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

  • Stir fried vegetables w- garlic + kecap manis $8.50
  • Crispy pork belly, sesame-cabbage, mash, roasted sweet apple, soy, black vinegar + chili oil $34.00
  • Smoked maple Oraking salmon tacos $15.00
    • w- red cabbage, peanut slaw, micro herb (3)
  • Salt + pepper squid, Thai salad, roasted garlic, coriander, tamarind dressing $18.00
  • Sour cherry/ star anise chocolate brownie, maple cream, cherry essence, sugared rice noodle + berry sorbet $15
  • Steamed rice $5.50
  • Lemon Posset w- passion fruit mascarpone, berry coulis + crushed meringue $15
  • Five spiced Pannacotta w- chargrilled pineapple in a lime palm sugar syrup + tuille $15
  • Fresh Chilli And Basil Stir Fry (*) (V) $15.00
    • Fresh basil herb and hot chilli cooked with a generous assortment of fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Cashew Nut Stir Fry (*) (V) $15.00
    • An abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts – very popular. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Our salads are served warm and are mainly meat based. Vegetables are used sparingly and the salads are dressed with very light tasty sauces.
  • Served with steamed jasmine rice
  • Larb Chicken Salad (GF) $15.00
    • Minced chicken or pork salad, mixed with special roasted rice powder, shallots, fresh spring onions, coriander, chilli and lime juice.Chicken or Pork
  • Served with steamed jasmine rice
  • Chicken Wings (4) (GF) $6.50
    • Cured to perfection in our Asian spicy marinade and served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Lamb Shanks In Massaman Curry (GF) Two shanks 24 / One Shank 18
    • Quality lamb shanks slow-cooked in Massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts.
  • Veggie Pandemonium $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Cranberry Sauce and Camembert (Double / Snack)
  • Camembert Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Camembert, Avocado, Sundried Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Quorn Brimstone $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Avocado, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes, Sour Cream (contains gelatin) (Double / Snack)
  • Cajun Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried Potato wedges seasoned with Cajun and served with a dip of your choice
  • Fresh Green Salad $5.00
    • All the Essentials
  • Lust $16.00 / $8.00
    • Pepperoni, Salami, Ham, Bacon and Chorizo. Optional BBQ, Sweet Chilli, Smokey BBQ, Tomato... Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
    • Deep fried kumara chips from the far north served with your choice of dip
  • Additional Dip $0.50
    • Sour Cream / Garlic Mayo / Blue Cheese / Sweet Chilli / Salsa
  • George street $23.90
    • Mozzarella & basil on a tomato base
  • Coconut & Chia Porridge $13.90
    • with spiced apples & runny cream or coconut miLk
  • Mushrooms sautéed With Spinach $18.50
    • served with rye seeded toast. parmesan & thyme butter
  • Eggs Benedict $21.50
    • choice of bacon or salmon or mushroom on toasted ciabatta with spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Taieri Plain $23.90
    • Garlic salami, mushroom, anchovy, red onion & mozzarella on a green pesto base
  • Works $22.90
    • bacon, poached eggs, Cumberland black sausage, hash browns, tomato, mushroom & ciabatta toast with seasonal house relish
  • Falafel with beetroot hummus, rocket & aioli $13.90
  • Fries $5.90
  • Silver fern farms lamb rump, with sundried tomato crust on lentil, spinach and parsley tabbouleh, feta yoghurt mint dressing $32.50
  • Fish of the day $29.50
    • Fresh and changes daily, served on mustard mash
  • Flowerpot bread $6.00
  • Shoestring fries $7.00
  • Yellow fin tuna tartare, avocado, roast pepper, sesame soy (subject to availability) $21.50
  • Pork belly slow cooked in star anise, garlic and hoisin on sticky rice and bok choy, tart apple dressing $24.50
  • Fresh boneless chicken breast wrapped in bacon on spring vegetable couscous, sweet chilli and avocado dressing $24.50
  • Turkish bread with olive oil and dukkah $6.00
  • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup $25.00 per person
  • -Small $13,00
  • Singapore Noodles
  • Tofu and Selected Vegetables Hot Pot
  • Plain Fried Rice $35.00 per person
  • -Small $12,00
  • Chicken and Cashew Nuts $25.00 per person
  • - (M) $8,00
  • Cableways Beef & Onion Schnitzel
    • Our own home crumbed favourite with gravy or mushroom sauce.
  • Bistro Stacked B.L.T $13.00
    • On toasted ciabatta. with mustard & mayo
  • Lemon Sole Fillet in a Crispy Crumb $14.00
  • -Add fries or wedges for just $3.00
  • Grilled Chicken Salad with Kumara & Bacon $16.00
    • With mixed leaves, tomatoes and balsamic & cumin dressing
  • Beef Lasagne Pot $15 .00
    • Rich beef bolognaise layered with cheddar cheese sauce
  • Powerhouse Ham Steak $17.00
  • Add roasted chicken to your BLT $15.00
  • Garlic Chive Parcels or Kale parcels $ 8.80
  • Pork Chop Noodle Soup $ 13.80
  • Meat
  • A bowl of organic salad(Small/Large) $ 5.80/$ 8.80
  • Eden Curry Delight $ 15.80
  • Stewed Pork Noodle Soup $ 13.80
  • Gluten Free Dumplings (Medium/Large) $ 9.80/$ 13.80
    • vegan/chicken/mixed
  • Salmon Special Dish(GF) $ 21.80
  • -Add a taco $5.90
  • Smoked char siu duck crepes w pickled vegetables, chinese bbq sauce $19.90
  • Salt & pepper squid, chicken yakitori, beef skewers, sticky bbq chicken shanks, smoked fish cakes, kranky, hoprocker battered fish bites, onion rings, green lipped mussels, char sui pork belly, devils on horseback, artisan breads, local cheeses $49.90
  • Green lipped mussels, steamed in Mac's gold w chilli, coriander, toasted ciabatta $18.90
  • GF= Gluten Free
  • Smoked fish cakes w grilled prawns, lime mayo, chilli oil (GF) $22.90
  • Platter of 10 (up to two flavours) $54.90
  • Sticky BBQ chicken shanks (GF) $13.90
  • Antipasto platter: cured meats, Mediterranean selection, dips & Evansdale cheese w toasted bread(for 2/for 4) $28.00/$42.00
  • Topiary soup of the day $ 9.90
    • w toasted bread
  • Venison & oat burger $18.90
    • w bacon, swiss cheese & beetroot relish served w crinkle cut fries
  • Risotto of the day $22.90
    • finished w meat
  • Chicken satay tenderloins $22.50
    • finished w coconut cream on nutty brown rice w bok choy, bean sprouts & bamboo shoots
  • Crinkle cut fries $7.90
    • w tomato sauce & aioli
  • Risotto of the day $17.90
    • finished w shaved parmesan
  • Dukkah crusted poached eggs $16.50
    • w olives, feta, roast tomatoes, hummus & pita
  • Toasted Ciabatta Bread (or GF Bread) $7.00
    • With strawberry jam, marmalade or honey
  • Classic Big Breakfast $22.00
    • Poached eggs w hollandaise on toasted ciabatta, waffles, or gf bread crispy bacon, sausages, creamy mushroom grilled tomato, spicy beans
  • Spicy Chicken Bites Waffle $17.00
    • Belgian waffle (or toasted ciabatta) southern style chicken bites spiced with cayenne crispy bacon with side maple syrup & ketchup
  • Spicy Chicken Bites $9.00
  • Thai Beef Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Ribeye steak slices with fresh thai salad mild, in-house thai nam jim sauce serve with a small side of fries
  • Hand-wrapped Dumplings (7pcs) $8.00
    • Pork & chinese chives shiitake mushroom & cabbage
  • - Choc crinkles - blueberry drizzle
  • Poached Eggs with Hollandaise $12.00
    • On toasted ciabatta, waffles, or gf bread additional
  • Battered Fish & Chips $23.90
    • Golden fried Marinated Fish fillet coated in special batter with chips, lemon and tartar sauce
  • 8 pc: $19.90
  • 2 Eggs $2.50
  • Char-grilled Chicken Tikka Wrap $15.00
    • Char-grilled Pre-marinated Chicken Tikka with Tomato, Lettuce, Onion wrapped in Homemade Bread
  • Whole: $29.00
  • 1/2 Doz: $7.50
  • 1 Doz: $13.90
  • Any Extra Sauce $2.00
  • Rillette of Pork $9.50
    • Salted pork simmered in duck fat. Served cold with crostini and gherkins
  • Ploughmans Lunch $19.00
    • Homemade ciabatta bread, chorizo, aged cheddar, onion jam, gherkins and salad
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
    • Served with garlic mayo
  • Bitterballen (4 pieces) $9.50
    • A Traditional Dutch bar snack - A ragout of slow cooked beef shoulder coated in bread crumbs and deep fried
  • Homemade Ciabatta $8.00
    • Served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar
  • Vegetable Risotto $19.50
    • Risotto with asparagus and shaved parmesan cheese
  • Fish and Chips $25.00
    • Crumbed fish of the day served with salad, hand cut chips and tartare sauce
  • Wontons (3 pieces) $9.00
    • Lamb and leek crispy wontons, served with a mint sauce
  • Banana Foster $12.00
    • Bananas sautéed in a caramel sauce, flambéed in rum & banana liqueur, served with vanilla ice cream.
  • Pulled Pork $19.50
    • A sandwich New Orleans style toasted Turkish pide with pulled pork, tomato, lettuce & chipotle mayo.(DF)
  • Seafood Chowder $14.00
    • Creamy medley of mussels, smoked fish & calamari.
  • -add chicken $5.00
  • -Add Streaky bacon rashers $4.00
  • Chicken Filo $22.50
    • Chicken, spinach, bacon, cream cheese, brie, walnuts & apricot sauce bound in filo baked until golden, on a cabbage slaw.
  • B.L.A.T. / Chicken Quesadilla / Greek Salad $17.50
  • -With ham $17.50
  • Volcano(Small/Medium/Large) $11/$16.5/ $28
    • Pepperoni, Jalepenos (hot) and lava (hot spags chilli). Get the drift?
  • Apricot Chicken(Small/Medium/Large) $12/$17.5/ $29
    • A delicious combination of chicken, tomato, mushrooms, celery, topped off with Spag's homemade apricot sauce. Hard to beat!
  • Beef Lasagne $19
    • Our own beef lasagne served hot in an individual oven dish.
  • Smoked Salmon(Small/Medium/Large) $12.5/$18/$29.5
    • Fresh Akaroa Smoked Salmon, cream cheese, finished with lemon juice and a sprinkling of chives.
  • Three Cheeses and Spinach(Small/Medium/Large) $12/$17.5/ $29.5
    • Blue cheese, feta cheese and parmesan. Served with spinach and roasted garlic.
  • Spags Chips $8.5
    • Seasoned chips cooked in 100% vegetable oil, served with Spags sweet and sour sauce.
  • Garlic Bread $5.5
    • Fresh bread sticks brushed with our own garlic butter.
  • Al Funghi (Small/Medium/Large) $10/$15.5/$27
    • Mushrooms, mushrooms and mushrooms with cracked pepper to bring out the flavour. Magic!
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