The Serious Sandwich in Christchurch Menu

BREAKFAST (Served between 9-11am daily) BREAKFAST (Served between 9-11am daily)
  • The breakfast bap $9.00
    • A farm fresh egg, crispy bacon & sambal
SANDWICHES (Served on fresh ciabatta bread) SANDWICHES (Served on fresh ciabatta bread)
  • Porchetta salsa verde $12.00
    • Tender roast pork with a parsley & garlic salsa
  • Meatball & parmesan $11.00
    • Spiced meet balls with parmesan
  • Poached chicken & peanut slaw $12.00
    • Tender sliced chicken with peanut slaw & mayo
  • Grilled aged cheddar $9.00
    • Served with onion jam
  • The special $13.00
    • Changes daily and made fresh- see our specials
  • Extra's $2.00
    • Of fresh salad, serious slaw or sauce
SIDES (Made fresh each day) SIDES (Made fresh each day)
  • Salad-see todays special $8.00
  • Serious slaw $8.00
    • A mix of carrot, cabbage & peanuts finished in our mayo
  • Soup & bread (Seasonal-winter) $8.00
    • Changes daily & made fresh

Nearby Sample Menus

  • 9. Steak Chow Mein
  • 30. Nasi Goreng (Rice)
  • 14. Roast Pork Chow Mein
  • 11. Curried Steak on Fried Rice
  • 2. Chicken Fried Rice
  • 35. Prawn Chow Mein
  • Cashew Nuts
  • 18. Roast Pork Foo Young
  • Salted fish & chicken fried rice $15.00
  • Chicken with vegetables $18.00
  • Si-chuan spicy beef $23.00
  • Deep fried wontons $8.00
  • Chicken fried rice $13.00
  • Stir fried green beans & beef in XO sauce $20.00
  • Scallops in tofu $23.00
  • Beef with ginger & pineapple $18.00
  • SALTED JAPANESE SOY BEANS (EDAMAME) $5.00
  • TEPPAN TERIYAKI CHICKEN DON $12.90
    • Chicken cooked teppanyaki style with traditional teriyaki sauce on rice
  • NUMBAN CHICKEN DON $13.90
    • Tempura chicken with sweet vinegar sauce & special tartare sauce on rice
  • KAKUNI (PORK BELLY) $19.00
    • Pork Belly braised in special sweet ginger sauce
  • NUMBAN CHICKEN $17.00
    • Tempura chicken with sweet ginger sauce & special tartare sauce
  • BIG ROOSTER $7.20
    • Tempura chicken with sweet vinegar sauce & special tartare sauce
  • JAPANESE WORLD FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN $10.00
  • STEAK & CHEESE CURRY $16.90
    • Japanese style curry with beef rib eye & melting cheese
  • Garlic Pita Bread $9.99
    • Freshly toasted pita bread filled with creamy garlic butter. V
  • Barbequed Greek Beef Patties $23.50/ $28.50
    • Thick ‘n juicy Canterbury Angus beef marinated with Costas® traditional herbs ‘n spices and barbequed for a full flavoured finish. (R/ G)
  • Flame-Grilled Tiger Prawns $32.99
    • Plump tiger prawns marinated in Greek extra virgin olive oil, fresh herbs, lemon zest and a hint of chilli to spice things up, char-grilled and served with fragrant jasmine rice, herbed tomato ‘n capsicum sauce and village style Greek salad. GF
  • Costas Calamari $14.99
    • Succulent calamari crumbed with our delicious semolina blend and topped with imported Greek oregano flakes, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki and sundried tomato ‘n herb mayonnaise.
  • Spanakopita Of Kiani $27.99
    • Aromas of freshly baked pastry evoke memories of the mainland’s Village Kiani, enjoy layers of golden filo filled with melted feta cheese, steam softened spinach leaves, fresh herbs, and sautéed onions, served with thick ‘n creamy tzatziki and village style Greek salad. V
  • Meze Platter $43.00
    • Delightful feast of Mediterranean meatballs, drunken tiger prawns, calamari, golden falafel, marinated feta, marinated mixed olives, dolmades, zucchini n’ feta fritters and cheese pastries, served with toasted village pita bread on a classic wooden platter.
  • Salata Costas $23.50
    • Chunks of char-grilled chicken breast and streaky bacon, tossed through fine salad, free-range egg, Greek Kefalograviera cheese and pita croutons, topped with sundried tomato, green olive ‘n herb dressing.
  • Grilled Canterbury Lamb $25.50/ $29.99
    • Export quality Canterbury lamb marinated with Costas® traditional herbs ‘n spices and cooked to tender perfection.(R/ G)
  • Flamed garlic and peri peri prawns (GF) $16
  • Billy bush surf & turf (GF) $35
    • Ribeye steak grilled to your liking,
topped with a garlic scallop, mussel and prawn
  • 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)
  • House smoked chicken breast(GF) $25
    • Wrapped in bacon on crushed herb potatoes, 
sautéed spinach, roasted carrots and jus.
  • Choose two of the following
    • Roasted garlic and rosemary potatoes,seasonal vegetables, golden fries or a crisp garden salad
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  • Steak special $13.50
    • Rump steak served Medium Rare, with crisp garden salad, steak fries and finished with a Red Wine Jus.
  • Soup of the day $10
    • Served with Crusty Bread
  • Crumbed camembert, grilled chorizo & marinated olives $18
    • Served with onion currant jam and grilled ciabatta
  • Cheeses, all served with quince paste, fig relish, candied walnuts, crackers, toasted ciabatta - $11.00 for 1 - $16.00 for 2 - $20.00 for 3
  • Aikmans Big Breakfast $24.00
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, slow roast tomatoes, Italian sausage, baked beans, mushrooms, Aikmans rosti, eggs any style, toasted ciabatta
  • Crispy squid $18.00
    • chilli and lime mayo
  • Caesar salad $24.00
    • Chicken, cos, parmesan, soft egg, croutons, anchovies, Caesar dressing, bacon
  • Prawn mac 'n' cheese croquette $15.00
    • bacon jam, aioli
  • Lamb kofta skewers $18.00
    • Moroccan rub, babaganoush, mint yoghurt, honey and pistachio
  • Aikmans Breakfast Burger $18.00
    • Peter Timbs streaky bacon, brioche bun, fried egg, BBQ sauce, potato hash brown
  • Toasted garlic bread $13.00
    • Cornichons, poached pear, pickles, toasted ciabatta
  • MARKET FISH OF THE DAY $24.00
    • (GF on request)
  • PAN SEARED SCALLOPS $20.50
    • celeriac puree, bacon, salt and rosti
  • WARMED KALAMATA OLIVES AND FETA $15.00
  • VENISON $24.00
    • mushroom, venison, salami blue cheese
  • SEA BREEZE $17.50
    • vodka shake with cranberry and grapefruit juice
  • Tiramisu $14.50
    • classic Italian dessert with mascarpone, kahlua and espresso
  • Raspberry Sorbet n/a
  • BITTER CHOCOLATE TORT $14.50
    • with raspberry sorbet, chocolate sauce, hazelnut praline
  • Kofta $8.00 / $11.00 / $14.00
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Large Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $15.50
  • Salad $8.00 / $11.00 / $14.00
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Triple Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $18.50
  • Egyptian Sausage $8.00 / $11.00 / $14.00
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Open Souvlaki $15.50
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served on flat pita bread, with our signature sauce sprinkled with mozzarella cheese in a pizza box.
  • Baklava $3.00
  • 1/2 Dozen Falafel $5.00
  • Tarakihi $4.00
  • Plain $3.50
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Chicken Satay $5.50
  • Vegetarian $5.00
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Seaweed Salad with Soy Sauce $5.00
  • Ichitan Organic Green Tea Range (420ml) $3.00
  • Dim Sum Meal $3.00
    • add 3 side dishes and a drink to your noodle order
  • Boiled Chicken Giblets with Spices $8.00
  • Homemade Noodles with Tianjing Style Gravy $10.00
  • Boiled Egg with Soy Sauce $1.00
  • Add Extra Egg +$1.00
  • Bean Curd Mixed with Chopped Green Onion $5.00
  • Sticky date pudding $13.5
    • with anglaise & vanilla bean ice cream
  • Market Fish $
    • ask our wait staff
  • Your choice of poison $13.5
    • with black coffee & whipped cream
  • Lemonade or coke spider $4.5
  • Eggs on toast $16.5
    • with bacon or hot smoked salmon
  • Fries & aioli $5.5
  • 5 spice pork belly $26.5
    • with sesame rice, bok choy, capsicum, green beans, lychee & plum sweet chili sauce
  • Crispy miso chicken thigh $18.5
    • wasabi mayo, cucumber, radish, mint & snow pea salad with ginger & lime dressing
  • ''Gayeddie'' $24.00
    • Mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, sun dried tomato finished with baby spinach and aioli
  • Don Mario Santoini $26.00
    • Pulled pork, cowboy beans, smoked hickory BBQ sauce, mozzarella and sour cream
  • Texmex Nachos Melt $18.50
    • Baked with, jalapenos, smoky Mexican farty beans served with spicy guacamole, sour cream and loads of melted cheese
  • N.Y.P.D. Report $25.00
    • Sticky pig belly, bourbon bbq sauce, cheese with garlic mayo
  • Moe Greene $28.00
    • Seared lamb, marinated in garlic, fresh lemon zest, jalapenos, red onion & red capsicum then drizzled with cumin yoghurt
  • Salvatore ''Bill'' Bonanno $28.00
    • Sea salmon, shrimp, calamari, black olives, capers and baby spinach with dill sour cream
  • Fredo De Pussi $26.00
    • A beetroot puree base with mushrooms, artichoke, charred pimento, black olives, jalapenos, feta and mozzarella and seasoned with rosemary, thyme and garlic
  • Mario Puzo's Margherita $22.00
    • Roma tomato sauce, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, basil and fresh garlic
  • Bacon and Egg $4.50
  • Plain $3.50
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Gurnard $4.00
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Chicken Satay $5.50
  • Vegetarian $5.00
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Large $11.00
  • All mains served with rice or noodles
  • Small $9.90
  • Chicken and Vegetables
  • Large $11.00
  • Large $12.00
  • Large $12.00
  • Small $5.50
  • Prawn with Satay Sauce $14.50
  • Steak with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Roast Pork Fu Yong $11.50
  • Pottle of Plain Fried Rice or Fried Noodles $ 6.00
  • Extra Serving of Meat $4.50
  • Crispy Skin Chicken $12.50
  • Fish $4.60
  • Steak with Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
The Serious Sandwich

The Serious Sandwich

location

Address

363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 3-371 9167

clock

Opened hours

9 AM to 5:30 PM (Mon-Sat), 10 AM to 5 PM (Sun)
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Fast Food , Sandwiches

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Quick Bites ,  Seating

Location
363 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023, New Zealand