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

  • Relish/ chutney $2
  • Toast + Spreads $7
  • Bagels $6.9
    • Jam + Cream cheese
  • Salmon $5
  • Mushroom Medley $17.9
    • Shitake, swiss, white + Portobello mushrooms, roasted potatoes, spinach + poached egg
  • Toasties - Pick 3 $6
    • Ham, Cheese, Pineapple, Spaghetti, Onion, Relish, Marmite
  • Bacon Benedict $18
    • Poached eggs, bacon, hollandaise + walnut dukkah on Turkish
  • Toast + Eggs $10.9
  • Eggs Your Way $13.50
    • on toasted wholegrain with basil pesto
  • Spinach $3.50
  • Royale $19.50
    • with smoked salmon
  • Field Mushrooms $3.50
  • Roasted Tomato $3.50
  • Benedict $18.00
    • with crispy bacon
  • “Desayuno de Mexico” $19.50
    • Spicy Mexican beans topped with a poached egg, served with avocado smash, homemade salsa, roast mushrooms, fried tortillas and a chipotle sour cream. (Vegan option available for $17.50)
  • Black Pudding $4.00
  • Fries with Chipotle Mayo $9
  • Vegetarian Sliders $13
    • House made spicy black bean patties, red onion, haloumi, sweet pickle and chipotle mayo.
  • Chicken Burrito OR Vegetarian Burrito $18 / $15
    • Served with mesclun salad, spiced rice, corn salsa, black beans, red onion, capsicum and Volstead chilli.
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $10
    • Prepared in our fresh craft beer batter & served with chipotle mayo.
  • 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.
  • Fresh Volstead Salsa $3
  • Fresh Guacamole $4
  • CHIPS + SALSA $4.50
  • Bowl naked burrito in a bowl/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Beef Barbacoa-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Burrito rolled in a soft flour tortilla/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Beef Barbacoa-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Guacamole $2.00
  • Jalapenos
  • BEAN & RICE BURRITO $6.90
    • With melted queso cheese
  • Tacos 3 hard tacos/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Pork Carnitas-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle and juniper sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Sour Cream
  • -Small ( 10PC ) $3.90
  • Crispy Prawn Sushi (8PC) $9.20
  • Fresh Salmon Sashimi $9.20
    • Freshest NZ King Salmon 90-95gm, Serve With Soy Sauce, Ginger, Wasabi
  • Inari (GF)
  • Teriyaki Chicken Cream Cheese (GF 8PC) $8.20
  • Salmon Melt (GF 8PC) $8.70
  • Shrimp Cocktail $6.50
    • Cooked Shrimps 120gm with Seafood Sauce, Serve With Lettuce, Lemon
  • Regular Fried Chicken Bento $9.50
    • Deep Fried Chicken On Rice Two Piece Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Two Crispy Chicken Seaweed Salad Fruit
  • Denver Omelette $15.90
    • Three Organic Eggs, Bacon, Ham & Peppers
  • New Season Asparagus $15.90
    • New Season Asparagus, Soft Parmesan Polenta, Poached Egg & Crisp Kale
  • - After 9.00am $6.90
  • Southern Fried Chicken. Coleslaw & Hot Sauce Sandwich with House Crisps & Pickles $15.90
  • Daily Mrs Hucks Salad $9.00
  • Periperi Chicken $17.90
    • Char-grilled Periperi Chicken, Kumara Wedges, Jalapeno Salsa & Sour Cream
  • - Add Ham or Chicken $3.00
  • Toast & Mrs. Hucks Preserves $6.90
  • Chicken Naan $5.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with diced chicken and spices
  • Chicken Achari $17.50
    • Chicken with mouth watering pickled spices
  • Plain Naan or Butter Naan $3.50
    • Naan bread made from flour baked in tandoor
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $17.50
    • Lamb chunks cooked in whole spices with onion, ginger and garlic finished with a touch of coriander
  • Vegetable Korma $14.00
    • Vegetables and cottage cheese simmered in a mild gravy
  • Fish Malabari $19.00
    • Gurnard fish cooked with ginger, garlic, vinegar, green capsicum a selection of spices and with a slash of cream
  • Veg. Manchurian (Chef Special) $16.00
    • Deep fried dumplings of finely chopped fresh veges and sauted with garlic, soya sauce and vinegar
  • Lamb Posht $17.50
    • Tender cubes of lamb sauteed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato. Then cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices
  • Curry chicken $20
  • Dumpling Soup $13
    • Regular
  • Beef and black pepper sauce on rice $15
  • Steam Rice each $2
  • Sweet and sour chicken $20
  • Chrispy prawns 1 dozen $12
  • Combination fried rice $17
  • Sweet and sour pork $20
  • Sticky rice & Fried Chicken $10.00
  • Prawns $15.00
  • Sweet and Sour (Pad Preow Whan)
  • Prawns $13.00
  • Jungle curry (Gang Bpa)
  • Fish, Prawns OR Squid $13.00
  • Tom Yum Noodle Soup
  • Thai Omelette with rice $10.00
  • Vegetable Soup $5.50
  • BBQ Chicken Wings (4 pcs) $7.50
  • Fillet Steak with Black Pepper Sauce $20.50
  • Deep Fried Prawns Twisters (3 rolls) $7.50
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts $15.50
  • Combination Fried Noodles $12.50
  • Mains
    • Chicken with Cashew Nuts / Sweet & Sour Pork / Egg Fried Rice
  • Soup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn Soup
  • Kunafa 1Kg $25.00
  • Lamb Kebab $12.00
  • Shish Kebab $14.00
  • Warpat (Cheese filled filo pastry) $2.50
  • Minced Meat $3.00
  • Cheese $2.50
  • Harissa (Chilli sauce) $2.00
  • Kunafa $2.50
  • Battered Chatham Island Blue Cod [G] $28.50
    • Fillets of Blue Cod freshly cooked to order with our crispy golden batter. Served with salad greens, home-made tartare, lemon wedges and French fries
  • Seafood Platter [G] $39.50
    • Chef’s daily choice of local seafood’s including hot smoked salmon, salmon pate, salmon gravlax, fresh fish ceviche, poached salmon, mussels, prawns, scallop, crispy squid and fish cake with dipping sauces
  • Bagel toasted with cream cheese $5.50
  • Our Homemade Soup of the Day $12.00/ $15.50
    • Served with garlic olive & herb bread (Regular serve/ Large serve)
  • Hash Browns[4] $5.00
  • BLAT $17.80
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce, avocado & sliced tomato between a toasted bagel with aioli and hash browns
  • Bully Hayes Famous Seafood Chowder $14.00/ $17.80
    • An abundance of New Zealand seafood, served with garlic olive & herb bread (Regular serve/ Large serve)
  • 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
  • Extra special fillings each $1.50
    • avocado, chicken, bacon, egg, mushroom
  • Toasted sandwich $5.00
    • two stands filling + extra standard fillings (tomato, onion, cheese, pineapple, sweet corn, ham each $0.80)
  • Nachos $12.50
    • served with salsa, cheese, beans & sour cream served with mince
  • French toast $9.00
    • served with Berry & Maple syrup
  • Kids Toasted Bagel $6.00
    • with cream cheese & jam
  • Extras
    • Sausage(x1), Hash browns(x2), Mushrooms. Tomato, Eggs(x2), Bacon(x2)
  • Wedges $9.00
    • served with bacon & cheese
  • Kids hot cakes $6.50
    • 2 hot cakes served with your choice of maple syrup of fruit & yoghurt or lemon & sugar
  • full English, eggs your own way, sausage, bacon, mushroom, potato rosti and tomato $19.50
  • eggs royale $18.00
  • - add fruit or bacon $14.50
  • toasted bagels: – cream cheese and jam $6.50
  • eggs benedict with crispy bacon $16.50
  • ham sandwich with grainy mustard mayo, aged cheddar and pickle $9.50
  • toasted bagel (see lunch menu)
  • 1 corn fritter or potato rosti with avocado salsa and house relish $7.50
  • Sauteed Garlic Mushrooms, With Zingy Coriander & Jalapeno Sauce & Red Cabbage N/A
  • Chicken Fajita With Red Onions, Garlic & Chilli Packed With Crunchy Lime Slaw, Smoked Corn Salsa & Chiptole Mayo N/A
  • 8 Hour Braised Pork Shoulder, Ranch Dressed Slaw, Crunchy Tortilla Chips With A Chipotle & Lime Sauce N/A
  • Coffee & Cayenne Rubbed Beef Cheek, Carrot And Beetroot Slaw With Horseradish And Ranch Sauce N/A
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