Rakinui Restaurant & Bar in South Island Menu

APPETIZERS ALL $9 APPETIZERS ALL $9
  • •Pulled pork tacos w/ tomato salsa
  • •Sweet & sour glazed buffalo wings
  • •Slow braised lamb spring rolls w/ Asian dipping sauce
  • •Risotto balls w/ wasabi mayo (v)
  • •Chicken dumplings w/ chili, coriander & peanut salad
  • •Aubergine fritters w/ fennel yoghurt (v)
  • •‘Ika mata’ (south pacific style marinated raw fish salad)
  • •Fish cakes w/ dipping sauce
  • •Pork wontons w/ dipping sauce
  • •Salt & pepper squid w/ sweet soy
  • •Green pea & potato samosa w/ tamarind sauce (v)
    • (v) vegetarian
    • Prices include GST – 15% Public Holiday Surcharge Applies
TO START TO START
  • Bread & Dips $10
    • Fresh homemade bread w/ dips
  • Soup of the day $10
    • Served w/ homemade bread
  • Regional tasting platter 1$23 / 2$35
    • A selection of antipasto from the Mackenzie District
SALADS AND SANDWICHES SALADS AND SANDWICHES
  • Roasted pumpkin and Quinoa salad $16
    • Smoked haloumi, baby spinach, citrus dressing
  • Tangy cheese salad $17
    • Mesclun lettuce, prosciutto, watermelon, honey walnuts, raspberry dressing
  • Smoked salmon Caesar $18
    • Hot smoked salmon, crispy bacon, shaved cheddar, croutons, soft boiled egg
  • Steak Sandwich $20
    • Minute steak, fried egg, lettuce, tomato relish served w/ fries
  • Chicken club sandwich $20
    • Grilled chicken, bacon, cheese, tomato & lettuce w/ fries
  • Pulled Pork Sandwich w/ fries $20
PIZZA MENU All $18 PIZZA MENU All $18
  • •BBQ Chicken, red onion & Capsicum
  • •Roasted pumpkin, spinach & brie
  • •Cheese & tomatoes
  • •Venison salami, chorizo & smoked garlic
  • •Pulled pork & pineapple
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Molten chocolate & peanut fondant $18
    • Whisky & chocolate cremeux, caramel tuile, mascarpone & date ice cream
  • Green tea and Kaffir lime Pannacotta $17
    • Black sesame paste, berry sorbet & white almond chocolate
  • Baked marble Cheese Cake $16
    • Ginger poached rhubarb, chocolate mousse & white almond chocolate
  • Mulled wine poached pear crumble $16
    • Salted caramel, oatmeal crumb, cardamom parfait & vanilla cream
  • Cheese Platter for 1 $18/ for 2 $23
    • Talbot Forest & Ben Ohau Road Cheeses w. grape chutney, nuts & homemade lavosh

