Squids Bar and Restaurant in Waikato Menu

LUNCH - MAINS LUNCH - MAINS
  • Crispy Squid $18.00
    • Deep fried squid pieces tossed in chilli oil and coconut blossom sugar with a Vietnamese dipping sauce, skinny fries and salad
  • Rare Beef Baguette $15.00
    • Thinly sliced organic scotch beef seared and served in a freshly baked baguette with salad and horseradish mayonnaise
  • Louisiana Blackened Fish $18.00
    • Fresh Tarakhi coated in a creole mix of thyme, oregano, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper and lemon juice pan seared and served with refried beans, salad and fried flour tortillas
  • Coromandel Greenlip Mussels $15.00
    • Half a kilo of Greenlip mussels steamed in white wine, garlic and cream and served with a half baguette
  • Fish and Fries $18.00
    • Fresh Gurnard, seasoned and pan seared served with skinny fries, salad and caper mayonnaise
  • Squids Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Fresh and smoked fish, mussels and squid in a creamy white bechamel sauce served with garlic bread
  • Sesame Tarakihi Salad $18.00
    • Fresh Tarakihi fillet coated in black and white sesame seeds cooked in sesame oil and served on an Asian salad with pickled ginger, bean shoots, coriander and a mild wasabi dressing with crispy noodles
LUNCH - A LITTLE EXTRA LUNCH - A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Skinny fries with tomato sauce $6.00
  • Twice cooked chunky chips with aioli $7.00
  • 1/2 baguette with garlic or plain butter $5.00
  • Mixed lettuce dressed salad $5.00
LUNCH - FOR THE LITTLE ONES LUNCH - FOR THE LITTLE ONES
  • Pan Fried Fish and Chips $14.00
    • Pan fried fresh fish with skinny fries, salad and tomato sauce, (also available with steamed vegetables and little potatoes)
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $14.00
    • Salt & pepper squid served with skinny fires, salad and tomato sauce,(also available with steamed vegetables and baby potatoes)
  • Seared Scotch Steak $14.00
    • Served with salad, skinny fries and tomato sauce, (Also available with steamed vegetables and baby potatoes)
DINNER - ENTREE DINNER - ENTREE
  • Thai Spiced Fishcakes $16.00
    • Fresh fish mixed with Thai spices and served with sweet chilli mayonnaise
  • Fresh Coromandel Oysters- doz $26.00
    • Served natural on rock salt with lemon wedges
  • Garlic Baguette (Serves 2/3) $9.50
    • A freshly baked baguette with garlic butter
  • Crispy Squid $16.00
    • Tender squid pieces deep fried and tossed in mild chilli oil and coconut blossom sugar and served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce
  • Smoked Seafood Selection $19.00
    • A selection of hot smoked fish and seafood which may include kahwhai, mussels, kina, and pate served with toasted Turkish bread
  • Squid’s Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • Fresh and smoked fish, mussels and squid in a creamy bechamel sauce served with toasted garlic bread
  • Mediterranean Squid Salad $16.00
    • Tender squids pieces marinated in olive oil and balsamic dressing served with cherry tomatoes, cucumber and fresh herbs
DINNER - MAINS DINNER - MAINS
  • Malaysian Squid Laksa $26.00
    • A light and spicy broth with tender squid, tamarind, lemon grass, Asian vegetables and noodles
  • Sesame Tarakihi Salad $26.00
    • Fresh Tarakihi coated in sesame seeds and pan seared in sesame oil served on an Asian style salad with a mild wasabi dressing and crispy noodles
  • Pan Fried Fish & Chips $27.00
    • Fresh, line caught fish pan fried and served with twice cooked, hand cut chips, salad and caper mayonnaise
  • Vegetarian Mediterranean Salad $22.00
    • Olives, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mesculin salad leaves and grilled haloumi with an olive oil and balsamic dressing
  • Organic Scotch Steak $32.00
    • Prime Angus Scotch Steak coked to your liking and served with twice cooked hand-cut chips, balsamic mushrooms and cherry tomatoes, salad and a homemade BBQ sauce
  • Prawn and Chorizo Cacciatore $26.00
    • Prawn cutlets, spicy chorizo and pasta in a rich tomato and smoked paprika sauce with capsicum, onion and oregano served with a side salad
