The Penguins Nest Cafe in Otago Menu

Fresh fish done in an Emersons beer batter $25.00
- with chips, salad & homemade tartare sauce
Meat lovers $18.50
- salami, ham, bacon, bbq sauce
Omelette $19.00
- Smoked salmon, caper, spinach & cream cheese. Or bacon, mushroom, spinach & tomato
Breads with dips $14.00
Fresh fish and chips done in an Emersons beer batter $20.00
- served with fresh fries salad and homemade tartare sauce
Muesli $8.50
- with natural yoghurt and honey
French fries with garlic aioli $8.00
Gourmet Pizzas $19.50
- Smoked salmon, chicken cranberry and brie BBQ meat lovers

Banoffee cup (GF) $8.00
- Layered biscuit, caramel, banana & cream
Omelette (GF)(V) $10.00
- Tasty, fluffy omelette with your choice of two fillings. Served with salad
-Small $15.00
Apple & rhubarb crumble $7.50
- Homemade, served warm with cream & ice cream
Chicken filo $20.00
- Filo parcel, filled with chicken, apricots and cream cheese, and topped with apricot sauce. Served with chips & salad
-Small $8.50
Bacon, eggs & chips (GF) $10.50
-Large $19.50

Roast of the Day $18.90
- A Robbie’s favourite! The chef’s choice of prime oven roasted meat, served with roasted seasonal vegetables and gravy.
Bacon and Eggs $15.90
- Tasty bacon and your choice of eggs – scrambled, fried or poached, with toasted bread.
Catch of the Day $26.90
- Succulent fillets of fish either in beer batter or pan fried, served to you with fresh lemon, tartare sauce, salad and fries. Add 2 fried eggs $2.50
Beef Schnitzel & Mushroom Sauce $18.50
- Our very popular golden crumbed beef schnitzel, smothered in a hearty mushroom sauce, with salad and fries.
Extra Sour Cream $2.50
Eggs Benedict $16.90
- With bacon on an English muffin, smothered in a rich creamy hollandaise sauce
Whole Mushrooms $4.90
Robbie’s Ribs S$22.90 / L$29.90
- A generous plate of pork spare ribs covered in our own tangy BBQ sauce piled on top of potato wedges.

Seafood Platter $18.50/ $33.00
- Platter containing scallops, prawn twisters, fish bites, crab sticks, with shrimp and fries (For 1/ For 2)
Mix Grill $25.00
- Portherhouse cooked to your liking, beef patty, bacon, sausage, 2 eggs, onion and fries.
Open Steak Sandwich $19.50
- Toastd foccacia topped with cheese, sizzling seasoned beef and salad greens. Served with crosscut chips + aioli.
Open Lamb Sandwich $19.50
- Toastd foccacia topped with cheese, seasoned lamb and salad greens. Served with crosscut chips + aioli.
Snack Basket $11.00
- 3 nuggets, 3 mini hotdogs and fries
Salad of the day $16.00
Salmon Parcel $17.50
- Lemon herb seasoned salmon, wrapped in foil, served with citrus dressing, seasonal salad and fries.
Ice cream sunday $7.00
- Chocolate, strawberry or caramel

-Gang Som Prawns, Fish $19.50
- Gang som, prawns / fish curry with mixed vegetables or pineapple
Combination $20.00
- 3x Curry puffs, 4x fried mini spring rolls, 3x chicken satay kebabs, 4x kra thong thong, 4x prawns tempura
Pad See-Eaw Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $15.50 / $16.50
- Stir fried noodle with Thai sweet soy sauce
-Tom Yum (Chicken, Seafood, Prawns) $18.50 / $19.50
- Spicy and sour soup with mushroom, lemongrass and coriander
Red Curry with Pineapple $17.50
- Pineapple in coconut cream with red curry paste
RaadNha Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $15.50 / $16.50
- Stir fried noodle with vegetable top with Thai gravy sauce
-Gang Pa Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $17.50 / $19.50
- Spicy curry paste with sweet basil paste and vegetables
-Larb Beef, Pork, Chicken, Prawn, Seafood $18.50 / $19.50
- Spicy salad with fresh mints, coriander, red onions

Chicken Apricot Reg $15.90 Large $19.90
- For the sweet tooth... full, rich apricot sauce, chunks of marinated chicken breast. Covered with 100% New Zealand mozzarella cheese and finished with delicious cream cheese.
Chicken Roll / Beef Roll / Vegetarian Falafel Roll Lrg $12.90 Small $10.90
- Comes in roll-up bread with fresh mixed salad, hummus and your choice of Yilmaz sauce.
Beef Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, mushroom, green & red capsicum, beef, mozzarella cheese.
Hot Chilli Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, tomato, green and red capsicum, beef, jalapenos, mozzarella cheese.
Falafel Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, tomato, falafel, green & red capsicum, mozzarella cheese.
Jumbo Combo $19.90
- Beef, Chicken & Falafel
Supreme Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, mushroom, pineapple, pepperoni, beef, mozzarella cheese.
Hawaiian Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Chicken OR beef, onion, pineapple, mozzarella cheese.

K1. Khao Pad Supparod Moo Ham $11
- Pineapple fried rice with Ham and Cashew nut
K9. Kuay Taiew Moo Sub $13
- Rice noodle stir-fry with tomato based sauce and pork mince
Sticky Rice S $4.90 / L $8.90
C6. Panang Moo (Hot) $23
- The meaty of all Thai curry, tender pork cooked in saucy Panang curry with shredded Kafir Lime Leaves
Brown Rice S $4.90 / L $8.90
E17. Kanom Pung Nah Moo $9.5
- Flavoured pork mince on crispy bread with Thai pickled cucumber dip
K8. Khao Pad American $15
- Fried rice with tomato sauce, raisin, peas, carrot, corn served with chicken nibble, sausage and fried egg.
Thai Style Fried Egg $3.00

Cheese $12.50
- prime NZ beef, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Tropical $14.50
- prime NZ beef, bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, 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
Breakfast $16.50
- prime NZ beef, hash rosti, bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Ribeye $18.50
- prime NZ rib eye steak 200g grilled, onion jam, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Lamb $15.50
- prime NZ lamb rump, mint jelly, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish
Fries $7.50
- with aioli or tomato sauce
Popcorn chicken box $8.50
- popcorn chicken served with fries & tomato sauce

Soup $18.00
- vine tomato and charred red pepper soup, mozzarella, olive and cured tomatoes
wagyu flank steak salad, miso cream, pickled vegetables, shitake, crispy noodles $23.00
Grilled w/ a Thai butter and pickled ginger
The C.O.D $18.00
- McFarlane's cherries, ricotta mousse, tonka bean macaron and apricot Dark chocolate tart, local raspberries, yoghurt aniseed ice cream strawberry ice cream sandwich, poached rhubarb and cream cheese Blueberry and walnut carrot cake, cream cheese ice cream
wagyu beef rump, broccoli, jersey benne potatoes, pepper sauce and gorgonzola $39.00
Wakanui rib eye steak (250gl, roast tomatoes, the Rees steak butter $49.00
3 Cheeses $25.00
Roast wild southland venison topside (220g), juniper beets and chocolate $49.00

Seasoned wedges $10
- with sour cream & sweet chilli
Bar Platter $25
- chicken nuggets, prawn twisters, salt & pepper squid, spring rolls with chips & sauces
Chips with aioli & tomato sauce $7
Roasted Field Mushroom $20
- with mixed salad, creamy feta, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives & balsamic glaze
1/4kg Drunken Sirloin $28
- Marinated in Speights Old Dark with fried eggs, chips & garlic butter
Seafood Basket $12
- prawn twisters, hoki bites, squid rings, crabstick & chips with homemade tartare & tomato sauce
1/3kg Rib Eye $34
- Cooked to your liking, with house salad, garlic herb-buttered Perla potatoes & a creamy bacon-mushroom sauce
Cajun Spiced Chicken $25
- with crispy noodles, mixed green salad & drizzled with aioli

SUSHI
- Sushi prepared by our in-house chef. Select from: Akaroa salmon, chicken, tuna, prawn, vegetarian. Soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger >>
VEGETARIAN SEASONAL FARE
- Vegetarian tikka masala curry. V, NF, DF, GF
FROM THE GRILL
- Twice-cooked pork belly in teriyaki sauce. NF, DF
FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
- Baby octopus salad with tahini paste and lime juice. GF, DF, NF
FLAME ROTISSERIE
- Succulent roast chicken basted with honey, olive oil, garlic, ginger, mint, coriander and basil. GF, NF, DF
ANTIPASTO
- Locally cured cold meats including pastrami, hot spiced pork and beef, French rosette salami, saucisse salami, hot sopressa alpine salami, smoked ham and smoked chicken breast.Capers, large green olives, black pitted olives.
FROM THE GRILL
- Apple & cranberry sauce, green tomato chutney, mint & coriander raita, chipotle BBQ sauce.
CAESAR SALAD
- Craft your own version of the classic Caesar salad. Shaved parmesan from the 'wheel', crisp cos lettuce, red onion, capers, grilled streaky bacon, grated egg, anchovy fillets, parmesan wafers, garlic croutons, and homemade Caesar dressing.

The Stag $13.90
- It definitely won’t make you more attractive but it’ll make you feel great. Venison, Salad, Portobello Mushroom, Blue Cheese, with Aioli and Plum Chutney.
Soft Drinks $4.5
Big Bro $14.90
- I guess if we had a Kiwi Burger this would be it, Its good times. Beef Pattie, Salad, Bacon, Egg, Portobello Mushroom, Beetroot, Cheese with Aioli, and Velvet Relish.
Squawk Dawg $8.90
- This one is named after the guy who came up with most of these burgers. Its got a Beef Pattie, Salad, Aioli and Velvet Relish.
Mini Velvet Burger $7.90
- 1/2 size Venison Pattie, Salad, Grilled Pineapple, Chilli Mayonnaise & Velvet Relish.
Goneburger $16.00
- If you can eat this one someone will definitely give you a high five Goes down great with a cold beer. Beef Pattie, Crumbed Chicken Breast, Salad, Bacon with Aioli and Velvet Relish.
Manburger $22.90
- Our biggest burger ever! Beef pattie, venison pattie, crumbed chicken breast, lamb pattie, streaky bacon, cheese, relish & aioli.
Cheese $2

Malai Kofta - Delicious clusters of lightly fried homemade cottage cheese, potato and nuts, served with a delicate cashew sauce $14.50
Chicken Rassa - Boneless chicken pieces cooked with Chef’s secret spices with crushed tomato and onion in a homestyle sauce. $15.50
Mango Chicken - An exotic curry with tender chicken in a subtle creamy sauce $15.50
Cheese & Garlic Naan - Leavened bread with a generous sprinkling of crushed garlic & cottage cheese stuffing $6.00
Kheema Naan - Naan stuffed with mildly spiced minced lamb $6.00
Rogan Josh - Spiced lamb curry simmered with tomato, and a dash of aniseed $16.50
Lamb Dhansak - Popular delicious Parsi lamb dish with lentils, soaked overnight and slow cooked, with a selection of spices. $16.50
Khadai Chicken - A rich flavorsome curry with crushed tomato, capsicum and green chillies in a thick masala sauce $15.50

Pork Belly (GF) $25.50
- Fennel infused braised pork belly served with a smoked kumara puree and a spicy corn & pineapple salsa.
Herb Loaf $9.50
- Home Baked herb loaf topped with rosemary oil & sea salt, served with garlic and chilli butters.
Pulled Pork / Beef Burger / Chicken Pasta $19.50
Coast to Coast (GF)(DF) $28.50
- Otago blue cod fillets, either crumbed & pan fried or battered, served with straight cut fries.
Spinach, Feta & Tomato Omelette $17.50
- Three egg omelette with spinach leaves, crumbled feta & chopped tomatoes
Mushroom & Port Pate $13.50
- Craft’s own mushroom pate served with crostini’s.
-Add Streaky bacon rashers $4.00
Sole Paupiette / Chicken Breast $23.50

Chicken/lamb vindaloo $6.00
- Cooked with fiery red hot curry sauce.
Peshwari naan(kashmiri naan) $4.50
- Special naan from peshawar; plain flour bread stuffed with sultana, coconut & cottage cheese.
Roti $2.50
- Unleavened wholemeal flour bread and baked in the tandoor.
Lamb rogan josh $6.00
- Diced lamb cooked with ginger, garlic, onions & spices in a traditional north indian style.
Mixed platter for two $14.00
- A combination of the above entrees: 2 veg samosa, 2 onion bhaji, 2 choosa tikka, and 2 seekh kebabs
Poppadums $1.00
- Crispy, salty indian wafers
Veg pakora $5.00
- A mixture of fresh vegetables dipped in spiced chickpea flour batter and deep fried.
Butter chicken $6.00
- Tender pieces of chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato sauce, garnished with almonds

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