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

CAESAR $16.00
- S.F.C, caesar dressing, bacon, parmesan, coutons
GRAVY $2.50
COLESLAW $4.00
3 OR 4 THIGHS PER BASKET $15.00
- blue cheese + sriracha
3 OR 4 THIGHS PER BASKET $15.00
- honey butter
DELUX CHEESE $12.00
- beef, cheese, mustard, lettuce, red onion, ketchup(add bacon $2.00)
SALT+PEPPER SQUID $16.00
- Asian slaw, sesame and lemongrass, dressing + sriracha mayo
CHICKEN $12.00
- S.F.C, cheese, lettuce, mayo

Beef Yorkshire Jumbo Yorkshire Pudding $17.95
- roast beef trimming, onions, gravy, chips + salad
Scotch Fillet Chargrilled Angus beef $32.95
- served fresh vegetables, cheddar mash & hollandaise sauce
Meat Lover $18.50
- streaky bacon, salami, Vienna sausage, mushroom, caramelised onion, BBQ sauce, parsley (gfo)
Creamy mashed potatoes / Assorted vegetables with garlic butter / Creamy mushroom or peppercorn sauce / Green salad with honey mustard dressing / Basket of chips $6.50
Wedges $12.95
- with sour cream + salsa
Scotch $28.95
Seafood Chowder $12.95
- with toasted garlic bread
Fish Of The Day
- please ask for today’s market fish

Mix Small $11.00 Lrg $13.50
Chicken $13.50
Chicken Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
Chicken Small $9.90 Lrg $12.00
Mix Small $9.90 Lrg $12.50
Mix Small $11.00 Lrg $13.50
Lamb Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
All in One $13.50

Fettuccine $16.50
- with tomato, caper and olive sauce
Fish and chips $22.50
- fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
Chicken, mushroom and green pea fettuccine $17.50
Angus beef burger $13.50
- with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
- with garlic bread
Side salad $5.50
Spicy Pork Roll $12.50
- homemade pork pattie, spicy slaw and greens in a bread roll
Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
- with plum or tomato sauce

C2 Red Curry: Gaeng Dang
- Thai red curry paste cooked with cauliflowers, sliced bamboo shoots, mixed vegetables, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk
B1 Pumpkin & Coconut Soup $10
- Amazing taste of warm, sweet & sour pumpkin and coconut milk soup
Soup as a main $15
King Prawns, Fish, Scallop, Mixed Seafood $19.90
V9 Curries and Main Stir Fries $14.50
M9 Black Bean Sauce Stir Fried: Pad Tua Dum
- Your choice of meat or seafood stir fried with seasonal vegetables in delicious black bean sauce
C4 Royal Peanut : Sweet Peanut Curry $16.90
- Our most popular curry selected from the royal Thai Cuisine recipe, A thick and creamy sauce curry cooked with your choice of meat, sliced onion and coconut milk, sprinkled with kaffir lime leaves
Lamb or Duck $17.90

-Edamame / Korokke (6pcs) $6.00
All main meals served with rice & salad
-Chicken Katsu Meshi / Teriyaki Chicken Don / Karaage Chicken Don / Tofu Don $15.00
Tuna Salad Roll $1.6 each / $11 (8pcs)
- Tuna mix with mayo, crab stick & lettuce
-Nigiri Set $23.00
- 2 fresh salmon, 2 today's fish, 1 dashimaki egg, 1 unagi (eel), 1 goma wakame
-Fresh NZ Salmon $4.5 (6pcs) / $8 (12pcs)
-Half $10.50
-Takoyaki (6pcs) $8.00

Eggs Benedict With Wood Smoked Salmon $16.90
French Toast $15.50
- Banana, Bacon, Maple Syrup with Berries and Cream
Wedges $14.90
- Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Cheese and Sour Cream on Top
Eggs Benedict With Bacon $14.90
Eggs on Toast $8.90
- Made however you choose
Eggs Benedict Vegetarian with Mushroom $14.90
Hot Cakes $13.50
- Banana, Bacon, Maple Syrup with Berries and Cream
Nachos $13.50
- Beef and Tomato with Corn Chips and Sour Cream

Fish of the Day $37.00
- Panko lemon & ginger crusted fish served with butternut risotto, vegetables and cumin prawns
Sides $6.00
- Smoked salmon, sausages, bacon
Cooked Breakfast
- All options include the continental breakfast menu
Smoked Salmon $19.00
- Accompanied with potato hash, scrambled eggs, baby spinach and beetroot relish & dark rye bread
Sides $4.00
- Tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, spinach, hash brown, avocado
Continental Breakfast $15.00
- Freshly brewed tea and coffee, fruit juice, a selection of fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal, croissants, fresh breakfast muffins
Butternut Risotto $27.00
- Served with grilled vegetables and roasted Portobello mushrooms
Mashed Kumara with Manuka Honey $8.00

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 Fries $4.00
Potato Mash $6.50
Add Fries $4.00
Add Fries $4.00
Add 6 Mussels $6.00
Crispy Fried Chicken $15.00
- Crispy fried chicken pieces with fresh slaw and kimchi mayo
Mussels $14.90 / $27.50
- 1/2 or 1 Doz - Coromandel green lipped mussels steamed served with warm bread and your choice of white wine cream, garlic and fresh lemon OR sweet and sour chilli orange broth

Roti $2.00
- Optional clay oven made or hot plate made
-Chicken tikka masala $15.00
- Boneless chicken cooked with well marinated yoghurt, cream and spices
●Lamb
-Lamb korma $15.00
- Boneless lamb cooked with saffron flavoured and cashew gravy laced with cream
-Beef vindaloo $15.00
- Boneless beef cooked in vindaloo pasta and tomato gravy and ground spices
Plain naan $3.00
-Dum aloo $13.00
- A kashmiri cuisine made up of potatoes with cumin, seeds and spices
-Kadai paneer $13.00
- Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with onion, capscium, spices and special sauce

Coffee crème brulee $11.5
- W/ green tea ice cream + hazelnut biscotti
Crispy pork roulade $29
- Crispy rolled pork with an apple and raisin stuffing served w/ a fennel, orange and rocket salad and a roasted capsicum puree.
Rhubarb & custard spring rolls $11.5
- W/ rhubarb ripple ice cream
-dinner 225Gm tarakihi $24
Redoubt platter $For 2 $ 26 For 4 $ 50
- Feta + blue cheese + cheddar + smoked chicken + salmon gravlax + prosciutto + semi dried tomatoes + olives + dukkah + beetroot puree + charred capsicum + ciabatta + sea salt & balsamic oil
Tender oven roasted chicken supreme… (gf) $29
- Stuffed with truffle brie & prosciutto with fresh asparagus, creamy herbed polenta, roasted beetroot & a burnt garlic butter sauce.
Canterbury free range scotch fillet…(gf) $35
- W/ smashed tarragon new potatoes, fresh asparagus, buttered carrot puree & charred capsicum w/ homemade jus.
Nz green lipped mussels
- W/ crusty bread in a rich oyster bay napoli sauce.

-Waimata French Style Blue (Gisborne)
- A rich creamy blue cheese with a sweet composty aroma, peppery blue mould and a delicate saltiness
Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Chorizo $21
- Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
Market Fish $38
- Explained by your wait staff
-tempura with soy mirin and seaweed salad $24/48
Salt Caramel ‘Opera’ Tiramisu $16
- Italian chocolate soil, honeycomb
-flambéed with cointreau $21
-Smoked potato mash $8
-Heirloom carrots, Sweetree honey, toasted macadamia $8

- Although we do our best to satisfy the requirements of guests w allergies, we are not a gluten or allergen free facility. (V) – vegetarian, (VGO) – vegetarian option available, (GF) – gluten free, (GFO) – gluten free option available
Steak, egg & chips $20
- w 300g Rump steak(GFO)
Arancini (crumbed risotto balls) $17
- w spinach and mushroom, rocket and pesto
Eggs benedict $17.50
- smoked salmon or bacon w spinach, lemon hollandaise(GFO)(vegetarian option mushroom & spinach)
Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
- w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
Big beach breakfast $19.50
- bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
Double baked pork spare ribs $19
- BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
- BBQ aioli, fries & salad

Garlic Daal Tadka $14.50
- Yellow lentil cooked with spices, tempered fresh garlic, cumin seeds, onions, ginger and garlic.
Chicken, Chili, Cheese, Coriander $5.50
Mixed Achar $3.00
Dal Makhani $14.50
- Black lentil slow cooked overnight with spices, tempered with cumin seeds, onions, ginger and garlic
- Prawn, Duck $19.90
Pappadoms - 4 pieces $2.00
Onion Bhaji - Handful $5.00
- Thinly sliced onions, mixed in chick pea flour batter with spices, fried and topped with masala
Panang Curry
- A thick Panang curry, with fresh vegetables in coconut cream

Sirloin Steak, Chips & Eggs $17.00
Nachos $12.00
All burgers are served w/chips N/A
Salad $15.00
- Fresh garden salad - served with bread. Chilli beef and bacon or smoked chicken with camembert cheese
Steak burger $12.50
All burgers served w/chips N/A
Mini Hot Dogs and Chips $9.00
Sirloin Steak with Vegs $25.00