Address
166 Gloucester Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand
Straits Cafe in Christchurch Menu
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SNACKS- House baked ciabatta, balsamic butter $7.00
- Sesame crisp bread, smashed beetroot, spiced yogurt $7.00
- Bacon, honey and truffle flavoured popcorn $7.00
- Almonds roasted and spiced $7.00
- Olives marinated in their own oil, lemon, garlic $7.00
ENTREE- Market inspired soup, ciabatta, butter $17.00
- Rakaia Venison carpaccio, beetroot, lentils, sour cream, horseradish, sorrel $19.50
- Marlborough Sounds salmon, smoked cucumber, pickled cauliflower, rye bread, goats cheese dressing $22.00
- Cos lettuce, Caesar dressing, good parmesan, free range egg, crisp bacon $19.50
- Portabello and porcini mushroom risotto, 63 degree egg, bacon and caper muesli, parmesan $19.50
SINGAPORE FLAVOURS- Chicken and prawn laksa, chilli, herbs, noodles, bean sprouts, crisp shallots $22.00
- Singapore noodles, vegetables, omelette, chilli, curry spices $10.00
- Paranakan chicken curry, potatoes, herbs, steamed rice $22.00
- Nasi goreng, pork, sniracha, vegetables, herbs, fried egg $15.00
MAINS- Apple Tree Farm Pork belly, parsnip puree, nuts, grains, mushrooms, balsamic prunes $33.00
- Lamb shoulder ragout, potato gnocchi, gremolta, silver beet, pecorino $28.00
- Today's fish, kumara, edamame, charred green onion, seaweed, soy dressing $33.00
- Roast Westwood free range chicken to share, roast potatoes, brocolini, sage Half $40 Whole $70
- Beef shortrib, smoked potato, baby carrots, onions, parsley $34.00
- Trust the kitchen vegetarian $20.00
OFF THE GRILL- Served with mustard relish, jus
- 250 gms Wakanui grain finished rib eye $34.00
- 200 gms Canterbury Angus grass fed fillet $36.00
ON THE SIDE- Fries, smoked paprika mayo $7.00
- Agria potato mash, red wine gravy $7.00
- Mixed salad leaves, herbs, French dressing $7.00
- Seasonal vegetable from someone's garden. greenhouse or paddock $7.00
SWEET AS- Chocolate fritters, milk, brown sugar jelly, espresso ice cream $15.00
- Ricotta Cheesecake, ginger bread, rhubarb, ginger beer sorbet $15.00
- Vanilla bean ice cream, soft meringue, hazelnuts, pear compote, salted caramel $12.00
- 3 cheeses, roasted grape puree, apple, walnuts, bread $21.00
- White chocolate and raspberry truffle $2.50
Nearby Sample Menus
- Roti and Peanut Sauce $7.00
- Main, Prawn $21.00
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Yum Seafood Salad
- Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
- Prawn $22.00
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Sweet Chilli Salad $21.50
- Meat slices covered with a seasoning of sweet chilli sauce, shallot, lemon slices and fresh coriander. Beef or Pork.
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Massaman Curry
- A mild curry cooked in coconut cream, potatoes, ginger and peanuts.
- Prawn $23.00
- Prawn $23.00
- House Made Hash Brown $2.5
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Pumpkin-Kumara Stack $18
- Pumpkin and kumara cakes served with wilted garlic spinach, grilled broccolini, halloumi and our house made beetroot hummus and finished with toasted seeds and a balsamic reduction
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Luciano’s Big Breakfast $22.5
- A real meal! Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, with manuka smoked bacon, house made hash brown, sausage, roasted tomato, market mushrooms and our house relish on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
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Bangin’ Breakfast Potatoes $16
- Golden crispy potatoes, grilled asparagus, heirloom tomatoes, caraway seeds and poached eggs served with our house made brown onion relish
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Classic Bene Half $15 Full $20
- Free range poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with Luciano’s famous hollandaise, a roasted tomato and Manuka Smoked Bacon
- Sausage $4
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Eggs Your Way $10.5
- Two free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, on your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
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Kids Tostada $12
- A crispy tortilla with house made tomato relish, roasted tomato, cheese and a fried egg
- Shredded Beef $12.40
- Chicken Tapa $7.90
- Falafel $6.50
- Olives $1.50
- Vege Falafel $11.90
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Let your children take charge of their meal. They get to build it how they like. We'll compartmentalise the food for them because let's face it, that's how they like it. see below
- Served with: Small Tortilla / Kids Chips or Carrot Sticks
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Mix it up. Design your own salad. We have endless combinations to suit your tastes. All the ingredients are fresh. Put a Moroccan twist on your day with serious flavour. see below
- Served with: Any 3 Salads / Bed of Lettuce / Seeds & Almonds / Sour Cream or Aioli or Hummus. Salad Options: Arabic Rice / Brown Rice / Moroccan Couscous / Lebanese Couscous / Corn Salsa / Tomato Salsa / Chickpea / Mixed Bean / Grilled Vege / Tabouli / Beetroot & Carrot / Pickled Vege / Seasonal options
- Moroccan Lamb $13.40
- Moroccan Tagine slow cooked lamb and quince $12.50
- Sumac beef kofta with pomegranate sauce $16.00
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Andalausian $15.00 per person
- Dolmades, falafel, North African roll, vegetables crudités, quince paste, roasted capsicum, olives, extra Virgin Olive Oil and pomegranate
- Simo's warm marinated olives $7.50
- Assortment of Moroccan dips with dukkah and extra virgin olive oil mat bread $10.50
- All desserts served with your choice or Chocolate, Caramel or Berry coulis . Some deserts may be subject availability the day. Please check With waiter.
- Passion and Lime Parfait $7.90
- Large $10.00
- Vegetarian $7.00
- Curry Roll $3.20
- Bacon $5.00
- Fish $2.80
- Mushroom $5.00
- Akaroa Cod Fillet $7.00
- Scallops $2.20
- Gurnard Fillet $7.00
- Each choice includes an Ice-Cream Sundae for dessert
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Soup of the day $10
- Served with Crusty Bread
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Choose two of the following
- Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad .
- Flamed garlic and peri peri prawns (GF) $16
- ·add to your meal
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Steak special $13.50
- Rump steak served Medium Rare, with crisp garden salad, steak fries and finished with a Red Wine Jus.
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Mini hot dogs $12.50
- Served with fries
- - or double serve available for $30
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Wafflebreakfast $12.90
- Waffles served with bacon and banana drizzled in maple syrup
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Muffins from $4.50
- Assorted Selection
- Brunch cake (veggie or bacon) $7.50
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Pancake breakfast $11.90
- Pancake served with bacon and banana drizzled in maple syrup
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Slices from $5.40
- Assorted Selection
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B.L.T. (Grilled bacon,Lettuce and tomato) $10.90
- Served on lightly toasted Turkish bread
- Museli with natural yoghurt $6.90
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Scrambled eggs on toast $8.90
- Add bacon (2 rashes) $2.00. Add grilled tomato $1.50
- Mushroom $4.30
- Plain 43.50
- Chow $4.30
- Cheese $4.30
- Deep Fried Banana $2.20
- Pineapple $4.30
- Fish Bites (each/doz) $ 0.80/$8.00
- Home Made Curry Roll $2.60
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Hand Cut Pasta $21.50
- Courgettes, bacon, greenshell mussels, karengo butter
- Chef's Salad $7.00
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House Made Soup of the Day $12.00
- Grilled sourdough
- Pork Sausage $3.50
- Roasted Tomatoes $3.00
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Warm Salad of Cider Braised Pork Shoulder $23.00
- Crisp iceberg lettuce, apple vinaigrette, spiced almonds, mustard aioli
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House Cured Salmon $21.00
- Brioche soldiers, 7 minute egg, smashed avocado, watercress, dill dressing
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Marinated Strawberries $16.00
- Coconut & lime foam, Brazil nut crumble
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Venison Sliders $15
- In a fresh toasted ciabatta with blue cheese sauce, beetroot, mesclun and horopito relish.
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Chicken Burrito OR Vegetarian Burrito $18 / $15
- Served with mesclun salad, spiced rice, corn salsa, black beans, red onion, capsicum and Volstead chilli.
- Fresh Guacamole $4
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Beer Battered Onion Rings $10
- Prepared in our fresh craft beer batter & served with chipotle mayo.
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Southern Style Fried Chicken $14
- Served with Sriracha and yoghurt dipping sauces.
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Garden Salad with Toasted Seeds $13
- Fresh seasonal greens with our house dressing and toasted seeds.
- Fries with Chipotle Mayo $9
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Chef's Weekly Special N/A
- Please see the blackboard behind the bar
- Prawn on noodles $13.50
- Chicken Satay on Rice $12.00
- Steak Foo young $12.00
- Roast pork pineapple on rice $12.00
- Chicken Noodles $12.00
- Seafood on Noodles $ 12.50
- Pork Satay’ on Rice $12.00
- Mushrooms $3.00
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Vegetarian $20.00
- seasonal roasted veg, baby spinach, mushrooms, feta mozzarella, drizzled with aioli
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Open Focaccia Sandwich $18.50
- Tender pieces of chicken breast, in a creamy mushroom & tarragon sauce, served on toasted focaccia
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Option 2 $13.00
- Hawaiian Pizza / Fries / Jelly / Drink
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Thai Beef Salad $21.00
- Tender marinated beef, pickled mango, crispy noodles, cucumber, tomato, toasted sesame seeds, cashews, fresh coriander, house made Nam Jim dressing
- Kids party menu must be ordered minimum 3 days in advance, price is per child.
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Option 1 $13.00
- Fish Bites / Chicken Nuggets / Fries / Jelly / Drink
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Cheese $18.00
- Cheese, cheese or more cheese
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Creamy Chicken $23.00
- Sliced breast of chicken, mushrooms, bacon, onion, in a creamy mushroom & white wine sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
- Light and fluffy cheese and bacon omelette w/ hash brown. G/F $9.00
- Add lemon and thyme chicken tenderloins $7.00
- Chicken supreme $31.00
- Garlic, thyme and creme fraiche potato gratin with beetroot and white bean puree, beetroot crisps. G/F n/a
- Crispy fried heritage beetroot cubes with blue cheese sour cream dip and truffle salt. G/F. V $12.50
- Chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich $6.00
- Beijing dumplings with hot and sour sauce. D/F $13.00
- Whb granola with milk and honey sweetened yoghurt, orange and blackcurrant compote. G/F. V. $12.00
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Roast Pork (Sml / Med / Lge) $12 / $17 / $20.5
- Tender pulled Pork nestled between seasonal roast veges finished with parsley and apple sauce
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BBQ Pork (Sml / Med / Lge) $12.5 / $17.5 / $21
- Pulled pork served with pineapple, red onion and jalapenos (hot). Finished with Spags own BBQ Sauce
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Trio Napoli (Sml / Med / Lge) $11.5 / $15.5 / $20
- The Italian trio from the southern town of Naples - Anchovies, olives and capers
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Lime Chicken (Sml / Med / Lge) $12.5 / $17.5 / $21
- Shredded chicken breast served with capsicum, red onion and mild red peppers. Served with a wedge of fresh lime and a mayonnaise swiri
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Lemon Pepper Wedges $7.5
- Lemon pepper potato wedges served with sour cream and sweet Thai chilli sauce
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Apricot Chicken (Sml / Med / Lge) $11.5 / $15.5 / $20
- A delicious combination of chicken, tomato, mushrooms, celery, toped off with Spags homemade apricot sauce
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Volcano (Sml / Med / Lge) $10.5 / $14.5 / $19
- Pepperoni, Jalapenos (hot) and lava (hot spags chilli)
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Spags Chips $7.5
- Seasoned chips cooked in 100% vegetable oil, served with Spags sweet and sour cream
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Steak Sandwich $14.50
- A 125g ribeye cooked to your liking and served on toasted ciabatta, salad greens, tomato and with a side of fries
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French Toast $14.00
- Cinnamon egg dipped bread with your choice of grilled banana, crispy bacon and maple syrup or berry compote and cream
- - With spinach, bacon $16.00
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Pancakes $9.50
- Stack of 3 pancakes served with maple syrup. You choose your sides!
- - With spinach, salmon $ 19.50
- - Add grilled cheese and bacon $12.00
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French Omelette $14.00
- A traditional 3 Omelette filled with Ham or bacon, mozzarella cheese, Mushrooms and capsicum served with Toasted Ciabatta bread
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Nachos $14.00
- Served with house made salsa and sour cream and sweet chilli
Straits Cafe
Phone
039433888
Opened hours
12 Noon to 11:30 PM
Price
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
European , Finger Food , International , New Zealand
Features
Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , Breakfast , Waitstaff , Cash , Nightlife , Bar , Lunch , Seating , No Takeaway , Free Wifi , Cards accepted , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Full Bar