Address
17 Tamamutu Street, Taupo, Waikato, 3377, New Zealand
Bistro 52 in Taupo Menu
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BEGIN- Chilled cucumber & yellow tomato soup, almonds, cumin, green grapes, watermelon guacamole (V) $12
- Tempura summer beans, seaweed, sweet chilli aioli (v/gf/df) $10
- Imported buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, grilled peach, basil, balsamic reduction (GF) $19
- Olive oil poached prawn tails, baby gem lettuce, croutons, streaky bacon, plum tomatoes, avocado, grana padano (V) $15
- Olive oil poached prawn tails, baby gem lettuce, croutons, streaky bacon, plum tomatoes, avocado, grana padano $18
- Calamari cooked sous vide, handmade lemon gnocchi, fried capers, champagne veloute
- -E $16
- -M $30
- Queen scallops, pork & ginger dumplings, summer pods, coriander, fermented black bean dressing (GF) $18
- The Bistro wild rabbit & chicken liver terrine, salsa verde, house pickles, pistachio nuts, crème fraiche, sherry syrup $18
SIDES- Marinated olives (V/GF/DF) $5
- Garden leaves, pear, lemon miso dressing (V/GF/DF) $7
- Bag of chippies, herbs, black truffle (V/GF/DF) $7
- Chunky fries, roasted aioli (V/GF/DF) $8
- Mashed potato & gravy, salsa verde (GF) $8
THEN- Pasta Mia pumpkin ravioli, exotic mushrooms, coriander, popped squash seeds, shiitake cream (V) $26
- Daily changing fresh Hawkes Bay fish, from the ocean to the plate $32
- Golden crackled pork belly, kumara, orange, walnuts, pineapple, granny smith apple, pickled red cabbage, grain mustard dressing (GF) $29
- Confit leg of Cambridge duck, spiced bell pepper jus, pickled mushrooms, baby root vegetables, potato gnocchi $34
- Strip loin of Wharekauhau lamb, braised Belgian endive, truffled fennel cream, pecan nuts, ruby grapefruit, sherry gastrique (GF) $39
- Grilled eye of scotch fillet, braised short rib tortelloni, sweet corn, hazelnuts, stone fruit panzanella, black pepper dressing $36
FINALLY- Grinning Gecko brie - Whangarei, NZ $15
- Talbot Forest Geraldine vintage cheddar - Sth Canterbury, NZ $15
- Kapiti Kahurangi creamy blue - Kapiti Coast, NZ $15
- Blue River Curio Bay pecorino - Southland, NZ $15
- Grana Padano - Piedmont, Italy $15
- The whole lot $40
SWEETS- Tahitian vanilla creme brulee cooked sous vide (GF) $12
- White chocolate & vanilla panna cotta, hazelnut wafer, raspberry caramel $12
- Rhubarb & brown butter cake, rose water, almond cracker, vanilla bean ice cream $12
- Baked Belgian chocolate mousse, passion fruit, chocolate brittle, triple chocolate ice cream $12
- The Bistro handmade sweet treats $10
Nearby Sample Menus
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BLT $15.90
- Bacon, lettuce and tomato toasted sandwich served with seasoned fries and aioli
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Original Dixie Brown Burger $20.90
- Prime beef patty grilled with our basting sauce on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkin topped with aioli and your choice of plain, mushroom sauce or pepper sauce
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Prawn and Avo Salad $19.90
- A generous serving of succulent prawns lightly dressed in our delicious seafood sauce with avocado, smoked salmon and salad leaves
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Chefs Pie of the Day $9.90
- Served with rich gravy and garlic and potato mash or salad and fruit chutney
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Dixie Oyster Po’Boy $20.90
- Beer battered New Zealand oysters, grilled bacon, jalapenos, lettuce and tomato on a toasted bun with a spicy emoulade sauce, served with seasoned fries
- All burgers are served with seasoned fries and golden onion rings
- Add bacon $4.50
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Prosciutto $22.50
- Tomato, garlic, bocconcini, prosciutto, rocket and shaved parmesan
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Chief's Chicken Nibbles $16.00
- Blanced in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
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Mexican Toastie $11.00
- Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
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Running Bear Salmon $35.00
- Pan-seared boneless fillet of Marlborough sea-run salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons. Your waiter will tell you all about it.
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Dessert Free
- Lone Star 'Mudslide' ice cream.
- We're proud to serve our guests only 100% free range chicken. Medium meals are served with one chicken breast, classic meals with two.
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Honky Tonk Chicken $30 Medium / $35 Classic
- Chicken breast marinated in Dijon mustard, dill, honey, olive oil and lime juice. Oven-baked and topped with an orange, ginger and cranberry salsa. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
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Judge Roy Bean Dip $11.00
- Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapeños. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
- Jalapeños $3.00
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Curry Noodle $14.50
- Egg noodles served in yellow curry with chicken, prawns, squid, fried shallots, and vegetables.
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Vietnamese pancake $14.50
- Crispy rice pancake filled with prawns, chicken, and vegetables served with sweet chili sauce.
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Pad Ke-Mao [spicy] $11.50
- Stir fried spicy rice noodles with chicken, tomato, and vegetables
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Banana split $7.50
- Fresh banana with ice cream and chocolate topping
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Curry puff $7.50
- Minced chicken cooked in yellow curry paste with potato and onions wrapped in puff pastry and deep fried served with sweet chili sauce
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Gang Keaw Wan Gai $ 11.50
- Chicken green curry served with rice and salad.
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Fresh spring rolls $11.50
- Rice paper sheets filled with chicken, noodles, and vegetables served with peanut sweet chili sauce
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Poh Pia Grob $8.50
- Minced prawns and chicken wrapped in a light crispy pastry served with sweet chili sauce
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SCOTCH FILLET SURF 'N' TURF $34.00
- grilled to your liking, topped with crab, prawns & clams in a spiced jus on parmesan mash
- Steamed green beans with lemon and almonds $7.50
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ROAST CHICKEN BREAST $27.00
- grilled beans, bacon mustard potato salad & jalapeno corn bread
- Mustard seed and bacon potato salad $7.50
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FISH OF THE DAY POA
- see specials board for today's creation
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RASPBERRY BRULEE $12.00
- with rhubarb compote, whipped cream & biscotti
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RATATOUILLE TART $18.50
- with whipped feta & salad greens
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JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN BURGER $20.00
- with red pepper jam, grilled pineapple coleslaw & chunky fries
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Organic Macadamia Nut Museli $10.00
- With Yogurt & Milk. Add Fruit Compote $13.00
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Heartsmart Omelete $17.00
- A free-range egg Omelete filled with capsicum, mushroom, spinach, feta. Served with ciabatta.
- Kid's Pancakes $8.50
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Free-Range Eggs on Toast $10.00
- Your choice of fried, poached or scrambled
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French Toast $17.00
- with arisan brioche, topped with free-range bacon and caramelized banana, served with Canadian maple syrup and mascarpone.
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Kid's Porridge $7.00
- with Cream & Sugar
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Breakfast Tower $19.50
- Stacked Toast, Handmade Potato Rosti, Free-Range Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Free-Range Poached Eggs, Portabello Mushroom, Grilled Tomato & Hollandaise Sauce
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Eggs Benedict With Confit Pork Belly $19.50
- Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, Toasted Ciabatta, topped with Hollandaise Sauce and served with a Confit of Free-Range Organic Pork Belly and a Handmade Potato Rosti
- Lamb Rogan Josh, Naan, Rice $10.90
- Balti Garlic Chicken, Naan, Rice (Also available in Lamb and Beef) $12.90
- Fish & Chips $5.90
- Prawn Curry, Naan, Rice $12.90
- Curry, Naan, Rice (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $10.90
- Chicken Malai Tikka with mint sauce $7.90
- Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Rice $10.90
- Korma, Naan, Rice (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $10.90
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Tandoori chicken $14.90
- Chicken on the bone, marinated in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste, roasted in Tandoor
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Shahi paneer $16.90
- Our own home-made cottage cheese cooked in spicy cashew gravy, green capsicums, sliced onions
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Biryani - Prawn $23.90
- Rice cooked with King Prawns and herbs and spices
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Madras (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $20.90
- Delicious medium hot Chicken, Lamb or Beef curry, prepared and garnished with coconut gravy
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Matar malai methi $16.90
- Peas cooked in fine mild creamy cashew’s puree and dried fenugreek
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Maharaja banquet $36.00
- Includes the Mixed Platter with mint and tamarind sauce and four curries as the main
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Malai kofta $18.90
- Mashed potatoes and cottage cheese balls, deep fried and cooked in rich spicy cashew
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Prawns $23.90
- Peeled prawns served as your choice of either Butter Prawns or Prawn Masala
- Rocket salad w/ shave parmesan, walnut & balsamic vinaigrette $5.00
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Orange & cardamon creme brulee $14.50
- pistachio, biscotti, boysenberry ice cream (gf)
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Slow cooked lamb belly $17.50
- w/ warm lebanese couscous, spicy red pepper & eggplant confit with tzatziki sauce
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Tempura battered fish fillets $28.00
- chuncky fries, green salad & tartare sauce
- Freshly baked knot roll w/ butter medallion $5.00
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Forest mushroom risotto $29.50
- baby spinach, caramelised onion, grilled haloumi & shaved parmesan (gf, v)
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Grass fed beef fillet $37.00
- w/ pommes anna, mushroom, baby tumip, baby carrots, pumpkin puree & port wine reduction (gf)
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South african malva pudding $14.50
- sugar free brandy custard & kapiti vanilla bean ice cream
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OCB $17.50
- Chicken, cranberry sauce, brie, mozzarella
- Batt Scallop $6.00
- Crabstick $1.50
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BBQ Meat Lovers $18.50
- Tomato base, chicken, ham, bacon, pepperoni, drizzle bbq
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Chicken CranBerry Brie $9.50
- Crumbed Schnitzel brie and salad
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Grand Chicago $17.50
- Tomato base, ham, pepperoni, salami, mushrooms, capsocum, red onion, mozarella
- Mussel Fritter $3.30
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The Grand Loch $9.00
- 120g beef, bacon, egg, beetroot and salad
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Stir-fry noodle $16.00
- Seafood / beef, noodle, homemade sauce
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Grilled pork in hanoi style $20.00
- Pork, salad, noodle, home-made sauce
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Prawn with tamarin sauce $18.00
- King prawn, tamarin and rice
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Roast salt fish $15.00
- Fried fish prawn, pork sticky rice, green beans and flour
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Beef stew $18.00
- Beef, carrot and rice or bread
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Papaya salad $16.00
- Papaya, beef, carrot and herbs
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Pan cake $16.00
- Flour, pork, prawn, egg, wine, coconut cream, salad and home-made sauce. (Vegetarian option available)
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Pork mince skewer $12.00
- Lemon-grass, pork and prawns
- Bacon $4.00
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Steak sandwich $26.50
- with fries with garlic aioli, onion, and slow-roasted tomato
- Gourmet beef burger with fries $29.50
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Porridge $13.50
- served with cream, brown sugar and dried fruit compote
- Gluten-free gourmet beef burger $27.00
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Fries $9.50
- with aioli and tomato sauce
- Gourmet toasted sandwich options: cheese, ham, tomato, onion, pineapple. served with a green salad $18.50
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Piccolo Fruit Bread $10.50
- fruit, nut, peel and spice with preserves and butter
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Chefs Sauces N/A
- Pitch Gravy/Creamy Mushroom/Pepper. Add Creamy Garlic Prawns $6.0
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Wedges $10.5
- Bacon & Cheese
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Salt & Pepper Squid $13.5
- w/ chilli lime glaze
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Pitch Burgers N/A
- served with fries & aioli
- Garlic Bread $5.0
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Sticky Pork Ribs $14.5
- w/ smokey bbq sauce
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Aged Scotch Fillet $26.0
- 350gm scotch fillet, pub fries, salad & your choice of sauce
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Gold $60.0
- Pub Fries w/ aioli & tomato sauce, Seasoned wedges w/ sour cream & sweet chilli, Devilled Chicken Wings w/ chipotle mayo, Sticky Pork Ribs w/ smokey BBQ sauce, Samosas & Spring rolls, Marinated Olives, Garlic Bread, Tomato & Capsicum Salsa Crostini
- Sticky Date Pudding - with hokey pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream $10
- Fish & Chips - golden fried dory with salad, chips, and tartare sauce *double the fish + $4.50 $15
- Side of salad $3
- Vege Burger - grilled vege pattie, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, pesto mayo and tomato relish; served with chips and a toasted sesame seed bun $11
- Chicken Sandwich - grilled chicken with sauteed onion, salad, tomato relish and pesto mayo in a toasted garlic roll with chips $14.50
- Kumara Patch Pie - roast pumpkin, kumara, spinach, cottage cheese & cheddar pie with salad and tangy tomato relish $16
- Pepper $3
- Grilled Garlic Bread $5
- Beef Lasagne N/A
- Special of the day N/A
- Sweet Thai Chilli N/A
- Teriyaki Beef Salad N/A
- Kids Combo Deal N/A
- Vegetarian Rice Salad N/A
- Potato Wedges N/A
- Morrocan Lamb Burger N/A
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Scallops & Chorizo $17.90
- Pan-seared scallops (6) and sliced chorizo drizzled with pan juices and a balsamic reduction. Seasoned and served on a bed of couscous and baby spinach leaves.
- Streaky Bacon (Per) $2.00
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Classic Fish & Chips $24.50
- Tuatara Beer battered fish fillets and chips, with a rocket, red onion and sun-dried tomato side salad. With lemon and our own chunky house made tartare sauce.
- Rocket Salad $5.00
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Spag-Bol $8.50
- Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese with cheese.
- Eggs (Fried or Poached) x 2 $5.00
- Onion Rings with BBQ Sauce $6.00
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Filo Wrapped Brie w. Onion Jam $14.90
- An individual wheel of Brie wrapped in delicate filo pastry, oven baked to order. Served on onion jam and dressed with a tangy yet sweet cranberry sauce.
Bistro 52
Phone
+64 7-377 3111
Opened hours
Monday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Tuesday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Wednesday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Thursday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Friday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Saturday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Sunday:
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Price
None
Type
None
Service
None
Cuisine
Contemporary
Features
Breakfast , Cash
17 Tamamutu Street, Taupo, Waikato, 3377, New Zealand
- Taupo Contemporary Menus
- Waikato Region Contemporary Menus