Drover’s Return Bar & Cafe in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu -

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THE DROVER $13.00
- toasted sesame bun mayo our tomato relish sweet pickles BBQ sauce lettuce tomato red onion cheddar & prime NZ mince patty
BBQ BEEF & BACON $15.00
- toasted sesame bun mayo sweet pickles BBQ sauce lettuce tomato onion cheddar bacon an Egg & prime NZ beef mince pattye
BIG DOUBLE BEEF & CHILLI $16.50
- toasted sesame bun chipotle mayo, sriracha mayo lettuce tomato red onion sweet pickles double cheddar prime NZ beef mince patty & slow cooked beef
BIG MEAT & CHEESE $16.50
- toasted sesame bun bacon mayo BBQ sauce relish sweet pickles streaky bacon slow cooked beef cheddar & tasty cheese either side of a prime NZ beef mince pattye
BEEF & BLUE $15.00
- toasted sesame bun smoked mayo sweet pickles lettuce tomato red onion prime NZ beef mince patty cheddar streaky bacon and blue cheese
THE DROVERS FISH $14.00
- toasted sesame bun panko crumbed Hoki pieces house tartare sweet pickles lemon dressing slaw cheddar
CHICKEN AND SWISS $14.00
- toasted focaccia bun chargrilled chicken roasted capsicum swiss cheese, lemon mayo rocket, tomato, and red onion
LOUISIANA BBQ CHICKEN $14.00
- toasted focaccia bun chargrilled chicken streaky bacon, Louisiana BBQ sauce smoked Mayo cheddar lemon dressed slaw
CHIPOTLE CHICKEN $14.00
- toasted focaccia bun chargrilled chicken chipotle mayo lettuce tomato red onion cheddar
DROVER STEAK SANDWICH $16.50
- toasted sesame bun lettuce tomato red onion beef chargrilled to just under medium and egg, onion rings, our tomato relish and smoked mayo
PULLED PORK PO BOY $15.00
- toasted sesame bun slow cooked shoulder pork with Lousiana BBQ sauce lemon dressing slaw cheddar red onion and a touch of chipotle mayo
POPCORN SHRIMP PO BOY $14.00
- toasted sesame bun bacon mayo lettuce red onion and crumbled Bubba Gump shrimp

Our Aioli $1.00
Bacon $4.00
Egg $1.00
Panko Hoki piece $2.20
Beef Patty $2.00
Sour Cream $1.00
Chili sauce $1.00

CHICKEN BACON RANCH $16.00
- chargrilled chicken breast maple roasted bacon pieces mesclun lettuce mix salad bits red onion honey mustard vinaigrette, camembert croutons and ur own ranch dressing GF
PULLED PORK HUARACHES $14.00
- pulled shoulder pork on a fried tortilla with melted cheese onions tomato capsicum strips chipotle mayo and topped with a rocket micro greens mix GF without tortilla
CORN FRITTERS $12.50
- corn fritters served with mesclun lettuce salad and our own chutney add bacon $4.00, also available as a burger with fries just ask the bar staff when you order, GF egg and dairy free

Kiwi blokes rump Egg & chips(with salad $27.00) $23.00
Ribeye Sauce Chips(with salad $33.00) $29.00
Sirloin Sauce Chips(with salad$33.00) $29.00

Garden Salad side $4.00
Our Aioli $1.00
Bacon $4.00
Eggs, onion each $2.00
Beer Battered Onion rings $5.00
Extra Mushrooms/garlic $2.00
Bowl of Bubba Gump Prawns $12.00

Bowl o'Fries $9.00
Waffle-cut Fries $10.50
Drover Cheesy Fries $12.50
- waffle out fries topped with melted herby cheese and finished with our aioli
Fish and Chips $10.00
- Japanese Panko crumbed Hoki on waffle cut fries with our chunky tartare sauce/make it a meal with salad $14.00
Beef Nachos GF $10.00
- corn chips melted cheese spicy chili mince with chili beans all put together in the traditional manner topped with sour cream
Pulled Beef & Cheese po Boy $6.00
- slow cooked beef in rich gravy on a sesame seed bun with cheese a touch of mayo & BBQ sauce with fries $10.00
Classic BLT $8.00
- streaky bacon lettuce tomato all piled on a sesame bun with lashings of our smoked mayo
JB(Just Bacon) $8.50
- toasted sesame bun Louisiana BBQ sauce house smoked mayo and loads of bacon
Grazing Drover Platter 6ppl $38.00
- a selection of nibbles bites rings rolls wontons etc on a pile of fries with 3 dipping sauces
Loaded Roasties GF 2+ppl $9.00
- roasties topped with melted cheese bacon and sour cream chili sauce sweet or hot optional
Roasties & Gravy 2+ppl $9.00
- roasties in our own house gravy chock full of hours worth of flavour

Nearby Sample Menus

Pad Ped
- Creamy stir-fried red curry paste with coconut cream, capsicum, green beans, bamboo shoots, kaffir lime leaves, krachai (thai herb), pepper corn and courgette.
Jasmine Rice S $2.50 / M $3.50 / L $6.00
Pad Gra Tiem PrikThai (the garlic & black pepper)
- Thai style garlic and black pepper stir-fried with oyster sauce and seasonal vegetables.
Khao Phad
- Thai style fried rice with egg, peas, carrot, onions, tomato and spring onion.
Pad Med Ma-Muang (the cashew nut)
- Roasted cashew nuts stir-fried with special home made Thai sauce, seasonal vegetables, capsicum, mushroom, spring onion and onion.
-Prawns/Mixed Seafood $13.50
Tom Yum
- Traditional Thai hot and spicy soup with lemongrass, galangal, mushroom, tomato and spring onion garnished with coriander.
Tom Kha
- A refreshing soup, boiled galangal combined with coconut milk and lemongrass.

Chips scoop $2.70
Paua Fritter $2.50
Potato Wedges $2.70
Banana Fritter $2.00
Fish $4.00
Fish $2.70
Crab Stick $1.80
Hot Dog $2.00

Golden Prawn (On order) $36.00
Deep fried Prawns $11.99
Chicken with Cashew Nuts (Beef/BBQ Pork/Chicken) Med $20.00/Lge $25.00
Chilli Prawn $28.00
Chicken/Beef/Vegetables with Black Bean Sauce Med $18.00/Lge $22.00
Seafood Tofu $32.00
Seasonal Vegetables with Oyster Sauce Med $14.00/Lge $20.00
Beef with Oyster Sauce $22.00

Breakfast Bap $10.00
- Bacon, swiss cheese, avocado, egg, smoky BBQ sauce and rocket
Main Street Breakfast $19.50
- Breakfast sausages, bacon, oven roasted tomato, portabella mushrooms, hash browns and poached free range eggs. Served with toasted sour dough and tomato relish >>
Garlic Bread (V) $8.00
- On ciabatta served crisp and hot with balsamic glaze
Bacon / sausages / smoked salmon / 2 x organic eggs / 2 x slices of toast $5.00
Beef Burger $12.00
- With cheese and tomato sauce served with fries
Eggs Benedict $17.50
- Served on English muffin with free range soft poached eggs,house made hollandaise and rocket *Salmon *Bacon
Basil pesto / hollandaise / sour cream/cream cheese / brie / aioli $2.00
Hotcakes $10.00
- With banana, maple syrup and cream

Lamb vindaloo $16.90
- Spicy curry straight from beaches of goa, cooked in hot vindaloo sauce, goes well with raita (recommended by chefs)
Pappadums $0.50
Lamb madras $16.90
- Delicious curry farnished and prepared with coconut sauce in south indian style
Lamb jalfrezi $16.90
- Boneless meat cooked with juliennes of onion, tomato, capsicum and vegetable, tempered with coriander and ginger
Gobhi naan $4.00
- Filled with cauliflower stuffed in
Bhuna lamb $16.90
- Boneless beef pieces cooked in a thick onion, tomato, capsicum and cashew nut gravy
Onion bhaji $6.00
- Sliced onions stirred through chickpea batter and fish fried
Fish masala $17.90
- Fresh fish pieces cooked in charcoal oven and cooked with capsicum onion and tomato

Carrot Cake $7.00
- Served with cream or yoghurt.
Garlic Bread $6.50
- Ciabatta brushed with garlic butter and toasted
Nachos $15.00
- Topped with melted cheese, chilli con carne and sour cream
Corn Fritter Stack GF $17.00
- Layered with bacon and roast kumara and served with sour cream and either sweet chilli sauce or basil pesto
Seafood Chowder $18.00
- Loaded with luscious seafood.
Eggs Benedict $16.00
- Choice of smoked salmon, bacon or spinach (garnished with basil pesto) on a bagel with hollandaise sauce
-Small $14.00
GFO= Gluten Free Option

- Extra Eggs (2) $5.00
Rutland Breakfast $22.00
- Bacon & eggs (2), with crispy potato hunks, bratwurst sausage, portobello mushroom, roast tomato, spinach and house made relish. Served on toasted kibbled rye.
Fish & Chips $21.00
- Monteith’s Radler beer battered Ribaldo (Deep Sea Cod), served with salad and fries.
Vegetarian Filo Pie & Chickpea Curry $22.00
- Roasted sweet potato with feta cheese, red pepper, spinach & walnut wrapped in filo pastry, served with a chickpea curry and finished with a sauce Verte.
Stockade Burger $22.50
- 250g homemade beef & pork patty, bacon, lettuce, sliced tomato, fried egg, mayonnaise & BBQ hickory sauce, sandwiched between a semolina burger bun, and served with fries.
Muesli $12.00
- House made, toasted muesli served with fruit salad & yoghurt.
Trio of Kapiti Ice Creams & Sorbet $13.50
- Chef’s selection of indulgent Kapiti flavours.
- Or with Salmon $20.00

Tasty Chicken Burger $20
- Juicy house-made chicken patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato, crispy bacon & aioli - served with rustic thick-cut fries
Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
- Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
Onion & garlic stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon(GF) $32
- drizzled w spiced plum & served on a swede & parsnip mash accompanied by steamed vegetables
Winter warmer! $28
- Lamb meatballs in tomato, bacon and butter bean sauce
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
(GF = Gluten Free)
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
Apple & Plum Crumble $14
- Served with French vanilla ice cream

Pizza $5.50
Cakes and Treats $5.50
Bacon & Eggs $12.00
Salad - extra $3.00
Pies $5.50
Raisin Toast - 2 slices $4.00
Avo & Tomato on Toast with 1 Egg $10.00
Big Rolls $7.50

Wheat N/A
White Chip Macadamia N/A
Thinly Cut Ready Salted N/A
Onion N/A
Italian B.M.T N/A
Roast Beef N/A
Old English N/A
Turkey N/A

Nachos $13.50
- traditional Mexican corn chips topped with tasty chilli beans, melted cheese & sour cream
Ice-cream Sundae $8.00
Red Thai Chicken Curry (mild) $21.50
- delicate mix of herbs & spices enriched with coconut cream served with rice
Rustic Cut Crispy Wedges $11.50
- topped with melted cheese and bacon served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
Lamb Shanks $27.50
- our “Biggest Seller”…say no more..braised in mint jus served on potato & kumara mash......single Shank option $22.50
Speight's Beer Battered Fish and Chips $20.50
- this is a Local's favourite - fish lightly coated in a beer batter served with chips and salad
Kiwi Pavlova $9.00
Scotch Fillet $27.50
- prime beef scotch fillet served with seasonal vegetables, roast potatoes and gravy. Add onion rings fore $2.00

Wedges with Sour Cream & Thai Chili Sauce $9.50
Hand Cut Fries $9.50
Chocolate More Chocolate $13.00
Pork Belly $34.00
- Malbrough scallops & layonaise potato, salad
T-Bone Steak 500 gr $39.50
- Garlic mushrooms, jacket potato or fries, grilled tomato and side salad
Indian garlic naan bread $9.50
Pasta of the Day $25.00
Onion Rings (6) $9.50

Cos Salad With Pear, Dates & Lemon Olive Oil Dressing $5.50
Whitebait $19.9.00
- West coast whitebait sandwich with lemon aioli
Broccollini $6.00
- With Hollandaise sauce
All 3 Cheese Board $30.00
Cornfed Chicken Breast $38.00
- Centered With Sun Dried Tomato, Brie Cheese, Spinach, Wrapped In Bacon & Filo Pastry Served On A Pumpkin Risotto
Broccoli With Hollandaise $6.00
Chocolate Truffle $3.00
Chocolate Brownie $15.50
- Chocolate Brownie, Caramel Popcorn, Burnt White Chocolate And Chocolate Ice Cream

Soup of the Day $9.50
Russian Dumplings $12.00
Garlic Bread $3.50
Pork Schnitzel $32.00
- with Mashed Potato and Salad
Lamb Shanks $33.50
- with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
Hot Plate $32.00
- Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
Cheesecake $7.00

All steaks come w/ choice of sauce, fries & salad
Pepper $2.00
SELECTION OF DESSERTS AVAILABLE
Prime Angus Eye Fillet $38.50
- Most tender cut, best served rare-medium well. Approx. 250g
Chargilled Chicken Salad $25.00
- Chargilled chicken salad with chili aioli topped with parmesan & garlic croutons
Sticky Honey Pork Spare Ribs $16.50
- Marinated and slow cooked, tender sticky ribs with salad garnish
Crumbed prawns with Aioli Dip $19.00
- Crumbed Prawns on mesclun leaves with aioli and lemon wedges
Beer batered onion rings $5.00