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

  • The Beastmaster $19.00
    • Secret recipe free range pork belly, braised low and slow in hard cider, slapped with aioli and filled with green apple and fresh mint slaw with pomegranate dressing
  • Short stack of 2 pancakes $11.50
  • Rock Around the Cluck $19.50
    • Chicken, fried steak, tender top sirloin steak with a delicious country fried crust. Topped with our creamy sausage gravy and served with a side of crispy hashbrowns and 2 eggs how you like them
  • Add sloppy Jose beef mince for $2.50
  • The Philadelphia Experiment $19.50
    • Thin sliced sirloin steak sauteed with mushrooms, grilled onions and peppers. Served in a fresh baked, butter grilled roll with Big deal sauce and our signature queso cheese sauce.
  • Reverend Horton Heat Hash $19.50
    • House made corned beef sauteed with hashbrowns, bacon, onions, capsicums, secret spices and served with 2 eggs any style
  • Locked and Loaded $10.00
    • Twice cooked potato skins loaded with cheese, bacon and spring onions plus some secret spices. Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Cinnamon Girl $6.00
    • Have you seen the cinnamon rolls go by your table yet? Order one for now, one to split, one to take home. Then come back tomorrow. They are that good
  • Chalaw Kabab Chicken, Salad. Drink S $10 / L $14
  • Chalaw Kabab Lamb, Salad, Drink S $10 / L $14
  • Nandagh Kabab Chicken, Salad, Drink S $9 / L $13
  • Nandagh Kabab Mixed. Salad, Drink S $9 / L $13
  • Naan $3
  • Falafel S $8.5 / L $12
  • Chalaw Halve Lamb, Salad, Drink S $11 / L $15
  • Nandagh Kabab Lamb, Salad. Drink S $9 / L $13
  • PRAWN CUTLET $1.50
  • CHEESE $4.70
  • PINEAPPLE RING $1.70
  • CHICKEN NUGGET $0.60
  • CHOCOLATE DONUT $2.30
  • DONUT $2.20
  • FAMILY PACK OPTION1 $16.00
    • 2 FISH, 2 HOTDOGS, 2 MEAT PATTIES, 2 SCOOPS
  • 1/2 SCOOP $1.70
  • JAPANESE WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN $10.00
  • TEPPAN PRIME CUT BEEF DON $16.90
    • Prime Cut NZ Beef Teppanyaki style w/ Traditional teriyaki sauce on rice
  • TEPPAN PRIME CUT BEEF SET $20.00
    • Teppanyaki Style w/ traditional teriyaki sauce
  • PORK TONKATSU $17.00
    • Japanese famous thick-cut deep fried pork fillet at it's best
  • PORK CUTLET KATSU DON $13.90
    • Deep-fried thick pork cutlet with onion & free-range egg simmered in sweet dashi sauce
  • SWEET EGG $2.20
  • TEPPAN TERIYAKI CHICKEN $16.00
    • Chicken cooked teppanyaki style with traditional teriyaki sauce
  • PORK CUTLET KATSU CURRY $14.90
    • Japanese style curry with pork cutlet
  • Aloo paratha $4.50
    • leavened flatbread stuffed with mashed potato and spices
  • Fish tikka masala $18.50
    • marinated fish fillets grilled on skewers and cooked in tikka masala sauce
  • Lamb seekh kebab (6 pieces) $15.00
    • mince lamb cooked on skewers marinated with ginger, garlic, onion, coriander leaves and smoked in tandoor
  • Wada (6 pieces) $6.50
    • mashed potato balls lightly spiced and fried, served with tamarind chutney
  • Prawn kadai $18.50
    • prawns fried in a kadai and cooked with tomatoes, onion, crushed ginger, garlic, spices and finishes with fresh coriander
  • Chicken jalfrezee $17.00
    • boneless cubes of chicken cooked with green capsicum, coconut milk, tomatoes , spring onion and spices
  • Chilli paneer $16.00
    • cottage cheese marinated with spices and deep-fried, further cooked with capsicum, onion, garlic and a blend of soya sauce, chilli sauce and vinegar
  • Amritsari fish (6 pieces) $14.50
    • fish fillets battered in slightly spiced gram flour and lemon juice, then deep-fried. served with tamarind chutney
  • Ice Cream Soda spiderman (raspberry), casper (lemonade), batman (coke) (vanilla ice cream, dulce de leche) N/A
  • Kid’s mini lamb roast $15.0
  • Warm Salad $19.5
    • LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS
  • Fizzies lemonade, coke, raspberry N/A
  • Hand-cut chip potatoes with spiced south island sea salt $6.0
    • LUNCH - SWEET
  • North Canterbury Lamb $32.0
    • fennel & chorizo, white miso beurre blanc
  • North Canterbury Lamb $32.0
    • with brie cheese & needle mushrooms
  • Banana Split $5.0
    • marshmallow & fresh fruit salad, mini meringue
  • Vegetable platter $23.00
    • Selection of vegetables with a potato rosti, served with dipping sauces
  • Eye fillet $33.50/$39.50
    • Bacon wrapped 260gm eye fillet with our red wine jus (1 side/2 sides)
  • Fun platter $12.50
    • A mix of finger foods, including popcorn and lollies
  • Thai beef salad $20.00
    • Strips of beef, spring onion, roasted cashews, tomato, sesame seed and fresh salad greens, all tossed with a sweet chilli dressing, topped with crispy noodles
  • Prawn salad $21.50
    • Prawns cooked in garlic butter, tossed through red onion, fresh pear, tomatoes, salad greens and topped with camembert cheese and lemon dressing
  • Izone beast burger $24.50
    • Homemade beef patties, bacon, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion relish, melted cheese on a toasted vienna bun
  • All day breakfast stone $20.00
    • Tastes so good on the stone. Two eggs, bacon, tomato and mushroom with fries and hollandaise
  • Soup of the day $14.50
    • Ask your waitperson
  • Goat Bhuna $14.00
  • Seekh Kebab $8.50
    • Minced Lamb combined with green herbs and spices, skewered and slow cooked in the tandoor.
  • Saagh Goat $14.00
  • Papdi Chaat $6.50
    • Crisp fried wafers along with boiled chick peas, potatoes, yogurt and tamarind chutney topped with chaat masala and sev.
  • Half Tandoori Chicken $11.90
  • Saagh Murg $12.00
  • Vege Biryani $12.90
  • Rogan Josh $12.00
  • -Small $5.90
  • -Regular $8.20
  • -Large ( 17PC ) $5.90
  • Squid Ball $4.00
    • Deep Fried Squid Ball, Serve With Japanese Mayo
  • Teriyaki chicken $10.90
  • Fried Chicken Lover $10.60
    • Fried Chicken On Rice Four Piece Crispy Chicken Sushi Two Piece Crispy Chicken Seaweed Salad Fruit
  • -Large $8.90
  • - Large $8.90
  • Spicy Grilled Chicken Noodle $16
    • Stir-fried noodle with spicy grilled chicken and vegetables cooked in a blast fried wok
  • Tang Su Yuk $ 25
    • Lightly battered pork strips with fragrant hot sweet and sour sauce
  • Pa Jeon (Green Onion Pancake) $ 19
    • Savoury seafood pancake with prawn, squid and spring onion, mussels
  • Kimchi’s Salad(V) $ 9
    • Kimchi & fresh salad with special soy dressing >>
  • Galbi-2 (Spicy Grilled Chicken) $25
    • Grilled boneless chicken pieces with sweet potato and cabbage, mixed in a red chili sauce
  • Kimchi and cooked rice are sautéed in a pan Beef or Chicken $18
  • Kimchi Tofu Salad(V) $ 11
  • Kimchi Bokkeumbap $16
  • Sauteed Baby Vegetables / Creamy Kumara Mash / Seasoned Wedges & Sour Cream $7.50
  • Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
  • Vegetarian Delight (V) (HC) $27.50
    • Mediterranean vegetable ragout accompanied with Israeli cous cous, lemon and polenta gnocchi, Portobello mushroom and mainland feta and sauteed spinach
  • House Made Focaccia Bread (*) $8.00
    • Our very own baked Focaccia with rosemary, olives and horopito served with Lepanto olive oil & Coriander Yogurt Dip
  • Garlic Bread (V) $9.50
    • Toasted baguette topped with garlic butter, pesto and Parmesan, served with aged balsamic and olive oil
  • 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
  • Angus Tomahawk (*) $37.00
    • 350gm Angus Rib eye on the bone with side of Beer battered Fries, Petite salad and your choice of Blue Cheese butter, Mushroom sauce or Jus
  • 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
  • MEAT PATTY $1.50
  • BLUFF OYSTERS 6 FOR $15.00
  • PINEAPPLE RINGS $1.50
  • FISH $1.50
  • MUSSELS EACH $1.00
  • MINI SPRING ROLLS 3 FOR $1.00
  • SCALLOPS EACH $1.50
  • SAUSAGE $1.50
  • Curious George $22.50 / $32.50
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, banana, brie cheese.
  • Mississippi Mud Cake $10.00
    • Served with a hot caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream.
  • Ice Cream Spider $6.00
  • New York Classic $22.50 / $32.50
    • Garlic, oregano.
  • Vegan $22.50 / $32.50
    • Fresh vegetables, sun dried tomatoes and nuts - no animal or dairy products.
  • Moroccan $22.50 / $32.50
    • Moroccan seasoned lamb on caramelized onions, with yogurt and mint sauce. Wow
  • Garlic Bread $7.00
    • New York recipe. A quick way to start your meal.
  • Americana $22.50 / $32.50
    • Pepperoni, pepperoni and more pepperoni.
  • Croquettes $3.20
  • Gourmet & Sausage Roll $5.00
  • Savouries $2.00
  • Mince $4.50
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • Cottage $5.00
  • Mince & Cheese $4.50
  • Chicken Vege $5.00
  • Crème Brûlée $15.00
  • Silver Fern beef fillet $43.00
    • Agria, Braised Brisket, Parsnip crisp - Cooked to order: bleu / rare / medium-rare / medium
  • Agnolotti pasta $42.00
    • Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion
  • Ora King salmon pastrami $26.00
    • Cucumber and horseradish sorbet, Lemon, Gingerbread
  • Lemon Curd $16.00
    • Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
  • Pan-fried Duck breast $44.00
    • pickled butternut, beet root fondant, Fennel, marinated orange
  • Steak tartare $24.00
    • Hens yolk, Baguette
  • Farmhouse Duck & Pork Terrine $26.00
    • Cider gel, Granny Smith apples
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