Our guests enjoy West Coast Bed and Breakfast accommodation with the added bonus of a highly rated Dinner experience. There is no need to drive for your dinner here. On arrival park up the car for the night and relax.

Choose fine wines from our hand selected wine list which are included in our Lodge Dinner  tariff. View our wine list by clicking here

Dinner at Birds Ferry Lodge is $90pp including a half bottle of quality wine which you select from our wine list. Lodge Dinners : "Trust the Chef, three courses" but if you have a preference please let us know in plenty of time and we will try to oblige. All items mentioned below are subject to availability so early selection is advised so that we can source the produce for your meal. Dinner reservations essentail to avoid disappointment - if we dont have a dinner booking the kitchen staff have the night off!

SUMMER 2012 we are currently picking, from our spray free garden, for the kitchen purple sprouting broccoli, cone head cabbages, , snow peas,aubergines, french beans, tomatoes, courgettes, squash,carrots,rocket. Close to Westport  the New Zealand climate we enjoy is very mild allowing us to grow 100% of all of our fresh produce 12 months of the year! We have not purchased a lettuce for since arriving here in 2004!

To Start

Hot Smoked Salmon Gougere, made with Stewart Island Salmon

A tart of homegrown golden globe beets with soft goats cheese in a thyme pastry shell

Totara River Whitebait in a light soufflé served piping hot from the oven

Traditional French Onion Soup and Gruyere Crouton

Main

Grilled West Coast wild caught Turbot Fillets

Sautéed West Coast Turbot Fillet With roast carrot, parsnip and aubergine salad and orange and cumin vinaigrette

Pork Fillet on Pumpkin and Chorizo Couscous with Tomato Jam

Dessert

Chocolate Creme Brulee, Cherry Parfait and Fresh Cherry Compote

Fresh Lemon Gelato made with our own lemons served in a Tuille Basket

Tamarillo Pavlova Baskets

Homegrown Pears with Butterscotch Sauce & Homemade Vanilla Icecream

Guests staying in Ferry Man's Cottage are able to book a “Cottage Dinner”. This is a two course, quality home-style meal delivered to the cottage. We use locally sourced produce including our own fresh vegetables. The dinner is $45pp.When more than 2 guests order a cottage dinner this rate is reduced to $35pp. Wine available @ $39 per bottle. Cottage Dinners = "Trust the Chef" but if you have a preference please let us know in plenty of time and we will try to oblige. All items are subject to availability so the earlier you make your selection the better so that we can source the produce for your meal.

 Here follows some examples of Cottage Dinner menu items:

Cottage Dinner Mains

Braised Lamb Shanks cooked with red wine, fresh rosemary and creamy mash.

Baked Moroccan Chicken with Pumpkin and Rice

Navarin of Lamb Chops with fresh vegetables and herbs

Homemade fish pie with puff pastry or potato top (you decide) Contains sardines, turbot, mussels, tuna. (You decide!)

Lamb Rogan Josh

Wine Braised Beef with Herby Dumplings

Lancashire hotpot

Thai Chicken Pie

Scandinavian Pork Meatballs with Sour Cream and Herbs

Cottage Dinner Dessert

Apple & Tamarillo Crumble with Coconut Macadamia and Oat Topping

Banana and Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

Dutch Apple Tart and Homemade Icecream

Pumpkin Streusel Cheesecake

Sticky Lime and Passion fruit Delicious

Lemon Delicious Pudding

"Husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon at this Luxury Lodge. Just off the main road, take a very long, gravel drive to the cottage. There, you are warmly greeted by Alison, Andre and their two very friendly dogs. Then you are shown into your beautiful room and prepare for dinner. If you so choose (and I highly recommend doing so), pay a little extra to sit down to Alison's wonderful cooking and open a bottle of wine. Incredibly relaxing, incredibly quaint setting. Beds were very comfortable. Then follow-up your wonderful night's sleep with an extravagant breakfast prepared by Alison. This was a great little cottage and wonderful hosts. Alison and Andre really go the extra mile to inform you about the area, about New Zealand, and also to make sure you are on time for your next activity! We were scheduled to go cave rafting the next day, they called the cave rafting company for us and confirmed us and the shuttle, and they also left their contact number just in case anything with the scheduling changed. " Trip Advisor 2010