Mexicano's in Christchurch Menu

PRIMEROS PRIMEROS
  • ‘Street style’ fire grilled corn, queso, chipotle mayo & lime $5.50
  • Hand hacked guacamole, corn chips $11
  • Salsa roja, corn chips $7.5
  • Guac, salsa & corn chips $13
  • Tuna tostada, chipotle, avocado & jalapeno $8
  • Crispy fried potato skins, jalapeno queso fundido $11
  • Spiced cashews & peanuts $5
TACOS TACOS
  • Adobo chicken, hand hacked guacamole, pickled mango $8
  • Cumin battered market fish, salsa mojito, coriander $8
  • Pulled pork, fire grilled pineapple, charred spring onion crema $8
  • Fire grilled garlic mushrooms, queso fresco, onions, black beans, chipotle & almonds $6
  • Fire grilled flank steak, tomato, peppers, black olive salsa $8
  • Bacon, egg & hash brown $8
ESPECIALIDADES ESPECIALIDADES
  • Crispy fried oyster torta (3), watercress, smoked oyster crema $18
  • Fire grilled chorizo torta (3), peppers and garlic $16
  • Mexicano’s fried chicken $16
  • Ceviche of fresh market fish, tomato,chilli, mint, lime and coconut $17
  • Braised beef, quesillo, oregano mushrooms quesadilla $15
GRANDE PLACA GRANDE PLACA
  • Fire grilled garlic flank steak, cigar onions, chimichurri salsa, anti-cucho $25
  • Pork hock, new style salsa verde & corn crema $29
  • Fire grilled chicken and chorizo sticks, pickled red onion, xlapa-style peanut mole $27
  • Braised beef rib barbacoa, slaw $26
  • Tikin xik-grilled market fish,squid and prawns, melon salad $28
  • Extra soft shell tortillas 3=$2.50 / 5=$4 / 7=$5.50
VERDURAS VERDURAS
  • Vegetable ceviche – tomato, cucumber, radish, watermelon, queso fresco, leaves, herbs, tortilla chips $12
  • Sautéed seasonal vegetables, black olive, toasted seeds & nuts, queso $8
  • Fire grilled mushrooms, garlic, fried onion queso, fresh herbs $9
  • Braised beef rib barbacoa, slaw $26
  • Chilli black beans, jalapeno salsa $7
POSTRES POSTRES
  • Popcorn sundae with organic banana & salted caramel ice cream, Mexican chocolate sauce & caramel popcorn $12
ALCOHOL FREE ALCOHOL FREE
  • Jarrito’s Mexican Sodas $6
    • Pineapple, Mandarin, Lime, Guava, Grapefruit, Cola
  • Juice $5
    • Pineapple, Orange, Cranberry, Pink Grapefruit, Apple, Tomato
  • De la maquina de café (means “from the coffee machine”) $4
    • Short black, Long Black, Flat White, Latte, Cappuccino, Mochaccino, Macchiato, Hot Chocolate
NINO’S / KIDS / LITTLE PUNKS MENU NINO’S / KIDS / LITTLE PUNKS MENU
  • Choose one from each section $13
    • Drinks: Water / Milk / OJ / Coke / Lemonade, Food: Corn chip with hand hacked guacamole / Fire grilled flank steak / Mexicano’s fried chicken / Cumin battered fish, Dessert: Popcorn sundae

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Cod Lettuce $12
    • Pea Shoots, Radish, Buttermilk Dressing
  • Market Fish $37
    • Cauliflower, Spinach, Meyer Lemon, Caper, Raisin
  • Marlborough King Salmon $24
    • Escabeche, Fennel, Buckwheat
  • Grass Fed Prime Beef
  • Westwood Organic Chicken $34
    • Black Barley, Roasted Carrots, Miso
  • Rib Eye 250g $39
  • Horseradish $3
  • Freekah Wheat, Broccolini, Dates, Pine Nuts $13
  • Assorted slices $4.50
  • Grilled prawns, mussels, scallops, calamari & fresh fish fillet 39.50
    • clam & fennel rice pilaf
  • Chefs daily omelette special $16.50
  • BBQ smoked salmon $21.50
    • roasted pear & fennel salad / honey, dill & m ustard vinaigrette
  • Butterscotch & Baileys cheesecake with Chantilly cream $12.50
  • -with grilled chicken $22.00
  • Duck liver pate $19.50
    • in pancetta / seasonal fruit chutney / French baguette
  • Freshly sliced seasonal fruit with sorbet $12.50
  • Lamb Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
    • Lamb, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $12.5
    • Chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion and yoghurt based gravy.
  • Vegetable Biryani $11.5
    • Rice cooked with fresh vegetables and served with Raita.
  • Makhani Paneer $12
    • Cottage cheese cooked in creamy tomato sauce. Garnished with crushed cashew and fresh coriander.
  • Dal Tarka $11.5
    • Yellow split lentils cooked with turmeric, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and garam masala.
  • Lamb Curry $12.5
    • Lean lamb cooked in onion and yoghurt sauce with special aromatic spices.
  • All Curries are served with Rice and Plain Naan Bread $N/A
  • Shahi Paneer $11.5
    • Cottage cheese cooked in homemade spices with tomatoes and mild creamy sauce.
  • Pasta of the Day (wait staff will advise) $19.50/ $25.50
    • Made fresh each day & accompanied with a fresh garden salad (Light/Main)
  • Angus On Bone Ribeye 350gm (gf) $36.00
    • Potatoes-Duck fat roasted agria potatoes with rosemary (v)/ Golden fries with tomato & aioli (gf)(v) / Potato wedges with sour cream (v)/ Creamed potato mash (gf)(v) Sauces- Syrah jus (gf)/ Brandy & green peppercorn/ Mushroom and garlic/ Blue cheese ranch / Roasted garlic butter (gf)
  • Warm Lamb Salad (gf) $25.50
    • Lamb fillets tossed in harissa & served on baby green leaves with feta, roast capsicum, cucumber & minted yoghurt
  • Garlic Bread (v) $6.50
    • Our own house baked bread spread liberally with garlic butter
  • Toasted Sandwich $8.50/$14.50
    • with your choice of three fillings: ham, cheese, pineapple, tomato, red onion or bacon. Can be served toasted (1 x Sandwich/ 2 x Sandwiches)
  • Seafood Chowder $18.50
    • Selection of fresh seafood in a creamy sauce with prawns, calamari & mussels served with house garlic bread
  • Trio of Chocolate $14.50
    • Kahlua chocolate brownie torte, chocolate profiterole & kapiti chocolate ice cream, presented on a chocolate sauce
  • Dessert of the Day $13.50
    • wait staff will advise
  • TOMATOES $2.80
  • BACON & EGG + MEAT $5.50
  • FAMILY PACK 3 $35.00
    • 5 Fish; 2 Hot Dogs; 2 Donuts; 2 Pineapple Rings; 2 Spring Roll or Curry Roll; 5 Potato Fritters; 3 Scoops Chips; 1.5L Coke
  • CHEESE $4.50
  • CHICKEN
  • All burgers have onions lettuce & sauce
  • HAWAIIAN $5.80
    • Bacon, Cheese & Pineapple
  • PLAIN $3.50
  • (A) OR berry compote with cream or yogurt $12.50
  • Eggs Benedict w Bacon $15.20
    • on a toasted ciabatta, poached eggs & hollandaise
  • Eggs Florentine $17.50
    • smoked salmon on a toasted ciabatta with spinach, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce
  • Homemade, Toasted Muesli $10.20
    • served with fruit, yogurt & milk
  • Pancakes $14.90
    • served with banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • 2 Free Range Eggs $9.80
    • done to your liking, served on toast - w Bacon $12.00
  • Big Breakfast $19.00
    • served with breakfast sausage, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, with eggs the way you like & toast
  • Crafted Classic B.L.T. $12.50
    • with our homemade aioli, tomato relish & crispy bacon
  • Daily Cheese (75g) $16.00
    • With Branston pickle, gherkin and lavoche
  • Flatbread $8.00
    • Garlic and cheese
  • Fresh Breads $8.00
    • With green herb butter, balsamic reduction and olive oil
  • Soup Festival $15.00
    • A rich and spicy soup with pheasant, basil and shredded vegetables
  • Crepes a la Gas $16.00
    • Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Baked creamy parfait served with mixed pickles, plum chutney and truffled melba toast
  • Tomato and Fetta Tart $17.00
    • Warm tomato and goat fetta with black olive and avocado cream
  • Gold Medal Mussels $16.00
    • Steamed in Spruce beer, glazed under gruyere and speck with Swiss chard salad
  • Chicken Vege $5.00
  • Pastie $5.00
  • Savouries $2.00
  • Mince & Cheese $4.50
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • All Steak Pies $5.00
  • Sausage Rolls $2.50
  • Croquettes $3.20
  • Garlic pita bread with queso blanco cheese dip $9.00
  • Pigsy $24.00
