Our friendly staff will let you know the pasta of the day special. Beer Match: Your waiter can suggest a suitable beer to have with today's pasta dish.
Ale House Loaf $6.90/ $11.90
Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot and delicious served with garlic or plain butter. Half or whole loaves available.
Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
Locally baked foccaccia bread topped with rib-eye steak, homemade caramelised onions, mushrooms, egg and pesto mayo with your choice of english mustard or horseradish sauce.
Banana Cigars $13.00
Deep fried until golden brown served with French vanilla bean ice cream, topped with a sensational thick coconut palm sugar sauce.
In the Roar $36.00
200g of Denver leg of venison, grilled to medium rare, resting on a havarti and caramelised onion potato cake with glazed baby carrots and parsnips. Topped with chilli jam and a rich red wine beef jus.
Crunchy Potatoes $4.50
Black Cherry Chicken $30.80
Pan roasted chicken supreme, stuffed with herbs, cashew nuts, soft cheese and bacon. Laid on kumara mash with a black cherry sauce and garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Porter has the complex flavours to enhance this dish.
Soup of the Day $12.00
Chef's choice of fresh homemade soup served with Speight’s Ale House bread.
Toasted and garlic buttered baguette slices served on a bed of rocket, basil pesto and sundried tomato pesto. Drizzled with balsamic glaze.
Side of fries $3.00
Crispy Chicken and Corn Salad $21.00
Lightly crumbed and seasoned chicken pieces, salad greens, red onion, capsicum, cucumber, pumpkin seeds and sweet corn. Served with fresh coriander and aioli.
Open BBQ Chicken Sammie $17.00
Marinated chicken breast on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, cheese and topped with caramelised onions and aioli. Side of fries $3.00
Gluten‐free bread $0.50
Dips And Spreads $13.50
Toasted and garlic buttered pita bread with sundried tomato dip and a bacon and mushroom pâté.
Creamy Garlic Mussels $19.00
Sautéed mussels in a creamy white wine, garlic and dill sauce. Served with garlic bread.
Either poached or scrambled with toasted sour dough and oven roasted tomato Gluten free toast $2.00 extra
Eggs Benedict $17.50
Served on English muffin with free range soft poached eggs,house made hollandaise and rocket *Salmon *Bacon
Crinkle Cut Fries Small $5.00 Large $8.50
Served with tomato sauce or aioli
Cooperage Vegetarian Salad (GF V) $17.00
Fresh salad greens tossed with roasted kumara, courgettes, mushrooms,oven dried tomatoes, feta and topped with kumara chards and aioli (Dairy-free available)
Hotcakes $10.00
With banana, maple syrup and cream
Potato and Chorizo (GF) $17.50
Pan-fried seasoned potato with bacon, chorizo, wilted spinach,caramelised onions and cherry tomatoes, served with a free-range poached egg, house made hollandaise and basil pesto
Side of gluten free bread $4.00
Breakfast Bap $10.00
Bacon, swiss cheese, avocado, egg, smoky BBQ sauce and rocket
Made with French vanilla ice cream topped with your choice of topping then covered w whipped cream and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts
Gourmet Venison Burger $22
House-made venison patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato drizzled with aioli and topped with our special beetroot salsa - served with rustic thick-cut fries
Onion & garlic stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon(GF) $32
drizzled w spiced plum & served on a swede & parsnip mash accompanied by steamed vegetables
300g Scotch Fillet Steak $34
Premium New Zealand Angus scotch fillet steak served on thyme potato’s, wilted spinach drizzled with béarnaise sauce & topped with house made onion rings
New Zealand Diamond-Shell clams & Nz green lipped mussels (GF w/o the ciabatta) $29
This dish is one to get your mouth watering! Fresh clams & mussels steamed together in tomato, chilli & mint - served with toasted ciabatta
Pan-fried crispy-skin NZ Snapper $26
Fresh New Zealand caught snapper, lightly seasoned, pan-fried to achieve a delicious crispy-skin - served alongside fresh salad with rustic thick-cut chips & tartare sauce