SMK Southern Meat Kitchen in Taupo Menu

SMALLER STUFF SMALLER STUFF
  • Great to share
  • Garlic bread $12.00
    • Warm cobb loaf, confit garlic butter
  • Pit fries $8.00
    • Derby shoestrings, confit garlic aioli
  • Jalapeno & cheddar skillet cornbread $12.00
    • Honey butter, coriander
  • 1/2lb Crispy calamari $16.00
    • Smoked salt, chipotle mayo
  • Cold smoked brie $18.00
    • Maple syrup, caramelised onions, cracked almonds, crostini
  • Mac 'n' cheese balls $14.00
    • Bacon crumb, shaved parmesan, chipotle mayo
  • BBQ pulled pork quesadilla $14.00
    • Oozing cheese, S.M.K salsa, sour cream
  • Flamed flat bread with grilled chorizo $16.00
    • S.M.K salsa
  • "Swine it" add pulled pork, S.M.K salsa & sour cream $8.00
SIDES SIDES
  • S.M.K salsa $6.00
  • S.M.K slaw $6.00
  • Low country beans $6.00
  • Smokey mac 'n' cheese $6.00
  • Pit fries $6.00
  • Add more meat $8.00
    • 1/2lb
IN A BUN IN A BUN
  • All served with pit fries
  • Philly cheese steak brisket, carred peppers, onions, slaw, jus, dijonaise $22.00
  • Tex Mex shredded chicken, charred peppers, onions, slaw, salsa, aioli $22.00
  • BBQ pulled pork, charred peppers, onions, slaw, salsa, BBQ sauce $22.00
FROM THE PIT FROM THE PIT
  • Flame grilled flat bread $4.50
  • Beef brisket $24.00
    • 1/2lb
  • BBQ pulled pork $24.00
    • 1/2lb
  • Tex Mex shredded chicken $24.00
    • 1/2lb
  • All pit meals come with BBQ Mac 'n' cheese, S.M.K slaw, southern rice
LOW & SLOW LOW & SLOW
  • Cold smoked ribeye $34.00
    • S.M.K Slaw, pit fries, bourbon compound butter
  • Hot smoked salmon $34.00
    • Southern rice, low country beans, house tartare
  • Smoked mushrooms + paneer $22.00
    • Semi dried tomatoes, SMK salsa, southern rice, crispy tortilla
  • Add low country beans $6.00
SALADS SALADS
  • Add beef brisket, shredded chicken, pulled pork
  • -1/4lb $4.00
  • -1/2lb $8.00
  • Caesar $18.00
    • Cos lettuce, streaky bacon, croutons, anchovies, caesar dressing, poached egg, parmesan
  • Cos lettuce $18.00
    • Quinoa & roast kumara, croutons, cracked almonds, citrus vinaigrette
SWEET STUFF SWEET STUFF
  • Fresh donuts $12.00
  • -Passionfruit curd
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • Peach cobbler $12.00
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • -Flamed peaches
  • Ice cream sundae $12.00
    • Chocolate, vanilla or passionfruit
  • Bourbon toffee cheesecake $12.00
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • -Toffee sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Olive oil poached prawn tails, baby gem lettuce, croutons, streaky bacon, plum tomatoes, avocado, grana padano $18.00
  • White chocolate & vanilla panna cotta, hazelnut wafer, raspberry caramel $12.00
  • Pasta Mia pumpkin ravioli, exotic mushrooms, coriander, popped squash seeds, shiitake cream $26.00
  • Kapiti Kahurangi creamy blue - Kapiti Coast, NZ $15.00
  • Golden crackled pork belly, kumara, orange, walnuts, pineapple, granny smith apple, pickled red cabbage, grain mustard dressing $29.00
  • Chunky fries, roasted aioli $8.00
  • Grana Padano - Piedmont, Italy $15.00
  • Grinning Gecko brie - Whangarei, NZ $15.00
  • Pad Plik Gaeng $12.50
    • Stir fried chicken or pork with chili paste, bamboo shoots and mushrooms served with rice
  • Siam roti $11.50
    • Double roti stuffed with chicken, onions, vegetables and peanut sauce served with pickled vegetables.
  • Ice-cream sundae $6.50
    • Ice cream with chocolate or strawberry sauce topping with whipped cream
  • Pad Lard Na $14.50
    • Delicious stir fried noodles with prawns, squid, chicken, and vegetables in Thai-Chinese style sauce.
  • Sweet and sour $12.50
    • Stir fried chicken or pork in sweet and sour sauce with tomato, cucumber, pineapple and cashew nuts with rice.
  • Curry puff $7.50
    • Minced chicken cooked in yellow curry paste with potato and onions wrapped in puff pastry and deep fried served with sweet chili sauce
  • Chicken Satay $11.50
    • Marinated skewed chicken served with rice, peanut sauce, and salad
  • Tom yum $14.50
    • The most popular Thai hot and spicy soup with chicken or prawns and Thai herbs served with rice prawn
  • Cherry Crème Brulée $15.00
    • With afghan crumb and our housemade cherry sauce [Add a scoop of Kapiti ice cream +$2]
  • Waterside Fattoush Salad $18.00
    • Fried haloumi cheese with fresh vine ripened tomato, cucumber, onion and crispy croutons immersed in our housemade sumac dressing [Add chicken, beef or salmon +$5]
  • Chef's Potatoes $8.00
    • Potatoes served with sour cream and chives
  • Beef $25.00
    • Grilled lean beef with tomato relish, fresh salad, pickles, swiss cheese and seared bacon
  • Affogato $9.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream with an espresso shot [Add your favourite liqueur +$7]
  • Waterside Fattoush Salad $20.00
    • Fried haloumi cheese with fresh vine ripened tomato, cucumber, onion and crispy croutons immersed in our housemade sumac dressing [Add chicken or salmon +$5]
  • Fush & Chups $28.00
    • Beer battered market fish, served with fries, fresh lemon, salad and housemade tartare
  • K-Burger & Fries $9.90 / $14.90
    • Single / Combo (Drink & Dessert)
  • Bernaise Sauce (GF) $5.00
    • An Emulsion Of Clarified Butter, Egg Yolks And White Wine Vinegar; Flavoured With Shallot, Chervil, Pepper, And Tarragon.
  • Mushroom Bacon Mozzarella Arancini Balls $15.00
    • Sicilian Savoury Stuffed Rice Balls, Coated In Breadcrumbs, And Fried.
  • Chocolate Indulgence $12.00
    • With Toasted Macadamias, Raspberry & Creme Fraiche
  • Garden Salad (GF) $5.00
    • Fresh, Crisp Leaves; Your Choice Of Dressing.
  • Steak House Slaw (GF) $7.00
    • Hand-Cut Cabbage, Fennel, And Pickled Carrot.
  • Mini Hot Dogs
    • Battered Sausage On A Stick, Curly Fries, Side Salad And Tomato Sauce.
  • - Buller Muscat (Australia) - Glass $9.00
  • Pick One Main Course And One Dessert For A Set Price Of $14
  • Bacon $2.50
  • Junior chicken nuggets and curly fries $9.00
  • Mince on toast N/A
  • B.L.T $16.50
  • Chicken N/A
    • Half chicken served with chips and salad or vegetable
  • Tomato Ham N/A
  • Wedges Special N/A
    • 2 bacon, cheese, served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce
  • Open Beef Sandwich N/A
    • Roast beef and gravy open toast sandwich served with chips and salad
  • Greek Salad ( GF) $10.90
    • Salad greens, olives, feta, tomatoes, with a fresh greek dressing.
  • Crispy Battered Prawns $21.00
    • Six lightly battered prawns with a chilli citrus dipping sauce. -We recommend: Zeffer Crisp Apple Cider.
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $16.00
    • Lightly coated seasoned squid with garlic and caper mayonnaise
  • Prawn Paté (GF)
  • Mushroom & Parmesan Rice Cakes ( GF / V ) $17.80
    • Served with salad greens and caesar dressing
  • Steamed Whole Prawns ( GF)
    • Accompanied with soya and a chilli citrus sauce.
  • -1 Kilo $98.90
  • Fish of the Day $24.50
    • Herb and beer battered fish, with fries, salad and tartare sauce. We recommend: Japanese Asahi beer
  • OCB $17.50
    • Chicken, cranberry sauce, brie, mozzarella
  • Smokey BBBC $8.00
    • 120g Beef, Cheese, Bacon and bbq Sauce
  • Fishburger $7.50
  • Crabstick $1.50
  • The Grand Loch $9.00
    • 120g beef, bacon, egg, beetroot and salad
  • Batt Scallop $6.00
  • Classic Beef-Cheese $7.50
    • 120g beef, cheese and salad
  • Cheeseburger $4.50
  • Pumpkin + feta Wrap $6.00
  • Hot Chips $4.00
  • Watermelon with Mint $6.00
  • Pulled Pork Bun $10.00
  • Ham + Swiss Chesese Sandwich $6.00
  • French Toast - Chef's Signature Dish $21.00
    • served with bacon, banana, maple syrup and berries
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.00
    • scrambled
  • Gourmet toasted sandwich options: cheese, ham, tomato, onion, pineapple. served with a green salad $18.50
  • Gluten-free gourmet beef burger $27.00
  • Salads: wood roasted smoked salmon or smoked chicken $22.50
    • tossed salad greens, cherry tomatoes and caper berries with red wine vinaigrette*optional crispy bacon topping
  • French Toast - Chef's Signature Dish $22.50
    • served with bacon, banana, maple syrup and berries, gluten free option (please note: no variations)
  • Roast Tomatoes (GF) $4.00
  • Gourmet beef burger $26.50
  • Seasonal vegetables w wild thyme butter $8.00
  • Tua Tua chowder $15.00
    • creamy shellfish w crusty rewana bread
  • A selection of all three 50 gr ea $24.00
  • Ngu squid $16.00
    • dusted w smoked kelp seaweed served w lemon & cress
  • Raukumara red venison $20.00
    • meatloaf w beetroot & horopito relish
  • Hipi Awakino lamb chop roast $35.00
    • prime Aotearoa rack of lamb, rosemary & mustard crust, garlic mash & gravy
  • Gold digger fudge sundae $24.00
    • iconic Kiwi sundae with a warm fudge brownie, a mountain of Kapiti hokey pokey ice cream, hot chocolate sauce & Kiwi bling. Best suited to two people
  • Choose from today's market fish $29.00
  • Dumpling
    • 16 pieces pork and prawn dumplings, served with delicious chinese dipping sauce
  • Kiwi deal $15.00
    • Toast, bacon, eggs(Scramble/poached/fried)Baked beans; With regular Coffee.
  • Classic breakfast $8.00
    • Toast, eggs(Scramble/poached/fried).
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Knightsbridge burger
    • Piled with beef patty or roasted chicken and complimented by green salad, tomato, beetroot, cheese with side salad and crispy fries or wedge(+$0.50)
  • Wedges $6.50
  • Ciabatta $3.50
  • -BLAT $3.00
    • With lashings of bacon
  • Spiced Poached Pear $13.50
    • With chocolate coated Feijoa icecream
  • Deep Fried Brie $16.00
    • With beetroot & citrus salad
  • Oreti Cheese Board Selection $18.50
    • Chefs Kapiti cheese selection of the day
  • Oreti Profiteroles $13.50
    • Hot chocolate sauce, whipped cream & almonds
  • Baked Chicken Breast $29.00
    • Stuffed with mozzarella & wrapped in bacon served with garlic beans & polenta cake
  • Prime Scotch Fillet $31.00
    • Cooked to your liking with Oreti chips & salad plus select your choice of sauce ... Mushroom - Blue Cheese - Garlic Butter
  • Oreti Garlic & Crab Ravioli $16.00
    • Celeriac & wasabi volute
  • Chargrilled Angus Eye Fillet $37.50
    • Cooked to your liking and served with a Vigneronne sauce, (red wine & onion) & Pomme soufflé
  • Chees & Bacon Wedges N/A
  • Golden Chunky Fries N/A
  • Manuka Smoked BBQ N/A
  • Prime NZ Steak N/A
  • Burger & Golden Chunky Fries N/A
  • Sweet Thai Chilli N/A
  • Chilli Beef Nachos N/A
  • Bangers & Mash N/A
  • Steak - Sirloin (250gm) $29.90
    • Pan seared then finished in the oven and served on fries. With a rocket, red onion and sun-dried tomato side salad and a garlic, peppercorn or mushroom sauce.
  • Fish 'N Chips $8.50
    • A freshly battered fish fillet with chips and coleslaw.
  • ''Injectable'' Donuts $9.50
    • Straight from chef's culinary laboratory! Two classic cinnamon sugar dusted donuts with a ball of ice-cream on each and three syringes of flavoured syrup to inject into them! Ask about today's flavours.
  • ''Free Range Chicken'' Burger $23.90
    • 200gm butterflied grilled free-range chicken breast, streaky bacon, roast red peppers, grilled mozzarella cheese with basil pesto, mayo and house relish.
  • Scallops & Chorizo $17.90
    • Pan-seared scallops (6) and sliced chorizo drizzled with pan juices and a balsamic reduction. Seasoned and served on a bed of couscous and baby spinach leaves.
  • Mary Had A Little Lamb $23.90
    • Juicy roast lamb, feta, sun-dried tomato pesto, black olives, caramelised onions drizzled with minted yoghurt - Medium $19.90
  • Smiles N/A
  • French Chic $23.90
    • A modern classic Succulent slices of Chicken, Camembert, finished with a drizzle of sweet Cranberry sauce. - Medium $19.90
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • -With Bacon $15.50
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
SMK Southern Meat Kitchen

SMK Southern Meat Kitchen

location

Address

38-40 Tuwharetoa Street, Taupo 3330, New Zealand

phone

Phone

073785582

clock

Opened hours

Mondat: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Tuesday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Wednesday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Thursday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Friday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Saturday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM Sunday: 4:00PM - 11:00PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

American , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
38-40 Tuwharetoa Street, Taupo 3330, New Zealand
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