Vesuvio Cafe in Christchurch Menu

TAPAS TAPAS
  • Moroccan Olives, Country Pate & Roast Ciabatta $17.50
  • Bruschettini w. Tomato, Garlic, Basil & Buffalo Feta $16.50
  • Bruschettini w. Roast Salmon, Grilled Peppers & Aioli $17.50
  • Chargrilled Lamb, Dukkha, Olives & Tapenades (V) Chargrilled Mushrooms $36.50
  • Chargrilled Lamb, Dukkha, Olives & Tapenades (V) Chargrilled Mushrooms $36.50
  • Antipasto w. Prosciutto, Coppa, Pancetta & Aged Cheese $36.50
  • Charcuterie w. Cured Meats, Terrine, Pate & Pickles $38.50
CHARGRILLED TAPAS CHARGRILLED TAPAS
  • Chargrilled Mushrooms w. Figs, Walnuts & Buffalo Feta $18.50
  • Black Tiger Prawns & Queen Scallops al Andalus $23.50
  • Chargrilled Moroccan Lamb w. Cilantro & Harissa Aio $18.50
  • Chargrilled Halloumi & Pancetta Parcels $16.50
  • Chargrilled Chorizo & Spiced Meatballs al Alicante $18.50
LUNCH TAPAS LUNCH TAPAS
  • Croute aux Fruits de Mer (HOT) $19.80
    • Scallops & Black Tiger Prawns in a cream, parsley & white wine sauce
  • Venison Ragout (HOT) $19.50
    • Slow-cooked Venison & field mushrooms in a Merlot, roast garlic & shallot sauce
  • Bouchee a la Reine (HOT) $18.90
    • Free-range Chicken Fillets & Champignons in a white wine, thyme & béchamel sauce
  • West End Sub (COLD) $17.80
    • Crusty Baguette filled with Prosciutto or Puhoi Double Cream Brie & Tomato Tapenade
  • Roast Salmon Salad (COLD) $18.90
    • Roast Salmon, Rocket, Roast Peppers, Fresh Basil, Virgin Olive Oil & Lemon
  • Marrakesh Salad (COLD) $17.80
    • Fresh Rocket, Balsamic Mushrooms, Walnuts, Figs, Croutons & Buffalo Feta

Nearby Sample Menus

  • CRISPY HALF DUCK $38.00
    • coconut rice / greens / tamarind caramel sauce / pickled red cabbage
  • DARK CHOCOLATE AND ALE TART $12.00
    • ice cream / candied nuts
  • THAI STYLED HOT DOG $24.00
    • pork belly, sausage / pickles / roast peanuts / slaw / sariacha / mayo / pretzel roll
  • HOUSE DOUGHNUTS $12.00
    • passionfruit curd / mango sorbet / pistachios
  • WHIPPED GOATS CHEESE $22.00
    • shaved spring vegetables / rocket / olive oil toast / baby pea dressing
  • LAMB SHOULDER & ALE PIE $34.00
    • skordallia / fennel / courgettes / harrissa
  • SICHUAN SQUID $18.00
    • green papaya slaw / pickled chilli / crispy shallots / palm sugar lime dressing
  • JALAPEÑO CHEESE DIP $18.00
    • crusty bread
  • Classic Chicken Breast Burger $9.90
    • Sink your teeth into our soft, seeded bun filled with a delicious marinated skinless chicken breast, fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo.
  • Classic Chicken Wrap $9.90
    • Trim, taut & terrific tenderloins basted & grilled, dressed with crisp lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo, all quietly nestled in a warm tortilla.
  • Grilled Veggie Wrap $9.90
    • Enjoy a scrumptious home-style veggie patty with fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo all quietly nestled in a warm tortilla.
  • Assorted Desserts $4.50
  • Spicy Rice (Large) $6.50
  • Side Garden Salad $4.50
  • Corn on the Cob (Regular) $4.50
  • Avocado Spread $1.50
  • Trio of Ice Cream $10.00
    • Check today’s ice cream selection with our staff
  • Steak Eggs and Chips $24.00
    • 200gm ribeye steak served with two fried eggs and chips
  • Pork Ribs $26.00
    • Slow cooked pork ribs marinated in our special sauce served with coleslaw and fries
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Creamy chowder stacked with seafood and served with garlic bread
  • Salad Bowl $6.00
  • Chocolate Orange Brownie $12.00
    • Decadent chocolate brownie infused with orange and served warm with ice cream
  • Dressed Pie $15.00
    • Homemade pie topped with mash, peas, beetroot and gravy. Check with our staff for today’s pie selections.
  • Valley Breakfast (Available all day) $22.00
    • Two eggs any style, streaky bacon, chorizo sausage, roasted field mushroom, roast tomato served on toasted sour dough with a hash brown.
  • Cheerios & Chips $12.00
  • Popcorn Chicken $15.00
    • Marinated in ginger and soy, and Japanese mayonnaise.
  • Chunky Chips with Aioli $10.00
    • With Aioli.
  • Chicken Liver & Thyme Pate $14.00
    • With fig chutney and toast.
  • Fettucini $12.00
    • Chicken, peas and a creamy sauce
  • Home Made Sausage Rolls $12.00
    • Spicy tomato sauce.
  • Chilli Prawn $19.00
    • Red onion, sweet chili, garlic
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $25.00
    • Cos lettuce with parmesan, bacon, soft boiled egg and classic dressing.
  • Kebab Skewer $5.00
  • Lamb $9.00 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Wedges $4.50
  • Mix $9.00 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • 1/2 Dozen Falafel $5.00
  • Snack Box $8.50
    • Your choice of meat or falafel in a box of fries, tomato or chilli sauce, garlic mayo and sprinkle of green salad.
  • French Fries $4.00
  • Kebab Meal $16.00
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served with salad, our signature sauce on either pita bread, Egyptian rice or couscous in a plastic container.
  • Combination $12.50
    • Combination of chicken wings, spring rolls, spare ribs and guri puffs.
  • Pad Thai $12.50
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion and crushed peanuts in our special pad thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Spring Rolls (4) $6.00
    • Tasty sautéed vegetables, pork and chicken, mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried
  • Satay Chicken Sticks (3) $7.00
    • Dipped in a mixture of spices and covered with our own peanut topping, served on a bed of steamed rice
  • Vietnamese Salad $13.00
    • Mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours, mixed with chopped cucumber, carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara. Chicken or Pork
  • Ginger Stir Fry $12.50
    • Fresh ginger root fried in the wok with fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Larb Chicken Salad $12.50
    • Minced chicken mixed with special roasted rice powder, shallots, fresh spring onions, coriander, chilli and lime juice. Chicken
  • Cashew Nut Stir Fry $12.50
    • An abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts – very popular. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Tofu / extra vegetables $2.90
  • Pork spare ribs $10.90
    • 6 Pieces of grilled marinated pork ribs
  • Grilled chicken wings $9.90
    • 6 Pieces of grilled marinate chicken nibble
  • Tom yun po-tak (seafood) $12.90
  • ginger with meat and vegetables with rice $12.90
  • Tom yum kha gai (chicken with coconut milk) $11.90
  • Chicken satays $9.90
    • 4 Marianted kebab sticks topped with peanut sauce
  • ●Entrees
  • Prime Canterbury Beef $35
    • Sirloin 250g
  • Soy and Vegetable Dumplings $13
    • Pan fried, soy chilli sauce
  • Today’s Fish Market Price
    • Seasonally inspired
  • Chipotle Chicken Tacos N/A
    • Soy and Vegetable Dumplings
  • Risotto $25
    • Truffle cauliflower, Parmesan, almonds
  • Prime Canterbury Beef $39.5
    • Fillet 200g
  • Beetroot Hummus Flat Bread $12
    • Feta, dukkah
  • Radler Cured Salmon $16.5
    • Beetroot, horseradish, rhubarb
  • Chicken Tikka $18.00
