The Verandah Cafe in Hamilton Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Multigrain, white or gluten free toast (V) $9.00
    • With selection of preserves
  • Granola yoghurt tart (V)(GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal fruit
  • Freshly baked croissant $17.50
    • With champagne ham, brie & scorched tomato. Petit breakfast salad
  • Toasted banana bread (V) $19.00
    • With maple mascarpone, fresh banana, berries & pistachio praline
  • Bacon & eggs $19.50
    • Your style on multigrain
  • Mushroom & feta bruschetta (V) $21.00
    • With poached egg
  • Grilled lamb’s fry & bacon $20.00
    • With black pudding, tomato & red wine onion puree
  • The verandah big breakfast $22.50
    • Eggs your way over chipolata hash, streaky bacon curls, mushroom & onion sauté w/ grilled tomato. Whole grain toast.
  • Eggs benedict (GF)
    • On potato roesti with citrus hollandaise
  • -With bacon $20.00
  • -With house smoked salmon $22.00
  • Kids breakfast (V) $11.50
    • Pikelet kebabs with fresh fruit, nutella & honey yoghurt, scattered scroggin
  • One egg your way $11.50
    • With bacon, cheese kransky & hash brown on toast
ALL DAY MENU ALL DAY MENU
  • Fries $8.00
  • Wedges $11.50
  • -Wedges with bacon, cheese & spring onions $15.50
  • Homemade soup $14.50
    • Of the day with crusty bread
  • Grilled vegetable pastry (V) $21.00
    • With grilled haloumi
  • Spiced puy lentil salad (V)(GF) $21.00
    • Baby beetroot, goat’s cheese, dried cranberries, honey mustard dressing
  • Pasta of the day $22.00
  • Seared miso salmon (GF) $24.00
    • On herb polenta cake, dill mascarpone with rocket salad
  • Beef & mushroom burger $23.00
    • With onion confit & peppered egg. Served with fries & aioli
  • Marinated lamb salad (GF) $24.00
    • With kumara, pumpkin, cherry tomatoes & feta - mint dressing
  • Fresh market fish of the day $24.00
  • Twice cooked pork belly (GF) $24.00
    • Celeriac & hazelnut salad
  • Chicken nachos (GF) $18.00
    • With sour cream and guacamole
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Kid’s tasting plate (GF/DF/V on request) $11.50
    • See today’s list
  • Chicken & bacon burger $11.50
    • With fries & mini salad
  • Hawaiian pizza $11.50
    • With wedges & salad
  • Pirate’s catch $11.50
    • Battered fish and chips with salad & tomato mayo
  • Kids ice cream sundae $7.50
    • With berry, chocolate or caramel sauce
  • Please order at the counter gluten free & dairy free options available – please consult our staff
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Chocolate swirl tiramisu $11.50
    • With sponge fingers & hazelnut praline crumb
  • Waffles $11.50
    • With grilled pineapple, ice cream & butterscotch sauce
  • The verandah cheesecake $11.50
    • Of the day with ice cream
  • Knickerbocker glory $11.50
    • Layered fruit salad, jelly & ice cream – chocolate sauce & berry coulis

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seasoned Wedges small $12.9 large $16.5
    • With cheese, bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Spaghetti Carbonara $22.5
    • Pan fried chicken pieces with bacon, mushroom, onions, garlic all bound in a white wine cream sauce with spaghetti and parmesan
  • Speight's Ceviche $15.5
    • 140gm of fresh, market fish marinated in lemon juice and coconut cream, mixed through with fresh tomato, red onion, capsicum, coriander and chilli. Served with micro-greens and lemon
  • Kawhia Chowder $16.5
    • A selection of seafood, bound in a creamy coconut chowder served with toasted ciabatta, garlic butter and lemon
  • Soup of the Day $11.5
    • Ask your wait staff for our chef's latest creation. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Cheesecake of the Day $11.5
    • Served with whipped cream and berry compote
  • Buffalo Wings $16.5
    • Six succulent, moist, buffalo wings covered in our very own Speight's Buffalo sauce served on a bed of fresh garden salad
  • Sweet thai chilli $2.0
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken on Rice $10.50
  • Roast Pork Satay $12.00
  • Chao Y? Shé $15.00
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.50
  • B-B-Q Pork on Noodles $9.50
  • Chicken Black Bean $11.50
  • Roast Duck on Vegetables $14.00
  • Chicken Curry $11.50
  • Sandwiches and rolls $7.50
    • Egg, avocado & rocket ; Corned beef, cheddar & cos; Roast beef, onion & horseradish; FR chicken, chilli aioli & cos
  • Baked Salmon $10.00
    • w. tomato, lime & chilli salsa or Fennel & lemon salad
  • Toast & jam or honey $6.50
    • w. River kitchen plum jam; marmalade; apricot jam
  • River Kitchen scones $4.50
    • Custard & date; Potato, cheese & red pepper
  • Toast w. tomato & avocado $9.50
    • w. olive oil, lemon & sea salt
  • Cupcakes $4.50
    • Pink lemonade; Passionfruit & lime; Red velvet; Chocolate fudge; Sugar Plum
  • Seasonal favourites N/A
    • Slow cooked Lamb shank terrine; Roast pumpkin koftes; Wild Venison scotch eggs; Baked polenta w. eggplant & mozzarella ;Vietnamese rice paper rolls; River kitchen lasagne ; Baked stuffed egg
  • Fruit friands $5.50
    • Rhubarb & vanilla; Apricot, honey & almond; Plum & almond; Mango, lime & coconut; Chocolate & cherry
  • -Entree Size $11.90
  • Thai Aroma Stir Fried (Stir fried satay sauce)
    • Home made satay sauce, stir fried with broccoli, carrot, cauliflower and capsicum. Sprinkled with roasted cashew nuts.
  • Pad Kra Paow (Basil stir fried)
    • Stir fried basil, bamboo shoots, green bean, mushroom, capsicum, fresh chilli and garlic. Very popular in Thailand.
  • Chicken Satay $8.50
    • Signed skewers of well-marinated chicken breast, served with homemade peanut sauce.
  • Thai Aroma Noodles
    • This is very popular. Stir fried wide rice noodles with home made satay sauce and vegetables
  • Ocean Fire $23.90
    • Steamed mixed seafood with Thai herbs and spices with a variety of vegetables. Very tasty with seafood
  • -Entree Size $12.90
  • Kao Pad (Fried rice)
    • Thai style fried rice with egg, carrot, peas, tomato and onion.
  • Cheesecake $10.50
    • Classic set cheesecake with chantilly cream
  • Asparagus $5.00
  • -Add sauteed prawns $5.00
  • -Add hot smoked salmon $5.00
  • -Add sauteed prawns $5.00
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Mexican spiced mince with corn chips, melted cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Cheese board $15.00
    • Selection of 3 cheeses with fruit paste, nuts, apricots & a selection of crackers
  • Oneforty steak $15.00
    • 140g scotch steak with hand cut fries & fresh garden salad
  • Lake Chalice Pinot Gris Marlborough $9.5 / $45
  • Boundary Road $9
  • ‘V’ $5.5
  • Corona $8.5
  • PORK RIBS Cooked in our own BBQ marinade with fries & peppered pineapple $17.5
  • Brookfields ‘Bergman’ Hawke’s Bay $9 / $42
  • Nga Waka Martinborough $11.5 / $55
  • Stoke 2 Stoke (2%) $8
  • No. 1 $5.00
    • 2 fish, 2 potato fritter, 1 sausage 1$1.2 Chips
  • Chicken $9.50
  • Chicken $9.50
  • No. 5 $12.00
    • 5 fish, 3 potato fritters, 2 sausages, 2 crab sticks, $2.5 Chips
  • Egg fried rice $7.50
  • Steak $8.50
  • Prawn $12
  • No . 7B $20.00
    • 6 fish, 5 potato fritters,3 sausages,2 crab sticks, 2 hot dogs, 1.5 L drink, $3 chips
  • add avo $4.50
  • MOZAIK BEEF SALAD $21.50
    • 2 poached eggs, pomegranate dressing & fries
  • add salmon or sujuk sausage $ 20.90
  • CORN EGGS BENEDICT
    • poached eggs, corn fritters, avocado, hollandaise & rocket
  • rocket pesto, cream cheese & tomato $9.50
  • CORN FRITTERS $19.90
    • bacon, grilled tomato, salsa, sour cream & salad
  • FRIES & aioli $6.00
  • cajun chicken $5.50
  • Garden Pita $8.5 Reg / $7.5 Petita
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Chicken Crave Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Chick n Fala Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Steak Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Che / Rice Pudding $10.50
    • Black sticky rice pudding with coconut cream and seasonal fruit
  • Bun / Noodle Salad $17.00
    • Vermicelli noodle salad served with lemongrass beef and spring roll. finished with fresh herbs, pickled carrot, peanuts and served with our housemade nuoc mam sauce
  • Thit Kho Trung / Braised Pork Belly $15.00
    • Pork belly braised in young coconut water and quail eggs
  • Banh Cuon / Steamed Rice NoodlesSteamed rice noodles filled w minced pork and wood ear mushroom served with Vietnamese herb salad and our nuoc mam sauce3pc $14.50
  • Pho / Noodle Soup chicken
    • Fragrant broth infused w cinnamon, cloves, coriander, star anise and ginger served with rice noodles, bean sprouts, basil, coriander and spring onions. (herb plate available on request) Choose: beef
  • Mon An Chay / Steamed vegetables $12.50
    • Steamed seasonal vegetables and salted soybean and lemongrass dipping sauce
  • Goi Du Du / Green Papaya Salad $15.50
    • Shredded green papaya, carrot, mixed Vietnamese herbs dressed with our housemade nuoc mam sauce. served with steamed prawns, peanuts and fried shallots
  • Banh Chuoi / Banana Cake $8.50
    • Vietnamese banana cake with creamy coconut ice cream
  • Mixed field mushrooms $16.00
    • thyme cream on toasted ciabatta and shaved parmesan (add bacon $4)
  • Asian beef salad $18.00
    • sirloin steak marinated and glazed in asian spices, egg noodles salad, roasted cashew and coriander pesto
  • Planet harvest salad $4.00
    • add grilled chicken
  • Parisian tart $16.00
    • our chef's inspired daily creation, served with side salad
  • Toasted New York bagel $16.00
    • Aoraki salmon, red onion, capers and feta whip
  • Free range eggs on toast $4.00
    • add chorizo
  • Botannix grill $19.00
    • free range eggs any style, middle bacon, lamb merguez sausages, potato rosti, slow roasted tomato and mushrooms
  • Garden salad and dressing $6.00
  • Traffic Bacon & Egg Toastie $7.50
    • Traditional style bacon & egg toastie on mixed grain toast
  • French Toast $13.50
  • Homemade Beef Noodle Soup $10.00
  • Chips $7.00
    • Served with homemade aioli
  • Bacon optional $14.50
    • Sweetly spiced Turkish Pide toasted French style with grilled banana, maple syrup & cream on the side
  • Chicken Mushroom Filo
    • Mushroom, onion, chicken, served with seasonal salad
  • Scrambled eggs & smoked salmon, drizzled with hollandaise sauce $15.50
  • Chicken Mushroom Filo $9.50
    • Served with seasonal salad and sweet chilli sauce on the side
  • Chicken liver pate $10.20
    • With apple syrup, warm bread & beetroot relish
  • Hot smoked salmon $15.50
    • Red onion, caper salaw, brie
  • Bbq pulled pork $15.50
    • House made slaw, mozzarella
  • Pub style $9.00
    • Cheese, caramelised onion, buffalo mozzarella
  • Smoked salmon $22.50
    • Cheese, red onion, fresh tomato, basil, capers, lemon aioli
  • A mixture of breads, fried bites and delicious deli cuts. Accompanied with pickles & dipping sauces $29.00
  • Rustic kumara chips $9.00
    • With garlic aioli & hoppy salt
  • Braised beef sausage $15.50
    • Caramelised onions, capsicum slaw, mozzarella
  • Yakitori/ Cheese $5.00
    • Grilled chicken with cheese
  • Rice $1.50
    • White rice
  • Onion Salad $10.00
    • Fried onion, green vegetables, tomato and cheese
  • Imagawayaki $8.50
    • Japanese Custard Cake
  • Karaage (Salt/lemon) $11.50
    • Fried chicken served with salt and lemon
  • Takoyaki $10.00
    • Fried octopus balls
  • Edamame $5.50
    • Cold salted green soybeans
  • Tebasaki $15.50
    • Fried chicken wings & mini drums served with chef special sauce and black pepper
  • Guacamole $5 / $10
  • Fresh flour tortillas x 2 $4
  • Vegetariana $27
    • chipotle spiced vegetable medley
  • Pollo $27
    • tender slices of chipotle chicken
  • Taquitos De Pollo $14
    • small fresh corn tortillas filled with chicken, deep fried and served with Mole Poblano sauce
  • Chimichanga Mexicana see below
    • a rolled flour tortilla encasing one of our fillings with rice, pan fried and oven baked to golden served with Mexican slaw
  • Enchiladas see below
    • two rolled corn tortillas, baked and topped with our special sauce served with rice
  • Frijoles $23
    • corn tortillas filled with black beans and baked in salsa verde and chilli cheese
The Verandah Cafe

The Verandah Cafe

location

Address

Off Ruakiwi Road, Hamilton Lake Domain, Hamilton Lake, Hamilton

phone

Phone

078380692

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Digital Payments ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
Off Ruakiwi Road, Hamilton Lake Domain, Hamilton Lake, Hamilton