Restaurant
Clearview tasting platter |
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photo: Richard Brimmer
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2010 NZ BEEF & LAMB AWARD
The Clearview Estate Winery Restaurant sits among the
vines in a well-established coastal setting near Cape Kidnappers.
Specialising in lunch, weddings and functions, the
comprehensive seasonal menu features inspired and creative dishes
using Hawke's Bay Wine Country produce.
Our Chefs make innovative use of fine local seafood, meat,
poultry, dairy and seasonal artisan produce. These are combined
with fresh herbs, olives, citrus and avocados from the estate
gardens. Breads and desserts are baked daily on the premises
and the superb coffee is locally roasted.
We have long private tables amongst the grapevines for groups,
umbrella tables in the courtyard, and a more casual drinks area
near the children's playground: a place for you all!
In cooler weather we have a huge log fire with seating for at
least 60, and also our enclosed 'pavilion' which is gas heated.
HOURS
OFFICE HOURS - monday to friday 9 am - 5 pm
restaurant & cellar door 10am - 5 pm
7 days SUMMER - until 19th April 2010
5 days WINTER - from 19 april 2010
To book a table (recommended) please call us on +64
(0) 6 875 0150 or you can email
us
HOW TO FIND US:
Weddings & Functions
We specialise in small, quality weddings, celebrations
and events for up to 60 people with individual menus and
detail. Depending on the dates, the restaurant is available from
5pm - 11.30pm, and you may hold your wedding service among the
vines, in the Olive Grove or on the Beach.
If you have an occasion that you would like to celebrate, day or
night at Clearview, please contact us by phone +64 6 875 0150 or email
us for further information.
 
The Clearview restaurant set up for a Summer wedding
NZ BEEF & LAMB AWARDS 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009
2010
"Our choice of Clearview for Margo's lunch was certainly a
very good one...thankyou to your staff and especially the Chef for
the requested Banana cake - we enjoyed the food, wine, also the
extra bottle of "Blush" from Tim, everything was perfect, even the
weather. We arrived back in beautiful but cold Queenstown
yesterday after a warm, pleasant week in Napier. We
will definitely recommend your delightful restaurant to anyone
visiting Hawkes Bay.
Margaret
& Alan Lange December 2009
"The venue was well sign posted and easy to find. The
area was very tidy and looked beautiful on a sunny day. The view
from the winery is wonderful, the sea is clearly visible and it
looked stunning, making for a positive atmosphere. The atmosphere
was very relaxing and informal, yet very professional"
mystery shopper comments May 08
"Thank you both so, so much for making our visit to
Clearview truly memorable. Clearview was certainly one of
the highlights of my clients visit. We loved the amazingly simple
yet highly successful operation at Clearview where everyone gets
their hands dirty in the wine-making experience!"
Regional Tourism Host, April 2008
"thank you all for a lovely lunch at Clearview Winery
this Easter Sunday. Compliments to the chef for beautifully cooked
salmon and fish dishes! Thanks also for the first class service.
Clearview is a wonderful place to dine and we will most certainly
be recommending it to our friends. Thanks once again and a very
Happy Easter to you all" Sue Hastings March
2008
"We were most impressed with the way the winery approached
our group of 10 - we had a table set up and the women that was
serving and talking us through the wines was amazing.
She was brilliant - very knowledgeable and friendly.
We went to four wineries that day and I have been to a number in
the past. By far, all of us had a better experience at
Clearview than any other place (and our purchases reflected
that).
We wanted to pass our thanks on to the company for providing a
superior service and also to the women that managed our group."
Maria october 2007
2008 cafe annual - a guide to NZ's cafes & restaurants
"Clearview Estate has always been one of our favourite New
Zealand winery restaurants. It manages to achieve a great balance
of extremely good food with a casual atmosphere, as opposed to a
common problem where the best restaurants become precious and
elitist."
2006 GOOD FOOD AWARDS in the cafe annual - regional winner for
Hawke's Bay : CLEARVIEW ESTATE WINERY RESTAURANT
the cafe magazine
eating out guide, provides a comprehensive listing of reviewed
cafes & restaurant in every region, culminating in their annual
awards.
Keith Stewart writing in GRILL magazine on food and wine
matching JAN 2006
“As New Zealand is a great food and wine country, the lack of
enthusiasm for making the most of food with wine, or vice versa,
suggests that restaurants have learned little in the half century
since they were granted licenses. The same observation on a sadly
lost opportunity could be made of wine producers as well who, with
few exceptions (Clearview in Hawke’s Bay being one) have
generally treated winery restaurants as service providers, rather
than market openings for their wines.”
NZ PARENTING MAGAZINE summer 05/06:
"...............and it was all true: divine food, fine wine,
great atmosphere and just oozing with country style. Who needs to
go all the way to Tuscany? The play area was large and rustic and
full of things made from barrels and wagon
wheels.........."
David Burton of the Dominion Post 2005:
Clearview is one of New Zealand's top six winery restaurants:
and
three of them are in Hawke's Bay
CLEARVIEW ESTATE, TE AWA and SILENI among the best!:
Joined by Carrick, Herzog & Pegasus Bay from the south
island.
"...all six of these
restaurants are located in the countryside, their common thread,
not surprisingly, is a strong identification with the landscape and
all the fine produce it yields"
Dominion Post, Monday 6th December 2004:
"Not only does Clearview have one of the best reserve
chardonnays in this country but also a restaurant that never fails
to impress."
Lauren Quaintance, Sunday Star Times Magazine, 5 June,
2005:
"It's like all the best things in Hawke's Bay have been squashed
together and laid out in one tiny little spot."
wine columnist Yvonne Lorkin:
"Clearview sources local seafood, meat and seasonal
produce and teams it up with its own homegrown olives, avocados and
fresh herbs to bring to your table a fare so outstanding, I'd rate
it one of the best I have eaten anywhere in the world....but then I
am partial to small places big in atmosphere."
Farzana Contractor, Writer for 'UPPERCRUST' An Indian lifestyle
magazine-www.uppercrustindia.com:
"Some of New Zealand's most highly rated wines are produced here.
You do pay a premium for this sort of attention to detail,
but the wines are superb, especially when enjoyed with the
restaurant's equally classy southern Mediterranean lunches outside
in the restaurant."
Menu
Kerry MacKay presents our seasonal menu for summer
2010:
walnut and wholegrain bread with butter $5.50
onion, olive and rosemary foccacia with butter
$5.50
dips selection:
blue cheese, olive tapenade, roast garlic & white bean,
dukkah & olive oil $1.50 each
first course
$18
freshly made soup of the day, served with bread &
butter
lamb fillet on roast kumara, green beans & cherry
tomatoes Ø C
seared tuna, served rare w artichoke hearts &
green olive salsa with micro salad Ø C
barbequed pork belly, black pudding, caramelised apple &
cabbage Ø
pan fried halloumi with watermelon, rocket & tequila
salad Ø V C
baked ricotta, roasted vine tomatoes & house pesto Ø V
C
squid and chorizo on thai style salad C
mains
fresh market fish of the day $32
caesar salad: cos lettuce, grilled pancetta, chargrilled
chicken, parmesan croutons, $28
Clearview caesar dressing, shaved parmesan and a poached egg
match with reserve chardonnay
aubergine involtini: chargrilled eggplant stuffed with
spinach, toasted pinenuts $27
and grilled capsicum; baked with thyme, oregano tomato sauce and
provelone V
match with cape kidnappers cabernet merlot
chargrilled scotch fillet of beef, horseradish potato
puree, bacon sauté beans
and chilli onion rings $34
match with old olive block
hawkes bay natural lamb loin, marinated in lemon and
oregano, with ebly salad,
chargrilled mediterranean vegetables & an almond crust C
$31
match with reserve cabernet franc
desserts - $15
orange & cointreau crème brûlée with white chocolate
mousse & an almond wafer
nectarine crostata with labneh and a black berry
sauce
chocolate and walnut torte with crème fraîche with a
raspberry and chocolate sauce C
vanilla pannacotta with rhubarb & a brandy snap
wafer
panettone, prune armagnac ice cream terrine with black
pepper & balsamic marinated
fresh strawberries
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