Piccolo Ristorante Italiano in Christchurch Menu

PASTA PASTA
  • Spaghetti Napoletana $15
    • Spaghetti topped with our home-made tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $20
    • Spaghetti topped with a meat sauce
  • Spaghetti Meatballs $20
    • Spaghetti and meatballs with our home-made tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti Arrabbiata $20
    • Ham, mushrooms, olives, garlic, parsley and chilli cooked in our red sauce
  • Rigatoni Mafiosi Special $20
    • Short tube pasta topped with tomato, mushrooms, olives & chili
  • Lasagne $16
    • Layers of pasta filled with ground meat, ham, egg, cheese served with our tomato sauce
  • Cannelloni $20
    • Beef, full of diary protein, herbs, baked with our tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti Carbonara $20
    • Bacon, cream, egg & parsley
  • Spaghetti Marinara $20
    • A mixture of seafood cooked to perfection in our tomato sauce
  • NZ Green Lipped Mussels $20
    • Served in a tomato and white wine sauce with fettuccine
  • Fettuccine Alla Crema $20
    • Fettuccine cooked with mushrooms, ham, parsley & cream sauce
  • Fettuccine Smoked Chicken $20
    • Mushrooms, chicken & parsley with a cream sauce
  • Fettuccine Avocado $20
    • In a cream sauce
  • Tortellini $20
    • With ricotta spinach in a cream and parsley sauce with mushrooms
  • Ravioli $20
    • Roast chicken filling served with mushrooms with parsley in a cream sauce
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Pizza Garlic or Herb Bread M $6 L $10
  • Napoletana Sauce $3.50
  • Margerita M $15 L $19
    • Basil
  • Gennaio M $15 L $19
    • Bacon
  • Febbraio M $15 L $19
    • Ham
  • Marzo M $15 L $19
    • Mushroom
  • Aprile M $15 L $19
    • Ham & Egg
  • Maggio M $15 L $19
    • Ham & Pineapple
  • Giugno M $15 L $19
    • Mushroom & Ham
  • Luglio M $15 L $19
    • Capsicum & Onion
  • Agosto M $16 L $21
    • Salami, Capsicum & Onion
  • Settembre M $16 L $21
    • Olives, Capers & Anchovy
  • Ottobre M $16 L $21
    • Tuna, Prawns & Anchovy
  • Novembre M $16 L $21
    • Mushroom, Capsicum & Onions
  • Dicembre M $16 L $21
    • Salami, Ham & Bacon
  • Quattro M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Ham, Salami & Prawns
  • Piccolo M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Onion, Olives
  • Grande M $17 L $24
    • The LOT (no egg)
  • Carne M $17 L $24
    • Beef Mince
  • Side Salad $7
    • Served with Italian dressing
  • Table Salad $12.5
    • Served with Italian dressing

