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

  • Akaroa Cod $5.00
  • Cheese & Pineapple Burger $5.20
  • Pauna Pattie $2.50
  • Cheese Burger $4.20
  • Bacon $1.20
  • Chicken Burger $4.50
  • Hoki $5.00
  • Plain Burger $3.50
  • Oysters dozen (pacific) N/A
  • Fish $2.40
  • Hotdogs $2.20
  • Pineapple Rings $4.10
  • Jam Wraps $2.20
  • Fried Mussels dozen $8.00
  • Crumbed Tarakihi $4.90
  • Egg $4.10
  • Mix Platter for 2 - da best $25.00
    • All of the above items (two pieces each) sizzling on a hot platter, served with mint and tamarind chutney- what a drama
  • Lemon Chicken $18.00
    • Chicken cooked with fresh lemon, Indian spices and fenugreek
  • Butter Chicken
    • Skewered tandoori boneless chicken pieces mixed in creamy crushed cashew and butter sauce
  • Vegetable Jalfrezi $15.00
    • Fresh vegetables cooked in a tomato based gravy with capsicum and fresh coriander
  • Dal - Black or Yellow Lentils $15.00
    • Your choice of lentils boiled with turmeric, ginger and garlic, then fried with onions, tomatoes and spices, garnished with coriander
  • Appetisers: Vegetable Samosa / Onion Bhaji / Chicken Tikka / Anari Kebab (lamb) / Mains: The Famous Butter Chicken - Chicken cooked in a creamy sauce, mixed with cashew nuts and spices / Anari Gosht - Lamb marinated in ginger and garlic, then cooked with pomegranate and spices / Aloo Gobi - Chunks of potato and cauliflower cooked in spices,garnished with coriander $30.00 per head
  • Anari Kebab (5 pieces) $14.00
    • Lamb marinated in pomegranate, ginger, garlic and spices - grilled in the tandoor, served with mint chutney
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.50
    • Chicken pieces cooked in a tomato-based sauce, garnished with coriander
  • Egg Plant $13.00
    • Eggplant roasted in the tandoor first and then cooked in our special spices
  • Posht $14.00
    • Meat cooked in a strong gravy spicy sauce, cream & poppy seeds
  • Fish or Prawn Masala $19.00
    • Ling Fish or Tiger Prawns cooked with capsicum, spices, tomatoes & garnished with coriander
  • Kashmiri Naan (raisin, coconut, nuts) $5.00
  • Anari Cosht $14.00
    • Cuisine Magazine describes it as our chef's best dish - meat cooked with pomegranate, spices & coriander
  • Beef Naan (minced beef) $5.00
  • Vindaloo $14.00
    • HOT spices, vinegar, and tomato base sauce cooked with your choice of meat - most popular Goan dish
  • Mango Chutney $4.00
  • -Seafood special
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • with fries and coleslaw
  • Soup of the Day $14.90
    • Hearty home-made soup served with garlic bread. (Please see special board for todays soup)
  • Serving of Fries $3.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.90
    • Two poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta bread with bacon and Hollandaise sauce.
  • Kids Mini Roast
    • (see blackboard for roast of the day)
  • Childrens Combo
  • Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • An abundance of seafood, rich & creamy, to make a start served with bread.
  • Slow-cooked Pork Shoulder, seeded mustard and apple fennel slaw $17
  • Broad Beans, Smashed Avocado on Grain Toast $17
    • with Feta and Rocket, sprinkled with Roasted Pinenuts
  • Tender Porterhouse Steak Sandwich $18
    • with red onion jam and rocket
  • Scrambled Eggs $14
    • on Potato Hash. Add Manuka Smoked Salmon $20
  • 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
  • Marinated Artichoke, $14
    • Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
  • Buttermilk Pikelets $17
    • with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
  • Venison Shank $18.00
    • In a Red Wine & Plum jus with Mash & Peas
  • Mini Hotdogs or Chicken Nuggets $0.00
    • with Fries
  • sausage, Egg & Chips $15.00
    • Two Sausages, Chips, Eggs with lashings of Gravy
  • Chicken Brie & Bacon Burger $16.00
    • Chicken Pattie topped with Brie & Bacon with a side of Fries
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • A large loaf, enough to share
  • Hawaian $22.00
    • Ham & Pineapple Pieces
  • Seasoned Wedges $12.00
    • Topped with grrilled Bacon, melted cheese, & heaps of sour cream
  • Chicken & Brie $22.00
    • Chicken, Brie,& Cranberry Sauce
  • Bacon wrapped chicken nibble w bourbon BBQ sauce -GF
  • LUNC C $12.20
    • filled roll or wrap, mini sausage roll, selection of fudges, fresh fruit kebab
  • MORNING TEA B $8.00
    • club sandwich, mini sausage roll, mini muffin or mini scone
  • Friands GF
  • Smoked salmon, dill and caper mousse Violette
  • EGGS ON TOAST (V) $9.50
  • Pumpkin and feta risotto cake w roasted capsicum V
  • cold smoked salmon/bacon/sausages(x3) $6.00
  • PRAWN WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE $12.50
  • JAM RAP $2.20
  • STEAK WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE $12.50
  • CHICKEN NIBBLE $1.00
  • COMBINATION EGG FOO YOUNG $13.00
  • CHICKEN EGG FOO YOUNG $12.00
  • PRAWN CURRY ON FRIED RICE $12.00
  • ROAST PORK TOMATO ON FRIED RICE $12.00
  • Pineapple Ring $1.80
  • Donut / 3 Fish Bites $2.00
  • Bacon & Egg / Cheese & Pineapple / Chicken & Cheese $5.20
  • Meat $1.60
  • 1/2 Dozen Mini Donuts $3.50
  • Bacon, Egg, Mushroom, Tomato $1.00
  • 1 Dozen Fried Mussels / 1 Dozen Squid Rings / 1 Dozen Fried Wontons with Sauce $10.00
  • Chicken Pack $9.00
    • 2 Chicken Burgers, 1/2 Chips
  • Kiss me Roll $25.00
    • Salmon, avocado & tobiko on california roll made with 2pcs, of deep fried crunchy prawns
  • Wakame Salad $8.50
    • Seaweed Salad
  • Chicken Tempura Set $18.50
    • Grilled Chicken glazed wuth teriyaki sauce, vege & fish tempura served with rice and miso soup
  • Assortments of tempura (entrée Size) $12.50
    • A selection of seasonal vegetable and seafood deep fried in a light tempura batter and served with a dipping saucce
  • Aonori Chips $10.00
    • Fried PotatoChips and Battered hoki with seasalt and dried seaweed
  • Omakase sashimi $18.00
    • Assorted sashimi selected by the chef
  • Sura Special $46.00
    • Prawns, Salmons, Scallops, Chicken,Premium NZ Eye Fillet
  • Lamb Rack (5 Pcs) $38.00
  • HUMMING BURGER
    • Our signature deluxe veggie-nut burger topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo.
  • CURRY DOSA
    • Today’s curry with basmati rice served with a fresh Dosa and house chutney. Vegan option available. Gluten-free.
  • HUMMING BURGER
    • Our signature deluxe nut pattie topped with melted cheddar, house chutney, gherkins, tomato, lettuce and mayo. Served with salad and/or fries.
  • OMELETTE
    • A free-range egg omelette with onion, cheese, fresh herbs and either mushroom or tomato. Served with a side salad.
  • SUN BURGER
    • A tasty sunflower seed pattie with melted cheddar, mayo, house chutney, gherkins, tomato and lettuce. Served on a Turkish roll. The sunflower seed pattie is vegan. Vegan cheese and mayo are available by request.
  • BREADLESS BURGER PLATTER
    • A tasty veggie pattie topped with grilled cheese, gherkins, tomato and mayo. Served with fries and a fresh seasonal salad. Gluten free and vegan options.
  • DAL
    • Blended red lentils mingled with mild spices gently simmered to perfection. Vegan option available, gluten-free.
  • ANTIPASTO PLATTER
    • An antipasti selection of marinated olives, seasonal vegetables, sunflower seed Patties, house dips and grilled pita bread. Vegan.
  • Teriyaki Chicken on rice small/large $4.90/$8.20
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN ON RICE PLATTER $29.90
  • 8pcs Avocado, cucumber & red capsicum
  • Tasty Tuna 8pcs reg/8pcs double avo $7.80/$8.20
  • EDAMAME $3.20
    • steamed soy beans
  • 4pcs Surimi Crab & pickles
  • SNACK BOX $4.90
    • 4pcs double avocado, fresh salmon, chicken tuna mayo
  • 2pcs seaweed salad Gunkan
  • Bigi $14.00
  • Ham off the bone and cheese with whole grain mustard
  • Bratwurst sausage with onion marmalade
  • Portobello mushrooms with hollandaise
  • Roast lamb with apple and mint jelly
  • Steak and mushroom with horseradish sauce
  • Midi $10.00
  • Cheeseburger with beetroot chutney
  • Ham & mustard sandwich $2.00
  • Family steak & mushroom pie $14.20
  • Family smoked chicken & cranberry quiche $18.90
  • Satay chicken pie $5.40
  • Open mini quiche $2.40
  • Meat balls $1.80
  • Steak pie $5.10
  • Family satay chicken pie $14.60
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