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

Or Super Chicken Jumbo Burger
Large $8
Chicken
Or Super Bacon Jumbo Burger
Steak $2.80
Onion
Potato Wedges $4
Pineapple $2

Orange & Almond Sticky Cake $9.50
- With cardamom & orange sauce, mascarpone & pistachio nuts
Trio of Icy Delights $9.50
- With Kapiti ice cream & sorbets
Eggs Benedict on a Bagel $15.5 Reg / $17.5 Lge
- Your choice of: Bacon / Spinach & Mushroom - Tea Smoked Salmon & Spinach with Hollandaise $16.50 Regular / $18.50 Large
Verona $16.50
- Ham, mushrooms, blue cheese, caramelised onions, oregano and aioli
Spinach & Mushroom / Smoked Chicken / Chorizo $16.50
- Your choice of salad or fries
Pollo $16.50
- Smoked chicken, brie and cranberry
El Fuego $16.50
- Smoked chicken, chorizo, jalapenos, tabasco and caramelised onions
Seafood Platter $21.50
- Served with pan-fried and deep-fried seafood

Fries $6.00
- with aioli $7.00
Toasted sandwiches $7.00
All Day Omelette $14.50
- ham and cheese or mushroom and spinach
Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
- served in onion sauce on toast
Eggs Benedict $17.00
- with bacon
Pasta $16.00
- linguini pasta, grilled chicken breast, served in a spinach, mushroom and cream sauce
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- with salmon
Garlic Bread $6.00

Coconut Rice Rice cooked with grated coconut $6.90
Vegetable Jalfrezi (Dairyfree) $15.90
- Mixed vegetables cooked in an onion gravy with onion capsicum & Indian herbs (Sweet & sourtaste).
Butter (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in our famous butter sauce.
Plain Rice $3.00
Magic Chilli Kebab Half $12.99 Full $24.00
- with bone chicken Legs marinated in yoghurt with special chef spices then roasted in Tandoor.
Masala (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in onion, tomato gravy with cream & mildspices.
Pakora - Prawn $14.99
- Deep fried Prawn with a mixture of spices & chickpea flour.
Saag (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in spinach onion gravy with ground spices.

Grilled Fish $24.50
- On spiced lentils with sauteed summer vegetables
Chefs Platter $22.80 (small) $36.50 (large)
- A selection of Breads, cheese, dips and finger foods including our famous Thai Pork Balls – ask your waiter for today’s selection
- Small $9.20
Black Pudding and Roast Apple $12.50
- With blue cheese, quince paste and walnuts
Garlic Bread (½ Serve) $6.00
Smoked Pork Belly $24.20
- Twice cooked pork belly on celeriac and fennel mash, with red cabbage and crackle
Grilled Haloumi $12.50
- On spiced lentil sauce with roasted pumpkin and green beans
Garlic Bread and dips $11.00

Pulled Pork Po' Boy $15.00
- toasted sesame bun, slow cooked shoulder pork with Louisiana BBQ sauce, lemon dressed slaw, cheddar, red onion, and a touch of Chipotle Mayo
Sirloin, Sauce, Chips $29.00
Chicken and Swiss $14.00
- toasted focaccia bun, chargrilled chicken, roasted capsicum, Swiss cheese, Lemon Mayo, rocket, tomato, and red onion
Bowl o' Fries $9.00
Panko Hoki Piece $2.20
Chicken Bacon Ranch $16.00
- Chargrilled chicken breast, maple roasted bacon pieces, mesculin lettuce mix, salad bits, red onion, honey mustard vinaigrette, Camembert croutons, and our own ranch dressing - GF minus croutons
Bacon $4.00
Loaded Roasties GF (2+ppl) $9.00
- 'Roasties' topped with melted cheese, bacon and sour cream...chili sauce: sweet or hot optional

Pan Fried Dumplings Pork/Cabbage
●Main
Bbq Pork
Chicken Sweet Corn Soup
Deep Fried Spring Roll /Crumbed Fish
Pan Fried Dumplings Pork/Cabbage/Deep Fried Wonton
Deep Fried Spring Roll
Peking Duck (Whole) Stir-Fried Chicken With Cashew Nuts/Sweet Sour Pork/Sizzling Beef With Black Pepper/Stir- Fried King Prawn With Fresh Assorted Vegetables Combination Fried Rice/Noodle/Stir- Fried Broccoli With Garlic Sauce/Fruit Platter

Creamy garlic mushrooms with a kumara rosti and crispy onion rings (V) $22
Oysters Kilpatrick- 6 fresh 1/2 shell oysters grilled with bacon and Worcestershire sauce $19.00
Chicken nuggets with #hashtag chips and tomato sauce $9
Chicken, bacon and avocado salad with a creamy ranch dressing $17.00
Panko crumbed fresh fish with hand cut chips, salad, lemon and homemade tartare $25
Creamy garlic mushrooms $5
Crispy onion rings $4
Hand cut chips with -aioli and tomato sauce $6.00

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)
THAI DYED CURRY(GF) $16.00
- green Thai curry packed chocka with seasonal veg, fresh coriander, served with rice, yoghurt & chutney - add chicken $5.00.
EGGS ANYWAY $15.00
- 2 eggs your way w/ bacon
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
Please do advise staff of allergies as not all ingredients are listed
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
IT' SONYA SOUP $13.00
- creamy tom soup served with ciabatta bread
HANKY PANKY $16.00
- pancakes stacked with berry nice sauce, banana, vanilla bean syrup, walnuts & lemon mascarpone.Add bacon$5.00.

Sweet Mango Chutney $2.00
Garlic Naan $3.00
Prawn Twister $9.50
Kadai Chicken $15.00
Goat Curry $15.00
Papadom ( 2 Pieces) $1.00
Onion Bhaji $5.00
Channa Masala $11.50

Classic shrimp cocktail (GF) $15
- w crisp lettuce, shrimp, fresh tomato & seafood dressing, the good old kiwi classic.
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
Gourmet Venison Burger $22
- House-made venison patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato drizzled with aioli and topped with our special beetroot salsa - served with rustic thick-cut fries
Pasta of the Day $19
Crave Sundae $10
- Made with French vanilla ice cream topped with your choice of topping then covered w whipped cream and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts
(GF = Gluten Free)
Fries $8
- Served with aioli and tomato 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

The BIG Brekkie The Works $16.00
Chicken Fillets $16.90
- with sweet chilli dip and chips
Chicken & Bacon Burger $15.00
- with Chips
'BB' Burger $15.00
- The Works with Chips
Fresh Fish and Chips $16.00
Homemade Soup of the Day $10.00
Shrimp Cocktail $14.00
Garlic Bread $8.00

Curley French Fries $7
- Peeled & curied by a potato farmer whom we have chained in the back room.
Pork Belly Ribs $25
- Meaty, sweet sticky hickory smoked ribs with salad they come with sweet potatoes & loads of napkins.
Mussels in Garlic & sweet Chilli Sauce $20
- Mussels in a shell cooked fresh in the chefs one of a kind sauce
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
Deluxe Seafood Platter $20
- Loaded with deep fried battered fish, Tempura prawns, fresh battered scallops & mussels our special sauce with fries and salad
Garlic Bread $6
- Sliced baguette smothred in Garlic Butter & melted cheesy cheese
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

Lamb Jalfrezi $14.00
Chicken Sagwala $14.00
- boneless chicken cooked in spinach spice and herbs
Beef Saagwala $14.50
- diced beef cooked in spinach,onion tomato gravy and spices
Goat Roach Josh $14.49
Beef Vindaloo $14.50
- diced beef cooked in onion tomato gravy with vindaloo sauce
Beef Korma $14.50
- diced beef cooked in rich creamy cashew nut gravy with mildly aromatic spices
Chicken Jalfrezi $14.00
- boneless chicken cooked with sliced onion, capsicum and tomato in sweet and sour flavor
Mango Lassi $4.50