Powerhouse Cafe in Canterbury Menu

POWERHOUSE BRUNCH POWERHOUSE BRUNCH
  • Powerhouse toasted muesli & fresh fruit salad (df option) $17.50
    • Served with natural unsweetened yoghurt or milk
  • Warm Lemon & Oatmeal Pancake $19.50
    • With baked rhubarb, redcurrant compote, banana & mascarpone.
  • Highland fling $18.50
    • Rolled oats simmered in milk, served on rhubarb, topped with banana,cream, a wee lick o’ whisky liqueur, & sugar blow-torched to caramelised perfection.
  • French toast (gf option) $19.50
    • With Either: Berry coulis, banana & vanilla bean syrup.
  • French toast (gf option) $19.50
    • With Either: Grilled bacon, banana & maple syrup.
  • Toasted wholegrain bread (gf option) $19.50
    • With grilled bacon & poached or scrambled eggs.
  • Eggs benedict (gf option) $21.50
    • Two eggs served a top honey-cured bacon, on toasted English muffins with hollandaise sauce.
  • Eggs montreal (gf option) $21.50
    • Two eggs served a top Powerhouse’s own manuka & honey hot-smoked fresh salmon, on toasted English muffins with hollandaise sauce.
  • Florentine grilled potato cakes (gf) $21.50
    • Topped with spinach, poached eggs, hollandaise & shaved parmesan, with beetroot relish
  • Huevos rancheros (v) (gf) $21.50
    • Powerhouse Mexican-style beans on a crisp corn tortilla, grilled with cheese & tomato, finished with avocado, poached egg & salsa.
  • High-country breakfast (gf option) $22.50
    • Grilled bacon, scrambled eggs, pork & beef rissole, with whipped potato cake & toast and our own tomato relish.
  • Roast kumera & corn cake (gf) (df) (v option) $20.50
    • Stacked with grilled bacon & tomato, garnished with avocado & roast capsicum & tomato salsa.
  • Kedgeree (gf) (df option) $20.50
    • Smoked fish risotto, scented with garam masala spices & coconut milk, finished with a poached egg & smoked salmon.
  • Children’s powerpack (gf option) $14.50
    • Rissole, bacon, buttered popcorn, fruit, crisps, with a treat & juice.
  • Children’s pancake $14.50
    • With maple syrup & ice cream.
  • Traditional seafood chowder (gf option) $18.50
    • Fish & shellfish in a creamy leek & potato broth, served with toasted garlic bread.
  • Soup of the day $18.50
    • With garlic bread (see our blackboard).
  • Steak sandwich (gf option) (df option) $26.00
    • Grilled 200gm beef rib eye, on toasted sourdough bread with red onion marmalade, salads, aioli & a side of beetroot relish.
  • Chicken burger (gf option) $26.00
    • Crumbed chicken schnitzel piled with cumin-roast tomato, camembert, guacamole & salads with sweet corn relish.
  • Vegetarian burger (gf option) (df option) $26.00
    • A flavour-packed & juicy vegetable burger patty on toasted sourdough bread with salads, cheese, relish & gherkins.
  • Creamy leek & pea risotto (gf) & side salad $24.00
    • Arborio rice risotto, shaved parmesan & fresh pesto, with either: Smoked salmon or chicken or shaved ham or sautéed button mushrooms.
  • Grilled salt-crusted fillet or salmon (gf) (df) $28.00
    • Grilled fillet of salmon, on a plate of fresh seasonal salads with sweet blackberries, avocado & mandarin, & saffron honey vinaigrette.
  • Wok-seared salt & pepper calamari (gf) (df) $28.00
    • A top buckwheat soba noodle salad, with a lemon, tamarind & mint dressing.
  • Coq au vin (gf) (df option) $28.00
    • French Paysanne-style chicken in a traditional bacon & button mushroom wine sauce, with bay leaf & thyme. Served in a pan with crusty garlic bread.
  • Confit leg of duck $28.00
    • With fresh warm brioche & walnut butter, roast quince, pear & prune compote, salad leaves & creamy Kikorangi blue cheese.
  • Today’s fresh fish fillet (gf) $28.00
    • Seasoned with lime chilli & smoked paprika, pan-fried, served atop duck-fat roast Agria potato, with roquette, fresh basil pesto, balsamic glaze & lemon.
  • Salad bowl (gf) $16.50
    • Freshly made seasonal salads

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Homemade Bread & Dips $12.00
    • A selection of warm homemade bread & trio of dips.
  • Pork Ribs GF $16.00
    • Marinated in sticky barbeque sauce
  • Pork: Stuffed pork belly with apple sauce. $17.00
  • The Pier Soup GF option $12.00
    • Served with toasted homemade bread.
  • West Coast Whitebait GF option Small $18.00 Large $29.00
    • Choice of micro-battered or egg omelette with salad – large comes with fries.
  • Garlic bread $9.50
  • Steak: 130g ribeye & red onion marmalade. $20.00
  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $23.00
    • With house smoked salmon
  • Farmers Market Soup $15.50
    • Organic Celeriac w lemon gremolata. Served with toasted ciabatta & butter. Optional - add smoked bacon or house smoked salmon
  • Bacon Filled Ciabatta Roll $12.50
    • avocado smash, HP aioli, fresh rocket
  • Local Grazing Plate $18.50
    • House-smoked Akaroa salmon, horseradish cream, Mariano's chorizo, 'Whitestone' good cheddar cheese, relish, artisan bread
  • Orange Almond Cake $9.50
    • rosewater syrup, candied pistachio, vanilla bean ice cream
  • Please ask about our daily baking including muffins, GF friands, cinnamon scrolls and cheese scones
  • 'Whitestone' Aged Blue Cheese $13.00
    • quince paste, crackers
  • Panko Crumbed Market Fish $21.50
    • hand-cut chips, lemon aioli, caper raisin salsa, prosciutto, rocket salad
  • Dark Chocolate Torte $9.50
    • dried raspberry, vanilla mascarpone, chocolate sauce
  • Turban Shell with Noodle $40.00
  • Spicy Stir Fried Squid $15.00
  • Spicy Mixed Buckwheat Noodles $12.00
  • Bulgogi Hot Stone Pot $13.00
  • Shabu Shabu (More than 2 persons) $25.00 per person
  • Spicy Stir Fried Squid and Pork $15.00
  • Korea House Special B.B.Q (more than 2 people) $23.00 pp
    • Pork Belly, Assorted Beef, Assorted Vegetables (Potato, Onion, Mushroom), Salads, Stir-fried Glass Noodles and Vegetables, Side Dishes, Steamed Rice, Soy Bean Paste Soup
  • Beef Tataki $15.00
  • Salmon roll (small 8pieces) $7.00
  • Miso soup(small bowl) $3.00
    • Miso(fermented soy bean) flavoured soup with tofu, seaweed, spring onion
  • Edamame $6.00
  • Crumbed lamb rack $14.00
    • 2 pieces of crumbed lamb rack with Kohan's tonkatsu sauce & mustard
  • Salmon don $20.00
    • sashimi salmon slices & salmon caviar on sushi rice
  • Agedashi tofu $8.00
    • deep fried tofu & vegetables with tempura sauce
  • Salmon roll (small 4pieces) $3.50
  • Crème Brûlée $12.00
    • served with 1 scoop of Kohan's home-made Ice Cream
  • 1 FISH OF THE DAY
  • 1 HOTDOG
  • GRILLED FROM $5.50
  • PLAIN DONUT $2.60
  • BIG JOHNY MAC $9.50
  • 1 SMALL CHIPS
  • 1 CHEESE BURGER
  • CRUMBED FROM $6.50
  • $42.00 per person without dessert / $47.50 per person with dessert
  • Topkapi Iskander (Beef Kofteh) (GF) $21.00
    • Marinated beef kofteh cooked on the hot plate
  • Shish Entrée $14.50
    • Combination of chicken and lamb with beef peppers and onion
  • Chicken Shish (GF) $23.00
    • Marinated cubed chicken cooked on the charcoal
  • Eggplant Iskander (GF) $19.50
    • Eggplant cooked with tomato and green pepper
  • Bulgari Shish (GF) $25.00
    • Marinated chicken and lamb cubed skewered with bell peppers and onion cooked on the charcoal
  • Hummus Dip $11.50
    • Chickpeas and tahini paste infused with lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil - served with pita bread
  • Dolma Entrée (GF) $12.50
    • 5 vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs served with our own homemade tomato sauce and minted garlic yoghurt
  • Seared Salmon Nigiri $5.50
    • 2pcs
  • Tuna $17.50
    • 9pcs
  • Steamed Rice $2.50
  • Miso Soup $2.50
  • Salmon Roll $12.00
    • 8pc
  • Karage Chickeb Box $20.80
    • Fried chicken thigh marinated in ginger & soy base sauce
  • Pork Kakuni with rice $19.80
    • Pork belly slow cooked in sweet soy sauce, served with steamed vegetables
  • Sesame Seaweed (V) $5.00
  • Dark chocolate hazelnut brownie $18.00
    • Rich 70% dark chocolate with cream cheese & toasted hazelnuts served with a refreshing raspberry sorbet & sugared pistachios
  • Arroz con leche $14.00
    • A light & creamy rice pudding mousse spiced with cinammon
  • Pa amb tomaquet – bread with tomato and olive oil rub $10.00
  • Chuletitas de cordero a la parilla $23.00
    • Canterbury spring lamb rack cutlets chargrilled, gourmet potatoes & aromatic olive oil drizzle (3 units)
  • Butifarra garcia $39.00
    • Housemade catalan pork sausage with portobello mushroom & fries
  • Salteado de habitas con jamon $19.00
    • Broad beans panfried in olive oil with Spanish ham
  • Paella mixta–house speciality Chicken, & Seafood tossed with saffron scented rice, tomatoes & vegetables. Cooked & served in a paella pan - Minimum order of two per table. We recommend pre-ordering paella at the Curator’s House, especially if you are dining at peak time. Please check the availability of paella with your waiter. Please allow at least 25 minutes cooking time. It is worth the wait! per person $43.00
  • Cheese... $ 32.00/ $18.00
    • A trio of the best available cheeses served with quince paste, local walnut halves (to share/ for one)
  • Saang Ka Ya $8.50
    • Sweet sticky rice infused with coconut cream and topped with Thai custard
  • Mix Platter (for 1 / for 2) $10.00 / $20.00
    • Fresh spring roll, spring roll, money bag and satay chicken
  • Choo-Chee Black Tiger Prawns $23.00
    • Black tiger prawns with spinach and choo-chee (thick red curry) sauce and rice
  • Pad Thai $18.00
    • Classic noodle dish with eggs, protein of your choice, bean sprouts and pad thai sauce. Served with lemon wedge, chili flakes and crushed peanuts
  • Classic Green Curry $18.00
    • With rice
  • Lamb Shank Massaman $23.50
    • Slow cook lamb shank infused with Massaman sauce served with The Nook chunky potato bites and onion
  • Beef Cheeks $22.00
    • Caramelised beef cheeks with sweet and sour red curry
  • Tom-Yum Soup $18.00
    • With rice
  • Beijing Duck w/ Cucumber, Spring Onion and Sticky Hoisin Sauce $10.00
  • Emerald Prawn Har Gow w/ Sesame 4pc $12.00
  • Pork ‘n’ Ginger and Spring Onion $10.00 / $18.00
  • ‘Beef’Root Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Chicken + Coriander Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Steamed Custard Bun 3pc $10.00
  • Steamed Asian Greens w/ Fried Shallots & Ginger Chilli Soy $6.00
  • Pork ‘n’ Garlic Chive Dumpling $10.00 / $18.00
  • Steak and Cracke
  • Mince Pies
  • Sausage Roll
  • Steak and Sweet
  • Bacon and Eggs Pies
  • Chicken and Apricot
  • Butter Chicken
  • Steak and Cheese Pies
  • Goldilocks $10
    • Porridge with fruit compote, brown sugar and yoghurt
  • Bacon and Egg Pie N/A
  • Filled Croissants N/A
  • B.L.T $9.5
    • Bacon, lettuce and tomato served in toasted bread
  • Danishes N/A
  • Jennies Cookies N/A
  • Daily Salads (add protein - salmon, egg, happy ham, chicken, tuna) N/A
  • Cheese or Date Scones N/A
  • Mt Oxford $25
    • Pork Belly & Caramelised Onion with Apple Slices & Mango Chutney
  • Mt Grey $25
    • Pear, Blue Vein & Walnut
  • Mt Somers $25
    • Manuka Smoked Chicken, Brie & Cranberry
  • Castle Hill $25
    • Hot Smoked Salmon, Capers & Cream Cheese
  • Mt Thomas $25
    • Braised Lamb, Kumara & Feta with Cucumber & Minted Yoghurt
  • Foggy Peak $25
    • Pulled Wild Venison, Forest Mushrooms & Cranberry
  • Burnt Hill $25
    • Honey Baked Ham with Roasted Pineapple
  • Pizza Breads $11.5
    • Served with mozzarella and your choice of: Cream Cheese & Sweet Chili / Basil Pesto & Parmesan / Garlic & Herb
  • Filete a Ia tampiquena $29.00
    • A rib eye steak with caramelised onion on top and served with a deep fried chicken taquito dressed in salsa verde. Accompanied by pico de gallo, refried beans and salad
  • Mini Empanadas $16.50
    • Filled with only cheese or add chicken or beef
  • Antojitos Mexicanos $17.00
    • The translation for this dish is literally "little Mexican cravings", these little cravings are usually prepared by street vendors and most of them include corn as an ingredient. Includes mini salbutes (chicken) and fried vegetarian quesadillas. Served for two people or more
  • Pastel de 3 Leches $9.50
    • "Three milks cake" is a cake soaked in three different types of milk. This cake was seen in Mexico as early as the 19th century and it has become a popular dessert. We recommend you have this exquisite cake with a nice cup of coffee
  • Ensalada de Pollo (Chicken Salad) $16.50
    • Grilled chicken strips and bacon seasoned with a chipotle cream dressing and served on a bed of green salad
  • Quesadillas $24.50
    • Served in every Mexican home, flour tortilla filled with cheese and served with pico de gallo, guacamole and salad with your choice of chicken, beef, salsa verde and pork, vegetarian or prawns (available for $2 extra)
  • Mini Burrito $16.50
    • Filled with rice, beans and cheese and your choice of chicken or beef
  • Mango Ice Cream $9.00
    • A delicious ice cream, made with pulped mango and served with mango slices
  • Big Breakfast $16.50
    • Eggs, bacon, mushrooms, sausages, tomatoes, hash browns and toast
  • Prawn Twisters $10.00
    • 4 Filo wrapped prawn twisters served with chilli sauce
  • Bar Basket $12.00
    • Assortment of spring rolls, onion rings, chicken bites and chips served with dipping sauce
  • Gluten Free $2.00
    • GLUTEN FREE BREAD AVAILABLE ON REQUEST EXTRA
  • Hot Chips $7.50
    • Bowl of hot chips served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Seafood Basket $15.00
    • Calamari chips, fish bites, crumbed mussels, crab stick and hot chips served with aioli and a wedge of lemon
  • Eggs on Toast $8.50
    • Fried, poached or scrambled eggs on toast
  • Toasted Bagel $6.00
    • Served with cream cheese, jam or basil pesto. Salmon and Bacon available for an extra $2.00
Powerhouse Cafe

Powerhouse Cafe

location

Address

8 Jacks Pass Road, Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, 7334, New Zealand

phone

Phone

0033155252

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Monday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Gluten Free , New Zealand

features

Features

Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
8 Jacks Pass Road, Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, 7334, New Zealand
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