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

  • Butter Prawns with Desiccated Coconut ( Reg/ Med ) $21.00/ $27.00
  • These dishes can be made at a larger size (Medium) $16.00
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts (reg/ med) $16.00/ $23.00
  • Egg Fried Rice $9.00/ $14.00
  • Pork Chop with Special Sauce (reg/ med) $17.00/ $23.00
  • Deep Fried Whole Fish with Ginger & Garlic At Market Price
  • Honey Roast Pork (reg/ med) $16.00/ $23.00
  • Honey Roast Pork Fried Noodles ( Reg/ Med ) $10.00/ $16.00
  • CHICKEN CORDON BLEU $3.00
  • PLAIN $4.00
  • B.B.C PATTIE (beef, bacon & cheese) $2.60
  • SQUID RING $0.80
  • GIANT $6.50
  • HAWAIIAN CHICKEN (chicken, bacon, cheese & pineapple) $6.80
  • FISH $2.50
  • PLAIN SAUSAGE $2.30
  • CHICKEN DO PAYAZA $21.00
    • Cubes of chicken tossed with chunks of onion, in a vegetable gravy along with herbs and spices and cream.
  • CHEF SPECIAL KEBAB (8 PIECES PER PORTION) $15.00
    • Chicken and lamb mince, flavoured with herbs and spices, cooked in the Tandoor on a skewer. Highly recommended by our Chefs.
  • TANDOORI ROTI $3.50
    • Bread made with wholemeal flour.
  • KASHMIRI NAAN $4.50
    • Fillet bread stuffed with nuts and raisins.
  • PRAWN PAKORAS $18.00
    • Prawns dipped in a chickpea flour with herbs and spices, then deep-fried. Eight pieces per portion.
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN WINGS $11.00
    • Chicken wings marinated in yoghurt with fresh herbs and freshly ground spices. Skewered and cooked in the Tandoor. Eight pieces per portion.
  • CHEFS SPECIAL SIZZLING TANDOORI PLATTER $15.00
    • Includes one lamb chop, one tandoori king prawn, one lamb tikka, one piece fish amritsari tikka and Corianders special tikka.
  • LAMB BIRYANI $20.00
    • Lamb pieces sauteed in garlic and ginger, then cooked with basmati rice in a vegetable gravy.
  • Lamb Shank, Creamy Mash, Caramelised Onion Gravy $28 1 / $35 2
  • Cheese from the Canterbury Cheese Monger with condiments $21.00
  • Chicken Wings $14.00
    • Chilli or BBQ w Sour Cream
  • Beetroot, Feta & Hazelnuts $9.00
  • Chocolate Torte, Berry Compote, Chocolate Sauce, Cream $14.00
  • Chillingworth Slaw w Peanuts $9.00
  • Homemade Bread w Balsamic & Olive Oil or Garlic Butter $7.00
  • Handcut Chips w Aioli $9.00
  • - Bacon $18.50
  • Bacon or cold smoked salmon $ 6.00/side
  • Fish & chips $15.00
    • Beer battered fish & chips serve with a side salad, tartar sauce & lemon wedge
  • Kids Mini Hot dog & Chips $9.00
  • Available between 9am to 2pm & 5.30pm to 9pm
  • Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
  • Fried sesame chicken served with pita bread pockets $18.00
    • Served with garlic yoghurt sauce & side fresh salad
  • Braised pork belly served with homemade steamed lotus leaf buns $18.00
    • Served with fresh lettuce, Japanese BBQ sauce & house sesame garlic soy sauce
  • Hot Cakes
    • Served with mixed berry compote, freshly whipped cream & lashing of icing sugar.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • 1Kg – $22.50
  • All kid’s meals are served with an ice cream sundae. Choose from Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry OR Strawberry. With hundreds n thousands, chocolate bites and a pink wafer.
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
    • Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • Trio Omelette $17
    • served w. toast or fresh bread and 2 choices of either: ham, cheese, mushroom, spring onion
  • Fish of the Day N/A
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Full Belly Breakfast $22
    • bacon, sausage, potato crumpet, mushroom, beans tomato, free range eggs your way, toast or fresh bread
  • Trio Omelette $19
    • served w. house smoked salmon & cream cheese
  • Soup of the day $12.50
    • please ask our friendly staff
  • Deep Fried Ice Cream $14
    • deep fried ice cream served with whipped cream and berry compote
  • Toasties $6.50
    • w. 3 fillings of your choice; cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion
  • Roast Duck (Pecena kachna) $28
    • classic roast duck served w- braised red cabbage and potato dumplings
  • Plain Naan $2.00
  • Crunchy Aloo Palik Pakoras $3.90
    • (one portion) fresh vegetables mixed in a spiced chick pea batter and fried in hot oil. Served with mint chatni
  • -Chicken Dishes M $8.00 / F $14.00
  • Lacha Paratha $3.00
  • Tandoori Whole Chicken H $9.00 / F $ 18.00
    • Tender spring chicken marinated with fresh herbs and spices, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor oven.
  • Fried Dal Mash M $8.00 / F $14.00
    • Special recipe of cooking mash lentil in fried herbs
  • Stuffed Naan (Lamb/Chicken) $6.00
  • Plain Roti $2.00
  • RodCod $4.00
  • Chicken Satay $5.50
  • Double Meat $4.50
  • Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Bacon and Egg $4.50
  • Fish $5.00
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Cheesecake $9.50
    • Please ask our staff for todays flavour, served with vanilla ice cream
  • Fishermans Basket (Single serve / Share serve) $13 / $18
    • Crumbed Prawns, Calamari, Prawn Twisters & Fish Goujons w Sweet chilli, Tomato & Tartar sauce
  • Garden Salad $7
    • Served with seasonal toppings & honey mustard dressing
  • Beer Battered Fish N' Chips reg $27 half $20
    • Fresh fish of the day coated in a crisp beer batter served with fries, crisp salad, and homemade tartare sauce
  • Jacket Wedges $12
    • With bacon, chilli sauce, sour cream and cheese
  • Homemade Pie Priced daily
    • Please ask our staff for today's creation
  • Moroccan Lamb Pizza $20
    • Moroccan spiced tender lamb with red oonion, green peppers & mozzarella
  • Gluten Free Options $2.00
  • Calamari with chipotle mayonnaise $15.50
  • Te Oka $24.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, chorizo, prawns & roasted capsicum
  • Prebbleton $24.00
    • Garlic butter roasted mixed mushrooms, herbs & smoked cheese
  • Soup of the day with fresh bread & butter $15.50
  • Sumner $24.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, ham & pineapple
  • Chicken liver pâté, spiced cider jelly, pickles & crostini $15.00
  • Add salmon $8.00
  • Deluxe Veg Burger $26.50
    • Pakora, halloumi, slaw & mango chutney
  • Steak & Mushroom
  • Each $4
  • Lamb & Cheese Pie
  • Lamb & Pepper Pie
  • Bacon Egg & Cheese
  • Savouries $1.60
  • Stuff Sausage $2.20
  • Mince Pie
  • Beauvais Mixedgrill $20.50
    • Minute steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, served with mushroom, pesto tomato and chips.
  • Aioli $2.50
  • Thai Style Seafood with Rice $30.50
    • Pan fried fish of the day, prawns, mussels, squids, with a Thai coconut cream sauce and rice
  • Vegetarian Stack $21.50
    • Homemade vegetarian patties stacked with corn fritter, mushroom, grilled tomato and halloumi cheese served on a split of garlic & thyme sauce, and homemade creamed, sundried tomato pesto sauce.
  • Eggs $4.00
  • - Tomato and mozzarella $7.50
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder with Pesto or Ciabatta Toast $14.00
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Combination $17
  • Lamb R $10/ L $12
  • Piroshkies
  • Chicken R $8 / L $10
  • Combination Lamb & Chicken L $14
  • Combination Chicken & Falafel L $13
  • All Kebabs are served over Persian rice with grilled tomatoes
  • Split Peas & Lamb (Gheymeh) $15.00
  • -Wilted Spinach $16.00
  • Belgian-style waffles with Pear & Rhubarb $17.50
  • The Mini $13.00
    • Home-made hash brown w bacon, a poached egg & hollandaise.
  • -Hot smoked Salmon $22.00
  • Waffles $17.50
    • Belgian-style waffles with freshly cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup.
  • Small fries $5.00
  • Eggs their way $10.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried on toast
  • Side of Yoghurt, Home-made tomato sauce, hollandaise, Jam, Aioli or tomato sauce all $2.00
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