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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Mixed Salad $13.9
- Mixed Salad is served with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and your choice of sauces.
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Vege Falafel $13.9
- Falafels served on a bed of rice with hummus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread.
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Mixed Shish $18.9
- Cubes of marinated and grilled chicken and lamb served with hummus, tabbouleh, salad greens, tzaziki, red cabbage, warm Turkish bread and choice of sauces.
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Humus Kebab(Small/Large)
- Lettuce, coleslaw, onion and tabbouleh wrapped in a flat bread with Humus Dip and your choice of three sauces.
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Tiramsu $5.9
- Made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped cream and mascarpone, and cocoa
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Mixed Meze $ 13.50
- Combination of all the dips with two pieces of falafels and dolmas
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Warm Chicken Salad $13.9
- Warm Chicken Salad is served with humus dip, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens with your choice of sauces.
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Kofte Shish $15.9
- Cubes of marinated and grilled kofte served with hummus, tabbouleh, salad greens, tzaziki, red cabbage, warm Turkish bread and choice of sauces.
- Bacon / Sausage / Black Pudding / B.B.Q. Pork $5.50
- Roast vegetables, kale hash, winter pesto $9.50
- Omelette, autumn greens, ricotta, parmesan $18.50
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Two Eggs as You Like $11.50
- Either sourdough or wholegrain toast
- Mixed Leaf Salad $5.50
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Smith's Smoked Salmon $21.50
- Potato and dill cakes, mascarpone, greens
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Farmer's Breakfast $25.00
- Eggs, bacon, sausage, roast tomato, hashbrown, toast
- Smith's Focaccia with Olive Oil $5.00
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Yellow Beef Curry $20.50
- An Indian-Influenced Curry, Thais Recreated To Their Own Taste With Potatoes,Carrots And Onion.
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Pineapple Fried Rice $18.50
- Famous Rice Noodles Stir Fried With King Prawns, Bean Sprout, Egg, Peanut, Tofu, And Tamarind Sauce
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Panang Mushroom $18.50
- A Sweet Curry With Mushroom, Potatoes, Broccoli, Peanuts.
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Thai Fish Cakes $10.50
- Fresh Mushrooms Filled With Minced Pork And Spices Coated With Batter, Deep Fried Served With Dipping Sauce.
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Ginger Vegetable $17.50
- Wok Fried In Garlic And Fresh Ginger Soya Sauce.
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Vegetable Fried Rice $17.50
- Combination Of Meat, Shrimps, Egg, Onion And Vegetable, Cashew Nuts
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Crispy Pork Hot Plate $23.50
- Crispy Pork Sautéed In B.B.Q Chilli Sauce, Onion, Mushroom, Baby Corn, Capsicum.
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Crispy Pork Salad $22.50
- Crispy Fried Pork Tossed In Seasonal Greens, Coriander, Tangy Chilli Lime Dressing.
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GREEK LAMB PIE $6.50 / $18.50
- tender chunks of lamb with spinach, feta and balsamic onion encased in pastry (single/large)
- DARK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE (GF) (single/small) $4.50 /$9.00
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WHITE CHOCOLATE MOUSSE $4.50 / $9.00
- with a raspberry jelly(GF)(single/small)
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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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MACARONI CHEESE $6.00 /$10.00 /$16.50
- with bacon and panko crumb topping.(single/small/large)
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CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI $4.00 / $7.00 / $10.00
- in a tasty cheese sauce (V).(single/small/large).
- PRAWN, BACON AND PEA RISOTTO (GF) (single/large) $8.00 / $19.50
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BEEF AND BACON LASAGNE $13.00/$19.50
- topped with two cheeses (small/large)
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Aloo mutter $14.00
- vegetables and peas cooked kashmiri style.
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Butter vegetable $14.00
- Mixed vegetables cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
- •Chicken
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Chicken bangali $16.00
- Chef Special Chicken Curry with vegetables.
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Prawn vindaloo $19.00
- Prawns cooked in onion tomato gravy with vindaloo sauce.
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Paneer pakora $10.00
- Pieces of cottage cheese coated in chickpea fl our and deep fried.
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Goan fish curry $17.00
- Pieces of fi sh cooked in fi ne onion tomato and coconut gravy fi nish with lemon.
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Lamb sagwala $16.00
- Diced lamb cooked in spinach, onion tomato gravy & spices
- Potato Wedges $4.00
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ZORBA’S CHOICE $17.40/$23.90/$28.50
- Cheese, spinach, tomato, red onion, feta, kalamata olives
- Nuggets per dozen $5.00
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PEAK 1 $17.40/$23.90/$28.50
- Chicken, cranberry, brie, spring onion
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SMOKEY JOE $17.40/$23.90/$28.50
- Smoked salmon, red onion, capers, cream cheese
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FRIES OR GARLIC LOAF $3.50
- Your choice of fries and/or garlic loaf /ONE SIZE
- Flat Garlic Bread $4.00
- Fries: $3.50
- Toast w cream cheese & ham $8.50
- Toasted Sandwiches $3.50
- caesar Salad/bacon $17.50
- Pancakes $8.00
- Seafood Chowder $13.50
- Toasted Bagel $8.50
- Steak Sandwich $17.90
- Toasted Muesli $13.50
- Agria fries & aioli $9
- Grilled tuna, niçoise salad, tarragon, confit onion $39
- Half dozen oysters shucked to order Natural $26 Sampler $30
- Roasted mushroom, dates, olive, rosemary $9
- Beef Fillet, mushroom & spring vegetable tart, horseradish butter $40
- Whitefish, sea greens, vermouth volute, quinoa, mussel $39
- Glazed duck confit, miso cream, charred cucumber, watermelon, vanilla lime gel, puffed rice $24
- Smoked salmon, pickled onion pearls, chive mayonnaise, almond puff $24
- Risotto cakes $3.00 TO $8.50
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- -Large $12.50
- Green bean, freekeh, almonds, preserved lemon dressing
- Galettes $3.00 TO $8.50
- -maple glazed pork belly $8.50
- Slices $3.00 TO $8.50
- -Large $12.50
- Corn fritter stack served with bacon and grilled tomato with a side salad. $15.50
- CREAMED MUSHROOM ON CIABATA TOAST $16.50
- Toasted sandwich 3 flavours $6.00
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BIG BAKER'S BREAKFAST $18.00
- Bacon & sausages, 2 eggs, 2 grilled tomatos, hash browns & ciabata toast. Steak or mushroom $2.50 extra
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FRENCH TOAST STACKER $15.50
- Cinnamon CIABATA toast served with banana and maple syrup
- TOAST & SPREADS (3) $4.00
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EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
- Either bacon & salmon on fresh spinach, topped with hollandaise sauce, on toasted ciabata.
- Gourmet Burger with a side of chips. $15.00
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Sous Vide Lambs Liver $16.00
- Carrot Puree, Truffle Broccoli Mousse
- Cheese of the Day $15.00
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Trifle $15.00
- Fresh Strawberry, Kirsch Trifle, Vanilla Ice Cream
- Vanilla Brulée With Berry Compote and Mini Bombe Alaska $15.00
- Chilled Strawberry and Champagne Soup $8.00
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14 hr Cooked Lamb Shoulder $29.00
- With overnight Cooked Lambs Heart, Celeriac Puree and Parsnip Sponge
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Ice Cream Selection $15.00
- House Made Amaretto, Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Hokey Pokey, Meringue
- Asparagus with Crispy Bacon $9.00
- WEDGES+SOUR CREAM $7
- HOT CHIPS $5
- The Hunger Buster, spring rolls - prawn twisters - hoki bites - nuggets - fries+3 sauces $20
- SALSA NACHOS $6
- The Nibbler, spring rolls - prawn twisters - nuggets - fries+2 sauces $12
- JUG+PIZZA (Thursday-Saturday, 6pm-7pm) $10
- HOKI BITES+CHIPS $5/S $7/L
- NUGGETS+CHIPS $5/S $7/L
- Soba Noodle Salad $5.00
- Red, Green and White $12.00 - $16.00
- Fruits of the Sea $16.00 - $27.00
- Carnivore $15.00 - $26.00
- Pork Belly Steamed Bun $5.00
- Romana $12.00 - $19.00
- Margherita $8.00 - $14.00
- Salmon $16.00 - $27.00
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Housemade profiteroles $12.00
- with strawberry mousse, warm chocolate sauce & vanilla bean ice cream
- Fries $6.00
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Black dorris plum tart $12.00
- with vanilla mascarpone & ice cream
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'The Club' breakfast $21.00
- bacon, eggs, mushrooms, vine tomato, herb rosti & onion jam
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Seafood chowder $15.00
- anchovy grilled sourdough
- Satay chicken, roast cashews & provolone $19.00
- Smoked salmon, capers, cream cheese & mozzarella $19.00
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Classic fish & chips $17.00
- with caper & pickled onion mayo, salad leaves
- Bruschetta $ 12
- Warmed summer berry clafoutis $ 14
- Roasted beetroot & feta $ 7
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311 Burger $ 22
- 200gm prime beef pattie, tomato, lettuce, red onion & courgette chutney, parmesan, bacon & our secret sauce
- Grilled pork fillet, potato gratin,roasted veggies $ 27
- Rosemary infused olives $ 6
- Crispy pork belly, warmed kumara, braising jus $ 17
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Avocado & seared scallop salad $ 17
- with pancetta, Caesar dressing
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