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

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.
Hamburger N/A
- The original. 100% beef patty, topped with onion, pickle and zesty ketchup and mustard, all on a soft, fluffy bun.
$40 Mega ShareBox® $40
- Included in the $40 Mega ShareBox: 2 x Big Mac®, 2 x McChicken®, 2 x Cheeseburger, 4 x Medium Fries, 4 x Medium Soft Drinks, 4 x Regular Sundaes
The Clubhouse Angus N/A
- We’ve gone all out with this new burger. 100% NZ Angus beef, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, caramelised onion and salad, topped with Big Mac® sauce. Get ready to be completely absorbed in The Clubhouse Angus.
The Serious Angus® N/A
- It’s time to get serious. With our new chilli chive bun, juicy 100% NZ Angus beef, crispy bacon, red onion, fresh tomato, lettuce and cheese, not much will be able to distract you from The Serious Angus.
Medium Frozen Coke & Medium Fries Snack Deal N/A
- Get more bang for your buck with this fantastic snack bundle! Just $3 will get you a medium Frozen Coke and medium fries! Snack-time - sorted!
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.

for two - $28.00
Czech Pilsner Beer Battered Fish & Chips $26.00
- Can Be Ordered Grilled (GF). Served With Fresh Salad, Homemade Tartare Sauce and Lemon
Warm Bread Loaf $7.00
- Garlic and Herb Butter
Fresh Garden Salad with Herb Dressing $5.00
Warm Lamb Salad $21.00
- Baby Spinach, Grilled Halloumi Cheese, Honey Roasted Pumpkin, Toasted Pine Nuts, Smoky Eggplant and Mint Yogurt Dressing
- VEGETARIAN $21.00
- Fresh Pumpkin & Chickpea Pattie, Smoky Tomato Relish, Melted Cheese and Mint Yogurt
All Served With Garlic Mushrooms and Your Choice of
Flames on Forty Burger

Italiano $8.90
- Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
Onion rings $3.50
Apricot chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
Xtra Large $3.90
Meat lovers $9.00
- Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
Pepperoni $5.00
- Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
Veg supreme $7.50
- Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning

Free farmed crispy pork belly, slaw, fiejoa, chilli, preserved lemon $18
Mussel, scallop, smoked eel filo $16.5
Wild venison, mushroom paté, red wine reduction $20
Wild goat balls, spicy napoli sauce, ciabatta $12.5
House Salad, local leaves, slow roasted tomatoes, quinoa, portobello mushroom, haloumi $18
Organic chicken madras, jasmine rice, chutney $20
Red wine braised lamb shank/s, mash, seasonal greens, jus $22 / $30
Edamamae, soy miri $7

Mini Spring Rolls & Fries $9.00
Baby Sausages & Fries $9.00
Large Mixed Platter $30.00
Fish Bites & Fries $9.00
Chicken Nuggets & Fries $9.00
Cheese & Cracker Platter (serves 2) $15.00
Samosas & Fries $9.00
Mini Hot-Dog & Fries $9.00

Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
The Family Feast $40.00
Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
- 8 Pack $7.90
Marmite Mania $4.00
Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita

Insalata mista $8.00
- Mesculin tomato cucumber balsamic
Affogato al caffe $10.00
- Hazelnut ice-cream, espresso coffee
-Grilled beef steaks balsamic dressing $18.00
-Handmade egg pasta, carbonara $15.00
-Calamari soup $12.00
-Grilled chicken rosemary dressing $15.00
Bruschetta $15.00
-Tuna steaks $20.00

Chips and Salsa $5.00
- Corn chips with fresh made tomato salsa (tomato, onion, jalpeno, coriander, garlic)
Chipotle (Very Spicy!) $18.00
- Fiery hot & spicy chipotle chile sauce, mozzarella, smoked chicken breast & spicy jalapenos!
Funghi Town $21.00
- Olive oil and garlic base, slices of brie, mix of mushrooms, parmesan, and a drizzle of truffle oil
Whitewater $22.00
- Rich and creamy alfredo sauce topped with mozzarella, fresh spinach and smoked chicken
Buller $22.00
- Built for those wanting a hearty pizza! Pepperoni, locally made Italian sausage, ham, spicy jalapenos, mozzarella & marina sauce.
The Veggie $18.00
- Roasted red capsicums, tomatoes, fresh spinach, red onions, mushrooms, marinara, and mozzarella.
Mt Richmond $23.00
- Our calzones are made by stuffing a pizza dough full of delicousness and baking until piping hot! Ricotta, feta, mozzarella, pepperoni, manuka smoked ham, roasted red capsicums, jalapenos. Topped with hot marinara sauce and parmesan.
Smoked Salmon $22.00
- Olive oil and garlic base, smoked salmon, sliced brie & parmesan, lemon slices & capers

Spring Nelson Lamb $19.50/$29.50
- Marinated lamb, dry-roasted kumera, spinach, fresh tomato, drizzled with rosemary infused olive oil
Cannelloni $18.50
- tubes filled with spinach and ricotta cheese, topped with Neapolitan tomato sauce, served with side salad
Ceasar Salad $18.50
- with cos lettuce, croutons, walnuts, anchovies, Rai Valley bacon, free-range egg and shaved parmesan cheese
Thai Mussels $22.50
- A pot of green-lipped mussels from Tasman Bay steamed open in a Thai red curry, coconut milk and freshly-chopped corriander broth
Vege Patch $19.50/$29.50
- Wood-roasted pumpkin and kumara, red capsicum, broccoli and mushroom topped with lemon pepper yoghurt finished with a hint of cumin
Chef's antipasto platter for two $27.50
Spaghetti Marinara $21.50
- Fresh spaghetti with green-lipped mussels, fresh fish, calamari, shrimps, prawns, garlic and our Neapolitan tomato sauce
Home-made Soup (or chowder, add $3) and bread of the day ( Add $3 for gluten-free bread) $12.50

Bacon - each $2.00
Wedges $15.00
- Served with bacon cheese, sour cream, & sweet chilli sauce .
Soup of the day $12.00
T-bone steak $20.00
- Salad and fries, and your choice of sauce, peppered mustard, bacon and mushroom or garlic butter .
Butter southern flavoured chicken, bacon & pineapple burger $20.00
- Served with fries .
Ginger beer smoked manuka pulled pork burger $18.00
- With asian slaw, greek yoghurt, sour dough bun, swiss cheese served with fries .
●Beer battered fish $24.00
- With fries, salad, tartare sauce .
2 old english pork sausages $15.00
- With mash, gravy, onion marmalade .

G/Free Fish $5.50
Golden Bay $11.90
- Vege patty, caramelsied onion, relish,salad & mayo
Seafood Stick $2.20
Sausage-Unbattered $3.60
Upstream $19.90
- Smoked salmon, dill, capers, cream cheese & aioli
Vege or Chicken Roll $3.00
Mussel Crumbed $1.80
Southern $19.90
- Salami, ham, chorizo, red onion, mushrooms, red capsicums, cheese & BBQ sauce

Banana split $15.00
- Remember this? Served with a choice of chocolate, berry or caramel sauce
Vegetarian $18.00
- Served with salsa & sour cream
Cheese board selection $26/$32
- A selection of brie, blue and cheddar cheeses with crackers and dried delicacies
Beef narcho's $18.00
- Beef – served with spiced mince, salsa, & sour cream
Local steamed mussels $28/$16
- Steamed with your choice of a white wine cream sauce, or an in house tomato sauce, served with dipping bread
-Served with sour cream & chilli sauce $15.00
Fettucine carbonara $20.00
- Pasta, smoked bacon, mushrooms & onions, tossed in cream & folded in fettuccine, finished with egg yolk & parmesan cheese
In house pork steam dumplings $15.00
- With sands dipping sauce

French Toast (GFO) $16.00
- Grilled banana & Bacon, drizzled with maple syrup
Shredded Chicken, Bacon, Sun Dried Tomato and Balsamic Dressing (DF)(GF) $8.50
Chunky Gandcut Cajun Chips S $4.00 / L $7.00
- Served with sour cream
Roasted Beetroot Salad (V)(GF) $15.00
- With feta, salad greens, toasted seeds and a balsamic dressing
Big Veggie (V)(GFO) $18.50
- Grilled Halloumi, SAuteed potatoes, roasted tomato, mushrooms, pinach, soft poeached eggs and toasted focaccia
Pumpkin, Roast Capsicum, Feta and Toasted Seeds (V)(GF) $8.50
Toasted Wholegrain Bread (GFO) $6.00
- Homemade Strawberry, raspberry & lemon jam / Cream Cheese and pesto
Bacon / Grilled Chicken / Salmon / Halloumi $5.00

Double Cheeseburger Combo N/A
- The double banger of your favourite burger. A Double Cheeseburger served alongside a chilled medium soft drink, and medium fries. You’ll be telling your grandkids about this one in years to come.
Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
- We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
Sausage & Egg McMuffin® N/A
- A hard-hitting combo of egg, a beef sausage patty and melting slice of cheese on a classic English Muffin. Served warm and tasty.
Chick'n McCheese N/A
- A delicious combination of crispy coated chicken, lettuce, cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise.
The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy N/A
- Turn your attention to The Clubhouse Chicken - Crispy. With a crispy chicken patty, crispy bacon, grilled onion, Swiss Cheese, tomato, lettuce, and Big Mac® sauce in a brioche style bun; this burger tastes as good as it looks.
Chicken McBites® - 10 piece pack N/A
- Get them while they're hot. Our legendary, super-tasty chicken mcbites are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality chicken.
The Clubhouse Angus N/A
- We’ve gone all out with this new burger. 100% NZ Angus beef, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, caramelised onion and salad, topped with Big Mac® sauce. Get ready to be completely absorbed in The Clubhouse Angus.
Cheeseburger N/A
- Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.

Deep fried Calamari $18.50
- with green salad, tomato, cucumber, sweet chilli sauce
Hummus $9.50
- served with salsa, garlic yogurt sauce and Turkish Bread
Lasagne Bolognaise $17.50
- with bechamel sauce, mozzarella served with side salad
Vegetables $7.50
Olive $17.00
- spinach, olives, feta, red onion, tzaki
Chilli Penne $22.50
- prawns, scallops, pine nuts, spinach, with sweet chilli lemon sauce
Fettuccine Carbonara $18.50
- bacon, mushroom, garlic, creamy white wine sauce
Quattro $19.50
- ham, mushrooms, olives, shrimps, aioli