The Dragon Express in Christchurch Menu

MAIN MENU MAIN MENU
  • All Chinese meals are traditionally served with plain boiled rice $1.60 / $5.30 / $10.50
    • small / medium / large
SOUP SOUP
  • Chinese special soup of the day $4.00 / $7.50 / $14.50
    • small / medium / large
  • Cream corn and chicken soup $5.50 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • small / medium / large
  • Sai Wu Beef soup $5.50 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • small / medium / large
  • Duck with tofu $12.00 / $14.50
    • medium / large
  • Seafood soup $14.00 / $16.00
    • medium / large
ENTRÉE ENTRÉE
  • Deep fried wontons $7.00
  • Spring rolls $7.00
  • Chicken nibbles $7.00
  • Deep fried prawns $7.00
  • Deep fried combination Entrée $12.00
    • Any 2 of the above
  • Deep fried combination Entrée $26.00
    • Any 4 of the above
  • Jelly fish with seasame and chilli $10.00
CHINESE DELICATESSEN CHINESE DELICATESSEN
  • Honey roast pork $21.00
  • Roast pork with crackle $21.00
  • Chinese roast duck $23.00 / $44.00
    • half / whole
  • Honey soy chicken $12.00 / $22.00
    • half / whole
  • Cantonese chicken $12.00 / $22.00
    • half / whole
  • Delicatessen platter (combination any 4 of the above) $41.00
  • Honey roast chicken livers $6.30
  • Honey roast spare ribs $15.00
  • Pig's maw cooked in brine $7.00
  • Pig's tongues cooked in brine $7.00
  • Duck's feet and wings cooked in brine $7.00
  • Duck's chins cooked in brine $8.00
  • Chicken giblets cooked in honey soy $7.00
  • Chicken livers cooked in honey soy $7.00
  • Honey soy eggs $7.00
  • Honey soy tofu $6.30
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Shanghai honey prawns (deep fried) $21.00
  • Deep fried prawns with sweet and sour sauce $21.00
  • Stir fried prawns with broccoli $23.10
  • Prawns (in shell) with spicy salt $23.10
  • Prawns (in shell) with tomato sauce $23.10
  • Prawns (in shell) with hot and spicy chilli $23.10
  • Shanghai honey scallops (deep fried) $26.30
  • Scallops with seasonal vegetables $26.30
  • Stir fried scallops with Hoi Sin sauce $26.30
  • Deep fried squid with spicy salt $21.00
  • Stir fried squid with seasonal vegetables $21.00
  • Stir fried squid with shrimp sauce $21.00
  • Stir fried fish fillet with seasonal vegetables $21.00
  • Deep fried fish fillet with Shiitake mushrooms $21.00
  • Deep fried fish fillet with spicy salt $21.00
  • Deep fried fish fillet with sweet and sour sauce $21.00
  • Steamed whole fish of the day (subject to availability) From $35.00
  • Whole fish of the day with hot chilli sauce (subject to availability) From $35.00
  • Mussels with black bean sauce $21.00
  • Mussels with chilli sauce $21.00
  • Steamed mussels $21.00
  • Clams with black bean sauce (subject to availability) $18.00
  • Clams with hot chilli sauce (subject to availability) $18.00
  • Steamed clams (subject to availability) $18.00
  • Seafood combination $22.00
PEKING DUCK PEKING DUCK
  • Peking duck 1 course (skin with pancake) $55.00
  • Peking duck 2 course (skin w/pancake, meat w/salted cabbage) $68.00
  • Peking duck 3 course (skin w/pancake, meat w/salted cabbage, dusk soup) $78.00
  • Peking duck meat with salted cabbage $20.00
  • Peking duck frame with spicy salt $16.00
CHICKEN CHICKEN
  • Crispy skin chicken $12.00 / $22.00
    • half / whole
  • Chicken with seasonal vegetables $16.80
  • Chicken and cashew nuts $18.90
  • Lemon chicken $16.80
  • Chicken with pineapple $16.80
  • Chicken with black bean sauce $16.80
  • Chicken with ginger and spring onions $16.80
  • Chicken with Hoi Sin sauce $16.80
BEEF BEEF
  • Beef and seasonal vegetables $18.90
  • Beef with black bean sauce $18.90
  • Satay beef $18.90
  • Beef with pickled vegetables $21.00
  • Beef with pineapple and picked ginger $18.90
  • Beef with hot chilli sauce $18.90
  • Beef with ginger and spring onions $18.90
PORK PORK
  • Sweet and sour pork $18.90
  • Pork with cashew nuts $18.90
  • Pork with seasonal vegetables $18.90
  • Beijing marinated pork $18.90
  • Pork with hot chilli sauce $18.90
  • Pork with Hoi sin sauce $18.90
  • Pork with salted cabbage $18.90
CHINESE CASSEROLE CHINESE CASSEROLE
  • Combination seafood casserole with vegetables $23.10
  • Deep fried tofu with eight combintation meats with vegetables $23.10
  • Chu Hou Beef with vegetables $21.00
  • King prawns with garlic and bean threads casserole $23.10
  • Chicken and Shiitake mushrooms casserole $21.00
  • Deep fried Tofu and seafood casserole with vegetables $21.00
OFFAL OFFAL
  • Mix chicken offal with spicy salt $12.60
  • Chicken giblets with ginger and spring onions $12.60
  • Pig's stomach with black pepper $12.60
  • Pig's stomach with pickled vegetables $12.60
  • Pig's kidney with ginger and spring onion $12.60
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Stir fried seasonal vegetables $12.60
  • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with garlic $12.60
  • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with oyster sauce $12.60
  • Stir fried bamboo shoots with oyster sauce $12.60
  • Law Han Chai $12.60
TOFU TOFU
  • Deep fried Tofu with Shiitake mushrooms $14.00
  • Ma Po Tofu $14.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Deep fried coconut custard $6.30 / $10.50 / $14.70
    • small / medium / large
  • Sago with coconut milk $6.30 / $10.50 / $14.70
    • small / medium / large
  • Sweet red bean soup $6.30 / $10.50 / $14.70
    • small / medium / large
  • Almond Tofu pudding $6.30
    • small

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Stir fried chilli prawns gf $34
  • Roasted eggplant salad v $11
  • Sung choi bao of pork $23
  • Crispy pressed half duck with caramelized mandarin sauce $42
  • Caramelized mango tart tatin with organic coconut ice cream $13
  • Fries with miso mayonnaise gf/v $9
  • Kung pao chicken – sichuan peppercorns, heavenly facing chillies and peanuts $26
  • Crispy skinned half chicken, 10 spices and black vinegar gf $26
  • Meringue roulade $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • Farmhouse breakfast $15.00
    • Two poached eggs stacked upon oven roasted field mushrooms, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage, tomatoes and wholegrain toast
  • Fish and chips $15.00
    • Beer battered fish of the day served with a side salad
  • Chicken supreme $23.00
    • Garlic marinated chargrilles chicken on a potato cake with sauteed veges and cream fraiche vinaigrette
  • Whitebait sliders $15.00
  • Angus rib-eye steak $25.00
    • Prime rib-eye cooked the way you like with potato roasties and veges or salad and fries (add either garlic butter, pepper or mushroom sauce)
  • Chicken and port wine pate $12.00
    • With chutney, wholegrain toast and crackers
  • Creme brulee $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • CHICKEN KEBAB $3.00
  • HOKI FILLET CRUMBED $5.20
  • EGG $4.30
  • CHIPS SCOOP $2.50
  • VEGETARIAN $6.50
  • CRUMBED CHICKEN FILLET $3.90
  • TOMATO $4.50
  • CHEESE & PINEAPPLE $4.90
  • Mamma's Moussaka $27.99
    • Baked layers of herb crusted agria potato, fresh eggplant and rich mince sauce, topped with creamy béchamel and sprinkled with imported Kefalograviera cheese, served with a side of fresh garden salad.
  • Grilled Canterbury Lamb $25.50/ $29.99
    • Export quality Canterbury lamb marinated with Costas® traditional herbs ‘n spices and cooked to tender perfection.(R/ G)
  • Old-Fashioned Zucchini N' Feta Fritters $11.99
    • Fresh zucchini and melted feta cheese mixed with Costas, traditional blend of fresh herbs and aromatic spices, flash fried to golden perfection, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki and roasted capsicum sauce. V
  • Golden Falafel' Veggie Delight $23.50/ $28.50
    • Puréed chickpeas mixed with Costas® classic blend of fresh herbs and aromatic spices, lightly flash-fried for a golden crust and fluffy centre. V (R/ G)
  • Village Style Kleftiko $28.50
    • Masterpiece of slow cooked Canterbury lamb, grilled Mediterranean vegetables and thick cut agria potatoes, oven baked in Costas® flavorsome packed herb sauce, and topped with crumbled feta cheese, served the 200 year old traditional way in a Greek clay pot. GF
  • Village Pita Bread $11.99
    • Freshly toasted pita bread served with made-in-house spreads. V
  • Spanakopita Of Kiani $11.99
    • Crispy golden filo pastry filled with melted feta cheese, steam softened spinach leaves, fresh herbs and sautéed onions, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki. V
  • Filleto Fantastico 225g $37.00
    • 225g pure Angus fillet lightly seasoned and char-grilled, served with Mediterranean style beetroot and slow roasted Portobello field mushrooms, drizzled with tarragon red wine sauce on a bed of aromatic garlic ‘n olive oil crushed potatoes. DF GF
  • MUESLI $14.00
    • the Origin's oven baked nutty & spiced Muesli served with seasonal fresh fruits
  • Soup of The day $15.00
    • optional whole grain or GF bread with salad
  • Scrambled Tofu on Toast $19.00
    • scrambled Tofu flavored with smoked paprika turmeric mushrooms green peas avocado
  • Asian Pancake 4 pcs $9.00
