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

Egg $6.50
Crab Sticks $1.50
Salmon $35.90 / kg
Sausages $3.00
Spring Rolls $2.50
Chicken Fillet $6.50
Blue Cod $55.90 / kg
Snapper $39.90 / kg

Filo King Prawns $9.80
Hotdog & Chips $7.00
Steamed Garlic Mussels $8.80
Marinated Porterhouse Steak $17.50
Scotch Fillet Steak $28.50
Grilled mussels $6.80
Prime beef weiner schnitzel $21.50
Deep fried scallops $12.80

Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $12.50
- Creamy Garlic and Herb Mushrooms served on thick white Toast
Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
- Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
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
BLAT $17.50
- Crispy Bacon, Mesculin, Avocado & Tomato, on Toasted Foccacia with Aioli & Fries
Toasted Bagel $6.50
- Basil pesto & cream cheese
Vegetarian Fry $16.50
- Toasted Sourdough, Tomato, Hash Browns, Mushrooms & Baby Spinach with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
Salmon Fillet $19.50
- Baked Salmon Fillet served on Rice with Panfried Bok Choy topped with a Lemon Dill Butter
Moxie Fry (Small Breakfast) $16.50
- Toasted sourdough, Hash Brown, Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & Mushrooms with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs

Side salad $5.00
Unagi $24.00
- fresh water eel, boiled in a soy based sweetened sauce
Chirashi-zushi $22.00
- sushi rice salad with kaizen(seafood)
Saikoro cut steak $22.00
- large cubed scotch fillet pan fried with vegetables and a thick soy based sauce
Kimuchi (spicy pickled cabbage) $6.00
Salmon creme croquette(5pcs) $22.00
- salmon cooked in a cream sauce coated in panko, deep fried and served with Yatai salad
Teriyaki chicken $19.50
Ika Age $19.50
- panko crumbed squid strips served with fruit and veg sauce and salad

Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Chicken Breast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
Brave Beef $5.00
Garden Salad $8.9 Reg / $7.9 Petita
Chicken Crave Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Grilled Wedges $4.90

Extras
- Bacon / salmon / tomato / mushrooms / eggs / hash browns / spinach / salad greens / sausage / toast
Fries $8.90
- With tomato sauce and aioli.
Hotcakes $10.90
- A stack of three fluffy hotcakes, dusted in icing sugar with a side of maple syrup.
Sautéed mushrooms (GF)(V) $17.50
- Button mushrooms sautéed in a garlic and thyme butter, served with slow roasted vine tomatoes and toasted ciabatta >>
Garlic bread $9.80
- Toasted ciabatta served with garlic butter, aioli & balsamic glaze.
Eggs benedict (DF) (V) (GF) $18.90
- Two free-range soft poached eggs on a toasted brioche bun with wilted spinach and hollandaise. Served with your choice of:
Extras to be served with main meals only
-Mushroom/Tomato

Eggs Benedict
- Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
- Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
French Toast $15.50
- Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
- Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
Soup of the Day $9.50
- Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
- Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
Angus Beef Burger $15.50
- Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun

Cooperage Chicken Salad (GF) $18.00
- Cajun marinated chicken served on a fresh mesclun salad, creamy feta, apple slices, tomato and candied cashew nuts with a creamy honey mustard dressing
Green salad $5.50
Vegetarian Benny (GF V) $15.00
- Hash browns (topped with) spinach, avocado and oven roasted tomato (topped with) soft poached eggs, hollandaise and rocket
Basil pesto / hollandaise / sour cream/cream cheese / brie / aioli $2.00
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)
Toastie $10.00
- Cheese and ham toasted sandwich with fries
Crinkle Cut Fries Small $5.00 Large $8.50
- Served with tomato sauce or aioli
Formaggio (V) $12.50
- House made Italian style cheese dip, served warm with a duo of fresh toasted bread

Eggs Benedict $20.00
- 3 Poached Eggs with Bacon OR Salmon on a Muffin topped with Hollandaise sauce
Pancakes $18.00
- Pancakes, Bacon, Bananas & Maple Syrup
Baked Beans or Spagetti on Toast $8.00
Crumbed Mussels & Chips $12.50
Lasangna Topper $3.00
Sausage & Eggs $15.00
- 2 Sausages, 2 Eggs, 2 Hashbrowns and Onions on Toast
Bacon and Eggs $15.00
- 2 Bacon, 2 Eggs, 2 Hashbrowns and Onions on Toast
Chicken Nuggets, Chips & Sauce $12.50

Salt & Pepper Prawns $22.00
- (GF & DF) – keep them to yourself, or share if you dare!
Eggs Any Way $10.00
- Poached, fried or scrambled, served with white toast (GF add $1, with bacon $14)
Cauliflower Cheese Fritters(GF) $24.00
- served on a warm grain salad with baba ghanoush, roasted baby carrots and tomato chutney
Hash browns, Portobello mushroom, or roasted tomato $4.00
Vegetarian Breakfast $22.00
- Grilled haloumi, hash brown, poached eggs, avocado, tomato, field mushroom & our own tomato chutney, served with toast.(GF $23)
Pan-fried Fish of the Day (GF) $34.00
- served with a pistachio, avocado, cherry tomato, rocket, pickled ginger and prawn salad topped with a wasabi & condensed milk dressing
Toasted Muesli $14.00
- With dried fruits & nuts, served with watermelon & passionfruit yogurt
Chicken Salad $24.00
- (GF DF) with greens, toasted spiced pumpkin seeds, cherry tomatoes, avocado, mangoes and a black vinegar, honey, ginger and sesame dressing

FISH 'N' CHIPS $7.50
PIES (2 for $5) $3.30
SPECIALITY SAVOURY $4.50
FISH BURGER AND CHIPS $12.50
FILLED PANINI $7.50
- Bacon & egg, chicken, Ham & Tomato With either chips or salad - $9.5
SLICES $3.50
NACHOS $11.50
DOUBLE BEEF, BACON BURGER, AND CHIPS $14.00

Garlic Bread f/2 $10 f/4 $16
Breads & Spreads f/2$10 f/4 $16
- House made spreads and fresh, locally baked bread
300gm Scotch fillet steak (GF) $36
- Premium New Zealand Angus scotch served on a swede & parsnip mash w garlic infused wilted spinach and topped with our house made beetroot salsa
Pan-fried crispy-skin NZ Snapper $26
- Fresh New Zealand caught snapper, lightly seasoned, pan-fried to achieve a delicious crispy-skin - served alongside fresh salad with rustic thick-cut chips & tartare sauce
Crispy Coated Prawns f/2 $12 f/4 $18
- Served with a delicious chilli aioli dipping sauce
Vegetable stack (vegetarian) $26
- fritters packed full of seasonal vegetables & corn then lightly seasoned to enhance all those fresh flavours topped with grilled veges & spinach then drizzled with hollandaise to finish
(GF = Gluten Free)
Chocolate Brownie $14
- Warmed, drizzled with choc sauce & served with French vanilla ice cream and whipped cream

Kumara croquettes N/A
10 Fish - 2 chips $26.00
Kids pack 2 $5.00
- 2 fish bites, 1 puppy dog, 2 chicken nuggets, 1/2 chips
3 Fish - 1 chips $8.50
Hamburger $5.50
Battered mussels $1.20
Kids pack 3 $5.00
- 1 puppy dog, 4 chicken nuggets, 1/2 chips
Lemon fish / Seasoned wedges / Kumara chips $3.50

Bruschetta $13.50
- Organic tomatoes, sheep feta, basil on sourdough w/ balsamic
Pasta of the Day $25.00
Vegetarian of the Day $24.00
Indian garlic naan bread $9.50
Green Salad $9.50
Chateau Burger $20.50
- Two angus beef patties, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, Swiss cheese, salsa & fries
CLT / $24.00
- Grilled chicken tenderloins, lettuce, tomato on toasted sourdough, fries
Wedges with Sour Cream & Thai Chili Sauce $9.50

Chips
Chicken burger $12.00
-Cheesy garlic bread $7.00
Fish burger $12.00
Crumbed king prawn cocktail $12.00
- Served with a manuka honey based home made sauce (optional)
Fish burger $12.00
Salad $5.50
-Garlic bread $6.00