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Egg Benedict

potato and sagyo cake, poached free range eggs, saffron hollandaise.

Add Bacon$5  Add Salmon$6 Add spinach and Mushroom$5

$18
Florentine Benedict

Creamy, baby spinach,with homemade potato cake,poached eggs,saffron hollandaise, served with ciabatta bread 

$22
Big Breakfast

Manuka smoked streaky bacon,sauteed mushrooms,potato cake,baked beans,cheesy kransky,grilled tomatoes, poached eggs served with ciabatta bread

$27
Balsamic creamy mushroom

Creamy balsamic mushrooms, feta cheese ,pesto drizzle, served with ciabatta bread 

                          Add eggs $4

$20
brekki burger

Potato cake ,bacon, cheesy kransky,cheese slice, sliced tomato,fried egg, mesclun,brioche bun, served with fries, ketchup and aioli.

$26
Waffles

Homemade waffles with seasonal fruits,caramelised banana,honey, caramel drizzle, vanilla ice cream, wafflle cone, lemon mascarpone and berry compote, finished with biscuit crumbs and icing sugar.

$25
Three Egg Omelette

Three egg omelette with mozzarella cheese, chorizo,basil,pesto,seved with ciabatta bread

$22
Organic granola

A healthy blend of organic roasted oats, toasted nuts and seeds, freshly cut fruits,with natural yoghurt, fresh milk and honey.

$18
Avocado on toast

House seasoned avocado with feta, pesto, onion, tomato served on toast with seeds, nuts and Balsamic dressing. Add eggs $4

$23
French toast

French toast with caramelised banana ,seasonal fruit ,with maple syrup and whipped cream                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Add bacon $6

$22
Pan cakes

Homemade pancakes with whipped cream, freshly cut fruits , maple syrup, berry compote .

                         Add bacon $5

$22

To Start

Garlic bread

Homemade breads with garlic butter.

$10
Focaccia

House made focaccia bread with sundried tomato dipping.

$11
Three cheese balls

Crumbed mozzarella, feta, brie cheese

$12
Polenta chips

Served with peri-peri sauce

$8
Marinated warm olives

Wine Sauté kalamata olives in petit salad

$12

ENTREE

Sweet and sour pork

crispy pork sautéed in homemade sweet and sour sauce served with a petite salad

$17
Calamari

Paprika squid served with dicon salad & wasabi mayo.

$16
Cheesy garlic bread

House made Ciabbatta bread garlic butter and cheese.

$15
Mussels

capers, smoked paprika, sliced onion, garlic, herbs, served with house made focaccia

$20
Frutti di verdure

Tempura battered seasonal vegetables served with the aioli.

$14
Chicken Sicilian

Fresh chicken sauté in garlic, onion, capsicum, olives, homemade tomato sauce and pesto, served with noodle crisp

$16
Cheesy Potato Croquettes

Crumbed potato cheese croquettes with avocado served with aioli.

$15

MAINS

Pork Belly

Slow cooked pork belly, with mash potato, seasonal veggies, pork crackle and gravy.

$34
Fish and Chips

Pan seared or battered fresh fish served with chips and salad, tartar sauce and tomato ketchup.

$31
Lamb shank

Braise lamb shank with mash potato, seasonal veggies and gravy.

$34
Beef schnitzel

Cheese gratinated thin crispy beef schnitzel with tomato relish, side of chips and salad with tomato sauce 

$32
Chicken Schnitzel

Cheese gratinated thin crispy chicken schnitzel with tomato relish, side of chips and salad served with tomato sauce

$32
Porterhouse Angus

300gms sirloin with pea puree, baked cheesy kumara and potato, tomatoes served with garlic butter and jue.

$37
Chefs special

Please ask server for today’s special

Add ons $6 per each

• Mushrooms sauce • Seasonal vegetables • Eggs • Side salad • Chips

$30

RICE DISHES

Risotto con pollo e olive

Creamy Arborio rice, olives, herbs, chicken, garlic butter finished with olive oil and parmesan.

$28
Risotto ala Milanese

creamy Arborio rice in saffron, chicken, spinach,served with pesto drizzle and parmesan.

$30
Pumpkin risotto

Creamy Arborio rice in roasted pumpkin, chicken, crispy feta, served with pesto drizzle and parmesan

$32
Risotto al fungi

Creamy Arborio rice in wild mushroom ragout, garlic, chicken, olives,garlic butter finished with parmesan and truffle oil.

$31

PASTAS

Spaghetti Genovese

Spaghetti pasta, pesto, onion,chicken, herbs,garlic,finished with pine nuts and parmesan.

$23
Spaghetti Con Pollo Pesto

Spaghetti in pesto, chicken, cherry tomato, mushrooms, capsicum,olives,onions,truffle oil, finished with pine nuts and parmesan

$27
Fussilli Con Pollo fungi

Fusilli pasta in a creamy wild mushroom sauce, chicken, olives, finished with garlic butter, truffle oil, and parmesan.

$26
Fussilli con feta ala Greeca

Fusilli pasta with capsicum, olives, onion,cherry tomato, in basil tomato sauce , finished with garkic butter and olive oil.

$23
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli

Spinach and ricotta ravioli pasta,creamy chives sauce finished with parmesan

$26
Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti pasta with creamy sauce mushrooms and bacon finished with peppercorns and parmesan.

$27
Fusilli Paprika

Fusilli pasta in a creamy tomato sauce, chicken, smoked paprika, capsicum,onion, and olives.

$26
Penne Vodka

Penne pasta in a creamy tomato sauce, prawns, smoked paprika and vodka finished with parmesan.

$26
Spaghetti Alfredo

Spaghetti pasta in a creamy sauce, chicken, mushrooms,olives ,capsicum, cherry tomato finished with garlic butter and truffle oil.

$28
Penne Arabiatta

Penne pasta with spicy tomato sauce, bacon, cherry tomato and basil finished with garlic butter.

$25

BURGERS

Beef burger

House made 200gms beef patty bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli, ketchup on a brioche bun served with fries 

$28
Chicken burger

Housemade crispy chicken patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, siracha mayo, ketchup, on a brioche bun and served with fries. 

$27
Lamb burger

Lamb patty, smoked cheddar cheese, tomatoes, mayo, ketchup, on a brioche bun, served with fries.

$26
Fish burger

Fresh fish, lettuce, tomato, cheese, tartar sauce, ketchup, on a brioche bun served with fries.

$26
Veggie burger

Housemade potato patty, cheddar cheese, egg, lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, on a brioche bun served with fries.

$25

KIDS

Macaroni pasta

Macaroni pasta with cheesy cream sauce

$15
Chicken Fingers

House made Chicken fingers with chips served with ketchup

$14
Fish bites

Tempura fish bites with chips served with ketchup

$14
Pan cakes

Buttermilk pan cakes with Maple syrup and whipped cream

$15

SALADS

Southern salad

Chicken, bacon, avocado,mesclun, cherry tomato, feta, onion, with french vinaigrette dressing.

$23
Caesar salad

Mesclun, grilled bacon, anchovies, croutons and shaved parmesan toasted in our house-made Caesar dressing, egg, seasoned with black pepper

$22
Mexican Beef Salad

Onion, tomato, corn, capsicum, spicy honey mustard dressing, wine braised beef, and crispy nachos on side.

$24

SIDES

Loaded fries/wedges

Bacon, cheese, sour cream, served with aioli and ketchup

$18
Side salad

Mesclun, cherry tomatoes, sliced onion, parmesan, with honey lemon dressing.

$12
Fries/wedges

With aioli and ketchup

$10
Seasonal vegetables

Sauté seasonal vegetables in garlic butter.

$10

DESSERTS

Churros

Homemade fried churros coated with cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate sauce .

$13
Gelato & sorbet

Two scoops of gelato and one scoop of sorbet, please ask the server for todays flavours.

$14
Affagato

3 scoops of vanila ice cream served with espresso coffee.

                Add Liqueur $6

$10
Kids brownie

Walnut brownie served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

$12
kids Sunday

Choose of chocolate or caramel served with vanilla ice cream and waffle cone

$12
Belgium Waffles

Homemade waffle with caramelised banana, honey, caramel drizzle, vanilla ice cream, waffle cone, lemon mascarpone, and berry compote, finished with Biscuit crumbs and icing sugar.

$16

TO FINISH

Special Coffee

Whisky, Khaliua, Tia maria with double shot espresso and whipped cream

$14
Port

Served with peri-peri sauce

$12
Limoncello

Bacon, cheese, sour cream, served with aioli and ketchup

$12
Coffee & Tea

Bread served with garlic butter and cheese

$-

To Start

Garlic bread

Homemade breads with garlic butter.

$10
Focaccia

House made focaccia bread with sundried tomato dipping.

$11
Three cheese balls

Crumbed mozzarella, feta, brie cheese

$12
Polenta chips

Served with peri-peri sauce

$8
Marinated warm olives

Wine Sauté kalamata olives in petit salad

$12

ENTRÉE

Cheesy Potato Croquettes

Crumbed potato cheese croquettes with petit salad served with aioli.

$14
Pollo frutti

4pcs of buttermilk fried chicken served chips and house made aioli.

$-
Calamari

Paprika squid served with dicon salad & wasabi mayo.

$16
Frutti di verdure

Tempura battered seasonal vegetables served with the aioli.

