Monteiths Avonhead in Christchurch Menu

BREADS BREADS
  • Flat breads $8.50
  • -Sweet chilli and parmesan
  • -Basil and cashew pesto and cream cheese
  • Garlic bread $7.90
    • Cobb style loaf, baked and served with butter
  • Breads and dips $15.50
    • Selection of locally made breads and dips
ENTREES AND STARTERS ENTREES AND STARTERS
  • Seafood chowder $19.90
    • Thick and creamy chowder - full of seafood, with toasted grain loaf
  • Prawns $17.90
    • Tiger prawns sauteed in sesame and ginger sauce
  • Soup of the day $11.90
    • Created fresh and served with warm toast
  • Crispy pork belly $14.90
    • Twice roasted and served with our asian inspired dipping sauce
  • Beef nachos $16.90
    • Our own special recipe over corn chips and topped with cheese, sour cream and guacamole
  • Southern fried chicken tenders $14.90
    • Chicken tenders, marinated in spices and fried until golden, drizzled with maple syrup and served with garlic mayo and ruano hot sauce
  • Skins $13.90
    • Fried potato skins, bacon, sweet chilli sauce, melted cheese and sour cream
  • Salt & pepper calamari rings $15.90
    • Crusted in salt / pepper, lemon zest, coriander with aioli dipping sauce
MAIN FARE MAIN FARE
  • Pulled pork sandwich $20.90
    • Brioche roll filled with spiced BBQ pulled pork, coleslaw and jalapenos. served with fries
  • Beef, beer and mash $19.90
    • Slow cooked beef in monteith's black beer, served with creamy mash potato, green peas and crispy pastry
  • Lamb's fry & bacon stack $17.90
    • Pan seared lamb's liver stacked with bacon on a rich mushroom sauce, served with creamy mash
  • West coast ribs $16.90
    • Tender pork ribs lightly smoked and smothered with our west coast style BBQ sauce, served with fresh coleslaw and fries
  • Curry and a pint $25.00
    • Chef's latest creation served on rice with poppadom, cucumber and yoghurt raita
  • -Without pint $20.00
  • Prime angus beef fillet $37.50
    • Cooked to your liking, over sweet potato puree, roasted baby beets, creme fraiche, red wine jus and parmesan crisps
  • Flintstone ribeye $37.00
    • Ribeye on the bone grilled to perfection, resting over dauphinoise potatoes, creamed spinach, jus and pommes gaufrette. Also available: with salad and fries OR vegetables and potato. Mushroom sauce, red wine sauce or garlic butter
  • South island salmon fillet $30.50
    • Pan seared over potato gratin, creamed spinach, parmesan crisps and hollandaise
  • Canterbury lamb rack $35.90
    • Pan roasted to medium rare, kumara mash, beans, roasted onions and mint gel
  • Fish of the day $POA
    • Market fresh fish, specially prepared each day
  • Merrin St chicken $29.50
  • Pork belly $28.90
    • Twice roasted belly of pork, served with gourmet potatoes, portobello mushroom, slow cooked balsamic, onions and jus
SIDES SIDES
  • Fries
  • -Small $5.00
  • -Large $8.00
    • With aioli and tomato sauce
  • Two fried eggs $5.00
  • Grilled tomato $4.00
  • Mushrooms $5.00
  • Side salad $6.00
  • Side of seasonal vegetables $6.00
  • Steamed rice $5.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Homemade traditional cheesecake $11.90
    • Ask for details of our chef's latest creation
  • Ice cream sundae $11.90
    • Served with real caramel, chocolate or berries
  • Homemade apple pie $11.90
    • Spiced apples in a buttery pastry pie crust with vanilla ice cream
  • Bailey's chocolate cake $11.90
    • Served with chocolate sauce and ice cream
  • Creme brulee $11.90
    • A classic favourite, light creamy egg custard topped with crunchy golden toffee and served with berries
  • Affogato $14.90
    • Vanilla ice cream espresso shot and liqueur of your choice

