Rivertown Cafe in Canterbury Menu

ALL DAY BREAKFAST ALL DAY BREAKFAST
  • Rivertown café is famous for its breakfast menu which is available all day.
  • The Red plate special which is available until 11.00am.
  • Our Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday /Thursday $10.00 meal deals are popular for those wanting smaller portions, with fish and chips, lambs fry and bacon, bangers and mash being all time favourites.
  • The workman $18
    • Eggs*, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, hashbrown & toast (tomato optional)
  • The rookie $15
    • Eggs* bacon, hashbrown & toast (tomato optional)
  • The classic $9
    • Eggs* on toast with grilled tomato
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Poached eggs, with bacon on toasted ciabatta with hollandaise sauce
  • Pancakes $11
    • served with maple syrup & ice cream or cream
  • Pancakes with banana & bacon $16
    • served with maple syrup & ice cream or cream
  • French toast $16
    • served with bacon, grilled banana maple syrup & ice cream
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Chicken nuggets & chips $9
  • Toasted ham & cheese sandwich with chips $9
  • Pancake $9
    • served maple syrup, ice cream or cream
SIDES SIDES
  • Fries $6
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Salad of the day $10
  • Deluxe wedges $16
    • seasoned wedges topped with melted cheese, bacon, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Tempura battered prawns $16
    • served with sweet chilli, salad garnish & fries
  • Fish n chips $15
    • battered Hoki fillet with fries, salad garnish, tartar sauce
  • Chicken tenderloins $16
    • served with salad garnish, fries & sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken and bacon stack $16
    • grilled chicken, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli, served on ciabatta with fries
  • Beef burger $16
    • beef, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, gherkins served with fries
  • -add extra – cheese $1
  • -add egg $1
  • -add pineapple $1
  • -add bacon $2
  • Club sandwich $15
    • deluxe ham, lettuce, tomato, cheese & mayonnaise with fries
  • Soup of the day (seasonal) $10
TOASTED SANDWICHES TOASTED SANDWICHES
  • Two fillings $7
    • choose from cheese, bacon, onion, ham, egg, tomato, mushroom & pineapple
  • -add extra fillings $1
RED PLATE SPECIAL RED PLATE SPECIAL
  • Available daily until 11.00Am
  • Red plate special $10.00
    • bacon, fried egg, hash brown, spinach & ciabatta, plus regular size, hot beverage, no substitutions
  • - add poached egg $1.50
  • *Eggs* fried or poached
  • Gluten free options available

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Spiced chicken wings (9), tofu cream $14
  • Bo ssäm – slow cooked pork hock, kimchi puree, spring onion dressing, rice mayo gf $27
  • Stir fried exotic and common greens gf/v $12
  • Ssäm –marinated wakanui sirloin, kimchi puree, spring onion relish, rice mayo $28
  • Sweet and sour pork, pineapple and cherry tomato $33
  • Crispy pork belly, plum sauce and sichuan pickled cucumber gf $16
  • Spinach leaf with roasted coconut, peanuts, garlic, chilli and lime gf/v $5.50
  • Crispy skinned half chicken, 10 spices and black vinegar gf $26
  • Eggs Benny $20 / $21.5 / $20
    • Herb potato hash, poached free range eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce. Served with bacon OR Smoked Salmon OR Smoked mushrooms.
  • Eggs your way $12
    • Choice of free range poached, scrambled or fried on toasted sourdough, multigrain or G.F bread.
  • Shoe String Fries $8
    • With truffle mayo and house ketchup.
  • Chiplotle Scrambled Eggs $21
    • Served with roast mushrooms, chorizo, manchego cheese on toasted multigrain (V Optional).
  • Sides - smoked salmon, bacon, chorizo $5
  • Sides - spinach, roast tomato, hollandaise $3
  • Quinoa Salad $16.5
    • Served with Kumara puree, mixed nuts, seeds, kale and cauliflower Tabbouleh.
  • Pretzel Roll $24
    • Stuffed with jerk spiced beef brisket, pickled cabbage, swiss cheese and house mustard.
  • Foo San Beancurd $5.00
  • Hum Shiu Kwok $4.50
  • Deep Fried Chicken Wings $10.00
  • Squid Balls $4.50
  • Beef Brisket Rice $10.00
  • Gai Jart $4.50
  • Deep Fried Taro $4.50
  • Jin Siu Mai $5.00
  • LAMB BHUNA $16.00
    • diced meat cooked with ginger, garlic onions and spices
  • PANEER BUTTER MASALA $13.50
    • vegetables finished with a butter sauce and a touch of fenugreek
  • TANDOORI ROTI $3.50
    • wholemeal flour bread baked in Tandoor
  • NAAN $3.00
    • famous Indian leavened bread
  • FISH MASALA $14.50
    • fish served in a gravy, seasoned with dry fenugreek
  • RAITHA $3.50
    • yoghurt mixed with cucumber, carrot and ground spices
  • KHEEMA NAAN $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince
  • CHICKEN JALFRAISEY $15.00
    • pan fried boneless chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, tomatoes, capsicum, onion and spices
  • Choice of one sauce
    • Mushroom, pepper, béarnaise, garlic butter or red wine jus
  • Red-wine braised canterbury lamb shanks (GF) $25
    • On creamy mash, with roast vegetables.
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
  • Macaroni cheese $17.50
    • With hungarian chorizo
  • Soup of the day $10
    • Served with Crusty Bread
  • House smoked chicken breast(GF) $25
    • Wrapped in bacon on crushed herb potatoes, 
sautéed spinach, roasted carrots and jus.
  • - or double serve available for $30
  • Beer battered market fish & chips $25
    • With coasters house salad.
  • Drunk Steak $33
    • A prime cut of sirloin marinated in Speight’s Old Dark, served with golden fries, salad greens and your choice of sauce.
  • Farmhouse Cheesecake $14
    • Deep pan cheesecake served with cream and fruit compote. Ask your friendly wait staff for today’s flavour.
  • Chicken Burger $24
    • 200grm beef patty served in a big toasted bun with cheese, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, bacon, BBQ sauce and aïoli with a side of fries.
  • Omakau Roast Vege Burrito $22
    • Courgette, eggplant, mushrooms and roasted capsicum cooked together with chilli beans and tomato, wrapped up in a grilled tortilla and topped with sour cream and avocado. Served with salad greens and fries.
  • Eggs $4
  • Hash Browns $4.50
  • Fries $4.50
  • Lemongrass and Ginger Risotto $24
    • A risotto infused with lemongrass and ginger served with chargrilled eggplant and seasoned tofu then finished with coriander.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.00
    • Chicken tikka pieces cooked in a spicy onion sauce
  • Tandoori Roti $3.50
    • Bread made from wholemeal flour
  • Butter Chicken $16.00
    • Marinated tandoori chicken cooked in creamy tomato and butter sauce
  • Lamb Biryani $16.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked with basmati rice, herbs and spices
  • Pappadams (4 pcs) $4.00
    • Crispy, wafer thin Indian lentil crackers
  • Chicken Korma $16.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in creamy cashew nut sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Masala / Lamb Rogan Josh / Lamb Korma / Vegetable Korma $10.00
  • Tandoori Chicken (half) $9.00
    • Chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices with yoghurt and roasted in the tandoor
  • Craic Chunky Chips $7.0
    • Large basket
  • Father Ted’s Fish N’ Chips $19.0
    • Beer battered fish of the day served with salad and chunky chips.
  • Beef & Guinness Hotpot $19.0
    • Braised beef, bacon and Guinness served in a hotpot, topped with mash and grilled cheese.
  • Limerick Lamb Shank $20.0
    • Lamb shank braised in a rich gravy served on a creamy mash.
  • Fish Bowl $9.0
    • fish bites and chunky chips
  • St Paddy’s Steak $22.0
    • 200gm Ribeye cooked the way you like it with mushrooms and onions alongside, chunky chips and salad. The Craic favourite.
  • Blarney BLT $13.0
    • Classic bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich with fries.
  • Egg on burger or steak $1.5 each
  • Mixed Platter for 2 $22.00
    • All of the above items (two pieces of each) served on fresh salad along with mint & tamarind chutney
  • Saag $14.50
    • Your choice of meat cooked in fresh spinach & spices, garnished with fresh cream - makes people "green" with envy
  • Aloo Jeera $13.50
    • Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Keema Naan $4.50
    • Minced lamb filling
  • Chicken Naan $4.50
    • Tandoori chicken filling
  • Lemon Chicken $14.50
    • Marinated chicken pieces cooked with fresh lemon, Indian spices & fenugreek, garnished with coriander
  • Shahi Paneer $13.50
    • Homemade cheese cooked in creamy sauce with almond paste & spices, garnished with almonds & raisins
  • Onion Bhaji (4 Pcs) $5.00
    • Chickpea better mixed with chopped onions & spices, fried to a crispy texture, served with mint chutney
  • Pescado entero al horno – whole oven baked fish $39.00
    • Whole fish of the day oven baked & served with santurce salsa
  • Cordero asado - lamb shoulder $41.50
    • Slow roasted canterbury lamb shoulder served with a rosemary, thyme & red wine reduction
  • Pa amb tomaquet – bread with tomato and olive oil rub $10.00
  • Chorizo garcia a la sidra $19.50
    • Our own award winning chorizo cooked in apple cider
  • Extras: lamb cutlet $6.00
  • Cheese... $ 32.00/ $18.00
    • A trio of the best available cheeses served with quince paste, local walnut halves (to share/ for one)
  • Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
    • Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
  • Suquet de pescado y marisco $43.00
    • A ragout of fresh fish & seafood including prawn, clams & mussels with a saffron bisque atop potatoes
  • Sweet Corn Kumara Fritters - Sundried Tomato, Sweet Corn and Kumara Fritters on a pine nut and Green Salad, choice from Streaky bacon and Smoked salmon, come with Sweet Corn Sour Cream. $18.50
  • 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
  • Today's Soup Creation - Tasty steaming hot brew served with toasted Bread. $13.50
  • 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
  • Nachos - Cheesy corn chips elegantly piled and enveloped with a chilli bean, tomato and Capsicum mix baked in the oven with cheese and finished with lashings of Avocado salsa and sour cream. $16.50
  • 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
  • Crispy Chicken - Crispy, tasty chicken pieces marinated overnight in chef's special sauce with golden fries, petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. $16.50
  • Garlic Bread - Crispy Toasted and smothered with garlic and herb butter. $9.50
  • Ensalada de Pollo (G F) (Chicken Salad) $16.50
    • Grilled chicken strips and bacon seasoned with a chipotle cream dressing and served on a bed of green salad.
  • Churros $9.00
    • Scrumptious deep fried Mexican doughnut, coated with sugar and cinnamon. Choose your favourite topping to compliment them, chocolate, condensed milk or cajeta (goat milk caramel).
  • Mango lee Cream (GF) $9.00
    • A delicious ice cream, made with pulped mango and served with mango slices.
  • Taquitos $14.00
    • Small fried corn tortillas filled with mashed potato and cheese and topped with salad and sour cream.
  • Ensalada de Camaron (G F) (Prawn Salad) $17.50
    • Delicately grilled prawns on a bed of green salad with our unique salad dressing.
  • Fajitas $24.50/ $ 40.00
    • A basket of soft warm flour tortillas served with beautiful grilled strips of red and green capsicum, mushrooms and onion and your choice o f chicken, beef or prawn* (available for $2 extra) served with sides of guacamole, beans and sour cream. Available in a single serving or for two people.
  • Crema de Calabaza (V, GF) $10.50
    • This Mexican pumpkin cream soup is infused with the rich, smoky and smooth flavour o f chipotle sauce.
  • Ensalada de Mango con Almendras (V, GF) (Mango Salad with Almond) $16.50
    • Succulent sliced mango with a mix of green salad, fresh lime juice and almonds to make the perfect salad. Mexico is now one of the world’s largest exporters of mangos.
  • Main
  • GF - Gluten Free; GFA - GF Available; V - Vegetarian, VA - Vegetarian Available, VG - Vegan
  • ENTREE
  • Espresso, Cappuccino, Latte Coffee $4.50
  • Selection of Homemade Bread & Dips (GFA, DFA) $14
  • Grilled Cajun Spiced Chicken & Feta with Stuffed Portabello Mushroom with Basil, Pesto, Roasted seasonal Vegetables & Lemon Garlic Dressing (GF, DF)
  • High Country Salmon with Orange Braised Fennel, Asparagus wrapped in Prosciutto & Beurre Blanc (GF)
  • Grilled Cajun Spiced Chicken & Feta with Stuffed Portabello Mushroom with Basil, Pesto, Roasted seasonal Vegetables & Lemon Garlic Dressing (GF, DF) $39
  • Aloo Tikki Chat $6.00
  • Tikka Wrap $6.00
  • Veg. Korma $7.00
  • Aloo Gobi $7.00
  • Seek Kebab $6.00
  • NAAN $1.50
  • CHICKEN TIKA $2.00
  • Green Pea & Potato Curry $7.00
  • Icecream $7.00
    • Vanilla icecream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel syrup
  • Flaming P.K Dip $9.50
    • Ground sun-dried tomatoes, mixed with nuts, herbs, garlic, and roasted chilli flakes. Served with a side of pita bread.
  • Carrot Kuku $22.00
    • Traditional house carrot frittata served on a bed of rice, a trio of seasonal salads and sauces
  • Fries $9.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Beef Bursa $16 Single/$25 Double
    • P.K. shaved minced beef on top of a crispy garlic pita bread croutons, greek yoghurt and bursa sauce, accompanied by a seasonal salad
  • Halva $3.50
    • Traditional Persian sweet
  • Hummus Dip $9.00
    • Ground chickpeas mixed with lemon juice, tahini and garlic. Served with a side of pita bread.
  • Vegetarian Combination $25.00
    • Chef's selection of three of the vegetarian dishes served on a bed of rice and a trio of salads and sauces
Rivertown Cafe

Rivertown Cafe

location

Address

77 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand

phone

Phone

3270304

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
77 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand
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