The Cow Restaurant in Queenstown Menu

SPAGHETTI SPAGHETTI
  • Napolatana $20.90
    • Half serves of spaghetti are available
  • With Chicken Livers $21.90
    • Chunky tomato and basil sauce
  • With Mushroom $20.90
    • For Connosseurs - not gluttons
  • Bolognese $19.90
    • Rich meat sauce - a specialty
  • Di Pollo $21.90
    • Chicken, ham, mushrooms, chillies - hot & spicy
  • Seafood $23.90
    • Fish pieces, prawns, mussels in a white wine sauce
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Her Majesty's (Small / Large) $22.90 / $31.90
    • Mushrooms, ham, pepperoni, onions, tomato and herbs
  • Pepperoni (Small / Large) $20.90 / $29.90
    • Variety of Pepperoni, tomato and onions
  • Prosciutto (Small / Large) $19.90 / $28.90
    • Ham and tomato
  • Portofino (Small / Large) $21.90 / $30.90
    • Bacon, mushrooms, prawns
  • Plain (Small / Large) $18.90 / $26.90
    • Cheese and tomato
  • Bolognese (Small / Large) $19.90 / $28.90
    • Cheese, tomato and a rich meat sauce
  • Vegetarian Annie (Small / Large) $20.90 / $29.90
    • Every available vegetable
  • Seafood Supreme (Small / Large) $23.90 / $32.90
    • Fish pieces, prawns and mussels
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Pineapple $2.00
  • Olives $3.00
  • Anchovies $2.00
  • Capers $2.00
  • Jalapenos $2.00
  • Green Salad $7.50
    • With house dressing
  • Homemade Bread $7.50
  • Homemade Bread with Garlic $8.50
  • Zuppa $9.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Full Rack $36.5
    • The ultimate Flame experience! Our huge rack of pork ribs are our signature dish with the WOW factor
  • Flame’s Original Beef Burger $20
    • Flame original beef burger
  • Field Mushrooms $14.5
    • Giant field mushrooms, char-grilled and served on a sizzling skillet with a sage garlic butter and parmesan cheese
  • Boerewors $14.5
    • A delicious South African farmers sausage made with a variety of herbs and spices and flame grilled in our homemade basting. Served with a South African chutney and chips
  • Monster T-Bone 550g $43.5
    • Fillet and sirloin on the bone, the best of both worlds.
  • Boerewors Roll $19
    • A tasty homemade African sausage served on a toasted roll with South African chutney
  • Cheesy Garlic Loaf $11
  • Fillet 200g $36 150g combo $32
    • The eye-fillet is lean and tender with a mild flavour. A must for the true meat connoisseur
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
    • This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
  • THE F.A.T. 250 $28.00
    • This feed is not for the faint of heart: 250g of Prime NZ porterhouse steak served with garlic herb potatoes, pan fried broccoli (and whatever vegetables fall off the truck), finished with jus, streaky bacon, and tangy, onion jam. Or your classic Steak, Eggs & Chips etc!
  • CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
    • Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
  • BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $18.00
    • Michelle likes everything to be perfect, and that is never more apparent than with her beer batter: Back to basics I say Fish, chips, salad, aioli, tomato sauce and lemon(WITH BLUE COD $27)
  • HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
    • Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
  • BEEF BURGER $19.00
    • This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
  • BANGERS & MASH $16.50
    • Old man Winter is here, and that means it’s time for two beautiful sausages, creamy mashed potato, plenty of cider gravy, crisp peas, a slice of garlic toasted ciabatta, and a grilled BBQ tomato
  • PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
    • Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
  • Smoked Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • With hoki, mussels and prawns served with garlic bread
  • Brioche French Toast $19.00
    • With strawberry compote, vanilla creme fraiche, and honey toasted almonds
  • Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Soup $14.50
    • Served with a cheese & onion toastie
  • Tempura Fish $22.90
    • Served with fries, green leaf salad and tartare sauce
  • Toasted Muesli $16.00
    • With candied apples, natural yoghurt and sweet dukkah
  • Eggs Benedict on Toast $18.50
    • With streaky bacon and hollandaise sauce
  • Beefburger $19.90
    • With salad leaves, sweet gherkin, red onions, hash browns, barbeque sauce and fries
  • Five Pepper Squid $17.00
    • With peanut and cucumber relish, and chilli syrup
  • Puffed Grain, NUt & Cranberry Granola $14.50
    • Rhubarb tamarillo compote, lemon yoghurt
  • Housemade Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Toast - butter or flaxseed oil
  • Grilled Halloumi & Poached Eggs $20.00
    • Smashed pea & edamame, oven dried tomatoes, crispy kale, seaweed salt, toasted sourdough
  • Fruit & Nut Toast $8.50
    • Housemade vanilla ricotta and fresh fruit
  • Potatoes $4.00
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $7.50
  • Organic Quinoa & Oat Porridge (vegan) $14.50
    • Apple & blackcurrant compote, cinnamon coconut sugar, walnut crumble
  • French Toast Pudding $18.50
    • Raspberry & rhubarb smash, maple roasted pistachio and pumpkin seeds, creme patisserie
  • The stockman $7.00
    • Angus brisket. 12 Hour slow braised in lemon & chipotle peppers. 36 Hour marinated in our oaxacan spice rub. Red slaw, pink pickled onions, chipotle creme fraiche. Organic coriander, fresh chilli.
  • The fisherman $7.00
    • Oaxacan spice rubbed "fish of the day" (pan seared). Red slaw, citrus tartare. Pink pickled onions, organic coriander, fresh chilli
  • The bushman $7.00
    • 6 hour slow braised pork belly (free farmed). Marinated in west coast manuka bush honey. Crisp apple slaw, sweet pork jus onion reduction, crackling crumble, organic coriander, fresh chilli
  • Breakfast $700
    • Smoked streaky bacon. Free range egg. Sweet pork jus onion reduction.Crackling crumble, organic coriander, fresh chilli.
  • The producer (vegetarian - can be vegan) $7.00
    • Garlic & thyme black bean, sweet roasted pumpkin. Soft sprinkled goat feta. Red slaw, pink pickled onions, organic coriander, fresh chilli.
  • Build your own breakfast or add a side $6
    • Avocado, black pudding, grapefruit, hash potato, bacon, farm eggs, sour dough
  • Duck Pâté $19
    • Pinot noir, cherry, 4 grain crackers
  • Butterfish Tacos $28
    • coriander cream, burnt chilli
  • Buttermilk pancakes $16
    • lemon mascarpone, blueberries, maple, toasted pistachios
  • Spring Bouillabaisse $29
    • southern seafood, sofrito, fennel, sauvignon blanc
  • Hereford beef brisket hash $19
    • agria potato, rosemary, farm eggs, chipotle sour cream, spring greens
  • Jack's muesli $14
    • toasted cashews, pistachios, toasted seeds, vanilla organic milk, spring fruit, manuka honey
  • Manuka Smoked Salmon $29
    • spring salad, asparagus, verjus, yoghurt
  • Cucumber N/A
  • Meatball N/A
  • Tuna N/A
  • White Bread N/A
  • Turkey & Ham N/A
  • Pickles N/A
  • Aioli N/A
  • Mayo N/A
  • Penne Pasta $20.00
    • penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
  • Chicken Parmigiana $22.00
    • bread crumbed chicken breast topped with napolitana sauce and melted cheese served with fries
  • Grilled Garlic Prawn Skewer $14.00
    • with coconut rice and Asian BBQ sauce
  • Lounge Bar Club Sandwich $22.00
    • toasted triple deck sandwich with ham, egg, tomato, lettuce and smoked chicken served with fries
  • Rangitikei Free Range Chicken Breast $30.00
    • wrapped in bacon & stuffed with brie and served with pappardelle tossed in lemon and sundried tomatoes
  • Pork Belly $10.00
    • with apple sauce and cider syrup
  • Oeufs a la neige (floating egg island)
    • soft meringue in a pool of creme anglaise finished with caramel
  • Enjoy any of our delicious desserts for $12…
  • Pan-fried blue cod $38.00
    • Cloudy Bay clams, vanilla braised fennel, radish, wild asparagus
  • Harmony Pork $ 36.00
    • belly and shoulder, Cromwell peaches, radish pods, parsnip cream
  • Marinated heirloom cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, hazelnut crumb, olive $14.00
  • Parmesan agria potato beignet $10.00
    • paprika & chives
  • Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
  • Nevis Garden leaves $9.00
    • Sprouting lentils, buckwheat, green goddess dressing
  • Venison carpaccio, shiitake, capers, anchovy mayonnaise, rocket, parmesan $ 21.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken, spring tomato harissa $15.00
  • ANTIPASTO
    • Locally cured cold meats including pastrami, hot spiced pork and beef, French rosette salami, saucisse salami, hot sopressa alpine salami, smoked ham and smoked chicken breast.Capers, large green olives, black pitted olives.
  • CAESAR SALAD
    • Craft your own version of the classic Caesar salad. Shaved parmesan from the 'wheel', crisp cos lettuce, red onion, capers, grilled streaky bacon, grated egg, anchovy fillets, parmesan wafers, garlic croutons, and homemade Caesar dressing.
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Twice-cooked pork belly in teriyaki sauce. NF, DF
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Baby octopus salad with tahini paste and lime juice. GF, DF, NF
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Creamy pesto pasta salad. NF, DF, V
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Prawn and squid salad with sweet chilli sauce. GF, NF, DF
  • BREAD
    • Variety of freshly baked bread rolls (GF available upon request)
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Beetroot salad. V, NF, DF, GF
  • Pico Burrito $10.00
    • two mini black bean and roasted vegetable burritos
  • Herbed Cheese $4.00
  • Carne Asada $10 B / $7 T
  • Beetroot, Orange and Pecan $12.00
    • quinoa, roquette, agave nectar, queso fresco
  • Salsa Cruda $4.00
    • Mild red
  • Salsa Verde $4.00
    • Mild green
  • Tequila Lime Beef Bowl $12.00
    • skirt steak marinated w tequila, lime, cilantro & Mexican oregano
  • Pineapple Salsa $4.00
    • Mild fruity
  • CHICKEN FRIES
    • BK’s Chicken Fries are made with New Zealand chicken, with a light, seasoned crispy coating. Chicken Fries are shaped like fries and are perfect for dipping in any of our delicious dipping sauces. Choose from Heinz Seriously Good Peri Peri Mayo or Aioli, BBQ and Sweet & Sour
  • HAMBURGER
    • Our Hamburger Kids Meal is a signature flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun.
  • THE BOMB
    • With flame grilled beef, bacon, creamy mayo, smoky BBQ sauce and our mouth-watering crispy onion chips *drool*.
  • BEEF BIG FEED
    • Enjoy a classic Whopper with regular fries, a regular soft drink, three chicken nuggets and a sundae all for only $12 – what a deal! Available for a limited time at participating restaurants.
  • CHEESE & BACON TENDERCRISP
    • Try our latest King's Collection addition! Juicy Tendercrisp Chicken Patty made with 100% Ingham's Chicken Breast, 2 slices of Cheese, Premium Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onions, 2 layers of Bacon Rashes and Aioli sauce, all on a lightly corn dusted bun.
  • BACON CHEESEBURGER
    • All the goodness of a Cheeseburger plus bacon! Made with our signature flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of melted cheese, bacon rashes, crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun.
  • BIG BK BREKKIE
    • We called it that for a reason: with fresh scrambled eggs, two sausages, an English Muffin with soft melted butter, small Hash Bites and any regular hot drink; it’s a mouthful all right.
  • FRIES
    • More delicious than ever, our signature piping hot salted fries are golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Chicken Caesar Salad R $12.50 / P $10.50
  • Breakfast Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Ediballs or for two packs $3 / $5
  • Chick n Fala Salad R $12.50 / P $10.50
  • Roast Lamb Salad R $11.90 / P $9.90
  • Roast Beef Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Chicken Caesar Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Grilled calamari, scallion, vietnamese mint & cucumber with chilli lime dressing & peanuts $16.00
  • Saffron seafood chowder with mussels, salmon, clams, crustacea & chive rouille $16.00
  • Autumn Gold, Gibbston Valley $8.00
    • Pinot Cheddar, Gibbston Valley
  • Dark valrhona chocolate mousse bomb with caramelized feijoas $8.00
  • Wakanui beef fillet, pickled shiitake mushrooms & eggplant with miso butter & game chips $36.00
  • Ora king salmon, roast butternut, carrot puree, quinoa, spring onion & cashews with basil coconut dressing & chilli jam glaze $34.00
  • Crème brûlée of earl grey chai with pistachios $8.00
  • Garden salad with citrus vinaigrette $6.00
  • PANACOTTA GRANITA $15.00
    • Buttermilk pannacotta, rhubarb & wild rosehip granita, crumbled shortbread
  • HOMEMADE GRANOLA (V) $15.00
    • The Spire homemade granola, either; Natural with milk and poached local berries OR Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackberry coulis (v)
  • NO5 MEZZE $50pp
  • SMOKED SALMON & SCRAMBLED EGGS $19.00
    • House-smoked Mt Cook salmon, scrambled free-range eggs, Tony’s roquette, toasted wholemeal sourdough
  • SAUSAGE, ROSTI & BEANS $19.00
    • Home-made Havoc pork sausages, potato & parsnip rosti, giant baked beans in tomato sauce
  • NO5 BIG BREAKFAST $24.00
    • No5 bacon, poached free-range eggs, sourdough, roast mushrooms, tomato
  • NO5 CHEESE & PICKLE SANDWICH (V) $17.00
    • Gibbston Valley Glenroy Cheddar, homemade pickles, hummus, tomato and marinated courgette on our freshly-baked sourdough
  • SAFFRON YOGHURT (V) $15.00
    • Natural yoghurt sweetened with Otago honey and Bannockburn saffron, local blackberry coulis, oat clusters (v)
The Cow Restaurant

The Cow Restaurant

location

Address

33 Ardmore Street, Wanaka, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034434269

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian , Pizza , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
33 Ardmore Street, Wanaka, Wanaka, Otago, 9305, New Zealand