Address
Ground Floor, Steamer Wharf, Beach Street, Otago, 9300, New Zealand
Public Kitchen & Bar in Queenstown Menu
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BRUNCH- Poached Eggs on Toast $12.00
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Breakfast Beans $12.00
- Beans served w/ smoked paprila, spinach, chilli, crispy onions, poached egg and grilled bread
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Public's Hash $14.00
- Sauteed potatoes, spinach, mushrooms and a poached egg. Choose smoked fish or corned beef
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Public's Breakfast Burger $14.00
- Bacon, eggs, relish and coleslaw
- Extra Poached Egg $2.00
BURGERS - Our delicious burgers are available until 4pm-
Public's Chicken $14.00
- Fried chicken w coleslaw, homemade aioli and our special peanut sauce
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Beef Burger $14.00
- 100% prime New Zealand beef patty w beetroot, gherkins and onions finished with old fashioned relish
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Pork Belly Burger $14.00
- Juicy pork belly topped w beetroot, gherkins, onions and crispy iceberg lettuce
- Extras
- Public's duck fat potatoes w sage and roasted shallots $9.00
- Carrot & spinach salad w walnuts and blue cheese $9.00
Nearby Sample Menus
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Eggs Benedict on Toast $18.50
- With streaky bacon and hollandaise sauce
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Pancake Stack $18.50
- With berry compote, vanilla yoghurt and cinnamon sugar
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Tempura Fish $22.90
- Served with fries, green leaf salad and tartare sauce
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Toasted Reuben Sandwich $19.90
- With pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, fennel, Russian dressing and fries
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Smoked Potato and Feta Croguette $19.90
- With poached eggs, sauteed greens, garlic & thyme mushrooms, beetroot hummus, salsa verde and brioche crumbs
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Smoked Seafood Chowder $16.50
- With hoki, mussels and prawns served with garlic bread
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Fries $7.00
- With smoked salt and tomato sauce
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Beefburger $19.90
- With mixed leaves, sweet gherkin, red onions, hash browns, barbeque sauce and fries
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TEMPURA PRAWNS $17.50
- w sweet chilli sauce.
- GARLIC BREAD $10.00
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CRAB CAKES $16.50
- fried golden, poached eggs, sautéed spinach, chipotle hollandaise.
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PANCAKES $15.00
- maple syrup, banana, berries, ice cream.
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SICILIAN $28.50
- chorizo, salami, pepperoni, bacon, ham, bbq sauce.
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CRAB CAKES $15.50
- w chipotle spiced hollandaise sauce.
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CARBONARA $15.00
- smoked chicken, bacon, mushrooms & onions sautéed in a white wine cream saucew fettuccine pasta finished w parmesan. >>
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FISH & CHIPS $15.00
- crispy battered fish of the day w fries & tartare sauce .
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The producer (vegetarian - can be vegan) $7.00
- Garlic & thyme black bean, sweet roasted pumpkin. Soft sprinkled goat feta. Red slaw, pink pickled onions, organic coriander, fresh chilli.
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The fisherman $7.00
- Oaxacan spice rubbed "fish of the day" (pan seared). Red slaw, citrus tartare. Pink pickled onions, organic coriander, fresh chilli
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The bushman $7.00
- 6 hour slow braised pork belly (free farmed). Marinated in west coast manuka bush honey. Crisp apple slaw, sweet pork jus onion reduction, crackling crumble, organic coriander, fresh chilli
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The stockman $7.00
- Angus brisket. 12 Hour slow braised in lemon & chipotle peppers. 36 Hour marinated in our oaxacan spice rub. Red slaw, pink pickled onions, chipotle creme fraiche. Organic coriander, fresh chilli.
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Breakfast $700
- Smoked streaky bacon. Free range egg. Sweet pork jus onion reduction.Crackling crumble, organic coriander, fresh chilli.
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Wagyu
- Wagyu is arguably the finest beef available. Our wagyu cuts have been sourced from around the globe and selected with the highest quality in mind.
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Caesar salad $11/$19
- baby cos, slow cooked egg, anchovy, classic dressing.
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JSH cured meats $36.00
- proper pickles, forever evolving terrine, breads.
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Roast pumpkin & kale $ 11/$19
- citrus coriander dressing.
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Hand crafted bread $10.00
- JSH butter, seaweed salt.
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Dessert cocktails $21.00
- Forever evolving
- Whipped potato puree $8.00
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Savannah Angus $40.00
- The cattle are Angus by breed and are entirely grass fed. The meat is aged for a minimum of three weeks, this increases the level of tenderness and gives Savannah Angus steak its unique flavour.Petite eye fillet 180g.
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Laksa Curry Chicken Drums $20.00
- served with your choice of rice noodles or crispy noodles
- Crispy pork Belly w Bok Choi on Rice $18.50
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Yellow curry $18/$23.50
- chicken seafood prawns squids & scallops
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Pad Thai $17.50
- chicken pork beef vegetables & tofu
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Sweet & Sour $17.00
- pineapple tomato cucumber, capsicum onion/Chicken Pork
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Sizzling Cashew nuts $25.50
- broccoli mushroom capsicum onion/tiger prawns squids
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Thai Tempura Vegetables $8.00
- mushroom sweet potato whole green bean young corn zucchini
- Crispy chicken salad $20.00
- Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
- Bowl of fries $6.00
- Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
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Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
- Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
- all toasted sandwiches served with chips and aioli
- Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
- Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
- Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
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Marinated Feta & Cherry Tomato Parcel $14.00
- feta cheese and cherry tomatoes baked in flaky pastry topped with red onion jam served on a petite salad with berry & balsamic dressing
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Pumpkin & Bacon Eclair $14.00
- topped with a spiced tomato glaze with a salad garnish
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Penne Pasta $20.00
- penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
- Wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
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Chef’s Soup of the Day $10.00
- made with fresh local produce served with a slice of lightly toasted ciabatta
- Enjoy any of our delicious desserts for $12…
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Spinach Gnocchi $27.00
- in a saffron creamed kumara sauce with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan
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Rangitikei Free Range Chicken Breast $30.00
- wrapped in bacon & stuffed with brie and served with pappardelle tossed in lemon and sundried tomatoes
- Cured Stewart Island salmon, spring peas, wasabi crème fraîche pickled ko $22.00
- Line caught tuna crudo, avocado, ugli fruit, soy & mirin, coriander $17.00
- Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
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New season asparagus $9.00
- pancetta, toasted almond, confit shallots
- Venison carpaccio, shiitake, capers, anchovy mayonnaise, rocket, parmesan $ 21.00
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Mushroom ravioli $26.00
- Shiitake, seared broccolini, truffle oil
- Moko smoked eel, steamed eggplant, asparagus, Asian dressing, beetroot $ 19.00
- Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
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Two eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.00
- (Served poached, fried, or scrambled)
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Mediterranean charcuterie platter $29.00
- Jamon serrano reserva, duck liver pate, salami, toasted breads and crackers, hummus and chutney
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Beetroot risotto $24.00
- Roasted beetroot risotto with goats cheese, golden baby beetroot, balsamic reduction and rocket
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Venison $36.00
- Grilled Canterbury venison leg fillet, served with chervil pomme puree, sautéed zucchinis and cherry jus
- Sides $4.00ea
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Akaroa salmon $34.00
- A scenic drive from Queenstown, our Akaroa salmon is a twice cooked fillet, marinated with capers and lemons, served on a bed of quinoa and spring ratatouille
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Three Sixty Caprese $17.50
- Roasted vine tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella served on olive oil soil with basil wind and balsamic caviar
- Steamed basmati rice $8.50
- Pan Seared Blue Cod of the Evening $35
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Pepperoni, mushroom, tomato, feta, kalamata olives, & basil $19 / $27 / $27
- Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
- Beef Ribeye on Panko & Parmesan Crusted Potato with Spinach & Horseradish Sauce $36
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Chilli prawn & blue cod with lemon $22 / $30 / $30
- Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
- Stewart Island Blue Cod in a Thai Green Curry with Broccoli on Basmati Rice $33
- Gibbston Brie & Kikorangi Blue Cheese with Oatcakes & Fruit Pastes $20
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Mediterranean, tomato, feta, basil, kalamata olives with sundried tomato pesto $19 / $27 / $27
- Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
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Big Boy Bolognese, bacon, pepperoni mushrooms & BBQ sauce $19 / $27 / $27
- Small / Large / Thin Lizzie
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Bangers & Mash $22.00
- Two locally made pork & fennel sausages served with creamy mash potato, peas & onion gravy
- For 2-4 people $18.00
- For 1-2 people $11.00
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Cheese Board $12.00
- A selection of local cheeses served with matching accompaniments
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Surf & Turf $35.50
- The ultimate surf & turf Stonegrill meal of 200gm prime angus beef rump with scallops & prawns. Choose any two side dishes & a sauce to accompany them with
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Tempura Prawns $14 for 6 / $24 for 12
- Crispy fried prawn tails with an Asian salad, bean sprouts & spring onion accompanied by crispy noodles
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Grain Fed Beef Rump $34.50
- A huge 400gm Angus rump served with any sauce & your choice of two sides
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Antipasto Plate
- A selection of local cheeses accompanied by cured meats, olives, sun blushed tomatoes, fig and elder flower chutney & pickles with breads & crackers
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PEAR AND wALNUT SALAD $14.00
- Rocket leaves, baby spinach, pear, walnut, avocado, roasted red pepper, garnished with spring onion and your choice of dressing.
- PIZZA BY THE SLICE FROM $4.00
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THE SMOKEY BADGER MED$26/LARGE$36
- Italian Sausage, PePperoni, Roast Ham, Chicken, Thick-cut Bacon with a Smokey BBQ Swirl all topped off with NZ Mozzarella
- SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI HALF DOZ $7.00
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MARGARITA MED$18/LARGE $25
- Fat Badgers Famous Family Sauce topped with NZ Mozzarella
- BADGERS FAVOURITE BAKED BIG BUFFALO WINGS 1 DOZ $15.00
- PRAWN DIPPERS 1 DOZ $12.00
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THE VEGGIE BADGER MED$24/LARGE $32
- Mushrooms, Onions & Green Bell Peppers with NZ Mozzarella
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GFCrispy sea-run Stewart Island salmon $29.00
- with summer salad of ham, potato, egg, gherkin & tomato
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Pier 19’s famous seafood platter $95.00
- New Zealand green lipped mussels, garlic butter prawns, whitebait omelette, Stewart Island smoked salmon, natural oysters, tempura fish of the day, salt and pepper calamari
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Seafood chowder $18.00
- with sourdough
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Southland spring minted lamb rack $39.00
- Choose of sauce choices: Café de Paris butter, Garlic aioli, Green peppercorn, Bearnaise, Pinot noir jus
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Bloody mary $14.00
- vodka, tomato juice, worcestershire sauce, tabasco, lemon juice, celery salt
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Pier’s chocolate brownie $15.00
- served with toffee fudge sauce and vanilla bean ice cream
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Pistachio steamed sponge $15.00
- with a yogurt vanilla parfait and grapefruit
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GFBaked whole fish $55.00
- ask your waiter what we’ve caught today
- Add Totopos $3.50
- Pasteles Mushroom and Chesse $5.00
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Brazilian Coxinhas $5.00
- Battered and fried dough, filled with chicken and Cheese
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Queso $8.00
- Melled Cheese, Caribe Sauce, Sour cream and Jalapños
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Peruvian Inca Kola $4.50
- The golden kola
- Pasteles Chesse and Oregano $5.00
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Queso "Kids Choice" $10.00
- Melted Cheese
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Vegetarian $14.00
- Veggies of the day sautéed with oregano and olive oil
- Steak Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
- Roast Beef Salad R $10.90 / P $8.90
- Buffalo Chicken Salad R $13.50 / P $11.50
- Falafel (V) Salad R $11.90 / P $9.90
- Regular (R) Petita (P)
- Roast Lamb Salad R $11.90 / P $9.90
- Chicken Caesar Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
- Chick n Fala Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
Public Kitchen & Bar
Phone
034425969
Opened hours
Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Price
$30 - $50
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian
Features
Romantic , Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , After-hours , Waitstaff , Bar Not Available , Groups , Lunch , Bar Scene , Seating , View , Highchairs Available , No Takeaway , Free Wifi , Local cuisine , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar