Speight's Ale House in Lower Hutt Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Ale House Loaf $6.90/ $11.90
    • Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot and delicious served with garlic or plain butter. Half or whole loaves available.
  • Malthouse Platter $32.00/ $47.00
    • Something to share, a selection of homemade paté, bread, soft cheese, relishes, pickles, dips, vegetable sticks, salami, champagne ham and seasoned chicken. Half or whole platters available.
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Chef's choice of fresh homemade soup served with Speight’s Ale House bread.
  • Bluff Chowder $14.80
    • A local favourite. Seafood bound in a beautiful creamy fish stock, delicately flavoured with fresh herbs, served with Ale House toast.Enjoy this hearty chowder with a Speight's Summit. Beer Match: Enjoy this hearty chowder with a Speight's Summit
  • Crispy Crumbed Camembert $16.00
    • An oldie but a goodie! Crispy camembert with a gooey centre, with spiced plum chutney.
  • Moeraki Mussels $17.50
    • Green lipped mussels simmered to perfection in our homemade green curry sauce.
MAINS MAINS
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • Beef schnitzel lightly crumbed, served with either mushroom sauce or Ale House gravy, fries and salad greens.
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • Locally baked foccaccia bread topped with rib-eye steak, homemade caramelised onions, mushrooms, egg and pesto mayo with your choice of english mustard or horseradish sauce.
  • Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
    • Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
  • Gold Medal" Calamari $19.80/ $25.80
    • Seasoned and lightly golden fried, match this with salad greens, lemon and aioli and there you have the makings of a classic. Small or large portions available. Beer Match: Goes without saying. Speight's Gold Medal – perfect!
  • Caesar Salad $19.80
    • The Ale House's spin on the traditional classic that has almost ingrained itself as a key part of the Kiwi dining scene. Cos lettuce, croutons, bacon, parmesan, anchovies, poached egg and our own caesar dressing. Add chicken: $23.60 Beer Match: The full flavours of Speight's Distinction Ale goes perfectly here.
  • Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
    • Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.80
    • Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
  • Warm Roast Vegetable Salad $20.00
    • A combination of oven roasted root vegetables cooked with dukkah spices, feta cheese, cos lettuce, walnuts and olives finished with Ale House dressing and a splash of aioli. Add bacon: $ 23.60 Beer Match: A lovely meal to have with a Speight's nutty and grassy Gold Medal Ale.
  • Speight's Pie $21.20
    • Homemade pie of the day served with side salad & fries. Our friendly staff will let you know what the chef has created today. Beer Match: Your waiter can suggest a suitable beer to have with today's pie
  • Pasta of the Day $24.90
    • Our friendly staff will let you know the pasta of the day special. Beer Match: Your waiter can suggest a suitable beer to have with today's pasta dish.
  • Southern Man's "All Day" Breakfast $22.80
    • A breakfast feast available all day. Fried eggs, corn fritter, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, grilled tomato and Speight's Ale House hash browns. Served with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: OK – if you have to have a beer with breakfast, it has to be Gold Medal Ale.
  • James Speight's Porter Sausage & Mash $23.50
    • Porter sausage on potato mash and topped with caramelised onion and gravy. Served with toasted Ale House bread.
  • Grandma's Lambs Fry $23.50
    • Thinly sliced lamb's liver, fried with bacon and caramelised onions, bound in a rich Speight's Old Dark gravy, served on potato mash, with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: Just has to be Speight's Porter with this one.
  • Blue 'n' Gold $25.80
    • Great Southland Blue Cod, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter served with fresh garden salad and fries.
  • Catch of the Day $29.50
    • Allow our chefs to create for you a taste sensation using daily fresh fish from the markets. Please ask your waiter for today's inspiration. Beer Match: A glass of Speight's Pilsner is just great with fish.
  • Deep South Salmon $33.50
    • Pan roasted fillet of Salmon served on a garlic caper mash, topped with a tomato ragout and horseradish and lime cream. With a choice of garden salad or fresh vegetables on the side. Beer Match: Savour the flavour here with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
  • Chicken Parcels $25.00/ $29.20
    • Chicken breast, bacon, Turkish apricots, cream cheese and smoked paprika wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with plum sauce and toasted almond shavings. Served with green salad and crispy potatoes. Beer Match: Enjoy with a glass of distinctively hoppy Speight's Summit.
  • Black Cherry Chicken $30.80
    • Pan roasted chicken supreme, stuffed with herbs, cashew nuts, soft cheese and bacon. Laid on kumara mash with a black cherry sauce and garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Porter has the complex flavours to enhance this dish.
  • Speight's Gourmet Burgers $23.50
    • All burgers are constructed with a toasted monster bun, lettuce, tomato caramelised onion and served with golden fries. Choice of: Chicken-Chargrilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado and camembert with plum chutney./ Beef-Homemade beef pattie, bacon, egg, cheddar and beetroot relish with hickory smoked BBQ sauce./ Ostrich- 200g ostrich patty served with blue cheese, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit chutney.
  • Frank Oliver's Spare Ribs $25.00/ $33.90
    • Slow roasted Pork Spare Ribs with lashings of Speight's Old Dark and chilli inspired BBQ sauce, served with buffalo chips topped with bacon, cheese, onion and chargrilled corn on the cob. Prepare to get messy with this one. Small or large available.
  • Shearer's Shanks $28.80/ $36.50
    • Tender and delicious lamb shanks, oven roasted with Central thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy and a mint glaze. Served on potato mash with fresh vegetables. Beer Match: I must say this dish is perfect with Speight's Porter.
  • Drunken Steak $29.90
    • 250g of prime rump steak, cooked to your liking topped with your choice of either creamy mushroom sauce, roasted garlic sauce or green peppercorn sauce. Served with golden fries and fresh salad. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark of course.
  • High Country Hog $27.90/ $32.90
    • Two giant bacon-cured chops, served on potato, red onion and cabbage hash, topped with apple and pear chutney, finished with lashings of Ale House Gravy and seasonal vegetables. Beer Match: This is great with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
  • In the Roar $36.00
    • 200g of Denver leg of venison, grilled to medium rare, resting on a havarti and caramelised onion potato cake with glazed baby carrots and parsnips. Topped with chilli jam and a rich red wine beef jus.
  • Musterer's Roast Lamb Cutlets $00.00
    • Thyme infused lamb cutlets accompanied with kumara, parsnip and ginger hash, roasted vine ripened tomatoes, green beans then drizzled with our chefs special onion sauce and a rich jus. Beer Match: A pint of Speight's Distinction Ale will go great with this.
  • The Highlander $00.00
    • Hearty 250g prime rib-eye, served with potato gratin, buttered seasonal vegetables topped with a rich beef jus and beer battered onion rings.
  • The Fillet $00.00
    • Rosemary infused eye fillet, chargrilled with bubble and squeak potatoes, baby carrots, green beans, a mushroom pastry puff and topped with tomato jam and rich jus. Beer Match: Tough choice here but I would have to recommend Speight's Distinction.
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Egg $2.50
  • Onions $3.50
  • Mushrooms $6.00
  • Avocado $4.00
  • Mushroom Sauce $2.50
  • Ale House Gravy $2.50
  • Garlic Sauce $2.50
  • Peppercorn Sauce $2.50
  • Streaky Bacon $6.00
  • Fries $4.00
  • Side Vegetables $5.00
  • Side Salad $6.00
  • Crunchy Potatoes $4.50
  • Sour Cream $2.00
  • Aioli $2.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Cromwell Crumble $13.00
    • A bounty of delicious fruit topped with a crispy golden crumble, anglaise and ice cream.
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $13.00
    • Rich, moist chocolate cake served hot with a decadent chocolate sauce, vanilla ice cream and cream.
  • Gourmet Ice Cream $13.00
    • Dunedin's own speciality, gourmet ice cream – Speight's Old Dark, topped with caramel and coffee sauce.
  • Farmhouse Cheesecake $13.00
    • Ask for today's selection.
  • Baby Pavlova $13.00
    • The Kiwi classic surrounded with a salad of fresh fruit, whipped cream and smothered in a wild berry compote.
  • Banana Cigars $13.00
    • Deep fried until golden brown served with French vanilla bean ice cream, topped with a sensational thick coconut palm sugar sauce.
  • Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
    • Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Banana Split $13.00
    • With all the bells and whistles!

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Pepperoni lovers $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, pepperoni & pepperoni topped with melting mozzarella
  • 5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
  • Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Potato fritters / chicken nuggets / squid rings / mussels $0.90
  • Steak burger $8.00
  • Family pack #5 $21.00
    • 3 fish, 2 sausages, 3 potato fritter, 2 scoops
  • Chips scoop $3.00
  • Fillet dinner $13.90
  • Oysters
  • Chicken
  • Gourmet paua fritters $6.00
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $19.90
    • Asian salad & chilli ginger mayonnaise
  • Panhead Beef Brisket $24.90
    • Creamy mash, rich gravy, BBQ glazed baby carrots & ranch dressing
  • Chicken Roulade $24.90
    • Wrapped in bacon w/ cream cheese, sundried tomato, toasted pine nuts & roasted kumara on Asian salad
  • Fiery Cajun $21.90
    • Cajun spiced chicken, mozzarella, chillies & fresh oregano
  • Crumbed Camembert $10.90
    • Spiced plum dipping sauce
  • Fries $5.00
    • Malt vinegar aioli & tomato sauce
  • Monster Burgers $29.90
  • 250gm Scotch Fillet $29.90
    • Horseradish mash, tempura battered onion rings, broccolini & red wine jus
  • Aoraki Smoked Salmon $6
  • Manuka Smoked Bacon $6
  • Garlic Mushrooms $4
  • House Smoked Fish Kedgeree $18.00
    • wood roasted and served with a perfect poached egg, italian parsley and a lemon cheek
  • Vietnamese Chicken Salad $18.50
    • with crispy shallots, lemongrass, mint, coriander, roasted peanuts and sambal dressing
  • Roasted Tomatoes $4
  • New York Style Aoraki Salmon Bagel $13.50
    • cream cheese, capers, red onion and dill
  • Soft Shell Tacos $16.50
    • chipotle spiced pork with pineapple and avocado salsa, pickled red cabbage and coriander
  • Chicken $9.50
  • Nasi Goreng fried rice $11.50
  • Potato Fritter $0.80
  • Beef $9.50
  • Steak & Egg Burger $5.50
  • Dim Sim $1.20
  • Combination $10.50
  • Tiger Prawn Dinner(4 prawns+ 2 chicken nuggets) $12.90
  • Seafood $17
  • Roti Canai (Curry Chicken with two pieces of Roti), chicken, potatoes, curry leaves, curry, mixture of herbs $9.80
  • Tom Yum Noodle Soup $9
  • Egg $8.30
  • Pork Dumpling Soup $4.80
  • Pineapple $1.50
  • Hot & Spicy Szechwan Chicken $9.80
  • Crumbled King Prawns (4) $6.80
  • Groper $11.50
  • Egg Burger $4.00
  • In Sweet sauce $11.00
  • Ham Burger $3.50
  • Bacon Burger $4.20
  • Steam Rice $3.00
  • Chicken & sweet corn $7.00
  • Curry Roll $2.40
  • Two fish + chips $6.50
  • Roast Beef $ 4.00
  • Steak Roll $ 4.00
  • Roast Chicken with Sage & Onion Stuffing $ 4.00
  • Three kebabs + chips $8.90
  • 5 wings $8.00
  • One thigh + two drums + chips $8.90
  • One fish + chips $4.90
  • Oyster $3.00
  • Lamb burger $8.00
  • Fish bites $1.50
  • Seafood salad $8.50
  • Banana fritter $4.50
  • Potato fritter $1.50
  • Fish cake each $1.50
  • Vegetable fritter $4.00
  • Halloumi kebabs $16.90
    • with cherry tomatoes, roasted cauliflower, quinoa, and pesto sauce
  • Sautéed Mushrooms & Onions $7.50
  • Garlic and herb bread $5.50
  • Grilled chicken $28.90
    • with chimichurri, tabbouleh salad, and sauce lyonnaise
  • Pork scotch $27.90
    • twice cooked with sage and onion relish, parsnip puree, roasted apples, and red wine sauce
  • Lemon cheesecake $14.90
    • shortbread biscuit, lemon curd and ice cream
  • Short Espresso $4.50
  • Kumara Chips $6.50
