Our celebrated garlic loaf accompanied by our much loved basil pesto & sweet chilli dipping sauce. >>
POTATO WEDGES (DFO) $10.90
Crispy seasoned wedges served high with sweet chilli sauce & sour cream. Add melted cheese & bacon - $3.90 (DFO) >>
FISH N CHIPS $11.90
Our Kiwiana dish served with lemon & tartare sauce. Add salad - $2.90 (GF/DFO)
MUSSEL POT FOR 2 (GFO) $24.90
Freshly steamed green lipped mussels served in their shells in our famous creamy garlic, onion & white wine sauce accompanied by sourdough bread & fresh lemon. Add extra bread - $3.90 (GFO) >>
Tender chicken breast slices infused with Moroccan spices with roasted bell peppers, button mushrooms, mozzarella, olives & topped with feta & yoghurt.
The Ale House's spin on the traditional classic that has almost ingrained itself as a key part of the Kiwi dining scene. Cos lettuce, croutons, bacon, parmesan, anchovies, poached egg and our own caesar dressing. Add chicken: $23.60 Beer Match: The full flavours of Speight's Distinction Ale goes perfectly here.
Malthouse Platter $32.00/ $47.00
Something to share, a selection of homemade paté, bread, soft cheese, relishes, pickles, dips, vegetable sticks, salami, champagne ham and seasoned chicken. Half or whole platters available.
Sticky Date and Ginger Steamed Pudding $13.00
Grandma's favourite recipe this one, topped with butterscotch sauce,ice cream and whipped cream.
Peppercorn Sauce $2.50
Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
Grandma's Lambs Fry $23.50
Thinly sliced lamb's liver, fried with bacon and caramelised onions, bound in a rich Speight's Old Dark gravy, served on potato mash, with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: Just has to be Speight's Porter with this one.
Shearer's Shanks $28.80/ $36.50
Tender and delicious lamb shanks, oven roasted with Central thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy and a mint glaze. Served on potato mash with fresh vegetables. Beer Match: I must say this dish is perfect with Speight's Porter.
Lots of shanks slowly braised for hours & hours with mushrooms, celery and carrots in a rich merlot sauce. Comes with garlic butter potato mash. Sounds nice if you’re into stews...Good on a chilly night.
WARM APPLE WALNUT CAKE
I reckon this is better than grandma used to make, but then what do I know I’m just the sucker that has to type this. A warm rich style cake with apple syrup and homemade vanilla ice cream.
T-BONE $36.50
Yup, the good old T-bone comes with tomatoes, buttered mushrooms, eggs, onion rings and a shit load of chips for you Former folk. or for the Farmer folk wife, we have a classier version. It comes with roasted baby potatoes, balsamic roasted tomatoes a cracked pepper and mushroom sauce and a baby salad too. Now don’t be thinking you can mix n match cause the chefs won’t do it!!!!
STUFFED CHICKEN $31.80
The plumpest chicken breast stuffed with walnuts, baby spinach and brie cheese wrapped up in streaky bacon, oven roasted and plonked upon potato & herb puffs. Topped with a tomato jam and sweet kumara crisps
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $26.50
Fillets of today’s fish coated in a yummy Cajun spice pan-seared to perfection and plonked on a salad of mandarins, snow pea shoots, cucumber, red onion and baby spinach and maybe some other goodies if you're lucky. finished with garlic aioli and grilled prawns. Yummo!
VANILLA BRULE
Yip this is another one of our famous desserts, our vanilla bean Brulee made to perfection.... It comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream and some kinda biscuit. I would even go as far as saying ladies this is better than sex.
KING SALMON & SCALLOP $31.50
Oven baked king salmon fillet, with gnocchi and creamy vermouth & tarragon sauce. Finished with grilled scallops plus a watercress & apple salad. Now don't feel too guilty for looking at the dessert menu, coz this is rather healthy!
VENISON RIBS $16.50
Succulent ribs glazed with a homemade barbeque kinda sauce.