The Penguins Nest Cafe in Otago Menu

Wedges $10.00
- topped with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
Chicken Parmigiana $22.00
- bread crumbed chicken breast topped with napolitana sauce and melted cheese served with fries
Spicy Chicken Wings $10.00
- with sweet chilli sauce
Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $22.00
- pan fried cajun chicken and bacon lardons served over crisp mixed salad leaves and garlic croutons
Grilled Garlic Prawn Skewer $14.00
- with coconut rice and Asian BBQ sauce
Vista Chocolate Plate
- three individual chocolate desserts
Baby mixed salad with house dressing
Canterbury Angus Pure Beef Fillet $34.00
- with wholegrain mustard gallete, wilted spinach, cafe de Paris butter and red wine jus

Cheese $12.50
- prime NZ beef, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Breakfast $16.50
- prime NZ beef, hash rosti, bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Blend special $16.50
- prime NZ beef, streaky bacon, pineapple, beetroot, cheddar cheese, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Lamb $15.50
- prime NZ lamb rump, mint jelly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Beef $12.00
- prime NZ beef, bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Tropical $14.50
- prime NZ beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Popcorn chicken box $8.50
- popcorn chicken served with fries & tomato sauce
Kids slider box $8.50
- prime NZ beef slider, lettuce, tomato & aioli, served with fries & tomato sauce

Braised Meat Balls $18.00
Beef Tomato $15.00
Flavoured Sizzling Beef $18.00
Sweet and Sour Pork
Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs $16.00
Deep Fried Pork Spare Ribs with garlic $18.00
Spicy and Sour Jelly Fish $9.00
Thick Beef Soup $4.00/$10.00/$15.00

Beer Battered Blue Cod $32.00
- Speight’s beer-battered blue cod served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
DC Burger $22.00
- Your choice of an Angus beef patty or crumbed chicken breast served with bacon, tomato, cheese, lettuce and house made chilli lime jam and beer battered onion rings on a toasted bun, served with fries and aioli
Soup Of The Day (V) $9.50
- Seasonal soup made daily with local produce, served with lightly toasted bread
Beer Battered Orange Roughy $25.00
- Speight’s beer battered orange roughy served with a green salad, fries and tartare sauce
Lamb’s Fry $20.00
- Succulent lamb’s liver flambéed in a brandy cream sauce, served with bacon, mushrooms and lightly grilled bread
Shrimp Cocktail (GF) $12.50
- Traditional shrimp cocktail bound together with Thousand Island dressing served over shredded iceberg lettuce
Crumbed Mushrooms (V) $12.00
- Golden crumbed mushrooms stuffed with cream cheese and sweet chilli, served with a petit salad and a chilli and coriander dipping sauce
Hokkien Noodles $18.00
- Fried egg noodles tossed in a light sesame and chilli sauce with a selection of stir-fried vegetables *Add Shrimp or Grilled Chicken for $5.00*

BBQ glazed beef cheek burger $19.95
- Emmental cheese, onion rings, roquette, garlic aioli, soft bap
Sauteed southland paua $48.95
- Shaved paua (abalone), garlic butter, fried potatoes, cress
300gm Scotch fillet $37.95
- Canterbury angus grass fed
175 gm Pacific yellow fin tuna $37.95
Pepper squid salad $19.95
- Chilli jam, tatsoi, mint, coriander, cashew, lychee, lime dressing
South island whitebait fritter (50gm / 100gm) $23.95 / $39.95
- Free range egg,wonder bread, salad leaves
Devilled duck livers $22.95
- Madeira jus, fried bread, baby spinach, kumara crispy
Market hog $42.95
- Harmony free range pork cutlet, potato boulangere, upland cress, compressed apples pork & black pudding sausage roll, flaky pastry, burnt apple puree

