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

  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $23.00
    • With house smoked salmon
  • Garlic bread $9.50
  • Paua (Abalone) – Kaikoura delicacy GF option $40.00
    • Lightly sautéed served with seaweed salad and fries.
  • Homemade Bread & Dips $12.00
    • A selection of warm homemade bread & trio of dips.
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $14.00
    • In-house crumbed, on mesclun with lemon mayonnaise
  • Local Crayfish (NZ Rock Lobster) GF option Half $45.00 Whole $90.00
    • Oven baked with garlic butter; served with fries and salad.
  • Seafood Platter $38.00
    • A delicious combination of in-house smoked fish, salmon mousse, calamari, steamed mussels, battered fish & mussel fritters.
  • Beer Battered fries $10.00
  • Beetroot $4.20
  • Blue Cod (Large) $7.50
  • Plain $4.20
  • Blue Cod (medium) $6.50
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger $5.00
    • 2 pieces Bacon, 2 pieces Cheese, Beef patty, Lettuce, BBQ suace
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon $6.00
  • Fish $5.50
  • Pineapple Rings
  • Ribeye Steak * $28.50
    • 250gm Char-grilled to your liking, served on a bed of mash, accompanied with either mushroom, peppercorn or garlic sauce, accompanied with a green salad
  • Vegetable Lasagna $24.00
    • Layers of pasta, pumpkin, tomato garlic and herbs served with chips and a side salad
  • Eggs each $2.00
  • Seafood Crepe $10.00
    • Shrimps, mussels, squid and fish fillets combined in a light cream sauce wrapped in a savory pancake, topped with tomato and cheese
  • Warm Breads $8.00
    • A selection of local breads, warmed and served with delicious house made spreads and dips
  • Junior ice cream sundae $4.00
  • Fish N Chips $5.50
  • Baileys & Maltese Cheesecake $8.50
    • Our own special in house recipe, wonderful, light & refreshing, served with cream & ice cream
  • All served with Moroccan Hat bread
  • Medium $7.50
  • Simo's warm marinated olives $7.50
  • Harira (Vegetarian tomato base with fresh herbs and lemon) $12.00
  • Grilled sumac Lamb kofta with yogurt and mint sauce $12.50
  • Chickpea a pumpkin Salad
  • Moroccan meatball With tomato and sauce $18.00
  • Medium $7.50
  • Five Stags Peanut Slaw $6
  • Honey Maple Roasted Nut & Grain Muesli $13.50
    • served with seasonal fruit & chia seed yoghurt
  • Jelly Tip Sundae $12.50
    • Vanilla bean ice cream, raspberry gel, chocolate ice cap (gf)
  • Toasted Banana Bread $8
    • served with Peanut Butter Mascarpone
  • New Age Caesar Salad $18
    • topped with a poached egg & crispy caper flowers (v & GF available) With Chicken $20.00
  • Bowl of Fries aioli $6
  • Barry Crump $27
    • Sticky glazed short ribs, mozzarella mash & peanut slaw (GF)
  • Sauces & Gravy ALL $2.50
    • Mums Gravy - Green Peppercorn - Garlic Butter - Aioli
  • Kumara fries $7.50
  • Gourmet bangers and mash $22.50
    • Slow Cooked Local Lamb Sausages in a Red Onion Jus with Creamy Potato & Kumara Mash
  • New yorker $21.50
    • Ham, Salami, Chorizo, Bacon, Cheese
  • High country lamb shank $29.50
    • Tender New Zealand Slow Cooked Lamb in a Mint Jus, coupled with Creamy Potato & Kumara Mash, and Steamed Seasonal Vegetables
  • The spiral burger $21.00
    • 180g Angus Beef Patty grilled to perfection and topped with melted Swiss cheese, Bacon on a bed of Tomato, Beetroot, Onion, Lettuce, in a toasted Sour Dough Bun
  • Garlic bread $6.50
    • Crispy Ciabatta Bread with Garlic & Herb Infused Butter
  • Selection of speciality - Leaf teas $3.50
    • English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Kiwi Breakfast, Peppermint, Chai, Berrylicious
  • Hawaiian $19.50
    • Ham, Pineapple, Cheese
  • Asparagus wrapped in bacon and grilled, finished with hollandaise sauce $9
  • Vegetables $6
    • (Fresh seasonal)
  • Farmhouse Fries $6.5
  • Vanilla ice cream and brownie crumb topped with your choice of Chocolate – Caramel – Strawberry $9
  • Half dozen scallops $20
    • cooked in Monteith’s golden beer batter with salad greens, homemade tartare sauce and fresh lemon
  • Americano $18
    • Salami, salami, salami (and cheese!)
  • Lightly toasted $20
    • breads, crackers and dips with your choice of 3 from; salami, chorizo, blue cheese, gherkins, feta, spinach dip or olives  extra item $4
  • Salad $6
    • (fresh)
  • Side Sauce Orders $1.00
    • Side Sauce Orders
  • Garlic Bread $6.80 / 4 pieces $13
    • 2 Sliced baguettes with lashings of garlic butter
  • Schnitzel Style Chicken $16.90
    • Crumbed with our own seasonings flash fried and flash baked to be topped with spiced plum, apricot, house gravy or creamy mushroom sauce.Served with house salad and fries.
  • Cheesecake $8.00
    • Please ask our friendly staff for today's flavour. With ice cream & cream
  • Ice Cream Sundae $7.50
    • Choice of chocolate, caraamel, or raspberry. With sprinkles & wafers.
  • Arancini Ball Salad $12.00
    • Crumbled risotto ball Filled with , blue vein, baby spinach & mushroom Served with streaky bacon, salad greens and pesto mayo. (Vegetarian option available)
  • Seafood Plate $24.00
    • Lemon & herb salmon fillet, S & P squid bites, battered fish goujons, thousand island shrimp salad. Served with lemon wedges, tare tare sauce & fries
  • Pork Belly $18.50
    • 5 spiced pork belly, potato mash, sauted green beans, peas, and carrots all topped off with a rich apple cider gravy
  • Squid Rings (Dozen) $10.00
  • Steak Pineapple on Rice $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $14.00
  • Chicken Curry on Rice $12.00
  • Crab Stick $1.80
  • Roast Pork Foo Young Egg $14.00
  • Steak Chow Mein $11.00
  • Bami Goreng $14.00
  • Pad Thai Gai $12.00 / $14.00
    • Stir fried noodles with chicken or prawns, with eggs, bean sprouts; Thai chives served with a tamarind sauce, garnished with spring onions and grounded peanuts - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Pad Satay Tua $12.00 / $14.00
    • Your choice of meat stir fried in a peanut satay sauce with vegetables - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Kaeng Phed Ped Yang $12.00 / $14.00
    • Red Curry with Roast Duck and seasonal vegetables - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Pad Beo Wan $12.00 / $14.00
    • Stir fried sweet and sour sauce with seasonal vegetables (Chicken, Pork, Beef or Prawns) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Pad See-Euw $12.00 / $14.00
    • Stir fried rice noodles with chicken, pork or beef, vegetables in a soya sauce - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Yum Wun Sen $12.00 / $14.00
    • Spicy Glass Noodle Salad with seasonal vegetables - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Pad Gra Prow $12.00 / $14.00
    • Stir fried chilli paste with garlic, basil leaves, green beans, bamboo shoots ((Pork or Chicken) - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Khao Pad $12.00 / $14.00
    • Stir fried jasmine rice with chicken or prawns, eggs, onions, cashew nuts, curry powder, pineapple and vegetables - Beef, Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Salmon(GF) $40.00
    • Roast salmon on smoked cod and artichoke mash with buttered spinach, caramelised squid, tomatoes and salsa verde.
  • The Universal Platter $50.00
    • Designed to share Served with astroslaw and dalek skins
  • Neptune
    • Battered fish with tartare sauce.
  • Crayfish & Crab Bisque $18.00
    • Puree of Southern Crustaceans burnt with brandy and finished with cream.
  • Le Sun King Burger Royal $16.00
    • Grilled beef, cheese, bacon, egg, aioli, onion and pickles served with fries.
  • Pisces
    • Grilled mussels, tomato and green herb sauce.
  • Gas Paris Brest $12.00
    • Caramel, cream, kiwifruit and, banana filled choux bun with hot almond-butterscotch.
  • Klingon Calamari Salad $15.00
    • Crumbed squid rings tossed in lemon pepper with seasonal leaves, tartare and Astro sauce.
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon(GF) $18.50
    • Pan seared liver, onions, mushrooms, bacon, jus and creamy potato mash
  • Fries (GF) $6.00
    • With aioli
  • Beef Short Rib (GF) $15.50
    • Slow cooked beef short rib with roast gourmet potatoes and slaw
  • Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • 200gm sirloin with salad greens, beetroot relish and crispy onion rings in artisan bread, served with fries
  • Garlic Bread $7.50
    • With house made confit garlic butter
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Seafood Chowder $12.50
    • With artisan soup roll
  • Quesadilla $8.00
    • Abode chicken with smoky salsa, chipotle mayo and cheddar cheese
  • Extra Sauces $1.00
  • Fishermans Basket (Single serve / Share serve) $13 / $18
    • Crumbed Prawns, Calamari, Prawn Twisters & Fish Goujons w sweet chilli, tomato & tartar sauces
  • Garden Salad $7
    • Served with seasonal toppings & honey mustard dressing
  • Fries $6
    • Crunchy and golden, Seved with our favourite aioli & tomato sauce
  • Wedges $12
    • Topped with bacon, sweet chillisauce , sour cream & cheese
  • Caesar Salad $16.50 Add chicken $5
    • Traditional Caesar with cos lettuce, parmesan, croutons, streaky bacon, soft poached egg & caesar dressing . Finished with anchovies
  • Moroccan Lamb Pizza $20
    • Moroccan spiced tender lamb with red oonion, green peppers & mozzarella
  • Thai Beef Salad $19
    • Coriander, ginger & lime marinated beef served on a bed of greens, topped with crispy noodles
  • Sautéed mushrooms N/A
  • Curried chickpeas with lime leaf N/A
  • Creamed pumpkin and kumara with ricotta cheese N/A
  • Breakfast potatoes N/A
  • Tiger prawns with cocktail sauce, Green lipped mussels with garlic and white wine sauce, Poached queen scallops with lemon sesame dressing N/A
  • Steamed white rice N/A
  • Japanese miso soup N/A
  • Bread rolls and baked garlic bread N/A
  • Roast chicken, marinated artichoke, taleggio, lardo $24.00
  • Marinated pork ribeye, red pepper pesto $15.00
  • Coastal spring lamb, herb spread, chilli, pistachios $15.00
  • Salad leaves, pears, gorgonzola, candied walnuts $15.00
  • Buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, chilli, basil, napoli $12.00
  • Sourdough flatbread, garlic butter, rosemary, parmesan $11.00
  • Beef, pork and lamb meatballs, mozzarella, napoli $12.00
  • Carbonara, linguini pasta, pancetta, mushroom, cream, parmesan $24.00
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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