Oceano Restaurant at Rutherford Hotel in Nelson Menu

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Selection of Breads $8.00
- Dukkah, Dips and Nelson Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Soup of the Day $13.00
- Served with Fresh Bread Roll
Scallops $22.00
- Cauliflower, Green Apple & Caramel Salad, Bacon and Curry Oil
Octopus $16.50
- Black Olive Aioli, Capers and Brioche Crumbs and Nasturtium
Baked Mussels $15.50
- With Parmesan, Verjus, Prosciutto and Parsley
Slow Roasted Beetroot $15.00
- Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey
Seafood Chowder $15.50
- With Garlic Croutons
Prawn Gyoza $17.00
- Lemongrass, Coriander, Lime, Ginger and Soy

Tofu and Pumpkin Ravioli $24.00
- Quinoa, Wilted Spinach and Cashew Nut Dressing
Fish & Chips $28.50
- Hand Cut Chips, Lemon and Tartar Sauce
Bouillabaisse $38.00
- Prawns, Mussels, Market Fish, Crab and Rouille
Crisp Skin Snapper $35.00
- Pork Belly, Parsley Purée and Brown Butter Crumbs
Big Eye Tuna $39.00
- Lemon Purée, Puffed Quinoa and Braised Lentils
John Dory $39.00
- Mutton Bird Cannelloni, Artichoke, Pickled Mustard Seeds and Fried Hens Yolk
Veal Fillet $39.00
- Bone Marrow Crust, Roast Carrots, Shallots and Bordelaise Sauce
Lamb Lion $39.00
- Confit Belly, Black Pudding Dumpling, Rosemary and Pomegranate Molasses

Roasted Vegetables $7.00
- Glazed in Manuka Honey and Thyme
Green Beans $7.00
- Butter and Soft Herbs
Garden Salad $7.00
- Mustard Dressing
Potatoes $7.00
- Sea Salt, Parsley and Butter
Fries $7.00
- Sea Salt

White and Dark Chocolate Mousse $15.00
- With Espresso
Peanut Mousse $15.00
- Chocolate Crumbs, Apricot and Lavender
Tasting of Jaffa $15.00
- Crème Brulée, Macaroon, Bon Bon Jaffa Soil and Cream
Baileys Brulée $15.00
- With Anzac Finger
Selection of Local Cheeses $20.00
- Quince and Crackers
Selection of Ice Creams $ 7.00

Rakau Blue N/A
- A decadent creamy, mild blue cheese with a soft texture. Not a strong blue, but is beautiful to eat. This cheese is made using vegetarian rennet so is perfect for vegetarians.
Urbock N/A
- Wangapeka’s Urbock is a creamy, semi-soft cheese infused with the flavour of Nelson Bays Brewery Urbock Beer. Another of our earthy, savoury tasting cheeses.
Matariki N/A
- Matariki is a beautiful cheese coated with garlic, spices and herbs which form a jacket that infuses flavour through the cheese. This delicious tasting cheese is creamy, aromatic and delightfully spicy.
Tui N/A
- Tui is an aged cheese with a smooth texture and sweet aromatic flavours that delicately linger on the palate.

Three course $75.00
- Amuse Bouche: Scallops, Cauliflower, Green Apple & Caramel Salad, Bacon and Curry Oil OR Slow Roasted Beetroot Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey. Intermezzo: Big Eye Tuna, Lemon Purée, Puffed Quinoa and Braised Lentils OR Veal Fillet Bone Marrow Crust, Roast Carrots, Shallots and Bordelaise Sauce. Peanut Mousse, Chocolate Crumbs and Apricot and Lavender OR Tasting of Jaffa, Crème Brulée, Macaroon, Bon Bon, Jaffa Soil and Cream. Coffee and Selection of Teas.

Nearby Sample Menus

Vanilla Custard $16.00
- hazelnut, rhubarb & yoghurt sorbet
Crispy Prawns $24.00
- salted melon, tomato, cucumber & yoghurt
Iced Lemon & Mascarpone Parfait $16.00
- strawberry meringue & mandarin sorbet
Bread $10.00
- olives & truffle butter
Market Fish $38.00
- cauliflower, smoked aubergine, walnut, pomegranate & lime
Affogato $16.00
- Pedro Ximenez & warm choc chip cookies
Robbie's NZ Cheese Selection $23.00
- figs, crab apple jelly, walnut & raisin bread
Salad Greens $10.00
- radish, fennel, parmesan & cabernet sauvignon dressing

Fish $8
- Fish of the day, slaw, pickled cucumber, salsa verde, crema
Pork $8
- Tamarind pork, black beans, slaw, kiwi salsa fresca, chipotle tomatillo salsa, cilantro, crema
Prawn $17
- Jalapeno butter prawns, avocado, red onion, feta, cilantro, salsa verde
Quinoa Salad $18
- Quinoa with rice, spinach, caramelised orange, avocado, beetroot, toasted pumpkin seeds, salsa verde, crema
Guacamole $10
- with corn chips
Potato & Chorizo Taco $8
- Potato, chorizo, slaw, feta, pink onions, salsa, crema
Vegetable $17
- Baked pumpkin, black beans, cheese, red rice, avocado, slaw, salsa fresca, salsa roja
Chicken $8
- Chicken adobo, black beans, salsa fresca, crema

Fresh oysters (weather dependent), shallot vinegar - freshly shucked $4.50 ea
Two cheeses, homemade chutney, lavroche biscuits $14.00
Dessert wine - eradus ''sticky mickey'' late harvest sav $9.00 / $45.00
Crying tiger, pulled pork, iceberg cups, nahm prik, crispy shallots $20.00
Warm spiced pumpkin, spinach & feta salad, toasted walnuts $9.00
Fresh fish sashimi, crispy rice noodles, nouc cham dressing $20.00
Cold smoked pork crackles $7.00
Black forest floor, cherry sorbet, chocolate marquise $13.00

Open Roast Pork Sandwich $24.75
- on Sour Dough Bread served with Crackling, Gravy and Apple Chutney, Salad Leaves
Thai Prawn And Sweet Potato Fritters $21.50
- Thai Prawn and Sweet Potato Fritters with a hint of Chilli, Coriander and Ginger, with Tomato Chilli Sauce and Salad Leaves
Nachos $9.00
- With Cheese, Beans and Sour Cream
Twice Baked Blue Cheese And Spinach Souffle $21.50
- Twice Baked Blue Cheese and Spinach Soufflé with a Pear garnish, Chutney, Walnut Crostini and Mesclun Leaves
Home-Made G/F Bread $3.00
Buckwheat Flapjacks $18.50
- Crispy Bacon, Blueberry Compote, Banana, Maple Syrup
Potato Rosti And Smoked Salmon Stack $22.75
- Potato Rosti, Hot Smoked Salmon, Fresh Green Beans, Poached Egg and Hollandaise Sauce, garnished with Homemade Seafood Sausage and Tomato
Seafood Salad $23.75
- Prawn Cutlets, Marinated Fish, Poached Salmon with Fresh Salad Leaves and Lemongrass and Chilli Dressing

Fish Burger $18.00
- Beer battered gurnard, home-made tartare sauce & carrots, served w. fries
Cheesy fries & Gravy (250grams) $5.50
- Add Gravy / Aioli 1
Garlic Prawns (GF) $18.00
- Served w. salad & fries
Veggie Burger $17.00
- Chickpea and vegetable pattie w. mesclun, caramelised onion, egg, beetroot, mayo & BBQ sauce, served w. fries
Wedges $14.00
- Grilled cheese & bacon, served w. sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Beef Burger $18.00
- Beef pattie w. mesclun, bacon, egg, BBQ sauce, beetroot & mayo, served w. fries
Meat Lovers $18.50
- Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
Beef Nachos $15.00
- Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli

Mussel's 1/2 Dozen $5.00
Battered Sausage $3.00
Hamburger $7.50
- 120g Pattie, Salad, Tomato sauce, and Mayo
Kumara Chips (with aioli) $6.50
Fish Pie $5.00
Cheese Burger $8.00
- Hamburger with cheese
Mini Spring Rolls x5 $2.00
Cheesy Mayo Chips $4.00

~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
72 Chicken with Vermicelli (Miên̕ Trôn)
- Poached chicken, vermicelli, carrot, herbs, cucumber, sprouts, peanut, peanuts and sesame
~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
16 Vietnamese Beef Salad (Nom Bo Kho) $16
- House-cured spicy beef salad and green papaya, sesame and crushed peanuts
Seafood $18
- Prawn, Squid, Scallops
28 Tofu Curry (Dâu Hũ Xāo Cāri) $14
- Stir-Fried Tofu with curry paste, capsicum, onion, dried mushrooms
3 Vegetarian Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi Cuôn̕ Chay) $8
- Lettuce, cucumber, carrot, herbs and rice noodles served with hoisin sauce and peanut crumb
4 Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi Cuôn̕ Tôm Thit) $8
- Vietnamese signature dish: fresh rice paper spring rolls filled with pork, prawns,rice noodles, herbs, carrot and cucumber. Served with dipping sauce - choice of hoisin or fish sauce

Mixed S $10.9 / L $12.9
Kids sizes $5.40
Vege pattie $1.90
Vege pattie S $10.8 / L $12.8
Kids sizes $4.90
Chicken $5.60
Falafel S $10.8 / L $12.8
Salad $5.70

