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

  • fish and chips $11
  • hollandaise or aioli $2
  • big steak fries and house aioli $6
  • raw bowl (V/v/d) $12
    • apple soaked oats topped with house ohsi coconut yoghurt, fresh seasonal fruits, seeds and dehydrated raspberries
  • bacon and eggs (g) $10
  • prawn salad (G/d) $18
    • grilled prawns with curried watermelon, baby beets, avocado and mayo
  • bacon $3
  • raw bowl (v) $10
  • McKenzie Platter $34.90
    • Selection of cured & smoked meats, aged cheddar, chutney, Pickles & crispbread
  • -Chophouse salad
  • -Garlic prawns (5)
  • Slow Cooked Pork Belly $16.50
    • Spiced pumpkin puree, chorizo, prawn & a pineapple radish salsa
  • Smoked Kahawai & Mussel Chowder $15.50
    • Preserved lemon crème fraiche & toasted bread
  • -Roast garlic
  • Roast Pumpkin, Kumara Salad $22.50
    • Roasted vegetables, cashew nut dukkah, pumpkin seeds, tomato, spring onion, orange, salad greens
  • -Salmon $19
  • The Med $12
    • Hummus, sundries tomato, kale pesto, whipped feta
  • Crispy Chicken $14
    • Orleans style buttermilk fried chicken,katsu mayo, avocado, tomatillo relish, shredded ice berg
  • Roast mushroom, haloumi, roasted shallots, tomato salsa $17
  • Cinny $9
    • Cinnamon bagel w cream cheese & house made lemon curd
  • Corn Fritter waffles w poached eggs, avocado, rocket & aioli $17
  • Chorizo $5
  • Acai Bowl $14
    • Berries, mango, fresh coconut, avocado & banana, kiwi, blended w coconut water topped with fresh fruit DF GF
  • Gordita $16
    • Chipotle rubbed beef, chargrilled w smokey cheese, pickles, shredded ice berg, jalapeño crema
  • Garden salad $7
  • L&P hash stack with slow roasted tomato, bacon and chorizo $17.00
    • with a poached egg and relish
  • Toasted ciabatta $2.00
  • l&P Caesar Salad $18.00
    • Crisp cos leaves dressed in caesar dressing, croutons, bacon,parmesan,anchovies and soft poached egg
  • Beef and Cheese Burger
    • With lettuce, tomato and fries
  • Pulled Pork Burger $20.00
    • With house made bourbon BBQ sauce, apple slaw and mozzarella
  • Carbonara $16.00
    • Bacon, onion and garlic bound in creamy mushrooms and fettuccine
  • Scrambled Eggs With a choice of
    • Roasted cumin, feta and baby spinach $12.50 Chorizo, capsicum and gourmet potato $14.50 Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado $13.50
  • Kumara chunks - aioli $8.00
  • Steak frites - scotch - fries - béarnaise $19.00
  • Eggs benedict - Ruapuke sourdough - spinach - hollandaise $16.00 / $19.50
    • bacon / smoked salmon
  • Free range egg $2.00
  • Avocado - feta - cashews - poached egg - grain toast $16.00
  • Cos - capers - garlic croutons - poached egg $13.00
    • smoked salmon – scotch: add $9.00 / chicken - pork: add $8.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • French toast - house made brioche - maple syrup $12.00 / $16.00
    • regular / with bacon & banana
  • Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon $18.50
    • Served on toasted grain bread
  • Buttermilk Waffle $9.00
    • One waffle topped with ice cream, fresh banana and a side of maple syrup
  • Fresh Fish Strips $9.00
    • Strips of fresh fish of the day in homemade batter on a small salad and served with fries
  • Fish Burger $18.00
    • Toasted brioche bun, fresh battered fish, lettuce, tomato with a caper tartare sauce served with Thunder Crunch fries
  • Corn Fritters $17.50
    • Stacked on salad greens topped with bacon, sour cream and avocado drizzled with chilli sauce
  • Thunder Crunch Fries $7.50
    • Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
  • Scallops $19.00
    • Four beer battered scallops, served with salad and Thunder Crunch fries
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
    • Two eggs (any style) on toasted grain bread
  • Accompanied with complementary salad/coleslaw & plum sauce
  • Thursday Late Night Menu 4pm to 7pm, Cafe Closes @ 8pm
  • -pineapple $1
  • Eggs on turkish toast $11
    • Two eggs (poached as stnd. Scrambled or fried) on 2x toasted turkish bread & our own tomato chutney
  • Toast (2x mckenzie bread) & jam with butter $5.60
  • We have a range off our Daytime Menu + Pizza. Fresh Fish when its available plus Platters & More. Pop in, relax and enjoy.
  • Kids fluffy
    • With marshmallows & choc fish
  • -creamy mushrooms $5.80
  • - Bacon, Avocado and Tomato $12.00
  • Soprano Bagel $13.90
    • Our classic toasted bagel filled to the brim with ham, basil pesto, mozzarella & freshly roasted tomatoes or red peppers & avocado
  • Green Goddess $13.90
    • Pesto, feta, spinach, roast red peppers, caramelised onion and mozzarella all on a rye sourdough
  • Scones, Scrolls & Muffins $4.50
    • Changing daily: Lemon & Blueberry, Date & Orange, Kumara, Cheese & Spring Onion, Cinnamon Brioche, Fresh Basil, Mozzarella & Tomato Brioche
  • Slices $4.50 - $4.90
    • Lemon Curd Bar, Triple Chocolate GF Brownie, GF Rail Trail Bar, Bliss Balls, Wholemeal ginger Slice, Peanut Caramel Slice
  • The Refinery ''Reuben'' $13.90
    • Slow cooked corned beef, slaw, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese
  • Salads: $13.90 ea
    • (Changing seasonally) - Quinoa, Roast Kumara, Red Pepper, Feta and Dukkah / Bulgar Wheat, Roast Beetroot, Yogurt and Cucumber / Brown Rice, Toasted Nuts, Edamame and Beans w’ Asian Dressing
  • Sardines on Toast $8.00
    • Plain or Hot Pepper - With avocado $11.00
  • Chicken tenders with curly fries $11.90
  • Open Chicken Sammy (Chicken Breast Fillet) $18.90
    • Served on toasted ciabatta with mesclun salad mix, brie, spiced apricot sauce and steak fries
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Lighter Caesar Salad $22.50
    • Served with cos lettuce salad mix, crispy chicken, premier streaky bacon, cherry tomatoes, ciabatta toasted croutons tossed in our light healthy dressing
  • Toast $2.00
  • Fish bites with curly fries $10.90
  • Jailbar Burger $20.70
    • Served on a sesame seeds bun with mesclun salad mix, panko crumbed fish, squid rings, gherkins, curly fries, tartare and mango peach chutney
  • Vegetarian Omelette $17.00
    • Feta, spinach & tomatoes served on toasted ciabatta
  • Panini $12.90
    • Chicken or Bacon with Chutney and Salad
  • Open Steak Sandwich $15.90
    • Grilled Scotch Fillet, Egg, Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Tomato and Chips
  • Wedges $14.90
    • Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Cheese and Sour Cream on Top
  • Eggs Benedict With Wood Smoked Salmon $16.90
  • Beef Burger $15.90
    • Beef Burger with Bacon and Egg, Chips and Salad
  • Bacon and Eggs on Toast $11.90
    • However you like - 2 Bacon, 2 Eggs and 2 Toast
  • Eggs Benedict Vegetarian with Mushroom $14.90
  • Toastie Sandwich $7.90
    • Choose 3 fillings: Ham, Cheese, Pineapple, Mushroom, Tomato
  • Steak and egg $4.30
  • Bacon and egg $4.30
  • Sausage $1.80
  • Hamburgers $3.50
  • Seafood fried rice $12.00
  • Carton of chips $2.50
  • Carton of wedges $3.50
  • Carton of mussles *8 $6.00
  • The Classic Caesar Salad $22.90
    • Cos lettuce. chicken, garlic croutons, crispy bacon, soft poached egg, creamy caesar dressing, shaved Parmesan.
  • Sweet Onion Pizza bread $12.00
  • Fish of the Day $30.00
    • Ask a Good George team member for today’s special.
  • Risotto $20.50
    • Minted pea, parmesan, spinach.
  • BBQ Chicken $26.00
    • Whole chicken leg, potato & radish salad, baby carrots.
  • Freshly baked mini-buns, garlic-buttered, stuffed with Chicken tenderloin, lettuce, cheese, aioli $14.00
  • Pint of Prawn Twisters $12.00
    • Sweet chilli sauce.
  • Chicken Skewers $15.00
    • Mint salad, raita dressing, garlic pita bread.
  • Mini hotdogs and chips with sauce
  • Chicken Wedges and Chips, with tomato sauce
  • Prawn Twisters $1.50
  • Deep fried cheese and onion $10.00
  • Steak $9.00
  • Scallops $1.50
  • Mini Hotdogs $1.00
  • Chicken $8.00
  • Steak & pepper $ 3.30
  • Bacon & egg aviche $4.00
  • Steak & mushroom $ 3.30
  • Steak/cheese & bacon $ 3.30
  • Lasagne $3.00
  • Pork pastry $3.00
  • Vegetarian pie $3.00
  • Sausage pizza $3.00
  • Pork Belly (GF) $32.00
    • Rolled & Seasoned with apple & cranberry served with potato, cherry tomato & seasonal greens and jus & apple sauce
  • Chicken $28.50
    • Breast wrapped in bacon with polenta parmesan sticks, seasonal greens & jus
  • Creme Brulee $12.00
    • Served with Vanilla ice cream
  • Lamb Shoulder 600g (GF) $39.00
    • A Grill@42 favourite, slow roasted, served with potato mash, seasonal greens, lamb jus & mint sauce >>
  • Calamari $15.00
    • Salt and Pepper squid with wasabi mayo
  • And one sauce
    • Dark Port sauce, Garlic sauce, Plum & peppercorn, BBQ, Garlic butter, Blue Cheese, butter
  • Boston Cut Scotch Fillet $38.00
    • 400g Thick cut scotch fillet – the perfect steak
  • Steamed Mussel (GF) $15.00
    • In a red coconut curry 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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