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

  • Wedges $13
    • Wedges served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Cheesy Garlic Loaf $11
  • Plain Ciabatta Loaf $10
  • Garlic Ciabatta Loaf $10.5
  • Boerewors Roll $19
    • A tasty homemade African sausage served on a toasted roll with South African chutney
  • 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
  • Half Rack $28
    • All of the above but leaving you space for starters and dessert!
  • Whitebait $22.00
    • flash fried with preserved lemon & chili hot sourdough
  • Wild Venison Shepherd's Pie $30.00
    • pickled walnut salad
  • Wild Mushroom Mousse (v) $16.00
    • olive tapenade, crispbreads, pickles
  • STEAK FRITTERS $38.00
    • wakanui blue sirloin 300g 90-day grain fed fries
  • Sautéed Sole $26.00
    • brown butter, cauliflower & home-grown rainbow beet
  • Charcuterie
    • Serrano Ham, locally-cured Bresaola, Lomo, homemade pickles, relish & bread
  • Toast & Homemade jams $12.00
    • toasted sourdough butter and homemade jams
  • Heirloom tomato marinated courgette. feta, rocket V $16.00
  • Roast Veggies $5 Sml / $9 Lrg
  • Warm Chicken Taco Salad $18.00
    • Powder keg chicken, nacho chips, mesclun, tomato, onion, corn salsa and sour cream
  • Jerked Chicken $15.00
    • Ranch coleslaw, garlic aioli
  • Tempura Kumara $15.00
    • Lime slaw, housemade ranch
  • Beef Short Rib $24.00
    • Tender short rib cooked to juicy perfection. Served with mashed potato and parsnip crisps
  • Roasted Beetroot and Halloumi Salad $18.00
    • Mesclun greens, roasted beetroot, red onion, cashews, and halloumi
  • Jen's Vegan Burger $18.00
    • Kumara pattie, romesco vegetables, lettuce, tomato, red onion, pesto. Add cheese for our friendly vegetarians.
  • Cajun Hand Cut Fries with Garlic Aioli $9.00
  • CARBONARA $20
    • smoked chicken in a white wine cream sauce w sauteed shallots, bacon & mushrooms finished w parmesan
  • LASAGNE $20
    • individual dish layered w fresh pasta, traditional meat bolognaise, béchamel, topped w grilled cheese – oven baked
  • SICILIAN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • pepperoni, chorizo, salami, bacon, smoked chicken, bbq sauce
  • SALT & PEPPER CALAMARI $10.5
    • flash fried w aioli dip
  • FAT TONYS $35.95
    • pepperoni, salami, chorizo, ham & chilli flakes
  • CURLY FRIES $7.5
    • probably the best potato fries you will ever eat!
  • BBQ CHICKEN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • smoked chicken, bacon, peppers, bbq sauce
  • PESTO PENNE $20
    • sun dried tomatoes, zucchini, spinach, feta pesto & pine nuts tossed in extra virgin olive oil finished w fresh basil
  • Served until 5pm
  • Crispy lemon squid with smoked chilli mayo $9.50
  • -Lemon and herb crumbed fish sandwich with caper mayo and fresh tomatoes $16.50
  • -Crispy lemon squid on noodle salad with chilli and coriander dressing $17
  • -B.L.T. turkish roll (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) $12.50
  • -Sausage $5
  • Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace $19.90
  • Chocolate chip waffles with strawberry cream and berry compote $17.50
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $22.00
    • pan fried cajun chicken and bacon lardons served over crisp mixed salad leaves and garlic croutons
  • Puhoi Cheese Plate $17.00
    • Puhoi Aged Cheddar & Puhoi Distinction Blue with kiwi fruit chutney & crackers
  • Akaroa Salmon Fillet $30.00
    • steamed and served with a fennel and almond cream cheese, garlic crostini & tzatziki
  • Salad $10.00
    • mixed salad leaves with house dressing
  • Akaroa Salmon Rillettes $14.00
    • with crostini & served with a marinated artichoke salad
  • Penne Pasta $20.00
    • penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
  • Sweet Corn Fritters $10.00
    • with mango and coconut relish
  • Spicy Chicken Wings $10.00
    • with sweet chilli sauce
  • Beef Cheeks $28.00
    • Slow braised Beef Cheeks, Speight’s Old Dark Beer sauce, served with a medley of seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark >>
  • Bacon $5.00
  • Beef Stew (GF-) $15.00
    • Slow braised beef, thyme and vegetables, served with potato mash, garden peas and a piece of alehouse bread. Beer Match: Old Dark
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Chefs daily selection of fresh homemade soup, served with Alehouse bread. Beer Match: Ask server
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • Beef schnitzel, lightly crumbed, served on potato mash with Speight’s gravy, caramelised onions & garden peas. Beer Match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale
  • James Speight’s Sausage & Mash $17.00
    • Locally made sausages, served on potato mash & topped with caramelised onion, gravy & with Alehouse bread. Beer match: Speight's Porter
  • Vegetarian Filo Parcels $12.00/ $19.00
    • Spinach, cream cheese, pinenuts & peppers wrapped in golden filo pastry topped with basil pesto, served on a bed of crispy potatoes with a fresh garden salad. Beer match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale (Entrée/ Main) >>
  • Chicken Parcels $21.00
    • Chicken, bacon, peach and soft cheese, wrapped in golden filo pastry. Topped with roasted almonds and aioli served on a bed of crispy potatoes and a fresh garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Cider
