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

  • Khao Kha Moo $19.00
  • Tom Yum Kung Hot and Sour Prawn $15.50
  • Spicy Chicken Lemongrass and Vegetables $13.50
  • Padd Egg Noodle Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • BBQ Beef Salad $13.50
  • Sweet and Sour Honey Pork or Chicken $13.50
  • Tofu Peanut Sauce and Vegetables $10.00
  • Pork or Chicken with Curry Paste $13.50
  • Green Curry
    • Thai green curry with bamboo shoots, capsicum, courgette, green beans, pumpkin, and Thai basil.
  • Spicy Salmon Salad $25.00
    • Raw salmon with lemongrass, mango, lettuce, shallot, coriander mixed in spicy sauce.
  • Curry Puffs (4 pcs) $10.00
  • Sweet and Sour
    • Fresh vegetable, baby corn, pineapple, and our own sweet and sour sauce make this dish.
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $19.00
  • -Prawns, Scallop, or Squid $20.00
  • Stir-fry Seafood with yellow curry powder $28.00
    • A combination of seafood. Monkfish, prawns, scallops, squid, with celery, mushrooms, onions, mixed together with a hot yellow curry powder and an egg.
  • -Prawns or deep fried Monkfish $26.00
  • Diced beef, tomato, onion and pepper Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • bo xao luc lac
  • Seafood soup $8.00
    • sup hai san
  • Vietnamese sweet and sour squid Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • muc xao chua
  • Five spice chicken Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • ga ngu vi huong
  • Beef coconut milk, peppers, mushroom and onion Medium $15.50 Large $25
    • bo xao Ian
  • Grilled meat balls on stick (4 pieces) $8.50
    • nem nuong
  • Fried rice with your choice of Chicken, Beef or Pork $11.50
    • com chien ga (heo, bo)
  • Omlet with prawns $15.00
    • trung chien tom
  • Prawn Chow Mein $13.50
  • Crispy Skin Chicken $12.50
  • Sliced Chicken and Seasonal Vegetable $12.50
  • Pineapple Fritter $2.00
  • Fork and Cashew Nut $13.50
  • Hot Dog $2.00
  • Steak Satay on Fried Rice $11.50
  • Pottle Fried Rice $6.00
  • Classic avocado & tomato on grainy toast with fresh lemon $11.00
  • we only use free range eggs and chicken.
  • Avocado / mushrooms / spicy sausage / roasted tomatoes/ spinach /house beans $4.00
  • -Akaroa salmon and avocado with fresh lemon and dill $12.50
  • Portobello mushrooms on ciabatta with fresh thyme and lemon $14.50
  • Oddfellow’s classic free range chicken and avocado burger on ciabatta $17.50
  • -with wilted baby spinach $16.50
  • Daily Kitchen specials See board
  • Fish Tikka $14.99
    • Fish fillets marinated with spices and yoghurt, grilled in tandoor oven
  • Mix Pickle $2.99
  • Mango Chutney $2.99
  • Sai Tandoor Mix Platter □ $16.99
    • 2 pieces Lamb Seekh Kebab, Tandoori chicken, Vegetables Samosas and onion bhajees.
  • Tandoori Chicken Half $12.00 Full $20.00
    • Chicken marinated overnight and traditionally cooked in tandoor.
  • Aloo Gobi $14.99
    • Potatoes, cauliflower cooked with onion, tomatoes, herbs & spices.
  • Plain Naan $2.99
  • Veg Platter ( people) □ $14.99
    • 2 Samosa, 2 onion bhajees, 2 mix pakora & 2 cocktail kebabs.
  • Brioche Benedict $21
    • with Streaky bacon, Field Mushrooms and Poached Eggs with Smoked Paprika Hollandaise
  • Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
  • Marinated Artichoke, $14
    • Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
  • Apple Crumble Porridge $12
    • with Cinnamon and Maple Syrup
  • Scrambled Eggs $14
    • on Potato Hash. Add Manuka Smoked Salmon $20
  • Buttermilk Pikelets $17
    • with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
  • Bacon Buttie $8.50
    • with house Garlic Aioli served in fresh White Bread. Add a Fried Egg $10
  • The Soup of the day. $12
    • Chef’s daily creation served in a bowl with crusty, buttery Garlic Bread
  • Muesli $10
    • w a fruit situation & yoggy/milk
  • Eggs & Toast w/ Bacon $14
  • Claudes Feed $21
    • 2 Eggs, Hash-Cake,Tomato Mushroom, Toast, Sausage
  • Nooch-O's $15
    • Corn Chips, Saucy Beans, Avo, Salsa, Vegan Tastiness
  • Eggs Benny $16
    • w/ Bacon or Spinach & Mushroom
  • Mince on Toast $11
    • Well in a Bowl… Beside Toast…
  • Paul-Made Hummus $9
    • w/ Avocado Toast Lemon, Tom's Dukkah & Spinach
  • Pancakes $15
    • Bacon & Maple, Berries & Cream
  • Prawn Fried Rice $12.00
  • Steak Fried Rice $9.50
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $11.00
  • Giant Burger $6.50
    • double meat pineapple cheese bacon & egg
  • Fish $2.30
  • Bami Goreng $11.00
  • Steak Curry on Rice $9.50
  • Curry Roll homemade $2.70
  • Satay Chicken Stick (5 stick) $9.00
  • Chicken & cashew nuts $13.00
    • with seasonal vegetables
  • Red curry (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
  • Green curry fried rice (chicken, pork or beef) $13.00
  • Chicken in galanga & coconut cream soup $9.00
  • Tom yum soup with chicken/prawn $9.00/$11.00
  • Extra rice $2.50
  • Kari Ayam Indonesian chicken curry $13.00
    • with potato
  • Ham N/A
  • Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Sweet Chilli N/A
  • Cheddar N/A
  • Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
  • Steak and Cheese N/A
  • Ranch N/A
  • Pizza Sub with Cheese N/A
  • Free range egg $2.5
  • Toast $6.0
    • Turkish or grain. spreads- honey, jam, nutella or vegemite
  • Aroha sparkling elderflower $4.8
    • Rhubarb, Feijoa, Original
  • Bundaberg ginger beer $4.0
  • Mama Mitchelli’s muesli $10.5
    • Homemade toasted muesli served with stewed seasonal fruit and a creamy Greek yoghurt
  • Toast $8.0
    • Turkish or grain with fresh tomato single 5.0 double
  • Calzone $12.0
    • Folded pizza filled with venison salami, spinach and cheese. Individual size
  • Salmon rosti $15.5
    • Potato rosti with hot smoked salmon and dill mayo
  • Fisherman'S Basket $15.00
    • (1 Fish , 1 Crabstick , 2 Squid Rings , 2 Scallops , 2 Mussels , 1/2 Scoop)
  • Crumbed Mussels $1.00
  • 1 Scoop Kumara Wedges $4.50
  • Fish $3.50
  • Hotdogs $2.60
  • Curry Rolls $3.20
  • Hash Browns $1.00
  • Potato Fritters $1.00
  • Bami Goreng / Nasi Goreng $11.00
  • Chicken Foo Young Egg / Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $10.80
  • Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • Half Chicken, Cashew Nuts $12.50
  • Prawn Foo Young Egg / Combination Foo Young Egg $11.80
  • Chicken Fried Rice / Roast Pork Fried Rice / Prawn Fried Rice / Combination Fried Rice $10.80
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $12.00
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $11.00
  • Fries $6
  • Kids Roast $8.5
    • Comes with soft freeze ice cream in a cone
  • Extra vegetables & salad $6
  • Sage & Confit Garlic Chicken Breast $28.5
  • Choice from tonights roast meats (Single Course / Three Course) $18.5 / $23.5
    • Choose from the salad & vegetable selection (One serving per person) for the complete meal. Add a soup & dessert +$4
  • Garlic Bread $6
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $13.5
    • Grilled Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, peppers & boiled egg
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped 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