Haukai Bistro & Bar is the named restaurant inside Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki, but it is designed as a public dining room rather than an anonymous hotel service. Large street-facing windows, indoor and outdoor tables, and a bookable 85-seat space give it a clear identity on Hobson Street. The name refers to coming together around an abundant feast, and that spirit carries into breakfast, dinner, private meals and group occasions. Local ingredients and modern New Zealand cooking place Taranaki at the centre of the experience, supported by regional wines, craft beer and cocktails.

The opening plates introduce that regional perspective through familiar formats sharpened by distinctive ingredients. Maata's fried bread comes with whipped goat's curd, while slowly cooked local carrots meet feta, chilli oil and puffed quinoa. Fried chicken skewers use lemon-honey yoghurt and kawakawa mayonnaise, and salt-and-pepper squid receives the same native-herb accent. Green-lipped mussels go in another direction with portobello mushroom, coconut-and-chilli broth, roe and ciabatta. Ordering several starters reveals a kitchen comfortable moving between Māori references, local produce and wider contemporary flavours.

Mains continue that conversation rather than settling into a conventional hotel grill. Sous-vide lamb rump is paired with kawakawa saag, crispy kale and potato bon bons; pork belly adds sesame glaze, pickled cabbage and bok choy. Charcoal-coated fish arrives with pea velouté, broccolini, mushroom and pickled fennel, while chicken curry includes coconut-cashew gravy and rēwena flatbread. Grilled eggplant and curried coconut dhal give vegetables substantial treatment of their own, and the aged Scotch fillet remains available for diners who want the full steakhouse register.

Breakfast makes Haukai useful well before dinner. The à la carte menu ranges from an omelette and halloumi-topped vegetable pancake to blueberry-mascarpone French toast, eggs Benedict on potato rosti and a compact breakfast burger. Continental and full cooked buffets provide another pace for hotel guests and locals alike. Evening desserts return to the restaurant's regional voice through apple-and-kawakawa crumble, while crème brûlée, banoffee pie and sticky toffee date pudding offer recognisable comforts. A dedicated plant-forward menu further extends the kitchen's seasonal approach beyond token vegetarian substitutions.

Address: Novotel New Plymouth Taranaki, 48 Hobson Street, New Plymouth 4312, New Zealand

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Haukai Bistro & Bar Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Dinner – To Start

Garlic Rēwena Bread

$16

Rēwena kāriki

Maata’s Fried Bread

$22

Whipped Goats Curd | Paraoa parai nā Maata / kiri kōti hipi kua wepu

Steamed Edamame

$14

Crispy Shallots | Soy | He ētamāme i kōhuatia ki roto i tē kiri He riki iti hukihuki / He tōī

Fried Chicken Skewer

$25

Lemon Honey Yoghurt | Kawa Kawa Mayo | Tote me te pepa Ngū / hirikakā / rikiriki / kīnaki kawakawa

Chicken Parfait

$23

Local Quinoa Cracker | Chicken Skin | Balsamic Caviar | Sour Orange Jam | Pārehe Heihei / Pihikete Kinawa / Kiri Heihei / Tiamu Kawa

Salt & Pepper Squid

$23

Chilli | Spring Onion | Kawa Kawa Mayo | Tote me te pepa Ngū / hirikakā / rikiriki / kīnaki kawakawa

Green Lip Mussels

$27

Portobello | Coconut & Chilli Broth | Roe | Ciabatta | Kūtai ngutu kakariki / harore / hupa kokonati hirikakā / roe paraoa ciabatta

Roast Tomato & Basil Soup

$19

Plant Forward Menu | Hupa Tōmato Tunutunu me te Pāhiri

Crispy Local Carrots Cooked For 14 Hours

$21

Whipped Feta | Chilli Oil | Puffed Quinoa | Kāreti kua āta tunua / wheta kua wepu / hinu hirikakā / kinawa pupuhi

Dinner – Mains

Sous Vide Lamb Rump

$46

Kawa Kawa Saag | Crispy Kale | Balsamic Caviar | Potato Bon Bon | Ramu Reme Sous Vide / Kawakawa Kāri Rau / Kēra Pakapaka / Korokete Taewa

Honey & Sesame Glazed Pork Belly

$42

Pickled Cabbage | Bok Choy | Puff Rice | Miere Puku Poaka / Kāpeti Whakatōtō / Raihi Pupuhi

Garlic Chicken Thigh Schnitzel

$38

Buttered Potatoes | Cos & Parmesan Salad | Kāriki Heihei Hinitera / Pata Taewa / Huamata Kōhi Me Te Pāmena

Chicken Curry

$39

Charcoal Coated Fish Of The Day

$44

Pea Velouté | Broccolini | Portobello Mushroom | Pickled Fennel | Ika O Te Rangi / Porokorīni / Harore / Wenara Whakatōtō

Grilled Eggplant

$37

Chive Mayo | Smoked Fig | Potato Bon Bon | Ārani Parai Tahu / Kīnaki Haipī / Piki Auahi / Korokete Taewa

