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

  • Yum $20.00
    • Prawn with veges
  • Thai Yellow Curry, $18.00
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Yum Woon-Sen Talay $16.00
    • Bean Vermicelli Salad with Seafood
  • Phad Thai, $17.00
    • chicken, beef or pork Fried noodle with bean sprouts, crushed peanuts and egg
  • Prawn Phad Thai $20.00
    • Sauteed with bean sprout, crushed nuts and egg in fried noodles
  • Prawn and Garlic with veges $20.00
  • Phad Thai Noodles $13.00
  • Prawn Fried Rice with veges $20.00
  • Pumpkin & Prosciutto $16.00
    • Garlic infused olive oil, mozzarella, pine nuts, roasted pumpkin and thin slices of prosciutto topped with rosemary
  • Veggie Supreme $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, kumara, caramelised onions, sundried tomatos with roasted sunflower seeds and garlic aioli
  • Sir George $16.00
    • A feast of bacon, seared steak, pepperoni and mozzarella with smokey barbeque sauce base and topped with a bacon of either aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Mushroom & Feta $15.00
    • Sliced portabello mushrooms, feta, mozzarella on a base of garlic infused olive oil finished with some thyme, salt and pepper
  • Moroccan Lamb $16.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, succulent pieces of marinated lamb backstrap, red onion, roasted capsicum, sundried tomatoes, topped with roquette salad, mango chutney and yoghurt raita
  • Tomizza $14.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella, topped with cracked pepper and fresh basil.
  • Sgt. Peppers $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella and thin slices of pepperoni
  • The King $15.00
    • Fresh mozzarella, ham and mozzarella with a sweet tomato and capsicum sauce
  • Garlic Naan $3.99
  • Kadai Paneer $16.50
    • Hom em ade cottage cheese cooked in garlic curry sauce with capsicum, onion and tomatoes.
  • Lamb Bhuna $17.99
    • Medium moist cooked with tomatoes and onion.
  • Lamb Kadai $17.50
    • Cooked in onion based thick gravy of capsicum, tomatoes & spices.
  • Mushroom Masala □ • $16.50
    • Mushroom cooked with chopped onions and chopped tomatoes. Served in a semi gravy with added herbs and spices
  • Onion Bhajees $5.50
    • Crispy onion and Silverbeet fritter served with tamarind sauce or mint chutney. (6 pcs)
  • Lamb Vindaloo $17.50
    • Hot dish from South India based chilli, spices and fresh tomatoes. Goes well with plain naan.
  • Paneer Bhurji $16.99
    • Grated cottage cheese cooked with chopped onion tomatoes
  • Tomato $3.90
  • Extra Mushrooms $1.80
  • Lemon Fish $10.50
  • Steak Chow Mein $10.50
  • 3 in 1 (Special A) $11.50
  • Chicken Curried Rice $10.50
  • Steak Chow Mein with Mushrooms $11.00
  • Tarakihi $4.50
  • Extra for Meat or Bacon $1.30
  • Steak Curry on Rice $12.00
  • Pork Pineapple on Rice $12.00
  • Steak Pineapple on Rice $12.00
  • Spring Roll $2.50
  • Pork Fried Rice $11.00
  • Chicken Chop Suey $12.00
  • Sweet Sour Won Tons (Dozen) $9.00
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Salmon $17.50
  • Spinach $4.00
  • - chicken, cranberry, brie. fresh tomato & lettuce
  • - plain bagel with basil pesto
  • Salmon in Wholegrain $17.50
    • (veg) smoked salmon, 1 poached egg, minced spinach, cream cheese served on 7 grain toast
  • GF $1.00
  • - add chicken $4.00
  • Chicken Kebabs $2.50
  • Chicken $4.90
  • Pineapple Rings $2.10
  • Redcliffs Special $7.60
  • Won Ton (1/2 dozen) $4.60
  • Vegetarian Spring Roll $3.00
  • Mussels (1/2 dozen) $4.50
  • Pineapple $3.90
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Salmon Sashimi $16.00
    • New zealand king salmon
  • Prawn $32.00
  • Vegetarian Tempura $18.00
    • Seasonal VegtarianTempura
  • Titanic Voyage $75.00
    • Assorted Sashimi, nigri, sushi, tempura,takoyaki, served with saladand warm miso for two
  • Chicken 120g/ Seafood $26.00
    • Salmon, white fish, scallops, prawn
  • Tempura ice cream $15.00
    • Deep fried ice cream with seasonal fruits
  • Ankaka Tofu $12.00
    • Deep fried tofu with ankaka Sauce
  • Gyoza $12.00
    • Pan fried Pork & vege dumplings (6 pcs)
  • Sambal chicken (Indonesian chilli) $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Chicken & cashew nuts $13.00
    • with seasonal vegetables
  • Oyster sauce noodle (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
  • Satay Chicken Stick (5 stick) $9.00
  • Panang curry (thick peanut curry) $13.00
  • Rendang $13.00
    • very spicy Indonesian beef curry with side vegetables
  • Chilli basil noodles $13.00
  • Green curry chicken $13.00
  • Focaccia bruschetta with four pestos $11.50
    • Four pieces of focaccia brushed with extra virgin olive oil and garlic, grilled and served with four seasonal pests.
  • Genovese $22.50
    • Basil pesto, wood fire roasted chicken, pumpkin, pine nuts, brie, red onion, spinach
  • Wood Fired Flatbreads (v) $11.00
    • Garlic, rosemary and rock salt finished with parmesan
  • Lasagne al Forno $21.00
    • Herbed low-fat ground beef and pork with tomato, onions, garlic and vegetables between sheets of fresh pasta. Topped with béchamel, parmesan and tomato and herb Napoletana
  • Golden fries (v) $8.50
    • Served with house made smoked garlic aioli.
  • Alpina $22.50
    • Tomato, mozzarella, mushrooms, blue cheese, prosciutto, rocket, shaved pecorino.
  • Fettuccine al Salmone e vodka $21.50
    • Smoked salmon, beet greens, onion, garlic and capers with a dash of lemon infused vodka. Cream, or tomato and herb Napoletana sauce.
  • Porchetta $22.50
    • Manuka smoked pork, marinated in a tangy sauce, red onions, green peppers, bocconcini cheese and cherry tomatoes. Finished with fresh lime, coriander and chilli.
  • Curry Puffs
    • In house made, deep fried puff pastry parcels filled with kumara, pumpkin and curry spices. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Tord Kra Tiem
    • Stir fried meat with garlic. Served on a bed of fried vegetables
  • Phad med Mamuang Himmapan
    • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with cashew nuts and your choice of meat
  • Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup
    • Spicy lemongrass soup with fresh seasonal vegetables and coriander.
  • Bahn Thai Curry
    • (Pineapple curry) Red curry paste with pineapple pieces, boiled eggs and plenty of coconut cream
  • Jungle Cuny
    • (no coconut cream) Spicy hot red chilli & shrimp paste curry with your choice of meat.
  • Gaeng Phed
    • (Red curry) Red chili paste curry with coconut cream, bamboo shoots, fresh vegetables and your choice of meat.
  • Pla Neng See Ew
    • Steamed fish wife fresh ginger, tight soy sauce and sesame oil, served with celery, spring onion and capsicum garnish.
  • Onion Rings $0.90
  • Fisherman'S Basket $15.00
    • (1 Fish , 1 Crabstick , 2 Squid Rings , 2 Scallops , 2 Mussels , 1/2 Scoop)
  • Curry Rolls $3.20
  • Chicken Nuggets $1.00
  • Donuts $2.60
  • Mushroom Burger $8.50
    • Meat Pattie , Mushroom , Cheese , Onion , Lettuce , Beetroot , Tomato , Mayonnaise And Tomato Sauce .
  • Jam Wraps $2.60
  • Veggie Burger $9.50
    • Onion , Cheese , Lettuce , Tomato , Beetroot , Mushroom , Pineapple , Potato - Cake , Mayonnaise And Tomato , Or Barbeque Sauce .
  • Phad Thai Gai $15.00
    • Fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprout, veges and peanuts
  • Prawn Crackers $4.00
  • Tod Mahn Pla $9.00
    • Medium fish cake
  • Phad Gai peanut sauce $16.00
    • Chicken vegetables, peanut sauce, mushrooms, & rice
  • Pha Pet Bai Kra-pao Mu $15.00
    • Hot stir-fried pork with veges, basil, chilli & rice
  • Phad Pet Bai Krapao Nua $15.00
    • Spicy hot stir-fried beef with veges, basil, chilli & rice
  • Yum Gai $16.00
    • Spicy-hot salad with diced chicken, peanuts, chilli, herbs & rice
  • Phad Kee Mao Mu $15.00
    • Medium fried rice noodles with chilli and basil
  • Kids Roast $8.5
    • Comes with soft freeze ice cream in a cone
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $17
    • Lettuce, chorizo, warm potatoes, tomatoes, house dressing & panko-crusted fried soft boiled eggs. Add sauteed prawns $19
  • Beef Schnitzel $13.5
    • with friess, chopped salad & mushroom sauce
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped salad
  • Belt Panini $13.5
    • Bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, fries & chopped lettuce
  • 200g Eye Fillet Steak $38
    • Cooked the way you like it
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $13.5
    • Grilled Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, peppers & boiled egg
  • Sage & Confit Garlic Chicken Breast $28.5
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