Arnolds Diner in Queenstown Menu

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Eggs on toast $8.50
- with a bottomless cup of coffee.Add streaky bacon $5.00
Arnold's bugan tic breakfast burger $20.80
- 200 gm prime beef pattie, sausage, bacon, egg, hash brown, lettuce, tomato, aioli and tomato relish
Egg's Benedict burger $15.50
- toasted bun with baby spinach, eggs and hollandaise sauce. With either 100% prime NZ beef pattie, streaky bacon or hot smoked salmon
Pancake stack $9.50
- freshly made pancakes, buttered with maple syrup & grilled banana or berry compote and a dusting of sugar.Add streaky bacon $5.00.
Campfire fry up $18.50
- refried potatoes, chorizo, onions, tomato, bacon with fried eggs served in their own fry-pan
Open face omelette $15.50
- fluffy 3 egg omelette with bacon, chorizo, tomato & baby spinach
Muesli $10.50
- with our own berry compote & yoghurt
Pig out $21.50
- local sausages, bacon, refried potatoes, toast, grilled tomato, New Zealand's own baked beans and eggs your way poached - fried or scrambled
Homemade doughnuts
- baked not fried other delicious stuff- check the counter

Extra bacon(3 rashers) $5.00
Baked beans $3.80
Refried potatoes $3.80
Extra egg $1.50
Sausages(2) $7.50
Mushrooms $5.00

Arnold's classic beef burger $14.80
- Hereford pattie, lettuce, tomato, red onion & Arnold's aioli
Arnold's classic cheeseburger $15.90
- Hereford pattie, lettuce, tomato, red onion, with cheese & Arnolds aioli
Pick a Sauce
- coca cola BBQ, tomato relish, tomato chilli, blue cheese, caesar, gherkin relish or sweet chilli
Porky's burger $15.80
- 200gms of minced prime pork with spiced apple chutney, lettuce, tomato, red onions & aioli
Laaaaaamb burger $15.20
- NZ's finest minced lamb with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato, red onions & aioli
Southern Alps wild minced venison with beetroot relish, feta, lettuce, tomato, red onions & aioli $16.50
Chicken burger $16.50
- grilled 100% minced chicken breast with bacon, caesar dressing, lettuce, tomato, red onions & aioli
Falafel burger $14.50
- grilled falafel pattie with tzatziki, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli
McArnold's sliders $18.00
- three bite size beef burgers with cheese, onions and coca cola BBQ sauce, served with handful of fries
Wakatipu Quesadilla $13.80
- with cheese, onions, refried beans, tomato and served with side of guacamole
Chicken ranch Quesadilla $18.00
- with prime chicken, cheese, onions, refried beans, tomato, then served with a side of guacamole
Beef Quesadilla $17.50
- with our own minced prime beef, cheese, onions, refried beans, tomato and served with a side of guacamole
Te chef's concoction Please ask your, any suggestions let us know - we may have them on your next visit
- late edition burger created by the best for burger lovers
Burger in a bowl $16.50
- take your pick of any of our delish 200 gm prime minced meat patties, add melted cheese, lettuce, pickled vegetables, onions, tomatoes & caesar dressing
Tailor made foot long dog $10.50
- 1x12 inch hot dog, onions & American mustard all in the freshest of bread rolls baked especially for us
Chilli cheese dog &12.50
- with onions, tomato & chilli sauce. The same as above except with tomato & chilli sauce & cheese added
New Zealand's Favourites $19.50
- open steak sandwich, toasted rye, 200g prime rib eye steak, lettuce, tomato, onions, egg and aioli
Foveaux strait blue cod $20.50
- southern ocean blue cod battered or pan-fried and served with either our own hand-cut chips or shoestring fries, served with salad and tartare sauce.Other suggestion: chips may be swapped for cash and perhaps two eggs added for an extra $3.00.
South pacific calamari $15.50
- southern ocean cold climate calamari, dusted & fried and a fresh salad
Caesar salads $16.50
- streaky bacon, garlic croutons, parmesan, soft egg, cos lettuce and caesar dressing.Add chicken kafta $6.00.Add smoked salmon &7.00.
Zamora QT bangers and mash $24.50
- I metre long, locally made, gluten free sausage, grilled & served with creamy mash & peas
Sticky pork spare ribs $21.00/$32.00
- the ultimate pork ribs basted with our own coca cola BBQ sauce and served with baby potatoes, choose 1/2 serving / full serving

Steak, eggs and chips $21.50
- 200g prime New Zealand rib eye steak with fries or chips and two eggs
Mega Steak $29.50
- 400 g prime New Zealand rib eye steak with fries
Flintstone steak $39.50
- 600g T-bone steak with hand cut fries
Pick a sauce
- coca cola BBQ, tomato relish, tomato chilli, blue cheese, caesar, gherkin relish sweet chilli sauce
1/2 Southern fried chicken $19.50
- coated in our own herb covering, fried in oil and served with chips and your choice of sauce-coca cola BBQ, tomato relish, tomato chilli, blue cheese, caesar, gherkin relish sweet chilli sauce

Fried onions $1.50
Bacon(3) $5.00
Grilled mushrooms $4.00
Eggs(2) $3.00

Grilled pineapple $1.00 ea
Beetroot relish $1.00 ea
Egg $1.00 ea
Extra sauce $1.00 ea
Cheese $2.00ea
Bacon $2.00ea
Guacamole $2.00ea

Garlic bread $4.50
Garlic bread $7.50
- with tomato, chilli & cheese
Eggs(2) $3.00
Fries $4.50
Bacon(3) $5.00
Grilled mushrooms $4.00
Chilli cheese fries $8.50
Creamy mash potato & gravy $6.00
Kumara fries $8.50
Hand cut fries skin on $7.50
Homemade onion rings $5.50
- with aioli
Twice - baked potato $5.50
- with bacon onion and cheese
Fresh garden salad $7.50
Grilled corn on the cob $5.00
- with butter & parmesan cheese

Brownie with Icecream & Cream $10.00
Icecream sundae $8.50
- chocolate, berry, caramel
Banoffie sundae $9.50
Apple pie with cream $8.50
- made by us
Sugar fix $8.50
- donut made fresh every morning

Nearby Sample Menus

The Morning Glory $ 10.00
- With your choice of avocado or hash brown, American streaky bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, tomato relish & tarragon mayonnaise.
Fries with your choice of sauce $ 4.50
- Sauces: aioli, wasabi mayonnaise, tomato, barbeque or swee chilli
Cockadoodle Doo $ 12.90
- Grilled chicken tenderloins with sundried tomato tapenade, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
Furgburger w/ cheese $ 12.50
- Blue, Swiss, Brie
Chief Wiggum $ 14.50
- Slow roasted New Zealand pork belly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, hash brown, with aioli and delicious apricot seeded mustard.
The Furgburger $ 11.00
- Prime New Zealand beef, lettuce, tomato, red onion, ailoi & tomato relish.
Homemade onion rings with aioli sauce $5.50
Extra sauce $ .50

Surf and Turf $43.5
- Aged fillet, served with sauteed tiger prawns, rattlesnake sauce and either chips or baby roasted potatoes
Rib & Chicken combo $45.5
- Pork ribs with a 1/4 peri-peri chicken
Boerewors Roll $19
- A tasty homemade African sausage served on a toasted roll with South African chutney
Chicken Burger $22
- Choose between Flame basting or spicy peri-peri basting
Rib & Steak Combo $47
- Pork ribs with a tasty sirloin steak
Burger add-ons availabe N/A
- Pineapple, beetroot, crispy onions, black field mushrooms, fried egg, edam cheese, blue cheese, Haloumi cheese, streaky bacon, onion jam, SA chutney, sauces
Flame Mixed Grill For 1 $45 For 2 $74
- For the ravenous carnivore; Served on a huge board, this platter is fit for a king. A combination of ribs, sirloin steak, per-peri chicken and boerewors sausage
Tiger Prawns $38
- Shelled Giant tiger prawns lightly grilled in a thermidore sauce. Served with peri-peri sauce, garlic butter and rice Pilaf

West Coast Whitebait $18.00
- preserved lemon, chili & sourdough
Homemade pastrami, mustard, caramelized onion $16.00
Sautéed Sole $26.00
- brown butter, cauliflower & home-grown rainbow beet
French Toast $17.00
- with vanilla mascarpone poached pears and maple syrup
WHOLE CARDRONA MERINO LAMB SHOULDER $85.00
- share 3-4 1400g salsa verde smoked tomato and eggplant
Eichardt's Muesli $16.00
- homemade muesli loaded with nuts seeds and dried Otago stonefruits
Beef Burger $22.00
- 200g minced 90-day grain-fed Angus rump steak
Apple Porridge $16.00
- Oats cooked in apple juice roast plums brown sugar and vanilla mascarpone

Rhubarb creme brulee $18.00
- Rhubarb gel, oats & honey crumble.
Strawberry Bombe Alaska 18.00
- Strawberry & basil nage.
Wakanui
- Wakanui Blue cattle are grass fed initially then finished on grain for the last 70 to 90 days. Like the grass-fed equivalent Angus, it has characteristic fat marbling running through the muscle but due to being grain fed the marbling is much greater and more intense throughout.
Dessert cocktails $21.00
- Forever evolving
Crayfish cocktail $42.00
- marinated tomato, seared avocado, kimchi aioli.
Hand crafted bread $10.00
- JSH butter, seaweed salt.
Caesar salad $11/$19
- baby cos, slow cooked egg, anchovy, classic dressing.
Smoked bone marrow $21.00
- parsley, gremolata, bacon crumb.

Garlic bread & dips $6.00
Bowl of fries $6.00
Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
- Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads

Southland Lamb $37.90
- slow cooked shoulder with farro, asparagus & peas, green garlic & pumpkin seed pesto, crumbed lamb sweetbreads
For Two (½ crayfish / whole crayfish) $155 / $220
- Oysters, scallops, mussels, clams, blue cod, smoked fish, octopus, locally baked bread & a green salad
Sole $38
- distinct, mildly flavoured fillet with a firm yet tender texture - panroasted fillet with new potatoes, Moko smoked eel, broad beans, baked beetroot, spinach, roasted Blue Cod cream
Dulce de Leche $15.90
- rich chocolate & caramel tart with salted caramel ice cream
Hand cut chips with pickled onion mayonnaise $9.50
Cloudy Bay Surf Clams stir-fried with XO sauce $21
Locally baked Bread with fresh cultured butter (seriously good!) from the Whitestone Cheese Company in North Otago $9
Fishbone’s Chowder with fresh & smoked fish, fried potatoes & grilled bread $19.90

Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
- 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
Line caught tuna crudo, avocado, ugli fruit, soy & mirin, coriander $17.00
Merino lamb rump $39.00
- aubergine puree, olive tomato, artichoke, white anchovy
Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
Pan-fried blue cod $38.00
- Cloudy Bay clams, vanilla braised fennel, radish, wild asparagus
Spiced Merino lamb shoulder $50.00
- Herbed bulgur wheat, roasted red onion, harissa jus
Nevis Garden leaves $9.00
- Sprouting lentils, buckwheat, green goddess dressing
Bluff octopus a la plancha, roast red pepper, saffron aioli $15.00

Wakatipu Wild Venison $36.00
- Medallions of Wild Venison served medium rare with potato gratin, a medley of seasonal vegetables and a red wine jus. Beer Match: Speight's Porter
Speight's Beef Burger $21.00
- Homemade beef pattie, served with lettuce, tomato, bacon, melted cheese, & sliced beetroot. Served with fries.Beer Match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
Side Salad $4.00
Add Chicken $23.00
Chicken Parmigiana $15.00
- Crumbed chicken schnitzel topped with Speight’s Napoli sauce and layered with cheese, Served with golden fries and a fresh garden salad. Beer Match: Pilsner
Chicken Parcels $14.00/ $21.00
- Chicken, bacon, peach and soft cheese, wrapped in golden filo pastry. Topped with roasted almonds and aioli served with a fresh garden salad, main size comes with crispy potatoes. Beer match: Speight's Cider. (Entrée/ Main) >>
Alehouse Cheesecake $11.00
- An ever changing selection of the Chef’s choice of flavor, served with a fruit compote and vanilla ice-cream.
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad $19.00
- A selection of seasonal vegetables roasted with garlic and thyme rested on a salad topped with crumbled Feta cheese and balsamic glaze. Beer match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale

Hummus $12.50
- Sundried tomato infused hummus served with pita bread and homemade Dukkah (peanut free available on request)
Smoked scallops $16.50
- Pan fried scallops served in Manuka smoke with pink peppered Greek yogurt, celery salted parsnip crisps and avocado oil
Cooked breakfast $19.00
- TWO eggs any style (poached fried or scrambled) served with bacon, mushrooms, sausages, baked beans & hash browns
Three Sixty Caprese $17.50
- Roasted vine tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella served on olive oil soil with basil wind and balsamic caviar
Smoked Jack Mackerel Risotto $29.00
- Smoked Jack Mackarel and pea risotto, topped with spinach and a soft poached egg
Venison $36.00
- Grilled Canterbury venison leg fillet, served with chervil pomme puree, sautéed zucchinis and cherry jus
Soup of the day $12.00
- Freshly prepared please check with our staff for today’s creation served with fresh bread
Salmon and tuna tartare $18.50
- Queenstown’s Zenkuro sake, cured salmon and tuna tartare served with cucumber, radish, wasabi infused goma wakame seaweed salad and seaweed crisp

Pork cheek croquettes in wild thyme breadcrumbs, fennel, relish $12.50
Roast wild thyme mushrooms $6.00
Harissa-marinated Cardrona merino lamb cheeks, hummus, cumin yoghurt, marinated courgette $12.50
Eichardt’s legendary seafood chowder, house-made sourdough $26.00
Our homemade sourdough bread, freshly baked every day, with Cairnmuir olive oil & macadamia dukkah $8.00
Warm marinated tomatoes $6.00
Pork cheek croquettes in wild thyme breadcrumbs, fennel, relish $12.50
Grilled bruschetta of local wild mushrooms, thyme & feta $11.50

Fiordland Wild Venison , Seared on Mushroom Risotto & Steamed Green Beans $36
Strawberry & Raspberry Sorbet with Meringues $10
Real Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae $12
Thin Lizzie’s Dynamic Salad $16
Stewart Island Blue Cod in a Thai Green Curry with Broccoli on Basmati Rice $33
Gibbston Brie & Kikorangi Blue Cheese with Oatcakes & Fruit Pastes $20
Seafood Bowl of,Mussels ,King Prawns ,& Blue Cod in a Creamy Chowder Sauce with Vknow Toasted Garlic Bread $36
Yukkie $3

Chicken Burger $25.00
- Crumbed chicken breast, mozzarella, lettuce, fresh tomato, aioli and tomato sauce. Served with fries
Under the Sea $26.00
- Smoked hoki, smoked salmon, red onion, capers, artichoke heart and salsa verde
Bolognese $24.00
- Ground beef, napolitana sauce and parmesan
Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give A Lamb $26.00
- Lamb shoulder, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, coriander and mint yoghurt
Gluten Free Base + $2.00
Marinated Olives $8.00
- Soaked in olive oil, lemon juice and peppers
Sticky Date Pudding $13.00
- Served with a warm butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream
Steak Sandwich $25.00
- Grilled steak served on turkish pide with caramelized onion, smoked cheese, tomato, mesculin lettuce and chipotle aioli

Chicken and Mango Salad Wok Tossed Vegetables BUN CHA N/A
- Charcoal Grilled Pork and Spring Rolls, Served with Fresh Salad, Viet Pickles, Vermicelli and House Dressing
Chargrilled Caramelised Pork Chop N/A
- Served with Mixed Greens, Fried Egg and Viet Pickles
Cashew Nuts N/A
Hmong Styled Crispy Whole Fish N/A
- On Bed of Garden Salad & Herbs, with Mild Coriander 'Nuoc Cham'
Grilled Pork Meatballs Seafood Platter N/A
- Grilled Whole Tiger Prawns (2), Baby Clams, Prawn Cracker, Grill Green Lipped Mussels (4), Crispy Calamari, Tamarind Soft Shell Crab, Prawns Cutlet Summer Rolls (2)
Baby Clam N/A
- Saute with Onion, Lemongrass, Roasted Peanut Served with Crispy Prawn Cracker
Crispy Chicken N/A
- With Chilli Mayo Sauce
Prawn Crackers N/A

Big Breaky Buttie $12.50
- Two fried eggs, sausage, bacon, cheddar, tomato & bearnaise sauce on a toasted panini
- Add salsa and guacamole $2.50
Toasted Bagel $6.50
- Served with cream cheese
The Muffin Muncher $7.50
- Fried egg, cheddar, bearnaise and tomato on a homemade English muffin - Add sausage or bacon ($1.50 each)
Garden Salad $8.50
- Fresh mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, carrot tossed with your choice of dressing: Buttermilk Ranch, Italian, Caesar, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Vinegar - Add chicken for $2.50
Grilled Cheese Panini $5.00
The Charlie (Banh Mi) $12.50
- Vietnamese chicken, cucumber, pickled carrot & daikon radish, coriander, fresh chilli, spring onion, mayo and sweet soy sauce
Philly Cheesesteak $12.50
- Grilled beef striploin cooked w/ onion, capsicum & mushroom, topped w/ melted Swiss & horseradish mayo

Maltese date & walnut tart with candied orange (gf*) (df*) & coconut ice cream. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay $14.00
House-baked bread, Cairnmuir olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar, olives $13.50
Today’s soup & freshly baked bread (gf*) (V*) Please ask wait staff for today’s choice $14.00
Turkish spiced venison shortloin burger with barberry and pepper relish, in Middle Eastern bread with isot potatoes and garlic toum (gf*) (df*) Wine match - Gibbston Valley Riesling $29.00
Chocolate & hazelnut truffle biscuit. Perfect complement to coffee $4.50
Vanilla bean ice cream with chocolate sauce, shortbread $7.00
Fried saganaki cheese, pine nuts, honey & grilled lemon (V) (gf*) Wine match - Gibbston Valley Pinot Gris $17.00
Capsicum hummus, crispy minced lamb $16.00
- isot pepper, caramelised onions & pita wafers (df) (gf*) (V*) Wine match - Le Fou Riesling - Bendigo