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

  • Breads and Dips (GF) $15
    • House breads served with a trio of dips
  • Hot Pot $24
    • Slow cooked meaty dish of the day. Please ask wait person for more details.
  • -To add bacon $24
  • Kedgery (GF) $23
    • Smoked fish kedgery, with crispy onions, finished with a poached egg
  • Pumpkin and Feta Salad $19
    • Pumpkin and feta tossed through a green salad and topped with dukkah. This recipe has graced the menu here for ages and remains and all time favourite!
  • Vege Big Breakfast $25
    • Grilled halloumi, mushrooms, crunchy roast potatoes, tomatoes, wilted spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce served on toast. An epic UTRV brekkie!
  • Toast and Spreads (GF) $9
    • As it says, and tasty to boot!
  • -With streaky bacon and hollandaise sauce for $21
  • Order the Charcuterie Platter and Chocolate Lover's Platter for $65.00
  • - For one $10.50
  • Cookies n Cream
    • Cookie Cacao Vanilla
  • - Extra bread $6.00
  • She's Breakfast Stack $23.00
    • Stacked free range bacon, poached egg, mushrooms, grilled tomato, creamy leeks and house tomato & mango chutney on crusty sliced ciabatta.
  • Very Berry
    • Berries Cointreau
  • Mixed salad with chocolate trail mix and balsamic dressing $7.80
  • Chocolate Lover's Sharing Platter - The Chocolate Journey $27.90
    • Journey through the evolution of chocolate with tastings from the cacao bean to the finest truffles. Cacao beans, cacao butter, single origin chocolate, chocolate fondue, chocolate thins, chocolate moments, seasonal truffles and tasting notes for a true chocolate appreciation.
  • Sole - Crumbed $6.50
  • Plain Sausages $2.50
  • Squid Rings $1.00
  • Fish Bites $1.00
  • Wontons $4.50
    • with sauce 1/2 dozen
  • Donuts - Chocolate $2.50
  • Fritters - Banana $2.50
  • Big Hot Dog $3.50
  • 77. Authentic Thai Chicken $18.00
    • Chicken with pineapple and kaffir lime in red curry based sauce
  • 46. Vegetables Peanut Sauce $16.00
  • 28. Choo Chee Pla $20.00
    • Deep fried fish fillet with red curry sauce & coconut milk
  • 86. Gangg Pah $18.00
    • Jungle curry from the old village style curry cooked without coconut cream. Available with chicken, beef or pork
  • Prawn Twister (10 pcs) $10.00
  • Chicken Satay Sticks (4pcs) $8.00
  • 3. Sweet and sour $16.00
    • Sweet & sour sauce stir fried with vegetables available with chicken, beef or pork
  • 78. Thai Traditional Garlic $20.00
    • Garlic pepper choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Glutem free (gf)
  • Pulled beef po' boy $14
    • With mustard mayo, jalapeno, roasted pepper, cripsy onions
  • Hoppin' john $10
    • Black-eyed peas, dirty rice, crispy pork belly
  • Fried green tomatoes (v) $16
    • Rocket, asparagus, house ricotta, ranch (v)
  • Burnt broccoi (v) $10
    • Spicy onions, fried peanuts, remoulade
  • Orleans buttermilk fried chicken waffle $16
    • With chipotle maple glaze, crisp sage
  • Pork belly po' boy
    • With cumin lime mayo, sweet pickled cucumber, mint slaw
  • Big southern gumbo
    • This seafood sensation is the soul of louisiana - a traditional southern stew chock-full of blue swimmer crab, clams and mussels.Served with chipotle butter, flavoured rice, and a hefty ladle.
  • Meat N/A
  • Hot Dog $2.00
  • Sweet & Sour Wontons N/A
  • Chicken Fried Rice N/A
  • Corn On The Cob $1.20
  • 4 Fish , 2 Hotdogs, 2 Meat Patties, 2 Sausages, 2 Scoop Chips, 1 Spring Rolls, 2 Crab Sticks, 1.5 L Of Soft Drink $28.00
  • Hoki $4.00
  • Bacon N/A
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.50
    • Ask your waitperson
  • FRUIT TOAST $9.00
    • Served with butter and cinnamon sugar
  • BEER BATTERED FISH $21.00
    • Served with chunky fries and salad
  • VENISON DENVER LEG 2 sides $34.60
    • Served with red wine jus
  • GARLIC LOAF V $9.50
    • Served with our garlic and herb butter
  • EGGS BENEDICT G $18.50
    • Bacon or salmon
  • CHICKEN BREAST 1s $23.50 2s $30.00
    • Served with spicy plum sauce
  • FRUIT TOAST $9.00
    • Served with butter and cinnamon sugar
  • Meat $2.00
  • Karaage don $13.50
  • Prawn katsu 1P $2.50
  • Curry doughnut $3.50
  • Vege yaki-meshi $9.50
  • Fresh vege $1.00
  • Brown rice available $1.00
  • Sesame seeds $0.20
  • Tom Yum Soup $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato, pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup.
  • Chicken Teriyaki $9.80
    • Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables in special Japanese Teriyaki sauce.
  • Curry Laksa Soup $10.20
    • Egg noodles with king prawns, chicken, crab meat, tofu and vegetables in Malaysian-style creamy coconut curry soup.
  • Honey Chicken Noodle $9.80
    • Egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce.
  • Chili Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in hot and spicy chili sauce.
  • Seafood Mee Goreng $11.00
    • Egg noodles with king prawns calamari, crab meat, fish balls, tofu and vegetables in Malaysian style sauce.
  • Black Bean Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in black bean sauce.
  • Fried Kuai Teow $9.80
    • Thick rice noodles with roast pork, shrimps and vegetables in sweet soy and mild chili sauce.
  • Cheese $3.40
  • 1/2 Chicken $11.00
  • Mushroom $2.50
  • Bacon $3.40
  • Chicken $4.40
  • Whole Chicken $21.00
  • Chicken Nuggets 1/2 doz $3.80
  • Pienapple $2.50
  • Gyoza (4pcs) $ 5.00
    • Deepp fried pork and vegetable dumplings.
  • Philadelphia $ 6.00
  • Okonomi Yaki $ 13.00
    • Japanese savoury pancake consisting of pork, seafood, and vegetables.
  • Agedashi Tofu $ 9.50
    • Deep fried tofu with homemade sauce
  • Spicy Tuna Cutlet Roll $ 5.50
  • 5pcs of Nigiri + 8pcs of Sashimi $ 19.00
    • Comes with rice and miso soup.
  • Adamame $ 8.00
    • Boiled green beans seasoned with a pinch of salt.
  • Shrimp Croquette $ 12.00
    • Small deep fried cake containing shrimp and vegetables (4pcs)
  • Subway Club N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • Pork Riblet N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Tuna N/A
  • Veggie Patty N/A
  • Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Jalapenos N/A
  • Cornfritter Stack $19.00
    • Cornfritters served with streaky bacon, tomato and avocado salsa and a fried egg
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $18.00
    • Served with streaky bacon and toasted ciabatta
  • Verge Traditional Breakfast $22.00
    • Grilled streaky bacon, free range eggs, hash brown, breakfast sausage, tomato and mushroom with your choice of white or rye toast
  • Salmon $3.00
  • Thai Chicken Salad $17.00
    • Thai chicken with an Asian style salad and crushed peanuts, coated in a Thai salad dressing
  • Beef Nachos $20.00
    • Corn chips layered with beef and chilli beans, served with salsa and sour cream
  • Eggs Benedict $20.00
    • Poached free range eggs on an English breakfast muffin, topped with hollandaise, served with Smoked Salmon and Spinach
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free range eggs on an English breakfast muffin, topped with hollandaise, served with Streaky Bacon
  • Marinara sauce & mozzarella $12.00
    • topped with chunks of ham & pineapple to make one of the crowd favourites
  • Add : Mash & Gravy/ Roast Vegetables/ Side Salad $7.00
  • All Burger Meals are served with Chips
  • GF. Caesar Salad $14.00
    • Fresh cos lettuce, bacon, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese all tossed in our amazing Caesar dressing & finished with a poached egg.
  • Pizza Burger $14.00
    • Sure to be a classic with a tender beef pattie, salad, smothered in marinara sauce topped with mozzarella and finished with grilled pepperoni.
  • Cheese & Garlic: $12.00
    • With mozzarella, cheddar & parmesan cheese on a garlic base this little number is great for a snack between friends.
  • The Miller Burger $14.00
    • The original mammoth with two beef patties, cheese, gherkin, salad and grilled onions served with a tangy tomato relish.
  • Crispy Moroccan Salad $13.00
    • Tender strips of chicken, coated in our special Moroccan herb crust, rested on a garden fresh salad
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli(V) $11.00
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • French fries with garlic aioli(V)(GF) $7.00
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Salad greens. hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad(V)(GF) $6.00
  • Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli, seeds, pistachio, black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
  • Puhoi Old Barn Brie with lavish, dried pear. pickled red onion and olives(V) $14.00
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