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

  • Meringue roulade $12.00
    • Your wait staff will advise you of today's flavour
  • Soup of the day $8.00
    • Your wait staff will advise of todays flavour
  • Add chicken $3.00
  • Baby back ribs $25.00
    • With a speight old dark bbq sauce, coleslaw, criss cut fries and green tomato and jalapeno chutney
  • Akroa salmon $23.00
    • Baked salmon on a hot salad of green beans and silver beet with cheery tomatoes, potato hash, topped with a poached egg
  • Whitebait sliders $15.00
  • The combo $16.00
    • Cheesecake, apple pie and meringue roulade
  • Chicken and port wine pate $12.00
    • With chutney, wholegrain toast and crackers
  • Chicken/Lamb Kadai $15.99
    • Cooked in onion based thick gravy of capsicum, tomatoes and spices.
  • Momo Chicken steamed $8.99
  • Lamb Tikka Masala $15.99
    • Lamb cooked in mild delicately spiced gravy added with grated tomatoes and onions.
  • Dal Tadka $14.99
    • Yellow lentils cooked with garlic and spices
  • Chicken/Lamb Bhuna $15.99
    • Medium moist cooked with tomatoes and onions.
  • Lamb /Chicken Biryani $15.99
    • Rice and chicken and lamb vegetable are cooked together with nuts and spices to make a sumptuous one pot meal.
  • Prawn Malabari $17.99
    • An exotic delicacy from the coast of Malabar in South India.
  • Lamb Seekh kebab (6pc) $11.99
    • Minced lamb marinated in mint and spices grilled in tandoor and served with sauce.
  • Battered Sausages $2.50
  • Hot Dogs $2.50
  • Patties - Chicken $3.70
  • Onion Rings $4.80
    • 1/2 doz
  • Fish Bites $1.00
  • Patties - Corn $2.60
  • Squid Rings $1.00
  • Patties - Meat $2.50
  • Medium $16.00
  • Crap Meat & Asparagus Soup $7.00
  • Seafood With Egg Noodle Soup $14.00
  • Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Squid
  • Five Stars Special Salad $16.00
  • Vegetable Garlic
  • Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls (Fish) $8.00
  • Vietnamese Fried Spring Rolls (Pork & Prawn) $8.00
  • Vegetable Ajoo $13.00
    • Vegetables coated in a lightly spiced batter and deepfried, served with dipping sauce.
  • Beidi Thoke $12.50
    • Fresh green beans blanched & dressed with shallots, oil & sesame.
  • Ameyda Nut $16.00
    • Mild beef curry/stew slow cooked in shallots, garlic & light spices.
  • Tohu Thoke $13.50
    • Yellow split-pea tofu tossed with salad greens & dressed with tamarind sauce & crispy shallots.
  • Jetdajo $16.00
    • Deepfried chicken pieces marinated in garlic & soy served with dipping sauce.
  • Binlay Zarkin $19.00
    • Skewers of prawn, fish & squid marinated in light spices, grilled & served with lemon.
  • Muddy Mud Cake $10.00
    • For those who need their chocolate fix.
  • Creme Brulee $11.00
    • Not Burmese, but made traditional style. - *Flamed with cointreau $13.00
  • -Small $10.50
  • 2 Lamb Shanks $17.50
  • -Roast potato $0.7 each
  • -Small $10.50
  • -Rolls $7.90
  • Pork
  • Chicken
  • -Large $17.50
  • Pan Fried Fish of the Day $12.00
    • Served with steamed vegetables and mashed potato
  • Margarita $19.00
    • Basil, mozzarella cheese
  • Akaroa Salmon $35.00
    • Crispy skin salmon with cumin spiced Israeli cous cous, eggplant puree, crisp fennel and lemon salad
  • Surf and Turf $8.00
  • Olives $8.00
    • Marinated in lemon, chilli and herbs.
  • Brownie $6.00
    • Chocolate brownie with berries and ice cream
  • Add $5.00 Garlic Prawns to your choice of steak
  • Seafood Chowder (Entree) $17.00
    • Classic creamy chowder filled with fresh salmon, prawns, fish and mussels, served with garlic bread
  • Pulled Pork Shoulder $19.50
    • Crisp potato, watercress, chorizo crumble, mustard hollandaise
  • Southern Fried Buttermilk Chicken Burger $23.00
    • Brioche bun, creamed corn, spiced tomato salsa, iceberg lettuce, Swiss cheese, hand cut fries, paprika aioli
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $6.50
  • Hand Cut Pasta $21.50
    • Courgettes, bacon, greenshell mussels, karengo butter
  • Garlic Buttered Flat Breads $12.00
    • Roasted peppers, rocket, goats cheese
  • Market Catch Fish & Chips $24.00
    • House made tartare, shaved fennel & pickled cucumber slaw (served battered or grilled)
  • The Big 27 $22.00
    • Bacon, soft eggs, pork sausage, potato hash, tomato fondue, mushroom, sourdough toast
  • Poached Prawns & Smoked Salmon $26.00
    • Watermelon, basil, radishes, cucumber, fennel, crispy shallots. (Vegetarian option available with grilled halloumi $23.00)
  • Blue Cheese, Cos lettuce, Onion Rings, Mushrooms, and Aioli $10.00
  • Southern Fried Chicken, Cos Lettuce, Cheese, and Chimichurri $10.00
  • -Add Fries $4.00
  • Sticky Pork Ribs with Salad and Fries $18.50
  • Beef Croquettes with Dijonnaise $10.00
  • Beer Battered Fresh Fish with Salad, Fries, Tartar and Lemon $16.50
  • Chicken, Spinach, Pine nut, and Pesto
  • Wedges with Bacon, Cheese, and Sour Cream $14.00
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Soba Noodle Salad $17.00
    • Shitake, edamame beans, spinach, spring onions on a bed of soba noodles with a sweet pineapple & cajun dressing - add Salmon $5.00
  • Eggs Benedict $19 Bacon / $21 Salmon
    • served on toasted bread with wilted spinach, hash brown & poached eggs topped with hollandaise
  • The Gas Meltdown $25.00
    • Angus porterhouse, belly bacon, hash brown, onion jam, cheese, lettuce & bourbon bbq sauce
  • Leaf easter burger $21.00
    • Served with monkey tail fries and aioli Field mushroom, hash brown, rocket, cheese, fried egg & guacamole
  • Egg any style $2.00
  • Chocolate Monkey Banana Split $12.50
    • Deep fried banana, warm chocolate sauce, brownie bits & jersey caramels, served with ice cream & topped with cream
  • Marmosets $16.00
    • Mini beef & bean soft shell tacos with lettuce, cheese, guacamole & sour cream served with monkey tail fries
  • The Mighty Joe Young $23.00
    • With belly bacon rashers, roast field mushrooms, grilled cheese sausage, roast tomato & hash browns served with eggs any style on toast
  • Hot Meat Sandwich / Roll $7.50
  • Chips S $1.90 / L $3.00
  • Toasted Sandwich $4.00
  • Fish $3.10
  • Sausage Roll $2.00
  • Singaporean Rice Noodle / Fried Rice S $5.50 / L $9.00
  • Hot Dog (Small) $2.60
  • Croquette $2.60
  • Plain Naan $2.50
    • Bread made of refined flour, baked in the tandoor.
  • Mix Hot Pickle $2.50
  • Vegetable Pakora (six pieces) $5.50
    • Selection of mix vegetables, dipped in spiced chickpea batter & fried in oil.
  • Paneer Aloo Tikki (Five pieces) $7.00
    • Mixture of potatoes, Indian cottage cheese, onions & fresh coriander rolled into patties & wok fried.
  • Aloo Gobhi Matter $14.00
    • Diced potatoes, cauliflower & green peas cooked dry with roasted cumin, sauteed browned onion & chopped tomatoes.
  • Dhal Makhni $14.00
    • Black Lentils and kidney beans cooked in spices and creamy sauce.
  • Chicken Madras $15.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked with exotic ground spices and coconut milk.
  • Indian Heaven Fish Special $18.50
    • Fresh fish fillets cooked in a ''Chef's Secret Recipe''. A Must Try Dish!!
  • GINGER $0.50
  • FRESH SALMON NIGIRI $9.00
  • FRESH SALMON BENTO $10.50
  • TERIYAKI BEEF BOWL $11.50
  • VEGETARIAN (regular/large) $4.00/$5.00
  • AVOCADO $0.50
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN BENTO $10.50
  • CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO (6 PC/8 PC) $6.50/$8.00
  • Children's Meal $5.00
    • Cheese & Marmite on Toast* or Chicken Bites and Fries
  • Crisscut Chips $6.50
  • Tomato $2.00
  • Eggs $4.00
  • Pizza Bread with:
  • Pan Fried Fish Parmigiana $23.00
    • Tomato compote, grilled cheese served on chive mash, wilted greens finished with a lemon butter
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Fries $6.50
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