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

  • Fries
  • Cheese $18.00
    • cheese, cheese or more cheese
  • Fish Bites
    • served with fried & tomato sauce
  • 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
  • Chicken Burger $20.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast, cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, streaky bacon, house mayo & aioli stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • All our pizzas are hand stretched, with our own homemade pizza sauce, and meats are sourced from Verkerks Butchery
  • Surf & Turf $32.00
    • 200g. Angus Rib-eye, with garlic shrimps, served with salad & fries, choice of mushroom, peppercorn sauce, gravy or garlic butter
  • Drink
  • EGGS ON TOAST $13.00
    • Two poached free range eggs on toasted ciabatta. Side extra’s available (DF)
  • BATTERED FISH GOUJONS $13.50
    • Two battered fish goujons, served with salad, fries & tartare sauce (GF), (DF)
  • BOWL OF FRENCH FRIES $7.00
    • With home made aioli (V), (GF), (DF)
  • MIXED PLATTER $15.00
    • Brie, olives and pesto, served with toasted ciabatta (V)
  • We have a good selection of sweet items and savoury items available in our chilled cabinet. Please see counter staff to make your choice.
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Freshly made soup of the day, served with toasted ciabatta. Please check our specials board.
  • OVEN BAKED FRITTATA $17.50
    • Chorizos, free range eggs, potato, tomato, capsicum, feta, red onion, Italian parsley (GF)
  • CLASSIC BLT $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich, served with fries and home made aioli (DF)
  • Edamame Beans $6.00
    • w/ miso butter
  • Warmed Olives $6.00
    • w/ chilli & lemon
  • Tomato Salad $8.00
    • w/ balsamic & house made curd
  • 200g Striploin Steak $18.00
    • served cut, w/ rocket & parmesan
  • Slow Cooked Beef Cheek $15.00
    • w/ crispy chickpeas & mustard
  • Miso Roasted Eggplant $10.00
    • w/ toasted sesame
  • Baked Market Fish $16.00
    • w/ steamed greens & pickled chilli
  • Hand Cut Chips $10.00
    • w/ aioli
  • HOT CHIPS $6.00
  • - SLOW BRAISED HERB & SPICED BEEF
  • STEP ONE - CHOOSE YOUR MAIN:
  • WE ARE COELIAC FRIENDLY
  • - KUMARA RIBBONS W/ CUMIN SEED SALT
  • MAIN + SIDE $14.50
  • FISH GOUJON SANDWICH $10.00
  • ALL DRESSINGS & SAUCE ARE HOMEMADE & GF
  • Fried Tofu w/ Cucumber, Coriander and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Beijing Duck w/ Cucumber, Spring Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Fried Chicken w/ Coriander, Pickled Onion and Spicy Sriracha Mayo $10.00
  • Steamed Whittakers Chocolate Buns 3pc $10.00
  • ‘Beef’Root Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Chicken + Coriander Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Pork & Prawn Shumai 4pc $12.00
  • Szechuan Cucumber Salad w/ Garlic, Szechuan, Chilli & Sesame $6.00
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Bacon and Egg $4.50
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Chicken Satay $5.50
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Hoki $3.00
  • Spicy Tuna Roll $14.00
  • Tuna & Avocado Roll $14.00
  • Platinum (13pcs) $29.80
  • Salmon Steak (Teriyaki Sauce & Sea Salt) $19.00
  • Kid's Menu B $13.00 per child
    • Main Course - Chicken Teriyaki / Chips / Inari / Egg Nigiri / Crumbed Prawn / Croquette / Miso Soup / Dessert - Vanilla Ice Cream (For under 10 years old only)
  • Gerden Salad $9.00
    • Yukari Mayo & Sesame Dressing
  • Set Menu A $35.00 per person
    • Appetiser - Spring Roll (Vegetarian) / Takoyaki (Octopus Ball) / Main Course - Assorted Sashimi / Nigiri Sushi - Salmon, Fish of the Day / Chicken Teriyaki / Crumbed Prawn / Miso Soup / Steamed Rice / Dessert - Green Tea Ice Cream with Seasonal Fruits (Additional $5.00 to Banana Tempura)
  • Sakura Lunch Box - Changes Daily $21.00
  • Toast & Preserves $14.00
  • Butter Milk Pancakes $18.50
    • served w/ Canadian maple syrup & your choice of: whipped cream & berry compote, or bacon & banana
  • Flat Bread $9.00
    • Rosemary, garlic and parmesan baked flat bread
  • Traditional Breakfast $17.50
    • two eggs cooked to order w/ bacon, on toasted ciabatta, rye or gluten bread with tomato relish
  • Seasoned Wedges $10.00
    • Potato wedges with sweet chilli dipping sauce & sour cream
  • Grilled Sirloin Steak $28.00
    • 200g Sirloin steak with roasted field mushroom, fresh spinach & cherry tomato coleslaw, beer battered fries & cafe de Paris butter
  • Penang Curry $19.00
    • Fragrant Penang chicken and vegetable curry with steamed jasmine rice
  • Azuki Bean and Beetroot Salad $25.00
    • Azuki bean, roast beetroot, cauliflower, walnut & black quinoa salad, with goat's cheese, rocket micros and a balsamic and olive oil dressing
  • Plain $9.50
  • Sweet Corn $2.60
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.00
  • Mushroom $3.90
  • Seafood (Prawn, Squid, Mussel & Crab Stick) $11.90
  • Bacon $3.90
  • Sea Dog $3.20
  • Steak $9.50
  • Naan Rolls (Chicken/Lamb) N/A
    • ''Heaven's Sandwich'' Yummy chicken tikka or lamb and fresh salad wrapped in tandoori naan bread.
  • Mixed Platter for Two $20.50
    • A combination of two pieces of samosa, vege pakora, seekh kebab, and chicken tikka, with mint yoghurt chutney.
  • Malai Kofta $15.00
    • Mixed together deep fried home-made cottage cheese, potatoes and spices rolls, cooked in cashew nut gravy.
  • Plain Rice $3.00
    • Plain steamed Basmati rice
  • Raita $3.00
    • Yoghurt mixed with cucumber, onion and mild spices.
  • Zafrani Pulao $6.00
    • Basmati rice with nuts, raisins and saffron.
  • Tamarind Chutney $2.50
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Naan filled with cottage cheese.
  • Crisp Pickled Vegetables $12
    • with black olive pesto
  • Bamboozle Signature Dish Simple Known as ‘Cocaine’ $20
    • All of our staf quickly become addicted to this rice dish. It’s spicy, hot and mega tasty with peanuts, roast shallots, chili, black vinegar and coriander
  • Whole Fresh Gurnard or Terakihi POA
    • either steamed or BBQ on the Robata...but to be honest, Robata really is the way to go!! Served with a tangy Thai-style yellow curry sauce or kaffir lime, ginger and chili sauce and sesame dressing.
  • Sweet Apple Pork Fillet (3 Skewers) $14
  • Salmon & Avocado $14
    • with miso cream
  • Soft-Shell Crab $22
  • Kri Spee Porn (King Prawns 3) $18
  • Spicy Sticky Chili Chicken Wings (4) $16
  • Slow-Roasted Agave Baby Carrots $7.00
    • guajillo oil mole, goats feta, migas, baby cress
  • Coffee Agave Lamb $16.00
    • zucchini, pumpkin, oregano, garlic chips, salsa borracha
  • Salsa Roja $8.00
    • w house made yellow corn chips
  • Mexico Fried Chicken (Free Range) $16.00
    • Not to be missed!
  • Butternut Pumpkin $7.00
    • salsa negra, baby spinach, queso seco, crispy sesame
  • Panucho $8.00
    • spiced squid, red frijoles, mint, fennel, chili pico, olive powder, cucumber yoghurt
  • Guacamole $8.00
    • w tomato pico de gallo, jalapeño, coriander, totopos
  • Crumbed Chili Portobello $16.00
    • w bruised cherry tomatoes, chili, capsicum mojo
  • Pancakes $17.50
    • Banana, Bacon & Maple syrup
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Chicken tenders tossed thru salad greens & topped with crispy noodles & a mint yoghurt dressing
  • Omelette $15.00
    • Spinach, red onion & cheese or Ham,cheese & tomato (Gluten Free)
  • Cheese Toastie $8.50
    • Homestyle double decker toasted cheese sandwich with your choice of two extra fillings: tomato, ham, onion, or pineapple
  • Bagel – Tomato, cream cheese and basil pesto $10.30
    • A bagel with Tomato, cream cheese and basil pesto
  • Eggs Florentine $16.50
    • Spinach
  • Steak & Bacon Sandwich $21.50
    • Lettuce, tomato, bacon & Sirloin Steak with onion marmalade & aioli
  • Sliders $14.50
    • Two mini burgers, you can choose options: – Beef pattie – Marinated Chicken – Smoked Salmon – Roasted Mushrooms
  • Pizza Bread with:
  • Chefs Soup of the Day with Ciabatta Toast $11.00
  • Bread with Pesto, Hummus, & Olive Oil $8.50
  • Mushroom $4.50
  • Thai Style Seafood with Rice $30.50
    • Pan fried fish of the day, prawns, mussels, squids, with a Thai coconut cream sauce and rice
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder with Pesto or Ciabatta Toast $13.50
  • Crisscut Wedges $6.50
  • Eggs Benedict $19.50
    • Served on English muffins & hollandaise sauce with your choice of Salmon / Ham / Bacon / Greens & Mushrooms
  • Seafood Chowder $16.5
    • Classic creamy style seafood soup, with mussels, sh, salmon and prawns served with garlic bread
  • Green Thai Curry $19.5
    • Chicken and prawn curry served with fragrant rice
  • Chai Spiced Oats $14
    • Vanilla poached apples, kawakawa re raisins and toasted almonds
  • Chocolate Tan Slice $4.2
  • Big Breakfast $21
    • Eggs any style, housemade bratwurst, streaky bacon, sauteed mushrooms, housemade beans and hash browns
  • Savoury Mince $17
    • A good old fashioned kiwi classic ser ved in a rich sauce on toast with a fried egg & crumbed potato balls
  • Housemade beans $4
  • Hash Browns $4
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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