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

  • Wedges $9.50
    • Plan, or with sweet chilli and sour cream
  • Hawaiian $18.90
    • Double lashing of pineapple and ham
  • Corn Chips and Guacamole $10.00
  • Flat Bread $13.50
    • Basil pesto and cream cheese
  • Fish and Chips
    • Beer battered fresh fish of the day served with a green salad, golden fries and tartare sauce
  • Vegetarian $18.90
    • Olives, red onions, jalapenos, tomato, basil and feta
  • French Toast $16.90
    • Grilled batard served with your choice of berries and cream or bacon and banana, served with maple syrup
  • Berries and Ice Cream $5.00
  • Extras $1.10
  • Battered Sole Fillets $6.50
  • Giant $8.50
    • Double Meat, Bacon, Egg, Cheese, Pineapple
  • Fish $3.00
  • Curry Roll $3.20
  • Meat $1.50
  • Chicken Croquette $2.80
  • Steak & Onion Roll $3.20
  • 8. Stir Fried Noodles $17.00
    • Fried egg noodles, with vegetables. Available with chicken, beef or pork
  • 51. Vegetables Sweet & Sour $15.00
  • Prawn Twister (10 pcs) $10.00
  • Extra Peanut Sauce Small $5.00 Large $10.00
  • 19. Paradise Dishes $16.00
    • Stir fried chicken, beef or pork with oyster sauce, garlic & stir fried with vegetables
  • Extra Noodles $3.00
  • 40. Stir Fried chilli-basil $18.00
    • Stir fried vegetables with sweet basil chilli sauce. Available with chicken, beef or pork
  • 70. Prawns and Chilli $20.00
    • Stir fried prawns with vegetables & chilli sauce
  • Chicken Vindaloo $16.99
  • Sarso Da Saag $15.99
    • Mustard leaves cooked with onion, tomatoes, herb and spices.
  • Onion Kulcha $4.50
  • Kashmiri Pulao $8.99
  • Chicken Madras $16.99
  • Aloo Kulcha $4.50
  • Tandoori Chicken Half $12.00 Full $20.00
    • Chicken marinated overnight and traditionally cooked in tandoor.
  • All mains served with basmati rice
  • Chicken Mushroom on Fried Rice $12.00
  • Steak Satay Sauce on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Pork Chow Mein $9.80
  • Nasi Goreng (Rice) $11.00
  • Steak on Fried Rice $9.80
  • Prawn on Fried Rice $13.00
  • Prawn Chow Mein $13.00
  • Pork on Fried Rice $9.80
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $18.50
  • Yum Sam Krop $23.00
    • Combinaticn of fried battered prawn, calamari, chicken in lemon chilli garlic sauce with fresh vegetables salad topped cashew nut
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $18.50
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $17.80
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $18.50
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $17.50
  • Seafood $22.50
  • Stuffed Omelet $21.50
    • Stir-fried mince chicken with tomato sauce with diced carrot, onion, tomato and peas
  • Steak Sandwich and Chips $20.90
    • 150g sirloin steak served with bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • Asian Noodle Salad $14.50
    • Asian slaw in cashews, fresh berbs, rice noodles and Asian vinaigrette
  • Thai Prawns (Entree / Main) $16.90 / $22.90
    • Succulent tiger prawn tossed in a Thai curry sauce on a bed of rice
  • Breakfast Burrito $16.90
    • Scrambled eggs wrapped in a tortilla with cheese, beans, tomato, spicy salsa, sour cream and guacamole, served with hash brown
  • Nachos $16.50
    • With traditional topping and your choice of Beef or Spicy Chicken
  • Pasta Carbonara $16.50
    • Fresh cooked pasta tossed with bacon and mushroom sauce, finished with parmesan cheese
  • Eggs on Toast $10.50
    • Two eggs any style on buttered toast and a hash brown
  • Curry of the Day $16.50
    • Our staff will advise you of today's authentic flavour
  • Soup of the day $15.00
  • Granola with natural yoghurt and berries $9.00
  • Add on: Bacon, Avocado, Tomato $4.00 each
  • Creamy Pumpkin $15.00
  • Eggs on toast $10.00
  • Bacon sandwich on sour dough with tomato jam $10.00
  • Caesar salad - add chicken $4.00 $10.00
  • Toast w selection of jams $5.80
  • Caramel cheese cake covered in Dark Chocolate Ganache $14.00
  • Wok fried spicy jungle pork w/ green beans, basil, kaffir lime & young pepper corns $28.00
  • Wok fried Tofu w/ ginger $14.00
  • SP Coconut cream brulee $14.00
  • Crisp Vietnamese Pancake w/ minced prawn, pork, peanuts, bean sprouts $19.00
  • Miang spinach Leaf w/ Thai style grilled pork $6.00
  • SP Vegeterian pad thai $22.00
  • Bangkok Style Grilled Pork w/ Som Tum mango sweet, sour salad & Peanuts $17.00
  • Stewed Chicken Feet $19.00
  • Stir fried lamb with spring onion $22.00
  • Sweet and sour peanut $9.00
  • Sauerkraut with pork belly soup $26.00
  • Pork fried noodles $14.00
  • Chicken fried rice $14.00
  • Chicken gizzards $2.00
  • Spicy pig stomach $9.00
  • Seafood Set $15
    • Teriyaki salmon on rice, sashimi & 2 salmon sushi + 1 nigiri with salad
  • Teriyaki Eel $15
    • Grilled eel with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Nigiri Sushi N/A
  • Rice Ball N/A
  • Chicken Ball N/A
  • Sushi Roll N/A
  • Crispy Chicken Curry $12
    • Crispy chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Rice Tray N/A
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $12.00
    • Served with toast
  • COMBINATION STACK $19.50
    • One large pancake with your choice of banana or blueberries baked inside. Served with raspberry and mascarpone brioche French toast. With streaky bacon, caramelised banana, served with berry compote, maple syrup and vanilla bean custard on the side.
  • BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $18.50
    • Raspberry and mascarpone French toast served streaky bacon, vanilla bean custard, maple syrup and berry compote
  • CITRUS CHICKEN SALAD $18.50
    • Grilled chicken breast, mixed lettuce, red onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, avocado and orange slices, served with a sweet chilli and citrus dressing
  • With Chicken $19.50
  • Classic Sour Dough $18.50
  • With Bacon $13.50
  • GOURMET VEGE BURGER $17.50
    • Portobello mushrooms, green salad with yogurt, caramelised onion, tomato, plum chutney, house made honey mustard. Served with chips.
  • Soup of the day $12.50
    • soup of the day served with warm bread
  • Eggs & hollandaise - Bacon benedict $18.50
    • streaky bacon with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
  • Fried green potatoes (paleo) $19.50
    • twice cooked sweet potatoes pan-fried in our house made (vegan) basil & spinach pesto with red onion, tomatoes & (optional bacon) topped with a poached egg
  • Free range omelette $23.00
    • 3 free range egg omelette with your choice of 3 fillings, served with a petite garden salad & creamy french dressing (filling option are bacon, onion, feta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach or olives)
  • Chips & gravy $8.00
    • chunky fries served with our delicious gravy
  • Vegetable salad $19.50
    • roasted pumpkin and red onion tossed through salad greens with house made lemon & herb infused white cheese, maple loaded almonds & vinaigrette
  • Beef bestado $24.50
    • slow braised pulled beef cheek served on toasted ciabatta topped with a fried egg, crispy coleslaw & chunky fries
  • Chicken tostado $22.50
    • cajun spiced chicken, fresh salad green, aioli and avocado served on pan-fried ciabatta, topped with pineapple, mango & chilli salsa, with fries on the side
  • Affogato Coffee $13.00
    • Double shot of coffee & liqueur of your choice both served over Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream.Baileys, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Glayva, Sambuca white, Amarula, Benedictine, Drambuie, Frangelico, Amaretto, Wild Turkey honey liqueur, Cointreau, Lochan Ora, Grand Marnier, Opal Nera Sambuca, Galliano, Midori, Southern Comfort, Jameson Irish whiskey
  • Bully’s House Salad with Arancini G,V $21.50
    • Fresh crisp seasonal garden salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, marinated feta, nuts and seeds dressed with an orange & mustard olive oil vinaigrette topped with mushroom and cheese arancini balls
  • With Bully’s Beetroot Cured Salmon Gravlax $10.00
  • Gourmet Vegetarian Sandwich V $21.70
    • Char grilled Mediterranean vegetables, Portobello mushroom, ratatouille, grilled haloumi cheese, eggplant relish and salad garnish between grilled super grain bread
  • Akaroa Sea Run Salmon G $29.80
    • Skin fried 180g salmon fillet served over a Jamaican style coconut rundown. Sautéed seafood with aromatic spices, gourmet potatoes and peas in a coconut and seafood reduced sauce
  • West Coast Whitebait Omelette G $22.50
    • The revered West Coast delicacy served in a light omelette with salad greens, lemon wedges and grain toast
  • Warmed Triple Garlic Loaf $7.20
    • Filled with melted garlic & herb butter
  • Steamed Marlborough Mussel Bowl G $17.80/ $26.80
    • Premium green lip mussels steamed in white wine & cream with fresh herbs. Served with grilled pumpernickel bread to mop up the juices (500g/ 1kg)
  • The Mini $13.00
    • Home-made hash brown w bacon, a poached egg & hollandaise.
  • Seasonal Fruit plate $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruits
  • Seafood Bouillabaisse (GF) $18.50
    • A selection of market fish, mussels, and prawns in a saffron tomato sauce finished w toasted ciabatta
  • -Wilted Spinach $16.00
  • Kid’s platter $10.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruit with a ham & cheese toastie
  • Pea, Mint & Haloumi fritters on roquette, poached egg & finished with a home-made tomato sauce. $18.00
  • Eggs their way $10.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried on toast
  • Beach fish & chips $22.00
    • Fresh fish beer battered served with fries and salad greens.
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