Francesca's Italian Kitchen in Christchurch Menu

CONTORNI 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 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 INSALATA
  • Side Salads
  • Baby cos lettuce, sherry vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
PRIMI 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 PIZZA
  • 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
PASTA & MAINS 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 DOLCI
  • 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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    • Stuffed with jerk spiced beef brisket, pickled cabbage, swiss cheese and house mustard.
  • Chiplotle Scrambled Eggs $21
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  • Japanese Crepe $20
    • Bacon and cabbage crepe w/ fresh crab and salad. Topped with kewpie mayo and BBQ sauce
  • Shakshuka $22
    • Turkish style baked eggs w/ feta, herbs and Turkish bread.
  • Sides - eggs (2), roasted mushrooms, avocado $4
  • Sides - smoked salmon, bacon, chorizo $5
  • Savoury Crumpets $22
    • Served with prosciutto ham, fried egg, vine tomatoes, manchego cheese and smoked garlic emulsion.
  • Toast n’ Spreads $10
    • Toasted sourdough, multigrain, or G.F bread. Served with house made jam, cream cheese, peanut butter or honey.
Slick Burgers Salads Catering (sample menu)
  • Caramelized onion
  • Sour cream, mustard
  • The G Max
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  • Tomato
  • Create your own masterpiece
    • choose your meat
  • Mushrooms
  • Straight cut
  • Boiled Egg
Protocol (sample menu)
  • FREE RANGE VENISON $37.50
    • dauphinoise potato, kumara, puree, red cabbage, pistachio crumb, white truffle oil.
  • ETON MESS $14.50
    • layer of cream, strawberry, meringue and ice cream (GF)
  • PAN SEARED SCALLOPS $24.50
    • on celeriac puree and bacon salt on rosit (GF)
  • VENISON $24.00
    • mushroom, venison, salami blue cheese
  • Duck Liver Pate $17.00
    • free range duck liver pate,lavosh, grape and pomegranate chutney
  • Eton Mess n/a
    • Ice cream, cream, meringue, strawberry and chocolate
  • VENISON $24.00
    • mushroom, venison, salami blue cheese
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Hillview Fish Supply (sample menu)
  • Crumbed or Battered Sole Fillet $5.00
  • Double Meat $4.70
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Cheese $2.50
  • Crabstick $2.00
  • Steak Patties $2.70
  • Potato Fritter $0.70
  • Wonton or Squid Ring (Doz) $8.50
The Rockpool (sample menu)
  • OPEN STEAK SANDWICH $15.00
    • served on homemade bread with sauteed onions, tomato and aioli dressing
  • PORRIDGE VEGETARIAN $10.00
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  • add sauce $3.00
  • GARLIC, MOZZARELLA CHEESE BREAD $10.00
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  • 3 cheese $20.00
  • add fries $3.00
The Caffeine Laboratory (sample menu)
  • Smoked Salmon $20.00
    • roast baby beets, sorret, walnuts, honey lemon & sumac dressing & horseradish cream
  • Chicken Wings $10.00
    • buffalo chicken wings, spicy sauce and blue cheese dressing
  • Quinoa $14.00
    • quinoa patty, basil pesto, smoked mushroom, cheese, rocket, aioli and relish
  • Smoked Tomato Salsa $3.50
  • Hollandaise $3.50
  • Spinach $4.50
  • Scrambled Tofu $19.00
    • wilted spinach, smoked mushrooms, sassy sauce & toasted cashews + poached eggs $4.50
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Delhi Belly Indian Restaurant (sample menu)
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  • Vege Biryani $12.90
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Monteiths Avonhead (sample menu)
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  • Skins $13.90
    • Fried potato skins, bacon, sweet chilli sauce, melted cheese and sour cream
  • -Sweet chilli and parmesan
  • Salt & pepper calamari rings $15.90
    • Crusted in salt / pepper, lemon zest, coriander with aioli dipping sauce
  • Merrin St chicken $29.50
  • Seafood chowder $19.90
    • Thick and creamy chowder - full of seafood, with toasted grain loaf
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  • -Basil and cashew pesto and cream cheese
The Kingfisher Indian Restaurant (sample menu)
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Kumea Fisheries (sample menu)
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  • FISH $1.50
  • MEAT PATTY $1.50
  • PACIFIC OYSTERS EACH $1.50
  • CURRY ROLLS $2.80
  • HOT DOG $1.50
  • DONUTS $1.50
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Little Italy Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Mushroom and Almond Risotto
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  • Pizza
  • Available all day
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
    • Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
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  • FROM THE SEA
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Cafe Jireh (sample menu)
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  • Steak Sandwich $14.50
    • A 125g ribeye cooked to your liking and served on toasted ciabatta, salad greens, tomato and with a side of fries
  • - With spinach, bacon $16.00
  • French Toast $14.00
    • Cinnamon egg dipped bread with your choice of grilled banana, crispy bacon and maple syrup or berry compote and cream
  • Nachos $14.00
    • Served with house made salsa and sour cream and sweet chilli
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  • - Large $8.00
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Chi Kitchen (sample menu)
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  • Hot & spicy chilli chicken $19.00
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Number Eight Kiwi Cafe (sample menu)
  • Bach Bacon and Eggs $9.50
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  • Farmhouse Breakfast (available all day) $17.50
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    • Fried vegetable pattie with lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, onion jam, tomato-chilli sauce & fries
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Ditto Cafe (sample menu)
  • creamy pumpkin $6.50
  • -cheese toastie
  • -yogurt
  • fluffy can be replaced with small orange juice
  • smoked chicken, cream cheese & pesto $6.50
  • smoked chicken, cream cheese & cranberry $7.90
  • -kid biscuit & 2x cocktail sausages & fluffy
  • bag of chips L $5.5 / S $4
Francesca's Italian Kitchen

Francesca's Italian Kitchen

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

033749790

email

Email

None

clock

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 range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

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

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