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

  • Beef Croquette $2.80
  • Steak & Onion Roll $3.20
  • Chicken Satay Kebab $3.20
  • Extras $1.10
  • Pineapple Rings $2.40
  • Meat Patties $2.60
  • Tomato $4.60
  • Plain $3.50
  • CRUNCHY BBQ BACON WHOPPER
    • The classic Whopper with a Crunchy twist! Comes with all the goodness of a Whopper plus BBQ sauce, Cheese, 4 Rashes of Bacon and Onion Chips. Part of our Summer Crunch Range, available for a limited time.
  • SIDE SALAD
    • If you feel like you need something extra fresh and crunchy, try our garden salad. Crisp, fresh vegetables with a zingy dressing.
  • MORNING KICK-START
    • The breakfast that’s perfect if you’re on the go and need a quick fix. One Bacon and Egg Muffin, one Cheeseburger, and one small Hash Bites will kick-start your morning the delicious way. Plus, add any regular hot drink for just $1.50
  • CHICKEN FRIES
    • BK’s Chicken Fries are made with New Zealand chicken, with a light, seasoned crispy coating. Chicken Fries are shaped like fries and are perfect for dipping in any of our delicious dipping sauces. Choose from Heinz Seriously Good Peri Peri Mayo or Aioli, BBQ and Sweet & Sour
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS STUNNER $5.50
    • The new Chicken Nuggets Stunner includes 5 x Chicken Nuggets, Small Fries, Small Drink and a Sunday. Now that's value!
  • TENDERCRISP® CHICKEN SALAD
    • We're burger people but that doesn't mean we can't do salads. Crisp, fresh vegetables with sliced crispy TENDERCRISP® and a zingy dressing. Salad is not served as shown.
  • TRIPLE CHEESEBURGER
    • Three delicious, signature flame-grilled beef patties topped three slices of melted cheese, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • WHOLEMEAL WRAPS
    • Crispy chicken fillet with freshly sliced tomatoes, fresh lettuce and creamy mayo with either Peri Peri, Caesar or BBQ sauce, all folded up in a soft wholemeal wrap. Add bacon or cheese if you like, and make it a value meal by adding regular fries and a regular soft drink or side salad and pump mini.
  • ENGLISH MUFFIN $7.50
    • toasted with bacon, eggs and topped with relish
  • TOAST $7.00
    • your choice of white or brown toast with your choice Of jams and spreads
  • LAMB SOUVALAKI $14.90
    • salad greens with pan fried lamb and yoghurt dressing
  • EXTRAS $2.50
    • hash brown, tomato, bacon, berries, banana, eggs, mushrooms
  • CEREAL $11.50
    • muesli with yoghurt and berries
  • Large $16.90
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • two English muffins, bacon, eggs and hollandaise sauce
  • EGGS ON TOAST $14.00
    • three eggs poached, scrambled or fried on toast
  • Chicken and Cranberry
  • Sausage Roll
  • Chicken and Apricot
  • Chicken, Corn & Plum Sauce Quiche
  • Chicken Pies
  • Steak and Cheese Pies
  • Bacon and Eggs Pies
  • Steak and Sweet
  • Carrot & Cumin Fritters (V,GF) $16.00
    • With roasted cardamon & carrot jam, green salad
  • Akaroa hot smoked salmon $5.50
  • Fresh Fruit Salad (P) $10.00
  • Toast of Fruit Toas $5.00
    • Choice of spreads
  • The Ultimate Breakfast $21.00
    • Sausage, bacon, eggs, tomato, potato cake, mushrooms, toast
  • -Berries & Cream $14.00
  • -Bacon / Spinach & Mushrooms $19.00
  • Toasted Bagel from $6.70
  • Grilled Vegetables Quesadilla $22.0
    • Chilli con veggie, kidney bean salsa with corn tortillas, sour cream, guacamole, tomato, bell peper salad
  • Lamb Duo Wrap $21.5
    • Slow roasted Lamb with baharat spice in flat bread, Lamb Kofta, hummus, yoghurt, eggplant tomato relish, cucumber fattoush
  • Tui Battered Fish & Chips $22.0
    • House tartare sauce, pickled onion dip, buttered garden peas, salad
  • I Like Meat $22.5
    • Salami, meatballs, sausage ragout, red onion, BBQ sauce. Seasoned with bacon bits or chilli bacon bits
  • South Coast Salmon $28.0
    • Long grained risotto, tomato shrimp sauce, Moroccan preserved lemon, sauteed kale
  • See our Dessert Board for our Sweet Plates! N/A
  • Meat Pie $10.0
    • peas, mashed potato
  • Wedges $9.0
    • with cheese, sour cream, peri peri sauce. Add bacon $11.5
  • Combo $15.50
    • with chips
  • Mince pie $4.50
  • Hawaiian Burger $13.50
    • Prime New Zealand beef, cheddar cheese, lettuce, PJ’s sauce, onion relish, grilled bacon and pineapple.
