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

  • Topping: Garlic Butter, Blue Cheese, Peppercorn or Mushroom $35.00
  • Peanut Butter Parfait, Butterscotch, Crème Anglaise, Chocolate Sauce $13.50
  • Apple & Rhubarb Crumble, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $13.50
  • Potato & Parmesan Gnocchi, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Basil Oil, Balsamic Reduction $23.00
  • Lamb Curry, Coconut Rice, Mint Yoghurt, Garlic Bread $29.00
  • Dark Chocolate & Orange Mousse, Brandysnap Basket, Raspberry Coulis $12.00
  • Israeli Couscous, Red Onion, Paprika Oil, Yoghurt Dressing $12.50
  • Prawn Sliders, Avocado Salsa, Marie Rose Sauce $13.50
  • Teriyaki Chicken
    • Udon
  • Prawn Tempura
    • Udon
  • Regular Donburi & Coke Combo $15.00
  • Curry Chicken $15.50
    • Katsu Don
  • Teriyaki Salmon $16.50
    • Don
  • Seafood Udon $11.50
  • Reguar Donburi & Miso Combo $14.00
  • Curry Chicken Udon $14.50
  • Mafia Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with tomatoes, capsicum, salami, olives, anchovies,diced sausages
  • Peri peri chicken Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken, mozzarella and peri peri sauce
  • BBQ chicken and bacon Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • BBQ sauce with chicken, onion, mozzarella, bacon and BBQ swirl
  • Hot brownies $3.99
  • Exotic garlic and cheese Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • Tomato sauce with mozzarella and fresh garlic
  • Chicken wings $6.99
  • Saucy sausage Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • BBQ sauce with beef, diced sausages, mayonnaise and mozzarella
  • Margarita v Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • Tomato sauce with chopped tomato, basil, oregano and mozzarella
  • RAW snickers slice / RAW peppermint slice / RAW raspberry & white chocolate slice $8.5
  • Cauliflower and chickpea fritters $24.5
    • light and crispy turmeric + cumin spiced fritters served w all house-made hummus, eggplant kasundi, almond feta + oven roasted baby vine tomatoes completed w a lemon wedge + coriander, lime + avocado crème
  • The Punnet Burger $27.5 / $25.5
    • a housemade medley of red kale coriander + green apple slaw, almond feta, chipotle mayo and crisp kumara rosti nestled between an artisan bun + served with house cut fries + aioli w your choice of either pork belly or tempeh pork belly
  • Breads for two $14.5
    • artisan bread served w house dips
  • Mexican street corn $12.5
    • blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
  • Celebration bowl $26.5 / $25.5
    • japanese soba noodles, marinated shiitake mushrooms, sesamed avocado, bok choy, kimchi (probiotic korean fermented cabbage), broccoli, pickled cucumber, spicy roasted edamame + green onion w your choice of either crispy chicken or crisp fried tempeh. Chicken / Tempeh
  • Fries $10
    • served with tomato sauce + smoked garlic aioli
  • Punnet's Open Taco $25 / $24.5
    • refried beans, red cabbage, blackened sweetcorn, jalapenos, pepitas, coriander, picked red onion finished w a mango salsa + coriander, lime + avocado creme w your choice of sweet + spicy cauliflower or crispy chicken. Chicken / Cauli
  • Open omelette - prawn - chorizo - gouda - tomato relish $18.00
  • Coconut rice - cashews - tomato - cumin $13.00
    • smoked salmon – scotch: add $9.00 / chicken - pork: add $8.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • French toast - house made brioche - maple syrup $12.00 / $16.00
    • regular / with bacon & banana
  • Peppered calamari - green leaves - lemon mayo $13.00 / $17.00
    • small / large
  • Veggie breakfast - eggs - baked beans - hash potato - mushroom - grain toast - roasted tomato - hollandaise $18.00
  • Free range fried chicken wings - chipotle mayo $11.00
  • Baked Beans $3.50
  • Beef $3
  • Stir fried Garlic and Pepper $15
    • with onion, carrot on rice
  • Stir fried Oyster sauce $17
  • Prawns $3
  • Stir fried fresh vegetable $17
    • with sweet chilli paste and cashew nuts
  • Pineapple fried Rice $15
    • Stir fried Thai Jasmine rice with yellow curry powder with onion, pineapple, green pea and raisin
  • Stir fried Basil & Chilli $17
  • Green curry $17
    • Thai green curry paste with coconut milk bamboo, green bean, carrot and fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • Sliders, ask your server what flavour they are today $18
  • All cheese is served in 50 gram portions with honeycomb, fig and onion jam
  • Ravioli, pumpkin, roasted garlic, spinach, brown butter, pine nut and lemon sauce, shaved parmesan $17
  • Slow braised pork belly, pickled beetroot puree, wilted greens, jus $21
  • Spicy Kim Chi and pork dumplings, Octovin, peanuts, spring onions, coriander $19.50
  • Rhubarb and strawberry mess, vanilla custard, chocolate meringue, vanilla cream $11
  • -Coconut lime pannacotta, berry compote, pistachio praline $7
  • -Two Choices $25
  • Sweet & Chilli Sauce Chicken on Rice $12.00
  • Snapper $5.50
  • BBQ Pork Ho Fun $12.00
  • 1 Combination Fried Rice, 1 Sweet & Sour Pork, 1 Chicken Chow Mein or Egg Foo Young $28.00
  • Butter Chicken on Rice $12.00
  • 3 Fish, 3 Crab Stick, 2 Hot Dog, 4 Scallops, 6 Squid Rings, $2.00 Chips $20.00
  • 15 Chicken Thighs & Chips $50.00
  • 4 Oysters, 2 Fish, 2 Eggs and Salad $12.00
  • Side salad $8.00
  • Charred broccoli (N) $8.00
    • Almonds & mustard dressing
  • Beach blanket (V)
    • Mozzarella cheese, tomato & basil
  • Yellow submarine (GF) $10.00
    • Lemon posset & mixed berries
  • Lifeguard (V) (N)
    • Roast pumpkin, feta, red onion, pumpkin seeds, rocket & pesto
  • Chargrilled scotch fillet (GF) $28.00
    • Portobello mushroom, grilled tomato, chunky fries & bearnaise sauce
  • Beachcomber $45.00
    • Fresh coromander mussels, salt & pepper squid, manuka smoked salmon, beer battered fresh fish, salad, lemon & toasted bread (for 2)
  • Salt & pepper squid (GF) $15.00
    • Aioli & lemon
  • Baklava $4.50
    • Wrapped filo pastry, filled with walnuts and honey syrup
  • Turkish coffee $4.50
    • Served with turkish delight
  • Meat on fries S $12.50 / L $14.50
    • Chicken, lamb, mixed (chicken + lamb), falafel, mujver or mixed vege
  • Your choice of fresh meats or vege and salads topped with and combination of sauces, served with rice and one of our famous dips
  • Salad S $12.00 / L $14.00
    • Chicken, lamb, mixed (chicken + lamb), falafel, mujver or mixed vege
  • Pilav ustu S $11.00 / L $13.00
    • Chicken, lamb, mixed (chicken + lamb), falafel, mujver or mixed vege
  • Cheese cake $4.50
  • Mixed dips plate $14.50
    • Fresh salads with combination of three dips, sigara borek, falafel, mujver, dolma and pita bread
  • Smoked Beef Brisket $17.00
    • Slow braised brisket, creamy slaw, Swiss cheese and crispy onions
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Chicken Tacos $15.00
    • Three soft tacos crispy chicken, slaw, paprika mayo and chilli jam
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Soft poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with spinach and topped with hollandaise with your choice of salmon OR streaky bacon
  • Coromandel Oysters $22.00 / $44.00
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Battered with smoked paprika lime aioli and fresh lemon OR natural on salt ice with shallot raspberry vinegar and fresh lemon
  • Mussels $14.90 / $27.50
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Coromandel green lipped mussels steamed served with warm bread and your choice of white wine cream, garlic and fresh lemon OR sweet and sour chilli orange broth
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.50
  • Big Breakfast $22.50
    • Poached eggs, streaky bacon, local made sausages, tomato, grain toast and crispy potato
  • Meatlovers $19.00
    • Tomto base, mozzarella, bacon, chicken, chorizo, salami
  • Bowl of Onion Rings $8.00
    • with homemade ranch sauce
  • Greek Salad $17.00
    • Feta cheese, Kalamata olives, red onions and sundried tomatoes on a mixed salad
  • Margherita $15.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, oregano
  • Cheesy Seasoned Wedges $12.00
    • served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Greek Marinated Steak Kebabs $16.00
    • served with fresh salad, our pepper coulis and yogurt sauce
  • Wharf $19.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, tuna, onions, capers, anchovies
  • Pork $28.00
    • Fanned over a leek and fennel puree and seasonal vegetables, served with fresh apple sauce and drizzled with white port jus
  • Hawaiian $18.00
  • Capricciosa $18.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, ham, artichokes, olives)
  • Garlic focaccia $10.00
  • Chicken $21.00
    • (mozzarella, capsicum, camembert, spinach, fresh thyme)
  • Crudo $21.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, parma ham, buffalo ricotta cheese, fresh tomato, rocket, parmesan)
  • Pecos $21.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, tuna, artichokes, chilly, garlic, parsley)
  • Zucchini $21.00
    • (mozzarella, zucchini, cream, parmesan, truffle oil)
  • Marinara $15.00
    • (tomato base, oregano, garlic)
    • Although we do our best to satisfy the requirements of guests w allergies, we are not a gluten or allergen free facility. (V) – vegetarian, (VGO) – vegetarian option available, (GF) – gluten free, (GFO) – gluten free option available
  • Steak, egg & chips $20
    • w 300g Rump steak(GFO)
  • Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
    • w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
  • Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
    • BBQ aioli, fries & salad
  • Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
    • ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
  • Big beach breakfast $19.50
    • bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
  • Bacon & eggs $14
    • free range eggs your way, poached, scrambled or fried(GFO)
  • Double baked pork spare ribs $19
    • BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
  • Home made pie $12
  • Chicken Schnitzel $12
  • Ice Cream Sundaes $6
    • Strawberry , Passionfruit, Caramel, Chocolate
  • Egg Burger $9
  • Chocolate Mud cake $8
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $25
    • With your choice of garlic herb butter, pepper sauce or mushroom sauce
  • Dressed Wedges Bacon
  • Ham Steak w pineapple & apple sauce $16
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