* Freshly baked breads with a selection of jams and spreads * An assortment of yoghurts * Fruit salad, peaches, plums, pears, boysenberries and apricots * Your choice of cereals, home-made muesli and nut mix * A euro continental platter of cured meats, cheeses, olives, boiled eggs and pickled onions. * Honey straight from the honeycomb - * Croissants & Danish pastries * Fine teas, filtered coffee and fruit juices.
The County “Country Breakfast” $25
two free-range eggs of your choice, bacon, pork sausage, grilled tomato, hash brown, and creamy mushrooms with white or wholegrain toast.
Three Egg Free Range Omelette $24
with your choice of up to 3 fillings from the Breakfast sides.
Smoked Salmon Hash $24
beneath a soft free-range poached egg, on your choice of white or wholegrain toast, finished with hollandaise sauce.
Lamb’s Fry & Bacon $24
County jus, a hash brown and toast
Eggs Benedict $24
served on an English muffin with wilted spinach, a soft free-range poached egg, bacon and a creamy hollandaise sauce.
French toast $19
with caramelised bananas, crispy bacon & maple syrup.
Traditional Home-made Buttermilk Pancakes $19
served with maple syrup, vanilla yogurt and a fresh berry compote.
Free Range Eggs on Toast $16.5
poached, fried or scrambled with white or wholegrain toast.
Premium Ground Beef (Savoury Mince) $22.50
on your choice of wholegrain or white toast, with two free-range poached eggs.
Creamy Rolled Oats (Porridge) $16.50
with brown sugar and cream.
Ham, Egg & Chips $24.50
with baked beans and sausages
When enjoying a cooked breakfast, please enjoy your choice of the complete continental buffet for only $10.00
BREAKFAST SIDES
Crispy Bacon $6.5
Baked Beans $6.5
Pork Sausages $6.5
Spinach $6.5
Ham $6.5
White or Wholegrain Toast $6.5
Grilled Creamy Mushrooms $6.5
Hash Browns $6.5
Grilled Tomatoes $6.5
Danish Pastries or Croissant $6.5
DINNER-ENTRÉES
Warm Home-Baked Bread, 1 $9 for 2 $18
with roasted garlic & herb butter and dips
Crispy Tapioca and Soy Pork Belly, $16 / $35
with a caramel sauce, accompanied by an apple and celery slaw
Trio of New Zealand Salmon $19 / $38
house smoked salmon, salmon gravlax and smoked salmon pâté, crostini, grain toast & crackers, lemon and horseradish cream.
Scallops, $19 / $38
seared with lemon and garlic on a pea purée ,petite salad drizzled with pan sauces
Summer Peruvian Ceviche, $16
freshly caught local fish, marinated in lime juice, chilli, fresh coriander, garlic and ginger
The County Seafood Platter $49
for two, a delectable selection of our in-house smoked salmon, seared scallops & chilli garlic prawns, tapioca 5 spiced calamari and a trio of dipping sauces with crostini >>
Leek & Walnut Tortelli $16 / $29
on a bed of seasonal greens with a lemon & herb beurre blanc.
DINNER-MAINS
Surf and Turf Risotto $37
a creamy combination of fruits de mer, chorizo, bacon, asparagus, capsicum and peas, with a parmesan and lemon sauce
Beef Fillet Mignon $39
from Whanganui, (Angus cross Hereford), wrapped in bacon, served with summer potatoes and seasonal greens, your choice of ; The Count Cabernet Franc Merlot Malbec jus or a peppercorn & cream sauce
Catch of the day $35
locally caught fresh fish of the day. Please ask your Waiting Team for today's special
Hawke's Bay Lamb Rump Salad $37
marinated in rosemary, garlic and red wine, with artichokes, asparagus, sautéed potato's, cucumber and chick peas dressed with chimichurri, yogurt & mint
Duck à l 'orange $37
(Dedicated to Mrs. Jeni B), a traditional family recipe of orange confit of duck, presented on a truffle potato mash, asparagus & steamed greens, complimented by a Grand Marnier jus
Vegetarian Plate of the day $29
Your waiting team will advise for today’s freshly made selection
DINNER-CLASSIC DESSERTS
Seasonal fruit parfait $15
caramel popcorn & summer fruit
Raspberry Tiramisu $15
vanilla ice cream, chocolate chards and espresso
Affogato, Frangelico $15
vanilla ice cream, chocolate chards and espresso
Lemon crush meringue pie $16
mango sorbet, berry coulis
Marquise De Chocolate $16
red berry coulis, tuile biscuit and Chantilly cream
Cheese Board 1 $19 / 2 $38
A selection of the finest local cheeses, crackers, crostini, cornichons, pickles fresh seasonal fruit and relishes.
Tempura battered gurnard filets served with golden fries, salad and wasabi tartare
Fish of the Day $26.00
Served on a caper and lemon risotto, wilted spinach topped with a tomato concasse and a cider hollandaise Ask your friendly wait staff for today’s fresh fish
Puketapu House Made Bread (2 people) $8.50
Served with balsamic reduction, olive oil, hummus & dukkah
Scallop Spaghetti $19.00
Seared scallops with red onion and asparagus in a vodka infused cream sauce
Fries
Lamb Rump $27.00
Oven roasted lamb served on a leek and pancetta mash with broccolini and a red wine jus
The Puketapu Vege Burger $17.00
Smoked potato rosti, grilled tomato, blue cheese & caramelized onion with aioli
2 Toast, 2 Eggs, Mushrooms, Tomato, 2 Sausages, Bacon and potato rosti, 2 Hash browns, Spinach, Sliced Ham off the Bone, 2 Corn fritters, Fried onions, Fried roast veg, Creamed mushrooms, Smoked salmon, Watties Baked Beans
Warm Beef salad $18.80
Sirloin steak served rare over tossed salad greens infused with a tropical passion vinaigrette dressing with warmed sweet potato, pine nuts and cherry tomato topped with goats cheese
Croque Madame $13.80
Add the egg ..... To the Ham and Cheese Sandwich made famous in France. Not just any sandwich. Toasted sourdough or multi grain bread with lashings of glazed ham off the bone with seeded mustard, swizz cheese melted through topped with a bechamel cheese sauce
Ham Cheese & Mushroom Omelette $19.50
Three egg, free range omelette served with bacon, sourdough or multi grain toast or petite salad
Mixed toast plate with butter and homemade jams $9.50
Our own blend of honey roasted muesli with mixed macadamia nuts, seeds, fresh fruit and Greek yoghurt $10.60
Old fashioned mince on toast $17.00
Hearty full bodied mince with vegetables and potato reduced over 24 hours served on your choice of sourdough or multi grain toast topped with two fried eggs for good measure
Winter Soups $9.80
Home made vegetable and pearl barley soup from a hearty beef stock made just like your nana used to make back in the day or Roasted pumpkin onion and fresh ginger served in a cream broth served with your choice of sourdough or multi grain toast
A special selection of Chefs Cheeses, meats Antipasto & homemade treats served with breads & crackers
Fish N Chips (DF) $22.50
Ale battered fish, chips & salad served with tartare sauce
Marinated Olives – Kalamata $7.50
Fries with aioli $7.50
with Amaretto almond liqueur $16.00
Cheeseboard $38.00
A selection of premium NZ & local artisan cheeses typically a Brie, Aged & Smoked Cheddar, Kikorangi Blue and Hohepa Cumin seed; served with crackers, fruit & nuts & Chutney or Quince paste
Crispy Calamari (GF) $15.00
Crispy coated calamari with aioli
Cheese board (to share see platters) $38.00
A selection of premium NZ & local artisan cheeses typically a Brie, Aged & Smoked Cheddar, Kikorangi Blue and Hohepa Cumin seed; served with crackers, fruit & nuts & Chutney or Quince paste