The Herb Centre in Christchurch Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Savoury or sweet muffin of the day V, GF $4.50
  • Chunky granola served with yogurt & seasonal fruit $12.50
  • Potato and kumara rosti topped with free range egg & sautéed mushrooms DF, GF $14.50
  • Italian sausage served with scrambled free range eggs & Vic’s wholegrain toast DF, GF option $16.50
  • French toast with seasonal fruit compote GF option $13.50
  • Vic’s wholegrain toast served with house-made jam V $7.00
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Gluten-free bread (not vegan) GF $2.00
  • Extra Vic’s toast V $1.50
  • Free range egg GF $1.50
  • Mushrooms V, GF $4.00
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Indian spiced lentil patty served with raita & chef’s salad V option, GF $13.50
  • Savoury tarte of the day served with salad $13.20
  • Potato & kumara rosti with salad & house-made chutney GF, V $12.50
  • Salad plate GF, DF, V option $13.50
  • Filo of the moment served with chef’s salad $13.00
  • Hunza pie served with chef’s salad $14.50
  • Soup of the day with Vic’s wholegrain bread V, GF option $12.50
  • Chef’s special $16.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Mo Kin Thoke $12.50
    • Roasted mushrooms dressed with lemon, shallots, sesame & olive oil.
  • Tohu Thoke $13.50
    • Yellow split-pea tofu tossed with salad greens & dressed with tamarind sauce & crispy shallots.
  • Wetda Seebian $16.00
    • Mild pork curry/stew slow cooked in shallots, garlic & light spices.
  • Ameyda Nut $16.00
    • Mild beef curry/stew slow cooked in shallots, garlic & light spices.
  • Ono Hin Ye $7.50
    • Coconut & chicken soup.
  • Pazunjo $21.00
    • Prawns sauteed simply in garlic.
  • Napijo $14.50
    • Crumbly fish, served spicy with crisp lettuce.
  • Nga Sein Chin $16.00
    • Great appetiser - fresh fish marinated in lemon, shallots, chilli, olive oil & sprinkled with coriander.
  • EGG $4.70
  • SQUID RING $0.80
  • CHICKEN NUGGET $0.60
  • CURRY ROLL (homemade) $2.80
  • GIANT $6.50
  • HAWAIIAN CHICKEN (chicken, bacon, cheese & pineapple) $6.80
  • FAMILY PACK OPTION1 $16.00
    • 2 FISH, 2 HOTDOGS, 2 MEAT PATTIES, 2 SCOOPS
  • CHIPS $2.40
  • Sausages $5.00
  • Pasta of the Day POA
    • Please see our blackboard special
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • On a house made potato rosti & sauteed spinach - Streaky bacon
  • Sauteed mushrooms $4.00
  • Greek Lamb Salad $22.00
    • On cucumber, olives, preserved lemons, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts with a feta & olive oil dressing
  • Spanish Omelette $13.50
    • Chorizo, smoked cheddar & roasted pumpkin
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Roasted mushrooms
  • Salad greens with a sweet shallot vinaigrette $6.50
  • Breads and Dips $Two people $12 /Gluten free option $14; Up to four people $15 / Gluten free option $17
    • Selection of warmed breads served with 3 dips
  • Crispy Calamari $ $16
    • Served with petit salad & aioli
  • Eggs Benedict $20
    • Poached eggs, hash brown on toasted sour dough topped with hollandaise sauce (with Bacon, Salmon or Spinach)
  • Ham & Cheese Sandwich $4.5
  • Eggs on Toast with grilled Tomato $10
    • Free Range Eggs are used in all our Breakfasts
  • Extras can only be ordered with a main meal $N/A
  • Green Lipped Mussels $18
    • Steamed green lipped mussels with a mango & lime salsa served with toasted bread
  • Canterbury Lamb Racks $ $34
    • Pan seared oven baked in a light mustard crumb served with truffle potato, ratatouille and red wine jus.
  • Macaroni cheese $17.50
    • With hungarian chorizo
  • Mini hot dogs $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • Chicken nuggets $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • House smoked chicken breast(GF) $25
    • Wrapped in bacon on crushed herb potatoes, 
sautéed spinach, roasted carrots and jus.
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
  • Coaster’s seafood chowder $15
    • Served with Crusty Bread.
  • Grilled herb & cheese bread $7
  • Pork loin chop – 250 gm $30
  • Beef Satay Sauce on Rice $11.00
  • Pork Curry on Fried Rice $9.50
  • Mushrooms $2.50
  • Steak Mushroom on Rice $10.50
  • Prawn Fried Rice $11.00
  • Extra Serving of Meat $3.00
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $10.00
  • Chicken Biryani $12.5
    • Rice cooked with tender boneless chicken, peas and green coriander served with Raita.
  • Lamb Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish $12.5
    • Lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and secret spices.
  • Lamb Curry $12.5
    • Lean lamb cooked in onion and yoghurt sauce with special aromatic spices.
  • Butter Chicken $12.5
    • A famous India delicacy. Half cooked in tandoor and finished in curry with crushed cashew cream and spices.
  • Vegetable Biryani $11.5
    • Rice cooked with fresh vegetables and served with Raita.
  • Palak Chicken $12.5
    • Chicken and spinach cooked in onion based gravy.
  • Shahi Paneer $11.5
    • Cottage cheese cooked in homemade spices with tomatoes and mild creamy sauce.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $12.5
    • Chicken cooked with tomatoes, onion and yoghurt based gravy.
  • BOWL OF FRENCH FRIES $7.00
    • With home made aioli (V), (GF), (DF)
  • PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM, TOMATO & SPINACH ON POLENTA CAKE $18.00
    • Oven baked Portobello mushroom with tomato and spinach, served on herbed parmesan polenta cake with a poached egg and house made hollandaise sauce (V), (GF)
  • We have a good selection of sweet items and savoury items available in our chilled cabinet. Please see counter staff to make your choice.
  • TOASTED MUESLI $8.00
    • Toasted muesli, natural yogurt & poached fruit (V)
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Freshly made soup of the day, served with toasted ciabatta. Please check our specials board.
  • CLASSIC BLT $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato sandwich, served with fries and home made aioli (DF)
  • LAMB SALAD WITH BABY VEGETABLES, HAZELNUTS & CRUMBLED FETA $23.50
    • Oven baked lamb rump with baby vegetables, watercress, hazelnuts and crumbled feta with a lite balsamic dressing (GF)
  • TOMATO, AVOCADO & POACHED EGG $17.00
    • Tomato, avocado, fresh basil leaves with a free range egg and a hint of lemon chilli oil, served on toasted rye (DF)
  • Tomato $3.80
  • CHICKEN CHOW MEIN $10.00
  • Mussels (doz) $8.00
  • Potato Fritters 3 for $2.00
  • STEAK PINEAPPLE ON RICE $10.50
  • Giant $7.00
  • Squid Rings (doz) $8.00
  • Beetroot $3.80
  • Chicken Salad - Ripped lettuce with roasted cashews, ripe avocado salsa, crotons, and other goodies, bound with Italian vinaigrette and finished with tender grilled chicken and bacon. $19.50
  • Nachos - Cheesy corn chips elegantly piled and enveloped with a chilli bean, tomato and Capsicum mix baked in the oven with cheese and finished with lashings of Avocado salsa and sour cream. $16.50
  • Cajun Prawn & Fish Salad - Grilled and arranged on a salad of snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion, mandarins and feta bound with vinaigrette, finished with a roast garlic aioli. $23.50
  • Sweet Corn Kumara Fritters - Sundried Tomato, Sweet Corn and Kumara Fritters on a pine nut and Green Salad, choice from Streaky bacon and Smoked salmon, come with Sweet Corn Sour Cream. $18.50
  • Garlic Bread - Crispy Toasted and smothered with garlic and herb butter. $9.50
  • Cheeky Tortilla - Trio of wraps with ripped lettuce, creamy avocado and chunky tomato salsa and pickles. Along with Marinated Chicken, sweet chilli and aioli. $15.50
  • Stuffed Mushrooms - Classic stuffed with Wulnuts, Sundried Tomatoes, Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese, Alone with Green Salad, Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce or Aioli Sauce. $15.00
  • Famous Pate - Bourbon & cracked pepper blended with roasted chicken liver and bacon. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto. $15.50
  • Honey pot granola $13.00
    • honey toasted granola muesli served with fresh fruit salad, greel yoghurt & berry compote
  • The full pot $24.00
    • our famous big breakfast made with hash browns, streaky bacon, sausage, cowboy beans, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms & 2 free range eggs cooked "any style" served with toasted ciabatta
  • Wedges $14.50
    • with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Pancakes $18.00
    • light & fluffy pancakes served with grilled banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Fried green potatoes (paleo) $19.50
    • twice cooked sweet potatoes pan-fried in our house made (vegan) basil & spinach pesto with red onion, tomatoes & (optional bacon) topped with a poached egg
  • Chips & gravy $8.00
    • chunky fries served with our delicious gravy
  • Free range omelette $23.00
    • 3 free range egg omelette with your choice of 3 fillings, served with a petite garden salad & creamy french dressing (filling option are bacon, onion, feta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach or olives)
  • Chicken tostado $22.50
    • cajun spiced chicken, fresh salad green, aioli and avocado served on pan-fried ciabatta, topped with pineapple, mango & chilli salsa, with fries on the side
  • Florentines Patisserie $4
    • individual choice of Boysenberry Cheesecake
  • Seafood (Sml / Med / Lge) $11 / $15 / $19.5
    • Seafood marinara mix including mussels, shrimps, squid and clams. Topped off with seafood sauce
  • Caesar Salad $14.5
    • Cos lettuce with caesar dressing, croutons, bacon bits and parmesan
  • Little Italy (Sml / Med / Lge) $12 / $17 / $20.5
    • Chopped spinach and sundried tomatoes, topped with red onion, sliced tomato and feta cheese
  • Chocolate Mousse $4
  • Roast Pork (Sml / Med / Lge) $12 / $17 / $20.5
    • Tender pulled Pork nestled between seasonal roast veges finished with parsley and apple sauce
  • Lambada (Sml / Med / Lge) $12.5 / $17.5 / $21
    • Succulent lamb pieces served with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, sliced tomato, kalamata olives, roasted garlic, herbs and minted yoghurt
  • Kumara Chips $7.5
    • Delicious kumara chips cooked to perfection and served with sweet Thai chilli sauce
  • Sole $5.00
  • RodCod $4.00
  • Plain $3.50
  • Bacon and Egg $4.50
  • Chicken Satay $5.50
  • Hoki $3.00
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 Pieces) $5.00
    • Triangular pastry stuffed with mashed potatoes,peas and cumin seeds fried to golden brown, served with tamarind chutney.
  • Chicken Tikka (5 Pieces) $12.00
    • Fresh boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt, ginger and garlic - grilled in tandoor, served with mint sauce.
  • Dal - Black or Yellow Lentils $7.50
    • Black' or 'Yellow' dal boiled in turmeric, ginger and garlic then fried with onions, tomatoes and spices.
  • Anari Kebab (5 Pieces) $12.00
    • Chunky lamb marinated overnight in pomegranate, garlic and ginger grilled in tandoor, served with mint sauce.
  • Onion Bhaji (4 Pieces) $5.00
    • Chickpea batter mixed with chopped onions and spices, fried to crispy texture, served with mint sauce.
  • Shahi Paneer $7.50
    • Homemade cheese cooked in creamy sauce with almond paste and spices, garnished with almonds and raisins.
  • Curry Time Platter $22.00
    • Two pieces of each above item served with salad, mint and tamarind chutney.
  • Chicken Biryani $10.00
    • Curried flavoured rice cooked with chicken and spices, garnished with almonds, raisins and coriander.
  • Wood-fired flatbread with hummus & dukkah $15.50
  • Add salmon $9.00
  • Dozen $30.00
  • Add Kranskey, smoked cheese, anchovies, salami $3.00 each
  • Selection of sweet treats in the dessert cabinet
  • Pacific Oysters
    • natural or beer battered
  • Fries & aioli $10.00
  • Calamari with chipotle mayonnaise $15.50
The Herb Centre

The Herb Centre

location

Address

223 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033653011

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Serves Organic Food ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
223 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand