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

  • Sautéed Calamari with 'anon, olives and fresh herbs $12.00
  • Sumac beef kofta with pomegranate sauce $16.00
  • Moroccan Tagine slow cooked lamb and quince $12.50
  • Large $10.00
  • Harira (Hearty Soup: Lamb, chickpeas and vegetable) $12.00
  • Medium $7.50
  • Moroccan meatball With tomato and sauce $18.00
  • Large $10.00
  • -Add beef patty $3.00
  • -Add chicken $4.00
  • The spanish $16.00
    • Chorizo, chicken, feta, red pepper & mushroom
  • Apple pie $10.00
    • Served with cream & french vanilla ice cream
  • -Add bacon $1.50
  • Angus sirloin steak $27.50
    • Grilled 200g sirloin steak cooked to perfection and served with any two sides and your choice of sauce
  • Cheesy pizza bread $9.00
    • Pizza base loaded with mozzarella & feta cheese and topped with fresh herbs
  • Cheesecake of the day $12.00
    • See our special board for todays slice of heaven
  • Teriyaki chicken-don $13.00
    • teriyaki chicken on rice
  • Chicken cutlet $9.50
    • deep fried chicken cutlet with BBQ cutlet sauce
  • Fresh tuna sushi $10.50
  • Ontama kimchi gyu-don $14.00
    • gyu-don with soft boiled egg & kimchi topping
  • Curry ramen $12.80
    • curry flavor
  • Buttered scallops $7.00
  • Spicy miso beef combo $15.00
    • stir fried tasty beef with spicy miso sauce, mini salad, rice & miso soup
  • Kara-age curry $13.00
    • golden fried crunchy chicken & japanese style chicken curry on rice
  • Creamy Mushrooms on Toast: $17.00
    • Sliced Portabello Mushrooms in a creamy sauce served on foccacia
  • Scrambled eggs on toast: $12.50
  • Salad Plate: $15.00
    • Your selection from our freshly made salads with toasted foccacia
  • Open Chicken Sandwich: $17.50
    • Fresh Lettuce with Pan fried Chicken breast, brie, Pesto & Mayo on toasted foccacia
  • Children’s size Scrambled eggs on toast $9.00
  • with salmon and cream cheese $10.00
  • (Our eggs are free range & bacon, hashbrowns & sausages Gluten Free)
  • Sides $5.00
    • Eggs (2), Hashbrowns (2), Bacon (2), Herb Sausages (4), Oven Roasted Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Smoked Salmon
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.70
  • Chocolate Explosion Doughnut (jam/apple) $3.00
  • Extra Sauces 0.20¢
  • Small $7.50
  • Turkish Delight $1.00
  • Burger N/A
    • 1 cheeseburger, 1 scoop of chips. 1 selected softdrink
  • Vegetarian Pattie $2.00
  • Medium $9.00
  • Sago pudding with coconut cream, palm syrup, roast almonds (GF)​ $14.00
  • ​Ice cream sundae (GF)​ $10.00
  • ​Polenta fries with mayo $8.00
  • Oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwich with vanilla bean ice cream $7.00
  • ​Hereford beef burger with Sriracha mayo served with French fries $21.00
  • ​Mongolian stir-fry lamb with cumin, chili, served with steamed buns or steamed rice (GF) $28.00
  • ​Asian slaw salad $8.00
  • ​Crispy eggplant, fragrant Sichuan sticky sauce, pickled ginger (VG&GF)​ $16.00
  • Crisp Vietnamese Pancake w/ minced prawn, pork, peanuts, bean sprouts $19.00
  • Thai red curry tofu w/ green beans $26.00
  • Wok fried fresh market vegetables $14.00
  • SP Vegeterian pad thai $22.00
  • Green curry of market fish w/ fresh bamboo, banana, eggplant & Thai basil $35.00
  • Wok fried spicy jungle pork w/ green beans, basil, kaffir lime & young pepper corns $28.00
  • House-made coconut ice crea w/ Young coconut fresh, Sugar palm fruit, caramelised pineapple, peanuts $14.00
  • Slow cooked beef rib w/ Basil, Spniach, Chilli & Garlic $31.00
  • Basket of Wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Sausage Rolls $3.50
  • Fish & Chips $8.00
    • Fish Bites served with tomato sauce or tartare sauce
  • - Cheese & Onion
  • Vegetarian Snack $8.00
    • Spring rolls, Samosas, Onion Rings, served with chips & sweet chilli sauce
  • - Ham & Cheese
  • - Ham, Cheese & Tomato
  • Basket of Chips $6.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • PASTA COMBO $15.50
    • lasagne, macaroni cheese or sherpherds pie with coleslaw & chips + 420 ml Coca- Cola Range
  • ROAST ROLL COMBO $12.90
    • roast roll beef, pork, lamb or chicken with coleslaw & chips + 420 ml Coca Cola Range
  • ROAST SANDWICH COMBO $12.90
    • roast sandwich beef, pork, lamb or chicken with coleslaw & chips + 420 ml. Coca- Cola Range
  • ROAST MEAT ROLLS (beef, pork, lamb or chicken) $6.90
    • roast meat roll
  • WEDGES WITH SOUR CREAM $6.50
  • MACARONI CHEESE $10.50
  • ROAST SANDWICH (beef, pork, lamb or chicken) $10.00
    • with chips and salad
  • CHIPS $4.00
  • Roasted Corn and Bacon Chowder $16.00
    • Served in a sour dough bread cob
  • Texmex Nachos Melt $18.50
    • Baked with, jalapenos, smoky Mexican farty beans served with spicy guacamole, sour cream and loads of melted cheese
  • Anti-Pasto Platter $35.00
    • Including assorted cheeses, rookworst, pepperoni, smoked chicken, pastrami, smoked salmon, pickled vegetables, olives served with freshly baked parmesan flat breads
  • Mario Puzo's Margherita $22.00
    • Roma tomato sauce, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, basil and fresh garlic
  • Horrendous Honolulu $24.00
    • Kids love it, real pineapple, real ham, real cheese..... - if we have to do it...it has to be a good one!
  • N.Y.P.D. Report $25.00
    • Sticky pig belly, bourbon bbq sauce, cheese with garlic mayo
  • Joey ''The Greek'' Gallo $24.00
    • Feta cheese, black olive, tomato, red onion, bell peppers and artichoke
  • Fredo De Pussi $26.00
    • A beetroot puree base with mushrooms, artichoke, charred pimento, black olives, jalapenos, feta and mozzarella and seasoned with rosemary, thyme and garlic
  • Chef's Medium Salad Box (per person) variety of fresh seasonal & local produce $8.50
    • Salad is fresh/seasonal & changes daily
  • Lean Vegetarian Wrap (2 halves, serves 1-2 people) $10.00
    • Lean wrap filled with seasonal fresh salad, Pure's own made hummus, quinoa & feta for protein
  • Protein Ball (Pure's top selling product) $3.00
  • Energy Ball *Raw $3.00
    • Made raw with fruit, nuts & seeds, coconut
  • Mini Lean Chicken Wrap $3.50
    • Bite sized lean wrap filled with fresh seasonal salad, Pure's own made hummus & sous vide lemon & thyme free range chicken
  • Fruit Platter - Fresh Seasonal Fruit Skewers & Organic Honey Yoghurt $7.00
    • A selection of in-season fresh fruit served with local organic honey yoghurt for dipping (2 skewers per person)
  • Mini Lean Vegetarian Wrap $3.50
    • Bite sized lean wrap filled with fresh seasonal salad, feta, quinoa & Pure's own made hummus
  • Lean Chicken Wrap (2 halves, serves 1-2 people) $10.00
    • Lean wrap filled with seasonal fresh salad, sous vide lemon & thyme chicken & Pure's own made hummus
  • Giant $6.80
  • Prawn Chop Suey $12.00
  • Meat $4.00
  • Plain Won Ton $5.00
  • Spring Roll $2.80
  • Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $12.00
  • Roast Pork $5.00
  • Extras for Burgers $1.00
  • Eggs Royale $19.50
    • Smoked Salmon
  • Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Cos lettuce with bacon,croutons,shaved parmesean,anchovies & a poached egg (available Gluten Free)
  • Bagel – Bacon,lettuce,avocado & tomato finished with aioli $12.50
  • Kids Platter $8.50
    • Ham & cheese toastie, rice crackers, raisins, lolly cake & fruit
  • Smoked Salmon & Hash Browns $19.00
    • Served with a poached egg, avocado & hollandaise (Gluten Free)
  • Bagel – Tomato, cream cheese and basil pesto $10.30
    • A bagel with Tomato, cream cheese and basil pesto
  • French Toast $18.50
    • A classic with bacon, banana and lashings of maple syrup
  • Omelette $15.00
    • Spinach, red onion & cheese or Ham,cheese & tomato (Gluten Free)
  • Hash Browns $4
  • Angus Beef Gnocchi $22.5
    • With sautéed eld mushrooms, rocket, peas and parmesan nished with jus and true oil
  • Chef's Special $19
    • Ask your server for today’s special
  • Ora king salmon $6
  • Aioli $2.5
  • Curly Fries $9
  • Breakfast Burrito $13.5
    • Tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, havarti cheese, housemade beans served with sour cream. Add bacon: $4
  • Sour Cream $2.5
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