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

  • 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
  • Field Mushrooms $14.5
    • Giant field mushrooms, char-grilled and served on a sizzling skillet with a sage garlic butter and parmesan cheese
  • Sirloin 250g $27.5
    • Also known as Porterhouse or a New Yorker, this cut is flavoursome and firmly textured Small but succulent just right for the “not so hungry”
  • Sauces $4
    • To fully complement your meat, choose from one of our delicious homemade sauces. Choose between Mushroom (a firm favourite), Creamy Mixed Peppercorn, Dijon Mustard, Roquefort blue cheese or Peri-peri (A Mozambique speciality – hot and spicy), Rattlesnake (creamy peri-peri)
  • Rib & Steak Combo $47
    • Pork ribs with a tasty sirloin steak
  • Seafood chowder $17
  • Herb Ciabatta Loaf $10.5
  • Wedges $13
    • Wedges served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Crumbed Lemon and Pepper Calamari (10) $9.00
  • Traditional Fried Rice $18.50
    • Jasmine rice, stir fry with egg, spring onion, tomato and market fresh vegetables
  • Soft Drinks - 1.5L $4.50
  • Pump (Still Water) - 750ml $3.50
  • Thai Fish Cake (4) $9.00
  • Massaman Curry $18.50
    • with coconut milk, onion, potato, carrot, cabbage and peanut
  • Pork Ribs and Garlic Sauce $18.50
  • Yellow Curry $18.50
    • with creamy coconut milk, onion, potato and carrot
  • Mushrooms Hollandaise $18.00
    • portobello mushrooms roasted with wild thyme rye toast poached eggs and rocket
  • Homemade Wild Boar Chorizo $18.00
    • with baked egg in tomato chipotle sauce and torn sourdough
  • Antipasto Vegetarian
    • crudités, romesco, baby Gano sh, wild mushroom mousse, local cheeses, homemade pickles, crackers & bread >>
  • Whitebait $22.00
    • flash fried with preserved lemon & chili hot sourdough
  • Mushroom roasted in wild thyme, blue cheese, rocket V $17.00
  • Eichardt's Legendary Seafood chowder $26.00
    • hot sourdough, wakame, lemon
  • Black Rice Porridge $17.00
    • served chilled yogurt passionfruit and poached pears
  • Shoestring Fries
    • with roast garlic aioli & smoked tomato sauce
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 >>
  • 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
  • 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,
  • CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
    • The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
  • 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 >>
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $7.50
  • Eggs with Bacon or Pork Sausage $18.50
    • Pan-fried potatoes, fresh herbs, toast
  • Toast $8.50
    • Local preserves or queenstown honey wholemeal or sourdough- gluten free bread
  • South Island Angus Beef Burger $20.00
    • Portobello mushroom, blue cheese, dijon mayo, pickled red onion, spinach, agria fries
  • Quinoa Bowl (gf, vegan) $18.00
    • Pumpkin, carrot & pea curry, parsley, crispy spiced tofu & peanuts
  • Flatbread with Free Farmed Pulled Pork $21.00
    • Refried beans, red pepper chipotle pesto, pineapple salsa, spinach slaw
  • Spinach $4.00
  • Toast $7.00
    • Local preserves or queenstown honey wholemeal or sourdough
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • -Add Fried Chicken $4.50
  • Yellow lentil dal with rice, flatbreads and coriander yoghurt $19.90
  • Crispy lemon squid with smoked chilli mayo $9.50
  • Breads, dukkah and olive oil $8
  • Salads $3.50
    • Add fries to your meal for only
  • Served from 5pm
  • -Caesar salad with poached egg, crispy bacon and parmesan $17
  • Yellow lentil dal with rice, flatbread and coriander yoghurt $19.90
  • Fried Southern Ocean Arrowhead Squid with a trio of mayonnaises $19
    • New Zealand miso, Meyer lemon, & squid ink
  • Marinated Northland Hikuwai Sardine fillets with marjoram salsa verde, house-made yoghurt, grilled toasts $19
  • Gurnard $37
    • sweet, firm white fillets - pan- roasted with new season Perla potatoes, Nevis Garden’s asparagus & spring herb butter
  • 6 Oysters natural with shallot vinaigrette $28
  • Sole $38
    • sweet mild flavour with a fine, delicate texture - pan-roasted fillet with shaved courgettes, preserved lemon, toasted pine nuts, salted fish, tomatoes, crushed spring peas & tarragon mayonnaise
  • Rhubarb Trifle $15.90
    • with pistachio sponge, rhubarb jelly, stewed rhubarb, custard, cream & sherry
  • Sole $38
    • distinct, mildly flavoured fillet with a firm yet tender texture - panroasted fillet with new potatoes, Moko smoked eel, broad beans, baked beetroot, spinach, roasted Blue Cod cream
  • Southland Lamb $37.90
    • slow cooked shoulder with farro, asparagus & peas, green garlic & pumpkin seed pesto, crumbed lamb sweetbreads
  • Salt & pepper calamari served with aioli $14.50
  • Chicken Wrap: $14.50
    • Tandoori chicken with cheese, onions, carrot and slaw salad, grilled and served with green salad and side of aioli
  • Angus Rump: $19.00
    • 250 gramme Angus Rump steak, cooked to your liking with coleslaw, fries, gravy and a fried egg
  • Asian Basket -(Spring rolls, samosas & fries) $12.50
  • Warm Chocolate Brownie Served with Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Lamb Shank: $25.00
    • Braised lamb shanks served with creamy mashed potatoes, steamed carrots and homemade rosemary gravy
  • Seasoned Wedges - (With sour cream and sweet chilli sauce) $8.50
  • Caesar Salad: $17.50
    • Cos lettuce, crispy streaky bacon, homemade croutons, shaved parmesan with a soft boiled egg(Add smoked chicken to the Caesar Salad for $3.50)
  • Deep fried pork wontons (6) $11.00
  • Prawn fried rice $25.00
  • Spring rolls & sweet chilli sauce (4) $10.00
  • Honey lemon chicken $25.00
  • Fruit salad with whipped cream $15.00
  • Selection of spring rolls & deep fried pork wontons, Chicken & sweet corn soup, sweet & sour pork, Ginger beef with spring onion, Steamed rice, Selection of ice cream $30.00
  • Garlic vegetables $15.00
  • Crispy prawn wraps (5) $12.00
  • THE BOMB
    • With flame grilled beef, bacon, creamy mayo, smoky BBQ sauce and our mouth-watering crispy onion chips *drool*.