  • Turkey bastilla $23.95
    • Moroccan spiced turkey, filo pastry, powdered marcona almonds, pomegranate vinaigrette, Chick pea carrot coriander & sesame salad
  • Texture of valhorna chocolate $16.95
    • Jivara hot chocolate shot, manjari flexi ganache, caramelia aero, dehydrated mousse, dulcey ice cream
  • Mashed potato & gravy $7.95
  • Chimichuri $2.95
  • Blue cheese butter $2.95
  • Wild country terraine $23.95
    • Wild Southland boar pancetta & chicken liver pate, boysenberry gastric, piccalli vegetables, Roquette & Reggiano salad, soy & linseed sourdough
  • Market hog $42.95
    • Harmony free range pork cutlet, potato boulangere, upland cress, compressed apples pork & black pudding sausage roll, flaky pastry, burnt apple puree
  • Soup of the day $16.95
  • Slow cooked beetroot w/ walnuts $16.00
  • ICE CREAM HEMISPHERES $18.00
    • white chocolate dipped cookies & cream ice cream, dark chocolate dipped vanilla bean ice cream, cornetto & toasted almond crumb
  • Freshly baked loaf $10.00
  • SPICY CHORIZO PIZZA $26.00
    • kalamata olives, roasted capsicum, confit onions, mozzarella, chimichurri
  • Breads & dips $15.00
  • CHICKEN & BACON PIZZA $26.00
    • mushrooms, spring onions, olives, pesto, mozzarella, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream
  • CHILLI PRAWN PIZZA $26.00
    • charred capsicum, spring onion, fresh chilli, feta, mozzarella
  • CHEESE SELECTION $32.00
    • your choice of three from the above. served with wasser crackers, walnut bread, honeycomb & home-made accompaniments
  • Dessert Share for 2 $39.00
    • A selection of Brownie, Doughnuts, Apple Pie, Cookies & Ice cream with your choice of 2 liquor coffees
  • Steak & Ribs Combo
    • 200gm of Angus rump cooked to your liking, succulent sticky pork ribs with our own homemade coleslaw & battered onion rings served with a bowl of golden fries
  • Chicken $30.50
    • Tender chicken breast strips served with any sauce & your choice of two sides
  • For 1-2 people $12.00
  • For 2 shanks $27.00
  • Pulled Pork Hash $15.50
    • A pulled pork belly hash served with a citrus & fennel salad & soy gravy
  • Chicken Parmigiana $26.50
    • Classic crumbed chicken breast deep-fried, topped with Napoli sauce & grated cheese served with fries & salad
  • Bangers & Mash $22.00
    • Two locally made pork & fennel sausages served with creamy mash potato, peas & onion gravy
  • Southland spring minted lamb rack $39.00
    • Choose of sauce choices: Café de Paris butter, Garlic aioli, Green peppercorn, Bearnaise, Pinot noir jus
  • Beer battered fish and chips $24.00
    • with Pier 19 slaw and house tartare
  • House beans $5.00
  • Chef pie of the day $23.00
    • Ask us for todays special
  • Soup of the day $14.00
    • with sourdough bread
  • Broccoli with Gruyère cheese $8.00
  • Fish of the day $33.00
    • Ask your server for today’s catch
  • GFBaked whole fish $55.00
    • ask your waiter what we’ve caught today
  • Roast Lamb Salad R $11.90 / P $9.90
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Cheeky Chicken / Happy Ham / Brave Beef $5.00
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Roast Beef Salad R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Chicken Breast Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Roast Beef Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • CONFIT PORK BELLY $36 .00
    • portobello mushrooms, crisp black pudding, confit tomatoes, cauliflower mousse, stout reduction
  • Rustic Fries w/ tomato relish - (V,DF) $10.00
  • Children’s Lunch Combo $12.50
    • includes a juice or soft drink, apple slices, cheese and vegemite sandwich and a treat-size chocolate bar
  • café de Paris butter
  • peppercorn
  • Cheese plate $19.00
    • w/ crackers, dried fruits, nuts & quince jelly -
  • Ice Cream / Sorbet $12.00
    • (a selection of house-made ice creams & sorbets) -
  • 250g NZ Beef Eye-Fillet (Prime steer) - (GF, DF) $36.00
  • Ham & Cheese Croissant $7.00
    • Ham, cheddar and tomato on croissant
  • - Add Extra Items - Black Beans, Mushroom, Tomato, Capsicum, Jalapenos, Guacamole $0.50 each
  • Tuna Melt $10.50
    • Chef's tuna mix topped with melted cheddar, shredded lettuce and tomato
  • Creamy Tomato
    • Chef's special creamy and spicy soup...a local's favorite
  • Large (450ml) $9.50
  • Grilled Cheese Panini $5.00
  • Small (280ml) $6.50
  • BBQ Pulled Pork $12.50
    • Shredded braised pork in our spicy BBQ sauce with cheddar cheese and cole slaw
  • Local cheeses $22.00
    • house-made date & orange chutney, spiced pear (v) (gf*) Wine match - Gibbston Valley Riesling
  • Kumara, broccoli and courgette fritters, with Moroccan spices roast red onion, date syrup, beluga lentils and tomatoes (gf) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Pinot Noir $28.00
  • Marinated olives $8.50
  • Mixed leaf salad $9.00
  • Free range chicken braised, with ginger, lime and honey Corn couscous and courgette and mint salad (gf) (df) Wine match - Red Shed Pinot Blanc $30.00
  • House-baked bread, Cairnmuir olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar, olives $13.50
  • Cairnmuir extra virgin olive oil $6.00
  • Maltese date & walnut tart with candied orange (gf*) (df*) & coconut ice cream. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay $14.00
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