The Craic Irish Bar in Dunedin Menu

DAY MENU DAY MENU
  • Mini Garlic Loaf $8.50
  • Soup Of The Day $10.00
    • Served with fresh ciabatta bread & butter.Entree
  • Soup Of The Day $15.00
    • Served with fresh ciabatta bread & butter Main
  • Breads & Spreads $18.50
    • Fresh & toasted breads with hummus, basil & sun dried tomato pesto, enough to share.
  • Seafood Platter For Two $80.00
    • Enjoy a selection of green lipped mussels in sauce, fresh beer-battered blue cod, salt & pepper Calamari, garlic scallops & prawn skewers accompanied with a selection of dips, bread & a crisp garden salad.(Additional person $38.00)
  • Anti Pasto Platter For Two $44.00
    • A selection of cured meat, smoked salmon, mussels, local cheese, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, pickles, dips & fresh fruit, served with fresh bread & crackers.(Additional person $20.00)(For One $24.00)
  • Homemade Seafood Chowder Entrée $15.00
    • Thick & creamy white wine & dill chowder, with prawns, mussels, calamari & smoked fish, served with fresh bread.
  • Homemade Seafood Chowder Main $23.00
    • Thick & creamy white wine & dill chowder, with prawns, mussels, calamari & smoked fish, served with fresh bread
  • Mussel Pot Entrée $15.00
    • Freshly steamed mussels served in their shells in a Thai green curry sauce. Served with a fresh garden salad & ciabatta bread. (8) Main
  • Mussel Pot Entrée $24.00
    • Freshly steamed mussels served in their shells in a Thai green curry sauce. Served with a fresh garden salad & ciabatta bread. (14)
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • 2 poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with a chive hollandaise and your choice of/Spinach
  • Eggs Benedict $22.50
    • 2 poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with a chive hollandaise and your choice of/Smoked Salmon
  • Eggs Benedict $19.00
    • 2 poached eggs served on toasted ciabatta with a chive hollandaise and your choice of/Bacon
  • 3 Egg Omelette $16.50
    • Made with free range eggs and your choice of 3 fillings Tomato, bacon, mushrooms, cheese, spinach, salami, red onion
  • Craic Nachos $18.50
    • Corn chips topped with chilli mince, sour cream & melted cheese
MAINS MAINS
  • Smoked Chicken & Cranberry Hearty Doorstop Sandwich $23.50
    • Smoked chicken, cranberry sauce & brie, with salad & mayo. Served with beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Lamb Shanks $23.50
    • Slow roasted lamb shanks in a tomato & barley gravy. Accompanied with kumara mash.One Shank
  • Lamb Shanks $33.50
    • Slow roasted lamb shanks in a tomato & barley gravy. Accompanied with kumara mash Two Shanks
  • Fish & Chips $27.50
    • Fresh, local Blue Cod, pan fried or beer battered using Radler beer & served with a crisp garden salad & chunky beer battered fries, fresh lemon (add tartare sauce or aioli $1.50).
  • Craic Burger $24.50
    • Homemade Southland beef patties layered with crispy bacon, tomato, red onion, cheese & lettuce. Jammed between a toasted bun & dressed with aioli & tomato relish. Served with beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Vegetable Pastie $17.50
    • Savoury pastry vegetarian pastie of the day. Served with a crisp garden salad. Add kumara mash $23.50
  • Steak Salad $19.50
    • Fresh & crisp garden salad tossed with feta & topped with medium rare steak strips & roasted red onion marmalade
  • Open Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • A medium rare steak topped with caramelised red onion marmalade & balsamic roasted tomatoes served on cumin scented Turkish bread & chunky beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Baked Eggs $18.50
    • Homemade baked beans with chickpeas & spinach then topped with two craic's eggs, baked in the oven in an individual casserole dish and served with ciabatta bread. Add chorizo sausage $4.00
  • Full Irish Breakfast $23.50
    • Bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, hash brown, black pudding & locally made haggis served with toast & two free range eggs, poached, scrambled or fried.
