Nucleus in Christchurch City Menu

Chipotle hollandaise $5.50
Daily soup served with bread $12.00
Smoked bacon and pickled vegetable sammie with house chill sauce, fried egg, coriander lime mayo, and spring rolls + add shoestring fries $3.50 $20.00
Seasonal greens $5.00
Eggs your way on sour dough toast with tomato relish $9.50
Toast $2.00
Chilli scrambled eggs, shiitake mushrooms, house smoked lemon ricotta, purple radish, sour dough toast $19.50
Grilled halloumi, sugar snap peas, smashed peas, avocado, broccolini, smoked almonds, poached eggs, multi grain toast, olive oil $24.00

Vegetable Korma $13.50
- Mixed vegetables cooked in a creamy sauce, garnished with nuts and raisins
Dopayaza $14.50
- Meat cooked with chunks of onion and mushroom , topped with ginger, garlic and spices
Vegetable Biryani $10.00
- Curried flavoured rice cooked with an array of mixed vegetables
Fish Curry - Ling Fish $20.00
- Fish cooked in coconut milk, almond paste, mustard seeds and spices, garnished with coriander
Khadai (Chicken or Lamb) $18.00
- Meat cooked with capsicum, onions and spices in a tomato base sauce
Aloo Kulcha $4.50
- Potato and pea filling
Hariyali Tikka (5 pieces) $14.00
- Boneless chicken pieces marinated with green herbs then roasted in the tandoor, served with mint chutney
Tandoori King Prawn (8 pieces) $14.00
- Prawn marinated aromatically with fresh herbs and spices, cooked delicately in the tandoor, served with mint chutney

Vindaloo $14.50
- Traditionally a Goan dish - hot spices & vinegar cooked in tomato based sauce, garnished with onions & coriander
Chicken Naan $4.50
- Tandoori chicken filling
Aloo Gobi $13.50
- The Christchurch Press highly recommended this as best of all - potato, cauliflower & spices cooked in dryish sauce, garnished with coriander
Saag $14.50
- Your choice of meat cooked in fresh spinach & spices, garnished with fresh cream - makes people "green" with envy
Posht $14.50
- Marinated meat pieces cooked with poppy seeds & spices
Kashmiri Naan $4.50
- Raisin, coconut & nut filling
Tandoori Chicken $12.00 /$22.00
- Chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt, lemon juice & garlic - grilled in tandoor, served with mint chutney(Half /Full)
Roti $3.00
- Whole wheat flour

GF Stands for gluten free. Please do advise our staff if you have any allergy or special dietary requirements
Haydari Dip $11.50
- Stained yoghurt, herbs, cucumber, and garlic - served with pita bread
Topkapi Iskander (Beef Kofteh) (GF) $21.00
- Marinated beef kofteh cooked on the hot plate
Salmon Shish (GF) $24.00
- Marinated salmon fillets skewered with bell peppers, mushroom, onion, served on a bed of basmati rice mixed with dill, broad beans, pesto and Topkaki dressing
Chips (GF) $6.00
All vegetarian mains are served with a side of basmati rice, our seasonal salads and our topkapi special dressing
Eggplant Iskander (GF) $19.50
- Eggplant cooked with tomato and green pepper
Extra meat $2.50

Tom-Yum Soup $18.00
- With rice
Spring Rolls $12.50
- The nook’s special spring rolls with home-made kiwi apple sauce
Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
- Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
Mix Platter (for 1 / for 2) $10.00 / $20.00
- Fresh spring roll, spring roll, money bag and satay chicken
Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
- Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
Roasted Vegetarian Curry $18.00
- Red curry with roasted Vegetarian/ Duck, pineapple, tomato and grapes
Beef Cheeks $22.00
- Caramelised beef cheeks with sweet and sour red curry
Lamb Shank Massaman $23.50
- Slow cook lamb shank infused with Massaman sauce served with The Nook chunky potato bites and onion

Lamb Burger $21.50
- Ground lamb mince marinated in garlic and rosemary with feta topped with beetroot relish served with fries
Pasta-Mushroom and Bacon, Spinach,Sundried Tomato. $20.50
- In a cream sauce served on penne pasta topped with parmesan cheese
Thai Beef Salad $20.00
- With crispy noodles and roasted peanuts.
Spicy Wedges $11.00
- Plain with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
Steak Sandwich $21.50
- Sirloin steak with caramelised onions and topped with a fried egg
Please ask staff about our gluten free options
Served until 2pm
Ground Beef Nachos $19.00
- With chilli bean mix, grilled cheese, topped with sour cream and sweet chilli

Fish cakes $8.90
- Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
Fish cakes $8.90
- Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
Pad prik $12.90
- Stir fried meat with vegetables, chilli and garlic served with rice
Garlic with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
Thai Spring Rolls $8.90
- 8mini rolb homemade - vegetarian spring roll
*** Additional of $2.00 for all Seafood meals ***
Oyster sauce $12.90
- with meat and vegetables with rice
Extra meat/ Combination of meats (chicken, beef, pork) $4.90

Eggs Benedict $21.50
- w. house smoked salmon
Caesar Salad $18
- baby cos, free range poached egg, bacon, Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, cherry tomato and bread croutons
Bohemian Roast Pork (Vepro knedlo zelo) $22.50
- roast pork served w. braise white cabbage and bread dumplings
Svickova $22.50
- delicious creamy sauce & beef served w. bread dumplings
Toasties $6.50
- w. 3 fillings of your choice; cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion
Venison Perkelt (Srnci na houbach s bramborovym knedlikem) $26
- venison perkelt served w- crumbed potato dumplings
Chicken Breast with ham, cheese and peach (Kureci prso se sunkou, broskvi a syrem) $25
- mouthwatering chicken breast combined with ham, cheese, and peach served w- fresh salad and potato dauphinoise
Ondras $25
- succulent chicken breast wrapped in potato pancake served with fresh salad

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