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

  • Open Beef Burger and Chips $16.90
    • w/ Red onion relish
  • Bagels From $4.80
    • BLT, BLET, Salmon w cream cheese and capers, cream cheese and pesto
  • Potato Rosti Stack $16.90
    • w/ smoked salmon and salad of red onion, tomato, capers and a dill Aioli
  • Caesar Salad $18.90
    • w/ chicken
  • 2 Eggs $10.90
    • any style with toast
  • Chips $6.00
    • w/ Aioli or tomato sauce
  • Blue Cod and Chips $16.90
    • w/ salad
  • Wedges $6.00
    • w/ Sour cream and Sweet chilli sauce
  • -Alcatra
    • Rump Steak
  • Salada de Maionese
    • Potato Salad seasoned with homemade mayonnaise
  • Prato do Dia
    • Chef`s choice dish of the day
  • Tuesday to Sunday Dinner from 5:00pm
  • ●Pork
  • -Costela de Boi
    • Beef Spare ribs
  • Mandioca Frita (DF/GF/V)
    • Cassava Chips
  • Sobremesa do Dia $ 12.00
    • Dessert of the Day
  • Fish $2.50
  • COD/HOKI/DORY
  • SEAFOOD PACK $23.50
    • 3 Musells, 2 scallops, 2 Prawns, 2 Oysters, 2 squid Rings, 1 Chips, 1 Salad
  • FISH MEAL $10.50
    • fish, chips, sauce, lemon
  • FAMILY PACK $29.50
    • 5 Fish, 2 Chips, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Donuts, 1 salad
  • PRAWN MEAL $19.50
    • garlic or tempura prawns (6), salad, chips, lemon
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Hot dog $2.00
  • KARAAGE CRISPY CHICKEN CURRY $14.90
    • Japanese style curry with crispy chicken
  • GRILLED CHICKEN SLIDER WITH KUMARA CRISPS & KARAAGE CRISPY CHICKEN $9.20
  • SALTED JAPANESE SOY BEANS (EDAMAME) $5.00
  • KARAAGE CRISPY CHICKEN $16.00
    • Crispy chicken with sweet ginger sauce
  • SEARED SALMON $2.90
  • ABURI SALMON DON $16.90
    • Seared New Zealand salmon with traditional teriyaki sauce & Hachi Hachi mayo on rice
  • KAKUNI (PORK BELLY) $19.00
    • Pork Belly braised in special sweet ginger sauce
  • KUMARA CRISPS $ 2.50
  • Chicken Vindloo $15.90
    • A very hot curry prepared with vinegar and spices with Vindaloo paste.This dish originates from Goa.
  • Pearl’s Special Lamb $10.00
    • Diced Lamb fillets cooked with freshly ground spices and herbs, an all time favourite.
  • Lamb korma $10.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
  • Keema Nan $4.50
    • Nan bread stuffed with spices and lamb mince.
  • Tandoori Prawn $16.90
    • Prawn marinated with spicy yoghurt cooked in Tandoor. Ten pieces per portion.
  • Butter prawns $18.90
    • Delicacy of barbecued prawn cooked in a smooth tomato based paste,cream and mild Indian spices (mild dish).
  • Kadai Paneer $15.90
    • Cottage cheese, onion & capsicum seasoned with spice and cooked in onion gravy
  • Pearls’ Mix platter for two $19.90
    • Consist of 2 onion Bhaji , 2 vegetable samosa’s, 2 lamb kebab, 2 Pearl Special Chicken ,2 Chicken Tikka.
  • Fresh Spring Roll with Prawns GF $14.90
    • with mint coriander and garden fresh vegetables
  • Fresh Fruits Salad with Yoghurt or Chocolate Sauce GF, (can be DF, V without Sauce) $12.90
    • Seasonal fresh fruits salad, your choice of natural yoghurt or homemade dark chocolate sauce
  • *Our soup is Gluten free, and can be vegetarian.
  • Kai Phad King $26.00
    • Wok fried chicken with ginger 26
  • Wok Seared Mushroom Omelette $15.90
  • Grilled Marinade Chicken with satay sauce $12.90
  • Tom Kha Kai $12.90
    • chicken, lemongrass, kaffir lime leave, galangal, coconut cream, coriander, mushroom
  • Panang Beef Curry (medium) $29.00
  • Double Decker Mince Taco $13.50
    • Soft flour tortilla layered with traditional pinto beans then wrapped around a crispy shell. Filled with our famous seasoned mince and topped with guacamole
  • Cheese Quesadilla $10.00
  • Longboard Taco Salad $15.10
    • Pulled pork carnitas with seasoned black beans, fresh fruit salsa, chipotle crema and guacamole
  • Cheese Nachos $10.00
  • El Dippo $8.00
    • A bowl of our traditional pinto beans topped with cheese, salsa, sour cream and served with a basket of freshly-made tortilla chips
  • Bean Burrito $10.00
  • Chicken Fajita Taco Salad $16.60
    • Fresh garlic & lime chargrilled chicken with fajita veggies, seasoned black beans and guacamole
  • Taco Salad $13.40-$14.60
    • traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($13.40) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($13.40) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($14.10) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($14.40) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($14.60))
  • Spicy Bamboo Pork $17.00
  • Vegetarian Chew Kua Teaw $14.00
  • -Beef, Chicken Or Pork $16.00
  • Char Me Fried Instant
  • -Seafood $17.00
  • -Beef, Pork Or Chicken $17.00
  • Khor Ko Khmer Beef Stew With Rice $15.00
  • Satay Burger Beef Or Chicken $18.00
  • Falafel
    • Extra meats or Falafel added. $3
  • Falafel $9
    • Deep fried mixture of broad beans, chick peas and moroccon spices served with a choice of tzatziki sauce or homemade hot and spicy tomato sauce and fresh salad.