  • Irish Stew Pot Pie $24.50
    • Ramekin filled with a rich beef & Guinness stew topped with a puff pastry lid & served with a crisp garden salad or seasonal vegetables and beer battered fries.
  • Bangers “n” Mash $19.00
    • 3 pure Southland beef sausages served on creamy mashed potato topped with rich onion gravy.
SIDE ORDERS SIDE ORDERS
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $6.00
  • Beer Battered Fries for one add Onion Gravy $2.50 $6.00
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables $6.00
  • Side Salad $6.00
  • Extra aioli small $1.50
  • Extra aioli Large $3.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Eggplant Rollatini $29.00
    • Woodgrilled filled with basil cashew cheese & red capsicum sauce, confit cherry tomato
  • Eggs benedict, free range eggs, toasted ciabatta, hollandaise $13.50
  • Hummus, garden pesto, spiced chickpeas, ciabatta $15.00
  • Fresh Market Fish $25.00
  • No.7 Balmac Kitchen Platter $27.00 / $42.00 / $68.00
  • Wood-grilled chicken, seasonal veges $13.00
  • - Balmac Garden Spinach + $5.00
  • Woodgrilled cauliflower, white bean mash, sunflower seed pesto, oyster mushroom $29.00
  • Vietnamese Fried Fish Steak $22.00
    • Fish fillets dipped in tempura batter and deep fried, with stir fried tomatoes, red onion, mushrooms and covered in a mild garlic, chilli and black pepper sauce.
  • Spicy Fried Rice $17.50 / $18.00 / $18.50
    • Fried rice cooked with special curry paste and spices blended to enhance the traditional favourites. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood or Combination / Prawn
  • Pad Thai $17.50 / $18.00 / $19.00
    • White rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts, spring onion and crushed peanuts in our special pad thai sauce, served with fresh lemon and sprouts. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Vietnamese Spicy Fried Noodle with Basil $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Flat white rice noodles stir fried with seasonal vegetables, fresh basil, chilli and our spicy paste. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Spring Rolls (4) $6.00
    • Tasty sautéed vegetables, pork and chicken, mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried.
  • Chilli and Fresh Basil $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Fresh basil herb and hot chilli cooked with a generous assortment of fresh vegetables – very popular. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Noodle Soup $16.50
    • (No rice). A generous portion of this famous Asian soup cooked with our special sauce, fresh vegetables and noodles. Chicken, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Panang Curry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • A spicy curry cooked with creamy coconut cream, kaffir lime leave and vegetables. A popular curry with a slight lime tang. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Chipotle mayo $2.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • The victoria beckham
    • Tomato base, cheese, red onion, sundried tomato, spinach, roast pumpkin, roast capsicum, feta and pesto oil. Add david for
  • -12" $24.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • -12" $19.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • Deep Fried King Prawn (each) $1.50
  • Garlic Prawns $15.10
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with prawns, shrimps and fresh vegetables simmered in our Noodle Hut favorite garlic sauce
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.90
    • Fresh vegetables with pork, beef, chicken and prawns tossed in fried rice
  • Hot Noodle $12.90
    • Udon noodles with fresh vegetables, chicken and prawns in our special sweet sauce and Mongolian sauce in a soup
  • Wonton Soup $10.50
    • 12 Wantons, broccoli and BBQ pork in a special Noodle Hut soup
  • Cashew Chicken Chow Mee $12.50
    • Thin egg noodle with chicken, fresh vegetables, cashew nuts and bean sprouts in dark sauce
  • Black Bean Beef $11.70
    • Thick egg noodles tossed with beef and fresh vegetables in black bean sauce
  • Vegetarian Mee Goreng $10.10
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with fresh vegetables in an Indian style sauce
  • Shish on Rice $17.00
  • (cubes of marinated lamb chicken or kofta(meatball) cooked on the charcoal grill, served with mixed salad and your choice of sauces)
  • BURGER COMBO $12.00
    • burger drink & fries choose from chicken lamb o falafel
  • Falafel Wrap $11.00
  • Iskender Falafel $14.50
  • Chicken Iskender $14.50
  • Adana Shish $16.00
  • ADANA TURKISH MIXED GRILL $19.50
    • marinated lamb, chicken & kofta(meatball)shish kebabs cooked on the charcoal grill, served with rice, mixed salad, hummus and your choice of sauces
  • Chicken + streaky bacon on olive polenta , spinach + tomato pesto $ 34.00
  • Harbour fish of the day... $33.00
  • Hoisin pork belly on kumara fondant with scallion salsa $ 34.00
  • Prime beef au-frites with red wine jus + salsa verde $36.00
  • Copper rhubarb brulee $12.00
  • Lamb denverteg on parsnip skordalia, spinach + black olive tapenade $35.00
  • Sticky date + banana pudding with rum butter toffee sauce $12.00
  • Hoisin pork belly on kumara fondant with scallion salsa $34.00
  • GARLIC BREAD $5.00
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • Lightly toasted Ciabatta bread, stacked with perfectly poached fresh eggs, with creamy hollandaise sauce and your choice of Spinach and Smoked Salmon or Steaky Bacon.
  • Soup of the Day $16.00
    • Ask the friendly staff for today's special.
  • Bangers n’ Mash $17.00
    • New Zealand pork sausages with potato mash and rosemary & apple gravy
  • MUSHROOM STACK $17.00
    • Crispy potato rosti topped with a stack of Portobello mushrooms stuffed with a rosemary, toasted pine nuts and basil pesto stuffing and topped with slow roasted vine tomatoes
  • Cheese Board FOR TWO $24.99
    • Finish off the night with a selection of 3 different New Zealand made cheeses, with fresh fruit and crackers.
  • MUSSELS $25.00
    • New Zealand Mussels prepared in a creamy white wine garlic lemon and coriander sauce with garlic bread to mop up all the goodness.
  • Omelette $15.00
    • Spinach, mushroom, tomato and cheese or Bacon, onion, tomato and cheese.
  • Basket of Fries $4.00
    • W/ tomato sauce
  • Vegetarian Burger $5.00
    • W/ lettuce, sweet chilli sauce, cheese & onion rings
  • Fish Burger $6.00
    • W/ tartare sauce, lettuce & cheese
  • Hotdog $2.00
  • Bottle of Chips $2.00
    • W/ tomato sauce
  • Starters Burger $8.00
    • W/ double beef, hashbrown, double cheese, BBQ sauce & bacon
  • Bowl of Onion Rings $5.00
    • W/ aioli
  • Wedges $5.00
    • W/ sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Apple Pie $13.00
    • Slice of our homemade apple pie served with ice cream and whipped cream.
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13.00
    • Baked sticky date pudding, served with hot toffee sauce, ice cream and cream.
  • Lamb's Fry and Bacon $22.50
    • Thin slices of lamb’s liver sautéed with mushrooms and caramelised onions, topped with streaky bacon and finished with our red wine jus. Served on creamy mash with a thick slice of toasted bread.
  • Calamari Gluten Free $15.00
    • Calamari lightly crumbed with herb and lemon pepper, deep fried and served with a delicious garlic aioli.
  • The Bog Garlic Loaf Vegetarian Single$8/Double$14
    • Freshly baked loaf with garlic sage butter.
  • Fish and Chips $25.50
    • Fresh fillets in Mac’s Gold batter, served with fries and salad.
  • Rib Eye Steak Gluten Free $32.00
    • Marinated in thyme and garlic char-grilled to your liking, served with either mushroom sauce, peppercorn sauce or garlic butter, served with salad and fries.
  • Pot of Mussels $18.00
    • Steaming fresh Green Lip Mussels served in a white wine garlic sauce with a side of toasted bread.
