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Scenic Hotel Southern Cross
118 High St
Dunedin
Otago 9016
New Zealand
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Ports O’Call Bar & Grill – Dunedin

The Ports O’Call Bar & Grill is located on the ground floor at Scenic Hotel Southern Cross and offers a comfortable dining experience for hotel guests and the public to enjoy. Room service options are available.

We are proud to showcase premium local products from around Dunedin, Central Otago & the South Island. Our team of chefs are inspired by & dedicated to using locally grown & prepared products to ensure we bring the very best from the garden, farm & food suppliers to the table & in turn reducing our transportation carbon footprint.

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Seasonal dishes to tantalise the tastebuds

Home Grown Specials

This season’s Home Grown Dishes have been created by our talented chef Raveen Perera. Raveen is passionate about being a chef. He loves to see how happy food can make people, and how it brings them together to experience quality products and incredible favour.

Feta, Quinoa & Pomegranate Salad – $20.00
Entrée | Vegetarian (dairy, gluten, garlic & onion free)
Angel Food dairy free feta, fresh rocket leaves, toasted walnuts, wholesome quinoa, avocado, and pomegranate seeds. Finished with a honey & balsamic dressing and topped with crispy kumara crisps.

Tikka Spiced Salmon – $40.00
Main | Gluten Free
Farmed NZ Salmon, marinated in tikka spices. Baked then served on lemon scented cauliflower rice, accompanied by beetroot raita and a refreshing tomato, cucumber & coriander salad.

Dishes are available as part of our restaurants’ a la carte dinner menu.

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Menus

  • Dinner Menu
  • Kids Dinner Menu
  • Bar Menu
  • 24 Hours Room Service Menu
  • Beverages
Dinner Menu Available 5pm to 9pm

Dinner Menu

Available 5pm to 9pm

Starters

Live Oysters (GF)

Shucked to order with Oak Aged Pan’s Sherry Vinegar or Emerson’s pilsner beer batter (ask our friendly wait staff for today’s region)

$6.00 each

Warm Citrus Olives (GF/DF/VG/V)

Aromatic herbs, Lot 8 olive oil, confit garlic

$9.00
Cottage Lane Bread & Dips (V, DFO)

Black garlic butter, Lebanon dukkha, Lot 8 olive oil

$16.00

Entrée

Crayfish Ravioli

Pernod cream gold rush, crispy leeks

$21.00
Mt Cook Salmon Tartare

Salmon belly, pickled ginger, ponzu, caviar, micro-coriander, herb crostini

$21.00
Duck Liver Pâté

Port wine jelly, candied walnuts, fig purée, riesling poached pear, drunken goji berries, Melba butter toast

$21.00
Caesar Salad

Cos lettuce, pancetta, egg, anchovies, Caesar dressing, Parmesan

  • Add Chicken – $6.00
$18.00
Harbour Seafood Platter

Battered market fish fillet, salt and pepper calamari, garlic tiger prawns, Marlborough mussels, Makikihi fries, coleslaw, Cottage Lane breads and dips

$48.00

Mains

Ocean to Plate

Pan-fried catch of the day, Pomme rosti, swiss chard, snow peas, Moscato beurre blanc, crispy calamari, grilled lemon

$42.00
Ocean to Table

Pan-fried catch of the day, Prawn bisque, black tiger prawns, wakame, preserved lemon

$42.00
Catch of the Day

Pan-fried catch of the day, Mussel arborio risotto, gremolata, Tua Tua clams, chimichurri, black garlic, micro watercress

$42.00
Vegetable Stack (VG)

Goddess dressing, wild rice, chargrilled eggplant, fire-roasted capsicum, swiss chard, avocado, parsnip crisps

$32.00
Butternut Squash Gnocchi (V)

Herbed goat cheese, walnut, brown butter, sage

$30.00

Grills

Silver Fern Farm Porterhouse 250gm
$45.00
Silver Fern Farm Eye Fillet 180gm
$49.00
Canter Valley Peri Peri Chicken
$39.00
Links Quality Meats T-Bone 350gm
$59.00
Links Quality Meats Ribeye on the Bone 700g

(to share)

$122.00
Grill Sauces & Accompaniments
  • Red wine jus
  • Peppercorn
  • Mushroom & Gorgonzola
  • Black garlic butter
  • Chimichurri

All grills served with hand-cut fries, chargrilled corn on the cob, caramelised onions including your choice of one side & sauce

Add an extra sauce for $2.00

Sides

Garden to Plate (DF, GF, VG)
$10.00
Chunky Garden Salad (DF, GF, VG)
$10.00
Hand Cut Fries (DF, VG)
$10.00

Desserts

Bush Honey Panna Cotta

Slow-braised rhubarb, almonds

$18.00
Sticky Date Fig Pudding

Toffee sauce, Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream

$18.00
Affogato

Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream, macaroons, espresso, Amaretto liqueur

$18.00
Whitestone Cheese Selection

Windsor blue, Totara black waxed, Camembert, creamy Havarti, nuts, grapes, crackers, Anathoth Farm fig chutney

$24.00
Kids Dinner Menu Available 5pm to 9pm

Kids Dinner Menu

Available 5pm to 9pm

Mains

Port Chalmers Fish & Chips

Fish bites and chips

$10.00
Carlton Chicken

Chicken nuggets and chips

$10.00
Boldini Mini Pizza

Hawaiian pizza with cheese and pineapple

$10.00
Rail Trail Cheese Burger

Beef patty and chips

$10.00
Garden Salad (V, VG, GF, DF)

Add chicken – $4.00

$10.00

Desserts

Southern Cross DIY Sundae

Choice of strawberry or chocolate flavours, served with sprinkles & marshmallow

$7.00
Fruit Kebabs with Passionfruit Syrup (DF)
$7.00
Bar Menu Available from 5pm

Bar Menu

Available from 5pm
Cottage Lane Bread & Dips (VG, GFA)

Black garlic butter, Lebanon dukkha, Lot 8 olive oil

$16.00
Soup of the Day (V)

with grilled ciabatta (Ask your friendly wait staff for today’s market pick)

$16.00
Thai Bao Buns

Pork Belly bao buns, fresh coriander, Asian slaw

$18.00
Port’s Fish & Chips

Beer batter market fish, twice-cooked hand-cut fries, side salad, tartare sauce

$29.00
Angus Smash Burger

200g pure NZ Angus patty, Hellers smoked bacon, free-range egg, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, caramelised onion, French bakery brioche bun with Makikihi fries

$26.00
Whitestone Haloumi Burger

Brioche bun, roasted red pepper, rocket, peri peri mayo, caramelised onion with Mahikiki fries

$22.00
Harbour Seafood Platter

Battered market fish fillet, southern clams, crispy calamari, black tiger prawns, Marlborough mussels, Makikihi fries, coleslaw, Cottage Lane breads and dips

$48.00
Loaded Fries

BBQ pulled chicken, Makikihi fries, spring onion, aioli, sriracha

  • Small – $12.00
  • Large – $18.00
Prawn Horns

with peri peri mayo

$18.00
Hand-cut Fries (V, VG, DF)

Served with tomato sauce & aioli

$8.00

Desserts

Bush Honey Panna Cotta

Slow-braised rhubarb, almonds

$18.00
Sticky Date and Fig Pudding

Toffee sauce, Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream

$18.00
Affogato

Kapiti vanilla bean ice cream, macaroons, espresso, Amaretto liqueur

$18.00
Whitestone Cheese Selection

Windsor blue, Totara black waxed, Camembert, creamy Havarti, nuts, grapes, crackers, Anathoth Farm fig chutney

$24.00
24 Hours Room Service Menu

24 Hours Room Service Menu

Soup of the Day

Served with grilled ciabatta (Ask our friendly staff for today’s market pick)

$12.00
Mac & Cheese

Homemade cheesy macaroni with Champagne ham, bouquet of salad

$14.00
Butter Chicken Pie

Classic homemade butter chicken pie, bouquet of salad

$14.00
South Island Cheese Rolls

Two grilled cheese rolls – served with butter

$6.00
Magnum Ice Cream
$6.00
Beverages

Beverages

Roaring Meg Sauvignon Blanc

Glass: $15.00

Bottle: $65.00

Wild Earth Chardonnay

Glass: $15.00

Bottle: $65.00

Maori Point Pinot Gris

Glass: $15.00

Bottle: $65.00

Trinity Hill Merlot

Glass: $15.00

Bottle: $65.00

Maori Point Pinot Noir

Glass: $15.00

Bottle: $65.00

Tap Beer

Speights GMA, Speights Summit Ultra, Panhead Supercharger, Steinlager Ultra, Emerson’s Pilsner

From $12.00

Low Alcohol Beer

Steinlager Light 2.5%, Steinlager 0%, Zeffer 0% Cider

From $11.00

Soft Drinks

Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Ginger Ginger Ale

$5.00
Juice Range

Orange Juice, Apple Juice

$6.00

(GF) Gluten free (DF) Dairy free (V) Vegetarian (VG) Vegan (GFA) Gluten free available

Dietary Information:
All meals are prepared in a facility using products containing allergens.  Please advise the restaurant team of allergies or intolerance’s.

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Ports O’Call Bar & Grill is located on the ground floor of Scenic Hotel Southern Cross. Public parking is available in surrounding areas. Locals and visitors to Dunedin are welcome to dine at the restaurant – avoid disappointment by making a booking in advance.

Opening hours: Open 7 days a week for Dinner 5pm to 9pm

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