Smugglers Pub and Cafe in Nelson Menu

HOLIDAY LUNCH MENU HOLIDAY LUNCH MENU
  • Lightmeals
  • From dr syn's kitchen
  • Skulking loafer (v) $10.90
    • Oven warmed mini garlic and caramelised onion leaf served with a side of garlic herb butter
  • Wrap $13.90
    • A soft shell tortilla filled with grilled bacon and crumbed chicken, shredded lettuce tomato and beetroot relish
  • Captains camembert (v) $14.50
    • Crumbed camemebert wedges deep fried golden brown with a picy plum sauce and salad garnish
  • Wenches chicken nibbles $14.50
    • Oven roasted chicken nibbles covered in a spicy peanut sasay sauce with salad garnish
  • Scarecrows salmon patè $15.50
    • Homemade smoked salmon paté made with cream cheese, dill, lemon and horseradish served with crusty bread, crackers and salad garnish
  • Synful seafood chowder $17.90
    • Smoked fish, shrimps, mussels & squid poached in a white wine cream chowder, served with crusty bread
  • Chicken filo $17.90
    • Sautéed chicken mixed with cranberries and cream cheese, wrapped in filo passtry and baked golden brown, finished with a hollandaise sauce and house salad
  • Fresh fish tacos $19.50
    • Three soft shell tacos filled with pan seared fresh fish, shredded lettuce and topped with a fresh mango, pineapple, red onion, coriander, herb and tomato salsa finished with a citrus wedge and side of lime aioli
  • Ploughman's platter (v) $20.90
    • A shareable selection of cold meats and cheeses served with pickles, chutney, bread and crackers.
MAINS MAINS
  • Steak and ale pie $20.90
    • Homemade steak and ale pie served with potato mash, seasonal vegetables and gravy or served with salad and fries.
  • Black market fish and chips $21.90
    • Beer Battered fish of the day served with house salad, seasoned fries and tartare sauce
  • Bandits chicken burrito (v) $23.90
    • A soft tortilla parcel filled with spicy chicken, tomato, corn and bean salsa, topped with cheese, oven baked and served with crispy nachi chips, sour cream, guacamole and house salad
  • Tinkers vegetarian dish $23.90
    • Your Inn keeper will inform you in today's creation
  • Bosuns beef burger $23.90
    • Prime beef patty grilled and topped with cheese, caramelised onion, tomato and lettuce with beetroor relish and aioli, served with seasoned fries
  • Asian chicken and prawn salad $28.90
    • Chicken and prawns sautéed in hoisin sauce served on a salad of soft rice nooodles, mixed leaves, fresh herbs, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and fresh orange finished with a sesame oil and citrus dressing garnished with spring onion and toasted seame seeds
  • Fresh local catch POA
    • Your Inn keeper will inform you in today's catch
  • The outlaw $32.90
    • 300gm Chargrilled ribeye steak cooked to your liking served with caramelised onions and garlic butter, seasoned fries and a house salad
  • Billy bones ribs
    • Our infamous slow roasted pork ribs covered in house made tangy bbq sauce with seasoned fries and house salad
  • small $24.90
  • large $32.90
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Side of fries $4.50
  • Side of wedges $6.00
  • Side of salad $5.00
  • Side of vegetables $5.50
  • Side of potatoes $5.50
  • Please advise your server of any dietary or allergy conditions
  • Gluten free menun available
  • (v) : can be prepared vegetarian

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Ceviche $15.50
    • Fresh fish of the day marinated in citrus w/ capsicum & onion on toasted ciabatta
  • Marlborough Green Lipped Mussels $23.00
    • W/ grilled ciabatta bread & your choice of either: W/ white wine, garlic & cream sauce w/ fresh herbs & lemon or W/ chorizo & a chilli & tomato broth
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $15.50
    • W/ paprika, aioli & lemon wedge
  • Pancake Stack $15.50
    • W/ grilled bacon, banana & maple syrup or yogurt & berry compote
  • Margherita $22.00
    • Italian tomatoes w/ fresh mozzarella, basil & parmesan
  • Fish of the Day N/A
    • W/ chef's choice of seasonal sides
  • Fish & Fries $15 Small / $18 Large
    • Fish of the day in a crisp golden beer batter w/ fries, salad greens, lemon wedge & tartare sauce
  • Scallop Carbonara $27.00
    • Pan seared scallops w/ manuka smoked bacon & field mushrooms in a carbonara sauce w/ picked herbs & parmesan
  • Crumbed Camembert $15.90
    • An 80's retro hit served with pear and fig chutney, green leaves and fresh bread
  • Salmon $28.90
    • House smoked salmon fillet with orange, current and red onion couscous, tomato chili jam and lemon mayonnaise
  • The Honest Burger $22.90
    • Your choice of beef or chicken, served with mescaline, thick cut tomato, sliced swiss cheese, bacon jam and aioli
  • Crispy Fries
  • Cheesecake of the Day
    • Ask for today's flavour, served with vanilla ice cream and berry coulis
  • Kiwi Pride Prime Ribeye Steak $32.90
    • 300gm Ribeye steak served with garlic potatoes, summer salad and bearnaise sauce
  • Spiced Braised Pork Belly $16.90
    • Served with granny apple chutney, shiraz syrup and ciabatta
  • The Honest Knickerbocker Glory
    • Vanilla ice cream, salted caramel, chocolate fudge sauce and berry coulis, with a water
  • ANCHOR SEAFOOD CHOWDER $15.90
    • An Anchor favourite-our famous recipe, full of fish, scallops, mussels from The Sounds, fresh cream and a dash of local chardonnay, and served with warm garlic bread.
  • CHICKEN AND CHEESE BLAT $19.50
    • Cheese topped grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato & cucumber, on bread, drizzled with roasted garlic aïoli dressing served with golden fries.
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $18.50
    • See our friendly waiting staff for daily specials.
  • SHRIMP SALAD $18.50
    • Succulent shrimps wrapped in “Thousand Island” dressing served on lettuce with tomato concise finished with crispy sliced crouton.
  • BATTERED SCALLOPS $24.90
    • New Zealand scallops fried in our Mac’s Gold beer batter, served with fries, seasonal salad & tartare sauce.
  • 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.
  • CRUSTED MUSHROOMS $18.50
    • Panko crumb crusted portabella mushrooms topped stuffed with cream cheese, caramelised onion, and spinach, fresh garden salad.
  • 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.
  • Hotcake Syrup N/A
    • Some like it sweet. Especially with our deliciously gooey maple flavoured Hotcake syrup. Pour on as much as you like.
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • The Boss® N/A
    • Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back.
  • Loaded Fries Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream N/A
    • Bring your fries to life...Try our legendary crispy french fries topped with smooth sour cream and finished off with tasty sweet chilli sauce. Your tastebuds will be screaming for more!
  • Hamburger N/A
    • The original. 100% beef patty, topped with onion, pickle and zesty ketchup and mustard, all on a soft, fluffy bun.
  • Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Crispy N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Choc Orange Flavour Shake N/A
    • Try our new tasty Choc Orange Shake, made with creamy, fresh milk ingredients. It's so thick it barely makes it up the straw.
  • River Kitchen Squid Salad $19
    • Asian slaw, coriander, chilli, citrus miso dressing, peanuts
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Mushrooms
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Salad $22
    • Ora King Salmon, radish, fennel, capers & lemon, mustard cream cheese
  • Apple Slaw $7
    • With hazelnuts
  • Seafood Chowder $19.50
    • White fish, prawns, squid, bacon, corn, cream & salsa verde with toast
  • Thai Noodle Salad $23
    • Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Rib eye steak
  • Beef Burger $22
    • Caramelised onion, Swiss Cheese and bacon, hand cut chips
  • Fish & Chips $21
    • Today’s beer battered fresh fish, rosemary & sea salt chips, tartar sauce & lemon
  • Corn and Feta Fritter $4.00
  • Fish Burger $8.50
    • Battered Fish, Salad and Home-made Tartare sauce
  • Bread and Butter x2 $1.00
  • Fish 'n' Chips $5.00
  • Crumbed $5.00
  • Battered Sausage $3.00
  • Cheese Burger $8.00
    • Hamburger with cheese
  • Fish Pie $5.00
  • Ricotta marmellata di fichi $15.00
  • -Ricotta and figs jam $15.00
  • Zuppa di calamari $12.00
  • -Grilled beef steaks balsamic dressing $18.00
  • Ravioli ricotta spinaci $18.00
    • Handmade pasta filled with ricotta and spinach
  • gnocchi gorgonzola pere e noci $15.00
    • Handmade lasagne with bolognese sauce
  • -Tuna steaks $20.00
  • -Grilled chicken rosemary dressing $15.00
  • Crumbed fish tortilla , avokado,tomato and fennel slaw. $22.50
  • Cumin roast cauliflower salad, fried chick peas,feta , pine nuts,rocket and pesto. $19.50
  • Crispy agrias,rosemary and aioli. $8.00
  • Green salad,parmesan and lemon dressing $8.00
  • Shoestring fries and homemade tomato sauce $8.00
    • watties sauce available upon request
  • Aoraki salmon house smoked nicoise style salad.(gf). $29.50
  • Butter milk panna cotta,berry cider jelly and boysenberry compote. $12.00
  • 300g. scotch fillet.mushroom taragon sauce,crispy potatoes and slaw.(gf) $34.50
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Wedges $15.00
    • Served with bacon cheese, sour cream, & sweet chilli sauce .
  • Butter southern flavoured chicken, bacon & pineapple burger $20.00
    • Served with fries .
  • Seafood chowder $15.50
  • Bacon - each $2.00
  • -Small $17.00
  • Ginger beer smoked manuka pulled pork burger $18.00
    • With asian slaw, greek yoghurt, sour dough bun, swiss cheese served with fries .
  • Fried platter for 4 $30.00
  • Stir Fried Yellow curry GF / V
    • With bamboo shoots, bean curd, peas & red pepper. Available with:
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.50
  • Stir Fried Beef with Black Pepper & Vegetables GF $14.50
  • Red or Green Curry GF / V
    • ( mild, medium, hot ) available with your choice of:
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
  • -Seafood or Prawns $13.50
  • Mushroom Panini $19.80/$15.80
    • Mushrooms, onion, fresh tomato & cheddar (Regular/Small)
  • Summer Salad $21.90 / $17.50
    • House Smoked Chicken, apple, orange, camembert & crispy Pestellʼs bacon over green salad with orange dressing, drizzled with balsamic vinegar. Served with garlic ciabatta (Regular / Small)
  • Creamy Cooked Mushroom & Kumara Salad $22.90 / $18.50
    • Cooked mushrooms and kumara with Housemade Feta. Served with garlic ciabatta (Regular / Small)
  • Lahuh - Yemenite Flatbread $18.90
    • 2 Yemenite flatbread pan fried with our own clarified butter filled with 3 eggs, spinach & Housemade feta. Served with fresh tomato salsa
  • Sin In A Glass $8.00
    • Ask us about our delicious Housemade Sin In A Glass desserts variety!
  • Breakfast Extras $9.00
    • 180g Angus Porterhouse steak
  • Triple Stack BLT Sandwich $13.50
    • Toasted bread with approx. 150gr Pestell’s Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato & Housemade Aioli >>
  • Pan Fried Fish $21.50 / $18.50
    • Garlic butter pan fried fish served with crispy shoestring fries, fresh salad & tomato sauce. Served with grilled lemon. Kumara fries extra $1.00. Housemade Olive Oil Aioli extra $0.50 (Regular / Small)
  • HOLLANDAISE $3.00
  • ORANGE & CACAO TOASTED MUESLI $14.00
    • w/- goji berries & seeds, layered with greek yoghurt & berries.
  • SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI $19.00
    • Chargrilled baby vegetables, rocket, walnuts, polenta, sweet chilli aioli. (GF)(DF).
  • AFTER DINNER MINT SUNDAE $13.50
    • Chocolate & vanilla ice creams, peppermint gel, whipped cream & chocolate shard. (GF)
  • TWICE COOKED PORK BELLY $32.00
    • Kumara gratin, charred broccoli, Moa Cider & apple sauce & jus.
  • FRESH FISH SLIDERS $15.00
    • Lettuce, tomato & house-made tartare sauce.
  • PULLED PORK&'SLAW SLIDERS $15.00
    • Sticky hoisin & soy pork w/- Asian coleslaw. (DF)
  • PAN FRIED FISH $12.00
    • with chips & salad
  • Wangapeka downs Cheese Selection Blue rock, camembert, nettle gouda Served with oat cakes, Falwasser crackers, fruit paste, dried fruit and nuts $24.0
  • Lemon Assiette Lemon and chilli cake, Lemon posset, chilli syrup $14.5
  • Confit Duck Ravioli Nut brown butter, pine nuts, Oregano, chilli and lemon $18.0
  • Fresh Homemade Soup of the day Our wait staff will advise $14.5
  • Charcutiere (2 people) A selection of cooked and cured meats, pickles, Olives, chutney, Baguette $26.0
  • Pan Roasted Mahi-Mahi Warm vermicelli noodles, Tempura soft shell crab, Cherry tomato and lime salsa, snow pea shoots $32.0
  • Sabayon ice-cream Brandy snap wafer, seasonal berries $14.5
  • Canterbury Lamb Cutlets Marinated in milk and honey, Panko crumbed lamb shoulder terrine, Champ potatoes, Mint and pea pesto, Jus $32.5
  • Chicken kebabs Tender breast fillet kebabs with roast Tuscan tomatoes complemented with a Tzatziki dip. $29.00
  • Greek Style Lamb Kebabs Tender lamb kebabs served with roasted Tuscan tomatoes & a Tzatziki dip. $30.50
  • Berry & Apple Crumble Served with French vanilla ice cream. $13.00
  • Hot Pot Made on a daily basis & served in it's own tureen with a lid of crispy puff pastry, accompanied by our own crispy garlic bread. $19.50
  • Greek Style Lamb Kebabs Tender lamb kebabs served with roasted tuscan tomatoes & a tzatziki dip. $22.00
  • Espresso Burlee Espresso creme burlee with vanilla ice cream & berry compote. $13.00
  • Market fresh Fish of the Day The freshest fish that can be found daily. The chef’s imagination is the only limit. $33.00
  • Affogato French vanilla ice cream drizzled with a shot of hot espresso coffee & then finished with a shot of Frangelico liquor. $11.50
  • Beef Burger $24.00
    • with bacon, Swiss cheese, beetroot remoulade, chutney, and shoe string fries
  • Smoked White Warehou $16.00
    • with baby beetroot, horseradish, and orange
  • Mushroom, Blue Cheese, Onion & Rosemary $24.00
  • Kai Soi Gai Chicken $24.00
    • a northern Thai curry, with egg noodles and a pickled Chinese cabbage salad
  • Cauliflower Pakora $9.00
    • with tamarind, and yogurt
  • Garlic Bread $8.00
  • French Onion Soup $16.00
    • with gruyere and croutons
  • Potato Gnocchi $24.00
    • with roasted butternut, ricotta, walnuts, and sage
Smugglers Pub and Cafe

Smugglers Pub and Cafe

location

Address

8 Muritai Street, Tahunanui, Nelson, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035464084

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , British , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pacific Rim , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
8 Muritai Street, Tahunanui, Nelson, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand