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

  • Veggie Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Apricot Sauce, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese, Rosemary (Double / Snack)
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
    • Deep fried kumara chips from the far north served with your choice of dip
  • Cursed $18.50 / $9.00
    • Honey Mustard, Chicken, Ham, Onions, Gherkins, Bacon and Smoked Cheddar. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Feijoa Sorbet $5.00
    • Gellicious Gelato's 2015 Gold Award winning Sorbet, showcasing NZ Feijoas at their best. Dairy free, gluten free, 99% fat free and vegan friendly, with no added colouring. 180ml tub, for sharing or greedily scoffing all by yourself
  • Corn Nuggets $4.50
    • A dozen battered balls of sweet corn deep fried and served with a dip of your choice
  • 333 - Hellthy Kids Pizza & Drink $6.50
    • A Healthy Kid's Pizza Plus a Kid's Keri Juice or Pump Mini
  • Creator Salad $3.00
    • Every Creator Salad includes fresh Mesclun Lettuce and your choice of dressing. Click on Salad Ingredients to select your options
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders $8.00
    • 6 Crumbed and deep fried Chicken Tenders, served with your choice of dip
  • Combo $19.90
    • Drink and chips
  • Kebab $8.90
  • Ikender $6.00
  • Soft Drinks (420ml) $3.00
  • Lamb $13.90
  • Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90
  • Falafel $13.90
  • Lamb (Small / Medium / Large) $8.90 / $10.90 / $12.90
  • Premium beef burger $17.50
    • Featuring aged swiss cheese, mushrooms, beetroot, bacon and onion rings served with golden fries
  • Macaroni cheese $17.50
    • With hungarian chorizo
  • Choose a sauce for your ice cream (included)
    • Caramel,strawberry,raspberry, chocolate or passionfruit
  • Fish bites $12.50
    • Served with fries.
  • Bangers & mash (GF) $17.50
    • With peas and roasted tomato served with a rich brown gravy
  • House smoked chicken breast(GF) $25
    • Wrapped in bacon on crushed herb potatoes, 
sautéed spinach, roasted carrots and jus.
  • - or double serve available for $30
  • Flamed garlic and peri peri prawns (GF) $16
  • Ice Cream for 2 $18.00
    • Six scoops of assorted ice-cream with banana, berries, nuts, meringues and marshmallows, finished with whipped cream, berry and chocolate sauce.
  • Surf and Turf $8.00
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Basil, mozzarella cheese
  • Pudding $14.00
    • Date and ginger pudding with glazed bananas, fig and honey ice cream and caramel sauce.
  • Breakfast Enchilada $18.00
    • Fresh tomato, scrambled egg, coriander, chipotle cheese crust, black bean salsa and guacamole.
  • Seafood Chowder $19.00
    • Fresh salmon, fish, mussels, prawns, in a creamy chowder base with garlic toast.
  • Chicken Liver & Thyme Pate $14.00
    • With fig chutney and toast.
  • Pork Belly $35.00
    • Roasted pork belly with potato puree, honey glazed yams, pickled courgette and bacon jam
  • ●Extras
  • Fish cakes $8.90
    • Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Kao pad kaprao $12.90
    • Stir fried meat with chilli, basil and vegetables with rice
  • Tom yum kha gai (chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
  • ●Entrees
  • Cashew nuts with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Gang phet $14.90
    • Red curry with meat and vegetables and thai herbs, served with rice
  • Chicken satays $9.90
    • 4 Marianted kebab sticks topped with peanut sauce
  • Omelettes $18.00
    • choose any 3 fillings ( ham, tomato, cheese, mushroom, spinach, spring onion, red onion,salami, olives, jalapenos) served w’ toasted wholegrain
  • Gluten Free Pancakes $19.00
    • w’ streaky bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup
  • Eggs Bene $19.00
    • poached free range eggs served on English muffins w’ homemade hollandaise sauce and creamy mushrooms, wilted spinach & roast tomato
  • Kudos Breakfast $20.80
    • free range eggs any style, hash browns, angus beef sausages, streaky bacon, creamy mushrooms, roast tomato, w‘ toasted grain
  • Hot Chocolate $1.50
    • Fluffy
  • Smoothies $8.00
    • Banana, Berry, Mango, Feijao. Add chocolate $0.50
  • Bagels $14.50
    • w' cold smoked salmon and cream cheese
  • Eggs any Style $10.60
    • free range eggs served scrambled, poached or fried on toasted grain OR ciabatta -add streaky bacon $4.00 -add smoked salmon $6.00 -add creamy mushrooms/ wilted spinach/ roasted tomatos $3.50
  • Cheese Selection
    • Choosen frequently from Canterbury Cheese Mongers, served with everything that works and nothing that doesn’t
  • Poached Chicken $24.50
    • Roquette, celery, apple, walnut, barley salad
  • Three $32.00
  • Two $24.50
  • Salted Caramel Delice $17.00
    • Passionfruit, pistachio crisp, popcorn
  • Rocket, Cranberry, Apple, Feta, Poppy Seed Dressing $9.00
  • Vegetable Terrine $14.00
    • Cashew cheese, coriander, peanut
  • Sicilian Sausages $21.00
    • Smokey beans, avocado, poached egg, dukkah
  • Arabian Chocolate Cake $16.00
    • Queen of Sheba almond & chocolate cake with orange glaze, maple & walnut ice cream
  • Lemon Cake $16.00
    • Sticky lemon syrup cake with Mango sorbet, toasted coconut, meringue & pomegranate
  • Minestrone Soup $16.00
    • cannellini beans, Peter Timbs hot Hungarian sausage with fine winter vegetables & parmesan croute
  • Poached Eggs on Toast $16.50
    • two eggs soft poached on toasted ciabatta, rye or gluten free bread w/ tomato relish
  • Roasted Mushrooms $18.50
    • button mushrooms cooked in a balsamic & cream reduction w/ wilted spinach, feta cheese on toasted ciabatta
  • Butter Milk Pancakes $18.50
    • served w/ Canadian maple syrup & your choice of: whipped cream & berry compote, or bacon & banana
  • French Toast $18.00
    • served with bacon, grilled banana, Canadian maple syrup & dusted with cinnamon sugar
  • Crumbed Calamari $15.00
    • Crumbed calamari rings with fresh lemon & chipotle mayo
  • Fish of the Day $27
  • Bagel $15
    • with bacon, fried egg & tomato relish
  • Roasted Olives $10
    • with marinated feta, spiced nuts & kumara crisps
  • Risotto of the Day N/A
  • Ice cream & Sorbet Selection $13.5
  • Tiramisu $13
    • with chocolate soil
  • Grilled Yuzu chicken salad $25
    • tempura corn, bean sprouts, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage & cos with creamy sesame dressing
  • Chocolate Sundae N/A
    • ice cream, marshmallows and chocolate sauce
  • Roast pumpkin $0.90
  • Sandwiches - Pork $6.90
  • Sandwiches - Beef $6.90
  • Roast Potato $0.80
  • Lamb $10.50/$13.50/$17.00
    • Apple and mint sauce available on request
  • 1 Lamb Shank $13.50
    • Served with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, carrots, peas, corn and gravy
  • Sandwiches - Chicken $6.90
  • Small $5.50
  • MEAT PATTIES $2.10
  • ONION $2.50
  • MUSHROOM $4.00
  • TOMATO $3.30
  • 1/4 CHICKEN & CHIPS $6.70
  • PINEAPPLE $2.50
  • BEETROOT $4.00
  • GIANT $5.50
  • Mince & Cheese $4.50
  • Sausage Rolls $2.50
  • Pastie $5.00
  • Cottage $5.00
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • Mince $4.50
  • Chicken Vege $5.00
  • Savouries $2.00
  • Fish $2.90
    • Fried or crumbed
  • Small $5.50
  • Large $11.00
  • Peanut Chicken & Vegetables
  • Combination Fried Rice/Noodles
  • Large $12.00
  • Chili Chicken
  • Small $9.90
  • Chicken Madras $19.00
    • A coconut based gravy. A curry full of flavorsome spices from South East coastal city of India-Madras.
  • Bombay Aloo $8.00
    • Potatoes sautéed with onion and cumin
  • Garden Salad $5.00
    • Garden fresh blend with cucumber, tomatoes, lettuce and onion.
  • Lamb Vindaloo $20.00
    • A curry from South India. Meat cooked with Vindaloo paste- a beautiful blend of spices, garlic, vinegar and chilies
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Leavened bread cooked in tandoor.
  • Non Vege Combo $ 22.00
    • Combination of Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab & Lahori kebab served on a sizzling platter with mint sauce.
  • Yoghurt Mint Sauce $4.00
    • Beaten yoghurt with hint of spices
  • Tandoori Roti $2.50
    • Unleavened wholemeal bread cooked in Tandoor
  • SAMBAL CHICKEN $9.80
    • thin rice noodles with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce
  • HOT SIX $10.20
    • egg noodles with roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in special Thai chili sauce
  • SINGAPORE FRIED RICE $9.80
  • HONEY CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
    • fried rice with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce
  • HONEY CHICKEN NOODLES $9.80
    • egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce
  • SPECIAL FRIED RICE $9.80
    • fried rice with roast pork shrimps and vegetables in traditional Chinese sauce
  • COMBINATION NOODLES $10.50
    • egg noodles with king prawns roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce
  • VEGETARIAN SOUP $9.00
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