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

Salted fish with chicken fried rice $15.00
Pok choys sauteed with garlic $16.00
Thinly sliced pig's ear braised with soya sauce and mild spices, served cold $8.00
Portuguese tart $5.00
Steamed yummy brown sugar sponge $4.00
Sweet and sour chicken fillets $20.00
Chicken fillets served with ginger infused sweet and sour sauce $20.00
Stemaed mini shanghainese pork bun $4.50

Steak Burger (GF*) Marinated premium Wakanui flank steak, mixed leaves, roast field mushrooms, smoked cheddar cheese, onion jam, aioli and hickory smoked BBQ sauce in a toasted sourdough bap, with sea $24.90
Mac Saint Jac' Macaroni pasta, streaky bacon and queen scallops bound in our secret recipe cheese sauce and topped with bread crumb sprinkle. $19.90
FLAT BREADS -
Cheesecake - Ask your friendly server for today's cheesecake flavour and with cream or yoghurt $11.90
Shoestring fries $5.90 / $8.90
Tasting Platter (For 2) A sample selection of our hot entrees. Arancini, mini chicken drums, vegetable pakora and calamari, with sweet chilli flatbread, hickory smoked BBQ sauce and house made aioli. $26.90
Akaroa Salmon (GF) Smoked Akaroa salmon on house made potato rosti stack with a tomato, avocado and capsicum salsa. $25.90
Toasted Granola Toasted granola, berry compote, vanilla syrup and natural yoghurt. $14.90

Chargrilled lamb rump $22.50
- Served on a greek salad of mesclun with cucumber, cherry tomato, feta drizzled with a mint aioli.
Brickworks beef burger $25.00
- Homemade beef pattie, bacon, onion jam, cheese served in a bap and finished with onion rings.
Garlic bread (gf) $10.00
- Warm mini loaf served with garlic butter
Prime chargrilled ribeye $32.00
- 250gm ribeye steak cooked to your liking, with your choice of pepper sauce; mushroom sauce; or garlic butter and either beer battered fries with a fresh vibrant salad drizzled with a feijoa & balsamic dressing or seasonal steamed vegetables & gourmet potatoes.
Jack daniels ribeye $38.00
- 48 hours marinated in Jack Daniels smokey whiskey, cooked to your liking. Served on a medley of gourmet potatoes, streaky bacon, shallots, garlic cloves and button mushrooms topped with wilted greens finished with a red wine reduction.
Mini hot dogs $14.50
- Mini Hot Dogs served with chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce
Free range chicken sandwich $20.00
- with melted double brie & cranberry compote served on toasted ciabatta with lettuce & tomato.
Prime beef schnitzel $22.00
- One piece of schnitzel crumbed in panko breadcrumbs fried to golden & succulent accompanied with Brickworks rustic chunky apple slaw, beer battered fries smothered in a rich onion gravy.

Rocket Salad $5.00
- good parmesan, local walnuts
Please ask about our daily baking including muffins, GF friands, cinnamon scrolls and cheese scones
Cakes By Anna $7.50 slice
Orange Almond Cake $9.50
- rosewater syrup, candied pistachio, vanilla bean ice cream
Goats Cheese & Onion Tart $16.50
- charred leeks, 'Zany Zeus haloumi, du puy lentils, caper raisin salsa
Farmers Market Soup $15.50
- Organic Celeriac w lemon gremolata. Served with toasted ciabatta & butter. Optional - add smoked bacon or house smoked salmon
Bacon Filled Ciabatta Roll $12.50
- avocado smash, HP aioli, fresh rocket
Local Grazing Plate $18.50
- House-smoked Akaroa salmon, horseradish cream, Mariano's chorizo, 'Whitestone' good cheddar cheese, relish, artisan bread

Combo 3 $12.50
- Roast Roll, 3 roast potatoes, 420ml coke
-Roast potato $0.7 each
2 Lamb Shanks $17.50
-Sandwiches $6.90
-Sandwiches $6.90
Pork
served with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, mixed vegetables and gravy
-Sandwiches $6.90

Bacon, Tomato & Lettuce
Toasted Sandwich
Ham
Cheese & Onion
Vegetarian Sandwich
Ham, Cheese & Pineapple
Roast Pork Roll
Bacon & Egg Roll

Large Platter $39.50
Made to order. Only available after 11 am
Small Quiche Bite platter $28.50
- 24 pieces
Can be delievered heated or cold to you to heat
Small Platter $29.50
Small Platter $27.00
Fruits platter prices are approximate and subject to current fruit prices
-31 $6.70 pp

Fleischsalat/Meatsalad served with bread N/A
Brotzeit/Mixed Platter – Variation of cold cuts, dried meats and cheese served with breads and pickles N/A
Rote Grütze with Vanilla Ice Cream N/A
Choice of Salami with Cheese, Ham with Cheese or Black Forest Ham with butter and pickles N/A
- on White Bread Roll / on Multigrain Roll / on Pretzel
Prosciutto Platter – Dried, cured, smoked hams from all over Europe, served with breads, pickles and olives N/A
Berliner Currywurst with home made curry sauce and bread N/A
Leberkäse/Meatloaf N/A
- with bread roll, sauerkraut and mustard / with Berliner Potato Salad
Bavarian Weißwurst with Pretzel and sweet mustard N/A

Nested eggs GF, DF 15.50
- Two eggs nestled amongst a potato, spring onion and smoky ham hash, baked and sprinkled with chilli flakes …
Puttanesca pasta 14.00
- Traditional southern Italian pasta. Fettucine tossed in a tasty tomato sauce with anchovies, olives and capers …
Eggs Benedict 16.50
- with spinach …
Breakfast bruschetta 12.50
- Toasted Turkish bread with ricotta and roast tomatoes, drizzled with basil pesto oil …
Eggs Benedict 17.50
- with hot smoked salmon …
Toast 6.00
- with ham and mustard/single
Toast Turkish or grain 5.00
- with fresh tomato / single
Hot smoked salmon … 6.50

Eggs benedict $16
- toasted English muffin, poached egg, asparagus, triple smoked ham & hollandaise
Fish & chips $10
- fish, fries, salad & tomato sauce
500g aged ribeye on the bone $45
250g aged angus sirloin $28
Crepes $15
- cinnamon mascarpone, bacon, vanilla bean ice cream & maple syrup
Chicken nibbles $10
- chicken nibbles, fries, salad & tomato sauce
Smoked pork belly $16
- peach puree, pickled celery, purple walnut, apple & cress salad
Green beans, asparagus, parmesan & green onion mayo $8

Loaded Wedges $14.00
- With cheese, bacon, sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
Pasta of the Day T.B.A
- Please see our blackboard for tonight's creation
Beer Battered Fish and Chips $22.00
- Today's catch served with salad and fries served with lemon caper mayonnaise
Tandoori Chicken $24.00
- With roasted red capsicum, mozzarella, and mango chutney, topped with yoghurt swirl and Fresh coriander
Sirloin Steak $22.00
- Cooked to your liking with fresh garden salad, onion rings, fries and garlic butter
Breads and Dips $15.00
- Served with Brie Cheese
Fish and Chips $12.00
- With salad
Carnivore $24.00
- With spicy sausage, smoked bacon, salami, sirloin steak, mozzarella, and caramelised onion. Finished with BBQ sauce

Falafel $0.50
Hummus (M/ L) $3.00/ $4.00
Kunafa 1Kg $25.00
Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant dip) $3.50
French Fries (M/ L) $3.50/ $5.00
Couscous Salad $3.00
Harissa (Chilli sauce) $2.00
Shish Kebab $14.00

English Muffin $3.00
- includes butter and preserves
Crown Range Nachos $14.50
- Corn chips with chilli con carne, tomato salsa, guacamole and sour cream
Extras $2.00
- Tomato relish, aioli & other sauce
Soup of the Day $8.50
- Our chef's soup served with toasted ciabatta bread
Hash Browns $2.00
Bacon $3.00
Farmer's Salad $16.50
- Mixed greens with roasted vegetables, tomato, red onion, fried bacon, croutons and aioli-vinaigrette
Baked Beans $1.50

Chicken Caesar Salad $19
- Crumbed chicken tenders on a bed of cos lettuce, crispy bacon, parmesan & anchovy dressing topped with a soft poached egg & buttered croutons
Kumura Fries $9
Lamb Ragout $24
- Served with brown rice and quinoa with tomato, mint and feta salad
Housemade beans $4
Savoury Mince $17
- A good old fashioned kiwi classic ser ved in a rich sauce on toast with a fried egg & crumbed potato balls
Sour Cream $2.5
Power Breakfast $14.5
- 3 eggs scrambled, Ora king salmon, sauteed spinach and truffle oil. Add wholegrain toast: $3.5
Hollandaise $2.5

FRESH FRUIT SALAD $8.50
- served with yoghurt
HOMEMADE MUESLI $8.50
- served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
BEEF AND BACON BURGER $17.50
- a premium beef burger served on toasted freshly baked bread with bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce and relish, served with fries
NACHOS $12.50
- served with spicy mince and chilli bean mix, melted cheese and sour cream
BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST $15.50
- served with bacon, banana and maple syrup
STEAK SANDWICH $18.50
- premium rump steak served on toasted freshly baked with lettuce, tomato brie and caramelised onions, served with fries
OMELETTE
- served with rosti, choice of fillings, bacon, ham, tomato, cheese, mushroom and onion
BLAT $16.50
- bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato served on toasted freshly baked bread, served with fries