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

  • Mushrooms
  • Pick 5 of the following
  • Shoestring
  • Kapiti brie
  • Roasted almonds
  • Mayo, aioli, satay, tartare
  • Beetroot
  • Jalapeno
  • Halloumi burger $17.95 - $20.95
    • grilled halloumi cheee, chargrilled capsicum, basil pesto, caramelised onion, lettuce and mayonnaise
  • Breadless burger platter $18.95
    • a tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. served fried and a fresh seasonal salad, gluten free and vegan options
  • Sun burger $12.95 - $16.95
    • a tasty sunflower seed pattie with melted cheddar, mayo, house chutney, gherkins, tomato and lettuce
  • Chia seed and goji porridge $13.50
    • chia seeds, goji berries and nut milk - a unique blend of protein, essential fats, fibre, complex carbs and antioxidants
  • Masala dosa $16.95
    • our signature south indian lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with potato masala. served with dal and chutney. vegan, gluten-free
  • Pondicherry dosa $18.95
    • a lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with hot and spicy chutney, potato masala, onion and fresh coriander. served with dal and cutney. vegan, gluten-free
  • Garden burger $14.95 - $18.95
    • a tasty protein pattie inside a soft tortilla wrap with fresh salad, frated edam cheese and mayo
  • Sweet treats n/a
    • variety of cakes, slices and raw vegan cheesecakes are made daily
  • Selection of assorted breads & spreads $10.50
  • Manuka fumed blue cod / grilled summer vegetables / poached egg & sauce hollandaise $28.50
  • Pancakes $15.50
    • with glazed banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Pear & red currant tart / sauce anglaise/vanilla bean ice cream $13.00
  • Crispy fried calamari $18.50
    • Greek style salad / feta cheese & aioli dip
  • Chateau club sandwichChicken fillet,or beef burger $18.50
    • with bacon, relish, cheese, tomato & French fries
  • Caesar style salad $18.00
  • Manuka fumed blue cod $28.50
    • grilled summer vegetables / poached egg & sauce hollandaise
  • 21.Phud Mee-Lueng
    • Yellow noodles with soya sauce, egg and seasonal begetables and bean sprouts
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • Tom Kha Gai $17.00
    • Creamy soup with coconut cream, galangal and lime juice
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • Peanut Sauce
    • Home made peanut sauce with vegetables and soy sauce
  • -Prawns $20.00
  • Spring rolls $8.00
  • Calamari with sweet chili paste and vegetables $20.00
  • Small Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $13.00
  • Lunch Box (Available from 12-3.30pm except Monday & Tuesday) $9.50
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served with salad, our signature sauce with rice in a container.
  • Lamb $9.00 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Open Souvlaki $15.50
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served on flat pita bread, with our signature sauce sprinkled with mozzarella cheese in a pizza box.
  • Kebab Skewer $5.00
  • Egyptian Rice/Couscous $3.00
  • 1/2 Dozen Falafel $5.00
  • French Fries $4.00
  • Oriental scallops-don $17.00
    • stir fried scallops with original oriental sauce on rice
  • Una don $18.80
    • BBQ eel with original teriyaki sauce on rice
  • Vegetarian sushi $9.50
  • BBQ beef combo $15.00
    • stir fried beef with original BBQ sauce with mini salad, rice & miso soup
  • Teriyaki chicken sushi $9.50
  • Cream croquette $5.00
    • deep fried crab flavored cream croquette
  • Kara-age-combo $15.00
    • golden fried crunchy chicken with mini salad, rice & miso soup
  • Uramaki BBQ eel sushi $7.50
  • Beef Nam Tok $18.50
    • Tender sliced barbecue beef marinated in fish sauce with lemon juice, onion, coriander and mint with ground sticky rice served with selection of fresh salad
  • Red Curry Stir Fried with Seafood $20.50
    • (Thai most popular dish) Mixed fresh seafood stir fried with red curry paste and a touch of coconut milk
  • Chicken Yum $18.50
    • Tender thinly sliced chicken mixed with Thai herbs and lemon juice served on a base of fresh of vegetables
  • Basil Chicken (The Most Popular Thai Dish) $18.50
    • Your choice of minced chicken breast, stir fried with fresh chilli, garlic, bamboo shoot and Thai basil
  • Vegetarian Peanut Sauce $16.50
    • Stir fried vegetables with chef's special peanut sauce
  • Pad Met Mamuang $18.50
    • Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts, dried toasted chilli, onion and pineapple
  • Pad Prik Sod (Fresh Chilli Stir Fried) $18.50
    • Your choice of tender pieces of Chicken, Beef or Pork stir fried with fresh chilli, garlic and seasonal vegetable
  • Mixed Entree Platter (min for 2 people) $15.00
    • A Combination of Thai Fish Cakes, Chicken Satays, Spring Rolls and Money Bags
  • Drunken Noodle $10
    • Spicy rice noodles with vegetables, chili & fresh basil. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork.
  • Pad Cee-Ew $10
    • Stir fried rice noodles with egg & dark soy sauce. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork
  • Pad thai (noodle) $10
    • 3mm rice noodle, fangy thai flavour crushed peanuts & bean sprouts. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork
  • Special Noodle Soup
  • Chilli & Basil $10
    • served with rice. Softly fried fresh chilli, basil & vegetables. Vegetables or tofu. Chicken, beef or pork.
  • Garlic & Black Pepper $10
    • served with rice. Steamed vegetables topping with softly fried garlic & black pepper sauce. Chicken, beef or pork
  • -Fish Fillet $12.50
  • -Chicken $10
  • FISH AND CHIPS $20.00
    • fresh fish, beer battered or pan seared served with salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • add anchovies $4.00
  • each $18 all burgers served with fries
  • MEAT LOVERS
    • onion, bacon, pork, chorizo and pepperoni
  • Cream cheese and salmon $10.00
  • CHICKEN PARMY $20.00
    • chicken breast served with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella or mushroom sauce served with salad and fries
  • BREAKFAST BAGEL $10.00
    • Fried egg, bacon, hash brown and BBQ sauce
  • ROCKPOOL MUESLI $10.00
    • Homemade organic yogurt with seasonal fruit
  • CHICKEN PATTIES $2.40
  • GROPER FILLETS $5.80
  • SQUID RINGS $4.80 1/2 doz
  • GURNARD FILLETS $4.50
  • VEGETABLE PATTIES $2.40
  • HALF CHICKEN $8.00
  • KUMARA CHIPS (400g) $4.50
  • HOT DOGS $2.40
  • Hokkien Fried Noodle $9.00
  • Soy Sauce Chicken on Rice $10.00
  • Roast Pork & wonton Soup Noodle $9.50
  • Extra Meat $5.00
  • ShanghaI Fried Noodle $9.00
  • Roast Pork Soup noodle $9.00
  • Lemon Grass Chicken Soup Noodle $8.00
  • Beef Gravy on Rice $9.00
  • Satay Sauce & Pickled Cucumber
  • Prawn & Coriander Dumplings (4 pieces) $11
  • Honey & Soy Tossed Squid $18
    • cashew nuts, szechuan pepper, chilli
  • Char Kway Teow $29
    • Fried noodles with prawns & lup cheong (v) option available
  • Shredded Duck & Cabbage Salad (gf) $19
    • spiced duck, cucumber, white cabbage, peanuts, chilli & lime dressing
  • Hawker Roll Pulled Sticky Pork $14
    • pickled cucumber
  • Spiced Lamb (gf) $14
  • Woo Salad $14
    • Lychee, peanuts, palm sugar dressing (v, gf)
  • Toast (gf option) $8.5
    • (whotegrain. our own gluten free) with your choice of: Peanut butter (salt free) - organic almond nut butter - GF Vegemite
  • Kumara hash $6.5
  • Grain Free Raw Breakfast (paieo. gf.df.v.wf) $14.5
    • Almonds, banana, pumpkin, sunflower seeds, dried fruit coconut chia seeds & seasonal fruit
  • Roast Portobello Mushrooms on Toast (gf option) $15
    • Mushrooms, fresh herbs, micro salad on wholegrain toast
  • Millet & Brown Rice Porridge (gf.v.wf.df) $14
    • Brown rice and millet with cardamom, chia. vanilla and cacao
  • Egg $2.5
  • Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $6.5
  • Steel Cut Oat Porridge (df) $12.5
    • High in protein & fibre Served with lush healthy toppings (Toppings change weekly)
  • Prawn Cutlet Linguine $28.50
    • Pan-fried prawn cutlets with garlic, chilli, chorizo, pesto and peas tossed with linguine and rocket
  • Mushroom Flats $6.00
  • Baileys & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14.50
    • Smooth and creamy cheesecake served with butterscotch sauce, caramel pearls and chocolate salted caramel and almond ice cream
  • West Coast Whitebait Omelette G $22.50
    • The revered West Coast delicacy served in a light omelette with salad greens, lemon wedges and grain toast
  • Seafood Platter [G] $39.50
    • Chef’s daily choice of local seafood’s including hot smoked salmon, salmon pate, salmon gravlax, fresh fish ceviche, poached salmon, mussels, prawns, scallop, crispy squid and fish cake with dipping sauces
  • Bully’s Ploughman’s Plate G $23.00
    • Chicken liver pate, terrine, local cheeses and pickled vegetables served with fig relish, onion jam and toasted grain bread
  • Seafood Platter G $39.50
    • Chef’s daily choice of local seafood’s including hot smoked salmon, salmon pate, salmon gravlax, fresh fish ceviche, poached salmon, mussels, prawns, scallop, crispy squid and fish cake with dipping sauces
  • Chatham Blue Cod Burger $24.20
    • Crispy battered Chatham Island blue cod fillets with sweet chilli, tartare, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion rings in a grilled brioche bun
  • Homemade samosas- entree (V) $9.00
    • Harissa yoghurt sauce on a bed of mesclun
  • Beef or chicken satay wrap $16.00
    • With spinach, celery & orange salad, chef's housemade cashew satay sauce & mesclun salad-chicken
  • Pegasus pancakes $12.00
    • Bacon, banana & maple syrup or berry compote & creme fraiche
  • Garlic bread (V) $9.00
    • Four pieces of french stick with garlic butter
  • Flat breads (V) $9.00
    • Crispy, thin flatbread with fresh homemade hummus
  • Confit pork belly (GF) $29.50
    • Crispy skin pork belly served on a creamy gratin with a light coleslaw, topped with jus and apple maple chutney
  • Hot fudge brownie sundae $12.00
    • Vanilla ice cream and warm fudge brownie topped with chocolate sauce, candied nuts and whipped cream
  • Healthy fresh fruit salad $12.00
    • With yoghurt and topped with berries
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