Address
17 Tamamutu St, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand
The Bistro in Taupo Menu
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BEGIN- Chilled cucumber & yellow tomato soup, almonds, cumin, green grapes, watermelon guacamole $12.00
- Tempura summer beans, seaweed, sweet chilli aioli $10.00
- Imported buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, grilled peach, basil, balsamic reduction $19.00
- Olive oil poached prawn tails, baby gem lettuce, croutons, streaky bacon, plum tomatoes, avocado, grana padano $18.00
- Calamari cooked sous vide, handmade lemon gnocchi, fried capers, champagne veloute $16 E / $30 M
- Queen scallops, pork & ginger dumplings, summer pods, coriander, fermented black bean dressing $18.00
- The Bistro wild rabbit & chicken liver terrine, salsa verde, house pickles, pistachio nuts, crème fraiche, sherry syrup $18.00
SIDES- Marinated Olives $5.00
- Garden leaves, pear, lemon miso dressing $7.00
- Bag of chippies, herbs, black truffle $7.00
- Chunky fries, roasted aioli $8.00
- Mashed potato & gravy, salsa verde $8.00
THEN- Pasta Mia pumpkin ravioli, exotic mushrooms, coriander, popped squash seeds, shiitake cream $26.00
- Daily changing fresh Hawkes Bay fish, from the ocean to the plate $32.00
- Golden crackled pork belly, kumara, orange, walnuts, pineapple, granny smith apple, pickled red cabbage, grain mustard dressing $29.00
- Confit leg of Cambridge duck, spiced bell pepper jus, pickled mushrooms, baby root vegetables, potato gnocchi $34.00
- Strip loin of Wharekauhau lamb, braised Belgian endive, truffled fennel cream, pecan nuts, ruby grapefruit, sherry gastrique $39.00
- Grilled eye of scotch fillet, braised short rib tortelloni, sweet corn, hazelnuts, stone fruit panzanella, black pepper dressing $36.00
FINALLY - All cheese is served with handmade crackers and preserves- The whole lot $40.00
- Grinning Gecko brie - Whangarei, NZ $15.00
- Talbot Forest Geraldine vintage cheddar - Sth Canterbury, NZ $15.00
- Kapiti Kahurangi creamy blue - Kapiti Coast, NZ $15.00
- Blue River Curio Bay pecorino - Southland, NZ $15.00
- Grana Padano - Piedmont, Italy $15.00
SWEETS- Tahitian vanilla creme brulee cooked sous vide $12.00
- White chocolate & vanilla panna cotta, hazelnut wafer, raspberry caramel $12.00
- Rhubarb & brown butter cake, rose water, almond cracker, vanilla bean ice cream $12.00
- Baked Belgian chocolate mousse, passion fruit, chocolate brittle, triple chocolate ice cream $12.00
- The Bistro handmade sweet treats $10.00
Nearby Sample Menus
- Fresh donuts $12.00
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BBQ pulled pork $24.00
- 1/2lb
- Flame grilled flat bread $4.50
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1/2lb Crispy calamari $16.00
- Smoked salt, chipotle mayo
- All served with pit fries
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Garlic bread $12.00
- Warm cobb loaf, confit garlic butter
- Peach cobbler $12.00
- Philly cheese steak brisket, carred peppers, onions, slaw, jus, dijonaise $22.00
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Chickpea & Corn $7.50
- Chickpea and Corn, Grilled Red Onion, Feta, Lettuce and Aiol
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Mussels $1.20
- Snap cooked to seal in the flavours
- Chicken, Brie and Cranberry $6.50
- Bacon buttie $5.00
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Aioli $2.90
- This aioli recipe has a delicious garlic kick. Perfect for dunking a chip
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Snack Pack $8.00
- 1 Fish, 1 Battered Saveloy, 1 pototo fritter , 1 Chips 200gms
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Toasties - build your own with any 3 fillings $6.00
- Your classic toastie. Click on 'add to order' then click on the 'Order' to add any 3 fillings.
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Family Pack $26.00
- 4 Fish, 2 Battered Saveloys, 4 Potato Fritters and Chips
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Chocolate salted caramel tart
- Chocolate sauce, hokey pokey, chocolate balls, vanilla mascarpone
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Slow cooked pulled Lamb
- Carrot puree, spinach gnocchi, cumin carrots, black garlic pannacotta, lemon crème fraiche
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Spiced apple cheesecake
- Sesame seed toffee snap, caramel sauce, apple crumble ice cream
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-Spiced apple cheesecake
- Sesame seed toffee snap, caramel sauce, apple crumble ice cream
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-Orange and almond cake
- Greek yoghurt, lemon curd, puffed quinoa, coconut chips
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Free Range Pork Belly
- Du puy lentil salad, shaved radish, bitter leaves, compressed apple, aioli
- Desserts
- Seasonal Greens $7.00
- Creamy Mashed Potato
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BBQ, Honey & Bourbon Pork Ribs (GF) $18
- served with our house slaw & our special rib sauce (great with Red Apple Cider)
- “Surf up your stone with a Prawns & Scallops Skewer” $7
- Beef Burger with Curly Fries $15
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Garlic Bread $9.50
- toasted chiabatta with lashings garlic butter
- Garden Salad
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Fresh Tagliatelle Pasta $15
- with Tuscan Vegetable Sauce, Tomatoes & Parmesan
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Soft Shell Tacos $20
- Charred Lamb or Chicken, Salad Greens, Cucumber & Tomato, Topped with Raita
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Mega Waffle Cone N/A
- Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
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Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
- We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
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Garden Salad N/A
- Tuck into a healthy and delicious garden salad with fresh lettuce, cucumber and tomato, it's ideal as a snack or addition to a meal.
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Toasted Bagel with Strawberry Jam N/A
- Lightly toasted bagel available with whipped butter and strawberry jam.
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Strawberries & Cream Flavour Frappé N/A
- A delicious Starwberries & Cream flavour Frappé, topped with irresistible whipped cream and a yummy strawberry drizzle.
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The Boss® N/A
- Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back.
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Quarter Pounder® N/A
- Take a whole quarter pound* 100% beef patty provided by beef farmers from the King Country and Canterbury. That’s the beef sorted. Complete the tasty picture with cheese, onions and tangy pickle. Bet your mouth is watering right now.
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BBQ Cheeseburger Combo N/A
- A tangy BBQ Cheeseburger, a chilled medium soft drink, and medium fries. You’ll never forget that time there was a BBQ in your burger, a party in your wallet, and you were invited.
- -Extra Sauce $1.00
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Prawn Curry (GF) $26.00
- Prawn tails in a mild curry sauce, served with steamed rice. -We recommend: Wishbone Sauvignon Blanc
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Chicken Dish Available
- Please ask our wait staff
- Bowl of Steamed Rice ( GF) $4.50
- Garlic Pita Bread $7.50
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Shrimp Cocktail $14.90
- Cocktail shrimp served with traditional seafood dressing
- -optional - tossed in garlic butter
- -Gluten free bread available $16.50
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lamb do piaza $21.90
- Boneless lamb cooked with fried sliced onions and dry roasted spices, garnished with green
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Navrattan korma $17.90
- Vegetables cooked in creamy cashew gravy
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Biryani - Prawn $23.90
- Rice cooked with King Prawns and herbs and spices
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Daal makhani $17.90
- Lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight, garnished with ginger and coriander
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Balti (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $20.90
- Marinated Chicken, Lamb or Beef with chunky potatoes in spicy balti sauce
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Madras (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $20.90
- Delicious medium hot Chicken, Lamb or Beef curry, prepared and garnished with coconut gravy
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Vindaloo (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $20.90
- Diced Chicken, Lamb or Beef cooked with spices and onion gravy in hot vindaloo sauce
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Seekh kebab $12.90
- Mince lamb flavoured with spices, pressed on a skewer and finished in Tandoor
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Paleo Benedict $19.00
- Mushroom, Bacon, Avocado, poached eggs, D.F. Hollandaise
- Morrocan Lentil $10.50
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Pulled Venison Burger $23.00
- Chips, slaw, onions, aioli on ciabatta
- Bacon N' vegetable $12.50
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Fish Tacos $24.00
- with tratziki, slaw, avocado + greek salsa
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White bait fritter $28.00
- with greeus, ailoi + crisp potato
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Margherita $18.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella & fresh basil
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Kuratau Classic $20.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella, ham, capers & fresh basil
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Omorish $20.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella, pepperoni, olives & fresh basil
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Lake Bed $18.00
- Basil pesto, mozzarella & fresh basil
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Hen house $24.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella, chicken, cranberry, red onion, brie & fresh basil
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Volcano $22.00
- Tomato base, chilli, mozzarella, pepperoni, green pepper corns & fresh basil
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Vego $20.00
- Tomato base, mozzarella, feta, caramelized onion, olives & fresh basil
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Taharoa cheesecake $14.00
- Pirongia forest berries w almond brittle
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Pakari $16.00
- aged cheddar 80 gr
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Kikorangi Kapiti $16.00
- creamy blue 80 gr
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Paraoa $11.00
- garlic, lemon & bush herb butter
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Gold digger fudge sundae $24.00
- iconic Kiwi sundae with a warm fudge brownie, a mountain of Kapiti hokey pokey ice cream, hot chocolate sauce & Kiwi bling. Best suited to two people
- Coleslaw $8.00
- Mixed salad $8.00
- cooked your way: grilled, oven baked, beer battered
- Curry Roll $3.00
- Corn Cobb $2.50
- Kids Fish $1.00
- Cheezy Weezys $4.00
- Crab Stick $1.50
- Salt & Pepper Squid (2) $1.50
- Chips $3.00
- Hot Puppies $1.50
- Mushroom $3.00
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-Fish $17.00
- Two pieces of classic battered tarakihi fish.
- Seafood and chips
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Eggs benedict $15.00
- Ciabatta brown, bacon, eggs(Scramble/poached/fried), hollandaise and pesto
- ●Topping:
- Ciabatta $3.50
- Fried with aioli $5.00
- -With cajun chicken +$1.00
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Tempura battered fish fillets $28
- chunky fries, green salad & tartare sauce
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Soup of the day $13.5
- changed daily your wait staff will advise
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Canterbury lamb rump $36.5
- grilled lamb rump, crushed new potatoes, sliced olive, brunoise tomatoes, chives, pea puree, olive soil
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Herbed garlic bread $12.5
- w/ jalapeno & mozzarella cheese
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Curry of the day $28
- served w/ naan bread, poppadum, raita. Please ask our friendly wait staff for today’s special
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Chunky fries $5
- w/ tomato sauce & aioli
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Chicken Caesar salad $26
- anchovies, cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, parmesan, poached egg
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Fish of the day $31.50
- please check with wait staff for fish of the day
- Fish Bites & Golden Chunky Fries N/A
- Ice Cream N/A
- Sweet Thai Chilli N/A
- Fish & Chips N/A
- Manuka Smoked BBQ N/A
- Chees & Bacon Wedges N/A
- Soup of the day N/A
- Mango Chutney N/A
- Eggs on Toast $9.00
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Extras $2.00
- Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs
- Sausage & Eggs $9.50
- Spaghetti on Toast $6.50
- Bacon/Egg/Cheese Muffin $6.00
- Fruit Loaf Toasted $5.00
- Bacon & Eggs $10.50
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All Day Breakfast $13.00
- Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
The Bistro
Phone
073773111
Opened hours
Monday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
Price
$30 - $50
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian
Features
Mastercard , Visa , Romantic , Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , Waitstaff , Wine and Beer , Quick Bites , American Express , Seating , Highchairs Available , Street Parking , Free Wifi , Local cuisine , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar
17 Tamamutu St, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand
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