Stellar Restaurant & Bar occupies a central Whanganui corner with a format that changes character through the day. Brunch and lunch give way to a substantial dinner menu, cocktails and tap beer, while late-night entertainment keeps the bar side active after the kitchen's more traditional service. Table bookings make it suitable for an ordinary meal, and a separate function room extends that flexibility to celebrations and group events.
The daytime menu balances breakfast staples with more filling lunch plates. Eggs can be ordered simply on toast, folded into an omelette or served Benedict-style over ciabatta with spinach and hollandaise. Steak and egg or fish with fries and egg provide heartier options, while creamy fettuccine gives diners a pasta route. Banana bites offer a sweet finish without waiting for the evening dessert list, rounding out the daytime selection neatly.
Dinner begins well with food designed to sit in the middle of the table. Garlic bread, buttermilk chicken, lemon-pepper calamari and crispy pork bites can be mixed with loaded wedges or nachos, while the seafood chowder folds a New Zealand seafood medley into a creamy broth with toasted ciabatta. Larger appetites can move on to scotch fillet, lamb shank, chicken schnitzel or fish and fries, keeping the cooking recognisable and generous.
Burgers, pizzas and desserts round out the everyday menu, giving mixed parties several familiar routes through a meal. The drinks list moves from cocktails to familiar tap beers, reinforcing Stellar's restaurant-and-bar identity rather than treating beverages as an afterthought. For functions, the kitchen can shift from ordinary à la carte dining to platters, grazing tables, buffets or a seated meal, supported by a private room with its own bar.
Address: 2 Victoria Avenue, Whanganui 4500, New Zealand
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STELLAR RESTAURANT & BAR Menu
Dinner – Entrees
Garlic Bread
Baguette lightly toasted w garlic butter. Add cheese $2.
Sauteed Mushrooms
Creamy garlic herb mushrooms, topped w parmesan cheese served w toasted ciabatta (V GFO)
Buttermilk Chicken
Crispy buttermilk chicken, salad & aioli
BBQ Chicken Wings
Slow-cooked wings finished with a rich, smoky barbecue glaze & side of aioli (GF)
Lemon Pepper Calamari
Fried squid calamari w garlic aioli
Seafood Chowder
Creamy both mixed w a succulent NZ seafood medley served w toasted ciabatta (GFO)
Crispy Pork Bites
Crispy pork bites, garden salad served w apple sauce
Dinner – Salad Bowls
Thai Beef Salad
Sliced steak w mixed lettuce & fresh vegetables, tossed in homemade Thai dressing, garnished w crispy noodles & toasted peanuts
Chicken Salad bowl
Crispy chicken w mesclun, carrots, cucumber, couscous, cherry tomato, onion, feta crumble & pesto dressing.
Fennel, Orange & Beetroot Salad
Freshcut beetroot, crisp spinach leaves, crumbled feta cheese comes with toasted walnuts, cucumber, salad dressing & crispy noodles. ADD Pan fried Fish $8
Lamb Salad
Lamb Cutlets, crisp spinach leaves, tomato, garden salad, cucumber, crumbled feta cheese, toasted walnuts, salad dressing
Caesar Salad
Chicken, bacon, salad, egg, croutons, parmesan cheese & ceaser dressing
Dinner – Mains
Surf N Turf
300g sirloin, prawns in a creamy white wine sauce, fries & salad. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $5. ADD Egg $3. (GF)
Sirloin Steak
300g Sirloin steak served w straight cut chips, salad & sauce of your choice : Mushroom | Garlic Butter | Peppercorn or House Jus. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $5. ADD Egg $3. (GF)
300g Scotch Fillet
Scotch fillet served w straight cut chips, salad & sauce of your choice : Mushroom | Garlic Butter | Peppercorn or House Jus. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $5. ADD Egg $3. (GF)
Chicken Schnitzel
Crumbed chicken breast served with fries, salad, Gravy & Cheese sauce (GF)
Chicken Parmigiana
Crumbed chicken, herb tomato sauce, parmesan cheese baked in oven served w fries & salad
Lamb Shank
Braised lamb w pan juices served w potato mash, house jus & mint jelly (GF)
Thai Green Mussels
NZ green lipped mussels in coconut cream, thai sauce & ciabatta (GFO)
Pork Ribs
Smothered in BBQ sauce & slow cooked to perfection, served w fries & garden salad (GF)
Cream Fettuccine Pasta
Choice of Bacon & mushroom | Garlic Prawns | Cajan Chicken | Vegetarian
Fish & Fries
Beer battered or pan-fried tarakihi fish, fries, salad & tartare sauce (GFO)
Pork Belly
Twice cooked rolled pork, vegetables with crackle served w potato mash & slaw/vegetables, apple sauce & pork jus (GF)
Dinner – Burgers
Southern Fried Chicken Burger
Southern fried chicken, red onion, tomato, salad & cheese sauce, aioli in bun served w fries
NZ Beef Burger
Beef pattie, red onion, bacon, beetroot, tomato salad & sauce served w fries
Double Beef Burger
Double beef pattie, salad, onion rings & BBQ & Aioli in bun & tomato sauce served w fries
Fish Burger
Battered fish, salad, coleslaw, red onion, tomato, prawns tartare sauce served w fries
Veggie Burger
Mushroom, cheese, capsicum, red onion, tomato, salad, beetroot, tomato relish served w aioli & fries
Dinner – Pizza
Bacon & Blue
Mushroom, blue cheese, bacon, onion & mozzarella
BBQ Chicken
Chicken, brie, onion, mozzarella, smoked paprika & BBQ sauce
Kiwi Traditional
Bacon, pineapple, tomato, onion, mozzarella
Meat Lovers
Salami, bacon, meat ball, sausage, onions, jalapeno chili’s, sour cream & BBQ Sauce
Margarita
Classic tomato, cheese & basil pesto
Half & Half Pizza
Dinner – Desserts
Ice Cream Sundae
Please ask our friendly staff for today’s flavor
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream, espresso shot, choice of liqueur (Baileys / Kahlua / Frangelico)
Choco Love
A Dessert cocktail w Frangelico, kahlua & cream
Tiramisu
Creamy hand-made delight, w layer of vanilla ladyfinger soaked coffee & filled w mascarpone
Cheesecake
Ask our friendly staff for today’s flavor served w ice cream & cream
Banana Bites
Battered fried bites served w caramel sauce, cream & ice cream
Sticky Date
Homemade sticky pudding served w butterscotch
Dinner – Add On's
Extra sauce
Egg
Mushroom | Peppercorn | Garlic Butter Sauce
Steamed veggies
Potato Mash
Garden Salad
Side Fries
Brunch – Breakfast
From 11am to 2:30pm
Eggs On toast
Toasted bread w free-range eggs (Poached / Fried / Scrambled)
Stellar Omelette
Hearty omelette served w choice of three filling: cheese, bacon, spinach, mushroom, tomato, capsicum or onion. Extra filling ($2 each)
Eggs Benedict
Free-range poached eggs, baby spinach & hollandaise served on ciabatta w choice of > Bacon > Spinach & Mushroom
Big Breakfast
Streaky bacon, breakfast sausage, Portobello mushroom, hashbrown, grilled tomato, ciabatta toast & eggs your way. > Fried| Poached | Scrambled
Hash brown Stack
Hash brown, baby spinach, stacked w roast tomato, mushroom & poached egg
Brunch – Salad Bowls
Thai Beef Salad
Sliced steak w mixed lettuce & fresh vegetables, tossed in homemade Thai dressing, garnished w crispy noodles & toasted peanuts
Chicken Salad bowl
Crispy chicken w mesclun, carrots, cucumber, couscous, cherry tomato, onion, feta crumble & pesto dressing.
Fennel, Orange & Beetroot Salad
Freshcut beetroot, crisp spinach leaves, crumbled feta cheese comes with toasted walnuts, cucumber, salad dressing & crispy noodles. >ADD Pan fried Fish $8
Lamb Salad
Lamb Cutlets, crisp spinach leaves, tomato, garden salad, cucumber, crumbled feta cheese, toasted walnuts, salad dressing
Caesar Salad
Chicken, bacon, salad, egg, croutons, parmesan cheese & Ceaser dressing
Brunch – Lunch
Sirloin Steak
Sirloin steak served w straight cut chips, salad & sauce of your choice : Mushroom | Garlic Butter | Peppercorn or House Jus. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $4.5
150g Scotch Fillet
Scotch fillet served w straight cut chips, salad & sauce of your choice : Mushroom | Garlic Butter | Peppercorn or House Jus. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $4.5 (GFO)
300g Scotch Fillet
Scotch fillet served w straight cut chips, salad & sauce of your choice : Mushroom | Garlic Butter | Peppercorn or House Jus. ADD Baby potatoes & Veggies or Mash & Veggies $4.5 (GFO)
Chicken Schnitzel
Crumbed chicken breast served with fries, salad, gravy & Cheese sauce
Chicken Parmigiana
Crumbed chicken, herb tomato sauce, parmesan cheese baked in oven served w fries & salad
Bangers & Mash
Sausages, mash & peas gravy
Open Chicken Sandwich
Focaccia Bread, crispy chicken, plum sauce served w fries. Add egg for $2
Philly Steak Sandwich
Focaccia bread, sliced sirloin, onion, cream cheese, sweet chilli served with fries. Add egg for $2
Thai Green Mussels
NZ green lipped mussels in coconut cream, thai sauce & ciabatta (GFO)
Creamy Mushrooms
Creamy garlic herb mushrooms, topped w parmesan cheese served w toasted ciabatta Add Bacon $2
Seafood Chowder
Creamy both mixed w a succulent NZ seafood medley served w toasted ciabatta
Creamy Fettuccine Pasta
Choice of Bacon & mushroom | Garlic Prawns | Cajan Chicken | Vegetarian
Fish & Fries
Beer battered or pan-fried tarakihi fish, fries, salad & tartare sauce
Brunch – Burger
Chicken Burger
Crispy chicken, salad & cheese sauce served w fries
Beef Burger
Beef pattie, bacon, salad, red onion, tomato, BBQ aioli served w fries
Fish Burger
Battered fish, red onion, tomato salad, tartare served w fries
Veggie Burger
Mushroom, cheese, capsicum, red onion, tomato, salad, beetroot, tomato relish served w aioli & fries
Brunch – Pizza
Bacon & Blue
Mushroom, blue cheese, bacon, onion & mozzarella
BBQ Chicken
Chicken, brie, onion, mozzarella, smoked paprika & BBQ sauce
Kiwi Traditional
Bacon, pineapple, tomato, onion, mozzarella
Meat Lovers
Salami, bacon, meat ball, sausage, onions, jalapeno chili’s, sour cream & BBQ Sauce
Margarita
Classic tomato, cheese & basil pesto
Half & Half Pizza
Brunch – Desserts
Ice Cream Sundae
Please ask our friendly staff for today’s flavor
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream, espresso shot, choice of liqueur (Baileys / Kahlua / Frangelico)
Choco Love
A Dessert cocktail w Frangelico, kahlua & cream
Tiramisu
Creamy hand-made delight, w layer of vanilla ladyfinger soaked coffee & filled w mascarpone
Cheesecake
Ask our friendly staff for today’s flavor served w ice cream & cream
Banana Bites
Battered fried bites served w caramel sauce, cream & ice cream
Sticky Date
Homemade sticky pudding served w butterscotch
Brunch – Add On's
Extra sayce
Egg
Mushroom | Peppercorn | Garlic Butter Sauce
Steamed veggies
Potato Mash
Garden Salad
Side Fries
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