The Store @ Tai Tapu in Christchurch Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Add Vanilla Mascapone $2.00
  • BREAKFAST TRIFLE $12.50
    • Our own honey, almond & chia toasted muesli, layered with banana, summer berry compote, lime infused coconut & served with almond milk on the side (DF)
  • PEACH & STRAWBERRY CREPES $17.00
    • Crepes stuffed full with roasted peach, drizzled with a strawberry sauce then topped with a honeyed almond sprinkle. We put some maple syrup on the side for you to add (GF)
  • MUSHROOM CREPES $19.50
    • Three warm crepes filled with our creamy mushrooms in a white wine sauce, topped with roasted mushrooms, breadcrumbs and a parmesan crisp, finished with melted garlic butter (GF)
  • FRENCH TOAST $18.50
    • There's no better combination than french toast lightly flavoured with cinnamon, served with a summer berry compote, bacon, banana & maple syrup on the side
  • MAMMA MIA $16.50
    • Two gently poached egg served on toasted ciabatta, topped with roasted tomato, spinach, fresh basil & parmesan
  • GF $18.00
  • EGGS BENEDICT $20.00
    • The classic combination of poached free-range eggs nestled on toasted bread with Anna’s lemon hollandaise- Smoked Salmon
  • Bacon $19.00
  • Spinach & Mushroom $19.00
  • THE GRILL $22.00
    • A plate full of start up! Bacon, sausages & poached free range eggs, all served with toasted fresh bread, homemade hash cakes & our own homemade tomato sauce & basil pesto
BREAKFAST - SMOOTHIES BREAKFAST - SMOOTHIES
  • Summer Blast $9.50
    • A blast of flavour with a refreshing combination of mango, passionfruit, orange juice, banana & yoghurt (GF)
  • Energize & Revitalize $9.50
    • an energy boosting combination of peaches, banana, pineapple, honey & spirulina. Fantastic taste & guaranteed to get you going for the day!
  • Banana Plus $9.50
    • a traditional banana smoothie enhanced with vanilla ice cream & light flavoured with honey
  • Very Berry $9.50
    • light on calories & dairy, but not on the taste. A mixture of three berries, apple & pineapple juice will definitely get those taste buds going!
  • Plumlicious $9.50
    • a colour sensation Black Doris plums with blueberries, apple juice & soy milk. Great way to get your anti-oxidants & tick the fibre box at the same time
LUNCH LUNCH
  • The Store Cheese Rolls $12.00
    • six cheese rolls filled with our own special creamy cheese filling, served with homemade tomato sauce and gherkin aioli
  • Pumpkin, Pear & Blue Cheese Salad $18.00
    • a heartwarming combination of a roasted winter salad of pumpkin, locally sourced pears, red onion & Whitestone blue cheese, topped with Tai Tapu grown hazelnuts & finished with a roasted red pepper vinaigrette
  • Mince of Toast $17.00
    • "mum sure didn't make mince like this!" Take rich venison mince packed with winter vegetables, red wine and mushrooms served with toasted ciabatta, crunchy cheese straws & our spicy homemade tomato sauce
  • Tai Tapu Thai Pie $17.00
    • a delicious creamy red curry of lemongrass, ginger, coriander & winter vegetables. Finished with a crispy crumble & served with a refreshing salad on the side
  • Fries $8.00
    • a bowl of shoe string fries served with our aioli - the best in town!
  • Soup of the Day $12.50 / $16.50
    • check our board for today's delicious homemade soup of the day (freshly toasted bread / three toasted cheese rolls)
  • Chicken 'N' Gravy Buttie $19.50
    • roasted chicken in a soft brioche roll stuffed with crushed pumpkin, mashed peas, roasted onion & herbed stuffing. Served with warm homemade gravy on the side with fries
  • Akaroa Salmon $26.00
    • pan fried fillet of Akaroa sea-run salmon nestled on a warm potato gratin with steamed green beans & grilled lemon finished with a red pepper & lemongrass sauce with a hint of chilli
LUNCH - DESSERTS LUNCH - DESSERTS
  • Oh Crumbs $12.00
    • seasonal fruit topped with crumble finished off with a scoop of Kapiti Vanilla Bean ice cream
  • Ice Cream Sundaes $10.00
    • any day is a good day for an iconic kiwi sundae (pineapple lump / black doris plum / hot fudge / berry sherbet)
  • It's a Date $12.00
    • sticky date & ginger pudding drizzled with a warm salted caramel sauce & cream on the side
KIDS - BREAKFAST KIDS - BREAKFAST
  • Breakfast Sundae $7.00
    • a seasonal selection of fresh fruit, layered with yoghurt & topped with maple-toasted cornflakes
  • Eggs on Toast $4.50 / $2.50 / $2.00 / $2.00
    • 1 x poached egg on toast with your choice of extras: Regular / Bacon - add / Hashbrown - add / Mini Sausages (2) -add)
  • Crepes $10.00
    • three light crepes served with your choice of: Fresh Berry Compote & Cream / Banana & Maple Syrup
KIDS - IN - BETWEEN KIDS - IN - BETWEEN
  • Grazing Platter $7.50 / $10.00 / $2.00
    • ham & cheese club sandwich or 100’s & 1000’s fairy bread, mini sausages, small bowl of fries, fresh fruit, popcorn & a mini donut (Small / Regular / Gluten Free - add)
KIDS - LUNCH KIDS - LUNCH
  • Pie 'N' Shake $8.50
    • your choice of a mince & cheese pie or a chicken, brie & cranberry pie served with a milkshake – you choose the flavour!
  • Fish Finger Burger $10.00
    • crispy crumbed fish snuggled in a bread roll with fries, coleslaw & T-sauce on the side
  • Chicken Nuggets & Fries $8.00
    • 6 x chicken nuggets served with salad or skinny fries
  • Hot 'Diggity' Dog $10.00
    • smoked frankfurter in a bread roll, with hash browns & a teeny tiny salad on the side

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Mediterranean Salad $9.90
    • Mixed lettuce, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
  • Egg $1.50
  • Chips
  • 1/2 Chicken $12.90
    • Nothing half hearted here!
  • Grilled Livers $6.90
  • Add
  • - +2 Large sides $35.90
  • - Large $6.50
  • Lamb seekh kebab (6 pieces) $15.00
    • mince lamb cooked on skewers marinated with ginger, garlic, onion, coriander leaves and smoked in tandoor
  • Aloo paratha $4.50
    • leavened flatbread stuffed with mashed potato and spices
  • Lamb biryani $18.00
  • Kadai (chicken, beef, lamb) $17.00/$17.50/$18.00
    • chicken, beef, lamb pieces fried in kadai and cooked with crushed ginger and garlic, tomatoes, capsicum and spices and finished with fresh coriander
  • Chilli chicken $17.50
    • boneless chicken cubes marinated with spices and deep-fried, further cooked with capsicum, onion, garlic and a blend of soya sauce, chilli sauce and vinegar. these tender bites taste mildly hot, sweet and sour
  • Do-pyaza (chicken, beef, lamb) $17.00/$17.50/$18.00
    • tender pieces of chicken, beef, lamb roasted in a spicy onion tomato masala topped with ginger, garlic and spices
  • Lamb samosa $3.50/each
    • deep fried crisp pastry parcels stuffed with minced lamb. served with tamarind chutney
  • Garlic naan $4.00
    • traditional leavened bread with a sprinkling of garlic
  • Risotto $28.00
    • seasonal + local, please ask your waitperson
  • Chocolate Bar $16.00
    • peanut, salted caramel mousse, pop corn + ice cream
  • Warmed Marinated Olives $9.00
  • Spaghetti $30.00
    • clams, crispy prosciutto, garlic, mint, lemon, herbs
  • Cannelloni $28.00
    • spinach, ricotta + walnut with Chianti tomato sauce
  • Braised Goat on Focaccia with sweet onions, crispy goats cheese, rocket $24.00
  • Baby peas with bacon, truffle oil + mint $10.00
  • Fries with Bloody Mary ketchup $10.00
  • Spaghetti Arrabbiata $20
    • Ham, mushrooms, olives, garlic, parsley and chilli cooked in our red sauce
  • Gennaio M $15 L $19
    • Bacon
  • Ottobre M $16 L $21
    • Tuna, Prawns & Anchovy
  • Dicembre M $16 L $21
    • Salami, Ham & Bacon
  • Fettuccine Smoked Chicken $20
    • Mushrooms, chicken & parsley with a cream sauce
  • Marzo M $15 L $19
    • Mushroom
  • Luglio M $15 L $19
    • Capsicum & Onion
  • NZ Green Lipped Mussels $20
    • Served in a tomato and white wine sauce with fettuccine
  • Hotplate Tomyum Crispy Rolls with Cashew Nuts and Veggy $15 Reg / $22.50 Lge
  • Hotplate Tofu with Fresh Vegetables and Cashew Nuts $15 Reg / $22.50 Lge
  • Crispy Red Roast and Veggy $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Crown Mushroom with Veggy $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Gingery Delight with Fresh Veggy $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Hotplate Honey Lemon Rolls $16 Small / $24 Large
    • Crispy rolls with honey lemon and veggy on steamy hotplate
  • Rice $1 Bowl / $2.50 Packet
  • Red Bean Soup with Gingko $4.50
  • -Add edam cheese, bacon and avocado $13.40
  • Hungry man $13.90
    • Prime new zealand beef topped with melted cheddar, american streaky bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot relish, aioli & smokey BBQ sauce
  • Bacon $2.00
  • Big boss $16.50
    • Prime new zealand rib eye steak grilled medium topped with grilled mushrooms, caramelised onion, edam cheese, salad greens, aioli & house relish served on our special ciabatta roll
  • -Add avocado $12.40
  • She boss $10.90
    • Grilled chicken breast /crumbed chicken breast with brie, tomato, lettuce, onion, aioli and choice of house relish / apricot / plum / cranberry chutney
  • -Small $4.00
  • -Add pineapple $11.90
  • Pan seared fish $25
    • smoked scallops, snow peas, courgette, peas, dill tips & lemon
  • Bangers & mash $10
    • sausages with mashed potato & tomato sauce
  • Cucumber, lime & mint slaw $5
  • Harvard burger POA
    • changes weekly, jacket potato wedges, tomato relish
  • Pie floater $18
    • home made pie, mash, mushy peas, jus
  • Ice cream of the week $8
    • house made ice cream, flavours change regularly
  • Hand cut chips $5
  • Harvard burger POA
    • changes weekly, jacket potato wedges, tomato relish
  • Baked Breast of Chicken $35.00
    • With a spinach and hazelnut mousse on a warm barley and romaine salad with salsa verde
  • Chocolate Wafer, Thin Mint $3.00
    • A tiny little thin one
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Flatbread $8.00
    • Garlic and cheese
  • Festive Pudding $14.00
    • Steamed ginger sticky date pudding with cream and custard
  • Wild Venison a la Gas $38.00
    • With parsley croquettes and smoked zucchini, roasted pumpkin and raspberry jus
  • Carved Roast Sirloin of Hereford Prime $38.00
    • With béarnaise, corned beef gratin, green beans, jus and horseradish Yorkshire pudding
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Baked creamy parfait served with mixed pickles, plum chutney and truffled melba toast
  • 1 SCOOPS CHIPS $2.00
  • CRABSTICK $1.50
  • SPRING ROLLS $2.80
  • MEAT PATTY $1.50
  • CURRY ROLLS $2.80
  • JAM RAPS $2.00
  • PACIFIC OYSTERS 6 FOR $9.00
  • BLUFF OYSTERS EACH $2.50
  • Tempura Udon
    • Prawn, vegetable tempura
  • Spice Chicken Don
    • Karaage chicken with spicy sauce, salad & rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken Don
    • Teriyaki chicken, salad & rice
  • Teriyaki Salmon Don
    • Teriyaki salmon, salad & rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken Salad
  • Tuna
    • 10pcs
  • Kake Udon
    • Plain
  • Salmon
    • 10pcs
  • -20 for $3
  • Breakfast served until 1.00Pm
  • Eggs Benedict $19
    • All served with an English muffin, poached eggs, hollandaise sauce and Aikmans rosti. Options of...
  • Eton Mess Meringue.( Gf, V) $14
    • Macerated strawberries, berry tubes, vanilla cream
  • Steak fries. ( V) $11
    • roast garlic aioli, tomato sauce
  • Barrys Bay, Wainui special vintage.
    • Is a harder cheese, flavours are bold and earthy
  • Toasted parmesan garlic bread (V)​ $14
  • Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sundae.( V) $12
    • Hokey Pokey, fudge sauce, peanut brittle, rice bubble cake, vanilla cream
  • Fresh green garden salad $8.50
  • Garlic, chilli and lime buttered prawns $11.00
  • Steamed green lipped mussels with white wine, garlic & spring onion, served with garlic ciabatta and a side salad $24.00
  • Spicy seasoned salmon fillet on a radish, feta, olive salad. Topped with a salsa verde & coriander-ginger dressing $27.00
  • Spring vegetable and pesto tart with Gruyere pastry base. Served with slow roasted tomatoes, garden salad and minted aioli $20.00
  • Feta and pesto topped Portobello mushrooms $7.00
  • Scallops and prawns in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce on a potato dauphinoise with sautéed greens $26.00
  • Home-made onion rings with garlic aioli $7.00
  • - add bacon $12.50
  • – avocado and bacon $12.00
  • open fillet steak sandwich with portobello mushrooms $18.50
  • toasted bagel (see lunch menu)
  • fillet steak and bacon burger $18.50
  • half n half salad plate $12.00
  • - add fruit or bacon $14.50
  • house muesli (low fat + low sugar) $10.50
  • Worst Met Stoemp - +Belgian Sausage w Mash $28.90
    • Belgian style sausages w potato and spinach mash under braised red cabbage w sage jus
  • Vegetables $7.50
  • Eieren Naar Keuze $14.50
    • Eggs cooked to your liking, served on toast and relish
  • Gestoofde Rundswangetjes - +Braised Beef Cheeks $32.50
    • W young carrots , truffle mash and red wine jus
  • Look Brood $10.00
    • Garlic baguette with parmesan
  • Poulet Panefilet Salade $24.70
    • Crispy crumbed chicken fillet over iceberg, hazelnut and orange salad w red wine dressing
  • Tomato, pepper & green bean spaghetti w hot smoked salmon $22.50
  • Small Salad $7.00
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
  • Triple smoked ham with cheddar. relish, whole grain dijon noise and lettuce $7.00
  • Kids pack $9.00
    • with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit dried fruit and juice
  • Cured local bacon $22.00
    • poached eggs. rosti. confit tomatoes, smoked Portobello, hollandaise and soft herbs (V) (GF)
  • Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
    • with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
  • Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli(V) $11.00
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
The Store @ Tai Tapu

The Store @ Tai Tapu

location

Address

687 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Tai Tapu, Christchurch, Canterbury, 7645, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033296753

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
687 Christchurch Akaroa Road, Tai Tapu, Christchurch, Canterbury, 7645, New Zealand