Gentle Giant in Christchurch City Menu

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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 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

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

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French toast $17.90
- With lemon curd, maple candy-bacon, roast cherry tomatoes and brulee bananas vege on request
Grilled tomato $3
Bacon $6
Spring vegetable soup $11.90
- With pea, courgette, leeks, creme fraiche & toasted multigrain vege- gluten free - vegan on request
Avocado $5
- hummus $6.90
-salmon $19.90
7 DAYS / 7AM- 3PM

Fish Cakes (Pack of 6) $6.00
(B) Chicken $8.00
(A) Vege $7.00
Tofu Oyster Sauce $10.00
Stir Fried Calamari with Garlic or Chilli $13.00
Bamboo Salad $10.50
Sweet and Sour Honey Pork or Chicken $13.50
Pad Thai Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50

ANY CHEESE sm$8.00/lge$14.00
- with bread, relish, fruit & nuts at shop price plus
AGLIO E PEPERONCINO $19.00
- tomato, garlic, chilli, mozzarella
PROSCIUTTO E FUNGHI $20.00
- tomato, mushrooms, prosciutto, mozzarella
CLASSIC PEACH & PROSCIUTTO SALAD $21.00
- with gorgonzola & peach dressing
RAGU DELLA CASA $25.00
- beef & pork bolognese with pasta or gnocchi
GNOCCHI AL GORGONZOLA $22.00
- potato gnocchi, cream & blue cheese
MARINATED OLIVES $12.00
- with Italian crackers
BIANCA $18.00
- parmesan olive oil, mozzarella

Small $14.90
TOAST $7.00
- your choice of white or brown toast with your choice Of jams and spreads
BAGEL $7.50
- fresh toasted bagel with fruit conserve and cream cheese
EGGS ON TOAST $14.00
- three eggs poached, scrambled or fried on toast
PANCAKES $16.50
- with bacon, berry compot and maple syrup
BURGER $8.50
- chicken, lamb or bacon and egg with fresh lettuce, tomato and dressings
Extra fillings $1.00 each
Large $16.90

Falafel Pattie $15.50
- Served w/ chips
-Add eggs or hash $15.50
● Beans on Toast (GF/Vegan available) $11.50
- Smoked housemade beans on wholegrain toast served w/ aioli our sour cream
Harvest (GF or Vegan available) $21.50
- Spinach, mushroom, tomato, seasonal veges & hash with poached eggs + hollandaise + wholegrain toast
-Sausages,hash, beans, 2 eggs $5.00 each
Burger du jour (GF/Vegan available) $11.00
● Sides
Toast & Spreads $7.50

VENISON CARPACCIO $16.50
- Horseradish aioli shaved parmesan & pickled walnut.Melts in your mouth, mmm..
SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
- Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
KING SALMON & SCALLOP $31.50
- Oven baked king salmon fillet, with gnocchi and creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Finished with grilled scallops plus a watercress & apple salad. Now don't feel too guilty for looking at the dessert menu, coz this is rather healthy!
BEEF BRISKET BRUSCHETTA $15.00
- Tender pieces of beef upon homemade bread with melted cheese
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.
CRISPY CHICKEN $14.80
- Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our chef’s special sauce. Finger licking good!
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
PANNA COTTA
- we reckon that we make it better here at the Three Cows than the Italians do. Comes with seasonal poached fruits and shortbread crumbs, this is food for the soul.

Sausage $2.20
Crumbled Sole Fillet $5.50
Spring Roll $2.80
Roast Pork Chow Mein $9.50
Chicken Mushroom on Rice $10.50
Bluff Oysters (in season) N/A
Kumara Chips $5.00
Steak Special $5.80
- steak, egg

Sweet and spicy shredded Pork $14.00
Stir Fried Vegetables $12.00
Combination Fried Noodle $12.00
Hot Plate Hedgehog Mushroom $18.00
Sea Cucumber Soup Sml $8.00/Lge $22.00
Fried Pork in Scoop $16.00
Chef's Fried Beef Steak $14.00
Stir Fried Lettuce $14.00

Quesadillas (V ) $24.50
- Served in every Mexican home, flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with pico de gallo, guacamole and salad with your choice o f chicken, beef, salsa verde and pork, vegetarian or prawns* (*available for $2 extra).
Mango lee Cream (GF) $9.00
- A delicious ice cream, made with pulped mango and served with mango slices.
Fish $9.00
- Mini fish bites served in a basket with fries.
Flautas (GF) $14.00
- These popular crispy golden tortillas are tilled with your choice of chicken or potato and cheese served with fresh lettuce, sour cream and cheese on top.
Tacos de Carnitas (GF) $26.00
- From the Michoacan region o f Central Mexico, these corn tacos are served with roasted pork, salsa verde, green limes, chopped onions and fresh coriander.
Queso Fundido (V) $17.00
- Hot, soft, creamy cheese-based Mexican goodness, a fondue family relation. Choose between spinach & mushroom (V ) or bacon & mushroom. Served for two people or more.
Cochinita Pibil (GF) $27.00
- This is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula and o f Mayan origin. The pork is marinated in acidic citrus juice and achiote and accompanied with a mild red onion sauce and served with corn tortillas, refried beans and salad.
Churros $9.00
- Scrumptious deep fried Mexican doughnut, coated with sugar and cinnamon. Choose your favourite topping to compliment them, chocolate, condensed milk or cajeta (goat milk caramel).

Melanzane parmigiana (v) $24.50
- Grilled eggplant layered with tomato, fresh basil and Clevedon Coast buffalo mozzarella and oven baked.
Cannelloni (v) $21.50
- Spinach, mushroom and ricotta filled cannelloni, topped with a fresh tomato and basil sauce.
Rigatoni Zucca aerostat e Pollo affricate $21.50
- Fresh hollow tube pasta. Tossed with roast pumpkin, smoked chicken, spinach and roast garlic cream sauce. Topped with sundried tomato pesto.
Pulled pork sandwich $22.50
- Slow cooked Apple Tree Farm open range pork belly on toasted ciabatta with lemon aioli, cos lettuce, cucumber, apple chutney and fries.
Porchetta $22.50
- Manuka smoked pork, marinated in a tangy sauce, red onions, green peppers, bocconcini cheese and cherry tomatoes. Finished with fresh lime, coriander and chilli.
Ravioloni fritti entree/main $10.00/$22.00
- Crispy fried three cheese and pesto ravioli. Topped with Parmesan and served with our house made tomato chutney.
San Marco $21.50
- Manuka smoked speck bacon, garlic cloves, sliced vine ripened tomatoes, fresh basil, black olives, bocconcini cheese and a touch of chilli.
Lamb Piadina $21.50
- Italian flatbread topped with sundried tomato pesto, feta, herb marinated lamb, rocket, minted yoghurt dressing. Served with hand cut kumara fries.

Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
Choc Chip N/A
Apple Slices N/A
Capsicum N/A
Honey Oat N/A
Onion N/A
Wrap N/A
Cucumber N/A

Tequila Cured Salmon Des Amoureux Cured Akaroa salmon finely sliced with a dash of lime and tequila infused olive oil, served with fresh asparagus and crostinis -
Chicken Romeo & Juliet Chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto ham on a nest of summer vegetables and gourmet potatoes served with a creamy mushroom sauce -
Marinated chicken bites crumbed in spicy corn chips -
Spoon of scallops and bok-chow topped with crystallized ginger -
Lamb de Paris Seared tender marinated lamb fillets served on a medley of char-grilled vegetables, French grain mustard dressing -
Roulade of Kikorangi blue cheese and spinach crêpes -
Berry Smoothie Berries, banana, yogurt, honey and milk smoothie -
Mixed berries sorbet with a dash of crème de cassis -

Soup of the Day $16.00
- Staff will advise on today's special, served with a bun
Breads and Spreads to Share $16.50
- Selection of Freshly Baked Breads (9 pieces), Trio of House Spreads
Pasta $31.00
- House-made fettuccine, peas, sauteed mushrooms, creamy basil pesto sauce. Add chicken strips for an extra $3.00
Pancakes $20.50
- Chocolate chip pancakes, mixed berries, grilled banana, maple syrup, cinnamon ice cream
Dessert: Little Blue Penguin $5.00
- Scoop of vanilla ice cream on blue fizzy
Venison Salad $23.50
- Pan seared venison loin, pear, walnuts, crispy kumara, mixed leaves, berry & balsamic dressing
Venison $38.00
- Roasted venison (served medium rare), fondant potatoes, braised red cabbage, celeriac puree, berry jus
Beef Fillet $39.00
- 200g eye fillet, herb mashed potato, caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes, confit garlic, green beans, madeira jus

CHICKEN NUGGETS AND CHIPS $6.50
- served with tomato sauce
FLATBREAD $10.00
- with a choice of roasted capsicum garlic butter sundried tomato or basil pesto topped off with cheese and baked until nice and crispy
CURRY CHIPS $10.00
- McDonnell's curry sauce from Ireland crinkle cut fries covered in a mild curry sauce and topped with cheese
MINI HOT DOGS AND CHIPS $6.50
- served with tomato sauce
FISH BITES AND CHIPS $6.50
- served with tomato sauce
NACHOS $13.50
- beef or vegetarian nachos served with sour cream and salsa
EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
- English muffin served with crunchy bacon poached egg and a side of hollandaise
SAUSAGE EGGS AND CHIPS $13.50
- crinkle cut fries pork sausages and eggs with tomato sauce

Prawns $13.00
Thai Curry Puffs (4) $8.50
Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $14.00
- Prawns
Sweet and sour/Fresh Ginger/Chilli Basil/Pad Keemou $14.00
- Prawns
Tom Yum N/A
Prawns Noodle Tom Yum Soup $13.00
Garlic & Pepper/Cashew nuts/Peanut Sauce $13.00
- Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
Thai Fish Cake (5) $8.50

Gentle Giant

Canterbury > Christchurch City > Gentle Giant

Address

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

Phone

033669144

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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

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Breakfast , Cafe Food , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

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

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

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