Casa Ahuriri brings an Italian dining room to West Quay in Napier's waterfront hospitality precinct. Owned and run by Italians, it frames the experience as a meeting point between Italy and New Zealand rather than a replica trattoria transplanted unchanged. The main restaurant supports a complete lunch or dinner, while separate upstairs and aperitivo menus create room for a quicker drink, pizza or shared snack.
The kitchen's philosophy starts with fresh produce and homemade food, respecting traditional recipes while allowing for a personal twist. That approach is tied closely to place: the restaurant names Hawke's Bay and New Zealand suppliers for seafood, produce, mushrooms, olive oil, cheese and gelato. It gives familiar Italian forms a local foundation, so seasonality and the quality of the raw ingredients matter as much as the recipe itself.
Pasta is a natural centre of gravity, with current dishes such as pappardelle ragu and prawn spaghetti showing both slow-cooked and seafood directions. Risotto with locally grown mushrooms reinforces the supplier connection, while fish dishes and pizza widen the menu beyond pasta. Separate lunch and dinner lists let the kitchen change the scale and rhythm of the meal without losing the core emphasis on Italian technique and carefully chosen produce.
Italian and New Zealand wines are designed to carry the meal, whether the occasion is a long dinner downstairs or something more relaxed in the upstairs bar and pizzeria. Aperitivo offers another way to experience the restaurant before committing to several courses. Dessert remains distinctly Italian, with tiramisu and locally supplied gelato among the natural finishing points. The result suits celebrations, date nights and unhurried catch-ups without demanding the same format every time.
Address: 68 West Quay, Ahuriri, Napier 4110, New Zealand
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Casa Ahuriri Menu
Dinner – Entrées
Available from 5pm-9pm. V VEGAN, VG VEGETARIAN, DF DAIRY FREE. Some dishes can be made vegan or wheat free on request, please advise us of any dietary requirements or allergies.
MARLBOROUGH OYSTERS
choice of natural mignonette, lemon; dressed lemon jam, parsley, cucumber, sweet vinegar; rice tempura tartar sauce
CASA PLATTER
selection of cured meat, pickles, sourdough focaccia, chives butter
WHIPPED COD
whipped salted cod with olive oil, polenta chips {3pcs} DF
FRIED MEATBALLS
beef and pork mortadella wheat free fried meatballs, homemade hummus, celery and radish salad, pomegranate molasses and sumac dressing {3pcs}
MOZZARELLA FINGERS
wheat free crumbed mozzarella with homemade aioli with lime and confit garlic {3pcs} VG
SOURDOUGH FOCACCIA BREAD
Kakariki extra virgin olive oil {2pcs} V
MARINATED OLIVES & ONIONS
V
Dinner – On the Side
SHOESTRING FRIES
smoked truffle salt, grana cheese sauce VG
INSALATA
mesclun, pear, walnut, grana cheese, preserved lemon dressing VG
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
with balsamic vinegar, whipped goat cheese, pancetta
Dinner – Small Plates
“IL CASARO” BURRATA CHEESE
creamy centered mozzarella with warm roasted beetroot, sweet and sour grape, watercress dressing, macadamia VG
BEEF CARPACCIO
Cipriani mayo, shaved parmesan, micro greens, focaccia croutons
FISH CRUDO
raw fish, orange and tamarillo citronette, fresh tamarillo, daikon, tarragon oil, polenta chips DF
BRUSCHETTA
toasted focaccia bread with mushroom parfait, pickled mushroom, fried and pickled onion, caramelized walnut, green shiso, raspberry vinegar reduction {2pcs} VG
Dinner – Pizza
ANCHOVY
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, oregano, capers, anchovies, garlic infused EVOO
MARGHERITA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, fresh basil, parmigiano, garlic infused EVOO VG
ORTOLANA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, grilled eggplant, grilled capsicum, grilled zucchini, garlic infused EVOO VG
HAM & MUSHROOM
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, ham, mushroom, parsley, garlic infused EVOO
DIAVOLA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, spicy salami, grilled capsicum, garlic infused EVOO
Dinner – Pasta
fresh homemade egg pasta
SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS
thick egg spaghetti, lamb meatballs cooked in cacciatora sauce, pecorino cheese, kalamata olives tapenade
PAPPARDELLE RAGU
flat wide long egg pasta with slow cooked pork and beef northern italian style ragù, butter, grana cheese
BOTTONI
pumpkin, ginger and amaretti filled pasta, oven baked onion puree, bitter lemon jam, goat cheese, fried kale, pine nuts VG
TORTELLACCI
slow cooked Matangi beef brisket and caramelized onion stuffed egg pasta, fontina cheese sauce, jus, orange, chives and horseradish dressing
Dinner – Mains
RISOTTO
celeriac cream, triple cream cheese, nashi pear, black garlic sauce, artichoke chips VG
BONE-IN PORK LOIN
chargrilled, braised spicy cabbage, roasted apple sauce, parsley oil, drunken figs, jus DF
MARKET FISH
parsnip cream, white wine mussels, butter & mussels stock emulsion, saffron pearls, dill
SCOTCH FILLET
250gr, cauliflower cream, spiced fried cauliflower, broccolini, duck fat potato, vincotto and bitter lemon dressing, jus DF
Lunch – To Share
Available from 11am-3pm
MARLBOROUGH OYSTERS
choice of natural mignonette, lemon; dressed lemon jam, parsley, cucumber, sweet vinegar; rice tempura tartar sauce
CASA PLATTER
selection of pork cured meat, pickles, sourdough focaccia and chives butter
MOZZARELLA FINGERS
wheat free crumbed mozzarella with homemade aioli with lime and confit garlic {3pcs} VG
SOURDOUGH FOCACCIA BREAD
Kakariki extra virgin olive oil {2pcs} V
WHIPPED COD
whipped salted cod with polenta chips, finger lime DF {3pcs}
FRIED MEATBALLS
beef and pork mortadella wheat free fried meatballs, homemade hummus, celery and radish salad, pomegranate molasses and sumac dressing {3pcs}
Lunch – On the Side
SHOESTRING FRIES
Sabatino smoked truffle salt, Grana cheese sauce VG
INSALATA
mesclun, pear, walnut, grana cheese, preserved lemon dressing VG
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
with balsamic vinegar, whipped goat cheese, pancetta
Lunch – Small Plates
IL “CASARO” BURRATA CHEESE
creamy centered mozzarella with warm roasted beetroot, sweet and sour grape, watercress dressing, macadamia VG
BEEF CARPACCIO
Cipriani mayo, shaved parmesan, micro greens, focaccia croutons
FISH CRUDO
raw fish, orange and tamarillo citronette, fresh tamarillo, daikon, tarragon oil, polenta chips DF
BRUSCHETTA
toasted focaccia bread with mushroom parfait, pickled mushroom, fried and pickled onion, caramelized walnut, green shiso, raspberry vinegar reduction {2pcs} VG
Lunch – Pizza
available from 12pm
ANCHOVY
tomato passatta, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, oregano, capers, anchovies, garlic infused EVOO
MARGHERITA
tomato passatta, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, fresh basil, parmigiano, garlic infused EVOO VG
ORTOLANA
tomato passatta, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, grilled eggplant, grilled capsicum, grilled zucchini, garlic infused EVOO VG
HAM & MUSHROOM
tomato passatta, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, ham, mushroom, parsley, garlic infused EVOO
DIAVOLA
tomato passatta, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, spicy salami, grilled capsicum, garlic infused EVOO
Lunch – Pasta
TOMATO SPAGHETTI
basil, black olive powder, grated smoked provola VG
PAPPARDELLE RAGU
flat wide long egg pasta with slow cooked pork and beef northern Italian style ragu, butter, grana cheese
SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS
thick egg spaghetti, lamb meatballs cooked in cacciatora sauce, pecorino cheese, kalamata olives tapenade
BOTTONI
pumpkin, ginger and amaretti filled pasta, oven baked onion puree, bitter lemon jam, goat cheese, fried kale, pine nuts VG
Lunch – Mains
RISOTTO
celeriac cream, triple cream cheese, nashi pear, black garlic sauce, artichoke chips VG
BONE-IN PORK LOIN
chargrilled, braised spicy cabbage, roasted apple sauce, parsley oil, drunken figs, jus DF
MARKET FISH
parsnip cream, white wine mussels, butter & mussels stock emulsion, saffron pearls, dill
SCOTCH FILLET
250gr, cauliflower cream, spiced fried cauliflower, broccolini, duck fat potato, vincotto and bitter lemon dressing, jus DF
Pizza Bar – Dips
Available from 12pm-9pm
WHIPPED GOAT CHEESE
& manuka honey, pizza bread VG
CHICKEN LIVER PATE
with raisins & pine nuts, pizza bread
HUMMUS
with lemon oil & pizza bread V
Pizza Bar – To Share
PIZZA BREAD
garlic infused EVOO, salt & pepper
"IL CASARO" BURRATA CHEESE
with sun dried tomato, olives, almond, basil oil VG
FISH CRUDO
raw fish, orange and tamarillo citronette, fresh tamarillo, daikon, tarragon oil, polenta chips DF
OLIVES AND NUTS
V
CASA PLATTER
selection of pork cured meat, Julian’s pickles, goat cheese and manuka honey, sourdough
FRIED MEATBALLS
beef and pork mortadella wheat free fried meatballs, homemade hummus, celery and radish salad, pomegranate molasses and sumac dressing {3pcs}
