The Whaler in Canterbury Menu

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Soup of the Day - Blackboard Special $14
- A hearty vegetarian soup with lightly toasted garlic bread
Seafood Chowder $16
- A creamy chowder filled with local seafood selection & lightly toasted garlic bread
Garlic Bread $9.5
- Toasted bread with garlic butter & herbs
Garlic Bread $11
- Like it cheesy
Calamari $12
- Lightly crumbed calamari with tartare sauce
Marlborough Mussels $14
- Steamed in white wine, dressed with fresh cream & coconut cream, chilli & coriander, served with lightly toasted garlic bread
Moroccan Spiced Prawn & Scallop Skewers $14
- Barbequed Prawn & Scallop Skewers dusted with Moroccan Spices served with a dipping sauce
Sticky Ribs $14
- Ribs roasted in a deliciously sticky BBQ & plum sauce

Thai Beef Salad $19.5
- Tender strips of grilled porterhouse steak with seasonal vegetables, coat in Thai style sauce, served on salad greens with crispy noodles.
Warm Greek Chicken Salad $22
- Tender strips of marinated Chicken, feta, olives, red onion, tomato, cucumber & roasted pine nuts with salad greens & a house dressing,
Warm Greek Chicken Salad $18.5
- Vegetarian Option
Ribeye Steak $30
- 250g Prime Ribeye Steak served with fresh herb mash, salad greens & a red wine gravy
Surf & Turf it $38
- add Moroccan spiced Prawn & Scallop skewers.
Porterhouse Steak $18.5
- Tender Porterhouse Steak served with salad greens & the choice of potato mash or fries, mushroom or garlic sauce Special
BBQ Ribs $26
- Ribs roasted in a deliciously sticky BBQ & plum sauce served with fries and salad greens
Market Fish $26
- Pan fried Fish of the day, served with Singapore prawn & vegetable noodles, salad greens & a sweet & sour sauce
Monteith’s Golden Fish & Chips $23
- Monteith’s Golden Lager battered Hoki served with fries, salad greens & homemade tartare sauce
Marlborough Mussels $22
- steamed in white wine, dressed with fresh cream & coconut cream, chilli & coriander, served with lightly toasted garlic bread
Pasta of the Day $19.5
- Chef’s special fresh vegetarian pasta served with lightly toasted garlic bread
Pasta of the Day $22.5
- Like it with chicken & bacon
Chicken Tikka Masala $25
- Marinated Chicken breast cooked in a spiced, yoghurt, tomato & coconut sauce, served with Basmati rice & Naan bread.
Huntsman Chicken $26
- Honey mustard glazed chicken breast topped with bacon, mushrooms, cheese and a red wine sauce. Served with fresh vegetables & mash.

served with fries $N/A
Beef & Cheese Burger $19.5
Homemade Beef Pattie $19.5
- Cheese, Gherkin, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Mustard Mayo.
Spicy Hawaiian Chicken $19.5
Spicy coated Chicken $19.5
- Pineapple, Bacon, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Garlic Aioli.
Lamb Burger $19.5
- Homemade Lamb Pattie, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Cranberry Sauce Pesto Mayo.

Potato Mash / Side Salad 6.00 / Side of Vege’s $6.00
Side of Fries/ Eggs $6.00, $1.50 each

Chocolate Walnut Brownie $12
Chef’s Special $12
Crème brulee $12
All desserts are served w ice cream $N/A
Ice Cream Sundae $12
- Three scoops of vanilla ice cream, with chocolate, strawberry or caramel sauce
Kids Sundae Kids size ice cream sundae $6
- with chocolate, strawberry or caramel sauce

Kids Steak Meal $14
- Strip of porterhouse steak served with fries or mash & tomato sauce
Kids Sticky Ribs $14
- Sticky Pork Ribs in a BBQ & Plum sauce, served with fries and salad.
Kids Fish & Chips $14
- Battered Hoki served with fries, fresh baby salad & tomato sauce
Kids Golden Nuggets $12
- Chicken nuggets served with fries, fresh baby salad & tomato sauce

