Keystone sits on Victoria Street in central Hamilton, operating as both a bar and a restaurant rather than treating food as an afterthought. Weekday lunch offers a compact way to stop in during the day, dinner expands the choice, and Saturday brings a bottomless-brunch format. Its programme of recurring food offers makes different parts of the menu easy to explore across the week. The result is a venue that can shift from a midday catch-up to a longer evening without asking diners to leave the relaxed bar setting behind.
The sharing plates pull flavours from several directions. Corn ribs are seasoned with taco spice, lime and chipotle aioli, while buttermilk fried chicken is coated in a sticky chilli and tamarind caramel. Brisket-loaded fries, turmeric-battered popcorn cauliflower and garlic-parmesan pizza bread cover the hearty end of the table. Salt-and-pepper squid is paired with chipotle honey, butternut hummus and smoked paprika, giving a familiar bar snack a more layered sweet, smoky and spicy profile. Several snacks also carry clear vegetarian or vegan option markers.
Lunch and dinner mains are deliberately wide-ranging. Chicken pad Thai, nduja mac and cheese and hand-stretched noodles with cumin lamb sit beside crispy pork belly salad and 12-hour beef brisket over smoked potato mash. Chicken parmigiana and Panang curry supply two contrasting forms of comfort, while smoked Gouda and truffle risotto provides a meat-free option. Larger plates add beer-battered fish, sirloin with miso-roasted mushrooms and slow-cooked North African spiced lamb, whose couscous, dried fruit, feta, pomegranate and romesco build a notably different flavour profile from the pub classics.
Keystone's burgers and pizzas keep the same generous, full-flavoured approach. Fried chicken can come with hot honey or bacon and barbecue sauce, while the double smash burger layers two beef patties with bacon, American cheese and pickles. The hand-stretched pizzas include caprese, nduja and sausage, prosciutto with rocket, and lamb with roasted peppers and labneh; gluten-free bases are available. Warm skillet cookie, banoffee crème brûlée, fruit crumble and mango sorbet give the dessert list enough breadth and substance to finish a full dinner rather than merely accompany a drink.
Address: 150 Victoria Street, Hamilton Central, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand
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Keystone Menu
$21 Mains Dinner
Chicken Pad Thai
GF DF | Stir fried rice noodles, egg, peppers and bean sprouts, Pad Thai sauce, roast peanuts and green onion
Nduja Mac and Cheese
Gruyere and parmesan, roasted cauliflower, crispy bacon and pangrattato
Hand Stretched Noodles & Cumin Lamb
DF | Pulled lamb shoulder, bok choy, bean sprouts, spicy cumin and chilli crisp oil
Crispy Pork Belly Salad
GF DF | Thai slaw, red nam jim dressing, toasted sesame and crushed peanuts
Szechuan Pork Dumplings
DF | Twelve pan fried pork dumplings, peanut sauce, chilli oil, garlic shoots
Chicken Caesar Salad
GFA | Soft egg, baby cos lettuce, crispy bacon, house manuka smoked chicken, croutons, creme fraiche caesar dressing
12 Hour Beef Brisket
Manuka smoked potato mash, BBQ glaze, fried shallot, onion rings
Chicken Parmigana
Crumbed chicken, pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, wild rocket, grana padano parmesan, fries
Tunisian Spiced Pork Loin
GF | Fennel remoulade, manuka smoked mash, apple syrup, steamed greens
Smoked Gouda and Truffle Risotto
V | Wild rocket, feta, pinenuts, mushroom
Panang Chicken Curry
GF DF | Chicken breast, green beans, cashew, coconut cream, kaffir lime, fragrant rice
Prawn and Calamari Tagliatelle
Creamy tomato vodka sauce, leek, crayfish oil
Snacks/Sharing
Fries
GF DFA V | Shoestring fries, oregano salt, feta aioli
Corn Ribs
DFA V VEA | Chipotle aioli, sour cream, taco salt, lime
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
GF | Sticky chilli and tamarind caramel
Brisket Loaded Fries
GF | Pulled brisket, shoestring fries, smoky BBQ sauce, cheese sauce
Salt N Pepper Squid
GF DF | Crispy fried calamari, chipotle honey, butternut hummus, Spanish smoked Paprika
Popcorn Cauliflower
GF VE | Turmeric batter, kasundi, aioli, curry leaf
Garlic and Parmesan Pizza Bread
GFA V | Olive oil, parmesan, garlic, rosemary, Marlborough sea salt
Large Mains
Greenlea Beef Sirloin
GFA | Miso roasted mushrooms, crispy agria potatoes, broccolini, hollandaise and jus
North African Spiced Lamb Rump
Slow cooked with apricot, prune and honey, orange and cinnamon couscous, feta, pomegranate, jus and romesco
Fish and Chips
DF | Monteith’s Golden Beer Battered Fish, shoestring fries, celeriac slaw, tartare
Burgers
Hot Honey Fried Chicken Burger
Crispy fried chicken breast, sticky hot honey sauce, Swiss and gruyere cheese, bacon mayo, slaw, toasted brioche bun
BBQ Bacon Chicken Burger
Crispy fried chicken breast, streaky bacon, cheese, lettuce, hickory BBQ sauce, aioli, soft milk bun
Double Beef Smash Burger
Two smashed prime Greenlea beef patties, streaky bacon, American cheese, Alderson pickles, burger sauce, toasted brioche bun
Smoked Brisket Burger
Slow smoked brisket, cheddar cheese, lettuce, bacon aioli, caramelised onion and blue cheese ranch, soft milk bun
Crispy Mushroom Burger
GF DF VE | Chicken fried oyster mushrooms, iceberg lettuce, mayo, red onion, cucumber, tomato and red pepper relish, Lucy’s Sorghum bun
Desserts
Warm Skillet Cookie
Freshly baked double Whittaker’s chocolate and peanut butter cookie, served warm with raspberry gel, and vanilla bean ice cream
Banoffee Creme Brulee
Served with banana ice cream and malt biscuit crumbs, finished with chocolate shavings
Rhubarb and Apple Crumble
Rhubarb and apple shortcake with macadamia crumble, served with vanilla custard and vanilla bean ice cream
Mango Sorbet
GF VE | Smooth tropical mango sorbet, raspberry gel, roasted coconut chips
Pizzas
Hand stretched traditional Italian pizza
Garlic and Parmesan Pizza Bread
V | Olive oil, parmesan, garlic, rosemary, Marlborough sea salt
Caprese
V | Buffalo cheese, cherry tomato, mozzarella, basil, passata tomato base
Callipo Nduja
Salamino picante, pork sausage, chili, mozzarella, parmesan, passata tomato base
Il Pollo
Roast chicken, manuka streaky bacon, mozzarella, parmesan, passata tomato base
Prosciutto Rucola
Fresh mozzarella, shaved prosciutto, buffalo cheese, wild rocket, avocado oil, parmesan, vodka tomato base
Agnello Neapolitan
Pulled lamb shoulder, roast peppers, anchovy, rosemary, garlic labneh, buffalo cheese, mozzarella, passata tomato base
$16 Lunch Mains
Crispy Pork Belly Salad
GF DF | Thai slaw, red nam jim dressing, toasted sesame and crushed peanuts
Szechuan Pork Dumplings
DF | Nine pan fried pork dumplings, peanut sauce, chilli oil, garlic shoots
Pad Thai
GF DF | Stir fried rice noodles, egg, peppers and bean sprouts, Pad Thai sauce, roast peanuts and green onion
Tunisian Spiced Pork Loin
GF | Fennel remoulade, manuka smoked mash, apple syrup
12 Hour Beef Brisket
GFA | Manuka smoked potato mash, BBQ glaze, fried shallot, onion ring
Hand Stretched Noodles & Cumin Lamb
DF | Pulled lamb shoulder, bok choy, bean sprouts, spicy cumin and chilli crisp oil
Prawn and Calamari Tagliatelle
Creamy tomato vodka sauce, leek, crayfish oil
Nduja Mac and Cheese
Gruyere and parmesan, roasted cauliflower, crispy bacon and pangrattato
Chicken Caesar Salad
GFA | Soft egg, baby cos lettuce, crispy bacon, house smoked chicken, croutons, creme fraiche caesar dressing
Smoked Gouda and Truffle Risotto
V | Wild rocket, feta, pinenuts, mushroom
Mediterranean Nourish Bowl
GFA VEA | Orange and cinnamon couscous, smoked chicken, crispy chickpeas, pickled red onion, baby cos, butter beans, cucumber, roast pumpkin, hummus and garlic yoghurt
Beef Smash Burger
Smashed prime Greenlea beef pattie, streaky bacon, American cheese, Alderson pickles, burger sauce, toasted brioche bun, with fries
Chicken Parmigana Open Sandwich
Crumbed chicken, pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, wild rocket, grana padano parmesan, San Francisco sourdough
Pepperoni Pizza
Salamino picante pepperoni, mozzarella, parmesan, passata tomato base
Panang Chicken Curry
GF DF | Chicken breast, green beans, cashew, coconut cream, kaffir lime, fragrant rice
Sparkling
Lindauer Brut 200ml
Hawke’s Bay
Lindauer Fraise 200ml
Hawke’s Bay
Pol Remy Sparkling Brut
France
Deutz Methode Traditionelle Brut
Marlborough
Sauvignon Blanc
Matua
Marlborough
Invivo
Marlborough
Huntaway Reserve
Marlborough
The King’s Series
Marlborough
Chardonnay
Huntaway Reserve
Gisborne
Morton Estate Black Label
Gisborne
TW Reserve
Gisborne
Church Road McDonald
Hawke’s Bay
Aromatics
Huntaway Reserve Pinot Gris
Gisborne
Rongopai Pinot Gris
Marlborough
Main Divide Riesling
Waipara Valley
Kim Crawford Rosé
Hawke’s Bay
Reds
Babich Syrah
Hawke’s Bay
Red Metal Merlot Cabernet Franc
Hawke’s Bay
Santa Ana Malbec
Cuyo Region, Argentina
Man O’ War Island Blend Cabernet Franc
Waiheke Island
Tap Selection
Heineken
Heineken Silver (Low Carb)
Tiger
Tiger Crystal (Ultra Low Carb)
Bottled Beer & Cider
Heineken
Heineken Silver
Heineken Zero
Cocktails
Espresso Martini
Vodka, coffee, salted caramel, butterscotch
Pornstar Martini
House infused vanilla vodka, passionfruit, lemon, sugar, pineapple, shot of prosecco
Cosmopolitan
Vodka, triple sec, cranberry, lime
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