All Day Menu

Available every day from Open to 5PM

Light Meals

Garlic Pizza Bread
$11.90
Garlic pizza bread with parmesan. (V)
Grilled Breads & Dips
$11.90
Freshly baked breads char-grilled and served with home-made dips. (V) (VG)
Soup of the Day
$13.50
Hot soup made from fresh local ingredients served with toasted ciabatta.
Please ask wait staff for today’s flavour.
Shrimp Cocktail
$13.90
Always popular classic shrimp cocktail served in a bed of lettuce and bound in a brand rose sauce. (CGF)
Loaded Wedges
$14.00
Seasoned wedges with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce.
Fish Tacos
$15.00
3 fish tacos with chipotle mayo & slaw.
Sticky BBQ Buffalo Wings
$16.00
Fresh free range chicken wings marinated in our whiskey & cola BBQ sauce served with a creamy blue vein dip & fresh celery sticks. (CGF)

Creamy Seafood Chowder
$16.90
Succulent seafood bound in a creamy veloute, served with toasted ciabatta.
Crispy Salt & Pepper Squid
$17.90
New Zealand squid served on a home-made slaw finished with an Asian sweet dressing & Japanese mayo.
Green Lip Mussels
$19.90
Fresh steamed mussels in a creamy yellow curry sauce, served with toasted ciabatta. (CGF)
Paua Fritters
$22.00
Fresh paua fritters served on roasted beetroot & roquette finished with a hollandaise drizzle.
Whitebait Fritters
$22.00
South Island whitebait fritters, served with a creamy chorizo mayo on char-grilled ciabatta. (CGF)

Lunch Salads

Balsamic Roasted Beetroot & Grilled Haloumi Salad
$16.90
Balsamic roasted beetroot with roquette, red onion, cherry tomatoes & grilled haloumi with a balsamic drizzle.
Warm Beef Salad
$18.90
Pan seared beef strips in a mesculin medley with toasted sesame seeds, topped with a sweet chilli dressing.
Crispy Chicken Salad
$18.90
Southern fried chicken strips tossed in fresh salad garden greens with cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, parmesan cheese, topped with a smokey chipotle dressing.

Caesar Salad (Free Range Chicken)
$18.90
Classic free range chicken & bacon Caesar with Cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan and a creamy Caesar dressing, topped with a poached egg.
Caesar Salad (Marlborough Sounds Salmon)
$18.90
Marlborough Sounds smoked salmon tossed in cos lettuce with croutons, parmesan & a creamy Caesar dressing, topped with a poached egg.

Thirsty Burgers

Beer Battered Fish Burger
$19.90
Today’s locally caught fresh fish golden lager battered served in a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, home-made tartare sauce & aioli. Served with crispy fries.
Char-Grilled Chicken Burger
$19.90
Char-grilled chicken breast, served in a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, smoked chipotle mayo & aioli. Served with crispy fries.
Vegetarian Burger
$19.90
Grilled haloumi, portobello mushrooms and falafel served in a brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, chipotle mayo & aioli. Served with crispy fries. (V)

Grilled Venison Burger
$19.90
Award Winning Burger
High country premium venison patty served in a brioche bun with waxed cheddar, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onions, plum sauce & aioli. Served with crispy fries.
BBQ Bacon Beef Burger
$19.90
Char-grilled angus beef pattie, served with BBQ bacon in a brioche bun with lettuce, cheese, tomato, beer battered onion rings, & aioli. Served with crispy fries.

Thirsty Thin Crust Pizzas

Vegetarian Pizza
$19.90
Spinach, red onion, tomato, feta, olives, mushrooms, cheese & basil pesto swirl. (V)
Meat Lover’s Pizza
$21.90
Bacon, beef strips, chorizo, red onion, mushrooms, cheese & BBQ sauce.

Seafood Pizza
$23.90
Prawns, squid, shrimp, fresh local fish, red onion, baby spinach & hollindaise sauce.
Chicken Pizza
$23.90
Chicken, spinach, red onion, brie cheese & cranberry drizzle.

Mains

Nana’s Roast
$14.90
Your choice of roast beef or pork, served with roasted potato, kumara & pumpkin, cheesy broccoli & cauliflower, finished with a red wine jus.
Bangers ‘N’ Mash
$14.90
Locally made sausages, served on creamy mash potato with a pea puree, finished with a rich beef jus.
200g Steak, Salad & Fries
$17.90
200g sirloin steak cooked to your liking, served with a fresh green salad, crispy fries & your choice of sauce: Diane, Garlic Mushroom, Garlic Butter, Peppercorn OR Red Wine Jus. (CGF)
Vegetarian Dish of the Day
$19.90
Please check with wait staff for today’s creation.
Classic Fish & Chips
$21.90
Fresh fish cooked in your choice of golden lager batter OR Panko crumbs served with a fresh garden salad, crispy fries, home-made tartare & tomato sauce.
Thai Red Chicken Curry
$22.50
Fresh free range chicken cooked in a creamy coconut red curry sauce, served with basmati rice. (CGF)
Baby Back Ribs
$25.90
Hawke’s Bay slowly braised pork spare ribs roasted with our own bourbon BBQ sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds accompanied with wedges & a fresh green salad.

Briased Oxtail
$27.00
Slow cooked oxtail, served on a kumara mash with baby spinach, finished with a spicy tomato gravy.
Whale Platter
$29.90
Fresh steamed mussels, squid, crumbed fish & prawns served with fries & salad.
Catch of the Day
$31.90
Fresh locally sourced fish delivered daily and prepared differently each day.
Please check with your wait staff for today’s catch. (CGF)
Steak, Eggs & Fries
$31.90
South Island farmed scotch fillet steak, cooked to your liking and served with fried eggs, fries & garden salad. Served with your choice of sauce:
Diane, creamy Garlic & Mushroom, Garlic Butter, Peppercorn or Red Wine Jus. (CGF)
Seafood Extravaganza
$39.90
Our Signature Dish
Pan seared scallops on a bacon & spring onion mash, fresh steamed NZ green lipped mussels, prawn cutlets on Indonesian egg noodles, fresh locally caught fish cooked in panko crumb, mini whitebait fritter on ciabatta & whole tiger prawns served with chipotle mayo and lemon wedges. (CGF)

Sides

Creamy Mashed Potatoes
$5.50
Creamy mashed potatoes. (V)
Green Salad
$6.50
Green salad with a balsamic dressing. (CGF) (D) (V) (VG)
Crispy Fries
S $5.50 | M $9.00
Crispy fries served with tomato sauce or aioli. (V)

Roasted Seasonal Vegetables
$6.90
A medley of local vegetables roasted in herbs. (CGF) (V)
Fresh Steamed Vegetables
$6.90
Fresh local seasonal vegetables steamed and dressed with olive oil & toasted sesame seeds. (CGF) (V)

CGF: Can be Gluten Free (Please check with wait staff) | DF: Dairy Free | V: Vegetarian | VG: Vegan

Drinks Menu

Further more, don’t forget to check out the Thirsty Whales drinks menu. Enjoy a selection of hot and cold beverages, local and international drinks, which will certainly compliment your lunch meal!