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

  • JALAPEÑO CHEESE DIP $18.00
    • crusty bread
  • CHOCOLATE BROWNIE SUNDAE $12.00
    • cookie crumble / raspberry sorbet / meringue / dark chocolate sauce
  • DARK CHOCOLATE AND ALE TART $12.00
    • ice cream / candied nuts
  • ORANGE CREME BRULEE $12.00
    • biscotti
  • PULLED PORK BURGER $24.00
    • jalapeño slaw / chipotle mayo / chilli BBQ / brioche bun
  • CHILLI CHICKEN WINGS $18.00
    • hot sauce beer glaze / blue cheese / ranch dressing / slaw
  • AGED RIB EYE $38.00
    • duck fat “chips” / rainbow chard / café de paris butter / jus
  • CLOUDY BAY CLAMS $18.00
    • chorizo / smoked tomato sauce / saffron aioli / lemon / herbs / grilled sourdough
  • Charcuterie Platter - Heart Share $45.00
    • Featuring 'Cuisine Award' winning Barry's Bay and She Universe Cacao Nib Havarti. Continental meats, local cheeses, homemade chocolate chutney, olives, chocolate sesame snap, chocolate rolled ginger, fruit, crackers, salad and breads. Enough for two to share.
  • Sauteed green beans with feta cheese, mint and cacao nibs $9.00
  • She's Breakfast Stack $23.00
    • Stacked free range bacon, poached egg, mushrooms, grilled tomato, creamy leeks and house tomato & mango chutney on crusty sliced ciabatta.
  • Kumara Cake Tower - A She Signature Dish $23.00
    • Kumara cakes, seasoned with traditional Himalayan spices, layered with free range bacon, avocado and poached egg, accompanied by fresh salsa and grated 70% organic chocolate. Complete with drizzled house sweet chilli sauce.
  • Champagne Kiss
    • Milk Choc Champagne
  • Coco Loco
    • Coconut Vanilla
  • Chocolate Lover's Sharing Platter - The Chocolate Journey $27.90
    • Journey through the evolution of chocolate with tastings from the cacao bean to the finest truffles. Cacao beans, cacao butter, single origin chocolate, chocolate fondue, chocolate thins, chocolate moments, seasonal truffles and tasting notes for a true chocolate appreciation.
  • Decadent Date $4.90
    • A fresh organic Medjool date, stuffed with a hazelnut gianduja and enrobed in dark chocolate.
  • Beef, mushroom & eggplant hotpot $23.00
  • Scallops in XO sauce $25.00
  • Scallops in tofu $23.00
  • Roasted duck (half/whole) $23.00/$45.00
  • Lamb in XO sauce $23.00
  • Chicken omelette $18.00
  • Satay prawns $23.00
  • Salt & pepper prawns $23.00
  • Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Beef With Vegetable
  • Imperial Style Beef Rice Vermicelli Soup $12.00
  • Medium $14.00
  • Grilled Pork & Shredded Pork on Broken Rice $12.00
  • Medium $16.00
  • Large $35.00
  • King Prawn Sweet & Sour Sauce
  • Large $28.00
  • 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.
  • Crumbed chicken tenders $14.50
    • Crumbed chicken tenders, served with chunky fries salad & tomato sauce
  • Macs beer battered fish & chips $26.50
    • Please check with your waitress for today's fish of the day. Served with rustic tartare sauce salad & beer battered steak fries.
  • 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.
  • Vege pizza $24.00
    • Spinach, feta, thyme, tomato, red onion, mozzarella & basil pesto.
  • Free range chicken salad $14.50
    • Drizzled with aioli.
  • Prime beef schnitzel $28.50
    • Two pieces of schnitzel crumbed in panko breadcrumbs, fried to golden & succulent, accompanied with Brickworks rustic crunchy apple slaw, chunky beer battered fries and smothered in rich onion gravy.
  • -Add Fries $3.00
  • -Prawns $12.50
  • Pad Cee-Ew $10
    • Stir fried rice noodles with egg & dark soy sauce. Vegetables or tofu, chicken, beef or pork
  • -Prawns $12.50
  • Red Curry $10
    • Bamboo shoots & vegetables with coconut milk. Vegetables, chicken, beef or pork or tofu
  • -Seafood $12.50
  • -Fish Fillet $12.50
  • Peanut Sauce $10
    • served with rice. Softly fried vegetables in our homemade peanut sauce. Vegetables of tofu. Chicken, beef or pork
  • Cashew Nuts $10
    • served with rice. softly fried vegetables with chilli paste & cashew nuts. Chicken, beef or pork
  • Toasted Croissant $5.50
  • All served with natural yoghurt or Coconut yoghurt (add $0.5) / Soy or almond milk (add $0.5)
  • Poached or Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Toast $17.00
  • Toasted Bagel from $6.70
  • Muffins, scones & cinnamon pinwheels $4.50
  • Toast of Fruit Toas $5.00
    • Choice of spreads
  • Middle Eastern Lamb Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Feta, coriander yoghurt & pomegranate dressing
  • Porridge
  • Selection of Artisan Breads and Dips $ 15.50
    • Marinated olives (two to share)
  • Mushroom
  • Beer Battered Fries
  • Crispy Pork Belly $ 28.00
    • Slow roasted pork belly, carrot and cumin purée and mustard potatoes (Choice of one side)
  • Beer Buttered
  • Baked Salmon Fillet $ 32.00
    • Akaroa salmon served with stir fried sesame Bok Choi with a Chilli, lime and coriander rice
  • Signature Butter Milk Fried Chicken $ 28.50
    • Chicken marinated in a selection of spices and buttermilk (Choice of one side)
  • The Happening Sauce
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Chef’s Platter $25.00
    • Vege Samosas, Salami, Hoki Bites, Southern Chicken Sticks, Salt & pepper Squid, Battered Pineapple Rings
  • Chicken Pate $14.00
    • Kath’s secret recipe with chicken livers, bacon and lager. Served with onion relish, pickles and balsamic sticks.
  • Tasting Plate $28.00
    • Sticky chicken wings, Bbq Ribs, Prawn cutlets, BBQ pork steam bun, Broccoli & ricotta balls, Pesto sticks
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • Available from 5pm
  • SWEET ENDINGS
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Ceasar Salad with Chicken or Smoked Salmon $19.50
  • Baked Lemon Cheese Cake $13.00
    • With Citrus Mascarpone & Passion Fruit Coulis.
  • Beer Battered Fish Fillet $18.50
    • served with Fries & Salad
  • Warm Apple Frangipani Tart $13.00
    • with brandy custard
  • Chocolat Fondant $13.00
    • served with Vanilla Bean Gelato.
  • Garlic Pretzel Bread $9.00
  • Vegetarian Nachos $15.50
    • Chilli Bean Mix Served on Corn Chips with Melted Cheese & Sweet Chilli Guacamole.
  • 3-Scoop Ice-cream Chocolate Sundae $13.00
    • topped with Pink Wafers
  • Garden Salad.( V, GF) $12
    • avocado, tomato, cucumber, red onion, toasted seeds, sheery vinaigrette.
  • Warm chocolate cake.( Gf, V) $14
    • raspberry sorbet, berry's, pistachio praline
  • Casarecce pasta $24
    • Smoked ham, swiss browns, baby peas, white wine cream sauce, parmesan
  • Roasted beetroot, kumara and feta Salad.( V, GF) $21
  • Chilli Mushrooms $19
    • Creamy Chilli Mushrooms, fried egg, candied walnuts, coconut and mint chutney
  • Aikmans Cheese Burger $23
    • Half pound grass fed beef, totara cheddar, mayo, house pickles, curly fries
  • Toasted parmesan garlic bread (V)​ $14
  • -20 for $3
  • Mexico Fried Chicken (Free Range) $16.00
    • Not to be missed!
  • Marinated Pan-Fried Fish $7.00
    • w sauce gribiche, pumpkin slaw, green chili crema
  • Candied Fennel Yeast Battered Prawns $7.00
    • chipotle crema, pineapple pico, red slaw
  • Coffee Agave Lamb $16.00
    • zucchini, pumpkin, oregano, garlic chips, salsa borracha
  • Al Pastor $18.00
    • Crispy Pork (Free Farmed), kimchi, apple yoghurt, radish, mint, sesame
  • Cinnamon Spiced Churros $12.00
    • w dulce de leches & dark cacao soil
  • Salsa Roja $8.00
    • w house made yellow corn chips
  • Panucho $8.00
    • spiced squid, red frijoles, mint, fennel, chili pico, olive powder, cucumber yoghurt
  • Long black $3.50
  • Harvest breakfast $18.00
    • seasonal veges, hashbrowns, eggs on toast
  • Gogi berry, cashew + coconut muesli with fresh seasonal fruit, berry compote + yoghurt $9.50
  • Breads + spreads $10.00
  • Flat white $4.00
  • Soy $0.70
  • Housemade cashew + pumpkin seed sausages served with grilled tomatoes, mushrooms + poached eggs on wholegrain toast $20.00
  • Mocha $4.50
  • Raspberry Bavarois $13.50
    • Rich raspberry Bavarois w raspberry sorbet and chantilly cream
  • Look Brood $10.00
    • Garlic baguette with parmesan
  • Croque Monsieur $17.50
    • Grilled ham sandwich baked in egg w petit salad
  • Cone of Belgian Fries w Creamy Mayo $7 Small / $8 Large
  • +Mosselen Escargo $26.40
    • Mussels w herbed garlic butter
  • Selection de Pain Avec Des Trempettes $14.90
    • Grilled bread selection w dipping sauces
  • +Moules Mariniere
    • Steamed in white wine, garlic, leek,celery and thyme
  • Tomato, pepper & green bean spaghetti w hot smoked salmon $22.50
  • Toastie $5.50
    • Choose any two fillings (cheese, ham, tomato, pineapple, onion)
  • Breakfast $19.00
    • Potato, scrambled or poached egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, mushroom and salad with toast.
  • Waffle $14.00
    • Comes with rich syrup with banana and ice cream on top.
  • Pancake $11.00
    • 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup.
  • Egg Benedict $15.00
    • Comes with english muffin, two poached eggs, two bacon and salad.
  • Extra fillings $0.50
  • Soup (Pumpkin or Mushroom) $11.00
    • Comes with a piece of toast (may vary according to season)
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