Mokoia Restaurant is the dedicated dining room at Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort, looking across the water from Holdens Bay. It has a defined restaurant identity rather than functioning only as room service, with public reservations welcomed for breakfast and dinner from Tuesday through Sunday. The lakefront setting gives an evening meal a sense of escape from central Rotorua, while the adjoining resort makes it practical for celebrations, conferences and private gatherings.
The current menu begins with an unusually broad collection of small plates. Buttermilk chicken sits beside salmon and cream-cheese croquettes, and pan-fried dumplings can be filled with pork and prawn, chicken or vegetables. Bruschetta and Thai spring rolls provide contrasting sharing options, while Tom Yum and seafood chowder cover the soup course. Caesar, feta and Thai beef salads allow diners to start more lightly or build a meal around greens.
Main courses move freely between casual favourites and grill dishes. Tom Yum prawn spaghetti folds Thai herbs, chilli and Parmesan through pasta, while carbonara takes the creamier route. A beef burger and fish and chips suit a straightforward resort dinner; lamb ribs, sirloin, rib eye, chicken breast and salmon steak provide the larger plates. Grilled vegetables and mashed potato recur across the grill, with different sauces distinguishing each protein.
Thai curries and stir-fries form a separate path through the menu. Cashew and sweet-and-sour combinations, Pad Thai, yellow curry and green curry are available with a choice of vegetables, chicken, pork, beef, prawns or mixed seafood. Mango sticky rice gives that part of the menu a natural finish, alongside cheesecake, chocolate cake and ice cream. Gluten-free and vegetarian choices are identified, and a children's menu, bar snacks and function catering make the restaurant useful beyond a formal dinner.
Address: Wai Ora Lakeside Spa Resort, 77 Robinson Avenue, Holdens Bay, Rotorua 3010, New Zealand
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Mokoia Restaurant Menu
Entrée
Buttermilk Chicken
Buttermilk fried chicken with salad greens and alioli
Bruschetta
5 pieces of French bread with olive oil, garlic, tomato, balsamic vinegar and basil
Thai Spring Rolls
5 Thai spring rolls filled with cabbage, carrots, celery, and onions served with Thai-style sweet chilli sauce
Dumplings
Pan-fried dumplings with soy sauce
Salmon & Cream Cheese Croquettes
Mashed potatoes, salmon and cream cheese coated in a French-style breadcrumb, served with tartar sauce
Garlic bread
5 baguette pieces with garlic butter and parsley
Salad
Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, chicken, and parmesan, coated in a Caesar dressing, served with garlic bread (GF)
Feta Salad
Feta cheese, tomato, onion, capsicum, and shallot with an Italian dressing
Thai beef Salad
Grilled beef, onion, carrot, tomato, spring onion, celery, and coriander served with a thai dressing. (GF)
Soup
Tom Yum Soup
Thai hot soup with Thai herbs, red onion, mushroom, tomato, spring onion, and lemon
Seafood Chowder
Mixed seafood in a creamy soup, drizzled with olive oil and served with garlic bread
Mains
Beef Burger
A beef patty topped with cheddar cheese, onion, tomato, salad greens, pickles, cucumber, and mayonnaise in a soft bun served with chips
Fish and Chips
Crispy fried fish served with chips, salad, wedge of lemon and tatar sauce
Pasta
Tom Yum Prawns
Spaghetti with grilled prawns, Thai herbs, onion, mushroom, tomato, spring onion, parmesan and chilli paste served with Thai style garlic bread
Carbonara
Fettuccine with bacon, egg yolk, parmesan, mushrooms, and onions in a white wine cream sauce served with garlic bread
Steak and Grills
Sirloin Beef
Served with grilled tomato, mushroom, zucchini, onion, capsicum, mashed potato and mushroom sauce
Rib Eye Beef
Served with grilled tomato, mushroom, zucchini, onion, capsicum, mashed potato and onion sauce
Lamb Ribs
Served in breadcrumbs with grilled tomato, mushroom, zucchini, onion, capsicum, mashed potato and red wine sauce
Chicken Breast
Served with grilled tomato, mushroom, zucchini, onion, capsicum, mashed potato and lime honey sauce
Salmon Steak
Served with grilled tomato, mushroom, zucchini, onion, capsicum, mashed potato and tarragon white wine cream sauce
Thai Dishes
Choice of stir-fry or curry. Chicken, Pork or Vegetables $31; Beef, Prawns of Seafood $36.
