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

  • Garlic loaf $8.00
    • Served warm with garlic butter
  • Chicken on focaccia $12.00
    • Lettuce, tomato and bacon topped with a pesto yoghurt dressing
  • Corn fritters $12.00
    • Stacked and layered with steaky bacon, avocado and tomato salsa
  • Soup of the day $8.00
    • Your wait staff will advise of todays flavour
  • The combo $16.00
    • Cheesecake, apple pie and meringue roulade
  • Chicken supreme $23.00
    • Garlic marinated chargrilles chicken on a potato cake with sauteed veges and cream fraiche vinaigrette
  • Chicken and port wine pate $12.00
    • With chutney, wholegrain toast and crackers
  • Apple and cinnamon sponge $12.00
    • Served warm with vanilla ice cream
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.90
    • Tender marinated chicken simmered in a masala sauce with tomatoes and fresh chillies - five million English football fans can't be wrong (medium)
  • Chicken Wrap $12.00
  • Vegetable Korma $15.90
    • Assorted vegetables with a mild masala blend and a creamy sauce (mild)
  • Lamb Vindaloo $17.90
    • Goan favourite - hot and spicy curry tossed with hot red chillies tomato and vinegar (hot)
  • Chicken Jalfrezi $16.90
    • Sensational full bodied curry with onion, tomato and capsicum (medium - hot)
  • Poppadoms $3.00
    • Roasted Indian crisp bread (4)
  • Vegetarian Wrap $11.00
  • Mint & Yoghurt $3.00
  • BACON $4.90
  • CHEESE $4.30
  • DOUBLE MEAT $4.90
  • BATTERED MUSHROOM $0.80
  • BACON & EGG $5.80
  • CRISPY WONTONS 6 for $4.90
    • with s/s sauce
  • HASH BROWN $0.80
  • FISH BITES 3 FOR $2.50
  • Simos $25.00 per person
    • Chefs choice, with selection of dips and bread
  • Dolmades of mint and rice stuffed vine leaves with garlic & cucumber dip (6 pieces) $8.50
  • Berber couscous (vegetarian) $ 17.00
  • Grilled sumac Lamb Kona with yoghurt and mint sauce $12.50
  • Jewelled Couscous Salad with orange & cinnamon Med $7.50 Large $10.00
  • Seafood chowder $13.50
  • Andalauslan $15.00 per person
    • Dolmades, falafel, North African roll, vegetables crudites, quince paste, roasted capsicum, olives, extra virgin olive oil and pomegranate
  • Passion and lime Parfait $7.90
  • Puttu - Gluten Free, Vegan $6
    • Steamed cylinder of ground rice layered with grated coconut
  • Kerala Fish Curry ( as per size) $18 - $20
    • Fish simmered in special South Indian tangy curry sauce finished with coconut milk
  • Chicken Tikka 5 pieces $11
    • Chicken marinated overnight with north Indian spices and baked in clay oven
  • Kerala Special Chicken Biriyani $16.50
    • Traditional baked rice layered with meat, exotic spices and herbs. Biriyani served with rich creamy mixed vegetable, raita, Pickle and Pappadam
  • Onion Bhaji $5.50
    • Deep fried onion slices marinated with chick pea flour, a blend of South Indian herbs and spices
  • Egg Masala Dosa $13
    • Dosa topped with egg, stuffed with onion, potato, mixed herbs and spices
  • Kothu Parotta Mixed Chicken &Beef $16
    • Signature South Indian street food, chopped South Indian bread stir-fried with diced onion, egg and meat curry
  • Masala Dosa $12
    • Masala Dosa is an authentic South Indian Dish stuffed with potato, onion, mixed herbs and spices
  • Cakes $8.50
  • Bacon & Free-range Eggs with Toast & Relish $14.50
  • Daily Creations (check our cabinet)
  • Large $17.50
  • Potato Fritter, Guacamole, Cottage Cheese & Poached Egg $17.50
  • Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon $18.50
  • Bagel with Smoked Salmon, Beetroot & Horseradish Pesto $19.50
  • Bagel with Bacon, Maple Syrup & Banana $15.50
  • COSMOPOLITAN $16.50
    • vodka, cointreau, cranberry and lime juice
  • MUSHROOM RISOTTO $25.00
    • with smoked walnuts, spinach selection, wild mushrooms and white truffle oil
  • FREE RANGE VENISON $37.50
    • dauphinoise potato, kumara, puree, red cabbage, pistachio crumb, white truffle oil.
  • SICHUAN PEPPERED PRAWNS SHALLOTS AND AIOLI $15.00
  • MARGHERITA $24.00
    • tomato base, tomatoes, fresh basil, mozzarella, olive oil and fresh shaved parmesan
  • TUNA TATAKI $20.00
    • on pickled cucumber avocado, sour cream dressing
  • Eggs on Toast $14.00
    • 2 poached eggs on grilled turkish bread
  • TROPICAL $24.00
    • ham off the bone, fresh cut pineapple, tomato base and mozzarella cheese
  • Kim's Chow Mein Special $12.00
  • Steak Mushroom on Rice $10.50
  • Steak Foo Young $9.50
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $11.00
  • 1 Dozen Wontons (no sauce) $9.00
  • Chicken Pineapple on Rice $10.50
  • Mushrooms $2.50
  • Pineapple $2.50
  • Hot spicy beef $18.00
  • Mushroom, tofu and vegetables $16.50
  • Fried chinese vegetable with mushrooms $16.00
  • Chicken with chinese vegetables & mushroom on rice $16.00
  • Shredded pork with hot chilli $17.00
  • Deep fried wontons (1/2 dozens) $5.50
  • Combination fried rice or chow mein with cashew nuts $18.50
  • Thai curry chop suey $13.50
  • Aglio e Ollo $16.00
    • garlic, chilli, parmesan tossed in virgin olive oil and linguini pasta
  • Meat Lovers $17 medium / $23 large
    • chopped bacon, beef, salami, black olives, mozzarella, bbq sauce
  • Medium $17.50
  • Bread Selection $11.50
    • toasted freshly baked bread, peanut basil pesto, sweet chili hummus
  • Whitestone Cheese from Oamaru
    • served with crackers, celery sticks, grapes, house chutney
  • Carbonara $21.00
    • tagliatelle pasta, bacon, egg yolk thickened cream sauce
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • sliced french stick, garlic butter, garlic aioli
  • Hawaiian $16 medium / $22 large
    • ham, pineapple, mozzarella cheese
  • Lamb Korma $9.50
    • lamb in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices.
  • Lamb Combo $13.50
    • Curry+Rice+Naan+Soft Drink(355ml)
  • Aaloo Posht $8.50
    • Tender cubes of aloo sautéed in onions, garlic, ginger, fresh coriander and tomato then cooked with roasted poppy seed and spices.
  • Chicken Korma $8.50
    • Boneless chicken in a creamy sauce made of almond paste, cream & spices.
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $9.50
    • Its making marked the pinnacle of the culinary Craft of Kashmir. The master chefs of the Royal Mughal kitchens boasted about perfecting this dish. Lean lamb cooked with roasted & crushed spices.
  • Daal Makhani $8.50
    • Black lentils and kidney beans cooked with ghee and spices.
  • Lamb Madras $9.50
    • A favourite with those who enjoy their curry hot. lamb cooked in hot spices.
  • Mango Chicken $8.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in an aromatic mango sauce, tempered with onion, mustard seeds.
  • Whole fish of the day with hot chilli sauce (subject to availability) From $35.00
  • Deep fried Tofu and seafood casserole with vegetables $21.00
  • Honey soy eggs $7.00
  • Beef with hot chilli sauce $18.90
  • Pig's stomach with pickled vegetables $12.60
  • Combination seafood casserole with vegetables $23.10
  • Prawns (in shell) with spicy salt $23.10
  • Stir fried seasonal vegetables with garlic $12.60
  • Traditional Kiwi Mince $4.50
  • Steak $4.60
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.80
  • Chicken Satay $4.80
  • Mince & Cheese $4.80
  • Chicken & Cranberry $4.80
  • Sausage Roll $3.10
  • Savouries $2.50
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Special Moroccan marinated chicken served on bed of salad with roasted cashew nuts and grilled brie cheese
  • Chefs Soup of the Day with Ciabatta Toast $11.00
  • 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
  • - Pesto and parmesan $7.50
  • Mushroom $18.50
    • Sautee mushroom balsamic reduction finished with cream topped with bacon and poached egg on toasted rye
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
  • SAMBAL CHICKEN FRIED RICE $9.80
    • fried rice with chicken and vegetables in Malaysian sambal sauce
  • SEAFOOD NASI GORENG $11.00
    • fried rice with king prawns calamari crab meat fish balls and vegetables in Malaysian style spices
  • NASI GORENG $9.80
    • fried rice with roast pork and vegetables in Malaysian style spices
  • FRIED KUAI TEOW $9.80
    • thick rice noodles with roast pork shrimps and vegetables in sweet soy and mild chili sauce
  • TOM YUM SOUP $9.80
    • thin rice noodles with chicken tomato pineapple and vegetables in Thai hot and sour soup
  • HONEY PRAWNS NOODLES/RICE $12.80
  • CHICKEN CHOW MEE $9.80
    • egg noodles with chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce
  • SEAFOOD MEE GORENG $11.00
    • egg noodles with king prawns calamari crab meat fish balls tofu and vegetables in Malaysian style sauce
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