The Bicycle Thief in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH BRUNCH
  • House Made Granola $16.00
    • with poached fruit, yoghurt, panna cotta and milk
  • Smoked Portobello Mushrooms $18.00
    • with house made whole grain toast, truffled ricotta and poached eggs
  • Smoked Portobello Mushrooms $23.00
    • with bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $23.00
    • All with cheddar chive scone, buttered spinach and hollandaise with bacon or smoked mushroom or treacle cured salmon
  • Banana Bread French Toast $18.00
    • with local berry compote, marscapone and honey
BRUNCH - SIDES BRUNCH - SIDES
  • Free Range Bacon $5.00
  • Treacle Cured Salmon $5.00
  • Avocado Smash $5.00
  • Toasted House-made Ciabatta $6.00
LUNCH - STARTERS LUNCH - STARTERS
  • Braised Goat Arancini with Truffle Mayo $15.00
  • Warmed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Polenta Fries with Aioli $8.00 / $12.00
    • Half / Full
  • House-made Rosemary Focaccia $8.00
LUNCH - PRIMI LUNCH - PRIMI
  • Salt cured Warehou Salad with new potato + salsa verde $22.00
  • Roasted Spring Carrot Salad with hung yoghurt, mint + orange $22.00
  • Braised Goat on Focaccia with sweet onions, crispy goats cheese, rocket $24.00
LUNCH - PASTA LUNCH - PASTA
  • Cannelloni $28.00
    • spinach, ricotta + walnut with Chianti tomato sauce
  • Parpadelle $28.00
    • local fresh picked asparagus, broad bean, lemon, Pernod marscapone
  • Spaghetti $30.00
    • clams, crispy prosciutto, garlic oil, lemon, mint, herbs
LUNCH - MAINS LUNCH - MAINS
  • Akaroa Salmon with broccolini, confit vine tomatoes + chives butter $36.00
  • Hereford Ribeye (250g) $37.00
    • crispy potato cake, smoked mushrooms, broad beans, horseradish cream + rich red wine jus
  • Risotto $28.00
    • seasonal + local, please ask your waitperson
  • Tarragon Chicken Breast $34.00
    • Chardonnay tomatoes, charred zucchini, goats cheese, crisp capers
LUNCH - SIDES LUNCH - SIDES
  • Baby peas, truffle, mint, bacon $10.00
  • Seasonal buttered greens $10.00
  • Fries with Bloody Mary ketchup $10.00
  • Iceberg wedge with blue cheese dressing $6.00
LUNCH - PIZZA (All pizza hand stretched + stone baked to order for you!) LUNCH - PIZZA (All pizza hand stretched + stone baked to order for you!)
  • Margherita $24.00
    • tomato base, buffalo mozzarella, freshly picked basil
  • Puttanesca $24.00
    • tomato base, anchovies, capers, black olives, black olives, chilli
  • Prosciutto $24.00
    • rucola -tomato base, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, ricotta, rocket
  • Auttuno $24.00
    • free range smoky bacon, fresh pear, gorgonzola
  • Bianca $24.00
    • potato, Rosemary, oil, caramelised onions, Parmesan
  • Funghi $24.00
    • roasted mushrooms, caramelised onions, gorgonzola, truffle oil
  • Coppa $24.00
    • tomato base, smoked mozzarella, cured pork neck, red onion, chilli
  • Carbonara $24.00
    • free range smoky bacon, free range egg, Parmesan w black pepper
  • Quattro Formaggio $24.00
    • smoked mozzarella, pecorino, provolone, gorgonzola
  • Carne Di Maile $24.00
    • pulled pork, thyme, roasted fennel, provolone, apple, rocket
  • Salmone $24.00
    • treacle cured salmon, garlic oil, capers, red onion, almond, sorrel
  • Asparagus $24.00
    • roasted local asparagus, lemon, soft goats cheese, mint pesto, pine nuts
  • Cervo $24.00
    • seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Tiramisu $14.00
    • our most popular, delicious, classic dessert
  • Affogatto $16.00
    • vanilla ice cream w espresso, hazelnut liquor + biscotti
  • Chocolate Bar $16.00
    • peanut, salted caramel mousse, pop corn + ice cream
  • Baked Blueberry Crostada $16.00
    • frangipane, vincotto, vanilla ice cream
LUNCH - CHEESE (All cheese served w house made lavosh, chutney + fresh fruit) LUNCH - CHEESE (All cheese served w house made lavosh, chutney + fresh fruit)
