Bennu Restaurant

12 Moray Place, Dunedin

Phone: 03 474 5055

Dinner Menu

Dinner Menu

Starters

Soup of the day served with fresh homemade bread and butter *   10.5

Baked loaf of homemade bread with garlic butter *   8.5

Fresh loaf of homemade bread and dips *   10   - Add herb & rock salt flatbread *   16

Antipasto platter with a selection of cured meats, pickles, dips, cheese and bread *

Small   20    Large   29

 

Baked flatbreads *   11

- Feta, honey, rosemary and garlic oil

- Fresh tomato, jalapeno, Spanish onion, cream cheese and mozzarella

- Bacon, mushroom, basil and mozzarella

- Olive tapenade, fresh tomato, pine nut and parmesan

 

* Gluten-free option available at additional cost

 

Pizzas -  Medium 19   Large  28

Vege Lovers

Pizza sauce, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, caramelized onions, blue cheese, toasted seeds and mozzarella

* Add chorizo

Vege Lovers II

Pizza sauce, roasted beetroot, fresh tomato, basil, olives, spring onion, bocconcini and mozzarella

* Add salami

Jimmy’s Special

Pizza sauce, spicy chicken, red onion, roasted garlic, mushrooms, spinach, cream cheese

and mozzarellas

Original Thanks Giving

House smoked chicken, brie, cream cheese and cashew nuts on a cranberry sauce

base with mozzarella

* Add Bacon

Meat Lovers

Pizza sauce, salami, chorizo, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onion and mozzarella topped with BBQ sauce

Nacho Libre

Pizza sauce, chilli con carne, jalapenos, fresh tomato, guacamole and mozzarella topped with sour cream and corn chips

Spicy Prawn

Pizza sauce, spicy prawns, tomato, jalapenos, Spanish onion, spinach, pine nuts, cream cheese and mozzarella

* Add meat options Medium 3  Large 4 - Gluten-free base 4

Mains

 

Ribeye Steak - Grilled to your liking, served on fondant potatoes with Portobello mushrooms,

caramalised onions and a red wine jus*   31

 

 

Kawakawa Rubbed Chicken Breast - Served with minted pea & prune risotto, sauteed black pudding,

parmesan crisps and a drizzle of tuffle oil*   30

 

 

Pork Belly - Slowly braised in a fragrant Asian master stock, served on cauliflower puree

with a pear & chilli relish *   29

 

 

New Zealand Lamb Rump - Smoked and served medium rare with kumara and harvati hash,

mustard spiced tomato chutney and a red wine jus*   32

 

 

Fish of the day - Please ask your wait staff for today’s fresh creation   POA

 

 

Vegetarian Lasagne - Seasonal vegetables layered with gluten free pasta, Napoli sauce & cheese,

served with fresh salad greens *   22

 

 

Mexican Style Quesadillas - Served with brie, roast capsicum, cashew nuts & mozzarella and your choice of:

Mexican-style chicken or Mixed vegetables *   - Small  19  - Large  25

 

 

Bennu Caesar Salad - A  mixture of cos lettuce & salad greens with crispy bacon, grilled chicken

& crostini finished with a poached free range egg & parmesan *   20

 

 

House Smoked Chicken Salad - Tomato, spring onions and avocado mixed with iceberg lettuce, salad greens, cashews

and finished with raspberry vinaigrette *   20

 

 

Vegetarian Salad - Roasted beetroot, fresh & sundried tomatoes, olives, cucumber & spring onions with a mixture of salad greens topped with

a feta & garlic dressing *   20

 

 

Creamy Spaghetti Marinara - Mussels, prawns, market fish and squid tossed with spaghetti and finished

with a white wine and dill cream sauce  20

 

 

Vegetarian Pasta - Mushroom, spinach and pinenut penne pasta in a pesto cream sauce

and topped with parmasan  18

Add Chicken   22

 

 

Mixed green salad  4.5   Side of vegetables  4.5

 

 

 

* Gluten-free meal/option available

 

 

Dessert Menu

 

Lemon Posset topped with stewed Black Dorris plums and a pistachio nut tuille *   12

 

 

Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake served with blueberry compote and whipped

cream   12

 

 

Baked Granny Smith Apples filled with a selection of chopped nuts drizzled in a butterscotch

sauce, accompanied by vanilla ice-cream *  12

 

 

Rich Chocolate Tart served with whipped cream, burnt orange sauce and candied citrus peel  12

 

 

A Trio of Vanilla Pannacotta served with stewed Rhubarb, Champagne Rhubarb Jelly and Boysenberry Sorbet *  12

 

 

Vanilla ice-cream sundae with your choice of chocolate, berry or butterscotch sauce, topped with nuts and whipped cream *  10

 

 

 

* Gluten-free desserts option available