The Bower & Urban Corner Cafe in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH (available till 2pm) BRUNCH (available till 2pm)
  • Fish of the Day $19.00
    • Market fresh fish in a tempura batter or pan fried served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Open Focaccia Sandwich $18.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken breast in a creamy mushroom & tamagan sauce, served on toasted focaccia
  • Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • cooked just the way you like it, served with Aioli, mustard lettuce, tomato, red onion on warm focaccia bread with fries
  • Thai Beef Salad $21.00
    • Tender marinated beef, pickled mango, crispy noodles, cucumber, tomato, toasted sesame seeds, cashews, fresh coriander, house made Nam Jim dressing
  • Chicken Filo $18.50
    • changes weekly, please check the specials board for the weeks flavor, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Caesar Salad
    • Crispy cos lettuce drizzled in a Caesar dressing, topped with croutons & a poached egg
  • Vegetarian $15.00
  • Chicken & Bacon $20.00
  • BLAT $18.50
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato on gorgeous Turkish bread served with fries
BURGERS BURGERS
  • All burgers served with fries
  • Bower Burger $22.00
    • 180g, Angus Meat Pattie, streaky bacon, hash-brown, egg, cheddar cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, with house made Aioli & smoky BBQ sauce stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Beef Bruger $20.00
    • 180g. Angus Meat Pattie, crispy bacon, lettuce, red onion, tomato & mustard, house made aioli stacked is a warm toasted bun
  • Chicken Burger $20.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast, cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, streaky bacon, house mayo & aioli stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Kiwi Burger $22.00
    • 180g. Angus meat pattie, egg, beetroot, cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, mustard & house mayo stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Fish Burger $20.00
    • Battered fresh market fish of the day, lashings of home made tartare sauce, gherkin, red onion, cheese, lettuce stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Garden Burger $20.00
    • Falafel pattie, mushroom, feta, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & aioli, in a warm toasted bun
  • Extras $2.00 each
    • bacon, egg, mushroom, hash brown, onion rings
PIZZAS PIZZAS
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • A meat lovers mix of Verkerks pepperoni, chorizo, ham of salami with mozzarella cheese & topped with a smoky BBQ sauce
  • Apricot Chicken $24.00
    • Smoked chicken, cashew nuts, cream cheese or mozzarella cheese, drizzled with a tangy apricot sauce
  • Chicken, Cranberry & Brie $24.00
    • Creamy brie cheese, smoked chicken & mozzarella, drizzled with a delicious cranberry sauce
  • Chicken & Shrimp $26.00
    • Smoked chicken, shrimps, baby spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, topped with sweet chilli sauce
  • Hawaiian $20.00
    • Classic Hawaiian pizza, tropical delight of ham & pineapple with mozzarella cheese
  • Cheese $18.00
    • cheese, cheese or more cheese
  • Vegetarian $20.00
    • Seasonal roasted veg, baby spinach, mushrooms, feta, mozzarella, drizzled with aioli
  • Motto Carne
    • see over page
  • All our pizzas are hand stretched, with our own homemade pizza sauce, and meats are sourced from Verkerks Butchery
DINNER MENU (available from 4.30) DINNER MENU (available from 4.30)
  • Bower Salad $20.00
    • Our signature salad, Harrisa chicken thigh, tossed with slow roasted seasonal veges & chick peas drizzled with a deep roasted sesame dressing (vegetarian option available)
  • Fish of the Day $23.00
    • Market fresh fish, battered or pan fried served with seafood salad & fries
  • Mushroom Fettuccine $18.00
    • Fettuccine pasta tossed in a flavoursome creamy mushroom sauce
  • add chicken $22.00
  • Chicken Filo $20.00
    • changes weekly, please check the specials board, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Thai Beef Salad $21.00
    • Tender marinated beef, pickled mango, crispy noodles, cucumber, tomato, sesame seeds, cashews, fresh coriander, house made Nam Jim dressing
  • Caesar Salad $20.00
    • Chicken, bacon, crispy cos lettuce drizzled in a Caesar dressing, topped with croutons & a poached egg
  • Creamy Chicken $23.00
    • Sliced breast of chicken, mushrooms, bacon, onion, in a creamy mushroom & white wine sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Rib-eye Steak $32.00
    • 200g. Angus rib-eye, with garlic shrimps, served with salad & fries, choice of mushroom, peppercorn sauce, gravy or garlic butter
  • Surf & Turf $32.00
