Nikau Restaurant & Bar – Paihia

Enjoy a café style breakfast or a romantic dinner

Located on Seaview Road at Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands, offering relaxing & comfortable dining atmosphere with pool views & island-influenced surroundings. Providing on-site dining to hotel guests (with room service option), the general public are welcome to dine in.

Nikau Restaurant & Bar has a menu that proudly showcases fresh local seasonal produce & focuses on traditional New Zealand Cuisine, specialising in seafood, meats & vegetarian recipes offering current up-to-date food trends & being environment friendly with our resources.

The bar specialises in award winning NZ wines as well as craft beers & cocktail to compliment your meal or to enjoy a casual drink by the fire during winters as well as an alfresco pool area to enjoy the sunny tropical weather.

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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 Michael Farrell. Michael has honed his skills with Scenic Hotel Group for 15 years and loves show-casing the bounty of Hawkes Bay produce at Scenic Hotel Te Pania.

Pumpkin Risotto – $32.00
Main | Vegan (garlic & onion free, dairy free)
Rich pumpkin risotto with Angel Food dairy free feta and baby spinach. Topped with maple smoked almonds, vegetable crisps, and local olive oil.

Arataki Honey Ice cream Meringue Cake – $16.00
Dessert
Layers of delicious meringue and Arataki Honey ice cream. Served with pumpkin compote and a lemon, ginger and honey gel.

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

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Breakfast Menu
Dinner Menu
Bar Menu

Breakfast Menu Monday to Friday – Available from 6:30am to 9.30am
Saturday & Sunday – Available from 6.30am to 10am

Continental Selection

$16.50

Continental + Eggs your way on Toast

$22.00

Big Breakfast

Eggs your way + hash brown + bacon + tomato + mushroom + toasted ciabatta (includes continental buffet selection)

$25.00

Eggs Benny

On English muffin with your choice of either: bacon, salmon, or spinach (includes continental buffet selection)

$25.00

Three Egg Omelette

On English muffin with your choice of either: bacon, salmon, or spinach (includes continental buffet selection)

$25.00

Pancakes

Banana + bacon + maple syrup (includes continental buffet selection)

$25.00

Continental Selection

$12.00

Continental + Eggs your way on toast

$16.00

Continental + Pancakes + berries + cream

$16.00

Salmon

$9.00

Bacon

$6.00

Mushroom

$5.00

Hash Browns

$5.00

Dinner Menu Available from 5.30pm to 9.00pm

Garlic & Herb Bread

Whipped garlic herb butter on ciabatta

$8.00

Soup of the Day

Served with garlic bread

$12.00

Yellow Thai Seafood Curry

Fish, prawns, mussels, fragrant yellow coconut sauce & rice

$32.00

Phat House Beer Battered Fish & Chips

House salad, tartare sauce

$28.00

Thai Lemon Grass, Chilli Chicken Salad (GF)

Asian herb salad, toasted coconut, rice noodles, lime dressing

$31.00

Crispy Skin Pork Belly (GF)

Celeriac purée roasted baby vegetables, pork apple jus

$32.00

Beef Eye Fillet (GF)

Smoked potato purée, crispy kale, baby vegetables, beef jus

$36.00

Eggplant Parmigiana (V)

Roasted pumpkin gnocchi, eggplant, baby spinach, basil oil

$27.00

Beef Cheek Ragu Pasta

Tomatoes, beef cheeks, mushrooms, red peppers, pappardelle, Parmesan

$29.00

Fries

$8.00

House Salad

$8.00

House Vegetables

$8.00

Cheeseburger & Chips

$14.50

Fish Bites & Chips or Salad

$14.50

Grilled Chicken & Chips or Salad

$14.50

Scenic Sundaes

Chocolate, caramel, berry, banana split

$12.00

Sticky Date Pudding

Butterscotch sauce & vanilla bean ice cream

$12.00

Plum & Blueberry Crumble

Custard & vanilla ice cream

$12.00

Scenic Affogato

Espresso, vanilla ice cream, 15ml malibu, 15ml Galliano

$16.00

Bar Menu Available from 5.30pm until 9:00pm

House made garlic bread

Parsley, whipped garlic butter, toasted Ciabatta

$8.00

Soup of the Day

Served with garlic bread

$12.00

Peri Peri chicken burger

Brioche bun, homemade slaw & fries

$26.00

Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burger

Brioche bun, BBQ sauce, & fries

$28.00

Pizza – Vegetarian Supreme (V)

Roasted vegetables & feta

$22.00

Pizza – Smoked Chicken Supreme

Roasted vegetables & smoked chicken

$22.00

House Garden Salad (V)

House dressing & local seasonal produce

Add Smoked Salmon +$9.00
Add Smoked Chicken +$7.00

$14.00

Fries

Aioli, tomato Sauce

$8.00

Wedges

Sour cream, sweet chilli sauce

$10.00

Scenic Sundaes

Chocolate, caramel, berry, banana split

$12.00

Warm Sticky Date Pudding

Butterscotch sauce & vanilla bean ice cream

$12.00

Plum & Blueberry Crumble

Custard & vanilla ice cream

$12.00

Scenic Affogato

Espresso, vanilla ice cream, 15ml Malibu, 15ml Galliano

$16.00

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The Nikau Restaurant & Bar is located within Scenic Hotel Bay of Islands main reception building on the corner of MacMurray Road and Seaview Road. Parking is available on Grey’s lane or on MacMurray Road. Visitors are welcome to dine at the restaurant – avoid disappointment by making a booking in advance.