Gallery
52 photographs of the food, the pit, the crew, the truck and the rooms – and a minute inside The Olde Saloon.
Black Betty BBQ
Low ’n’ slow over manuka and oak, in the restaurant on Warren Street.
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Pork ribs over the coals -
Takeaway: slider, cornbread, side salad -
Ribs, cornbread and curly fries, boxed to go -
Brisket and slaw burger, straight off the flat top -
Buttermilk fried chicken burger -
Brisket, sliced against the grain -
A whole brisket, bark on -
On the flat top, Warren Street -
Building burgers on the pass -
Brisket sandwich on toasted sourdough -
Pork belly and ribs, off the smoker -
Hokey pokey slice with vanilla ice cream -
Lemon cheesecake, passionfruit -
Salted caramel slice, hokey pokey ice cream -
Pulled pork slider and curly fries -
Cheesecake, strawberry and kiwifruit -
Sharing platters, going out -
The share platter -
The full spread, for a group -
Brisket, chimichurri, pickles, white bread -
One from the bar -
Finishing a dessert to order -
Service, on Warren Street -
Slicing brisket to order -
Baked cheesecake, cinnamon scroll -
Brisket and cheese toastie -
Pulled pork sliders with slaw -
Ribs on the bars -
The big board -
Cheeseburger, pickles, flat top -
The stacked smash burger -
Smoked pork belly, slaw, kūmara purée -
Pork shoulder over the coals -
Hot wings -
Beef short rib, curly fries, gravy -
Pulled pork slider -
Brownie, ice cream, caramel slice
The Olde Saloon
The whisky bar out the back. Open from 4:00 PM, Wednesday to Saturday.
Photographs on the way
The film is above. Still photography of the bar is the one thing this gallery is missing – it is next on the list.
Peacock Lounge
The private room, for parties, functions and long lunches.
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The Peacock Lounge, by day -
A round under the mural -
Settled in on the couches -
Party lights on -
A private function, filling the room -
A night on the floor -
Lights down, lasers up -
The courtyard at dusk -
The courtyard, set up and waiting
Events & Catering
The truck, the trailer and the pit, anywhere in Hawke’s Bay.
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The van, out at a winery -
Serving at a brewery event -
The bar trailer -
Marquee buffet: ribs, sides, salads -
The truck, set up on the grass -
Catering, out on the deck