The Astro Lounge in Christchurch Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Flatbread $8.00
    • Garlic and cheese
  • Fresh Breads $8.00
    • With green herb butter, balsamic reduction and olive oil
  • Marinated Olives $8.00
    • A warmed selection
  • Hand Cut Potato Chips $8.00
    • With tomato relish
  • Garden Salad $8.00
    • Seasonal leaves tossed in vinaigrette with accompaniments
  • Eat your Vegetables $8.00
    • Seasonal Selection
  • Soup Festival $15.00
    • A rich and spicy soup with pheasant, basil and shredded vegetables
  • Open Monkfish Ravioli $17.00
    • Caramelized monkfish, chorizo, mixed beans and spinach with anchovy glaze and tarragon butter
  • Gold Medal Mussels $16.00
    • Steamed in Spruce beer, glazed under gruyere and speck with Swiss chard salad
  • Akaroa Salmon $17.00
    • Leaves of cured salmon, fried capers, vodka and melon salsa with buttered wholemeal bread
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Baked creamy parfait served with mixed pickles, plum chutney and truffled melba toast
  • Tomato and Fetta Tart $17.00
    • Warm tomato and goat fetta with black olive and avocado cream
MAINS MAINS
  • Festive Plate $35.00
    • Turkey fillet and Ham, baked in madeira. Served with new potato salad, cranberry and asparagus
  • Southern Warehou $35.00
    • Baked with parmesan on braised saffron rice with broccoli, asparagus and harissa
  • Pressed Belly of Pork $35.00
    • With apple and sultana relish. On olive-kumara mash, peas, sage and onion jus
  • Baked Breast of Chicken $35.00
    • With a spinach and hazelnut mousse on a warm barley and romaine salad with salsa verde
  • Vego Plate $26.00
    • Braised eggplant, courgette, mushrooms with asparagus, new potato salad in tarragon mayo
  • Canterbury Lamb $38.00
    • Carved rack on a parsnip rosti with minted peas, charred red pepper, jus and aioli
  • Carved Roast Sirloin of Hereford Prime $38.00
    • With béarnaise, corned beef gratin, green beans, jus and horseradish Yorkshire pudding
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Wild Venison a la Gas $38.00
    • With parsley croquettes and smoked zucchini, roasted pumpkin and raspberry jus
  • The Anti Vego $26.00
    • Pumpkin and spinach tagliatelle with bacon and tomato ragout
DESSERTS AND CHEESE DESSERTS AND CHEESE
  • Crepes a la Gas $16.00
    • Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
  • Gas Paris Brest $14.00
    • Strawberries, banana and passion-fruit in a cream filled choux bun with an almond-caramel sauce
  • Whitestone Windsor Blue (75g) $16.00
    • With gingered walnut loaf and fig chutney
  • Deep-fried Camembert (75g) $14.00
    • With old-school apricot sauce
  • Gas Burnt Cream $12.00
    • Sugar glazed lemon custard with hokey pokey ice cream
  • Festive Pudding $14.00
    • Steamed ginger sticky date pudding with cream and custard
  • Daily Cheese (75g) $16.00
    • With Branston pickle, gherkin and lavoche
  • Chocolate Wafer, Thin Mint $3.00
    • A tiny little thin one

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Market fish, cauliflower pureé, charred cauliflower, cherry tomato, chilli, anchovies and olives (GF) $35.00
  • Francesca’s Antipasti Board cured meats and Italian cheeses with sour dough $25.00
  • GF bases available $3
  • Potato skins with truffle oil, porcini salt, pecorino (GF) ( V) $9.00
  • Napoletana (V) $20.00
    • Tomato, anchovies, capers, black olives, mozzarella
  • Prawn linguine, rocket, sundried tomato, lemon $26.00
  • Chocolate mousse cake $16.00
    • with creme fraiche, praline
  • Cannoli with custard $5.00
  • Fish $6.00
  • Cinnamon Donut $2.80
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
  • Tarakihi Fillet $7.00
  • Blue Cod Fillet $9.00
  • Gurnard Fillet $7.00
  • Seasoned Wedges $4.80
  • 1 Hot Dog, 2 Chicken Nuggets, Donut of your choice, 1/2 Chips, Tub of Ice cream $9.50
  • Indonesian Beef Rendang $19.5
    • Beef cheek simmering in coconut milk and spices, reduced and caramelized by frying into a rich and tender coconut beef stew
  • "Bun" Ha Noi $18.5
    • Vermicelli noodle, lettuce, mint, coriander, peanut, crispy spring roll, and grilled pork served with special le Xo'm sauce
  • Kungpao Chicken $19
    • Spicy, sweet and delicious battered chicken thighs, Szechuan peppercorn, garlic, ginger, spring onions, and dried red chillies, and peanuts
  • Coconut Prawns $9
    • King prawns coated with shredded coconut, served with honey mustard sauce.
  • Shaking Beef Hot Plate $19.5
    • Wok tossed Angus beef, potato, red capsicum, onion, cracked pepper and watercress
  • Prawns $5
  • Fresh Basil and Herbs (Chicken/Beef/Pork) $19
    • Wok fried your choice of meat with fresh basil, hot chilli and fresh vegetables
  • Deng Deng Balado $20
    • Caramelized short rib beef with kaffir lime chilli, lemon and basil
  • Side salad $9.00
  • Pescado entero al horno – whole oven baked fish $39.00
    • Whole fish of the day oven baked & served with santurce salsa
  • Trio vegetal de texturas - vegetable trio $39.00
    • Escalivada marinated mediteranean vegetables with empanadilla pastries & sauteed mushrooms topped with blue cheese
  • Langostinos al ajillo $21.00
    • Australian wild Prawns pan-fried smothered in garlic & olive oil,hint of chilli (4 units)
  • Patatas bravas $14.00
    • Cubed fries & paprika sauce
  • Affogato $12.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream served with a shot of espresso
  • Butifarra garcia $39.00
    • Housemade catalan pork sausage with portobello mushroom & fries
  • Chuletitas de cordero a la parilla $23.00
    • Canterbury spring lamb rack cutlets chargrilled, gourmet potatoes & aromatic olive oil drizzle (3 units)
  • Egg $3.40
  • Mushroom $3.40
  • Steak $4.40
  • Mushroom $2.50
  • Squid Rings 1/2 doz $4.50
  • Ham $2.50
  • Tomato $2.50
  • Extra Fillings $1.00
  • -Add avocado and bacon $14.40
  • Kid's hot dog $4.00
  • Egg / Mushroom / Avocado $1.50
  • -Large $6.00
  • Little master $7.50
    • 80gm beef patty / crumbed chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheddar & choice of sauces
  • Chips
  • Dessert of the day $4.50
    • Ask at the counter
  • -Add edam cheese $9.90
  • Chicken
    • Sweet Thai Chilli, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot & Aioli. Served with Fries.
  • Hash-Browns $ 1.50
  • Beef
    • Our own Homemade Beef Pattie, Tomato Relish, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot & Aioli. Served with Fries.
  • Deep Fried Platters $15.00 / $20.00
    • A selection of Deep Fried Fish Bites, Sausages, Onion Rings, Samosas and Money, Bags served with Fries, Sweet Thai Chilli & Tartare Sauce.
  • Loaded Wedges
    • Wedges topped with Bacon and Cheese. Served with Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli.
  • Eggs Benedict $12.00
    • Toasted Ciabatta topped with Eggs your way, Streaky Bacon & Hollandaise Sauce.
  • Nachos $10.00
    • Cheese Nacho’s topped with melted cheese, Waimairi’s Own Nacho Mince, Sour Cream & Nacho Sauce
  • Egg $ 1.00
  • Extra Toppings $2.00
  • VEGGIE LOVERS $18.50
    • Eggs any style, avocado, sauteed baby spinach, roasted tomato, portobello mushrooms, house made hash brown and potato hash, served on toast
  • ROAST VEGE SALAD $18.50
    • Roasted vegetable medley with herbs, potato hash, mixed lettuce, red onion, feta, toasted pine nuts and pumpkin seeds with a citrus dressing
  • BEEF SALAD $18.50
    • Tender slices of rump steak, fresh herbs, potato hash, mixed lettuce, red onion, cherry tomatoes and cucumber, topped with mung beans
  • BOWL OF CHIPS $6.50
    • Served with house made aioli
  • Add house made hash brown, roasted tomato, baby spinach, portobello mushrooms, house made beans or bratwurst sausage for $3 each
  • PANCAKES $17.50
    • Fresh baked pancakes with your choice of banana blueberries baked inside. Served with streaky bacon, vanilla bean custard and maple syrup on the side
  • BAKED BEANS $16.50
    • House made baked beans with beef mince and crispy bacon. Served with poached eggs and toast.
  • Pan Fried Groper $40.00
    • Ribbon vegetables, wild mushroom and crayfish sauce
  • Battered Fish $24.00
    • Fresh market fish coated in a crispy batter, thick cut fries, tartare sauce, lemon wedges
  • Wakanui Sirloin $58.00
    • Grain fed 250 gram Canterbury Plains sirloin, mushroom compote, diced potato and kumara, grenadine onion, Madeira jus
  • - or individually - creamy brie $6.00
  • Chicken Aranchini $18.00
    • smoked chicken risotto balls, chunky mushroom and tarragon sauce
  • Cajun Chicken Bap $26.00
    • Cajun dusted chicken breast, red onion bap, tomato, grilled mozzarella, crushed avocado, lettuce, thick cut fries
  • Seafood Chowder $10.50 small / $15.00
    • fresh south island seafood, saffron infused creamy seafood base
  • Meat Lovers $17 medium / $23 large
    • chopped bacon, beef, salami, black olives, mozzarella, bbq sauce
  • Rustic fries and aioli $7.00
  • TRI COLOUR SCALLOPS AND BLACK PUDDING (GF)(DF) $16.00
    • scallops placed on locally produced black pudding on a trio parsnip, butternut pumpkin and pea
  • MACS GINGER BEER BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS (DF) $26.00
    • southern ocean orange roughy, served with fries, coleslaw and chunky house made tartare sauce
  • Rustic fries, aioli(GF)(DF)
  • DESSERTS ASSIETTE TO SHARE $20.00
    • creme brulee cheesecake, spotted dick, chocolate mud cake, vanilla bean ice cream
  • TEA OR COFEE AND TOAST $10.00
    • served with a selection of spreads
  • OMELLETE $16.50
    • a three egg omelette with your choice of ham, onion, cheese, mushroom and tomato
  • Polenta chips with chilli sauce $7.00
  • - Cheese and ham
  • Basket of Fries $6.00
    • Thick cut fries served with tomato sauce
  • Seafood Basket $10.00
    • Squid rings, prawn cutlets, fish bites and fries served with tartare and tomato dipping sauces
  • - Cheese and onion
  • - Add fries for an extra $3.00
  • Asian Basket $10.00
    • Samosas, spring rolls, onion rings and fries served with sweet chilli and tomato dipping sauces
  • Toasted Sandwich $3.00
  • Hot Dog & Fries $12.00
    • Two hot dogs and fries served with tomato sauce
  • Fresh Juice - Carrot, apple, pear, ginger, celery, orange $6.00
  • Paninis - Haloumi, sundried tomato, red onion, gherkin and lettuce $9.20
  • Paninis - Teriyaki free range chicken with red peppers and mayo $13.50
  • Espresso short, ristretto or duppio $3.50
  • Vegemite $1.10
  • Long Black $3.50
  • Phoenix $4.00
  • Hot Blackcurrant $3.90
  • Hummus (M/ L) $3.00/ $4.00
  • Shish Kebab 1kg $32.00
  • Shish Kebab $14.00
  • Lamb Kebab 1kg $35.00
  • Harissa (Chilli sauce) $2.00
  • French Fries (M/ L) $3.50/ $5.00
  • Falafel (Vegetarian) $10.00
  • Cucumber Yoghurt $2.50
  • Caesar Salad G $21.50
    • Fresh crisp baby cos lettuce tossed with garlic croutons, crispy belly bacon, soft boiled egg, shaved parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing
  • With Hot Smoked Akaroa Salmon $10.00
  • With Bully’s Beetroot Cured Salmon Gravlax $10.00
  • Dark Chocolaté Décadence [G] $14.50
    • Dark chocolate mousse cube coated in white chocolate. Served with cherry vanilla compote and berry sorbet on a chocolate biscuit
  • Our Homemade Soup of the Day $11.80/ $15.50
    • Served with garlic olive & herb bread (Regular serve/ Large serve)
  • Superfood Cauliflower Risotto Vegan $22.50
    • Edamame beans, chia seed, cauliflower and red quinoa gently cooked into a creamy risotto and topped with kale crisps
  • Vegetarian Linguine V $24.50
    • Sautee courgettes, aubergine, garlic and olives tossed with linguine and finished with cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil and butter topped with shaved parmesan
  • Side of char-grilled breads $4.80
  • - Large $29.00
  • Caeser Salad $18.50
    • Cos lettuce with caesar dressing, croutons and bacon.
  • - Large $29.50
  • Chicken Tenders $8.50
    • Chicken Tenders wedges served with tasty BBQ sauce.
  • Garlic Bread $5.50
    • Fresh bread sticks brushed with our own garlic butter.
  • Capricciosa
    • Pronounce it if you can! Bacon, mushrooms, fresh sliced tomato, capsicum, black olives.
  • - Medium $17.50
  • Chicken and Cranberry
    • Shredded chicken breast with cream cheese, a sprinkling of cashew nuts, more delicious cranberry sauce and parsley. 'Mangiati il fegato'
The Astro Lounge

The Astro Lounge

location

Address

23 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand

phone

Phone

03779166

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: Closed, Thursday: Closed, Friday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: Closed, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Finger Food , Gluten Free , Gourmet Fast Food , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Bar ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Drinks ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
23 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8013, New Zealand