Gentle Giant in Christchurch City Menu

SOMETHING LIGHT SOMETHING LIGHT
  • Soup of the Day $13.00
    • Served w toasted Supergrain bread
  • Oven Toasted Muesli $14.50
    • Served w seasonal fruits, milk and Greek yoghurt
  • Creamy Oat Porridge $13.00
    • Served w caramelised nuts, dried fruit, milk and cream
EGGS EGGS
  • Eggs your way $10.00
    • Poached or scrambled free range eggs served on toasted bread
  • Eggs your way $5.00
    • Add bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w crispy bacon and sauteed spinach on toasted bread
  • Eggs Benedict $21.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w smoked salmon and sauteed spinach on pesto hash
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w roasted mushrooms, tomato, spinach on toasted bread
SWEET AND SAVOURY SWEET AND SAVOURY
  • Baked Beans $16.00
    • Southern style baked beans w beef mince, crispy bacon and poached free range eggs. Served with toasted bread
  • Vanilla and Cinnamon French Toast $18.50
    • Served w caramalised banana, crispy bacon and maple syrup, Drizzled and garnished w maple syrup, toasted almonds and walnuts
  • Zucchini Green Bean Fritters $18.00
    • Topped with kimchi salad. Served w beetroot chutney
  • Spicy Pork Belly & Smashed Avocado $21.00
    • Served w green salad on toasted sourdough bread
  • Sticky Crispy Chicken $19.00
    • Glazed w special-sticky-spicy-sweet sauce. Served w oriental slaw and toasted bread
  • Superfood Salad $18.50
    • Quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice, kale, roasted seasonal veges served w Beef marinated w sweet soy sauce
  • Superfood Salad $18.50
    • Quinoa, chia seeds, brown rice, kale, roasted seasonal veges served w Pan grilled tofu
  • Waffles $15.00
    • Delicious brioche waffles w a crunchy caramalised shell served w warm dark chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream
  • Waffles $16.50
    • Delicious brioche waffles w a crunchy caramalised shell served w fruit salsa, candied nuts, berry compote w Greek yoghurt

Nearby Sample Menus

  • -Or with bacon, banana and maple syrup for $22
  • Vege Big Breakfast $25
    • Grilled halloumi, mushrooms, crunchy roast potatoes, tomatoes, wilted spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce served on toast. An epic UTRV brekkie!
  • Toast and Spreads (GF) $9
    • As it says, and tasty to boot!
  • Fish of the Day POA
    • Always fresh. Always delicious! Check our specials board for details
  • Fruit Salad $15
    • Served with yoghurt
  • Pumpkin and Feta Salad $19
    • Pumpkin and feta tossed through a green salad and topped with dukkah. This recipe has graced the menu here for ages and remains and all time favourite!
  • Granola $15
    • Our famous blend, served with yoghurt and fruit
  • Soup of the Day POA
    • Served with toasted focaccia
  • Double Meat! $4.80
  • Chicken Fried Rice $10.00
  • Curry Beef on Fried Rice $10.30
  • Onion Sausage $2.30
  • Chicken Nuggets. $0.80
  • Prawn with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.80
  • Wonton with Sweet & Sour Sauce (per doz) $9.90
  • Prawn with Satay Sauce $13.00
  • Stir-fry Garlic
    • Stir fried garlic, onions and black pepper with a mixture of sauces.
  • -Prawns, Monkfish, Scallop, or Squid $21.00
  • Stir-fry Peanut Sauce $12.00
  • We can add to your meal a choice of :
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • Satay Chicken Sticks (4 pcs) $10.00
  • Mixed Entrée $12.00p.p.
    • One of each, Spring Roll, Fish Cake, Satay Chicken Stick, Minced Pork Toast, and Curry Puff
  • Prawns, Scallops and Squid. $28.00
  • Pineapple $4.00
  • Chicken Burger $4.60
  • Plain $3.50
  • Chicken Burger $4.60
  • $18.00
  • Fish Bites $2.30
  • 2 Scoops Of Chips
  • Fish $2.30
  • Feta Cheese Salad
  • Small $8.00
  • Kebab Meal $15.00
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served with salad, our signature sauce, and either pita bread, Egyptian rice or couscous on a plastic container.
  • Large $10.90
  • Lamb
  • Triple $13.50
  • Deluxe $17.00
    • Your choice of meat or falafel with grilled capsicum, onion, mushroom, served on flat pita bread with our signature sauce sprinkled with mozzarella cheese in a pizza box.
  • Egyptian Sausage
  • Steamed Marlborough Mussels (Entree / Main) $10.50 / $18.50
    • In a lemongrass, coconut cream broth served with warm bread
  • Lamb Rack $34.00
    • Rubbed in oregano and garlic, carved over a kumara mash served with sauteed seasonal vegetables, mint pesto and rosemary jus
  • Stuff Field Mushroom $19.50
    • Field mushroom stuffed with cream cheese, spinach, feta and pine nuts. Served with roasted capsicum couli and a green salad
  • Honey Roasted Muesli $13.50
    • With yoghurt, berry couli and seasonal fruits
  • Asian Noodle Salad $14.50
    • Asian slaw in cashews, fresh berbs, rice noodles and Asian vinaigrette
  • Beef Fillet Steak $34.00
    • Bacon wrapped 200g beef fillet resting on a potato gratin with roasted Portobello mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and vegetables. Finished with red wine jus
  • Golden Chicken Filo $18.50
    • Daily fresh flavour, served with fries and a side salad
  • Pan Roasted Chicken Breast $26.90
    • Stuffed with ricotta and spinach. Served on a potato gratin, with seasonal green vegetables, Cherry tomatoes and smoked paprika aioli
  • MAD COWS CHEESECAKE
    • Here at the Three Cows we’ve made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all completely different. we are slowly running out of flavours to make, but don’t panic we've always got the internet to help us out if the chefs are having another one of their blank moments.
  • VANILLA BRULE
    • Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
  • GARLIC BREAD $7.20
    • This has no story... except to say it's bloody great!!!!
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
    • Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
  • CRACKED PEPPER & BOURBON PATE $14.80
    • Now what about this, we would be billionaires if we sold this on the streets of victoria.... Comes with tomato jam, pickles n toasted bread.
  • STUFFED CHICKEN $31.80
    • The plumpest chicken breast stuffed with walnuts, baby spinach and brie cheese wrapped up in streaky bacon, oven roasted and plonked upon potato & herb puffs. Topped with a tomato jam and sweet kumara crisps
  • CHICKEN BACON AND CASHEW SALAD $22.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, bacon and there’s a bit of smelly cheese too. Now there is a truckload of lettuce so f you don’t like rabbit food. Don’t order it.
  • Pottle Fried Noodle $5.00
  • Steak Fried Noodle $9.50
  • 1 Dozen Wontons $7.00
  • Crumbed Tarakihi $4.20
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $10.00
  • Pottle Fried Rice $5.00
  • Fish $2.30
  • Sausage
  • Chicken & Cheese Pattie $2.70
  • Double Meat $4.00
  • Sole Fillet $5.50
  • Chicken Nugget $0.80
  • Deep Sea Cod $4.50
  • Tarakihi $4.50
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Family Pack B $17.00
    • 8 Fish Bites, 2 Chips, 2 Meat Patties, 2 Sausages, 2 Crab Sticks, 2 Potato Fritters
  • Spring Rolls $12.50
    • The nook’s special spring rolls with home-made kiwi apple sauce
  • Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
    • Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
  • Classic Green Curry $18.00
    • With rice
  • Satay Chicken $6.50
    • Marinated chicken satay with peanut sauce
  • Sweet n Sour Chicken $19.00
    • Deep-fried crispy chicken pieces with pineapple, vegetables and sweet and sour sauce
  • Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
    • Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
  • Saang Ka Ya $8.50
    • Sweet sticky rice infused with coconut cream and topped with Thai custard
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Classic noodle dish with eggs, protein of your choice, bean sprouts and pad thai sauce. Served with lemon wedge, chili flakes and crushed peanuts
  • Cheddar $1.50
  • Bbq Beef & Bacon L $15.40 / S $13.90
    • Angus beef w/ free formed bacon, onion rings, melted cheddar, Wisconsin BBQ sauce, salad, mayo & relish
  • Vege Deluxe L $13.90 / S $12.40
    • Toasted falafel w/ spicy satay, camembert, garlic mayo, salad & relish
  • Junior Chick Burger $8.40
    • Chicken w/ tomato ketchup & mayo
  • Add
  • Tempura Chicken Nibbles $7.90
  • Garlic Mayo $1.00
  • Wisconsin Burger L $9.90 / S $8.40
    • Angus beef w/ salad, mayo & relish
  • Rustic fries, aioli $8.00
  • NZ Green Lipped Mussels $15.00
    • Mussels sourced from the Marlborough Sounds, steamed in garlic, cream, white wine and our own garden herbs. Topped with toasted ciabatta
  • Toasted flatbread with warm chilli and cheese dip $8.00
  • Macs Ginger Beef Battered Fish and Chips $26.00
    • Southern ocean orange roughy, served with fries, coleslaw and chunky house made tartare sauce
  • Angus Prime Ribeye Steak 200gm $32.00
    • Locally raised Angus steak served alongside rustic chips and coleslaw. Finished with your choice of garlic butter, jus or mushroom sauce. Add crumbed prawns $8.00
  • Tri Colour Scallops and Black Pudding $16.00
    • Scallops placed on locally produced black pudding, on a trio of purees; parsnip, butternut pumpkin and pea
  • Creme Brulee Cheesecake $12.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and amaretto creme anglaise
  • - Smoked Salmon $18.50
  • Sushi medium
  • Breakfast $6.20
  • Sausages Eggs Chips $9.00
  • Rolls cheese knot $6.30
  • Salad large $7.50
  • Ham, cheese & tomato $4.80
  • Bacon & egg Pie
  • Rolls standard $5.30
  • Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Rice $2.00
  • Tom Yum Po-Tak (Seafood) $12.90
  • Kao pad kaprao - $12.90
    • Stirfried meat with chilli, basil and vegetables with rice
  • Tom Yum Kha Gai (Chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
  • Padse-eewsen yai $12.90
    • Fried thick rice noodles in soy sauce with meat and vegetables
  • Pork Spare Ribs $10.90
    • 6 pieces of grilled marinated pork ribs
  • Fish cakes $8.90
    • Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Pork $0.00
  • Spring rolls (V) $7.50
    • 8 pcs
  • Pla Goong $23.00
    • king prawn Salad & herbs
  • Broccoli & Oyster sauce $17.00
  • Gari Puffs $9.50
    • Curry Puffs vegetarian. 6 pcs
  • Priced from components
  • Priced from components
  • Seafood Thai salad $20.00
Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

location

Address

158 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033669144

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

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type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast , Cafe Food , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
158 Ferry Road, Waltham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand