Little Blackbird in Hawkes Bay Menu

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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

BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES
- seasonal fruits yogurt & maple syrup
TOASTED CHEESE SANDWICH
- fruit kebabs, homemade marshmallow
All $10.00

Nearby Sample Menus

BEEF SCHNITZEL & VEGE $15
- Beef Schnitzel on mash with sautéed vegetables & a red wine jus
NACHOS $14.50
- Savoury mince, cheese, Chilli sauce & sour cream
(GF)SEARED TUNA SALAD $26.50 /ENT$22.50
- Seared tuna, salad greens, pickled ginger & chilli soy sauce
PLOUGHMANS PLATTER $42.50
- Cheese, pickles, chutney, bread, fruit & meats
(GF) DOUBLE ROASTED MOROCCAN LAMB SHANK $36.50
- On Saffron mash w’ seasonal vegetables & a Moroccan sauce
(GF) SPICY BEEF SALAD $24.50/ENT$20.50
- Asian coated beef strips on salad greens w’ coriander, lime & ginger dressing
(GF) SMOKED CHICKEN & CASHEW SALAD $15
- With cranberry sauce
BACON & BBQ SEASONED WEDGES $14.50
- Seasoned wedges with bacon, bbq sauce & sour cream

Cadillac Platter $140.00
- Serves 8-10 people - Tiger Prawn Cutlets - Sauteed prawns in chilli garlic butter. / Roast Pork Ribs - Served with apple sauce. / Memphis Mussels - Grilled with bacon and parmesan cheese, topped with berry vinaigrette. / San Quentin Squid - Crunchy salt and pepper squid with citrus aioli. / Chief's Chicken Nibbles - Served with orange, hoisin and sesame sauce. / Beef Sirloin Skewers - Tender sirloin cubes skewered and drizzled with our Jack Daniel's cracked pepper sauce.
Wrap Star $12.50
- Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum's tomato relish. - Or leave the tortilla out and we'll make you a yummy chicken salad!
Jalapeños $3.00
Mushrooms $3.00
Free Range Egg $2.00
Lassoo of Hog $38.00
- 450grams of rolled pork loin with a prune, carrot and seeded mustard dressing. Oven-roasted with crackling and finished with a fresh apple and ginger sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw...a fair dinkum Lone Star legend!
Seasonal Vegetables $6.00
Stir Crazy Sirloin $34.00
- 250gram premium-aged sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.

Gurnard - Crumbed $3.80 $4.30
- Standard $19.90
Oysters (5) $9.90
Grilled Steak* or STOMBE $22.90
- Small $16.90
- Large $28.90
Squid Ring $1.00
Crab Stick $1.80

Triple $32.00
Double $25.00
Triple $32.00
Vietnamese BBQ pork & prawn salad, rice noodles, greens, nuoc cham dressing $26.00
Shoestring fries with aioli $8.00
Parmesan, confit garlic & rosemary pizza bread $11.00
Coffee brulee, vanilla & hazelnut cookies, brandy snap, cream $15.00
Roast baby Roma tomatoes, hand pulled mozzarella & fresh basil $25.00

Risotto
- Wild Mushroom Risotto with Pecorino
Lamb Focaccia
- Boned shoulder of Lamb Focaccia Sandwich with Dunking Minted Grav
Corn Chips
- with Crushed Tomato, Basil & Jalapenos
Nacho
- Nacho Pizza with Ground Corn Chips, Spiced Tomato Chili Bean Gravy, Sour Cream & Tomato Salsa & Pepper Flakes
Warm Citrus Oil Olives
Potato Wedges
- With Hot Sauce & Cumin Sour Cream
Awanui Farm Steak
- Hickory Marinated & Seared 200g of Prime Awanui Farm Steak
Pork Belly
- Peking Spiced Pork Betty with Choi Sum Salad & Soft Flat Bread with Spiced Plum Sauce

PAD-MED-MA-MUANG (CYM)
- Stir fried roasted cashew nuts with your choice of meat with carrot, broccoli, mushroom & spring onions
Crispy Chicken PAD-PRIK $18.50
- Stir fried crispy chicken with green beans, capsicum, onion, carrots, & Thai chilli paste
Mixed Seafood/Squid/Prawns $20.00
Crispy Pork/Roasted Duck $20.00
Selections of Appetizers (1 person) $10.00
- Mixed selection of curry puff, fish cake, vegetable, spring roll & BBQ pork spring roll
-Chicken $18.50
YUM-MOO GROB Thai Spicy Crispy Pork Salad $18.50
-Chicken / Beef / Pork $18.50

8PC. REG $8.40
- 8 pieces Jumbo Teriyaki Chicken
8PC. DBL AVO $7.30
Tasty Tuna
- 4 pieces Cucumber Hosomaki
Fancy Platter - 1 $30.90
- 4 pieces Regular Teriyaki Chicken
- 4 pieces Fresh Salmon Supreme & Double Avocado

Pesce del giorno servito con crema tiepida di zucca, semi di sesamo nero $35.00
- Fish of the day, pan seared in extra virgin olive oil, rosemary and garlic, then served atop bed of warm squash puree, dusted with black sesame seeds then topped with asparagus .
Fettuccine di pasta fresca al pollo s $23.00 / m $31.00
- Fettuccine fresh homemade pasta tossed in pieces of chicken and a creamy salsa.
Lasagne all’emiliana s $23.00 / m $31.00
- Traditional style lasagna all’ Emiliana, rich layers of pasta, ragu, béchamel and cheese.
Gnocchi di patate (pesto, pomodoro, salsa bolognese) s $23.00 / m $31.00
- Potato gnocchi served with a sauce of your choice: pesto, tomato or bolognese.
Petto di pollo al marsala con funghi champignon $33.50
- Chicken breast sautéed in sweet marsala salsa with freshly chopped button mushrooms.
Garlic bread $10.00
- Garlic bread Italian style with a side of olives.
Zuppetta di cozze al sugo di pomodoro leggermente piccante $19.50
- Fresh delicately steamed green lipped mussels in white wine, garlic and tomato salsa slightly spicy.
Paté di fegatini di pollo con confettura di cipolla rossa e pane croccante $17.50
- Artigiano Tuscan pâté of chicken liver, served with red onion conserve and crusty bread.

Free-Range Omelette with cheese, herbs and whole-grain toast $12
Half farmers $13.50
Extras choose from bacon, sausage (price each) $3.00
Vegetarian Deluxe sweetcorn fritters, potato, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast and eggs $17
Farmers full breaky bacon, eggs, sausages, potato, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast $17
Mulberry Muesli our own blend with banana, blueberries and yoghurt $10
Bacon and Eggs poached, scrambled or fried on ciabatta bread $12
Porridge with cream and brown sugar and/or poached fruit $10

Tomatoes, Sausages, Hash Browns, Mushrooms $3.50
Toast Bagel served with Cream Cheese and Jam $8.00
3 Egg Omelette with your choice of filling’s $17.00
Muesli served with Yoghurt and Seasonal Fruit $9.50
Smoked Salmon Bagel with Cream Cheese $12.00
Eggs Benedict served on a toasted muffin with Hollandaise sauce $17.00
Seasonal Fruit Salad $7.50
Crepe served with Bacon, Banana and Maple Syrup $17.00

Chevre (Soft Goats Cheese) [FR] see below
Pork Belly $23.9
- omg it's crispy pork belly! pomegranite jus, fresh fennel+apple slaw
Lustau Sherry $12.5
- pedro ximenez [sweet]
Duck Liver Parfait $15.5
- w balsamic onion jam, cornichons + crunchy crostini
Una Selección (#1) $14.5
- hazelnut meringue stack, double fudge chocolate mousse & vanilla marscapone w kahlua syrup
Whitestone Windsor Blue [NZ] see below
Patatas Bravas $11.5
- crispy potatoes topped w piquant bravas salsa + aioli
Mezze Platter $18.9
- selection of house-made dips, cumin flatbread & kalamata olives

SAVOURY MINCE $16.00
- on toast with two fried eggs
TOAST $6.00
- with jam or 3 fruit marmalade
SWEET CORN FRITTERS $15.00
- sweet corn fritters served with bacon & salad, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Grilled portobello mushroom / 2 bacon / 2 eggs /beans /2 chorizo/sausages / 2 sweet potato cakes $4.00
EGGS on toast (V) $10.00
House made SOUP $10.00
- served with toast
TE MATA $15.00
- creamy mushrooms & baby spinach served on toast (V)
Smoked salmon $5.00

Coconut Bavarois $15.00
- Chocolate, Toasted Coconut, Mango Coulis
Vanilla Brulée With Berry Compote and Mini Bombe Alaska $15.00
Handmade Gnocchi $16.00
- Filled with Caramelized Onion, Olives, Goats Cheese and Thyme
Smokey Salmon Tartare $9.00
- with Basil Mayonnaise and Parmesan Shortbread
Confit Duck Leg $29.00
- with Pork and Duck Sausage and Cassoulet Style Beans
14 hr Cooked Lamb Shoulder $29.00
- With overnight Cooked Lambs Heart, Celeriac Puree and Parsnip Sponge
Beef Cheek $29.00
- White Polenta, Beef Fillet, Mushroom, Beef Cheek Croquette
Sous Vide Lambs Liver $16.00
- Carrot Puree, Truffle Broccoli Mousse

Apple Mash / Apple Marshmallow / Buttered Pastry / Green Apple Sauce $15.00
Pulled Pork Schnitzel / Grilled Ginger Bread Stuffing $15.00
Wood Fired Earth and Hay Slow Cooked Lamb Neck / Lamb Glaze Poached Vegetables $32.00
Smoked Pork Cheek / Chopped Squid / Spiced Peach / Raw Carrot / Coconut Powder $10.00
KB's R&D chefs choice surprise luncheon $45.00
Raspberries / Toasted Almond / Dissaronno $15.00
Spuds / Olive Earth / Green Oil $6.00
Envelope Lasagna / Holly Ham / Gruyere / Poached in Spag Bol Juice $15.00

Seared Scallops $17.90
- Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
- Or as a bowl $6.50
Death by Chocolate Mudcake $14.90
- Chocolate mud cake, chocolate ice-cream and topped with chocolate sauce
Confit of Pork Belly $25.90
- Twice cooked Pork Belly above colcannon potato with spinach finished with a pineapple, mango, and chive salsa
Chefs Signature Seafood $19.90
- Scallops on black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
Portobello Stack $24.90
- Portobello mushrooms infused with blue cheese, basil pesto and sweet chilli above spinach and roasted vegetables
Chatham Island Blue Cod Fish and Chips $19.90 / $24.90
- Freshly beer battered fish served with fries and a mesclun salad with tomato and tartare sauces. Available as a 150g or 200g portion of fish
Caesar Salad $16.90
- Cos lettuce, bacon, and parmesan bound in a Caesar dressing finished with croutons and a poached egg