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lamb shank pie $23.00
    • Shank braised in a rich casserole, covered with puff pastry and served with creamy mash potato and minted peas
  • Garlic loaf $8.00
    • Served warm with garlic butter
  • Creme brulee $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • The combo $16.00
    • Cheesecake, apple pie and meringue roulade
  • Market fresh fish $23.00
    • Served with wasabi mash, oriental vege and chili lime prawns, topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Steak sandwich $12.00
    • 150g ribeye on focaccia with lettuce, onions, cheese, tomato and egg to top it off
  • Apple and cinnamon sponge $12.00
    • Served warm with vanilla ice cream
  • Farmhouse breakfast $15.00
    • Two poached eggs stacked upon oven roasted field mushrooms, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage, tomatoes and wholegrain toast
  • Corn Pattie
  • Smoke Fish Fritter
  • Chips
  • Paua Fritter
  • American Hotdog
    • (With mustard and chili sauce)
  • Hot dog
  • Chocolate Donut
  • B3) Akaroa Cod with Lemon Pepper, Cajun or Garlic & Herb Seasoning
  • VEGETARIAN $8.50
  • ROAST PORK PINEAPPLE ON RICE $12.00
  • FISH $5.00
  • SWEET & SOUR PORK $12.50
  • COMBINATION CHOW MEIN $11.50
  • SATAY MEALS $11.00
  • PRAWN FRIED RICE $12.00
  • Fish $2.40
  • Rosewater Meringues $10.00
    • Rosewater meringues served with cream and berry compote
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Poached eggs on toasted Sour Dough, with your choice of streaky bacon OR spinach with hollandaise sauce
  • Mini Hotdogs
    • Mini hotdogs served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Mashed Potato $4.00
  • Fish and Chips $22.00
    • Fresh market fish battered or crumbed, served with tartare sauce, fries and salad
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
  • Eggs (x2) Any Style $4.00
  • Kids Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
    • Choose from chocolate, raspberry or butterscotch
  • PEACH & STRAWBERRY CREPES $17.00
    • Crepes stuffed full with roasted peach, drizzled with a strawberry sauce then topped with a honeyed almond sprinkle. We put some maple syrup on the side for you to add (GF)
  • Fries $8.00
    • a bowl of shoe string fries served with our aioli - the best in town!
  • Soup of the Day $12.50 / $16.50
    • check our board for today's delicious homemade soup of the day (freshly toasted bread / three toasted cheese rolls)
  • Tai Tapu Thai Pie $17.00
    • a delicious creamy red curry of lemongrass, ginger, coriander & winter vegetables. Finished with a crispy crumble & served with a refreshing salad on the side
  • Mince of Toast $17.00
    • "mum sure didn't make mince like this!" Take rich venison mince packed with winter vegetables, red wine and mushrooms served with toasted ciabatta, crunchy cheese straws & our spicy homemade tomato sauce
  • THE GRILL $22.00
    • A plate full of start up! Bacon, sausages & poached free range eggs, all served with toasted fresh bread, homemade hash cakes & our own homemade tomato sauce & basil pesto
  • Oh Crumbs $12.00
    • seasonal fruit topped with crumble finished off with a scoop of Kapiti Vanilla Bean ice cream
  • Eggs on Toast $4.50 / $2.50 / $2.00 / $2.00
    • 1 x poached egg on toast with your choice of extras: Regular / Bacon - add / Hashbrown - add / Mini Sausages (2) -add)
  • Parpadelle $28.00
    • local fresh picked asparagus, broad bean, lemon, Pernod marscapone
  • Spaghetti $30.00
    • clams, crispy prosciutto, garlic, mint, lemon, herbs
  • Cervo $26.00
    • seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
  • Polenta Fries with Aioli $8.00/ $12.00
    • Half /Full
  • Tarragon Chicken Breast $34.00
    • with chardonnay tomatoes, charred zucchini, crispy goats cheese + friedcapers
  • Braised Goat Arancini $15.00
    • with Truffle Mayo
  • Carbonara $24.00
    • free range smoky bacon, free range egg, Parmesan w black pepper
  • Puttanesca $26.00
    • tomato base, anchovies, capers, black olives, black olives, chilli
  • CHICKEN POSHT $21.00
    • Tender cubes of chicken sauteed in a vegetable gravy with garlic, ginger, herbs and spices, tomatoes and poppy seeds.
  • ALOO JERRA $14.00
    • Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
  • CORIANDER'S SPECIAL TIKKA $15.00
    • Fillets of chicken marinated in yoghurt, fenugreek and fresh ground spices, then cooked in the Tandoor. Five pieces per portion.
  • TANDOORI KING PRAWN $18.00
    • King Prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs, spices and a touch of cream, cooked delicately in the Tandoor. Eight pieces per portion.
  • TARKA DAAL $16.00
    • Specially prepared lentil tempered with cumin seeds and garlic. Full of flavour and nutrition. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
  • VEGETABLE PAKORA $6.50
    • Selection of mixed vegetables, dipped in a chickpea batter, nished in hot oil.
  • ALOO GOBI $17.00
    • Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, coriander and spices. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
  • CHICKEN DO PAYAZA $21.00
    • Cubes of chicken tossed with chunks of onion, in a vegetable gravy along with herbs and spices and cream.
  • Cajun Prawn & Fish Salad - Grilled and arranged on a salad of snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion, mandarins and feta bound with vinaigrette, finished with a roast garlic aioli. $23.50
  • Beer Battered Fish n Chips - Crispy fish n chips with gourmet salad and homemade tartare sauce. $19.50
  • Foccacia Melt - Cream cheese, sweet cranberries, tender chicken and mozzarella on focaccia, Ovenbaked and finished with honey basil sauce and salad. $21.50
  • Lambs Fry - Cooked by our master chefs perfectly, add some crispy bacon, mushroom & crack pepper sauce. Sticky onions and toasted garlic bread Served. $19.50
  • Famous Pate - Bourbon & cracked pepper blended with roasted chicken liver and bacon. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto. $15.50
  • Stuffed Mushrooms - Classic stuffed with Wulnuts, Sundried Tomatoes, Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese, Alone with Green Salad, Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce or Aioli Sauce. $15.00
  • Cheeky Tortilla - Trio of wraps with ripped lettuce, creamy avocado and chunky tomato salsa and pickles. Along with Marinated Chicken, sweet chilli and aioli. $15.50
  • Flat Bread - Pita bread coated with a blend of sun dried tomatoes and garlic with a dash of fresh parmesan and oven baked to perfection. Sweet chilli sauce & sour cream to compliment. $12.50
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Tang Su Yuk $ 25
    • Lightly battered pork strips with fragrant hot sweet and sour sauce
  • Galbi-2 (Spicy Grilled Chicken) $25
    • Grilled boneless chicken pieces with sweet potato and cabbage, mixed in a red chili sauce
  • MEAT (Gogi)
  • Galbi-1 (Grilled Beef Ribs) $25
    • Short beef ribs marinated in a blended of ginger, Korean dark soy and garlic
  • Pa Jeon (Green Onion Pancake) $ 19
    • Savoury seafood pancake with prawn, squid and spring onion, mussels
  • Bulgogi Ssam $ 13
    • Bulgogi on Korean lettuces & herbs (6 pcs)
  • Kimchi’s Salad(V) $ 9
    • Kimchi & fresh salad with special soy dressing >>
  • Spicy Grilled Chicken Noodle $16
    • Stir-fried noodle with spicy grilled chicken and vegetables cooked in a blast fried wok
  • Karrage $16.00
    • Crispy chicken with yurinchi sauce and mayo
  • Tsukune Chicken mince balls with tare & egg yolk $7.00
  • Momo Chicken thigh with Tare $7.00
  • Broccoli Served with sesame sauce $5.00
  • Chicken thigh with scallion sauce $7.00
  • Hotate Scallop with wasabi mayo and tobiko $12.00
  • Gyoza $12.00
    • Pork, garlic and chive with gyoza sauce
  • Nasu Eggplant with red miso and ginger $7.00
  • Mexi Lime Chicken
    • Seared chicken marinated in tequila and lime, with capsicums, red onion, garlic, coriander and mango
  • Spicy Lamb
    • Seared lamb, marinated in fresh chillies, cajun spices and fresh lemon juice with jalapenos, fresh garlic, red onion and red capsicum. Served with a side of yoghurt. CAUTION... HOT!! (if your want it hotter, ask your wait-person)
  • Cajun Chicken $18.00
    • Chicken and cherry tomatoes sauteed in a rich cremay Cajun sauce with penne pasta
  • Bread Fingers $10.00
    • Served with three Winnie's dips
  • Salmon Alfresco $18 Med / $21 Lge
    • Cold smoked salmon, fresh basil and thinly sliced potatoes.
  • Chicken Chilli Shrimp
    • Smoked chicken and shrimps on a basil pesto base with red onion, red capsicum, fennel and sweet chilli sauce
  • Marinara
    • A sweet chilli and pesto base with red onions, green and red capsicums, sliced fish fillet, shrimps, scallops, fresh garlic and fennel, topped with lemon wedges and garlic aïoli
  • All pizzas topped with mozzarella & parmesan. Please let our staff know if you have any allergies. Caution! Our olives are not pitted. Extra pizza toppings $2.00.
  • Vegetable Biryani $14.50
    • Basmati rice cooked with vegetable, fruits, nuts and coriander with mild spices.
  • Prawn Masala $18.50
    • Prawns delicately cooked in thick onion sauce and ground spices with a touch of cashew nut.
  • Plain Rice $3.00
    • Plain steamed Basmati rice
  • Ice Cream (please ask waiting staff for flavours) $4.00
  • Chicken Bhuna $15.50
    • Barbequed boneless chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, onion and spices.
  • Tandoori Prawn $14.50
    • Prawns marinated with herbs, spices & cooked in tandoor.
  • Two people or more - Entrees: Onion Bhaji, Chicken Tikka and Seekh Kebab / Mains: Butter Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh, Beef Vindaloo and Vegetable Korma with Naan and Basmati Rice $29.50 per person
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in tandoor.
  • - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
  • Hot Soup $2.80
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn
  • Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
  • Fitted Sausage $3.50
    • with Cheese
  • Meat Ball $5.50
    • with Potato Gravy
  • Poutine $4.50
    • Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
  • American $3.50
    • Hot Dog
  • Surf & Turf $7.50
    • Seafood + Chicken
  • Open Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • Sirloin cooked to M-R served on Vic's Focaccia & Baby spinach & topped with Melted Brie, Onion Jam & Aioli
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Served with natural Yoghurt
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with toasted Vic's Focaccia - winter only
  • Wedges $10.00
    • Topped with streaks, Bacon, Melted Cheese & Sour Cream
  • Toasted Sandwiches $0.50
    • Extra filling add
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5.00
    • Choose from Cheese, Ham, Pineapple, Onion or Cream Corn 2 x fillings
  • Corn Fritters $14.90
    • Served w Streaky Bacon, fresh Seasonal Salad, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
  • Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Streaky Bacon & Vic's Focaccia with Tomato Relish
Piccolo Ristorante Italiano

Piccolo Ristorante Italiano

location

Address

8 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8024, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033379424

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
8 Somerfield Street, Somerfield, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8024, New Zealand