Lone Star Manchester St is where the national restaurant story began. The first Lone Star opened at 26 Manchester Street on 13 September 1988, built around the idea that a meal out could be generous, relaxed and fun rather than formal. The group has since spread across New Zealand, but this Christchurch address remains the original branch. That continuity gives the room more than nostalgic value: diners can still order dishes that appeared in the early years while using a busy central-city restaurant that serves lunch and dinner every day.
The enduring signatures explain the restaurant's hearty reputation. Redneck Ribs are full-length pork spare ribs, blanched with honey and spices before being fire-finished and coated in a hoisin, orange and sesame sauce. Dixie Chicken takes a different route, setting chicken breast in a creamy garlic and white-wine sauce with vegetables, buffalo chips and coleslaw. Jonny Stash, another original, wraps mushroom, spinach, cheese and sun-dried tomato inside a herb-crusted chicken breast and adds mushroom sauce for an especially substantial plate.
There is plenty to build around those classics. A table can begin with hot bean dip, baked garlic loaf, salt-and-pepper calamari or tiger prawns sautéed with garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Market fish, a beef or chicken burger, Caesar-style salad and several cuts of steak broaden the mains beyond ribs and chicken. Desserts stay in the same generous register, from pavlova with fruit to Kahlúa and Moro Bar cheesecake or a warm white-chocolate pudding with butterscotch and vanilla ice cream.
The Manchester Street branch opens from late morning, so it can handle a straightforward lunch as easily as an evening gathering. Its position near One New Zealand Stadium also makes it useful around major events, while three named function areas give groups distinct options: the Cowboy's Corral for a large private meal, the Highwayman's Saloon for a looser bar-style gathering and the Outlaw's Lounge for a smaller event. The result is an original branch that still behaves like a working local restaurant rather than a piece of chain history.
Address: 26 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
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Lone Star Manchester St Menu
Classic Menu – To Share
FOR YOUR TABLE
Cowboy Bean Dip
Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
Baked Garlic Loaf
Oven baked with a lashing of Lone Star garlic butter.
Outlaw's Loaded Melt
A garlic loaf half, topped with melted cheese, guacamole, garlic butter and bacon.
Dixie Chips
Loaded buffalo chips smothered in Dixie sauce and bacon, topped with a cheese melt.
“Chief” Chicken Nibbles
Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Smothered with our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
San Quentin Squid
Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli.
Prawn Star® (Starter)
Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter; served with rice.
Midnight Nachos®
Corn chips piled with spicy beans, cheese, spicy guacamole, sour cream, jalapeños and your choice of chicken, beef or roasted seasonal vegetables.
Southern Fried Chicken
Chicken nibbles and breast entree, dusted in Lone Star seasoned flour, fried crisp. Served with a mustard pickle dipping sauce.
Quesadilla
Two flour tortillas with your choice of spicy chicken, beef, or roasted seasonal vegetables; topped with spicy guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños.
Mussel Mania
500g of fresh world-famous New Zealand green-lipped mussels steamed in a lemon, white wine, and garlic cream sauce; served with ciabatta.
Classic Menu – Burgers
TRAIL PICKS
Glen Campbell Chicken Burger
Grilled free range chicken breast, red onions, Swiss cheese, bacon, gherkins, lettuce, tomato and aioli in a sourdough bun. Add straight-cut chips for 8. Sub for crunchy lettuce: Free
Gerhard Burger
Beef pattie, red onions, Swiss cheese, bacon, gherkins, lettuce, tomato and aioli in a sourdough bun. Add straight-cut chips for 8. Sub for crunchy lettuce: Free
Classic Menu – Seafood
TRAIL PICKS
Blue Pacific — Fish ‘n Chips
Fillets of market fish, cooked in a Steinlager beer batter, served with straight-cut chips, tartare sauce and salad.
Rock the Boat®
Fillets of market fish, dusted in seasoned flour, then grilled with fresh herbs and parmesan. Served with mash and salad.
Prawn Star®
Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter; served with rice and salad.
Classic Menu – Salad
TRAIL PICKS
Comanche Salad
Grilled chicken with a poached egg on cos lettuce, streaky bacon, anchovies, parmesan and croutons tossed in our caesar-style dressing. Swap Chicken for pan seared beef strips for 5
Classic Menu – Legendary Ribs
Our pork ribs are blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce; served with buffalo chips. Choose a serving option to enjoy legendary ribs!
Redneck Ribs®
The ribs that made us famous – full length spare ribs.
BB King Ribs
St Louis rib fingers – tender, meaty and packed full of flavour.
The Cross Roads
Where two legends meet. Half Redneck Ribs®, half BB King Ribs.
Trail Serve
A perfect Starter.
Maverick Serve
The classic main.
Outlaw Serve
The serve for two.
Classic Menu – Chicken
Cajun Chicken
Pan-seared chicken breast dusted in our secret Cajun spices, topped with spicy sauce, sour cream and jalapeños; served with Lone Star coleslaw and chilli rice. Extra chicken breast add 10
Dixie Chicken®
Chicken breast in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce with spring onion, carrot, corn and herbs; served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Extra chicken breast add 10
Jonny Stash
Herb-crusted chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes; served with chunky mushroom sauce and buffalo chips and Lone Star Coleslaw. Extra chicken breast add 10
Classic Menu – Steaks
PRIME CUTS
Wrangler Sirloin
220g sirloin with onion purée, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw, and your choice of complimentary steak sauce. Add mushrooms and a free range egg for 6
Stir Crazy Sirloin®
300g sirloin with onion purée, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw, and your choice of complementary steak sauce. Add mushrooms and a free range egg for 6
Rockin' Ribeye®
300g ribeye served with onion purée and buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw, and your choice of complementary steak sauce. Add mushrooms and a free range egg for 6
From the Ranch
A signature cut of premium meat carefully selected by your chef. Ask your server for today’s local meat special. Price: POA
Classic Menu – Sides
Want to swap your sides? Just let your server know – it’s on the house.
Buffalo Chips
Straight-Cut Chips
Kumara Wedges
Buttered Mash
Crispy Cauliflower
Chilli Rice
Sautéed Seasonal Veges
Lone Star Coleslaw
Green Salad
Classic Menu – Dessert
Partner up, we’ll bring two spoons!
Saddle Up Sundae
Two scoops of ice cream (choice of flavours), Chantilly cream, dark and white chocolate sauce, wafers, and roasted almond slivers.
Kiwi Pavlova
Mini pavs filled with fresh Chantilly cream. Served with premium vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
Crème Brûlée
A classic dessert with our twist. Ask about different flavours.
For A Few Doughnuts More
Classic Italian-style, oven-baked doughnuts. Served with berry coulis and fresh Chantilly cream.
Cowboy Crumble
Warm apple, berry and plum crumble topped with toasted coconut oat crumble. Served with premium vanilla bean ice cream.
Banoffee Pie
Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
Longhorn Cheesecake®
Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and fresh Chantilly cream.
Jack Daniel’s Chocolate Fudge Pudding
A rich, self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding, laced with Jack Daniel’s. Served with chocolate sauce, fresh Chantilly cream and premium vanilla bean ice cream.
The MILKYBAR® Pud
White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and premium vanilla bean ice cream.
Kids – Mains
All meals come with a FREE kid’s drink, plus your choice of chips, mashed potato or rice.
Deputy Dog
Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash-fried in the furnace. Served with tomato sauce.
Road Runner Special
Tender strips of chicken breast dusted in Lone Star seasoned flour, cooked golden brown. Also available as grilled free range chicken.
Hero Burger
Beef pattie with lettuce and tomato served in a toasted burger bun with grilled cheese. If you want any other salad greens in your burger, just let us know!
Barney’s Ribs
A kid’s serve of our legendary pork ribs smothered in Barney’s sweet Lone Star hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
Nipper’s Fish & Chips
Lightly battered fish, flash-fried crisp and golden. Also available as pan-seared
Kid's Minute Steak
Pan seared beef minute steak, cooked to perfection. Pairs perfectly with our Campfire Ketchup, or ask your server for more options!
Kids – Dessert
Lone Star Mudslide
Served with vanilla ice cream or sorbet. Your choice of chocolate, berry or butterscotch sauce. Choose your sauce: Chocolate, Berry, Butterscotch.
Bar Snacks
Chips
Straight-Cut, Kumara Home-style, Buffalo.
Cowboy Bean Dip
Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
Baked Garlic Loaf
Oven baked with a lashing of Lone Star garlic butter.
Dixie Chips
Loaded buffalo chips smothered in Dixie sauce and bacon, topped with a cheese melt.
“Chief” Chicken Nibbles
Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Smothered with our world-famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
The Star Burger
Your choice of NZ Premium Beef Patty or grilled Chicken Breast – lettuce, tomato, red onion, gherkin in a toasted burger bun with grilled Swiss cheese. Add straight-cut chips for 8. Sub your bun for crunchy lettuce: Free.
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Sweet and spicy bell peppers stuffed with cream cheese, double crumbed and fried until golden. Served with our sticky hot honey sauce.
San Quentin Squid
Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli.
Prawn Star® (Bar Snack)
Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter; served with rice.
Midnight Nachos®
Corn chips piled with spicy beans, cheese, spicy guacamole, sour cream, jalapeños and your choice of chicken, beef or roasted seasonal vegetables.
Southern Fried Chicken
Chicken nibbles and breast, dusted in Lone Star seasoned flour, fried crisp. Served with a mustard pickle dipping sauce.
Quesadilla
Two flour tortillas with your choice of spicy chicken, beef, or roasted seasonal vegetables; topped with spicy guacamole, sour cream and jalapeños.
Redneck Ribs® (Bar Snack)
A Trail Serve of our legendary pork ribs, blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame sauce. Served with Buffalo Chips.
Platters
Pre order.
The Wagon Wheel
Road Runners, “Chief” Chicken Nibbles, Fish Bites, Redneck Ribs®, Straight-Cut Chips. Pre order.
Mustang
“Chief” Chicken Nibbles, Redneck Ribs®, Fish Bites, The Big ‘O’, Straight-Cut Chips, Road Runners. Pre order.
Cadillac
“Chief” Chicken Nibbles, Memphis Mussels, Oven baked Beef Sirloin Skewers, Roast Pork Bites, Prawn Star®, San Quentin Squid. Pre order.
$59.5 Set Menu
Comes with a Baked Garlic Loaf, Choice of one Main, and one Dessert. All main meals come with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Minimum of 12 people dining. Bookings essential. $8 will be added per order of Sirloin.
Baked Garlic Loaf
Oven baked with a lashing of Lone Star garlic butter. Share between Four.
Dixie Chicken®
Chicken breast in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce with spring onion, carrot, corn and herbs.
Blue Pacific Fish 'n Chips
Fillets of East Rock white fish in crispy Steinlager beer batter. Served with straight-cut chips, tartare sauce and salad.
Wrangler Sirloin
220g sirloin with onion purée and buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw. Served with Beef & Red Wine Jus.
Jonny Stash
Herb-crusted chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes. Served with chunky mushroom sauce.
Redneck Ribs®
Our legendary pork ribs, blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame sauce.
Burrrrrito
Roasted vegetables rolled in a soft flour tortilla.
kiwi pavlova
Mini pavs filled with fresh Chantilly cream. Served with premium vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
Longhorn Cheesecake®
Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and fresh Chantilly cream.
MILKYBAR® Pud
White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and premium vanilla bean ice cream.
$45 Set Menu
Comes with a Baked Garlic Loaf and Choice of one Main. All main meals come with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Minimum of 12 people dining. Bookings essential. $8 will be added per order of Sirloin.
Baked Garlic Loaf
Oven baked with a lashing of Lone Star garlic butter. Shared between four.
Dixie Chicken®
Chicken breast in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce with spring onion, carrot, corn and herbs. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Blue Pacific Fish 'n Chips
Fresh fillets of market fish in crispy Steinlager beer batter, served with tartare sauce. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Wrangler Sirloin®
220g sirloin with onion purée and buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw. Served with Beef & Red Wine Jus.
Jonny Stash
Herb-crusted chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes; served with chunky mushroom sauce. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Redneck Ribs®
Our legendary pork ribs, blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame sauce.
Burrrrrito
Roasted vegetables rolled in a soft flour tortilla.
$55.5 Set Menu
Choice of one Main, and one Dessert. All main meals come with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Minimum of 12 people dining. Bookings essential. $8 will be added per order of Sirloin.
Dixie Chicken®
Chicken breast in a creamy garlic and white wine sauce with spring onion, carrot, corn and herbs. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Blue Pacific Fish 'n Chips
Fresh fillets of market fish in crispy Steinlager beer batter, served with tartare sauce. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Wrangler Sirloin®
220g sirloin with onion purée and buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw. Served with Beef & Red Wine Jus.
Jonny Stash
Herb-crusted chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes; served with chunky mushroom sauce. Comes with a serving of buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. Choice of one main per guest.
Redneck Ribs®
Our legendary pork ribs, blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame sauce.
Burrrrrito
Roasted vegetables rolled in a soft flour tortilla.
Kiwi Pavlova
Mini pavs filled with fresh Chantilly cream. Served with premium vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis.
Longhorn Cheesecake®
Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and fresh Chantilly cream. Choice of one dessert per guest.
The MILKYBAR® Pud
White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and premium vanilla bean ice cream. Choice of one dessert per guest.
Lunch – To Share
Manchester St: Available Monday – Sunday from 11:30am.
San Quentin Squid
Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli.
Southern Fried Chicken
Free Range Chicken nibbles and breast entree, dusted in Lone Star seasoned flour, fried crisp. Served with a mustard pickle dipping sauce.
Lunch – Trail Picks
Manchester St: Available Monday – Sunday from 11:30am.
Dolly Parton
Poached free range eggs, streaky bacon, wilted spinach, house made hollandaise on grilled ciabatta.
Ellie Rose Wrap
Flour tortilla filled with grilled free range chicken breast, streaky bacon, aioli, spicy guacamole, lettuce, tomato, cheese, red onion and tomato relish. Served with straight-cut chips.
Trail boss sandwich
Chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, free range egg and aioli on toasted bread. Served with straight cut chips.
High Steaks Sandwich
Grilled Beef open sandwich with salad greens, gherkins, tomato, red onion and aioli on ciabatta. Served with straight-cut chips.
Chicken Comanche Salad
Grilled chicken and a poached egg on cos lettuce, streaky bacon, parmesan and croutons tossed in our Caesar-style dressing. Anchovies optional. Swap chicken for pan seared beef strips for 5.
Lunch – Legendary Ribs
Our pork ribs are blanched in honey and spices, fire-blasted, then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce; served with buffalo chips. Choose a serving option to enjoy legendary ribs! Manchester St: Available Monday – Sunday from 11:30am.
Redneck Ribs®
The ribs that mad us famous – full length spare ribs.
Lunch – Lunch Legends
Manchester St: Available Monday – Sunday from 11:30am.
Blue Pacific — Fish 'n Chips
Fresh fillets of market fish, cooked in a Steinlager beer batter, served with straight-cut chips, tartare sauce and salad.
Prawn Star®
Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter; served with rice and salad.
Classic Menu – Pork
PRIME CUTS
New Porker
Slow-roasted pork belly with crispy crackling and cider jus. Served with mashed potato and seasonal greens.
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