Bistro Lago at Hilton Lake Taupo in Waikato Menu

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Selection of handcrafted breads $12.00

Burnt brussels sprouts $19.00
- Local grain salad,pea shoot pesto, whipped feta
Crispy chicken wing terrine $20.00
- Chicken skin, market mushrooms, tart fin
Roast pumpkin and mascarpone tortellini $21.00
- Sage brown butter, pumpkin seed
Provincial seafood pot au feu $21.00
- Served with rouille
Wild Red deer carpaccio $22.00
- Juniper cure, roasted beetroot,toasted hazelnut
Big Glory Bay salmon tartare $22.00
- Confit egg yolk, mustard,miso mayonnaise

Bistro’s fish and chips $36.00
- Hand chopped tartare sauce, malt vinegar wafer
Free range chicken $38.00
- Coq au vin’, pearl onions, bacon lardons, parsley crumb
Line caught market fish $38.00
- Coconut broth, lentil dhal, curry leaf
Wakanui scotch fillet, $39.00
- Broccoli puree, soy glazed broccolini
Taupo lamb loin $39.00
- Ricotta, salsa verde, spicy kumara puree and ‘mille feuille
Pinot glazed duck breast $40.00
- Celeriac ‘gratin’ and puree,charred onions
Denver leg of Red deer $42.00
- Coffee glaze, amaretto, roasted yams

Rustic fries $8.00
Agria potato puree $8.00
Duck fat roasted potatoes $8.00
Broccolini, almond brown butter, garlic and lemon $88.00
Garden leaf salad, cured onion, cucumber, red wine vinaigrette $8.00
Roasted Brussels sprouts $8.00

Olive oil sponge $16.00
- Pear sorbet, yoghurt ganache, pickled cucumber
White chocolate and raspberry bread ‘n’ butter pudding, $16.00
- White chocolate crème anglaise, vanilla ice cream
Yuzu bar $16.00
- Coconut cremeux, coconut sorbet, strawberry rice bubbles, basil
Brown butter roasted pear $17.00
- Maple cake ‘n’ ice cream, dulce leche, spiced streusel
Chocolate fondant $17.00
- Burnt pineapple foam, cardamom cookie crumble roasted banana ice cream, fennel

Selection of hand crafted breads $12.00

Rustic fries with salt and pepper spice, aioli $8.00
Buttermilk fried chicken bites, secret spice, ranch, spiced honey $16.00
Salt and pepper squid with chipotle mayo $16.00
Hawke’s Bay lamb meatballs, roasted eggplant, dukkah spice, coriander $17.00
Ōra King salmon cakes, pickled cucumber, hollandaise $19.00

Platter with cured meats, cheese, salmon and a selection of accompaniments from New Zealand, Italy & Spain $35.00

Taupo beef burger $28.00
- Beetroot relish, gruyere, rocket, toasted brioche, chunky fries
Bistro’s fish & chips $36.00
- Hand chopped tatare sauce, malt vinegar wafer
Menu available when dining in bar area only

Nearby Sample Menus

Salmon $8
Bacon $4
Chicken Fettuccini $18
- Chicken, mushrooms, and onion in a basil pesto cream sauce
Vegetarian Rissotto $16
- Portobello mushroom and blue cheese risotto topped with fresh roquette
Seafood Fettuccini $19
- Lightly pan-seared scallops, prawns and mussels cooked in a lemon and dill cream sauce
-Chicken $22
-Classic $16
-Add Fries $3

-BBQ
-Café de Paris butter
Angus Eye Fillet $36.90
- Grass fed
Tempura Prawns $22.90
- Hokkien noodles, stir fry vegetables, nam jim dressing
Hereford Prime Rump 400g $36.90
- Grass fed
Eggs on Toast $12.90
- Eggs your way, toasted sourdough
-Chophouse salad
Breakfast Bruschetta $16.50
- Smoked bacon, slow roasted tomato, avocado, roquette

