The Dam Cafe in Taupo Menu

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Add bacon $4.50
Cajun Chicken Salad $18.90
- Tender chicken pieces dusted with Cajun spices, roasted red pepper and bacon on salad leaves topped with a cucumber and yogurt dressing >>
Soup of the Day $10.90
- Always fresh, always homemade, always delicious, served with garlic bread
Catch of the Day $20.90
- Served either lightly pan-fried and finished with bearnaise sauce or beer battered and served with tartare sauce with salad greens and seasoned fries or Dixie Rice
Original Dixie Brown Burger $20.90
- Prime beef patty grilled with our basting sauce on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkin topped with aioli and your choice of plain, mushroom sauce or pepper sauce
Mushroom Cheddar Melt $21.90
- Our original Dixie Brown Burger topped with cheddar cheese and mushroom sauce
Calamari $18.90
- Lightly dusted in seasoned flour and flash fried until golden served with fresh salad and Dixie Rice
Margherita $15.90
- Fresh tomato, napolitana sauce, mozzarella and basil

The Bistro handmade sweet treats $10.00
Strip loin of Wharekauhau lamb, braised Belgian endive, truffled fennel cream, pecan nuts, ruby grapefruit, sherry gastrique $39.00
Chilled cucumber & yellow tomato soup, almonds, cumin, green grapes, watermelon guacamole $12.00
Rhubarb & brown butter cake, rose water, almond cracker, vanilla bean ice cream $12.00
Talbot Forest Geraldine vintage cheddar - Sth Canterbury, NZ $15.00
Calamari cooked sous vide, handmade lemon gnocchi, fried capers, champagne veloute $16 E / $30 M
Bag of chippies, herbs, black truffle $7.00
Tempura summer beans, seaweed, sweet chilli aioli $10.00

Banana split $7.50
- Fresh banana with ice cream and chocolate topping
Pad Ke-Mao [spicy] $11.50
- Stir fried spicy rice noodles with chicken, tomato, and vegetables
Sweet and sour $12.50
- Stir fried chicken or pork in sweet and sour sauce with tomato, cucumber, pineapple and cashew nuts with rice.
Tom Kha soup $11.50
- Medium hot and spicy soup cooked in coconut milk with chicken or prawns in Thai herb served with rice Chicken
Curry Noodle $14.50
- Egg noodles served in yellow curry with chicken, prawns, squid, fried shallots, and vegetables.
Gai Kratiam Plik Tai $12.50
- Stir fried chicken in garlic and pepper sauce served with rice and salad
Pag Tod $6.50
- Deep fried mixed vegetables in a light batter served with sweet chili sauce
Tom yum $14.50
- The most popular Thai hot and spicy soup with chicken or prawns and Thai herbs served with rice prawn

-Vanilla bean ice cream
Beef brisket $24.00
- 1/2lb
Add beef brisket, shredded chicken, pulled pork
Add more meat $8.00
- 1/2lb
Bourbon toffee cheesecake $12.00
Add low country beans $6.00
Peach cobbler $12.00
All served with pit fries

High ‘n’ Iron $19
- Homemade Tomato Sauce, Prime Beef, Smoked Chicken, Bacon & Salami topped with Mozzarella & a BBQ swirl. (Perfect with a Pale Ale)
Mussel Laksa (GF-O) $18.50
- Marlborough green lipped mussels with toasted ciabatta & garlic butter (great with Apple Cider)
Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12
- with pink wafers, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, 100’s & 1000’s, chocolate, strawberry & passionfruit or caramel sauce
Icecream Trio $14
- Lemongrass & ginger, salted caramel, dutch chocolate icecream, served in a brandy basket topped with fresh fruit garnish
Tasting Plate $32
- Chicken, Lamb & Beef, a choice of 2 Stonegrill sides & Dipping Sauce
Steak $15
- with Curly Fries & Salad
The Lake House Club $17.5
- Honey cured bacon, sausage, hash browns, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, hollandaise & sweet onion relish clubbed in 3 toast slices
Caesar Salad $23
- Crispy proscuitto ham & grilled chicken tenderloin,garlic croutons clodded egg, parmesan shavings, & anchovies on cos lettuce with caesar dressing

Slices / Apple & custard / Leamington $2.50
-With cream $2.60
Filled sausage / Chicken thigh $3.70
Chicken & avocado rolls / Seafood & avocado rolls / Steak rolls $4.30
-Small $4.30
Biscuits $2.50
Banana cake $2.60
Sally lun

Prawn Curry (GF) $26.00
- Prawn tails in a mild curry sauce, served with steamed rice. -We recommend: Wishbone Sauvignon Blanc
-Gluten free bread available $16.50
(GF) Gluten Free (V ) Vegetarian
-1 Kilo $98.90
Prawn Chowder $19.50
- A silky thick soup, with prawn tails & crusty ciabatta bread. We recommend: Bell Bird Bay Chardonnay
Extra Sauces $1.00
- Aioli/ Lime Aioli/ Soya/ Tartare/Seafood/Chilli Citrus/Vinegar/Hot Chilli Oil.
Green Salad ( GF) $9.50
- Mixed salad greens, tomatoes, capsicum, with a honey mustard dressing.
-Accompanied with crostini bread $15.50

BACON AND EGGS $13.50
- poached scrambled fried
KIDS HAMPER $8.50
- chippies, muesli bar, fruit, yogurt, chocolate drink
BANG BANG CHICKEN $16.50
- shredded chicken herbs, sesame, coconut rice
MINCE ON VOGELS TOAST $13.50
VOGELS $15.50
- w Clevedon buffalo mozzarella, herb pesto cherry tomatoes
MINCE ON VOGELS TOAST $15.50
- w 2 poached eggs
JAPANESE BOLOGNAISE $16.50
- pork chili udon noodle
TOM AND CHERRY $8.50
- the classic kiwi cheerio cocktail sausage, tomato sauce

Butter chicken $18.90
- Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor and finished in a mild creamy tomato
French fries $5.00
Shahi paneer $16.90
- Our own home-made cottage cheese cooked in spicy cashew gravy, green capsicums, sliced onions
Baby butter chicken combo $12.50
- Baby butter chicken combo (Baby Butter chicken, baby naan and soft drink)
Tandoori chicken $23.90
- Whole chicken, marined in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste, cooked in tandoor
Chilli chicken $20.90
- Fried chicken dish with slices of onions, tomatoes, capsicum and fresh coriander, cooked and garnished
Kasmiri naan $6.50
- Special naan from Kashmir. Plain flour bread stuffed with dried fruit and spices
Fish tikka $15.90
- Marinated boneless fish, roasted in Tandoor

Fish Tacos $24.00
- with tratziki, slaw, avocado + greek salsa
Paleo Benedict $19.00
- Mushroom, Bacon, Avocado, poached eggs, D.F. Hollandaise
Pulled Venison Burger $23.00
- Chips, slaw, onions, aioli on ciabatta
Bacon N' vegetable $12.50
Morrocan Lentil $10.50
White bait fritter $28.00
- with greeus, ailoi + crisp potato

Pork mince skewer $12.00
- Lemon-grass, pork and prawns
Steam mussel $12.00
- Mussel, lemon-grass, lemon and homemade sauce
Chicken salad $16.00
- Cabbage, chicken, herbs and peanuts
Fried rice $20.00
- Chicken / seafood, salad and rice
Chicken curry $18.00
- Chicken, kumara and rice or noodles
Beef stew $18.00
- Beef, carrot and rice or bread
Beef noodle (PHO) $16.00
- Rice noodle, beef broth, beef and herbs
Pan cake $16.00
- Flour, pork, prawn, egg, wine, coconut cream, salad and home-made sauce. (Vegetarian option available)

Natural Muesli $13.50
- served with berry compote, yoghurt and honey
Kumara Cakes GF $18.50
- topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with bacon
Gourmet beef burger $26.50
Savoury Mince on Toast $18.00
- with one poached egg
French Toast - Chef's Signature Dish $21.00
- served with bacon, banana, maple syrup and berries
Chef's Pizza of the day $18.50
- See board for toppings
Potato Cake( GF) $4.00
Fish of the day $24.50/$26.50
- served with salad greens, fries, tartare and tomato sauces(1 fillet/2 fillets)

Cheezy Weezys $4.00
Meal Deal (B) $10.00
- 2 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Crab Sticks, 1 Chips
Fish $3.50
Hamburger $6.50
Garlic Butter $4.00
Curry Roll $3.00
Choose from Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Mushroom, Pineapple, Onion & Egg
Fish Burger $6.50

Warm Chicken & Bacon - grilled chicken strips, salad, crispy bacon with a honey & mustard dressing $21
Kahuna Burger - chicken tenders coated in our special spice, pineapple, bacon, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo; served with chips and a toasted sesame seed bun $14.50
Today's Cheesecake - see the specials board for details, served with sauce & whipped cream $10.50
Scallops - scallops in a light tempura batter with chips, salad and tartare sauce $24.50
Shrimp Cocktail - with thousand island seafood sauce $9
Ice Cream Sundae - vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, butterscotch or berry sauce. Topped with whipped cream $7.50
Grilled Garlic Bread $5
Banana Split - banana, hokey pokey ice cream, whipped cream & chocolate sauce $8

Canterbury lamb rump $36.5
- grilled lamb rump, crushed new potatoes, sliced olive, brunoise tomatoes, chives, pea puree, olive soil
Bruschetta $14.5
- w/ ciabatta, cream cheese, smoked salmon, roasted peppers & olive tapenade.
Pan seared scallops $17.5
- cauliflower & almond skordalia, crumbed prosciutto & lemon aioli
Oven baked pork cutlet pan $35
- seared polenta, charred parmesan corn on cob, grilled peppers, jus
Chicken Caesar salad $26
- anchovies, cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, parmesan, poached egg
Rocket salad $5
- w/ shaved parmesan, walnuts & balsamic vinaigrette
Coriander crusted venison loin $39.50
- parsnip & chestnut puree, kumara fondant brocolini, oven dried Heirloom tomatoes, jus
Grass fed beef fillet $37.5
- w/ pommes Anna, sautéed baby vegetables pumpkin puree & port wine reduction

The Dam Cafe

Address

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

Phone

078828882

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

$10 - $20

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Cafe Food , New Zealand

Features

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

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The Dam Cafe

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

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