Vanilla Bean Cafe in Christchurch Menu

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Tempura Shrimp $14
- juicy tempura shrimp loving w. seaweed & chili seasoning
Bread and Dips $14
- lovely selection of bread and dips
Prosciutto Cream Cheese Spinach Roulade $16
- prosciutto cream cheese spinach roulade w- rocket salad, walnuts, cherry tomato and ciabatta

Soup of the day $12.50
- please ask our friendly staff

Venison Perkelt (Srnci na houbach s bramborovym knedlikem) $26
- venison perkelt served w- crumbed potato dumplings
Beef Goulash (Hovezi Gulas) $22.50
- Czech beef goulash served w. dumplings or in bread
Beef Rouladen w. Jasmine Rice (Spanelsky ptacek s Jasminovou ryzi) $23.50
- bacon, boiled egg, sausage and pickles wrapped in thinly sliced beef sirloin served w- jasmine rice
Roast Duck (Pecena kachna) $28
- classic roast duck served w- braised red cabbage and potato dumplings
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
Svickova $22.50
- delicious creamy sauce & beef served w. bread dumplings
Pork Ribs (Veprova zebra) (0.5 kg / 1 kg) $25 / $32
- slow cooked tender pork ribs in a honey marinade served w. fries and coleslaw
Bohemian Roast Pork (Vepro knedlo zelo) $22.50
- roast pork served w. braise white cabbage and bread dumplings
Hunter’s Stew (Slezsky Bigos) $25
- warming hunters stew served in bread
Ondras $25
- succulent chicken breast wrapped in potato pancake served with fresh salad
Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $22
- served with semi dried tomato, Kalamata olives, red onion, mesculin lettuce and bread croutons
Fish of the Day N/A
- please ask our friendly staff
Pasta of the Day N/A
- please ask our friendly staff

Apple Tart $14
- apple tart served with whipped cream and ice cream
Deep Fried Ice Cream $14
- deep fried ice cream served with whipped cream and berry compote
Berry Cheesecake $12.50
- berry cheesecake served with ice cream and whipped cream

Full Belly Breakfast $22
- bacon, sausage, potato crumpet, mushroom, beans tomato, free range eggs your way, toast or fresh bread
Eggs Benedict $20
- free range poached eggs & hollandaise sauce served on house-made potato hash & spinach w. either bacon, ham, mushroom
Eggs Benedict $21.50
- w. house smoked salmon
Bohemian Breakfast $20
- Bramborák (Czech savoury potato pancake), spinach, bacon free range poached eggs
Hot Cakes $16
- served w. yogurt & cream and 2 choices of either jam & berries, or nutella & banana
Avocado and Feta Smash $16
- served w. free range poached eggs on wholegrain toast rocket & cherry tomato salad
Avocado and Feta Smash $19
- add bacon
French Toast $18
- served w. maple syrup, banana, bacon, cream
Eggs Your Way $12.50
- free range eggs your way either poached, scramble or fried served on multigrain toast
Trio Omelette $17
- served w. toast or fresh bread and 2 choices of either: ham, cheese, mushroom, spring onion
Trio Omelette $19
- served w. house smoked salmon & cream cheese
Toasties $6.50
- w. 3 fillings of your choice; cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion
Bagel $6
- w. cream cheese
Bagel $7
- w. cream cheese and jam
Bagel $9
- w. 2 fillings - cream cheese, tomato or pesto
Bagel $12
- house smoked salmon & cream cheese

Open-Faced Sandwich $24.50
- your choice of either a tender beef steak or succulent chicken breast, served on ciabatta w. lettuce, tomato, mushroom caramelised onion, bacon smoked cheddar cheese, aioli, fries
Beef Burger $21
- house-made prime beef patty w. lettuce, tomato smoked cheddar cheese,fried free range egg chipotle and fries
House Hot Smoked Salmon Focaccia Sandwich $24
- served w. grilled capsicum, eggplant courgette and crème fraiche dill remoulade
Goat Cheese & Green Bean Salad $18
- served w. semi dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, mesclun lettuce and bread croutons
Lamb Salad $23
- grilled lamb fillet served w. balsamic strawberry, baby spinach, red onion, mint pesto and kumara chips
Caesar Salad $18
- baby cos, free range poached egg, bacon, Caesar dressing, parmesan cheese, cherry tomato and bread croutons
Caesar Salad $21
- add chicken
Beef Steak $18
- 180g beef steak, served w. salad, fries and sauce of your choice from mushroom, green peppercorn or red wine jus
Bramborák $22
- famous Czech savoury potato pancake filled w. chicken and seasonal vegetables
Pasta of the Day N/A
- ask our friendly staff
Soup of The Day $12.50
Czech Specials N/A
- ask our friendly staff or see our specials board

