Little Blackbird in Hawkes Bay Menu

7.30am - 2.30pm Mon - Fri
8am - 2pm - Sat
TOASTED CRUMPETS $19.00
- with peanut butter & honey or jam & curd
GRANOLA $10.50
- origin earth yogurt poached seasonal fruits
MUSHROOM TARTINE $16.50
- chipotle ricotta, lemon & smoked sea salt
BREAKFAST TARTINE $21.00
- poached eggs, black pudding, holly bacon & homemade baked beans
LITTLE BLACK BIRD BAKED EGGS $18.00
- wilted greens, confit tomato, chili, yogurt, toasted focaccia
BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES > hot smoked salmon, horseradish & sorrel $20.00
SOUP
- see specials board
THALI $22.50
- dahl, swaji, coconut & mint pesto beetroot raita, tamarind & puri
STEAMED BBQ PORK BUNS $24.00
- plum sauce, pickled red cabbage, toasted sesame
MEAT IN A BUN $25.00
- braised shortrib, smoked beetroot salsa melted onion with hand cut fries
HAND CUT FRIES $5.00
- aioli, ketchup, smoked paprika, salt

Nearby Sample Menus

Ham $5.00
Bacon & Egg $6.00
Bacon $5.00
Chicken Nuggets 1/2 doz $4.80
Curry Roll $2.50
1/2 All Sauce Chip $2.80
Pineapple Fritter $1.50
Ham & Tomato $5.50

Smith's Smoked Salmon $21.50
- Potato and dill cakes, mascarpone, greens
Roast Mushroom and Taleggio Cheese Bruschetta $14.50
- Greens, balsamic dressing
Farmer's Breakfast $25.00
- Eggs, bacon, sausage, roast tomato, hashbrown, toast
Organic raw energy muesli, Greek yoghurt, fresh fruit $12.50
Lime coconut fresh toast with bacon $21.00
Mixed Leaf Salad $5.50
Smith's Smoked Salmon $21.50
- Potato and dill cakes, mascarpone, rocket
Omelette, autumn greens, ricotta, parmesan $18.50

Fish of the Day w potato risotto, prawns, balsamic grapes & micro herbs $32.50
Scallops with Ham Hock Cake, Avocado, Aioli $18.00
Three Cheese and Mushroom Pie w Spinach, Chargrilled Broccoliini & Truffle Oil Vinagrette $28.00
Pasta of the day $26.00
Broccoli Bites with Aioli $7.00
Platters and Dishes / Perfect for Sharing
Egg $2.50
Mariner Platter $42.50
- Salmon, Fish Goujons, Mussels, Prawn Toast, Peppered Squid, Ceviche, Fries

Steamed BBQ Pork Buns $24.00
- Plum sauce, pickled red cabbage, toasted sesame
Buckwheat Waffles $10.00
- Seasonal fruits, yoghurt & maple syrup
Handcut Fries $5.00
- Aioli, Ketchup, Smoked Paprika Salt
Thali $22.50
- Dahl, swaji, coconut & mint pesto, beetroot raita, tamarind & puri
Little Black Bird Baked Eggs $18.00
- Wilted greens, confit tomato, chilli yoghurt, toasted focaccia
Granola $10.50
- Origin Earth yoghurt, poached seasonal fruits
Mushroom Tartine $16.50
- Chipotle ricotta, lemon & smoked sea salt
Toasted Crumpets $9.00
- With peanut butter & honey or Jam & curd

Chicken/Beef/Pork $16.50
PAD-PED (CYM)
- Stir fried with your choice of meat cooked in red curry paste, capsicum, bamboo shoots, green beans and Thai herbs
PANANG CURRY (CYM)
- With your choice meat cooked with a popular crushed peanut curry combined with coconut cream, green beans, capsicum & carrot
-Chicken $16.50
PAD-NAM-MUN-HOY (CYM)
- Stir fried mixed vegetables with your choice of meat with oyster sauce
Mixed Seafood/Squid/Prawns $20.00
Crispy Pork/Roasted Duck $20.00
GAENG-PED-PEAT-YANG Thai Duck Curry (CYM)
- Roasted duck cooked in red curry with pineapple, capsicum, tomatoes & basil leaves in coconut milk

Mahoe very old edam - quince paste - Selection of three/ Individual $32.50/ $14.90
Grilled half bostock organic chicken with capers, green olives & medjool date puree $38.50
Ventricina salami, House pork coppa with fennel, air dried beef, country pork terrine, onion marmalade, dijon, pickled vegetables & crostini Sml $28.70/Lge $46.00
Scott's strawberries with wild fennel and buttermilk panna cotta & meringue $14.50
Valrhona manjari chocolate & plum with hay ice cream $14.50
Chargrilled octopus with baba ganoush & smoked fish jelly $18.90
Marinated olives & vine smoked almonds $8.70
Smoked salmon & watercress parfait with celery salt $17.50

Confit Duck Burrito Bites $17.5
- shredded duck in a tortilla, baked & served w mango-chilli salsa
Meyer Vintage Gouda [NZ] see below
Fries $7.5
- smoked paprika seasoned crispy hot shoe strings w tomato relish
Whitestone Lindis Pass Brie [NZ] see below
One cheese $14.0
- your choice from above
Bang Bang Cauliflower $15.9
- tempura florets w spicy sichuan bang bang sauce
Selección De Tres (#3) $14.5
- pina colada baked cheesecake w pineapple salsa & coconut+anzac biscuit ice cream
Three cheeses $38.0
- your choice from above

Catch of the day $35
Heirloom tomato, capers, red onion, goat cheese, olive crumb, basil $18
Salad of feta, cucumber, olive, red onion, tomato, radish $8
Baked ricotta, charred eggplant puree, caper vinaigrette, pine nut, pickled raisins $28
Confit duck leg agnolotti, beef & anise liquor, “Hillcroft” shiitake, spring onion, coriander $19
“Ovation” lamb short loin, braised lamb dumpling, carrot, ginger, bok choy $37
Ormlie mini loaf, garlic & herb butter, dukkah $10
“Bostock’s” chicken thigh, tomato capsicum mustard, prosciutto, fennel, granola, parmesan $37

Lunch Steak $17.50
- Prime scotch covered in pepper, mushroom or garlic gravy
Rump 200gram $17.50
- Prime steer beef served with BBQ sauce
Rump 200gram $17.50
- Prime steer beef served with BBQ sauce
Shrimp Cocktail $9.50
- Peeled Thai shrimps covered with our seafood sauce on a bed of lettuce & lemon
Chicken Wrap $10.50
- Crumbed chicken fillets, with salad filled in a wrap
Small Serving $9.00
Mini Mixed Grill Trio $19.50
- Combination of beef rump, chicken breast & pork with garlic aioli
Surf & Turf $29.50
- 250 grams of expert quality rump w prawn & scallops skewers with hollandaise sauce

BLT $15.90
- With pesto on turkish bread served with fries & aioli
Vegeteraian Nachos $15.90
- Kidney Beans, corn nachos, cheese, toamto salsa, jalapenos & sour cream
Rewana Special $18.90
- Toasted rewana bread with bacon, eggs & creamy mushroom
Gluten Free / 9 grain / rewana / Ciabatta / Turkish bread warps $1.00 extra
Fresh pasta of the day $16.90
Bruschetta $16.90
- Herb oil toasted ciabatta with slow roasted dried tomatoes, pesto, herb marinated portabello mushrooms, feta and rocket
Homemade Museli $10.90
- Toasted museli, dried fruits, seeds, poached fruit & yoghurt
Chicken stirfry $17.90
- Marinated chicken tossed with fresh vegetables, sambel and rice noodles

Mesculin Hand Picked / Balsamic Essence $6.00
Grant & Bridget Gibsons Oakdale Holstein Winter Cows Milk Gruyere by Origin Earth $15.00
Spuds / Olive Earth / Green Oil $6.00
Wood Fired Earth and Hay Slow Cooked Lamb Neck / Lamb Glaze Poached Vegetables $32.00
Local Cheese $15.00
Black Cardamon Sorbet / Burnt Orange Rosemary Powder / Ganache $15.00
Slow Cooked Brisket / Smokey Glaze / Roasted Baby Turnips and Radish / 1024 Japanese Sauce $32.00
White Fish & Shells / Collapsed Organic Tomatoes / Saffron / Elephant Garlic Confit $32.00

Healthy Living N/A
- Choice of cereals, yoghurt, fresh seasonal fruit, compote & selection of fruit juices
Seasonal Vegetables $8.00
Smoked Salmon Kedgeree N/A
- Lightly seasoned w/ spices, herbs, hard boiled eggs & butter
Eggs Florentine N/A
- W/ spinach & Hollandaise sauce
Orange Cake, Pineapple Soup & Berry Sorbet $15.00
Eggs and Mangapapa's Home Cured Bacon N/A
- Choice of eggs, home cured bacon on sourdough toast
Blackened Chicken Salad $28.00
- Fennel, orange, vanilla dressing, tzatziki & pickled red onion
Mushrooms on Toast N/A
- Sautéed mushrooms w/ herbs (cream optional)

Mini pie $1.40
Meat ball $2.50
Option #1 $4.80
- (Serving per head) 1x 1/4 piece club sandwich, 1x mini pie OR small sausage roll, 1x sweet slice OR muffin
Spring roll OR curry roll $2.50
Option #2 $5.25
- (Serving per head) 1x small sausage roll, 1x mini pie, 1x sweet slice OR muffin
Option #3 $6.50
- (Serving per head) 1x Mini wrap, 1x meat ball, 1x neenish tart
Club sandwich $1.00
Mini filled roll $3.00

Three Egg omelette, house smoked chorizo fennel ricotta, toasted sourdough bread $17.00
Sticky Lamb spare ribs with our BBQ sauce and sourdough bread $21.00
Spiced Tomato bean ragout, crushed potatoes, native spinach, slow cooked egg, herb olive gremolata $17.00
Potato bread filled with kawakawa honey glazed lamb ham, pickled beetroot cream cheese $13.00
Butter grilled egg bread, tomato, basil, mozzarella $12.00
Blackened Skirt steak chimichurri sauce, smoked mushroom catsup $27.00
Meating Platter, available in three sizes: Selection of our meats, Cheese, olives, pickles, Breads and relishes $22.00
Seared venison carpaccio, shaved sheep cheese, honey oat crisp, grape olive dressing $16.00

Crispy pork belly, warmed kumara, braising jus $ 17
Coffee & almond creme brulee, french vanilla bean ice cream $ 14
Braised chicken $ 25
- with shallots, bacon & mushrooms, crispy roasted potatoes
Chunky french fries & aioli $ 7
Rosemary infused olives $ 6
Grilled pork fillet, potato gratin,roasted veggies $ 27
Steamed seasonal vegetables $ 7
Garlic bread $ 8

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