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

  • Vanilla & lemon cheesecake w rhubarb & hazelnut & sesame crumble $12.50
  • Warmed kervella cheese w fresh pear, endive, walnuts, cress & grilled bread $16.50
  • Prosciutto & buffalo mozzarella w roasted pumpkin, mint, rocket & salted almonds $22.00
  • Crispy pork chicharrones (belly) w cumin salt, red onion, coriander & harissa $14.50
  • Seared beef bruschetta w blue cheese & lemon $4 per piece
  • Pan roasted snapper w green papaya, mung bean sprouts, red onion, cashews & coriander salad w lime & tamarind dressing $32.50
  • Add ōra king salmon or bacon $6
    • (Eggs benedict & smoked fish cakes served Saturdays and Sundays only)
  • Risotto w roast chicken, streaky bacon, white beans, grilled bread & parmesan $19.50
  • Capricciosa S $11/ M $22/ L $27
    • NZ Ham, Mushrooms, Italian Artichokes
  • Caesar Salad $12.00
    • Your choice of free range chicken or anchovies on a bed of lettuce with crispy homemade croutons and boiled eggs, covered in Italian parmesan cheese and drizzled with a creamy Caesar dressing
  • Godfather S $15/ M $26/ L $33
    • NZ Ham, Salami, Chicken, Chorizo, BBQ Sauce
  • Patacca S $15/ M $26/ L $33
    • Mushrooms, Blue Cheese, Bacon
  • Margherita (V) S $8/ M $15/ L$20
    • Oregano
  • Napoli S $11/ M $22/ L $27
    • Anchovies, Capers, Olives
  • Vege Supreme (V) S $11/ M $22/ L $27
    • Mushrooms, Feta, Capsicum, Olives, Sundried Tomatoes, Red Onions
  • Italian Pizza Bread (V) $6.00
    • Pizza bread with mozzarella and your choice of garlic, rosemary oil or onion & olives
  • Lamb pancakes, spiced slow cooked lamb, lettuce, tzatziki, fresh flipped curly kale pancakes $25.00
  • ''Jalapeno poppers'' from the farm, mozzarella fondue, herb crumb $4.50 ea
  • Tempura $5.00ea
  • Black forest floor, cherry sorbet, chocolate marquise $13.00
  • Warm spiced pumpkin, spinach & feta salad, toasted walnuts $9.00
  • Cold smoked pork crackles $7.00
  • Dessert wine - eradus ''sticky mickey'' late harvest sav $9.00 / $45.00
  • Urban style ceviche, corn tortillas, chilli coconut whip $20.00
  • Kakori seekh kabab (lamb) $10
    • Ground spiced lamb mince, molded onto skewers and cooked in the tandoori oven - the world's softest kebab!
  • Saag $17
    • North Indian speciality - spinach cooked with onion, tomato and a hint of garlic with your choice of lamb or beef.
  • Tandoori chops $12
    • Lamb cutlets marinated with herbs and spices cooked in the tandoori oven.
  • Green salad $6
    • Fresh green salad.
  • Mango platter for two (non-vegetarian) $17
    • Combination of Chicken Tikka, Seekh Kabab and Prawn Amritsari served with mint sauce.
  • Do pyaza $17
    • Your choice of lamb or beef cooked with ginger, garlic, sauteed brown onion, tomato and spices.
  • Chicken curry $17
    • An authentic, traditional North Indian curry.
  • Karahi $17
    • Lamb or meat sauteed with thick-cut pieces of onion and capsicum and cooked in an onion and cashew-based gravy with spices and a dash of cream.
  • Chips $7
    • Rosemary & sea salt, aioli
  • Greek Salad $7
  • Seafood Chowder $19.50
    • White fish, prawns, squid, bacon, corn, cream & salsa verde with toast
  • Portobello & Halloumi Burger $19
    • Portobello mushroom, grilled halloumi, aioli & salad with hand cut chips
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Salad $22
    • Ora King Salmon, radish, fennel, capers & lemon, mustard cream cheese
  • Pulled Pork Burger $19
    • BBQ sauce, apple & hazelnut slaw, hand cut chips
  • River Kitchen Squid Salad $19
    • Asian slaw, coriander, chilli, citrus miso dressing, peanuts
  • Chicken & Bacon Open Sandwich $22
    • Our cranberry relish, brie, house baked bread, hand cut chips
  • 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)
  • Thai Fish Cakes $19.00
    • Lemongrass syrup/ cucumber strips/ toasted crushed peanuts (GF) (Lawson" s Dry Hill Sauvignon Blanc)
  • Braised Lamb Shank $33.00
    • Potato & pea mash/ Parsnip crisps/ snow pea tendrils (Yalumba The Strapper Greenache Shiraz Mataro)
  • Rolled Roasted Pork Belly $36.00
    • Bacon and onion jam/ wilted greens/ roast gourmet potatoes (GF (Latitude 41 Chordonnay)
  • Soup of the Day The Chef's daily choice (GF on request) $11.00
  • Recommended wines available by the glass
  • Fish of the Day priced daily
  • Sticky Date Toffee Pudding $15.00
    • Caramel Sauce/ Anglaise/ Ice Cream
  • Big Mac® N/A
    • Take two 100% beef patties sourced from farmers in regions such as the King Country and Canterbury. Add the delicious combination of crisp iceberg lettuce, melting cheese, onions, and tasty pickles, all framed between a toasted sesame seed bun. And for the grand finale a generous helping of our famous McDonald's special sauce!
  • Warm Chicken Salad: Grilled or Crispy N/A
    • The new Warm Chicken Salad. With ingredients like crispy or grilled 100% NZ chicken, red cabbage & plump sliced tomatoes, it’s surprisingly delicious.
  • Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Grilled N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Cheeseburger N/A
    • Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.
  • Double Cheeseburger Combo N/A
    • The double banger of your favourite burger. A Double Cheeseburger served alongside a chilled medium soft drink, and medium fries. You’ll be telling your grandkids about this one in years to come.
  • Bacon & Cheese Sauce Loaded Fries N/A
    • Enjoy our legendary super-tasty fries loaded up with tasty cheese and bacon. These toppings really bring your fries to life.
  • Apple Pie N/A
    • Crisp pastry, lovingly filled with crisp Granny Smith apples picked in New Zealand orchards and served piping hot.
  • Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $18.00
    • Served with Aioli and Fresh Lemon
  • Beef Cheeseburger Sliders $13.50
    • With Swiss Cheese and Caramelised Onion Jam
  • Crispy Buttermilk Onion Rings $6.00
  • Big Kids Sundae $14.00
    • 3 Scoops of Premium Ice Cream with Your Choice of either Salted Caramel, Chocolate or Berry Sauce. Finished with Whipped Cream, Wafers and Topped with a Cherry
  • ideal for one $19.00
  • Pumpkin & Hazelnut Falafels $13.00
    • Smoky Tomato Relish and Mint Yogurt
  • - Either Garlic and Herb Butter, Peppercorn and Brandy Sauce or Bearnaise Sauce
  • Flames on Forty Burger
  • Homemade Vege Burger $10.00
    • Homemade Vege Pattie, Salad, Pineapple. Cheese, Tomato sauce
  • Fish Pie $5.00
  • Hamburger $7.50
    • 120g Pattie, Salad, Tomato sauce, and Mayo
  • Mussel's 1/2 Dozen $5.00
  • Full Scoop $4.00
  • Sausage $3.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls x5 $2.00
  • Battered Sausage $3.00
  • 3 Vegetarian Fresh Spring Rolls (Gỏi Cuôn̕ Chay) $8
    • Lettuce, cucumber, carrot, herbs and rice noodles served with hoisin sauce and peanut crumb
  • 83 Stir-Fried Chicken/Pork with Curry $14
    • Sliced Chicken or Pork stir-fried with curry paste, pineapple, carrot, capsicum and onion
  • Combination $16
  • 81 Stir Fried Chinese Noodles (Mi᷈Xāo Heo)
    • Pak-choi, Carrot, Sprouts
  • 28 Tofu Curry (Dâu Hũ Xāo Cāri) $14
    • Stir-Fried Tofu with curry paste, capsicum, onion, dried mushrooms
  • Seafood $18
  • ~ available in mild, medium or hot ~
  • 15 Chicken Salad (Goi Ga) $14
    • Poached chicken breast, lettuce, cucumber, herbs, sprouts, carrot, sesame, peanut crumbs,
  • Vege or Corn Patty $3.00
  • Sausage-Battered $3.60
  • Sausage-Unbattered $3.60
  • G/Free Fish $5.50
  • Seafood Stick $2.20
  • I Like Olives $19.90
    • Salami, olives, sundried tomatoes, onion relish, red capsicum & feta
  • Golden Bay $11.90
    • Vege patty, caramelsied onion, relish,salad & mayo
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.50
  • Sweet Chilli Prawns $16.00
    • Shallow fried prawns in original sweet chilli sauce, prawn crackers, shredded leek
  • Negi Chāshū $12.00
    • Chāshū braised pork, green salad, spicy shredded leek
  • Fried Rice $12.00
    • Chāshū pork, egg, spring onion
  • Agedashi Tofu $8.00
    • Tempura tofu, warm tentsuyu broth, grated daikon, nameko wild mushrooms, nori seaweed
  • Tsukemono $6.00
    • Pickled seasonal vegetables
  • Shoyu Ramen $10.00
    • Original soy base. Chāshū pork, egg, bok choy, spring onion, bamboo shoots
  • Seaweed Salad $9.00
    • Mixed seaweed, green salad, shredded leek, mayo
  • Tuna Tataki $19.00
    • Delicately seared tuna with wasabi vinaigrette gelée, flying fish roe, shredded leek. Served chilled
  • Beef Brisket $29.9
    • mustard butter, polenta chips, radish & beetroot salad and red wine jus
  • Braised pork belly $28.9
    • lentils, pickled berries, salsa verde and buttered greens
  • Beer battered fish and chips $22.9 / $27.9
    • tartare, house salad and hand-cut chips - Monkfish / Blue cod
  • Roast of the Day $23.9
    • buttered greens, creamed leeks, roasted potatoes, parsnip and carrots, all the trimmings and gluten free gravy
  • Roast of the Day $23.9
    • buttered greens, creamed leeks, roasted potatoes, parsnip and carrots, all the trimmings and house gravy
  • American Hot Dog $12.0
    • Sausage in a warmed bun with tomato sauce, american mustard and fries
  • Kids Platter $12.0
    • Cheese toastie, corn chips, berry yoghurt, grapes, raisins and marshmallows
  • House salad $5.0
  • FILLET $35.00
    • 200g 21 day aged prime fillet steak.
  • MUSHROOMS $3.00
  • SEASONAL VEGETABLES $6.00
  • FRESH FISH SLIDERS&FRIES $18.00
    • Lettuce, tomato & house-made tartare sauce.
  • FRIES & AIOLI $6.00
  • HAM & CHEESE SLIDERS $12.00
    • with chips
  • SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI $19.00
    • Chargrilled baby vegetables, rocket, walnuts, polenta, sweet chilli aioli. (GF)(DF).
  • GRILLED HALOUMI SALAD $22.00
    • Quinoa, baby beetroot, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts &house vinaigrette. (V)
  • Bacon / Chicken / Salmon, Halloumi / Baked Beans $5.00
  • Homemade Baked Beans (GFO) $15.00
    • With spinach and soft poached eggs on toasted focaccia
  • Yello's Toasted Muesli(V) $14.00
    • with freash fruit, poached berries and toghurt
  • French Toast (GFO) $16.00
    • Grilled banana & Bacon, drizzled with maple syrup
  • Gluten Free Bread available on request for additional $1.50
  • Brie, Avocado and tomato (V)
  • Served on toasted bagel with yello's special salad min $10.00
  • Home cured salmon, lemon and cream cheese
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

None

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