The Lazy Trout Fish Shack & Cafe in Taupo Menu

BREAD SELECTION BREAD SELECTION
  • Paraoa iti $12.00
    • kumara & flaxseed w avocado oil
  • Paraoa $11.00
    • garlic, lemon & bush herb butter
STARTERS STARTERS
  • Tua Tua chowder $15.00
    • creamy shellfish w crusty rewana bread
  • Ikaroa fish cakes $17.00
    • smoked kawhai & sweet pea with river herb dressing
  • Ika Mata $13.00
    • fresh marinated fish w tomato, lemon & coriander
  • Ngu squid $16.00
    • dusted w smoked kelp seaweed served w lemon & cress
  • Raukumara red venison $20.00
    • meatloaf w beetroot & horopito relish
  • Taharoa field mushroom $16.00
    • panko crumbed served w kawakawa bush pepper aioli
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Tio Maori oysters
    • Tio Kinaki - w lemon & Kaitaia fire / Karengo - crumb & watercress aioli
  • - four $18.00
  • - six $26.00
  • - eight $35.00
  • Aotearoa blackfoot paua $24.00
    • two classic kiwi patties, sour cream & grilled lemon
  • Kawhia flounder $26.00
    • served whole panfried with lemon kelp, parsley and crushed parareka
  • Kaimoana Rourou $58.00
    • A selection of hot & cold seafood to share including: Prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, oysters nude, fried squid, marinated mussels, battered fish, rewana bread, watercress & condiments
  • Koura - Aotearoa spiny lobster $60 half / $95 whole
    • King of New Zealand seafood w a creamy Puhoi cheese sauce & your choice of two sides 650-700 gr
MARKET FISH YOUR CHOICE MARKET FISH YOUR CHOICE
  • Choose from today's market fish $29.00
  • cooked your way: grilled, oven baked, beer battered
  • with your choice of sauce: tartare, smoked chilli mayonnaise, salsa verde, creamy cheese, 'Watties' tomato sauce
  • with two sides: coleslaw, mixed salad, fries, potato mash, seasonal buttered vegetables
MAIN COURSE MAIN COURSE
  • Kawhia coast fish burger $25.00
    • panko crumbed, citrus slaw, tartare mayo & house fries
  • He tino pai fish & chips $25.00
    • light crisp batter, crunchy fries, tartare, lemon & garden salad
  • Kouraura Pot o' prawns $38.00
    • grilled w garlic, lemon parsley & a pinch of chili pepper & watercress
  • Hangi style Pikaokao chicken $32.00
    • w kawakawa rub, roasted kamo kamo, green apple, bacon & river cress salad
  • King Country rib eye $36.00
    • Aotearoa premium grass fed beef grilled w field mushroom & crispy onion served w red wine jus, fries & house slaw
  • Hipi Awakino lamb chop roast $35.00
    • prime Aotearoa rack of lamb, rosemary & mustard crust, garlic mash & gravy
  • King Country beef burger $25.00
    • karengo & tamarillo relish, smoky cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, onion & house fries
  • Hipi Tihi Fritters $18.00
    • Puhoi sheep milk cheese & rice fritters w roasted cauliflower, cress & toasted harakeke
SIDES SIDES
  • Fries $8.00
  • Coleslaw $8.00
  • Mixed salad $8.00
  • Seasonal vegetables w wild thyme butter $8.00
  • Garlic mushroom $8.00
  • Creamed potato $8.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Taharoa cheesecake $14.00
    • Pirongia forest berries w almond brittle
  • Sticky date pudding $14.00
    • brandy sauce & Kapiti vanilla ice cream
  • Orange & Titoki brulee $14.00
    • ginger & horopito biscotti, Kapiti vanilla ice cream
  • Gold digger fudge sundae $24.00
    • iconic Kiwi sundae with a warm fudge brownie, a mountain of Kapiti hokey pokey ice cream, hot chocolate sauce & Kiwi bling. Best suited to two people
CHEESE CHEESE
  • Cheese crafted from the pristine Aotearoa pastures, served w Taro Rewana Kore salted flatbread
  • Putararu 'Over the moon dairy' $17.50
    • triple cream brie 80 gr
  • Kikorangi Kapiti $16.00
    • creamy blue 80 gr
  • Pakari $16.00
    • aged cheddar 80 gr
  • A selection of all three 50 gr ea $24.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Plain Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried Potato Wedges served with a dip of your choice
  • Quorn Brimstone $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Avocado, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes, Sour Cream (contains gelatin) (Double / Snack)
  • Fresh Green Salad $5.00
    • All the Essentials
  • Sinister $18.50 / $9.00
    • Refried Beans, Avocado, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes, Jalapeno Peppers and Capsicum. No Cheese (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
  • Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
    • Apricot Sauce, Chicken, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese and Rosemary. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • 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)
  • Cheesecake $4.50
    • Kahlua and White chocolate cheesecake with a gingernut base - a HELL classic
  • - One Shank $27.00
  • Prawn Star $19.00
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sauteed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Buttered Mashed Potato $5.00
  • Prawn Star $35.00
    • Tiger prawns cutlets sauteed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice and a fresh green salad..a true Lone Star classic!
  • Set Menu (Medium Sized Meals) $49.00 per head
    • Starter - Lone Star Artisan Loaf - A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf to share (between 3), handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter. / Mains (Choice of One) - Dixie Chicken - Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onions, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand! / Johnny Cash Stash - Chicken breast stuffed with mushrooms, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes, Herb-crusted and oven-baked. Served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw. / Stir Crazy Sirloin - Steak Sauce Options: Chunky Mushroom, Garlic Butter or Beef Jus. 250gram premium aged sirloin cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce. / Redneck Ribs - 9 pork ribs piled high, blanched in honey and spices, then blasted in the Lone Star furnace and smothered in our legendary hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw..the meal that made us famous! / Burrito Ranchero - Chicken thigh mixed with jalapenos, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes, Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw. / Apache Fish - Fresh fillets of fish dusted in seasoned flour, egg-washed, then pan fried in a lemon and herb butter, finished with a classic tartare sauce. Served with straight-cut chips and a fresh green salad. / Desserts (Choice of One) - Longhorn Cheesecake - Our legendary Kahlua and Moro Bar cheesecake. Served with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. / Kiwi Pavlova - Mini pavs filled with whipped cream. Served with vanilla bean ice cream, fresh fruit and berry coulis. / Milky Bar Pud - White chocolate and buttermilk pudding, served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Mexican Toastie $11.00
    • Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
  • Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
    • A traditional seeded ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
  • Honky Tonk Chicken $30 Medium / $35 Classic
    • Chicken breast marinated in Dijon mustard, dill, honey, olive oil and lime juice. Oven-baked and topped with an orange, ginger and cranberry salsa. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Talbot Forest Geraldine vintage cheddar - Sth Canterbury, NZ $15.00
  • Kapiti Kahurangi creamy blue - Kapiti Coast, NZ $15.00
  • Grilled eye of scotch fillet, braised short rib tortelloni, sweet corn, hazelnuts, stone fruit panzanella, black pepper dressing $36.00
  • White chocolate & vanilla panna cotta, hazelnut wafer, raspberry caramel $12.00
  • Calamari cooked sous vide, handmade lemon gnocchi, fried capers, champagne veloute $16 E / $30 M
  • Imported buffalo mozzarella, prosciutto, grilled peach, basil, balsamic reduction $19.00
  • The whole lot $40.00
  • Strip loin of Wharekauhau lamb, braised Belgian endive, truffled fennel cream, pecan nuts, ruby grapefruit, sherry gastrique $39.00
  • Ice cream sundae $12.00
    • Chocolate, vanilla or passionfruit
  • Tex Mex shredded chicken $24.00
    • 1/2lb
  • -Passionfruit curd
  • Flame grilled flat bread $4.50
  • Cos lettuce $18.00
    • Quinoa & roast kumara, croutons, cracked almonds, citrus vinaigrette
  • Add low country beans $6.00
  • -1/4lb $4.00
  • Fresh donuts $12.00
  • Chicken Nibbles $14.90
    • Spicy Coated Chicken Nibbles Served With Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce & Small Salad
  • Side Salad $4.50
  • Fish & Chips $9.95
  • Wedges $14.90
    • With Crispy Bacon, Grilled Cheese. Served With Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Mini Hotdogs & Chips $9.95
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $24.90
    • Succulent Tender Pork Ribs Marinated In Finns Secret Sauce Then Slow Roasted Until Tender, Drizzled With Barbeque Sauce & Served With Finn’s Fries
  • Check Out Our Dessert Board In Restaurant Or Ask Our Staff n/a
  • Sauces ( Mushroom, Pepper, & Garlic) $4.50
  • Surf & Turf (Signature Dish) $45.00
    • (300G) Sirloin Steak With One Scallop, Two Prawns, And Two Mussels .
  • Wakanui Prime Beef Short Ribs $34.00
    • Slow-Cooked In Master Stock For 24 Hours; Glazed In The Over And Served With A Potato And Parsnip Rosti And Summer Greens.
  • Banoffee Pie $12.00
  • Edamame Beans (GF) (V) $9.00
    • Steamed Young Soya Beans In Their Pods. Served With Rock Salt.
  • Baby Betroot Apple Cup (GF) $10.00
    • Baby Betrrot; Grated Apple, Mayonnaise. On A Bed Of Lettuce.
  • The Steak House Cold-Smoked Salmon (GF) $32.00
    • House Cured & Cold Smoked New Zealand South Island King Salmon, With A Miso & Almond Crust. Served With Green Tomato Chutney, Nam Jim Sald, Crushed Potato And Charred Lemon.
  • Flash-Fried Calamari Salad (GF) $15.00
    • Soft Olive And Herb Marinated Squid, Flash-Fried In Sesame Oil And Served With Crisp Seasonal Leaves.
  • - Add Smoked Cured Salmon Or Succulent Chicken $6.00
  • Chicken Burger $25.00
    • Crispy chicken tenders with bacon, mango chutney, aioli and slaw
  • Ham and Pineapple Pizza
    • With Fries and Coleslaw
  • Mains $8.50
  • Chicken Salad $17.00
    • Salad greens, southern fried chicken, bacon, roasted tomato, fresh herbs and lemon ginger dressing
  • Crumbed Scallops $29.00
    • Freshly crumbed scallops served with a wedge of lemon and tartare sauce
  • Fish and Chips
    • With Tomato Sauce, Fries and Coleslaw
  • Coconut Prawns $18.00
    • Steamed in lime, chilli and coconut sauce with grilled ciabatta
  • Combo $12.50
    • Main and Dessert - Must be ordered at the same time
  • Supreme
    • Beef, Ham, Pepperoni, Pineapple, Onion, Mushroom & Capsicum
  • Smoked Salmon
    • Salmon, Capers, Cream Cheese, Red Onion & Pesto
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.00
    • Fresh Chicken Tenders, Camembert, Salad greens with plum sauce, Aioli & served on ciabatta
  • Lamb Shanks $29.00
    • 2 Lamb Shanks served with mash, seasonal vegetables & house Gravy
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $34.00
    • 300g Silver Fern Scotch cooked to your liking with potato rosti, seasonal vegetables & Jus
  • Meat lovers
    • Beef, Pepperoni, Ham & Bacon with BBQ Sauce
  • Pork & Slaw $19.00
    • Seasoned Pork with Fresh herb slaw and served with fries or Mash
  • Sticky Date Pudding with Caramel Sauce
  • Fish Tacos $24.00
    • with tratziki, slaw, avocado + greek salsa
  • Bacon N' vegetable $12.50
  • Pulled Venison Burger $23.00
    • Chips, slaw, onions, aioli on ciabatta
  • White bait fritter $28.00
    • with greeus, ailoi + crisp potato
  • Morrocan Lentil $10.50
  • Paleo Benedict $19.00
    • Mushroom, Bacon, Avocado, poached eggs, D.F. Hollandaise
  • Salads: wood roasted smoked salmon or smoked chicken $22.50
    • tossed salad greens, cherry tomatoes and caper berries with red wine vinaigrette*optional crispy bacon topping
  • Field Mushrooms (GF) $4.00
  • French Toast - Chef's Signature Dish $22.50
    • served with bacon, banana, maple syrup and berries, gluten free option (please note: no variations)
  • Sausages $4.00
  • Piccolo Fruit Bread $10.50
    • fruit, nut, peel and spice with preserves and butter
  • Fries $9.50
    • with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Big Brekkie $25.00
    • poached eggs, bacon, roast tomato, mushroom, potato cake, sausages and two pieces of Vogel's
  • Gourmet beef burger $26.50
  • Flame Grilled Venison $16.0
    • Bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, mayo
  • Pitch Burgers N/A
    • served with fries & aioli
  • Beef N Bean Nachos $14.5
    • Corn chips, grilled cheese, fresh salsa, sour cream
  • Wedges $10.5
    • Bacon & Cheese
  • Nicoise Salad $13.5
    • Olives, beans, potatoes, tomato, onion, capsicum, egg, herb dressing. Add Chicken $5.0. Add King Prawns $6.0
  • Gold $60.0
    • Pub Fries w/ aioli & tomato sauce, Seasoned wedges w/ sour cream & sweet chilli, Devilled Chicken Wings w/ chipotle mayo, Sticky Pork Ribs w/ smokey BBQ sauce, Samosas & Spring rolls, Marinated Olives, Garlic Bread, Tomato & Capsicum Salsa Crostini
  • Steak Sandwich With Fries $18.5
    • Grilled ciabatta, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion jam
  • Calamari & Fries $17.5
    • Spiced calamari, pub fries, salad & lime aioli
  • Chargrilled Angus Eye Fillet $37.50
    • Cooked to your liking and served with a Vigneronne sauce, (red wine & onion) & Pomme soufflé
  • Oreti Filo Wrapped Prawns $16.00
    • With sweet chilli & aioli
  • Oreti Profiteroles $13.50
    • Hot chocolate sauce, whipped cream & almonds
  • Oreti Breads and Dips $15.00
    • Olive oil, & balsamic, dips & marinated olives
  • Sam's Escargot $16.00
    • Served with garlic butter & salad
  • Sam's Confit of Duck $34.00
    • Bacon & cabbage fondue
  • Trio of Oreti Icecreams $12.50
    • Brandy discs & honey
  • Oreti Fish of the Day $34.00
    • Wild rice risotto & roasted cherry tomato
  • Coriander crusted venison loin $39.50
    • parsnip & chestnut puree, kumara fondant brocolini, oven dried Heirloom tomatoes, jus
  • Bruschetta $14.5
    • w/ ciabatta, cream cheese, smoked salmon, roasted peppers & olive tapenade.
  • Freshly baked knot roll $5
    • w/ butter medallion
  • Bruschetta $13.5
    • w/ ciabatta, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, tomato, basil pesto
  • Soup of the day $13.5
    • changed daily your wait staff will advise
  • Pan seared scallops $17.5
    • cauliflower & almond skordalia, crumbed prosciutto & lemon aioli
  • Forest mushroom asparagus risotto $29.5
    • forest mushroom, asparagus, cherry tomato, lemon zest, shaved grana Padano, truffle oil
  • Sautéed mushrooms $5
    • w/ garlic & thyme
  • Steak and onion pie $3.60
  • Sausage $2.40
  • Bacon and egg slice $3.90
  • Steak and kidney pie $3.70
  • Steak and mushroom pie $3.60
  • Steak bacon & cheese $3.90
  • Bacon and egg pie $3.40
  • Stuffed sausage $3.20
  • Summer Creme Brulee $9.50
    • This traditional creme brûlée has a layer of sweet passionfruit pulp on top hidden under a crisp toffee topping. Listen for the "crack" as you plunge in!
  • Fries with Aioli $5.50
  • Spag-Bol $8.50
    • Traditional Spaghetti Bolognese with cheese.
  • ''Free Range Chicken'' Burger $23.90
    • 200gm butterflied grilled free-range chicken breast, streaky bacon, roast red peppers, grilled mozzarella cheese with basil pesto, mayo and house relish.
  • French Chic $23.90
    • A modern classic Succulent slices of Chicken, Camembert, finished with a drizzle of sweet Cranberry sauce. - Medium $19.90
  • Garlic Prawns (6) $6.00
  • Streaky Bacon (Per) $2.00
  • Mac Attack $8.50
    • Classic macaroni and cheese pasta with bacon.
The Lazy Trout Fish Shack & Cafe

The Lazy Trout Fish Shack & Cafe

location

Address

100 Lake Terrace, Taupo, Waikato, 3351, New Zealand

phone

Phone

073760116

clock

Opened hours

Mon - Sun 7:30am - 9:30am, 6pm - 11pm
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

New Zealand , Others , Seafood

features

Features

Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Quick Bites ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
100 Lake Terrace, Taupo, Waikato, 3351, New Zealand