Ballance Street Bistro and Bar in Gisborne Menu

Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
Bowl of Kumara Chips $7.00
- Served with aioli & garlic butter.
Side of Chips $4.00
Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
- With fries and small salad.
The Rivers Platter (2 people) $36.00
- Seared chorizo sausage, deli meats, chicken kebabs, local cheeses, crumbed mushrooms, olives, pickles, relish, crackers, and selection of bread.
Rivers Mini Hawaiian Pizza $10.00
- Served with salad & fries.
Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00

Grilled Freedom Farms Pork Chop $23.00
- Soy, ginger, chilled noodles & peanuts
French Fries $8.00
Market Fish $P.O.A
- Gnocchi, lemon, sorrel, burnt butter, seaweed
Chicken Caesar Salad $23.00
- Grilled chicken, parmesan, anchovy, bacon & soft egg
Catch Of The Day $P.O.A
- Mac's Gold beer battered fish, rustic fries, tartare sauce & lemon
Duck Liver Pâté $18.00
- First Press merlot, brioché
Served Daily From 5:30Pm
Freedom Farms Pork Belly $34.00
- Carrot, peaches, barley, black pudding

Pizza of the week ?
- Always changing, follow us, like us to be informed every week about this pizza
Beef & jalapeno $17.00
- Started life as a special, becoming a legend
Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
- Pizzeria...here its with seafood
Pepperoni $12.00
- The margherita with pepperoni
Pepperoni & chilli $17.00
- This has it all, pepperoni, chilli, olives & peppers
Flatbread $9.00
- The garlic bread with oven warmed homemade hummus
Local margherita $14.00
- A local twist on the margherita...using fresh mozzarella from our friend @ waimata cheese
Salmon & capers $18.00
- Lemon zest, red onion and kalamata olives

- Grilled chicken strips
Chicken Hawaiian $24.00
- Grilled chicken breast topped with pineapple and tomato salsa, and melted cheese with salad and turmeric favoured rice.
Tortilla Wrap $16.50
- with guacamole, salsa, grated cheese, lettuce and tomato, served with spicy wedges and sour cream
Thai Beef $23.00
- Grilled beef strips, salad, crispy noodles and Thai style dressing
Kiwi Burger $17.00
- Grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish.
Triple BBC $4.50
Fish Burger** $16.50
- Golden battered dory fillet, crisp lettuce,tomato, cheese and tartare sauce.
Omelette $14.00
- Three egg omelette with bacon, cheese, onion, tomato and mushrooms served w ith salad.

Lamb Seekh Kebab (4 Pcs) $10.50
- Succulent lean minced lamb, spiced with a touch of cream cheese, & smoked in the tandoor oven
Dal Makhani $14.50
- Black lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight
Mango Lassi $4.00
Beef Vindaloo $16.50
- A hot dish, made world famous by the chefs of goa.It has Portuguese influence
Poppadom (2 Pcs) $3.00
- Served with Mango chutney
Prawn Saagwala $16.50
- Prawn marinated in yoghurt and spices and delicately cooked in spinach
Sweet and Tangy Yoghurt $3.00
- With cucumber vegetables mixed with spices and pickled
Cheese Naan $3.50
- Stuffed with premium NZ cheese

200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
Sesame beef spring rolls horseradish yoghurt & shaved cabbage $12.00
Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
Porterhouse steak potato gratin, onion jam and Greek salad $40.00
Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
Greek salad $10.00

MURGH MASALA $10.00
- home style chicken with a thick and tangy gravy
BEEF KORMA $10.00
- mild flavored from the royal houses of India, with a cashew and almond gravy
PINDI CHANA MASALA $10.00
- chickpeas simmered in a North Indian spicy gravy with cinnamon, cloves, and pomegranate seeds
BUTTER CHICKEN $10.00
- morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
MAH KI DAL MAKHANI $10.00
- black lentils cooked overnight on the tandoor with butter and cream
CHICKEN SAAG $10.00
- cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
MALAI KOFTA KORMA $10.00
- Indian Style cottage cheese dumplings with nuts cooked with a cashew gravy
BOMBAY ALOO $10.00
- dry stir fried potatoes with coriander and tumeric

Rancheros eggs $19.00
- in tomato ,refried beans ,capsicum,chorizo & chilli with toast.
Eggs benedict $18.00
- with smoked salmon or bacon,on toasted ciaatta with fresh tomato.
Creme brulee with poached fruit. $13.00
Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
- with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
See blackboard for today's specials POA
Buffalo mozzarella salad $20.00
- with balsamic tomatoes,basil,asparagus,olive oil,vina cotta & crostini.
Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
- with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
Spicy grilled chicken breast tenders $23.00
- with broccoli & quinoa tabbouleh,toasted almonds & lemon tahini & yoghurt dressing.

Crepes & ice-cream or Crepes with Nutella & ice-cream $7.00
Banana Split $9.00
- Banana dipped in chocolate served with 3 flavours of ice-cream.
Fisherman basket $14.00
- A mix of five battered seafood items served with chips.
Hot Chips $7.00
- Bowl of hot potato chips, served with tomato and aioli sauce.
Mini Hotdog & chips $8
Curly Fries $9.00
- Bowl of seasoned curly fries served with tomato sauce and aioli sauce.
Cheesy Garlic bread $8.00
- Ciabatta bread topped with melted cheese and grilled
Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail $14.00
- Shrimp served on a bed of ice berg lettuce topped with thousand island dressing and avocado.

With our own aioli N/A
Roast Vege Delight $16.50
- Pizza sauce, roasted veges, capsicum, feta, olives, basil pesto & mozzarella
Fries - Large or Small $4.00/$3.00
Paua Fritter $7.00
- Battered
Beef & Cheese $13.00
Served on an artisan bap with homemade condiments & free range eggs N/A
Champignon $14.00
- Pizza sauce, ham, mushrooms, herbs, garlic oil & mozzarella
Vege Stack $12.00
- Field mushroom, spinach, tomato & egg with basil pesto

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