The Birches Restaurant in Otago Menu

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Cinnamon brioche French toast, roasted berries, whipped mascarpone, honeycomb dust - Add free range bacon + $7.00 $19.50
Crispy Balmac onion rings, woodgrilled zucchini, parmesan, village press olive oil $11.00
- Hereford Dry Aged Scotch 300gms $39.00
Fish & chips, fresh fish crumbed, hand-cut chips, tartare sauce $21.00
Crumbed Fresh Fish, Hand-cut Chips, Tartare Sauce $13.00
Woodgrilled, lemon & thyme infused quarter chicken, fondant potato, salsa verde - Or with hand-cut chips $31.00 $35.00
No.7 Balmac Kitchen Platter $27.00 / $42.00 / $68.00
Eggs benedict, free range eggs, toasted ciabatta, hollandaise $13.50

Dal Makhani $16.50
- Whole black lentils and red kidney beans cooked on slow fire with fenugreek.
Coke/Sprite etc. Cans $3.00
- Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.
Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $15.00
- Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor.
Madras Chicken or Lamb $18.00
- Chicken or Lamb cooked with ginger and South Indian masala.
Kadai Prawn $19.00
- Prawns cooked with crushed tomatoes, capsicum and onion with thick masala gravy.
Vindaloo Chicken or Lamb $18.00
- Chicken or lamb cooked with onion, capsicum, and spices. Best enjoyed with garlic naan and raita.
Pulaoo Chicken, lamb or vegetables $16.50
- Rice cooked with chicken, lamb, or vegetables and spices.
Aloo Gobi $16.50
- Potatoes and cauliflower tossed with cumin and tomatoes. Best enjoyed with plain naan.

Karaage chicken** $17.50
- Soy, ginger & garlic marinated fried chicken pieces w rice & fresh salad
Caesar salad** $19
- Chicken, bacon, cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & poached egg
Salt & pepper squid $15.50
- W fresh salad & chilli mayo
Available from 10:00
Pumpkin salad** $15.5
- w spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese
Beer battered blue cod $24
- W hand cut chips, fresh salad & tatare sauce
Beer battered blue cod $24
- w hand cut chips, fresh salad & tartare sauce
Pumpkin salad** $15.50
- W spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese

Hangover Healer $13.00
- Pint of Asahi or Somersby & Fries with your choice of Salt
Streaky Bacon OR Smoked Salmon OR Haloumi, topped with loads of Hollandaise $16.50
Sweet Beetroot Salad $13.50
- Sweet Fresh Beetroot Salad With Currants, Mint, Basil Pesto, Spiced Dukkah, & Grilled Haloumi
Shoestring Fries $6.50
Haloumi $4.00
Shoestring Fries $6.50
Choose your Salt:
- Sea Salt, Five Spice Chicken, Cajun, Smoked Chilli
Beetroot $2.00

Fried Rice Chicken pork beef combination vegetables $17.00
Plah Prawns salad w cashew nuts spicy $22.50
Sizzling Cashew nuts $25.50
- broccoli mushroom capsicum onion/tiger prawns squids
Crispy chicken salad $20.00
Sizzling Ginger $20.00
- broccoli capsicum young corn flower onion/chicken pork beef vegetarian & tofu
Tom Yum Spicy soup $9.50
- chicken tiger prawns seafood (prawn & squid)
Tom Ka Coconut cream soup $9.50
- chicken tiger prawns seafood (prawn & squid)
Basil & Chilli $17.00
- chicken pork beef vegetable & tofu

Eggs Benedict $18.50
- Poached free range eggs on toasted home-style bread, with hollandaise sauce, spinach & diced tomato. Choose from sautéed mushrooms (v), bacon or smoked salmon (gf on request)
Creamy Smoked Chicken $23.00
- With a roast vegetable & spinach tartlet
Postie Style Caesar Salad $19.50
- With bacon, parmesan, anchovies & egg
Roast Vegetable & Spinach Tartlet $12.50
- On a bed of greens with fruit & green tomato chutney (v)
Postie Pizza $21.00
- Thin crispy crust with chicken, ham, & salami & drizzled with BBQ sauce (gf on request)
Basket of Fries $6.50
- With roast garlic aioli & tomato sauce (v)
Sichuan Pepper Chilli Prawns $14.50
- With vegetable ribbons (gf/df)
Earnscleugh Grilled 350gm Beef Ribeye $34.00
- Cooked to your liking with a port tomato jus, & a sautéed potato, onion & bacon hash. Served with either vegetables or salad (gf)

