Saffron Restaurant in Otago Menu

ENTREES ENTREES
  • Vietnamese rolls of crisp fried Mutton Bird with Asian salad, Miso Aioli & Sesame dipping sauce, pickled Cucumber $27.50
  • Prawn & water Chestnut Dumplings, Duck and Ginger consomme $24.50
  • Salad of free range Canterbury Pork, marinated in Coconut & palm sugar, Asian greens, sticky Rice, Peanut Chili caramel dressing $24.50
  • Confit of Bendigo Rabbit with Prunes, Agria Potato Gnocchi, toasted Pine-nuts & sous vide Rhubarb. $28.50
  • “Bellota” Jamon Iberico, organically grown, free range from Spain, sliced to order, with Pickled veg, Machengo & Quince paste $28.50
  • Wakanui grain fed Beef “Tartare” with truffled free range Egg $29.50
  • Spicy Lentil, Tomato & Coconut Soup with char-grilled Flatbread & Yogurt Riata $18.50
  • Sustainably Farmed Sturgeon Caviar, with Blinis and other classical accompaniments P.O.A.
MAINS MAINS
  • Southland Lamb rump, Rose petal Couscous, Orange Confit,crisp Pancetta, Date compote and a Lamb shoulder ‘Cigar’ $39.50
  • Stewart Island Blue Cod, Paua Ravioli, Cauliflower Puree, Pear and Fennel Salad $39.50
  • Slow cooked wild Boar, homemade black pudding, double smoked Bacon, baked in Puff pastry, Black Currant Jus $39.50
  • Char-grilled “Wakanui” Beef eye fillet, grain fed from the Canterbury plains, with smoked Brisket, Parsnip puree Candied Onion & Cranberry Tart Tartin $48.50
  • Cassoulet, our winter classic, braised Duck, Lamb shoulder, Cured meats, Pork Belly, Haricot Beans, cooked slowly with Tomato & Riesling $39.50
  • Trio of Curries:
  • Red Duck & Pineapple Curry, Green Curry of Prawn & Lemon grass, Massaman curry of Southland Lamb with Potato & Peanut, Served with condiments, steamed Jasmine Rice $46.00
  • Rump of Southland Lamb with Honeyed roasted Celeriac, Rosemary Bread & Butter pudding $39.50
SIDES SIDES
  • Stir fry Broccolini, Shitake Mushrooms, Ginger & Oyster sauce
  • Baby Cos Leaves, Garlic Croutons, Lemon Confit dressing
  • Creamed Spinach, Nutmeg & Creme Fraiche
  • Duck Fat Potatoes
  • All sides $9.50
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Saffron’s Nasi Goreng $26.50
  • Green Lip Mussels with white wine & Lemongrass $22.00
  • Navarin of Southland Lamb shoulder with Shallots & Port wine, Served with Jasmine Rice $26.50
  • Grilled Stewart Island Blue Cod with preserved Lemon Risotto & Broccoli leaves $28.50
  • Salad of crisp fried Pork & Char-grilled Squid with Yellow Soy Bean Dressing $18.50
  • Char-grilled Southland Hereford Rump, with sauteed Potatoes, steamed green veg, Mushroom & Thyme jus $29.50
  • Confit of Pork Belly with Char-grilled Pear, honeyed Parsnips $24.50
  • Thai Red curry of Beef with Pineapple, Thai Basil, Kaffir lime leaf, Cashew nuts and Jasmine Rice $24.50
  • Our delicious Soup of the day with fresh Bread $18.50
  • Stir fry of winter greens, Prawns, Tofu, Cashew nuts and Oyster sauce $28.50
  • Saffron’s salad of green Leaves, Pear, Nuts and shaved Parmesan with a Herb Vinaigrette $15.50
  • "Children's menu available "
DESSERT MENU DESSERT MENU
  • Laphroaig, single malt Creme Brulee with Monte Cristo Tobacco Biscotti $16.50
  • Deep fried Walnut & Praline Ice cream, Lemon cream $16.50
  • Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta with Mango, Lime salsa $16.50
  • Jilly's warm Chocolate Cake served with Vanilla bean ice cream and Raspberry Coulis $15.50
  • Goat's Cheese Sorbet with Dates poached in Amaretto $16.50
  • Trio of Fresh Fruit Sorbets $14.50
A SELECTION OF CHEESES A SELECTION OF CHEESES
  • Le Delice De Bourgogne, Triple Cream French Brie
  • 'Saint Agur' - a French Cheese from Normandy triple cream, soft mild Blue
  • Neudorf Richmond Red - a hard NZ sheep's cheese
  • Redwood Dairy Gouda - a NZ goat's cheese
  • Served with a Trio of Quince's- Roasted, Sorbet and Paste, water & Oatmeal crackers
  • $22.50 a portion

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Butter Chicken $18.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in cashew, creamy, and tomato sauce mixed with Indian spices. Tastes even better with plain or garlic naan bread.
  • Malai Kofta $16.50
    • Delicate clusters of lightly fried home made cottage cheese, potatoes, nuts and spices, mixed together, then deep fried and served with cashew sauce.
  • Coke/Sprite etc. Bottles $5.00
    • Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.
  • Half Tandoori Chicken $15.00
    • Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
  • Gulab Jamun (3 pcs) $7.00
    • Milk dumplings served in sugar and syrup.
  • Chicken Naan $6.00
    • Leavened bread with stuffing of spices and chicken.
  • Kadai Paneer $16.50
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum, and onion in thick masala gravy.
  • Kashmiri Naan $6.00
    • Leavened bread stuffed with coconut, cashew and sultanas.
  • Option 3 $50 per head
    • Antipasto platters, choice of three main plates, three plated desserts
  • Cerviche $16.00
    • fresh seasonal fish cured in citrus with red onion, chili, capsicum & coriander
  • Pizza bread $10.00
    • with extra virgin olive oil, rock salt & rosemary
  • Battered onion rings $6.00
  • Beetroot Waldorf $16.00
    • baby beetroot, celery, walnut and apple with a peppered aioli
  • Crispy breads & dips $12.00
    • house made hummus, pumpkin & harissa, spinach & pesto dips
  • Starter Options
    • Breads & dips / Antipasto platters / Plated starters - Soup, pate, salt & pepper squid
  • French toast $16.50
    • with maple syrup, bacon & grilled banana
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • Cookie pizza $19.00
    • Please ask our staff for today's flavor.
  • Garlic bread & dips $6.00
  • Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
  • Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
  • Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
  • Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
    • Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
  • Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
  • Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Deli Style Wraps $14.00 each
    • Served with side salad.
  • -Add fries or wedges for just $3.00
  • Peppered Beef Steak open Sandwich $14.00
    • With grilled tomatoes, fried onions, mushrooms and aioli on toasted ciabatta
  • No 93 Beef Burger
    • Tasty beef pattie topped with crispy bacon, fried egg. tomato and our special burger sauce
  • Bistro Stacked B.L.T $13.00
    • On toasted ciabatta. with mustard & mayo
  • -regular $14.00
  • Pastrami Beef & Caramelised Onion
  • Beef Lasagne Pot $15 .00
    • Rich beef bolognaise layered with cheddar cheese sauce
  • Beef and Ginger and Spring Onion
  • Garlic King Prawn $8.00
  • Griddle Beef $19.00
  • Jellyfish with shredded Chicken $10.00
  • Vegetable Dish $15.00
  • Chicken in Black Bean Sauce $16.00
  • Beef with Black Pepper on Hot Plate18.00
  • Flavoured Sizzling Beef $18.00
  • Corn & Bacon Fritters $17.50
    • with roast vege relish & sour cream
  • Cinnamon French Toast $12.50
    • with seasonal fruit & maple syrup . Add bacon $14.00
  • Fisherman's Basket $17.50
    • scallop, squid rings, fish bites, prawn twisters & fries
  • Nachos $12.50
    • with salsa beans, cheese & sour cream
  • Walnut, Pear & Blue Cheese Tart $14.50
    • with garden salad
  • Albie Burger $18.50
    • Chicken OR Steak with fries
  • All Day Breakfast $18.50
    • sausage, mushrooms, tomato, eggs, bacon, hash browns & toast
  • Two eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.00
    • (Served poached, fried, or scrambled)
  • Tiramisu $13.50
    • Light rum and raisin tiramisu (contains alcohol)
  • Duck liver pate $17.50
    • Homemade potted duck liver pate served with toasted breads, crackers, port wine jelly and pickles
  • Smoked Jack Mackerel Risotto $29.00
    • Smoked Jack Mackarel and pea risotto, topped with spinach and a soft poached egg
  • Soup of the day $12.00
    • Freshly prepared please check with our staff for today’s creation served with fresh bread
  • Bircher muesli $7.00
    • Home made Bircher muesli Fresh fruit
  • Pommes rissolées $8.50
  • Savannah beef fillet $38.00
    • Served with buttered poached fondant potatoes, edamame bean puree and roasted baby vegetables
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • japanese pancake - add egg / prawns / cheese $3
  • Edamame $5.00
    • green soy beans
  • Tebasaki $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken wings with sweet sauce
  • Gyu-Kushiyaki $14.00
    • beef skewers with smokey sauce
  • Edamame $5.00
    • green soy beans
  • Wakame Sarada $7.00
    • seaweed salad
  • Tori Ten Don $14.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Hotate Bata-Yaki $14.00
    • grilled scallops with wasabi mayo
  • Pork Belly $36.00
    • Served on sage & chive mash with caramelized apple, cherry tomatoes, rocket & whisky cream sauce
  • Mushroom & Goats Cheese Tartlet $34.00
    • Accompanied by beetroot, fig & preserved lemon salad dressed with a red wine reduction
  • Green Garden Salad $8.00
  • Lamb Loin $38.00
    • Layered on minted potato croquettes, slow roasted baby carrots garnished with fennel & cucumber slices
  • Smoked Beef $38.00
    • Served on potato gratin with slow roasted baby carrots, rosemary & mushroom butter, finished in a red wine jus
  • Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken $36.00
    • Amongst grilled courgette, spiced pumpkin puree, coriander, sweetcorn & truffle salsa
  • Steamed Fruit Pudding $13.00
    • Served with whisky custard & butterscotch
  • Banoffee $13.00
    • Caramelized bananas & vanilla bean ice cream topped with butterscotch drizzle & gingernut crumble
  • Sole fillet and fries( with salad) $13.80
  • Specialty breads $4.6-$6.5
  • Hot fish sandwich $8.00
  • Toasted rolls, cheese, corn, savoury mince $2.50
  • Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato and toast
  • all available as takeaways
  • Chips $5.90
    • Bowl
  • Corn and bacon chowder $9.00
  • "T" BONE STEAK $32.00
    • 400G 'T' BONE STEAK COOKED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND SERVED SMOTHERED IN ONIONS WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OR CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
  • MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE WITH CREAM $7.00
  • BLUE COD MEAL $25.00
    • EITHER, FRESHLY BATTERED AND DEEP FRIED OR OVEN BAKED WITH A GOLDEN HERB CRUST. SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS. >>
  • BLT $8.00
    • BACON, LETTUCE, TOMATO AND MAYO SERVED IN FRESHLY TOASTED CIBBATTTA ROLL
  • BASKET OF SPICY WEDGES & SOUR CREAM $7.00
  • PAVLOVA WITH BERRIES AND CREAM $7.00
  • SEAFOOD PLATTERS (FOR 2 OR MORE) $28.00
    • FRESHLY BATTERED BLUE COD BITES, PRAWN TWISTERS, CRUMBED SCALLOPS, MUSSELS AND CRUMBED OYSTERS WITH TARTARE SAUCE (GREAT AS AN ENTREE FOR GROUPS).
  • FISHERMAN'S BASKET $19.50
    • FRESHLY BATTERED FISH, CRUMBED SCALLOPS, MUSSELS, SQUID RINGS AND CRAB STICK SERVED ON A BASKET OF CHIPS.
  • Creamy Chicken n Corn
    • Lean and tender breast and thigh of chicken nestled in a creamy sauce all rolled up with kernel corn in the tastiest of pastries.
  • Steak n Cheese
    • Colby cheese melted on our lean beef mince cooked in rich brown gravy blanketed in crunchy golden pastry.
  • Steak n Cheese
    • Colby cheese melted with prime cuts of chunky beef blanketed in crunchy golden pastry.
  • Satay Chicken
    • Tender breasts of chicken smothered in smooth satay sauce, wrapped in pastry and baked till golden and crisp.
  • Famous Mutton
    • Juicy mutton seasoned with spices and surrounded in short crust pastry.
  • Steak, Cheese n Bacon
    • Smoky range bacon blended with juicy chunks of steak and doused in creamy Colby cheese, nestled in a crisp pastry surround.
  • Classic Mince
    • Lean beef mince cooked in a rich brown gravy, wrapped in a golden crispy pastry.
  • Creamy Vegetable
    • A parcel of six fresh garden vegetables, hand picked and coated in a creamy cheese sauce, embraced in crispy golden pastry.
  • BERRY BERRY SORBET $9.00
  • BARRY CRUMP $32.00
    • 2 kg of glazed tender pork short ribs, duck fat potatoes & slaw fall-off-the bone-delicious
  • SPICED BABY GINGER CAKES & WILD THYME HONEY $13.00
  • HOMEMADE VEGETABLE SAMOSAS & TAMARIND SAUCE $18.00
  • CLAM & MUSSEL NOODLE BOWL $28.00
    • nhanced w. chilli & lime
  • CRISPY PORK BELLY $15.00
    • w. caramel dipping sauce
  • WILD WHIP $12.00
    • layers of raspberry, lemon, meringue & cream
  • THE TROPHY $36.00
    • selection of cured meats, pickled vegetables, cheese, bread & spreads
  • Powdermonkey's Pav $13.50
    • Soft meringue roulade filled with passionfruit cream and covered with coconut shavings
  • -main $34.00
  • -main $34.50
  • Ice Cream Sundaes $9.50
    • Chocolate, Berry or Kiwifruit
  • Raleigh's Rack of Lamb $42.50
    • Grilled to your liking, served with mint sauce or horseradish sauce served with Britannia lamb jus. Wine Match: Gibbston Valley Gold Pinot Noir
  • 500gm Portside porterhouse Steak $27.00
    • The real McCoy Wagyu beef, complemented by a green peppercorn, garlic butter or creamy mushroom sauce. Wine Match: Church Road M erlot M albec Cabernet
  • -dozen $38.00
  • Rich Chocolate Cake $14.00
    • Served with Berry com pote and ice cream
Saffron Restaurant

Saffron Restaurant

location

Address

18 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown, Otago, 9302, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034420131

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Tue 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Wed 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Thu 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Fri 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Sat 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM Sun 12 Noon to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , European , Seafood

features

Features

Vegan Options ,  Catering Available ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
18 Buckingham Street, Arrowtown, Otago, 9302, New Zealand
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