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

  • -Linguiça
    • Homemade sausage
  • -Churrasco de Vegetais
    • Selection of vegetables skewered and barbecued (on request)
  • Queijo Frito
    • Cheese Sticks
  • ●Beef
  • -Picanha ao Alho
    • Brazilian traditional rump cut, seasoned with garlic
  • Tuesday to Sunday Dinner from 5:00pm
  • -Coração de Frango ( must try )
    • Chicken hearts very tasty and traditional skewered barbecue in Brazil, marinated in barley malt
  • Manjar de Coco (GF) $ 9.50
    • A light coconut pudding style desert served with a special fully flavor dressing prunes
  • Seafood Fried Rice $14.00
  • Pork Rice Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Large $35.00
  • Large $26.00
  • Grilled Pork & Fried Egg on Broke Rice $12.00
  • Five Stars Special Salad $16.00
  • Curry (Chicken, Pork or Beef) on Rice $12.00
  • Large $32.00
  • Creme Brulee $11.00
    • Not Burmese, but made traditional style. - *Flamed with cointreau $13.00
  • Tohu Thoke $13.50
    • Yellow split-pea tofu tossed with salad greens & dressed with tamarind sauce & crispy shallots.
  • Napijo $14.50
    • Crumbly fish, served spicy with crisp lettuce.
  • Majidi Ye Ke Mot $7.50
    • Tamarind sorbet - tangy & refreshing. - Or for the brave - chilli topped sorbet $7.50
  • Muddy Mud Cake $10.00
    • For those who need their chocolate fix.
  • Mo Kin Thoke $12.50
    • Roasted mushrooms dressed with lemon, shallots, sesame & olive oil.
  • Jetdajo $16.00
    • Deepfried chicken pieces marinated in garlic & soy served with dipping sauce.
  • Bei Hin Ye $7.50
    • Slow cooked chana dahl with light spices.
  • Vege burger $20.00
    • Two Hash browns, sauteed mushrooms, coleslaw, cheese, lettuce & tomato finished with beer battered onion rings.
  • -Add Fries $3.00
  • Prime chargrilled ribeye $32.00
    • 250gm ribeye steak cooked to your liking, with your choice of pepper sauce; mushroom sauce; or garlic butter and either beer battered fries with a fresh vibrant salad drizzled with a feijoa & balsamic dressing or seasonal steamed vegetables & gourmet potatoes.
  • -Add Fries $3.00
  • Mini cheeseburger $14.50
    • Mini Cheeseburger, prime beef pattie with lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chunky fries & tomato sauce
  • Onion rings $4.50
  • Chargrilled lamb rump $22.50
    • Served on a greek salad of mesclun with cucumber, cherry tomato, feta drizzled with a mint aioli.
  • Crème brulee $14.50
  • -with grilled chicken $22.00
  • Grilled prawns, mussels, scallops, calamari & fresh fish fillet 39.50
    • clam & fennel rice pilaf
  • Pumpkin, blue cheese & smoked mushroom ravioli $21.50
    • sage & pine nut noisette butter
  • Eggs benedict $16.50
    • with two poached eggs, ham, spinach and hollandaise
  • Chateau grill $17.50
    • including two eggs, grilled tomato, lamb cutlet, bacon, & hash-brown
  • Crispy fried calamari $18.50
    • Greek style salad / feta cheese & aioli dip
  • BBQ smoked salmon $21.50
    • roasted pear & fennel salad / honey, dill & m ustard vinaigrette
  • Grilled prawns, mussels, scallops, calamari & fresh fish fillet $39.50
    • clam & fennel rice pilaf
  • Shanghai Fried Noodles $15.50
    • Fried noodles with seasonal vegetable and Emperor Norman's special Toppings: Vegetarian (Seasonal vegetables)
  • Free-range Pork and Capsicum, Mushroom, Onion, Potato $17.50
    • with Hoisin sauce
  • Rice fries $10.50
  • Norman's Open Bao Bun (for three) $15.50
    • Steamed open Bao Bun stuffed with crispy pork or chicken, cucumber, greens and Kung pao sauce
  • Shanghai Dumpling (for six) $11.50
    • Pretty dumpling stuffed with: Free-range Chicken and coriander
  • Spicy Pork Noodle Soup $15.50
    • Spicy diced pork and vegetables with noodle in yummy stock soup
  • Southeast Asia Chao Fan $16.50
    • Fried rice with prawns, bacon, onion, diced pineapple with curry sauce
  • Free-range Chicken and Capsicum, Mushroom, Potato, Onion $18.50
    • with satay sauce
  • LAMB KORMA $22.00
    • Lamb pieces simmered in a creamy sauce with a curry masala and herbs and spices.
  • MURG AKBARI $21.00
    • Chunks of chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce, then finished with vegetable gravy and egg.
  • CHICKEN JALFREZEE $20.00
    • Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, herbs and spices, coconut milk and tomatoes. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
  • SAADA CHAWAL $4.00
    • Steamed basmati rice.
  • KADAI PANEER $18.00
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in a vegetable gravy with crushed onions, ginger, garlic and fresh coriander.
  • MUSHROOM MASALA $17.00
    • Mushrooms and green peas cooked in a vegetable gravy with garlic. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
  • LAMB DO PAYAZA $23.00
    • Lamb pieces tossed with chunks of onion, in a vegetable gravy along with herbs and spices, cream and fresh coriander.
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO $20.00
    • A hot dish. It is cooked with vinegar, capsicum, spices and coriander. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Garlic Bread $7.50
    • With house made confit garlic butter
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon (GF) $18.50
    • Pan seared liver, onions, mushrooms, bacon, jus and creamy potato mash
  • Roast of the Day $15.00
    • (GF available) Ask your server about today’s roast
  • Beef Short Rib (GF) $15.50
    • Slow cooked beef short rib with roast gourmet potatoes and slaw
  • Fries (GF) $6.00
    • With aioli
  • Quinoa Falafel Wrap $15.50
    • With guacamole, smoked tomato salsa, lettuce and tzatziki, served with fries
  • 200gm Sirloin Steak (GF) $15.50
    • Cooked to your liking and served with fries, salad and aioli
  • Hash browns $4.00
  • Check out our Cabinet for today’s Bakes $4.50
    • Slice
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Oaty Pancakes $17.00
    • Either: Fresh fruit salad and maple syrup Or Banana bacon and maple syrup
  • Hollandaise sauce $2.00
  • Flat Bread $15.00
    • Ham cheese pineapple salsa, Pesto, Sweet chilli cream cheese, Pumpkin feta and spinach
  • Welsh Rarebit $18.50
    • Savoury smoked cheese sauce topped brown toast topped with fried egg and bacon
  • Streaky bacon $6.00
  • Extra Meat $3.00
  • Massaman Lamb $18.50
    • Shank Deep Fried Lamb top with our special fragrant chilli sauce.
  • Tom Yum
    • Spicy and sour soup with mushroom, onion, tomato, celery, coriander and fresh herbs.
  • Fried Rice
    • Stir fried meat with rice, vegetables, salt, sugar, pepper, egg onion and garnished with spring onion.
  • Yellow Curry
    • Meat cooked with coconut milk, potato, onion and yellow curry paste.
  • Seafood $5.00
  • Thai Spicy Salad $17.00
    • Thai style in hot dressing with fresh spring onion, coriander, onion, tomato, lime juice, sugar and fish sauce.
  • 6x Fried Chicken Wings $8.00
  • Onion Bhaji - 4 pcs per portion $6.00
    • Crispy onion fritters, fresh herbs mixed with chickpea flour, deep fried
  • Daal Basanti $14.00
    • Mixed yellow and red lentil with a tomato and garlic base
  • Chicken Naan $5.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with diced chicken and spices
  • Bombay Aloo $14.00
    • Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices
  • Tandoori Mushroom - 8 pcs per portion $8.00
    • Mushrooms marinated in a spicy garlic and yoghurt cooked in tandoori oven
  • Vegetable Korma $14.00
    • Vegetables and cottage cheese simmered in a mild gravy
  • Cheese N Garlic or Cheese only $4.50
    • Naan bread stuffed with Cheese and Garlic, or Cheese only
  • Vegetable Dum Biryani $14.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonal vegetables and specially made Biryani masala
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
    • Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • Chocolate Brownie Cup
    • Served hot with vanilla ice cream & lashings of chocolate ganache.
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • • Tender Eye-Fillet
  • King Dragon Roll $ 25.00
    • King prawns, eel, cucumber, avocado
  • Petit Kids Set (under 6 years old) $15.00
    • Comes with Gyoza (3pcs), Chips, Kara-age(4pcs)Steamed white rice
  • California Roll $ 15.00
    • Crab meat, cucumber, avocado
  • Spicy Salmon Roll $ 16.00
    • Fresh salmon, avocado, spring onion, citrus mayo, spicy sauce
  • Omakase Sushi Regular $ 26
  • • Teriyaki Chicken
  • Vegetable Tempura Roll $ 15.00
    • Potato, sweet potato, capsicum, tofu, soy bean
  • Vegetable Pakora (six pieces) $5.50
    • Selection of mix vegetables, dipped in spiced chickpea batter & fried in oil.
  • Mix Hot Pickle $2.50
  • Chicken Naan $5.00
    • Naan with spiced chicken filling
  • Lamb/Beef Rogan Josh $16.00
    • A traditional Kashmiri curry cooked in gravy sauce of yoghurt, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, onion, ginger and tomato.
  • Chicken Korma $15.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces prepared in yoghurt and cashew gravy. A favourite mild dish.
  • Aloo Gobhi Matter $14.00
    • Diced potatoes, cauliflower & green peas cooked dry with roasted cumin, sauteed browned onion & chopped tomatoes.
  • Malai Kofta $15.00
    • Mixed together deep fried home-made cottage cheese, potatoes and spices rolls, cooked in cashew nut gravy.
  • Plain Rice $3.00
    • Plain steamed Basmati rice
  • Agria potato mash, red wine gravy $7.00
  • Portabello and porcini mushroom risotto, 63 degree egg, bacon and caper muesli, parmesan $19.50
  • 250 gms Wakanui grain finished rib eye $34.00
  • 3 cheeses, roasted grape puree, apple, walnuts, bread $21.00
  • Almonds roasted and spiced $7.00
  • Served with mustard relish, jus
  • Cos lettuce, Caesar dressing, good parmesan, free range egg, crisp bacon $19.50
  • Beef shortrib, smoked potato, baby carrots, onions, parsley $34.00
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