A combination of fresh breads, served with todays dip and garlic butter. - Gluten free available on request $15.50
Soup of the Day $12.50 / $20.00
Today's chefs choice served with warm bread and garlic butter.
Warm Salmon Filo Parcels $20.00
Smoked Salmon with spring onions and capers finished with cream cheese served with a fresh rocket salad drizzled with lemon and maple dressing
Garlic Bread $8.50
Served warm with garlic and herb butter.
First's Famous Seafood Chowder $15.50 / $21.00
First's own famous chowder served with warm bread and garlic butter.
DINNER > LIGHT MEALS
Chicken Cannelloni $22.00
A creamy mixture of chicken, spanish onion, red pepper and a hint of chilli wrapped in fresh pasta and served with mixed salad and drizzled with aioli
Prawn Salad $22.00
Warm pan-seared prawns and king prawns served with a fresh crispy summer salad drizzled with our honey, lemon and chilli dressing
Wedges $13.50
Seasoned potato wedges topped with melted cheese, fresh tomato salsa and sour cream
Bruschetta Stack $20.00
Toasted bruschetta spread with caramelized onion chutney stacked with kumara, char grilled courgette, red peppers and toasted Haloumi cheese finished with stuffed mushrooms OR with crispy bacon $24.00
Chicken Salad $22.00
Warm chicken breast strips in a parmesan and herb crumb, served on a green salad with cashew nuts, tomatoes and camembert cheese, drizzled with vinaigrette and finished with apricot and capsicum chutney
DINNER > MAINS
Chicken Breast $30.00
Pan seared chicken stuffed with ricotta,garlic and spinach on a potato rosti with greens, creamy mushroom and coriander sauce
Blue Cod $22.00 / $32.00
Freshly crumbed Foveaux Straight Cod, served with salad, fries and our homemade Tartare sauce
Salmon $30.00
Salmon served with a caper and potato croquette, sauteed spinach and peppers finished with a hollandaise
Creamy Chicken Pasta $22.00 / $27.00
Sliced chicken breast, mushrooms, spanish onion and roast pumpkin tossed with fresh penne pasta, finished with a sweet chilli cream sauce and parmesan cheese
Pork Loin $30.00
Crispy pork belly with a medley of seasonal vegeables and potatoes with a apple & sage puree
Southern Steak $32.00
Ribeye steak cooked to your liking, topped with a fried egg and crumbed onion rings, served with chips and salad
Beef Fillet $34.00
Beef fillet stuffed with spinach and mushrooms wrapped in bacon and served with potatoes and a vegetable medley, finished with red wine glaze
Lamb Shank $30.00
Slowly braised lamb shanks with a plum and oranges served with mashed potatoes and vegetables
Duck $30.00
Duck leg served with potatoes, mushroons and green vegetables served with an orange & thyme sauce
Seafood Platter $38.00 / $60.00
Southern seafood selection including crumbed blue cod, prawn twisters, pan-seared scallops mussels and calamari served with gourmet potatoes and a salad garnish
DINNER > EXTRAS
Summer Vegetable Medley $7.90
Seasoned Wedges $8.50
with sweet chilli and sour cream
Seasonal Salad $7.90
Bowl of Chips $6.50
Extra Beer Battered Fries $8.50
DINNER > DESSERTS
Creme Brulee $13.50
Creamy delicious passionfruit brulee served with lemon shortbread and fresh cream
Chocolate Temptation $13.50
For chocolate lovers, a silkly chocolate tart with dreamy chocolate mousse and finished with hazelnut praline ice-cream
Sorbet Delight $13.50
A selection of summer fruit served with mouth watering raspberry sorbet
First's Famous Apple Shortcake $13.50
Homemade hot apple shortcake with icecream and cream
Cheese Platter $15.90 / $25.90
Local Blue River cheeses including Feta and Cheddar and Puhoi Blue Cheese and Brie served with accompaniments, warm bread and crackers
Warm Crepes $11.90
Tempting and light - summer fruits wrapped in warm crepes, drizzled with maple syrup and served with fresh cream and vanilla ice-cream
First Cheesecake $13.50
Today's chef's choice with fresh cream and vanilla ice-cream
Ice Cream Sundae $11.00
Summer berry compote or First own homemade chocolate, caramel or strawberry
First Chocolate or Carrot Cake $7.00
Served with fresh cream or yoghurt
BREAKFAST - All with free range eggs.
First Full Cooked $20.00
Bacon, eggs, hash browns, sausages, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
Eggs Benedict $12.90
Toasted sourdough topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce OR with spinach $14.90 OR with bacon $16.00 OR with First smoked salmon $17.00
Pancakes $15.50
Pancakes stacked with berry compote and drizzled with maple syrup and cream Or Bacon, banana and maple syrup and cream.
Toast with a Selection of Spreads $6.00
Brown or white, chunky and warm, served with a selection of spreads.
Light Cooked $16.00
Bacon, scrambled eggs & toast
Omelette $13.90
Three egg omelette, with onions, mushrooms and cheese served with toast.
Continental Selection $12.90
Summer fruit layered with muesli and yoghurt, and served with toast and a selection of spreads
Fruit Smoothies $6.00
Berry, banana, tropical, coffee, chocolate, moccha, or vanilla.
BREAKFAST > EXTRAS
Toast (1) $2.20
Breakfast Sausages (3) $2.50
Mushrooms $2.50
Hash Brown $2.20
Egg (1) $2.50
Tomatoes (2 halves) $2.50
LUNCH > STARTERS
First Breads $12.50
A combination of fresh breads, served with todays dip and garlic butter. Gluten free available on request $15.50
Soup of the Day $12.50 / $20.00
Today's chefs choice served with warm bread and garlic butter.
Antipasto Platter (to share) $33.00
A selection of tasty morsels including salami, ham, First smoked salmon, a selection of Puhoi and Blue River cheeses, sundried tomatoes, pickled onions, gherkins, chutney, today's dip, breads, crackers and more
Garlic Bread $8.50
Served warm with garlic and herb butter.
First's Famous Seafood Chowder $15.50 / $21.00
First's own famous chowder served with warm bread and garlic butter.
Mussels $20.00
Stewart Island green lipped mussels served with the chef's choice of sauces and a freshly baked baguette
LUNCH > SALADS
Chicken $22.00
Warm chicken breast strips in a parmesan and herb crumb, served on a green salad with cashew nuts, tomatoes and camembert cheese, drizzled with vinaigrette and finished with apricot and capsicum chutney
Lamb Cutlets $24.00
Rolled in Dijon mustard and fresh herbs cooked to medium rare and sliced and resting on zesty couscous with greek salad and finished with fresh mint yoghurt dressing
King Prawn $22.00
Warm pan-seared prawns and king prawns served with a fresh crispy salad finished with our honey, lemon and chilli dressing
Caesar Salad $18.00
A classic caesar salad with crisp bacon, garlic croutons, anchovies and shaved parmesan topped with a soft poached egg. Add chicken or salmon $5.00 extra
LUNCH > SANDWICHES
Accompanied by beer battered fries and a side of aioli
Southern Steak $24.00
Ribeye steak cooked to your liking served on warm foccocia bread with caramelized onion chutney, tomato and salad greens topped with a fried egg
Traditional BLT $20.00
Warm foccocia bread spread with tomato relish topped with crispy bacon lettuce and fresh tomato
Chicken $22.00
Pan-seared chicken breast on warm foccocia bread with tomato, salad greens, and brie finished with apricot and capsicum chutney
LUNCH > THE BEST OF THE REST
Chicken Cannelloni $22.00
A creamy mixture of chicken, spanish onion, red pepper and a hint of chilli wrapped in fresh pasta and served with mixed salad and drizzled with aioli
Seafood Special $22.00
Poached blue cod in a coconut, lime and chilli sauce, complimented with prawn twisters and served with a summer vegetable medley and rice.
Creamy Vege Pasta $22.00 / $27.00
Fresh mushrooms, spanish onion, roast pumpkin, spinach and pinenuts tossed with fresh penne pasta, finished with a sweet chilli cream sauce and parmesan cheese
Wedges $13.50
Seasoned potato wedges topped with melted cheese, fresh tomato salsa and sour cream
Blue Cod $22.00 / $32.00
Freshly crumbed Foveaux Straight Cod, served with salad, fries and our homemade tartare sauce
Creamy Chicken Pasta $22.00 / $27.00
Sliced chicken breast, mushrooms, spanish onion and roast pumpkin tossed with fresh penne pasta, finished with a sweet chilli cream sauce and parmesan cheese
Warm Salmon Filo Parcels $20.00
Smoked Salmon with spring onions and capers finished with cream cheese served with a fresh rocket salad drizzled with lemon and maple dressing
Bruschetta Stack $20.00
Toasted bruschetta spread with caramelized onion chutney stacked with kumara, char grilled courgette, red peppers and toasted Haloumi cheese finished with stuffed mushrooms OR with crispy bacon $24.00
hot and spicy yet refreshing soup. Spice, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, galangal and fresh lime juice topped with fresh spring onion and coriander. Chicken or vegetables & tofu
Side of stir fry vegetables $9.90
Vietnamese spicy fried noodle with basil ( V ) $13.00
flat white rice noodles stir fried with seasonal vegetables, fresh basil, chilli and our spicy paste. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Slow-braised lamb shank in a rich stock of mushroom, onion, fresh herbs and red wine. Served with mashed potato, sauteed spinach and roasted cherry tomatoes.
Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
Dixie Chicken medium $32 / classic $37
Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
one shank $27.00
Hero Burger $13.50
A beef pattie with lettuce and tomato served in a toasted burger bun with grilled cheese. If you want any other salad greens on your burger, just let us know!
Buttered Mashed Potato $5.00
Apache Fish medium $27 / classic $32
Fresh fillets of fish dusted in seasoned flour, egg-washed, then pan-fried in a lemon and herb butter, finished with a classic tartare sauce. Served with straight-cut chips and a fresh green salad.
Available three different ways, Natural, Beer Battered or ‘The Elegance Speciality’ – natural topped with Lemon & Lime Crème Fraîche ½ Dozen
After-Dinner Mint Dom Pedro $11.50
The ultimate Dessert Cocktail. Crème De Menthe & De Cacao blended with Ice Cream. Served with a drizzle of Dark Chocolate Sauce & sprinkled with extra Chocolate.
Italian Taster $18.90
Italian Prosciutto Di Parma Ham, Chef’s freshly made Garlic Labna Cheese, Vine-ripened Cherry Tomatoes, toasted Ciabatta Bread, Prunes marinated in Aged Balsamic Vinegar & Lettuce drizzled with Olive Oil. The perfect Italian-inspired Antipasto Taster using only the finest produce.
Mixed Berry & Mascarpone Cheese Flan $12.90
Mixed Berries combined in Mascarpone Cheese, lightly grilled to create a caramelised top & creamy centre.
Pork Belly $34.80
Pork Belly slowly baked in a broth of Apple Cider, Garlic & freshly picked Lemon Thyme. Presented on a bed of Buttery Potato Mash & accompanied by Crunchy Pork Crackling, Balsamic Red Cabbage & Steamed Broccoli. Drizzled with Jus made from the Roasting Pan Juices.
Selection of New Zealand Cheese $16.90
One Type of Cheese
Beef Fillet $37.90
Prime Beef Fillet rolled in Field Mushroom, Garlic & Rosemary Pâté & wrapped with a Rash of Streaky Bacon. Accompanied by Mushroom, Garlic & Rosemary Butter. Resting on creamy Potato Mash with Seasonal Vegetables.
Shrimp Cocktail $15.50
Peeled Shrimps on a bed of Lettuce Leaves drizzled with our Seafood Sauce. Entrée
House Baked Breads and Spreads ( Enough for 1-2) $14.50
Lemon Meringue Pie with Passionfruit Mascarpone & Vanilla Ice Cream $13.00
Grilled 250g Hereford Beef Ribeye on Lemon Pepper Potato Wedges topped with Battered Onion Rings and your choice of Mushroom or BBQ Bourbon Sauce $35.00
Beetroot and Halloumi Salad with Spinach, Pumpkin Seeds & Rasperry Vinaigrette V $18.00
Venison Stuffed Mushrooms wrapped in Bacon, Crumbled with Blackberry & Balsamic Sauce $17.50
Raspberry Brule with Sugared Shortbread Sticks $13.00
Sweet Chilli Lime Prawns & Scallops, served on Vermicelli Noodles In a Crispy Wonton Cup $18.00
Wild Mushroom Fettuccine with Spinach, Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes in Garlic Cream topped with Parmesan Cheese V $25.50
A selection of meats from throughout our menu served with creamy mash, duck fat potatoes, seasonal vegetables, sauces and accompaniments
Wild Venison $38.90
Wild venison Denver leg from the heart of Fiordland, seared and rubbed in Horo pita, served medium rare on a pressed stack of buttery potato and kumara Accompanied by seasonal vegetables and a pomegranate molasses jus
Grilled tomatoes
Chicken Burger $22.90
Tuscan marinated chicken breast, house made ricotta, lettuce and tomatoes topped with pesto aioli served on a brioche bun with a side of steak fries
Mussels $25.90
Creamy lemon, herb beurr blanc 1 kilo
Warm potato salad
Mushrooms $3.00
Chicken Filo $19.90
Chicken bound by camembert, cranberry sauce and cream cheese, served with steak fries