The Barracks combines a sports bar, a full dinner restaurant and a function venue inside Whanganui's former RSA premises. The business reopened under its current identity in 2018 and keeps a military theme through spaces such as the Remington Restaurant, Duke Bar and Ammo Room. It remains a public venue rather than a private club, and the food service is substantial: casual lunches and sharing dishes are available in the bar, while the restaurant moves into steaks, seafood, slow-cooked meats and desserts for dinner.
Duke Bar handles the relaxed side of the menu. Loaded wedges, fries and toasted sandwiches suit a quick lunch, while beef-and-bacon, chicken-and-brie and beer-battered tarakihi burgers offer three noticeably different fillings. Open steak or chicken sandwiches provide a larger plate, and creamy chicken fettuccine or fresh tarakihi move beyond handheld food. In the evening, sticky pork ribs and sliders join the selection, with sharing platters bringing skewers, fish bites, samosas, spring rolls and squid rings together for groups watching sport.
Remington Restaurant is built around more traditional dinner choices. Its grill covers rump, scotch fillet, T-bone and bacon-wrapped eye fillet, each matched with sauce and a choice of vegetables or salad and fries. Chicken appears in pasta, salad, sliders and a breast served with garlic prawns, while slow-cooked lamb shank and twice-cooked pork belly lean toward richer comfort food. Tarakihi can be battered, crumbed or pan-fried, and salmon, vegetarian pasta and an omelette broaden the main-course options.
The venue's entertainment and dining functions work together rather than occupying separate worlds. Big screens, pool, snooker, darts, table tennis and live music give Duke Bar its social character, while the Ammo Room can host larger celebrations, meetings and receptions with buffet or platter service. Dessert in Remington includes creme brulee, cheesecake, chocolate brownie and sundaes, so a restaurant meal can finish conventionally even when the rest of the building is lively. That combination makes The Barracks suited to both a seated dinner and a group occasion.
Address: 170 St Hill Street, Whanganui 4500, New Zealand
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Barracks Sports Bar Menu
Starters
Shrimp Cocktail
house made creamy seafood sauce
Garlic Bread
oven baked / garlic herb butter
Cheesy Garlic Bread
oven baked / cheese / garlic herb butter
Housemade Camembert Cheesebites
side of cranberry sauce
Prime Grill Steaks
All steak meals served with the choice of Salad & fries OR Slaw & fries OR Seasonal veges & mash. Grill sauce selection: creamy mushroom / garlic butter / house made relish.
Rump 400gms
Scotch Fillet 250gms
T-Bone Steak 500gms
Eye Fillet 200gms
wrapped in bacon.
Poultry
Creamy Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Pasta
onions/bacon/mushroom/spinach
Chicken and Bacon Salad
bed of greens / brie / crispy noodles / mango/house made dressing
Spiced Chicken Breast
with garlic prawns/pepper sauce/choice of seasonal veges & mash OR salad & fries
Crispy Chicken and Chipotle Sliders
brie / fries
Lamb
Slow Cooked Lamb Shank
mash / seasonal vegetables / red wine and rosemary jus
Pork
Sticky Pork Ribs
Barracks rib sauce/dinner roll/fries
Twice Cooked Pork Belly and Crackle
Served with seasonal veges/mash/apple sauce/red wine jus/balsamic glazed
Grilled Pork Belly and Crackle Sliders
apple sauce / gravy / fries
Seafood
Tarakihi
beer battered / pan fried / crumbed; served with seasonal veges & mash OR salad & fries OR housemade slaw & fries
Salmon
Honey glazed garlic with a sesame crust; Served with seasonal veges & mash OR salad & fries
Vegetarian
Vegetarian Pasta
mushroom / onions / tomato in a creamy rose sauce
Vegetarian 3 Egg Omelette
cherry tomato / onion / cheese / spinach / hollandaise sauce on the side
Childrens
Children’s meals come with a complimentary mini-ice-cream sundae (12yrs under): chocolate / passionfruit / caramel / strawberry
Fish and Chips
Chicken Nuggets and Chips
Chicken Fettucine
Chicken/bacon/cheese in a creamy sauce
Cheese & Beef Burger and Chips
Served with lettuce/tomato/gherkin
Desserts
Crème Brulée
crispy caramelized top / creamy custard base / /ice cream/berry coulis
Cheesecake
please ask what flavour cheesecake the chef has created / berry coulis / whipped cream
Chocolate Brownie
vanilla ice cream / whipped cream / ice cream
Ice-Cream Sundae
chocolate / passionfruit / caramel / strawberry
Extras
(Not for individual sale)
Fries, basket
Fries, small
Fries, large
Green Salad
Coleslaw
Eggs
Crackle
Mushrooms
Seasonal veges
Extra sauces
Chicken nuggets
Garlic butter
Lamb shank
Lunch
Lunch 11am – 2pm
Loaded Wedges
Loaded with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Fries
Served with your choice of sauce, tomato, aioli or chipotle
Beef & Bacon Burger
Beef pattie w/-bacon, lettuce, tomato, gherkins and aioli
Chicken & Brie Burger
Chicken breast seasoned w/- lettuce, tomato, gherkins, brie and aioli
Fresh Tarakihi Burger
Beer battered fillet w/- lettuce, tomato, gherkins and tartare sauce
Open Steak Sandwich & Fries
Marinated beef, on top of toasted bread, salad, relish & battered onion rings
Open Chicken Breast Sandwich & Fries
Chicken breast fillet on top of toasted bread, salad, brie & chipotle
Toasted Sandwich
Up to 2 fillings; Extra fillings $2.50 each. Options – cheese – ham – onion – tomato – bacon – mushroom – pineapple – egg
Fresh Tarakihi
Your choice of crumbed, beer battered or panfried with salad & fries or seasonal vegetables
Creamy Chicken Fettucine
Chicken, bacon, mushroom, cooked in a creamy white wine sauce
Vegetarian Omelette
Tomato, onion, capsicum, cheese drizzled with hollandaise sauce
Everyday – Available from 4pm – 9pm
Sticky Pork Ribs
Served with fries
Fish & Chips
Beer battered or crumbed served with salad and fries
Chips small
Choice of aioli, chipotle or tomato sauce
Chips large
Choice of 2 sauces, aioli, chipotle or tomato
Loaded Wedges
Bacon, melted cheese, sour cream and chilli sauce
Beef & Bacon
Beef pattie w/-bacon, lettuce, tomato, gherkins and aioli
Chicken & Brie
Chicken breast seasoned w/- lettuce, tomato, gherkins, brie and aioli
Fresh Tarakihi
Beer battered fillet w/- lettuce, tomato, gherkins, and tartare sauce
Sliders and Fries – Choice of A or B
A | 4 x Pork belly and apple sauce; B | 4 x Crispy chicken, melted brie and housemade sauce
Shared Platter for 2 people
Choose 3 Items from our selection per platter – each platter includes fries. Beef skewers, Chicken skewers, Chicken nuggets, Fish bites, Samosas, Spring rolls, Squid rings
Wine
Glass | Bottle
Fat Bird Sauvignon Blanc
Fat Bird Chardonnay
Fat Bird Pinot Gris
Fat Bird Pinot Noir
Giesen Riesling
Quarts
Tui, Export Gold, DB Draught
Lion Red, Waikato, Speights Ultra
RTDs
Canadian Club
Coruba
Sour Grape Cruiser
Raspberry Cruiser
Spirits
Appletons Rum, Bacardi Rum, Baileys, Bombay Gin, Brandy, Chambord, Cointreau, Drambuie, Frangelico, Famous Grouse Whiskey, Jack Daniels, Jagermeister, Jamesons Whiskey, Jim Beam Bourbon, Kahlua, Malibu Rum, Midori, Opal Nero, Pimms, Southern Comfort, Tequila, Vodka, Woodstock, Ouzo. ~ ALL PRICES VARY ~
Appletons Rum
Price: ALL PRICES VARY
Bacardi Rum
Price: ALL PRICES VARY
Baileys
Price: ALL PRICES VARY
Bombay Gin
Price: ALL PRICES VARY
Bottle Beer
Monteith’s Black
Corona
Heineken
Heineken 00
Tap Beer – Handles
Export 33
Tui
Export Gold
Steinlager
Non-Alcoholic
Bundaberg Bottles
Ginger Beer, Creaming Soda
Cans
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Sprite No Sugar
Red Bull
Splits Glass Handle
Coke, Lemonade, L&P, Ginger Ale, Tonic Water, Soda Water
Hot Beverages
Flat White, Tea, Latte, Capuchino, Mochaccino, Chai Latte, Hot Chocolate
Flavoured Shots
Oat Milk, Soy Milk, Almond Milk
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