Ballance Street Bistro and Bar in Gisborne Menu

Butter chicken $16.90
- Tender pieces of boneless chicken, baked in tandoori oven and finished in flavoured sauce
Butter lamb $16.90
- Tender pieces of boneless lamb cooked in a creamy tomato flavoured sauce
Cheese chilli $15.90
- Chilly Paneer is a tasty and nutritious recipe, it’s an Indian form of a Chinese recipe.
Chicken jalfarezi $16.90
- Tender chicken cooked with onion, fresh capsicum, tomatoes & fresh vegetable
Yellow rice $5.00
Chilly chicken $19.90
- Boneless fried flavoured with onion, green capsicum and tomatoes, with sweet chilli sauce
Bhunna chicken $19.90
- Chicken breast cooked in a special blend of spices and finished in cashew nut & yoghurt gravy
Cumin rice $5.00

Garlic Toasted Ciabatta $6.00
Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
- Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
- Served with aioli & garlic butter.
Bowl of Fries $7.00
- With aioli & tomato sauce.
Vegetarian Fritters $13.00
- Mixture of fresh vegetables bound together into patties, and served on a fresh salad.
450 gram T-Bone $33.00
- Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
Garlic King Prawns $24.00
- A Rivers special . . . king prawns gently sautéed in a creamy garlic sauce with rice.
Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
- Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.

Roast & Steamed Vegetables $8.00
200g Sirloin Steak* $25.00
Pizza Bread (v) $9
- Garlic bread with tomato relish, diced tomato, onion and grilled cheese
Double the shank $12.00
300g Scotch Fillet* $32.00
Add pineapple $1.00
Add Dips (2) $3.50
Hot Roast Meat Sandwich $16.50
- Today’s roast meat, sauteed onion and gravy in a toasted long roll with spicy wedges and sour cream.

Soap Gang Soup $12.00
- Soup of the day riding with rustic homemade brown bread
The Outlaw $22.00
- Sirloin steak hijacked & served medium rare w/ cheese, sauteed onions & beef jus riding on homemade toasted bread with rough cut fries
Toast $2.00
Kumara Rosti $3.00
Fries $6.00
Loaf & Devotion (V) $6.00
- House-made garlic bread
Available Saturday 9am-11:30am / All day Sunday
Not Available During Dinner Service, Under 13 Years Only

''Tarakihi'' $25.50
- Pan-Fried or Battered w fries & green salad
''Surf & Station'' $27.50
- 250gm Scotch Fillet Steak topped w scallops & prawns in a tropical Cream..... yum!! Served w green salad & fries
Wedges $9.50
- W sour cream
Vegetarian Burger $15.50
Garlic Bread $6.00
Open Chicken Sandwich or Wrap $12.50
- W blue cheese
Chicken, Bacon & Brie Burger $15.50
''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
- Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg

Local Fresh Fillet of Fish $30
- Baked herb crust, potato & caper puree, green beans & lemon butter sauce
Pork Belly $30
- Kumara croquette, sautéed broccoli kamokamo & hazelnuts, local white peach & thyme compote
Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7
Karengo Eclair with Cured King Salmon $26
- Salmon mousse & avocado, salad greens, confit lemon salsa
Bushmere Antipasto Style Sharing Platters $55
Steamed Fig Pudding $14
Feijoa & White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
Salt & Pepper Squid $28
- Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce

Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
Fish 'n' Chips - Crispy Beer Battered Fish, Fries, Salad & Tartare Sauce $28.0 (add 2 eggs $3.0)
Tempura Coated Oysters - Garden Salad, Balsamic & Sour Cream, Lemon $20.0: ½ Doz, $29.0: 1 Doz
Poached Prawn, Avocado & Mango Salad - Cos, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Lime, Chilli, Corriander Dressing (GF) $22.0
Green Salad $7.0
Scotch Fillet of Beef - Fries & Salad $30.0 (add 2 eggs or mushroom sauce for $3.0)
Fish of the day $30.0
Roasted Baby Beetroot & Pumpkin Salad - Cherry Tomatoes, Pumpkin Seeds, Feta, Olive Oil Dressing $18.5

Mousse $9.00
- White and chocolate black forest mousse served with ice-cream. Cheese cake 9.00
Chocolate Brownie & Ice-cream $4.50
Greek salad $15.00
- Greek salad made with tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, olives, seasoned with salt and oregano and dressed with olive oil.
Chicken Saltimbocca $28.00
- Chicken breast served with potato gratin and seasonal vegetables with a creamy sage sauce and cappers.
Chicken & chips $12
Deep fried Camembert (4pcs) $12.00
- Crumbed camembert cheese served with plum sauce.
Chicken nuggets & chips $8
Steak & chips $12

Hot Dog $3.00
- Battered
Dairy & Veg $4.00
Paua Fritter $7.00
- Battered
Meat $5.00
Modena $17.50
- Pizza sauce, smoked chicken, red onion, capsicum, pine nuts, olives & mozzarella
Fish Burger $12.00
Prawn Delight $15.00
- Pizza sauce, prawns, spinach, feta, capsicum, olives & mozzarella
Hawaiian Free Range Chicken $14.00
- with bacon, cheese & pineapple

Sides $6.00
- halloumi, sausages, bacon
(Available from 12:00 onwards)
Scotch Fillet Steak $36.00
- Grilled Scotch Fillet served with ENTREES + Sides chips, salad & a fried egg(choose a sauce option)
Toasted Muesli $16.00
- with stewed fruit, Greek yogurt and honey on the side
A delicious selection of cheeses, dips, crackers, bread and more (serves 4-6)
Side Vegetables $6.00
2 pieces $25
SAUCES
- gravy, garlic butter or creamy mushroom

No 2. Fish And Mussels (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
Fish Of The Day $19.50
- In Crispy Batter Or Pan-Fried With Salad And Fries
Chicken And Bacon Salad $15.50
- Tossed With Fresh Green Salad And Topped With Aioli Dressing
Dessert Of The Day $8.50
Extras $2.50
- 2 Eggs / Tomatoes / Onions / Mushroom Sauce
T-Bone $22.50
- With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
- With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
Fish And Chips $14.50
- With Salad

Beer Battered Fish And Chips $29.5
- Local catch of the day w/ crispy beer batter, garden salad, chunky fries & house made tartar sauces
Mushroom Sauce $6.0
Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
creamy mushrooms $4.0
tomatoes $4.0
Chicken Breast $30.5
- Oven baked then finished in a garlic, chardonnay & parmesan cream sauce served on a bed of Confit potatoes, mushroom flats, baby spinach & cherry tomatoes
Local Catch Of The Day $29.5
- Ask you server for today’s special
Asian BBQ pulled pork spring rolls w/ sesame soy dipping sauce $11.0

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