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

THE BURGERS THE BURGERS
  • 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
BURGERS EXTRAS BURGERS EXTRAS
  • 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
THE SALADS THE SALADS
  • 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
THE STEAKS THE STEAKS
  • 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
THE EXTRAS THE EXTRAS
  • 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
THE SNACKS THE SNACKS
  • 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

  • Roast & steamed vegetables $7
  • Kiwi Burger - grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish; served with chips and a toasted sesame seed bun $14
  • Pasta of the Day - see our specials board for more details $16
  • Snack Plate (serves 2) - selection of nibbles with sweet chili and aioli dipping sauce $16
  • Aioli $2.60
  • Side of salad $3
  • All Day Breakfast - grilled bacon and tomato, sausage, hash brown, field mushroom and fried eggs on toast $17.50
  • Cheeseburger - beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun *add pineapple +$1 $11.50
  • AngusPure Steaks
    • Selection available on request
  • Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • AngusPure on garlic ciabatta with mixed salad greens. Tomato, grilled flat brown mushroom, caramelised onions and béarnaise sauce. Served with shoestring fries
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • A selection of seafood in a creamy veloute. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Te Mata Fig and Chevre $22.00
    • Chargrilled Sourdough topped with a goat cheese and fresh figs, shaved fennel, prosciutto, orange and raspberry gastrique
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with Ciabatta
  • Calamari Salad $22.00
    • Lightly Szechuan pepper coated calamari tossed in a fresh herb and chilli salad, with lime aioli grilled lemon
  • Mediterranean Crispy Prawns $18.00
    • Pan fried salt and pepper prawns with honeydew melon, green olives, feta and green gazpacho dressing
  • Bruschetta $14.00
    • Topped with vine ripened tomatoes, basil leaves, feta, balsamic reduction & olive oil
  • -Salmon $18.50
  • French Toast $16.50
    • Served with bacon, banana and maple syrup.
  • Fish and chips $8.50
    • Served with salad
  • Pork Belly Open Sandwich $18.50
    • Sliced slow roasted pork belly with a crisp garden salad, topped with caramelised onions, spiced apple sauce and crackling. Served with fries and aioli.
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $25.00
    • Cooked to your liking, with crisp garden salad, fries and accompanied with your choice of mushroom sauce, pepper sauce or garlic butter.
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $16.50
    • Served on Kapiti Artisan seven grain toasted bread, wilted spinach and roasted tomato.
  • -Bacon $17.50
  • Vegetarian option available
  • Gluten Free Toast & Preserves $6.50
  • Moxie Fry (Small Breakfast) $16.50
    • Toasted sourdough, Hash Brown, Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & Mushrooms with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
  • Prawn Linguine $19.50
    • Tailess prawns panfried in a Sweet Chilli, Lemon Zest and Garlic Sauce with Red Onion, Cherry Tomatoes, Baby Spinach and Linguine Pasta
  • Saute Potato, Chorizo and Bacon Hash $17.50
    • Saute Potatoes, Bacon & Chorizo topped with a poached egg, Rocket and Hollandaise
  • Eggs on Toast $13.50
    • With bacon
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
  • Fish & Chips $18.50
    • Fish Fillets served with a fresh Coleslaw, Aioli and a side of Fries
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Crispy Bacon, Mesculin, Avocado & Tomato, on Gluten Free Toast with Aioli & Fries
  • Tandoori Prawn $18.00
    • King prawns marinated spices and herbs then roasted in tandoor oven
  • Vegetable Pulao $5.00
  • Lamb Biryani $16.50
    • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated lamb pieces and spices
  • Chicken Naan $5.99
    • Naan stuffed with boneless chicken tikka
  • Entrée
    • Onion bhaji, spring rolls, chicken tikka and seekh kebab
  • Tandoori Mixed Platter $22.00
    • Tandoori chicken, chicken tikka, seekh kebab, prawns and fish tikka
  • -Chicken Kadai $14.50
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked in kadai with capsicum and whole coriander seeds
  • Paneer Tikka $7.50
    • Cottage cheese pieces marinated with yoghurt, spices and then cooked in oven
  • Grilled Angus sirloin $18.00
    • 250gm of Angus sirloin grilled to your liking serves with sautéed potato, béarnaise sauce and green beans. (GF)
  • Corn and pumpkin fritters $17.50
    • Comes with salad, sweet chilli mayo, salsa and avocado (GF, DF)with bacon
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Chicken, cranberry, lettuce and brie
  • Smoked salmon, potato and rocket salad $16.00
    • Smoked salmon pieces, boiled gourmet potato and rocket salad with tangy sour cream dressing. (NF & GF)
  • Caramel slice $6.50
  • Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
    • Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
  • Dark chocolate brownie $6.50
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Smoked salmon, avocado, tomato and tartare sauce
  • Kids Lunch Pack $10.00
    • Ham or Marmite sandwich Rice crackers, raisins and banana
  • Crinkle Cut Fries Small $5.00 Large $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce or aioli
  • Toast and Spreads $6.00
    • 3 slices of grain / white bread or English muffin toasted and served with either rhubarb and red berry jam/marmite/honey/marmalade/peanut butter >>
  • Side of gluten free bread $4.00
  • Potato and Chorizo (GF) $17.50
    • Pan-fried seasoned potato with bacon, chorizo, wilted spinach,caramelised onions and cherry tomatoes, served with a free-range poached egg, house made hollandaise and basil pesto
  • Cooperage Vegetarian Salad (GF V) $17.00
    • Fresh salad greens tossed with roasted kumara, courgettes, mushrooms,oven dried tomatoes, feta and topped with kumara chards and aioli (Dairy-free available)
  • Beef Burger $18.50
    • Prime beef pattie, fried egg, cheddar cheese, tomato, caramelised onions, beetroot, gherkin, BBQ sauce and mayo, served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Free Range Eggs on Toast (V) $12.00
    • Either poached or scrambled with toasted sour dough and oven roasted tomato Gluten free toast $2.00 extra
  • Toasted Sandwich with Three Fillings $6.50
    • Cheese, Ham, Sweetcorn, Mushrooms, Pineapple, Onion etc
  • Fish, Eggs & Chips $15.00
  • 3 Egg Omelette with Two Fillings $15.00
    • Ham, Cheese, Onions, Mushrooms, Tomato etc
  • Lasangna Topper $3.00
  • Breakfast Cereals $6.50
  • Pancakes $18.00
    • Pancakes, Bacon, Bananas & Maple Syrup
  • Sausage & Eggs $15.00
    • 2 Sausages, 2 Eggs, 2 Hashbrowns and Onions on Toast
  • Toast and Jam, Honey, Marmalade, Peanut Butter OR Marmite $6.50
  • SPREAD YOUR Bread $11.00
    • toasted ciabatta, grain or fruit bread & either savoury-hummus, pesto, sliced tom & toasted seeds or sweet - homemade jam, honey & lemon mascarpone
  • 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)
  • RISQUE SALMON(DF)>.fresh hand minced raw salmon marinated in coriander, chilli, garlic & lime, served with garden herb & toasted seed salad, ciabatta crusting, avo & tom salsa $22.00
  • Gluten free bread $2.00
  • 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
  • AMUSEME ON GUYTON(GF)(DF) $10.00
    • whole oats soaked in apple juice, with long thread coconut, natural yoghurt, pumpkin seeds & raisins, served with homemade rhubarb & vanilla compote
  • Bacon $5.00
  • EGGS ANYWAY $15.00
    • 2 eggs your way w/ bacon
  • Pork Riblet N/A
  • Roast Beef N/A
  • BBQ N/A
  • Avocado Toasties N/A
  • Flatbread N/A
  • Sweet Onion N/A
  • Turkey N/A
  • Ham N/A
  • Roasted Garlic N/A
  • Turkey & Ham N/A
  • Chipotle N/A
  • Olives N/A
  • Mayo N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • Oat & Raisin N/A
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Antonios Chicken Caesar $18
    • Traditional with Romanian lettuce, crisp bacon, poached egg, smoked chicken, croutons & our own signature dressing.
  • Curley French Fries $7
    • Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
  • Bread Platter $10
    • Toasted selection of breads & our own yummy dipping sauces to smooth the hunger
  • Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
    • Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
  • Buffalo Chicken Wings $55
    • Fresh chicken wings glazed in our hot chilli sauce or try them galzed with honey and soy 5 Wings $8 / 10 Wings $10 / 12 Wings $15 / 21 Wings $26 / 50 Wings
  • Sirloin Steak $19
    • 300gms of prime steak choice of mushroom, pepper or garlic. Sauce, side of toss and salad. Extras optional $1 each.
  • BLT $9
    • Chefs special bacon, Lettuce, tomato & cloverlea chutney drizzled Aioli sauce served with fries
  • 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.
  • toast
  • oyster mushrooms
  • Eggs benedict
  • Berry muesli compote
  • -danishes $4
  • Warm bacon and egg slab
  • fried tomato
  • Get you Started
  • Toasted Sandwich (no fries) $9.50
  • Small Fries $4.50
  • MG Platter (serves one) $16.50
    • Spreads and breads with house smoked salmon and chorizo sausage
  • Chilli Cheddar Bread $7.50
    • Three pieces of MG bread topped with cheddar cheese and sweet chilli sauce
  • Pork Wrap $19.00
    • Pulled pork in a tangy hot sauce and salad wrap, served with fries and aioli
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Chicken Parmigiana $21.00
    • Tuscan spiced chicken breast topped with MG tomato relish and parmesan, served with salad and fries
  • Croissant Bread and Butter Pudding $15.50
    • Candied fruit and croissant baked in custard served with whipped cream, apricot glaze and black doris plum ice cream
  • Gallery Sweet tasting Platter $39
    • A selection of treats from the dessert menu for you to share with 2 or 3 people (for those that just cant decide).
  • Tom Yum Prawns N/A
    • Sautéed prawns on a bed of vermicelli, in hot and sour tom yum broth, topped with julien vegetables, spring onions and coriander
  • Gallery Platter for two $35 for four $45
    • An antipasto selection to share
  • Garlic Bread $9
    • Served with basil pesto, aiolo and balsamic reduction
  • Sticky Date Pudding N/A
    • Served with toffee sauce, French vanilla bean ice cream and cream anglaise
  • Thai Beef Salad $21
    • Thai marinated beef, salad greens, cashew nuts, palm sugar dressing and crispy noodles
  • Seafood Pasta $25.50
    • Mussels, clams, prawns, smoked salmon, spinach and capers, bound in a creamy dill sauce topped with fresh Parmigianon Reggiano
Drover’s Return Bar & Cafe

Drover’s Return Bar & Cafe

location

Address

93 Manchester St, Feilding, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 6-323 3493

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Tuesday 11am–10pm Wednesday 11am–10pm Thursday 11am–10pm Friday 11am–10pm Saturday 12am–10pm Sunday Closed Monday Closed
price range

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Type

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service level

Service

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cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , New Zealand , Pizza , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
93 Manchester St, Feilding, New Zealand