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 and sour ( V ) $12.50
- a real tasty special sweet and sour sauce cooked with vegetables and pineapple. Pork, battered chicken or vegetables & tofu
Vietnamese salad (GF ) ( V ) $13.00
- mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours, mixed with chopped cucumber, carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara. Chicken or pork
Honey lemon chicken $12.50
- battered chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce and sweet honey sauce. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and steamed jasmine rice.
Battered fish $14.50
Stir fried noodles ( V ) $12.50
- egg noodles and seasonal vegetables stir fried in the wok. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu
Lemongrass stir fry ( V ) * $12.50
- your choice of meat stir-fried with fresh lemongrass and fresh seasonal vegetables. Chicken, beef, 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
Black pepper stir fry ( V ) * $12.50
- fried potatoes and fresh vegetables stir-fried with cracked black pepper and garlic sauce. Chicken, beef, pork or vegetables & tofu

Hereford Eye Fillet $39.90
- 250 grams of prime Hereford beef, wrapped in streaky bacon on creamy mashed potatoes with beetroot confit, wilted spinach, portobello mushrooms and topped with rich shiraz reduction.
Warm Chicken Salad $22.90
- Seasoned chicken breast dusted with polenta and served on salad greens with sliced avocado, fresh vine tomato, brie, roasted cashews, and crispy bacon, finished with a raspberry vinaigrette.
Raspberry and White Chocolate Mudcake $11.50
- This cake is rich, sweet, moist and totally addictive. Served warm with white chocolate ganache, raspberry sorbet and lashes of Chantilly cream.
Beer Battered Blue Cod $31.90
- Fresh from Foveaux Strait and into a light beer batter and fried to crisp and golden. Served with tartare sauce, salad and beer battered fries.
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.
Salted Banoffee Pie $11.50
- Modern twist on a classic. Spiced biscuit base topped with salted caramel, banana marmalade, mascarpone cream and banana chip praline. Served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
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.
Chicken Sandwich on Sourdough $20.90
- Toasted and buttered sourdough bread with a creamy garlic aioli. Served with grilled chicken, bacon, sweet tomato, cucumber, cottage cheese, salad greens and accompanied with beer battered fries.

Chatter Platter “Cabbage Tree Specialty” $52.50
- Creamy blue, salami, brie, pate, smoked salmon, squid rings, battered onion rings, ham strips, smoked chicken, stuffed mushrooms, olives, guacamole, basil pesto, gherkins, sun dried tomatoes, vegetable medley with bread & crackers. (Suitable for 2 - 4 persons)
Bowl of Beer Battered Fries $8.90
Breakfast Wrap $23.50
- Bacon, sausage, egg, hash browns and cheese in a tortilla wrap. Topped with barbecue sauce and aioli.
Bowl of Baby Kumara Fries with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli Sauce $9.90
Vegetable Soup $13.90
- If our soup of the day is not suitable, a bowl of vegetable soup can be prepared.
Bowl Vegetables with Hollandaise Sauce $8.90
Tavern Pork Bangers & Mash $22.90
- 3 pork sausages served on mash with minted green peas topped off with an onion sage gravy.
Southern Chicken $35.90
- Pan fried chicken breast, topped with corn, bacon, herbs, garlic, white wine and onion sauce. Served with gourmet potatoes, steamed vegetables and a green salad.

WHOPPER JR WITH CHEESE
- Our WHOPPER JR.® features a flame-grilled beef patty topped with juicy tomatoes, fresh cut lettuce, creamy mayonnaise, crunchy pickles, sliced white onions, a slice of cheese all on a soft sesame seed bun. Sized right for a smaller appetite. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal.
CHEESE & BACON TENDERCRISP
- Try our latest King's Collection addition! Juicy Tendercrisp Chicken Patty made with 100% Ingham's Chicken Breast, 2 slices of Cheese, Premium Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onions, 2 layers of Bacon Rashes and Aioli sauce, all on a lightly corn dusted bun
WHOLEMEAL WRAPS
- Crispy chicken fillet with freshly sliced tomatoes, fresh lettuce and creamy mayo with either Peri Peri, Caesar or BBQ sauce, all folded up in a soft wholemeal wrap. Add bacon or cheese if you like, and make it a value meal by adding regular fries and a regular soft drink or side salad and pump mini.
BACON & EGG MUFFIN
- Our signature streaky bacon, a freshly cooked egg and cheese inside a toasted English muffin. This combination's been around forever because it tastes so good. Add a regular hash bytes and large hot drink to make it a regular value meal
FAMILY ACTION PACK $24.95
- One world famous WHOPPER, one BK Chicken and two nugget-tasty burgers. Two large hot fries plus four small soft drinks seal the deal. All of this for just
BACON, EGG & CHEESE STUNNER
- The Bacon, Egg & Cheese Stunner Meal includes one Bacon, Egg & Cheese muffin, Small Fries, Regular Hot Drink and a Link Sausage. Now that's value. Available until 11 am at participating restaurants.
HAWAIIAN BK CHICKEN
- Make room for a succulent chicken patty topped with cheese, sizzling bacon, crisp lettuce and sweet, juicy pineapple. Add a regular fries and regular soft drink to make it a value meal
HAMBURGER
- Our Hamburger Kids Meal is a signature flame-grilled beef patty topped with a simple layer of crinkle cut pickles, yellow mustard, and ketchup on a toasted sesame seed bun.

Butter Prawn $17.90
- Boneless Tandoor grilled chicken/prawn, cooked with tomatoes, crushed cashews, cream and spices
Chicken Tikka Masala $15.90
- Barbequed cubes of chicken cooked with tomatoes, cashews, onions, and yoghurt. All time favourite.
Paneer Butter Masala $15.90
- Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in a spiced tomato, cashew and cream based sauce
Vegetable Samosa (2 samosas) $6.00
- Seasoned potatoes and peas wrapped in a flaky pastry
Kadhai Prawns $17.90
- Prawns / strips of chicken cooked with onion, tomato and green pepper in a thick masala sauce in an Indian wok.
Chicken Tikka (5 Pieces) $10.90
- Boneless cubes of chicken marinated in yoghurt and freshly ground spices finished in clay oven
Chicken/Lamb/Beef Madras $15.90
- Boneless cubes of chicken/lamb cooked with traditional spices. A South Indian specialty.
Garlic Naan $4.00
- Freshly baked white bread topped with garlic and fresh butter

Southland Rack of Lamb $37.90
- Rack of Lamb oven roasted to Medium-Rare accompanied by fresh Garden Mint & Pinenut Pesto, Baby Pea Mash infused with Mint & Buttery Potato Mash. Served with steamed Vegetables & a drizzle of Minted Olive Oil. >>
Selection of New Zealand Cheese $33.80
- Three Cheeses
Seafood Chowder $14.90
- Thick & delicious with loads of Seafood. Served with warm Bread for dipping. Entrée
Chocolate Delight $12.90
- For the Chocolate Lovers; rich, baked to order, individual Chocolate Cake served with Mascarpone Cream & Berry Puree.
Chef’s Ultimate Crumble $12.90
- Boysenberries & Apple tossed in Maple Syrup & topped with toasted Oats, Coconut, White Chocolate & Macadamia Nut Crumble, served with a scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream.
Shrimp Cocktail $15.50
- Peeled Shrimps on a bed of Lettuce Leaves drizzled with our Seafood Sauce. Entrée
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.
Selection of New Zealand Cheese $16.90
- One Type of Cheese

White Bread N/A
Double Choc Chip N/A
Choc Chip N/A
Pickles N/A
Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
Olives N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Honey Oat N/A

Breakfast Sausages (3) $2.50
Salmon $30.00
- Salmon served with a caper and potato croquette, sauteed spinach and peppers finished with a hollandaise
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
Sorbet Delight $13.50
- A selection of summer fruit served with mouth watering raspberry sorbet
Omelette $13.90
- Three egg omelette, with onions, mushrooms and cheese served with toast.
Summer Vegetable Medley $7.90
Bowl of Chips $6.50
First's Famous Seafood Chowder $15.50 / $21.00
- First's own famous chowder served with warm bread and garlic butter.

Lambs Fry $18.90
- Seared lambs fry with bacon in rich onion gravy served on kumara mash.
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
Omelette $19.90
- Tomato layered with Swiss cheese, onion and fresh herbs.
Jagz Fried Chicken $26.90
- Jagz special recipe fried chicken with homemade wedges and summer slaw served sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.
Steak Sandwich $28.90
- 200gm ribeye steak cooked to your liking, on toasted sour dough with lettuce, tomato and beetroot topped with caramelised onions and a fried egg served with fries
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 Chicken $26.90
Fish and Chips $26.90
- Fresh southern fish beer battered served with thick cut fries, a fresh garden salad and homemade tartare sauce.

FREE RANGE EGGS $11.00
- poached scrambled fried (add bacon $3.00)
MOUSETRAPS $4.90
SCONES SAVOURY OR SWEET $4.50
CLASSIC EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
- poached eggs, English muffin, hollandaise sauce bacon or vegetarian
TOASTED BAGEL $7.00
- cream cheese + jam
SAVOURIES $1.50
MUESLI $9.50
- fruit yoghurt + milk
CLUB SANDWICH $4.50

Soup of the Day $13.90
- Made from the freshest ingredients and served with a fresh baked batard
Grilled tomatoes
red wine jus
Prawns 3
Mussels $25.90
- Riddler, chilli, ginger, garlic and coriander 1 kilo
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
Monteiths Golden Blue Cod $34.90
- Monteiths Golden beer-battered blue cod, served with steak fries salad greens and our own tartare sauce
Egg $1.50

NACHOS $6.50
- chili mince cheese sour cream sweet chili sauce tomato salsa cheese sour cream chili sauce large
BUTTER CHICKEN NURRITO $4.20
BACON BUTTY $3.50
- buttered bread hot bacon relish
TOASTED SANDWICHES $4.10
- cheese ham tomato, onion, pineapple 2 fillings(extra filling $0.50)
CHICKEN CHILI BEAN BURRITO $4.20
BAKED POTATOES WITH EVERYTHING $7.60
BLT $5.00
- bacon lettuce tomato on toasted bread
NACHOS $4.50
- chili mince cheese sour cream sweet chili sauce tomato salsa cheese sour cream chili sauce small

Carrot, Capsicum and Tomago Onigiri N/A
Smoked Chicken and Avocado Nigiri N/A
Salmon Nigiri N/A
Prawn Nigiri N/A
Inari with Avocado N/A
Tataki Beef N/A
Salmon and Cream Cheese N/A
Teriyaki Chicken N/A

Thousand Island N/A
M&M N/A
Chipotle N/A
White Chip Macadamia N/A
Three Pepper Chicken N/A
BBQ N/A
Italian Dressing N/A
Chicken Classic N/A

MIGNON $37.00
- topped with bacon & mushroom sauce
SURF & TURF $37.00
- poached scallops, shrimps & hollandaise
Shrimp Coctail $13.50
BIG NEW YORKER (500GRAMS) $40.00
- for a big appetite
Chocolate Brownie Sandwich
TERIYAKI SALMON $29.00
- served on a bed of rice & salad
CAJUN $37.00
- topped with bacon, shrimps & pepper sauce
BABY BACK RIBS OCF $27.00
- served in cola BBQ sauce with fries & salad

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