Vanguard in Otago Menu

EAT + DRINK EAT + DRINK
  • House made multigrain toast 8.0
    • with seasonal preserves
  • Chia seed pudding 11.0
    • with Goji berries, citrus, banana and toasted coconut Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
  • Coconut sugar toasted muesli 11.5
    • made with Quinoa, sesame, oats, coconut, walnuts, yoghurt and seasonal fruit Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free
  • Poached or scrambled eggs 12.0
    • on toasted sourdough
  • Big Breakfast 23.0
    • herbed rosti, mushrooms, house baked beans, streaky bacon and breakfast sausage on sourdough
  • Vege Breakfast 20.0
    • Eggs, house baked beans, herbed rosti, mushrooms and hummus on sourdough Vegetarian
  • Buckwheat Pancakes 16.5
    • Check with the wait staff or the blackboard for todays toppings Vegetarian
  • Classic Eggs Benedict 18.0
    • with your choice of either bacon or spinach, on our own house made English muffins Vegetarian
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon and potato Latke 18.0
    • herby sour cream, lemon and a rocket salad Gluten Free
  • Market Sandwich 18.5
    • celebrating seasonal ingredients, see our blackboard for our take on a great sandwich
  • Soup + Toast 12.0
    • with housemade stock, check our blackboard for the days offering
  • Shakshuka 16.0
    • Oven baked eggs, spiced tomato sauce, feta, coriander, toasted sourdough Vegetarian
  • Hand cut chunky fries 7.0
    • with our own signature seasoning and Aioli Vegetarian
ON THE SIDE ON THE SIDE
  • Herbed Rosti 4.0
  • Mushrooms 3.5
  • Roasted Tomato 3.5
  • Akaroa Smoked Salmon 5.0
  • Bearnaise 1.0
  • Free Range Pork Sausage 5.0
  • Free Range Streaky Bacon 5.0

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Edamame $3.50
    • Boiled Soy Bean
  • Eel nigiri (2 pcs) $5.50
  • ●teriyaki salmon sushi
  • -10 pcs $13
  • Chef's Selection of Thinly Sliced Raw Fish
  • -s $9.00
  • -8 pcs $7.50
  • -12 pcs $18.50
  • Musterer's Burgers N/A
    • served with fries
  • Wedges served with sour cream $12.50
    • Plus cheese
  • Brewers Braised Steak $16.00
    • Slow braised prime steak, porter beer gravy, with creamed potato mash and garden peas, topped with bacon and caramelised onions
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Chefs choice of fresh home made soup. Served with Ale House Bread
  • The Ale House Loaf Half $7.50/Whole $13.00
    • Locally baked Speight's bread. Hot delicious - garlic or plain
  • Kumara Fries $11.50
    • with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • Fish of the Day $18.00
    • Locally caught fish of the day - served with fresh garden salad and crispy potatoes. Topped with chef's daily topping
  • Cavalcade Ribeye $25.00
    • Prime rib eye steak grilled to your liking, served with fresh garden salad or seasonal vegetables, with golden fries. Accompanied by your choice of topping: Creamy mushroom sauce, fresh green peppercorn sauce, Ale House gravy or garlic butter and roast garlic
  • BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
    • marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
  • RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
    • Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
  • BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
    • This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
  • CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
    • The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
    • This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
  • BANGERS & MASH $16.50
    • Old man Winter is here, and that means it’s time for two beautiful sausages, creamy mashed potato, plenty of cider gravy, crisp peas, a slice of garlic toasted ciabatta, and a grilled BBQ tomato
  • HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
    • Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
  • BEEF BURGER $19.00
    • This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
  • Chicken Iskender $14.50
  • BARBEQUE SAUCE
  • Lamb Shish $16.00
  • Adana Shish $16.00
  • (served with rice, mixed salad, pita bread and your choice of sauces)
  • SPECIAL MAYO SAUCE
    • mayonaise with our own blend of spices
  • Lamb Doner $11.00
  • CHILI SAUCE
    • our own homemade chili sauce hot and delicious
  • Seafood snack basket $13.00
    • Prawn twisters, 2 fish bites, 2 squid rings and fries
  • Fries $6.00
  • Garlic bread + Cheese $11.00
  • Seafood Platter $18.50/ $33.00
    • Platter containing scallops, prawn twisters, fish bites, crab sticks, with shrimp and fries (For 1/ For 2)
  • Salad of the day $16.00
  • Ice cream sunday $7.00
    • Chocolate, strawberry or caramel
  • Wedges $13.00
  • Crosscut Chips $7.00
  • Spring Bouillabaisse $29
    • southern seafood, sofrito, fennel, sauvignon blanc
  • Chicken Burger $28
    • kimchi, gruyere, cos, mayo, brioche
  • Cheese Board $36
    • selection of kiwi cheese, chutney, bread
  • Smoked Kransky Hotdog $18
    • smoked cheese, pickles, mustard
  • Southern Blue Cod $32
    • hand cut chips, caper mayo
  • Bacon butty $12
    • hollandaise, rocket
  • Jack's muesli $14
    • toasted cashews, pistachios, toasted seeds, vanilla organic milk, spring fruit, manuka honey
  • Manuka Smoked Salmon $29
    • spring salad, asparagus, verjus, yoghurt
  • Live from our tank $135
    • Steamed then grilled with tarragon butter & our chips
  • Blue Cod $33
    • crumbed with pickled onion mayonnaise
  • Cloudy Bay Surf Clams stir-fried with XO sauce $21
  • 6 Oysters natural with shallot vinaigrette $28
  • Fried Southern Ocean Arrowhead Squid with a trio of mayonnaises $19
    • New Zealand miso, Meyer lemon, & squid ink
  • Crunchy cos lettuce with mustard dressing $9.50
  • Hand cut chips with pickled onion mayonnaise $9.50
  • Rhubarb Trifle $15.90
    • with pistachio sponge, rhubarb jelly, stewed rhubarb, custard, cream & sherry
  • -fish $10
    • Fish Bites, Tomato, Melted Cheese, Greens and Tartare Sauce. Served with Fries.
  • Blue cod $28
    • Stewart Island Blue Cod, Deep or Pan Fried with Homemade Tartare Sauce, served with either a Deluxe Garden Salad or Fries. Pan Fried (GF )
  • Chocolate mountain surprise $6
    • Chocolate Brownie. Served with Berry Goo and Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Fush and chups $9
    • Three Fish Bites and Fries
  • Salmon salad $32
    • Lemon-crisped Foveaux Straight Salmon served with Creamy Caper Dressing, resting on Seared Fresh Asparagus. Accompanied by a Deluxe Garden Salad. (GF )
  • Mac ‘n’ cheese $9
    • Classic Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Ham, served with Fries or Salad.
  • Dessert $12
    • Chocolate Brownie served with Berry Coulis and Vanilla Ice Cream.
  • Venison and blue cheese $34
    • Tender Venison Loin served Medium Rare with Black Cherry and Red Wine Reduction, nestled on a Roast Vegetable Medley. Accompanied by a Deluxe Garden Salad and homemade vinaigrette, ( GF)
  • Croissant:
  • Betty's Bacon Butty $10.00
    • Bacon, egg & relish
  • French fries with tomato chilli relish & aioli $9.00
  • Comfort Kedgeree $19.00
    • Smoked salmon, mild Indian spiced rice & poached egg
  • (C) Bacon & cheese $9.00
  • Mixed salad with balsamic $10.00
  • Social Climber $13.00
    • Organic eggs fried or poached with roasted tomato on crusty bread - add free farmed streaky bacon $5.00
  • Gluten free bread add $1.00
  • CRISPY FREE RANGE PORK BELLY $24.00
    • charred apples, herb quinoa, cress pesto
  • HOUSE-MADE PRAWN & SCALLOP RAVIOLI $36.00
    • julienned tomato, miner’s lettuce, lemon & herb cream sauce
  • AFTER DINNER MINT $18.00
    • baileys, crème de cacao, crème de menthe, cream
  • SPRING VEGETABLE PIZZA $23.00
    • asparagus, spring onion, baby spinach, puhoi brie, mozzarella
  • Freshly baked loaf $10.00
  • Slow cooked beetroot w/ walnuts $16.00
  • DUNHILL 90 $18.00
    • brandy, strawberry liqueur, crème de cacao, butterscotch cream float
  • CHICKEN & BACON PIZZA $26.00
    • mushrooms, spring onions, olives, pesto, mozzarella, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream
  • BATTERED MUSSEL $0.80
  • KUMARA CHIPS Scoop $6.00
  • SEAFOOD STICK $2.50
  • CALAMARI 1/2DQZ $5.00
  • RIBEYE & EGG $10.90
    • Strips of our best rib eye steak with a free range egg, salad greens, tomato, cheese & BBQ sauce
  • BEEF & BACON BURGER $10.90
    • Premium housemade beef pattie with crispy bacon served on a lightly toasted bun with salad greens, grilled cheese, tomato & sweet fruit chutney
  • LEMON PEPPER SQUID $0.80
  • PINEAPPLE RING $1.50
  • Gold Miners Beef Burger $19.90
    • House made beef pattie served on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, red onion, cheese, tomato relish and garlic aïoli.
  • Musterer’s Big Breakfast $18.00
    • Two fried eggs on toasted ciabatta with bacon, sausages, hash browns, grilled mushrooms and tomato
  • Soup of the Moment $9.90
    • The Chef’s creation served with toasted ciabatta. Please see your server for today’s offerings.
  • The Veggie Patch (V) $25.90
    • A crumbed champ potato cake stacked with roasted field mushroom and seasonal char-grilled vegetables. Dressed with a fresh mint salsa verde.
  • Grilled Mushrooms $6.0
  • Little Squirt’s Blue Cod(GF) $12.50
    • Grilled Blue codpieces, served with fries and salad or mash and vegetables.
  • Matukituki Mussels (GF available) $17.90 $21.90
    • Lightly spiced red curry and coconut infused sauce with a side of toasted ciabatta. Choice of 12 or 18 mussels.
  • Gluten Free Ice Cream Sundae $9.90
    • Wanaka’s PURE New Zealand Vanilla ice cream served with homemade chocolate fudge sauce and sprinkles
  • Steamed Pork and Salted Mustard or Taro $15 Large
  • Chicken Curry Fried Noodles $12 Large / $10 Small
  • Lettuce In Oyster Sauce $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Chilli Sour Soup $4 Small / $8 Medium
  • Seafood Special $16 Large / $12 Small
  • Roast Chicken and Vegetables $14 Large / $10 Small
  • Garlic Prawns $6.00
  • Deep Fried Mushroom $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Beef with Black Pepper Chow Mein (Large)
  • Barbeque pork cashew nuts chow mein $12 / $14
  • Stir fried ho fan with chicken/beef/ pork $10 / $13
  • Green bean with garlic sauce
  • Egg Fried Rice (Large)
  • Stir Fried beef with spring onion and ginger on hot plate
  • Spicy Chicken (Large)
  • Price: $200 (Or $20 Per Person)
  • Granola $9.00
    • Berry compote & yoghurt
  • Ciabatta Bun (daily selection – please ask) $8.50
    • Rare roast beef & blue cheese with horseradish smoked salmon, dill, cream cheese & capers
  • Soup (winter months) $9.50
    • With toast
  • Seasonal Salad (summer months) $9.50
  • Toast - vogels or sourdough with ... $4.00
  • Eggs & Soldiers $8.00
    • Soft boiled eggs & toast fingers
  • - Boiled Egg $2.00
  • Cantina Bun $8.50
    • Fried egg, prosciutto, cilantro & cumin gouda
Vanguard

Vanguard

location

Address

329 Princes Street, Dunedin, Otago, Otago, 9016, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034779511

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
329 Princes Street, Dunedin, Otago, Otago, 9016, New Zealand