WHIPPED COD
whipped salted cod, squid ink rice crackers, finger lime {3pcs} DF
Pizza Bar – Pizza
ANCHOVY
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, oregano, capers, anchovies, garlic infused EVOO
MARGHERITA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, fresh basil, parmigiano, garlic infused EVOO VG
HAM & MUSHROOM
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, ham, mushroom, parsley, garlic infused EVOO
PROSCIUTTO & RUCOLA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, prosciutto di parma, rocket, shaved grana, garlic infused EVOO
DIAVOLA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, spicy salami, grilled capsicum, garlic infused EVOO
ORTOLANA
tomato passata, il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, grilled eggplant, grilled capsicum, grilled zucchini, garlic infused EVOO VG
MORTADELLA
il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, mortadella, stracciatella cheese, pistachio
SAUSAGE & FRIARIELLI
il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, Holly Bacon&Casa sausage, bitter turnip tops, smoked provola cheese
TARTUFATA
il ‘Casaro’ mozzarella, Holly Bacon&Casa sausage, mushroom, parsley, truffle paste
Pizza Bar – Sides
GREEN SALAD
mesclun, shaved grana cheese, sun dried tomato, kalamata olives, balsamic vinegar VG
SHOESTRING FRIES
with grana cheese sauce and Sabatino truffle salt VG
Pizza Bar – Dessert
TIRAMISU
with coffee liqueur
CASOTTINI
chocolate & biscuit bites, basil sponge, Luxardo cherries, vanilla sauce
PEACHES & SORBET
grilled warm peaches, white miso caramel, soft cocoa buiscuit, lemon sorbet, rosemary powder DF
AFFOGATO
vanilla gelato with a shot of espresso
LIQUEUR AFFOGATO
vanilla gelato, espresso shot and your choice of liqueur: amaretto – frangelico – baileys – coffee liqueur – cointreau
Dessert
TIRAMISU'
with coffee liqueur
CROSTATA
shortcrust pastry topped with rhubarb compote, oolong tea infused caramelized white chocolate mousse, caramelised apple, toasted hazelnut
CASOTTINI
chocolate & biscuit bites, basil sponge, Luxardo cherries, vanilla sauce
PEARS & LEMON SORBET
spiced rhum pears, white miso caramel, soft wheat free cocoa biscuit, lemon sorbet, rosemary powder DF
AFFOGATO
vanilla gelato with a shot of espresso
CANNOLO
fried pastry dough filled with whipped ricotta and orange zest, spiced pistacchio, chocolate crumb
LIQUEUR AFFOGATO
vanilla gelato, espresso espresso shot and your choice of liqueur: amaretto – frangelico – baileys – coffee liqueur- cointreau
Aperitivo Hour
Available from 3pm-6pm. $10 Prosecco, $12 Aperol Spritz, $8 Peroni. V VEGAN, VG VEGETARIAN, DF DAIRY FREE.
BRUSCHETTA
slice of sourdough bread with seasonal toppings and dressing VG
CASA PLATTER
selection of pork cured meat, Julian’s se pickles, sourdough and chives butter
SOURDOUGH
chives butter {4pcs} VG
FOCACCIA BREAD
extra virgin olive oil {2pcs} V
MARINATED OLIVES AND ONIONS
V
SHOESTRING FRIES
smoked truffle salt, grana cheese sauce VG
WHIPPED COD
salted cod whipped with olive oil, squid ink rice crackers, finger lime DF
FRIED MEATBALL
beef and mortadella fried meatball, grana sauce, kale and nut pesto
MOZZARELLA FINGERS
fried crumbed mozzarella fingers with spicy n’duja and lime mayo {3pcs}
Kids Menu
Available from 11am-3pm | 5pm-9pm
TAGLIATELLE RAGU
kid size pork and beef ragù pasta, grana cheese
TOMATO SPAGHETTI
kid size tomato passata pasta, grana cheese VG
BUTTER AND CHEESE SPAGHETTI
kid size butter pasta, grana cheese VG
MEATBALLS AND POTATOES
fried meatballs, duck fat potatoes, salad GF
GELATO
vanilla & chocolate ice cream, whipped cream, caramel sauce GF
CHOCOLATE LOG
chocolate, biscuit, whipped cream, caramel sauce
Happy Hour
DAILY BETWEEN 3-6PM
Prosecco
Peroni
Aperol Spritz
Dessert Cocktails
tiramisu martini
vodka, Quick Brown Fox flat white coffee liqueur, espresso, creme de cacao, cream
lemon nutty pie
almond & hazelnut liqueur, limoncello, lemon juice
rhubarb cherry tart
rum, rhubarb liqueur, rhubarb compote, cherry syrup, lemon juice
negroni
campari, sweet vermouth, gin
Dessert Wine 75ml
visner montepulciano sangiovese cherries
marche italy
osawa late harvest gewurztraminer
hawke’s bay new zealand
maison noire teroldego port
hawke’s bay new zealand
Coffee & Tea
soy – almond – oat +1
espresso – long black
macchiato
flat white – latte – cappuccino
mochaccino
hot chocolate
english breakfast
earl gray
green tea
peppermint
chamomile
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