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

  • Cajun Spiced Hand Cut Wedges $8.0
    • with salsa and sour cream
  • Jerk Chicken Wrap ‘ina’ Basket $12.5
    • marinated chicken, pineapple, cucumber, slaw and yoghurt dressing with shoestring fries
  • 16 Hour Pork Shoulder $28.5
    • tangy apple and fennel salad, cider glaze, herb crushed potatoes
  • Summer Pot $12.5
    • vanilla custard, blueberry, lemon curd and mascarpone
  • Double Up Tuesday $20.0
    • Burger + Beer, Wine or Fanta
  • Summer Vegetable Fettuccine $21.5
    • local tomato ragout, courgette, capsicum, aubergine and ricotta
  • 250gm Canterbury Angus Rump $28.0
  • Fish and Chips $14.0
    • shoestring fries and O.G.H.Coleslaw
  • Creamy Mushroom Stack $15.00
    • With potato rosti, sautéed baby spinach and a poached egg
  • Smoked Salmon $4.00
  • French Toast Brioche $17.50
    • with berry compote, ricotta, orange zest, maple syrup and candied pistachio nuts.
  • Betty Granola $9.00
    • Served with mixed berry compote and Greek yoghurt
  • Black Pudding $4.00
  • Smashed Avocado $3.50
  • Extra Hollandaise or Aioli $3.50
  • Black Betty's Vegetarian Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Two eggs, grilled haloumi, kumara rosti, roasted herb tomato, avocado smash, field mushrooms and spinach served with toast.
  • Some Bennie that I Used to Know $20.00
    • Huevos Divorciados is Spanish for a bennie fit to fix any broken heart. Our house buttermilk biscuit heaped with spicy pulled pork. One side gets sweet and spicy enchilada sauce, the other gets tangy verde sauce. Top with poached eggs and slather on the hollandaise and some fresh pico de gallo and you are ready to sign the papers
  • Cinnamon Girl $6.00
    • Have you seen the cinnamon rolls go by your table yet? Order one for now, one to split, one to take home. Then come back tomorrow. They are that good
  • Oliver Cromwell Hash $19.50
    • Hashbrowns sauteed with bacon, house made breakfast sausage, onions and mushrooms and served with 2 eggs any style, house beans and tomato salsa, warts extra
  • Fight Club $18.50
    • I am Jack's double decker happly place. Upper half with lettuce, tomato salsa, aioli and bacon. Lower half with dijon mustard, fancy cheese and sliced chicken breast.On three slices of toasted bread plus 8-bit fries on the side
  • 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
  • Add sloppy Jose beef mince for $2.50
  • 8-Bit Fries $8.00
    • Hand-cut fries, double cooked and served with our house Bloody Mary ketchup and Big deal sauce
  • Veggie Roll $3.20
  • Potato Fritters (x3) $2.50
  • Half Scoop Chips $2.00
  • Garlic Butter Chips $3.70
  • Spicy Wedges $4.20
  • Lasagna Topper $3.20
  • Scallops (x3) (crumbed) $6.00
  • Wontons (x6) $5.40
    • (with sweet chili sauce)
  • Kumara Fries $3.50
  • Bacon Egg Burger $5.00
  • Spring Rolls $2.50
    • Vege & mince in a pastry wrap
  • Crinkle Cut Chips $2.50
  • Plain Donut / Chocolate Donut / Jam Wrap $2.50
  • Bacon Fritters $2.50
    • Chunky bacon, onion, mustard, and herbs in a batter mix. Hearty bacon flavour!
  • Tomato & Tartare Sauce $2.50
  • Our Regular Fish Hoki $2.70
  • Plain udon $8.90
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Ten don $13.90
    • Deep fried prawns and tempura veges
  • Tempura prawn udon $11.90
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Chicken curry $12.90
  • Teriyaki / Katsu / Karaage chicken don $12.90
  • Chicken katsu curry $15.90
  • Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • w/ toasted ciabatta
  • Polenta Crumbed Calamari $10.00
    • w/ lime & wasabi mayo
  • House Made Lemon Curd $10.00
    • w/ honeycomb & walnut bread
  • Miso Roasted Eggplant $10.00
    • w/ toasted sesame
  • Edamame Beans $6.00
    • w/ miso butter
  • CFC - Civil Fried Chicken or Cauliflower $10.00
    • w/ chipotle & agave
  • Cauliflower Cheese $10.00
    • baked to order
  • Slow Cooked Beef Cheek $15.00
    • w/ crispy chickpeas & mustard
  • Baby Back Ribs $28 Sm / $35 Lge
    • Fall off the bone baby back ribs with a kick ass hickory sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • A meat lovers mix of Verkerks Pepperoni, Chorizo, Ham or Salami with mozzarella cheese or topped with a smoky BBQ sauce
  • Bower Burger $22.00
    • 180grm, Angus meat pattie, streaky bacon, hash brown, egg, cheddar cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, with house made aioli & smoky BBQ sauce stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Apricot Chicken $24.00
    • Smoked Chicken, cashew nuts, cream cheese or mozzarella Cheese, drizzled with a tangy apricot sauce
  • Open Focaccia Sandwich $18.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken breast, in a creamy mushroom & tarragon sauce, served on toasted focaccia
  • Pizza $15.00
    • Hawaiian or cheese
  • BLAT $18.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato on gorgeous Turkish bread served with fries
  • Creamy Chicken $23.00
    • Sliced breast of chicken, mushrooms, bacon, onion, in a creamy mushroom & white wine sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10.50
    • Berry, Caramel or Chocolate
  • Calamari Salad $21.00
    • Tempura battered salt & pepper calamari, served with salad greens & dressed with lime chilli mango dressing
  • Wedges $13.50
    • with sour cream & chilli sauce (v)
  • Lamb Kefta (gf) $21.00
    • North African spiced meatballs, served with yoghurt, gourmet salad leaves, cherry tomato & red onion
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $16.50
    • Tasty beef mince in a rich Italian style tomato & red wine sauce
  • Warm Lamb Salad (gf) $25.50
    • Lamb fillets tossed in harissa & served on baby green leaves with feta, roast capsicum, cucumber & minted yoghurt
  • Dessert of the Day $13.50
    • wait staff will advise
  • Ryun’s Deluxe Burger $19.50
    • Prime beef mince pattie, with bacon, cheese, tomato, beetroot, Dijon mustard & mayonnaise, served with fries & tomato sauce
  • Death by Chocolate $7.50
    • Berry Brownie with Chocolate Ice Cream & Sauces
  • Steak Burger $21.00
    • Succulent grilled 150gm Ribeye steak served in Turkish Bun with lettuce, tomato, egg, beetroot, caramelised onion & brie cheese, served with steak fries
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Creamy Chowder with fresh seafood - fish, scallop, mussel & prawns. Served with garlic bread
  • Breakfast Combinations $5.80
    • Toasted Bagel with cream cheese and
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $18.50
    • Green garden salad, topped with Smoked Salmon, lime ginger & coriander dressing & lemon wedges
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
    • Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry Sauce
  • Eggs Royale $17.80
    • Toasted focaccia topped with soft poached eggs, smoked salmon and drizzled in hollandaise
  • Eggs Anyway $14.80
    • 2 Eggs - fried, poached or scrambled with toast, hash brown, tomato and mushroom
  • TOASTED SOUR DOUGH BREAD WITH BUTTERS $12.00
    • plain, anchovy and parsley butter
  • BEEF FILLET 180gm $38.00
    • grass fed canterbury beef cooked to your liking on truffle mash, served with a creamy, rich mushroom sauce and an onion marmalade and duck liver pate tartlet
  • OMELLETE $16.50
    • a three egg omelette with your choice of ham, onion, cheese, mushroom and tomato
  • Tender goat pieces in Indian sauce(GF)
  • VEGETARIAN TRILOGY(V) $28.00
    • fig and goats cheese filo wrap served alongside butternut pumpkin puree, kumara and rosti with wilted spinach and a poached egg
  • Coleslaw $7.00
  • SPOTTED DICK $12.00
    • traditional English sultana and lemon pudding with custard and late harvest reduction
  • ANGUS PRIME RIBEYE STEAK 200gm(GFO) $32.00
    • locally raised Angus steak served alongside rustic chips and coleslaw, finished with your choice of garlic, jus or mushroom sauce, add crumbed prawns $8.00
  • Cheesy garlic Bao bread $5.50
    • Basil pesto
  • Rice $2.00
  • Spiced corned egg $2.50
  • Beef Baorrito $11.50
    • A Chinese handmade crepe wrapped with: Braised beef, Lettuce, Tomato relish, Cheddar cheese, Golden cracker
  • Add ice cream $2.00
  • Southern style chicken $6.50
    • Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo
  • Golden Mantou $5.50
    • topped from your choice of Strawberry, Matcha, Chocolate sauce
  • Kumara crisps, Cumin salt $6.50
  • For dietary options please ask staff: Gluten free/vege/vegan etc
  • Yoghurt and maple $15.5
  • Tomatoes & Peppers $5
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  • Pancakes
    • Buckwheat pancakes with roast fruit
  • Holey Roller $15
    • Egg in toast, baked with cheese and served with roasted tomatoes and peppers and served with hot seasonal greens
  • Huevos Rancheros $18
    • Spicy Mexican-style beans between two tortillas, topped with 2 eggs, sour cream, Hector’s fresh salsa, cheese, lettuce
  • Kitchen orders until 2 pm
  • Chicken Fajita With Red Onions, Garlic & Chilli Packed With Crunchy Lime Slaw, Smoked Corn Salsa & Chiptole Mayo N/A
  • 8 Hour Braised Pork Shoulder, Ranch Dressed Slaw, Crunchy Tortilla Chips With A Chipotle & Lime Sauce N/A
  • Coffee & Cayenne Rubbed Beef Cheek, Carrot And Beetroot Slaw With Horseradish And Ranch Sauce N/A
  • Sauteed Garlic Mushrooms, With Zingy Coriander & Jalapeno Sauce & Red Cabbage N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Olives N/A
  • Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
  • Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Aioli N/A
  • Sweet Onion N/A
  • Choc Chip N/A
  • Oat & Raisin N/A
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