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

  • Ham $7.50
    • Your choice of roll or sandwich. Ham off the bone, gravy and salad
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese Toasted Sandwich $9.50
  • Bacon and Mushrooms $17.50
    • 3 rashers of bacon, mushrooms, toast and your choice of tea or coffee
  • Hamburger and Fries $10.00
  • Sausage Meal $17.50
    • Croquettes, vegetables, pumpkin and gravy
  • ● Baked Beans and Bacon Stack $9.00
    • With an egg
  • Macaroni and Bacon $10.00
  • Ham Meal $19.50
    • Ham off the bone, croquettes, vegetables or salad plus tea or coffee
  • Salt and pepper squid with chipotle mayo $16.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken bites, secret spice, ranch, spiced honey $16.00
  • Hawke’s Bay lamb meatballs, roasted eggplant, dukkah spice, coriander $17.00
  • Yuzu bar $16.00
    • Coconut cremeux, coconut sorbet, strawberry rice bubbles, basil
  • Roasted Brussels sprouts $8.00
  • Bistro’s fish and chips $36.00
    • Hand chopped tartare sauce, malt vinegar wafer
  • Roast pumpkin and mascarpone tortellini $21.00
    • Sage brown butter, pumpkin seed
  • Olive oil sponge $16.00
    • Pear sorbet, yoghurt ganache, pickled cucumber
  • 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
  • Breads for two $14.5
    • artisan bread served w house dips
  • Punnet's Open Taco $25 / $24.5
    • refried beans, red cabbage, blackened sweetcorn, jalapenos, pepitas, coriander, picked red onion finished w a mango salsa + coriander, lime + avocado creme w your choice of sweet + spicy cauliflower or crispy chicken. Chicken / Cauli
  • 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
  • Cauliflower and chickpea fritters $24.5
    • light and crispy turmeric + cumin spiced fritters served w all house-made hummus, eggplant kasundi, almond feta + oven roasted baby vine tomatoes completed w a lemon wedge + coriander, lime + avocado crème
  • RAW snickers slice / RAW peppermint slice / RAW raspberry & white chocolate slice $8.5
  • Fries $10
    • served with tomato sauce + smoked garlic aioli
  • Mexican street corn $12.5
    • blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
  • Nachos $16.50
    • mince, beans salsa sour cream, corn chips
  • Bacon & Eggs $13.00
  • Savoury Mince $16.00
    • w poached egg
  • Veggie Fritters $15.00
    • w sour cream
  • Eggs Benedict w bacon $16.00
  • Toasted Muesli $10.50
    • w yogurt & fruit
  • BLT Bagel w honey mustard full portion $14.50
  • Veggie Fritters $17.00
    • w bacon/sour cream
  • ·Platter for 2 $30/person
    • Rice and Naan bread plus choose
  • Dhingri Mutter $14.00
    • Dingiri and peas cooked in Kashmiri style
  • Beef Madras $15.50
    • Beef with caraway seeds, freshly grounded spices then simmered in onion coconut gravy
  • Mutter Paneer $14.00
    • Cubes of cottage cheese and green peas cooked Kashmiri style
  • Goan Fish Curry $18.00
    • Pieces of fish cooked in fine onion tomato and coconut gravy with lemon juice
  • Vegetable Biryani $15.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables , special spices and herbs
  • -Lamb Rogan Josh, Beef Vindaloo, Butter Chicken, Chicken Korma (Choose any 2)
  • Prawn Shahi Korma $18.00
    • Prawns cooked in rich creamy cashew nut gravy with spices
  • Big brekkie $20
    • bacon, sausages, tomato, hash browns & eggs w toast
  • MK beef, bacon & cheese on a sour dough bun $19
    • w salad, beetroot, egg, onion rings, garlic aioli & tomato sauce
  • Mussel platter $32
    • smoked, marinated, grilled, fritters, battered & mussel pate
  • Mussel fritters $22
    • served w salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • Beef burger n chips $14
  • White wine, garlic, parmesan & bacon $24
  • French toast w banana, $15
    • maple syrup & crème fraiche
  • The mixed grill $23
    • a dozen ½ shell mussels served w four of each of the three flavours, or a dozen of your choice: garlic butter / chilli & cheese / ​parmesan crème fraiche
  • Elevenses $11.00
    • Sliced ham, tasty cheese, fruit and breads with farm-style pickle
  • Beef & bacon burger $18.50
    • Nz beef pattie, streaky bacon and a chipotle relish with salad greens and fries
  • Lamb burger $18.00
    • Nz lamb pattie, salad greens and tomato with farm-style pickle, aioli and fries
  • Roast vegetable & chorizo salad $15.50
    • Warm vegetable medley, chorizo, feta and rocket, dressed with a sundried tomato aioli
  • Creamy mushrooms $17.00
    • Button mushrooms, chorizo sausage & spinach in a balsamic mustard cream sauce
  • Continental breakfast $11.00
    • Muesli, fruit, yoghurt and toast with spreads
  • Open chicken sandwich $17.50
    • Grilled chicken and brie with salad, green tomato relish and garlic ciabatta
  • Kid´s platter $7.50
    • Chicken nuggets, fries, raisins, ham and cheese
  • Fruit salad with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $14.50
  • Pancakes
    • Homemade pancakes with maple syrup and cream
  • Kids breakfast bacon, hashbrown, toast and egg of their choice $7.00
