Serving Rotorua’s favourite pub food

Address

1202-10 Tutanekai St
Rotorua
Rotorua District
07 343 7901

Winter Hours

Monday – Friday: 11 am – Late

Saturday/Sundays: 10 am – Late

Beer Master Award Guiness Pint Master Finalist

Hennessy’s Irish Bar is one of New Zealand’s favourite Irish bars, right in the heart of Rotorua. We’ve known we sell NZ’s best Guinness for ages; now we have been jointly awarded NZ’s Top Guinness Bar and everyone knows!

Totally rebuilt in 2016 after the building failed earthquake prone building assessment, Hennessy’s is a beautifully designed pub, in the truly Irish tradition with spacious booths and hidden-away private tables. Seating available for small or larger groups. We are proud to cater for business, corporate, social and tour groups, as well as families and individuals.

The menu features a range of hearty pub favourites and is fondly known for serving Rotorua’s favourite Pub food, including traditional fare like mussels, lamb shanks and bangers & mash, steaks and stews, supported by burgers, sandwiches and fresh salads and many more dishes in our extensive menu. We are famous for our delicious seafood chowder. There is a children’s menu; all items under $10. And to complete, we offer a delicious dessert menu including Bailey’s Irish cheesecake and Granny Malone’s bread and butter pudding. All desserts are made fresh on site and also all reasonably priced under $10.

Our team at Hennessy’s work hard to ensure you get both an enjoyable dining experience and the perfect pint every time you walk through the door. We have received the prestigious BEER MASTERS AWARD every year we have been operating; an award that recognises excellence in presentation of our tap beers and service.

Hennessy’s has live music every Thursday night and on some weekends. And last, but not least, Hennessy’s has many large TV screens to show live coverage and replays of international and national games including our new 70″ screen.

Hennessy’s has also played a major role in hosting the Barmy Army supporting the 2005 British and Irish Lions. We have hosted both supporters and players in the exhaustive 2011 Rugby World Cup. We are also part of a famous urban legend regarding one of Ireland’s most famous sons, the mercurial Brian O’Driscoll, after Ireland played NZ Maori in 2010.

We are delighted to be able to now offer a great platter menu for in-house and off-site catering, just another way we can look after you!

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Hennessy’s Menu from open till close.

Great Breakfast Menu available

and also our fabulous $13.90 Lunch Menu.

We are also to offer Platters, bookings for these are recommended.

Starters

Soup of the Day
14.90
Homemade with fresh NZ Produce. Served with toasted bread. Ask our bar staff for today’s flavour.

Seafood Chowder
17.90
Hennessy’s homemade Chowder with NZ’s freshest seafood & vegetables. Served with toasted bread.

Breads & Spreads (V)
13.90
A mixture of freshly baked breads lightly toasted. Served with Dips of the Day. Serves 2 people.

Garlic Bread (V)
5.90
French bread grilled with Garlic infused Butter.

Light Meals & Snacks

Seasoned Potato Wedges (Large) (V, GF)
16.90
Served with sour cream.

Loaded Wedges (Large) (GF)
19.90
Seasoned wedges with crispy smoked bacon, melted cheese & sour cream.

Fries (Large & Small) (V, GF)

L 9.90 S 6.90
Golden Fries served with smokey BBQ sauce & Tomato sauce

Beef Nachos (Large & Small)
L 19.90 S 13.90
Toasted corn chips with mild Spicy Beef & Bean mix, melted cheese & sour cream.

Gourmet Burgers & Sandwiches

BLAT
19.90
Smoked crispy bacon, fresh lettuce, avocado, mayonnaise & tomato on toasted white bread served with fries.

Focaccia Melt
19.90
Freshly baked Focaccia bread stuffed with grilled NZ Chicken breast, cheese, smokey bacon and satay sauce served with garden salad.

Open Steak Sandwich
22.90
BBQ grilled Sirloin Steak on toasted Focaccia bread with onion jam & salad greens dressed with aioli & BBQ sauce. Served with fries.

Fish Burger
21.90
Fresh NZ Dory in a tempura batter, cheese, lettuce, tomato & salad drizzled with vinaigrette, served with tartare sauce, fresh lemon & fries.

Open Grilled Chicken Sandwich
22.90
Tender Chicken breast on toasted Focaccia bread with cranberry & aioli sauce, salad, creamy brie cheese & avocado. Served with fries.

Beef Burger
19.90
200g Hennessy’s home made beef patties with cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, salad & sweet chilli sauce. Served with fries.

Mains

Battered Fish
26.90
Fresh NZ John Dory, tempura battered. Served with fries, garden salad, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.

Fresh NZ Green Lipped Mussels (GF without bread)
23.90
Steamed in white wine & garlic. Served with toasted bread. Depends on availability.

Seafood Basket
34.90
Crumbed scallops, calamari rings, battered mussels, crabsticks & Dory fish. Served with fries, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.

Fettuccine
26.90
Fresh tri-coloured pasta with chicken & creamy fettuccine sauce. Topped with a light sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Scotch Fillet (GF without gravy)
29.90
250 gm prime NZ Beef cooked just the way you like it. Topped with Mushroom sauce or garlic butter. Served with creamy potato mash and garden peas, or with salad & fries for an extra $3.50

Lamb Shanks
(1) 29.90 (2) 34.90
NZ Shanks braised with vegetables, tomatoes & herbs in a red wine gravy with creamy mashed potatoes & garden peas.

Beef & Guiness Casserole
25.90
Prime NZ Beef braised in Guinness, vegetables, onions bound in a rich beef gravy served with mashed potatoes & toasted bread.

Hennessy’s Irish Stew
25.90
Traditional Irish Stew with tender NZ lamb & vegetables. Served with creamy mashed potatoes & toasted bread.

Murphy’s Chicken
19.90
Freshly baked pita bread with hummus topped with salad greens, grilled chicken breast & Hennessy’s own Mediterranean salsa.

Lambs Fry
19.90
Sauteed lambs liver with bacon, onions, garlic & mushrooms in a red wine gravy served with creamy mash, fried tomato & toasted white bread.

Bangers & Mash
19.90
Traditional sausages served with creamy mashed potatoes, garden peas with homemade beef gravy.

Ulster Fry Up
19.90
Smoked crispy bacon, fried eggs, mushrooms, tomato, sausages, hash browns, black pudding & toast.

Salads

Smoked Salmon Salad
24.90
South Island Salmon, garden fresh seasonal vegetables with a white wine (Wither Hills) sauce.

Shrimp Salad (GF)
21.90
Shrimps & fresh garden salad with thousand island dressing.

NZ Lamb Salad (GF)
24.90
Warm slices of rosemary marinated lamb on a Greek salad with Tzatzaki sauce.

Cajun Chicken Salad (GF)
23.90
Tender chicken breast marinated in Cajun spices, on a fresh garden salad & tangy mango & tomato salsa.

Salad of the Day (V, GF)
16.90
Seasonal vegetables made fresh to order.

Vegetarian Meals

Vegetarian Nachos (Large & Small) (V)
L 17.90 S 13.90
Toasted corn chips with Hennessy’s tomato salsa & beans topped with melted cheese & sour cream.

Fettuccine (V)
23.90
Sauteed seasonal vegetables in a garlic basil pesto wine sauce.

Kids Meals

Bacon & Cheesy Toasted Soldiers
9.90
With tomato sauce

Chicken Nuggets
9.90
With golden fries & sauce.

Mini Beef Burger
9.90
With golden fries, melted cheese & ketchup.

Desserts

Granny Malone’s Bread & butter Pudding (V)
9.90
Traditional Bread & Butter pudding layered with sultanas & Blueberries. Topped with whipped cream.

Chocolate Fudge Cake (V)
9.90
Chocolate cake with warm fudge sauce & whipped cream.

Ice-cream Sundae (V)
8.90
Vanilla bean Ice-cream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel topping. Served with whipped cream.

Bailey’s Cheesecake (V)
9.90
Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor cheesecake made from our own famous recipe. Served with whipped cream.

Extras

Cheese
2.00

Onions or Extra Sauces

2.50

Bread & butter, or extra ice cream

3.50

2 Eggs or Gravy

4.00

Mushrooms or Avocado or Mushroom Gravy

4.50

Piece of Fish

6.50

Mashed Potato

5.oo

Black Pudding

3.50

Note:

G - Gluten free
V – Vegetarian

No surcharge on Public hoildays

Drinks

We have a fine selection of beers on tap including Guinness, Kilkenny, Panhead Supercharger, Stella Artois, Emersons, Macs and Cider. We are proud to also offer a first for Rotorua; Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir ON TAP – the freshest way to enjoy wine! We offer some great craft beers, both bottled and on-tap as well as perennial favourites such as Steinlager. We are very proud of our thoughtful wine list, with a good selection of exclusive and popular brands.

What’s Live…

Let us look after you & your function, large or small.

2019 – A great year ahead… Rugby World Cup 2019!

We plan to show as many Games LIVE from Japan this September 2019. Watch this space, and https://www.facebook.com/HennessysIrishBar/ for more details!