Jaba Grill and Bar has focused on charcoal-cooked meat since Jay opened the Lichfield Street restaurant in 2018. The kitchen works with Canterbury beef and a Kopa oven, using intense heat and a signature seasoning to build the crust and smoky character that define its steaks. New Zealand produce, wine and beer keep the wider offering close to home. Its central-city location, just a short walk from One NZ Stadium, also makes the restaurant a practical dinner stop before a game or concert.

The steak list gives diners meaningful choices in both cut and scale. Fillet, rib eye and sirloin sit beside bone-in rib eye, T-bone and a large tomahawk intended for two. Each steak is paired with either parsnip purée and crisps or kumara mousse and crisps, then finished to preference with mushroom sauce, port jus, garlic butter or chimichurri. That structure keeps attention on the beef while allowing enough variation for repeat visits or a table comparing several cuts.

There is considerable depth beyond the grill's steaks. Bread and dips, oysters, beef bone marrow, garlicky squid, house-cured salmon and tenderloin carpaccio form a varied opening course. Larger alternatives include coriander-and-cumin lamb rump, chicken thighs in a spiced buffalo-yoghurt marinade, sticky pork ribs, long-cooked beef rib, sesame-crusted salmon and halloumi with spiced baby carrots. Sides such as mushrooms in beef dripping, parmesan potatoes and broccoli with bacon make the meal easy to build for sharing.

Dessert stays in the same generous register. Citrus cheesecake is sharpened by mango jelly and berry sorbet, buttermilk panna cotta comes with berry and star-anise coulis, and the dark-chocolate brownie arrives hot with salted caramel and vanilla ice cream. An affogato adds espresso and a choice of liqueur for diners who want the finish to double as an after-dinner drink. Taken together, the menu feels designed for a full evening rather than a steak served in isolation.

Address: Unit 2, 150 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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Jaba Grill And Bar Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Entree

Focaccia

$16

with sundried tomato dip, olive oil with balsamic reduction (GFA/DFI/V)

Haloumi

$20

spiced baby carrots, rocket, almond & fennel seeds, manuka honey (GFI/V)

Roasted Beef Bone Marrow

$22

with crusty bread (GFA/DFI)

Calamari

$22

deep fried, olive oil, garlic, coriander, lemon, sriracha mayo (GFI/DFI)

Salmon Pastrami

$24

house cured salmon, whipped feta, pickled beets, lavosh (GFA)

Beef Carpaccio

$24

angus tenderloin, capers, rocket, truffle oil, parmesan (GFI)

From The Charcoal Oven

All Jaba beef is handpicked from the best of Canterbury farms, cooked in a Kopa charcoal oven at high heat with our signature seasoning; giving our unique chargrilled flavour. Served with kumara mousse + kumara crisps. All our steaks, accompaniments and sauces are made with gluten free ingredients.

250gm Black Angus Sirloin

$50

200gm Handpicked Canterbury Angus Fillet

$55

300gm Handpicked Black Angus

$58

450gm Black Angus Ribeye on the Bone

$68

500gm Canterbury Angus T-Bone

$68

800gm Prime Steer Tomahawk

$124

for 2 people; available weekends or by pre order

Main

Charred cabbage

$38

confit garlic + saffron cashew cream, toasted nuts & seeds, (GFI/DFA, contains nuts)

Free Range Chicken Thighs

$40

ginger, garlic, spices in buffalo yoghurt marinade, curry sauce, fragrant rice (GFI)

market Fish

$46

malabar coconut curry sauce, char grilled prawn skewer, grilled lemon, curried coconut crumble (GFI/DFI)

Free Range Pork Ribs

$46

6 hour slow cooked, secret sticky bourbon BBQ sauce, hand cut agria chips, house made tomato sauce (contains sesame)

Canterbury Lamb Rump

$48

coriander, fennel + cumin rub, cauliflower puree, edamame, roast capsicum, port wine jus (GFI)

Black Angus Beef Rib

$48

8 hour slow cooked, secret sticky sauce, duck fat agria potatoes, fennel, apple & candied walnut slaw (GFI/DFI/Contains nuts)

Sides

all gfI (DF on request)

hand cut agria chips

$12

housemade tomato sauce

garden green salad

$15

maple lemon dressing, parmesan

roasted cauli

$18

chickpea puree, smoked paprika, garlic butter

hot honey glazed carrots

$20

preserved lemon, ricotta, toasted almond & walnut

charred brocollini

$20

sour cream + green onion, toasted sesame, fried shallots

potato dauphinoise

$20

layered potato, cream, garlic, herbs, parmesan

Small Plates

AVAILABLE ONLY BEFORE 5PM or AFTER 9PM. PLEASE ORDER & PAY AT THE BAR. GFI – gluten free ingredients DFI – dairy free ingredients, GFA – gluten free option available. All menu items are prepared in a kitchen that contains gluten, dairy, nuts & seeds on premises. Please inform staff if you have any allergies.

Handcut Agria Chips

$14

with homemade tomato sauce. ADD brisket, smokey bbq sauce, cheese extra $8

Vegetarian Bites

$20

delish soy based bites, cucumber labneh (gfi/contains soy/vegetarian)

Roasted Beef Bone Marrow

$22

with crusty bread (GFA/DFI)

Squid

$22

deep fried, olive oil, garlic, coriander, fresh chillies, lemon, sriracha mayo (GFI/DFI)

Chicken

$24

buttermilk marination, spicy gunpowder seasoning, cucumber labneh

Prawn

$26

charcoal cooked, served on malabar style coconut curry sauce (gfi/dfi)

Lamb Kofta

$26

homemade meaballs, romesco sauce (gfi/dfi/contains nuts)

Slow Cooked Beef

$26

slow cooked + smokey, crushed potato, port wine jus (gfi/dfi)

400gm Hereford Ribeye – To Share

$89

Jaba’s signature charcoal cooked steak, cooked to your liking, served with buttery brocolli + crushed potato and your choice of chimmichurri or port wine jus (gfi/dfi)

Dessert

cheesecake

$18

citrus cheesecake, mango jelly, berry sorbet, coconut

pannacotta

$18

vanilla buttermilk pannacotta, berry & star anise coulis, freeze dried raspberry, sesame praline gf

dark chocolate brownie

$18

served sizzling hot, salted caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream gf

affogato

$20

vanilla ice cream, espresso coffee, & your choice of liqueur; baileys, kahlua, frangelico, jumping goat, glayva, shankys whip gf

ramos pinto porto tawny

$10

espresso martini

$22

Wine – Bubbles

Bandini Prosecco NV, Italy

Glass $15 / Bottle $65

Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee LV Champagne, France

Glass $20 / Bottle $85

Wine – Whites

Anchorage Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Hawkes Bay

Bottle $120

Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2025, Marlborough

Glass $19 / Bottle $80

Anchorage Chardonnay 2024, Marlborough

Glass $17 / Bottle $70

Paritua ‘Willow’ Chardonnay 2024, Hawkes Bay

Glass $19 / Bottle $85

Paritua Stone Paddock Rose 2024, Hawkes Bay

Glass $17 / Bottle $70

Wine – Reds

Greystone Nor’wester Pinot Noir 2023, North Canterbury

Glass $15 / Bottle $65

Nanny Goat Pinot Noir 2024, Central Otago

Glass $18 / Bottle $88

Carrick Billet-Doux Pinot Noir 2023, Central Otago

Glass $17 / Bottle $70

Stone Paddock Scarlet 2023 (Merlot, CF, CS), Hawkes Bay

Glass $19 / Bottle $85

Wine – Aromatics

Famille Bougrier (Chenin Blanc) Vouvray 2021, Loire Valley, France

Glass $16 / Bottle $75

Greystone Pinot Gris 2024, North Canterbury

Glass $15 / Bottle $70

Dicey Riesling 2023, Central Otago

Bottle $165

Cocktail

old fashioned

$20

bourbon, bitters, brown sugar, orange peel

negroni

$21

gin, red vermouth, campari

afternoon delight

$22

vodka, triple sec, elderflower liqueur, elderflower syrup, lime, cranberry, egg white

pick me up

$22

vodka, hazlenut liqueur, coffee liqueur, double espresso

Beer

Heineken 5%

$14

on tap

Heineken Silver 4%

$14

on tap

Monteiths Golden Lager 5%

$14

on tap

Monteiths West Coastin’ Hazy IPA 5.5%

$14

on tap

House Soda

ALL $14

lychee baby

$14

lychee, mint, lemon, soda, bitters

nojito

$14

mint, lime, lemon, brown sugar, soda

sunset fizz

$14

passionfruit, lime, grenadine, soda

strawberry soda

$14

strawberry syrup, lime, mint, soda

Non Alcoholic

Coke/Lemonade/ Coke Zero Sugar/Ginger Ale

Raspberry Coke

Raspberry Lemonade

Lemon, Lime & Bitters

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Jaba Grill and Bar Menu

Jaba Grill And Bar Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Entree

From The Charcoal Oven

Main

Sides

Small Plates

Dessert

Wine – Bubbles

Wine – Whites

Wine – Reds

Wine – Aromatics

Cocktail

Beer

House Soda

Non Alcoholic

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