Twenty Seven Steps Menu
This menu is a sample of what we might have on offer. As we only use the best produce available the actual menu may differ.
Beginning
Bread
House bread, extra serve
$9
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Olives
Citrus & herb marinated olives, served warm
$11.50
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Soup
Soup, spring offering (v)
$15.50
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Cauliflower
Roasted cauliflower, green olive, almond, preserved lemon, cashew aioli, organic leaves (vg)
$18.50
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Lamb Kidneys
Lamb kidneys, quinoa, roast fennel, hazelnut, mushroom puree, tarragon creme fraiche
$17.50
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Chicken thigh
Free range chicken thigh, butternut squash veloute, apple & almond
$18.50
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Akaroa Salmon
Citrus cured Akaroa salmon, charred & pickled cucmber, yoghurt & cucmber sorbet
$22
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Middle
Beef Fillet
Aged Canterbury 200g beef fillet, bonemarrow crust, duck fat fondant potato, spring vegetables, horseradish & shallot jus, tempura spring onion
$39.50
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Risotto
Spring vegetable risotto, goats cheese croquette, aged pecorino (v)
$32.50
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Fish of the Night
Pan fried fish of the night, ragout of Serrano ham, poached potato, spring vegetables and pea shoots, crab, dill & cirus aioli, herb, lemon & garlic crumb
$39.50
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Venison
Tai Tapu venison tender loin, choux potato, celeriac & chestnut puree, spring veg, red currant & onion chutney, brandy jus
$39.50
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Black Bean Wellington
Black bean, oyster mushroom, beetroot, smoked paprika & Brazil nut Wellington, rainbow carrot, orange & herb slaw, beet & cashew labneh (vg)
$34.50
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Lamb
Roast Canterbury lamb rack, lamb & pork faggot, crushed new potato, spring veg, mint salsa & anchovy butter, jus
$42
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End
Black Forrest Delice
Black forrest delice, dark chocolate crumble, cherry sorbet
$17.50
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Lemon Curd
Lemon curd, black currant sorbet, oatmeal crumb, mint glass
$17.50
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Affogato
Kohu Road vanilla ice cream, Lyttelton Coffee Co espresso, your choice of booze (POA)
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Malteser Tart
Milk chocolate & Malteser tart, rye & browned butter casing, brown bread ice cream
$17.50
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Crème brulee
Rosewater & cardamom creme brulee, pistachio biscotti
$15.50
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Cheeseboard
Canterbury Cheesemongers Cheeseboard, fennel jam, oat & poppy seed cakes – see blackboard.
$15
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Rhubarb Tart
Poached rhubarb & almond tart, apple & cinnamon ice cream (vg)
$16.50
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