Governors Bay Hotel in Canterbury Menu

ALL DAY MENU - 11.00am - late ALL DAY MENU - 11.00am - late
  • Pizzas
  • Lamb sandwich with crisp lettuce, grilled mushrooms, tomato, mint yoghurt and pesto $25.00
  • Breakfast, eggs as you like on toast, bacon, sausage, tomato, mushrooms and hash brown $22.00
  • Two poached eggs on house baked beans with spicy chorizo $20.00
  • Waffles with Southern fried chicken strips and maple syrup $21.00
  • Soup of the day with grilled bread - see specials board $13.00
  • Garlic loaf $10.50
  • Grilled bread selection with a trio of dips $13.00
  • Vegetarian Frittata of spiced pumpkin, spinach and feta with a dressed mesclun salad $17.00
  • Open house beef burger with bacon, egg, cheddar, aioli, caramelized onion jam, salad and fat chips $22.00
  • Fish & Chips $24.00
    • beer battered market fresh fish with fat chips, garden salad and house tartare
  • Pork rilettes with apple brandy butter, house pickles and toasted bread $18.00
  • - Moroccan spiced lamb with feta, chickpeas, red onion and tzatziki $22.00
  • - Thai chicken, capsicum, red onion, baby corn and satay sauce $22.00
  • - American hot with spicy pepperoni and jalapeno peppers $22.00
  • Tasting plate for two or more $45.00
    • with cured meats, vintage cheddar, arancini pate, chicken wings, pickles and chutney
VEGAN OPTIONS VEGAN OPTIONS
  • Grilled vegetable stack with corncakes, potato rosti, Provencal sauce and truffle oil $22.00
  • Burrito with spiced rice, pumpkin, refried beans, guacamole, tomato salsa and garden salad $22.00
  • Mushrooms 4 ways $22.00
    • grilled, veloute, pickled and mousse with wilted spinach and herb potato cake
  • Jaffa cheesecake with peanut butter biscuit base, chocolate mousse, raspberry sorbet and spun sugar $13.00
  • Chocolate cup & sauces with chocolate mousse, coffee sorbet and peanut brittle $13.00
DINNER MENU - Entrees DINNER MENU - Entrees
  • Garlic loaf $10.50
  • Selection of toasted bread with a trio of dips $13.00
  • Pork rilettes with apple brandy butter, house pickles and toasted bread $18.00
  • Soup of the Day served with grilled bread $13.00
  • Citrus cured salmon with wasabi mousse, chilli, corn and coriander cakes and lemon dill vinaigrette $16.00
DINNER MENU - Main Courses DINNER MENU - Main Courses
  • Bacon wrapped chicken breast filled with spinach, pine nuts and feta with fondant potato, green beans, baby carrots and a chicken reduction $36.00
  • Fresh fish of the day Market Price
  • Herb crusted four point lamb rack on kumara dauphinoise with steamed vegetables, a lamb cigar, pea puree and mint jus $39.00
  • Grilled rib-eye steak on potato dauphinoise with spinach, mushrooms, parsnip crisps and jus $33.00
  • Beef Duo of a 200gm eye fillet and a beef cheek, mushroom and cheese pie with roast potatoes, vegetable chartreuse and cauliflower saffron puree $38.00
DINNER MENU - Desserts DINNER MENU - Desserts
  • Baked white chocolate and Cointreau cheesecake with berry compote and cream $13.00
  • Vanilla brulee with shortbread biscuit and mango sorbet $13.00
  • Churros with warm chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream $13.00
  • Chocolate fondant with hazelnut brittle and salted caramel ice cream $13.00
  • - 1 cheese $13.00
  • - 2 cheeses $22.00
  • Cheese plate served with bread, crackers, onion jam and apple
DINNER MENU - Side Orders DINNER MENU - Side Orders
  • Shoestrings fries with aioli $8.50
  • Fat Chips with aioli $8.50
  • Wedges w/ mozzarella, bacon, spring onion and sour cream $12.50
  • Garden salad $8.50
  • Gluten free bread $2.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Shoestring Fries $9.00
    • with aioli
  • Chorizo $19.00
    • mushrooms / bacon / charred peppers / smoked tomato sauce / cream cheese / mozzarella
  • Baked White Chocolate Cheesecake $15.00
    • with salted caramel & hazelnut praline
  • Battered Market Fish $16.00
    • shredded iceberg, charred pepper, coriander + lime aioli
  • Margherita $17.00
    • tomatoes / pesto / buffalo mozzarella
  • Crispy Chicken $16.00
    • seasonal leaves, avocado, chipotle mayonnaise
  • Arancini Balls $17.00
    • mushroom, truffle and brie with our bacon jam
  • Pork Crackling $10.00
    • with apple sauce
  • Keema Naan $5.00
  • Kabli Naan (Peshawari Naan) $4.50
  • Mixed Pakora (8pc) $5.99
    • Crispy cauli, potato, onion dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deeper fried.
  • Garlic prawns (8pc) $15.00
    • Prawns battered with garlic cooked in tandoor oven.
  • Fish Tikka Masala $17.99
    • Fish fillet cooked in with brown onion tomato ginger with freshly grounded spices.
  • Tandoori Prawn (8pc) $13.00
    • Prawns battered with garlic cooked in tandoor oven.
  • Chicken/Lamb Chettinad $15.99
    • Diced chicken/lamb cooked in onion tomato gravy with cashew paste and mint sauce.
  • Mixed Pickle $2.00
  • Café Hotcakes $16.50
    • Our own buttermilk cakes with maple syrup and either: Bacon and banana / Berry compote / Lemon curd, with cream or yoghurt on the side.
  • Soup (offered seasonally) $11.00
    • Please check the blackboard for the day's flavours. Served with crusty bread.
  • Warm Lamb Salad $25.00
    • Tender sliced marinated backstrap, on a bed of salad and served with carrot hummus, feta cheese and a minted Tzatziki style dressing. Served with bread.
  • Open Sammie $22.00
    • Our well known concoction of toasted Italian bread, layered with hummus, sliced tomato, lettuce, roasted vegetables, grilled chicken tenderloins and bacon. And topped with our 'pink' mayo.
  • Pie of the Day $18.00
    • Please see our specials blackboard for today's flavours. With salad.
  • Steak Sandwich $27.50
    • Marinated ribeye, with rocket, melted smoked cheese, sliced tomato, caramelised onion jam and grilled bread.
  • Chicken Liver Pãté $11.00 / $15.00
    • Silky smooth pãté with pickles and bread. (for one or two)
  • The Full Monty $20.00
    • Two poached eggs on toast with grilled tomato, sausage, bacon, mushrooms and our own herbed potato hash.
  • Buttermilk Belgian Waffle - bacon, banana, yoghurt , maple syrup $19.5
  • Fish - tempura battered gurnard, fries, lemon , tartare sauce $25.5
  • Tortilla Flat Breads - Venison pastrami house made, onion jam, blue cheese, rocket, balsamic $11
  • BLAT - bacon , lettuce, avocado , tomato , aïoli $16.5
  • Tortilla Flat Breads - Brie , caramelized onions, port wine jelly, rocket $11
  • Mushrooms & Spinach - herbed garlic butter on whole grain bread $13.5
  • Salmon – Holy Smoke cold smoked, preserved lemon , caperberries , cream cheese , rocket $18.5
  • Home-made jam , cream cheese $8.5
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon (GF) $18.50
    • Pan seared liver, onions, mushrooms, bacon, jus and creamy potato mash
  • 200gm Sirloin Steak (GF) $15.50
    • Cooked to your liking and served with fries, salad and aioli
  • Beef Short Rib (GF) $15.50
    • Slow cooked beef short rib with roast gourmet potatoes and slaw
  • Jacket potatoes (GF) $8.00
    • With sour cream, tomato relish and chilli salt
  • Roast of the Day $15.00
    • (GF available) Ask your server about today’s roast
  • Ground Beef Burger $15.50
    • House made beef pattie with gruyere cheese, pickles and aioli, served with fries
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • 200gm sirloin with salad greens, beetroot relish and crispy onion rings in artisan bread, served with fries
  • Fries (GF) $6.00
    • With aioli
  • NACHOS SUPREME $14.90
    • Chips, queso cheese, your choice of meat, all the trimmings and fresh guacamole
  • Sour Cream
  • Coriander's Lime Rice(White or Brown)
  • CHIPS + SALSA $4.50
  • Burrito rolled in a soft flour tortilla/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Beef Barbacoa-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle adobo sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Burrito rolled in a soft flour tortilla/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Pork Carnitas-Marinated in Pepe's authentic smoked chipotle and juniper sauce, braised slowly overnight, then shredded
  • Bowl naked burrito in a bowl/FILL IT WITH $12.90
    • Vegetarian-Grilled capsicum and red onion, fresh guacamole and black beans
  • CHIPS + GUACAMOLE $5.50
  • Lamb or combination meats $18.50
  • Oyster sauce N/A
    • Stir fried carrot, broccoli, caulifower, mushroom, spring onion, cabbage, garlic, baby corn and cabbage with oyster sauce
  • Cashew nut N/A
    • Stir fried carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, spring onion, cabbage, celery, courgette with chilli paste and garnished with cashew nut
  • Pork spare rib $11.00
    • Juicy and tender roast pork spare ribs served with chef's special sauce and steam vegetables garnished with coriander and sesame seeds
  • Tom yum soup see above
    • Hot and sour soup with lemon grass, galangal, kaffir lime leaf, lemon juice, mushroom, tomato, onion, milk and garnished with coriander
  • Tofu or vegetables $16.50
  • Pad thai N/A
    • Stir fried rice noodles with egg, red onion, crushed peanut, chhes and bean sprout
  • Pineapple fried rice N/A
    • Fried rice with curry powder, garlic, pineapple, carrot, cauliflower, spring onion, tomato and garnished with cashew nut
  • CHEESE ONION $2.20
  • ONION RINGS 6 for $2.00
  • EXTRA TOPPING GARLIC BREAD $2.00
  • VEGETARIAN $9.99
    • packed full of local vegetables
  • CHICKEN FRIED NOODLES OR PORK BEEF OR SEAFOOD $9.80
  • SPRING ROLL $2.60
  • VEGETABLE PATTIE $2.20
  • CRUMB MUSHROOMS 5 for $3.50
  • ROAST PORK MUSHROOM CHOW MEIN $12.00
  • PINEAPPLE $4.00
  • CHILI STEAK HOT & SPICY $12.50
  • PRAWN WITH BLACK BEAN SAUCE $12.50
  • PRAWN EGG FOO YOUNG $13.00
  • CHICKEN MUSHROOM CHOW MEIN $12.00
  • SPRING PATTIE $2.20
  • POTTLE OF FRIED NOODLES $5.00
  • Mushrooms $2.80
  • Vegetable Fried Rice $9.50
  • Curry Roll / Spring Roll $2.90
  • Pork Curried on Fried Rice $10.00
  • Pineapple $2.80
  • Chicken with Pineapple on Fried Rice $10.80
  • Vegetarian Noodles Oyster Sauce / Vegetarian Indo Mee / Vege Noodle / Vege Soup with Oyster Sauce / Vege Fried Rice $9.80
  • Japanese Teriyaki / Beef Thai Sweet / Spicy Mambal Chicken / Vietnamese Beef / Green Curry / Roast BBQ Pork / Lemon Honey Chicken Noodles $10.40
  • Chicken Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast served with a fresh salad finished with an aioli dressing.
  • Market Fish $28.50
    • Served with potato and leek rosti, glazed parsnip, crushed peas, wilted greens and beurre blanc sauce.
  • Venison Ribs w Slaw & Chips $29.50
  • Fish and Chips $20.00
    • Beer battered fish served with chips, a petite salad and tartare.
  • Ice Cream Sundae $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream topped with whipped cream and your choice of either - Mixed berry compote / Chocolate sauce with grated chocolate / Caramel sauce with chopped nuts
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Poached eggs and bacon on sour dough with hollandaise or Poached eggs and Portabello mushroom on sour dough with hollandaise.
  • Calamari $22.50
    • Tender salt and pepper calamari served with salad, chips and a lemon pepper aioli.
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • With fresh bread.
  • Chicken/Lamb Vindaloo $17.00
    • A hot dish cooked with ground spice paste with a touch of vinegar, capsicum
  • Raita $3.50
  • Jeun Aloo $14.00
    • Diced potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices
  • Chicken/Lamb Pasanda $17.00
    • Choice of meat cooked in a rich almond based gravy with aromatic spices
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
    • Naan made from refined flour sprinkled with chopped garlic and baked in Tandoor
  • Vegetarian Platter for 2 $17.00
    • Selection of Vegetable Samosas, Onion Bhajis, Vegetable Pakoras and Paneer Tikka 2pcs each
  • Chicken/Lamb Bhuna $17.00
    • Tender pieces of chicken or lamb cooked in a thick chunky onion and tomato gravy finished with sliced onions and capsicum
  • Fish Capsicum $19.00
    • Tender pieces of Fish in a special sauce cooked with spices and Capsicum chunks finished with fresh coriander
  • Egg Foo young with chicken/ beef $23.00
  • Beef in black bean sauce with capsicum $18.00
  • Seasonal greens in broth $15.00
  • Beef in oyster sauce $18.00
  • Seasonal greens with tofu $15.00
  • Plain egg fried rice $10.00
  • Slow braised beef brisket noodle soup $19.00
  • Salt & pepper pork chop $18.00
  • Each $4
  • Steak & Mushroom
  • Mince & Cheese
  • Each $3.90
  • Stuff Sausage $2.20
  • Mince Pie
  • Cottage pie
  • Bacon Egg & Cheese
  • Small Salad $7.00
  • Eieren Naar Keuze $14.50
    • Eggs cooked to your liking, served on toast and relish
  • +Gegratineerde Mosselschotel $42.00
    • Mussel platter selection of the above
  • oil and sliced green onions
  • Harissa Koninginnehapje - Marinated Chicken Breast $35.60
    • Harissa marinated chicken breast over spiced vegetable, infused couscous, baked artichokes and lemon yoghurt
  • Hoegaarden Kippenlever Pate $19.80
    • Chicken liver and smoky bacon pate flavoured w Hoegaarden, sage w crisp bread and a fig chutney
  • Belgian Cabbage $7.00
  • Frikadellen $16.90
    • Homemade meatballs smothered in basil tomato sauce w baked gourmet potato wedges
Governors Bay Hotel

Governors Bay Hotel

location

Address

52 Main Road, Governors Bay, Governors Bay, Canterbury, 8971, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033299433

clock

Opened hours

11 AM to 11 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Contemporary , European , Gastropub , Gluten Free , International , Kiwi , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Vegan Options ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
52 Main Road, Governors Bay, Governors Bay, Canterbury, 8971, New Zealand