  • Twice baked gorgonzola soufflé $16.00
  • One cheese $18.00
  • Two cheeses $26.00
  • Three cheeses $32.00
DINNER-STARTERS DINNER-STARTERS
  • Braised Goat Arancini $15.00
    • with Truffle Mayo
  • Warmed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Polenta Fries with Aioli $8.00/ $12.00
    • Half /Full
  • House-made Rosemary Focaccia $8.00
DINNER - PRIMI DINNER - PRIMI
  • Salted poached Warehou $22.00
    • with new potatoes + salsa verde
  • Roasted Spring Carrot Salad $22.00
    • with hung yoghurt, mint + orange
  • White Fish Crudo $18.00
    • with pickled garlic, lemon, squid ink, cherry tomatoes
  • Seared Venison Fillet $22.00
    • with fermented carrots, saffron pickled caulflower, rich jus
DINNER - PASTA/ROSOTTO DINNER - PASTA/ROSOTTO
  • Cannelloni $28.00
    • spinach, ricotta + walnut with Chianti tomato sauce
  • Parpadelle $28.00
    • local fresh picked asparagus, fava bean, fennel with lemon, Pernod
  • Spaghetti $30.00
    • clams, crispy prosciutto, garlic, mint, lemon, herbs
  • Risotto $28.00
    • local, seasonal, please ask your waitperson
DINNER - MAINS DINNER - MAINS
  • Akaroa Salmon $36.00
    • with broccolini, confit vine tomatoes, chive butter sauce
  • Hereford Ribeye (250g) $37.00
    • with crispy potato cake, smoked mushrooms, broad beans, horse radishcream, rich red wine jus
  • Rolled Pork Belly $35.00
    • with soft buttered herb polenta, green beans, watercress
  • Tarragon Chicken Breast $34.00
    • with chardonnay tomatoes, charred zucchini, crispy goats cheese + friedcapers
DINNER - SIDES DINNER - SIDES
  • Baby peas with bacon, truffle oil + mint $10.00
  • Seasonal buttered greens $10.00
  • Fries with Bloody Mary ketchup $10.00
  • Iceberg wedge with blue cheese dressing $10.00
  • Green salad with grana parmesan $10.00
DINNER - PIZZA (All pizza hand stretched + stone baked to order for you!) DINNER - PIZZA (All pizza hand stretched + stone baked to order for you!)
  • Margherita $26.00
    • tomato base, buffalo mozzarella, freshly picked basil
  • Puttanesca $26.00
    • tomato base, anchovies, capers, black olives, black olives, chilli
  • Prosciutto $26.00
    • rucola -tomato base, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, ricotta, rocket
  • Auttuno $26.00
    • free range smoky bacon, fresh pear, gorgonzola
  • Bianca $26.00
    • potato, Rosemary, oil, caramelised onions, Parmesan
  • Funghi $26.00
    • roasted mushrooms, caramelised onions, gorgonzola, truffle oil
  • Coppa $26.00
    • tomato base, smoked mozzarella, cured pork neck, red onion, chilli
  • Carbonara $26.00
    • free range smoky bacon, free range egg, Parmesan w black pepper
  • Quattro Formaggio $26.00
    • smoked mozzarella, pecorino, provolone, gorgonzola
  • Carne Di Maile $26.00
    • pulled pork, thyme, roasted fennel, provolone, apple, rocket
  • Salmone $26.00
    • treacle cured salmon, garlic oil, capers, red onion, almond, sorrel
  • Asparagus $26.00
    • roasted local asparagus, lemon, soft goats cheese, mint pesto, pine nuts
  • Cervo $26.00
    • seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
DINNER - DESSERT DINNER - DESSERT
  • Tiramisu $14.00
    • our most popular, delicious, classic dessert
  • Affogatto $16.00
    • vanilla ice cream w espresso, hazelnut liquor + biscotti
  • Chocolate Bar $16.00
    • peanut, salted caramel mousse, pop corn + ice cream
  • Baked Blueberry Crostada $16.00
    • frangipane, vincotto, vanilla ice cream
DINNER - CHEESE (All cheese served w house made lavosh, chutney + fresh fruit) DINNER - CHEESE (All cheese served w house made lavosh, chutney + fresh fruit)
  • Twice baked gorgonzola soufflé $16.00
  • One cheese $18.00
  • Two cheeses $26.00
  • Three cheeses $32.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken Chow Mee $9.80
    • Egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce.
  • Green Curry Chicken $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce.
  • Sambal Chicken $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce.
  • Mongolian Beef $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with beef and vegetables in special Mongolian sauce.
  • Chicken Satay $9.80
    • Egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in satay
  • Seafood Mee Goreng $11.00
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, calamari, crab meat, fish balls, tofu and vegetables in Malaysian-style sauce.
  • Sweet One $10.20
    • Egg noodles with roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in sweet sauce.
  • Garlic King Prawns $12.80
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, vegetables in garlic sauce.
  • MISO SOUP $2.00
  • SALMON SASHIMI (8 PIECES) $19.00
    • Fresh NZ salmon selected only the freshest for the best sashimi in town
  • KARAAGE (CRISPY CHICKEN) DON $12.90
    • Crispy chicken with sweet ginger sauce & Hachi Hachi mayo on rice
  • GARDEN SALAD WITH THE CHOICE OF PONZU OR SESAME DRESSING $5.90
  • KAKUNI (PORK BELLY) $19.00
    • Pork Belly braised in special sweet ginger sauce
  • GRILLED CHICKEN SLIDER WITH KUMARA CRISPS & KARAAGE CRISPY CHICKEN $9.20
  • TEMPURA UDON $12.90
    • Japanese udon noodle soup with veges & prawn kakiage tempura
  • KAKIAGE TEMPURA OF ONIONS, KUMARA, PRAWNS & BEANS WITH HOT & SPICY MAYO (VEGETARIAN AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) $7.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice $15
    • Stir fried rice with fresh vegetables, egg and chicken
  • Mysore Masala Dosa $13
    • Dosa spread with spicy tomato chutney stuffed with onion, potato, mixed herbs and spices
  • Fresh Lemon/ Lime Juice $4
  • KFC (Kerala Fried Chicken) $18
    • Chicken marinated overnight with special south Indian spices, lemon juice and deep fried, served with salad
  • Puttu and Kadala (chickpea) curry or chicken malabari $14
  • Kerala Special Beef Fry $18
    • Beef cubes cooked with roasted spices, onion, curry leaves and fresh slices of coconut
  • Butter, Garlic and Chilli Naan $4
    • Traditional leavened bread sprinkled with crushed garlic & chilli, baked in the tandoor and finished with butter.
  • Spicy Indian Omelette $6.50
    • Omelette made with freshly chopped onions, green chillies and topped with crushed peppercorns
  • Hot Dogs $2.20
  • Meat Patties $2.20
  • Crab Sticks $2.00
  • Apple Turnover $2.00
  • Potato Fritters $0.90
  • Plain Donuts $2.20
  • Sole Fillets (Crumbed) $5.70
  • Corn Patties $2.50
  • Free-range Pork and Capsicum, Mushroom, Onion, Potato $17.50
    • with Hoisin sauce
  • Green bean salad $12.00
  • Norman's soy beef $18.00
  • Ho Fen (Rice Noodles) $15.50
    • Stir-fried rice noodles with bean sprouts, garlic chives - Bacon with soy sauce
  • Fresh Beef and Capsicum, Mushroom, Potato, Onion $16.50
    • with Black Pepper sauce
  • Pan Fried Pork Buns (for three) $10.50
    • Steamed bun stuffed with pork, ginger spring onion sauce
  • Shanghai Fried Noodles $15.50
    • Fried noodles with seasonal vegetable and Emperor Norman's special Toppings: Chicken with (Kung Pao, teriyaki, satay, spicy) sauce
  • Free-range Chicken and Capsicum, Mushroom, Potato, Onion $18.50
    • with ginger spring onion sauce
  • Cheese... $ 32.00/ $18.00
    • A trio of the best available cheeses served with quince paste, local walnut halves (to share/ for one)
  • Trio vegetal de texturas - vegetable trio $39.00
    • Escalivada marinated mediteranean vegetables with empanadilla pastries & sauteed mushrooms topped with blue cheese
  • Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
    • Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
  • Ensalada de salmon y aguacate $24.00
    • Cured akaroa salmon served with avocado on a warm kumara & parsnip salad
  • Solomillo de buey - fillet of angus beef $45.00
    • Prime fillet grilled, tomato, dauphinoise with portobello mushroom & pedro Ximenez reduction
  • Salteado de habitas con jamon $19.00
    • Broad beans panfried in olive oil with Spanish ham
  • Aceitunas maceradas $10.00
    • Our special marinated olives
  • Extras: croqueta $3.00
  • CFC - Civil Fried Chicken or Cauliflower $10.00
    • w/ chipotle & agave
  • Baked Market Fish $16.00
    • w/ steamed greens & pickled chilli
  • Grilled Courgettes $10.00
    • w/ crispy capers & beurre noisette
  • 200g Striploin Steak $18.00
    • served cut, w/ rocket & parmesan
  • House Made Lemon Curd $10.00
    • w/ honeycomb & walnut bread
  • Lambs Ribs $15.00
    • w/ BBQ sauce & slaw
  • Miso Roasted Eggplant $10.00
    • w/ toasted sesame
  • Hand Cut Chips $10.00
    • w/ aioli
  • Mini Portion of Entree: Soup & Dessert / Main Dish ($12 range) with Rice or Noodle. Note: Prices will be higher with special request $20 Single / $39 Double
  • Beijing Stewed Roast $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Bamboo Nest Veggy Soup $6 Single / $12 Double
  • Stir Fried Rice with Veggy $10.50 Reg / $16 Lge
  • Claypot Tofu
    • Fresh tofu with baby corn and mushroom in claypot
  • Gingery 'Shitake' Soup $6 Single / $12 Double
  • Red Roasted Sesame Soy Chips and Veggy $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Coconut Veggy Curry on Rice $10.50 Reg / $16 Lge
  • Set Menu A $35.00 per person
    • Appetiser - Spring Roll (Vegetarian) / Takoyaki (Octopus Ball) / Main Course - Assorted Sashimi / Nigiri Sushi - Salmon, Fish of the Day / Chicken Teriyaki / Crumbed Prawn / Miso Soup / Steamed Rice / Dessert - Green Tea Ice Cream with Seasonal Fruits (Additional $5.00 to Banana Tempura)
  • Spicy Fish Tempura Sushi Roll $13.00
  • Bronze (6pcs) $12.80
  • Fish of the Day Set (Teriyaki Set or Sea Salt) $16.50
  • Tobiko $4.00
  • Salmon Sashimi $18.00
  • Tuna Sashimi Don $21.00
  • Takoyaki (Octopus Ball) (6pcs) $6.80
  • Tandoori Mushroom - 8 pcs per portion $8.00
    • Mushrooms marinated in a spicy garlic and yoghurt cooked in tandoori oven
  • Tandoori Prawns - 10pcs per portion $18.00
    • Prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs, spices and touch of cream, cooked delicately in tandoor
  • Chicken or Lamb Biryani - Chef Special $15.00
    • Chicken/lamb with special mirch masala
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Wholemeal flour bread baked in tandoor
  • Chicken Manchurian $16.00
    • Boneless chicken coated in egg, black pepper and corn flour deep fried, sauted with garlic, soya sauce and vinegar
  • Garlic Naan $4.50
    • Naan bread sprinkled with fresh crushed garlic
  • Chicken Nihari $17.50
    • Popular Pakistani dish. Roasted chicken pieces mixed with mouth watering pickles
  • Prawns Jalfrezi $19.00
    • Pieces of prawns cooked with green capsicum, coconut milk, tomato, spring onions and spices
  • All served with a bowl of rice N/A
  • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup $5.00
  • All served with a bowl of rice N/A
  • Milk Butter King Prawns (Spicy) $12.00
  • Fried Beef Balls - 12pcs $8.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $11.00
  • Deep fried Chicken with Peking Sauce $11.00
  • Beef with Black Bean Sauce $10.00
  • House Made Focaccia Bread (*) $8.00
    • Our very own baked Focaccia with rosemary, olives and horopito served with Lepanto olive oil & Coriander Yogurt Dip
  • Caponata with Three Cheese Ravioli (V) M $24.50 / L $27.00
    • Tomato, courgettes, eggplant and fresh herbs tossed through fresh pasta and finished with olive oil and basil pesto
  • 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
  • Calamari $16.00
    • Tempura strips of calamari with a fresh melon and radish slaw, soba noodles with green tea and peanut vinaigrette and Wasabi mayo
  • Soup of the Day (*)
    • Served with warm Bread rolls and Butter
  • Rhubarb and Ginger Cheesecake $13.50
    • Delicious rhubarb cheesecake on gingernut base with rhubarb curd and Tuille with Manuka Honey ice cream
  • Fillet of Beef $38.00
    • Grilled angus eye fillet with sweet bread ravioli, beef marrow bon bon, bordelaise sauce, Beetroot Mousse and creamed Spinach
  • Cheese Board for Two $23.50
    • Selection of three mainland reserve cheeses, quince paste, grapes and dried fruits and nuts with accompanying crackers
  • Chocolate Mousse $4
  • Al Funghi (Sml / Med / Lge) $9.5 / $13.5 / $18
    • Mushrooms, mushrooms and mushrooms with cracked pepper to bring out the flavour. Magic
  • Vege Patch (Sml / Med / Lge) $12 / $17 / $20.5
    • Spinach, feta, onion, sun dried tomato, roasted garlic, mushrooms and finished with garlic aioli
  • Satay Chicken (Sml / Med / Lge) $11.5 / $15.5 / $20
    • Shredded chicken breast served with onion and capsicum. Finished with satay sauce and parsley
  • Cajun Wedges $7.5
    • Cajun wedges cooked in 100% vegetable oil, served with sweet Thai chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Smoked Salmon (Sml / Med / Lge) $11.5 / $15.5 / $20
    • Fresh smoked salmon, cream cheese, finished with lemon juice and a sprinkling of chives
  • Lime Chicken (Sml / Med / Lge) $12.5 / $17.5 / $21
    • Shredded chicken breast served with capsicum, red onion and mild red peppers. Served with a wedge of fresh lime and a mayonnaise swiri
  • Smoked Salmon Tag $17.5
    • Served with fettuccine. Filleted and smoked salmon with diced tomatoes in a creamy pesto sauce and garnished with parsley
  • Mango Chicken $19.00
    • Chicken prepared in a mild mango pulp based gravy.
  • Butter Chicken $ 18.50
    • Mild, tomatoes and cream based gravy. Most popular Indian dish in NZ
  • Chicken Kadahi $19.00
    • Thick gravy with crushed tomatoes, capsicum and onions, prepared in Kadahi (iron wok)
  • Chicken-Tikka-Masala $ 19.00
    • Marinated tender chicken pieces cooked with onions, tomatoes and capsicum and flavorsome spices
  • Lamb Saag Wala $20.00
    • Find out why Punjabis’ love spinach. Lamb cooked with chopped spinach with a flavor of garlic and cream.
  • Paneer Makhani $17.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a creamy tomato based gravy
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with cottage cheese
  • Beef Saag $19.00
    • Beef cooked with chopped spinach with a flavor of garlic and cream.
  • Lamb R $10/ L $12
  • Chicken R $8 / L $10
  • -Meat $5
  • Barberry Rice & Chicken (Zereshk Polloh & morgh) $14
  • Combination Lamb & Falafel L $14
  • Combination Chicken & Falafel L $13
  • Combination Lamb & Chicken L $14
  • Lamb/Chicken $14
The Bicycle Thief

The Bicycle Thief

location

Address

136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033224731

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 11:30 PM, Saturday: 9:30 AM – 11:30 PM, Sunday: 9:30 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Bar Not Available ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
136 Old Tai Tapu Road, Kennedys Bush, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand