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Aoraki Smoked Salmon with avocado,  garden-fresh thinly sliced zucchini on a bed of lettuce, and a drizzle of homemade balsamic glaze

Fresh made bread roll with garden picked garlic and herbs

Crispy-fried whitebait with avocado, orange and homegrown lettuce drizzled with an orange, honey and avocado oil dressing. Also great as a light meal.

Try an entree-sized traditional whitebait pattie from our own Waimea Creek, cooked in our free-range fresh-laid egg and served with lemon from our tress, salad, and a freshly-made slice of white bread. Instructions on how to eat this sarnie (Kiwi slang for sandwich):

• Take 1/2 slice of freshly baked white bread
• Spread Westgold butter on bread
• Place whitebait patties on bread, and add a dash of salt to taste (optional)
• Squeeze fresh lemon on patties
• Place the second half piece of bread on top.
• Pick up your sarnie and eat, delicious................

Free-range Chicken  with our homemade breadcrumbs  served with mashed potato and seasonal vegetables and Elizabeth's chargrilled capsicum (peppers) and chili sauce.

Fresh Westfleet Fish baked in a tomato, onion and capsicum sauce. Served with seasonal vegetable.

Free-range chicken breast in a fresh tomato sauce with Feta and Olives served with seasonal vegetables

New Zealand Lamb shank, slow-cooked in a red wine gravy, served with mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Please pre-order the day before and note, we must have a minimum of 2 orders per day.

Home-made beef Lasagne. Freshly ground rump steak and Elizabeth's homemade sauce and pasta sheets served with seasonal vegetables

Homemade Moussaka with potato, eggplant, zucchini, and onion, in a chili tomato sauce, and bechamel sauce. Contains dairy. Served with a Greek salad (vegetarian) and Tzatziki

Elizabeth's homemade spaghetti, fettuccini, or gnocchi and sauce served with seasonal salad. The daily special will include one of the following daily sauces:

• Napoletana
• Arrabbiata
• Amatriciana
• Creamy bacon, mushroom, and onion
• Bolognese
• Putanesca

Pizza with sugo di pomodoro, proscuito cotto (ham), artichokes and  homemade mozzarella

Pizza Carne - Pizza with  the lot Elizabeth's homemade base and sauce (for a spicy twist, add chilli) Homemade mozzarella, fresco sugo de pomodorro (homemade tomato sauce), famous Blackball salami/pepperoni, bacon, and beef sausages, black olives, capsicum, and onions.

Pizza with fresh  sugo di pomodoro, homemade mozzarella cheese and fresh basil

Pizza with fresco sugo de pomodorro (homemade tomato sauce), homemade mozzarella cheese, anchovies, chili, olives, capers,  garlic and onion

Pizza Vedura - Vegetarian Pizza with Elizabeth's homemade base and sauce (for a spicy twist, add chilli) Homemade mozzarella, fresco sugo de pomodorro (homemade tomato sauce), olives, capsicum, mushrooms, caramelised onions, and a selection of seasonal homegrown veggies    

Whitebait Pizza Whitebait on a butter and egg base and topped with chives. This flavoursome pizza allows the focus of the taste on the delicate fish.

A roasted vegetable stack of potato, pumpkin, kumara, capsicum, mushrooms, and red onion served with quinoa rice and a tomato and red wine relish.

Grass-fed venison cooked medium rare wrapped in prosciutto, on a bed of caramelized red onions in a balsamic and gin jus served with mashed potatoes and roasted kumara and horopito green beans (other seasonal vegetables may be substituted).

Whitebait we catch in our backyard in Waimea Creek. Traditional, West Coast whitebait pattie, served with Elizabeth's freshly baked white bread, hand-cut fries, one of our freshly laid free-range eggs, lemon from our tree, and local Westgold butter. Served with a side salad. Our land-to-plate dining at its finest! Instructions on how to eat this sarnie (Kiwi slang for sandwich):

• Take 2 slices of freshly baked white bread
• Spread Westgold butter on bread
• Place whitebait patties on bread, and add a dash of salt to taste (optional)
• Squeeze fresh lemon on patties
• Place the second piece of bread on top.
• Pick up your sarnie and eat, delicious................

A shot of espresso coffee, home-made ice cream, and a shot of Kahlua

Share-platter. A selection of chocolate, cheeses, nuts, and relishes served with homemade crackers and vegetable sticks.  GF option available

GF option available

2 Scoops of Elizabeth’s home-made Ice-cream (check our daily flavours)

Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce and served with ice cream and fresh whipped cream.

Italian sponge biscuits dipped in espresso coffee and coffee liqueur, topped with mascarpone cheese and cream