Rancheros All Day Breakfast Burrito $21.00
- open burrito w chipotle rice, drunken beans, smoked streaky bacon, fried eggs & salsa. Add Chorizo, Bacon, Black Pudding for $2.00 each
Queso Fresco $4.00
Guacamole $4.00
- Avocado dip
Jalapenos $3.00
Chipotle Chicken $15.00
- w cheats mold & salsa
Corn Fritters $9.00
- house made fritters w chipotle rice, Mexican slaw & salsa
Corn chips $4.00
Chilli Con Carne $25.00
- chunky chilli beef and beans w chipotle rice

Vegetable and Cashew Nuts Chow Mein $13 Medium / $9 Small
Spicy Vegetable Chow Mein $12 Medium / $9 Small
Squid in Blackbean Sauce on Hot Plate $15 Large / $11 Small
- A - Seafood Curry Soup x 2 $29.00
Deep Fried Lychees and Ice Cream $4.50
Whole Chilli Prawns $25 Large / $14 Small
Deep Fried Prawns $6.00
Chinese Sausage Mushroom Fried Rice $12 Large / $9 Small

Super-healthy salmon $19
- house smoked salmon fillet served with a raw energy salad of wild rice, beetroot, orange, coconut, & soy toasted pumpkin & sunflower seeds
Warm vege salad $17
- roasted winter veges, orzo, goat’s cheese & rocket salad with a garlic confit dressing
Kiwi Classic fish ‘n’ chips $18
- lightly battered fish of the day served with tangy tartare sauce & homemade wedges
Bread & dips $12
- freshly baked bread loaves with dips of the day, olive oil & balsamic reduction
Daily delivery - soup of the day $12
- served with homemade bread loaf
Postmasters Platter – a taste of the region’s best produce $48
- including house smoked salmon, venison carpaccio, chicken liver pâté, Whitestone Brie, spiced nuts, marinated olives, fig chutney, homemade oat cakes, breads & dips with wine matches 3 x 50 ml, $12 per person
NZ green-lipped mussels $21
- in a white wine, garlic, cream & parsley sauce served with freshly baked crusty bread
Hand-cut potato wedges with aioli $6

BLT $10
- Crispy bacon, lettuce & tomato on house made focaccia bread with onion jam & mayonnaise
Creamy mushrooms $14.50
- on sourdough toast with shaved parmesan
Eggs Benedict $17
- Poached eggs, crispy bacon & wilted spinach on toasted sourdough
Breakfast Salad $18.50
- Poached eggs on salad greens with hollandaise sauce & your choice of toast plus sauteed mushroom or bacon
Three Egg Omelette $13
- Fresh tomato, cheese & herbs with freshly baked focaccia on the side.
Toast with house-made conserve & butter $6.90
- Choice of sourdough, wholegrain or focaccia.
Soup of the day with toast $12
- see ‘What’s Cooking’ board
Eggs any style with your choice of toast $12

65 Plain Roti Canai $2.50
4 Rojak Mamak $10
- Combination of fried tofu, potato, vegetable, fritters, fish balls, spring rolls, boiled egg, cucumber, bean sprout and peanut sauce
3 Works Wedges $8
- Served with melted cheese, sour cream and sweet chili sauce
35 Plain Dosai $8
- Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
6 Chicken Curry $14.90
- Boneless tender pieces of chicken and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
24 Egg Roti With Dosai $10
- Freshly made Malaysian flax egg roti served with chaat, curry gravy and sambal sauce
2 Chicken Satay $9
- 6 pieces of chicken satay with homemade satay sauce, coriander and onion
16 Curry Laksa $10
- A hawkers egg noodle soup prepared in rich coconut curry gravy, garnished with fish balls, tofu, chicken pieces, bean sprout and boiled egg

Traditional Scottish Haggis $16.00
- Served with oat cakes & peppercorn jus
Banoffee $13.00
- Caramelized bananas & vanilla bean ice cream topped with butterscotch drizzle & gingernut crumble
Pan Seared Salmon $36.00
- Complimented by green pea & dill risotto garnished with preserved lemon
Smoked Duck Salad $22.00
- Roast walnuts, blue cheese & fresh orange vinaigrette
Lamb Loin $38.00
- Layered on minted potato croquettes, slow roasted baby carrots garnished with fennel & cucumber slices
Affogato $13.00
- Vanilla bean ice cream drowned in espresso & liqueur
Soup of the Day $12.00
- Served with house baked bread
Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken $36.00
- Amongst grilled courgette, spiced pumpkin puree, coriander, sweetcorn & truffle salsa

Seared prime beef fillet open steak sandwich on roasted focaccia $17,5
- with gumbo sauce, spring salad and beer battered kumara ribbons
Tender pork fillet pan seared $17,9
- with a green peppercorn, mushroom & bacon cream sauce on lyonnaise potato and salad greens
Semi roasted Baby beets and goats cheese $23,9
- in a filo tart, drizzled with a pomegranate balsamic syrup & red leaf salad
French styled crusted lamb rump $30
- on a soft mash potato, with a bacon, tomato, pearl onion red wine demi
Tender pork fillet pan seared $17,9
- with a green peppercorn, mushroom & bacon cream sauce on Lyonnaise potato and salad greens
Filo Tart of roasted baby beets, red onion, cherry tomatoes and goats cheese drizzled $16
- with a beetroot balsamic glaze served with wispy beet leaves
Deconstructed steak and kidney pie $17,5
- with black pudding, creamed potato, a puff pastry hat and a poached Hokonui egg
Lightly poached flaked salmon $12,5
- with a mix of rocket, grapefruit & wasabi mayo sandwiched between Asian wonton pastry

Cheese, Corn & Capsicum $10.50 per doz
Steak & Mushroom $1.95
Mince $7.50 per doz
Mince $1.85
Puffs Chocolate (unfilled) $0.85
Steak & Pea $1.95
Small cocktail sausage roll $7.50 per doz
Cornish Pasties $1.95

Creamy Vegetable
- A parcel of six fresh garden vegetables, hand picked and coated in a creamy cheese sauce, embraced in crispy golden pastry.
Steak, Cheese n Bacon
- Smoky range bacon blended with juicy chunks of steak and doused in creamy Colby cheese, nestled in a crisp pastry surround.
Classic Mince
- Lean beef mince cooked in a rich brown gravy, wrapped in a golden crispy pastry.
Chunky Steak
- A prime cut of beef cooked till tender in a rich brown gravy, nestled in a bed of golden crispy pastry.
Satay Chicken
- Tender breasts of chicken smothered in smooth satay sauce, wrapped in pastry and baked till golden and crisp.
Creamy Chicken n Corn
- Lean and tender breast and thigh of chicken nestled in a creamy sauce all rolled up with kernel corn in the tastiest of pastries.
Steak n Onion
- A juicy cut of lean beef stewed in diced onion enclosed in a crispy golden pastry.
Steak n Mushroom
- Button mushrooms sliced upon a bed of prime chunky cut steak wrapped in crunchy golden pastry.

BEETROOT TARTE TATIN $20.00
- w. goat’s cheese & salad greens
CLAM & MUSSEL NOODLE BOWL $28.00
- nhanced w. chilli & lime
THE TROPHY $36.00
- selection of cured meats, pickled vegetables, cheese, bread & spreads
HUNTED BOAR $27.50
- pork cutlet w. a fennel seed & rock salt rub, slaw, herb rosti, parsnip puree & granny smith apple sauce
THE HUNTERS BAG $38.00
- prawn twisters, pork belly, beef bites, whitebait patties, duck fat potatoes & dipping sauces
THE DECOY $42.00
- chef ’s selection of samples from the menu
WILD MUSHROOM & MASCARPONE RISOTTO $22.00
CHOCOLATE LUSH $12.00
- chocolate mud cake w. mocha sauce

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