Bites & Bowl
Menu
A considered menu of dishes built around clear ingredients, balanced plates and the pleasure of choosing well. Browse the selection at your pace; every price on this page is shown in NZD.
Dishes · ingredients · NZD prices
Featured dishes
A close look at the table
These three dishes offer a useful first read of the menu: direct ingredient combinations, distinct textures and plating that lets each component remain legible. Prices are in NZD. The full menu follows below, where these dishes sit alongside small plates, grill-led mains, bowls and dessert.
Market fish with lemon butter
Market fish is served with lemon butter, fennel and crushed potatoes for a clean, composed main with bright and rich notes held in balance.
NZ$38
Dark chocolate pot
A dark chocolate dessert finished with cultured cream and hazelnut praline: a precise, quietly rich way to close the meal.
NZ$16
Browse the menu
Small plates
Begin with a few plates for the table or choose a lighter dish to set your own rhythm. Each description names the key elements clearly, so comparisons stay straightforward before you arrive and while you are deciding what to order.
Whipped feta and roasted carrots
Whipped feta, roasted carrots, dukkah and mint.
NZ$18
Crispy cauliflower
Crispy cauliflower with chilli yoghurt and coriander.
Vegetarian
NZ$17
Pork and fennel meatballs
Pork and fennel meatballs with tomato sugo and pecorino.
NZ$21
Raw fish tostadas
Raw fish tostadas with avocado, radish and lime.
NZ$22
From the grill and bowl
More to settle into
Choose between grill-led plates and composed bowls. Dietary notes appear beside named dishes only where they are confirmed, keeping the menu useful without making assumptions about other dietary requirements.
Market fish with lemon butter
Market fish with lemon butter, fennel and crushed potatoes.
Featured
NZ$38
Grilled chicken thigh
Grilled chicken thigh with freekeh, cucumber, preserved lemon and tahini.
NZ$34
Charred kūmara bowl
Charred kūmara, grains, greens, herb dressing and toasted seeds.
Vegan
NZ$26
Braised beef cheek
Braised beef cheek with celeriac purée, greens and red wine jus.
NZ$39
Miso eggplant bowl
Miso eggplant with brown rice, sesame greens and pickled ginger.
Vegan
NZ$28
Dietary dining
Confirmed dietary options
Confirmed dietary options are marked on this menu for the named dishes. The vegan and vegetarian labels below apply only to those dishes and do not make a wider claim about preparation, substitutions or allergen needs. If dietary requirements affect your choice, review the dedicated information before sending a booking enquiry and include your requirements in that enquiry.
Read dietary dining information- Vegan
- Charred kūmara bowl and Miso eggplant bowl are confirmed vegan options on this menu.
- Vegetarian
- Crispy cauliflower is the confirmed vegetarian option.
Sweet finish
A short dessert selection provides a composed final course, with clear ingredients and NZD prices kept as easy to read as the rest of the menu.
Dark chocolate pot
Dark chocolate pot with cultured cream and hazelnut praline.
NZ$16
Poached pear
Poached pear with vanilla mascarpone and almond crumb.
NZ$15
At the table
The menu is made to be read, shared and returned to. Clear descriptions and prices support the first decision before arrival, then leave room for conversation once you are seated. The room’s pace comes from the relationship between plates, company and attentive service: present when useful, never made into a performance. It is a simple framework for a meal that can unfold in its own way.
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Room to choose
Dish descriptions and NZD prices are set out to make choosing straightforward before a visit and at the table, without asking diners to decode an overworked list.
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A considered pace
Plates, conversation and attentive service sit alongside one another in a calm rhythm, leaving the attention where it belongs: with the people and food at the table.
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Ask before you arrive
For practical detail before choosing, read Dietary dining and Plan your visit.
Kitchen notes
Ingredients in clear view
The menu begins with recognisable relationships between ingredients: something warm or charred, something bright, an herb note, a creamy counterpoint or a crisp finish. Rather than turn that thinking into a manifesto, the descriptions keep it practical. They give diners enough information to picture the dish and compare it with the next one, while allowing the plate itself to do the rest of the talking.
Ingredient clarity
Kūmara, fennel, eggplant, preserved lemon and hazelnut appear by name because those details help diners read the menu. The point is transparency in the description, not a claim about how every ingredient is sourced or used.
Contrast on the plate
Charred vegetables, lime, herb dressing, cultured cream and toasted seeds show a recurring interest in contrast: warm against fresh, creamy against sharp, and soft elements alongside crunch.
A menu to read
Concise descriptions support informed choices, including the vegan and vegetarian labels shown where confirmed. For further dietary detail, visit Dietary dining before making an enquiry.
Plan around the menu
If the menu helps you decide that Bites & Bowl may suit your occasion, take the next practical step before sending an enquiry. Visit planning information can help shape the details of your trip, while the dedicated dietary page is the right place to review dietary information when it affects your choice.
Book a table
Ready to ask for a table?
When you have looked through the menu and planned the details that matter, begin a booking enquiry. The shared booking workflow is the right place to provide your request and any relevant dietary requirements.
Booking status
Sending a booking enquiry does not confirm a reservation. Your table is confirmed only after the restaurant confirms it.
Use the booking enquiry workflow to send your request. A click does not hold or confirm a table.