Black Dog Kitchen & Bar spans the day from breakfast to dinner at its Princes Street dining room. The central Dunedin venue combines the informality of a cafe with a licensed restaurant and bar, taking reservations while remaining practical for an unplanned meal. Its menu is deliberately broad, moving from eggs and pancakes through burgers, salads and seafood to larger evening plates. That range makes Black Dog useful for several occasions without requiring diners to fit their visit into a single narrow style of service.

Breakfast and brunch have enough variety to stand as more than a preliminary menu. The Black Dog big breakfast brings eggs together with bacon, smoked chorizo, corn fritters, mushroom, hash brown and tomato, while eggs Benedict can be ordered with bacon, salmon or mushroom and spinach. Omelettes, pancakes, muesli and straightforward bacon and eggs cover lighter and sweeter starts. House-made bread and kumara rosti add details that distinguish the morning selection from a standard cabinet-food cafe offering. Each choice can be adjusted to suit a shorter or more leisurely morning visit.

Later in the day, seafood and grill dishes give the menu its restaurant character. Seafood chowder combines fish, prawns and scallops, while blue cod can be ordered battered or pan-fried and salmon arrives as a composed main. Ribeye steaks are paired with garlic, peppercorn or mushroom treatments, and chicken filo uses camembert, cranberry, pistachio and bacon inside pastry. Burgers, lasagne and a changing pasta dish provide more casual alternatives when a full plated main feels unnecessary. This creates a clear step up from the daytime cafe selection without abandoning familiar comfort food.

Vegetarian diners can choose corn fritters or a vegetable burger, and the vegan burger uses a potato and rosemary patty with mushrooms and relish. Salads range from chicken and avocado to Caesar and Thai beef, offering a fresher counterpoint to the fried and grilled food. A dedicated children's selection makes family meals easier, while cakes, banoffee pie and apple crumble give dessert its own place. Black Dog's strength is this breadth: one table can comfortably combine brunch favourites, seafood, steak, plant-based food and something sweet.

Address: 109 Princes Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand

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Black Dog Kitchen & Bar Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Breakfast and Lunch

Black Dog BIG Breakfast

$25.50

Black Dog Omelette

$22.90

GFO

Soufflè Omelette

$24.50

GFO

Eggs Benedict

Bacon $22.90 / Smoked Salmon $23.90 / Mushroom and spinach (V) $20.90 / Kūmara Rosti (V, GF) (2 pieces) $5

OPTIONS: Bacon; Smoked Salmon; Mushroom and spinach (V); Kūmara Rosti (V, GF) (2 pieces)

Black Dog BBQ Pork Ribs

$26.90

GF, DF

Pancake Stack

$19.50

Café Style Muesli

$13.90

Bacon & Eggs

$15.50

Poached/Fried/Scrambled

Avocado & Chicken Salad

$23.90

GF, DF

Caesar Salad

$23.90

Thai Beef Salad

$23.90

Soup of the Day

$13.50

Pasta of the Day

$26.90

Lasagne

$22.90

Catch of the Day

$25.50

Seafood Chowder

$21.50

Ham Steak

$24.90

GF, DF

Wagyu Steak Sandwich

$31.90

Steak and Eggs

$30.90

Sides

Fries* with aioli

$11

Avocado

Mushrooms

Bacon

Smoked Salmon

$12

Side Fries

Hash Browns

Toasted Cibatta

$3.50

Starters

Soup of the Day

$12.50

Please ask wait staff for today’s option. Served with toasted ciabatta bread.

Sliced Pork

$13.90

Sliced pork belly served with homemade barbecue sauce

Onion Rings

$9.90

V. Batter-fried onion rings served with sweet chilli sauce

Garlic Bread

$9.90

V. Delicious homemade bread with butter and fresh garlic

Crumbed Mushrooms

$9.90

V. Mushrooms stuffed with cream cheese and sweet chilli, crumbed and then deep fried

Crumbed Camembert

$11.90

V. Wedges of locally made camembert, deep fried and served with spicy apricot sauce

Calamari Rings

$11.90

DF. Crumbed calamari rings with tartare sauce

Garlic Prawns

$14.50

GF. Prawns pan-fried in garlic butter

Sides

Fries* with Aioli

Avocado

Smoked Salmon

$10

Green Salad

Mains

Chefs Special

$32 / $36

Please ask the wait staff for today’s option

Seafood Chowder

$22.50

A delicious creamy combination of fresh seafood (prawns, scallops, fish), Served with toasted ciabatta bread

Ham Steak

$28.90

GF, DF. 250g grilled ham steak with spicy apricot sauce and topped with a fried egg, Served with salad and fries.

Pan Fried Salmon

$32.90

200g NZ salmon fillet on a green pea mash and other accompaniments

Blue Cod

$32.90

DF. 200g of fresh blue cod (beer battered or pan-fried). Served with salad a fried egg and fries

Chicken Filo

$29.90

Chicken fillets with camembert cheese, cranberry, pistachio nuts, bacon and oven-baked in a filo pastry. Served with salad.

Beef Schnitzel

$36.90

Premium 200 gms Silver Fern ribeye steak, crumbed, fried and topped with a creamy mushroom sauce. Served with vegetables and fries

Garlic Ribeye

$33.90

GF. 250g premium Silver Fern ribeye grilled to your liking and served with homemade garlic brandy butter. Served with buttered vegetables and fries

Pepper Steak

$34.90

GF. 250g premium Silver Fern ribeye grilled to your liking and served with a brandy and peppercorn sauce. Served with buttered vegetables and fries

Mushroom Steak

$35.90

GF. 250g premium Silver Fern ribeye grilled to your liking and served with a creamy mushroom sauce. Served with vegetables and fries

Light

Lasagne

$24.90

Traditional beef lasagne served with salad and fries

Pasta of the Day

$22.90

Please ask the wait staff for today’s option. Mushroom carbonara with spaghetti, ham, bacon and parmesan cheese.

Corn Fritters

$22.90

V, DF. Served with mushrooms, avocado and a green salad

Salads

Avocado and Chicken Salad

$20.90

GF, DF. Chicken, avocado, cherry tomatoes and salad greens tossed in a light lemon and olive oil dressing. * Price may change depending on seasonal availability

Caesar Salad

$19.90

Chicken, bacon, croutons, salad greens in our special caesar dressing, topped with poached egg and shaved parmesan

Thai Beef Salad

$19.90

Warm beef ribeye strips with cherry tomatoes, red onion, crispy noodles and salad greens in a mild Thai dressing

Burgers

Black Dog Loaded Burger

$25.90

Homemade beef patty, lettuce, carrot, cheese, tomato relish and caramelised onions. Served with fries and aioli.

Chicken Burger

$25.90

Crumbed Chicken fillet, with lettuce, tomato, cheese sauce and cranberry jelly. Served with fries and aioli.

Veggie Burger

$21.90

V. Homemade corn fritters, mushrooms, lettuce, carrot, cheese, tomato relish and caramelised onions. Served with fries and aioli

Vegan Burger

$22.90

V, GF, DF. Potato and rosemary patty, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato relish and caramelised onions. Served on gluten-free bread with fries*

Cakes

10″ cakes – serves approximately 12-14

Basque Cheesecake

$60

A crustless cheesecake with a caramelised, nearly burnt exterior and creamy, custard-like interior. Flavours on request- passion fruit, blueberry, mixed berries

Black Forest Cake

$60

A layer cake made out of chocolate, cherries, and whipped cream, with dark chocolate.

Ferrero Rocher Cake

$70

A fluffy, moist chocolate cake, layered with a hazelnut praline chocolate ganache and Nutella buttercream.

Pistachio Kunafa Cake

$80

A moist, white chocolate cake frosted with a smooth pistachio buttercream, finished with toasted, golden kunafa pastry.

Pistachio Raspberry Cake

$70

Layers of pistachio cake, with homemade raspberry jam and pistachio ganache filling, topped with pistachio buttercream.

Russian Honey Cake

$70

This Medovik cake is layers of honey goodness with creamy filling in between and adorned with caramel flames.

Ube Cake

$65

A light and airy ube chiffon layered with silky white chocolate ganache infused with rich ube paste. Finished with a delicate layer of glossy ube jelly.

Opera Cake

$70

Layers of almond sponge cake soaked in coffee syrup, layered with chocolate ganache and coffee French buttercream, and covered in a chocolate glaze.

Tarts

Chocolate Tart

$10

A crisp butter tart shell layered with rich almond cream and baked to perfection, then topped with a silky dark chocolate ganache.

Lemon Tart

$10

Delicate sweet pastry filled with tangy, velvety lemon curd and finished with a swirl of toasted Italian meringue.

Kids Menu

I am available (available during AM only)

Pancake with berry compote or banana

$10

Crumbed chicken tenders & chips

$12.50

Crumbed strips of fish & chips

$12.50

Meat balls with bolognese sauce

$12.50

Battered mini sausages & chips

$12.50

Choice of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry ice cream

Beers

Heineken

Emerson's 1812 IPA

Emerson's Pilsner

Steinlager Classic

Steinlager Pure

Smoothies

Mixed Berry.

$9.50

Tropical Revive

$9.50

Mango Smoothie

$9.50

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Seafood chowder Typical in Dunedin: $21.00 $21.50
Chicken burger Typical in Dunedin: $25.95 $25.90
Garlic bread Typical in Dunedin: $12.00 $9.90
Caesar salad Typical in Dunedin: $22.00 $19.90

Black Dog Kitchen & Bar Menu

Black Dog Kitchen & Bar Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Breakfast and Lunch

Sides

Starters

Sides

Mains

Light

Salads

Burgers

Cakes

Tarts

Kids Menu

Beers

Smoothies

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