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Beer battered fries $8.00
  • Creamy basil pesto fettucine $20.00
    • Fresh fettucine with basil pesto in a creamy mushroom and white wine sauce (add bacon for $3.00) (add chicken for $4.00)
  • Curry of the day $22.00
    • From tandoori chicken to creamy tikka masala, our curry of the day is always served with homemade garlic naan & rice ( can be spiced up on request )
  • Oven baked garlic & herb loaf $8.00
    • Add chilli ($0.50) or cheese ($2.00)
  • Black forest sundae $12.00
    • Berry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, chocolate brownie pieces, berry compote, chocolate ganache with cream & nuts
  • Crispy chicken & brie $18.50
    • Southern style crispy chicken & brie with seasonal salad vegetables in a honey & mustard vinaigrette
  • Garlic butter, sour cream, aioli, gravy or BBQ sauce $1.00
  • Small fries $3.00
  • Moroccan Eggs $17.00
    • Tangy Moroccan inspired tomatoes with spinach and poached eggs, topped with yoghurt and dukkah, served with toasted Vienna bread
  • Bagels $14.00
    • Bacon, tomato, pesto, cream cheese or Salmon, pesto, cream cheese
  • Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Spinach, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage $4.00
  • Salmon $5.00
  • Gourmet Burgers $23.00
    • Served with petite salad and house fries choose from: Minced chicken infused with coriander served with chunky mango salsa / Mince cajun lamb with mint tzatziki / Homemade falafel with either chunky mango salsa or mint tzatziki
  • Spicy Wedges served with rustic tomato sauce plus aioli $7 Small / $9 Large
  • Thai Beef Salad $21.00
    • Ginger and coriander marinated rib-eye lightly seared and served on a mint and lime zest filled salad with crispy noodles topped with roasted peanuts
  • Classic Cesar $16.00
    • Crisp cos lettuce, crunchy croutons, parmesan cheese and classic Caesar Dressing with crispy bacon - Add chicken $4.00 - Add anchovies $4.00
  • Beer battered market fish & chips $25
    • With coasters house salad.
  • Rump steak (GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal vegetables and mash or salad and fries
  • Pork loin chop – 250 gm $30
  • All (GF)
  • Choice of one sauce
    • Mushroom, pepper, béarnaise, garlic butter or red wine jus
  • Beef ribeye – 300 gm $33
  • Warm sour dough loaf $7
    • Served with Garlic Butter
  • Bangers & mash (GF) $17.50
    • With peas and roasted tomato served with a rich brown gravy
  • Lemon Chicken $12.70
  • Prawn & Cashew $15.90
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $12.70
  • Sliced Chicken and Seasonal Veggies $12.70
  • Combination Chow Mein $12.70
  • Pork & Cashew $13.90
  • Curry Beef $12.70
  • Steak & Cashew $13.90
  • Wedges $8.00
  • Deep Fried Tofu $6.00
  • Honey Dew Bubbly Shake $4.50
  • Traditional Ice Milk Tea $4.20
  • Calpis Lemon Shake $4.20
  • Sweet & Sour Pork Rice $11.50
  • XO sauce Fried Rice (Prawn) XO $11.50
  • Mango Pudding Milk $5.60
  • Kuchumber $3.00
    • Diced onion, tomatoes, corianders with touch of lemon juice and spices
  • Paneer Pakora $9.90
    • Indian cottage cheese and spinach marinated with mild Indian spices, dipped in chickpea flour and deep fried in oil.
  • Pearls’ Mix platter for two $19.90
    • Consist of 2 onion Bhaji , 2 vegetable samosa’s, 2 lamb kebab, 2 Pearl Special Chicken ,2 Chicken Tikka.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $10.00
    • Lamb chunks cooked in whole spices with onion, ginger and garlic finished with a touch of coriander.
  • Pearl’s Special Lamb $10.00
    • Diced Lamb fillets cooked with freshly ground spices and herbs, an all time favourite.
  • Kadai Paneer $15.90
    • Cottage cheese, onion & capsicum seasoned with spice and cooked in onion gravy
  • Mint chutney $3.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with green chillies and Indian spices.
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Unleavened whole meal bread baked in Tandoor
  • Chicken, pork or beef $16.50
  • Thai salad $20.50
    • Black tiger king prawn or mix seafood. This style salad with chilli, lemon juice, fish sauce, red onion, celery, tomato, spring onion and coriander
  • King prawns $5.00
  • Panang curry N/A
    • Creamy curry with coconut cream served with steam carrot , broccoli, cauliflower, courgette and garnished with slice kaffir lime leaf
  • Money bag (7 pcs) $7.50
    • Deep fried vegetarian money bags served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Tom yum soup see above
    • Hot and sour soup with lemon grass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, lemon juice, mushroom, tomato, onion, milk and garnished with coriander
  • Peanut sauce (topping) $3.50
  • Vegetables $3.50
  • Chicken, pork or steak with black bean sauce $15.50
