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

  • CURLY FRIES & PARMESAN M: $4.50 L: $8.00
  • BADGERS FAT SALAD L: $12.00
    • SALAD LEAVES GENTLY TOSSED WITH FRESH TOMATO, BLACK OLIVES, CUCUMBER, RED ONION, FETA CHEESE, AVOCADO, CRACKED PEPPER & YOUR CHOICE OF DRESSING
  • THE FULL ENGLISH BADGER ALL DAY BREAKFAST ON A PIZZA…. AMAZINGNESS M: $26.00 L: $37.00
    • BACON, MUSHROOMS, CHORIZO SAUSAGE, HASH BROWNS, FRIED EGG ON OUR FAMOUS TOMATO SAUCE BASE WITH MOZZARELLA CHEESE
  • WEDGES THINK NACHOS ON STEROIDS L: $12.00
    • POTATO WEDGES LOADED WITH THICK CUT BACON MOZZARELLA, BADGERS TOMATO SAUCE & SOUR CREAM
  • LA FIESTA MEXICAN BADGER ARRIBA ARRIBA!! M: $26.00 L: $37.00
    • SPICED GROUND BEEF, ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER, GREEN PEPPER, RED ONION, CHORIZO, SAUSAGE, FRESH CHILLI TOPPED WITH FRESH AVOCADO SWIR
  • THE VEGGIE BADGER ALL NATURAL GOODNESS M: $23.00 L: $34.00
    • MUSHROOMS, ONIONS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS WITH NZ MOZZARELLA
  • MARGARITA SIMPLY SWEET AS M: $16.00 L: $26.00
    • FAT BADGERS FAMILY SAUCE TOPPED WITH NZ MOZZARELLA
  • THE REMARKABLE BADGER QUEENSTOWN’S OWN M: $28.00 L: $39.00
    • PRIME THINLY SLICED BEEF PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS, ROASTED RED PEPPERS, BRAISED ONIONS WITH NZ MOZZARELLA
  • Steamed pork belly dumplings, 5 spice dipping sauce, fragrant herbs, pickled ginger $15
  • Crispy pork belly salad,edamame, spinach, lotus root, tamarillo vinaigrette $23
  • Crispy shrimp Huevos Rancheros, soft flour tortilla, black beans, avacado salsa, fried eggs, hot sauce, coriander $24
  • Two Free range eggs any style on toast $13
  • Southern fried chicken sandwich, soft Turkish roll, red slaw, handcut agria fries, dill pickles $25
  • Ricotta hotcakes, roasted quince, cardamom, honeycomb, vanilla bean mascarpone $18
  • Turkish poached eggs, garlic, dill, greek yoghurt, chilli and grilled bread $18
  • Add: bacon, tomato, spinach, mushroom, avo $5ea
  • Ginger fish don
  • Seaweed salad (V)
  • Rice
  • Edamame (V) (GF)
  • Tuna sashimi
    • 6 Pcs (GF)
  • King salmon sashimi
    • 6 Pcs (GF)
  • Served with a mung bean sprout, corn, dried seaweed, boiled egg and chashu
  • Salmon teriyaki don
  • CARBONARA $20
    • smoked chicken in a white wine cream sauce w sauteed shallots, bacon & mushrooms finished w parmesan
  • LOADED WEDGES $13.5
    • melted cheese & bacon, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • BBQ CHICKEN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • smoked chicken, bacon, peppers, bbq sauce
  • CINCINNATI CHILLI $20
    • finely ground beef in a spicy chilli bean sauce on a bed of pasta topped w grated cheese & freshly diced onion
  • JALAPEÑO POPPERS $11.5
    • cheese stuffed croquettes w spicy salsa dip
  • PESTO PENNE $20
    • sun dried tomatoes, zucchini, spinach, feta pesto & pine nuts tossed in extra virgin olive oil finished w fresh basil
  • MANHATTAN $35.95
    • Italian sausage, spanish chorizo, mushrooms, peppers, roast garlic, spinach
  • GARLIC FLATBREAD $7.5
    • smothered in garlic butter & roast garlic
  • Chicken/lamb biryani $15.90
    • Basmati rice and boneless cubes of chicken/lamb cooked together, richly flavoured with nuts and raisins
  • Hot lime pickle $3.00
  • Chicken/beef bhuna $15.90
  • Palak paneer $15.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a tomato and creamy spinach sauce with traditional spices
  • Chicken Afghani $15.90
    • Barbecued chunks of chicken simmered in delicate cashew sauce
  • Yellow dal tadka $15.50
    • Lentils cooked with spices and butter
  • Gajar ka halwa $6.50
  • Chana masala $l5.90
    • Chickpeas cooked with tomatoes, ginger, garlic and garnished with onion rings
  • SPICY CHORIZO PIZZA $26.00
    • kalamata olives, roasted capsicum, confit onions, mozzarella, chimichurri
  • WILD FIORDLAND VENISON LOIN $39.00
    • beetroot & kumara gratin, spinach puree, sautéed greens, onion compote, pan jus
  • DUNHILL 90 $18.00
    • brandy, strawberry liqueur, crème de cacao, butterscotch cream float
  • CHILLI PRAWN PIZZA $26.00
    • charred capsicum, spring onion, fresh chilli, feta, mozzarella
  • TWICE BAKED CHEESE SOUFFLE $23.00
    • petite salad, walnut vinaigrette, walnut crisp
  • FOUR CHEESE PIZZA $23.00
    • cheddar, gorgonzola, gruyere, mozzarella, parsley & garlic oil
  • Sautéed asparagus w/ lemon $14.00
  • SOUTHLAND BEEF FILLET $39.00
    • potato macaire, asparagus spears, spinach, sweet onions, cherry tomato confit, peppercorn sauce
  • Yuxiang eggplant $16.00
  • Deep fried salt & pepper tofu (6) $9.00
  • Deep fried ice cream $15.00
  • BBQ pork noodle soup $15.00
  • Spicy garlic chicken $26.00
  • Steamed scallop & chicken Siu-mai (6) $12.00
  • Salt & pepper prawns (5) $12.00
  • Seafood noodle soup $18.00
  • Breakfast Salad $18.50
    • Poached eggs on salad greens with hollandaise sauce & your choice of toast plus sauteed mushroom or bacon
  • Creamy mushrooms $14.50
    • on sourdough toast with shaved parmesan
  • BLT $10
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce & tomato on house made focaccia bread with onion jam & mayonnaise
  • Big Breakfast $21
    • Eggs any style, crispy bacon, breakfast sausages, potato gratin & toast
  • Three Egg Omelette $13
    • Fresh tomato, cheese & herbs with freshly baked focaccia on the side.
  • Fresh Salad Plate $9.50/$13.50
    • Choose from our daily selection
  • Cake of the day with cream or Greek yoghurt $6.00
  • Eggs any style with your choice of toast $12
  • Yasai-Ten $10.00
    • vegetable tempura (baby corn, okra, lotus root)
  • Sashimi Teishoku $15.00
    • salmon tuna scallop mixed sashimi
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • japanese pancake - add egg / prawns / cheese $3
  • Misoshiru $2.00
    • miso soup
  • Yaki Udon $15.00
    • stir fried ginger pork udon noodles
  • Tonkatsu Teishoku $15.00
    • crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
  • Gyu-Kushiyaki $14.00
    • beef skewers with smokey sauce
  • Wakame Sarada $7.00
    • seaweed salad
  • Carne $10.00
    • Prime local beef, slow cooked with latin spices
  • Beef $13.50
    • Slow cooked local prime beef with latin spices
  • Vegetarian $13.50
    • Veggies of the season, beans, Melted Cheese, Caribe Sauce, Sour cream and Jalapeños
  • Brazilian Guarana $4.50
    • Most popular Brazilian drink
  • Cassava and Cream $7.00
    • Fried cassava wedges with sour cream and paprika
  • Reina Pepeada $10.00
    • Roast chicken & avocado
  • Pasteles Colombian beef $5.00
  • Churros $8.00
    • With your choice of chocolate or caramel
  • steamed vegetables (V,DF,GF)
  • peppercorn
  • rocket, pear & parmesan (V,GF)
  • Prawn - prawns & NZ clams, garlic olive oil, fresh tomato & lemon zest - (DF) $25.00
  • Hash brown
  • Hazelnut and Chocolate Torte $14.00
    • w/ Frangelico cream - (V, DF)
  • 250g NZ Beef Eye-Fillet (Prime steer) - (GF, DF) $36.00
  • Flat Bread w/ your choice of $16.00
    • Prosciutto, white stone brie, toasted pine nuts & olive oil -
  • Orange & almond cake with cointreau syrup & cinnamon mascarpone ice cream $8.00
  • Dark valrhona chocolate mousse bomb with caramelized feijoas $8.00
  • Fries, paprika aioli & tomato sauce $6.00
  • Harmony free-range pork belly with sauerkraut hash, crisp black pudding & ginger beer reduction $28.00
  • Sautéed leek, chive & rice noodle dumplings with pearl barley risotto, exotic mushrooms, karengo seaweed & ponzu sauce $28.00
  • Pinot Cheddar, Gibbston Valley $8.00
    • Central Otago: Aged cow milk cheddar soaked in Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir.
  • Ora king salmon, roast butternut, carrot puree, quinoa, spring onion & cashews with basil coconut dressing & chilli jam glaze $34.00
  • Spinach tagliatelle with venison osso buco, kawarau blue & toasted almonds $16.00
  • Peking duck pancakes-Whole(16pancakes) $88.00
  • Kung pao chicken $ 28.00
    • Free range chicken with peanuts, dried chillies and Szechuan pepper
  • Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
    • Braised whole abalone
  • Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
    • Wok Fried with spring onion, ginger and shallots
  • Seasonal vegetables $20.00
  • NZ SCAMPI 25
    • Sashimi &congee
  • NZ SCAMPI 25
    • steamed
  • Crispy skin chicken (free range) half $35.00/whole $65.00
  • Eggs Benedict (GF*) $17.50
    • A breakfast favourite - two poached free range eggs on toasted English muffins with fresh baby spinach, hollandaise sauce & your choice of bacon
  • Smoked Salmon Bagel (GF*) $10.50
    • Smoked salmon served on a lightly toasted bagel with cream cheese, salad greens & creamy caper aioli
  • Big Breakfast (GF*) (V*) $18.50
    • Two free range eggs served your way with bacon, Kransky sausage, tomato, hash bites & mushrooms on toast
  • Mini Ploughman's Platter (GF*) $25.00
    • Selection of cold cuts, dips, grilled bread, corn chips, pickles and cheese (for two)
  • Nachos (GF*) (V*)With beef & chilli beans, salsa, melted cheese.Topped with sour cream & guacamole $15.00
  • Cavell’s Wraps (V*) $13.00
    • Fresh wraps filled with mesclun salad, carrot, red onion &cheese. With a choice of Grilled smoked chicken, bacon & pesto, Grilled steak with bbq sauce, Braised pork belly with bbq sauce & aioli, Pesto, hummus, cucumber & alfalfa sprouts/crunchy combo
  • Kids Basket $8.50
    • Chicken chippies, fish bites & fries with good Ol’ kiwi tomato sauce
  • Fish ‘n’ Chips (GF) $17.00
    • Crispy beer battered hoki & fries served with salad & Cavell's homemade tartare sauce
  • Marinated slow cooked octopus salad $15.50
    • with capsicums, tomatoes, basil and toasted ciabatta croutons (gf*) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Riesling
  • Ciabatta $4.00
    • house-churned butter
  • Chicken bolognaise $15.00
    • fresh pasta, grated cheese (v*) (gf*)
  • Gibbston Valley Harvest Platter (for two) $59.50
    • farmhouse cheeses, charcuterie, pork rilette, house-made hummus, hot-smoked fish, potato, feta & rosemary, frittata, escabeche of mushrooms, house-made pesto, Mediterranean marinated mussels, dolmades, selection of pickles & olives, spicy apricot chutney, breads & crackersWine match - Gibbston Valley Pinot Gris or Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir
  • Marinated olives $8.50
  • Today’s soup & freshly baked bread (gf*) (V*) Please ask wait staff for today’s choice $14.00
  • Vanilla bean ice cream with chocolate sauce, shortbread $7.00
  • Mixed leaf salad $9.00
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