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

  • Patata dulce Frita $14.00
    • sweet potato & buckwheat fritter w/ portobello mushrooms & coriander vinaigrette
  • Aceitunes $6.00
    • roasted marinated olives
  • Oceano Burrito $15.00
    • a folded baked tortilla w/ shrimp, queso & house made salsa cruda
  • Salsa Roja $7.50
    • w/ corn chips
  • Calamares $12.00
    • deep fried squid sprinkled with sesame seeds w/ sweet chilli & cucumber sauce
  • Pan $6.50
    • daily corn bread w/ whipped cream cheese
  • Natillas $10.00
    • baked custard with silky passionfruit
  • Pumpkin & smoked cheddar $13.00
    • w/ red onion salsa, parmesano & oregano
  • Bowl of Wedges $10.00
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Hakke Bouef—A Danish Favourite (GF) $25.00
    • Pure ground beef grilled and topped with softened onions, served with potato mash a side of gravy. It’s the working man’s beef steak!
  • 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.
  • Extra Sauce $1.00
  • Bacon Rasher x1 $3.00
  • Veggie Fritters $20.00
    • Crispy vegetable fritters with hummus, garlic yoghurt sauce and crispy spinach leaves.
  • Side Salad $7.00
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • A medley of seafood in a rich creamy base, served with bread.
  • Steak Sauce Options N/A
    • Chunky Mushroom / Beef & Red Wine / Peppercorn / Garlic Butter / Jack Daniel's & Cracked Pepper
  • Midnight Nachos $19.00
    • Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapenos.
  • Cadillac Platter $140.00
    • Serves 8-10 people - Tiger Prawn Cutlets - Sauteed prawns in chilli garlic butter. / Roast Pork Ribs - Served with apple sauce. / Memphis Mussels - Grilled with bacon and parmesan cheese, topped with berry vinaigrette. / San Quentin Squid - Crunchy salt and pepper squid with citrus aioli. / Chief's Chicken Nibbles - Served with orange, hoisin and sesame sauce. / Beef Sirloin Skewers - Tender sirloin cubes skewered and drizzled with our Jack Daniel's cracked pepper sauce.
  • Buffalo Chips $5.00
  • 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.
  • Rockin' Ribeye $38.00
    • 300gram premium-aged ribeye, cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce. - Kiwi Joker - Add mushroom and free range eggs $5.00
  • Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
    • A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
  • Honky Tonk Chicken $30 Medium / $35 Classic
    • Chicken breast marinated in Dijon mustard, dill, honey, olive oil and lime juice. Oven-baked and topped with an orange, ginger and cranberry salsa. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Prawns (3) $8
    • Crispy tempura or crumbed
  • Monkfish & Ham terrine $18
    • A slice of cold pressed terrine with sauce Gribiche
  • Grilled Northland Mackerel $18
    • Skordalia, parsley, cherry tomatoes, grilled lemon
  • Trevally satay sticks $18
    • Traditional satay sauce on chunks of fresh trevally with peanuts, lime and spring onion rice
  • Origin Earth Haloumi sticks $6
    • Two sticks of haloumi cheese with a soft batter coating. For the kid in all of us
  • Crab omelette $18
    • Free range eggs with crab, topped with rocket and Aquiferra lemon fennel oil
  • Raw fish & salad $15
    • Our freshest sashimi with salad from the cabinet. Your insides love you
  • 9 Mussels, beer & ginger $12
    • Mussels steamed open in beer with ginger, orange and coriander seeds
  • Roasted Pumpkin, Orange Honey, Pickled Walnuts, Pancetta $10.50
  • Citrus Cured Salmon $21.00
    • Tempura Oyster, Pickled Beetroot, Sour Cream >>
  • Parsnip Remoulade, Toasted Hazelnuts, Salted Lemon, Chilli Oil $9.00
  • Market Fish “Pot eu Feu” $35.00
    • Saffron Rouille, Wilted Spinach, Poached Winter Vegetables, Chicken Broth, Poached Egg >>
  • ‘Goats Brie du Meaux' (France)
    • a creamy goats milk cheese with a bloomy rind from Northern France
  • Steamed Market Vegetables, Herbed Butter $7.50
  • Coconut Creme Brûlée $15.50
    • Lemongrass & Ginger Ice Cream
  • Rosemary Cured Beef Filet $38.50
    • Blue Cheese Gnocchi, Pickled Tongue, Roasted Garlic, Merlot Jus >>
  • Humus Wrap (Small/ Large) $7.50/$10.00
  • Kebab Combo $13.50
    • Small kebab, fries and 330ml drink
  • Vegetarian Falafel Salad $13.50
    • Served with falafel, hummus, salad, taboulch, beetroot dip and choice of sauces
  • Chicken on Fries $11.00
  • Served with hummus, tzaziki, taboulch, salad greens, red cabbage and choice of sauces
  • Mixed Meat and Fries $8.00
  • Garden Salad $8.50
    • Lettuce, coleslaw, tomato, cucumber taboulch and salad dressing
  • Pita Wrap(Large) $11.00
  • Olive flat bread, red onion, aged parmensan $10
  • Homemade Tagliatelle, button & cep mushrooms, fresh basil, aged parmesan $25
  • Honey roasted Salmon, capsicum, green beans, pineapple, mustard dressing $19
  • Lamb Rack,puffed barley, sumac labneh, kale, broad beans, garden peas $30
  • Tiger Prawns, Semolina panko crumb, ginger, citrus,radish ,caper mayonnaise $18
  • Pork belly,roasted plums, caramelized baby apple, quince jelly $18.50
  • ‘Canter valley’ confit Duck leg, vanilla infused potato mash, boysenberry,organic vegetables $29
  • Chicken tortellini, ginger broth, organic tomato, soft herbs $19
  • CAULIFLOWER AND BROCCOLI $4.00 / $7.00 / $10.00
    • in a tasty cheese sauce (V).(single/small/large).
  • BEEF STROGANOFF $7.50/$14.00 /$20.50
    • slow cooked beef with a hint of smoked paprika, mushrooms and finished with cream (GF).(single/small/large)
  • TIRAMISU $10.00/ $15.00
    • coffee soaked sponge fingers layered with mascarpone cream and dark chocolate (small/large)
  • DARK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE (GF) (single/small) $4.50 /$9.00
  • PRAWN, BACON AND PEA RISOTTO (GF) (single/large) $8.00 / $19.50
  • FISH PIE (GF) $7.50 / $14.00 / $21.50
    • hoki, salmon and prawns in a saffron sauce topped with mashed potato.(single/small/large)
  • 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)
  • GREEK LAMB PIE $6.50 / $18.50
    • tender chunks of lamb with spinach, feta and balsamic onion encased in pastry (single/large)
  • Tacos dorados de pollo chicken $17
    • three hard shell rolled chicken tacos topped with salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado dressing, and queso fresco
  • Bistec beef $17
    • Stir-fry beef taco with onion and mexican spices, topped with salad and avocado dressing
  • Guacamole con Totopos single $12 double $18
    • made-to-order guac w/ fresh avo, tomato, onion, coriander & sesame seeds accompanied with corn chips
  • Rice $7
    • Mexican style rice of the day
  • Salsa de Molcajete $10
    • charred tomatoes, garlic, onion and seasonal fresh chilli sauce accompanied with corn chips
  • Ceviche de pescado $19
    • baja California style catch of the day marinated in lime ginger, coconut milk, garnished with broad beans, corn kernels, sweet potato and fresh herbs, served with corn chips (made to order)
  • Arroz con leche $10
    • rice pudding topped w/ fresh ground cinnamon, and caramelized prune
  • Dorados de papa y poro potato & Leek $14
    • three hard shell rolled potato and leek in smoked ancho chilli tacos, topped with salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado dressing and "queso fresco"
  • Fish Bites (Batter) 3 pcs $3.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.20
  • Hash Brown $1.60
  • Fish $3.00
  • Chips All Sauce $4.00
  • Lasagne Square $3.00
  • Chips 1/2 $2.20
  • Kumara Chips $4.00
  • -Balado Telur $30.00 Per Person
    • Stewed Egg
  • -Variabel Sayuran $30.00 Per Person
    • Seasonable Vegetable Dish
  • Manis Pedas Nanas $9.50
    • Pineapple compôte, custard & cinnamon cream
  • Kare Ikan $20.00
    • Fish Curry s/w Rice and Spiced fruit salad
  • Sateh Dageng Sapi $8.00
    • Beef
  • -Sateh Tempeh $30.00 Per Person
    • Skewerd Tempe
  • -Rendang Padang $30.00 Per Person
    • Slow cooked Beef
  • we invite you to sample a basket of complimentary
  • KIDS DINE FREE ON SATURDAYS
    • Kids meal free with any meal from the menu priced $15.00 or more.
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Toasted English muffin with bacon, spinach or salmon topped with poached eggs & glazed with hollandaise
  • Regular $15.90
  • Breakfast Stack Regular $16.50
    • Hashbrown, grilled tomato, crispy bacon, pork sausage & field mushroom set on whole grain toast, topped with a poached egg & glazed with hollandaise
  • Regular $18.50
  • Bowl of Chips Regular $3.00
    • Served with just sauce this time
  • Small $11.00
  • Fish Strips Regular $5.00
    • Guess what? It's served with chips and sauce!
  • Sweet and Sour Satay $12.00
    • Grill marinated beef or chicken satay stir fried with pineapple and onion and natural pineapple juices on a bed of steamed rice topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Garlic Pepper Prawns $15.80
    • Garlic prawns served with fresh vegetables, onions on rice
  • Khmer Style Curry $14.00
    • Choice of red, green or yellow curry with your favourite meat (beef, chicken or seafood) & vegetables served with rice
  • Vegetarian Satay $11.00
    • Stir fry vegetables on a bed of steamed rice topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Fried Rice $13.00
    • Khmer style fried rice, mixed vegetables & onion, choice of pork, chicken, beef or seafood
  • Hot & Spicy Cashew Nuts $14.00
    • Marinated chicken stir-fry with spring onion, celery, broccoli, cashew nuts & capsaicin on top of rice
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $13.00
    • 6 delicious shrimp & pork wontons in Khmer style soup served with rice noodle & bean sprouts
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of squid and prawns served in Khmer style kua teaw soup
  • The Bach Beef Burger / pattie / lettuce / tomato / beetroot / tomato sauce / fries $16
  • Creamy mushrooms / ciabatta / spinach / poached egg / hollandaise $14
  • Breakfast Boost / toasted rye / poached eggs / mushrooms / spinach/ roasted tomato / cottage cheese / humans / relish / avocado $17
  • Bacon, Mushroom, Avocado, Sausage, Hashbrown $4
  • Fries / Aioli $6
  • The Bach Nachos - salsa, guacamole, sour cream (V) $12
  • Calssic Chicken Caesar salatd / cos /bacon / egg /parmesan / croutaons / anchoivies $16
  • Gluten free toast (GF), Hollandaise, Tomato $1
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
  • Beer Battered Cod and Chips lg$19.50 sm$17.00
    • with Mushy Peas
  • Jacket Potato all $14.50
    • Your Choice of Filling, served with Coleslaw, Savoury Mince, Shrimp Cocktail or Bacon and Cheddar
  • Asian Style Beef Salad with Crispy Noodles $14.50
  • Ploughman's Lunch $15.50
    • Windsor Blue, Pork Pie, Mature Cheddar, Pickles, Salad and Crusty Bread
  • Sliced Champagne Ham with Salad and New Potatoe $14.50
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.50
    • with Mash and Onion Gravy
  • Yeomen's “BLT $14.50
    • served with Coleslaw and Crisps
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