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

  • Two eggs plus one choice $16.80
    • Served with hashbrown plus a choice one of the following. Bacon or ham or sausage or corned beef hash or grilled tomato or mushrooms.
  • Two eggs, any style with hashbrown plus $19.90
    • A choice of ONE of the following: Bacon or ham or sausage or corned beef hash or mushrooms or grilled tomato/ Two pancakes or one piece of French toast or half a waffle.
  • Corned beef hash / bacon / ham / sausages / grilled tomato / field mushrooms. (Half) $2.70
  • Smoked Salmon $6.80
  • Greek yoghurt $3.20
  • Hot or mild salsa sauce $2.80
  • Baco Bagel $14.50
    • Bacon with cream cheese, alfalfa sprouts, tomato and red onion in a poppy seed bagel. Served with a hashbrown.
  • Canadian maple syrup $2.20
    • "The Real Stuff" (25ml) For all your pancakes, waffles or French toast.
  • Mandarin marinated yellow fin tuna and grated coconut salad gf $28
  • Spiced fried pineapple dumplings with marou ba ria chocolate sauce $13
  • Caramelized mango tart tatin with organic coconut ice cream $13
  • Kung pao chicken – sichuan peppercorns, heavenly facing chillies and peanuts $26
  • Sung choi bao of pork $23
  • Stir fried cumin lamb $32
  • Sticky beef rib, peking wong bok $30
  • Coconut mousse, jelly and lime syrup $13
  • Guri Puffs (4) $6.50
    • Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
  • One shank $19.00
  • Prawn $23.00
  • Prawn $23.00
  • Prawn $23.00
  • Seafood $22.00
  • Stir Fried Egg Noodles
    • Egg noodles and seasonal vegetables stir fried in the wok.
  • Vietnamese Salad $15.00
    • Mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours mixed with chopped cucumber, carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara. Chicken, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Kung pao chicken on rice(spicy) $10.00
  • Combination meat and vegetables fried rice $11.00
  • Tofu with shrimp $12.00
  • BBQ Blue cod $35.00
  • Fish head and Tofu soup $8.00/$15.00
  • Noodles with braised beef belly in soup
  • Chicken with cashew nuts $16.00
  • Pork strips with sweet chili sauce spicy $15.00
  • Sweet one $10.20
    • Egg noodles with roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in sweet sauce.
  • Chicken Teriyaki $9.80
    • Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables in special Japanese Teriyaki sauce.
  • Honey Chicken Noodle $9.80
    • Egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce.
  • Seafood Combination $11.00
    • Egg noodle with king prawns, calamari, crab meat, fish balls and vegetables in oyster sauce.
  • Tom Yum Soup $9.80
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato, pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup.
  • Lemon Chicken Noodles/Rice $9.80
  • Hokkien Mee $9.80
    • Egg noodles with roast pork, shrimps and vegetables in mild chili sauce.
  • Black Bean Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in black bean sauce.
  • Polenta Crumbed Calamari $10.00
    • w/ lime & wasabi mayo
  • CFC - Civil Fried Chicken or Cauliflower $10.00
    • w/ chipotle & agave
  • House Made Lemon Curd $10.00
    • w/ honeycomb & walnut bread
  • Slow Cooked Beef Cheek $15.00
    • w/ crispy chickpeas & mustard
  • 200g Striploin Steak $18.00
    • served cut, w/ rocket & parmesan
  • Miso Roasted Eggplant $10.00
    • w/ toasted sesame
  • Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • w/ toasted ciabatta
  • Cauliflower Cheese $10.00
    • baked to order
  • -Beef, Chicken Or Pork $16.00
  • Stir Fried Short Noodles With Beef And Vegetables (Lot Char)
  • Sweet & Sour Satay Beef Or Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice $15.00
  • Khmer Sweet And Sour Pork Bone, Pineapple And Vegetable Soup With Rice $19.00
  • -Seafood $19.00
  • Khmer Spicy Beef And Celery Lemongrass Sour Soup With Rice $19.00
  • Hot & Spicy Fried Noodles
  • Ice cream $2
    • One scoop of house made ice creamserved in a cone, flavours change regularly
  • Hand cut chips $5
  • Pie floater $18
    • home made pie, mash, mushy peas, jus
  • Bowl ‘o’ snags $10
    • mini sausages with Watties tomato sauce
  • Cucumber, lime & mint slaw $5
  • Crepes $15
    • cinnamon mascarpone, bacon, vanilla bean ice cream & maple syrup
  • Devonport chocolates (6) $13 (12) $22
    • flavours change regularly
  • Meat $33
    • a selection of cured & preserved meats served with house made pickled onions, olives & breads
  • TRI COLOUR SCALLOPS AND BLACK PUDDING (GF)(DF) $16.00
    • scallops placed on locally produced black pudding on a trio parsnip, butternut pumpkin and pea
  • VEGETARIAN TRILOGY(V) $28.00
    • fig and goats cheese filo wrap served alongside butternut pumpkin puree, kumara and rosti with wilted spinach and a poached egg
  • TUDORS BREAKFAST FIT FOR A KING $22.50
    • two eggs any style, crispy bacon, grilled tomato, Cumberland sausage, grilled mushrooms, hash browns, tomato chutney and grilled ciabatta
  • BARRY'S BAY CHEESE SELECTION(for one/for two) $18.00/$28.00
    • a selection of local cheese from Barr's Bay, Cheddar crisps, sliced apple, home grown quince paste
  • MACS GINGER BEER BATTERED FISH AND CHIPS (DF) $26.00
    • southern ocean orange roughy, served with fries, coleslaw and chunky house made tartare sauce
  • TOASTED SOUR DOUGH BREAD WITH BUTTERS $12.00
    • plain, anchovy and parsley butter
  • CANTERBURY TASTING PLATTER(for 1/to share) $20.00/$35.00
    • barry's bay cheese, Aoraki smoked salmon, duck liver parfait, pickled onions, steamed mussels, crumbed prawns, quince paste, and toasted ciabatta
  • Toasted flatbread with warm chilli and cheese dip(V)
  • 500gm – $15.00
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • Available all day
  • FROM THE GRILL
  • “Shank Heaps” $24.00
    • Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • GF. Caesar Salad $14.00
    • Fresh cos lettuce, bacon, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese all tossed in our amazing Caesar dressing & finished with a poached egg.
  • Add chicken $5.00
  • Add : Mash & Gravy/ Roast Vegetables/ Side Salad $7.00
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $12.00
    • A rich bolognese sauce on top of beautiful fresh spaghetti & sprinkled with parmesan cheese.
  • BBQ Pulled Beef Sandwich $15.00
    • Beautiful slow cooked beef pulled apart and coated in our secret spiced BBQ sauce & served with salad and chips.
  • GF. Mixed Grill $18.00
    • This massive meal comes with a 120g ribeye steak, two sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast & a grilled tomato.
  • GF. Bangers & Mash $14.00
    • Two sausages rested on top of our creamy mashed potato served with steamed vegetables, topped with gravy and caramelised onion.
  • Meat Lovers: $13.50
    • When sausage, bacon, pepperoni and steak come together to make a mouth watering feast for you or to share with friends.
  • Loin of 'Lovat' venison $45.00
    • Pickled red cabbage, Roasted kumara, Sautéed broccolini
  • Carrot & pumpkin soup $16.00
  • Pan-fried Duck breast $44.00
    • pickled butternut, beet root fondant, Fennel, marinated orange
  • Lemon Curd $16.00
    • Macaron, Pinenut tuile, Raspberry sorbet
  • Steak tartare $24.00
    • Hens yolk, Baguette
  • Pan fried Grouper $43.00
    • Polenta, Courgette puree, Saffron Creme fraiche, Asparagus
  • Persian Feta and Lemon salad $25.00
    • Pickled vegetables, Beurre Noisette Rye crumb
  • Basil parfait $18.00
    • Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
  • Fresh Fruit Bowl $14.60
    • Salad of fresh seasonal fruits topped with acidophilus yoghurt & manuka honey
  • Affogato Coffee $13.00
    • Double shot of coffee & liqueur of your choice both served over Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream.Baileys, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Glayva, Sambuca white, Amarula, Benedictine, Drambuie, Frangelico, Amaretto, Wild Turkey honey liqueur, Cointreau, Lochan Ora, Grand Marnier, Opal Nera Sambuca, Galliano, Midori, Southern Comfort, Jameson Irish whiskey
  • With Hot Smoked Akaroa Salmon $10.00
  • Chatham Blue Cod Burger $24.20
    • Crispy battered Chatham Island blue cod fillets with sweet chilli, tartare, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion rings in a grilled brioche bun
  • House made Chicken Liver Pate [G] $15.50
    • Served with pumpernickel croutons, onion jam, port wine jelly and cornichons
  • With grilled 200g aged Beef Rib-eye Fillet $13.00
  • Chicken Breast Saltimbocca $35.00
    • Chicken wrapped in bacon & sage over a salad of mizuna lettuce, apple, walnut and feta cheese dressed with a smoked apple and balsamic dressing
  • Mixed leaf salad with orange & mustard olive oil $8.50
  • Yakiniku Don $14.50
  • Jumbo Box $20.00
  • Fresh Vege $1.00
  • Deluxe Salmon Roll 8P $12.00
    • Egg, Avocado, Mayo, Fresh Salmon
  • Gyu Don Large $14.50
  • Mix Fry Box $16.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll 4P $5.80 8P $9.90
    • Cabbage, Mayo, Teriyaki Chicken
  • Karaage Don $13.50
  • Extra fillings $0.50
  • Egg Benedict $15.00
    • Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.
  • Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
    • Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
  • Breakfast $19.00
    • Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
  • Pancake $11.00
    • 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
  • Toastie $5.50
    • Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
  • Waffle $14.00
    • Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
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