Ga Con Chien Drunken Salt & Pepper Baby Chicken $29.5
Traditional herbal wine poached baby chicken then fried until crispy. Served with Vietnamese style pot rice with pork sausages, dried shrimps and pork floss. Served with XO sauce Bok Choy. Best eaten with your hands.
Banh Xeo Saigon Crispy Rice Crepe With Lacy Spring Rolls $28.5
Traditional rice flour crepe seasoned with coconut & turmeric, sizzled in a wok until crispy. Stuffed with sprouts, pork, prawns & fresh Vietnamese herbs. Served with traditional dipping sauce. (Vegetarian available on request)
Hot Dogs $ Chips $12
Banh Khot – Vietnamese Mini Pancakes With Saute Pork & Prawns $14.5
A famous Vietnamese Street food snack. Crispy mini pancakes seasoned with Vietnaamese herbs & spices. Topped with saute pork, prawns, fresh herbs, coconut sauce.
Bo Nuong – Vietnamese Street Style Chargrilled Beef Skewers $15.5
Premium Taupo grass fed Angus beef mince marinated with Vietnamese herbs & spices. Wrapped around fresh lemongrass & BBQ. Served with rice noodles, nuts, herbs & dipping sauce.
Comfort food from home. Slow cooked spare ribs in our special in-house caramel sauce reduction topped with grilled juicy prawns & boiled quail eggs. Served with a simple steamed rice & green papaya salad.
Goi Chien – Vietnamese Basket Of Crispy Dumplings & Spring Rolls $14.5
Delicious crispy pork & prawn dumplings made with our special in-house Vietnamese style sweet potato pastry. Accompanied with crispy pork & prawn crispy spring rolls & dipping sauce.
Ca Banana Leaf Wrapped Baked Fish With Prawn And Papaya Salad $29.5
Beautiful fresh fish fillet cooked in a chef’s special marinate of turmeric, dill & galangal. Served with a Vietnamese style prawn salad of crispy greens, papaya, herbs, peanuts, shallots & steamed rice.
Aoraki King Salmon cured w vodka, orange juice & fennel served w crème fraîche, bread croutons & garden mix lettuce & olive oil (GF option available)
Baby Spinach & Tofu Salad $14.00
Baby spinach, lettuce, crispy tofu, fava bean, roasted bell pepper, sundried tomatoes dressed w berry vinaigrette dressing (GF) (DF) (V)
Cheeseboard $17.00
Local cheeses served w nuts, quince jelly & crackers
Crème Brûlée $13.00
Midori flavoured crème brûlée served w anglaise sauce, berries & French vanilla ice cream
Artisan Bread Board $7.50
Sliced sourdough & German rye bread w pesto dipping sauce, hummus w olive oil & balsamic reduction (GF option available)
Bistro 169 Lamb Rump $26.50
Slow braised lamb rump w pea puree, vanilla parsnip puree, potato fondant & homemade mint sauce (GF)
Bistro 169 Signature Cut Beef $39.50
200g Beef fillet Beef cuts cooked to your liking & served w hand cut fries, onion relish, baby vegetables & your choice of sauce: green peppercorn, port wine or béarnaise sauce
Mediterranean Platter $15.00
Flat bread w cheese and ham, falafel, hummus dipping sauce & babaganoush sauce