Chicken breast, bacon, Turkish apricots, cream cheese and smoked paprika wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with plum sauce and toasted almond shavings. Served with green salad and crispy potatoes. Beer Match: Enjoy with a glass of distinctively hoppy Speight's Summit.
Grandma's Lambs Fry $23.50
Thinly sliced lamb's liver, fried with bacon and caramelised onions, bound in a rich Speight's Old Dark gravy, served on potato mash, with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: Just has to be Speight's Porter with this one.
Crunchy Potatoes $4.50
Onions $3.50
Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
Side Vegetables $5.00
Caesar Salad $19.80
The Ale House's spin on the traditional classic that has almost ingrained itself as a key part of the Kiwi dining scene. Cos lettuce, croutons, bacon, parmesan, anchovies, poached egg and our own caesar dressing. Add chicken: $23.60 Beer Match: The full flavours of Speight's Distinction Ale goes perfectly here.
Chicken, bacon and brie melt resting on a toasted ciabatta bun w a spiced plum and orange relish and french fries $17
Eggs Benedict - choice between honey cured ham or crispy bacon served w spinach, hash brown and hollandaise $16.50
Blueberry buttermilk pancakes w maple syrup, caramelised banana & crispy bacon finished w berry compote $16.00
Soup of the day w home baked ciabatta $10
Panfried market fish or Pacific Salmon served w ciabatta, lemon and fennel crust in a carrot, ginger and saffron broth w tomato confit, sea salt roasted gourmet potatoes and wilted baby spinach $29
SCHNITZEL - Crumbed weiner schnitzel topped with honey cured ham and gruyere cheese w creamy potato mash, caramelised onions and lemon wedge $25
THE BREWERS APPRENTICE TASTING PLATTER - Leave it to us to put a selection of our tasting plates and bowls together for 2-3 people $33
Orange, ginger and date braised Hawkes Bay lamb neck on a potato, lemon and goats cheese rosti w crumbed onion curls, roasted vine tomato and a black doris plum and thyme compote $28
Spicy tandoori chickenpeas and vege on top of summer leaves, served with a coconut yoghurt dressing and roasted cashews
Muesli $12.00
House made granola served with berry compote and milk
Mighty breakfast $24.00
Crispy bacon, black pudding, beef and red wine sausage, poached eggs, kumara medallion, roast tomato, baby spinach, roasted portobello mushroom with garlic butter all served on ciabatta
Coconut Crumbed Prawns $19.00
Delicious crumbed prawns with a sweet chilli jam on top of a red cabbage slaw
Avocado smash $15.00
Toasted ciabatta, avocado and feta whip, tomato and balsamic drizzle
Crispy bacon $4.00
Fries $7.00
Fries served with tomato sauce and garlic aioli.
Eggs on toast $13.00
Eggs any way, served on toasted kibbled rye, with house made relish
Jalfrezi was one of the supreme dishes created during the days of the Raj "Thaj" is hot and "freeze" is stir fried cooked with red capsicum, tomatoes, spring onions and spices
Kashmiri Chicken 15.90
This dish consists of tender boneless chicken marinated overnight with cashew, cheese and cream, barbecued then cooked with organic yoghurt, turmeric, tomatoes and mint
Lamb Vindaloo 15.90
Traditionally a hot dish made world famous by the Chefs of Goa. It has a Portugese influence and is cooked with vinegar capsicum and whole spices. Put rice supplement to this dish
Mint Chutney 2.80
Yoghurt mixed with mint, green chillies with spices
Onion Bhajee 4.90
Shredded onions, battered and fried with spices and chick pea flour (Three per person)
Fries (1 Scoop 1/2 Scoop) >> New Zealand hot chips fried in Canola oil
Pulao Rice 4.00
Mildy spiced fried rice with green peas and tomatoes
Fish Kolkata 15.90
Chunky fillets of fish cooked with fresh tomatoes, red onions, ginger, garlic, coriander and spices