- Fries
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Beef, beer and mash $19.90
- Slow cooked beef in monteith's black beer, served with creamy mash potato, green peas and crispy pastry
- -Sweet chilli and parmesan
- Grilled tomato $4.00
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Prime angus beef fillet $37.50
- Cooked to your liking, over sweet potato puree, roasted baby beets, creme fraiche, red wine jus and parmesan crisps
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Creme brulee $11.90
- A classic favourite, light creamy egg custard topped with crunchy golden toffee and served with berries
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Flintstone ribeye $37.00
- Ribeye on the bone grilled to perfection, resting over dauphinoise potatoes, creamed spinach, jus and pommes gaufrette. Also available: with salad and fries OR vegetables and potato. Mushroom sauce, red wine sauce or garlic butter
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Tempura veggies $8.50
- Deep fried mix vegetables in tempura batter served with sweet chilli sauce
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Taro curry puff (6 pcs) $8.50
- Puff pastry stuffed with taro paste served with sweet chilly sauce
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Vegetarian wonton (6pcs) $7.50
- Deep fried wontons stuffed with pumkins and carrots served with sweet chilli sauce
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Fried rice N/A
- Thai style fried rice with egg, garlic, cabbage, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, onion spring onion, tomato and garnished with coriander and white pepper
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Sweet and sour N/A
- Stir fried carrot , cauliflower, onion, springonion, tomato, pineapple, courgette, capsicum and baby corn with our home made sweet and sour sauce
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Meat option $16.50
- Black tiger king prawn , fish or seafood
- Seafood $5.00
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Tom kha soup see above
- Slightly creamy soup in coconut cream with lemongrass,galangal, kaffir lime leaf, lemon juice, mushroom, tomato, onion and garnish with coriander
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Radler Cured Salmon $16.5
- Beetroot, horseradish, rhubarb
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Beetroot Hummus Flat Bread $12
- Feta, dukkah
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Harissa Beef Cheek $31
- Pumpkin, chickpea, cucumber salad
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Soy and Vegetable Dumplings $13
- Pan fried, soy chilli sauce
- Spiced wedges, sour cream, sweet chilli $10/$16
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Lamb Rump $30.5
- Kumara pom poms, mushroom, pickles, beetroot
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Asian Pork Burger $24
- Brioche bun, sesame slaw, habanero, fries
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Chipotle Chicken Tacos N/A
- Soy and Vegetable Dumplings
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Aloo Palak $17
- Potatoes cooked in spinach, cream and spices.
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Chicken Jhal Frezi $19.50
- Chefs special, cooked with green chillies, fried onions and green peppers.
- Kashmiri Pulao $10
- Green Salad $6
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Mushroom Do Pyaza $18
- Mushroom cooked with fresh onion mixed with spices with cashew nut sauce.
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Chicken Tikka Masala $19
- Everybodys favourite, cooked in mild delicately spiced, added with grated tomatoes and onions.
- Pickles $3
- Mushroom Rice $10
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Calzone 12.00
- Folded pizza filled with venison salami, spinach and cheese. Individual size
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Mushrooms on toast 15.50
- Mushrooms fried in garlic butter, served on grain toast and topped with feta …
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Free range eggs on toast 9.50
- Your choice of poached, scrambled or fried on Turkish or grain toast/double
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Mitchell's special 16.50
- A tasty mix of chorizo, cannellini beans and tomato topped with a poached egg and drizzled with sage brown butter. Served with garlic yoghurt and crusty bread …
- Hot smoked salmon … 6.50
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Banana bread 6.50
- served with walnut butter …
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Nested eggs GF, DF 15.50
- Two eggs nestled amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes …
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Mama Mitchell's muesli 10.50
- Homemade toasted muesli served with stewed seasonal fruit and a creamy Greek yoghurt …
- Wok fried Tofu w/ ginger $14.00
- Slow cooked beef rib w/ Basil, Spniach, Chilli & Garlic $31.00
- Wok fried free range chicken w/ sweet tomatoes, vegetables & cashew nuts $28.00
- SP Poached Pear with Vanilla Ice Crea, Pistachio, Crumbled Friand $14.00
- Single seared scallop w/ avocado, ginger & lime dressing $6.50
- Salt 'n' pepper crispy squid tossed w/ hints of chilli & five-spice $16.00
- Sticky crispy pork balls, toasted ground rice, kaffir lime leaf, mint & chilli $13.00
- Wok fried spicy jungle pork w/ green beans, basil, kaffir lime & young pepper corns $28.00
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Fried Shrimp $15.00
- Lettuce, shallots, fresh herbs, Tabasco mayo
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Strange's Poutine $12.00
- Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
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Quinoa & Goji Berries $18.00
- Fresh shallots, spring onions, baby beets & turnips, dressed with a vanilla vinaigrette
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Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
- BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
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Slaw $8.00
- With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
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Sauteed Green Beans & BBQ Kale $10.00
- With remoulade, parmesan shavings, shallots
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Black-Eyed Pea Falafel $10.00
- Grated beetroot, slaw, feta cheese, ranch
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Shoestring Fries $8.00
- With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
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Vege Combo $ 20.00
- Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhaji and Vege-Pakoras. Served sizzling hot with tamarind & mint sauce.
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Mango Chicken $19.00
- Chicken prepared in a mild mango pulp based gravy.
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Chicken-Garlic-Kebab $ 11.00
- Chicken pieces marinated and cooked in special garlic paste 4 pcs
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Aloo Kulcha $5.00
- Naan stuffed with boiled mashed potatoes.
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Garlic Naan $3.50
- Leavened bread cooked in tandoor with a splash of garlic.
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Kadahi Paneer $17.50
- Cottage Cheese prepared in Kadahi (iron wok). Thick spicy gravy with crushed tomatoes, capsicum and onions.
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Lahori Kebab $ 14.00
- Our chef’s special Chicken kebabs an everlasting taste that would bring you back to Spice n Life. 8pcs full
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Chicken Jalfrezy $19.00
- Chicken cooked in special paste with red and green capsicum
- Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50
- Seafood Basket $12.50
- Chicken Nugget & fries $7.00
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Wedges $7.00
- Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli & Oil
- Fish Bites & fries $7.00
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Basket fries $4.50
- w Tom sauce or aioli
- Toasties $3.50
- ADD A SMALL KERI JUICE WITH ANY KIDS’ MEAL FOR ONLY $4.00
- TOAST $1.50
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KIDS’ CHEESEBURGER AND CHIPS $11.00
- WITH BEEF PATTIE, PICKLES, TASTY CHEESE, SERVED WITH SALAD & SEASONED CHIPS, TOMATO SAUCE & AIOLI
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EGG ON TOAST, YOUR CHOICE WHITE TOAST OR BROWN TOAST $7.00
- WITH EGG (POACHED, SCRAMBLED, FRIED)
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OMELETTE $15.00
- WITH EGGS, ONIONS, MUSHROOM, TOMATOES, HAM
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EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
- WITH POACHED EGGS, ENGLISH MUFFINS, SPINACH, HOLLANDAISE/SALMON
- JAM BANANA PEANUT BAGELS $8.00
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SMOKED SALMON SPINACH PIZZA $19.50
- WITH SPINACH, RED ONION, RED CAPSICUM, CAPER, FETA CHEESE, SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM
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