    • 200g. Angus Rib-eye, with garlic shrimps, served with salad & fries, choice of mushroom, peppercorn sauce, gravy or garlic butter
  • Baby Back Ribs Small $28 Large $35
    • Fall off the bone baby back ribs with a kick ass hickory sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Extras $3.00
    • Onion rings, Eggs (2), Mushrooms, Tomato, Hash-browns (2)
KIDS $15 COMBO KIDS $15 COMBO
  • (Meal only, without combo $12.00)
  • Choose a meal, a drink (apple juice, orange juice, chocolate milk, or frizzy) and an ice cream
  • Pizza
    • Hawaiian or cheese
  • Fish Bites
    • served with fried & tomato sauce
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • 6 chicken nuggets, served in a basket with fries & tomato sauce
  • Popcorn Chicken
    • 8 pieces of popcorn chicken, served in a basket with fries
  • Mini Cheese Burger
    • 120g. Angus meat pattie, with lettuce, cheddar cheese & fries
  • Kids Platter
    • cocktail sausages, nuggets, popcorn chicken, seasonal fruit & salad
  • Kids Ice cream Sunday $6.00
  • Spider Drink (fizzy & ice cream) $6.00
KIDS PARTY MENU KIDS PARTY MENU
  • Option 3 $15.00
  • Fresh fruit
  • Option 1 $13.00
  • Fish bites
  • Chicken nuggets
  • Fries
  • Jelly
  • Drink
  • Option 2 $13.00
  • Hawaiian pizza
  • Fries
  • Jelly
  • Drink
  • Fairy Bread
  • Cheerios
  • Fries
  • Jelly
  • Drink
  • Kids party menu must be ordered minimum 3 days in advance, price is per child.
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Chocolate Mousse $12.50
    • A very delicately blended chocolate mousse, served with ice-cream, cream and berries
  • Sticky Date Pudding $12.50
    • Smothered with butterscotch sauce, ice-cream and berries
  • Creme Brulee $12.50
    • Served with ice-cream, cream and berry coulis
  • Chocolate Brownie $12.50
    • Warmed decadent chocolate brownie, served with ice-cream and cream
  • Daily Creation $10.00
    • Please check with our staff for today’s special dessert creation
  • Ice-cream Sundae $8.50
    • Your choice of chocolate, caramel or berry

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Toast n’ Spreads $10
    • Toasted sourdough, multigrain, or G.F bread. Served with house made jam, cream cheese, peanut butter or honey.
  • Shoe String Fries $8
    • With truffle mayo and house ketchup.
  • Eggs your way $12
    • Choice of free range poached, scrambled or fried on toasted sourdough, multigrain or G.F bread.
  • Shakshuka $22
    • Turkish style baked eggs w/ feta, herbs and Turkish bread.
  • Granola $16
    • Served with yoghurt gel, chai seeds, sago, mascarpone foam and fruit textures.
  • Sides - spinach, roast tomato, hollandaise $3
  • Savoury Crumpets $22
    • Served with prosciutto ham, fried egg, vine tomatoes, manchego cheese and smoked garlic emulsion.
  • Sides - smoked salmon, bacon, chorizo $5
  • Chicken Cous Cous Salad Winter roast vegetables, mixed leaves, cous cous, honey mustard vinaigrette, chargrilled chicken, tzatiki and cucumber ribbons $24.90
  • House made potato rosti $4.90
  • Mini Chicken Drums (GF) With a chilli jam, kaffir lime and ginger sauce. $12.90
  • - Medium / Large
  • Smoked tomato $1.50
  • Vegetable Pakoras (GF) Onion and cauliflower deep fried in a cumin, coriander and spiced chana batter, with riata. $10.90
  • Brandy Wafer Panier - Sliced banana, caramel sauce, Chantilly cream and chocolate shavings $11.90
  • Mussels (GF*) Green lipped mussels sauteed in a creamy white wine sauce, with toasted ciabatta. $10.90 / Main $18.90
  • Kids Tostada $12
    • A crispy tortilla with house made tomato relish, roasted tomato, cheese and a fried egg
  • Add Bacon $4
  • Breakfast Tostada $18
    • Crispy tortillas with avocado salsa verde, re-fried black beans, heirloom tomatoes, jalapeno, rocket and fried eggs, topped with melted cheese
  • Crispy Pork Loin Salad $21
    • Crispy Pork Loin served on a salad of vermicelli noodles, fresh summer greens with a honey soy dressing
  • Pancakes $20
    • Sweet: Lemon and blueberry pancakes topped with zested yoghurt, toasted coconut and almonds
  • Bacon & Egg $8
    • One free range egg, scrambled, poached or fried, served with streaky bacon and your choice of toasted sourdough or multigrain
  • Halloumi Salad $21
    • Grilled halloumi with baby greens, avocado, heirloom tomatoes, herb shoots, toasted seeds, finished with a zesty balsamic lime dressing
  • Bowl of Wedges with Sour Cream $11
  • Simos $25.00 per person
    • Chef's choice, with selection of dips and bread
  • Seafood chowder $13.50
  • Large $10.00
  • Moroccan meatball With tomato and sauce $18.00
  • All served with Moroccan Hat bread
  • Three Berry Cheese Cake (GF) $7.90
  • Moroccan Tagine slow cooked lamb and quince $12.50
  • Medium $7.50
  • Paua Patty (battered) $5.80
  • Giant Burger $8.00
    • Two beef patties, cheddar cheese, bacon, egg, pineapple, lettuce, onion, chow & tomato sauce.
