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

  • Add An Extra Dip + $2
  • Two Eggs Poached / Scrambled / Fried $9.5
  • All Come With Two Pieces Of Sourdough Or Fancy Brown Toast $N/A
  • M & H Banana Bread With Yumyum Butter $4.5
  • Green Salad $6
  • Ginger, Lemongrass & Kawakawa Bruleé, Berry Granite, Mini Meringue $15.5
  • Fries, Garlic Aioli $6
  • Baby Bread Rolls, Daily Dip $8
  • Check out the display desserts & today's ice cream flavour selection
  • Chicken Nuggets
    • 5x battered nuggets with tomato sauce & Station rustic fries
  • Single Cheese Option (consists of your preference of cheese) $10.00
    • served with matching condiments and crackers, cheese - aged cheddar, brie or blue
  • Mussel Fritters (add Station rustic fries $4.00)
    • stack of fritters served with chilli aioli, salad & lemon wedges
  • Chicken & Cranberry
    • char-grilled moroccan chicken with cranberry sauce
  • Basket of Wedges $6.00
  • 2x Eggs $3.00
  • Basket of Waffle Potatoes $6.00
  • Fritter & salad $12
    • Choose a fritter or fish cake from the cabinet with your salad. You're a low carb freak
  • The 7 Day gravlax $12
    • South Island Salmon cured for at least 7 days with a blend of secret 'erbs and spices
  • Monger Chip butty $8
    • Soft white bread, butter (real butter), hot chips and a dash of anchovy salt. No really, the anchovy salt works. Addictive
  • Ika Mata - Polynesian style raw fish $11
    • Classic coconut and citrus based marinated white fish. Yum
  • Trevally satay sticks $18
    • Traditional satay sauce on chunks of fresh trevally with peanuts, lime and spring onion rice
  • Fish & Chips or steamed potatoes $12
    • The classic combo; you can choose crumbed, tempura or beer battered; you can be healthy and have it grilled!
  • Fish, chips & salad $18
    • The "I can't decide" option for hungry peeps
  • Raw fish, grilled fish, salad $22
    • Some cooked, some raw, you can choose different fish if you please.
  • Deal #3 $20.50
    • Pad Thai with chicken and beef satay served with peanut sauce. Your choice of a glass of tap beer or a glass of house wine
  • -Chicken $11.50
  • Deal #1 $16.50
    • Pork pepper with Rice and vegetables fritters served with sweet chilli sauce
  • GARLIC & PEPPER
    • Sauteed garlic and pepper with your choice of meat served with
  • OYSTER SAUCE
    • Beef broccolis, onion and mushroom sauteed in oyster sauce served with
  • PADTHAI
    • Rice noodles with bean sprout, tamarind sauce, spring onion and crushed peanuts
  • CRISPY PORK SALAD
    • with Thai salad dressing,onion , spring onion.and corianders.
  • -Prawns $16.50
  • Coriander & Lime Mayo $1.00
  • Camembert $2.00
  • Onion Rings $5.90
  • Comes With Potato Fries & A Charlie'S Kids Drink
  • Upgrade
    • Choose a side + dip and add a drink
  • Mint & Cucumber Yoghurt $1.50
  • Vege Deluxe L $13.90 / S $12.40
    • Toasted falafel w/ spicy satay, camembert, garlic mayo, salad & relish
  • Junior Chick Burger $8.40
    • Chicken w/ tomato ketchup & mayo
  • Smith's Focaccia with Olive Oil $5.00
  • Farmer's Breakfast $25.00
    • Eggs, bacon, sausage, roast tomato, hashbrown, toast
  • Smith's Lunch Bowl $18.50
    • Miso glazed salmon, avocado, brown rice, sea vegetables
  • Soup of the day, toast $12.50
  • Smith's Smoked Salmon $21.50
    • Potato and dill cakes, mascarpone, greens
  • Smith's Rolls, Pulled Pork $18.50
    • B.B.Q. sauce, poached eggs, hollandaise
  • Lime coconut fresh toast with bacon $21.00
  • Mixed Leaf Salad $5.50
  • -Asparagus $2.85
  • ●Other morsels
  • Cream cheese spinach / Truffle infused mash $6.00
  • Wednesday mates rates $15.00
    • Steak and chips, calamari and chips, chicken and chips
  • ●Red meat
    • All dishes are served with chips
  • -Homemade beef pattie $16.00
  • Old fashioned chicken cheese burger $20.00
    • Made with real chicken breast
  • ●Sides
  • Insalata caprese (V) $ 16.9
    • fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & pepper
  • Calamari alla griglia $ 16.9
    • grilled squid rings tossed in garlic, e.v.o.o, parsley w. lemon & rocket
  • Penne al salmone $ 21.9
    • smoked salmon, spinach, garlic , herbs & lemon e crema
  • Pollo alla milanese $ 26.9
    • Milanese style bread crumbed chicken breast, served w. lemon wedge, fries & salad
  • Risotto di pollo $ 19.9
    • arborio rice, chicken, mushrooms sauteed w. olive oil, garlic, tomato crema & rocket
  • Add $ 5.0
    • gluten free base(as available)
  • V=vegetarian
  • Piccata al limone (Veal) $ 26.9
    • pan fried white veal escallops, lemon juice, white wine, italian parsley & caper sauce, served w. fries & salad
  • Pork Belly
    • Peking Spiced Pork Betty with Choi Sum Salad & Soft Flat Bread with Spiced Plum Sauce
  • Kransky Sausage
    • Organic Pork Kransky Sausage, Olives, Anchovies & Parsley
  • Chicken Salad
    • Baby Spring Chicken Salad with Grapes, Penne & Rosemary Pine Nut Mayonnaise
  • Awanui Farm Steak
    • Hickory Marinated & Seared 200g of Prime Awanui Farm Steak
  • Feta, Capers & Avocado Oil
  • Bacon
    • Holly Bacon 1oo% Real Bacon Sausage slow Roasted Mushroom & Bell Peppers
  • Spinach Olive & Feta Salad
  • Prawn Cocktail
    • Prawn Cocktail with Paprika Mayonnaise & Shredded Salad
  • Prawn Pakoras $10.00
    • prawn dipped in chick peas, flour and deep fried in Indian style
  • Veg Noodles $10.00
  • Onion Bhaji $5.50
    • deep fried julienne cut onion with chickpea flour, batter and spices
  • Saag Aloo $14.50
    • potato in spinach sauce
  • Kadai Beef $15.50
    • rich flavoured curry with crushed tomato capsicum & green chiilies in a thick masala sauce
  • Kashmiri $7.50
    • basmati rice cooked with cashews, almond, sultans & coconut
  • Chicken Saag $15.50
    • boneless pieces of chicken, cooked with green herb & spinach
  • Lamb Jalfrezi $16.50
    • cooked green and red peppers, tomatoes, onion and fresh coriander in a tasty curry sauce
  • Baked mushrooms, lemon braised kale, polenta, parmesan cream $18.50
  • -Medium $10.50
  • Spiced barley kedgeree, smoked salmon, pumpkin, apple, horseradish $18.50
  • Cookies $3.00 TO $8.50
  • Hawke’s bay apple, beetroot salad, cranberries, pumpkin seeds
  • - Small $6.50
  • Sausage rolls $3.00 TO $8.50
  • -Medium $10.50
  • Tacos $18.50
    • soft shell tortillas filled with black beans, braised mushrooms, salsa, cashew mayo GF v
  • Bay view garden breakfast bowl $19.50
    • locally grown seasonal vegetables>>hummus, olives, halloumi, poached eggs, flat bread
  • Poorman's potatoes $17.50
    • with fried eggs, wild greens DF GF
  • avocado ( if available) $4.00
  • fried haloumi $4.00
  • Shakshuka $17.50
    • baked eggs in a spiced tomato, bean and vegetable ragout, crusty bread DF
  • gluten free bread add $1.00
  • Tostadas $15.00
    • fried corn tortillas, refried beans, salsa, cashew cheese GF v
  • Steamed Green Lip Mussels $25.00
    • poached prawn cutlets, spicy laksa, toasted garlic bread
  • Smoked King Salmon Souffle $12.00
    • apple cider honey dressing
  • Tempura Battered Fish $12.00
    • steak fries, green salad
  • Calamari, NZ Paua & Scallops $26.00
    • tender squid stuffed with minced paua, poached with cheese risotto, pan fried scallops with a seafood glaze
  • Vegetarian Gnocchi $12.00
    • basil pesto
  • Baked Passionfruit Cheesecake
  • Confit of Duck $26.00
    • slow roasted with 6 spices, brandied orange sauce, served with a shallot kumara tart
  • Seafood Risotto $25.00
    • a selection of prawns, scallops & salmon poached with tomato beurre blanc
  • Trio of New Zealand Salmon $19 / $38
    • house smoked salmon, salmon gravlax and smoked salmon pâté, crostini,grain toast & crackers, lemon and horseradish cream
  • Pommes frites $9
    • and aïoli
  • Crispy Tapioca and Soy Pork Belly $16
    • with a caramel sauce, accompanied by an apple and celery slaw
  • Churchill’s Beef Burger $28
    • caramelised red onion jam, cheese, bacon,lettuce and tomato, served with aïoli and French fries
  • Marquise De Chocolate, red berry coulis, tuile biscuit and Chantilly cream $16 *
  • Cheese Board For 1 ~ $19 For 2 ~ $38*
    • A selection of the finest local cheeses, crackers, crostini, cornichons, pickles and relishes
  • Today’s freshly battered fish and chips $26
    • with home-made tartare
  • Seasonal fruit parfait, caramel popcorn & summer fruit $15*
  • Rosemary infused olives $ 6
  • 311 Burger $ 22
    • 200gm prime beef pattie, tomato, lettuce, red onion & courgette chutney, parmesan, bacon & our secret sauce
  • Roasted beetroot & feta $ 7
  • Borlotti bean cassoulet, chorizo, garlic bread $ 22
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables $ 7
  • Cheese trio $ 17
  • Callebaut 42% dark chocolate cake $ 14
    • with affogato ice cream (Gluten Free)
  • Grilled pork fillet, potato gratin,roasted veggies $ 27
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