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

  • Curry of the Day
    • Served with steamed rice
  • Meat Lovers $18.90
    • Salami, crispy bacon, ham, chorizo and pastrami topped with BBQ sauce
  • Chicken Souvlaki
    • Pita bread topped with green salad, minted yogurt, tomato salsa finished with satay sauce
  • Buffalo Wings SPICY
    • Styx SPICY style Buffalo wings served with Styx blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks
  • 1/2 doz $13.40
  • B.L.T
    • Toasted Batard served with streaky bacon, aioli, mixed green, tomato and golden fries
  • Vegetarian Salad
    • Served with spinach salad, spiced carrots, honey roasted kumara, chickpeas and roasted seeds finished with an herb dressing
  • Vegetarian $18.90
    • Olives, red onions, jalapenos, tomato, basil and feta
  • Seafood Soup Sml/$8 M/$14 Lg/$26
  • Roast Duck on Rice $12
  • Seafood Salad $16
  • Prawn Fried Rice $14
  • Fried Chicken Nibbles with Garlic Med/$15 Lg/$27
  • Crispy Roast Pork with Fine Rice
  • Combination Meat Fried Rice Noodle $14
  • Seafood Fried Rice Noodle $14
  • Chicken Chop Suey $12.50
  • Shrimp Mushrooms on Rice $13.50
  • Roast Pork Fried Noodles $11.50
  • Set Menu 1 (3 persons $38.50)
    • Sweet and Sour Pork/Black Bean Steak/Chicken Fried Noodles
  • Shrimp Chow Mein $13.00
  • Vegetarian Curry on Rice $12.50
  • Set Menu 4 (4-5 persons $60.00)
    • Sweet and Sour Pork/Ginger Beef/Chicken Cashew Nut/Tom Yam Chow Mein/Fried Rice
  • Sweet and Sour Wonton $11.50
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • -With Bacon $15.50
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • Plain $3.50
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $14.00
  • Pork Chow Mein $11.00
  • Extra for Meat or Bacon $1.30
  • Chicken Fried Rice $11.00
  • Mushroom $3.50
  • Chicken Pattie $2.20
  • Pineapple Ring $1.80
  • Steak $5.00
  • Steak & Egg $12.00
  • Sausages & Egg $8.50
  • Cheese & Onion $2.00
  • -Double $9.50
  • Double Meat $4.50
  • Plain $2.00
  • Fish Nuggets 6 for $4.50
  • Yellow Curry
    • Meat cooked with coconut milk, potato, onion and yellow curry paste.
  • Pad Prik Gang Paste
    • Stir fried meat with long bean, red capsicum, red curry paste and leech lime leaf.
  • Pla Rad Prik $21.50
    • Deep Fried Fish top with our special fragrant chilli sauce
  • Pad Prik Gang Seafood $21.50
    • Combination seafood stir fried with red curry paste and coconut milk.
  • Panang Curry
    • Meat cooked with coconut milk, long bean, capsicum and panang curry paste.
  • Cashew Nut
    • Stir fried meat with garlic; seasonal vegetable. onion and on top with cashew nut.
  • Hot and Spicy Noodle (Pad Khee Mow)
    • Stir fried rice noodle with chilli, onion, basil paste and season vegetables.
  • Spicy Chicken Lemongrass
    • Stir fried meat with Thai herbs and seasonal vegetables, lime juice and tom yum paste.
  • Homemade Blueberry Waffles $17
    • w crushed hazelnuts, caramelized banana & vanilla bean gelato
  • Fresh Fish $19
    • fried w salad & fries
  • Salmon $5
  • Two Eggs $4
  • Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms $15
    • w sundried tomato ,chilli, spinach & crumbled feta served on mixed greens
  • Bacon $3
  • Bircher Muesli $12
    • w berry compote topped w honey roasted nuts
  • Eggs Benedict $17
    • w either spinach, bacon or hot smoked salmon
  • Double meat, cheese, bacon $20
  • Egg $17.00
  • Lamb $17.00
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $8.00
  • Surf and Turf (GF) $28.01
  • Mini Hot Dogs & Chips $9.00
  • Cajun Wings $10.00
  • We always have plenty of Daily Specials and Yummy Desserts come see us best food around
  • Nutella $6.00
  • – Kimchi & Cream Cheese
  • Smokey Chic $10.50
    • Smoked chicken, swiss cheese, lettuce tomato and aioli
  • GF extra $1.00
  • Manuka Honey $6.00
  • – Sundried Tomato & Cream Cheese
  • Marmite $6.50
  • Your choice of toasted bagel: plain, sesame, pumpkin seed and poppy seed cheese and onion extra $0.60
  • All served with toasted bread
  • The Mighty Joe Young $23.00
    • with belly bacon rashers, roast field mushrooms, grilled cheese sausage, roast tomato & hash browns served with eggs any style on toast
  • Angus beef, bacon & cheese burger served with fries & aioli $25.00
  • Sid Salmon $37.00
    • Maple smoked ora king salmon fillet horseradish cream
  • Garlic pita bread with queso blanco cheese dip $9.00
  • Pulled pork burger with cheese & shredded cabbage served with fries & aioli $25.00
  • Tempura battered fish & chips served with a garden salad, tartare & lemon $25.00
  • House made sausage $4.00
  • Bacon & cheese $4.30
  • Plain onion/ everything/ tomato basil/ jalapeno cheddar/ rock salt/ nine grain/ cinnamon raisin/ poppy/ chocolate chip/ wholemeal/ blueberry/ sesame $2.50
  • Woodstock $10.20
    • Turkey, sprouts, roasted mushrooms, hummus and cheese
  • Bacon, egg with cheese and relish $4.30
  • Reuben $10.20
    • Pastrami, sauerkraut, russian dressing and cheese
  • Central park $29.00/ $17.00
    • Ham, egg plant, olives, tomato, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Bacon $7.20
  • The bronx $29.00/ $17.00
    • Chicken, mushroom, olives, herbs, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Nachos & Sour Cream $6.50
  • Wedges $7.00
    • Sour Cream, Sweet Chilli & Oil
  • Seafood Basket $12.50
  • Basket fries $4.50
    • w Tom sauce or aioli
  • Chicken Nugget & fries $7.00
  • Fish Bites & fries $7.00
  • Toasties $3.50
  • Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
    • with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft greens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
  • French fries with garlic aioli(V)(GF) $7.00
  • Grilled Canterbury steak sandwich $19.00
    • with streaky bacon, onion, jam, chimichurri, soft leafs, French fries and aioli
  • Triple smoked ham with cheddar. relish, whole grain dijon noise and lettuce $7.00
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Three Pepper Chicken N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • M&M N/A
  • Avocado Toasties N/A
  • Turkey N/A
  • Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Apple Slices N/A
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