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

  • Chips-Scoop $2.40
  • Sliced Steak Mushrooms on Rice $11.50
  • Mushrooms $2.50
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $12.50
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $11.50
  • Pan Fried Steak (veg) on Fried Rice $14.50
  • Jam Raps $2.20
  • Pork Chow Mein $10.00
  • Potaito FrItters 4 For $ 2.80
  • Banana Fritter $2.00
  • Corn And cheese Pattie $ 2.00
  • Fish (Battered or crumbed cod) $ 8.50
  • chow 4.40
  • sausage $2.20
  • scallops 6 For $8.00
  • other Filling $ 0.80
  • Full breakfast with eggs, bacon, spicy sausage, hash, mushroom, tomato and toast $20.50
  • -with Akaroa salmon $18.50
  • Fresh fruit salad with natural or gourmet yoghurt $11.00
  • BRAT Crispy bacon, rocket, avocado and tomato on toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Halloumi on toasted focaccia with hummus, avocado, greens and salsa side $17.50
  • -with bacon $18.50
  • Ham, Emmental, tomato omelette $16.50
  • Fillet steak open sandwich with portobello mushrooms, roasted tomato and mustard sauce $18.50
  • Curry Prawn & Vegetables On Rice N/A
  • Double Meat N/A
  • Chicken Patties $2.40
  • 3 Fish , 2 Hotdogs, 2 Meat Patties, 4 Potato Fritters, 2 Scoop Chips $15 .00
  • Crumbed Blue Cod $5.80
  • Chicken & Pineapple On Rice N/A
  • Mini Donuts $0.60
  • Fish & Chips N/A
  • Tandoori Chicken - Whole Chicken - Exotic chicken barbeque – Indian style $19.50
  • Tandoori Chicken - Half Chicken - Exotic chicken barbeque – Indian style $13.00
  • Rogan Josh - Spiced lamb curry simmered with tomato, and a dash of aniseed $16.50
  • Palak Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese tempered with cumin seed, then cooked with tomato and fresh creamy spinach $14.90
  • Prawn Saagwala - Prawns cooked with spinach, tomatoes, garlic and spices $19.90
  • Pakora Wedges - Crispy battered potato wedges served with tamarind chutney (6 pieces) $5.00
  • Basmati Rice - Premium Indian rice $2.50
  • Paneer Jalfrezi - Sweet and sour cottage cheese curry with chunky pieces of vegetables $14.90
  • -Lamb single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • Mixed
  • -Chicken & Beef $11.00
  • Mixed Salad $5.00
  • -Chicken & Lamb $11.00
  • -Chicken & Lamb $11.00
  • -Beef & Lamb $11.00
  • -Beef & Falafel $11.00
  • Oven Baked Focaccia $8.50
    • With herb butter, served with olive oil and sweet chilli sauce
  • Gourmet Chicken or Beef Burger $18.50
    • Served with a side of fries
  • Nachos $18.50
    • With traditional topping and your choice of Beef or Spicy Chicken
  • Gourmet Chicken or Beef Burger $14.90
    • Add a side of fries, add $4.50
  • BLT Sandwich and Chips $15.90
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato with aioli in Turkish bread
  • Eggs Plus (One / Two) $14.90 / $16.90
    • Two eggs any style on buttered toast and a hash brown plus your choice of:
  • Barbeque Pork Ribs $15.50
    • Rubbed in our own spices the slow cooked in our BBQ sauce
  • Breakfast Burrito $16.90
    • Scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla with cheese, beans, tomato, spicy salsa, sour cream and guacamole, served with hash brown
  • Porridge (DF) $13.80
    • Served with roast almonds, banana, berry compote, milk and honey
  • Hot Smoked Akaroa Salmon $5.00
  • Kids meal is only for kids Breakfast
  • Full Breakfast(GF/DF) $22.00
    • Two eggs, bacon, homemade hash brown, portobello mushrooms, breakfast sausage, slow roasted tomato and toast served with homemade hollandaise sauce
  • -Add Bacon $2.00
  • BB Pancakes $17.90
    • Served with bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Kids fries $4.00
  • Kids brazilian burger (GF/DF) $9.50
    • Served homemade beef pattie on white bread, melted cheese, chips and tomato sauce.
  • Laksa
  • - Prawn, Seafood or Combination $16.00
  • - Prawn, Seafood or Combination $16.00
  • Tom Yum
  • Spicy Fried Rice
  • Prawn, Seafood or Combination $16.00
  • Thai Chilli Jam
  • Pad See Ew
  • PORK TOMATO ON FRIED RICE $12.00
  • CHICKEN FRIED RICE $11.00
  • CHEESE $4.00
  • SWEET & SOUR SAUCE $2.00
  • TOMATO $4.00
  • CHICKEN EGG FOO YOUNG $12.00
  • STEAK CURRY ON FRIED RICE $11.00
  • CHIPS PER SCOOP $2.40
  • BACON CHEESEBURGER
    • All the goodness of a Cheeseburger plus bacon! Made with our signature flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of melted cheese, bacon rashes, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun
  • DOUBLE WHOPPER
    • How could you possibly improve the WHOPPER®? Make it bigger! Our DOUBLE WHOPPER® is a pairing of two flame-grilled beef patties topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a soft sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • SUMMER CHICKEN CRUNCH
    • The Summer Chicken Crunch Burger: A crunchy chicken patty, slice of cheese, 4 rashes of bacon, 2 pineapple rings, premium lettuce, all topped with lashings of Heinz Seriously Good Aioli! Part of our Summer Crunch Range, available for a limited time
  • CHICKEN FRIES
    • BK’s Chicken Fries are made with New Zealand chicken, with a light, seasoned crispy coating. Chicken Fries are shaped like fries and are perfect for dipping in any of our delicious dipping sauces. Choose from Heinz Seriously Good Peri Peri Mayo or Aioli, BBQ and Sweet & Sour
  • SIDE SALAD
    • If you feel like you need something extra fresh and crunchy, try our garden salad. Crisp, fresh vegetables with a zingy dressing.
  • BBQ BEEF APRIL 2017
    • A flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of mayo and sliced onions, and smoky, smoky BBQ sauce. All on a toasted sesame seed bun. Part of the new 2 for $5 promotion!
  • BBQ BACON DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
    • Two signature flame-grilled beef patties topped with 2 slices of melted cheese and the winning combination of sizzling bacon and smoky BBQ sauce. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER
    • Make room for our Double Cheeseburger, two signature flame-grilled beef patties topped with two slices of melted cheese, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • Tofu/ Extra Vegetables $2.90
  • Do you like it with Chicken, Beef, Pork, Prawns, Seafood or Vegetarian?
  • Rice $2.00
  • Kao pad kaprao - $12.90
    • Stirfried meat with chilli, basil and vegetables with rice
  • Extra meat/ Combination of meats (chicken, beef, pork) $4.90
  • Oyster sauce $12.90
    • with meat and vegetables with rice
  • Fish cakes $8.90
    • Spicy fish cakes served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Vegetarian Tom Yum $10.90
  • Prawn jalfrezee $16.90
    • Prawns cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
  • Meat bhuna masala $16.50
    • Diced lamb cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
  • Onion bhajees (6pcs) $5.00
    • Crispy onion fritters, fresh herbs mixed with chick pea flour, deep fried serves well with the tamarind chutney
  • Lamb korma $16.30
    • Lamb pieces cooked in a tandoor oven and served in cashew nut creamy sauce. Must try
  • Paneer kulcha $5.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with cottage cheese and spices
  • Chicken bhuna $15.80
    • Diced chicken cubes cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
  • Sweet/Salted lassi $3.00
    • Sweet mango lassi and salted lassi made from yoghurt
  • Roasted poppadam (4pcs) $2.00
    • Wafer thin spiced crisp bread
  • Carrot Kuku $22.00
    • Traditional house carrot frittata served on a bed of rice, a trio of seasonal salads and sauces
  • Traditional House Falafel $22.00
    • Ground Chickpea mixed with garlic, herbs and spices, served on a bed of rice and a trio of salads and sauces
  • Chicken Bursa $17 Single/$26 Double
    • P.K. diced and marinated chicken breast on top of a crispy garlic pita bread croutons, greek yoghurt and bursa sauce, accompanied by a seasonal salad
  • P.K. Kids Pocket $8.50
    • Delicious marinated, flame grilled meat or vegetable served with a mixture of salads and sauces in a pita bread pocket
  • Adana Bursa $16 Single/$25 Double
    • Homemade ground lamb on top of a crispy garlic pita bread croutons, greek yoghurt and bursa sauce, accompanied by a seasonal salad
  • P.K. Eggplant Dish $23.00
    • Eggplants fried and served on a bed of rice, trio of salads and sauces
  • Persian Delight $9.00
    • Filo pastry rolled with mixed nuts and berries, smothered in a home-made honey syrup
  • Adana Shish $16 Single/$25 Double
    • Homemade ground lamb served on a bed of rice, seasonal salad and sauces
  • Sweet and sour/Fresh Ginger/Chilli Basil/Pad Keemou $14.00
    • Prawns
  • Garlic & Pepper/Cashew nuts/Peanut Sauce $13.00
    • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
  • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu $10.00
  • Chicken Sattay Sticks (4) $9.00
  • Pad Thai/Egg Noodles/Fried Rice $14.00
    • Prawns
  • Steam rice $3.00
  • Tom Yum N/A
  • Thai Money Bags (4) $8.50
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