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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Salmon pastrami, blood orange, fennel, burrata $19
O.G.B Mash $10
Beef or tomato tartare, truffle, fermented hot sauce, egg $18
Market fish cotterchio, braised kale, tua tua’s, cumin, crusty sourdough $33
Confit chicken maryland, israeli couscous, boudin blanc, jus gras $33
Aged 350g rib eye, heirloom carrots, whipped bone marrow, jus $34
Freekeh, farro, barberries, smoked almonds, fava beans $18
Figs, pecans, gorgonzola, curd, truffle, honey, pollen $18

Bearnaise $3.00
Royal burger $19.00
- beef patty, bire, mushroom, red onion, rocket, truffle mayonaise
Some bacon, an oyster & a croquette $13.00
Green salad w balsamic $7.00
Little bits warmed $35.00
- croquettes, olives, nuts & pork bits, kc baby back ribs
Caesar salad $20.00
- Yes it has anchovies!
House hash brown $7.00
Soup of the day $15.00
- with warm bread & butter

Deep fried Mars / Moro $3.40
Crab Sticks $2.00
Hot Dogs $2.50
Donuts - Plain $2.50
3 Mini Donut $2.00
Hoki - Crumbed $4.00
Squid Rings $1.00
Corn cob $2.50

Vegetable Foo Young on Rice $8.00
Vegetable Fried Rice $8.00
Garlic shrimp vegetable on Rice $10.00
Pork and shrimp Siu Mai (1/2 dozen) $5.00
Chicken Foo Young $9.00
Chickens Beef Satay on Skewer (3/6) $8.00/$15.00
Beef Black Pepper vegetable on Rice $9.00
Hot & Spicy Chicken Fried Rice Noodle $9.00

Blue Cheese, Pear & Walnut Salad $18
- With mixed lettuce & herb vinaigrette, served with kumara crisps
Ham & Cheese Sandwich $4.5
Liqueur Coffee $10.5
- Tia Maria, Drambuie, Kahlua, Cointreau, Baileys, Frangelico, Grand Marnier, Amaretto, Black/White Sambuca
Breads & Dips 4 people $15 / Gluten free $17
- Selection of baked breads and dips
Ham Sandwich $3.5
Seafood Chowder $14
- A thick creamy soup made from a selection of NZ’s freshest & finest Seafood. Served with garlic bread
Cheese Board $18
- Gluten free option available
Spicy Wedges $9.5
- With sour cream and sweet chilli sauce

Breakfast Sundae $7.00
- a seasonal selection of fresh fruit, layered with yoghurt & topped with maple-toasted cornflakes
Add Vanilla Mascapone $2.00
Pumpkin, Pear & Blue Cheese Salad $18.00
- a heartwarming combination of a roasted winter salad of pumpkin, locally sourced pears, red onion & Whitestone blue cheese, topped with Tai Tapu grown hazelnuts & finished with a roasted red pepper vinaigrette
Chicken Nuggets & Fries $8.00
- 6 x chicken nuggets served with salad or skinny fries
Fries $8.00
- a bowl of shoe string fries served with our aioli - the best in town!
Eggs on Toast $4.50 / $2.50 / $2.00 / $2.00
- 1 x poached egg on toast with your choice of extras: Regular / Bacon - add / Hashbrown - add / Mini Sausages (2) -add)
EGGS BENEDICT $20.00
- The classic combination of poached free-range eggs nestled on toasted bread with Anna’s lemon hollandaise- Smoked Salmon
It's a Date $12.00
- sticky date & ginger pudding drizzled with a warm salted caramel sauce & cream on the side

Spanish Omelette $17.50
- Potato confit, sauteed onion, streaky bacon, tomato and gruyere cheese
Buttermilk Pancakes OR Cinnamon Spiced French Toast $17.50
- Your choice of streaky bacon, caramelised banana and maple syrup OR Crème fraiche and mixed berry compote
The Cup Classic Lambs Kidneys $17.00
- Lambs kidneys, herb mashed potato, creamy bacon and mushroom sauce with toasted ciabatta
Sides $7.50
- Chef’s Garden Salad with red wine vinaigrette
Aristo Porridge $12.50
- Rhubarb, apple and crumble OR Berry compote, creme fraiche and granola
Scrambled OR Poached Eggs with Streaky Bacon OR Smoked Salmon on Toast $17.50
- On rye, white or gluten free toast
Caesar Salad $17.50
- Cos lettuce, crispy bacon, croutons, parmesan and soft poached egg (Anchovies optional). Add grilled chicken $4.50 Add smoked salmon $5.00
The Cup Soup of the Day $13.50
- (Ask your wait person for the Chef’s flavour of the day) served with toasted ciabatta

