Lunch Menu

Available until 3.00pm

Starters

Speights Ale Loaf $10.90

Dark rye, sunflower and cottage. Served with plain and garlic butter.

Toasted Bruschetta $8.80

Fresh tomato salsa and feta.

West Coast Big Uns $7.90  

Big chips with tomato sauce.

Kumara Chips $12.50 

Served with roasted garlic aioli.

Spicy Potato Wedges $15.50

Topped with bacon & cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.

Kawhia Chowder $15.90

A local favorite. Seafood bound in a beautiful creamy fish stock, delicately flavored with fresh herbs. Served with toasted sour dough.

Rabbit Terrine $18.90

Rabbit and pork slow cooked in streaky bacon with pistachio, cranberry and herbs. Vogels crustini and tamarillo chutney.

Gin Cured Aoraki Salmon (G)  $16.90

Greens, Tomato salsa, poached egg and hollandaise.

Crispy Crumbed Camembert $17.80

Crispy camembert with a gooey centre, spiced plum chutney and rosemary apple jelly.

Chicken Parcels  $19.80

Persian spiced chicken with apricot and cream cheese, wrapped in filo and baked ’till golden. Served with crispy potatoes, salad greens, roasted almonds and spiced plum chutney.

The “Pirongia” Goat Curry $18.90

Mild coconut curry wrapped in a warm spinach tortilla. Salad greens, pickled cauliflower and yoghurt riata with a tamarind reduction.

Col the Greek  $16.90

Lunch sized tender calamari rings, cooked crispy and served with fried potatoes. Roast garlic aioli and a Greek salad.

The ‘Townie’ Vegetable Salad $18.50

Summer salad leaves, Israeli cous cous, vegetables and feta . Yoghurt tahini dressing and crustini.

The ‘Hot chick’ salad $19.90 

Sweet basil chicken, avocado, brie and salad greens. Roasted garlic aioli and garlic pita.

‘Lamb Hill’ Salad $20.90 

Marinated lamb rump, red onion, grilled capsicum, sundried tomato, marinated mushrooms, grapes, feta and pine nuts. Salad greens, balsamic reduction and roast garlic aioli.

Thai Beef Salad $19.90  

Sweet chilli beef with salad greens, cashews and crispy noodles. Lime and coriander dressing.

“The Plains” Pasta Of The Day $18.90

Chef’s lunch sized pasta special, served with garden salad and garlic bread.

Blue ‘n’ Gold          1 Piece $19.50 or 2 Pieces $27.50

Great southern Blue Cod, golden fried in Speight’s beer batter, served with Tartare, fresh garden salad and fries.

Speights *** Pie $18.50

Ask your wait staff for today’s delicious, meaty masterpiece! Served with golden fries and garden salad.

Serious Burgers

All burgers served on a monster bun and with golden fries.

* Beef   $20.50

200g beef patty with bacon, cheddar, caramelized onion and egg. Served with lettuce, tomato, BBQ sauce and beetroot chutney.

* Chicken  $21.50

Cajun and buttermilk marinated chicken fillets with brie, bacon, caramelized onion and avocado. Served with lettuce, tomato, plum sauce and roast garlic aioli.

* Fish   $20.50

Battered blue cod, a fried egg, red onion and pickles. Served with lettuce, tomato tartare sauce and green tomato chutney.

“Hunter” Steak Sandwich $19.90

Char grilled sirloin steak cooked medium with smokey bacon, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato and Havarti cheese, served on Speight’s sour dough with a stout chutney and roasted garlic aioli. Served with golden fries.

“Pokeno” B.E.L.T $16.90

Bacon, lettuce, tomato and a fried egg on Speight’s sour dough with green tomato chutney and roasted garlic aioli. Served with golden fries.

Mediterranean Vegetable Sandwich $19.90

Lettuce, tomato and char grilled vegetables with basil pesto, feta and aioli on toasted sour dough. Served with golden fries.

Brunch

A-maiz-ing Corn Fritters $16.80

Corn fritters with smokey bacon, sour cream and sweet chilli.

Bacon and Eggs  $12.50

Fried eggs with smokey bacon and toasted sour dough.

Porter Sausage $17.90

Raglan butcher sausage with Mangakino mash potato, rich Speight’s gravy, caramelized onion and toasted sough dough.

“Gran Ma’s” Lambs Fry and Bacon $15.90

Tender lambs liver sautéed with smokey bacon and caramelized onion in a rich Speights gravy. Served on creamy mashed potato, with toasted sour dough.

“Southern Mans” All Day Breakfast $18.90

Fried eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and crispy potatoes. Served with toasted Ale House bread and a bottle of Lea & Perrins.

“Waitoa” Eggs Benedict $16.90

An old favourite, poached eggs with smokey bacon, topped with homemade hollandaise sauce, served on toasted ale house bread.

French Toast $15.90

Rich brioche bread dipped in egg and cinnamon and cooked till golden. Served with smokey bacon, grilled banana, sweet maple syrup and vanilla cream.

   - Can be served gluten free. Please ask your wait staff.

For our customers who would prefer to look at a print version of our summer brunch menu, please click here to download a printable version of the summer lunch menu.