The Crab Shack in Christchurch Menu

GET STARTED GET STARTED
  • Hot Bread w Butter $6.50
  • Clam Chowder in a Jar $10.00
  • 1/8 pound $18.50
  • 1/4 pound $13.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail
    • In a bloody mary mayonnaise, iceberg lettuce, semi-dried tomatoes & lemon
  • Pulled Pork - Soft Shell Tortilla $8.00
    • 24hr cured & slow braised pork, apple, celeriac remoulade, w chilli, lime, pineapple & mango salsa
  • Soft Shell Crab Taco - Soft Flour Tortilla $10.00
    • Tempura batter, chilli, spring onion & coriander, crispy shallots, pickled ginger & wasabi mayo
  • Fish of the Day - Soft Flour Tortilla $8.00
    • Battered fish goujons, shredded iceberg, red pepper lime sauce, jalapeno creme fraiche
SHARING SHARING
  • Corn Chip Platter $15.00
    • Guacamole, crab & corn, Indian pumpkin dip
  • Bread & Dips $15.00
    • Crab & corn, Indian pumpkin, roast pepper & hummus
  • Hot Wings $17.00
    • 1 Pound of crispy chilli chicken wings w blue cheese & red pepper sauce - available either meek 'n' mild or 'feel the burn!"
  • 1/2 Pound of Prawns $25.00
    • King prawns in a lemongrass & chilli tomato sauce w coriander, spring onion & crispy shallots
  • Onion Rings $10.00
    • Feta cream & smoked paprika
  • Moroccan Spiced Calamari $16.00
    • Lightly fried & served w aioli & lemon
SHACK BOARDS SHACK BOARDS
  • BBQ Vodka Cured Akaroa Salmon $14.00
    • Prelibato cucumber & horseradish cream
  • Crab & Prawn Cakes $15.00
    • Cipollini & caper mayo
  • Clam & Mussel Fritters $12.00
    • Corn, pecorino & jalapeño crème fraîche
  • Tempura Soft Shell Crab $17.50
    • W chilli, pickled ginger & wasabi mayonnaise
  • Shrimp Mac 'n Cheese Croquettes $12.00
    • Parmesan, mozzarella & Shack tomato relish
  • Raw Fish Board $16.00
    • Selection w lime, palm sugar & chilli dressing, coriander salad
BY THE SCOOP - Choose your shellfish: BY THE SCOOP - Choose your shellfish:
  • Now choose your sauce: Horopito Sauce / Indian Coconut Curry / White Wine, Chilli & Garlic Cream
  • Marlborough Green Lip Mussels
  • Cloudy Bay Clams - Diamond Shell / Tua Tua / Moon Shell
  • Per 500g scoop $14.50
  • 500g Mixed scoop $15.50
THE MAIN EVENT THE MAIN EVENT
  • Crab & Clam Fettuccini $24.00
    • White wine, garlic, chilli, roasted peppers & parsley
  • Cajun Catch of the Day $24.00
    • Grilled in the charcoal barrel & served w red pepper & lime sauce, potato hash & chipotle slaw
  • Shack Paella $28.00
    • Saffron rice, chorizo, squid, tiger prawn, mussel, roasted peppers, peas, jalapeño crème fraîche & smoked paprika
  • Kiwi Pepper Lamb Rump $26.00
    • Roasted over the charcoal barrel & served w mint & caper salsa verde, potato hash & chipotle slaw
  • The Shack Stack $28.00
    • Two rosemary & garlic sirloin steaks, layered w roasted field mushrooms & caramelised onions served w gorgonzola cheese sauce, potato hash & chipotle slaw
SIDES SIDES
  • Smoked Chipotle Slaw $6.50
  • Steak Fries $6.50
  • Creamed Corn $6.50
  • Rocket & Manchego Salad $6.50
  • Hot Bread w Butter $6.50
SHACK BURGERS SHACK BURGERS
  • The Welly $22.00
