Restaurant Month has over 80 delectable menus on offer this August. We’ve put together a list of our favourite $25, $40 and $55+ menus to cover any occasion, from a casual catch up with friends to a special fine dining experience with loved ones.
$25 menus
WYNYARD QUARTER
$25 for a Latin American Sharing Platter: Mexican style steak, chicken tenders, grilled cheese, spicy chorizo, red salsa, refried beans and corn tortillas.
Drink Match Recommendation: Besos Margarita Clasica $20/glass
COMMERCIAL BAY
$25 2 course dinner: includes tortilla chips & guacamole, and two tacos with your choice of crumbed market fish, pork, chipotle jackfruit, slow cooked beef brisket, Mexican fried chicken and braised lamb birria.
Drink Match recommendation: Stealth Margarita for $10
SILO PARK & NORTH WHARF
$25 for a 2 course lunch + beer: shoestring fries to start, The Pantry beef burger matched with a glass of beer
FEDERAL STREET
$25 for a 2 course dinner: calamari and bucatini all’Amatriciana
Drink Match recommendation: 2020 Valdibella “Ariddu” Sicilia DOC $17/glass or 2016 Argiano “Non Confunditur” Toscana IGT $20/glass
ELLIOT STREET
$25 for a 2 course: Korean fried chicken wings and Bang Bang Chicken Salad or
Angry Bird Bao
Drink Match recommendation: Hallertau No. 5 Pilsnah – $10/bottle
HIGH STREET DISTRICT
$25 for a 2 course dinner: pizza bianca alla Romana and gelato al pistacchio matched with a San Pellegrino drink.
VIADUCT & WATERFRONT
$25 for a two course lunch or dinner + drink: options include Indonesian beef rendang and Malaysian sago pudding with coconut cream & palm sugar syrup matched with a glass of Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc.
ELLIOT STREET
$25 two course lunch: onion bhaji and butter chicken matched with a glass of tap beer.
$40 menus
COMMERCIAL BAY
$40 for 2 courses + beer: any BB burger, choice of selected sides and mini donuts with cinnamon sugar, salted caramel sauce & whipped cream matched with a glass of lager.
NELSON STREET
$40 for 2 courses + glass of wine: shiitake mushrooms with pepper & Thai holy basil
and nasi goreng fried rice with tofu, egg, bean sprouts and sambal oelek matched with a glass of Hunky Dory Sauvignon Blanc.
SILO PARK & NORTH WHARF
$40 for 2 courses: jambalaya and New York baked cheesecake with crystal seasonal fruit and fruit puree
Drink Match recommendation: Entrée: 2018 Antinori Santa Cristina Pinot Grigio, Italy- $11/glass and $55/bottle Main: 2019 D’ Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia McLaren Vale – $13.5/glass, $65/bottle
VIADUCT & WATERFRONT
$40 for a 2 course dinner: Kingfish ceviche and grilled Trevally fillet with green-lipped mussels and crayfish butter sauce
Drink Match recommendation: Marc Bredif Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2017 $13/glass or Nautilus Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2019 $13/glass or PICNIC by Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2019 $15/glass
VULCAN LANE
$40 for 3 courses: : options include gravlax de saumon with chefs secret ingredient, bavette sauce au bleu & frites and classic French crème brûlée
Drink Match recommendation: Entrée: Domaine William Fevre Petit Chablis – $15.5/glass and Main: Guigal Crozes Hermitage – $15.5/glass
LORNE STREET
$40 for a sharing menu + drink: 4 shared plates, 3 side dishes + drink: Korean BBQ feast of Korean beef short ribs galbi steak, grilled gochujang chicken, Korean BBQ pork & char-grilled tiger prawns with sides matched with a glass of house wine or a soft drink.
WYNYARD QUARTER
$40 for a 2 course lunch: options include green-lipped mussels with vadouvan butter, Mt Cook Salmon and poached citrus & yuzu curd meringue tart.
Drink match recommendation: $30 per person for 2 glasses of wine
$55+ menus
FORT STREET AREA
$90 for a 5 course tasting menu: A five course tasting menu designed especially by Sid Sahrawat for Restaurant Month 2022, showcasing contemporary Indian cuisine at its finest.
Drink match recommendation: $80 wine pairing, a glass matched to every course, available as full menu match
VIADUCT & WATERFRONT
$75 for 4 courses: options include Eastherbrook Farm duck leg confit, South Island King Salmon and chocolate gateau with coffee butter creme.
THE VIADUCT
$65 for 3 courses: options include salt & pepper squid, beef short rib ragu and a pineapple cake with rum caramel & cinnamon ice cream
Drink Match recommendation: $25 per person wine pairing
FORT STREET AREA
$85 for 4 courses : options include duck terrine with onion relish & toast, charcoal ravioli with beetroot & goats cheese, confit duck leg with beetroot galette and tiramisu matched with a full menu wine tasting.
SILO PARK & NORTH WHARF
$65 for 3 courses: options include sigara borek filled with feta, potatoes and parsley, dolma with halloumi and deep fried doughnut balls
Drink Match recommendation: Entrée: Nautilus Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – $14/glass; Mains: Black Barn Hawkes Bay Chardonnay – $15/glass OR Opawa Marlborough Pinot Noir – $16/glass; Dessert: Raki $14/glass (suitable with all three courses)
THE VIADUCT
$55 for 4 courses: includes edamame with chilli, KFC Korean fried cauliflower, steamed nikuman sticky pork buns and Korean BBQ chicken with charred broccolini.
Drink match recommendation: A glass of Perrier Jouet Champagne – $25/glass
VIADUCT & WATERFRONT
$55 for a 2 course dinner: includes Burratini with house made focaccia and Mt Cook Alpine Salmon with kombu butter & furikake
Drink Match recommendation: $25 wine pairing – 2 glasses (100ml pour) whole menu match
Social Hour
ALL SOCIAL HOURS $45, TUESDAY-THURSDAY, 4PM-6:30PM
$45 Social Hour gin or whisky cocktails + open gyros or fried chicken
Choose between the Conchord Fizz cocktail with Dancing Sands ‘Sauvignon Blanc’ Gin, wild mint, thyme, citrus and ginger beer, or the Penicilin with Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky, smoky whisky, ginger, honey and lemon. Pair it with your choice of open lamb gyros or Turkish fried chicken.
$45 Social Hour gin or rum cocktails + fried chicken or salt and pepper squid
Choose between the La Rosa, a Hendrick’s Gin cocktail with strawberry syrup and rose water, or the Kitty Hawk with Sailor Jerry Rum, ginger liqueur, passionfruit, lime and egg white. Pair it with either crispy fried chicken or salt and pepper squid.
$45 Social Hour gin or tequila cocktails + okra fries or chilli chicken
Choose between the Red Carpet cocktail – a sweet & sour drink for the celebrity in you with Elephant Navy strength Gin, or the Cover Me In The Sunshine cocktail for something refreshing, but with a kick, featuring Monte Alban Mezcal, Tequila. Pair them with your choice of okra fries or chilli chicken bar bites.
