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

Ale House Loaf $6.90/ $11.90
- Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot and delicious served with garlic or plain butter. Half or whole loaves available.
Blue 'n' Gold $25.80
- Great Southland Blue Cod, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter served with fresh garden salad and fries.
Side Vegetables $5.00
Black Cherry Chicken $30.80
- Pan roasted chicken supreme, stuffed with herbs, cashew nuts, soft cheese and bacon. Laid on kumara mash with a black cherry sauce and garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Porter has the complex flavours to enhance this dish.
Banana Cigars $13.00
- Deep fried until golden brown served with French vanilla bean ice cream, topped with a sensational thick coconut palm sugar sauce.
Pasta of the Day $24.90
- Our friendly staff will let you know the pasta of the day special. Beer Match: Your waiter can suggest a suitable beer to have with today's pasta dish.
Drunken Steak $29.90
- 250g of prime rump steak, cooked to your liking topped with your choice of either creamy mushroom sauce, roasted garlic sauce or green peppercorn sauce. Served with golden fries and fresh salad. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark of course.
Frank Oliver's Spare Ribs $25.00/ $33.90
- Slow roasted Pork Spare Ribs with lashings of Speight's Old Dark and chilli inspired BBQ sauce, served with buffalo chips topped with bacon, cheese, onion and chargrilled corn on the cob. Prepare to get messy with this one. Small or large available.

Hokey pokey semifreddo with hard shell dark chocolate melt and vanilla cone $14.00
Chilli squid with tzatziki and hot chilli dipping sauce $15.00
Lemon posset with cassis sorbet and ginger snap $14.00
Market fish with fennel risotto, pickled vegetables and grissini MP
Fresh ciabatta with flavoured butter $7.00
Affogato $9.50
Caprese salad - tomato, mozzarella and basil, with red onion, kalamata olives and crostini $19.00
Creamy seafood chowder with grilled ciabatta $17.00

Cheese garlic naan $5
- Soft bread using white flour baked in tandoori oven stuffed with cheese and garlic.
Onion bhajee $5.5
- Rough-cut onions battered in a spicy chickpea flour and fried.
Chicken curry $17
- An authentic, traditional North Indian curry.
Mixed platter $16
- Taste different delights in this platter. Veggie samosas, onion bhajee kakori seekh and chicken tikka.
Daal makhni $15
- A delicious protein and fibre-rich dish from Punjab made with black lentils and beans.
Garlic naan $3.5
- Soft bread stuffed with garlic baked in tandoori oven.
Rogan josh $17
- Mildly-spiced lamb or beef curry cooked in the traditional North Indian style.
Chicken tikka masala $17
- Chicken Tikka cooked in an onion and tomato-based gravy.

Portobello & Halloumi Burger $19
- Portobello mushroom, grilled halloumi, aioli & salad with hand cut chips
Thai Noodle Salad $23
- Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Grilled chicken
Garlic Bread $7
- RK garlic bread, oven roasted with parsley
Beef Burger $22
- Caramelised onion, Swiss Cheese and bacon, hand cut chips
Fish Cakes $19
- Spinach, free-range poached eggs & hollandaise
Today’s Soup $15
- & toast
Seafood Chowder $19.50
- White fish, prawns, squid, bacon, corn, cream & salsa verde with toast
Eggs Benedict $16.50
- Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Mushrooms

McChicken® Hunger Buster N/A
- A crunchy McChicken burger, with medium fries, medium drink and a small sundae to top it all off. Who knew you could buy so much satisfaction?
Ketchup Sauce N/A
- Get the classic American taste. Thick and rich, our ketchup mixes tomato with vinegar, spiced up with the flavours of celery, clove, onion and cayenne.
Big Mac® Hunger Buster N/A
- The iconic Big Mac, the classic Cheeseburger, a chilled medium soft drink, medium fries and a small sundae. In other words, the stuff dreams are made of.
Georgie Pie: Steak Mince ‘N’ Cheese N/A
- Made to the original recipe using quality New Zealand beef, the classic Steak Mince 'N' Cheese pies are baked fresh in store each day for you to enjoy.
Choc Top Cone N/A
- The Choc Top Cone features Macca’s classic soft serve dipped in a chocolate coating, served inside a crunchy waffle cone.
M&M’S MINIS® McFlurry® N/A
- For a delicious mouthful of rainbow happiness, try the M&M’S® MINIS McFlurry. It’s the tantalisingly tiny M&M’S you love, blended perfectly into creamy soft-serve.
Chick'n McCheese N/A
- A delicious combination of crispy coated chicken, lettuce, cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise.
Hamburger N/A
- The original. 100% beef patty, topped with onion, pickle and zesty ketchup and mustard, all on a soft, fluffy bun.

Sirloin Steak - grilled Sirloin with shiitake mushrooms, spinach, rice cakes & jus $31.00
Pad Thai stir fried rice noodles, egg & condiments n/a
Miso Soup $7.50
- with tofu & shitake mushroom
Thai Green Curry (hot) with eggplant, greens & jasmine rice Chicken or Tofu $26.90
Steamed Dumplings $12.00
- (6) Pork, prawn and garlic chives with soy, lemon and chilli dipping sauce
Chilli Plate - fresh, marinated & dry chillies $4.50
Salmon Wontons $17.50
- (4) with sesame dressing and pickled cucumber
Vegetarian Option $26.80

Meat Lovers $18.50
- Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
- Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
Sauces $1.00
- Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy
Garlic Prawns (GF) $18.00
- Served w. salad & fries
Little “fish & chips” $11.00
- Battered fish, chips & tomato sauce
Fries (500grams) GF $7.00
Beef Nachos $15.00
- Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
Wedges $14.00
- Grilled cheese & bacon, served w. sour cream & sweet chilli sauce

WHOPPER JR
- Served with your choice of Fruit Salad, Small Fries and a drink of your choice; Mini Frozen Coke, Small Shake, Pump Mini, Keri Kids Sipper, Small Soft Drink or Meadow Fresh Milk. As part of our commitment to provide fresh choices for the whole family we have teamed up with the good folk at Meadow Fresh, and any kids meal that chooses Meadow Fresh 300ml Milk gets 25 cents of the price of the kid's meal
KING MUFFIN
- Two sausage patties, two slices of cheese, streaky bacon, a freshly cracked egg and ketchup all packed into a toasted English muffin. It’s a breakfast that’ll last you til lunch
CHICKEN FRIES
- BK’s Chicken Fries are made with New Zealand chicken, with a light, seasoned crispy coating. Chicken Fries are shaped like fries and are perfect for dipping in any of our delicious dipping sauces. Choose from Heinz Seriously Good Peri Peri Mayo or Aioli, BBQ and Sweet & Sour
CRUNCHY BBQ BACON DOUBLE WHOPPER
- The Crunchy BBQ Bacon Double Whopper comes with all the goodness of a Double Whopper with Cheese plus BBQ sauce, 4 Rashes of Bacon and Onion Chips. Part of our Summer Crunch Range, available for a limited time
$11.90 BEEF SUPER VALUE FEED
- Enjoy a classic flame-grilled Whopper®, BBQ Rodeo, regular fries, regular soft drink and your choice of three chicken nuggets or a regular sundae. All for only $11.90!
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER STUNNER
- The Double Cheeseburger Stunner Meal includes one Double Cheeseburger, small fries, small soft drink and a sundae. Now that's value
BACON CHEESEBURGER
- All the goodness of a Cheeseburger plus bacon! Made with our signature flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of melted cheese, bacon rashes, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun
ONION RINGS
- Served hot and crispy, our golden Onion Rings are the perfect treat

Baked eggplant $18
- tomato, onion, Milkdrop mozzarella, Parmesan, basil pesto
Pan fried halloumi $18
- lentil salad, Urban Hippie miso vinaigrette, mix lettuce
Home smoked salmon salad $18
- avocado, radish, wild rice, wasabi dressing
Willow Creek Eggs as you like $17
- Heck’s bacon, toasted focaccia, green salad
Spanish Cold meat platter $25
- Serrano Ham, chorizos, salchichón
Lamb rump $30
- green beans, Heck’s bacon, grilled tomato, green salad
Crumbed chicken, Willow Creek fried egg sandwich $18
- home baked focaccia, tomato, coleslaw, onion French dressing & green salad
Home baked focaccia $9
- Sicilian green olives & Favoloso E.V.O. oil

-Seafood or Prawns $13.50
Poh Pieh Sod GF $10.50
- Two spring rolls made with fresh roast pork, shrimp, bean sprouts & vegetables served with sweet chilli & peanut sauce.
V = Vegan / GF = Gluten Free
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
Stir fried crispy pork with chilli & soya bean sauce (mild, medium, hot) $11.00
-Seafood or Prawns $13.50
-Seafood or Prawns $13.50

Hotdog $3.80
- on a stick-kiwi classic
Mussel Pattie $4.80
- our own homemade speciality
Chips $3.00/ $4.00
- punnet / scoop
Fish of the day $6.80
- fillet of, battered & deep fried
Plucked $13.80
- Strips of tender grilled chicken with rich and delicious homemade satay (peanut) sauce topped off with all the usual suspects-salads and sauces & lashing of avocado!
GOURMET ICE CREAM TUBS $3.80 each
- selection of flavours (subject to availability)
Off the Hook $14.80
- Fresh local fillet of fish of the day, battered and deep-fried, drizzled with homemade tartar and cheese, piled high with heaps of salad, aioli dressing relish and avocado to finish. >>
Sparrows Fart $12.80
- the bacon and egg bonanza! Golden hash brown layered with cheese and crispy bacon + an egg, salad, avocado, tangy relish and dressing, this wee number will keep you going!

Cola, Diet Cola, Lemonade, Ginger Ale, L&P, Tonic REG $3.50 LGE $4.50
Hash Browns $3.50 EA
Chilli Cheese Bread $7.90
- Four pieces of toasted french stick, smothered in garlic butter and topped with sweet chilli and melted cheese
Crispy Chicken Burger $19.90
- Crispy chicken fillet, with streaky bacon, tomato sauce, mustard, tomato, lettuce, smoked cheddar cheese and mayonnaise. Served with chunky fries
Monkey Business $8.00
- Banana, yoghurt, ice cream, honey and milk topped with chocolate
Ice Cream Sundae $9.90
- A classic sundae, vanilla ice cream, with whipped cream and your choice of sauce. Caramel / Chocolate / Passionfruit / Berry
Ciabatta Chicken Club Sandwich $12.90
- Chicken, bacon, tomato & lettuce layered between three pieces of toasted ciabatta. Served with chunky fries
Salt ‘N’ Pepper Squid $12.90
- Salt and pepper coated squid served on mesclun salad with roasted chorizo and citrus dressing

SALT&PEPPER CALAMARI $19.00
- Chargrilled baby vegetables, rocket, walnuts, polenta, sweet chilli aioli. (GF)(DF)
HERBED POLENTA CHIPS $12.00
- w/-house sweet chilli aioli. (V) (GF) (DF)
SORBET OF THE DAY (GF)(DF) $13.50
PAN FRIED FISH $12.00
- with chips & salad
POLENTA FRIES $6.00
- w/- house sweet chilli aioli.
SEAFOOD RISOTTO $19.00
- Lemon & saffron rice, fresh fish, prawns, mussels and squid. (GF)
TRIO OF BRUSCHETTA $12.00
- Salmon & Crème Fraise * Olive Tapenade & grilled haloumi * Tomato, Basil & Mozzarella.
DARK CHOCOLATE TORTE $15.00
- Manuka honey & almond ice cream, whipped cream & freeze-dried Manuka honey crumb.

Char Burger $6.50
Stuffed Sausages $2.90
Chicken $7.00
Handmade chicken sliders $4.90
Or just Salad $6.00
pepper lemon chicken wings $2.50
Bacon and egg rolls with onion chutney $3.50
Lamb $8.00

Small Fries N/A
- Get them while they're hot. Our legendary super-tasty French fries are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality potatoes to create those delicious strands of crispy fluffy fries you love.
Bacon & Egg McMuffin® N/A
- A hot brekkie made compact. A perfectly cooked egg, deli style bacon and a slice of cheese, cased in a toasted, warm English muffin.
Mayonnaise N/A
- Cool and creamy. A dollop of mayo is a perfect addition to your meal.
Warm Chicken Salad: Grilled or Crispy N/A
- The new Warm Chicken Salad. With ingredients like crispy or grilled 100% NZ chicken, red cabbage & plump sliced tomatoes, it’s surprisingly delicious.
Choc Top Cone N/A
- The Choc Top Cone features Macca’s classic soft serve dipped in a chocolate coating, served inside a crunchy waffle cone.
Filet-o-Fish® N/A
- Dive in and enjoy our Filet-o-Fish. Sourced for its succulent and fresh flavour, the fish we use is renowned for its succulent moist texture, white flesh and great taste.
Cheeseburger N/A
- Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
Chicken McWrap® Aioli - Grilled N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.