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
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Farofa (DF/GF)
- Roasted cassava root flour
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-Picanha ao Alho
- Brazilian traditional rump cut, seasoned with garlic
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-Barriga de Porco
- Pork belly
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-Vinagrete
- Thin tomato slices, fresh local herbs, lemon juice and olive oil
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-Medalhão de Frango
- Chicken breast, wrapped with streaky bacon
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-Molho de BBQ
- Homemade BBQ sauce
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-Alcatra
- Rump Steak
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Polenta Frita (DF/V)
- Polenta Chips
- Salmon $5
- Crispy prawn and spicy mayo $15
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Sashimi don $20
- Comes with miso soup
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Takoyaki(octopus ball) $7
- 6pieces of deep fried octopus balls topped with japanese mayo and tonkatsu sauce sprinkle with seaweed and bonito flake
- Grilled fish $14
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Crispy chicken $9
- Deep fried panko crumbed boneless chicken .
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Spicy squid $8.50
- Deep fried spicy squid tentacles served with mayo and sweet chili sauce .
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Lotus chips $6.50
- Crispy fried sliced lotus root sprinkles with himalayan salt .
- Spicy Dough Flake Soup $13.00
- Pork Soup $15.00
- Mussels Soup $30.00
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Aged Kim-chi Stew $15.00
- pork/saury/tuna/tofu
- Sashimi (Booking Essential) L $50.00/M $40.00
- Seasoned Sashimi with Vegetables L $40.00/M $30.00
- Beef Tataki $15.00
- Dough Flake Soup with Sesame Seeds $13.00
- Beetroot $4.60
- Cheese $4.60
- Squid Rings - 1/2 dozen $6.40
- Potato Fritters $1.20
- Chips $3.00
- Egg $4.60
- Curry Roll $3.20
- Fish $3.00
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Caesar Salad $13.00
- Cos lettuce, crispy bacon, garlic croutons & creamy Caesar dressing topped with shaved parmesan cheese and anchovies.
- Extra cheese (each) $5.00
- 400g $30.00
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Fig and Beetroot Tart $14.00
- Spicy fig and beetroot on caramelised shallot, flakey pastry topped with goat’s cheese and finished with a red wine jus.
- Whitestone Farmhouse. Has a lemongrass aroma and springy elasticity. When young it has sea breeze freshness with a nutty edge that develops more character with age.
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Soup of the Day $10.00
- The chef’s seasonal specialty.
- Cajun roasted potato
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Kapiti Tamarki Blue
- This is a blue cheese for those of us who find traditional blue too strong, an aromatic tang and hints of savory fresh herbs.
- Blue Cod $6.20
- 1/2 dozen mussels $4.50
- 1/2 dozen Wontons $4.50
- Fish $4.50
- Egg $4.50
- Double Meat $5.20
- Chocolate Doughnut $2.20
- Chicken $4.50
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Yum Nua $12.00 / $14.00
- Thai Beef Salad (no rice with this dish) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Pad Gra-Teum Prik Thai $12.00 / $14.00
- Stir fried pepper with garlic (Pork or Beef) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Pad Beo Wan $12.00 / $14.00
- Stir fried sweet and sour sauce with seasonal vegetables (Chicken, Pork, Beef or Prawns) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Kaeng Keaw Whan $12.00 / $14.00
- Green curry paste with carrots, green beans, eggplant, bamboo shoots in coconut milk (Chicken or Beef) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Kaeng Pa Nang $12.00 / $14.00
- A rich red curry of Thai in coconut milk, and aromas from kaffir lime leaves and Thai sweet basil. (Pork, Chicken or Beef) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Tom Yum $12.00 / $14.00
- A very famous Thai style hot and sour soup with prawns flavoured with lemon grass, galangal, lemon juice, mushroom, red onion, tomatoes and finished with spring onion, coriander and kaffir lime leaves (Chicken, Prawns and Seafood) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Pad Thai Gai $12.00 / $14.00
- Stir fried noodles with chicken or prawns, with eggs, bean sprouts; Thai chives served with a tamarind sauce, garnished with spring onions and grounded peanuts - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Pad Mee Rolly $12.00 / $14.00
- Stir fried yellow egg noodles with chicken, pork or beef, vegetables in a soya sauce - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
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Green or Red Cuny Vegetables
- Red or green chilli paste curry with coconut cream
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Phad Thai
- Stir fried egg noodles wife vegetables, crushed peanuts,bean sprouts and coriander garnish. Served with your choice of meat.
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Hormok
- seafood special. Combination of mussels, squid, fish, and prawns steamed wife coconut cream and red curry paste, wrapped in tin foil parcel.
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Prawns with whiskey or Chilli Sauce
- Steamed prawns wife mushrooms, pineapple, capsicum and carrots.
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Phad Prik
- Stir fried seasonal vegetables with fresh chilli, garlic, oyster sauce and your choice of meat
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Bahn Thai Curry
- (Pineapple curry) Red curry paste with pineapple pieces, boiled eggs and plenty of coconut cream
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Vegetable Golden bag
- In house made deep fried pastry parcels filled with seasonal vegetables in Thai spices. Served wife sweet chilli sauce.
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Gaeng Phed
- (Red curry) Red chili paste curry with coconut cream, bamboo shoots, fresh vegetables and your choice of meat.
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Breakfast Burrito $15.50
- tortilla filled with scrambled egg, havarti cheese & mild chilli beans served with sour cream - add bacon $4.00
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Ribs $31.00
- Prime pork ribs Bourbon barbeque sauce
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Soft shell taco duo $12.00
- Black bean, corn and jalapeno, rocket & field mushroom
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Gas monkey antipasto platter (serves 2-3 people) $35.00
- Cured meats, pickles, marinated olives, soft and hard cheese, fruit, grilled ciabatta, cheesy corn chips with guacamole & salsa
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Eggs Benedict $19 Bacon / $21 Salmon
- served on toasted bread with wilted spinach, hash brown & poached eggs topped with hollandaise
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King Kong $27.00
- Triple meat, triple cheese, triple bacon, fried egg, onion ring & sweet & sour pickles finished with chipotle mayo - are you ape enough?
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King Louie $16.00
- Belly bacon & field mushroom penne pasta served in a creamy white wine sauce with toasted garlic bread
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Chunky Monkey $34.00
- Texan rubbed 300g sirloin Barbeque bacon sauce
- 400 Tom Yum Goong (Prawns) $15.00
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Yum Nua HOT $16.00
- Traditional Thai beef salad, with fresh spices lime juice and herbs and spiced medium to hot, also available with chicken or pork.
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Gai Jor $10.00
- Fried Chicken Rolls
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Pad Gai Satay MILD $16.00
- Keo's traditional peanut sauce available with chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian.
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Por Pier $10.00
- Vegetarian Thai Spring Rolls
- ●Starters Great to Share
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Pad Thai MILD $16.00
- Fried egg noodles with tossed peanuts and sweet chilli, available with chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian and spiced to taste.
- Rice/Cashew Nuts/Peanut Sauce $3.00
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Mt Grey $25
- Pear, Blue Vein & Walnut
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Foggy Peak $25
- Pulled Wild Venison, Forest Mushrooms & Cranberry
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Castle Hill $25
- Hot Smoked Salmon, Capers & Cream Cheese
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Mt Oxford $25
- Pork Belly & Caramelised Onion with Apple Slices & Mango Chutney
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Pizza Breads $11.5
- Served with mozzarella and your choice of: Cream Cheese & Sweet Chili / Basil Pesto & Parmesan / Garlic & Herb
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Mt Somers $25
- Manuka Smoked Chicken, Brie & Cranberry
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Mt Thomas $25
- Braised Lamb, Kumara & Feta with Cucumber & Minted Yoghurt
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Burnt Hill $25
- Honey Baked Ham with Roasted Pineapple
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Roasted Baby Beetroot $12.00
- wilted kale, walnut, queso seco, orange, chili, red quinoa
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Marinated Pan-Fried Fish $7.00
- w sauce gribiche, pumpkin slaw, green chili crema
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Panucho $8.00
- spiced squid, red frijoles, mint, fennel, chili pico, olive powder, cucumber yoghurt
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Esquites $8.00
- corn, chipotle butter, magic powder, queso seco, blackened onion crema
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Candied Fennel Yeast Battered Prawns $7.00
- chipotle crema, pineapple pico, red slaw
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Mexico Fried Chicken (Free Range) $16.00
- Not to be missed!
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Slow-Roasted Agave Baby Carrots $7.00
- guajillo oil mole, goats feta, migas, baby cress
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Cheesecake $10.00
- Mexican wedding biscuit, candied pineapple, lime curd, puffed wild rice
- Extra Sour Cream $2.50
- Fried Egg $1.25
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Fish & Chips $17.50
- A generous fillet of fish, lightly crumbed and cooked until golden. Served with tartare sauce, lemon, salad and thick cut fries. Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
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Famous Grill $27.90
- Robbie’s famous mixed grill. Stacked with 100 gram ribeye steak, eggs, sausage, bacon, onion rings and fries.
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Robbie’s Loaf $7.90
- A crusted garlic loaf. A great warm up!
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Celtic Pancakes $15.50
- Delicious pancakes with maple syrup, bacon and fresh whipped cream.
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Popcorn Chicken $11.50
- Bite sized pieces of tender chicken in our own secret recipe of herbs and spices! Served with Aioli and great for sharing.
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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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Sweet & Sour Market Fish $26
- in Thai Street Style w/ Cashews
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Sticky Beef Jerky $10
- Bangkok Street-Style "Beef Daad Diaw" Jerky
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Yum Tuk Tuk Pork $15
- w/ Roasted Peanuts, Lemongrass
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Khanom Thuai (GF) $10
- Thai Coconut Milk Pudding
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Deep Fried Rice Balls (5) $8
- stuffed w/ marinated pork mince, kaffir lime, chilli
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Fresh Pineapple Fried Rice (GF) $17
- With Chicken, Chinese Sausage, Pork Floss
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Kaeng Som Curry (GF) $18
- w/ Thai Prawn Omelette, Tamarind
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Seared Scallop Basil $26
- w/ Kaffir Lime, Chilli
- Steak and Cheese N/A
- Ranch N/A
- Natural Swiss N/A
- Olives N/A
- Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
- Hot Chilli N/A
- Pizza Sub with Cheese N/A
- Yoghurt N/A
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