Zodiac Menu

Zodiac combines a restaurant and cocktail bar on Oxford Terrace, serving lunch and dinner seven days a week. The menu is organised for sharing, which suits the central city location and gives groups freedom to order in waves rather than commit to separate courses. Bookings are available for ordinary meals and larger gatherings, while the breadth of the food ensures that the bar element does not overshadow a substantial dining program.

Dumplings and compact snacks provide the most flexible starting point. Pork and truffle xiao long bao, scallop dumplings, har gow and crisp lamb dumplings move between delicate wrappers and deeper savoury fillings. Fried chicken, scallop spring rolls, barbecue pork buns and prawn toast add crunch and richness. Soft shell crab bao, braised beef cheek bao and roti rolls filled with satay chicken, cumin lamb or Harbin sausage can make this opening section substantial enough to anchor a casual lunch.

Beyond the small plates, Zodiac shifts confidently into curries, noodles, grilled meats and seafood. Yellow curry can be paired with duck, pork, venison or prawns and scallops, while Fu Yung egg arrives with kimchi rice and pork belly. Peking duck pancakes, satay chicken and roast pork sit beside cumin lamb skewers, venison chow mein, rib-eye, chilli prawns and squid. The broader evening menu extends across vegetables, poultry and several cuts of meat, giving a shared table plenty of contrast.

Dessert and drinks continue the restaurant's Asian-influenced direction. Ginger blondie with miso caramel, three-milk sponge and pandan cream with coconut tapioca offer three different finishes, from dense and buttery to cool and aromatic. Zodiac-themed cocktails make sense for an evening at the bar, but the structure of the lunch and main menus keeps food at the centre. It is a versatile format for a quick lunch of dumplings, a celebratory group meal or a longer dinner built across multiple plates.

Address: 134 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand

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