Address
49-51 West End, Kaikoura, Canterbury, 7300, New Zealand
The Whaler in Canterbury Menu
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TAPAS - ENTRÉES-
Soup of the Day - Blackboard Special $14
- A hearty vegetarian soup with lightly toasted garlic bread
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Seafood Chowder $16
- A creamy chowder filled with local seafood selection & lightly toasted garlic bread
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Garlic Bread $9.5
- Toasted bread with garlic butter & herbs
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Garlic Bread $11
- Like it cheesy
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Calamari $12
- Lightly crumbed calamari with tartare sauce
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Marlborough Mussels $14
- Steamed in white wine, dressed with fresh cream & coconut cream, chilli & coriander, served with lightly toasted garlic bread
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Moroccan Spiced Prawn & Scallop Skewers $14
- Barbequed Prawn & Scallop Skewers dusted with Moroccan Spices served with a dipping sauce
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Sticky Ribs $14
- Ribs roasted in a deliciously sticky BBQ & plum sauce
THE WHALER MAINS-
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.
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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,
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Warm Greek Chicken Salad $18.5
- Vegetarian Option
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Ribeye Steak $30
- 250g Prime Ribeye Steak served with fresh herb mash, salad greens & a red wine gravy
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Surf & Turf it $38
- add Moroccan spiced Prawn & Scallop skewers.
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Porterhouse Steak $18.5
- Tender Porterhouse Steak served with salad greens & the choice of potato mash or fries, mushroom or garlic sauce Special
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BBQ Ribs $26
- Ribs roasted in a deliciously sticky BBQ & plum sauce served with fries and salad greens
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Market Fish $26
- Pan fried Fish of the day, served with Singapore prawn & vegetable noodles, salad greens & a sweet & sour sauce
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Monteith’s Golden Fish & Chips $23
- Monteith’s Golden Lager battered Hoki served with fries, salad greens & homemade tartare sauce
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Marlborough Mussels $22
- steamed in white wine, dressed with fresh cream & coconut cream, chilli & coriander, served with lightly toasted garlic bread
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Pasta of the Day $19.5
- Chef’s special fresh vegetarian pasta served with lightly toasted garlic bread
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Pasta of the Day $22.5
- Like it with chicken & bacon
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Chicken Tikka Masala $25
- Marinated Chicken breast cooked in a spiced, yoghurt, tomato & coconut sauce, served with Basmati rice & Naan bread.
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Huntsman Chicken $26
- Honey mustard glazed chicken breast topped with bacon, mushrooms, cheese and a red wine sauce. Served with fresh vegetables & mash.
GOURMET BURGERS- served with fries $N/A
- Beef & Cheese Burger $19.5
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Homemade Beef Pattie $19.5
- Cheese, Gherkin, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Mustard Mayo.
- Spicy Hawaiian Chicken $19.5
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Spicy coated Chicken $19.5
- Pineapple, Bacon, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Garlic Aioli.
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Lamb Burger $19.5
- Homemade Lamb Pattie, Tomato, Red Onion, Lettuce, Cranberry Sauce Pesto Mayo.
SIDE DISHES & EXTRA’S- Potato Mash / Side Salad 6.00 / Side of Vege’s $6.00
- Side of Fries/ Eggs $6.00, $1.50 each
DESSERTS- Chocolate Walnut Brownie $12
- Chef’s Special $12
- Crème brulee $12
- All desserts are served w ice cream $N/A
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Ice Cream Sundae $12
- Three scoops of vanilla ice cream, with chocolate, strawberry or caramel sauce
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Kids Sundae Kids size ice cream sundae $6
- with chocolate, strawberry or caramel sauce
KIDS MENU-
Kids Steak Meal $14
- Strip of porterhouse steak served with fries or mash & tomato sauce
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Kids Sticky Ribs $14
- Sticky Pork Ribs in a BBQ & Plum sauce, served with fries and salad.
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Kids Fish & Chips $14
- Battered Hoki served with fries, fresh baby salad & tomato sauce
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Kids Golden Nuggets $12
- Chicken nuggets served with fries, fresh baby salad & tomato sauce
TASTY SNACKS-
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
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Potato Steak Fries $8
- Bowl of steak fries with tomato sauce
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Wedges $9.5
- Bowl of potato wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
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Wedges $12.5
- Like it with Cheese & Bacon topping
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Chicken Crunch $12
- Crispy coated sweet chilli chicken tenders served with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
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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
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Chicken Nacho’s $18.50
- Corn chips with chicken, chilli beans, topped with cheese, bacon guacamole & sour cream.
