Armadillo's Richmond

About Armadillo's Richmond

Armadillo's Richmond is part of the Armadillo's restaurant group, a New Zealand chain of pub-style grill restaurants with venues across the South Island. The Richmond location follows the group's menu of steaks, burgers, seafood and pub classics, alongside dedicated lunch, pensioner and kids menus.

The restaurant is known for hearty mains like the Prime Ribeye Steak and Sirloin Surf 'n' Turf, alongside signature slow-braised pork ribs and a range of house-made burgers. A function menu and fundraiser quiz nights are also run through the wider Armadillo's group, and gift vouchers are available for purchase online.

As with other Armadillo's venues, bookings can be made directly through the restaurant's website, with the group noting that prices may vary slightly between venues.

Armadillo's Richmond: Steaks, Burgers and Pub Classics

Armadillo's Richmond is part of the wider Armadillo's restaurant group, a New Zealand chain with venues across the South Island offering hearty, pub-style dining built around steaks, burgers and seafood.

What They're Known For

The menu opens with starters like garlic bread, chilli cheese bread and crumbed camembert, along with sizzling king prawns and a seafood chowder for those wanting something more substantial to share. The buffalo cauliflower wings offer a vegetarian option among the starters.

Red meat is a clear focus on the mains menu, with a 250gm prime ribeye steak and a 300gm prime rump steak both grilled to order and topped with a choice of garlic butter, mushroom, gravy or peppercorn sauce. The 300gm sirloin surf 'n' turf pairs steak with prawns in a creamy garlic sauce, while Armadillo's signature ribs — slowly braised pork ribs in a home made BBQ sauce — are a standout for those after something different from a straight steak.

Chicken dishes range from a warm chicken salad with bacon and grapes to a classic chicken schnitzel topped with mushroom sauce, and a chicken and bacon stack served over creamy mash with a cajun cream sauce. On the seafood side, the seafood workshop combines pan-fried gurnard with garlic prawns and fresh salsa, while a simpler beer-battered fish 'n' chips rounds out the seafood offering.

Burgers and Sides

Armadillo's signature burger range includes a grilled chicken burger, an NZ prime Angus beef burger with beetroot relish, a beer-battered fish burger, and a mushroom and halloumi burger for vegetarian diners. A southern style crispy chicken burger with peri peri sauce adds a spicier option to the lineup. All burgers come with crispy fries.

Sides cover the essentials, from mash potato and duck fat potatoes through to a house salad, vegetables, mushrooms, and an add-on of garlic prawns for anyone wanting to build out their meal further.

The Wider Armadillo's Experience

As part of the broader Armadillo's group, Richmond diners have access to the same functions and fundraiser quiz night offerings run across the chain's venues, along with gift vouchers that can be purchased online for future visits. The group also maintains dedicated lunch, pensioner and kids menus, giving a range of options depending on who's dining.

Bookings for Armadillo's Richmond can be made online through the restaurant's central booking system, and the group notes that prices may vary slightly between its different venues across the South Island.

Signature items

• Armadillo's Signature Ribs
• Prime Ribeye Steak
• 300gm Sirloin Surf 'n' Turf
• NZ Prime Angus Beef Burger
• Seafood Workshop
• NZ Lamb Hotpot

Menu

Sides

• Fried Egg — Single fried egg side.
• Mash Potato — Mashed potato side.
• Duck Fat Potatoes — Duck fat roasted potatoes side.
• Vegetables — Side of vegetables.
• Mushrooms — Side of mushrooms.
• Garlic Prawns (4) — Four garlic prawns as a side.
• House Salad — Side house salad.

Chicken

• Warm Chicken Salad — Marinated chicken breast with bacon, grapes and salad greens, tossed in house dressing, topped with crispy noodles.
• Classic Chicken Schnitzel — Crumbed chicken breast fried golden, topped with mushroom sauce, served with house salad and crispy fries.
• Chicken and Bacon Stack — Marinated chicken breast on creamy mash with crispy bacon, topped with mild cajun cream sauce, served with vegetables or house salad.

Seafood

• Seafood Workshop — Pan-fried gurnard topped with garlic prawns and fresh salsa, served with salad or vegetables and duck fat potatoes or fries.
• Fish 'n' Chips — Beer battered gurnard fillets, served with house salad, crispy fries, tartare sauce and lemon.
• Main Seafood Chowder — Fresh seafood in a creamy white wine reduction, served with toasted ciabatta and crispy kumara.

Red Meat

• Prime Ribeye Steak (250gm) — Grilled steak topped with choice of garlic butter, mushroom, gravy or peppercorn sauce, served with vegetables or salad and duck fat potatoes or fries.
• 300gm Sirloin Surf 'n' Turf — Sirloin steak topped with four prawns in a creamy garlic sauce, served with vegetables or salad and duck fat potatoes or fries.
• Armadillo's Signature Ribs — Slowly braised pork ribs smothered in home made BBQ sauce, served with crispy fries.
• 300gm Prime Rump Steak — Grilled steak topped with choice of garlic butter, mushroom, gravy or peppercorn sauce, served with vegetables or salad and duck fat potatoes or fries.
• NZ Lamb Hotpot — Lamb hotpot topped with puff pastry, served with mashed potatoes and gravy.
• Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta — Pan-fried bacon, chicken and mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce, topped with parmesan.

Starters

• Garlic Bread — Freshly baked ciabatta loaf smothered in home made garlic butter.
• Chilli Cheese Bread — Ciabatta loaf smothered in cheese, home made garlic butter and sweet chilli sauce.
• Crumbed Camembert — Camembert coated in bread crumbs, fried crispy, served with plum sauce and garlic toast.
• Sizzling King Prawns — Six prawns served sizzling hot in a cast-iron ramekin, tossed in garlic, lemon and chilli sauce.
• Entree Seafood Chowder — Fresh seafood in a creamy white wine reduction, served with toasted ciabatta and crispy kumara.
• Chicken Tenders — Served with BBQ sauce.
• Soup of the Day — Wait staff will advise on today's soup.
• Buffalo Cauliflower Wings — Battered cauliflower wings cooked golden, served with aioli.

Signature Burgers

• Grilled Chicken Burger — Marinated chicken breast, swiss cheese, tomato relish, bacon, lettuce, tomato and aioli, served with crispy fries.
• NZ Prime Angus Beef Burger — Beef pattie, beetroot relish, swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato and aioli, served with crispy fries.
• Fish Burger — Beer battered gurnard, lettuce, tomato, aioli and tartare sauce, served with crispy fries.
• Mushroom & Halloumi Burger — Portobello mushrooms, grilled halloumi, caramelised onion, lettuce, tomato and aioli, served with crispy fries.
• Southern Style Crispy Chicken Burger — Crumbed chicken breast, swiss cheese, tomato relish, bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli and peri peri sauce, served with crispy fries.

Frequently asked questions

What type of food does Armadillo's serve?

Armadillo's serves pub-style dining including steaks, burgers, seafood and chicken dishes.

Does Armadillo's have a kids menu?

Yes, a dedicated kids menu is available.

Does Armadillo's have a pensioner menu?

Yes, a dedicated pensioner menu is available.

Can I book a table at Armadillo's Richmond online?

Yes, bookings can be made through Armadillo's website.

Does Armadillo's offer function or event catering?

Yes, Armadillo's has a function menu and runs fundraiser quiz nights.

Are gift vouchers available?

Yes, gift vouchers can be purchased online through Armadillo's website.

Do prices vary between Armadillo's locations?

Yes, Armadillo's notes that prices may vary at selected venues.

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