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

  • Red Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Sweet and Sour & Rice $8.50
  • Garlic Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Green Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Cashew Nut Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
  • Massamun Curry & Rice $8.50
  • Fried Rice $8.50
  • Chicken Curry Puffs (4) $6.00
  • AGLIO E PEPERONCINO $19.00
    • tomato, garlic, chilli, mozzarella
  • GNOCCHI AL GORGONZOLA $22.00
    • potato gnocchi, cream & blue cheese
  • QUATTRO FORMAGGI $19.00
    • parmezan, gorgonzoa, provolone, pecorino, mozzarella
  • HOUSE MADE FOCACCIA $14.00
    • with olive oil, balsamic & pesto
  • COTTO $20.00
    • tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
  • MARINATED OLIVES $12.00
    • with Italian crackers
  • ROMANA $19.00
    • tomato, anchovies, oregano, mozzarella
  • CHORIZO RED PEPPER & TOMATO $14.00
    • with potato croquetas
  • Money Bags $8.00
  • With the following dishes you have a choice of Chicken. Pork. Beef, or Vegetarian
  • Fried Rice $13.00
  • Fish Fillet and Ginger with veges $20.00
  • Larb (Minced ) $15.00
  • Yum $18.00
    • chicken or beef with veges
  • Cashew Nuts $17.00
  • Thai Carrot Salad (Som Tum ) $10.00
  • -10 pcs $19.50
  • Vegetarian Roll $19.00
    • Fresh vegetables
  • Sushi & Sashimi Platter $21.50
    • Assorted sashimi with 5 pieces of chef's choice sushi
  • Assorted Sashimi (20 pcs) $27.50
    • Chefs special choice of assorted sashimi
  • Spider Roll $21.00
    • Soft shell crab, lettuce and carrot with spicy sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken GF $19.50
    • Grilled chicken thigh cooked with sweet soy sauce, served with steamed vegetables
  • Nanban Chicken $22.50
    • Deep fried chicken pieces, served on lettuce with Japanese style tartar sauce and sweet and sour sauce
  • Tacowasa $9.00
    • Bom octopus marinated with wasabi sauce, served on crispy' rice
  • Sir George $16.00
    • A feast of bacon, seared steak, pepperoni and mozzarella with smokey barbeque sauce base and topped with a bacon of either aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Butter Chicken $16.00
    • Juicy pieces of chicken in a mild curry sauce on a base of hummus and topped with fresh coriander
  • Mushroom & Feta $15.00
    • Sliced portabello mushrooms, feta, mozzarella on a base of garlic infused olive oil finished with some thyme, salt and pepper
  • Tomizza $14.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella, topped with cracked pepper and fresh basil.
  • Veggie Supreme $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, kumara, caramelised onions, sundried tomatos with roasted sunflower seeds and garlic aioli
  • Pumpkin & Prosciutto $16.00
    • Garlic infused olive oil, mozzarella, pine nuts, roasted pumpkin and thin slices of prosciutto topped with rosemary
  • The King $15.00
    • Fresh mozzarella, ham and mozzarella with a sweet tomato and capsicum sauce
  • Moroccan Lamb $16.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, succulent pieces of marinated lamb backstrap, red onion, roasted capsicum, sundried tomatoes, topped with roquette salad, mango chutney and yoghurt raita
  • Roast Pork With Tomato On Fried Rice $10.50
  • Slice Pork With Mushroom Chow Mein $10.50
  • Chicken Chow Mein $10.00
  • Mushroom $2.50
  • Sliced Pork with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $13.00
  • Nice Cook Chow Mein $12.00
  • Prawn With Mushroom Chow Mein $13.50
  • Slice Pork Chow Mein $10.00
  • Ciabatta or Rye $3.50
  • Marinated Calamari $13.00
    • Zesty pieces of calamari, served with a green salad, aioli & lemon
  • Lamb $17.00
    • Lamb w/ a Israeli couscous, feta, spinach & capsicum salad
  • ●Salads
  • Tandoori Chicken $16.00
    • Tandoori chicken, tomato, mesclun & raita
  • Bacon & Eggs $13.00
    • 2 eggs poached w/ crispy bacon & hash browns
  • Fries / Green salad $4.50
  • Bailies Big Breakfast $19.00
    • 2 poached eggs w/ bacon, roast tomato, mushrooms, Irish breakfast sausages, hash browns & toast
  • Fish Tikka (5 pieces) $16.00
    • Ling Fish marinated in spices, skewered with onions, capsicum & tomatoes baked in the tandoor
