Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

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Sides and Bites
Potato skins with truffle oil, porcini salt, pecorino (GF) ( V) $9.00
Marinated olives (GF) (V) $10.00
Garlic flat bread (V) $8.00
Polenta fries with truffle aioli (V) $9.00

Sharing plates for two
Salumi plate, pickles, mustard fruits $16.00
Francesca’s Antipasti Board cured meats and Italian cheeses with sour dough $25.00

Side Salads
Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00

Starters
Cloudy Bay clams, chilli, garlic, prosecco, black garlic butter sourdough $16.00
Kale salad, Apple, sultanas, walnuts, Parmesan and pangrattato (V) $12.00
Broccoli and rocket salad, crumbed poached egg, truffle vinaigrette, vincotto (V) $16.00
House smoked salmon, fennel and orange salad, salsa verde (GF) $16.00
San Daniele prosciutto, pear, rocket, hazelnuts and goat's cheese (GF) $18.00
Handmade Beetroot agnolotti with nut brown butter, poppy seeds and sage (V) $18.00
Beef carpaccio, parmesan, lemon aioli, capers, white anchovies $16.00

GF bases available $3
Margherita Di Bufala (V) $20.00
- Buffalo mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
Napoletana (V) $20.00
- Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
Tartufo (V) $22.00
- Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
Quattro Formaggi (V) $24.00
- Goat's cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
Pepperoni $23.00
- Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
Parma $24.00
- Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
Salsiccia $24.00
- Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
Salami $24.00
- Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil

GF pasta available for some dishes
House made potato gnocci, Braised beef cheeks, gremolata, pecorino $28.00
Merino lamb shoulder Ragu, pappardelle, green olives, chilli, lemon, baby spinach $28.00
Prawn linguine, rocket, sundried tomato, lemon $26.00
Pea, broad bean and spinach risotto, basil, parsley and rocket (V, GF) $26.00
Melanzane - baked eggplant with Napoli sauce, parmigiano reggiano, mozzarella, pangrattato and a green side salad (V) $26.00
Roasted Duck leg, baby spinach, pecorino risotto, pinenut and current salsa (GF) $35.00
Market fish, cauliflower pureé, charred cauliflower, cherry tomato, chilli, anchovies and olives (GF) $35.00

Dessert
Tiramisu $14.00
- with house made mascarpone
Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
- with creme fraiche, praline
Set lemon cream $15.00
- with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
Cannoli with custard $5.00
Affogato (GF) $10.00
- Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16

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Breads & dips (gf) $14.50
- A loaf served with our very own homemade dips
Available for children 14 years & under. All kids' mains include a kid's ice cream sundae for dessert: vanilla ice cream, sprinkles & your choice of berry, chocolate or caramel sauce.
Bbq chicken pizza $22.50
- Free range chicken, streaky bacon, red onion, mozzarella, with a swirl of cola bbq sauce
Crumbed chicken tenders $14.50
- Crumbed chicken tenders, served with chunky fries salad & tomato sauce
Mini cheeseburger $14.50
- Mini Cheeseburger, prime beef pattie with lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chunky fries & tomato sauce
Macs beer battered fish & chips $26.50
- Please check with your waitress for today's fish of the day. Served with rustic tartare sauce salad & beer battered steak fries.
-Add anchovies $5.00
Salted caramel chocolate tart $14.50

Bean & Spinach Salad
Harira (Vegetarian tomato base with fresh herbs and lemon) $12.00
Chickpea a pumpkin Salad
Seafood chowder $13.50
Large $10.00
Smoked barley and vegetable Falafel with hummus and tanini (3 pieces) $12.00
All desserts served with your choice or Chocolate, Caramel or Berry coulis . Some deserts may be subject availability the day. Please check With waiter.
Salad of the day

