Fiction Bar in Nelson Menu

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Vanilla & lemon cheesecake w rhubarb & hazelnut & sesame crumble $12.50
Grilled sirloin steak w celeriac & endive remoulade, avocado, horseradish & black garlic butter $32.50
Affogato w almond & fig biscotti 9.5 W amaretto, frangelico or cointreau $14.50
Warmed kervella cheese w fresh pear, endive, walnuts, cress & grilled bread $16.50
Pan fried haloumi w apple, cucumber, pomegranate, spiced yoghurt & za'atar $14.50
Roasted field & button mushrooms w poached eggs on toasted ciabatta w rocket $17.50
Smoked fish hash cakes with soft poached eggs, hollandaise & rocket $17.50
Fresh & Simple - Food to Share

Fried Olives $8.50
- mozzarella stuffing, tomato & white bean
Sliver Fern Farms Lamb $39.00
- artichoke, asparagus, salted grape & capers
Smoked Beef Tartare $24.00
- fried egg, parmesan fries, mushroom & black garlic
Dark Chocolate Mousse $16.00
- popcorn ice cream, banana & salted caramel
Chocolate Truffles $4.00 ea.
- dark or white
Affogato $16.00
- Pedro Ximenez & warm choc chip cookies
Vanilla Custard $16.00
- hazelnut, rhubarb & yoghurt sorbet
Market Fish $38.00
- cauliflower, smoked aubergine, walnut, pomegranate & lime

CHICKEN LIVER AND PORT PÂTÉ $19.90
- A thick slice of rich, smooth pâté, flavoured with herbs and a dash of port, wrapped in bacon and baked in a terrine. Served with roasted pears and toasted bread.
New Zealand battered scallops $3.50
ANCHOR CATCH OF THE DAY $19.90
- Pan fried fish served with gourmet potatoes, seasonal salad & finished with a mushroom & mustard cream sauce. See our friendly waiting staff for today’s catch.
TWICE COOKED ROASTED PORK BELLY $23.90
- Pork belly rubbed in rosemary, lemon & garlic, slow roasted to perfection, served with lightly roasted baby potatoes seasonal vegetables, apple purée and crackling, and drizzled with a rich jus. >>
ARANCINI $18.90
- Delicious risotto balls, stuffed with mushroom, spinach, mozzarella, crumbed and fried, served with spiced plum chutney and a garden salad.
Side of seasonal vegetables $6.00
LAMB SALAD $21.50
- Lemon, rosemary and garlic marinated lamb tenders served with leafy greens, spinach, cherry tomatoes, roasted pumpkin, sweet potato, capsicum and cucumber, dressed with creamy feta and honey mustard vinaigrette.
Side of salad $ 5.00

Cold smoked venison carpaccio, creamed red cabbage, pickled vege, toasts, marahau goats cheese whip $24.00
Bloody Mary Oyster Shot $9.00
Urban's marinated bowl of olives $6.00
Miso cured angus beef, wild rice bubble crisp, kewpie, dashi, cured yolk $8.00 ea
Dessert wine - eradus ''sticky mickey'' late harvest sav $9.00 / $45.00
Fresh fish sashimi, crispy rice noodles, nouc cham dressing $20.00
Korean spiced duck nibbles, toasted sesame seeds, sweet & spicy sauce $18.00
Crying tiger, pulled pork, iceberg cups, nahm prik, crispy shallots $20.00

Donut $3.00
Potato Flip $1.20
Greek Salad Box $9.50
Sausage $3.00
Battered Scallop $2.60
Wedges $6.50
Falafel Burger (v) $10.00
- Home made spicy Falafels with Yoghurt and sweet chilli jam, salad
Battered Oyster $3.00

Beef Cheeseburger Sliders $13.50
- With Swiss Cheese and Caramelised Onion Jam
Rhubarb, Raspberry and Apple Crumble $14.00
- Warm Winter Fruit with Spiced Nut Crumble Topping. Served with Wangapeka Clotted Cream and Vanilla Custard
- Tui – Hard Aged Cheddar Style Cheese
Crispy Buttermilk Onion Rings $6.00
- CHICKEN $24.00
- Crumbed Chicken Breast Served with Crispy Bacon, Melted Brie Cheese and Apricot Relish
Lamb Shank
- Slow Cooked Till Tender. Served with Creamy Potato Mash, Glazed Baby Carrots, Red Wine Gravy and Kumara Crisps (GF)
Warm Bread Loaf $7.00
- Garlic and Herb Butter
Crispy Confit Duck Salad $21.00
- With Gourmet Potatoes, Roast Peppers, Fresh Rocket, Yellow Rock Sugar Dressing and Fried Shallots (GF)

Chicken Wedges $9.90
- Crispy battered chicken wedges served with chunky fries and tomato sauce
Mini Hot Dogs $9.90
- Tasty Mini hotdogs served with chunky fries and tomato sauce
Chicken & Vege Spring Rolls $13.90
- House made chicken and vegetable spring rolls with a garlic and ginger dipping sauce
Green Goblin $16.90
- A Vegetarian delight with a corn fritter, caramalized onion, feta, beetroot relish, salad greens, and a balsamic vinaigreete
Beer Battered Fish & Chips $17.90
- Local fish beer battered, served with chunky fries, lemon and house made tartare sauce
Godzilla Burger $19.90
- Crispy Chicken Fillet, with streaky bacon, tomato sauce, mustard, tomato, lettuce, smoked cheddar cheese and mayonnaise
Cross cut Fries $9.50
- Tasty waffle style fries with spicy tomato salsa
Kids Ice Cream Sundae $6.90
- Kid-sized sundae served with your choice of chocolate, berry, passionfruit or caramel sauce

Falafel $1.80
Kids sizes $5.40
Vege pattie $1.90
Fries $4.90
Vege pattie S $10.8 / L $12.8
Chicken S $9.2 / L $11.8
Garlic yoghurt/honey mustard/mint/sour cream/bbq/mayo/tomato/satay/aioli/(chilli) sweet, mild, hot/butter chicken
Vege pattie S $9.1 / L $11.7

Baked eggplant $18
- tomato, onion, Milkdrop mozzarella, Parmesan, basil pesto
Pan fried market fish $30
- summer vegetable ratatouille, green salad
Tiger prawn risotto $18
- tomato, onion sofrito
Paella Valenciana $59
- fish, chicken, mussels, tiger prawns, bomba rice for 2guests
Creamy seafood chowder $19
- prawn, fish, house smoked mussels, potato and focaccia
Rib eye steak $32
- sautéed potato, green beans, asparagus
Home smoked salmon sandwich $18
- home baked focaccia, tomato, coleslaw, onion French dressing & green salad
West Coast whitebait omelette $22
- Willow Creek eggs, green salad, focaccia

Garlic prawns - monteiths beer match - golden. $18.00
- Pan fried served on a risotto
5pm-10pm
Chicken liver pate $16.00
- Made in house accompanied with toasted bread
Pasta carbonara (in house made pasta) - monteiths beer match - golden. $20.00
- Smoked bacon, mushrooms & onions, tossed in cream & folded in fettuccine, finished with egg yolk & parmesan cheese.
Sticky date pudding $15.00
- Made in house served with kapiti vanilla ice cream and a butterscotch fudge sauce
Onion rings $15.00
- Cooked in a light golden batter, and served with aioli & chilli dipping sauce
Braised lamb shank $20/$28
- Slow cooked for that " fall of the bone" in a rich red wine gravy with mash and peas
Sbbk big breakfast $22.00
- Crispy rashers of bacon, new york sausage, fried eggs, homemade potato rosti, roasted tomato & mushrooms - all together on toasted bread.

POLENTA FRIES $6.00
- w/- house sweet chilli aioli.
FILLET $35.00
- 200g 21 day aged prime fillet steak.
CHEESE BOARD $12.00/ $16.00 / $20.00
- Cheddar, Blue or Brie served with crackers, grapes & fruit chutney(1 Cheese/2 Cheeses/3 Cheeses)
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE $6.00
- with vanilla ice cream
PANAMA EGGS $18.00
- Scrambled eggs in a flour tortilla w/- avocado, char-grilled corn, roasted capsicum, tomato salsa & chipotle sprinkle. (Add bacon $4).
ORANGE & CACAO TOASTED MUESLI $14.00
- w/- goji berries & seeds, layered with greek yoghurt & berries.
DARK CHOCOLATE TORTE $15.00
- Manuka honey & almond ice cream, whipped cream & freeze-dried Manuka honey crumb.
COLA RIPPLE ICE CREAM $6.00
- 2 scoops

VEGETARIAN -
BOTI MASALA Tender diced lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes and delicately spiced cashew nut gravy $ 16.98
BEEF MADRAS Tender boneless cubes of beef cooked in a rich gravy with a subtle hint of coconut cream garnished with shredded coconut (available in Lamb & Chicken as well) $ 15.98
NAVRATAN KORMA A medley of seasonal vegetables cooked in a delicately spicedcreamy gravy of cashew nuts garnished with sliced almonds $12.98
BHAJI DUM MASALA Seasonal mixed vegetables cooked with chef’s own special spices garnished with coriande $ 12.98
KASHMIRI KEBAB (3 pcs) - tender diced chicken marinated in chef’s special spices and cooked in the tandoor oven served with mint chutney, rice and salad (dairy & artificial colour free). $9.98
VEGETABLE PAKORAS Vegetable Pattie battered in mildly spiced chickpea flour and deep fried $ 4.98
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS (2 pcs) - home-made pastry pockets stuffed with mildly spiced vegetables served with tamarind chutney. $4.98

Canterbury Lamb Cutlets Marinated in milk and honey, Panko crumbed lamb shoulder terrine, Champ potatoes, Mint and pea pesto, Jus $32.5
Charcutiere (2 people) A selection of cooked and cured meats, pickles, Olives, chutney, Baguette $26.0
Warm Bread and Olives Supplejack olive oil and butter $12.0
Pappardelle Pasta Nut brown butter, cherry tomatoes, oyster mushrooms, pine nuts, rocket leaves, olives (vg) $28.5
Sabayon ice-cream Brandy snap wafer, seasonal berries $14.5
Pan Roasted Mahi-Mahi Warm vermicelli noodles, Tempura soft shell crab, Cherry tomato and lime salsa, snow pea shoots $32.0
Beef Fillet Dijon and Village green Rosemary, Tempura shallot, roast kumara, oyster mushrooms, jus $34.5
Braised Ox Cheek White bean and Dijon puree, crispy Chorizo, Jus $14.5

Bacon and egg rolls with onion chutney $3.50
Chicken $7.00
Fries small $2.50
pepper lemon chicken wings $2.50
Sausage Rolls $2.80
Stuffed Sausages $2.90
Mega beef + cheese rolls $4.00
(served with open flat pita bread with green salad and choice of meat)

GARLIC BREAD $ 5.00
SALMON CHOWDER $ 16.00
- Beautiful chowder with Moroccan flavored hot smoked salmon, fluffed milk, fresh herbs and crispy mini ciabattas. (only available from May - October)
SALADS - FROM $ 16.00
- Cold smoked salmon salad or feta, apple, mandarin salad with local organic greens. (Only available from October - May)
COLESLAW or GREEN FRESH SALAD $ 5.00
HOT CHIPS / FRIES $ 6.00
- Crunchy chips served in a special way.
SALMON MUFFIN $ 5.00
Sandwich $ 16.00
- with your own favorite filling dressed in fresh lettuce/CLASSIC SMOKED SALMON
PIZZA SALMONE $ 18.00
- Hot Smoked Salmon pizza dressed in red onions, capers, fresh salmon, tomato, and cheese. (only available from May - October)

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