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

  • Chinese tea $1.00/person
  • Lemon chicken fillets $20.00
  • Kung pao chicken (contains peanuts), spicy $20.00
  • Teriyaki flavoured crispy chicken wings $20.00
  • Vietnamese spring rolls with barbeque pork (6) $8.00
  • Siu mai $4.50
    • steamed pork parcel
  • Ice cream dumplings $8.00
    • small glutinous ball with vanilla ice cream inside
  • Steamed prawn dumplings $5.00
  • Black Pudding $4.00
  • Two Eggs $4.00
  • Extra Hollandaise or Aioli $3.50
  • Smashed Avocado $3.50
  • Crispy Bacon $4.00
  • 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)
  • Black Betty's Big Breakfast $21.50
    • Two eggs, streaky bacon, breakfast sausages, potato layer cake, roasted herb tomato and field mushrooms served with toast.
  • Stacey's Stack $19.50
    • layered potato cake with roasted tomato, Portobello mushrooms, wilted spinach and a poached egg. Topped with bacon twirls and pesto hollandaise.
  • Singapore Fried Rice Noodle (Spicy) $10.00
  • Pork Chop with Special Sauce (reg/ med) $17.00/ $23.00
  • Deep Fried Whole Fish with Ginger & Garlic At Market Price
  • Pork with Lemon Grass (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
  • Prawns with Lily Mushroom ( Reg/ Med ) $21.00/ $27.00
  • Pork with Black Bean Sauce (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
  • Plain Fried Noodles ( Reg/ Med ) $9.00/ $14.00
  • Chicken with Chilli BBQ Sauce (Spicy) (reg/ med) $15.00/ $21.00
  • Breads & dips (gf) $14.50
    • A loaf served with our very own homemade dips
  • Available from 11am daily
  • Beef nachos $16.50
    • Mild nacho mince served with corn chips, cheese, sour cream & fresh tomato salsa
  • Mini hot dogs $14.50
    • Mini Hot Dogs served with chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce
  • Cheesecake of the day $14.50
    • Chef’s creation, served with cream & ice cream
  • Prime beef schnitzel $22.00
    • One piece of schnitzel crumbed in panko breadcrumbs fried to golden & succulent accompanied with Brickworks rustic chunky apple slaw, beer battered fries smothered in a rich onion gravy.
  • Garlic bread (gf) $10.00
    • Warm mini loaf served with garlic butter
  • Chargrilled lamb rump $26.00
    • Penne pasta tossed in cherry tomatoes, spinach, red onion & capsicums finished with parmesan & basil pesto.
  • Selection of assorted breads & spreads $10.50
  • -with grilled chicken $22.00
  • Pumpkin, blue cheese & smoked mushroom ravioli / sage & pine nut noisette butter $21.50
  • Crispy fried calamari $18.50
    • Greek style salad / feta cheese & aioli dip
  • Crispy fried calamari $18.50
    • Greek style salad / feta cheese & aioli dip
  • Grilled chicken breast escalope 32.50
    • avocado, tomato & mushroom butter / saffron risotto
  • Market fresh soup of the day $9.50
  • -with garlic prawns $26.50
  • Prawns and Egg on Rice $13.00
  • Spicy Peppered King Prawns $28.00
  • B.B.Q. Pork and Roasted Duck on Rice $16.00
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts $22.00
  • Hai Nan Chicken on Rice $13.00
  • Fried Beef Ho Fun $15.00
  • Steamed Beef with Chili $26.00
  • King Prawns with Cashew Nuts $26.00
  • Table Salad $12.5
    • Served with Italian dressing
  • Luglio M $15 L $19
    • Capsicum & Onion
  • Quattro M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Ham, Salami & Prawns
  • Febbraio M $15 L $19
    • Ham
  • Ottobre M $16 L $21
    • Tuna, Prawns & Anchovy
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $20
    • Spaghetti topped with a meat sauce
  • Fettuccine Avocado $20
    • In a cream sauce
  • Piccolo M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Onion, Olives
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $20.90
  • Combination Entree
    • Combination of: Vegetarian Spring Roll - Curry Puff - Satay Stick - Money Bag
  • Prawns or Lamb $23.00
  • Served with Rice
  • Chicken, Pork or Beef $20.90
  • Prawns $14.00
  • Sweet and Sour
  • Prawns or Lamb $22.90
  • -prawn $22.90
  • Oyster sauce stir fried (s)
    • Fresh vegetables stir fried with added mushrooms & oyster sauce.
  • Fresh mussels $19.90
    • Green lipped mussels steamed in the shell with fresh lemongrass and fresh basil in a Tom Yum style soup base, topped with fresh coriander, and sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • -chicken or vegetarian $18.00
  • -prawn $21.00
  • -chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
  • -chicken or pork $19.50
  • -chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian $19.50
  • Toasted Bagel or Croissant $7.50
    • served with either cream cheese & jams
  • x2 $15.50
  • Soup of the Day $10.50
    • served with a mini Bagel or Toast
  • Egg, Mushrooms, Tomato $2.00
  • Toasted Sandwich $7.00
    • served on 3 slices of bread, your choice of fillings
  • Potato cake, Bread $2.50
  • Potato Pancake $19.50
    • stacked with bacon, grilled tomato & basil served with sweet fruit chutney
  • x3 $17.50
  • Curry $2.50
  • Chips 1 Scoop $2.40
  • Fish Bites $0.80
  • Sole $5.00
  • Spicy Chicken $6.00
  • Chicken Nibbles x6 $4.00
  • Pineapple $3.90
  • Banana Fritter $2.10
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • 2 soft poached free range eggs on crumpets and hollandaise: with either crispy bacon or smoked salmon and spinach
  • Carnivore n/a
    • Chorizo, shredded chicken, bacon pieces, salami, red onions, roast peppers and BBQ sauce
  • Simply Grilled Ribeye $18.00
    • 120g minute steak, forest mushroom risotto and salsa verde
  • 3 Free Range Egg Omelette $14.50
    • choose 3 fillings from the following: chorizo, tomato, onion, mushroom, bacon, capsicum, salami, ham, brie or shredded chicken
  • Thai Chicken n/a
    • Yellow Thai curry marinated chicken, sweet chilli sauce, capsicum, onion, bamboo shoots, cashew pieces and coriander
  • FOD $23.00
    • lightly speckled salt and spice dusted fillets, salad, fries and smoked paprika cream
  • Foot $12.00
  • Gluten free 8” $20.00
  • Labneg (Thickened yogurt) (M/ L) $3.50/ $4.50
  • Shish Kebab $13.00
  • Falafel (Vegetarian) $10.00
  • Shish Taouk (Chicken) $14.00
  • Chicken $12.00
  • Hummus (M/ L) $3.00/ $4.00
  • Add rice, humus & garlic dip $10.00
  • Baklava $2.00
  • Teriyaki Beef Fillet $32
    • on tomato wasabi salsa and crispy poppadum’s
  • Kung Pao Pow! $24
    • So the idea of this dish to hunt through the chillies in the tangy hot sauce, discovering the braised chicken and roasted peanuts.
  • Ve Gan (Pickled Vegetables) $14
  • Charred Broccoletti $16
    • seasoned with oyster sauce and miso butter, crisp garlic
  • Akaroa Sea Salmon Nigiri $14
  • Smoked Eel Nigiri $14
  • Iki Mata $16
    • Chilled salad of marinated (no, not cooked with heat) monk fish, kafr lime, hint of chili, crisp shoots, coconut sorbet and lime espuma
  • Ten Ta Kool (Squid) $16
  • Long black $3.50
  • Cheese or Date scone n/a
  • Housemade cashew + pumpkin seed sausages served with grilled tomatoes, mushrooms + poached eggs on wholegrain toast $20.00
  • Eggs anyway you like on wholegrain toast $9.50
  • Iced coffee $7.00
  • Soy $0.70
  • Cranberry + coconut toast with butter + jams $7.00
  • Cappacino $4.00
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