Slices of toasted Turkish bread with freshly whipped garlic butter
Seafood Taster $19.00
Prawn cutlets, scallops and New Zealand green lipped mussels tossed together with ginger, capers, coriander and chilli in a rich white wine cream sauce. Served with a side of Turkish bread
Italian Chicken Salpicao Cups $16.00
Shredded chicken breast, carrots, sweetcorn, raisin and red onion tossed in a rich mascarpone cheese sauce, served in homemade pastry cups and accompanied by crispy kumara
Smoked Salmon $19.00
Smoked salmon rolled with tangy guacamole and diced pineapple all placed in a cucumber canoe and drizzled with chimichurri sauce
Summer Salad Trio $17.00
Combination of tabbouleh, green garden and cannellini bean salads accompanied by honey mustard, parsley and coriander vinaigrette
MAINS
Flintstone Steak $42.00
500gm of the finest New Zealand Southland Hereford rib eye on the bone cooked to your liking. Accompanied with homemade onion rings, triple cooked truffle potatoes and a side of chimichurri or mustard and pepper sauce
Southland Lamb Leg Steak $35.00
200gm served to rest on silverbeet leaves tossed into beetroot relish and creme fraiche, served with whole boiled herbed potatoes and a side of tzatziki sauce
Pork Belly $37.00
Roasted in three spices then pan seared and served with triple cooked truffle potatoes, steamed bok choy with a cucumber, mint and jalapeno Agri duce then finished with a plum and pinot jus
Chicken Pocket $35.00
Tender grilled chicken breast filled with creamy sweetcorn puree and served with wilted spinach, confit garlic and polenta fries dusted with smoked paprika
Catch of the Day $35.00
Pan fried and served over an Asian style mirin and soy stir-fry vegetables, accompanied by mashed truffle potatoes and topped with chimichurri sauce
Mushroom & Garlic Stuffed Aubergine $29.00
Oven baked aubergine filled with confit garlic and mushroom, topped with grilled halloumi and chilli sauce, served with polenta fries
DESSERTS
Berry & Mascarpone Ice Cream Cake $13.00
Crumbed with roasted cashews and served with berry coulis
Fruit Parfait $13.00
Vanilla ice cream served with a warm berry compote, Grand Marnier liqueur and whipped cream
Chocolate Tart $13.00
Served with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and almond praline
Michelle likes everything to be perfect, and that is never more apparent than with her beer batter: Back to basics I say Fish, chips, salad, aioli, tomato sauce and lemon(WITH BLUE COD $27)
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
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
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
THE F.A.T. 250 $28.00
This feed is not for the faint of heart: 250g of Prime NZ porterhouse steak served with garlic herb potatoes, pan fried broccoli (and whatever vegetables fall off the truck), finished with jus, streaky bacon, and tangy, onion jam. Or your classic Steak, Eggs & Chips etc!
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
PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
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
Smoked homemade chorizo, roast peppers, Gibbston Valley mozzarella
Saffron yoghurt $15.00
Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters
Apple pancakes $18.00
Buttermilk pancakes, caramelized apple puree, maple syrup, cinnamon mascarpone
French toast $18.00
Traditional French toast made with our own bread, poached pears, lemon mascarpone, cinnamon brown sugar
Homemade granola $15.00
The Spire homemade granola, either; Natural with milk and poached local berries OR Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackberry coulis
Chocolate & hazelnut truffle biscuit. Perfect complement to coffee $4.50
Vanilla bean ice cream with chocolate sauce, shortbread $7.00
Chicken bolognaise $15.00
fresh pasta, grated cheese (v*) (gf*)
Kumara, broccoli and courgette fritters, with Moroccan spices roast red onion, date syrup, beluga lentils and tomatoes (gf) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Pinot Noir $28.00
Marinated olives $8.50
Deconstructed white chocolate cheesecake, lemon curd, apricot biscotti, saffron pashmak. Wine match - Le Fou Bendigo Riesling $14.00
Traditional Greek salad $14.00
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
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