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

  • HUNTERS CATCH OF THE DAY $27.50
    • Please ask your friendly host for today’s offering, served with your choice of salad and fries or roast vegetables
  • Garlic Aioli $3.00
  • Please ask your friendly wait staff for today's offering
  • Freshly Baked Bread
  • KIDS BANGERS & MASH $10.00
  • PORK BELLY SALAD (GF)
    • Pork belly with spinach salad, spiced carrot, kumara, chickpeas, roasted seeds and fresh herb dressing
  • Seasonal Salad $6.00
  • HAM OFF THE BONE $19.00
    • Served hot or cold, thick sliced NZ ham served with honey mustard, salad and fries
  • Potato fritter $1.50
  • Chips - Half scoop $2.00
  • Mussels $1.00
  • Curry roll $2.50
  • Doughnut $2.00
  • Squid ring $1.00
  • COD/HOKI/DORY
  • Chicken nugget $0.80
  • Pad Thai $20.00
    • Thailand Most Famous Stir Fried Rice Noodles Dish (Prawns Or Seafood)
  • Khao Pad (Thai Fried Rice) $20.00
    • Fried Rice With Vegetables, Egg & Fish Sauce(Prawns Or Seafood)
  • Marinated Pork Spare Ribs(4-6 Pcs) $10.00
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Thailand Most Famous Stir Fried Rice Noodles Dish (Vegeterian, Chicken, Pork Or Beef)
  • Penang Curry $18.00
    • Thick Coconut Milk Based Curry With Chilli & Vegetables(Vegetarian, Chicken, Pork Or Beef)
  • Sweet & Sour $20.00
    • Prawns Or Seafood
  • Tom Yum Soup $18.00
    • A Clear Soup With A Blend Of Spicy And Sour (Prawns Or Seafood)
  • Tom Yum Soup $16.00
    • A Clear Soup With A Blend Of Spicy And Sour (Vegeterian Or Chicken)
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • -Chicken of beef are recommended $18.00
  • -King prawns / mixed seafood $20.00
  • Gare Phud Phed(spicy lamb) $20.00
    • Quality lamb cooked with a variety of Thai herbs and spices including chili paste, pepper corns and kaffir lime leaf
  • Calamari with sweet chili paste and vegetables $20.00
  • Yum Nua
    • Typical Bangkok style beef dish with chili, lime juice, onion, cucumber and tomato
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $4.00
  • Chicken beef or pork $14.00/$22.50
  • X.O fried rice chicken beef pork or BBQ pork $15.50/$24.50
  • SET MENU 1 MIN OF 4 PEOPLE $26.00
    • Chicken mushroom soup/Vietnamese fresh spring rolls/fried spring rolls/beef salad/chicken ginger/pork satay/beef mix vegetable & cashew nut/steam rice/creme caramel
  • Chicken beef or pork with mixed vegetables
  • BBQ pork egg noodles $14.00/$22.50
  • Vegetable Rice noodles $14.00/$22.50
  • King Prawn Salt & Pepper $20.50/$38.50
  • CAMEMBERT CHEESE $15.90
    • Wedges of creamy camembert served with plum sauce & toast.
  • WEDGES $7.50
  • 6 ONION RINGS CRUMBED $6.00
  • ROAST OF THE DAY $17.50
    • Served the traditional way. Your waitperson will advise.
  • MIXED GRILL $27.80
    • Steak, sausage, bacon, tomato, onion rings, eggs & fries.
  • BATTERED SCALLOPS (EACH) $3.00
  • SEAFOOD BASKET $19.90
    • Succulent seafood deep fried to perfection & served with fries, side salad & tomato & tartar sauces
  • GARLIC LOAF $8.50
    • Mini loaf with garlic butter.
  • Beef with Cashew Nuts $12.00
  • Curry Chicken Mein $10.50
  • Dim Sum $0.60
  • Beef with Pineapple Mein $11.00
  • Lemon Chicken $11.50
  • Pork Egg Foo Young $11.00
  • Chicken with Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Bami Gorin (Fried Noodles) $11.00
  • Breakwater Benedict $22.50
    • Ciabatta - Free Range Eggs - House Smoked Salmon - Hollandaise
  • Prawn Martini $20.50
    • Chilli Mayo Shrimps - Shredded Lettuce - Avocado Smash - Prawn Cutlets - Warmed Foccacia
  • Breakwater Benedict $19.50
    • Ciabatta - Free Range Eggs - Streaky Bacon - Hollandaise
  • Beer Battered Fish N Chips $22.50
    • Fresh Fish – Garden Salad - Fries - Tartare & Tomato Sauce
  • Spinach & Feta W Poached Eggs $18.50
    • Fresh Spinach - Crumbled Feta - Basil Pea Pesto - Homemade Hash - Free Range Poached Eggs drizzled w Olive Oil & Dukkah
  • Smoked Salmon Bruschetta $23.50
    • Toasted Multi Grain - Boursin Cheese Spread - Our House Smoked Salmon - Free Range Egg Omelette - Tomato Red Onion Salsa - Crispy Capers
  • Avocado & Tomato Bruschetta $18.50
    • Ciabatta - Cream Cheese - Avocado Smash - Fresh Tomatoes - Rocket - Lemon Pepper Dressing
  • Zucchini Fritters W Bacon & Rocket $18.50
    • Zucchini Corn Chilli Fritters - Slow Roasted Tomato - Sour Cream - Crispy Bacon Bits served w Rocket then drizzled w Chilli Oil
  • 2x Lemonfish, 1/2 scoop $10.00
  • Kiwi burger $12.00
    • W bacon, fried egg, beetroot
  • Calamari $10.00
    • 10x
  • Mussels $6.00
    • 6x
  • Chicken burger $11.00
  • Bacon & egg $11.00
  • Fish burger $11.00
  • Gurnard $7.00
  • Oven warmed olives with mint $8.00
  • Bacon and Eggs on Toast $14.50
    • Two eggs cooked any style with kiwi streaky bacon and grilled tomato
  • Crayfish Bisque $13.00
    • Nelson crayfish roasted and reduced into a flavoursome liquor then blended with cream. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Truffled Scrambled Eggs $14.50
    • Scrambled eggs, seasoned with chive and truffle salt, served with grilled tomato and toasted Ciabatta
  • Croissant and Coffee $12.00
    • Freshly baked croissant filled with ham and Gruyere served with espresso coffee of your choice
  • Coleslaw $7.00
  • Mussels with honey, soy and sesame seeds $8.00
  • Toasted flatbread with warm chilli and cheese dip $8.00
  • Organic Chicken Supreme (GF) $32.00
    • Organic Chicken Supreme resting on Wilted Spinach, Pumpkin & Saffron Risotto & finished with house made basil pesto >>
  • Soup of the Day (*)
    • Served with warm Bread rolls and Butter
  • Local Akaroa Salmon Fillet (HC) $33.00
    • Pan fried & miso glazed Akaroa salmon served on truffled Jersey Bennes, with sauteed vegetable noodles, sundried tomato pesto and blistered cherry tomatoes
  • Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
    • With your choice of one of these supreme Killinchy gold flavours: Vanilla Bean / Manuka Honey and Almond / Chocolate Fudge Brownie / Maple and Walnut. Served with chocolate sauce. Hazelnut wafer, chopped nuts and whipped cream
  • Pappardella Novelo M $24.50 / L $27.00
    • Garlic, onions, mushroom, bacon and mixed with sauteed chicken in a white wine cream sauce and fresh herbs.
  • Vegetarian Delight (V) (HC) $27.50
    • Mediterranean vegetable ragout accompanied with Israeli cous cous, lemon and polenta gnocchi, Portobello mushroom and mainland feta and sauteed spinach
  • Trio of Pork $33.00
    • Apple tree farmed Pork loin wrapped in streaky Bacon, served on Kumara and Pumpkin mash with spiced Pear puree, Granny Smith and prune compote in Parmesan cup, Carrot and Courgette stack and finished with Pork Mousse and Jus
  • Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
  • Sirloin Ciabatta Prime sirloin thinly sliced with Chumichurri sauce in ciabatta bread -
  • Les Amuses-Bouche To start the soirée, Nico will whet your appetite with an assortment of hors d’œuvre to choose from the canapés menu. -
  • Coq au Vin A French favorite of corn fed chicken pieces marinated in red wine, braised with mushrooms, bacon and baby onions -
  • Chocolate and Coffee Pyramid coated in Belgium milk chocolate -
  • Escargot Snails cooked in their shells with garlic butter -
  • Crêpes Façon Suzette Crêpes served with an orange and Cointreau coulis, topped with homemade vanilla bean ice cream -
  • Mini crême brulée -
  • Chocolate Marble Cheesecake Belgium white and dark chocolate cheesecake, served with an orange and Cointreau coulis -
  • Crepes $16.00
    • Served with berries, banana, cream & maple syrup
  • Choose from $7.00
    • Ham, chicken, bacon or falafel
  • Brekkie $7.00
    • Bacon, fried egg, hollandaise
  • Fruit toast $8.00
    • Two thick slices with jam & cream cheese
  • Cinnamon porridge Topped with apricots, brown sugar & cream
  • BLT $7.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise
  • Extras and sides $4.00
    • Hash browns, sausages, bacon, tomato, mushroom, eggs
  • Muesli & fruit $10.00
    • Served with seasonal fruit & natural yoghurt
  • Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
    • with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus
  • Liquorice Parfait n/a
    • w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
  • Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
    • on crispy wonton sheets
  • Breads and House Dips n/a
  • Housemade Pappardelle n/a
    • with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
  • Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
    • w vanilla bean ice cream
  • Herb Marinated Chicken Breast n/a
    • on smashed potato and green beans with a creamy garlic thyme sauce
  • Eye fillet on Thyme Gratin n/a
    • with prosciutto wrapped leeks and a mixed peppercorn sauce
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Special Moroccan marinated chicken served on bed of salad with roasted cashew nuts and grilled brie cheese
  • Beauvais Mixedgrill $20.50
    • Minute steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, served with mushroom, pesto tomato and chips.
  • Breads with Pesto, Hummus, & Olive Oil $8.50
  • Mushroom $18.50
    • Sautee mushroom balsamic reduction finished with cream topped with bacon and poached egg on toasted rye
  • Vegetarian Stack $21.50
    • Homemade vegetarian patties stacked with corn fritter, mushroom, grilled tomato and halloumi cheese served on a split of garlic & thyme sauce, and homemade creamed, sundried tomato pesto sauce.
  • Sausage $5.00
  • Mushroom $4.50
  • Stuffed Mushrooms $10.50
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