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

  • Chicken with Mushroom Chow Mein $10.30
  • Pottle of Fried Noodles $5.50
  • Steak with Satay Sauce $12.00
  • Plain Sausage $2.30
  • Halswell Chow Mein (Combination). $12.00
  • Nasi Goreng (Rice) $12.00
  • Chicken $6.00
  • Roast Pork Fu Yong Egg $I0.30
  • Wedge Lovers
  • Sausage (plain or battered) $2.00
  • Vegetarian Delight
  • Italiano
  • Fish $2.60
  • Kaiapoi Special
  • BBQ Chicken
  • Akaroa Cod $4.00
  • PASTA FUNGHI E LIMONE $25.00
    • mushrooms, lemon cream & parmesan
  • MARGHERITA $20.00
    • tomato, basil, buffalo mozzarella
  • ANY CHEESE sm$8.00/lge$14.00
    • with bread, relish, fruit & nuts at shop price plus
  • RAGU DELLA CASA $25.00
    • beef & pork bolognese with pasta or gnocchi
  • ANTIPASTO MISTO $41.00
    • hot & cold morsels from a single region of the Mediterranean (see blackboard)
  • SICILIANA $20.00
    • tomato, spicy salami, onions, olives, mozzarella
  • PEPERONATA $19.00
    • tomato, red peppers, onions, capers, mozzarella
  • MARINATED OLIVES $12.00
    • with Italian crackers
  • Karaage Fried Chicken Small $14 - Large $17
    • Specially marinated Japanese fried chicken, mixed cabbage slaw, roasted sesame seeds, kewpie mayonnaise
  • (GF bagel available)
  • + Fried egg $2.00
  • + Side of fries $5.00
  • BIG DOSE BREAKFAST $21.00
    • Eggs any style, streaky bacon, pork sausages, slow roasted tomato, field mushrooms, house made hash brown served with toast
  • Japanese Chicken Burger $18.50
    • House brioche bun, karaage chicken, tomato relish, tonkatsu mayo, cajun fries & kewpie mayo
  • Spinach, Tomato, Hash brown, Sausages, Smashed Avocado $3.50
  • SMOKED SALMON $14.50
    • Sliced smoked salmon, caper cream cheese, red onion and green salad
  • Roast Pork Egg Foo Young $11.50
  • Combination Fried Noodles $13.20
  • Donut $2.20
  • Slice Steak & Season Veges $11.70
  • Plain Egg Foo Young
  • Prawn & Cashew Nut $14.70
  • Curry Beef $12.20
  • Prawn Curry (on fried rice) $12.70
  • Prawn Foo Young $14.00
  • Spring Roll/Curry Rice $2.50
  • Pork Satay on Fried Rice $11.50
  • Prawn Chow Mein $13.50
  • Egg $4.20
  • Yong Chow Fried Rice $13.00
  • Bacon and Egg $5.00
  • Pork Tomato on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Beetroot $13.00
    • Mesclun w/ baby beet's, toasted seeds & feta
  • Old Fashioned Cheeseburger $16.00
    • w/ homemade beef pattie, caramalised onion,pickles, cheddar cheese, lettuce & tomato
  • Ask wait staff for today's desserts
  • Hash brown / Jus / Sour cream / Aioli $2.00
  • Ciabatta or Rye $3.50
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • 2 poached free range eggs on ciabatta w/ spinach & hollandaise sauce. Bacon or Salmon
  • Spicy Pork Tacos $15.50
    • 2 soft taco shells filled w/ spicy pork, red cabbage, tomato & com salsa & Japanese mayo
  • Home Made Garlic Bread $7.50
  • -with Akaroa salmon $18.50
  • Pasta of the day See board
  • Egg and bacon butty with Oddfellow’s relish on the side $9.50
  • Halloumi on toasted focaccia with hummus, avocado, greens and salsa side $17.50
  • -with bacon $18.50
  • - with bacon $15.50
  • House made spicy beans served piping hot with fresh coriander, zesty avocado salsa with an egg on top and crusty ciabatta slices $16.00
  • Free range eggs on toast $10.50
  • Gang Parr (without coconut Milk) N/A
    • A mixture of vegetables with sweet basil, capsicum, kachai and young green peppers.
  • Chicken Satay $9.50
    • Grilled Chicken breast marinated in exotic herbs and spices, served with spiced peanut sauce.
  • Garlic and cracked pepper Fish $19.00
    • Deep-fried fillet of fish with garlic and pepper topped with fish coriander.
  • Wild Pork (Strip-loin organic) $25.00
  • Gang Mussaman Nnure (Massuman Beef curry) N/A
    • A rich beef curry with onions, potato and peanut
  • Hot Mok Talay $19.00
    • Steamed fish fillet, mussels, squid and scallops with curry paste and coconut milk.
  • Pad Drunken Noodle N/A
    • Stiir fried flat rice noodle with fresh basil leaf, Thai herbs and vegetables
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $16.00
  • Banana Split $8.90
    • Caramel, strawberry or chocolate.
  • Celtic Crumbed Fish $17.50
    • Crumbed hoki served with salad and fries, wedge of lemon and tartare sauce.
  • Breakfast menu until 11am daily
  • Salad see specials board for today's salad $19.50
  • Polly’s Pita Pockets $19.50
    • Pita bread with marinated chicken, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, capsicum and onion, sweet chilli sauce and O'Sheas aioli
  • Beer Battered Snapper $24.90
    • Served with salad and fries
  • Bangor Bangers and Mash $19.50
    • Three world famous real angus sausages, homemade creamy mash potato, mushy peas and tomato/onion gravy.
  • Hot Chocolate Fudge Cake $8.90
    • Served with ice cream and cream.
  • Crab Sticks $2.10
  • Curry Rolls $3.00
  • Pineapple Rings $2.10
  • Extra $0.80
  • Vegetarian Spring Roll $3.00
  • Oysters (1/2 dozen) $14.50
  • Donuts $2.10
  • Fish $3.90
  • Prawn Fried Noodle $12.00
  • Giant Burger $6.50
    • double meat pineapple cheese bacon & egg
  • Chicken Fried Rice $9.50
  • Steak Curry on Rice $9.50
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.50
  • Chicken Fried noodle $9.50
  • Pork Chow Mein $9.50
  • Chicken Chilly on Rice $9.50
  • Egyptian Baked Potato $11.00
    • Served with rice, fresh doubLe cream, green salad and our dressing In a plastic box
  • Falafel veg $8.00/$11.00/$14.00
  • Wedges $4.00
  • Barbosa $3.50
  • Egyptian Kebab Special $18.00
    • Crispy veggies (capsicum, onion, mushroom & cheese) mixed with our marinated meat and griLLed together then placed in a hot pita bread and finished with sauce. Served in a pizza box
  • Filo Pastry $14.00
    • served with bed of Egyptian salad, pita bread and our dressing in a plastic box/minced lamb parcel
  • Turkish Delight each $0.80
  • Feta Cheese Salad $11.00
    • Served with marinated feta cheese In olive oil, pita bread, Egyptian salad, and our dressing In a plastic box
  • CHICKEN FRIED RICE $11.00
  • CHICKEN WITH SATAY SAUCE $12.50
  • CHICKEN NIBBLE $1.00
  • DOUBLE CHOCOLATE DONUT $2.20
  • ROAST PORK WITH CASHEW NUTS $15.00
  • CHICKEN CHOW MEIN $11.00
  • CHEESE & PINEAPPLE $4.50
  • CHOW MEIN $4.00
  • Prawn (3pcs) $12.50
  • Seasonal Vege $7.00
    • 2 skewers per serving
  • Chef's Gourmet Teriyaki Chicken $8.50
    • 4pcs per serving
  • Edamame $6.00
    • baby sy beans in pods great with Japanese beers
  • Sui-Goyoza $6.50 / $9.50
    • 4 / 6pcs - boiled dumplings with garlic soy sauce
  • King Salmon with Double Avocado $9.00
    • 4pcs per serving
  • Chicken Thigh $7.00
    • 2 skewers per serving
  • Chicken Katsu $14.00
    • meal on rice served with fresh side salad
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