Tomato, salsa verde, chicken liver pate’ and Tapenade
Filled pasta of the day – please see the specials for tonight n/a
Porchetta –pork belly, porchetta style $33.50
Roasted pork belly served with braised potatoes and topped with an agro dolce sauce (sweet and sour). A Tuscan delight, from Maremma Region, anciently renowned for the massive presence of wild pigs
Pesce del Giorno – Fish of the day, please see the specials for tonight n/a
Zuppa di cipolle (chee-pol-le) Toscana – Onion soup $11.00
The Real and original Onion soup “Did you know… the onion soup was born originally in Florence: Caterina de’ Medici imported to the court of France”
With crackers, candied ginger, nuts and pumpkin seeds
Art of the Grill
Aged beef rump steak with herb rub, New Zealand lamb chops
Mussel Pot
Live green-lipped mussels from the tank, steamed fresh, served with your choice of red curry and coconut cream or traditional garlic, white wine and herb stock
Premium Cure Cabinet Cuts
Sauces: mushroom, blue vein, bearnaise, piri piri
The Southern Oceans
Smoked salmon fillet brushed with manuka honey and orange glace, in-house marinated green-lipped mussels with sweet chilli and ginger, cooked prawn salad with bamboo shoots, toasted sesame seeds, lime and fresh coriander, pickled bismark herrings with sour cream, apples and chives, whole cooked tiger prawns, Coromandel half shell mussels with zingy chilli and red onion salsa, hot smoked New Zealand fish fillet (daily catch)
Dressings, Oils and Vinegars
Extra virgin olive oil, hazelnut oil, avocado oil, Balsamic, sherry and cider vinegar, Italian, French, coriander and ginger dressing
Antipasto Pickles and Preserves
Greek kalamata olives, pickled cucumber, creamy feta cheese with spring onion