Bistro 52 in Taupo Menu

BEGIN 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 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 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 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 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

  • Coconut Chicken GF $26.90
    • Chicken breast marinated in spices and coconut milk then grilled to perfection. Served with steamed rice and salad.
  • Wedges with the Works $13.90
    • Topped with melted cheese, chunky tomato salsa, bacon and sour cream.
  • Freeman’s Lamb Shank GF $29.50
    • A slow cooked, tender shank of lamb, creamy mashed potatoes and steamed seasonal vegetables with lashings of mint and rosemary jus.
  • Chicken & Bacon Burger $20.90
    • Grilled chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce and tomato. Finished off with melted cheese, aioli and relish. Served with fries.
  • Buffalo Wings $12.90
    • Caution: Highly addictive, crispy chicken wings with Cobb’s southern spicy wing sauce.
  • Cobb Schnitzel $25.90
    • Cobb’s original crumbed and golden fried beef schnitzel filled with ham and mozzarella cheese, served with a tossed garden salad and fries.
  • Pan Fried Scallops GF $16.90
    • Sautéed scallops with crispy bacon, presented on seasonal salad. With lemon and garlic aioli.
  • Upgrade from Fries, to Curly Fries or Wedges with your main. $2.50
  • Smoked Fish Croquette
    • Crushed pea and mint salad, chorizo, preserved lemon aioli
  • 3 Courses With Beef $60
  • -Orange and almond cake
    • Greek yoghurt, lemon curd, puffed quinoa, coconut chips
  • -Free Range Pork Belly
    • Du puy lentil salad, shaved radish, bitter leaves, compressed apple, aioli
  • Chocolate salted caramel tart
    • Chocolate sauce, hokey pokey, chocolate balls, vanilla mascarpone
  • -Confit Duck Leg
    • White bean puree, raw broccoli salad, cranberries, courgette
  • Salad of baby carrots
    • Medjool dates, almond cream, honey comb, panko crumbed olives
  • -Market Fish
    • Artichoke cream, tomato and roasted lemon salad, whipped feta
  • Bagel with Cream Cheese & Jam $6.50
  • Kid's Porridge $7.00
    • with Cream & Sugar
  • Organic Macadamia Nut Museli $10.00
    • With Yogurt & Milk. Add Fruit Compote $13.00
  • Kid's Sweetcorn Fritters $12.00
    • With Bacon
  • The B.F.G. (Bodyfuel Grill) $21.00
    • Free-Range Bacon, Free-Range Sausages, Eggs, Grilled Tomato, Creamy Mushrooms & Artisan Toast
  • Organic Porridge $9.50
    • w. Oat Milk & Honey. Add Fruit Compote $13.00
  • Sweetcorn Fritters $16.50
    • with Free-Range Bacon, Avocado, sour cream and sweet chili
  • Free-Range Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Your choice of fried, poached or scrambled
  • Vegetable Korma, Naan, Rice $9.90
  • Prawn Curry, Naan, Rice $12.90
  • Chicken Tikka Masala, Naan, Rice $10.90
  • Reshmi Kebab with mint sauce $7.90
  • Makhani, Naan, Rice (Butter Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $10.90
  • Lamb Rogan Josh, Naan, Rice $10.90
  • Balti Garlic Chicken, Naan, Rice (Also available in Lamb and Beef) $12.90
  • Vegettable Samosas with tamarind sauce $6.90
  • Seafood Chowder (GF-O) $20
    • Served in a cobb loaf with a tiger prawn
  • Banoffee Pie $14
    • Set on a malt biscuit base caramel then topped with fresh banana and whipped cream
  • Dark Chocolate & Pecan Brownie $14
    • with a raspberry & chocolate anglaise & whipped cream
  • Golden Fries
  • Dark Chocolate Fondue (to share) $20
    • with a selection of dried & fresh dipping fruits, dark chocolate Brownie Chunks, marshmallows, & melted chocolate served on a stone
  • Seafood $19
    • Scallops Prawns & a Seafood Medley topped with Mozzarella Cheese & a Tangy Seafood Sauce
  • Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12
    • with pink wafers, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, 100’s & 1000’s, chocolate, strawberry & passionfruit or caramel sauce
  • Toast & Preserves $8.5
  • Traditional Sushi Rolls (9 pcs) $12
    • Vegetarian (Lettuce, Capsicum, Carrot, Avocado, Cucumber)
  • Party Pack C $55
    • 45 pcs sushi pack - Teriyaki Chicken, Salmon & Avocado, Tuna, Crispy Chicken, Rainbow rolls
  • Udon $13
    • Japanese style thick noodle soup - Tempura
  • Seaweed Salad $7
    • Fresh seaweed on a lettuce
  • Party Pack A $75
    • 63 pcs sushi pack - Teriyaki Chicken, Salmon & Avocado, Tuna, Crumbed Chicken, Crunch, Crispy Chicken, Rainbow rolls
  • Crispy Chicken Roll $12
    • Avocado, Crab Meat, Cucumber + Teriyaki Chicken, Breadcrumbs, Creamy Sauce on top
  • California Rolls (9 pieces) $13
    • Salmon, Avocado, Cream Cheese
  • Tempura $10
    • Battered and deep fried food - Mixed vegetables small
  • Calamari $17.00
  • Hokey Pokey
  • Thai Beef $18.00
  • Chocolate Fudge Brownie & Choc Sauce
  • Grilled Chicken $18.00
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $34.00
    • 300g Silver Fern Scotch cooked to your liking with potato rosti, seasonal vegetables & Jus
  • Lamb Backstrap $19.00
  • Pulled Pork
    • Pork, Feta, Red Onion, Walnuts & Apple Sauce
  • White bait fritter $28.00
    • with greeus, ailoi + crisp potato
  • Paleo Benedict $19.00
    • Mushroom, Bacon, Avocado, poached eggs, D.F. Hollandaise
  • Pulled Venison Burger $23.00
    • Chips, slaw, onions, aioli on ciabatta
  • Bacon N' vegetable $12.50
  • Morrocan Lentil $10.50
  • Fish Tacos $24.00
    • with tratziki, slaw, avocado + greek salsa
  • Hawaiian $14.00
    • Ham, pineapple, Normal cheese
  • Flamegrd Chicken- Cheese $7.50
    • Flamergrd Chicken patty cheese and salad
  • -With Garlic Butter $3.50
  • Margarita $16.00
    • Tomato base, tomato, olives, capsicum, mozzarella
  • Mussel Fritter $3.30
  • Chicken Nugget $0.60
  • Crabstick $1.50
  • Curly Fries / Wedges / NZ Hoki / Batt Mussel $4.00
  • Steak sandwich $26.50
    • with fries with garlic aioli, onion, and slow-roasted tomato
  • Kumara Cakes GF $18.50
    • topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with bacon
  • Gourmet toasted sandwich options: cheese, ham, tomato, onion, pineapple. served with a green salad $18.50
  • Fries $9.50
    • with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Piccolo Fruit Bread $10.50
    • fruit, nut, peel and spice with preserves and butter
  • French Toast - Chef's Signature Dish $21.00
    • served with bacon, banana, maple syrup and berries
  • B.L.A.T. $24.50
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado and slow-roasted tomato with garlic aioli
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.00
    • scrambled
  • Portugese Chicken $17.5
    • Lettuce, tomato, cheese, chipotle mayo
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $13.5
    • w/ chilli lime glaze
  • Aged Scotch Fillet $26.0
    • 350gm scotch fillet, pub fries, salad & your choice of sauce
  • Chilli Cheese Bread $6.5
  • Wedges $10.5
    • Bacon & Cheese
  • Wedges $12.5
    • Beef & bean
  • Pitch Burgers N/A
    • served with fries & aioli
  • Nicoise Salad $13.5
    • Olives, beans, potatoes, tomato, onion, capsicum, egg, herb dressing. Add Chicken $5.0. Add King Prawns $6.0
  • All served with chips and fresh salad with chef's tartar sauce
  • Pesto
  • Mushroom $3.00
  • -Calamari or prawn $17.50
    • Seasoned with black pepper and toasted sesame seed, pan, fried with canola oil
  • Dumpling
    • 16 pieces pork and prawn dumplings, served with delicious chinese dipping sauce
  • -With extra anchovies $1.50
  • Salmon and avocado omelette $17.00
    • Eggs, smoked salmon, avocado, cheese, toast
  • Tomato sauce
  • Steak - Sirloin (250gm) $29.90
    • Pan seared then finished in the oven and served on fries. With a rocket, red onion and sun-dried tomato side salad and a garlic, peppercorn or mushroom sauce.
  • Summer Creme Brulee $9.50
    • This traditional creme brûlée has a layer of sweet passionfruit pulp on top hidden under a crisp toffee topping. Listen for the "crack" as you plunge in!
  • ''Lamb'' Burger $23.90
    • 180gm freshly pressed lamb patty on house relish with house pickles, roast pumpkin, caramelised onions, grilled haloumi cheese, and minted yoghurt.
  • Grilled Haloumi Cheese $16.90
    • Haloumi, marinated in olive oil, lemon and oregano then grilled and served on a baby rocket, sun-dried tomato and red onion salad with a side of onion jam.
  • ''Sinful'' Chocolate Brownie $9.50
    • A dark, rich, sticky, chocolate mess... Made from the simplest of recipes and not over complicated, it comes slightly warmed with vanilla ice-cream on top covered in Hershey's Chocolate Syrup!
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns $25.90
    • Prawns sautéed in garlic butter with red chilli flakes, fresh herbs, olive oil, cracked pepper and sea salt in spaghetti with a toasted gremolata topping.
  • Caprese Bruschetta $15.90
    • A mixed cherry tomato medley with diced mozzarella, red onions and fresh herbs tossed through EVO and basil pesto. Seasoned and served on grilled ciabatta.
  • Onion Rings with BBQ Sauce $6.00
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • -With Bacon $15.50
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.50
    • Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
  • Sausage & Eggs $9.50
  • All Day Breakfast $13.00
    • Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
  • Extras $2.00
    • Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs
  • Spaghetti on Toast $6.50
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
  • Bacon/Egg/Cheese Muffin $6.00
  • Bake Beans on Toast $6.50
  • Fruit Loaf Toasted $5.00
Bistro 52

Bistro 52

location

Address

17 Tamamutu Street, Taupo, Waikato, 3377, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 7-377 3111

clock

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
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service level

Service

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cuisine

Cuisine

Contemporary

features

Features

Breakfast ,  Cash

Location
17 Tamamutu Street, Taupo, Waikato, 3377, New Zealand
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