Fresh market fish fried in tempura batter, served with fries, a pickled cauliflower, green pea salad and aioli
Portuguese Seafood Soup $19.50
Steamed mussels, clams, baby octopus, prawn and fish bound with a rich pimento and tomato fish broth served with garlic croutes
Beef Burger $22.50
150 grams Angus beef patty grilled with gruyere cheese, on a focaccia bun with a sauerkraut salad and mustard tomato served with fried desiree potatoes
Kedgeree $17.00
Lightly curried rice served with smoked fish, green peas, fried eggs and crispy fried shallots
Salmon Escabeche $26.00
Grilled and marinated salmon served cold on toasted ficelle with mesclun greens, tomato and pickled vegetables
Prawn Macaroni Cheese $27.00
Tiger prawns, chorizo and macaroni elbows, bound in a creamy leek and sherry veloute, then gratinated with cheddar cheese
Brioche French Toast $16.50
Sliced brioche filled with chocolate ganache then dipped in egg and fried, topped with a berry compote and vanilla crème fraiche
Grilled Pork Sirloin $26.00
With tomato and bell pepper braised savoy cabbage, new potatoes and a mustard jus
Pearl Barley Risotto $22.00
Comes with mushrooms, artichokes, fava beans, finished with fresh goat's cheese and pimento sauce
DESSERT
With Port - $24.00
Without Port - $18.00
Cheese platte
rA selection of fine local cheeses served with a caraway spiced fig and pear compote and oat cakes
Bougatsa $14.00
A traditional Greek citrus custard baked in filo pastry with cinnamon, served with apricot ouzo coulis and a vanilla crème fraiche
Double Chocolate Fudge Cake $14.00
With berry compote and vanilla bean ice cream
Sago Pudding $14.00
Creamy sago pearls flavoured with coconut and kaffir lime, with mango sorbet and fresh pineapple
Cannoli $14.00
Sicilian tube pastry filled with a white chocolate and hazelnut mousse, finished with a red currant compote
Succulent battered blue cod fillets, served with fries, tartare sauce & your choice of salad or vegetables
Mixed Berry Parfait $9.95
Served with vanilla ice cream, marshmallows & whipped cream
Onion Rings X4 $2.00
Roast Of The Day (check the specials board) $19.95
Served with roast meat, roast & steamed vegetables topped with gravy
Soup Of The Day (check specials board) $10.95
Served with toasted, buttered brown bread
Ice Cream Sundae $9.95
Vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or strawberry topping, served with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sprinkles & wafers
Chocolate Mousse $9.95
Served with whipped cream, chocolate sauce & chocolate shavings
200g double stack beef patty, served with bacon, beetroot, tomato, caramelised onions and topped with our own rib sauce
Wedges served with sour cream $13.00
Plus cheese & bacon
Taieri Plains Pasta $17.00
Chef's pasta of the day
Wedges served with sour cream $9.50
Drunken Rump Steak $20.00
Prime Otago rump steak, cooked to your liking, served with fresh garden salad and golden fries. Accompanied by your choice of topping: Creamy mushroom sauce, fresh green peppercorn sauce, Ale House gravy or garlic butter and roast garlic
Southern Catch $18.00
Sole fillet, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter. Served with fresh garden salad and fries
Speight's Brew House Salads N/A
All salads served with mixed lettuce leaves and kumara shavings
Soup of the Day $12.00
Chefs choice of fresh home made soup. Served with Ale House Bread
ADD CHICKEN, BACON, OR FRIED EGG FOR $2.50.Made with white or brown bread. Choose three of the following fillings: hummus, tomato relish, aioli, onion, ham, tomato, capsicum, cheese, Brie, mesclun salad, and pineapple.
CORN FRITTERS (V) $14.50
ADD SALMON OR BACON FOR $3.00.Handmade vegetarian corn fritters served with sweet chilli sauce, tomato salsa, and sour cream.
VICARIUS SALAD (V) (GF) $12.00
ADD GRILLED CHICKEN FOR $3.00, CHICKEN & BACON FOR $5.00.Almost a Ceasar salad. Fresh mesclun lettuce and seasonal veggies, parmesan cheese, a poached egg, and aioli dressings served with homemade croutons.
BEEF BURGER & CHIPS $18.50
Homemade beef patty, bacon, and melted Brie on a bun, with gherkin, aioli, relish and BBQ sauce. Served with chips.
PORRIDGE (V) (VE) $8.00
Served with brown sugar and berries.
BACON AND EGGS (GF) $15.50
Slightly more complicated: toast and eggs with bacon - fried, scrambled or poached.
BANANA SPLIT (V) $10.00
A Governor’s tradition dating back decades; three scoops of ice cream, a banana, and other fattening things, all under your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce.