Sign of the Takahe

A - la - Carte

Menu

Starter

Smoked Salmon

Smoke Salmon Carved at your table , served with lemon, capers, onions and dill granary bread  
$21.00

Canterbury Duck Terrine

Confit of duck and delicate smoked duck wrapped in Parma ham served with lavender and pear compote and lavosh bread 
$18.00

Marlborough Scallops

Seasoned Scallops with lemon grass, fennel, red pepper and chive butter $22.50

Goats' Cheese Soufflé

Twice baked with courgette  served on an apple, leaf and rosemary salad $16.00

Takahe Oysters

A  selection of eight in four styles, bacon and macadamia, black roe hollandaise, tomato and shallot, and Rockefeller

Soup

White Onion Broth Glazed with blue cheese and cider $13.00

Consommé of Canterbury Game With peppered venison and root vegetables $14.00

Salads

Caesar Salad

Caesar Salad Traditional Caesar prepared at your table $14.00

Tomato Salad

Plum Tomato with basil and red onion $10.00

Mixed or Green Salad

Selection of mixed or green leaves with Dijon mustard cream or Italian style dressing $10.00

 

 

Main Course

Fish And Crustacea

 

New Zealand Flat Fish

Prepared daily from the market and served with steamed potatoes $31.00

Whole Crayfish

Served grilled with either herbed butter or traditional  glazed thermidor and steamed herbed potatoes $65.00

New Zealand Salmon

Baked Salmon fillet topped with Scallop mousse, and herbed brioche crumb on garlic crushed potato, crayfish oil and balsamic $36.00

All Main courses accompanied with vegetables

 

Meat and Game

Chateaubriand of beef

flamed with brandy and carved at your table with traditional garnish, Béarnaise and red wine gravy $36.00

Wild Venison

Pan Seared with apricots, red onion marmalade and jasmine soaked raisins $38.00

Tournedos of beef

A light home smoked fillet with horseradish crust and colcannon cake with scallions $36.00

Loin Of Canterbury Lamb

With pommes boulangiere, aubergine, pepper and pinot reduction $36.00

Tatin Provencale

Provencale vegetable tatin with roasted tomatoes, glazed shallots and truffled duxelle $34.00

Dessert

Fig and orange Cheesecake

Fig and orange Cheesecake Baked with mascarpone cream and served with sugar pulled hazelnuts $13.00

Apple and Brioche Bread and Butter with vanilla pod ice-cream and strawberry syrup $13.00

Chocolate Cone

Filled with rich chocolate mousse served with a cherry liqueur sabayon $14.00

Lime Creme Caramel

with a praline cream $13.00

 

Cheese platter

selection of cheese from Aotearoa with walnut bread, celery, grapes and crackers $16.00

 

Choice of Teas, Espresso or Filter Coffee

served with petit four $4.00