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

3 OR 4 THIGHS PER BASKET $13.00
- plain
3 OR 4 THIGHS PER BASKET $15.00
- blue cheese + sriracha
CHICKEN $12.00
- S.F.C, cheese, lettuce, mayo
3 OR 4 THIGHS PER BASKET $15.00
- honey butter
DEEP FRIED MAC N' CHEESE $6.00
GRAVY $2.50
HOKI + FRIES $7.00
CHEESE $10.00
- beef, cheese, mustard, ketchup

Sticky date pudding, salted caramel sauce, gingernut ice cream $12.00
Warm cheese cornbread $8.00
- with brown butter V
200g Jerk chicken, lime and coriander sauce $12.00
Mashed pumpkin, sage, pine nuts GF $8.00
Beer battered fries, garlic aioli V $8.00
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
Churros a chocolate with cream and cinnamon sugar $12.00
Chicken, chorizo, and mushroom hand cut pappardelle $20.00
- basil pesto sauce, parmesan, micro watercress

Lamb Shoulder Rack, Harissa-Roasted Pumpkin & Kumara, Mint Yoghurt, Hummus $34.00
Potato & Parmesan Gnocchi, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Basil Oil, Balsamic Reduction $23.00
Affogato $5.00 / $8.00
- Add Liquer – Cointreau, Baileys, Kahlua, Drambuie (Single / Double)
Kapiti Ice Cream or Sorbet $11.00
- Please ask your wait staff for flavours
Affogato (single/double shot of espresso over vanilla ice cream) $7.00
Prawn Sliders, Avocado Salsa, Marie Rose Sauce $13.50
Pancetta-Wrapped Chicken Breast with a Cheese Stuffing, Cream Cheese & Chive Croquettes, Tomato Chilli Jam $32.00
Lamb Curry, Coconut Rice, Mint Yoghurt, Garlic Bread $29.00

Ham Steak Meal $19.50
- Croquettes, vegetables, pineapple plus your choice of tea or coffee
BLT $9.50
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
Ham $7.50
- Your choice of roll or sandwich. Ham off the bone, gravy and salad
Deluxe Breakfast $19.50
- 2 eggs, 3 rashers of bacon, tomatoes, hash brown, toast and tea or coffee
Ham, Egg and Cheese Toasted Sandwich $9.50
Bacon & Eggs $17.50
- 2 eggs, 3 rashers of bacon, toast and tea or coffee
Ham, Egg Toasted Sandwich $8.50
Bacon and Mushroom Roll $8.00

Eggs Benedict $16.00
- Baby spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread topped with hollandaise sauce - with crispy bacon
Vegetarian Big Breakfast $21.00
- Two hash browns, two slow cooked tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, fresh spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread
Thunder Crunch Fries $7.50
- Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon $18.50
- Served on toasted grain bread
Buttermilk Waffle $9.00
- One waffle topped with ice cream, fresh banana and a side of maple syrup
Chef's Breakfast Stack $16.00
- Toasted grain bread topped with baked beans, potato hash brown, crispy bacon and a poached egg
Fish and Chips $11.50
- Half portion available
Farmer's Big Breakfast $21.00
- Bacon, mushrooms, breakfast sausage, slow cooked tomato, sauteed potatoes, two eggs (scrambled or poached) on toasted grain bread

- Add Bacon $4
-large $8
-pumpkin feta & quinoa pattie w roasted capsicum, beetroot, nutty slaw & capsicum chilli jam
-Add Toast $6
Tweak it $3
- -tomato
-add chicken $6
-Add Salmon $6
Bacon & eggs $13
- on toasted ciabatta. Tweak it.

Kiddie Pack $7.90
- Ham sandwich. Fruit, chocolate chip cookie, potato chips, fruit drink, balloon
Beef Nachos $15.50
- Spicy beef and chili beans served on corn chips, topped with cheese, sour cream and salsa
Eggs Benedict $18.50
- English muffin, spinach, bacon OR salmon OR mushrooms, free range egg and hollandaise.
-3 Filling $7.90
Breakfast Available 8am - 2.30pm Daily
-Aioli $2.00
Children's Breakfast $8.50
- Bacon, eggs, hash browns, toast, tomato sauce.
-with salmon $21.90

Mushroom on Toast $15.90
- Creamy Mushroom with Poached Egg, Crispy Bacon and Home Made Bread
Beef Burger $17.90
- Home Made Burger Patty, Cheese, Bacon, Fried Egg, Mesclin, Tomato, Onion, Avocado with Onion Jam, Fries & Aioli
Sirloin Open Sandwich $21.90
- Roast Potato and Mesclin, Onion Jam with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Chez Bean Waffles $15.90
- Home Made Waffles with Bacon, Grilled Banana, Maple Syrup
French Toast $15.90
- Home Made Bread with Bacon, Grilled Banana, Maple Syrup
Scrambled Egg $17.90
- Home Made Bread, Grilled Tomato and Salad with Salmon
Fries $6.90
- Bowl of Ries with Gome Made Aioli or Tomato Sauce
Chez Bean Breakfast $16.90
- Home Made Bread and Bacon, Grilled Tomato, Saute Mushroom, Sausage and choice of Egg

Cold Pork Pie $6.00
Beef and Ale Pie $6.00
Cheese Mouse trap $5.00
Muffin $4.00
Scone $3.50
Ploughman Sandwich $6.00
Homemade Stew $10.00
Soup of the day $8.00

Pizza Sauces $1.00 extra
- except Cranberry
Mexicana $21.00
- Spicy beef, olives, onion, capsicum, jalapeno's
Chips $3.50
Meat Xcess $24.00
- Dble beef, dble bacon, dble ham, dble salami, dble cheese, BBQ sauce
Burrito $13 Sm / $16 Lge
- Tortilla, beef, beans or chicken on rice, salsa, cheese
Cheese Pizza $13.00
- Whonga's special base sauce o- cheese
Satay Chicken $23.00
- Chicken, mushroom, capsicum, onion, peanuts, satay swirl sauce
Whanga Whopper $23.00
- Salami, mushroom, ham, onion, bacon, capsicum, olives

Spanish Baked Eggs $16
- in Spiced Tomato & Capsicum Sauce, Feta & Cannelleni Beans. add chorizo $19.50 add Bread extra $3.50
Pancake Stack $16.5 add bacon $20
- served with maple, grilled Banana, Berries & cream.
Spiced Terrikihi Wrap $18.50
- crunchy slaw, mango chutney
House Baked Breads $6.50
- w preserve/spread of the day or with creamy brie, salad greens and chutney
Mills Benny $18.50
- served on toasted Ciabatta w either Bacon or House Smoked Salmon topped w poached Eggs & Hollandaise
Aglio Olio Spaghetti $20
- with Cloudy Bay Clams, chilli, garlic, parsley, olive oil & Italian parmesan
Seafood Chowder $20
- fish, prawns, mussels, shrimps, scallop, crusty bread
Eggs Florentine $16
- Homemade Hash topped with Spinach, poached Eggs & Hollandaise with bacon $19.50 with house smoked salmon $22

Eggs benedict $17.50
- smoked salmon or bacon w spinach, lemon hollandaise(GFO)(vegetarian option mushroom & spinach)
Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
- ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
- 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
Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
- BBQ aioli, fries & salad
Steak, egg & chips $20
- w 300g Rump steak(GFO)
Big beach breakfast $19.50
- bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
Bacon & eggs $14
- free range eggs your way, poached, scrambled or fried(GFO)
Double baked pork spare ribs $19
- BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad

Potato wedges $5.50
Mussakka meals with rice and salad
All meal comes with rice/salad and dips
Fish fingers with chips $10.00
Margarita R$17/L$20/F$25
-Chicken kebab $10.00
Lamb burgers $11.00
Lamb on chips $9.00

Zealong Black Tea Chocolate $16.00
- Five roll refined chocolate infused with Zealong Black tea in a chocolate pastry shell finished with whipped Zealong Black tea cream and crispy raspberry
Semifreddo $16.00
- A dual-layered ice cream with a distinct Zealong tea-infused layer. Please ask your waitor for today's semifreddo flavour combination
Tuna $16.00
- Seared tuna atop a nori dressing, served with orange, crispy shallots, asparagus and coriander
Jasmine Rice $4.00
- Fragrant Jasmine rice with crispy shallots
Hand Cut Chips $8.00
- With rosemeary, garlic aioli, and sea salt
Zealong Green Tea Cake $13.00
- Feather light, Zealong green tea-infused chiffon tea cake paired with Zealong Green tea and lemon cream and crispy fruit crumble
Zealong Pure Macaron $14.00
- Crispy tea dusted macaron filled with a creamy Zealong Pure tea and raspberry butter cream
Caponata $28.00
- Onion pakora atop aubergine, tomatoes, olives and baby spinach finished with pine nuts and herb dressing

The Salmon Stack $15.00
- Stacked savoury pikelet - smoked king salmon, chilli, cucumber and yoghurt dressing, served with salad greens
The Rango Sub $15.00
- Freshly baked bread filled with your choice of: Hot BBQ Pork and pineapple or Scallops and bacon
Deep fried Seafood Cluster $15.00
Rango burger $15.00
- beef pattie, bacon, egg, cheese, pineapple
Salad $15.00
- Fresh garden salad - served with bread. Chilli beef and bacon or smoked chicken with camembert cheese
Deep fried Asian Snack $15.00
Wedges & Sour cream $10.00
Beef Nachos $12.00