  • Lamb Do Piaza $13.99
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with sauted onions in refreshing curry
  • Roti $2.50
    • Wholemeal bread from tandoor
  • Cheese Naan $3.50
    • Stuffed with cottage cheese
  • Lamb Korma $13.99
    • North Indian style curry garnished with almond and cashew nuts
  • Pulao Rice $6.00
    • Rice cooked and garnished with dried fruit
  • Lamb Bhunna $13.99
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked with sauteed onions and capsicum in refreshing curry
  • Naan $2.50
    • Indian bread baked in tandoor
  • Vegetable Korma $12.00
    • Fresh vegetables cooked in light creamy gravy
  • Daal Maharani $12.00
    • black lentils and kidney beans stewed overnight with clarified butter and spices
  • Onion Kulcha $4.00
    • leavened flabread freshly baked in tandoor and stuffed with chopped onions
  • Bombay Aloo (No Rice) $6.00
    • diced potatoes lightly tossed in butter with cumin and mustard seeds with a tempering of curry leaves
  • Saagwala $14.00
    • a spinach based creamy sauce tempered with mild spices
  • Taste of Tandoor Vegetarian Platter $17.00
    • consists of vegetable samosa, aloo pakoras, onion bhaji, paneer tikka and tandoori mushroom, a must for all vegetarians
  • Reshmi Kebab (5 Pcs) $12.00
    • fillets of chicken marinated in yoghurt, crushed cashews, white pepper, cheese, fresh ground spices, then cooked in the tandoor
  • Raita $3.00
  • Butter Chicken $14.00
    • boneless pieces of chicken cooked in butter, coriander, tomato and ginger to produce the most popular dish served from the kitchen
  • Seafood chowder w prawns, squid, mussels, sole, scallops, toasted ciabatta $19.90
  • Mac's hop rocker battered local fish w fries, tartare Market price
  • -Add a slider $5.40
  • Sticky BBQ chicken shanks (GF) $13.90
  • Blackened fish & chorizo w guacamole, corn salsa, chilli, lime $19.90
  • 300g Harissa lamb rump, cauliflower puree, crispy chickpeas $31.90
  • -Add a slider $5.40
  • Slaw & ranch $6.90
  • ‘Speight's' Beer Battered Blue Cod $27.00
    • Served with home cut chips, fresh salad & zesty tartar sauce
  • BoNed Eggs and ‘soldiers’ $12.50
    • Eggs boiled to your liking served with buttered toast
  • Blue vein peach chutney & crostini
  • Chicken Stuffed with Macadamia, Cranberry & Brie $25.00
    • Served with sautéed green beans, jasmine rice & red onion marmalade
  • Prime Sirloin Steak G $28.50
    • Cooked to your liking, with home cut chips, house salad & either garlic butter or peppercorn sauce
  • Bacon and Eggs $15.00
    • Eggs cooked to your liking, served with crispy bacon on toast
  • Chef's cherry Bomb Cheesecake $10.00
    • Delicious home baked cheesecake topped with banging' cherry & vanilla compote. Served with whipped cream
  • Mature Cheddar, Onion marmalade & crostini
  • with bacon & cheese $11.50
  • fish burger $18.00
  • homemade chicken tender $10.00
  • -beer battered $26.00
  • with chilli & cheese $9.50
  • roasted vegetable salad $16.00
    • with balsamic dressing, feta & pine nuts
  • pasta of the day $18.00
  • pork schnitzel $18.00
  • Fish roe stew $15.00
  • Miso soup $2.50
  • Rice ball (each) $3
  • Dumpling soup $13.00
  • Deep fried dumpling $7.00
  • Raw fish cold noodle $16.00
    • cold noodle topped with a salad. Sliced fresh salmon & chilli paste sauce
  • Beef dolsot $16.00
    • one of korea's most famous dish with rice. Marinated beef in sesame oil. Soy sauce. Onion & carrot
  • Dumpling casserole $15.00
    • stew with seasoned veges, dumplings & mild soy sauce
The Craic Irish Bar

The Craic Irish Bar

location

Address

24 The Octagon, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034790781

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 AM, Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 AM, Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 AM, Thursday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 AM, Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 AM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 AM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , Gluten Free , Irish , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Bar Scene ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
24 The Octagon, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand