The Nook in Christchurch City Menu

ENTREE ENTREE
  • Crispy Prawn Sticks $12.50
    • Deep-fried crumbed prawns with home-made sweet and sour sauce
  • Spring Rolls $12.50
    • The nook’s special spring rolls with home-made kiwi apple sauce
  • Fresh Spring Rolls $12.50
    • Rice paper wrapped fresh crispy veges with sweet chilli sauce
  • Toong-Tong (Money Bags) $6.50
    • Prawns, fish meat peas and corn filling with The Nook Sauce
  • Satay Chicken $6.50
    • Marinated chicken satay with peanut sauce
  • Mix Platter (for 1 / for 2) $10.00 / $20.00
    • Fresh spring roll, spring roll, money bag and satay chicken
MAIN MAIN
  • Sweet n Sour Chicken $19.00
    • Deep-fried crispy chicken pieces with pineapple, vegetables and sweet and sour sauce
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Classic noodle dish with eggs, protein of your choice, bean sprouts and pad thai sauce. Served with lemon wedge, chili flakes and crushed peanuts
  • Roasted Vegetarian Curry $18.00
    • Red curry with roasted Vegetarian/ Duck, pineapple, tomato and grapes
  • Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
    • Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
  • Beef Cheeks $22.00
    • Caramelised beef cheeks with sweet and sour red curry
  • Lamb Shank Massaman $23.50
    • Slow cook lamb shank infused with Massaman sauce served with The Nook chunky potato bites and onion
  • Classic Green Curry $18.00
    • With rice
  • Tom-Yum Soup $18.00
    • With rice
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Saang Ka Ya $8.50
    • Sweet sticky rice infused with coconut cream and topped with Thai custard

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Eggs Benedict $21
    • Poached eggs and toast
  • Seafood Chowder $18
    • At the request of our regulars, Sophie's delicious chowder has earned a permanent place on the menu!
  • Creamy mushroom on toast $18
    • Delish, that's if you like mushrooms!
  • -With berry compote and yoghurt for $21
  • Brunch Scramble $23
    • One of our favourites: New potatoes, green beans, olives, red onions, chorizo, and bacon all pan seared and tossed through pesto, and topped with a poached egg. Divine!
  • Eggs Benedict (GF) $21
    • Poached eggs and toast
  • Corn Fritter Stack $21
    • Topped with a cooked salsa, sour cream and salad
  • French toast $22
    • With bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Flat Bread $10.00
    • Pita bread coated with a mix of sun-dried tomatoes and garlic with a sprinkling of fresh parmesan and oven baked to perfection. Comes with a sweet chilli sauce & sour cream.
  • Three Cows Brekkie $17.50
    • Toasted bread, mushrooms, tomatoes, streaky bacon, hash brown, (fried, poached or scrambled) eggs
  • The original seafood chowder small9.50/big14.50
    • Started here back in the dark ages, and has not been changed too much. Some folks travel for miles just to get a taste, & ya even get bread & butter to clean the massive bowl. Scrumptious!
  • T-Bone (Original) $36.50
    • Yup the good old 500g T-Bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings & a shitload of chips for you farmer folk plonked on a Fred Flintstones-sized plate.
  • Garlic Bread $7.20
    • This has no story.. except to say it is bloody great!!
  • Moroccan chicken filo $16.50
    • Marinated chicken in Moroccan spice wrapped in filo pastry with baby spinach & cream cheese, served with salad & golden fries & cranberry salsa.
  • Pasta of the day $17.50
    • What you get depends on the chef's mood and whichever way the wind’s blowing. Please ask the wait staff for today’s yummy concoction. It could have seafood or any other delectable things in it.
  • Cracked pepper and bourbon pate $12.50
    • An old homemade favourite of ours. Bourbon & cracked pepper blended pate. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto.
  • FAMILY MEAL DEAL $24.80
    • 5 fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 meat patties, 2 scoops of chips, 2 doughnuts or 2 pineapple rings
  • Spring Roll $2.80
  • Steak & onion Pattie $2.40
  • Chips with garlic Butter $3.50
  • Corn Pattie $2.30
  • Jam Rap $2.30
  • Oysters seasona
  • Chicken & Cheese Burger $5.20
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll $19.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, lettuce and onion
  • Trio ice cream $10.00
    • green tea /soy vanilla / vanilla
  • Tofu Salad $11.00
    • Tofu with sesame dressing, topped with assorted nuts
  • California Roll $19.00
    • Crab stick, avocado and cucumber with tobiko
  • Tofu Steak $19.50
    • Fried tofu steak with yuzu miso sauce
  • Salmon Sashimi (8pcs) $12.50
    • Marlborough king salmon
  • Assorted Sashimi (20 pcs) $27.50
    • Chefs special choice of assorted sashimi
  • Dragon Roll $22.00
    • Tempura prawn and wrapped in grill eel with special sauce
  • Pumpkin & Prosciutto $16.00
    • Garlic infused olive oil, mozzarella, pine nuts, roasted pumpkin and thin slices of prosciutto topped with rosemary
  • The King $15.00
    • Fresh mozzarella, ham and mozzarella with a sweet tomato and capsicum sauce
  • Mushroom & Feta $15.00
    • Sliced portabello mushrooms, feta, mozzarella on a base of garlic infused olive oil finished with some thyme, salt and pepper
  • Sgt. Peppers $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella and thin slices of pepperoni
  • Veggie Supreme $15.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, kumara, caramelised onions, sundried tomatos with roasted sunflower seeds and garlic aioli
  • Sir George $16.00
    • A feast of bacon, seared steak, pepperoni and mozzarella with smokey barbeque sauce base and topped with a bacon of either aioli or chipotle mayo
  • Tomizza $14.00
    • Fresh homemade tomato sauce, sliced mozzarella, topped with cracked pepper and fresh basil.
  • Butter Chicken $16.00
    • Juicy pieces of chicken in a mild curry sauce on a base of hummus and topped with fresh coriander
  • Sharp Fin Dumpling $3.80
  • Singapore Fried Rice Noodle $10.00
  • Pork Intestine with Soy Sauce $8.00
  • Hot Spicy Chicken Feet $6.00
  • Roast Duck (hot) $10.00
  • Turnip cake $3.50
  • Hokkien Fried Noodle $10.00
  • Pork with Pickled Cabbage Fried Rice Noddles $10.00
  • Vegetarian Seasonal Vegetables $10.00
  • Crab Stick $2.00
  • Prawn Chow Mein $13.50
  • 1 Doz Wontons $8.00
  • Spring Roll/Curry Rice $2.50
  • Chicken Pineapple on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Steak Fried Rice $10.00
  • Pork Satay on Fried Rice $11.50
  • Joe's hash $4.00
  • - Raspberry Jam And Real Whipped Cream $9.80
  • Easy tiger salad( gf) $21.80
    • Free Range Chicken Rubbed In Harissa Spices With Rocket, Mesculin, Orange, Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes And Minted Yoghurt
  • Tuska $10.50
    • Streaky Bacon In A Warmed Joe'S Roll
  • Pikelets ( vo)
  • Gorgeous george (gf vo) $15.80
    • Joe’S Hash Topped With Streaky Bacon, Two Grilled Free Range Eggs And Hollandaise
  • Plain or garlic bread roll $4.00
  • Roast vege salad (gf v) $18.80
    • Roasted Vegetable Medley With Rocket, Cashews, Feta And Aioli
  • - chicken, peach mango chutney, brie, tomato & lettuce
  • Salmon $17.50
  • Bacon $16.50
  • Spinach (veg) $16.50
  • Spinach $4.00
  • - plain bagel with basil pesto
  • - plain bagel with cream cheese & jam
  • Toast with Organic Jam $7.00
    • your choice from our bread selection
  • Large $10.90
  • Small $8.00
  • Large $10.90
  • Chicken
  • Large $10.90
  • Triple $13.50
  • Triple $13.50
  • Large $10.90
  • Tandoori Chicken - Half Chicken - Exotic chicken barbeque – Indian style $13.00
  • Vegetable Jaypuri - Crisp seasonal vegetables with aromatic spices – garnished with cashews and poppadom pieces $14.50
  • Kheema Naan - Naan stuffed with mildly spiced minced lamb $6.00
  • Palak Paneer - Homemade cottage cheese tempered with cumin seed, then cooked with tomato and fresh creamy spinach $14.90
  • Chana Masala - Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and green chilli, garnished with onion rings $14.50
  • Chicken Rassa - Boneless chicken pieces cooked with Chef’s secret spices with crushed tomato and onion in a homestyle sauce. $15.50
  • Palace Platter - A tempting selection of entrees – 2 Samosas, 2 Bhajees, 2 Pakora & 2 Chicken Tikka, 2 Reshmi Kebab served with chutney $15.00
  • Tandoori Roti - Unleavened wholemeal bread $2.50
  • LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
    • Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
  • Foccacia MELT $24.50
    • Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.
  • VANILLA BRULE
    • Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • FLATBREAD $12.90
    • Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato, parmesan cheese.The locals favourite.
  • RIBEYE $33.50
    • Succulent Rib-eye served with rosemary roast potatoes with sauté seasonal vegetables. Topped with prawn twisters, streaky bacon and finished with a Jack Daniels bourbon plate & a dash of jus. This will leave you with a tingling sensation on your taste buds!
  • PORK BELLY $32.50
    • Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and. spice. Comes with roast potatoes, some chargrilled bok choy and a mango and peach chutney. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof, or you could be missing some when you get it!
  • DUCK LEG $15.50
    • Roasted duck leg in honey & star anise sauce, with a potato puff and a watercress & apple salad.
  • FOR 4 PEOPLE $39.00
    • Combination Chow Mein Sweet and Sour Pork, Chicken with Mushrooms and Cashew Nuts, Plain Fried Rice
  • Combo Soup with Oyster Sauce / Chicken Cashew Chow Mee $11.40
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $11.50
  • Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $11.50
  • Steak with Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Young Chow Fried Rice $11.50
  • Chicken with Mushrooms on Fried Rice $10.80
  • Prawn Curried on Fried Rice $12.00
  • -Grass Jelly
  • Fries $4.00
  • Taro & Yam Balls Sweet Soup $7.50
    • Taro balls, Yam balls, red bean , soft peanut and Tapioca pearl in sweet soup
  • Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Taiwanese version of the beef noodle soup is now one of the most popular dishes in Taiwan.
  • Taiwanese Sausages $5.00
    • Perfect combination of fat and lean pork cube marinated in chef each special recipe, a mild sweet taste. In night markets they are often served on a stick (like a kebab) and garnished with cloves of garlic.
  • Sanbeiji as Three Cups Chicken $14.00
    • Chopped chicken drumstick slow cook with a cup of rice wine, a cup of sesame oil, and a cup of soy sauce. One of signature Taiwanese dish.
  • Braised Beef Shank $7.00
  • Combination Braised Platter $7.00
    • four choice of 3 items from our braised food menu excluded of braised beef shank
  • Curry of the Day $13.5
    • with steamed jasmine rice
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $13.5
    • Grilled Cajun chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, peppers & boiled egg
  • Belt Panini $13.5
    • Bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, fries & chopped lettuce
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped salad
  • 250g Ribeye Steak $30.5
    • Cooked the way you like it
  • Extra vegetables & salad $6
  • Kids Roast $8.5
    • Comes with soft freeze ice cream in a cone
  • Sage & Confit Garlic Chicken Breast $28.5
The Nook

The Nook

location

Address

24 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033774627

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clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Asian Fusion , Breakfast , Cafe Food , Diner , Thai , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
24 New Regent Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand