Creel Tackle House & Cafe in Nelson Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

- Vegetable $13.00
Black Pepper Beef $21.00
- Tender slow cooked chunks of beef marinated with a black pepper sauce and stir fried with white onions, red capsicums and spring onions
- Chicken $13.00
Pad Thai $13.00
- This Thai classic is a stir fried noodle dish prepared with thin rice noodles, our own special sauce, topped with crush peanut
Poached Salmon in Galangal Coconut Soup $25.00
- Fresh poached salmon in a rich galangal coconut based soup served with mushrooms, baby tomatoes and garnished with coriander and spring onion
Baked Mussels with Thai Herbs $12.00
- Baked mussels topped with parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, coriander, chill, red onion
Deep Fried Calamari with Spicy Sauce $10.00
- Deep fried Calamari Served with a rich Tom Yum mayonnaise dipping sauce
Green Curry Chicken $14.00
- Tender chicken thigh served in a traditional rich green curry

Baked passionfruit pot de crème w toasted coconut & mascarpone cream $12.50
Fresh made pancakes w caramelised banana, streaky bacon, maple syrup & butter $17.50
Double baked goat cheese & roasted garlic soufflé w fresh beetroot, endive, cress & walnuts $16.50
Risotto w roast chicken, streaky bacon, white beans, grilled bread & parmesan $19.50
Affogato w almond & fig biscotti 9.5 W amaretto, frangelico or cointreau $14.50
Sautéed potatoes w kalamata olives & garlic mayonnaise $6
Mixed leaf & herb salad $6
Trust the chef $45 per person
- A selection of complementary dishes, especially compiled from today’s a la carte selection by the Boat Shed kitchen designed to share amongst the table ( Sample only – menu changes daily )

Peppercorn Sauce $2.50
Pasta of the Day $24.90
- 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.
The Highlander $00.00
- Hearty 250g prime rib-eye, served with potato gratin, buttered seasonal vegetables topped with a rich beef jus and beer battered onion rings.
Deep South Salmon $33.50
- Pan roasted fillet of Salmon served on a garlic caper mash, topped with a tomato ragout and horseradish and lime cream. With a choice of garden salad or fresh vegetables on the side. Beer Match: Savour the flavour here with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
- Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
Mushrooms $6.00
Grandma's Lambs Fry $23.50
- Thinly sliced lamb's liver, fried with bacon and caramelised onions, bound in a rich Speight's Old Dark gravy, served on potato mash, with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: Just has to be Speight's Porter with this one.
Thai Beef Salad $23.80
- Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.

Macadamia Nut Crumbed Chicken Breast $36.00
- Crushed potatoes/ parmesan/ spicy napolitano sauce (Waimea Chardonnay)
Rhubarb and Peach Crumble $15.00
- Anglalse/ vanilla Ice cream
Recommended wines available by the glass
Rolled Roasted Pork Belly $36.00
- Bacon and onion jam/ wilted greens/ roast gourmet potatoes (GF (Latitude 41 Chordonnay)
Recommended wines available by the glass
Hand Cut Fries/ Smoked Paprika Aioli (GF) $7.00
Duck and Mushroom Risotto $29.00
- Rocket/ parmesan/ hoi sin jus (GF) (Mt Difficulty Roaring Meg Pinot Noir)
Selection of Sorbets (GFI (DF) $15.00

Blue Cod $8.20
Hot Dogs $3.00
Chocolate $2.30
Tahuna Special $9.70
Plain $2.10
Flounder Fillet $4.20
Sloppy Joe $8.00
- Potato, Savory Mince, Garlic Butter, Cheese & Sour Cream.
Kids Pack 5 $6.50
- 1/2 Scoop Chips, 6 Corn Nugguts, 2 Small Donuts, 1 Sauce Sachet

Veggie $18.00
- Seasonal roasted vegetables, feta cheese, olives, caramelised onion, mozzarella & homemade tomato sauce
Beef Nachos $15.00
- Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
Fries (500grams) GF $7.00
Wedges $14.00
- Grilled cheese & bacon, served w. sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Little “fish & chips” $11.00
- Battered fish, chips & tomato sauce
Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
- Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
Veggie Burger $17.00
- Chickpea and vegetable pattie w. mesclun, caramelised onion, egg, beetroot, mayo & BBQ sauce, served w. fries
Fish Burger $18.00
- Beer battered gurnard, home-made tartare sauce & carrots, served w. fries

Battered Onion Rings $6.00
350G Pure Angus Ribeye $36.00
The Hangover (Fried) $50
- Battered fish, prawn wontons, mussels, clams,onion rings, calamari, barbecue sauce and homemade tartare, homemade sweet chilli
500G T-Bone $39.00
Prime Beef $23.00
- prime beef pattie, cheddar cheese, dill pickles, onion jam and smokey bbq sauce
King Prawn Cocktail $20.00
- marinated king prawns, iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, lemon, parsley verde finished with a traditional marie rose sauce
Forest Floor $25.00
- porcini & portobello mushrooms, red onion, baby spinach, drizzled with a feta sauce
Gourmet Of Sauteed Potatoes $6.00

77 Spicy Beef Noodle Soup (Bún Bo Huê̕) $14
- Shin Beef, pork, lemongrass, rice vermicelli, onion, sprouts and fresh herbs
21 Noodle Soup (Phờ) $12
- Chicken or Beef
~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
~ hot and spicy on request ~
Beef or Combination $16
72 Chicken with Vermicelli (Miên̕ Trôn)
- Poached chicken, vermicelli, carrot, herbs, cucumber, sprouts, peanut, peanuts and sesame
~ Vegetarian on request ~
83 Stir-Fried Chicken/Pork with Curry $14
- Sliced Chicken or Pork stir-fried with curry paste, pineapple, carrot, capsicum and onion

Slow Roasted Beetroot $15.00
- Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey
Lamb Lion $39.00
- Confit Belly, Black Pudding Dumpling, Rosemary and Pomegranate Molasses
Rakau Blue N/A
- A decadent creamy, mild blue cheese with a soft texture. Not a strong blue, but is beautiful to eat. This cheese is made using vegetarian rennet so is perfect for vegetarians.
Bouillabaisse $38.00
- Prawns, Mussels, Market Fish, Crab and Rouille
Big Eye Tuna $39.00
- Lemon Purée, Puffed Quinoa and Braised Lentils
Three course $75.00
- Amuse Bouche: Scallops, Cauliflower, Green Apple & Caramel Salad, Bacon and Curry Oil OR Slow Roasted Beetroot Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey. Intermezzo: Big Eye Tuna, Lemon Purée, Puffed Quinoa and Braised Lentils OR Veal Fillet Bone Marrow Crust, Roast Carrots, Shallots and Bordelaise Sauce. Peanut Mousse, Chocolate Crumbs and Apricot and Lavender OR Tasting of Jaffa, Crème Brulée, Macaroon, Bon Bon, Jaffa Soil and Cream. Coffee and Selection of Teas.
Selection of Breads $8.00
- Dukkah, Dips and Nelson Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Peanut Mousse $15.00
- Chocolate Crumbs, Apricot and Lavender

Chicken, Pork, Beef, Vegetarian $18.00
King Prawns $13.50
E.6 Emperors’ Pouch $8.50
- Crispy pouches of wontons filled with pork, thinly minced prawns and vegetables
King Prawns $21.00
E.5 Gai Thod $7.50
- Five flash fried marinated chicken wings, served with sweet Thai sauce
M8. Campfire Fillet $29.00
- 220grams of New Zealand prime beef fillet and New Zealand mushrooms with a hint of basil served with our signature garlic sauce, served medium unless otherwise requested
Please ask your waiter/waitress
King Prawns $21.00

●Eggs Benedict $21.50
- Freshly toasted sourdough bread topped with ham off the bone, wilted spinach, and free range poached eggs with hollandaise sauce.
-GF Bread $2 extra
●Chicken Liver Parfait $25.50
- Served with quince fruit jelly, pickles, fruit, blue cheese, brie, french bread and walnut toast
Smoked Seafood Chowder $18.50
- Served with toasted french bread
Nachos $9.00
- With cheese, beans and sour cream
Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
- With chocolate or berry sauce
Open Focaccia Sandwich $19.25
- Our own fresh baked focaccia with bacon, egg, avocado spread, tomato, onion jam and brie
Beef Wellington $27.95
- Beef fillet (mr) wrapped in pastry with portobello mushroom & herb farce, gourmet potatoes, green salad with béarnaise sauce, jus

Sambusak $22.50
- 2 Housemade savoury pocket pastries filled with feta & silverbeet, served with Labaneh & olive oil, fresh tomato salsa, pickles & 2 chaminados
Housemade Espresso & Sillan Paleo Truffles $10.00
Sin In A Glass $8.00
- Ask us about our delicious Housemade Sin In A Glass desserts variety!
Roasted Muesli Or Housemade Roasted Grain Free Muesli $15.50
- Served with milk (Full cream, Trim, Soy or Almond) OR Housemade yoghurt, fresh fruit salad & maple syrup
Creamy Cooked Mushroom & Kumara Salad $22.90 / $18.50
- Cooked mushrooms and kumara with Housemade Feta. Served with garlic ciabatta (Regular / Small)
Steak Panini $19.80/$15.80
- Steak, cheddar, caramelised onions & Pestell's bacon (Regular/Small)
Open Steak Sandwich $26.20
- 180 gr. of aged, grilled Angus Porterhouse steak, Pestell's bacon OR camembert and fresh salad, served on garlic ciabatta with Aioli accompanied by crispy shoestring fries, Housemade relish & tomato sauce. Choice of Pestellʼs bacon OR camembert extra $5.00. Kumara fries extra $1.00. Olive Oil Aioli extra $0.50
Toasted Panini Regular $10.50 / $12.50
- Toasted Panini with 3 fillings of your choice: cheese OR pineapple OR ham OR caramelised onion OR tomato OR Crusoe’s Magical Mushroom. Made with Housemade Aioli. Extra filling $1.00 (Small / Regular)

Spirulina Smoothie -
Hot Chocolate (Caffe Láffare Fairtrade Certified) -
Falafel Salad Middle Eastern flavoured falafel balls with toasted pita bread & a fresh crisp salad finished with a mint yoghurt Tzatziki dressing. $17.00
Mixed Berry Smoothie -
Greek Style Lamb Kebabs Tender lamb kebabs served with roasted Tuscan tomatoes & a Tzatziki dip. $30.50
Turkish Inspired Lamb Toasted pita bread topped with hummus, mesclun feta salad & lamb Koftas finished with slow roast tomatoes & Tzatziki yoghurt dressing. $19.00
Greek Style Lamb Kebabs Tender lamb kebabs served with roasted Tuscan tomatoes & a Tzatziki dip. $22.00
Market fresh Fish of the Day The freshest fish that can be found daily. The chef’s imagination is the only limit. $33.00

Fresh Homemade Soup of the day Our wait staff will advise $14.5
Petite Salad Green salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and vinaigrette (gf, vg, df) $7.0
Beef Fillet Dijon and Village green Rosemary, Tempura shallot, roast kumara, oyster mushrooms, jus $34.5
Lemon Assiette Lemon and chilli cake, Lemon posset, chilli syrup $14.5
Seasonal Vegetables of the day Our wait staff will advise $8.0
Confit Duck Ravioli Nut brown butter, pine nuts, Oregano, chilli and lemon $18.0
Pan Roasted Mahi-Mahi Warm vermicelli noodles, Tempura soft shell crab, Cherry tomato and lime salsa, snow pea shoots $32.0
Poisson du Jour Chef’s daily preparation of the markets freshest local seasonal and sustainable fish $31.5

Beef Burger $24.00
- with bacon, Swiss cheese, beetroot remoulade, chutney, and shoe string fries
All pizza bases are made here at the Inn
- add cheese & bacon $3.50
Pork Sausage, Roast Capsicum & Olives $24.00
Karaage Chicken $9.00
- Japanese fried chicken with kewpie mayo, lime, and pickled radish
- add cheese & bacon $3.50
Smoked White Warehou $16.00
- with baby beetroot, horseradish, and orange
Beer Battered Fish & Chips $24.00
- with tartar, and coleslaw

Creel Tackle House & Cafe

Address

189 Taupahi Rd, Turangi, Waikato, 3334, New Zealand

Phone

073867929

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Price

$0 - $10

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

Features

Mastercard , Visa , Wheelchair accessible , Waitstaff , Takeout , Lunch , Seating , Brunch , Local cuisine , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating

Creel Tackle House & Cafe in Nelson Menu

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