The Tuck Shop Cafe in Christchurch Menu

KICKSTART KICKSTART
  • Bircher muesli with poached rhubarb, diced coconut, Jordan dates, paw paw , macadamia with bio dynamic yogurt $6.00
  • Fresh fruit salad with toasted granola and yogurt $5.50
EGGS EGGS
  • All of our eggs are free range and laid in Springfield Canterbury
  • Available until 2:30pm
  • Tomato, avocado and poached egg with slow roasted tomato, cherry tomatoes, olive cheeks and ricotta served on toast $15.00
  • Grilled mushrooms on toast with poached egg, truffle oil, mascarpone and soft herbs $15.00
  • DIY bagel with Akaroa smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, red onion and soft leaves $ 14.00
  • Eggs Benedict with English muffin, triple smoked ham, poached egg, hollandaise and wild watercress $15.00
  • Tuck-ln breakfast with two poached eggs, grilled bacon, homemade hash cakes, local mushrooms, tomato salsa and hollandaise $17.00
BISTRO BISTRO
  • 'The Floater' beef and pie with pea puree, whipped potato and gravy $10.00
  • Chicken burger with local bacon, avocado salsa, chipotle mayonnaise and French fries $14.50
  • Caesar salad with bacon, shaved pecorino, cos, soft poached egg and Caesar dressing with chicken $13.50
  • Steak sandwich with onion jam, crispy bacon wild roquette, hollandaise and fries $17.00
  • Grilled Chicken breast With Cherry tomato, green olives, basil and roast pepper panzanella salad $18.00
  • Slow cooked Canterbury lamb with Down South vegetables mash and jus $20.00
  • Slow roast tomato pappardelle with baby basil , pecorino, olives and olive oil $13.00
  • Soup of the day with toasted ciabatta $8.00
SIDES SIDES
  • French fries with garlic aioli $6.00
  • Soft salad leaves with pickled radish cucumber, red onion sprouts toasted pumpkin seeds $5.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Banana split with vanilla bean ice cream, cherries. passion fruit. banana. meringues. caramel sauce and macadamia praline $10.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Two eggs cooked your way (poached, scrambled or fried) served on toasted sour dough
  • Seafood Platter
    • Fresh battered fish, mussels, prawn and chorizo kebab, scallops wrapped in bacon, salt and pepper calamari, cold smoked salmon, crackers and dips
  • Ultimate Beef Burger $22.00
    • Beef burger served on a ciabatta bun with lettuce, cheese beetroot, egg, tomato, beer battered onion rings and a side of fries
  • Tea and Coffee N/A
    • A selection of tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and liqueurs is available, please check with our staff
  • Aioli $1.00
  • Flinstone Ribeye Steak $38.00
    • Bone in premium ribeye steak. 450gm of pure beef cooked to your liking served with roasted field mushroom, crushed potatoes, garlic butter and gravy
  • Gravy, Plain, Peppercorn, Mushroom or Garlic $3.00
  • Valley Breakfast (Available all day) $22.00
    • Two eggs any style, streaky bacon, chorizo sausage, roasted field mushroom, roast tomato served on toasted sour dough with a hash brown.
  • Cheese and Pineapple $5.00
  • Chicken and Cheese Pattie $2.80
  • Cheese and onion $5.00
  • Oysters
  • Plain Donut $2.30
  • Scallops $18.00
  • Chow $4.20
  • Jam Donut $2.30
  • Aikmans Grazing Platter $38.00
    • Cured meats, chorizo, cheeses, terrine, crackers, pickles, spreads, Turkish bread
  • Toasted garlic bread $13.00
    • Cornichons, poached pear, pickles, toasted ciabatta
  • Crispy squid $18.00
    • chilli and lime mayo
  • Lamb kofta skewers $18.00
    • Moroccan rub, babaganoush, mint yoghurt, honey and pistachio
  • Baked Onion Tart $23.00 V
    • Beetroot, goats cheese, candied walnuts, herb salad, balsamic glaze
  • Garden Salad $12.00
    • avocado, tomato, cucumber, red onion, seed mix, sherry vinaigrette
  • Coconut poached chicken $24.00
    • Asian slaw, peanut praline, palm sugar and chilli dressing, fragrant herbs
  • Grilled Pork skewers $18.00
    • chilli sambal, lime, coriander
  • Novembre M $16 L $21
    • Mushroom, Capsicum & Onions
  • Margerita M $15 L $19
    • Basil
  • Ottobre M $16 L $21
    • Tuna, Prawns & Anchovy
  • Tortellini $20
    • With ricotta spinach in a cream and parsley sauce with mushrooms
  • Luglio M $15 L $19
    • Capsicum & Onion
  • Spaghetti Arrabbiata $20
    • Ham, mushrooms, olives, garlic, parsley and chilli cooked in our red sauce
  • Gennaio M $15 L $19
    • Bacon
  • Grande M $17 L $24
    • The LOT (no egg)
  • Chimichanga Mexicana see below
    • a rolled flour tortilla encasing one of our fillings with rice, pan fried and oven baked to golden served with Mexican slaw
  • Cheese $4
  • Camarones $29
    • saute prawns finished with a lime and tequila sauce
  • Ensalada Caesar $20
    • our interpretation of the classic Caesar Salad as invented in Tijuana, Mexico in 1924 by Caesar Cardini
  • Pollo $27
    • tender slices of chipotle chicken
  • Taco De Pollo $27
    • chicken breast dusted in guajillo chilli pan seared with onions, coriander, chipotle and pibil sauce topped with poblano pesto
  • Ceviche Pacifico $14
    • fresh fish, lime cured and finished with coconut cream, chilli and cilantro
  • De Pollo $25
    • chipotle chicken, saute onions and capsicums bound with our chilli con queso
  • Egg $4.20
  • Crumbed Red Cod Fillet $4.50
  • Chicken Patties $2.60
  • Extras $0.80
  • Mushroom $4.20
  • Spring roll or $2.70
  • Wonton or Squid Ring (Doz) $8.50
  • Corn Fritter or Bacon & Corn $2.00
  • Miso Daikon w Mushroom and Toasted Grain Congee $60.00
  • Whero Pea Taco $60.00
  • Bell Bird Sourdough and Black Truffle Butter. $60.00
  • -Add Wiled Greens $3.00
  • Whero Pea Taco $10.00
  • -Add Grains $5.00
  • Served from 6pm - 11pm Wednesday - Saturday. (Bar opens at 4pm)
  • Carrot Dawg $10.00
  • ICE CREAM SUNDAE
    • chocolate sauce, berry coulis
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN $24.50
    • orange & cardamon rice pilaf, yogurt, crispy poppadum
  • BALSAMIC ROASTED BEETROOT $13.00
    • feta, pine nuts, sultanas
  • CHEERIOS
    • tomato sauce
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN $22.50
    • orange & cardamon rice pilaf, yogurt, crispy poppadum
  • DUMPLINGS $12.50
    • steamed, dipping sauce
  • BEEF FILLET OPEN SANDWHICH $22.50
    • confit onion, tomato, lettuce, aioli, onion rings, sour dough
  • All $12.00 INCLUDES A GLASS OF POSTMIX & DESSERT
  • Seafood Orecchiette $25
    • Mussels, clams, fish, olive oil, chilli, basil
  • West Coast Whitebait Sliders, tartare $21.5
  • Lamb Rump $30.5
    • Kumara pom poms, mushroom, pickles, beetroot
  • Duck Fat Boulanger Potato $7
  • Prime Canterbury Beef $43.5
    • Ribeye 350g
  • Confit Duck $33
    • Black rice, bok choy, shitake, mandarin
  • Spiced wedges, sour cream, sweet chilli $10/$16
  • Prime Canterbury Beef $39.5
    • Fillet 200g
  • Festive Pudding $14.00
    • Steamed ginger sticky date pudding with cream and custard
  • Daily Cheese (75g) $16.00
    • With Branston pickle, gherkin and lavoche
  • The Anti Vego $26.00
    • Pumpkin and spinach tagliatelle with bacon and tomato ragout
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Crepes a la Gas $16.00
    • Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
  • Marinated Olives $8.00
    • A warmed selection
  • Chocolate Wafer, Thin Mint $3.00
    • A tiny little thin one
  • Canterbury Lamb $38.00
    • Carved rack on a parsnip rosti with minted peas, charred red pepper, jus and aioli
  • Fries $8.50
    • Steak or waffle fries served with aioli
  • Soup of the Day $16.00
    • See the blackboard or ask your server for details
  • Brigettes Beef Burger $21.50
    • 180g house made beef patty with lettuce, tomato, bacon, red onion jam served in a toasted Turkish bun with waffle fries and aioli
  • Spinach $5.00
  • Brigettes Big Breakfast $21.50
    • Streaky bacon, tomato, sausage, mushrooms, poached eggs, hash browns and house-made vienna
  • Garlic Loaf $12.00
    • With spread of pesto, sundried tomato tapenade and balsamic & olive oil
  • Creamed Mushrooms $21.50
    • On toasted brioche with fresh rocket, tomato and poached egg
