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The Puketapu Hotel has served its small country community since 1885, changing through substantial renovations while remaining a local gathering place. Its position just off the Hawke's Bay cycle paths makes it an inviting pause for riders and walkers as well as a destination in its own right. Reservations, coffee, takeaway food and an all-day menu keep the pub useful in several ways, while weekend brunch expands the rhythm beyond lunch, dinner and drinks. The long history feels active rather than preserved behind glass.

Weekend breakfast ranges from familiar favourites to dishes with a stronger pub character. The full Puketapu breakfast gathers bacon, eggs, sausage, mushrooms, tomato and hash browns, while Benedict can be finished with salmon, bacon or portobello mushroom. Creamy mushrooms sit on herb roast potatoes, and a breakfast burrito adds chorizo, cheese and relish. Lamb's fry on ciabatta offers the most traditional savoury direction; French toast with berry compote, mascarpone and vanilla ice cream supplies a generous sweet counterpoint.

Small plates are designed for the middle of the table. Prawn cocktail and lemon-pepper squid sit beside Buffalo-glazed chicken wings, while bacon-wrapped venison meatballs come with bourbon barbecue sauce. Moroccan-spiced halloumi provides a vegetarian option, and gochujang pork belly moves into a different register entirely. Tacos can be filled with pulled pork and pickled cabbage, lemon-pepper fish with pineapple salsa, or crisp chicken with slaw and sriracha mayonnaise, giving a group several distinct flavours without committing to full mains.

The main menu retains the generous scale expected of a country pub. Fish and chips, green-lip mussels and house burgers share space with chargrilled steaks, slow-cooked lamb shank, roast pork, chicken thigh and pork-belly stir-fry. Vegetarian adaptations and a seasonal roast-vegetable medley broaden the choices, while large platters collect seafood, wings, halloumi and other snacks for groups. Children receive their own selection, from fish and chips and mac and cheese to a mixed platter, making the venue practical for family tables as well as adult gatherings.

Address: 679 Puketapu Road, Puketapu, Hastings 4183, New Zealand

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Puketapu Hotel Menu

Breakfast

The Puketapu Breakfast
$25

With ciabatta, bacon, eggs, sausage, mushrooms, tomato, hash browns and tomato relish (GFA)

Eggs Benedict
$18

Served on brioche with poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce

Eggs on Toast
$12

Cooked to your preference (GFA) (Gluten Free $2 extra)

Creamy Mushrooms
$17

Creamy mushrooms on herb roasties topped with a poached egg

Breakfast Burrito
$16

With hash brown, egg, spinach, chorizo & cheese and tomato relish (GFA)

Lambs Fry on Ciabatta
$18

Lambs Fry on ciabatta toast topped with poached eggs (GFA)

French Toast
$16

Berry compote, mascarpone and vanilla ice cream

Kids Breakfast Menu

Mini Puketapu Breakfast
$11

Toast, egg , hashbrown and your choice of sausage or bacon

Small Bites

Garlic Bread
$14

Toasted loaf coated in garlic butter (V GFA) (add cheese $3)

Prawn Cocktail
$17

Succulent prawn meat bound in our chefs special marie rose sauce (GFA DFA)

Buffalo Glazed Chicken Wings
6 $18 / 12 $30

Served with Blue Cheese and Ranch dipping sauces

Salt & Lemon Pepper Squid
$20

Served with sweet chilli and aioli dipping sauce (GFA)

Cheeseburger Sliders
2 $17 / 4 $25

With lettuce, smoked cheese, and a classic burger sauce

Bacon Wrapped Venison Meatballs
$18

Served with bourbon BBQ sauce (GFA,DFA)

Moroccan Crumbed Halloumi Bites
$17

Served with salad leaves and a Moroccan spiced sauce (GFA,V)

Sweet Chilli Tempura Prawns
3 $12 / 6 $20

Served with lemon aioli (GFA)

Gochujang Pork Belly Bites
$18

Served on a salad garnish (GFA)

Choose Your Tacos
2 tacos $20

Pulled Pork Tacos: with pickled cabbage, jalapenos and ranch dressing; Lemon Pepper Fish Tacos: with lettuce, pineapple salsa and sweet chilli aioli; Crispy Fried Chicken Taco: with slaw and sriracha mayo (GFA, VA) (Your choice of 2 tacos)

Main Meals

Fish & Chips
SML $23 / LGE $30

Tempura battered fish served with fries, salad and tartare (GFA DFA)

Lambs Fry and Bacon
SML $18 / LGE $23

With mushroom, tomato and onion, served on potato mash (GFA)

Succulent Roast Pork
SML $20 / LGE $27

Served with roast vegetables, steamed seasonal vegetables, crispy crackling, gravy and apple sauce (GFA DFA)

Beef Schnitzel
$28

Lemon and parmesan crumbed schnitzel served with fries, salad and gravy

Open Steak Sandwich
$30

On ciabatta with lettuce, tomato, cheese, topped with bacon, mushroom, sauteed mushrooms and aioli. Served with beer battered fries (GFA DFA)

Chargrilled Scotch Fillet 250grm
$43

Served with salad and fries, or potato mash and seasonal vegetables. With your choice of mushroom sauce, peppercorn sauce, garlic butter or red wine gravy (GFA DFA) (Add Prawns, Squid and Mussels for $6)

Mussel Pot
$24

Freshly steamed green lip mussels in a creamy sweet chilli and garlic sauce served with garlic bread (GFA)

The Puketapu Burger
$29

House made double stacked beef burger, with melted cheese, bacon, egg, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, relish and aioli served with beer battered fries (GFA) (add $2 GFA)

Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Bacon Burger
$29

With slaw, siracha mayo and pickles on a toasted bun, served with beer battered fries

Venison Burger
$29

With lettuce, tomato, cheese and bacon with aioli and burger sauce topped with onion rings.

Salt & Lemon Pepper Squid Salad
$25

Salt & Lemon pepper squid mesclun salad, topped with a pineapple, cucumber, capsicum salsa

250G Chargrilled Sirloin Steak
$39

Served with fries, salad, and garlic butter, topped with caramalised onions and fried mushrooms

Slow Cooked Lamb Shank
$38

Honey, rosemary & balsamic slow cooked lamb shank served with creamy mashed potato and braised cabbage

Garlic & Thyme Chicken Thigh
$30

Garlic & Thyme seared chicken thigh fillet served with Hasselback potatoes, seasonal vegetables, topped with mushroom sauce (GFA)

Pork Belly Stir-Fry
$30

Pork belly vegetable stir-fry tossed with egg noodles in a sesame hoison sauce topped with crispy shallots and sliced apples

Thai Salad
$29

Served with a Thai dressing topped with crispy noodles. Choose between Beef or Prawn (GFA,DFA)

Seasonal Roast Vegetable Medley
$24

With beetroot, capsicum. spinach topped with feta cheese & a balsamic glaze (GFA,VA) (Add Chicken $4.00 Add Prawn $6.00)

Puketapu Platter
$42

A selection of mini spring rolls, vegetable samosa’s, chicken wontons, prawn twisters, broccoli & cheese bites with fries & dipping sauces

Puketapu Selections
$70

Tempura Prawns, Pork Belly Bites, Buffalo Wings, Halloumi Bites, Salt & Lemon Pepper Squid with Garlic Bread

Bar Snack Menu

Fries
$9
Beer Battered Fries
$11
Kumara Fries
$11
Pulled Pork Loaded Fries
$19

Fries topped with housemade BBQ Pulled Pork, melted cheese and ailoi

Savoury Wedges
$19

topped with bacon melted cheese served with sour cream and plum sauce

Mince or Vege Nachos
$18

topped with melted cheese and sour cream

Cheese Burger
$19

Meat Patty, Double Cheese, Onion Jam, Aioli, Relish, and Fries

Chicken and Bacon Burger
$21

Crumbed Chicken, Bacon, Cheese, Onion Jam, Aioli, Tomato Relish and fries

Fish Burger
$24

Battered fish with lettuce, tomato, cheese, aioli and tartare, served with fries (GFA) (add $2 GFA)

Toasted Sandwiches
$4

add Fillings: Onion, Pineapple, Cheese, Gherkin $1; Ham, Tomato, Egg $2; Bacon $4

Freshly Baked Goods
$4

please ask the staff for todays selection

Kids Menu

( 12yrs and under)

Nuggets and Chips
Fish and Chips

(GFA DFA)

Cheeseburger and Chips
Mac n Cheese
Cheerios
Kids Platter – Cheese Toastie, Fruit, Pretzels, Marshmallows, Choc Fish, Yoghurt

Takeaway Menu

Fish Battered
$6.50
Fish Crumbed
$7
Chips (scoop)
$4.80
Chips ( 1/2 scoop)
$3.20
Chips Garlic (Scoop)
$5.50
Chips Garlic (1/2 scoop)
$3.50
Chips Kumara (scoop)
$7
Chips Kumara (1/2 scoop)
$4.50
Chips Beer Battered (scoop)
$7
Chips Beer Battered (1/2 scoop)
$4.50
Wedges (scoop)
$7
Wedges (1/2 scoop)
$4.50
Hash Browns
$1.90
Hot Dogs
$3.80
Chicken Schnitzel
$5
Crab Sticks
$1.90
Squid Rings
$1.40
Sausages
$3.50
Spring Rolls
$3.80
Pineapple Fritter
$2
Broccoli & Cheese bites
$2
Chicken Nuggets
$1
Hamburger
$9
Cheese Burger
$10
Fish Burger
$14
BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger
$12.50
Chicken Bacon & Cheese Burger
$13
Steak & onion Burger
$16
Steak & Egg Burger
$16
Kiwi Burger (the lot)
$14

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