Sevantis Restaurant & Cafe serves Burnside across two distinct parts of the day, moving from a cafe-style breakfast and lunch into a fuller dinner menu. Its Kendal Avenue setting includes on-site parking and an outdoor courtyard, while the kitchen also accommodates group occasions and high tea. The result is a neighbourhood venue that can feel casual over eggs or coffee in the morning, then shift toward a three-course restaurant experience later on.
The daytime menu balances breakfast staples with substantial lunch plates. A big breakfast combines eggs, bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato, hash brown and toast, while eggs Benedict can be ordered with bacon or mushrooms. French toast and waffles take the sweeter route through fruit, compote, maple syrup and cream. For lunch, an open steak sandwich, chicken and beef burgers, pumpkin soup, potato croquettes, a chicken tortilla, fish and chips and a changing pasta cover a wide range of appetites.
Dinner begins with toasted breads and dips, garlic bread, croquettes, spiced pumpkin soup or crisp chicken glazed with ginger, honey and soy. The mains remain recognisable but carefully composed: chicken parmigiana comes with Napoli sauce, cheese, salad and wedges; roast pork belly is matched with peas, braised cabbage, tomato, carrot and red wine jus; and sirloin steak is plated with mash, caramelised onion, seasonal vegetables and jus. Fish of the day and pasta of the day leave room for the kitchen to vary the menu.
Dessert and occasion menus broaden Sevantis beyond its core cafe-and-dinner rhythm. Vanilla creme brulee is served with berry compote and ice cream, while a warm raspberry and dark chocolate brownie offers a richer finish; waffles, sorbet and ice cream add simpler alternatives. Children can choose scaled-down pasta, fish and chips or chicken tenderloin, and the high-tea service brings savouries, cakes and pastries together around tea. A daily cabinet of house-made cakes and slices also gives casual visitors a smaller reason to stop in.
Address: 70 Kendal Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
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