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

  • Fries with your choice of sauce: $4.50
    • Sauces: aioli, wasabi mayonnaise, tomato, barbeque or sweet chilli
  • Bombay Chicken $12.90
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins marinated in a chilli, ginger & coriander yoghurt with cucumber raita, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & mango chutney.
  • Holier than Thou $11.50
    • Tempured tofu with a spicy satay, coconut and coriander sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber, snowpea shoots & aioli.
  • Double Ferg w/cheese $15.00
    • Cheddar
  • Tropical Swine $13.90
    • Prime New Zealand beef, American streaky bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
  • Large aioli $2.00
  • The Codfather $14.50
    • Fresh Blue Cod, beer battered with Ferg's dill tartare, lettuce, tomato, red onion, & aioli.
  • Sweet Julie $12.90
    • Grilled chicken tenderloins marinated in a ginger soy sauce dressed with sweet chilli, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Soy Sauce Noodle $18.50
  • Egg Fried Rice $5.00
  • Garlic and Black Pepper Stir-fry $18.50
    • with mushroom, capsicum and fresh market vegetables
  • Cashew Nut Stir-fry $18.50
    • with capsicum, cashew nut and fresh market vegetables
  • Green Curry $18.50
    • with market fresh vegetables, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, capsicum and fresh sweet basil
  • Thai Fish Cake (4) $9.00
  • Panang Curry $18.50
    • with creamy coconut milk, onion, potato carrot and crushed peanut
  • Prawn Crackers $5.00
  • 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!
  • BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
    • marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
  • BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
    • This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
  • RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
    • Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
  • 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
  • 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 >>
  • 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
  • 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 >>
  • Duo of Cheese $17.00
    • With house-made chutneys and crackers
  • Beefburger $19.90
    • With mixed leaves, sweet gherkin, red onions, hash browns, barbeque sauce and fries
  • Southern Fried Chicken n Waffles $21.90
    • With jalapeno chutney, bacon and maple syrup
  • Toasted Muesli $16.00
    • With candied apples, natural yoghurt and sweet dukkah
  • Smoked Seafood Chowder $16.50
    • With hoki, mussels and prawns served with garlic toast
  • Eggs Benedict on Toast $18.50
    • With streaky bacon and hollandaise sauce
  • Ivy and Lola's Style Szechuan Duck $18.90
    • With hoisin plum sauce and cucumber
  • Gin and Beetroot Cured Salmon $16.90
    • With horseradish cream, pickled onions and fennel
  • Puffed Grain, NUt & Cranberry Granola $14.50
    • Rhubarb tamarillo compote, lemon yoghurt
  • Eggs Any Style $5.00
  • Potatoes $4.00
  • Eggs Benedict $19.50
    • Apple cider hollandaise, oven dried tomatoes, toasted english muffin - bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • Apple cider hollandaise, oven dried tomatoes, toasted english muffin - vegetarian
  • Ora King Smoked Salmon (gf) $21.00
    • Poached eggs, kumara, kale & agria rosti, watercress pesto, spring onion creme fraiched
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $7.50
  • Housemade Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Toast - butter or flaxseed oil
  • Wheat N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Carrot N/A
  • Avocado Toasties N/A
  • Tomato N/A
  • Turkey & Ham N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Olives N/A
  • Oeufs a la neige (floating egg island)
    • soft meringue in a pool of creme anglaise finished with caramel
  • Chilled Apple & Doris Plum Compote
    • topped with polenta crumble served with cinnamon creme anglaise
  • Steak fries with aioli & tomato sauce
  • Canterbury Angus Pure Beef Fillet $34.00
    • with wholegrain mustard gallete, wilted spinach, cafe de Paris butter and red wine jus
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables with parsley butter
  • Penne Pasta $20.00
    • penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
  • Rangitikei Free Range Chicken Breast $30.00
    • wrapped in bacon & stuffed with brie and served with pappardelle tossed in lemon and sundried tomatoes
  • Puhoi Cheese Plate $17.00
    • Puhoi Aged Cheddar & Puhoi Distinction Blue with kiwi fruit chutney & crackers
  • Caramelised potato gnocchi, tomato & Bannockburn saffron broth, Balfour sheep’s cheese, rocket $25.00
  • Salad of roast beetroot, smoked homemade ricotta, pickled pear, walnuts $11.00
  • Muesli $15.00
    • Eichardt's toasted muesli, either: Natural with milk and poached local organic berries or Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackcurrant couli
  • Calamari in squid-ink tempura batter, lemon aioli, wild watercress $12.00
  • Fried home-made black pudding $6.00
  • Fried halloumi, marinated courgette, smoked tomato sauce $11.50
  • Our homemade sourdough bread, freshly baked every day, with Cairnmuir olive oil & macadamia dukkah $8.00
  • Pork cheek croquettes in wild thyme breadcrumbs, fennel, relish $12.50
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • Stacks classic seafood chowder served with roasted garlic bread
  • Green Peace $25.00
    • Fresh capsicum, mushrooms, red onion, tomato, kalamata olives, smoked cheese
  • Under the Sea $26.00
    • Smoked hoki, smoked salmon, red onion, capers, artichoke heart and salsa verde
  • Vegetarian $23.00
    • Napoli sauce, roasted red peppers, red onion, olives and shaved parmesan
  • Wedges $10.00
    • With sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Kawarau Village Beef Burger $25.00
    • Housemade beef patty with bacon, onion ring, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli and BBQ sauce
  • Margherita $25.00
    • Bocconcini, tomato and basil
  • Add Topping + $2.00
  • Chipotle Chicken $10 B / $7 T
  • Chilli flakes $3.00
  • Drunken Beans $8.00
    • w dark island rum
  • Cuatro Meats $12.00
    • Pulled pork, Chipotle chicken, Cordero de Plata Lamb and Carne asada beef w chipotle rice
  • Pico de Gallo $4.00
    • Mild diced
  • Diablo Fuego $4.00
    • HOT!!
  • Chicken Enchiladas $26.00
    • w chipotle rice, Sombreos herb cheese blend, salsa verde & cheats mole
  • Carne Asdad $15.00
    • w crema & salsa
  • Chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Breadcrumbed chicken breast topped with ham, cheese & Napoli sauce. Served with Pum slow & potato wedges
  • Pub Fries $10
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Vegetarian Frittata $18.00
    • Roast capsicum, courgette & goats cheese frittata, served with pub & potato wedges
  • Pulled Beef Sliders $12
    • Pulled coca cola braised beef topped with crunchy slaw & lime cumin aioli served on three toasted slider buns
  • Kids Spider: White or Black
  • Jerk Chicken $14
    • Hot Jamaican jerk spiced chicken on a chilled almond noodle mix dressed with coriander & sesame oil
  • Kids Chicken Nuggets & Chips
  • Jerk Chicken $18.00
    • Hot Jamaican jerk spiced chicken on a chilled almond noodle mix dressed with coriander & sesame oil
  • Three Egg Omelette $13
    • Fresh tomato, cheese & herbs with freshly baked focaccia on the side.
  • Sides $4.50
    • Mushrooms/Crispy bacon/Spinach
  • Fresh Salad Plate $9.50/$13.50
    • Choose from our daily selection
  • Breakfast Salad $18.50
    • Poached eggs on salad greens with hollandaise sauce & your choice of toast plus sauteed mushroom or bacon
  • Big Breakfast $21
    • Eggs any style, crispy bacon, breakfast sausages, potato gratin & toast
  • Eggs any style with your choice of toast $12
  • Toast with house-made conserve & butter $6.90
    • Choice of sourdough, wholegrain or focaccia.
  • Cake of the day with cream or Greek yoghurt $6.00
  • Bowl of fries $7
  • Salt and pepper squid $26
    • Served with aioli
  • Salmon fillet / Ver jus dressing (GF) (DF) $34
    • Served with your choice of either , thick cut chips or kumara mash, steamed greens or side salad
  • Chicken parmigiana burger $19
    • Served with fries, crumbed chicken, napolitano sauce, melted mozzarella& salad served in a toasted focaccia bun
  • Lamb rump/ Pinot jus (GF) (DF) $32
    • Served with your choice of either , thick cut chips or kumara mash, steamed greens or side salad
  • Smoky bacon and egg pie $18
    • Homemade pie with tomato relish & salad
  • Whitestone cheese board $19
    • Lindis pass brie, totara tasty cheddar, windsor blue, quince paste & crackers
  • Sole fillets & chips $26
    • Lightly crumbed, served with fries, tartare sauce & salad
  • Roasted Root Vegetables $8
  • Soup of the Day - Served with Lightly Toasted Ciabatta $10
  • Deluxe Wedges - Melted Cheese, Crispy Bacon, Sour Cream and Sweet Chili $12.50
  • Bbq Pulled Pork - Slowly Roasted Pork, Shredded and mixed with Bbq Sauce. Served in a Burger Bun with Surreal Slaw. Comes with Fries $15
  • Roast Pumpkin & Beetroot Salad - Served with Feta, Pinenuts and Mixed Greens.Drizzled with a Honey & Aged Balsamic Dressing $20
  • Chicken Sandwich - Ciabatta Bread Lightly Toasted with Fresh Salad, Chicken Breast, Bacon, Caramelised Onion and Brie. With Fries $15
  • Surreal Salad - Pear, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad $9.50
  • Lunch Pasta - Your Server will advise $15
  • Madam's Rendang $29
    • beef - served with coconut rice
  • Woo Roti Doughnut $12
    • gingernut ice cream, pandan
  • Pulled Sticky Pork $14
    • pickled cucumber
  • Woo Sambal $3
  • Nasi Lemak $14
    • coconut rice with peanuts & condiments
  • Chicken & Prawn Laksa Soup $20/ $18
  • Stir Fried Pork Belly $19
    • Asian greens, oyster sauce, spiced crackling crumble
  • Kum Heong Style Soft Shell Crab $26
    • crispy curry leaves, dried shrimp, ginger & onion
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