The Kensington in Dunedin Menu

LUNCH LUNCH
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Fresh baked Tui loaf with garlic butter
  • Cheesy Garlic Flatbread $10.00
    • Freshly baked flat bread with garlic & mozzarella
  • Soup of the Day $8.00
    • Today's flavours served with ciabatta & butter
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • Thick, chunky, and creamy chowder served with toasted ciabatta & butter
  • Shrimp Cocktail $14.00
    • Crisp lettuce and juicy shrimps lavished with seafood sauce
  • Chicken Salad $16.00
    • The Kensington's cajun chicken with croutons, bacon, and Caesar dressing over crisp seasonal salad
  • Tui Beef Hot Pot $12.00
    • Rich winter style pot casserole with tender beef braised in Tui Dark and fresh herbs, topped with a crisp pastry lid & toasted ciabatta
  • Chilli Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • Pan-fried in garlic butter & tasty chilli sauce (also available hot), served on a crisp salad
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef or vegetarian nachos, with crisp corn chips, grilled cheese, fresh salsa, and sour cream
  • Open Sandwiches $18.00
    • Your choice of either Char-grilled Sirloin Steak, Cajun Chicken breast, or BLT. All served on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, beer battered onion rings, BBQ sauce, aioli, and a side of chunky steak fries.
  • Kensi Burgers $16.50
    • Your choice of 180g beef patty OR cajun chicken breast with tomato, lettuce, cheese, homemade onion rings, and bacon - with chunky steak fries & aioli
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, hash browns, free range eggs, lamb sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and ciabatta
  • Corn Fritters $18.00
    • Stacked with streaky bacon and tomato relish, served with a fresh salad
  • Blue Cod $20.00
    • Beer battered Blue Cod fillets served with fresh salad, chunky steak fries, tartare sauce & lemon
  • Roast of the Day $10.00
    • Today's roast meat with a selection of roast vegetables, baby peas, mash potato, and gravy

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Manuka smoked salmon, zucchini kusundi, dahl bhaji, coriander $19.00
  • Crumbed Fresh Fish, Hand-cut Chips, Tartare Sauce $13.00
  • Summer garden slaw, woodgrilled chicken, sumac, fresh herb zatar, yoghurt $22.00
  • Crispy Balmac onion rings, woodgrilled zucchini, parmesan, village press olive oil $11.00
  • Steamed vegetables, herb-garlic butter $8.00
  • Caprese salad, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil $18.00
  • - Ashby's Streaky Bacon + $7.00
  • BBQ'd free range belly pork, cider-braised onion, crushed peas jus $37.00
  • Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
    • A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
  • - Regular $4.50
  • 5 Grilled Tenderloins $11.90
    • Choose your basting
  • Side Salad $4.50
  • Mixed Platter (for 2-3 people) $33.90
    • Share half a flame grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, 5 BBQ wings, & 4 tenderloin
  • Chicken Mediterranean Salad $15.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • Seriously Large Peri-Peri Chips $9.50
  • Double Breast Burger $15.90
    • With two Peri-Peri chicken breast fillets it's a definite two-hander!
  • Vegetarian Platter (serves 2) $18.00
    • A platter of vegetable samosa, onion bhajee and vegetable pakora served with mint and tamarind sauce.
  • Gulab Jamun (3 pcs) $7.00
    • Milk dumplings served in sugar and syrup.
  • Dal Makhani $16.50
    • Whole black lentils and red kidney beans cooked on slow fire with fenugreek.
  • Half Tandoori Chicken $15.00
    • Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
  • Korma Chicken or Lamb $18.00
    • Chicken or lamb cooked in a creamy sauce made of cashew gravy. Best accompanied with chicken or keema naan bread.
  • Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $15.00
    • Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor.
  • Rice $4.50
    • Plain white rice.
  • Coke/Sprite etc. Cans $3.00
    • Coke, Sprite, Fanta etc.
  • Celtic Pancakes $15.50
    • Delicious pancakes with maple syrup, bacon and fresh whipped cream.
  • Robbie’s Loaf $7.90
    • A crusted garlic loaf. A great warm up!
  • Bowl of Salad $4.50
  • Homemade Chocolate Brownie $11.90
    • A rich chocolate brownie topped with a chocolate fudge sauce and served with whipped cream.
  • Mushroom Sauce $3.50
  • Fried Egg $1.25
  • Lamb Shank $21.90
    • A hearty meal of tender braised lamb shank, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Extra shank $7
  • Fluffy Omelette $17.90
    • A generous folded omelette full of cheese and mushrooms, topped with spring onions and served with a fresh salad and fries.
  • Bacon, spinach, hummus, tomato & aoli $12.00
  • Option 1 $ 17.00
    • TOASTED CIABATTA, BACON, HASHBROWNS, GRILLED TOMATO & A POACHED EGG WITH BBQ SAUCE AND CREAMY HOLLANDAISE
  • ADD MUSHROOMS $5.00
  • Bacon, avocado, rocket & a fried egg $13.00
  • ADD GLUTEN FREE BREAD $4.00
  • WITH 2 POACHED EGGS $17.00
  • Fresh salmon, cream cheese, red onion & capers $14.00
  • FRENCH TOAST $ 18.00
    • WITH BACON, BANANA AND MAPLE SYRUP
  • Choose your Sauce $1.00 ea
    • Wasabi Mayo, Sriracha Chilli Mayo, Garlic Aioli, Sweet Chilli, Gravy
  • Bikini Buster $13.50
    • Bacon Buttie & Milkshake
  • Spicy Chicken Baguette $12.50
    • Fried Crumbed Chicken, Vietnamese Slaw, Sriracha Chili, Pickled Ginger, Japanese QP Mayo
  • Kiki's Poutine $9.50
    • Greasy Spoon Delicacy of Salt n Pepper fries topped with lashings of Gravy & Melted Swiss Cheese
  • Can't Beet a Root $12.50
    • Vege Bagel with a choice of Homemade Lemonade or Mimmeola Soda
  • Shoestring Fries $6.50
  • Beetroot $2.00
  • Kiki's Eggs Bene $12.50
    • Free Range poached Eggs on a Grilled Bagel with Mesclun & Capers
  • Deep Fried Savoury Dumpling
  • Pan Fried Pork Dumpling
  • X.O Sauce with Fried Turnip Slices
  • Plain Rice Rolls
  • Steamed Beef Tripe
  • Custard Bun
  • Spare Ribs with Black Bean Sauce
  • Weekend Special: Coconut Custard Bun
  • Mango Chicken $14.00
    • very popular, really mild chicken curry with a hint of sweetness from the mango pulp used in the sauce
  • Adraki Chicken $15.00
    • tender morsels of boneless chicken in a predominantly ginger flavoured creamy sauce
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 Pcs) $6.00
    • flaky pastry, filled with diced potatoes, peas and cumin seed, then fried golden brown
  • Lamb Seekh Kebabs (5 Pcs) $14.00
    • fine lamb mince kebabs
  • 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
  • Chocolate Naan $4.00
    • house specialty, naan bread sprinkled with dark chocolate
  • Vegetarian $12.00
  • Bhuna $14.00
    • tender barbequed morsels of meat stir fried with ginger, garlic, onion and whole roasted spices
  • Steamed Scallops in XO Sauce $34.00
  • Beans and Shredded Pork in XO Sauce $22.00
  • Stir Fried Beans with Chillies $20.00
  • Beef with Capsicum $22.00
  • Seafood & Tofu Pot $30.00
  • Beans with Chinese Sausage $22.00
  • Honeycomb in Shacha Sauce $22.00
  • Assorted Veg & Tofu with Chillies $18.00
    • Szechuan Style
  • Goats Cheese, roast carrot, quince, carrot& honey gel, Bee pollen, wild rocket $99
  • 55 Day Aged Beef Rump, char grilled parsnip and Puree, Oyster mushroom, green onion espuma $120
  • Fillet of Fish, purple sprouting broccoli, citrus & chervil cracked wheat, ice plant, seaweed miso butter $99
  • Lemon Vacharin- Lemon Curd, parfait, crème fraiche, olive oil shortbread, sorbet and crisp meringue $79
  • Trio of Cheese, our chutney, apple, spent grain crackers $120
  • Lemon Vacharin- Lemon Curd, parfait, crème fraiche, olive oil shortbread, sorbet and crisp meringue $99
  • Slow cooked egg, puy lentils, butternut squash, puffed grains, shaved parmesan $120
  • Fillet of Fish, purple sprouting broccoli, citrus & chervil cracked wheat, ice plant, seaweed miso butter $120
  • PAVA PATTIES
    • served with chilli yoghurt
  • BLUESKIN ANTIPASTO PLATTER $18.00/$27.00
    • a selection of dips, meats, Evansdale cheeses + bread(for 1/for 2)
  • GARDENERS BREAKFAST $19.50
    • free range poached eggs, Kransky mushrooms bacon, hash browns, tomato + ciabatta
  • THAI CHICKEN SALAD $16.50
    • coconut poached chicken, cashews mango, crispy shallots + greens
  • ROCKET
    • fennel salad
  • BACON CHEESE BURGER $14.50
    • chunky beef patty, bacon, cheese, mayo, lettuce, ketchup+ dill pickle
  • KIDS MENU AVAILABLE
  • CORN FRITTERS $3.50
    • with rocket chilli+ herbed, Creme Fraiche, add bacon
  • Beef and Guinness hotpot $18.90
    • with mash and gravy
  • Shrimp Cocktail $8.90
  • Wedges $8.90
    • with cheese and bacon: sour cream or salsa
  • SOUP & TOAST $5.90
  • BANGERS AND MASH $10.90
  • ROAST OF THE DAY $9.90
  • ROAST LAMB $12.50
  • SOLE & SALAD $10.90
  • Roasted Capsicum, Mushroom & spinach Filo tart V $19.00
    • topped with creamy brie and served with provencal baby potatoes and house salad
  • Blue vein peach chutney & crostini
  • The victoria' Sponge $10.00
    • Our own special Victoria Sponge made with double chocolate and layered with white chocolate & orange. Served with chocolate truffle & whipped cream >>
  • Victoria Lemon Pot $10.00
    • our own zesty lemon cream posset served with a choice of toppings, Ginger compote & sorbet/Blueberry & lemon Curd/Summer Berry Fruits
  • ‘Speight's' Beer Battered Blue Cod $27.00
    • Served with home cut chips, fresh salad & zesty tartar sauce
  • Green Lipped New Zealand Mussels reg$13.00/larg$20.00
    • with pancetta, garlic & white wine served with lemon and chunky bread & butter
  • Express Breakfast $12.00
    • A selection of Simply Squeezed Juices wholemeal or white toast with preserves & spreads Freshly brewed coffee and tea selection
  • Continental Breakfast $18.00
    • Selection of Simply Squeezed Juices Cereal & muesli selection Cold meats Natural yoghurt & fruits Danish pastries, croissants Wholemeal or white toast with preserves & spreads Freshly brewed coffee and tea selection >>
  • Stir Fried Pork with preserved vegetables $20
  • Spicy Double Cooked Pork Belly $17
  • Steamed whole fish $24
  • Jellyfish Salad $6.00
  • Price: $133 (or $19 per person)
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $15
  • Stir Fried beef with spring onion and ginger on hot plate
  • Price: $180 (Or $18 Per Person)
  • Fries and Drink combo $4.50
    • Choice of a can of soft drink, fries, aioli (with any burger purchase)
  • Wedges $5.00
    • With sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.
  • Chicken Strips Combo $10.90
    • Crispy Chicken Strips, can of soft drink, fries, aioli
  • Double Angus with Cheese $10.90
    • Two delicious New Zealand beef patties (340g), cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Tropical Hog $10.00
    • Prime New Zealand Beef, streaky bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Blue Ocean $8.00
    • Freshly battered fish, with tartare sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
  • Minty Lamb $8.00
    • Top quality New Zealand lamb, mint jelly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Onion Rings $4.00
    • with Aioli
The Kensington

The Kensington

location

Address

4 King Edward Street, Kensington, Dunedin, Otago, 9012, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034558001

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , New Zealand , Pub Food

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
4 King Edward Street, Kensington, Dunedin, Otago, 9012, New Zealand