River Kitchen in Nelson Menu

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

Nearby Sample Menus

- Vegetable and Tofu $14.00
- Vegetable and Tofu $22.00
- Vegetable and Tofu $20.00
Crispy Pork with Chili Basil Stir Fry $13.50
- Crispy cubes of pork belly, green beans, mushrooms and finely sliced carrots stir fried with child and basil
Slow Cooked Pork $15.00
- Aromatic slow cooked pork in a dark rich sauce with seasonal vegetable, a boiled egg, pickled cabbage and Chinese mushroom, served with an accompanying chilli vinegar side sauce
Garlic and Butter Fried Rice $7.00
- Vegetable and Tofu $14.00
- Vegetable and Tofu $22.00

Freshly baked sourdough w neudorf olive oil & marinated olives $11.50
Fresh made pancakes w caramelised banana, streaky bacon, maple syrup & butter $17.50
Baked passionfruit pot de crème w toasted coconut & mascarpone cream $12.50
Vanilla & lemon cheesecake w rhubarb & hazelnut & sesame crumble $12.50
Sautéed potatoes w kalamata olives & garlic mayonnaise $6
Crème catalan $12.50
Trust the chef $45 per person
- A selection of complementary dishes, especially compiled from today’s a la carte selection by the Boat Shed kitchen designed to share amongst the table ( Sample only – menu changes daily )
Pan roasted snapper w green papaya, mung bean sprouts, red onion, cashews & coriander salad w lime & tamarind dressing $32.50

Home Made Pizza Wedge $8.50
- With Ham, Cheese, Tomato and Salad Leaves
Buckwheat Flapjacks $18.50
- Crispy Bacon, Blueberry Compote, Banana, Maple Syrup
Eggs Benedict $21.50
- Freshly Toasted Sourdough Bread topped with Ham off the Bone, Wilted Spinach, and Free Range Poached Eggs with Hollandaise Sauce (Home-Made GF Bread $2 Extra)
Thai Green Chicken Curry $21.50
- Tender Chicken Pieces, Seasonal Vegetables combined with Green Coconut Sauce served with Jasmine Rice
Thai Prawn And Sweet Potato Fritters $21.50
- Thai Prawn and Sweet Potato Fritters with a hint of Chilli, Coriander and Ginger, with Tomato Chilli Sauce and Salad Leaves
Tomato Sauce $0.50
Grape Escape Chicken Focaccia $19.00
- Served Warm with Wholegrain Mustard Mayonnaise and Salad Leaves
Potato Rosti And Smoked Salmon Stack $22.75
- Potato Rosti, Hot Smoked Salmon, Fresh Green Beans, Poached Egg and Hollandaise Sauce, garnished with Homemade Seafood Sausage and Tomato

Green-lipped mussels with coconut, lemongrass, chilli and coriander $20.00
Garlic and herb buttered hot ciabatta $7.00
Smoked tomato soup with roasted garlic, cumin and grilled ciabatta bread $15.50
Chocolate truffle $4.50
Cider tempura battered gurnard with fries, tartare and slaw $25.00
Zeppole with salted caramel sauce and vanilla bean ice cream $14.00
Market fish with fennel risotto, pickled vegetables and grissini MP
Fries with citrus aioli $7.00

Reuben Sandwich: sauerkraut, Emmental cheese, corned beef, Russian dressing caraway rye with gherkin & fries $20.50
Green salad or mixed vegetables or roasted potato or house fries $5.00
Caesar salad – Cos, croutons, anchovies, Grana Padano, homemade dressing $19.50
Huevos Rancheros, corn tortilla, refried beans, eggs, fresh salsa & cheese $18.50
Homemade chocolate chip cookie $2.50
Jamaican jerk glazed pork, naked Waldorf salad, fried onion rings $19.50
Roast potato, mixed season vegetables, garden green salad, fries $5.00
Homemade Granola, fresh fruit & yoghurt $13.50

Cheese garlic naan $5
- Soft bread using white flour baked in tandoori oven stuffed with cheese and garlic.
Butter chicken $17
- Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a cashew and tomato-based gravy - the most popular delicacy of Northern India.
Balti chicken $17
- One of Britain's most popular dishes - medium-spiced chicken cooked with peppers and french beans.
Chicken tikka $9.5
- Boneless chicken pieces marinated in yoghurt and spices and cooked in tandoori oven.
Vegetable jalfrezi $15
- Seasonal vegetables and cottage cheese cooked with a tomato-based gravy.
Garlic naan $3.5
- Soft bread stuffed with garlic baked in tandoori oven.
Vegetarian platter (for two) $12
- All your favourite vegetarian entrees in one. Samosas, Popia Goreng and a selection of tandoori vegetables.
Onion bhajee $5.5
- Rough-cut onions battered in a spicy chickpea flour and fried.

Salmon Wontons $17.50
- (4) with sesame dressing and pickled cucumber
Spiced Roasted Cashews $7.50
Crispy Fried Duck Leg with stir fried vegetables, orange sauce and steamed red rice $28.90
Jungle Curry (hot) with white fish, greens, potato & jasmine rice $28.80
Pad Thai stir fried rice noodles, egg & condiments n/a
Pad Thai with Tofu $26.90
Mussaman Lamb Curry with onions, potato, peanuts & jasmine rice $28.80
Vegetarian Option $26.80

5 Salmon Fresh Spring Rolls $8
- Fresh rice paper spring rolls filled with rice noodles, herbs, carrot, cucumber and smoked salmon
21 Noodle Soup (Phờ) $12
- Chicken or Beef
82 Stir-Fried Eggplant with Pork (Cā Xāo Thit) $14
- Sprint Onion, Tomato, served with steamed rice. Hot and spicy on request
6 Vietnamese Traditional Spring Rolls (Chà Gīō) - 3 rolls $10
- Deep fried crispy rice paper spring rolls filled with pork mince, prawns, dried mushrooms, carrot, onion, vermicelli, served with in-house made dipping sauce and lettuce
78 Lemongrass Beef Salad with Crispy Spring Roll (Bún Bo Xāo) $16
- A refreshing rice noodle salad consisting of eye fillet beef slices, dressing, peanut, crumbs, served with a crispy spring roll >>
Seafood $18
8 Chicken Skewers (Gā Xiên Nủỏ̕ng) - 3 skewers $10
- Grilled five spice in-house marinated chicken skewers
11 Salt & Pepper King Tiger Prawns (Tom Rang Muô̕i) $11
- Home made salt & pepper spread on deep-fried black King tiger prawns in shell

Salame al cioccolato $14.00
- Cookies walnut, chocolate
-Handmade egg pasta, carbonara $15.00
Ravioli ricotta spinaci $18.00
- Handmade pasta filled with ricotta and spinach
-Tuna steaks $20.00
Tiramisu $14.00
Tagliata di tonno $20.00
-Calamari soup $12.00
Bruschetta $15.00

The Big Easy $19.50/$29.50
- Chunks of wood-roasted chicken breast pan fried in Cajun spices, mushroom and pineapple, finished with unsweetened yoghurt
Mixed Green Salad $7.50
- with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Thai Mussels $22.50
- A pot of green-lipped mussels from Tasman Bay steamed open in a Thai red curry, coconut milk and freshly-chopped corriander broth
Vanilla Ice Cream $6.50 Extra scoops $1.50
- served with chocolate, berry or caramel sauce
Bloke's Beef Salad $20.50
- Trust us on this one - it's good!
Kid's Pizza (Sorry, children only) $9.50/$16.50
- Pizza base topped with Neapolitan tomato sauce, shaved ham, pineapple pieces and mozzarella cheese
Upstream $19.50/$29.50
- House smoked South Island salmon, avocado, cream cheese, capers, lemon, with a hint of dill and chives
Chicken Carbonara $21.50
- Slices of wood-roasted chicken on fresh pappardelle pasta with bacon, free-range egg and parmesan cheese

Tom Kar GF / V
- Combination hot & spicy, sweet & sour coconut cream soup seasoned with Thai herbs. Available with your choice of:
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.50
Stir fried crispy pork with chilli & soya bean sauce (mild, medium, hot) $11.00
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
-Seafood or Prawns $13.50
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
-Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
-Seafood or Prawns $13.50

GOURMET ICE CREAM TUBS $3.80 each
- selection of flavours (subject to availability)
Plucked $13.80
- Strips of tender grilled chicken with rich and delicious homemade satay (peanut) sauce topped off with all the usual suspects-salads and sauces & lashing of avocado!
Kumara chips $3.80
- punnet size drizzled with sweet chilli mayo
Fish of the day $6.80
- fillet of, battered & deep fried
Seasoned crispy wedges $4.80
- served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
Sparrows Fart $12.80
- the bacon and egg bonanza! Golden hash brown layered with cheese and crispy bacon + an egg, salad, avocado, tangy relish and dressing, this wee number will keep you going!
The Hau $14.50
- The works! Homemade beef patty, grilled with cheese, mustard and tomato sauce, topped with an egg, grilled bacon, pineapple ring and beetroot. Aioli dressing, relish and salad complete this awesome feed!
Off the Hook $14.80
- Fresh local fillet of fish of the day, battered and deep-fried, drizzled with homemade tartar and cheese, piled high with heaps of salad, aioli dressing relish and avocado to finish. >>

Shoyu Ramen $10.00
- Original soy base. Chāshū pork, egg, bok choy, spring onion, bamboo shoots
Salmon Teriyaki $16.00
- Marlborough salmon fillet 120g, green salad, lemon
Mini Charshu Don $6.00
- Chāshū pork and shredded leek on steamed rice
Renkon Chips $5.00
- Crispy lotus root slices
Sweet'n Sour Pork $14.00
- Tender pork scotch, onion, capsicum, bamboo shoots
Kaisen Agesoba $16.00
- Prawn, squid and vegetable stir-fry on crispy noodles
Tan-Tan Ramen $15.00
- Rich sour and spicy sesame base. Vegetable stir-fry, pork mince, bok choy, shredded leek
Mabo Tofu $13.00
- Tofu wok fried with slightly spicy pork mince, spring onion

Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
- Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
Onion rings $3.50
5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
Ham and cheese $5.00
- Ham topped with mozzarella
Xtra Large $3.90
Chicken supreme $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
- Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl

Sliced Ham, Brie, Pesto, tomato
Brie, Avocado and tomato (V)
Yello's Toasted Muesli(V) $14.00
- with freash fruit, poached berries and toghurt
Toasted Bagel $7.00
- Homemade Strawberry, raspberry & lemon jam / Cream Cheese and pesto
All Salads Served with Yello's Special Salad Mix
GFO = Gluten Free Option, Available Add $1.50
Tomato Sauce / Aioli / Sweet Chilli $0.50
Poached Eggs on Toast (V)G(FO) $10.00

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