Shells in Waikato Menu

Spiced nuts $6
Eggnog ice cream & gingerbeer float $8
Fried chicken – chimichurri $14
Shoestring fries - ailoi $7
Sous vide Sirloin – mustard herb crust - chickpea chips – greens $25
Rice pudding mousse - sour raspberry ambrosia - lime mascarpone – sherbert $13
Thai fish salad - green papaya - peanuts – dill $19
Rocket - pear - parmesan $8

Pasta of day
- See blackboard
Grilled Root Vegetable Salad $17.95
- pumpkin, carrot, kumara & parsnip with toasted almonds, caramelised red onion, salad leaves & avocado dressed in a honey mustard dressing (gf)
Nachos $16.50
- beef chilli con carne, corn chips, melted cheese, sour cream, salsa (gf, vo)
Garlic Prawns
- pan fried with garlic + chilli, served with toasted garlic bread (gfo)
Fish Of The Day
- please ask for today’s market fish
Bangers & Mash $17.95
- vienna sausage served with cream potatoes, peas & gravy
Scotch Fillet Chargrilled Angus beef $32.95
- served fresh vegetables, cheddar mash & hollandaise sauce
Entree $13.95

RasPberry and white chocolate Brulee and shortbread GF $12.00
Chicken, chorizo, and mushroom hand cut pappardelle $20.00
- basil pesto sauce, parmesan, micro watercress
200g PORK ribs, BBQ sauce $15.00
The George Taco $14.00
- Popcorn chicken, slaw, SRIRACHA mayo, crispy sage Prawn, avocado, lime and coriander AIOLI slaw Or Smoked brisket, cucumber, VIETNAMESE SLAW, sour cream, coriander, and fresh chilies TWO FOR
Corn Dogs $12.00
- pork belly, bbq sauce, crackling crumb TWO FOR
Beer battered fries, garlic aioli V $8.00
KOHU road Ice cream sundae with chocolate sauce, berry compote, vanilla cream and almonds GF $12.00
Beer battered fish and chips $20.00
- homemade tartare, fennel slaw

Fresh Tarakihi(1 10-120g) $5.50
E $13.00
- 12 hoki bites, $3 chip
Mussel Fritter $4.20
6x Homemade Wonton (1.20ea) $6.00
Ck’s Chicken Burger (Small/Large) $9.50/$12.50
- Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Pineapple, Lettuce, Onion, Carrot, Mayo sauce
Ham, Cheese and Pineapple $5.00
Deluxe Chicken Burger (Small/Large) $10.50/$13.50
- Crumbed marinated chicken breast, bacon, ham, mushroom, lettuce, onion, mayo and BBQ sauce
Corn Fritter $3.50

Agria potato puree $8.00
Buttermilk fried chicken bites, secret spice, ranch, spiced honey $16.00
Bistro’s fish & chips $36.00
- Hand chopped tatare sauce, malt vinegar wafer
Wild Red deer carpaccio $22.00
- Juniper cure, roasted beetroot,toasted hazelnut
Burnt brussels sprouts $19.00
- Local grain salad,pea shoot pesto, whipped feta
Taupo lamb loin $39.00
- Ricotta, salsa verde, spicy kumara puree and ‘mille feuille
Bistro’s fish and chips $36.00
- Hand chopped tartare sauce, malt vinegar wafer
Yuzu bar $16.00
- Coconut cremeux, coconut sorbet, strawberry rice bubbles, basil

Vindaloo (spicy) $14.99
- traditional Goan dish prepared with vinegar, chillies and spices
Paneer Makhani (vegetarian) $14
- this popular dish from the Punjab combines paneer (a fresh Indian cheese) with a beautifully buttery sauce, exotic spices and cream
Biryani (spicy) $14.99
- tender morsels of chicken with a creamy, spicy blend of onions, ginger, turmeric, aromatic spices and tomatoes cooked with basmati rice
Malai Kofta (vegetarian) $14
- classic North Indian dish of paneer and vegetable dumplings simmered in a rich sauce
all main dishes are served with rice
Chicken Karahi (spicy) $14.99
- a traditional, spicy North Indian dish made with aromatic spices and capsicum
Onion Bhaji $5.99
- sliced onions deep fried in a spiced batter made from chick pea flour, served with a yogurt sauce
Punjabi Style Curry $14.99
- succulent chicken/ lamb/ beef or fish prepared with fragrant spices and onion

Mini fish
- Fresh battered fish of the day(gf pan fried)
Honeycomb loaded sundae $14
- Honeycomb ice-cream + waffle + vanilla bean meringue + choc comb pieces + white chocolate whip + salted caramel sauce
Seafood chowder $22
- A Redoubt classic w/ Volare baguette + Whitestone smoked butter
Chicken celebration bowl $22
- Tumeric & spice chicken thigh + smokey chick peas + pumpkin + dukkah avo + mixed leaves + hummus + herb labne + almonds
Lemon + gin cake $12
- Lemon curd + white chocolate ganache + toasted coconut mellow + raspberries
Popcorn chicken *gf
- Corn chip coated chicken strips
Eggs Benedict $18
- Two poached eggs + house made potato hash + streaky bacon + baby spinach + hollandaise
Sundae $8
- Vanilla ice – cream + chocolate sauce

Fettuccine $16.50
- with tomato, caper and olive sauce
Angus beef burger $13.50
- with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
- with garlic bread
Asian chicken slaw $18.50
- grilled chicken, mung bean sprouts, coriander, salad greens and toasted cashews in a spicy dressing
Oven baked beer battered fries $7.50
- with aioli or sour cream
Soup of the day $11.50
- with garlic bread
Roast mushroom or chicken liver pate $15.50
- with sesame lavosh crisps and salad greens
Side salad $5.50

-Full $12.50
●Other
-Half $8.00
-Teriyaki Salmon Don
- Pan fried salmon in teriyaki sauce
-Hawaiian Poke Don $19.00
- Diced fresh salmon & avocado marinated with sesame oil, sesame seed & soy sauce on sushi rice
Aroha Roll $15.00
-Half $10.00
-Kids Sushi Meal $10.00
- 6 pcs Hosomaki, 2 pcs kids egg, 2 pcs kids gunkan

Vegetable Samosa $6.00
- Crispy deep fried triangular pastry stuffed with potato, peas and nuts
Lamb Do Piaza $16.00
- Lamb pieces cooked with masala gravy & baby onion
Chicken Tikka $10.00
- Tender Chicken pieces marinated overnight in yoghurt, spices and cooked in tandoor Oven
Vegetable Pakora $6.00
- Chopped mixed vegetables dipped in spiced chickpea flour then deep fried
Chilli Chicken $17.00
- Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, onion in chinese style
Lamb Madras $16.00
- Diced lamb cooked in coconut onion, tomato gravy tempered with curry leaves & mustard seeds
Bombay Aloo $14.00
- Potatoes cooked in sliced onion, tumeric spices & tempered with cumin, mustard & curry leaves
Shahi Paneer $14.00
- Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with cream, tomatoes and crushed almond cashews

Beef $18.00
- House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction
Try our house-made chilli samball $3.00
Summer Fling $12.00
- Lemon & vanilla bean posset topped with garden strawberry jelly served with summer berry sorbet and a pistachio & almond biscotti
Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
Vegetarian $28.00
- Pumpkin, parmesan & herb roasted semolina cake with wild rocket pesto, a lemon & nutmeg scented house ricotta, pickled beetroot and stuffed portabello mushroom
Garlic Bread $10.00
- Wood fired confit garlic, parmesan and herb pizza bread
Fish Market Price
- Our fresh fish of the day with kefir lime & ginger curd, served with toasted cashew, coconut, radish & snow pea tendrils on a polenta crumbed lemongrass arancini
-Roasted portabello mushroom stuffed with butternut & goat’s cheese with a carrot & currant salad, beetroot chutney & Kahurangi blue cheese

Chicken Tenders $5.00
Apricot Chicken Large $10.90
- Tomato sauce, onion, capsicum, pineapple, chicken, mozzarella, apricot swirl
Butter Chicken Large $13.90
- Tomato sauce, chicken topped up with butter chicken sauce, mozzarella
Combo C $30.00
- 1 x Favourite Pizzas, 1 x Classic Pizzas, 2 x Any Two Sides for $7
Mushroom and Cheese Large $7.90
- Tomato sauce, mushroom, mozzarella
Salami Feast Large $7.90
- Tomato sauce, salami, mozzarella, tomato, garlic
Garlic Bread $4.00
Beef and Onion Large $7.90
- tomato sauce, onion, beef, mozzarella

●Lamb
-Chicken tikka masala $15.00
- Boneless chicken cooked with well marinated yoghurt, cream and spices
Work Wedges S $8 / L $15
Crispy samosa (2 pcs) $6.00
- Served with tamarind sauce
-Chicken korma $15.00
- Chicken cooked with saffron flavoured and cashew gravy laced with cream
-Beef saagwala $15.00
- Boneless beef cooked with spices, choy sum and spinach
Garlic naan $3.50
-Butter chicken $15.00
- Boneless chicken in smooth and flavoured gravy consist of cashew nuts and spices

-to taste all four $36
Roasted Pumpkin and Buffalo Ricotta Tortellini $21
- With cauliflower cream, cashew, leek, parmigiano reggiano
Handmade Pappardelle Pasta
Callebaut Dark Chocolate Parfait $17
- Roasted white chocolate, chocolate curd, marshmallow and hazelnut gianduja, hot caramel sauce
-Meyer Vintage Gouda (Waikato)
- 2-3 years old, crumbly with sensational crunch and a very sharp flavour. Nz cheese awards supreme award winner
Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Chorizo $21
- Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
Freshly Shucked Kaipara Oysters $24/48
- -natural with cabernet sauvignon vinegar and shallot
-tempura with soy mirin and seaweed salad $24/48

3 Garlic Knots $ 4
- Crushed Garlic, EVOO (1.50 each)
HOT Buffalo W in g R $11/L $17
- Our Buffalo sauce packed with extra Heatl
6 Mozzarella Sticks $ 9
- Breaded Mozzarella cooked golden brown Served with a Marinara dipping sauce
Authentic Dipping Sauces $ 1.5
- Sal’s Legendary Sauce, Buffalo. HOT Buffalo, Chunky Blue Cheese. Creamy Ranch, Marinara
Large 18" Pepperoni $ 30
- Real New York Pepperoni
Pepperoni, Extra Cheese $ 5
Mushroom, Capsicum, Tomato $ 4
Onions, Olives $ 2

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