Get Started (Our menus are subject to change)
Clam Chowder18
A Crab Shack classic with clams, corn & potato
Taco - Fish of the Day10
Soft shell flour tortilla w battered fish fillet, shredded iceberg, red pepper lime sauce, jalapeño crème fraîche
Taco - Soft Shell Crab12
Soft shell flour tortilla w tempura batter, chilli, spring onion & coriander, miso & pickled ginger mayo
‘Cheezy As’ 11
Garlic & cheese Cobb, pull apart hot & cheesy garlic bread
Hot Wings 21
1 Pound of crispy chilli chicken wings w blue cheese & red pepper sauce - available either meek‘n’mild or “fire in the hole!”
Shack-spiced Calamari 17
lightly fried w aioli & lemon
Mussel Fritters 18
w roasted corn, bacon & carrot, chilli jam & jalapeño crème fraiche
Raw Fish board 20
market selection w lime, palm sugar & chilli dressing, coriander salad
Tempura Soft Shell Crab 23
chilli, miso & pickled ginger mayo
By The Scoop
Choose your shellfish:Mussel 15 / Mixed 19 / Clam 23
Marlborough Green Lip Mussels per 500g scoop
Cloudy Bay Clams
- Diamond Shell
- Tua Tua
- Moon Shell
Now choose your sauce:
Coconut curry laksa - galangal, turmeric & chilli (gf, df)
White wine, chilli & garlic cream (gf)
The Main Event (Our menus are subject to change)
Cajun Catch of the Day31
market fish grilled in the charcoal barrel w cajun spices & served with green onion sour cream potatos & honey-mustard slaw
Beer Battered Fush 'n' Chups28
Makikihi fries,honey mustard slaw & Tartare
The Big Wet Welly25
tempura batter fish fillets, cheddar cheese, Shack slaw & tartare on an Aro milk burger bun w Makikihi fries
The Cheesey Cow27
prime sirloin beef patty, smoked cheddar, McClures pickles, shack slaw, shack BBQ sauce & aioli on an Aro milk burger bun w Makikihi fries
Vege Fritters24
roasted corn, button mushroom, carrot & leek, portobello mushrooms, caramelized onions, Pecorino & jalapeño crème fraiche
The Shack Stack33
two rosemary & garlic sirloin steaks, layered w roasted field mushrooms & caramelised onions served w gorgonzola cheese sauce, Old Bay spuds, green onion sour cream & chipotle slaw
Shack Fish Pie25
our classic fish pie is back! Smoked fish, prawns & shellfish in a creamy cheese & herb sauce topped w mashed potato
From the Crab Pots
Are you ready to get messy?
Swimmer Crab50
500g
King Prawns65
500g
Snow Crab
P.O.A
Choose your sauce
- The classic: chilli garlic butter finished w lemon and parsley (gf)
- Tomato, ginger, chilli & lemongrass: sweet, rich & spicy, finished w coriander & fried
shallots (gf, df)
Sides - $6.50
Chipotle slaw
Makikihi fries
Creamed corn
Extra Baguette / 4
Steamed Rice / 3
Butter / 1
All Desserts are $12.50
Hot Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie
chocolate sauce, cocoa crisps & vanilla ice-cream
Cheesecake of the Day
please ask your wait person for today's flavour
Boozy Ice-Cream Sundaes
Coffee - caramel ice-cream, Baileys anglaise, coffee meringue & mocha cigar
Jaffa - chocolate ice-cream, Cointreau syrup, orange crisps & mandarin crumble
Affogato
vanilla ice cream, Immigrant Son espresso 8.5
Add your choice of liqueur 14.5
Kids Menu
MenuAll 14.50
Little Piranha - fish & chips
Battered fish fillets, curly fries w ketchup, old school iceberg salad & ranch dressing
Mini Mooloo - cheeseburger
Homemade beef pattie, cheddar cheese, pickle, lettuce, & mayo served w curly fries & ketchup
Big Bird’s buns - chicken burger
Free range chicken breast crumbed in panko, cheddar cheese, lettuce & mayo served w curly fries & ketchup
Worms in mud - spaghetti bolognese
Wagyu beef mince, tomato sauce, parmesan & mozzarella cheese
“The Big Mac”…..and cheese
Macaroni w triple cheese sauce; cheddar, mozzarella & parmesan
( w champagne ham off the bone or without for little vegetarians )
DessertAll 9.50
I scream sundaes:
Chockablock – chocolate ice cream, chocolate fish, chocolate maltesers, whipped cream, chocolate sauce
Island time - banana ice cream, pineapple lumps, mango jelly, whipped cream & passionfruit sauce
Marshmallow snowman - vanilla ice cream, chocolate buttons, marshmallow & vanilla snow
Soda Spider4.50
Any fizzy drink / vanilla ice cream
Wine
Gls
Btl
Mulled Wine
Mulled Wine
12
Champagne
Mumm Cordon Rouge NV
Reims
25
125
Methode Traditionelle
Terra Serena Prosecco NV
Italy
12
58
Daniel Le Brun Cuvee Speciale NV
Marlborough
12.50
60
Chardonnay
Te Kairanga 2020
Martinborough
14
67
Brancott Letter Series O 2019
Marlborough
13
62
Church Road McDonald Series 2020
Hawkes Bay
14
68
Wairau River 2020
Marlborough
11
50
Sauvignon Blanc
Te Kairanga 2020
Martinborough
15
67
Mt Beautiful 2019
North Canterbury
12
55
Opawa 2021
Marlborough
11
50
Tiki 2020
Waipara
13
62
Pinot Gris
Te Awanga Wildsong 2021
Hawkes Bay
11
50
Palliser 2021
Martinborough
13
72
Roaring Meg 2021
Central Otago
12
56
Riesling
Roaring Meg 2020
Central Otago
12
58
Te Kairanga 2019
Martinborough
14
69
Gewürtztraminer
Te Whare Ra 2020
Marlborough
15
80
Rose
Church Road 'Gwen' 2020
Hawkes Bay
14
65
Saddleback 2021
Central Otago
12
56
Opawa 2021
Marlborough
11
50
Pinot Noir
The Duke of Cromwell 2019
Central Otago
13
64
Roaring Meg 2019
Central Otago
85
Te Kairanga 2019
Martinborough
15
78
Vavasour 2018
Marlborough
78
Cabernet/Merlot Blends
Church Road McDonald Series 2018
Hawkes Bay
15
74
Jim Barry 'Cover Drive' 2018
Barossa
13.5
64
Siglo Saco Tempranillo
Rioja
12
58
Syrah/Shiraz
Grant Burge Miamba 2020
Barossa
12
58
Clearview Cape Kidnappers 2019
Hawkes Bay
14
68
Yalumba Samuals Collection 2018
Barossa
13.5
64
Tap Beer
Gls
Jug
Emersons Quench Pilsner 4.0%
12
40
Panhead Supercharger APA 5.7%
13
42
Emersons Bird Dog IPA 7.0%
14
44
Panhead Sandman Hazy 5.2%
13
42
Speights Apple Cider 4.6%
11
36
Guest Tap – ask our waitstaff for latest brew
Bottled Beer
Btl
Corona, Steinlager Classic, Steinlager Pure, Pure Blonde, Mac’s Black, Becks
12
Steinlager Light 2%
10
Steinlager Zero 0%
8
Emersons - Orange Roughy Hazy
12
Corona Bucket (4x Bottles)
43
Cider
Btl
Isaac’s Crisp Apple Low Sugar
11
Magners Original
13
Cocktails
Plumtini18
Vodka, Plum Liqueur, Black Doris plum Syrup & lime
Cherry Blossom20
Sour Cherry Gin, Lychee Liquer, Galliano, Lemon Juice
Beach Bum!18
Malibu, Bacardi, pineapple, Cranberry & a splash of lemon
Berry Happy18
Vodka, Prosecco, Berrys & Cranberry
The Garden of Eve18
Beefeater 24, Sour apple, lemon juice, apple sherbet rim
Liquourice All-Sort20
42 Below, Ouzo, coconut ice cream & Creaming soda syrup
Bramble18
Sipsmith Dry Gin, Crème de Mûre, lemon juice & bitters
Dark 'n' Stormy20
Goslings Black Seal Rum, lime, ginger & Ginger Beer
Mai Tai20
Appletons Rum, Trois Rivieres Rhum Blanc Grand Marnier, Orgeat & Lime
Espresso Martini20
Vodka, Kaklua & Immigrants Son espresso
Mocktails10
Apple Raz, Virgin Mojito, Red rocks, Creaming Soda Spritz
Milkshakes
Boozy 16 / Non Alcoholic 12
Golden Pash – mango, passionfruit, white chocolate, mango & white chocolate liqueurs
Choccy Lamington– chocolate, coconut, Malibu & chocolate liqueur
Ginger Crunch – Gingernut, Ginger Syrup, Salted Caramel Kahlua, Cinnamon Liquer
Non - Alcoholic
Btl
Pete's Natural Soda
- Feijoa lemonade
- Lime-o-nade
- Currant crush
- Feijoa lemonade
- Lime-o-nade
- Currant crush
8
Six Barrel Soda
- Raspberry & Lemon
- Cola Six
- Raspberry & Lemon
- Cola Six
8
Little City Kombucha
- Green apple
- Orange & tumeric
- Lemon & ginger
- Green apple
- Orange & tumeric
- Lemon & ginger
9
Wingin' It Wednesday
Our famous hot wings only $1! With red pepper and blue cheese sauce. *Available from 3pm - 6pm only.
Happy Half Price Thursday
1/2 priced Moroccan spiced calamari. *Available 3pm - 6pm only
Fush & Chups Friday
Only $15. Available from 3pm - 6pm only*
Saturday Shell-ebration
Saturday Shell-ebration enjoy 1/2 priced mussels! *Available 3pm - 6pm only
Super Sunday
Kids Eat Free all day! *When accompanied by an adult before 6pm. Maximum 2 children per adult. Child must be under 10years. 1 kids menu per child with accompanying adult main. Dining complete before 6pm.THE CRAB SHACK WELLINGTON
The Crab Shack (a first for Wellington and N.Z) is our restaurant at the southern end of Shed 5 on Queen's Wharf. The Crab Shack is a coastal/Cape Cod themed casual dining and drinking experience.
Specialising in seafood with a special emphasis on crab yet including other fabulous meals "By the Scoop" & "From the Charcoal Barrel" are all included on our menu.
The Crab Shack provides fun, smiles and frivolity in a casual yet entertaining environment. Affordable is an understatement, check out our daily deals today!
Now open Thursday to Sunday 11.30am till late.