  • Steak Burger $6.40
    • Two beef patties, steak fried with onion & Gary's seasoning, lettuce & tomato sauce.
  • Family Pack $24.90
    • 2x fish, 2x small hotdogs, 2x sausages, 4x potato fritters, 2x meat patties and 2 scoops of chips.
  • Crab Stick (battered) $2.00
  • Veggie Roll $3.20
  • Cheepy, Cheapy, Chicken Burger $4.90
    • Chicken patty, lettuce, onion and mayo.
  • Spicy Wedges $4.20
  • Scallops (dozen) $26.00
  • Double Meat $5.50
  • Sole Fillet $7.00
  • Kumara Chips $4.80
  • Seafood Stick $2.60
  • Sausage $2.80
  • Mussels (dozen) $12.00
  • Chips $2.80
  • Chicken Tikka $14.00
    • Chicken fillets marinated in yoghurt, fresh spices and then cooked in Tandoor. Six pieces per portion.
  • Lamb korma $10.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked in creamy dry fruit sauce and spices.
  • Aloo Gobi $14.90
    • auliflower and potatoes cooked in exotic spicy sauce with tomatoes and ginger.
  • Lamb Handi $16.90
    • A bone less cubes of lamb cooked with tomatoes, onion, cream, fresh corianders and thick gravy. Highly recommended Indian pearl dish.
  • Lamb Posht $16.90
    • Tender cubes of lamb sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato, ten cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices.
  • Vegetable Samosa $6.00
    • Golden brown crispy pastry filled with traditional Indian stuffing. Two pieces per portion
  • Prawn do Payaza $18.90
    • Prawns cooked in light spiced flavoured sauce and diced onion, ginger, garlic and spices.
  • Kuchumber $3.00
    • Diced onion, tomatoes, corianders with touch of lemon juice and spices
  • Chef's Weekly Special N/A
    • Please see the blackboard behind the bar
  • Fish Goujons $13
    • Battered in our fresh craft beer batter & served with lime aioli.
  • Spicy Chilli Squid $12
    • Served with lime aioli.
  • Fries with Chipotle Mayo $9
  • Venison Sliders $15
    • In a fresh toasted ciabatta with blue cheese sauce, beetroot, mesclun and horopito relish.
  • Spicy Tortilla Chips and Volstead Salsa $11
  • Chicken Burrito OR Vegetarian Burrito $18 / $15
    • Served with mesclun salad, spiced rice, corn salsa, black beans, red onion, capsicum and Volstead chilli.
  • Garden Salad with Toasted Seeds $13
    • Fresh seasonal greens with our house dressing and toasted seeds.
  • Gohan $3.00
    • rice
  • Kai $32.00
    • soft shell crabs with seasonal vegetables tempura (main)
  • Dacho $34.00
    • ostrich 200g
  • Tatsutage $17.00
    • rock & roll (deep fried chicken & lettuce) with mayonnaise
  • Ebi $19.00/ $32.00
    • prawns with seasonal vegetables (entrée/main)
  • Gyu $32.00
    • skotch Fillet 180g
  • Shifudo salada $12.00
    • seafood salad
  • Unagi Don $28.00
    • teriyaki eel on bed of rice (main)
  • Garlic Bread $7.50
    • With house made confit garlic butter
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • 200gm sirloin with salad greens, beetroot relish and crispy onion rings in artisan bread, served with fries
  • Caesar Salad (GF available) $15.50
    • Streaky bacon, toasted croutons, caesar dressing, cos lettuce, oregano shaved parmesan and anchovies (optional) Add Chicken $4.00
  • Ground Beef Burger $15.50
    • House made beef pattie with gruyere cheese, pickles and aioli, served with fries
  • Jacket potatoes (GF) $8.00
    • With sour cream, tomato relish and chilli salt
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon(GF) $18.50
    • Pan seared liver, onions, mushrooms, bacon, jus and creamy potato mash
  • Roast of the Day (GF available) $15.00
    • Ask your server about today’s roast
  • Quesadilla $8.00
    • Abode chicken with smoky salsa, chipotle mayo and cheddar cheese
  • Add : Mash & Gravy/ Roast Vegetables/ Side Salad $7.00
  • Meat Lovers: $13.50
    • When sausage, bacon, pepperoni and steak come together to make a mouth watering feast for you or to share with friends.
  • Cheese & Garlic: $12.00
    • With mozzarella, cheddar & parmesan cheese on a garlic base this little number is great for a snack between friends.
  • GF. Mixed Grill $18.00
    • This massive meal comes with a 120g ribeye steak, two sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast & a grilled tomato.
  • All Burger Meals are served with Chips
  • The Miller Burger $14.00
    • The original mammoth with two beef patties, cheese, gherkin, salad and grilled onions served with a tangy tomato relish.
  • Vegetarian Filo Parcel $17.00
    • Fresh filo pastry filled with pumpkin, feta, spinach, onions and pine nuts. Served with a fresh garden salad.
  • Add : Ham/ Egg/ Bacon/ Sausage/ Meat Pattie/ Mushroom $5.00
  • Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $6.5
  • Paleo with coconut yoghurt & almond milk add $2.50
  • Mushroom $4 50
  • Coconut Yoghurt $3.5
  • Warrior Breakfast (gf. wf. df. paieo option) $18.5
    • Beetroot relish, poached eggs, breakfast beans, spinach & mushrooms served on Kumara hash.
  • Add Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $5.00
  • Poached Organic Eggs $16
    • With. Micro Salad. Raw Spinach and Artichoke Ketchup
  • Egg $2.5
  • Ace Bento Set $24.00
    • Chicken teriyaki / mixed tempura / dumplings (3pcs) / salmon sashimi (3pcs), rice, miso soup
  • • Prawn
  • King Dragon Roll $ 25.00
    • King prawns, eel, cucumber, avocado
  • • Beef
  • Sashimi Salmon Don $ 15.00
    • Fresh salmon, onion, sesame seed, cucumber, avocado, wasabi, spring onion, green beans
  • California Roll $ 15.00
    • Crab meat, cucumber, avocado
  • Kids Teppan Set $ 25.00
    • Comes with steamed rice. (for under 12 year olds) Gyoza (3pcs). A choice of:
  • • King Salmon
  • ●Small
  • Polenta batons, parmesan, truffle aioli $11.00
  • Pork, beef and lamb meatballs, napoli, chilli, parmesan $17.00
  • Akaroa smoked salmon, buffalo mozzarella, cream cheese, capers, rocket, red onion $24.00
  • Caprese salad, buffalo mozzarella, basil, heirloom tomatoes $15.00
  • Pete´s pasta, bucatini, bacon, chilli, red pepper, red onion, garlic, napoli, cherry tomato, parmesan $24.00
  • Parmesan and herbed crumbed pork, cherry tomatoes, capers, lemon, rocket $17.00
  • Coastal spring lamb, herb spread, chilli, pistachios $15.00
  • BEEF BURGER THE WORKS Beef pattie, bacon, fried egg, cheese, tomato and lettuce served in a toasted sesame bun accompanied with makikihi fries $20.50
  • Crispy Chicken Wings $9.00
    • with chipotle dip and pineapple relish
  • (+) Add grilled chicken (+) $4.00
  • Makikihi Fries $9.00
    • with rosemary salt, served with aioli or gravy
  • MAC’S BEER BATTERED FISH ‘N CHIPS Fresh NZ fish in a Mac’s gold batter tartar sauce, lemon and a garden salad served with makikihi fries $20.00
  • Fried Calamari $14.00
    • with garlic mayonnaise and lemon
  • SUPREME STEAK SANDWICH Sirloin steak, caramelized onion, garlic aioli, tomato and lettuce served in a ciabatta accompanied with makikihi fries $21.50
  • Mac's All Day Breakfast $21.50
    • Eggs any style, bacon, venison sausage, grilled tomato, wilted spinach, mushrooms and potato rosti served with a toasted ciabatta
The Bower & Urban Corner Cafe

The Bower & Urban Corner Cafe

location

Address

487 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8083, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033889138

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , Italian , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Nightlife ,  Bar ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
487 New Brighton Road, New Brighton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8083, New Zealand