The Olive Shutter

Our bistro and café menu

Simple cooking from a small kitchen, changing a little with the market. Everything here is available to eat in or take away.

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Breakfast

Served until 12:00, Sundays until 15:00

  • Poached eggs on sourdoughV

    $13

    Two soft eggs, herb butter, chives and a good pinch of pepper.

  • Butter croissantV

    $4.50

    Laminated by Rosa overnight, out of the oven at seven.

  • Market Street breakfast

    $16

    Bacon, egg, roast tomato, mushrooms and buttered toast.

  • Baked oatsVGGF

    $9.50

    Oat milk, stewed apple, toasted almonds and maple.

  • Smoked trout toast

    $14

    Whipped ricotta, pickled shallot and dill on rye.

  • Yoghurt and honey bowlVGF

    $9

    Thick yoghurt, seasonal fruit, buckwheat granola.

Small plates

From 12:00

  • Marinated olivesVGGF

    $6

    Warm, with orange peel and fennel seed.

  • Bread and cultured butterV

    $6.50

    Our sourdough, sea salt, a little olive oil.

  • Heirloom tomato plateVGF

    $13

    Stracciatella, basil oil and crisp capers.

  • Chicken liver parfait

    $12

    Onion jam and hot toast.

  • Crispy potatoesVGF

    $9

    Twice cooked, garlic mayonnaise, rosemary salt.

  • Soup of the dayV

    $9.50

    Ask what is in the pot. Served with bread.

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Mains

Lunch from 12:00, supper from 17:30

  • Roast chicken for the table

    $26

    Half a bird, roast potatoes, peas, Yorkshire pudding and gravy.

  • Spaghetti with tomato and basilV

    $19

    Slow cooked tomato, garlic, chilli and pecorino.

  • Steak fritesGF

    $29

    Bavette, herb butter, thin fries and a sharp green salad.

  • Market fishGF

    $27

    Whatever came in this morning, with brown butter and capers.

  • Mushroom and lentil pieV

    $21

    Flaky pastry, buttered greens and mustard sauce.

  • Roast squash and farroVG

    $19

    Tahini, pomegranate, toasted seeds and herbs.

  • The Shutter burger

    $20

    Aged beef, comté, pickles and fries. Lunch only.

Desserts

And all afternoon with coffee

  • Dark chocolate tartV

    $10

    Crisp pastry, sea salt and crème fraîche.

  • Lemon possetV

    $9

    Shortbread on the side.

  • Almond and pear cakeVGF

    $9.50

    Warm, with vanilla cream.

  • Sorbet of the weekVGGF

    $8

    Three scoops, made in our kitchen.

Coffee and drinks

All day

  • EspressoVGGF

    $3.50

    House blend, roasted across town.

  • Flat white or cappuccinoVGF

    $5

    Oat milk at no extra charge.

  • Pot of teaVGGF

    $4.50

    Breakfast, Earl Grey, mint or chamomile.

  • Fresh orange juiceVGGF

    $6

    Pressed to order.

  • House wine by the glassVGGF

    $9

    One red, one white, one rosé. All worth drinking.

  • Local draught beerVG

    $8

    From the brewery on Mill Road.

  • Shutter spritzVGGF

    $12

    Bitter orange, prosecco, soda and an olive.

  • Bottle of wineVGGF

    $34

    Ask for the list. Bottles start here.

Dietary tags and allergens

  • V Vegetarian
  • VG Vegan
  • GF Gluten free

Our kitchen handles gluten, nuts, milk, eggs, fish and sesame, so we cannot promise any dish is free of traces. Tell us about allergies when you book or order and we will talk you through the options.

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