The Blue Door in Otago Menu

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Vietnamese rolls of crisp fried Mutton Bird with Asian salad, Miso Aioli & Sesame dipping sauce, pickled Cucumber. $27.50
Prawn & water Chestnut Dumplings, Duck and Ginger consommé. $24.50
Salad of free range Canterbury Pork, marinated in Coconut & palm sugar, Asian greens, sticky Rice, Peanut Chili caramel dressing. $24.50
Confit of Bendigo Rabbit with Prunes, Agria Potato Gnocchi, toasted Pinenuts & sous vide Rhubarb. $28.50
“Bellota” Jamon Iberico, organically grown, free range from Spain, sliced to order, with Pickled veg, Machengo & Quince paste. $28.50
Wakanui grain fed Beef “Tartare” with truffled free range Egg. $29.50
Spicy Lentil, Tomato & Coconut Soup with chargrilled Flatbread & Yoghurt Riata. $18.50
Sustainably Farmed Sturgeon Caviar, with Blinis and other classical accompaniments P.O.A

Southland Lamb rump, Rose petal Cous Cous, Orange Confit, crisp Pancetta, Date compote and a Lamb shoulder ‘Cigar’. $39.50
Stewart Island Blue Cod, Paua Ravioli, Cauliflower Puree, Pear and Fennel Salad. $39.50
Slow cooked wild Boar, homemade black pudding, double smoked Bacon, baked in Puff pastry, Black Currant Jus. $39.50
Chargrilled “Wakanui” Beef eye fillet, grain fed from the Canterbury plains, with smoked Brisket, Parsnip puree Candied Onion & Cranberry Tart Tartin. $48.50
Cassoulet, our winter classic, braised Duck, Lamb shoulder, Cured meats, Pork Belly, Haricot Beans, cooked slowly with Tomato & Riesling. $39.50
Trio of Curries $46.00
- Red Duck & Pineapple Curry, Green Curry of Prawn & Lemon grass, Massaman curry of Southland Lamb with Potato & Peanut, Served with condiments, steamed Jasmine Rice.
Rump of Southland Lamb with Honeyed roasted Celeriac, Rosemary Bread & Butter pudding. $39.50

Stir fry Broccolini, Shitake Mushrooms, Ginger & Oyster sauce. Baby Cos Leaves, Garlic Croutons, Lemon Confit dressing. Creamed Spinach, Nutmeg & Crème Fraiche. Duck Fat Potatoes All sides $9.50

Saffron’s Nasi Goreng. $26.50
Green Lip Mussels with white wine & Lemongrass. $22.00
Navarin of Southland Lamb shoulder with Shallots & Port wine, Served with Jasmine Rice. $26.50
Grilled Stewart Island Blue Cod with preserved Lemon Risotto & Broccoli leaves. $28.50
Salad of crisp fried Pork & Chargrilled Squid with Yellow Soy Bean Dressing. $18.50
Chargrilled Southland Hereford Rump, with sautéed Potatoes, steamed green veg, Mushroom & Thyme jus. $29.50
Confit of Pork Belly with Chargrilled Pear, honeyed Parsnips. $24.50
Thai Red curry of Beef with Pineapple, Thai Basil, Kaffir lime leaf, Cashew nuts and Jasmine Rice. $24.50
Our delicious Soup of the day with fresh Bread. $18.50
Stir fry of winter greens, Prawns, Tofu, Cashew nuts and Oyster sauce. $28.50
Saffron’s salad of green Leaves, Pear, Nuts and shaved Parmesan with a Herb Vinaigrette. $15.50

Laphroaig, single malt Crème Brulée with Monte Cristo Tobacco Biscotti. $16.50
Deep fried Walnut & Praline Ice cream, Lemon cream. $16.50
Kaffir Lime Panna Cotta with Mango, Lime salsa. $16.50
Jilly's warm Chocolate Cake served with Vanilla bean ice cream and Raspberry Coulis. $15.50
Goat's Cheese Sorbet with Dates poached in Amaretto. $16.50
Trio of Fresh Fruit Sorbets. $14.50
A Selection of Cheeses
Le Delice De Bourgogne, Triple Cream French Brie.
Saint Agur'
- a French Cheese from Normandy triple cream, soft mild Blue.
Neudorf Richmond Red
- A hard NZ sheep's cheese.
Redwood Dairy Gouda
- A NZ goat's cheese.
Served with a Trio of Quince's
- Roasted, Sorbet and Paste, water & Oatmeal crackers.

