Sails Restaurant sources only the finest fresh produce and employs only the best chefs to produce award-winning cuisine.
Over three decades and while maintaining a genuine respect for traditional methods, the Sails kitchen has earned a reputation for creating exceptional dishes using modern techniques that enhance the natural flavours. It is important that our guests are spoiled for choice, so our menu has a wide selection of enticing dishes. Our chef Jason Blackie has been a New Zealand Beef and Lamb ambassador and the National Supreme Seafood Chef, and Sails Restaurant was voted the overall winner in the Great Seafood challenge by the dining public.
“When dealing with quality produce the less you do to it, the better. Don’t try to change the flavour, rather enhance and compliment it.”
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| Warm Baked Sourdough Rolls - $6.90 w Simunovich extra virgin olive oil, salted butter |
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| Fresh Oysters - POA Dozen or half Fresh Oysters, lemon, Forvm Chardonnay vinegar | |
| Caesar Salad - $21.90 smoked bacon, grana parmesan, white anchovies, coddled free range egg |
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| Chicken Liver Parfait - $19.90 Chicken Liver Parfait pinot jelly, spiced pear & toast |
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| Meredith Goats Cheese - $22.90 golden beetroot, candied walnuts, brick pastry, fig vincotto |
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| Citrus cured Akaroa Salmon - $24.90 Citrus cured Akaroa Salmon, poached prawns avacado, seaweed caviar, mandarin, blood orange & watercress |
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| Squid - $23.90 Salt and pepper Squid, bean shoots, cucumber & mint, sweet chilli caramel, peanut nam jim |
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| Sashimi - $22.90 Sashimi of premium local seafood with shoyu, wasabi & pickled ginger |
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| Poached Tiger Prawns- $23.90 serrano ham, heirloom tomatoes, avacado, crisp sourdough, gazpacho dressing, basil |
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| Pan roasted Atlantic Sea Scallops- $25.90 pressed pork belly, cauliflower puree, prosciutto, golden raisin vierge, pear |
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| Soup of the day - $18.90 Your waiter will advise |
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Mains |
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| John Dory - $39.90 Pan roasted John Dory, prawn & herb risotto, cherry tomato vierge, micro leaves, lemon vinaigrette | |
| Chicken Breast - $39.90 Corn fed Chicken Breast, salt baked baby beets, goats cheese ravioli, brown butter, mejool date, hazelnut dukkah |
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| Market Fish - $39.90 with shellfish dumpling, summer vegetables, mussel fritters, crayfish bisque |
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| Hawkes Bay Lamb - $39.90 Hawkes Bay Lamb, slow braised neck, carrot puree,minted broad beans & feta, crisp polenta |
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| Grilled Gamefish - $39.90 sumac, tomato fondue, stuffed zucchini flowers, caper berries, olives, oritz mayo | |
| Angus Pure Beef fillet -39.90 parmesan gnocchi, fava beans, wilted spinach, creme forestiere jus |
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| Twice Roasted Half Duck - $39.90 sweet potato blini, date & lemon grass relish leafy greens, peking style jus |
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| Crayfish - POA Fresh New Zealand Crayfish grilled w lemon oil, fresh herbs & hollandaise sauce |
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| Local caught Snapper fillets - 35.90 beer battered or parsley & lemon crumbed, french fries & greek salad & tartare |
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Side Dishes |
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| Green beans - $7.90 Seasonal greens w lemon oil |
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| Mashed potato - $7.90 Mashed potato, wholegrain mustard, olive oil |
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| Leaf salad - $7.90 Leaf salad, provolone, granny smith apple & toasted walnuts |
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| Roasted beetroot - $7.90 Roasted Beetroot, hazelnuts, danish feta, picked watercress |
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| Shoestring Fries - $7.90 Shoestring Fries w truffle oil, parmesan & sea salt |
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Desserts |
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| Dark Chocolate - $15.90 Dark Chocolate, raspberry gel, honeycomb & toffee snow | |
| Creme Brulee - $15.90 Creme Brulee, berry compote, cinnamon beignets & strawberry sorbet. |
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| Grilled Coconut Rice - $15.90 mango sorbet, compressed pineapple, star anise & pepper |
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| Baked Lemon Cream - $15.90 Baked Lemon Cream, crisp meringue, nut crumble, mandarin & passionfruit sorbet. |
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| Carmelised Banana Galette - $15.90 Carmelised Banaba Galette, salted caramel, golden syrup ice cream |
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| Selection - $15.90 Selection of ice cream & fresh fruit sorbets. |
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| Chocolate Treats - $8.90 Chefs Selection |
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Dessert Tasting Plate - $42.90 Chefs Selection |
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Cheese Selection |
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| Cheese Platters Selection of one $17.60 Selection of two $26.90 Selection of three $32.90 Cheese Platter $42.90 served w falwasser crackers, fruit paste and fresh grapes |
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| Over The Moon Camembert Creamy texture w lively yellowish interior. Slighty mushroomy flavour. |
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| Vintage Leyden a traditional dutch cheese where cumin adds aromatics to compliment this buttery cheese. |
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| Kikorangi Blue Creamy, buttery w gritty texture. Natural blue moulds gives strong piquant taste. |
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| Tarago River Goats Chesse Soft texture cubes of goats cheese drenched in garlic infused extra virgin olive oil, spices and fresh herbs. |
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| Tuteremoana Cheddar A mature cheddar aged for three to four years giving it a sharp zesty bite and a firm crumbly body. |
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| Meyer Gouda aged cows milk with a strong full bodied flavour & brittle texture. |
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| Gorgonzola - Italy Creamy yellow in colour. Grumbly and quite salty w a bite from the blue veining. |
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| Galactic Gold Wash Rind Gold medal winner by Over the Moon Dairy, a glorious smelly orange rinded cheese w a gooey middle. |
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| Te MuriTriple Cream Brie As this cheese matures it becomes more rich & creamy. Fruity sharp interior contrast w the buttery texture. |
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Starters |
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| Complimentary Warm baked Sourdough rolls - w Simunovich extra virgin olive oil, salted butter |
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| Salt & pepper Squid - bean shoots, cucumber & mint, sweet chilli caramel, peanut nam jim | |
| Duck Leg Confit - sweet potato pancake, pickled manderin, bok choy shoots |
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| Rare Yellowfin Tuna panzella - scallop biegnet, ortiz mayo, crisp sourdough, powdered basil |
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Mains |
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| Angus Pure Beef fillet - mushroom and onion flan, beetroot confit, parsnip cream | |
| Market Fish - with prawn and herb risotto, cherry tomato vierge, micro leaves, lemon oil |
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| Free range Chicken - with serrano ham, gnocchi, fava beans, medjool date & dukkah |
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Side Dishes |
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| Green beans - & lemon oil |
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Desserts |
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| Tahitian Vanilla Creme Brulee - berry compote, almond crumble & strawberry sorbet | |
| Cheese Platter - Te Muri Triple Cream Brie, Tuteremoana Cheddar, and Moeraki Bay Blue falwasser crackers, fresh dates and fruit paste |
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| Dark Chocolate - raspberry gel,honeycomb & toffee snow |
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