    • fresh paratha filled with seasonal vegetables vegan mayo The Origin's red sauce
  • Papa's Spice Noodle Soup $19.00
    • fresh noodles carrots shiitake mushrooms soybeans soy protein tomatoes peanuts coriander
  • Carol Oats Porridge $14.00
    • Freshly cooked oats chia seeds dates goji berries, walnuts, coconut, strawberries, banana soy milk
  • Daly Special $23.00
    • chef's choice of pure vegetarian cuisine cooked with seasonal local grown ingredients
  • Pancakes with Fresh Fruits $19.00
    • pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruits, lemon coconut cream
  • Combination Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of pork, beef and chicken in Khmer-style Teaw soup
  • Chicken Rice $13.00
    • Boiled chicken pieces on top of specially cooked rice served with traditional fish sauce, cucumber and sprinkled with peanuts
  • Satay Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Choice of beef or chicken served in a special Khmer style satay soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of squid and prawns served in Khmer style kua teaw soup
  • Satay Sauce on Rice or Noodles $7.00
    • Choice of steamed rice or noodles topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Fried Rice $13.00
    • Khmer style fried rice, mixed vegetables & onion, choice of pork, chicken, beef or seafood
  • Khmer Style Curry $14.00
    • Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
  • Fried Egg Noodle $13.00
    • Your choice of chicken, pork, beef or seafood with vegetables, onion, egg & bean sprouts
  • Roasted Chicken, Mayo & Radish Sandwich, Potato Chips $9.90
  • Rachael's Rarebit $12.90
    • Gourmet Cheese on Toasted Hucks Beer Bread, Caramelised Onion Chutney
  • Denver Omelette $15.90
    • Three Organic Eggs, Bacon, Ham & Peppers
  • Add Small Fries to Any Sandwich $3.90
  • Granola $12.90
    • Mrs. Hucks Granola with homemade Blueberry Yogurt Whole Milled Oats, Sunflower, Pumpkin & Flax seeds, Hazelnuts, Dried Fruit
  • Hand Cut Fries $6.90
  • Cheese & Spring Onion Sandwich $7.90
  • BBQ Pulled Pork Pretzel Bun $10.90
  • 2. Deep-fried Spring Rolls (4 pcs) $7.50
  • 42. Sweet and Sour pork with Rice $13.00
  • 44. Chicken Curry with Rice $14.00
  • 52. BBQ Pork Egg Foo Yong $13.00
  • 82. Spicy BBQ Pork $19.00
    • Grilled pork and vegetables in Korean spicy sauce
  • 15. Chicken with Curry Sauce $14.00
  • 63. Combination Fried Rice $11.00
  • 45. Chicken Satay with Rice $14.00
  • Chicken Naan $6
    • Naan bread stuffed with minced chicken.
  • Chicken / Lamb Kadai $19.50
    • Cooked in onion based thick gravy with capsicum,tomatoes and spices.
  • Aloo Palak $17
    • Potatoes cooked in spinach, cream and spices.
  • Prawn Biryani $18
    • Rice and Prawn are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal
  • Vegetarian Korma $17
    • Fresh vegetables cooked in a nutty creamy sauce.
  • Goat Curry $20
    • Tender Goat cooked in a fresh ginger and garlic paste with tomatoes and onion base gravy on a simmered heat with added spices
  • Chicken Reshmi Kebab $13
    • Boneless chicken marinated in cashew nut paste overnight and cooked in Tandoor oven wrapped in egg.
  • Pickles $3
  • BIG BREAKFAST $21.50
    • Eggs any style, streaky bacon, bratwurst sausages, roasted tomato, portobello mushrooms, house made and potato hash, served on toast
  • HONEY TERIYAKI CHICKEN $18.50
    • Slow cooked honey teriyaki chicken breast, glazed with house made teriyaki sauce, served with coleslaw, mung beans and toast
  • STEAK SANDWICH $15.50
    • Grilled steak, melted cheese, portobello mushroom, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion in a warm ciabatta roll
  • CITRUS CHICKEN SALAD $18.50
    • Grilled chicken breast, mixed lettuce, red onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and orange slices, served with a sweet chilli and citrus dressing
  • BOWL OF CHIPS $6.50
    • Served with house made aioli
  • VEGGIE LOVERS $18.50
    • Eggs any style, avocado, sauteed baby spinach, roasted tomato, portobello mushrooms, house made hash brown and potato hash, served on toast
  • Two house made hash browns $20.50
  • STICK PORK BELLY $19.50
    • Chinese style pork belly, diced and braised into Chinese cooking wine, caramelised with sweet and sour sauce, served with boiled egg, green salad and toast
  • Kimchi Tofu Salad(V) $ 11
  • Fried dumpling(V) $10
    • Special Korean herb(scallion) & vegetables (8pcs)
  • Spicy kimchi and spring onion pancake Seafood $15
  • Pa Jeon (Green Onion Pancake) $ 19
    • Savoury seafood pancake with prawn, squid and spring onion, mussels
  • Kimchi and cooked rice are sautéed in a pan Beef or Chicken $18
  • Yang Yeum chicken $ 25
    • Crispy chicken marinated with Korean sweet chili sauce
  • Kimchi Jeon (kimchi Pancake)(V) $ 12
  • Don Gass (Korean Pork Cutlet) $ 20
    • Dip-fried pork’s loin with special sauce, fresh julienned cabbage and rice
  • Chicken Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Southern style chicken,Coleslaw, Pickled ginger, Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, House salad
  • Golden Mantou $5.50
    • topped from your choice of Strawberry, Matcha, Chocolate sauce
  • Southern style chicken $6.50
    • Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo
  • Beef Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Braised beef, Lettuce, Tomato, BBQ sauce
  • Rice $2.00
  • Pork Baorrito $11.50
    • A Chinese handmade crepe wrapped with: Cantonese style pulled pork, Coleslaw, Cheddar cheese, Chinese BBQ sauce, Golden cracker
  • Add ice cream $2.00
  • Kumara crisps, Cumin salt $6.50
  • Chicken Sate Bun (2 X Steamed) $16
    • Soft and fluffy buns filled with Malaysian sate chicken
  • Spicy Black Vinegar Peanuts $6
  • Soft-Shell Crab $22
  • Cumin Garlic Lamb (3 Skewers) $14
  • Arsi Foul (Aniseed Chicken) $16
  • Kri Spee Porn (King Prawns 3) $18
  • B.B.Q Groper Steak $38
    • sun-dried tomato, garlic and jalapeño buter
  • Kung Pao Pow! $24
    • So the idea of this dish to hunt through the chillies in the tangy hot sauce, discovering the braised chicken and roasted peanuts.
  • Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
  • Surf & Turf $7.50
    • Seafood + Chicken
  • Meat Ball $5.50
    • with Potato Gravy
  • Poutine $4.50
    • Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
  • American $3.50
    • Hot Dog
  • Fitted Sausage $3.50
    • with Cheese
  • - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
  • Hot Soup $2.80
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn
  • Stir Fried Satay Chicken (GR) $18
    • w/ TukTuk Satay Sauce, Seasonal vegetables
  • Larb Kai Spicy Chicken Salad (GF) $18
    • w/ Lime, Chilli, Mint Leaf
  • Chargrilled Chicken Sliders (2) $9
    • w/ Tuk Tuk Satay Sauce
  • Spicy Basil Pork $16
    • w/ Japanese Tempura Tofu
  • GR Gluten Free on Request
  • Wok Fried Seasonal Vegetables (GR) $13
  • Goy See Mee Chicken $15
    • w/ bamboo, shiitake mushroom, bok choy
  • GF Gluten Free
The Dragon Express

The Dragon Express

location

Address

88 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033481805

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
88 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand
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