Stir-Fried Cashew Nuts
Mushrooms, onion, capsicum, celery, carrots, spring onion, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, and chili paste, served with rice
Stir-Fried Sweet and Sour
Onion, pineapple, tomato, spring onion, carrots, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, zucchini and capsicum, served with rice
Pad Thai Noodles
Thai rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, spring onions, crushed peauts and Pad Thai sauce
Yellow Curry
Potatoes, carrots, and onions in a yellow curry coconut cream and served with rice (GF)
Green Curry
Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, beans in a green curry coconut cream and served with rice (GF)
Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice
Mango, vanilla ice cream, and sticky rice topped with coconut milk (GF)
Cheesecake
Cheesecake with berry compote and whipped cream
Chocolate Cake
Served with your choice of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream
Ice Cream Sundae
A choice of vanilla, chocolate or strawberry ice cream
Children's Menu
Chicken Bites
Chicken bites served with chips and tomato sauce
Chicken Nuggets
Chicken nuggets served with chips and tomato sauce
Fish and Chips
Fish and chips served with tomato sauce
Chips
Chips served with tomato sauce
Egg Fried Rice
Thai style fried rice with egg
Pad Thai Chicken Noodles
Rice noodles with chicken, egg, bean sprouts, and spring onions topped with crushed peanuts
Breakfast
Eggs on toast
Your choice of poached (with hollandaise sauce), fried, or scrambled with 2 ciabatta
French Toast
Ciabatta with banana, berry compote, whipped cream and maple syrup
Eggs benedict
English muffin, spinach, poached eggs, potato rosti and hollandaise sauce
Veggie Stack
Mushrooms, red onion, spinach, red capsicum, poached egg, two potato rostis and hollandaise sauce
Big Breakfast
Two eggs, bacon, sausage, potato hash brown, mushrooms, tomoato relish and ciabatta
Breakfast Sides
Bacon
Ciabatta
Eggs
Potato Rosti
Mushrooms
Smoked Salmon
Fries
Bar Snacks
Onion Rings
Served with tomato sauce.
Bowl of Fries
Served with tomato sauce.
Fish Bites
Served with lemon aioli.
Buttermilk Chicken
Served with lemon aioli.
Calamari
Deep-fried squid served with tartare.
Prawn
Deep-fried prawn served with tartare.
Wedges
Served with sour cream & sweet thai chili.
Breakfast Drinks
Latte
Flat White
Espresso
Cappuchino
White Wine
Mt Difficulty (Central Otago)
Lime and quince notes intermingled with dried hay.
Squawking Magpie (Marlborough)
A powerful, mouthfilling wine with fresh acidity, ripe lemon and lime flavours.
Tohu Whenua (Marlborough)
Punchy aromatics, herbaceous, uniquely Awatere
Tohu Whenua (Gisborne)
Aromas of stonefruit and creamy butterscotch with plenty of juicy citrus fruit ond peach
Red Wine
Rabbit Ranch (Central Otago)
Very soft fruit, low tannin style, a wine to be savoured that support the palette
Squealing Pig (Marlborough)
A delicious palette of ripe grapes, maraschino cherry, blackcurrant and freshly picked strawberries.
The Ned (Marlborough)
A vivid bouquet of ripe berry fruits that deepens with the presence complex oak spice and toasty notes
Brookfields (Hawke's Bay)
Polished, aromatic with spice-edge plum and berry notes
Beers
Heineken
Corona
Asahi
Amstel Light
Spirits
Grey Goose
Absolut Vodka
Smirnoff
Haku
Cocktails
Pretty in Pink
Pink gin, strawberries, marshmallows
Pina Colada
White rum, pineapple
Mojito
White rum, pineapple
Lake Rotorua
Liquors
Baileys
Kahlua
Malibu
Non-Alcoholic
Heineken Zero
Coke (Diet, Zero, Classic)
L&P
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Against typical prices in Rotorua
- Fish and chips Typical in Rotorua: $28.95 $31.00
- Caesar salad Typical in Rotorua: $20.99 $26.00
- Seafood chowder Typical in Rotorua: $20.95 $16.00
- Beef burger Typical in Rotorua: $26.50 $30.00
- Flat white Typical in Rotorua: $5.75 $6.00
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