TRUE SOUTH DINNER MENU

TASTING MENU $85 pp.

The True South tasting menu allows you to sample our interpretation of “The True South” experience.   Last order for this menu is 9pm. Enjoy!
Amuse – bouche
Warm salad of asparagus, pumpkin pana cotta, lemon and pine nuts�
Chilled “bloody mary” consommé, lovage cream and tomato salad
Pan seared Nelson scallops with cured salmon, orange and fennel salad�
Pave of prime Hereford beef, roasted beets and creamed potatoes�
Pre Dessert
Strawberry pavlova, Otago saffron custard and lemon balm�
A cheese of your choice from our board with pickled pear and Otago honeycomb

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STARTERS       �
Salad of beetroot, pear, roast hazelnuts and Brydone blue cheese $16
Warm salad of asparagus, pumpkin pana cotta, lemon and pine nuts $18
Chilled “bloody mary” consommé, lovage cream and tomato salad  $14
Warm salad of quail Andouille sausage and corn, capsicum reduction $18
Pan seared scallops with cured salmon, orange and fennel salad  $18
MAINS       �
Haka Valley merino lamb, braised celery, tomato and cos lettuce         $36
Lemon sole “Veronique”, potato gnocchi and cauliflower   $35 �
Pave of prime Hereford beef, roasted beets and creamed potatoes  $38
Fillet of Turbot, roast kumara, braised fennel and scallop raviolini $35
Free range Havoc pork cutlet, slow roast shoulder, pumpkin and apple $36

             Children’s menu and Vegetarian options available on request

DESSERT       �
Pineapple carpaccio, fromage blanc cheesecake and gingernut biscuit $15
Chocolate and macadamia semi-fredo, nectarine and yoghurt sorbet $15
Iced licorice “artic roll” Granny Smith apple and crumble  $15
Strawberry pavlova, Otago saffron custard and lemon balm  $15
Cheeses from our board with local honeycomb    $25
Coffee and petit fours       $8.5
CHEESE SELECTION       $25
Below are specially selected seasonal cheeses from our local cheesemongers
Please choose five of the following cheeses from our board
All cheeses are pasteurised and suitable for vegetarians

Whitestone Totara Tasty
This cow’s milk cheese is a mature tasting cheddar style cheese with a proper vintage cheddar flavour
Gibbston Valley Wakatipu White
This brie style cheese is made from double-cream jersey cow milk and has a clean, creamy slightly acidic flavour
Blue River Curio Bay
A 100 % sheep`s milk Pecorino style cheese made in southland. Aged for 6-8 months it has a nutty rich flavour
Whitestone Farmhouse
A rinded cow’s milk cheese that is the original cheese from Whitestone. It is fresh and zingy with a slightly nutty flavour
Gruff Junction Springston
A soft goat`s milk cheese with a light rind it has a medium creamy, earthy tangy flavour
Whitestone Dansey’s Pass
This semi hard natural rind goat’s cheese has a pleasant texture and mild to medium goaty flavour
Gibbston Valley Kawarau Blue
Made from cow’s milk this medium strength blue cheese has a slightly salty taste and a creamy texture
Whitestone Windsor Blue
This multi award winning cow’s milk blue cheese is creamy and buttery with a full flavour
Gruff  Junction Lincoln Blue
This blue goat`s milk cheese has a full sharp blue flavour with a good goaty finish on the palate
Blue River Brydone Blue
An interesting sheep`s milk cheese, made from vintage feta that is injected with Roquefort it has a strong sharp flavour

SPARKLING WINES
Quartz Reef Methode   NV   $10.5  $55
Taittinger Brut Reserve Reims  NV   $25  $145
Moet et Chandon Epernay  NV      145.0
Taittinger Prestige Rose Reims NV      $175.0

SWEET  ‘DESSERT’ WINES
Gibbston Valley Late Harvest Riesling 2006 375ml  $10.5  $39
Lake Hayes Noble Riesling   2007 375ml    $45
Cloudy Bay Late Harvest Riesling 2004 375ml    $55
Perrin & Fils Muscat Beaumes de Venise Rhone Valley, France 2006  $55
Rieussec Sauternes Bordeaux  2003  First Growth  $160

OTHER
Frangelico       $8
Kahlua        $8
Baileys        $8
Campari        $8
Jameson Irish Whiskey      $8
Grahams 10 year old Tawny Port     $12
Ardberg 10 year old Islay Single Malt Whiskey   $18
Hennessy XO Cognac      $25

After numerous tastings we have managed to source what we believe to be amongst the best examples of local quality produce from people who have a genuine passion for food.             We are proud of the quality produce within our region and are aware that buying local supports the community and helps to reduce food miles. Half the battle of cooking great food is starting with a quality product and we believe that we have found many!                                                                                                                      We hope that you enjoy our research and maybe even use some of them yourself – please tell the suppliers that we sent you!
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Havoc Pork, Hunter near Waimate 03 689 8288 Fantastic free range pork reared the proper way     www.havocfarm.co.nz                   �
Fresh Fish Brothers,  Arrowtown 03 442 0423                                                                                                                      Fresh south island fish and shellfish
Fine Food Brokers, Queenstown 03 409 0374                   Fresh fish, shellfish and other deli products
The Fridge, Alexandra 03 448 6212          Great bacon, real black pudding and other deli goods
Haka Valley Meats,  Kurow 03 436 0909                    Full flavoured Merino lamb www.merinomeats.co.nz             �
Heuvals Organic Chicken, Invercargill 03 216 8882 Free range Organic chicken www.heuvelschicken.co.nz
Mrs Jones Orchard , Cromwell 03 445 0275         Stone fruits and other local products  www.mrsjonesorchard.co.nz
Cake Adventures, Frankton 03 442 3909    Proper crusty sour dough breads
Fresh Connection, Alexandra 03 448 7326               Fresh fruit and vegetables and generally helpful people! www.freshconnection.co.nz �
Fare Game, Invercargill 03 216 8535                          Wild game meats including, hare, rabbit and venison
Gibbston Valley cheese, Gibbston Valley 03 4411388                                              Local cheesemonger specialising in sheep`s milk cheeses     www.gvcheese.co.nz                         �
Whitestone Cheese, Oamaru 03 434 8098                        An Otago cheesemonger with a comprehensive range  www.whitestonecheese.co.nz�
Heart of the Desert Saffron, Cromwell 03 445 1909    World class saffron grown in a front garden!
Basil, Parsley & Partners, Cromwell 03 445 0732      Fresh herbs and salads fresh from the garden! You can taste the difference
Marsh`s Honey, Ettrick     Central Otago clover honey and honeycomb marshhoney@xtra.co.nz
Happy Valley Dairies, Tuatapere 03 226 6942        Real milk and cream with all the goodness left in!
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Blue River Dairy, Invercargill 03 211 5150      Specialist sheep`s milk cheesemonger www.blueriverdairy.co.nz
Bowmonts, Invercargill 03 216 4721                  Butcher and supplier of Hereford prime beef www.bowmontwholesalemeats.co.nz�
Goodies From The Gorge, 03 4454777                   Local organic specialist fruit and vegetable grower                              

Solander, Port Nelson 03 545 9650                        Fresh fish and shellfish          www.solander.com
Mercato, Christchurch 03 377 6994                Specialist ingredients and pats of knowledge! www.mercato.co.nz
Gruff Junction, Ellesmere 0210 2239828               Small family operation producing goats milk products                                   www.gruffjunction.co.nz