  • Battered onion rings (10ea) $3.00
  • Sausage Roll $3.50
  • Chicken, lemongrass and sweet chilli $6.00
  • Chicken nuggets (6 ea) $3.50
  • Half portion wedges $3.50
  • Eggs Benedict $16.5
    • with free range smoky bacon
  • Mama Mitchelli’s muesli $10.5
    • Homemade toasted muesli served with stewed seasonal fruit and a creamy Greek yoghurt
  • Bacon butty $2.5
    • with fried egg add
  • Orange juice (pulpy) $4.0
  • Nested eggs $15.5
    • Two eggs nested amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes
  • Eggs Benedict $17.5
    • with hot smoked salmon
  • Puttanesca pasta $14.0
    • Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers
  • Benger juices $4.8
    • Apple, Apricot, Nectarine, Raspberry, Boysenberry
  • West Coast Venison Sausage Roll $9.00 / $15.00
    • Wild West Coast Venison mixed with pork meat, vegetables and our own tomato chutney, wrapped in streaky bacon and baked until tender. Served with house-made slaw and tomato chutney (Without / With Salad)
  • Curried Lentil & Rice Bake - Gluten Free, Dairy Free $8.00 / $14.00
    • Tender cooked lentils and long grain rice, baked with curried coconut cream and fresh Avoca Valley Herbs, served with house-made slaw and Chow-Chow (Without / With Salad)
  • Caramalised Lemon Tart $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis and creme fraiche'
  • Banbury Cake $6.00
    • Made to an age old family recipe, flaky frosted puff pastry encasing a sweetmeat filling of fruits and spices
  • Scones / Scrolls / Danish $5.00
    • Changing Daily - served with butter
  • Deep Dish Apple Pie with Ice-Cream $6.00
  • Free Range Eggs on Toast $13.00
    • Poached, Scrambled or Fried served on toasted Handcrafted Artisan Bread (Gluten Free Bread Available) Build Your Own Breakfast Plate - Choose from and add, Roasted Tomato $3.00, Grilled Bacon $6.00, Roasted Portabello Mushroom $4.00 and Homemade Sausage Loaf $5
  • Gluten Free Quiche $10.00 / $16.00
    • Ever changing fillings, baked daily with our own home made gluten free pastry, served with a side of house slaw and chutney (Without / With Salad)
  • Central park $29.00/ $17.00
    • Ham, egg plant, olives, tomato, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Tuna $9.20
  • Bacon & cheese $4.30
  • Egg $7.20
  • Manhattan pie (V) $22.00/ $16.00
    • Feta, chilli flakes, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • The bronx $29.00/ $17.00
    • Chicken, mushroom, olives, herbs, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Jersey girl $29.00/ $17.00
    • Chicken, italian fennel sausage, capers, herbs, red onion, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Ham & cheese $4.30
  • Pot Au Chocolat $13.50
    • Chocolate fondant served warm w berry compote and vanilla bean ice cream
  • One Kilo Pot $27.50
  • Parmesan Lamssteak - +Half Lamb Rack $39.80
    • Parmesan and herb crusted half lamb rack w melted kale and roasted onions, rosemary jus
  • Stoofvlees Op Vlaamsewijze - Beef Stew $28.70
    • Belgian style beef Bourguignonne, slow braised beef in Leffe Brune stock w slow cooked root vegetables
  • Wilde Paddestoelen $16.80
    • Ovenbaked field mushrooms w pesto and parmesan on herb mash with onion marmalade
  • Fresh steamed mussels w frites and mayonnaise. The traditional dish of Belgium, using Green Shell Mussels sourced from the clear sheltered waters of Marlborough Sounds.
