Curators House

Enjoy delicious Spanish cuisine in the beautiful Christchurch Botanic Gardens or fireside in one of our charming dining rooms.

Dine In menu

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Phone / Email

(03) 379-2252

info@curatorshouse.co.nz

Location

7 Rolleston Avenue, Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, NZ

Hours

Lunch

Monday to Thursday

11:30am - 2:30pm

Friday to Sunday

11:30am - 3:00pm

Dinner

Monday to Saturday

Dinner: From 5:00pm till late

Closed on Sunday evenings

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Tapas Soups & Salad Mains Arroz - Rice Dish Desserts To Finish Digestifs Coffee & Tea Specials

Tapas

These little tastes of Spanish gastronomy are to share between friends, enjoy at any time & any occasion traditionally accompanied by a good wine or beer. Ideal to enjoy before your main course arrives.

$13.00

Aceitunas

Marinated Spanish olives

$13.00

$14.00

Pan tostado (DF/Vegan) (GF on req)

Toasted sourdough with crush tomatoes & extra virgin olive oil (4 slices)

$14.00

$19.00

Fresh Chorizo a la sidra (DF/GF)

Our own award winning Chorizo Garcia sliced & cooked in cider

$19.00

$22.00

Gambas al ajillo (DF/GF)

Wild australian prawns pan-fried in garlic & olive oil, hint of chilli

$22.00

$19.00

Calamares a la Andaluza (DF/GF)

Firm fleshed cold water calamari tentacle morsels dusted in pimenton, flash fried with ink alioli

$19.00

Croquetas de Pollo con chorizo

Chicken & chorizo croquettes.

$19.00

Croquetas de Setas y Parmesano

Mushroom & Parmesan cheese croquettes

$19.00

Fish Croquetas

Smoked Kahawai & corn croquetas

$19.00

$13.00

Patatas Bravas (DF/GF)

Hand cut agria wedges with oven spicy roasted capsicum tomato dressing & alioli

$13.00

$16.00

Herbed Polenta Fries (GFO V)

with truffle aioli

$16.00

$19.00

Baked Fresh Goats Cheese (GF On request V)

Lempn oil, rosemary & crostini

$19.00

$16.00

Marinated Artichokes (GF Df VV)

Globe artichoke hearts, marinated in garlic, lemon & fennel

$16.00

One Cheese $19.00

Cheese Board

Served with seasonal garden chutney, crackers & treats

One Cheese $19.00

$32.00

Two Cheeses

$32.00

$40.00

Three cheeses

$40.00

Chorizo, smoky garlic flank steak, Chicken & chorizo, Croquetas, tomato & mozzarella salad

Tapas Tasting Selection

A small taste of our favorited tapas, ideal for two to share as an entrée or add a few more tapas for a meal.

Chorizo, smoky garlic flank steak, Chicken & chorizo, Croquetas, tomato & mozzarella salad

$36.00

$33.00

Vegetarian Selection

mushroom & parmesan Croquetas, marinated artichokes, beetroot & feta salad w herbal dressing & polenta fries

$33.00

$36.00

Seafood Platter

Prawn escabeches, flash fried calamri, smoked kahawai & corn croquetas & fennel & feta salad

$36.00

Soups & Salad

Small $13.00 Large $19.00

Seasonal Vegetable Soup with a slice of bread (V)

Small $13.00 Large $19.00

Small $12.00 Large $19.00

Garden Salad (DF V VV)

Leafy greens with beetroot & seasonal treasures from our garden

Small $12.00 Large $19.00

Mains

$55.00

Cordero Asado – Slow Roasted Lamb Shoulder (LF/GF)

Slow roasted Canterbury lamb shoulder served with freshly picked rosemary, red wine reduction, gourmet potatoes & seasonal vegetables

$55.00

$37.00

Fish of the day (GF DF)

Beetroot & balsamic puree, herb roasted poatoes, fennel & lemon salad

$37.00

$43.00

Seafood Casserole (DF)

Fresh fish & seafood cooked in a sofrito of onion & tomato, almond picada, garlic & slice of toasted bread

$43.00

$30.00

Vegan Zarzuela (DF V VV)

Kumara, chickpea & courgette casserole with tomato sofrito & almond picada

$30.00

$52.00

Ribeye of Angus Beef 250g

Served to you liking with truffle butter or naked and a choice of 2 sides between: gourmet potatoes, fries, seasonal vegetables & salad.

$52.00

$38.00

Harissa Kumara (GF DF V VV)

Harissa spiced red kumara, pea & mint puree, confit cherry tomatoes, beetroot crisp & fresh basil

$38.00

$42.00

Canterbury Duck Leg

Confit duck leg, braised cabbage, cherry coulis, herbed gourmet potatoes & red wine jus

$42.00

$37.00

Pork Belly

Saffron mashed potatoe, spiced date puree, peas, crackling

$37.00

Arroz - Rice Dish

Cooked & served in paella pan – allow minimum 30 minutes cooking time

$45.00pp (minimum order 2 people $90.00)

Paella de Marisco for two – House Speciality (L/GF)

Seafood including wild Australian banana prawn, clams, mussels & calamari cooked with, tomatoes, vegetables, saffron & calasparra rice

$45.00pp (minimum order 2 people $90.00)

$35.00

Vegetarian Paella (DF/GF/V)(vegan on rquest)

With seasonal vegetables

$35.00

Sauces

Pedro Ximenez – sherry & truffle reduction

$4.00

$3.00

Homemade Alli oli

$3.00

Sides

$12.00

Curator's Fries hand cut agria with tomato sauce (L/GF)

$12.00

Herbed Gourmet Potatoes (GF/LF)

$12.00

Fresh Garden Side Salad (GF/LF)

$12.00

Seasonal Vegetables (GF/LF)

$12.00

$2.00

Bread slice

$2.00

Desserts

$14.00

Affogato (GF on request)

Vanilla bean ice cream served with a shot of espresso

$14.00

$17.00

Tarta de Santiago – Almond Tarte (GF) (LF on request)

The famous Spanish Almond tarte from the Pilgrim's town of Santiago de Compostela dusted in icing sugar, with chocolate ice-cream

$17.00

Crema Catalana (GF on request)

Our house speciality. Reduce custard w hints of orange and lemon citrus, vanilla & cinnamon, topped with caramelised sugar & berry compot

$17.00

Rice Pudding (GF DF V VV)

Served with citrus & coconut, caramelised sugar, mango & a chocolate soil

$17.00

Chocolate & raspberry brownie

Dark & whote chocolate morsels with rasbberries in a rich brownie served vanilla ice cream

$17.00

One Cheese $19.00

Cheese Board

Served with seasonal garden chutney, crackers & treats

One Cheese $19.00

$32.00

Two Cheeses

$32.00

$40.00

Three cheeses

$40.00

To Finish

$12.00

Gonzalez Byass Nectar PX Dulce Sherry

$12.00

Grant Burge 10 year Port

$12.00

Digestifs

$14.00

Spanish Lepanto Gran Reserva Brandy

$14.00

$19.00

Delamain Grande Champagne Cognac

$19.00

$12.00

Jameson Irish Whisky

$12.00

$15.00

Talisker Scotch Whisky

$15.00

$14

Johnny Walker Black Label

$14

$15.00

The Dalmore 12 year old single malt

$15.00

$12.00

Amaretto – Grand Marnier – Drambuie – Tia Maria

Baileys – Cointreau- Kahlua –

$12.00

Coffee & Tea

$16.50

Irish Coffee

A shot of Jamesons & thickened cream

$16.50

$5.00

Short black – Long black

$5.00

$6.00

Flat white – Latte – Cappuccino

$6.00

$6.50

Mochaccino – Chai Latte – Hot Chocolate

$6.50

$0.50

Oat – decaf – large – extra milk

$0.50

$1.50

Fluffy

$1.50

$5.50

English Breakfast

$5.50

Earl Grey

$5.50

Fresh mint

$5.50

Chamomile

$5.50

Jasmine Green

$5.50

Organic Passion Plum

$5.50

Specials

(GF) = Gluten Free / (LF) = Lactose Free

(Veg) = Vegetarian / (Vegan) = Vegan

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

A la carte menu

Sangria Cocktails Spanish Sherries Spanish Gin Cava, Methode Traditionelle & Champagne Whites Aromatics Rosés Reds Beer To Finish Digestifs Liqueur Coffee Non-Alcoholic

Sangria

Chilled Spanish wine fruit punch

$14.00 / $27.00

Traditional Red Sangria

$14.00 / $27.00

$15.00 / $28.00

Champagne Sangria

$15.00 / $28.00

$10.00

Non - Alcoholic Sangria (Singria)

$10.00

Cocktails

$18.00

Aperol Spritz

Aperol, prosecco & a splash of soda

$18.00

Pimm's Cup

Pimm's, ginger ale , lemonade & fresh fruit

$18.00

Hugo

Larios Dry Gin, prosecco, house made elderflower, fresh mint & soda

$18.00

Chef's Choice

Kraken rum, our chef's rhubard & ginger with ginger beer

$18.00

$12.00

Mocktail

Your choice of elderflower or cherry & peppercorn syrup

$12.00

Spanish Sherries

$12.00

Dry Sherry

Light & dry, apple, lemon, dried flowers, a touch of sea breeze and iodine

$12.00

Pedro Ximenez Dulce Sherry

Raisin and fig aromas. Feels rich with chocolate and cinnamon spice flavors.

$12.00

Spanish Gin

$14.00

Larios London Dry Gin

Reminisce about sun kissed beaches, warm breezes, evocative sunsets

$14.00

$15.00

Larios Rose Pink Gin

Intense strawberry aromas with soft fresh strawberry flavours

$15.00

Larios 12 Botanicals Blue Gin

Complex botanicals with a hint of sweet orange blossom

$15.00

$17.00

Hendrix Gin, Scotland

Succulent botanicals including juniper, coriander and citrus peel.

$17.00

Cava, Methode Traditionelle & Champagne

$14.00 / $55.00

Dibon Cava Brut Selection, Penedes, Spain

Creamy in the centre with fine bubbles. Elegant palate with baked apple & crusty sourdough

$14.00 / $55.00

$14.5 / $56.00

Vilarnau Cava Reserva, Spain, NV (organic)

Fresh herbal style, ripe red apple, melon & peach fruits with a crisp clean finish

$14.5 / $56.00

$79.00

Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle, Central Otago NV

Biodynamic, apple, lime & brioche with creamy acidity

$79.00

$82.00

Black Estate Netherwood Pet-Nat, Waipara, 2022

Orgnaic, vegan, fresh, delicate summer fruits, unfined & unfilteres

$82.00

$149.00

Taittinger Cuvee Prestige, France, NV

A chardonnay lead champagne, elegant, creamy & refined

$149.00

$169.00

Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut, France, NV

Full bodied with great richness and depth, toasty, nutty & concentrated

$169.00

Spanish Whites

$15.50 / $23.00 / $66.00

Alba Martin Albarino, Rias Baixas, 2022

Fresh & fruity w white stone fruit aromas & citric aromas & lingering finish

$15.50 / $23.00 / $66.00

Sauvignon Blanc

Pyramid Valley Colours Sauvignon, martinborough, 2023

$16.00 / $24.00 / $69.00

Vibrant palate of gooseberry & passionfruit with savoury meadow herbs & a dry saline finish

$16.00 / $24.00 / $69.00

$14.00 / $19.50 / $55.00

Rohe Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, 2024

Vibrant currant aromas with stone fruits flavours & refreshing acidity

$14.00 / $19.50 / $55.00

$13.00 / $17.50 / $46.00

Framingham Sauvgnon Blanc, Marlborough, 2023

Expressive aromatics, lemon, stone fruit, sweet herbs & fine boned acid finish

$13.00 / $17.50 / $46.00

Chardonnay

Main Divide Chardonnay, Waipara, 2023

$13.00 / $17.5 / $46.00

Full bodied w aromas of pear, apple, lemon. Creamy mouthfeel & structured finish

$13.00 / $17.5 / $46.00

$15.00 / $23.00 / $65.00

Muddy Water Deliverance Chardonnay, Waipara, 2023

Local organic, pink grapefruit, nectarine with spicy, toasty oak

$15.00 / $23.00 / $65.00

$19.50 / $29.00 / $84.00

Smith & Seth CRU Heretanga Chardonnay, waipara 2022

Fresh aromas of white fleshed peach, roasted cashews & hints rivers stones and toasted brioche

$19.50 / $29.00 / $84.00

Aromatics

$14.50 / $21.00 / $59.00

Mount Beautiful Riesling, Waipara, 2019

Orange blossom, white peach & tropical spice aromas. Citrus & stone-fruit palate, refreshing acidity

$14.50 / $21.00 / $59.00

$12.00 / $16.00 / $42.00

Summerhouse Pinot Gris, Marlborough, 2023

Stone fruit, fresh pear & hint of ginger, complex & juicy

$12.00 / $16.00 / $42.00

$21.00 / $32.00 / $89.00

Pegaus Bay Aria Late picked Riesling, Waipara 2022

Citrus & floral aromas, honeysuckle. Succulet fruit intensity & a rousing whip of acidity

$21.00 / $32.00 / $89.00

Rosés

$12.00 / $16.00 / $44.00

Finca Constancia Altozano Tempranillo Shyrah Rosado, Castilla la Mancha, 2020

A light raspberry colour. Blackberry & plums aromas with a fresh long finish.

$12.00 / $16.00 / $44.00

Ripe sed skinned fruit bouquet, tropical fruit notes $ wildflowers. Notable texture & dryness

Fromm Organic Rose, Marlborough, 2023

Ripe sed skinned fruit bouquet, tropical fruit notes $ wildflowers. Notable texture & dryness

$14.00 / $19.50 / $55.00

$14.50 / $21.00 / $593.00

Black Estate Treble Rose, Waipara, 2024

Co-fermented, unfilteres & organic with a deep red hue, a mineral pallet with tamarillo, berry & liquorice

$14.50 / $21.00 / $593.00

Spanish Reds

$13.00 / $18.00 / $48.00

Oveja Tinta Graciano Malbec, Castile, 2020

Blackberry & raspberry flavours enhanced by clove, thyme & floral undertones

$13.00 / $18.00 / $48.00

$14.00 / $19.50 / $56.00

Bideona Tempranillo de las Laderas DOC, Rioja, 2021

aromas of cherries, red berries & thyme. Medium bodied, good length & weitht on the finish

$14.00 / $19.50 / $56.00

$16.00 / $24.00 / $71.00

Telmo Rodriguez Dehesa Gago, Toro, 2022

Carefully selected tempranillo. Deep, dark & earthly with intense aromas of ripe blackberries & cherries

$16.00 / $24.00 / $71.00

Pinot Noir

$14.00 / $19.50 / $55.00

Opawa Pinot Noir, Marlborough, 2021

Medium bodied. Supple red fruit flavours & soft fine tannins

$14.00 / $19.50 / $55.00

$16.00 / $24.00 / $68.00

Mt Beautiful Estate, North Canterbury,2020

An elegant weighty wine with fragant bramble fruit, spice & dark chocolate earthiness

$16.00 / $24.00 / $68.00

$18.50 / $28.00 / $82.00

Picnic Two Paddocks, Central Otago,2023

Full bodied wine with vanilla oak finish.

$18.50 / $28.00 / $82.00

$125.00

Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Central Otago, 2023

Elegant, tey concentrated flavours of berries & spices, florals & savoury minerals.

