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

Bean & Spinach Salad Med $7.50 Large $10.00
Moroccan Salad with carrot & orange Med $7.50 Large $10.00
Spanish famous paella (seafood and vegetables) $19.00
Green shell Mussels marinated in green harissa, capers, shallots, preserved lemon $12.00
Three Berry Cheese Cake $7.90
Assortment of Moroccan dips with dukkah and extra virgin olive oil/flat bread $10.50
Simos $25.00 per person
- Chefs choice, with selection of dips and bread
Simo's warm marinated olives $7.50

Pesto $10 / $15
- Cream cheese, basil pesto with parmesan and sweet chilli
Sausage Dog $10 / $15
- Tomato sauce, pepperoni
Blue Pear $15 / $20
- Fruit chutney, poached pear, blue cheese, pine nuts. Add prosciutto +$5
Pumpkin Eater $15 / $20
- Tomato sauce, roasted pumpkin, roasted red peppers, feta, pine nuts and topped with fresh rocket
Wedges $8
- Hand cut jacket potato wedges, with aioli
Greek Salad $15
- Cheery tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, feta with fresh salad greens and an olive oil & balsamic dressing
The Black Rabbit $20 / $25
- Fruit chutney, braised wild rabbit, red onion, almonds, cream cheese, topped with fresh rocket
Pear Salad $15
- Poached pear, almonds and parmesan with fresh salad greens and a mint & honey vinaigrette

Chicken Korma $16.00
- Boneless chicken pieces cooked in creamy cashew nut sauce
Tandoori Roti $3.50
- Bread made from wholemeal flour
Stuffed Naan $5.00
- Naan stuffed with spiced vegetables
Gulab Jamun $5.00
- Creamed milk dumplings served in sweet cardamom flavoured syrup
Chicken Naan $5.00
- Naan stuffed with spicy minced chicken
Tarka Dhal / Channa Masala / Chicken Korma / Butter Chicken $10.00
Kulfi $5.00
- Homemade Indian ice-cream with nuts
Lamb Balti $16.00
- A combination of boneless lamb cooked with vegetables in a special gravy

Rustic Breakfast Platter $65.00
- (Feeds 4 average size humans) Scrambled egg, bacon, tomato, sausages, hash browns, waffles, fresh fruit, yogurt, toast & spreads, french toast & maple syrup
Steak Sammie $18.00
- Minute rib-eye, lettuce, fried onion, cheese, tomato, bearnaise sauce & fries
Marinated Kalamata and green stuffed olives, sun dried tomatoes, feta and toasted Turkish bruschetta
Rustic Club Sandwich $17.00
- Bacon, tomato, lettuce, cheese & ham toasted & served with fries
Sancho Nachos - Beef mince, chilli beans & cheese topped with sour cream & guacamole - also available in vegetarian style
Mini vegetable spring rolls & curried samosa served with a sweet citrus ponzu
Devils on Horseback - prunes wrapped in bacon with horseradish cream
Toast & Spreads $5.50

Spring roll or $2.70
Banana Fritter $2.00
Fish $4.40
Fish Bites (Doz) $8.00
Wonton or Squid Ring (Doz) $8.50
Ham $2.50
Extras $0.80
Battered Scallops (Doz) $16.00

Small $8.00
All souvlaki served with hot pita bread and green salad with our authentic Mediterranean sauce hummus tahini, garlic mayo, organic yoghurt and your choice of mild, medium, hot or sweet chilli sauce
Triple $13.50
Triple $13.50
Pita Bread $1.50
Small $8.00
Turkish Delight $0.50
Combo
- Souvlaki of your choice + fries + can of drink.

RIBEYE $33.50
- Succulent Rib-eye served with rosemary roast potatoes with sauté seasonal vegetables. Topped with prawn twisters, streaky bacon and finished with a Jack Daniels bourbon plate & a dash of jus. This will leave you with a tingling sensation on your taste buds!
Moroccan LAMB SHOULDER $27.50
- Tender pieces of a green salad with whole grain puffed wheat, feta cheese, roasted beetroot with a minted yoghurt and pomegranate dressing.
PRAWNS & SCALLOPS $15.70
- Grilled black tiger prawns & scallops drizzled with a creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Just a hint of spice to tantalise your taste buds!
CRACKED PEPPER & BOURBON PATE $14.80
- Now what about this, we would be billionaires if we sold this on the streets of victoria.... Comes with tomato jam, pickles n toasted bread.
CHICKEN BACON AND CASHEW SALAD $22.50
- Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, bacon and there’s a bit of smelly cheese too. Now there is a truckload of lettuce so f you don’t like rabbit food. Don’t order it.
CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD
- A rich moist chocolate brownie smothered in baileys chocolate sauce and homemade chocolate ice cream (told ya it was choc madness!)
APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
- Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
- Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.

Toasted Sandwiches $ 5.00
- Bacon & Egg
Toasted Sandwiches $ 4.00
- 2 fillings (Cheese, Ham, Onion, Tomato, Pineapple)
Chips $ 5.00
- With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
Toasted Sandwiches $ 5.00
- 3 fillings (Cheese, Ham, Onion, Tomato, Pineapple)
Garlic bread $ 8.00
- With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
Oak bread $ 9.00
- With either Homemade aioli, relish, garlic butter or gravy (Choose 2)
Nachos $ 10.00
- Beef & bean minced with sour cream and sweet chilli
Farmhouse wedges $ 8.00
- With cheese, bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli

Sriracha Chili $1.00
Upgrade
- Choose a side + dip and add a drink
Onion Rings $5.90
Cabbie L $13.90 / S $12.40
- Chicken w/ fresh avocado, free formed bacon, salad, mayo & relish
Crumbed Breast Of Fresh Breast Tenderloins
Full Monty L $17.90
- Angus beef w/ salad, mayo & relish
Charlie Brown L $11.40 / S $9.90
- Chicken w/ spicy satay, salad, mayo & relish
Onion Rings $1.50

Bowl of Fries $7.00
- served with aioli
Eggs Benedict
- 2 poached eggs served on a toasted ciabatta with either crispy bacon, or smoked salmon smothered in a rich hollandaise sauce
A Selection of Bread and Dips $12.50
Chicken and Cheese Nachos (also available with mince topping) $10.50
Chicken and Cheese Nachos with Sweet Chilli (also available with Mince topping) $13.50
Open Steak Sandwich $18.00
- served with tomato, cheese, onions and salad greens, on toasted ciabatta with a side of fries
Toasted Muesli $11.50
- served with fresh seasonal fruit, yoghurt and berry coulis
(A) Bacon $17.50

Calamari salad (warm) GF on request $14.00
- Grilled calamari with pangrelato and citrus dressing
Crispy polenta (fried) GF $10.00
- Served with rocket, shaved parmesan and aioli
Canterburry lamb rump GF $30.00
- Oven roasted lamb rump with kumara and potato dauphinoise, spinach puree, semidried vine tomatoes and red currant jus
Crumbed Hoki $9.50
Chicken wings (fried) $14.00
- Fried chicken wings tossed in homemade hot sauce
All day breakfast GF (on request) $19.50
- Fried eggs, bacon, sausage, tomato and hash browns with toasted ciabatta
Pizza bread (warm) $7.50
- Dusted with parmesan and parsley
Mini steak $9.50

Feijoa, Berry, Pear and Pinot Crumble w/ Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $15
ANZCO 21 Day Aged Fillet of Beef $38 g.f.
- w/ Beetroot Remoulade, Roast Yams, Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes and Cafe de Paris Butter
Sides $8 each
- Fries, Salad, Potatoes
All Mains Served with Seasonal Greens and Side of Chefs Potatoes
tweLves Chicken Liver Pate $16
- w/ Red Onion Jam & Crostini
tweLves Seafood Risotto $22
- w/ Prawns & Salmon
Seafood Risotto w/ Salmon & Prawns $18 g.f.
Seasonal Soup $16

-SMALL $13.00
Fish $2.50
B.L.T or H.L.T $14.00
- Two pieces of bacon or ham off the bone served on lettuce, tomato & mayo on toasted bread with fries
Sausages, Eggs, Chips and Salad $14.00
Fish Bites and Chips $9.00
12 years or younger
Crumbed Scallops $9.50
- Served on a bed of lettuce with lemon and lime dressing
Pottle of Chips $2.50

Cheese and Garlic Naan $5.00
- Naan bread stuffed with cheese and garlic baked in tandoor
Non Vegetarian Mixed platter for 2 $20.00
- A very special selection of haryali chicken, Chicken tikka, Afghani Kebab and Lamb seekh kebab, 2 pcs each served with mint and tamarind chutney
Jeun Aloo $14.00
- Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices
Chicken/Lamb Saag $17.00
- Choice of meat or prawn cooked In Spinach sauce with spices and dried fenugreek finished with a dash of cream
Aloo Matar $14.00
- Diced potatoes and green peas cooked In a simple gravy and coriander
Garlic Prawn $18.00
- Juicy prawns marinated with spices and garlic, Skewered and cooked in Tandoor
Kadhai Paneer $16.00
- Homemade cottage cheese tempered with cumin and coriander seeds in thick gravy with Capsicum and onions
Garlic Kebab $14.50
- Boneless chicken marinated in Tandoori masala and chopped garlic with roasted Chickpea flour and cheese skewered and cooked in Tandoor

Cochinita Pibil $27.00
- This is a traditional Mexican slow roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula and of Mayan origin. The pork is marinated in acidic citrus juice and achiote and accompanied with a mild red onion sauce and served with corn tortillas, refried beans and salad
Mango Ice Cream $9.00
- A delicious ice cream, made with pulped mango and served with mango slices
Enchiladas $24.50
- These are corn tortillas rolled around a chicken filling and covered with a sauce of your choosing with cheese and grilled. You can choose between green tomatillo sauce, red salsa or mole poblano
Chimichanga (tex-mex) $25.50
- A flour tortilla delicately fried, filled to the brim with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns (available for $2 extra) Dressed with our red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo
Mini Burrito $16.50
- Filled with rice, beans and cheese and your choice of chicken or beef
Crema de Calabaza $10.50
- This Mexican pumpkin cream soup is infused with the rich, smoky and smooth flavour of chipotle sauce
Quesadilla $16.50
- Filled with cheese and your choice of either chicken or beef
Empanada de Platano $9.50
- Hot, deep fried corn empanada, stuffed with banana, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar and drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate sauce