The Woodbox Menu

(NB; menus & pricing are subject to change without notice & vary depending on seasonal availability.

Lunch (from 11 am Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun)

• warm salad of char siu roasted pork belly, shaved fennel, peanut & crisp apple slaw, salt & pepper fried squid & chilli caramel
• $26.50
• pancetta wrapped chicken tenderloins, on toasted ciabatta with crisp cos lettuce, parmesan mayo & a soft paoched egg.
• $24.00
• wood oven grilled hereford prime scotch fillet (220 gms ) porcini mushroom pate, crispy polenta chips, sticky shallot jus & mustard cress
• $28.50
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Woodfired Gourmet Pizza

• garlic & herb pizza bread w aioli dipper
• $9.00
• $24.00
• spicy chorizo sausage, buffalo mozzarella, olives, tomato & fresh basil
• $24.00
• wood oven roasted chicken BLT, chicken breast, free-range bacon, semi-dried tomato garnished w crisp cos lettuce & woodbox aioli
• $24.00
• smoked artichoke, baby spinach, slow roast tomato, crispy shallots, wild thyme aioli
• $24.00

Tapas and Shared Plates

• marinated olives, whipped feta, grilled flatbread
• $12.00
• duck pate, fig & elderflower relish, toasted 5 grain loaf
• $13.00
• pan fried scallops w pork & peanut caramel, cauliflower cream & asian greens
• $16.00
• spinach & blue cheese gnocchi, w toasted walnuts, shaved pear & rocket
• $15.00
• salt & pepper fried squid, lime & palm sugar dressing, rocket & aioli
• $16.00
• confit lamb shoulder, panko crumbed w smokey babaganoush, tomato kasundi & zhatar
• $17.00
• White Wine Platter - veal w tuna mayo, crispy polenta chips, tempura salmon w avocado & wasabi, whipped feta & flatbread
• $28.00
• Red W ine Platter - crispy skinned duck leg, duck pate w ciabatta, chorizo w sticky shallots, roasted baby beets w haloumi, lamb schnitzel
• $28.00

Spring Evening Courses - Daily from 5.30pm

• $26.50
• warm salad of char siu roasted pork belly, shaved fennel, peanut & crisp apple slaw, salt & pepper fried squid & chilli caramel
• grilled haloumi, slow roast tomato & asparagus salad w black olive oil, micro cress & wood oven roasted capanata
• $25.00
• crispy skinned duck leg, warm salad of balsamic roasted baby beets, toasted coconut ceviche, pomegranate, grape & hazelnut dressing.
• $31.00
• veal tenderloins, wrapped in prosciutto, white bean puree, sage & mozzarella arancini, confit tuna mayo, caper dressing.
• $34.00
• rice crusted pork cheek, caramelised parsnips, manuka smoked apricots, maple foam & black vinegar glaze.
• $33.00
• hereford prime beef eye fillet (wood oven roasted) w porcini mushroom pate, tempura needle mushrooms, crispy polenta chips & sticky shallot jus.
• $36.00
• chefs creation from the sea (changes daily according to supply)
• varies

Dessert

• Our take on TEA & CAKE, deconstructed carrot cake, w poached apricots, bergamot ice cream & candied carrot
• $13.00
• white chocolate panacotta w new season strawberries & Mystery Creek 09 Rose jelly
• $14.00
• chocolate opera, non traditional tiramisu w espresso anglaise, dark chocolate ice cream & licorice syrup
• $14.00
• vanilla scented bread & butter brioche pudding w poached rhubarb, vanilla bean ice cream & mascarpone
• $14.00

Cheese

• all cheeses will be served at 80grams with fig jam, falwasser crackers & crostini
• 1 cheese
• $14.00
• 2 cheese
• $19.00

Smaller peoples menu (kids)

• ham & pineapple mini pizza
• $7.50
• bacon & 1 egg with hash browns
• $7.50
• minute steak w fries & green stuff
• $12.50
• ham & cheese toastie with green stuff & Woodbox mayo
• $7.50
• ice-cream sundae
• $5.50
• banana split
• $5.50

Wine (See Simple Wine Glossary at bottom)

• Champagne & Friends -Please note; Changes Daily!

