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

  • Sole $5.00
  • Chicken $4.80
  • Plain Donut $2.00
  • Chocolate Donut $2.00
  • Blue Cod $6.00
  • 1/2 Chicken $9.00
  • Chicken Wings (1/2 Doz) $5.00
  • Wontons (1/2Doz) $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict (GF*) Local free range eggs and crispy bacon on toasted ciabatta, topped with our special recipe house made hollandaise. $16.90
  • Arancini (GF) Pesto an buffalo mozzarella risotto balls, with aioli. $10.90
  • Eggs Royale (GF*) Local free range eggs and cold smoked Akaroa salmon on toasted ciabatta, topped with our special recipe house made hollandaise. $19.90
  • Open Chicken Sandwich (GF*) House smoked chicken breast, mixed leaves, tomato, avocado, crispy bacon, aioli and house made tomato relish on toasted ciabatta, with shoestring fries. $23.90
  • Tomato, mozzarella and basil $8.90
  • Molten Chocolate Fondant - Chocolate ganache, chocolate wafer, chocolate ice cream and Chantilly cream $12.90
  • FLAT BREADS -
  • Tasting Platter (For 2) A sample selection of our hot entrees. Arancini, mini chicken drums, vegetable pakora and calamari, with sweet chilli flatbread, hickory smoked BBQ sauce and house made aioli. $26.90
  • Ginger Chicken vegetable on Rice $9.00
  • Ginger Beef Vegetable on Rice $9.00
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts on Rice $10.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken (NO Rice) $13.50
  • Satay vegetable on Rice $8.00
  • Beef Black Pepper vegetable on Rice $9.00
  • Stir fried steamed spicy pork on rice $9.00
  • Spicy Chicken Nibble (1/2 dozen) $5.00
  • Poached Sliced Abalone POA
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $16.00
  • Deep Fried Wonton $5.00
  • Shredded Pork with Hot Sweet and Sour Sauce $16.00
  • Beef with Tofu $15.00
  • Deep Fried Spring Roll $5.00
  • Beef Sparerib / Fillet with Special House BBQ Sauce on Sizzling Plate $16.00
  • Cucumber Salad with Garlic Dressing $6.00
  • Chicken katsu curry $15.90
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Teriyaki / Katsu / Karaage chicken don $12.90
  • Ten don $13.90
    • Deep fried prawns and tempura veges
  • Tempura prawn udon $11.90
  • Plain udon $8.90
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Unagi don $18.90
    • Fresh water eel
  • The Cup Classic Lambs Kidneys $17.00
    • Lambs kidneys, herb mashed potato, creamy bacon and mushroom sauce with toasted ciabatta
  • Japanese Warm Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Grilled chicken, mesculin salad, red capsicum, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and crispy noodles with toasted sesame and lime dressing
  • Pasta of the Day $19.00
    • (Ask your wait person for the Chef’s flavour of the day)
  • Toasted Raisin Bread $7.50
    • Home made raspberry jam and butter
  • Toasted pumpkin seed Bagel with Schmear $9.50
    • Choose from Salmon cream cheese and capers OR Pine nut, basil pesto and cream cheese
  • Caesar Salad $17.50
    • Cos lettuce, crispy bacon, croutons, parmesan and soft poached egg (Anchovies optional). Add grilled chicken $4.50 Add smoked salmon $5.00
  • Gourmet Grilled Chicken Sandwich $20.00
    • Grilled chicken, mayo, bacon, lettuce, tomato, French Dijon and olive tapenade on toasted rye with fries
  • The Cup Bacon and Cheese Burger $21.50
    • Succulent prime beef, bacon, gruyere cheese, caramelised onion, mayo, mesculin and tomato with fries
  • Seafood $5.00
  • 10x Spring Rolls Vegetarian $7.00
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork $16.00
  • Hor Mok Talay $21.50
    • Steamed seafood red curry custard with a velvety smooth taste and texture with a hint of sauce.
  • Garlic Sauce
    • Stir fried meat with garlic sauce come with steam vegetables and garnished with coriander.
  • 7x Vegetables Tempura $8.00
  • Noodle Soup
    • Rice noodle, meat, garlic and garnished with spring onion and coriander.
  • Please inform us of your preference of taste for degree of spicy.
  • Three Cheeses and Spinach S $12.00/ M $17.50/ L $29.50
    • Blue cheese, feta cheese and parmesan. Served with spinach and roasted garlic.
  • Little Italy $29.50
    • Chopped spinach, sliced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, topped with red onion and feta cheese.
  • Asparago S$12.00/M$17.50/L $29.50
    • Asparagus served with red onion and crumbled feta cheese.
  • Smoked Salmon Tag $21.00
    • Filleted and smoked salmon with diced tomatoes in a creamy pesto sauce.
  • Ceaser Salad $18.50
    • Cos lettuce with caesar dressing, croutons and bacon.
  • Smoked Salmon S $12.50 /M $18.00/ L $29.50
    • Fresh Akaroa Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, finished with lemon juice and a sprinkling of chives.
  • Spagalimis Bolognaise $20.00
    • A delicious bolognese sauce served through seasoned topside beef and garnished with parsley.
  • Trio Napoli S $11.00/ M $16.50/ L $28.00
    • The Italian trio from the southern town of Naples - Anchovies, olives and capers.
  • Chicken Jaffrani Briyani (Med) $13.90
  • Kadhai lamb (Hot) $13.90
  • Famous Indian Mixer (khichdi) $13.90
  • Adraki Aloo Gobi (Mild) $12.90
  • Mango Lassi $4.40
  • Kadhai Chicken (Hot) $13.90
  • Lamb Jaffrani Biryani (Med) $14.90
  • Chicken Chettinad (Med-Hot) $13.90
  • Mushroom $4 50
  • Add Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $5.00
  • Millet & Brown Rice Porridge (gf.v.wf.df) $14
    • Brown rice and millet with cardamom, chia. vanilla and cacao
  • Akaroa Salmon $6.5
  • Poached Organic Eggs $16
    • With. Micro Salad. Raw Spinach and Artichoke Ketchup
  • Warrior Breakfast (gf. wf. df. paieo option) $18.5
    • Beetroot relish, poached eggs, breakfast beans, spinach & mushrooms served on Kumara hash.
  • Steel Cut Oat Porridge (df) $12.5
    • High in protein & fibre Served with lush healthy toppings (Toppings change weekly)
  • Protein Pancakes (high protein, wf) $17.5
    • Made from oats and egg whites, served with protein yoghurt banana berry compote
  • Avocado $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.80
    • Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with avocado & hollandaise sauce with Smoked Salmon
  • Seafood Risotto $28.50
    • Pan fried selection of seafood cooked into a creamy squid ink risotto topped with preserved lemon & kale crisps
  • Eggs[any style] $4.50
  • Our Homemade Soup of the Day $12.00/ $15.50
    • Served with garlic olive & herb bread (Regular serve/ Large serve)
  • Seasonal Summer vegetables $6.50
  • Akaroa Sea Run Salmon [G] $29.80
    • Skin fried 180g salmon fillet served over a Jamaican style coconut rundown.Sautéed seafood with aromatic spices, gourmet potatoes and peas in a coconut and seafood reduced sauce
  • with Smoked Salmon & lemon $18.20
    • Toasted & served with scrambled eggs & chives and tomato & onion relish
  • Cake Slices $4.20
  • Cheesecake $5.20
  • Citrus Tart $6.30
  • Scones $4.40
  • Salads $6.30
  • Breakfast Pie $7.30
  • Gourmet Pies $7.20
  • Muesli & Yoghurt $6.80
  • Rice Crackle $4.00
    • A perennial favorite of young and old alike!!
  • Muffins $5.00
    • Changing daily, light and fluffy packed with real fruit
  • Gluten Free, Dairy Free Tea Cake $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis
  • Home Made Market Soup - Gluten Free $12.00
    • Made from fresh ingredients from the Farmers Market, served with honey grain toast or bread and butter (Gluten Free Bread/Toast available)
  • Filled Mini Croissants $5.00/each
    • Served warm or straight from the cabinet, an ideal nibble as you go about your day
  • Caramalised Lemon Tart $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis and creme fraiche'
  • Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Brownie $6.00
    • Deep dish, served warm with raspberry coulis and dusted with icing sugar
  • Scones / Scrolls / Danish $5.00
    • Changing Daily - served with butter
  • tomato and avocado on toasted wholegrain $9.50
  • pancakes with maple syrup $11.50
  • half n half salad plate – see specials board $12.00
  • fillings: cheese, ham, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon, peppers, avocado
  • – avocado and bacon $12.00
  • toasted bagel (see lunch menu)
  • eggs florentine $16.50
  • chicken breast and bacon burger $18.50
  • Seasonal Fruit plate $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits
  • Prawn Salad $21.00
    • Tempura prawns with candied pecans, green apples, and salad greens finished off w blue cheese.
  • Crushed Avocado $18.00
    • Crushed Avocado on 5 grain multi toast w grilled tomatoes & chilli flakes.
  • -Hot smoked Salmon $22.00
  • The Mini $13.00
    • Home-made hash brown w bacon, a poached egg & hollandaise.
  • Eggs their way $10.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried on toast
  • Waffles $10.00
    • Belgian-style waffles with freshly cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup or with berry compote
  • Beach fish & chips $22.00
    • Fresh fish beer battered served with fries and salad greens.
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