The Portal in Palmerston North Menu

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Garlic Bread $3.50
Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
Soup of the Day $9.50
Scallops, Rice Noodles and Vegetables $10.50
Smoked Salmon on Sliced Potatoes $10.50
Russian Dumplings $12.00
Double Chips with Melted Cheese $10.00

Feta Fish and Chips $30.00
Roast Chicken $30.00
- with Gravy, Chips and Salad
Pork Schnitzel $32.00
- with Mashed Potato and Salad
Hot Plate $32.00
- Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Lamb Shanks $33.50
- with Mashed Potato and Vegetables

Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
Apricot Pie with Ice Cream $6.50
Double Chocolate Mousse $7.00
Cheesecake $7.00

Feta Fish and Chips $20.00
Roast Chicken $20.00
- with Gravy, Chips and Salad
Pork Schnitzel $20.00
- with Mashed Potato and Salad
Hot Plate $20.00
- Scotch Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
Lamb Shanks $20.00
- with Mashed Potato and Vegetables

Nearby Sample Menus

Falafel
- Chickpeas balls with spices and herbs
Served with rice, salad, carrot, hummus and jack dip
Large $10.90
Baklava $4.00
- A classic Turkish sweet with walnuts and honey
Mixed Dipped Plate $11.00
- Combination of three dips
Chicken Shish Meals $17.90
- Skewered grilled tender chicken cubes
Mixed Chips Meal
Large $15.90

Tropical veg $5.00
- Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
Chocolate mousse $3.50
Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
Seafood deluxe $11.50
- A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
Hawaiian $5.00
- Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
Large fries $3.50
Xtra Large $3.90
Apricot chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl

Thai Beef Salad $23.80
- Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
Warm Roast Vegetable Salad $20.00
- A combination of oven roasted root vegetables cooked with dukkah spices, feta cheese, cos lettuce, walnuts and olives finished with Ale House dressing and a splash of aioli. Add bacon: $ 23.60 Beer Match: A lovely meal to have with a Speight's nutty and grassy Gold Medal Ale.
Warm Moroccan Chicken Salad $23.80
- Moroccan style chicken on a bed of tabbouleh salad greens, avocado, grapes and cumin yoghurt dressing.
Musterer's Roast Lamb Cutlets $00.00
- Thyme infused lamb cutlets accompanied with kumara, parsnip and ginger hash, roasted vine ripened tomatoes, green beans then drizzled with our chefs special onion sauce and a rich jus. Beer Match: A pint of Speight's Distinction Ale will go great with this.
Mushroom Sauce $2.50
Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
- Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
Chicken Parcels $25.00/ $29.20
- Chicken breast, bacon, Turkish apricots, cream cheese and smoked paprika wrapped in golden filo pastry, topped with plum sauce and toasted almond shavings. Served with green salad and crispy potatoes. Beer Match: Enjoy with a glass of distinctively hoppy Speight's Summit.
Speight's Gourmet Burgers $23.50
- All burgers are constructed with a toasted monster bun, lettuce, tomato caramelised onion and served with golden fries. Choice of: Chicken-Chargrilled chicken breast, bacon, avocado and camembert with plum chutney./ Beef-Homemade beef pattie, bacon, egg, cheddar and beetroot relish with hickory smoked BBQ sauce./ Ostrich- 200g ostrich patty served with blue cheese, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit chutney.

Red wine braised AngusPure beef cheek $16.00
- w celeriac puree, pickled red onion salad
Garlic crusted squid $15.00
- w herbs, glass onion, cucumber, cashew nuts, chilli dressing, honey soy aioli
Warm puy lentil salad $14.00
- w carrot, radish, pickled red onion, sherry vinaigrette
Hand-cut sumac seasoned fries $5.50
AngusPure sirloin $18.00
- w orange kumara miso mash
Hummus from “Jerusalem” $10.00
- w/ olive oil, toasted bread
Vine tomato bruschetta $12.00
- w/ feta, basil, balsamic reduction, olive oil
Mushroom ragù $12.00
- w celeriac, sage, herb oil

Sesame Paste on Noodles (Cold) $9.90
Pork and Preserved Veges $9.90
Stir Fried Tofu on Rice (Spicy) $11.90
Egg and Leak Pancakes $5.50
Vegetarian Fried Noodles $11.90
Braised Pork with Pickled Mustard $11.90
Pork and Seafood Dumplings (16 pcs) $9.50
Shrimp Fried Rice $11.90

Grilled Haloumi Salad (V) $17.50
- Mixed lettuce, peas, mint, red onion, croutons, lemon & pesto yoghurt dressing. Low Gluten option available.
(V)= Vegetarian
Avocado $3.20
All Our Eggs Are Spca Blue Tick Approved Cage-Free.
Battered Fish with chips or salad $11
Smoked Salmon $6.90
Side of Chips $3.70
Egg (1) $2.40

Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.00
- served in onion sauce on toast
Mushrooms $15.00
- in cream and parsley sauce on toast
Soup of the Day $9.00
- ask staff
Bacon and eggs $14.50
- served on toast
Steak Sandwich $18.00
- with prime cut beef, onion rings, rocket, beetroot, horseradish sauce and fries
Toasted sandwiches $7.00
Garlic Bread $6.00
Toasted Breads $6.50
- grain bread, sourdough or toast

●Beef Dishes
-Better Chicken $15.99
- Unique dish cooked in chef special sauce
Fish Biryani $17.99
- Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated fish and spices
-Vegetable Makhani $12.90
- Fresh mixed vegetables cooked in rich creamy tomato gravy
Fish Tikka $16.50
- Tender pieces of fish marinated in spices and herbs then roasted in the charcoal oven
-Chicken Saagwala $14.50
- A beautiful royal Indian dish, cubed chicken cooked in a spice laced spinach sauce
Indian Kachumber $5.00
- Diced onion, tomato, cucumber with coriander leaves and freshly squeezed lemon
-Fish Masala $16.50
- Fresh cooked in onion tomato sauce and ground spices

-Full $12.50
·Mango Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF)
- Boneless meat marinated in white sauce cooked in tandoori oven finished with cashew nut and mango pulp sauce
-Full $12.50
·Navratan Korma (Veg) (GF)
- Seasonal vegetables cooked with rich creamy cashew nut gravy
Bombay Kolhapori Prawn/ Scallop (GF) $14.50
- Prawn/ scallop cooked in kolhapuri sauce and garnished with red chilli
·Malai Kofta
- Mashed potato, cottage cheese, cashew nut dumplings cooked with rich cashew nut gravy
Special Bombay Kebab (Chef Special) (GF) (DF) $9.99
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in exotic bombay spices, home-made yogurt then cooked in charcoal oven, served with salad
-Full $12.50

Hyderabadi Rogan Josh $17.89
- Cubes of lamb, onion and tomatoes cooked together with freshly grounded spices in rich brown gravy.
Tandoor Kerala Parotta $4
- slightly crispy layered bread. Specially prepared in tandoor.
Palak Beef $17.50
- Cubes of beef cooked in spinach based gravy with onions, tomato and spices.
Beef Darbari $17.50
- Cubes of beef cooked in tandoor served in aromatic tomato gravy with mix of special spices and laced with butter.
Cheese Naan $5
- Soft unleavened bread stuffed with cheese.
Vegetarian $35
- 1 appetizer (vegetarian platter – Vegetable bhaji, Samosa, Spring roll, Vegetable pakora), any 4 Curry, Rice, Garlic Naan, Pappadom, Dessert.:- per person.
Fish Naan $6
- Soft unleavened bread stuffed with spiced fish.
Malabari Fish Curry $19
- Fish fillet infused in curry leaves, coconut milk, mustard seeds, tamarind and spices

Chicken Teriyaki Burger $14.00
Deep Fried Banana Crepe $14.00
- with Caramel Sauce and Macadamia nuts
Beer Battered Fish Burger $14.00
Mini Works $12.00
- bacon, kransky, hash brown, egg and toast
Fish of the Day $32.00
Fresh fruit salad $10.00
- with honey & yoghurt
Green Salad $4.00
- with House Dressing
Bacon & Eggs on Toast $11.00

Cheese & Garlic Naan $4.00
Chicken & Egg Roll (Kebab) $11.00
Goan Fish Curry $10.00 / $15.00
- Half / Full
Paneer Kulcha $4.00
Kadai Chicken $15.00
Chicken Jhalfrezi $13.50
Chicken Changezi $15.00
Papadom ( 2 Pieces) $1.00

-Fresh Tuna Salad (G) $22.00
- Fresh tuna salad with orange, fresh coconut and Thai herbs
-Massaman Curry Lamb Shank $22.00
- Slow braised shank on kumara mash topped with creamy massaman curry sauce
-Sweet Basil Steak $22.00
- Chargrilled scotch fillet topped with Thai sweet basil sauce served on seasonal vegetables
-Black Pepper Steak $22.00
- Your choice of steak topped with black pepper sauce bok choy served on sizzling plate
Crumbed camembert $11.50
-Small fries / Potato mash / Kumara mash / Green salad / Steamed veggies $5.00
-The Lab Wok Fried Prawn Noodles (G) $20.00
- Stir fried noodle in tamarind sauce with prawn served in egg net
Mix B $11.50
- Roasted duck summer rolls / Crispy prawn cigars / Prawn cheesy balls

Chicken/Beef Vendaloo 14.90
- Traditionally a hot dish made world famous by the Chefs of Goa. It has a Portugese influence and is cooked with vinegar capsicum and whole spices. Put rice supplement to this dish
Mix Platter 14.90
- Consists of two pieces of each of the following Onion bhajee, samosa and chicken tikka vegetable
Chicken Methi 14.90
- Traditionally North Indian delicious chicken curry cooked with onion gravy, ginger/garlic and tenugreek leaves
Butter Prawns 16.90
- King Prawns cooked in tomato gravy and butter finished with cream
Basmati Rice 3.00
- Plain steamed basmati rice
Lamb Sacwala 15.90
- Diced lamb pieces cooked with leafy spinach, fresh tomatoes, ginger and garlic
Mango Chutney 3.50
Malai Kofta 14.90
- Homemade Indian cottage cheese, crushed cashew nuts, potatoes and spices mixed together and finished with rice creamy sauce

Ploughmans Platter $25.00
- Selection of cheeses, pickled vegetables, crackers, breads and dips
Pork Spare Ribs $23.00
- Mountain of rib served with fries and a garden salad
Fries $9.00
- Fries served with Tomato sauces and aioli
Carbonara $20.00
- Bacon, mushroom, garlic, onion in wine & cream reduction
Thai Beef Salad $12.00
- Beef strips with chilli, salad mix, crispy noodles & sweet chilli dressing
Cured Meat Platter $28.00
- House smoked venison back strap, prosciutto, parma ham, chorizo sausage, olives, caper berries, pepper jam, brie. Blue cheese and crackers
Bacon & Cheese Wedges $17.00
- Seasoned wedges topped with crispy bacon and melted cheese
Chicken Salad $22.00
- Tandoori with bacon, crispy noodles, greens & Chili peanut dressing