Clarence Restaurant occupies part of Tauranga's 1905 former post office, now home to Clarence Boutique Hotel. The dining room has its own public identity, menus and table bookings, so it works as a destination restaurant rather than simply a service for hotel guests. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon and dinner menus carry the venue through the day, while the historic setting gives a distinctive frame to head chef Ryan Allen's contemporary cooking.

The food joins New Zealand produce with a Mediterranean outlook, moving through small plates, handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and grilled dishes. Rather than limiting that influence to one country, the kitchen draws on the region's shared ingredients and formats: fresh produce, breads, pasta, cheeses, herbs and food from the fire. A chef's-choice experience develops the idea as a sequence of shared starters, pasta, a selected main and dessert for diners who prefer a guided meal.

Wood-fired pizza shows the menu's range in a familiar format. Tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil keep one version spare and traditional, while chorizo with provolone adds smoke and richness. Roast lamb is paired with tzatziki, pomegranate molasses and pistachio, and a seafood pizza layers octopus and mussels with marinara, garlic oil and oregano. Those combinations move from classic Mediterranean flavours to more locally inflected toppings without losing the directness of the oven.

Sharing can continue beyond pizza with a deliberately varied set of smaller dishes. Spinach, lentil and feta salad offers a fresh counterpoint to beef-fat fries, while rosemary focaccia and pizza bread with caramelised onion and confit garlic suit the centre of the table. Truffle-and-Comté beignets with jalapeño add a richer bite. Dessert, group and dietary menus broaden the options further, and the wine list draws from New Zealand and international producers alongside cocktails for a complete evening experience.

Address: Clarence Boutique Hotel, 51 Willow Street, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand

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Clarence Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Breakfast

Daily sandwich

$19

Fresh baked pastry

Banana bread

butter | maple ricotta

Toasted granola

$16

coconut yogurt | seasonal fruit | honeycomb

Turkish eggs

$26

toasted flat bread | herb yoghurt | chili

Bennie

$29

ham hock | miso hollandaise | hashbrown | poached eggs | apple

Eggs your way

$16

toasted bread ( sourdough or grain )

Sourdough

$23

mushrooms | stracciatella | onion | balsamic | poached egg

Breakfast Sides

Bread ( sourdough or grain )

Egg

Smoked snapper

Bacon

Smoked hashbrown

Mushroom

Hollandaise

Bread

sourdough or grain

Lunch Snacks

Natural oysters

each $7

white balsamic mignonette

Beignets

$20

truffle | Comté | jalapeño

Smoked fish

$10

choux bun | curry leaf

Mortadella skewer

$20

house bread | molasses | gremolata

Octopus skewer

$16

potato mille feuille | chili | zhoug

Gilda

anchovy | guindilla | olive

Lunch House Bread

Caramelised onions

$13

confit garlic

Focaccia

$13

rosemary

Lunch Starters

White bean hummus

$25

truffle | house bread

Beef tartare

$29

port | bone marrow | yolk | chives

Tuna crudo

$29

blood orange | white soy | thoum

Prawns

$29

garlic | chili | paprika | olive oil

Lunch Main Plates

Casarecce pasta

$40

fennel sausage | pickled shiitake | pangrattato

Tortellini pasta

$40

sweetcorn | ricotta | gorgonzola | jalapeno

Eye fillet

$59

truffle mash | bone marrow butter | jus

Market fish

$47

tomato | olives | shallot | basil

Lamb loin

$56

smoked rosti | anchovy cream | jus

Lunch Sides

Green salad

$18

feta | maple | mustard

Beef fat potatoes

$15

garlic | dijon | malt vinegar

Pumpkin

$18

goat’s curd | brown butter | hazelnuts

Lunch Pizza

Buffalo mozzarella

$31

San Marzano tomato | basil

Roast lamb

$34

tzatziki | pomegranate molasses | pistachio

Mortadella

$35

burrata | truffle | pecorino

Chorizo

$33

provolone | oregano

Octopus

$33

mussels | marinara | garlic oil | oregano

Business lunch Mon – Fri

Business lunch

$25

Add small salad | 9

Business lunch Mon – Fri

$25

Add small salad

Long lunch (min 2)

80 pp

Beignets

truffle | comte | jalapeño

White bean hummus

truffle | house bread

Octopus skewer

potato mille feulle | chili | zhoug

Beef tartare

port | bone marrow | yolk | chives

Tuna crudo

blood orange | white soy | thoum

Tortellini pasta

sweetcorn | ricotta | gorgonzola | jalapeno

Choice of main to share

Dinner Snacks

Natural oysters

each $7

white balsamic mignonette

Beignets

$20

truffle | Comté | jalapeño

Smoked fish

$10

choux bun | curry leaf

Mortadella skewer

$20

house bread | molasses | gremolata

Octopus skewer

$16

potato mille feuille | chili | zhoug

Gilda

anchovy | guindilla | olive

Dinner House Bread

Caramelised onions

$13

confit garlic

Focaccia

$13

rosemary

Dinner Starters

White bean hummus

$25

truffle | house bread

Beef tartare

$29

port | bone marrow | yolk | chives

Tuna crudo

$29

blood orange | white soy | thoum

Prawns

$29

garlic | chili | paprika | olive oil

Dinner Main Plates

Casarecce pasta

$40

fennel sausage | pickled shiitake | pangrattato

Tortellini pasta

$40

sweetcorn | ricotta | gorgonzola | jalapeno

Eye fillet

$59

truffle mash | bone marrow butter | jus

Market fish

$47

tomato | olives | shallot | basil

Lamb loin

$56

smoked rosti | anchovy cream | jus

Dinner Sides

Green salad

$18

feta | maple | mustard

Beef fat potatoes

$15

garlic | dijon | malt vinegar

Pumpkin

$18

goat’s curd | brown butter | hazelnuts

Dinner Pizza

Buffalo mozzarella

$31

San Marzano tomato | basil

Roast lamb

$34

tzatziki | pomegranate molasses | pistachio

Mortadella

$35

burrata | truffle | pecorino

Chorizo

$33

provolone | oregano

Octopus

$33

mussels | marinara | garlic oil | oregano

Afternoon Snacks

Natural oysters

each $7

white balsamic mignonette

Gilda

anchovy | guindilla | olive

Mortadella skewer

$20

house bread | molasses | gremolata

Beignets

$20

truffle | Comté | jalapeno

Octopus skewer

$16

potato mille feuille | chili | zhoug

Prawns

$29

garlic | chili | paprika | olive oil

Beef fat potatoes

$15

garlic | dijon | malt vinegar

Afternoon House bread

Focaccia

$13

rosemary

Caramelised onions

$13

confit garlic

Afternoon Pizza

Buffalo mozzarella

$31

San Marzano tomato | basil

Roast lamb

$34

tzatziki | pomegrante molasses | pistachio

Mortadella

$35

burrata | truffle | pecorino

Chorizo

$33

provolone | oregano

Octopus

$33

mussels | prawns | marinara | garlic | thyme

Dessert

Filo cake

$19

mandarin curd | candied orange

Coffee

$18

meringue | caramel | hazelnuts

Chocolate tart

$19

sable | amarena | marscarpone

Cheese

$14

house crackers

Affogato

$16

liqueur | vanilla

Artisan gelato

$15

2 scoops

GF | DF – Main Plates

Penne pasta

$40

fennel sausage | pickled shiitake

Eye fillet

$59

mash | bone marrow butter | jus

Market fish

$47

tomato | olives | shallot | basil

Lamb loin

$56

smoked rosti | anchovy cream | jus

GF | DF – Sides

Green salad

$18

feta | maple | mustard

Beef fat potatoes

$15

garlic | dijon | mayo

Pumpkin

$18

goat’s curd | brown butter | hazelnuts

GF | DF – Pizza

Buffalo mozzarella

$31

San Marzano tomato | basil

Roast lamb

$37

tzatziki | pomegranate molasses | pistachio

Chorizo

$33

provolone | oregano

Octopus

$33

mussels | prawns | marinara | garlic | thyme

Mortadella

$38

burrata | truffle | pecorino

Gluten Friendly – Snacks

Natural oysters

each $7

white balsamic mignonette

Gilda

anchovy | guindilla | olive

Octopus skewer

$16

potato mille feuille | chilli | zhoug

Gluten Friendly – Starters

Prawns

$29

garlic | chili | paprika | olive oil

White bean hummus

$25

truffle | house bread

Beef tartare

$29

port | bone marrow | yolk | chives

Dairy Friendly – Snacks

Natural oysters

each $7

white balsamic mignonette

Gilda

anchovy | guindilla | olive

Mortadella skewer

$20

house bread | molasses | gremolata

Dairy Friendly – House Bread

Caramelised onions

$13

confit garlic

Dairy Friendly – Starters

Beef tartare

$29

port | bone marrow | yolk | chives

Tuna crudo

$29

blood orange | white soy | thoum

Prawns

$29

garlic | chili | paprika | olive oil

White bean hummus

$25

truffle | house bread

Dairy Friendly – Main Plates

Casarecce pasta

$40

fennel sausage | pickled shiitake

Market fish

$47

tomato | olives | shallot | basil

Dairy Friendly – Sides

Green salad

$18

cucumber | maple | mustard

Beef fat potatoes

$15

garlic | dijon | malt vinegar

Dairy Friendly – Pizza (vegan mozzarella)

Roast lamb

$34

pomergranite molasses | pistachio

Octopus

$33

mussels | prawns | marinara | garlic | thyme

San Marzano tomato

$27

basil | vegan cheese

Breakfast Cocktails

Mimosa

$16

Bloody Mary

$20

Breakfast Martini

$20

Coffee

S | M | L

Double Espresso

Macchiato

Picollo

Long Black

Americano

Flat White

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Latte

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Cappuccino

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Hot Chocolate

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Mocha

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Tea

english breakfast | earl grey | chamomile | mint | green

Lemon Honey Ginger

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Matcha

S $5 / M $6 / L $7

Coffee and Tea

Espresso

Americano

Cappuccino

Flat White

Tea

Cappuccino | Flat White

Port & Fortified Wines

2017 Pegasus Bay ‘Encore’ Noble Riesling, Waipara

75ml $25

Clearview Estate ‘Sea Red’, Hawkes Bay

45ml $13

Campbells Topaque, Rutherglen, Australia

45ml $12

Graham’s Six Grapes Tawny, Porto, Portugal

45ml $14

Dow’s Late Bottled 2016 Vintage, Porto, Portugal

45ml $13

Lustau ‘San Emilio’ Pedro Ximenez, Sherry, Jerez, Spain

45ml $13

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Clarence Restaurant Menu

Clarence Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Breakfast

Breakfast Sides

Lunch Snacks

Lunch House Bread

Lunch Starters

Lunch Main Plates

Lunch Sides

Lunch Pizza

Business lunch Mon – Fri

Long lunch (min 2)

Dinner Snacks

Dinner House Bread

Dinner Starters

Dinner Main Plates

Dinner Sides

Dinner Pizza

Chef's sharing menu (min 2)

Afternoon Snacks

Afternoon House bread

Afternoon Pizza

Dessert

GF | DF – Main Plates

GF | DF – Sides

GF | DF – Pizza

Gluten Friendly – Snacks

Gluten Friendly – Starters