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

  • Caesar Salad $18.90
    • w/ chicken
  • Sides all $3.90
    • bacon, egg, sausages, salt roasted tomato, potato rosti, mushroom, toast
  • Wedges $6.00
    • w/ Sour cream and Sweet chilli sauce
  • 2 Eggs $10.90
    • any style with toast
  • Potato Rosti Stack $16.90
    • w/ smoked salmon and salad of red onion, tomato, capers and a dill Aioli
  • Big Breakfast $18.90
    • Potato rosti, salt roasted tomato, 2 eggs, bacon sausages, mushrooms and ciabatta toast
  • Blue Cod and Chips $16.90
    • w/ salad
  • Bagels From $4.80
    • BLT, BLET, Salmon w cream cheese and capers, cream cheese and pesto
  • -Vinagrete
    • Thin tomato slices, fresh local herbs, lemon juice and olive oil
  • Farofa (DF/GF)
    • Roasted cassava root flour
  • -Cordeiro
    • Lamb leg, marinated
  • -Linguiça Vegetariana
    • Vegetarian sausage (on request)
  • -Coxa de Frango
    • Chicken drumstick, marinated in barley malt
  • Queijo Frito
    • Cheese Sticks
  • -Picanha ao Alho
    • Brazilian traditional rump cut, seasoned with garlic
  • -Coração de Frango ( must try )
    • Chicken hearts very tasty and traditional skewered barbecue in Brazil, marinated in barley malt
  • The Naan $16.5
    • herb naan, cream cheese, spinach & tomato compote with your choice of either bacon or mushrooms
  • Grilled Cheese & Tomato Baguette $13
    • our own medley of cheese with caramelised onion & terra viva relish
  • Mushroom, 2 eggs, spinach $5
  • Classic French Toast $18
    • brioche french toast with maple & banana
  • Streaky bacon, kransky sausages, (3) $6
  • Toast, hash brown, hollandaise, tomato, crumpets $4
  • The texture salads - your choice of either smoked salmon & bacon jam / smoked chicken & bacon jam / grilled haloumi & eggplant jam $24.5
    • each served with layers of pesto, tomatoes, baby spinach, pickled beetroot, herb quinoa, spiced pepitas, curried crème fraiche & vegetable crisps
  • Cheese Plate $26
    • french brie, whitestone windsor blue and vintage cheddar served with bread, terra viva chutney, pickled onions and grapes
  • 180g ora king salmon $38.00
    • ebly wheat, beetroot & roquette salad w avocado salsa verde
  • Bearnaise $3.00
  • Crisp apple slaw $7.00
  • Goose fat roasted $7.00
  • Waitoa free range chicken supreme $36.00
    • chorizo & pea risotto, salsa roja
  • Panko & paremsan lamb sweetbreads $19.00
    • with pickled minted peach & snow pea
  • Warmed mammoth olives, shaved parmesan $11.00
  • 1 selection $15.00
  • Stir Fried Broccoli $15.00
  • Fried Pork with Fish Sauce $20.00
  • Chicken and Mushroom Soup S $5.00 M $13.00
  • Fried Lettuce with Bean Curd Sauce $15.00
  • Roasted Pork $26.00
  • Honey B.B.Q. Pork $26.00
  • B.B.Q. Pork and Roasted Duck on Rice $16.00
  • Hot and Sour Soup M $13.00
  • House smoked chicken breast(GF) $25
    • Wrapped in bacon on crushed herb potatoes, 
sautéed spinach, roasted carrots and jus.
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
.
  • Caesar salad $17.50
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, croutons and shaved parmesan bound 
with an anchovy dressing and topped with a poached egg… add chicken or salmon:( $4.50 per choice)
  • Beef ribeye – 300 gm $33
  • Red-wine braised canterbury lamb shanks (GF) $25
    • On creamy mash, with roast vegetables.
  • A bit on the side each item $4.50
    • Grilled mushroom, beer battered onion rings, grilled tomato, fried eggs (2), roasted potatoes, golden fries, coasters house salad, seasonal vegetables, mushroom sauce, pepper sauce, red wine jus.