  • Wilde Paddestoelen $16.90
    • Mushrooms on toast, pan fried w garlic butter, hearty relish on grain toast
  • Half Kilo Pot $14.50
  • Cheeseburger $17.80
    • Beef Pattie, Smokey Cheese, Bacon Jam & Iceberg Lettuce With Skinny Fries
  • Cavolo Nero Caesar $19.50
    • With Parmesan, Bacon Ends, Croutons, Poached Egg & Chopped Chicken
  • Vege $19.20
    • Quinoa & White Bean Pattie With Smashed Avo, Rocket, Tomato & Aioli With Skinny Fries
  • Dips $11.90
    • Three Housemade Dips With Warm Bread
  • Power Bowl $14.00
    • Fresh Porridge, Chia Seads, Nuts, Poached Fruit & Dark Chocolate
  • Grilled Pineapple $19.00
    • Grilled Pineapple, Capsicum, Roasted Kumara, Carrot & Chopped Pork
  • Pork Shoulder $26.00
    • 250G Braised Pork Shoulder With Seasonal Roast Vege & Five Spice Apple Cider Sauce
  • Spicy Chicken Wings $14.40
    • With Siracha & Lime Sauce
  • Tomatoes / Pineapple / Mushrooms $3.00
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $11.00
  • Quarter Chicken & Chips Meal $9.50
  • Chicken, Cashew Nuts / Roast Pork, Cashew Nuts / Beef Satay Sauce / Queenspark Special Chow Mein $12.50
  • Chicken, Pineapple on Rice / Chicken, Mushrooms on Rice / Roast Pork, Tomatoes on Rice / Roast Pork, Pineapple on Rice / Roast Pork, Mushroom on Rice $11.50
  • Chicken Foo Young Egg / Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $10.80
  • Steak Fried Rice / Pork Fried Rice $10.50
  • Chicken Fried Rice / Roast Pork Fried Rice / Prawn Fried Rice / Combination Fried Rice $10.80
  • CAESAR SALAD Crispy bacon, a soft poached egg, parmesan, crunchy croûtons and a creamy Caesar dressing $17.00
  • Smoked Salmon Croquettes (3pcs) $10.50
    • with chipotle mayonnaise
  • (+) Add prawns (+) $ 4.50
  • Breads and Dips $13.00
    • with pesto, hummus and olive tapenade
  • VEGGIE DELIGHT Char-grilled peppers, spinach, zucchini, mushroom and red onion $23.00
  • MAC’S BEER BATTERED FISH ‘N CHIPS Fresh NZ fish in a Mac’s gold batter tartar sauce, lemon and a garden salad served with makikihi fries $20.00
  • CHICKEN, CRANBERRY & BRIE Baby spinach, chicken breast and brie with cranberry sauce $25.00
  • Makikihi Fries $9.00
    • with rosemary salt, served with aioli or gravy
  • Sage & Confit Garlic Chicken Breast $28.5
  • The Roast $13.5
    • Today's roast of the day (Please ask our staff)
  • Curry of the Day $13.5
    • with steamed jasmine rice
  • Kids Roast $8.5
    • Comes with soft freeze ice cream in a cone
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $13.5
    • Grilled Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, peppers & boiled egg
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped salad
  • Garlic Bread $6
  • Fries $6
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