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

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.
Pasta of the Day $22.00
- Please refer to our specials board (changes daily).
Aqaba Nachos $17.00
- Spicy beef mince with chilli beans and crispy corn chips. Topped with mozzarella, salsa and sour cream.
Dips And Spreads $13.50
- Toasted and garlic buttered pita bread with sundried tomato dip and a bacon and mushroom pâté.
Antipasto Platter $38.00
- Selection of toasted breads with bacon and mushroom pâté, sundried tomato dip, basil pesto and garlic butter. Sweet chilli meatballs, thai curry chicken nibbles, slow cooked silverside slices, roast vege chutney, feta, camembert, gherkins and sundried tomatoes. (Enough for 3‐6 people to share )
Lamb Shoulder $37.00
- Slow‐roasted lamb shoulder, creamy potato mash, green beans and honeyed baby carrots. Served with a béarnaise sauce.
Scallop and Bacon Salad $26.00
- Pan‐fried scallops, bacon, mesclun salad, cherry tomatoes, red onion, tomato relish and aioli.
Mince on Toast $16.50
- Savoury mince and chilli beans on toasted Vienna. Topped with a poached egg.

CHICKEN FENDERS $7.90
- Free Range Grilled Chicken Seasoned With Sea Salt, Garlic and Rosemary With Free Range Lemon Aioli Or Chipotle Aioli Dip
BACON BACKFIRE $12.90
- Free Range Grilled Chicken Breast, Tasty Bacon, Melted Brie, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
AMERICAN MUSCLE SINGLE $9.90
- 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Sliced Sandwich Pickles, Free Range Mustard Aioli and Relish
BASTARD $14.90
- 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Tasty Bacon, Raw Grated Beetroot W/Chia Seeds, Juicy Mango, Smashed Avocado, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
V-TWIN VEGE $10.90
- Mushroom, Kumara, Chickpea and Basil Pattie, Melted Cheddar, Sweet Plum Sauce, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
V-DUB VEGE $10.90
- Crumbed Pumpkin, Carrot, Chickpea and Ginger Bites, Melted Cheddar, Raw Grated Beetroot W/Chia Seeds, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli Remove Aioli and Melted Cheddar To Make It Vegan
FORD FREAKOUT $12.70
- 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Tasty Bacon, Smashed Avocado, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
C N CHEESE MKII $12.50
- 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Creamy Mascarpone, Grated Parmesan, Salad, Relish and Free Range Truffle Aioli

Meat $3.00
Crumbed Fish $3.50
Jumbo $7.00
Special Fried Rice $9.50
- Wok toss fried rice with shrimps, roast pork and vegetables
Teriyaki $9.50
- Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables in Japanese Teriyaki sauce
Fish & Egg $6.00
Cheesy Mayo Chips $5.50
Chicken Chow Mein or Chop Suey $10.00

-Add bacon
Orlando’s big breakfast (DF) (V) $26.90
- Two free-range poached eggs on toasted ciabatta with streaky bacon, pork and fennel sausage, slow roasted vine tomatoes, sautéed mushrooms in garlic & thyme butter with potato rosti & braised beans
Suitable for ages 4 - 11 years
Bruschetta $13.90
- Toasted ciabatta topped with basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, feta, roquette & balsamic glaze
Wedges $15.90
- Seasoned wedges topped w melting cheese, sour cream, sweet chilli and bacon pieces.
Fries $8.90
- With tomato sauce and aioli.
Summer muesli (DF ) (V) $16.00
- Orlando’s own bircher muesli mix with strawberry, lime and ginger compote with yoghurt. Topped with blueberries, fresh mint and lashings of rosemary lavender infused local honey.
Chicken salad (DF) (V) $23.00
- Bright salad greens tossed with cherry tomatoes, red onion, pepitas, cranberries, grapes and orange in a walnut vinaigrette, served with fluffy couscous and topped with succulent balsamic marinated chicken.

Crisp corn chips $17.50
- served with guacamole and fresh herbs or slow cooked spiced beans
Cafe Royale toast $8.50
- with tomato, olive oil and balsamic
Eggs Bene $18.50
- poached eggs & fresh hollandaise on house made sourdough with bacon, black, pudding, salmon or Woody’s Farm chorizo
Royale with cheese $18.50
- a ground beef patty with relish, lettuce, tomato and organic cheddar in a homemade bun
Vege breakfast $21.00
- of eggs, mushroom, tomato and vege sausage & potatoes with GF toast
Mushroom hash $14.50
- potatoes, mushroom, garlic, and spinach, topped with a poached egg
Pizza Bianca - potato, onion, garlic, rosemary & olive oil $16.50
Add ham, bacon, chicken or salmon $4.50

Tamarind Chutney $3
Mango Kulfi $6
- A frozen desert prepared with seasoned sweet milk with mango pulp.
Raita $3
- Yoghurt mixed with carrot, tomato and cucumber.
Lamb Pagla Bhuna $19.50
- Cubes of lamb cooked in tandoor simmered in thick onion and tomato based gravy tempered with curry leaves, ginger juliennes and chopped garlic.
Love Story Naan $6
- Soft unleavened bread stuffed with olives, cheese, cashew nut and Chef’s special handpicked ingredients.
Mugalai Kulfi $6
- A frozen dessert prepared with sweet milk with almond pieces
Palak Gosh $18
- Cubes of Lamb cooked in spinach based gravy with onions, tomato and spices.
Mango Chutney $4.50

Sandwiches $8.50
- Smoked beef, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce and cheese
Sandwiches $8.50
- Bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado
Dark chocolate brownie $6.50
Sandwiches $8.50
- Chicken, cranberry, lettuce and brie
Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
- Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
Pasta of the day $15.50
- *Changes daily please ask staff
Braised 1st class lamb shanks $17.50
- Tender lamb foreshank on kumara and cumin mash, green beans and port jus (GF)
Ice cream trio $9.00

Cheesey chips $4.00
Single filling $3.00
cheese burger $5.00
Pineapple fritter $1.20
Dory/cold $5.00
Available fillings: ham, steak, bacon, cheese, tomato, onion, egg or pineapple
The works burger $9.00
Corn fritter $2.70

BANGERS & MASH $18.20
CHICKEN SATAY BURGER & CHIPS $17.60
SQUID RINGS SALAD & CHIPS $18.40
STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
BEEF ‘N’ GUINNESS STEW $18.60
CHICKEN PARMIGIANA $23.50
- SERVED WITH STUFFED POTATO OR CHIPS
TOASTED SANDWICHES from $4.20
- HAM, EGG, CHEESE, TOMATO, ONION, PINEAPPLE
SAUSAGE CHUNKS & CHIPS $8.70/$13.40
- small/large

Nachos with Chilli Beef $16.5
- with homemade Cheesy Sauce, Sour Cream, Guacamole
Baked Potatoes $18.5
- with your choice of; Sticky Pulled Pork with Tzatziki, Chicken Curry, Tuna & Sweetcorn
Amayjen Salads $20
- with your choice of; Medeterranean Roast Vegetables with Haloumi & Cous Cous, Lamb & Feta, Roast Pork & Apple
Aberdeen Angus Pure Scotch Fillet $35
- 300g Scotch Fillet, served with Tomato, Mushrooms, Onion Rings, Garlic Butter and Fries
Pastas with Garlic Bread $19.5 add chicken $6.00
- with your choice of; Beef Lasagne, Pesto, Cherry Tomato, Capsicum, Cream Frusili
Nachos with Chilli Beef $15.5
- with Three Bean Chilli - Vegetarian
Hot Smoked Salmon Kedgeree $28.5
- with Curried Basmati rice, boiled egg, & fresh Spices
Garlic Bread with Cheese $14

Karahi Beef Masala $16.90
- Beef cooked in a wok in a spicy blend of masala
-Dal Makhani with rice / Chickpea curry with rice / Aloo mattar with rice / Khumb Fali with rice $9.90
Keema Mattar $17.90
- Lamb mince and peas cooked with capsicum and tomatoes, with mild spices
Accompaniments $5 each
- Sweet mango chutney, pickles, salad, mint chutney, cucumber raita
From 9am to 3pm
Alu Paratha $4.00
- Plain flour bread stuffed with spiced tomatoes
Chilli Chicken $17.90
- Boneless fried chicken with onion, green, capsicum, cabbage and tomatoes, with sweet chilli sauce
Tandoori Chicken H $12.90 / F $19.90
- All above items are marinated with tandoori spices and yoghurt and cooked in tandoori oven, served with onions and tomatoes

Hamburger $5.50
Squid rings $0.80
Chicken rolls N/A
Hot dogs / Sausages / Battered sausages $2.00
Pack D $23.00
- 4 fish, 2 chips, 4 sausages, 2 potato fritters
Kids pack 1 $5.00
- 5 fish bites, 1 puppy dog, 1/2 chips
Snapper $4.50
Paua fritters $6.60

Pork Belly Ribs $25
- Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
BLT $9
- Chefs special bacon, Lettuce, tomato & cloverlea chutney drizzled Aioli sauce served with fries
Vegas Chicken $20
- Tender thigh meat with grilled mushrooms, cripsy bacon and cheddar cheese all covered in honey mustard sauce served with baby carrots, green beans & German fried potatoes
Cripsy Onion Rings $9
- Share a platter of cloves on our butter milk battered Onion rings with horseradish sauce just don’t go proposing with them.
Curley French Fries $7
- Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
Spicy Beef Machos $13
- Yummy beef mince, salsa, molten cheese, jalapenos on fiery tortilla chips (veg option available)
Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
- Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
- Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad

29. Mousse (Chocolate or Passionfruit) $7.00
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
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
25. Fried $5.00
14. Sauteed Chicken with Vegetables and Mushrooms (Ca Lan Xao Ga Nam) $16.00
- Chicken, mushrooms and seasonal vegetables sauteed with garlic and oyster sauce, served with steamed rice
7. Hanoi Grilled Pork with Fresh Noodles (Bun Cha Ha Noi) $15.00
- Pork minced with shallots and lemongrass, chargrilled, served with noodles, lettuce and fish sauce
4. Fresh Spring Rolls (2/4 pcs) (Vegetarian Available) (Goi cuon tom, thit) $6.00/$10.00
- Pork, prawn, lettuce, noodles, coriander wrapped in rice paper, served with sweet and sour sauce
24. Deep Fried Battered Prawn/Fish (6 Pieces) $10.00