The Last Post Cafe and Bar in Ashburton Menu

SEASONAL MENU- APPETIZERS SEASONAL MENU- APPETIZERS
  • Oven Baked mini Ciabattas $7.50
    • served with Chef's homemade tapenades
  • Warmed Spicy GF $11.50
    • Cornbread with a garlic aioli
SEASONAL MENU-ENTREES SEASONAL MENU-ENTREES
  • Cured Akaroa Salmon Cheese Taco's GF $14.00
    • citrus salad & sour cream
  • Seared Lamb Carpaccio, $16.00
    • drizzled with avocado mustard oil, fried caper berries, grated parmesan & cracked pepper
  • Courgette, Almond & Goats feta fritters (GF)( V) $13.50
    • with plum ginger jam
  • The Last Post Famous Seafood Chowder( GF)( V) $15.50
    • served with crusty bread
  • Char Sui $14.00
    • grilled Chicken skewers, marinated cabbage, kiwi fruit & sweet chilli jam
  • Cajun Baby Cuttlefish (GF)( A) $14.50
    • served in a fried potato basket, with a tomato garlic aioli
  • ½ Shell Green Lipped Mussels(GF)( A) $13.50/ $19.50
    • black bean, garlic, sweet chilli & tomato, grilled on a bed of fragrant rice(Entrée/Main)
SEASONAL MENU-MAINS (All Mains served with fresh Vegetables) SEASONAL MENU-MAINS (All Mains served with fresh Vegetables)
  • Smokey BBQ Pork Ribs $14.00/ $25.50
    • with thick cut steak fries (Entree/Main)
  • Asian steamed Akaroa Salmon parcel (A )(GF) $29.50
    • wasabi potatoes, Asian greens, pickled ginger & daikon radish
  • Rangitikei Free Range Chicken Breast(GF) $28.50
    • stuffed with salami, cumin cheese & mustard, served with a sundried tomato & saffron polenta cake & a spiced apricot sauce
  • Sweet potato, Wild mushroom & Cashew nut curry (V)( GF) $23.50
    • served with steamed rice & poppadoms(Add grilled lamb $6.00) >>
  • Yellow Fin Tuna Steak(GF) (A) $36.50
    • crusted in almonds, pan fried, served with a minted lemon couscous & caper brown butter sauce
  • Choice of two Prime Steaks $35.00
    • grilled, on smashed mash, and either creamy wild mushroom sauce or garlic lemon butter, (Add Seared Scallops extra $6.00), Fillet >>
  • Choice of two Prime Steaks $36.50
    • grilled, on smashed mash, and either creamy wild mushroom sauce or garlic lemon butter, (Add Seared Scallops extra $6.00), Flintstone Chop >>
  • Crusted lamb backstrap(GF) $32.50
    • served with grilled tomatoes, spinach & corn potato cake & a Monteiths black beer & bacon jus
  • Extras all $6.50
    • Smashed mash, green salad, vegetables, warmed bread
DESSERT MENU DESSERT MENU
  • Rose's Pumpkin Pie(GF) $12.00
    • cinnamon spiced cream & ice-cream
  • Manuka Honey & Vanilla Bean Panacotta (GF) $12.00
    • biscotti, blood orange & blueberries
  • Warmed Nut Brownie Parfait (GF) $12.00
    • home-made hokey pokie ice-cream, hot fudge sauce
  • Lemon curd Tower $12.00
    • tuille wafers(GF)>>Cointreau lychee's & fresh berry coulis
  • Affogato(GF) $12.00
    • French vanilla ice-cream served with a short black & your choice of liqueur

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Szechuan Squid & Chips $15.00
  • Grilled Parmesan Polenta Cake $32.00
    • With wild mushroom ragout, roasted vine tomatoes and watercress
  • Egg $2.00
  • Horopito Rubbed Chicken $28.00
    • Chicken thigh on cous cous with sweet mango korma curry and brocollini
  • Pasta of the Day $27.00
    • Created daily by our chefs and served with fresh parmesan cheese
  • Choose a drink Soft Drink or Juice. Then one of these $15.00
    • Crunchy Chicken Crumbed chicken tenders with salad, tomato sauce and our waffle fries/ Battered Fish Fresh fish with salad, tomato sauce and our waffle fries/ Mini Cheese Burger Beef pattie with cheese, tomato sauce and waffle chips. Then something sweet: Donut Cinnamon dusted donut with chocolate, passionfruit or jelly tip sauce/ Ice Cream Sundae NZ favourite icecream with chocolate, pasionfruit or caramel 100s and 1000/ Chocolate Brownie Warmed chocolate and raspberry brownie with cream
  • Sausage $3.00
  • Lemon and Rhubarb Tart $14.00
    • served with banana and passionfruit sorbet
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN $16.00
    • grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
  • TONKATSU (PORK) $16.00
    • deep fried breaded pork
  • TAKOYAKI $8.00
    • deep fried octopus balls served with Bonita flakes, Worcester seaweed sauce and mayonnaise.
  • SALMON TERIYAKI MAKI $15.00
    • eight pieces of salmon teriyaki roll
  • TORI KARAAGE $16.00
    • Crispy fried chicken served
  • EDAMAME $8.00
    • boiled green soy beans
  • SHOGAYAKI $16.00
    • pan fried pork slices with Shoyu ginger sauce
  • YAKI UDON SEAFOOD $18.00
    • pan fried udon noodles and vegetables with your choice of seafood
  • BUTTER PRAWNS $17.00
    • marinated prawns finished in a creamy butter sauce with a touch of fenugreek and coriander
  • MALAI KOFTA $14.00
    • delicate clusters of lightly fried cottage cheese, potato and nuts served with a smooth cashew sauce
  • ONION BHAJEES $5.00
    • crispy onion fritters served with tamarind chutney
  • DRINK - MANGO LASSI $4.00
    • a yoghurt based Indian drink
  • RAITHA $3.50
    • yoghurt mixed with cucumber, carrot and ground spices
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN $10.50/$21.00
    • chicken with bone, well marinated, skewered and finished in tandoor(half/full)
  • MIXED PLATTER(FOR TWO)>a combination of 2 pieces of samosas, 2 onion bhajees, 2 chicken tikka, 2 lamb kebabs and Rashmi Kebab $18.00
  • LAMB KEBAB $10.00
    • tender boneless lamb cubes marinated overnight in spicy yoghurt and baked in the traditional clay oven(5 pieces)
  • BBQ Hawaiian Chicken L $22 / M $16 / S $10
    • Red Onion, Red Peppers, Pineapple, Chicken, Bacon, BBQ Sauce
  • Hawaiian L $18 / M $13 /S $8
    • Ham, Pineapple
  • 6 piece Chicken nuggets & fries $7.50
  • Cranberry Chicken L $22 / M $16 / S $10
    • Mushroom, Onion, Red Peppers, Cashews, Chicken, Cream Cheese, Cranberry Sauce
  • All Pizzas come with our own recipe pizza sauce on bases made on site fresh daily & covered in 100 percent Mozzarella Cheese
  • Mexican L $18 / M $13 /S $8
    • Beef, Onion, Red Peppers, Jalapenos, Chilli Sauce
  • -Veges $1
  • R =Regular / L = Large
  • HOTDOG BITES 6 for $5.20
  • 1 FISH OF THE DAY
  • 1 MINI SAUCE
  • 1 MINI SAUCE
  • CRUMBED FROM $6.50
  • 1 SMALL CHIPS
  • 1 HOTDOG
  • 1 SMALL CHIPS
  • 3 Eggs Omelette $19
    • Choose 3 from spinach, mushroom,tomato, bacon, ham, cheese or salmon. Served with toast and relish
  • Baby Pancake Stack $10
    • Finished with bacon and maple syrup
  • Bacon, tomato and basil pesto $12.5
  • Soup Of The Day $13.5
    • Served with a freshly heated roll. See staff for today's creation
  • Big Breakfast $23.5
    • Bacon, sauge, hash brown, mushroom, roasted tomato and free range eggs in any atyle, serve with toast
  • Free Range Eggs On Toast $ 13
    • Choose from poached, fried or scrambled
  • Nachos $16.5
    • Chilli con carne, cheese and sour cream or avocado, tomato salsa, cheese and sour cream
  • Kids Platter $11
    • Choose between fairy bread or a ham sandwich- served with a pottle o f yogurt, cheese wedge, fresh fruit and packet of chips
  • Panthers Big Burger & Fries: Crispy Chicken w/ Bacon, Lettuce, Caesar dressing & Parmesan / Beef ’n’Onion Ring Cheddar, Red Onion Jam, Aioli, Lettuce & Tomato / Vegetarian w/ Grilled Portabello, Feta, Onion Rings ,Beetroot Hummus, Aioli, Lettuce & Tomato 24
  • Chefs Soup of the Day w/ Garlic Bread 9 Sticky Chicken Wings w/ Hoisin & Sesame 12
  • Pan Fried Salmon (g.f) w/ Crunchy Potatoes, Asparagus & Herb Cream Sauce 27
  • Chefs Pasta of the Day 26
    • ask your server what the chefs are cooking fresh to order today
  • Chefs Salad Choice (g.f) - ask your server what the chefs are whipping up today 26
  • Retro Prawn & Avocado Cocktail (g.f) 12
    • w/ our own marie-rose sauce
  • Chefs Pasta of the Day or Bangers & Mash 20
  • Mushrooms Crumbed & Stuffed w/ cheese & bacon w/ Aioli & Salad 12
  • Gluten free pine ring $2.40
  • Battered mussel $0.90
  • Beetroot $4.00
  • Patty. Vege patty & corn
  • Lasagne topper $3.80
  • Spring/Curry rice roll $3.20
  • All burgers have lettuce, onion, sauce & mayo
  • Beer battered fries* $5.00
  • Choice Accompaniment
    • mushroom sauce/lemon wedge/mango chutney/cheese sauce
  • Choice Sauce
    • mushrooms sauce/gravy/apricot sauce/mango chutney/plum sauce
  • (comes with a small ice cream sundae or jelly and cream)
  • Teddy Bears Picnic
  • Vegetarian of the day $18.50
  • Banana Split $10.50
    • with choice of sauce
  • Beer Batter Hoki SM/LG $15.50/$19.50
  • Jug of Sauces $2.50
  • Spiced Chicken and Bacon Sandwich and Basil and Watercress Pesto $22
  • ANZCO 21 Day Aged Fillet of Beef $38 g.f.
    • w/ Beetroot Remoulade, Roast Yams, Balsamic Cherry Tomatoes and Cafe de Paris Butter
  • All Mains Served with Seasonal Greens and Side of Chefs Potatoes
  • tweLves Seafood Risotto $22
    • w/ Prawns & Salmon
  • Sides $8 each
    • Fries, Salad, Potatoes
  • tweLves Chicken Liver Pate $16
    • w/ Red Onion Jam & Crostini
  • Seasonal Soup $16
  • tweLves Famous Crème Brûlée w/ Sorbet g.f. $14
  • Bacon & Eggs $ 13.00
  • Soup $ 8.00
    • winter only
  • Savouries $ 2.00
  • Cream Donuts $ 2.90
  • Open Toasted Chicken Sandwich $ 16.00
  • Fresh Salad $ 6.50
    • add chicken or ham
  • Hamburger $ 6.00
  • Filos $ 7.20
    • Bacon and Mushroom, Chicken etc
  • B.L.T.Sandwich $16.50
    • Bacon, lettuce and tomato on fresh Turkish bread, served with chunky fries and aioli
  • Chefs Homemade Soup of the Day $10.00
    • See our wait staff or the specials board for the details
  • Decafe $0.50
  • Honey Sweet Chilli Chicken $22.50
    • Honey sweet chilli chicken with a fresh salad mix, served in a tortilla basket with crispy noodles
  • Hot Cakes $16.50
    • Bedrocks' hot cake mixture that you pour over the stone, and to accompany them you can choose from either bacon, banana & maple syrup or mixed berry couli & fresh cream
  • Spaghetti & Meatballs $12.50
  • Pork Rib-eye $29.50
    • Succulent pork rib-eye cooked medium and served with a creamy mustard sauce, served on Bedrock potatoes with seasonal vegetables
  • Roast Vegetable Wrap $19.50
    • Add chicken
  • Prawn Twists $16.00
    • crispy prawn twists served with wasabi mayonnaise & sweet chili sauce
  • Halloumi Salad $19.50
    • grilled halloumi & roasted pumpkin served on a bed of seasonal salad tossed in a lemon-honey balsamic vinaigrette(add homemade Tuscan seasoned chicken $4.50)
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $8.00/$12.00
    • grilled sourdough topped with garlic butter & our blend of cheese, small/large
  • (Chef’s Speciality Burgers a fully loaded home-made burger served on a toasted Focaccia bun served with shoestring fries)
  • Side Salad $6.50
  • Porters Burger
    • Sweet as! Tastes as good as it looks. A simple & perfect pork, apple & thyme patty
  • Garlic bread $6.00/$10.00
    • grilled sourdough topped with garlic butter, small/large
  • Dobson Burger
    • All that is good about this country can be found here in our hometown. A rich lamb burger, enhanced with refreshing mint yogurt and a hint of rosemary
The Last Post Cafe and Bar

The Last Post Cafe and Bar

location

Address

116 Main Street, Methven, Methven, Canterbury, 7730, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033028259

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 4:30 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , International , Irish , Mediterranean , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
116 Main Street, Methven, Methven, Canterbury, 7730, New Zealand