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

  • Tofu Salad $6
  • Marbled Beef (grain-fed for 130 days) $18
    • Carpaccio with Salad
  • Matcha Affogato $8
    • Vanilla Ice Cream w Matcha Green Tea Sauce
  • Salmon $6
  • Cajun Spiced Garlic Tuna $8
  • Deep Fried Octopus $6
  • Salmon Caviar $9
  • Tempura Combination $20
    • 2pcs Prawn, 3pcs Fish, 6pcs Veges
  • Oven Toasted Muesli $14.50
    • Served w seasonal fruits, milk and Greek yoghurt
  • Waffles $15.00
    • Delicious brioche waffles w a crunchy caramalised shell served w warm dark chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream
  • Waffles $16.50
    • Delicious brioche waffles w a crunchy caramalised shell served w fruit salsa, candied nuts, berry compote w Greek yoghurt
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w crispy bacon and sauteed spinach on toasted bread
  • Soup of the Day $13.00
    • Served w toasted Supergrain bread
  • Sticky Crispy Chicken $19.00
    • Glazed w special-sticky-spicy-sweet sauce. Served w oriental slaw and toasted bread
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free-range eggs and lemon hollandaise sauce served w roasted mushrooms, tomato, spinach on toasted bread
  • Spicy Pork Belly & Smashed Avocado $21.00
    • Served w green salad on toasted sourdough bread
  • Pad Kratiam prik thai $16.00
    • with garlic, pepper
  • Jungle curry $16.00
    • without coconut milk
  • Cashew nuts - Meat and Veg $16.00
  • Pork spare ribs $16.00
  • Chuchee curry $16.00
    • red curry, Thai herbs and coconut milk
  • Green curry vegetables $16.00
    • a little coconut milk
  • Stir fried veg and peanut sauce $16.00
  • Lemon and chilli $18.00
  • All with Onion, Cheese, Tomato, Lettuce, Yoghurt dressing, in a lightly Toasted Flat Pita, with your choice of sauce: BBQ, Sweet Chilli, Chilli, Mint, Spicey Apricot
  • Mushroom Meater L $18 / M $13 /S $8
    • Chicken, Ham, Mushroom
  • -Keel $3.50
  • Dinner for Two
  • Vegetarian L $18 / M $13 /S $8
    • Mushroom, Onion, Red Peppers, Pineapple, Cashews, Olives, Tomato
  • Pepperoni L $18 / M $13 /S $8
    • Classic Pepperoni
  • Add Bacon to any Kebab or Burger for just $1
  • 5 Piece Pack $14
    • 2 Large & 3 Small Chicken pieces with fries
  • Turkish Bread , garlic butter or EV olive oil , balsamic $9.5 / $12.5
  • Marinated Sicilian & Kalamata Olives $11
  • Edamame Beans , garlic butter $9
  • Caesar Salad - with free range crumbed chicken $24.5
  • Home-made jam , cream cheese $8.5
  • Oysters - Clevedon Natural (6) - $20, Tempura (12) - $36
  • Sharing Platter - Champagne ham, pâté , cold smoked salmon , parmesan dumplings, port wine cheddar , marinated olives, pickled onions , gherkins , toasted ciabatta $35
  • Champagne Ham , whole grain mustard, Colby cheese , Turkish bread, toasted $12.5
  • Beef Burger $19.00
    • beef rump patty, caramelised onion, cheese, cress and mustard mayo with chips + blue cheese $2.00
  • Chorizo $5.00
  • Chipotle Bacon $5.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10.00
    • vanilla ice-cream, chocolate sauce & toasted almonds
  • Pork $14.00
    • chipotle pulled pork, bourbon bbq sauce, slaw and aioli
  • Breakfast Burger $15.00
    • with refried beans, chipotle bacon, greens, fried egg and relish + smoked mushrooms $4.50 + haloumi $4.50
  • Scrambled Tofu $19.00
    • wilted spinach, smoked mushrooms, sassy sauce & toasted cashews + poached eggs $4.50
  • Fish $14.00
    • pan fried fish dipped in red coconut curry, lettuce, thai slaw
  • Sweet Sour Pork Noodles/Rice $9.80
  • Garlic King Prawns $12.80
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, shrimps and vegetables in garlic sauce.
  • Tom Yum Soup $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato, pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup.
  • Combination Noodles $10.50
    • Egg noodles with king prawn, roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce.
  • Combination Soup $10.50
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in chicken soup.
  • Sweet Sour Chicken Noodles/Rice $9.80
  • Curry Laksa Soup $10.20
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, chicken, crab meat, tofu and vegetables in Malaysian-style creamy coconut curry soup.
  • Seafood Nasi Goreng $11.00
    • Fried rice with king prawns, calamari, crab meat, fish balls and vegetables in Malaysian-style spices.
  • Combination Satay $14.00
  • Hot & Spicy Fried Noodles
  • Combination Chow Mein $16.00
  • -Beef, Chicken Or Pork $16.00
  • Char Me Fried Instant
  • Char Se Ew Stir Fried Noodles
  • Satay Noodle Salad $17.00
  • -Beef Chicken
  • Bissara Soup $9.50
    • A famous of morocco soup cooked in very slow fire with mix bean and homemade spices and served with fresh plain bread.
  • -Lamb $13.50
  • Seafood $17.50
    • served with our home red spicy sauce
  • Chicken $16.50
  • Your choice of any two meats. (Open souvlaki, dine in or take away)
  • -Greek Salad
  • -Falafel $10.50
  • Olives $3
  • Whole chicken bone $10.00
  • Boiled pig kidneys $26.00
  • Spicy vermicelli $8.00
  • Duck noodle casserole $14.00
  • Celine's Pan cake $7.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls $9/12E
  • Seafood tofu $20.00
  • Sweet and sour peanut $9.00
  • ‘Saliva’ Chicken $14
    • with roasted shallots and sesame
  • Camembert & Quince Jelly $14
    • rolled in chopped hazelnut
  • Iki Mata $16
    • Chilled salad of marinated (no, not cooked with heat) monk fish, kafr lime, hint of chili, crisp shoots, coconut sorbet and lime espuma
  • Chinois Kee $14
    • WEE (4 x steamed, open) - Lamb and minted pea dumplings on kumara rouille
  • Charred Pork Belly $18
    • curry apple chutney, plum coulis
  • Akaroa Sea Salmon Nigiri $14
  • Nasi Goreng (+$4 Wrapped In Egg) $22
    • Indonesian style fried rice with egg, vegetables, pork, smoked ling
  • Whole Fresh Gurnard or Terakihi POA
    • either steamed or BBQ on the Robata...but to be honest, Robata really is the way to go!! Served with a tangy Thai-style yellow curry sauce or kaffir lime, ginger and chili sauce and sesame dressing.
  • Seafood basket $10.00
    • assortment of seafood snacks bites and chips
  • Chicken nuggets and chips $8.00
    • 6 chicken nuggets with chips and tomato sauce
  • Spicy wedges supreme
    • Spicy wedges with grilles cheese and bacon served with sour créme and chilli sauce
  • Chips S$4/L$6
    • Served with sauce and aioli
  • Beef nacho $10.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • Spicy wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour creme and chilli sauce
  • Curry of the Day $13.5
    • with steamed jasmine rice
  • Garlic Bread $6
  • 250g Ribeye Steak $30.5
    • Cooked the way you like it
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped salad
  • Belt Panini $13.5
    • Bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, fries & chopped lettuce
  • The Roast $13.5
    • Today's roast of the day (Please ask our staff)
  • Fries $6
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $13.5
    • Grilled Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, peppers & boiled egg
  • Grilled mushrooms on toast with poached egg, truffle oil, mascarpone and soft herbs $15.00
  • Chicken burger with local bacon, avocado salsa, chipotle mayonnaise and French fries $14.50
  • Steak sandwich with onion jam, crispy bacon wild roquette, hollandaise and fries $17.00
  • Slow roast tomato pappardelle with baby basil , pecorino, olives and olive oil $13.00
  • Tomato, avocado and poached egg with slow roasted tomato, cherry tomatoes, olive cheeks and ricotta served on toast $15.00
  • Soft salad leaves with pickled radish cucumber, red onion sprouts toasted pumpkin seeds $5.00
  • Fresh fruit salad with toasted granola and yogurt $5.50
  • French fries with garlic aioli $6.00
  • SAMBAL CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
    • fried rice with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce
  • GREEN CURRY CHICKEN $9.80
    • thin rice noodles with chicken tomato and vegetables in Thai spicy green curry sauce
  • SWEET SOUR CHICKEN NOODLES/RICE $9.80
  • HONEY CHICKEN NOODLES $9.80
    • egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce
  • SINGAPORE FRIED RICE $9.80
  • GARLIC FRIED RICE $10.50
    • fried rice with king prawns roast pork beef chicken and vegetables in garlic sauce
  • CHICKEN SATAY $9.80
    • egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in satay sauce
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
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