  • -Arabic rice
  • -Bean Salad
  • Moroccan tagine dishes are slow-cooked savory stews, typically made with diced meat, poultry, or fish with seasonal vegetables
  • -Marinated Calamari $12.50
  • -Grilled Fish $14.50
  • -Lamb $13.50
  • Lemon Chicken $17.50
    • Tandoori chicken cooked in oven and then simmered in yoghurt, onion, tomatoes, lemon juice and cream
  • Raita $3.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with cucumber, tomato and mild soothing spices
  • Prawns Koliwada - 10pcs per portion $18.00
    • Prawns dipped in a spiced chickpea flour batter and deep fried
  • Cheese Pakora - 6 pcs per portion $6.00
    • Indian cheese layered with coriander then lightly dipped in spiced chick pea batter and finished in hot oil
  • Veg. Fried rice $10.00
    • Vegetables with rice fried in soya sauce and eggs
  • Chicken or Lamb Madras $17.50
    • Choice of chicken/ lamb pieces cooked with onion, green chillies and oriental spices
  • Baigan Bharta (seasonal) $16.00
    • Eggplant roasted in tandoor and mashed then cooked in ghee with garlic, ginger and seasoned with herbs and spices
  • Daal Makhni (Chef Special) $14.00
    • Black lentils and kidney beans cooked over low heat spiced up with special herbs and spices
  • Bread & Dips $18.00
    • 3 House dips & fresh baked bread
  • Pavlova & Fresh Fruit $12.00
    • Crusty mini pavlova, berry couli, fresh fruit, ice cream & cream
  • Akaroa Sea Run Salmon $28.00
    • Dukkah crusted served medium rare with a garlic citrus aioli, seasonal salad & herb roasted potato bites
  • MP's Marinated Feta $24.00
    • Beetroot chutney, Tomato, Olives, Pomegranate pate
  • Kapiti Kikorangi Blue $26.00
    • Apple chutney, Spiced walnuts, Pear pate
  • The Vegetarian - Pistachio Cashew Pesto Lasagne $26.00
    • Pistachio cashew pesto, roasted eggplant, pumpkin & red peppers, Talbot forest mozzarella & parmesan bechamel, seasonal salad
  • Double Chocolate Coconut Brownie $12.00
    • Rich chocolate brownie with cranberries & toasted almonds, MP's pinot/ port sauce, ice cream & cream
  • Kapiti Smoked Havarti $24.00
    • Tomato relish, Cucumber pickle, Fig pate
  • Niku Udon $13.50
  • Steamed Rice L $4.00 S $2.50
  • Jumbo Teriyaki Chicken Roll 8P $12.00
    • Cabbage, Mayo, Teriyaki Chicken
  • Soup Dumpling $9.50
  • Mayo $0.50
  • Combination Box $16.00
  • Stick Sushi $3.50
    • Fresh Salmon, Tuna-Mayo Chicken, Vegetable
  • Dumpling Curry $13.50
  • HAPPY BUTTIE $10.00
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, hash brown,cheese, egg + free hug
  • BLAT $9.00
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato
  • *ALL BACON BUTTIES COME WITH AIOLI MADE BY ANDY'S MUM & SMOKEY BBQ SAUCE
  • BIG BREAKFAST $10.00
    • bacon, egg, hash brown, cheese. sausage + respect
  • BERNIE $11.00
    • bacon, avocado. egg, hash brown, cheese, sausage + a cheeky smile
  • JAZZ bacon, lettuce avocado, tomato, egg, extra bacon created by our friends sharon & jane $10.00
  • BROTHER $12.00
    • bacon, lettuce. avocado, tomato, hash rown, cheese, egg, sausage, chorizo + bro hug
  • SHANE $12.00
    • bacon, egg, hash brown, cheese, sausage, chorizo, extra bacon + an empowering handshake
  • Moroccan Beef Meatball Regular $11.50 Large $14
  • Chicken Regular $11.50 Large $14
  • Lamb Single $11.50 Double $15
  • Marinated Prawn Single $12 Double $15
  • Moroccan Couscous
  • Roasted Vegetable Salad
  • Chicken Single $11 Double $14
  • Grilled Chicken Reg $13.50 Large $16.00
  • Pad Thai $17.50
    • Thick noodles fried with a mixture of veges
  • Fried Rice (Kao Pad) $17.50
    • Light meal mixed vegetables, tomato, egg & broccoli
  • Fried Rice $17.50
    • (kao Pad)light meal mixed veges, very nice
  • Fish Cakes $9.50
    • 7 pieces
  • Pad Thai $17.50
    • Thick noodles fried with a mixture of veges, carrot & peanuts
  • Yellow Curry (Gaeng Gari) $17.50
    • The milder of the curries with potato cashews & vegetables
  • Tom Yum Chicken $10.50
    • Coconut cream on top
  • Deep fried fish fillet $22.00
    • (Choo Chee Pla) Fish of the day fillets deep fried with spicy sauce
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