Ciabatta bread toasted with garlic and parsley butter
Chefs soup of the day $9.00
Homemade soup of the day made with fresh in season produce with a ciabatta bread
Seafood chowder $12.50
Traditional creamy chowder served with croutons and ciabatta bread
- Main $16.00
Greek salad $12.50
Tossed salad greens with olives, cucumber, tomato, feta, red onion, finished with olive oil and balsamic dressing
Salt & pepper calamari $11.50
Salt & pepper calamari on a dressed salad with lemon wedges and a homemade tartare sauce
- Main $19.50
Nachos $15.00
Warm crisp tortilla chips smothered in a blend of cheeses topped with,mince, jalapenos, chilli beans, tomato salsa, shredded lettuce, sour cream and guacamole
- Main $22.00
Thai spiced fish cakes $13.00
Handmade fish cakes with an Asian slaw, lime, coriander and chilli dressing
- Main $19.50
Thai spiced fish cakes $13.00
Handmade fish cakes with an Asian slaw, lime, coriander and chilli dressing
- Main $19.50
Asian beef stir fry
Stir fried strips of beef, bok choy, capsicum, red onion and carrot on glass noodles with soy sauce
- Entrée $12.00
- Main $19.50
MAINS
Baked salmon fillet $34.50
Topped with focaccia crumb and pine nuts, baked and drizzled with homemade hollandaise sauce served on mash potato and steamed garden vegetables
Lamb shank
Braised Lamb Shank with red wine jus served on mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables with mint sauce
- 1 Shank $29.50
- 2 Shanks $36.50
Roast of the day $26.50
Served with roast root vegetables finished with a red wine jus
Cabonara $26.50
Bacon and mushroom fettuccine in a white wine sauce topped with parmesan cheese
Vegetable stack $24.00
Seasonal vegetables, eggplant, halloumi stacked and served on a bed of wilted spinach
Sirloin steak $35.00
300-gram Sirloin steak with portobello mushroom, steamed seasonal vegetables and kumara rosti Sauces: Red wine Jus / Creamy mushroom / Garlic butter
Chicken schnitzel $22.50
Whole chicken breast schnitzel with parsley and lemon butter served with salad and fries
Rolled skotel pork belly $35.00
Rolled pork belly with a hazelnut, apricot and prune farce, lightly smoked then roasted. Served with seasonal greens, roasted apple and root vegetables and a sage jus.
Chef’s burger $19.50
Served on a toasted artisan bun (gluten free available) with aioli, lettuce,red onion, tomato, beetroot with fries, salad and onion rings, and your choice of:
- Beef with bacon, cheese, egg, and BBQ sauce or
- Chicken with bacon, cheese, egg or
- Vegetarian with Falafel
Fish and chips $20.50
Crumbed tarakihi with salad, fries and home-made tartare
●Pizzas $20.00
A thin crispy base layered with homemade tomato sauce – gluten free bases available
Meat lovers $20.00
Bacon, salami, ham, pepperoni, red onions and Mozzarella
Chicken $20.00
Grilled chicken breast pieces with Brie, spinach, plum sauce and Mozzarella and red onion
Hawaiian $20.00
Ham, pineapple and Mozzarella
Four cheeses $20.00
Brie, blue, edam and mozzarella with cranberries
Vegetarian $20.00
Eggplant, capsicums, red onions, mushrooms, olives, pesto and mozzarella
SIDES
●Fries
- Small $4.00
- Large $6.00
Onion Rings $4.00
●Wedges (with cheese, bacon & sour cream)
- Small $6.00
- Large $8.00
Garden side salad $5.00
Seasonal vegetables $5.00
DESSERTS
- for two $30.00
- for one $18.00
Steamed grandma's pudding $11.50
Made to an old traditional recipe with brown sugar and golden syrup sauce served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream.
Skotel cheesecake $11.00
Home made by our chefs, ask you waitress about which delicious flavour is available tonight.
Trio of ice creams $11.50
Three flavours of Kapiti ice cream with served with homemade sauces and Chantilly Cream
Chocolate overload $11.00
Mud cake with chocolate ice cream, mandarin compote and a chocolate sauce
Lemon & coconut syrup cake(GF) $11.00
With melon slice and cream
Cheese Plate
Choice of two cheeses (brie, camembert, blue, cheddar,edam) and crackers with either grapes, walnuts & turkish apricots or gherkins & pickled onions accompanied by a glass of taylor's 10year old port
3 egg omellette w sautéed mushrooms, tomato, gruyere cheese, watercress and red onion jam served w basil pesto $14.50
Steak, ale and whiskey cheddar pie, with creamy potato mash and garlic bread stick $14
Orange, ginger and date braised Hawkes Bay lamb neck on a potato, lemon and goats cheese rosti w crumbed onion curls, roasted vine tomato and a black doris plum and thyme compote $28
Duo of creamy mushrooms - button & portobello mushrooms sautéed in garlic chive butter on grilled ciabatta bread $15.00
Soup of the day w home baked ciabatta $10
SCHNITZEL - Crumbed weiner schnitzel topped with honey cured ham and gruyere cheese w creamy potato mash, caramelised onions and lemon wedge $18
Prime beef fillet topped with onion jam and whisky cheddar au gratin w tomato, garlic confit and basil risotto rosti, watercress finished w bearnaise and Pinot Noir reduction $29
THE BREWERS APPRENTICE TASTING PLATTER - Leave it to us to put a selection of our tasting plates and bowls together for 2-3 people $33
Three layers of moist carrot cake, layered and iced with homemade cream cheese icing, decorated with walnuts and apricots. Served with cream or yoghurt.
Garlic Bread $6.00
Toasted artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
The Peoples, Pinot Noir, Central Otago 7.00 / 35.00
Harissa Prawn Udon Sautéed peeled tiger prawns in a harissa and palm sugar oil, mung beans and red onions, tossed with udon noodles, garnished with soy toasted seeds, coconut and coriander. $14
Seafood Linguine Sautéed fresh fish, prawns, calamari, olives, mushrooms and olives, bound with cream and a spinach pesto, tossed with linguine pasta. Topped with edamame bean and tomato salsa, served $23
Grilled Sirloin Steak (GF) Cooked to your liking and served with butter mash, sautéed button mushrooms, red onions, green beans and silver beet, hollandaise sauce, balsamic reduction and kumara chips. $29
Beef Fillet (GF) Served with bubble and squeak, ox cheek spring roll, baby leeks, bacon lardons, edamame bean and tomato salsa, finished with a jus, hollandaise sauce and roast pumpkin hummus. $36