Peaks Restaurant & Bar sits beside the lobby shared by Heartland Hotel Queenstown and Scenic Suites Queenstown, but its invitation extends beyond hotel guests to local diners. The schedule changes character through the day: breakfast starts early, tapas and bar service cover the hours from noon, and the dinner menu takes over in the evening. Bookings are available, making the venue useful for a planned meal as well as an easy option for travellers staying close to central Queenstown.
Breakfast can be approached as a buffet or from an a la carte menu. The buffet combines cooked staples such as bacon, sausage, mushrooms, beans, hash browns, tomatoes and eggs with breads, pastries, fruit, yoghurt and cereals. The composed dishes move in more individual directions. Eggs Benedict supplies a familiar anchor, while Mediterranean Eggs pair lentils, hummus, marinara, yoghurt, dukkah and souvlaki bread, and Eggs Provencal bring tomato, capsicum and herbs into the morning selection.
From midday, the tapas menu is designed for a drink, a light meal or several plates shared across the table. Seafood chowder, pork belly glazed with miso and honey, chicken bites with caponata, squid and anchovy tostadas sit alongside smoked bacalhau fritters. Choices centered on vegetables receive similar attention: tofu bites, kumara bruschetta, aubergine milanesa and a winter salad offer alternatives with their own combinations of texture and seasoning rather than relying on a single token side dish.
Dinner broadens into full mains, ranging from scotch fillet and lamb rump to market fish, a smash burger, pasta, chowder and substantial salads. The accompaniments bring together local produce and wider influences, with examples such as dauphinoise potato, miso glaze, yuzu beurre blanc and horopito. Afterwards, diners can choose panna cotta, spiced pear, affogato or a board of local cheese and cold meats, with sweet wine and liqueur coffee extending the meal at a slower pace. A separate children's menu covers younger diners.
Address: Heartland Hotel Queenstown and Scenic Suites Queenstown, 27 Stanley Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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Peaks Restaurant & Bar Menu
Breakfast Menu
Buffet Breakfast available 6:00am – 10am weekdays, 6:00am – 10:30am weekends and public holidays. A la Carte Breakfast available 6am – 12pm and for Room Service.
Hot Buffet Breakfast
Hot Breakfast items: Streaky bacon, pork sausage, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns, tomato. Choice of poached, fried, scrambled, or boiled eggs. Continental buffet items are also included with the Hot Buffet Breakfast. Kids full buffet – $18.00
Continental Buffet Breakfast
Select from a delectable range of breakfast items including: Choice of breads, Fruit yoghurt & plain yoghurt, Fresh fruit, Selection of cereals, Warm pastries. Kids continental buffet – $12
Eggs Benny
Poached eggs, baby rocket, and tarragon hollandaise on an English muffin with your choice of: – Bacon – Mushrooms
Mediterranean Eggs
Poached eggs with brown lentils, hummus, marinara sauce, garlic lemon yoghurt, pistachio dukkah on slices of souvlaki-style bread
Eggs Provencal
Skillet-baked caponata with tomato ragù and eggs, served with cottage olive cream and sourdough bread
Scenic Granola Bowl
House-baked granola, coconut yoghurt, warm mulled poached rhubarb and blueberries, strawberry coulis, fig mousse, and caramelised banana
Smoothie of the Day
Seasonal fruit with local dairy or plant-based milk
Strawberry & Coconut Matcha Smoothie
Barkers of Geraldine strawberry coulis coats the glass before it’s filled with a refreshing blend of Morning Made matcha, creamy coconut milk and banana. Smooth, naturally sweet and perfect for starting the day. DFO, GFO
Tapas & Sides
Available 12pm – 9pm
Seafood Chowder
Creamy seafood chowder, served with sourdough bread
Peaks Pork Bites
Crispy pork belly tossed with miso, honey and truffle glaze, salted walnuts, prawn crisps, fig and kūmara mousse, and green goddess mayo
Southern Chicken Bites
Fried chicken served with caponata salsa, rosemary cannellini purée, and horopito tuile
Polenta Bastoncini
Crispy polenta fries with chilli mayo, spiced tomato ragu, and Parmesan
Crunchy Squid Bites
Fried squid with maple and spiced rum glaze, lentils kaffir hummus, and kimchi mayo
Anchovy Tostadas
Toasted sourdough topped with roasted red pepper and fennel paste, pickled onions, cottage cheese and olive cream, and fresh chervil
Pacific Bacalhau Fritters
Mānuka-smoked salted fish cakes with guava, sumac and kawakawa cream, Cajun wild berry gel, and taro chips
Side Fries
Scenic Side Salad
Papas Bravas
Vegetarian Menu
Southern Tofu Bites
Crispy marinated tofu bites served with roasted vegetable salsa, cannellini purée and horopito tuile
Roasted Kumara Bruschetta
Toasted sourdough topped with roasted kumara, roasted pepper and fennel paste, cottage cheese and olive cream, pickled red onions and fresh chervil
Polenta Bastoncini
Crispy polenta fries with chilli mayo, spiced tomato ragù and freshly grated Parmesan
Tahuna Milanesa
Crunchy aubergine milanesa, crispy potato skins, buttered baby carrots and watercress, topped with a spicy marinara sauce
Veggie Burger
Corn fritter and veggie patty, smoked cheese, chimichurri and tomato salsa, pickles and tarragon aioli, served with shoestring fries
Winter Salad
Roasted kumara, halloumi cheese, seasonal leaves, ponzu and apple dressing, za’atar-spiced seeds and nuts, pickled cranberries and beetroot cream
Dinner Menu
Available 5pm – 9pm
Tahuna Scotch
Tender scotch fillet, crispy potato skins, buttered baby carrots, and watercress, served with your choice of: – Pinot Jus – Nduja Butter
Heartland Lamb Rump
Silky beetroot purée, pressed dauphinoise potatoes, roasted brussel sprouts and broccolini, lamb and miso glaze, and kūmara crisps
Pan-fried Market Fish
Creamy galangal potato and swede mash, rocket leaves, charred vegetables, and yuzu beurre blanc
Smash Burger
Double beef patties, smoked cheese, chimichurri tomato, salsa, pickles, and aioli, served with shoestring fries
Spiced Merguez Casarecce
Casarecce pasta with lamb merguez sausage, spiced marinara sauce, shaved Manchego, cottage cream
Seafood Chowder
Creamy chowder with mixed seafood, served with sourdough bread
Winter Salad (VEO)
Roasted kūmara, seasonal leaves, warm beetroot cream, za’atar-spiced seeds and nuts, ponzu and apple dressing, and pickled cranberries, served with your choice of: – Chicken – Halloumi
Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Culley’s Spiced Honey
Crispy buttermilk fried chicken thigh served with dill mayo and pickled red cabbage. Finished with a drizzle of Culley’s spiced honey for the perfect balance of sweet heat.
Dessert & Night Caps
Available 5pm – 9pm
Cheese & Cold Meats Board
Local Camembert and blue cheese, coppa salami, Merguez sausage, grapes, rhubarb and blueberry compote, marinated olives, sourdough bread, German rye, crackers, and pickles
Vanilla & Elderflower Panna Cotta
Warm mulled rhubarb and blueberry compote, strawberry and spiced rum coulis, and biscuit crumbs
Warm Spiced Poached Pear
Coconut and blackberry cream, crumbed pistachio praline, maple and bourbon glaze, and saffron tuile
Affogato
Vanilla ice cream, espresso shot, and your choice of: – Kahlúa – Frangelico – Baileys
Liqueur Coffee
Customised with your choice of spirit, ask your server about our selection
Dessert Wines
Carefully selected sweet wines to complement your dessert, ask your server to see our selection Price: POA
Kids Menu
Available 5pm to 9pm
Kids baked ham & cheese quesadilla
with fries
Kids Beef Burger
with fries
Macaroni & Cheese Pasta
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Ice Cream Sundae
Choose from: Vanilla, Chocolate, Rainbow Sprinkles, Chocolate Sauce (V,GF)
Fruit Salad
Room Service Menu
Available 12pm – 9pm
Fish & Chips
Pepperoni Pizza
Chicken & Vege Pizza
Vegetarian Pizza
Tomato, Cheese & Ham Toastie
Served with fries
Insomniac Menu
Available 9pm – 5am
Loaded Pepperoni Pizza
Chicken & Vege Pizza
Vegetarian Pizza
Tomato, Cheese & Ham Toastie
Served with Fries
French Fries
Crispy golden fries accompanied by house aioli
White Wine – Sauvignon Blanc
Glass | Bottle
Twin Islands
Marlborough
Nautilus Estate
Marlborough
The Ned
Marlborough
LeftField
Marlborough
White Wine – Aromatics
Glass | Bottle
James Sinclair, Pinot Gris
Marlborough
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 9 Big John Riesling
Marlborough
Misha’s Vineyard Dress Circle Pinot Gris
Bendigo, Central Otago
Akarua, Pinot Gris
Central Otago
White Wine – Chardonnay
Glass | Bottle
James Sinclair
Marlborough
Mt Beautiful
Cheviot, North Canterbury
Allan Scott Black Label
Marlborough
Matawhero
Gisborne
Red Wine – Pinot Noir
Glass | Bottle
Opawa
Marlborough
Mt Beautiful
Cheviot, North Canterbury
Mt Difficulty Roaring Meg
Central Otago
The Last Shepherd
Central Otago
Beer
Speight’s
Speight’s Old Dark
Speight’s Ultra Low Carb
Steinlager Classic
Spirits
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Whiskey & Bourbon 30ml
Wild Turkey
Whiskey & Bourbon 30ml
Jameson
Whiskey & Bourbon 30ml
Canadian Club
Whiskey & Bourbon 30ml
Non-Alcoholic
Voyage Sparkling Water
Voyage Still Water
Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Soft Drinks
Cocktails
Peak’s Mojito
Baccardi Rum, lime juice, sugar, soda water, fresh mint leaves
Cavuco Hawaii
Vodka, Martini Rosso, pineapple, condensed milk
The Refreshing Caipiroska
Vodka, lime juice, sugar, ice
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Against typical prices in Queenstown
- Fish and chips Typical in Queenstown: $34.00 $30.00
- Seafood chowder Typical in Queenstown: $30.50 $34.00
- Pepperoni pizza Typical in Queenstown: $32.50 $29.00
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