The Dam Cafe in Taupo Menu

MENU MENU
  • All Day Breakfast $13.00
    • Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
  • Bacon & Eggs $10.50
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
  • Sausage & Eggs $9.50
  • Bake Beans on Toast $6.50
  • Spaghetti on Toast $6.50
  • Fruit Loaf Toasted $5.00
  • Bacon/Egg/Cheese Muffin $6.00
  • Bacon Butties $6.00
  • Extras $2.00
    • Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Roast Chicken and Mayonnaise Toasted Sandwich $15.90
    • Shredded roast chicken breast, creamy aioli served with seasoned fries
  • Chefs Pie of the Day $9.90
    • Served with rich gravy and garlic and potato mash or salad and fruit chutney
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $18.90
    • Tender New Zealand lambs liver lightly seared with bacon and mushroom sauce on our garlic and onion potato mash
  • South Island Salmon $19.90
    • Prawn, bacon, garlic, spring onion, napolitana sauce & mozzarella
  • Tuscan Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Grilled Tuscan spiced chicken breast on a toasted bun with grilled mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkin finished with our sundried tomato aioli
  • Benmore Smoked Salmon Wrap $17.90
    • Smoked South Island Salmon with cottage cheese, lettuce, horseradish, capers, red onion and finished with olive oil and cracked black pepper, served with a side salad
  • Feta and Rosemary Bread $9.90
    • Feta, rosemary pizza bread served with a sun dried tomato pesto spread
  • Add bacon $4.50
  • Crabstick $1.50
    • Some can't do without them
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.80
  • Garlic chips $4.20
  • Fish Cakes - NEW and DELICIOUS $3.50
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
    • Large Agria fritters made in store
  • Oysters $2.30
    • Clevedon oysters - thick and creamy
  • Wasabi Mayo $2.90
  • Mussels $1.20
    • Snap cooked to seal in the flavours
  • Peppered Calamari $15.00
    • Flash fried calamari, seasoned and served with capsicum purée and preserved lemon aioli
  • Chicken and Mushroom Lasagne $19.00
    • Free range chicken, portobello mushrooms and spinach layered in fresh lasagne and napolitana sauce, served with fresh salad
  • Banana Split $6.00
    • Flamed banana with your choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream, wafers, sprinkles and your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry topping
  • Chicken Liver Pate $14.00
    • Branded liver pate partnered with crostini, cherry compote and cashews
  • Fig & Blue Cheese Wontons $14.00
    • Crispy wontons filled with puhoi blue cheese and peanuts, served with our housemade balsamic fig glaze
  • Banana Split $13.00
    • Flamed banana with your choice of vanilla or chocolate ice cream, wafers, sprinkles and your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry topping
  • Seasonal Vegetables $8.00
    • Steamed seasonal vegetables drizzled with a citrus glaze
  • Beef $25.00
    • Grilled lean beef with tomato relish, fresh salad, pickles, swiss cheese and seared bacon
  • Saagwala, Naan, Rice (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $10.90
  • Chicken Malai Tikka with mint sauce $7.90
  • Vegettable Samosas with tamarind sauce $6.90
  • Reshmi Kebab with mint sauce $7.90
  • Fish & Chips $5.90
  • Prawn Curry, Naan, Rice $12.90
  • Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Rice $10.90
  • Vegetable Korma, Naan, Rice $9.90
  • High ‘n’ Iron $19
    • Homemade Tomato Sauce, Prime Beef, Smoked Chicken, Bacon & Salami topped with Mozzarella & a BBQ swirl. (Perfect with a Pale Ale)
  • Lamb Salad (GF) $23
    • with crisp lettuce, cucumber, kalamata olives, goats feta, vine ripe tomatoes, finished with a minted yoghurt dressing
  • Dark Chocolate & Pecan Brownie $14
    • with a raspberry & chocolate anglaise & whipped cream
  • Southern Fried Wings $16
    • Our very own spice served with house slaw & Chilli jam (great with Pilsner)
  • Chicken & Camembert $19
    • Smoked Chicken, Creamy Camembert, Baby Spinach & Plum Sauce
  • Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta $15
    • with Tuscan Vegetable Sauce, Tomatoes & Parmesan
  • Bacon and Eggs $14
    • Eggs any style with bacon & toast
  • Soft Shell Tacos $20
    • Charred Lamb or Chicken, Salad Greens, Cucumber & Tomato, Topped with Raita
  • Banana cake $2.60
  • Creamy mushroom, bacon & cheese $4.70
  • Muffin / Scones $2.30
  • -Medium $11.00
  • Crabstick $2.00
  • Mince / Steak $3.90
  • -With cream $3.80
  • Steak cheese & bacon/ Chicken & vegetable / Chicken, cranberry & camembert / Chicken, camembert & apricot $4.30
  • Pepper and Port Pate $15.00
    • With garlic crostini and mango chutney
  • Ploughmans Platter $35.00
    • Selection of cured and hot meats assorted cheeses and breads with olives, chutneys and other assorted condiments
  • All Burgers come with salad and fries.
  • Cured Meats and Pate $22.00
    • Assorted cured meats served with smooth chicken liver pate, garlic crostini and mango chutney
  • Lamb Kidneys $16.00
    • Traditional kidneys and bacon with rich gravy and toasted bread
  • Ploughmans Venison Pie $25.00
    • Tender pieces of venison slowly braised with plum sauce and juniper berries, encased in crisp savoury pastry and covered in gravy
  • Sirloin Steak $28.00
    • 21 day aged and cooked to your liking with your choice of sauce - Peppercorn, Mushroom, Garlic or Gravy
  • Ice Cream Sundae $5.50
    • Vanilla Ice Cream with your choice of either Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry Topping with Cream and Jelly Beans
  • The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy N/A
    • Turn your attention to The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy. With a crispy chicken patty, crispy bacon, grilled onion, Swiss Cheese, tomato, lettuce, and Big Mac® sauce in a brioche style bun; this burger tastes as good as it looks.
  • Wake up with a Chicken McMuffin® N/A
    • Take one delicious chicken patty made with NZ chicken breast sourced from Ingham®, in a seasoned tempura coating, then sandwich it with creamy mayo and cheese inside a warm, toasted English muffin.
  • Fruit Bag N/A
    • Our delicious crisp apple slices are picked from New Zealand orchards. They're fresh, washed, sliced, ready to eat and extremely yummy.
  • The Clubhouse Chicken - Grilled N/A
    • A tender, grilled chicken patty, crispy bacon, grilled onion, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce and Big Mac® sauce in a brioche style bun. Feast your eyes, and your mouth, on the Clubhouse Chicken – Grilled.
  • Massive McMuffin® Hunger Buster N/A
    • For a day full of massive missions, there’s no better start than a Massive McMuffin, a Bacon & Egg McMuffin®, a hash brown and a small hot chocolate.
  • Medium Frozen Coke & Medium Fries Snack Deal N/A
    • Get more bang for your buck with this fantastic snack bundle! Just $3 will get you a medium Frozen Coke and medium fries! Snack-time - sorted!
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • Small Fries N/A
    • Get them while they're hot. Our legendary super-tasty French fries are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality potatoes to create those delicious strands of crispy fluffy fries you love.
  • Prawn Chowder $19.50
    • A silky thick soup, with prawn tails & crusty ciabatta bread. We recommend: Bell Bird Bay Chardonnay
  • -1/2 kilo $49.90
  • -1 Kilo $98.90
  • Steamed Whole Prawns ( GF)
    • Accompanied with soya and a chilli citrus sauce.
  • Crispy Battered Prawns $21.00
    • Six lightly battered prawns with a chilli citrus dipping sauce. -We recommend: Zeffer Crisp Apple Cider.
  • Prawn Paté (GF)
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $16.00
    • Lightly coated seasoned squid with garlic and caper mayonnaise
  • Huka Prawn Park advises not all prawns served are grown onsite.
  • Fish tikka $29.90
    • Marinated boneless fish cooked in tandoor
  • Platter $12.00
    • PLATTER of Raita, Pickles, Sweet mango chutney, Mint sauce, Tamarind Sauce
  • Garlic cheese naan $4.50
    • Stuffed with cheese and sprinkled with garlic
  • Biryani - Vegetable $17.90
    • Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices
  • lamb do piaza $21.90
    • Boneless lamb cooked with fried sliced onions and dry roasted spices, garnished with green
  • Garlic naan $4.50
    • Plain flour bread stuffed with garlic
  • Mixed platter $11.90
    • A mixture and fine selection of Vegetable Samosa, Mix Pakora, Chicken Tikka and Seekh
  • Maharaja banquet $36.00
    • Includes the Mixed Platter with mint and tamarind sauce and four curries as the main
  • Margarita $16.00
    • Tomato base, tomato, olives, capsicum, mozzarella
  • Crabstick $1.50
  • BBQ Meat Lovers $18.50
    • Tomato base, chicken, ham, bacon, pepperoni, drizzle bbq
  • Curly Fries / Wedges / NZ Hoki / Batt Mussel $4.00
  • Kumara Chips / S&P Squid $5.00
  • Sausage / Banana Fritter / Pineapple Fritter $2.00
  • Flamegrd Chicken- Cheese $7.50
    • Flamergrd Chicken patty cheese and salad
  • Chicken Nugget $0.60
  • Watermelon with Mint $6.00
  • Pumpkin + feta Wrap $6.00
  • Ham + Swiss Chesese Sandwich $6.00
  • Hot Chips $4.00
  • Pulled Pork Bun $10.00
  • Mexi K Fries $14.00
    • Kumara frieswith bean con carne, sour cream and jalapenos
  • Steamed Mussels (GFA) $ 20.00
    • Fresh green lip mussels immersed in our sundried tomato and bacon ream and partnered with our housemade garlic bread
  • GFA - Gluten Free Available
  • Half Deck (GFA) $ 30.00
    • Chicken liver pate, puhoi cheeses, marinated veggies, relishes, breads and crackers
  • GFA - Gluten Free Available
  • Fries (GF) $8.00
    • Crispy fries served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Fish Burger (GFA) $ 20.00
    • Market fish battered or pan fried with lettuce, tomato and housemade peanut mayo
  • Full Deck $ 35.00
    • Venison meatballs, pork cigars, chorizo sausage, onion rings, crumbed chicken strips, fries and dipping sauce
  • Baked Chicken Breast $29.00
    • Stuffed with mozzarella & wrapped in bacon served with garlic beans & polenta cake
  • Warm Chocolate & Toffee Fondant $13.50
    • Vanilla bean icecream
  • Oreti Fish of the Day $34.00
    • Wild rice risotto & roasted cherry tomato
  • Sam's Escargot $16.00
    • Served with garlic butter & salad
  • Deep Fried Brie $16.00
    • With beetroot & citrus salad
  • Chargrilled Angus Eye Fillet $37.50
    • Cooked to your liking and served with a Vigneronne sauce, (red wine & onion) & Pomme soufflé
  • Passion Fruit Mousse Cake $13.50
    • Rum infused ganache
  • Roasted Rabbit $35.00
    • Gratin Dauphinois & mushroom sauce
  • Bruschetta $14.5
    • w/ ciabatta, cream cheese, smoked salmon, roasted peppers & olive tapenade.
  • Oven baked pork cutlet pan $35
    • seared polenta, charred parmesan corn on cob, grilled peppers, jus
  • Warm duck salad $17.5
    • Asian slaw, chiffonade fennel bulb, sundried tomato crostini & chili hoisin sauce
  • Freshly baked knot roll $5
    • w/ butter medallion
  • Canterbury lamb rump $36.5
    • grilled lamb rump, crushed new potatoes, sliced olive, brunoise tomatoes, chives, pea puree, olive soil
  • Buttered green beans $5
    • w/ almonds & bacon
  • Mashed potato $5
  • Slow cooked lamb belly $17.5
    • w/ warm pearl couscous, spicy pepper & eggplant confit, Tzatziki sauce.
The Dam Cafe

The Dam Cafe

location

Address

115 State Highway 32, Whakamaru, Whakamaru, Waikato, 3492, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078828882

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , New Zealand

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Cash ,  Bankcard ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
115 State Highway 32, Whakamaru, Whakamaru, Waikato, 3492, New Zealand
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