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

  • Jam Rap Donuts $2.00
  • Jam rap donuts with chocolate $3.00
  • Garlic Butter Chips $3.60
  • Italiano
  • Wedge Lovers
  • Chips $2.60
  • Hot Dogs $2.00
  • Sole Fillet $5.50
  • Seaweed salad $4.90
  • Hamburger steak curry rice $18.90
  • Ribeye steak & teriyaki chicken $29.50
  • Zero coke $3.50
  • Rice $2.80
  • Chocolate ice cream $4.90
  • Vanilla ice cream $4.90
  • Mixed fried curry rice $15.90
    • Delicious prawn cutlet, crumbed prawn, veg croquette
  • Chips $2.40
  • Squid Rings dozen $10.00
  • Spring Rolls $2.50
  • Fried Mussels dozen $8.00
  • Oysters dozen (Bluff) $29.00
  • Fish Cakes $1.80
  • Bacon $4.10
  • Jam Wraps $2.20
  • Garlic Kebab (5 pieces) $16.00
    • Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt, garlic, cheese, eggs and cashew paste baked in the tandoor
  • Mango Chicken $14.00
    • Chicken cooked in a tomato base sauce, mixed with thick mango pulp & garnished with almonds & raisins
  • Mixed Pickle $4.00
  • Keema Naan (mince Iamb) $5.00
  • Tandoori Prawns $16.00
    • Prawns marinated in a spicy yoghurt sauce, skewered with onions, capsicum & tomatoes grilled in the tandoor
  • Kuchumber salad $6.00
  • Mango Chutney $4.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.00
    • Prince William's Favourite - Chicken bbq in the tandoor, cooked in a tomato base sauce and spices
  • Crab Stick $1.80
  • Chicken Mushroom on Rice $12.00
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $11.50
  • Chocolate Donut $2.20
  • Pork Chop Suey $12.00
  • Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $14.00
  • Chicken Nuggets (Dozen) $9.00
  • Jodhpuri $14.50
    • Egg & yoghurt based gravy, garnished with crushed papadoms
  • Mutter Paneer $13.50
    • Homemade cheese cooked with fresh green peas in tomato based sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Prawn Masala $18.00
    • Tomato based dish cooked with shell-less prawns, onion, tomato, capsicum & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Raita $3.00
    • Cucumber & carrot mixed in yoghurt
  • Eggplant $13.50
    • Eggplant roasted in tandoor then cooked in dryish sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Prawn Dopyaza $18.00
    • Shell-less prawns cooked with large chunks of onion & mushroom, topped with ginger, garlic & spices, garnished with coriander
  • Aloo Palak $13.50
    • Diced potatoes cooked with fresh spinach & spices, garnished with cream - makes people "green" with envy
  • Butter Chicken - Tender tandoor baked chicken in a dreamy masala sauce - best this side of Bombay $15.50
  • Chili Shrimp - A feisty seafood curry with green chilies – garnished with fresh coriander $15.50
  • Paneer Jalfrezi - Sweet and sour cottage cheese curry with chunky pieces of vegetables $14.90
  • Garlic Naan - Leavened bread with a good sprinkling of crushed garlic $3.50
  • Ginger Chicken /Lamb - Onion and tomato based exotic curry simmered with fresh ginger $15.50, Lamb: $16.50
  • Kashmiri Naan - Stuffed sweet naan bread with coconut, almonds, cherries and raisins $6.00
  • Lamb Samosa - Tender lamb in a mild masala sauce, encased in a crispy tasty pastry (2 Samosa) served with chutney $7.50
  • Rogan Josh - Spiced lamb curry simmered with tomato, and a dash of aniseed $16.50
  • The Soup of the day. $12
    • Chef’s daily creation served in a bowl with crusty, buttery Garlic Bread
  • Slow-cooked Pork Shoulder, seeded mustard and apple fennel slaw $17
  • Marinated Artichoke, $14
    • Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
  • Brioche Benedict $21
    • with Streaky bacon, Field Mushrooms and Poached Eggs with Smoked Paprika Hollandaise
  • Bacon Buttie $8.50
    • with house Garlic Aioli served in fresh White Bread. Add a Fried Egg $10
  • Buttermilk Pikelets $17
    • with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
  • Scrambled Eggs $14
    • on Potato Hash. Add Manuka Smoked Salmon $20
  • Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
  • Potato Fritters (2) $1.50
  • Plain Sausages $2.10
  • Bacon Corn Patties $2.10
  • Battered Sausages $2.10
  • Vegetarian Spring Roll $3.00
  • Vegetarian Patties $2.10
  • Pineapple $3.90
  • Banana Fritters $2.10
  • Venison Shank $18.00
    • In a Red Wine & Plum jus with Mash & Peas
  • Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • Full of Fish, Shrimps, Mornoro, Mussels, Scallops & whole grilled Prawn
  • Beer Battered Hoki $15.00
    • Two Fillets of Hokin in a Beer Batter, lots of Fries, two eggs & Slow
  • Tandoori Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken Marianted in Tandoori sauce with RedmOnions, Peppers & Mango Sauce
  • Mini Hotdogs or Chicken Nuggets $0.00
    • with Fries
  • Mini Pork Roast $10.00
    • with vegetables and Gravy
  • Creamy Chicken $24.00
    • Chicken,Cream, Cheese, Pesto & Cashew Nuts
  • Vegetarian $22.00
    • Chefs choice of the day
  • Vegetable Fried Rice $9.50
  • Sausage / Hot Dog / Crab Stick / Pineapple Ring / Meat Pattie $2.20
  • Spicy Mambal Fried Rice / Malaysian Nasi goreng / Lemon Honey Chicken Fried Rice / Indonesian Fried Rice / Chicken Fried Rice $10.40
  • Roast Pork Chow Mein $10.50
  • Roast Pork with Tomatoes on Fried Rice $11.50
  • Lemon Chicken $11.80
  • Satay Chicken $11.00
  • Pork Chow Mein $9.80
  • Spring Rolls
    • In house made mini deep fried spring rolls filled with vermicelli, stir fried cabbage, carrots & coriander. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup
    • Spicy lemongrass soup with fresh seasonal vegetables and coriander.
  • Prawn Crackers
  • Phad Thai
    • Stir fried egg noodles wife vegetables, crushed peanuts,bean sprouts and coriander garnish. Served with your choice of meat.
  • Pla Salad
    • Prawns or mussels mixed with chilli paste, lemon grass, fresh hme leaves and red onions.
  • Thai Noodle Soup
    • Thai style chicken stock soup with rice noodles, fresh coriander, bean sprouts and your choice of meat
  • Larb Salad
    • Spicy minced meat wife ground roasted rice, seasoned wife herbs, spices, mint leaves and coriander.
  • Green or Red Cuny Vegetables
    • Red or green chilli paste curry with coconut cream
  • Nd. Duck noodle soup $15.00
  • Served between 11:30AM and 2:30 PM
  • -chicken / pork / beef / lamb $3.00
  • -seafood $5.00
  • Nsf. Seafood noodle soup $12.00
  • Ntc. Chicken tom yum noodle soup $12.00
  • thai fried rice $10.00
  • pad see-eiw $10.00
  • 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
  • Zucchini Kuku $22.00
    • Traditional house zucchini frittata served on a bed of rice, a trio of seasonal salads and sauces
  • Carrot Kuku Entree $11.50
    • Carrot frittata with herbs and spices. Served with a trio of sauces
  • P.K. Rib Eye Steak $28 Double
    • Rib eye steak cooked in a P.K. style served with a side of seasonal wedges and seasonal salad
  • Icecream $7.00
    • Vanilla icecream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel syrup
  • For Two $14.50
  • 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
  • Lamb Shish $17 Single/$26 Double
    • P.K. cubed and marinated grilled lamb served on a bed of rice, seasonal salad and sauces
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