  • Mince on toast $14.00
    • Espy homemade mince served with toasted bread and tomato relish
  • Espy Breakfast $22.00
    • Bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, espy creamy mushrooms, toasted bread, tomato relish with eggs of your choice
  • Kids pancakes with fruit salad, maple syrup and cream $7.00
  • Calamari Salad $15.50
    • Salt and pepper squid served on espy garden salad topped with aioli
  • Fruit salad with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $14.50
  • Taupo Scotch Fillet $38.00
    • With Malt soil roasted vegetables and an orange scented jus
  • Almond Pancakes $18.00
    • Served with berries compote, apple syrup and vanilla mascarpone
  • Free Range Eggs Any Way $17.00
    • Cooked to your liking and served on toasted ciabatta
  • Apricot Panna Cotta $18.00
    • Served with a shot of digestive apricot liquor and puff pastry cinnamon twist
  • Smoked Salmon $19.00
    • Accompanied with potato hash, scrambled eggs, baby spinach and beetroot relish & dark rye bread
  • Angler’s Breakfast $25.00
    • Crispy streaky bacon with roasted vine tomato, baked beans, mushroom, hash brown, sausage & eggs cooked to your liking with two slices of ciabatta bread
  • Sweet Vanilla Mascarpone and Honey Comb $18.00
    • Served with orange syrup, walnuts and tuile
  • Venison Filet $38.00
    • Served with chocolate jus on grilled red onions, tomato confit and asparagus
  • Fabulous cabinet Selection N/A
    • Tarts, Quiches, Pies, Pizza, Cakes, Slices and Biscuits
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $15.50
    • on salad greens with dipping sauces
  • Roasted Field Mushrooms $18 add Bacon $15.50
    • rocket, parmesan on toasted ciabatta lightly drizzled with creamy Dijon mustard sauce
  • Risotto of the Day $24 Vegetarian $22
    • with prosciutto, parmesan and rocket, drizzled with Truffle Oil $24 (Vegetarian $22)
  • Bach Breakfast $20
    • Free Range Bacon & Eggs, Homemade Hash, Kransky, Roast Tomato & Grain Toast $20. With Pork Belly $24.50
  • Sour Eggs $10.50 Add Bacon $15.50
    • 2 Free Range Eggs poached, scrambled or fried on House Baked Sour Dough Toast
  • Free Farmed Asian Pork Belly with Apple Slaw $25
    • served on Caramel Sherry Sauce
  • Old Mills renowned Thai Prawn Curry $20
    • King Prawn, jasmine rice.
  • Homemade toasted grain cereak with black doris plums and yoghurt $10
  • bacon/kransky/chorizo/tomato/eggs 4
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • Free range Poached/Scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.50
  • Cinnamon french toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup $17.50
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • Steak $6.00
  • Ham $1.50
  • Egg $1.50
  • Cheese $1.20
  • Steakette $4.00
  • Mussel $1.50
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
  • Hotdog $2.50
  • American Style Pancakes
  • Kaimai Cheese Board $20.00
    • Cheese from our shop with condiments
  • Kaimai Omelette $19.00
    • With your choice of Blue cheese, Brie cheese, or Washed Rouge
  • Eggs Benedict Bacon or Salmon $18.50/ $21.00
  • Kaimai Steak Sandwich & Fries $23.00
    • Topped with Kaimai blue cheese
  • - Berry fruit and Banana $16.00
  • Chicken Tenders, with Fries or Salad $9.50
  • Seafood Chowder & Toast $18.50
  • Crispy Pork Hock $38
    • With palm sugar chilli caramel, fresh thai vegetable salad, red nam jim and fragrant rice
  • Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Smoked Chorizo $19
    • Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
  • Callebaut Dark Chocolate Parfait $17
    • Roasted white chocolate, chocolate curd, marshmallow and hazelnut gianduja, hot caramel sauce
  • VSB Chicken Parmigiana $18.50
    • Parmesan and panko crumbed chicken, prosciutto, fresh tomato sauce, crisp baby cos hearts
  • King Salmon Poke $19
    • With ora king caviar, pickled daikon, black garlic and kimchee, chive and native new zealand seaweed
  • Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Chorizo $21
    • Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
  • -chicken, bacon, coddled egg, reggiano parmesan, cream sauce $24
  • Silere Alpine Merino Rump $22
    • With fattoush salad, hummus, raisin and harissa dressing
  • Fish ‘n’ Chips $24.5
    • beer batter fries / side salad / tartare sauce
  • Antipasto (designed for two) $19.5
    • selection of dips / pickled vegetables / cured meat / cheese / crackers
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13
    • butterscotch sauce / vanilla bean ice cream / chantilly cream
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
  • Courgette & Feta Fritters $27.5
    • crispy wonton wrappers / basil pesto;
  • Seared Venison Salad $24.5
    • spinach / parmesan / blueberry sauce;
  • Fish of the Day
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
  • Lamb Shanks S $27.00 D $33.00
    • garlic herb potato mash / seasonal vegetables / gravy;
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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