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

  • Dumpling Soup $7.50
    • soup with vegetable dumplings and egg.
  • Yakisoba Pork $13.00
    • stir fried egg noodle with pork
  • Fresh Tuna Hosomaki
  • -3 Pieces $8.50
  • Fresh Salmon
  • Meals served on rice
  • Karaage Chicken Bento $22.00
  • - 6 Pieces $7.00
  • Lunch Sides $6.50
    • - hand-cut chips
  • -add chicken $4
  • Asian Slaw (GF) (DF) $15
    • With crunchy raw veges, spiced peanuts and a nahm jim-style dressing
  • Ribeye Steak (GF) $33.50
    • With truffle polenta chips, mixed green salad, harissa butter and red-wine jus
  • Roasted Harissa Chicken Salad $18
    • Served warm on a salad of bulgur wheat, spinach, toasted almonds and minted yoghurt
  • - add chicken $4
  • Panko-Crumbed Terakihi $19
    • With rustic chips, green salad and homemade tartare sauce
  • - shoestrings $6.50
  • Bella's Famous Beef Carpaccio, parmesan, rocket, aioli, capers (gf) $20
  • Ice Cream –Vanilla, Rum and Raisin, Cinnamon $12.5
  • Honey roasted pumpkin, sage, aioli (v)(gf) $15
  • Mini Nutella and banana pizzas , vanilla ice cream $15
  • Chicken breast, lentils, bacon, roast garlic, silverbeet , jus, gorgonzola (gf) $35
  • Mixed leaf, olives, sundried tomato, feta (v)(gf) $15
  • Roast Lamb, rosemary polenta, braised shallots, baby spinach, jus (gf) $35
  • Bacon, roast onion, rosemary, pecorino $28
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • A local favourite. Seafood bound in a beautiful creamy fish stock, delicately flavoured with fresh herbs, served with Alehouse bread. Beer Match: Speight's Cider
  • Vegetarian Filo Parcels $19.00
    • Spinach, cream cheese, pinenuts & peppers wrapped in golden filo pastry topped with basil pesto, served on a bed of crispy potatoes, and a fresh garden salad. Beer Match: Speight's Gold Medal Ale
  • Golden Fries (GF-) $8.00/ $9.00
    • With tomato ketchup/ With Cheese
  • Wedges $10.00/ $11.00/ $13.00
    • All served with sweet chilli & sour cream/ With cheese/ With cheese & bacon
  • Beef Stew (GF-) $15.00
    • Slow braised beef, thyme and vegetables, served with potato mash, garden peas and a piece of alehouse bread. Beer Match: Old Dark
  • Chicken Nuggets and chips $8.00
  • Highland Lamb (GF) $19.00
    • Tender marinated Otago lamb, grilled medium rare, laid on fresh garden salad, main served with crispy potatoes. Beer Match: Speight's Distinction Ale
  • Pie (GF-) $15.00
    • Homemade pie of the day served with golden fries and a fresh garden salad. Beer Match: Ask Server
  • Havoc Ham Hock, leek and potato terrine, warm rye, apple gel, chardonnay pickled cauliflower, capers $120
  • Slow cooked egg, puy lentils, butternut squash, puffed grains, shaved parmesan $99
  • Preserved and raw Tamarillo, dark & white chocolate, macaron, salted chocolate crumb $99
  • Goats Cheese, roast carrot, quince, carrot& honey gel, Bee pollen, wild rocket $120
  • 55 Day Aged Beef Rump, char grilled parsnip and Puree, Oyster mushroom, green onion espuma $99
  • Trio of Cheese, our chutney, apple, spent grain crackers $120
  • Lemon Vacharin- Lemon Curd, parfait, crème fraiche, olive oil shortbread, sorbet and crisp meringue $120
  • Preserved and raw Tamarillo, dark & white chocolate, macaron, salted chocolate crumb $120
  • - 8 pcs $7.50
  • 17. Chicken katsu $15.00
  • - add tofu $13.00
  • - 4 pcs $4.00
  • 26. Salmon sushi
  • 1. Miso soup $2.50
  • 16. Karaage chicken $14.50
  • - add tofu $14.00
  • MUSSEL $5.00
  • CHICKEN KARAAGE $14.00
  • TOMATO $5.00
  • RAMEN $15.00
  • PORK SHABU SALAD $10.00
  • EDAMAME $5.50
  • DEEP FRIED SQUID $9.00
  • GARLIC BOMB $7.00
  • Basket of chips with tomato sauce. $6.00
  • Basket of Wedges $9.50
  • Toasted sandwich $5.50
    • Your choice of three fillings.Ham, cheese, onion, tomato, corn, pineapple.
  • Basket of wedges $9.50
    • with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream
  • 2 Mini Hotdogs and Chips $6.00
  • Fish of the day $23.50
    • Either battered or pan-fried with your choice of salad and fries or mash and veg.
  • 8 Chicken Nuggets and Chips $10.00
  • Nachos $17.00
    • served with prime minced beef with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Stuffed kulcha $4.50
    • Plain flour stuffed with spiced potatoes & peas.
  • any dish can be served at your choice of mild, medium, hot or indian hot.
  • Cheese and garlic naan $4.50
    • Plain flour naan stuffed with cheese, garlic and coriander.
  • Peshwari naan(kashmiri naan) $4.50
    • Special naan from peshawar; plain flour bread stuffed with sultana, coconut & cottage cheese.