    • Crumbed fish fillet, shack tartare, smoked provolone, iceberg lettuce & tomato, served w steak fries & creamed corn
  • The Mooloo $24.00
    • Prime sirloin beef patty, bacon, iceberg, pickle, shack relish, smoked provolone
  • The Bogan $25.00
    • Bourbon & Coke braised beef brisket, triple-smoked cheddar, creamy garlic mushrooms, pickles, fried egg & chipotle slaw
  • ''Rattle Ya Daggs'' $24.00
    • Lamb rump w fennel & oregano patty, beetroot relish, feta cream, rocket, onion rings
  • The Rainbow Warrior $22.00
    • Roasted mushrooms, potato hash, chipotle slaw, caramelised onions, gorgonzola & shack tomato relish, served w steak fries & creamed corn
FROM THE CRAB POTS FROM THE CRAB POTS
  • Jonah Crab $50.00
    • 500g in a lemongrass & chilli tomato sauce w coriander, spring onion & crispy shallots
  • NZ Paddle Crab $50.00
    • The legend returns! For a limited time only. 1kg of NZ Paddle Crab with chilli garlic butter
  • Lobster Claws $45.00
    • 500g of wild Canadian Lobster served in a lemongrass & chilli tomato sauce w coriander, spring onion & crispy shallots
DESSERT MENU DESSERT MENU
  • Lemon Meringue Pie $12.50
    • Gingernut shortbread / citrus mascarpone / passionfruit coulis
  • Hot Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie $12.50
    • Chocolate sauce / cocoa crisps / caramel walnuts / vanilla ice-cream
  • Eton Mess $12.50
    • Strawberries / chantilly cream / vanilla meringue / kiwifruit compote
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
    • Please ask your wait person for today's flavour
  • Boozy Ice Cream Sundaes $12.50
    • Choose from: Jaffa - chocolate ice cream, Cointreau syrup, orange crisps, mandarin crumble / Coffee - caramel ice cream, Baileys anglaise, latte meringue, mocha cigar
  • Affogato $12.50
    • Vanilla ice cream / Immigrant Son espresso / your choice of liqueur - select from below
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Fish 'n' Chips $12.50
    • Battered fish / home fries / old school iceberg salad / ranch dressing / ketchup
  • Beef Burritos $12.50
    • Ground beef / kidney beans / iceberg lettuce / cheddar cheese / sour cream & guacamole in a flour tortilla wrap
  • Pulled Pork Baguette & Curly Fries $12.50
    • Slow braised pork / cheddar cheese / BBQ sauce / curly fries / ketchup
  • Corny Chicken Tacos $12.50
    • Crispy chicken tenderloins crumbed with corn flakes & corn chips / soft shell taco / shredded iceberg lettuce/ tomatoes / cheese / tangy mayo
  • Bangers 'n' Mash $12.50
    • Cheese Kransky sausages / potato hash / Shack tomato relish
KIDS MENU - DESSERT KIDS MENU - DESSERT
  • Hot Banana Split $8.00
    • Cinnamon battered banana / vanilla ice cream / pineapple lump crackle/ whipped cream / caramel sauce
  • Ice Cream Sundaes $8.00
    • Chocolate overload - chocolate ice cream/ chocolate fish / chocolate hail / cocoa meringues / whipped cream / chocolate sauce
  • Berry Berry Nice $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream / 100’s & 1000’s / raspberry wafers / fresh summer berries / whipped cream / strawberry sauce
  • Marshmallow Snowman $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream / chocolate mousse / marshmallow / vanilla snow

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pineapple
  • Roasted Carrot
  • Shoestring
  • Tomato
  • Caramelized Pear
  • Red onion
  • Mayo, aioli, satay, tartare
  • Create your own masterpiece
    • choose your meat
  • Roast of the Day * Small $13.50 Large $17.50
    • Check the board for today’s choice, served with potatoes and vegetables
  • Sticky Date Pudding $8.00
    • This classic served hot with toffee sauce, cream & ice cream
  • Fillet Steak * $36.00
    • 200gm Char-grilled to your liking served on a bed of mash, accompanied with either mushroom, peppercorn or garlic sauce, accompanied with a green salad
  • Vegetable Lasagna $24.00
    • Layers of pasta, pumpkin, tomato garlic and herbs served with chips and a side salad
  • Check our blackboard for daily specials
  • Greek Style Marinated Mushrooms * $10.00
    • Mushrooms in a rich tomato and red onion marinade served chilled
  • Junior ice cream sundae $4.00
  • Side salad $3.50
  • Wonton Soup $6.00
  • Cashews $3.00
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $9.50
    • Fine egg noodles with boiled wontons, chicken, fish balls and Chinese vegetables served in soup
  • Fishballs and Vegetables Soup $4.50
  • Tom Yam Noodle Soup $9.50
    • Boiled egg noodles and rice vermicelli with chicken and vegetables served in Thai style spicy sour soup
  • Seafood Fried Noodle $11.00
  • Nasi Lemak $10.50
    • Vegetable tempura, curried chicken nibbles, deep fried boiled egg served with rice
  • Hot & Sour Pork Leg $10.50
    • Pork leg pieces cooked in hot and sour soup with tofu and a boiled egg served with rice
  • 12 Fish Bites / 8 Potato Fritters / 2 Hotdogs / 2 Donuts / 2 Scoops of Chips $22.00
  • Giant Burger $7.50
    • Double meat, cheese, pineapple, bacon, egg, onion, lettuce & sauce. Big appetite? This one's for you!!
  • Plain Sausage / Pineapple Ring $.2.50
  • Crumbed Hoki / Crumbed Red Cod / Crumbed Sole Please ask
  • Awesomeness in a burger! Egg, meat pattie, onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot & tomato sauce $5.50
  • Plain Donut / Chocolate Donut / Jam Wrap $2.50
  • 4 Potato Fritters / 4 Hashbrowns / 4 Chicken Nuggets / 4 Squid Rings / 5 Mini Spring Rolls $2.50
  • Crumbed chicken tenders, cheese, bacon, onion, lettuce and finished with our tasty BBQ sauce $6.50
  • Beef Burger $24.00
    • 180g homemade beef patty with cheddar cheese, tomato, lettuce, pickled cucumber, beetroot chutney, aioli, crisp onion rings and fries.
  • Cheerios $10.00
    • Tomato sauce.
  • Vegetarian $19.00
    • Mushroom, blue cheese, onion
  • Pan Fried Fish of the Day $12.00
    • Served with steamed vegetables and mashed potato
  • Sirloin $36.00
    • 300g tender and full of flavour.
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Basil, mozzarella cheese
  • Chicken Sandwich $23.00
    • Chicken breast on Turkish bread with streaky bacon, avocado, tomato and lettuce served with salad or fries.
  • Chunky Chips with Aioli $10.00
    • With Aioli.
  • Fried Her-Fen Dry (chicken/beef) $11.00
  • Coconut Jelly or Pearl $0.60
  • Deep Fried Tofu $6.00
  • Kumquat Honey Lemon $4.50
  • Dumpling (pork) $10.50
  • Hai-Nan Chicken (Thigh) Rice $12.00
  • Chocolate Pudding Milk $5.60
  • Herbal Chicken (Thigh) on Rice $12.00
  • Butter Tikka Masala $12.00
  • Half Tandoori Chicken $11.90
  • Roti $2.50
  • Goat Vindaloo $14.00
  • Seekh Kebab $8.50
    • Minced Lamb combined with green herbs and spices, skewered and slow cooked in the tandoor.
  • Prawn Jalfrezi $15.50
  • Aloo Palak $12.00
  • Whole Tandoori Chicken $21.90
  • Pollo a la catalana – catalan chicken $38.00
    • Tender chicken thigh pieces slow cooked with dried apricots, prunes, sultanas, pinenuts & gourmet potatoes
  • Patatas bravas $14.00
  • Soup of the day $18.00
    • served with crusty bread
  • Extras: croqueta $3.00
  • Almejas a la marinera $24.00
    • Cloudy bay clams cooked in white wine, onion, and saffron ragout (LF)
  • Suquet de pescado y marisco $43.00
    • A ragout of fresh fish & seafood including prawn, clams & mussels with a saffron bisque atop potatoes
  • Ensalada de queso de cabra $28.50
    • Caramelised Goat cheese atop salad greens, dried fruits & nuts, with a honey vinaigrette
  • Calamares a la andaluza $19.00
    • Calamari dusted in flour & flash fried (LF)
  • -Berries & Cream $14.00
  • Our eggs are local & free range. Our bacon is Freedom Farms from local butcher Peter Timbs
  • Poached or Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Toast $17.00
  • Toasted Croissant $5.50
  • -Brown sugar, maple syrup & cream $10.00
  • -Sugar & Lemon $12.00
  • Bacon & Egg Bagel $15.00
  • -Black doris plums & milk $12.00
  • Medium $11.00
  • - Chicken
  • - Falafel
  • Jilabi 3 for $2.00
  • Pita Bread $1.50
  • Rice or Salad
  • Available on Pita Bread
  • Baklava $2.50
  • Croquettes $3.20
  • Bacon and egg $4.00
  • Sausage Rolls $2.50
  • Cottage $5.00
  • All Steak Pies $5.00
  • Pastie $5.00
  • Mince $4.50
  • Savouries $2.00
  • Ice Cream Trilogy
    • Caramel Cookie, Mochaccino & Peaches n Cream. With a selection of sweet sauces.
  • Pizza
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Bacon & Pea Alfredo Fettucine $18.50
    • Crispy bacon bits, baby peas & tri colour fettuccine, mixed in traditional Alfredo sauce.
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
  • Poached Organic Eggs $16
    • With. Micro Salad. Raw Spinach and Artichoke Ketchup
  • Add Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $5.00
  • Havoc Bacon (Nitrate free) $6.5
  • Toast (gf option) $8.5
    • (whotegrain. our own gluten free) with your choice of: Peanut butter (salt free) - organic almond nut butter - GF Vegemite
  • Paleo with coconut yoghurt & almond milk add $2.50
  • Coconut Yoghurt $3.5
  • Akaroa Salmon $6.5
  • Steel Cut Oat Porridge (df) $12.5
    • High in protein & fibre Served with lush healthy toppings (Toppings change weekly)
  • MACARONI CHEESE $13.50
    • with cheese or salad
  • CHICKEN & CHIPS (2 pieces) $9.50
  • CHICKEN COMBO $12.50
    • 3 x chicken, with coleslaw & chips + 420ml Coca Cola Range
  • LASAGNE $13.50
    • with chips or salad
  • CHIPS $4.00
  • PASTA COMBO $15.50
    • lasagne, macaroni cheese or sherpherds pie with coleslaw & chips + 420 ml Coca- Cola Range
  • SHERPHERDS PIE $10.50
  • SHERPERDS PIE $13.50
    • with chips or salad
  • Chicken Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Southern style chicken, Shredded lettuce, Chutney, Chilli mayo
  • Baorrito Combo $19.50
    • Your choice of Baorrito + Fries + Soft drinks/Coffee/Tea
  • Pulled Pork Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Cantonese style pulled pork, Asian pickles, White sesame
  • Meat $3.00
  • Chicken Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Southern style chicken,Coleslaw, Pickled ginger, Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, House salad
  • Baoger Combo $16.50
    • Your choice of Baoger + Fries + Salad + Soft Drink/Coffee/Tea
  • Pork Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Braised pork, Broccoli, Spiced corned egg
  • Pork Belly Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Five spiced pork belly, Cucumer, Spring Onion, Coriander, Peanuts, Hoisin sauce
The Crab Shack

The Crab Shack

location

Address

215 Marine Parade, Princes Wharf, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

09164250

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pacific Rim , Seafood

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Validated Parking ,  Waitstaff ,  Wine and Beer ,  Television ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Accepts Discover ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Cash only

Location
215 Marine Parade, Princes Wharf, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand