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

  • Fresh made pancakes w caramelised banana, streaky bacon, maple syrup & butter $17.50
  • Pan fried haloumi w apple, cucumber, pomegranate, spiced yoghurt & za'atar $14.50
  • Roasted field & button mushrooms w poached eggs on toasted ciabatta w rocket $17.50
  • Pan roasted snapper w green papaya, mung bean sprouts, red onion, cashews & coriander salad w lime & tamarind dressing $32.50
  • Affogato w almond & fig biscotti 9.5 W amaretto, frangelico or cointreau $14.50
  • Smoked fish hash cakes with soft poached eggs, hollandaise & rocket $17.50
  • Add bubble & squeak, avocado or mushrooms $5 each
  • Coconut cream & turmeric crepes w grilled prawns, bean sprouts, cucumber, red onion peanuts, coriander, chilli, lime & palm sugar dressing $20.50
  • Seasonal Salad
  • Garlic Potatoes
  • Crumbed Camembert $15.90
    • An 80's retro hit served with pear and fig chutney, green leaves and fresh bread
  • Cold Smoked Chicken $22.90
    • Served with green leaves, crunchy seasonal salad, beetroot chutney and aioli
  • Eggs x 2
  • Crispy Fries
  • All $14.90
  • All $6.00
  • Tom yum gf $12.50
    • hot and spicy yet refreshing soup. Spice, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, galangal and fresh lime juice topped with fresh spring onion and coriander. Chicken or vegetables & tofu
  • Stir fried noodles v $12.50
    • egg noodles and seasonal vegetables stir fried in the wok. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
  • . satay chicken sticks (3) gf $7.00
    • dipped in a mixture of spices and covered with our own peanut topping, served on a bed of steamed rice.
  • Coconut cream soup gf $12.50
    • spicy yet smooth and tantalising to the taste buds, similar to tom yum but with added coconut cream, distinct flavours of lemon and fresh coriander. Chicken or vegetables & tofu
  • Chicken, beef, pork, vegetables peanut sauce, steamed rice $2.50
  • Served with steamed jasmine rice
  • Cashews and tempura battered chicken $12.50
    • sweet chilli jam sauce cooked with battered chicken and vegetables.
  • Lamb shanks in massaman curry gf One shank $15.00 Two shanks $22.00
    • quality lamb shanks slow cooked in a massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts.
  • Hawaiian 7” $11.00 / 12” $17.00
    • Ham and Pineapple, cheese
  • Calamari - 2 Rings $1.20
  • ½ Scoop Handcut Agria $3.50
  • Fish Burger $10.00
    • Fillet of battered fish served with our home made tartare sauce, salad
  • Warm Chocolate Brownie $4.00
    • with chocolate sauce
  • Potato Flip $1.20
  • Margarita 7” $10.00 / 12” $16.00
    • Cheese, tomato and basil oil
  • Gluten Free Base Available $2 / $3
  • with miso butter $8.50
  • Chilli Plate - fresh, marinated & dry chillies $4.50
  • Steamed Dumplings $12.00
    • (6) Pork, prawn and garlic chives with soy, lemon and chilli dipping sauce
  • Spiced Roasted Cashews $7.50
  • Chilli Salt Squid $18.00 / $28.50
    • with fresh herbs & sprouts
  • Crispy Red Braised Chicken Wings $15.50
    • with plum sauce
  • Wasabi Coated Peas $7.50
  • White Fish $28.50
  • Miyazu Salad Fresh seasonal green salad tossed in house made soy-based sesame dressing $17.50
    • New Zealand Wakame and Goma wakame
  • Assorted Vegetable Tempura $29.50
    • A selection of tofu and vegetables fried in a light and crispy Japanese batter with tempura dipping sauce.
  • Tarantula Roll $20.00
    • Deep fried soft shell crab, flying fish roe, avocado, cucumber, snow pea shoots and bonito flakes served with mayonnaise and teriyaki sauce.
  • Scotch Fillet $36.00
    • Chargrilled, served with garlic Ponzu sauce and sautéed mixed vegetables.
  • King Salmon Miso Teriyaki $35.00
    • Panfried King salmon with miso teriyaki sauce served with rice ball and fresh salad.
  • Chirashi Sushi $21.50
    • Sushi salad. Premium sashimi on sushi rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken Roll $17.50
    • Chicken thigh, cucumber and omelette served with teriyaki sauce.
  • Salmon Avocado Roll $17.50
    • Inside out roll with fresh salmon, avocado, egg omelette and cucumber.
  • 29 Stir-Fried Eggplant with Tofu (Cā Xāo Dâ̗ u) $14
    • Eggplant, tofu, spring onion, garlic, perilla
  • Chicken $14
  • ~ Vegetarian on request ~
  • ~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
  • 8 Chicken Skewers (Gā Xiên Nủỏ̕ng) - 3 skewers $10
    • Grilled five spice in-house marinated chicken skewers
  • 13 Seafood Spring Rolls (Nem Hai San) - 3 rolls $12
    • Deep fried rice paper spring rolls filled with prawns, squid and crab meat
  • 1 Chicken Soup (Súp Gâ) - small bowl $6
    • Chicken, dried mushroom, sweet corn, black pepper
  • 28 Tofu Curry (Dâu Hũ Xāo Cāri) $14
    • Stir-Fried Tofu with curry paste, capsicum, onion, dried mushrooms
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • 5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • 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
  • Tiramisu $14.50
    • Classic Italian-style coffee and chocolate dessert made on the premises
  • Red Chicken 14.50/$21.50
    • Slices of wood roasted chicken breast and red capsicum $
  • Add wood-roasted chicken or house smoked salmon $4
  • Italian $14.50/$21.50
    • Italian salami from Blackball and sliced fresh mushroom
  • Spaghetti Marinara $21.50
    • Fresh spaghetti with green-lipped mussels, fresh fish, calamari, shrimps, prawns, garlic and our Neapolitan tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti Olio (small / large) $15.50 / $20.50
    • Fresh spaghetti tossed in Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, shaved parmesan cheese and freshly cracked pepper
  • Southern Man $19.50/$29.50
    • Chorizo sausage and pepperoni from Blackball, bacon, roast beef, red onion, mushrooms
  • Street Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Noodle soup version of the Street Noodle dish listed above.
  • Samosa V $8.50
    • Eight crisp spicy vegetarian pastries served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Stir fried crispy pork with chilli & soya bean sauce (mild, medium, hot) $11.00
  • Stir Fried Beef with Black Pepper & Vegetables GF $14.50
  • Kadook Moo Thod $9.50
    • Deep fried marinated spare ribs.
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
  • Tom Yum GF / V
    • Combination hot & spicy, sweet & sour, seasoned with Thai herbs.
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beef or Tofu $11.00
  • Onion Ring $1.00
  • Upstream $19.90
    • Smoked salmon, dill, capers, cream cheese & aioli
  • Meat Patty $3.50
  • Cod $8.90
  • Oinker $19.90
    • Ham, pineapple & tomato
  • Lamb/Venison $11.90
    • Lamb or venison patty, caramelised onion, beetroot relish, salad & mayo
  • Back to Basics $18.00
    • Cheese, tomato & fresh basil
  • Fish of the day $3.90
  • with rice $19.50
  • MINI SASHIMI SAUCE $7.50
    • with Garlic Miso Sauce
  • ASUKA ZEN $26.50
  • ASSORTED TEMPURA $22.50
    • 4pcs Shrimp & 8pcs Vegetable
  • SALMON NIGIRI (3p) $7.00
  • SHRIMP TEMPURA ROLL (4p) $7.00
  • EGGPLANT $17.50
  • VEGETABLE TEMPURA (12p) $17.50
  • ALOO MATAR Tender succulent peas and potatoes cooked in a onion and tomato gravy garnished with coriander $ 11.98
  • Mint chutney $1.98
  • VANILLA ICE CREAM - Served with Chocolate or Mango Topping. $4.98
  • CHEESE GARLIC NAAN - bread stuffed cheese & garlic. $3.48
  • DESSERT: Malai kulfi Or Vanilla Ice Cream -
  • TANDOORI PLATTER A combination of four of the above scrumptious meat delicacies served as an entrée platter enough for two people $ 18.98
  • SEAFOOD -
  • (ALL OUR CURRIES ARE GLUTEN FREE and all but a few mains cooked mild, medium or hot & served with basmati rice) -
  • Fries large $4.00
  • Chicken $7.00
  • Bacon cheese egg with English muffin $3.50
  • Fries small $2.50
  • Beef $7.00
  • pepper lemon chicken wings $2.50
  • Lamb $8.00
  • Mega beef + cheese rolls $4.00
  • Chicken Cashew salad $19.50
    • Cajun chicken spice, green salad, cucumber, tomato, banana honey mustard dressing
  • with chicken $19.50
  • Caesar Salad $16.50
    • cos lettuce, croutons, poached egg, bacon top with Caesar dressing
  • Vegetables $7.50
  • Salt and pepper squid $12.50
    • deep fried with sweet chilli sauce
  • Seafood platter $38.50
    • prawns, scallops, salt pepper squid, smoked salmon, fish served with fries and dipping sauce
  • Mezze Platter $22.50
    • Humus, tabbouleh, olives, salsa, roasted capsicum, Feta Cheese portabella mushrooms, served with homemade Turkish bread
  • Olives and feta cheese $9.50
    • served with bread
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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