Blue Kanu in Queenstown Menu

LITTLE DISH LITTLE DISH
  • Kokoda of Fresh Market Fish with Kanu Rice Crackers, Nam Jim Sorbet $13.00
  • Steamed Pork and Smoked Eel Dumplings with Black Rice Vinegar (5) $14.00
  • Spicy Chicken Karaage with Sesame Wasabi Aioli $15.00
  • Rēwena Parāoa: traditional maori kumara bread with horopito avocado oil $10.00
  • Half Dozen oysters with White Kimchi Jelly $26.00
  • Keke Pua’a: Steamed Bun of Crisp Char Sui Pork Belly with kimchi $11.00
  • Crisp Chilli Lamb Ribs with Nuoc Cham $16.00
  • Burmese Shan Tofu: Kanu made yellow split pea tofu with Miso sauce $14.00
  • Salt and Pepper Wild Caught Paua Salad, Cucumber Nam jim $22.00
BIG DISH BIG DISH
  • Red Curry of Lamb Shoulder with Water Chestnuts $33.00
  • Roasted Duck with Cherry Hoisin, Green Onion Pancakes, Pickled Cucumber $36.00
  • Fire Cracker Chicken with Island Seaweed Coleslaw, Chilli Jam $31.00
  • Octopus and Shitake stuffed Squid, Baked in Banana leaves $28.00
  • Kung Fu Pow Tempeh with Chilli, Peanuts, Green Tea Soba Noodles (V) $27.00
  • Whole Wok Fried Market Fish with Chilli, Crisp Taro and Ginger $33.00
  • Sour Orange Curry of Smoked Fiji Game Fish, Prawn, Mussels and Eel $39.00
  • Wild Fiorland Venison with Kanu XO Sauce, Chinese Sausage and Horipito $35.00
  • Volcano Kona Crusted Beef Cheek, Hot Sour Salad, Beef Phŏ $34.00
EXTRA DISH EXTRA DISH
  • Edamame with Lemongrass Chilli Jam $11.00
  • Kanu Made Kim Chi $11.00
  • Steamed jasmine rice $4.00
  • Wok Fried Asian greens with sesame $11.00
  • Herb and sprout salad with peanut, toasted coconut and chilli orange dressing $11.00
  • Island Coleslaw $11.00
SWEET DISH SWEET DISH
  • Cardamom and Vanilla Panna Cotta, Baby Coconut Marshmallow, Lychee Sorbet $15.00
  • Tahitian Vanilla and Lime Tart, Bruleed Palm Sugar $15.00
  • Misiluki Banana, Chocolate and Hazelnut Wonton, Kaffir Caramel, Banana Ice Cream $15.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lemon Pepper Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried potato wedges seasoned with Lemon Pepper and served with a dip of your choice
  • Veggie Pandemonium $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Cranberry Sauce and Camembert (Double / Snack)
  • Camembert Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Camembert, Avocado, Sundried Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders $8.00
    • 6 Crumbed and deep fried Chicken Tenders, served with your choice of dip
  • 333 - Hellthy Kids Pizza & Drink $6.50
    • A Healthy Kid's Pizza Plus a Kid's Keri Juice or Pump Mini
  • Gluttony $16.00 / $8.00
    • Onion, Garlic, Salami, Ham, Mushroom, Pineapple, Capsicum, Tomato, Bacon, Black Pepper. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Chicken Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Corn Nuggets $4.50
    • A dozen battered balls of sweet corn deep fried and served with a dip of your choice
  • Medium $31.50
  • Sticky Date Pudding (a sweet surrender) $12.95
    • Homemade pudding drizzled with hot butterscotch sauce, served with vanilla ice cream
  • BBQ Chicken
    • Chicken fillet, onion, capsicum and bacon, drizzled with BBQ sauce
  • Medium $31.50
  • Large $34.50
  • Zucha
    • Baby spinach, oven roasted pumpkin, olives, feta, red capsicums sprinkled with toasted almonds
  • Margherita
    • Simple but delicious! The cheese & tomato classic
  • Large $34.50
  • BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $18.00
    • Michelle likes everything to be perfect, and that is never more apparent than with her beer batter: Back to basics I say Fish, chips, salad, aioli, tomato sauce and lemon(WITH BLUE COD $27)
  • BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
    • marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
  • BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
    • This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
  • BEEF BURGER $19.00
    • This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
    • This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
  • CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
    • Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
  • BANGERS & MASH $16.50
    • Old man Winter is here, and that means it’s time for two beautiful sausages, creamy mashed potato, plenty of cider gravy, crisp peas, a slice of garlic toasted ciabatta, and a grilled BBQ tomato
  • PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
    • Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
  • Eggs Benedict $19.50
    • Apple cider hollandaise, oven dried tomatoes, toasted english muffin - bacon
  • Mushrooms $4.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Apple cider hollandaise, oven dried tomatoes, toasted english muffin - vegetarian
  • French Toast Pudding $18.50
    • Raspberry & rhubarb smash, maple roasted pistachio and pumpkin seeds, creme patisserie
  • Halloumi $5.00
  • Bacon $7.00
  • Eggs Any Style $5.00
  • Agria Fries $9.50
    • Aioli & tomato sauce
  • PÂTÉ & BREADS $16.00
    • chicken & duck liver cracked pepper pâté w grilled breads & onion jam.
  • CRAB CAKES $15.50
    • w chipotle spiced hollandaise sauce.
  • LUNCH FRIES $5.00
  • BIG BREAKFAST $10.00
    • eggs on toast, bacon, hash brown, beans.
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
  • CAESAR SALAD $15.00
    • cos lettuce, bacon, croutons in a creamy caesar dressing topped w poached egg &shaved parmesan. >>
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $22.00
    • pan fried cajun chicken and bacon lardons served over crisp mixed salad leaves and garlic croutons
  • Apricot Creme Brulee
    • with pistachio biscotti
  • Mushroom Risotto $14.00
    • sauteed mushroom in a rich creamy risotto with shaved parmesan and roasted Portobello mushrooms
  • Chef’s Soup of the Day $10.00
    • made with fresh local produce served with a slice of lightly toasted ciabatta
  • Akaroa Salmon Fillet $30.00
    • steamed and served with a fennel and almond cream cheese, garlic crostini & tzatziki
  • Spinach Gnocchi $27.00
    • in a saffron creamed kumara sauce with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan
  • Rangitikei Free Range Chicken Breast $30.00
    • wrapped in bacon & stuffed with brie and served with pappardelle tossed in lemon and sundried tomatoes
  • Oeufs a la neige (floating egg island)
    • soft meringue in a pool of creme anglaise finished with caramel
  • Venison carpaccio, shiitake, capers, anchovy mayonnaise, rocket, parmesan $ 21.00
  • Moko smoked eel, steamed eggplant, asparagus, Asian dressing, beetroot $ 19.00
  • Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
  • New season asparagus $9.00
    • pancetta, toasted almond, confit shallots
  • Buttermilk fried chicken, spring tomato harissa $15.00
  • Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
  • Spiced Merino lamb shoulder $50.00
    • Herbed bulgur wheat, roasted red onion, harissa jus
  • Line caught tuna crudo, avocado, ugli fruit, soy & mirin, coriander $17.00
  • Spring or Curry Roll $3
  • Curry $2.50
  • Donut (Plain or Chocolate) $1.80
  • Mushy Peas $2.50
  • Scallops $3
  • Between 7am and 10am
  • Sausage $3
  • Gravy $2.50
  • Roast wild southland venison topside (220g), juniper beets and chocolate $49.00
  • Served natural w/ elderflower and horseradish
  • Seared southland venison, bresaola, peach chutney, smoked provolone and rocket $23.00
  • Jersey benne potatoes w/ rosemary and garlic $9.00
  • wagyu flank steak salad, miso cream, pickled vegetables, shitake, crispy noodles $23.00
  • Free range chicken stuffed with chorizo, tabbouleh salad, salsa verde and NZ scampi $39.00
  • west coast whitebait, gremolata butter, grilled sourdough $28.00
  • The C.O.D $18.00
    • McFarlane's cherries, ricotta mousse, tonka bean macaron and apricot Dark chocolate tart, local raspberries, yoghurt aniseed ice cream strawberry ice cream sandwich, poached rhubarb and cream cheese Blueberry and walnut carrot cake, cream cheese ice cream
  • Our homemade sourdough bread, freshly baked every day, with Cairnmuir olive oil & macadamia dukkah $8.00
  • Fried halloumi, marinated courgette, smoked tomato sauce $11.50
  • Calamari in squid-ink tempura batter, lemon aioli, wild watercress $12.00
  • Petit fours $11.00
    • the day’s selection of macaroons and chocolate truffle
  • Fried home-made black pudding $6.00
  • Pork cheek croquettes in wild thyme breadcrumbs, fennel, relish $12.50
  • Grilled bruschetta of local wild mushrooms, thyme & feta $11.50
  • Eichardt’s hand-cut chips, olive salt, roast garlic aioli $8.00
  • Mixed greeen leaf salad, chardonnay dressing $9.95 / $16.95
    • small / large
  • Stuffed button mushroom, smoked bacon, shallot, ciabatta crumb & garlic butter $10.95
  • Spanish style tiger prawns $19.95
    • Red pepper, garlic, chilli, olive oil, charred sour dough soldiers
  • Turkey bastilla $23.95
    • Moroccan spiced turkey, filo pastry, powdered marcona almonds, pomegranate vinaigrette, Chick pea carrot coriander & sesame salad
  • 175gm market fish $33.95
  • South island whitebait fritter (50gm / 100gm) $23.95 / $39.95
    • Free range egg,wonder bread, salad leaves, lemon
  • Roasted canterbury duck $46.95
    • Truffle pearl barley & cavelo nero stuffing, braised savoy cabbage & bacon, roasted pumpkin puree, pinot noir jus, maxim potato
  • French onion soup $17.95
  • Seafood noodle soup $18.00
  • Plain noodles $7.00
  • Sweet & sour pork $25.00
  • Crispy prawn wraps (5) $12.00
  • Ginger beef with spring onion $26.00
  • Peking duck in two courses (Half duck for 2 / Whole duck for 4) $48.00 / $80.00
    • Crispy duck skin, pancakes, spring onion, cucumber & hoisin sauce
  • Prawn & cheese spring rolls (4) $12.00
  • Hunan chilli chicken $26.00
  • Swiss Cheese $1.50
  • Supremo Burger $12.90
    • Chicken breast, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & our Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
  • Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
    • A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
  • Corn on the Cob
  • Espetada Grande (for 2-3 people) $27.90
    • 2 hanging skewers of Chicken thigh, grilled red capsicum & onion served with your choice of a Large side
  • - Large $6.50
  • Potato Salad
  • - Large $6.50
  • Roasted potatoes with rosemary salt $6.00
  • Sautéed leek, chive & rice noodle dumplings with pearl barley risotto, exotic mushrooms, karengo seaweed & ponzu sauce $28.00
  • Vanilla poached pear in butter crust pastry with hazelnut praline ice cream $8.00
  • Fish of the day (ask your host for today’s catch) $34.00
  • Autumn Gold, Gibbston Valley $8.00
    • Pinot Cheddar, Gibbston Valley
  • Pinot Cheddar, Gibbston Valley $8.00
    • Central Otago: Aged cow milk cheddar soaked in Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir.
  • 50g Selection of local cheeses and accompaniments $8.00
    • Vintage Windsor Blue, Whitestone North Otago: A sharper blue with a buttery texture and smooth mouth feel.
  • Dark valrhona chocolate mousse bomb with caramelized feijoas $8.00
  • Portuguese Custard Tarts $7
  • Madam's Rendang $29
    • beef - served with coconut rice
  • Malaysian Spiced Chicken $17
  • Chinese Mushroom Spring Rolls $9
  • Pork Wonton and Egg Noodle Soup $18
    • Asian greens, bean sprouts, shallot oil, coriander
  • Prawn & Coriander Dumplings (4 pieces) $11
  • Steamed White Pak Choy $12
    • confit garlic
  • Hainanese Chicken and Rice $26
Blue Kanu

Blue Kanu

location

Address

16 Church Street, Queenstown, Otago, 9300, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034426060

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Gluten Free , Japanese , New Zealand , Pacific , Polynesian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Live Music ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
16 Church Street, Queenstown, Otago, 9300, New Zealand