Address
33 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa, Canterbury, 7520, New Zealand
The Little Bistro in Canterbury Menu
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DINNER - 1ST COURSE-
Olives $10
- warm citrus marinated olives
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Bread $11
- sage and linseed loaf, whipped butter
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Oyster $4.5
- clevedon organic oysters , lemon vinaigrette caviar -
DINNER - 2ND COURSE-
Clams $18
- otago littleneck clams, canterbury saffron cream
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Snails $17.5
- escargot, garlic, bacon vel au vent -
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Gravalax $18.5
- cured akaroa salmon, miso panna cotta, wasabi vinaigrette -
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Souffle $16.5
- twice baked blue cheese souffle, pickled rhubarb and candy walnuts -
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Scallops $23
- atlantic scallops, homemade blackpudding, ham crisp, pea puree
DINNER - 3RD COURSE-
Salmon $38
- akaroa salmon fillet, saffron risotto cake, organic asparagus, 1/2 slipper lobster
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Veal $39.5
- backstrap of canterbury veal, fondant potato, truffle yorkie, roast onion, horseradish jus -
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Lamb $39.5
- 4 points of canterbury lamb rack, goats cheese and potato terine, pea, mint, red wine jus -
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Sole $37
- whole lyttleton sole, parsnips, paysanne potatoes, organic kale, herb butter
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Arancini $32
- mushroom and truffle arancini, organic cannolini and black turtle bean cassoulet
DINNER - 4TH COURSE-
Citrus $15
- iced lemon meringue parfait, confit fennel, dried raspberries
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Chocolate $16
- chocolate ganache, canterbury saffron ice cream, chocolate soil
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Mess $15
- organic rhubarb compote, chantilly cream, meringues, vanilla ice cream
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Cheese $16
- blue cheese, joshs oat cakes, organic honeycomb
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Brulee $15
- lemongrass creme brulee, coconut ice cream, sichuan biscotti
Nearby Sample Menus
- Moroccan meatball With tomato and sauce $18.00
- pan-seared garlic King prawns With lemon and harissa $15.00
- Harira (Hearty Soup: Lamb, chickpeas and vegetable) $12.00
- Sumac beef kofta with pomegranate sauce $16.00
- Medium $7.50
- All desserts served with your choice or Chocolate, Caramel or Berry coulis . Some deserts may be subject availability the day. Please check With waiter.
- Grilled sumac Lamb kofta with yogurt and mint sauce $12.50
- Medium $7.50
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Crispy Chicken Breast $19.50
- With slaw, swiss cheese, avocado puree & habanero aioli
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Homemade Sticky Date Pudding $12.00
- Served with delicious hot caramel sauce, cream & ice-cream
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Hot Apple Crumble $12.00
- Our very own crumble recipe with cream & ice cream >>
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Murphy's Wedges $12.00
- With bacon & grilled cheese, sweet chilli & sour cream
- With Fries $9.50
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Ice Cream Sundae
- Chocolate / Strawberry/ Caramel
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Pate & Toasted Sour Dough (GF) $12.00
- Homemade chicken liver pate seasoned with cracked pepper
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Chocolate Mudcake $12.00
- Homemade, served with hot chocolate sauce, ice-cream & cream >>
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Thai Beef Salad $21.00
- Ginger and coriander marinated rib-eye lightly seared and served on a mint and lime zest filled salad with crispy noodles topped with roasted peanuts
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Moroccan Eggs $17.00
- Tangy Moroccan inspired tomatoes with spinach and poached eggs, topped with yoghurt and dukkah, served with toasted Vienna bread
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Bagels $14.00
- Bacon, tomato, pesto, cream cheese or Salmon, pesto, cream cheese
- Spicy Wedges served with rustic tomato sauce plus aioli $7 Small / $9 Large
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Classic Cesar $16.00
- Crisp cos lettuce, crunchy croutons, parmesan cheese and classic Caesar Dressing with crispy bacon - Add chicken $4.00 - Add anchovies $4.00
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BLAT $17.00
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato and guacamole on toasted Turkish bread, served with our house fries.
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Gourmet Burgers $23.00
- Served with petite salad and house fries choose from: Minced chicken infused with coriander served with chunky mango salsa / Mince cajun lamb with mint tzatziki / Homemade falafel with either chunky mango salsa or mint tzatziki
- Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Spinach, Hash Browns, Bacon, Sausage $4.00
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Puttanesca $26.00
- tomato base, anchovies, capers, black olives, black olives, chilli
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Asparagus $24.00
- roasted local asparagus, lemon, soft goats cheese, mint pesto, pine nuts
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Tarragon Chicken Breast $34.00
- Chardonnay tomatoes, charred zucchini, goats cheese, crisp capers
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Carne Di Maile $24.00
- pulled pork, thyme, roasted fennel, provolone, apple, rocket
- Baby peas with bacon, truffle oil + mint $10.00
- One cheese $18.00
- Fries with Bloody Mary ketchup $10.00
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Cervo $26.00
- seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
- Serving of Onion Rings $3.50
- Serving of seasonal Vegetables of the day $3.50
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Newcastle Nachos (GF) $19.50
- Vegetarian or chili beef and bean mix over corn chips and topped with cheese and sour cream.
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Banana Split $8.90
- Caramel, strawberry or chocolate.
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Mulligans Roast Meat Sandwich $19.50
- Hot roast meat with gravy, fried onions, lettuce and tomato, served on ciabatta bread and fries.
- -Pasta
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Cooked Breakfast $21.90
- Bacon, fried eggs, hash browns, real angus sausage, mushrooms, toast.
- (All Children's meals are available for anyone under 12 years only)
- Pacific Oysters (each/doz) $1.50 /$16.00
- Chocolate Explosion Donut $3.00
- Pineapple $4.30
- Kumara Chips $4.20
- Fish (Battered) $2.40
- Corn Nuggets (each/doz) $ 0.80/$8.00
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Pack $22.00
- 4 fish, 4 hot dogs, 2 chips
- Crab stick (2) $2.20
- CHICKEN TENDERS $6.50
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Ham off the Bone
- Freshly sliced ham either cold or grilled served with honey mustard a garden salad & golden fries
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HOMEMADE APPLE PIE $9.00
- Served hot with ice cream, fresh cream and sauce
- MINI HOT DOGS $7.50
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GARLIC BREAD $6.50
- five pieces of lightly toasted bread smothered in garlic and herb butter
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SOUP OF THE DAY $8.50
- check with staff for today's special, served with two pieces of garlic bread
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KIDDIES SUNDAE $6.00
- Layers of delicious cream and either Chocolate, or Strawberry sauce
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OLD BANK SIZZLER $29.50
- Prime Rib-eye served on sizzling hot plate, accompanied by your choice of sauces and sides
- FISH OF THE DAY $4.00
- 2 LARGE CHIPS
- 4 HOTDOGS
- 1 SMALL CHIPS
- KIDS HOTDOG $1.60
- 1 MEDIUM CHIPS
- SQUID RINGS
- 3 FISH OF THE DAY
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Beer Battered Steak Fries $8.50
- with a choice of sauce: house-made ketchup, aioli or chipotle mayo - add extra sauce $1.00
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Hereford Rump Steak $35.00
- 21 day-aged, grass-fed beef, served with confit garlic whipped agria potatoes, maple roasted baby carrots and port wine jus
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Salmon Nicoise $20.00
- locally cold smoked Akaroa salmon, olives, green beans, new potatoes, tomato, croutons and sherry vinaigrette
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Creme Brulee $12.00
- smooth and creamy baked custard with a caramelised topping and served with speculaas cookies
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Fish & Chips $24.00
- tempura battered fresh market fish served with beer battered fries, spring leaf citrus salad and house-made tartare sauce
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Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
- vegetable and bean mix served with corn chips, melted cheese, salsa and topped with sour cream
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Vegetarian Special of the Day N/A
- POA. Please ask your server
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Market Fresh Fish of the Day N/A
- POA. Please ask your server
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Baja Fish Tacos $27.50
- Situated on the Baja Peninsula, a beautiful place called Ensenada has become world famous for these deep fried fish and salad tacos, on flour tortillas with red cabbage, aioli and chipotle cream dressing, drizzled with tequila salsa and served with fresh limes and pico de gallo.
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Chimichanga (tex-mex) $25.50
- A flour tortilla delicately fried, filled to the brim with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns* (available for $2 extra) Dressed with our red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo.
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Caldo de Pollo (G F) $10.50
- Our Mexican Grandmas chicken soup recipe. This soup is invigorating! Zesty and mildly spiced, the ultimate traditional style chicken soup.
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Caramel Flan (GF) $9.00
- A lusciously smooth, chilled, light Mexican caramel flan.
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Quesadilla $16.50
- Filled with cheese and your choice of either chicken or beef.
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Mousse de Chocolate al Tequila (GF) $9.50
- A rich, creamy and frothy chocolate mousse with a touch o f tequila.
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Cochinita Pibil (GF) $27.00
- This is a traditional Mexican slow-roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula and o f Mayan origin. The pork is marinated in acidic citrus juice and achiote and accompanied with a mild red onion sauce and served with corn tortillas, refried beans and salad.
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Burrito (tex-mex) $24.50
- Originating from Chihuahua, comprised of flour tortilla stuffed with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and with your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns* (available for $2 extra) options. Dressed in our special red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo.
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Robbie’s Loaf $7.90
- A crusted garlic loaf. A great warm up!
- - Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
- Change Plain Fries to Wedges $2.50
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Cheesecake of the day $11.90
- Please ask us or check our blackboard for details of the chef’s special.
- Onion Rings 200g $4.90
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Fluffy Omelette $17.90
- A generous folded omelette full of cheese and mushrooms, topped with spring onions and served with a fresh salad and fries.
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Bacon and Eggs $15.90
- Tasty bacon and your choice of eggs – scrambled, fried or poached, with toasted bread.
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Celtic Pancakes $15.50
- Delicious pancakes with maple syrup, bacon and fresh whipped cream.
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Chicken Achari $17.50
- Chicken with mouth watering pickled spices
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Fish Malabari $19.00
- Gurnard fish cooked with ginger, garlic, vinegar, green capsicum a selection of spices and with a slash of cream
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Chicken Manchurian $16.00
- Boneless chicken coated in egg, black pepper and corn flour deep fried, sauted with garlic, soya sauce and vinegar
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Laal Mas (extremely hot) $17.50
- Lamb pieces cooked with garlic, ginger crushed tomatoes, onion, cream and fresh coriander
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Channa Masala $14.00
- Chickpeas cooked with chopped onions, fresh tomatoes in our aromatic spices. A thick gravy based dish garnished with fresh green coriander
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Fish Masala $19.00
- Boneless fillets of fish cooked in tandoori finished with exotic Indian spices and herbs and garnished with coriander
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Vegetarian Samosa - 2 pieces per portion $5.00
- A tasty mixture of potatoes, peas, cumin seeds, spices and fresh herbs wrapped in a home made flaky pastry then deep fried golden brown
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Vegetable Korma $14.00
- Vegetables and cottage cheese simmered in a mild gravy
- Soft Drinks $4.00
- Ballentines $9.00
- Kronenbourg 1664 $8.50
- Black Heart Rum $8.50
- Annies Lane Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot Bottle $46.90
- PENNE ALL’ ARRABBIATA -Roasted fresh vegetable of mushrooms, onion, capsicum, garlic, chilli, black olives w pomodoro sauce & Italian parsley. 18.9
- 900 Grapes Chardonnay Bottle $43.90
- Galliano $8.50
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High Country Venison Rump [G] $37.00
- Chargrilled to rare and served on a warmed salad of gourmet potatoes, chorizo, green peas, roasted beetroot and spinach drizzled with red wine jus and topped with a gooseberry salsa
- With grilled 200g aged Beef Rib-eye Fillet $13.00
- Roasted Tomatoes[2] $5.00
- Smoked Salmon $9.00
- Mixed leaf salad with orange & mustard olive oil $8.50
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Roasted Pork Belly [G] $35.00
- Slow roasted pork belly cooked with aromatic spices served with lotus root, cha siu pork bun, crackling and braising juices
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Cheese Burger $21.70
- Prime beef mince patty, double gruyere cheese, sliced gherkin, red onion, Bully’s special burger sauce, salad in a grilled brioche bun
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Vegetarian Linguine V $24.50
- Sautee courgettes, aubergine, garlic and olives tossed with linguine and finished with cherry tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil and butter topped with shaved parmesan
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Avocado and Feta Smash $16
- served w. free range poached eggs on wholegrain toast rocket & cherry tomato salad
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Berry Cheesecake $12.50
- berry cheesecake served with ice cream and whipped cream
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Full Belly Breakfast $22
- bacon, sausage, potato crumpet, mushroom, beans tomato, free range eggs your way, toast or fresh bread
- Soup of The Day $12.50
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Apple Tart $14
- apple tart served with whipped cream and ice cream
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Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $18
- served w. semi dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, mesclun lettuce and bread croutons
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Bagel $7
- w. cream cheese and jam
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Deep Fried Ice Cream $14
- deep fried ice cream served with whipped cream and berry compote
The Little Bistro
Phone
033047314
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
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
British , Diner , European , French , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Seafood
Features
Mastercard , Visa , Romantic , Reservations , Waitstaff , Wine and Beer , Lunch , Seating , Local cuisine , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar