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

  • Bacon and Banana Pancakes $12
    • Four fluffy pancakes with bacon, banana and maple syrup, served with whipped cream
  • Steak and Eggs (GF)(DF) $24
    • Char-grilled 250g sirloin steak served with fries and bacon wrapped eggs
  • Chicken $6
  • Thai Green Curry (GF)(DF) $19
    • Pan seared chicken strips, capsicum, spring onion, fresh chilli and sweet coconut chips, served on a bed of coriander jasmine rice
  • (GF): Gluten Free on request / (DF): Dairy Free on request
  • Fries $6
  • Vegetarian Rissotto $16
    • Portobello mushroom and blue cheese risotto topped with fresh roquette
  • Lamb Salad (GF) $20
    • Medium-rare lamb fillet with warm roasted vegetables seasoned with fresh thyme and rosemary wtih fresh salad greens and a balsamic reduction
  • Pancetta-Wrapped Chicken Breast with a Cheese Stuffing, Cream Cheese & Chive Croquettes, Tomato Chilli Jam $32.00
  • Crispy Buttermilk Chicken, Honey Mustard Mayo $14.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae with Marshmallows $7.50
    • Topping – Butterscotch, Chocolate or Raspberry
  • Crispy Pork Hock, Sour Apple & Herb Salad, Palm Sugar, Chilli Dressing $25.00
  • Pumpkin & Cheddar Risotto Balls, Homemade Tomato Sauce & Salad Leaves $18.00
  • Fresh Salad, Lemon Dressing, Seeds $7.50
  • Kapiti Ice Cream or Sorbet $11.00
    • Please ask your wait staff for flavours
  • Green-Lipped Mussels $15.50
    • grilled with either – Tomato, Garlic, Parmesan OR Bacon, Aioli, Breadcrumbs
  • Veg Hummus (Salad Wrap) Reg $8.00 Large $9.00
  • Chicken Reg $9.50 Large $11.00
  • Combo Deal $5.00
  • Meat Combo (Lamb & Chicken) Reg $10.50 Large $14.50
  • Meat Combo (Lamb & Chicken) Reg $9.50 Large $11.00
  • Lasagna N A
  • Chicken Reg $10.50 Large $14.50
  • Meat Combo (Lamb & Chicken) Reg $9.50 Large $11.00
  • Denver leg of Red deer $42.00
    • Coffee glaze, amaretto, roasted yams
  • Free range chicken $38.00
    • Coq au vin’, pearl onions, bacon lardons, parsley crumb
  • Roast pumpkin and mascarpone tortellini $21.00
    • Sage brown butter, pumpkin seed
  • Hawke’s Bay lamb meatballs, roasted eggplant, dukkah spice, coriander $17.00
  • Taupo lamb loin $39.00
    • Ricotta, salsa verde, spicy kumara puree and ‘mille feuille
  • Burnt brussels sprouts $19.00
    • Local grain salad,pea shoot pesto, whipped feta
  • Crispy chicken wing terrine $20.00
    • Chicken skin, market mushrooms, tart fin
  • White chocolate and raspberry bread ‘n’ butter pudding, $16.00
    • White chocolate crème anglaise, vanilla ice cream
  • Farmer's Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Bacon, mushrooms, breakfast sausage, slow cooked tomato, sauteed potatoes, two eggs (scrambled or poached) on toasted grain bread
  • Scallops $19.00
    • Four beer battered scallops, served with salad and Thunder Crunch fries
  • Buttermilk Waffles $16.50
    • Two warm, crispy buttermilk waffles topped with fresh banana, maple syrup and streaky bacon
  • Thunder Crunch Fries $7.50
    • Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
  • Curly Fries $7.50
    • Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
  • Chef's Breakfast Stack $16.00
    • Toasted grain bread topped with baked beans, potato hash brown, crispy bacon and a poached egg
  • Willow Glen House Made Muesli $14.50
    • Nutty muesli served with your choice of yoghurt or milk and fruit
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Baby spinach, two poached eggs on toasted grain bread topped with hollandaise sauce - with smoked salmon
  • Smoked salmon Pate’ $14
    • w/ Volare baguette + Salsa Verde
  • Smoked mushrooms $16
    • Feta whip + crumbed poached egg + avo smash w/ Volare sourdough
  • Mushrooms $5
  • Market fish POA
    • Pan fried fish + lemon & spring pea risotto + Sautéed prawns + gremolata + saffron butter
  • The Grill $20
    • Two fried eggs + breakfast sausage + potato hash + mushroom + avocado + tomato jam + Volare sourdough
  • Sundae $8
    • Vanilla ice – cream + chocolate sauce
  • Grilled rib eye $34
    • skin on chips + crumbed poached egg + roast mushroom + smoked butter + jus
  • Ravioli
    • Garlic + feta + rosemary stuffed ravioli pasta + tomato base sauce
  • Side salad $5.50
  • Classic toasted club sandwich $11.50
    • double layered with ham off the bone, cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, Umu capsicum sauce and aioli
  • Fettuccine $16.50
    • with tomato, caper and olive sauce
  • Soup of the day $11.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Asian chicken slaw $18.50
    • grilled chicken, mung bean sprouts, coriander, salad greens and toasted cashews in a spicy dressing
  • Angus beef burger $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • Roast mushroom or chicken liver pate $15.50
    • with sesame lavosh crisps and salad greens
  • Spicy Pork Roll $12.50
    • homemade pork pattie, spicy slaw and greens in a bread roll
  • Toasted Sandwich $8.50
    • Ham and cheese served with chips
  • Homemade Burgers with Beer Battered Fries (GF on request) $16.00
    • (Served with beetroot relish and crispy onions on a salad garnished turkish pide bun).Homemade BEEF n BACON Burger with cheese and egg or CHICKEN TENDERLOIN Burger with bacon & camembert.
  • Nachos $14.00
    • Beef chilli concarne on corn chips topped with cheese and served with sides of sour cream & guacamole.
  • Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon on Toasted Garlic Turkish Pide $14.00
    • A popular savoury start to the day. Try adding a free range poached egg ($1.5).
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Cos lettuce tossed with your choice of Bacon or Smoked Chicken or Smoked Salmon with parmesan, pine nuts, croutons and a tangy Caesar dressing.
  • Fish and Chips $12.50
    • Battered fish fillet and chips with tartare sauce.
  • Hereford Prime Sirloin (GF on request) $28.50
    • Cooked to your liking with two free range eggs, portabello mushroom, battered onion rings, grilled tomato and beer battered fries.
  • Moroccan Lamb, Spinach, Feta and Yoghurt Swirl $18.00
  • M3 Sweet & Sour Stir Fried: Pad Prew Warn
    • Stir fried pineapple, onion, carrot, tomato & cucumber in Thai sweet and sour sauce
  • A2 Fish Cake: Tod Mun Pai (4 pc) $8
    • Mixed fish patties with spices & Thai herbs, Deep fried and served with sweet chili sauce
  • V4 Tempura $8
    • Seasonal vegetables deep fried in Tempura style and served with plum sauce
  • R5 Thai Orchid Fried Rice: Kaow Pad Thai Orchid
    • Thai Orchid fried rice with egg and seasonal vegetables
  • R1 Pad Thai
    • Traditional Thai noodle cooked in tamarind sauce with vegetables, egg, bean sprouts, roasted crushed nuts
  • C7 Masaman Curry $16.90
    • Ancient Royal Thai curry cooked with palm sugar, roasted peanuts, tamarind sauce, potato, pumpkin and onion in coconut milk
  • Choice of Chicken, Beef or Pork $15.50
  • M13 Choo-Chee Fish or Prawn
    • King prawn or fish fillet cooked in a mild curry paste, served on a base of steamed vegetables
  • Thai fish cakes $12.00
    • Fish cakes served with a chilli dipping sauce
  • Profiteroles $13.00
    • With a coffe liqueuor cream
  • Fries $7.50
    • Served with our secret blend of spices and garlic aioli
  • Kapiti cheese board $17.00
    • Brie, kikorangi, gouda, salami, seasonal fruit and a selection of crackers
  • ●Shared plates
  • Pannacotta $14.00
    • With cinnamon fruit
  • Platter for 2 $28.00
    • A shared platter with thai fish cakes, mozzarella balls, bruschetta, thai beef kebabs, prawn twists and peruvian sticks
  • Thai beef kebab $8.00
    • Served with a peanut sauce
  • Fish bites with curly fries $10.90
  • Eggs Benedict Smoked Salmon $18.50
    • Baby spinach, smoked salmon, poached eggs & moroccan hollandaise sauce served on toasted ciabatta
  • Fresh Berry Hotcake Stack $14.50
    • Served warm with fresh berries compote, maple syrup and cream
  • Tomato Sauce $2.00
  • Aioli $2.00
  • Chicken tenders with curly fries $11.90
  • Panko Crumbed Fish $22.50
    • Served with curly fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Lincoln-Zephyr Burger $18.50
    • Served on a tasty ciabatta bun with mesclun salad mix, homemade beef pattie, cheddar cheese, curly fries, farm style chutney and beetroot relish
  • Mash $4.00
  • Eggs on Toast
  • O'Malley's Burgers are very large and served with home fries. Gluten free buns available on request for an extra $3.00
  • Beef Nachos $16.50
    • Chilli beef with corn chips, topped with, cheese, salsa guacamole & sour cream
  • Shoestring Fries $5.00
  • Grace O'Malley's Full Breakfast $22.00
    • Two free range eggs, bacon, chorizo sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns, herb grilled tomato and toast
  • Basket of Prawn Twisters $10.50
    • With sweet chilli, peri peri sauce or aioli
  • Dubliner
    • Cajun chicken thighs, bacon pieces, avocado, brie slices and cashews drizzled with a sweet chilli sauce
  • Lamb Salad $22.00
    • Tender lamb rump, Kumara, feta, salad greens, pumpkin, tomato and cumin mint dressing
  • Potato Mash $6.50
  • Chicken Liver Paté $13.50
    • With apple and fig jam, baked ciabatta and olive oil
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
  • Mussels $14.90 / $27.50
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Coromandel green lipped mussels steamed served with warm bread and your choice of white wine cream, garlic and fresh lemon OR sweet and sour chilli orange broth
  • Carbonara Tagliatelle $17.00
    • Streaky bacon, grilled chicken, mushrooms, cream and parmesan sauce
  • Chicken Tacos $15.00
    • Three soft tacos crispy chicken, slaw, paprika mayo and chilli jam
  • Seafood Broth $20.00
    • Lemon grass chilli shrimp orange broth with daily fresh seafood, Asian greens, coriander and spring onion
  • Countryside $19.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, fresh tomato, mushroom, spinach, camembert
  • Battered fish, salad garnish, beetroot and tartare sauce $17.00
  • Hawaiian $18.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, bacon, pineapple, capsicum
  • Horopito Lamb Shank $27.00
    • Presented on mashed potatoes with seasonal greens and red wine jus
  • Crème Brûlée $10.00
  • Bacon $7.00
  • 2 piece $23.00
  • Cheesy Seasoned Wedges $12.00
    • served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Zealong Green Tea Cake $13.00
    • Feather light, Zealong green tea-infused chiffon tea cake paired with Zealong Green tea and lemon cream and crispy fruit crumble
  • Semifreddo $16.00
    • A dual-layered ice cream with a distinct Zealong tea-infused layer. Please ask your waitor for today's semifreddo flavour combination
  • Tuna $16.00
    • Seared tuna atop a nori dressing, served with orange, crispy shallots, asparagus and coriander
  • Zealong Black Tea Chocolate $16.00
    • Five roll refined chocolate infused with Zealong Black tea in a chocolate pastry shell finished with whipped Zealong Black tea cream and crispy raspberry
  • Takoyaki $14.00
    • Mouth-watering octopus spheres made from a wheat flour batter, served with seasoned wakame salad, kewpie, sweet soy and bonito flakes
  • Fish Cake $13.00
    • Crispy coconut crusted fish cakes with chilli tamarind relish, finished with coriander
  • Petits Fours Duo $12.00
    • A selection of two house-baked tea-infused petits fours with fruit puree and seasonal fruits served on a two tier tower
  • Pan-Seared Duck $35.00
    • Crispy duck breast atop purple kimchi, with soy shitake, fennel, orange and jus
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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