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

  • Dhal Makahani $15.90
    • Black lentils and red kidney beans soaked overnight then slowly cooked with whole spices tomato and garlic (medium)
  • Palak Paneer $15.90
    • Cubes of Indian style cottage cheese in a spinach sauce with a splash of cream (medium)
  • Karhai Paneer $15.90
    • A host of whole spices sauteed in onion and tomato with Indian cottage cheese (medium - hot)
  • Garlic Naan $4.00
  • Pindi Chana $15.90
    • Chickpeas accompanied with tomatoes, ginger and garlic (medium - hot)
  • Cheese & Garlic Naan $6.50
  • Vegetable Samosa $3.50
    • Wholesome vegetables in a crisp pastry served with tamarind chutney
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $17.90
    • Lamb cooked with roasted crushed spices accompanied with onions and tomato (medium)
  • Honey Chicken Noodles $9.80
    • Egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce.
  • Chili Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in hot and spicy chili sauce.
  • Garlic Fried Rice $10.50
    • Fried rice with king prawns, roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in garlic sauce.
  • Green Curry Chicken $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce.
  • Thai Sweet Chili Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in Thai sweet chili sauce.
  • Lemon Prawns Noodles/Rice $12.80
  • Sweet Sour Pork Noodles/Rice $9.80
  • Nasi Goreng $9.80
    • Fried rice with roast pork and vegetables in Malaysian-style spices.
  • Fabulous Florentine $6.80
    • Roasted almond brittle, citrus peel and dark chocolate.
  • Order the Charcuterie Platter and Chocolate Lover's Platter for $65.00
  • Bread & Dips $16.50
    • Crusty warm breads with three house dips, whole roasted garlic and cashew, cacao and walnut butter. - Extra bread $6.00
  • - Add haloumi $7.00
  • - For one $10.50
  • Venison Short Ribs - Take a Leap! $26.50
    • Venison short ribs served with grilled pineapple, crunchy coleslaw, kumara crisps and house chocolate BBQ sauce.
  • Mixed salad with chocolate trail mix and balsamic dressing $7.80
  • - Extra bread $6.00
  • Jam rap donuts with chocolate $3.00
  • Cranberry Chicken
  • Super Supreme
  • Corn & Bacon Patties $2.00
  • Corn Patties $2.00
  • Mexicano Chicken or Beef (HOT)
  • Jam Rap Donuts $2.00
  • Hawaiian
  • Deep fried ice cream $10
    • Crumbed vanilla ice cream with chocolate & caramel sauces & whipped cream
  • Garlic loaf $10.00
    • Warm baked herb & & garlic butter loaf
  • Pork belly $26.00
    • Roasted in Speight’s Gold Medal, served with roast potato & steamed veg, gravy crackling & apple chutney
  • -peppercorn sauce
  • From the grill
    • With your choice of 2 sides and 1 sauce
  • -400g Beef Sirloin $35.00
  • Chicken $15
    • Sliced roast chicken breast, mushrooms, red onion, tomato, mozzarella & cranberry sauce.
  • -garlic butter
  • Steak with Ginger $12.50
  • Roast Pork Tomato on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Combination Chow Mein $12.50
  • Vegetarian Chow Mein $10.00
  • Mushroom $4.20
  • Chicken Foo Young $11.00
  • Sliced Pork and Seasonal Vegetables $12.50
  • Squid Ring $0.60
  • Bangers 'n' Mash $23.00
    • Bubble and squeak, Italian sausages, ale and onion gravy
  • Warm Turkish bread $13.00
    • with hummus, olive oil, smoked paprika
  • Aikmans Breakfast Burger $18.00
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, brioche bun, fried egg, BBQ sauce, potato hash brown
  • Fried Chicken $15.00
    • Soy, ginger, chilli sauce
  • Prawn mac 'n' cheese croquette $15.00
    • bacon jam, aioli
  • Baked Onion Tart $23.00 V
    • Beetroot, goats cheese, candied walnuts, herb salad, balsamic glaze
  • Cheeses, all served with quince paste, fig relish, candied walnuts, crackers, toasted ciabatta - $11.00 for 1 - $16.00 for 2 - $20.00 for 3
  • Aikmans Big Breakfast $24.00
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, slow roast tomatoes, Italian sausage, baked beans, mushrooms, Aikmans rosti, eggs any style, toasted ciabatta
  • Thai Style Noodle Soup $10
    • Chicken or pork or beef
  • Oyster Sauce $10
    • served with rice. Softly fried seasoning vegetables with oyster sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork.
  • -Chicken $10
  • Tom Kha Soup
    • Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs with coconut milk
  • Garlic & Black Pepper $10
    • served with rice. Steamed vegetables topping with softly fried garlic & black pepper sauce. Chicken, beef or pork
  • -Seafood $12.50
  • Sweet & sour sauce $10
    • served with rice. Softly fried pineapple, tomato and vegetables with sweet & sour sauce. Vegetables or tofu. Chicken, beef or pork
  • Tom Yum Soup
    • Cocked with sliced onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, spring onions & thai herbs
  • Lambs Ribs $15.00
    • w/ BBQ sauce & slaw
  • House Made Lemon Curd $10.00
    • w/ honeycomb & walnut bread
  • Hand Cut Chips $10.00
    • w/ aioli
  • 200g Striploin Steak $18.00
    • served cut, w/ rocket & parmesan
  • Tomato Salad $8.00
    • w/ balsamic & house made curd
  • Cauliflower Cheese $10.00
    • baked to order
  • Slow Cooked Beef Cheek $15.00
    • w/ crispy chickpeas & mustard
  • Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • w/ toasted ciabatta
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $24.50
    • Depending on the way the winds blowing or whatever the chefs decide to feed ya!
  • APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
    • Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
  • PORK BELLY $32.50
    • Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and. spice. Comes with roast potatoes, some chargrilled bok choy and a mango and peach chutney. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof, or you could be missing some when you get it!
  • Foccacia MELT $24.50
    • Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.
  • LAMBS FRY $23.80
    • Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
  • CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD
    • A rich moist chocolate brownie smothered in baileys chocolate sauce and homemade chocolate ice cream (told ya it was choc madness!)
  • RICE PUDDING
    • This is coconut flavoured and rich & creamy. Served with caramelised banana and a scoop of homemade ice cream. This is divine perfection.
  • FLATBREAD $12.90
    • Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato, parmesan cheese.The locals favourite.
  • -Add sausage $2.00
  • Avocado $3.00
  • - Small $4.00
  • Fries
    • Served with tomato sauce and aioli
  • Chicken nuggets (GF/DF) $8.70
    • Served with chips and tomato sauce
  • -Hot smoked Akaroa salmon, baby spinach, red onions, capers $12.70
  • Wedges $9.50
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce
  • Soup of the day (GF/DF) $12.50
    • Check our soup of the day on the blackboard
  • Egg Benedict $17.50
    • two poached eggs with bacon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
  • Filo Of The Day $14.50
    • served with a side salad of your choice
  • French Toast Berry & Yoghurt $16.50
    • dusted in cinnamon sugar with berry compote and yoghurt
  • Oven Baked Farmer Omelette $16.50
    • 3-eggs omelette with courgette, capsicum red onion,bacon & toast
  • Egg Montreal $18.90
    • two poached eggs with house-cured salmon & house-made hollandaise on sour dough bread
  • B.L.T.-Toast $16.50
    • with bacon, lettuce, tomato & house made sauce hollandaise
  • Greens On Toast $12.50
    • a forest of greens over a bed of avocado, miso & our sour dough whole-grain bread
  • French Toast Bacon & Banana $16.50
    • served with crispy bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Garlic Bread (V) $9.50
    • Toasted baguette topped with garlic butter, pesto and Parmesan, served with aged balsamic and olive oil
  • House Made Focaccia Bread (*) $8.00
    • Our very own baked Focaccia with rosemary, olives and horopito served with Lepanto olive oil & Coriander Yogurt Dip
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Beer Battered Fries $8.50
  • Trio of Pork $33.00
    • Apple tree farmed Pork loin wrapped in streaky Bacon, served on Kumara and Pumpkin mash with spiced Pear puree, Granny Smith and prune compote in Parmesan cup, Carrot and Courgette stack and finished with Pork Mousse and Jus
  • Calamari $16.00
    • Tempura strips of calamari with a fresh melon and radish slaw, soba noodles with green tea and peanut vinaigrette and Wasabi mayo
  • Chilli and Garlic Prawns (GF)(DF) $17.00
    • Marinated prawns with avocado salsa, lemon aioli, lime & coconut
  • Garden Salad / Chunky Fries $7.00
  • Chicken Pita Pockets (with Hummus, Mint Yogurt, Marinated Chicken, mixed Salad) $7.00
  • Toasties (ham, cheese, onion, tomato) grainy or gluten free $6.50
  • Bacon Brie Flute $6.50
  • Sushi Runner ( Teriyaki Chicken, Tuna, Vegetarian,) Completely GF including Soy sauce $4.50
  • Home made German Brezel with Salmon and Cream Cheese $5.00
  • Sausage Rolls $2.80
  • Roast Chicken Wraps, also GF $5.00
  • Ham cheese Mini Savouries $2.50
  • Bratwurst sausage with onion marmalade
  • Bigi $14.00
  • Steak and mushroom with horseradish sauce
  • Roast lamb with apple and mint jelly
  • Cold roast chicken with smokorun's tangy BBQ sauce
  • Portobello mushrooms with hollandaise
  • Bacon and egg
    • with tomato and red pepper sauce
  • Cheeseburger with beetroot chutney
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