Little Italy in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH/LUNCH BRUNCH/LUNCH
  • Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
  • All Items $15 Unless Stated
  • $6 Eggs on toast
    • 2 eggs the way you like poached, scrambled or fried. Served on toasted Turkish bread.
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Hot Cakes
    • Served with mixed berry compote, freshly whipped cream & lashing of icing sugar.
  • Mussel Chowder
    • Creamy traditional chowder with NZ green lipped mussels, potatoes and bacon. Served with toasted bread.
  • Smoked Chicken Salad
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad
    • Marinated beef strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • Camembert & Chicken Melt
    • Chargrilled chicken thigh & baked camembert cheese. Served on crisp toasted ciabatta bread topped with cranberry jelly.
  • Bishops Fish n Chips.
    • A twist on an old classic, Panko crumbed Orange Roughy, served with steak fries and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli.
  • Philly Steak Roll
    • Angus Rump Steak, Philly style. Topped with Swiss cheese finished under the grill. Accompanied with southern seasoned crispy fries.
  • Mushroom and Almond Risotto
    • Finished with parmesan cheese and baby spinach.
  • Roast of the Day $12.95
    • Your waiter will advise you on the day’s selection.
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • ALL DESSERTS $12.50
  • Available from 5pm
  • STARTERS
  • Garlic Loaf $9.50
    • Served with homemade garlic & herb butter.
  • Cheesy Pesto Sticks $12.00
    • Baked Turkish bread topped with lashings of basil pesto and cheddar cheese.
  • Seafood Chowder $14.80
    • Creamy thick traditional chowder with bacon, mussels, cuttlefish and prawns. Served with grilled bread.
  • Chicken Pate $14.00
    • Kath’s secret recipe with chicken livers, bacon and lager. Served with onion relish, pickles and balsamic sticks.
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns $16.00
    • Served with a rocket salad with spring onion and cherry tomatoes. Accompanied with charred lime and sour cream.
  • SALADS
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $16.50
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
    • Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • ALL PIZZAS – $20.00
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • Thai Mushroom & Roasted Capsicum
    • Sliced mushrooms, roasted peppers, feta cheese on a sweet thai chilli base topped with basil pesto.
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chick pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ.
  • Chicken & Pistachio Penne $19.80
    • Tender chicken thigh, roasted pistachio bits, feta cheese, fresh basil & penne pasta. Tossed with cream and basil pesto.
  • Bacon & Pea Alfredo Fettucine $18.50
    • Crispy bacon bits, baby peas & tri colour fettuccine, mixed in traditional Alfredo sauce.
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Teriyaki Salmon Fillet $27.50
    • Grilled Succulent Salmon brushed with teriyaki sauce. Served on Asian chilli soft vermicelli noodles with sauteed bok choy green beans and peanuts. Accompanied with sesame soy sauce.
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • FROM THE LAND
  • Supreme Chicken $25.50
    • Char-grilled bacon wrapped chicken breast, served on potato gratin with garlic sautéed baby carrots, finished with creamy basil pesto sauce.
  • Confit Pork Belly $24.50
    • Belly of the Pig slowly roasted in seasoned spiced oil. Served on a curry kumara and carrot salad with pan seared Asian greens. Topped with plum & tamarillo chutney.
  • “Shank Heaps” $24.00
    • Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
  • *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
  • Charred Vegetable Skewers $23.00
    • Button mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, polenta chips and sun dried tomato skewers, brushed with chilli oil then char-grilled. Served with buttery new potatoes, sautéed spinach finished with coriander lime sauce.
  • FROM THE GRILL
  • Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
    • Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
  • All steaks served on a potato and herb rosti, with bacon wrapped green beans, and sauteed field mushrooms.
  • Add a sauce of your choice for $2.00
    • Creamy Mushroom, Basil Pesto, Green Peppercorn, Roasted Capsicum, Diane Sauce
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • SWEET ENDINGS
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Chocolate Brownie Cup
    • Served hot with vanilla ice cream & lashings of chocolate ganache.
  • Berry Mousse
    • Homemade with white chocolate shards & whipped cream.
  • Ice Cream Trilogy
    • Caramel Cookie, Mochaccino & Peaches n Cream. With a selection of sweet sauces.
  • Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
    • Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
  • Assortment of Tea’s & Coffees $4.50 small $5.00 large
BAR MENU BAR MENU
  • Bishop’s BBQ Ribs 350Gms $15.50
  • Available all day
  • Bishop’s Wicked Wings
    • Your choice of 500gm OR 1kg with one of the following sauces: Whiskey BBQ, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki Orange, Jamaican Jerk
  • 500gm – $15.00
  • 1Kg – $22.50
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Cheese & Bacon Wedges $11.50
    • Served with chimichurri sour cream and capsicum salsa.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • 1K Mussel Pots $23.50
    • Your choice of 2 flavours: Kath’s Famous Cream Curry Sauce OR Garlic Butter & Lager
  • Chef’s Platter $25.00
    • Vege Samosas, Salami, Hoki Bites, Southern Chicken Sticks, Salt & pepper Squid, Battered Pineapple Rings
  • Tasting Plate $28.00
    • Sticky chicken wings, Bbq Ribs, Prawn cutlets, BBQ pork steam bun, Broccoli & ricotta balls, Pesto sticks
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger $15.00
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli
  • Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • All Meals $10
  • Hot Dog & Chips
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Mini Bacon, Pineapple & Mozzarella
  • Pizza
  • All kid’s meals are served with an ice cream sundae. Choose from Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry OR Strawberry. With hundreds n thousands, chocolate bites and a pink wafer.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
  • BBQ Bacon & mushroom $8.00
    • Bacon, ushroom, onion & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • -Add cheese $3.00
  • Catch of the day $POA
    • Ask your wait staff or check the specials board for the catch of the day
  • Whitford's signature roast Mem $16.00 / Non-Mem $19.00
    • Our family favourite offers a choice of two meats, served with seasonal vegetables, roasted potatoes, kumara and house gravy
  • Homestyle pork ribs $24.00
    • Tender pork ribs, basted in our homemade bbq sauce, served with slaw & a side of mash, wedges or fries
  • -Add bacon $1.50
  • Extra pizza toppings $2.50 each
    • Ham / mushroom / tomato / pineapple / pesto / olives
  • Chicken madeira $23.50
    • Crumbed chicken breast topped with ham and tomato & mozzarella sauce, served with green salad & fries
  • The whitford's beef burger $18.50
    • Prime angus beef patty, sliced tomato, burger greens & aioli in a toasted bun, served with fries
  • WEDGES $13.00
    • with cheese and bacon.
  • ONION RINGS $12.00
    • with SP BBQ Sauce.
  • BODGIEBURGER $15.00
    • Beef, cheese, lettuce, chutney, mayo, beetroot and egg.
  • WEDGES $8.00
    • with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli.
  • BASIC $11.00
    • Beef, chutney, mayo and gherkin.
  • BBQ BACONBURGER $15.00
    • Beef, bacon, cheese, onion rings, mayo and SP BBQ Sauce.
  • Add a second patty. $4.00
  • CHEESEBURGER $12.00
    • Beef, cheese, chutney, gherkin, and mayo.
  • Steak and Cashew Nuts $13.00
  • 1/2 Doz Wontons $5.50
  • Fresh Season Veggies $10.00
  • Vegetarian Chow Mein $10.00
  • Cashew Nuts $5.00
  • Pork Chow Mein $11.00
  • Lemon Chicken $13.00
  • Chicken Chow Mein $11.00
  • Fish & Chips $24.00
    • tempura battered fresh market fish served with beer battered fries, spring leaf citrus salad and house-made tartare sauce
  • Beer Battered Steak Fries $8.50
    • with a choice of sauce: house-made ketchup, aioli or chipotle mayo - add extra sauce $1.00
  • Chocolate Sundae $6.00
    • with all the goodies
  • Onion Rings $8.50
    • house-made beer battered onion rings, with a choice of sauce: house-made ketchup, aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Salmon Nicoise $20.00
    • locally cold smoked Akaroa salmon, olives, green beans, new potatoes, tomato, croutons and sherry vinaigrette
  • Creme Brulee $12.00
    • smooth and creamy baked custard with a caramelised topping and served with speculaas cookies
  • Pork Loin Chop $29.00
    • with white wine sauce, ginger and apple preserve. Served with caramelised red cabbage and smashed gourmet potatoes
  • Southern Style Crispy Chicken Wings $16.00
    • with Twisted tzatziki
  • Pancakes
    • served with fruit or bacon, maple syrup or yogurt or cream
  • x3 $17.50
  • Egg, Mushrooms, Tomato $2.00
  • Portobello Mushroom $19.50
    • served on a potato cake with bacon & oven roasted pumpkin topped with bacon & feta cheese
  • Bacon & Eggs, Potato cake, mini sausages, tomato, mushroom & toast $19.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • either ham, bacon, smoked salmon or spinach & feta served with hollandaise
  • Bacon & Banana $19.50
    • stacked on a toasted wholemeal, cheese scone or French toast, then drizzled with maple syrup
  • Smoked Chicken or Smoked Salmon or Ham Salad $18.00
  • MAIN + SIDE $14.50
  • - KUMARA RIBBONS W/ CUMIN SEED SALT
  • ANY SALAD $9.50
  • WE ARE COELIAC FRIENDLY
  • - POLENTA & HERB CRUMBED FREE RANGE CHICKEN
  • ALL DRESSINGS & SAUCE ARE HOMEMADE & GF
  • - CRISPY FALAFEL W/ MINTED AIOLI
  • - HERBALISCIOUS GARDEN SALAD
  • Tomatoes $3.50
  • Raisin Bread $8.90
    • Toasted served with Preserves
  • Wedges $7.50 / $10.50
    • Small / Large
  • Croque Monsieur $16.50
    • French style grilled Ham, Cheese & Dijon Mustard Sandwich served with Salad
  • Home Made Toasted Muesli (gluten free) $13.90
    • served with Milk, Organic Yoghurt and Fresh Fruit
  • Eggs Benedict $18.90
    • Poached free range Eggs with Bacon & Hollandaise Sauce
  • Chicken Breast Sandwich $19.90
    • Chicken, Bacon, Avocado, Tomato and Red Onion on Focaccia Bread served with French Fries & Salad
  • Bagel - Toasted $8.90
    • with Cream Cheese and Jam or Cream Cheese & Basil Pesto
  • BAKED BEANS $16.50
    • House made baked beans with beef mince and crispy bacon. Served with poached eggs and toast.
  • Two house made hash browns $20.50
  • STEAK SANDWICH $15.50
    • Grilled steak, melted cheese, portobello mushroom, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion in a warm ciabatta roll
  • EGGS BENEDICT
    • Choose from streaky bacon, smoked salmon, pulled pork or portobello mushrooms, house made hollandaise sauce
  • GOURMET VEGE BURGER $17.50
    • Portobello mushrooms, green salad with yogurt, caramelised onion, tomato, plum chutney, house made honey mustard. Served with chips.
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Served with toast
  • GOURMET BEEF BURGER $18.50
    • House made beef pattie, streaky bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, caramelised onion, tomato and house made aioli.
