Roots Bar in Nelson Menu

BURGERS BURGERS
  • Bread options N/A
    • Ciabatta, sourdough, gluten free, naked. Served with Beer battered fries & house made coee porter BBQ sauce
  • Wild venison, mushroom paté, red wine reduction $20
  • Wild goat, jamaican jerk sauce $18
  • Free farmed crispy pork belly, slaw, fiejoa, chilli, preserved lemon $18
  • Beef, jalepeno relish, slaw, cheddar $18
  • Beef, bacon, gruyere, spanish onion, pickle $18
  • Organic southern style free fried chicken, lemon mayo, crispy onions, hot sauce $19
  • Haloumi, portobello mushroom, caramelised onion jam $19
NOT BURGERS NOT BURGERS
  • Edamamae, soy miri $7
  • Cajun fried chicken wings, chilli $16
  • Smoked eel bruscetta, slow roasted tomatoes, red wine vinagrette $14.5
  • Mussel, scallop, smoked eel filo $16.5
  • House cut chunky chips, paprika salt, BBQ sauc $7
  • Maketu pie, Beef and blue cheese, Seafood Mornay, Vegetaria $8
  • Wild goat balls, spicy napoli sauce, ciabatta $12.5
  • Seasoned wedges, sour cream, sweet chill $9
  • Cajun spiced shoestring fries, aiol $8
  • ‘Poutine’ Beer battered chips, cheese, red wine gravy $13
  • Side salad N/A
MAINS MAINS
  • Goat ball linguine, napoli, spinach, mountian gouda $22
  • Red wine braised lamb shank/s, mash, seasonal greens, jus $22 / $30
  • Organic chicken madras, jasmine rice, chutney $20
  • Grain fed angus ribeye steak, hand cut potatoes, salad, red wine jus $30
  • House Salad, local leaves, slow roasted tomatoes, quinoa, portobello mushroom, haloumi $18

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pumpkin & ricotta gnocchi, wilted spinach, pickled pumpkin, roasted tomato $29.50
  • Fish empanadas (4) with jalapeno yogurt dip $9.50
  • Homemade chocolate chip cookie $2.50
  • Huevos Rancheros: crispy corn tortilla, refried beans, free range eggs, salsa & cheese $18.50
  • Pan-fried fillet steak, ratatouille, potato terrine, Black garlic butter & watercress $35.00
  • Poached free range eggs, champagne ham, hash brown & hollandaise $18.50
  • Caesar salad – Cos, croutons, anchovies, Grana Padano, homemade dressing $19.50
  • Jamaican jerk glazed pork, naked Waldorf salad, fried onion rings $19.50
  • Pepperoni 7” $12.00 / 12” $18.00
    • Pepperoni, onion, peppers and chilli, cheese
  • - Wheat & gluten free bread crumbed fish extra $1.20
  • ½ Scoop $3.00
  • Pineapple Ring $2.50
  • Italian 7” $12.00 / 12” $18.00
    • Ham, salami, sundried tomato, basil oil, olives,peppers, cheese
  • Seafood Stick $2.20
  • Garlic Dough Balls $8.00
    • 10 Dough balls with garlic butter
  • Potato Flip $1.20
  • Hot Fudge Sundae N/A
    • It's a delicious delight. Fluffy soft-serve made with milk drenched in gooey hot fudge.
  • Double Quarter Pounder® N/A
    • Satisfy your ultimate hunger. Take two quarter pounds* of 100% NZ beef, then complete the tasty picture with cheese, onions, tangy mustard and pickles. Bet your mouth is watering right now.
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • 10pk Chicken McBites & Small Fries Snack Deal N/A
    • Get more bang for your buck with this amazing snack bundle! 10 chicken McBites and small fries for just $4! Snack-time - sorted!
  • Plain Sundae N/A
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
  • Whipped Butter N/A
    • Our fluffy butter, in creamy, whipped peaks. It's like walking on air.
  • Choc Orange Flavour Shake N/A
    • Try our new tasty Choc Orange Shake, made with creamy, fresh milk ingredients. It's so thick it barely makes it up the straw.
  • Soft Serve Cone with Cadbury Flake® N/A
    • Get your hands on our famous soft serve topped with a mouth-watering chocolate Cadbury Flake®.
  • All Served With Garlic Mushrooms and Your Choice of
  • - CHICKEN $24.00
    • Crumbed Chicken Breast Served with Crispy Bacon, Melted Brie Cheese and Apricot Relish
  • Roast of the Day $27.00
    • Changing Daily, Served with Roast Vegetables, Traditional Accompaniments and Real Gravy
  • - Either Garlic and Herb Butter, Peppercorn and Brandy Sauce or Bearnaise Sauce
  • Two Shanks - $32.00
  • Potato Skins, Paprika Salt, Parmesan and Sour Cream $7.00
  • Honey Roasted Beetroot & Caramelised Onion Tart $15.00
    • With French Goat Cheese, Rocket and Pinot Syrup
  • 3 Local Cheese
  • Beef Nachos $15.00
    • Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Wedges $14.00
    • Grilled cheese & bacon, served w. sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Meat Lovers $18.50
    • Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
  • Beef Burger $18.00
    • Beef pattie w. mesclun, bacon, egg, BBQ sauce, beetroot & mayo, served w. fries
  • Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
    • Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
  • Kids Hot Dog $11.00
    • 3x mini hot dogs on a stick, served w/. Fries
  • Veggie Burger $17.00
    • Chickpea and vegetable pattie w. mesclun, caramelised onion, egg, beetroot, mayo & BBQ sauce, served w. fries
  • Fish & Chips $19.00
    • Beer battered or Pan Fried Gurnard. Served w. salad fries & homemade tartare
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Thinly Cut Sour Cream & Chives N/A
  • Hot Chilli N/A
  • Thousand Island N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
  • Thinly Cut Ready Salted N/A
  • Veggie Patty N/A
  • Mixed Green Salad $7.50
    • with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
  • Bruschetta - Pizza bread topped with freshly-made salsa $12.50
  • Bowl of Green Queen and Greek Kalamata olives served with grissini bread sticks $7.50
  • Tiramisu $14.50
    • Classic Italian-style coffee and chocolate dessert made on the premises
  • Naked Wangapeka $14.50/$21.50
    • Base plus our Neapolitan tomato sauce, hand-made low-fat mozzarella cheese from Nelson's Wangapeka Dairy and fresh basil
  • 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
  • Pizza bread with rock salt and garlic (Add Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil dip, $2) $8.00
  • Pork Ribs $26.50
    • marinated, wood-roasted with caramelised onion and topped with our own special sauces
  • Fried Rice $6.00
  • Jasmine Rice $2.00
  • F6. Kra-ti-em $27.00
    • Flame fried garlic king prawns with mushrooms, spring onions and fresh seasonal vegetables >>
  • MIXED ENTREE - for four $30
  • Chicken, Pork, Beef, Vegetarian $17.00
  • Seafood $19.00
  • E.9 Pla Moek Thod $7.50
    • Five lightly marinated flash fried squid rings in our tasty batter served with sweet Thai sauce
  • M4. Flaming Cashews
    • Stir fried cashew nuts and fresh seasonal vegetables in our Chef’s famous sauce with
  • Fish and Chips Small $10 Large $15
    • Crispy beer battered fish filler with hand cut chips and a garden salad
  • Main size available $20.00
  • Half Rack $25.00
  • Mozzarella and pine nut stuffed mushrooms, potato and garlic gallettes and a side of salad
  • Old School Beef Burger $16.00
    • Homemade beef pattie, cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, beetroot chutney, aioli and a fried egg. Served with a helping of hand cut chips
  • Choc Pot Brownie $8.00
    • Baked in a mini terra cotta pot whipped cream and ice cream
  • Ribeye steak, gluten free gravy, salad and chips
  • Steak, Eggs and Chips $15.00
    • The best value in town. Prime rump steak, hand cut chips and have perfectly fried eggs
  • Fire Grilles “Paso Ancho” Chicken
    • (In An Adobo Of sensational Mexican Dried Chillies)
  • -Corn Chips
  • Chipotle (Med)
    • (Smoked Jalapenos have their ways)
  • Jaritto Mexican Premium Soda $4.50
    • Mexi-Cola, Lime, Mandarin, Mango, Guava, Grapefruit, Jamaican Hibiscus, Strawberry and Pineapple
  • Nachos $10.50
    • House Made, Gluten-free Corn Chips, Topped with Melted Cheddar Cheese, our freshly made Black Beans, your Choice of Meat or Veggie Toppings and Guacamole.
  • PicaDillo Beef
    • (Mexican Style Home Cooking Mince, Beef Slow Cooked with a Combination of Dried Chillies and Herbs)
  • -Small $6.90
  • Tacos-soft or Crispy,
    • 100% corn tortilla (Gluten free) is heated and served with you choice of filling.
  • Soup of the Day sml $8.9 lrg $12.9
  • Homemade beef, American cheddar, bacon, gherkins, pickled red onion, caramelised onion & chilli jam, lettuce, tomato and house burger sauce $22.0
  • Beef Brisket $29.9
    • mustard butter, polenta chips, radish & beetroot salad and red wine jus
  • Smoothies $6.5
    • Mango / Berry / Banana
  • Salmon Fillet $29.9
    • chive & garlic crushed potatoes, seasonal greens, grilled lemon and beurre blanc
  • Gherkin relish & american custard $8.0
  • Steamed NZ mussels sml $16.9 lrg $23.9
    • in creamy white wine & garlic sauce with toasted ciabatta
  • Roasted mushroom scotch eggs $15.9
    • with caramelised onion & chilli jam
  • Lemon Assiette Lemon and chilli cake, Lemon posset, chilli syrup $14.5
  • Trio of Desserts The Chef’s selection of three desserts - changes daily $23.0
  • Wangapeka downs Cheese Selection Blue rock, camembert, nettle gouda Served with oat cakes, Falwasser crackers, fruit paste, dried fruit and nuts $24.0
  • Canterbury Lamb Cutlets Marinated in milk and honey, Panko crumbed lamb shoulder terrine, Champ potatoes, Mint and pea pesto, Jus $32.5
  • Charcutiere (2 people) A selection of cooked and cured meats, pickles, Olives, chutney, Baguette $26.0
  • Home Cut Fries Aioli and homemade tomato sauce (gf, df) $7.0
  • Seasonal Vegetables of the day Our wait staff will advise $8.0
  • Sabayon ice-cream Brandy snap wafer, seasonal berries $14.5
  • Hot Dog & sauce $2.50
  • Chicken $7.00
  • Mega beef + cheese rolls $4.00
  • Char Burger $6.50
  • Sausage Rolls $2.80
  • Lamb $8.00
  • Fries small $2.50
  • Or just Salad $6.00
  • Field Mushroom $12.50
    • roasted Portobello mushroom with rosemary and fire roasted capsicum with crumbled feta cheese.
  • Thai Vegetable Curry $22 with Tofu $24
    • seasonal vegetables cooked in mild coconut curry sauce served with jasmine rice.
  • Warm Poached Pear $12.50
    • delicately poached in wine infused with ginger and spices, together with ice cream and crème anglaise.
  • Tofu chermoula $24
    • spiced tofu sautéed with seasonal vegetables enjoy with spiced Couscous and organic yoghurt.
  • Fettuccine al Fungi $21
    • fettuccine tossed in creamy mushroom sauce, sundried tomato, spinach and capsicum with a hint of chili.
  • Soup of the Day $12
    • made with fresh local produce served with fresh warm bread.
  • Salad Mediterranean $12.50
    • Salad mixed lettuce tossed in balsamic vinaigrette with artichoke, olives, sundried tomato, and cucumber and feta cheese.
  • Garlic Bread $8
    • sliced baguette generously spread with garlic and butter.
  • Sandwich $ 16.00
    • with your own favorite filling dressed in fresh lettuce/CLASSIC SMOKED SALMON
  • SALMON MUFFIN $ 5.00
  • PIZZA SALMONE $ 18.00
    • Hot Smoked Salmon pizza dressed in red onions, capers, fresh salmon, tomato, and cheese. (only available from May - October)
  • Sandwich $10.00
    • with your own favorite filling dressed in fresh lettuce/GOAT CHEESE, LEMON & ROSEMARY
  • SALADS - FROM $ 16.00
    • Cold smoked salmon salad or feta, apple, mandarin salad with local organic greens. (Only available from October - May)
  • SALMON CHOWDER $ 16.00
    • Beautiful chowder with Moroccan flavored hot smoked salmon, fluffed milk, fresh herbs and crispy mini ciabattas. (only available from May - October)
  • SALMON PLATTER FOR TWO $ 32.00
    • A variety of our most delicious menu dishes on a platter for two.
  • COLESLAW or GREEN FRESH SALAD $ 5.00
Roots Bar

Roots Bar

location

Address

1 Commercial Street, Takaka, Tasman, 7110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035259592

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Tuesday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Wednesday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Thursday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Friday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Saturday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Sunday: 2:00 PM – 2:00 AM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , New Zealand , Pub Food , Tapas , Vegetarian

features

Features

Waitstaff ,  Cheap Eats ,  Quick Bites ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
1 Commercial Street, Takaka, Tasman, 7110, New Zealand