Ilex in Christchurch Menu

SANDWICHES SANDWICHES
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft greens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
  • Triple smoked ham with cheddar. relish, whole grain dijon noise and lettuce $7.00
  • Quinoa Falafel wrap with hummus. smoked yoghurt, cucumber. Lettuce and tomato salsa $ 9.00
BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • Toasted muesli. yoghurt and poached fruits $8.00
  • Chia seeds $9.00
    • with almond milk, coconut cranberries, granola rhubarb, pecans and almonds
  • Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli, seeds, pistachio, black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
  • Cured local bacon $22.00
    • poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
  • Corn fritters with poached eggs avocado, tomato Kasumi, avocado creme. chilli and soft herbs(V)(GF) $19.00
  • Brioche burger $18.00
    • with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served with hash browns and relish
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
PASTRY PASTRY
  • Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
    • with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
SMALL PLATES SMALL PLATES
  • French fries with garlic aioli(V)(GF) $7.00
  • Salad greens. hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad(V)(GF) $6.00
  • Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli(V) $11.00
  • Puhoi Old Barn Brie with lavish, dried pear. pickled red onion and olives(V) $14.00
  • Kids pack $9.00
    • with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit dried fruit and juice
  • Kids ‘fish and chips’ with sustainable snapper, fries, salad and Watties sauce $9.00
MAINS MAINS
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Sous vide local chicken breast $21.00
    • with harissa, Pearl cous cous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion(GF)
  • Grilled Canterbury steak sandwich $19.00
    • with streaky bacon, onion, jam, chimichurri, soft leafs, French fries and aioli
CABINET SELECTION CABINET SELECTION
  • Please see counter staff to make your selection

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Yellow curry of pumpkin, mushroom, herbs and cashew nuts gf/v $29.50
  • Kung pao chicken – sichuan peppercorns, heavenly facing chillies and peanuts $26
  • Roasted eggplant salad v $11
  • Crispy skinned half chicken, 10 spices and black vinegar gf $26
  • Grilled market fish, shitake puree and seaweed butter gf $33
  • Sichuan fried tofu, spicy coriander salad and red dragon sauce v $18
  • Penang curry of beef cheeks with green beans and fish crackling gf $34
  • Stir fried duck with bean sprouts, cashews and chilli $37
  • Crepes $16.00
    • Fresh berries, banana and white chocolate mascarpone
  • Smoked Daily $39.00
    • Smoked salmon, fish of the day, mussels, clams w aioli + lime tartare, toasted ciabatta + crackers
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
    • With toasted garlic ciabatta
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • Creamy roux w fresh smoked fish, clams, mussels & calamari, w garlic ciabatta
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
    • With fresh organic ciabatta
  • Caesar Salad $19.00
    • Cos lettuce tossed with smoked salmon, garlic croutons, soft poached egg, shredded parmesan, creamy Caesar dressing
  • Akaroa Smoked Salmon $21.00
    • Capers, red onion, cream cheese, mozzarella
  • Affogato $14.00
    • The deconstructed, do-it-yourself dessert. A scoop of vanilla ice cream, a shot of coffee and your choice of Amaretto, Drambuie, Cointreau, Frangelico, Baileys, Sambuca or Tia Maria
  • The Greatest Show on Earth $16.50
    • Our world famous Mac-n-Cheese. The cheese sauce is so delicious that we have to bring a little jug to the table to pour over the top. Made from scratch with four gourmet cheeses and covered with crispy onion straws.
  • All grilled sammies served with 8-bit fries N/A
  • Choose a side N/A
    • Mac-n-Cheese, 8-Bit Fries, Soup or Chilli, Locked or Loaded, Buzzcocks
  • Rock Around the Cluck $19.50
    • Chicken, fried steak, tender top sirloin steak with a delicious country fried crust. Topped with our creamy sausage gravy and served with a side of crispy hashbrowns and 2 eggs how you like them
  • Renegades of Hash $18.50
    • hashbrowns sauteed with mushrooms, peppers, onions, blackened corn and spicy habanero grilled tofu then topped with salsa verde, fresh pico de gallo, guacamole and served with fresh corn tortillas and black beans
  • Short stack of 2 pancakes $11.50
  • El Machete $18.00
    • A Mexican massacre in a taco bowl. Crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with house black beans, Mexican red rice, shredded lettuce, lime-cilantro vinaigrette, fresh pico de gallo, blackened corn salsa, guacamole, a light sour cream sauce
  • Add sloppy Jose beef mince for $2.50
  • Pad Krapao $12.00
    • Stir fried meat with fresh chillies, basil leaves, garlic, green beans & capsicum
  • No MSG added / Vegetarian and Gluten Free Available
  • Thai Spring Rolls (4) $5.00
  • Thai Orchid Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Home-made special noodles soup with meat, bean sprouts & bok choy
  • Pad Thai $12.00
    • Thai rice noodles cooked with meat, leek, bean sprouts, cabbage & carrot
  • Monday - Saturday from 11.30 am - 2.30 pm. Original Thai Cuisine
  • Gaeng Daeng $12.50
    • Red curry with coconut milk, bamboo shoots, beans, sweet basil, peas & eggplant
  • Kow Pad $10.00
    • Thai fried rice with egg, meat, broccoli, onion, tomato & carrot
  • Tandoori prawn (7 pieces) $17.00
    • prawns battered in lightly spiced tandoori masala and roasted in tandoor. served with mint chutney
  • Chicken jalfrezee $17.00
    • boneless cubes of chicken cooked with green capsicum, coconut milk, tomatoes , spring onion and spices
  • Mango chicken $17.00
    • tender diced chicken prepared with cashew gravy and simmered with mango sauce
  • Garlic prawns (7 pieces) $17.00
    • prawns marinated with herbs, spices and yoghurt roasted in tandoor oven with a hint of lemon
  • Vegetable samosa $3.00
    • deep fried crisp pastry parcels stuffed with mixed vegetables. served with tamarind chutney
  • Lamb botti kebab (6 pieces) $16.00
    • fresh ginger flavoured young lamb cutlets marinated in yoghurt and tandoori masala roasted in tandoor
  • Prawn biryani $19.00
  • Aloo (potato) saag $14.50
    • potatoes cooked in fresh spinach, spices and cream
  • Toasties $7.00
    • Ham, Cheese and Tomato / Ham, Cheese and Pineapple
  • French croissant $5.90
    • Drizzled in Belgian Milk Chocolate
  • Ham and cheese croissant $6.90
  • Veggie Burger $10.90
    • Grilled Vegetable pattie with Lettuce, Cheese and Tomato
  • Gourmet sandwiches $3.80
    • Mini Club with Ham, Egg,Chives, Tomato and Lettuce
  • Scrambled eggs on toast $8.90
    • Add bacon (2 rashes) $2.00. Add grilled tomato $1.50
  • Chocolate fruit fondue (4 Seasonal Fruits) $11.90 / $19.90
    • for 1 person / for 2 person
  • Plain toasted crossiant $4.90
    • Available with strawberry jam and butter
  • Tomato Salad $8.00
    • w/ balsamic & house made curd
  • Hand Cut Chips $10.00
    • w/ aioli
  • Edamame Beans $6.00
    • w/ miso butter
  • Baked Market Fish $16.00
    • w/ steamed greens & pickled chilli
  • Warmed Olives $6.00
    • w/ chilli & lemon
  • Miso Roasted Eggplant $10.00
    • w/ toasted sesame
  • Slow Cooked Beef Cheek $15.00
    • w/ crispy chickpeas & mustard
  • Polenta Crumbed Calamari $10.00
    • w/ lime & wasabi mayo
  • Bacon sandwich on sour dough with tomato jam $10.00
  • Toast w selection of jams $5.80
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
  • Eggs on toast $10.00
  • Caesar salad - add chicken $4.00 $10.00
  • Mince on toast w a poached egg $16.00
  • Soup of the day $15.00
  • Smoked salmon on rye with poached egg, avocado and sauce hollandaise $16.50
  • Mini Bagel (GFO) (V) $8.50
    • cream cheese, jam & pesto
  • Chicken Burger $21.00
    • Marinated tender chicken breast, bacon, Iettuce, red onion & cheese, aioli & house made BBQ sauce
  • Muesli (GFO)(V) $12.50
    • House made muesli with Greek yoghurt, milk & seasonal fresh fruit
  • Eggs Benedict(GFO)(V) $17.00
    • poached free range eggs, toasted ciabatta with house made hollandaise/mushroom or spinach
  • Belgian Waffles (GFO)(V) $18.50
    • bacon, banana & maple syrup or berry compote & greek yoghurt
  • BLAT (GFO) $14.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato on Multigrain or Ciabatta
  • Boulevard salad (GF) $22.00
    • Lamb loin medium- rare on leaves, cucumber, olives, feta, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts & balsamic dressing
  • Open Steak sandwich $22.00
    • 180gm. served medium rare - on Turkish bread with garlic butter, caramelised onions, leaves & aioli
  • Garlic pita bread with queso blanco cheese dip $9.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.00
    • in a marsala creme sauce, battered mushroom & parmesan on toast
  • Ape Fish POA
    • Pan fried fish lemon & herb butter sauce
  • Tempura battered fish & chips served with a garden salad, tartare & lemon $25.00
  • Sid Salmon $37.00
    • Maple smoked ora king salmon fillet horseradish cream
  • Pulled pork burger with cheese & shredded cabbage served with fries & aioli $25.00
  • Coco $9.00
    • Waffles with berries, maple & cream
  • The Mighty Joe Young $23.00
    • with belly bacon rashers, roast field mushrooms, grilled cheese sausage, roast tomato & hash browns served with eggs any style on toast
  • Chicken Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Southern style chicken,Coleslaw, Pickled ginger, Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, House salad
  • Beef Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Braised beef, Lettuce, Tomato, BBQ sauce
  • Lamb Baorrito $11.50
    • A Chinese handmade crepe wrapped with: Slow cooked lamb, Lettuce, Mint yoghurt sauce, Cheddar cheese, Golden cracker
  • Chicken Baorrito $11.50
    • A Chinese handmade crepe wrapped with: Southern style chicken, Coleslaw, Chilli mayo, Golden cracker
  • Baoce Combo $21.50
    • Your choce of Baoce + Fries + Soft drinks/Coffee/Tea
  • Lamb Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Slow cooked lamb, Coleslaw, Mint yoghurt sauce, Cheddar cheese, Coriander
  • Fried Tofu $5.50
    • Vietnamese tamarind sauce
  • Salad of the Day $6.50
  • Chicken Curry $11.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Box $16.00
  • Ginger Pork Don $14.50
  • Curry Udon $13.50
  • Chicken Katsu Roll 4P $5.80 8P $9.90
    • Cabbage, Mayo, Brown sauce, Crumbed Chicken
  • Crumbed Hoki $5.00
  • Teriyaki Salmon Don $15.50
  • Prawn Katsu Roll 8P $12.00
    • Cabbage, Mayo, Tartar sauce, Prawn-Katsu
  • Traditional Chicken Curry $18.50
    • Traditional Indian Curry flavored with various (nearly 11) Indian spices.
  • Mixed Platter $ 20.00
    • Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhaji & Lahori Kebab, served with tamarind & mint sauce on a sizzling platter.
  • Chicken-Tikka-Masala $ 19.00
    • Marinated tender chicken pieces cooked with onions, tomatoes and capsicum and flavorsome spices
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
    • Leavened bread cooked in tandoor with a splash of garlic.
  • Peshawari Naan $5.50
    • Sweet Naan stuffed with raisins, cherries, almonds and coconut.
  • Lamb Jalfrezy $20.00
    • Lamb cooked in special paste with red and green capsicum
  • Paneer Makhani $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a creamy tomato based gravy
  • Aloo Gobhi $17.00
    • Potatoes & Cauliflower curry flavoured with spicies. North Indian delicacy.
  • Big breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, eggs, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms, sausages & baked beans served on ciabatta
  • Happy hotcakes $6.00
    • Two hotcakes with ice cream, cream & maple syrup
  • Vegetarian $6.00
    • Onion, tomato, mushroom, cheese
  • Kids platter $7.00
    • Toast & jam, fruit & yoghurt, chocolate fish & a fluffy
  • Brekkie $7.00
    • Bacon, fried egg, hollandaise
  • Junior big breakfast $8.00
    • Bacon, egg, hash brown, toast with tomato sauce
  • Fruit toast $8.00
    • Two thick slices with jam & cream cheese
  • Hawaiian $6.00
    • Ham, cheese, pineapple
  • -2x marshmallows
  • -cheese slice
  • -cheese toastie & fluffy
  • -ham sandwich & fluffy
  • Combo#1 $3.80
  • -kid biscuit & 2x cocktail sausages & fluffy
  • -yogurt
  • ham & cheese & tomato
Ilex

Ilex

location

Address

5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

039415556

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand