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

  • Chilli Fries $12.50
    • cant find the french fries ? They are buried under all that beef and grated cheese.
  • Bangers & Mash $16.80
  • Sizzling roast Skillet $20.00
    • perfectly roasted beef,lamb or pork,cooked with seasonal vegetable and smothered with our special gravy,topped with cheese.
  • Buffalo Wingers $21.70
    • fried marinated chicken wings with sweet chilli souce and served with sour cream.
  • Junior chicken sticks $9.00
    • chicken sticks deep fried served with curly fries.
  • Senior BLT $14.70
  • French Slam $15.50
    • bread dipped in egg butter accompanied by strips of bacon,eggs and sausages.Your choice of white or wholegrain toast.
  • Super burger $14.00
  • Chicken with Tomato on Fried Rice. $10.30
  • Roast Pork chow, mein
  • Pottle of Fried Noodles $5.50
  • Steak with Satay Sauce $12.00
  • Roast Pork with Mushroom Chow Mein $10.30
  • Halswell Chow Mein (Combination). $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $12.00
  • Potato Fritters $0.90
  • 1 Sausage $2.00
  • Steak Chow Mein $10.00
  • Tray of Fried Rice $6.00
  • 1 Scoop of Chips $2.30
  • Bami Goreng (Noodles) $10.50
  • Bacon Corn Pattie $2.00
  • $15pack $15.00
    • 1 Spring Roll, 2 Fish's, 1 Meat Pattie, 2 Scoops of Chips, 1 Hotdog, 1 Crabstick
  • $18pack $18.00
    • ! Crabstick, 2 Hotdogs, 1 Jam Rap, 1 Donut, 2 Scoops of Chips, 2 Fish's, 1 Pattie
  • Vegetarian Roll $19.00
    • Fresh vegetables
  • -8 pcs $13.50
  • Beef Tataki $17.00
    • Thin sliced seared rare beef served with soy and red nine sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken GF $19.50
    • Grilled chicken thigh cooked with sweet soy sauce, served with steamed vegetables
  • Miso Soup $3.00
  • Sweet Apple Spring Rolls $10.00
    • served with vanilla Ice cream
  • Ebimayo $22.50
    • 6 deep fried black tiger prawns served with special fruity mayo and chilli sauce
  • Assorted Tempura $20.00
    • Assorted seafood and seasonal vegetables
  • Hot and Sour Soup $5.00
  • Hot and Spicy Crab POA
  • Salmon Sashimi POA
  • Griddle Cooked Spicy Tripe $18.00
  • Chicken and Vermicelli Soup $15.00
  • Stewed Beef Brisket in Hot Pot $16.00
  • Fish Maw Soup $8.00
  • Stir Fried Hot and Spicy Pork Belly $16.00
  • Natto salmon don $15.00
    • fermented soybeans & diced salmon on rice
  • Kabayaki sauce salmon $13.00
    • pan fried salmon in dark soy sauce with sansho pepper
  • Tempura tiger prawn $13.00
    • 3 crispy battered tiger prawns & vegetables with tempura sauce
  • Teriyaki chicken lunch $25.00
    • teriyaki chicken with fresh green salad
  • Wakame udon noodle $12.00
    • wakame seaweed on udon noodle soup
  • Sashimi lunch $25.00
    • sashimi (salmon, tuna, market fish)
  • Natto salmon don $15.00
    • fermented soybeans, diced salmon & egg yolk on rice
  • Venison (tataki or BBQ) $18.00
    • Tataki : seared meat slices with ponzu & chilli sauce ( very rare cooked). BBQ : grilled with Kohan original BBQ sauce
  • Double Meat / Chicken $4.40
  • -Sausage & Egg Meal $10.50
    • 3 sausages, 2 eggs, chips, salad
  • Fish / Chips (Crinkle) / Spring Rolls / Curry Rolls $2.50
  • Paua Patties $3.20
  • Squid Rings 1/2 doz. $4.80 / 1 doz. $9.60
  • Planburger $3.30
  • Chicken Wings $0.90
  • Crumbed Fish $4.80
  • Bacon and Egg $5.00
  • Onion Rings (dz) $8.00
  • 1/2 Scoop $1.80
  • Vege $5.60
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Fish $2.60
  • Bacon $4.20
  • 12 Chicken Nuggets $9.00
  • Also available vegetarian option.
  • Minced beef nachos $17.50
    • chilli con carne over corn chips, jalapenos, melted cheese and sour cream
  • Fish of the Day $POA
    • Market fresh fish, specially prepared each day
  • Chicken and bacon fettuccine $19.90
    • Sauteed chicken and bacon bound in a creamy mustard, and parmesan sauce
  • Curry and a Pint $25.00
    • Chef’s latest creation served on rice with a poppadom, cucumber and yoghurt raita
  • - Chicken Supremo - herb roasted chicken, mushrooms, feta, olives & sun ripened tomatoes
  • Flat breads
  • mushrooms $6.00
  • Large $16.90
  • BAGEL $8.50
    • with your choice of 3 fillings
  • EXTRAS $2.50
    • hash brown, tomato, bacon, berries, banana, eggs, mushrooms
  • LAMB SOUVALAKI $14.90
    • salad greens with pan fried lamb and yoghurt dressing
  • BIG BREAKFAST $19.90
    • eggs, bacon, tomato, hash browns, mushrooms, toast
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • two English muffins, bacon, eggs and hollandaise sauce
  • CHICKEN AND BACON SALAD
    • with salad greens and aioli dressing
  • PANINI $8.50
    • with your choice of 3 fillings
  • Taco $5.50-$6.80
    • traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($5.50) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($5.50) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($6.20) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($6.60) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($6.80))
  • Longboard Taco Salad $15.10
    • Pulled pork carnitas with seasoned black beans, fresh fruit salsa, chipotle crema and guacamole
  • Double Decker Mince Taco $13.50
    • Soft flour tortilla layered with traditional pinto beans then wrapped around a crispy shell. Filled with our famous seasoned mince and topped with guacamole
  • Macho Burrito $17.50 / $13.50
    • Slow roasted beef barbacoa with extra chargrilled chicken, traditional pinto beans and guacamole (Regular / Mini)
  • Tortilla Chips & Salsa Bar $5.00
  • Tortilla Chips & Guacamole $8.00
  • Chicken Fajita Burrito $16.50 / $12.50
    • Fresh garlic & lime chargrilled chicken with fajita veggies, seasoned black beans and guacamole (Regular / Mini)
  • Burrito $12.90-$14.50
    • traditional mexican meals with your choice of fillings and salsas (Fajita Veggies with Guac ($12.90) / Seasoned Mince Beef ($12.90) /Pulled Pork Carnitas ($13.90) /Slow Roasted Beef Barbacoa ($14.20) / Chargrilled Chicken A la Brasa ($14.50))
  • LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
    • Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $24.50
    • Depending on the way the winds blowing or whatever the chefs decide to feed ya!
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
    • Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
  • VENISON RIBS $16.50
    • Succulent ribs glazed with a homemade barbeque kinda sauce.
  • CRISPY CHICKEN $14.80
    • Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our chef’s special sauce. Finger licking good!
  • FAMOUS FRITTERS $21.50
    • our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn and kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad, with smoked salmon. Yeah there are other spectacular goodies in the salad but I can’t be telling ya everything or there will be no surprise.
  • RIBEYE $33.50
    • Succulent Rib-eye served with rosemary roast potatoes with sauté seasonal vegetables. Topped with prawn twisters, streaky bacon and finished with a Jack Daniels bourbon plate & a dash of jus. This will leave you with a tingling sensation on your taste buds!
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $26.50
    • Fillets of today’s fish coated in a yummy Cajun spice pan-seared to perfection and plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion and baby spinach and maybe some other goodies if you're lucky. finished with garlic aioli and grilled prawns. Yummo!
  • All Day Dine In or Take Out
  • New Season Asparagus $15.90
    • New Season Asparagus, Soft Parmesan Polenta, Poached Egg & Crisp Kale
  • Granola $12.90
    • Mrs. Hucks Granola with homemade Blueberry Yogurt Whole Milled Oats, Sunflower, Pumpkin & Flax seeds, Hazelnuts, Dried Fruit
  • - Add Ham or Chicken $3.00
  • 11.00 to 3.00
  • Eggs on Toast $9.90
    • Two Organic Eggs Cooked any way on Toast
  • Ham Sandwich, Potato Chips & Pickles $9.90
  • Salmon Nicoise $19.90
    • Ora King Salmon, New Potato, Green Beans, Cherry Tomato, Olives, Boiled Egg, Cos Lettuce
  • Crumbed potato balls $2.00
  • Monkey Fingers $5.00
    • Sugar coated Mexican waffle fingers - with warm chocolate sauce & ice cream
  • Braised Lamb $12.00
    • Braised chipotle lamb shoulder, goat's feta crumble & coriander
  • Holy Burrito $24.00
    • Chilli beans, yellow rice & mushrooms with queso blanco, guacamole, sour cream & salsa Served with leafy greens & cheesy corn chips - add Chicken $4.00
  • Hash browns $4.00
  • The Abu $16.00
    • Pulled pork burger with sweet & sour pickles, GM coleslaw & bourbon barbeque sauce served with monkey tail fries
  • The Vine Swinger $16.00
    • Black bean, corn & jalapeno soft shell tacos with cos lettuce, guacamole & sour cream served with monkey tail fries
  • Egg any style $2.00
  • Steak Sandwich $18.50
    • 200gm Sirloin ~ Pickle ~ Tomato ~Lettuce & Aioli.
  • Beef Nachos $17.50
    • Chilli Beef Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
  • Chocolat Fondant $13.00
    • served with Vanilla Bean Gelato.
  • Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
    • Chilli Bean Mix Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
  • Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
    • with brandy custard
  • Steak, Chips & Salad $20.00
    • Cooked to your liking served with choice of Mushroom ~ Pepper or Red wine Jus.
  • 3-Scoop Ice-cream Chocolate Sundae $13.00
    • topped with Pink Wafers
  • Trenches Platter $22.50
    • Meats / cheese / bits n bobs
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