The Birches Restaurant in Otago Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

Roast Of The Day (check the specials board) $19.95
- Served with roast meat, roast & steamed vegetables topped with gravy
Crumbed Beef Schnitzel (The crowds favourite) $19.95
- Topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables
Ribeye Steak (~200g) 20.95
- Cooked to your liking, topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables $
Mushrooms $3.00
Chicken Wrap $19.95
- Seasoned crumbed chicken bites, wrapped in a flour tortilla with fresh salad, cheese, tomato and your choice of sauces, aioli, sweet thai chilli, plum, BBQ, mayo, satay or sour cream, served with fries
Butter/Garlic Butter $2.00
Grated Cheese $2.00
Hash Brown $2.00 each

Whitebait Pattie pacific $7.50
Squid & Shrimp Bites $8.50
- our own freshly made treats served with seafood sauce and tartare sauce
Ice Cream Sundae $7.50
Mussels $0.60
Squid Rings $0.60
3x Pacific Oyster
1x Whitebait Pattie
Curry Roll $2.20

Soy Sauce Noodle $18.50
Massaman with Lamb Shank Curry $18.50
- with coconut milk, onion, potato, carrot, cabbage, peanut and Lamb shanks.
Pump (Still Water) - 750ml $3.50
Garlic and Black Pepper Stir-fry $18.50
- with mushroom, capsicum and fresh market vegetables
Yellow Curry $18.50
- with creamy coconut milk, onion, potato and carrot
Rice Combo $4.50
- Rice with 355ml Soft Drink
Family Combo Set $75.00
- Any 3 Mains, 2 Rice, 2 Starters, 2 1.5l Soft Drinks
Tom Yum Soup $18.50

Apple + raspberry shortcake $9.00
- with vanilla bean ice cream.
Chocolate sour cream cake $9.00
- with mint ice cream.
Pork + fennel sausages $22.00
- with chopped cabbage + red wine vinegar.
pan-fried fish with fennel risotto. $34.00
Blueberry pancakes $16.00
- with vanilla bean ice cream.
Apricot almond tart $9.00
- with vanilla bean ice cream.
Hot-smoked salmon hash $20.00
- with soft-poached egg, fresh herbs, lemon + crème fraiche.
Havoc pork $34.00
- with, sautéed potatoes, roast fennel + black olive tapenade.

Zucchini fritters $11.00
DONER COMBO $16.00
- large wrap drink & fries choose from chicken lamb falafel zucchini fritters or combination of 2
Combination $17.00
Chicken Shish $16.00
Lamb Wrap $11.00
Shish on Rice $17.00
GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE
- yogurt blended with mint and garlic
SWEET CHILI SAUCE

Bella's Famous Beef Carpaccio, parmesan, rocket, aioli, capers (gf) $20
Spaghetti Bolognese, braised beef blade, oregano, parmesan $27
Char grilled squid, orange, chilli, fennel, herb salad (gf) $17
Shells, mussels, clams, garlic, chillies, lemon juice, herbs, anchovy crumb $29
Pumpkin, pinenuts, sundried tomatoes, spinach, feta (v) $27
Chicken breast, lentils, bacon, roast garlic, silverbeet , jus, gorgonzola (gf) $35
Includes the following cheeses: $19.5
- Pecorino, Aged, sharp, hard cheese made with goat’s milk Gorgonzola: rich, blue-veined cow's milk cheese Tallegio: soft cow's milk cheese with a crisp, washed rind
Pot of mussels, tomato, capers, fennel, saffron garlic, grilled bread $19

Fish and Chips $9
Warm Beef Salad $22
- Fillet Beef, julienne salad, pinenuts, hoi-sin, honey mustard mayonnaise, red cabbage and fried shallots
Sizzling Seafood Platter $28
- Prawns, scallops, shrimp, calamari, mussels, julienne vegetables, hokkien noodles, hoi-sin sauce
Bruschetta $12
- toasted focaccia bread, tomato, garlic, spanish onion, basil, balsamic & parmesan served with side salad
Lambs Fry and Bacon see above
Sizzling Beef Platter $25
- Wok seared beef, Julienne vegetables, hokkien noodles, hoi-sin
Wedges $9
- Sour cream, sweet chilli
Sizzling Chicken Platter $22
- Wok seared chicken breast, Julienne vegetables, hokkien noodles, hoi-sin

Lemon chive butter $2.95
Lamb & rosemary jus $2.95
Botswana peking duck $26.95
- Cucumber, carrot, spring onion salad,stamed pancakes, hoisin
Cadrona high country merino lamb $43.95
- Slow cooked lamb shoulder, tomato ragout, parsnip puree cardona lamb rump, tandoori spices, upland cress, pickled parsnip, fried artichoke,labnah
Nelson scallops $29.95
- Butternut pumpkin puree, black pudding, pickled heritage cauliflower, pistachio vinaigrette
Garlic aioli $2.95
Chimichuri $2.95
Devilled duck livers $22.95
- Madeira jus, fried bread, baby spinach, kumara crispy

Egg $2.00 each
Chicken Fettuccine $19.95
- Chicken & bacon pieces with fettuccine pasta in a creamy garlic, onion & white wine sauce, topped with parmesan cheese
Bowl steamed vegetables $5.90
Mushrooms $3.00
Steamed Blue Cod $20.95
- Served with roast potatoes, finished with a tomato Napoli with your choice of salad or vegetables
Ribeye Steak (~200g) 20.95
- Cooked to your liking, topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables $
Jug Gravy $2.00
Ice Cream Sundae $9.95
- Vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or strawberry topping, served with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sprinkles & wafers

Chargrilled chicken breast salad $17,5
- with Sage derby, semi dried tomato & pancetta on grilled ciabatta with rocket leaves & caper butter sauce
Coconut battered scallops served $14,5
- with a sweet chilli mango tartare
Balinese coconut butterfly prawns on a satay dressed crispy noodle salad $16,5
- with mango & sweet chilli mayo dipping sauce
Filo Tart of roasted baby beets, red onion, cherry tomatoes and goats cheese drizzled $16
- with a beetroot balsamic glaze served with wispy beet leaves
Vegetarian rice bombs $15,5
- with tomato, cumin cheese & spinach rolled in potato flour and crisp fried with a soya, tomato jus and balsamic soft leaves
Tom Stuffer – famous in Vail Colorado! a flat bread filled $16,9
- with a cheese omelette with a choice of veges, chorizo or chicken topped with in house tomato chutney
Mexi jalapeno bread, smashed avocado, tomato suls and sour cream $10
Fresh catch of the day p.o.a
- a fish dish that changes daily

Parsley and parmesan crusted Lamb Rump, root vegetable, herb potato mash, basil, pesto & red wine jus 39
Ciabatta bread, sea salted butter, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic 12
Fennel infused crème bruleé, strawberry sorbet, rose dust, mint crumb 16
Reverse choc chip cookie, mellow, caramelised banana, smoked chocolate ice cream, orange dust 17
200gm Angus pure eye fillet, Pommes dauphine, Brussel sprouts, béarnaise sauce 42
Free range chicken supreme, herb mash, red wine braised onions and mushrooms, pancetta GF 33
New Zealand Cheese Selection 25 for three/36 for five
Whole lamb rack, caramelised onion and bacon potato gratin, buttered kale, port jus GF 47

Soup of shredded duck, hoisin broth, shiitake mushroom pot stickers, fried shallots $17
Honey roasted carrots & tahini yoghurt $7
Marou dark chocolate mousse cake, raspberries & chocolate meringue cigars $15.5
Pistachio, honey & orange nougat $8
grilled field mushrooms with rosemary & garlic $7
Selection of olives $8
Twice baked goats curd souffle, salad of rocket, roasted pears & candied walnuts $18.5
Set cheesecake, raspberry & rose compote, hazelnut crumble, turkish delight $15.5

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