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

  • Salt and pepper squid $20.00
  • Teriyaki squid $20.00
  • Sweet and sour chicken fillets $20.00
  • Sweet and sour pork $20.00
  • Garlic flavoured pork spare ribs (10) $20.00
  • Barbeque pork fried noodles $12.00
  • Seafood rice vermicelli soup $13.00
  • Steamed bun with chinese sausage $4.00
  • Market Oysters
  • Pork Jowl Croquettes $15
    • Brunt Apple, Radish
  • Wakani Ashburton Go Day Grain Fed Beef
  • Westwood Organic Chicken $34
    • Black Barley, Roasted Carrots, Miso
  • Chopped Salad $12
    • Swede, Red Cabbage, Apple, Hazelnut
  • Eye Fillet 180g $37
  • Rib Eye 250g $39
  • Potato Skins, Black Pepper Sour Cream, Pickles Onion, Dill $10
  • Small Souvlaki $8.00
    • Served in a hot pita pocket with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, feta cheese (or green salad: $6.50). Served with lettuce, coleslaw, humus, tahini, tzatziki, Turkish salad, mayo.
  • Souvlaki
    • Wrapped in a hot pita bread with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, feta cheese (or green large: $8.50). Served with lettuce, coleslaw, humus, tahini, tzatziki, Turkish salad, mayo.
  • Kebab Skewers $5.00
    • Lamb, beef or chicken, served with your choice of sauce: sweet/mild/hot chilli, barbecue or satay.
  • Large $11.00
  • Triple $13.50
  • Mix $12.50
  • Kebab Meals $15.00
    • Served in a plastic container with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef, kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel with pita bread or rice and salads & sauces.
  • Delux Souvlaki $17.00
    • Served in an open pizza box with your choice of lamb, chicken, beef or kofta (minced beef) or vegetarian falafel, on a flat pita bread with green salad, cheese, mushrooms & sauces.
  • Taro Pearl Milk Tea $5.10
  • Five Spiced Dried Tofu $6.80
  • Fried Her-Fen Dry (chicken/beef) $11.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork Rice $11.50
  • Ice Chocolate $4.20
  • Sour Plum $4.20
  • Plain Soup $2.50
  • Chicken Fried Rice with Pineapple $10.50
  • Original Bing $7.90
    • Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Bingo $12.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Pork Bing $9.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Chicken Bing $9.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • All Bings are served in a freshly made Chinese style crepe cooked in scrambled egg and black sesame seeds.
  • Chicken Cheese BBQ Bacon Bing $11.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, BBQ Sauce and Mayo
  • Beef Bing $9.90
    • Bee, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Papers, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • CHICKEN & CASHEW NUTS $12.00
  • STEAK PINEAPPLE ON RICE $10.50
  • SWEET & SOUR PORK $11.50
  • Seafood Sticks $1.80
  • MUSHR0OMS $2.80
  • Spring Rolls $2.50
  • Chicken Nuggets $6.50
  • Pineapple $3.80
  • Hamburger N/A
    • The original. 100% beef patty, topped with onion, pickle and zesty ketchup and mustard, all on a soft, fluffy bun.
  • Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • It may be little, but there's a lot to love. 100% chicken breast fillet marinated with spices and grilled to perfection. With fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise.
  • Cheeseburger & Small Fries Snack Deal N/A
    • Get more bang for your buck with this great snack bundle! Just $4 will get you a cheeseburger and small fries! Snack-time - sorted!
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
  • Balsamic Dressing N/A
    • Splash your salad with our delicious combo of Balsamic and white wine vinegar. Love that Mediterranean flavour.
  • Plain Sundae N/A
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • Vegetable Terrine $14.00
    • Cashew cheese, coriander, peanut
  • Green Lip Mussels $14.00
    • Gremolata, sauvignon gel
  • Salted Caramel Delice $17.00
    • Passionfruit, pistachio crisp, popcorn
  • Fiddlesticks Feature Feast POA
    • Bespoke shared feast for two, ever changing, constantly evolving … add any two sides
  • Kids Grilled Fish $14.00
    • Big chips, little salad
  • Cheese Selection
    • Choosen frequently from Canterbury Cheese Mongers, served with everything that works and nothing that doesn’t
  • F.F.C. "Fiddlesticks Fried Chicken" $14.50
    • Green tomato chutney, hot sauce
  • Three $32.00
  • Today’s Classic Pie $21
    • Big chips, small salad, gravy
  • Garlic Ciabatta $11.5
    • Garlic ciabatta, basil pesto, mozzarella
  • Soy and Vegetable Dumplings $13
    • Pan fried, soy chilli sauce
  • No.4 Chef’s inspired dish Market price
    • Constantly changing, always evolving
  • Golden battered fish & chips $24
    • Tartare, Lemon, salad
  • Poached Chicken Salad $23
    • Black bean, corn salsa, avocado, chilli lime aioli
  • Seafood Orecchiette $25
    • Mussels, clams, fish, olive oil, chilli, basil
  • West Coast Whitebait Omelette $39.5
    • Fennel slaw, fries, tartare
  • Deep fried Tofu with Shiitake mushrooms $14.00
  • Cream corn and chicken soup $5.50 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • small / medium / large
  • Mussels with chilli sauce $21.00
  • Honey soy tofu $6.30
  • Clams with hot chilli sauce (subject to availability) $18.00
  • Prawns (in shell) with spicy salt $23.10
  • Honey roast spare ribs $15.00
  • Beef with black bean sauce $18.90
  • Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
  • Rhubarb and Ginger Cheesecake $13.50
    • Delicious rhubarb cheesecake on gingernut base with rhubarb curd and Tuille with Manuka Honey ice cream
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Pappardella Novelo M $24.50 / L $27.00
    • Garlic, onions, mushroom, bacon and mixed with sauteed chicken in a white wine cream sauce and fresh herbs.
