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

  • Seasoned Sashimi with Vegetables L $40.00/M $30.00
  • Korea House Special B.B.Q (more than 2 people) $23.00 pp
    • Pork Belly, Assorted Beef, Assorted Vegetables (Potato, Onion, Mushroom), Salads, Stir-fried Glass Noodles and Vegetables, Side Dishes, Steamed Rice, Soy Bean Paste Soup
  • Noodles with Assorted Vegetables $12.00
  • Bulgogi and Sprouts Bi-bim-bap $15.00
  • Fresh Redcod with Spicy Soup $45.00
  • Turban Shell with Noodle $40.00
  • Sunbi Bapsang (more than 2 people) $29.00 pp
    • Porridge, Korean Savoury Pancakes, Salads,, Stir-fried Glass Noodles and Vegetables, Beef Tataki, Sashimi, Grilled Shrimp, Mung Bean Jelly Salad, Bulgogi, Spicy Fish Soup or Beef Soybean Paste Soup, Two kinds of Cooked Vegetables, Kim-chi, Two kinds of Side Dishes, Steamed Rice, Dessert (Coffee or Tea)
  • Bulgogi Hot Stone Pot $13.00
  • Seafood Chowder $14
    • A thick creamy soup made from a selection of NZ’s freshest & finest Seafood. Served with garlic bread
  • Liqueur Coffee $10.5
    • Tia Maria, Drambuie, Kahlua, Cointreau, Baileys, Frangelico, Grand Marnier, Amaretto, Black/White Sambuca
  • Fluffy $1.5
  • Kids Hotdog & Chips $8
    • Salad & tomato sauce
  • Gluten free available in all bread products $2
  • Mushroom & Parmesan Arancini $16
    • Traditi0nal Sicilian risotto balls filled with oven roasted portabella’s & parmesan, served with petit salad
  • Vegetarian Big Breakfast $20
    • Tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, spinach, wholegrain toast & your choice of eggs
  • Breads & Dips 4 people $15 / Gluten free $17
    • Selection of baked breads and dips
  • CHICKEN FILO BITES $8.00
    • Chicken, bacon and basil filo bites
  • BEEF SKEWERS $9.50
    • Beef skewers with old English mustard butter
  • CALAMARI $10.00
    • Lime infused salt and pepper calamari
  • JUNIOR FISH AND CHIPS
    • Battered Tarakihi with fries, fresh salad and tartar sauce
  • SHARED PLATTER $20/$30
    • Ale House platter for 2 or 4 people
  • LOADED HOG BURGER $18.00
    • Lashings of BBQ pulled pork with lettuce and tomato served with fries
  • All includes drink and Ice cream Sundae
  • GRILLED MUSHROOMS $22.00
    • Grilled mushrooms and haloumi with rosemary potatoes, sauteed spinach and roasted capsicum sauce
  • Seafood $11.50
  • Roasted Duck $18
  • 10. Ginger Dish
    • served with rice, stir fried with chef’s selected vegetables & fresh ginger
  • Black Tiger Prawns (5 pieces) $12
  • Steamed Vegetables $9
    • with ginger sauce
  • 12. Homemade Peanut Sauce Noodles
    • fried with egg noodles
  • Absolute Homemade
  • 17. Cashew Nuts Our Style
    • served with rice , with chef’s selected vegetables
  • Wakanui Beef Brisket $20
    • Crispy Potato, BBQ Sauce
  • Pork Spare Ribs Half $22 Whole $40
    • Smokey Glaze, Dry Rubbed
  • Double Barrel Hoagie $15
    • Smoked Pulled Pork, Smoked Chicken, Red Cabbage Slaw, Onion Rings, BBQ Sauce
  • Chicken Broccoli Salad $15
    • Smoked Chicken Thigh, Broccoli, Buckwheat, Smoked Almond, Chilli, Cranberry, Lemon
  • Three Cheese Mac $15
    • Smoked Bacon Crumb (Vego available)
  • Combo it! add $5
    • Tator Tots + a Handle of Iced Tea
  • Rainbow Slaw $15
    • Cabbage, Beetroot, Carrot, Spring Onion, Radish, Seeds, Herbs, Vinaigrette
  • Boneyard Platter (For two) $65
    • Half Rack Ribs, BBQ Wings, Riblets, Lamb Shoulder Chops
  • Skordalia (large) $6.50
    • 200g take away pottle (vegetarian garlic dip)
  • Greek Salad (small) $7.00
    • A traditional Greek Salad with Feta and Olives
  • Mushroom Triangles (vegetarian) $4.00
    • Creamy mushrooms and red peppers, in Filo parcels
  • Soutzoukakia $10.00
    • Lightly spiced meat balls, in a Mediterranean tomato sauce (with Pita bread and salad)
  • Olive Bread $5.50
  • Kourabiedes (coated in icing sugar) $4.00
    • Light "melt in your mouth" short bread treats (100g)
  • Olive Tapenade (small) $5.00
    • 100g pottle (vegetarian)
  • Dolomades (vegetarian) $9.00
    • with Tzatziki and Spanakopita
  • Farmhouse wedges $ 8.00
    • With cheese, bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Nachos $ 10.00
    • Beef & bean minced with sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Oak bread $ 9.00
    • With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
  • Garlic bread $ 8.00
    • With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
  • Toasted Sandwiches $ 5.00
    • 3 fillings (Cheese, Ham, Onion, Tomato, Pineapple)
  • Chips $ 5.00
    • With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
  • Toasted Sandwiches $ 4.00
    • 2 fillings (Cheese, Ham, Onion, Tomato, Pineapple)
  • Toasted Sandwiches $ 5.00
    • Bacon & Egg
  • Papas Fritas $5.00
    • French fries
  • Sirloin 300 gr $28.00
    • A juicy prime cut of Angus Steakgrilled medium rare over the hot coals
  • Cassava with cream $7.00
  • Puré Rustico $7.00
    • (mashed potato). Our south american twist on this kiwi classic
  • For one $28.00
    • A selection of different meat cuts: Beef, chorizo and chicken accompanied by your choice of 1 side and 1 sauce
  • Anticuchos $19.00
    • A selection of pork, house madechorizo, beef, capsicum and onion all skerwered and seared over the grill
  • For two $51.00
    • A selection of different meat cuts:Beef, chorizo, and chicken accompanied byyour choice of 2 sides and 2 sauces
  • Piña Asada $5.00
    • Pineaple slices marinated in a mixture of rum with sugar, cinnamon and other spices and roasted on the grill
  • Creamed Agria Potatoes $7.00
  • Akaroa Salmon $37.00
    • Pan fried salmon, dill and citrus risotto, spinach butter cream sauce, crispy parsnip
  • Garden Salad with Croutons $7.00
  • Lamb Shank $37.00
    • Slow cooked Canterbury lamb shank, roasted root vegetables, mint glazed potatoes, red wine jus
  • Meat Lovers $17 medium / $23 large
    • chopped bacon, beef, salami, black olives, mozzarella, bbq sauce
  • Goats Cheese Terrine $17.00
    • sliced potato and spinach, beetroot puree
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • sliced french stick, garlic butter, garlic aioli
  • Chef's Special POA
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00
    • With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
  • Rib Mountain $38.00
    • Smoked and braised in our coffee rub, finished in a sticky BBQ sauce
  • NY Cut Sirloin Steak $26.00
    • With red wine jus, served with shoestring fries
  • Fried Shrimp $15.00
    • Lettuce, shallots, fresh herbs, Tabasco mayo
  • Quinoa & Goji Berries $18.00
    • Fresh shallots, spring onions, baby beets & turnips, dressed with a vanilla vinaigrette
  • Strange's Poutine $12.00
    • Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
  • Black-Eyed Pea Falafel $10.00
    • Grated beetroot, slaw, feta cheese, ranch
  • Pan Seared Blue Cod $34.00
    • Creole salsa, chat potatoes, parsley butter
  • STARTERS
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Available all day
  • *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
  • 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.
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Chips S$4/L$6
    • Served with sauce and aioli
  • Seafood basket $10.00
    • assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
  • Spicy wedges supreme
    • Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
  • Beef nacho $10.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
    • 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
  • Spicy wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour creme and chilli sauce
  • Rice Crackle $4.00
    • A perennial favorite of young and old alike!!
  • Spiced Sticky Date Cake - Gluten & Dairy Free $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis
  • Filled Mini Croissants $5.00/each
    • Served warm or straight from the cabinet, an ideal nibble as you go about your day
  • Roasted Eggplant & Salsa Verde $8.00 / $13.00
    • Locally grown organic eggplant roasted until tender and then topped with a piquant salsa verde, served with house-made slaw and Chow-Chow (Without / With Salad)
  • Moroccan Bean Casserole - Gluten Free, Dairy Free $8.00 / $14.00
    • A variety of beans, gently simmered in a tomato and onion sauce with fresh Avoca Valley herbs and our own Moroccan spice blend. Served with house-made slaw (Without / With Salad)
  • Caramalised Lemon Tart $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis and creme fraiche'
  • West Coast Venison Sausage Roll $9.00 / $15.00
    • Wild West Coast Venison mixed with pork meat, vegetables and our own tomato chutney, wrapped in streaky bacon and baked until tender. Served with house-made slaw and tomato chutney (Without / With Salad)
  • Deep Dish Apple Pie with Ice-Cream $6.00
  • Venison leg $35.00
    • crusted venison, chocolate red wine glaze, cauliflower puree & green beans (gf)
  • BBQ Chicken $18.00/ $25.00
    • Smoked chicken, red onion, mushroom, capsicum, bbq sauce & cheese (Reg/ Large)
  • Carnivores $18.00/ $25.00
    • Pepperoni, ham, bacon, smoked chicken, red onion, bbq sauce & cheese (Reg/ Large)
  • NZ green lip mussels $16.00
    • white wine, serrano ham & green chili (gf) OR sherry tomato, saffron & slivered almonds (gf)
  • Buttermilk crispy chicken $11.00
  • Quinoa fritters $25.00
    • super healthy & full of flavour, grilled vegetable salad & chipotle yoghurt
  • Cold platter (for 2) $30.00
    • selection of cured meats, cheeses, pickles & garlic crostini
  • Vegetarian $18.00/ $25.00
    • Capsicum, spinach, mushroom, pesto, red onion, tomato & cheese (Reg/ Large)
  • Akaroa smoked salmon, buffalo mozzarella, cream cheese, capers, rocket, red onion $24.00
  • Pork, beef and lamb meatballs, napoli, chilli, parmesan $17.00
  • Frozen lemon tart, meringue, lemon curd, passionfruit ice-cream $11.00
  • Sourdough flatbread, garlic butter, rosemary, parmesan $11.00
  • Roast chicken, pumpkin, buffalo mozzarella, celery, toasted seeds, red wine vinaigrette $15.00
  • Marinated pork ribeye, red pepper pesto $15.00
  • Polenta batons, parmesan, truffle aioli $11.00
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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