Curried Coconut Dhal

$30

Plant Forward Menu | Tāra Rēneti Kōkōnati me te Kari

Dinner – Grill

300g Aged Scotch Fillet

$61

Dinner – Burgers

Smash Beef and Bacon Burger

$36

Halloumi Burger

$35

Smoked Cheese Sauce | Fries Aioli | Harore Me Te HarumiPākā / KīnakiTīhiAuahi/ Rīwai Parai / Aiori

Dinner – Sides

All $15ea

Gourmet Potatoes

$15

Chive Butter | Taewa Papai / Pata Haipī

Caramelised Baby Carrots

$15

Curry Leaf | Whipped Goat’s Curd | Karamere Pēpe Kāreti / Rau Kāri / Kiri Kōti / Hipi Kua Wepu

Roast Beetroot

$15

Horopito Yoghurt | Tunua Pīti / Miraka Tepe Horopito

Garlic Rēwena Bread

$15

Rēwena Kāriki

Cos And Parmesan Salad

$15

Honey Dressing | Huamata Kōhi Me Te Pāmipene / Kīnaki Mīere

Skin on Fries

$15

Aioli | Kiri Ki Te Rīwai Parai / Āeore

Dinner – Desserts

Classic Crème Bruleè

$22

He mūrei kirimi

Mars Bar Cheesecake

$22

Mango Sorbet | Mars Bar Kēkē Tīhi / Tōpete Māngo

Banoffee Pie

$22

Ginger Base | Vanilla Mascarpone | Kopaki Pai Panana / Uptake Tinitia / Mākarapone Tinitia

Sticky Toffee Date Pudding Vanilla Ice Cream

$21

Purini Raurenga Kikī Me Te Huka Karamere Ahikirimi Wanira

Apple Kawakawa Crumble

$21

Rhubarb Gel | Ginger Crumble | Vanilla Ice Cream | Āporo Me Te Kawakawa Puehu / Kōkihi Rōpere Hūpē / Tinitia Puehu Ahikirīmi Whanira

Trio of Sorbet

$20

He tōpere takitoru

Honey-Roasted Date Tart

Plant Forward Menu | Tāte Tēti Tunutunu me te Honi

Plant Forward Three Course Set Menu Special

Three Course Set Menu Special…$55. Entree, main and dessert special from the main body of the menu.

Roast Tomato & Basil Soup

Hupa Tōmato Tunutunu me te Pāhiri

Curried Coconut Dhal

Tāra Rēneti Kōkōnati me te Kari

Honey-Roasted Date Tart

Tāte Tēti Tunutunu me te Honi

Breakfast – A La Carte

Served 6am – 10am Monday to Friday & Until 11am Weekends & PH

Haukai Omelette

$26

Egg Benedict

$29

Vegetable Pancake

$20

Grilled Halloumi | Beetroot Relish | Poached Egg | Panekeke Huawhenua Me Te Harumi | Kīnaki Pīti Me Te Hēki Kohua

Breakfast Burger

$24

French Toast

$26

Blueberry Mascarpone | Caramelised Banana | Ginger Crumb | Tōhi Wīwī Me Te Patatini Kikorangi | Panana Karamere Me Te Maramara Tinitia

Porridge

$18

Breakfast – Buffet

Continental Buffet

$32

Full Buffet Breakfast

$37

Kids Buffet Breakfast

$22

Children 12 Years and Under

Kids – Little Ones Menu

Skinny Fries

$10

Tomato Sauce | Taewa parai kōangiangi nei | he kīnaki tōmato | Contains Sulphites; Alcohol Free

Fried Chicken & Chips

$17

Tomato Sauce | He heihei parai me te taewa parai | he kīnaki tōmato | Contains Sulphites; Alcohol Free

Tempura Fish & Chips

$19

Tomato Sauce | He ika parai temepura nei me te taewa parai | he kīnaki tōmato | Contains Fish; Contains Gluten; Contains Sulphites; Alcohol Free

Mac & Cheese

$18

He makerōne me te tīhi | Vegetarian; Contains Lactose; Alcohol Free

Fried Chicken Sliders

$19

Fries | He hanawiti heihei i paraihia | he taewa parai | Contains Gluten; Contains Lactose; Contains Sulphites; Alcohol Free; Contains Egg; Contains Mustard

Beef Pattie Sliders

$19

Fries | He hanawiti mīti kau | he taewa parai | Contains Gluten; Contains Lactose; Contains Sulphites; Alcohol Free; Contains Egg; Contains Mustard

Sides/Small Plates

ea $9

Seasonal Greens or Roast Root Vegetables | Tāpirihanga | Ngā Raukākā o te Wā | Ngā Hua Rākau Punu | Vegetarian; Alcohol Free; Contains Lactose

Kids – Desserts

Ice Cream Sundae

$12

Chocolate Fry Bread

$12

Ice Cream | He paraoa parai tiakarete kē nei | he ahikirimi | Contains Egg; Contains Lactose; Alcohol Free; Contains Gluten

Banoffee Split

$13

Ice Cream | He panenōwhe i weheruatia | he ahikirimi | Contains Nuts; Contains Egg; Contains Lactose

Fruit Bowl

$12

Rīhi huarākau | Vegan

Bar Menu

Garlic Rēwena Bread

$16

Rēwena kāriki

Maata’s Fried Bread

$22

Whipped Goats Curd

Steamed Edamame

$14

Crispy Shallots | Soy

Fried Chicken Skewer

$25

Lemon Honey Yoghurt | Kawa Kawa Mayo

Salt & Pepper Squid

$23

Chilli | Spring Onion | Kawa Kawa Mayo

Fish and Chips

$37

Skin on Fries | Roebuck Salad | Tartare Sauce

Chicken Curry

$39

Oven Roasted Chicken Thigh | Coconut & Cashew Nut Gravy | Steamed Rice | Pickled Cabbage | Rēwana Flatbread

Smash Beef and Bacon Burger

$36

Gherkin | Mustard Mayo | Smoked Cheese Sauce | Fries | Aioli

Halloumi Burger

$35

Smoked Cheese Sauce | Fries | Aioli

Desserts

Classic Crème Bruleè

$22

He mūrei kirimi

Mars Bar Cheesecake

$22

Mango Sorbet | Mars Bar Kēkē Tīhi / Tōpete Māngo

Banoffee Pie

$22

Ginger Base | Vanilla Mascarpone | Kopaki Pai Panana / Uptake Tinitia / Mākarapone Tinitia

Sticky Toffee Date Pudding

$21

Vanilla Ice Cream | Purini Raurenga Kikī Me Te Huka Karamere Ahikirimi Wanira

Apple Kawakawa Crumble

$21

Rhubarb Gel / Ginger Crumble | Vanilla Ice Cream | Āporo Me Te Kawakawa Puehu / Kōkihi Rōpere Hūpē Tinitia Puehu / Ahikirīmi Whanira

Trio of Sorbet

$20

He tōpere takitoru

Breakfast – Drinks

Juice

Orange | Apple | Pineapple | Cranberry | Tomato

Escape Barista Coffee

$6.50

Mocha | Latte | Cappucino | Flat White

Hot Chocolate

$6.50

Babyccino

Fluffy

Kids – Drinks

Milkshakes

$10

Strawberry, Banana, Lime

Chocolate Banana Frappe

$12

Ice cream, banana, milk, maple syrup, whipped cream

Caramel Frappuccino

$12

Ice cream, milk, caramel syrup, salt, whipped cream

Peanut Buttercup Smoothie

$12

Chocolate sauce, milk, yoghurt, peanut butter, ice, whipped cream

Wine – Bubbles & Champagne

GLS | BTL

La Gioiosa Prosecco 200ml

GLS $17

Italy

Matahiwi Blanc de Blanc

GLS $14 / BTL $55

Hawke’s Bay

Huia Brut Rosé Sparkling

GLS $14 / BTL $60

Marlborough

Villa Sandi Prosecco

BTL $70

Italy

Beer/Cider – Tap Beer

Heineken

300ml $13 / 500ml $15

300ml | 500ml

Tuatara Hazy Pale Ale

$15

Tuatara Pilsner

$14

Tiger

$14

Beer/Cider – Bottle

Heineken Zero

Steinlager Light

$10

Speight's Old Dark Ale

$12

Speight's Mild Ale

$12

Cocktails – The Classics

Tom Collins

$16

Gin | Lime Juice | Soda

Paloma

$16

Tequila | Lime Juice | Grapefruit Soda | Salt

Side Car

$16

Cognac | Cointreau | Lime Juice

Manhatton

$16

Rye whiskey | Sweet Vermouth | Bitters

Cocktails – After Dinner

Tangy Twist Bliss

$18

Vodka | Limoncello | Cream Cheese Cream | Vanilla Syrup

Grasshopper

$18

Creme de Menthe | White Creme de Cacao | Cream

Cherrytini

$18

Cherry Brandy | Vodka | Creme de Cacao Coconut Milk

Cocktails – Favourites

Japanese Slipper

$16

Midori | Cointreau | Lemon Juice

Vermouth Highball

$16

Vermouth | Lime Juice | Soda Mint

Amerrick-ano

$16

Campari | Vermouth | Soda Water

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Eggs benedict Typical in New Plymouth: $25.25 $29.00
Fish and chips Typical in New Plymouth: $28.00 $37.00
Hot chocolate Typical in New Plymouth: $6.00 $6.50
French toast Typical in New Plymouth: $23.50 $26.00

Haukai Bistro & Bar Menu

Haukai Bistro & Bar Menu Menu updated on 17 Sep 2026

Dinner – To Start

Dinner – Mains

Dinner – Grill

Dinner – Burgers

Dinner – Sides

Dinner – Desserts

Plant Forward Three Course Set Menu Special

Breakfast – A La Carte

Breakfast – Buffet

Kids – Little Ones Menu

Kids – Desserts

Bar Menu

Desserts

Breakfast – Drinks

Kids – Drinks

Wine – Bubbles & Champagne

Beer/Cider – Tap Beer

Beer/Cider – Bottle

Cocktails – The Classics

Cocktails – After Dinner

Cocktails – Favourites

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