Starters

Ale House Loaf

Locally baked Speight's loaf, either garlic or plain

Millers Flat Platter

Mixed platter of freshly baked breads served w our own spreads, olive oil & balsamic dipping sauce

Tastes great with a Speight's classic Gold Medal Ale

Ocean Chowder

A creamy bounty of seafood treats, served wih slices of Ale House bread.

Enjoy this hearty soup with a refreshing Speight's Pale Ale. 

Soup of the Day

Chef’s choice of local produce, served w slices of Ale House bread

Ocean Chowder

A creamy bounty of seafood treats, served w slices of Ale House bread

Enjoy this hearty soup with a refreshing Speight’s Summit Ale

Mariner’s Mussels*

Gently steamed open in white wine, garlic & cream, served w toasted bread

Great with a glass of smooth, crisp Speight’s Pilsener

Mixed Wild Mushrooms*

Sautéed in garlic butter, served on grilled sour dough topped off w hollandaise sauce & a semi dried tomato

A cool Speight’s Traverse will taste perfect with this

Hunter’s Ribs*

Plate of sauce-coated pork ribs – finger licking good

Delicious with a glass of speight's Porter on the side

Salads & Pastas

St Kilda Squid*

Calamari pieces pan fried w spicy chorizo sausage, tomato & toasted pine nuts tossed w rocket salad greens

Great with a glass of smooth, crisp speight's Summit

Cajun Caesar

Classic cos lettuce tossed w chilled Cajun chicken breast, bacon, croutons & parmesan cheese topped off w a soft boiled egg & Caesar dressing.

All our salads are perfect with a classic speight's Gold Medal Ale

Thai Beef

Spicy beef, tossed w crispy noodles, mixed salad greens, cheese & toasted nuts

The full flavour of speight's Distinction Ale goes well with this beef

Ploughman’s Salad*

Mixed salad greens, plated w cold meats, pickled treats, cheese & egg, served w grilled bread

Roasted Vegetable Salad*

Roasted seasonal vegetables and marinated feta stacked high & glazed w balsamic reduction

Just has to be speight's delicious caramel-toned Distinction Ale

Plains Pasta*

Classic bacon & wild mushroom penne pasta bound in garlic & white wine cream sauce garnished w toasted pine nuts & parmesan shavings

A biscuity, clean speight's Pilsener is great with this dish

Gardener’s Pasta Bowl

Fresh spinach, red onion, tomato & courgette lightly sautéed in olive oil & sundried tomato pesto then gently tossed w marinated feta & penne pasta, topped w toasted pine nuts

Have this with a pint of speight's Pilsener

Lighter Mains

Grandma’s Lamb’s Fry*

Thinly sliced lamb’s fry pan fried w bacon & mushrooms served in a rich Ale House gravy upon mash, served w bread to mop up the goodness

Speight's Old Dark with its roasted malt is perfect with Grandma’s favourite

Esk Valley Banger and Mash

Locally made sausage over Ale House mash in a pea & onion gravy served w bread

The perfect accompaniment is speight's award-winning Gold Medal Ale

Poolburn Porterhouse*

Prime New Zealand porterhouse steak grilled to your liking served w salad & fries, w either pepper, mushroom or garlic mayo sauce.

The delicious richness of speight's Distinction Ale is what's needed here

Chicken Parcel

Ale House favorite – chicken, sundried tomato, apricot & soft cheeses, wrapped in golden filo pastry topped w guacamole on a bed of salad w crispy potato wedges

Speight's Pilsener is just right with this chicken

Pacifically Speaking*

Only the freshest fish fillets, served on crispy potato wedges garnished w salad greens & lemon butter sauce

Lovely washed down with a cool speight's Traverse

Choppers Sambo

180gm scotch fillet grilled until pink served on grilled sour dough w mixed salad greens, caramelized onions, tomato & garlic aioli, served w fries

Enjoy this with a glass of crisp speight's Summit Lager

Mains

Kakanui Ribs

Rich sauce-coated pork ribs & fries, finger licking good, served w a side salad

These are just great with speight's Porter

Blue ’n’ Gold

Southern Blue Cod battered & served w salad and fries

Delicious with a glass of speight's golden Summit Lager

Black Cherry Chicken

Tender breast of chicken pocketed w soft cheese & cashew nuts, wrapped in smokey bacon, over kumara mash, salad & black cherry sauce

Lots of flavour here – accompany it with a speight's Distinction Ale

Aoraki Salmon*

Pan sealed, then oven baked salmon fillet served on a bed of kumara mash & wilted baby spinach topped w our own hollandaise sauce

Lovely washed down with a cold speight's Traverse

Southern Duck

Cajun braised leg of duck served on Ale House mash & a rich Creole style sauce, garnished w a rocket salad

This is great with a glass of rich, robust speight's Porter

High Country Venison*

Denver leg roasted until pink served on honey roasted kumara w roasted vegetables & star anise jus

Delicious with the full flavour of speight's Porter

Hokonui Hog*

Pork belly rolled with roasted pear and caramelized onion, served w Ale House mash & wilted greens, washed over w a bourbon glaze

A glass of crisp speight's Pilsener will add the finishing touch to this meal

Drunken Steak

Prime scotch fillet (300gm) marinated in Speight’s Old Dark beer then grilled to your liking served w salad & shoestring fries • Pepper, mushroom or garlic aioli sauce

Speight's Old Dark of course!

Shearer’s Shank*

Tender braised hind shank, topped w mint glaze, served w kumara mash & house vegetables

Lamb with Gold Medal Ale is a perfect pairing