-natural with cabernet sauvignon vinegar and shallot
-tempura with soy mirin and seaweed salad $24/48
Roasted Pumpkin and Buffalo Ricotta Tortellini $17
With cauliflower cream, cashew, leek, parmigiano reggiano
King Salmon Poke $19
With ora king caviar, pickled daikon, black garlic and kimchee, chive and native new zealand seaweed
Treacle Cured Beef $18
With red pepper sorbet, kogi bbq sauce, baby shiso
Chicken Soup $18
French onion dumpling and gruyere gratin, truffle, parsnip
Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Chorizo $21
Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
MAINS
Silver Fern Farms Compressed Lamb Belly and Roasted Fillet $41
Glazed with burnt miso, puffed barley and brown lentil ‘risotto’, bacon, butternut, swiss brown mushrooms, asparagus and whipped feta
Turmeric and Sweet Potato Gnocchi $35
Artichoke purée, artesian smoked mozzarella, olive soil, pickled pumpkin, spring greens, fresh mint and tamarind relish
Prime Beef Tenderloin $42
Mini tapenade stuffed beef olive with smoked potato mash, onion ash, beetroot, black garlic, tarragon and jus
Pohutukawa Smoked Duck Breast $39
Celeriac purée and remoulade, truffle and mushroom potsticker, duck jus
Crispy Pork Hock $38
With palm sugar chilli caramel, fresh thai vegetable salad, red nam jim and fragrant
Market Fish $38
Explained by your wait staff
DESSERT
Callebaut Dark Chocolate Parfait $17
Roasted white chocolate, chocolate curd, marshmallow and hazelnut gianduja, hot caramel sauce
Salt Caramel ‘Opera’ Tiramisu $16
Italian chocolate soil, honeycomb
Coconut Milk and Lavender Panna Cotta $16
Liquorice sponge, strawberries and anise
Hummingbird Bombe Alaska
Duck island mascarpone ice cream and hummingbird cake encased in a raw sugar meringue
-served with poached rhubarb $17
-flambéed with cointreau $21
Cheese Board
All served with freshly grilled ciabatta, falwasser crackers and quince paste
-per 60gm serving $16
-to taste all four $36
-Pico (France)
A unique goat’s cheese from the region of perigord in france, pico is creamy, dense and soft-ripened with mould. Flavoursome and aromatic with hazelnut notes
-Waimata French Style Blue (Gisborne)
A rich creamy blue cheese with a sweet composty aroma, peppery blue mould and a delicate saltiness
-Meyer Vintage Gouda (Waikato)
2-3 years old, crumbly with sensational crunch and a very sharp flavour. Nz cheese awards supreme award winner
-Délice de Bourgogne (France)
A decadent triple-cream brie. Incredibly rich and full flavoured cheese with a smooth, melt-in-the-mouth texture
Topped with warm chocolate sauce and served with vanilla ice cream.
Greek Salad $15.00
Always refreshing, ripe tomatoes, cucumber and red onion tossed with crumbly feta, olive oil and seasoned with rock salt and cracked pepper, served with garlic Turkish pide.
Homemade Steak and Guinness Pie $12.50
Chunky beef stewed in a rich Guinness gravy baked in a shortcrust pastry served with beer battered fries.
Garden Salad $7.00
Homemade Citrus Crumb GF V $14.00
Seasonal fresh fruit, dollops of thick coconut cream, sprinkled with a nut, seed and date crumb this platter is ideal to share.
Hawaiian Ham and Pineapple $13.00
Mini Chicken Kebabs $8.50
served with rice and salad
Eggs Benedict GF V $15.00
Smoked salmon...or bacon...or try our vegetarian option of baby spinach, grilled tomato and mushroom topped with homemade hollandaise on toasted ciabatta.
Classic Caesar salad with smoked bacon, parmesan, soft egg, crisp cos, herb croutons, creamy parmesan aioli dressing. Add chicken $17
Pulled Pork $10
With crisp apple salad, roasted peanuts and sweet apple syrup
Chicken Burger $10
Grilled chicken breast with bacon, brie, lettuce and relish
Braised Beef and Cheese Pie $16
Braised beef cheek cooked in a rich stout with tasty cheddar cheese, baked in a flaky puff pastry pie served with butter whipped mashed potatoes, green peas and sticky beef jus
Braised Beef Brisket $10
With creamy aioli, house BBQ sauce and fresh slaw
House Fried Chicken $10
Southern fried chicken with harissa mayo
Cheese Burger $10
Prime New Zealand beef pattie with SWISS cheese, pickle, mustard, onion rings and tomato sauce
Bistro chunky chips roasted and tossed in rosemary & sea salt with garlic aioli $7.00
Try our house-made chilli samball $3.00
Looking for an extra kick on your pizza
Vegetarian $23.00
Creamed leeks on a confit garlic base, Kahurangi blue cheese, fresh rocket, poached apple and toasted walnuts
Seafood $25.00
Daily catch & shrimps with house smoked salmon, white anchovies, a caper & parsley gremolata
Brad’s tip: Try with our house made chilli sambal!
Chicken Salad $28.00
Lightly spiced tandoori chicken breast served on Bistro garden salad mix with cucumber, radish, cabbage & carrot slaw, cherry tomatoes and avocado finished with seeds, coconut and cashews
Beef $18.00
House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction