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The Cabbage Tree Restaurant sits in Otatara on the road toward Oreti Beach, combining the functions of a country tavern, family restaurant and event venue. Its main building is faced in Central Otago schist and surrounded by more than 1,300 native plantings, giving the grounds a distinctly Southland sense of place. Lunch begins later in the week, dinner covers Wednesday and Thursday, and table bookings make the out-of-town setting practical for a planned visit.

The menu favours substantial, familiar plates with enough variety for a mixed table. A panko-crumbed chicken burger layers bacon, cheese and salad beside beer-battered fries, while the ribeye steak comes with eggs, onion rings, fries and greens. Slow-roasted pork belly takes the traditional route with creamy mash, steamed vegetables, apple sauce and gravy. Seafood salad and a beef-and-bean nacho plate bring lighter and more casual alternatives to the same menu.

Different dining spaces change how the restaurant can be used. Gidgets and the Beach Bar provide open areas, while the Red Room adds lounge seating and a fireplace. The Sandpit and Corporate Box support smaller private meals or meetings, and the hall can accommodate a much larger gathering. Outside, grass and mature trees create room for ceremonies and summer occasions, so the restaurant can move from ordinary table service to a complete celebration on one site.

That flexibility has grown from the property’s local history. The old Beach Store was largely demolished and rebuilt in 2000, retaining the idea of a community stopping place while developing a much more ambitious dining and function complex. In 2018 the long-serving manager and his wife took over ownership. The result feels rooted in its surroundings: hearty restaurant food, spaces for families and groups, and gardens that make a meal part of a wider Otatara outing.

Address: 379 Dunns Road, Otatara, Invercargill 9879, New Zealand

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The Cabbage Tree Menu

Starters

Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Seafood Chowder
$19.90

Shrimps, mussels, fish and calamari in a rich creamy base and served with hot bread.

Bread Loaf
$16 / Gluten Free Loaf $17

Oven baked pull apart loaf with garlic butter and pesto.

Shrimp Cocktail
$19.90

A generous serving of shrimps on mixed salad greens, drizzled with a seafood dressing. (G)

Steamed Mussels
$18.90

500g Greenshell mussels in a Thai Green Curry sauce. (G)

Chicken Dipper
$17.90

Crispy fried battered chicken served on mixed salad greens with chipotle mayo.

Cheese Platter
$45

Brie, creamy blue, gouda and aged cheddar served with sundried tomatoes, olives, gherkins, bread, crackers and hummus. (G)

Chatter Platter
$69.90

Creamy blue, gouda, aged chedder, brie, house smoked salmon, squid rings, battered onion rings, battered chicken, olives, basil pesto, gherkins, sun dried tomatoes with breads & crackers. Suitable for 4-6 people. (G)

Salads & Wraps

Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Cajun Chicken Salad
$28

Sautéed cajun spiced chicken pieces, garlic, bacon, cashew nuts, mushrooms, julienne vegetables, garlic and aioli dressing over salad greens. (G)

Seafood Salad
$32

Selection of seafood, julienne vegetables, garlic, mushrooms, and a seafood dressing over salad greens. (G)

Chicken Wrap
$28

Chicken pieces in a tortilla wrap with salad greens, hummus, guacamole, with a sweet chilli sauce and mint yoghurt dressing served with fries.

Kids Menu

Chicken Nuggets & fries (5)
$13.50
Mini Hot Dogs & fries (4)
$13.50
Mixture (Nuggets & Hot Dogs) & fries
$14.50
Chicken Pasta
$13.50

chicken and bacon in a creamy cheese sauce

Pork Sausage
$13.50

with mashed potato, peas and gravy (G)

Cheese Burger
$15

Beef patty, cheese, tomato sauce & fries

Tavern Selection

Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Nachos
$25

Our own beef nacho mix, kidney beans, cheese, guacamole, sour cream and corn chips (G)

Steak Burger
$29

Grilled steak with lettuce, bacon, egg, cheese, onion rings, tomato, chipotle mayo & fries

Chicken Burger
$28

Panko crumbed chicken with lettuce, bacon, cheese, tomato, chipotle mayo & fries

Pork Belly & Bacon Burger
$28

Slow cooked pork belly with bacon, coleslaw, tomato and our own BBQ sauce & fries

Vegetarian

Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Vegetable Stack
$29

Roasted vegetables, mushrooms and mashed potato topped with steamed carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, topped with hollandaise sauce & balsamic reduction (G)

Vegetable Curry
$29

A variety of vegetables and mushroom in a green curry sauce with coconut cream and cashew nuts, over jasmine rice with a yoghurt and mint dressing (G)

Vegetable Penne Pasta
$28

A variety of vegetables in a creamy garlic pesto sauce

Chicken Penne Pasta
$29.90

Chicken, bacon, a variety of vegetables in a creamy garlic pesto sauce

Chicken Schnitzel
$29

Panko crumbed chicken, served with salad & fries with mushroom sauce or rich brown gravy

Beef Schnitzel
$32

Crumbed beef served with salad & fries with mushroom sauce or rich brown gravy

All Day Breakfast
$24

English muffin, hash browns, bacon, fried eggs, pork sausage topped with hollandaise sauce (G)

Chicken Green Curry
$29.90

Chicken pieces and assorted vegetables, mushrooms and cashew nuts on jasmine rice with mint yoghurt dressing (G)

Main Meals

Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Southern Chicken
$38

Grilled chicken breast, topped with a creamy garlic, bacon & corn white wine sauce. served with mashed potatoes & steamed vegetables

Chicken & Mushroom
$38

Grilled chicken breast, topped with rich mushroom sauce, served with steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes (G)

Battered Blue Cod
$44

Battered blue cod fillets served with tartare sauce, salad and fries (G)

Smoked Salmon
$42

Hot house smoked salmon on salad greens & kumara wedges (G)

BBQ Pork Ribs
½ rack $35 / Full Rack $44

Slow cooked pork ribs with our own BBQ sauce served with fries and salad

Pork Belly
$38

Slow roasted pork belly served with roast vegetables on creamy potato mash with a side of apple sauce & gravy (G)

Lamb Shank
$35

Braised Lamb shank served on a creamy potato mash and steamed vegetables and a whiskey & mint gravy (G)

Ribeye Steak
$44

Ribeye steak with fries and salad with your choice of creamy peppercorn sauce, mushroom sauce or garlic butter (G)

Kiwi Steak
$48.90

Ribeye steak served with battered onion rings, fried eggs, fries & salad greens (G)

Surf & Turf
$54

Ribeye steak and hot house smoked salmon, crispy prawn twisters and squid rings with creamy potato mash and steamed vegetables, served with hollandaise sauce (G)

Side Orders

Bowl of Fries
$9.90
Gluten free
$9.90
Salad Greens
$8.50
Wedges with Sour Cream & Chilli Sauce
$10.90
Beer Battered Onion Rings with BBQ Sauce
$10.90
Kumara Wedges with Aioli
$10.90

Desserts

Tiramisu
$16.50

Lady fingers soaked in coffee layered with sweet mascarpone served with ice cream

Sticky Date Pudding
$16.50

Sticky Date Pudding topped with a toffee sauce, ice cream and cream

Chocolate Mudcake
$16.50

Chocolate mudcake served warm with coconut chocolate mousse and sorbet (dairy free)

Cheesecake of the day
$16.50

See staff for details. Served with vanilla ice cream

Banoffie Pie
$16.50

A sweet pastry base with caramel and banana filling, served with ice cream

Apple Crumble
$16.50

Stewed apples sprinkled with spices and covered with a crumble topping and custard. Served warm with ice cream

Pecan Brownie
$16.50

A rich chocolate fudge brownie, loaded with pecan pieces and served with gluten free vanilla ice cream and cream (gluten free)

Ice Cream Sundaes
$13.90

Vanilla ice cream with a choice of sauce: Chocolate, strawberry, salted caramel, lemon/passionfruit

Kids Desserts

Ice cream Sundaes
$7.90

Vanilla Ice Cream with a choice of sauce: Chocolate, strawberry, salted caramel, lemon/passionfruit (gluten free)

Oreo Cookie
$8.90

Oreo cookies with Cookies and Cream ice cream

Donuts
$8.90

A donut filled with Cookies and Cream ice cream topped with a hot fudge sauce

Ice cream Cone
$3.90

Vanilla, Chocolate, Cookies and Cream

Set Menu 1

$44.00 per person. Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Cajun Chicken Salad

Sautéed cajun spiced chicken pieces, garlic, bacon, cashew nuts, mushrooms, julienne vegetables, aioli dressing over salad greens (G)

Chicken Schnitzel

Panko crumbed chicken, served with salad & fries with mushroom sauce or rich brown gravy

Steak Burger

Grilled steak with lettuce, bacon, egg, cheese, onion rings, tomato, chipotle mayo & fries

Pork Belly & Bacon Burger

Slow cooked pork belly with bacon, coleslaw, tomato and our own BBQ sauce & fries

Chicken Burger

Panko crumbed chicken with lettuce, bacon, cheese, tomato, chipotle mayo and fries

Vegetable Curry

A variety of vegetables and mushroom in a green curry sauce with coconut cream amd cashew nuts, over jasmine rice with a yoghurt and mint dressing (G)

Ice Cream Sundaes

Vanilla ice cream with a choice of sauce: Chocolate, strawberry, salted caramel, lemon/passionfruit (G)

Pecan Brownie

A rich chocolate fudge brownie, loaded with pecan pieces and served with vanilla ice cream and cream (G)

Cheesecake of the day

See staff for details. Served with vanilla ice cream and cream

Set Menu 2

$54.00 per person. Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Ribeye Steak

Ribeye steak with fries and green salad with your choice of creamy peppercorn sauce, mushroom sauce or garlic butter

Smoked Salmon

Hot house smoked salmon on salad greens & kumara wedges (G)

Lamb Shank

Braised Lamb shank served on a creamy potato mash and steamed vegetables and a whiskey & mint gravy (G)

Southern Chicken

Grilled chicken breast, topped with a creamy garlic, bacon & onion white wine sauce. Served with gourmet potatoes & steamed vegetables (G)

Pork Belly

Slow roasted pork belly served with roast vegetables on creamy potato mash with a side of apple sauce & gravy (G)

Vegetable Curry

A variety of vegetables in a green curry sauce with coconut cream amd cashew nuts, over jasmine rice with a yoghurt and mint dressing (G)

Ice Cream Sundaes

Vanilla ice cream with a choice of sauce: Chocolate, strawberry, salted caramel, lemon/passionfruit (G)

Pecan Brownie

A rich chocolate fudge brownie, loaded with pecan pieces with vanilla ice cream and cream (G)

Cheesecake of the day

See staff for details. Served with vanilla ice cream and cream

Set Menu 3

$70.00 per person. Any meal with a G beside it can be made Gluten Free. Please advise waiter if required.

Shrimp Cocktail

A generous serving of shrimps on mixed salad greens, drizzled with a seafood dressing. (G)

Steamed Mussels

500g Greenshell mussels in a Thai Green Curry sauce. (G)

Chicken Dipper

Crispy fried battered chicken served on mixed salad greens with chipotle mayo

Ribeye Steak

Ribeye steak with fries and green salad with your choice of creamy peppercorn sauce, mushroom sauce or garlic butter

Smoked Salmon

Hot house smoked salmon on salad greens & kumara wedges (G)

Lamb Shank

Braised Lamb shank served on a creamy potato mash and steamed vegetables and a whiskey & mint gravy (G)

Southern Chicken

Grilled chicken breast, topped with a creamy garlic, bacon & onion white wine sauce. Served with gourmet potatoes & steamed vegetables (G)

Pork Belly

Slow roasted pork belly served with roast vegetables on creamy potato mash with a side of apple sauce & gravy (G)

Vegetable Curry

A variety of vegetables in a green curry sauce with coconut cream amd cashew nuts, over jasmine rice with a yoghurt and mint dressing (G)

Ice Cream Sundaes

Vanilla ice cream with a choice of sauce: Chocolate, strawberry, salted caramel, lemon/passionfruit (G)

Pecan Brownie

A rich chocolate fudge brownie, loaded with pecan pieces with vanilla ice cream and cream (G)

Cheesecake of the day

See staff for details. Served with vanilla ice cream and cream

On Tap

Boundary Road “The Chosen One” Golden Lager
Boundary Road “Flying Fortress” NZ Pale Ale
Boundary Road “Bouncing Czech” Pilsner
Peroni “Nastro Azzurro” Lager
Somersby Apple Cider

Bottled Beer & Cider

Corona Extra
Heineken
Speights Gold Medal
Steinlager Classic

Light Beer

Heineken Light
Peroni Leggera
Peroni Libera 0%

Cocktails

Redskin
$15

Vodka, Bacardi, Apple and Pineapple Juice, Lime and Raspberry

Candy Apple Martini
$15

Vodka, Apple Sourz, Butterscotch Schnapps and Cranberry Juice

Espresso Martini
$15

Vodka, Kahlua & Espresso Coffee

Chocolate Monkey
$15

Banana Liquer, Dark Créme de Cacao, Icecream, Chocolate Sauce and Banana (Blended)

Bubbles

Jacobs Creek Brut 200ml
$10.50
Lindauer Fraise 200ml
$10.50
Brancott Est Cuvee 200ml
$11.50
Jacobs Creek Sparkling Sauvignon
$36

House Pour – Matua Marlborough

Marlborough Chardonnay
Glass $9 / Bottle $34
Sauvignon Blanc
Glass $9 / Bottle $34
Pinot Gris
Glass $9 / Bottle $34
Pinot Noir
Glass $9 / Bottle $34

Sauvignon Blanc

Shingle Peak Res – Marlborough
Glass $10 / Bottle $44
Mud House – Marlborough
Bottle $45
Squealing Pig – Marlborough
Glass $12 / Bottle $50

Pinot Noir

Shingle Peak Res – Marlborough
Glass $10 / Bottle $44
Rabbit Ranch – Central Otago
$50
Fickle Mistress – Central Otago
Glass $13 / Bottle $55

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