The Headless Mexican in Christchurch City Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Chips & Dips $13.00
    • Fresh House fried Corn Chips - with Salasa & Guacamole Dip
  • Chips & Dips $14.00
    • with only guacamole
  • Chips & Dips $14.00
    • with hot cheese dip
  • Street Corn $4.50
    • Charred on the grill corn kernels, with lemon, Parmesan and Aioli
  • Headless spiced olive mix $6.00
  • Headless spiced olive mix $12.00
    • served with a Chilean inspired, fried pumpkin sour dough bread
  • Quesadillas (sounds like case of beer) $6.50
    • A flour tortilla grilled and folded with cheese & one of the following: Cheese/ Smoked chipotle, Mango chicken, Spiced ground Beef, All garnished with sour cream and Salsa
  • Tacos $6.50
    • Soft corn tortillas grilled with cheese then your choice of filling, topped with shredded lettuce, peppers tomato and our own taco sauce. Tomato spiced home ground beef, or mango spiced chicken
  • Tacos $7.00
    • Soft corn tortillas grilled with cheese then your choice of filling, topped with shredded lettuce, peppers tomato and our own taco sauce. Fresh fish seared on the griddle with mexican spices
  • Stuffed Calamari $16.50
    • Calamari tube stuffed with smoked paprika & chipotle risotto, then braised in the oven. Served on a lettuce bed with tasty sauces
  • Ceviche of the Day $16.50
    • Fresh fish or seafood of the day, marinated in lemon juice till cooked, then tossed in diced jalapeno, onion, tomato, peppers and fresh coriander (this is a cold fish). Served with corn chips
  • Ceviche of the Day $19.50
    • Fresh fish or seafood of the day, marinated in lemon juice till cooked, then tossed in diced jalapeno, onion, tomato, peppers and fresh coriander (this is a cold fish). With salad & Rice
  • Headless Wild Goat Tartiet $16.50
    • Tenderloin, Grilled, sliced & baked to order in a savory pastry, with a yummy blend of chipotle cream & caramelized onion
  • Nachos Sml $10.00 / Reg $14.00
    • Fresh on premise Corn Chips, grilled melted cheese on our own re-fried beans with Salsa and sour cream
  • Nachos add $5.00
    • With mango chicken
  • Nachos add $5.00
    • With spiced ground Beef
MEXICAN DISHES MEXICAN DISHES
  • Fajitas $56.00
    • Try Garlic Prawn Fajitas, Sizzling with garlic, onions and tomatoes
  • Enchiladas (light meal) $18.50
    • Two soft corn tortillas filled and baked with a spicy tomato and pepper sauce finished with melted cheese salsa and sour cream served with mexican spiced rice and refried beans. Beef, Chicken, Veges & beans or fish
  • Enchiladas (light meal) add $2.00
    • swap beans for salad
  • Enchilada El Grande $25.00
    • The same as above but three Enchiladas and main size accompaniments - Beef, Chicken, Beans, fish
  • Borrito $25.00
    • Chicken that's finished with our own mango chutney
  • Borrito $25.00
    • Shredded mexican spiced beef, seared on the griddle along with peppers & onion
  • Borrito $25.00
    • Fresh fish of the day, sprinkled with mexican spices, seared on the griddle and finished with chilli aioli
  • Borrito $25.00
    • Seared on the griddle seasonal vegetable and mixed mexican beans, with a spicy tomato & pepper sauce
  • Borrito $25.00
    • Pulled Argentinian braised Lamb
  • Chimichanga $25.00
    • Soft flour tortilla wrapped with rice, beans, cheese and your choice of Burrito filling, brushed with oil & baked crisp then served with salad salsa, sour cream and guacamole
  • Fajitas $52.00
    • A dish for 2: with marinated mexican spiced shredded beef & lemon marinated spiced chicken served sizzling in the pan with flour tortillas and all the mexican accompaniments to make up your own Burritos
SIDES SIDES
  • Guacamole $5.00
  • Jalapeno chillies $2.50
  • Tortillas - Corn or Flour each $2.00
  • Side of Rice or Beans $3.00
  • Sour cream $3.50
  • Bowl of corn chips $5.00
  • Hot cheese dip $5.00
  • Side salad $7.00
  • Beef / Chicken $8.00
SOUTH AMERICAN FUSION SOUTH AMERICAN FUSION
  • Matanza Fish (Pescado del dia gratinado con pastelera de chocolo) $29.00
    • Fresh market fish, on a bed of seared red peppers & caramelized onions, then topped with a creamy blend of corn, cheese & fresh basil, gratineed in the oven & served with rice, salad, guacamole & salsa
  • Cordero en coco, a Venezuelan Lamb Dish $29.00
    • Seared in the oven Lamb, then slow cooked in coconut milk and Venezuelan spices, a truly stunning flavour. Served with rice, salad and a Tortilla
  • Jamaican Pork Belly Roulade $32.50
    • Rubbed, braised, rolled, then braised again for 10 hours. Seared to order and served on a polenta cake with salad
  • De Papas Y Chorizo De Invierno $29.00
    • Glenn's homemade chorizo, with roasted diced potatoes, peppers, caramelized onions & tamatillo, baked in its own dish with a cheesy almond, cornmeal & tamatillo topping
  • Headless Mole $29.00
    • The national Mexican celebration dish of chicken or fish, simmered in this traditional sauce made of vegetables, mixed seeds, chilli, bananas & spices, finished with a touch of bitter chocolate. Served on rice
  • Tostada Salad $25.00
    • In a crisp flour tortilla bowl, choose from shredded mexican spiced beef, lemon chicken, pulled Argentinian braised Lamb or Garlic Prawns. Seared on the griddle along with peppers & onion and tossed through lettuce and tomato, with a choice of our smoked chipotle aioli, or headless Caesar dressing
  • Cazuela De Mariscos $32.50
    • A traditional Uruguayan seafood dish, with a mix of seared prawns, Clams, Mussels, Squid & Fish, finished in a tomato and seafood base sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $12.00
  • Doughnut $2.30
  • Roast Pork with Cashew Nut & Mushroom $12.00
  • Cheese/Onion Pattie $2.80
  • Steak with Oyster Sauce $12.00
  • Steak Fried Rice $10.00
  • Monster $7.00
  • Hawaiian Fried Rice $12.00
  • Kiwi $6.00
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Blue cod $5.80
  • Crab Stick $2.00
  • Fish Bites 1/2 Doz $4.00
  • Warehou $4.30
  • Crumbed Extra $0.60
  • Mini veggie roll 1/2 Doz $2.50
  • Corn Nuggets (1/2 dozen) $2.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls (1/2 dozen) $2.50
  • Whitebait Pattie/Paua Pattie $3.50
  • Crispy Chicken $6.50
  • Extra Filling $1
  • Spring Roll $3.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.00
  • Plain Donut $2.20
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $12.00
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $12.00
  • Prawn Fried Rice $16.00
  • Bacon Corn Pattie $1.50
  • Chicken Chow Mein $10.00
  • Roast Pork Satay on Rice $11.50
  • Vegetarian Fried Noodle $10.00
  • Sauced Pork with Chili $12.50
  • Schiacciata $12.00
    • Traditional Tuscan flat bread topped with fennel, anchovies & mozzarella cheese
  • Coppa Pigiama $16.00
    • Fresh fruit served with caramel custard, gelato & cherries
  • Gnocchi Di Patate $24.00
    • Handmade potato gnocchi with your choice of either a rich gorgonzola sauce -or -a fresh tomato & basil sauce
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $39.00
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Panna Cotta Al Miele $16.00
    • Honey panna cotta with sticky vincotto
  • Carbonara Modo Mio $24.50
    • Penne with pancetta, red onion, a little chilli in a traditional carbonara sauce
  • Add Grilled Chicken $21.00
    • Rustic Italian tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, fresh basil, red capsicum with crispy grilled bread & red wine vinaigrette
  • Mixed Leaves $10.50
    • With tomatoes, cucumber, olives & avocado
  • Lunch Box 2 $8.50
    • Honey Chicken Or Bbq Pork Or Fried Rice
  • Fried Wonton $0.60
  • Spring Roll $3.00
  • Lunch Box 1 $8.50
    • 2 Dumplings, 2 Wontons, Chicken Wing, Fried Rice
  • Mini Spring Roll $0.60
  • Savoury Fried Rice $2.00
  • -Baked Bbq Pork Bun $3.00
  • Lemon Chicken $7.00
  • Lamb Kebab $15.00
  • Beef Burger $15.50
    • Homemade spiced beef patty, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, cheese, mushroom and Tokapi dressing
  • Topkapi Big Bro $18.00
    • Chicken, beef , bacon, lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, avocado, cheese and Topkapi dressing
  • Falafel Entrée (GF) $12.50
    • Vegetarian pattie mixed with special herbs and spices served with homemade tomato sauce and minted garlic yoghurt
  • All kebabs served inside pita bread with our seasonal salad, homemade tomato sauce and minted garlic yoghurt
  • Bulgari Shish (GF) $25.00
    • Marinated chicken and lamb cubed skewered with bell peppers and onion cooked on the charcoal
  • Ask one of our friendly staff for the gluteen free option
  • GF Stands for gluten free. Please do advise our staff if you have any allergy or special dietary requirements
  • LAMB SALAD
    • with mint marinade, salad greens and yoghurt dressing
  • PANCAKES $16.50
    • with bacon, berry compot and maple syrup
  • CHICKEN AND BACON SALAD
    • with salad greens and aioli dressing
  • BAGEL $8.50
    • with your choice of 3 fillings
  • Extra fillings $1.00 each
  • BURGER $8.50
    • chicken, lamb or bacon and egg with fresh lettuce, tomato and dressings
  • BIG BREAKFAST $19.90
    • eggs, bacon, tomato, hash browns, mushrooms, toast
  • TOAST $7.00
    • your choice of white or brown toast with your choice Of jams and spreads
  • Single $11.00
  • Single $10.20
  • Served with a side of greek salad & sauces
  • Vegetarian Falafel
  • Double $12.20
  • Double $12.50
  • Double $12.50
  • Double $13.00
  • Potato and bacon w housemade mayo
  • Blini w pastrami, cream cheese and red pepper jelly
  • Selection of judges and slices
  • Spinach and feta filo cigar V
  • Kransky sausage wrapped in bacon w a mustard sweet chilli glaze GF
  • Greek style w tomatoes, cucumber, feta, olives and red onion
  • LADY'S BREKKIE $14.00
    • more petite serving of the Gent's Brekkie
  • Shortbread
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup $6.50
  • Chocolate Mousse $3.50
  • That Chicken & Peanut Sauce R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Combination Chow Mein R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Steamed Rice $5.50
  • Corn Nuggets 1/2 $3.00
  • Wontons with Sweet & Sour Sauce 1/2 doz $5 / 1 doz $9
  • Samosa (vegetarian) $1.4 / $2.5
  • Fried Pork in Scoop $16.00
  • Fried Rice $12.00
    • with Shrimp/Beef/Pork/Chicken
  • Chef's cold salad $6.00
  • Hot Plate Black Pepper Beef Short Ribs $18.00
  • Meat with pickled cabbage Hot Pot $14.00
  • Stir Fried Chinese Mushroom with Vegetables $14.00
  • Stir Fried Vegetables $12.00
  • Hot Plate Hedgehog Mushroom $18.00
  • Yellow Curry
    • Yellow curry paste, onions, coconut cream in a thick curry with potato and a choice of meat.
  • Phad Prik
    • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with fresh chilli, garlic, oyster sauce and your choice of meat
  • Spicy Lamp Cuny
    • Thai style slow cooked lamb curry with potatoes and fresh chilli garnish.
  • Oyster sauce
    • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with oyster sauce and your choice of meat
  • Phad Bai Ka Prao
    • Spicy stir fried choice of meat with chilli. sweet basil and vegetables.
  • Phad med Mamuang Himmapan
    • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with cashew nuts and your choice of meat
  • Pla Salad
    • Prawns or mussels mixed with chilli paste, lemon grass, fresh hme leaves and red onions.
  • House Special (Whole Fish)
    • Deep fried whole fish - Thai style, garnished and served with a choice of Chilli sauce or Ginger And Mushrooms.
  • Fish cakes $8.90
    • Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Steak satays $9.90
    • 4 marinated kebab sticks topped with peanuts sauce
  • KaoPad $12.90
    • Fried rice with meat of your choice and vegetables
  • Peanuts sauce on top/ Cashew nuts $4.90
  • Gang Phet $14.90
    • Red Curry With meat and vegetables and Thai herbs, served with rice
  • Pad Krathium Rad Kao - $12.90
    • Stir fried meat with garlic with rice [no vegetables]
  • Tom Yum Gai (Chicken) $10.90
  • Do you like it with Chicken, Beef, Pork, Prawns, Seafood or Vegetarian?
  • Butter prawns $16.90
    • Prawns cooked in a creamy buttery sauce
  • ●Tandoori chicken
    • India's most favourite, whole chicken marinated overnight in the yoghurt with fresh herbs and spices serves with the side of mint chutney. Must try
  • Prawn saag $16.90
    • Prawns cooked with spinach purée. And chef's added special herbs and spices
  • Bombay special tikka (5pcs) $13.00
    • Fillets of chicken marinated in yoghurt, mustard, fenugreek and fresh ground spices, then cooked in tandoor
  • Chutney and pickles each $2.50
    • Mango chutney and mixed pickles
  • Seasonal vegetables $5.00
    • Crispy fresh vegetables lightly seasoned and flash fried in the pan
  • Chicken do pyaza $15.80
    • Chicken cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
  • Paneer pakora (6pcs) $10.00
    • Homemade cottage cheese layered with spinach then lightly dipped spiced chick pea batter and deep fried. Serves well with the mint chutney. Must try
The Headless Mexican

The Headless Mexican

location

Address

43 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8840, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033266899

clock

Opened hours

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

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , Mexican , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
43 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8840, New Zealand