  • Honey & Mustard Glazed Salmon $28.00
    • Served with a chilled potato salad and seasonal greens
  • Musselpot $26.00
    • 1 kg of fresh Coromandel Greenlip mussels steamed in white wine, garlic, cream and served with half a toasted baguette
DINNER - A LITTLE EXTRA DINNER - A LITTLE EXTRA
  • Skinny fries with tomato sauce $6.00
  • Twice cooked chunky chips with aioli $7.00
  • 1/2 baguette with garlic or plain butter $5.00
  • Mixed lettuce dressed salad $5.00
DINNER - FOR THE LITTLE ONES DINNER - FOR THE LITTLE ONES
  • Pan Fried Fish and Chips $14.00
    • Pan fried fresh fish with skinny fries, salad and tomato sauce, (also available with steamed vegetables and little potatoes)
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $14.00
    • Salt & pepper squid served with skinny fires, salad and tomato sauce,(also available with steamed vegetables and baby potatoes)
  • Seared Scotch Steak $14.00
    • Served with salad, skinny fries and tomato sauce, (Also available with steamed vegetables and baby potatoes)
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Berry Sorbet $6.00
    • Summer berry dairy free sorbet piled high with red berry compote
  • Kids Ice Cream $5.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, chocolate fish, sprinkles and chocolate sauce
  • Dark Chocolate Mousse $9.00
    • A rich mousse using Whittakers 70% dark chocolate with summer red berry compote and chocolate crisps
  • Banana Spring Rolls $9.00
    • Two fried banana halves wrapped in crisp pastry ad served with vanilla bean icecream and salted caramel and coconut sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • 4 Meat Lovers
    • whole milk mozzarella, authentic old-world salami, smoked bacon, slow roasted ham & beef with BBQ swirl
  • 2 Ham and Cheese
    • Ham and double whole cheese mozzarella
  • 2 Cranberry Chicken
    • Fresh mushroom, seasoned chicken, cranberry sauce on whole milk mozzarella
  • Extra Beef Patty $2.50
  • 5 Peri peri Beef
    • whole milk mozzarella, fresh mushroom, red onion, ground seasoned beef and salami with peri peri sauce
  • Extra Chicken Patty $3.50
  • All $11.90
  • GF Buns Available Extra $2
  • Bacon wrapped chicken roulade with mozzarella and basil pesto $34
    • butternut puree, potato gratin , grilled asparagus and chicken jus[ G F ]
  • Fahrenheit ficelle $19
    • pork belly, house-made slaw, plum sauce[ G F A ]
  • Cheese selection[ g f a ]
    • all cheese boards are served with crackers and toasted crostini 1cheese $14, 2cheese $20, 3cheese $25
  • Pulled beef sliders $14
    • swiss cheese, gherkin, spring onion and mustard mayonnaise
  • Satay beef $22
    • red onion, peanuts, corian der and mozzarella
  • Kapiti aged cheddar w fig and balsamic relish
  • Warm chocolate brownie $12
    • dark chocolate mousse, raspberry coulis and vanilla bean ice cream
  • OTM triple cream briew quince jelly
    • 1cheese $14, 2cheeses $20, 3cheeses $25
  • Chicken Small $9.90 Lrg $12.00
  • Margherita $10.00
    • Mozzarella, Oregano and Tomato Base
  • Lamb $12.50
  • Lamb Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • All in One $15.00
  • Meat Lovers $13.50
    • Mozzarella, Lamb, Chicken, Pepperoni, Red Onion and Peppers
  • Chicken Banana $13.50
    • Chicken, Mango Chutney, Sour Cream, Banana and Mozzerella
  • Dip Platter & Garlic Bread $10.00
  • Chicken Madras $14.99
    • A rich South Indian dish with aromatic spices and coconut
  • Palak Paneer (vegetarian) $14
    • paneer pieces with spinach, onion, ginger, aromatic spices
  • Korma $14.99
    • succulent pieces of chicken, lamb or beef cooked with a delicate combination of cream, almond, coconut and light spice
  • Vindaloo (spicy) $14.99
    • traditional Goan dish prepared with vinegar, chillies and spices
  • Saagwala $14.99
    • delicious boneless chicken, lamb or beef prepared with spinach and carefully selected fragrant spices in a rich sauce
  • Roti $2.90
    • classic Indian flatbread made from wheatmeal flour
  • Mixed Vegetable Pakora $5.99
