Elsie's Restaurant at Tuakau Hotel in Waikato Menu

ENTREES ENTREES
  • Warm focaccia bread $10.00
    • With olive oil & balsamic reduction for dipping
  • Soup of the day $10.00
    • Ask our friendly team for todays soup
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • Thick & creamy with chunks of fresh seafood, vegetables & garlic bread
  • Salt and Pepper Squid $13.00
    • Accompanied by chilli tomato jam & a salad garnish
  • Deep Fried Camembert $13.00
    • Crumbed & served on a bed of rocket with rich berry coulis & basil
  • Garlic Butter Prawns $14.50
    • Prawns cutlets sauteed with fresh chilli and garlic, on a bed of rocket
  • Traditional shrimp cocktail $12.00
    • On a bed of lettuce topped with seafood sauce & lemon wedges
  • Warm Plate $12.00
    • Pistachio crusted & served with toasted ciabatta
LUNCH MAINS LUNCH MAINS
  • Calamari Salad $22.50
    • Calamari on a bed of julienne vegetables, tossed with crispy noodles, green salad & dressed with a chilli tomato jam
  • Thai Beef Salad $17.50
    • Spicy marinated beef strips with fresh salad greens, capsicum, red onion, cucumber cherry tomatoes, with thai coriander & lime dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • Vegetarian Salad $15.00
    • Fresh salad greens, avocado, orange, capsicum, red onions, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, with honey & orange dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • -Add Chicken for $5.00
  • Prawn Risotto $24.00
    • Prawn & chorizo served with fresh herbs & parmesan cheese
  • Chicken Risotto $24.00
    • Chicken & mushroom served with fresh herbs & parmesan cheese
  • Fish of the Day P.O.A
    • With your choice of two sides & butter (lemon, garlic or chilli )
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Cheesecake of the day $10.00
    • Served with a selection of sauce & creamy vanilla bean ice cream
  • Warm Chocolate Brownie $12.00
    • Served with warm chocolate ganache with kapiti ice cream
  • Crunchy Hot apple Crumble $12.00
    • Served with custard, ice cream or cream
  • Warm sticky date pudding $12.00
    • Served with caramel sauce & vanilla ice cream
  • Ice Cream sundae
    • Served with your choice of sauce and hundreds of thousands. Sauces; chocolate, strawberry, caramel, passion fruits, berry coulis
GLUTEN FREE & VEGETARIAN OPTIONS GLUTEN FREE & VEGETARIAN OPTIONS
  • ●Entree
  • Shrimp Cocktail
  • Pate (No Ciabatta)
  • Garlic Butter Prawns
  • ●Vegetarian
  • Mushrooms Risotto $21.50
  • Soup of the day
  • Vegetarian Salad
  • ●Salads
  • Thai beef salad (No crispy Noodles)
  • ●Mains
  • Salmon Risotto
  • Eye Fillet
  • Snapper
  • ●Dessert
  • Sundae
    • Without biscuit crumbs
SNACKS SNACKS
  • Garlic flatBread (Pizza Style) $10.00
    • Drizzled with italian glaze
  • Fries S $40.00 / L $8.00
  • Warm Focaccia Bread $10.00
    • With olive oil & balsamic reduction for dipping
  • Spicy Buffalo Wings $15.00
    • Chicken wings marinated in spicy buffalo sauce served with aioli
  • Seafood Basket $15.00
    • Battered fish, crumbed mussels, squid rings, tempura prawns & chips
  • Potato Wedges $15.00
    • With bacon, sour cream & cheese, sweet chilli dipping sauce
  • Spicy Beef Nachos $16.00
    • Topped with cheese, sour cream & capsicum salsa
  • Salt & pepper squid $13.00
    • Accompanied with chilli tomato jam & a salad garnish
  • Deep Fried Camembert $13.00
    • Crumbed & served on a bed of rocket with rich berry coulis & basil
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • Thick and creamy with chunks of fresh seafood, vegetables & garlic bread
  • Soup of the Day POA
    • Ask our friendly team for today's soup
  • Traditional Shrimp cocktail $12.00
    • On a bed of lettuce topped with seafood sauce & lemon wedge
PIZZAS PIZZAS
  • Margherita $16.50
    • Mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto
  • Tandoori Chicken $22.00
    • Tandoori coated chicken, cranberry sauce, camembert & smoked bacon bits topped with rocket
  • Meat Lovers $21.50
    • Salami, ham, chorizo, bacon, nacho mince and bbq sauce
  • Venison Pepperoni $19.00
    • Spiced venison pepperoni & mozzarella
  • Hawaiian $19.00
    • Ham, pineapple, fresh thyme
  • Greek Lamb $22.00
    • Mozzarella, marinated minted lamb, red onion, baby spinach & tzatziki
DINNER MAINS DINNER MAINS
  • Eye Fillet $31.50
    • Cooked to your liking, served with potato & kumara cake, seasonal vegetables & your choice of sauce
  • Beef Scotch $32.00
    • 300g beef scotch served with a potato & kumara cake, roast carrots, seasonal vegetables & your choice of sauce
  • Lamb Shank $26.00
    • Braised lamb shank, served with kumara mash, seasonal vegetables & red wine just
  • Pork Belly $28.00
    • Marinated in honey, whiskey & fennel seeds served with kumara mash, seasonal vegetables, lime marmalade & apple sauce
  • Chicken Breast $28.00
    • Stuffed chicken breast wrapped in bacon, on a bed of potato mash, seasonal vegetables & pine nut sauce. Ask our friendly staff for today's special fillings
  • Sauces
    • Mushroom / red wine jus / blue cheese / peppercorn
  • Side Orders
  • -Seasonal vegetables / Side Salad / Mash Potato $5.00
  • -Potato & Kumara Cake $5.00
  • -Fries $4.00
BAR MENU BAR MENU
  • ●Platters
  • Tuakau Platter $45.00
    • 2-4 people: spicy chorizo, BBQ pulled pork, chicken liver pate, cold meat & salami, served with toasted focaccia, olives locally pickled onions, beetroot relish & rocket
  • Seafood Platter $30.00
    • 2-3 people: battered fish, crumbed calamari rings, crumbed mussels, tempura prawns & homemade fish cakes, served with rocket & sweet chilli sauce
  • ●Salads
  • Thai Beef Salad $17.50
    • Spicy marinated beef strips with fresh salad green, capsicum, red onion, cucumber, cherry tomatoes with a thai coriander & lime dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • Vegetarian Salad $15.00
    • Fresh salad greens, avocado, orange, capsicum, red onion, cucumber, cherry tomatoes with honey & orange dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • -Add chicken for $5.00
  • Calamari Salad $22.50
    • Calamari on bed of julienne vegetables tossed with crispy noodles, green salad & dressed with a chilli tomato jam
  • ●Burgers & Hot Sandwiches
  • Pulled pork bun $15.00
    • Marinated & slow cooked pork, served on brioche with coleslaw & BBQ sauce
  • Tuakau Burger $19.50
    • Homemade burger patty served with bacon, egg, beetroot, tomato, fresh salad leaves, emmental cheese, pickled onion marmalade & a portion of fries
  • Chicken Burger $19.50
    • Tandoori chicken breast, served on a brioche bun with fresh salad leaves, cucumber, red onion, tomato, camembert, tzatziki & a portion of fries
  • Open Steak Sandwich $18.50
    • Perfectly cooked steak on a focaccia base with fresh salad leaves, caramelized onion, mushroom, a fried egg, aioli & a portion of fries
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato served between focaccia with a portion of fries
  • -Add Chicken For $5.00
  • ●Meat & Fish
  • Steak, Egg & Chips $18.50
    • Cooked to your liking & served with tomato sauce
  • Traditional Fish & chips $20.50
    • Fresh beer battered fish fillets served with chips, salad & lemon wedge
  • Local Beef sausages $16.50
    • With mashed potatoes, seasonal green & a rich onion gravy
  • Pork Spare Ribs $18.00
    • 1 1/2 kg portion of smokey BBQ sauce spare ribs served with a portion of fries & a side of coleslaw
BRUNCH MENU BRUNCH MENU
  • Available from 10am - 3pm
  • Elsie's ultimate breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, sausage, grilled, mushrooms & tomato, eggs (any style), baked beans & toast
  • Egg Benedict $17.00
    • With spinach & bacon or smoked salmon topped with a fresh hollandaise
  • French Toast $15.00
    • With grilled bacon, banana, & maple syrup
  • Omelette $12.00
    • With capsicum, mushroom, tomato, red onion and cheese
  • -Add Salmon or Chicken for $3.00
  • -Add Bacon or sausage for $3.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Prawns $6
  • (GF): Gluten Free on request / (DF): Dairy Free on request
  • -Salmon $24
  • Steak Open Sandwich (GF) $12
    • Grilled sirloin steak with beer battered onion rings salad greens and béarnaise on a toasted sourdough
  • Fries $6
  • Beef Burger (GF)(DF) $19
    • the helm made beef pattie with bacon, onion rings, swiss cheese green tomato and jalapeño chutney and salad greens served w/ fries
  • -Add Fries $3
  • Chicken Burger (GF)(DF) $19
    • Pan seared chicken breast with brie, bacon, salad greens, aioli and sweet roast capsicum salsa served with fries
  • Sauteed Fig, Walnut, Baby Spinach & Wild Rocket Served Warm W Melted Blue Cheese & Jamon Serrano (Gf) $18.50
  • •Salads
  • Free Range Pork Belly, Garlic & Chilli Glaze $14
  • Vine Sampler - Hot And Cold Meats, Seafood, Cheese,Salad Greens, Pickles, Sauces And Breads $49(2), $69(3), $89(4)
  • Vanilla Brulee (Gf) W Citrus Tuile $14
  • Seafood Chowder, Vine Style W Salmon Cream Cheese $17
  • •Croquettes
  • Risotto - Mushroom & Truffle (Gf) $17/ $25
  • Raspberry & almond brownie / Blueberry & lemon curd slice / Carrot cale $5.5 each
  • RAW snickers slice / RAW peppermint slice / RAW raspberry & white chocolate slice $8.5
  • Famous chocolate + strawberry fondue $18.5
    • a decadent chocolate sauce w sunrippened farm fresh strawberries ready for dipping served w whipped coconut cream + our nutty pistachio + orange dukkah
  • Mexican street corn $12.5
    • blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
  • The Punnet Burger $27.5 / $25.5
    • a housemade medley of red kale coriander + green apple slaw, almond feta, chipotle mayo and crisp kumara rosti nestled between an artisan bun + served with house cut fries + aioli w your choice of either pork belly or tempeh pork belly
  • Celebration bowl $26.5 / $25.5
    • japanese soba noodles, marinated shiitake mushrooms, sesamed avocado, bok choy, kimchi (probiotic korean fermented cabbage), broccoli, pickled cucumber, spicy roasted edamame + green onion w your choice of either crispy chicken or crisp fried tempeh. Chicken / Tempeh
  • Fries $10
    • served with tomato sauce + smoked garlic aioli
  • Sweet Treats N/A
    • please check our cabinet for daily specials
  • 9 Kiwi Sausage
    • Sausage, Italian pepperoni, fresh tomato & capsicum, olives, whole mozzarella and oregano on tomato & garlic sauce base and mayo
  • 5 Mordor Spicy Burger $7.90
    • Gourmet Relish, mayo and fresh jalapeno with grilled chicken covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
  • 3 Margherita
    • Roma tomato, whole cheese mozzarella and parsley
  • 3 Roast Chicken
    • whole milk mozzarella, seasoned chicken, fresh capsicum, black pepper and mushroom with oregano and tomatoes
  • 1 Hawaiian
    • Juicy pineapple, whole mozzarella, slow roasted ham
  • Wedges $4.50
  • Onion Rings $4.60
  • 7 BBQ Beef
    • Lightly seasoned beef & mozzarella on rice BBQ sauce
  • Mini pancakes
    • A homemade pancake w maple syrup & ice cream
  • Eggs on turkish toast $11
    • Two eggs (poached as stnd. Scrambled or fried) on 2x toasted turkish bread & our own tomato chutney
  • Prem bacon $2.90
  • Fries small $6
  • -sauteed mushrooms $4.50
  • -premium bacon $18.50
  • Two of our homemade fritters with our hummus & spinach yogurt sauce with fresh green salad $17
  • Jam & cream cheese $9
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
    • with plum or tomato sauce
  • Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Side salad $5.50
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • Fettuccine $16.50
    • with tomato, caper and olive sauce
  • Roast mushroom or chicken liver pate $15.50
    • with sesame lavosh crisps and salad greens
  • Hotpots $10.50
    • see our specials board for today's flavours
  • Chicken, mushroom and green pea fettuccine $17.50
  • * Chicken & Mushroom Fettuccini
  • * Roast of the Day with Gravy
  • * Rib-Eye Steak (plain or garlic)
  • * Garden Fresh Salad & Fries
  • *BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato) & Fries
  • * Pan — Fried Fish of the Day
  • * All Meals served with Hot Vegetables & Roast Potatoes
  • *Teriyaki Sirloin Steak Chips & Salad (or Eggs)
  • Add bacon, banana & maple syrup $14.00
  • Kiwi Lamb Burger $16.00
    • w/ halloumi cheese, coleslaw & shoestring fries
  • French Crepes
  • The Stack $17.00
    • Potato & kumara roasters topped w/ roasted tomato & field mushroom, poached egg, bacon, spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Cheese $2.00
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Add mozzarella, pesto & caramelised onion
  • The Hungry farmer $21.00
    • 200 g prime sirloin steak~creamy mushrooms or caramelised onion & blue cheese sauce served w/ mandioca fries & seasonal salad
  • Kids breakfast bacon, hashbrown, toast and egg of their choice $7.00
  • Calamari Salad $15.50
    • Salt and pepper squid served on espy garden salad topped with aioli
  • Smoked Chicken and Mushroom Crepes $18.50
    • Smoked chicken and medley Of mushrooms tossed in a light cream sauce served with savoury crepes and espy garden salad
  • Bacon, sausage, salmon $4.00
  • Toasted Muesli $9.50
    • Served with fruit salad and yogurt
  • Espy Breakfast $22.00
    • Bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, espy creamy mushrooms, toasted bread, tomato relish with eggs of your choice
  • Fruit salad with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $14.50
  • Prawn and Avocado Salad $14.00
    • Espy garden salad topped with garlic prawns and avocado smash
  • Tender oven roasted chicken supreme… (gf) $29
    • Stuffed with truffle brie & prosciutto with fresh asparagus, creamy herbed polenta, roasted beetroot & a burnt garlic butter sauce.
  • O.M.G cheeseburger $26
    • Streaky bacon wrapped around a housemade beef pattie wrapped around cheddar cheese hot off the grill with tomato relish, aioli and mesculin inside a fresh bun with chunky chips & crispy onion rings
  • -$½ doz $16
  • -Lunch 150Gm tarakihi $17
  • Canterbury free range scotch fillet…(gf) $35
    • W/ smashed tarragon new potatoes, fresh asparagus, buttered carrot puree & charred capsicum w/ homemade jus.
  • Radler fish n chips
    • W/ handcut fries + house caper & lemon mayo.
  • Cooked in our special pizza oven. Pizzas available for takeaway also! $M$19/ L $23
  • -semi dried tomato & feta $12
  • Lamb $7.00
  • Ham & Cheese $5.00
  • Fish-Fresh Snapper $6.50
  • Lasagne $3.00
  • Steakette $4.00
  • Chicken $6.50
  • Steak & Egg $5.50
  • Chicken Kebab $3.00
  • Classic (Large 12″/Small 9″ ) $19.5/$12.5
    • Pepperoni and Button Mushrooms with Mozzarella
  • Add Bacon $3
  • Fries $4.5
  • Pistachia Vera (Large 12″/Small 9″) $19/$12.5
    • Pistachios and Fresh Red Onion on an Olive Oil, Base with Parmesan and topped with a little Mozzarella and Rosemary
  • Mozzarella
  • Mixed herbs
  • Garlic
  • Caramelized Bread $13
  • ALL MAIN MEALS COME WITH SALAD & FRIES
  • Chicken Burger $11
  • Cheese Burger $9
  • Hawaiian Burger $10
  • Warm white chocolate pudding $8
  • Apple Shortcake $8
  • Garlic Bread $ 5
  • All our burgers are served with fries
  • * Pizza by the slice available in store only
  • Served with Chunky Blue Cheese or Creamy Ranch Sauce
  • Pepperoni Wheel $ 5
    • Pepperoni and Mozzarella Wrapped
  • Sal's Classic $ 11
    • Any slice. 3 knots, Sal's Legendary sauce, Can of Soda
  • Authentic Dipping Sauces $ 1.5
    • Sal’s Legendary Sauce, Buffalo. HOT Buffalo, Chunky Blue Cheese. Creamy Ranch, Marinara
  • 6 Mozzarella Sticks $ 9
    • Breaded Mozzarella cooked golden brown Served with a Marinara dipping sauce
  • Onions, Olives $ 2
  • Specialty or Chicken $ 6
  • Lamb Shanks S $27.00 D $33.00
    • garlic herb potato mash / seasonal vegetables / gravy;
  • Moroccan Spiced Chicken Salad $24.5
  • Confit Duck $34.5
    • rich orange sauce / minted new potatoes;
  • Fish ‘n’ Chips $24.5
    • beer batter fries / side salad / tartare sauce
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
  • Prawn Cocktail $16.5
    • lettuce / seafood sauce
  • Angus Pure Scotch Fillet $33
    • potato croquette / seasonal vegetables
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10
    • your choice of passionfruit, caramel or chocolate sauce
Elsie's Restaurant at Tuakau Hotel

Elsie's Restaurant at Tuakau Hotel

location

Address

1/3 George Street, Tuakau, Waikato, Waikato, 2121, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 9-236 8084

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon 11 AM to 9 PM Tue 11 AM to 9 PM Wed 11 AM to 9 PM Thu 11 AM to 9 PM Fri 11 AM to 9 PM Sat 10 AM to 9 PM Sun 10 AM to 9 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

European

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Vegan Options ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
1/3 George Street, Tuakau, Waikato, Waikato, 2121, New Zealand
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