Harbour Light Bistro in Nelson Menu

WEEKEND BREAKFAST WEEKEND BREAKFAST
  • Homemade Granola, fresh fruit & yoghurt $13.50
  • French toast, grilled banana & maple syrup $15.50
  • Huevos Rancheros: crispy corn tortilla, refried beans, free range eggs, salsa & cheese $18.50
  • Poached free range eggs, champagne ham, hash brown & hollandaise $18.50
  • Harbourlight breakfast; bacon, hash brown, free range eggs, breakfast sausage $18.00
  • Add mushroom, bacon or tomato $2.50
LUNCH - TO NIBBLE LUNCH - TO NIBBLE
  • Homemade Ciabatta & dip, "Kakariki" extra virgin olive oil & balsamic $9.50
  • Fish empanadas (4) with jalapeno yogurt dip $9.50
LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS LUNCH - LIGHT MEALS
  • Ora King Salmon maple seared, buttermilk & jalapeno dressing, corn, cucumber & radish $19.50
  • Jamaican jerk glazed pork, naked Waldorf salad, fried onion rings $19.50
LUNCH - MAINS LUNCH - MAINS
  • Huevos Rancheros, corn tortilla, refried beans, eggs, fresh salsa & cheese $18.50
  • Caesar salad – Cos, croutons, anchovies, Grana Padano, homemade dressing $19.50
  • Add grilled chicken $3.50
  • Add blackened fish $4.50
  • Fish of the Day – Market fresh, wait staff will advise $33.50
  • Beer battered fresh fish, house fries, homemade tartare & green salad $25.50
  • Angus beef fillet, potato terrine, ratatouille, black garlic butter & watercress $35.00
  • Pumpkin & ricotta gnocchi, wilted spinach, pickled pumpkin, roasted tomato $29.50
  • Reuben Sandwich: sauerkraut, Emmental cheese, corned beef, Russian dressing caraway rye with gherkin & fries $20.50
LUNCH - SIDES LUNCH - SIDES
  • Roast potato, mixed season vegetables, garden green salad, fries $5.00
  • Truffle fries $6.50
LUNCH - DESSERTS LUNCH - DESSERTS
  • Brown butter Financier, mocha cream, red fruits & chocolate crumb $14.00
  • Wakefield Quay lime pie, lime jelly, coconut, biscuit base & whipped cream $14.00
  • Wangapeka Artisan cheeses (2), oatmeal crackers & homemade chutney $14.00
  • Affogato, ice-cream, espresso with Amaretto or Frangelico $14.00
  • Homemade chocolate chip cookie $2.50
DINNER - TO START DINNER - TO START
  • Homemade bread, “Kakariki” EV olive oil & dip $9.50
  • Fish empanada (4) with jalapeno yogurt dips $9.50
  • Jamaican jerk glazed pork belly, naked Waldorf salad, fried onion rings $19.50
  • Caesar salad $19.50
    • Cos lettuce, croutons, anchovies, Grana Padano, homemade dressing
  • Add grilled chicken $3.50
  • Add blackened fish $4.50
  • Homemade beef broth, poached egg, shaved pecorino & truffle crouton with fresh herbs $19.50
  • Ora King Salmon maple seared, buttermilk & jalapeno dressing, cucumber, radish & sweetcorn salad $19.50
  • Beef Carpaccio with Appleby salad, straw potatoes, lemon & anchovy mayonnaise $19.50
  • Heirloom tomato salad, marinated feta, olive crumb, hazelnuts, capers & tomato dressing $19.50
DINNER - MAINS DINNER - MAINS
  • Market fresh fish: your wait staff will advise $35.00
  • Roasted Lamb Rump with smoked cheese crust, market greens, kumara, red currant & rosemary sauce $35.00
  • Corn fed chicken, corn & black bean succotash, grilled spring onion, chipotle sauce $35.00
  • Braised beef cheek, soft polenta, Wilted greens, bacon marmalade, green peppercorn sauce $35.00
  • Pan-fried fillet steak, ratatouille, potato terrine, Black garlic butter & watercress $35.00
  • Pumpkin gnocchi, wilted spinach, pickled pumpkin, roasted tomato, sautéed mushrooms & pecorino cheese $32.50
DINNER - SIDES DINNER - SIDES
  • Green salad or mixed vegetables or roasted potato or house fries $5.00
  • Truffle fries (Grana Padano & white truffle oil) $6.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Freshly baked sourdough w neudorf olive oil & marinated olives $11.50
  • Pan fried haloumi w apple, cucumber, pomegranate, spiced yoghurt & za'atar $14.50
  • Seared beef bruschetta w blue cheese & lemon $4 per piece
  • Crème catalan $12.50
  • Kervella (soft provincial style) cheese & viavio gorgonzola w quince paste & sourdough $14.50
  • Fried west coast whitebait w rocket, bread, butter & lemon $21.50
  • Double baked goat cheese & roasted garlic soufflé w fresh beetroot, endive, cress & walnuts $16.50
  • Add ōra king salmon or bacon $6
    • (Eggs benedict & smoked fish cakes served Saturdays and Sundays only)
  • Beef Wellington $27.95
    • Beef Fillet (MR) wrapped in Pastry with Portobello Mushroom & Herb Farce, gourmet potatoes, Green Salad with Béarnaise Sauce, Jus
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
    • With Chocolate or Berry Sauce
  • Thai Green Chicken Curry $21.50
    • Tender Chicken Pieces, Seasonal Vegetables combined with Green Coconut Sauce served with Jasmine Rice
  • Seafood Salad $23.75
    • Prawn Cutlets, Marinated Fish, Poached Salmon with Fresh Salad Leaves and Lemongrass and Chilli Dressing
  • Twice Baked Blue Cheese And Spinach Souffle $21.50
    • Twice Baked Blue Cheese and Spinach Soufflé with a Pear garnish, Chutney, Walnut Crostini and Mesclun Leaves
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $25.50
    • Served with Quince Fruit Jelly, Pickles, Fruit, Blue Cheese, Brie, French bread and Walnut Toast (GF Bread $2 Extra)
  • Open Roast Pork Sandwich $24.75
    • on Sour Dough Bread served with Crackling, Gravy and Apple Chutney, Salad Leaves
  • Nachos $9.00
    • With Cheese, Beans and Sour Cream
  • Fries with citrus aioli $7.00
  • Canterbury Angus Porterhouse on toasted ciabatta with barbecued onions, mozzarella, semi-dried tomatoes and fries $24.50
  • Smoked tomato soup with roasted garlic, cumin and grilled ciabatta bread $15.50
  • Lightly smoked Ora King Salmon with lemon herb crust, cucumber and dill salad, potato cake and cherry tomatoes $26.50
  • Fresh ciabatta with flavoured butter $7.00
  • Affogato $9.50
  • Green-lipped mussels with coconut, lemongrass, chilli and coriander $20.00
  • Creamy seafood chowder with grilled ciabatta $17.00
  • Fries (500grams) GF $7.00
  • Shrimp popcorn $8.00
    • Deep fried crumbed shrimp, served w. sweet chilli & fresh lemon
  • Sauces $1.00
    • Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy
  • Wedges $14.00
    • Grilled cheese & bacon, served w. sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Kids Hot Dog $11.00
    • 3x mini hot dogs on a stick, served w/. Fries
  • Swap $3.00
    • Fries for veggies, wedges or salad
  • Fish & Chips $19.00
    • Beer battered or Pan Fried Gurnard. Served w. salad fries & homemade tartare
  • Cheesy fries & Gravy (250grams) $5.50
    • Add Gravy / Aioli 1
  • Miso Soup $7.00
    • Traditional miso soup with tofu & vegetables.
  • Tempura White Fish $3.50
  • Tsukemono $7.00
    • Assorted Japanese pickles.
  • Tempura Vegetables (3pc) $4.00
  • Tempura Prawn $3.50
  • Dragon $26.00
    • Tempura prawn, tobiko (roe), avocado, cucumber, BBQ eel and topped with mayo and teriyaki sauce.
  • Teriyaki Chicken $20.00
    • Chicken thigh with teriyaki glaze and cucumber.
  • Fried Retropina $10.00
    • Smelt fish from Harihari river of the west coast lightly coated in cornstarch and deep fried. Served with sea salt and lemon.
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Xtra Large $3.90
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Seasoned wedges, sour cream, sweet chill $9
  • Haloumi, portobello mushroom, caramelised onion jam $19
  • Maketu pie, Beef and blue cheese, Seafood Mornay, Vegetaria $8
  • Free farmed crispy pork belly, slaw, fiejoa, chilli, preserved lemon $18
  • Wild venison, mushroom paté, red wine reduction $20
  • Organic southern style free fried chicken, lemon mayo, crispy onions, hot sauce $19
  • Bread options N/A
    • Ciabatta, sourdough, gluten free, naked. Served with Beer battered fries & house made coee porter BBQ sauce
  • Grain fed angus ribeye steak, hand cut potatoes, salad, red wine jus $30
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders
  • Chick n Fala Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • - 8 Pack $7.90
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
  • Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Green salad,parmesan and lemon dressing $8.00
  • Slaw with lime mayo $8.00
  • Caramel toasted brioche,strawberries and mascarpone. $12.00
  • Butter milk panna cotta,berry cider jelly and boysenberry compote. $12.00
  • 300g. scotch fillet.mushroom taragon sauce,crispy potatoes and slaw.(gf) $34.50
  • Crumbed fish tortilla , avokado,tomato and fennel slaw. $22.50
  • Shoestring fries and homemade tomato sauce $8.00
    • watties sauce available upon request
  • Baileys affogato with vanilla ice cream and almond biscotti. $12.00
  • The Big Easy $19.50/$29.50
    • Chunks of wood-roasted chicken breast pan fried in Cajun spices, mushroom and pineapple, finished with unsweetened yoghurt
  • Vanilla Ice Cream $6.50 Extra scoops $1.50
    • served with chocolate, berry or caramel sauce
  • Selection of breads baked on the premises, local dips and Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil $14.50
  • Tiramisu $14.50
    • Classic Italian-style coffee and chocolate dessert made on the premises
  • Bruschetta - Pizza bread topped with freshly-made salsa $12.50
  • Bowl of Green Queen and Greek Kalamata olives served with grissini bread sticks $7.50
  • Vege Patch $19.50/$29.50
    • Wood-roasted pumpkin and kumara, red capsicum, broccoli and mushroom topped with lemon pepper yoghurt finished with a hint of cumin
  • Italian $14.50/$21.50
    • Italian salami from Blackball and sliced fresh mushroom
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Battered onion rings - each $0.60
  • -Small $17.00
  • Fried platter for 2 $20.00
  • Eggs - each $1.00
  • Sauces - each $3.00
    • Mushroom & bacon, peppered mustard, or garlic butter
  • Wedges $9.50
    • With sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • The bach venison burger $24.00
    • With smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, gherkin, marmalade, swiss cheese, sour dough bun, peppered tobacco onions served with fries .
  • Chicken liver pate $16.00
    • Made in house accompanied with toasted bread
  • Banana split $15.00
    • Remember this? Served with a choice of chocolate, berry or caramel sauce
  • -Cheese, sour cream & chilli sauce $11.00
  • Garlic prawns - monteiths beer match - golden. $18.00
    • Pan fried served on a risotto
  • Breads & dips (pull apart loaf) $20.00
    • With a trio of in house dips
  • Morroccan chicken skewers $16.50
    • With taztaziki dipping sauce
  • -Add chicken for a extra $4.00
  • Crispy chicken cesar salad $23.00
    • Crispy chicken, bacon & fresh avocado all tossed in seasonal salad with cherry tomato, pamesan cheese and our own caesar dressing finished with a poached egg and croutons
  • AFTER DINNER MINT SUNDAE $13.50
    • Chocolate & vanilla ice creams, peppermint gel, whipped cream & chocolate shard. (GF)
  • GLUTEN FREE BREAD ALTERNATIVE $1.00
  • TRIO OF BRUSCHETTA $12.00
    • Salmon & Crème Fraise * Olive Tapenade & grilled haloumi * Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella.
  • SMOKED SALMON SALAD $24.00
    • House smoked salmon, new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, avocado, rocket, lemon pickle aioli. (GF)(DF)
  • THAI CHICKEN MEATBALLS $13.00
    • W/- green curry sauce.(GF) (DF)
  • PAN FRIED FISH $12.00
    • with chips & salad
  • SEAFOOD RISOTTO $19.00
    • Lemon & saffron rice, fresh fish, prawns, mussels & squid. (GF)
  • PULLED PORK &'SLAW SLIDERS $18.00
    • Sticky hoisin & soy pork w/- Asian coleslaw.
  • Hot Pot Made on a daily basis & served in it's own tureen with a lid of crispy puff pastry, accompanied by our own crispy garlic bread. $19.50
  • Eggs Benedict Toasted Engish muffin with two soft poached eggs with your choice of the following; Bacon or Smoked Salmon topped with our ownblend of hollandaise sauce and served with crispy hash brown $17.50
  • Chicken Burger Chicken fillet with aioli mayonnaise, tomato, brie cheese & bacon in a Turkish burger bun with gourmet lettuce & fries. $21.00
  • Affogato French vanilla ice cream drizzled with a shot of hot espresso coffee & then finished with a shot of Frangelico liquor. $11.50
  • Nachos Chicken or Beef The kiwi favourite with tomato & bean salsa. melted cheese & sour cream $17.00(Chicken) / $15.00(Beef)
  • Beer Battered Fries Crispy beer battered fries with bacon, melted cheese & sour cream. $11.50
  • Medley of seasonal vegetables $8.00
  • Chocolate Banoffee Pie Chocolate tart filled with caramel & banana topped with a soft Italian meringue. $13.00
  • Butter chicken $14.20
    • Popular creamy toamto base yummy curry
  • Madras (prawn) $16.50
    • Coconut based creamy curry
  • Fish pakora $14.00
  • All curries with rice
  • Chilli chicken $15.00
    • Boneless chicken, soy sauce, chilli sauce, onion, capsicum, garlic, fried in soybean oili
  • Biryani (prawn) $16.00
  • Korma (prawn) $16.50
    • Creamy curry with cashew nut paste
  • Chicken naan $5.00
Harbour Light Bistro

Harbour Light Bistro

location

Address

341 Wakefield Quay, Stepneyville, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035466685

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Seafood , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Local cuisine ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
341 Wakefield Quay, Stepneyville, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand