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

Gari Puff (4) $7.90
- A puff pastry with minced chicken, kumara and onion
Pla Choop Pang Tod (4) $9.90
- Fish tempura Thai style with sweet chilli sauce
Goong Luk Koey (Prawn) $16.90
- Prawns and hard boiled eggs stir-fried with sweet and spicy tamarind sauce and topped with crispy red shallots
Pad Nam Mon Hoi
- Stir-fried and fresh vegetables with oyster sauce and mushroom
Tod Mon Pla (4) $9.90
- Thai fish cake with herbs and spices
Tom Kha Goong $9.90
- Spicy coconut soup with prawns, mushroom, red onion and galangal
Gaeng Daeng
- Red curry with bamboo shoots, peas and capsicum
Khao Pad Gaeng Keow Wahn
- Stir-fried rice with green curry, bamboo shoots, capsicum and peas

Cursed (Double / Snack) $18.50 / $9.00
- Honey Mustard, Chicken, Ham, Onions, Gherkins, Bacon and Smoked Cheddar. Made with 100% free range ingredients.
Green Demon $9.50
- Creamy Basil Sauce with Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms and Parmesan. Served on Spinach Fettuccine. Optional Sundried Tomatoes and Blue Cheese
Kumara Chips $4.50
- Deep fried kumara chips from the far north served with your choice of dip.
Lamb Shank and Mash $12.00
- One Lamb Shank with a Rosemary and Mint gravy, mash and minted peas.
Cheesecake $4.50
- Kahlua and White chocolate cheesecake with a gingernut base - a HELL classic
Crumbed Camembert $9.00
- 6 wedges deep fried and served with your choice of dip - we recommend Cranberry or Sweet Chilli.
Brimstone (Double / Snack) $18.50 / $9.00
- Avocado, Cajun Chicken, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes and Sour Cream. Made with 100% free range ingredients.
Garlic Bread $4.50
- Ciabatta bread with Garlic butter and parsley.

Indian spiced squid $16.00
- With curried watermelon
Baked spinach & Ricotta gnocchi S $18 / L $30
- With mushroom ragout, feta, and broad beans
Fill butter croissant $4.60
- Served warm with local preserves
Crispy pulled pork $17.00
- With blanched baby vegetables and pork jus
Simple garden salad $8.00
Beetroot cured salmon $17.00
- With smoked yoghurt and pumpkin seeds
Homemade muffin of the day $4.50
-With bacon / salmon $18.00

Hummus $6.50
Lamb $14.50
Falafel reg$9.00 / larg $11.00
Lamb $14,90
Chicken Falafel reg$9.50 / larg $11.90
Kofte reg$9.50 / larg $11.90
Cacik $5.90
Zucchini $13,50

AUSSIE $11.00 $18.00 $23.00
- tomato, cheese, ham, mushroom
CHICKEN $12.90 $19.90 $27.90
- Chicken, cheese, pineapple and choice of two sauces (satay or bbq)
FISH $3.50 each
CAPRICE $12.00 $18.00 $24.00
- tomato, cheese, anchovies, capers, olives, tuna.
MARINARA $12.90 $19.90 $27.90
- tomato, cheese, tuna, prawns, anchovies, garlic mussels
SPAGHETTI NAPOLETANA $12.00
- Topped with garlic, parsley, tomato, cheese
SPECIAL $12.90 $19.90 $27.90
- Tomato, cheese, mushroom, onion, salami, capsicum, ham,olives, pineapple, bacon, oregano
WORKS CHIPS $6.00
- Topped with cheese, garlic and mayo

A 3 egg omelette $15.5
- served with hashbrowns filled with bacon, mushroom, onion, tomato & cheese
Mezze $23
- camembert, pickles, blue cheese, smoked salmon, salami, chorizo, kransky, guacamole, crackers, and tomato chutney
Bread & dips $13.5
Chicken breast burger with tomato, avocado, mesclun, red onion bacon, camembert, cranberry and aioli $22.50
Soup of the day $14
- served with garlic bread
Eggs benedict $18.5
- with smoked salmon
Splits Tomato bruschetta $9
- grilled garlic bread topped with tomato salsa and parmesan
Steamed vegetables $5

Seasonal Vegetables $7.00
Vegetariana $12.00/$19.00
- seasonal vegetables, mozzarella & rocket
Manzo Lasagne $17.50
- traditional beef lasagne served w/ a mixed side salad
Antipasto Platter for 2 $27.50
- selection of cheeses, meats, olives, seafood, dips & homemade foccacia
Quattro Formaggi $12.00/$19.00
- brie, gorgonazola, feta & mozzarella
Olive Misto $9.50
- marinated black & green olives imported from Italy
Spaghetti Bolognese $16.50
- traditional cooked bolognese topped w. parmesan cheese
Lasagne Vegetariana $17.50
- homemade vegetable lasagne served w/ a mixed side salad

Crispy Duck and Watercress Salad with Sesame Dressing $18.00
Caramelised Onion Goats Cheese Tart, Tapenade Dressing $17.00
Today's Fish $33.00
Salt & Pepper Squid, Serbian Sausage, Herb Crushed Potato, Orange Syrup $17.00
Garlic Butter Mushrooms $6.50
Balsamic Glazed Root Vegetables $6.50
Dark Chocolate Marquise, Praline Crusted Licorice Ice Cream $15.00
Slow Cooked Pork Belly, Herb Broad Crush, Apple Jam $32.00

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
Wild Fiordland Game $44.00
- Venison backsteak roasted rare. With a small filo parcel of casseroled hare. With black boy peach roasted with star anise & rosemary. Pan jus finished with ruby port
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
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
Stacked! $40.00
- Portobello mushroom grilled with capsicum, eggplant & zucchini, stacked onto a rissole of roasted kumara, pine nuts & almonds. Baked with blue cheese & served with tomato relish & toasted macadamias
Affogato $9.00
- Ice cream, double espresso & almond biscotti
Steak Tartare $24.00
- Aged beef fillet finely chopped mixed with capers, parsley, garlic, olive oil. Served in its birthday suit topped with a free range egg yolk. With fresh radish & pickles and toasted focaccia
Northland Fresh Fish $44.00
- From the long-line. Grilled. Served with NZ whitebait in a champagne & lemon butter sauce with capers & tomatoes

Seafood Basket Assorted crumbed seafood served with smashies & dips $19.00
Mussel Fritters, Seasoned with zesty lemon & parsley with sauce tartare $16.50
Beef ' Beans On smashies, melted cheese & sour cream $15.60
Nacho Beef 'n Beans On corn chips, melted cheese & sour cream $14.80
Smoked Pork Chop, On mash, buttered cabbage, gravy & horse radish cream $19.80
Supreme Smashies - add to the original - cheese, bacon, relish & sour cream 1/2 size $9.90 $14.00
Beer Battered Onion Rings With garlic aioli $10.50
Hot Spiced Chicken Tenders, Crunchy salad, crispy noodles & curry mango mayo $16.70

Chicken Tikka $11.00
- 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
Chicken Fried Rice $8.50
- Boneless chicken and egg deep fried with soya sauce and chilli sauce
Garlic Naan $3.00
- Traditional Indian bread, stuffed with garlic and coated with butter
Fresh Green Salad $2.50
Beef Curry $13.90
- Creamy onion and tomato based curry
Chicken Nuggets $5.00
Lamb Nawabi $13.90
- Tender diced lamb cooked with diced capsicum, onion and whole cashew nuts
Paneer Chettinad $12.90
- Black pepper, garlic, ginger and herbs based cottage cheese curry

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

Mini Bacon & Egg Pies
- (home made)
Sausages & Eggs
Almond Biscuit
Baked Beans on Toast
Chocolates, Muesli Bars, Lollie Pops, Potato Chips, Twisties, Rashuns, Chewing Gum
Eggs on Toast
- (Poached, Scrambled or Fried)
Potato Wedges - Oven Baked
- (with sour cream)
Sweet Corn on Toast

Home baked bread $6.50
- balsamic vinegar & olive oil
Slow cooked duck legs $37.00
- fondant potato, green vegetables, roasted apples & cranberry sauce
- natural on ice with red wine vinegar/red onion
Salt & pepper calamari $18.50
- rocket salad & aioli
- Chorizo, harissa spice, wine and butter
Seared scallops with streaky bacon -smashed potato $19.50
- & pea puree
Chocolate Marquise $14.00
- rich chocolate mousse on a mud cake base finished with ganache, chocolate flakes, mixed berries and whipped cream
Warm balsamic nz lamb salad $21.50
- green bean, baby rocket, roast pumpkin, red onion & feta cheese

Swiss Angus Beef Burger $15.00
- Melted Swiss cheese on a grilled angus beef patty with crisp lettuce and tomato topped with Chef’s beetroot relish served with fries >>
Corn Fritter Stack $15.00
- Served with honey bacon, tomato relish, sour cream & avocado
Hawaiian Pizza $14.50
- Champagne ham, pineapple, and mozzarella cheese
walnuts then drizzled with maple syrup $15.00
Scotch Fillet $26.50/$37.50
- Served with fries or mash and your choice of Mushroom sauce, Jus, Peppercorn Sauce or Garlic Butter (200gms/400gms)
Eggs Any Style $5.00
Fries w tomato sauce $4.50/$7.00
- side / bowl
Seafood Chowder $15.00
- Creamy chowder filled with mussels, clams and shrimps served with toasted ciabatta