Wellington On A Plate Is Here!
Dine Wellington is running from the 1-16 August as a part of Wellington On A Plate.
Find our pick of the festival dishes and fixed menus below!
Are you a burger fan? From 17-31 August find burger heaven at these eateries
Basque L&R
The Arborist
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Smoked black bean and corn Hush Puppy tostadas with Zany Zeus smoked brinza, tomatillo salsa verde, Wellington Chocolate Factory mole foam, Shoots NZ microgreens, Gunpowder Rum soaked and burnt limes and agave chilli toasted seeds
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Pulled beef cheek tostadas, with Zany Zeus smoked brinza, tomatillo salsa verde, Wellington Chocolate Factory mole foam, Shoots NZ microgreens, Gunpowder Rum soaked and burnt limes and agave chilli toasted seeds
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Chocolate and Chilli vegan mousse with a Wellington Chocolate Factory Chocolate and orange soaked crumb
Price for two courses: $25
Artisan Dining House
Festival Dinner
Entree of seared wagyu with barley risotto, roast shallots, smoky balsamic malt reduction, hot grapefruit jelly and locally foraged nasturtium, inspired by Garage Project Kuro Beer.
$26 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Aston Norwood Cafe
Fixed Menu
Seafood chowder
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Festival Dish: Scallops and prawns served in a garlic, lemon and kelp infused cream on a bed of sautéed zucchini and seaweed ribbons, with wasabi and ginger aracino balls and Cameron Farms tempura vegetables on the side.
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Chef's choice dessert platter
*Cannot cater to dietary requirements
Price for two courses: $35
Price for three courses: $45
Avida Bar
Fixed Menu
Yellow Brick Road salmon marinated in Denzien Gin with granita and Shoots NZ sprout salad
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Festival Dish: Josper-grilled Black Rock Farm bavette steak, with a Kingsmeade Opaki manchego croquette, eggplant puree, pickled Mushroom House oyster mushroom salad and Shoots NZ microgreens
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Drunken Nanny goat's cheese ice cream with pears in red wine sauce and pistachio
Price for three courses: $55
Basque
Fixed Menu
Stuffed scallop pintxo, on a bed of sea salt in a smoke filled jar
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Festival Dish: Slow cooked pulled Cabernet Meats mutton croquette chop, with parsnip 'bone', parmesan and truffle oil stuffing in an almond crumb, served with carrot and cumin purée, green pea cream and baby winter vegetables
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A modern kiwi twist on Baked Alaska. Kumara and honey Zelati ice cream, blackberry compote, encased in meringue and topped with a Rum flambé
Price for two courses: $36
Price for three courses: $46
Beach Babylon
Fixed Menu
Vegan ‘feta’, baby spinach with a herb filo sigara borek, fresh lemon and beetroot whip
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Fried Persian cauliflower with herbs, currants, crushed pine nuts and tahini drizzle
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Harissa-pomegranate glazed beef short ribs with potato puree, honeyed carrots, watercress, garlic yoghurt and pomegranate seeds
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Aubergine and cashew nut cheese kofta tagine, saffron jewelled pilaf, barberries, roasted nuts and herbs
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Festival Dish: Whittaker’s dark chocolate fondue with Loukoumi rose and citrus Turkish delight and Persian love cake dippers
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Greytown honey panna cotta with crushed baklava, orange blossom reduction and salted pistachio nuts
Price for three courses: $45
Bebemos
Fixed Menu
Wintertime ceviche rolls with Yellow Brick Road fish of the day, marinated in Cachaca and Betsita's mild Chile de Arbol sauce, pomegranate seeds, kale, coconut flakes and Prana Greens
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Wintertime vegan ceviche rolls with fresh veg marinated in Cachaca and Petone-made Betsita's mild Chile de Arbol Sauce, pomegranate seeds, kale, and coconut flakes and garnished with Kapiti Coast microherbs from Prana Greens.(DF, GF, NF, VV)
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Festival Dish: Sesame-rolled Te Horo winter vegetables with smoked line-caught fish, shellfish in a misoaji sauce on a bed of seaweed with coconut, wood chip smoke and Prana Greens
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Tofu marinated in local Petone chilli sauce and dusted in sesame seeds, sesame-rolled Otaki winter veg swimming in a miso-aji sauce on a bed of fresh, locally foraged seaweed and a coconut garnish with wood chip smoke (DF, GF, NF, VV)
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A trio of Wagashi shells, a Japanese sweet white-bean paste dessert, with Coconut Brigadeiro pearls (DF, GF, NF, VV)
Price for two courses: $35
Price for three courses: $45
Bellamys by Logan Brown
Festival Dish
Confit duck leg, Jerusalem artichoke, wild foraged fennel and black pepper guanciale with heritage bean and smoked tomato ragù. $35 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Bethel Woods
Festival Dish
Smokey Robinson - Hemp smoked beef cheek, buttery American grits, cajun carrots and bourbon smoked Fortune Favours redeye gravy. $30 | Available for Dinner
Burger Liquor
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Aro Bake pretzel bun, Freedom Farms free range pork hotdog and honey ‘buttered’ popcorn cauliflower
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Warm, soft and sugary cinnamon dusted churros, with toffee apple caramel sauce
Price for two courses: $22
Capitol
Fixed Menu
Pork and paua rilletes with dandelion salsa verde
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Festival Dish: Awatoru wild venison and Cloudy Bay tuatua pastry top pie with Shoots NZ cress salad
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Poached feijoa and Hataitai honey Eaton Mess with wild fennel
Price for three courses: $69
Charley Noble
Festival Dish
Braised short rib and buckwheat mushroom risotto with pickled carrot, sherry jus and Shoots NZ microgreens. $32 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Chow
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Mohinga - Spicy seafood noodle broth, with Cook Strait hapuka, lemongrass and ginger
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Cauliflower and tomato salad with tamarind and Sambal Oelek
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Coconut chicken curry
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Garlic noodles
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Rice
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Fried yellow split peas
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Green mango pickle
Price for five courses: $39 per person (min 2)
Coco at The Roxy
Fixed Menu
Kefir souffle with wild mushroom ragout, malt and pine nut crumble
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Festival Dish: Levin paua sausage, gingered carrot, radish, soy and citrus from our friends at the Miramar Fruit Shop
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Robiolino, pistachio and orange blossom Knafeh with pear and white chocolate gelato
Price for three courses: $63
Coene's
Fixed Menu
Okura salmon mousse, squid ink tuile cone, toasted sesame
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Festival Dish: Pan-fried groper, edible sand and pebbles, clams, mussels, seafood blue foam served with mirin pickled baby vegetables, and house-grown hydroponic cress selection
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Coriander pesto, jasmin emulsion, goats yoghurt sorbet, poached pineapple & mandarin
Price for two courses: $55
Price for three courses: $65
Concrete Bar & Restaurant
Festival Dish
A modern take on the traditional Maori boil up and fry bread. Smoked bacon hock broth with potatoes, kumara and carrot, topped with baby watercress accompanied with chef’s own whanau fry bread.
$16 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Dillinger's
Festival Dish
Louisiana jambalaya with handmade Longbush Pork andouille sausage, Old Bay smoked chicken, holy trinity sofrito, smoked beef-fat buttered corn bread and (optional) smoked green lip mussels.
$29 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Bellamys by Logan Brown / Coene's
Dockside
Fixed Menu
Bresaola with blushing pear, pickled vegetables, truffled honey, Parmesan crisp, chevre, rye and walnuts
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Festival Dish: Crusted locally caught fish with crayfish mayo, locally grown seasonal greens, puy lentils and bonito
Price for two courses: $49
Dragonfly
Fixed Menu
Seared Tuna, radish, ya-pear, nuoc nam, red shiso
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Peking Duck, charred bamboo heart, cocoa, ssamjang, Black Doris plum and ash
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Festival Dish: Glace winter squash with citron, sweet squash and coconut puree, five spiced candied pumpkin seed and dried mango
Price for three courses: $65
Flamingo Joe's
Festival Dish
Beetroot marinated grilled scallops, charcoal mayo, wakame, pickled radish, Mushroom House oyster mushroom and keffer lime tempeh.
$23 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Fratelli
Fixed Menu
Gremolata crumbed lambs brains and pickled cornichons with lemon mayo
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Beetroot cured salmon with Shoots NZ micro sorrel, fried spinach pappardelle and salmon caviar
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Festival Dish: Crunchy herb crusted Wairarapa lamb rump, crumbed sweet breads, smoked tomato and Zany Zeus ricotta filled crepe
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Potato gnocchi with braised short rib, black truffle pesto, broccollini and horseradish mascarpone
Price for two courses: $45
Hippopotamus
Fixed Menu
Lumières éteintes - Lights off
Woody’s Free Range coppa with Granny Smith apple, tomato, ginger and cucumber consommé (sight)
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Awatoru Albacore tuna pastrami with saffron, shallot vinaigrette and manuka smoke (scent)
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Festival Dish: Crayfish and catch of the day with wild harvest wakame, sea chicory and Lot Eight Sweet Aromatic Olive Oil (sound)
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Preston’s Grass Fed Girls lamb rack, black garlic jus, Wellington Chocolate Factory’s chocolate paint with a mint and horseradish macaroon (taste)
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Six Barrel Soda’s strawberry and cream syrup with Otaki honey and hibiscus (texture)
Price for five courses: $185
Hot Sauce
Festival Dish
Pork belly glazed with a hoisin glaze, house preserved sour Black Doris plums, Granny Smith apple and hot mustard.
$32 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Hummingbird
Fixed Menu
Jerusalem artichoke tart, Parmesan, and thyme
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Festival Dish: Salt-baked beetroot with Parkvale Mushroom duxelle, thyme and smoked mushroom jus
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Lemon tart with soft cream
Price for three courses: $50
Juniper
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Crispy skin flying fish with chickpeas, chorizo and tomato stew, grilled zucchini, grated parmesan and Olivo chimichurri sauce
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Herbs crusted lamb rump with minted kale and pea puree, deep-fried potato gnocchi, honey roasted carrot and seeded mustard jus
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Tiramisu cheesecake with dark creamy chocolate sauce
Price for two courses: $39
Kelburn Village Pub
Fixed Menu
Pumpkin tart, smoked beetroot, caramelised balsamic and goat’s cheese
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Seared scallops, vanilla, celeriac, hazelnut, Ora King salmon caviar and yuzu Lot Eight olive oil
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Festival Dish: Pork Scotch fillet, kumara and Mushroom House mushroom and bacon raviolo, black garlic and foraged porcini ash
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Market fish, saffron, broad beans with nori, potato with cauliflower gratin
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Whittaker's white chocolate mousse, raspberry, pistachio and dark chocolate
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Poached fruits, cinnamon ice cream, maple and shortbread
Price for two courses: $45
Price for three courses: $55
La Bella Italia
Fixed Menu
Celebrazione Del Suono (celebration of sound); Small bottle of prosecco.
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Aroma di Mare (scent of the sea); Steamed cockles, white wine, garlic, parsley served in a small enamel pot to enjoy the aromatic steam
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Gusto (taste); Five levels of flavour hot-chilli, sour-lemon, sweet-pancetta, salty-anchovy, bitter-cream di radicchio. Served as a risotto or pasta
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Festival Dish: Scotaditto (touch, burnt fingers); Char-grilled Grass Fed Girls lamb cutlets with salsa verde and Lot Eight Harissa olive oil. Served hot with no cutlery
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Vista (sight); Insalata Caprese Dolce - discs of vanilla gelato and raspberry sorbetto
Price for five courses: $85
Logan Brown
Festival Dish
Kereru Black Ruby braised coastal lamb shoulder rack, pea, black garlic mash with a Zany Zeus feta and herb salsa
$35 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Lulu
Festival Dish
Wood roasted whole fish with a crayfish and coconut bisque, dried olive and sesame crumble and Zany Zeus smoked yoghurt.
$38 | Available for Dinner
Nikau Cafe
Festival Dish1.2kg Asado scotch fillet and its short ribs with confit cabbage and our rooftop garden parsley and garlic sauce.
$70 | Available for Dinner
Noble Rot
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Clams, salmon, mussels, candied beetroot, pickled cucumber, Awatoru bull kelp, salmon roe, seaweed, shiso, potato miso espuma
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Braised beef, ox tongue and venison dal gosht, kumara, cardamom, bay leaf puree, housemade pappadam
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Soft cream, frozen Whittaker's chocolate mousse, cherries, ruby chocolate, coconut, fairy sprinkles
Price for three courses: $75
Olive
Fixed Menu
Not as it ap(pears)
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A walk through Mount Victoria
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Festival Dish: Salt and foraged herb crusted beef shin, paprika potatoes, wilted spinach and bone marrow jus
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Roast kumara, cashew mozzarella pastilla and piccalilli
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Chai tea bread and butter pudding, Whittaker's chocolate and candied coconut
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Settlers 1840 Cheddar, chefs condiments
Price for three courses: $59
One Fat Bird
Festival Dish
Sing a Song of Sixpence - Deconstructed duck pie with a confit duck leg encased in Brezelmania brioche accompanied with root vegetable hash, smokey demi jus, duck liver parfait beurre noisette and popping candy sprinkles.
$32 | Available Lunch & Dinner
One80
Fixed Menu
Masala naan bread, churned butter, rasam shot and Lot Eight extra virgin olive oil
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Masala aloo tikki dahi chaat and tamarind chutney
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Patrani Ora King Salmon with coconut chutney and wrapped in banana leaf
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Gelissimo tamarind sorbet
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Festival Dish: Sous vide Grass Fed Girl’s lamb rump raan, ratatouille rose, deer milk and smoked almond cauliflower cream, chettinad crumb and Lot Eight curry oil
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Meetha (Sweet)
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Schoc Masala Chai chocolate truffle
Price for seven courses: $125
Park Kitchen
Festival Dish
Seafood bisque, steamed locally-caught market fish, shellfish, potato fries and herb salad.
$31 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Dragonfly / Flamingo Joe's
Pram Beach
Fixed Menu
House-smoked potted salmon with Zany Zeus crème fraîche, almond, beetroot jam and toast
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Festival Dish: Steamed fresh market fish fillet with Paraparaumu-grown julienne vegetables and herb butter with Pont Neuf potatoes
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12-hour braised barbeque beef rib with proper roast potatoes and braised red cabbage
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Koakoa Limoncello cheesecake with popping candy with Gelissimo strawberry sorbetto
Price for three courses: $65
Salty Pidgin
Festival Dish
Longbush free range pigs-head sausage, Ruakokoputuna olive and wasabi leaf salad, hazelnut wafer.
$28 | Available for Dinner
Spring Kitchen
Festival Dish
Dashi made with venison bones, topped with venison, Scorching Bay kombu caviar, fizzy essence and a popping nori leather.
$28 | Available for Lunch & Dinner
St Jonh's Bar & Restaurant
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Braised pork belly, smoked pork shoulder croquette, chicharrone, carrot puree, celery and apple
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Whittaker’s Chocolate inspired High Coffee board. Salted caramel Whittaker’s chocolate cylinder with pistachio crunch, mousse filled chocolate dome and vanilla brûlée
Price for two courses: $38
Sterling
Festival Dish
Twice manuka roasted half duck with Cameron Harrison black pudding, Jerusalem artichoke puree, citrus salad and spiced orange sauce.
$35 | Available for Lunch & Dinner
The Botanist
Fixed Menu
Smoked beetroot mousse raviolo with balsamic gel, Angel Food dill cream cheese, herb butter, olive oil snow and grapefruit caviar
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Festival Dish: Vegan lamb rack with purple creamed potato, aubergine crisps, Kapiti-grown carrot puree, rosemary popcorn, jus and chocolate mint
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Baked Alaska with Gelissimo Gelato rhubarb coconut ice cream, Whittaker's chocolate sponge, vegan meringue with lemon balm
Price for two courses: $39
Price for three courses: $50
The Bresolin
Festival Dish
Handcrafted spicy frankfurter in Pandoro potato bun, parmesan cheese, white onion, gherkin relish and fried shallots with ketchup, mustard and mayo. Served with baked pimento mac’n’cheese and tomato salted shoestring fries.
$22 | Available for Lunch & Dinner
The Green Man Pub
Festival Dish
Cloudy Bay Clam chowder, mussels, home cured salmon, smoked moki and cray-z-sauce. Served in a Zaida’s boston chowder bun.
$28 | Available Lunch & Dinner
The Hudson
Festival Dish
Tararua Forest Park wild caught, in-house dry-aged fallow, locally foraged blackberries, mushroom, wild pea, mustard leaf and nasturtium.
$29 | Available Lunch & Dinner
The Library
Fixed Menu
Snapper kokoda
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Apple glazed smoked salmon with beetroot relish and wasabi cream
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Mushroom parfait, pickled chioggia and walnut crumb
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Festival Dish: Chermoula braised lamb shoulder with harissa Zany Zeus yoghurt and a tin can brioche organic mozzarella, chorizo, truffle
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Dark chocolate truffles
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White chocolate bon bons with passion curd
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Library chocolate candy bar
Price for seven courses: $29 per person (min 2 people)
The Old Bailey
Fixed Menu
Festival Dish: Glazed roasted lamb rump and a petite lamb and sage pie, served with dressed soba noodles and minted pea puree
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Carrot and ginger baked doughnut with a ginger and pistachio glaze, served with Carello del Gelato black charcoal gelato
Price for two courses: $40
The Old Quarter
Festival Dish
Ca Cha La Vong Turmeric seasoned Kapiti line caught fish grilled then fried in oil, heaped with dill, spring onion and coriander, peanuts and shrimp paste. $29 | Available Lunch & Dinner
The Tasting Room
Festival Dish
Pan-seared market fish with coconut milk broth, wine steamed mussels, Lyall Bay samphire, fennel and pepper leaves slaw and kaffir lime oil. $28 | Available Lunch & Dinner
Union Square
Fixed Menu
Brie de Meaux, shaved Opaki black Perigord Truffles, crostini, candied walnuts and walnut oil
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Crab risotto with saffron and garden peas, finished with Gladstone olive oil
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Festival Dish: Smoked Wairarapa lamb backstrap, cassolette of white beans, lamb croquette and confit garlic
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A la carte fish of the day
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Pain au raisin bread and butter pudding with Whisky cream
Price for three courses: $65
Waimea
Fixed Menu
Tuatara beer cured salmon with warm cucumber and seaweed salsa verde and Gelissimo lime sorbetto
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Festival Dish: Wild Rimutaka seared venison with Kingsmeade Tinui Blue and potato mash, pear puree, parsnip crisps and jus
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Whittaker's dark chocolate rice pudding with caramelised rice bubbles and Te Horo jam
Price for three courses: $65
Waterfront Bar
Fixed Menu
Roasted onion soup with Welsh rarebit toasts and Kingsmeade Woodside Emmental
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Trio of sausages with German-style mashed potato, sauerkraut, local chutney, mustard, Tuatara ale and mustard gravy
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Festival Dish: Tuna carpaccio with Otaki bush ‘wasabi’, smoked Levin Eel Trading Company eel mousse, with fennel and chilli slaw, grilled tarakihi with blackberry pesto
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Ice-cream sandwich of homemade cumin, turmeric and raisin ice cream with Grenada Bay Rum and rhubarb Daiquiri sauce
Price for three courses: $65