Te Vara Nui Village

Function Menus

Te Vara Nui offers a range of delicious menus utilizing the best of local produce to create a unique Island Flavor. We are happy to tailor any menu to your individual taste or dietary requirements.
All menus items are subject to availability of produce. Child prices are available on request.

ISLAND BBQ BUFFET
$69.00 per person 
Locally made Fresh Garlic Bread                  
Fresh Mixed Salads
Fresh Coleslaw
Spiced Papaya Salad
Island Couscous Salad 
Maniota Fries
Scallop Potatoes
Marinated Prime Beef
Fresh Local Game Fish Skewers
Spiced Chicken Thigh 

Fresh Island Fruit Salad with Fresh Cream 
Mousse au Chocolat
Chefs Cake of the day
Island Fresh Fruit Platter

ISLAND/WESTERN FUSION BUFFET
$79.00 per person 

Fresh Mixed Salads
Kumara and Taro
Pesto Pasta Salad with Black Olives
Island Delicacy Ika Mata (Lemon and Coconut Marinated Fresh Fish)
Spicy Beef Curry
Island Sushi Maki Rolls
Scallop Potatoes
Vegetarian Lasagne Layered with Rukau, Tomatoes and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Local Spinach Rukau (Taro Leaves) Simmered in Coconut Cream
Village Seasoned Lamb Neck Chops Wrapped in Fresh Rukau (Te Vara Nui Specialty)
Marinated Chicken Thighs
Banana Poke (Local Arrowroot Delicacy)

Coconut Tart
Fresh Fruit Salad with Fresh Cream
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Passion Fruit and Papaya Coulis
Chefs Cake of the Day
Fresh Fruit Platter

GOURMET BUFFET
$99.00 per person  

Salade Nicoise
Kumara with Feta Cheese and Pine Nuts
Fresh Ika Mata (Lemon and Coconut Marinated Fresh Fish)
Scallop Potatoes
Seasame Seeded Seared Fresh Fish delicately sliced
Chefs Seafood and Vegetable Curry or Beef and Vegetable Curry
Jasmine Rice
Burgundy Braised Lamb Leg with Vegetables
Carving Station of one Meat (choice of Roast Striploin or Roast pork)
Lemon Butter Pan Fried Fish in White Wine and Fresh Herbs Sauce
Baked Mussels with Fresh Garlic and Herbs Sauce

Crepes Filled with Mousse and Fresh Fruit
Chefs Cheesecake of the Day
Mousse Au Chocolat
Tropical Tart
Cake of the Day

GOURMET SET MENU
$119.00 per person 

Canapés
An Island Tasting Plate of Crostini with Salsa (Tomato, Papaya, Mango), ‘Tarostini’ with Rukau (Local Spinach), Tuna Sashimi with Chef’s Special Sauce or Wasabi and Soy match with a Refreshing Tropical Punch

Entrée
Fresh Natural Oysters (Half Dozen)
OR
Braised Goat with Feta and Tomato Confit
OR
Duck Breast with a Ginger and Soy Marinade

Main
Roasted Beef Tenderloin resting on Sautée Mushrooms with Asparagus Spheres and Coconut Polenta Cake
OR
Grilled Island Seafood Platter of Scallops, King Prawns, Octopus, Fresh Local Fish, Squid, and Tempura Battered Oysters
OR
Local Wild Pork Loin Delicately Wrapped in Bacon resting on Coconut Rukau and Baked Maniota Cake and accompanied by a Fresh Tropical Fruit Salsa

Desert
Desert Platter of Locally Flavored Tiramisu, Chocolate Demi Souffle, Chefs Special Cheesecake matched up with a beautifully balanced dessert wine.