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  • Toasted muesli, dried apple, blueberries and organic apple syrup $10.50
  • Porridge with fresh cream, brown sugar and toasted almond $7.50
  • Free range eggs any style served on sour dough or five grain toast $8.00
  • Eggs en cocotte with grated parmesan, toast soldiers, roasted tomato and rocket $9.50
  • Warm tomatoes on five grain toast, avocado and baby rocket $8.00
  • French toast with rosemary and maple, fresh banana, crisp island bay bacon $15.00
  • Manuka smoked salmon on hash browns, poached egg, wild rocket and lemon oil $17.00
  • Spanish style omelette with smoked chorizo, spinach, rosemary potato, candied tomato and crumbled feta $14.50
  • Thyme scented portabello mushrooms on toasted chilli corn bread, crisp Island bay bacon, poached egg and shaved parmesan $16.00
  • Full Cooked with eggs any style, crisp bacon, herb roasted tomato, mushrooms, pork sausage and hash brown served with toast $22.50
  • Sides
    • Island bay bacon, pork sausage, Portabello mushrooms, hash browns, herb roasted tomatoes, avocado $5.00 ea
    • Tea or Plunger coffee $4.00
    • Juice $4.50
  • Continental
    • $19.00
    • Selection of Juices
    • Sourdough, five grain or gluten free toast served with
    • / - Honeylands preserves
    • / - Fresh lemon curd and fruit compotes
    • Home made muesli, assorted cereals, preserved fruits and fresh fruit platter
    • Greek yoghurt, stewed berries and toasted almonds
    • Scones, pastries and carrot loaf
    • Tea or plunger coffee
  • Continental buffet with one hot breakfast item
    • Hot breakfast items - $30.00
    • French toast with rosemary and maple, fresh banana, crisp island bay bacon
    • Manuka smoked salmon on hash browns, poached egg, wild rocket and lemon oil
    • Spanish style omelette with smoked chorizo, spinach, rosemary potato, candied tomato and crumbled feta
    • Thyme scented portabello mushrooms on toasted chilli corn bread, crisp Island bay bacon, poached egg and shaved parmesan
  • Light Meals
    • Baguette with olive oil $4.00
    • Warm olives and grissini $6.50
    • Chili corn bread with garlic butter and fresh herbs $8.00
    • Marlborough mussel broth, garlic and sheep’s cheese crouton and fresh chives $13.50
    • Salt and pepper squid, fresh rocket and preserved lemon salad, cherry tomato and shaved fennel, honey mustard aioli $16.00
    • Bacon and eggs in a chili corn Panini, honey mustard and garlic mayo, served with coleslaw and potato crisps $16.50
    • Buffalo mozzarella and confit tomatos with fresh basil, grilled baguette and warm black pudding $17.50
    • Smoked ham terrine, spiced apple relish, buttered chili corn toast and watercress $16.00
    • Grilled mushrooms stuffed with ricotta and basil pesto, confit tomato and bean salad, poached garlic and smoked pepper puree $17.50
  • Mains
    • Smoked salmon and potato fish cake, lettuce and preserved lemon salad, sauce béarnaise $19.50
    • Lambs fry and Island bay bacon, poached free range egg with sauté potato $19.50
    • Char grilled chicken supreme on honey scented sous vide parsnips, plump raisins, green beans and walnuts with watercress and feta salad, rosemary and honey dressing $23.50
    • Pan fried fish on potato hash, green beans and blistered tomato with rocket and preserved lemon salad and merlot dressing $26.00
    • Pan fried veal loin on crushed new season potato with fresh mint and preserved lemon, grilled pumpkin, sauté broccoli and rosemary caper sauce $22.50
  • Sides
    • Fries with aioli $7.50
    • Roasted beets with balsamic and thyme $7.50
    • Steamed broccoli with lemon oil and toasted almonds $7.50
    • Fresh pear, fennel and dried cranberry salad with rocket, feta and lemon dressing $7.50
  • Desserts
    • Ice cream selection with fresh banana, chocolate sauce and textures of berry and frosted almond $14.50
    • Dark chocolate fondant, ginger nut ice cream, roasted plum puree and hazelnut brittle $14.50
    • Roasted peach with white chocolate mousse, cassis sabayon, vanilla French toast $14.50
    • Summer berry pudding, pistachio soil, pinot and Dutch chocolate crème and berry coulis $14.50
  • Cheese, served with grapes, quince jelly, toasted walnuts, fresh pear and crackers
    • KapitiTutermoana cheddar, quince jelly, wafers and fresh pear (Wellington)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.0
    • KapitiKikorangi blue, Szechwan walnuts, fruit toast, fig (Wellington)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
    • Whitestone Mt Domet double cream brie, tea poached apricots, toasted almonds, sourdough and crackers (Oamaru)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
    • Over The Moon Galactic Gold washed rind, grapes, chili roasted nuts, sourdough and crackers (Putaruru)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
  • Appertisers
    • Salt and pepper squid served with fresh lemon and aioli $9.00
    • Warm olives and grissini $6.50
    • Chili corn bread with garlic butter and fresh herbs $8.00
    • Baguette with olive oil $4.00
  • Entrees
    • Smoked ham terrine, spiced apple relish, buttered chili corn toast and watercress salad $16.00
    • Beetroot tart with shallot jam and baked goat’s cheese with port wine and apple reduction, wild baby rocket $16.00
    • Seared scallops on cauliflower puree, black pudding crumbs, shaved fennel and pea tendril salad with radish $17.00
  • Mains
    • Pan roasted beef fillet, fondant potato, seared liver and green beans with button mushrooms and baby carrots finished with anchovy butter $35.00
    • Pan fried fish on warm Nicoise style salad with basil pesto and red wine reduction $32.00
    • Pirinoa station lamb rump, chic pea puree, aubergine and zucchini parcel with buttered baby turnips and pea tendrils served with jus gras $35.00
    • Zucchini tian with confit tomato, basil scented ricotta tortellini, shallot jam and baby vegetables $28.00
  • Sides
    • Fries with aioli $7.50
    • Roasted beets with balsamic and thyme $7.50
    • Fresh pear, fennel and dried cranberry salad with rocket, feta and lemon dressing $7.50
    • Steamed broccoli with lemon oil and toasted almonds $7.50
  • Desserts
    • Ice cream selection with fresh banana, chocolate sauce and textures of berry and frosted almond $14.50
    • Dark chocolate fondant, ginger nut ice cream, roasted plum puree and hazelnut brittle $14.50
    • Roasted peach with white chocolate mousse, cassis sabayon, vanilla French toast $14.50
    • Summer berry pudding, pistachio soil, pinot and Dutch chocolate crème and berry coulis $14.50
  • Cheese with grapes, quince jelly, toasted walnuts, fresh pear and crackers
    • KapitiTutermoana cheddar, quince jelly, wafers and fresh pear (Wellington)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
    • KapitiKikorangi blue, Szechwan walnuts, fruit toast, fig (Wellington)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
    • Whitestone Mt Domet double cream brie, tea poached apricots, toasted almonds, sourdough and crackers (Oamaru)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
    • Over The Moon Galactic Gold washed rind, grapes, chili roasted nuts, sourdough and crackers (Putaruru)
      • Single $16.00
      • Two cheeses $18.00
  • SAUVIGNON BLANC
    • Forrest Estate Marlborough 2010
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $39.00
    • River Farm Ben Morven Marlbourough 2010
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Kahurangi, Nelson 2011
      • Glass $9.00
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Te Mata Woodthorpe Hawkes Bay 2011
      • Glass $9.00
      • Bottle $44.00
    • Domaine Christain Salmon France 2008 Bottle $78.00
  • CHARDONNAY
    • Forrest Estate Marlbourogh 2008
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $39.00
    • Squawking Magpie Hawkes Bay 2009
      • Glasss $8.50
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Matewhero Gisborne 2010
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $48.50
    • Alpha Domus Barrique Fermented Hawkes Bay 2008
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $43.50
    • Ata Rangi Petrie Martinborough 2008
      • Glass $12.00
      • Bottle $59.00
    • Neudorf Nelson 2008 Bottle $61.50
    • Man O’War Valhalla Waiheke Island 2009 Bottle $79.00
    • Shaw + Smith M3 Adelaide Hills 2007 Bottle $83.00
    • Simmonnet-Febvre Chablis 2007 Bottle $63.50
  • PINOT GRIS
    • Tresillian Canterbury 2009
      • Glass $10.00
      • Bottle $49.00
    • Forrest Estate Marlborough 2010
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $39.00
    • Nevis Bluff Central Otago 2008
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $47.00
    • Man O’ War Ponui Waiheke Island 2009 Bottle $54.50
    • Carrick Central Otago 2009 Bottle $53.00
  • RIESLING
    • Tresillian Akaroa Dry 2008
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Forrest Estate Marlborough 2009
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $39.00
    • Hawkeshead Central Otago 2011
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $43.00
    • Salomon Unhof Pfaffenberg Austria 2007 Bottle $75.50
  • VIOGNIER / GEWURZTRAMINER
    • Te Mata "Zara" Viognier Hawkes Bay 2010
      • Glass $10.50
      • Bottle $52.00
    • Alpha Domus Wingwalker Viognier 2009
      • Glass $9.00
      • Bottle $45.00
    • Matawhero Gewurztraminer 2009
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $42.50
  • ROSE
    • Bridge Pa "Drama Queen" 2009 Bottle $42.00
    • Hunters 2010
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $40.00
    • Waitiri Creek Harriet Rose 2010 Bottle $41.00
    • Franc Rose Awatere Valley 2008
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $45.00
  • PINOT NOIR
    • Forrest Estate Marlborough 2009
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Ara "Select Block" Marlborough 2008
      • Glass $10.50
      • Bottle $47.00
    • Mount Brown Waipara 2009
      • Glass $9.00
      • Bottle $45.00
    • Boundary Vineyards, Kings Road, Waipara 2008 Bottle $48.00
    • Nevis Bluff Central Otago 2008
      • Glass $13.00
      • Bottle $64.50
    • Tresillian, Single Vineyard Canterbury 2009 Bottle $68.00
    • Hawkeshead, "First Vines" Central Otago 2009 Bottle $68.50
    • Te Kairanga, John Martin Martinborough 2007 Bottle $58.00
    • Ata Rangi Martinborough 2009 Bottle $109.00
  • SYRAH / SHIRAZ
    • Brookfields Hawkes Bay Syrah 2009 Bottle $85.00
    • Aspire Syrah Hawkes Bay 2007
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $41.00
    • Alpha Domus Syrah Hakwes Bay 2010
      • Glass $9.00
      • Bottle $45.00
    • Grant Burge "Miamba" Barossa Shiraz Australia 2010
      • Glass $11.00
      • Bottle $54.00
    • Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers Bottle $80.00
  • MERLOT, CABERNET AND BLENDS
    • Te Kairanga Runholder Merlot, Cabernet Franc 2009 Bottle $39.00
    • Beachhouse Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2009
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $40.00
    • River Farm Merlot 2009
      • Glass $10.50
      • Bottle $52.00
    • Destinations Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 2008
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $39.00
    • Te Mata "Awatea" Hawkes Bay Bottle: $65.50
    • Johner Cabernet Merlot Malbec 2007 Bottle $67.50
    • Cornerstone Cabernet-Merlot-Malbec 2007 Bottle $123.00
    • Te Mata "Coleraine" 2009 Bottle $148.00
  • GRENACHE
    • Grant Burge Holy Trinity Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre Australia Bottle $82.00
  • MONTEPULCIANO
    • Poggio ai Santi, Abruzzo, Organic 2008 Bottle $45.00
    • Hans Herzog, Marlborough, 2007 Bottle $105.00
  • DESSERT
    • Lastau “ East India” Sherry
      • Glass $14.50
      • Bottle $67.50
    • Matariki Late Harvest Riesling Hawkes Bay 2009
      • Glass $14.50
      • Bottle $57.00
    • Clayridge “Excalibur” Noble Sauvignon Blanc 2007
      • Glass $13.50
      • Bottle $54.00
    • Two Hands “Brilliant disguise” Moscatro 2009 500ml Bottle $40.00
    • Clearview Estate “Sea Red” 2009 Bottle $60.00
  • PORT
    • Graham's 6 Grapes, Reserve
      • Glass $10.50
      • Bottle $92.00
    • Taylor’s 10yr
      • Glass $14.50
      • Bottle $130.00
    • Dow’s Tawny
      • Glass $8.50
      • Bottle $73.50
    • Dow’s 10yr
      • Glass $11.00
      • Bottle $100.00
    • Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage
      • Glass $9.50
      • Bottle $85.00
    • Graham’s 10yr
      • Glass $12.50
      • Bottle $114.50
  • CHAMPAGNE / SPARKLING
    • Prosecco, Spago, Monteforte
      • Glass $8.00
      • Bottle $39.50
    • Lindauer Special Reserve Bottle $41.00
    • Cremant D'Alsace Rose Bottle $56.00
    • Champagne Laurent Pierrier Brut 200ml Bottle $46.00
    • Champagne Laurent Pierrier Brut Bottle $125.00
    • Champagne J Dumangin brut Premier Cru Bottle $140.00
  • SHERRY
    • Lustau Fino “Puerto Fino” Glass $10.50
    • Lustau Armontillado “Los arcos” Glass $10.50
  • WHISKYS
  • Speyside
    • Benriach 15 year Single $19.50
    • Edradour 10 year Single $16.50
  • Highlands
    • Clynelish 14 year Single $17.50
    • Poit Dhub 12 year Single $16.00
    • Glen Garioch 15 year Single $16.00
    • Highland Park Single $14.50
    • Glenmorangie Single $14.50
  • Islay
    • Bowmore 12 year Single $13.00
  • Campbeltown
    • Springbank 10 year Single $16.00
  • Lowlands
    • Auchentoshan 12 year Single $13.50
  • Island
    • Talisker 10 year Single $18.50
  • COGNACS
    • Remy Martin VSOP Single $17.00
    • Delmain Pale and Dry 25 y XO Single $19.00
    • Remy Martin X O Single $29.50
  • BEERS
    • Emmersons Pilsner 500ml Bottle $11.00
    • Emmersons London Porter 500ml Glass $11.00
    • Founders Nelson Tall Blond 500ml Bottle $11.00
    • Founders Nelson Long Black 500ml Bottle $11.00
    • Tuatara Waikanae Bohemian Pilsner Bottle $7.50
    • Montieths Range Original, Golden, Pilsner-Radler Black Bottle $7.00
    • Heineken Bottle $7.00
    • Steinlager Bottle $7.00
    • DB Export Gold Bottle $6.00
    • Amstel Lite Bottle $6.00
    • Speights Gold Bottle $6.50
  • Platters and Bowls
    • We offer a blackboard menu of regularly changing dishes. Our selection can include:
    • Warm lemon scented olives served with grissini $6.50
    • Grilled baguette with dukkah and olive oil $8.00
    • Salt and pepper squid, fresh lemon and aioli $9.00
    • Mini pizza with chorizo, onion marmalade and cheese $9.50
    • Mushroom risotto balls served with lemon aioli $9.00
    • Goats cheese and herb wantons with smoked tomato $9.00
    • Salmon and potato fish balls with butter sauce $9.00
    • Platter of sliced meats, marinated vegetables served with olives, cheese and breads (for 2) $25.00
    • Fresh fish with beer batter served with tartare $9.00
    • Battered fish bites with fries and fresh lemon served with tartare $11.50
    • Fried crumbed jalapeno peppers with mayo $8.50
    • Mini bacon and cheddar cheese tarts $8.50
    • Fries with aioli $7.50
    • Prawn twisters with sweet chili dipping sauce $9.50
    • Vegetable spring rolls with soy sauce $8.00