River Wines Cafe and Restaurant in Taupo Menu

Brunch / Lunch Menu Brunch / Lunch Menu
  • The Big River Breakfast - with roasted mushrooms and tomatoes, honey cured bacon, free range eggs cooked to your liking, a watercress and fresh herb rosti, cheese kranksy and toasted ciabatta. $18
  • River Benedict - with poached free-range eggs, house made hollandaise sauce and a grilled tomato. Served on toasted ciabatta with your choice of salmon, honey-cured bacon or roasted field mushrooms. $16
  • The Big Bob Burger - a succulent house made beef patty, honey cured bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheese and a beetroot chutney, placed between slices of toasted focaccia. $18
  • Nicoise Salad - made with fresh baked salmon, hard boiled eggs, baby potatoes, cos lettuce, tomatoes, capsicum and olives. $17
  • Gourmet Toasted Focaccia Sandwich - with smoked chicken, bacon, tomato, lettuce, cheese and house made mayonnaise. $12
  • Soup of the Day with toasted Ciabatta. $12
  • Warm Lamb and Watercress Salad with thinly sliced apple, pine nuts and mustard dressing. $18
  • Wild Mushroom and crispy Bacon Fettucini. $16
  • New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels - steamed with your choice of chilli and lime or garlic and 'River Pinot Gris'. $14
  • Brioche with homemade Jam and fresh whipped Cream. $8
  • Chunky chips $6
  • Fresh Garden Salad $6

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Rockin' Ribeye $38.00
    • 300gram premium-aged ribeye, cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce. - Kiwi Joker - Add mushroom and free range eggs $5.00
  • We're proud to serve our guests only 100% free range chicken. Medium meals are served with one chicken breast, classic meals with two.
  • Set Menu (Medium Sized Meals) $49.00 per head
    • Starter - Lone Star Artisan Loaf - A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf to share (between 3), handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter. / Mains (Choice of One) - Dixie Chicken - Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onions, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand! / Johnny Cash Stash - Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes, Herb-crusted and oven-baked. Served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. / Stir Crazy Sirloin - Steak Sauce Options: Chunky Mushroom, Garlic Butter or Beef Jus. 250gram premium aged sirloin cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce. / Redneck Ribs - 9 pork ribs piled high, blanched in honey and spices, then blasted in the Lone Star furnace and smothered in our legendary hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw..the meal that made us famous! / Burrito Ranchero - Chicken thigh mixed with jalapenos, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes, Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw. / Apache Fish - 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. / Desserts (Choice of One) - Longhorn Cheesecake - Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. / Kiwi Pavlova - Mini pavs filled with whipped cream. Served with vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis. / Milky Bar Pud - White chocolate and buttermilk pudding, served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Chef's Chicken Nibbles $16.00
    • Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Stand By Your Lamb $36.00
    • Slow-roasted lamb shoulder, served with spring onion and feta mash, sauteed seasonal greens, roasted cherry tomatoes and a mint jus.
  • Mushrooms $3.00
  • - Six $19.00
  • 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 jalapenos.
  • All served with pit fries
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • All pit meals come with BBQ Mac 'n' cheese, S.M.K slaw, southern rice
  • Ice cream sundae $12.00
    • Chocolate, vanilla or passionfruit
  • Low country beans $6.00
  • Cos lettuce $18.00
    • Quinoa & roast kumara, croutons, cracked almonds, citrus vinaigrette
  • Mac 'n' cheese balls $14.00
    • Bacon crumb, shaved parmesan, chipotle mayo
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • Garden Salad $7.00
  • Frangipane tart
    • Roasted rhubarb, crème anglaise, vanilla ice cream
  • -Spiced apple cheesecake
    • Sesame seed toffee snap, caramel sauce, apple crumble ice cream
  • Salt and Pepper Squid
    • Shaved fennel, crispy pancetta, anchovy crumb, miso mayonnaise
  • -Orange and almond cake
    • Greek yoghurt, lemon curd, puffed quinoa, coconut chips
  • Raspberry and vanilla brulee
    • Biscotti, berry salad
  • Mains
  • Coconut curry Prawns
    • Watermelon curry, shaved cucumber, tahini yoghurt, crispy shallots
  • Kid's Sausage & Egg $9.00
    • One Egg, Sausage, Toast, Hashbrown
  • Swiss Toasted Museli $9.00
    • With Yogurt & Milk. Add Fruit Compote $12.00
  • Organic Toast with Preserves $6.50
    • also available: Grain, Fruit, or Gluten-Free
  • Eggs Florentine $16.50
    • Potato Rosti, Free Range Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, mushrooms and avocado
  • The Geordie $21.00
    • Traditional Black Pudding, Free-Range Bacon, Free-Range Sausages, Classic Baked Beans, Eggs, Handmade Potato Rosti & Artisan Toast
  • Breakfast Tower $19.50
    • Stacked Toast, Handmade Potato Rosti, Free-Range Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Free-Range Poached Eggs, Portabello Mushroom, Grilled Tomato & Hollandaise Sauce
  • Free-Range Sausage & Eggs N/A
    • with grilled tomato & artisan toast
  • Eggs Benedict With Confit Pork Belly $19.50
    • Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, Toasted Ciabatta, topped with Hollandaise Sauce and served with a Confit of Free-Range Organic Pork Belly and a Handmade Potato Rosti
  • Mixed Platter $35.00
    • Crumbed scallops, grilled prawns, southern fried chicken, pork belly pieces, spring rolls, vegetarian parcels, spring rolls, vegetarian parcels and wedges with assorted dips
  • Ploughmans Venison Pie $25.00
    • Tender pieces of venison slowly braised with plum sauce and juniper berries, encased in crisp savoury pastry and covered in gravy
  • Shrimp Cocktail $15.00
    • With a petite salad, thousand island sauce and a wedge of lemon
  • Eye Fillet of Beef $35.00
    • Wrapped in bacon resting on rosti, potato cake roasted tomato, mushroom and a rich jus
  • Crumbed Scallops $29.00
    • Freshly crumbed scallops served with a wedge of lemon and tartare sauce
  • Mini Steak (add $4.00)
    • With Fries and Coleslaw
  • Mini Hotdogs
    • With Fries and Coleslaw
  • Traditional Crispy Garlic Loaf $9.00
    • With fresh herb, wholegrain mustard and garlic butter
  • Cheese Burger N/A
  • Open Beef Sandwich N/A
    • Roast beef and gravy open toast sandwich served with chips and salad
  • King of the road N/A
    • Rump steak served with chips and salad or vegetables
  • Poached eggs N/A
    • 3 eggs poached on toast
  • Garlic Roll $18.00
  • Fish meal $24.00
  • Eggy bread $13.50
  • Big Rig N/A
    • 1 steak, 1 bacon, 1 egg, fried onion and salad between 2 toast served with chips
  • Strawberry Sundae N/A
    • Be sweet. Delicious, fluffy soft-serve made with fresh milk, topped with a yummy strawberry sauce.
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • Whipped Butter N/A
    • Our fluffy butter, in creamy, whipped peaks. It's like walking on air.
  • Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
    • Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • $30 Legends Sharebox® $30
    • Included in the $30 Legends ShareBox®: 2 x Big Mac®, 1x McChicken®, 1x Filet-o-Fish®, 1 x 6pk Chicken McNuggets®, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Fries, 4 x Medium Soft Drinks
  • Massive McMuffin® Hunger Buster N/A
    • For a day full of massive missions, there’s no better start than a Massive McMuffin, a Bacon & Egg McMuffin®, a hash brown and a small hot chocolate.
  • Big Mac® Hunger Buster N/A
    • The iconic Big Mac, the classic Cheeseburger, a chilled medium soft drink, medium fries and a small sundae. In other words, the stuff dreams are made of.
  • The Clubhouse Angus N/A
    • We’ve gone all out with this new burger. 100% NZ Angus beef, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, caramelised onion and salad, topped with Big Mac® sauce. Get ready to be completely absorbed in The Clubhouse Angus.
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $16.00
    • Lightly coated seasoned squid with garlic and caper mayonnaise
  • Greek Salad ( GF) $10.90
    • Salad greens, olives, feta, tomatoes, with a fresh greek dressing.
  • Green Salad ( GF) $9.50
    • Mixed salad greens, tomatoes, capsicum, with a honey mustard dressing.
  • Steamed Whole Prawns ( GF)
    • Accompanied with soya and a chilli citrus sauce.
  • Shrimp Cocktail $14.90
    • Cocktail shrimp served with traditional seafood dressing
  • Prawn Chowder $19.50
    • A silky thick soup, with prawn tails & crusty ciabatta bread. We recommend: Bell Bird Bay Chardonnay
  • Prawn Curry (GF) $26.00
    • Prawn tails in a mild curry sauce, served with steamed rice. -We recommend: Wishbone Sauvignon Blanc
  • Bowl of Steamed Rice ( GF) $4.50
  • Belgian chocolate pudding $14.50
    • vanilla anglaise, mixed berry compute, vanilla ice cream
  • Pan seared market fish fillet $35.00
    • lemon & mascarpone risotto, glazed julienne vegetables, saffron beurre blanc (gf)
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables w/ herb butter $5.00
  • Herbed garlic bread $12.50
    • w/ jalapeno & mozzarella cheese
  • Grilled t-bone steak $29.50
    • w/ green salad, chunky fries, fried egg & red wine jun
  • Chuncky fries w/ tomato sauce & aioli $5.00
  • Pan seared scallops $17.50
    • cauliflower & almond skordalia, crumbed prosciutto w/ lemon aioli (gf)
  • Thyme & pepper crusted beef carpaccion $17.50
    • w/ green leaves, wasabi aioli & crispy kumara (gf)
  • Fresh Fish $5.50
  • Margarita $16.00
    • Tomato base, tomato, olives, capsicum, mozzarella
  • Chicken Bacon Avocado $9.50
    • Crumbed Schnitzel, bacon, and salad
  • -With Garlic Butter $3.50
  • Hawaiian $14.00
    • Ham, pineapple, Normal cheese
  • Chicken CranBerry Brie $9.50
    • Crumbed Schnitzel brie and salad
  • Batt Scallop $6.00
  • Curly Fries / Wedges / NZ Hoki / Batt Mussel $4.00
  • GF - Gluten Free
  • Chicken Burger (GFA) $ 20.00
    • Chipotie grilled free range chicken breast, fresh slaw, pancetta cheese, chipotie mayo and jalapeno relish
  • Pool Deck Peppered Rump (GFA) $ 28.00
    • 300g Rump cooked to your liking with house salad, crispy fries and diane sauce
  • Cheesy Wedges $ 14.00
    • Seasoned wedges baked with a trio of cheeses, blue, brie, mozzarella, served with sundried tomato pesto and aioli
  • Full Deck $ 35.00
    • Venison meatballs, pork cigars, chorizo sausage, onion rings, crumbed chicken strips, fries and dipping sauce
  • Fish Burger (GFA) $ 20.00
    • Market fish battered or pan fried with lettuce, tomato and housemade peanut mayo
  • Lasagne $ 19.00
    • Free range chicken, portobello mushrooms and spinach layered in fresh lasagne and napolitana sauce, served with fresh salad
  • Mexi K Fries $14.00
    • Kumara frieswith bean con carne, sour cream and jalapenos
  • Paraoa iti $12.00
    • kumara & flaxseed w avocado oil
  • Sticky date pudding $14.00
    • brandy sauce & Kapiti vanilla ice cream
  • Hipi Awakino lamb chop roast $35.00
    • prime Aotearoa rack of lamb, rosemary & mustard crust, garlic mash & gravy
  • Kikorangi Kapiti $16.00
    • creamy blue 80 gr
  • - eight $35.00
  • Hipi Tihi Fritters $18.00
    • Puhoi sheep milk cheese & rice fritters w roasted cauliflower, cress & toasted harakeke
  • with two sides: coleslaw, mixed salad, fries, potato mash, seasonal buttered vegetables
  • Koura - Aotearoa spiny lobster $60 half / $95 whole
    • King of New Zealand seafood w a creamy Puhoi cheese sauce & your choice of two sides 650-700 gr
  • Fried eggs (2) $3
  • Double BBC Burger - double beef pattie, double bacon, double cheese, with smokey BBQ sauce and mayo; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun $12.50
  • Satay sauce $4
  • Fish Pie - poached smoked hoki, salmon & dory in a parsley cream sauce topped with potato and cheddar gratin, served with salad $15
  • Grilled Garlic Bread $5
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges - seasoned potato wedges with bacon, melted cheese and sour cream $11.50
  • Roast of the Day - today's roast meat with roasted and steamed seasonal vegetables, cheese sauce and rich brown gravy $16.50
  • Soup of the Day - see specials board for more details, served with garlic bread $8.50
  • Stuffed sausage $3.20
  • Mince potato top pie $3.80
  • Mince savories pie $1.60
  • Steak potato top pie $3.80
  • Steak pie $3.40
  • Bacon and egg slice $3.90
  • Chicken mushroom pie $3.90
  • Chicken and cheese pie $3.80
  • Chorizo and Mushroom Penne Pasta N/A
  • Beef Lasagne N/A
  • Steak & Irish Stout Pie N/A
  • Open Steak Sandwich N/A
  • Bangers & Mash N/A
  • Fish & Chips N/A
  • Fish & Chips N/A
  • Ice Cream N/A
River Wines Cafe and Restaurant

River Wines Cafe and Restaurant

location

Address

2/134 Grace Road, Turangi, Turangi, Waikato, 3382, New Zealand

phone

Phone

073866704

clock

Opened hours

None
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Diner , Health Food , Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
2/134 Grace Road, Turangi, Turangi, Waikato, 3382, New Zealand