Zaafran Moroccan Restaurant & Takeaway in Canterbury Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • 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
SOUPS SOUPS
  • 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.
SOUVLAKI SOUVLAKI
  • 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 $15.50
  • Your choice of any two meats. (Open souvlaki, dine in or take away)
GRILL SALADS GRILL SALADS
  • Your choice of meats with choice of three salads served with roasted seeds, almonds and tzatziki sauce.
  • -Chicken R/$ 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
SIDES SIDES
  • Tzatziki sauce $3
  • Hummus $3
  • Olives $3
  • Pita Bread $3
  • Feta $3
TAGINE TAGINE
  • 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.
KIDS MEAL KIDS MEAL
  • 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

  • Green Curry $12.00
  • Peanut Sauce, Cashew Nut, Meat, and Vegetable $5.00ea
  • Prawn, Scallops, or Squid $20.00
  • Sweet and Sour
    • Fresh vegetable, baby corn, pineapple, and our own sweet and sour sauce make this dish.
  • -Beef, Chicken, Pork, Crispy Pork, Vegetarian, or Tofu $18.00
  • Lamb Massaman Curry $23.00
    • Served with tender lamb stir fry cuts, in a combination of peanuts, potato, and onions.
  • -Prawns, Scallop, or Squid $20.00
  • Aroy Thai chicken Salad $22.00
    • A chicken salad. The masterful mix of chilli powder, coriander, lime juice, and shallots. Dressed on a bed of salad.
  • Shoestring Fries $9.00
    • With aioli or tomato sugo
  • Giardino $28.00
    • Pomodoro, zucchini, peas, ricotta, spinach, eggplant, sprinkled with dill
  • Nettuno $29.00
    • Pomodoro, mozzarella, chili prawns, squid, sundried tomatoes, pangrattato & salsa verde
  • Gnocchi Di Patate $24.00
    • Handmade potato gnocchi with your choice of either a rich gorgonzola sauce -or -a fresh tomato & basil sauce
  • Piselli $27.00
    • Peas, ricotta, bocconcini, fresh mint, sea salt & ground pepper
  • Bistecca (400g) $36.00
    • Grilled sirloin steak served with your choice of brandy & green peppercorn, mushroom - or - gorgonzola sauce
  • Insalata Calamari $18.00
    • Grilled squid with chorizo sausage, beans & mixed greens
  • Add Grilled Chicken $21.00
    • Rustic Italian tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, fresh basil, red capsicum with crispy grilled bread & red wine vinaigrette
  • Exotic Pad Thai
    • Rice Stick Noodles, Egg, Tofu, Bean Sprout Garlic Chives, Roasted Peanut, Chilli Powder With Tamarind Palm Sugar Sauce
  • Twice Cooked Pork Belly With Chilli Garlic And Basil $18.00
    • Crispy Pork Belly, Chilli Garlic, Green Bean, Spring Onion And Basil
  • Home Made Peanut Sauce / Rotti Bread-Asian Flatbread $4.00
  • Classic Thai Green Chicken Curry $17.00
    • Chicken Breast Fillets, Coconut Cream, Bamboo Shoots, Green Bean, Zucchini, Basil, Red Pepper, Pumpkin
  • Crispy Chicken With Sweet And Sour Sauce $18.00
    • Crispy Thigh Chicken Fillet, Garlic, Onion, Carrot, Pepper, Fresh Pineapple, Spring Onion, Tomato Pieces
  • -Prawns $19.00
  • -Chicken, Pork Or Beef $16.00
  • Mou Ping/Thai Style Grilled Pork Skewers (3) $8.00
    • Grilled Pork Tenderloin Marinated With Soy Sauce, Fresh Cream, Palm Sugar Served With Spicy Dip
  • KIWI $9.99
    • bacon mushroom tomato & onion
  • SQUID RINGS 5 FOR $3.50
  • CRUMBED MUSSELS 1 DOZ $9.60
  • COMBINATION FRIED RICE $12.80
  • FISH BITES 5 FOR $3.20
  • CRUMB MUSHROOMS 5 for $3.50
  • SOUR CREAM SWEET & SOUR SAUCE $0.70
  • CINNAMON OR JAM WRAP $2.00
  • Small $5.00
  • Chicken kebab sandwich/beef kebab sandwich/lamb and beef mince kebab sadwich $14.00
  • Chicken/beef/falafel/lamb $15.00
    • Served with coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, onions and gherkins. Dressed with garlic aioli and tzatziki sauce
  • Served with fries and salad with tzatziki sauce and garlic aioli $15.00
  • Beef/chicken/lamb/lamb and beef mince $15.00
  • Arabic salad $7.00
  • Greek salad $7.00
  • KIDS SOUVLAKI $9.00
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Smokey Chicken $18.00
    • House sauce, smoked chicken breast, basil pesto, tomatoes, red onion & capsicum.
  • Meat lovers $20.00
    • House sauce, salami, spicy chorizo, ham, red onion, prosciutto & BBQ sauce.
  • Gluten Free $5.00
  • Maui $18.00
    • House sauce, ham & fresh pineapple
  • Pizza of the week $ POA
    • See our blackboard for this week's special.
  • Berlusconi $16.00
    • House Sauce topped with fresh mozzarella & balsamic glaze
  • Unlucky hunter $18.00
    • House sauce, roast pumpkin & kumara, caramelised onions, feta, rocket & balsamic glaze.
  • Takeaway $1.00
  • Szechuan Cucumber Salad w/ Garlic, Szechuan, Chilli & Sesame $6.00
  • Fried Chicken w/ Coriander, Pickled Onion and Spicy Sriracha Mayo $10.00
  • Steamed Whittakers Chocolate Buns 3pc $10.00
  • PSDB Wonton $6.50
    • 3 pc
  • Fried Tofu w/ Cucumber, Coriander and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Chicken + Coriander Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Emerald Prawn Har Gow w/ Sesame 4pc $12.00
  • Pork Belly w/ Cucumber, Coriander, Pickled Ginger Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Eggs on toast $10.00
  • Mince on toast w a poached egg $16.00
  • Smoked salmon on rye with poached egg, avocado and sauce hollandaise $16.50
  • Granola with natural yoghurt and berries $9.00
  • French toasted banana bread with maple mousse and berries $15.00
  • Soup of the day $15.00
  • Creamy Pumpkin $15.00
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
  • Pork Tomato on Fried Rice $12.50
  • Extra Meat $5.50
  • Bacon $4.50
  • Sliced Steak and Season Veg $14.00
  • Chicken Curry on Fried Rice $12.00
  • Chicken Satay on Rice $13.00
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $16.00
  • Pottle Noodles $6.00
  • Warm Salad $6.00
    • Grilled seasonal vegetables
  • Sirloin 300 gr $28.00
    • A juicy prime cut of Angus Steakgrilled medium rare over the hot coals
  • Pico de Gallo $2.00
    • Salsa fresca
  • Chimichurri $2.00
  • Pollo a la Brasa 300 gr $18.00
    • An authentic recipe from South America, chicken, boned, marinated and cooked to perfection on our grill
  • Ceviche $12.00
    • Market fresh fish marinated in citrus juices with a twist of chilli and coriander
  • Entraña 400 gr $26.00
    • A particulary Flavoursome cutloved by Argentinians
  • Ribeye 400 gr $33.00
    • Bone in Grilled to your choice
  • Marinated Olives $8.00
    • A warmed selection
  • Garden Salad $8.00
    • Seasonal leaves tossed in vinaigrette with accompaniments
  • Baked Breast of Chicken $35.00
    • With a spinach and hazelnut mousse on a warm barley and romaine salad with salsa verde
  • Festive Plate $35.00
    • Turkey fillet and Ham, baked in madeira. Served with new potato salad, cranberry and asparagus
  • Wild Venison a la Gas $38.00
    • With parsley croquettes and smoked zucchini, roasted pumpkin and raspberry jus
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Baked creamy parfait served with mixed pickles, plum chutney and truffled melba toast
  • Gold Medal Mussels $16.00
    • Steamed in Spruce beer, glazed under gruyere and speck with Swiss chard salad
  • Tomato and Fetta Tart $17.00
    • Warm tomato and goat fetta with black olive and avocado cream
  • Chicken Nuggets & fries $9.50
  • Curry of the Day $22.50
    • see our blackboard for details
  • Minute Steak $13.50
    • with gravy, fries & salad garnish
  • Burgers $17.50
    • Beef, Chicken or Fish with fries
  • Nachos $17.50
    • spicy bean mix with a sprinkle of cheese, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • Sausage, mash & veges $10.50
  • Sizzling T-Bone $29.50
    • on mushrooms and onions with garlic butter or onion gravy and salad & fries or eggs & chips
  • Hillyers Pie & Chips $11.00
    • Chicken Cranberry & Brie / Steak & Caramelised Onion / Lamb Mint & Kumara
  • Home-made baked potato wedges with herbs & sour cream $8.50
  • Feta and pesto topped Portobello mushrooms $7.00
  • Rhubarb crème brulee with amaretti biscuits and candied citrus $12.50
  • Venison Salad $23.00
    • raspberry tea-smoked venison with beets, glazed pear, radish, candied walnut & brie, & a raspberry vinaigrette
  • Scallops and prawns in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce on a potato dauphinoise with sautéed greens $26.00
  • Spicy seasoned salmon fillet on a radish, feta, olive salad. Topped with a salsa verde & coriander-ginger dressing $27.00
  • Open chicken sandwich with bacon, tomato, salad greens, onion jam – finished with guacamole & hollandaise $23.00
  • Spring vegetable and pesto tart with Gruyere pastry base. Served with slow roasted tomatoes, garden salad and minted aioli $20.00
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
  • Sous vide local chicken breast $21.00
    • with harissa, Pearl cous cous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion(GF)
  • Avocado with ricotta, mint, chilli, seeds, pistachio, black bean salsa and poached egg on rye $15.00
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Kids ‘fish and chips’ with sustainable snapper, fries, salad and Watties sauce $9.00
  • Free range chicken and almond pie $9.00
    • with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts. currants and radish
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
Zaafran Moroccan Restaurant & Takeaway

Zaafran Moroccan Restaurant & Takeaway

location

Address

97 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033272555

clock

Opened hours

11 AM to 9 AM
price range

Price

$0 - $10

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Fast Food , Mediterranean , Middle Eastern , Moroccan , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
97 Williams Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, 7630, New Zealand