Nearby Sample Menus

Camembert Salad $7.00
- All the Essentials as well as Camembert, Avocado, Sundried Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
Pandemonium $18.50 / $9.00
- Chicken, Cranberry Sauce and Camembert. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Lust Deluxe $18.50 / $9.00
- Marinated Steak, Venison Pepperoni, Salami, Ham, Bacon, Smoked Chorizo, Black Pepper and Bearnaise sauce, Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Brimstone $18.50 / $9.00
- Avocado, Cajun Chicken, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes and Sour Cream. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Churros $4.00
- 32 inch Spanish Donut broken into 6 manageable pieces - with your choice of dip
Additional Dip $0.50
- Sour Cream / Garlic Mayo / Blue Cheese / Sweet Chilli / Salsa
Limbo $18.50 / $9.00
- Blue Cheese, Caramelised Onions, Mushrooms and Tomatoes. Optional Kalamata Olives (Double / Snack)
Free Range Chicken Tenders $8.00
- 6 Crumbed and deep fried Chicken Tenders, served with your choice of dip

pan-fried fish with fennel risotto. $34.00
Hot-smoked salmon hash $20.00
- with soft-poached egg, fresh herbs, lemon + crème fraiche.
Hand-cut Agria chips $8.00
- with aioli.
red salad with roast almonds + currants. $8.00
House-made pork + fennel sausages $20.00
- with sautéed potatoes, fried free-range eggs + harissa.
Affogato $15.00
- with vanilla bean ice cream + Lustau px sherry.
Zucchini fritti + lemon. $8.00
Lemon tart $15.00
- with Pleasant Point blueberries + crème fraiche.

Green beans tossed through butter and almonds $7.50
Green lipped mussels steamed in a karengo seaweed broth with fresh ciabatta. $22.50
Platter of confit garlic with local feta, olives, and a selection of dips served with toasted ciabatta. $19.50
Plato’s home made fish and chips: fillets of fresh fish, fried in a crisp breadcrumb, served with hand cut fries, tangy slaw and aioli. $20.00
Local little neck clams steamed in a laksa style broth with fresh ciabatta. $22.50
Cold smoked sirloin, cooked to your liking, and served with fried eggs and hand-cut fries. $28.00
Chicken breast marinated in lemon, garlic, and tarragon, pan seared, roasted and served on a spicy potato, cucumber and tomato salad with asian dressing and crispy bacon. $36.00
Whole baby flounder pan-fried and topped with a lemon, caper butter. $21.50

G.F.O= Gluten Free Option
Omelette of 3 eggs - with today’s special fillings & Salad Greens (G.F.) $16
Big Veggie Breakfast $19
- Mushrooms, Hash Brown, Roasted Tomato, Spinach, Beans, Sourdough & Cashew Sour Cream (V., G.F.o)
V=Vegetarian
Eggs on Toast $9
- two Free Range Eggs Poached or Scrambled on Sourdough (G.F.o)
All Eggs & Meat are Free Range
Seafood Chowder (G.F.O) $18
- with Green Lipped Mussels, Salmon & Sourdough
Add Eggs $4

Ice Cream Sundae $12
- ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, brownie bits, nuts
Southern Blue Cod $32
- hand cut chips, caper mayo
Spring omelette $19
- asparagus, smoked chilies, avocado, crème fraiche, rocket, spring salad, house sourdough
Black pudding benedict $20
- farm eggs, English muffin, poached asparagus, rocket salad, fresh horseradish
Buttermilk pancakes $16
- lemon mascarpone, blueberries, maple, toasted pistachios
Jack's Beef Burger $26
- cheddar, bacon, caramelised onion
Stewart Island Squid $18
- aioli, lemon
Manuka Smoked Salmon $29
- spring salad, asparagus, verjus, yoghurt

Moeraki Burger $18.00
- Beef, BBQ, Bacon & Cheese, *Grilled Chicken, Brie & Cranberry or Beer Battered Blue Cod & Tartare. Lettuce, Tomato, Coleslaw & onion
Prawn Cutlets & Salad- Butterflied Crumbed Prawn Cutlets $22.00
Salt & Pepper Calamari with Sweet Chilli $12.50
Mixed Grill $23.00
- Ribeye Steak, bacon, egg & sausage
Homemade Soup of the day with Bread (GF) $11.00
(Only Served till 4pm)
Fresh Stewart Island Salmon Steak (Seasonal) (GF) $27.00
Shrimp Cocktail in our famous homemade sauce $10.00

Jasmine Rice S $3.00 / L $5
C2. Gang Keaw Waan Gai (Hot) $22.5
- Hot Chicken Green Curry with perfect blended of fresh herbs & spices
N1. Pad Thai Goong $25
- Prawn pad thai in egg blanket served with mung bean sprout, peanut, and garlic chives
S= small L= Large
N7. Pra Luk Long Song $22.5
- Pork slices and seasonal green cooked in Satay sauce served on bed of Egg noodle
K9. Kuay Taiew Moo Sub $13
- Rice noodle stir-fry with tomato based sauce and pork mince
F14. Moo Gra-tiem Pik Thai + Khai Dow $22.5
- Fried garlic & pepper marinated pork sliceswith fried garlic and Thai style fried eggs
F13. Southern Clam Pad Khee Mow (Hot) $25
- Thai Basil, garlic, Young Pepper Corn, Rhizome, and chilli stir-fried with Otago Harbour Clams

Chicken > Regular $11.90
Chili Lamb $14.50
Small kebab combo $15.90
(Spit roasted lamb and/or chicken on golden fried french fries with your choice of delicious home made sauces)
Mix $14.50
(Lamb and/or chicken rolled in pita bread with mix of salads and delicious home made sauces)
Chicken $14.50
Burger combo $15.90

Inari Tofu Sushi - 2 pieces $3.00
Satay Vegetables on Rice $7.00
Gyoza Udon $6.50
- with dumpling, egg, veges
Salmon Sushi Platter $10.00
- 4 big, 6 small, 2 nigiri, Salmon Sushi
Vege Udon $6.00
- with vegetable
Dumpling Soup $4.50
- with Egg, Veges
Teppan Hot Pork $11.00
- Sizzling plate with rice
Tokyo Udon $6.50
- with egg, fish cake, veges

Toast $11.00
- White & wholemeal toast, butter, homemade jam
Brioche & jam $6.00
Steamed jam pudding of persimmon & wild rowanberry, custard $12.50
Harissa-marinated Cardrona merino lamb cheeks, hummus, cumin yoghurt, marinated courgette $12.50
Our homemade sourdough bread, freshly baked every day, with Cairnmuir olive oil & macadamia dukkah $8.00
Fried home-made black pudding $6.00
Fried halloumi, marinated courgette, smoked tomato sauce $11.50
Salad of roast beetroot, smoked homemade ricotta, pickled pear, walnuts $11.00

PINEAPPLE RING $1.50
GURNARD FILLET $6.50
CHICKEN DELUXE $10.90
- Corn fed crumbed chicken breast with cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato & sweet plum sauce
BATTERED MUSSEL $0.80
MINI HOT DOG $0.80
PREMIUM FISH FILLET MEAL $17.00
- Tempura battered blue cod fillet with chips, choice of salad, tartare & lemon
BATTERED FISH $3.50
HOT DOG $2.50

BEEF WRAPS $12.50
- TENDER BEEF, ONIONS, LETTUCE, TOMATO, CARROT WITH EITHER RICH TOMATO SAUCE OR BBQ SAUCE WRAPPED IN MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE FLATBREAD.
PAVLOVA WITH BERRIES AND CREAM $7.00
BURGERS FROM $7.00
- CHEESE BURGER /FISH BURGER/CHICKEN BURGER/ VEGETARIAN BURGER/BACON & EGG BURGER /HAWAIIAN BURGER/STEAK & ONION BURGER
MISSISSIPPI MUD CAKE WITH CREAM $7.00
HAM SALAD $14.00
- SLICED HAM ON THE BONE SERVED WITH A FRESH GARDEN SALAD AND COUSCOUS ON THE SIDE.
STEAK MEAL $25.00
- 300g RUMP STEAK (PLAIN, PEPPERED, OR GARLIC) SMOTHERED IN ONIONS AND SERVED WITH SALAD AND YOUR CHOICE OF CHIPS OR HASH BROWNS.
SEAFOOD PLATTERS (FOR 2 OR MORE) $28.00
- FRESHLY BATTERED BLUE COD BITES, PRAWN TWISTERS, CRUMBED SCALLOPS, MUSSELS AND CRUMBED OYSTERS WITH TARTARE SAUCE (GREAT AS AN ENTREE FOR GROUPS).
CHICKEN WRAPS $12.50
- COATED CHICKEN, LETTUCE, TOMATO, RED ONION, CHEESE, CARROT & MILD SWEET CHILLI SAUCE WRAPPED IN MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE FLATBREAD.

JOKER $14.80
- spicy bratwurst sausage, streaky bacon and a free range egg in a warmed joe’s roll.
Baked Beans $3.20
Plain or Garlic Bread Roll $4.00
TUSKA $12.80
- streaky bacon in a warmed joe's roll add avocado (seasonal).
Grilled Tomatoes $4.00
EGGS (GFO) (VO) $12.00
- two free range eggs, toast and hollandaise
JOSE BURRITO(VO) $16.80
- streaky bacon, a free range egg, spinach, baked beans, caramelised onions rolled in a flour tortilla, served with joe’s hash
Large Chips $9.50

Vegetarian Pasta - Mushroom, spinach and pinenut penne pasta in a pesto cream sauce and topped with parmasan / Add Chicken $22 $18
Te Mata Estate ‘Elston’ Hawkes Bay 2008 - / $60.00
Lindauer Special Reserve Marlborough 2004 - / $55.00
Couper’s Shed Hawkes Bay 2009 $8.70 / $38.00
PINOT NOIR -
Lindauer Brut Marlborough N.V. - / $30.00
- Fresh tomato, jalapeno, Spanish onion, cream cheese and mozzarella $11
- Feta, honey, rosemary and garlic oil $11

Lime Chicken $29.5
- Shredded chicken breast doused in lime infused olive oil topped with capsicum, red onions, and mild red peppers. Served with a wedge of fresh lime.
Kumara Chips $8
- Delicious kumara chips cooked to perfection and served with sweet thai chilli sauce.
Lambada $29.5
- Succulent lamb pieces served with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, kalamata olives, roasted garlic, herbs and minted garlic.
Chicken Tenders $8.5
- Chicken Tenders wedges served with tasty BBQ sauce.
Thai Chicken(Small/Medium/Large) $11.5/$17/ $28.5
- Chicken with Thai sweet chilli sauce, freshly diced capsicum and onions.
Seafood(Small/Medium/Large) $11/$16.5/$28
- Seafood marinara mix including mussels, shrimps, squid and clams. Topped off with seafood sauce.
Italian Flat Bread $13.5
- Fresh pizza bread with kalamata olives,herbs and parmesan cheese
Capricciosa(Small/Medium/Large)Pronounce it if you can! Bacon, mushrooms, fresh sliced tomato, capsicum, black olives. $12/$17.5/$29