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The Birdwood is an all-day neighbourhood restaurant woven into daily life in Beckenham. Breakfast, lunch and dinner share the same Malcolm Avenue address, with local coffee in the morning and handmade pasta and wood-fired pizza taking greater prominence later on. That broad schedule does not turn the place into a generic cafe: Italian technique gives the main menu a recognisable direction, while the relaxed community focus keeps it useful for anything from a quick breakfast to an unhurried evening meal.

Breakfast has enough range to reward more than a routine coffee stop. Turkish eggs and chilli scrambled eggs bring warmth and spice, while corned-beef hash and eggs Benedict cover the savoury classics. Muesli offers a lighter start, and a banoffee waffle moves breakfast firmly toward indulgence. Creamed mushrooms provide another meat-free route through the menu, making the morning selection varied without losing the straightforward comfort that suits a neighbourhood dining room.

Lunch and dinner open with combinations such as pancetta and ricotta dates, pear with blue cheese, croquettes, squid, burrata and salmon parfait. Pasta and rice dishes then show the kitchen's more detailed work: venison gnocchi, mushroom risotto, vegan casarecce, pumpkin ravioli and chicken and pancetta tortellini each take a different path. These are composed plates rather than a token pasta section, with their different fillings and formats giving each one a separate identity. The choice lets diners build an Italian-leaning meal while moving comfortably among meat, seafood and plant-based dishes.

Pizza dough is made with 00 flour, stretched with semolina and cooked in an Italian wood oven. Margherita, puttanesca and capricciosa sit beside Diavola, prawn and pancetta, prosciutto and a vegan option, so traditional combinations share the list with more individual ones. Desserts such as tiramisu, panna cotta, cheesecake, affogato and local gelato make a natural finish, especially for tables treating pizza and starters as a shared dinner rather than a single-course meal.

Address: 76 Malcolm Avenue, Beckenham, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand

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The Birdwood Menu

Lunch & Dinner Menu – To Start or Share

Tuesday to Saturday 12-9 pm Sunday 12-8pm. We try to keep our online menu up to date but subject to supply some dishes may not always be available.

WARM MIXED OLIVES
$10

Vegan; Vegetarian

STUFFED DATES
$12

Pancetta wrapped and ricotta stuffed dates

PEAR & BLUE CHEESE
$20

w whitloof, fennel, rocket, walnut, saffron pear and gorgonzola. Vegetarian; Gluten Free Ingredients

CROQUETTES
$20

Ham, leek & teleggio w warm tartare fennel and rocket

SIZZLING SQUID (for 2)
$26

Skillet fried squid, salsa rossa, capers, shoestring fries and chipotle mayonnaise. Gluten Free Ingredients

Fresh Viavio Burrata
$36 / add Proscuitto + $8

w Beetroot, Pomegranate, Dukkah, Rockett and Pizza Fritti with chilli butter add Proscuitto + $8

Smoked Salmon Parfait
$20

Housemade sourdough crackers w Dragoncello Salsa

Platter
$26

Emilio’s Grotta Blue & Taleggio w apricot relish, apple, celery, sour dough & tamari crackers

Lunch & Dinner Menu – Breads

These dishes are great for sharing

GARLIC & CHEESE FLATBREAD
$23

w Hummus, Avocado, Yoghurt & Chilli oil Ask about Vegan/Dairy Free Option

PIZZA FRITTI
$19

Fried pizza dough w whipped truffled ricotta and chilli butter. Vegetarian

Lunch & Dinner Menu – Sides

A diverse range of flavorful dishes which are all sourced daily and locally

HAND CUT CHIPS
$15

w Aioli. Vegetarian

ROCKET & PARMESAN
$16

w aged balsamic. Vegetarian

GARLIC CRUMBED MUSHROOMS
$16

w chilli butter & parmesan. Vegetarian

Lunch & Dinner Menu – Mains

Tuesday to Saturday 12-9pm and Sunday 12-8pm Please inform the team of any dietary needs or allergies. All efforts will be made to accommodate but we cannot guarantee ingredients are allergen free.

LAMB
$40

Overnight cooked, pressed shoulder of lamb, mash potato, minted peas & seasonal greens. Gluten Free Ingredients

VENISON GNOCCHI
$39

Slow cooked venison brisket, mushrooms, smoked bacon lardons, baby spinach & gremolata. Gluten Free Ingredients

MUSHROOM RISOTTO
$36

Swiss Browns, Oyster Mushroooms, Shitake Mushrooms, Parmesan Crisp w soft herbs and Marscapone. Gluten Free Ingredients; Vegetarian

CASARECCE VEGANESE
$34

A puttanesca style sauce w olives, capers cherry tomato, chilli & garlic & toasted seeds. Vegetarian; Vegan

RAVIOLI
$34

Roasted pumpkin, toasted almonds, sage & butter & amaretti. Vegetarian

TORTELLINI
$35

Confit chicken, pancetta, hazelnuts, parmesan & Gorgonzola sauce

Lunch & Dinner Menu – Pizza

Our Pizza dough is made just of Italian “OO” flour, water, salt and fresh yeast (or eventually mother yeast – sourdough), handstretched on durum wheat semolina and cooked on stone in an italian wood fired oven at 35O’C. Italian pizza at its best. Gluten Free Base is additional $4

QUEEN MARGHERITA
$30

Tomato base, fresh mozzarella, dried oregano, fresh basil & evoo. Vegetarian

PUTTANESCA
$32

Tomato base, fiordilatte, olives, capers, anchovies, cherry tomatoes, garlic, basil, parsley & chilli oil

CAPRICCOSA
$35

Tomato base, fiordilatte, champagne ham, mix NZ mushrooms, artichokes, olives, dried oregano & parsley

SALMONE
$35

Fresh mozzarella, salmon, capers, olives, cherry tomato, fennel & rocket

TUTTA CARNE
$35

Fiordilatte, fresh mozzarella, champagne ham, hot sopressa, cured bacon, caramelised onion, balsamic glaze & rocket

DIAVOLA
$35

Tomato base, fiordilatte, hot sopressa, fresh mozzarella, olives, parmesan, chilli oil & parsley

GAMBERI & PANCETTA
$35

Fiordilatte, fresh mozzarella, prawns, cherry tomatoes, pancetta, avocado, chilli oil & parsley

FIORENTINA
$33

Fresh mozzarella, taleggio, spinach, mushroom varieties, truffle oil & parmesan. Vegetarian

LUCA'S ITALIANA
$38

Tomato base, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, cherry tomato, rocket, parmesan & aged balsamic

VEGETARIANA
$33

Basil pesto, fiordilatte, spinach, feta, pumpkin, cherry tomato, fresh chilli & almonds Ask the team about a Vegan option. Vegetarian; Vegan options available

DIPPING SAUCES
$4

Choice of Chilli Cream, Truffle & Roast Garlic and Pesto

Lunch & Dinner Menu – Desserts

Our desserts are made in house by our pastry chef

TIRAMISU
$15

Ladyfingers dipped in Espresso, layered with Mascarpone & Chocolate Shavings

PANNACOTTA
$15

Vanilla Pannacotta, Berry Compote, Sesame Tuile Biscuit & Amaretti

CHOCOLATE CAKE
$15

caramel sauce, truffle chocolate ice cream & hokey pokey. Gluten Free Ingredients

MIXED BERRY CHEESECAKE
$15

w Marshmallow, Vanilla Ice Cream & Berry Compote

AFFOGATO
$9

Scoop of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and a Shot of Espresso Add liqueur $14.50

GELATO
Small $5.80 / Medium $7.20 / Large $9.20

From the fabulous local Gelato Lab. Ask the team for this weeks flavours

Kids Lunch & Dinner

3 Course Bambino Menu $17.50 incl Starter, Choice of Mains and Dessert (or kids mains items can be purchased individually)

VEGETABLE STICKS w HUMMUS
HAWAIIAN PIZZA – KIDS
$15
CHEESE & TOMATO PIZZA- KIDS
$15
HAM & CHEESE AND TOMATO PIZZA – KIDS
$15
TOMATO PASTA
$15
MUSHROOM PASTA
$15
PLAIN BUTTER PASTA
$15

Cheese optional

GELATO
SORBET

Breakfast Menu

Available Mondays from 9am to 2pm. Tuesday-Saturday 8am-12pm Sunday 9am-12pm

THE BIRDWOOD
$29

Soft boiled FR eggs, rarebit soldiers, apple and rhubard crumble, thick yoghurt granola & berry compote

TURKISH EGGS
$29

Poached eggs, thick greek yoghurt, avocado, mixed seeds, warm chilli butter & house baked sourdough

MUESLI
$27

Bircher style, seasonal fresh & poached fruits w thick yoghurt (vegan on request)

BENEDICT
$30

Fried bubble’n’squeak, poached eggs & Birdwood hollandaise with either bacon or smoked salmon

HASH
$30

Corned beef, fried agria potato, capers, spinach, gherkin, poached eggs, Birdwood hollandaise & worcestershire reduction

BANOFFEE WAFFLE
$29

Vanilla bean waffle, banana, caramel sauce, berry compote, mascarpone, hazelnuts & toasted marshmallow

CHILLI SCRAMBLED EGGS
$29

Gratin potatoes, mushrooms & dukkah

CREAMED MUSHROOMS
$29

Tamari seeds, spinach, poached eggs & parmesan and house soudough

"BANG BANG' CHICKEN SALAD
$30

Sichuan shredded chicken, crispy chicken skin, asian greens, peanuts, chilli & corriander

VEGAN SALAD BOWL (NOT AVAILABLE SUNDAYS)
Small $14 / Medium $18 / Large $22

Add Protein Mozzarella +6 Grilled Haloumi +5 Crispy Bacon +6 Poached Egg +4 Chicken Mayonnaise +9 Smoked Salmon +8

Kids Breakfast

KIDS EGGS & BACON ON TOAST
$14
KIDS FRUIT BOWL
$14
KIDS BOILED EGGS & SOLDIERS
$14

Cabinet Treats

CABINET TREATS
$5.50

Savoury or Sweet Muffins, Scones, Eccles Cake, Friand, Brownie, Afghan $5.50 – $8.00

Elevenses

FANCY A TIPPLE?

BIRDWOOD BLOODY MARY
$17
APEROL SPRITZ
$19
BELLINI
$16
PROSECCO
$16
MIMOSA
$15

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