Food Menu

Yakitori traditionally consists of chicken and more recently meat, seafood and vegetables on
bamboo skewers with salt and sweet yakitori sauce and seasoning. The preparation of yakitori depends heavily
on the charcoal quality and heat.

Yakitori
TSUKUNE Chicken mince balls (Deep fried) 8
YAKITORI Chicken Breast 7.5
BUTA Pork belly 8
VENISON 9.5
GYU Beef sirloin 7.5
EBI BACON Prawns wrapped in bacon with plum wasabi 10
SAKE Salmon 9
THAI STYLE SMOKED SALMON RICE BALLS 9.5
HOTATE Scallops wrapped in bacon 12
MUSSELs Wrapped in bacon 8
YASAI Vegetable brochette 6.5
EGGPLANT AND MUSHROOM 6.5
CHERRY TOMATO & BACON 7.5
RICE AND TOFU BALLS 8
2 Skewers per serve

SIDES
MISO SOUP 5
BOWL OF RICE 4
EDAMAME BEANS 6.5
CABBAGE SALAD with wasabi mayonnaise 4

SWEETS
MONSTER BALLS Dark chocolate truffle with macadamia nut, dark rum and papaya served with chilli and coconut sauce. 7.5

CHEF’S SELECTION PLATTERS
(DOES NOT INCLUDE SCALLOPS OR PRAWNS)
6 Skewers 22
10 Skewers 35
16 Skewers 56

MONSTER YAKITORI: TRADITIONAL FOOD. UNCONVENTIONAL SETTING.

Monster Yakitori has reinvented the bar snack with traditional Japanese barbeque in a stylish conversion of a Lyttelton butchers boning and boiler rooms. The bar beneath the stairs on 29 London Street features 100 framed monster portraits by Oscar Guerrero.
 
Yakitori, which translates literally as “grilled bird”, is possibly the best bar snack ever invented. It’s simple, inexpensive and easy to eat. It can be a pre-dinner nibble, a late-night snack, or a whole meal. The food and drink combinations are endless and mixing and matching the flavours makes eating yakitori style and ongoing creative challenge.
 
Great food. Spot-on service. An intriguing atmosphere. 

Don't come to Christchurch without visiting this iconic bar.