A mild fish flavour, slightly oily with a finer texture Sourced from South Island Seas. Available gluten-free
Dory $6.00
Dory has a delicate sweet flesh with a low oil content. Available Gluten Free
Blue Cod $9.90
A local favourite, great texture and lovely flavour. Caught in the bottom half of the South Island. Available gluten-free
Fish Bites $1.00
A small piece of battered fish, a good snack or good for children. Available gluten-free
Calamari Rings 6 pieces $8.00
6 pieces of Delicious Calamari from the South Island seas dusted with salt and pepper. Available gluten-free
Hot Dog $4.00
Erik's handmade hot dog, 100 percent meat with herbs and spices. Includes a serve of tomato sauce. Available gluten-free
$10 Meal Deal $10.00
1 piece of Hoki, Scoop of chips, Can of Drink and Tomato Sauce. Available gluten-free
Family Meal Deal $25.00
2 pieces of hoki, 6 fish bites, 2 chips, 2 tomato sauces and a 1.5-litre soft drink. If you would like to change the drink for hoki, hot dog or an extra chip, please choose no drink and write your choice in notes Available gluten free
Kids Fish Meal $5.50
3 Fish bites, half a scoop of chips and tomato sauce. Available gluten-free
Kids Hotdog meal $5.50
Erik's homemade hot dog, 1/2 scoop of chips and tomato sauce. Available gluten-free
Oysters (1 ) $3.50
Bluff Oysters - we are out of stock of fresh oysters, but they are all this season's oysters snap frozen.
Scallops (1) $3.50
One delectable, juicy shellfish, battered and deep fried. Available gluten-free
Mussels (1) $2.00
One delicious New Zealand mussel
Chicken Tenders $5.00
2 Tender pieces of chicken tenderloin battered and deep fried in Erik's delicious secret recipe batter. Available gluten-free
Chips $4.00
Traditional New Zealand Chips
Chunky Chips $5.50
Kumara Wedges $8.00
A special New Zealand sweet potato in handcrafted wedges
Red Onion Wedges $6.00
Handcrafted red onion wedges, battered and deep fried becoming succulent caramelised pieces. Available gluten-free
Chips, Gravy and Cheese $7.50
Chips,Curry Sauce And Cheese $7.50
Chunky Chips Cheese And Gravy $9.00
Chunky Chips Cheese And Curry $9.00
Mushy Peas $2.50
Traditionally made mushy peas
Tomato Sauce $1.00
One Pottle of New Zealand Favourite Watties Tomato sauce
Tartare Sauce $1.50
One bottle of Tartar Sauce
Garlic Aioli $2.00
One bottle of Garlic Aioli
Curry Sauce $2.50
Gravy $2.50
Cheese $1.50
DESSERT
Deep Fried Green Kiwi Fruit $3.50
Wrap your taste buds around this warm, delicious, sweet and savoury combination that is NZ's first deep fried Kiwi Fruit. Available gluten-free
Doughnut $3.50
Delicious deep fried doughnut dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Available gluten-free
Pineapple Rings 2 $3.50
2 Pineapple rings dusted in cinnamon and sugar. Available gluten-free
Gourmet Banana On A Stick $3.50
A worldwide fruity favourite (banana) deep fried and dusted with cinnamon and sugar. Available gluten-free
marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
BANGERS & MASH $16.50
Old man Winter is here, and that means it’s time for two beautiful sausages, creamy mashed potato, plenty of cider gravy, crisp peas, a slice of garlic toasted ciabatta, and a grilled BBQ tomato
BEEF BURGER $19.00
This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
Sicilian fish stew with blue cod, Akaroa salmon, and potatoes, Caramalised fennel, basil almond agresto (gf) (df) Wine match - China Terrace 95 Chardonnay $34.00
Chicken bolognaise $15.00
fresh pasta, grated cheese (v*) (gf*)
Gibbston Valley Harvest Platter (for two) $59.50
farmhouse cheeses, charcuterie, pork rilette, house-made hummus, hot-smoked fish, potato, feta & rosemary, frittata, escabeche of mushrooms, house-made pesto, Mediterranean marinated mussels, dolmades, selection of pickles & olives, spicy apricot chutney, breads & crackersWine match - Gibbston Valley Pinot Gris or Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir
Traditional Grapepickers Lunch $24.00
Today’s soup, hummus, farmhouse cheese, pickles, olives, toasted balsamic, red wine bread. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay
Chocolate & hazelnut truffle biscuit. Perfect complement to coffee $4.50
Capsicum hummus, crispy minced lamb $16.00
isot pepper, caramelised onions & pita wafers (df) (gf*) (V*) Wine match - Le Fou Riesling - Bendigo
Cairnmuir extra virgin olive oil $6.00
Goats cheese palmiers $15.50
with roast local beetroot and cumin, and orange labne (gf*) Wine match - La Dulcinée Pinot Gris