$125.00

Cabernets, Merlots, Syrah & Shiraz

$15.00 / $22.00 / $64.00

Black Barn Merlot Cabernet, Hawkes Bay, 2023

Dark red berry, smoke & spice notes, with plum, blackberry, clove & vanilla flavours.

$15.00 / $22.00 / $64.00

$17.00 / $25.00 / $72.00

Craggy Range Hawkes Bay Syrah, 2022.

Deep purple hues with blackberry, lavender & black pepper flavours

$17.00 / $25.00 / $72.00

$16.50 / $25.00 / $69.00

Pegasus Bay Merlot Cabernet, Waipara, 2021

Deep ruby, with aromas of blackberry, plums, cassis & mocha. Rich, ripe tannins

$16.50 / $25.00 / $69.00

$129.00

Pegasus Bay Reserved maestro, Waiapara, 2020

Deep purple with a dark earthy & savoury nose. Black forest fruit, mushroom & smoked game flavours w liquorice, mixed spice, eucalyptus

$129.00

Tap Beer

$12.00 / $14.00

Three Boys Hikari Lager

330ml/400ml

$12.00 / $14.00

$12.50 / $14.50

Three Boys Easy Juice hazy

$12.50 / $14.50

Bottled Beer 330ml

$12

Corona – Speights

$12

$11.00

Heinekin 0%

$11.00

$13

Three Boys Craft Bottle Beer

Lager/Pils/IPA 330 ml

$13

$12.00

Garage Proyect tiny Hazy IPA can 0.5%

$12.00

$11.00

Heineken 0.0

$11.00

Cider

$13

Three Boys Cider

330ml 4.5%

$13

To Finish

$13.00 / $63.00

Perrin Muscat Beaumes de Venise, France, 2019

Intense notes of muscat & mine with a rich sweet exotic honey palate

$13.00 / $63.00

$13.00

Gonzalez Byass Nectar PX Dulce Sherry

$13.00

Grant Burge Port Tawny 10 years

$13.00

Digestifs

$14.00

Spanish Lepanto Gran Reserva Brandy

$14.00

$19.00

Delamain Grande Champange

$19.00

$12.00

Jameson Irish Whisky

$12.00

$15.00

Johnny Walker Black Label

$15.00

$18.00

Talisker 10 old single malt

$18.00

$19.00

The Dalmore 12 year old single malt

$19.00

$12.00

Amaretto – Grand Marnier – Drambuie –Baileys – Cointreau- Kahlua – Tia Maria

$12.00

Liqueur Coffee

$18.00

Irish - Jamesons & thickened cream

$18.00

Non-Alcoholic

$7.00

Orange – Pineapple – Cranberry – Apple – Tomato Juice

$7.00

$6.50

Coca cola – Lemonade – Ginger ale – Diet Coke – Tonic – Soda

$6.50

$7.00

Ginger beer – Lemon lime & bitters

$7.00

$8.50

Kombucha Three Boys Apricot

Kombucha Three Boys Hoppy

$8.50

$7 / $12.00

Mineral Water

Still or Sparkling

$7 / $12.00

Coffee

$5.50

Short black – Long black - Americano

$5.50

Flat white – Latte – Cappuccino

$6.50

Mochaccino – Chai Latte – Hot Chocolate

$6.50

$0.50

Soy – Oat – Vanilla Syrup - decaf – large – extra milk

$0.50

$1.50

Fluffy

$1.50

$8.00

Ice Coffee or Chocolate

$8.00

Tea

$5.50

English Breakfast

$5.50

Earl Grey

$5.50

Chamomile

$5.50

Jasmine Green

$5.50

Organic Passion Plum

$5.50

Garden teas

$5.50

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Find Us

7 Rolleston Avenue, Botanic Gardens, CHCH, NZ

Please note that we allow 1.5 hours for lunches and 2 hours for dinner, to book longer please let us know