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

  • Gazpacho consomme, powdered goats milk $3.5
  • Andre's fruit loaf, toasted with butter & spreads $6.5
  • Chargrilled beef short-rib, bone marrow, gherkins, brussels $26
  • Pheasant, sour pear, spring cabbage $28
  • An After Dinner Stroll $14
    • La Petit Chocolate 70%, pine, whiskey, peppermint
  • Trevally carpaccio, pickled carrot, dill, mustard sorbet $14
  • Cured venison tartar, sour cherries, Kriek granite, radish $17
  • Breakfast salad $16
    • mesclun and foraged leaves, kalee puree, 62° duck egg
  • Vanilla Bavarois, Almond Pastry, Stone Fruit, Lemon Sorbet $15.5
  • Charred Lamb Rump, Coconut Rice, Massaman Sauce, Watermelon, Coriander $32
  • Panfried Fish, Japanese Rice, Miso & Dashi Broth, Shiitake, Pickled Ginger, Herb Salad $31
  • Seared Scallops, Tofu & Herb Sauce, Green Apple, Macadamia, Basil $16
  • Fries, Garlic Aioli $7
  • M&H Vegan Bircher, Fresh Strawberries, Coconut, Plum & Chia Jam $14.5
  • Add Your Choice Of Liqueur +5 $5
  • Grilled Octopus, Chimichurri, Crunchy Tortilla, Sour Cream, Cherry Tomato Salsa, Parsley $16
  • Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
    • A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
  • Running Bear Salmon $35.00
    • Pan-seared boneless fillet of Marlborough sea-run salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons. Your waiter will tell you all about it.
  • A Fist Full Of Pizza (Quesadilla) $18.00
    • Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapenos.
  • - One Shank $27.00
  • Gerhard Burger $25.00
    • NZ grass-fed Wagyu beef pattie, onion jam, Swiss cheese, free-range egg, tomato, red onion, lettuce and aioli in an artisan sourdough bun. Served with straight-cut chips...the Ferrari of burgers, perfect with a Steinlager. - Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
  • Nipper's Fish & Chips $12.50
    • Lightly battered fish, flash fried crisp and golden.
  • Deputy Dog $12.50
    • Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash fried in the furnace. Served with loads of tomato sauce.
  • Hero Burger $13.50
    • A beef pattie with lettuce and tomato served in a toasted burger bun with grilled cheese. If you want any other salad greens on your burger, just let us know! - Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
  • -Vegetables $13.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50
  • Ginger
  • Pork Hock on Rice $14.50
  • Laab Chicken $14.50
  • Fried Yellow Noodles
  • -Vegetables $13.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • Haloumi salad $26.00
    • Honey glazed, grilled haloumi served with salad of the day
  • -Tofu & vegetable $4.85
  • ●Signature burgers
    • Served with chips and tomato sauce on brioche bun
  • ●For the vegetarians
  • -Prawn $6.85
  • Caramel mint tart $10.50
    • Highly recommended! with grated mint chocolate, shot of liqueur, and cream or ice cream
  • -Homemade beef pattie $16.00
  • Paprika and herb chips $5.00
    • Smoked paprika dusted chips
  • Sweet & Sour Pork Fillet $22.90
    • Traditional Chinese / Cantonese favourite, crispy and crunchy coated. Includes rice.
  • Field of Dreams $11.90
    • Grilled field mushrooms, with capsicum, in season Westshore Pesto, tomato, Lettuce & red onion with herbed mayo
  • Crasborn Orchards Apple Turnover $10.90
    • Oven baked filled with spiced with apple & banana with walnut praline with side of Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges $12.90
    • with sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • Mergers Daily Dumplings $3.00
  • Classic $10.90
    • Beef pattie, aged cheddar cheese, beetroot, mustard, Aromatics Te Mata relish, lettuce, tomato & red onion
  • Hot Dogs $9.90
  • Roti Bread $4.00
    • Made here fresh
  • Lasagne all’emiliana s $23.00 / m $31.00
    • Traditional style lasagna all’ Emiliana, rich layers of pasta, ragu, béchamel and cheese.
  • Risotto con gamberi, mantecato con pesto di basilico alla genovese e pinoli tostati s $24.50 / m $32.50
    • Risotto with shrimps, perfumed with basil pesto and toasted pine nuts.
  • Carre`di agnello con salsa al profumo di mirto sardo, rapa rossa al timo. $36.00
    • Frenched rack of lamb with 12 hour reduction of lamb jus perfumed with New Zealand myrtle, served with beetroot seasoned with thyme.
  • Profiteroles con salsa al cioccolato fondente e polvere di mandorla $16.00
    • Profiteroles filled with crème pâtissière on a bed of dark chocolate ganache and garnished with almond dust.
  • Antipasto misto con salumi rustici, capperi roccia, olive nere, paté, pomodori sott’olio, confettura di mele, servito con pane croccante (min. per 2 persone) $32.00
    • Antipasto with salami, caper berries, olives, pâté, sundried tomato, apple conserve, and crusty bread slices.(min. 2 people)
  • Petto di pollo al marsala con funghi champignon $33.50
    • Chicken breast sautéed in sweet marsala salsa with freshly chopped button mushrooms.
  • Panna cotta al liquore Nocino con confettura dolce di pere e polvere di cannella $16.00
    • Nocino liquor Panna cotta served with fresh pear conserve and cinnamon dust.
  • Mousse di cioccolato fondente 72% con salsa all’arancia e zenzero $16.00
    • Dark 72 % chocolate mousse with orange and ginger sauce.
  • Beef Burger $17.50
  • Wedges $13.50
  • Toasted Sandwiches $3.50
  • Toasted Muesli $13.50
  • Seafood Chowder $13.50
  • BLT Sandwich $17.50
  • Pancakes $8.00
  • Toast w cream cheese & ham $8.50
  • Paleo Active Greens Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • antioxidant salad mix, raw beetroot, free-range egg, carrot, avocado, broccoli, toasted protein mix, red cabbage dressing - freshpress cashew broccoli pesto
  • Guacamole Greens Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • free-range poached chicken, field greens, avocado, charred corn, black beans, coriander, tortilla chips, red onion dressing - freshpress chipotle
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fitness Bowl $9.90
    • kale, spinach, avocado, banana, coconut milk, strawberries, Clean Paleo Native Vanilla Protein, NZ honey, toasted protein mix, goji berries
  • Nutra Blast Smoothie Half $7.00 Full $7.90
    • blueberries, banana, oats, raw peanuts, lite milk, yoghurt, NZ honey optional
  • Modern Caesar Wrap $10.90 Salad $12.90
    • free-range poached chicken, antioxidant salad ree-range egg, parmesan crisps dressing - caesar
  • Banana Fritter $2.00
  • Chicken $4.20
  • Bacon $4.20
  • Hash Brown $1.60
  • Ham & Cheese $4.50
  • Fish Bite $1.50
  • Donut $1.60
  • Gumard $5.10
  • - Small $6.50
  • Hawke’s bay apple, beetroot salad, cranberries, pumpkin seeds
  • Loaves $3.00 TO $8.50
  • Cakes $3.00 TO $8.50
  • Galettes $3.00 TO $8.50
  • -smoked salmon $8.50
  • -Large $12.50
  • Baked mushrooms, lemon braised kale, polenta, parmesan cream $18.50
  • Smoked Chicken and Cashew Salad $13.00
    • A tasty salad of colour and freshness with a smoky creamed dressing, roasted cashew, smoked chicken and finished with a crispy noodle
  • Spicy Wedges
    • Wedges seasoned with our own selection of spices then baked with streaky bacon and cheese, served with sour cream and tomato sauce
  • Rib Eye Steak $19.50
    • 300g of premium NZ rib-eye from me grill on a bed of grilled potato with a port wine jus, and selection of seasonal vegetables
  • 4-6 people $27.00
  • Fries $6.50
    • Beer battered fries served with tomato sauce and our own garlic aioli
  • Nachos $13.00
    • A timeless classic done well, a tasty beef and red kidney bean mix, cheesy corn chip, blend of melted cheeses, handmade guacamole and a generous dollop of sour cream
  • Fettuccine Carbonara $13.50
    • A carbonara with a kick, another classic tweaked with a spicy chorizo and white wine cream sauce with freshly shaved parmesan cheese
  • Calamari $9.50
    • Portions of squid, poached in milk, crumbed and deep fried, served with a light salad and our chef's own secret sauce
  • Handmade Gnocchi $16.00
    • Filled with Caramelized Onion, Olives, Goats Cheese and Thyme
  • Asparagus with Crispy Bacon $9.00
  • Ice Cream Selection $15.00
    • House Made Amaretto, Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Hokey Pokey, Meringue
  • Cheese of the Day $15.00
  • 14 hr Cooked Lamb Shoulder $29.00
    • With overnight Cooked Lambs Heart, Celeriac Puree and Parsnip Sponge
  • Market Fish of the Day $29.00
  • Trifle $15.00
    • Fresh Strawberry, Kirsch Trifle, Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Beef Cheek $29.00
    • White Polenta, Beef Fillet, Mushroom, Beef Cheek Croquette
  • Lamb kebab
    • Skewered inidian spiced lamb pieces with riata dressing served with fries and salad
  • Arancini balls
    • Breaded risotto balls stuffed with sin dried tomatoes, mozzarella and pesto dressing served with fries and salad
  • Beer burger
    • Prime beef patties in a fresh bun with a salad, tomato, cheese and tomato relish served with fries
  • Steak sandwich
    • Scared scotch fillet served on fresh bread with salad tomato beetroot relish and fries
  • Fish
    • Beer battered guanard served with fried, salad, tomato, beetroot, relish and fries
  • Squid
    • Salt and pepper squid with lemon chilli mayo, fries and salad
  • Fries $ 5.00
    • With cheese, bacon, sweet chilli sauce and sor cream
  • Fish & Chips $ 12.00
    • 2 pieces of fish with fries & salad
  • Landlubbers Platter $ 12.00
    • With spring fries, spring rolls, mini samosas, vegie delights, chicken wedges
  • Fish Burger $ 12.00
    • With fries
  • Toasted Sandwich $ 8.00
    • With your choice of cheese, onion, tomato, ham and bacon with fries
  • Kids Chicken Nuggets $ 5.00
    • With fries
  • Seafood Platter $ 12.00
    • With fries, squid rings, fish bites, scallops, mussels
  • 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