Menu for 17th September

Caramelized onion & poppy seed bread with poverty gully olive oil

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Tomato & saffron consomme with scallop ravioli

Rosemary & macadamia crusted lamb cutlets with salad greens & a pomegranate dressing

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Chargrilled sirloin steak with fondant potato,glazed courgettes & a creamy mustard sauce

Twice cooked pork belly with udon noodles, tereyaki glaze, wilted geens and a crispy asian slaw

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White chocolate & pistachio torta caprese with blueberry compote

Coconut mousse with mango sorbet and lime tuilles

Grilled homemade garlic loaf

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Thai chicken & coconut soup with kaffir lime & ginger

Salt and pepper squid with a smoked tomato & coriander dressing

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Chargrilled lamb rumps set on dauphinoise potatoes ,pea puree with a rosemary jus and mint pesto

Roasted porkloin with a celeriac mash ,crackling , roasted apples and a sage jus

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Lemon meringue pie with berry sorbet

Orange & cardomom creme caramel with saffron shortbread

Menu for 20th August

Freshly baked black olive and rosemary rolls

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Roasted tomato & red pepper soup with coriander pesto

Tandoori marinated chicken skewers served on lentil dahl with a minted yogurt dressing

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Chargrilled sirloin steak set on roasted garlic & agria croquettes with caramelised onion marmalade, caponata & bearnaise sauce

Steamed sole fillet wrapped in banana leaf with coconut scented jasmine rice glazed bok choy & lemon grass

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Green apple & vanilla bean creme brulee with chocolate tuille

Chocolate truffle cake with a raspberry pinot compote & creme anglaise

Menu for 6th August

Turkish pide with Hazelnut dukkah & Poverty Gully extra virgin olive oil

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Cream of mussel chowder with saffron & leek

Thai chicken salad with lime peanut & coriander

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Fricassee of chicken with bacon & wild mushrooms in a cashew cream sauce with soft polenta & a saute of vegetable ribbons

Herb crusted salmon medallion set on an Israeli cous cous salad & chermoula beurre blanc

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Banana & milk chocolate bread & butter pudding with butterscotch sauce & creme Chantilly

White chocolate, praline & yogurt terrine with a citrus syrup

Italian evening 23rd July

A platter of crostini & bruschetta to share

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Risotto of Parma ham, porcini & green pea topped with rabbit confit & shaved Parmesan

Traditional minestrone soup with a mozzarella pesto melt

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Beef saltimbocca with sage & bacon accompanied by white truffle scented gnocchi, broad beans & a sun dried tomato jus

Char grilled chicken breast set on spaghetti with spinach, ricotta, toasted pine nuts & a salsa Verde

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White chocolate & citrus pannacotta with lemon sorbet & raspberry coulis

Zuccotto- Italian style trifle of amaretto, espresso, chocolate & praline

Mid winter Xmas menu

Selection of festive breads

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Cream of leek & potato with creme fraiche

Cold smoked salmon with capers, horseradish, lemon & mixed leaves

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Roasted baby chicken with cranberry pistachio stuffing, kumera rostis & a medley of baby vegetables with rosemary balsamic jus

Glazed ham off the bone with dauphinoise potatoes, broad beans & glazed carrots with a mustard jus

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Steamed plum pudding with brandy anglaise and blackberries

Trio of xmas treats with pavlova roularde, Nut tartlet & pear crumble

Menu 25th June

Garlic & herb loaf with dips

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Cream of cauliflower soup with porcini foam

Chicken liver parfait with apple jelly ,Melba toast & roasted pear chutney

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Whole roasted Beef sirloin with broad beans, Dauphinoise potatoes, horseradish & a port wine glaze

Sole meuniere set on a chive mash with wilted bok choy & a tomato lemon beurre blanc

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Lemon & passion fruit tart with Creme Chantilly & almond wafers

Chocolate quark & baileys slice with creme anglaise & mixed berry compote

Menu for June 11th

Olive & sundried tomato foccacia

Cream of kumera & bacon soup with chive & white truffle

Pear, walnut,blue cheese and rocket tartlet with fig dressing

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Oven roasted chicken breast with feta & spinach wrapped in prosciutto on soft polenta with broad beans & a kalamata olive jus

Slow cooked belly of pork with potato & pea purees roasted apple & a sage jus

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Vanilla bean & boysnberry creme brulee with hazelnut wafers

Flourless almond & white chocolate torta caprese with creme fraiche

Menu- June 4th

Freshly baked bread rolls with pesto & balsamic reduction

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Bacon & corn chowder with herbed brushetta

Roasted chicken, pumpkin & spinach lasagna with ricotta & a tomato basil coulis

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Braised lamb shanks with potato puree, crispy parsnips & chargrilled vegetables

Spanish paella with tomato saffron and scallops

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Ginger bread with roasted apple & cinnamon

Chocolate & raspberry tartlet with vanilla bean ice cream

Morrocan buffet 28th May

A selection of souk style breads with a roasted aubergine cumin & coriander dip
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Harira- Lightly spiced chickpea & vegetable soup
Lamb keftas cooked over open flame with roasted tomato paste
B’stilla- Chicken & almond filo pastry
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Lamb tagine with honeyed prunes
Oven roasted groper fillet with chermoula
Chicken tagine with saffron & pinenuts
Pistachio orange & saffron cous cous
Rice salad with avocado & black olive
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Honey & mint syrup cake
M’hancha- Almond &fig pastry with orange blossom

Moroccan mint tea

Buffet 14th May

THAI TABLE BUFFET

Each table is served the following dishes to share

Tom yum soup

Shrimp & vegetable spring rolls

Chicken satay

Thai fish cakes with spicy dipping sauce

Spicy carrot salad

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Green curry with beef & vegetable

Red curry with seafood

Pineapple fried rice

Pad thai noodles

Stirfried vegetables with cashew nuts & bamboo shoots

Steamed basmati rice

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Black rice pudding with coconut cream

Sticky rice with mango

Crepes with chocolate & banana

Buffet 7th May

Black olive & rosemary foccacia with pesto

Thai pumpkin & coconut soup with lemongrass & coriander

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Caesar salad with Hot smoked chicken, parmesan & crispy bacon

Brown rice salad with roasted pine nuts & char grilled vegetables

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Whole roasted Beef sirloin with horse radish & port wine jus

Herb crusted steamed salmon with a roasted red pepper coulis

Dauphinoise potatoes with roasted garlic & thyme

Minted green peas

Roasted parsnips with fresh herbs

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Tiramisu with marscapone & milk chocolate

Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce

Menu for 30th April

Cream of cauliflower soup with smoked ham & chive

$6.50
Classic prawn cocktail with a lightly spiced tomato mayo & crisp lettuce

$8
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Salad of chargrilled Moroccan lamb with a saffron mint & coriander couscous & cumin yogurt dressing

$13

Hot smoked salmon medallion set on toasted brioche with wilted spinach topped with a poached egg & hollandaise sauce

$13

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Pear & pistachio frangipani tartlet with a citrus crème fraiche

$6

ENTREES
Thai pumpkin & coconut soup with coriander $6
Salad Nicoise with smoked fish,green beans,kalamata olives & herbed potato with a roasted garlic aioli $9.50
MAINS
Chargrilled chicken ciabatta sandwich with roasted
vegetable & feta salad with cashew nuts &
a pomegranate dressing $14.50

Beef & mushroom lasagna with a roasted redpepper & tomato coulis $14.50

DESSERT
Hot Chocolate & hazelnut brownie with raspberries &
a white chocolate sauce $6

Brunch menu for 2nd April

Otago polytechnics training restaurant is now open for lunch
Thursday 2nd April
11am -2pm

French toast with bacon, maple syrup & grilled banana

$9
Eggs benedict with smoked salmon or ham with slow roasted tomato

$10
Thai chicken salad with crispy noodles, coriander & lemon grass
$9.50
Char grilled steak sandwich with béarnaise sauce french-fries & salad

$12
Beer battered Sole fillet with tartare sauce French fries & salad
$10
Dark chocolate & baileys mousse with crème Chantilly & almond wafers
$ 6

Espresso service
Bookings welcome

RESTAURANT DATES FOR 2009

Lunch 11 - 2pm 26 March Various prices
Lunch 11 - 2pm 22 March Various prices
Lunch 11 - 2pm 29 March Various prices
Lunch 11 - 2pm 30 April Various prices

Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 7 May $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 14 May $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 28 May $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 4 June $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 11 June $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 25 June $35.00pp
Mid-Winter 4-course Christmas Menu 6.30pm 1 July $35.00pp
Mid-Winter 4-course Christmas Menu 6.30pm 2 July $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 23 July $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 30 July $35.00pp

Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 6 August $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 13 August $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 20 August $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 27 August $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm September $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 10 September $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 17 September $35.00pp
Three Course Table d’Hote 6.30pm 24 October $35.00pp

See our blog http://www.chefsjourney.blogspot.com/
Bookings essential – please phone 445 9900 or 0800 765 9276
during office hours (8am – 5pm) to book your reservation

WELCOME TO THE CLASS OF 09

As we embark on another busy year ahead, we welcome our new students to Otago Polytechnics Central Otago Campus in Cromwell. Following our very sussessful year in '08' we hope that these students go on to achieve great things.

Our journey begins on 16th of Febuary and will conclude on the 20th November.

GOOD LUCK!!!