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All Day Menu - Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch & More

Breakfast is served all day - 8.30am 'til 5.00pm.
Brunch, Lunch and more served 11.30am 'til 5.00pm
Earlier for bookings by arrangement

The online version of the menus while kept as accurate as possible are indicative only. If you have any questions about the availability of specific dishes or prices please check with our staff prior to making a reservation or ordering. Thank you.
  • Breakfast
  • Brunch, Lunch & Starters & More
  • Beverages Menu (Tea, Coffee, Juice, Wine List, etc.)
  • Breakfast
    Served - 8.30am 'til 5.00pm. Earlier for bookings by arrangement.

    Toast & Preserves
    Two door steps of our freshly baked honey wheat &
    sourdough bread served with butter & preserves. $10.00

    Pancakes
    Two pancakes with bacon, banana, Maple syrup &
    passionfruit créme fraiche. $13.50
    Skip the bacon. $12.50

    Mushrooms on Toast
    Button mushrooms in sauce on ciabatta toast. $12.00

    Sautéed Lamb's Kidneys
    With mushrooms, bacon & gravy on ciabatta toast. $16.00

    Eggs to Go
    Served in our split toasted sourdough bun.
    Three scrambled with chives. $10.00
    WITH - Bacon. $12.00
    WITH - Bacon & a Kransky sausage. $14.00

    Omelettes - Classic three eggs folded
    Plain $10.00

    ADDITIONS
    Cheese $2.00
    Mushroom $2.00
    Ham $2.50

    Eggs Benedict
    Soft poached eggs on a toasted English muffin with fresh
    hollandaise - Bacon OR Smoked Salmon. $16.50

    Mussel & Corn Fritters
    Served with mascarpone, sprinkled with fried capers
    & garnished with chives. $16.00

    Bacon, Eggs & Tomato
    Bacon & two fried eggs with grilled tomato &
    a slice of toast. Worcestershire sauce. $15.00
    Skip the bacon. $13.00

    Dickens' Breakfast
    Two fried eggs, bacon, Kransky, black pudding,
    mushrooms, slow roasted tomato & ciabatta.
    Worcestershire sauce. $18.00

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    Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Starters, & More
    Served - 11.30am 'til 5.00pm

    Grilled Garlic & Fresh Herb Ciabatta $9.00

    Fresh Baked Sourdough Cobb Loaf
    Warm from the oven with butter, olive oil,
    smoked aubergine salsa. $10.00

    Pizza Breads - Straight from the oven
    Monteith's Dark Ale roasted onions, blue cheese. $9.00
    OR
    Pesto, Rock Salt & Olive Oil. $9.00

    Soup of the Day - Please see the blackboard.
    With top grilled garlic Parmesan sourdough bread. $10.50

    Dickens' Seafood Chowder
    FRESH fish, mussels, cockles, calamari & prawns with
    top grilled garlic Parmesan sourdough bread. $16.80

    Spud in a Bucket
    Chunky chips with tomato sauce & our chilli mayo. $7.50

    Oliver's Potato Wedges
    Chunky and spicy finished with sour cream OVER
    Tomato Salsa $13.00
    OR
    Bacon and Cheese. $14.60

    Gourmet Nachos Plate
    Corn chips piled high with spiced ground beef, salsa,
    cheese, guacamole and sour cream. $15.00

    Mr Bumble's Ploughman's Lunch
    Ham hock & pork terrine, pickled onions, cheddar,
    blue cheese & Branston pickle with a hard boiled egg,
    butter & Dickens' house baked breads. $18.00

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    Gourmet Pizzas

    Kiwi
    Venison sausage, bacon, garlic, potato, Monteith's Ale onions
    & Mozzarella with rosemary sour cream. $25.00

    Ocean Taster
    Fish, calamari, prawns, mussels, tomato, Mozzarella
    & salsa verde. $26.00

    Margherita
    Tomato, onions, olives, basil pesto & Mozzarella.
    Finished with shaved Parmesan. $22.00

    Smoked Salmon & Caper
    With Mozzarella, roasted red capsicum, onion, chives
    & hollandaise. $24.00

    Mexican
    Spiced chicken, jumbo shrimp, coriander, olives,
    jalapenos & Mozzarella. $24.00

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    Dickens' Classic Sandwiches
    Sourdough or Honey-wheat Bread

    Pickwick Club Sandwich™
    Chicken & crispy bacon between toasted fresh house
    baked bread with the Salad Works. Dressed with our
    honey lime aioli. - A Pickwickian's delight! $16.00

    Paddington Green™
    Charred bell peppers, grilled haloumi, zucchini & semi
    dried tomato on your choice of house baked bread
    with a herb ricotta cheese. $13.60

    Oliver's Open Steak Sandwich™
    Prime aged ribeye with our famous Monteith's Dark Ale
    roasted onions over the Salad Works.
    Topped with mushroom jus. - Oliver's dream! $17.00

    Captain Cuttle™
    Fish, calamari, mussels & prawns seared with Karengo &
    stacked over the Salad Works & drizzled with our wasabi
    mayo. - A seafarer's bounty! $16.00

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    Fat Boy Burgers™
    On a toasted oven fresh bun with golden fries on the side

    Fat Boy Chicken ™
    Packed with chicken thigh, red onion, lettuce,
    gherkin, tomato, avocado & cheese. Finished with our
    house made peach chutney & our herb mayo. $16.00

    Fat Boy Beef ™
    Our prime beef pattie with lettuce, gherkin, tomato,
    beetroot, cheese & our famous Monteith's Dark Ale
    roasted onions. Finished with our herb mayo. $16.80

    Fat Boy - Unplugged ™
    Our prime beef pattie, chicken & a grilled egg with lettuce,
    beetroot, gherkin, tomato, avocado, cheese & herb mayo.
    Monteith's Dark Ale roasted onions. $19.80

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    Pasta

    Linguine Marinara
    FRESH fish, calamari, NZ greenlip mussels, black tiger
    prawns & baby clams steamed in white wine bound
    in olive oil, chilli, garlic & fresh herbs. $26.00

    Mushroom Fettuccine
    Button & field mushrooms, spring onions & flat-leaf
    parsley bound in creamy sauce. Tossed through egg
    fettuccine & finished with shaved Parmesan. $19.00

    Salads

    Billingsgate
    Black tiger prawns, seared scallops, avocado, melon,
    tomato, honey maple vinaigrette. $22.00

    Dickens' Caesar - Our take
    Cos lettuce, crispy bacon & shaved Parmesan,
    tossed with pasta shells & our Caesar dressing.
    Topped with a soft poached free range farm egg. $16.00
    Add chicken $20.00

    Seafood

    FRESH Pacific Oysters (Subject to availability)
    Natural - Balsamic, lemon & crostini - $14.00, 1 doz $26.00
    Monteith's Beer Battered - with golden chunky fries & tangy tartare sauce - 1/2 doz. $16.00, 1 doz $30.00

    FRESH NZ Greenlip Mussels (Subject to availability)
    Sweet & Spicy - with Asian greens 1/2 doz. $16.00, 1 doz $25.00
    Steamed - Sauv Blanc, basil, butter broth - 1/2 doz. $16.00, 1 doz $30.00

    Market FRESH Fish & Chips
    Market FRESH fillets in our crispy Monteith's
    Golden Beer batter with chunky chips,
    charred lemon & tartare sauce. $26.00

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    From the Grill

    Steaks of the Establishment

    200gm Beef Eye Fillet $32.00
    250gm Scotch Fillet $31.00
    300gm T-Bone $30.00

    Cooked to your preference with your choice:
    Red wine jus & café de paris butter
    Peppercorn jus
    Mushroom jus
    Served with potato chunkies & salad garnish.
    PLUS two Garlic Tiger Prawns ADD $5.00

    Desserts

    Please see our blackboard & table talkers
    for the daily selection.

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