The Observatory

Menu

Here is a sample of our 2010 Dinner Buffet Menu:

• For a downloadable Dinner Buffet Menu, please click here
• For a downloadable Lunch Buffet Menu, please click here

Cold Selection of Salad and Appetizers

• Premium Clevedon Pacific Fresh Oysters with red wine shallot vinegar
• Air-flown Fresh Crystal Bay Prawn with lemon wedges
• Green Lips Mussels in Thai chilli sauce
• Cockle or Pipis with lemon grass and ginger
• Marinated Gurnard fillet in coconut lemon
• Queen Scallops Garlic Coriander Mayonnaise
• Teriyaki Baby Whole Salmon with spring onion
• Cuttlefish with mustard Miso dressing
• Karengo, Leek and Crabmeat salad
• Akaroa Salmon Sashimi with wasabi and pickle ginger
• Baked Whole Sama (Japanese Mackerel) with sambal belachan
• Assorted Fine Selection of Cold Meat platter
• Assorted Sushi Maki with condiments

Gourmet Salads

• Roasted Cumin Beetroot with raspberry and Citrus Vinaigrette
• Israel Cous-cous and Italian parsley with pine nuts
• Golden Kumara with red and green Capsicum
• Roasted Pineapple and Smoked Chicken with Cranberry dressing
• Garlic Roasted Field Mushroom Marinated with reduced balsamic dressing
• Spiced Rhubbard, Red Cabbage and Red Onion Dill Slaw
• Grilled Hallumi Cheese and Char-grilled vegetable antipasto with olive Kalamata
• Pasta Salad of Day with Sundried tomato pesto
• Cinnamon Roasted Pumpkin and Feta cheese salad
• Tomato Basil and Parmesan Flakes
• Caesar salad with condiments
• Mesclun Lettuce

Soup of the day

• Chef Soup of the Day

Main Favourites

• Parmesan Chicken Fillet with Roasted Vegetables puree with white cup mushroom mustard cream sauce
• Peruvian Scallops, Cumin and Pistachio Basmati with Curry Emulsion
• Cajun Cornmeal Crusted Turbot Fillet with Milk Semolina and Citron Beurre Blanc
• Roasted Carved New Zealand Lamb Spare ribs and cinnamon rice with Middle Eastern spiced Tomato sauce
• Catch of the day (Fried seafood selection of Fish Goujon, Crumb Mussels and Squid rings) with French Fries
• Vegetable Enchiladas and New Potatoes of the day

Carving

• Honey Mustard Glazed Champagne Ham (Friday to Sunday only)

• Roast Prime Beef Sirloin scented Thyme with cream peppercorn sauce (Monday to Thursday only)

From The Wok

• Herb Butter Assorted Steamed Garden Vegetables with cashew nuts
• Fried vegetable rice
• Vegetable Risotto with vegetable ragout
• Vegetable curry ( Dhal curry) with Basmati Rice

Dessert

• Royal Manjari Chocolate Square with jasmine Passion fruit coulis
• Spiced White Chocolate with apple feijoa compote
• Vodka Mousse and Black Currant
• Poached Ginger Pear with Amaretto Sabayon
• Mango Pudding with Date Pandan Sago
• Brandy Pancotta with Fig spiced Puree
• Miniature of Pavlova Elderflower Chantilly
• Pernod Brulee with fennel preserve
• Assorted Fresh Fruit Platter
• Rum and Assorted Dried fruit Compote
• Selection of Fine New Zealand Cheeses with berries fruit paste and Crackers
• Premium Choices of Selected Premium Movenpick Ice Creams
• Chef of the Day Hot Dessert (Chocolate Fondant with thyme apple compote

Please note that this menu is subject to change.