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

Styx and Stone (sample menu)
  • Bacon and Eggs
    • Streaky bacon, two fried eggs, hash browns and warmed batard
  • 1/2 doz $13.40
  • Pork Fillet
    • Lean pork fillet wrapped with baconserved with golden fries, green salad and satay sauce
  • Chicken $18.90
    • Corn kernels, jalapenos and chunks of chicken
  • Steak and Chips
    • 250g Angus rump cooked to your liking served with green salad, golden fries and jus.
  • Fish and Chips
    • Beer battered fresh fish of the day served with a green salad, golden fries and tartare sauce
  • Tasting Stone $21.40
    • Combined taste sensation. 50g lean pork fillet, 50g Angus beef rump, prawns, scallops and mussels. Served with golden fries, green salad and hollandaise sauce
  • one piece $19.90
Taste Of Egypt (sample menu)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Large $11.00
  • Kebab Skewers $5.00
    • Lamb, beef or chicken, served with your choice of sauce: sweet/mild/hot chilli, barbecue or satay.
  • 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.
  • Mix $12.50
  • Triple $13.50
Table at Monks (sample menu)
  • BATTERED FISH GOUJONS $13.50
    • Two battered fish goujons, served with salad, fries & tartare sauce (GF), (DF)
  • PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM, TOMATO & SPINACH ON POLENTA CAKE $18.00
    • Oven baked Portobello mushroom with tomato and spinach, served on herbed parmesan polenta cake with a poached egg and house made hollandaise sauce (V), (GF)
  • BOWL OF FRENCH FRIES $7.00
    • With home made aioli (V), (GF), (DF)
  • LEMON MULTI-SEED WAFFLES WITH ROASTED APPLE $18.00
    • Lemon multi-seed flourless waffles served with roasted apple, mixed berries, natural yogurt & maple syrup (V)
  • MONK’S BACON AND EGGS $21.00
    • Bacon, free range eggs, tomato, mushrooms, oven roasted potatoes, toasted ciabatta with house made hollandaise sauce
  • TOASTED MUESLI $8.00
    • Toasted muesli, natural yogurt & poached fruit (V)
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Freshly made soup of the day, served with toasted ciabatta. Please check our specials board.
  • APPLE CRANBERRY FETA SALAD WITH TOASTED WALNUTS $8.00
    • Apple, cranberries, toasted walnuts and feta with fresh salad leaves and a lite balsamic dressing (GF), (V)
Nana's Indian Cuisine (sample menu)
  • Paddi Dal (Dal Makhani) $14.00
    • Black lentils and kidney beans coked well and finished with seasoning
  • Fish Molee $15.99
    • Fish tempered with curry leaves, mustard seeds, light coconut cream
  • Aloo Gobhi $12.99
    • Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with onion, tomato herbs and spices
  • Butter Naan $3.50
  • Peas Pulao $3.99
  • Lamb Saag $15.50
    • Lamb cooked with abundance of spinach, tomatoes
  • Dal Tadka $12.99
    • Yellow lentils cooked in onion, ginger, garlic, cumin seed and tomatoes
  • Prawn Vindaloo $15.99
    • A powerful curry with onion, tomato, coconut vinegar and spices
The Twisted Hop (sample menu)
  • Chef's Pasta of the Day N/A
    • POA. Please ask your server
  • Mediterranean Sharing Platter $30.00
    • venison salami, hot pork, locally cold smoked Akaroa salmon, pickled vegetables, crostini and coriander crema
  • Southern Style Crispy Chicken Wings $16.00
    • with Twisted tzatziki
  • Onion Rings $8.50
    • house-made beer battered onion rings, with a choice of sauce: house-made ketchup, aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Dessert Special $12.00
    • please ask your server
  • Garlic and Parmesan Bread $12.50
    • thick cut sourdough baguette smothered in garlic butter, topped with mozarella and parmesan cheese and baked
  • Chocolate Sundae $6.00
    • with all the goodies
  • Hereford Rump Steak $35.00
    • 21 day-aged, grass-fed beef, served with confit garlic whipped agria potatoes, maple roasted baby carrots and port wine jus
Urban Corner Cafe (sample menu)
  • Pizza $15.00
    • Hawaiian or cheese
  • Caesar Salad
    • Crispy cos lettuce drizzled in a Caesar dressing, topped with croutons & a poached egg
  • Open Focaccia Sandwich $18.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken breast, in a creamy mushroom & tarragon sauce, served on toasted focaccia
  • Chicken Filo $20.00
    • Changes weekly, please check the specials board, served with salad & fries
  • Chicken, Cranberry or Brie $24.00
    • Creamy Brie cheese, smoked chicken or mozzarella, drizzled with a delicious cranberry sauce
  • Caesar Salad $20.00
    • Chicken, bacon, crispy cos lettuce drizzled in a Caesar dressing, topped with croutons & a poached egg.
  • Extras $2.00
    • Bacon / Egg / Mushroom / Hashbrown / Onion Rings
  • Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • cooked just the way you like it, served with aioli, mustard, lettuce, tomato, red onion on warm focaccia bread with fries
Choice Cakes & Pastries (sample menu)
  • Steak and Cheese Pies
  • Mince and Curry
  • Steak Pies
  • Sausage Roll
  • Mince Pies
  • Steak and Cracke
  • Chicken and Cranberry
  • Steak and Mushroom
Duo Dining Room and Bar (sample menu)
  • ​Bao bun $2.50
  • ​Mongolian stir-fry lamb with cumin, chili, served with steamed buns or steamed rice (GF) $28.00
  • Thai yellow curry of pumpkin with fried tofu, mushrooms, greens, cashew nuts with steamed rice (VG&GF) $24.00
  • Steamed vegetables $8.00
  • Chinese fried chicken with Sriracha mayo, crushed peanuts (GF) $18.00
  • Sticky pork belly bao buns, topped with crushed chili peanuts (2 buns) $14.00
  • ​Katsu chicken burger with Korean BBQ sauce served with French fries $21.00
  • ​Crispy eggplant, fragrant Sichuan sticky sauce, pickled ginger (VG&GF)​ $16.00
The Harvard Bar & Cafe (sample menu)
  • Breads & dips $15
    • selection of breads and house dips & spread
  • Cheese board $20
    • 3 cheeses, quince paste, dried pears, crackers
  • Bangers & mash $10
    • sausages with mashed potato & tomato sauce
  • Pie floater $18
    • home made pie, mash, mushy peas, jus
  • Ploughman’s lunch $16
    • cold cut meats, cheddar cheese, pickled vegetables, relish, breads
  • Honey roast pearl onions & kumara $6
  • Chicken nibbles $10
    • chicken nibbles, fries, salad & tomato sauce
  • Ora King salmon gravlax $16
    • dill & lemon mascarpone, candied lemon, rye croutons, sorrel, crispy capers & poached egg
Leinster Rd Bistro (sample menu)
  • Cheese Plate $18
    • with house chutney, pistachio bread & cornichons
  • Grilled Yuzu chicken salad $25
    • tempura corn, bean sprouts, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage & cos with creamy sesame dressing
  • Omelette $22.5
    • served with wholemeal toast or salad and Smoked Salmon & herb
  • Pork Belly $34
    • with smoked hock colcannon potatoes, asparagus, pickled cucumber & mustard jus
  • Fish and chips $23
    • battered white fish, vegetable slaw & shoestring fries
  • Bagel $15
    • with smoked salmon, spinach & cream cheese
  • Omelette $21
    • served with wholemeal toast or salad and Bacon & cheese
  • Chicken Liver Pate $14
    • pickled beetroot puree, walnut & caper gremolata with ciabatta
Hachi Hachi Victoria St (sample menu)
  • Oki Hoki (Seasonal) $7.20
    • Deep fried fish fillet with lettuce & special tartare sauce
  • Salmon $2.80
  • Teppan Teriyaki Chicken Don $12.90
    • Chicken cooked teppanyaki style with traditional teriyaki sauce on rice
  • Garden Salad with the Choice of Ponzu or Sesame Dressing $5.90
  • Big Rooster $7.20
    • Tempura chicken with sweet vinegar sauce & special tartare sauce
  • Japanese World Famous Fried Chicken $10.00
  • Kakuni (Pork Belly) Don $15.90
    • Pork Belly braised in sweet ginger sauce on rice
  • Seared Salmon $2.90
Saggio di vino (sample menu)
  • Carpaccio $24.00
    • beef fillet, lemon oil, anchovies, capers, Parmigiano Reggiano
  • Steak tartare $24.00
    • Hens yolk, Baguette
  • Agnolotti pasta $42.00
    • Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion
  • Pan-fried Duck breast $44.00
    • pickled butternut, beet root fondant, Fennel, marinated orange
  • Persian Feta and Lemon salad $25.00
    • Pickled vegetables, Beurre Noisette Rye crumb
  • Crème Brûlée $15.00
  • Basil parfait $18.00
    • Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
  • Farmhouse Duck & Pork Terrine $26.00
    • Cider gel, Granny Smith apples
Shroom Room Cafe (sample menu)
  • Cappacino $4.00
  • Fluffy $1.00
  • Gogi berry, cashew + coconut muesli with fresh seasonal fruit, berry compote + yoghurt $9.50
  • Eggs anyway you like on wholegrain toast $9.50
  • Chai $4.50
  • Latte $4.50
  • Iced coffee $7.00
  • Iced chocolate $6.50
Belgian Beer Cafe (sample menu)
  • Gourmet Potatoes $7.50
  • +Mosselen Escargo $26.40
    • Mussels w herbed garlic butter
  • Tomato, pepper & green bean spaghetti w hot smoked salmon $22.50
  • Additions
  • Half Kilo Pot $14.50
  • Brulle $13.50
    • Belgian style chocolate custard brulle w vanilla ice cream and praline
  • Lambsschenkel - Braised Lambshank $36.00
    • 300gm lamb shank w creamy mash , roasted broccoli and rich demi glaze
  • Varkenskoteletten And Ribbetjes - +Pork Loin Chop and Ribs $35.50
    • Black pepper and spice rubbed pork chop ribs, wedged potatoes w green chile aioli
Ruby Rabbit Cafe (sample menu)
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Served with natural Yoghurt
  • Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Streaky Bacon & Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
  • Wedges $10.00
    • Topped with streaks, Bacon, Melted Cheese & Sour Cream
  • Chicken Salad $16.50
    • A mixed salad topped with Warmed Sliced Chicken, Streaky Bacon, Roasted Pecans, Pear & Fig Chutney & Aioli
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with toasted Vic's Focaccia - winter only
  • Bacon And Eggs $12.00
    • On Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
  • Pasta of the Day $15.00
    • Winter only
  • Fries $5.50
    • Served with our own Aioli & Tomato Sauce
Ilex

Ilex

location

Address

5/887 New North Road, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

039415556

email

Email

info@vbase.co.nz

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
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