The Thirsty Whale Restaurant and Bar in Napier Menu

The Galley Menu The Galley Menu
  • Garlic pizza bread with parmesan $9.90
  • Freshly baked bread platter servered with homemade dips $9.90/12.90
  • Baked garlic ciabatta bread - (for 2 or 4 people) $7.90/11.90
  • Seasoned wedges - With sour cream, sweet chilli sauce & bacon $13.50
  • French fries with tomato sauce $6.50
  • Nachos - With spicy salsa, ground beef, chilli beans and sour cream $15.90
  • The Whale Platter - Slection mussels, crumbed squid rings, fish bites, prawn twisters and fries  finished with green salad $21.90
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder - Finished with a steamed mussels and served with grilled bread $16.90
  • Green Lip Mussels - Served in a coconut, lemongrass, & chilli sauce Or Garlic cream and herb reduction $17.90
  • Salt ‘n’ Pepper Squid    - Served on a salad of mesclun, coriander, shallots and crispy garlic tossed in a Vietnamese dressing $16.50/29.90
  • Fish of the Day - Chef's inspiration created fresh each day $29.90
  • Thai Chicken Curry - Served on basmati rice with toasted sesame seeds and fresh coriander $17.90
  • Fettuccine (Smoked Salmon, capers and spinach in a wine and cream reduduion) $21.90
  • Fettuccine (Chicken, bacon and spinachin in a wine and cream reduction) $20.90
  • Grilled Venison Burger - Premium venison pattie served in a toasted bun with waxed cheddar, salad, caramelised onions, plum sauce serverd with fries $19.90
  • Grilled Chicken Burger - Cajan chicken breast with brie, avocado salsa, salad, tomato and cranberry sauce served with fries $19.90
  • Paua fritters - Served above mesculin salad topped with streaky bacon and herb aioli $19.90/34.90
  • Seared Scallops - Seared scallops served on chorizo and papriki puree with baby spinach, finished with l'orange reduction $18.90/35.90
  • Crumbed Fish & Chips - Freshly crumbed fish served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce $20.90
  • Scotch Fillet  - Char grilled scotch fillet, servered with herbed garlic butter, fries and salad $28.90
  • Porterhouse Steak 400gm - Char grilled porterhouse steak, servered with onion rings, fries and salad $28.90
  • New Zealand White Bait Fritters - Served with toasted bread above a mesclum salad finished with hollandaise $19.90/34.90
  • American Style Pork Ribs - Servered with fries and salad $26.90
Thirsty's Thin Crust Pizzas Thirsty's Thin Crust Pizzas
  • Mafia - Salami, chorizo, pepperoni, kalamata olives, red onion and fresh herbs & cheddar $20.90
  • Margherita - Fresh tomato, kalamata olives, feta,red onion,basil pesto and cheddar $19.50
  • Smoke house - Smokehouse chicken breast, cranberry sauce, red onion, brie & cheddar $21.90
Thirsty's Late Breakfast Selection Thirsty's Late Breakfast Selection
  • Eggs Benedict - Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with grilled bacon and hollandaise $15.90
  • The Full Whale - Hash browns, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, grilled tomato and eggs prepared to your liking, served with toast $18.90
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon - Served on a potato puree with wilted spinach and a creamy beef jus with a side of freshly grilled bread $15.90

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Gurdard
  • - Small $16.90
  • Paua / Mussel / Fritter $2.20
  • Spring / Curry / Veggie Roll $2.60
  • Seafood Chowder $9.90
  • Chicken Nugget $0.70 each
  • Snapper
  • Tarakihi - Crumbed $3.80 $4.30
  • Natural oysters, rock or Bluff (seasonal) $4
    • Oysters as natural as they come, just with lemon. Sold each
  • Fritter & salad $12
    • Choose a fritter or fish cake from the cabinet with your salad. You're a low carb freak
  • Monkfish & Ham terrine $18
    • A slice of cold pressed terrine with sauce Gribiche
  • Origin Earth Haloumi sticks $6
    • Two sticks of haloumi cheese with a soft batter coating. For the kid in all of us
  • Ika Mata - Polynesian style raw fish $11
    • Classic coconut and citrus based marinated white fish. Yum
  • Grilled Northland Mackerel $18
    • Skordalia, parsley, cherry tomatoes, grilled lemon
  • Grilled Skate Wing $18
    • with baby spinach, feta, baby beets and lemon dressing
  • 9 Mussels, beer & ginger $12
    • Mussels steamed open in beer with ginger, orange and coriander seeds
  • -Prawns $16.50
  • Laab Chicken $14.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Goye Si Mee
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • -Prawns $16.50
  • Full Monty L $17.90
    • Angus beef w/ salad, mayo & relish
  • -Bacon $2.50
  • Big Squeaky L $13.90 / S $12.40
    • Seared organic halloumi w/ caramelised onions, tangy coriander & lime mayo, salad & relish
  • Beetroot Relish $1.00
  • Avocado $1.50
  • Cabbie L $13.90 / S $12.40
    • Chicken w/ fresh avocado, free formed bacon, salad, mayo & relish
  • Tempura Chicken Nibbles $7.90
  • Minted Lamb $14.90
    • Marinated lamb leg w/ mint & cucumber yoghurt, salad, mayo & relish
  • Potato mash / Side garden salad $5.00
  • Free range eggs used for all dishes
  • -Between four people $14.00
  • Crispy lotus root $3.85
    • With tamarind dressing
  • Piri-piri chicken livers (GFA) $12.50
    • Sure to start your evening with a bang!
  • ●Silver fern steaks
    • All steaks are basted in garlic butter and served with chips & salad, and your choice of sauce-mushroom, cheese or pepper
  • Gluten free desserts available on request
  • Haloumi salad $26.00
    • Honey glazed, grilled haloumi served with salad of the day
  • Gaeng Panang Nuea $23.50
    • Beef peanut curry with coconut cream, green beans, carrot and capsicum
  • Mog Pad Ka Tim $27.50
    • Stir fried pork with crispy garlic, coriander and white pepper, on bed with seasonal vegetables, served on a sizzling hot plate
  • Kimao Pad Tom Yum Goong $25.50
    • Tom Yum fried rice with Thai herbs, king prawns, spring onions, coriander and mushrooms. The most amazing fried rice with noodle flavours that you can't skip eating
  • Beef Black Pepper $21.50
    • Stir fried beef with black pepper sauce and seasonal vegetables, served on a sizzling hot plate
  • Roti Bread $4.00
    • Roti Thai style flatbread served with peanut sauce
  • Mog Mum Tok $21.50
    • Thai salad grill pork,dry chilli, fish sauce, lime juice and red onion, coriander and spring onions
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $12.50
    • Battered squid and salt & pepper served with plum sauce
  • Chicken Satay $13.50
    • Grilled marinated chicken served with peanut sauce
  • Veg Fried Rice $9.00
  • Mushroom Mattar $14.50
    • mushroom cooked with green peas in special onion tomato creamy gravy
  • Beef Saag $15.50
    • boneless pieces of beef cooked with green herb spinach
  • Chicken Saag $15.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken, cooked with green herb & spinach
  • Chicken Dhanshak $15.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken with yellow lentils, chopped spinach & onion tomato gravy
  • Prawn Chilli $17.00
    • prawns marinated in egg, with capsicum, onion and soya sauce. - Indian style
  • Garlic Tikka $11.00
    • garlic flavoured chicken pieces delicately marinated and roasted in tandoori oven
  • Lamb Vindaloo (Very Hot) $16.50
    • south Indian specialty for those who are brave at heart
  • Focaccia & ciabatta, evoo, dukkah $7.00
  • Island Style $13.50
    • Two poached eggs, tomato & pineapple salsa, fresh spinach, ciabatta or seed & spelt toast
  • Tomato, hazelnut & bean salad $29.00
  • Sesame & wasabi crusted yellow fin tuna, japanese salad, matsuhisa dressing / Venison sausage, lentil salad, plum chutney, micro-cress / Seasonal house made soup $15.00
  • Panfried fish of the day $24.00
    • With polenta chips, rocket & pickled onion salad, coriander, saffron & lemon aioli
  • Porcini, corn & parmesan arancini with chilli jam / Prawn & vegetable tempura, ponzu sauce / Citrus & vodka cured salmon, shaved fennel, orange, palm sugar dressing $15.00
  • Chef's pasta of the day $22.00
  • Ras al hanout dusted lamb loin $29.00
    • With caponata, potato & feta souffle
  • Nutra Blast Smoothie Half $7.00 Full $7.90
    • blueberries, banana, oats, raw peanuts, lite milk, yoghurt, NZ honey optional
  • Fitness Bowl $9.90
    • kale, spinach, avocado, banana, coconut milk, strawberries, Clean Paleo Native Vanilla Protein, NZ honey, toasted protein mix, goji berries
  • Vietnamese Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • free-range poached chicken, field greens, vermicelli noodles, cucumber, bean sprouts, coriander, mint, peanuts dressing - freshpress vietnamese
  • Wild Child Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • antioxidant salad mix, quinoa, black rice, coconut threads, cranberries, almonds, sunflower seeds, red cabbage dressing, maple tahini
  • Quinoa Chicken Goji Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • free-range poached chicken, antioxidant salad mix, feta, quinoa, goji berries, cranberries, pickled onion dressing - freshpress pomegranate + orange
  • Tank Tokyo Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • free-range poached chicken, field greens, cucumber, edamame beans, red cabbage, coriander, black sesame seeds, broccoli, black rice dressing - freshpress sesame ginger miso
  • Organic Acai Energy Bowl $12.90
    • organic acai berries, blueberries, banana, NZ honey, Clean Paleo Manuka Crunch
  • Raw Lean’n Green Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • antioxidant salad mix, carrot, beetroot slaw, broccoli, feta, black sesame seeds, toasted protein mix, orange zest, charred corn, red cabbage dressing - freshpress sweet and spicy mango
  • -braised kale $4.50
  • - Small $6.50
  • Roasted butternut squash, chickpea, radicchio, pomegranate, hazelnut dukkah
  • Loaves $3.00 TO $8.50
  • New season fig, blue cheese, toasted walnut, picnic fig and walnut sourdough $10.50
  • -smoked salmon $8.50
  • Cakes $3.00 TO $8.50
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  • Buckwheat pancakes, black currant $17.50
    • compote, maple syrup, coconut yogurt, DF GF
  • Oh, my goodness open sandwich $15.00
    • crushed avocado, spiralized beetroot, activated cashew cheese, pickled figs GF DF V PF
  • mushroom $4.00
  • gluten free bread add $1.00
  • Harira $11.50
    • Moroccan lentil and vegetable soup, flatbread V
  • Tostadas $15.00
    • fried corn tortillas, refried beans, salsa, cashew cheese GF v
  • Toasted sour dough $6.00
    • with butter and jam
  • poached egg $3.00
  • Fish of the Day $21.00 / half size $15
    • Beer battered fresh fish, salad and shoestring fries, classic tartare sauce
  • Pancakes $16.00
    • With banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Pasta of the Day $18.50
    • See our specials board for today’s pasta
  • Chilli Bean Nachos $14.50
    • Corn chips with mild spiced tomato and Mexican chilli bean salsa with grilled cheese and sour cream
  • Gluten Free available but handled in a kitchen with gluten products.
  • Available until kitchen closes at 2pm
  • All Day Fisherman’s Breakfast $20.50
    • Bacon, sausage, eggs your way, roast tomatoes, button mushrooms, hash browns, relish, buttery toast
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $19.50
    • Strips of calamari dusted with Szechuan salt, served with house slaw, chilli dipping sauce and fries
  • Beef $20.50
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $21.00
  • Beef & Satay Sauce $22.00
  • Steamed Vegetable Dumplings $8.00
  • Duck & Seasonal Vegetables $27.50
  • Beef & Tomatoes on Rice $20.50
  • Scallops & Chinese Bean Sauce $29.50
  • Vegetable $19.50
  • Today’s freshly battered fish and chips $26
    • with home-made tartare
  • Affogato, Frangelico, vanilla ice cream, chocolate chards and espresso $15
  • Churchill’s Pizza of the day $26
    • vegetarian, meat or seafood
  • Lemon crush meringue pie, mango sorbet, berry coulis $16
  • Pommes frites $9
    • and aïoli
  • Trio of New Zealand Salmon $19 / $38
    • house smoked salmon, salmon gravlax and smoked salmon pâté, crostini,grain toast & crackers, lemon and horseradish cream
  • Cheese Board For 1 ~ $19 For 2 ~ $38*
    • A selection of the finest local cheeses, crackers, crostini, cornichons, pickles and relishes
  • Warm Home-Baked Bread for 1 $9 for 2 $18
    • with roasted garlic & herb butter and dips
  • Fries $ 5.00
    • With cheese, bacon, sweet chilli sauce and sor cream
  • Toasted Sandwich $ 8.00
    • With your choice of cheese, onion, tomato, ham and bacon with fries
  • Fish Burger $ 12.00
    • With fries
  • Fish & Chips $ 12.00
    • 2 pieces of fish with fries & salad
  • Seafood Platter $ 12.00
    • With fries, squid rings, fish bites, scallops, mussels
  • Landlubbers Platter $ 12.00
    • With spring fries, spring rolls, mini samosas, vegie delights, chicken wedges
  • Kids Chicken Nuggets $ 5.00
    • With fries
  • Beef Burger $ 12.00
    • With fries
The Thirsty Whale Restaurant and Bar

The Thirsty Whale Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

62 West Quay, Ahuriri, Ahuriri, Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

068358815

clock

Opened hours

None
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pizza , Pub Food , Seafood , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Local cuisine ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
62 West Quay, Ahuriri, Ahuriri, Napier, Hawke's Bay, 4110, New Zealand