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
Spinach, cream, cheese, pinenuts and peppers wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with basil pesto. Served with a fresh garden salad and crispy potatoes
Taieri Plains Pasta $17.00
Chef's pasta of the day
Beef Schnitzel $17.50
Beef schnitzel, lightly crumbed, served with Speight's gravy, caramelised onion, chips and salad greens
Roast Vegetable Salad $16.50
Warm roast vegetables. Served with feta cheese and reduced balsamic glaze and chilli jam
Big 'Uns $8.00
Big chips with tomato sauce
Pear $16.90
Freshly sliced pear with toasted walnuts, blue vein cheese and balsamic vinaigrette
The Ale House Loaf Half $7.50/Whole $13.00
Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot delicious - garlic or plain
Shearer's Shanks Med $17.00/Lge $24.00
Tender and delicious, oven-roasted with Central Otago thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy, mint glaze, served on potato mash with a medley of Otago vegetables or with fresh salad
Something different: scrambled eggs, cheese, capsicums, onions, black beans, and fried potatoes wrapped in a tortilla and lightly grilled. Served with handmade salsa and sour cream.
Spinach $3.00
NACHO WEDGES (V) $13.00
An uncouth combination of potato wedges, tomato salsa, and melted cheese. Like nachos, only better.
BACON & BANANA PANCAKES $18.00
Grilled Tomatoes $2.00
BANANA SPLIT (V) $10.00
A Governor’s tradition dating back decades; three scoops of ice cream, a banana, and other fattening things, all under your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce.
VEGGIE BURGER & CHIPS (V) (VE) $15.50
A home-made veggie and chickpea patty, served with hummus, salad, and tomato salsa. Just a wee bit exotic.
Blue cod cooked to perfection in our special beer batter or lightly pan-fried served with salad & fries or roast potatoes & vegetables with our gluten free cheese sauce
Fish of the day s($15.00) M($20.00)
Fresh fish of the day cooked to perfection in our special beer batter served with salad & fries or roast potatoes & vegetables with our gluten free cheese sauce
Perfectly poached eggs served on top of crispy garlic bread with your choice of grilled salmon or crispy bacon topped off with our special hollandaise sauce
-extras of eggs, mushrooms or tomatoes $4.00
Lamb shank supreme $23.00
Tender braiser juicy lamb shank served on our fluffy mashed potato with steamed vegetables finished with flavoursome jue & mint sauce
-or bacon, eggs & garluc toast $14.00
Star seafood chowder (gf) $18.00
Our famous hot & creamy seafood chowder loaded with seafood & finished with our garlic bread
Vegetarian Soup of the Day Served with in house bread $10.50
Bowl of Chips $4.50
Seafood Chowder Also served with in house bread $12.50
Affogato Vanilla ice cream doused with a shot of espresso with a hit of Kahlua, Bailey’s or Cointreau served with a walnut biscotti (Only Gluten free without biscotti) $15.00
Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches Served with a gourmet potato & radish salad, Cream cheese, bacon, basil pesto & tomato, Brie, chicken & cranberry jelly, Salami, mushroom, sundried tomato & mozzarella $12.50 each
Vegetable Stack with pine nuts & feta Oven baked field mushrooms stacked with fire roasted capsicum, layered with pine nuts & feta, then finished with a spinach puree $14.00
Passion Fruit Panna Cotta A softly set Italian custard delicately flavoured with passion fruit served with lemon shortbread biscuits (Only Gluten free without biscuit) $12.00