The Laboratory in Canterbury Menu

SNACKY STUFF SNACKY STUFF
  • Prof Dod's Mixed Nuts $4.50
  • Homemade Focaccia w' Basil Pesto $6.00
  • Marinated Olives $8.50
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
THINGS ON TOAST THINGS ON TOAST
  • Goats Cheese, Romesco and Dukkha $11.00
  • Beef in Twisted Ankle, Pickled Shallots $12.00
  • House Smoked Salmon w' Smashed Avocado $12.00
THINGS FROM THE FAT FRYER THINGS FROM THE FAT FRYER
  • Mushroom Croquettes $12.50
  • Crumbed Prawns w' Chipotle Tartare $13.00
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings w' Blue cheese $15.00
  • Hand Cut Chips $9.00
  • Scotch Egg w' Classic HP $8.50
SMALL PLATES SMALL PLATES
  • Spicy Lamb Meatballs w' Tzatziki $12.50
  • Hay Smoked BBQ Pork Ribs $16.50
  • Mussels in Peckhams Cider Cream w' Focaccia $13.50
  • Caesar salad w' Pine Nuts & Broccoli $12.50
  • Tagliatta - Beef Rump Salad $16.50
  • Antipasto Platter $25.00
  • Little Profdods (Kids) Pizza Bread, Red Berry Yoghurt, Fruit Juice, Fruit & Scroggin Mix $12.50
WHATS FOR PUDDING WHATS FOR PUDDING
  • Chocolate, salted Caramel & Nut Sundae or Strawberry Shortcake Sundae $12.00
  • Mini Doughnuts w' Dipping Sauce $11.00
  • Tiramisu w' Dark Chocolate Mousse $12.00
  • Koho Road or Kapita Ice Cream 1/2/3 Scoops $4.00 a scoop
  • Affogato, w' Tia Maria or Cointreau $16.50
WOOD FIRED PIZZAS WOOD FIRED PIZZAS
  • Margherita $18.00
    • Parmesan, Mozzarella, Basil and Tomato Sauce
  • Double Pepperoni $21.00
    • Pepperoni, Mozzarella, Tomato Sauce & Oregano
  • Pancetta e Fungi $22.00
    • Smoked Bacon, Tallegio, Spinach & Mushroom
  • Capra $20.00
    • Goats Cheese, Caramelised Onion, Rocket & Balsamic
  • Gamberi $24.00
    • Prawns, Chili, Capsicum, Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella
  • Pollonini $23.00
    • Free Range Chicken w' Chorizo, Spinach, Red Onion & Salsa Verde

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chicken $18.90
    • Corn kernels, jalapenos and chunks of chicken
  • Flat Bread $13.50
    • Basil pesto and cream cheese
  • Tasting Stone $21.40
    • Combined taste sensation. 50g lean pork fillet, 50g Angus beef rump, prawns, scallops and mussels. Served with golden fries, green salad and hollandaise sauce
  • Pork Fillet
    • Lean pork fillet wrapped with baconserved with golden fries, green salad and satay sauce
  • two piece $25.90
  • Curry of the Day
    • Served with steamed rice
  • Bacon and Eggs
    • Streaky bacon, two fried eggs, hash browns and warmed batard
  • - Add 2 eggs $18.50
  • Grilled Chicken $12.90
  • Hummus $1.50
  • Avocado $1.50
  • Moroccan Lamb $12.40
  • Grilled Chicken $12.90
  • Lemon Chicken $12.90
  • Shredded Beef $13.40
  • Let your children take charge of their meal. They get to build it how they like. We'll compartmentalise the food for them because let's face it, that's how they like it. see below
    • Served with: Small Tortilla / Kids Chips or Carrot Sticks
  • Pineapple Red Curry $12.00
  • Deep Fried Whole Fish $28.00
    • A whole fresh fish (Tarakihi) deep fried and drowned in a hot sweet chilli ginger sauce with courgettes, capsicum, mushrooms, onion, and topped with coriander.
  • Lamb Massaman Curry $23.00
    • Served with tender lamb stir fry cuts, in a combination of peanuts, potato, and onions.
  • Stir-fry Peanut Sauce
    • Our very own, very special peanut sauce, with broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, and onions.
  • Stir-fry Cashew Nuts
    • A combination of broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, onions, then topped with cashew nuts.
  • Fish Cakes (5 pcs) $10.00
  • -Prawns, Scallop, or Squid $21.00
  • -Prawns, Scallop, or Squid $20.00
  • Salmon Fillet $32
    • A fillet of New Zealand’s finest sea run salmon. Served, however, the chef feels it is best! Just ask.
  • 400gm Ribeye on the bone $35
    • Cooked as you like it, served with onion rings, a sauce of your choice, a side salad and steak fries.
  • Stuffed chicken $31
    • An oven-baked chicken breast filled with cream cheese, cashews & basil pesto, wrapped in bacon and served on pan- fried gourmet potatoes & seasonal vegetables. With a side of light gravy.
  • B.L.T. on ciabatta $20
    • Lashings of bacon, crispy local lettuce & fresh tomato. Served with chunky fries & a side of aioli. Add grilled chicken +$6
  • Deep fried prawns- 3 ways $16
    • Twisters, battered and crumbed prawns with tequila and lime aioli dipping sauce.
  • Garlic loaf $9
    • Straight from the oven with our special garlic butter.
  • Chicken schnitzel doubles down $26
    • Fresh crumbed chicken breast sandwiched around bacon, melted swiss cheese, BBQ sauce & aioli. Served with a bowl of mushroom & bacon sauce, fries & salad.
  • Pasta today $24
    • Check the specials board or ask any one of us!
  • Churros - w/ salted caramel sauce 12
  • ‘The Cuban’ tasting platter 42
  • Churros w/ espresso ice cream, banana jam n candy bacon
  • Smoked ham croquettes w/ smoked pimento mayo n grilled cheese
  • Cuban spiced wedges w/ sour cream 9
  • Elena ruz w/ strawberry jam, cream cheese n turkey 14
  • Empanadas w/ ancho beef, corn cream n mojo 16
  • Slider trio 18
    • Sticky espresso pork w/ apple n maple mustard/Roast turkey w/ kumara, raisin n chorizo jam/ Fish cake w/ mango slaw, corn n avocado smash
  • Ceaser Salad $18.50
    • Cos lettuce with caesar dressing, croutons and bacon.
  • Bacon and Asparagus S$12.00/M$17.50/L $29.00
    • Bacon and asparagus garnished with cracked pepper
  • Vege Lasagne $19.00
    • A selection of fresh vegetables layered between pasta sheets, served with Napoletana sauce and a sprinkle of cheese. A delicious vegetarian option.
  • Plain Wedges $8.00
    • For those who don't like spice in their life! Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Apricot Chicken S$12.00/M$17.50/L$29.00
    • A delicious combination of chicken, tomato, mushrooms, celery, topped off with Spag's homemade apricot sauce. Hard to beat!
  • Al Funghi S$10/M$15.50/L $27.00
    • Mushrooms, mushrooms and mushrooms with cracked pepper to bring out the flavour. Magic!
  • Prosciutto S $12.50/ M $18.00/ L $29.50
    • Prosciutto ham, mushrooms and cracked pepper. Topped with parsley
  • Meat Lovers S $12.00/ M $17.50/ L $29.00
    • A mouth-watering medley of seasoned topside beef, bacon, pepperoni and cabanas with Spag's own BBQ Sauce.
  • Scallops $14.00
    • 6x
  • Chicken tender $3.00
  • Bacon & egg $11.00
  • Hot dog $3.00
  • Kiwi burger $12.00
    • W bacon, fried egg, beetroot
  • Mussels $6.00
    • 6x
  • Gurnard $7.00
  • Prawn twister $2.00
  • Tempura Vegetable $4.00
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • Regular $9.80
  • R/combo $13.60
    • with miso or green tea
  • Teriyaki Salmon Bowl
  • Chicken Katsu Bowl
    • Japanese style schnitzel
  • Tempura Shrimp & Vegetable $4.50
  • Regular $9.80
  • Small $3.00
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $12.50
  • Fish Cake $1.20
  • Spring Roll $2.00
  • Thai Chilli Jam
  • All dishes come with vegetables
  • Pad Thai
  • Tom Yum
  • MUSHROOM BURGER $5.80
    • Basic burger with fried sliced mushrooms
  • CHIPS (Half Scoop) $3.00
    • Golden fried crinkle cut chips
  • MUSSELS 1 DOZ $11.90
  • POTATO FRITTERS $1.50
  • CHEESEBURGER $5.80
    • Basic burger with a layer of melted cheese
  • HAWAIIAN BURGER $7.50
    • Hamburger made exotic all the usual trimmings with melted cheese a ring of delicious pineapple
  • SPRING ROLL $3.80
    • Chinese pork & vegetables wrapped in fried noodle pastry
  • ONION RINGS 1 DOZ $10.80
  • Housemade Aiou $2
    • A ramakin of our signature garlic spread
  • - BBQ pulled pork with crispy slaw & a battered onion ring
  • Fried Eggs (2) Or Streaky Bacon (4) $6
    • When you just need something extra
  • Charcuterie Board $20
    • Sharp and smooth New Zealand cheeses served with a selection of chorizo. hot smoked salmon & smoked chicken breast, served with crusty bread, quince paste & herbed butter
  • - Goafs cheese, roast beetroot, orange & pistachio
  • Gin & Tonic Lemon Cake $12
    • Made with fresh lemons & sour cream
  • All served on a bed of sweet salad leaves with beansprouts & a dressing
  • Oven Baked Hoki Fillet $26
    • In a lemon & herb crust served with seasoned wedges & our house slaw
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00
    • With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
  • Slaw $8.00
    • With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
  • Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
    • BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
  • Black-Eyed Pea Falafel $10.00
    • Grated beetroot, slaw, feta cheese, ranch
  • Strange's Poutine $12.00
    • Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
  • NY Cut Sirloin Steak $26.00
    • With red wine jus, served with shoestring fries
  • Sauteed Green Beans & BBQ Kale $10.00
    • With remoulade, parmesan shavings, shallots
  • Rib Mountain $38.00
    • Smoked and braised in our coffee rub, finished in a sticky BBQ sauce
  • Toasties $8
    • 2 or 3 filing grilled between white or wholegrain bread
  • - single $4
  • Broodje Kaas $5
    • your choice of our specialty dutch cheese on fresh buttered bread
  • Broodje Haring $10
    • Raw salted herring served with onions & fresh bread
  • Double Dutch $25
    • A selection of Dutch delicacies: frikadel, fries, rookworst, bitterballen, dutch pate, selctio of cheese & a range of condiments & crackers to accompany everything - serves two
  • Hot Dog $7.50
    • cheese kranskys wrapped in bread, grilled with cheese, onion & 3 sauces
  • -double $8
  • Rookworst $10
    • Dutch smoked sausage served with fresh bread, sourkraut & mustard
  • Eggs Silvester $15.50
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon served on our own Silverbacks grilled scone with hollandaise sauce - with salmon $17.50
  • Sausages, Bacon, Hashbrowns $1.00
  • Ham, Cheese, Pineapple $7.80
  • Gluten Free Bread $1.00
  • Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, hashbrowns & toast
  • Toast & Spreads $6.50
    • With butter & jam
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
    • Poached, scrambled or fried
  • Bacon & Apple $12.00
  • Raita (cucumber & yoghurt) $3.00
  • Kadai chicken/lamb/beef/prawn/fish
    • Choice of your meat sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion and capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
  • Seafood $17.99
  • Seekh kebab (6 psc) $9.99
    • Minced lamb marinated in mint and spices grilled in tandoor and served with sauce.
  • Taj special naan $5.00
    • Lightly spiced stuffed with chopped chicken and herbs.
  • Non-veg platter $16.99
    • Assorted spring rolls, wontons and cocktail samosa, served with sweet chili sauce or plum sauce.
  • Chilly paneer $15.50
  • Vegetable samosa (2 psc) $4.99
    • Flaky pastry filled with mashed potatoes, peas and cumin seed.
The Laboratory

The Laboratory

location

Address

17 West Belt, Lincoln, Lincoln, Canterbury, 7608, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033253006

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , Gluten Free , Pizza , Pub Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
17 West Belt, Lincoln, Lincoln, Canterbury, 7608, New Zealand