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

Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
- Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
Gold Medal" Calamari $19.80/ $25.80
- Seasoned and lightly golden fried, match this with salad greens, lemon and aioli and there you have the makings of a classic. Small or large portions available. Beer Match: Goes without saying. Speight's Gold Medal – perfect!
Baby Pavlova $13.00
- The Kiwi classic surrounded with a salad of fresh fruit, whipped cream and smothered in a wild berry compote.
High Country Hog $27.90/ $32.90
- Two giant bacon-cured chops, served on potato, red onion and cabbage hash, topped with apple and pear chutney, finished with lashings of Ale House Gravy and seasonal vegetables. Beer Match: This is great with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
- Locally baked foccaccia bread topped with rib-eye steak, homemade caramelised onions, mushrooms, egg and pesto mayo with your choice of english mustard or horseradish sauce.
Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
- Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
Thai Beef Salad $23.80
- Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
Warm Roast Vegetable Salad $20.00
- A combination of oven roasted root vegetables cooked with dukkah spices, feta cheese, cos lettuce, walnuts and olives finished with Ale House dressing and a splash of aioli. Add bacon: $ 23.60 Beer Match: A lovely meal to have with a Speight's nutty and grassy Gold Medal Ale.

Di Famiglia $25.90
- 8 slices
Red Tide see above
- Spicy Chilli Shrimps, Creamy Brie, Red Capsicum and Onion, Swirled with Thousand Island Dressing
Herb & Ham Bread $6.50
Tandoori Calzone see above
- Folded Pizza with Tandoori Chicken, Tomato, Gherkin & Lettuce, topped with Garlic Aioli
Bambino $15.90
- 6 slices
Honolulu Stopover see above
- Ham, Pineapple, Extra Cheese & Onion
Tuscan Chicken $20.50
- Grilled boneless Chicken Breast, crumbed in Italian Seasoning and topped with a Spicy Apricot Sauce, with House Salad and Seasoned Fries
Garlic & Mozzarella Bread $5.50

Chicken Roulade $28.50
- Bacon-wrapped chicken & mushroom roulade with smoked Gruyere croquettes, baby carrots & spiced plum sauce
Mint Salted Caramel Chocolate Waffles $17.50
- Served with bacon, maple syrup, vanilla ice cream and shaved chocolate
Juicy Glazed Pork Burger $16.50
- Served with aioli, slaw and pineapple & mango chutney
Your Choice Of $10.00
- Burgers, Pizza, Pasta, Curry, Pork Ribs, Buffalo Wings, Seafood, Vegetarian Salad.
Steak Sandwich on Toasted Ciabatta $18.50
- Served with Swiss cheese, mushroom and tangy onion marmalade with fries
Italiano $16.50
- Pepperoni, pesto, red onion, parmesan and fresh herbs
Dark Chocolate & Kahlua Brulee $9.50
- With hazelnut biscotti
Vegetarian Burger $16.50
- With a white bean & chickpea pattie, guacamole, slaw and kumara crisps

Green $10.00
- Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, carrot and red onion with the citadel vinaigrette
Vladimir poutine
- Poutine style loaded chips with chicken salt, melted cheese gravy
●Loaded chips
-Large $11.00
Vegie salad $16.00
- Baby spinach, crumbed pumpkin, chickpeas, roasted apsicum, quinoa with balsamic dressing
Cheesy weezy
- Lemon pepper, melted cheese and tartare
-Regular $8.00
Drac's rap
- Topped with tangy whipped garlic butter

Chicken Salad $6.99
- Sliced chicken tikka mixed with green salad, Italian dressing and olive oil
Cheese and Spinach Naan $4.99
- Naan stuffed with cheese and spinach
Chicken korma $11.99
- Chicken cooked with cream and ground cashew nut gravy
Lamb korma $12.99
- Lamb cooked with cream and ground cashew nut gravy
Butter Naan $2.99
- White flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter
Chicken Tikka with salad $11.99
- Boneless chicken marinated in various herbs and spices with yoghurt skewered in Tandoori oven
Aloo Matar $9.99
- Pea and potatoes cooked in a very smooth onion and tomato based curry
Beef Vindaloo $11.99
- Beef cooked with spices and onion gravy in hot vindaloo sauce

Southern Fried Chicken Burger $18.00
- Juicy fried chicken breast, seasoned shredded lettuce, tomato, gherkins, Quarter Acre secret dressing, on artisan bun. Hand cut chips.
Add chicken $4.00
Calamari $12.00
- Salt and pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish.
Triple Chocolate Cake $6.50
- Four layers of chocolate cake with 3 layers of mocha crème filling and iced with rich silky chocolate ganache. With cream or yoghurt.
Grilled Vegetable Stack $25.00
- Char grilled seasonal vegetables on potato rosti, salad, roast capsicum salsa, garlic butter, kumara crisps.
Organic Salad $5.00
Tropical Prawn Skewer $14.00
- Skewered prawns and grilled pineapple, tropical pico de gallo salsa. GF
Panna Cotta Latte $10.00
- Coffee lovers' treat. Smooth, rich coffee mousse topped with vanilla panna cotta. *Gluten Free

Prawn cutlet $12.00
- Crumbed prawns flavoured in spices and deep fried.
Plain rice $3.00
Cheese & garlic naan $4,5
- Naan bread stuffed with cheese & garlic together
Chana masala $8.00 / $13.00
- Chickpeas cooked in onion and spiced gravy.
Kadai paneer $8.50 / $13.00
- Cottage cheese cooked in special spices and with tomato, capsicum, onion, and coriander.
Butter vegetable $8.00 / $13.00
- Mixed vegetables cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
Chicken tikka $9.50
- Boneless chicken marineted overnight in yoghurt and spice and rosted in tandoor oven.
Peshawari naan $4,5
- Naan bread stuffed with dry fruits, nuts and coconut

