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

Chicken Dosa $14.50
- A dosa with a traditional chicken and potato filling
Aleppey Fish/Prawn Curry $18.00
- Aleppey, the Venice of the East, is well known for its seafood culinary arts. A thrilling prawn dish cooked in a thick mix of coconut, tomato, fresh ginger and “Malabar Tamarind”
Beef Varutheraccha Kari $16.50
- Beef tossed with ginger, garlic, onion and tomato with a sprinkle of spices. The flavours of the Roasted & ground spices is the secret to this South Indian delicacy
Koonu Curry $15.00
- Mushrooms cooked with green peas, coriander, coconut and Kerala spices
Lentil Donuts (Uzhunnuvada) $6.00
- Crispy golden fried donuts made of lentils, served with traditional Sambar and coconut chutney.
Chicken Chettinad $16.50
- Pronounced ‘Chetti – Knaud’. A classical dish from the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu. Bring some magic to your plate with chicken braised in tomatoes, onions and aromatic spices mixed in a traditional Chettinad recipe.
Vegetable $14.50
Kerala Paratha $3.00

Field Mushroom, Blue Cheese, Walnuts, Caramelised Onion (V) $17.50
Salmon & Avocado Stack $18.50
- Toasted ciabatta with dill & cottage cheese spread, spinach, poached cage-free egg.
Lemon Pepper Calamari $6.40
Asian Calamari Salad $19
- Panko crumbed lemon pepper calamari, coleslaw, roasted capsicum, cucumber, crispy shallots, thai basil dressing.
The Coffee Club Big Breakfast $22.50
- Tender steak, bacon, chipolata sausages, cage-free eggs, mushroom, grilled tomato, hash brown & toasted ciabatta.
Lemon Pepper Calamari $19
- Panko crumbed lemon pepper calamari, seasoned chips, salad, tartare sauce.
Grilled Haloumi $3.90
Bacon, Eggs, Tomato & Toast $16.50
- Bacon, cage-free eggs, grilled tomato, toasted ciabatta.

Butter Chicken Wrap $8.99
Kadhai Paneer $11.99
- Cottage cheese tossed with onion, capsicum & coriander seeds, finished with special kadhai gravy
Diced Chicken Hunan Style $10.99
Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma see above
- Boneless meat roasted in oven finished with cashew nut & almond sauce lightly spiced
Special Bombay Kebab (Chef Special) $8.99
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in exotic Bombay spices, home made yogurt then cooked in charcoal oven, served with salad
Paneer Wrap $7.99
Chicken Naan $3.50
Onion Kulcha $3.00
- Stuffed with onion cilantro and spices

1/4 chicken with salad, chips or rice $14.50
MUSHROOM BARBONARA $11.50
GRILLED SANDWICH $10.50
- Angus steak or chicken served with lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion + smoky BBQ sauce
STICKY PORK RIBS $11.50
- coated in homemade smokey BBQ Sauce with chips or garlic potatoes
Add garden salad or a bowl of mushroom sauce for $3.50
EXPRESS GRILL $11.50
- one choice from the grill + salad, grilled onions and garlic potatoes. 1/4 chicken, or angus steak or veggie hash cake
with mushrooms add $3.50
Add garlic bread or garden salad & a 420ml drink $6.00

Chicken Avocado Maki / 6pcs $9 / $11.50
- 6 pcs / 8 pcs
Tempura Roll / 6pcs $12
- tempura prawns, shrimp roe, mayo
Grilled Beef w/ Ginger Sauce $17
- marinated beef, home made ginger sauce, fresh green salad /
Squid Nigiri / 2pcs $5
- raw squid sushi
Grilled Eel / 2pcs $5
- grilled eel sushi topped with house made teriyaki sauce
Chicken Karaage Curry $16.50
- deep fried marinated chicken thigh pieces (boneless), mild japanese curry - contains beef /
Prawn Skewers / 4pcs $9
- grilled prawn skewers, yakitori sauce
Yakisoba $15.50
- stir fry yellow noodles w/ chicken, beef or pork + seasonal veg /

Spaghetti Marinara - mixed seafood tossed with spaghetti an a napolitano sauce with parmesan cheese $18.00
Beef & Mushroom pot pie - served with salad & fries $16.50
Rendang beef curry - mild beef curry with coconut served with rice $17.00
Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffins topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with Bacon or Tomato & Mushroom $14.00
Fish of the Day - Crumbed battered with a garden salad, fries and tartare sauce $24.00
Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffins topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with Bacon or Smoked Salmon $16.00
Warm Chicken Salad - Grilled chicken breast on a salad topped with avocado and brie cheese, cashew nuts and balsamic vinagrette $16.50
Seafood Broth - mussels, squid, prwans, fish & scallops in a italian style tomato broth with toasted baguette $18.00

Saag (Paneer / Alto) $15.90
- Cottage Cheese or potato cooked in spinach, onion gravy with ground spices.
Magic Chilli Kebab Half $12.99 Full $24.00
- with bone chicken Legs marinated in yoghurt with special chef spices then roasted in Tandoor.
Vegetable Biryani $15.90
- Rice cooked in mixed vegetables with aromatic spices
Rogan Josh (Dairy Free) (Lamb) $18.50
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in a onion, tomato gravy & mixed ground hot spicy paste.
Sesame Chicken & chips $10.99
Chicken Nuggets (10pieces) $8.00
Scallop Masala $23.90
- Whole Scallops cooked in onion, tomato gravy with cream & mild spices.
Magic Chilli Scallops (DairyFree) $24.90
- Chef Special Scallops (cooked with indo chinese herbs).

Pizza bread with feta and rosemary $15.00
Beetroot relish & baby spinach leaves with smoked tempeh $8.50(Vegan)
Pizza Margherita - tomato sauce, fresh tomato, basil leaves & mozzarella $16.50
Bean tacos $18.50
- slow cooked beans, lightly spiced and served with finely sliced red onion, tomato, cheese and salad greens on soft corn tortillas
Mushroom hash $14.50
- potatoes, mushroom, garlic, and spinach, topped with a poached egg
Cafe Royale toast $7.50
- with jam and homemade peanut butter
GF toast with $11.00
- tomato, olive oil and balsamic
HLT $9.50
- halloumi, lettuce, tomato & mayo

Sticky Rice and Mango $13.00
- seasonal availability
Kiddy Brekkie $10.00
- kransky sausage, scrambled eggs, hash brown & toast
Smoked Salmon on Rye Toast $12.00
- with cream cheese (add poached eggs $4.00)
Scotch Fillet $32.00
- with Lemon Pasta and Caper Butter
Tandoori Chicken with Rice $27.00
Steamed Veges $4.00
Smoked Chicken Mushroom Risotto N/A
Satay Chicken with peanut sauce N/A

French Toast $15.00
- Slices of Vienna bread infused with a rich egg mixture then pan fried and served with crispy bacon and lashings of maple syrup
Bowl of Wedges with relish $6.00
Soup of the Day $11.50
- Ask for today’s soup, served with toasted focaccia bread
Lamb Shank (Gluten Free) $18.00
- Braised lamb shank, slow cooked in a vegetable and rosemary stock, served upon a bed of creamy potato whip, kumara chips, grape tomatoes and a lamb jus
Coachman Burger $18.00
- Grilled beef patty topped with sliced cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion jam and smoked BBQ sauce. Served with fries and jalapeno aioli sauce
Fish & Chips $18.00
- Succulent fresh fish of the day, either beer battered or pan fried accompanied with a mixed salad, fries and a homemade crème fraiche tartare sauce
smoked BBQ sauce. Served with hand cut chips and jalapeno aioli sauce $25.00
Three Cheese Kapiti Selection $17.00
- Served with water crackers and a fig and Pear chutney

Chicken Classic N/A
Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
Wrap N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Pork Riblet N/A
Italian Dressing N/A
Chipotle N/A

Wicklow N/A
- Roast beef, cheddar, tomato, mixed leaves & seeded mustard
BLT N/A
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato & egg mayo
O'Briens Big Club N/A
- Ham, cheddar, coleslaw, tomato, egg & mixed leaves
Chicken & Avocado Wrappo N/A
- With tomato, carrot, mixed leaves & ranch dressing
O'Brien's Tripledecker N/A
- Chicken, mayo, bacon, mixed leaves, coleslaw & red onion. Toasted with cheddar & tomato
Tuna & Cheese Melt Toastie N/A
- Toasted with thousand island sauce, red onion, tomato & mixed leaves
Cheddar & Salad Wrappo N/A
- With tomato, carrot, mixed leaves & honey mustard
O'Briens Tripledecker N/A
- Chicken, mayo, bacon, mixed leaves, coleslaw & red onion. Toasted with cheddar & tomato

Tofu Bento (Veg) $12.90 Each
- Teriyaki or spicy tofu mixed vege sushi, Avocado sushi, Gyoza springroll, fried Kumara & brocolli, vege salad and rice
Spicy Tofu $10.90
- Pan fried tofu with sweet and chilli sauce or Asian style chilli sauce on rice served with variety side dishes
Salmon Teriyaki $11.90
- Teriyaki salmon on rice served with variety side dishes
Spicy Chicken $11.90
- Chicken cubes with spicy sauce on mixed vege fried rice
Chicken Teriyaki $10.90
- Deep fried chicken cutlets in vegetables, egg and Teriyaki sauce on rice
Beef Teriyaki Bento $12.90 Each
- Beef Teriyaki, Salmon Nigiri, Chicken Teriyaki Sushi, Gyoza springroll, fried prawn Salad Dessert and Rice
Tofu Teriyaki $10.90
- Pan fried with teriyaki sauce on rice served with variety side dishes
Chicken Cutlet Bento $12.90 Each
- Chicken cutlet served with BBQ Sauce, Spring Roll Sushi, Deepfried & Teriyaki Chicken sushi, Salad Dessert and Rice

Onion & Mushroom Pie $8.90
Mini-BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato) $6.50
Sweet Crêpes - La Sucree (Sugar & butter) $8.50
French Onion Soup $8.90
Fish & Chips $8.90
Extra Filling (cheese, tomato, onion, mushroom, ham, pineapple, bacon, avacado, asparagus, etc …) $0.50
Vege Soup $8.90
Herbal Tea $3.50