the Boathouse cafe
Join us for lunch or a coffee, for the best view in Nelson
Come on in for a meal – you don’t have to be a member to come to the Boathouse, everyone is welcome.
If you can’t be bothered cooking, or you still fancy fish and chips but would rather stay in… don’t forget we are open for Door Dash Meal Delivery!
Cafe hours and some evenings too
Have a look HERE to see the menu

The Boathouse has a new Head Chef, introducing Manuel Montagna, former sous chef at Hawker House, he is going to bring our menu alive for Summer

Lunch Tuesday – Friday 10am – 2pm
Friday- Open all day from 10am, serving lunch until 2pm and dinner from 5pm – 8pm
THE BOATHOUSE NELSON
LUNCH MENU
ALL DAY BRUNCH
Pancakes
with maple syrup & crème fraiche, butter | 15
Or
Bacon, banana, maple syrup | 20
Boathouse Brekky |15 GFO/DF/VO
Two eggs your way on house toast
Potato Rosti, Spinach, Poached Egg & Hollandaise | 21
Sides
Tomato, Spinach, or Mushroom |3ea
Haloumi, or Hash Brown |4ea
Bacon, or Chorizo |5
Boathouse Slaw |5
Light Bites
Soft shell taco with Chipotle fried chicken thigh, slaw and Smokey mayo with aioli (2 tacos) |15
Pulled Pork Quesadilla with sour cream & slaw |14
Bao Buns (2 in a serve) |13
pulled pork, chimmi churri, slaw or harissa jackfruit, red cabbage and baby spinach
Skinny Fries |10
Load them up with pulled pork, cheese, sriracha mayo |15
Chunky Fries | 14
Lunch
Boathouse Chowder |26 – Half serve |18
Prawns, Calamari, mussels & smoked fish served with warmed bread
Classic cheeseburger |26 GFO
buttermilk bun, Swiss cheese, tomato, pickle, onion, aioli and shoestring fries
Beer Battered fish and chips |27 GFO/DF
with chunky fries, slaw, lemon and tartare
Grilled chicken Caesar salad |24 GFO/ DFO
cos lettuce, croutons, streaky bacon, pecorino, Caesar dressing, served with a poached egg
Sweet Treats |15
Gluten free chocolate brownie stack with chocolate sauce, vanilla Bean Ice-Cream
If you wish to make a booking please phone 03 548 7646.
Please let us know if you have special dietary requirements
We accept bookings of any group size for lunch, or Friday dinner. Due to the popularity of tables on the outside deck, we will not promise these for Friday evening bookings; it’s first in best dressed.