Tuatara Backpackers in Invercargill City Menu

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Muesli (v) $10.00
- Toasted muesli served with a fresh fruit and yoghurt
English Muffin with Jam $4.00
Eggs on Toast (g.f) $8.50
- Eggs on toast cooked to your liking (poached, scrambled or fried) served on toasted ciabatta bread(add bacon or salmon $4.00)
Eggs Benedict (g,f) $17.50
- Two poached eggs on an English muffin with homemade hollandaise and your choice of salmon, spinach, ham or bacon
Tuatara Ultimate Breakfast (GF,v) $19.00
- Farmer bacon, eggs, roasted tomato, portobello mushroom, sausage, hash browns served on toasted ciabatta bread (half $13.00)
Uncle Sam's Pancake Stack (v) $16.00
- Fluffy goodness drowned in maple syrup with your choice of; bacon & banana, fresh fruit & ice cream, or berries & cream (half $10.50)
Corn Fritters (v) $12.00
- Served with fresh salad goodness and topped with homemade aioli dressing (add salmon $4.00 add bacon $4.00 add portabello mushrooms $3.00)
Classic B.L.T (g.f) $16.00
- Toasted Foccacia bread packed full of bacon, lettuce, tomato & relish
Open Steak Sandwich (g.f) $18.00
- Juicy rib eye steak served with an egg, fresh salad and smoky bbq sauce
Chicken Sandwich (g.f) $17.00
- Toasted focaccia with grilled smoked chicken, fresh salad and brie cheese finished with Tuatara-made aioli dressing
Tuatara Wilderness Salad (v) (g.f) $17.00
- Salads made with generous helpings of leafy salad greens with your choice of; marinated beef, chicken and bacon, or grilled tofu
Blue Cod $18.00
- Straight from the southern waters fresh to your plate. Beer battered blue cod served with salad greens and beer battered fries
Cheese & Bacon Wedges $15.00
- Double helping of seasoned wedges with lashings of melted cheese, crispy bacon pieces, crispy bacon pieces & topped with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
Chefs Special
- Please check with our friendly staff for today's chefs' special

Bowl of beer battered fries $7.00
Wedges $9.00
Hash Browns $4.00
Roasted Tomatoes $3.00
Bowl of Salad Greens $6.50
Extra Egg $1.50
Jug of Gravy $2.50
Aioli $2.50
Bacon $4.00
Mushrooms $3.00
Side of Salad Greens $4.00
Extra Cheese $2.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Sweet chilli pork salad (GF ) $12.50
- meat slices covered with a seasoning of sweet chilli sauce, garlic, lemon slices and fresh coriander. Pork
Cashew nut stir fry ( V ) * $12.50
- an abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts – very popular. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Squid, mussel, prawn, fish, organic tofu, cashew nuts, roti, kumara crisps $3.50
-Two shanks $22.00
Roti & peanut sauce $6.50
Panang curry (GF ) ( V ) $12.50
- a spicy curry cooked with creamy coconut cream, kaffir lime leave and vegetables. A popular curry with a slight lime tang. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Chilli stir fry ( V ) $12.50
- stir fried fresh seasonal vegetables with our own hot chilli paste sauce. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Lamb shanks in massaman curry (GF )
- quality lamb shanks slow cooked in a massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts.

Burrito Ranchero $24.00
- Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
Comanche Chicken Salad $26.00
- Oven-baked chicken breast, cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons and streaky bacon, tossed in Lone Star Caesar-style dressing. Topped with a free range poached egg (anchovies optional).
Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
- A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
Buffalo Chips $5.00
We’re proud to serve our guests only 100% free range chicken. Medium meals are served with one chicken breast, classic meals with two.
Mushrooms $3.00
- Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
The Wagon Wheel $40.00
- Redneck Ribs™, Chief's Chicken Nibbles, Chicken Roadrunners and Battered Fish Fillets. Served on a platter with straight-cut chips, coriander aioli and tomato sauce. - serves 3-4

Beer-battered Sweet Breads $14.90
- Lamb sweet breads seasoned with a mild spice rub and then coated with our beer batter and served with a sweet plum and berry dipping sauce.
Warm Chicken Salad $22.90
- Seasoned chicken breast dusted with polenta served on salad greens with sliced avocado, fresh vine tomato, brie, roasted cashews, crispy bacon and finished with a raspberry vinaigrette.
4-Cutlet Rack of Lamb $33.50
- New Zealand rack of lamb, sliced into cutlets, each coated in herb crumb, oven baked and served on parsnip and swede mash, courgette ribbons and red wine jus.
Pork Cutlet $29.50
- Succulent and tender pork cutlet seasoned and oven baked resting on a red wine jus, gourmet potatoes and a braised cabbage parcel. Topped with our own homemade cider chutney.
Vegetable Stack $22.50
- For the vegetarian, a stuffed capsicum with brown rice, butterbeans, corn and cashew nuts resting on Portobello mushroom and kumara cake topped with wilted spinach and tangy tomato sauce.
Duck Two Ways $38.50
- A confit of duck leg rubbed with a five spice mix, cooked in seasoned duck fat and served on a parmesan style mash, beetroot confit and a seared oven baked duck breast. Served with a medley of seasonal vegetables and a sweet plum jus.
Soup of the day $12.90
- Something special made daily to capture your interest and tempt your adventurous spirit. Served with warm buttered toast.
Eton Mess $11.50
- This English dessert is a scrumptious, indulgent, sticky mess of crunchy meringue, tart berries, zingy lemon and rich sweet cream served over vanilla bean ice cream and garnished with homemade biscotti.

Makikihi fries $7.00
Large potato skins with aioli $12.00
Roast lamb and gravy sliders $15.00
Panko onion rings $7.00
Slow roasted honey duck served over potato gnocchi with spinach and game jus $28.00
Slow roasted pork hock with parsnip puree, salsa verde and apple slaw. $27.00
Potato skins with aioli $7.00
Crumbed chicken and chips with salad $12.00

Breads and Spreads $12
- Roast garlic whipped butter, with in house spreads.
Salad $8.50
Egg $1.50
-Main $25.00
Steak & Tuscan Fried Potatoes (GF) $23.00
- Grilled steak, bacon, buffalo cheese,tomato, thyme and cardamom onion jam, Tuscan fried potatoes. With a light salad.
Bacon $7.00
Hot Smoked Salmon (GF) $19.00
- Infused with Maple, sweet paprika and rosemary. Smoked on site and rested over coconut steamed rice, capsicum and apricot marmalade, and salad and garlic aioli.
Popcorn Squid Salad (GF) $20.00
- Crunchy salt and peppered squid, golden grilled manuka smoked bacon over crisp salad of lettuce & rocket leaves, toasted sesame,cucumber, tomato, mango salsa and aioli.

Sweet & Sour Cod $34.90
- Fillets of blue cod, battered and coated in a sweet and sour sauce, served with steamed vegetables and a bowl of steamed rice.
Roast Lamb $29.50
- Slices of lamb, served on potato mash, roast vegetables and peas topped with homemade gravy.
Fried Egg (1) $2.50
Chicken Kiev $35.90
- Chicken breast filled with brie, bacon and apricot served on gourmet potatoes and steamed vegetables. Accompanied with hollandaise sauce with a garlic & white wine sauce and a side salad.
The Kiwi Steak $38.90
- Grilled steak served with battered onion rings, eggs, beer battered fries, salad greens and tomato relish.
Chicken Schnitzel “Kiwi Favourite” $34.90
- Plain crumbed chicken breast, served with salad, steamed vegetables and beer battered fries and a side of gravy.
Rolled Pork Loin & Belly $38.50
- Stuffed with apricots, roasted garlic, and fresh sage, served on potato mash, with apple sauce, red cabbage, salad greens, and steamed vegetables.
Fillet Mignon $44.90
- Grilled fillet steak, stacked with bacon and flat mushrooms on potato mash, topped with mushroom sauce, with vegetables and salad greens.

Parma Ham Courgette $5.90
- Fresh Courgette wrapped in Italian Prosciutto Di Parma Ham & oven baked.
Chicken Breast $34.80
- Chicken Breast coated in Bread Crumbs topped with Tomato, Herb & Garlic Purée, fresh Tomato Slices, Streaky Bacon & Edam Cheese. Served on silky smooth Mashed Potato surrounded by the ultimate refreshing Salad of Chickpeas, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Red Onion, Fresh Herbs & mixed baby Lettuce Leaves tossed in Olive Oil, Lime Juice & Fresh Herb Vinaigrette.
Garlic Bread $10.50
- Freshly Baked Bread spread with creamy Garlic Butter then toasted under a hot grill. A Southland tradition.
Golden Fries or Potato Mash $5.90
- Makikihi Fries sprinkled with Sea Salt or Buttery Potato Mash, creamy smooth.
Seafood Chowder $14.90
- Thick & delicious with loads of Seafood. Served with warm Bread for dipping. Entrée
Ice Cream Sundae $9.90
- Vanilla Ice Cream with a choice of topping; Caramel, Chocolate, Raspberry or Strawberry.
Fiordland Venison $22.90
- Wild Fiordland Peppered Venison served Rare to Medium-Rare drizzled with Cranberry, Port & Orange Jelly presented on butter wilted Seasonal Greens.
Scallops $19.90
- Large Scallops with their Roe on are flash pan-seared & drizzled with Lemon, Lime & Saffron Butter. Served on Potato Pom-Poms accompanied by a Leafy Green Side Salad. Entrée

Sweet Onion N/A
Tomato N/A
Old English N/A
Double Choc Chip N/A
Roasted Garlic N/A
White Chip Macadamia N/A
Thinly Cut Sour Cream & Chives N/A
Honey Mustard N/A

Rich Chocolate Torte with Berry Compote, Raspberry Sauce, Chocolate Ice Cream and Pistachio Nut Cream GF $13.00
Grilled 250g Hereford Beef Ribeye on Lemon Pepper Potato Wedges topped with Battered Onion Rings and your choice of Mushroom or BBQ Bourbon Sauce $35.00
Grilled Halloumi on Crisp Polenta Strips Beetroot Puree & Pistachio Crush GF $15.00
Basil & Pistachio Crusted Lamb Rumb on Mustard Mash, Baby Carrots, crumbled sweetbreads, Port Jus & Pea Crush $34.00
Butter Chicken with Steamed Rice, Naan Bread & Minted Yoghurt $28.00
Sweet Chilli Lime Prawns & Scallops, served on Vermicelli Noodles In a Crispy Wonton Cup $18.00
Raspberry Brule with Sugared Shortbread Sticks $13.00
Southern Blue Cod Served Beer Battered or Pan Fried, Accompanied with a Green Leaf Salad and Fries $32.00

First's Famous Seafood Chowder $15.50 / $21.00
- First's own famous chowder served with warm bread and garlic butter.
Warm Salmon Filo Parcels $20.00
- Smoked Salmon with spring onions and capers finished with cream cheese served with a fresh rocket salad drizzled with lemon and maple dressing
Seasoned Wedges $8.50
- with sweet chilli and sour cream
Gourmet Potatoes $5.00
Omelette $13.90
- Three egg omelette, with onions, mushrooms and cheese served with toast.
Warm Salmon Filo Parcels $20.00
- Smoked Salmon with spring onions and capers finished with cream cheese served with a fresh rocket salad drizzled with lemon and maple dressing
Bowl of Chips $6.50
Summer Vegetable Medley $7.90

Risotto (GFA) (V) $20.90
- Roast Pumpkin, Pinenut and spinach risotto garnished with crunchy parmesan and Basil Crumb.
Fish and Chips $26.90
- Fresh southern fish beer battered served with thick cut fries, a fresh garden salad and homemade tartare sauce.
Seafood Chowder R $17.90 / L$21.90
- Jagz own recipe of succulent seafood in a thick creamy chowder served with warm bread and garlic butte
Kumara and Bacon Salad $23.90
- Grilled bacon with warm roasted kumara tossed through seasonal salad greens, pumpkinseeds and cashew nuts finished off with Jagz homemade aioli
Jagz Fried Chicken $26.90
- Jagz special recipe fried chicken with homemade wedges and summer slaw served sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.
Bruschetta $11.90
- Fresh cherry tomato, chorizo and herb ricotta on toasted sour dough.
Chicken Cannelloni $24.90
- A Jagz speciality - A creamy mixture of chicken, Spanish onion, red pepper and a hint of chilli wrapped in fresh pasta and served with a mixed salad, drizzled with aioli.
Sweet Breads $24.90
- Delectable sweetbreads, lightly battered and deep fried served with thick cut fries, salad, fresh lemon and aioli.

Wild Venison $38.90
- Wild venison Denver leg from the heart of Fiordland, seared and rubbed in Horo pita, served medium rare on a pressed stack of buttery potato and kumara Accompanied by seasonal vegetables and a pomegranate molasses jus
Aioli $1.00
Rakiura Salmon $24.90
- Local Rakiura salmon topped with a locally grown hazelnut crust & fresh salsa verde served on a bed of tasty Mediterranean Couscous
Prawns 3
Monteiths Golden Blue Cod $34.90
- Monteiths Golden beer-battered blue cod, served with steak fries salad greens and our own tartare sauce
Lamb $18.90
- Rosemary garlic marinated lamb medallions served medium rare with a salad of mesclun, baby beetroot, red onion, cherry tomato & feta. Dressed with a sweet mint vinaigrette
Free Range Eggs 2
Soup of the Day $13.90
- Made from the freshest ingredients and served with a fresh baked batard

Tataki Beef Californian N/A
Prawn Nigiri N/A
Salmon and Cream Cheese Californian N/A
Vegetarian with Cream Cheese N/A
Teriyaki Chicken with Sweet Chilli Sauce N/A
Tuna Onigiri N/A
Smoked Chicken and Avocado Nigiri N/A
Smoked Chicken and Avocado Nigiri N/A

Chicken Classic N/A
Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
Natural Swiss N/A
Meatball N/A
Olives N/A
Double Choc Chip N/A
Subway Melt N/A
Lettuce N/A

BABY BACK RIBS OCF $27.00
- served in cola BBQ sauce with fries & salad
Peaches and cream parfait $12.00
Chocolate, raspberry, caramel, strawberry, passion fruit sundaes $10.00
BLUE COD AND SCALLOPS OCF $25.00
- served with fries & salad
Chicken Nuggets & curly fries
Vegetarian Fettuccine
CHICKEN SCHNITZEL OCF $27.00
- served with a choice of mushroom garlic or pepper sauce served with fries & salad
Fruit Salad & ice cream $10.00

Tuatara Backpackers

Southland Region > Invercargill City > Tuatara Backpackers

Address

30-32 Dee Street, Invercargill, Southland, 9810, New Zealand

Phone

+64 3-214 0954

Email

None

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Tuesday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Wednesday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Thursday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Friday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Saturday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM Sunday: 7:00AM - 8:00PM