Freshly baked Turkish bread served with garlic and herb butter
Bruschetta $14.00
Cherry tomato, red onion, fresh basil & feta atop of oven baked bread with a balsamic reduction
Scallops $15.00
Seared scallops in a creamy lemon and caper sauce wrapped in savoury crepe and topped with crispy leek
Prawns $14.00
Tempura battered prawns served with salad greens and cajun aioli
Crumbed Camembert $12.00 Served
with a spicy plum and apricot dipping sauce with a fresh side salad
MAINS
Tempura Battered Southern Blue Cod $30.50
Fillet of blue cod in a light crispy tempura batter, served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
Southland Ribeye Steak $33.50
Pan seared rib eye cooked to your preference with your choice of slow roasted Portobello mushrooms, black peppercorn sauce or garlic butter. Served with seasonal vegetables or salad and fries
Succulent Chicken Breast $29.50
Succulent chicken breast stuffed with a basil, lemon and pistachio cream cheese filling, served with herb roasted potatoes
Pork Belly $30.50
Twice cooked pork belly featuring asian inspired flavours, served with kumara smash and a homemade petite pork pie
New Zealand Lamb $32.50
NZ Seared lamb served medium rare with new season potatoes and a rich local pinot noir reduction
Aoraki Salmon $30.50
Pan seared fresh Aoraki salmon served with new season potatoes. Seasonal vegetables and asparagus, accompanied with homemade hollandaise sauce
DESSERTS
Trio of Summer Sorbet $10.50
A trio of sorbet, featuring Passion fruit, Boysenberry & lime coconut
Lemon Cheesecake $11.50
Homemade lemon cheesecake served with cream and lemon curd
Chocolate Brownie (gluten free) $11.50
A rich moist chocolate brownie served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
Creme Brulee $11.50
Vanilla bean brulee served with raspberry and white chocolate
Centennial Crush $10.50
Crushed meringue with a mix of fresh berries amongst fresh cream
Ice Cream Sundae $9.00
Your choice of Berry, Chocolate, Passion Fruit or Caramel
marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach 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!
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 >>
PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
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
BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $18.00
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!
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
Creamy chowder rich in seafood. Mussels, hoki, shrimps. Rumored to be the best in alexandra. Add ciabatta toast for $3
Wraps $17.00
Warm tortilla filled with tabbouleh, slaw, hummus and your choice of either pulled beef or grilled chicken. Sauces: harissa aioli, sweet chilli sauce or garlic aioli.
Stuffed chicken $29.00
Caramelized onion stuffed chicken topped with creamy mustard sauce on roasted seasonal vegetables.
Soup of the day $9.90 / $12.90
Using the best produce of the season, all our soups are made using gluten free stocks. Served with grilled ciabatta toast. Swap for gluten free toast $2
Chicken salad $18.00
Grilled chicken breast topped with caramelised onions, resting on toasted ciabatta with harissa dressing
Chocolate brownie - (GF) $11.90
Homemade with almond flour, our warm brownie is served perfectly accompanied by freshly whipped cream and vanilla ice cream and is topped with a rich chocolate sauce. Wickedly warm comfort food
Lamb meatballs $16.00
Homemade lamb meatballs with plum dipping sauce
Monteith's lamb burger $18.00
Lamb and herb patties, swiss cheese, beer battered onion rings, slaw, caramelised onions and bacon bourbon chutney. With fat cut fries
Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake Roasted hazelnuts in a rich chocolate cake with a chocolate fudge sauce & Frangelico ice cream (Gluten free) $12.00
Lamb Shank Braised in maple syrup & orange juice served with potato mash & salad $18.50
North African Lamb Kebabs New Zealand spring lamb kebabs served rare with a fennel, mint & yoghurt dressing $17.00
Ice Cream Sundae Your choice of caramel, chocolate or strawberry sauce layered with vanilla ice cream topped with whipped cream (Gluten free) $12.00
Fish of the Day Today’s fresh fish, served on herbed gourmet potatoes with a lemon, caper & fennel sauce (Your choice : Pan fried in an egg wash or a crisp light batter) $33.50
Herbed French Toast With Turkish coleslaw, Cajun seasoned chicken strips & a smoked paprika aioli (Can be vegetarian with field mushrooms fried in garlic butter) $19.00 / $16.00
with roast local beetroot and cumin, and orange labne (gf*) Wine match - La Dulcinée Pinot Gris
Kumara, broccoli and courgette fritters, with Moroccan spices roast red onion, date syrup, beluga lentils and tomatoes (gf) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Pinot Noir $28.00
Gibbston Valley Harvest Platter (for two) $59.50
farmhouse cheeses, charcuterie, pork rilette, house-made hummus, hot-smoked fish, potato, feta & rosemary, frittata, escabeche of mushrooms, house-made pesto, Mediterranean marinated mussels, dolmades, selection of pickles & olives, spicy apricot chutney, breads & crackersWine match - Gibbston Valley Pinot Gris or Gibbston Valley Pinot Noir
Queenstown Special, Special Entree, Sashimi, Venison Tataki, Tempura, Miso Shiru, Rice, Pickles, Dessert and a Choice of One of the Following: Sukiyaki, Yosenabe, Ishikari or Shabu Shabu $55.00/person
Prawn Tempura, Delicious King Prawns $3.50/piece
Squid Sashimi $14.00
Minami Spinach Salad, Crisp Fresh New Zealand Spinach tossed in our Chef’s Special Soya and Onion Dressing. Garnished with Sprouts and a choice of: Smoked Chicken, Smoked Salmon, Octopus or Vegetarian $15.00
Miso Shiru, A Soy Bean Paste Soup garnished with Tofu, Spring Onions and Wakame Seaweed $4.00