5pm – late monday to saturday
To start
Homemade Artisan breads w EVO, aged balsamic & MKB dips $8.5
Homemade Flat Bread $8.5
w a choice of either ...
Garlic butter & polenta
Cherry tomato & Buffalo mozzarella
Caramelised onion & cheddar
Selection of warm marinated olives (gf) $9.5
Entrees
Soup du jour (outlined by server) $15.5
Chicken liver & cognac parfait w Pinot jelly, toasted ciabatta, redcurrant & pickle salad $17.5
Tomato tartar w olive, walnut & truffle cream, blue cheese, cress & parmesan crisp salad (gf) $17.5
Fiori di zucchini ripiemi (fried stuffed zucchini blossoms) w lemon & herb ricotta, honey syrup, hazelnut, mandarin & rocket salad $19.5
Duck & Pork terrine w pickled cherries, rocket & crusty bread $18.5
Lighthouse Gin Salmon gravlax served w a lavosh twist, pink grapefruit, mint & cucumber salad (gf) $19.5
Mains
Today’s Market fresh fish, pan roasted, served on broad bean, fennel & dill risotto w borage flowers & crab bisque $35
Prime steer beef eye fillet on pumpkin “gnocchi”, roasted globe artichoke hearts, radish, watercress and Harissa sauce $37
Slow roasted Freedom Farm pork belly on fennel roasted kumara, caramelised pear, pancetta & baby pea shoot salad, light chilli jus (gf) $34
Crispy skin Gameford Lodge Duck Breast on chilli duck salad w lychee & pickle radish (gf) $35
Hawkes Bay lamb cutlets w herb crust & lamb loin, on lentils du puy w green beans & red wine jus $38
Vegetarian using the freshest seasonal produce (outlined by server) $29
Blackboard Specials (always 3 tasty options, each always under $25 - outlined by server) Recent examples include ... Pan fired herb crusted chicken livers w Caramelised fennel & a red wine jus / Market Fresh Fish on fresh clam and couscous broth, zucchini flowers, lemon oil $25.50 / Freedom Farm Pork Belly on Harissa w X-FACTOR sauce, roasted carrot & parsnip, mizuna and crackling $22.50 / Beef cheek & Porcini mushroom tagliatelle w basil & truffle oil $18.50 / Confit duck leg on braised cannellini beans w orange oil $20.50 / Caprese salad w prosciutto, vine tomatoes, fresh basil an Buffalo mozzarella $15.50 / Fresh Big eye tuna (seared rare) w a Furakake rub, Wakame, bell pepper salsa, wasabi mayo $19.50
Sides to share
hand cut chips $8.5
seasonal vegetables $7.5
rocket, roast pear & parmesan salad $9.5
(gf) = Gluten free and some dishes have easy (gf) options available, along with (gf) bread. Please advise us if you are in a hurry and/or if you have any allergies or dietary needs.