Zest Cafe in Tauranga Menu

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Zest Muesli* $7.50
- Dried fruit, coconut, seeds + nuts tossed with honey + smothered with yoghurt
Fat Toast and Jam* $6.50
- Fresh homemade bread with a selection of preserves
Pancakes $14.50
- Light + fluffy served with berry compote, lashings of cream + a swirl of maple syrup
Grazing Time $18.50
- Crispy bacon, hashbrown, tomato, sausage + eggs to your liking
Mushrooms* $16.50
- Sauté + simmered in a herbed cream reduction with grilled bacon
Bacon and Eggs* $14.50
- Fat toast, grilled bacon + eggs cooked to your liking
Mince on Toast $13.50
- Savoury lean beef cooked in rich tomato juslie on fat toast topped with a poached egg
Eggs on Toast* $9.50
- Eggs cooked to your liking on fat toast
Zest Benedict* $16.50
- Fat toast, bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise, cracked pepper
Vegetarian Frittata* $16.50
- Jam packed with seasonal vegetables topped with a fresh tomato salsa + sour cream

Eggs $2.50
Bacon $3.00
Mushrooms $3.00
Tomato $3.00
Hollandaise $ 2.50
Hash Brown $2.50
Baked Beans $2.50
Spaghetti $2.50
Toast $1.50

Big bowl of Coco Pops $6.00
Mini pancakes $6.00
Watties Baked Beans on toast $6.00
Watties Spaghetti on toast $6.00
Eggs $6.00
- scrambled or poached on toasted bread

Seafood Chowder* $12.50
- Full of chunky seafood, enriched with cream + fresh herbs
Kiwi Burger $13.50
- Prime Angus beef pattie, onion jam, salad greens, beetroot, egg + whole grain mustard aioli on our own homemade toasted bun
Salmon Salad Greek Style* $15.50
- Smoked salmon with feta, olives, sun-dried tomatoes + mesclun bound with a zested caper + chive dressing
Thai Chicken Salad $15.50
- Tender chicken saute in a spicy honey, ginger thai sauce, tossed with crispy noodles, roasted cashews + salad greens.
Zest Pasta $15.50
- Fettuccine with saute chicken, mushrooms + fresh herbs in a white wine cream.
Vegetable Melt* $14.50
- Roasted vegetable stack grilled with mozzarella, drizzled with pesto infusion + red pepper essence.
Mediterranean Lamb Salad* $15.50
- Pan seared spiced lamb, tossed with roasted vegetables drizzled with a zesty mint yoghurt dressing.
BLT $14.50
- Bacon, lettuce + tomato with aioli on lightly toasted vienna.

Zest Loaf $6.50
- with herb butter + relish
Fries* $6.50
- served with aioli + tomato sauce
Potato wedges $10.50
- with grilled cheese, sour cream + sweet chili swirl
Fish Goujons and Chips $11.50
- Crumbed fish served with fries+ lemon aioli
Smoked Chicken Filo $14.50
- Smoked chicken with spinach, hazelnuts + cream cheese, wrapped in filo with spiced plum sauce. Served with seasonal salad
Asian Pork & Prawns $12.50
- Pork wontons + prawn twisters with sweet chili + honey soy.

Mixed Grill* $17.50
- A selection of lean cuts of beef, chicken, + lamb with a honey soy dipping sauce
Chicken Kebabs* $16.50
- Skewers of marinated breast fillet with a sweet chilli sauce
Prime Rump Steak* $16.50
- With a bernaise dipping sauce
Surf ‘n’ Turf* $18.50
- Prime rump, scallop + prawn with a seafood dipping sauce
Scotch Fillet* $19.50
- 200gm scotch fillet with a bernaise dipping sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

Your choice of fresh meat and vegetarian topped with your favourite sauces pita bread optional
4x Dolmas with fresh lemon & cacik $5.00
Extra $1.00
- Falafel or mujver
Lamb on rice $7.00
Pita bread with hummus $5.00
Mixed (chicken, lamb) S $10 / L $ 12
Falafel S $10 / L $ 11.5
- Chick pea and herb patty
Mujver S $10 / L $ 11.5
- A combination of zucchini, corn, pumpkin etc

BBQ Ribs $24.90
- Tender baby back BBQ basted ribs served with seasoned fries and onion rings
-add bacon $4.50
Griddle Corn Cakes $18.90
- Topped with avocado, crispy bacon, feta, salsa and finished with sour cream and basil pesto
Buffalo Skins (V) $15.90
- Crisp seasoned wedges tossed in sweet chilli, grilled mozzarella and topped with sour cream and bacon
Pork Belly (GF) $24.90
- Crispy slow roasted pork belly with a mango glaze served with garlic and onion potato mash
Cottage Pie $9.90
- Savoury mince topped with garlic and potato mash and cheese then baked til crisp
Calamari (GF) $18.90
- Lightly dusted in seasoned flour and flash fried until golden served with fresh salad and Dixie Rice
Cajun Chicken Salad (GF) $18.90
- Tender chicken pieces dusted with Cajun spices, roasted red pepper and bacon on salad leaves topped with a cucumber and yoghurt dressing

Tom Yum Stir Fry
- Tom Yum paste stir fried with spicy and sour carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, mushroom, tomato, spring onion and basil
Hot Basil and Chilli Stir Fry
- Stir fry with hot basil, chili, garlic, carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, green beans and bamboo shoots
Pad Thai
- The most popular Thai noodle dish. Stir fried noodles with bean sprouts, spring onion, tofu, egg and crushed peanuts
Deep Fried Banana $10.00
- Deep fried banana served with vanilla ice cream, topped with nuts and whipped cream
- Fish (Snapper) $26.50
Stir Fried Rice $22.50
- Fried rice with tofu, egg and seasonal vegetables
Trio of Ice-Cream $10.00
- A scoop each of lemongrass and ginger, passionfruit with lemon curd, and a flavour of the day
Chicken Skewers (4) $10.00
- BBQ chicken on a skewer served with satay sauce

Avocado nigiri $8.00
2x sashimi, 2x nigiri balls, 2x ebi tempura, 4x calamari tempura, 2x sake or hotate furay $30.00
Maguro nigiri (tuna) $8.00
Ebi roll (prawns, avocado) $17.50
California maguro (tuna, avocado) $15.50
Tempura chicken roll (tempura chicken, avocado, chives) $17.50
Cheese furay $11.50
- camembert cheese cooked in panko breadcrumbs with salori or berry sauce
Vege (cherry tomato, mushroom & courgette) $16.50

Pork Chashu Paitan Ramen (Soy/Miso/Sault) $14.00
- Original paitan ramen with extra chashu pork. 5 pcs chashu pork, bamboo shoots and leek
Vegetarian Miso Ramen $10.00
- Chidori blended miso with vegetable soup broth leek, spring onion, bamboo shoots and sweet corn
Japanese steamed rice $1.50 / Extra noodle $2.00
Edamame Soy Beans $4.00
- Japanese bes and healthy starter
Crumble Prawn (3 pcs) $5.50
- Crispy crumble deep fried prawn. Served with Japanese katsu sauce on top and mayonnaise
Pork Chashu $4.00
Pork Gyoza Dumpling $6.00
- Japanese style pork and cabbage dumplings. *Vegetarian option available
Deep Fried Squid (Tentacles) $5.50
- Great seasoned deep fried squid tentacles. Served with Japanese mayonnaise

Mini Six Barrel Soda $4
Pulled Organic Lamb Greek Gyros $19.50
- Toasted Flat Bread with pulled lamb, zesty herbed Tabouli & tomatoes drizzled with tahini yoghurt
Eggs Benedict $17.50
- on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/spinach
Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
- Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
Salted Caramel Brioche French Toast Fingers $18.50
- with banana, blueberries & pistachios Topped with vanilla mascapone
Housesmoked Salmon $6
Kiddies Pack – (ham & cheese toastie, fairy slice & juice box) $11.50

Cajun Chicken $24.50
- mango chutney, banana, coriander yogurt, cashew nuts
Pulled Pork Sliders $19.50
- apple relish, cress, aioli (3)
Snapper & Prawn $26.00
- chilli, caper, spring onion
Anchovy $22.00
- olive, spanish onion, caper, chilli, parsley
Panko Mushrooms $27.00
- baby carrots, grilled halloumi, chimichurri, pecorino( v)
Hells Bells $23.00
- hot salami, chilli (for serious chilli lovers)
Steak Sandwich $24.00
- sirloin beef, ciabatta, smoked cheddar, onion jam, chimichurri aioli
Meat Board $ 27.00
- cured meats, relish, olives, pickles, herb bread

Summer tomato salad, bufallo mozzarella, balsamic spheres $18.00
Beef carpaccio, wine barrel smoked mushrooms, Harrys bar dressing $18.00
Peanut butter ice cream sundae, salted caramel popped corn, pistachio bark $16.00
Slow cooked lamb shoulder, aubergine puree, roasted cherry tomatoes $28.00
- zucchini, maderia jus
Black doris plum, cherry frangipane tart, fig & honey ice cream $16.00
Whipped ricotta, compressed cucumber, kalamata olives, toasted sourdough $12.00
Wild mushroom pearl barley risotto, confit lemon, truffle oil $28.00
Crispy potato skin, pecorino cheese, garlic emulsion $12.00

Lamb skewers ‘Old Beijing style’ Lamb shoulder $18
- spiced cumin and chili salt, fresh mint and marinated onion
Spring Rolls $13.5
- free range chicken, prawn, vermicelli, fresh coriander, water chestnuts and garlic shoots
Edamame Beans $8
- wok-fried, seven spice, sea salt, sesame oil
Teriyaki Salmon Bowl $31
- sweet brown rice, panko crumbed egg, pickled cucumber, ginger, sweet wasabi and seaweed salad
Salmon Green Papaya Salad $23.5
- home smoked salmon, sprouts, cucumber, crushed peanuts, green beans, fresh coriander and spicy fish sauce dressing
Steamed Buns (two) $13.5
- Roasted Pork Belly, hoisin, pickled cucumber, coriander, sriracha sauce
Rare Beef Salad Bo Tai Chanh $24
- eye fillet of beef marinated in lemon juice, crushed cashew nuts, Vietnamese mint, fresh coriander, mung bean sprouts, hearts of cos leaves and nuoc charm dressing
Kimchessy Rice Balls $12
- Shitake mushrooms, kimchi, coriander, sriracha mayonnaise

8PC. DBL AVO $9.70
- 4 pieces Smoked Salmon & Avocado
8PC. JUMBO $11.00
8PC. DBL AVO $8.90
Double Avocado Fresh Salmon
Nigiri Sushi Medley $30.90
- 4 pieces Smoked Salmon & Double Avocado
Smoked Salmon & Avocado

Bacon and Eggs Bacon and eggs on toasted ciabatta $14.00
Steak and Chips Inch thick scotch fillet with creamy mushrooms and choose salad or eggs $26.00
Hot Chips $6.00
Open Lamb Sandwich Tender lamb fillet on toasted rye with fresh salad, aioli and onion jam $17.50
Kids Nuggets and Chips (BBQ or tomato sauce) $8.50
Hot Chips $6.00
Club Sandwich Ham or Smoked Chicken. Fresh salad sandwich on soft grain bread with aioli and capsicum jam (GF avail.) $8.00
B.L.A.T Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato with homemade aioli $16.00

Phad Thai $17.50
- popular traditional Thai rice noodle with your choice of chicken, beef or pork
Tropical Jungle Curry $17.50
- Traditional spicy Thai curry with herbs and vegetables without coconut cream with your choice of chicken, beef, lamb or pork
Pork Chop $17.50
- Grilled pork chop with chilli garlic lemon sauce served with stir fried vegetables
Crispy Belly (Moo Krob) $17.50
- Stir-fried crispy pork cooked with vegetables and peanut sauce
Garlic and Black Pepper $17.50
- Stir-fried with mixed vegetables in garlic and pepper sauce with your choice of chicken, pork, lamb or beef
Curry Puff $8.00
- Delicious puff pastry filled with fragrant curry minced chicken and potatoes
Panang Curry $17.50
- A mild curry cooked with coconut cream green beans, carrots, ground peanuts and capsicum with your choice of chicken, beef, pork or lamb
Sweet and Sour $17.50
- Sweet and sour sauce stir-fried with vegetables with your choice of chicken or pork

Pancakes $14.50
- Light + fluffy served with berry compote, lashings of cream + a swirl
Vegetarian frittata $16.50
- Jam packed with seasonal vegetables topped with a fresh tomato salsa sour cream
●Desserts
Watties spaghetti on toast $6.00
Prime rump $26.50
- Prime rump steak with a bearnaise dipping sauce
Vegetable melt $18.50
- Roasted vegetable stack grilled with mozzarella, drizzled with pesto infusion + red pepper essence
Sticky date pudding $10.50
- With a dreamy toffee sauce
Fries $6.50
- Served with aioli + tomato sauce