Three Cows Bar & Restaurant in Christchurch City Menu

KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Battered fish and chips with salad $10.00
  • crispy chicken or nuggets and chips $10.00
  • kids chicken and mushroom pasta $10.00
  • toasted sammie with bacon and mozzarella cheese $8.00
  • Ribeye steak with chips and salad $12.00
  • chicken and salad wrap with chips $12.00
STARTERS STARTERS
  • Garlic Bread small$4.00/big$7.00
    • It’s been around as long as I have so if you like garlic and cheese you should order it, you won’t be disappointed.
  • Flat Bread $10.00
    • Pita bread coated with a mix of sun-dried tomatoes and garlic with a sprinkling of fresh parmesan and oven baked to perfection. Comes with a sweet chilli sauce & sour cream.
  • cows chip and dip $10.00
    • If you just want something to nibble on this would be great. Mexican style chilli bean dip with corn chips, mandarin salsa and sour cream
  • The original seafood chowder small9.50/big14.50
    • Started here back in the dark ages, and has not been changed too much. Some folks travel for miles just to get a taste, & ya even get bread & butter to clean the massive bowl. Scrumptious!
  • Cracked pepper and bourbon pate $12.50
    • An old homemade favourite of ours. Bourbon & cracked pepper blended pate. Served with crusty bread, pickled cucumbers & beetroot pesto.
  • Grilled black tiger prawns $14.50
    • Yummo chargrilled tiger prawn skewers resting on baby spinach & garlic aioli. Delectable morsels of the sea.
LIGHT SALADS LIGHT SALADS
  • 3Cows chicken salad $20.00
    • Yip I wanted to take this off to0, but you would probably boycott us..... Lettuce mix with cashews, avocado salsa, croutons, and other goodies bound with Italian vinaigrette and finished with pan fried chicken & bacon.
  • Cajun fish and prawn salad $23.00
    • The above grilled and plonked on a salad of spinach, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion, mandarins and feta bound with vinaigrette and finished with a roast garlic aioli. Yummo..
  • Famous Fritters $18.50
    • Kumara, sundried tomato & sweet corn fritters layered on a gourmet salad with streaky bacon in between and finished with sweet corn sour cream.
  • cheesy salmon salad $23.50
    • Oven Baked pacific salmon fillet on a warm penne salad with Parmesan cheese, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and red onion, carrot and sesame tossed in honey basil pesto. Absolutely divine!
ALL DAY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ALL DAY BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
  • Three Cows Brekkie $17.50
    • Toasted bread, mushrooms, tomatoes, streaky bacon, hash brown, (fried, poached or scrambled) eggs
  • White Bait omelette $18.50
    • Whitebait, mushrooms, red onions, and baby spinach bound together in a 3eggs mix. Comes with a side salad.
  • Moroccan chicken filo $16.50
    • Marinated chicken in Moroccan spice wrapped in filo pastry with baby spinach & cream cheese, served with salad & golden fries & cranberry salsa.
  • Focaccia Melt $21.00
    • Cream cheese, cranberries. Chicken, mozzarella on focaccia then oven baked and finished with honey basil sauce with your choice of salad or chips !!!!!!!
  • Open chicken sammie $17.50
    • Corn chip herb crusted chilli lemon chicken on toasted focaccia with salad, cucumber pickles, roast tomato & pineapple, finished with streaky bacon, brie cheese & sweetcorn sour cream.
  • Crispy Chicken $16.50
    • Crispy, tasty, deep fried chicken pieces marinated overnight in chef’s special sauce with golden fries, petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. Yummo..
  • Beer Batter Fish $17.50
    • Yip just good ole fish n chips with salad and tartare sauce. I suppose I could say that the fish is base and that the batter is crisp and that the fries are cooked to perfection and that the salad is fresh to make this dish sound more exciting....
  • Chicken/smoked salmon tortilla chicken14/salmon15.50
    • Pair of wraps, ever so popular, so now you have a choice. Cheesy tortilla with lettuce, salad prep, avocado and tomato salsa and bb pickles. Choice of chicken or smoked salmon….
  • Lambs fry $18.50
    • Cooked by our master chefs to perfection, add some crispy bacon, mushroom & cracked pepper sauce & Top it off with sticky onions and toasted garlic bread and whammo, better than nanas.
  • Good Ole Steak $27.00
    • Yummo rib eye cooked to your liking, served with a garden salad. Comes with crisp fries and finished with a horseradish & beetroot pesto and battered onion rings.
  • Pasta of the day $17.50
    • What you get depends on the chef's mood and whichever way the wind’s blowing. Please ask the wait staff for today’s yummy concoction. It could have seafood or any other delectable things in it.
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • Garlic Bread $7.20
    • This has no story.. except to say it is bloody great!!
  • Flat Bread $12.70
    • Pita bread smothered in sundried tomato pesto and topped with parmesan cheese. Oven baked and finished with sweet chilli and sour cream. The locals favourite.
  • Seafood Chowder $13.50
    • Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ's best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. We also serve bread and butter to clean this massive bowl. Slurp!
  • Cow Chips & Dip $12.70
    • Corn chips with a warmed Mexican style chilli bean dip. We've even thrown in some avocado salsa and sour cream to make a mess. Good for a nibble before your main fare me thinks...
  • Cracked Pepper & Bourbon Pate $13.80
    • Now what about this, we would be billionaires if we sold this on the streets of Kaiapoi... Comes with beetroot pesto, pickles and warm bread.
  • Crispy Chicken $14.50
    • Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our Chef's special sauce with petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. Finger licking good!Entrée-8 pieces
  • Crispy Chicken $21.50
    • Crispy, tasty chicken marinated overnight in our Chef's special sauce with petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. Finger licking good!Main-10 pcs & fries
  • Edi's Green Curry $24.50
    • Edison's favourite version of green curry chicken, hot and tasty with pumpkin, broccoli, bok choi served with a mix of jasmine rice and crusty bread to mop up the sauce.
  • Ye Good Ole Foccacia Melt $23.50
    • Marinated chicken on toasted focaccia with cream cheese and cranberry. Finished with mozzarella and then oven baked. Comes with a salad, basil pesto & sour cream.
  • My Fav Chicken Bacon & Cashew Salad $21.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons, avocado salsa and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, crispy bacon & parmesan cheese.
  • Chilli & Lime Chicken Sammie $24.50
    • An absolutely awesome chilli and lime chicken on toasted focaccia with roast peppers, char courgettes and bb pickles finished with streaky bacon, brie cheese and sweet corn sour cream, served with a side of fries and aioli. Yumm..
  • Stuffed Chicken $30.50
    • The plumpest chicken breast stuffed with pistachio, baby spinach and brie wrapped up in streaky bacon, oven roasted and plonked upon a warm honey mustard potato salad. With sauté greens and finished off with a cranberry salsa & sweet potato crisps.
  • Ribeye $33.50
    • Our famous 280gm Ribeye served with rosemary roast potatoes, with some sauté bokchoi, broccoli and Spanish roast onions. Topped with prawn twisters, streaky bacon and finished with yummy beetroot pesto and a dash of jus.
  • Tower of Pork $28.50
    • Lots and lots of pork spare ribs marinated overnight in 3 Cows special sauce and oven baked to tenderness perfection just for you! Served with homemade potato wedges with a side of avocado salsa and sour cream. A definite winner this one is!
  • Pork Belly $31.80
    • Twice roasted belly, marinated in hoisin and 5spice. Comes with potatoes, honey kumara rounds, add some chargrilled bokchoi and finished with a ginger & mango chutney and a hint of jus. Now the chefs pile this high, so I hope it's earthquake proof!
  • Lambs Fry $23.00
    • Now this baby is perfected better than my granny's recipe(no offence gran!) Tender pieces of liver, pan seared & served on toasted garlic bread with beauty mushroom & cracked pepper sauce finished with streaky crisp bacon & onion jam.
  • Three Cows Whopper Steak Burger $24.50
    • Toasted sesame bun filled with salad greens, tomato, bacon, egg, hash brown, mushroom & ribeye. Finished off with aioli and beetroot pesto and fries and battered onion rings and Tommy sauce. I think there were 2 many ads in that...
  • T-Bone (Original) $36.50
    • Yup the good old 500g T-Bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings & a shitload of chips for you farmer folk plonked on a Fred Flintstones-sized plate.
  • T-Bone (Gourmet) $36.50
    • Classier version for the farmer folk wife. 500g T-Bone on baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes and a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too!
FISH & SLIMY THINGS FROM THE OCEAN FISH & SLIMY THINGS FROM THE OCEAN
  • Beer Battered Fish $19.50
    • This is what we call our 'back to basics' dish. Kaiapoi's finest! Not your everyday f.n.c's that's for sure. Hoki fillets in a crispy beer batter served with golden fries and a garden salad on one side and tartare and lemon on the other side.
  • Prawn on Fire $25.90
    • Succulent tiger prawns tossed in red curry broth with potatoes, mushrooms, courgettes and roasted capsicum. Served with jasmine rice and fresh bread. Nom, nom nom...
  • Cajun Fish & Prawn Salad $26.50
    • Fillets of today's fish coated in a Cajun spice, pan-seared to perfection & plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion & baby spinach. Bounded with vinaigrette & finished with avocado salsa, garlic aioli & grilled prawns.
  • Famous Fritters $18.50
    • Our legendary sundried tomato, sweet corn & kumara fritters on a pine nut and leaf salad with smoked salmon layered between the fritters and adorned with sweet corn and sour cream
  • Pasta of the Day $22.50
    • What you get depends on the Chef's mood and whichever way the wind's blowing! Please ask the wait staff for today's yummy concoction. It could have seafood or any other delectable things in it.
DESSERT MENU DESSERT MENU
  • Mad Cow's Cheesecake $11.00
    • Well after 12 & a half years here at the Three Cows we've made about 3 billion types of cheesecake and all different. We are slowly running out of flavours to make but don't panic! We've always got the internet to help us out!
  • Marshmallow & Ice-cream Sundae $11.00
    • Lots of vanilla ice-cream & marshmallows smothered in your choice of chocolate, strawberry, passionfruit or caramel sauce. Topped with whipped cream, wafers & chocolate shavings. So if you are in the mood for lots of ice-cream, then this is for you!
  • Vanilla Rice Pudding $11.00
    • Now you locals have nagged me to put this back on, you better order it. This is vanilla bean flavoured and rich and creamy. Served with caramelised banana, berry compote and ice-cream.
  • Sticky Date $11.00
    • I reckon this is better than how grandma made it, but then what do I know? I'm just the sucker that has to type this. A warm rich style cake with loads of butterscotch sauce, berry compote, ice-cream and cream. Great soul food on a cold night I say.
  • Vanilla Brulee $11.00
    • Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee is made to perfection with berry compote, vanilla ice-cream and some kinda biscuit.
  • Apple Berry & Port Crumble $11.00
    • Good ole fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world plus some port. Topped with a buttered shortbread crumble and oven baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, ice-cream and cream and a funky ginger Anglaise.
  • Chocolate Overload $11.00
    • A rich moist chocolate cake cooked to perfection smothered in baileys sauce, white chocolate ice-cream, chocolate shavings (told ya it was choc madness!) and a trio of berries with a blob of scented cream.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Coco cola $3.50
  • Hamburger steak & teriyaki chicken $23.50
  • Shouyu ramen $13.70
  • Seaweed salad $4.90
  • Ribeye steak & prawn cutlets $28.50
  • Prawn cutlet burger $13.90
  • Strawberry ice cream $4.90
  • Ribeye steak & teriyaki chicken $29.50
  • Aloo Kulcha $4.50
    • Potato and pea filling
  • Paneer Shimla Mirch $15.00
    • Homemade cheese cooked with capsicum, onions, tomatoes and spices
  • Chicken Curries $10.00
  • Fish Curry $14.00
    • Ling fish cooked with coconut cream, almond paste, mustard seeds and spices
  • Mattar Paneer $13.50
    • Homemade cheese cooked with fresh green peas in a tomato based sauce
  • Jalfrezi (Chicken or Lamb) $18.00
    • Boneless meat cubes cooked with capsicum, tomatoes and spices
  • Mushroom Mattar $13.50
    • Homemade cheese cooked with fresh green peas in a tomato based sauce
  • Prawn Biryani $18.00
    • Curried flavoured rice cooked with shell-less prawns, garnished with raisins, nuts and coriander
  • Mix Platter $25.00
    • 2 pieces of the above items served with salad
  • Onion Bhaji (4 pieces) $8.00
    • Chopped onions rings mixed with chickpea flour & spices - fried to a crispy brown
  • Cheese Naan (cheese) $5.00
  • Served With Mint Or Tamarind Chutney
  • Mango Chicken $14.00
    • Chicken cooked in a tomato base sauce, mixed with thick mango pulp & garnished with almonds & raisins
  • Fish or Prawn Masala $19.00
    • Ling Fish or Tiger Prawns cooked with capsicum, spices, tomatoes & garnished with coriander
  • Chicken, Lamb or Beef Biryani $18.00
    • Rice cooked in spices with your choice of meat and garnished with coriander
  • Anari Kebab (5 pieces) $16.00
    • Chunky lamb marinated overnight in spices, ginger & cooked in the tandoor to give its earthy aroma
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts & Vegetables $18.00
  • Lemon Chicken Lemon Chicken $18.00
  • Whole grains Cereals and Grain Fried Rice Fried Rice $15.00
  • Assorted fried rice Combination Fried Rice $14.00
  • Fried Squid With Black Bean Sauce Small $18.00 / Medium $26.00
  • Sweet and Sour Tomato and Egg $19.00
  • Fried Ho Fun with Beef $14.00
  • Seafood noodles Seafood Fried Noodles $15.00
  • Seafood $11.00
  • Turkish Delight $3.00
  • -Chicken & Lamb $11.00
  • -Lamb & Falafel $11.00
  • -Lamb single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • Lamb single $9.00 / double $11.00
  • -Lamb & Falafel $11.00
  • -Chicken & Beef $11.00
  • Chips $2.50
  • 6 Onion Rings $2.50
  • Plain Donut $2.20
  • Fish $2.50
  • Bacon & Eggs $4.80
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Steak $5.50
  • Spare Ribs
    • Bahn Thai marinated pork spare ribs, slow baked then grilled.
  • Tom Yum
    • spicy lemongrass soup with meat of your choice, fresh mushrooms and coriander
  • Hormok
    • seafood special. Combination of mussels, squid, fish, and prawns steamed wife coconut cream and red curry paste, wrapped in tin foil parcel.
  • Spring Rolls
    • In house made mini deep fried spring rolls filled with vermicelli, stir fried cabbage, carrots & coriander. Served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Phad Moo Krob (Crispy Pork)
    • Stir fried crispy pork belly with seasonal vegetables.
  • Yellow Curry
    • Yellow curry paste, onions, coconut cream in a thick curry with potato and a choice of meat.
  • Drunken Noodles
    • Thick rice noodles stir fried with vegetables in a Thai style basil and chilli with your choice of meat
  • Gaeng Phed Ped Yang
    • red chilli paste curry, with coconut cream, bamboo shoots and fresh vegetables.
  • Goong $10.00
    • Bread Crumb Prawns
  • 200 Tom Yum Talay Seafood $18.00
  • Yum Nua HOT $16.00
    • Traditional Thai beef salad, with fresh spices lime juice and herbs and spiced medium to hot, also available with chicken or pork.
  • Gai $10.00
    • Tempura Chicken Pieces
  • Gai Satay $10.00
    • Chicken Satay
  • 400 Tom Yum Goong (Prawns) $15.00
  • Gai Jor $10.00
    • Fried Chicken Rolls
  • Ga Ri Pab $10.00
    • Curry Puffs - Vegetarian
  • Hot Dog $2.80
  • Savouries $2.10
  • Bacon & egg on toast $9.00
  • Pork Riblets
  • Sushi medium
  • Bacon & egg Pie
  • Stuffed Potato $5.90
  • Bacon & egg $4.80
  • Mousse de Chocolate al Tequila $9.50
    • A rich, creamy and frothy chocolate mousse with a touch of tequila
  • Quesadillas $24.50
    • Served in every Mexican home, flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with pico de gallo, guacamole and salad with your choice of chicken, beef, salsa verde and pork, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
  • Tacos Pastor $26.00
    • Homemade corn tortillas filled with lamb, marinated in Mexican spices, whole beans, grilled pineapple, lime, coriander and onion and salsa verde
  • Caramel Flan $9.00
    • A lusciously smooth, chilled, light Mexican caramel flan
  • Gringo Nachos (tex-mex) $24.00
    • Border style nachos with hand-made corn chips, melted cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Three different flavours available, chicken, beef or vegetarian
  • Chicken $9.00
    • Chicken nuggets served in a basket with fries
  • Chimichanga (tex-mex) $25.50
    • A flour tortilla delicately fried, filled to the brim with beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and your choice of vegetarian, chicken, beef, salsa verde pork or prawns (available for $2 extra) Dressed with our red salsa, sour cream and cheese and served with guacamole and pico de gallo
  • Cochinita Pibil $27.00
    • This is a traditional Mexican slow roasted pork dish from the Yucatan Peninsula and of Mayan origin. The pork is marinated in acidic citrus juice and achiote and accompanied with a mild red onion sauce and served with corn tortillas, refried beans and salad
  • Mince
  • Chicken Drumstick $2.50
  • Toasties $4.00
  • Carrot Cake $3.00
  • Chow Chow Beef $4.00
  • Hot Chips $2.50
  • Sausage Roll $2.50
  • Mince & Cheese
  • JR ROLL each $1.50
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • OSAKA each $1.50
    • smoked salmon, cucumber, nori, sushi rice
  • INARI each $2.00
    • deep fried tofu skin with sushi rice
  • PRAWN NIGIRI each $2.50
    • prawn with sushi rice
  • SALMON BALL each $2.90
    • raw Akaroa salmon, avocado, nori, sushi rice
  • FRESH SALMON $1.40
    • raw, Akira salmon, carrot, cucumber, omelette, nori, sushi rice
  • CHICKEN each $1.40
    • teriyaki chicken, lettuce, nori, sushi rice
  • SALMON NIGIRI each $2.00
    • raw Akaroa salmon with sushi rice
  • Vegetable pakora (4pcs) $5.00
    • Selection of mixed vegetables dipped in a spiced chickpea batter and deep fried. Serves well with the mint chutney
  • Chicken vindaloo $15.80
    • Goa's most popular dish. Hot spicy curry with vinegar and added capsicum
  • Aloo gobi $13.00
    • Cauli and potatoes nicely tempered in masala sauce
  • Chicken jalfrezee $16.80
    • Chicken cubes cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
  • Prawn jalfrezee $16.90
    • Prawns cooked with the onion, capsicum and coconut cream with added spices
  • Fish curry $16.00
    • Curry cooked in onion tomato gravy with garlic, ginger and dried fenugreek leaves
  • Kadaipaneer $14.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in thick gravy with onions, capsicum and spices
  • Vegetable samosa $5.00
    • A tasty mixture of potatoes, peas, cumin seeds, spices and fresh herbs wrapped in a homemade flacky pastry then deep fried golden brown. Serves well with the tamarind chutney
  • French Toast $18
    • served w. maple syrup, banana, bacon, cream
  • Prosciutto Cream Cheese Spinach Roulade $16
    • prosciutto cream cheese spinach roulade w- rocket salad, walnuts, cherry tomato and ciabatta
  • Chicken Breast with ham, cheese and peach (Kureci prso se sunkou, broskvi a syrem) $25
    • mouthwatering chicken breast combined with ham, cheese, and peach served w- fresh salad and potato dauphinoise
  • Eggs Benedict $20
    • free range poached eggs & hollandaise sauce served on house-made potato hash & spinach w. either bacon, ham, mushroom
  • Beef Goulash (Hovezi Gulas) $22.50
    • Czech beef goulash served w. dumplings or in bread
  • Deep Fried Ice Cream $14
    • deep fried ice cream served with whipped cream and berry compote
  • Toasties $6.50
    • w. 3 fillings of your choice; cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion
  • Eggs Benedict $21.50
    • w. house smoked salmon
  • 4pcs Tuna mayo & Cucumber
  • 4pcs of Regular teriyaki chicken
  • FANCY PLATTER 1 $30.90
    • 10pcs of salmon nigiri/4pcs salmon supreme/4pcs avocado & cucumber/4pcs salmon supreme & double avocado
  • Teriyaki Chicken on rice small/large $4.90/$8.20
  • 8pcs Seafood celebration
  • SNACK BOX $4.90
    • 4pcs double avocado, fresh salmon, chicken tuna mayo
  • SNACK BOX $4.90/$6.20
    • deluxe teriyaki chicken REG/JUMBO
  • Katsu Chicken 8pcs reg/8pcs double avo $8.90/$9.50
Three Cows Bar & Restaurant

Three Cows Bar & Restaurant

location

Address

194 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033275009

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
194 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand