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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Kwark Gnocchi $23
- Cultivated fungi, crispy sage, parmesan wafer, brown butter
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Breads and Dips (Suitable for 2 persons) $22
- Lavosh, mini brioche, rye sourdough, taramasalata, creamy broad bean, & rom >>
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350g Cheviot Aged Ribeye (GF) $34
- (Served Medium Rare or above) Smoked onion puree, watercress, jus, charred onion
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Raspberry & Rose Mousse $16
- Raspberry sorbet, toasted almonds, wafer crumbs
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‘Milk & Cookies’ $15
- ½ dozen warm cookies, caramelized white chocolate milk
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Buffalo Mozzarella (GF) "
- Garden peas, broad beans, hazelnut, summer herbs, vincotto$16
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Watermelon, Pistachio Salad (GF, DF) $10
- Soft herbs, Strawberry
- -two $20
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Charcuterie Platter - Heart Share $45.00
- Featuring 'Cuisine Award' winning Barry's Bay and She Universe Cacao Nib Havarti. Continental meats, local cheeses, homemade chocolate chutney, olives, chocolate sesame snap, chocolate rolled ginger, fruit, crackers, salad and breads. Enough for two to share.
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Fries $12.50
- Our famous hand cut fries. Choose you condiment: Cacao and sea salt ~ Cajun spice ~ Smoked paprika ~ Chocolate dip ~ Chilli sauce and sour cream.
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Eggs Any Way $16.50
- Two eggs poached, fried or scrambled, served with house made tomato & mango chutney and toasted ciabatta, accompanied by your choice of mushrooms or bacon or grilled tomato.
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Fabulous Florentine $6.80
- Roasted almond brittle, citrus peel and dark chocolate.
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Golden French Toast $23.00
- French toast piled with your choice of free range bacon or grilled haloumi, with caramelised banana in pure maple syrup, cacao nibs and lime & coconut creme.
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Raw Dessert $14.50
- An avocado chocolate Torte on an almond base, sweetened with pure maple syrup. Chocolatey, rich, decadent and yes, raw! Served with coconut yoghurt and dry raspberry.
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- Raspberry Rosewater
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Coco Loco
- Coconut Vanilla
- - Fresh vegetarian spring roll is also available (nuts)
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Agedashi $10.00
- Deep fried tofu with chef's special soup stock
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Tofu Steak $19.50
- Fried tofu steak with yuzu miso sauce
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Kumo's Special Roll $19.50
- Tempura prawn wrapped with salmon scallop, seared w ith may o and Chef 's special sauce
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Sushi & Sashimi Platter $21.50
- Assorted sashimi with 5 pieces of chef's choice sushi
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Soft shell crab $29.50
- Deep fried soft shell crab, served with oyster and chilli sauce
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Salmon Sashimi (8pcs) $12.50
- Marlborough king salmon
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Beef Tataki $17.00
- Thin sliced seared rare beef served with soy and red nine sauce
- Jerk chicken wings w/ banana salsa n pomegranate molasses 14
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Slider trio 18
- Sticky espresso pork w/ apple n maple mustard/Roast turkey w/ kumara, raisin n chorizo jam/ Fish cake w/ mango slaw, corn n avocado smash
- Grilled mushrooms w/ sherry caramel, parsley n caper crumb 14
- Elena ruz w/ strawberry jam, cream cheese n turkey 14
- Alfajores w/ chocolate, vanilla ice cream n chilli 12
- Empanadas w/ ancho beef, corn cream n mojo 16
- Paella Cubano w/ quinoa, pineapple, olive n yoghurt 14
- Cameroon con coco w/ jalapeno n roast tomatillo chutney 16
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Fish Tikka (5 pieces) $16.00
- Ling Fish marinated in spices, skewered with onions, capsicum & tomatoes baked in the tandoor
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Mushroom Matter $13.00
- Button mushrooms and green peas cooked with garlic, cream and spices
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Shahi Paneer $13.00
- Home made cheese cooked in a creamy sauce with almond paste and spices
- Pulao Rice $6.00
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Saag $14.00
- Meat cooked in spices and fresh spinach
- Paneer Naan (homemade cheese) $5.00
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Mix Platter $25.00
- 2 pieces of the above items served with salad
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Garlic Kebab (5 pieces) $16.00
- Boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt, garlic, cheese, eggs and cashew paste baked in the tandoor
- M&M N/A
- Honey Mustard N/A
- Mayo N/A
- Wheat N/A
- Natural Swiss N/A
- Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
- Italian B.M.T N/A
- Honey Oat N/A
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Vegetarian Green Curry $16.50
- Fresh seasonal vegetables with green curry soup
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Curry Puffs $9.50
- Deep fried minced chicken with onion and kumara in puff pastry
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Beef Yum $18.50
- Tender thinly sliced barbecued beef mixed with Thai herbs and lemon juice served on a base of fresh of vegetables
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Red Curry Stir Fried with Calamari $20.50
- (Thai most popular dish) Stir fried calamari in red curry paste with green beans and capsicum topped with kaffir lime leaves and fresh chilli
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Larb $18.50
- Your choice of finely minced Chicken, Beef or Pork cooked with chilli powder, ground roasted sticky rice, lemon juice, coriander, onion and galangal served with a base of fresh salad vegetable
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Red Curry Stir Fried with Prawn $20.50
- King prawn stir fried in the wok, and combined with red curry
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Chicken Yellow Curry $18.50
- The mildest yellow curry with tender chicken pieces with potato and onion
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Pad Thai $16.50
- The most popular Thai dish in New Zealand. Combination of your choice Chicken, Beef or Pork stir fried with seasonal vegetables and served with beansprouts and crushed peanut
- Blackcurrent leaf parfait, blackcurrants, vanilla & anise meringue $16.00
- Wild venison loin, house made black pudding, shitake mushroom, parsnip purée, pinot figs $43.00
- Canterbury lamb rump, roasted fennel, smoked almond, saffron yoghurt $45.00
- Petit fours; Selection for 3 $7.00
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Daily Cheese Selection $31.00
- three cheeses - Served with crackers and their matching accompaniment including wild bush honey, quince paste, fig jam
- Seasonal daily vegetable $10.00
- Marinated olives (home grown & European) and cheese straws $16.00
- Market fish, wild rice, marinated mussels, asparagus, vadouvan broth $39.00
- Duck Fat Boulanger Potato $7
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Soup of the Day cup $9.0 bowl $16.5
- Served with toasted breads
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Lamb Rump $30.5
- Kumara pom poms, mushroom, pickles, beetroot
- Spiced wedges, sour cream, sweet chilli $10/$16
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The No.4 Plank $35/$58
- Chicken wings, spiced calamari, duck liver parfait, smoked salmon, cured meats, local cheddar, vegetable dumplings, pickles, dips, pork crackling, toasted breads
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Radler Cured Salmon $16.5
- Beetroot, horseradish, rhubarb
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Prime Canterbury Beef $39.5
- Fillet 200g
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Garlic Ciabatta $11.5
- Garlic ciabatta, basil pesto, mozzarella
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Orange Roughy $24.00
- Panko crumbed fillets on salad leafs with fried new potato, fresh tomato chive & cucumber salsa, roast garlic & lime aioli
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Caramelized Banana & White Chocolate Bavarois $16.00
- toasted coconut, lime & pineapple compote
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Lakes Beef Burger $24.00
- Pure Wakanui beef patty with battered onion rings, gherkin, cheddar cheese, aioli, tomato and harissa relish & a side of beer battered fries
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Lakes Cheese Platter $24.00
- A selection of fine NZ chesses, crackers & Quince paste
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Ice cream Selection $14.00
- A selection of gourmet ice creams from the current menu
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Ice cream Selection $12.00
- A selection of gourmet ice creams from the current menu
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Peppers Club Sandwich $25.00
- Southern fried chicken, bacon, avocado, spinach, fresh tomato & Swiss cheese on toasted sourdough bread with dijon aioli & a side of fries
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Fresh Sliced Fruit & Yoghurt $17.50
- season fruit topped w/ honey sweetened yoghurt
- Available until 3pm except Sunday 4pm
- Salmon $19.50
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Omelette $17.50
- free range eggs, cream and your choices of 2 fillings.
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Breakfast Bacon & Egg Muffin $13.00
- bacon, free range egg poached, on a muffin with barbecue sauce
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Toast $8.50
- wholemeal toast / white toast served with butter, jam, honey or marmalade
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Eggs Benedict
- free range eggs poached, on muffins with our own hollandaise sauce
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Crepes GF $15.50
- crepes with mango, peach, passion fruit compote, maple syrup & cream
- Bacon $19.00
- Deep fried fish fillet with spicy salt $21.00
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Deep fried combination Entrée $26.00
- Any 4 of the above
- Prawns (in shell) with hot and spicy chilli $23.10
- Sweet and sour pork $18.90
- Chicken giblets with ginger and spring onions $12.60
- Pig's maw cooked in brine $7.00
- Chicken nibbles $7.00
- Chicken and Shiitake mushrooms casserole $21.00
- Pastie $5.00
- Bacon and egg $4.00
- Croquettes $3.20
- All Steak Pies $5.00
- Savouries $2.00
- Mince & Cheese $4.50
- Sausage Rolls $2.50
- Chicken Vege $5.00
- Ice Cream Sundae
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Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
- Served with cream and ice cream.
- -Add melted cheese with garlic and aioli $9.90
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-Add Salad Toppers $5.00
- Moroccan lamb, Chicken, mango, capsicum, sun-dried tomato, Prawn, smoked salmon and avocado
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-Ice Cream Sundae $5.00
- Raspberry, Strawberry, Caramel or Chocolate
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200gm Sirloin $19.90
- Cooked to your liking served with slaw and steak chips, topped with fried onion rings
- -Strawberry $9.50
- Roast of the Day served with vegetables $11.50
- Crumbed Cod Fillet $4.50
- Roast Pork Pineapple on Rice $12.00
- Hawaiian $5.00
- Bacon Pattie $2.40
- Pineapple $3.00
- Extras for Burgers $1.00
- Mushroom $3.00
- Chips $2.40
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