Strange Bandit by Luciano is built for the varied pace of a neighbourhood cafe, from an early coffee to a long brunch or a meeting over lunch. Its spacious Burnside dining room opens to a sunny northwestern courtyard, giving regulars a choice between an easy indoor table and a more open-air pause. That flexibility helps the cafe serve nearby families, local workers and travellers passing through the Roydvale Avenue area without feeling tied to one occasion.
Breakfast begins with familiar cafe foundations but gives diners plenty of room to choose their own direction. Eggs can arrive simply on toast, while the full breakfast brings together bacon, chorizo, baked beans, mushrooms and a house-made hash brown. There is a similarly substantial vegetarian version, and the eggs Benedict range can be paired with bacon, fried chicken, smoked salmon and avocado, or Mediterranean vegetables with hummus and feta.
The more playful side of the kitchen comes through in buttermilk waffles topped with fried chicken and chilli maple, and in tacos filled with pulled beef, fish, fried chicken or roasted kumara and avocado. Bagel stacks, fish and chips and a signature burger make the menu work beyond breakfast, while an acai bowl and caprese avocado toast offer lighter contrasts. It is a broad brunch selection, but the recurring house sauces, fried chicken and vegetable choices give it a recognisable voice.
Coffee remains a serious part of the visit, joined by real-chocolate hot drinks, matcha, teas, smoothies, milkshakes and a plant-based protein shake. Diners staying later can add secret-recipe fried chicken, fried cauliflower, polenta chips, deep-fried brie or loaded chips for the table. The menu also marks vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-friendly possibilities clearly, while sensibly warning that shared equipment means gluten contact can still occur.
Address: 175 Roydvale Avenue, Burnside, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
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Strange Bandit by Lucianos Menu
Breakfast
Breakfast Mon-Fri 7am-3pm Sat-Sun 8am-3pm. Dietary legend: ○G Gluten Free Friendly Available**, ○D Dairy Free Friendly Available, ○V Vegetarian Friendly Available. *Extra charges may apply to gluten free alternatives or changes to menu items. ** Whilst every possible care has been taken in preparing our gluten free food, contact with gluten may still occur as equipment is shared.
Eggs Your Way
Two free range eggs, poached, fried, or scrambled on your choice of toasted sourdough, dark rye or Turkish bread, served with tomato relish on the side, add-ons available. ○G ○D ○V
Strange Bandit Big Breakfast
A filling breakfast served with two free range eggs, your choice of toasted sourdough, dark rye or Turkish bread, and streaky bacon, spicy chorizo, fried halloumi, mushrooms, and homemade hash brown. ○G ○D
Winter Nourish Bowl
An alternative big breakfast served with buckwheat, parsnip, pumpkin, pickled cabbage, beetroot, corn, and peas, with two poached free-range eggs on top (substitute eggs for falafel – vegan friendly). ○G ○D ○V
Matcha n’ Nutella French Toast
Nutella filled matcha French toast served with vanilla matcha mascarpone cream, finished with pistachio candy glass. ○V
Strange Bandit Eggs Benedict
Toasted Turkish bread topped with poached free-range eggs, hollandaise and your choice of: Streaky bacon & hash brown; Fried chicken; Cold smoked salmon, capers cream cheese; Pumpkin, parsnip, beetroot hummus, fried halloumi ○V. ○G
Buttermilk Waffles
Classic fluffy and crisp buttermilk waffle served with your choice of: Bacon & grilled banana with maple syrup; Strange’s secret recipe fried chicken & chilli maple.
Buckwheat porridge
Buckwheat porridge cooked in coconut cream, served with peach compote, blueberries, and pistachio candy glass. ○G ○D ○V
Toasted Bagel Stack
A toasted bagel served with your choice of: B.L.T; Cold smoked salmon, capers cream cheese & pickled red cabbage; Beetroot, feta, pumpkin hummus ○V. ○G ○D
Strange Bandit Omelette of the Day
Classics 3 egg omelette with chef’s fillings of the day served with sourdough toast. ○G ○V ○D
Lunch and Snacks
Lunch and snacks 8 – late. Dietary legend: ○G Gluten Free Friendly Available**, ○D Dairy Free Friendly Available, ○V Vegetarian Friendly Available. *Extra charges may apply to gluten free alternatives or changes to menu items. ** Whilst every possible care has been taken in preparing our gluten free food, contact with gluten may still occur as equipment is shared.
Strange Bandit Tacos
Served with homemade sriracha mayo, pico de gallo and slaw. With your choice of: Slow cooked pulled pork; Teriyaki crispy pork; Fried chicken; Falafel and pickled red cabbage ○V. ○G ○D
Gourmet Brazilian Hotdog
Brazilian style loaded hotdog with Bratwurst sausage, pulled pork, mashed potato, homemade cheese sauce, peas, and corn. Add waffle chips 7; Add kumara chips 8.5.
Strange Bandit Burger
Strange bandit signature burger with your choice of: Pulled pork, fried egg, pickled cabbage, cheese, slaw, and aioli; Fried Chicken, Brie, sweet chili, lettuce, and tomato; Vegetarian black bean Pattie, egg, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and aioli. Add waffle chips 7; Add kumara chips 8.5. ○G ○D
Strange Bandit Burrito Bowl
Mexican rice-based burrito bowl served with cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream, nacho chips. ○G ○D
Strange Bandit Chef Special & Soup of the Day
Please feel free to refer to the blackboard above the kitchen or ask our friendly staff about our specials and soup of the day.
Breakfast add-ons and extras
*$4 Plate charge will occur for orders of only sides
Cold smoked salmon
Side of kumara chips
Bacon, fried chicken, pulled pork
side of waffle chips
Mushroom, chorizo, side of vegetables.
Extra egg
Hash brown
Hollandaise
Aioli
Sriracha mayo / Mayo
Snacks
Great for Drinking and Sharing. Dietary legend: ○G Gluten Free Friendly Available**, ○D Dairy Free Friendly Available, ○V Vegetarian Friendly Available. *Extra charges may apply to gluten free alternatives or changes to menu items. ** Whilst every possible care has been taken in preparing our gluten free food, contact with gluten may still occur as equipment is shared.
Strange’s Secret Recipe Fried Chicken (5pc)
○G ○D
Fried Cauliflower
Polenta Chips
○G ○D ○V
Crispy Teriyaki Pork Belly Bites
○G ○D
Edamame Beans
○G ○D ○V
Waffle Chips
Served with tomato sauce and aioli. ○G ○D ○V
Kumara Chips
Served with sour cream and sweet chili. ○G ○D ○V
LOADED with pulled pork, cheese, sriracha mayo, sour cream and spring onion
Beer
Asahi Super Dry
Somersby Apple Cider
Founders IPA
BRB Hazy Pale Ale
Wine
Glass 15; bottle 70
Caythorpe Sauvignon Blanc
Caythrope Pinot Gris
Caythrope Chardonnay
Caythrope Rose
Bottle
Long White Vodka & Hazy Lemonade
4.8%
Long White Vodka & Pink Lemonade
4.8%
Brookvale Union Ginger Beer
4.0%
Mini Sparkling Prosecco
Espresso
Ristretto
Espresso
Long Black
Americano
Sweet
Real Chocolate Hot Chocolate
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
With whipped cream
White Chocolate Hot Chocolate
Real Chocolate Hot Mochaccino
Tea
For One 5.2; For Two 8.2
English Breakfast
Earl Grey
Peppermint
Sencha Green
Iced Drinks
❖ Over Ice cream with whipped cream; ❖ Over ice
Iced Coffee
Over Ice cream with whipped cream
Iced Chocolate
Over Ice cream with whipped cream
Iced Mocha
Over Ice cream with whipped cream
Matcha
Hot Matcha latte
Iced Matcha
Iced Strawberry Matcha
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- Long black Typical in Christchurch: $5.00 $4.80
- Short black Typical in Christchurch: $5.00 $4.80
- Americano Typical in Christchurch: $5.00 $4.80
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