Cazador has occupied a distinctive place on Dominion Road since 1987. Still family owned and operated, it builds dinner around ingredients sourced from New Zealand hunters and producers, including wild, organic and free-range products when available. That supply chain shapes a seasonal style of cooking in which game is central but never isolated from vegetables, preserves and careful sauces. The dining room is small and the service deliberately relaxed, creating a restaurant experience that feels focused without relying on stiffness or ceremony.

The kitchen's cured-meat craft comes through most directly in its house-made charcuterie. Venison bresaola, heritage-pork lonzo, game terrine and duck parfait arrive with pickles, preserves or crackers, allowing curing and seasoning to take the lead. Snacks widen the range: baked flatbread carries Parmesan and spinach, lamb's-tongue fries come with rosemary ketchup, and fried olives are stuffed with venison mince and matched with fennel mayonnaise. These are compact plates, but each introduces the restaurant's interest in using less familiar cuts with precision.

Larger dishes keep that game-led identity in conversation with seafood and vegetables. Char-grilled venison is paired with mushroom and rosemary jus, while pork scotch comes with swede and oloroso sauce. Poached snapper with fennel, saffron and white beans provides a gentler counterpoint, and butternut gnocchi with mushrooms, burnt butter, sage and hazelnuts gives vegetarian diners a fully composed main. The shared Feast takes a broader route through duck broth, grilled duck hearts, Wapiti venison, saffron polenta and seasonal vegetable plates.

Drinks and dessert complete the experience with the same specificity. Sherry receives unusual attention, appearing by the glass, in guided flights and within cocktails, while the broader list moves between New Zealand and international wine, craft beer and considered alcohol-free mixes. A house-made sour-cherry brandy offers a direct after-dinner choice. On the food side, Guinness-treacle pudding with smoked pear and dark-chocolate brandy mousse with orange and pistachio keep the finish robust enough to follow the savoury intensity of the meal.

Address: 854 Dominion Road, Auckland 1041, New Zealand

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Cazador Auckland Menu Menu updated on 2 Sep 2026

Feast

The best way to dine at Cazador. Served to share.

Cazador Feast

pp $110 / Beverage pairing $90 / Tuna crudo, fino crème, salted grapes, black lime, curry leaf + $14

Duck broth, kawakawa Baked flatbread, parmesan, spinach Stuffed fried olives, venison mince, fennel mayo Venison bresaola, goats cheese, whiskey honey Duck parfait, red onion marmalade Smoked beetroot, macadamia, brown butter Grilled duck hearts, pomegranate, labneh, fermented green chilli Coal grilled Wapiti venison, cauliflower, sour cherry Saffron polenta, parmesan, house cured heritage pork pancetta Grilled green cabbage, koji, parsley, chilli NZ cheese, crackers, miso & burned apple Dark chocolate & brandy mousse, candied orange, salted pistachio

House made charcuterie

With house made pickles, preserves & crackers

Venison bresaola

$16

Heritage pork lonzo

$14

Game terrine, pickled carrots, tarragon mustard

$22

Duck parfait, red onion marmalade

$18

Snacks

Nan-e-Bakshi – baked flatbread, parmesan, spinach

$19

Grilled aubergine babaganoush, pita, za’atar

$18

Boar croqueta, nduja mayonnaise, paprika

$14

Stuffed fried olives, venison mince, rosemary

$12

Spiced capicola

$14

Starters

Persimmon, stracciatella, sal de chapulín, basil

$26

Grilled venison heart, almond, guajillo chilli

$27

Conservas pick ’n mix, piquillo butter, bread

$26

Yellowfin tuna crudo, fino crème, salted grapes, black lime, curry leaf

$30

Mains

Dry aged pork chop, quince, oloroso jus

$44

Butternut gnocchi, mushrooms, burned butter, sage, hazelnuts

$42

Char grilled venison, cauliflower, sour cherry, pine nuts

$48

Fish of the day

$46

Sides

Baby gem, radicchio, mint, sherry vinaigrette

$21

Crispy potatoes, fennel mayonnaise

$16

Roasted parsnip, honey glaze, brioche sauce, almond

$18

Desserts

Sherry crème caramel, tea soaked prune

$18

Dark chocolate & brandy mousse, candied orange, salted pistachio

$19

Sorbet & ice cream – 3 scoops, served with a fennel torta

$18

Affogato – vanilla ice cream, eighthirty espresso, Lustau Pedro Ximenez

$20

Cheese

Pink and White Terraces washed rind, apple, miso

$24

Mahoe blue, smoked honeycomb

$24

Comte Millesime, walnuts

$26

Hot drinks

Turkish coffee, cardamom, cinnamon, hand brewed in a copper cezve

Pickers Pocket tea – English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Mint, Green

Digestifs

Cazador ‘Vishnofka’ housemade sour cherry brandy

$13

Hidalgo Alameda Cream Sherry, Jeres

$18

Briottet Poire, Pear Brandy, France

$18

Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximenez Jerez, Spain NV

$18

Rolet Vin Jaune, Savagnin, Jura, France ’17

$35

Lustau Emilin Moscatel Sherry, Spain, NV

$18

Cocktails

Persian Princess – sparkling wine & liqueur de rose

$20

Señor Harold – fino sherry, tequila & pear

$21

Angel Caido – Palo Cortado sherry,white vermut, walnut liquor

$22

The Copper Bullet – rojo vermut negroni

$22

El Cazador Martini – Xoriger gin, Lustau vermut, manzanilla, olives

$25

Alcohol free

Hibiscus Margarita – hibiscus, lime, orange & ginger

$18

Azhar’s Autumn- dry honey, aged black tea & grapefruit soda

$15

Black peach Spritz – charred peach, chamomile, pink peppercorn

$16

The Copper Bullet 0% – spiced rojo vermut negroni

$20

Pheasant’s fling 0% – caramelized orange & peat Old fashioned

$20

Guided Sherry Flight

Guided Sherry Flight (3x45ml)

$35

Sherry – Dry

60ml

Tio Pepe Fino

$12

Tio Pepe Fino en Rama

$15

Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla

$15

Gonzalez Byass Leonor Palo Cortado 12 yo

$17

Lustau Los Arcos Amontillado

$15

Hidalgo Napoleon Amontillado

$21

Gonzalez Byass Del Duque Amontillado 30 yo

$30

Lustau Dry Oloroso Don Nuno

$18

Gonzalez Byass Alfonso Oloroso

$15

Lustau Oloroso Pata de Gallina Garcia Jarana 1/38

$24

Sherry – Sweet

60ml

Hidalgo Alameda Cream Oloroso/PX

$18

Lustau Emilin Moscatel

$18

Lustau Pedro Ximenez San Emilio

$16

Gonzalez Byass Apostles Medium Palo/PX 30 yo

$31

Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso/PX 30 yo

$29

Gonzalez Byass Noe Pedro Ximenez 30 yo

$32

Wine by the glass

Ata Rangi Brut Sparkling Rosé, Martinborough, NZ ’23

$23

Bon Vivant Rose, Syrah/Grenache, Provence, France ’24

$20

Pegasus Bay Muscat, North Canterbury, NZ 20 (off dry)

$21

Millton Clos Samuel Viognier, Gisborne, NZ ’22

$18

Lapilli Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Campania, Italy ’23

$16

Ataahua Chardonnay, North Canterbury, NZ ’23

$20

Amoise Amber skin contact Albarino, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ’24

$20

Dubost Gamay, Beaujolais Villages Lantignie, France ’23

$20

Alta Mora Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese, Sicily, Italy ’22

$23

Vino de Montana Garnacha, Sierra de Gata, Cáceres, Spain ’20

$17

Hopes Groves Estate Syrah, Hawkes Bay NZ ’20

$22

Matane Primitivo, Puglia, Italy ’22

$16

Cellar by the glass

La Tour du Bon Grenache/Cinsault, Bandol Rosé, France ’22

150ml $40 / 75ml $20

Pegasus Bay Bel Canto Dry Riesling, Waipara, NZ ’20

150ml $30 / 75ml $15

Carlos Serres Blanco Reserva Viura , Rioja , Spain ’19

150ml $36 / 75ml $18

Neudorf Home Vineyard Chardonnay, Nelson, NZ ’09

150ml $52 / 75ml $26

Felton Road Calvert Pinot Noir, Central Otago, NZ ‘20

150ml $50 / 75ml $25

Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir, Central Otago, NZ ‘20

150ml $50 / 75ml $25

R. Lopez Tondonia Reserva ,Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain ‘11

150ml $56 / 75ml $28

Te Mata ‘Coleraine’ Cab/Merlot, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ‘23

150ml $68 / 75ml $34

Champagne & Méthode Traditionnelle

De Chanceny Chenin Blanc, Cremant de Loire, France NV

$90

Gosset Grand Blanc de Blancs, Champagne, Fr NV

$250

Collet Art Deco Brut, Champagne, Fr NV

$150

Nathalie Falmet Val Cornet Blanc de Noirs, Champagne, France NV

$240

Rosé

Neudorf Tiritiri, Pinot Noir, Nelson, NZ’ 24

$85

Vina Real Rioja Rosado Viura,Garnacha,Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain ’24

$100

Lafran-Veyrolles Mouverdre, Bandol, France ’22

$135

Hochar, Musar Jeune, Cinsault, Bekaa Valey, Lebanon ’22

$120

Aard Syrah/Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ’24

$100

White

Soarda Breganze Bianco Vespaiolo, Veneto, Italy ’24

$110

Charles Frey Eclectic Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France ’23

$100

Torres Celeste Verdejo, Rueda, Spain ’23

$85

Huntress Waikoa Orange Riesling/Sauvignon, Wairarapa, NZ ’23

$100

Viura de Cabezadas, White Rioja, Spain ’23

$80

Churchill's Grafite Rabigato Viosinho, Douro, Portugal ’22

$110

Rippon Sauvignon Blanc, Wanaka, NZ ’21

$120

Beach House Chenin Blanc, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ’25

$95

Dragon Bones Pinot Gris, Waitaki, NZ ’25

$100

Muriel Blanco Viura, Rioja, Spain ’24

$75

Prophet’s Rock Riesling, Central Otago, NZ ’24

$105

Aard Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay NZ ’24

$130

Jenny Dobson ‘Florence’ Fiano, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ’25

$120

Xavier Vignon Grenache blanc, Cote du Rhone, France ’23

$90

Churton Viognier, Malrborough, NZ ’24

$110

Felton Road Bannonckburn Chardonnay, Central Otago, NZ ’24

$140

Famille Paquet Chardonnay, Macon Village, Burgundy, France’ 24

$130

Odyssey Hera reserve Chardonnay, Gisbone, NZ ’24

$160

Red

Loncomilla Magico País, Maule Valley, Chile ’21 (chilled)

$85

Jean Foillard Gamay, Morgon, Beaujolais, France ’23 (chilled)

$150

Prophet’s Rock Infusion Pinot Noir, Central Otago, NZ ’23 (chilled)

$100

Aard Petit Pinot, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ’25

$100

Kir Yianny Xinomavro, Naoussa, Macedonia, Greece ’22

$95

Deep Down Pinot Noir, Marlborough, NZ ’24

$120

Huntress Pinot Noir, Wairarapa, NZ ’23

$140

Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir, Central Otago ’21

$200

Piqueras Garnacha Albacete,Castile-La Mancha, Spain ’23

$80

Enrico Serafino Barbera d’Asti, Piemonte, Italy ’22

$115

Bodegas Godelia 'Viernes' Mencia, Bierzo, Spain ’21

$100

Mas de Gassac Elise, Merlot blend. IGP Pays d'Hérault, France ’23

$85

Rock Ferry Trig Hill Tempranillo, Central Otago, NZ ’22

$115

Solanera Monastrell, Yecla, Spain ‘22

$90

Valenciso Tempranillo Reserva, Rioja, Spain ’19

$160

Te Mata Awatea Cabernet/Merlot, Hawkes Bay NZ ’23

$135

Reed Knifes Edge Shiraz, Great Western, Victoria, Australia ’24

$115

Cellar

Château de Pibarnon Cinsault/Mourvèdre, Bandol Rosé, France ’22

$260

Alphonse Mellot, Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, France ’20

$200

Felton Bannockburn Chardonnay, Central Otago NZ ’19

$175

Neudorf Home Block Moutere Chardonnay, Nelson, NZ ’16

$260

Felton Road Block 3 Pinot Noir, Bannockburn, NZ ’17

$280

Hans Herzog Nebbiolo, Marlborough NZ ’11

$320

Gillman Cab Franc/Merlot, Matakana, NZ ’08

$320

St Nesbit Merlot/Cabernet Blend, Karaka, NZ ’10

$250

Te Mata ‘Coleraine’ Cab/Merlot, Hawke’s Bay, NZ ‘23

$380

La Solitude Châteauneuf du Pape Syrah/Grenache, Rhône, France ‘22

$235

Vega Sicilia Macán Tempranillo Rioja, Spain ’20

$350

Vega Sicilia 'Valbuena 5°',Tempranillo Ribera del Duero, Spain ’18

$500

Yalumba Octavius Shiraz, Barossa, Australia ’17

$250

Fromm Auslese Riesling, Marlborough, NZ ’01 [750ml]

$200

Fromm Auslese Riesling, Marlborough, NZ ’02 [750ml]

$200

Beer

Tap Sawmill homegrown Lager 4%

$12

Tap Sawmill Nimble Pale Ale 2.5%

$12

Garage Project ‘Beer’ Lager 4.8%

$12

McLeod’s Far North Chili Pilsner 5.2% [440ml]

$21

Sawmill Doctor Doublebock Lager 6.5%

$14

McLeod’s Cove Unfiltered Pale Ale 4.8%

$13

Urbanaut Copacabana Brut IPA 7.1%

$14

Sawmill Bright IPA 5.5%

$14

Urbanaut Newtown Hazy Pale Ale 4.8%

$14

Abel methode Cider, Nelson 2022 [375ml]

$22

Abel methode Cider, Nelson NV [375ml]

$22

Sawmill Bare Beer Pale Ale Non-Alcoholic <0.5%

$11

Garage Project Tiny Lime Lager Non-Alcoholic <0.5%

$11

Non Alcoholic

Antipodes mineral water (1L)

$15

Cazador Tonic

Cazador Lemonade

Cazador Iced Tea

After dinner

Cazador ‘Vishnofka’ housemade sour cherry brandy

$13

Hidalgo La Gitana Vermut Rojo, Jerez, Spain

$14

Amaro Camatti Genoa, Italy

$16

Briottet Framboise Sauvage, raspberry brandy, France

$18

Briottet Poire William, pear brandy, France

$18

González Byass Gran Reserva 12 yo Brandy de Jerez, Spain

$20

The Willett Pot Still Reserve Bourbon, Kentucky, US

$18

The Cadrona 8 Sherry Cask Whisky, NZ

$35

Lagavulin 16 Single Malt Whisky, Islay, Scotland

$24

Laphroaig 10 Single Malt Whisky, Islay, Scotland

$13

Pegasus Bay Encore Riesling, Waipara NZ ’17

$25

Churton Petit Manseng, Marlborough, NZ ’20

$22

Fromm Auslese Riesling, Marlborough, NZ ’02

$24

Sweet Sherry

Hidalgo Alameda Cream Oloroso/PX

$18

Lustau Emilin Moscatel

$18

Lustau Pedro Ximenez San Emilio

$16

Gonzalez Byass Apostles Medium Palo/PX 30 yo

$31

Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Oloroso/PX 30 yo

$29

Gonzalez Byass Noe Pedro Ximenez 30 yo

$32

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Cazador Menu

Cazador Auckland Menu Menu updated on 2 Sep 2026

Feast

House made charcuterie

Snacks

Starters

Mains

Sides

Desserts

Cheese

Hot drinks

Digestifs

Cocktails

Alcohol free

Guided Sherry Flight

Sherry – Dry

Sherry – Sweet

Wine by the glass

Cellar by the glass

Champagne & Méthode Traditionnelle

Rosé

White

Red