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

Cashews and tempura battered chicken $12.50
- sweet chilli jam sauce cooked with battered chicken and vegetables.
Oyster sauce stir fry ( V )* $12.50
- fresh vegetables stir fried with oyster sauce. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Served with steamed jasmine rice
Side of stir fry vegetables $9.90
Noodle soup (GF ) ( V ) $12.50
- (no rice) a generous portion of this famous asian soup cooked with our special sauce, fresh vegetables and noodles. Chicken, pork or vegetables & tofu
Beef salad (GF ) $12.50
- wok fried beef or chicken slices mixed with thai herbs, lemongrass, coriander, lime juice and chilli. Chicken or beef
Combination $12.50
- combination of chicken wings, spring rolls, spare ribs and guri puffs
seafood salad(GF ) ( V ) $12.50
- cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato. Vegetables & tofu

White Chocolate Mudcake and Raspberry $11.50
- This cake is rich, sweet, moist and totally addictive. Served warm with white chocolate ganache, raspberry sorbet and lashes of Chantilly cream.
Smoked Chicken and Asparagus Risotto $22.90
- Our house smoked chicken pan seared with a creamy saffron and asparagus risotto. Topped with some freshly ground cracked pepper and goat's feta cheese.
Baked Pull-Apart Loaf $11.90
- Fresh and soft, oven-baked loaf (easily enough for two) served with a garlic spread.
Seafood Chowder $14.90
- Rich and creamy. Piping hot. Chocker full of tasty seafood. Served with warm buttered toast.
Salmon Fillet $28.90
- Pan fried to crisp the skin then oven baked with garlic tomato butter and served on boulangere potato, bok choy, crème fraiche and chive on chilli jam and drizzled with extra virgin oil
Vegetable Stack $22.50
- For the vegetarian, a stuffed capsicum with brown rice, butterbeans, corn, peas and cashew nuts resting on portobello mushroom and kumara cake topped with wilted spinach and tangy tomato sauce.
Goat Shank $30.90
- Chevon goat shank marinated and braised with dark ale beer and fresh rosemary. Served with parmesan mashed potatoes and a medley of seasonal vegetables.
Seafood Salad $26.90
- A selection of pan seared scallops, prawns, smoked salmon and roast gourmet potatoes, tossed with mixed salad greens and finished with our homemade aioli dressing. Very tasty.

Two beef and cheese tacos $10.00
Beetroot risotto with mushrooms, shaved parmesan and rocket. $22.00
Roast lamb and gravy sliders $15.00
Char-grilled half roasted chicken served with steamed broccolini and baby carrots, tarragon brioche butter pudding and masala sauce $30.00
Baby carrots & broccolini tossed in rosemary butter $7.00
Pan fried turbot fillet served over potato gnocchi, rocket, lemon beurre blanc and shaved fennel & watercress salad $30.00
Grilled turbot, preserved lemon and fennel sliders $15.00
Hot smoked stewart Island salmon salad with pickled baby beets, horseradish cream and micro greens $16.00

M&M’S MINIS® McFlurry® N/A
- For a delicious mouthful of rainbow happiness, try the M&M’S® MINIS McFlurry. It’s the tantalisingly tiny M&M’S you love, blended perfectly into creamy soft-serve.
Whipped Butter N/A
- Our fluffy butter, in creamy, whipped peaks. It's like walking on air.
Italian Dressing N/A
- Lighten up. Enjoy a vinaigrette-blend of vinegar, lemon, garlic, onion, and capsicum, with a mix of herbs including parsley and allspice.
Soft Serve Cone with Cadbury Flake® N/A
- Get your hands on our famous soft serve topped with a mouth-watering chocolate Cadbury Flake®.
$20 Mates Hunger Buster $20
- Grab a mate and share 2 Big Mac and 2 Cheeseburgers, fries and drinks. This deal is sure to bust your hunger.
Wake up with a Chicken McMuffin® N/A
- Take one delicious chicken patty made with NZ chicken breast sourced from Ingham®, in a seasoned tempura coating, then sandwich it with creamy mayo and cheese inside a warm, toasted English muffin.
Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Grilled N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Quarter Pounder® N/A
- Take a whole quarter pound* 100% beef patty provided by beef farmers from the King Country and Canterbury. That’s the beef sorted. Complete the tasty picture with cheese, onions and tangy pickle. Bet your mouth is watering right now.

Seafood Chowder $15.50
- Smoked local fish, mussels, capers,lemon and thyme with toasted ciabatta.
Egg $1.50
Chicken & Mushroom Pasta $19.50
- Caramelised onions, chicken & portobello mushrooms, with port & cream reduction sauce PennoniRigati pasta, parmesan, tomato salsa & spinach. Entrée .
Breads and Spreads $12
- Roast garlic whipped butter, with in house spreads.
Bacon & Eggs $17.90
- Poached, scrambled or fried with honey cured belly bacon resting on wilted spinach & toasted ciabatta.
Mushroom & Apple Cider Risotto
- Mixed wild mushrooms, fresh thyme and apple cider with spinach and creamy arborio rice, topped with shaved parmesan.
Chicken Ciabatta Stack (GF) $21.00
- Grilled apple cider marinated chicken breast layered over tossed ciabatta with rocket, fetta and tomato. Apricot,pomegranate and molasses chutney.
Salad $8.50

Battered Cod and Vegetables $35.90
- Battered cod fillets served on potato mash with seafood sauce, steamed vegetables and a green salad.
Kids Cookie $8.90
- Chocolate chip cookie with coloured candy and 100’s and 1000’s with a scoop of Cookies and Cream ice cream.
Mushrooms & Pate on Mash $17.90
- Mushrooms filled with pate served on bacon & mash topped with a sage & onion sauce.
Sweet & Sour Chicken $29.90
- Battered chicken pieces served on steamed vegetables and jasmine steamed rice. Topped with a sweet & sour sauce.
Guacamole/Seafood Bowl $23.90
- Shrimps, smoked salmon, and smoked mussels with bread on mixed salad greens, appropriate garnish, aioli, cocktail sauce, & guacamole.
Donuts $8.90
- A donut filled with Cookies and Cream ice cream topped with a hot fudge sauce.
Chicken Mint & Apricot $35.50
- Pan fried chicken breast served with grilled bacon and apricots. Topped with a minted port sauce and accompanied with potatoes, vegetable medley and salad.
Eggs Benedict & Bacon $20.90
- Poached eggs and grilled bacon on thick toast, topped with hollandaise sauce.

Raita $3.00
- Classic cooler with cucumber, carrot and yoghurt
Chicken/Lamb/Beef Madras $15.90
- Boneless cubes of chicken/lamb cooked with traditional spices. A South Indian specialty.
Chicken Jalfrezi $15.90
Chicken naan $4.90
- Lightly spiced and stuffed with chopped chicken and herbs
Chicken / Lamb Biryani $15.90
- Basmati rice and boneless cubes of chicken / lamb cooked together, richly flavoured with nuts and raisens.
Steamed Basmati Rice $3.00
Lamb Samosa (2 Samosas) $6.00
- Tender lamb mince and peas encased in a crisp pastry
Aloo Gobhi $15.50
- Fresh cauliflower and potatoes cooked with ginger, tomatoes and mild spices

Selection of New Zealand Cheese $24.50
- Two Cheeses
Italian Taster $18.90
- Italian Prosciutto Di Parma Ham, Chef’s freshly made Garlic Labna Cheese, Vine-ripened Cherry Tomatoes, toasted Ciabatta Bread, Prunes marinated in Aged Balsamic Vinegar & Lettuce drizzled with Olive Oil. The perfect Italian-inspired Antipasto Taster using only the finest produce.
Pernod & Garlic Prawns $34.90
- Skewered Prawns poached in a Pernod & Garlic Cream Sauce presented with Savoury Rice infused with Blue Cod & Crayfish Stock Main
Fresh Bluff Oysters $49.90
- Available three different ways, Natural, Beer Battered or ‘The Elegance Speciality’ – natural topped with Lemon & Lime Crème Fraîche Full Dozen Meal with Salad & Fries
Whitebait Patties $23.90
- Whitebait Patties served the traditional way with freshly sliced Buttered White Bread accompanied by a duo of White & Balsamic Vinegar & Lemon Wedges. Entrée
Chickpea Salad $5.90
- Crunchy Chickpea, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Red Onion, Herbs & Lettuce.
Rum Sultana Sundae $10.80
- Plump Sultanas soaked in ‘Jamaican Rum’ with Almonds & Brown Sugar. Served with locally made Vanilla Ice Cream, Chocolate Sauce & topped with Cream.
Garlic Bread $10.50
- Freshly Baked Bread spread with creamy Garlic Butter then toasted under a hot grill. A Southland tradition.

Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
Sweet Onion N/A
Thousand Island N/A
Pickles N/A
Pork Riblet N/A
Steak and Cheese N/A
Thinly Cut Sour Cream & Chives N/A

Sorbet Delight $13.50
- A selection of summer fruit served with mouth watering raspberry sorbet
Southern Steak $24.00
- Ribeye steak cooked to your liking served on warm foccocia bread with caramelized onion chutney, tomato and salad greens topped with a fried egg
First's Famous Seafood Chowder $15.50 / $21.00
- First's own famous chowder served with warm bread and garlic butter.
Chicken $22.00
- Warm chicken breast strips in a parmesan and herb crumb, served on a green salad with cashew nuts, tomatoes and camembert cheese, drizzled with vinaigrette and finished with apricot and capsicum chutney
Bruschetta Stack $20.00
- Toasted bruschetta spread with caramelized onion chutney stacked with kumara, char grilled courgette, red peppers and toasted Haloumi cheese finished with stuffed mushrooms OR with crispy bacon $24.00
Ice Cream Sundae $11.00
- Summer berry compote or First own homemade chocolate, caramel or strawberry
Fruit Smoothies $6.00
- Berry, banana, tropical, coffee, chocolate, moccha, or vanilla.
King Prawn $22.00
- Warm pan-seared prawns and king prawns served with a fresh crispy salad finished with our honey, lemon and chilli dressing

Sweet Breads $24.90
- Delectable sweetbreads, lightly battered and deep fried served with thick cut fries, salad, fresh lemon and aioli.
Chicken Caesar Salad $23.90
- Cos lettuce with parmesan cheese garlic croutons and Jagz fried chicken tossed with our house dressing, finished with free range poached egg.
Pasta $23.90
- Smoked Ham, button mushrooms and peas tossed through pappardelle pasta with creamy white wine sauce, finished with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs.
-Add Bacon $23.90
-Add Chicken $26.90
Roasted Beetroot & Feta Salad (GF) (V) $22.90
- Roasted beetroot tossed with roast potatoes, spinach, green beans and toasted walnuts finished with feta and house vinaigrette.
-Add Salmon $23.90
Pizza $20.90
- Italian Tomato sauce on a thin base topped with cheese, bacon ham, chorizo, onion tomato and fresh herbs.

MUFFINS SAVOURY OR SWEET $4.50
HASH BROWN STACK $19.00
- bacon grilled tomato, mushrooms + two eggs
CLUB SANDWICH $4.50
FREE RANGE EGGS $11.00
- poached scrambled fried (add bacon $3.00)
CREAMY PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS $16.00
- on grain toast (add bacon $3.00)
OMELETTE WITH TOAST $16.00
- choice three filling, bacon, tomato, cheese, onion, spinach, mushrooms, salmon
TOASTED BAGEL $7.00
- cream cheese + jam
SAVOURIES $1.50

NACHOS $4.50
- chili mince cheese sour cream sweet chili sauce tomato salsa cheese sour cream chili sauce small
TOASTED SANDWICHES $4.10
- cheese ham tomato, onion, pineapple 2 fillings(extra filling $0.50)
BAKED POTATOES ON OWN $4.00
HOMEMADE SOUP $2.70
- vegetable or chicken corn small
BUTTER CHICKEN NURRITO $4.20
BLT $5.00
- bacon lettuce tomato on toasted bread
HOT DISH OF THE DAY $6.60
- large 475ml
NACHOS $6.50
- chili mince cheese sour cream sweet chili sauce tomato salsa cheese sour cream chili sauce large

Wakame Inari N/A
Salmon and Cream Cheese Californian N/A
Tuna N/A
Inari with Avocado N/A
Tomago and Avocado Nigiri N/A
Surimi with Inari (Crab) N/A
Prawn N/A
Vegetarian N/A

Choc Chip N/A
Old English N/A
Honey Mustard N/A
Roasted Garlic N/A
Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Mayo N/A
Flatbread N/A

Tuatara Backpackers

Southland Region > Invercargill City > Tuatara Backpackers

Address

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

Phone

+64 3-214 0954

Email

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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