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

Mussels $1.20
Kumara $4.00
Mini hot dogs $1.20
Hapuka $6.00
Vege burger (comes with cheese and egg) $7.00
Corn fritters $3.00
Fish bites 80¢
We also pan fry fish fillets as a gluten free alternative

Affogato $5.00 / $8.00
- Add Liquer – Cointreau, Baileys, Kahlua, Drambuie (Single / Double)
Homemade Rewana Bread, NZ Olive Oil, Dukkah $7.50
Potato & Parmesan Gnocchi, Homemade Tomato Sauce, Basil Oil, Balsamic Reduction $23.00
Dark Chocolate & Orange Mousse, Brandysnap Basket, Raspberry Coulis $12.00
Green-Lipped Mussels $15.50
- grilled with either – Tomato, Garlic, Parmesan OR Bacon, Aioli, Breadcrumbs
Mini Lamb Burgers, Tomato Chilli Jam, Beetroot Relish, Basil Mint Mayo (x3) $19.00
Tea-Smoked Ora King Salmon, Broccoli Slaw, Beetroot Relish, Candied Walnuts $34.00
Crispy Pork Hock, Sour Apple & Herb Salad, Palm Sugar, Chilli Dressing $25.00

Bacon and Egg Cheese Toasted Sandwich $9.50
Ham, Egg and Cheese Toasted Sandwich $9.50
BLT $9.50
- Bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise
Fries (large) $5.00
Hamburger and Fries $10.00
Macaroni / Toasted Cheese Sandwich and Fries / Wedges and Bacon $5.00
Scrambled Eggs on Toast / Sausages, Eggs and Chips $7.00
Ham Meal $19.50
- Ham off the bone, croquettes, vegetables or salad plus tea or coffee

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
Raspberry & almond brownie / Blueberry & lemon curd slice / Carrot cale $5.5 each
Cauliflower and chickpea fritters $24.5
- light and crispy turmeric + cumin spiced fritters served w all house-made hummus, eggplant kasundi, almond feta + oven roasted baby vine tomatoes completed w a lemon wedge + coriander, lime + avocado crème
Mexican street corn $12.5
- blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
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
Breads for two $14.5
- artisan bread served w house dips
Sweet Treats N/A
- please check our cabinet for daily specials
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

Fahrenheit ficelle $19
- pork belly, house-made slaw, plum sauce[ G F A ]
Over the moon creamy blue served with honey, pears and walnuts
Harissa pulled lamb burger $21
- crumbed halou mi, tomato,cos, tzatziki, shoestring fries and aioli
Tuesday to Sunday GF – Gluten Free / GFA – Gluten Free Available / V - Vegetarian
Mushroom and parmesa narancini $14
- spiced plum sauce
Poached prawn spring rolls $14
- spring onion and coriander dipping sauce
Fries $8
- chunky hand-cut fries w garlic a ioli [g f ]
OTM triple cream briew quince jelly
- 1cheese $14, 2cheeses $20, 3cheeses $25

Bacon butty gf $9
- Bacon- ciabatta- tomato sauce
Melbourne massive $22
- Holly bacon - beans - crumbed black pudding - potatohash poached eggs - roasted tomato -ciabatta
Croque monsieur- suced legham- bechamel- mustard- tasty cheese $5
Stuffed mushroom hash gf $18
- Ratatouille & rlcotta stuffed field mushrooms - peppered hash brown poached egg - basil pesto >>
Mexican mince $18
- Mince & mozzarella quesa dilla -fried egg - sour cream house made baked beans & bangban g sauce
Sweetcorn fritters $17
- Sweetcorn & coriander fritters - roasted tomato - holly bacon bangbang sauce
Toasts gf $6
- Buttered fruit toast- ricotta- lemon curd
Avocado feta smash on sourdough gf $9

* Rib-Eye Steak (plain or garlic)
* Roast of the Day with Gravy
* Fisherman's Basket Selection
* All Meals served with Hot Vegetables & Roast Potatoes
$20.00 Specials
* The Big Apple Beef Burger & Fries
*BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato) & Fries
*Vegetarian Burger & Fries & Salsa Sauce

-W chips $18
The Cowree Burger $15
- House made beef pattie, Walkers Porter beet relish, mustard aioli, cheese, gherkin, onion
The Vego Burger $15
- Roasted Eggplant, Zucchini, red onion, capsicum, lettuce and spiced hummus
Marinated Coromandel Greenlip mussel's $12
- w toasted baguette
The Clucking Good Burger $15
- Fried chicken, onion jam, aioli, cheese, lettuce, streaky bacon
-W chips $18
Grilled Rueben $13
- w house made chips & cornichons
Chicken mole tacos $12
- w pinto beans

Instone full cooked breakfast $18.50
- Bacon, eggs, mushrooms, baked beans, sausage, fried potato & toasted ciabatta
BLAT $16.50
- Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, on a toasted bun & fries
-With bacon $13.50
-Add white or vogel's toast $2.00
Served 6:30 am -2 pm
Truckies $9.50
- Bacon, egg & hash brown sandwiched between vogel's or white toast
-Served on toasted ciabatta $14.50
-Bacon, avocado & cream cheese $12.50

Toast $3.00
- (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
smoked salmon or bacon with spinach & relish $16.00
Eggs $5.00
- (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
Eye fillet sammie $19.00
- brie red pepper & gherkin leaf aioli relish (gfb)
Pancakes $10.00
Pancakes $15.00
- berries ice cream maple syrup
Muesli $10.00
- Fruit yoghurt (gf)
Bacon Egg on Toast $10.00

-classic $15
-lunch 150Gm tarakihi $17
Curly fries $7
-curly fries + aioli/ hand cut fries +aioli $7
-Dinner 225Gm tarakihi $24
Eowyn’s blessing
- Semi dried tomato, feta, spinach, red onion + dukkah + parmesan.
Canterbury free range scotch fillet…(gf) $35
- W/ smashed tarragon new potatoes, fresh asparagus, buttered carrot puree & charred capsicum w/ homemade jus.
-beer battered fish + rocket + caper aioli

Steak Pita(regular/petita) $11.50 / $9.50
Happy Ham $5.00
Very Vegemite $4.00
Extra Dip $1.00
The Protein Pack $15.00
Brownie $2.50
Falafel (V) Salad(regular/petita) $11.90 /$9.90
Cheeky Chicken $5.00

- Although we do our best to satisfy the requirements of guests w allergies, we are not a gluten or allergen free facility. (V) – vegetarian, (VGO) – vegetarian option available, (GF) – gluten free, (GFO) – gluten free option available
Double baked pork spare ribs $19
- BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
Eggs benedict $17.50
- smoked salmon or bacon w spinach, lemon hollandaise(GFO)(vegetarian option mushroom & spinach)
Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
- BBQ aioli, fries & salad
Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
- ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
Big beach breakfast $19.50
- bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
- w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
Steak, egg & chips $20
- w 300g Rump steak(GFO)

French toast $14.50
Eggs bene, w/bacon or $17.00
-sausage, bacon, tomato, hashbrowns, mushrooms, side salad
Muesli $0.00
Breakfast omelet $9.00
Full breary $18.00
Toast & jam $4.00
Creamy mushrooms on toast $12.00

Rib Eye on the Bone 600g $40.00
- Grill@42 speciality
Garlic / Cheesy Bread $7.50
- Traditionally toasted with aioli or cheesy garlic
Boston Cut Scotch Fillet $38.00
- 400g Thick cut scotch fillet – the perfect steak
Lamb Shoulder 600g (GF) $39.00
- A Grill@42 favourite, slow roasted, served with potato mash, seasonal greens, lamb jus & mint sauce >>
Schnitzel cordon bleu $28.00
- Crumbed tail of eye fillet with streaky bacon, cheese & sweet chilli sauce
Creme Brulee $12.00
- Served with Vanilla ice cream
T- Bone – 400g $38.00
- Sirloin (and Eye Fillet) combined to create a crowd favourite
And one sauce
- Dark Port sauce, Garlic sauce, Plum & peppercorn, BBQ, Garlic butter, Blue Cheese, butter