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

  • Warm beef salad $12.00
    • Sliced soy marinated beef on a tomato and cucumber salad with a mint and sesame dressing
  • Whitebait sliders $15.00
  • The combo $16.00
    • Cheesecake, apple pie and meringue roulade
  • Beef wellington $25.00
    • Beef fillet with bacon, mushroom and mustard wrapped in puff pastry. Served with potato roasties and veges. (add a rich mushroom sauce)
  • Caesar salad $12.00
    • Traditional caesar salad tossed with bacon, croutons, anchovies, parmesan and the Taverns own dressing, topped with an egg
  • Farmhouse breakfast $15.00
    • Two poached eggs stacked upon oven roasted field mushrooms, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage, tomatoes and wholegrain toast
  • Pork belly $23.00
    • Sage and onion slow roasted belly served with cabbage, creamy mash, apple sauce and cider jus.
  • Market fresh fish $23.00
    • Served with wasabi mash, oriental vege and chili lime prawns, topped with hollandaise sauce
  • -Linguiça Vegetariana
    • Vegetarian sausage (on request)
  • *Dairy free dessert available on request
  • Tuesday to Sunday Dinner from 5:00pm
  • -Chimichurri
    • Green sauce, red chili pepper flakes, fresh local herbs, vinegar and olive oil
  • Salada de Maionese
    • Potato Salad seasoned with homemade mayonnaise
  • ●Pork
  • Salada Verde (DF/GF/V)
    • Fresh green salad mix, with homemade dressing
  • ●Sauces
  • BACON $3.20
  • TOMATO $3.00
  • 1/4 CHICKEN
  • JAM WRAP DONUT $2.30
  • CHOCOLATE DONUT $2.30
  • BACON & EGG $4.00
  • BANANA FRITTER $2.30
  • BACON FRITTER $2.30
  • Sweet 'N' Sour Pork $11.50
  • Serves 4-6 people $51
    • Shredded Chicken with Cashews, Garlic Seasoned Vegetables, Combination Fried Rice, Sweet 'N' Sour Pork, Beef Satay
  • Bacon Corn Pattie $2.00
  • Vegetarian Foo Young $9.00
  • Crumbed Hoki $2.00
  • Prawn Satay $12.00
  • 1 Sausage $2.00
  • Sweet 'N' Sour Pork $7.50
  • Young Tofu $5.00
  • Hok Gan Noodles $10.00
  • Dan Tart $2.50
  • Sui Mai $5.00
  • Foo San Beancurd $5.00
  • Black Bean Sauce Pork Ribs $4.50
  • Sesame Seed Sweet Dumpling $4.50
  • Shark's Fin Siu Mai $4.50
  • Side salad, slaw, roasties, mash or steamed vegetables $5.00
  • Southern style fried chicken $10.50
    • Crispy southern style fried chicken, served with homemade aioli & chipotle sauce
  • Caesar salad (GF) $15.00
    • Mixed with coutons, a soft poached egg, anchovy dressing & shaved parmesan
  • Crispy chicken & brie $18.50
    • Southern style crispy chicken & brie with seasonal salad vegetables in a honey & mustard vinaigrette
  • Chocolate brownie $10.00
    • Served with vanilla ice cream
  • Extra pizza toppings $5.00 each
    • Prawns / gluten free bases are also available on request
  • Garlic butter, sour cream, aioli, gravy or BBQ sauce $1.00
  • Sauces $3.00
    • Mushroom, peppercorn, chipotle, hollandaise, bearnaise or red wine jus
  • Chicken Korma $12.5
    • Tender Chicken Cooked with cashew nuts and almonds in a mild creamy sauce.
  • Lamb Dhansak $12.5
    • Lamb cooked with lentils, onion and tomato based gravy.
  • Palak Chicken $12.5
    • Chicken and spinach cooked in onion based gravy.
  • All Curries are served with Rice and Plain Naan Bread $N/A
  • Lamb Tikka Masala - An internationally renowned dish $12.5
    • Lamb cooked with onion, tomatoes, capsicum and secret spices.
  • Lamb Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
    • Lamb, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
  • Chicken Naan Roll with Mint Chutney $9.5
    • Chicken, ginger, tomato and onion wrapped in Naan bread.
  • Dal Tarka $11.5
    • Yellow split lentils cooked with turmeric, chopped onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and garam masala.
  • Fries $6
  • Deluxe Wedges $16
    • seasoned wedges topped with melted cheese, bacon, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • poached egg $1.50
  • Pancakes $11
    • served with maple syrup & ice cream or cream
  • upgrade to large coffee $1
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $16
    • served on top of mash smothered in gravy just like mumma's
  • The Workman $18
    • Eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, hashbrown & toast (tomato optional)
  • Soup of the Day $10
  • 56. Stir-fried Mixed Vegetables $12.00
  • 69. Vegetable Fried Noodles $11.00
  • 59. Steamed Rice $3.50
  • 70. Bami Goreng (Curry) $11.00
  • 15. Chicken with Curry Sauce $14.00
  • 47. Crispy Roast pork with Rice $15.00
  • 32. Fish with Ginger & Spring Onion $16.00
  • 31. Fish with Black Bean Sauce $16.00
  • Prosciutto Platter – Dried, cured, smoked hams from all over Europe, served with breads, pickles and olives N/A
  • Rote Grütze with Vanilla Ice Cream N/A
  • Bulette/Meatball N/A
    • with bread roll, mustard and pickles / with Berliner Potato Salad
  • Brotzeit/Mixed Platter – Variation of cold cuts, dried meats and cheese served with breads and pickles N/A
  • Fleischsalat/Meatsalad served with bread N/A
  • Berliner Currywurst with home made curry sauce and bread N/A
  • German Bratwurst with Sauerkraut in a bread roll N/A
  • Choice of Salami with Cheese, Ham with Cheese or Black Forest Ham with butter and pickles N/A
    • on White Bread Roll / on Multigrain Roll / on Pretzel
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.90
    • Our take with marinaded strips of ribeye, tossed through salad greens with garlic dressing
  • Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $19.50
    • Panfried and served with mushroom sauce, chips and seasonal salad
  • Tasting Plate $23.00
    • Perfect to share. Garlic prawns and salt & pepper calamari served with a selection of dipping sauces
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap $19.50
    • Cajun chicken strips, salad greens, topped with aioli, wrapped in a flour tortilla served with wedges and sour cream
  • Fish of the Day $26.90
    • Please ask what our fresh fish is. Beer battered or lightly crumbed served with fries and salad
  • Fish & Chips $15.00
    • Beer battered or lightly crumbed Hoki fillets served with fries and seasonal salad
  • Rump Steak $23.50
    • 200g piece of rump steak cooked to your liking and served with fried eggs, onion rings, fries and salad. Choice of mushroom or pepper sauce or garlic butter
  • Talbot Mixed Grill $35.00
    • Not for the faint hearted! 250g ribeye, 2 eggs, homemade onion rings, bacon, sausage, tomato served with a generous amount of fries We suggest a handle of Speight's to seal the deal
  • Chicken with Chef's Special Sauce $10.00
  • Vegetables with Cashew Nuts $11.00
  • Squid with Satay Sauce $11.00
  • Salted Peppered Chicken $11.00
  • Beef with Black Pepper Sauce $10.00
  • Chicken with Black Pepper Sauce $10.00
  • Squid with Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • All served with a bowl of rice N/A
  • Beef Fried Rice $10.50
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts $15.50
  • Scallops with Cashew Nuts $23.50
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.50
  • Beef with Oyster Sauce $15.50
  • Lemon Chicken $15.50
  • Prawns with Cashew Nuts $20.50
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $15.50
  • Muesli $10.50
    • Homemade with berry compote & yogurt
  • Bagels $7.00
    • Cream cheese & jam
  • Bacon & Mushroom $12.00
  • Butter and Jam $6.50
  • Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, hashbrowns & toast
  • Little Big Breakfast $13.50
    • Same as above only smaller, bacon, egg, sausage, mushroom, tomato, hashbrowns & toast
  • Croissants
  • Sausages, Bacon, Hashbrowns $1.00
  • Fresh green garden salad $8.50
  • Garlic, chilli and lime buttered prawns $11.00
  • Banana and hazelnut parfait with vanilla mascarpone $11.00
  • Herb & Garlic Ciabatta drizzled with balsamic glaze (for two) $9.00
  • Dark chocolate torte with Chantilly cream and berry compote $12.00
  • Feta and pesto topped Portobello mushrooms $7.00
  • Spring vegetable and pesto tart with Gruyere pastry base. Served with slow roasted tomatoes, garden salad and minted aioli $20.00
  • Spicy seasoned salmon fillet on a radish, feta, olive salad. Topped with a salsa verde & coriander-ginger dressing $27.00
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