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

ANTIPASTO MISTO $41.00
- hot & cold morsels from a single region of the Mediterranean (see blackboard)
COTTO $20.00
- tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
PEPERONATA $19.00
- tomato, red peppers, onions, capers, mozzarella
AGLIO E PEPERONCINO $19.00
- tomato, garlic, chilli, mozzarella
PROSCIUTTO $20.00
- tomato, prosciutto, mozzarella
SICILIANA $20.00
- tomato, spicy salami, onions, olives, mozzarella
MARINARA $18.00
- tomato, garlic, parsley, no mozzarella
PUGLIESE $18.00
- onions, pecorino, oregano, olive oil, no mozzarella

SEAFOOD BUCKET (DF) $15.90
- A selection of crumbed & battered seafood accompanied with lemon & tartare sauce. Add fries - $3.90 (DF)
MOZZARELLA CHICKEN MELT (GFO/DFO) $21.90
- Succulent chicken topped with melted mozzarella resting on toasted whole grain with avocado mash, lettuce, tomato & dressed with our sweet onion jam. Add fries - $3.90 (GFO/DF)
DEEP FRIED CAMEMBERT $13.90
- Crumbed camembert wedges deep fried until golden brown & served with a plum sauce
FISH N CHIPS $11.90
- Our Kiwiana dish served with lemon & tartare sauce. Add salad - $2.90 (GF/DFO)
PRIME FILLET (GF/DF) $36.90
- This beef prime fillet is the highest quality steak of all - are you ready to be impressed?! Add prawns - $6.90 (GF/DF)
SOUTHERN BLUE WHITING FISH BITES $8.90
- Complimented with our house made tartare sauce
CHICKEN NUGGETS (GFO) $8.90
- Served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce
THE BOSS BURGER (GFO/DFO) $21.90
- If you’re after a boss burger then here it is for sure! A deliciously flavoured house-made 300g beef patty accompanied in a warmed bun with the winning combination of melted mozzarella, bacon, Saints smoky BBQ sauce, lettuce, mayo & tomato with golden fries. Add gluten free bun - $3.90

Spaghetti $8.50/ $12.00
Chalaw Halve L $15 S $11
- Lamb, Salad, Drink
Chicken $8.50/ $12.00
Sambosa $5.00
Naan $3.00
Chalaw Kabab L $14 S $10
- Mixed, Salad, Drink
Falafel $8.50/ $12.00
Qabili Palau L $16 S $12
- Chicken, Salad, Drink

Bangers 'n' Mash $22.00
- Bubble and squeak, Italian sausage, ale and onion gravy
Panko crumbed pork Bao $18.00
- hoisin, pickles, spring onions
Aikmans Breakfast Burger $18.00
- Peter Timbs streaky bacon, brioche bun, fried egg, BBQ sauce, potato hash brown
Warm chocolate cake $14.00
- raspberry sorbet, berry's pistachio praline
Baked Onion Tart $23.00 V
- Beetroot, goats cheese, candied walnuts, herb salad, balsamic glaze
Aikmans Naked Burger $22.00
- Grass fed beef, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, red capsicum and avocado relish Barrys Bay cheddar, polenta fries
Braised Lamb Shank $31.00 Gf, V
- Mashed potato, peas and bacon, red wine jus
Chicken Parma $27.00
- Napoli, prosciutto, mozzarella, asparagus, honey roasted spring carrots

Items on the specials can't be changed or swapped
Paua Patty $2.60
Scallops (each/doz) $1.50 /$16.00
Crab stick (2) $2.20
Blue Cod $6.00
Pineapple Rings (2) $2.20
Gurnard $5.00
Chocolate Explosion Donut $3.00

VENISON PIE $19.50
- Finest cuts of Fiordland venison baked in our homemade gravy with root vegetables, and topped with a creamy kumara mash
SMOKED PORK SPARE RIBS $24.50
- Half rack of fresh pork spare ribs, coated in our tangy BBQ sauce and served with choice of sides
Your choice of a main meal & a sweet treat for afters at a discounted price!
FISH BITES $10.00
- crumbed hoki fish bites served with fresh lemon and golden fries
BACON AND MUSHROOM $4.00
GARLIC AIOLI $2.50
SHRIMP COCKTAIL $9.50
- an old favourite, juicy shrimps served on a bed of crisp green lettuce with our homemade cocktail sauce
Penne pasta in your choice of sauce, served with two pieces of garlic bread

Baked Potato
- Choice of Chicken, Lamb or Meat
Vegetable
-With Salad & Rice $12.00
Deal 2 $8.00
- Burger with chips & pop tops drinks
no carbs kebabs also available
-Small $4.50
-Combo $12.00
Zucchini Fritters $1.50 each

Mushroom $3.40
Plain $2.80
Steak $4.40
Double Meat $4.00
Fish $4.00
Vegetarian $4.40
Squid Rings 1/2 doz $4.50
Ham $2.50

PORK BELLY $32.50
- Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and. spice. Comes with roast potatoes, some chargrilled bok choy and a mango and peach chutney. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof, or you could be missing some when you get it!
DUCK LEG $15.50
- Roasted duck leg in honey & star anise sauce, with a potato puff and a watercress & apple salad.
RICE PUDDING
- This is coconut flavoured and rich & creamy. Served with caramelised banana and a scoop of homemade ice cream. This is divine perfection.
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.
SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
- Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
KING SALMON & SCALLOP $31.50
- Oven baked king salmon fillet, with gnocchi and creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Finished with grilled scallops plus a watercress & apple salad. Now don't feel too guilty for looking at the dessert menu, coz this is rather healthy!
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.
Foccacia MELT $24.50
- Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.

After-Dinner Mint Cheesecake $10.50
- Covered with chocolate sauce and Anglaise.
Pork Fillet $27.00
- Oven roasted pork fillet stuffed with mushroom duxelles served on wholegrain mustard Spaetzle finished with a calvados sauce.
Pressed Cheese
- Kapiti Riverdale Cheddar. Sharp, tangy aged cheddar with a zesty bite, crumbly consistency with some lactate crystallisation.
Pressed Cheese
- Gibbston Valley Mount Scott. This cow’s milk cheese is hard pressed, made in a Derbyshire style and aged for 4 months. It has a smooth buttery flavour.
Trio of Salmon $16.00
- Smoked salmon and crab roulade topped with wasabi caviar, vodka cured salmon Gravlax and salmon Rillettes served with toasted sourdough
Sorbet $3.00
- Lemon and lime, refreshingly citrus palate cleansing.
Steak New York Strip 300g $27.00
Onion jam $2.00

CHICKEN BURGER $4.00
CURRY & RICE ROLLS $2.60
BEETROOT $4.00
MUSHROOM $4.00
DOUBLE MEAT $4.20
VEGETABLE SPRING ROLLS (doz) $5.80
SQUID RINGS IN BREADCRUMBED (doz) $8.00
CRUMBED SOLE $4.80

- snack: $9.00
Teriyaki Chicken Rice
- Tender grilled chicken with Teriyaki flavoured served on a bed of lettuce & rice
-Small $7.50
-Large $11
-reg: $10.00
Teriyaki Lunch Box $11.00
- Teriyaki chicken with potato salad, vegetables in a lunch box
Shish kebab Dish
Deal 1 $9.00
- Small kebab with chips & pop tops drinks

Muttar paneer $15.90
- Cottage cheese and garden peas cooked in tomato and onion based gravy
Raita $3.00
Mint laccha parantha $3.90
Lamb racks $17.50
- Lightly spiced lamb mince rolled on skewers and roasted in the tandoor, served with mint sauce
Masala papadum $2.50
Chicken biryani $16.50
Paneer kulcha $4.90
Fish tikka $16.50
- Fish of the day, marinated with garlic, ginger, yoghurt and thyme, cooked in tandoor

Sweet & Sour Chicken $12.00
Steak Chow Mein / Pork Chow Mein / Vegetarian Chow Mein $10.50
Steak Black Bean Sauce $11.50
Chicken, Pineapple on Rice / Chicken, Mushrooms on Rice / Roast Pork, Tomatoes on Rice / Roast Pork, Pineapple on Rice / Roast Pork, Mushroom on Rice $11.50
Bami Goreng / Nasi Goreng $11.00
Sweet & Sour Pork $11.50
Sweet & Sour Oysters (in season) $16.00
Fried Prawns, Cashew Nuts / Beef Oyster Sauce / Honey Lemon Chicken $12.00

Vegetarian platter (V) $28.00
- Roasted portobello mushrooms with grilled haloumi edamame and cherry tomato salad, homemade samosa with harissa yoghurt, all on a bed of turmeric and sundried tomato herb rice
Bacon butty $8.00
Free range omelette $14.50
- Choice of 3 fillings bacon, mushroom, tomato, cheese, onion, spinach
Healthy fresh fruit salad $12.00
- With yoghurt and topped with berries
Creamy mushrooms on toast $13.50
- Garlic mushrooms on toasted french stick with bacon or spinach
Hot fudge brownie sundae $12.00
- Vanilla ice cream and warm fudge brownie topped with chocolate sauce, candied nuts and whipped cream
Eggs benedict $16.50
- With bacon & hollandaise
Confit pork belly (GF) $29.50
- Crispy skin pork belly served on a creamy gratin with a light coleslaw, topped with jus and apple maple chutney