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

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
Pad Thai Spring Rolls $8.00
- Spring Rolls filled with a traditionally prepared Pad Thai filling
- Vegetable and Tofu $22.00
Deep Fried Calamari with Spicy Sauce $10.00
- Deep fried Calamari Served with a rich Tom Yum mayonnaise dipping sauce
Summer Rolls with Duck $12.00
- Vietnamese styled fresh spring rolls filled with duck, thai herbs, seasonal vegetables and served with a hoisin sauce based dip
Baked Mussels with Thai Herbs $12.00
- Baked mussels topped with parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, coriander, chill, red onion
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
Larb Money Bags $11.00
- Money bags filled with traditionally prepared pork and prawn larb and served with a red onion dip

Fish & Fries $15 Small / $18 Large
- Fish of the day in a crisp golden beer batter w/ fries, salad greens, lemon wedge & tartare sauce
Ceviche $15.50
- Fresh fish of the day marinated in citrus w/ capsicum & onion on toasted ciabatta
Salad Greens & Vinaigrette $6.00
Gourmet Burger: Fish or Beef $17.50
- W/ cheddar cheese, sliced tomato, mayo & lettuce w/ hand cut chips
Tasman Seafood Chowder $15.00
- Scallops, prawns, fish of the day, mussels w/ fresh herbs & plant pot bread
Curly Fries w/ BBQ Sauce $8.00
Caesar Salad $14.00
- Cos lettuce, anchovies, soft egg, crispy bread, bacon & parmesan - W/ chicken or salmon $17.50
Fresh Fruit & Yoghurt $10.00

All kids meals come with a kids fun bag and vanilla ice cream cone
Fish Fillets $19.90 or $25.90
- Fresh fillets of fish coated in a crispy macs gold beer batter served with crispy fries, seasonal salad, house tartare and a lemon wedge
Extra Bread
All $14.90
Try our vegetarian option with a field mushroom and tomato chilli jam
Garlic & Rosemary Marinated Lamb Salad $22.90
- Served with green leaves, crunchy seasonal salad, beetroot chutney and aioli
Crumbed Camembert $15.90
- An 80's retro hit served with pear and fig chutney, green leaves and fresh bread
The Honest Plank $25.90
- Crafted to share with a selection of meat, seafood, cheeses, pickles, bread and crackers

Smoked Fish $15
- Smoked Blue Warehou, greens, salsa fresca, salsa verde
Quinoa Salad $18
- Quinoa with rice, spinach, caramelised orange, avocado, beetroot, toasted pumpkin seeds, salsa verde, crema
Side Salad $8
- Mixed greens, pink onions, jalapenos, beetroot, toasted pumpkin seeds, salsa verde, crema
Vegetable $8
- Baked pumpkin, black beans, feta, salsa fresca, salsa roja, crema
Fish $8
- Fish of the day, slaw, pickled cucumber, salsa verde, crema
Nachos $11
- Refried beans, black beans, salsa fresca, sour cream
Vegetable $15
- Mixed cheeses, seasonal greens, avocado salsa fresca, salsa roja
Steaktaco $8
- Flame grilled steak, slaw, pink onions, chilli jam, feta, crema

Recommended wines available by the glass
House Smoked Marlborough $24.00
- King Salmon Salad Boiled egg/ radish/ capers/ red onion/ gourmet lettuce/ lemon dressing (GF) (Lake Hayes Sauvignon Blanc)
Balsamic Roasted Beetroot/ Feta and Rocket (GF) $7.00
Wangapeka Cheese Selection $20.00
- Tui / B1ue Rock / Matariki / Brie/ Spiced pear paste / crostni / selecton of seasonal fresh fruit / nuts (GF on request) (Sweet Agnes Riesling) and/or (Lake Hayes Noble)
Honey Roasted Kumara (GF) $7.00
Tomato, Pea and Artichoke Risotto Parmesan (GF) (Lawson's Dry Hill Chardonnay) $25.00
Lamb Back Strap $36.00
- Honey roasted kumara/ parsnip puree/ chimichurri/ confit garlic (WiId Rock Gravel Pit Merlot Malbec)
Soup of the Day The Chef's daily choice (GF on request) $11.00

- VEGETARIAN $21.00
- Fresh Pumpkin & Chickpea Pattie, Smoky Tomato Relish, Melted Cheese and Mint Yogurt
All Burgers Served with Crisp Iceberg Lettuce, Fresh Tomatoes and Toasted Focaccia Bun with Fries
One Shank - $28.00
- BEEF $22.00
- 180gm Homemade Ground Beef Pattie, Melted Swiss Cheese, Caramelised Onions and Ball Park Mustard
Warm Bread Loaf $7.00
- Garlic and Herb Butter
ideal for one $19.00
Dulce de Leche Cheesecake $14.00
- Rich Caramel Cheesecake with Confit Orange, Chocolate Sauce and Fresh Cream
Crispy Confit Duck Salad $21.00
- With Gourmet Potatoes, Roast Peppers, Fresh Rocket, Yellow Rock Sugar Dressing and Fried Shallots (GF)

Meat Lovers $18.50
- Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
Little “fish & chips” $11.00
- Battered fish, chips & tomato sauce
Beef Nachos $15.00
- Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
Kids Hot Dog $11.00
- 3x mini hot dogs on a stick, served w/. Fries
Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
- Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
Fish Burger $18.00
- Beer battered gurnard, home-made tartare sauce & carrots, served w. fries
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
Sauces $1.00
- Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy

500G T-Bone $39.00
Margherita $16.00
- tomato, buffalo mozzarella, oregano and basil
300G First Light Wagyu Rump $45.00
Tomato & Prosciutto Waitoa Chicken Liver Pate $15.00
- With onion jam, toast and crackers
The Hangover (Fried) $50
- Battered fish, prawn wontons, mussels, clams,onion rings, calamari, barbecue sauce and homemade tartare, homemade sweet chilli
Cheeseboard $30.00
- Whitestone blue, cheddar & Bries/Camembert, assorted crackers, chutney, fruit and nuts
Quattro Formaggio $20.00
- four cheeses – brie, blue cheese, parmesan, mozarella
Steak Sandwich $20
- Ribeye steak, chips, parmesan sauce, rocket, grilled sweet sensation tomatoes & chunky fries

Samosas & Fries $9.00
Basket of Fries $5.00
Mini Hot-Dog & Fries $9.00
Cheese & Cracker Platter (serves 2) $15.00
Mini Spring Rolls & Fries $9.00
Small Mixed Platter $16.00
Large Mixed Platter $30.00
Baby Sausages & Fries $9.00

West Coast whitebait omelette $22
- Willow Creek eggs, green salad, focaccia
Spanish potato omelette “Tortilla Española” $11
- green salad, mustard
Tiger prawn risotto $18
- tomato, onion sofrito
Baked eggplant $18
- tomato, onion, Milkdrop mozzarella, Parmesan, basil pesto
Pan fried market fish $30
- summer vegetable ratatouille, green salad
Fish & chips $18
- hand cut wedges, onion rings, mayo & tomato sauce, salad
Pan fried halloumi $18
- lentil salad, Urban Hippie miso vinaigrette, mix lettuce
Home smoked salmon salad $18
- avocado, radish, wild rice, wasabi dressing

Rindless Bacon $5.00
We have available for sale our herb vinaigrette, mustard mayonnaise, tomato and chilli jam, quince jelly, chilli and lemongrass sauce.
-With Chicken Add $5.00
Fresh Fish Of The Day
- Chef’s creation using today’s available fresh fishprices change daily, wait staff will advise
Nachos $9.00
- With cheese, beans and sour cream
Thai Prawn And Sweet Potato Fritters (GF) $21.50
- Thai prawn and sweet potato fritters with a hint of chilli, coriander and ginger, with tomato chilli sauce and salad leaves
Open Roast Pork Sandwich $24.75
- On sour dough bread served with crackling, gravy and apple chutney, salad leaves
Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
- With chocolate or berry sauce

½ Scoop Wedges $3.50
Tomato
NZ Natural Ice Cream 125ml Cookies & Cream or Vanilla $4.00
Chicken Burger $10.00
- Fillet of chicken breast, coated in sesame seed bread crumbs, homemade tomato chutney, beetroot, salad
½ Scoop Kumara $3.50
Battered Sausage $3.20
Garden Salad Box $7.50
Garlic Dough Balls $8.00
- 10 Dough balls with garlic butter

Chunky Handcut Chips S $3.50 / L $6.50
- Served with aioli
Served on toasted bagel with yello's special salad min $10.00
Served on Whole grain bread with yello's special salad mix $8.00
Eggs Benedict (V)(GFO) $17.00
- 2 soft poached eggs served with spinach and creamy hollandaise on a toasted english muffin with: Bacon - Seared home cured salmon-mushrooms & halloumi
Soup (V) $10.00
- Tomato, roast capsicum and basil pesto served with toasted wholegrain bread
French Toast (GFO) $16.00
- Grilled banana & Bacon, drizzled with maple syrup
Chunky Gandcut Cajun Chips S $4.00 / L $7.00
- Served with sour cream
Chicken, Brie and Bacon Salad (GF) $16.50
- Lemon, thyme and garlic marinated chicken, crispy bacon and brie served on dressed salad greens

Hash bites $3.50
Veg supreme $7.50
- Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
Pepperoni $5.00
- Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
Onion rings $3.50
Chocolate mousse $3.50
Chicken supreme $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
- Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper

Vegetables $7.50
Fries with Aioli $7.50
Chicken Cashew salad $19.50
- Cajun chicken spice, green salad, cucumber, tomato, banana honey mustard dressing
Chilli Penne $22.50
- prawns, scallops, pine nuts, spinach, with sweet chilli lemon sauce
Quattro $19.50
- ham, mushrooms, olives, shrimps, aioli
Sigara Boregi $11.50
- golden crisp pastry filled with feta cheese, served with, hummus and salsa
Hummus $9.50
- served with salsa, garlic yogurt sauce and Turkish Bread
Prawns $13.50
- half dozen served with garlic aioli

River Kitchen