  • Hollandaise $2.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Chicken Nibbles $15.00
    • Chicken nibbles in our own housemade coating with garnish salad & a complementing dressing
  • Pork Spare Ribs(GF) $27.50
    • Melt in your mouth Pork Spare Ribs slow cooked in a Scrumptious BBQ, Honey & Sesame Sauce served with Salad & Chips
  • The Mega Mile Beef Burger $22.00
    • A Toasted Bun packed with a 180gm Angus Beef Patty, Streaky Bacon, Egg, Smoked Cheese, Onion, Lettuce, Tomato, Beetroot, Aioli & a Tangy Tomato Pickle served with Chips
  • Wedges (V) $13.00
    • Seasoned Wedges served with Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Sauce topped with Crispy Bacon
  • Chicken & Mango Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Lightly seasoned Chicken Breast with grilled Mango on a Fresh Garden Salad with a hint of Basil Pesto & Aioli Dressing
  • Children’s Menus are available behind the counter
  • Soup of the Day(V/GF) $10.00
    • A perfect starter to warm you up; Soup is served with toasted Garlic Pistolettes
  • Add ice cream $2.00
  • Curry Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Vegetarian Thai green curry with fried tofu and seasonal vegetables
  • Kumara crisps, Cumin salt $6.50
  • Baorrito Combo $19.50
    • Your choice of Baorrito + Fries + Soft drinks/Coffee/Tea
  • Cheesy garlic Bao bread $5.50
    • Basil pesto
  • Pulled Pork Baoger $7.50
    • A steamed bun stuffed with: Cantonese style pulled pork, Asian pickles, White sesame
  • Chicken Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Southern style chicken,Coleslaw, Pickled ginger, Teriyaki sauce, Japanese mayo, House salad
  • Beef Baoce $13.50
    • A plate of rice served with: Slow cooked beef, Bok choy, Mushroom, Spiced corned egg
  • Banbury Cake $6.00
    • Made to an age old family recipe, flaky frosted puff pastry encasing a sweetmeat filling of fruits and spices
  • Moroccan Bean Casserole - Gluten Free, Dairy Free $8.00 / $14.00
    • A variety of beans, gently simmered in a tomato and onion sauce with fresh Avoca Valley herbs and our own Moroccan spice blend. Served with house-made slaw (Without / With Salad)
  • Caramalised Lemon Tart $6.00
    • Served with berry coulis and creme fraiche'
  • Gluten Free Quiche $10.00 / $16.00
    • Ever changing fillings, baked daily with our own home made gluten free pastry, served with a side of house slaw and chutney (Without / With Salad)
  • Filled Mini Croissants $5.00/each
    • Served warm or straight from the cabinet, an ideal nibble as you go about your day
  • Gluten & Dairy Free Chocolate Brownie $6.00
    • Deep dish, served warm with raspberry coulis and dusted with icing sugar
  • Deep Dish Apple Pie with Ice-Cream $6.00
  • Rice Crackle $4.00
    • A perennial favorite of young and old alike!!
  • Bacon $5.00
  • Mushroom $18.50
    • Sautee mushroom balsamic reduction finished with cream topped with bacon and poached egg on toasted rye
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder with Pesto or Ciabatta Toast $14.00
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder with Pesto or Ciabatta Toast $13.50
  • Bangers & Mash $18.00
    • Pork sausages on chive mash, served with caramelised onion, peas and gravy.
  • Beauvais Mixedgrill $20.50
    • Minute steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, served with mushroom, pesto tomato and chips.
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Special Moroccan marinated chicken served on bed of salad with roasted cashew nuts and grilled brie cheese
The Tuck Shop Cafe

The Tuck Shop Cafe

location

Address

45 Harvard Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8042, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033393599

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Breakfast ,  Catering Available ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
45 Harvard Avenue, Hornby, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8042, New Zealand
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