Black Swan Restaurant is the named dining room of the Black Swan Lakeside Boutique Hotel, with panoramic views across Lake Rotorua setting the tone for a quieter meal. It is open to table bookings rather than functioning solely as an internal hotel service. Breakfast is served daily, while the evening format is an à la carte dinner offered subject to reservations.
The dinner menu begins with carefully composed appetizers. A spring salad brings together artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and carrot, while herb and cheese tortellini is served with coconut cream and pumpkin velouté. Cold-smoked South Island salmon adds wasabi aioli, capers and onion rings, and beef carpaccio pairs rocket and house-made potato chips with pickled onion and horseradish.
Main courses balance vegetable, seafood and meat choices. Toasted beetroot gnocchi comes with béchamel, peas and parmesan, while pan-seared South Island salmon is set over a warm bean and capsicum salad with lemon butter. Herb-crusted chicken, grilled eye fillet and Bay of Plenty lamb rack follow a more classic restaurant style, using potatoes, seasonal vegetables, purees and sauces to complete the plate.
Dessert continues the measured format with seasonal sorbets, bread-and-butter pudding with custard and vanilla bean ice cream, and vanilla yoghurt cheesecake with berries and ANZAC crumble. The menu identifies gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan dishes, helping guests compare suitable courses. Together with the lake outlook and reservation-led dinner service, it suits an unhurried evening more than a quick casual stop.
Address: 171 Kawaha Point Road, Kawaha Point, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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