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chilli Cheese Bread $11.90
    • Freshly baked ciabatta loaf smothered in cheese, garlic butter and drizzled with sweet chilli.
  • Zucchini Fritters $14.90
    • Zucchini, sweet corn and feta fritters served with our chef's own honey mustard dressing.
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken Strips $15.90
    • Freshly battered chicken strips served on crispy noodles, topped with sweet and sour sauce and sesame seeds
  • Citrus Tart $12
    • Served with berry compote, vanilla ice-cream and cream .
  • Crispy Salt and Pepper Squid $15.90
    • Served with lemon and wasabi lime mayo.
  • Warm Chicken Salad $24.90
    • Marinated chicken breast served with bacon, grapes and salad greens, tossed together with Armadillo’s homemade dressing, finished off with crispy noodles.
  • Mud Cake $12
    • Rich Mississippi mud cake served with chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Lamb Shank - Single option $24.90
    • Slowly braised lamb shank served on mash with onion gravy.
  • Chicken, cranberry & brie $27.00
  • French toast $16.50
    • with maple syrup, bacon & grilled banana
  • Pepperoni $27.00
  • Buttermilk chicken $12.50
    • with ranch dipping sauce
  • Crunchy slaw $8.00
  • Pepperoni $27.00
  • Option 1 $45 per head
    • Breads & dips to start, choice of three main plates, dessert platters
  • Margherita $27.00
    • fresh basil & tomato
  • Sandwich Cubano - roast spice pork, ham, swiss cheese n pickle 14
  • Torrejas w/ tres-leche toast, almonds, guava syrup n whipped cream cheese
  • Empanadas w/ ancho beef, corn cream n mojo 16
  • Paella Cubano w/ quinoa, pineapple, olive n yoghurt 14
  • Elena ruz w/ strawberry jam, cream cheese n turkey 14
  • Croquettes w/ roast pepper, chorizo, jam n avocado 12
  • Pulled goat tostada w/ slaw, black bean n queso fresco 18
  • Jerk chicken wings w/ banana salsa n pomegranate molasses 14
  • Chicken $14
  • 13 Seafood Spring Rolls (Nem Hai San) - 3 rolls $12
    • Deep fried rice paper spring rolls filled with prawns, squid and crab meat
  • ~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
  • ~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
  • Seafood $18
    • Prawn, Squid, Scallops
  • 6 Vietnamese Traditional Spring Rolls (Chà Gīō) - 3 rolls $10
    • Deep fried crispy rice paper spring rolls filled with pork mince, prawns, dried mushrooms, carrot, onion, vermicelli, served with in-house made dipping sauce and lettuce
  • 75 Stir-Fried Rice (Com Rang)
  • 17 Prawn or Salmon Salad (Sa Lát Tôm / Cá Hôi) $18
    • King Prawn cutlets or Smoked Salmon on a bed of mixed lettuce, seaweed, picked lotus, sprouts, carrot, cucumber, herbs and dressing ~ available in mild, medium or hot
  • Pineapple Ring
  • Steak Tomato on Rice $9.50
  • Steak Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Pottle Fried Rice $5.00
  • Roast Pork Chow Mein $11.00
  • Noodle Base $1.50
  • Pork Egg Foo Young $10.00
  • Pottle Fried Noodle $5.00
  • Basket of Chips $6.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Toasted Sandwiches $4.00
  • Vegetarian Snack $8.00
    • Spring rolls, Samosas, Onion Rings, served with chips & sweet chilli sauce
  • Snack Basket $8.00
    • Chicken Nuggets, Fish & Mini Hotdog, served with chips & tomato sauce
  • Sausage Rolls $3.50
  • - Cheese & Onion
  • Mixed Platter (For 2) $11.00
    • Chicken Nuggets, Fish, Mini Hotdog, Spring rolls, Samosas, Onion Rings, served with chips & tomato sauce
  • Nuggets & Chips $8.00
    • Chicken Nuggets served with tomato sauce
  • Pottles Fried Rice $108.00
    • 8-10 servings
  • Pork foo young $12.00
  • Prawn Chop Suey $13.50
  • Pork Chop Suey $12.00
  • Chicken with Black Bean Sauce $12.50
  • Crispy chicken (whole) $20.00
  • Combination of Noodles $12.50
  • Sweet & Sour Wonton $108.00
    • 8-10 servings
  • Aioli N/A
  • Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Italian B.M.T N/A
  • Yoghurt N/A
  • Old English N/A
  • Lettuce N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • Strange's Poutine $12.00
    • Potato skins, dirty gravy, parmesan cheese, shallots
  • Pulled Pork Shoulder $12.00
    • BBQ sauce, jalapeño mustard, slaw, shallots
  • Pan Seared Blue Cod $34.00
    • Creole salsa, chat potatoes, parsley butter
  • Slaw $8.00
    • With toasted peanuts, pepitas & cumin lime mayo
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00
    • With rosemary salt & truffle mayo
  • Rib Mountain $38.00
    • Smoked and braised in our coffee rub, finished in a sticky BBQ sauce
  • Fried Shrimp $15.00
    • Lettuce, shallots, fresh herbs, Tabasco mayo
  • Quinoa & Goji Berries $18.00
    • Fresh shallots, spring onions, baby beets & turnips, dressed with a vanilla vinaigrette
  • Cream Cheese $6.50
  • Smokey $11.50
    • Cold smoked Salmon, Herb & Lemon Schmear, Alfalfa, Capers
  • – Kimchi & Cream Cheese
  • (on toasted bagel)
  • Breakfast Bagel $10.50
    • Streaky bacon, egg with hollandaise sauce
  • Fresh Banana $6.50
  • – Smashed Avocado
  • Pics Peanut Butter $6.00
  • Bacon wrapped new-Zealand scallops with chilli and lime salsa -
  • Smoked venison fillets thinly sliced, served with crostini and fig -
  • Chocolate Marble Cheesecake Belgium white and dark chocolate cheesecake, served with an orange and Cointreau coulis -
  • Éclairs & choux a la crême-Choux pastry filled with French custard -
  • Coq au Vin A French favorite of corn fed chicken pieces marinated in red wine, braised with mushrooms, bacon and baby onions -
  • Grand Croc-en-bouche (French Wedding Cake) A tower of choux pastries each filled with alternatively café, dark chocolate and Baileys patissière, drizzled with a crunchy caramel and served with strawbe -
  • Lamb Shanks Marinated, braised then chargrilled lamb fore shanks -
  • Lamb de Paris Seared tender marinated lamb fillets served on a medley of char-grilled vegetables, French grain mustard dressing -
  • Fish & Chips $15.20
    • Served with tomato sauce and aioli sauce
  • -3. Salmon $22.00
  • Toast Bagel $8.00
    • With Cream cheese
  • Risotto with parmesan
  • -Bacon and aioli sauce with chips $21.00
  • Eggs Anyway on Focaccia $12.50
  • Omelets with toast $19.80
  • Pumpkin Soup $12.00
    • With bacon served with two toast and butter
  • Steamed vegetables
  • Fresh tomato salad, green onion, vinaigrette
  • Red velvet cake
  • Condiments, sauces, and dressings
  • Caesar station, garlic croutons, smoked bacon, shaved parmesan, classic dressing
  • Chicken thigh pouches in ginger, honey& soy
  • Mixed salad leaves
  • Roasted Kumara (sweet potato) salad, seeded mustard, red onion
  • Chicken or Lamb Biryani - Chicken or Lamb pieces cooked with fragrant basmati rice, nuts and topped with nuts and fried onions $14.00
  • Malai Kofta - Homemade cheese stuffed in vegetable balls and cooked in a mildly spiced creamy sauce $13.00
  • Kadai Chicken - Cubes of chicken cooked in an Indian wok with chopped onions, garlic, capsicum and Indian spices $14.00
  • Garlic Naan - Naan sprinkled with diced garlic $3.00
  • Balti Lamb - Boneless lamb pieces cooked in ginger, garlic and fenugreek flavored sauce $14.00
  • Onion Bhajia (4 Pcs) - Crispy mixed vegetable and onion fritters $5.00
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 Pcs) - Flaky pouch of plain flour stuffed with potatoes, green peas and spices $5.00
  • Balti Chicken - Cubes of juicy chicken pieces cooked in ginger and garlic in a fenugreek flavored sauce $14.00
  • Chicken Fried noodles $10.50/$13.50
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $12.00/$15.00
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.00/$12.00
  • Pineapple $2.50
  • Prawn with vegetables $11.50/$14.50
  • Chicken nugget $0.90
  • Hoki crumbed/batter $4.50
  • Mussel $0.90
Rakinui Restaurant & Bar

Rakinui Restaurant & Bar

location

Address

State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo, Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, 7945, New Zealand

phone

Phone

036807000

clock

Opened hours

Breakfast: 6:30am - 10:30am Lunch: 12pm - 2pm Dinner: 6pm until late Bar: 5pm until late
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo, Lake Tekapo, Canterbury, 7945, New Zealand