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All Day Menu - Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch & More

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Breakfast is served all day - 8.30am 'til 5.00pm.
Brunch, Lunch and more served 11.30am 'til 5.00pm

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
    A door step each of our freshly baked honey wheat &
    sourdough bread served with butter & preserves. $10.00

    Honey Toasted Muesli
    Made in house with honey, oats, grains, seeds & dried
    fruit layered with berries & natural yoghurt. $12.00

    Pancakes
    Three pancakes with caramelised banana, Maple syrup
    & lemon creme fraiche. $12.50
    WITH -- Streaky Bacon $16.50

    Mushrooms on Toasted Ciabatta
    Button & field mushrooms in a creamy sauce. $12.00
    WITH -- A soft Poached Free Range Egg. $14.00

    Savoury Mince on Toasted Ciabatta
    Prime ground beef, red wine, beef stock, peas corn,
    carrot & onion with a dash of Tabasco. $14.00
    WITH -- A soft Poached Free Range Egg. $16.00

    Scrambled Eggs
    Served on a slice of our toasted sourdough bread.
    Three free range eggs scrambled with chives. $11.00
    WITH -- Streaky Bacon. $15.00
    WITH -- Streaky Bacon & a Kransky sausage. $18.00

    Omelettes - Classic three free range eggs. $10.00
    ADDITIONS
    Cheese $2.00
    Mushroom $2.00
    Bacon $2.50

    Spanish Omelette
    Three free range eggs folded with Chorizo, capsicum,
    jalapenos, tomato, red onion, potato & spring onion. $17.00

    Whitebait Fritters
    With fried capers, marscapone & charred lemon. $16.50

    Eggs Benedict
    Soft poached free range eggs on a toasted English
    muffin with fresh hollandaise &
    Streaky Bacon OR Smoked Salmon $17.50

    Bacon, Eggs & Tomato
    Streaky bacon & two fried free range eggs, slow roasted vine tomato
    & a slice of our sourdough toast with Worcestershire sauce. $17.00
    Skip the Bacon. $13.00

    Dickens' Breakfast
    Two fried free range eggs, streaky bacon, sausages, mushrooms,
    baked beans, slow roasted vine tomato, sauteed potato & a slice
    of our sourdough toast with Worcestershire sauce. $20.00

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    Brunch, Lunch, Snacks, Starters, & More
    Served - 11.00am 'til 5.00pm

    Grilled Garlic & Fresh Herb Ciabatta $9.50

    Fresh Baked Sourdough Cobb Loaf
    Warm from the oven with butter, roast garlic,
    olive oil & balsamic. $10.50

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

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

    Soup of the Day - Please see the blackboard.
    With top grilled garlic Parmesan sourdough bread. $11.50

    Dickens' Seafood Chowder
    Stocked with FRESH fish, mussels, squid & prawns.
    Served with grilled garlic Parmesan sourdough bread. $16.80

    Salt & Pepper Squid
    Served with rocket, virgin olive oil & aioli dip. $14.00

    Honey Soy Chicken Wings
    Basted & sprinkled with sesame seeds.
    Served with golden potato chunkies. $12.00

    Oliver's Potato Wedges™
    Chunky & spicy finished with sour cream
    OVER -- Tomato Salsa & Guacamole. $14.60
    OR -- Bacon & Cheese. $14.60

    Mr Bumble's Ploughman's Lunch
    Ham hock & pork terrine, pickled onions, gherkins,
    aged cheddar,blue cheese, Branston pickle with a hard boiled egg,
    butter & Dickens' house baked breads. $22.00

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    Gourmet Pizzas

    Kiwi
    Local wild boar sausage, bacon, garlic, potato, Monteith's Dark
    Ale braised onions & Mozzarella with rosemary sour cream. $25.00

    Sesame BBQ Prawn
    With our spicy BBQ sauce, roasted capsicum, spring onions & Mozzarella.
    Sprinkled with sesame seeds. $26.00

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

    Cajun Chicken
    Feta, Mozzarella, coriander, olives & sun dried tomato
    drizzled with sour cream. $24.00

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    Dickens' Classic Sandwiches
    Sourdough or Honey-wheat Bread

    Pickwick Club Sandwich™
    Chicken & Streaky Bacon with cos lettuce,
    red onion, avocado & tomato.
    Dressed with our thyme aioli. $16.80

    Dodgers™
    Pork Fillet Medallions, capsicum, red onion, tomato, cos &
    caramelised apple with our saffron & mango salsa. $17.00

    Oliver's Steak Sandwich™
    150 gm Sirloin - Prime Northland steer with rocket, roasted
    vine tomato & our famous Monteith's Dark Ale braised onions.
    Topped with mushroom in sauce. $19.80

    Captain Cuttle™
    Fresh Fish, squid, mussels & prawns, stacked over cos lettuce,
    red onion & tomato with our wasabi mayo. $16.80

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    Fat Boy Burgers™
    On toasted house baked buns with chunky chips & tomato sauce.

    Fat Boy Chicken ™
    Chicken thigh, red onion, gherkin pickle, lettuce, tomato,
    avocado & brie. Finished with our house made peach
    chutney & our thyme roasted aioli. $17.60

    Fat Boy Beef ™
    Our prime Wagu/Angus beef pattie with lettuce, gherkin pickle, tomato,
    beetroot, Gruyere & our famous Monteith's Dark Ale
    braised onions. Finished with house made herb mayo. $18.80

    Fat Boy - Unplugged ™
    Prime Wagu/Angus Beef pattie, chicken thigh & grilled egg with lettuce,
    beetroot, gherkin pickle, tomato, avocado, Gruyere & our famous
    Monteith's Dark Ale braised onions. Finished with our herb mayo. $22.80

    Fat Boy Fish ™
    Fresh Fish in crisp Monteith's Golden Beer batter with lettuce,
    gherkin, tomato & red onion, finished with our herb mayo.
    Served with house made tartare. $18.00

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    Pasta

    Seafood Linguine
    Prawns, squid & NZ greenlip mussels, steamed in white wine
    with tomato, chilli, garlic, fresh herbs & butter. $17.00

    Beef Short Rib Linguine
    Slow braised with portobello mushrooms, tossed through
    linguine & finished with shaved parmesan. $15.00

    Chicken Fettuccine
    Chicken with cherry tomato, garlic, spinach & pinenuts
    through egg fettucine in extra virgin olive oil. $18.00
    Skip the Chicken. $15.00

    Salads

    Seared Scallop & Bacon
    A warm salad of scallops, crispy bacon with avocado, red onion,
    tomato & mesclun. Drizzled with our warm Maple vinaigrette. $20.00

    Dickens' Caesar - Our take
    Cos lettuce, crispy bacon, shaved Parmesan,
    tossed with pasta shells & our Caesar dressing.
    Topped with a soft boiled free range farm egg. $16.00
    WITH Chicken -- Add $4.00

    Roasted Baby Beetroot & Carrot
    with Feta, crisp apple, rocket & roasted pine nuts.
    Dressed with pepper infused extra virgin olive oil. $19.00

    Seafood

    FRESH Pacific Oysters (Subject to availability)
    Natural - Shallot red wine dip. - ½ doz $18.00, 1 doz $33.00
    Monteith's Beer Battered - with golden chunky fries & tangy tartare sauce - ½ doz $19.00, 1 doz $35.00

    Steamed FRESH NZ Mussels (Subject to availability)
    Marinieres - White wine, cream, onion & herbs. ¾ doz $14.00, 1½ doz $23.00
    Thai Green Curry - Coconut cream, coriander & lemon grass. - ¾ doz $15.00, 1½ doz $24.00

    Platter of Summer Mussels (Subject to availability)
    Served chilled on the 1/2 shell with tomato,
    spring onion, olive oil & fresh herbs. - ¾ doz $14.00, 1½ doz $23.00

    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

    BBQ Pork Spare Ribs
    Braised tender in our BBQ sauce.
    Served with golden potato chunkies. - Med $17.00, Large $28.00

    Steak of the Establishment

    250gm Scotch Fillet -- Silver Fern Farms Prime Northland Steer
    with mushroom & Monteith's Black beer sauce.
    Served with golden potato chunkies & salad garnish. $32.00
    WITH -- Two Free Range Fried Eggs ADD $4.00
    WITH -- Two Garlic Tiger Prawns ADD $5.00

    Desserts

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

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