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

  • Caesar Salad $18.90
    • w/ chicken
  • Pancakes $16.90
    • with berry compote, or grilled banana both served with maple syrup
  • Open Beef Burger and Chips $16.90
    • w/ Red onion relish
  • 2 Eggs $10.90
    • any style with toast
  • French Toast $16.90
    • with grilled banana, flaked almonds & chocolate sauce
  • Chips $6.00
    • w/ Aioli or tomato sauce
  • Wedges $6.00
    • w/ Sour cream and Sweet chilli sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $16.90
    • choose bacon or smoked salmon
  • Pancakes, (2), served with maple syrup and banana $8
  • Icecream & jelly $2
  • Terra viva hot smoked salmon, (50g) $6.5
  • Pancakes $17.5
    • (2) choice of plain, blueberry, banana or chocolate finished with maple syrup
  • Risotto $27.5
    • choice of either waitoa free range chicken, or wild mushroom. both finished with parmesan
  • Streaky bacon, kransky sausages, (3) $6
  • Jam & lemon curd, cream cheese, honey, homemade peanut butter and crab apple jelly $3
  • Pork Crackling With Apple Sauce $7
    • all we can say is yum, yum, yum!
  • Chicken Filo $18.50
    • changes weekly, please check the specials board for the weeks flavor, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Option 1 $13.00
  • Apricot Chicken $24.00
    • Smoked chicken, cashew nuts, cream cheese or mozzarella cheese, drizzled with a tangy apricot sauce
  • Creme Brulee $12.50
    • Served with ice-cream, cream and berry coulis
  • Rib-eye Steak $32.00
    • 200g. Angus rib-eye, with garlic shrimps, served with salad & fries, choice of mushroom, peppercorn sauce, gravy or garlic butter
  • BLAT $18.50
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato on gorgeous Turkish bread served with fries
  • Mushroom Fettuccine $18.00
    • Fettuccine pasta tossed in a flavoursome creamy mushroom sauce
  • Jelly
  • HawiaiIan $6.00
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Lasagna Topper $3.00
  • curry Rice Roll $2.60
  • Plain Donu $2.00
  • 6 Mussels $5.00
  • Crumbed Prawn $0.80
  • Fish $2.40
  • 1 Hot Dog $6.00
  • Steak Onion Pattie $2.20
  • Pineapple Ring $1.60
  • 2 Plain Donuts $26.00
  • Mushroom $4.20
  • Potato fritter $0.80
  • Tomato $4.20
  • Palin Sausage $2.20
  • Fresh Fruit and Yogurt $8.50
  • Greek $17.50
    • Mixed lettuce leaf, olives, Spanish onion, feta, tomato, cucumber & a balsamic reduction
  • Tuna $20.00
    • Cos lettuce, tomato red onion salsa, poached egg & ciabatta
  • Raisin Toast & Spreads $7.00
  • Banana & Bacon $18.00
  • Moroccan Lamb Salad $20.00
    • Skewered lamb on top of a fresh garden salad
  • Sancho Nachos - Beef mince, chilli beans & cheese topped with sour cream & guacamole - also available in vegetarian style
  • Berry $16.00
  • Larb gai
    • Minced chicken or pork salad, mixed with special roasted rice powder, shallots, fresh spring onions, coriander, chilli, & lime juice.
  • Red curry
    • Succulent cuts of meat or seafood cooked in coconut cream and fresh vegetables.
  • -prawn $22.50
  • Served with steamed jasmine rice
  • Garlic prik thai on hot plate (s)
    • Fresh garlic strips fried in the wok with a selection of vegetables - a must for garlic lovers, served on a steamy hot plate.
  • -seafood or tofu $21.00
  • Vietnamese fresh
  • -chicken or pork $19.50
  • All served with natural yoghurt or Coconut yoghurt (add $0.5) / Soy or almond milk (add $0.5)
  • Toasted Bagel from $6.70
  • -Bacon, banana & maple syrup $17.00
  • -Black doris plums & milk $12.00
  • Brioche French Toast (V) $16.00
    • With oranges, cardamon, pistachios & yoghurt
  • Toasted Croissant $5.50
  • Akaroa hot smoked salmon $5.50
  • -Brown sugar, maple syrup & cream $10.00
  • Bacon and Mushrooms $15.00
    • served on a garlic-toasted roll with salad or coleslaw and fries
  • Ice-Cream Sundae $10.50
    • your choice of topping – chocolate, caramel, banana or strawberry and cream
  • Beef Taco $10.00
    • beef mince, tomato, cheese with sour cream and chips
  • All Day Breakfast $17.50
    • bacon, eggs, sausages, hash browns, tomato & toast
  • Kids Roast $12.00
    • beef, chicken, lamb or pork
  • Marinated Chicken Skewers $16.00
    • 3 marinated chicken kebabs on a bed of dressed salad with fries
  • Vegetarian Quiche $15.00
    • chef’s own speciality served with salad or coleslaw and fries
  • Senior Citizens Roast – Chicken, Beef or Pork $15.50
    • roasts are served with seasonal vegetables
  • Eggs Avocado & Harissa $18.5
    • Two poached eggs on Hislops wholemeal toast with avocado and harissa smash, feta and wilted spinach
  • Vegan Energy Salad $20
    • feta replaced with falafel
  • Soup Plate $14.5 / $16.5
    • with free range ham, cheese, relish and a slice of Hislops wholemeal bread.  Your choice: Small soup of the day / Small chowder
  • Red Pepper Sauce $1.5
  • Chia Cream Bircher $9.5
    • Chia seed ‘cream ‘ with almond and raspberry, layered with house-made  organic bircher, fresh fruit, sweet dukkah
  • Eggs Benedict $22
    • Two poached eggs on Hislops wholemeal toast, hash browns, bacon, and hollandaise sauce
  • Avocado $2
  • Ham $4
  • Corn fritters (GF) (egg f, dairy f) $7.50
    • Fries and salad
  • Soup of the day (GF)(V) $9.50
  • Kids fish and chips basket $7.00
  • Fish 'n' chips $18.50
    • Beer battered gurnard with salad & fries
  • Bacon & egg pie $8.50
  • Fresh baked scones and muffins $4.00
  • Toasted bagel $10.00
    • With grilled bacon, tomato and cream cheese
  • Fresh homemade rolls $8.50
  • Venison Burger Venison patties, fresh mango salsa, gourmet lettuce and artisan bread -
  • Lamb Provençal French rack of lamb served with a char-grilled ratatouille Provenale and gratin dauphinois lemon thyme jus -
  • Saumon Au Pistou Fillet of Akaroa salmon served with a sweet basil pesto sauce sautéed asparagus and coriander rice timbale -
  • Te Matuku Bay Oysters with fried leeks julienne and Balsamico dressing -
  • Chocolate and Cointreau truffles -
  • Croquant au Chocolat A dark chocolate parfait with a chestnut cream heart and a chocolate coat, Baileys crème anglaise -
  • Lamb de Paris Seared tender marinated lamb fillets served on a medley of char-grilled vegetables, French grain mustard dressing -
  • Tequila Cured Salmon Des Amoureux Cured Akaroa salmon finely sliced with a dash of lime and tequila infused olive oil, served with fresh asparagus and crostinis -
  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Basket of wedges $7.00
  • Tramper's Sandwich $6.50
    • Premium shoulder bacon served between two slices of thick cut toast with chunky tomato relish
  • Sweet as Spud's $10.00
    • Oven baked jacket potato, served with your choice of: Sour cream and chives, baked beans and cheese, chilli con carne and cheese, bacon and cheese
  • Pancakes with fried bacon & banana $13.00
    • Served with maple syrup
  • Kiwi Club $16.00
    • Toasted grain bread with chicken, bacon, egg, tomato and lettuce, served with fries
  • Soup of the Day $8.50
    • Our chef's soup served with toasted ciabatta bread
  • Kaikoura Catch $18.00
    • Battered fish fillet with fries, garden salad, tomato - and tartare sauce
  • Feta and herb Stuffed Field Mushrooms On Garlic Toast n/a
  • Liquorice Parfait n/a
    • w fresh mint strawberries and lime syrup
  • Lemongrass and Chilli Spiked Calamari n/a
    • on crispy wonton sheets
  • Housemade Pappardelle n/a
    • with slow roasted tomato, kalamata olives, fresh basil and chilli with parmesan
  • Slow Roasted Pork belly on Crispy Chats n/a
    • with apple sauce and crackling with red wine jus
  • Eye fillet on Thyme Gratin n/a
    • with prosciutto wrapped leeks and a mixed peppercorn sauce
  • Breads and House Dips n/a
  • Warm Blackberry Crumble Cake n/a
    • w vanilla bean ice cream
  • 8pcs of teriyaki chicken & double avocado
  • 4pcs Smoked Salmon & avocado
  • SNACKS BOX $4.40
    • 4pcs regular, tasty tuna, teriyaki Chicken, salmon(vegetarian $3.90)
  • 8pcs of salmon supreme & double avocado
  • 2pcs seaweed salad Gunkan
  • Fresh Salmon Supreme 8pcs reg/8pcs jumbo $7.90/$10.90
  • Fresh Salmon & double Avocado 8pcs reg/8pcs jumbo $9.20/$12.00
  • FANCY PLATTER 1 $30.90
    • 10pcs of salmon nigiri/4pcs salmon supreme/4pcs avocado & cucumber/4pcs salmon supreme & double avocado
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