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

  • 1 Fish / 1 Hot Dog / 1 Scoop Of Chips / 1 Sausage / 1 Crabstick / 2 Potato Fritters / 1 Pineapple
  • Cod $5.50
  • 3 Fish Bites $2.50
  • Blue Cod $6.00
  • Fish $4.80
  • Plain Donut $2.00
  • Steak Onion Pattie $2.50
  • Mushroom $4.20
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Main, Prawn $21.00
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Seafood, Mussel, Squid, Prawn, Fish, Organic Tofu, Cashew Nuts, Roti, Kumara Chips $4.00
  • Guri Puffs (4) $6.50
    • Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Chilli Stir Fry
    • Stir fried fresh seasonal vegetables with our own HOT chilli paste sauce.
  • Spicy Stir Fried Chicken $15.00
  • For extra person $20.00
  • Beef Tartare L $45.00/M $40.00
  • Whole Grilled Squid $17.00
  • Pork Soup $15.00
  • Fried Squid with Noodle $40.00
  • Spicy Stir Fried Pork $15.00
  • Braised Fish $15.00
  • Liqueur Coffee $10.5
    • Tia Maria, Drambuie, Kahlua, Cointreau, Baileys, Frangelico, Grand Marnier, Amaretto, Black/White Sambuca
  • Kids Fish & Chips $12
    • Battered Blue Cod fillet with fries, Salad & tomato sauce
  • Ham Sandwich $3.5
  • Steak Sandwich $22
    • Rib-eye steak, onion marmalade, streaky bacon & dressed salad leaves on toasted sour dough, served with fries and BBQ sauce
  • Ham & Cheese Sandwich $4.5
  • Green Lipped Mussels $ 1 Person $14 or to Share $22
    • Steamed green lipped mussels with a mango & lime salsa. Served with garlic bread.
  • Akaroa Salmon $32
    • Fresh local Salmon, lemon cajun rubbed, pan seared oven baked to perfection, served with savoury potatoes, wilted spinach and steamed vegetables.
  • Vegetarian Big Breakfast $20
    • Tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, spinach, wholegrain toast & your choice of eggs
  • Beef
  • -Sandwiches $6.90
  • -Rolls $7.90
  • -Gravy $2.00 each
  • -Large $17.50
  • half $10.00
  • - Medium $13.50
  • -Small $10.50
  • Spiced Pork Tripe $6.80
  • Rice porridge $2.00
  • Tea egg $1.00 each
  • Chicken wings $2.00
  • Extra egg $0.50
  • Wonton soup $7.50 Extra egg $0.50
  • Beancurd jelly with soup-meagre $4.80
  • Chinese pancake with egg and fried bread stick $5.00
  • Yum talay $19.00
    • Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots & tomato
  • -prawn or fish $22.90
  • -chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
  • Grilled chicken wings (s) $9.00
    • Cured to perfection in our spicy marinate served with a sweet chilli sauce.
  • Fresh mussels $19.90
    • Green lipped mussels steamed in the shell with fresh lemongrass and fresh basil in a Tom Yum style soup base, topped with fresh coriander, and sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • -seafood or tofu $21.00
  • -chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
  • Vietnamese fresh
  • Salmon avocado don $15.00
  • Inari $1.00
  • Tendon $15.00
  • Sukiyaki don $15.00
  • Chicken katsu $5.00
  • Yaki-emshi $9.50
  • Karaage don $13.50
  • Fresh salmon 6P $12.00
  • CHICKEN TIKA MASALA $10.00
  • Chicken Wings $1.50
  • Seek Kebab Wrap $6.00
  • Aloo Gobi $7.00
  • ROGAN JOSH $10.00
  • ALOO GOBI $7.00
  • CHANNA MASALA $7.00
  • Pakora $2.50
  • Aglio e Ollo $16.00
    • garlic, chilli, parmesan tossed in virgin olive oil and linguini pasta
  • Margarita $16 medium / $22 large
    • fresh tomato, fresh basil topped, mozzarella cheese
  • Caesar Salad $14.00 entree / $20.00 main
    • cos lettuce, warm bacon, croutons, shaved parmesan, poached egg, anchovy fillets, anchovy dressing - add grilled chicken $6.00
  • Seasonal Salad $10.00
    • Seasonal leaves, sprouts, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, cucumber with a choice of vinaigrette or aioli dressing
  • Scoglio $28.00
    • gluten free corn based penne pasta, salmon, green lipped mussels, anchovy fillets bound in a provencal sauce
  • Chef's Special POA
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • sliced french stick, garlic butter, garlic aioli
  • Market Fresh Vegetables $7.00
  • Chicken & Cranberry $4.50
  • Per item/ Per dozen
  • Steak & Cheese $4.50
  • Asparagus Rolls $1.6 / $19.2
    • (Seasonal)
  • Cake Slices $1.8 / $21.6
    • an assortment from our delicious range sized for catering
  • Mini filo Triangles $2.20 / $26.4
    • Chicken & mango or spinach or mashroom or chicken and mushroom
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.50
  • Mini Filed croissants $3.5 / $42
  • Cheese Retro Vision $13.50
    • crumbed & fried camembert, tomato, lettuce, red onion & plum chutney. - Cheese is cooked in beef tallow
  • Shagged Stag $13.50
    • venison pattie, plum chutney, lettuce, beetroot, mustard mayo.
  • Big Bag of Chips & Gravy $5.50
  • Things to add to an Already Awesome Burger $2.00
    • Bacon, avocado, battered onion rings, roquette, roast Portobello mushroom, red onion, blue cheese, beetroot, egg, tomato, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, pickle, chilli con carne, cos lettuce, char-grilled capsicum, kumara crisps, pineapple, feta cheese, mixed leaf lettuce.
  • Totally Whipped (Mousse) $6.00
    • Double Chocolate & Boysenberry or Double Mango & Coconut
  • Woolly Sahara Sand Hopper $13.50
    • Moroccan spiced sheep pattie, date chutney, char-grilled capsicum, lemon yoghurt, lettuce. >>
  • Onion rings & aioli $5.50
  • Anti-Mac'ing Campaign $22.00
    • Way better for you than any other meal deal from those other places. Any 1 of our fresh phat burgers (excluding SUPER BUGGER BURGER) with chips & a tasty beverage (House beer or wine, coke range , lemonade, orange juice) >>
  • Tuk Tuk Salad $12
  • Spicy Beef $19
    • w/ Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime, Crispy Basil
  • Thai Chicken Green Curry $18
    • W/ Thai Baby eggplant, green beans fresh basil
  • Wakanui Beef Red Curry $19
    • w/ Thai baby eggplant, green beans, fresh basil
  • Yum Tuk Tuk Pork $15
    • w/ Roasted Peanuts, Lemongrass
  • Khanom Thuai (GF) $10
    • Thai Coconut Milk Pudding
  • Dirty Pork Spare Ribs $13
    • w/ Tuk Tuk Sauce
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts (GR) $19
    • w/ Mushrooms
  • French fries with garlic aioli(V)(GF) $7.00
  • Chia seeds $9.00
    • with almond milk, coconut cranberries, granola rhubarb, pecans and almonds
  • Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
  • Quinoa Falafel wrap with hummus. smoked yoghurt, cucumber. Lettuce and tomato salsa $ 9.00
  • Corn fritters with poached eggs avocado, tomato Kasumi, avocado creme. chilli and soft herbs(V)(GF) $19.00
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft greens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
  • Cured local bacon $22.00
    • poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
  • Kids Slider $10.00
    • Mini Burger with beef Pattie, lettuce, mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce served with fries
  • Salmon $6.90
  • Israeli Chicken salad $22.00
    • Marinated free range organic chicken on Israeli cous cous salad
  • -Crispy Bacon Rashers $17.00
  • -Add garlic butter / Add Gravy $2.00
  • Seasonal Fruit plate $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits
  • Kid’s platter $10.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruit with a ham & cheese toastie
  • -Wilted Spinach $16.00
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