Menu
The menu changes according to the seasons and the inspiration of the chefs.
For celebratory meals we can add to our à la carte menu special dishes such as dolcetto sorbet,
whitebait and oysters in season, or luxuries such as crayfish or pheasant.
If you require a fixed price, for a set menu of $30 per person choose three options from the small
meals below. This option also includes bread and dips and tea or coffee.
For seniors we recommend a cup of soup with a shared vineyard platter for $39 per person
For fun group occasions or events we recommend our long Italian table for $40 per person,
including dessert and tea or coffee.
For a really unique occasion we can enhance our Italian table with exceptional Tuscan meals.
Customise
You are welcome to use our current restaurant menu as a guide for creating a personalised menu for your celebration.
Through consultation with our functions coordinator and kitchen team, we are confident that
we will be able to provide you with a delicious menu that your guests will love, within your price range.
Queen’s Birthday menu
- Fresh Oysters (half dozen) $17 – (dozen) $34
Fresh served with rock salt and lemon wedges
OR – Kilpatrick – topped with a mix of bacon and shallots and served with Worcestershire sauce
OR – A red wine shallot salsa - Herbed marinated lamb $39
Served with saffrons infused risotto cake, char-grilled eggplants marinated
in garlic oil mixed with green salad and drizzled with red wine jus - Rolled organic pork $39
Mix of roasted red kumara, pickled baby onion, Shitake mushroom
served with crispy crackling salad and red wine jus
Dinner
Starters
- Breads & Preserves 15
Marinated olives, salsa verde and olive oil - Soup of the day $14
(pumpkin, mushrooms, chowder, sweet seafood soup) - Seared scallops $15
Served with pureed apple and vanilla, a mixed herb salad and prosciutto chips - Pork or vegetable goyza $14
Served on a trio of pickled vegetable noodles with a citrus ponzu dressing - Gnocchi (starter) $16 – (Main) $28
Home made kumara gnocchi toasted with almonds,
sundried tomato and shaved parmesan with fresh herbs - Home cured basil lime salmon $16
With marinated goat’s cheese and a red wine shallot dressing
Mains
- Juniper Duck breast $38
Glazed carrot, truffle cauliflower puree with green bean and a red wine jus - Orange and garlic marinated beef sirloins $36
Wholegrain mustard mash; sautéed spinach & sweet beet root serve with Dolecetto red wine jus - Sesame Seared Venison $39
Creamy gorgonzola polenta, green apple almond salad tossed with raspberry vinocotto sauce - Fish of the day $36
Pan roasted fish, infused lemon crab Israeli couscous, served with Asian greens and a white caper sauce - Chef’s Special
every day we will also have a meat, fish or vegetarian based special. Please ask
Desserts – Dinner
- Cheese board $15
Handcrafted NZ cheeses:- Kawau gorgonzola-style blue; Mt Eliza Double Gloucester
and Te Muri triple cream brie, served with fruit preserves and house pistachio bread - Charlie’s Sorbet selection $15
from Charlie’s Gelato Garden - Dark chocolate Brulée $15
Caramelized chocolate brulée with mixed berries and home made biscotti bites. - Apple crumble $14
Apple crumble with crème anglaise, caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
Lunch
- Bread and preserves $15
Marinated olives, tapenade, olive oil - Vineyard Tasting Platter for 2 $39
A selection of house cured salmon, crispy calamari, meatballs, olives, two types of NZ cheese, pork
or vegetarian gyoza, sun-dried tomato and artichoke salad served with preserves and house breads - Soup of the day $14
Seasonal soup changed weekly - Seared scallop salad $20
With prosciutto chips and mint chilli dressing over our leaf salad - Gnocchi (small) $19 – (Large) $23
Home made kumara gnocchi toasted with almonds,
sundried tomato and shaved parmesan with fresh herbs -
Twice baked three cheese soufflé $19
(blue, cheddar and Gouda) Toasted walnuts, poached pear and rocket salad, with grape chutney
- Salad of the day (salmon gravalax) $26 – (chicken breast) $25
Crispy cos lettuce, and garden herbs mixed with crispy bacon,
croutons and over roasted potato, served with garlic aioli. - Chef’s Special
every day we will also have a meat, fish or vegetarian based special. Please ask
Our lunch menu will change regularly
Desserts – Lunch
- Cheese board $15
Handcrafted NZ cheeses:- Kawau gorgonzola-style blue; Mt Eliza Double Gloucester
and Te Muri triple cream brie, served with fruit preserves and house pistachio bread - Charlie’s Sorbet selection $15
from Charlie’s Gelato Garden - Dark chocolate Brulée $15
Caramelized chocolate brulée with mixed berries and home made biscotti bites. - Apple crumble $14
Apple crumble with crème anglaise, caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
Breakfast
Open on Saturdays and Sundays or by arrangement for breakfast and brunch.
Try our grape juice or one of our coffees, teas or hot chocolates.
- Heron’s Flight Big Breakfast $21
Egg, (any way) slow roasted tomato, ciabatta, mushrooms and pork sausage - Eggs Benedict $17
Two poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, and toast, served with a choice of salmon or bacon - Brioche French Toast $17
With caramelized banana and bacon, vanilla cream and maple syrup - Toasted Brioche $15
With sautéed button mushroom and Italian herbs with choice of cream or balsamic reduction - Sausage $4
- Salmon $4
- Free range bacon $4
- Mushroom/spinach $4
- Oven roasted tomato $3
- Egg $3
- Extra bread $2
Extras
Heron's Flight Long Italian Table – an increasingly popular choice
A social event for those who love fresh food and delicious wine!
The menu is shared at the long Italian Table, and includes
- Antipasto Platters
- Breads and Oils
- Meat and/or Pasta Dishes
- Garden salads.
In the Italian Trattoria tradition, a menu is not provided.
Rather, diners are presented with the chef’s freshest selections
of the day in a communal
and convivial atmosphere. Italian Desserts are then provided
to
sample with our own Heron’s Flight espresso blend.
$40 per person. Dessert $10
Bar and our wine library are open at 6:30pm for pre-dinner drinks
Bookings essential
Phone 64 9 422 7915
Fax 64 9 422 9654
E-mail: heronsflightbookings@gmail.com
or you can fill in a online form below.
