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Visions on Campus Restaurant is Ara's public training restaurant at the City campus on Madras Street. Cookery, hospitality and hospitality-management students prepare food, run the dining room and operate the licensed bar as part of assessed study, with professional staff closely supervising service. The result is a real restaurant experience with a changing academic rhythm: bookings are essential, and scheduled lunch and dinner dates follow the teaching calendar rather than ordinary weekly opening hours.

The current dinner menu gives students room to practise detailed contemporary plating. Rooftop-honey glazed Whitestone halloumi comes with roasted carrots, wild rice and romesco, while prawn-and-bacon risotto adds peppers, rocket and crème fraîche. Chicken consommé is paired with mushroom tortellini and Madeira foam. A vegan roasted-eggplant plate layers baharat, baba ganoush, coconut labneh, pomegranate and pistachio, giving plant-based diners a composed option with the same technical ambition as the other starters.

Main courses move across several techniques and proteins. Slow-cooked beef osso buco is matched with mushrooms, an Agria potato galette and bone-marrow gremolata crumb; Akaroa salmon brings smoked tomato, corn and jalapeño flavours. Chicken ballotine uses cranberry and quinoa stuffing with a maple-peanut glaze, while ras el hanout lamb combines grilled loin, lamb-shank pastilla and cinnamon jus. Salt-baked beetroot with panisse and spiced chickpeas provides a fully vegan centrepiece.

Dessert keeps the training focus visible through contrasting textures: a dark chocolate mousse can be prepared vegan and arrives with coconut sorbet, citrus and Brazil-nut crumble, while salted-caramel Bavarian cream is paired with ginger sponge, pear and walnut. The 2026 calendar also schedules French, Italian, international and dessert-focused evenings. Together with the substantial wine list, those rotating themes make repeat visits meaningfully different while supporting the students' progression.

Address: U Block, Ara City Campus, 130 Madras Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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Visions on Campus Menu

Lunch Menu

All prices are GST inclusive.

Cuban Sandwich
$14

Slow cooked Mojo pork, baked ham, dill pickles, Swiss cheese, served with hand cut crisps. Gluten free option available

Lamb Koftas
$14

Served with flat bread, green pea hummus, shredded lettuce, tomato cucumber salsa and baba ghanoush.

Visions Caesar Salad
$12 / With marinated grilled chicken + $2

Cos leaves, crispy bacon, anchovies, shaved parmesan, Caesar dressing, croutons and a poached egg. With marinated grilled chicken – add $2.00. Gluten free option available

Corn and Chickpea Fritter
$12

Grilled courgette and capsicum with rocket, avocado salad and roasted tomato chilli jam. Vegetarian and gluten free

San Choy Bow
$12

Traditional Chinese lettuce wraps with minced pork, garlic and oyster sauce, topped with chopped roasted peanuts, served with an Asian inspired pickled salad. Vegan option available

Chicken Parmigiana
$14

Crumbed fried chicken schnitzel, herbed tomato sauce, mozzarella, served with coleslaw and hand cut chips.

Sides

Hand-cut fries
$5

served with aioli and tomato sauce.

Dessert

Warm Chocolate Mud Cake
$7

served with hot chocolate fudge sauce, vanilla ice cream and a cherry compote.

Dinner Menu – Entrees

Rooftop Honey Glazed Whitestone Halloumi
$12

Roasted carrots, wild rice, romesco, mandarin. GF V

Risotto with Prawns and Bacon
$12

Bell peppers, arugula salad, crème fraiche. GF

Roasted Chicken Consommé
$10

Mushroom tortellini, madeira espuma

Baharat Roasted Eggplant
$12

Babaganoush, coconut labne, pomegranate, pistachios. GF Vegan

Cider Braised Pork Belly
$12

Waldorf salad, caramelised celeriac puree, apple gastrique. GF DF

Dinner Menu – Main Courses

GF Gluten Free, DF Dairy Free, V Vegetarian. Eftpos, visa and mastercard accepted.

Slow Cooked Beef Osso Bucco
$29

Marinated mushrooms, Agria galette, bone marrow gremolata crumb, saffron. DF

Salt-baked Heirloom Beetroot
$25

Crisp panisse, spiced chickpeas, preserved lemon, beet jam. GF Vegan

Pan Seared Akaroa Salmon
$28

Smoked tomato and corn salsa, leaf spinach, jalapeno corn custard. GF

Roasted Chicken Ballotine
$26

Cranberry quinoa stuffing, maple peanut glaze, butternut, broccolini, edamame. GF

Ras el Hanout Grilled Lamb
$29

Parsnips, lamb shank pastilla, braised Swiss chard, cinnamon jus

Dinner Menu – Desserts

Weave Cacao 70% chocolate mousse
$12

Coconut sorbet, orange, passionfruit pearls, Brazil nut crumble. GF and Vegan option available

Salted Caramel Bavarian cream
$10

Steamed ginger sponge, poached pear, caramel, walnut. GF

Champagne & Sparkling

Saint Clair NV Dawn Méthode Traditionnelle
Bottle $49

Marlborough. A subtle citrus thread with brazil nut and pastry characters, biscuit and dried fruits. Elegant and complex with a rich palate.

Jansz Tasmania Special Edition Premium Rosé NV
150ml glass $9.50 / Bottle $45

Australia. The palate is creamy, textured and rich while retaining an elegant vibrancy and freshness.

Canti Prosecco DOC
200ml bottle $12 / Bottle $40

Italy. White fleshed stone fruit and crisp acidity with lively citrus, floral and mineral hints.

Drappier Carte d'Or
150ml glass $25 / Bottle $95

Reims, France. Aromatic richness, a powerful and complex palate showing a characteristic note of quince jelly.

White Wine

Mud House Sub-Region Sauvignon Blanc
150ml glass $8.50 / Bottle $40

Marlborough. Intense aromas of grapefruit pith and passionfruit with scented bell pepper.

Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc
150ml glass $9.50 / Bottle $45

Marlborough. Fresh herbal flavours layered over ripe tropical fruit and citrus.

Rockburn Fumé Blanc
150ml glass $11.50 / Bottle $55

Central Otago. The bouquet carries through to the palate and fills the month with rich toasted meringue elements.

Matawhero Chardonnay
150ml glass $9.50 / Bottle $45

Gisborne. Melon and white peach aromas with a hint of butterscotch and honey.

Nga Waka Chardonnay
150ml glass $10.50 / Bottle $50

Martinborough. A rich, complex Chardonnay showing intense ripe stone fruit flavours underpinned by subtle oak and barrel fermentation characters.

Red Wine

Waipara Hills Pinot Noir
150ml glass $9 / Bottle $42.50

Waipara. Soft and silky with dark fruits, dried spice and leather.

Devil’s Staircase Pinot Noir
150ml glass $10 / Bottle $47.50

Central Otago. Flavours of Black Doris plums, blueberries and bramble-fruit.

Nga Waka Pinot Noir
Bottle $65

Martinborough. Dark cherry and savoury flavours underpinned by silky tannins and subtle, refined oak.

Mr. Mick Clare Valley Shiraz
150ml glass $8.50 / Bottle $40

Australia. Dark plum and toasty oak with medium bodied aromatic notes of pepper and spice.

Trinity Hill Syrah
150ml glass $9.50 / Bottle $45

Hawkes Bay. Supple tannins, crisp acidity, and a touch of toasty oak, combine on the palate to produce succulent, lingering, spicy finish.

Something Sweet…

De Bortoli Botrytis Semillon
75ml glass $8.50 / Bottle $37.50

New South Wales. Deep golden colour. Notes of citrus, peach, pear, nectarine and honey with attractive oak aromas combined with a slight touch of refreshing acidity gives this wine a beautifully balanced and lingering finish.

De Bortoli Show Liqueur Muscat
60ml glass $10

Australia. A multiple gold-medal winner; intense aromas of raisin, fig and spice with underlying florals, vanillin oak and a lingering finish.

Beer & Cider

Heineken
$8
Urbanaut Hazy Pale Ale
$8.50
Corona
$8
Urbanaut Pilsner Parrot Dog IPA
$8.50
Epic Zero
$8

Spirits & Liqueurs

Spirits 30ml – All served as doubles unless otherwise requested. Premium Spirits 30ml – All served as doubles unless otherwise requested. Liqueurs 30ml – All liqueurs and liqueur coffees served as doubles unless otherwise requested.

El Jimador Blanco Tequila, Finlandia Vodka, Hayman’s London Dry Gin, Mount Gay Eclipse Golden Rum, Barcadí, Old Forrester Bourbon, Pimm’s, St. Remy Brandy, Whyte & Mackay Whiskey
$9

Spirits 30ml – All served as doubles unless otherwise requested

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Scapegrace Gin, Mount Gay XO Reserve Cask Rum
$10

Premium Spirits 30ml – All served as doubles unless otherwise requested

Cointreau, Drambuie, Galliano, Grand Marnier, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Baileys
$9.50

Liqueurs 30ml – All liqueurs and liqueur coffees served as doubles unless otherwise requested

Port, Cognac & Whisky

Taylors Tawny Port
60ml $9
Remy Martin V.S.O.P. Cognac
30ml $16
Dalmore 12y.o. Scotch Whisky
30ml $15

C4 Coffee

Filter Coffee
$2
Espresso, Long Black
$4
Cappuccino, Flat White, Latte, Hot Chocolate, Mochaccino
$4.50

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