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

  • Green Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Pork Spare Ribs $6.00
  • Red Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Choices of chicken, beef, pork,or prawn $11.00
  • Fish Cakes (8) $5.00
  • Sweet and Sour & Rice $8.50
  • Chicken Curry Puffs (4) $6.00
  • Peanut Sauce Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Stuffed Chicken $30.50
    • The plumpest chicken breast stuffed with pistachio, baby spinach and brie wrapped up in streaky bacon, oven roasted and plonked upon a warm honey mustard potato salad. With sauté greens and finished off with a cranberry salsa & sweet potato crisps.
  • Lambs fry $18.50
    • Cooked by our master chefs to perfection, add some crispy bacon, mushroom & cracked pepper sauce & Top it off with sticky onions and toasted garlic bread and whammo, better than nanas.
  • Seafood Chowder $13.50
    • 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. We also serve bread and butter to clean this massive bowl. Slurp!
  • Cajun fish and prawn salad $23.00
    • The above grilled and plonked on a salad of spinach, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion, mandarins and feta bound with vinaigrette and finished with a roast garlic aioli. Yummo..
  • Crispy Chicken $14.50
    • Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our Chef's special sauce with petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. Finger licking good!Entrée-8 pieces
  • Moroccan chicken filo $16.50
    • Marinated chicken in Moroccan spice wrapped in filo pastry with baby spinach & cream cheese, served with salad & golden fries & cranberry salsa.
  • Pork Belly $31.80
    • Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and 5spice. Comes with potatoes, honey kumara rounds, add some chargrilled bokchoi and finished with a ginger & mango chutney and a hint of jus. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof!
  • Pasta of the Day $22.50
    • 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.
  • Corn Patties $2.20
  • Beetroot $4.30
  • Blue Cod Fillets (crumbed or battered) $8.70
  • Egg $4.30
  • Black Forest $2.20
  • Lasagne Topper $2.60
  • Mix Grill $10.00
  • Hawaiian $5.50
  • Lamb & Kumara N/A
  • Beef, Bacon & Beer N/A
  • Mince & Cheese N/A
  • Bacon & Egg N/A
  • Steak & Cheese N/A
  • Chicken & Cranberry N/A
  • Chicken & Satay N/A
  • Vension Portbello N/A
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • -Prawns $13.00
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $19.00
  • Thai Style Beef Salad $18.00
    • Grilled beef spiced with chilli, mint, coriander, onion, lemon juice, and tamarind sauce.
  • Seafood Salad $28.00
    • We can make a full seafood salad using monkfish, prawns, scallops and squid. This is a papaya style salad.
  • Mixed Entrée $12.00p.p.
    • One of each, Spring Roll, Fish Cake, Satay Chicken Stick, Minced Pork Toast, and Curry Puff
  • Red Curry $12.00
  • Curry Puffs (4 pcs) $10.00
  • Toastie Sandwiches $8.90
    • your choice of 3 fillings: ham / cheese / tomato / pineapple / onion
  • - add chicken $4.00
  • Salmon $5.50
  • - chicken, peach mango chutney, brie, tomato & lettuce
  • Salmon in Wholegrain $17.50
    • (veg) smoked salmon, 1 poached egg, minced spinach, cream cheese served on 7 grain toast
  • B.L.T $9.90
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato, honey mayo & tomato relish
  • - salmon, cream cheese, tomato, spinach
  • Bacon $16.50
  • -Beef & Falafel $11.00
  • Beef $5.00
  • -Chicken & Lamb $11.00
  • Kebab and Salad
  • -Beef single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • -Lamb & Falafel $11.00
  • -Chicken & Falafel $11.00
  • -Chicken & Beef $11.00
  • Cheese Pack $9.00
    • 2 Cheese Burgers, 1/2 Chips
  • 1/2 Dozen Crumbed Mushrooms $4.50
  • Chocolate Donut / Jam Donut / Battered Sausages $2.20
  • Satay Pack $12.50
    • 2 Chicken Satay,Burgers, 1/2 Chips
  • 1 Dozen Fried Mussels / 1 Dozen Squid Rings / 1 Dozen Fried Wontons with Sauce $10.00
  • Bacon & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Chicken & Cheese $5.20
  • Pineapple Ring $1.80
  • Bacon, Egg, Mushroom, Tomato $1.00
  • BANGERS + MASH $13.50
  • HAM STEAK, CHIPS + SALAD $13.50
  • NACHOS $12.50
  • HAMBBURGER + CHIPS $14.50
  • SEAFOOD BASKET $12.50
    • served with tartare sauce
  • CHICKEN BBURGER + CHIPS $14.50
  • HOT CHIPS $5.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH + CHIPS $9.00
  • Pancake Stack with maple $16.00
  • SOUP $12.50
    • please ask at counter
  • • Oven roasted vegetables, brie, chutney
  • Vegetarian Delight $16.50
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $18.00
    • Served on a bed of greens with roasted almonds and grilled peaches Served with a honey mustard dressing
  • Choose one of...
  • • Bacon, egg, Cheddar and tomato relish
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
  • Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Pad Krathium Rad Kao - $12.90
    • Stir fried meat with garlic with rice [no vegetables]
  • Oyster sauce $12.90
    • with meat and vegetables with rice
  • Tom Yum Kha Gai (Chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
  • Tofu/ Extra Vegetables $2.90
  • Peanuts sauce on top/ Cashew nuts $4.90
  • Extra meat/ Combination of meats (chicken, beef, pork) $4.90
  • Gang Phet $14.90
    • Red Curry With meat and vegetables and Thai herbs, served with rice
  • Baby Stick N/A
  • Teriyaki Eel $15
    • Grilled eel with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Chicken Ball N/A
  • Chicken yaki udon $11
  • Japanese Curry $10
    • Chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11
    • Chicken with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Teriyaki Salmon $12
    • Salmon with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Half Roll N/A
  • Svickova $22.50
    • delicious creamy sauce & beef served w. bread dumplings
  • Bagel $12
    • house smoked salmon & cream cheese
  • Bohemian Roast Pork (Vepro knedlo zelo) $22.50
    • roast pork served w. braise white cabbage and bread dumplings
  • Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $22
    • served with semi dried tomato, Kalamata olives, red onion, mesculin lettuce and bread croutons
  • Trio Omelette $17
    • served w. toast or fresh bread and 2 choices of either: ham, cheese, mushroom, spring onion
  • Soup of the day $12.50
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Caesar Salad $21
    • add chicken
  • Avocado and Feta Smash $16
    • served w. free range poached eggs on wholegrain toast rocket & cherry tomato salad
  • Sandwich w/ casalinga, egg, c/cheese & rocket $10.00
  • Plain w/ cream cheese $4.00
  • Plain $2.50
  • Plain w/ cream cheese & jam $4.50
  • Sandwich w/ smoked salmon, c/cheese & rocket $10.00
  • Sandwich style $10.00
  • Sandwich w/ bacon, egg, c/cheese & rocket $10.00
  • Plain w/ choc hazelnut spread $4.50
  • Steam pot $28.00
  • Phad Pet Bai Krapao Talay $18.00
    • Spicy stir-fried mixed seafood, veges, basil, chilli & rice
  • Tofu Tod Kra-tiem prik Tai $14.00
    • Sauted garlic, pepper tofu with veges and rice
  • Phad Prik Gaeng Tofu $15.00
    • Medium fried curry paste, bamboo shoots and beans with rice
  • Pla Sarm Rod $20.00
    • Stir fried fish with tomato, pineapple, veges and cashew nut
  • Phad Woon Sen Goong $19.00
    • Stir fried glass noodles with egg, prawns bamboo shoots and veges
  • Phad Prik Gaeng Talay $18.00
    • Stir fried curry paste, bamboo shoots and bean and rices
  • Larb Nua $16.00
    • Spicy salad with ground beef, spring onion, herbs, chilli & 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

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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