- Add egg $1.50
Garlic loaf $10.00
- Warm baked herb & & garlic butter loaf
Vegetable filo parcel $15.00
- Fresh spinach, roasted pumpkin, feta and peanuts wrapped in an oven baked filo parcel. Served with fries, green leaf salad & cranberry sauce
-Steamed potatoes in garlic butter /Creamy mash potato $5.00
Ice cream Sundae trio $10.00
- 3 flavours of the week with chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, whipped cream & hundreds and thousands
Cherry chicken $30
- Spiced marinated cherry & cheese stuffed chicken breast, crumbed & fried with your choice of 2 sides & cranberry sauce
Sides & Sauces
The Elmwood Platter $40.00
- Bacon & mozzarella arancinis, garlic loaf, southern fried chicken, spicy chorizo sausage, kransky sausage with aioli & BBQ sauce

Lamb (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $8.90 / $10.90 / $12.90
Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90
- Drinks and chips
Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90
- Drinks and chips
Lamb (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Combo $19.90
- Drink and chips
Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90

Seared Scallops $22.0
- NIFTY 50 LUNCH - SALADS
With smoked free range chicken extra $5
- NIFTY 50 LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS
Warm Salad $19.5
- LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS
Vanilla Cream Brûlé $16.0
- with coconut & macaron
Home-Made Pasta $19.0
- LUNCH - FROM THE GRILL
Selection of three cheeses (100gm) $28.0
- LUNCH - INFUSIONS
Truffled potato puree, chives & crisps $6.0
The 50 Salad $19.5
- soft poached egg, bacon parsley crumbs, iceberg, parmesan, prosciutto & classic caesar dressing

Tadka Dal $10.00
- Yellow lentil cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, ginger, and garlic and crushed tomato.
Chicken Korma $15.90
- Boneless chicken cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
Palak Paneer $15.90
- Home-made cottage cheese cooked with spinach and spices.
Lamb Madras $16.90
- Lamb cubes cooked in Whole Spices with onion, ginger and garlic with fresh coriander
Prawn Masala $18.90
- Prawns cutlets cooked in special sauce and herbs.
Lamb $20.99
- Lamb Curry + Naan + Coke/Sprite
Lamb Posht $16.90
- Tender cubes of lamb sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato, ten cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices.
Kadai Paneer $15.90
- Cottage cheese, onion & capsicum seasoned with spice and cooked in onion gravy

Assorted Crumbled (Salmon, Prawn, Chicken & Croquette) $19.00
Sashimi & Chicken Teriyaki Set $17.50
Fish of the Day (Teriyaki Sauce & Sea Salt) $19.00
Tuna $5.00
Gerden Salad $9.00
- Yukari Mayo & Sesame Dressing
Kid's Menu A $6.00 per child
- Main Course - Small Chicken Teriyaki Roll / Egg Omelette / Miso Soup (For under 10 years old only)
Crumbed Prawn (4pcs) $8.00
Udon Noodle Soup - Add Tempura (Prawn, Fish & Vegetable) $19.00 $14.00

Signature crispy chicken leg $15.00
- Three pieces of chicken leg with a crispy batter, and sprinkle with generous five spice and pepper. Chicken was still moist inside while the thin crust was crispy
Fish balls soup $4.50
Braised tofu $4.00
Braised hard-boiled egg $1.00
Dry noodle $6.00
- Traditional noodle (dry). Can choose from either noodle, rice noodle or vernicelli
Deep fried black blood puddings $5.00
Combination braised platter $7.00
- Your choice of 3 items from our braised food menu excluded of braised beef shank
Braised minced pork rice $5.80
- Finely chopped of pork belly, slow cooked in aromatic soy sauce and five spice then spooned over a bowl of hot rice with pickles and soya egg. A mixture of sweet and salty taste.

