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Te Kaahu occupies Level 9 of Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport, using its elevated setting to give an airport meal a genuine sense of place. The restaurant looks outward across the precinct while its hospitality is grounded in manaakitanga, the Māori principle of generous care for guests. Under Chef Nancye Pirini, the kitchen celebrates Aotearoa ingredients and Te Ao Māori culinary traditions through a contemporary restaurant format. This is a deliberate dining stop, rather than merely a convenience for hotel guests or travellers passing through the terminal.

Dinner begins with dishes that translate familiar forms of kai into precise, modern plates. Creamed pāua is served on fried bread, and the restaurant's signature ika mata uses raw fish as the focus of a bright, carefully balanced starter. Lamb ribs, spring vegetables and beef carpaccio widen the choice, while a pork boil-up with kawakawa doughboys makes direct reference to a deeply comforting style of home cooking. These plates establish the menu's character through ingredients and techniques rather than relying on decorative gestures.

The main-course selection moves confidently between hāngi-inspired cooking, seafood and the grill. Beef short rib carries the depth associated with hāngi, while chicken ballotine incorporates hāngi stuffing in a more formal presentation. Pork belly, Hawke's Bay lamb and market fish provide distinct local anchors, and chargrilled octopus adds another seafood option. Steaks from the grill keep the menu accessible for diners seeking a familiar centrepiece, with vegetable sides completing a meal that can be either exploratory or straightforward.

Te Kaahu changes pace across the day. Breakfast is an early buffet of cooked kai, seasonal fruit, pastries and eggs prepared to order, while lunch includes local charcuterie, day-boat fish, New Zealand beef, vegetable dishes, desserts and local cheeses. Dinner brings the restaurant's cultural and culinary themes into their fullest expression. Regional wines connect the drinks list to the same sense of origin, making the restaurant useful for an airport breakfast, a business lunch or a celebratory evening meal with a view.

Address: Level 9, Te Arikinui Pullman Auckland Airport, 37 Tom Pearce Drive, Auckland Airport, Auckland 2022, New Zealand

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Te Kaahu Menu

Breakfast

Available Weekdays 5am-10am | Weekends 5am-11am for $45. Add Barista coffee for an additional $4 (regular) or $5 (large). In house guests (up to two children per paying adult): Free for under 12 years old. External guests (up to two children per paying adult): Free for under 2 years old, $12 for 2 to 4 years old, $23 for 5 to 12 years old.

Buffet Breakfast
$45

Wake up to a luxurious buffet breakfast at Te Kaahu. Featuring freshly cooked kai (food), seasonal fresh fruit, pastries, eggs made to order and so much more.

Barista coffee
regular $4 / large $5

Add Barista coffee for an additional $4 (regular) or $5 (large)

Raarangi Tamariki – Kids Menu

Little platter
$14

Kids crudites | vegetables | hummus | rice crackers

Beef and cheese burger
$18

Beef burger | cheese | pickle | fries | tomato sauce

Chicken strips and chips
$18

Crumbed chicken tenders | baby leaves | fries | tomato sauce

Big kids steak
$20

Beef steak fillet | steamed baby potatoes | vegetables | jus

Spaghetti and meatballs
$18

Spaghetti beef meatballs | napoli sauce | Parmigiano Reggiano

Veges
$14

Steamed vegetables | olive oil | flaky sea salt

Raarangi Tamariki – Dessert

Strawberry sundae
$10

vanilla ice cream | strawberry sauce | sprinkles | chopped nuts | vanilla wafer

Warmed chocolate brownie
$10

raspberry compote | vanilla ice cream

Fruit salad
$10

vanilla ice cream

Seasonal fruit platter
$12

chocolate sauce

Lunch Starters

KAI TIIMATANGA — LUNCH STARTERS

East Coast house baked bread
$15

horopito | arbequina olive oil

Chef’s soup of the moment
$17

grilled sourdough

Freshly shucked natural oysters
each $7.50 / half dozen $45 / dozen $80

Good Chow NZ soy sauce | citrus

Signature ika mata – raw fish I dayboat caught fish
$29

coconut panna cotta | salted cucumber | capsicum chili salsa | citrus dressing

Te Kaahu Platter
$42

Locally sourced cured meats | cheeses | mushroom pâté | crusty bread | Kākāriki olive oil | pickled grilled vegetables

Clevedon mozzarella
$27

cropper tomatoes | basil | basil emulsion | parmesan lavash

Lunch Mains

KAI MATUA — LUNCH MAINS

Crispy pork belly
$42

mustard mash | green salad | chimmichuri

Squid ink aglio e olio
$45

confit garlic | fresh chili | baby spinach | cherry tomatoes | green herb oil | Grano Padano | garlic toast

Te Kaahu spring salad
$26

baby leaves | shaved courgette ribbons | corn | cherry tomato | capsicum | Chioggia beetroot | brioche croutons | horopiro dressing add marinated beef | chicken

Kiwi butter chicken curry
$41

jasmine rice | cucumber and mint yoghurt | curry leaves | fried bread

Classic NZ beef burger
$39

100% NZ beef | hen’s egg | ice berg lettuce | tomato sauce | cheddar cheese | pickle | red onion | tomato | beetroot | burger sauce | chilli fries | kawakawa aioli

Day boat caught battered or pan-fried fish
$39

kumara chips | coleslaw | tartare sauce | horopito pomegranate dressing

Chargrill cabbage
$45

beetroot tofu puree | pickled red onions | macadamia nuts | watercress dressing | green herb salad

NZ beef Philly cheese steak
$39

fries | coleslaw | kawakawa aioli

Lunch Sides

AAPITITANGA — LUNCH SIDES

Roasted beetroot
$15

pickled cranberries | toasted walnuts | Clevedon Buffalo feta cheese

Garden salad
$12

tomato | fresh radish | marinated cranberries | red onion

Chunky fries
$14

chilli salt | kawakawa aioli

Lunch Dessert

NGAA WAINENE — LUNCH DESSERT

Strawberry biscoff cheesecake
$20

cream chantilly | strawberry jelly

Kawakawa choux bun
$20

rice krispies | kawakawa magic shell | coconut sorbet | citrus salad

Solomons Gold vegan chocolate layers
$21

vegan crémeux | chocolate almond sponge | mint chocolate biscuit | chocolate praline cream | pistachio & almond ice cream | cherry compote | berry tuille

Lewis Road Creamery ice cream selection
$17

macadamia crisp | torched meringue

Selection of New Zealand artisan cheeses
50gm $17 / 100gm $25 / 150gm $35

dried fruit chutney | walnut toast | water crackers | grapes

Dinner Snacks

Daily house baked breads
$15

horopito butter | arbequina olive oil

Chefs soup of the moment
$17

grilled sourdough

Creamed Paua
$18

fried bread | crispy leek

Te Kaahu platter
$42

Locally sourced cured meats | cheeses | mushroom pâtè | crostini | arbequina olive oil | pickled vegetable

Daily oysters natural or battered
each $7.50 / half dozen $45 / dozen $80

cucumber | yuzu granita

Dinner Starters

Te Kaahu signature ika mata – raw fish I dayboat caught fish
$29

coconut panna cotta | salted cucumber | capsicum chili salsa | citrus dressing

Chargrilled coastal lamb ribs
$29

smashed cucumbers | pickled shallots | mint lime yoghurt

Textures of spring vegetables
$25

roasted baby carrots and leek | beetroot gel | smoked onion puree | fried kale | kumara chips

Beef carpaccio
$28

wild rocket | pecorino | horse radish cream | radish | vincotto | beef crisp

Pork boil up
$29

pork broth | kawakawa doughboys | pork shoulder | kumara | watercress

Dinner Mains

Hangi short rib
$52

charcoal butter kumara | watercress chimichurri | brussels sprouts | braising juices

Chicken ballotine
$48

hangi stuffing | creamed leek | whipped pumpkin | chicken skin | aromatic oil

Crispy pork belly
$48

cauliflower vanilla puree | baby carrots | black pudding crumbs | mini roasted apple | Pokeno bourbon jus

Chargrill cabbage
$45

beetroot tofu puree | pickled red onions | macadamia nuts | watercress dressing | green herb salad

Hawkes bay Lamb loin
$50

spiced carrot puree | caramelized baby onions | beetroot gel | pea and pancetta salsa | jus

Market fish
$49

confit potatoes | green lipped mussels | prawn medallion | seasonal greens | prawn bisque

Squid ink aglio e olio
$45

confit garlic | fresh chili | baby spinach | cherry tomatoes | green herb oil | Grano Padano | garlic toast

Dinner From The Grill

All steaks served with your choice of one sauce or butter. Compound butters all $6: Café de Paris, Black garlic chipotle chilli, Pink peppercorn and horseradish. Sauces all $6: Wood-roasted garlic jus, Native mushroom, Mandys horseradish cream, Green peppercorn sauce.

Silver Fern Farms eye beef fillet
$50

200gm

Handpicked scotch beef fillet
$55

350gm

Steak of the day

Price: POA

Chargrilled octopus
$45

citrus beurre blanc | chimichurri | spring greens

Charcoal wagyu beef brisket
$95

house pickles and relish | coleslaw | fried bread | 400gm

Dinner Sides

Roasted beetroot
$15

goat cheese cream | Kaimai honey

Garden salad
$12

tomato | fresh radish | marinated cranberries | red onion

Chunky fries
$14

chili salt | kawakawa aioli

Pinot Noir

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Spy Valley N Block Pinot Nouveau
Glass $18 / Bottle $85

Marlborough, NZ

Greystone Nor’Wester
Glass $21 / Bottle $85

North Canterbury, NZ

Rippon Vine Mature
Glass $60 / Bottle $290

Central Otago, NZ

Rockburn
Bottle $115

Central Otago, NZ

Merlot – Cabernet Blend

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Puriri Hills Estate
Bottle $190

Clevedon, NZ

Babich Irongate Cabernet Merlot
Bottle $115

Hawke’s Bay, NZ

Paritua 21.12
Bottle $300

Hawke’s Bay, NZ

Te Mata Coleraine 40th Anniversary
Bottle $455

Hawke’s Bay, NZ

Beer & Cider

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Te Kaahu #09
360ml $16 / 425ml $18

Auckland, NZ | 4.5% ABV | “Every sip is a toast to local flavour and good times remembered—mostly”

Emerson’s Pilsner
360ml $16 / 425ml $18

Dunedin, NZ

Sawmill Bright IPA
360ml $16 / 425ml $18

Matakana, NZ

Panhead Supercharger – APA
360ml $16 / 425ml $18

Upper Hutt, NZ

Gin

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Scapegrace Silver
$14

Northburn, NZ

Scapegrace Black
$17

Northburn, NZ

Scapegrace Blood Orange
$18

Northburn, NZ

Roots Marlborough Dry
$19

Marlborough, NZ

Scotch

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Johnnie Walker Black Label
$21

Edinburgh, Scotland

Bruichladdich ‘The Classic Ladle’
$24

Islay, Scotland

Laphroaig Quarter Cask
$27

Islay, Scotland

Macallan Sherry Oak Cask 12 YO
$31

Moray, Scotland

Rum

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Havana Club 3 Anos
$14

Cardenas, Cuba

Appleton Estate 8YO
$14

Jamaica

El Dorado 21 YO
$28

Demerara County, Guyana

Bacardi Carta de Oro
$17

Catano, Puerto Rico

Rum Liqueur

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Cointreau
$15

Angers, France

Malibu Original Ciudad Real
$14

Barbados

Drambuie
$15

Edinburgh, Scotland

Soft Drinks

Prices are inclusive of GST. 2% credit card surcharge applies.

Coke
$7
Coke No Sugar
$7
Sprite
$7

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