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

  • Confit duck & cracked wheat salad - barberries - almond cream $20
  • Fried chicken – chimichurri $14
  • Eggnog ice cream & gingerbeer float $8
  • Rice paper rolls - black pepper eggplant - nam jim - peanut hoisin $12
  • Beef carpaccio - beetroot - horseradish - puffed rice $19
  • Sous vide Sirloin – mustard herb crust - chickpea chips – greens $25
  • Brocollini - almonds - anchovy crumbs $8
  • Bourbon ice cream & cola float $10
  • Vege $17.00
    • vegetable fritter, tomato chilli jam, mint yoghurt, lettuce & tomato - All served in a fresh bun with chips & either aioli or tomato sauce
  • Garlic bread $7.00
  • Cheesy garlic bread $8.00
  • Prime Steer Rib-Eye $32.00
    • 280grams(10oz) - Served with onion rings, chips, choice of sauce & salad Sauces: Peppercorn, Mushroom, Blue Cheese or Garlic Butter (DF without sauces)
  • Warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream & raspberry coulis $8.50
  • Paprika-roast cauliflower, hummus & dukkah - add lamb or chicken $10.00 / $15.00
  • Universal Beef Eye Fillet $34.00
    • 200grams(8oz) - Served with onion rings, chips, choice of sauce & salad Sauces: Peppercorn, Mushroom, Blue Cheese or Garlic Butter (DF without sauces)
  • Fries & aioli $6.00 / $9.00
    • S / L
  • Breads for two $14.5
    • artisan bread served w house dips
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fries $10
    • served with tomato sauce + smoked garlic aioli
  • 3 Margherita
    • Roma tomato, whole cheese mozzarella and parsley
  • Chicken Nuggets (6 pc) $5.20
  • 2 Ham and Cheese
    • Ham and double whole cheese mozzarella
  • 1 GC Choice Cheese Burger $5.90
    • Gourmet relish, GC’s own aioli, grass fed angus beef patty with iceberg lettuce and freshly sliced tomato
  • 3 Doom Spicy Burger $6.90
    • Gourmet relish, mayo and jalapeno with grass fed angus beef patty covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
  • 5 Mordor Spicy Burger $7.90
    • Gourmet Relish, mayo and fresh jalapeno with grilled chicken covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
  • All $11.90
  • Wedges $4.50
  • Pork Belly $31.50
    • Pork Belly braised in apple cider served with Kumara Mash, seasonal vegetables, Baby spinach finished with a caramelised onion Jus
  • Kiwi Burger $16.50
    • 180gm beef pattie in a toasted bun topped with bacon, egg, beetroot, and mozzarella cheese & tomato ketchup served with fries
  • Cajun Chicken & Feta Wrap $14.50
    • Grilled Cajun chicken with fresh tomato, Feta, aioli, lettuce and bacon wrapped in a fresh tortilla served with fries (can be toasted or fresh)
  • Cheesecake of the Day $14.50
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream
  • Mixed Berry Creme Brulee $13.50
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Classic Shrimp Cocktail $14.50
    • Crisp Iceberg Lettuce with our own Thousand Island dressing
  • Garlic Ciabatta Bread $6.50
    • Toasted ciabatta bread rubbed with garlic butter and finished with aioli
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $13.50
    • Served with chocolate sauce, freshly whipped cream and vanilla ice cream
  • Shrimp Cocktail (GF on request) $10.00
    • Always a favourite - Shrimps set on a bed of mescalin covered in our own seafood sauce.
  • Clean Green $7.50
    • Spinach, Banana, Apple, Celery and Linseed
  • Cinnamon and Maple Syrup GF $12.50
  • Weta Open Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • Made with aged 150gm Sirloin, streaky bacon, battered onion rings, smoky hickory sauce and salad served on Turkish bread with beer battered fries.
  • Iced Chocolate 6.50
    • Blended Chocolate, Milk, and Vanilla Ice with a dusting of Chocolate.
  • Bacon or Sausages & Eggs GF $14.5
    • Bacon, sausage and eggs
  • Market Fish (GF on request)
    • Catch of the day, pan-fried, steamed or cider battered served with salad & beer battered fries, or sauteed vegetables and fondant potatoes. POA
  • Moroccan Lamb, Spinach, Feta and Yoghurt Swirl $18.00
  • Soup of the day $12
    • homemade by the chef packed with yummy stuff
  • Sizzling Spanish baked egg with spicy chorizo and toast $12
  • Scallop Mornay $18
    • scallops lightly blanched in white wine served in a creamy mornay sauce
  • Pate $18
    • Syd's world famous in Matamata, chicken liver, rum and port with fig walnut chutney and herby bread
  • Bacon and eggs any style on ciabatta bread served w ith slow roasted tomato $15
  • Pasta $17
    • Workman's special creamy chicken pasta with mushrooms topped with parmesan cheese
  • Tender chicken cooked in a nu ty Thai and sweet chilli sauce with coriander and ginger served with fluffy rice $33
  • Chowder $18
    • Prawns, squid , muscles and fish with a touch of curry
  • Garlic & Cheese Naan $4.50
    • Round shaped bread made with plain flour
  • Gulab Jamun $5.00
  • Chicken Jalfrezi $16.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked with diced onion, capsicum & tomato in sweet & sour sauce
  • Bhuna Gosht $16.00
    • Diced lamb cooked in special spices, herbs, onion & tomatoes in thick gravy
  • ·Platter for 2 $30/person
    • Rice and Naan bread plus choose
  • Goat Kadai $17.00
    • Diced goat cooked in special spices & herbs with tomato, green pepper, onion and coriander
  • Mango Chicken $18.00
    • Chicken cooked with mango pulp
  • Chicken Saagwala $16.00
    • A beautiful royal Indian dish cubed chicken cooked in a spice laced spinach sauce
  • Cheese Mouse trap $5.00
  • Fresh Baked Cookie $3.00
  • Muffin $4.00
  • Cold Pork Pie $6.00
  • Beef and Ale Pie $6.00
  • Ploughman Sandwich $6.00
  • Homemade Stew $10.00
  • Soup of the day $8.00
  • Fish n chips $14
  • MK beef, bacon & cheese on a sour dough bun $19
    • w salad, beetroot, egg, onion rings, garlic aioli & tomato sauce
  • Garden salad $7
  • Bowl of fries $6
  • Sweet corn fritters, bacon & fresh salsa $16
    • w a green salad
  • MK chicken, bacon & brie on a sour dough bun $19
    • w salad, garlic aioli & cranberry sauce
  • Hot dog n chips $10
  • Garlic bread $6
  • BLAT $16.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, on a toasted bun & fries
  • Served 6:30 am - 2 pm
  • -Or ciabatta $11.50
  • -Add white or vogel's toast $2.00
  • Chips $6.50
    • Spud fries with tomato sauce
  • Egg florentine $15.50
    • With bacon or salmon
  • Omelette (GF) $15.50
    • Any two fillings - bacon, cheese, mushroom, tomato or spinach
  • -With bacon $13.50
  • Cheese naan $4.00
  • -Lamb korma $15.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked with saffron flavoured and cashew gravy laced with cream
  • -Chicken rogan josh $15.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in tomato and onion gravy with flavoured spices
  • -Palak paneer $13.00
    • Cottage cheese and spinach cooked with tomatoes and spices with special flavoured gravy
  • Tandoori king prawn S $12 / L $20
  • Garlic naan $3.50
  • Kashimiri naan $4.00
    • Naan cooked in clay oven with nuts and sultanas
  • -Butter chicken $15.00
    • Boneless chicken in smooth and flavoured gravy consist of cashew nuts and spices
  • Sausage $1.00
  • Toasted Sandwich $4.00
  • All meals - $5.00
  • Fish $4.00
  • Scallops $1.50
  • Cheese, onion, ham, egg, pineapple, bacon,
  • Mini Hotdogs $1.00
  • Chicken Wedges and Chips, with tomato sauce
  • Bacon Burger/Bacon & Egg Burger $5.80/$6.80
  • 2 Fish chips with 600ml bottle Pepsi range $12.80
  • Potato Fritter $1.20
  • Egg Burger $4.90
  • Cheese Toasted sandwich $4.00
  • Chicken Burger $5.80
  • Spaghetti on Toast $5.00
  • Bacon & Egg $4.90
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • - Choice of Vegetable, Chicken, Beef, Pork $15.90
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Bhuna Lamb $17.50
    • An intensely flavoured dish that is slow cooked until the meat is tender and is infused with spices
  • Garlic Mussels - 8 pieces $9.90
    • NZ Green lipped mussels served on half shell with garlic sauce and Thai herbs
  • Mango Chicken $15.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in a mango and onion based gravy with aromatic spices
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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