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TASTING MENU ($110 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!

“Treat yourself” wine pairing $65 pp
“Spoil  yourself” wine pairing $110 pp

• Amuse – bouche
• Pumpkin and coconut soup, Bluff oyster fritter, mushroom and fennel
• Pressing of slow cooked Canterbury duck, fig, orange and gingerbread
• Nelson scallops, fried compressed ham, cauliflower, truffle and apple
• Cardrona Merino lamb neck and shoulder, beetroot, goat’s cheese, pear and celeriac
• A cheese of your choice from our board with fruit preserve and Otago honeycomb
• ($8 supplement)
• Sweet amuse-bouche
• Pumpkin `arctic roll`, apple sorbet, poached apple and caramel walnuts

STARTERS        $20

• Pan fried sweetbreads, parsnip puree and liquorice infused jus
• Pumpkin and coconut soup, Bluff oyster fritter, mushroom and fennel
• Vintage sheep`s feta pana cotta, beetroot many ways, hazelnuts and green pepper oil
• Nelson scallops, fried compressed ham, cauliflower, truffle and apple
• Pressing of slow cooked Canterbury duck, fig, orange and gingerbread

SEASONAL SORBET PALATE CLEANSER         $6

MAINS       $39

• Cardrona Merino lamb neck and shoulder, beetroot, goat’s cheese, pear and celeriac
• Roast groper, oxtail ravioli, braised lentils, carrot puree and red wine hibiscus froth
• Hereford prime `hanger` steak, beer braised short rib and truffled parsnips
• Akaroa salmon, roast cauliflower, bulgur wheat, lemon and capers
• Free range Havoc pork belly, creamed potatoes, sage and apple

Children’s menu and Vegetarian options available on request

DESSERTS        $16

• Central Otago pinot noir poached pear `belle-helene`
• `Tarakan` chocolate pave, avocado, chilli and central Otago olive oil
• Caramel poached banana, coconut samosa, banana korma ice
• Pumpkin `arctic roll`, apple sorbet, poached apple and caramel walnuts
• Regional cheeses from our board, fruit preserve and 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
• Gibbston Valley Autumn Gold – A washed rind cow’s milk cheese with a soft brie-like texture and medium flavour
• Evansdale Tania- A lightly smoked cow`s milk brie with a smooth creamy finish and medium flavour made near Dunedin
• Gruff Junction Fendalton – Aged for a minimum of a year, this semi-hard cheese has a smooth and creamy texture with a distinctive fresh tangy edge.
• 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 Lyttelton Blue – This blue goat`s milk cheese has a full blue flavour with a good creamy finish on the palate