  • Fish ball and pork seaweed soup (small/large) $8.50/$13.00
  • Chicken, beef or pork chow mein $15.00
  • Roast pork fried rice or chow mein $15.00
  • Chicken & corn soup (S/L) $5.00/$10.00
  • Crispy skin chicken $16.00
  • Combination seafood with cashew nuts $19.00
  • Sweet corn & pork or fish on rice $16.00
  • -Beef
  • Turkish Gozleme $3.50
  • Rice or Salad
  • Large $13.00
  • - Lamb
  • - Chicken
  • Baklava $2.50
  • Chapli Kebab & Salad $6.00
  • Bacon Butties $6.50
  • Bacon and Eggs $12.50
    • Poached, scrambled or fried
  • Extras
  • Gourmet Chicken Burger $17.90
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, apricot sauce, avocado, lettuce, tomato, mayo, hash brown & coleslaw
  • Dutch Pancakes Plain $10.00
  • Free Range Egg $0.50
  • Soup of the Day N/A
    • With bread or toast
  • Porridge $8.50
    • Spicy fruit porridge with brown sugar & cream
  • CHICKEN SUPREME
    • mayo and katsu sauce is drizzled over teriyaki chicken to create this sauce number
  • CHICKEN COMBO
    • teriyaki chicken is topped off with spring onion mayo sweet chili and chili mayo sauces
  • SALMON LOVERS PLATTER $40.00
    • 16pieces of fresh salmon sushi is topped off with 8 pieces of fresh salmon nigiri, this is what a salmon lover dreams of, price includes all the extras like ginger, soy, wasabi, and chopsticks
  • PREMIER PLATTER $35.00
    • a selection of 28 pieces of sushi, This variety includes fresh salmon, vegetarian teriyaki chicken, and tuna, price includes all the extras like ginger soy wasabi and chopsticks
  • CHICKEN SUPREME
    • mayo and katsu sauce is drizzled over teriyaki chicken to create this sauce number
  • COMBINATION
    • variety is the spice of life and so is this little winner, teriyaki chicken salmon tuna and vegetarian are all thrown into this mixer
  • HALF SALMON AND HALF CHICKEN
    • teriyaki chicken and fresh salmon are put together
  • NIGIRI
    • a real sushi, nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on bed of rice GF
  • Palak paneer/Aaloo $14.50
    • Fresh leafy spinach and cottage cheese/potato cooked in a mild gravy straight from north india.
  • Mango chicken
    • Exotic curry with tender chicken pieces cooked in subtle mango sauce.
  • Veg momo $9.99
  • Seekh kebab (6 psc) $9.99
    • Minced lamb marinated in mint and spices grilled in tandoor and served with sauce.
  • Avaiable as mild, medium or hot and served with basmati rice.
  • Lamb rogan josh/lamb/chicken/beef
    • Choice of your meat cooked with an exotic blend of herbs and spices. A specialty of kashmir.
  • Malai kofta $14.50
    • Potatoes and homemade cottage cheese mix with herbs and spices simmered with cream and cashew sauce.
  • Mushroom chicken
    • Mushroom & chicken cooked with a gravy of cashew nut, almonds & very mild spices.
  • American $3.50
    • Hot Dog
  • Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
  • - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
  • Poutine $4.50
    • Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
  • Meat Ball $5.50
    • with Potato Gravy
  • Surf & Turf $7.50
    • Seafood + Chicken
  • Hot Soup $2.80
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn
  • Fitted Sausage $3.50
    • with Cheese
  • Chips S$4/L$6
    • Served with sauce and aioli
  • Spicy wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour creme and chilli sauce
  • Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
    • 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
  • Seafood basket $10.00
    • assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
  • Beef nacho $10.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Spicy wedges supreme
    • Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Served with natural Yoghurt
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5.00
    • Choose from Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, Onion or Cream Corn 2 x fillings
  • Pasta of the Day $15.00
    • Winter only
  • Bacon And Eggs $12.00
    • On Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
  • Wedges $10.00
    • Topped with streaks, Bacon, Melted Cheese & Sour Cream
  • Fries $5.50
    • Served with our own Aioli & Tomato Sauce
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • Served w Streaky Bacon, fresh Seasonal Salad, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Pancakes $10.00
    • Served with Seasonal Fruit, Maple Syrup & Yoghurt
Monteiths Avonhead

Monteiths Avonhead

location

Address

55 Merrin St, Christchurch, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 3-358 8184

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Saturday 9:30am–12am Sunday 9:30am–11pm Monday 9:30am–11pm Tuesday 9:30am–11pm Wednesday 9:30am–11pm Thursday 9:30am–11pm Friday 9:30am–12am
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
55 Merrin St, Christchurch, New Zealand