• Perle Barossa Methode
• $44 $9.5
• Deutz Cuvee Rose
• $52.00
• Mumm Cordon Rouge 375ml Champagne
• $52.00 $26.00
• Mumm Cordon Rouge Champagne
• $108.00
• Perrier Jouet Grand Brut
• $136.00
• Pol Roger Le Cuvee Riche
• $168.00
• $265.00
• 1996 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchil
• 1998 Dom Perignon
• $325.00

• Sauvignon Blanc

• Mystery Creek Waikato
• $39.00
• Mystery Creek Marlborough
• $44 $9.0
• Dog Point Marlborough
• $58.00
• Tohu
• $48.00
• Fairhall Downs Hugo
• Villa Maria Reserve Clifford Bay
• Cottage Block 'Corbans'
• $72.00
• Domaine Christian Salmon
• $74.00

• Riesling

• Mystery Creek Gisborne
• $39 $9.0
• Ninth Island
• $46.00
• Willm Reserve
• $52.00
• Villa Maria Reserve
• $64.00

• Aromatics

• $00.00
• Millton Rose
• $38.00
• Manu Bay Viognier
• $42.00
• Mystery Creek Gewurztraminer
• $44 $9.5
• Montana 'P' Patutahi Gewurztraminer
• $66.00
• Willm Reserve Gewurztraminer
• $58.00

• Pinot Gris

• Mystery Creek
• $44 $9.5
• Manu Bay
• $46.00
• Church Road Cuve Series
• $58.00
• Rockburn
• $54.00
• Willm Reserve
• $62.00

• Chardonnay

• Mystery Creek Unoaked
• $39 $9.0
• Mystery Creek Barrel Fermented
• $39 $9.0
• Mystery Creek Reserve
• $48 11.5
• Matua Valley Matheson
• $52.00
• Neudorf
• $58.00
• Vidal Estate Reserve
• $68.00
• Corbans Cottage Block
• $66.00
• Louis Jadot
• $76.00
• Shaw & Smith M3 Vineyard
• $88.00

• Pinot Noir & Friends

• Mystery Creek Pinotage
• $46 $11
• Mystery Creek Pinot Noir
• $48 $12.0
• Carrick Unravelled
• $48.00
• Winegrowers of Ara
• $52.00
• Torlesse Estate
• $54.00
• Te Kairanga
• $68.00
• Akarua 'The Gullies'
• $68.00
• Jules Taylor
• $74.00
• Dog Point
• $84.00
• Gibbston Valley
• $92.00
• Pegasus Bay
• $97.00
• Ata Rangi
• $108.00
• Louis Jadot 1er Cru Les Pertuisots
• $136.00

• Syrah & Friends

• Mystery Creek
• $48 $12.0
• Hollick Wrattenbully Shiraz/Cabernet
• $46.00
• Cecchi Chianti Classico DOCG
• $50.00
• Jaboulet Cote du Ventoux
• $56.00
• Rex Watson Coonawarra
• $52.00
• Saltram Mamre Brook
• $54.00
• Brothers in Arms No 6 Shz/Cab
• $60.00
• Cottage Block Syrah
• $68.00
• Grant Burge Holy Trinity
• $76.00
• Villa Maria Reserve Syrah
• $82.00
• Shaw & Smith Barossa
• $92.00
• Wynns Michael
• $182.00

• Cabernet & Friends

• Apple Tree Flat Merlot
• $46 $9.5
• Wirra Wirra Cab/Shi/Mer
• $56.00
• Apple Tree Flat Merlot
• $46.00
• Culley Waiheke Island Mer/Mal
• $48.00
• Church Rd Cuve Series Merlot
• $54.00
• Ata Rangi Celebre Mer/Cab/Syr
• $68.00
• Esk Valley Reserve Mer/Mal/Cab
• $96.00
• Taltarni 3 Monks Cab/Mer 1500ml
• $108.00
• Stonyridge Larose
• $185.00
• Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion
• $365.00
• Chateau Lafite-Rothschild
• $1350.00

• Dessert Wines 375ml (100ml glass)

• Lake Chalice LH Riesling
• $32 $9
• Cottage Block Noble Riesling
• $54.00
• De Bortoli Noble One
• $64.00
• Mystery Creek Obsession
• $68.00
• $358.00
• Chateau d'YQuem 1996 375ml
• Chateau Rieussec 1998 1500ml
• $645.00
• Chateau d'YQuem 1991 750ml
• $770.00

• Fortified Wines 750ml (100ml glass)

• Campbells Rutherglen Tokay
• $36.00
• Sandemans Founders Reserve
• $54 $9.5
• De Bortoli Show Liquer Muscat 10 Year Old
• $56
• De Bortoli Old Boys 21 Year Old Port
• $84 $12
• Calem 20 Year Old Tawny Port
• $164.00

Beer and other Beverages

• Tap Beer

• Monteiths - Original
• $6.50
• Monteiths - Golden
• $6.50

• Bottled

• Monteiths - Black, Pilsner, Summer, Celtic, Radler
• $7.50
• Heineken, Steinlager Pure, Grolsch, Carlsberg, Coopers, James Boags, Corona
• $7.50

• Juices

• Orange/Apple/Pineapple/Feijoa/Grapefruit/Cranberry/Spirulina
• $3.00

Simple Wine Glossary

• Champagne & Friends Essentially sparkling wine from a certain region. Champagne - the traditional home on the edge of Paris. Only wine from this area may be called Champagne. Wine made in the same way from other regions adopt their own name. Italy and Spain have their own style of Sparkling, generally much sweeter, Asti and Cava respectably. In NZ and Australia we generally follow the French style and make Methode Traditionnelle.
• Sauvignon Blanc This is NZ's greatest wine export, producing zesty and explosively pungent wines. Most typically from Marlborough. Other regions, older wines and different styles, like slightly oaked versions are better suited to food and have a rounder more fuller palate.
• Pinot Gris The mover and shaker in the domestic wine scene. Light, florally and almost always easily approachable, traditionally (Alsace) big, perfumed and alcoholic, the local style is far more restrained.
• Chardonnay Ranging from no oak and low alcohol (12%) to fully oak fermented and aged, 100% Malo and 14%, big luscious and buttery, Chardonnay is the Lord of the White Wines. Originating in Chablis with some of the worlds best examples, - a food lovers wine. A bigger rounder palate than any of the aromatics.
• Riesling Traditionally Germanic from the edges of the River Rhine, at its best acidic, fruity and alcoholic. More recently Riesling or Dry Riesling, differing very very little as a variety a sweet punchy style not suited to those who want a "Dry" wine.
• Aromatics All the western staple white wines could fall into this bracket other than Chardonnay. Exactly as it says, highly aromatic and approachable, usually heavily fruit driven, medium to sweet and stunning with salads, rich jus and desserts. Typically Viognier, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Riesling, a very Germanic style of wine, although not all originating from there.
• Cabernet & friends Essentially varieties that can be grown in Bordeaux (Fr), Cabernet, Merlot, Franc, Malbec etc. Big dark and robust with a strong balance of fruit and alcohol. Plums, Raspberries and leather.
• Pinot Noir Burgundy's famous red. Savoury, rich and ripe without the blockbusting tannins of Cabernets and Syrah. A perfect match with Game foods and red meats, equally approachable with lighter meals.
• Syrah & Friends Syrah & Shiraz (Australia) are the same variety but a great example of what the different terroir of climate may do to the same fruit. Rich, luscious, jammy and alcoholic ranging to more subtle and savoury characters in NZ and France (Rhone).
• Dessert Wines Fruit that is one way or another dehydrated to some degree leaving very little moisture and intense concentrated sugars. Fermented and bottled leaving incredibly rich, sweet and viscous wines that work equally well with Cheese and Dessert. At their best (Ch d Y'quem) & Mystery Creek Obsession, are like drinking nectar.
• Fortified Wines Most famously Port (Portugal) & Sherry (Jerez, Spain) big sweet and alcoholic, anywhere upwards of 18% Alc and age is almost undefined, a perfect after dinner sip. Advisory to consume sensibly.

• Assume all spirits are available and a cocktail list is at the bar and available on request. Served as Doubles.
• Please note, menus and pricing are subject to change without notice and vary depending on seasonal availability.
• In respect of other tables and time you may split bills evenly across the table or individually by dollar value.