    • Boneless lean pieces of chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt & spices, cooked in a tandoor
  • Garlic Prawns $22.00
    • Prawns marinated in a spicy yoghurt sauce skewered with onions capsicum & tomatoes grilled in the tandoor.
  • Shahi Paneer $18.00
    • Cottage cheese cubes cooked with special blend of spices with cashews, almond paste and butter.
  • Do-Payaza Chicken/Lamb/Beef $19.00
    • Meat pieces cooked with stir-fried onions, pepper and tomato based gravy and lightly spiced with fresh herbs
  • Mushroom Madras $18.00
    • Mushrooms cooked in South Indian style with coconut cream and leaves.
  • Paneer Parantha (Indian homemade cottage cheese) $5.00
    • Stuffed with cottage scheese and spices.
  • Tandoori Mushrooms (10 pcs) $14.00
    • Mushroom dipped in a spicy garlic & yoghurt marinade cooked in the tandoor. Served with mint chutney.
  • Aloo Gobhi $18.00
    • Fresh potatoes and cauliflower cooked with onion, garlic & spiced sauces in Indian homemade style.
  • Chicken tostado $22.50
    • cajun spiced chicken, fresh salad green, aioli and avocado served on pan-fried ciabatta, topped with pineapple, mango & chilli salsa, with fries on the side
  • Vegetable salad $19.50
    • roasted pumpkin and red onion tossed through salad greens with house made lemon & herb infused white cheese, maple loaded almonds & vinaigrette
  • Eggs & hollandaise - Florentine $17.50
    • wilted baby spinach with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
  • Eggs & hollandaise - Montreal $19.50
    • smoked salmon with 2 free range poached eggs, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise
  • Free range omelette $23.00
    • 3 free range egg omelette with your choice of 3 fillings, served with a petite garden salad & creamy french dressing (filling option are bacon, onion, feta, mushrooms, tomato, spinach or olives)
  • Honey pot chicken & bacon salad $21.50
    • chicken & bacon pieces tossed through salad greens with tomato & red onion dressed in a creamy garlic aioli topped with a pocahed egg
  • The full pot $24.00
    • our famous big breakfast made with hash browns, streaky bacon, sausage, cowboy beans, slow roasted tomato, mushrooms & 2 free range eggs cooked "any style" served with toasted ciabatta
  • Fritters $23.50
    • corns, coriander & zucchini fritters, served with fresh garden salad, pico de gallo topped with sour cream and house made tomato & capsicum coulis
  • -Regular Chips
  • Regular Chips
  • 20 Pieces of Chicken $49.90
  • Chicken Fillet Burger $6.90
  • 10 Pieces of Chicken $26.50
  • Large $4.30
  • Family Meal $33.90
  • Spicy Wedges $4.90
  • Muesli - Homemade toasted organic grains and nuts, fresh fruit, yoghurt and milk $12.00
  • Big Breakfast - Bacon, sausage, free range egg (poached, fried or scrambled), grilled tomato, mushroom and kumara/potato hash on focaccia $21.00
  • Mochaccino - large cup $5.30
  • Bacon $5.20
  • Tomato $3.70
  • Eggs Montreal - Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Capers - All served with toasted sourdough, poached eggs, hollandaise, tomatoes and mushrooms $21.50
  • Avocado $3.70
  • Tea - Choose from our delicious range $3.50
  • Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
    • with brandy custard
  • Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
    • Chilli Bean Mix Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
  • Orange & Cardamon Brulee $13.00
    • with Biscotti
  • Beef Nachos $17.50
    • Chilli Beef Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese, Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
  • Baked Lemon Cheese Cake $13.00
    • With Citrus Mascarpone & Passion Fruit Coulis.
  • Steak Sandwich $18.50
    • 200gm Sirloin ~ Pickle ~ Tomato ~Lettuce & Aioli.
  • 3-Scoop Ice-cream Chocolate Sundae $13.00
    • topped with Pink Wafers
  • Beer Battered Fish Fillet $18.50
    • served with Fries & Salad
  • Plain Won Ton $5.00
  • Chow Chow $4.00
  • Combination Fried Rice $11.50
  • Sweet & Sour Won Ton $10.00
  • Egg $4.00
  • Crumbed Cod Fillet $4.50
  • Donut $2.00
  • Prawn Curry on Rice $12.00
  • The Square Meal $20.00
    • free range eggs, crushed potatoes, bacon, pesto tomatoes, mushrooms, chorizo
  • Pizza $9.00
    • ham & pineapple
  • Fries with aioli (gf) $7.50
  • Cold platter (for 2) $30.00
    • selection of cured meats, cheeses, pickles & garlic crostini
  • Buttermilk crispy chicken $11.00
  • Summer fruits sorbet sensation $12.00
    • sorbet of the day with seasonal summer fruits (gf)
  • Vegetarian $18.00/ $25.00
    • Capsicum, spinach, mushroom, pesto, red onion, tomato & cheese (Reg/ Large)
  • Venison leg $35.00
    • crusted venison, chocolate red wine glaze, cauliflower puree & green beans (gf)
Vesuvio Cafe

Vesuvio Cafe

location

Address

4 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8014, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 3-355 8530

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Tuesday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Wednesday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Thursday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Friday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Saturday: 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Sunday: 3:00 PM – 1:00 AM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Mediterranean , Spanish , Wine Bar

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Wine and Beer ,  Bar Not Available ,  Seating Not Available ,  Seating ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
4 Papanui Road, Merivale, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8014, New Zealand