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

  • Tom Yum Talay (Mixed Seafood) $17.50
  • Seafood Salad (Yaam Talay) $15.50
  • Curry Puffs (Pack of 6) $10.00
  • Basil Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Prawn with Red Curry Paste $15.50
  • Pad Egg Noodle with Honey Pork or Chicken $13.50
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $3.50
  • Chicken Satay Sticks (Pack of 4) $10.00
  • My Fav Chicken Bacon & Cashew Salad $21.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons, avocado salsa and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, crispy bacon & parmesan cheese.
  • Beer Batter Fish $17.50
    • Yip just good ole fish n chips with salad and tartare sauce. I suppose I could say that the fish is base and that the batter is crisp and that the fries are cooked to perfection and that the salad is fresh to make this dish sound more exciting....
  • Lambs Fry $23.00
    • Now this baby is perfected better than my granny's recipe(no offence gran!) Tender pieces of liver, pan seared & served on toasted garlic bread with beauty mushroom & cracked pepper sauce finished with streaky crisp bacon & onion jam.
  • Cracked Pepper & Bourbon Pate $13.80
    • Now what about this, we would be billionaires if we sold this on the streets of Kaiapoi... Comes with beetroot pesto, pickles and warm bread.
  • The original seafood chowder small9.50/big14.50
    • Started here back in the dark ages, and has not been changed too much. Some folks travel for miles just to get a taste, & ya even get bread & butter to clean the massive bowl. Scrumptious!
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Three Cows Whopper Steak Burger $24.50
    • Toasted sesame bun filled with salad greens, tomato, bacon, egg, hash brown, mushroom & ribeye. Finished off with aioli and beetroot pesto and fries and battered onion rings and Tommy sauce. I think there were 2 many ads in that...
  • Duck Wings with Soy Sauce $8.00
  • Fried Rice Noodles With Beef $10.00
  • Chinese Chives Dumpling $3.80
  • Hokkien Fried Noodle $10.00
  • Roast Duck (hot) $10.00
  • B.B.Q.Pork Bun $3.50
  • Steamed Chicken Feet $3.80
  • Roast Duck, Pork & Chicken on Rice $12.00
  • Hawaiian $ 5.40
  • Mixed Grill $9.50
  • Kumara chips (with sour cream) $4.50
  • Chicken Nibbles 6 For $ 4.50
  • 1 Filling $3.50
  • onion Rings 4 For $ 2.80
  • Spicy wedges with sour cream $4.50
  • chicken $ 2.00
  • Veggie $15.00
    • Lentil & chickpea pattie w/ raita, lettuce & tomato relish (contains peanuts)
  • Home Made Garlic Bread $7.50
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • 2 poached free range eggs on ciabatta w/ spinach & hollandaise sauce. Bacon or Salmon
  • Club Sandwich. $15.00
    • Chicken w/ bacon, brie, tomato, aioli & lettuce served w/ fries
  • ●Fish & Chips $15.00
    • Beer battered fish, served w/ fries & a house dressed salad & tartare sauce
  • Spicy Pork Tacos $15.50
    • 2 soft taco shells filled w/ spicy pork, red cabbage, tomato & com salsa & Japanese mayo
  • All served w/ fries
  • Steak sauce $2.50
  • All burgers with onions and the choice of coleslaw or lettuce
  • Mini Samosa / Mini Spring Rolls / Veges, Patties / $2.00
  • Plan Donuts / Double ChocDonuts / Jam Wraps $1.90
  • Deep Fried Banana $2.50
  • Mushroom / Fish Burger $4.30
  • Planburger $3.30
  • Crumbed Fish $4.80
  • Mushroom $3.10
  • Pineapple $4.00
  • Beetroot $4.00
  • Fish Burger $4.50
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Plain $3.50
  • 2 Scoops Of Chips
  • 2 Fish
  • $18.00
  • PINEAPPLE $4.00
  • DOUBLE MEAT $4.40
  • DONUTS $2.10
  • BATTERED HOKI $2.40
  • TOMATO $4.00
  • CORN FRITTERS HOMEMADE $2.10
  • CRAB STICKS $2.10
  • CRUMBED HOKI $2.40
  • 7am - 2pm / 7 days a week
  • With free farmed bacon $14.50
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Free range bacon $4.50
  • Salmon $5.50
  • Free range eggs (your style)
  • Tomatoes $3.00
  • Bro brekkie $22.50
    • Two free range eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato, breakfast bangers and organic toast.
  • HAM & CHEESE TOASTED SANDWICH $5.00
  • FISH $4.00
    • Our usual fish
  • DONUT & PINEAPPLE $4.50
    • Hot cinnamon donut with a ring of pineapple in the centre
  • CHOCOLATE DONUT $3.90
  • DOUBLE MEAT BURGER $5.80
    • Regular burger with an extra layer of meat
  • BACON TOASTED SANDWICH $4.00
  • STEAK BURGER $7.00
    • Grilled sliced steak with all the usual trimings
  • SPRING ROLL $3.80
    • Chinese pork & vegetables wrapped in fried noodle pastry
  • Matua 'Reserve' Syrah Glass $9.90 Bottle $38.90
  • Monteith’s Black $8.50
  • RISOTTO ALLA PESCATORA -Delicately pan fried scallops, mussels, prawn cutlets flamed w Frascati wine in pomodoro & crema w rocket. 25.9
  • Grasshoper $14.50
  • PEPERONI -Spicy Italian sausage, fresh chilli, capsicum & rocket. 19.9
  • POTATE AL FORNO - w fresh rosemary. 6.9
  • Long Island Ice Tea $16.00
  • Matawhero Chardonnay Glass $11.90 Bottle $54.90
  • Iced chocolate, Iced coffee $6.0
  • Benger juices $4.8
    • Apple, Apricot, Nectarine, Raspberry, Boysenberry
  • Nutella shake $6.0
  • Cola $4.0
  • Bacon butty $10.5
    • Free range smoky bacon, onion jam and tasty tomato sauce.
  • Supremo $19.5
    • Eggs done to your liking with free range smoky bacon, homemade baked beans and bratwurst sausage, served on Turkish toast
  • Free-range smoky bacon, Rosti, Bratwurst $5.0
  • Free range egg $2.5
  • Empanada de Platano $9.50
    • Hot, deep fried corn empanada, stuffed with banana, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate sauce
  • Pescado a la Veracruzana $27.50
    • This dish is the best example of "jarochos" (people from Veracruz) cuisine. This Spanish influenced fish is baked and served with cooked tomato, olives, spices served on a bed of diced potato dressed with a mild creamy chipotle sauce
  • Enchiladas $24.50
    • These are corn tortillas rolled around a chicken filling and covered with a sauce of your choosing with cheese and grilled. You can choose between green tomatillo sauce, red salsa or mole poblano
  • Gringo Nachos (tex-mex) $24.00
    • Border style nachos with hand-made corn chips, melted cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Three different flavours available, chicken, beef or vegetarian
  • Caldo de Pollo $10.50
    • Our Mexican Grandma's chicken soup recipe. This soup is invigorating! Zesty and mildy spiced, the ultimate traditional style chicken soup
  • Antojitos Mexicanos $17.00
    • The translation for this dish is literally "little Mexican cravings", these little cravings are usually prepared by street vendors and most of them include corn as an ingredient. Includes mini salbutes (chicken) and fried vegetarian quesadillas. Served for two people or more
  • Ensalada de Camaron (Prawn Salad) $17.50
    • Delicately grilled prawns on a bed of green salad with our unique salad dressing
  • Fries $8.00
    • Basket of fries served with tomato sauce
  • PRAWN NIGIRI each $2.50
    • prawn with sushi rice
  • CHICKEN each $1.40
    • teriyaki chicken, lettuce, nori, sushi rice
  • SALMON each $1.40
    • flaked salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • SALMON NIGIRI each $2.00
    • raw Akaroa salmon with sushi rice
  • JR ROLL each $1.50
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • CALIFORNIA each $2.20
    • avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, prawn, seafood stick, nori, sushi rice
  • INARI each $2.00
    • deep fried tofu skin with sushi rice
  • EGG NIGIRI each $2.00
    • Japanese omelette with sushi rice
  • Steak and mushroom with horseradish sauce
  • Bacon and egg
    • with tomato and red pepper sauce
  • Bratwurst sausage with onion marmalade
  • Cold roast chicken with smokorun's tangy BBQ sauce
  • Midi $10.00
  • Butti $8.00
  • Salmon omelette with hollandaise
  • Bigi $14.00
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