Spice 'n' Life in Canterbury Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • 1 Vegetable Samosa $6.00
    • Crispy pastry stuffed with spicy mashed potatoes green peas and fried in vegetable Oil (2 per plate)
  • 2 Samosa Chaat $5.50
    • One samosa served with mint yoghurt sauce and tamarind chutney
  • 3 Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Chopped onions mixed with our Chef’s special spices, coated with Besan (special flour from India) and deep fried in healthy vegetable oil
  • 4 Pakora $6.00
    • Chopped seasonal vegetables mixed with our Chef’s special spices, coated with Besan (special flour from India) and deep fried in healthy vegetable oil
  • 5 Tandoori Chicken $16.00
    • Chicken marinated in authentic Tandoori paste (prepared by our Chef) and grilled in Tandoor for that special aroma and tandoori taste
  • 6 Chicken Garlic Kebab $12.00
    • Chicken pieces marinated and cooked in special garlic sauce
  • 7 Lahori Kebab $13.00
    • Special chicken kebab from Punjab- our Chef’s’ specialty
  • 8 Seekh Kebab $10.00
    • Lamb mince mixed with spices skewered and cooked in Tandoor
  • 9 Chicken Tikka $10.00
    • Chicken pieces marinated in tikka masala and tender baked in tandoor
  • 10 Fish Tikka $10.50
    • Boneless pieces of fish fillets cooked with spices in Punjabi style
  • 11 Prawn Fry $10.50
    • Deep fried prawns with Coastal Indian spices
  • 12 Veg Combo $20.00
    • Combination of samosa, onion bhaji and veg pakoras. Served sizzling hot with chutney
  • 13 Non Veg Combo $20.00
    • Combination on Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kebab and Kalami kebab
  • 14 Mixed Platter $20.00
    • Combination of Samosa, Onion Bhaji and Lahori Kebab
NON VEGETARIAN MAINS NON VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • 15 Butter Chicken $15.00
    • Tender baked chicken cooked in special creamy and tomato gravy
  • 16 Vindaloo $15.00
    • Chicken lamb or beef cooked in hot spices, onions and vinegar
  • 17 Chicken/Lamb or Beef Curry $15.00
    • Cooked in traditional Indian style
  • 18 Korma $15.00
    • Meat dishes prepared in a gravy rich in cream, masala and cashew nut paste
  • 19 Kadahi Preparations $15.00
    • Chicken, Lamb or Beef prepared in iron wok (kadahi) along with vegetable and spices
  • 20 Madras Preparation $15.00
    • Chicken, Lamb or Beef cooked in coconut based gravy. A special dish from South of India
  • 21 Chicken Tikka Masala $15.00
    • Marinated chicken pieces cooked in tandoor and then dish prepared with onions, capsicum and tomato
  • 22 Mango Chicken $15.50
    • Chicken prepared in a delicious sauce with mango base
  • 23 Saag Wala $15.50
    • Chicken lamb or beef cooked with spinach and cream
  • 24 Rogan Josh $15.50
    • A Kashmiri lamb dish cooked in spices, onions, tomatoes etc
  • 25 Nargisi Kofte $16.50
    • Minced meat balls cooked and served in traditional Indian delicious gravy
  • 26 Biryani $15.00
    • Chicken/Beef/Lamb cooked with Basmati rice spices onions, coriander
SEAFOOD MAINS SEAFOOD MAINS
  • 27 Goanese Prawns $15.50
    • Prawns cooked in a special masala paste
  • 28 Fish Malabari $15.50
    • Fish fillets cooked in coconut based gravy typical costal Indian (Malabar) style
  • 29 Prawn Kadahi $15.50
    • Prawns prepared in iron wok (kadahi) along with vegetable and spices
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • 30 Punjabi Cholle $14.00
    • Spicy chickpeas cooked in Punjabi style
  • 31 Aloo Gobhi $14.00
    • Potatoes and Cauliflower cooked with spices
  • 32 Vegetable Jaipuri $14.50
    • Strips of vegetables cooked in herbs and spices
  • 33 Veg Korma $15.00
    • Vegetables cooked in a creamy gravy with cashew paste
  • 34 Kadahi Paneer $14.50
    • Chef’s cottage cheese cooked in spicy gravy
  • 35 Palak Paneer $14.50
    • Blend on spinach and cottage cheese
  • 36 Paneer Makhani $14.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in tomato and creamy sauce
  • 37 Daal Makhani $14.50
    • Delicious North Indian Lentil curry dazzled with butter tarka
  • 38 Mushroom Mattar $14.50
    • Mushroom and green peas curry
  • 39 Saag Aloo $15.00
    • Potatoes cooked with spinach
  • 40 Vegetable Biryani $15.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with spices onions, coriander and seasonal vegetables
INDIAN BREADS INDIAN BREADS
  • Keema Naan $5.50
  • Plain Naan $3.00
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Butter Naan $3.50
  • Peshawari Naan $5.50
  • Aloo Kulcha $4.50
  • Stuffed Prantha $5.00
  • Tandoori Roti $2.50
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
  • Cheese Garlic Naan $5.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chocolate Jam Filled $3.00
  • Meat Pattie $2.50
  • Sole $5.00
  • Tarakihi $4.50
  • Bacon Corn Pattie $2.50
  • Deep Fried Mars Bar $3.00
  • Steak Onion Pattie $2.50
  • Spring Roll $2.50
  • SALAD $6.00
    • greek salad coleslaw
  • Crabstick $1.80
  • PARTY PACK $55.50
    • 10 Fish, 2 Chips, 3 Hot Dogs, 2 Meat Patties, 2 Pineapple Rings, 2 Donuts, 2 Salads
  • Curry roll $2.50
  • GURNARD/TARAKIHI/WAREHOU
  • Pineapple ring $2.00
  • GROPER/SOLE/BLUE COD
  • Chips . Regular $2.50
  • Eggs Fried Noodles $10.00
  • Deep Fried Squid (Bag) $8.00
  • Chef’s “Yummy” Steak $19.00
  • Crispy Chicken with Lemon Sauce $16.00
  • Chicken with Charred Dry Chilli $15.00
  • Honey Roast Chicken $16.00
  • Chicken Curry with Coconut Cream $16.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $15.00
  • Aikmans Grazing Platter $38.00
    • Cured meats, chorizo, cheeses, terrine, crackers, pickles, spreads, Turkish bread
  • Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
    • Hokey Pokey, fudge sauce, peanut brittle, rice bubble cake, vanilla cream
  • Aikmans Breakfast Burger $18.00
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, brioche bun, fried egg, BBQ sauce, potato hash brown
  • Taco of the moment $19.00
    • Please ask the staff about the daily flavour addition
  • Chicken wontons $16.00
    • Aikmans good time sauce
  • Baked Onion Tart $23.00 V
    • Beetroot, goats cheese, candied walnuts, herb salad, balsamic glaze
  • Bangers 'n' Mash $22.00
    • Bubble and squeak, Italian sausage, ale and onion gravy
  • Lindas Pass Whitestone Brie -
    • is a soft cheese with a complex earthy mushroom flavour
  • LOADED HOG BURGER $18.00
    • Lashings of BBQ pulled pork with lettuce and tomato served with fries
  • STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING $9.00
    • With vanilla bean ice cream
  • TOASTED CIABATTA $9.00
    • With parmesan and balsamic
  • CRANFORD CHICKEN BURGER $19.00
    • Grilled chicken breast with avocado, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato served with fries
  • B.L.A.T STACK $17.00
    • The Cranford stack - bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato sandwich, with fries and aioli
  • GREEK SALAD $17.00
    • Greek salad With grilled chicken, cheery tomatoes, feta red onions and olives
  • FISH + CHIPS $18/$24
    • Beer battered Tarakihi With fries. fresh salad and tartar sauce
  • CRUMBED MOZZARELLA STICKS $7.00
    • Served with plum aioli
  • Bento 3 $15.00
    • Tonteki, Edamame with rice and salad
  • Bento 4 $15.00
    • Gyokai tempura, Edamame with dipping sauce, rice and salad
  • Samurai Feast (serves 6-8) $175.00
    • Crispy Rice Balls, Tempura Fries, Gyokai Tempura, Gyouza, Yaki Soba, Sushi Combo, Miso Butter Ebi, Wafu Steak and your choice of rice and salad or edamame
  • Summer Chicken Salad $15.00
    • Indonesian inspired salad with steamed chicken pieces in a lime and sesame dressing
  • Sake $17.00
    • Teppan seared Ora King Salmon finished with lemon and Ponzu sauce
  • Tori Furai $15.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken thighs served with a tonkatsu sauce
  • Edamame $6.00
    • Boiled soy beans served with sea salt
  • Yaki Udon $16.00
    • Your choice of seafood or vegetarian Teppan fried udon noodles
  • Sliced pork & season Veggie $12.00
  • Vegetarian Delight on Fried Rice $10.00
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.00
  • Curry Beef $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $13.00
  • Steak with oyster Sauce $12.00
  • 1 Main Meal
  • 1 Dozen Deep fried chicken wings
  • Fish n Chips $15
    • battered Hoki fillet with fries, salad garnish, tartar sauce
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $16
    • served on top of mash smothered in gravy just like mumma's
  • The Classic $9
    • Eggs on toast with grilled tomato
  • Tempura Battered Prawns $16
    • served with sweet chilli, salad garnish & fries
  • Chicken and Bacon Stack $16
    • grilled chicken, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli, served on ciabatta with fries
  • Club Sandwich $15
    • deluxe ham, lettuce, tomato, cheese & mayonnaise with fries
  • Pancake $9
    • served maple syrup, ice cream or cream
  • French Toast $16
    • served with bacon, grilled banana maple syrup & ice cream
  • Canterbury Cheesemongers Cheeseboard, quince, parmesan & poppyseed biscuit, salted caramel walnuts $15.00 / $23.00 / $29.00
    • see blackboard (Priced 1 / 2 / 3 x 40g serve)
  • Chargrilled 200g Canterbury beef fillet, bone marrow crust, Akaroa black pudding, bacon & leek champ, shallot, garlic and red wine jus (gf*df*) $39.50
  • Roast parsnip risotto, walnut, apple, horseradish, goat cheese (v,gf) $16.00 / $29.50
  • Sticky toffee pudding roulade, salted caramel & salted caramel ice cream $15.50
  • Warm pear tart, Earl Grey tea vanilla ice cream $15.50
  • Shellfish, smoked groper, mussel, clam, saffron & tomato bouillabaisse, garlic aioli, crouton $19.50
  • Warm free range saffron chicken, fennel and herb salad (gf, df) $19.00
  • Harissa roasted aubergine, black lentil and chia, herbs & organic leaves (v,gf,df*) $15.50 / $30.00
  • Barry's Bay Cheese Selection $18 For 1 / $28 For 2
    • A selection of local cheeses from Barry's Bay. Cheddar crisps, sliced apple, home grown quince paste
  • Seafood Platter to Share $55.00
    • Salmon, crumbed prawns, scallops, fried calamari, demi tasse of crayfish bisque, mussels, ginger beer battered orange roughy, salad and toasted ciabatta
  • Crayfish Bisque $13.00
    • Nelson crayfish roasted and reduced into a flavoursome liquor then blended with cream. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Cotswold Porridge $12.00
    • Porridge and banana dusted with brown sugar, served with cream or milk
  • Chicken Tikka $25.00
    • Medium Indian curry with basmati rice, naan bread and mango chutney
  • Mussels with honey, soy and sesame seeds $8.00
  • Toasted Sour Dough Bread with Butters $12.00
    • Plain, anchovy and parsley butters
  • Tudors Breakfast Fit for a King $22.50
    • Two eggs any style, crispy bacon, grilled tomato, Cumberland sausage, grilled mushrooms, hash browns, tomato chutney and grilled Ciabatta
  • Teriyaki Chicken
    • The go-to sushi. Avocado and red pepper accompanies our tasty teriyaki chicken with a spread of mayo
  • Double Avocado Chicken
    • Need that extra avocado hit? The avocado is doubled in this number to accompany our teriyaki chicken
  • Exec Lunch Box 1 $12.00
    • Create some serious lunch envy with this super selection of sushi to nigiri and even a little chicken on rice
  • Premier Platter $35
    • 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). delivery free may apply
  • Vegetarian (GF)
    • A Vegetarian and vegan's delight. The goodness of pickle, cucumber, avocado, red pepper and carrot are all rolled into one
  • 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
  • Nigiri (GF)
    • A real sushi connoisseurs dream. Nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice
  • Fresh Salmon (GF)
    • New Zealand's finest King Salmon from the Marlborough Sounds is rolled up with avocado to give you a real omega 3 hit.
  • Takoyaki, Wakame $6.50
    • Bonito flakes, Japanese mayo
  • Salad of the Day $6.50
  • Add ice cream $2.00
  • Rice $2.00
  • Pulled Pork Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Cantonese style pulled pork, Asian pickles, White sesame
  • Baoger Combo $16.50
    • Your choice of Baoger + Fries + Salad + Soft Drink/Coffee/Tea
  • Golden Mantou $5.50
    • topped from your choice of Strawberry, Matcha, Chocolate sauce
  • Fried Tofu $5.50
    • Vietnamese tamarind sauce
  • Eggs florentine $14.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, poached eggs with creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce
  • Omelette $16.00
    • Freshly made to order with a choice of three fillings- mushroom, ham cheese, spinach, onion, tomato.
  • Vegetarian breakfast $16.00
    • Eggs, spinach, mushroom, hash brown, grilled tomato & toast
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, streaky bacon and poached eggs topped with hollandaise
  • Breakfast stack $15.00
    • Hash Browns, grilled tomato, bacon & eggs
  • Big breakfast $20.00
    • Sausages, bacon, eggs, hash brown, mushroom, grilled tomato & a side of toast
  • Lamb Salad $23
    • grilled lamb fillet served w. balsamic strawberry, baby spinach, red onion, mint pesto and kumara chips
  • Trio Omelette $19
    • served w. house smoked salmon & cream cheese
  • Beef Steak $18
    • 180g beef steak, served w. salad, fries and sauce of your choice from mushroom, green peppercorn or red wine jus
  • Bohemian Breakfast $20
    • Bramborák (Czech savoury potato pancake), spinach, bacon free range poached eggs
  • Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $22
    • served with semi dried tomato, Kalamata olives, red onion, mesculin lettuce and bread croutons
  • Deep Fried Ice Cream $14
    • deep fried ice cream served with whipped cream and berry compote
  • Pasta of the Day N/A
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Bramborák $22
    • famous Czech savoury potato pancake filled w. chicken and seasonal vegetables
  • Phad Kee Mao Gai $15.00
    • Medium fried rice noodles with chilli and basil
  • Talay Tod Kra-tiem Prik Tai $18.00
    • Sauted garlic, pepper mixed seafood with veges and rice
  • Crispy Chicken with Satay sauce and rice $20.00
  • Phad Goong Met Mamuang $20.00
    • Mild prawns with cashew nuts, vegetables & rice
  • Phad Goong King $19.00
    • Stir fried ginger prawns with vegetables & rice
  • Phad Thai Mu $15.00
    • Fried rice noodles with egg, bean, sprout, veges and peanuts
  • Tod Mahn Pla $9.00
    • Medium fish cake
  • Shoo Shee $20.00
    • Medium spicy curry sauce with veges and rice choice of prawn, fish, squid and mixed seafood
Spice 'n' Life

Spice 'n' Life

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

033274139

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Indian , Pakistani , Thai , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

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