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

  • Seafood Chowder (Main) $23.00
    • Mains serving has the addition of green lipped mussels in the shell and tempura prawns.
  • Cheese $18.00
    • Blue and Brie, New Zealand aged brie and triple cream blue with poached pears, quince paste, toast and crackers.
  • Chicken Sandwich $23.00
    • Chicken breast on Turkish bread with streaky bacon, avocado, tomato and lettuce served with salad or fries.
  • Mini Chicken Burger & Chips $12.00
  • Accompaniments N/A
    • Potato gratin, mashed potato or chunky chips and sautéed vegetables or garden salad.
  • Fish & Chips $24.00
    • Tempura battered fish of the day with hand cut chips, salad, lemon and tartare sauce.
  • Pork Belly $35.00
    • Roasted pork belly with potato puree, honey glazed yams, pickled courgette and bacon jam
  • Breakfast Enchilada $18.00
    • Fresh tomato, scrambled egg, coriander, chipotle cheese crust, black bean salsa and guacamole.
  • Cervo $26.00
    • seared venison, muscat raisins, ricotta, pecorino, walnut, parsley
  • Braised Goat Arancini $15.00
    • with Truffle Mayo
  • Cannelloni $28.00
    • spinach, ricotta + walnut with Chianti tomato sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $23.00
    • All with cheddar chive scone, buttered spinach and hollandaise with bacon or smoked mushroom or treacle cured salmon
  • Warmed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Chocolate Bar $16.00
    • peanut, salted caramel mousse, pop corn + ice cream
  • Risotto $28.00
    • seasonal + local, please ask your waitperson
  • Braised Goat Arancini with Truffle Mayo $15.00
  • Pita bread $2.50
  • Fish and chips $18.90
    • Cach of the day with tartar sauce served with side salad
  • Eggplant entree $9.50
    • Eggplant cooked in boteco special way in tomato base served with pita bread
  • Buffalo wings $19.90
    • Crispy chicken wings marinated in boteco's secret marination
  • Boteco meat mix $49.90
    • Best of all meats (chicken, beef, crispy pork, belly and chorizo) served with pico the gallo, farofa and fries
  • South american fries $17.90
    • Crispy hand cut potatoes, with bacon, mozzarella cheese and sour cream
  • Fried polenta $11.90
  • Baba Ghanoug $9.50
    • Roasted eggplant cooked in tahini sauce and lemon served with pita bread, hummus dip
  • Kim's Chow Mein Special $12.00
  • Mixed Vegetables Chow Mein $8.50
  • Chicken Pineapple on Rice $10.50
  • Cashew Nuts $3.50
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.50
  • Pork Mushroom on Fried Rice $10.50
  • Chicken Foo Young $9.50
  • Sweet and Sour Fish $10.00
  • Single serve cheese (50gm) $14.0
  • Omelette $17.0
    • with local aged cheddar & tomato
  • With smoked free range chicken extra  $5
    • NIFTY 50 LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS
  • Wakanui Beef Fillet $38.0
    • (150-day grain finished & aged 21+ days) 300g  g lf
  • Pan fried market fish $15.0
  • Chive Scented Waffle $22.0
    • roasted tomatoes, crispy bacon & poached eggs
  • The Traditional Breakfast $24.0
    • eggs cooked to your liking, with sausage, hash brown, portobello mushrooms, grilled tomato & bacon
  • Kid's anitpasto N/A
  • Prawn 65 $14.50
    • Prawns marinated in yoghurt, spices, battered in corn flour, eggs, bakers flour and deep fried, served with salad
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.90
    • Chicken tikka marinated with garlic, ginger and aromatic spices, cooked in onion, tomato and capsicum gravy
  • Butter Chicken $14.90
    • Boneless chicken marinated with special spices and herbs, roasted in a tandoor and cooked in a tangy tomato and butter sauce
  • Chicken/Lamb/Beef Vindaloo $14.90
    • Boneless pieces of chicken or lamb or beef cooked with vinegar and ground spices
  • Chutney/pickles $2.50
    • Mango chutney, Mango pickle, Lime pickle, Mixed pickle
  • Chicken Schezwan Fried Rice $12.00
    • A stir fry with chicken, corn, rice and chef's special sauce
  • Fish Fingers $10.00
    • Fish cubes battered in chickpea flour with ginger, garlic and spices and deep fried served with tamarind sauce
  • Onion Bhaji (5 pieces) $5.00
    • Thinly sliced onions dipped in chickpea flour and spices, cooked to golden perfection and served with tamarind sauce
  • Vegetarian Kebabs $4.50
  • Stir Fried Rice with Veggy $10.50 Reg / $16 Lge
  • Soysage or Soy 'Ham' Omelette $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Banana Split $5.00
  • Lotus Seed Red Dates Soup $6 Single / $12 Double
  • Twin Combo Rice Special $16 Reg / $24 Lge
  • Honey Wedge and Soysage Salad $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Ramen Noodle $1 Bowl / $2.50 Packet
  • Tempura Vegetables & Soba Noodles $9.50
  • R/combo $11.50
    • with miso or green tea
  • Crumbed Prawn (2pcs) $3.00
  • L/combo $15.10
    • with miso or green tea
  • Regular $9.80
  • - BBQ sauce
  • Tempura Vegetables & Udon Noodles $9.50
  • Teriyaki Salmon Bowl
  • BBC (Beef, Bacon & Cheese) $3.80
  • Hawaiian $5.80
  • Camembert Wedge $1.50
  • Steak Burguer $5.50
  • Large Hot Dog (with sauce) / Deep Fried Mars Bar $3.00
  • Bacon and Egg $5.00
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Lamb $7.95
  • Pancakes $17.50
    • or berry compote, yoghurt & maple syrup
  • Vegetable salad $19.50
    • roasted pumpkin and red onion tossed through salad greens with house made lemon & herb infused white cheese, maple loaded almonds & vinaigrette
  • Seafood chowder $14.50
    • honey pot's famous, creamy seafood chowder packed full of the oceans goodness, served with warm bread
  • Pancakes $18.00
    • light & fluffy pancakes served with grilled banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • The full pot $24.00
    • our famous big breakfast made with hash browns, streaky bacon, sausage, cowboy beans, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms & 2 free range eggs cooked "any style" served with toasted ciabatta
  • Wedges $9.00
    • wedges served with sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Beef bestado $24.50
    • slow braised pulled beef cheek served on toasted ciabatta topped with a fried egg, crispy coleslaw & chunky fries
  • Honey pot chicken & bacon salad $21.50
    • chicken & bacon pieces tossed through salad greens with tomato & red onion dressed in a creamy garlic aioli topped with a pocahed egg
  • Pizzas are 10", covered with our homemade tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella can be shared between 2 people
  • Vegetarian: $12.00
    • For the Veggie lover, roast veggies on top of our original base & scattered with a mild tomato salsa.
  • Chicken Cranberry & Brie: $13.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken lay on top of a cranberry base & sprinkled with chunks of brie.
  • Add : Ham/ Egg/ Bacon/ Sausage/ Meat Pattie/ Mushroom $5.00
  • All Burger Meals are served with Chips
  • Add : Tomato/ Pineapple/ Beetroot/ Onion Rings/ Hash brown/ Gravy $3.00
  • 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.
  • The Miller Burger $14.00
    • The original mammoth with two beef patties, cheese, gherkin, salad and grilled onions served with a tangy tomato relish.
  • Cos lettuce, Caesar dressing, good parmesan, free range egg, crisp bacon $19.50
  • Served with mustard relish, jus
  • Olives marinated in their own oil, lemon, garlic $7.00
  • House baked ciabatta, balsamic butter $7.00
  • Beef shortrib, smoked potato, baby carrots, onions, parsley $34.00
  • Rakaia Venison carpaccio, beetroot, lentils, sour cream, horseradish, sorrel $19.50
  • Marlborough Sounds salmon, smoked cucumber, pickled cauliflower, rye bread, goats cheese dressing $22.00
  • Trust the kitchen vegetarian $20.00
  • The Scotsman $32.90
    • Our own signature dish, with a 350gram ribeye steak topped with caramelized onions, served with potato wedges, salad and a whisky sauce. For the brave!
  • Beef Schnitzel & Mushroom Sauce $18.50
    • Our very popular golden crumbed beef schnitzel, smothered in a hearty mushroom sauce, with salad and fries.
  • Fluffy Omelette $17.90
    • A generous folded omelette full of cheese and mushrooms, topped with spring onions and served with a fresh salad and fries.
  • Bacon and Eggs $15.90
    • Tasty bacon and your choice of eggs – scrambled, fried or poached, with toasted bread.
  • Chicken & Bacon Stack $28.90
    • Generous stack of grilled chicken breast, bacon and roast vegetables served on a seasoned potato mash with a herbed white wine sauce.
  • Seafood Chowder $13.50
    • A taste sensation! Filled with seafood and served with the chef’s choice of bread.
  • Bacon 1 Rasher $1.80
  • Cheesecake of the day N/A
    • Please ask us or check our blackboard for details of the chef’s special.
  • Wood-fired flatbread with sweet chili, garlic butter & cheese $15.50
  • SUMNER $24.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, ham & pineapple
  • Carrot & walnut cake with cream cheese icing $12.50
  • Pasta of the day P.O.A
  • Bruschetta $11.50
    • tomato, fresh basil, mozzarella on toasted sourdough
  • Spice Crusted Chicken $26.50
    • With crushed potatoes, wilted spinach & herb oil
  • Half & half add $2.00
  • Wood-fired flatbread with hummus & dukkah $15.50
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli(V) $11.00
  • Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Corn fritters with poached eggs avocado, tomato Kasumi, avocado creme. chilli and soft herbs(V)(GF) $19.00
  • Cured local bacon $22.00
    • poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
  • Puhoi Old Barn Brie with lavish, dried pear. pickled red onion and olives(V) $14.00
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Quinoa Falafel wrap with hummus. smoked yoghurt, cucumber. Lettuce and tomato salsa $ 9.00
  • Kids pack $9.00
    • with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit dried fruit and juice
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