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with a spiced mince mixture.
  • Malai kofta $6.00
    • Mashed potatoes & cottage cheese balls, deep fried & cooked in cashews gravy.
  • Lamb rogan josh $6.00
    • Diced lamb cooked with ginger, garlic, onions & spices in a traditional north indian style.
  • Chicken naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with spiced chicken tikka.
  • Local cheeses $22.00
    • house-made date & orange chutney, spiced pear (v) (gf*) Wine match - Gibbston Valley Riesling
  • Free range chicken braised, with ginger, lime and honey Corn couscous and courgette and mint salad (gf) (df) Wine match - Red Shed Pinot Blanc $30.00
  • Marinated olives $8.50
  • House-made fresh pasta,made daily with free-range Hokanui eggs. Please ask wait staff for today’s choice & wine match $26.00
  • Sicilian fish stew with blue cod, Akaroa salmon, and potatoes, Caramalised fennel, basil almond agresto (gf) (df) Wine match - China Terrace 95 Chardonnay $34.00
  • Chicken bolognaise $15.00
    • fresh pasta, grated cheese (v*) (gf*)
  • Kumara, broccoli and courgette fritters, with Moroccan spices roast red onion, date syrup, beluga lentils and tomatoes (gf) (df) Wine match - Le Maitre Pinot Noir $28.00
  • House-baked bread, Cairnmuir olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar, olives $13.50
  • house-made Muesli $12
    • With yoghurt & seasonal fruit compote
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
  • -Spinach
  • Porridge $10
    • Served with cream, maple syrup & mixed berries
  • Monday to Friday 7:30 am - 2:00 pm Saturday 8:00am-2:00pm
  • Big Bacon Buttie $10
  • -Chorizo, red peppers,avocado & paprika
  • Penne Pasta $16.50
    • -creamy mushroom & parmesan sauce, poached egg & truffle oil
  • Prawn Cutlet Mignon $18.50
    • Prawns wrapped in Streaky Bacon, baked and topped with a cucumber noodle salad and lightly dressed with Garlic Aioli
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • Served with toasted Ciabatta Bread
  • Chicken Satay $13.50
    • Sauteed Chicken Tenderloin, bound in a coconut flavoured Satay sauce, served with Basmati rice
  • Seafood Chowder $15.50
    • Served with toasted Ciabatta Bread
  • Roast of the Day $23.00
    • With Steamed and Roast Vegetables, Potatoes and Gravy
  • Moroccan Lamb Shank
    • Braised, lightly spiced Lamb Shank bound together with Chickpeas and Vegetables and served with Mashed Potatoes
  • Steamed Rice $5.00
  • Gourmet Lamb or Chicken Burger $18.50
    • Your choice of either a Homemade Lamb and Mint Pattie or a Crispy Battered Chicken Pattie with Bacon, Tomato, Cheese, Salad Greens and Aioli. Served with Fries and Tomato Sauce
  • Queen's Margherita (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
    • Mozzarella, tomatoes & more mozzarella
  • Gourmet Mince Nachos $7.9
  • Lolly Molly $8.90
    • Gummy lollies with strawberry & chocolate sauce
  • Mr Veggie (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
    • Mozzarella, tomatoes, onion, mushroom, spinach, capsicum & olives
  • Tandoori Express (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
    • Tandoori chicken, cashew nuts, red peppers, red onions, mozzarella & mint yoghurt sauce
  • Chicken Lover $12.90
    • Add bacon for one dollar
  • Meaty Balls For You (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
    • Mozzarella, homemade meat balls, tomatoes & onions
  • Salty Goodness $8.90
    • Pretzel, caramel sauce with a pinch of rock salt
  • NO5 MEZZE & DESSERT $60pp
  • HOKEY POKEY $8.00
    • A scoop of our homemade classic Kiwi ice-cream with plenty of crunchy honeycombs
  • BACON & EGGS $18.00
    • Our own house-cured bacon, toasted Spire sourdough, poached free-range eggs, homemade tomato relish
  • NO5 MEZZE & DESSERT & GLASS OF BUBBLES/LOCAL WINE $45pp
  • GIBBSTON VALLEY CHEESES $10/32
    • All made at the Gibbston Valley Cheesery, choose individual cheeses or a board of all four, served with our homemade crackers, sourdough, pickles & relishes: Glenroy Cheddar; Balfour Sheep’s Cheese; Kawarau Blue; Maasdam
  • MUSHROOM BRUSCHETTA (V) $19.00
    • Roast Portabello mushrooms in cream, garlic & mustard on toasted sourdough, with pine nuts & local rocket
  • CHARGRILLED BROCCOLINI WITH ROMESCO SAUCE $7.00
  • HAND-CUT CHIPS, OLIVE SALT, TOMATO & SAFFRON AIOLI $7.00
  • gluten dree and vegetarian pizzas available
  • The carnivore L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • All your usual meaty toppings w cheese and smokey bbq sauce
  • Smoked chicken $12.50
    • Smoked chicken, cranberry and brie w salad
  • Garlic bread $6.50
    • A multi pull apart loaf smothered in garlic herb butter, perfect to share
  • check out blackboards for specials and desserts
  • Chicken & brie L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • With cheese and plum sauce
  • Soup w bread $12.00
    • A bowl of steaming hot goodness! See our blackboard to choose
  • Chicken & bacon L $21.5 / S $16.5
    • With capsicum, cheese and apricot sauce
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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