  • Chicken nuggets $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • Mini hot dogs $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • Lamb shank
    • Our very famous lamb shank cooked the boteco's special way (best seller)
  • South american fish escabeche $28.90
    • Delicious crumbed fish with shrimp sauce, seasonal vegetables
  • Picanha (600g) $44.90
    • Rump cap, onions, pico de gallo, farofa, rice, black beans
  • Pita bread $2.50
  • Kokeba $18.90
    • Traditional beef minced made into a ball filled with tazitzki sauce
  • Chicken greek salad $25.00
    • Chicken breast marinated in boteco marination grilled and served with greek salad
  • South american fries $17.90
    • Crispy hand cut potatoes, with bacon, mozzarella cheese and sour cream
  • Boteco's home made beef lasagne $22.90
    • How mama used to make it to us
  • -Small $6.00
  • Grilled Chicken S $7.50 / M $9.50 / L $11.50
    • Grilled chicken pieces with rice garden salad
  • -Medium $8
  • Pizza Slices $3.50
  • no carbs kebabs also available
  • -pide $7.00
  • -pide $7.00
  • -2 Shish kebabs with Riice $10.00
  • 1 Dozen Wontons
  • Steak with Satay Sauce $12.00
  • Steak Curry on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Prawn Mushroom Chow Mein $12.00
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $11.00
  • Lemon Chicken $13.00
  • Plain Egg Foo Young $10.00
  • Spring Roll $2.20
  • Vegetable Manchurian $11.99
    • Vege Manchurian Balls In Home Made Sauce With Soy, Chilly, Honey
  • Pita Bread $2.00
  • Meat $3.00
  • Chilly Chicken $11.99
    • Chicken Cooked With Capsicum, Cauliflower And Onions
  • Fish Choices Includes Hokey, Red Cod N/A
  • Turkish Delight $0.50
  • Snack Box $8.50
  • Chicken Noodles $11.99
    • Noodles Cooked With Chicken, Capsicum, Onions And Cabbage
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Tarakihi $4.00
  • Fish $5.00
  • Hoki $3.00
  • Double Meat $4.50
  • RodCod $4.00
  • Mushroom $3.90
  • Large $10.50
  • Meat $3.00
  • Kofta (Beef minced with Egyptian flavour) $10.50
  • Extra Sauces 0.20¢
  • Medium $8.50
  • Crab Stick $1.70
  • Lamb $12.00
  • Balini $2 / $24
    • Savoury pikelets with an assortment of gourmet toppings
  • Mini filo Triangles $2.20 / $26.4
    • Chicken & mango or spinach or mashroom or chicken and mushroom
  • Sausage Rolls $2.5 / $30
    • Plain and cheese
  • Cottage Savouries $1.50
  • Mini Filled Gourmet Rolls $3.30 / $39.6
    • A variety of gourmet fillings
  • Chicken $4.50
  • Mini Sausage Rolls $1.30 / $15.5
  • Mini Pizza $2.20 / $26.4
    • baby pizzas with an assortment of gourmet toppings
  • Chili Prawns (3 Skewers) $18
  • Camembert & Quince Jelly $14
    • rolled in chopped hazelnut
  • Crisp Pickled Vegetables $12
    • with black olive pesto
  • Goat-Mother Chili Cashews $8
  • Hot Softies $32
    • Sof shell crabs, bird’s eye chili, garlic, lemon, kaffir lime, tomato
  • Arsi Foul (Aniseed Chicken) $16
  • Soft-Shell Crab $22
  • Yum Yum Kip $16
    • Chicken, spinach, mung bean, sushi ginger, peanuts and cucumber
  • Lamb/Chicken $14
  • Combination Chicken & Falafel L $13
  • Piroshkies
  • Barberry Rice & Chicken (Zereshk Polloh & morgh) $14
  • Split Peas & Lamb (Gheymeh) $15.00
  • Combination Lamb & Chicken L $14
  • Persian Chicken Salad (Olohveeyeh) $5
    • Mashed potato chicken, egg, gherkin, covered in mayonnaise and served with complimentary pita bread
  • Open souvlaki or extra meat (on large souvlaki only) $2.50
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