    • crispy battered deep fried vegetables with a spicy, sweet and sour tamarind sauce
  • Paneer Makhani (vegetarian) $14
    • this popular dish from the Punjab combines paneer (a fresh Indian cheese) with a beautifully buttery sauce, exotic spices and cream
  • Garlic Ciabatta Bread $6.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bread rubbed with garlic butter and finished with aioli
  • Surf 'N' Turf $34.50
    • Beef scotch fillet served on garlic & herb sauteed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, baby spinach, Red Wine Jus topped with garlic prawns skewer
  • Chicken and Bacon Carbonara $27.50
    • Penne Pasta Tossed with red onion, mushroom, baby spinach in a creamy garlic cream sauce finished with parmesan shavings
  • Classic Shrimp Cocktail $14.50
    • Crisp Iceberg Lettuce with our own Thousand Island dressing
  • Cajun Chicken & Feta Wrap $14.50
    • Grilled Cajun chicken with fresh tomato, Feta, aioli, lettuce and bacon wrapped in a fresh tortilla served with fries (can be toasted or fresh)
  • Sundried Tomato & Feta Bruschetta $12.50
    • With red onion and roast garlic served on toasted ciabatta bread finished with a balsamic glaze
  • Cheesecake of the Day $14.50
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $13.50
    • Served with chocolate sauce, freshly whipped cream and vanilla ice cream
  • Kapiti cheese board $17.00
    • Brie, kikorangi, gouda, salami, seasonal fruit and a selection of crackers
  • Mozzarella balls $10.00
    • Served with garlic aioli
  • Prawn twists $10.00
    • Served with garlic aioli
  • Apricot and hazelnut torte $15.00
    • Served with fresh cream
  • Profiteroles $13.00
    • With a coffe liqueuor cream
  • Chocolate mousse $14.00
    • With orange and almond biscotti and vanilla bean cream
  • Peruvian sticks $8.00
    • Mozzarella rolled in pastry served with guacamole
  • Pannacotta $14.00
    • With cinnamon fruit
  • Chicken tenders with curly fries $11.90
  • Sour Cream $2.00
  • GF Toast $2.00
  • Garlic Bread $13.00
    • Ciabatta baked on-site
  • Eggs on Ciabatta $14.50
    • With Bacon
  • Panko Crumbed Fish & Squid Rings $26.80
    • Served with steak fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Cabbage Tree Works $20.00
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato, sausage, homemade hash brown, mushroom served with toasted ciabatta
  • The Chevy Burger $23.00
    • Served on a tasty ciabatta bun with mesclun salad mix, scotch fillet steak, bacon, egg, onion rings, smoky cheese, curly fries, creamy peppercorn mushroom and homemade Coco-Cola Bourbon sauce
  • Chocolate Mousse $4.00
  • Ham and Cheese Large $7.90
    • Tomato sauce, ham, mozzarella
  • Peri Peri Chicken Large $13.90
    • Tomato sauce, periperi sauce, onion, capsicum, chicken, jalapenos, mozzarella, periperi mayo swirl
  • Butter Chicken Large $13.90
    • Tomato sauce, chicken topped up with butter chicken sauce, mozzarella
  • Combo A $23.00
    • 1 x Standard Pizza, 1 x Classic Pizzas, 2 x Sides
  • Meat Lovers Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, salami, ham, mozzarella, bacon, sausages
  • Tandoori Chicken Large $13.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken marinated with tandoori spices and oven roasted mozzarella
  • Hawaiian $5.00
  • Tandoori king prawn S $12 / L $20
  • -Palak paneer $13.00
    • Cottage cheese and spinach cooked with tomatoes and spices with special flavoured gravy
  • -Fish malabari $16.00
    • Fish cooked with coconut based gravy consists of cream tomato and spices
  • -Chicken Vindaloo $15.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in vindaloo pasta and spices flavoured tomato gravy
  • -Chicken rogan josh $15.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in tomato and onion gravy with flavoured spices
  • -Beef vindaloo $15.00
    • Boneless beef cooked in vindaloo pasta and tomato gravy and ground spices
  • Tandoori chicken S $10 / L $18
    • Indian style marinated chicken and roast in clay oven
  • ●Seafood
  • PRAWN FRITTERS $15.00
    • Prawns marinated in chickpeas flour, served with mint sauce
  • GOAN FISH CURRY $18.00
    • Pieces of fish cooked in fine onion tomato and coconut gravy with lemon juice
  • GOAT KADAI $17.50
    • Diced goat cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato, green pepper, onion and coriander
  • KADAI LAMB $17.50
    • Diced lamb cooked in special spices and herbs
  • VEGETABLE SAMOSA $6.00
    • Crispy deep-fried triangular pastry
  • VEGETABLE PAKORA (2 PIECES) $6.00
    • Chopped mixed vegetables dipped in spiced chickpea flour then deep fried
  • CHICKEN MADRAS $16.00
    • Diced chicken cooked in coconut cream and coconut powder, capsicum and onion gravy
  • GOSHT BIRYANI $17.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with lamb, special spices and herbs
  • Hand Cut Chips $8.00
    • With rosemeary, garlic aioli, and sea salt
  • Zealong Dark Tea Tart $14.00
    • A blend of Zealong Dark tea with ground almond encased in a sweet shortcrust pastry finished with an apricot glaze
  • Fruit Fondue $14.00
    • A selection of seasonal fruits accompanied with a Zealong Black tea-infused chocolate dipping sauce
  • Tuna $16.00
    • Seared tuna atop a nori dressing, served with orange, crispy shallots, asparagus and coriander
  • Zealong Aromatic Pannacotta $13.00
    • Zealong Aromatic tea and vanilla bean set cream topped with a passionfruit coulis
  • Artisan Bread $10.00
    • Warm bread selection with house made dips
  • Chicken Curry $34.00
    • A spiced coconut chicken curry with fragrant jasmine rice, accompanied by a poppadum and a cucumber raita
  • Chicken Liver $14.00
    • A creamy chicken liver parfait, accompanied by crispy croutons and gherkins
  • Everything Burger $8.90
  • 2 Piece of Chicken chips with 600ml bottle Pepsi range $10.80
  • Ham Cheese & Tomato $4.90
  • Fish Burger $6.80
  • Nachos $8.50
  • Honey Soy Chicken, chips and salad 600ml bottle Pepsi range $12.80
  • Steak & Egg $4.90
  • Spring Roll $3.00
  • T- Bone – 400g $38.00
    • Sirloin (and Eye Fillet) combined to create a crowd favourite
  • And one sauce
    • Dark Port sauce, Garlic sauce, Plum & peppercorn, BBQ, Garlic butter, Blue Cheese, butter
  • Lamb Shoulder 600g (GF) $39.00
    • A Grill@42 favourite, slow roasted, served with potato mash, seasonal greens, lamb jus & mint sauce >>
  • Creme Brulee $12.00
    • Served with Vanilla ice cream
  • Eye Fillet Mignon $38.00
    • Eye fillet wrapped in streaky bacon served with portobello mushrooms
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Prime 250g
  • Pork Belly (GF) $32.00
    • Rolled & Seasoned with apple & cranberry served with potato, cherry tomato & seasonal greens and jus & apple sauce
  • Bread Selection $10.00
    • With Condiments
  • Steak & pepper $ 3.30
  • Hot Chips $2.00
  • Bacon & egg aviche $4.00
  • Steak/cheese & tomato $3.30
  • Curry Spring Roll $2.50
  • Mince $ 3.30
  • Steak & curry $ 3.30
  • Steak & kidney $ 3.30
  • Kumara chips $7
    • with tomato sauce
  • The big breaky sandwich with bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato and a homemade dill mayo $18
  • Fresh Coromandel mussels with white wine, dill and garlic served with fries or sourdough bread $20
  • Breakfast and French Pastries N/A
    • Available daily from 9AM
  • Poached Egg vege stack on a kumara roesti with spinach and thyme $16
  • Angus beef burger with homemade beetroot relish, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, cheese and aioli on Artisanal Ciabatta $18
  • Bacon N Eggs on toast with roasted tomato or avocado $15
  • Variety of Pastries, Croissants, Pan and Raisins Chocolatines and Apple turnovers From $3.5 to $5
Squids Bar and Restaurant

Squids Bar and Restaurant

location

Address

15 Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga, Waikato, 3510, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078671710

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Saturday: 5:30 – 8:30 PM, Sunday: 5:30 – 8:30 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Seafood , Soups

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
15 Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga, Waikato, 3510, New Zealand