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

  • Potato & Parmesan Gnocchi, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Basil Oil, Balsamic Reduction $23.00
  • Peanut Butter Parfait, Butterscotch, Crème Anglaise, Chocolate Sauce $13.50
  • Green-Lipped Mussels $15.50
    • grilled with either – Tomato, Garlic, Parmesan OR Bacon, Aioli, Breadcrumbs
  • Prawn Sliders, Avocado Salsa, Marie Rose Sauce $13.50
  • Harissa-Roasted Pumpkin, Kumara, Hummus $12.50
  • Dark Chocolate Brownie, Black Doris Plum Ice Cream, Raspberry Coulis $13.50
  • Dark Chocolate & Orange Mousse, Brandysnap Basket, Raspberry Coulis $12.00
  • Lamb Curry, Coconut Rice, Mint Yoghurt, Garlic Bread $29.00
  • Avocado $3.00
  • Sourdough sandwich $16.50
    • chicken - Bacon - aioi / Flat mushroom - blue cheese - Tomato relish
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Salted nuts -toasted cashews, brazil nuts and peanuts $9.00
  • Chutney - hollandaise $3.00
  • Marinated olives - chili - garlic - rosemary $8.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Open omelette - prawn - chorizo - gouda - tomato relish $18.00
  • Falafel Small $10.50 Lrg $12.50
  • Mix Small $9.90 Lrg $12.50
  • Meat Lovers $13.50
    • Mozzarella, Lamb, Chicken, Pepperoni, Red Onion and Peppers
  • Calamari Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • Margherita $10.00
    • Mozzarella, Oregano and Tomato Base
  • Falafel Small $10.50 Lrg $12.50
  • Lamb $13.00
  • Side Salad $5.00
  • Chef's Breakfast Stack $16.00
    • Toasted grain bread topped with baked beans, potato hash brown, crispy bacon and a poached egg
  • Open Chicken Burger $17.00
    • Toasted brioche, salad, crumbed chicken topped with brie and cranberry sauce and served with Thunder Crunch fries
  • Curly Fries $7.50
    • Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Baby spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread topped with hollandaise sauce - with crispy bacon
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
    • Two eggs (any style) on toasted grain bread
  • Vegetarian Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Two hash browns, two slow cooked tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, fresh spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread
  • Fish and Chips $19.50
    • Lightly battered fresh fish of the day served with salad and Thunder Crunch fries
  • Pizza $9.00
    • House made pizza bread, topped with tomato pizza sauce, bacon and cheese and served with fries
  • Palak Paneer (vegetarian) $14
    • paneer pieces with spinach, onion, ginger, aromatic spices
  • Samosa $5.99
    • tasty pasty purses with spicy pea and potato filling, served with a spicy, sweet and sour tamarind sauce
  • Vindaloo (spicy) $14.99
    • traditional Goan dish prepared with vinegar, chillies and spices
  • Mutter Mushrooms (vegetarian) $14
    • mushrooms with peas, preapared in a midly spiced, creamy sauce
  • Butter Chicken $14.99
    • boneless, tender pieces of chicken cooked in a tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato sauce
  • Mixed Seasonal Vegetables $5.00
  • Samosa $5.99
    • tasty pasty purses with spicy pea and potato filling, served with a spicy, sweet and sour tamarind sauce
  • Tandoori Platter (2 Persons) $19.99
    • 2 pieces each of: tandoori chicken, seekh kebab, chicken tikka and tandoori prawns
  • Croque Monsieur $15
    • Manuka smoked ham sirloin + Emmental cheese + wholegrain mustard + Béchamel sauce + Volare bread + tomato jam + mixed leaves
  • Breakfast Sausage $6
  • Seafood chowder $22
    • A Redoubt classic w/ Volare baguette + Whitestone smoked butter
  • Flat bread ¼$8/½$16/W$30/gf$20
    • Dukkah + tomato jam + truffle aioli
  • Streaky Bacon $6
  • Milk chocolate marquise $13
    • Ghana ganache + macaron + almond praline + berry mascarpone +Cookie crumb
  • Shoestring fries Sml$5/Lrg$7
    • w/ garlic aioli
  • Redoubt old school
    • Cajun roast chicken + caramelised onions + camembert + banana + cashews
  • Bacon & Mozzarella Bread $13.50
    • 12 inch pizza base topped with garlic, bacon, mozzarella cheese, caramelized onion finished with bbq swirl (No bacon as vegetarian option)
  • Fish & Chips $28.50
    • Battered or pan-fried with salad greens, fries and a homemade tartare sauce (pan-fried as GF)
  • Garlic Ciabatta Bread $6.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bread rubbed with garlic butter and finished with aioli
  • Classic Shrimp Cocktail $14.50
    • Crisp Iceberg Lettuce with our own Thousand Island dressing
  • Our very own Horse and Jockey burger $18.50
    • 2x120gram beef patties with fresh mozzarella, Manuka smoked bacon and an egg served on a slightly toasted bap bun smothered in aioli and bbq sauce with a side of fries
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Burger $18.50
    • Fresh Cajun chicken Tenders with creamy brie, Manuka smoked bacon served on a lightly toasted bap bun with salad greens and a mildly spicy plum sauce with a side of fries
  • Cheesecake of the Day $14.50
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream
  • Beef Scotch Fillet 250g $32.50
    • Chargrilled to your liking, served with fries, roast tomato, eggs and your choice of mushroom or pepper sauce (also available with sauteed potatoes & Seasoned Vegetables)
  • Fettuccine $16.50
    • with tomato, caper and olive sauce
  • Roast vegetable salad $17.50
    • seasonal roasted vegetables, salad greens, herb dressing and toasted seeds
  • Angus beef burger $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $7.50
    • with aioli or sour cream
  • Soup of the day $11.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Asian chicken slaw $18.50
    • grilled chicken, mung bean sprouts, coriander, salad greens and toasted cashews in a spicy dressing
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • Hotpots $10.50
    • see our specials board for today's flavours
  • Tomato $2.00
  • Ham $3.00
  • Sausage $3.00
  • Add mozzarella, pesto & caramelised onion
  • Free range egg $2.00
  • The Stack $17.00
    • Potato & kumara roasters topped w/ roasted tomato & field mushroom, poached egg, bacon, spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Add large $10.00
  • Jaffles-Gourmet Toasted Sandwich $10.00
  • Mushroom bruschetta $11
  • The Cowree Burger $15
    • House made beef pattie, Walkers Porter beet relish, mustard aioli, cheese, gherkin, onion
  • Mini mussel fritters $13
  • -W chips $18
  • The Clucking Good Burger $15
    • Fried chicken, onion jam, aioli, cheese, lettuce, streaky bacon
  • Marinated Coromandel Greenlip mussel's $12
    • w toasted baguette
  • -W chips $18
  • -W chips $18
  • Soft Drinks 1.5 Ltr $4.00
  • Combo B $25.00
    • 2 x Classic Pizzas, 2 x Sides
  • Satay Chicken Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken, mozzarella, satay swirl
  • Ham and Cheese $5.00
  • Sea Wave Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, mussels, clams, squids, shrimps, mozzarella, lemonpepper
  • Peri Peri Chicken Large $13.90
    • Tomato sauce, periperi sauce, onion, capsicum, chicken, jalapenos, mozzarella, periperi mayo swirl
  • Chocolate Mousse $4.00
  • Beef Hot and Spicy Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, jalapenos, beef, mozzarella, tomato
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • Cinnamon french toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup $17.50
  • Homemade toasted grain cereak with black doris plums and yoghurt $10
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • Salmon on toasted ciabatta or hashbrown $17.50/$19.50
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • Free range Poached/Scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.50
  • Fruit Fondue $14.00
    • A selection of seasonal fruits accompanied with a Zealong Black tea-infused chocolate dipping sauce
  • Baby Cos Salad $8.00
    • With ranch dressing, radish, chives, and parmesan
  • Spiced Seafood Broth $29.00
    • Smoked Kahawai and clams alongside soba noodles, herbs and crispy shallots in a spiced broth
  • 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
  • Aubergine Bruschetta $10.00
    • House-made pickled aubergine atop citrus hummus on lightly toasted sourdough finished with fresh herbs
  • Zealong Aromatic Pannacotta $13.00
    • Zealong Aromatic tea and vanilla bean set cream topped with a passionfruit coulis
  • Chicken Liver $14.00
    • A creamy chicken liver parfait, accompanied by crispy croutons and gherkins
  • Chicken Curry $34.00
    • A spiced coconut chicken curry with fragrant jasmine rice, accompanied by a poppadum and a cucumber raita
  • PURE ANGUS” BURGER
    • Prime 100% Angus beef patty, sourced exclusively for Deejays, and made to a strict recipe. Served with our special tomato sauce, caramelised onions and fresh salad all wrapped up in a ciabatta bun.
  • VENISON BURGER
    • Exclusively sourced lean venison patty, with Deejays special herbs, served with caramelised onions, grandma's plum sauce and garden fresh salad – all encased in a ciabatta bun.
  • BACON AND EGG OR BLT
  • CHICKEN TENDERS AND FRIES
  • WARM EYE FILLET BURGER
    • Roasted prime beef eye fillet, served medium rare, and matched with a yummy bearnaise sauce in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • CHICKEN FILLET BURGER
    • Real chicken fillet, sticky chilli, cheese, in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • FRUCOR DRINKS RANGE
  • HOT POTATO FRIES
  • Deep fried Asian Snack $15.00
  • Soup of the Day $11.00
    • Served with hot bread rolls
  • All burgers served w/chips N/A
  • Chicken Nuggets and Chips $9.00
  • Beef Nachos $12.00
  • Deep fried Seafood Cluster $15.00
  • The Rango Burger $17.00
    • Homemade mince pattie, egg, ham, pineapple, cheese and onion
  • Sirloin Steak, Chips & Eggs $17.00
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