Address
80/100 Napier-Taupo Road, Hilltop, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand
Bistro Lago in Waikato Menu
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BREADS-
Selection of handcrafted breads $12
- truffle mascarpone, balsamic, EVOO
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Bruschetta $18
- Clevedon mozzarella, basil, winter tomato
MAIN EVENT- Soup du jour $12
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Slow braised beef $19.50
- mushroom and Kikorangi pie, puff pastry top
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Smoked pork cheek, $21
- maple pumpkin puree, brandy jus, toasted pecans
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Market fish chowder $18.50
- with prawns, clams and toasted sourdough
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Classic Caesar salad $15
- garlic croutons, pancetta, anchovy
- -Add Chicken $18.00
- -Add Prawns $19.00
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Soft polenta $19.50
- mushroom fricassee, Fontina and hazelnuts
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Taupo lamb meatballs $18
- PASTA MIA pappardelle, Pecorino
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Macaroni and cheese $12
- Fontina, parmesan
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
- fish and chips $11
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chorizo linguini $18
- pan fried chorizo with bacon, mushrooms, spanish onion, olive and sundried tomato, dressed with parmesan
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brioche french toast (v) $15
- real maple, grilled banana, blueberry compote, vanilla bean creme fraiche and crunchy almond praline
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chermoula chicken burger (g) $17
- chermoula chicken, seasonal leaves, pan fried halouni in a brioche bun with beetroot hummus
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thai beef salad (g) $20
- seared beef, seasonal leaves, crispy noodles with dressed Asian slaw
- add big steak fries with house aioli $3
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open salmon omelette (G) $20
- open omelette with salmon, mint and coriander slaw, chilli and lime dressing
- -add bacon $19
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Fish Of The Day (GF)
- Fresh Market Fish In A Speight’S Beer Batter, With Salad & Fries
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Venison Salad (GF) $19.5
- Smoked Venison & Roasted Vegetable Salad With Baby Spinach, Blue Cheese, Toasted Pine Nuts & Blackberry Dressing
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Angus Scotch Fillet (Gf On Request) $35.0
- Prime Angus Scotch Fillet Chargrilled To Your Liking Stacked With Crispy Onion Rings & Creamy Mushrooms With Sauteed Baby Potatoes And Greens
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Breads & Dips $12.5
- A Selection Of Homemade Dips With Toasted Breads
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Five Stags Pork Ribs (GF) $18.0 / $24.0
- Slow Braised Pork Ribs In Our Famous Sticky Texan-Style Spicy Bbq Sauce, Served With Steak Fries & Ranch Style Slaw - 6 Or 9 Ribs
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Squid Hotrod $15.0
- Panko Crumbed Salt & Pepper Squid With A Chipotle Chilli Mayo
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Chicken & Duck Liver Pate $15.0
- Housemade Pate, With Port & Rosemary Served With Quince Paste & Toasted Ciabatta
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Moroccan Lamb Salad (Gf On Request) $17.5
- Nz Lamb Rump Cooked To Medium, Tossed With Salad Greens, Feta, Almonds, Crispy Noodles & Dill Mustard Dressing
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Curly Fries $7.50
- Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
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Pizza $9.00
- House made pizza bread, topped with tomato pizza sauce, bacon and cheese and served with fries
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Buttermilk Waffles $14.50
- Two warm, crispy buttermilk waffles topped with berry compote and yoghurt
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Buttermilk Waffles $16.50
- Two warm, crispy buttermilk waffles topped with fresh banana, maple syrup and streaky bacon
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Little breakfast $9.00
- One egg any style on toast with a rasher of bacon and a hash brown
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Vegetarian Big Breakfast $21.00
- Two hash browns, two slow cooked tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, fresh spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread
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Farmer's Big Breakfast $21.00
- Bacon, mushrooms, breakfast sausage, slow cooked tomato, sauteed potatoes, two eggs (scrambled or poached) on toasted grain bread
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Vegetarian Big Breakfast $13.50
- Half portion available
- Rice $3
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Stir fried vegetable $17
- with sweet and sour sauce
- Cashew nuts $2
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Pineapple fried Rice $15
- Stir fried Thai Jasmine rice with yellow curry powder with onion, pineapple, green pea and raisin
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Green curry $17
- Thai green curry paste with coconut milk bamboo, green bean, carrot and fresh kaffir lime leaves
- Stir fried Basil & Chilli $17
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Stir fried mushroom, green bean, carrot $17
- with red chilli and garlic
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Stir fried fresh vegetable $17
- with toast garlic
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Seafood Risotto $29.5
- w white fish, scallop, mussel, prawn, salmon
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Hawaiian $21
- pineapple, mozzarella, ham
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Feta Garlic Pizza Bread $12
- w caramelised onion
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Spicy Mediterranean $24.5
- pepperoni, chorizo, olive, feta, anchovy, capsicum, parmesan, aioli
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Caprese Bread $14
- w basil, tomato, mozzarella
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Pork Belly $32
- w sticky rice, Asian greens
- ½ & ½ pizza $2
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Prawn & Salmon $24.5
- roasted salmon, chilli prawns, capers, mozzarella, aioli
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-Chicken Katsu Meshi
- Crumbed chicken slices coated in teriyaki sauce
- -Full $13.50
- -Dumpling (8pcs) / Chicken Karaage (7pcs) $10.00
- Aroha Roll $15.00
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Veggie Roll $1.6 each / $11 (8pcs)
- Salad, carrot, avocado, cucumber, capsicum, bean curd & mayo
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-Tofu Don
- Pan fried tofu in teriyaki sauce with sesame
- -Teriyaki Salmon Don / Fresh Salmon Don $18.00
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-Mikkey Special $13.00
- 1 pork katsu, 1 chicken katsu, 1 karaage chicken
- * All Meals served with Hot Vegetables & Roast Potatoes
- * Garden Fresh Salad & Fries
- *Venison Burger & Fries with Cranberry Sauce
- *Breakfast Bacon Eggs & Chips
- $20.00 Specials
- * Fisherman's Basket Selection
- * The Big Apple Beef Burger & Fries
- * Chicken & Mushroom Fettuccini
- Granola honey puffs with yoghurt, mousse & strawberries $13.00
- Curly fries $8.50
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Additional sides $4.00
- Eggs/ tomatoes/ mushroom/ kransky/ avocado/ hash brown
- Bacon butty with free range bacon on tank loaf with rocketfuel & aioli $8.50
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Al Brown's Best Ugly Bagels $5.00
- Add free range bacon
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Additional sides $5.00
- Free range bacon
- Free range eggs on ciabatta $10.00
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Al Brown's Best Ugly Bagels $8.50
- Tomato, basil pesto & avocado
- Eggs on Toast
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Ice Cream Sundae $5.50
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream with chocolate, or berry fruit topping, whipped cream and a chocolate flake
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Minted Lamb Cutlets $27.00
- Lamb cutlets marinated with kiwifruit and yoghurt, served on rocket and baby spinach, asparagus spears, mash and drizzled with mint jelly
- 1/2 and 1/2 Pizzas only available in large. Gluten free bases available for an extra $3.00. Vegetarian Pizza Available on Request
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Plain Jane $15.00
- Burger for the smaller appetite with a homemade beef patty, fried egg, gherkins, beetroot, melted cheese and rocket leaves with BBQ sauce
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Plain Jane $15.00
- Burger for the smaller appetite with a homemade beef patty, fried egg, gherkins beetroot, melted cheese and rocket leaves with BBQ sauce
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Stuffed Chicken Breast $26.50
- Chicken breast wrapped in bacon with feta & spinach stuffing, served with mash and veges or salad
- Kids Shoestring fries $3.00
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Free Range Three Egg Omelette $20.00
- With your choice of the following 3 fillings: Mushroom, ham, smoked salmon, cheese & tomato or bacon, served with home-made tomato relish
- French Fries $10.00
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Special Homemade Swiss Style Muesli $18.00
- With grated green apple, orange juice, almonds and strawberries
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Smoked Salmon $19.00
- Accompanied with potato hash, scrambled eggs, baby spinach and beetroot relish & dark rye bread
- Garden Salad $8.00
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Chicken Livers $20.00
- Cooked with bacon, mushrooms and green peppercorns with beef jus served over sour dough
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Octopus Confit $20.00
- Served with Kalamata olive and coriander aioli
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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
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Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
- ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
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Eggs benedict $17.50
- smoked salmon or bacon w spinach, lemon hollandaise(GFO)(vegetarian option mushroom & spinach)
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Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
- BBQ aioli, fries & salad
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Bacon & eggs $14
- free range eggs your way, poached, scrambled or fried(GFO)
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Arancini (crumbed risotto balls) $17
- w spinach and mushroom, rocket and pesto
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Double baked pork spare ribs $19
- BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
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- 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
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Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
- w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
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Masala (Scallops/Fish/Prawn)
- Scallops Cooked in creamy onion flavoured sauce
- Mango Chutney $2.50
- Plain Rice $4.00
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Butter (Scallops / prawn)
- Scallops cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce
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Chicken Tikka $12.00
- Juicy boneless chicken marinated in spices overnight and slow cooked in the tandoor
- Cheese Naan $4.00
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Vindaloo (Chicken/Lamb/Goat)
- Boneless Meat/Chicken cooked in a fine hot tangy Masala base with grounded spices, a Goanese delicacy
- Mint Chutney $2.50
- Mixed meat iskender $16.00
- Mixed vegetarian R$17/L$20/F$25
- Lamb iskender $15.00
- Lamb mussakka $21.90
- Falafel kebab $12.00
- Seafood R$17/L$20/F$25
- Mussakka meals with rice and salad
- Mixed meat burger $11.00
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Steamed Vegetables $8.00
- Selection of seasonal vegetables with a mustard dressing and toasted almonds
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Chicken Liver $14.00
- A creamy chicken liver parfait, accompanied by crispy croutons and gherkins
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Petits Fours Duo $12.00
- A selection of two house-baked tea-infused petits fours with fruit puree and seasonal fruits served on a two tier tower
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Aubergine Bruschetta $10.00
- House-made pickled aubergine atop citrus hummus on lightly toasted sourdough finished with fresh herbs
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Zealong Pure Macaron $14.00
- Crispy tea dusted macaron filled with a creamy Zealong Pure tea and raspberry butter cream
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Zealong Sweets Platter $25.00
- Experience a tea infused culinary journey with a selection of tea-based petits fours: Zealong Green cake, Zealong Pure Tea Macaron, Zealong Aromatic Pannacotta, Zealong Dark Tea tart and Zealong Black tea chocolate, accompanied with fruit coulis and seasonal fruits
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Caponata $28.00
- Onion pakora atop aubergine, tomatoes, olives and baby spinach finished with pine nuts and herb dressing
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Eye Fillet $39.00
- Hereford Prime eye fillet with truffle potato, mushroom gratin, and brocolini finished with jus
- Beef Burger $8
- All desserts are served w cream & ice cream
- Warm white chocolate pudding $8
- Chicken Hawaiian Burger $13
- Fish Burger $11
- All our burgers are served with fries
- Cheese & sour cream $12
- Dressed Wedges Bacon
Bistro Lago
Phone
073762319
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
$10 - $20
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Contemporary , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian
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
80/100 Napier-Taupo Road, Hilltop, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand
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