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

  • Crispy Chicken $14
    • Orleans style buttermilk fried chicken,katsu mayo, avocado, tomatillo relish, shredded ice berg
  • Chorizo $5
  • Lamb $16
    • Beetroot & pomegranate relish, horseradish labne, hummus pea shoots
  • Paddock Favs $9
    • Polenta fries tomato essence, jalapeño crema
  • Chicken thigh $6.5
  • The Melt $12
    • Shaved ham, swiss cheese, Dijon mustard, rocket & aioli
  • Streaky bacon $5
  • Bacon Buddy $13
    • Streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, aioli
  • Parmesan Chicken Salad $17.00
    • Dusted tenders with salad greens, croutons, preserved lemon and parmesan dressed with avocado oil
  • Spiced lamb fry and bacon on toasted ciabatta $14.00
    • with poached egg
  • Garlic Cobb $9.50
    • L&P flavoured garlic cobb loaf
  • Pancakes
    • Banana, bacon and maple $15.00, Berry compote, yoghurt and maple $14.00
  • Half size Eggs Benedict
    • With bacon, poached egg, spinach and hollandaise
  • Chorizo $3.00
  • 300gm Burger $22.00
    • Beef pattie with streaky bacon, cheddar cheese, tomato, iceberg, beetroot, L&P onion rings and HP sauce
  • Mixed Grill $35.00
    • A platter made up of onion rings, L&P fish, scallops, ribs, chorizo, mussels, warm bread and dipping sauces
  • Open Chicken Burger $17.00
    • Toasted brioche, salad, crumbed chicken topped with brie and cranberry sauce and served with Thunder Crunch fries
  • Fresh Fish Strips $9.00
    • Strips of fresh fish of the day in homemade batter on a small salad and served with fries
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
    • Two eggs (any style) on toasted grain bread
  • Willow Glen House Made Muesli $14.50
    • Nutty muesli served with your choice of yoghurt or milk and fruit
  • Buttermilk Waffles $16.50
    • Two warm, crispy buttermilk waffles topped with fresh banana, maple syrup and streaky bacon
  • Chicken Wrap $9.00
    • Crumbed strips of chicken wrapped in a soft tortilla with cheese, carrot and lettuce and served with fries
  • Sides $4.00
    • Baked beans, creamy mushrooms, hash brown, eggs, tomato or bacon (each)
  • Scallops $19.00
    • Four beer battered scallops, served with salad and Thunder Crunch fries
  • Full $22.99
  • Biryani (spicy) $14.99
    • tender morsels of chicken with a creamy, spicy blend of onions, ginger, turmeric, aromatic spices and tomatoes cooked with basmati rice
  • Chicken Tikka/ Fish Tikka $10.99
    • tender, succulent chicken breast pieces or fish marinated in yogurt and spices and cooked on skewers in a traditional tandoor, served with a yogurt and mint sauce
  • Saagwala $14.99
    • delicious boneless chicken, lamb or beef prepared with spinach and carefully selected fragrant spices in a rich sauce
  • Prawn Malabari $16.99
    • creamy coconut based curry with garlic, ginger, capsicum, turmeric and chilli
  • -Full $22.99
  • Basmati Rice $3.50
  • Paneer Makhani (vegetarian) $14
    • this popular dish from the Punjab combines paneer (a fresh Indian cheese) with a beautifully buttery sauce, exotic spices and cream
  • Roast garlic hummus $11
    • smokey chick peas + chilli oil + Volare flatbread
  • Keepin it fresh
    • Smoked salmon + feta + chorizo + red onion + gremolata
  • Smoked salmon Pate’ $14
    • w/ Volare baguette + Salsa Verde
  • Pork belly $33
    • Pulled pork croquette + parsnip puree + slender stem broccoli + Apple + fennel jam + jus
  • Breakfast Sausage $6
  • ½ Avocado $4
  • Lemon + gin cake $12
    • Lemon curd + white chocolate ganache + toasted coconut mellow + raspberries
  • Pulled pork croquettes $13
    • cress pesto + garlic aioli
  • Kiwi Burger $16.50
    • 180gm beef pattie in a toasted bun topped with bacon, egg, beetroot, and mozzarella cheese & tomato ketchup served with fries
  • Chicken & bacon Carbonara Bake $17.50
    • Creamy White wine Penne served with red onion, mushroom & baby spinach topped with a parmesan crumb served with garlic bread
  • Bacon & Mozzarella Bread $13.50
    • 12 inch pizza base topped with garlic, bacon, mozzarella cheese, caramelized onion finished with bbq swirl (No bacon as vegetarian option)
  • Garlic Ciabatta Bread $6.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bread rubbed with garlic butter and finished with aioli
  • Chicken and Bacon Carbonara $27.50
    • Penne Pasta Tossed with red onion, mushroom, baby spinach in a creamy garlic cream sauce finished with parmesan shavings
  • Steak Sandwich $19.00
    • 150gram steak chargrilled and served on toasted ciabatta topped with melted mozzarella cheese on salad leaves, tomato, caramelized red onion, aioli served with side of fries
  • Fish & chips $17.50
    • Freshly cooked fish either pan-fried or beer battered served with our house salad and fries with our homemade tartare sauce and a lemon wedge
  • Garlic Prawn Skewers $26.50
    • Grilled Prawn Skewers served on a fresh garden salad with sweet chilli & aioli
  • Fettuccine $16.50
    • with tomato, caper and olive sauce
  • UMU mussel platter $26.50
    • smoked mussel pate, grilled mussels, marinated mussels, mini mussels and caper hotpot, a taste bowl of mussel chowder, toasted ciabatta and salad greens
  • Garlic and herb bread $6.50
  • Roast mushroom or chicken liver pate $15.50
    • with sesame lavosh crisps and salad greens
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
    • with plum or tomato sauce
  • Hotpots $10.50
    • see our specials board for today's flavours
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • UMU antipasto platter $22.50
    • olives, lemon and rosemary feta, marinated mushrooms, mushroom pate, hummus, garlic ciabatta and lavosh crisps
  • Free range eggs on ciabatta $10.00
  • Additional sides $4.00
    • Eggs/ tomatoes/ mushroom/ kransky/ avocado/ hash brown
  • Vietnamese pork belly salad with rice noodle & chilli caramel $18.00
  • Kumara fries $8.50
  • Al Brown's Best Ugly Bagels $8.00
    • Chocolate hazelnut spread
  • Acai bowl with coconut yoghurt & fresh fruit (vegan) $14.00
  • Bacon butty with free range bacon on tank loaf with rocketfuel & aioli $8.50
  • Curly fries $8.50
  • Tomato Sauce $0.50
  • Soul Classic $11.20
    • 1/3 Lb Ground Prime Beef, Salad, Relish, Aioli
  • Little Beef Soul $8.00
    • Mini Prime Beef, Salad, Relish, Aioli
  • Crispy Fish Portions $7.50
  • Funky Beet $12.20
    • 1/3 Lb Ground Prime Beef, Beetroot, Salad, Relish, Aioli
  • Hey Pesto $13.90
    • Fresh Breast Of Chicken, Brie Cheese, Fresh Basil Pesto, Salad, Relish, Aioli
  • Aioli Dip $1.00
  • Satay Spice $12.20
    • 1/3 Lb Ground Prime Beef, Spicy Peanut Sauce, Salad, Relish, Aioli
  • Beef $18.00
    • House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction
  • Seasonal vegetables of the day $7.00
  • Vegetarian $23.00
    • Creamed leeks on a confit garlic base, Kahurangi blue cheese, fresh rocket, poached apple and toasted walnuts
  • Try our house-made chilli samball $3.00
  • Gluten Free Bases available $3.00
  • Peter Rabbit’s Pick $12.00
    • Raspberry & rhubarb frangipane cake served with a lime & ginger curd, blackberry mousse, homemade almond marshmallow & a black sesame nougatine tuille
  • Vegetarian $28.00
    • Pumpkin, parmesan & herb roasted semolina cake with wild rocket pesto, a lemon & nutmeg scented house ricotta, pickled beetroot and stuffed portabello mushroom
  • Pork $33.00
    • Crispy skin pork belly on an Agria potato, seeded mustard & ham hock gratin with a fragrant Summer garden slaw, a green apple & ginger vinaigrette and a mandarin emulsion
  • served with fries, eggs and caramelised onions $28.00
  • Sides/ Extras
  • Homemade Seasonal Rruit Crumble $9.00
    • Served with butterscotch ice cream
  • Homemade cheeseburger, salad garnish, and mushroom $16.00
  • Battered fish, salad garnish, beetroot and tartare sauce $17.00
  • Cheesy Seasoned Wedges $12.00
    • served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Prime Rump Steak $29.00
    • both served with a choice of creamy mushroom and garlic sauce or bacon and onion sauce
  • Big Kiwi Mixed Grill $19.00
    • Hash brown, roasted tomatos, mushrooms, onions, streaky bacon, fresh pork sausage, eggs and toast.
  • Full Breakfast $14.60
    • bacon, eggs, tomato, hash brown, sausage & toast with spreads
  • Eggs Benedict on Vienna Loaf $15.20
    • with tomato, hash browns & hollandaise sauce with salmon
  • Crumbed Camembert with Plum Sauce $14.50
  • Bacon& Eggs - any style $11.40
  • Eggs Benedict on Vienna Loaf $14.20
    • with tomato, hash browns & hollandaise sauce with bacon
  • Pancakes $14.60
    • two pancakes with fresh fruit, cream & maple syrup
  • Seafood Cocktails with Creamy Seafood Sauce & Salad $tba
  • Soup of the Day $9.90
  • Pecos $21.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, tuna, artichokes, chilly, garlic, parsley)
  • Rosemary focaccia $10.00
  • Romana $18.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, olives)
  • Calabrese $18.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, spicy salami, olives, oregano)
  • Capricciosa $18.00
    • (tomato base, mozzarella, ham, artichokes, olives)
  • Pumpkin $21.00
    • (mozzarella, caramelized pumpkin, ham, buffalo ricotta, parmesan, rosemary, pumpkin seeds)
  • Margherita $17.00
  • Hawaiian $18.00
  • Steak Pita(regular/petita) $11.50 / $9.50
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Buffalo Chicken Salad (regular/petita) $13.50 / $11.50
  • Cheeky Chicken $5.00
  • Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Chicken Breast Salad(regular/petita) $11.90 /$9.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Fries $7.00
    • With tomato sauce
  • Potato Wedges $12.00
    • Spiced potato wedges topped with cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Lamb Burger $17.00
    • Mint yogurt, lettuces, tomato & fries
  • The ‘Long Black’ Eggs $17.00
    • Hash browns topped with poached eggs, smoked salmon & Hollandaise sauce
  • Mushroom Fettuccine $14.00
    • Creamed mushrooms, sundried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • Beer Battered Fish of the Day $17.00
    • Salad, fries & tartare sauce
  • Kumara Fries $10.00
    • With aioli
  • Nachos $14.00
    • Chilli beans, tomato, onion and cheese
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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