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.
Tender pieces of beef upon homemade bread with melted cheese
STUFFED CHICKEN $31.80
The plumpest chicken breast stuffed with walnuts, baby spinach and brie cheese wrapped up in streaky bacon, oven roasted and plonked upon potato & herb puffs. Topped with a tomato jam and sweet kumara crisps
SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
WARM APPLE WALNUT CAKE
I reckon this is better than grandma used to make, but then what do I know I’m just the sucker that has to type this. A warm rich style cake with apple syrup and homemade vanilla ice cream.
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $26.50
Fillets of today’s fish coated in a yummy Cajun spice pan-seared to perfection and plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion and baby spinach and maybe some other goodies if you're lucky. finished with garlic aioli and grilled prawns. Yummo!
Foccacia MELT $24.50
Now! want to take it off from the menu, but you guys said you wouldn’t vote for me to become the Mayor II did. Chicken with cream cheese, cranberry, mozzarella, Drizzled with honey basil pesto. Your choice of a side of chips or salad.
LAMB SHANK $26.50/double$32.50
Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
PRAWNS & SCALLOPS $15.70
Grilled black tiger prawns & scallops drizzled with a creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Just a hint of spice to tantalise your taste buds!
Butterflied chicken breast cooked in cream, white wine, sage, and onion, served on toasted garlic ciabatta with crisp iceberg lettuce and cherry tomatoes Add Fries
Rib Eye Fillet $29.50
250g of pure pleasure cooked as you like it with salad & gourmet potatoes. Options of Garlic sauce, mushroom sauce or garlic butter
Banna Split $14.00
Remember this? No Explanation required
Steak, Mushroom & Stout Pie $18.50
Chunks of prime beef, marinated in Murphy’s stout cooked with onions & mushrooms, topped with a glazed pastry served with potatoes and peas
Carrot Cake (GF) $14.00
Homemade Carrot cake laced with pineapple & walnuts served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream
Beef Sliders $16.50
3 of our very own inspirational meat pattie recipe on slider buns with cheese sauce & tomato salsa
Beef Cobbler $18.00
Traditional beef stew slow cooked with root vegetables topped with savory dumplings and peas