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

Seriously Large Chips $9.50
Potato Salad
Grilled Livers $6.90
Feta $1.50
- Regular $4.50
Supremo Burger $12.90
- Chicken breast, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & our Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
Cheddar Cheese $1.50
3 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
- 3 BBQ Chook thigh fillets, kids juice & corn or chips

Avocado on Toast $17.00
- Poached eggs, smashed avocado with feta, red onion, dukkah
Prawn & Smoked Fish Cigar $12.00
- Cream cheese, spring onion, kaffir lime, ginger; with kewpie mayonnaise and chilli jam
Funghi $19.00
- Roasted mushrooms, blue cheese, onion confit, mozzarella
Bread & Dips $18.00
- Dux made liptauer, pesto, pumpkin hummus, and olives
Akaroa Salmon $35.00
- Parsnip and carrot confit, fried caperberries, roasted tomato, lemon butter sauce
Seafood Chowder $17.00
- Creamy roux w fresh smoked fish, clams, mussels & calamari, w garlic ciabatta
Akaroa Smoked Salmon $21.00
- Capers, red onion, cream cheese, mozzarella
Breakfast is served from 7AM to 11.30AM on week days and from 9AM to 11.30AM on weekends and public holidays. All our eggs are organic, free range and locally sourced

Kid’s Caesar $9
- sliced chicken breast on cos with Caesar dressing and parmesan cheese
Quinoa Cakes (GF/ Vegan) $24
- homemade cakes, pan fried, served with mushrooms and haloumi, marinated zucchini ribbons, and avocado salsa
Garlic Bread $9
- slices of baguette with lashings of garlic butter
Pumpkin and Feta Tart $17
- pumpkin, feta, sundried tomato & caramelized onion tart with a roasted vegetable medley, fresh salad and sweet beetroot glaze
Cheesecake of the day $12
- served with berry coulis
Ice cream $5
- a scoop of vanilla icecream with chocolate sauce and sprinkles
Warm Summer Salad (GF, Vegan) $21
- baby spinach, fried quinoa, orange cheeks, marinated zuchini ribbons, red onion, cherry tomato, capsicum, toasted macademia nuts and citrus dressing
Sticky Date Pudding $12
- served hot with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream

Your Own Combo! Basic Burger $3.50
- Plus your choice of extras: cheese, bacon, egg, tomato, beetroot, pineapple, mushroom - Plus $1.00 per extra
Seafood Fritters $2.50
- Hoki fish, crabsticks, fresh herbs, spring onion and smoked fish. Yummy mix of seafood!
Awesomeness in a burger! Egg, meat pattie, onion, tomato, lettuce, beetroot & tomato sauce $5.50
Fish Burger $5.00
- Battered hoki fillet, lettuce, onion and tartare sauce. Fish lovers, this is the burger for you!!!
Vege Burger $5.50
- Crumbed vege pattie, lettuce, onion & tomato sauce. Really yummy...really filling!!
Meat Patties $2.50
- 100% beef mince, potato, onion & herbs. Legendary family favourite!!!
Our Regular Fish Hoki $2.70
Corn & Bacon Patties $2.50
- Combination of mince bacon, corn, potato and herbs. So tasty.........

Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Lamb (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Lamb (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90
Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90
- Drinks and chips
Combo (Small / Medium / Large) $16.90 / $18.90 / $22.90
- Drinks and chips
Salad $6.00
Mixed (Small / Medium / Large) $10.90 / $12.90 / $16.90

Pineapple $4.30
Potato Fritter $0.70
Scallops (each/doz) $1.50 /$16.00
Pacific Oysters (each/doz) $1.50 /$16.00
Sole Fillet $5.00
Bacon And Egg $5.30
Mini Samosas (each/doz) $0.50 /$5.00
All hamburgers are served with lettuce, onion and sauce

Caesar salad - add chicken $4.00 $10.00
Soup of the day $15.00
Mince on toast w a poached egg $16.00
Bacon sandwich on sour dough with tomato jam $10.00
Eggs Benedict $16.50
Add on: Bacon, Avocado, Tomato $4.00 each
Toast w selection of jams $5.80
Smoked salmon on rye with poached egg, avocado and sauce hollandaise $16.50

Eggs Florentine $17.90
- Poached free range Eggs with Spinach & Hollandaise Sauce
Bagel - Toasted $12.90
- with Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese & Basil Pesto
Smoked Salmon $4.00
Corn Fritters $18.90
- with Bacon, Tomato, Avocado & a Poached Egg served with a freshly made Salsa
Nachos $15.50
- beef
Mushrooms $3.50
Savoire Homemade Baked Beans $14.90
- served with chorizo & a poached egg
Croque Monsieur $16.50
- French style grilled Ham, Cheese & Dijon Mustard Sandwich served with Salad

Lamb Palak (Med) $13.90
Touch of Spice's Platter $14.50
Palak Paneer (Med) $12.90
Chicken Tikka masala (Med) $13.90
Butter Lamb (Med) $13.90
Chicken Vindaloo (Hot) $13.90
Indian Salad $4.90
Kadhai Chicken (Hot) $13.90

Kaulouri (mini bread sticks) $4.00
- With Aniseed and Sesame Seeds (100g)
Spanakopita (vegetarian) $4.00
- Spinach and Feta cheese Filo parcels
Souvlaki (regular) $11.00
- Chicken, Lamb, Beef, or Falafel (vegetarian)
Greek Salad (large) $9.00
- A traditional Greek Salad with Feta and Olives
Souvlaki (large) $14.00
- Chicken, Lamb, Beef, or Falafel (vegetarian)
Baklava $3.00
- Layers of Filo and nuts coated with honey syrup
Houmous (small) $3.50
- 100g take away pottle (vegetarian)
Beetroot Dip (large) $6.00
- Grated beetroot dip with walnut (vegetarian)

Eggs Benedict
Fresh Fruit Salad (P) $10.00
Poached or Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Toast $17.00
V=Vegetarian / DF= Dairy Free / GF= Gluten Free / P= Paleo (DF+GF+no added sugar)
-Brown sugar, maple syrup & cream $10.00
Toasted Croissant $5.50
Brunch B.A.T. $17.00
- Bacon, avocado & roasted tomato on turkish bread
Porridge

Chef's Special Oven Sesame Pancake $1.50
Homemade Noodles with Tianjing Style Zha Jiang $10.00
Bean Curd Mixed with Chopped Green Onion $5.00
Seaweed Salad with Soy Sauce $5.00
Dim Sum Meal $3.00
- add 3 side dishes and a drink to your noodle order
Boiled Egg with Soy Sauce $1.00
Chef's Special Fried Noodles with Seafood $14.00
Homemade Noodles with Tianjing Style Gravy $10.00

Bao Tasting Plate $28.00
Spiced corned egg $2.50
Baoce Combo $21.50
- Your choce of Baoce + Fries + Soft drinks/Coffee/Tea
Cheesy garlic Bao bread $5.50
- Basil pesto
Chicken Baoger $7.50
- A steamed bun stuffed with: Southern style chicken, Shredded lettuce, Chutney, Chilli mayo
Rice $2.00
Fried Tofu $5.50
- Vietnamese tamarind sauce
Takoyaki, Wakame $6.50
- Bonito flakes, Japanese mayo

Bacon and Egg $4.50
Cheese and Pineapple $4.00
Double Meat $4.50
Sole $5.00
Fish $5.00
RodCod $4.00
Chicken Satay $5.50
Gurnard $4.00

Blue Cod Nigiri $14
Chili Prawns (3 Skewers) $18
Lec King Protein $16
- Char grilled vegetable salad, minted lemon dressing, Thai yellow curry hummus
Whole Fresh Gurnard or Terakihi POA
- either steamed or BBQ on the Robata...but to be honest, Robata really is the way to go!! Served with a tangy Thai-style yellow curry sauce or kaffir lime, ginger and chili sauce and sesame dressing.
Salt & Pepper Monk Fish (3 Skewers) $16
Yum Yum Kip $16
- Chicken, spinach, mung bean, sushi ginger, peanuts and cucumber
Cori Frower (Caulifower Cheese) $12
Sweet/Sour Pickled Cucumber $8