Golden Bay restaurant at Pohara, Abel Tasman. Dining with dinners and desserts.

Our onsite restaurant has a high reputation for its slow cooked dinners and irresistible desserts using local ingredients (some directly from our own organic garden). Meals are freshly cooked each day. We are fully licensed and have a good selection of local wines, beers and spirits.

Restaurant

  • Created with Pride

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    We pride ourselves with preparing for you a genuinely high quality meal and serving the best local wines. We cook every meal fresh each day.

  • Locally Sourced Ingredients

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    We grow our own salad greens, herbs and garnishes in our organic garden. All other produce is sourced locally if available.

  • Indoor/Outdoor Dining

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    The dining room opens fully the courtyard to take advantage of those warm summer nights.

  • Fully Licensed

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    We are fully licensed and carry a good selection of local wines, beers and spirits.

  • Slow Cooked to Perfection

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    We use slow cooking methods that result in healthier, juicier and more flavoursome food than with traditional restaurant cooking methods.

  • Breakfast

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    There is a choice of continental breakfasts and freshly roasted and ground espresso coffee every morning.

  • Vegetarian Option

    Each night we provide a vegetarian option to customers on request.

Bookings Only

We operate a “booking only” system. We require your booking of the evening meal no later than 4pm of the day but prefer and appreciate your booking a day in advance.

phone:
+64 3 525 8663

When

Dinner is served at 7pm unless otherwise arranged.

Summer

The restaurant is open for evening meals from Labour weekend (every year on the fourth Monday of October) until Easter.

Winter

During the winter season (Easter til Labour Weekend) the restaurant is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Menu

Bookings Essential

Summer Set Menu

During the summer season we offer one set main meal per night with a vegetarian option and a choice of desserts. All meals include a bread and olive oil starter. Half portions for children available. We are fully licensed.

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  • Monday

    Lamb

    Tender Lamb Fillet with herb pesto, a creamy lentil ragout and a polenta and ratatouille stack, served with mesclun Salad. $33.00

  • Tuesday

    Fish

    Lovely Fish Fillets with an almond crust, salsa verde and new potatoes with chives, spring onions and mascarpone accompanied by summer vegies in a citrus dressing. $32.00

  • Wednesday

    Chicken

    Roast Chicken, coated with Moroccan spices and stuffed with apricots and almonds, served with herbed couscous, carrots and chickpeas rolled in cinnamon and cumin, and a tahini and yoghurt dressed salad. $31.00

  • Thursday

    Venison

    Tender Venison, in a juniper and thyme rub, horse radish spiced beetroot, a pumpkin soufflé, roasted potatoes and a salad with apples, celery and hazelnuts, dressed in a berry vinaigrette. $33.00

  • Friday

    Pork

    Pork Fillet dressed in Nori and ginger with pear and soy bean sauce;. warm noodle salad with a sesame dressing and pickled vegetables. $31.00

  • Saturday

    Beef

    Juicy slow cooked Steak, caramelised shallots, mushroom risotto and bacon crisps. Green salad with walnut dressing. $32.00

  • Sunday

    Veal

    Veal Fillet stuffed with ricotta, spinach, parmesan and sage and wrapped in bacon; roasted red pepper and tomato sauce, leek and butter bean ragout and a mesclun salad. $32.00

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