The Grand Hotel Akaroa Bistro in Canterbury Menu

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Basket of Fries $8.00
Garlic Bread $6.80
- enough for two
Potato Wedges $13.50
- with sour cream and salsa
Nachos $17.50
- spicy bean mix with a sprinkle of cheese, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream

Seafood Basket $15.50
- with scallops, calamari, mussels, fish bites and fries
Chef's Pate $15.50
- served with large toasted croutons and chef’s chutney

Hillyers Pie & Chips $11.00
- Chicken Cranberry & Brie / Steak & Caramelised Onion / Lamb Mint & Kumara
Seafood Chowder $17.50
- with garlic bread
Sausages $15.50
- with mash, onions and gravy or eggs and chips
Burgers $17.50
- Beef, Chicken or Fish with fries
Pizza $19.00
- Hawiian / Chicken & Cranberry / BBQ Meatlovers
Fish of the Day $26.50
- in a crispy beer batter or panfried on a pea & pinenut puree, with potato or fries and salad
Open Steak Sandwich $22.00
- garlic bread topped with a minute steak, bacon, onions, mushrooms, tomato, salad greens and an egg & served with fries
Southern Fried Spiced Chicken $21.00
- with a cajun aioli served with salad and fries
Sizzling T-Bone $29.50
- on mushrooms and onions with garlic butter or onion gravy and salad & fries or eggs & chips
West Coast Whitebait Fritters $32.50
- served with chips & salad
Roast of the Day $19.50
- see our blackboard for details
Curry of the Day $22.50
- see our blackboard for details

Chicken Nuggets & fries $9.50
Mini Hot Dog & fries $9.50
Sausage, mash & veges $10.50
Battered Fish Fillet $13.50
- with fries & salad garnish
Mini Roast $12.50
- with gravy & veges
Minute Steak $13.50
- with gravy, fries & salad garnish
Kid's Desserts $5.50 each
- Mud Cake / Pavlova / Ice Cream Sundae / Crumble

Nearby Sample Menus

Eggs Benedict $16.90
- choose bacon or smoked salmon
Big Breakfast $18.90
- Potato rosti, salt roasted tomato, 2 eggs, bacon sausages, mushrooms and ciabatta toast
Caesar Salad $18.90
- w/ chicken
Caesar Salad $15.90
Vege Breakfast $16.90
- Poached eggs, grilled mushrooms, salt roasted tomato and avocado/spianch (seasonal), ciabatta toast
Sides all $3.90
- bacon, egg, sausages, salt roasted tomato, potato rosti, mushroom, toast
Open Beef Burger and Chips $16.90
- w/ Red onion relish
French Toast $16.90
- with grilled banana, flaked almonds & chocolate sauce

Shoe String Fries $8
- With truffle mayo and house ketchup.
Granola $16
- Served with yoghurt gel, chai seeds, sago, mascarpone foam and fruit textures.
Sweet Crumpets $20
- Served with house preserved fruits and mascarpone foam and house syrup.
Savoury Crumpets $22
- Served with prosciutto ham, fried egg, vine tomatoes, manchego cheese and smoked garlic emulsion.
Japanese Crepe $20
- Bacon and cabbage crepe w/ fresh crab and salad. Topped with kewpie mayo and BBQ sauce
Chiplotle Scrambled Eggs $21
- Served with roast mushrooms, chorizo, manchego cheese on toasted multigrain (V Optional).
Sides - eggs (2), roasted mushrooms, avocado $4
Eggs your way $12
- Choice of free range poached, scrambled or fried on toasted sourdough, multigrain or G.F bread.

Halswell Chow Mein (Combination). $12.00
Prawn Fried Rice $11.80
Tomato $3.00
Chicken Corn Soup $5.50
Fish $2.50
Sliced Pork with Mushroom Chow Mein $10.30
Mushroom $4.80
Big Hot Dog $2.80

