Zaafran Moroccan Restaurant & Takeaway in Canterbury Menu

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Falafel $9
- Deep fried mixture of broad beans, chick peas and moroccon spices served with a choice of tzatziki sauce or homemade hot and spicy tomato sauce and fresh salad.
Mushroom El Bahia $12
- Mushroom marinade lightly spiced cooked in hot grill served with home tomato sauce.
Dolmades $8
- Vine leaves filled with herbed rice served with sauces on the side.
Garlic Chicken $12.50
- Marinated overnight with garlic olive oil and Moroccan spices.
Garlic prawn $16.50
- Marinated overnight with garlic olive oil and moroccan spice

Bissara Soup $9.50
- A famous of morocco soup cooked in very slow fire with mix bean and homemade spices and served with fresh plain bread.
Harira $9.50
- Healthy vegetarian tomato based soup, with chickpeas and mix vegetables, served with fresh plain bread.

Small pieces of tender meat marinated overnight, cooked on grill. Served with fresh salad, tzatziki sauce and tomato sauce on pita breads.
-Chicken $12.50
-Lamb $13.50
-Beef $12.50
-Marinated Prawn $14.50
-Marinated Calamari $12.50
-Grilled Fish $14.50
-Falafel $10.50
-Zaafran Mix grill $15.50
Your choice of any two meats. (Open souvlaki, dine in or take away)

Your choice of meats with choice of three salads served with roasted seeds, almonds and tzatziki sauce.
-Chicken R/$ 12.50 M/$14.00
-Lamb R/$ 13.50 M/$14.50
-Beef R/$ 12.50 M/$14.00
-Marinated Prawn R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Marinated calamari R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Fish R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Lebanese Couscous
-Moroccan Couscous
-Roast Vegetable Salad
-Arabic rice
-Lemon rice
-Chickpea Salad
-Barley Salad
-Greek Salad
-Bean Salad
Veg Salads R/$10.50 L/$12.50
- Your choice of three salads served with Roasted seeds and Almonds
Falafel
- Extra meats or Falafel added. $3
-Regular $11.50
-Large $13.50

Tzatziki sauce $3
Hummus $3
Olives $3
Pita Bread $3
Feta $3

Moroccan tagine dishes are slow-cooked savory stews, typically made with diced meat, poultry, or fish with seasonal vegetables
Chicken $16.50
Lamb $16.50
Beef $16.50
Grilled Lamb $16.50
- served with a red, spicy sauce.
Lemon Chicken $16
- Cooked with onion, tomatoes, preserved lemon olive oil and moroccan spices.
Moroccan Beef Meatball $15.50
- Ground beef is laced with warm spices, fresh herbs and garlic, and then grilled in meatball form until smoky and charred. Served with red spicy sauce.
Seafood $17.50
- served with our home red spicy sauce
Vegetarian $15.00
- Fresh Seasonal vegetables and chickpeas cooked in Saffron and home made tomato sauce served with popular Greek Salad and your choice of rice or couscous.

Mini souvlaki $8.50
- Choice of meat or falafel with fresh salad and grilled pita bread
Chicken nuggets $9.50
- served with french fries and tomato sauce
Mini tagine choice of meat $10.50
- served with rice or couscous.
Mini hot grilled salad choice of meat $9.50
- or served with two salads

Nearby Sample Menus

Khao Man Gai (Chicken Rice) $19.00
Pad Thai Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
Padd Egg Noodle Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
Som Tom (carrot salad) - With Prawns $13.50 $11.00
Massaman Curry (Lamb $15.00) $14.50
Prawn Salad (Plar Kung) $15.50
Curry Puffs (Pack of 6) $10.00
Tofu Peanut Sauce and Vegetables $10.00

Classic Pub Steak (GF AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) $28.50
- 250g Sirloin with fries, salad and your choice of red wine jus, mushroom sauce, garlic butter or peppercorn sauce
Pegasus Burger $19.50
- housemade prime beef patty with bacon, smoked cheddar, ailoi, onion rings, lettuce our own chutney and fries
Seafood Skewers $14
- prawn, salmon, cod served with dipping sauces
Cheesy Corn chips $12
- served with chipotle tomato salsa, sour cream and black bean dip
Quinoa Cakes (GF/ Vegan) $24
- homemade cakes, pan fried, served with mushrooms and haloumi, marinated zucchini ribbons, and avocado salsa
Premium Rib Eye (GF AVAILABLE ON REQUEST) $33.50
- 300g Rib Eye on garlic mash, with roasted mushrooms, fresh salad and your choice of red wine jus, mushroom sauce, garlic butter or peppercorn sauce
Hot Fudge Brownie Sundae $12
- Vanilla icecream and warm fudge brownie topped with chocolate sauce, candied nuts and whipped cream
Berry and Kiwi Pavlova $12
- served with cream

Gritted Canterbury Steak sandwich with streaky bacon, onion jam, chimichurri, soft leafs. French fries and aioli $19.00
Kids pack with mini ham and cheese roll, biscuit, dried fruit and juice $9.00
Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
Salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad $6.00
Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli seeds, pistachio black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
"The Ruben" sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut, wholegrain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
Triple smoked ham with Cheddar, relish, whole grain dijonnaiso and lettuce $7.00
Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00

Farmers Market Soup $15.50
- Organic Celeriac w lemon gremolata. Served with toasted ciabatta & butter. Optional - add smoked bacon or house smoked salmon
Hand-Cut Agria Chips $9.00
- ketchup, chipotle aioli
'Whitestone' Aged Blue Cheese $13.00
- quince paste, crackers
Maple, coconut & hazelnut granola w natural yoghurt & passionfruit $9.00
Local Grazing Plate $18.50
- House-smoked Akaroa salmon, horseradish cream, Mariano's chorizo, 'Whitestone' good cheddar cheese, relish, artisan bread
Please ask about our daily baking including muffins, GF friands, cinnamon scrolls and cheese scones
Rocket Salad $5.00
- good parmesan, local walnuts
Bacon Filled Ciabatta Roll $12.50
- avocado smash, HP aioli, fresh rocket

Cheese & Onion Patties N/A
Potato Fritters $1.20
Meat $1.50
Tomato $4.60
Steak & Onion Roll $3.20
Blue Cod Fillets $8.00
Plain $3.50
Onion $4.60

LAMB KORMA $22.00
- Lamb pieces simmered in a creamy sauce with a curry masala and herbs and spices.
GARDEN SALAD $8.00
- A fresh salad with onions, tomatoes, cucumber with mixed masala and lemon.
GARLIC NAAN $4.00
- Naan bread coated with fresh crushed garlic.
ALOO JERRA $14.00
- Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
ONION KULCHA $5.50
- Fillet bread stuffed with crispy onion, tomatoes, coriander and spices.
ALOO GOBI $17.00
- Potatoes and cauliflower cooked with cumin seeds, turmeric, coriander and spices. To request vegan, please ask for the duty manager.
LAMB JALFREZEE $22.00
- Lamb pieces cooked with fresh herbs and spices, capsicum, coconut milk and tomatoes. To request dairy free, please ask for the duty manager.
GOA FISH MALABARI $22.00
- A classic Goan specialty. Gurnard fish cooked in a creamy sauce with ginger, garlic, vinegar and capsicum.

Serving of Side Salad $3.50
-Seafood special
Beer Battered Snapper $24.90
- Served with salad and fries
O'Shea's Toasted Sandwich $12.90
- Your choice of ham, tomato, onions, cheese or pineapple, served with fries.
(All Children's meals are available for anyone under 12 years only)
Roast of the Day (GF) $22.90
- Served with roast potatoes, pumpkin and seasonal vegetables of the day.
Childrens Combo
Chicken Nuggets
- with fries and coleslaw

Seaweed Salad
- Japanese Style Seaweed, Salad with Sesame Seed.
Panda Sushi ( Chicken ) $5.90
Udon noodles from $9.90
Crispy Prawn
- Deep Fried Bread Crumb Prawn, Serve with Japanese Mayo
Double Avocado Fresh Salmon (GF 8PC)
Vegetarian Sushi (GF 8PC) $6.90
Tasty Tuna (GF 8PC) $7.90
-Ginger $0.50

Pig head ballotine, crispy ears, poached quince, celeriac, brussel leaves $25.00
Charcuterie; selection of NZ cured meats, sausages and pickles with house made sourdough $29.00
Seasonal daily vegetable $10.00
Wild venison loin, house made black pudding, shitake mushroom, parsnip purée, pinot figs $43.00
Seared wild venison, pickled daikon, chestnut purée, duck ham, bitter chocolate $25.00
Salad greens, pear, celeriac, sunflower, celery seed dressing $10.00
Cured fish, fennel cream, salad of apple & rhubarb $24.00
Daily Cheese Selection $13.00
- 50g of one cheese - Served with crackers and their matching accompaniment including wild bush honey, quince paste, fig jam

Broccoli and Blue Cheese S$12.00/M$17.50/L$29.50
- Broccoli, blue cheese and sliced pear. Garnished with walnut and parsley
Italian Flat Bread $13.50
- Fresh pizza bread with kalamata olives, Thai herbs and parmesan cheese
Smoked Salmon S $12.50 /M $18.00/ L $29.50
- Fresh Akaroa Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, finished with lemon juice and a sprinkling of chives.
Cajun Wedges $8.50
- Cajun wedges cooked in 100% vegetable oil, served with sweet chilli and sour cream.
New Yorker S $10.00 /M $15.50/ L $27.00
- Experience a slice of 'The Big Apple'. Authentic pepperoni over our own special pizza sauce and cheese.
Spaghetti and Meatballs $18.50
- Served with Spaghetti. A bolognese sauce served with delicious meatballs and garnished with parsley
Plain Wedges $8.00
- For those who don't like spice in their life! Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
Ham S $12.00/ M $15.50/ L $24.50
- Spag's own special pizza sauce, ham and cheese.

New Zealand Cheese Board $20
- A selection of New Zealand made cheeses, served with dried fruits, nuts, crusty bread, quince paste & herbed butter
Oven Baked Hoki Fillet $26
- In a lemon & herb crust served with seasoned wedges & our house slaw
Sauteed Sliced Mushrooms $23
- With onion & local streaky bacon on toasted bread with homemade Worcestershire sauce
- Grilled halloumi with roasted vegetables, baby spinach, caramelised onion & sweet chili sauce.
- Smokey chorizo with gruyere & smashed roast tomatoes
Seafood Chowder half $11 / full $18
- Roux-based soup with mussels, shrimps, hoki & vegetables with a side of toast
- Feta, roasted tomatoes, olives & balsamic
Fried Eggs (2) Or Streaky Bacon (4) $6
- When you just need something extra

Pulled Pork Sandwich $18.50
- Slow roasted apple cider pork belly, served on toasted ciabatta, mixed greens, apple chilli chutney, peppers and onions. Served with steak fries.
Chicken Breast $29.50
- Lime and almond ricotta stuffed Canterbury free range chicken breast. Set on a warm crispy asparagus, seasoned pumpkin and herb salad. Finished with Baileys cream sauce reduction.
Vegetarian Burger $20.00
- Vege pattie, cheese, beetroot, avocado, relish, lettuce, tomato and onion.
Fresh Summer Berry Trio $12.00
- Double berry sorbet, served with fresh summer berries, sugar syrup and a mint mascarpone.
Trio of Canterbury Sausage $25.00
- Pork, beef and venison sausages, creamy mash spud, minted baby peas, coated with our very own Silver Dollar gravy.
Market Fish of the Day POA
- Please ask your waitress for details.
Moroccan Lamb
- Oven-baked lamb, with Moroccan coconut sauce, capsicums, red onions, garlic and coriander.
Flatbread $8.50
- Toasted flatbread smothered in basil pesto, parmesan cheese and feta

Lamb (Small/Medium/Large) $ 11.50/$ 14.50/$ 18.00
Combo 2 $ 13.50
Quarter chicken
4 Roast potatoes, 390ml coke
3 Roast Potatoes
Gravy $ 2.50
3 Roast Potatoes
Half $ 11.50

(GF) = Gluten Free
Spring Onion Mayo
- Love Mayo? Then this is for you. Blobs of spring onion mayo are placed on teriyaki chicken
Five Piece Nigiri (GF)
- A real sushi connoisseurs dream. Nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice
Nigiri (GF)
- A real sushi connoisseurs dream. Nigiri slices of fresh salmon are placed on beds of rice
Supa Dupa Platter $45
- A selection of 40 pieces of sushi made up of a variety of fresh salmon, vegetarian, teriyaki chicken and tuna. (price includes all the extras like ginger, soy, wasabi and chopsticks). delivery free may apply
Chicken Supreme
- Mayo and Katsu sauce is drizzled over teriyaki chicken to create this saucy number
Combination
- Variety is the spice of life and so is this little winner. Teriyaki chicken, salmon, tuna and vegetarian are all thrown into this mixer
Tuna (GF)
- Flaked una is mixed with spring onion mayo and is topped off with avocado

Palak paneer/Aaloo $14.50
- Fresh leafy spinach and cottage cheese/potato cooked in a mild gravy straight from north india.
Tandoori chicken
- Chicken marinated overnight and traditionally cooked in tandoor.
Kadhai paneer $14.50
- Paneer sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion, capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
Chilly paneer $15.50
Bhuna chicken/lamb/beef/prawn
- Choice of your meat cooked with tomato, onions, fresh herbs, garam masala, ginger, garlic and spices.
Korma chicken/lamb/beef
- Choice of your meat cooked with a gravy of cashew nut, almonds, sultanas & very mild spices.
Chicken tikka (5 psc) $9.99
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in yoghurt and spices then skewered and cooked in charcoal tandoori oven.
Seafood $17.99