The Cat in Hawkes Bay Menu

TO BEGIN.... TO BEGIN....
  • Selection of Homemade Bread and Dips $8.5 For 2 / $13 For 4
  • Garlic and Herb Bread $7 For 2 / $12 For 4
SMALLER OFFERINGS.... SMALLER OFFERINGS....
  • Shrimp Cocktail $13.90
    • Shrimps bound in a rose sauce above shredded lettuce finished with pan fried prawns
  • Paua Fritters $16.90
    • NZ Paua fritters served above a mesclun salad finished with streaky bacon and aioli
  • Seafood Chowder $16.90
    • Chefs creamy and rich seafood chowder, served with toasted bread
  • Seared Scallops $17.90
    • Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
  • Salt 'n' Pepper Squid $15.90 E / $29.90 M
    • Served on a salad of mesclun, coriander, shallots and crispy garlic tossed with a Vietnamese dressing
  • Chefs Signature Seafood $19.90
    • Scallops on black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
  • - 2 legs, main size $31.90
  • - 1 leg $19.90
  • Confit of Duck
    • Served on roasted vegetables with wilted spinach finished with a merlot jus
  • ''The Cat'' Guinness Pie $15.90
    • A homemade beef and Guinness Pie served with roasted root vegetables and a garden salad
  • Caesar Salad $16.90
    • Cos lettuce, bacon, and parmesan bound in a Caesar dressing finished with croutons and a poached egg
OPEN SANDWICHES.... OPEN SANDWICHES....
  • - Or as a bowl $6.50
  • - On side $3.00
  • Optional Extras
    • French Fries / Gourmet Potatoes / Roasted Vegetables
  • Lamb Rump Sandwich $21.90
    • Seared lamb rump on toasted brioche with mesclun, caramelised onion jam, tomato, streaky bacon & aged cheddar topped with basil pesto
  • White Bait Fritter Sandwich $21.00
    • Served on toasted brioche with mesclun finished with hollandaise (Please enquire with staff as to availability of whitebait)
  • Paua Fritter Sandwich $19.90
    • Served on toasted bread topped with mesclun, streaky bacon and aioli
  • Scotch Fillet Sandwich $21.90
    • Served on toasted bread and a mesclun salad
LARGER OFFERINGS.... LARGER OFFERINGS....
  • On herbed crushed gourmet potatoes, wilted spinach, roasted Portobello mushroom topped with air dried tomatoes and merlot jus (Beef dishes can be served with fries and salad option if desired)
  • 300g Porterhouse $26.90
  • 200g Scotch Fillet $25.90
  • 300g Scotch Fillet $29.90
  • Chatham Island Blue Cod Fish and Chips $19.90 / $24.90
    • Freshly beer battered fish served with fries and a mesclun salad with tomato and tartare sauces. Available as a 150g or 200g portion of fish
  • Fish of the Day $29.90
    • Sourced fresh from the local market served on a mixed seafood risotto
  • Portobello Stack $24.90
    • Portobello mushrooms infused with blue cheese, basil pesto and sweet chilli above spinach and roasted vegetables
  • Seared Scallops $31.90
    • Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
  • Chefs Signature Seafood $34.90
    • A trio of scallops served above black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
  • Braised Hawke's Bay Lamb Shank $28.90
    • Resting on parsnip and potato mash and wilted spinach with bacon and a mushroom jus
  • Confit of Pork Belly $25.90
    • Twice cooked Pork Belly above colcannon potato with spinach finished with a pineapple, mango, and chive salsa
  • Pork Spare Ribs $25.90
    • Served with fries and salad
DESSERT.... DESSERT....
  • Cheese Board $27.50
    • Selection of Whitestone Brie, Whitestone Blue and Kapiti Aged Waxed Cheddar served with onion jam, roasted pear, homemade chutney and grapes with water cracker
  • Creme Brulee $12.90
    • Chef's Brûlée served with seasonal fruit salad and short bread
  • Death by Chocolate Mudcake $14.90
    • Chocolate mud cake, chocolate ice-cream and topped with chocolate sauce
  • Sticky Date Pudding $11.90
    • Served warm with homemade toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
  • Affogato $13.90
    • Vanilla bean ice cream served with a double espresso and your choice of liqueur
  • Individual Baked Cheesecake $12.90
    • Served with berry coulis and ice cream
  • Trio of Rush Munro Ice Cream $13.90
    • Served with berry coulis above a seasonal fruit salad

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pacific Oyster $1.50
  • Wedges $4.50
  • Won Tons 1/2 doz $4.80
  • Mussel Fritter $2.50
  • Bluff Oyster $2.80
  • Apple Turnover $2.80
  • Potato Fritter $1.00
  • Curry Cake $1.00
  • Hamburger $6.40
  • Seafood Basket $12.90
  • - Large $24.90
  • - Small $16.90
  • Meat Patty $3.00
  • Blue Cod
  • Fish / Hot Dog / 5 Chicken Nuggets / Calamari $6.90
  • Mushroom Burger $7.40
  • -Chicken, Pork or Beef $11.50
  • GRAVY RICE NOODLE
    • Flat rice noodle with marinated pork and vegetables in Thai gravy sauce
  • Deal #1 $16.50
    • Pork pepper with Rice and vegetables fritters served with sweet chilli sauce
  • -Chicken, Pork, Beer $11.50
  • E-SARN CLASSIC
    • Marinated beef skewers with sticky rice and accompaniment with peanut sauce
  • -Pork $12.50
  • PANANG CURRY
    • Panang curry with coconut milk and crushed peanut served with Thai Jasmine Rice
  • - Chicken, Pork or Beef $11.50
  • BLT (BACON, LETTUCE & TOMATO) $16.00
    • w/ avocado on toasted ciabatta & homemade aioli
  • SWEET CHILLI SWEETCORN FRITTERS $16.00
    • w/ bacon grilled tomato & seasonal salad
  • CREAMY BUTTON MUSHROOMS $16.00
    • on toasted ciabatta-w/ bacon optional extra
  • FRIES sm$7.00/lg$9.00
    • w/ homemade aioli
  • HOMEMADE PANCAKES $17.00
    • w/ Maple Syrup-bacon & banana
  • DUTCH BEEF CROQUETTE $10.00
    • w/ fries & homemade aioli
  • EGGS BENEDICT $16.00
    • w/ homemade hollandaise-bacon or smoked salmon
  • NACHOS sm$8.00/lg$10.00
    • mince w/ cheese & sour cream
  • Nachos - With spicy salsa, ground beef, chilli beans and sour cream $15.90
  • Thai Chicken Curry - Served on basmati rice with toasted sesame seeds and fresh coriander $17.90
  • Grilled Chicken Burger - Cajan chicken breast with brie, avocado salsa, salad, tomato and cranberry sauce served with fries $19.90
  • French fries with tomato sauce $6.50
  • Fettuccine (Chicken, bacon and spinachin in a wine and cream reduction) $20.90
  • Margherita - Fresh tomato, kalamata olives, feta,red onion,basil pesto and cheddar $19.50
  • Green Lip Mussels - Served in a coconut, lemongrass, & chilli sauce Or Garlic cream and herb reduction $17.90
  • American Style Pork Ribs - Servered with fries and salad $26.90
  • Mixed Seafood/Squid/Prawns $20.00
  • PLA-GOONG Thai Spicy Prawn Salad $20.00
    • Cooked prawns seasoned with Thai sweet chilli paste, lemon grass and lemon juice
  • Mixed Seafood/Squid/Prawns $20.00
  • Meat / Seafood or Crispy Pork $5.00
  • -Chicken / Beef / Pork $18.50
  • Crispy Pork-PAD-PRIK-GAENG-KEOW-WAHN $20.00
    • Stir fried green curry paste with capsicum, bamboo shoots, cauliflower & Thai herbs
  • Prawn Cracker $2.50
  • Roti & Satay Sauce $5.00
  • Quarter Chicken Dinner $12.50
    • ¼ chicken, 3 potatoes, peas & gravy
  • Chips & Gravy $6.00
  • Large $6.00
  • Medium $4.00
  • 1 Potato Each $1.00
  • Medium $4.00
  • Pumpkin Each $2.00
  • Family Pack $33.00
    • 1 size 16 chicken, 10 potatoes, large peas, large gravy
  • -B.L.T - Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
  • -Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon $10.9
  • Hunger Buster $23.5
    • Grilled premium bacon, pork sausage, grilled tomato, hash brown, pan-fried mushrooms and fried eggs, served with toast
  • Mini Fresh Fruit Salad & Yoghurt $4.6
  • -Chicken Fillet, Bacon & Avocado
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.9
    • Served on toasted ciabatta
  • -French Style $13.5
    • warmed croissant filled with grilled champagne ham and cheese
  • Bangers and Mash $19.5
    • Premium pork sausages served with creamy mash potato and a caramelised onion gravy
  • All $10.00
  • LITTLE BLACK BIRD BAKED EGGS $18.00
    • wilted greens, confit tomato, chili, yogurt, toasted focaccia
  • BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES
    • seasonal fruits yogurt & maple syrup
  • BUCKWHEAT WAFFLES > hot smoked salmon, horseradish & sorrel $20.00
  • STEAMED BBQ PORK BUNS $24.00
    • plum sauce, pickled red cabbage, toasted sesame
  • 8am - 2pm - Sat
  • SOUP
    • see specials board
  • THALI $22.50
    • dahl, swaji, coconut & mint pesto beetroot raita, tamarind & puri
  • Creamy Porridge $9.50
  • Beef Burger $17.50
  • Fish & Chips $8.00
  • caesar Salad/bacon $17.50
  • Pasta of the day $16.90
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
  • Bangers Chips salad $8.00
  • Pancakes $8.00
  • Soft Shell Taco $8
    • soft shell taco, fennel, apple & avocado. crispy-prawn $9 or pulled-pork $8
  • Mushroom Pizza $9
    • mushroom, onion relish, feta, olives
  • Half Chicken $28
    • half chicken, sambal marinade
  • Beef Pizza $23
    • beef, bacon, salami & bbq sauce
  • Bead & Dips $9.50
    • ciabatta & grissini w hummus & olive oil
  • Sticky Date $14
    • sticky date pudding, butterscotch, vanilla bean ice cream
  • Pizza Flat Bread $12.50
    • pizza flat bread, garlic, thyme & parmesan
  • Lamb Rump $29.50
    • ovation hawke's bay lamb rump - served medium
  • Vegetable Jalfrezi $15.99
    • Vegetables pieces cooked with chopped onion, capsicum, tomatoes & spices
  • Saag Paneer $15.99
    • Our own home made cottage cheese cooked in fine mild puree of spinach, lightly spiced
  • Tandoori Chicken Half $13.00 / Full-$20.99
    • Chicken on the bone, merineted in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste cooked in tandoor
  • Chicken Dhanshak $17.99
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked with yellow lentils,chopped spinach & onion tomato gravy
  • Vegetarian Biryani $14.99
    • Rice cooked with Vegetables In herbs
  • Fish Tikka Masala $19.99
    • Succulent tender fish pieces cooked in spicy gravy with green peppers and sliced onions
  • Butter Naan $4.00
    • Plain flour bread stuffed with clarified butter
  • Cheese Naan $4.50
    • Stuffed with special cheddar cheese
  • The Bach Nachos - salsa, guacamole, sour cream (V) $12
  • The Bach Beer Battered fish / salad / tartare / lemon / fries $17
  • Spiders - Coke, Sprite, Fanta $5
  • extra - Fried egg / Pineapple $2
  • Pancake stack / bacon / grilled banana / maple syrup $8
  • Fries / Aioli $6
  • Bacon / egg / toast $8
  • Breakfast Boost / toasted rye / poached eggs / mushrooms / spinach/ roasted tomato / cottage cheese / humans / relish / avocado $17
  • Fish
    • Beer battered guanard served with fried, salad, tomato, beetroot, relish and fries
  • Arancini balls
    • Breaded risotto balls stuffed with sin dried tomatoes, mozzarella and pesto dressing served with fries and salad
  • Lamb kebab
    • Skewered inidian spiced lamb pieces with riata dressing served with fries and salad
  • Squid
    • Salt and pepper squid with lemon chilli mayo, fries and salad
  • Steak sandwich
    • Scared scotch fillet served on fresh bread with salad tomato beetroot relish and fries
  • Beer burger
    • Prime beef patties in a fresh bun with a salad, tomato, cheese and tomato relish served with fries
  • 6 Churros $19
  • Kids burger $5.00 or $7.90
    • with chips and juice Homemade Kids patty or chicken tender. tomato sauce Lettuce cheese
  • All with dulce de leche sauce and coating with icing sugar and cinnamon.
  • -Extra patty / Extra chicken $3.00
  • Hot chips $2.50
  • Chilean burger $12.50
    • 100% Beef patty homemade Grilled onion, garlic Avocado sauce Tomatoes slices Grilled cheese Streaky bacon Aioli lemon homemade sauce
  • Hawaiian burger $10.90
    • 100% Real Chicken tenderloins Roasted pineapple tenderloins Roasted pineapple Streaky bacon Cheese Aioli lemon homemade sauce.
  • We are open 7 days 11am 7pm
The Cat

The Cat

location

Address

502 Karamu Road North, Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 4122, New Zealand

phone

Phone

8769848

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
502 Karamu Road North, Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 4122, New Zealand