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

  • Fire grilled garlic flank steak, cigar onions, chimichurri salsa, anti-cucho $25
  • Pork hock, new style salsa verde & corn crema $29
  • Tikin xik-grilled market fish,squid and prawns, melon salad $28
  • Fire grilled flank steak, tomato, peppers, black olive salsa $8
  • Chilli black beans, jalapeno salsa $7
  • Fire grilled chorizo torta (3), peppers and garlic $16
  • Braised beef, quesillo, oregano mushrooms quesadilla $15
  • Fire grilled garlic mushrooms, queso fresco, onions, black beans, chipotle & almonds $6
  • Black Pudding $4.00
  • Two Eggs $4.00
  • Spreads and Jams $2.00
  • “Desayuno de Mexico” $19.50
    • Spicy Mexican beans topped with a poached egg, served with avocado smash, homemade salsa, roast mushrooms, fried tortillas and a chipotle sour cream. (Vegan option available for $17.50)
  • Royale $19.50
    • with smoked salmon
  • 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)
  • Betty Granola $9.00
    • Served with mixed berry compote and Greek yoghurt
  • French Toast Crumpets $17.50
    • with crispy bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup and roasted walnuts.
  • Salmon Bellini Cold smoked Akaroa salmon, house made mini bellini, hot smoked salmon mousse, rocket oil and watercress. $13.90
  • Steak Burger (GF*) Marinated premium Wakanui flank steak, mixed leaves, roast field mushrooms, smoked cheddar cheese, onion jam, aioli and hickory smoked BBQ sauce in a toasted sourdough bap, with sea $24.90
  • House made potato rosti $4.90
  • Molten Chocolate Fondant - Chocolate ganache, chocolate wafer, chocolate ice cream and Chantilly cream $12.90
  • Soup of the Day (GF*) With toasted ciabatta. $10.90 / Main $15.90
  • Seasoned wedges $6.90 / $9.90
  • Eggs Royale (GF*) Local free range eggs and cold smoked Akaroa salmon on toasted ciabatta, topped with our special recipe house made hollandaise. $19.90
  • Caesar Salad (GF*) Baby cos, crispy bacon, anchovy fillets, caesar dressing, parmesan cheese and a free range poached egg / Add chargrilled chicken $5.00 $18.90
  • Groper & Fresh Shiitake Mushroom Tempura $18
  • Soft Shell Crab & Cauliflower Tempura with Salad $20
  • King Prawn Tempura (6pcs) with Dipping Sauce $20
  • Shimeji-Mushroom $6
  • Deep Fried Fish Wing $6
  • Grilled Eel & Omelette Roll $18
  • Octopus $6
  • Crumbed Chicken Sweet Miso Dipping with Salad $18
  • Tea and Coffee N/A
    • A selection of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and liqueurs is available, please check with our staff
  • $12 Meal Deal, kids main and small softdrink $12.00
  • Spicy Pulled Pork Tostada $16.00
    • Crispy tostada topped with Mexican spiced slow cooked pulled pork and apple slaw
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • Poached eggs on toasted Sour Dough, with your choice of streaky bacon OR spinach with hollandaise sauce
  • Flinstone Ribeye Steak $38.00
    • Bone in premium ribeye steak. 450gm of pure beef cooked to your liking served with roasted field mushroom, crushed potatoes, garlic butter and gravy
  • Scallops in Bacon $20.00
    • Our famous pan seared scallops wrapped in bacon served on a bed of crispy potatoes and spinach topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Thai Beef Salad $24.00
    • Fresh garden salad topped with sliced ribeye steak cooked medium rare drizzled with a chilli peanut dressing
  • Corn Fritter $2.30
  • Battered blue cod $8.00
  • 3 Battered Mushroom $2.80
  • Plain Donut $2.30
  • Samosa (dz) $5.00
  • Pineapple $4.20
  • Mini Spring Rolls (dz) $5.00
  • 3 Fish Bites $2.60
  • Shanghai Fried Noodles $15.50
    • Fried noodles with seasonal vegetable and Emperor Norman's special Toppings: Chicken with (Kung Pao, teriyaki, satay, spicy) sauce
  • Shanghai Dumpling (for six) $11.50
    • Pretty dumpling stuffed with: Prawns and garlic chives
  • Free-range Pork and Capsicum, Mushroom, Onion, Potato $17.50
    • with spicy sauce
  • Free-range Chicken and Capsicum, Mushroom, Potato, Onion $18.50
    • with spicy sauce
  • Deep fried fish (Blue cod) $28.50
  • Shanghai Fried Noodles $15.50
    • Fried noodles with seasonal vegetable and Emperor Norman's special Toppings: Pork with (Spicy, Barbeque) sauce
  • Singapore Fried Noodles $16.50
    • Rice Noodles, BBQ Pork, prawns, pepper, shredded egg and sesame with curry sauce
  • Free-range Chicken and Capsicum, Mushroom, Potato, Onion $18.50
    • with curry sauce
  • Lemon Chicken on Rice $13.00
  • Chocolate Milk Tea $4.80
  • Taro Pearl Milk Tea $5.10
  • Oyster Tofu $7.00
  • Black Pepper Beef on Rice $12.00
  • Pearl Milk Tea $4.80
  • Fried Noodles Soup (chicken & prawn) $11.80
  • Soya Milk $3.20
    • We use freshly homemade soya milk
  • Infusions $4.5
  • 50 Bistro Beef Burger $24.0
    • roast rump, swiss chard & smoked eggplant puree
  • Smoked Groper Hash $22.0
    • with buttered spinach, poached eggs & chive beurre blanc
  • Mid Canterbury Angus Beef Sirloin $38.0
    • LUNCH - SIDES
  • With smoked free range chicken extra  $5.0
    • socca bread & warm salad of cauliflower, white beans, barley & herb dijon mayonnaise
  • selection of house breads & crisps $ 9.0
    • with butter & seasonal dip
  • Templeton shiitakes, asian greens, wok fry sauce, crispy shallots $6.0
  • Handmade fresh pasta with your choice of one of the following sauces: $15.0
    • CHILDREN'S MENU - SWEET ENDINGS
  • -Medium $8
  • -Large $10.00
  • Shish kebab Dish
  • -Small $4.50
  • -2 Shish kebabs with Riice $10.00
  • -Large $11
  • -Small $6.00
  • -pide $7.00
  • ​Bao bun $2.50
  • ​Ice cream sundae (GF)​ $10.00
  • Steamed pork and prawn dumplings with crushed peanuts, chili vinegar sauce $16.00
  • ​Asian slaw salad $8.00
  • ​Hereford beef burger with Sriracha mayo served with French fries $21.00
  • Smoked salmon salad with lemon vinaigrette dressing (GF) $18.00
  • Oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwich with vanilla bean ice cream $7.00
  • ​Lamb Dan Dan noodles, spicy crushed peanuts $21.00
  • Deep fried pork strips $24.00
  • Chicken bone Salad $9.00
  • Chicken gristle $2.50
  • Prawn with spring onion $24.00
  • Tofu with green pepper $19.00
  • Pancakes $4.00
  • Sausage $2.50
  • Black pepper beef $22.00
  • Shellfish, smoked groper, mussel, clam, saffron & tomato bouillabaisse, garlic aioli, crouton $19.50
  • Prosciutto wrapped free rand 250g pork chop, glazed mushroom & sage (gf) $38.50
  • Harissa roasted aubergine, black lentil and chia, herbs & organic leaves (v,gf,df*) $15.50 / $30.00
  • Tai Tapu venison tenderloin, fondant celeriac, celeric puree, pickled red cbbage, currants & pine nuts, juniper & star anise jus (gf,df*) $39.50
  • Soup, winter offering (v,gf) $15.50
  • Homemade bread, extra serve $7.50
  • Warm pear tart, Earl Grey tea vanilla ice cream $15.50
  • Affogato – LCC espresso, liqueur of your choice, Kohu Road vanilla ice cream (gf*) $16.00
  • Eggs Silvester $15.50
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon served on our own Silverbacks grilled scone with hollandaise sauce - with salmon $17.50
  • Gluten Free Bread $1.00
  • Toasted Sandwich $6.60
    • Choice of any 3 fillings. Cheese, ham, spring onion, tomato, mushroom, pineapple.
  • Gorilla Burger $17.90
    • Double meat, egg, tomato, lettuce, bacon, cheese, mayo, tomato sauce, hashbrown & coleslaw
  • Ham, Cheese & Tomato $12.00
  • Bacon & Apple $12.00
  • Butter and Jam $6.50
  • The Works Pancake $14.00
    • Ham, cheese, tomato, spring onion & mushroom
  • All Kebabs are served over Persian rice with grilled tomatoes
  • Combination Chicken & Falafel L $13
  • -Vegetarian $3
  • All our rice dishes are served on a bed of Persian rice
  • Falafel R $8 / L $10
  • Lamb/Chicken $14
  • Piroshkies
  • Combination Lamb & Falafel L $14
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