Address
149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu
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CONTORNI- 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
ANTIPASTI- 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
INSALATA- Side Salads
- Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
PRIMI- 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
PIZZA- GF bases available $3
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Margherita Di Bufala (V) $20.00
- Buffalo mozzarella, tomato base, fresh basil
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Napoletana (V) $20.00
- Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
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Tartufo (V) $22.00
- Mushrooms, mozzarella, black truffle oil, parmesan
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Quattro Formaggi (V) $24.00
- Goat's cheese, pecorino, taleggio, gorgonzola, fresh thyme
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Pepperoni $23.00
- Venison pepperoni, red onion, chilli oil, mozzarella, tomato, rocket
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Parma $24.00
- Parma ham, mozzarella, tomato, grilled peppers, vincotto
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Salsiccia $24.00
- Pork sausage, tomato, roasted onion, ricotta, rocket, mozzarella
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Salami $24.00
- Sopressa salami, tomato, potato, mozzarella, rosemary, truffle oil
PASTA & MAINS- 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
DOLCI- Dessert
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Tiramisu $14.00
- with house made mascarpone
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Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
- with creme fraiche, praline
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Set lemon cream $15.00
- with rhubarb, prosecco jelly, rhubarb crumble
- Cannoli with custard $5.00
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Affogato (GF) $10.00
- Allpress espresso over vanilla ice cream With a shot of Frangelico $16
Nearby Sample Menus
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Original ice cream sundae $12.00
- Served with a choice of chocolate, caramel or raspberry topping with either nuts or hundreds and thousands
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Garlic loaf $8.00
- Served warm with garlic butter
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Warm beef salad $16.00
- sliced soy marinated beef on a tomato and cucumber salad with a mint and sesame dressing
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Apple and cinnamon sponge $12.00
- Served warm with vanilla ice cream
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Lamb burger $15.00
- The classic (250g) of succulent lamb, stacked with lettuce, onion, beetroot and tomato with fries on the side
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Caesar salad $16.00
- Traditional caesar salad tossed with bacon, croutons, anchovies, parmesan and the Taverns own dressing, topped with an egg
- Whitebait sliders $15.00
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Garlic loaf $8.00
- Served warm with garlic butter
- Charred octopus, sofrito, pickled radish, black garlic $18
- Confit chicken maryland, israeli couscous, boudin blanc, jus gras $33
- Beef or tomato tartare, truffle, fermented hot sauce, egg $18
- Celeriac, nashi pear, rocket, watercress, truffle $10
- Figs, pecans, gorgonzola, curd, truffle, honey, pollen $18
- Porcini gnocchi, fungi ragu, oats cheese shanklish, sunchoke $32
- Market fish cotterchio, braised kale, tua tua’s, cumin, crusty sourdough $33
- Aged 350g rib eye, heirloom carrots, whipped bone marrow, jus $34
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BURGER MEAL $8.50
- fish burger, chips
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SEAFOOD PACK $23.50
- 3 Musells, 2 scallops, 2 Prawns, 2 Oysters, 2 squid Rings, 1 Chips, 1 Salad
- Tempura prawns $1.80
- Chicken nugget $0.80
- Chips - Large $3.80
- Jam wrap $2.00
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PARTY PACK $55.50
- 10 Fish, 2 Chips, 3 Hot Dogs, 2 Meat Patties, 2 Pineapple Rings, 2 Donuts, 2 Salads
- Meat pattie $2.20
- Fish $2.80
- Scallops $2.20
- Scallops (dozen) $26.00
- Kiwi Dog $3.40
- Bacon & Egg $6.00
- Cheese & Pineapple $6.00
- Oysters $2.50
- Spring Roll $3.20
- Bar Platter $20.00
- Wedges topped with Bacon and Grilled Cheese and Sour Cream $9.50
- Calamari, Chips and a Garden Salad $9.50
- Battered Hoki, Chips and a Salad $10
- Chicken Parmigiana, Chips and a Garden Salad $16.50
- Fish Basket $12.50
- Steak, Eggs, Chips and a Garden Salad topped with Garlic Butter $17.50
- Roast Roll and Chips $9.50
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Surf n Turf $30
- Prime 250g porterhouse steak grilled to your liking, served with prawns & scallops in a creamy garlic sauce, accompanied by fries and salad
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Canterbury Lamb Racks $ $34
- Pan seared oven baked in a light mustard crumb served with truffle potato, ratatouille and red wine jus.
- Ice-cream sundae – chocolate or caramel $5.5
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Seafood Chowder $15
- A thick creamy soup with a medley of seafood served with a warmed bread roll
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Sea food Bounty $39.5
- Blue cod, NZ Scallops, garlic Prawns, Akaroa Salmon, crispy Calamari served with chef’s lemon garlic sauce, fries & house salad.
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Breakfast of Champions $20
- Bratwurst sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, bacon, hash browns, toasted sour dough & your choice of eggs
- Ham Sandwich $3.5
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Surf ‘n’ Turf $36
- Premium 200 gr Angus scotch fillet pan seared & oven baked to your specification, served with classic French fries, house salad, garlic prawns and a scallop in a rich creamy sauce.
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Lamb Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
- Lamb, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
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Chicken Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
- Chicken, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
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Makhani Paneer $12
- Cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce. Garnished with crushed cashew and fresh coriander.
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Lamb Curry $12.5
- Lean lamb cooked in onion and yoghurt sauce with special aromatic spices.
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Vegetable Biryani $11.5
- Rice cooked with fresh vegetables and served with Raita.
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Chicken Tikka Masala $12.5
- Chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion and yoghurt based gravy.
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Chicken Korma $12.5
- Tender Chicken Cooked with cashew nuts and almonds in a mild creamy sauce.
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Butter Chicken $12.5
- A famous India delicacy. Half cooked in tandoor and finished in curry with crushed cashew cream and spices.
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Creamy garlic mushrooms $21.00
- mushrooms cooked in a creamy garlic & pesto butter sauce served on toasted ciabatta
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Honey pot granola $13.00
- honey toasted granola muesli served with fresh fruit salad, greel yoghurt & berry compote
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Honey pot chicken & bacon salad $21.50
- chicken & bacon pieces tossed through salad greens with tomato & red onion dressed in a creamy garlic aioli topped with a pocahed egg
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Seafood chowder $14.50
- honey pot's famous, creamy seafood chowder packed full of the oceans goodness, served with warm bread
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Pancakes $17.50
- or berry compote, yoghurt & maple syrup
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Fried green potatoes (paleo) $19.50
- twice cooked sweet potatoes pan-fried in our house made (vegan) basil & spinach pesto with red onion, tomatoes & (optional bacon) topped with a poached egg
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Eggs & hollandaise - Bacon benedict $18.50
- streaky bacon with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
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Eggs & hollandaise - Florentine $17.50
- wilted baby spinach with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
- Bami Goreng (Noodles)
- Pork Cashew Nuts on Rice
- Sweet and Sour Fish
- Roast Pork Fried Rice
- Spoon
- Pork Muchrooms Chow Mein
- Sweet and Sour Wonton
- Steak Fried Rice
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Chocolate semifreddo $13.5
- with salted caramel macaron, chocolate soil & berry’s
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Pavlova ice cream jars $13.5
- vanilla ice cream, raspberry & passionfruit
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Eggs on toast $16.5
- with bacon or hot smoked salmon
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Kapiti aged cheddar & Kahurangi creamy blue $16.5
- with cornichons, poached pear & toasted breads
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Ice cream sundae $4.5
- vanilla ice cream with choc sauce & sprinkles
- Pulled pork arancini balls & cider bbq sauce $15.5
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Confit duck leg $26.5
- with fennel, orange, braised puy lentils, bacon, baby spinach & verjuice dressing
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Fish & chips $18.5
- Panko crumbed market fish with fries, aioli & lemon
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American $3.50
- Hot Dog
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Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
- Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
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Meat Ball $5.50
- with Potato Gravy
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Poutine $4.50
- Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
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Hot Soup $2.80
- Chicken with Sweet Corn
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Fitted Sausage $3.50
- with Cheese
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Surf & Turf $7.50
- Seafood + Chicken
- - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
- Soboro bento chicken teriyaki (chicken teriyaki rice box) $8.90
- Teriyaki chicken & large king salmon & avocado $9.90
- King salmon & avocado & teriyaki salmon $12.90
- Saboro bento salmon (salmon rice box) $8.90
- Saboro bento salmon (salmon rice box) $8.90
- California ocean roll $11.90
- Karaage chicken half roll $4.50
- Karaage chicken rice ball $5.40
- Toasties $3.50
- Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50
- 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
- Seafood Basket $12.50
- TOAST $1.50
- ADD A SMALL KERI JUICE WITH ANY KIDS’ MEAL FOR ONLY $4.00
- EGG $1.80
- JAM BANANA PEANUT BAGELS $8.00
- TOMATO$ 2.00
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HOMEMADE GRANOLA $9.00
- WITH SEASONAL FRUIT, HONEY, YOGHURT
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CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST $10.00
- WITH MASCARPONE, RHUBARB & RED BERRY COMPOTE
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CLASSIC PANCAKES WITH BERRY COMPOTE $12.50
- WITH CREAM CHEESE AND ICE CREAM
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Brulee $12.00
- Traditional crème brulee served with short bread
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Beef Burger $17.00
- Home-made Patti, bacon, onion rings, Tomato, lettuce, cheese, BBQ and aioli served with fries
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Open Omelette $17.00
- Three egg omelette with mozzarella cheese. Bacon, tomato and spinach or Salmon, red onion and tomato or Mushroom, red onion, tomato and spinach
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Chicken Burger $16.50
- Crunchy chicken tendered, Bacon, tomato, lettuce, bri cheese, BBQ and chilli aioli served with fries
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Fries $7.00
- with Aioli - with gravy $8.00
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Mushroom, Blue Cheese Stack $12.00
- Three stuffed Portobello mushrooms on spinach dressed with red capsicum
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Pancakes $8.00
- Three Small Pancakes with Bacon, Banana and maple syrup Milo pancakes once scoop of vanilla ice cream and berry
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Wedges $8.00
- served with Sour Cream
Francesca's Italian Kitchen
Phone
033749790
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
None
Type
None
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
149 Gloucester St, Next Door to the Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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