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

  • Rib Eye 250g $39
  • Lamb Collar 350g $30
  • Cauliflower, Vadouvan, Curry Leaves, Almonds $13
  • Wakani Ashburton Go Day Grain Fed Beef
  • Cod Lettuce $12
    • Pea Shoots, Radish, Buttermilk Dressing
  • Seaweed Butter $4
  • Octopus $18
    • Romesco Sauce, Fried Paprika Chicken, Rocket
  • Cloudy Bay Clams $18
    • Seaweed Butter, Chilli, Parsley
  • -Pork / chicken / beef. $18.00
  • -King prawns $20.00
  • Tom Yum
    • (served as a main course)
  • Phud Kratiam Prigthai
    • Pan fried fresh garlic, pepper and oyster sauce served on a bed of boiled seasonal mixed vegetables
  • Panaeng curry
    • Popular Central Thai dish that comes with fresh chili, lemon grass and the fragance of kaffir lim leaf, mixed with coconut cream and a bit of crushed peanut
  • Larb Gai $20.00
    • This famous warm salad is a North-East Thailand chicken salad with chili, lime juice and crushed roasted rice, garnished with mint and coriander.
  • -King prawns / mixed seafood $20.00
  • Phud Med Ma Muang (cashew nuts) $18.00
    • Chicken, beef or pork with vegetables and cashew nuts
  • Napoletana Sauce $3.50
  • Giugno M $15 L $19
    • Mushroom & Ham
  • Piccolo M $17 L $24
    • Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Onion, Olives
  • Maggio M $15 L $19
    • Ham & Pineapple
  • Spaghetti Marinara $20
    • A mixture of seafood cooked to perfection in our tomato sauce
  • Dicembre M $16 L $21
    • Salami, Ham & Bacon
  • Ottobre M $16 L $21
    • Tuna, Prawns & Anchovy
  • Spaghetti Napoletana $15
    • Spaghetti topped with our home-made tomato sauce
  • Cajun Catch of the Day $24.00
    • Grilled in the charcoal barrel & served w red pepper & lime sauce, potato hash & chipotle slaw
  • Marlborough Green Lip Mussels
  • Bangers 'n' Mash $12.50
    • Cheese Kransky sausages / potato hash / Shack tomato relish
  • Affogato $12.50
    • Vanilla ice cream / Immigrant Son espresso / your choice of liqueur - select from below
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12.50
    • Please ask your wait person for today's flavour
  • Steak Fries $6.50
  • The Welly $22.00
    • Crumbed fish fillet, shack tartare, smoked provolone, iceberg lettuce & tomato, served w steak fries & creamed corn
  • Hot Bread w Butter $6.50
  • Today's Soup Creation - Tasty steaming hot brew served with toasted Bread. $13.50
  • Foccacia Melt - Cream cheese, sweet cranberries, tender chicken and mozzarella on focaccia, Ovenbaked and finished with honey basil sauce and salad. $21.50
  • Garlic Bread - Crispy Toasted and smothered with garlic and herb butter. $9.50
  • Chilli Lime Open Chicken Sammi - Lemon scented chicken on toasted garlic foccacia with charred courgettes, flame roasted capsicum and aioli. With Brie cheese & Streaky Bacon and Sweet Corn Sour Cream. $20.50
  • Cajun Prawn & Fish Salad - Grilled and arranged on a salad of snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion, mandarins and feta bound with vinaigrette, finished with a roast garlic aioli. $23.50
  • Stuffed Mushrooms - Classic stuffed with Wulnuts, Sundried Tomatoes, Cream Cheese, Blue Cheese, Alone with Green Salad, Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce or Aioli Sauce. $15.00
  • Crispy Chicken - Crispy, tasty chicken pieces marinated overnight in chef's special sauce with golden fries, petit salad and sweet chilli sauce. $16.50
  • Chicken Salad - Ripped lettuce with roasted cashews, ripe avocado salsa, crotons, and other goodies, bound with Italian vinaigrette and finished with tender grilled chicken and bacon. $19.50
  • Vegetable Kadhai (Med) $12.90
  • Chicken Tikka masala (Med) $13.90
  • Corn Spinch (Med Curry) $12.90
  • Rogan josh (Med) $13.90
  • Navratan Korma (Mild) $12.50
  • Basmati Rice $2.90
  • Butter Shrimp (Med) $14.50
  • Mango Chicken (Mild) $13.90
  • Free range eggs on toast 9.50
    • Your choice of poached, scrambled or fried on Turkish or grain toast/double
  • Breakfast bruschetta 12.50
    • Toasted Turkish bread with ricotta and roast tomatoes, drizzled with basil pesto oil …
  • Eggs Benedict 16.50
    • with spinach …
  • Eggs Benedict 17.50
    • with hot smoked salmon …
  • Pesto pasta 14.00
    • Fettucine tossed in basil pesto and topped with roast tomato …
  • Eggs Benedict 16.50
    • with free range smoky bacon …
  • Mitchell's special 16.50
    • A tasty mix of chorizo, cannellini beans and tomato topped with a poached egg and drizzled with sage brown butter. Served with garlic yoghurt and crusty bread …
  • Warmed Croissant 8.50
    • with deli ham, Maasdam cheese and tomato /with jam … 5.50
  • Beef Yakiniku Don $11.50
  • Prawn Gyoza $6
  • Tofu Teriyaki Don $11.50
  • Chicken Katsu Don $11.50
  • Salmon Teriyaki Don $13.50
  • Salmon Shasimi Don $13.50
  • Chicken Karaage Curry Don $12.50
  • Pork Katsu Curry Don $12.50
  • Continental Breakfast $14.00
    • 2 slices of toasts served with your 2 choice of raspberry jam, marmite, peanut butter, honey, butter, cereals with a jug of milk, natural or fruit yoghurt, orange juice & a small size of hot drink from our beverage list
  • GBC Breakfast $18.50
    • Eggs, bacon, tomato, hash brown, mushrooms and sausages, served with toast
  • Available between 9am to 2pm
  • Chips $7.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & aioli
  • Toasted chicken club sandwich & chips $15.00
    • A traditional three layered club sandwich filled with chicken breast, bacon, tomato, cheese & lettuce served with chips & garnish salad
  • Fish & chips $15.00
    • Beer battered fish & chips serve with a side salad, tartar sauce & lemon wedge
  • ∙Sides
  • Bacon or cold smoked salmon $ 6.00/side
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • NZ’s finest beef, aged for a minimum of 28 days ~ Supplied by Traiteur of Merivale ~ All our steaks are served with creamy potato gratin & chargrilled Mediterranean vegetables
  • Calzone Paradiso $24.50 / $34.50
    • A folded pizza with Italian salami, smoked chicken, sundried tomato, mozzarella, ricotta & capsicum
  • Gnocchi Puttanesca One size ~ $24.90
    • House-made gnocchi tossed with olives, anchovies, capers, chilli & garlic. Served in Napoli sauce with basil & shaved parmesan
  • Gamberoni alla Griglia $21.50
    • Juicy grilled king prawns with parsley, garlic & chilli
  • T-Bone $39.50
    • 500 gram classic T-Bone (what more can we say)
  • Scallops con Prosciutto $21.50
    • Pan-seared scallops on sweet pea puree with crispy prosciutto & pinenuts
  • Beef Fillet $39.50
    • 300 gram premium fillet; or
  • Salmone $24.50 / $34.50
    • Napoli sauce, smoked salmon, tomato, red onion, capers, dill & mozzarella
  • Pink Berry Delight $12.50 / $22.50
    • Caramel sauce, strawberries, white chocolate, Pinky bar.
  • Greek $22.50 / $32.50
    • Spinach, tomato, red onions, kalamata olives, feta and a touch of garlic.
  • Lewinsky $22.50 / $32.50
    • Salami, spinach, mushroom, garlic, BBQ sauce, oregano, tasty cheese. Goes down a treat.
  • Short Black $3.00
  • Pasta Carbonara $17.50
    • Bacon, mushroom and onions in a creamy white sauce.
  • Vegan $22.50 / $32.50
    • Fresh vegetables, sun dried tomatoes and nuts - no animal or dairy products.
  • Hawaiian $22.50 / $32.50
    • Ham, onions, pineapple.
  • BBQ Chicken $22.50 / $32.50
    • Chicken, tasty cheese, bacon and BBQ sauce.
  • Marinated olives and Tamar Farm chorizo $5.50
  • Caesar salad $7.00 / $13.50
    • cos lettuce, anchovies and croutons (as a side / regular)
  • Dark chocolate fondant $13.50
    • with raspberries and hokey pokey ice-cream
  • Green-lipped mussel chowder $16.50
    • served with bread
  • The Slip Inn seafood platter $55.00
    • house smoked salmon, steamed mussels, beer battered fish and mussels, bread, gherkins, aioli, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Canterbury rib-eye steak $33.00
    • 300g rib-eye steak served with polenta chips, portobello mushrooms, jus and salad
  • Catch of the Day $19.50 / $29.50
    • fish, mussels, shrimps and capers (Regular / Large)
  • Shoe-string fries $7.00
    • with ketchup
  • Ribeye Steak $27.50
    • Grilled to your liking served with salad, chips and choice of Garlic Butter or Mushroom Sauce.
  • Eggs $4.00
  • Mushroom $4.50
  • Bread with Pesto, Hummus, & Olive Oil $8.50
  • Potato Rosti $5.00
  • Jumbo Beef Burger $19.50
    • Succulent beef pattie topped with cheese, bacon, egg, relish, tomato, onion and salad served with chips.
  • Beauvais Mixedgrill $20.50
    • Minute steak, sausage, bacon, eggs, served with mushroom, pesto tomato and chips.
  • Prime Ribeye Steak $32.00
    • 250g-300g of ribeye steak grilled to your liking, served with salad, chips, mushroom, grilled tomato, and your choice of Mushroom Sauce or Garlic Butter
  • Ginger marinated chicken or halloumi skewers $25
    • With cos, tomato & tzatziki served with a side of tempura courgette ribbons
  • Chef's breakfast (gf) (df) $24.00
    • Kedgeree cakes, (smoked fish & rice with herbs & spices) soft boiled egg & courgette ribbon salad & lime aioli
  • Eggs terra viva (v) $24
    • With mushroom and feta, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • Seasonal allotment salad $18.50
    • Roots (carrot, beetroot, kumara) and green leaves finished with avocado & our own summer dressing (the chef recommends adding a side of bacon)
  • Spiced chicken salad $24.50
    • Bell pepper, toasted cashew, roasted red onion & spinach finished with tamarind yoghurt
  • Eggs benedict $24
    • With streaky bacon, served on homemade english muffins with poached eggs and hollandaise
  • The naan (ef) $16.50
    • Herb naan, cream cheese, spinach & tomato compote with your choice of either bacon or mushrooms
  • Available 7:30am to 2:30pm
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