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

Ostriche Del Pacifico $3.20 each
- fresh rock oysters served w. balsamic vinaigrette & lemon (as available)
Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola
Caprese $17.90
- fresh tomato, mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o, balsamico, rock salt & cracked pepper
Capesante Inferno
- gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
e.$ 23.90
Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
- parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
m. $29.90
Insalata Con Feta $16.90
- fresh tomato, olives, feta, onion, white cannellini beans & capsicum

-Beef Balti Garlic $14.99
- Tender beef pieces cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
●Seafood Dishes
-Vegetable Jalfrezi $12.90
- Fresh mixed vegetable julienne of onion, tomato, capsicum, carrot and onion sauce
Malai Kebab $16.50
- Boneless chicken pieces marinated on yoghurt, ground spices and cheese the roasted in tandoor
Tandoori Mixed Platter $22.00
- Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kebab, prawns and fish tikka
Vegetable Samosa $6.00
- Crispy deep fried triangular pastry stuffed with potato, peas and nuts
Seekh Kebab $14.50
- Minced lamb flavoured with special pounded herbs and spices, the skewered and roasted in the tandoor oven
Mixed Green Salad $5.50
- Slices of selected vegetables (cucumber, carrots, onion and tomato)

All $9.50
Thai Beef On Rice $18.20
Rump Steak $25.00
- Garlic, pepper or mushroom sauce $2.60 Extra
Squid Rings Salad & Chips $18.40
Stuffed Mushrooms $8.20
Battered Mussels $6.20
Toasted Sandwiches From $4.20
- Ham, Egg, Cheese, Tomato, Onion, Pineapple
Spicy Salads $18.40
- Cajun Chicken or Asian Beef

All Day Breakfast - Streaky Bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom, potato hash, eggs to your liking with toasted Vienna $17.00
Warm Chicken Salad - Grilled chicken breast on a salad topped with avocado and brie cheese, cashew nuts and balsamic vinagrette $16.50
Moroccan Lamb Burger - Lamb mince mixed with moroccan spices, lettuce, tomato, &a yoghurt dressing served with fries $15.50
Rendang beef curry - mild beef curry with coconut served with rice $17.00
Mushroom Risotto with Smoked Chicken - creamy mushroom topped with smoked chicken $16.00
Seafood Broth - mussels, squid, prwans, fish & scallops in a italian style tomato broth with toasted baguette $18.00
Beef & Mushroom pot pie - served with salad & fries $16.50
Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffins topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with Bacon or Smoked Salmon $16.00

Chicken with curry sauce $19.90
Oyster $POA
Sizzling chicken fillet with thai sweet chilli sauce $22.90
Shrimp foo young $19.90
Sizzling jubgum delight $28.90
- A combination of king prawns, scallops, squid, chicken, beef and roast pork with selected seasonal vegetables in our chef’s own sauce, served on a sizzling platter.
Chicken with pineapple & cashew nuts $22.90
Nasi goreng (hot) fried rice $20.90
Kung bo chicken ding (hot) $22.90

Prawn spring roll $8.00
Roasted duck pad ped (V)(GF) $17.00
Roti and satay sauce $5.50
Thai green curry (V) (GF) $13.50
Nuggets and chips $6.90
Massaman curry lamb (GF) $17.00
Tom kha (V)(GF) $12.50
Tom yum noodle soup (V)(GF) $12.50

SCRAMBLED EGGS ON TOAST $9.50
FRENCH TOAST $12.50
- With bananas, bacon, maple syrup
FRENCH PANCAKES $12.50
SAVOURIES $2.30
SPECIALITY Bread $5.50
SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN SALAD $11.50
SCRAMBLED EGGS, HASH, TOMATO $11.50
- optional salmon $2
DOUBLE BEEF, BACON BURGER, AND CHIPS $14.00

Veg: mushrooms or spinach $4.00
MISCHIEF WORKS $22.00
- herbed potato & garlic mash, grilled toms, streaky bacon, sausage, spinach & sauteed garlic mushrooms, toasted ciabatta & hollandaise with 2 eggs your way
Bacon $5.00
EGGS ANYWAY $15.00
- 2 eggs your way w/ bacon
HANKY PANKY $16.00
- pancakes stacked with berry nice sauce, banana, vanilla bean syrup, walnuts & lemon mascarpone.Add bacon$5.00.
EGGS ANYWAY $10.00
- 2 eggs your way w/ toasted ciabatta or grain
BENE TRUE STORY(GF) $19.00
- 2 poached eggs on potato & roast garlic rosti with caramelised onions, hollandaise & pesto oil. Your choice of streaky bacon or salmon fillet or veggie option with spinach & mushroom or avo or asparagus(choose one)
YOCKAMOROCCA(DF) $18.00
- moroccan buttered fried eggs, topped with spicy dukkah & lightly oven baked served with warmed pita bread, hummus & ayo

Crave Sundae $10
- Made with French vanilla ice cream topped with your choice of topping then covered w whipped cream and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts
Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
- Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
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
Chocolate Brownie $14
- Warmed, drizzled with choc sauce & served with French vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
Beef & Reef (GF) $38
- 200gm of Premium New Zealand Angus eye fillet, seared prawns & scallops infused w garlic butter accompanied by button mushrooms, cherry tomatos & green beans
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
Apple & Plum Crumble $14
- Served with French vanilla ice cream
Fries $8
- Served with aioli and tomato sauce

Kumara croquettes N/A
Vegetable pattie $3.00
Squid rings $0.80
Lemon fish / Seasoned wedges / Kumara chips $3.50
1/2 Chips
Kids pack 1 $5.00
- 5 fish bites, 1 puppy dog, 1/2 chips
10 Fish - 2 chips $26.00
3 Fish - 1 chips $8.50

M=Medium / L=Large
●Garlic pepper with rice
Hot & spicy korean chicken with rice $16.50
Korean spicy pork with rice $15.50
Pork gyoza (6/12 pcs) $6.90 / $10.90
You can also swap rice with salad
Hot pot beef set $16.50
- Beef sliced / fish ball / egg / vegetable / glass noodle
King of the sea platter $25.90
- Prawn tempura 5 pcs / prawn twister 5 pcs / prawn wonton 5 pcs / deep fried squid / vegetable samosa 6 pcs

Butter Naan 3.50
- Leavened flour bread with butter
Prawn Jalfrezi 16.90
- Jalfrezi was one of the supreme dishes created during the days of the Raj "Thaj" is hot and "freeze" is stir fried cooked with red capsicum, tomatoes, spring onions and spices
Chicken Tikka Masala 14.90
- An internationally renowned dish, boneless chicken cooked in a secret recipe of yoghurt, cream and spices
Butter Lamb 15.90
- Smoked tandoori lamb cooked with cream, honey and tomatoes
Malai Kofta 14.90
- Homemade Indian cottage cheese, crushed cashew nuts, potatoes and spices mixed together and finished with rice creamy sauce
Palak Kofta 14.90
- Homemade Indian cottage cheese, crushed cashew nuts, potatoes and spices mixed together and then finished in hot oil and served with a fresh tomatoes and spinach gravy
Fish Nawabi 15.90
- Fish fillets cooked with rich tomato gravy, finished with cream
Lamb Korma 15.90
- Traditionally a mild dish cooked in a sauce made of cashew nut paste, cream and spices

15. Vietnamese Vegetarian Curry (Ca Ri Chay) $13.00
- Tofu, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrot, Potato, Bean, Chili, Coconut milk, served with steamed rice
27. Rice $3.00
13. Stir-Fried Beef Tenderloin with Capsicum (Bo Xao Luc Lac) $17.00
- Beef stir-fried with capsicums, onions, ginger, shallots and spring onions, served with steamed rice
28. Rice Noodles $3.00
17. Stir-Fried Vegetables (Rau cu xao) $12.00
- Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots stir-fried with onions and chili, served with steamed rice
23. Salmon Cooked with Orange (Ca Hoi Sot Cam) $25.00
- Fresh salmon marinated with orange juice, cooked with seasonal fruit, served with steamed rice
1. Spicy Seafood Salad with Vermicelli (Goi mien hai san cay) $10.00
- Prawn, squid, mussel with celery, lemongrass, chili, red onion and spicy sauce
22. Pan-seared Salmon with Salt (Ca Hoi Rang Muot) $23.00
- Fresh salmon pan-seared with a mixture of salt, green beans and glutinous rice flour, lime leaves, served with steamed rice

Russian Dumplings $12.00
Hot Plate $32.00
- Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
Scallops, Rice Noodles and Vegetables $10.50
Double Chocolate Mousse $7.00
Hot Plate $20.00
- Scotch Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Lamb Shanks $20.00
- with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
Feta Fish and Chips $20.00

Tikka masala (chicken, lamb or beef) $18.90
- Your choice of meat pieces cooked in masala sauce made with fresh onion, tomato, fresh cream & spices
-Tandoori chicken tikka
-Raita
Squid kali mirch $19.90
- Squid cooked with coconut cream, ground spices & crushed black pepper
Aloo prantha/Paneer prantha $5.00
Minimum 2 people, no doggy bag
Mixed veg curry $16.90
- Mixed vegetables cooked together with cottage cheese & ground spices
Korma (chicken, lamb or beef) $18.90
- Very popular rich dish prepared with meat pieces,cashew nut & almond gravy with aromatic spices