The Falls Retreat Bistro in Waikato Menu

TO START WITH TO START WITH
  • Garlic Bread $10.00
    • Wood fired confit garlic, parmesan and herb pizza bread
  • Beef $18.00
    • House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction
  • Sharing Platter $32.00
    • Chef’s choice’s of 3 seasonal tasters to whet the appetite!!
  • -House cured and smoked salmon with a shrimp, salmon & fraiche rillette and an edamame bean salsa
  • -Dry rubbed smoked venison topside, truffled labneh pickled onion salsa
  • -Roasted portabello mushroom stuffed with butternut & goat’s cheese with a carrot & currant salad, beetroot chutney & Kahurangi blue cheese
MAINS MAINS
  • Pasta of the day $28.00
    • Our housemade pasta served with fresh seasonal ingredients from the garden
  • Lamb $34.00
    • Rosemary roasted rump of lamb with orange lentil dhal, garden silverbeet & plum tomatoes served with a house labneh, caramelized shallots, merlot glazed prunes and a beetroot chutney
  • Pork $33.00
    • Crispy skin pork belly on an Agria potato, seeded mustard & ham hock gratin with a fragrant Summer garden slaw, a green apple & ginger vinaigrette and a mandarin emulsion
  • Fish Market Price
    • Our fresh fish of the day with kefir lime & ginger curd, served with toasted cashew, coconut, radish & snow pea tendrils on a polenta crumbed lemongrass arancini
  • Vegetarian $28.00
    • Pumpkin, parmesan & herb roasted semolina cake with wild rocket pesto, a lemon & nutmeg scented house ricotta, pickled beetroot and stuffed portabello mushroom
  • Chicken Salad $28.00
    • Lightly spiced tandoori chicken breast served on Bistro garden salad mix with cucumber, radish, cabbage & carrot slaw, cherry tomatoes and avocado finished with seeds, coconut and cashews
  • Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
WOOD FIRE PIZZA WOOD FIRE PIZZA
  • Margherita $20.00
    • Vine ripened tomatoes, mozzarella, confit garlic, tomato sugo and garden basil
  • Seafood $25.00
    • Daily catch & shrimps with house smoked salmon, white anchovies, a caper & parsley gremolata
  • Brad’s tip: Try with our house made chilli sambal!
  • Meat Lovers $24.00
    • Home reared pulled beef, braised pork belly and Harmony pork & fennel sausage with streaky bacon, onion jam, roasted garden pumpkin and jus
  • Vegetarian $23.00
    • Creamed leeks on a confit garlic base, Kahurangi blue cheese, fresh rocket, poached apple and toasted walnuts
  • Chicken $24.00
    • Spiced chicken breast, apricot chutney with chargrilled zucchini & an olive, sundried tomato, red pepper and jalapeno salsa
  • Gluten Free Bases available $3.00
  • Looking for an extra kick on your pizza
  • Try our house-made chilli samball $3.00
SIDES SIDES
  • Bistro chunky chips roasted and tossed in rosemary & sea salt with garlic aioli $7.00
  • Kitchen garden salad with house dressing & parmesan $7.00
  • Seasonal vegetables of the day $7.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Peter Rabbit’s Pick $12.00
    • Raspberry & rhubarb frangipane cake served with a lime & ginger curd, blackberry mousse, homemade almond marshmallow & a black sesame nougatine tuille
  • Summer Fling $12.00
    • Lemon & vanilla bean posset topped with garden strawberry jelly served with summer berry sorbet and a pistachio & almond biscotti
  • Chocoholic $12.00
    • Belgian chocolate molten cake, decadent pistachio, walnut & dark chocolate brownie & white chocolate mousse with carrot, cardamom & orange emulsion

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Monteith’s Beef Pie $12
    • the Helm homemade pie. baked golden pastry filled with braised beef marinated in Monteith’s Original, served on garlic mashed potato and minted peas
  • Bacon and Banana Pancakes $12
    • Four fluffy pancakes with bacon, banana and maple syrup, served with whipped cream
  • (GF): Gluten Free on request / (DF): Dairy Free on request
  • Steak Open Sandwich (GF) $12
    • Grilled sirloin steak with beer battered onion rings salad greens and béarnaise on a toasted sourdough
  • Prawns $6
  • Eggs Benedict (GF) $12
    • Poached eggs on toasted ciabatta bread served with spinach, hollandaise sauce and your choice of bacon OR portobello mushrooms
  • Salmon $8
  • Steak and Eggs (GF)(DF) $24
    • Char-grilled 250g sirloin steak served with fries and bacon wrapped eggs
  • Salmon burger $9.00
  • Mr. Chips regular $3.00
  • Trevally $4.00
  • Potato fritters $1.00
  • Handcut agria $3.50
  • Squid rings 80¢
  • Dory $5.00
  • Fish burger (gurnard) $8.50
  • Smoked pulled lamb $21.00
    • mint yogurt goats cheese dressing, watercress
  • Warm cheese cornbread $8.00
    • with brown butter V
  • Beer battered fries, garlic aioli V $8.00
  • 200g Jerk chicken, lime and coriander sauce $12.00
  • Vietnamese name jim slaw GF $8.00
  • Chicken liver pate $14.00
    • redcurrant glaze, wholegrain
  • BBQ smokehouse meat board $58.00
    • beef brisket, jerk chicken, link chorizo, Vietnamese slaw, beer battered fries, warm cheese corn bread, and pickled vegetables FOR 2 PEOPLE
  • 200g PORK ribs, BBQ sauce $15.00
  • Garlic Bread $3.00
  • Eggs Benedict $14.50
    • Your choice of bacon or ham
  • Pancakes Savory $13.00
    • 3 pancakes, bacon, banana, maple syrup and cream
  • Pork $7.50
    • Your choice of roll or sandwich. Pork, gravy, salad and applesauce
  • -Upgrade with Sausage and Hash Browns $12.00
  • Macaroni / Toasted Cheese Sandwich and Fries / Wedges and Bacon $5.00
  • Sausage Egg and Chips $17.50
    • 3 pork sausages, 2 eggs, chips plus your choice of tea or coffee
  • Scrambled Eggs and Bacon on Toast $9.00
  • Peshwari Naan $4.50
    • naan stuffed with aromatic spices and nuts
  • all main dishes are served with rice
  • Prawn Malabari $16.99
    • creamy coconut based curry with garlic, ginger, capsicum, turmeric and chilli
  • Tandoori Platter (2 Persons) $19.99
    • 2 pieces each of: tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, chicken tikka and tandoori prawns
  • -Full $22.99
  • Onion Bhaji $5.99
    • sliced onions deep fried in a spiced batter made from chick pea flour, served with a yogurt sauce
  • Shahi Paneer (spicy/vegetarian) $14
    • paneer pieces in a rich, creamy, spicy tomato gravy with onions and cashew nuts
  • Butter Prawns $16.99
    • prepared in a mildly spiced creamy tomato sauce
  • -premium bacon $18.50
  • Side of hollandaise sauce $3
  • Pasta or cous cous of the day
  • -tomato $1
  • -ham $1.50
  • -salmon $5
  • -fries small $6
  • -smk chicken $2.80
  • Sardines on Toast $8.00
    • Plain or Hot Pepper - With avocado $11.00
  • Slices $4.50 - $4.90
    • Lemon Curd Bar, Triple Chocolate GF Brownie, GF Rail Trail Bar, Bliss Balls, Wholemeal ginger Slice, Peanut Caramel Slice
  • Salads: $13.90 ea
    • (Changing seasonally) - Quinoa, Roast Kumara, Red Pepper, Feta and Dukkah / Bulgar Wheat, Roast Beetroot, Yogurt and Cucumber / Brown Rice, Toasted Nuts, Edamame and Beans w’ Asian Dressing
  • The Refinery ''Reuben'' $13.90
    • Slow cooked corned beef, slaw, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese
  • Toasted Muesli $10.50
    • Complete with Plums, Yoghurt & LSA
  • - Cream Cheese and Jam $6.00
  • The Cuban $13.90
    • Panini with mustard, Russian dressing, ham, hot pork, gherkins, Swiss cheese.
  • - Daily Quiche; Salmon, Cream Cheese, Caper, Roast Vege, Feta and Spinach $8.00
  • FREE sundae Choc, Caramel, Passion fruit
  • Chicken Schnitzel $12.00
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
  • Sticky Date $8.00
  • 120gm Angus Beef burger $18.00
  • Panfried Fish $12.00
  • Beef Burger $12.00
  • Pavlova $8.00
  • Fettuccine E $19.50 M $29.50
    • Breast of chicken panned with garlic and cream, bound with an authentic Neapolitan pesto sauce topped with parmesan cheese.
  • Pulled confit duck terrine $24.50
    • Duck leg meat with mushroom and chicken liver pate served with ciabatta
  • Greek Salad(GF) $17.50
    • Black mammoth olives, creamyfeta, vine tomato, fresh origanum with Italian glaze
  • Herbed Tomato Soup $12.50
    • served with toasted focaccia
  • Angus Black Aged Beef Fillet(GF) $40.00
    • Beef fillet with roasted red pepper and garlic topped with red onion jam served with seasonal vegetablestopped with hollandaise
  • Gourmet breads served with pesto and dips $14.50
  • Vanilla Panna Cotta (GF) $16.50
    • A light silky cream dessert with seasonal fruit
  • Venison (GF) $39.50
    • Venison medallions resting on Italian char-grilled vegetable salad, drizzled with honey and balsamic dressingtopped with hollandaise
  • or COLD SMOKED SALMON $18.00
  • EGGS ON TOAST $10.00
    • Eggs poached, fried or scrambled. Served with grain toast & tomato relish
  • CITRUS BUTTERMILK PANCAKES $15.50
    • Served with blueberry compote, lemon & thyme curd & natural yogurt
  • Served with toast & a side of Kasandi
  • STREAKY BACON $17.00
  • TOASTED BAGEL AND SPREADS $7.00
    • Served alongside your choice of spreads, please ask our friendly wait staff for today's spreads
  • WARM WINTER SALAD $14.00
    • Roasted root vegetables, leafy greens, onion jam, creamy feta & toasted pinenuts, drizzled with tumeric aioli
  • Soup of the day (+)
    • Served with toasted breads & butter
  • - Bacon $16.50
  • Kids pancakes with fruit salad, maple syrup and cream $7.00
  • Fruit salad with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $14.50
  • Kids breakfast bacon, hashbrown, toast and egg of their choice $7.00
  • Sides
  • The Bloke Breakfast $25.50
    • Eye fillet tail, sausage, bacon, espy mince topped with two fried eggs with toasted bread and tomato relish
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado smash and tomato served on a toasted bun topped with aioli served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Pancakes
    • Homemade pancakes with maple syrup and cream
  • Crinkle Cut Fries $6.00
  • Potato Mash $6.50
  • Carbonara Tagliatelle $17.00
    • Streaky bacon, grilled chicken, mushrooms, cream and parmesan sauce
  • Spicy Tomato Tagliatelle $16.00
    • Spicy tomato puttanesca sauce, capers, olives, parmesan, watercress, olive oil and sea salt
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Soft poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with spinach and topped with hollandaise with your choice of salmon OR streaky bacon
  • Add 6 Mussels $6.00
  • Calamari $16.00
    • Crisp spiced salted calamari with lime wasabi mayo and a pickled vegetable salad
  • Handmade Pappardelle Pasta
  • Silver Fern Farms Compressed Lamb Belly and Roasted Fillet $41
    • Glazed with burnt miso, puffed barley and brown lentil ‘risotto’, bacon, butternut, swiss brown mushrooms, asparagus and whipped feta
  • Fresh Kaipara Oysters $24/48
    • -natural with cabernet sauvignon vinegar and shallot
  • -served with poached rhubarb $17
  • -to taste all four $36
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Salad $24
    • With crisp baby cos, bagel chips, asparagus, radish, peppered cream cheese and ranch dressing
  • -Smoked potato mash $8
  • Coconut Milk and Lavender Panna Cotta $16
    • Liquorice sponge, strawberries and anise
  • French toast $14.50
  • Blueberry pancakes $12.00
  • Full breary $18.00
  • Creamy mushrooms on toast $12.00
  • Muesli $0.00
  • Breakfast omelet $9.00
  • Extras $4.00
  • Eggs bene, w/bacon or $17.00
  • Little Neck Combo $ 15
    • Any 2 slices, 3 knots, Sal's Legendary sauce. Can of Soda
  • Pepperoni Wheel $ 5
    • Pepperoni and Mozzarella Wrapped
  • Large 18" Pepperoni $ 30
    • Real New York Pepperoni
  • Large 18" Veggie $ 32
    • Fresh cut Capsicum & Mushroom
  • * Pizza by the slice available in store only
  • Sal's Classic $ 11
    • Any slice. 3 knots, Sal's Legendary sauce, Can of Soda
  • A Taste of NY $ 100
    • 4 of our Signature Large 18” Pizzas Cheese, Pepperoni, Meatball, Sausage
  • Cheese $ 4
The Falls Retreat Bistro

The Falls Retreat Bistro

location

Address

25 Waitawheta Road, Waihi, Waihi, Waikato, 3682, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078638770

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Continental , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pizza , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
25 Waitawheta Road, Waihi, Waihi, Waikato, 3682, New Zealand