Blue Kanu in Queenstown Menu

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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

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

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

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

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Thai Chicken Wings (4) $9.00
Schweppes - 330ml $3.50
Tom Kha Soup $18.50
Steamed Jasmine Rice $2.50
Basil Stir-fry $18.50
- with capsicum, green bean, baby corn, onion, cabbage and basil
Ginger Stir-fry $18.50
- with ginger, baby corn and fresh market vegetables
Pork Ribs and Garlic Sauce $18.50
Prawn Roll Combo $15.00
- Prawn Rolls with Golden Rolls and Prawn Crackers

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 >>
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
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 >>
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
HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
- Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
- The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
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
RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
- Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!

MARGHERITA MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
- neapolitan sauce, cheddar & mozzarella, fresh basil
CARBONARA $20
- smoked chicken in a white wine cream sauce w sauteed shallots, bacon & mushrooms finished w parmesan
MUSHROOM MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
- portabello, swiss brown mushrooms w a hint of truffle oil, fresh rocket
LASAGNE $20
- individual dish layered w fresh pasta, traditional meat bolognaise, béchamel, topped w grilled cheese – oven baked
SUPREME MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
- Italian sausage, ham, mushroom, red onion, capsicum
TUSCAN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
- cajun spiced chicken, spinach, sun dried tomato, roast garlic, feta, black olives
MANHATTAN $35.95
- Italian sausage, spanish chorizo, mushrooms, peppers, roast garlic, spinach
PEPPERONI MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
- pepperoni, pepperoni & more pepperoni

Chargrilled Steak sandwich $18.50
- with aged beef rump, slow cooked onions, tomato, cheddar, fresh greens and aioli. Served with homemade chips
Soup of the day $12.00
- made with fresh vegetables and served with our focaccia
Superfood smoothie bowl $14.00
- Berry smoothie topped with fresh kiwifruit, strawberry, banana, coconut, granola, amaranth and chia.
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- on sourdough with hollandaise and fresh tomato. Choose from free range bacon, hot smoked salmon or wilted greens
Bircher Muesli $12.00
- with apple, Fresh cinnamon, yoghurt and raspberry coulis
Malaysian Chicken Laksa Soup $14.00
- with coconut, ginger, rice noodles, vegetables, bean sprouts, lime & peanuts
Ham and cheese toastie $8.50
- with fruit, chocolate chip cookie and a juiceHam and cheese toastie with fruit, chocolate chip cookie and a juice >>
Buttermilk pancakes $17.00
- with fresh fruit, berry compote, lemon syrup, mascarpone and maple syrup

Fries $7.00
- with aioli & tomato sauce.
Caesar Salad $26.00
- Baby cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, anchovies, parmesan, soft poached free range egg + chicken.
Stone Fruit Trifle $14.00
- Stewed central Otago stone fruit layered with sponge, crème patisserie & whipped cream.
Salmon Duo $14.00
- smoked salmon mousse, salmon gravlax, avocado salsa & crostini.
Creamy Seafood Chowder $14.00
- with toasted bread & herbed butter.
Grilled Lamb Tenderloin $14.00
- minted pea puree, goat’s feta & parsnip crisp.
Vegetable Pappardelle Pasta $24.00
- Slow roasted tomato, portobello mushroom, grilled eggplant, chilli, rocket & extra virgin olive oil.
Tomato, Cucumber, Feta & Mesculin Salad $7.00

Roasted Cambridge duck breast $45.00
- Confit leg, grape, shiitake, smoked kumara puree
Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
- 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
Venison carpaccio, shiitake, capers, anchovy mayonnaise, rocket, parmesan $ 21.00
Mushroom ravioli $26.00
- Shiitake, seared broccolini, truffle oil
New season asparagus $9.00
- pancetta, toasted almond, confit shallots
Merino lamb rump $39.00
- aubergine puree, olive tomato, artichoke, white anchovy
Nevis Garden leaves $9.00
- Sprouting lentils, buckwheat, green goddess dressing
Pan-fried blue cod $38.00
- Cloudy Bay clams, vanilla braised fennel, radish, wild asparagus

wagyu flank steak salad, miso cream, pickled vegetables, shitake, crispy noodles $23.00
west coast whitebait, gremolata butter, grilled sourdough $28.00
5 Cheeses $35.00
wagyu beef rump, broccoli, jersey benne potatoes, pepper sauce and gorgonzola $39.00
Grilled courgettes, tomato and buckwheat salad, lemon dressing $9.00
Tempura w/ Nam jim
Sorbet $6.00
- Seasonal sorbet palate cleanser
Steamed jasmine rice $5.00

Crumble $14.00
- Peach and apricot crumble with pistachio crumb and Wanaka pure vanilla ice cream
Chervil Mash potatoes $8.50
Lamb tataki $18.50
- Seared Southland lamb served medium rare, brushed with sesame soy marinade on a bed of spring leaves served with roasted macadamia nuts, mango julien and Otago honey white balsamic dressing
Tasting Dessert Platter Small $18 / Large $36
- Blueberry cheese cake, profiteroles, Baci di dame, macaron, dark chocolate cupcake, creme brulee, Chantilly and berry sorbet
Duck liver pate $17.50
- Homemade potted duck liver pate served with toasted breads, crackers, port wine jelly and pickles
Hummus $12.50
- Sundried tomato infused hummus served with pita bread and homemade Dukkah (peanut free available on request)
Garlic bread $12.50
- Toasted rustic ciabatta served with a garlic bulb and truffle mascarpone
Southland lamb rack $41.00
- Pine nuts and mustard crumb served with gratin dauphinoise, roasted baby carrots and lamb jus

Crayfish $32
- Fiordland crayfish risotto, saffron bisque,wild mushrooms, tarragon pesto.
Truffle mash croquettes $9
Paua $24
- Hand picked West Coast abalone ravioli, confit garlic cream, parmesan crumb, baby watercress, parmesan croute. -
Rocket, tomato and goats cheese salad $$12 / $18
Parfait $19
- Duck liver parfait, tamarillo chutney, house pickles, toasted brioche.
Venison $22
- Fiordland venison Tartare, dried olives, tomato gel, spring pickles, quail egg, lattice potato crisps.
Mozzarella $22
- Buffalo mozzarella, textures of tomato, quinoa crisp, baby herbs, garlic oil.
Olives, goats cheese, and crostini. $12

Sarada $5.00
- green salad
Sashimi Teishoku $15.00
- salmon tuna scallop mixed sashimi
Tori Ten Don $14.00
- garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
Wakame Sarada $7.00
- seaweed salad
Gohan $2.00
- steamed rice
Tonkatsu Teishoku $15.00
- crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
Hotate Bata-Yaki $14.00
- grilled scallops with wasabi mayo
Yaki Udon $15.00
- stir fried ginger pork udon noodles

Mushrooms $5.00
Eton mess $15.00
- crunchy vanilla meringue, raspberry granita, berry coulis
Seafood chowder $18.00
- with sourdough
Pan seared New Zealand paua $25.00
- served with garlic, chilli, ginger, crispy noodles
Grain fed sirloin Wakanui beef 220g $33.00
- Choose of sauce choices: Café de Paris butter, Garlic aioli, Green peppercorn, Bearnaise, Pinot noir jus
Southland spring minted lamb rack $39.00
- Choose of sauce choices: Café de Paris butter, Garlic aioli, Green peppercorn, Bearnaise, Pinot noir jus
Summer salad $18.00
- Gruyeré, hazelnut, apple, and rocket leaf
Pistachio steamed sponge $15.00
- with a yogurt vanilla parfait and grapefruit

Cheese Plate $19.00
- selection of 3 kinds of cheese with crackers, dried fruits, nuts and quince jelly
Children’s Dinner Combo $15.50
- includes a juice or soft drink, apple and cheese sticks, ice cream with a choice of/pasta with fresh tomato sauce
Cheese plate $19.00
- w/ crackers, dried fruits, nuts & quince jelly -
Steamed Vegetables
OTAGO LAMB LOIN $36 .00
- glazed kumara, Pak Choy, eggplant & miso chutney, black garlic butter
Cherry Tart $14.00
- w/ clotted cream - (V)
DECONSTRUCTED PEAR CRUMBLE $16.00
- Burnt pear, pear puree, nut cluster, honey & fig ice cream
Lemon Squid $20.50
- fries, chorizo mayo & lemon

8 for $56.00
Tomme de Savoie (cow, semi hard, region de Savoie)
Moules mariniere (mussels cooked in white wine) $23.00
- Bread / garlic / creme fraiche (GF bread on request)
Bleue d'Auvergne (cow, soft, region Central Auvergne)
Crotin de Chavignol AOC (goat, soft, region de Loire)
French Antipasto $12/person
- Cheese (2) /pate / dry sausage / condiments
With Akaora smoked salmon or smoked chicken $23.00
6 for $42.00

Pork Fries (GF) $12
- Pulled pork smothered in melted cheese on french fries topped with out house slaw
BLT (GF) $11.50
- Chargrilled bacon on toasted italian loaf with cos lettuce, tomato and aioli
House Coleslaw $4
Calamari $12
- Calamari rines in a lemon pepper crust with a tomato, chilli and coriander dip.
Steak Sandwich (GF) $16.50
- Chargrilled angus rump steak, field mushroom, caramelised onions &smoked gouda on baked turkish gap with crisp lettuce and tomato.
Chicken Caesar $20
- Chargrilled chicken parmesan and chrispy bacon tassed trough with a cream caesar dressing topped with a placed egg.
Bread & Dios $12
- Chargrilled turkish loaf with a trio of house made dips
Battered Chicken $12
- Chicken strips in a green herb beer batter with a spicy tomato dipping sauce

MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA (V) $19.00
- Roast Portabello mushrooms in cream, garlic & mustard on toasted sourdough, with pine nuts & local rocket
CRUDITES & DIPS $14.00
- Crispy fresh vegetables with a selection of our homemade Mediterranean dips; baba Gano sh (eggplant), hummus (chickpea), dukkah (nut) & romesco (capsicum)
TOASTED HOMEMADE BREAD (V) $11.00
- Selection of our white and wholemeal sourdough, brioche, butter, homemade jam (v)
ARTICHOKE (V) $22.00
- Preserved artichoke heart, fresh tomato, GV mozzarella, rocket
HOMEMADE GRANOLA (V) $15.00
- The Spire homemade granola, either; Natural with milk and poached local berries OR Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackberry coulis (v)
HOKEY POKEY $8.00
- A scoop of our homemade classic Kiwi ice-cream with plenty of crunchy honeycombs
PANACOTTA GRANITA $15.00
- Buttermilk pannacotta, rhubarb & wild rosehip granita, crumbled shortbread
TOMATO, CAPSICUM, CANNELLINI SOUP $16.00
- Tomato, capsicum & cannellini soup, smoked cheese and garlic shoots

Blue Kanu

Otago > Queenstown > Blue Kanu

Address

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

Phone

034426060

Email

bookings@bluekanu.co.nz

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

$50+

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

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

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

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Blue Kanu in Queenstown Menu

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Blue Kanu

Otago > Queenstown > Blue Kanu

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

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