The Grand Hotel Akaroa Bistro in Canterbury Menu

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

Nearby Sample Menus

One egg plus TWO $17.90
- Served with hashbrown plus a choice two of the following. Bacon or Ham or Sausage or Corned Beef Hash or Grilled Tomato or Mushrooms
Egg & soldiers $6.50
- One egg any way you like it with fingers of buttered toast.
Double up on toppings for an extra... $2.70
Waffles $6.20/ $12.50
- Crispy golden on the outside, light and tender on the inside. Classic, served with whipped butter. (Half waffle/ Full waffle)
Kids mixed platter $8.80
- One waffle wedge and one mini cake with seasonal fruit and banana slices.
Vegetarian $18.20
- Tomato, mushrooms, green onions, bell peppers and cheese.
Apple compote $5.20
Berry compote $5.20

Grilled tomato $3
Corn, kale & coriander fritters $17.90
- With mushy peas, chorizo sausage, whipped goats feta & a kale, pickled radish salad vege on request
Bacon & cream cheese bagel $11.90
- With toasted bagel, bacon & cream cheese gluten free on request
Black beans $5
bagels, toast & spreads $4.90
- Vege — gluten free on request with butter
- cream cheese $6.90
- hummus $6.90
Spring vegetable soup $11.90
- With pea, courgette, leeks, creme fraiche & toasted multigrain vege- gluten free - vegan on request

Smoked bacon and pickled vegetable sammie with house chill sauce, fried egg, coriander lime mayo, and spring rolls + add shoestring fries $3.50 $20.00
Grilled halloumi, sugar snap peas, smashed peas, avocado, broccolini, smoked almonds, poached eggs, multi grain toast, olive oil $24.00
Honey maple roasted muesli, coconut yoghurt, saffron poached pear, seasonal fruit, passionfruit $13.00
Tomato relish $1.50
Toast $2.00
Bowl of shoestring fries with relish and mayo $7.00
Seasonal greens $5.00
Toast with butter and seasonal jam + add house made nut butter $4.50 $9.00

Fried Rice $8.50
Chicken Satays (4) $6.00
Pad Thai Noodle $8.50
Fish Cakes (8) $5.00
Wontons (6) $5.00
Basil and Chili Stir-fry & Rice $8.50
Red Curry & Rice $8.50
Massamun Curry & Rice $8.50

French Toast Crumpets $17.50
- with crispy bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup and roasted walnuts.
Potato Layer Cake $5.00
Betty's Bacon Buttie $15.00
- With crispy bacon, lettuce, avocado, NZ tomatoes and garlic aioli on $15.00 fresh ciabatta (Vegetarian option available with grilled haloumi and chipotle aioli)
Extra Hollandaise or Aioli $3.50
Field Mushrooms $3.50
Betty's Benes
- Two poached eggs and hollandaise served on toasted ciabatta
Spreads and Jams $2.00
Black Betty's Vegetarian Big Breakfast $19.50
- Two eggs, grilled haloumi, kumara rosti, roasted herb tomato, avocado smash, field mushrooms and spinach served with toast.

Pineapple Tart $12.00
- served warm with Caramel Sauce & topped with Coconut
Cheesecake $12.00
- Check specials board or ask our friendly wait staff. Served with Vanilla Ice Cream & Whipped Cream
Tai Caesar Salad $19.50
Cheese Burger
- Fresh Burger Bun, Homemade Beef Pattie with Cheese, Small Salad & Fries
Battered Onion Rings $6
Chicken, Cranberry & Camembert- Fresh succulent chicken breast, soft Camembert topped with delicious Cranberry Sauce & Mozarella Cheese
Fried Camembert $13.50
- Crumbed Camembert served with Cranberry & Plum Sauce & Fresh baked bread
Winter Classic Homemade Creamy Chowder with Blue Cod Calamari, Smoked Salmon, Prawns, Onion Leek, Potato & Carrot

Garlic loaf $10.00
- Warm baked herb & & garlic butter loaf
The Elmwood Platter $40.00
- Bacon & mozzarella arancinis, garlic loaf, southern fried chicken, spicy chorizo sausage, kransky sausage with aioli & BBQ sauce
American cheese burger (GFA) $20.00
- Beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pickles with Marie Rose sauce in a toasted Brioche bun
Fish & Chips (GFA) $23.50
- Emerson’s beer battered Blue cod fish, beer battered fries & Elmwood slaw with tartar sauce & lemon
-Steamed potatoes in garlic butter /Creamy mash potato $5.00
Black forest cake $12.50
- Served with berry compote & vanilla ice cream
- Add egg $1.50
Kakanui calamari $15
- Salt & pepper crispy squid tossed with chili & lemon aioli

Huevos Cubanos w/ coffee n treacle black beans, corn Tostado, tomato jam, and a poached egg
Cuban spiced wedges w/ sour cream 9
‘Ccc’ – crispy Cuban chicken 14
Churros - w/ salted caramel sauce 12
Churros w/ espresso ice cream, banana jam n candy bacon
Pulled goat tostada w/ slaw, black bean n queso fresco 18
Cuban sausage a Caballo w/ fried Arroz, sunny egg n caramelised onion
Mini pork ribs w/ kumara, pickled onion n mint chimichurri 16

Pumpkin Eater $15 / $20
- Tomato sauce, roasted pumpkin, roasted red peppers, feta, pine nuts and topped with fresh rocket
Gone Hunting $20 / $25
- Plum sauce, wild venison, pulled wild pork, chorizo sausage and topped with blue cheese aioli
Roast Pumpkin Fettuccine $20
- Roast pumpkin, kalamata olives and silverbeet in a creamy tomato sauce
Canadian $15 / $20
- Tomato sauce, pepperoni, bacon, garlic roasted mushrooms. Add blue cheese aioli +$3
Smoked Chicken Fettuccine $20
- Smoked chicken with sun-dried tomatoes and silverbeet in a creamy white wine sauce
Hula Hula $15 / $20
- Tomato sauce, ham, pineapple and garlic roasted mushrooms
Margherita $10 / $15
- Tomato & garlic sauce, cheery tomatoes, fresh basil, parmesan
The Black Rabbit $20 / $25
- Fruit chutney, braised wild rabbit, red onion, almonds, cream cheese, topped with fresh rocket

DOUBLE CHOC. DONUTS $2.40
CHICKEN NUGGETS $4.80 1/2 doz
PINEAPPLE RINGS (2 for $3.80) $2.40
TARAKIHI FILLETS $4.50
CHIPS ($1.60 1/2 scoop) $2.40
WON TONS $4.80 1/2 doz
HALF CHICKEN $8.00
CHICKEN PATTIES $2.40

Nachos $20.00
- Chilli beans with roast red pepper & corn, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, picked red onion & jalapenos
Burger of the Day N/A
- Please check our specials board
Warm Local Olive $8.00
- A mixture of locally grown olives in our marinade
Hilltop $26.00
- free range bacon, spinach, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes
Panko-Crumbed Fish Bites $13.00
- fresh fish of the day, with tartare sauce & lemon wedge
Lucas Bay $26.00
- cold-smoked Akaroa salmon, capers, cream cheese, rocket
Salmon Bruschetta $15.00
- Cold-smoked Akaroa salmon, tartare sauce & red onion on Vic's focaccia
Motukarara $25.00
- roast lamb shoulder, spicy Moroccan sauce, red onion, kalamata olives

Chicken & Mixed Herb Pâté $16.50
- Pâté but not as you know it. Our light and tasty take served with breads
Wedges with sour cream $5.00
Rump Steak $23.50
- 200g piece of rump steak cooked to your liking and served with fried eggs, onion rings, fries and salad. Choice of mushroom or pepper sauce or garlic butter
Mozzarella Loaf $9.90
- A Parisian loaf smothered with garlic butter and mozzarella
Cheesecake $11.90
- Please ask what has been dreamt up today
Sausages and Mash $8.50
- Served with peas
Fish & Chips $15.00
- Beer battered or lightly crumbed Hoki fillets served with fries and seasonal salad
Fries $4.00

Prawnography $15
- Indulge yourself in these prawn twisters with sweet & sour sauce (5).
Saviour's Sandwich $5.50
- Fresh ciabatta bread, hummus, cheese pf the day, gherkin, sundried tomato & garden salad.
Spring Roll Call $12.50
- Hands up who wants hot spring rolls! In chicken or vege (4).
Sacramental Salad $19 / $16
- Available in beef or vegetarian
Light Bites $7
- Olives
Light Bites $3
- Peanuts
Loot Bags $13
- Score a loot of fish money bags (6).
Martyr Mix $20
- 2 x loot bags, spring rolls, prawn twisters & chicken skewers.

Housemade Pappardelle n/a
- with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
Liquorice Parfait n/a
- w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
Feta and herb Stuffed Field Mushrooms On Garlic Toast n/a
Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
- w vanilla bean ice cream
Eye fillet on Thyme Gratin n/a
- with prosciutto wrapped leeks and a mixed peppercorn sauce
Breads and House Dips n/a
Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
- with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus
Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
- on crispy wonton sheets

Shoestring Fries small $5.50
Vegetarian Enchilada $18.50
- filled with roasted pumpkin ricotta peppers, spinach & cheese, topped with home-made tomato sauce(add side salad $4.50)
Cajun Shoestring Fries small $6.00
Prawn Twists $16.00
- crispy prawn twists served with wasabi mayonnaise & sweet chili sauce
Cajun Shoestring Fries large $9.00
Wedge Works $14.50
- with grilled bacon & cheese topped with sweet chili & sour cream
Halloumi Salad $19.50
- grilled halloumi & roasted pumpkin served on a bed of seasonal salad tossed in a lemon-honey balsamic vinaigrette(add homemade Tuscan seasoned chicken $4.50)
(Chef’s Speciality Burgers a fully loaded home-made burger served on a toasted Focaccia bun served with shoestring fries)

The Grand Hotel Akaroa Bistro