  • BOWL OF CHIPS $6.50
    • Served with house made aioli
  • Portuguese Custard Tarts $7
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice (v, gf) $3
  • Salted Coconut & Mango Ice Cream (gf) $7
    • Hand-churned by PURE NZ ice cream
  • Char Siu Bbq Pork Ribs $20
    • twice cooked, shao xing, hoisin & sesame seeds
  • Woo Roti Doughnut $12
    • Gingernut ice cream, pandan
  • Satay Sauce & Pickled Cucumber
  • Chicken & Prawn Laksa Soup $20/$18
    • (v) and (gf) option available
  • Shredded Duck & Cabbage Salad (gf) $19
    • spiced duck, cucumber, white cabbage, peanuts, chilli & lime dressing
  • Haloumi Salad (GF)(V) $19.50
    • Leaves, Quinoa, roasted capsicum, cashews & House made lime, ginger & chilli dressing
  • Spiced Porridge (V) $11.50
    • cream & brown sugar or berry compote
  • Pasta $18.00
    • fettuccini, bacon, mushroom & spinach in a creamy sauce
  • Potato hash $4.00
  • Soup of the day (GF) $ 9.50 I $12.50
    • served with toasted bread
  • Fish & chips $22.00
    • Fresh market fish tempura battered, fries & house made tartar sauce
  • Eggs Benedict(GFO)(V) $20.00
    • poached free range eggs, toasted ciabatta with house made hollandaise/salmon
  • Eggs Benedict(GFO)(V) $17.00
    • poached free range eggs, toasted ciabatta with house made hollandaise/mushroom or spinach
  • Mushroom $9.00
    • Woodland mushroom tortilla with a root vegetable slaw
  • Dark Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse $9.00
    • Dark chocolate and a hazelnut mousse, chocolate soil, vanilla bean anglaise and caramelised pastry
  • Lamb $25.00
    • Lamb rosettes and dried fruit sausage with croquette potatoes, roasted tomato, green beans, mint butter and pinot jus
  • Beef $8.00
    • Pastrami salad on shaved cucumber pickle with rye-crusted croutons
  • Beef $24.00
    • Char-grilled ribeye of beef, Dauphinoise potatoes, honey glazed seasonal vegetables, green peppercorn sauce
  • Fish $22.00
    • Roast sumac crusted hoki fillet, served with warm toasted couscous, carrot and coriander pickle, chimichurri
  • Visions Cheese Plate $9.00
    • A selection of Punoi cheeses, served with lavosh, fig preserve and grapes
  • Chicken $22.00
    • Prosciutto wrapped chicken breast, stuffed with rocket and pepperdews; warm broccoli, spinach, red onion salad
  • Green salad $5.5
  • Fish & chips $18.5
    • Panko crumbed market fish with fries, aioli & lemon
  • Honey roast pumpkin risotto $24.5
    • with feta, almonds & dates
  • Duck liver & thyme parfait $15.5
    • with port jelly, cornichons, & toasted breads
  • 3 cheese & jalapeno croquettes $15.5
    • with roast red pepper sauce
  • Market Fish $
    • ask our wait staff
  • Your choice of poison $13.5
    • with black coffee & whipped cream
  • Grilled haloumi $15.5
    • with roast red pepper, kalamata olives, grissini
  • Green Machine $19.50 / $29.50
    • broccoli, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach and sweet chilli sauce (Regular / Large)
  • Mussel fritter (x3) $18.00
    • with lemon aioli and lettuce
  • Add a BBQ pulled pork, beer battered fish or mussel fritter slider to your mussels $6.00
  • Canterbury rib-eye steak $33.00
    • 300g rib-eye steak served with polenta chips, portobello mushrooms, jus and salad
  • Manuka house-smoked Marlborough salmon $18.00
    • with aioli, toasted bread and watercress
  • Steamed in white wine, garlic and parsley $22.50 / $16.50
    • 1 kilo / 500g
  • Catch of the Day $19.50 / $29.50
    • fish, mussels, shrimps and capers (Regular / Large)
  • Panko crumbed fish & mussel cake $19.00
    • with poached egg, lemon and aioli
  • Wine & Dine Combined $18.00
    • Any 1 of our fresh phat burgers (excluding Super Bugger Burger) with a classy glass of vino - red or white (House wine only)
  • Tree Hugger $13.50
    • spiced falafel pattie, roast Portobello mushroom, feta cheese, tomato, roquette, roast pumpkin mayo. >>
  • Peal Habour $13.50
    • fresh market fish, wasabi aioli, iceberg lettuce, tomato.
  • Cheese Retro Vision $13.50
    • crumbed & fried camembert, tomato, lettuce, red onion & plum chutney. - Cheese is cooked in beef tallow
  • Onion rings & aioli $5.50
  • Billy Beef & Blue $13.50
    • beef pattie, roast Portobello mushroom, red onion, blue cheese mayo, lettuce.
  • Super Bugger Burger $18.00
    • 320gms of beef patties, lettuce, tomato, lot’a bacon, egg, lot’a cheese, aioli, tomato relish.
  • Spirited Swine $18.00
    • Deliverance Burger with a Bourbon & Coke
Little Italy

Little Italy

location

Address

119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033592930

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

11:30 AM to 11 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Italian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand
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