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

Potato Fritter $1.00
Paua Fritter $2.50
Bluff Oyster $2.80
Pineapple Fritter $1.50
Fish Cake $1.00
Bacon $5.00
Mussel $1.20
Banana Fritter $1.80

Nachos $14.50
- Savory mince, cheese, Chili sauce & sour cream
*bistro beef $15
- Ribeye beef served with onion rings, fries & salad
* warm bread $12.50
- With sundried tomatoes, olives & peach chutney
Cheese board
Mushroom & bacon pasta $24.50
- Mushrooms, bacon & pasta tossed through a creamy garlic butter sauce w’ warm bread
Beef, bbq & egg burger $19.50
- Beef patty, an egg, brie, tomato, lettuce & bbq sauce w’ wedges
*jarks fish n chips $15
- Beer battered Gurnard with fries & salad
feta, pumpkin & pine nut salad(gf) $24.50
- Feta, green leaf salad, pumpkin, pine nuts & a fresh dressing

Eggs $4
Cheesy garlic bread $8
- Toasted ciabatta topped with garlic butter and parmesan cheese
Cheese Cake $12
- Cheese Cake served with sweet whipped cream and berry compote
Crispy chick $28
- Filter room chicken covered in our own special coating, cooked until crispy served on toasted brioche, garlic aioli and grilled pineapple served with our own chunky fries and sauces
Mussels * $19
- Steamed open in our Kingston Original cider with ginger and chilli served with toasted brioche
Ice Cream Sundae $8.5
- Chocolate, Strawberry or Vanilla
Chicken pizza $19
- Tender chicken breast on thin base with our own pizza sauce, cheese, salami and brie topped with our barbeque sauce and aioli
Loaded Meat pizza $19
- Crispy based pizza with our own pizza sauce topped with salami, bacon, beef and red onion finished with mozzarella cheese and our barbeque sauce

Dixie Chicken $32 Medium / $37 Classic
- Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
Banoffee Pie $12.00
- Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
Creme Brulee $12.00
- Round off your dining experience with this classic dessert and its ever-changing flavours.
Prawn Star $19.00
- Tiger prawn cutlets sauteed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
Chief's Chicken Nibbles $16.00
- Blanced in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
Gerhard Burger $25.00
- NZ grass-fed Wagyu beef pattie, onion jam, Swiss cheese, free-range egg, tomato, red onion, lettuce and aioli in an artisan sourdough bun. Served with straight-cut chips...the Ferrari of burgers, perfect with a Steinlager. - Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
- Two Shanks $36.00
Lone Star Coleslaw $5.00

Verdure di stagione $ 9.9
- seasonal vegetables
Rigatoni portofino (V)spinach, sundried tomato, feta, garlic, herbs e panna $ 19.9
Napoletana pizza $ 19.9
- sliced tomato, garlic, onion, capers, anchovies, olives & rocket
Marinated feta cheese $ 8.9
Spaghetti alla vongole $ 19.9
- fresh clams w. garlic, chilli, e.v.o.o, frascati wine & parsley
Cannelloni ricotta e spinaci (V) $ 19.9
- pasta tubes filled w. ricotta, spinach & oven baked w. tomato, bechamel, mozzarella
Garlic pizza pane $ 6.9
Insalata di rucola $8.9
- rocket salad w. pineapple, toscana dressing & parmigiano

Chips 1/2 $2.20
Chips $3.00
Kumara Chips $4.00
Chicken pattie $3.00
Donut $1.60
Crab Stick $2.00
Hot Puppy $1.60
Corn Fritters $3.00

Singapore Noddle $12.00
Wonton $12.00
Beef Fried Rice Noodle $13.00
Chicken Wing $1.80
BBQ Pork $12.00
Donut $1.50
Combination $12.50
Chips $2.60

Prawn & paella arancini balls, lemon aioli n/a
Slow braised lamb belly, aubergine puree, mint yoghurt & roast shallots n/a
Apple and blackberry crumble with vanilla ice cream n/a
2 courses / 3 courses $25.00 / $29.50
Green leaf salad with chardonnay dressing $8.50
Lemon and Herb salmon, Mediterranean rissoli & salsa verde n/a
Sticky date pudding with cream n/a
Cheese cake of the day n/a

Pizza Flat Bread $12.50
- pizza flat bread, garlic, thyme & parmesan
Pannacotta $14
- white chocolate & rasberry pannacotta, strawberry ice cream
Beef Pizza $23
- beef, bacon, salami & bbq sauce
Lamb Rump $29.50
- ovation hawke's bay lamb rump - served medium
Half Chicken $28
- half chicken, sambal marinade
Beef Skirt $26
- wakanui beef skirt 200g - served rare
Tiramisu $14
- tiramisu, chocolate ice cream
Sticky Date $14
- sticky date pudding, butterscotch, vanilla bean ice cream

Bacon and Eggs poached, scrambled or fried on ciabatta bread $12
Vegetarian Deluxe sweetcorn fritters, potato, mushrooms, tomatoes, toast and eggs $17
Free-Range Omelette with cheese, herbs and whole-grain toast $12
Half farmers $13.50
Extras choose from bacon, sausage (price each) $3.00
Farmers full breaky bacon, eggs, sausages, potato, mushrooms, tomatoes and toast $17
Blueberry Pancakes stacked together with banana, bacon, blueberry berry sauce, served with maple syrup and yoghurt $16
Extras choose from potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions (price each) $2.00

Chicken Salad $7.00
- All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
Veggie Mayhem $18.50 / $9.00
- Quorn, Peanut Satay, Sweet Chilli, Capsicum and Onions (Double / Snack)
Licorice Gelato $5.00
- 2015 Silver Award winning Gelato from Gellicious Gelato. If you are Hell bent on Licorice - this is for you. Contains Gluten and Dairy. 180ml tub - share it or smash it yourself
Cursed $18.50 / $9.00
- Honey Mustard, Chicken, Ham, Onions, Gherkins, Bacon and Smoked Cheddar. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Temptation Dessert Pizza $6.00
- Apple, Apricot, Berries, Crumble and Custard on an original snack base
Fresh Green Salad $5.00
- All the Essentials
Trouble $18.50 / $9.00
- Salami, Onions, Chicken, Bacon, Pineapple and Camembert. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Unearthly Dessert Pizza $6.00
- Banana, Berries, Chocolate, White Chocolate and Custard on an original snack base

Arancini $16.5
- mushroom+pancetta crumbed risotto balls w salsa verde & citrus marscapone
Three cheeses $38.0
- your choice from above
Duck $24.9
- crispy duck breast on a sticky asian udon noodle salad
Green-Lipped Mussels $25.5
- [1kg] option of sauces w crusty bread on the side;
Patatas Bravas $11.5
- crispy potatoes topped w piquant bravas salsa + aioli
Prawns $16.9
- garlic & fino prawns on melon medley w lemongrass EVOO pearls
Deliciosa Rocky Road $7.5
- white choc, pistachio, dried fruits, coconut & marsmallow p/p
7Spice Wagyu Beef $23.9
- seared petit fillets w red chimichurri, skordalia & gremolata

All Day Fisherman’s Breakfast $20.50
- Bacon, sausage, eggs your way, roast tomatoes, button mushrooms, hash browns, relish, buttery toast
add bacon – $13.50
Eggs on Toast $11.00
- Poached, fried or scrambled on buttery toast
Menu available Monday – Sunday 8:30am~11:30
Chilli Bean Nachos $14.50
- Corn chips with mild spiced tomato and Mexican chilli bean salsa with grilled cheese and sour cream
Menu available Monday – Sunday 11:30am~2pm
Chicken Caesar Style Salad $19.50
- Grilled chicken breast with smoky bacon, mesclun, croutons, Parmesan, soft boiled egg, and homemade creamy Caesar dressing
Muesli $9.50
- Toasted muesli with yogurt, honey and toasted almonds

Paneer Methi Masala $12.00
- Handmade cottage cheese and fenugreek leaves cooked with onion, capsicum and tomatoes.
Prawn Biryani $15.00
Naan Basket $11.00
- A combination of Plain Naan. Garlic Naan, Plain Roti and Peshawari Naan.
Butter Panner $12.00
Onion Bhaji (5 PCS) $5
- Fresh onion clipped in gram flour and deep fried.
Chicken Domestic / Lollipop $9.00
- Especially cut chicken wings cooked in chef's special homemade sauce.
Vegetable Jalfraezi $10.00
Mixed Chutneys $7.50
- A combination of tamarind, mint raita and mixture of pickles and mango chutney.

Crushed gourmet potato, wild garlic $6.00
Potato bread filled with kawakawa honey glazed lamb ham, pickled beetroot cream cheese $13.00
Anise infused duck breast, marjoram duck rillette, wild garlic mascarpone $16.00
Blackened Skirt steak chimichurri sauce, smoked mushroom catsup $27.00
Grilled skirt steak on beef tartare, pepper onion sauce, crispy parmesan bread $26.00
Neighbourhood rhubarb poached in verjuice with Abbemary shortbread and white chocolate mousse $14.00
Egg Pappardelle, mandarin oregano oil $6.00
Slow cooked lamb shoulder, yoghurt, spices, turmeric, pomegranate $24.00