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

  • Chicken fettucine $18.00
    • Chicken, mushroom and bacon, tossed through with basil pesto
  • Creme brulee $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • Soup of the day $8.00
    • Your wait staff will advise of todays flavour
  • Seafood chowder $10.00
    • A selection of seafood bound in a creamy soup
  • Original ice cream sundae $12.00
    • Served with a choice of chocolate, caramel or raspberry topping with either nuts or hundreds and thousands
  • West coast whitebait pan seared omelette served with salad and fries $23.00
  • Caesar salad $16.00
    • Traditional caesar salad tossed with bacon, croutons, anchovies, parmesan and the Taverns own dressing, topped with an egg
  • Creme brulee $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • THE WILBUR $11.00
    • Spiced pulled pork, coleslaw, apple sauce
  • PECAN PIE $5.20
  • NYD FRIES $4.50
  • SALMON ON BROADWAY $8.90/ $13.90
    • Cold smoked salmon layered on cream cheese served with horseradish sauce and capers.(Slider/ Hero )
  • VEGE BAGEL $9.00
    • Avocado, tomato, cream cheese, mesculun, aioli and tomato pesto
  • DOWNTOWN $4.90
    • Cream cheese and Raspberry Jam.
  • HARLEM FLANK $7.90/ $11.90
    • Spice rubbed flank steak cooked to perfection and drizzled with sweet chilli mayo sauce.(Slider/ Hero )
  • LIBERTY SALAD SANDWICH $6.90/ $8.90
    • Vegetarian - sundried tomato pesto or hummus with your choice of salads from the salad bar.(Slider/ Hero )
  • Daily Dessert Specials N/A
    • Check our specials board for today’s dessert specials
  • Eggs (x2) Any Style $4.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Scallops in Bacon $20.00
    • Our famous pan seared scallops wrapped in bacon served on a bed of crispy potatoes and spinach topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Tea and Coffee N/A
    • A selection of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and liqueurs is available, please check with our staff
  • Aioli $1.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Spanish Omelette $18.00
    • Deliciously fluffy omelette filled with crispy potatoes, chorizo, cheese and red onion
  • 6 Wontons $3.60
  • Bacon Corn Pattie $2.20
  • 5 Fish Bites $3.00
  • 4 Crab Sticks $26.00
  • Scallop $1.60
  • Spicy Wedges $4.00
  • Crumbed Prawn $0.80
  • Blue Cod $6.80
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
  • Vegetable Samosa $3.50
    • Wholesome vegetables in a crisp pastry served with tamarind chutney
  • Lamb Palak $17.90
    • Spinach based sauce simmered with lamb and finished with a touch of cream (medium - hot)
  • Mango Chicken $16.90
    • Exotic curry with tender chicken cooked in a subtle mango sauce (mild)
  • Raita $3.00
    • Cucumber and yoghurt - cools and delights
  • Mint & Yoghurt $3.00
  • Vegetable Korma $15.90
    • Assorted vegetables with a mild masala blend and a creamy sauce (mild)
  • Butter Chicken $16.90
    • World famous Indian delicacy-marinated chicken slow cooked and finished with a creamy tomato masala sauce (mild - medium)
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Teriyaki / Katsu / Karaage chicken don $12.90
  • Unagi don $18.90
    • Fresh water eel
  • Plain udon $8.90
  • Chicken katsu curry $15.90
  • Chicken curry $12.90
  • Ten don $13.90
    • Deep fried prawns and tempura veges
  • Served on rice with miso soup
  • Machos Nachos $16
    • spiced braised beef "chilli con carne" black beans, topped with chilli con queso and jalapenos served with corn chips
  • Frijoles $23
    • corn tortillas filled with black beans and baked in salsa verde and chilli cheese
  • Tacos De Carne (2 Tacos / 3 Tacos) $16 / $22
    • beef braised in cascabel chilli sauce topped with guacamole
  • Carne Asada $32
    • ribeye steak chargrilled to your liking with guajillo spiced potatoes, chilli butter and salad greens
  • De Pollo $25
    • chipotle chicken, saute onions and capsicums bound with our chilli con queso
  • Quesadilla De Queso $12
    • flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, chilli and coriander
  • The Flying Burrito $25
    • a grilled flour tortilla parcel drizzled with coriander oil and served with sour cream, salsa, guacamole and salad greens with your choice of: Hot Adobo Beef / Smoked Chipotle Chicken / Chipotle Spiced Seasonal vegetables
  • Churros $12
    • Mexican style donut strips with dipping sauces and cream
  • Vegetable series $1.00
  • Beef noodle soup $9.50
  • Spiced Peanut Kernel $5.00
  • Scones $1.00
  • Side dish $1.00 each
  • Sheep waist $2.00
  • Noodles soybean paste $9.50
  • Fried bread stick $1.00 each
  • Palak Chicken $12.5
    • Chicken and spinach cooked in onion based gravy.
  • Lamb Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish $12.5
    • Lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and secret spices.
  • Lamb Dhansak $12.5
    • Lamb cooked with lentils, onion and tomato based gravy.
  • Chicken Korma $12.5
    • Tender Chicken Cooked with cashew nuts and almonds in a mild creamy sauce.
  • All Curries are served with Rice and Plain Naan Bread $N/A
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $12.5
    • Chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion and yoghurt based gravy.
  • Lamb Curry $12.5
    • Lean lamb cooked in onion and yoghurt sauce with special aromatic spices.
  • Chicken Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
    • Chicken, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
  • Combination Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of pork, beef and chicken in Khmer-style Teaw soup
  • Satay Burger $6.00
    • Grill marinated satay in a sesame bun with salad and peanut sauce
  • Khmer Style Curry $14.00
    • Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
  • Hot & Spicy Noodle Soup (Tom Yum) $13.00
    • Choice of chicken or seafood cooked in tom yum paste, mushrooms, lime leaves & lemon juice
  • Seafood Deluxe $15.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and served with fresh seafood and chicken, beef, pork in a Khmer style soup
  • Hot & Spicy Cashew Nuts $14.00
    • Marinated chicken stir-fry with spring onion, celery, broccoli, cashew nuts & capsaicin on top of rice
  • Supreme Satay $12.00
    • Grill marinated satay stir fried with vegetables on a bed of steamed rice and topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Stir Fry Ginger & Spring Onion $13.00
    • Choice of chicken, beef or pork stir-fried with ginger, spring onion & celery on top of rice
  • Fish $4.00
  • Cheese $2.50
  • Steak $3.50
  • Beetroot $3.40
  • Pienapple $2.50
  • 1/4 Chicken $6.00
  • Tomato $3.40
  • Giant $7.00
  • Woo Roti Doughnut $12
    • Gingernut ice cream, pandan
  • Roti Canai Style
  • Woo Chilli Sauce $3
  • Woo Sambal $3
  • Or Beef $29
  • Char Siu Bbq Pork Ribs $20
    • twice cooked, shao xing, hoisin & sesame seeds
  • Chinese Mushroom Spring Rolls (v) $9
  • Pork & Prawn Sui Mai (4 pieces) $10
  • Prawn & Kumra $21.50
    • East meets west in this sensational seafood creation
  • Garden Salad $6.50
    • Crisp salad mix on a bed of fresh lettuce, served with our infamous mango dressing
  • Sweet mango chutney $3.50
    • Fresh mango of course – delish
  • Chicken Narni $13.50
  • Poppadoms $3.50
    • Indian crisp bread – roasted over the tandoor (4)
  • Paneer Makhani $19.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in tomato and cream
  • Platter for two $20.50
    • Vegetable samosas, onion spinach bhajees, chicken tikka and mince stix and a selection of yummy dips
  • Garlic Naan $4.50
    • Brushed with fresh crushed garlic butter
  • Eggs benedict $24
    • With streaky bacon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • price per portion, per item
  • Jam & lemon curd, cream cheese, honey, homemade peanut butter and crab apple jelly $3
  • Toast, hash brown, hollandaise, tomato, crumpets $4
  • Spiced chicken salad $24.50
    • Bell pepper, toasted cashew, roasted red onion & spinach finished with tamarind yoghurt
  • Lox 'n bagel $17.50
    • Salt cured salmon, tomato, pesto, red onion, capers & cream cheese on a toasted bagel
  • Eggs royale $24
    • With our own hot-smoked salmon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Ginger marinated chicken or halloumi skewers $25
    • With cos, tomato & tzatziki served with a side of tempura courgette ribbons
  • KAIKOURA $26.00
    • Garlic butter base, mozzarella, white fish, mussels, prawns, chilli flakes & parsley
  • Vege Burger $26.50
    • Seasonal vegetable fritter, Halloumi, slaw, mango chutney & fries
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
  • Add salmon $9.00
  • Fries & aioli $10.00
  • CLASSIC MARGHERITA $20.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella & basil
  • Beer battered onion rings with aioli & tomato sauce $9.00
  • Carrot & walnut cake with cream cheese icing $12.50
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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