SMASH PALACE is a bar in a bus, a burger joint and the home of Bodgie Beer.
Emerging from the rubble of the Christchurch earthquakes, this once-temporary boozer has become a permanent part of the city’s drinking culture.
It’s a courtyard bar where the beer is cold and sold in real pints while the burgers are hot and cooked fresh.
Thursday night is motorbike night and if you look carefully you might see Greg working on a motorbike. On the weekend the DJs spin vinyl from the workshop container.
Pub dog Graham is on site four days a week. Graham says: “Dogs are welcome.”
On a Friday afternoon in summer, we reckon this place is about as good as it gets in this ol’ town.
Location
172 High Street
Christchurch
Hours
Open from midday Tuesday through Sunday
BEEF
Cheese
beef patty, chutney, gherkin, cheese, and mayo (GFOA) $16
American Cheese
beef patty, tomato sauce, gherkin, red onion, cheese, and American mustard (GFOA) $16
Blue
beef patty, bacon, onion ring, BBQ sauce, cheese, and mayo (GFOA without onion ring) $20
BBQ Bacon
beef patty, caramelised onions, blue cheese, lettuce, chutney, and mayo (GFOA) $20
Hot
beef patty, harissa, lettuce, chipotle and jalapeno sauce, and mayo (GFOA) $18
CHICKEN
Hawaiian
fried chicken, bacon, cheese, lettuce, pineapple, and mayo (GFOA) $20
Grilled
grilled chicken, harissa, chipotle and jalapeno sauce, red onion, lettuce, aioli, and cream fraiche sauce (GFOA) $20
BBQ
Fried chicken, bacon, cheese, bbq sauce, mayo, lettuce $18
OTHER
Fish
fried fish, tartar sauce, gherkin, lettuce, and lemon mayo $20
Vegan
spiced fried tofu, kimchi, BBQ sauce, and lettuce (GFOA) $18
Vegematarian
falafel, cheese, kimchi, lettuce, and mayo $16
BURGER ADD-ONS
· Gluten free bun - $4
· Swap any burger for a different patty – free
· Side order of chips = $5
Most burgers we can offer a gluten-free option if wanted. Please ask the staff for more information.
Smash fried chicken
served with BBQ mayo $19
Japapeno Poppers
served with sweet chilli sauce $15
Chook ‘n’ Chips
lil chicken, lil chips, and aioli $15
Chips
Potatoes chopped up and cooked for your pleasure $12
Wedges
served with sour cream and
sweet chilli sauce $13
Add Aioli $2 Add Gravy $2
Cheerios
And tom sauce $7
Kentucky Fried Tofu
served with BBQ sauce $14
Bodgie Beer
Our house beer? We make it ourselves — fresh, local, and always flowing at Smash Palace. There’s a full lineup of Bodgie drinks to try, and a sampler tray if you can’t decide. We’re big fans… probably drink more than we should.
Other Tap Drinks
We change these out more than the rear rubber on the old Cortina. But you’ll find boozy lemonade, sours, cider, boozy gingerbeer… Go on — get some.
The Bodgie Line Up…
Tasting paddle $22 - Nb. Selection may vary… blame the brewer!!
Brown $10
Pale Ale $12
Lager $12
Low Alc $12
Dark (nitro) $12
Pilsner $13
IPA $14
Knucklehead APA $14
Boozy Lemonade $14
Boozy Ginger Beer $14
Turbo Shandy $14
Hazy $14
Bottles and Cans
There’s a few bottles and cans for those not catered to by the taps.
Speights Summit Ultra Big Bots. $14
Heineken $10
SOL $10
Pals $10
Wine List
All the wines are from Waipara. All are from family owned and run vineyards. We like to support our friends.
The Boneline Sauvignon Blanc $13
Main Divide Chardonnay $12
Main Divide Riesling $12
Black Estate Pinot Gris $15
The Boneline Sauvignon Blanc $14
Georges Rd Rose $12
Main Divide Cabernet Merlot $12
The Boneline Pinot Noir $15
Little Lindauer Brut Bubbles $13
Little Lindauer Prosecco $14
Spirits
House Pours
Bodgie Gin $12
Jamesons Whisky $12
Jim Beam Bourbon $12
Havana Club Rum $12
Absolut Vodka $12
Olmeca Tequila $12
Hand pull Cocktail $16
Whisky and Bourbon
Jamesons $12
Jim Beam $12
Canadian Club $13
Southern Comfort $13
Wild Turkey $13
Jack Daniels $13
Glenmorangie 10yo $14
Laphroaig 10yo $15
Gin
Bodgie Gin $12
Imagination Seasonal Gin $13
Bombay Sapphire $13
Haymans Sloe Gin $13
Tanqueray $13
Malfy $15
Hendricks $15
Rum
Havana Club $12
Appleton’s Estate $13
Bacardi $13
Kraken $13
Sailor Jerry $13
Vodka
Absolut $12
Grey Goose $14
Tequila
Olmeca $12
Agavero $13
Gran Centenario Plata $14
Liqueurs
all $13
Sambuca
Baileys
Kahlua
Malibu
Midori
Fireball
Jägermeister
Shanky’s Whip
Cointreau
Disaronno
Drambuie
Frangelico
Pimm’s
Non Alcoholic
Juice, Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale,
L&P, Coke Zero $5 a glass / $7 a pint
Karma Drinks Range $10
Heineken Zero $10
0% cans $10
French Press Coffee $5
Tea $5
CONTACT
Due to being at the mercy of the weather we don't take reservations. But there's heaps of space - just show up and we will do our best to fit you in.
ADDRESS
Find us at: 172 High Street, Christchurch. New Zealand