Nearby Sample Menus

Veggie Wrap $9.90
- Veggie patty with iceberg lettuce, tomato & our light mayo wrapped up in a warm tortilla
3 BBQ Wing Fillets $11.90
- 3 BBQ Wings, kids juice & corn or chips
- On its own $24.90
Grilled Haloumi $1.50
Chicken Paella $13.90
- Grilled Chicken breast with a combination of grilled veggies tossed over our spicy rice
Chicken Pita $10.90
- Chicken breast, cucumber, iceberg, tomato & light mayo in a warm pita
Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
- A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
Grilled Livers $6.90

-Chouriço Apimentado
- Spicy Chorizo
-Chimichurri
- Green sauce, red chili pepper flakes, fresh local herbs, vinegar and olive oil
-Lombo de Porco
- Tender pork loin
-Molho de BBQ
- Homemade BBQ sauce
Salada Verde (DF/GF/V)
- Fresh green salad mix, with homemade dressing
●Sauces
Queijo Frito
- Cheese Sticks
●Chicken

Wontons $4.50
- with sauce 1/2 dozen
Crab Sticks $2.00
Patties - Chicken $3.70
Squid Rings $1.00
Chips $2.60
Patties - Meat $2.50
Sole - Crumbed $6.50
Cod - Battered $5.30

Samosa (dz) $5.00
12 Chicken Nuggets $9.00
Potato Fritters $0.90
Pineapple Rings $2.30
Extras $0.90
Cheese and Pineapple $5.00
Chicken & Cheese $6.50
- with Meat
Vege $5.60

Mushrooms / Pineapple / Tomato $2.50
Roast Pork Pineapple on Fried Rice $12.00
- Sliced roast pork with seasonal vegetables and pineapple in gravy on fried rice
Steak Oyster Sauce $11.50
- Sliced steak, mushrooms with seasonal vegetables and oyster sauce in gravy
Chicken Curry Fried Rice $10.00
- Curried sliced chicken with seasonal vegetables in gravy on fried rice
Pork Chow Mein $9.50
- Sliced pork with seasonal vegetables in gravy on egg noodles
Prawn Fried Rice $11.50
- Prawns, onions, peas, egg and fried rice
Sweet and Sour Wontons $9.50
- (12 deep fried wontons) onions, pineapple, peppers, carrots in sweet and sour sauce
Pork Egg Foo Young $9.50
- Sliced pork, onions, peas, beans and egg (like an omelette)

Add fried egg $2.50
Bacon & egg muffin $9.00
- English muffin lightly toasted with crisp bacon, fried egg and tomato relish
Mixed grill $15.50
- Choice of any two - beef, pork, chicken or lamb served with gravy and your choice of veges, salad or fries
Ribeye $32.00/$37.50
- One of the tastiest on the stone. It will spit (don’t spit back!). Served with creamy mushroom sauce (1 side/2 sides)
Basket of fries $7.00
- Served with tomato sauce and garlic aioli
Vegetable platter $23.00
- Selection of vegetables with a potato rosti, served with dipping sauces
Izone chowder $14.00
- Smaller in size, big in flavour
Bacon and egg buttie $14.00
- Fried eggs, two rashes of bacon on lightly toasted bread and your choice of tomato relish or hollandaise

Fish Bites $12.00
- tempura fish bites, aioli and relish
Goat Cheese & Caramelised Onion Tart $18.00
- pear & date chutney, walnuts, rocket salad
Bacon $5.00
Chicken Wings $10.00
- buffalo chicken wings, spicy sauce and blue cheese dressing
Beef $14.00
- beef patty, caramelised onion, cheese, cress and mustard mayo
Paprika Creme Fraiche $3.50
Porridge $15.00
- cooked in kaffir lime & vanilla coconut milk with rhubarb & a pistachio brittle
Halloumi $4.50

Satay Noodle Soup $12.00
- Choice of beef or chicken served in a special Khmer style satay soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts
Khmer Style Curry $14.00
- Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
Combination Satay $11.00
- Grill marinated beef or chicken satay on a bed of steamed rice, served with salad and topped with our special peanut sauce
Wonton Noodle Soup $13.00
- 6 delicious shrimp & pork wontons in Khmer style soup served with rice noodle & bean sprouts
Seafood Chew Kua Teaw $14.00
- Fresh squid, crabmeat and prawns stir fried with vegetables and mushrooms on a bed of stir-fry rice noodles (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
Seafood Deluxe $15.00
- Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and served with fresh seafood and chicken, beef, pork in a Khmer style soup
Chicken Noodle Soup $11.00
- Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and chicken pieces served in Khmer-style Kua Teaw soup
Beef Noodle Soup $12.00
- Fresh sliced beef and beef balls served in Cambodian style soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts

Side salad $9.00
Dark chocolate hazelnut brownie $18.00
- Rich 70% dark chocolate with cream cheese & toasted hazelnuts served with a refreshing raspberry sorbet & sugared pistachios
Solomillo de buey - fillet of angus beef $45.00
- Prime fillet grilled, tomato, dauphinoise with portobello mushroom & pedro Ximenez reduction
Aceitunas maceradas $10.00
- Our special marinated olives
Croquetas de pollo con chorizo $19.00
- Garcia chicken & chorizo garcia croquettes (4 units)
Ensalada de queso de cabra $28.50
- Caramelised Goat cheese atop salad greens, dried fruits & nuts, with a honey vinaigrette
Bread slices $7.00
Pescado a la plancha – chargrilled fish fillet $41.50
- Chargrilled fish of the day with canary island style mojo verde herbed vinaigrette & sautéed seasonal vegetables

Chicken Tarragon $19.90
- Chicken tenders with white button mushrooms and courgette in a creamy tarragon sauce with mixed green salad and golden fries
Lambs Fry and Bacon $18.90
- A Milieu favorite - Lightly cooked in a creamy garlic reduction with caramelized onions and mushrooms served with Turkish bread.
Seafood Chowder $15.50
- A creamy chunky chowder - a Milieu Specialty
Salmon Nicoise Salad $22.50
- Grilled salmon fillet on top of baby potatoes, green beans, red onions, cherry tomatoes, black olives, baby spinach and boiled egg mixed with mayonnaise.
Tandoori Chicken Salad $18.90
- Chicken strip marinated in tandoori spiced then grilled and tossed through seasonal salad greens with a vinaigrette dressing.
Kumara Corn Fritters $18.50
- Streaky Bacon or Smoked Salmon. Served with seasonal salad, sliced cucumber, cherry tomato and feta, drizzled with sweet chili sauce.
Soup of the Day $13.50
- Chef's choice of fresh home-made soup. Served with ciabatta bread.
Open Steak Sandwich $20.90
- 180gms of sirloin, with mushrooms, onion rings, tomato, smoky BBQ sauce, aioli sauce and salad greens on toasted Focaccia served with a side of golden fries.

Beer Battered Fries $8.50
Fried Eggs $4.00
Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
- With your choice of one of these supreme Killinchy gold flavours: Vanilla Bean / Manuka Honey and Almond / Chocolate Fudge Brownie / Maple and Walnut. Served with chocolate sauce. Hazelnut wafer, chopped nuts and whipped cream
Vegetarian Delight (V) (HC) $27.50
- Mediterranean vegetable ragout accompanied with Israeli cous cous, lemon and polenta gnocchi, Portobello mushroom and mainland feta and sauteed spinach
Rhubarb and Ginger Cheesecake $13.50
- Delicious rhubarb cheesecake on gingernut base with rhubarb curd and Tuille with Manuka Honey ice cream
Sticky Fig Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce $13.00
- Steamed pudding with Figs and butterscotch sauce, maple and walnut ice cream, Cinnamon creme fraiche & Almond brittle
Fillet of Beef $38.00
- Grilled angus eye fillet with sweet bread ravioli, beef marrow bon bon, bordelaise sauce, Beetroot Mousse and creamed Spinach
Succulent Canterbury Lamb Shank $33.00
- Slow cooked Lamb Shank accompanied with sauteed baby vegetables, creamy whipped kumara mash and crushed minted peas

Soy, Sesame Eggplant (v) $14
- red chilli dressing
Spiced Lamb (gf) $14
Woo Roti Doughnut $12
- Gingernut ice cream, pandan
Roti Canai (v) $5
Kum Heong Style Soft Shell Crab $26
- crispy curry leaves, dried shrimp, ginger & onion
Sukor Spiced Sticky Chicken Wings $12
Shredded Duck & Cabbage Salad (gf) $19
- spiced duck, cucumber, white cabbage, peanuts, chilli & lime dressing
Honey & Soy Tossed Squid $18
- cashew nuts, szechuan pepper, chilli

Pappadums $0.50
1 Pc $2.50
Chicken Tikka
Chick Peas Curry (Medium) $7.50
Cheese and Garlic Naan $3.00
Mixed Pickles $1.00
Plain Naan $2.00
Combo (Meat) $14.50
- 1 x Meat Curry, 1 x Rice, 1 x Plain Naan, 1 x 420ml Drink

Cori Frower (Caulifower Cheese) $12
Iki Mata $16
- Chilled salad of marinated (no, not cooked with heat) monk fish, kafr lime, hint of chili, crisp shoots, coconut sorbet and lime espuma
Chicken Sate Bun (2 X Steamed) $16
- Soft and fluffy buns filled with Malaysian sate chicken
1/2 Bamboozle Beijing Duck $42
- 1. Eat the skin by dipping it in a salted black doris plum sauce then sugar, we call it ‘Duck candy’. 2. Wrap the meat with your choice of 5 spice duck stuffing sauce, hoisin or chili mayo with crisp vegetables or fruits. 3. Finish with warm brandy and duck stock shooter.
Luff U’Long Time Phad Thai (+$4 Wrapped In Egg) $32
- Thai style noodles with robata grilled prawns, vegetables, peanuts and fresh lime
Boneless Chicken Thigh $22
- cilantro onion jam and sesame glaze
Chinois Kee $14
- WEE (4 x steamed, open) - Lamb and minted pea dumplings on kumara rouille
Bruddy Crunchy Sarad $12
- Chinese style potato salad with black vinegar, sesame, mild chili, spring onion and peanut crunch