Chef's creamy curry of the day $23.50
- Combination of Herbs, Spices & other Fresh Produce Served with Grilled Naan Bread and Basmati Rice
Ice-cream sundae $9.00
- Your choice topping – Chocolate, Caramel or Berry topping
Fish 'n' chips $21.50
- Fresh Fish of the Day in a Homemade Crispy Beer Batter. Served with Steakhouse Fries, Salad, and Tartar Sauce
Salt and pepper calamari $15.50
- Crispy deep fried squid with lemon pepper seasoning Served with Sweet Chili, Side Salad and Tartare Sauce
Espresso coffee $3.50 - $5.00
- English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Kiwi Breakfast, Peppermint, Chai, Berrylicious
Apple & rhubarb crumble $12.00
- Warm apple & rhubarb crumble served with ice-cream, whipped cream & fresh fruit slices
Gourmet bangers and mash $22.50
- Slow Cooked Local Lamb Sausages in a Red Onion Jus with Creamy Potato & Kumara Mash
Hawaiian $19.50
- Ham, Pineapple, Cheese

Chicken Sandwich $23.00
- Chicken breast on Turkish bread with streaky bacon, avocado, tomato and lettuce served with salad or fries.
Salmon Salad $25.00
- Hot smoked salmon with quinoa, honey roast vegetables, crisp leaves, a citrus vinaigrette and pine nuts.
Cheese $18.00
- Blue and Brie, New Zealand aged brie and triple cream blue with poached pears, quince paste, toast and crackers.
Chicken Liver & Thyme Pate $14.00
- With fig chutney and toast.
Barbecue Beef Rib $35.00
- Slow cooked barbecued beef rib, manuka smoked for 4 hours with mashed potato and corn puree
Popcorn Chicken $15.00
- Marinated in ginger and soy, and Japanese mayonnaise.
Akaroa Salmon $35.00
- Crispy skin salmon with cumin spiced Israeli cous cous, eggplant puree, crisp fennel and lemon salad
Pan Fried Fish of the Day $12.00
- Served with steamed vegetables and mashed potato

Patatas bravas $14.00
Pa amb tomaquet – bread with tomato and olive oil rub $10.00
Venado a la parrilla $42.00
- Grilled venison rump with house vinaigrette, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes & panadera potatoes
Chuletitas de cordero a la parilla $23.00
- Canterbury spring lamb rack cutlets chargrilled, gourmet potatoes & aromatic olive oil drizzle (3 units)
Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
- Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
Pescado entero al horno – whole oven baked fish $39.00
- Whole fish of the day oven baked & served with santurce salsa
Aceitunas maceradas $10.00
- Our special marinated olives
Curator’s pate $23.00
- Our house made duck pate served with wine reduction shallots & balsamic gelatin & tostas drizzled in virgin olive oil

-Grilled Fish $14.50
Small pieces of tender meat marinated overnight, cooked on grill. Served with fresh salad, tzatziki sauce and tomato sauce on pita breads.
Tzatziki sauce $3
-Marinated Calamari $12.50
-Moroccan Couscous
-Greek Salad
-Arabic rice
Grilled Lamb $16.50
- served with a red, spicy sauce.

Gravalax $18.5
- cured akaroa salmon, miso panna cotta, wasabi vinaigrette -
Cheese $16
- blue cheese, joshs oat cakes, organic honeycomb
Chocolate $16
- chocolate ganache, canterbury saffron ice cream, chocolate soil
Bread $11
- sage and linseed loaf, whipped butter
Snails $17.5
- escargot, garlic, bacon vel au vent -
Citrus $15
- iced lemon meringue parfait, confit fennel, dried raspberries
Clams $18
- otago littleneck clams, canterbury saffron cream
Scallops $23
- atlantic scallops, homemade blackpudding, ham crisp, pea puree

SWEET & SOUR FISH $10.00
CHICKEN WITH CASHEW NUTS $13.50
SWEET & SOUR SAUCE $2.00
ROAST PORK EGG FOO YOUNG $12.00
PRAWN CURRY ON FRIED RICE $12.00
PINEAPPLE FRITTER $2.20
BACON & EGG $5.50
PORK MUSHROOM CHOW MEIN $12.00

Fish Tikka Masala (Med) $13.90
Tandoori Chicken $16.00
Lamb Tikka (5pcs) $8.50
Adraki Aloo Gobi (Mild) $12.90
Dahl Makhani (Med) $13.90
Lamb Korma (Mild) $13.90
Palak Paneer (Med) $12.90
Kadhai lamb (Hot) $13.90

Ribeye Mignon Steak $31.50
- 250g garnished with grilled bacon and mushroom sauce
Available in the public (sports) bar only
Chicken Schnitzel $22.00
- lightly crumbed served with cranberry sauce
Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $16.00
- served with salad or coleslaw and fries
Seasoned Wedges with Sour Cream & Chilli Sauce $11.00
Senior Citizens Roast – Chicken, Beef or Pork $15.50
- roasts are served with seasonal vegetables
Nachos (vegetarian option available) $15.00
- spiced infused beef and kidney bean mix, corn chips, cheese, salsa with sour cream and chilli
Bangers and Mash $16.00
- 2 pork sausages on savoury chive mash with a rich red wine and onion gravy

Orange Juice $3.50
Chocolate Bavarois with Summer Love macerated berries, white chocolate crème fraîche. $15
Melton Estate Rosé 2011 Aromatics of strawberries on the nose. A fresh palate and fruit-driven intensity derived from Pinot Noir grapes. $8/glass
Sticky Toffee Pudding with honey and thyme ice cream, topped with butterscotch sauce and almond praline. $14
Flat White $4
Melton Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2012 Flavours of tropical fruits are underpinned by citrus and ripe lemon. This wine is up front on the palate and has a luscious finish. $8/glass
Roasted Pork Belly on braised red cabbage, with potato and prawn croquette, caramelized pears and Pinot Noir jus. $32
The Melton Platter – an antipasti platter of a selection of cured meats, whisky smoked salmon, duck rillette, and accompanied with kasundi, marinated olives, baby beets, grilled vegetables, cheese.. $39

Chocolate and Cointreau truffles -
Pavé of Akaroa Salmon Salmon Fillet served with crayfish bisque and a julienne of fried leeks -
Pecorino sheep cheese filled crumbed mushrooms -
Chicken Romeo & Juliet Chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto ham on a nest of summer vegetables and gourmet potatoes served with a creamy mushroom sauce -
Escargots- Snails cooked in garlic butter -
A Goaty Rendez-Vous Duo of roasted goat cheese and butter-pear relish served between fine pastry layers and drizzled with a port wine glaze -
Venison Jolie Venison fillets wrapped in streaky bacon served with a caramelized poached pear and Sichuan pepper jus de viande -
Te Matuku Bay Oysters with fried leeks julienne and Balsamico dressing -

Braised Lamb Shank 1 Shank $20 2 Shanks $27
- Rosemary & red currant slow roasted lamb shank resting on a bed of mashed potato & roasted vegetables
Gluten Free Options $2.00
Fishermans Basket (Single serve / Share serve) $13 / $18
- Crumbed Prawns, Calamari, Prawn Twisters & Fish Goujons w Sweet chilli, Tomato & Tartar sauce
Chunky Roasted Vegetable Salad $16
- Lightly tossed through salad leaves served with honey mustard dressing & a balsamic drizzle
Homemade Pie Priced daily
- Please ask our staff for today's creation
Margarita Pizza $17
- Traditional margarita pizza of fresh tomatoes & basil with mozzarella
Fish Of The Day Priced daily
- Please ask your server for today’s creation
Prawn & Bacon Creole $25
- Sauteed with green peppers, mushrooms in a white wine tomato & basil sauce with jasmine rice

Tostadas $25.50
- From Mexico city, these beautiful homemade crunchy corn tortillas are lavishly topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, cheese and red salsa, served with guacamole and pico de gallo and your choice of chicken, beef, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
Mini Burrito $16.50
- Filled with rice, beans and cheese and your choice of chicken or beef
Fish $9.00
- Mini fish bites served in a basket with fries
Quesadillas $24.50
- Served in every Mexican home, flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with pico de gallo, guacamole and salad with your choice of chicken, beef, salsa verde and pork, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
Baja Fish Tacos $27.50
- Situated on the Baja Peninsula, a beautiful place called Ensenada has become world famous for these deep fried fish and salad tacos, on flour tortillas with red cabbage, aioli and chipotle cream dressing, drizzled with tequila salsa and served with fresh limes and pico de gallo
Pescado a la Veracruzana $27.50
- This dish is the best example of "jarochos" (people from Veracruz) cuisine. This Spanish influenced fish is baked and served with cooked tomato, olives, spices served on a bed of diced potato dressed with a mild creamy chipotle sauce
Ensalada de Pollo (Chicken Salad) $16.50
- Grilled chicken strips and bacon seasoned with a chipotle cream dressing and served on a bed of green salad
Taquitos $14.00
- Small fried corn tortillas filled with mashed potato and cheese and topped with salad and sour cream