River Kitchen in Nelson Menu

CLASSICS CLASSICS
  • Fish & Chips $21
    • Today’s beer battered fresh fish, rosemary & sea salt chips, tartar sauce & lemon
  • Fish Cakes $19
    • Spinach, free-range poached eggs & hollandaise
  • Eggs Benedict $18
    • Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $22
    • Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Hot smoked Ora King Salmon $22
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • Spinach, poached eggs, toast, hollandaise & Mushrooms
  • Thai Noodle Salad $23
    • Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Rib eye steak
  • Thai Noodle Salad $23
    • Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Grilled chicken
  • Thai Noodle Salad $19
    • Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Vegetarian
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Salad $22
    • Ora King Salmon, radish, fennel, capers & lemon, mustard cream cheese
  • River Kitchen Squid Salad $19
    • Asian slaw, coriander, chilli, citrus miso dressing, peanuts
  • Watermelon Salad $21
    • Watermelon, cucumber & Halloumi cheese, caramelised fig balsamic
FROM THE GRILL FROM THE GRILL
  • Chicken & Bacon Open Sandwich $22
    • Our cranberry relish, brie, house baked bread, hand cut chips
  • Rib Eye Steak Open Sandwich $22
    • Fried free range egg, caramelized onion, house baked bread, hand cut chips
  • Portobello & Halloumi Burger $19
    • Portobello mushroom, grilled halloumi, aioli & salad with hand cut chips
  • Pulled Pork Burger $19
    • BBQ sauce, apple & hazelnut slaw, hand cut chips
  • Beef Burger $22
    • Caramelised onion, Swiss Cheese and bacon, hand cut chips
  • Seafood Chowder $19.50
    • White fish, prawns, squid, bacon, corn, cream & salsa verde with toast
  • Today’s Soup $15
    • & toast
SIDES SIDES
  • Chips $7
    • Rosemary & sea salt, aioli
  • Greek Salad $7
  • Garlic Bread $7
    • RK garlic bread, oven roasted with parsley
  • Apple Slaw $7
    • With hazelnuts
  • Green Salad $5

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Massaman Lamb Shank $22.00
    • Soft whole lamb shanks in a thick massaman curry with whole baby onions served with potato mash
  • Creamy Tom Yum with Tiger Prawns $25.00
    • Tiger Prawns served in a rice thick tom yum curry
  • Venison Panang Curry with Parmesan Cheese $29.00
    • Tender New Zealand venison served in thick rich panang curry, topped with parmesan cheese and served with pan-fried vegetable and kumara chips - Change from Rice to Roti $3.00
  • Deep Fried Calamari with Spicy Sauce $10.00
    • Deep fried Calamari Served with a rich Tom Yum mayonnaise dipping sauce
  • - Vegetable and Tofu $22.00
  • - Vegetable and Tofu $14.00
  • Coconut Coated Chicken Skewers $10.00
    • Tender Breast cuts of coconut covered chicken skewered, Grilled and served with a satay sauce and Thai style cucumber and red onion chutney
  • - Vegetable and Tofu $14.00
  • Fried Broccoli $10.00
    • anchovy cream, almonds & capers
  • Iced Lemon & Mascarpone Parfait $16.00
    • strawberry meringue & mandarin sorbet
  • Asparagus $12.00
    • feta, croutons, roast garlic & herb dressing
  • Bread $10.00
    • olives & truffle butter
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $22.00
    • toasted brioche, pickles & onion jam
  • Salad Greens $10.00
    • radish, fennel, parmesan & cabernet sauvignon dressing
  • Braised Beef Short Rib $38.00
    • mustard crust, carrots, prunes & PX sherry
  • Market Fish $38.00
    • cauliflower, smoked aubergine, walnut, pomegranate & lime
  • Lamb pancakes, spiced slow cooked lamb, lettuce, tzatziki, fresh flipped curly kale pancakes $25.00
  • Korean spiced duck nibbles, toasted sesame seeds, sweet & spicy sauce $18.00
  • Smoked beef short rib, celeriac puree, red cabbage, confit tomato, crispy onions $27.00
  • Miso cured angus beef, wild rice bubble crisp, kewpie, dashi, cured yolk $8.00 ea
  • Crab 'n' buns, tempura soft shell crab, jeff's steam buns, apple & fennel salad, tom yum mayo $24.00
  • Lemon pannacotta, jam donut, strawberry & basil salsa $13.00
  • Cold smoked venison carpaccio, creamed red cabbage, pickled vege, toasts, marahau goats cheese whip $24.00
  • Miso charred aubergine, butternut puree, tagorashi rice crisps, pickled green tomatoes $24.00
  • Smoked tomato soup with roasted garlic, cumin and grilled ciabatta bread $15.50
  • Chocolate truffle $4.50
  • Zeppole with salted caramel sauce and vanilla bean ice cream $14.00
  • Hokey pokey semifreddo with hard shell dark chocolate melt and vanilla cone $14.00
  • Lightly smoked Ora King Salmon with lemon herb crust, cucumber and dill salad, potato cake and cherry tomatoes $26.50
  • Affogato $14.50
    • with liqueur
  • Market fish with fennel risotto, pickled vegetables and grissini MP
  • Affogato $9.50
  • Kids Pack 2 $6.50
    • 1/2 Scoop Chips, 4 Chicken Nuggets, 2 Small Donuts
  • Chicken $3.00
  • Mushroom $7.00
  • Kumara Flip $0.90
  • $8.00 Pack $8.00
    • 1 Fish, 1 Small Hot Dog, 1/2 Scoop Chips
  • Hoki Crumbed $3.60
  • Mussels Battered $0.90
  • Egg $6.20
  • Meat Lovers $18.50
    • Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
  • Cheesy fries & Gravy (250grams) $5.50
    • Add Gravy / Aioli 1
  • Two Course Roast of the Day $18.50
    • Slow roasted prime cuts served w. all trimmings, rich gravy, Yorkshire pudding & a dessert of the day to follow
  • Veggie Burger $17.00
    • Chickpea and vegetable pattie w. mesclun, caramelised onion, egg, beetroot, mayo & BBQ sauce, served w. fries
  • Sauces $1.00
    • Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy
  • Youngsters Sunday $ 4.00
    • chocolate or berry
  • Beef Nachos $15.00
    • Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
    • Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
  • Rice $4.00
  • Garlic yoghurt/honey mustard/mint/sour cream/bbq/mayo/tomato/satay/aioli/(chilli) sweet, mild, hot/butter chicken
  • Add cheese $1.00
  • Kids sizes $5.80
  • Vege pattie S $9.1 / L $11.7
  • Chicken S $8.8 / L $11.8
  • Mixed S $10.9 / L $12.9
  • Mixed S $9.3 / L $11.9
  • Poki $17.00
    • Medley of tuna, salmon, and white fish marinaded in spiced soy dressing.
  • Assorted Nigiri - 12pc $34.00
    • Tuna x 2, salmon x 2, white fish x 2, prawn, squid, scallop, flying fish roe, BBQ eel
  • Tempura Vegetables (3pc) $4.00
  • Spicy Tuna Bomb $21.00
    • spicy tuna, cucumber, snowpea shoot, topped with spicy mayo, sriraccia, tobiko (roe), and spring onion.
  • Tuna Sashimi $20.00
    • Tuna of the day.
  • Miso Soup $7.00
    • Traditional miso soup with tofu & vegetables.
  • Tempura Prawn $3.50
  • Kauri $92.00
    • Platter for four: 24pc nigiri, 24pc sashimi, + bonus
  • Build My Own $11.50/$18.50
    • Base plus our Neapolitan tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and your choice of additional toppings
  • Chicken Calzone $24.50
    • Pizza base filled with wood-roasted chicken, brie, chopped nuts and cranberry sauce, folded over to a half-moon shape, then sprinkled with our Neapolitan tomato sauce, served with a mixed green salad
  • Mushroom & Chorizo Penne $19.50
    • Spicy chorizo sausage from Blackball with creamy mushroom ragout on fresh penne pasta
  • Salmon Penne $20.50
    • House smoked South Island salmon on fresh penne pasta with capers, dill and cream sauce
  • Bambino Pasta (Sorry, children only) $10.50
    • Tri-colour pasta spirals in our Neapolitan tomato sauce with bacon
  • Pizza bread with rock salt and garlic (Add Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil dip, $2) $8.00
  • Bowl of fries cooked in oil (Add sauce, 50c) $6.50
  • Add mushrooms $2
  • MIXED ENTREE - for four $30
  • Chicken, Pork, Beef, Vegetarian $17.00
  • King Prawns $21.00
  • King Prawns $21.00
  • Chicken, Beef or Honey Pork $16.00
  • Side Salad $5.50
  • E2. Poh Pieh Puck $7.00
    • Eight vegetarian spring rolls with vermicelli and vegetables, served with sweet sauce
  • Seafood $19.00
  • Port & Starboard $11.90
    • Battered or panfried fish, caramelised onion, creamy tartare sauce & salad
  • Vege or Corn Patty $3.00
  • I Like Olives $19.90
    • Salami, olives, sundried tomatoes, onion relish, red capsicum & feta
  • Kids Burger $7.00
    • meat patty, cheese, sauce, lettuce
  • Fish Bites & Chips $5.00
  • Pohara Beach $11.50
    • Homemade meat patty, caramelised onion, beetroot, salad & mayo
  • Chicken Nugget $1.00
  • Prawn Skewers $9.00
    • X 3 Plus Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Espinacas a la Catalana $12.00
    • Catalan style spinach sautéed in olive oil with garlic, sultanas, pinenuts and feta cheese.
  • Pimientos Rellenos $12.00
    • Beef ragout stuffed red capsicums baked in the oven on a béchamel sauce.
  • Berenjena Rellena $14.00
    • Beef ragout stuffed aubergine baked in the oven on a béchamel sauce.
  • Escalivada $12.00
    • Grilled vegetables. A Catalonian Favourite! Tomato, zucchini, aubergine, mushrooms and red pepper with Romesco sauce.
  • Riñones Al Jerez $11.00
    • Sauteed kidney with Sherry, garlic and herbs "Jerez Style".
  • Lomo Adobado $14.00
    • Grilled Pork Loin marinated in Spanish "adobo" served with mash potatoes "revolcona" style.
  • Pan de Ajo $8.00
    • Garlic bread. Toasted ciabatta with fresh garlic and olive oil.
  • Rape Con Pipirrana $14.00
    • Grilled Monkfish topped with a vinaigrette julienne of tomatoes, capsicum, garlic, onion and herbs.
  • Soup Of The Day Made from fresh ingredients daily. $11.00
  • Chicken Burger Chicken fillet with Aioli mayonnaise, tomato, Brie cheese & bacon in a sesame bun with gourmet lettuce & fries. $25.00
  • Prawns & Scallops Two prawn kebabs & scallops. Taste the unique StoneGrill flavour, with a coriander ginger lime dipping sauce. $22.50
  • Vanilla Caramel Smoothie -
  • Greek Style Lamb Kebabs Tender lamb kebabs served with roasted tuscan tomatoes & a tzatziki dip. $22.00
  • Fruit and Muesli Toasted Muesli with fresh fruit and yoghurt. $13.50
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding With Traditional butterscotch sauce & French vanilla ice cream $13.00
  • Beer Battered Fries - topped with bacon, cheese & sour cream $11.50
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • 5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Lasagne Bolognaise $17.50
    • with bechamel sauce, mozzarella served with side salad
  • Fettuccine Carbonara $18.50
    • bacon, mushroom, garlic, creamy white wine sauce
  • Seafood platter $38.50
    • prawns, scallops, salt pepper squid, smoked salmon, fish served with fries and dipping sauce
  • with chicken $19.50
  • Sigara Boregi $11.50
    • golden crisp pastry filled with feta cheese, served with, hummus and salsa
  • Tandoori Chicken $19.50
    • mango chutney, red onion, cashew nuts, banana
  • Olive $17.00
    • spinach, olives, feta, red onion, tzaki
  • Scallop $13.00
    • half dozen served with garlic aioli
River Kitchen

River Kitchen

location

Address

81 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

35481180

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 9:00 - 16:00 Monday 7:30 - 16:00 Tuesday 7:30 - 16:00 Wednesday 7:30 - 16:00 Thursday 7:30 - 16:00 Friday 7:30 - 16:00 Saturday 8:00 - 16:00
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

New Zealand

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
81 Trafalgar Street, Nelson, Nelson, 7010, New Zealand
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