Nearby Sample Menus
- Beans /Mushrooms/Other Vege $2.00
- Our savoury crepes are hand mixed the traditional French way with buckwheat flour from France.
- Anathoth's Strawberry Jam $7.00
- Gluten Free/Dairy Free Crepe $1.00
- Banana & Strawberry Jam $8.00
- Chocolate & Banana $9.00
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3e Cranberry Chick $13.00
- Free-range chicken breast, caramelised onions, cranberry & brie
- Nutella $8.00
- Bacon & Egg N/A
- Steak & Kidney N/A
- Chicken N/A
- Vension Portbello N/A
- Steak, Bacon & Cheese N/A
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Vegetarian N/A
- Brocolli & Mushroom
- Chicken & Cranberry N/A
- Steak & Mushroom N/A
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Giant Burger $8.00
- Two beef patties, cheddar cheese, bacon, egg, pineapple, lettuce, onion, chow & tomato sauce.
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Chicken Deluxe $6.90
- Chicken breast stair fry with onion & Gary's seasoning, chicken patty, lettuce & mayo between a seeded bun.
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Steak Burger $6.40
- Two beef patties, steak fried with onion & Gary's seasoning, lettuce & tomato sauce.
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Wontons (x6) $5.40
- (with sweet chili sauce)
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Mushroom Burger $5.80
- Two beef patties, mushroom, lettuce, onion and tomato sauce.
- Corn Nuggets (x6) $3.60
- Sole Fillet $6.00
- One Scoop Chips $2.70
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Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork)
- Thai fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, spring onion, crushed peanut.
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Spicy Noodle ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
- Stir fried rice noodle with vegetables and egg.
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Stir Fried Basil ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
- Stir fried basil and vegetables
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Beef Oyster Sauce $10.00
- Stir fried beef vegetables with oyster sauce.
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Won Ton Soup $10.00
- Won ton and bean sprouts.
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B.B.Q Pork Noodle Soup $10.00
- Rice noodle with B.B.Q pork, bean sprouts.
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Stir Fried Red Curry Paste ( Chicken, Beef, Pork ) $10.00
- Steam fried vegetable with red curry paste, coconut, thai herb.
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Green Curry (Chicken, Beef, Pork)
- Green Curry with seasonal vegetables and coconut milk.
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Karhai Paneer $15.90
- A host of whole spices sauteed in onion and tomato with Indian cottage cheese (medium - hot)
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Vegetable Korma $15.90
- Assorted vegetables with a mild masala blend and a creamy sauce (mild)
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Butler's Banquet $30.00 per person
- For 4 Or More - Poppadoms - Dips / Bhajees - Any 4 curries / Naan and Garlic Naan
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Vegetable Jaipuri $15.90
- Variety of fresh vegetables in a creamy masala sauce (medium)
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Mango Chicken $16.90
- Exotic curry with tender chicken cooked in a subtle mango sauce (mild)
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Balti Goat $18.90
- Slow cooked goat with Chef's secret spices - Indian favourite (medium - hot)
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Lamb Vindaloo $17.90
- Goan favourite - hot and spicy curry tossed with hot red chillies tomato and vinegar (hot)
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Palak Paneer $15.90
- Cubes of Indian style cottage cheese in a spinach sauce with a splash of cream (medium)
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Plain Fried rice $9
- with egg
- Black Tiger Prawns (7 pieces) $18
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28. Yellow Curry
- A wild & spicy yellow curry cooked with chef’s selected vegetables, basil & potato
- Crispy Pork & Roasted Duck $18
- Combination Meat $16.50
- Chicken, beef or Pork $16
- All served with rice
- Black Tiger Prawns (7 pieces) $18
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Hawaiian beef burger B $9.99 C $12.99
- Beef patty, lettuce, pineapple, bacon, onion rings, cheese & mayo
- Extra large $4.99
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Tropical burger B $9.99 C $12.99
- Breast fillet, lettuce, peri peri sauce, cheese, bacon & mayo
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Maxi burger B $9.99 C $12.99
- Breast fillet, lettuce, tomato, cheese, bacon & mayo
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Family feast $34.99
- 12 Pieces of chicken, 1 super large chips & a 1.5litre pepsi range drink
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Snack box $5.50
- 1 Piece chicken & chips
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Veggie burger B $8.99 C $11.99
- Veggie patty, lettuce, tomato, onion rings, tomato sauce, honey mustard, cheese & mayo
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Chicken fillet burger B $7.99 C $11.49
- Breast fillet, lettuce & mayo
- Wonton soup (S/L) $5.00/$10.00
- Cashew nuts, mushrooms, tomato $3.00/each
- Tofu shredded pork & vegetables soup (small/large) $8.50/$13.00
- Beef with broccoli $17.00
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Sweet and sour satay (beef or chicken) $14.50
- grilled marinated satay stir-fry pineapple, onion and natural pineapple juice on a bed of steamed rice
- King prawns with cashew nuts $20.00
- Shredded pork with hot chilli $17.00
- Pineapple fried rice (chicken, beef or pork) $15.50
- Pretzel with butter N/A
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Leberkäse/Meatloaf N/A
- with bread roll, sauerkraut and mustard / with Berliner Potato Salad
- 2 Frankfurter with Berliner Potato Salad N/A
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Bulette/Meatball N/A
- with bread roll, mustard and pickles / with Berliner Potato Salad
- Prosciutto Platter – Dried, cured, smoked hams from all over Europe, served with breads, pickles and olives N/A
- German Bratwurst with Sauerkraut in a bread roll N/A
- Berliner Currywurst with home made curry sauce and bread N/A
- Bavarian Weißwurst with Pretzel and sweet mustard N/A
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Empanadas $10.00
- 2 Delicious pastry fritters filled with beef or chicken and sauce
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Puré Rustico $7.00
- (mashed potato). Our south american twist on this kiwi classic
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Chori Pan $9.00
- House made chorizo and arepas
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Anticuchos $19.00
- A selection of pork, house madechorizo, beef, capsicum and onion all skerwered and seared over the grill
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Warm Salad $6.00
- Grilled seasonal vegetables
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Guaro $2.00
- Medium Spicy Yoghurt sauce
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Papas Fritas $5.00
- French fries
- 1 Side and 1 Sauce of your choice
- Toasted Sandwich $3.00
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Seafood Basket $10.00
- Squid rings, prawn cutlets, fish bites and fries served with tartare and tomato dipping sauces
- - Cheese and onion
- - Cheese and ham
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Hot Dog & Fries $12.00
- Two hot dogs and fries served with tomato sauce
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Asian Basket $10.00
- Samosas, spring rolls, onion rings and fries served with sweet chilli and tomato dipping sauces
- - Add fries for an extra $3.00
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Basket of Fries $6.00
- Thick cut fries served with tomato sauce
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Meat Lovers: $13.50
- When sausage, bacon, pepperoni and steak come together to make a mouth watering feast for you or to share with friends.
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Crispy Moroccan Salad $13.00
- Tender strips of chicken, coated in our special Moroccan herb crust, rested on a garden fresh salad
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Pizza Burger $14.00
- Sure to be a classic with a tender beef pattie, salad, smothered in marinara sauce topped with mozzarella and finished with grilled pepperoni.
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The Miller Burger $14.00
- The original mammoth with two beef patties, cheese, gherkin, salad and grilled onions served with a tangy tomato relish.
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Chicken & Apricot: $13.50
- Fresh chicken on top of a sweet and spicy apricot sauce and topped with mozzarella.
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BBQ Pulled Beef Sandwich $15.00
- Beautiful slow cooked beef pulled apart and coated in our secret spiced BBQ sauce & served with salad and chips.
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GF. Caesar Salad $14.00
- Fresh cos lettuce, bacon, homemade croutons and parmesan cheese all tossed in our amazing Caesar dressing & finished with a poached egg.
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GF. Mixed Grill $18.00
- This massive meal comes with a 120g ribeye steak, two sausages, eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast & a grilled tomato.
- *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
- 1Kg – $22.50
- SALADS
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“Shank Heaps” $24.00
- Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
- All Items $15 Unless Stated
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Vietnamese Beef Salad
- Marinated beef strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
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Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
- Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
- Bishop’s BBQ Ribs 350Gms $15.50
- Hong kong style prawn wonton noodle soup $19.00
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Deep fried spring rolls $7.00
- 2 pcs
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Pan fried pork & shrimp dumplings $9.00/ $15.00
- 6pcs/ 10pcs
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Deep fried pork wontons $7.00
- 5pcs
- Mixed vegetables with garlic or oyster sauce $14.00
- Spicy salt & pepper prawns in shell $26.00
- Wok fried beef ho fun $18.00
- Seafood & scrambled egg fried noodles/ Ho fun/ rice noodles $19.00
The Whaler
Phone
033193333
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