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The Speight's Ale House brings the brand's Southern hospitality to the centre of Petone in a warm, roomy pub built for easygoing meals. Children are welcome, larger groups have space to settle in, and upstairs function rooms give celebrations their own setting without losing the character of the ale house below. Regular lunch and dinner service let the venue cover anything from a quick catch-up to a full family meal. There is customer parking on site, with validation available at the venue, a useful detail on busy Jackson Street.

Food starts in familiar pub territory but offers enough range to build either a quick snack or a full dinner. Mac and cheese arrives with chilli oil, parmesan and grilled ciabatta, while the roast vegetable salad combines kumara, carrot, beetroot, lentils, spinach, hummus and spiced pumpkin seeds, with grilled chicken or beef kofta available for extra heft. Fresh pappardelle with slow-cooked pork ragout is the richer alternative. Eggplant parma adds a vegetable-led main built around pepperonata and Napoli sauce, rather than treating meat-free dining as a side note.

The Southern classics give the menu its clearest identity. Fish is battered with Speight's Gold Medal Ale and served with fries, salad and tartare sauce; the house lamb shank comes with creamy mash, gravy and mint glaze. Old Dark ale also finds its way into a slow-cooked beef cheek pie. Chicken parma, Kansas City style pork ribs and black-cherry chicken broaden the choice, while braised brisket and a snapper-and-prawn pot pie provide two more slow-cooked or seafood-focused routes through a recognisably generous pub menu.

Beer remains central to the experience, with Speight's and Emerson's represented alongside rotating taps, wine and low or alcohol-free choices. That breadth makes the bar as suitable for a casual pint as for matching drinks to dinner. Desserts lean comforting rather than fussy, with apple pie and sticky date pudding among the familiar finishes. Combined with a substantial menu, family-friendly dining room and dedicated function space, the ale house can move easily from a weeknight meal to a birthday, reception or other planned group occasion.

Address: 75–81 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012, New Zealand

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The Speight's Ale House, Petone Menu

Starters

Ale House Loaf
Half $9.50 / Whole $16

Garlic or plain

Steak Cut or Shoestring Fries
$12

Tomato sauce & aioli or gravy

Jalapeño Cheese Balls
$16

Aioli

Edemame Dip
$15.50

Wonton skins (V)

Crispy Cauliflower
$17.50

Beetroot hummus, tahini coconut yoghurt (VG)

Tomato Caponata
$17

Slow cooked tomato, onion, eggplant, olives, capers, grilled ciabatta (VG)

Salt & Pepper Calamari
$17.50

Lemon mayo (GF upon request)

Southern Fried Chicken
$19

Franks hot sauce mayo, McClures pickles (DF)

Chicken Wings (10)
$18.50

Plain, BBQ or Buffalo (Hot), served w ranch sauce (DF, GF upon request)

Beef Kofta (5)
$19

Chermoula, pickled onions, tahini coconut yoghurt (GF, DF)

Pork & Prawn Dumplings (6)
$18.50

Pan-fried, chilli dipping sauce (DF)

Thyme Baked Camembert
$20

Ciabatta crostini, dried apricots, roasted hazelnuts (V)

Popcorn Shrimp
$20

Franks hot sauce mayo, coriander

Ale House Onion & Short Rib Soup
$25

Classic French style onion soup, braised short rib, parmesan toastie (DF upon request)

Mains

Marlborough Mussels
$29.50

1kg green lipped mussels, smoked tomato ragu, grilled bread

Fried Chicken Burger
$27

Fried chicken, iceberg, McClure pickles, Frank’s hot sauce mayo, shoestrings

Classic House Cheeseburger
$26.50

House ground prime beef, bacon, smoked cheddar, McClure pickles, Dijonnaise, shoestrings

Roast Pumpkin Salad
$25.50

Roasted pumpkin, beetroot, lentils, spinach, dukkah, hummus, radish, cucumber, Moroccan dressing (GF, VG)

Eggplant Parma
Sml $24 / Lrg $29

Roasted eggplant, peppernata, Napoli sauce, grilled mozzarella, parmesan, herb salad, balsamic dressing (VG upon request)

Mac & Cheese
$23

Classic mac & cheese, chilli oil, parmesan, grilled ciabatta

Beef Brisket
$31

Braised brisket, potato, corn & scallion mash, braising liquor, braised red cabbage and apple

Beer Battered Fish & Chips
Sml $29 / Lrg $39

Speight’s Gold Medal Ale battered fish fillets, shoestring fries, crisp salad, house tartare sauce (DF)

Shearer’s Shank
Sml $34 / Lrg $43

Braised lamb hind shank, creamy mash, grilled broccolini, gravy, mint glaze (GF)

Pork Ribs
$34.50

Kansas City style BBQ glaze, potato, corn & scallion salad

Beef Pie
$28.50

Slow cooked Old Dark marinated beef cheek, potato & leek champ, gravy

Snapper & Prawn Pot Pie
$29.50

Snapper, prawn, creamy leek & onion sauce, pastry top, fresh ciabatta, salted butter

Chicken Parma
$31

Chicken schnitzel, Napoli sauce, smoked ham, mozzarella, shoestrings, house salad

Black Cherry Chicken
$34.50

Oven roasted breast, glazed kumara, cashew & cream cheese, green beans, black cherry sauce

From the Grill

Lamb Rump
$36

Grilled lamb rump, garlic mash, broccolini, caponata, lamb jus (GF)

Sirloin
$40

300g Prime sirloin, aged for a minimum of 28 days, steak cut fries, garden salad, choice of sauce (GF)

T-Bone
$60

400g T-Bone aged for a minimum of 28 days, shoestring fries, grilled broccolini, choice of sauce (GF)

All Sides to Share

Pumpkin, Feta, Honey, Hazelnuts
$12
Cheesy Cauliflower, Parmesan
$12
Broccolini, Salsa Verde
$12
Braised Carrots, Chermoula
$10
Mac & Cheese, Parmesan
$10

Desserts

Half Pint Sundaes
$12

Vanilla ice cream, chocolate fudge sauce & berry drizzle, chocolate or vanilla ice cream, butterscotch sauce, brandy snap crumb

Half Pint Duck Island Dairy Free Sundae
$14

Passionfruit coconut frozen dessert, waffle cone shard (GF, Vegan)

Bread and Butter Pudding
$15

Creme anglaise, butterscotch sauce

Sticky Date Pudding
$15

Butterscotch sauce, caramel ripple ice cream

Chocolate Torte
$14

Berry coulis (GF)

Lemon Curd Crème Brulee
$15

(GF)

Kids' Menu

Best for 12 and under. Meal Deal: Choice of one main, a dessert and small drink.

Meal Deal
$19.50

Choice of one main, a dessert and small drink

Fish & Chips
$16

Battered fish, chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce

Pork Spareribs

BBQ sauce, chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce

Cheeseburger

House ground beef pattie, aioli, cheese, chunky fries, salad and tomato sauce

Mac & Cheese

Classic macaroni and cheese, bacon, parmesan

Fried Chicken Bites (DF)

Fried chicken bites, fries salad and tomato sauce

Ice Cream Sundae
$5

Vanilla ice cream, marshmallows with chocolate or berry sauce

Chocolate Mousse (GF)
$7

Vanilla ice cream

Dairy Free Sundae (DF, VEGAN)
$7.50

Duck Island peanut butter cookie dough frozen dessert, berry sauce

The Perfect Finish

Churchill’s Reserve Oporto
$14
Hidalgo ‘Triana’ PX Sweet Jerez
$12
Liquer Coffee
$15

Jameson, Bailey’s, Kahlua, Tia Maria, Cointreau

Affogato
$9

Vanilla ice cream with a shot of espresso

Hot Drinks

Hot Chocolate
$6

Flavours: Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut

Tea
From $4.50

English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Green, Mint, Lemon

Lucky’s Coffee
From $4.50

Espresso, Long Black, Flat White, Latte, Cappuccino, Mochaccino, Bowl; Flavours: Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut

Beer, Cider & RTD's

Gold Medal Ale

Draught Amber Ale 4.0%

5 Malt Old Dark

English Porter 4.0%

Hazy Pale Ale

4.5%

Summit Ultra Low Carb Lager

4.2%

Mid Ale

Mid Strength Ale 2.5%

Cider

Cloudy Apple 4.2%

Ginger Giant

Alcoholic Ginger Beer 5.0%

Cocktails

Aperol Spritz
$16

Aperol, prosecco, soda, orange

Limoncello Spritz
$16

Limoncello, prosecco, soda, lemon

Pineapple Spritz
$17

Svitlo vodka, pineapple liqueur, pineapple syrup, prosecco, soda, lemon

Who Shot Tom
$16

Four Pillars Rare gin & Bloody Shiraz gin, Six Barrel lemonade

Tropical Sour
$17

Four Pillars Rare gin, Pineapple Liqueur, coconut syrup, orange, lemon

Floradora
$16

Four Pillars Rare gin, raspberry syrup, lime, ginger beer

Rosebud
$17

Vanilla vodka, passionfruit, cranberry, pineapple

Alcohol Free Cocktails

Cherry Nojito
$12

Six Barrel Cherry & Pomegranate syrup, mint, lime, soda

Spiced Mule
$12

Seedlip Spice 94, ginger beer, bitters, lime

Bandwagon Tonic
$12

Four Pillars Bandwagon, Quina Fina Tonic, lemon

Non-Alcoholic

Soft Drinks
Small $4.50 / Large $6
Juice
Small $5.50 / Large $6.80

Orange, Pineapple, Apple, Tomato, Cranberry

Mac’s Ginger Beer, Lemon Crush, Tropical Passion
$6.50
Six Barrel Soda Co. Lemonade
$7
Good Buzz Pineapple Mango Kombucha
$7
Antipodes Sparkling
$9

500ml

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