Eggs Benedict $18.50
- either ham, bacon, smoked salmon or spinach & feta served with hollandaise
with meal, Jam, Yogurt, Cream, Sauce or Chutney $1.00
x3 $17.50
- Or cream cheese, pesto, sun-dried tomato & black olives $7.50
Potato cake, Bread $2.50
Soup of the Day $10.50
- served with a mini Bagel or Toast
Toasted Muesli $13.00
- served with fresh fruit & yogurt
Toasted Bagel or Croissant $7.50
- served with either cream cheese & jams

Rote Grütze with Vanilla Ice Cream N/A
Choice of Salami with Cheese, Ham with Cheese or Black Forest Ham with butter and pickles N/A
- on White Bread Roll / on Multigrain Roll / on Pretzel
Pretzel with butter N/A
Fleischsalat/Meatsalad served with bread N/A
Bavarian Weißwurst with Pretzel and sweet mustard N/A
Prosciutto Platter – Dried, cured, smoked hams from all over Europe, served with breads, pickles and olives N/A
Leberwurst/Liver Pate – Different pates served with bread and pickles N/A
Brotzeit/Mixed Platter – Variation of cold cuts, dried meats and cheese served with breads and pickles N/A

Soup, winter offering (v,gf) $15.50
Roasted broccoli, halloumi & sage, caramelized leek, pine nuts (v, gf) $17.50
Coconut, lemon & chia seed pudding, poached rhubarb compote (gf,df) $15.50
Canterbury Cheesemongers Cheeseboard, quince, parmesan & poppyseed biscuit, salted caramel walnuts $15.00 / $23.00 / $29.00
- see blackboard (Priced 1 / 2 / 3 x 40g serve)
Affogato – LCC espresso, liqueur of your choice, Kohu Road vanilla ice cream (gf*) $16.00
Baked Chocolate ganache, sea salt, spiced hazelnut, orange oil, homemade crème fraiche ice cream (gf) $16.50
Sticky toffee pudding roulade, salted caramel & salted caramel ice cream $15.50
Warm pear tart, Earl Grey tea vanilla ice cream $15.50

Hollandaise $2.00
Bacon $6.00
Garlic Loaf $12.00
- With spread of pesto, sundried tomato tapenade and balsamic & olive oil
Pancakes or French Toast $19.00
- With streaky bacon, maple syrup, mixed berry compote and whipped cream
Creamed Mushrooms $21.50
- On toasted brioche with fresh rocket, tomato and poached egg
Croissant $5.00
Oven Baked Salmon $26.50
- Served with creamy kumara mash, sauteed spinach, candied baby carrots and Bearnaise sauce
Fries $8.50
- Steak or waffle fries served with aioli

Baklava $2.50
Pita Bread $1.50
Small $9.00
- Lamb
Lamb, Beef, Chicken $4.00 each
- Chicken
Turkish Gozleme $3.50
Available on Pita Bread

Special Family Pack/Any Large Sushi 3 for $20.90
Nicy & Spicy $7.90
Sakura Bento $10.50
Prawn & Koroket $7.90
Special Bento $10.50
Salmon Nigiri $7.90
Platter/big $45.00
Nicy & Spicy $7.90

Combination Chicken & Falafel L $13
Open souvlaki or extra meat (on large souvlaki only) $2.50
All Kebabs are served over Persian rice with grilled tomatoes
Persian Chicken Salad (Olohveeyeh) $5
- Mashed potato chicken, egg, gherkin, covered in mayonnaise and served with complimentary pita bread
Combination $17
Combination Lamb & Chicken L $14
Combination Lamb & Falafel L $14
-Vegetarian $3

PIGEON BAY $26.00
- Spiced tomato base, chicken, green pepper, mozzarella, red onion, jalapeños & guacamole
Pacific Oysters
- natural or beer battered
Selection of sweet treats in the dessert cabinet
Garden Salad $12.5
- A selection of fresh seasonal ingredients sourced locally
Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
Cassels Beef Burger $26.50
- Tomato, gherkins, onion jam, chipotle mayonnaise, greens, cheese, bacon & fries
Large - serves 4 $59.00
Wood-fired flatbread with hummus & dukkah $15.50