Lake Matheson Cafe

Open 7 days from 8am, Lake Matheson Café is just a few minutes drive from Fox Glacier at the entrance to the Lake Matheson Walkway. With comfortable seating options and deck area, we have unsurpassed views of Mt Cook and Mt Tasman.

Matheson Cafe offers a range of breakfast and lunch options, with our dishes changing to suit seasonal ingredients. The cabinets are always full of delicious pleasures, including deli style sandwiches, cakes, savouries and salads. All of them made and baked by our kitchen team.

Dinner at Matheson Café
From November to the end of March, Matheson Café changes its persona in the evening from fresh café food to a table service restaurant with an incredible new menu and extensive wine list on offer. Providing the perfect place to enjoy award winning cuisine, sample some of New Zealand’s finest beers and wines, relaxing after your adventures around Fox and Franz Josef Glacier.

Bookings are welcome and essential for large groups and tours.

Wheelchair Accessible

Cafe / Restaurant Hours
01 Nov – 31 Mar 8am until LATE – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
1 Apr – 31 Oct 8am – 3pm – Breakfast & Lunch

MATHESON CAFE'S MENUS

Breakfast
Lunch
Starters
Dinner

Breakfast

Served 8am – 11:30am

Toasted Bagel

10.50

Cream cheese, raspberry jam

Poached Eggs

13.50

Two poached eggs, toasted sourdough, watercress pesto

Honey Toasted Muesli

13.50

Coconut yoghurt, balsamic blackberries

Big Bacon, Hash Brown & Egg Butty

15.50

Bacon, hash brown, fried egg, thick buttered bread, tomato chutney on the side

Smashed Pumpkin & Sourdough

18.50

Smashed pumpkin, spinach, poached egg, grilled mushroom, dukkah, sourdough

Bacon Benedict

19.50

Streaky Bacon, pesto, 2 poached egg, hollandaise

Salmon Bagel Benedict

19.50

Smoked salmon, pesto, 2 poached eggs, hollandaise

Matheson Breakfast

21.00

Bacon, bratwurst sausage, field mushroom, tomato, potato rosti, 2 poached eggs on toast, hollandaise

Pesto Mushrooms

16.50

Baked mushrooms, halloumi, spinach, pesto & sourdough

Spinach & Black Pudding

18.50

Black pudding, spinach, portobello mushroom, poached egg, hollandaise

Lunch

Served 11:30am – 3:00pm

Soup of the day	14.50
With crusty bread
Vegetable Noodle Bowl	18.50
Soba noodles, crunchy vegetables, mint, coriander, pickled beetroot, raddish, sweet soy dressing. Add chicken	$4.00
Lamb Salad	21.50
Lamb Filet (M), mesculn, roast dukkha cauliflower, cherry tomato, edamame, mustard & lemon yoghurt dressing
Chicken Ramen	19.50
Grilled chicken, crunchy vegetables, ramen noodles, spiced broth
Chicken, Bacon & Smoked Brie Burger	21.50
Grilled Chicken, Bacon, smoked brie, lettuce banana chutney
Risotto Of The Day	20.00
Please Ask
Harissa Fish	21.50
Harissa spiced fish, rice noodles, crunchy slaw, nauc cham
Bagel Benedict	19.50
Smoked salmon, pesto, 2 poached eggs, hollandaise
Streaky bacon, pesto, 2 poached eggs, hollandaise
Merino Lamb Burger	21.50
Herbed lamb pattie, salad greens, mint and apple chutney on a toasted bun with fries

A large selection of sweets, sandwiches, paninis and salads available in our counter cabinets

Spicy wedges with chili sour cream	9.50
Chunky fries with garlic aioli	8.50
Side salad with tomato, cucumber, bell peppers & vinaigrette	10.50

Served 5.30pm – Late

Garlic Bread – Baguette grilled with garlic butter 9.50

Soup – Homemade soup served with freshly baked bread 14.50

Salmon Tatar – Chilli rice wine dressing, avocado, coconut mousse 19.00

Bruschetta – Tomato, basil, garlic truffle oil 13.50

Lamb Ribs – Harissa rubbed ribs, lemon mustard yoghurt 21.00

Calamari Salad – Spiced calamari, mesclun, sprouts, dukkha aioli 18.50

Mains

Lamb Salad

Lamb Fillet (m), mesculn, roast dukkha cauliflower, cherry tomato, edamame, basil dressing

21.50

Thai Green Fish Salad

Grilled fish fillet, cucumber, capsicum, baby spinach, brown basmati rice, coconut green curry dressing

25.00

Pork Belly

Asian slaw, chili soy caramel glaze, baked apple

34.00

Merino Lamb Leg

Merino leg (M), polenta, egg plant & zucchini, roast garlic glaze

39.00

Aged Beef Ribeye

Grilled Ribeye, mushroom risotto, mushroom confit

38.00

Stuffed Eggplant

Edamame, rosemary greens, spinach, pumpkin miso with a chili wine dressing

32.00

Salmon

Pumpkin miso, cauliflower crumble, nori hollandaise

37.00

Fish of the Day

Grilled fish fillet, three beans, lemon thyme ragout, cress pesto & tomato

36.00

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