Pioneer Tavern in Waikato Menu

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Shrimp cocktail (GF) $14.00
- Shrimps, lettuce & tasty seafood dressing
Soup of the day (GFO) $9.50
- Ask for today's flavour!
Bread and dips(GFO) (2 people) $12.50

Scotch $20.00
- 120gm scotch fillet, smoky bacon, onion, relish, salad & fries
Chicken $18.00
- Crumbed chicken breast, apricto sauce, camember cheese, salad & fries
Lamb $20.00
- Homemade lamb patty with mint and rosemary salad & fries

Mixed grill $25.00
- Sausage, bacon, chops, 120 gr steak, black pudding grilled tomato and 2 eggs and homemade potato rosti
Captain’s catch $24.00
- Tempura battered fish served with salad & fries
Scallops $28.50
- 1/2 dozen scallops tempura battered or pan-fried. Served with salad & fries
Surf ‘n’ turf (GF) $28.50
- Rump steak grilled with scallops & prawns in a garlic cream sauce. Salad & fries
Scotch (GF) $28.00
- Scotch fillet grilled to your liking, with a choice of mushroom or pepper sauce or garlic butter. Salad & fries
Chicken & cashew salad (GF) $20.00
- Hot marinated chicken, toasted cashews and salad homemade egg mayonnaise
Pioneer beef salad $20.00
- Hot grilled scotch, tomato's cucumber, red cabbage mint, carrot, lettuce, sesame seeds and noodles.
Add prawns to any meal $6.00

Sticky date pudding $11.00
- Warmed with toffe sauce and ice-cream
Ice-cream sundae $10.50
- Ice-cream with topping of your choice
Brandy snaps $10.00
- Served with liquor ice-cream
Chocolate eclairs $10.00

Pizza $10.00
- Choose 3 topping: cheese, ham, bacon, pineapple or BBQ sauce
Spaghetti and meatballs $10.00
Fish bites $10.00
- 4 fish bites, fries and can of drink
Nachos $10.00
- Corn chips, meat and sour cream
Check the specials board beer battered scallops, seafood sauce weekly delight’s.

Nearby Sample Menus

Anchovy toasts - green olives - anchovy cigar $10
Eggnog ice cream & gingerbeer float $8
Thai fish salad - green papaya - peanuts – dill $19
Shoestring fries - ailoi $7
Chickpea chips - chipotle crème fraiche $10
Sous vide chicken breast - cauliflower – corn – gnocchi $25
Veal bolognese – parmesan polenta – bocconcini $22
Brocollini - almonds - anchovy crumbs $8

Famous chocolate + strawberry fondue $18.5
- a decadent chocolate sauce w sunrippened farm fresh strawberries ready for dipping served w whipped coconut cream + our nutty pistachio + orange dukkah
Punnet's Open Taco $25 / $24.5
- refried beans, red cabbage, blackened sweetcorn, jalapenos, pepitas, coriander, picked red onion finished w a mango salsa + coriander, lime + avocado creme w your choice of sweet + spicy cauliflower or crispy chicken. Chicken / Cauli
Breads for two $14.5
- artisan bread served w house dips
Mexican street corn $12.5
- blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
Celebration bowl $26.5 / $25.5
- japanese soba noodles, marinated shiitake mushrooms, sesamed avocado, bok choy, kimchi (probiotic korean fermented cabbage), broccoli, pickled cucumber, spicy roasted edamame + green onion w your choice of either crispy chicken or crisp fried tempeh. Chicken / Tempeh
RAW snickers slice / RAW peppermint slice / RAW raspberry & white chocolate slice $8.5
Sweet Treats N/A
- please check our cabinet for daily specials
The Punnet Burger $27.5 / $25.5
- a housemade medley of red kale coriander + green apple slaw, almond feta, chipotle mayo and crisp kumara rosti nestled between an artisan bun + served with house cut fries + aioli w your choice of either pork belly or tempeh pork belly

Extra Beef Patty $2.50
Onion Rings $4.60
4 Meat Lovers
- whole milk mozzarella, authentic old-world salami, smoked bacon, slow roasted ham & beef with BBQ swirl
7 BBQ Beef
- Lightly seasoned beef & mozzarella on rice BBQ sauce
Chips $ 4
Garlic Pizza Bread $5
3 Beef and Bacon
- Mushroom, seasoned ground beef, smoked bacon, red onion, whole milk mozzarella, BBQ & mayo swirl, BBQ sauce
Extra Cheese/ Bacon $1

Chicken, Bacon and Plum $14.00
Vege Basil Pesto, Spinach, Capsicum, Sundried Tomato, Mushroom, Feta and Aioli $15.00
Eggs Benedict GF V $15.00
- Smoked salmon...or bacon...or try our vegetarian option of baby spinach, grilled tomato and mushroom topped with homemade hollandaise on toasted ciabatta.
Garlic Rewana Cobb $10.00
- Warmed whole Cobb with sides of garlic butter and dukkah oil.
Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon on Toasted Garlic Turkish Pide $14.00
- A popular savoury start to the day. Try adding a free range poached egg ($1.5).
NZ Green Shelled Mussel Pot served with Garlic Turkish Pide GF $19.00
- with wine & Garlic
White Chocolate Barvaries GF $10.00
- Creamy mousse topped with strawberry coulis.
3 Free Range Egg Omelette GF V $15.00
- Ham, cheese, tomato and onion on toasted ciabatta. Try adding bacon, mushroom, baby spinach and or capsicum

Hawaiian $21
- pineapple, mozzarella, ham
Sundae Bloody Sundae $13.5
- w raspberry + white choc ice cream, berry compote
Side Salad $12
- w olives, capsicum, tomato, cucumber, feta
Affogato $13.5
- w vanilla bean ice cream, liqueur, expresso
Moroccan Lamb $25
- spiced lamb, spinach, red onion, cashew, coriander, tzatziki
Vegan $24
- pumpkin, spinach, falafel, capsicum, cashew, red onion, eggplant relish
Pork Belly $32
- w sticky rice, Asian greens
Crème Brulēe $13.5
- w vanilla bean ice cream

Smoky BBQ Pork Ribs
- Spare ribs cooked in a home made smoky BBQ sauce
Beetroot, apple, spinach & feta salad $16.50
- Roasted beetroot, crunchy apple, baby spinach, crumbled feta & sprinkled with golden raisins, pumpkinseeds & walnuts
Steak & mushroom sandwich $19.90
- Beef sirloin marinated in ‘The Chefs special marinade’, caramelised onions, capsicum, mushroom served on a traditional French baked roll with an avocado aioli
Blueberry Pancakes $11.00
- Light fluffy blueberry pancakes topped with vanilla butter & coco chips drizzled with maple syrup & a dollop of cream
Breads & Spreads $15.00
- A selection of Artesian breads & three Ironique spreads
Thai Style Prawn Cakes $7.50
- Light & crispy prawn cakes ẃ a hint of chilli served ẃ a yoghurt chilli dipping sauce
Lamb Shank 1-$26.00 2-$32.50
- Lamb fore shank slow cooked in a red wine & thyme sauce served on a garlic mash ẃ parsnip crisps
Nachos $13.80
- Nachos topped beef & beans, cheese, sour cream & salsa

Big All Day Breakfast $15.50
- Bacon, Tomato, Toast, 2 Sausages, 2 Eggs, Hashbrown, Mushroom
Beef Burger $15.90
- Beef Burger with Bacon and Egg, Chips and Salad
Hot Cakes $13.50
- Banana, Bacon, Maple Syrup with Berries and Cream
Light All Day Breakfast $13.50
- Tomato, Sausage, Egg, Hashbrown, Toast, Mushroom, Bacon
Wedges $14.90
- Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Cheese and Sour Cream on Top
Eggs on Toast $8.90
- Made however you choose
Open Steak Sandwich $15.90
- Grilled Scotch Fillet, Egg, Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Tomato and Chips
Eggs Benedict With Wood Smoked Salmon $16.90

Mango Chicken $22.00
- Mango slices, chicken, cashew nuts, sweet chilli swirl
Nacho $13 Sm / $16 Lge
- Corn chips, Beef or Chicken, beans, salsa, cheese
Porka $21.00
- Bacon, ham, salami, capsicum, pineapple
Garlic Pizza Bread $6.00
- Made in-house
Pizza Toppings $3.00 extra
- Chicken, Cashews, Camembert, Cranberry Mangos, Apricots, Anchovies, Shrimp, Peanuts, Pinenuts, Sundried Tomato, Extra Cheese
Under the Sea $21.00
- Octopus, mussels, clam, squid, shrimp
Camberry + $23.00
- Cranberry sauce, camembert, chicken, cashew nuts
Vege Delight $19.00
- Mushroom, capsicum, olives, pineapple, onion

Kids sundae $7
Delish 3 slider selection w handcut fries $20
Nuggets & curly fries $8.5
Chocolate rocket $11.5
- Rich chocolate terrine + triple chocolate ice cream + chocolate crackle.
Salmon bruschetta $16
- House cured orange vodka salmon slices w/ a dill cream cheese and crispy capers on toasted ciabatta.
Canterbury free range scotch fillet $35
- W/ smashed tarragon new potatoes, fresh asparagus, buttered carrot puree & charred capsicum w homemade jus. 300Gm cooked as you like it
-crunchy moroccan chicken + mesclin + chilli aioli
O.M.G cheeseburger $26
- Streaky bacon wrapped around a housemade beef pattie wrapped around cheddar cheese hot off the grill with tomato relish, aioli and mesculin inside a fresh bun with chunky chips & crispy onion rings

Steak Salad(regular/petita) $11.90 / $9.90
Falafel (V) Salad(regular/petita) $11.90 /$9.90
Chick n Fala Salad(regular/petita) $12.50/ $10.50
Free Range Chicken Tenders(4 Pack/8 Pack ) $4.90 / $7.90
Buffalo Chicken Pita (regular/petita) $12.50 /$10.50
Extra Dip $1.00
Chicken Breast Pita(regular/petita) $10.90 / $8.90
Chicken Caesar Salad(regular/petita) $12.50/$10.50

Chicken kebab $3.50
Grated cheese $1.00
Cheese $5.00
-Dory $4.50
Egg $1.00
Mussel battered $2.50
- Large size
Mussel crumbed $1.40
-Fresh snapper $6.50

Potato Fritter $1.20
Vegetarian Burger $6.80
Bacon & Egg $4.90
2 Piece of Chicken chips with 600ml bottle Pepsi range $10.80
Seasoned Wedges $5.20
Large Breakfast $13.50
- 1 toast, 2 hash browns, 2 eggs, sausage, tomato & bacon
Honey Soy Chicken, chips and salad 600ml bottle Pepsi range $12.80
Roast Pork/Roast Beef Meal Small $14.80

Home made pie $12
Vege Burger $10
Dressed Wedges Bacon
Wedges w sour cream $9
All desserts are served w cream & ice cream
Ham Steak w pineapple & apple sauce $16
Beef Burger $8
Chocolate Mud cake $8

Chocolate Mudcake $12.00
Pork Spare Ribs $15.00
- Marinated and slow cooked in a BBQ sauce
T- Bone – 400g $38.00
- Sirloin (and Eye Fillet) combined to create a crowd favourite
Ice Cream Sundae (GF) $10.00
- Chocolate, Caramel, Passionfruit, Berry
Creme Brulee $12.00
- Served with Vanilla ice cream
Bread Selection $10.00
- With Condiments
Pavlova $12.00
- Homemade, with fresh fruits
Prime Eye Fillet $36.00
- 200g as it says- prime eye