    • Pork belly slices, streaky bacon rashers, ham, grilled pineapple, cheese & bourbon bbq sauce
  • Marinated olives with grilled ciabatta $9.00
  • All served with toasted bread
  • All served with Greek oven roasted potatoes (Tossed in oregano, thyme and olive oil) & Coleslaw (Finely shredded cabbage, marsala soaked raisins, parmesan, tabasco, aioli and brioche croutons)
  • Holy Burrito $24.00
    • Chilli beans, yellow rice & mushrooms with queso blanco, guacamole, sour cream & salsa Served with leafy greens & cheesy corn chips - add Chicken $4.00
  • Black Bean $12.00
    • Black bean, corn, jalapeno, rocket & field mushroom
  • The Gas Meltdown $25.00
    • Angus porterhouse, belly bacon, hash brown, onion jam, cheese, lettuce & bourbon bbq sauce
  • Rice Balls $4 each
    • Eat like an apple. Your choice of teriyaki chicken tuna or vegetarian is engifted by rice and sprinkled with sesame seeds, or add all the trimmings such as avocado, red pepper an mayo for $1
  • Exec Lunch Box 1 $12.00
    • Create some serious lunch envy with this super selection of sushi to nigiri and even a little chicken on rice
  • Chicken on Rice
    • Our Tasty teriyaki chicken is placed on sushi rice. to sauce it up mayo and Katsu sauce is applied
  • Sweet Chilli Chicken
    • Our teriyaki chicken is spiced up with a little sweet chilli sauce on top
  • Nigiri (GF)
    • A real sushi connoisseurs dream. Nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice
  • Spring Onion Mayo
    • Love Mayo? Then this is for you. Blobs of spring onion mayo are placed on teriyaki chicken
  • Half Salmon and Half Chicken
    • The best of both world. Teriyaki Chicken and Fresh Salmon are put together
  • Vegetarian (GF)
    • A Vegetarian and vegan's delight. The goodness of pickle, cucumber, avocado, red pepper and carrot are all rolled into one
  • Honey BBQ Pork
  • Small $9.90
  • Chicken and Vegetables
  • Combination Udon Noodle Soup $10.00
    • With fish, surimi, egg fu yong, BBQ pork
  • Large $13.00
  • Nasi Goreng
  • Honey BBQ Pork Fried Rice/Noodles
  • Large $7.50
  • Punjabi Cholle $17.00
    • Deliciously spicy Chick peas curry a specialty from the North Indian state of Punjab
  • Beef Madras $19.00
    • A coconut based gravy. A curry full of flavorsome spices from South East coastal city of India-Madras
  • Chicken Bhuna $19.00
    • A classic Indian recipe. Chicken sautéed in Onions, Tomatoes and a fine selection of Indian Herbs and Spices.
  • Prawn Biryani $20.00
    • Rice cooked with prawns in masala and various flavoursome spices
  • Lamb Madras $20.00
    • A coconut based gravy. A curry full of flavorsome spices from South East coastal city of India-Madras.
  • Malai Kofta $18.00
    • Cottage Cheese & Potato dumplings served in rich gravy. One of the most popular Vegetarian dishes.
  • Prawn Korma $22.00
    • Prawns cooked in a royal gravy enriched with cashew nut paste, fresh cream and subtle taste of spices.
  • Butter Naan $3.50
    • Leavened bread cooked in tandoor with dash of butter.
  • Fish $3.50
    • per piece
  • Chicken Nuggets $4.00
    • half dozen
  • Hot dog $3.00
  • Family Pack $18.00
    • Includes 2 bags of chips and 4 sides as per above
  • Chips $4.50
    • per bag
  • The Stone and Bone $15.50
    • Roasted chicken breast, capsicum, creamy apricot sauce, compote with X-Brie cheese
  • Italiano $15.50
    • Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, capsicum, cabanossi infused in a creamy garlic sauce or bbq sauce.
  • Very Vegetarian $15.50
    • Fresh tomatoes, field mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, garlic with a base of tomato and onion relish.
  • Breakfast $19.00
    • Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
  • Waffle $14.00
    • Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
  • Extra fillings $0.50
  • Pancake $11.00
    • 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
  • Toastie $5.50
    • Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
  • Egg Benedict $15.00
    • Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.
  • Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
    • Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
  • Toast (2 pieces with spreads) $5.00
  • Crumbed Prawns $12.00
    • Prawns in a panko crumbed served with salad and sweet chilli sauce
  • Fruit Bowl $12.50
    • Seasonal Fruit served with Thick and Cream yoghurt and berry coulis
  • Roast Tomato $3.00
  • Chocolate Desert $12.00
    • Changes weekly check with waiter/waitress
  • Salmon $18.00
  • Lamb Rump $36.00
    • Served with roast carrots and pumpkin, minted potatoes, peas and hollandaise sauce
  • Wilted Spinach $3.00
Mexicano's

Mexicano's

location

Address

131 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033655330

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Saturday: 10:30 AM – 2:00 AM, Sunday: 10:30 AM – 2:00 AM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Mexican , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Validated Parking ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
131 Victoria Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand