The Bistro in Taupo Menu

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Garlic Bread $7.90
- Homemade pizza bread with olive oil, fresh garlic and oregano
Prawn and Avo Salad $19.90
- A generous serving of succulent prawns lightly dressed in our delicious seafood sauce with avocado, smoked salmon and salad leaves
Pepperoni $17.90
- Pepperoni, olives, garlic, red capsicum, red onion
Santa Fe Chicken Wrap $15.90
- Grilled chicken, corn, black beans, avocado, red capsicum, baby spinach, salad greens in a light sour cream dressing with a side salad
Benmore Smoked Salmon Wrap $17.90
- Smoked South Island Salmon with cottage cheese, lettuce, horseradish, capers, red onion and finished with olive oil and cracked black pepper, served with a side salad
Buffalo Skins $15.90
- Crisp seasoned wedges tossed in sweet chilli, grilled mozzarella and topped with sour cream and bacon
Chicken Fettuccini $19.90
- Tender chicken pieces sauteed with bacon, mushrooms, spring onion, Pasta Mia fettuccine, garlic and red pepper in a light cream sauce
Gluten free pizza bases are available $4.00 extra

Cajun Wedges $5.00
- Deep fried Potato wedges seasoned with Cajun and served with a dip of your choice
Chicken Salad $7.00
- All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
Tuna Salad $6.00
- All the Essentials as well as Tuna, Sundried Tomatoes and Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
Chocolate Gelato $5.00
- Dark Chocolate decadence at its best from Gellicious Gelato. Gluten free, contains Milk. 180ml tub - go crazy and nail it all to yourself, or share the love
Mischief $18.50 / $9.00
- Chorizo, Chicken, Cajun Herbs, Onions, Garlic, Chilli, Tomatoes, and Capsicum. Optional Kalamata Olives. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Crumbed Camembert $9.00
- 6 wedges deep fried and served with your choice of dip - we recommend Cranberry or Sweet Chilli
Greed $16.00 / $8.00
- Double Ham, Double Pineapple and Double Cheese. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Creator $16.00 / $8.00
- Create Your Own Masterpiece Up To 8 Toppings. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)

Dixie Chicken $32 Medium / $37 Classic
- Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
Wrap Star $12.50
- Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum's tomato relish. - Or leave the tortilla out and we'll make you a yummy chicken salad!
Buenos Nachos $19.00
- Roasted seasonal vegetables with spicy bean mix on crispy corn chips with grilled cheese. Topped with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
Redneck Ribs
- Porky Pig's ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce...the meal that made us famous! - Add buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw $5.00
Road Runner Special $12.50
- Tender strips of chicken breast coated in seasoned breadcrumbs, cooked golden brown. Beep-beep, be in quick before they run out.
Buffalo Chips $5.00
Nipper's Fish & Chips $12.50
- Lightly battered fish, flash fried crisp and golden.
Lassoo of Hog $38.00
- 450grams of rolled pork loin with a prune, carrot and seeded mustard dressing. Oven-roasted with crackling and finished with a fresh apple and ginger sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw...a fair dinkum Lone Star legend!

omato relish, egg and cheese $6.50
Donuts $2.00
- Its always good to have something sweet to finish off the meal. Choose lemon sugar or cinnamon suger
Potato Fritter $1.00
- Large Agria fritters made in store
Chips - 420 gm $3.50
Kids Mini Dogs $1.00
- battered and on the stick
Kids Mini Dogs $1.00
- battered and on the stick
Bacon, Brie and Cranberry $6.50
Gurnard $5.90
- Delicious, soft and flaky. a firm favourite of fish n chip connoisseurs. Crumbed or battered.

Garden Salad (GF) $5.00
- Fresh, Crisp Leaves; Your Choice Of Dressing.
Mixed Bread Plate $9.50
- Served With Warm Marinated Olives.
Tomato & Chorizo Salad (GF) $12.00
- Tossed In Herb Oil, Confit Garlic, Basil And Lemon Zest.
Fresh Salads; Creamy Potatoes; Seasonal Veggies; Crispy Frie
Onion Rings $5.00
- Golden; Deep-Fried; Delicious.
- Tawny Port - Glass $10.00
Whiskey Peppercorn Sauce $4.00
- Rich, With A Touch Of Sporit And Three Types Of Piquant Peppercorn.
Chocolate Indulgence $12.00
- With Toasted Macadamias, Raspberry & Creme Fraiche

Kid's Porridge $7.00
- with Cream & Sugar
Free-Range Bacon & Eggs $14.50
- with grilled tomato and artisan toast
Eggs Florentine $16.50
- Potato Rosti, Free Range Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, mushrooms and avocado
Free-Range Sausage & Eggs N/A
- with grilled tomato & artisan toast
Creamy Mushrooms $16.00 / $20.00
- served on toasted Brioche,topped with portabello & grilled haloumi. Standard / with free range bacon
Eggs Benedict $17.00 / $18.00
- Organic Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, Hollandaise Sauce served on ciabatta with Free Range Bacon / with Rakaia Salmon
Breakfast Tower $19.50
- Stacked Toast, Handmade Potato Rosti, Free-Range Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Free-Range Poached Eggs, Portabello Mushroom, Grilled Tomato & Hollandaise Sauce
Kid's Bacon & Egg $9.00
- One Egg, Bacon Rasher, Toast, Hashbrown

Shin of Beef $34.00
- Delicately cooked for 12 hours served with ratatouille vegetables and a rich jus
Cured Meats and Pate $22.00
- Assorted cured meats served with smooth chicken liver pate, garlic crostini and mango chutney
Vegetarian Parcels $25.00
- Pastry parcels willed with feta, spinach, pesto, slow roasted tomatoes and peppers
Salmon Fillet $34.00
- Salmon baked in pastry with lime and coriander butter and served with salad and rosti potato
Coconut Prawns $18.00
- Steamed in lime, chilli and coconut sauce with grilled ciabatta
Ploughmans Venison Pie $25.00
- Tender pieces of venison slowly braised with plum sauce and juniper berries, encased in crisp savoury pastry and covered in gravy
Fish and Chips
- With Tomato Sauce, Fries and Coleslaw
Garlic Bread $9.00
- Fresh warm loaf with confit garlic butter on the side

Naan $4.00
- Plain flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter
Bombay aloo $15.90
- Diced dry potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices
Prawn pakora $14.90
- King Prawn cuttlets dipped in spiced batter, deep fried served with mint sauce
Mango chicken $20.90
- Exotic curry with tender boneless chicken in subtle mango sauce and base cashew gravy
Baby butter chicken combo $12.50
- Baby butter chicken combo (Baby Butter chicken, baby naan and soft drink)
Matar malai methi $16.90
- Peas cooked in fine mild creamy cashew’s puree and dried fenugreek
Lamb roganjosh $21.90
- Diced lamb cooked with fine onion gravy and garnished with fresh spices
Mixed platter $11.90
- A mixture and fine selection of Vegetable Samosa, Mix Pakora, Chicken Tikka and Seekh

Five spices infused braised pork belly $35.00
- kumara & carrot gratin, braised cabbage apple puree with honey mustard jus
Freshly baked knot roll w/ butter medallion $5.00
Pan seared market fish fillet $35.00
- lemon & mascarpone risotto, glazed julienne vegetables, saffron beurre blanc (gf)
South african malva pudding $14.50
- sugar free brandy custard & kapiti vanilla bean ice cream
Grilled t-bone steak $29.50
- w/ green salad, chunky fries, fried egg & red wine jun
Gourmet chicken burger $28.00
- bacon, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, chuncky fries, tomato sauce
Kapiti cheese plate $21.00
- w/ dried fruits, nuts, quince paste, assorted crackers brie, kikorangi blue cheese, aged cheddar
Curry of the day $28.00
- served w/ naan bread, poppadum, raita (please ask our friendly wait staff for tody's special

Chicken curry $18.00
- Chicken, kumara and rice or noodles
Grilled pork or chicken with noodles $18.00
- pork / chicken, vermicelli, salad and peanuts
Fried rice $20.00
- Chicken / seafood, salad and rice
Pork mince skewer $12.00
- Lemon-grass, pork and prawns
Stir-fry noodle $16.00
- Seafood / beef, noodle, homemade sauce
Roast salt fish $15.00
- Fried fish prawn, pork sticky rice, green beans and flour
Grilled pork or chicken on rice $18.00
- pork / chicken, egg, salad and rice
Chicken salad $16.00
- Cabbage, chicken, herbs and peanuts

Fries $9.50
- with aioli and tomato sauce
Kumara Cakes GF $18.50
- topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with mushrooms
Field Mushrooms (GF) $4.00
Baked Beans $4.00
Bacon $4.00
Chef's Pizza of the day $18.50
- See board for toppings
Bacon & Eggs $14.50
- poached or fried
Gluten-free gourmet beef burger with fries $29.50

Aioli $2.60
Today's Cheesecake - see the specials board for details, served with sauce & whipped cream $10.50
Sticky Date Pudding - with hokey pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream $10
Satay sauce $4
Side of salad $3
Cheeseburger - beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun *add pineapple +$1 $11.50
NZ Lamb Shank - braised lamb shank with a rosemary & mint gravy, buttered potato mash, steamed seasonal vegetables and cheese sauce *double the shank + $12 $28
Dinosaur Rump - cooked to your liking and served with salad & chips $29.50/400g

Mince and cheese pie $3.60
Mince bacon & cheese $3.90
Steak and kidney pie $3.70
Chicken mushroom pie $3.90
Steak and curry pie $3.60
Chicken and cheese pie $3.80
Steak and cheese pie $3.60
Steak and onion pie $3.60

Steak - Sirloin (250gm) $29.90
- Pan seared then finished in the oven and served on fries. With a rocket, red onion and sun-dried tomato side salad and a garlic, peppercorn or mushroom sauce.
Streaky Bacon (Per) $2.00
Grilled Free Range Chicken $26.50
- A Free-range chicken breast, pan-seared then baked in the oven, with sliced truss tomato and grilled mozzarella on grilled summer vegetables with basil pesto.
Tropical Pizza $8.50
- A 7" mini pizza with pineapple, sliced ham and cheese.
Salmon Pasta $24.90
- House cured salmon in a cream sauce with capers and red onions. Tossed through fettuccini pasta and baby spinach leaves before being topped with a citrus crumb.
''Basic'' Burger $17.90
- 180gm prime beef patty, house pickles, cheese, mild mustard, mayo and house relish.
Spag-Bol $8.50
- Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese with cheese.
Filo Wrapped Brie w. Onion Jam $14.90
- An individual wheel of Brie wrapped in delicate filo pastry, oven baked to order. Served on onion jam and dressed with a tangy yet sweet cranberry sauce.

Eggs Benedict
- Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
- Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
French Toast $15.50
- Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
-With Bacon $15.50
Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
- Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
Omelette $15.50
- Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
Soup of the Day $9.50
- Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour

The Bistro

Address

17 Tamamutu St, Taupo, Waikato, 3330, New Zealand

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

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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

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