Founders Brewery & Cafe in Nelson Menu

Founders Brewery & Cafe in Nelson has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as Muesli * Our own muesli full of nuts, dried fruit and popped corn, layered with natural yoghurt, and rhubarb and raspberry compote; served with a side of milk (WF, V) or Bircher Muesli With oats, yoghurt, almonds, apple, chopped banana, blueberries and sweet dukkah; mixed with orange juice or berry couli (WF, V) from Morrison Street Cafe. New Asia Chinese Cuisine Restaurant offers many options including •Entree and Won ton with sweet and sour sauce. Tozzetti Panetteria includes a wide range like French Rolls or Italian Rolls. Eggs Benedict and Big Breakfast from . Ambrosia Cafe offers The Stables Restaurant & Tavern and Home Made Garlic Bread.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • Locally baked foccaccia bread topped with rib-eye steak, homemade caramelised onions, mushrooms, egg and pesto mayo with your choice of english mustard or horseradish sauce.
  • Mushrooms $6.00
  • Side Vegetables $5.00
  • Shearer's Shanks $28.80/ $36.50
    • Tender and delicious lamb shanks, oven roasted with Central thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy and a mint glaze. Served on potato mash with fresh vegetables. Beer Match: I must say this dish is perfect with Speight's Porter.
  • The Fillet $00.00
    • Rosemary infused eye fillet, chargrilled with bubble and squeak potatoes, baby carrots, green beans, a mushroom pastry puff and topped with tomato jam and rich jus. Beer Match: Tough choice here but I would have to recommend Speight's Distinction.
  • In the Roar $36.00
    • 200g of Denver leg of venison, grilled to medium rare, resting on a havarti and caramelised onion potato cake with glazed baby carrots and parsnips. Topped with chilli jam and a rich red wine beef jus.
  • Sour Cream $2.00
  • James Speight's Porter Sausage & Mash $23.50
    • Porter sausage on potato mash and topped with caramelised onion and gravy. Served with toasted Ale House bread.
  • Soy Glazed Hot Smoked Salmon $24.00
    • avocado, horseradish, apple & lime
  • Salt Cod & Crab Cake $6.50 ea.
    • pickled cucumber, fennel & preserved lemon
  • Chocolate Truffles $4.00 ea.
    • dark or white
  • Twice Baked Blue Cheese Souffle $24.00
    • pear, candied hazelnut & fig tapenade
  • Coconut Panna Cotta $16.00
    • pineapple sorbet & pistachio wafer
  • Affogato $16.00
    • Pedro Ximenez & warm choc chip cookies
  • Fried Potatoes $10.00
    • rosemary, crispy onions & buttermilk aioli
  • Pork Croquette $6.50 ea.
    • chipotle cream, potato & chorizo salad
  • Fried egg $1.20
  • OVEN FRESH GARLIC & PARSLEY BREAD $6.90
    • Straight from the oven and oozing with flavour, heaps for two.
  • New Zealand battered scallops $3.50
  • ALL DAY BREAKFAST $19.90
    • A real big breakfast – 110gms porterhouse steak, streaky bacon, sausages, eggs, French fries & roasted tomato, served with toasted bread.
  • Bowl of fries $6.50
  • LIVER AND BACON $19.50
    • Caramelised lambs fry with bacon, mushroom tossed through a rich cream reduction served on mash potato, topped with summer greens.
  • TWICE COOKED ROASTED PORK BELLY $23.90
    • Pork belly rubbed in rosemary, lemon & garlic, slow roasted to perfection, served with lightly roasted baby potatoes seasonal vegetables, apple purée and crackling, and drizzled with a rich jus. >>
  • CHICKEN AND CHEESE BLAT $19.50
    • Cheese topped grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato & cucumber, on bread, drizzled with roasted garlic aïoli dressing served with golden fries.
  • Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • It may be little, but there's a lot to love. 100% chicken breast fillet marinated with spices and grilled to perfection. With fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise.
  • Massive McMuffin® Hunger Buster N/A
    • For a day full of massive missions, there’s no better start than a Massive McMuffin, a Bacon & Egg McMuffin®, a hash brown and a small hot chocolate.
  • Chicken McWrap® Aioli - Crispy N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • $20 Mates Hunger Buster $20
    • Grab a mate and share 2 Big Mac and 2 Cheeseburgers, fries and drinks. This deal is sure to bust your hunger.
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • Small Fries N/A
    • Get them while they're hot. Our legendary super-tasty French fries are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality potatoes to create those delicious strands of crispy fluffy fries you love.
  • Double Cheeseburger N/A
    • Bite into a double helping of your favourite burger. Two 100% beef patties topped with mouth-watering melted cheese, pickles, a tangy mustard and sweet tomato ketchup makes this burger irresistible.
  • Chicken tikka masala $17
    • Chicken Tikka cooked in an onion and tomato-based gravy.
  • Tandoori veggie $11
    • Fresh vegetables and cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt and spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
  • Mango platter for two (non-vegetarian) $17
    • Combination of Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kabab and Prawn Amritsari served with mint sauce.
  • Naanizza veggie $7
    • A delicious fusion where naan breat meets pizza, stuffed with cottage cheese, onion, capsicum and spices.
  • Saag $17
    • North Indian speciality - spinach cooked with onion, tomato and a hint of garlic with your choice of lamb or beef.
  • Butter chicken with rice $10
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a cashew and tomato-based gravy - the most popular delicacy of Northern India.
  • Samosas (two samosas per portion) $5.5
    • Flaky pastry, filled with seasoned potato and peas and fried to perfection.
  • Cheese naan $
    • Soft bread using white flour baked in tandoori oven stuffed with cheese.
  • Eggs Benedict $22
    • Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Hot smoked Ora King Salmon $22
  • Fish Cakes $19
    • Spinach, free-range poached eggs & hollandaise
  • Garlic Bread $7
    • RK garlic bread, oven roasted with parsley
  • Today’s Soup $15
    • & toast
  • Fish & Chips $21
    • Today’s beer battered fresh fish, rosemary & sea salt chips, tartar sauce & lemon
  • Watermelon Salad $21
    • Watermelon, cucumber & Halloumi cheese, caramelised fig balsamic
  • River Kitchen Squid Salad $19
    • Asian slaw, coriander, chilli, citrus miso dressing, peanuts
  • Portobello & Halloumi Burger $19
    • Portobello mushroom, grilled halloumi, aioli & salad with hand cut chips
  • Chicken Delux $12.50
  • Onion Rings $0.80 6 for $4.20
  • Kids Pack 3 $6.50
    • 1/2 Scoop Chips, 4 Fish Bites, 2 Small Donuts, 1 Sauce Sachet
  • Chicken Patties $3.00
  • Veggie & Lentil $3.00
  • Kids Pack 1 $6.50
    • 1/2 Scoop Chips, 1 Small Hot Dog, 1 small Donuts, 1 Sauce Sachet
  • Mussels Battered $0.90
  • Fish $4.00
  • Sauces $1.00
    • Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy
  • Shrimp popcorn $8.00
    • Deep fried crumbed shrimp, served w. sweet chilli & fresh lemon
  • Meat Lovers $18.50
    • Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
  • Youngsters Sunday $ 4.00
    • chocolate or berry
  • Beef Nachos $15.00
    • Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Fries (500grams) GF $7.00
  • Veggie $18.00
    • Seasonal roasted vegetables, feta cheese, olives, caramelised onion, mozzarella & homemade tomato sauce
  • Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
    • Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
  • Garlic Bread $11.00
    • Sweet chili and cheese flatbread $13.00
  • Soup Of The Day $12.00
    • wait staff will advise
  • Cheeseboard $30.00
    • Whitestone blue, cheddar & Bries/Camembert, assorted crackers, chutney, fruit and nuts
  • -Add Bacon & Cheese $4.00
  • Waitoa Chicken Salad $16.50
    • house spiced chicken thigh, salad mix and crispy noodles
  • Green Salad $6.00
  • Cap On Nz Lamb Rump $30.00
    • with red wine sauce and two sides
  • Grilled Mushrooms $7.00
  • Tahuna $14.50/$21.50
    • Tuna, capers and sliced red onion
  • Nelson Bays $19.50/$29.50
    • Green-lipped mussels, fish, prawns, shrimps and calamari marinated in a mango, chilli and coriander salsa
  • Bambino Pasta (Sorry, children only) $10.50
    • Tri-colour pasta spirals in our Neapolitan tomato sauce with bacon
  • The Big Easy $19.50/$29.50
    • Chunks of wood-roasted chicken breast pan fried in Cajun spices, mushroom and pineapple, finished with unsweetened yoghurt
  • Naked Wangapeka $14.50/$21.50
    • Base plus our Neapolitan tomato sauce, hand-made low-fat mozzarella cheese from Nelson's Wangapeka Dairy and fresh basil
  • Pizza bread with rock salt and garlic (Add Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil dip, $2) $8.00
  • Bowl of fries cooked in oil (Add sauce, 50c) $6.50
  • Italian $14.50/$21.50
    • Italian salami from Blackball and sliced fresh mushroom
  • Steak, Eggs & Chips $15.90
    • 200g Rump Steak cooked to your liking served with fried eggs and chunky fries
  • Thai Beef Salad $19.90
    • Thai marinated Rump served on julienne vegetables, mesclun salad, egg noodles and roasted cashew pieces with a lime and coriander dressing
  • Pineapple $1.50 EA
  • Bacon $1.50 EA
  • Eggs $3.50 EA
  • Crispy Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Crispy chicken fillet, with streaky bacon, tomato sauce, mustard, tomato, lettuce, smoked cheddar cheese and mayonnaise. Served with chunky fries
  • Chicken Wings 3PCE: $9.90 6PCE: $17.90
    • Smokey Jack Daniels & BBQ sauce flavour or crispy and spicy flavour. Served with a garnish salad. Orders of six can be mixed flavours
  • Monkey Business $8.00
    • Banana, yoghurt, ice cream, honey and milk topped with chocolate
  • Cob Loaf $8.00
    • Baked fresh everyday and served with butter and homemade chutney
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $17.00
    • A generous serving of slow cooked sticky ribs, homemade French fries and freshly made coleslaw
  • Steak, Egg and Chips
    • A massive prime rump steak cooked to your liking and served over a helping of hand cut triple cooked chips and topped off with two perfectly fried eggs.
  • Surf (served 3-4) $50.00
    • Garlic mussels, beer battered fish strips, shrimp shots, salt and pepper squid, garlic bread, hand cut chips, homemade tartare and roast garlic mayonnaise
  • Old School Beef Burger $16.00
    • Homemade beef pattie, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot chutney, aioli and a fried egg. Served with a helping of hand cut chips
  • Ice cream sundae
  • Dessert
  • (Please alert the server when ordering)
  • STEAK,SALAD & FRIES $12.00
  • SEAFOOD RISOTTO $19.00
    • Lemon & saffron rice, fresh fish, prawns, mussels & squid. (GF)
  • AFTER DINNER MINT SUNDAE $13.50
    • Chocolate & vanilla ice creams, peppermint gel, whipped cream & chocolate shard. (GF)
  • FRESH FISH SLIDERS $15.00
    • Lettuce, tomato & house-made tartare sauce.
  • GRILLED HALOUMI SALAD $22.00
    • Quinoa, baby beetroot, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts &house vinaigrette. (V)
  • WARM PRAWN SALAD $22.00
    • W/- char-grilled melon, mango, rocket leaves w/- coconut dressing.(GF)(DF)
  • HORSERADISH&POTATO MASH $6.00
  • PAN FRIED FISH $12.00
    • with chips & salad
  • French Onion Soup $16.00
    • with gruyere and croutons
  • All pizza bases are made here at the Inn
  • Shoe String Fries & Aioli $7.50
  • Garlic Bread $8.00
  • Beef Burger $24.00
    • with bacon, Swiss cheese, beetroot remoulade, chutney, and shoe string fries
  • Karaage Chicken $9.00
    • Japanese fried chicken with kewpie mayo, lime, and pickled radish
  • Goats Cheese & Thyme Croquettes $20.00
    • with roasted celeriac, hazelnuts, fennel, and apple
  • - add cheese & bacon $3.50
  • Vegetables $7.50
  • Bruschetta Bread $8.50
    • fresh tomato, basil, balsamic reduction, olive oil
  • Chilli Penne $22.50
    • prawns, scallops, pine nuts, spinach, with sweet chilli lemon sauce
  • Seafood platter $38.50
    • prawns, scallops, salt pepper squid, smoked salmon, fish served with fries and dipping sauce
  • Margarita $16.50
    • with fresh basil, fresh tomato
  • Chicken Cashew salad $19.50
    • Cajun chicken spice, green salad, cucumber, tomato, banana honey mustard dressing
  • Scallop $13.00
    • half dozen served with garlic aioli
  • Deep fried Calamari $18.50
    • with green salad, tomato, cucumber, sweet chilli sauce
Founders Brewery & Cafe

Founders Brewery & Cafe

location

Address

87 Atawhai Drive, The Wood, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035484638

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , Mediterranean , New Zealand , Pub Food , Seafood

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  No Takeaway ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
87 Atawhai Drive, The Wood, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand