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

  • Cold smoked brie $18.00
    • Maple syrup, caramelised onions, cracked almonds, crostini
  • -1/4lb $4.00
  • BBQ pulled pork, charred peppers, onions, slaw, salsa, BBQ sauce $22.00
  • Pit fries $6.00
  • -Vanilla bean ice cream
  • -1/2lb $8.00
  • Cos lettuce $18.00
    • Quinoa & roast kumara, croutons, cracked almonds, citrus vinaigrette
  • Flamed flat bread with grilled chorizo $16.00
    • S.M.K salsa
  • Finns Open Sandwich $19.90
    • Choice of Steak Or Chicken Resting on Turkish Bread, Lettuce, Tomato & Cheese. Smothered In Delicious Plum Sauce. Topped With Avocado. Served With Fries
  • Eggs Benedict $14.90
    • Hollandaise Sauce Flowing over Poached Eggs & Ham, Laid On Top Of Toasted Turkish Bread
  • Finn’s Original Guinness Pie $25.90
    • A classic In The Making! Slow Cooked Beef & Carrots In A Thick Guinness Gravy Enclosed Inside A Flakey Pastry Pie. Served On Top Of Creamy Mash. Accompanied With Mushy Peas. (Swap Mash & Mushy Peas For Fries & Salad)
  • Salmon Potato Cakes -GF $16.90
    • Real Salmon & Potato Cakes Served With A Side Salad. Accompanied With A Refreshing Dill Dressing
  • Fish Burger $18.90
    • Battered Fish With Lettuce, Red Onion & Carrot. Topped With Tartare Sauce Inside A Toasted Bun. Served With fries
  • 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
  • Toasties $8.50
    • Finns Toasted Sandwich With Your Choice Of 3 Fillings. Served With Finns Fries & Garlic Mayo. (Extra Toppings 50c)
  • Bangers & Mash $14.90
    • Two Irish Sausages Resting On Creamy Mash. Served With Peas & Onion Gravy
  • Vegetarian $21.00
    • Battered onion rings, haloumi cheese, tomato, lettuce, fig jam and mayonnaise
  • Fig & Blue Cheese Wontons $14.00
    • Crispy wontons filled with puhoi blue cheese and peanuts, served with our housemade balsamic fig glaze
  • Cheesecake $15.00
    • Our Chef’s special cheesecake that changes daily [Add a scoop of Kapiti ice cream +$2]
  • Chicken Liver Pate $14.00
    • Branded liver pate partnered with crostini, cherry compote and cashews
  • Soup of the Day $15.00
    • Our Chef’s soup of the day served with freshly toasted bread
  • Almond Cake $15.00
    • Warmed orange and almond cake with lemon curd and fresh vanilla bean yoghurt [Add a scoop of Kapiti ice cream +$2]
  • Waterside Fattoush Salad $20.00
    • Fried haloumi cheese with fresh vine ripened tomato, cucumber, onion and crispy croutons immersed in our housemade sumac dressing [Add chicken or salmon +$5]
  • Seared Scallops $19.00
    • Seared to perfection with pancetta, pomegranate salsa and our housemade cauliflower purée
  • Seasonal Vegetables
  • Creamy Mashed Potato
  • Available after 11am
  • Toasted Muesli $12.5
    • Fresh fruit, honey, berry compote and plain yoghurt
  • On the side
  • Onion Rings DOZ $12.50
    • with our house made tartare
  • Platter on the Stone (GF-O) $40
    • with a selection of Deli Meats, Fresh warm Bread, House Dips & fresh Salad Greens (great to share)
  • Soft Shell Tacos $20
    • Charred Lamb or Chicken, Salad Greens, Cucumber & Tomato, Topped with Raita
  • All Burgers come with salad and fries.
  • Ice Cream Sundae $5.50
    • Vanilla Ice Cream with your choice of either Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry Topping with Cream and Jelly Beans
  • Traditional Crispy Garlic Loaf $9.00
    • With fresh herb, wholegrain mustard and garlic butter
  • Fish and Chips $25.00
    • Fresh fish of the day either battered or crumbed served with a wedge of lemon and tartare sauce
  • Crumbed Scallops $29.00
    • Freshly crumbed scallops served with a wedge of lemon and tartare sauce
  • Pork Belly $34.00
    • Twice cooked in Escape Micro Brewed Cider, Served with chunky apple and rhubarb relish and vegetables
  • Shin of Beef $34.00
    • Delicately cooked for 12 hours served with ratatouille vegetables and a rich jus
  • Hokey Pokey Chocolate Mouse $12.00
    • Rich chocolate mousse with caramel, hokey pokey and homemade marshmallows
  • Texan burgers $12.00
  • Egg burger $7.50
  • American style N/A
    • 3 bacon 2 eggs 2 hash browns bake beans
  • Cereal $2.00
  • Wedges Special N/A
    • 2 bacon, cheese, served with sour cream and sweet chili sauce
  • Eggy bread $13.50
  • Seafood Selection N/A
    • 1 fish, 2 squid rings, 2 mussels, 2 scallops, 1 crab stick served with chips
  • Porridge $7.50
  • Bangers & Smashed Potatoes $21.50
    • Locally made sausages served with smashed baby potatoes, peas & gravy
  • - Falafel
  • Chocolate Mud Cake $12.50
    • Served with chocolate sauce, ice cream
  • Fish Burger $18.50
    • Pan fried fish, hashbrown, egg, salad & beetroot served with pub chunky fries
  • Kid's Pasta - Bolognese $9.00
  • Crispy Skin Salmon $29.50
    • Salmon fillet with seasonal greens, baby potatoes, citrus hollandaise & finished with a tomato duo
  • Pub Fried Chicken $26.90
    • Juicy southern fried chicken served with smashed baby potatoes, gravy & slaw
  • Southern Man Special $31.90
    • Sirloin steak cooked to taste, pub chunky fries, tomato, creamy mushrooms, onion rings & eggs with salad
  • Rocket salad w/ shave parmesan, walnut & balsamic vinaigrette $5.00
  • Chuncky fries w/ tomato sauce & aioli $5.00
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables w/ herb butter $5.00
  • Warm duck confit salad $17.00
    • asian slaw w/ fennel bulb, sundried tomato crostini & chilli hoisin sauce
  • Mashed potato $5.00
  • Chicken caesar salad $26.00
    • anchovies, cos lettuce, bacon, croutons, parmesan, poached egg
  • Baked aubergine & bocconcini pastry $16.00
    • carrot puree pickle cockktail onion, micro watercress salad (v)
  • Pan seared scallops $17.50
    • cauliflower & almond skordalia, crumbed prosciutto w/ lemon aioli (gf)
  • Omorish $20.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, pepperoni, olives & fresh basil
  • Vego $20.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, feta, caramelized onion, olives & fresh basil
  • Lake Bed $18.00
    • Basil pesto, mozzarella & fresh basil
  • Kuratau Classic $20.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, ham, capers & fresh basil
  • Margherita $18.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella & fresh basil
  • Volcano $22.00
    • Tomato base, chilli, mozzarella, pepperoni, green pepper corns & fresh basil
  • Hen house $24.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, chicken, cranberry, red onion, brie & fresh basil
  • Chicken curry $18.00
    • Chicken, kumara and rice or noodles
  • Roast salt fish $15.00
    • Fried fish prawn, pork sticky rice, green beans and flour
  • Papaya salad $16.00
    • Papaya, beef, carrot and herbs
  • Stir-fry noodle $16.00
    • Seafood / beef, noodle, homemade sauce
  • Shaking beef $20.00
    • Beef, vegetables, salad and fried rice
  • Grilled pork in hanoi style $20.00
    • Pork, salad, noodle, home-made sauce
  • Steam mussel $12.00
    • Mussel, lemon-grass, lemon and homemade sauce
  • Lotus salad $16.00
    • Lotus root, prawns, pork, salad, peanuts
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.50
  • Steak Burger $6.50
  • All burgers have lettuce, tomato, beetroot (optional), mayo & tomato sauce
  • Chicken Burger $6.50
  • Salt & Pepper Squid (2) $1.50
  • Apple Turnover $2.50
  • Curry Roll $3.00
  • Onion Rings (2) $1.50
  • Gourmet chicken burger $28
    • bacon, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, chunky fries, tomato sauce
  • Soup of the day $13.5
    • changed daily your wait staff will advise
  • Herbed garlic bread $12.5
    • w/ jalapeno & mozzarella cheese
  • Bruschetta $13.5
    • w/ ciabatta, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, tomato, basil pesto
  • Curry of the day $28
    • served w/ naan bread, poppadum, raita. Please ask our friendly wait staff for today’s special
  • Steamed seasonal vegetables $5
    • w/ herb butter
  • Oven baked pork cutlet pan $35
    • seared polenta, charred parmesan corn on cob, grilled peppers, jus
  • Grass fed beef fillet $37.5
    • w/ pommes Anna, sautéed baby vegetables pumpkin puree & port wine reduction
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad N/A
  • Whole Grain Mustard N/A
  • Chees & Bacon Wedges N/A
  • Dijon Mustard N/A
  • Golden Chunky Fries N/A
  • Prime NZ Steak N/A
  • Morrocan Lamb Burger N/A
  • Bruschetta N/A
  • Ciabatta and Dips $11.50
    • Lightly toasted ciabatta with a trio of freshly made dips.
  • Onion Rings with BBQ Sauce $6.00
  • ''Sinful'' Chocolate Brownie $9.50
    • A dark, rich, sticky, chocolate mess... Made from the simplest of recipes and not over complicated, it comes slightly warmed with vanilla ice-cream on top covered in Hershey's Chocolate Syrup!
  • Naked Truth $21.90
    • Sliced slow oven roasted tomatoes on a genuine house made sauce with basil pesto, buffalo mozzarella, fresh herbs, cracked black pepper and Maldon sea salt - Medium $17.90
  • Scallops & Chorizo $17.90
    • Pan-seared scallops (6) and sliced chorizo drizzled with pan juices and a balsamic reduction. Seasoned and served on a bed of couscous and baby spinach leaves.
  • Southern Man $23.90
    • Twice ground beef, chorizo sausage, sliced pepperoni, crispy bacon pieces and ham strings with fresh smokey house made BBQ sauce - Medium $19.90
  • Texan Dry Rub Ribs
    • Dry rubbed in 8 spices, slow baked and glazed with a smoked BBQ sauce of our own design! With onion rings, caramelised onions and fries.
  • ''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.
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • -With Bacon $15.50
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