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

  • Bagels $11.5
    • Salmon + Cream cheese
  • Toast $2
  • Banana Bread $16.9
    • w/ Honey comb, mascarpone, himalayan sea salt + almonds
  • Toasties - Pick 3 $6
    • Ham, Cheese, Pineapple, Spaghetti, Onion, Relish, Marmite
  • Bacon Benedict $18
    • Poached eggs, bacon, hollandaise + walnut dukkah on Turkish
  • Seasonal fruit $3.5
  • Vege Benedict $18
    • Poached eggs, mushrooms, spinach, hollandaise, cayenne pepper on Turkish
  • Hollandaise $3
  • Bearnaise $3.00
  • Garlic gratin $7.00
  • Truffled fried egg $4.50
  • Hereford Prime $52.00
    • 30 Day Aged, Grass Fed, Kokiri, West Coast sirloin rib-eye 400g
  • Nuts and pork bits $8.00
    • chilli, lemon
  • 1kg green lipped mussels $26.00
    • creamy white wine sauce
  • Chicken burger $18.00
    • grilled chicken breast, pineapple, bacon, cheddar cheese, slaw, aioli
  • Braised canterbury merino lamb shoulder $75.00
    • peas, carrots, roast goose fat potatoes, mint sauce & jus 1kg
  • 10. Steak Fried Rice
  • 12. Steak & Tomatoes on Fried Rice
  • 15. Roast Pork Fried Rice
  • 32. Lemon Fish
  • Chicken Corn Soup
  • 8. Pork & Vegetables on Fried Rice
  • 9. Steak Chow Mein
  • 14. Roast Pork Chow Mein
  • Pork Fried Noodle $9.00
  • Sweet & Sour won Tons (1/2 dozen) $4.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken (NO Rice) $13.50
  • Beef Fried Rice $9.00
  • Vegetable Fried Rice $8.00
  • Honey Chicken on Rice $9.00
  • Beef Black Bean Vegetable on Rice $9.00
  • BBQ Pork Fried Rice $9.00
  • Moroccan meatball with tomato and oregano sauce $18.00
  • Harira (Hearty Soup: Lamb, chickpeas and vegetable) $12.00
  • Preserved lemon chicken and olives $18.00
  • Sumac beef kofta with pomegranate sauce $16.00
  • Almond or Pistachio Orange Blossom Baklava $7.90
  • Moroccan lamb with prunes and almond $19.00
  • King prawns, fresh chilli and coriander $15.00
  • Salad of the day N/A
  • Stir Fried Basil ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • Stir fried basil and vegetables
  • Open lunch: tuesday - saturday 11:30am - 2:00pm
  • Red Curry ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • ​Red Curry with seasonal vegetables and coconut milk.
  • Thai Fried Rice ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • Steamed rice stir fried with mix vegetables and egg.
  • Thai Ho Fan ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • Stir fried rice noodle with vegetables, and gravy.
  • Chicken NoodleSoup $10.00
    • Rice noodle with chicken, bean sprouts.
  • Thai Laksa Chicken $10.00
    • Egg noodle with chicken, bean sprouts, crispy noodle.
  • Pineapple Fried Rice ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
    • Stir fried steamed rice with pineapple, egg,curry powder.
  • Mixed (Small / Medium / Large) $8.90 / $10.90 / $12.90
  • Mixed (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
  • Ikender $6.00
  • Falafel (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
  • Falafel (Small / Medium / Large) $8.90 / $10.90 / $12.90
  • Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
  • Falafel (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
  • Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
  • Steak Oyster Sauce $11.50
    • Sliced steak, mushrooms with seasonal vegetables and oyster sauce in gravy
  • Prawn Egg Foo Young $11.50
    • Prawns, onions, peas, beans and egg (like an omelette)
  • Meat (chicken) (roast pork) (pork) (steak) $4.00
  • Steak Curry on Fried Rice $10.00
    • Curry sliced steak with seasonal vegetables in gravy on fried rice
  • Chicken Mushrooms on Fried Rice $11.00
    • Sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on fried rice
  • Hot Dog (with batter) / Sausages / Crab Sticks / Meat Patties / Donuts $2.00
  • Chicken Egg Foo Young $9.50
    • Sliced chicken, onions, peans, beans and egg (like an omelette)
  • Vegetable Chow Mein $9.50
    • Seasonal vegetables and mushrooms in gravy on egg noodles
  • Carol Oats Porridge $14.00
    • Freshly cooked oats chia seeds dates goji berries, walnuts, coconut, strawberries, banana soy milk
  • Scrambled Tofu on Toast $19.00
    • scrambled Tofu flavored with smoked paprika turmeric mushrooms green peas avocado
  • Soup of The day $15.00
    • optional whole grain or GF bread with salad
  • Daly Special $23.00
    • chef's choice of pure vegetarian cuisine cooked with seasonal local grown ingredients
  • Asian Pancake 4 pcs $9.00
    • fresh paratha filled with seasonal vegetables vegan mayo The Origin's red sauce
  • MUESLI $14.00
    • the Origin's oven baked nutty & spiced Muesli served with seasonal fresh fruits
  • Pancakes with Fresh Fruits $19.00
    • pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruits, lemon coconut cream
  • Papa's Spice Noodle Soup $19.00
    • fresh noodles carrots shiitake mushrooms soybeans soy protein tomatoes peanuts coriander
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Teppan Teriyaki Chicken Don $12.90
    • Chicken cooked teppanyaki style with traditional teriyaki sauce on rice
  • Miso Soup $2.00
  • Garden Salad with the Choice of Ponzu or Sesame Dressing $5.90
  • Seared Salmon $2.90
  • Salted Japanese Soy Beans (Edamame) $5.00
  • Grilled Chicken Slider with Kumara Crisps & Karaage Crispy Chicken $9.20
  • Karaage (Crispy Chicken) Don $12.90
    • Crispy chicken with sweet ginger sauce & Hachi Hachi mayo on rice
  • Aburi Salmon Don $16.90
    • Seared New Zealand salmon with traditional teriyaki sauce & Hachi Hachi mayo on rice
  • Chapli Kebab & Salad $6.00
  • - Lamb
  • Small $9.00
  • - Falafel
  • Turkish Gozleme $3.50
  • Rice or Salad
  • Baklava $2.50
  • -Beef
  • -1. Bacon $20.00
  • -2 Mushroom & Bacon $21.00
  • Toast Bagel $8.00
    • With Cream cheese
  • -3 Seafood & Saffron $21.00
  • Toast $6.00
    • With Jam & Butter
  • Lamb Pizza $21.50
    • Mushroom, onion, cumin lab with cheese, garnished with pine nut and parsley
  • Open Chicken Sandwich
  • Pumpkin Soup $12.00
    • With bacon served with two toast and butter
  • Chicken on rice:
  • Large: $18.00
  • Baghlava (Persian Baklava) $3.50
  • Large: $19.00
  • Beef on rice:
  • Large: $16.00
  • Combination with Mushroom: $1.50 extra
  • Large: $14.00
  • Eggs florentine $14.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, poached eggs with creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, streaky bacon and poached eggs topped with hollandaise
  • Breakfast stack $15.00
    • Hash Browns, grilled tomato, bacon & eggs
  • Vegetarian breakfast $16.00
    • Eggs, spinach, mushroom, hash brown, grilled tomato & toast
  • Big breakfast $20.00
    • Sausages, bacon, eggs, hash brown, mushroom, grilled tomato & a side of toast
  • Omelette $16.00
    • Freshly made to order with a choice of three fillings- mushroom, ham cheese, spinach, onion, tomato.
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