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

  • Potato Fritters $0.80
  • Apricot Chicken
  • Sausage (plain or battered) $2.00
  • Mussels $0.90
  • Crumbed Prawn $0.90
  • Seafood
  • Pacific Oysters $1.40
  • Donuts $2.00
  • Deep Fried Combination Dumplings $3.50
  • Pork Dumpling(Shao-Mai) $3.80
  • Duck Wings with Soy Sauce $8.00
  • Baked Coconut Bun $3.00
  • Chicken Rolls $3.80
  • Beef Brisket on Rice $10.00
  • BBQ pork cake $3.00
  • Fried Rice Noodles With Beef $10.00
  • Bacon & Corn Patties $2.20
  • Crab Sticks $1.80
  • Fish $4.40
  • Chocolate Donuts $2.20
  • Jam Wraps $2.20
  • Scallops dozen $17.00
  • Potato Fritters $0.90
  • Chicken Patties $2.40
  • Spring Roll $3.00
  • Honey Chicken Wing $2.50
  • -Baked Bbq Pork Bun $3.00
  • Honey Chicken Drumstick $2.50
  • Fried Wonton $0.60
  • Shui Mai $1.50
    • Steamed / Fried Pork Dumplings
  • Lunch Box 3 $8.50
    • Lemon On Fried Rice
  • -Steamed Bbq Pork Bun $2.50
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts $12. 00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $11.50
  • Chicken with VegetablesMein $9.90
  • Combination Fried Rice $11. 00
  • Seafood Egg Foo Young $14.00
  • Chicken with Sweet Corn Soup $6.00
  • Dim Sum $0.60
  • Crab Meat $0.60
  • Small $8.00
  • Beef
  • All souvlaki served with hot pita bread and green salad with our authentic Mediterranean sauce hummus tahini, garlic mayo, organic yoghurt and your choice of mild, medium, hot or sweet chilli sauce
  • Large $10.90
  • Egyptian Sausage
  • Triple $13.50
  • Triple $17.00
  • 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.
  • Honey toasted Nut and Oat Muesli $12
    • served with Central Otago Preserves and Vanilla Yoghurt
  • Buttermilk Pikelets $17
    • with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
  • Poached eggs $11
    • on Grain Toast with a side of Chef’s Chilli Relish
  • Tender Porterhouse Steak Sandwich $18
    • with red onion jam and rocket
  • Broad Beans, Smashed Avocado on Grain Toast $17
    • with Feta and Rocket, sprinkled with Roasted Pinenuts
  • Marinated Artichoke, $14
    • Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
  • Brioche Benedict $21
    • with Streaky bacon, Field Mushrooms and Poached Eggs with Smoked Paprika Hollandaise
  • Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
  • Breads and Dips $10.50
    • Warm bread selection served with a selection of homemade dips
  • Classic American Pancakes $10.90
    • Served with maple syrup and cream
  • Banana Split $10.50
    • Banana, ice cream, chopped nuts and a choice of chocolate OR caramel sauce
  • Crispy Calamari Salad $19.50
    • Tender pieces of squid in a crispy salt and pepper coating. Served with Asian Noodle salad
  • Eggs Plus (One / Two) $14.90 / $16.90
    • Two eggs any style on buttered toast and a hash brown plus your choice of:
  • Cake $7.50
    • Our staff will advise you of today's selection
  • 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
  • Oven Baked Focaccia $8.50
    • With herb butter, served with olive oil and sweet chilli sauce
  • Prawn Fried Noodle $12.00
  • Sweet & Sour Wontons $9.00
  • Pottle Fried Noodle $5.00
  • Steak Sweet & Sour on Rice. $9.50
  • Pottle Fried Rice $5.00
  • Meat Pattie
  • Steak Onion on Rice $9.50
  • Steak Spring Onion & Ginger $9.50
  • Deep Fried Squid Rings 1/2 $5.00
  • Combination Fried Noodles (Bami Goreng) R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Plain Fried Rice $6.50
  • R=regular / L= Large
  • That Chicken & Peanut Sauce R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • Chocolate Mousse $3.50
  • Filo Pastry $14.00
    • served with bed of Egyptian salad, pita bread and our dressing in a plastic box/minced lamb parcel
  • Wedges $4.00
  • Beef Kebab $15.50
  • Lamb Kebab $16.00
  • Kebab Skewer $5.00
  • Egyptian Smoked chicken $16.00
    • Served with our special smoked chicken, B8Q sauce, green salad and our dressing in a pizza box
  • Falafel Salad $13.50
    • Served with hummus, tabouli, Egyptian salad, pita bread, falafel and our special dressing in a plastic box
  • Feta Cheese Salad $11.00
    • Served with marinated feta cheese In olive oil, pita bread, Egyptian salad, and our dressing In a plastic box
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Tudors Beef Burger $25.00
    • 180gm house made prime beef pattie layered on lettuce, tomato, cheese, bacon, red onion, beetroot chutney and a sour dough bun. Served with onion rings, fries and coleslaw
  • Tea or Coffee and Toast $10.00
    • Served with a selection of spreads
  • Cotswold Porridge $12.00
    • Porridge and banana dusted with brown sugar, served with cream or milk
  • Affagato $8.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream coated in espresso coffee. Add half a shot of Frangelico or Tia Maria for $4.00
  • Polenta Chips with Chilli Sauce $7.00
  • Portobello Mushroom $17.00
    • Canterbury Portobello mushrooms grilled with goats' cheese topped with a poached egg, hollandaise sauce and a balsamic reduction, topped with parsnip crisps
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Made with fresh local in season ingredients. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • - Ham $17.50
  • Vegan R $9 / L $12
  • Sweet Chilli (Medium Hot) R $8 / L $20
  • Miso Soup $3.50
  • Seaweed R $8 / L $20
    • Lettuce, avocado, capsicum, cucumber and carrot
  • Combination $8.00
    • 8 Pieces
  • Teriyaki R $8 / L $20
  • Californian $9.00
    • 8 Pieces
  • Dumplings Combination (30 Pcs) $30.00
    • Combination platter
  • SALMON NIGIRI each $2.00
    • raw Akaroa salmon with sushi rice
  • JR ROLL each $1.50
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • FRESH SALMON $1.40
    • raw, Akira salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • EGG NIGIRI each $2.00
    • Japanese omelette with sushi rice
  • SALMON each $1.40
    • flaked salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • CALIFORNIA each $2.20
    • avocado, carrot, cucumber, omelette, prawn, seafood stick, nori, sushi rice
  • PRAWN NIGIRI each $2.50
    • prawn with sushi rice
  • SALMON BALL each $2.90
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
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

Price

None

type

Type

None

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