Address
502 Karamu Road North, Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 4122, New Zealand
The Cat in Hawkes Bay Menu
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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....-
Shrimp Cocktail $13.90
- Shrimps bound in a rose sauce above shredded lettuce finished with pan fried prawns
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Paua Fritters $16.90
- NZ Paua fritters served above a mesclun salad finished with streaky bacon and aioli
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Seafood Chowder $16.90
- Chefs creamy and rich seafood chowder, served with toasted bread
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Seared Scallops $17.90
- Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
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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
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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
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Confit of Duck
- Served on roasted vegetables with wilted spinach finished with a merlot jus
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''The Cat'' Guinness Pie $15.90
- A homemade beef and Guinness Pie served with roasted root vegetables and a garden salad
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Caesar Salad $16.90
- Cos lettuce, bacon, and parmesan bound in a Caesar dressing finished with croutons and a poached egg
OPEN SANDWICHES....- - Or as a bowl $6.50
- - On side $3.00
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Optional Extras
- French Fries / Gourmet Potatoes / Roasted Vegetables
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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
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White Bait Fritter Sandwich $21.00
- Served on toasted brioche with mesclun finished with hollandaise (Please enquire with staff as to availability of whitebait)
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Paua Fritter Sandwich $19.90
- Served on toasted bread topped with mesclun, streaky bacon and aioli
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Scotch Fillet Sandwich $21.90
- Served on toasted bread and a mesclun salad
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
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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
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Fish of the Day $29.90
- Sourced fresh from the local market served on a mixed seafood risotto
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Portobello Stack $24.90
- Portobello mushrooms infused with blue cheese, basil pesto and sweet chilli above spinach and roasted vegetables
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Seared Scallops $31.90
- Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
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Chefs Signature Seafood $34.90
- A trio of scallops served above black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
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Braised Hawke's Bay Lamb Shank $28.90
- Resting on parsnip and potato mash and wilted spinach with bacon and a mushroom jus
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Confit of Pork Belly $25.90
- Twice cooked Pork Belly above colcannon potato with spinach finished with a pineapple, mango, and chive salsa
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Pork Spare Ribs $25.90
- Served with fries and salad
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
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Creme Brulee $12.90
- Chef's Brûlée served with seasonal fruit salad and short bread
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Death by Chocolate Mudcake $14.90
- Chocolate mud cake, chocolate ice-cream and topped with chocolate sauce
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Sticky Date Pudding $11.90
- Served warm with homemade toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
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Affogato $13.90
- Vanilla bean ice cream served with a double espresso and your choice of liqueur
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Individual Baked Cheesecake $12.90
- Served with berry coulis and ice cream
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Trio of Rush Munro Ice Cream $13.90
- Served with berry coulis above a seasonal fruit salad
Nearby Sample Menus
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Seafood Chowder $17.00
- A medley of seafood in a rich creamy base, served with bread.
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The Kremlin Stroganoff (GF) $25.00
- Tender marinated beef fillet sautéed with mushrooms, gherkins, onions, sour cream and vodka. Served over rice and topped with beetroot and red cabbage.
- Sour Cream $3.00
- Brined and cold smoked, our own special recipe. $3.00
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Steamed Veggies $7.90
- Steamed vegetables with hollandaise sauce.
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Hawke's Bay Lamb Salad (GF) $28.00
- A Hawke's Bay restaurant needs to have plenty of local meat and produce! Grilled lamb short loin with bacon, mushrooms, chipotle relish and a mint yoghurt dressing over salad greens.
- Mushroom Sauce $5.50
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Garlic Prawns $20.00
- Prawn cutlets seared in garlic butter and white wine, topped iwth citrus beurre blanc and served in a wonton basket with cherry tomatoes and salad.
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Filters Platter (Serves 4-6 people) $40
- A selection of cold meats, cheeses, dips, breads and crackers
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Chocolate pudding $12
- Chef inspired chocolate pudding
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Steak Sammie $27
- Open steak sandwich served on toasted brioche with salad mix, relish, onion ring and garlic butter served with our own chunky fries and sauces
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Bonoffee pie $10.5
- Rich caramel in a sweet pastry case topped with fresh banana and sweet whipped cream
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Breads and dips $10
- Ciabatta loaf with dukka, olive oil and balsamic vinegar
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Cheesy garlic bread $8
- Toasted ciabatta topped with garlic butter and parmesan cheese
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Chicken pizza $19
- Tender chicken breast on thin base with our own pizza sauce, cheese, salami and brie topped with our barbeque sauce and aioli
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Chicken $19
- Honey and whole seeded mustard infused chicken breast with aioli, streaky bacon and pineapple with mixed mesclun inside a toasted burger bun served with french fries and tomato sauce
- HAM STEAK, PINEAPPLE, PEAS & PARSLEY POTATOES $8.00
- PRIME STEAK, PEAS & PARSLEY POTATOES $18.00
- CHEF'S SPECIAL: INQUIRE AT BAR
- HAM STEAK, PINEAPPLE, EGG, SALAD & GOLDEN FRIES $8.00
- CHICKEN SCHNITZEL LACED WITH SWEET & SOUR SAUCE SERVED WITH SALAD & GOLDEN FRIES $12.00
- EGG $1.50
- CHEESY SPICY WEDGES TOPPED WITH SOUR CREAM & SWEET CHILLI SAUCE $10.00
- JACKET POTATO TOPPED WITH CHEESE, BACON & SOUR CREAM $5.00
- Mixed Epicurean Salad $8.50
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Rosemary Cured Beef Filet $38.50
- Blue Cheese Gnocchi, Pickled Tongue, Roasted Garlic, Merlot Jus >>
- Single serve of anyone cheese $15.50
- Chef's Market Soup $13.50
- Steamed Market Vegetables, Herbed Butter $7.50
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Chicken & Mushroom Ballotine $33.50
- Prosciutto, Tomato & Cinnamon Arancini, Creamed Spinach Puree >>
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‘Hohepa' Aged Tasty Danbo (Hawke's Bay)
- a hard cheese cow's milk cheese in the style of Danish Danbo. Aged for 10 months or more, this is the signature cheese of Hohepa - Cuisine Cheese Awards Gold & Champion of Champions
- Roasted Pumpkin, Orange Honey, Pickled Walnuts, Pancetta $10.50
- Pan roasted Hapuka, Lyonnaise potato, kawakawa, samphire, macadamia $29.5
- Thai Beef Salad, carrot,cucumber, sprouts, peanuts $29
- Agria potato chips, aged parmesan $8
- New season potato salad $8
- Roasted beetroot,grape reduction, feta, walnuts $17.50
- Homemade fresh bread,dukkah, organic homemade tomato relish, Telegraph Hill extra virgin olive oil $10.5
- Honey roasted Salmon, capsicum, green beans, pineapple, mustard dressing $19
- Marinated Kalamata olives $10
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Fish of the Day $34.0
- Please ask wait staff for today’s special –
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Open steak sandwich $24.0
- with tempura battered onion rings & a chilli onion jam with a side of chunky steak fries –
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East Pier Eggs Benedict $22.0
- served on an English muffin with your choice of – Bacon –
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Hot smoked salmon $25.0
- & dill fritters on a fresh baby spinach & citrus salad with feta and cherry tomatoes topped with a homemade dill dressing –
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Premium Angus Scotch fillet $33.5
- served with salad, chunky steak fries & a rich red wine jus (GF with no jus) –
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East Pier Eggs Benedict $23.0
- served on an English muffin with your choice of – Smoked salmon –
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New seasons $17.0
- avocado smash and tomato on whole grain toast with fresh basil –
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Kids platter $13.0
- with 2 mini hot dogs & 2 chicken nuggets served with fries, salad, tomato, orange wedge, crunchie bar, lollipop, tomato sauce & a balloon –
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FISH PIE (GF) $7.50 / $14.00 / $21.50
- hoki, salmon and prawns in a saffron sauce topped with mashed potato.(single/small/large)
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WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE $4.50 / $9.00
- with a raspberry jelly(GF)(single/small)
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MACARONI CHEESE $6.00 /$10.00 /$16.50
- with bacon and panko crumb topping.(single/small/large)
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PUMPKIN RISOTTO $8.00 / $19.50
- topped with roast pumpkin, feta and pinenuts (V,GF)(single/large)
- PRAWN, BACON AND PEA RISOTTO (GF) (single/large) $8.00 / $19.50
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CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI $4.00 / $7.00 / $10.00
- in a tasty cheese sauce (V).(single/small/large).
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BEEF AND BACON LASAGNE $13.00/$19.50
- topped with two cheeses (small/large)
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CHICKEN POT PIE $7.00 / $13.00 / $19.50
- free range chicken and vegetables in a wholegrain mustard sauce and a puff pastry lid (single/small/large)
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Handcut Fries $5.00
- Aioli, Ketchup, Smoked Paprika Salt
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Thali $22.50
- Dahl, swaji, coconut & mint pesto, beetroot raita, tamarind & puri
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Buckwheat Waffles $10.00
- Seasonal fruits, yoghurt & maple syrup
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Soup N/A
- See Specials Board
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Steamed BBQ Pork Buns $24.00
- Plum sauce, pickled red cabbage, toasted sesame
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Toasted Cheese Sandwich $10.00
- Fruit kebabs, homemade marshmallow
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Little Black Bird Baked Eggs $18.00
- Wilted greens, confit tomato, chilli yoghurt, toasted focaccia
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Breakfast Tartine $21.00
- Poached eggs, black pudding, holly bacon & homemade baked beans
- Large $4.50
- Garlic Butter $1.00
- Extra filling $0.50
- Hot Chips
- Mushrooms $4.00
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Roast of the Day $15.50
- Served with vegetables gravy
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Sticky Chicken $16.50
- Sauteed in a sweet lime & ginger sauce, tossed through salad
- Small $3.00
- Shoestring fries $5.50
- Grilled sourdough, olive oil $6.50
- Holly slab bacon, potato, Kapih Ramara cheese gratin, winter greens salad $16.50
- Pan fried fish fillets, Indian dhal fritters, raita, lime $19.50
- Grilled scallops, celeriac puree, citrus salad, pistachio crumb $21.50
- Lambs fry, bacon, mutard cream sauce on grilled sourdough $14.50
- Soup of the day $12.50
- Venison burger, haloumi cheese, beetroot chutney, roasted parsnip chips $16.50
- Toasted Panini w ham, cheese, tomato & onion. $7.50
- Poached, fried or scrambled eggs on your choice of toast. $10.50
- Big breakfast - middle bacon, chorizo sausage, herb mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash brown & poached eggs on thick toast. $18.50
- Eggs Benedict - poached eggs & bacon on toasted English muffins topped w hollandaise sauce. $14.50
- per filling - Ham, cheese, tomato, mushrooms, spinach. $1.00
- Please order at the counter.
- Omelette $11.00
- Please see blackboard behind the counter for our daily specials.
- EGGS on toast (V) $10.00
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GRANOLA $10.00
- with dried fruits & nuts, yoghurt & seasonal fruit
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SWEET CORN FRITTERS $15.00
- sweet corn fritters served with bacon & salad, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
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SALMON BENE $18.00
- on toast with hollandaise sauce
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TOAST $6.00
- with jam or 3 fruit marmalade
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SAVOURY MINCE $16.00
- on toast with two fried eggs
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VEG BENE (GF/V) $18.00
- two poached eggs with hollandaise, sauce on kumara cakes with baby spinach, grilled mushrooms & beans >>
- Grilled portobello mushroom / 2 bacon / 2 eggs /beans /2 chorizo/sausages / 2 sweet potato cakes $4.00
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SALM0N SALAD $19.20
- Avocado + balsamic dressing
- BACON/CHICKEN/CREAMY MUSHROOMS $4.00
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BEEF BURGER $16.90
- tomato, cheese, lettuce, onion, aioli + relish+ Fries
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BEEF NACH0S $14.90
- salsa, sour cream + sweet chilli
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EGGS BENEDICT $16.90
- Bacon + tomato or spinach
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EGGS BENEDICT $18.90
- Salmon + spinach
- 2 X HASH BROWNS/SAUSAGES $3.50
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H0T CAKES $7.00
- with banana, berry compote + maple syrup
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Spring Lamb Rump Steak $26.00
- lamb marinated with black pepper & red wine, served with potato wedges, green salad & peppercorn sauce
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Tempura Battered Fish $12.00
- steak fries, green salad
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Grilled Fish of the Day $27.00
- topped with herb cheese crust, black rice risotto, beurre blanc
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Baileys Tiramisu
- Kapiti mascarpone soft cheese mix with Baileys liqueur. Chocolate base Charlie style with espresso coffee chocolate sauce
- Blueberry Chocolate Mud Cake
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Blue Cheese Tart $10.00
- beetroot chutney
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Hot n Spicy Squid $12.00
- chef crumbed, crispy fried, hot n sour sauce
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Kiwi Fish n Chips $24.00
- a classic favourite, beer battered fish with steak fries served with green salad
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Galaxy burger $12.50
- 2x homemade 100% beef Patty's streaky bacon and sautéed onion Cheese, BBQ sauce Mushrooms and garlic.
- -Extra patty / Extra chicken $3.00
- Chicken nuggets and chips $ 5.90 only or $7.90
- -add aioli $0.80 cents
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New yorker burger $9.80
- 100% Beef patty homemade Caramelised onions Fried egg Brie cheese Streaky bacon Garlic aioli sauce homemade
- 1 Churro $3.50
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The la mama style $8.90
- 3 Chicken Tenderloins , Chips & Aioli homemade.
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The de la mama style salad (new) $10.50
- Lettuce , Beetroot, Tomato, Onions, Chicken, Spanish Chorizo, Bacon with Sautéed Mushrooms and Our Famous Aioli Sauce.
The Cat
Phone
8769848
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
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian
Features
Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , Waitstaff , Groups , Seating , Highchairs Available , Serves Alcohol , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating