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

  • Cock Cajun $ 12.90
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins rubbed with cajun spices, cooled with a lemon yoghurt, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Holier than Thou $ 12.90
    • Tempured tofu with a spicy satay, coconut and coriander sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli,
  • Furgburger w/ cheese $ 12.50
    • Blue, Swiss, Brie
  • The Codfather $ 14.50
    • Fresh Blue Cod, beer battered with Ferg's dill tartare, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Cockadoodle Doo $ 12.90
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins with sundried tomato tapenade, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • The Bulls Eye $ 18.50
    • Prime New Zealand Ribeye steak (200g). Grilled medium, topped with rings of white onion, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Tropical Swine $ 13.90
    • Prime New Zealand beef, American streaky bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Chief Wiggum $ 14.50
    • Slow roasted New Zealand pork belly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, hash brown, with aioli and delicious apricot seeded mustard.
  • Capers $2.00
  • Vegetarian Annie (Small / Large) $20.90 / $29.90
    • Every available vegetable
  • Green Salad $7.50
    • With house dressing
  • Di Pollo $21.90
    • Chicken, ham, mushrooms, chillies - hot & spicy
  • Napolatana $20.90
    • Half serves of spaghetti are available
  • Zuppa $9.50
  • Bolognese (Small / Large) $19.90 / $28.90
    • Cheese, tomato and a rich meat sauce
  • Anchovies $2.00
  • Sweet Bambi $12.50
    • Wild Fiordland Deer with a Thai plum chutney, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Mr Big Stuff $16.00
    • 1/2 lb of prime New Zealand beef topped with melted cheddar cheese, American streaky bacon & bbq sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli
  • Holier than Thou $11.50
    • Tempured tofu with a spicy satay, coconut and coriander sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, snowpea shoots & aioli.
  • Double Ferg w/cheese $15.00
    • Cheddar
  • Crumbed Calamari with Ferg's wasabi mayonnaise (½ dozen / dozen) $5.00 / $9.00
  • Cockadoodle Oink $14.00
    • Butterflied & crumbed chicken breast, American streaky bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Little Lamby $12.50
    • Prime New Zealand lamb, mint jelly. lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Double Ferg w/cheese $15.50
    • Blue, Swiss, Brie
  • Homemade Wild Boar Chorizo $18.00
    • with baked egg in tomato chipotle sauce and torn sourdough
  • Butter Mashed Potato
  • wild Venison shepherd's Pie $28.00
    • pickled walnut salad
  • Roast Mushrooms
    • with wild thyme & garlic
  • Crayfish Meatballs $32.00
    • pappardelle, tomato saffron bisque
  • Otago Honey Yogurt & Berries $16.00
    • thick natural yogurt Otago Honey toasted muesli and poached local organic berries
  • STEAK FRITTERS $38.00
    • wakanui blue sirloin 300g 90-day grain fed fries
  • crayfish Meatballs $30.00
    • pappardelle, tomato & local saffron broth, marinated courgette
  • Snapper N/A
    • asparagus, velouté, citrus salad
  • Paua pie N/A
    • smoked potato, brisee pastry
  • Duck N/A
    • umami, mandarin, spring greens
  • Sides N/A
    • Local asparagus, juice, butter
  • Northland piper N/A
    • tip-top bread, garlic, fermented seaweed butter
  • Toasted sandwich N/A
    • Amisfield olive oil icecream
  • Rhubarb soufflé N/A
    • buffalo milk ice cream
  • Artichokes N/A
    • leeks, Amisfield olive oil espuma, spring tendrils, flowers
  • PANCAKES $15.00
    • maple syrup, banana, berries, ice cream.
  • GRILLED BREADS & DIPS $16.00
    • served w todays selection of dips
  • PÂTÉ & BREADS $16.00
    • chicken & duck liver cracked pepper pâté w grilled breads & onion jam.
  • SAUTÉED MUSHROOMS $4.00
  • EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
    • poached eggs on toasted english muffins, streaky bacon & hollandaise sauce.
  • BEEF SHORT RIB $16.50
    • in a sticky glaze w cauliflower puree & roastedshallot. >>
  • BAKED BEANS $3.00
  • LUNCH FRIES $5.00
  • Kadhai Paneer $16.90
    • Fresh homemade cheese cooked with onions, tomatoes, capsicums and green chilli in a thick sauce
  • Boti Kebab (5 Pieces) $11.90
    • Tender cubes of premium lamb seasoned in a marinade of fresh ginger, lemon and yoghurt & char grilled
  • Baby Corn Palak $19.90
    • Baby corn and spinach prepared with garlic and to
  • Chicken or Lamb Saagwala $16.90
    • Curry chicken or lamb cooked with creamy fresh spinach and traditional spices
  • Chicken or Lamb Korma $16.90
    • A mild dish cooked in creamy sauce with almond, coconut, sultanas and cashews.
  • Palak Paneer $16.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a tomato and creamy spinach sauce with traditional spices
  • Ras Gulla $6.50
    • Soft cheese dumpling in syrup.
  • Jeera Aloo $15.90
    • Cubes of potatoes smothered and simmered with cumin seeds, herbs and spices
  • 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
  • 5 Cheeses $35.00
  • wagyu beef rump, broccoli, jersey benne potatoes, pepper sauce and gorgonzola $39.00
  • Beetroot and gin cured or a king salmon, buttermilk, cucumber and mustard $23.00
  • Jersey benne potatoes w/ rosemary and garlic $9.00
  • Sorbet $6.00
    • Seasonal sorbet palate cleanser
  • shoestring fries served w/ aioli $9.00
  • 1 Cheese $9.00
  • BEEF MUSHROOM $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Chunky Corn Beef, Mushrooms, Crispy Bacon, Cream Cheese, Red Capsicum, Red Onion.
  • SMOKED GARLIC CHICKEN $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Smoked Chicken, Green Capsicum, Red Onions, Tomatoes, Garlic Mayo Sauce, Smoked Garlic and Oregano.
  • SUPREMO $7.50/$15.50/$21.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Pepperoni, Champagne Ham, Streaky Bacon, Red Onions, Red Capsicum, Mushrooms, Pineapple and Black Olives.
  • CHEESY BREAD & DIP $7.00
  • CHICKEN CRANBERRY $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Smoked Chicken, Dried Berries, Camembert Cheese. Red Onion (optional).
  • CHEESE GARLIC FOCACCIA $7.00
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Olive Oil, Parsley, Garlic Powder.
  • VEGGIE MELODY $9.50/$17.50/$23.50
    • Mozzarella Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms, Red Onions, Smoked cheddar Cheese, Black Pepper and Cashew Nuts.
  • POTATO CHIPS & DIP $5.00
    • Cajun, Lemon Pepper or Chicken Salt.
  • Steamed basmati rice $8.50
  • Savannah rib eye 250g $35.00
    • Savannah Angus is beef grown on the lush green rolling hills of New Zealand. Purely fed on rich pastures, this marbling beef has rich flavours and sensational consistency. Discover the taste and know why this is New Zealand’s leading Angus beef. Served with shoestring fries, garden salad and your choice of Café de Paris butter, blue cheese or green peppercorn sauce
  • Soft rolled omelette $15.50
    • Made with a choice of ham, cheddar cheese, tomato, Onions, mushrooms and peppers & served with grilled tomato
  • Tiramisu $13.50
    • Light rum and raisin tiramisu (contains alcohol)
  • Pan cakes $12.00
    • Served with your choice of banana, maple syrup, berry compote, bacon or cream
  • Beetroot risotto $24.00
    • Roasted beetroot risotto with goats cheese, golden baby beetroot, balsamic reduction and rocket
  • Tasting Cheese Platter $32.00
    • A selection of 3 international and New Zealand Cheeses, only the best has been selected by our team. Please ask our staff for the current choices Served with quince membrillo, fig chutney, walnuts,grapes and a selection of crackers
  • Marinated olives $9.50
    • Black Kalamata and green Sicilian olives (pits in) marinated in lemon, fennel, pepper, rosemary and extra virgin olive oil
  • Gibbston Brie & Kikorangi Blue Cheese with Oatcakes & Fruit Pastes $20
  • VKNOW Venison,Parmesan & Caramelised Onion Bruschetta $12
  • Mediterranean, tomato, feta, basil, kalamata olives with sundried tomato pesto $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • Strawberry & Raspberry Sorbet with Meringues $10
  • Chicken ,Bacon & Mushroom in a light Creamy Basil Pesto Sauce with House Spaghetti $28
  • Kumara, pumpkin, olives , feta, courgette, tomato, mushrooms $19 / $27 / $27
    • Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
  • Beef Ribeye on Panko & Parmesan Crusted Potato with Spinach & Horseradish Sauce $36
  • Garlic Bread $7
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Hoki loin seasoned with lemon pepper. NF, DF
  • CAESAR SALAD
    • Craft your own version of the classic Caesar salad. Shaved parmesan from the 'wheel', crisp cos lettuce, red onion, capers, grilled streaky bacon, grated egg, anchovy fillets, parmesan wafers, garlic croutons, and homemade Caesar dressing.
  • STEAMED DIM SIM AND DUMPLINGS
    • Pork dim sims, BBQ pork buns, pork and chive dumplings, prawn dumplings, fish balls, vegetable and fish balls. Tahini sauce, sweet chilli sauce, vinegar and soy sauce.
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Classic prawn salad in a creamy Marie Rose sauce: GF, NF
  • SWEET TREATS
    • Italian Tiramisu. V, Decadent chocolate mousse. V, GF, Stratosphere's Crème Brûlée. V, GF, Crème Caramel., Assorted fruit jellies. V, DF, NF, GF, Gourmet Kapiti ice-cream. Kiwifruit, Pavlova V, GF, NF Seasonal fresh fruit salad. V, GF, DF Stratosphere's tart & gâteau of the day. Lemon Pannacotta. NF, GF Assorted fruit cheesecakes
  • SOUP
    • Gourmet soup of the day made from locally sourced seasonal vegetables. V,GF,NF Garlic croutons
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Baby octopus salad with tahini paste and lime juice. GF, DF, NF
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Potato and egg salad. V, NF
  • Chicken parmigiana burger $19
    • Served with fries, crumbed chicken, napolitano sauce, melted mozzarella& salad served in a toasted focaccia bun
  • Sticky date pudding $13
    • Hokey pokey ice cream & caramel sauce
  • Toasted pumpkin batard bread(V) $14
  • Lamb rump/ Pinot jus (GF) (DF) $32
    • Served with your choice of either , thick cut chips or kumara mash, steamed greens or side salad
  • Vegetarian penne past $18
    • Tomatoes, mushrooms, feta and olives
  • Whitestone cheese board $19
    • Lindis pass brie, totara tasty cheddar, windsor blue, quince paste & crackers
  • Salt and pepper squid $26
    • Served with aioli
  • Caesar salad $18
    • Cos lettuce, shaved parmesan, crispy prosciutto, croutons & anchovies dressing
  • CHARSHU PORK $12.00
  • PORK SHABU SALAD $10.00
  • SPICY FISH ROE DUMPLING $9.00
  • SPICY RAMEN $16.00
  • SEAFOOD SALAD $10.00
  • GIZZARD $6.00
  • VEGETABLE SPRING ROLL $6.00
  • GREEN SALAD $7.00
  • The Left Bank Burger $23.00
    • Bun / bacon / cheddar / lettuce / tomato / Boursin aioli
  • Served with French baguette / crackers / Dried fruits / nuts /quince paste
  • 6 for $42.00
  • Philly cheese steak sandwich $21.00
    • Panini bread / roast beef / capsicum / onion / provolone
  • Winter medley vegetables(V) $9.00
    • Lemon butter / fresh herbs
  • Cabecou (goat, soft, region du Correze)
  • With Akaora smoked salmon or smoked chicken $23.00
  • Bleue d'Auvergne (cow, soft, region Central Auvergne)
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