Nikau Restaurant in Whangarei Menu

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Paihia big breakfast (includes all items above) $22.50
Two eggs $8.50
Streaky New Zealand bacon (scrambled, fried or poached on ciabatta toast) $4.00
Hash browns $3.00
Grilled tomatoes $3.00
Sauteed mushrooms $3.00
Pork Sausage $4.00
Build Your Own Breakfast
Eggs on Toast $8.50
- Two eggs cooked any style served on freshly buttered Ciabatta bread
Porridge $12.50
- Fine rolled oats cooked in fresh milk & cream, finished with diced apples & brown sugar
French Toast $16.50
- Bread dipped in egg batter & cooked till golden brown, served with grilled banana & bacon, topped with maple syrup
Omelette $16.50
- Three egg omelette with grilled mushrooms, ham & Mozzarella cheese
Eggs Benedict $18.50
- Poached eggs on a toasted English muffin, served atop crispy streaky bacon, then smothered with
Steak Breakfast $21.50
- A 200g scotch fillet steak, served with eggs cooked any style on toasted Ciabatta bread, & golden hash browns

Kowhai $15.00
- Prawn twisters with sweet chilli aioli
Pohutukawa $15.50
- Beef or vegetarian nachos served with salsa, sour cream and grilled cheese
Rata $16.50
- Panko crumbed hoki fillets with crinkle cut fries, salad and tartare sauce
Harakeke $26.50
- 250g Scotch fillet, cooked to your liking, with crumbed onion rings, chips and finished with Bearnaise sauce
Rimu $20.50
- Nikau chicken salad with salad greens, bacon bits, croutons and Parmesan cheese, bound with Caesar dressing and complemented with anchovies
Matai $29.50
- Braised lamb shank provencale served on kumara mash and spinach

Russell $10.50
- Selection of breads served with a trio of spreads and dips
Opua $8.50
- Garlic Rewena bread, house baked, smothered with garlic herb butter, then grilled
Ruapekapeka $15.50
- Seafood chowder: an abundance of seafood, bound in a rich creamy soup
Kawakawa $12.50
- Soup of the day, made with the freshest market vegetables, served with warm, house baked Rewena bread
Haruru $17.50
- Herb salt infused lamb sirloin lightly smoked served on a potato and herb rosti finished with minted cucumber yoghurt
Moturoa $17.50
- Garlic and herb sauteed shrimps with a coconut lime dressing with crispy wonton wafers and fried shallots

Matuku $29.50
- Seasoned free range chicken breast perched atop of a mushroom risotto, fresh garden spinach, finished with a truffle oil hollandaise
Kakapo $39.50
- Beef eye fillet with a prawn and scallop crust perched on our horseradish potato gratin complemented with a vanilla reduction jus
Kea $39.00
- Slow roasted confit duck leg served on seasonal salad green, mandarin segments, blue cheese and toasted pistachio nuts, finished with a balsamic vinaigrette

Horakaka $22.50
- Tortilla fried with refried beans, Cajun onions, spinach, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese fried, served with salsa salad and sour cream
Hangehange $18.50
- Vegetarian pizza. Pita bases with tomato coulis, topped with roasted red peppers, olives, artichokes and tofu, complemented with mozzarella cheese
Aruhe $18.50
- Macaroni "quattro fromage": Macaroni, bound with a rich creamy, herb and four cheese sauce
Hohere $19.50
- Pumpkin and feta risotto cakes, served with marinated tofu, finished with salad and grilled haloumi cheese

Vegetables $5.00
Fries $5.00
Salad $5.00

TeTii $13.50
- Gluten free chocolate brownie with chocolate anglaise and vanilla bean ice cream
Te Haumi $13.50
- Pineapple and coconut creme brulee with shortbread and raspberry coulis
Matauri Bay $13.50
- Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce, Chantilly cream and hokey pokey ice cream
Oneroa $13.50
- Traditional Kiwi pavlova with balsamic strawberries, raspberry coulis and vanilla bean ice cream

Chicken Nugget Sliders $12.50
- with lettuce, tomato, aioli & crinkle cut fries
Mini Pita Pizzas $12.50
- topped with ham, cheese & pineapple fries
Nachos $12.50
- your choice of beef or vegetarian served on corn chips with grilled cheese & sour cream
Fish & Chips $12.50
- crumbed hoki fillet served with salad & crinkle cut fries
Macaroni & Three Cheese Sauce $12.50
- with herbs & breadcrumbs

Ice Cream Sundae $8.50
- with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel topping
Sticky Date Pudding $8.50
- served with butterscotch sauce & whipped cream
Steamed Chocolate Pudding $8.50
- with ice cream & whipped cream

Nearby Sample Menus

Costa brava $25.00
- Chorizo, shrimp, feta, sundried tomato, potatoes, chilli and aioli
Cantina $25.00
- Spiced chicken, corn tortilla, jalapeno, lime, coriander, avocado and sour cream
Peanut butter cheesecake $12.00
- With strawberry ripple ice cream
Braised pork belly $33.00
- With soba noodles, roasted cauliflower, edamame beans and radish
Spring onion & chilli scrambled eggs $12.00
- On toasted sourdough
The cove $24.00
- Mushroom, bacon, roasted garlic potatoes, chives and aioli
Marrakesh $25.00
- Lamb meatballs, moroccan sweet and sour sauce, roasted red pepper, olives, blue cheese and baba ganoush
Mixed grain salad $13.00
- With feta, herbs, roasted beetroots and yoghurt

Chicken Biryani with Raita $12.90
Fish Pakora
Peas Pulao with Raita $9.00
Aloo Palak $12.00
- Potatoes cooked in spinach puree and gravy
Fish Madras $15.90
- A traditional South Indian fish curry with coconut, cashew nut, spice and onion gravy
Cheese Naan $3.00
Butter Paneer $12.00
- Pieces of homemade cottage cheese (made from fresh milk) cooked in cashew nut gravy and fresh cream
Peshwari Naan $4.00

Battered Mussel $2.00
Mushrooms & Bacon $9.90
- Delicious homemade mushroom sauce with bacon bits served with bacon pieces & toast slices
Nachos $14.50
- Mexican seasoned beef & beans served with sour cream, cheese & corn chips
All Burgers are served with fries
Chicken $14.50
Chicken Nugget $1.00
-bacon $2.00
Shrimp Cocktail $9.90
- A delicious shrimp cocktail served with thousand-island dressing on a lettuce base

Chargrilled Beef (x2) $7.00
Chargrilled Beef Sirloin $14.50
Smoke Salmon Salad $16.50
Added with Chicken $15.00
Vegetarian Summer Rolls (x2) $7.00
Added Combination Seafood $16.50
Stir-fried Sirloin Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion $16.50
Rice Noodles Soup with Herbs, Bean Sprouts & Lime $10.50

LITTLE RED HEN Flavour & Elegance $27/snack.size$15.50
- Smoked chicken, prosciutto, mushrooms, red onion, basil pesto & grated parmesan
BRULEE DU JOUR $14
- Today’s chefs creation - waitstaff will inform you
SALAD CAPRESE $10
- Assorted heirloom tomatoes, fresh basil, bocconcini, marinated olives, balsamic glaze - DF no bocconcini
PORK BELLY $29
- Crisp-skinned pork belly, baked potato, apple, & pancetta smash, steamed beans, almond crumble, apple cider jus
THYME MARINATED SPATCHCOCK $33
- Kumara gnocchi, tossed w/spinach, pine nuts, exotic mushrooms, thyme & truffle butter, red wine jus
CRISPY SKINNED DUCK BREAST $16
- Orange, pomegranate marinated feta & baby spinach salad, beetroot puree, pomegranate vinaigrette
KIWI RED ROAST A Kiwi Classic $27/snack.size$15.50
- Roasted lamb, kumara, pumpkin, fresh rosemary, red onion, roasted garlic & mint sauce
SMOKED CHICKEN CARBONARA $24
- Smoked chicken & chorizo served with fusilli pasta in a creamy carbonara sauce w/ chargrilled red capsicum, grated parmesan & micro-cress garnish

Battered sausage $2.20
Spring roll $2.50
Curry roll $2.50
Sausage $2.00
Ham and pineapple $5.00
10 Fish bites, 2 scoops chips $19.50
Pineapple $1.00
Lemon chips $4.50

Lamb Rack, Kumara Puree, Sauce Ratatouille $35.50
Creamy Potato Gnocchi, Basil Pesto,Truffle Oil $15.00
Garlic Butter Mushrooms $6.50
Caramelised Onion Goats Cheese Tart, Tapenade Dressing $17.00
Lime Posset, Berry Coulis $9.50
Slow Cooked Pork Belly, Herb Broad Crush, Apple Jam $32.00
Cranberry Cream Cheese Chicken Roulade, Bacon & Asparagus Risotto $29.50
Serbian Smoked Sausage served with Creamed Potato and Roast Tomato Velouté $18.50

Sides: $4
- mushroom / spinach / two hash browns / tomato
Bacon and Eggs $17
- Jolt’s free range eggs served ώ smokey bacon, toast and cooked to your liking
Chicken Bacon Burger $22.5
- on a lightly toasted ciabatta bun ώ crispy lettuce, tomato, avocado, creamy brie & onion marmalade, served ώ a side of chunky hand cut chips
Eggs & Toast $12.5
Maunu Monster $23.5
- Satisfy that hunger!w two Jolt eggs, smokey bacon, kransky sausage, grilled tomato, mushroom & hash browns served ώ wholegrain toast & Jolt tomato relish
Jolt Gourmet Toasties $10.5
- choose 3 from ham, chicken, cheese, tomato, red onion, pineapple or pesto
Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon $22
- Jolt’s most popular!chunky mushrooms & bacon served ώ a light splash of balsamic dressing served ώ sourdough toast
Roasted Beetroot & Grilled Haloumi Salad $20.5
- served ώ maple caramelised walnuts, crisp green apple, cherry tomatoes & balsamic maple dressing

Free Range Chicken Livers $22.00
- Sautéed and finished with tamarillo chutney & red vermouth. Served on grilled focaccia
Aged Beef Fillet $44.00
- Grilled medium rare. On roasted capsicum & red onions topped with a grilled tiger prawn & garlic aioli
Red Onion Marmalade $20.00
- On top of flat herb bread baked with pumpkin, avocado, nicoise olives & parmesan
Served to the table: Garlic roasted potatoes, warm salad of shredded lettuce & peas tossed with finely chopped and sautéed red onion & freshly made bread to mop the juices
Dark Chocolate Mousse $17.00
- Served in a brandy snap basket. On the side a demitasse of freshly grilled pineapple drizzled with maple syrup & dark rum
Cheese - NZ Blue $13.00
- With oat biscuits & fig & date chutney
Fool On Top! $17.00
- Poached blueberries & fresh muddled strawberries with vanilla bean ice cream. Topped with raspberry fool drizzled with black raspberry liqueur. Finished with toasted almonds
Ceviche $22.00
- Today's white fish quickly marinated in lemon juice. Tossed in a lightly spiced coconut cream with capsicum, spring onion & a hint of fire

Chicken Tikka Masala $13.90
- Tender Boneless chicken pieces grilled in tandoor then simmered in a tomato, onion sauce and aromatics spices
Lamb Saag $13.90
- Tender pieces of lamb cooked in a subtly flavoured spinach and cream sauce
Lamb Biryani $14.90
- Soft morsels of lamb, herbs and cashew nuts cooked along with basmati rice
All mains are served with complementary rice.
Gulab Jamun $3.50
- Traditional Indian sweet-soft balls made of reduced milk, deep fried and soaked in hot sugar syrup, three pieces per serving
Beef Vindaloo $13.90
- Boneless pieces of beef prepared with special vindaloo paste and carefully selected spices, vindaloo spice mix is a speciality from goa
Cheese Naan $3.00
- A hot favourite with kids, Naan stuffed with cheddar cheese
Bengali Fish Curry $15.90
- Lemon fish cooked in mustard oil with mustard paste and onion based gravy

Crispy Pork Salad (Crispy Pork) $13.50
- with Thai salad dressing, onion spring onion, and corianders
Garlic Pepper
- Sauteed garlic and Pepper with sour choice of meat served with
Vegetable Fritters $6.50
- Mixed season vegetables blend with curry
E-Sarn Classic (Beef) $11.50
- Marinated beef skewers with sticky rice and accompaniment with peanut sauce
Prawns $16.50
Gravy Rice Noodle (Pork) $12.50
- Flat rice noodle with marinated pork and vegetables in Thai gravy Sauce
Pad Thai (Chicken, Pork, or Beef) $11.50
- Rice noodle with bean sprout, tamarind sauce, spring onion, and crushed peanuts
Fried Rice
- Your choice of meal with mixed vegetables served with salad and cucumber

Tandoori Kebab Platter $17.50
- assorted kebabs of chicken and lamb cooked in tandoor, served with fresh green cabbage and mint dressing
Lamb Saag $15.90
- tender pieces of lamb cooked in a subtly flavored spinach and cream
Malai Kofta $13.90
- cottage cheese and mashed potatoes balls lightly cooked, finished in rich cream based gravy
Chicken Korma $15.90
- boneless chicken pieces cooked in ground cashew nut and cream based gravy to create rich and nutty flavour
Aroma Vegetarian Banquet for 2 $62.00
- 1 x Samosa, 1 x Onion Bhaji, 1 x Vegetable Pakora, 1 x Subz Kebab, 1 x Butter Paneer, 1 x Matter Mushroom, 1 x Dal Makhani, 1 x Vegetable Korma, 1 x Naan Breads, 1 x Rice
Lamb Korma $15.90
- boneless lamb pieces cooked in ground cashew nut and cream based gravy to create a unique nutty flavour
Beef Vindaloo $15.50
- boneless pieces of beef prepared with special vindaloo paste and carefully selected spices, vindaloo spice mix is a specialty from goa
Chicken Tikka $11.50
- succulent morsels of chicken mildly spiced with tikka marinade and cooked in the tandoor, served with green cabbage and mint dressing, four pieces per serving

Big Fat Greek Burger $16.50
- Lamb and Feta patty, on a bed of lettuce, tomato and onion topped with tzatziki dressing and cucumber..
Steak 'n' Shroom Burger $17.90
- A mushroom lovers dream .. loaded with fresh creamy garlic mushrooms, caramelized onions and salad, all layered on a grilled steak..... Yum!
Hotdog & Fries $8.00
- 3 x mini hotdog and fries
Wildside Steak and Chips $16.50
- A 180g scotch steak cooked to your liking served with fries and salad. Add mushroom sauce $3.00
El Toro $16.50
- Beef patty resting on lettuce, tomato and red onion topped with spiced chilli beans, cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
Wildside Sampler Platter $52.00
- A selection of 10 mini burgers from our menu.... 3 beef, 3 lamb and 4 chicken, served with fries. Great for a group!
Garlic Bread (4 wedges) $5.00
Satay Chicken $16.90
- Grilled chicken marinated in a combination of soya sauce, ginger and garlic, come together with the chefs own Indonesian satay sauce and layered with onions, cucumber, bean sprouts and lettuce.

Paleo Breakfast N/A
- One of our many Lifestyle Favourites items -a clean eating inspired version of the Big Breakfast, served with salmon.
Columbus Breakfast N/A
- with all the trimmings and eggs just how you like.
Eggs Benedict N/A
- free range poached eggs served on crusty ciabatta bread.
Hotcakes or French toast N/A
- with berry compote, mascarpone and drizzled with maple syrup.
Salmon Hash Cakes N/A
- our own homemade hash cakes.
Portobello Burger N/A
- a hearty burger complete with Portobello mushroom and crunchy potato roasties.
Sweetcorn Fritters N/A
- a kiwi classic complete with bacon and a salsa twist.
Mushrooms on Toast N/A
- a real treat for the taste buds with Portobello mushrooms and truffle oil. Served grilled or creamy.

Hawaiian Pizza $14.50
- Champagne ham, pineapple, and mozzarella cheese
Jack Daniels Chocolate Hazelnut Cake $13.50
- Jack Daniels infused flourless cake served with raspberry coulis, vanilla bean ice cream and hazelnut praline
Smoked Chicken and Avocado Salad $22.00
- Smoked chicken tossed in mesclun with red onion, crispy noodles, toasted almonds dress with ginger, lime and coriander completed with avocado
Chef’s Caesar Salad $19.50
- Crisp cos lettuce tossed with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, garlic infused croutons, anchovies and dress with Caesar dressing, topped with a poached egg
walnuts then drizzled with maple syrup $15.00
Cajun Chicken Burger $15.00
- Grilled Cajun chicken breast with creamy brie, crisp lettuce, tomato and mango relish served with fries >>
Seafood Chowder $16.00/$26.00
- Creamy chowder filled with mussels, clams & shrimps served with toasted ciabatta (Entree/Main)
Garlic Bread $10.50
- Focaccia covered in garlic herb butter and topped with toasted seeds