French Fries $9.00
- Beer battered fries with garlic aioli & tomato sauce
Fresh Sliced Fruit & Yoghurt $17.50
- season fruit topped w/ honey sweetened yoghurt
Peppers Breakfast $24.00
- eggs your way: bratwurst, bacon, grilled tomato, hash brown & mushrooms, toasted ciabatta, rye or gluten free toast w/ tomato relish
Azuki Bean and Beetroot Salad $25.00
- Azuki bean, roast beetroot, cauliflower, walnut & black quinoa salad, with goat's cheese, rocket micros and a balsamic and olive oil dressing
Peppers Club Sandwich $25.00
- Southern fried chicken, bacon, avocado, spinach, fresh tomato & Swiss cheese on toasted sourdough bread with Dijon aioli & a side of fries
Full Breakfast $28.00
- includes full continental breakfast w/ any main course selection below
Roast Mushroom Ragout $22.50
- mushrooms cooked in balsamic & cream reduction, wilted spinach & fetta cheese on toasted ciabatta
Lakes Cheese Platter $24.00
- A selection of fine NZ chesses, crackers & Quince paste

Fish Tikka Masala $20
- Fish fillet cooked in with brown onion, tomato, ginger, coconut cream with freshly grounded spices.
Extra Rice $4
Pickles $3
Garlic Naan $4
- Naan with stuffing of garlic.
Tandoori Prawn $16
- King size prawn marinated, grilled in the tandoor oven with a hint of lemon.
Cheese And Garlic Naan $5.50
- Naan stuffed with fresh mint herb.
Amritsari Kulfi $7
- Homemade saffron ice cream. Must Try
Onion Bhajees (6 Pcs) $6
- Crispy onion fritter served with tamarind or mint chutney.

Strange's Poutine $12.00
- Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
Rib Mountain $38.00
- Smoked and braised in our coffee rub, finished in a sticky BBQ sauce
Pan Seared Blue Cod $34.00
- Creole salsa, chat potatoes, parsley butter
Slaw $8.00
- With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
- BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
Shoestring Fries $8.00
- With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
Fried Shrimp $15.00
- Lettuce, shallots, fresh herbs, Tabasco mayo
Quinoa & Goji Berries $18.00
- Fresh shallots, spring onions, baby beets & turnips, dressed with a vanilla vinaigrette

Chicken (Sandwiches/Rolls) $ 7.50/$ 8.50
Roast Sandwich
Chips $ 3.20
1 390 ml soft drink
Pork (Small/Medium/Large) $ 11.50/$ 14.50/$ 18.00
4 Roast potatoes, 390ml coke
Half $ 11.50
3 Roast Potatoes

Lasagne Topper $3.20
Chow Chow $5.00
Spring Roll $3.00
- Home made
Chicken Nibbles 1/2 Dozen $6.00
Potato Fritters $1.00
Meat Patties $2.60
- Home made
Sole Fillets $5.50
Chicken Patties $2.80

Prebbleton $24.00
- Garlic butter roasted mixed mushrooms, herbs & smoked cheese
Vegetable pakoras with chutney $15.50
Deluxe Veg Burger $26.50
- Pakora, halloumi, slaw & mango chutney
Add x 2 eggs $3.00
Fries & aioli $10.00
Mussels steamed with Cassels Lager, crème fraîche & bread $16.00
Te Oka $24.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella, chorizo, prawns & roasted capsicum
Add salmon $8.00

- Large $29.50
- Medium $17.50
Canterbury Roast Lamb
- Tender pieces of lamb marinated in lemon and herbs, with an array of oven roasted seasonal vegetables and a dash of rosemary and mint sauce.
- Large $29.00
- Small $12.50
Chilli Pesto Bread $13.50
- Fresh pizza bread with pesto and sweet Thai chilli sauce.
- Medium $17.50
Lime Chicken $29.50
- Shredded chicken breast doused in lime infused olive oil topped with capsicum, red onions, and mild red peppers. Served with a wedge of fresh lime.

Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Canterbury > Christchurch > Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Address

149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

Phone

033749790

Email

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Opened hours

Monday: 11:30-22:00, Tuesday: 11:30-22:00, Wednesday: 11:30-22:00, Thursday: 11:30-22:00, Friday: 11:30-22:00, Saturday: 11:30-22:00, Sunday: 11:30-22:00

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Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

Features

Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , Waitstaff , Groups , Seating , Highchairs Available , Serves Alcohol , Child-friendly

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Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

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Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Canterbury > Christchurch > Francesca's Italian Kitchen

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149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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