Organic chicken madras, jasmine rice, chutney $20
House cut chunky chips, paprika salt, BBQ sauc $7
‘Poutine’ Beer battered chips, cheese, red wine gravy $13
Wild venison, mushroom paté, red wine reduction $20
Bread options N/A
- Ciabatta, sourdough, gluten free, naked. Served with Beer battered fries & house made coee porter BBQ sauce
Seasoned wedges, sour cream, sweet chill $9
Cajun fried chicken wings, chilli $16
Free farmed crispy pork belly, slaw, fiejoa, chilli, preserved lemon $18

Shoestring fries and homemade tomato sauce $8.00
- watties sauce available upon request
Crumbed fish tortilla , avokado,tomato and fennel slaw. $22.50
Cumin roast cauliflower salad, fried chick peas,feta , pine nuts,rocket and pesto. $19.50
Slaw with lime mayo $8.00
Green salad,parmesan and lemon dressing $8.00
Caramel toasted brioche,strawberries and mascarpone. $12.00
Butter milk panna cotta,berry cider jelly and boysenberry compote. $12.00
Crispy agrias,rosemary and aioli. $8.00

Juices REG $4.00 LGE $5.00
- Orange, Pineapple, Apple, Tomato, Cranberry, Feijoa
Cajun Spiced Wedges $10.90
- Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. Add Cheese and Bacon for $3.50
Cola, Diet Cola, Lemonade, Ginger Ale, L&P, Tonic REG $3.50 LGE $4.50
Crispy Chicken Salad $18.90
- Our famous crispy chicken, served on julienne vegetables, mesclun salad, rice noodles and roasted cashews with aioli
Sausages $3.50 EA
Salad $4.90 EA
Egg $1.50 EA
Eggs Benedict $17.90
- Two soft poached eggs served on a toasted English muffin, with your choice of salmon, bacon or spinach. Extra Salmon, Bacon or Spinach $3.50 ea

Jaritto Mexican Premium Soda $4.50
- Mexi-Cola, Lime, Mandarin, Mango, Guava, Grapefruit, Jamaican Hibiscus, Strawberry and Pineapple
Burrito or Burrito Bowl
- Rice, Cheese, Black Beans, Salsa, Soft Flour Tortilla is Heated and Served with your Choice of Filling
Burrito Bandido $5.50
- Chicken or our Mild Beef in a soft Tortilla with Rice, Cheese and Salsa
-Corn Chips
Chipotle (Med)
- (Smoked Jalapenos have their ways)
Traditional Chill Corn Carne
- (Slow Cooked Mince Angus Beef with Classic Mexican Spices and Taco Salsa)
-Small $6.90
-Salsa

Roasted capsicum & polenta chips sml $10.9 lrg $16.9
- with mint yoghurt
Seasonal greens $5.0
Clam, prawn, bacon and sweetcorn chowder sml $11.9 lrg $17.9
The vic's beef nachos $17.9
- with corn chips and homemade guacamole
Welsh Rarebit open sandwich, caramelised onion & chilli jam $11.9
- add crispy bacon bites $14.9
Southern fried chicken sml $15.9 lrg $23.9
- coated in the vic's spicy sauce with pickled cucumber and chilli
300gm sirloin steak $32.9
- seasonal greens, hand-cut chips, onion rings and red wine jus
Smoothies $6.5
- Mango / Berry / Banana

Shoe String Fries & Aioli $7.50
- add cheese & bacon $3.50
Mushroom, Blue Cheese, Onion & Rosemary $24.00
gluten free base add $2.00
Kai Soi Gai Chicken $24.00
- a northern Thai curry, with egg noodles and a pickled Chinese cabbage salad
Goats Cheese & Thyme Croquettes $20.00
- with roasted celeriac, hazelnuts, fennel, and apple
Charcuterie $20.00
- selection of terrines, cured meats, olives, cheese, & fig and walnut bread
Garlic Bread $8.00

Chicken, Brie and Bacon Salad (GF) $16.50
- Lemon, thyme and garlic marinated chicken, crispy bacon and brie served on dressed salad greens
GFO = Gluten Free Option, Available Add $1.50
Sliced Ham, Brie, Pesto, tomato
Served on Whole grain bread with yello's special salad mix $8.00
Big Yello (GFO) $18.50
- Grilled bacon, sauteed potatoes, roasted tomato, mushrooms, spinach, soft poached eggs and toasted focaccia
Roasted Beetroot Salad (V)(GF) $15.00
- With feta, salad greens, toasted seeds and a balsamic dressing
Poached Eggs on Toast (V)G(FO) $10.00
Homemade Baked Beans (GFO) $15.00
- With spinach and soft poached eggs on toasted focaccia