MUESLI $10.00
- served with seasonal fruit, milk & yogurt
- blueberries & maple syrup
with bacon $12.50
FIG & ALMOND TOAST $14.00
- fig & almond bread lightly toasted, served with vanilla syrup & cream
BAGEL $7.00
- toasted cinnamon or sesame bagel with whipped walnut and maple cream cheese
SPANISH EGGS $14.00
- fried eggs with chorizo, potato & homemade beans
your choice of eggs on toast $10.00
BREAKFAST BAGEL $12.50
- sesame bagel topped with bacon & scrambled egg

Morticia Mushroom and Haloumi stack $17.00
- with curried nuts and salad greens GF
Roast of the Day small$14/large$20
- with a variety of roasted and steamed vegetables. jus and cheese sauce GF
Smoked Salmon and Herb Fil Tart $20.00
- served with garden salad
Seafood Pasta small$16/large$24
- Pappardelle with tomato, mussels, prawns, and smoked salmon
Foster Benedict $17.00
- poached eggs and baby spinach on an English split muffin, with hollandaise sauce bacon ( hot smoked salmon 18.50)G.F option available
Gomez Ribeye steak $24.00
- your choice of creamy mushroom sauce or garlic herb butter served with garden salad and fries G.F
Wednesday's Hooked small$17/large$20
- beer battered fish, served with fries and salad greens
Addams Goreng, Indonesian style fried rice $17.00
- with fried egg, chicken satay, and peanut sauce

Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
- Veggie patty, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
- Mixed lettuce, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
5 Churrasco BBQ Wings $11.90
- Comes with BBQ basting. Add some extra Peri-Peri basting of your choice if you wish!
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Caramelised Onions $1.50
- Regular $4.50
- Regular $4.50
Cheddar Cheese $1.50

Market fish, clams, smoked parsnip purée, tempura broccolini, almonds, caper brown butter n/a
Emmental croquettes, mushroom, pepperdews, kale $38.00
Pear crumble, pears, almond, vanilla anglaise, pear sorbet $20.00
Poached free range duck egg, new season potatoes, asparagus, cranberry, parmesan n/a
40° salmon, seared tuna, tempura soft shell crab, avocado mousse n/a
French onion soup, gruyère crouton n/a
Market fish, clams, smoked parsnip purée, almonds, caper brown butter $39.00
Potato Gratin $7.00

Tiger prawn wontons in supreme broth $12.00
Fiordland crayfish 128/500g
- Deep fried with spicy salt
Peking duck pancakes-Half (8pancakes) $45.00
Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
- Braised with oyster sauce
Seasonal vegetables $20.00
Spicy eggplant(vegetarian option available) $20.00
- Deep fried eggplant with sambal sauce
Mongolian lamb $30.00
- Cardrona lamb rump "Jiangbao" style with leeks, shallot and hoisin sauce
Mapo tofu $20.00
- Braised fresh tofu with pork mince, garlic and chilli

Bacon/Egg Meat/Bacon/Egg Tom Lower S/S Top $7.50
Chips $3.00
- full scoop
Sweet & Sour Bluecod and Rice $9.90
Bacon Meat/Bacon Tom Low S/Sour Top $7.00
Fishermans Basket Bluecod fish alternative $15.00
- includes: 1 fish or 5 fish bites, 1 squid ring, 1 crab stick, 2 mussels, 2 scallops and chips
Beer Batter Chips $4.50 / $5.90
- half scoop / full scoop
Rice Meals N/A
Bacon Melt $7.50
- Bacon/Cheese/Egg/Hash/Tom Low S/S Top

The Birches Restaurant