made in our kitchen daily - hand cut skin on chips w/ sea salt garnish
MONTREAL POUTINE
Le Classic basic $8.5
Poutine is a common Canadian dish, made with french fries, topped with a light brown gravy-like sauce and cheese curds. Our fries, gravy and cheese curd
Add: Jalapeno & semi dried tomato $2.9
Chicken $2.9
Steaky bacon $2.9
Pepperoni $2.9
BREADS
Garlic and rock salt Italiano bread $4.9
Selection $9.5
warm Italiano breads with dips, pesto, sundried tomato tapenade and balsamic olive oil
PLATES NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL
Caramelized scallops $16.9
w/ mint & ginger salsa
Arancini $16.9
crispy risotto balls filled with mozzarella, cashews, pumpkin & chilli, with a capsicum apricot chutney
Moroccan spiced prawns $15.9
flavours of Morocco
Steamed mussels $16.9
served in the shell, chopped italiano sausage and pernod sauce to add flavour
Potato rosti with salmon $15.9
w/ creme fraiche & dill
Zuppa di pesce “seafood broth” $16.9
fish, prawns, calamari, scallops, mussels, octopus, tomato, vegetables and saffron served with crispy bread
Spiced pork ribs $15.9
rocket & citrus salsa verde
Insalata di verdure grigliate $16.9
salad greens w/ feta, olives and chargrilled vegetables
Add $4.5
pan seared tender eye fillet
Add $4.5
pan seared prawns
PASTA
Spaghetti marco polo $18.5
bacon onion in a garlic cream sauce
Penne bolognese $18.5
Spaghetti bruni $18.5
tossed in oil with garlic and chilli
Penne gigi galli $21.9
chargrilled vegetables, finished with rocket and topped with fresh parmigiano, served a touch spicy
Fettuccine tuscany $21.9
chicken and mushroom in a marsala cream sauce served with tri colour fettuccine
Fettuccine nuvo $21.9
prawn & chorizo w/ a pesto cream & toasted cashews
Fettuccine salmone rossellini $21.9
smoked salmone, capers in a garlic cream sauce
Spaghetti marinara $21.9
sautéed seafood in a rich tomato sauce
Fettuccine farina $21.9
tomatoes, eggplant, anchovies, capers, olives and chilli
Panzerotti $21.9
triangle shaped pasta parcels filled with mushroom, served with a blue cheese sauce and garnished with toasted walnuts and rocket
Pansooti $21.9
pumpkin & parmesan pasta parcels served w/ a tomato & cream sauce
CONTORNI “SIDES”
Roasted garden vegetables $6.5
Insalata salad greens with tomato and red onion $6.5
Caramelized baby beetroots and sautéed onions $6.5
Creamy pumpkin risotto $6.5
The smaller Caesar salad $7.9
with streaky bacon, parmesan and anchovies
Grilled courgette $8.9
w/aged goat’s cheese, crushed pinenuts & basil
PIZZE - PIZZA SELECTION
Tazio $18.5
our margherita, mozzarella, fresh tomato and basil
Rossi $18.5
our Hawaiian, ham and pineapple
Ascari $19.9
Italiano pepperoni
Varzi $19.9
chicken, basil pesto and toasted pinenuts
Musso $19.9
Italian cured meats
Barcola $19.9
prawns, calamari, mussels, smoked fish and octopus
Scarfiotti $19.9
roasted eggplant, capsicum, zucchine with olives and sundried tomatoes
Brilli-peri $19.9
parma ham, gorgonzola, walnuts, sliced tomato and rocket
Pumpkin and Battered Aubergine Stack Roasted Pumpkin and Battered Aubergine Stack, with a Walnut and Ricotta Topping. Red Onion Compote and Parsnip Crisps N/A
Muffins - Sweet or Savoury - Specials Daily N/A
Cheesy Corn Chips N/A
Lemon Citron Tart N/A
Duo of Pork Poached Pork Belly with Crackle and a Chilli Lime Salsa, Barbequed Pork Spare Ribs served with a Crisp Asian Slaw and Parsnip Crisps. N/A
Cured Beef Sirloin and Bean Salad Smoked Beef Sirloin with Seasonal Greens, Cherry Tomatoes and set upon a Fragrant Bean Salad, Drizzled with a Balsamic Reduction. N/A
Roasted Kumara Mumble Jumble (V no sausage) $17.50
Third Place Cafe - Enjoy an all day breakfast or brunch with friends overlooking lake Rotorua - Gluten Friendly options available on request.Roasted sweet potato combined with caramelized onions, fried tomatoes and chorizo sausage, topped with a poached egg & hollandaise sauce.
Kids nuggets and chips $7.50
Creamy Mushrooms N/A
Lite Breakfast $15.50
Third Place Cafe - Enjoy quality food & coffee whilst taking in the breath-taking views. Dietary requirements & gluten friendly options available. Wholemeal toast served with a poached egg, potato rosti, kransky sausage and fresh seasonal fruit.
Eggs x 2 (poached, fried or scrambled) N/A
Third Place Steak Sandwich and Fries (DF) $19.50
Third Place Cafe150gm prime sirloin beef steak cooked medium, inside grilled focaccia bread with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, caramelized onions and topped with a beetroot relish and aioli dressing.
French Toast (V) $16.50
Three pieces of French stick dipped in an egg and cinnamon mix, fried then dusted with a cinnamon sugar & served with an apple compot, maple syrup and whipped cream.
Vanilla Pancakes $17.50
Third Place Cafe offers a wide range of delectable food items to enjoy. Gluten friendly options available.Two American style pancakes with two rashers of bacon, fresh banana, maple syrup & whipped cream. (Half portion $12.00)
Artisan bread selection fresh from the oven, speciality breads served with spreads and infused olive oil
The Grill and Pasta Kitchen
Freshly cooked pasta (penne or fettuccine), served with your choice of bolognaise sauce, creamy mushroom sauce or basil pesto and roasted garlic, Japanese beef curry with steamed rice, grilled fish fillets, with lemon white wine sauce, butter blanched seasonal market vegetables
Mussel Pot
Live green-lipped mussels from the tank, steamed fresh, served with your choice of red curry and coconut cream or traditional garlic, white wine and herb stock
Soups
Cream soup from locally sourced seasonal vegetables, wholemeal garlic croutons, Japanese Miso soup with traditional condiments, oven fresh bread rolls with New Zealand butter and margarine
Dressings, Oils and Vinegars
Extra virgin olive oil, hazelnut oil, avocado oil, Balsamic, sherry and cider vinegar, Italian, French, coriander and ginger dressing, homemade Caesar dressing
Antipasto Pickles and Preserves
Bay bell peppers filled with feta cheese, marinated artichoke, Greek kalamata olives, green olives, pickled cucumber, stuffed vine leaves, sundried tomatoes, Lebanese hummus, chargrilled halloumi on eggplant pickle, fried falafel on coriander tomato achar, creamy feta cheese with spring onion
The Grill and Pasta Kitchen
Freshly cooked pasta (tortellino, ravioli or fettuccine), sauteed with pancetta and mushrooms, basil pesto and shaved parmesan, butter blanched seasonal market vegetables (Vegetarian dishes made fresh and specified to your dietary requirements. Please advise when you book)