Balti (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $16.90
- Your choice of meat pieces cooked in thick masala gravy with ground spices, fresh capsicum and coriander
Prawan Korma $17.90
- Prawns meat cooked with cashew nut, creamy gravy with aromatic spices.
Tandoori Chicken ((¼ / ½ / Full) $6.90 / $11.90 / $21.90
- Whole Chicken marinated with yoghurt, ginger, garlic&ground spices,roasted in clay oven
Vege Pakora $7.90
- Assorted vegetable coated with chickpea flour & spices then deep fried
Jalfrezi (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $16.90
- A delicate combination of meat & vegetables cooked together with ground spices
Butter Prawn $17.90
- Prawns meat cooked in creamy tomato gravy with aromatic spices & herbs
Paneer Makhani $14.90
- Fresh cottage cheese cubes cooked in creamy tomato gravy
Scallop Masala $17.90
- Scallop meat cooked in onion, tomato gravy with coconut cream and spices

Linguini Phad Thai - shrimp $16.00/$25.00
Macaroni Cheese (no bacon) N/A
Crumbed Thai Shrimp $25.00
- with Avocado Salad
Kiddy Brekkie $10.00
- kransky sausage, scrambled eggs, hash brown & toast
Linguini Phad Thai N/A
NZ Mussels in Creamy Tom Yum Soup $12.00
Corn Fritters with Streaky Bacon $21.00
Salt & Pepper Squid $15.00

Shoestring fries with aioli small $7.5 / large $10
Antipasto Platter $40.00
- to share - a selection of warmed marinated beef, BBQ chicken pieces, salmon, olives and Brie, accompanied by Turkish bread & dipsGF Option $42
Beef Salad $24.00
- Marinated beef salad on greens with fresh pear, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese puffs, almonds, and finished with a bacon mayonnaise (GF)
Capsicum Schnitzel $23.00
- (GF) stuffed with haloumi in a golden crumb, with a raw salad of beetroot, carrot, chia seeds and apple
- Bacon $17.00
Eggs Any Way $10.00
- Poached, fried or scrambled, served with white toast (GF add $1, with bacon $14)
- Smoked Salmon & Spinach $18.00
French Toast sweet or savoury $17.00

Chunky Potato Wedges $14.00
- Topped with Melted Cheese, Bacon and Sour Cream
Chicken & Apricot Crepe $13.50
Prime Ribeye Steak $20.00
- with salad and chips
Garlic Bread $8.00
Sausages and Chips $12.00
'BB' Burger $15.00
- The Works with Chips
Homemade Soup of the Day $10.00
B.L.T $15.00
- with Chips

Special Coffees $9.9
- A double shot coffee with your choice of Whisky, Brandy, Baileys or Kahlua, topped with a swirl of whipped cream.
Catch of the Day $31.9
- Depending on availability - ask our waitstaff.
Fries with Aioli $6.5
Upgrade $2.5
- from Fries, to Curly Fries or Wedges with your main.
Chicken & Bacon Burger $20.9
- Grilled chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce and tomato. Finished off with melted cheese, aioli and relish. Served with fries.
Chocolate Indulgence $11.5
- Decadent chocolate mud cake with chocolate sauce, chocolate mousse, ice cream and cream. Rich and wicked.
Seafood Chowder $14.5
- Mussels, prawns and fish simmered gently in a creamy seafood soup - topped with homemade croutons.
Buffalo Wings $12.9
- Caution: Highly addictive, crispy chicken wings with Cobb's southern spicy wing sauce. Double up for an extra $9.0

Bacon & Cheese Wedges $11.50
- Seasoned potato wedges with bacon, melted cheese and sour cream.
Chicken Sandwich $14.50
- Grilled chicken with sauteed onion, salad, tomato relish and pesto mayo in a toasted garlic roll with chips.
∙Toppings
Grilled Garlic Bread $5.00
Double Donut Sundae $8.50
- Two warm donuts rolled in cinnamon sugar, topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce & whipped cream.
Scallops $24.50
- Scallops in a light tempura batter with chips, salad and tartare sauce.
Warm Chicken & Bacon $21.00
- Grilled chicken strips, salad, crispy bacon with a honey
Seafood Basket $27.50
- Lightly battered scallops, crab stick, salt & pepper squid, prawn twister, battered fish, with chips, salad and tartare sauce.

Fish & Chips $8.90
Side Salad (lettuce, tomato, cheese, mayonnaise) $5.00
Hot Chocolate $5.00
Affogato (vanilla ice cream + expresso) $5.90
Single Filling $4.00
Chai Latte $5.00
Croque Madame (white sauce, ham, cheese, egg) $7.50
Savouries Crêpes - La Complete (Ham, Egg & Cheese) $9.90

Add a Juice Box to any kids meal for $1.50
Tempura Battered Snapper Burger $10.90
Eggs Benedict on Ciabatta with Bacon or Mushroom $15.90
Feta & Quinoa Vege Burger, Tomato Relish & Caramelised Onion $8.90
Mince on Toast $16.90
Extra Fillings Each $0.60
- Cheese, Pineapple, Ham, Tomato, Onions, Egg, Tuna, Mushrooms, Corn, Baked Beans, Spaghetti, Cream cheese, Beetroot
Tempura Battered Snapper, Chips & Salad $2.00
- Add 2 Eggs
Lamb & Mint Jelly $8.90