Menu

You’ll find something mouth-watering for everyone on our beautifully curated menu.

Our menu constantly evolves with the seasons. We love to keep it fresh and highlighting our fabulous local growers produce here in Christchurch and Canterbury. Check below for our most current menu, but please don’t be disappointed if something is not available when you dine with us.

Beers

TappedABVSmall GlassBig GlassBottle

  • Heineken 5% 10 13.5
  • Monteith’s Wayfarer Pilsner 4.9% 10 12.5
  • Monteith’s Original 4% 10 12
  • Tuatara Hazy 5.5% 11 14
  • Monteith’s Crushed Apple Cider 4.5% 11 13
  • Guest Tap – ask the crew

BottledABVSmall GlassBig GlassBottle

  • Sol 4.5% 10
  • Tiger 5% 10
  • Heineken 5% 10
  • Duncans Yum Yum Yuzu Lager 4.7% 12.5
  • Export 33 (Low Carb) 4.6% 10
  • Cassels Nectaron IPA 6.1% 13
  • Two Thumb More Bliss Session IPA 4.5% 13
  • Chinchiller Garden City IPA 4.9% 13
  • Cassels Milk Stout 5.2% 13
  • Heineken Light 2.5% 10
  • Garage Project Fugazi 2.2% 11.5
  • Heineken Zero 0% 10
  • Garage Project Tiny Hazy IPA 0% 11.5
  • Rochdale Ginger & Lime Cider 4% 12.5
  • Sprig & Fern Mango & Lime Cider 4% 12.5
  • Sprig & Fern Grown Up Lemonade 4% 12.5
  • Stoke Alcoholic Ginger Beer 4.2% 12.5

Cocktails

Beach House Frozen Cocktails15

Margarita or Daiquiri - ask our crew for today’s flavours

Bloody Mary15

Vodka, Worcestershire, Tabasco, Tomato Juice, Lemon

Blue Ocean Piña Colada16

Plantation Pineapple Rum, Coconut Cream, Pineapple, Blue Curaçao

Aperol Spritz15

Aperol, Prosecco, Soda

Espresso Martini19

Vanilla Vodka, Kahlúa, Frangelico, Espresso

Moviestar Martini18

Vanilla Vodka, Passionfruit, Vanilla, Pineapple Juice, Lime, Prosecco

Jungle Bird15.5

Kraken rum, Campari, Pineapple, Lime

Penicillin16

Ginger, Honey, Makers Mark Whiskey, Lemon Juice

Mojito – Classic, Berry Or Passionfruit16.5

White Rum, Lime, Mint, Soda

Hugo15

Prosecco, Soda, Elderflower Syrup, Mint, Lemon

Summer Pimms15

Pimm’s, Mint, Cucumber, Strawberries, Orange, Lemonade, Ginger Ale

Wine

Sparkling / Methode Traditionnelle150ml250mlbottle

  • Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Central Otago NV 18.5 85
  • Canti Prosecco D.O.C. 200ml Piedmont, It NV 18.5
  • Da Luca Prosecco D.O.C. Veneto, It NV 12 55
  • Giesen 0% Sparkling Marlborough NV 12 55

Rosé Bubblies150ml250mlbottle

  • Arrogant Frog Sparkling Rosé Languedoc, Fr NV 12.5 57.5
  • Quartz Reef Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé Central Otago NV 95

Champagne150ml250mlbottle

  • Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut Reims, Fr NV 135
  • Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut 375ml Reims, Fr NV 72.5
  • Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut Reims, Fr NV 145

Rosé150ml250mlbottle

  • M. Chapoutier Grenache Rosé Roussillon, Fr 23 12.5 21 55
  • Esk Valley Estate Merlot Rosé Hawke’s Bay 23 12.5 21 55
  • Main Divide, Pinot Cab Sauv Cab Franc Rosé N. Canterbury 23/24 13.5 22.5 59.5
  • Peregrine Saddleback Pinot Noir Rosé Central Otago 23/24 67.5

Chardonnay / White Burgundy150ml250mlbottle

  • Thornbury Gisborne 22/23 11.5 19.5 49.5
  • Lake Chalice The Raptor Marlborough 21 15.5 25.5 69.5
  • Trinity Hill Hawke's Bay 21 16.5 27 72.5
  • BOGLE Vineyards California, USA 21 17 28 75
  • Giesen Brothers Puligny Montrachet Burgundy, Fr 22 89.5
  • Kumeu River Estate Kumeu 22 115

Sauvignon Blanc150ml250mlbottle

  • Ara 0% Marlborough NV 12.5 21 55
  • Picton Bay Marlborough 23 11 18.5 47.5
  • Hãhã Marlborough 23 11.5 19.5 49.5
  • Mount Riley Marlborough 23 12.5 21 55
  • Jules Taylor Marlborough 23 16.5 27 72.5

Riesling150ml250mlbottle

  • Mudhouse N. Canterbury 22/23 11.5 19.5 49.5
  • Main Divide N. Canterbury 22/23 62.5

Pinot Gris150ml250mlbottle

  • Hãhã Hawke’s Bay 23 11.5 19.5 49.5
  • Leftfield Marlborough 22/23 12.5 21 55
  • Mount Brown Grand Reserve N. Canterbury 23 13 22 57.5
  • Peregrine Central Otago 23 85

Cabernet / Merlot / Bordeaux Blends150ml250mlbottle

  • Hãhã Merlot Hawke’s Bay 22 11.5 19.5 49.5
  • Main Divide Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon N. Canterbury 21 14 23 62.5
  • HE-DEVIL Malbec Mendoza, Ar 21 14.5 24 65
  • Jim Barry Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon Clare Valley, Au 20/21 14.5 24 65
  • Trinity Hill The Trinity Merlot Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot Hawke’s Bay 21 72.5
  • Craggy Range TE KAHU Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot Hawke’s Bay 20 82.5
  • Pegasus Bay MAESTRO Merlot Cabernet Malbec N. Canterbury 20 185
  • Craggy Range SOPHIA Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Hawke’s Bay 13 385

Syrah / Shiraz / Rhone Blends150ml250mlbottle

  • La Vieille Ferme The Old Farm Cotes du Ventoux, Fr 22 13.5 22.5 59.5
  • Esk Valley Artisanal Collection Hawke's Bay 20/21 15.5 25.5 69.5
  • Knappstein Clare Valley, Au 20 16.5 27 72.5
  • Columbia Crest Grand Estate Washington, USA 19 72.5

Pinot Noir / Red Burgundy150ml250mlbottle

  • Barton & Guestier Reserve France 23 12.5 21 55
  • SummerHouse Central Otago 21 15 25 67.5
  • Main Divide N. Canterbury 21/22 17 28 75
  • Domaine-Thomson EXPLORER Central Otago 23 17 28 75
  • Mount Brown Estate N. Canterbury 23 59
  • Luna Estate Martinborough 22 75
  • Villa Maria Single Vineyard Southern Clays Marlborough 17 149

Italian Reds150ml250mlbottle

  • Pasqua Le Collezioni Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 20/21 49.5
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Chianti Riserva DOCG Sangiovese Tuscany 19 85

Dessert / Stickys150ml250mlbottle

  • De Bortoli Botrytis Semillon NSW, Au 17/18 14.5 49.5
  • Pegasus Bay Finale Noble Semillon Sauvignon N. Canterbury 19 125

What they say

Awesome Breakie

Would highly recommend. Service was friendly and professional. Food was outstanding and prices really reasonable. Great views to the beach and the atmosphere was warm and inviting. Will definitely visit again next time in Sumner.More

Excellent food & service

My 96 year old mother took us here for lunch the day before her birthday. It was easily accessible with parking in front of the restaurant. Service was very efficient and the food/drinks were excellent. Very tasty seafood chowder, the best smoked salmon and we had the last 6 Bluff oysters with Cassel’s milk stout. Such a memorable lunch.

Dinner by the beach

During one of Chch's hottest days, (last night; Thus 2nd) a group of 12 of us had booked into the Beach restaurant. This restaurant has had a few owners over the years, (I used to live across the road) but these owner/s have hit the jackpot. Staff - efficient and pleasant, and managed to bring out our meals pretty close together. There would have been at least 200 diners there waiting to be fed. However, when the food arrived, what a taste sensation. Everything was perfectly cooked; they couldn't have done any better. Highly recommended, for a small or large group.

Best time at 'Beach'

We were a group of 19 ex Sumner school classmates from the mid 1960s who, after 55-60 years, met again at the Beach restaurant for lunch. With a varied, interesting menu the restaurant offered scrumptious, great value for money meals, which we all enjoyed. I had the Stone fruit and burrata salad which was delicious; others chose the Beached Burger, tempura fish and chips, caesar salad, and pizzas. All were of a good size and well presented. The restaurant was busy and appeared to be fully booked, however the staff were welcoming, attentive, professional and friendly, always checking that our needs were being met. We were allocated a staff member who went out of her way to make sure everything was as it should be. After the lunch the group moved out to the deck where we continued to socialise and enjoy drinks. I highly recommend this restaurant. I've enjoyed dinner there on previous occasions and it has always been an enjoyable experience.

Nice after a walk

Nice place to sit down after a a walk on the beach. Friendly service, cocktails, snacks. Views of the beach if sitting on the open terrace.

Great Spot for Lunch

Great spot for lunch, wonderful food & service considering how busy the bar was our food arrived super quick, we both had the chowder which was packed full of fresh fish. Looking forward to visiting again.

Fantastic Food & Service

This restaurant had a great beachy vibe! A friendly welcome on arrival and we were promptly shown to our table overlooking the ocean. Jade was our friendly waitress who was outstanding at her job. She provided the service we had been looking for and that we hadn’t seen in the whole 2 weeks we spent holidaying on the South Island NZ. She made some great recommendations on the food and wine. We even taught her something about dessert wines. Her attention to detail and quick service was great to experience. The food was delicious, great serve sizes and the presentation would put a lot of 5 star restaurants to shame. The seafood chowder was soooo good, I was full half way through but couldn’t leave the rest. The pizzas were authentic wood oven cooked and very tasty. The pork belly had the best crackling. The salmon was cooked to perfection with a crispy skin. All the dishes were well priced for the quality and presentation served. A must visit if in Christchurch. Thanks guys keep up your great work!!!

Hours

Summer Hours
Daily 9am till late.

25 Esplanade Sumner,
Christchurch 8081
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Contact

Phone (03) 326 7226
E: bookings@beachsumner.co.nz
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