Vin Alto Restaurant and Functions

restaurant — Clevedon · Clevedon

About Vin Alto Restaurant and Functions

Vin Alto is an Italian restaurant and functions venue at 424 Creightons Road in rural Hunua, Franklin, rated 4.7 on Google. Open Friday to Sunday, it serves Italian food and wine in the countryside south-east of Auckland. The venue can also be hired any day of the week for private functions, corporate events and weddings.

Signature items

  • Clevedon Buffalo Curd
  • Sous-Vide Lamb Rump
  • Pan-Seared Scallops
  • Tuna Tartare
  • Baked Vanilla Cheesecake
  • Five to Seven Course Degustation

Menu

Mains

  • 300g Scotch Fillet — Served on a baked truffle and rocket mash finished with a red wine and shiitake jus
  • Pan-fried Market Fish — Finished with butter, white wine, parsley, and capers on green beans with potato crisps
  • Sous-Vide Lamb Rump — Served on kumara puree with baby peas and a pickled cucumber butter
  • Confit Duck Leg — Served on a garlic, feta, and dried tomato tagliatelle finished with fresh herbs
  • Spinach, Tahini and Lentil Stew — Served with fresh herb salad, preserved lemon, and labneh

Sides

  • Fries — Served with tomato sauce or aioli
  • Mixed Vegetables — Seasonal mixed vegetable preparation
  • Gourmet Potatoes — Tossed with herb butter

Entree

  • Tuna Tartare — Served with burnt pepper yogurt, sesame seeds, spring onion, and crispy shallots on a tostada
  • Pan-Seared Scallops — Served on grilled chorizo finished with wild rocket and chilli butter
  • Lamb Sweetbread — Served with turmeric and cauliflower puree, pickled red cabbage, and pinenuts
  • Clevedon Buffalo Curd — Served with roast pumpkin puree, beetroot crisps, and toasted bread crumbs
  • Roast Portobello Mushroom — Stuffed with olive tapenade, finished with parmesan cheese and sundried tomato crumb

Desserts

  • Coconut Panna Cotta — Served with honey roasted walnuts, shaved white chocolate, and coconut sorbet
  • Affogato — Espresso poured over vanilla bean ice-cream
  • Chocolate Waffles — Served with vanilla mascarpone, caramel ice cream, and chocolate sauce
  • Baked Vanilla Cheesecake — Served with morello cherries, toasted almonds, and vanilla ice cream

To Start

  • Homemade Fresh Bread Selection — Served with whipped butter (gluten-free option available)
  • House Marinated Olives — House-marinated table olives
  • Pickled Vegetables — House selection of pickled vegetables

Hot Beverages

  • Flat White, Latte, Long Black — Freshly extracted espresso coffees
  • Hot Chocolate, Mocha — Rich hot chocolate and chocolate espresso mocha
  • Tea Selection — Assorted tea varieties available upon request

Wine & Cellar

  • Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee — Champagne, France (available in 750ml or 375ml bottle)
  • Veuve Clicquot Brut & Rose NV — Classic non-vintage French Champagnes
  • Nautilus Estate Cuvee Brut NV — Methode traditionnelle sparkling wine from Marlborough, NZ
  • House Prosecco — Sparkling Prosecco served by the glass or bottle
  • Nautilus Estate Sauvignon Blanc — Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc — Martinborough, New Zealand
  • Gibbston Valley GV Collection Pinot Gris — Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Nautilus Estate Pinot Gris — Marlborough, New Zealand
  • Pencarrow By Palliser Estate Chardonnay — Martinborough, New Zealand
  • Man O War Chardonnay — Waiheke Island, New Zealand
  • Man O War Pinque Rose — Waiheke Island, New Zealand
  • m.a.u Pink Ensemble Rose — Locally produced Clevedon, New Zealand rosé
  • Pencarrow Pinot Noir — Martinborough, New Zealand
  • Lake Hayes Pinot Noir — Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Saddleback Peregrine Pinot Noir — Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Amisfield Dry Riesling — Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Thorn-Clarke Sandpiper Merlot — Barossa Valley, Australia
  • Man O War Ironclad — Bordeaux-style blend from Waiheke Island, New Zealand
  • Two Hands Gnarly Dudes Shiraz — Barossa Valley, Australia
  • Babich Black Label Syrah — Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
  • Sebastiani Sonoma Zinfandel 2017 — California, USA
  • Gran Sasso Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC 2017 — Abruzzo, Italy
  • Leonardo Da Vinci Chianti Fiasco — Tuscany, Italy
  • Cockburn's Special Reserve & Vintage Port — Port wines from Oporto, Portugal
  • Dow's 10 Year Old Tawny Port — Aged tawny port from Oporto, Portugal

Children'S Menu

  • Spaghetti Bolognese — Classic pasta bolognese finished with parmesan cheese
  • Kid's Fish and Chips — Fresh fish served with chips
  • Kid's Chicken Tenders — Tender chicken strips served with fries and side salad
  • Kids 18cm Pizza — Individual child-sized pizza with optional side fries

Degustation Menus

  • Five Course Degustation Option — Multi-course tasting menu with fresh bread to start; optional wine pairing
  • Six Course Degustation Menu — Six-course chef tasting menu with bread to start; optional wine pairing
  • Seven Course Degustation Menu — Complete seven-course tasting journey with bread to start; optional wine pairing