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
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Roast Chicken and Mayonnaise Toasted Sandwich $15.90
- Shredded roast chicken breast, creamy aioli served with seasoned fries
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Original Dixie Brown Burger $20.90
- Prime beef patty grilled with our basting sauce on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkin topped with aioli and your choice of plain, mushroom sauce or pepper sauce
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Bacon and Avo Bagel $15.90
- Lightly toasted bagel with lettuce, tomato, bacon and avocado served with aioli served with seasoned fries
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Chefs Pie of the Day $9.90
- Served with rich gravy and garlic and potato mash or salad and fruit chutney
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Griddle Corn Cakes $18.90
- Topped with avocado, crispy bacon, feta, salsa and finished with sour cream and basil pesto
- Gluten free pizza bases are available $4.00 extra
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Kiwi Farmhouse Breakfast $21.90
- Fried eggs, sausage, mushrooms, hash browns, bacon and grilled tomato served with hot buttered toast
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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
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Stir Crazy Sirloin $34.00
- 250gram premium-aged sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
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Judge Roy Bean Dip $11.00
- Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapeños. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
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Banoffee Pie $12.00
- Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
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Chips $9.00
- Buffalo Chips - Chunky potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of salsa and sour cream. / Straight-Cut - Crunchy potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of coriander aioli.
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Creme Brulee $12.00
- Round off your dining experience with this classic dessert and its ever-changing flavours.
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Nipper's Fish & Chips $12.50
- Lightly battered fish, flash fried crisp and golden.
- Jalapeños $3.00
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Maverick Fillet $38.00
- Premium-aged beef fillet, pan-seared and oven-baked. Served with a herbed potato bake, seasonal vegetables and sauteed spinach. Finished with a mushroom gratiné and a peppercorn jus.
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Pan Fried Scallops GF $16.90
- Sautéed scallops with crispy bacon, presented on seasonal salad. With lemon and garlic aioli.
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Beer Battered Fish & Chips $24.90
- Battered and cooked to order. Served with lemon, tartare sauce, fries and garden salad.
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Chicken & Bacon Burger $20.90
- Grilled chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce and tomato. Finished off with melted cheese, aioli and relish. Served with fries.
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Coconut Chicken GF $26.90
- Chicken breast marinated in spices and coconut milk then grilled to perfection. Served with steamed rice and salad.
- With our Beef & Bean Mix GF $18.90
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Oven-Roasted Half Chicken $26.50
- A half chicken marinated in our Chef’s special blend of mild spices, then oven-roasted and served with fries
- Baked Jacket Potato with Sour Cream GF $3.50
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Pan Fried Scallops GFA $34.90
- Sautéed scallops with crispy bacon, served on a bed of steamed rice with lemon, garlic aioli and a salad alongside.
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Chicken Satay $11.50
- Marinated skewed chicken served with rice, peanut sauce, and salad
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Chicken pad cee-eaw $11.50
- Sticky rice noodles stir-fried with chicken and vegetables
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Pag Tod $6.50
- Deep fried mixed vegetables in a light batter served with sweet chili sauce
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Penang Curry $ 11.50
- Chicken cooked in red- curry with crushed peanuts served with rice and salad
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Poh Pia Grob $8.50
- Minced prawns and chicken wrapped in a light crispy pastry served with sweet chili sauce
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Pad Lard Na $14.50
- Delicious stir fried noodles with prawns, squid, chicken, and vegetables in Thai-Chinese style sauce.
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Sukiyaki $14.50
- Clear noodle soup with prawns, chicken, squid, egg, and vegetables served with chili sauce.
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Ice-cream sundae $6.50
- Ice cream with chocolate or strawberry sauce topping with whipped cream
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DARK CHOCOLATE MARQUIS & DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIE $13.00
- with plum ice cream and sherbet
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PILSNER BEER BATTERED FRESH FISH $25.00
- with house tartare sauce, salad and chunky fries
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FRESH BAKED CIABATTA LOAF $12.50
- with garlic and parsley butter
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SALT AND PEPPER CALAMARI $12.00
- with red pepper jam & cucumber salasa
- Mustard seed and bacon potato salad $7.50
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CRUMBED LAMB SWEET BREADS $12.50
- with pickled vegetable & salad greens
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RASPBERRY BRULEE $12.00
- with rhubarb compote, whipped cream & biscotti
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CHEF'S SPECIAL PIE $25.00
- see specials board for today's creation
- Bacon and Avo $12.00
- Wedges $12.00
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Kiwi style N/A
- 2 sausages 3 bacon 1 tomato 2 eggs
- Spaghetti and toast N/A
- Bacon & Eggs $16.00
- Banana fritter Steam Pudding $8.00
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Poached eggs N/A
- 3 eggs poached on toast
- Fish burger $8.50
- -Accompanied with crostini bread $15.50
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Chicken Dish Available
- Please ask our wait staff
- -1 Kilo $98.90
- -1/2 kilo $49.90
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Salt & Pepper Squid $16.00
- Lightly coated seasoned squid with garlic and caper mayonnaise
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Crispy Battered Prawns $21.00
- Six lightly battered prawns with a chilli citrus dipping sauce. -We recommend: Zeffer Crisp Apple Cider.
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Warm Prawn Skewer Salad ( GF) $26.00
- Mango and cucumber salad, with a fresh citrus dressing & lime aioli dipping sauce.-We recommend: W5 Pinot Gris
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Fish of the Day $24.50
- Herb and beer battered fish, with fries, salad and tartare sauce. We recommend: Japanese Asahi beer
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Hawaiian
- Ham, Cheese & Pineapple
- Denver Venison $19.00
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Nacho’s $14.00
- Cheese corn chips, Hearty mince, Sour Cream & Cheese
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Fish & Chips $18.00
- Battered Snapper served with Fries, Salad & Tartare Sauce
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Supreme
- Beef, Ham, Pepperoni, Pineapple, Onion, Mushroom & Capsicum
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Wedges $12.00
- with Sour Cream, Bacon, Cheese & Sweet Chilli
- Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce
- Calamari $17.00
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Pan seared market fish fillet $35.00
- lemon & mascarpone risotto, glazed julienne vegetables, saffron beurre blanc (gf)
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Pan seared scallops $17.50
- cauliflower & almond skordalia, crumbed prosciutto w/ lemon aioli (gf)
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South african malva pudding $14.50
- sugar free brandy custard & kapiti vanilla bean ice cream
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Oven baked chicken supreme $35.00
- filled w/ cranberry & brie cheese- pommes dauphinoise, roast vine tomato, green bean & watercress cream sauce (gf)
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Slow cooked lamb belly $17.50
- w/ warm lebanese couscous, spicy red pepper & eggplant confit with tzatziki sauce
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Warm duck confit salad $17.00
- asian slaw w/ fennel bulb, sundried tomato crostini & chilli hoisin sauce
- Chuncky fries w/ tomato sauce & aioli $5.00
- Sauteed mushrooms w/ garlic thyme $5.00
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White bait fritter $28.00
- with greeus, ailoi + crisp potato
- Morrocan Lentil $10.50
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Paleo Benedict $19.00
- Mushroom, Bacon, Avocado, poached eggs, D.F. Hollandaise
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Fish Tacos $24.00
- with tratziki, slaw, avocado + greek salsa
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Pulled Venison Burger $23.00
- Chips, slaw, onions, aioli on ciabatta
- Bacon N' vegetable $12.50
- Sausages $4.00
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Steak sandwich $29.50
- with fries with garlic aioli, onion, and slow-roasted tomato with fries
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Porridge $13.50
- served with cream, brown sugar and dried fruit compote
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Savoury Mince on Toast $18.00
- with one poached egg
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Fries $9.50
- with aioli and tomato sauce
- Vogel's Toast $2.00
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Bacon & Eggs $15.00
- scrambled
- Bacon $4.00
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Wedges $8.5
- w/ sour cream & sweet chilli
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Portugese Chicken $17.5
- Lettuce, tomato, cheese, chipotle mayo
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Calamari & Fries $17.5
- Spiced calamari, pub fries, salad & lime aioli
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Gold $60.0
- Pub Fries w/ aioli & tomato sauce, Seasoned wedges w/ sour cream & sweet chilli, Devilled Chicken Wings w/ chipotle mayo, Sticky Pork Ribs w/ smokey BBQ sauce, Samosas & Spring rolls, Marinated Olives, Garlic Bread, Tomato & Capsicum Salsa Crostini
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Roast Capsicum & Tomato Brushetta $10.5
- Ciabatta crostini, fresh salsa, herb oil
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Pub Fries $6.5
- w/ aioli & tomato sauce
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Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel $22.0
- Panko crumbed free range chicken, pub fries, salad & your choice of sauce
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Devilled Chicken Wings $13.0
- w/ chipotle mayo
- Fish Burger - golden battered dory fillet, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese and tartare sauce; served with chips and a toasted sesame seed bun $12.50
- Satay sauce $4
- Snack Plate (serves 2) - selection of nibbles with sweet chili and aioli dipping sauce $16
- Kiwi Burger - grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish; served with chips and a toasted sesame seed bun $14
- Thai Beef - grilled beef strips, salad, cripsy noodles and Thai style dressing $20.50
- Grilled Garlic Bread $5
- Chicken Cheeseburger - chicken tenders coated in our special spice wuth cheese, lettuce, tomato, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun $13
- Roast & steamed vegetables $7
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Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
- Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
- Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
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Soup of the Day $9.50
- Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
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Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
- Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
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Angus Beef Burger $15.50
- Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
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Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
- Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
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Bacon & Eggs $15.50
- Free range eggs any style with bacon, served with toast
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Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
- Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
- Spaghetti on Toast $6.50
- Bake Beans on Toast $6.50
- Bacon & Eggs $10.50
- Bacon Butties $6.00
- Eggs on Toast $9.00
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All Day Breakfast $13.00
- Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
- Sausage & Eggs $9.50
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Extras $2.00
- Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs
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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