Verge Cafe in Christchurch City Menu

VERGE CAFE MENU VERGE CAFE MENU
  • Verge Traditional Breakfast $22.00
    • Grilled streaky bacon, free range eggs, hash brown, breakfast sausage, tomato and mushroom with your choice of white or rye toast
  • Waffles $17.00
    • Light, crispy waffles served with maple syrup and cream with your choice of streaky bacon or berries and banana
  • Cornfritter Stack $19.00
    • Cornfritters served with streaky bacon, tomato and avocado salsa and a fried egg
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $18.00
    • Served with streaky bacon and toasted ciabatta
  • Eggs Benedict $20.00
    • Poached free range eggs on an English breakfast muffin, topped with hollandaise, served with Smoked Salmon and Spinach
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free range eggs on an English breakfast muffin, topped with hollandaise, served with Streaky Bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached free range eggs on an English breakfast muffin, topped with hollandaise, served with Tomato, Mushroom and Spinach
  • Bacon Butty $18.00
    • Chunky sliced baguette with garlic butter, layered with streaky bacon and served with fries
  • Chicken Burger $22.00
    • Crumbed chicken, avocado and seasonal slaw on a toasted bun, served with wedges
  • B.L.T $19.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese in a toasted focaccia bun, served with fries
  • Thai Chicken Salad $17.00
    • Thai chicken with an Asian style salad and crushed peanuts, coated in a Thai salad dressing
  • Beef Nachos $20.00
    • Corn chips layered with beef and chilli beans, served with salsa and sour cream
SIDES SIDES
  • Hash Brown $3.00
  • Salmon $3.00
  • Sausages $3.00
  • Toast $3.00
  • Eggs (2) $3.00
  • Bacon (2) $3.00
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Kids Menu N/A
    • Available to children 12 years and younger, this is the same as the main menu but half the portion

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Edamame GF $6.50
    • Lightly salted green soy beans
  • Nanban Chicken $22.50
    • Deep fried chicken pieces, served on lettuce with Japanese style tartar sauce and sweet and sour sauce
  • Sweet Apple Spring Rolls $10.00
    • served with vanilla Ice cream
  • Teriyaki Chicken GF $19.50
    • Grilled chicken thigh cooked with sweet soy sauce, served with steamed vegetables
  • Trio ice cream $10.00
    • green tea /soy vanilla / vanilla
  • Maccya Panna Cotta $10.00
    • Creamy green tea panna cotta with ice cream
  • Matcha Tiramisu $10.50
    • Green tea tiramisu served with vanilla Ice cream
  • Sushi & Sashimi Platter $21.50
    • Assorted sashimi with 5 pieces of chef's choice sushi
  • Old Fashioned Cheeseburger $16.00
    • w/ homemade beef pattie, caramalised onion,pickles, Cheddar cheese, lettuce & tomato
  • Bailies Vegetarian Big Breakfast $19.00
    • 2 poached eggs w/ beans, spinach, avocado, roast tomato, mushrooms, hash browns & toast
  • Lamb Rump $26.50
    • Herb crusted lamb rump on kumara chips & sour cream, & buttered beans w/ jus
  • Rye / Ciabatta $3.50
  • Veggie $15.00
    • Lentil & chickpea pattie w/ raita, lettuce & tomato
  • Bailies Tasting Platter $25.00
    • Perfect to share, selection of cold meats, pickled vegetables, pate, bread & cheese
  • Bailies Tasting Platter $25.00
    • Perfect to share, selection of cold meats, pickled vegeta bles, pate, bread & cheese
  • Lamb $17.00
    • Lamb w/ a Israeli couscous, feta, spinach & capsicum salad
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $21.00
  • Plain fried rice with egg $9.00
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $17.00
  • Combination Meats $18.00
  • Num Tok $19.00
    • A Thai traditional dish, cooked with Chef selected vegetables, herbs & roasted ground rice - Beef or Pork
  • Combination Meats $19.00
  • Peanut Sauce Noodles
    • Fried egg noodle with Chef's selected vegetables in our homemade peanut sauce
  • Black Tiger Prawns (7) $22.00
  • Suppli $14.50
    • Porcini mushrooms with arborio rice, proscuitto & served with aioli
  • Mixed Leaves $10.50
    • With tomatoes, cucumber, olives & avocado
  • Caprese $17.00
    • Buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes & basil
  • Gamberoni Alla Griglia $39.00
    • Butterflied prawns served with roasted garlic & herb sauce
  • Salmone $29.00
    • Pomodoro sugo, mozzarella, capers, smoked salmon, red onion & mascarpone cheese
  • Schiacciata $12.00
    • Traditional Tuscan flat bread topped with fennel, anchovies & mozzarella cheese
  • Piselli $27.00
    • Peas, ricotta, bocconcini, fresh mint, sea salt & ground pepper
  • Broccoli $9.50
    • Lightly tossed with crushed garlic & olive oil
  • FISH FILLET AND FRIES $13.50
    • Served with salad and fries
  • Seafood Basket & Fries $10.50
  • B.L.T. $12.90
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato in wholesome focaccia bread served with fries
  • Large Sausage Roll $3.50
  • CRUMBED SCHNITZEL $17.50
    • Your choice of chicken or pork, served with garden salad and fries
  • Bakery Items $2.50
    • Muffins
  • Bakery Items $1.60
    • Scones
  • CAFÉ BURGER $12.90
    • Your choice of chicken, beef or fish on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato, grilled cheese, onions and relish, served with fries
  • Combination Fried Noodles / Rice $12.00
  • Rice & Chicken With Blake Bean Sauce N/A
  • Glutinous Rice With Pork (Shao Mai) $3.80
  • Shrimp Dumblings $3.80
  • Honey - Stewed Bbq Pork With Vegetables $14.90
  • Rice & Chicken With Vegetables $10.00
  • Chicken With Vegetables $13.90
  • Special Egg Tarts $4.00
  • Seafood Egg Foo Young $14.00
  • Curry Beef Mein $10.50
  • Beef Fried Rice $9.90
  • Pineapple $0.60
  • Vegetables Chow Mein $9.00
  • Chicken Egg Foo Young $11.00
  • Beef’ with Vegetables Mein $9.90
  • Chicken Fried Noodles $9.90
  • Thyme Roasted Chicken, walnut and olive tapenade, spinach $16
  • Buttermilk Pikelets $17
    • with Raspberry Vanilla Chia Seed Jam and Crème Fraiche
  • Marinated Artichoke, $14
    • Grilled Eggplant and Field Mushrooms with aioli dressed mesclun
  • Bacon Buttie $8.50
    • with house Garlic Aioli served in fresh White Bread. Add a Fried Egg $10
  • Honey toasted Nut and Oat Muesli $12
    • served with Central Otago Preserves and Vanilla Yoghurt
  • Apple Crumble Porridge $12
    • with Cinnamon and Maple Syrup
  • The Soup of the day. $12
    • Chef’s daily creation served in a bowl with crusty, buttery Garlic Bread
  • Smoothie Bowl $14
    • with Avocado, Spinach and The Nutmylk Co. Almond Milk. Topped with Chia Seeds, Banana and Raw Nuts
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $24.50
    • Depending on the way the winds blowing or whatever the chefs decide to feed ya!
  • LAMBS FRY $23.80
    • Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
    • 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. Slurp!
  • T-BONE $36.50
    • Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
  • CHICKEN BACON AND CASHEW SALAD $22.50
    • Lettuce leaves mixed with julienne vegetables, cashews, herby croutons and some other goodies all tossed in an Italian vinaigrette and finished with marinated chicken, bacon and there’s a bit of smelly cheese too. Now there is a truckload of lettuce so f you don’t like rabbit food. Don’t order it.
  • APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
    • Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
  • Foccacia MELT $24.50
    • Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.
  • LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
    • Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
  • Steak with Mushrooms & Vegetables R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Chips $3.50
  • Pork & Wonton Soup $9.00
  • That Chicken & Peanut Sauce R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Deep Fried Squid Rings 1/2 $5.00
  • Stir Fried Vegetarian Delight with Cashew Nuts R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Corn Nuggets 1/2 $3.00
  • Combination Fu Yong Egg R $11.90 / L $12.90
  • Extra servings of meat on meal $4.50
  • Chicken Nibbles 1/2 doz $4.50
  • Combination Foo Young Egg $12.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.20
  • Nasi Goreng (rice) $12.00
  • Potato Fritter $0.80
  • Mussels 1/2 doz $4.50
  • Bami Goreng (noodle) $12.00
  • Stir-fried udon noodles with chicken & shiitake mushrooms $28.00
  • Pan-fried salmon fillet topped with chef’s special sauce $32.00
  • Kung pao chicken stir-fried with peanuts, dried chillies & Sichuan peppers $30.00
  • Steamed white rice (bowl) $3.00
  • -side $14.50
  • Steamed bun of roasted pork belly & pickled cucumber (1 bun) $10.00
  • Deep-fried ice cream $14.50
  • Combination seafood fried rice (prawn, scallops and squid) $32.00
  • Three Cheese Souffle $19.50
    • Cheese souffle, apple, pickled beetroot & walnut salad, melba toast
  • Our Famous - Big Breakfast $24.00
    • Bacon, eggs (any style), tomato, mushrooms, sausage, house-made hashbrown, ciabatta bread
  • Beef Fillet $39.00
    • 200g eye fillet, herb mashed potato, caramelized onions, cherry tomatoes, confit garlic, green beans, madeira jus
  • House-Made Cheesecake $15.00
    • Staff will advise on today's cheesecake flavor served with our ice cream
  • Fish & Chips $22.50
    • House battered fish of the day, hand cut chips, garden salad, tartare sauce
  • Chef's Salad $22.00
    • Grilled Free Range Chicken, Mixed Herb Salad, Pork Crackle, Lardons, Poached Egg, Garlic Croutons, House-Made Mayo
  • Lamb Shoulder $36.00
    • Braised lamb shoulder, pumpkin & sage gnocchi, buttered greens, braising liquor
  • Pasta $31.00
    • House-made fettuccine, peas, sauteed mushrooms, creamy basil pesto sauce. Add chicken strips for an extra $3.00
  • Chicken naan $5.00
    • Naan bread with the stuffing of chicken and spices
  • Meat bhuna masala $16.50
    • Diced lamb cooked with fresh onions and tomato in thick gravy
  • Chicken vegetable biryani $14.50
    • A wholesome blend of a chicken ,fragnant basmati rice, and seasonal vegetables-served with raita
  • Seasonal vegetables $5.00
    • Crispy fresh vegetables lightly seasoned and flash fried in the pan
  • Mutton seekh kebab (6pcs) $11.00
    • Minced mutton with indian herbs and spices cooked in tandoor on skewers. Serves well with the mint chutney
  • Prawn do pyaza $16.90
    • Prawn cooked with the diced onion and creamy gravy
  • Mango lassi $3.50
  • Goan prawn $16.90
    • Aromatic prawn curry cooked with the coconut, capsicum, cream, tomato and spices
  • Garlic & Pepper/Cashew nuts/Peanut Sauce $13.00
    • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
  • Garlic & Pepper/Cashew nuts/Peanut Sauce $16.00
    • Prawns
  • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu $10.00
  • Prawns Noodle Tom Yum Soup $13.00
  • Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $11.00
    • Chicken, Pork, Beef, or Vegetarian and tofu
  • Pad Thai/Egg Noodles/Fried Rice $14.00
    • Prawns
  • Thai Vegetarian Spring Rolls (6) $8.50
  • Red Curry/ Green Curry/ Yellow Curry/ Panang Curry/ Massaman Curry/ Jungle curry $14.00
    • Prawns
Verge Cafe

Verge Cafe

location

Address

58 Caulfield Avenue, Halswell, Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand

phone

Phone

032619043

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:30 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Breakfast , Cafe Food , New Zealand , Thai , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
58 Caulfield Avenue, Halswell, Halswell, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8025, New Zealand