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

  • Brunch Scramble $23
    • One of our favourites: New potatoes, green beans, olives, red onions, chorizo, and bacon all pan seared and tossed through pesto, and topped with a poached egg. Divine!
  • 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!
  • Big Breakfast $25
    • Streaky bacon, poached eggs, mushrooms, crunchy roast potatoes, tomatoes, wilted spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce served with toast. A perfect mix!
  • Kedgery (GF) $23
    • Smoked fish kedgery, with crispy onions, finished with a poached egg
  • 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!
  • Oaty pancakes $21
  • Corn Fritter Stack $21
    • Topped with a cooked salsa, sour cream and salad
  • Seafood Chowder $18
    • At the request of our regulars, Sophie's delicious chowder has earned a permanent place on the menu!
  • Vanilla Rice Pudding $11.00
    • Now you locals have nagged me to put this back on, you better order it. This is vanilla bean flavoured and rich and creamy. Served with caramelised banana, berry compote and ice-cream.
  • crispy chicken or nuggets and chips $10.00
  • Famous Fritters $18.50
    • Kumara, sundried tomato & sweet corn fritters layered on a gourmet salad with streaky bacon in between and finished with sweet corn sour cream.
  • T-Bone (Gourmet) $36.50
    • Classier version for the farmer folk wife. 500g T-Bone on baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes and a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too!
  • Edi's Green Curry $24.50
    • Edison's favourite version of green curry chicken, hot and tasty with pumpkin, broccoli, bok choi served with a mix of jasmine rice and crusty bread to mop up the sauce.
  • Famous Fritters $18.50
    • Our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn & kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad with smoked salmon layered between the fritters and adorned with sweet corn and sour cream
  • Pasta of the day $17.50
    • What you get depends on the chef's mood and whichever way the wind’s blowing. Please ask the wait staff for today’s yummy concoction. It could have seafood or any other delectable things in it.
  • Tower of Pork $28.50
    • Lots and lots of pork spare ribs marinated overnight in 3 Cows special sauce and oven baked to tenderness perfection just for you! Served with homemade potato wedges with a side of avocado salsa and sour cream. A definite winner this one is!
  • Blue Cod $6.50
  • Spicy Wedges $5.00
  • Chicken Pattie $2.40
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu $4.00
  • Hot Dog $2.30
  • Lasagne Pattie $4.00
  • FAMILY MEAL DEAL $24.80
    • 5 fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 meat patties, 2 scoops of chips, 2 doughnuts or 2 pineapple rings
  • Queen Scallops 6 for $8.00
  • Fish fillets in sweet and sour sauce Medium $18.50 Large $26
    • ca sot chua ngot
  • Chilli beef with garlic sprouts and vege Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • bo xao sate
  • Pork in special sauce Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • heo sot dac biet
  • Omlet with prawns $15.00
    • trung chien tom
  • Fried rice with your choice of Chicken, Beef or Pork $11.50
    • com chien ga (heo, bo)
  • Five spice squid Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • muc ngu vi houng
  • Vegetables and tofu in fried noodles $11.00
    • hu tieu chay
  • Buttered king prawns with onion rings Medium $18.00 Large $27
    • tom chien bo
  • Lemon Chicken $12.50
  • Whoppa $6.50
  • Extra Meat $4.50
  • Steak Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
  • Tomato $4.20
  • Prawn Mushroom on Fried Rice $14.00
  • Plain $4.00
  • Cheese $4.20
  • Halloumi on toasted focaccia with hummus, avocado, greens and salsa side $17.50
  • Grilled haloumi / bacon / Akaroa salmon $5.00
  • Toasted sandwiches
  • -with wilted baby spinach $16.50
  • Fresh fruit salad with natural or gourmet yoghurt $11.00
  • Pancakes with berry compote, maple syrup, whipped cream or yoghurt $15.50
  • Egg and bacon butty with Oddfellow’s relish on the side $9.50
  • - with bacon $15.50
  • Corn Nuggets for 6 $4.00
  • Steak $5.20
  • Prawn Twisters each $0.80
  • bacon $4.50
  • Hashbrown 6 for $3.00
  • Deep Fried mars bar each $3.00
  • Hawaiian $5.50
  • Cheese $4.20
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $11.00
  • Fish $2.40
  • Pork Tomato on Rice $11.50
  • Lemon Fish $10.50
  • Pork Curry on Rice $11.00
  • Banana Fritters $2.00
  • Chicken Kebab $3.00
  • Lemon Chicken $12.00
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $39.00
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $22.50
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Linguine Pescatore $26.50
    • With mussels, clams, prawns & scallops cooked with garlic, parsley, white wine & a touch of napoli sauce
  • Pesce Del Giorno N/A
    • Ask your waiter for details, price varies
  • Vitello Al Marsala $37.00
    • Veal scallopine with sliced field mushrooms & marsala wine sauce
  • Porchetta $36.00
    • The best roast pork loin with caramelised pears, broccoli, pancetta & almonds
  • Dolce Del Duca $16.00
    • Our own handcrafted Tiramisu
  • Polenta Chips $10.00
    • Chunky polenta fried & served with aioli
  • ● Beans on Toast (GF/Vegan available) $11.50
    • Smoked housemade beans on wholegrain toast served w/ aioli our sour cream
  • Hash Breakfast (GF +DF) $17.50
    • Housemade hash, fresh baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Toast & Spreads $7.50
  • GF=Gluten Free
  • Museli w/ Fresh Fruit. berries & yoghurt $11.00
  • Eggs on Toast $10.50
  • -Sausages,hash, beans, 2 eggs $5.00 each
  • Polenta Fries $8.50
  • Paul-Made Hummus $9
    • w/ Avocado Toast Lemon, Tom's Dukkah & Spinach
  • Mince on Toast $11
    • Well in a Bowl… Beside Toast…
  • Toasted Sammy $5.50
    • 2 Fillings. Extras 50c
  • Muesli $10
    • w a fruit situation & yoggy/milk
  • Eggs & Toast w/ Bacon $14
  • Eggs Benny $16
    • w/ Bacon or Spinach & Mushroom
  • French Toast $16
    • Berry & Banana / Chocolate / Bacon & Banana / Savoury
  • Nooch-O's $15
    • Corn Chips, Saucy Beans, Avo, Salsa, Vegan Tastiness
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Oven Baked Farmer Omelette $16.50
    • 3-eggs omelette with courgette, capsicum red onion,bacon & toast
  • Hot Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • with chicken, seasonal salad, avocado, apricot sauce on sour dough bread
  • Bagel $12.00
    • toasted Bagel with cream cheese and salmon
  • The Creamy Goat $12.50
    • tomato, olive oil and a mild goat cheese piled on our whole-grain sour dough bread
  • All Breads & Bagels Are Baked On-Site With Sour Dough All Eggs Used At Opawa Café Are Free-Range And Sourced Locally.
  • Salmon Sandwich $18.50
    • house-cured salmon with seasonal salad, avocado & honey mustard sauce on sour dough bread
  • Greens On Toast $12.50
    • a forest of greens over a bed of avocado, miso & our sour dough whole-grain bread
  • B.L.T.-Toast $16.50
    • with bacon, lettuce, tomato & house made sauce hollandaise
  • *Vegetarian -
  • PROSCIUTTO -Parma ham, bocconcini & rocket. 22.9
  • Santa Caterina Pinot Nero Glass $13.90 Bottle $59.90
  • Jim Beam $8.50
  • WHITE VEAL FUNGETTO – White veal gently sautéed in extra virgin olive oil, flamed in pinot grigio w sliced bottom mushrooms, fresh herbs, in a panna sauce. Served w fresh seasonal vegetables & potatoe 28.9
  • Red Bull $6.00
  • La Mare Verde $15.50
  • Marno Montepilciano DOCG Bottle $52.90
  • Beef Vegetables & Peanut Sauce $18.00
  • Beef Vegetables & Oyster Sauce $16.00
  • Satay Sticks (4) & Peanut Sauce $9.00
  • Red or Green Prawn Curry & Vegetables $18.00
  • Yellow Calamari Curry & Mushrooms $20.00
  • Vegetables & Soy Sauce $15.00
  • Red or Green Fish Curry $16.00
  • Set Menu 2 $28.00 per person
    • Entrée: Thai Spring Rolls. Soup: Tom Yum Chicken. Mains: Chicken Fried Noodles & Vegetarian, Beef Vegetables & Peanut Sauce, Chilli Pork & Vegetables, Green Chicken Curry, Steamed Jasmine Rice
Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

033669144

email

Email

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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