1908 Cafe Restaurant in Otago Menu

LUNCH LUNCH
  • Vegetarian soup of the day $11.50
    • Served with in house bread
  • Seafood chowder $12.50
    • Also served with in house bread
  • Toasted garlic bread $12.50
  • Bowl of wedges $7.00
    • Served with sour cream & chilli sauce
  • Gourmet toasted sandwiches $13.50
    • Served with a whole grain mustard dressed slaw ( Cream cheese, bacon, basil pesto & tomato / Chicken, camembert & spiced apricot / Salami, mushroom, sundried tomato)
  • Lamb shank $19.50
    • Braised in maple syrup & orange juice served with potato mash & salad
  • All day breakfast $19.50
    • Sausages, mushroom, tomato, fried eggs, bacon, hash brown & toasted in house bread
  • Smoked salmon, prawn & cherry tomato salad $23.00
    • Cold smoked salmon scattered over a tossed salad with juicy prawns, home grown cherry tomatoes with a red wine vinegar & Dijon emulsion
  • Fish & chips $23.50
    • Fresh Lemon Sole fillet fried in a light batter served with thick cut fries & a tossed green salad
  • Steak & chips $27.50
    • Ribeye steak served with a garlic, mushroom or green peppercorn sauce with thick cut fries & a tossed green salad
  • Satay beef salad $18.50
    • Warm, tender strips of ribeye resting on a cucumber & lettuce salad with a crunchy satay dressing
  • Cajun chicken & lentil cake stack $20.50 / $17.90
    • A coriander flavoured lentil cake with aioli, floating on a fire roasted red pepper sauce, seasoned chicken & dressed slaw (Can also be vegetarian with pan fried Portobello mushrooms)

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Luna’s tomato & herb based mince, toasted ciabatta, fresh herbs $15.00
    • luna's tomato & herb based mince, toasted ciabatta, fresh herbs (gf)
  • smoked chicken $20.00
    • brie cheese & plum chutney stuffed filo parcels, green salad, house made tomato salsa
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.00
    • bacon and eggs any style, toasted ciabatta
  • Classic eggs benedict $17.00
    • house made hollandaise, toasted ciabatta with either streaky bacon, hot smoked salmon, or tomato & mushroom(gf)(v)
  • Panko crusted corn fritters $16.00
    • tomato relish, feta cheese salad, cherry tomatoes (gf)
  • Big breakfast $22.00
    • roasted tomato, sausage, mushrooms, crispy hash brown, eggs any style, streaky bacon, toast(gf)
  • house made sandwich, see blackboard for today’s creation(gf) $20.00
  • -Brunch: add bacon $3.00
  • Pickle (Hot & Sour) $4.50
  • Chicken Tikka (5pcs) $11.00
    • Boneless pieces of chicken marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor.
  • Jalfrezi Chicken or Lamb $18.00
    • Chicken or lamb cooked in a sour tomato gravy with onion and capsicum.
  • Vegetable Samosa (2pcs) $7.00
    • Mashed potatoes, green peas and spices filled into a pyramid shape dough, crisp fried and served with homemade tamarind sauce.
  • Onion Bhajees (6pcs) $7.00
    • Finely sliced onion dipped in chickpea batter and deep-fried. Served with tamarind sauce.
  • Jeera Rice $5.50
    • Rice cooked with cumin seeds.
  • Whole Tandoori Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
  • Pulaoo Chicken, lamb or vegetables $16.50
    • Rice cooked with chicken, lamb, or vegetables and spices.
  • Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
  • Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
  • Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
    • Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
  • Garlic bread & dips $6.00
  • all toasted sandwiches served with chips and aioli
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
  • Cured pastrami, grilled mozzarella& aioli
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $2
  • Jalapeno Sherion $0.5
  • BBQ $13
    • Beef, Swiss Cheese, Grilled Pineapple, BBQ Sauce
  • Pan-Fried $15
    • Fish, Gherkins, Salsa Verde
  • Wild Venison Pattie $15
    • Blue Cheese, Beetroot relish
  • Baygu $16
    • Cajun Spiced Fish, Avocado, Tahini Yoghurt
  • Brie/ Feta/ Blue $2
  • Extra Pattie $6
  • Pork Belly $30.00
    • Five Spice Pork belly slow cooked with malt vinegar' & bourbon glaze Served on pumpkin mash W crispy crackling & kumara chips and Vegetables
  • Soup of the Day $11.50
    • With roasted ciabatta
  • Chicken Breast $29.50
    • Oven baked Chicken W melted brie, cranberries & wrapped in streaky bacon. Served with pea puree & plum sauce. With Vegetables OR French fries & Salad
  • -Add Eggs (each) $3.00
  • Grilled Blue Cod on Rice $21.00
    • Combined with a delicious Thai Red Curry. Mild / Medium / Hot
  • Prawn Twisters & Garlic Aioli Dipping Sauce $12.50
    • Prawn meat wrapped in Wonton paper & lightly deep fried.
  • Mushrooms on Toasted Ciabatta Bread $15.00
    • Baby mushrooms in creamy white wine sauce topped with streaky bacon
  • Toast $2.00
  • (GF) = Gluten Free Options available including our Scrumptious Lemon Battered Blue Cod!!
  • Moeraki Burger $18.00
    • Beef, BBQ, Bacon & Cheese, *Grilled Chicken, Brie & Cranberry or Beer Battered Blue Cod & Tartare. Lettuce, Tomato, Coleslaw & onion
  • -Add Mushrooms $3.50
  • Homemade Soup of the day with Bread (GF) $11.00
  • Garden salad (GF) $6.50
  • (Only Served till 4pm)
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Steak Sandwich $16.50
    • 100 gram Ribeye Steak with onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Coleslaw & our secret relish on tasty wholesome bread served with our famous chips
  • Vista Chocolate Plate
    • three individual chocolate desserts
  • Penne Pasta $20.00
    • penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
  • Chef’s Soup of the Day $10.00
    • made with fresh local produce served with a slice of lightly toasted ciabatta
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $10.00
    • with ponzu dressing
  • Enjoy a side with any main dish for $7….
  • Wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Mushroom Risotto $14.00
    • sauteed mushroom in a rich creamy risotto with shaved parmesan and roasted Portobello mushrooms
  • Oeufs a la neige (floating egg island)
    • soft meringue in a pool of creme anglaise finished with caramel
  • Salmon Steak $37.50
    • char-grilled medium rare & on the bone – with zaru soba noodles with pickled cucumber & South Island seaweed salad
  • Locally baked Bread with fresh cultured butter (seriously good!) from the Whitestone Cheese Company in North Otago $9
  • Gurnard $37
    • sweet, firm white fillets - pan- roasted with new season Perla potatoes, Nevis Garden’s asparagus & spring herb butter
  • Marinated Northland Hikuwai Sardine fillets with marjoram salsa verde, house-made yoghurt, grilled toasts $19
  • The Happy Hen Pavlova $15.90
    • made with fresh eggs from our own very happy hens free ranging at Fishbone Farm – with strawberries & cream
  • Crunchy cos lettuce with mustard dressing $9.50
  • Fishbone’s Spring Salad $18
    • Crystal Garden salad leaves, Kaikora Valley goat’s cheese, Nevis Garden’s asparagus, blueberries & hazelnuts from Marlborough with Fishbone Farm’s honey & sherry vinaigrette
  • Sole $38
    • sweet mild flavour with a fine, delicate texture - pan-roasted fillet with shaved courgettes, preserved lemon, toasted pine nuts, salted fish, tomatoes, crushed spring peas & tarragon mayonnaise
  • Sizzling Lamb Chops in XO Sauce $30.00
  • Seafood & Tofu on Steamed Egg $30.00
  • Honey Chicken $22.00
    • Bones On-Chopped
  • Spicy Pork Belly Slices $22.00
  • Chinese Roast Pork & Taro $24.00
  • Fillet Steak - Black Pepper $30.00
  • Chicken & Seaweed Soup $6.00
  • Deluxe Entree Platter $8.00
    • Spring Rolls, Wontons, BBQ Pork Buns & Treasure Prawn Dumplings (Minimum order for 2 persons)
  • Warm marinated tomatoes $6.00
  • Eichardt’s legendary seafood chowder, house-made sourdough $26.00
  • Brioche & jam $6.00
  • Mushrooms & Hollandaise $19.00
    • Roast wild thyme mushrooms, poached eggs, dark rye sourdough toast, creamy hollandaise, local rocke
  • Toast $11.00
    • White & wholemeal toast, butter, homemade jam
  • Muesli $15.00
    • Eichardt's toasted muesli, either: Natural with milk and poached local organic berries or Bircher style; soaked overnight in apple juice, with yoghurt & blackcurrant couli
  • Eichardt’s hand-cut chips, olive salt, roast garlic aioli $8.00
  • Yoghurt $15.00
    • Natural yoghurt, honey, poached Cromwell berrie
  • Specialty Beancurd M $22.00 /L $39.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice M $15.00/ L $26.00
  • Beef with Oyster Sauce M $18.00/L $32.00
  • Beancurd & Sliced Fish M $22.00 /L $36.00
  • Beef Fried Noodles M $16.00 /L $24.00
  • King Prawn with Salt & Pepper M$23.00/L$38.00
  • Deep Fried Ice Cream $7.00
  • Steam (or Deep Fried) Whole Sole Fish from $38.00
  • Vegetable Stack with pine nuts & feta Oven baked field mushrooms stacked with fire roasted capsicum, layered with pine nuts & feta, then finished with a spinach puree $14.00
  • All Day Breakfast Sausages, mushroom, tomato, fried eggs, bacon, hash brown & toasted in house bread $19.50
  • Soup of the Day Served with in house bread $11.00
  • Tender Chicken Breast Wrapped in manuka smoked bacon sitting on an olive oil & lemon mash with a beetroot mousse & covered with a cranberry, pistachio & red wine sauce $31.50
  • 250g of Prime Ribeye Served on spiced potato cubes, floating on a smoked paprika & tomato fondue with a basil & artichoke dressing $32.50
  • Bowl of Wedges Served with sour cream & chilli sauce $6.00
  • Toasted Garlic Bread $4.00
  • Bowl of Chips $4.50
  • Banana Foster / Chocolate Brownie / Pineapple & Ice Cream $12.00
  • Seafood Chowder $14.00
  • -Add Traditional beef sausage $3.00
  • Lamb Shank Pie $27.00
    • Lamb shank slow braised in red wine, mushrooms, tomatoes & vegetables topped with flakey pastry.
  • Breads & Spreads $14.50
  • Chicken Filo $22.50
    • Chicken, spinach, bacon, cream cheese, brie, walnuts & apricot sauce bound in filo baked until golden, on a cabbage slaw.
  • -With smoked salmon $19.50
  • Mushroom & Port Pate $13.50
    • Craft’s own mushroom pate served with crostini’s.
  • Traditional Beef Bourguignon $27.00
    • Truffle mashed potato / mushroom / red wine reduction
  • Moules mariniere (mussels cooked in white wine) $23.00
    • Bread / garlic / creme fraiche (GF bread on request)
  • Goat cheese crostini salad $19.00
    • Rocket salad/ prosciutto/ rosemary oil
  • Tomme de Savoie (cow, semi hard, region de Savoie)
  • Served with French baguette / crackers / Dried fruits / nuts /quince paste
  • Brie de Meaux (cow, soft, region de Meaux)
  • Creamy seafood chowder $28.00
    • French baguette / lemon confit / herb butter
  • Served with your choice of mixed greens our French fries
  • -Small $15.50
  • Garlic Bread Small $7.00 / Large $ 10.00
  • Dan’s Delight
    • Roast pumpkin, asparagus, peppers, feta and rocket dressed with a touch of aioli
  • -Salmon $5
  • -Medium $22.50
  • Garlic and Mozzarella Bread $Small $8.50   Large  $12.00
  • -Add chicken $3.5
  • Soup of the Day $9
1908 Cafe Restaurant

1908 Cafe Restaurant

location

Address

7 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Otago, 9014, New Zealand

phone

Phone

4780801

clock

Opened hours

price range

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

International , New Zealand

features

Features

Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
7 Harington Point Road, Portobello, Otago, 9014, New Zealand
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