Selection of our white and wholemeal sourdough, brioche, butter, homemade jam (v)
SAFFRON YOGHURT (V) $15.00
Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters (v)
HOMEMADE GRANOLA (V) $15.00
The Spire homemade granola, either; Natural with milk and poached local berries OR Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackberry coulis (v)
APPLE PANCAKES (V) $18.00
Buttermilk pancakes, caramelised apple puree, maple syrup, cinnamon mascarpone
A scoop of our homemade classic Kiwi ice-cream with plenty of crunchy honeycombs
GIBBSTON VALLEY CHEESES $10/32
All made at the Gibbston Valley Cheesery, choose individual cheeses or a board of all four, served with our homemade crackers, sourdough, pickles & relishes: Glenroy Cheddar; Balfour Sheep’s Cheese; Kawarau Blue; Maasdam
A scoop of our homemade classic Kiwi ice-cream with plenty of crunchy honeycombs
GIBBSTON VALLEY CHEESES $10/32
All made at the Gibbston Valley Cheesery, choose individual cheeses or a board of all four, served with our homemade crackers, sourdough, pickles & relishes: Glenroy Cheddar; Balfour Sheep’s Cheese; Kawarau Blue; Maasdam
Michelle likes everything to be perfect, and that is never more apparent than with her beer batter: Back to basics I say Fish, chips, salad, aioli, tomato sauce and lemon(WITH BLUE COD $27)
RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
THE F.A.T. 250 $28.00
This feed is not for the faint of heart: 250g of Prime NZ porterhouse steak served with garlic herb potatoes, pan fried broccoli (and whatever vegetables fall off the truck), finished with jus, streaky bacon, and tangy, onion jam. Or your classic Steak, Eggs & Chips etc!
CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
BEEF BURGER $19.00
This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
New Zealand green lipped mussels, garlic butter prawns, whitebait omelette, Stewart Island smoked salmon, natural oysters, tempura fish of the day, salt and pepper calamari
Lamb sausage $5.00
Prawns $5.00
House beans $5.00
Sesame slaw $8.00
Bloody mary $14.00
vodka, tomato juice, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, lemon juice, celery salt