The Little Bistro in Canterbury Menu

DINNER - 1ST COURSE DINNER - 1ST COURSE
  • Olives $10
    • warm citrus marinated olives
  • Bread $11
    • sage and linseed loaf, whipped butter
  • Oyster $4.5
    • clevedon organic oysters , lemon vinaigrette caviar -
DINNER - 2ND COURSE DINNER - 2ND COURSE
  • Clams $18
    • otago littleneck clams, canterbury saffron cream
  • Snails $17.5
    • escargot, garlic, bacon vel au vent -
  • Gravalax $18.5
    • cured akaroa salmon, miso panna cotta, wasabi vinaigrette -
  • Souffle $16.5
    • twice baked blue cheese souffle, pickled rhubarb and candy walnuts -
  • Scallops $23
    • atlantic scallops, homemade blackpudding, ham crisp, pea puree
DINNER - 3RD COURSE DINNER - 3RD COURSE
  • Salmon $38
    • akaroa salmon fillet, saffron risotto cake, organic asparagus, 1/2 slipper lobster
  • Veal $39.5
    • backstrap of canterbury veal, fondant potato, truffle yorkie, roast onion, horseradish jus -
  • Lamb $39.5
    • 4 points of canterbury lamb rack, goats cheese and potato terine, pea, mint, red wine jus -
  • Sole $37
    • whole lyttleton sole, parsnips, paysanne potatoes, organic kale, herb butter
  • Arancini $32
    • mushroom and truffle arancini, organic cannolini and black turtle bean cassoulet
DINNER - 4TH COURSE DINNER - 4TH COURSE
  • Citrus $15
    • iced lemon meringue parfait, confit fennel, dried raspberries
  • Chocolate $16
    • chocolate ganache, canterbury saffron ice cream, chocolate soil
  • Mess $15
    • organic rhubarb compote, chantilly cream, meringues, vanilla ice cream
  • Cheese $16
    • blue cheese, joshs oat cakes, organic honeycomb
  • Brulee $15
    • lemongrass creme brulee, coconut ice cream, sichuan biscotti

Nearby Sample Menus

  • FUZE Tea Peach Flavoured N/A
    • Refreshing Iced Tea with an exotic twist – Peach Flavoured and Low Calorie. ‘FUZE TEA(R)’ is a trademark of DP Beverages Limited.
  • Pump Mini Water N/A
  • Strawberries & Cream Flavour Frappe N/A
    • A delicious Strawberries & Cream flavour Frappe, topped with irresistible whipped cream and a yummy strawberry drizzle.
  • 3pk Chicken McNuggets® & Small Fries Snack Deal $3.00
    • Get more bang for your buck with this awesome snack bundle! Just $3 will get you 3 chicken McNugets, dipping sauce and small fries! Snack-time - sorted!
  • Chicken McWrap Caesar - Crispy N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved Parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Black Tea N/A
    • Warm up and wind down. As strong or as weak as you like.
  • Chicken McWrap Aioli - Grilled N/A
  • $25 Classics ShareBox $25.00
  • Served from 6pm - 11pm Wednesday - Saturday. (Bar opens at 4pm)
  • Potato Truffle Vichyssoise Mille Feuille $60.00
  • ·Soup w Toasted Bread
  • -Add Wiled Greens $3.00
  • -Add Cheese Toastie $7.00
  • Sauerkraut Grilled Cheese $10.00
  • Served between 12-2 Wednesday - Saturday. Wine beer and Coffee options available.
  • Blue Cheese Paté and Crackers - $12.00
  • BBQ pork omelete $16.00/$28.00
  • Combination egg noodles $14.00/$22.50
  • Chicken with special Sauce $18.50/$31.50
  • Vietnamese Crepe Pork & Prawns $12.50
  • Vegetable egg noodles $14.00/$22.50
  • King Prawns with X.O sauce $20.50/$38.50
  • Chicken & Mushroom $16.50/$28.50
  • Fish with X.O sauce $19.50/$36.50
  • Pork belly $28.90
    • Twice roasted belly of pork, served with gourmet potatoes, portobello mushroom, slow cooked balsamic, onions and jus
  • Lamb's fry & bacon stack $17.90
    • Pan seared lamb's liver stacked with bacon on a rich mushroom sauce, served with creamy mash
  • Crispy pork belly $14.90
    • Twice roasted and served with our asian inspired dipping sauce
  • Prime angus beef fillet $37.50
    • Cooked to your liking, over sweet potato puree, roasted baby beets, creme fraiche, red wine jus and parmesan crisps
  • -Basil and cashew pesto and cream cheese
  • Homemade traditional cheesecake $11.90
    • Ask for details of our chef's latest creation
  • Grilled tomato $4.00
  • Homemade apple pie $11.90
    • Spiced apples in a buttery pastry pie crust with vanilla ice cream
  • Large $12.50
  • Chicken Kushiage $4.50
  • Tempura Prawn $3.00
  • L/combo $15.10
    • with miso or green tea
  • R/combo $13.60
    • with miso or green tea
  • Tempura Prawn & Udon Noodles $12.50
  • All teriyaki bowls served with steamed rice or salad (optional) and Japanese mayo and pickles
  • Large $13.40
  • Prawns, Seafood or Combination $15.00
  • With a Stir-Fry Sauce
  • Large $5.50
  • Choose your Noodles :
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.00
  • - Hokkien
  • Thai Herbs
  • Red (Gang Dang)
  • Change to gluten free toast … add 1.00
  • Nested eggs GF, DF 15.50
    • Two eggs nestled amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes …
  • Puttanesca pasta 14.00
    • Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers …
  • Toast 6.00
    • with ham and mustard/single
  • Bacon butty 10.50
    • Free range smoky bacon, onion jam and tasty tomato sauce/with fried egg … add 2.5
  • Mama Mitchell's muesli 10.50
    • Homemade toasted muesli served with stewed seasonal fruit and a creamy Greek yoghurt …
  • Eggs Benedict 16.50
    • with spinach …
  • Toast 6.00
    • spreads- honey, jam, Nutella or vegemite …
  • Roast of the Day $18.90
    • A Robbie’s favourite! The chef’s choice of prime oven roasted meat, served with roasted seasonal vegetables and gravy.
  • Robbie’s Ribs
    • A generous plate of pork spare ribs covered in our own tangy BBQ sauce piled on top of potato wedges.
  • Robbie’s Double Beef n Bacon Burger $19.90
    • One for the hungry! Two beef patties stacked in a toasted bun with bacon, tomato, lettuce, cheese, BBQ sauce and beetroot, served with fries.
  • Moroccan Chicken Wrap $18.90
    • A large tortilla wrap stuffed with salad, Moroccan seasoned chicken and Aioli, served with wedges and sour cream.
  • Breakfast is available at Robbie’s until 12pm
  • Famous Grill $27.90
    • Robbie’s famous mixed grill. Stacked with 100 gram ribeye steak, eggs, sausage, bacon, onion rings and fries.
  • - Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
  • Homestyle Breakfast $16.90
    • 2 eggs, hash browns, bacon and sausage, served with toasted bread.
  • Pud Thai chicken $12.00
  • Fresh Spring Rolls (3pcs) $10.00
    • salad & chicken filling with Mee-Mee dipping sauce
  • Chicken & cashew nuts $13.00
    • with seasonal vegetables
  • Chicken satay on rice $13.00
    • with side vegetables
  • Massaman beef curry $13.00
  • Spring Rolls (8pcs) $5.00
  • Combination add $3.00
  • Extra meat add $3.00
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Philly Steak Roll
    • Angus Rump Steak, Philly style. Topped with Swiss cheese finished under the grill. Accompanied with southern seasoned crispy fries.
  • -Raspberry $9.50
  • BBQ Pork Spare Ribs $16.90
    • Pork ribs marinated in smoked Manuka BBQ sauce
  • Fish Burger $17.90
    • Battered Blue Cod, lettuce, tomato, onion, gherkin, tar-tare sauce
  • Macaroni and Cheese $7.50
  • Summer Fruit Sorbet (GF) (DF) $12.50
    • Waiter will advise today’s flavours
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $12.50
    • Served with cream and ice cream.
  • Talbot Forest Cheese Board S $14.00 / L $26.00
    • A sample of local cheeses with crackers.
  • New York Style Salad $14.90
    • Served on mixed lettuce, tomato and vinaigrette
  • Anari Kebab (5 Pieces) $12.00
    • Chunky lamb marinated overnight in pomegranate, garlic and ginger grilled in tandoor, served with mint sauce.
  • Vegetable Biryani $10.00
    • Curried flavoured rice cooked with an assortment of vegetables, garnished with almonds, raisins and coriander.
  • Vegetable Korma $7.50
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in creamy, cashew nut based sauce, garnished with almonds and raisins.
  • Aloo Gobi $7.50
    • Chunks of potato, cauliflower & spices cooked in 'dryish' sauce garnished with coriander.
  • All mains served with rice and plain naan (Upgrade to garlic naan for $1)
  • Onion Bhaji (4 Pieces) $5.00
    • Chickpea batter mixed with chopped onions and spices, fried to crispy texture, served with mint sauce.
  • Curry Time Platter $22.00
    • Two pieces of each above item served with salad, mint and tamarind chutney.
  • Dal - Black or Yellow Lentils $7.50
    • Black' or 'Yellow' dal boiled in turmeric, ginger and garlic then fried with onions, tomatoes and spices.
  • Toasties $3.50
  • Basket fries $4.50
    • w Tom sauce or aioli
  • Seafood Basket $12.50
  • Chicken Nugget & fries $7.00
  • Wedges $7.00
    • Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli & Oil
  • Fish Bites & fries $7.00
  • Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50
  • 2pcs seaweed salad Gunkan
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN ON RICE PLATTER $29.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken & tuna mayo8pcs/jumbo 8pcs $7.90/$8.90
  • 8pcs of Jumbo Teriyaki chicken
  • 4pcs Reg. Teriyaki Chicken
  • 4pcs Tuna mayo & Cucumber
  • 4pcs of Regular teriyaki chicken
  • SNACKS BOX $4.40
    • 4pcs regular, tasty tuna, teriyaki Chicken, salmon(vegetarian $3.90)
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $19
    • Crumbed chicken tenders on a bed of cos lettuce, crispy bacon, parmesan & anchovy dressing topped with a soft poached egg & buttered croutons
  • Eggs Benedict $18.5 / $19.5 / $16.5
    • Poached eggs, battered spinach, hashbrown and hollandaise served on a toasted french batard. Bacon / Ora king salmon / Creamy mushrooms
  • Aioli $2.5
  • Steve's Stack $16
    • Potato cake with baby spinach, field mushrooms, hashbrown and poached egg with hollandaise. Add bacon / Ora king salmon: $4
  • Scottish Oats $14
    • Banana rolled in cinnamon sugar, topped with coconut crunch
  • Seafood Chowder $16.5
    • Classic creamy style seafood soup, with mussels, sh, salmon and prawns served with garlic bread
  • Pulled Pork Soft Shell Taco $19
    • With peanut slaw, smokey mayo and curly fries
  • Breakfast Burrito $13.5
    • Tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, havarti cheese, housemade beans served with sour cream. Add bacon: $4
The Little Bistro

The Little Bistro

location

Address

33 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Canterbury, 7520, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033047314

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 5:30 – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 5:30 – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 5:30 – 9:30 PM, Friday: 5:30 – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 5:30 – 9:30 PM, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

British , Diner , European , French , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Seafood

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Wine and Beer ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
33 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Canterbury, 7520, New Zealand