Serving Rotorua’s favourite pub food

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Hennessy’s Irish Bar is one of New Zealand’s favourite Irish bars, right in the heart of Rotorua.

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.

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Hennessy’s Menu

Great Breakfast Menu available until 11am daily.

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)
15.90
Served with sour cream.

Loaded Wedges (Large) (GF)
18.90
Seasoned wedges with crispy smoked bacon, melted cheese & sour cream.

Fries (Large & Small) (V, GF)

L 8.90
Golden Fries served with smokey BBQ sauce & Tomato sauce

Beef Nachos (Large)
18.90
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 fillet, cheese, smokey bacon and satay sauce served with garden salad.

Open Steak Sandwich
21.90
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 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
25.90
Fresh NZ John Dory, tempura battered. Served with fries, garden salad, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.

Fresh NZ Green Lipped Mussels (GF)
19.90
Steamed in white wine & garlic. Served with toasted bread. Depends on availability.

Seafood Basket
32.90
Crumbed scallops, calamari rings, battered mussels, crabsticks & Dory fish. Served with fries, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.

Fettuccine
24.90
Fresh tri-coloured pasta with chicken & creamy fettuccine sauce. Topped with a light sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Scotch Fillet (GF)
29.90
250 gm prime NZ Beef cooked just the way you like it topped with Mushroom sauce. Served with creamy potato mash and garden peas.

Lamb Shanks 
(1) 27.90 (2) 33.90
NZ Shanks braised with vegetables, tomatoes & herbs in a red wine gravy with creamy mashed potatoes & garden peas.

Beef & Guiness Casserole
23.90
Prime NZ Beef braised in Guinness, vegetables, onions bound in a rich beef gravy served with mashed potatoes & toasted bread.

Hennessy’s Irish Stew
24.90
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, tomatoes, sausages, hash browns & toast.

Salads

Smoked Salmon Salad
23.90
South Island Salmon, garden fresh seasonal vegetables with a white wine (Wither Hills) sauce.

Shrimp Salad (GF)
20.90
Shrimps & fresh garden salad with thousand island dressing.

NZ Lamb Salad (GF)
23.90
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) (V)
16.90
Toasted corn chips with Hennessy’s tomato salsa & beans topped with melted cheese & sour cream.

Fettuccine (V)
21.90
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

Drinks

We have a fine selection of beers on tap including Guinness, Kilkenny, 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 On

Coming Up

-2017-

What a six weeks this will be and Rotorua hosts NZ Maori All Blacks v Lions JUNE 17.

We are putting together catering packages for groups over 10 people, please contact us directly so you don’t miss out.

Don’t miss out on finding that real rugby experience at Hennessy’s Irish Bar. Who remembers when they were here in 2005?! What a party it was at Hennessy’s!

June 17^th 7.35pm

Maori AB’s v British & Irish Lions

Week leading up to the game…

Tuesday 13 June.        Live & loud on our many large screens Highlanders v Lions

Wednesday 14 June. Our marquee goes up! With the number of visitors we are anticipating, we are adding to the two bars we have with an additional marquee, another wonderful place to spend your time, relaxing & conversing with other like-minded rugby people, whether they be Lion supporters or Kiwis.

7.30pm      Live music in our main bar area; the wonderful & very popular Andy Craw. This guy is great fun & popular with people all over the world.

Thursday 15 June. Marquee Open. Live music from 8pm, Brendon Hopping & the Hammerhead…playing both Irish & popular covers…lots of in house prizes to be given away only on this night.

Friday Rugby Night  5.30pm Tonga v Wales

                            7.35pm AB’s v Samoa

                            Our full menu available.

Saturday 17 June. The BIG day has arrived!

                          Open from 7am for early starters wishing to have a hearty breakfast…

                          Rugby on our big screens today.

                          Australia v Scotland LIVE  5pm

                          Japan v Ireland LIVE 5pm

Transport to the stadium. Buses are running from town to the stadium, free on presentation of your ticket and departing some 250 metres from the pub. If you need to be pointed in the right direction ask any of our staff. You will also be able to catch a bus back, where you will be a short step from Hennessys!

If you don’t have tickets we will be showing the game LIVE & loud on our big screens.

After the game if you should return to the bar it will be going off I can assure you!

What a night!

Sunday 18 June

Recovery Breakfast in our Big Marquee from 7am,

LIVE rugby, Argentina v England from 7.15am… just to start the day on the right foot.

Another huge day for after game post mortems.

Tuesday 20 June Chiefs v Lions

Regular Weekly Events at Hennessy’s

LIVE music every Thursday night with the wonderful Andy Craw.

EPL games shown LIVE & replayed.

Super 15 Games – LIVE

NRL Games LIVE

Test Cricket, screened LIVE.

All AB Games shown live

All LION’S Games shown LIVE.

Follow us on Facebook – daily updates – https://www.facebook.com/HennessysIrishBar/ and https://www.facebook.com/LionsinRotorua/

Hennessy’s

Function Room..

Recently opened and an exceptional space for your next get together; work or play, caters for groups up to 200.

Functions

Enjoy our beautiful re-furbished pub. This is something quite special. Come and experience the NEW bar, opened 13 December, 2016

Live Music

Andy Craw is one of New Zealand’s favourite solo performers plays Thursday Nights when Brendan Hopping is not in town.

Outdoor

Outdoor dining area with heating, perfect spot to enjoy street life, particularly on Night Market Thursday’s. (Smoking area.)

Live Sport

Most definitely and historically Rotorua’s favourite Bar for showing Live sport. Why? Because we show it all!

Gallery

Now possibly the world’s safest pub…

Contact and Reservations

1210 Tutanekai St
Rotorua
Rotorua District

Phone: 07 343 7901

Please get in touch with Hennessy’s. We would love to hear from you!

Thank you for visiting the Hennessy’s Irish Bar website. We hope to see you soon!

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