Sasso in Queenstown Menu

TRUST THE KITCHEN TRUST THE KITCHEN
  • Leave your taste decisions up to our chefs and enjoy being surprised with a three or five course meal. Using seasonal ingredients and presented in a European style with a modern twist, a divine and unforgettable experience you won’t forget. $65 / $85
    • Three course menu / Five course menu
SMALL STARTERS SMALL STARTERS
  • House Baked Sourdough & Salted Butter $9
  • House Marinated Spiced Olives $8
  • Goat Cheese Beignets with Red Onion Marmalade, Mint & Fresh Greens $13
  • Prime NZ Beef Tartar with Anchovy Aioli, Capers, Shallots & Crispy Potato $15
  • Beetroot Cured Salmon served with Caviar, Lemon Purée, Salmon Mousse & Pickled Beetroot $16
ENTREES ENTREES
  • Baked Ricotta Cheese, Honey Roast Pumpkin, Prosciutto, Chilli & Croutons $21
  • Glazed Pork Belly with a Caramelised Brussel Sprout Salad, Fresh Pear, Walnuts & Sherry Vinaigrette $23
  • Celeriac & Apple Soup with Seared Scallops, Pancetta, Roasted Almonds & Local Olive Oil $25
  • Steamed Littleneck Clams, with Bacon, Parsley, Garlic Butter, & Sourdough Crostini $19
PASTA AND GRAINS PASTA AND GRAINS
  • House made Squid Ink Gnocchi with Mussels, Prawns, Chilli & Spinach in a Shellfish Bisque $30
  • Wholemeal Pappardelle in a Braised Rabbit Ragu, Oyster Mushrooms, Silverbeet & Rosemary $30
  • Carnaroli Risotto with Butternut Squash & Black Truffle, finished with Sage Brown Butter, Hazelnuts & Mt Rosa Parmesan $30
  • Mushroom & Mozzarella Pizza, finished with Crème Fraìche, Thyme & Pinenuts $25
  • Pizza of the Day, Today’s Preparation $25
MAIN MAIN
  • Peppercorn Rubbed Venison Loin with a Swede, Kumara & Confit Garlic Tart, Wild Rice & Juniper Jus $39
  • Pan Seared Duck Breast & Confit Leg with Roast Cauliflower, Lentils & Raisins, Natural Jus $39
  • Chargrilled Angus Ribeye with Sautéed Cavalo Nero, Parsnip Cream, Pickled Mushrooms & Dried Olives $39
  • Market Fish, Today’s Preparation $37
SIDES SIDES
  • Roasted Agria Potatoes, Parsley Pesto & Pecorino Cheese $9
  • Mixed Leaf Salad with Red Onions, Pickled Carrots, Radish & Sweet Mustard Dressing $9
  • Steamed Broccoli with Chilli & Garlic $10

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Free Range Chicken Tenders $8.00
    • 6 Crumbed and deep fried Chicken Tenders, served with your choice of dip
  • Damned $18.50 / $9.00
    • Onions, Mushrooms, Fresh Spinach, Cashews, Avocado, Sundried Toms, Camembert. Optional Pineapple or Jalapenos (Double / Snack)
  • Raspberry Sorbet $5.00
    • Gellicious Gelato's 2013 Silver Award winning Sorbet. Bursting with real authentic fruit flavour. Gluten free, 99% fat free and vegan. 180ml tub - big enough to share, but you'll probably wish you hadn't
  • Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
    • Apricot Sauce, Chicken, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese and Rosemary. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Fresh Green Salad $5.00
    • All the Essentials
  • Lemon Pepper Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried potato wedges seasoned with Lemon Pepper and served with a dip of your choice
  • Chicken Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Mayhem $18.50 / $9.00
    • Peanut Satay, Chicken, Sweet Chilli, Onions and Capsicum. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • BBQ BEEF SHORTRIB $32.00
    • 400g 90-day grain-fed dry-rubbed & slow smoked with buttery mash & chili chocolate glaze
  • ANGUS EYE FILLET ON THE BONE $47.00
    • 350g grass-fed potatoes of choice
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $18.00
    • fluffy American style pancakes vanilla mascarpone caramelized banana and maple syrup
  • Eichardt's Legendary Seafood chowder $26.00
    • hot sourdough, wakame, lemon
  • Apple Porridge $16.00
    • Oats cooked in apple juice roast plums brown sugar and vanilla mascarpone
  • crayfish Meatballs $30.00
    • pappardelle, tomato & local saffron broth, marinated courgette
  • Homemade black pudding
  • HAVOC PORK SHOULDER & BLACK PUDDING $32.00
    • crackling puy lentils confit tomatoes
  • Toasted Reuben Sandwich $19.90
    • With pastrami, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, fennel, Russian dressing and fries
  • Polenta Chips $7.00
    • With aioli
  • Five Pepper Squid $17.00
    • With peanut and cucumber relish, and chilli syrup
  • Gin and Beetroot Cured Salmon $16.90
    • With horseradish cream, pickled onions and fennel
  • Pancake Stack $18.50
    • With berry compote, vanilla yoghurt and cinnamon sugar
  • Tempura Fish $22.90
    • Served with fries, green leaf salad and tartare sauce
  • Brioche French Toast $19.00
    • With strawberry compote, vanilla creme fraiche, and honey toasted almonds
  • Smoked Fish Croguette $19.90
    • With tartare slaw, poached eggs and romesco sauce
  • Crispy duck leg $39.00
    • burnt honey witloof, mandarin, puy lentils vinaigrette
  • Affogato $18.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, biscotti, espresso, liqueur
  • Rhubarb creme brulee $18.00
    • Rhubarb gel, oats & honey crumble.
  • Blackened market fish $ 38.00
    • almond skordallia, sweet corn succotash.
  • JSH creamed spinach $9.00
  • Pan seared scallops 29.00
    • chili pineapple salsa, coconut dressing.
  • Wakanui
    • Wakanui Blue cattle are grass fed initially then finished on grain for the last 70 to 90 days. Like the grass-fed equivalent Angus, it has characteristic fat marbling running through the muscle but due to being grain fed the marbling is much greater and more intense throughout.
  • Onion rings $8.00
  • Rump Steak $20.00
    • 300g of rump steak on either fries and salad or mashed potato and peas with your choice of sauce; mushroom, gravy or garlic butter
  • Porridge $8.50
    • Creamy porridge cats with your choice of 2 toppings chocolate banana cinnamon or brown sugar
  • Fish n' Chips $17.00
    • Monteith's Original beer battered Hoki served with chips, garden salad and homemade tartar sauce
  • Pulled Pork Sub $17.00
    • Crusty French baguette, filled with Slaw, rich chipotle pulled pork and melted cheese. Served with fries and salad
  • Homemade Muesli $8.50
    • Sweet toasted oats, nuts and raisins topped with natural yoghurt and sliced banana
  • chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Crumbled chicken breast grilled wth slow cooked tomato sauce, bacon and cheese served with fries
  • Bacon Buttie $10.00
    • Heaps of bacon stuffed in a Turkish roll with a choice of tea, coffee or juice. Available for takeaway
  • Cheese Burger $14.50
    • Classic grilled beet pattie with melted cheese, tomato relish. aioli, lettuce, onions, tomato and gherkins
  • Kumara hash with smoked salmon, baby spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise $18.50
  • -Bacon $16
  • Fish and chips with mushy peas, caper mayo, and salad $19.90
  • Served from 5pm
  • Edamame beans with salt $7.50
  • -Crispy lemon squid on noodle salad with chilli and coriander dressing $17
  • House made beef sausage on kumara mash with warm tomato salsa, demi-glace, and onion rings $19.90
  • Served until 5pm
  • Hand Cut Chips $12
    • Parmesan, aioli, tomato sauce
  • Manuka Smoked Salmon $29
    • spring salad, asparagus, verjus, yoghurt
  • Manuka smoked Marlborough salmon $19
    • flax seed bagel, caviar cream cheese, citrus spring avocado salad
  • Stewart Island Squid $18
    • aioli, lemon
  • Smoked Kransky Hotdog $18
    • smoked cheese, pickles, mustard
  • Affogato, $12
    • vanilla ice cream, espresso, Frangelico
  • Black pudding benedict $20
    • farm eggs, English muffin, poached asparagus, rocket salad, fresh horseradish
  • Jack's Beef Burger $26
    • cheddar, bacon, caramelised onion
  • House cured Hot Smoked Salmon $17.50
    • with pickled vegetables, creme fraiche and toast
  • French Toast with Bacon, Banana and maple $17.50
    • French toast topped with free range bacon, pure maple syrup and fresh banana
  • Bacon and eggs $18.50
    • (eggs any style) with fresh tomato, sautéed potatoes, ciabatta, pork sausages and our home made beans
  • Greens with poached eggs and Harissa $16.50
    • wilted kale, silver beet and spinach topped with poached eggs and Harissa
  • Vegetable Plate $15.00
    • A salad compiled of baby beets, roasted vegetables, cherry tomatoes, mint, lemon, cottage cheese, puy lentils and salsa verde
  • Chargrilled Steak sandwich $18.50
    • with aged beef rump, slow cooked onions, tomato, cheddar, fresh greens and aioli. Served with homemade chips
  • Fruit salad $8.50
    • with yoghurt & granola
  • Malaysian Chicken Laksa Soup $14.00
    • with coconut, ginger, rice noodles, vegetables, bean sprouts, lime & peanuts
  • Salt & pepper squid $17.50
    • with fries & garlic aioli
  • New Zealand cheese platter $18.00
    • Kapiti cheeses, quince paste Central Otago stone fruit chutney, crackers & grapes
  • Mini beef burger $12.00
  • Fresh fruit salad $9.00
  • Ben Lomond $20.00
    • Roast kumara, spinach, mushroom, cashews, mozzarella, feta & pesto
  • Eton mess $13.00
    • Meringue, mixed berries, chantilly cream & berry coulis
  • Market fish $12.00
  • Silverfern Reserve beef eye fillet $34.00
  • Edamame $5.00
    • green soy beans
  • Gyoza $15.00
    • pork dumplings
  • Pirikara Kyu-Ri $6.00
    • chilli cucumber salad
  • Shouyu Ramen $13.00
    • slow simmered pork belly and soy noodle soup
  • Tebasaki $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken wings with sweet sauce
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • japanese pancake - add egg / prawns / cheese $3
  • Tonkatsu $15.00
    • crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
  • Okonomiyaki $12.00
    • japanese pancake - add egg / prawns / cheese $3
  • Savoury mince on sourdough $17.00
    • fried eggs and herb pesto
  • GFBaked whole fish $55.00
    • ask your waiter what we’ve caught today
  • Pistachio steamed sponge $15.00
    • with a yogurt vanilla parfait and grapefruit
  • Beer battered fish and chips $24.00
    • with Pier 19 slaw and house tartare
  • Veggie big breakfast $18.00
    • poached eggs, hash browns, portabello mushrooms, roasted tomato, house beans, sautéed spinach, buttered sourdough
  • Prawns $5.00
  • Mimosa $12.00
    • french bubbly, orange juice
  • Premium aged hereford beef eye fillet 180g $35.00
    • Choose of sauce choices: Café de Paris butter, Garlic aioli, Green peppercorn, Bearnaise, Pinot noir jus
  • red wine jus
  • Petit Dejeuner $14.00
    • Platter of croissants, muffins & sweet pastries served with jams and butter
  • MARLBOROUGH SALMON FILLET $36.00
    • citrus roasted carrots & courgettes, broad bean & avocado salsa, micro salad, candied beets, fennel sprouts
  • Served with
    • fruit juices, water, filter coffee & selection of tea’s >>
  • Rustic fries $10.00
    • w / tomato relish
  • 200g Angus Rump - (GF,DF) $34.00
  • Roasted Kumara - (V, DF) $16.00
    • Caramelised pear, honeyed walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, salad greens, honey lemon dressing
  • Steamed Vegetables
  • Mushrooms $4.80
  • Plain or Garlic Bread Roll $4.00
  • Grilled Tomatoes $4.00
  • EASY TIGER SALAD (GF) $21.80
    • free range chicken rubbed in harissa spices with rocket, masculine, orange, red onion, cherry tomatoes and minted yoghurt
  • Baked Beans $3.20
  • EGGS (GFO) (VO) $12.00
    • two free range eggs, toast and hollandaise
  • PIKELETS (VO) $9.80
    • raspberry jam and real whipped cream
  • MUESLI (V) $10.80
    • toasted macadamia, cashew nuts, rolled oats, almonds and coconut with natural yoghurt and freshly grated apple
  • Kumara, broccoli and courgette fritters, with Moroccan spices roast red onion, date syrup, beluga lentils and tomatoes (gf) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Pinot Noir $28.00
  • Sicilian fish stew with blue cod, Akaroa salmon, and potatoes, Caramalised fennel, basil almond agresto (gf) (df) Wine match - China Terrace 95 Chardonnay $34.00
  • Local cheeses $22.00
    • house-made date & orange chutney, spiced pear (v) (gf*) Wine match - Gibbston Valley Riesling
  • Cairnmuir extra virgin olive oil $6.00
  • Traditional Grapepickers Lunch $24.00
    • Today’s soup, hummus, farmhouse cheese, pickles, olives, toasted balsamic, red wine bread. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay
  • Chocolate & hazelnut truffle biscuit. Perfect complement to coffee $4.50
  • Maltese date & walnut tart with candied orange (gf*) (df*) & coconut ice cream. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay $14.00
  • Charcuterie of Spanish & Italian meats, toasted almonds, pickled figs (gf*) (V*) Wine match - Gold River Pinot Noir $21.00
  • Smoked Fish Croquettes $13
    • Smoked trevally and crispy bacon croquettes with a citrus, and tomato coulis
  • Buttered Toast $4
  • Combo Platter $30/$60
  • 1876 Big Breakfast (GF) $16.50
    • Bacon, zamora sausage & black pulong, hash brown, eggs any way, toasted italian loaf & baked beans
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10
    • Vanilla icecream topped with nuts and wafer covered in your choice of chocolate, strawberry or salted caramel sauce
  • Pork Fries (GF) $12
    • Pulled pork smothered in melted cheese on french fries topped with out house slaw
  • Nachos $12
    • Your choice of pulled pork, chilli beef, or mixed bean chilli (v) on crisp nachos with melted cheese, sour cream and guamacole (gf)
  • CBLT (GF) $16.50
    • Chargrilled chicken and bacon on baked turkish gap with crisp lettuce and tomato, served with fries or soup
Sasso

Sasso

location

Address

16 Church Street, Queenstown, Otago, 9300, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034090994

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Monday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Tuesday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Wednesday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Thursday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Friday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Saturday 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Private Dining ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
16 Church Street, Queenstown, Otago, 9300, New Zealand