Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

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Prawn $22.50
Seafood $22.00
Seafood $22.00
Prawn $23.00
Chilli Stir Fry
- Stir fried fresh seasonal vegetables with our own HOT chilli paste sauce.
Vietnamese Salad $15.00
- Mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours mixed with chopped cucumber, carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara. Chicken, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
Larb Chicken Salad $21.50
- Minced chicken or pork salad, mixed with special roasted rice powder, shallots, fresh spring onions, coriander, chilli and lime juice. Chicken or Pork
Honey Lemon Chicken $22.00
- Crispy chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce and sweet honey sauce. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and a bowl of jasmine rice.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad $22
- Succulent marinated chicken with baby greens, roasted eggplant, kalamata olives, heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, feta and mint, finished with toasted seeds, fresh oregano and a balsamic reduction
Ice Cream Sundae $9
- Fruit salad & mixed berry reduction
Luciano’s Bruschetta $14
- Toasted ciabatta with garden greens and Basil pesto, tomato & feta
Luciano’s Big Breakfast $22.5
- A real meal! Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, with manuka smoked bacon, house made hash brown, sausage, roasted tomato, market mushrooms and our house relish on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
Kids Pancakes $12
- Blueberry pancakes with caramelised banana, maple syrup and whipped cream
Kids Tostada $12
- A crispy tortilla with house made tomato relish, roasted tomato, cheese and a fried egg
Bacon & Egg $8
- One free range egg, scrambled, poached or fried, served with streaky bacon and your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
Add smoked salmon $6

Large $20.00
Sate Beef Rice Noodle Soup $12.00
Pork & Prawn Fresh Rolls $8.00
Spicy Grilled Squid Salt & Chilli
Medium $16.00
Medium $14.00
Ster Fried Squid With Curry & Vegetables
Medium $16.00

The beef $16.00
- Rare beef, caramelised onion, rocket & balsamic
Soup of the day $9.50
- Served with toasted ciabatta
The margarita $15.00
- Basil pesto, mozzarella & tomato
-Add cheese $3.00
Sauces $3.00
- Mushroom, peppercorn, chipotle, hollandaise, bearnaise or red wine jus
Butcher's block $POA
- Direct from the butchers to your plate, check our specials board for todays carnivorous creation
Extra pizza toppings $5.00 each
- Prawns / gluten free bases are also available on request
Extra pizza toppings $2.50 each
- Ham / mushroom / tomato / pineapple / pesto / olives

Open Steak Sandwich $20.90
- 180gms of sirloin, with mushrooms, onion rings, tomato, smoky BBQ sauce, aioli sauce and salad greens on toasted Focaccia served with a side of golden fries.
Kumara Corn Fritters $18.50
- Streaky Bacon or Smoked Salmon. Served with seasonal salad, sliced cucumber, cherry tomato and feta, drizzled with sweet chili sauce.
Golden Fries $8.90
- Served with aioli and tomato sauce.
Kumara Wedges $10.90
- Served with sweet chili sauce, sour cream and aioli sauce.
Gourmet Chicken Burger $19.90
- Cajun dusted chicken fillet, crispy bacon, avocado, tomato, aioli sauce with salad greens in a toasted brioche bun served with a side of golden fries.
Nachos
Salmon Nicoise Salad $22.50
- Grilled salmon fillet on top of baby potatoes, green beans, red onions, cherry tomatoes, black olives, baby spinach and boiled egg mixed with mayonnaise.
Soup of the Day $13.50
- Chef's choice of fresh home-made soup. Served with ciabatta bread.

Chicken + Coriander Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
Pork Belly w/ Cucumber, Coriander, Pickled Ginger Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
Szechuan Cucumber Salad w/ Garlic, Szechuan, Chilli & Sesame $6.00
Dozen Matter $10.00 / $18.00
POT STICKER BURGERS $16.00
- Open Faced Bao Bun 2 for
Steamed Asian Greens w/ Fried Shallots & Ginger Chilli Soy $6.00
Crystal Prawn w/ Water Chestnut & Coriander 4pc $12.00
Pork ‘n’ Ginger and Spring Onion $10.00 / $18.00

Tarakihi $4.00
RodCod $4.00
Mushroom $4.00
Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
Vegetarian $5.00
Plain $3.50
Sole $5.00
Chicken $5.00

Meat $3.00
Fish Meal $11.20
- Your choice of available crumbed fish, crab bite, squid ring, salad, dips, sauces & sliced pita bread
Large $9.50
Medium $9.50
Plain N/A
Small $7.00
Bacon $5.00
Fish $4.50

Steamed rice $4.00
Hereford beef burger with Sriracha mayo served with French fries $21.00
French fries with aioli & ketchup $8.00
Thai yellow curry of pumpkin with fried tofu, mushrooms, greens, cashew nuts with steamed rice (VG&GF) $24.00
Steamed pork and prawn dumplings with crushed peanuts, chili vinegar sauce $16.00
Ice cream sundae (GF) $10.00
Sticky pork belly bao buns, topped with crushed chili peanuts (2 buns) $14.00
Lamb Dan Dan noodles, spicy crushed peanuts $21.00

CHICKEN SALAD $14.00
- with cashews & yogurt dressing
FRENCH TOAST $14.50
- with bacon, banana, maple syrup & cream
BACON $4.50
SIDES
TOMATO / MUSHROOMS / HASHBROWNS / TOAST $4.00
ESPRESSO EGG $15.50
- with potato hash, mushroom, spinach, a poached egg & hollandaise
HOT STEAK SAMMY $12.50
PANCAKES $14.50
- with berry compote, maple syrup & cream

TEA OR COFEE AND TOAST $10.00
- served with a selection of spreads
CREME BRULEE CHEESECAKE $12.00
- served with rhubarb compote and amaretto creme Anglaise
VEGETARIAN TRILOGY(V) $28.00
- fig and goats cheese filo wrap served alongside butternut pumpkin puree, kumara and rosti with wilted spinach and a poached egg
BARRY'S BAY CHEESE SELECTION(for one/for two) $18.00/$28.00
- a selection of local cheese from Barr's Bay, Cheddar crisps, sliced apple, home grown quince paste
GARLIC AND PARSLEY TOASTED CIABATTA $10.00
Steamed veg $7.00
CONTINENTAL BUFFET $17.00
- juice selection/cereal selection & condiments/natural yoghurt/fruit compotes/fresh fruit salad/pastries & croissants/cold cuts & cheese/fresh fruit selection/toast breads & preserves provided to your table/selection on teas & coffee provided to your table
EGGS BENEDICT $17.50
- toasted ciabatta topped with poached eggs, hollandaise and streaky bacon

Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
- Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
- Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
Eggs Benedict
- 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
Cheese & Bacon Wedges $11.50
- Served with chimichurri sour cream and capsicum salsa.
Steak Fries $8.50
- Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
Seafood Chowder $14.80
- Creamy thick traditional chowder with bacon, mussels, cuttlefish and prawns. Served with grilled bread.

BBQ beef short ribs $26.5
- with roast red peppers, pearl barley, spring onion, charred corn & cherry tomato salad
Beach breakfast $20.5
- Halswell butchery bacon & sausages, tomato, mushroom,2 eggs any style, toast, parmesan, chive & potato scone & tomato sauce
Grilled haloumi $15.5
- with roast red pepper, kalamata olives, grissini
Eggs on toast $13.5
- any style
Fish & chips $18.5
- Panko crumbed market fish with fries, aioli & lemon
Milk, Keri kids juice, lemonade $3
Ora King salmon gravlax $26.5
- with pickled cucumber, warm baby potatoes, herb crème fraiche fennel & dates
French toast $18.5
- berry stuffed brioche with vanilla mascarpone,maple & pistachio

Cheese Burger $21.70
- Prime beef mince patty, double gruyere cheese, sliced gherkin, red onion, Bully’s special burger sauce, salad in a grilled brioche bun
Cheese Selection $18.80
- Our selection of three Barry’s Bay cheeses, blue, soft & hard served with fruit chutney, crackers, dried fruits & grapes
Mutineers Mac Cheese $12.50
- Macaroni cheese with bacon and topped with melted cheese and serve with a side salad
Crispy Skin Groper Fillet [G] $37.00
- Pan seared groper served on a bed of ratatouille vegetables with smokey bacon, baby clams and a saffron cream sauce
Vegetarian Linguine V $24.50
- Sautee courgettes, aubergine, garlic and olives tossed with linguine and finished with cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil and butter topped with shaved parmesan
Seafood Platter [G] $39.50
- Chef’s daily choice of local seafood’s including hot smoked salmon, salmon pate, salmon gravlax, fresh fish ceviche, poached salmon, mussels, prawns, scallop, crispy squid and fish cake with dipping sauces
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with avocado & hollandaise sauce with Crispy Bacon
Moby’s Crumbed Fish $12.50
- Fingers of crumbed fish with chips & salad

Things to add to an Already Awesome Burger $2.00
- Bacon, avocado, battered onion rings, roquette, roast Portobello mushroom, red onion, blue cheese, beetroot, egg, tomato, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, pickle, chilli con carne, cos lettuce, char-grilled capsicum, kumara crisps, pineapple, feta cheese, mixed leaf lettuce.
Sunday Roast $13.50
- grilled rosemary garlic sheep, minted pea pesto, roast pumpkin mayo, lettuce, kumara crisps. >>
Crumbed Cheese Pleaser $11.00
- Crumbed & fried camembert, tomato, lettuce, red onion & plum chutney. - with bird $13.00
King Julius $13.50
- grilled chicken, cos lettuce, egg, bacon, already famous Caesar dressing
Shagged Stag $13.50
- venison pattie, plum chutney, lettuce, beetroot, mustard mayo.
Tree Hugger $13.50
- spiced falafel pattie, roast Portobello mushroom, feta cheese, tomato, roquette, roast pumpkin mayo. >>
Big Bag of Chips & Gravy $5.50
Anti-Mac'ing Campaign $22.00
- Way better for you than any other meal deal from those other places. Any 1 of our fresh phat burgers (excluding SUPER BUGGER BURGER) with chips & a tasty beverage (House beer or wine, coke range , lemonade, orange juice) >>

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

Price

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Type

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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

Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

Nearby Sample Menus