Kaikoura Cheese Company - Cheese Board $23
- Selection of local & NZ cheese, The Harnett Brie, Windsor Blue, Leyden cumin spiced Gouda, served with chutney, olives & crackers
Potato Steak Fries $8
- Bowl of steak fries with tomato sauce
Wedges $9.5
- Bowl of potato wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Wedges $12.5
- Like it with Cheese & Bacon topping
Chicken Crunch $12
- Crispy coated sweet chilli chicken tenders served with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Snack Platter - great for a group $40, half size $25
- Monteith’s Golden battered Hoki fish bites, Calamari, potato steak fries, garlic bread, mini spring roll & samosa’s with dipping sauces
Chicken Nacho’s $18.50
- Corn chips with chicken, chilli beans, topped with cheese, bacon guacamole & sour cream.

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Roasted Tomato $3.50
Smashed Avocado $3.50
Betty's Soldiers $16.00
- Two soft boiled eggs served with bacon twirls and ciabatta toast soldiers
Betty's Benes
- Two poached eggs and hollandaise served on toasted ciabatta
Avocado Smash $15.50
- with streaky bacon and a soft poached egg on wholegrain toast.
Stacey's Stack $19.50
- layered potato cake with roasted tomato, Portobello mushrooms, wilted spinach and a poached egg. Topped with bacon twirls and pesto hollandaise.
Black Betty's Big Breakfast $21.50
- Two eggs, streaky bacon, breakfast sausages, potato layer cake, roasted herb tomato and field mushrooms served with toast.
Betty's Bacon Buttie $15.00
- With crispy bacon, lettuce, avocado, NZ tomatoes and garlic aioli on $15.00 fresh ciabatta (Vegetarian option available with grilled haloumi and chipotle aioli)

parantha
- Multi layered buttered wholemeal bread.
Butter naan
- Fine flour bread, with a touch of butter.
special dynamite...
Plain naan
- Fine flour bread, usually served with tea or..
Seekh Kebab
- Freshly minced lamb blended with chef’s own combination of herbs and spices, skewered and roasted over glowing...
Butter chicken
- Creamy boneless chicken morsels cooked in a rich tomato...
Chicken jalfrezi
- Suculant chunks of chicken cooked to perfection with extra onion, tomatoes, capsicum and a wee touch of vinegar to produce a medium to hot...
Naan platter
- A combination of Plain/Butter/Garlic Naan served with Mango Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Raita and Tomato Onion and.

San Jin Bow $4.50
Har Cheong Fun $4.50
Hum Shiu Kwok $4.50
Salted Fish Chicken Fried Rice $10.00
Fun Gor $4.50
Hok Gan Noodles $10.00
Deep Fried Eggplant $5.00
Squid Balls $4.50

Kerala Beef Masala $16
- Tender beef cubes simmered in stock, roasted spices, onion and tomatoes and curry leaves
Scoop Ice Cream (2 scoops ) $5
Chocolate Dosa $10
- Sweet dosa finished with chocolate sauce and served with scoop of ice-cream
Kerala Lamb Masala $18
- Tender lamb cubes simmered in stock, roasted spices, onion and tomatoes and curry leaves
Kadala Curry( Chick Pea Curry) $15
- Traditional curry made with chick pea simmered in south Indian style gravy
Kothu Parotta Chicken / Beef / Veg $15
- Signature South Indian street food, chopped South Indian bread stir-fried with diced onion, egg and meat (chicken/beef) or vegetable curry
Pappadoms (deep fried) $2
Puttu - Gluten Free, Vegan $6
- Steamed cylinder of ground rice layered with grated coconut

Thai laksa (gf) (v option) A coconut milk broth, scented with ginger, kaffir lime & lemongrass, poured over buckwheat noodles & vegetables, topped with your choice of: either free-range chicken; fr 23.00
Powerhouse pizza verde (v) Thin crispy pizza base with pesto, roast vegetables, fetta, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, sundried tomato, & parmesan . 22.00
Traditional seafood chowder (gf option) Fish & shellfish in a creamy potage, served with toasted sourdough bread. 16.50
Eggs benedict (gf option) Two eggs served atop honey-cured bacon, on toasted English muffins with hollandaise sauce. 18.50
Toasted garlic bread 8.50
Highland fling Rolled oats simmered in milk, served on rhubarb & topped with banana, sugar, & cream, a wee lick o’ whisky liqueur, & blow-torched to caramelised perfection. 15.50
Navrattan (“nine gems”) curry platter (v) (gf) A dish of flavour explosions incorporating nine vegetables, accompanied by dhal, poppadum, date & lime chutney, & salad. 18.50
Eggs montreal (gf option) Two eggs served atop smoked salmon, on toasted English muffins with hollandaise sauce. 18.50

Grilled Chicken Breast, $30
- herb roasted potatoes and seasonal vegetables with a creamy white wine & garlic sauce
Fried egg $3
Meatlovers $18
- Bacon, salami, chorizo
Chicken Leg rubed with Turkish spices $24
- and braised in lemon gravy, served over Rice pilaf, sautéed aubergene, cherry tomatoes and freshly picked asparagus
Ciabatta with Manzanillo olive oil dip $7
Vegetables $6
- (Fresh seasonal)
Olives marinated in olive oil with lemon and garlic $7
Salad $6
- (fresh)

Seafood Basket & Fries $10.50
CAFÉ BURGER $12.90
- Your choice of chicken, beef or fish on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, tomato, grilled cheese, onions and relish, served with fries
Large Sausage Roll $3.50
Hot Dog $3.00
Tea-Coffee $3.00
Freshly Baked Quiche $4.00
FISH FILLET AND FRIES $13.50
- Served with salad and fries
STEAK’n’FRIES $17.50
- Prime Porterhouse Steak cooked to your liking served with gardensalad and fries

Preserved Egg Pork Porridge $5.00
Hot Chips $5.00
Sauteed Pork Belly With Xo Sauce $16.90
Chicken With Satay Sauce $14.90
Glutinous Rice With Pork (Shao Mai) $3.80
Rice & Curry Chicken N/A
Rice & Bbq Pork N/A
Singapore Fried Rice Noodles $11.00

Hot and Spicy Lamb with Onion $20.00
Black Pepper iron venison $25.00
- Sizzling Black Pepper Venison With Onion
Dry stir green beans Spicy Fried Beans with Mince $18.00
Fried Squid With Black Bean Sauce Small $18.00 / Medium $26.00
Ants on the tree Vermicelli with Pork Mince $15.00
Spicy & Salted Spare Ribs $18.00
Assorted fried Combination Fried Noodles $14.00
Mapo tofu Mapo Tofu $15.00

Beer battered fish $18.50
- Served with salad and fries
Pasta of the day $16.00
- Ask your waitperson
Izone beast burger $24.50
- Homemade beef patties, bacon, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion relish, melted cheese on a toasted vienna bun
French toast $10.50
- Served with maple syrup and cream
B.L.T $19.50
- An oldie but a goodie. Bacon rashes, crisp lettuce and fresh tomato on lightly toasted bread with garlic aioli
Bacon and egg buttie $14.00
- Fried eggs, two rashes of bacon on lightly toasted bread and your choice of tomato relish or hollandaise
Chicken breast $23.50/$30.00
- Served with spicy plum sauce (1 side/2 sides)
Add tomato $3.00

Dog Roll $7.00
- Hot cheerios' with sauce
Hog and Curly Whirlys $7.00
- Hot streaky bacon and chips
Haystack with sticks and straw $7.00
- Hot pancakes with bacon and bananas
Toasted Sandwich - you choice of 3 fillings $8.00
- Cheesem Ham, Mushroom, Tomato, Egg, Bacon, Pineapple, Onion
Hot seasoned wedges, sour cream and sweet chilli $8.00
Pancakes with berries and yogurt $12.00
Bowl of fries with sauce $7.00
Pancakes with bananas and bacon $12.00

Toasted Panini $9.00
Chips $4.00
Vegetarian Burger $13.00
Toastie $7.00
Porridge $10.00
Muesli & Fruit Compote $17.00
Pancakes $18.00
Bacon & Eggs $17.00

Jalapeño Poppers (V ) $10.00
- Deep fried, cheese filled, crumbed jalapenos served with a line mexican chipotle dipping sauce.
Tostadas (GF) $25.50
- From Mexico City, these beautiful homemade crunchy corn tortillas are lavishly topped with refried beans, shredded lettuce, cheese and red salsa, served with guacamole and pico de gallo and your choice o f Chicken, beef, vegetarian or prawns* (*available for $2 extra).
Crema de Calabaza (V, GF) $10.50
- This Mexican pumpkin cream soup is infused with the rich, smoky and smooth flavour o f chipotle sauce.
Enchiladas (GF) $24.50
- These are corn tortillas rolled around a chicken filling and covered with a sauce of your choosing with cheese and grilled. You can choose between green tomatillo sauce, red salsa or mole poblano. You shouldn’t miss out on our unique enchiladas.
Nachos $16.50
- With cheese, beans guacamole and pico de gallo, vegetarian, beef or chicken.
Quesadilla $16.50
- Filled with cheese and your choice of either chicken or beef.
Pescado a la Veracruzana (GF) $27.50
- This dish is the best example o f “jarochos” (people from Veracruz) cuisine. This Spanish influenced fish is bilked and served with cooked tomato, olives, spices served on a bed o f diced potato dressed with a mild creamy chipotle sauce.
Flautas (GF) $14.00
- These popular crispy golden tortillas are tilled with your choice of chicken or potato and cheese served with fresh lettuce, sour cream and cheese on top.

Habanero Crushed Potato $6
- crispy potato, spring onion, queso fresco & habanero dressing
Cuban Sandwich $15
- with ham, roast pork, aged cheddar, mustard and pickles served with chips
Wrap of the day $15
- chef’s choice in a grilled tortilla served with house salad. Please ask your waiter today’s chef special
Polenta $5
- crispy fried chips with chipotle aioli
Casa Salad $6
- mixed leaf, avocado, tomato, toasted, cumin, lime agave dressing.
Calamari Salad $15
- char grilled tentacles, charred corn, capsicum, shallot, garlic, chilli salt, coriander and lime
Pique Macho $15
- fried sweet potato, chorizo, pulled mutton & queso fresco
Black Bean & Tomato Burrito $15
- served with tomato salsa and queso fresco

-2. Mushroom $20.00
Toast Bagel $8.00
- With Cream cheese
Omelets with toast $19.80
-With green lettuces, tomato $17.50
Cajun Chicken Salad $19.80
- Grilled chicken on gourmet salad with honey roasted cashew nuts. Can be gluten free
-Scramble
-2. Onion, Mushroom and Cheese
Toast $6.00
- With Jam & Butter

The Whaler

Canterbury > The Whaler

Address

49-51 West End, Kaikoura, Canterbury, 7300, New Zealand

Phone

033193333

Email

thewhalerkaikoura@xtra.co.nz

Opened hours

Monday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Price

$10 - $20

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Bar , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Seafood , Vegetarian

Features

Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , After-hours , Waitstaff , Cheap Eats , Television , Groups , Lunch , Bar Scene , Seating , Highchairs Available , Drinks , Local cuisine , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar

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The Whaler in Canterbury Menu

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The Whaler

Canterbury > The Whaler

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49-51 West End, Kaikoura, Canterbury, 7300, New Zealand

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