The Origin in Christchurch Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • MUESLI $14.00
    • the Origin's oven baked nutty & spiced Muesli served with seasonal fresh fruits
  • Carol Oats Porridge $14.00
    • Freshly cooked oats chia seeds dates goji berries, walnuts, coconut, strawberries, banana soy milk
  • Pancakes with Fresh Fruits $19.00
    • pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruits, lemon coconut cream
  • Scrambled Tofu on Toast $19.00
    • scrambled Tofu flavored with smoked paprika turmeric mushrooms green peas avocado
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Daly Special $23.00
    • chef's choice of pure vegetarian cuisine cooked with seasonal local grown ingredients
  • Papa's Spice Noodle Soup $19.00
    • fresh noodles carrots shiitake mushrooms soybeans soy protein tomatoes peanuts coriander
  • Soup of The day $15.00
    • optional whole grain or GF bread with salad
  • Asian Pancake 4 pcs $9.00
    • fresh paratha filled with seasonal vegetables vegan mayo The Origin's red sauce
  • Dumplings 6 pcs $9.00
    • house made dumplings

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Bolo de Chocolate $ 12.00
    • Chocolate mud cake topped with a delicious chocolate sauce and served with your choice of sorbet or ice cream
  • Polenta Frita (DF/V)
    • Polenta Chips
  • Arroz Temperado (GF/V)
    • Brazilian style rice, seasoned with garlic, onion, fresh vegetables and raisins
  • Queijo Frito
    • Cheese Sticks
  • -Coxa de Frango
    • Chicken drumstick, marinated in barley malt
  • -Medalhão de Porco
    • Medallion wrapped with streaky bacon
  • Mousse de Maracujá $ 9.50
    • Passionfruit mousse
  • Sobremesa do Dia $ 12.00
    • Dessert of the Day
  • Betty's Benes
    • Two poached eggs and hollandaise served on toasted ciabatta
  • Betty's Soldiers $16.00
    • Two soft boiled eggs served with bacon twirls and ciabatta toast soldiers
  • Betty's Bacon Buttie $15.00
    • With crispy bacon, lettuce, avocado, NZ tomatoes and garlic aioli on $15.00 fresh ciabatta (Vegetarian option available with grilled haloumi and chipotle aioli)
  • Bacon & Eggs $16.50
    • with streaky bacon and two soft poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with house-made relish
  • French Toast Crumpets $17.50
    • with crispy bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup and roasted walnuts.
  • Potato Layer Cake $5.00
  • Served daily until 2:30pm - all our breakfasts are made with free range eggs and bacon. We are happy to accommodate your dietary needs, please enquire at counter.
  • Spreads and Jams $2.00
  • Grass Fed Prime Beef
  • Roasted Brussels, Leaves, Bacon, Walnut Crema $15
  • Chinichurri $3
  • Specially Cuts-Dry Aged $55
    • aged rib eye on the bone 500g
  • Westwood Organic Chicken $34
    • Black Barley, Roasted Carrots, Miso
  • Specially Cuts-Butchers Block
  • Potato Skins, Black Pepper Sour Cream, Pickles Onion, Dill $10
  • Chopped Salad $12
    • Swede, Red Cabbage, Apple, Hazelnut
  • Steak special $13.50
    • Rump steak served Medium Rare, with crisp garden salad, steak fries and finished with a Red Wine Jus.
  • Choice of one sauce
    • Mushroom, pepper, béarnaise, garlic butter or red wine jus
  • Crumbed camembert, grilled chorizo & marinated olives $18
    • Served with onion currant jam and grilled ciabatta
  • Beer battered market fish & chips $25
    • With coasters house salad.
  • Pasta of the day $17.50
    • Check our board or ask our staff for today’s selection
  • Roast pork (GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal vegetables and roast potato
  • Mini hot dogs $12.50
    • Served with fries
  • Caesar salad $17.50
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, croutons and shaved parmesan bound 
with an anchovy dressing and topped with a poached egg… add chicken or salmon:( $4.50 per choice)
  • Mint chutney $2.50
  • Kadai paneer $15.50
    • cottage cheese cooked with ginger-garlic curry sauce, fresh tomatoes, capsicum and onions
  • Aloo (potato) saag $14.50
    • potatoes cooked in fresh spinach, spices and cream
  • Palak paneer $15.50
    • home made cottage cheese cooked with fresh spinach, ginger and ground spices
  • Prawn malabari $18.50
    • prawns cooked with ginger, garlic, vinegar, green capsicum, a selection of spices and with a splash of coconut cream
  • Chocolate naan $4.00
    • naan stuffed with chocolate
  • Vegetable jaypuri $14.50
    • mixed vegetables cooked with ground spices and cream
  • Prawn biryani $19.00
  • Vegetarian sandwich $6.90
    • Lettuce, Cheese, Tomato,Avocado and Cucumber
  • Paninis $10.90
    • Bacon, Scrambled Egg,Tomato and Smoked Cheese
  • Chicken and ham wrap $7.90
    • Smoked Chicken, Lettuce, Tomato Carrot, Ham and Cheese. Served lightly toasted or fresh
  • Cakes from $6.40
    • Assorted Selection
  • Warmed chocolate brownie $5.90
    • Drizzled in Belgian Milk chocolate
  • Freshly made belgian waffle $5.90
    • Drizzled in Belgian Milk Chocolate
  • Date Scone $4.40
  • Savoury muffins from $4.90
    • Assorted Selection
  • Large Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $15.50
  • Small Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $13.00
  • Baklava $3.00
  • Snack Box Combo $9.90
    • Snack Box with a can of drink
  • Kebab Meal $16.00
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served with salad, our signature sauce on either pita bread, Egyptian rice or couscous in a plastic container.
  • Lamb $9.00 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Triple Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $18.50
  • Kebab Skewer $5.00
  • Beef Bing $9.90
    • Bee, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Papers, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Pork Bing $9.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Original Bing $7.90
    • Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Chicken Bing $9.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • Chicken Cheese BBQ Bacon Bing $11.90
    • Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, BBQ Sauce and Mayo
  • Bingo $12.90
    • Tender Slow Cooked Pork, Marinated Chicken, Bacon, Mixed Salad, Crispy Wonton Paper, Hoisin Sauce and Mayo
  • All Bings are served in a freshly made Chinese style crepe cooked in scrambled egg and black sesame seeds.
  • Muffins, scones & cinnamon pinwheels $4.50
  • Our eggs are local & free range. Our bacon is Freedom Farms from local butcher Peter Timbs
  • -Akaroa hot smoked salmon $21.00
  • Eggs Benedict
  • Toasted Bagel from $6.70
  • Casbah Chicken Open Sandwich $18.00
    • Moroccan spiced chicken with tzatziki & slaw on grainy bread
  • -Bacon / Spinach & Mushrooms $19.00
  • Gluten Free Bread / Hollandaise Sauce $2.00
  • Continental Breakfast $14.00
    • 2 slices of toasts served with your 2 choice of raspberry jam, marmite, peanut butter, honey, butter, cereals with a jug of milk, natural or fruit yoghurt, orange juice & a small size of hot drink from our beverage list
  • Gourmet Toasted Bacon & Egg Sandwich & chips $15.00
    • Toasted ciabatta bread with homemade pesto mayonnaise, bacon, tomato & lettuce with house dressing and served with chips and a side salad
  • Braised pork belly served with homemade steamed lotus leaf buns $18.00
    • Served with fresh lettuce, Japanese BBQ sauce & house sesame garlic soy sauce
  • Available between 9am to 2pm
  • Chips $7.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & aioli
  • Tomatoes / spinach / mushroom /hash brown / egg $ 4,00/side
  • Available 11.30am to 2pm
  • Soft tacos crispy beef $18.00
    • Served with tomato salsa and avocado
  • Green Beans and Toasted Almonds $7.00
  • - Add chicken $8.00
  • Caesar Salad $14.00 entree / $20.00 main
    • cos lettuce, warm bacon, croutons, shaved parmesan, poached egg, anchovy fillets, anchovy dressing - add grilled chicken $6.00
  • Scoglio $28.00
    • gluten free corn based penne pasta, salmon, green lipped mussels, anchovy fillets bound in a provencal sauce
  • Garden Salad with Croutons $7.00
  • Sautéed Button Mushrooms $7.00
  • Spaghetti Bolognaise $26.00
    • Ground beef, provencal sauce, spaghetti, shaved parmesan
  • Trenette al Pesto $26.00
    • grilled chicken breast, diced potato, parmesan regiano tossed with linguini pasta
  • 5 spice pork belly $26.5
    • with sesame rice, bok choy, capsicum, green beans, lychee & plum sweet chili sauce
  • French toast with maple & ice cream $8.5
  • Duck fat potatoes $5.5
  • Steamed greens with toasted almonds $5.5
  • Affagato $13.5
    • fresh espresso, vanilla ice-cream & frangelico
  • Cheese board $16.5
    • Kapiti aged cheddar & Kahurangi creamy blue with cornichons, poached pear & toasted bread
  • Eggs on toast $16.5
    • with bacon or hot smoked salmon
  • Chocolate semifreddo $13.5
    • with salted caramel macaron, chocolate soil & berry’s
  • Surf & Turf $7.50
    • Seafood + Chicken
  • Hot Soup $2.80
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn
  • Poutine $4.50
    • Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
  • Fitted Sausage $3.50
    • with Cheese
  • - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
  • Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
  • Meat Ball $5.50
    • with Potato Gravy
  • American $3.50
    • Hot Dog
  • BBQ CHICKEN $6.80
  • CHICKEN BREAST $6.80
  • WHOLE CHICKEN $14.50
  • 1/4 CHICKEN + FRIES $7.30
  • PLAIN BURGER (BEEF /CHICKEN) $3.00
    • additionals egg, cheese, bacon, pineapple, hashbrown ($0.80 each)
  • AMERICAN HOT DOG $3.00
  • 1/2 CHICKEN + FRIES $10.90
  • 1/4 CHICKEN $9.30
  • Desserts are available in the display cabinet by the cashier counter.
  • Vegetarian Stack $21.50
    • Homemade vegetarian patties stacked with corn fritter, mushroom, grilled tomato and halloumi cheese served on a split of garlic & thyme sauce, and homemade creamed, sundried tomato pesto sauce.
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Special Moroccan marinated chicken served on bed of salad with roasted cashew nuts and crumbed brie cheese
  • Mushroom $4.50
  • Mini Spring Rolls & Samosas $6.50
  • Tomato $4.00
  • Bacon $5.00
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
The Origin

The Origin

location

Address

95 Westminster Street, Christchurch, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033555939

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
95 Westminster Street, Christchurch, New Zealand