  • Chilli and Garlic Prawns (GF)(DF) $17.00
    • Marinated prawns with avocado salsa, lemon aioli, lime & coconut
  • Vegetarian Delight (V) (HC) $27.50
    • Mediterranean vegetable ragout accompanied with Israeli cous cous, lemon and polenta gnocchi, Portobello mushroom and mainland feta and sauteed spinach
  • Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
    • With your choice of one of these supreme Killinchy gold flavours: Vanilla Bean / Manuka Honey and Almond / Chocolate Fudge Brownie / Maple and Walnut. Served with chocolate sauce. Hazelnut wafer, chopped nuts and whipped cream
  • Local Akaroa Salmon Fillet (HC) $33.00
    • Pan fried & miso glazed Akaroa salmon served on truffled Jersey Bennes, with sauteed vegetable noodles, sundried tomato pesto and blistered cherry tomatoes
  • Add : Mash & Gravy/ Roast Vegetables/ Side Salad $7.00
  • Pizzas are 10", covered with our homemade tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella can be shared between 2 people
  • Chicken Cranberry & Brie: $13.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken lay on top of a cranberry base & sprinkled with chunks of brie.
  • GF. Caesar Salad $14.00
    • Fresh cos lettuce, bacon, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese all tossed in our amazing Caesar dressing & finished with a poached egg.
  • GF. Mixed Grill $18.00
    • This massive meal comes with a 120g ribeye steak, two sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast & a grilled tomato.
  • Crispy Moroccan Salad $13.00
    • Tender strips of chicken, coated in our special Moroccan herb crust, rested on a garden fresh salad
  • Vegetarian: $12.00
    • For the Veggie lover, roast veggies on top of our original base & scattered with a mild tomato salsa.
  • Add chicken $5.00
  • Crispy polenta (fried) GF $10.00
    • Served with rocket, shaved parmesan and aioli
  • Sweet corn fritters (warm) $10.00
    • Served with capsicum and apricot relish and balsamic glaze
  • Twice cooked pork belly GF $28.50
    • Braised pork belly with potato and herb rosti, bok choy, confit garlic, kumara chips and jus
  • Mini steak $9.50
  • Sticky beef brisket (warm) GF $15.00
    • Braised beef brisket served with gremolata
  • Duo of beef GF $29.50
    • Grilled sirloin of beef and braised brisket with fondant potato, red onion marmalade, bell pepper vinaigrette and jus
  • Potato wedges (fried) GF $9.50
    • Served with cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Breads and dips (warm) $10.00
    • Warmed breads with housemade seasonal dips
  • Becks Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Fried eggs, bacon, sausage, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms and hash brown. Served with toasted bread.
  • Fish and Chips $20.00
    • Beer battered fish served with chips, a petite salad and tartare.
  • Thai Chicken Curry $20.00
    • Chicken with coconut cream, fried shallots, lemon and aromatic rice.
  • Sticky Date Pudding $10.00
    • Warm moist sticky date pudding served with warm caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
  • Pasta of the Day $20.00
    • Please ask your wait staff for today's creation.
  • Chicken Salad $12.00
    • Chicken breast served with a fresh salad finished with an aioli dressing.
  • Crumbed Stuffed Mushrooms $22.50
    • Portabello mushroom in a parmesan crust filled with pumpkin puree. Served with potato and leek rosti, wilted spinach and roasted shallots.
  • Lamb Shank $20.00
    • Lamb shank with parsnip and potato mash and seasonal vegetables. Served with rosemary and onion gravy.
  • Gangnam style Kimchi rice croquette $5.50
    • so cheesy
  • Southern style chicken $6.50
    • Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo
  • Kumara crisps, Cumin salt $6.50
  • Bao Tasting Plate $28.00
  • Lamb Baorrito $11.50
    • A Chinese handmade crepe wrapped with: Slow cooked lamb, Lettuce, Mint yoghurt sauce, Cheddar cheese, Golden cracker
  • Lamb Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Slow cooked lamb, Coleslaw, Mint yoghurt sauce, Cheddar cheese, Coriander
  • Baoger Combo $16.50
    • Your choice of Baoger + Fries + Salad + Soft Drink/Coffee/Tea
  • Pork Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Braised pork, Broccoli, Spiced corned egg
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