  • Aloo Gobi $13.00
    • Highly recommended by The Christchurch Press - potatoes & cauliflower cooked with our spices, garnished with coriander
  • Saag $14.00
    • Meat cooked in spices and fresh spinach
  • Paneer Naan (homemade cheese) $5.00
  • Mango Chicken $14.00
    • Chicken cooked in a tomato base sauce, mixed with thick mango pulp & garnished with almonds & raisins
  • Mattar Paneer $13.00
    • Homemade cheese cooked with fresh peas in a tomato based sauce
  • Mushroom Matter $13.00
    • Button mushrooms and green peas cooked with garlic, cream and spices
  • Vegetable Korma $13.00
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in a spicy creamy sauce
  • Mixed Leaves $10.50
    • With tomatoes, cucumber, olives & avocado
  • Chicken Parmigiana $35.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast topped with our fresh pomodoro sauce & melted mozzarella cheese
  • Risotto Pesce $26.50
    • Seafood risotto tossed with prawns, scallops, mussels, white wine & fresh Italian parsley
  • Bolognese $24.00
    • Handmade spinach fettuccine with a classico ragu sauce
  • Ravioli Di Pesce $26.50
    • Hand-filled ravioli stuffed with prawns, crabmeat & smoked salmon in a creamy grilled pepper sauce
  • Veal Portafoglio $37.50
    • Crumbed veal scallopine served with mozzarella, proscuitto & red pepper salsa
  • Caprese $17.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes & basil
  • Calamari Fritti $17.50
    • Squid rings dusted in semolina & fried, served with aioli & lemon rocket salad
  • Roast Pork with Tomatoes $11.00
  • Chicken with VegetablesMein $9.90
  • Vegetables egg 1oO Young $10.00
  • Chicken in Thai Style Mein $11.00
  • Beef Fried Rice $9.90
  • Chicken Egg Foo Young $11.00
  • Roast pork with Vegetables $10. 50
  • Vegetables Chow Mein $9.00
  • Crispy fried chicken strip $8.00
    • with chilli sauce
  • Extra rice $2.50
  • Green curry chicken $13.00
  • Chilli basil (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Tom yum soup with chicken/prawn $9.00/$11.00
  • Oyster sauce stir fried beef $13.00
    • with seasonal vegetables
  • Sambal chicken (Indonesian chilli) $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Tom yum Noodle soup $15.00
    • with prawn
  • Gaeng Panang
    • Thick curry with crushed peanuts and your choice of meat.
  • Phad Moo Krob (Crispy Pork)
    • Stir fried crispy pork belly with seasonal vegetables.
  • Sweet and sour Vegetable
    • Bahn Thai sweet and sour sauce stir fried with fresh seasonal vegetables.
  • Spicy Lamp Cuny
    • Thai style slow cooked lamb curry with potatoes and fresh chilli garnish.
  • Phad Khing
    • Ginger stir fried seasonal vegetables and your choice of meat
  • Pad Prew Wan Sam Rod -
    • Bahn Thai sweet and sour sauce stir fried with fresh seasonal vegetables and your choice of meat.
  • Prawns with whiskey or Chilli Sauce
    • Steamed prawns wife mushrooms, pineapple, capsicum and carrots.
  • Prawn Crackers
  • KaoPad $12.90
    • Fried rice with meat of your choice and vegetables
  • Extra meat/ Combination of meats (chicken, beef, pork) $4.90
  • Cashew nuts $12.90
    • with meat and vegetables with rice
  • Vegetarian Tom Yum $10.90
  • Steak satays $9.90
    • 4 marinated kebab sticks topped with peanuts sauce
  • Gang KeoWan $14.90
    • Green Curry with meat and vegetables and Thai herbs, served with rice
  • *** Additional of $2.00 for all Seafood meals ***
  • Guay tiew rad na - $12.90
    • Served With meat and vegetables and gravy on fried noodles
  • 4pcs Inari
  • 4pcs Cucumber & pickle
  • Double Avocado Chicken 8pcs reg/8pcs jumbo $8.70/$10.40
  • Smoked Salmon & Avocado 8pcs reg/8pcs double avo $7.90/$8.70
  • Fresh Salmon Supreme 8pcs reg/8pcs jumbo $7.90/$10.90
  • EDAMAME $3.20
    • steamed soy beans
  • Fresh Salmon Nigiri 5pcs reg/6pcs jumbo $8.20/$9.20
  • Teriyaki Chicken 8pcs reg/8pcs jumbo $7.80/$8.90
  • ●Priced From Components
  • Pork spare ribs (GF) $9.50
    • 6 pcs
  • Sweet & Sour Sauce $17.00
  • Priced from components
  • Seafood or Fish $3.00
  • Broccoli & Oyster sauce $17.00
  • Beef $0.00
  • Chicken $0.00
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

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