Classic cheese v Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
- Tomato sauce and lots of cheese
Thin cracker crust $1.00
Meat lovers Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
- BBQ sauce with pepperoni, beef, ham, diced sausages, bacon, mozzarella and BBQ SWIRL
Cranberry chicken Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
- Cranberry sauce with spinach, onion, chicken, bacon, camembert cheese and mozzarella
Saucy sausage Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
- BBQ sauce with beef, diced sausages, mayonnaise and mozzarella
Brownies $3.99
Mexican Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
- Tomato sauce with pepperoni, onion, capsicum, fresh tomatoes, beef, jalapenos, oregano and mozzarella
Triple cheese $4.99

3 Doom Spicy Burger $6.90
- Gourmet relish, mayo and jalapeno with grass fed angus beef patty covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
5 Peri peri Beef
- whole milk mozzarella, fresh mushroom, red onion, ground seasoned beef and salami with peri peri sauce
6 GC Summer In The City $8.90
- Gourmet Relish, mayo and fresh avocado grilled chicken and grilled streaky bacon covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
5 Authentic Butter Chicken
- Double whole milk mozzarella and marinated butter chicken loaded with butter chicken sauce
8 Hot & Spicy Beef
- Ground beef, fresh capsicum & onion, whole milk mozzarella and chili flakes on a tomato base with aioli drizzle
GF Buns Available Extra $2
5 Mordor Spicy Burger $7.90
- Gourmet Relish, mayo and fresh jalapeno with grilled chicken covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
4 Da Big as Bro GC Burger $7.90
- Gourmet relish, GC’s own aioli, grass fed beef patty with cheese egg, iceberg lettuce and freshly sliced tomato, beetroot and onion

Bacon $3.00
Eggs benedict - Ruapuke sourdough - spinach - hollandaise $16.00 / $19.50
- bacon / smoked salmon
Marinated olives - chili - garlic - rosemary $8.00
Spinach $3.00
Sourdough sandwich $16.50
- chicken - Bacon - aioi / Flat mushroom - blue cheese - Tomato relish
Lightly spiced fish soup - toasted sourdough $7.50 / $14.00
- small / large
Spinach - feta olive - kumara - aioli salad $13.00
- smoked salmon – scotch: add $9.00 / chicken - pork: add $8.00
Veggie breakfast - eggs - baked beans - hash potato - mushroom - grain toast - roasted tomato - hollandaise $18.00

Thai-style Chicken Curry $29.5
- w naan, jasmine rice, prawn, raita
Chicken & Brie $24.5
- chicken, bacon, spinach, brie, cranberry
Alfredo Nero $29
- w chicken, bacon, mushroom, white wine cream sauce
Crème Brulēe $13.5
- w vanilla bean ice cream
Val’s Banoffee Cheesecake $13.5
- w banana, whipped cream
Pork Belly $32
- w sticky rice, Asian greens
Vegetarian $24
- pumpkin, tomato, falafel, mushroom, spinach, capsicum, caramelised onion, aioli
Salmon Fillet $27.5
- w seasonal salad, ciabatta, scallop

Sassy salt & pepper squid $16
- w a rocket salad & aioli
-house cured salmon $6
-Add Salmon $6
Bacon & eggs $13
- on toasted ciabatta. Tweak it.
- Add Bacon $4
Pan fried fish (orange roughy) $22
- on a kumara puree w spring vegetables, watercress, chives & lemon oil
Caesar salad (gf) $16
- Cos lettuce, parmesan, bacon, poached egg, Garlic croutons, anchovies & Caesar dressing
-mushroom $5

Seafood Basket $15.00
- Battered fish, crumbed mussels, squid rings, tempura prawns & chips
Chicken Risotto $24.00
- Chicken & mushroom served with fresh herbs & parmesan cheese
-Add Bacon or sausage for $3.00
Fries S $40.00 / L $8.00
Spicy Buffalo Wings $15.00
- Chicken wings marinated in spicy buffalo sauce served with aioli
Garlic flatBread (Pizza Style) $10.00
- Drizzled with italian glaze
Snapper
Cheesecake of the day $10.00
- Served with a selection of sauce & creamy vanilla bean ice cream

Fresh fish and chips served with mixed battered? greens and tartare sauce. Pan-fried or $17
Scallop Mornay $18
- scallops lightly blanched in white wine served in a creamy mornay sauce
Eggs benny on ciabatta bread served with hashbrown. Bacon, Salmon or veggies? the best in town! $18
Seafood chowder $18
- scrumptious chowder prawns, squid, muscles, fish and salmon with a touch of curry, so good you have to try it!
Pasta $30
- Workman's special cream y chicken pasta with mushroom stopped with parmesan cheese>>
The classic B.L.T on foccacia bread with fries $14
Sizzling Spanish baked egg with spicy chorizo and toast $12
Chowder $18
- Prawns, squid , muscles and fish with a touch of curry

2 Fish Burgers $7.00
Three $10.00
8 Fish, 6 Hot Dog, 6 Chicken Nugget, 6 Potato Fritter, 2 Sausage, 2 Spring Roll, $6.00 Chips $40.00
Gourmet Paua Fritter $7.50 each
Sweet & Chilli Sauce Chicken on Rice $12.00
4 Oysters, 2 Fish, 2 Eggs and Salad $12.00
6 Mussel, 3 Oysters, 3 Scallops and Salad $12.00
Wonton Soup $11.00

Grilled Rueben $13
- w house made chips & cornichons
Marinated Coromandel Greenlip mussel's $12
- w toasted baguette
House made corn chips $8
- w house made salsa & guacamole
The Cowree Burger $15
- House made beef pattie, Walkers Porter beet relish, mustard aioli, cheese, gherkin, onion
-W chips $18
The Clucking Good Burger $15
- Fried chicken, onion jam, aioli, cheese, lettuce, streaky bacon
Mini mussel fritters $13
Sesame wings $10

BLAT $16.50
- Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, on a toasted bun & fries
Kiwi beef burger $16.50
- 120 gram meat patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, cheese, BBQ sauce & fries
Eggs
- Poached, fried or scrambled served on white or vogel's
Omelette (GF) $15.50
- Any two fillings - bacon, cheese, mushroom, tomato or spinach
Instone homemade pancakes $15.50
- With fruit & maple syrup
Bacon & creamy mushrooms $15.50
- Served on toasted ciabatta
-Or ciabatta $11.50
Chips $6.50
- Spud fries with tomato sauce

Chorizo. roast peppers, bocconcini, rocket, red onion $22.50
Fish of the Day $30.00
- Ask a Good George team member for today’s special.
Freshly baked mini hot-dog buns, stuffed with Kransky sausage, tomato sauce, American mustard, cheese. $9.80
Roast Garlic & Herb bread $12.00
Onion Ring Hot Rod $9.00
Salt ‘N’ Pepper Squid $13.00
- Crispy calamari, Schwan peppercorn & sea salt. Soy, lime & chilli sauce. (GF)
Seasonal Greens $9.00
Buffalo Wings $18.00
- Spicy chicken nibbles with sour cream & blue cheese dip.

Super Supreme Large $10.90
- Tomato sauce, salami, onion, capsicum, mushroom, pineapple, ham, mozzarella, sausages
Any Two Sides for $7 $7.00
Garlic Bread $4.00
Tandoori Chicken Large $13.90
- Tomato sauce, onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken marinated with tandoori spices and oven roasted mozzarella
Comes only in Pan Base
Chicken Tenders $5.00
Combo A $23.00
- 1 x Standard Pizza, 1 x Classic Pizzas, 2 x Sides
Hawaiian $5.00

Garlic / Cheesy Bread $7.50
- Traditionally toasted with aioli or cheesy garlic
Pork Belly (GF) $32.00
- Rolled & Seasoned with apple & cranberry served with potato, cherry tomato & seasonal greens and jus & apple sauce
Scotch Fillet $28.00
- Prime 250g
Venison (GF) $35.00
- New Zealand Denver Leg, pan seared, served rare with roast vegetables, seasonal greens & topped with plum& peppercorn jus
Creme Brulee $12.00
- Served with Vanilla ice cream
Homemade Cheesecake $12.00
Calamari $15.00
- Salt and Pepper squid with wasabi mayo
Chocolate Mudcake $12.00