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

  • Fresh Salad, Lemon Dressing, Seeds $7.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae with Marshmallows $7.50
    • Topping – Butterscotch, Chocolate or Raspberry
  • Chips, Garlic Mayo, Ketchup $5.00 / $9.50
    • small / large
  • Lemon & Garlic Roasted Chicken Leg, Israeli Couscous, Red Onion, Yoghurt Dressing, Dukkah $25.00
  • Peanut Butter Parfait, Butterscotch, Crème Anglaise, Chocolate Sauce $13.50
  • Lamb Curry, Coconut Rice, Mint Yoghurt, Garlic Bread $29.00
  • Crispy Pork Hock, Sour Apple & Herb Salad, Palm Sugar, Chilli Dressing $25.00
  • Potato & Parmesan Gnocchi, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Basil Oil, Balsamic Reduction $23.00
  • Cheesy bacon Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • BBQ sauce with beef, extra bacon, creamy mayo and mozzarella
  • Hot brownies $3.99
  • Triple cheese $4.99
  • Oven baked sides $3.99
  • Saucy sausage Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • BBQ sauce with beef, diced sausages, mayonnaise and mozzarella
  • Mexican Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with pepperoni, onion, capsicum, fresh tomatoes, beef, jalapenos, oregano and mozzarella
  • Cranberry chicken Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Cranberry sauce with spinach, onion, chicken, bacon, camembert cheese and mozzarella
  • Brownies $3.99
  • Risotto - Mushroom & Truffle (Gf) $17/ $25
  • Pasta - Beef Ragout W Fresh Pappadelle $18 / $26
  • Beef Cheek Andouille, Smoked Gouda Crust $14
  • Pancetta Seared Organic Chicken Breast, Roasted Bell Pepper, Feta, Olive And Basil Stuffing W Artichoke, Lemon And Rocket Risotto (Gf) $32
  • Chicken Nibbles Pan Roasted W Tamarind Chilli Glaze $13.50
  • •Desserts
  • Nz Beef Fillet Portobello Mushroom, Manuka Smoked Bacon, Vine Ripened Tomato & Garlic Mash $36
  • Garlic Prawns, Herb & Caper Butter $13.50
  • Crispy Fried Chicken $10
    • With chipotle aioli, fresh slaw, coriander, spring onion and fresh chilli
  • Caesar Salad $12
    • Classic Caesar salad with smoked bacon, parmesan, soft egg, crisp cos, herb croutons, creamy parmesan aioli dressing. Add chicken $17
  • Fish Burger $10
    • Fresh battered fish with dill tartare, lettuce, tomato, red onion and aioli
  • House Fried Chicken $10
    • Southern fried chicken with harissa mayo
  • Fish and Chips $18
    • Fresh beer battered fish fillet with rustic cut chips, green salad, fresh lemon and house tartare sauce
  • Vegetarian $10
    • Falafel pattie dressed with coriander yoghurt, chipotle chilli sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, avocado and aioli Private Hire Soft Shell Tacos
  • Pulled Pork $10
    • With crisp apple salad, roasted peanuts and sweet apple syrup
  • Warm Lamb Salad $18
    • Tender lamb rump with chick peas, kumara, spinach, red onion, tomato and a creamy feta dressing
  • Chiken tortilla $9
    • Chiken- avocado- salad
  • Eggs on toast gf $10
  • Salmon sourdough gf $18
    • Cold smoked salmon - sourdough - avocado . Feta & pumpkin seed smash poached eggs
  • Mexican mince $18
    • Mince & mozzarella quesa dilla -fried egg - sour cream house made baked beans & bangban g sauce
  • Gf can be done gluten free, please ask.
  • Bacon butty gf $9
    • Bacon- ciabatta- tomato sauce
  • Avocado feta smash on sourdough gf $9
  • Sweetcorn fritters $17
    • Sweetcorn & coriander fritters - roasted tomato - holly bacon bangbang sauce
  • Sweet & Sour Pork on Rice $12.00
  • 3 Mussels, 3 Squid Rings, 3 Oysters, Chips, Salad $12.00
  • Sweet & Chilli Sauce Pork on Rice $12.00
  • 2 Fish, 2 Eggs,,Chips and Salad $10.00
  • 50 Chicken Nibbles, 20 Mini Spring Rolls & 8 Chips $50.00
  • Fried Rice Vermicelli in Singapore Style $12.00
  • BBQ Pork Ho Fun $12.00
  • Butter Chicken on Rice $12.00
  • Potato Fritter $ 1.50
  • Corn fritter $ 3.00
  • Chips (min) $ 2.50
  • Pineapple Fritter $ 2.00
  • Spring Curry $ 3.00
  • Chillets $ 4.00
  • Banana Fritter $ 3.00
  • Mussels $ 1.50
  • Lamb Boti Masala $27.00
    • Tender lamb pieces cooked with capsicum, onion, fresh tomato & special sauce
  • Roti $4.00
    • Round shaped bread made with wholemeal flour
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight in a yoghurt & spices then toasted in a Tandoor & cooked with tomato onion sauce
  • Lamb Do Piaza $16.00
    • Lamb pieces cooked with masala gravy & baby onion
  • Dhingri Mutter $14.00
    • Dingiri and peas cooked in Kashmiri style
  • Beef Rogan Josh $15.50
    • Diced beef cooked in a fine onion tomato gravy with spices & herbs
  • Shahi Paneer $14.00
    • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with cream, tomatoes and crushed almond cashews
  • Chicken Do Piyaza $18.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked with onion slices & selection of spices
  • Rice dish S $12.50 / L $14.50
    • Chicken, lamb, mixed (chicken + lamb), falafel, mujver or mixed vege
  • Beetroot dip $6.00
    • Served with beetroot and pita bread
  • Your choice of fresh meats or vege served with rice and topped with and combination of sauces
  • Chocolate mousse $4.50
  • Traditional turkish mezes with pita bread
  • Baklava $4.50
    • Wrapped filo pastry, filled with walnuts and honey syrup
  • "Eat right, be bright"
  • Your choice of fresh meats or vege and salads topped with and combination of sauces, served with rice and one of our famous dips
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Soft poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with spinach and topped with hollandaise with your choice of salmon OR streaky bacon
  • Vegetable Salad $17.00
    • Roast kumara, pumpkin, red onion, feta, crispy chickpeas, spinach and apple kasundi relish
  • Fish and Chips $24.00
    • Fresh market fish battered with house cut chips, a green salad, fresh tartare and lemon
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Big Breakfast $22.50
    • Poached eggs, streaky bacon, local made sausages, tomato, grain toast and crispy potato
  • Lamb Salad $22.00
    • Tender lamb rump, Kumara, feta, salad greens, pumpkin, tomato and cumin mint dressing
  • Chefs Soup of the Day $13.00
    • Served with warm bread and butter
  • 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
  • 3 Egg Omelette $16.00
    • Filled with bacon, cheese and mushrooms, served with a Hash brown and roasted tomato.
  • Battered fish, salad garnish, beetroot and tartare sauce $17.00
  • Seasoned or grilled chicken, salad garnish and cranberry sauce $16.00
  • Countryside $19.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, fresh tomato, mushroom, spinach, camembert
  • Tasty Nachos $17.00
    • with homemade chilli con carne or vegeterian option with grilled cheese, sour cream and jalapeno peppers >>
  • Hash brown $5.00
  • Tui Weightwatcher's Platter (...yeah right!!!) $23.00
    • seasoned chicken wings, onion rings, meatballs, fries and dipping sauces
  • Today’s Lioght Battered Fish
    • served with fresh garden salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Toast & jam $4.00
  • Full breary $18.00
  • Blueberry pancakes $12.00
  • Eggs bene, w/bacon or $17.00
  • Salmon $18.00
  • Eggs anyway $9.00
  • Muesli $0.00
  • French toast $14.50
  • Full breakfast $17.00
    • Bacon, sausage, hash browns, tomato, eggs & toast
  • Beer Battered Fish of the Day $17.00
    • Salad, fries & tartare sauce
  • Potato Wedges $12.00
    • Spiced potato wedges topped with cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Chicken Burger $17.00
    • Grilled pineapple, lettuce, coriander, ginger & lime sauce with fries
  • Mushroom Fettuccine $14.00
    • Creamed mushrooms, sundried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • Pancakes $14.00
    • Caramelized bananas and cream
  • Lamb Burger $17.00
    • Mint yogurt, lettuces, tomato & fries
  • Fries $7.00
    • With tomato sauce
  • BACON AND EGG OR BLT
  • PURE ANGUS” BURGER
    • Prime 100% Angus beef patty, sourced exclusively for Deejays, and made to a strict recipe. Served with our special tomato sauce, caramelised onions and fresh salad all wrapped up in a ciabatta bun.
  • HOT KUMARA “YUMMO”
  • WARM ROAST LAMB BURGER
    • Roasted butterfly leg of NZ Lamb, served warm in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • FRUCOR DRINKS RANGE
  • CHICKEN FILLET BURGER
    • Real chicken fillet, sticky chilli, cheese, in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • HOT POTATO FRIES
  • VENISON BURGER
    • Exclusively sourced lean venison patty, with Deejays special herbs, served with caramelised onions, grandma's plum sauce and garden fresh salad – all encased in a ciabatta bun.
  • Variety of Pastries, Croissants, Pan and Raisins Chocolatines and Apple turnovers From $3.5 to $5
  • Beer battered onion rings $6
    • with sweet chilli sauce
  • Pepper squid salad with zesty dill dressing and fresh tomatoes $16
  • Kumara chips $7
    • with tomato sauce
  • Scoop of chips $5
    • with tomato sauce
  • Fresh fish taco (2) with homemade salsa, shaved cabbage, avocado and coriander sour cream $19
  • Angus beef burger with homemade beetroot relish, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, cheese and aioli on Artisanal Ciabatta $18
  • Beer battered or pan fried fish of the day POD
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