Fat Dog Cafe and Bar in Rotorua Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • The Fat Dog Works $18.30
    • Bacon, eggs, hash browns, sausage, tomato, chunky toast
  • The Veggie Works $18.30
    • Pan-fried and seasoned potato, spinach, caramelised onion and sun-dried tomatoes, atop chunky with mushrooms, roasted tomatoes and eggs
  • Fat Dog Pancak $16.50 / S $12.80
    • Served with a choice of raspberries, apple syrup or maple syrup. All with whipped cream
  • Eggs Benedict $17.60
    • Your choice of salmon, bacon or veggies. Comes with hash browns
  • Scramble of the Day $16.10 / S $12.20
    • Scrambled eggs served with toast and hash browns
  • French Toast $18.30 / S $14.30
    • Served with bacon and banana or fresh fruit
  • Baked Beans $13.20
    • Baked beans served with chunky toast and hash browns
  • Chunky Toast $11.70
    • Country Grain Toast. Fruit toast and lekkerbrot served with butter and 2 preserves
  • Chunky Fruit Salad $13.90 / S $9.50
    • Chunky fresh fruit salad served with yoghurt
  • Fat Dog Toasted Muesli $13.90
    • Toasted muesli served with your choice of fresh fruit, yoghurt and milk
  • Porridge $11.70
    • Porridge served with brown sugar, milk and cream
  • S=Small
BIG SNACKS & BURGERS BIG SNACKS & BURGERS
  • Dogs Bollox Burger $19.90
    • 2 beef patties, fried egg, lettuce, coleslaw, roast tomato, onion rings, caramelised onion, and sesame bun with fries
  • Tropical Fish Burger $18.60
    • Pan fried fresh fish, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, apple gherkin coleslaw with a lemon mayo and fries
  • Chicken Burger $18.60
    • Grilled cajun chicken breast, bacon, pineapple, lettuce, coleslaw with Fat Dog aioli and fries
  • Vegetarian Burger $18.60
    • Pan-fried seasonal Veggies with spicy sun-dried tomato and olive relish all put together in a Fat Dog home baked burger bun with fries
  • Single Lamb Shank $22.70
    • Tender NZ lamb Shank on kumara mash with seasonal vegetables finished with a caramelised onion jus
  • Fat Steak Sandwich $21.60
    • Served on focaccia with salad, caramelised onions, cheese, aioli, wedges, and a side of sour cream
  • B.L.A.T. $20.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato stack served with wedges and sour cream
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $22.90
    • NZ beer battered fish fillets served with crispy fries, tartare sauce, and a garden salad
  • Bangers & Mash $21.60
    • Beef and lamb gourmet sausage on kumara mash with an onion jus
  • Fettuccine $19.40 / S $13.90
    • Fat Dog Style bacon and mushroom fettuccine
  • Wedges $12.80 / S $10.00
    • Potato wedges served with sour cream
  • Chilli Beef & Bean Nachos $15.00 / S $11.70
    • Chilli beef & bean nachos served with sour cream
  • Salsa & Bean Nachos $13.90 / S $10.50
    • Salsa & bean nachos served with sour cream
  • S=Small
SALADS SALADS
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $20.50 / S $14.90
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, poached egg, croutons, parmesan cheese, fat dog caesar dressing and grilled chicken
  • Classic Caesar Salad $19.30 / S $17.20
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, poached egg, croutons, parmesan cheese, fat dog caesar dressing
  • Satay Chicken Salad $19.40 / S $14.90
    • Fat dog favourite - tender chicken breast, marinated in satay sauce and served with crispy noodles and salad greens
  • Vegetarian Salad $19.40 / S $14.50
    • Gourmet veggie salad with falafel, sundried tomatoes, roasted pumpkin seeds & olives with a lentil dahl and natural yoghurt
  • Big Bad Beefy Boy Salad $19.40
    • Thai marinated beef with jumbo croutons, salad and Thai dressing with sesame seeds
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $19.40
    • Smoked salmon with tropical mixed salad, tortilla crisps and a caper, dill & horseradish cream cheese
  • S=Small
PANINIS PANINIS
  • Vegetarian Panini $12.80
    • Pumpkin, hummus, feta, roast, capsicum, and sun-dried tomato
  • Bacon Panini $12.80
    • Bacon, tomato, cheese, and fat dog BBQ sauce
  • Tuna Panini $12.80
    • Tuna, spring onion, cheese and aioli melt
  • Chicken Panini $12.80
    • Chicken, red onion, mango & peach cream cheese
KIDS KIDS
  • Fish & Chips / American Hot Dog & Chips / Cheeseburger & Chips $11.10
  • Hotdog & Chips / Hawaiian Pizza & Chips $10.50
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips / Spaghetti Bolognese $10.50 / TS $5.50
  • Mini Puppy Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, egg, sausage, and a hash brown
  • TS= Toddle Size
SOUPS & BREADS SOUPS & BREADS
  • Seafood Chowder $11.60
    • Seafood chowder served with chunky toast
  • Vege Soup $10.50
    • Vege soup of the day served with Chunky toast
  • Garlic Bread $6.90
  • Breads & Dips $13.20
    • Assorted breads served with hummus, basil pesto and sundried tomatoes and olive chutney
SIDES SIDES
  • Fries $3.40 / L $6.70
  • Wedges $6.10
  • Onion Rings $3.20
  • Garden Salad $5.30
DINNER MAINS DINNER MAINS
  • Panfried Tarakihi Fillets $28.00
    • Panfried tarakihi fillets on crushed new potatoes, fat dog homemade piccalilli with fresh rocket
  • Marinated Chicken Skewers $28.00
    • Skewered lemon chicken wrapped in streaky bacon with fresh croutons served on fennel, bok choy & caramelised shallots with creme fraiche and roasted tomatoes
  • Slow Cooked Pork Belly $28.00
    • Mozzarella stuffed pumpkin balls with a smoked tomato provencal sauce with a chickpea salsa & shaved parmesan
  • Lamb Shanks $30.00
    • Slow cooked tender NZ lamb shanks on kumara mash with seasonal vegetables finished with Fat Dog gravy
  • Beef Scotch Fillet $30.00
    • 250gm beef scotch fillet served with a mediterranean veggie filo parcel, onion rings & roasted tomatoes with a blue cheese dressing
  • Marinated Lamb Leg $28.00
    • Marinated lamb leg on a feta & sundried tomato crusted potato bake tzatziki yoghurt dressing
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Hot Chocolate Pudding $13.90
    • Hot chocolate pudding with berry coulis, ice cream and hot chocolate sauce
  • Deep Fried Ice Cream $13.90
    • Deep fried ice cream on a poached pear served with red wine reduction, praline, whipped mascarpone and a tuille biscuit
  • Strawberry Chocolate Spring Roll $13.90
    • Strawberry chocolate spring roll on a strawberry compote with a raspberry white chocolate ice cream
  • Brandy Snap Basket $13.20
    • Brandy snap basket with vanilla ice cream and seasonal berry coulis
  • Death by Chocolate $18.40
    • Hot chocolate pudding, strawberry chocolate spring roll, chocolate tart, chocolate & orange gateau raspberry white chocolate ice cream (for 2 people)

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Squid Rings (GF) $6.00
    • hand cut crispy coated calamari served with tartare
  • Cheese Burger
  • Cinnamon Donut $3.00
  • Chicken Cracking $2.00
  • Crinkle Cut Chips With Garlic Mayo $4.00
  • Kansas City Bbq
    • tomato base with a hint of citrus
  • Factory Sauce
    • hint of chipotle & pickles
  • Garlic Bread ½ Baguette $5.00
  • Spicy Prawns $11.00
    • Pan-seared garlic & chilli infused prawns.
  • Banana Buckwheat Stack $17.00
    • Double stack of organic buckwheat & banana pancakes served with seasonal berry compote, caramelized banana, maple syrup & fresh whipped cream. - Add Bees Knees streaky bacon $4.00
  • Side Salad $6.00
    • Fresh garden salad tossed in our homemade vinaigrette.
  • Chicken Sliders $15.00
    • Three mini free range chicken breast burgers, served with baby spinach, brie & cranberry sauce. - Add extra chicken slider $5.00
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
    • Fresh ciabatta bread smothered in a homemade garlic & herb butter.
  • Cumin Spiced Chips $8.00
    • Chunky cumin spiced hot potato chips served with Watties tomato sauce & your choice of garlic aioli or homemade tomato jam.
  • Cumin Roast Potatoes $4.50
  • Banana Boat $8.00
    • Served with vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce.
  • Chicken and Cashew on Turkish N/A
  • Garlic Bread Traditionally Toasted Garlic Bread N/A
  • Breads and Dips Freshly Baked Bread served with Roasted Garlic, Dukkha, Avocado Oil, Hummus, Guacamole and Aioli, with Camembert Cheese, Salami and Olives. (Serves 2-4) N/A
  • Roasted Vegetable , Bacon and Couscous Salad N/A
  • Cheesy Corn Chips N/A
  • Tropical Chicken on Turkish N/A
  • Chicken Schnitzel and Shoestring Fries N/A
  • Pumpkin, Pinenut and Lamb Wrap with Side Salad N/A
  • Giovanni’s lamb shank $28.50
    • Italian style slow cooked lamb shank with garlic, vegetables in red wine jus served with polenta and wood fired oven roasted vegetables and gremolata
  • San Marco 18.50
    • Sundried tomatoes, spinach, red onion, mozzarella, Napoli sauce
  • Caprese $12.50
    • Sliced tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil and Italian balsamic. (v)
  • Pappardelle al ragu guanciale $23.50
    • Homemade fresh pappardelle with tradition ragu of ground beef and pork cooked in red wine with plum tomatoes and herbs, topped with parmesan cheese
  • Picante $18.50
    • Roasted chicken, spinach, mushroom, mozzarella, Napoli sauce
  • Tiramisu $11.50
    • Coffee and liqueur infused biscuit with fresh mascarpone cream and sprinkle chocolate
  • Traditional Italian Caesar Salad $19.50
    • Coz lettuce, focaccia croutons, wood fired roast chicken breast, bacon, parmesan cheese, pomegranate, homemade Caesar dressing, basil pesto and hazelnuts, anchovies optional.
  • Traditional Margherita $21.50
    • Sliced tomatoes, fresh basil, bocconcini, Napoli
  • Pad Prik Prow $14.50
    • Sweet chilli paste and vegetables
  • Pad Thai Tofu $14.50
    • Stir fried rice noodles and tofu with bean sprouts and peanuts
  • Tofu and Cashew Nuts $15.50
    • Stir fried tofu and mixed vegetables and topped with cashew nuts
  • Red Curry $14.50
    • Red curry paste cooked with coconut cream and vegetables
  • Pad Med Mamuang $18.50
    • Stir fried cashew nuts and vegetables
  • Spicy Noodles $14.50
    • Stir fried spicy rice noodles
  • Home Made Roti Bread $3.50
  • Pork on Toast $7.50
    • Minced pork and prawns on toast with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Potato Gratin $7.00
  • Trio of ice cream and fresh fruits $14.00
  • Chefs creation inspired by international and Pacific Rim flavours using sustainable produce (ask your server) (HC) POA
  • Grass fed eye fillet of beef, shitake puree, polenta broccoli, sesame soy $39.00
  • Vietnamese rack of lamb, sweetbreads, ricotta croquettes, nicoise jus $37.00
  • Homemade ravioli with roasted beetroot, walnut, gorgonzola, ricotta, beurre blanc sauce $29.00
  • Steamed Seasonal Vegetables (ask your server) $7.00
  • Vegetarian Flavours $25.00
    • Wontons, crumbed mushrooms, broccoli and cheese bites
  • Small Falafel (Veg) $12.50
  • Small Chicken $9.50
  • Small Lamb $9.50
  • Large Mixed Meat $13.00
  • Small Lamb $9.50
  • Large Mixed Meat $11.50
  • Large Mixed Meat $11.50
  • Chicken $16.50
  • Prawns $21.50
  • Taza de Chocolate $9.50
    • a rich & dense cold chocolate dessert spiced w/ cinnamon & cayenne chili, topped w/ whipped cream or vanilla ice cream $11.50
  • Sabroso Tapas (platter for two) $25.50
    • taquitos, chipotle cream, escabeche de pescado, tequeños, guasacaca
  • Escabeche de Pescado $16.50
    • chilled seared fish, roasted red peppers, garlic, onions, capers, olives, corn chips
  • Tres Amigos $15.50
    • tomato salsa, warm queso, guasacaca, corn chips (black beans replace queso for
  • Moqueca de Camaroes $24.50
    • spicy prawn stew, coconut milk, tomatoes, onions, capsicums, coriander, rice, flour tortilla
  • Pollo Bahiano $25.50
    • grilled chicken breast, coconut peanut sauce, toasted coconut, quinoa pumpkin cake, salad
  • Rollos Sabroso $9.50
    • crisp tortillas, black beans, capsicum, cheese, corn, spinach, salsa
  • Mixed $ 10.50
  • Medina $18.00
    • Capsicum, cheese, mushrooms, onions, cream cheese, capers, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.
  • Traditional $16.00
    • Spicy cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic and your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel. Served with fresh salad.
  • Amazigh $16.00
    • Spicy cream sauce of coconut and tomato, spinach, mushrooms, onions, with Berber spices with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel served on rice, accompanied with a fresh side salad.
  • Tunisian $16.00
    • Flavoursome cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic, feta cheese, with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel cooked risotto style and served with a fresh side salad.
  • Lamb $ 9.50
  • Ala-Tunisia $16.00
    • A mouth watering mixture of bearnaise pesto blended with homemade spices and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad.
  • Salad $16.00
    • Enjoy fresh salad vegetables served with your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel and any 3 sauces. As well as Ali Baba’s warm garlic and olive oil dressing. You can also choose to have olives, capers, Jalapeños, and capsicum on top of your salad.
  • Roasted Cauli . Lentils . Dates . Green Olives . Tahini Lemon Dressing . Dukkah $16
  • Spice Rubbed Seared Beef Salad . Pomegranate . Candied Walnuts . Blue Cheese Drizzle $16
  • Eton Mess . Strawberry . Cream . Meringue . Pomegranate . White Chocolate $13
  • Spice Rubbed Chicken Thigh . Tomato . Saffron . Israeli Couscous . Picked Herb Salad $25
  • Roasted Portobello Mushroom . Hummus . Rocket . Olive, Sundried Tomato Salsa . Feta $16.5
  • Sticky Braised Beef . Kumara Coconut Puree . Pickled Pineapple Salad $27
  • Smoked Salmon . Potato, Egg Salad . Horseradish Creme . Red Slaw $19
  • Salted Caramel and Chocolate Cookie sandwiched with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $6.5
  • Roti $2.00
    • hand rolled bread made from wholemeal flour
  • Prawn Masala $14.99
    • prawn cooked with medium spicy gravy, green capsicum and sliced onions
  • Butter Panner $11.00
    • homemade cottage cheese cooked in butter sauce
  • Pan Fried Prawns (10pcs) $10.00
    • peeled prawn cutlets fried with ginger, garlic, onions and capsicum
  • Prawn Biryani $17.00
    • prawn cooked with basmati rice in herbs and spices
  • Tandoori combo (minimum of 2 people) $15.99
    • a combination of the above, it consist of 2 veg samosa, 2 mix Pakora, 2 pieces of chicken Tikka and 2 seek kebabs
  • Sag Aloo $11.00
    • potatoes cooked in fresh spinach sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $12.99
    • succulent tandoori chicken cooked in medium spicy gravy, finished with saute green capsicum, sliced onion and fresh herbs
  • Redneck Ribs six $19 / nine $28
    • Porky Pig's ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Midnight Nachos $19.00
    • Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
  • Dessert
    • Lone Star ‘Mudslide’ ice cream. FREE!
  • Prawn Star $19.00
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sauteed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Redneck Ribs six $19.00
    • Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire then piled high and smothered in our world-famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Huckleberry Hound Dawg $11.00
    • Frankie frankfurter in a bun with cheese.
  • Longhorn Cheesecake $12.00
    • Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream.
  • Free Range Egg $2.00
  • Sequoia Chicken Sandwich $23
    • Succulent grilled free range chicken breast served on salad greens, tomato, camembert, bacon, house aioli, and spicy jamacian jerksauce on grilled focaccia.
  • Gluten Free Bread $4
  • Garden General $21
    • poached eggs with coarinder pesto served on chickpea, pumpkin, & kale cakes with roasted garlic mushroom, grilled tomato,toasted multigrain and crispy kane
  • Pulled Pork Baguette $
    • Pulled pork slow cooked in our smoke bbq & chilli suace, on toasted ficelle with poached eggs
  • Toasted Ciabatta $4
  • Grilled Bratwurst $6
  • Grazing Platter $60
    • A mix of cured meats and smoked salmon, cheeses, garlic prawns, kala mata olives, pesto, hummus, crackers and grilled croutes .Serves 6. Half patter available $40.
  • Chunky Fries $6
  • Lasagne al Forno $23.50
    • Baked/ Egg Pasta Layers/ Classic Zanelli's Meat Sauce/ Mozzarella & Cottage Cheese.
  • Brushetta gamberoni con salsa di pomodoro $19.40
    • Prawns/Grilled Ciabatta/ Wilted Spinach/ Basil Aioli.
  • Salmone affumicato $17.30
    • Hot Smoked Salmon/ White bean & Parmesan Fritter/ Capsicum salad/ Sundried Tomato Pesto.
  • Bistecca $35.30
    • Grilled Eye Fillet/ Rosemary Potatoes/ Port Sauce.
  • Gelato $9.70
    • Gelato - Zanellis own rich and creamy handmade ice cream, made on the premises, with an interesting twist to taste! Two scoops per serve - some flavours contain alcohol.*Flavours may change without notice, please ask your server. (Subject to availability)Hazelnut & Hazelnut & Almond*/Licorice/Hokey Pokey/Dark Chocolate/White Chocolate
  • Sundried Tomato & Almond Pesto $6.10
  • Spaghetti Pomodoro $21.50
    • Spaghetti/ Classic Zanelli's Tomato sauce.
  • Garden salad 1 size $6.10
  • Arabian $18.00
    • Spinach, mushroom, onions, capsicum, cream cheese, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chili
  • Chicken $10.00
  • Sahara $18.00
    • Spinach, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Jalapeños, cream cheese, prawns, olives, topped with sweet chili
  • Sultan $18.00
    • Onions, mushrooms, cream cheese, apricots, chicken, topped with sweet chili
  • Traditional $16.00
    • Spicy cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic and your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel. Served with fresh salad
  • Ala-Tunisia $16.00
    • A mouth-watering mixture of bearnaise pesto blended with homemade spices and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad
  • SAUCES
    • Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yoghurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
  • Mixed $ 10.50
Fat Dog Cafe and Bar

Fat Dog Cafe and Bar

location

Address

1161 Arawa Street, Rotorua, Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

073477586

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

American , Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Soups , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  BYO ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cheap Eats ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
1161 Arawa Street, Rotorua, Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand