Tasty Buggers in Nelson Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

All $6.00
Spiced Braised Pork Belly $16.90
- Served with granny apple chutney, shiraz syrup and ciabatta
Crispy Calamari $16.90
- Served alongside tomato chili jam and lemon aioli dipping sauces
Try our vegetarian option with a field mushroom and tomato chilli jam
Garlic Ciabatta $12.90
- Toasted ciabatta smothered in garlic infused butter
Shrimp Waldrof $16.90
- Shrimps served in a creamy mayonnaise with walnuts, apple and celery
Sticky Date and Orange Pudding
- Rich salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
Eggs x 2

Hokey pokey semifreddo with hard shell dark chocolate melt and vanilla cone $14.00
Zeppole with salted caramel sauce and vanilla bean ice cream $14.00
Garlic and herb buttered hot ciabatta $7.00
Beetroot carpaccio marinated in balsamic and lemon, crumbed mussels stuffed with stracchino cheese, coriander and mint salad $21.00
Green-lipped mussels with coconut, lemongrass, chilli and coriander $20.00
Garden salad with candied walnuts and mint dressing $7.00
Affogato $14.50
- with liqueur
Free-range pork belly roulade with mango and apple salad, relish, jus and fresh ciabatta $20.50

Chicken & Bacon Open Sandwich $22
- Our cranberry relish, brie, house baked bread, hand cut chips
Fish & Chips $21
- Today’s beer battered fresh fish, rosemary & sea salt chips, tartar sauce & lemon
Rib Eye Steak Open Sandwich $22
- Fried free range egg, caramelized onion, house baked bread, hand cut chips
Chips $7
- Rosemary & sea salt, aioli
Apple Slaw $7
- With hazelnuts
River Kitchen Squid Salad $19
- Asian slaw, coriander, chilli, citrus miso dressing, peanuts
Greek Salad $7
Thai Noodle Salad $23
- Vermicelli noodles, radish, sprouts, cabbage, chilli, sesame, coriander, chilli & capsicum dressing - Rib eye steak

One Shank - $28.00
Spicy Chicken Wings $14.00
- Homemade L&P Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Salt & Pepper Squid $18.00
- Served with Aioli and Fresh Lemon
ideal for one $19.00
- Either Hand Cut Chips, Creamy Potato Gratin or Creamy Potatoes Mash And
- Either Garlic and Herb Butter, Peppercorn and Brandy Sauce or Bearnaise Sauce
Pumpkin & Hazelnut Falafels $13.00
- Smoky Tomato Relish and Mint Yogurt
ideal for one – $20.00

200G Eye Fillet $40.00
House Salad $14.50
- warm roasted vegetables, salad mix, toasted almonds and yoghurt dressing
Pasta Of The Day $18.00
- (wait staff will advise)
Salt & Pepper Spiced Calamari Salad $15.50
- salad mix and sweet chilli
Chicken Fiesta $22.00
- chicken, streaky bacon, baby spinach, red onion, cream cheese and berry aioli
Quattro Formaggio $20.00
- four cheeses – brie, blue cheese, parmesan, mozarella
200G First Light Wagyu Sirloin $65.00
Forest Floor $25.00
- porcini & portobello mushrooms, red onion, baby spinach, drizzled with a feta sauce

Cheese Board Platter $35.00
- A selection of delicious New Zealand cheese served with crackers, bread, fruit and tomato relish.
Chicken Breast $30.00
- Oven roasted and stuffed with feta and spinach, wrapped in honey cured bacon and served on rosemary and thyme potatoes and seasonal vegetables, topped with creamy marsala sauce.
Roast Vegetable Frittata $20.00
- Oven warmed frittata served with mesculin leaves, tomato relish and cream cheese.
Onions $3.00
Fish n Chips $22.00
- Fresh fish in a crispy Golden Bays beer batter, served with thick cut fries salad and homemade tartare sauce.
250gm Beef Sirloin $30.00
- Sirloin steak cooked to your liking, served with thick cut fries, salad and your choice of garlic butter or mushroom sauce to complement your steak.
150gm Rump Steak $22.00
- Cooked to your liking served with thick cut fries, salad and garlic butter.
Seafood Chowder $14 Starter / $16 Main
- A delicious medley of seafood bound in a thick cream base flavoured with dill and tarragon and served with toasted bread.

Dipping sauces $0.50
- Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
Beef and onion $5.00
- Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
Super supreme $9.00
- Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
Trio of cheese $8.50
- Melting mozzarella & swiss cheese with a parmesan sprinkle
Hawaiian $5.00
- Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
Pepperoni $5.00
- Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
- Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella

Vegetarian $8.00
- mayo lettuce tomato, beetroot veggie pattie onion mushroom, tomato sauce
Bacon cheese mushrooms pineapple $0.50
Mushroom $8.00
- as plain + mushroom
Fish $8.00
- mayo lettuce, beetroot, battered fish tartare sauce cheese
Classic $9.20
- dijonnaise mustard, lettuce, tomato, beetroot cheese, onion, gherkin tomato sauce beef pattie, egg
Cheese $8.00
- as plain + cheese
Chicken fillet $8.00
- mayo lettuce tomato cheese
Egg $8.00
- as plain + Egg

Red wine braised lamb shank/s, mash, seasonal greens, jus $22 / $30
Grain fed angus ribeye steak, hand cut potatoes, salad, red wine jus $30
Edamamae, soy miri $7
Smoked eel bruscetta, slow roasted tomatoes, red wine vinagrette $14.5
Wild goat balls, spicy napoli sauce, ciabatta $12.5
Beef, jalepeno relish, slaw, cheddar $18
Maketu pie, Beef and blue cheese, Seafood Mornay, Vegetaria $8
Wild goat, jamaican jerk sauce $18

Fries $7.00
- Sea Salt
Veal Fillet $39.00
- Bone Marrow Crust, Roast Carrots, Shallots and Bordelaise Sauce
Three course $75.00
- Amuse Bouche: Scallops, Cauliflower, Green Apple & Caramel Salad, Bacon and Curry Oil OR Slow Roasted Beetroot Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey. Intermezzo: Big Eye Tuna, Lemon Purée, Puffed Quinoa and Braised Lentils OR Veal Fillet Bone Marrow Crust, Roast Carrots, Shallots and Bordelaise Sauce. Peanut Mousse, Chocolate Crumbs and Apricot and Lavender OR Tasting of Jaffa, Crème Brulée, Macaroon, Bon Bon, Jaffa Soil and Cream. Coffee and Selection of Teas.
Bouillabaisse $38.00
- Prawns, Mussels, Market Fish, Crab and Rouille
John Dory $39.00
- Mutton Bird Cannelloni, Artichoke, Pickled Mustard Seeds and Fried Hens Yolk
Potatoes $7.00
- Sea Salt, Parsley and Butter
Slow Roasted Beetroot $15.00
- Quark, Caraway and Truffle Honey
Baked Mussels $15.50
- With Parmesan, Verjus, Prosciutto and Parsley

Crumbed fish tortilla , avokado,tomato and fennel slaw. $22.50
Dark chocolate and rich porter mousse with honey comb. $12.00
Baileys affogato with vanilla ice cream and almond biscotti. $12.00
Shoestring fries and homemade tomato sauce $8.00
- watties sauce available upon request
Aoraki salmon house smoked nicoise style salad.(gf). $29.50
Linguini "Aglio e olio" olive oil,garlic,anchovies,chilli,parsley and parmesan. $19.50
Crispy agrias,rosemary and aioli. $8.00
Butter milk panna cotta,berry cider jelly and boysenberry compote. $12.00

Ceasar Salad $18.50
- with cos lettuce, croutons, walnuts, anchovies, Rai Valley bacon, free-range egg and shaved parmesan cheese
Salmon Salad $20.50
- made with our house smoked South Island salmon, Cos lettuce, tomato, orange, red onion and capers, served with lime dressing
Bowl of fries cooked in oil (Add sauce, 50c) $6.50
Mixed Green Salad $7.50
- with balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Spaghetti Olio (small / large) $15.50 / $20.50
- Fresh spaghetti tossed in Nelson's Frog's End extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli, shaved parmesan cheese and freshly cracked pepper
Spaghetti Marinara $21.50
- Fresh spaghetti with green-lipped mussels, fresh fish, calamari, shrimps, prawns, garlic and our Neapolitan tomato sauce
Chocolate Cake $13.50
- on chocolate and caramel sauces served with freshly whipped cream
Add a bowl of fries $6.50

Pineapple $1.50 EA
Berries $3.50 EA
Crispy Chicken Burger $19.90
- Crispy chicken fillet, with streaky bacon, tomato sauce, mustard, tomato, lettuce, smoked cheddar cheese and mayonnaise. Served with chunky fries
Coleslaw $4.90 EA
Breads & Dips $12.90
- Platter of flat breads with house made dips
Hash Browns $3.50 EA
Big Breakfast $17.90
- Fried eggs, streaky bacon, sausage, hash browns, and roasted tomato with toasted Ciabatta
Steak, Eggs & Chips $15.90
- 200g Rump Steak cooked to your liking served with fried eggs and chunky fries

Fresh Homemade Soup of the day Our wait staff will advise $14.5
Petite Salad Green salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and vinaigrette (gf, vg, df) $7.0
Confit Duck Ravioli Nut brown butter, pine nuts, Oregano, chilli and lemon $18.0
Braised Ox Cheek White bean and Dijon puree, crispy Chorizo, Jus $14.5
Home Cut Fries Aioli and homemade tomato sauce (gf, df) $7.0
Canterbury Lamb Cutlets Marinated in milk and honey, Panko crumbed lamb shoulder terrine, Champ potatoes, Mint and pea pesto, Jus $32.5
Wangapeka downs Cheese Selection Blue rock, camembert, nettle gouda Served with oat cakes, Falwasser crackers, fruit paste, dried fruit and nuts $24.0
Cured Salmon Nicoise style potato salad, Black pudding $19.0

Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
- Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
- Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
Cookies & cream mousse $3.50
Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
Xtra Large $3.90
Classic cheese $5.00
- Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
Onion rings $3.50

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