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A colourful brunch plate at Town Tonic in Addington

Town Tonic moves from daytime cafe to evening restaurant at its Lincoln Road home in Addington. The location is convenient for meals around nearby sporting and entertainment venues, but the cooking aims beyond a simple pre-event stop. Guests can arrive for brunch, return for dinner or hand over the choice to the kitchen through a trust-the-chef format. The dining room and bar also adapt to private functions, giving the restaurant a useful role throughout the day and across different occasions.

Chef Kanav Khajuria builds the menus around seasonality, fresh produce and a deliberate interest in technique. Locally sourced ingredients are treated with an eye to texture and bold flavour, while the dishes draw together European methods and New Zealand produce rather than being confined to one narrow cuisine. The list changes as ingredients and ideas move on, so Town Tonic's identity rests in that approach: composed plates with familiar anchors, polished detail and room for the kitchen to keep evolving.

During the day, avocado toast gains colour and depth from beetroot hummus, feta and dukkah, while the larger breakfast combines eggs, bacon, lamb sausage, mushrooms and potato on sourdough. Fish and chips with spicy slaw covers a classic lunch appetite, and a buttermilk chicken burger layers pickles and cheddar into ciabatta. Together these choices keep brunch approachable while preserving the restaurant's attention to seasoning, contrast and presentation.

Dinner places more emphasis on slow craft and precise accompaniments. Aged beef fillet has appeared with carrot puree and chimichurri, while Moroccan-spiced lamb rump brings pea risotto, tzatziki, mint and black-olive crumble into the same plate. Espresso tiramisu and other seasonal desserts carry that composed style into the final course. The team also works with allergies, aversions and dietary needs where possible, making the changing format more practical for mixed tables and group bookings.

Address: 335 Lincoln Road, Addington, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand

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Town Tonic Menu

All Day Menu

Served from 8am – 2pm.

Mr. Simple
$21

toast, avocado, seeds, nuts, tomato and pickled onions

Honey Glazed Haloumi
$25.50

toast, avocado, mix greens, tomato, chili, seeds, balsamic

Mr. Funghi
$22

toast, market mix mushrooms, spinach, cream and truffle essence

Crispy Lentil Fritters
$21.90

beetroot hummus, mix greens, jalapeno salsa, seeds and sumac

Eggs

Eggbert Einstein
$16 / add bacon $6

two eggs any way, sundried tomato pesto, toast

Country Style Grits
$23

Creamy polenta, sausages, fried eggs, braised red cabbage and gravy

Omellettina
$24

three eggs, spinach, mushrooms, cheddar and toast

Silky Shell
$24

soft tortillas, fried eggs, avocado, bacon, jalapeno salsa and seeds

Poultry Poet
$26.50

poached eggs with classic muffin, chili hollandaise and mix greens

Egg-Centric
$30.50

two eggs any way, bacon, tomato, mushrooms, sausage and hash

French Toast
$24.50

mix berries compote, vanilla cream, maple syrup and icing sugar

Lunch

Beetroot and Feta Salad
$24

mix greens, seeds, nuts, cucumber, tomato, sultanas and balsamic vinaigrette

Bang Bang Chicken
$27.50

buttermilk, gochujang kewpie, chili, house kimchi, mix greens and peanuts

TT Braised Beef Cheeks
$34.90

beetroot hummus, house kimchi, two fried eggs and chili hollandaise

Keto Steak and Eggs
$33

two eggs any style, avocado butter, mix greens and seasonal vegetables

Fish of the Day
$32

ask your server for today’s creation or refer to our black board

Pappardelle Funghi
$29

wild mushrooms, baby spinach, grana padano, shaved almonds and fresh herbs

Loaded Open Faced Sandwich
$30 / add fried egg $3

cheese, mix greens, pickles, avocado, gochujang mayo, mustard and fries

Dinner

Open from 5.30 PM.

Baby Carrots
$22

teriyaki, sesame and fried garlic

Clearwater Greens
$17

apple, fennel, spiced chickpeas, seeds and green goodness dressing

Grilled Broccoli
$21

cashew satay, chili oil, quinoa and Addington herbs

Twice Cooked Golden Gourmet Potatoes
$17

bacon bearnaise, grana padano and herbs

Wairiri Burrata
$30

cold smoke, citrus salad, olive soil, beetroot veil and basil

Raw Fish Salad
$29

cucumber, shallot, pineapple, lemon, coriander, coconut cream and sesame bark

Pan Fried Fish of the Day
$48

Cloudy Bay clams, potato, chorizo, seasonal vegetables, salsa vierge sauce and crispy capers

Crispy Seasoned Squid
$27

fennel, wasabi, charred lemon and leek ash

Seared Scallops
$36

edamame & miso puree, radish, puffed sago, cuttlefish emulsion and caviar

Bang Bang Chicken
$29

house kimchi, kewpie, chili honey, togarashi and crushed peanuts

Sous Vide Beef Fillet
$59

carrot veloute, Addington fresh chimichurri, baby carrots, potato espuma, braised pearl onion, pressed beef cheek and au jus

Sous Vide Lamb Rump
$57

spinach & peas puree, hasselback gourmet potatoes, tzatziki, harissa, blistered cherry tomatoes, goat cheese bon bon and hazelnut chermoula

Sous Vide Venison Loin
$55

coffee & star anise rub, carrot veloute, braised kale, blackberry, beetroot ketchup, chili chocolate reduction and beet dust

Braised Beef Cheeks
$55

cassels stout, kumara mash, parsnip textures, herb oil and agrodolce

Trust the Chef

Prices are per person.

Five course tasting menu
per person $105
Five course plant-based based menu
per person $85

Desserts, Cheese and Cookies

Kahlua and Espresso Tiramisu
$19.50

Cocoa, sublime crema, lady finger and chocolate flakes

TT Strawberries and Cream
$19

Strawberry Vacherin, champagne jelly, plum doris sorbet and herb sugar

Triple Chocolate Delice
$19.50

Cherry gel, biscoff crumb, vanilla ice cream and freeze dried raspberry dust

Sorbet Sampler
$16

Ask your server for today’s flavours

Whipped Brie
$20

Pickled grapes, manuka honey, mixed nuts, olive tapenade and crostini

Local Cheese Selection
$21.50

Quince jelly, fresh fruits, crackers and nuts

Short Bread Cookies
$2.50
Chocolate Chip Cookies
$2.50
Coconut Macaroon
$1.50

All Day Menu – Add ons

ONLY AVAILABLE WITH MEALS PLEASE

two eggs
$7
bacon
$6.90
two sausages
$6
mushrooms
$5.50
smoked salmon
$7.50
haloumi
$6.90
chili hollandaise
$3.50
hash
$6
fries
$12

Beers

Three Boys IPA / Pilsner / Lager
$12
Three Boys Alpha Juice Hazy IPA
$13.50
Cassels Milk Stout / Lager / Light Owl
$13
Corona
$12

Cocktails

Bittersweet Heart
$17

Chambord, Cointreau, Lemon Juice, egg whites

Bloody Mary
$17

Vodka, Lemon Juice, Tomato Juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco, Celery Salt, black pepper

Rosé Sangria
$19

Berries, Strawberry Liqueur, Brandy, Rosé Wine, Apple Juice

Caramel Espresso Martini
$18

Vodka, Coffee Liqueur, Espresso Coffee, Caramel

Gin

Scapegrace Silver
$14
Pink Gin
$15
The Source
$17
Roku
$13

House Spirits & Liqueurs

Finlandia Vodka
$13
Jack Daniels
$12
Stolen Gold Rum
$13
Spiced Rum
$14

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Freshly Squeezed Juice
$12

Please refer to blackboard for selection – Available until 2pm only

Smoothies
$14

Rotating Flavours

Spicy Tomato Juice
$9.50
Soft Drinks
$7

Coke, Coke No Sugar, Sprite

Tea

English Breakfast / Earl Grey
$6
Raspberry / Peach
$5.50
Green / Cinnamon / Peppermint
$5.50
Lemon Ginger Honey
$6

Coffee

Add 30c for Takeaways. Alternative milk, decaf coffee, syrup or extra shot add $0.80-$1.

Short / Long Black
small $4.50 / large $4.80
Americano
$5
Short / Long Macchiato
small $4.50 / large $4.80

Iced Drinks

Alternative milk, decaf coffee, syrup or extra shot add $0.80-$1.

Iced Americano
$5
Iced Latte
$6.90
Iced Mocha
$7

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