$16
Frutti di pesce

Battered prawn, fish bites, scallops, crabsticks & calamari served with choice of your dipping

$17
mussels

capers, smoked paprika, sliced onion, garlic, herbs, served with house made ciabbatta

$15
Sweet and sour pork

crispy pork sautéed in house made sweet and sour sauce served with petit salad

$-
Cheesy garlic bread

House made Ciabbatta bread garlic butter and cheese.

$15
Antipasto

-

$-

MAINS

PORTERHOUSE ANGUS

250gms scotch fillet with, pea and mint puree, baked cheesy kumara and potato, creamy mushroom, port wine jue, garlic butter, vine tomatoes and seasonal veggies

$37
Pork Belly

Asian style coconut and green curry pork belly with bacon and cheese arancini, steamed dumplings, seasonal veggies, finished with bbq jue.

$32
Lamb shank

Braised lamb shank with creamy mash potato and seasonal veggies, finished lamb jue.

$33
Chicken or beef schnitzel

seasonal veggies & jue

$32
Fish of the Day

Please ask for the fish of the day, pan seared, or battered.

$31
Fish and chips

Battered fresh fish, chips and salad, served with tartar sauce and ketchup

$29

PASTAS

Penne Arabiatta

Penne pasta with spicy tomato sauce, bacon, cherry tomato finished with garlic butter.

$19
Spaghetti Alfredo

Spaghetti in creamy sauce, cherry tomato, olives, mushroom, onion, capsicum, and chicken finished with garlic butter and parmesan.

$21
Penne Vodka

Penne pasta in tomato & creamy sauce, prawns, smoked paprika, & vodka finished with parsley

$19
Fusilli Paprika

Fusilli pasta in tomato & creamy sauce, chicken, smoked paprika, capsicum, onions, and olives.

$20
Spaghetti Seafood

Spaghetti with seafood, prawns, mussels, fresh fish, baby octopus and squid freshly sautéed in garlic and a slow cooked seafood tomato sauce.

$20
Spaghetti Carbonara-

Spaghetti pasta with creamy sauce, mushroom &bacon finished with peppercorns.

$19
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli

Ravioli pasta, creamy chives sauce finished with parmesan. Add bacon $6

$19
Fussilli con feta ala Greeca

Fussilli pasta with capsicum, olives, onion, cherry tomato, in basil tomato sauce, finished with garlic butter and olive oil

$-
Fussilli Con Pollo fungi

Fussilli pasta in creamy wild mushroom sauce, chicken, olives, finished with garlic butter, truffle oil, and parmesan.

$19
Spaghetti Con Pollo pesto

Spaghetti in pesto, chicken, cherry tomato, mushroom, olives, onions, truffle oil, finished with pine nuts and parmesan.

$19
Spaghetti Genovese

Spaghetti pasta in pesto, onion, chicken, herbs, garlic, finished with pine nuts and parmesan.

$19
Add on

Bacon, chicken, prawns

$4/5/6

BURGERS

Beef burger

Angus meat patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, on brioche bun served with fries.

$19
Lamb burger

Lamb patty, smoked cheddar cheese, bacon, tomatoes, mayo, ketchup, on brioche bun served with fries

$20
Chicken burger

Cajun chicken, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato,mayo, ketchup, brioche bun served with fries.

$18
Fish burger

Fresh fish, crisp lettuce,tomato, cheese, tartar sauce, ketchup on brioche bun served with fries.

$18
Veggie burger

House made potato patty, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, ketchup, on brioche bun served with fries.

$18

RISOTTO

Risotto al fungi

Creamy Arborio rice in wild mushroom ragout, garlic, chicken, garlic butter, finished with parmesan and truffle oil.

$-
Pumpkin risotto

Creamy Arborio rice in roasted pumpkin, chicken, crispy feta, finished with pesto drizzle and parmesan.

$-
Risotto con pollo e olive

Creamy Arborio rice, olives, herbs, chicken, garlic butter finished with olive oil and parmesan.

$-
Risotto alla marinara

Arborio rice, prawns, mussels, fish bites, squid, octopus, lemon and slow cooked confit tomato sauce.

$-

SALADS

Southern salad

Chicken, bacon, avocado, mesclun, cherry tomatoes, feta, onion, with French vinaigrette dressing

$15
Classic Caesar

Mesclun, grilled bacon, anchovies, croutons and shaved parmesan toasted in our house-made Caesar dressing, egg, seasoned with black pepper

$14
caprese

bocconcini cheese, salad leaves, tomato, whipped feta, pesto, balsamic drizzle.

$13

KIDS

Macaroni pasta

Macaroni pasta with cheesy cream sauce

$15
Chicken nuggets

Nuggets with chips served with ketchup

$12
Fish bites

Tempura fish bites with chips served with ketchup

$12
Pancakes

Buttermilk pan cakes with Maple syrup and whipped cream

$15

DESSERTS

Polenta cake

House made polenta cake with drizzled chocolate sauce, biscotti, fresh seasonal fruits & Berry Compote.

$15
Sizzling brownie

Caramel brownie served on hot plate with vanilla ice-cream and sizzling chocolate sauce.

$14
Mango and boysenberry cheese cake

Fusion desserts of cheese cake and tiramisu, served with pine apple salsa, raspberry pulp, and chocolate soil.

$15
Deep fried ice cream

Vanilla ice-cream coated with cinnamon flakes

$13
Gelato & sorbet

Two scoops of gelato and one scoop of sorbet.

$10
Kids brownie or kids Sunday

-

$10

SIDES

Fries

With aioli and ketchup

$7
Polenta chips

Served with peri-peri sauce

$8
Loaded fries

Bacon, cheese, sour cream, served with aioli and ketchup

$12
Cheesy garlic bread

Bread served with garlic butter and cheese

$13
Side salad

Mesclun, cherry tomatoes, sliced onion, parmesan, with honey lemon dressing.

$12
Cream of spinach

-

$-

SPARKLING

Henkell trocken brut,germany

200ml

$16
Henkell trocken rose, germany

200ml

$15
Canti prosecco, Italy

200ml

$16

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Growers mark, Marlborough

11

$50
Jules taylor, Marlborough

13

$60

Chardonnay

The makers knighthood, gisborne

11

$50
Jules taylor, Marlborough

13

$60

Aromatics

Dusky sounds pinot gris, south island NZ

12

$55
Duck hunter pinot gris, Marlborough

12

$55
Lake charlice the falcon reisling, Marlborough

10

$50

Rose

Waipara hills rose, central otago

12

$55

Pinot noir

Mud house, central otago

12

$55
Allan scott black labl, Marlborough

12

$55

Merlot

Dusky sounds, south Australia

11

$50

Cabernet sauvignon

Grant burge in, Barossa vally

12

$55

Malbec & shiraz

Chakana malbec, Mendoza

12

$55
Grant burge ink shiraz, Barossa vally

12

$55

Cocktails

Berry smash

-

$18
Rose bud

-

$18
Tiramisu expresso martini

Finland vodka kahlua, baileys, expresso shot, cocoa powder.

$18
Cosmopolitan

-

$18
Sunset

-

$18
Blue logon

-

$18
Bounty hunter

-

$18
Mimosa

-

$18
Long island iced tea

-

$21
Moctails

-

$-
Berry smash

-

$-
Rose bud

-

$-
Blue lagoon

-

$-

Sprirts & liqueurs

Single shot

Please ask our friendly stafff our selection

$10
Double shot

Please ask our friendly stafff our selection

$12

Special coffee

Special coffee

Tia maria, kahlua, brandy, baileys, or irish whiskey

$16

Digestifs

Digestifs

Taylors 10 yers old Pallini Italian lemoncello

$12

Beers - On Tap

Carlsberg

-

$11
Boundary road brewery hazy pale ale

-

$11

Bottle beer & cider

Somersby apple cider

-

$10
Speights old dark

-

$10
Tui

-

$10
Export gold

-

$10
Exort 33

-

$10
Export low carb

-

$10
Monteiths black

-

$11
Monteiths orginal

-

$11
Corona

-

$10
Heineken

-

$10
Steinlarger classic

-

$10
Heineken 0%

-

$10

Cold beverages

Cold beverages

Coke, lemonade, fanta, coke zero, sprite zero, gingerale, tonic water, soda water

$6
ginger beer

-

$6.5
lemon lime bitters

-

$7
iced coffee, iced mocha, iced chocolate

-

$7.5
fruit juice

orange, apple, grapefruit, cranberry, tomato, spice tomato.

$6.5

Tea

Tea

English breakfast tea, earl grey, peppermint Red vanilla raspberry, chai, berrylicious, chamomile, Fabulous fejioa, gun powder green, white peach, Red African fire, strawberry kiwi, kawakawa fire.

$5.50

Coffee

Small coffee

Latte, flatwhite, shortblack, long black, macchiato, cappuccino, Mochaccino, Vienna, hot chocolate, chai latte.

$4.50
Regular coffee

Latte, flatwhite, shortblack, long black, macchiato, cappuccino, Mochaccino, Vienna, hot chocolate, chai latte.

$5.50
Large coffee

Latte, flatwhite, shortblack, long black, macchiato, cappuccino, Mochaccino, Vienna, hot chocolate, chai latte.

$6.50

Smoothies

kids

Berry, banana, mango.

$6
Regular

Berry, banana, mango.

$10

Milkshakes

Kids

Vanilla, chocolate, caramel, banana, raspberry, lime

$6
Regular

Vanilla, chocolate, caramel, banana, raspberry, lime

$9.50
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