The Elephant Wrestler in Auckland Menu

SNACKS - BREAD & FRIES SNACKS - BREAD & FRIES
  • Chunky Fries $9
    • with Elephant salt and tomato sauce
  • 3 Cheese Pizza Bread $11.9
    • w / feta, mozzarella, cheddar and dried oregano
  • Loaded Fries $14.9
    • w / ham, cheese & roast gravy OR w/ chilli beef, sour cream & jalapeno sauce
  • Crisscut Fries $10.9
    • w/ tomato sauce
  • Toasted Turkish Garlic Bread $11.9
    • w/ hummus EVOO
  • Seasoned Wedges with Sour Cream. $10.9
    • Add bacon, cheese & sweet chilli sauce $15.9
SNACKS - LIGHTWEIGHTS SNACKS - LIGHTWEIGHTS
  • 5 Spiced Salt & Pepper Squid $16.5
    • w/ Vietnamese mint dressing & mixed sprout salad
  • Jerk Chicken Skewers $13.9
    • w/ pineapple & corn salsa
  • Beef & Bulghur Meatballs $13.9
    • w / spicy tomato & white bean ragout topped with Parmesan
  • Steamed Pork Buns $13.9
    • w / char siu pork, snow pea shoots, crispy shallot & pickled red cabbage
  • Shrimp Roll Sliders $15
    • w/ cocktail sauce, celery & lettuce
  • Pork & Shitake Won Tons $12.5
    • w / sweet chilli sauce
  • 3 Cheese Arancini $12.5
    • w / roast onion & pear aioli
  • Beef Tataki $15.5
    • w / fries shallot, wakame salad & ponzu dressing
  • Pulled Lamb & Red Lentil Croquettes $15
    • w / harrisa yoghurt
  • Spicy Chicken Wings 500G $19.9 1KG $36.9
    • with blue cheese. CHOOSE - BBQ // Plum Sauce // Teriyaki Sauce
SNACKS - PLATTERS SNACKS - PLATTERS
  • Quattro $46.9
    • 5 spiced salt & pepper squid // pork & shitake won tons // jerk chicken skewers // 3 cheese arancini
  • Elephant $85.9
    • 5 spiced salt & pepper squid // pork & shitake won tons // jerk chicken skewers // 3 cheese arancini // beef & bulghur meatballs // shrimp roll sliders // pulled lamb & red lentil croquettes // chicken wings (500gms) with spicy BBQ sauce
MAINS - MIDDLEWEIGHTS MAINS - MIDDLEWEIGHTS
  • Thai Chicken Larb Gai $19.9
    • w/ lemongrass broth, crushed peanuts, steamed jasmine rice & lettuce
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.9
    • w / mesclun, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, toasted peanuts, crispy noodles and chilli-lime dressing
  • Black & Blue Salad $25.9
    • w/ blackened pork scotch, blue cheese crumb, cos lettuce, watercress, tomato, charred red pepper, white beans, strawberries, tortilla crisps & strawberry balsamic vinaigerette
  • Fettucine Carbonara $23.5
    • w / smoked chicken, bacon, mushroom, white wine cream sauce & parmesan
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips Reg $22.5 Large $28.9
    • Tarakihi, crushed peas, tartare & lemon wedge
  • Traditional Caesar $20.9
    • w / cos lettuce, parmesan, poached egg, crispy bacon, focaccia croutons & caesar dressing. Add chicken $6.0
  • Grilled Chicken Salad $25.9
    • w / moroccan spice, baby spinach, chickpeas, baby beetroot, red onion, diced feta, harissa yoghurt & pita croutes
  • Souvlaki Grilled Flat Bread $20.5
    • w / greek feta, tomato, cucumber, olives, red onion, harissa yoghurt dressing & chunky fries. CHOOSE shredded lamb OR pulled pork
  • Mixed Mushroom & Parmesan Risotto $23.5
    • w / truffle mascarpone & rocket. Add chicken $6.0
MAINS - THE MAIN EVENT MAINS - THE MAIN EVENT
  • Pan Seared Market Fish $31.9
    • w / squid ink & chorizo risotto, charred baby octopus, roma tomato concasse & baby capers
  • NZ Lamb Duo $32.9
    • w / Roast half rack, lamb & red lentil croquettes, crushed minted peas, chilli polenta chips & rosemary jus
  • Slow Roasted Pork Belly $28.9
    • w / Tuscan seasoning, potato & pumpkin galette, red wine poached pear, watercress & jus
  • Grilled Half Spatchcock $29.9
    • w/ shichimi rub, soba noodles, edamame beans, red miso broth, daikon radish & carrot salad
MAINS - ELEPHANT GRILL MAINS - ELEPHANT GRILL
  • Angus Pure Scotch Fillet 250gm $34.5
    • grass fed from the taranaki region; boneless cut of prime rib with rich marbling
  • Angus Pure Rump Steak 300gm $34.5
    • grass fed premium beef
  • Harrisa Lamb Shoulder 500gm $32.9
    • house smoked and then slow cooked with Harrisa rub
  • Rib Eye on the Bone 350gm N/A
  • Aged Eye Fillet 200gm $35.5
    • aged to perfection for a minimum of 21 days; tender prime cut
  • Venison Ribs 400gm $32.9
    • sous vide, w/ cherry mustard glaze
  • The Wrestler JUMBO Meat Board (serves 3 - 5) $89.9
    • Angus Savannah rump steak 300gm, sous vide cherry mustard glazed venison ribs 400gm, smoked slow cooked harrissa lamb shoulder 500gm PLUS a selection of sauces and your choice of four sides
  • Additional Single Serve Sides $5.9
    • sauteed seasonal greens / beer battered onion rings / sauteed mushrooms / minted crushed peas / chilli polenta chips / beer battered onion rings / sauteed mushrooms
MAINS - UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS MAINS - UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS
  • Margherita Pizza $20.5
    • w/ cherry tomato, fresh basil & mozzarella pearls
  • Pulled Pork Pizza $21.9
    • w/ pineapple, jalapeno, red pepper & chipotle BBQ sauce
  • Slow Cooked Shredded Lamb Pizza $22.9
    • w/ beetroot, potato, feta, rocket & rosemary aioli
  • Classic Beef Burger $20.9
    • with a 180gm house made angus beef patty, mozzarella, fried egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato and beetroot relish on a sesame seed bun
  • Shredded Slow Cooked Lamb Burger $20.9
    • w/ sliced cucumber, minted yoghurt, eggplant chutney and dukkah on a focaccia bun
  • BBQ Pulled Pork Burger $20.9
    • w/ pickled apple, jalapeno aioli, Emmental cheese on a sesame seed burger bun
  • Grilled Steak Sandwich $25.5
    • w/ 150gm sirloin steak, rocket, tomato, mushroom, dijon mustard, sliced Edam cheese, beer battered onion rings on ciabatta
  • House Smoked Chicken Pizza $22.9
    • w/ mushroom, corn, red onion, baby spinach & pesto aioli
  • Meat Lovers Pizza $23.9
    • w/ salami, pepperoni, chorizo, ham & BBQ sauce
  • Gourmet Hand Pulled Pizzas to Share $36.9
    • your choice of pizza w/ oregano salt, chilli flakes, roast garlic oil, rocket & parmesan. (serves 4 - 6 people)
  • Buffalo & Blue Burger $23.9
    • 180gm house made buffalo mince patty, blue cheese, pear & fig relish, onion marmalade, lettuce, tomato on a sesame seed bun (subject to availability)
  • Southern Fried Chicken Thigh Burger $20.9
    • w/ avocado cream, grilled pineapple, sriracha aioli, mixed leaves on a focaccia bun
  • Vegetarian Burger $19.9
    • w/ a quinoa, feta and vegetable patty, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, red capsicum relish and battered onion rings on sesame seed bun
  • The Jumbo $28.9
    • 180gm house made angus beef patty, sliced roast beef, battered onion rings, mozzarella, Emmental cheese, fried egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato and beetroot relish on a corn dusted bun
KIDS KIDS
  • Vanilla Ice Cream $6
    • with chocolate OR berry sauce
  • Fish and Chips $11.5
    • grilled or battered with fries and ketchup
  • Pepperoni Pizza $11.5
  • Chicken and Bacon Pasta $11.5
    • tomato or parmesan cream sauce
  • Quesadilla $11.5
    • Roasted Chicken, BBQ sauce and mixed leaf salad
  • Chocolate Brownie $8
    • whipped cream
  • Mini Burger $11.5
    • Chicken or Beef with fries and ketchup
  • Hawaiian Pizza $11.5
    • with ham and pineapple
  • Grilled Chicken Breast $11.5
    • mixed leaf salad
  • Banana Split $8
    • vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and sprinkles
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Eton Mess $12.9
    • w/ macerated strawberries & rhubarb, meringue, whipped cream & mixed berry sauce
  • Dark Chocolate Delice $12.9
    • w/ malt biscuit crumb, raspberry mascarpone & salted caramel sauce
  • Dessert Platter to Share $40
    • Serves 4 - 6 people
  • Malibu Panna Cotta $12.9
    • w/ spiced pineapple & roast coconut crisps (gf/df)
  • Wrestler's Ice Cream Sundae $12.9
    • w/ kapiti vanilla bean ice cream, chopped nuts, caramel popcorn, chocolate, strawberry & salted caramel sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Monkey Gland (GF) $3.00
    • A Southern African sweet and spicy sauce.
  • Spicy Rice (GF) $5.00
  • Bush Burger $20.00
    • Flame grilled 180g patty. basted in our BBQ sauce. Complimented with one of our incredible sauces served with chips.
  • T-Bone $48.00
    • Best of both, sirloin on one side and tender eye fillet on the other.
  • Family Platter (Approx 4 People) $96.00
    • 4 x Chicken legs (your choice of basting) and half rack ribs, large chips or spicy rice and table salad.
  • Rump (600g) $44.00
    • Double the size for the very hungry.
  • Madagascan Pepper $3.00
    • Creamy black and green peppercorn sauce with a touch of brandy.
  • Sweet n' Smoky BBQ (GF) $3.00
    • Our tangy sweet and smoky sauce.
  • EGGS & VEGGIES $4.60
  • SPAGHETTI ON TOAST $4.00
  • STEAK & EGGS $8.60
  • (ALL SERVED WITH TEA OR COFFEE)
  • HAMBURGER STEAK & EGGS $7.00
  • Open 5-30 p.m. Every Night
  • PIE & VEGGIES $4.00
  • SPAGHETTI & EGGS ON TOAST $5.60
  • 1.5L Coke Range x 1
  • Sausage (Battered) $1.50
  • Steak $5.50
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Chicken $6.00
  • Bacon $2.50
  • Egg $3.00
  • 1.5L Coke Range x 1
  • Chips / Garlic Bread $4.00
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $5.00
  • Served with pita bread or turkish bread
  • Chicken Curry / Butter Chicken / Chicken Biryani $12.00
  • Lamb Salad / Mixed Salad $14.00
  • Lamb Curry $14.00
  • Chicken Kebab / Calamari Kebab / King Prawns Kebab $10.00
  • Lamb Souvlaki on Rice / Mixed Kebab on Rice & Salad / Lamb Works on Rice (Mushroom & Capsicum) $15.00
  • Veges Omelette $15.00
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, spinach
  • Mushroom $13.90
    • Napolitana tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, mushroom, parsley, oregano
  • Kebab Combo $16
    • Any Kebab + Chips + Drink
  • Banana Wood Fired Pizza $12
    • Caramel sauce, mozzarella, banana & cinnamon
  • Sultani Seekh Kebab $16.90
    • Combination of Shish Kebab & Chelo Barg Kebab
  • Egg Benedict $15.50
    • On toast with bacon, avocado, poached egg & hollandaise sauce
  • Pineapple $15.50
    • Tomato base, pineapple, mozzarella, ham
  • Beef Kebab $9.90
    • Ground beef hummus, relish, yoghurt, choice of salad, rolled in Pisa bread
  • Steak $3.20
  • Hoki $2.80
  • Fish Burger $4.30
  • Mushroom $2.70
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Steak, egg, lettuce & tomato $4.50
  • Sweet corn $3.00
  • KIDS MEAL 1 $5.30
    • $1.00chips, 1 hotdog, 5 chicken nuggets
  • Vegetable Biryani $15.00
    • Steamed Basmati rice and vegetables cooked with rich flavour
  • Prawn Biryani $18.00
  • A choice of: All $3.50
    • Sweet mango chutney, chili paste, Mixed pickles, Pappadoms, Cucumber & Yoghurt Raita, Banana & Coconut Relish, Mint chutney, Tamarind chutney, Tomato & onion kachumber, Raita Circa onion
  • Mattar Mushroom $15.00
    • Mushrooms & peas cooked with onions & ginger, with a touch of garlic
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $17.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated, seared in the Tandoor and cooked in a spicy tomato gravy with green peppers and sliced onions
  • Seafood Banquet $35.00 PP
    • Entree - Choice of any vegetarian, non-vegetarian or seafood entree. Mains - Samundri Khazana, choice of main dish, plain naan bread and side dish platter of 6 accompaniments
  • Keema Mattar (Lamb only) $19.00
    • Cooked with green peas in a spicy sauce
  • Do Piaza $19.00
    • Cooked with onion, roasted cumin, cloves and cardamom
  • Popcorn Chicken $32.00
  • Tofu & Kimchi
    • stir fried kimchi
  • Sweet Belly Stew
    • pork belly & squid & bean sprouts
  • Pork Bone Soup
  • Soft Bone Chicken
  • Pork Meaty soft Bone
  • Potato Pizza $26.00
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken
  • Heirloom carrots, eggplant puree, pickled baby beetroot, garlic toast, chilli oil, pecorino, dukkah(GF,V) $19.00
  • Out of the Dark $6.00
    • Seasonal mushrooms butter tyhme
  • Chopped Avocado & Edamame, sea salt, olive oil $5.0
  • Add poached egg $2.0
  • Agria potato hash, soft poached egg, kale, romesco, cashew aioli, mushrooms(GF,V) $ 23.00
  • Chargrilled courgette, green harissa, puy lentils, beetroot hummus, green apple, macadamia, nut dukkah, smoked yoghurt(GF/V) $ 22.50
  • Avocado sourdough, edamame, pickled daikon & leek, miso cream, black sesame(GF,V) $ 19.50
  • Crispy Fried Taro $ 9.00
    • Smoked paprika, cashew aioli, preserved lemon
  • Sliced potato with fresh chili $12.00
  • Yangzhou Style Large Meatballs $20.00
  • Tofu skin with fresh chili $18.00
  • Omelet with garlic shoot $14.00
  • sweet and sour pork $16.00
  • -Tofu skin in soup stock $10
  • Beef $20.00
  • -Eggplants with sweet sauce $10
  • Double meat $5
  • House Kimchi $3
  • K-Fries $12
    • With kim cheese sauce, crème sauce, house kimchi
  • Bibimbap Slaw (GF, V) $7
    • With bibimbap inspired chili sesame dressing
  • Gang-Jeong $15
    • Free-farmed double fried chicken thigh, chili-soy glaze, pickled mu, shredded lettuce, gochu mayo
  • Chapsal Doughnuts $8
    • chewy inside, crunchy outside, served with house condensed coconut milk
  • Tiger’s Roar (Make it Korean spicy) $2
  • Kim Cheese $14
    • Custom blend NZ grass fed beef, sautéed house kimchi, aged cheddar, gochu mayo
  • Fish Roll $ 4.30
  • Potato Top Mince Pie $ 4.00
  • Potato Top Sausage $ 2.90
  • Steak & Mushroom Pie $ 3.80
  • Frankfurters Roll $ 3.20
  • Curry Spring Roll $ 2.50
  • Mince Savoury $ 1.70
  • Hot Chips $ 2.50
  • -Ramen $8.00
  • Salmon $6.80
  • -Katsu don chicken with egg $10.50
  • Nigiri $1.60 each
  • Onigiri $2.20 each
  • Teriyaki salmon $7.50
  • -Rolls & nigiri $60.00
  • Fried chicken $7.00
  • Kumara fries, aioli and ketchup $6.00
  • Tavuklu $16.00
    • Spiced chicken with mushrooms, capsicum, courgette, olives and mozzarella
  • Calamri $16.00/ $25.00
    • Pan fried with olive oil, served with rocket aioli & lemon
  • Falafel stack (V) $24.00
    • Falafel patties stacked with hummus, tabouleh, roasted vegetables, served with grilled bread
  • Shish tavuk $27.00
    • Marinated chicken chargrilled on iron skewer, served with garlic yoghurt dip, mild chilli sauce, tomato & cucumber salad with turkish pide bread
  • Kofte $12.00
    • Turkish lamb meatballs in homemade tomato sauce
  • Iskender $15.00/ $25.00
    • Grilled marinated lamb or chicken slices on a bed of chopped peta, topped with yoghurt and spicy tomato sauce, drizzled with hot garlic
  • Middle eastern $16.00
    • Marinated lamb, fresh tomatoes, herb, sumak, hummus & drizzled tahini
  • Baked Beef Bolognese with Tomato Sauce on Spaghetti $16.00
    • Tomato / Beef Bolognese / Cheese
  • Squid Ink Pasta $19.00
    • Squid Sauce / Squid / Crab Roe / Broccoli / Seaweed
  • Hong Kong Style Bread with Butter or Egg $7.00
  • Sesame Yang Chun Noodle (Cold or Hot) $15.00
    • Yang Chun Noodle / Kai Lan / Mushroom / Tomato / Peanut / Coriander / Sesame Sauce
  • Baked Mussels $12.00
    • Mushroom / Bacon / Bechamel Sauce / Cheese / Crab Roe
  • Iron Plate Ox-Tongue with Rice $20.00
    • Ox-Tongue with Rice
  • Baked Seafood with Bechamel Sauce on Rice $19.00
    • Bechamel Sauce / Fish Fillet / Squid / Mussel / Prawn / Cheese / Mushroom / Broccoli
  • Iron Plate Seafood with Rice $20.00
    • Prawn / Scallop / Fish Fillet / Mussels / Squid with Rice
The Elephant Wrestler

The Elephant Wrestler

location

Address

138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland, Auckland, 0622, New Zealand

phone

Phone

094898030

clock

Opened hours

11 AM to 1 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , European , International , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Live Music ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Nightlife ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Live Sports Screening ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
138 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna, Auckland, Auckland, 0622, New Zealand