Bistro Lago in Waikato Menu

BREADS BREADS
  • Selection of handcrafted breads $12
    • truffle mascarpone, balsamic, EVOO
  • Bruschetta $18
    • Clevedon mozzarella, basil, winter tomato
MAIN EVENT MAIN EVENT
  • Soup du jour $12
  • Slow braised beef $19.50
    • mushroom and Kikorangi pie, puff pastry top
  • Smoked pork cheek, $21
    • maple pumpkin puree, brandy jus, toasted pecans
  • Market fish chowder $18.50
    • with prawns, clams and toasted sourdough
  • Classic Caesar salad $15
    • garlic croutons, pancetta, anchovy
  • -Add Chicken $18.00
  • -Add Prawns $19.00
  • Soft polenta $19.50
    • mushroom fricassee, Fontina and hazelnuts
  • Taupo lamb meatballs $18
    • PASTA MIA pappardelle, Pecorino
  • Macaroni and cheese $12
    • Fontina, parmesan
SIDES SIDES
  • tartiflette $8
  • Brussel sprouts, candied walnuts, pancetta $8
  • Potato mash $8
  • Seared broccolini, lemon, garlic $8
  • Garden leaf salad, radish, pickled cucumber, ranch $8
  • Skinny fries $8

Nearby Sample Menus

  • B.L.T Burger $18.95
    • manuka smoked streaky bacon with tomato, lettuce, onion, smoked chipotle relish & aioli
  • Seafood Chowder $12.95
    • with toasted garlic bread
  • Chicken Parmigiana $28.95
    • chicken stuffed with cheddar cheese & crumbed topped with Italian tomato sauce & mozzarella, side salad
  • Sweet Corn Fritters $14.50
    • fresh spinach, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce (v)
  • Warm Chocolate Fudge & Walnut Brownie $12.50
    • with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, chocolate sauce and whipped cream
  • Fish Of The Day
    • please ask for today’s market fish
  • Creamy mashed potatoes / Assorted vegetables with garlic butter / Creamy mushroom or peppercorn sauce / Green salad with honey mustard dressing / Basket of chips $6.50
  • + bacon + cheese $3.50
  • Veggie breakfast - eggs - baked beans - hash potato - mushroom - grain toast - roasted tomato - hollandaise $18.00
  • Chicken liver parfait - onion jam - toasted sourdough $16.00
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Avocado $3.00
  • Peppered calamari - green leaves - lemon mayo $13.00 / $17.00
    • small / large
  • Beef burger - beetroot chutney - salad - meyer gouda - fries - aioli $18.50
  • Orca breakfast - eggs - kransky sausage - hash potato - bacon - roasted tomato - mushroom - grain toast - hollandaise $19.50
  • Green leaves - tomato feta - poached egg salad $13.00
    • smoked salmon – scotch: add $9.00 / chicken - pork: add $8.00
  • Mix Small $9.90 Lrg $12.50
  • Mix Small $11.00 Lrg $13.50
  • All in One Lrg $15.00
  • Chicken $13.50
  • Meat Lovers $13.50
    • Mozzarella, Lamb, Chicken, Pepperoni, Red Onion and Peppers
  • Falafel $12.00
  • Pepperoni $13.50
    • Mozzarella, Pepperoni, Onion Jam, Pepper and Thyme
  • Lamb Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • Quarter Chicken $8.90
    • Small fraction, big reaction.
  • Classic Veggie Burger $9.90
    • Enjoy a scrumptious home-style veggie patty including potato, sweetcorn, carrot, chickpea, green beans, onion with fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo inside a soft, seeded bun.
  • 5 BBQ Wings $11.90
    • Reach new heights of enjoyment.
  • Mediterranean Salad $9.90
    • The unmistakable Mediterranean mix of gourmet lettuce, capsicum, olives, feta, onion, cucumber, carrot & cherry tomatoes.
  • Corn on the Cob (Large) $6.50
  • Cheddar Cheese $1.50
  • Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
    • A medley of gourmet lettuce, capsicum, olives, onion, cucumber, carrot & cherry tomatoes.
  • Egg $1.50
  • Stir fried mushroom, green bean, carrot $17
    • with red chilli and garlic
  • Stir fried fresh Begetable and celery $17
    • with special yellow curry sauce (not dairy free)
  • Green curry $17
    • Thai green curry paste with coconut milk bamboo, green bean, carrot and fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • Stir fried Sweet & Sour $17
  • Pad See Ew $15
    • Stir fried rice noodle with sweet soy sauce, eggs, broccolis, carrots
  • Chicken $3
  • Mussaman Beef $19
    • Thai mussaman curry paste with coconut milk potato, carrot, Cashew nuts and onion season with spice, beef
  • Stir fried fresh vegetable $17
    • with sweet chilli paste and cashew nuts
  • Mash Potato $6.5
  • Chicken Pâté $10
    • With bread and onion jam
  • Onion Rings $6.5
  • The House $10
    • Prime New Zealand beef pattie, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli and tomato relish
  • Fries and Gravy $8
    • Crispy rustic cut fries and mozzarella, light brown gravy and aioli
  • Smoked Chicken $10
    • Smoked chicken with spinach, caramelised onion, parmesan, pine nuts, cheese and yoghurt
  • Fries with bacon salt $6.5
  • House Big Breakfast $18
    • With fried eggs, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns, bacon, breakfast sausages and ciabatta toast
  • Pumpkin & Spinach Pasta $18.70
    • Pumpkin & spinach tossed with pesto, cashews, shaved parmesan and penne pasta
  • Salmon $18.50
  • Winter Vegetable Lasagne $16.50
    • Pumpkin, spinach, red onion & kumara with sheets of lasagna & bechamel sauce sprinkled with cheese & served ẃ pear, walnut & parmesan salad
  • Steak & mushroom sandwich $19.90
    • Beef sirloin marinated in ‘The Chefs special marinade’, caramelised onions, capsicum, mushroom served on a traditional French baked roll with an avocado aioli
  • Lamb Shank 1-$26.00 2-$32.50
    • Lamb fore shank slow cooked in a red wine & thyme sauce served on a garlic mash ẃ parsnip crisps
  • Nachos $13.80
    • Nachos topped beef & beans, cheese, sour cream & salsa
  • Wedged $8.50
  • Fish n Chips $12.20
  • Gluten Free available on request. Please ask when placing your order.
  • Breakfast Available 8am - 2.30pm Daily
  • -without salmon $16.50
  • Bosco Big Breakfast $21.90
    • Two Poached Free Range Eggs, 3 pieces of middle bacon, Sausage, Grilled Tomato, Hash Browns and toasted ciabatta.
  • ·Fries
    • Served with tomato sauce. Aioli extra
  • Toast and Preserves $7.90
    • Ciabatta or grain bread, butter, marmalade/jam
  • Bosco Burger $18.50
    • Beef pattie, cheese, bacon, onion relish, beetroot, tomato, lettuce & aioli in a bun with fries
  • -Reg $5.50
  • 10 Chicken Nibbles & $2.00 Chips $10.00
  • 3 Fish, 3 Crab Stick, 2 Hot Dog, 4 Scallops, 6 Squid Rings, $2.00 Chips $20.00
  • Snapper $5.50
  • 5 Fish, 5 Potato Fritter, 5 Chicken Nugget, 4 Hot Dog, 2 Spring Roll, $4.00 Chips $25.00
  • 3 Fish, 3 Sausage, 2 Potato Fritter, $2.00 Chips $12.00
  • 6 Mussel, 3 Oysters, 3 Scallops and Salad $12.00
  • Crispy Roast Duck on Rice $13.00
  • Roast Duck $38.00 each
  • Chicken tenders with curly fries $11.90
  • Panko Crumbed Fish & Squid Rings $26.80
    • Served with steak fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Sour Cream $2.00
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Open Steak Sammy (Scotch Fillet Steak) $23.50
    • Served on Focaccia bread with mesclun salad mix, chunky red onion rings, grated cheese, beetroot relish and steak fries
  • CT Hash brown $4.00
  • Mopar Burger $21.50
    • Served on a tasty focaccia bun with mesclun salad mix, homemade Moroccan lamb pattie, smoky cheese, curly fries and homemade sauces
  • Coromandel Mussels $10 1/2 kilo / $19 kilo
    • Steamed natural with your choice of fresh lemon or Thai Green Curry
  • Prawn Salad $15.00
    • prawn cutlets on rocket with avocado and a lemon mayo
  • Basket of Prawn Twisters $10.50
    • With sweet chilli, peri peri sauce or aioli
  • Cobb Loaf $9.00
    • Mini loaf, oven baked to share, served with plain or garlic butter
  • Warm Chocolate Fudge Cake $14.00
    • With vanilla ice cream, strawberries & whipped cream
  • Kids wedges $4.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae $5.50
    • 2 scoops vanilla ice cream with chocolate, or berry fruit topping, whipped cream and a chocolate flake
  • 1/2 and 1/2 Pizzas only available in large. Gluten free bases available for an extra $3.00. Vegetarian Pizza Available on Request
  • Vegetable Carpaccio $17.00
    • Swede, turnip and radish carpaccio, pink salt, baby coriander, aged cheddar served with beurre noissete vinaigrette
  • Potato Gratin $10.00
  • Almond Pancakes $18.00
    • Served with berries compote, apple syrup and vanilla mascarpone
  • Chicken Livers $20.00
    • Cooked with bacon, mushrooms and green peppercorns with beef jus served over sour dough
  • Continental Breakfast $15.00
    • Freshly brewed tea and coffee, fruit juice, a selection of fresh fruit, yogurt, cereal, croissants, fresh breakfast muffins
  • Angler’s Breakfast $25.00
    • Crispy streaky bacon with roasted vine tomato, baked beans, mushroom, hash brown, sausage & eggs cooked to your liking with two slices of ciabatta bread
  • Cooked Breakfast
    • All options include the continental breakfast menu
  • Grilled Seasonal Vegetables $8.00
  • Eggs Florentine $16
    • Homemade Hash topped with Spinach, poached Eggs & Hollandaise with bacon $19.50 with house smoked salmon $22
  • Fabulous cabinet Selection N/A
    • Tarts, Quiches, Pies, Pizza, Cakes, Slices and Biscuits
  • House Baked Breads $15.50
    • with brie, salad greens & chutney
  • House Baked Breads $6.50
    • w preserve/spread of the day or with creamy brie, salad greens and chutney
  • Sour Eggs $10.50 Add Bacon $15.50
    • 2 Free Range Eggs poached, scrambled or fried on House Baked Sour Dough Toast
  • Risotto of the Day $24 Vegetarian $22
    • with prosciutto, parmesan and rocket, drizzled with Truffle Oil $24 (Vegetarian $22)
  • Mills Benny $18.50
    • served on toasted Ciabatta w either Bacon or House Smoked Salmon topped w poached Eggs & Hollandaise
  • Spiced Terrikihi Wrap $18.50
    • crunchy slaw, mango chutney
  • Steak $9.00
  • Scallops $1.50
  • Kransky $2.50
  • Mini hotdogs and chips with sauce
  • Chicken Wedges and Chips, with tomato sauce
  • Cheese, onion, ham, egg, pineapple, bacon,
  • Salad $5.00
  • Beef $8.00
  • Chicken, Chili, Cheese, Coriander $5.50
  • Pad Thai
    • Stir fried noodles with fried tofu, egg, bean sprouts, crushed peanuts, cabbage and carrots
  • Garlic Mussels - 8 pieces $9.90
    • NZ Green lipped mussels served on half shell with garlic sauce and Thai herbs
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • Kadai Chicken $15.50
    • Boneless chicken wok cooked with fresh onion and capsicum in Kadai spices
  • Panang Curry
    • A thick Panang curry, with fresh vegetables in coconut cream
  • Pappadoms - 4 pieces $2.00
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
Bistro Lago

Bistro Lago

location

Address

80/100 Napier-Taupo Road, Hilltop, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand

phone

Phone

073762319

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Contemporary , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

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

Location
80/100 Napier-Taupo Road, Hilltop, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand