The Drawing Room in Bay of Plenty Menu

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Plain basmati rice $2.50
Onion rings $4.50
- Onion rings, dipped in chickpea flour batter & deep fried
Chili chicken $13.00
- Boneless chicken pieces dipped in spicy batter, deep fried & finished with onion slices, capsicum, fresh green chillies and a dash of hot chilli sauce
Vegetarian manchurian $13.50
- Fresh diced vegetables deep fried with cornflour and spices, finished with a thick garlic sauce
Lamb nawabi (mild or med or hot) $14.00
- Lamb sauteed with onions & tomatoes, cooked in cream & garnished with coconut
Prawn pakora (10 pcs) $10.00
- Kimi prawn cutlets dipped in mildly spiced batter, deep fried and served with rice
Chana masala (chickpea-masala) $12.00
- Chick-peas cooked with onion and spiced gravy
Cheese naan $3.50

Cannoli alla siciliana $13.50
- Classic recipe from south of Italy, filled with ricotta, chocolate and pistachios
Pesce del Giorno – Fish of the day, please see the specials for tonight n/a
Add prosciutto $4.00
Tagliolini all’ Amatriciana AKA Tagliolini alla Matriciana $23.00
- Fresh diced pancetta (tradition prefers Guanciale, cured cheek), tomato base, fresh chilli topped with pecorino cheese
Cheese selection $15.00/$23.50
- Today’s choice of gourmet cheese ( 1 serving/2 servings)
Filled pasta of the day – please see the specials for tonight n/a
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina – Gnocchi Sorrento’s Style $23.50
- Gnocchi alla Sorrentina is a pasta dish made in the Sorrento style, with a tomato base, onion garlic, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil, garnished with homemade pesto
Baked cheese cake $13.00
- Ricotta and mascarpone, served with raspberry coulis

K9 Fried noodle with beef
S1 Chong-Qing Dan Dan hand-made noodle
B30 Stir fry dried red chilli with pork guts
S2 Tasty spicy hand-made noodle soup with beef brisket
A6 Chicken feet with Chinese pickled chilli
B24 Stir fry sliced pork with celery and peppers
A11 Chinese style pickled chunky vegetables with a touch of chilli oil
K15 Noodle soup with pickled mustard root and stripped pork

Bread & Dips, Toasted Italian Ciabatta & dipping sauces $11
Spaghetti Napoletana - Spaghetti in a Tomato & fresh Basil Sauce (add meatball +$3.5) $11
Garlic Prawns, Skewered Princess Prawns sautéed in garlic butter splashed with parsley & fine cracked pepper served with roasted garlic aioli $19.5/entree
Bruschetta, Toasted Italian bread topped with tomatoes, aged Balsamic olio & Parmesan cheese $12.50
Tuscan Herb Bread $6.90
Garlic Prawns, Skewered Princess Prawns sautéed in garlic butter splashed with parsley & fine cracked pepper served with roasted garlic aioli $29.50
Verde Salad (Green) Main $16.50 $9.90/entree
Tradition Caesar Salad, Fresh Cos lettuce tossed with Parmesan Cheese, Crispy Bacon, Egg, Crostini & our Famous Housemade Caesar dressing with chicken add $7 Main $20.50 $15.90/entree

Garlic Bread $8.90
Spicy Wedges $13.50
- with bacon, cheese, sour cream and sweet chili sauce
Classic Pepperoni $22
- with parmesan and tomato
Prawn Twisters $17.50
- with a palm ginger and lime sauce
Salt and Pepper Squid $16.50
- with orange caramel, pickled ginger, fresh lemon and aioli
Croque Monsier $14.50
- The Raft's toasted sandwich with smoked ham and gruyere cheese on brioche
Mexican Pulled Pork Sliders $15.50
- with street corn slaw
Sticky Beef Burger $20.50
- braised beef on a brioche bun with salad, crispy onions, cheese, aioli, pickled red cabbage and beer battered fries

Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
Very Vegemite $4.00
Happy Ham $5.00
Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
Chicken Crave Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita

Ice-cream Sundae $8.90
- Vanilla bean Ice-cream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel topping. Served with whipped cream.
Seafood Basket $32.90
- Crumbed scallops, calamari rings, battered mussels, crabsticks & Dory fish. Served with fries, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.
NZ Lamb Salad $23.90
- Warm slices of rosemary marinated lamb on a Greek salad with Tzatzaki sauce.
Bailey’s Cheesecake $9.90
- Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor cheesecake made from our own famous recipe. Served with whipped cream.
Seafood Chowder $17.90
- Hennessy’s homemade Chowder with NZ’s freshest seafood & vegetables. Served with toasted bread.
Chicken Nuggets $9.90
- With golden fries & sauce.
Murphy’s Chicken $19.90
- Freshly baked pita bread with hummus topped with salad greens, grilled chicken breast & Hennessy’s own Mediterranean salsa.
Mushrooms or Avocado or Mushroom Gravy $4.50

Ora King Salmon $16
- Ash cure, tartar, avocado, wasabi ice cream
Mini Beef Wellingtons $16.00
- with balsamic fig relish
Pear and rocket salad
Beef Ribeye gf $38.00
- Jus, potato gratin, with vegetable ribbons and your choice of blue cheese, tomato chili or Moroccan butters
Salt'n'Pepper Tofu $16
- Sweetcorn, kaffir lime, pear brulee
Venison gf $36.00
- Parsnip, parfait with liquorice and dark cherry sauces
Mushroom Parfait- g/f v $16.00
- with cashew butter, pickled mushrooms, black garlic and lavosh
Creme Brulee $16.00
- with feijoa, basil meringue and kapiti ice cream

-Large $11.00
Muesli berry parfait $8.50
- Layers of muesli, apple, berry compote, yogurt and banana. Made fresh to order
-Small $8.50
-Large $11.00
Each week we bring you a new and exciting slow cooked hotpot. Served on steamed brown rice these dishes are great for lunch on the go or a quick dinner option. Keep checking back each week as the flavour changes
-Small $7.00
Roast vege salad (GF, vegan)
- Seasonal vege roasted with a cajun spice.
Choose from our muesli berry parfait, slow cooked oats or check out our breakfast smoothies

Arabian $18.00
- Spinach, mushroom, onions, capsicum, cream cheese, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chili
Kashrut $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or Falafel cooked with tomatoes, herbs, spinach, mushrooms, onions, Berber spices, wrapped in the thin Kebab bread with olives, mozzarella, and cream cheeses and baked in Ali Baba’s oven. Topped with garlic mayonnaise and sweet chili sauces and served with a fresh side salad
SAUCES
- Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yoghurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
Ala-Tunisia $16.00
- A mouth-watering mixture of bearnaise pesto blended with homemade spices and your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel. Served with fresh salad
Falafel $ 9.00
Lamb $ 9.50
Salad $16.00
- Enjoy fresh salad vegetables served with your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel and any 3 sauces. As well as Ali Baba’s warm garlic and olive oil dressing. You can also choose to have olives, capers, Jalapeños, and capsicum on top of your salad
(All Kebabs served with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tabouli, red cabbage, onions, jalapeños, and 3 sauces of your choice. Cheese is $1.50 extra)

Tikka Masala
- cheese, chicken, raisins, cashew nuts, spring onion, tikka masala sauce
Spanish
- cheese, feta, chorizo sausage, artichoke hearts, pickled
Apricot Chicken
- cheese, cream cheese, chicken, dried apricot, spring onion, apricot sauce
Vegan 4
- crushed tomato bases sauce, vegan sausage, mushrooms, red onion, onion relish, garnished with baby spinach
Vegan 2
- crushed tomato base sauce, red onion, asparagus, red capsicum, homemade cashew cheese, beetroot pickle, garnished with baby spinach
Mexican chicken
- cheese, chicken, red onion, capsicum, jalapenos, sweet chili sauce, chili flakes
Chicken & Bacon
- Cheese, chicken, bacon, mushrooms, pineapple
Carribean Chicken
- cheese, chicken, cashew nuts, red onion, pineapple, banana, satay sauce

Biryani fish/prawn $15.00
Indian thali meal - veg $10.00
- rice, two veg curries, 1 roti, pappadum and pickle
Kerala potato curry $13.00
- potato cubed cooked in special coconut gravy and spices
Uzhunnu vadai (lentil doughnuts) 3pcs $5.00
- special savory doughnuts made by undu dall and herbs served with samabar and coconut chutney
Crispy samosa 2pcs $4.00
- deep fried pastry samosa with mix vegetable fillings and spices
Chicken dosa $13.00
- stuffed dosa with chicken and potato masala
Creamy mushroom $13.50
- mushroom cooked in special creamy sauce
Seafood Mix kothu $15.00

Fries / Patatas Fritas $7.50
- Fried potatoes with aioli & tomato ketch up
Baked Scallops / Vieras Asadas $12.00
- Baked scallops with garlic butter & micro watercress
Vegetarian Platter / Plato Vegetariano $30.00
- Fried potato tortilla, falafel with yogurt dressing, roasted vegetables, marinated artichokes, spinach and parmesan arancini, goat cheese stuffed with paper dew
Spanish Omelette / Tortilla $13.00
- Spinach tortilla with avocado salsa
Fried Chicken / Pollo Frito Marinado $13.00
- Crisp fried chicken marinated in garlic & herbs with lemon wedges
Seafood Paella / Paella De Marisco $24.00
- Saffron scented vialone rice with prawns, scallops, calamari & chilli - Main dish for one or share serves 2/3
Eye Fillet Skewers / Banderillas $10.00
- Eye fillet banderilla (skewer) on fried gourmet potatoes with chimichurri dressing & mojo rojo
Plain Bread / Pan Caliente $4.00
- Warmed fresh bread

Chicken Pita Pocket $15.00
- Stuffed with grilled chicken breast, tomato, onion, mozzarella and cous cous
Cheese Kransky (2) $5.00
Pork Belly Bites $16.90
- Oven baked in a sticky honey, soy and sesame sauce
All served with fries and salad or roasted potatoes and vegetables plus ice-cream sundae to follow
Grilled Chicken Burger $19.00
- Honey, lime and dill marinated chicken breast, streaky bacon, brie cheese, spinach, tomato, guacamole, aioli and fries
Chicken Wings $15.90
- With buffalo hot sauce, blue cheese dip and celery sticks
Pork Ribs $15.00
- Sticky pork ribs served with corn on the cob
Angus Burger $19.00
- Angus beef patty, bacon, American cheese, red onion, pickle, tomato, lettuce, relish, aioli, fries