Flame Grill & Bar brings the spirit of a South African braai to the first floor of Steamer Wharf in central Queenstown. Its cooking revolves around intense heat, specialised grills and the kind of communal appetite associated with food cooked over fire. The open energy of the service suits both lunch and dinner, from a quick burger to a table sharing ribs, steak and sides, with the wharf location placing the meal in the middle of the resort town's waterfront district.
Ribs and beef are the menu's anchors. The pork ribs are basted in Flame's own sauce and charred on the grill, while the steaks begin with highly marbled beef aged for at least 55 days. Rib eye, sirloin and eye fillet can be paired with mushroom, peppercorn or blue cheese sauce, red wine jus, chimichurri or the restaurant's spicy peri peri paste, letting the grill flavour lead while still giving diners control over the finish.
The South African influence continues through sizzling Mozambique prawns, house made boerewors and rotisserie peri peri chicken. Lamb and chicken skewers, a mixed grill and seafood choices such as Big Glory Bay salmon widen the selection, and the kitchen also offers salads, a chargrilled cauliflower steak and a mushroom based vegetarian burger. That range makes it possible for a mixed table to share Flame's style without every diner ordering the same cut of meat.
Flame's theatrical streak carries through to dessert. The Flaming Bombe Alaska layers house made raspberry, mango and passionfruit gelato beneath Italian meringue before it is finished at the table with flaming Cointreau, while lemon curd tart offers a more restrained alternative. Local wines and house cocktails round out the bar side of the restaurant, and sharing menus for larger groups turn the signature prawns, ribs, steak and sides into a progressive feast.
Address: First Floor, Steamer Wharf, 88 Beach Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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Flame Bar and Grill Menu
Appetisers
Freshly Baked Cheese Balls
5 PCS 8.5 / 8 PCS 12
Fresh Shucked Oysters
Natural with shallot mignonette and lemon
Gin Cured New Zealand Salmon
Mandarin gel, crème fraiche, capers, pinenuts
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Blue cheese ranch, celery sticks
Sticky Ribs — Our Signature Dish!
Pork ribs basted in our signature sauce, served with Flame fries or garlic roasted baby potatoes with chive sour cream.
Full Rack
Half Rack
Ribs & Chicken
Half a roasted peri peri chicken & a half rack of ribs
Ribs & Steak
150g aged fillet steak & half a rack of ribs
Upgrade fries or potatoes to flame mash
Flame’s Feast
To Start – Freshly baked cheese balls and Mozambique Prawns. Mains – Rib Eye Steak, Lamb Skewer, Roasted Peri Peri Chicken, Flame Basted Pork Ribs. Served with Fries, Apple Slaw and your choice of sauce. 85PP (MINIMUM 2 PEOPLE)
Flame’s Feast
To Start – Freshly baked cheese balls and Mozambique Prawns. Mains – Rib Eye Steak, Lamb Skewer, Roasted Peri Peri Chicken, Flame Basted Pork Ribs. Served with Fries, Apple Slaw and your choice of sauce.
Add our signature Bomb Alaska to share
Award Winning Steak
Our hand-picked and ageing program ensures the finest quality of beef, with a 4 + marble score on all of our cuts. All steaks are served with Flame fries or garlic roasted baby potatoes with chive sour cream.
Rib-Eye
Sirloin
Eye Fillet
Steak Add Ons
Skull Island Peri Peri Prawns
3 each
Half Chatham Island Crayfish Tail
From The Grills
Hand selected premium cuts grilled to your liking, a choice of Flame fries or garlic roasted baby potatoes with chive sour cream.
Fragrant Lamb Skewer
Garlic and rosemary marinated lamb rump, lemon yoghurt sauce
Glazed Chicken Skewer
Apricot and red onion, lemon yoghurt sauce
Surf N Turf Skewer
200g aged beef fillet, peri peri spiced tiger prawns
Char Grilled Venison Rump
Broccolini, chimichurri
Peri Peri Roasted Half Chicken
Lemon yoghurt sauce, house peri peri paste.
Burgers
Flame Basted Beef Burger
Brioche bun, burger salad, roasted tomato ketchup, Flame fries
Add bacon, egg or cheese
Mozambique Chicken Burger
Spiced chicken breast, burger salad, roasted tomato ketchup, Flame fries
Portobello Mushroom Burger
Sweet potato bun, beetroot relish, burger salad, Flame fries
Other Mains
Mozambique Prawns (Main)
Sizzling tiger prawns, spicy rattlesnake sauce, rosemary rice
Miso Glaze Salmon Fillet
Broccolini, pickled cucumber, sesame and chilli salad
Cauliflower Steak
Roasted field mushrooms, broccolini, confit cherry tomatoes, chimichurri
Flame Favourites
(V) = VEGETARIAN (VG) = VEGAN Dietary requirements: please ask your server.
Mozambique Prawns
Sizzling tiger prawns, spicy rattlesnake sauce, rosemary rice
Chatham Island Crayfish Roll
Brioche bun, spiced mayo
Szechuan Crusted Calamari
Perinaise, pickled cucumber, lemon
Appetiser Taste For Two
Buffalo wings, Szechuan calamari, boerewors sausage
Sides
Flame Mash
Silky smooth, topped with red wine jus
Roasted Carrots
Maple sour cream, toasted pecans
Creamed Spinach
Grilled Courgettes
Chive crème fraiche, hazelnuts
Roasted Portobello Mushrooms
Confit garlic, parmesan cream
Salads
Iceberg Wedge Salad
Buttermilk & honey mustard dressing
Beet & Feta Salad
Balsamic beets, greens, feta, red onion, honeyed walnuts, pomegranate vinaigrette
Apple Slaw
Apple, pinenuts, mint, lemon mayo
Caesar Salad
Cos, bacon, croutons, parmesan, soft egg, Flame Caesar dressing
Add Grilled Chicken Breast
Garden Green Salad
Cherry tomatoes, cucumber, mixed seeds, pomegranate dressing
Flame Must Haves
Burrata
Fresh tomato, oregano, basil, red wine vinegar dressing, toasted sourdough
Yellow Fin Tuna
Burnt orange, miso sesame dressing, chilli
Green Lipped Mussels
Creamy dill sauce, toasted sourdough
Seafood Chowder
A Flame favorite with toasted sourdough
Tomato Bruschetta
Sweet potato bun, confit cherry tomatoes, basil, kalamata olives, marinated feta
Signature Sauces!
6 EACH
Flame Creamy Mushroom
Peppercorn
Red Wine Jus
Chimichurri
Roquefort Blue Cheese
Rattlesnake
Spicy Peri Peri Paste
Steaks
1kg Bone In Dry Aged Ribeye
Cooked to your liking, with a choice of two sauces and a salad
Steak Board Selection For Two
350g Ribeye, 200g Fillet, 200g Sirloin, with a choice of two sauces and a salad
Just Gotta Try The Ribs?
Add on a quarter rack of ribs with any meal!
Flame Mixed Grill
Fit for a king or queen! Signature pork ribs, aged sirloin steak, roasted peri peri chicken, house made boerewors sausage. Served with Flame fries or baby potatoes.
Flame Mixed Grill
Fit for a king or queen! Signature pork ribs, aged sirloin steak, roasted peri peri chicken, house made boerewors sausage. Served with Flame fries or baby potatoes.
Upgrade Options – 200g Fillet
Upgrade Options – 350g Rib Eye
Dessert
Flaming Bomb Alaska
Flame signature, perfect to share! Raspberry, mango and passionfruit gelato, Italian meringue, set alight at the table with flaming Cointreau
Warm Sticky Date Pudding
Salted caramel sauce, yoghurt ice cream
Tarte Tatin
Apple sauce, vanilla bean ice cream
Caramel Pecan Tart
Chocolate sauce, chocolate ice cream
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