  • 3 big piece of chicken & chips $11.00
  • Chicken wing $1.50
  • Large chips $3.20
  • Schnitzel Meal $13.00
    • schnitzel, eggs x 2, chips, salad + 600 ml Coca Cola range
  • 15 piece of chicken & chips $30.50
  • Chicken leg $2.00
  • Small chips $2.50
  • 5 piece of chicken & chips $13.50
  • Stuffed Tofu $8.50
    • Cucumber and bean sprouts stuffed in fried tofu served with peanut sauce.
  • Raita $3.00
  • Garlic Roti Canai $6.50
  • Plain Roti Canai $3.00
  • Mee Goreng Seafood $15.00 Chicken or Beef $14.00
    • Egg noodles stir-fried with cabbage, egg and bean sprouts
  • Vege, Kuay Teow $13.00
    • Flat rice noodles stir-fried with cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, egg and bean sprouts.
  • Vege, Mee Goreng $13.00
    • Egg noodles stir- fried with cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot, egg and bean sprouts.
  • Steamed Rice
  • Steak Curry with Veggies
  • Set Menu A $29.00
    • Chicken Chow mein, sweet & sour pork, combination fried rice, 2 spring roll
  • CRUMBED FILLET $6.00
  • Steamed Rice $4.00
  • WAFFLE DOG $2.20
  • Seafood curry with veges
  • BATTERED FILLET $6.00
  • Nasi Goreng Rice
  • Plain onion/ everything/ tomato basil/ jalapeno cheddar/ rock salt/ nine grain/ cinnamon raisin/ poppy/ chocolate chip/ wholemeal/ blueberry/ sesame $2.50
  • Bacon $7.20
  • Hummus $5.40
  • Garlic bagel bites $3.50
    • Bagel pieces with garlic butter
  • Big schnitz $11.20
    • Chicken schnitzel, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheese, salsa relish and mayonnaise
  • Manhattan pie (V) $22.00/ $16.00
    • Feta, chilli flakes, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Sal's $29.00/ $17.00
    • Double pepperoni, italian fennel sausage, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce ( 20" JUMBO/ 14" LARGE)
  • Egg $7.20
  • Roasted Green Meadows Angus rump cap, French onion butter, green beans, steak sauce, poutine - Kingsmeade curd, oxtail gravy for two $78
  • Beef tartare, soy, roasted nori, horseradish egg yolk jam, beef tendon crisps $16
  • Todays line caught fish, kaimoana escebeche, Spanish romesco, carrot + vanilla puree MP
  • Waitoa chicken “schnitzel”, ricotta gnocchi, sweetcorn, chicken crackling, shellfish jus $32
  • Chocolate truffle $3
  • Butternut agnolotti, pickled shiitake, date, parmesan, curry leaves, burnt apple butter $15
  • Iceberg wedge salad, Caesar condensed milk dressing, parmesan $7
  • Chocolate pudding, raspberry gelee, peanut butter ice cream $15
Speight's Ale House

Speight's Ale House

location

Address

75-81 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5012, New Zealand

phone

Phone

045866266

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Open 24 hours, Tuesday: Open 24 hours, Wednesday: Open 24 hours, Thursday: Open 24 hours, Friday: Open 24 hours, Saturday: Open 24 hours, Sunday: Open 24 hours
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Finger Food , Gluten Free , International , Kiwi , New Zealand , Pub Food , Steakhouse , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Venue for Hire ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  Nightlife ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Pub Quiz ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Live Sports Screening ,  Dinner ,  Dairy Free ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
75-81 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5012, New Zealand