The Cornershop Bistro in Christchurch Menu

DINNER DINNER
  • Warm olives $6.50
  • Spiced almonds $6.00
  • Grilled breads w yoghurt and lime dip $8.90
  • Tonight’s soup w ciabatta $13.50
  • Freshly shucked Oysters: served naturally or Chef’s choice (Each / For 6) $4.50 / $26.00
  • Braised squid in tomatoes with olives, fried potatoes and chilli $16.90
  • House ceviche w radishes, coriander, lemon $17.50
  • Kervella ‘Love’ cheese fondue with quince and grilled ciabatta $16.90
  • Smoked venison with almond butter, pickled greengages, mesclun salad and buckwheat $16.50
  • Cumberland sausages w mustard potatoes, braised cabbage, cider gravy and parsnip crisps $29.50
  • Tagliata of beef w rocket, pickled onion, fig balsamic compote and pecorino $25.50
  • Tonight’s pasta plate $28.50
  • Butternut pumpkin risotto with sage mascarpone and toasted pumpkin seeds $28.50
  • Cornershop Coq au Vin w garlic croute and parsnip puree $29.50
  • Aged Hereford beef ribeye w rosemary gratin potatoes, rocket, sweet onions and smoked oyster butter $38.90
  • Slow roasted lamb shoulder w roasted cauliflower, raisins, mint, quinoa and zucchini yoghurt $36.90
  • Fresh market fish $36.50
  • Confit duck leg w pommes Anna and salad of red cabbage, walnuts and watercress $38.50
BISTRO SIDES BISTRO SIDES
  • Shoestring fries w porcini salt and aioli $8.00
  • Bistro green salad $7.90
  • Green beans w fried lentils and garlic $8.90
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Passionfruit curd Eton mess w tamarillo sorbet, pineapple crisps and cream $14.50
  • Dark Chocolate mousse w hazelnut praline and espresso icecream $15.00
  • Vanilla creme brulee with rhubarb $13.50
  • Affogato: Vanilla icecream, biscotti, ristretto, liqueur of your choice $15.00
  • House sorbet $3.50/scoop
  • Selected Cheese (For One / For Two) $16.50 / $26.50
BRUNCH BRUNCH
  • Eggs your way w thick toast $10.00
  • Brioche French toast with brown buttered apples and cinnamon cream $16.90
  • Spiced beans and chorizo with poached egg, parmesan, fresh herbs and toast $18.90
  • Eggs Benedict w poached eggs, hollandaise sauce on English muffin $18.50 / $19.50 / $19.50
    • w ham / w smoked salmon / w bacon
  • Roasted mushrooms w feta, spinach, wholegrain toast, kale pesto and smoked tomato vinaigrette $19.50
  • Coddled egg with colcannon, smoked fish and soldiers $17.90
  • Brunch salad: cos lettuce, tomatoes, poached egg, parmesan and fried lentils $17.50
  • Brunch salad: cos lettuce, tomatoes, poached egg, parmesan and fried lentils $23.50
    • with house smoked salmon
  • Sides $7.00
    • bacon
  • Sides $4.00/each
    • pork sausage
  • Sides $5.00
    • roast tomatoes
  • Sides $5.00
    • fried potatoes
  • Sides $5.50
    • grilled mushrooms
  • Warm marinated olives $6.50
  • Shoestring fries with porcini salt and aioli $8.00
  • Grilled sourdough with kale and walnut pesto $8.90
  • The Bistro green salad bowl $7.90
  • Bowl of soup served with ciabatta $13.50
  • Todays pasta plate $28.50
  • Butternut pumpkin risotto w sage mascarpone and toasted pumpkin seeds $28.50
  • Beer battered fish in a bun w lettuce, pickled carrot, tartare sauce and shoestring fries $22.50
  • Bistro beef burger w Gorgonzola, caramelised onion, rocket and shoestring fries $22.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Cajun Spiced Market Fish $32.0
    • charred sweet corn salad, capsicum relish
  • Aubergine Melt Burger $19.5
    • grilled eggplant, bell peppers, mozzarella, fresh tomato salsa, summer greens
  • Tear ‘n’ Share Garlic Bread $7.5
    • whipped roasted garlic butter
  • Grilled Lamb Salad $25.5
    • whipped feta, green peas, roasted beetroot and leafy greens
  • Jerk Chicken Wrap ‘ina’ Basket $12.5
    • marinated chicken, pineapple, cucumber, slaw and yoghurt dressing with shoestring fries
  • O.G.H Fish and Chips $22.5
    • battered market fish, shoestring fries, lemon mayo, summer salad
  • Jamaican Chicken Salad $24.5
    • grilled jerk chicken, shredded cabbage, cucumber, fire roasted pineapple, spiced citrus dressing
  • Buffalo Chicken Spears $12.5
    • grilled breast, buffalo glaze and ranch dip
  • Funghi $19.00
    • Roasted mushrooms, blue cheese, onion confit, mozzarella
  • Halloumi and Quinoa Salad $18.00
    • Gojiberries, roast carrot, rocket and apple with lemon and toasted cumin seed vinaigrette
  • Pizza $11.00
    • Topped with tomato, pineapple, mozzarella and served with fries
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
    • With organic ciabatta
  • Breakfast is served from 7AM to 11.30AM on week days and from 9AM to 11.30AM on weekends and public holidays. All our eggs are organic, free range and locally sourced
  • Fried Calamari $18.00
    • Marinated in lime and lemon grass with chilli and ginger jam - Add a deli salad $3.50
  • - Or full selection for $18.00
  • Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked fish, poached egg, basmati rice, curry spices, coriander with yoghurt
  • Tuna Sashimi 8pcs $18
  • Japanese Sake Steamed NZ Mussels $18
    • garlic flavour
  • Soft Shell Crab & Cauliflower Tempura with Salad $20
  • Scampi(#1x2pcs) Sashimi $30
    • head → miso soup
  • Marbled Beef (grain-fed for 130 days) $18
    • Carpaccio with Salad
  • K.F.C - Kinji’s Fried Chicken $18
    • garlic soy marinated
  • Dinner Bento Box $36
    • sashimi, sushi, tempura, teriyaki, rice, pickles & miso soup
  • Deep Fried Squid $6
  • Beer batterd fries $9.50
    • Beer battered fries with tomato sauce & aioli
  • Pork belly $26.00
    • Roasted in Speight’s Gold Medal, served with roast potato & steamed veg, gravy crackling & apple chutney
  • Chicken $15
    • Sliced roast chicken breast, mushrooms, red onion, tomato, mozzarella & cranberry sauce.
  • Vegetarian $15
    • Mushrooms, black olives, red onion, capsicum, tomato & mozzarella
  • -Add egg $1.50
  • -400g Beef Sirloin $35.00
  • Thai beef salad $15.00
    • Crispy torn cos lettuce leaf, streaky bacon, herb butter toasted croutons, anchovies, poached egg, Elmwood caesar dressing, parmesan
  • Caesar salad (GFA) $15.00
    • Crispy torn cos lettuce leaf, streaky bacon, herb butter toasted croutons, anchovies, poached egg, Elmwood caesar dressing, parmesan
  • Option 3 $15.00
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • A meat lovers mix of Verkerks pepperoni, chorizo, ham of salami with mozzarella cheese & topped with a smoky BBQ sauce
  • Drink
  • Beef Bruger $20.00
    • 180g. Angus Meat Pattie, crispy bacon, lettuce, red onion, tomato & mustard, house made aioli stacked is a warm toasted bun
  • Chocolate Brownie $12.50
    • Warmed decadent chocolate brownie, served with ice-cream and cream
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Chocolate Mousse $12.50
    • A very delicately blended chocolate mousse, served with ice-cream, cream and berries
  • Assortment of Moroccan dips with dukkah and extra virgin olive oil/flat bread $10.50
  • Garlic king prawns $19.50
  • Moroccan lamb with prunes and almond $19.00
  • Andalauslan $15.00 per person
    • Dolmades, falafel, North African roll, vegetables crudites, quince paste, roasted capsicum, olives, extra virgin olive oil and pomegranate
  • Chickpea & pumpkin Salad Med $7.50 Large $10.00
  • Moroccan Salad with carrot & orange Med $7.50 Large $10.00
  • Preserved lemon chicken with coriander & olives $12.50
  • Black Forest Gateau $7.90
  • Battered Hoki, Chips and a Salad $10
  • Crispy Chicken and Bacon Salad $16.50
  • Toasted Sandwich with a choice of fillings $5.00
  • Seafood Platter $14.50
  • Lamb, Bacon and Mint Burger $6.50
  • Spaghetti Marinara $15.50
  • Battered Hoki, Chips and a Garden Salad $14.50
  • Roast of the Day $13.00
  • Fried Dumpling $8.00
    • 6 pcs
  • Delux Sashimi Platter $29.50
    • 22 pcs
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll $10.50
    • 8pc
  • Home Made Lotus Chips (V) $5.00
  • Pork Miso Katsu Bento Box $20.80
    • Deep fried pork cutlet with sweet miso sauce
  • Salmon $16.50
    • 9 pcs
  • Teriyaki Chicken with rice $18.00
    • Grilled hold chiken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce served with salad
  • Sesame Seaweed (V) $5.00
  • Hot Bread w Butter $6.50
  • Crab & Clam Fettuccini $24.00
    • White wine, garlic, chilli, roasted peppers & parsley
  • 1/8 pound $18.50
  • Berry Berry Nice $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream / 100’s & 1000’s / raspberry wafers / fresh summer berries / whipped cream / strawberry sauce
  • Marlborough Green Lip Mussels
  • Hot Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie $12.50
    • Chocolate sauce / cocoa crisps / caramel walnuts / vanilla ice-cream
  • Shack Paella $28.00
    • Saffron rice, chorizo, squid, tiger prawn, mussel, roasted peppers, peas, jalapeño crème fraîche & smoked paprika
  • Hot Banana Split $8.00
    • Cinnamon battered banana / vanilla ice cream / pineapple lump crackle/ whipped cream / caramel sauce
  • Raita $2.90
  • Indian Salad $4.90
  • Roti $2.80
  • Southern Railway Lamb Curry (Med) $14.90
  • Butter Naan $2.80
  • Seasonal Vegetables $5.90
  • Vegetable Jaffrani Biryani (Med) $13.90
  • Lacha Parantha $4.50
  • Tandoori Prawns - 10pcs per portion $18.00
    • Prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs, spices and touch of cream, cooked delicately in tandoor
  • Kashmiri/ Peshwari Naan $5.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with nuts and sultanas
  • Prawns Koliwada - 10pcs per portion $18.00
    • Prawns dipped in a spiced chickpea flour batter and deep fried
  • Chicken Dopayaza - Chef Special $17.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken roasted in a onion sauce tomato paste topped with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander and spices
  • Chicken or Lamb Madras $17.50
    • Choice of chicken/ lamb pieces cooked with onion, green chillies and oriental spices
  • Onion Bhaji - 4 pcs per portion $6.00
    • Crispy onion fritters, fresh herbs mixed with chickpea flour, deep fried
  • Mango Chicken $17.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in an aromatic mango sauce, tempered with onions & cream
  • Kadai Paneer $14.00
    • Home made cottage cheese cooked in thick gravy with capsicum, crushed tomato, cream and fresh coriander
  • – Smashed Avocado
  • Smashing $10.50
    • Smashed Avocado, Tomato, Swiss Cheese, Spinach
  • Fresh Banana $6.50
  • Breakfast Bagel $10.50
    • Streaky bacon, egg with hollandaise sauce
  • – Kimchi & Cream Cheese
  • New York Melts $8.90
    • Roast beef, Dijon Mustard, Swiss Cheese, pickle
  • GF extra $1.00
  • – Sundried Tomato & Cream Cheese
  • No Carbs Kebab
    • just salad & choice of lamb, chicken or mix kebabs
  • -Add an egg $0.50
  • - reg. $10
  • - snack: $9.5
  • no carbs kebabs also available
  • Kimchi Fried Rice $12.00
    • Korean-style stir-fried rice with Kimchi (pickled Korean cabbage topped with a fried wgg, slightly spicy
  • -Mix $14.50
  • -With Salad & Rice $12.00
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder with Pesto or Ciabatta Toast $13.50
  • Thai Style Seafood with Rice $30.50
    • Pan fried fish of the day, prawns, mussels, squids, with a Thai coconut cream sauce and rice
  • Vegetarian Stack $21.50
    • Homemade vegetarian patties stacked with corn fritter, mushroom, grilled tomato and halloumi cheese served on a split of garlic & thyme sauce, and homemade creamed, sundried tomato pesto sauce.
  • Mushroom $4.50
  • Crisscut Wedges $6.50
  • Bread with Pesto, Hummus, & Olive Oil $8.50
  • Bacon $5.00
  • Bacon $5.00
  • The breakfast burger $6.90
    • Chargrilled beef patty, folded egg, bacon, and cheese with hash rounds and ketchup on a seeded bun.
  • Ranch big chicken burger $8.90
    • A crispy, lightly breaded chicken fillet, tomato, lettuce and buttermilk ranch dressing on a seeded bun.
  • -Combo $8.40
  • -1/2 lb. Angus $14.50
  • Bacon, egg & cheese toasted sandwich $4.90
    • A folded egg, slices of crispy bacon and cheese between two slices of toasted sourdough. Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwich option also available.
  • -1/2 lb. Angus $11.90
  • Super star with cheese $9.50
    • Two chargrilled beef patties, two slices of cheddar cheese, two slices of tomato, onions, dill pickles, lettuce, mayo and our special sauce on a seeded bun.
  • Only available at carls jr. Airport, upper harbour and metro
The Cornershop Bistro

The Cornershop Bistro

location

Address

32 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033266720

clock

Opened hours

5:30 PM to 11 PM (Wed-Thu), 10 AM to 11 PM (Fri-Sun), Mon & Tue Closed
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Contemporary , European , French , Gluten Free , Mediterranean , New Zealand , Seafood , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Catering Available ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
32 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8081, New Zealand