Bel-Aire Tavern in 8-10 Tahunanui Drive, State Highway 6 Menu

 TASTY APPETISERS

• Selection of breads baked on the premises, local dips and Nelson’s Frog’s End extra virgin olive oil $14.50
• Chef’s antipasto platter for two $27.50
• Bowl of fries cooked in oil (Add sauce, 50c) $6.50
• Wedges with sour cream (Add cheese and bacon, $6) $9.00
• Bowl of Green Queen and Greek Kalamata olives served with grissini bread sticks $7.50
• Pizza bread with rock salt and garlic (Add Nelson’s Frog’s End extra virgin olive oil dip, $2) $8.00
• Pizza bread with sun-dried tomato and basil pesto $9.50
• Home-made soup (or chowder, add $3) and bread of the day ( Add $3 for gluten-free bread) $12.50

 HEALTHY SALADS

• Mixed Green Salad $7.50
  • with balsamic vinaigrette dressing >>
• Greek Salad $15.50
  • with salad greens, tomato, cucumber, Kalamata olives and feta >>
• Warm Chicken Salad $17.50
  • with wood-roasted chicken, crispy noodles, roasted capsicums, red onion, cashew nuts and salad greens served with a chilli mango dressing >>
• Caesar Salad $18.50
  • with Cos lettuce, croutons, walnuts, anchovies, bacon, poached free-range egg and shaved parmesan cheese. Add wood-roasted chicken or house smoked salmon, $4.00

 DELICIOUS HOME-MADE FRESH PASTA

• ( Wheat-free and gluten-free pasta by request, add $4.00)
• Bambino Pasta (Sorry, children only) $10.50
  • – Pasta spirals in our Neapolitan tomato sauce with bacon
• Spaghetti Olio $ 15.50/$20.50
  • Fresh spaghetti tossed in Nelson’s Frog’s End extra virgin olive oil with garlic, chilli, shaved parmesan and freshly cracked pepper. Add salmon or chorizo, $3.00
• Cannelloni $18.50
  • tubes filled with spinach and ricotta cheese, topped with Neapolitan tomato sauce, served with side salad
• Beef Lasagne Bolognese $19.50
  • served with mixed green salad and dressing
• Mushroom & Chorizo Penne $19.50
  • Spicy chorizo sausage from Blackball with creamy mushroom ragout
• Salmon Penne $20.50
  • House smoked salmon on fresh penne pasta with capers, dill and cream sauce
• Spaghetti Marinara $21.50
  • Fresh spaghetti with green-lipped mussels, fresh fish, calamari, shrimps, prawns, garlic and our Neapolitan tomato sauce. Add salmon, $3.00
• Chicken Carbonara $21.50
  • Slices of wood-roasted chicken breast on fresh pappardelle pasta with bacon, free-range egg and parmesan cheese. Add mushrooms, $2.00

 FRESH MUSSELS

• (Served with our bread of the day. Add $3 for gluten-free bread)
• Mussels Moulin Rouge $22.50
  • A pot of fresh green-lipped mussels from Tasman Bay, steamed open in a tomato, onion, garlic and red wine broth
• Thai Mussels $22.50
  • A pot of fresh green-lipped mussels from Tasman Bay, steamed open in a Thai red curry, coconut milk and freshly-chopped coriander broth

 HEARTY RIBS

• Pork Ribs marinated, wood-roasted with caramelised onion, served with our own special sauces. Add a bowl of fries $6.50 or a mixed green salad $7.50 $26.50

 TREATS

• Tiramisu $14.50
  • Classic Italian-style coffee and chocolate dessert made on the premises
• Banana Rumba $14.50
  • Banana pan-fried in a hot caramel and rum sauce, served with ice cream
• Tuscan Ricotta Cheesecake $13.50
  • Crustless with citrus flavours of lemon, orange and orange liqueur, served on a wild berry coulis
• Chocolate Cake $13.50
  • on chocolate and caramel sauces served with freshly whipped cream
• Vanilla Ice Cream Single scoop with chocolate, berry or caramel sauce (Extra scoop @ $1.50) $6.50

 WOOD-FIRED PIZZAS

• All our pizza are freshly made with our traditional home-made thin base, spread with our own Neapolitan tomato sauce and topped with fresh New Zealand mozzarella cheese. Two sizes; Small (9”/22cm), Large (12”/30cm – Serves 1–2 approx). Wheat-free, gluten-free, soy-free, egg-free pizza base (small only) by request, add $3.

 NEW! VALUE PIZZAS

• Small/ Large
• Kid’s Pizza $9.50/ -
  • (Sorry, children only) Small pizza base topped with Neapolitan tomato sauce, shaved ham, pineapple and mozzarella cheese
• Naked $10.50/16.50
  • Neapolitan tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and freshly chopped basil
• Vego $ 12.50/$19.50
  • Base, sauce, cheese with two vegetable toppings of your choice
• Hawaiian $12.50/$19.50
  • Shaved ham and pineapple pieces
• Italian $12.50/$19.50
  • Italian salami from Blackball and sliced fresh mushrooms
• Tahuna $12.50/$19.50
  • Tuna, capers and sliced red onion
• Red Chicken $12.50/$19.50
  • Slices of wood-roasted chicken breast and red capsicum

 TRADITIONAL GOURMET PIZZAS

• Extra topping add $3 for meat/chicken/fish/egg/cheese, otherwise add $2. Half & Half (large size only) add $2
• I’m on Fire! $ 15.50/$24.50
  • Refried beans, fresh tomato, olives and avocado topped with sour cream, served with Tabasco sauce on the side. Add fresh chilli ($2), Jalapeño peppers ($2), beef ($3) or chicken ($3)
• Vege Patch $18.50/ $27.50
  • Wood-roasted pumpkin and kumara, red capsicum, broccoli and mushroom, topped with lemon pepper yogurt finished with a hint of cumin
• Piggy’s Choice $18.50/$27.50
  • Shaved ham, pineapple pieces, mushroom and red capsicum
• Upstream $18.50/$27.50
  • House smoked South Island salmon, avocado, cream cheese, capers, with a hint of dill and chives
• Nelson Bays $18.50/$27.50
  • Green-lipped mussels, fresh fish, prawns, shrimps, calamari marinated in a mango, chilli & coriander salsa
• Fowl Play $18.50/$27.50
  • Wood-roasted chicken breast, red onion, pumpkin, red capsicum, topped with mild sweet chilli sauce
• The Big Easy $18.50/$27.50
  • Chunks of wood-roasted chicken breast pan-fried in Cajun spices, mushroom and pineapple, finished with unsweetened yogurt
• French Chick $18.50/$27.50
  • Slices of wood-roasted chicken breast, brie, sprinkling of chopped nuts, topped with cranberry sauce
• Southern Man $18.50/$27.50
  • Chorizo sausage and pepperoni from Blackball, bacon, roast beef, red onion, mushroom
• Woolly Woolly $18.50/$27.50
  • Marinated lamb, feta, sun-dried tomato, Kalamata olives, topped with mint infused yogurt
• Spring Nelson Lamb $18.50/$27.50
  • Marinated lamb, dry-roasted kumera, spinach, tomato drizzled with rosemary infused olive oil
• Island Bay $18.50/$27.50
  • Pepperoni from Blackball, anchovies, Kalamata olives, mushroom, enhanced with anchovy butter
• Chicken Calzone $23.50/-
  • Pizza base filled with wood-roasted chicken, brie, chopped nuts and cranberry sauce, folded over to a 2half-moon shape, then sprinkled with our Neapolitan tomato sauce, served with mixed green salad

8-10 Tahunanui Drive, State Highway 6, Nelson, Nelson, 7011, New Zealand

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