  • SAUSAGE & EGG MUFFIN
    • Our Sausage, Egg & Cheese Muffin is a combination of a sizzling sausage patty, freshly cooked egg and melted cheese nestled inside a warm English muffin. Add a regular hash bytes and large hot drink to make it a regular value meal
  • DOUBLE WHOPPER WITH CHEESE
    • Our DOUBLE WHOPPER® is a pairing of two flame-grilled beef patties topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, and sliced white onions on a soft sesame seed bun and with two slices of cheese. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
  • FRIES
    • More delicious than ever, our signature piping hot salted fries are golden on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
  • CRISPY CHICKEN BURGER
    • A new addition to the chicken family; delicious crispy chicken patty, with crunchy lettuce and mayo in a sesame seed bun.
  • CHICKEN BIG FEED
    • Enjoy a BK Chicken 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.
  • BACON & EGG MUFFIN
    • Our signature streaky bacon, a freshly cooked egg and cheese inside a toasted English muffin. This combination's been around forever because it tastes so good. Add a regular hash bytes and large hot drink to make it a regular value meal
  • SALAD BURGER
    • Crispy onion rings, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion and cheese with our creamy mayonnaise, all served on a toasted sesame seed bun. One bite and you’ll be hooked. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal
  • Breakfast Salad $18.50
    • Poached eggs on salad greens with hollandaise sauce & your choice of toast plus sauteed mushroom or bacon
  • Toast with house-made conserve & butter $6.90
    • Choice of sourdough, wholegrain or focaccia.
  • BLT $10
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce & tomato on house made focaccia bread with onion jam & mayonnaise
  • Eggs Benedict $17
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon & wilted spinach on toasted sourdough
  • Fresh Salad Plate $9.50/$13.50
    • Choose from our daily selection
  • Three Egg Omelette $13
    • Fresh tomato, cheese & herbs with freshly baked focaccia on the side.
  • Sides $4.50
    • Mushrooms/Crispy bacon/Spinach
  • Cake of the day with cream or Greek yoghurt $6.00
  • Chicken $8.50
    • Shredded chicken & tomato salsa
  • Beef $13.50
    • Slow cooked local prime beef with latin spices
  • Vegetarian $8.00
    • Veggies of the day sautéed with oregano and olive oil
  • Mexican Jarritos $4.50
    • 6 flavours: Mango, Pineapple, Lime, Mexican Cola, Mandarin & Guava
  • Brazilian Coxinhas $5.00
    • Battered and fried dough, filled with chicken and Cheese
  • Tamarindo $6.00
    • Refreshing tamarind juice
  • Venezuelan Tequeños $8.50
    • 3 Cheese stick and special dipping sauce
  • Pork M $11.40 L $14.00
    • Slow roasted pork in orange sauce
  • Crispy skin chicken (free range) half $35.00/whole $65.00
  • Deep fried squid tentacles $12.00
  • NZ SCAMPI 25
    • steamed
  • Classic black bean beef $36.00
    • Angus eye fillet cubes work fried with capsicum, onion in homemade black bean paste
  • Kung pao chicken $ 28.00
    • Free range chicken with peanuts, dried chillies and Szechuan pepper
  • West coast wild venison tataki with ponzu dipping $18.00
  • Spicy eggplant(vegetarian option available) $20.00
    • Deep fried eggplant with sambal sauce
  • Black pepper wild venison $32.00
    • Wok fried west coast wild venison with black pepper and onion
  • All Baguettes & Wraps are made to order, served toasted and extra delicious!
  • Seafood Chowder
    • Fisherman's blend of seafood and vegetables in a thick and creamy veloute
  • Soups of the Day
    • Check our specials board (on the left side of the website) or come in to see our selection of 4 homemade soups...2 that change daily, as well as the 2 below that we always offer...
  • The Muffin Muncher $7.50
    • Fried egg, cheddar, bearnaise and tomato on a homemade English muffin - Add sausage or bacon ($1.50 each)
  • Cheese Quesadilla $5.00
    • Served with sour cream on the side
  • Tuna Melt $10.50
    • Chef's tuna mix topped with melted cheddar, shredded lettuce and tomato
  • Thai Beef $12.50
    • Sliced sirloin on mixed greens w/ tomato, carrot, cucumber, bean sprouts, red onion, capsicum, toasted peanuts and coconut in a sweet & spicy Thai dressing
  • Small (280ml) $6.50
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