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

  • Smashed Avocado $3.50
  • Benedict $18.00
    • with crispy bacon
  • Avocado Smash $15.50
    • with streaky bacon and a soft poached egg on wholegrain toast.
  • Field Mushrooms $3.50
  • 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.
  • Black Betty's Vegetarian Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Two eggs, grilled haloumi, kumara rosti, roasted herb tomato, avocado smash, field mushrooms and spinach served with toast.
  • Creamy Mushroom Stack $15.00
    • With potato rosti, sautéed baby spinach and a poached egg
  • Crispy Bacon $4.00
  • Eggs Terra Viva $24
    • with mushroom and feta, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Crispy Calamari $24.5
    • with a baby greek salad, burnt lemon and our amazing tzatziki
  • The Scotch Egg $12.5
    • served hot with terra viva relish
  • Toast, hash brown, hollandaise, tomato, crumpets $4
  • Eggs Benedict $24
    • with streaky bacon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Bubble & Squeak $28
    • with braised 'apple tree farm' free farmed pork belly, mustard sauce and crackling straws
  • Croque Madame Baguette $15
    • ham and swiss cheese baked with bechamel & fried eggs
  • Pancakes $17.5
    • (2) choice of plain, blueberry, banana or chocolate finished with maple syrup
  • Seaweed Butter $4
  • Rib Eye 200g $58
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $15
    • Fig, Pistachio, Crostini
  • Chopped Salad $12
    • Swede, Red Cabbage, Apple, Hazelnut
  • Spring Carrots, Honega, Sheep’s Feta, Mint $13
  • Artisan Stone-Baked Sourdough $9
    • culture butter
  • Marlborough King Salmon $24
    • Escabeche, Fennel, Buckwheat
  • White Polenta, Mushroom, Crispy Cavolo Nero, Parmesan $15
  • Fries
  • Drink
  • Fresh fruit
  • Hawaiian $20.00
    • Classic Hawaiian pizza, tropical delight of ham & pineapple with mozzarella cheese
  • Daily Creation $10.00
    • Please check with our staff for today’s special dessert creation
  • Bower Burger $22.00
    • 180g, Angus Meat Pattie, streaky bacon, hash-brown, egg, cheddar cheese, lettuce, red onion, tomato, with house made Aioli & smoky BBQ sauce stacked in a warm toasted bun
  • Baby Back Ribs Small $28 Large $35
    • Fall off the bone baby back ribs with a kick ass hickory sauce, served with seasonal salad & fries
  • Chicken & Shrimp $26.00
    • Smoked chicken, shrimps, baby spinach, cream cheese, mozzarella, topped with sweet chilli sauce
  • VEGETABLE SAMOSA $6.50
    • A tasty mixture of potatoes, peas, cumin seeds, spices and fresh herbs wrapped in a home made aky pastry, deep-fried. Two pieces per portion.
  • TARKA DAAL $16.00
    • Specially prepared lentil tempered with cumin seeds and garlic. Full of flavour and nutrition. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
  • TANDOORI KING PRAWN $18.00
    • King Prawns marinated aromatically with fresh herbs, spices and a touch of cream, cooked delicately in the Tandoor. Eight pieces per portion.
  • KEEMA NAAN $5.50
    • Fillet bread stuffed with lamb mince, herbs and spices, onions, and coriander.
  • MALAI KOFTA $18.00
    • Grated cottage cheese and potato dumplings stuffed with cashew nuts and raisins, simmered in a creamy sauce.
  • MURG AKBARI $21.00
    • Chunks of chicken cooked in a mild creamy sauce, then finished with vegetable gravy and egg.
  • AALOO PRANTHA $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with potatoes, herbs and spices, onions, and coriander.
  • TANDOORI MUSHROOMS $14.00
    • Mushrooms marinated in garlic and yoghurt, cooked in the Tandoor. Eight pieces per portion.
  • Vegetable series $1.00
  • Soybean milk $2.00
  • Scones $1.00
  • Sheep offal $9.00
  • Extra fried bread stick $1.00
  • Wonton noodles soup $7.50 Extra egg $0.50
  • Wonton soup $7.50 Extra egg $0.50
  • Spiced Pork Leg $6.80
  • Vegetarian stone $22.00
    • A selection of seasonal vegetables, served with hollandaise
  • Add lamb $8.00
  • B.L.T $19.50
    • An oldie but a goodie. Bacon rashes, crisp lettuce and fresh tomato on lightly toasted bread with garlic aioli
  • Izone beast burger $24.50
    • Homemade beef patties, bacon, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion relish, melted cheese on a toasted vienna bun
  • Add fried egg $2.50
  • Warm roast vegetable salad $19.50
    • Roasted vegetables mixed with spinach, feta, balsamic dressing, sprinkled with salted roast walnuts
  • Chicken nuggets $14.50
    • Served with fries, salad and tomato sauce
  • Surf n turf $34.50
    • 250gms of beef topped with a skewer of prawns and scallops. Served with hollandaise sauce (2 sides)
  • Fried Eggs $2.00
  • Blue Cheese, Cos lettuce, Onion Rings, Mushrooms, and Aioli $10.00
  • -Add Fries $4.00
  • 200g Sirloin Steak with Potato Gratin, Mushroom Sauce or Peppercorn Sauce and Green Salad $22.5
  • Add - Chilli $1.00
  • Sticky Date Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Thai Chicken Salad with Nam Jim dressing $12.00
  • Pizza Large $18 Small $12
  • Beef Gravy on Rice $9.00
  • Roast Pork & wonton Soup Noodle $9.50
  • HongKong Style fried Rice $10.00
  • Fried Egg & Roast Pork on Rice $10.00
  • Hong Kong Style Fried Rice $10.00
  • Extra Meat $5.00
  • Lemon Grass Chicken Soup Noodle $8.00
  • Hong Kong Style wonton Soup Noodle $9.00
  • Toast of Fruit Toas $5.00
    • Choice of spreads
  • Akaroa hot smoked salmon $5.50
  • -Bacon / Spinach & Mushrooms $19.00
  • Crepes
  • Toasted Granola (P) $9.00
  • Fish Cakes $18.00
    • Green Salad & smoked paprika aioli
  • Middle Eastern Lamb Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Feta, coriander yoghurt & pomegranate dressing
  • All served with natural yoghurt or Coconut yoghurt (add $0.5) / Soy or almond milk (add $0.5)
  • Spaghetti and Meat Balls $17.50
    • Traditional meat balls on spaghetti with a rich tomato sauce. mmmmmmm.
  • Kings $22.50 / $32.50
    • Our own rich, meat and tomato Bologanise, with lashings of Parmesan cheese and fresh basil, yum yum.
  • Scottish $22.50 / $32.50
    • Salmon, cream cheese, capers.
  • Vege Nachos $10.50 / $16.50
    • Spicy tomato sauce and chilli beans on a bed of corn chips coated with melted cheese and sour cream.
  • Rhubarb & Apple $10.00
    • Served hot with custard & ice cream - wow
  • Pink Berry Delight $12.50 / $22.50
    • Caramel sauce, strawberries, white chocolate, Pinky bar.
  • Bananarama $12.50 / $22.50
    • Caramel sauce, banana, white chocolate, marshmallows.
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with freshly baked bread.
  • Potato Nuggets Regular $3.20
  • -6 Chicken Nuggets
  • Regular Chips
  • -Fillet Burger
  • -Regular Drink
  • Chicken Fillet $3.90
  • Kids Meal $5.90
    • 4 Chicken Nuggets or 1 Chicken Drumstick
  • Sour Cream $1.10
  • White Chocolate Fudge $4.50
  • Chocolate torte $18.00
    • Spiced rum jelly, coffee, Cocoa nibs, Salted caramel ice cream
  • Farmhouse Duck & Pork Terrine $26.00
    • Cider gel, Granny Smith apples
  • Lemon Curd $16.00
    • Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
  • Basil parfait $18.00
    • Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
  • Ora King salmon pastrami $26.00
    • Cucumber and horseradish sorbet, Lemon, Gingerbread
  • Loin of 'Lovat' venison $45.00
    • Pickled red cabbage, Roasted kumara, Sautéed broccolini
  • Silver Fern beef fillet $43.00
    • Agria, Braised Brisket, Parsnip crisp - Cooked to order: bleu / rare / medium-rare / medium
  • Sweet & sour pork $18.00
  • Vegetarian fried noodles with soy sauce $15.00
  • Sweet & sour fish fillet $23.00
  • Prawns with cashew nuts $25.00
  • Chicken & corn soup (small/ large) $6.00/ $15.00
  • Prawn crackers $4.00
  • Hong kong style prawn wonton noodle soup $19.00
  • Hokkien stir fried noodles with mixed seafood & pork $19.00
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.80
  • Steak & Cheese $4.80
  • Sausage Roll $3.10
  • Steak $4.60
  • Traditional Kiwi Mince $4.50
  • Savouries $2.50
  • Chicken & Cranberry $4.80
  • Chicken Satay $4.80
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