Cassels The Brewery Bar & Restaurant brings the brewer's public dining room to the front of The Tannery in Woolston. The family-owned company has brewed in Christchurch since 2009, and the Garlands Road venue lets guests drink those beers where they are made. Daily service runs from breakfast into lunch and dinner, with a relaxed, family-friendly format that works for a quick pizza, a longer group catch-up or a meal built around several pours from the brewery's range.
Beyond pizza, the kitchen offers enough range for a complete pub-style meal. Beer-battered onion rings, lemon-pepper calamari, karaage chicken and beef carpaccio suit a shared opening order. Larger choices include beef, fried-chicken and vegetarian burgers, market fish coated in Cassels Woolston Pale Ale batter, white-wine mussels, smoky barbecue pork ribs and New Zealand king salmon. The brewers platter gathers cured meats, hot-smoked salmon, cheeses, hummus, olives, artichokes and pickles for a table that would rather graze.
Wood-fired pizza is the menu's most distinctive section, with many choices named after Canterbury places. Styx Mill combines mushrooms, confit garlic and ricotta, while the vegan Parklands uses pumpkin, spinach and mushroom over basil pesto. Pigeon Bay brings chicken, jalapeños and guacamole; Darfield uses brisket braised in Cassels Milk Stout. Other combinations feature chorizo and honey, coconut-creamed seafood, smoked cheese with chicken and bacon, beer-braised lamb with currants, or hot-smoked salmon with capers and dill.
The pizza format is flexible, with vegan cheese offered and gluten-friendly bases available, although everything is prepared in one kitchen. Desserts are simple and sociable: a cinnamon-sugar doughnut or sundae can be finished with chocolate, Biscoff or berry, while the cake cabinet changes by the day. Weekly offers give different evenings their own rhythm, from pizza night to a burger-and-drink pairing. Throughout, the central pleasure remains direct: wood-fired food matched with Cassels beer made on the same site.
Address: 3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
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Cassels & Sons Brewing Menu
Small Plates
Garden Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, red onion with honey mustard vinaigrette
Fries
With house made aioli & tomato sauce
Onion Rings
Beer battered onion rings, served with house made chipotle aioli
Soup of the Day
Served with sliced Bellbird sourdough bread
Calamari
Seasoned with lemon pepper, served with house made chipotle aioli & lemon
Winter Roast Vege Salad
Winter roasted veges, baby spinich, pesto, feta & roasted seeds
Chilli Prawns
Chilli marinated prawns on toasted ciabatta with lemon aioli
Karaage Fried Chicken
Chicken, topped with roasted sesame dressing, served with teriyaki sauce & kewpie mayo
Wood Fired Flatbread
Hummus & dukkah
Sweet chilli & garlic butter base, topped with mozzarella
Chicken Wings
Chicken Wings
House smoked chicken wings, served with blue cheese dip & ranch sauce. Choose your spice: BBQ (mild), Buffalo (medium), Spicy Boys Jerk Sauce (hot), Spicy Boys Lizard Exposer (extra hot)
Sides
Toast – Bellbird sourdough bread
Sautéed spinach with garlic butter
Perla potatoes
Large Plates
Dukkah Roasted Pumpkin
Dukkah roasted pumpkin, served on a bed of romesco, with perla potatoes & lemon slaw (contains nuts)
Vegetarian Burger & Fries
Corn pattie, lettuce, tomato, chow chow & vegan aioli
Cassels Burger & Fries
Beef pattie, lettuce, tomato, cheese, pickles, caramelised onion, & secret burger sauce
Fried Chicken Burger & Fries
Buttermilk fried chicken, pickles, coleslaw, ranch dressing & house made chipotle aioli
Bangers & Mash
Peter Timbs sausages served on creamy mash, with winter roasted vegetables & rich onion gravy
Market Fresh Fish N' Chips
Fish battered with Cassels Woolston Pale Ale, served with salad, chips, tomato sauce, tartare sauce & lemon
BBQ Pork Ribs
Texan style smokey BBQ ribs, served with fries & coleslaw
Pan Seared Salmon
NZ King Salmon, with perla potatoes, crispy capers & romesco sauce (contains nuts)
Beef Cheek Bourguignon
Red wine braised Savannah beef cheek, braised with carrots onion & mushrooms served on creamy mash with a rich bourguignon sauce
Wood Fired Pizza
Gluten-free bases available +3 / Half & half +3. Vegan cheese is available at no extra cost. All pizza bases are vegan.
Heathcote
Parmesan & thyme on a tomato base with mozzarella
Styx Mill
Roasted mushrooms, confit garlic ricotta on an olive oil base with mozzarella & parmesan, topped with rocket & truffle oil
Avoca
Spinach, kalamata olives, feta, red onions & sundried tomato on a tomato base with mozzarella
Lyttelton
Anchovies, kalamata olives, parmesan & chilli flakes on a tomato base with mozzarella
Sumner
Pineapple & ham on a tomato base with mozzarella
Burnham
Pepperoni, kalamata olives, mushrooms & red onion on a tomato base with mozzarella
Woolston
Pepperoni on a tomato base with mozzarella
Horotane
Pear, blue cheese, bacon & thyme on an olive oil base with mozzarella
Parklands
Mushrooms, sundried tomato, roasted pumpkin & spinach on a vegan basil pesto base with vegan mozzarella
Pigeon Bay
Chicken, roasted red capsicum, red onion & jalapeños on a sweet chilli & tomato base with mozzarella, topped with guacamole & fresh coriander
Mt. Vernon
Spanish-style chorizo, chilli flakes, roasted red capsicum, on a basil pesto base, topped with honey & rocket
Darfield
Cassels Milk Stout braised brisket on a tomato base with red onion, capsicum, BBQ sauce & mozzarella (not available gf)
Linwood
Chicken, pepperoni & bacon on a tomato & BBQ base with mozzarella
Port Levy
Spiced, beer braised lamb & currants with mozzarella, topped with yoghurt swirl & chopped mint (not available gf)
Godley Head
Prawns, chili flakes & parmesan cheese on a confit garlic ricotta base
Rakaia
House smoked salmon, dill cream cheese & capers on an olive oil base with mozzarella, topped with rocket
Desserts
Loaded Donut
Donut coated in cinnamon sugar, served with vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream. Choose you topping – chocolate, caramel or berry
Sundae
Vanilla bean ice cream, served with whipped cream & fruit. Choose your topping – chocolate, caramel or berry
Cabinet Cake Selection
Ask your server about our cakes of the day, served with yoghurt, whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream
Breakfast
Toasted Bellbird Bread
Seeded sourdough or ciabatta, with butter & jam or marmite
Gilbert's Muesli
Lightly toasted nuts, seeds, grains & dried fruit, served with yoghurt & poached fruit
Eggs on Toast
Your choice of eggs, served with seeded sourdough or ciabatta
Waffles
Three waffles served with berry compote, whipped cream & chocolate sauce
Eggs Benedict
Poached eggs, hash browns & hollandaise
Woodfired Creamy Mushrooms
Creamy woodfired portobello mushrooms served on seeded sourdough with poached eggs, rocket & parmesan cheese
Brewer's Vegan Breakfast
Grilled tofu, hash brown, sautéed spinach, woodfired mushrooms & tomato with toasted seeded sourdough
Smashed Avocado
Smashed avocado served on seeded sourdough, with poached eggs, feta & red onion
Brewer's Breakfast
Poached eggs, Spanish style chorizo & streaky bacon with woodfired mushrooms, tomato & hash brown, served with seeded sourdough
Chicken & Waffles
Buttermilk fried chicken served with waffles, streaky bacon & maple syrup
Breakfast Sides
streaky bacon
Spanish style chorizo
hot smoked salmon
tofu
spinach
feta
hash browns
tomatoes
woodfired mushrooms
gluten free bread
Sparkling Wine
Canti Prosecco 200ml (Italy)
Canti Prosecco Rosé 200ml (Italy)
Canti Prosecco 750ml (Italy)
White Wine
Pyramid Valley Sauvignon (Waipara, NZ)
Jules Taylor Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough, NZ)
Terrace Edge Alberino (Waipara, NZ)
Sheild Pinot Gris (Nelson, NZ)
Black Estate Pinot Gris (Waipara, NZ)
Main Divide Riesling (Waipara, NZ)
Rosé Wine
Saddleback Rosé (Central Otago, NZ)
Black Estate Rosé (Waipara, NZ)
Greystone Rosé (Waipara, NZ)
Red Wine
Greystone 'Nor'Wester' Pinot Noir (Waipara, NZ)
Chard Farm 'Finla Mor' Pinot Noir (Central Otago, NZ)
TW Merlot (Gisborne, NZ)
Los Cardos Malbec (Argentina)
Grant Burge 'Barossa Ink' Shiraz (Barossa Valley, AU)
Claymore 'Dark Side of the Moon' Shiraz (Clare Valley, AU)
Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Soft Drinks
Coca-Cola, Zero Sugar Coca-Cola, Lemonade, Sprite Zero, Fanta
Ginger Beer (Can)
L&P, Ginger Ale (Can)
Juice
Orange, Apple, Pineapple, Cranberry
Aroha Sparkling Drinks Bottle
Blackcurrant, Elderflower, Feijoa, Rhubarb
B.Effect Kombucha (Can)
Original, Earl Grey Tea, Jasmine
Beer
Glass / Pint
Light Owl 2.5%
Low in alcohol, large in personality. Light Owl features distinctive pine aromas from Chinook hops that are rounded out by citrusy, floral flavours from Taiheke hops.
Lager 4.3%
Pale golden with a lingering, white foam, this Lager is as easy on the eye as it is on the palate.
Pilsner 4.8%
Motueka and Nelson Sauvin hops bring lime and sauvignon grape flavours, alongside subtle juniper berry characters leading to a crisp, refreshingly bitter finish.
Woolston Pale Ale 4.5%
A traditional Pale Ale with distinctive New Zealand characteristics. Fruity, wine-like aromas with a smooth mouthfeel.
Fogged Up Hazy Pale Ale 4.7%
Juicy tropical fruit notes combine with punchy hop characteristics to bring you a balanced and refreshing brew that will have you coming back for more!
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