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

  • Scoop ice cream $3.00
  • Onion Rings X4 $2.00
  • Sticky Date Cake $9.95
    • Topped with a butterscotch sauce, served warm with whipped cream & ice cream
  • Big Breakfast $16.95
    • Streaky bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, & fried eggs, with your choice of fries, hash browns or toasted brown bread
  • Chicken Fettuccine $19.95
    • Chicken & bacon pieces with fettuccine pasta in a creamy garlic, onion & white wine sauce, topped with parmesan cheese
  • Sausage $2.00 each
  • Extras $4.00 each
    • Add chicken, bacon, falafel or garlic prawns
  • Grated Cheese $2.00
  • Add: bacon, tomato, spinach, mushroom, avo $5ea
  • Two Free range eggs any style on toast $13
  • Southern fried chicken sandwich, soft Turkish roll, red slaw, handcut agria fries, dill pickles $25
  • Crispy pork belly salad,edamame, spinach, lotus root, tamarillo vinaigrette $23
  • Turkish poached eggs, garlic, dill, greek yoghurt, chilli and grilled bread $18
  • Ricotta hotcakes, roasted quince, cardamom, honeycomb, vanilla bean mascarpone $18
  • Crispy shrimp Huevos Rancheros, soft flour tortilla, black beans, avacado salsa, fried eggs, hot sauce, coriander $24
  • Field and Japanese mushrooms, black pudding, tarragon, fried potato, poached egg $21
  • Burnt meringue N/A
    • honey foam, manuka honey icecream, gingerbread crumbs
  • Hunters terrine N/A
    • pancetta, radish, mustard, duck liver mousse, sourdough
  • House charcuterie board N/A
    • a selection of cured meats from the cellar
  • Artichokes N/A
    • leeks, Amisfield olive oil espuma, spring tendrils, flowers
  • Local beets N/A
    • buffalo cream, asparagus, pickled onions, walnuts
  • Cheese N/A
    • Whitestone Lindis Pass brie,Cow, New Zealand, Whitestone Totara tasty aged cheddar, Cow, New Zealand, Kikorangi blue, Cow, New Zealand, Barry's Bay aged gouda, Cow, New Zealand, Barry's Bay Wainui special cheddar, Cow, New Zealand, Ramara, Cow, New Zealand, Manchego, Sheep, Spain
  • House sorbets N/A
    • selection of chef's favourites
  • Spring garden flowers N/A
    • farm egg, asparagus, herbs, fried bread
  • Shahi Paneer - Home made Indian cottage cheese cooked with crushed almonds, cream and tomatoes, served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Aaloo Saag - Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Onion Kulcha - Naan with a stuffing of onions and spices. $4.00
  • Lamb / Chicken Vindaloo - A hot dish, made world famous by the Chefs of Goa. It has a Portugese influence. It is cooked with vinegar, capsicum and whole spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Keema Naan - Naan with a stuffing of spiced lamb mince. $5.00
  • Tandoori Roti - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread baked in the tandoor. $3.00
  • Buttermilk fried chicken, spring tomato harissa $15.00
  • Bluff octopus a la plancha, roast red pepper, saffron aioli $15.00
  • Goats cheese profiteroles, Rātā blossom honey, rosemary $10.00
  • Treacle & rye bread, home smoked butter $8.00
  • Moko smoked eel, steamed eggplant, asparagus, Asian dressing, beetroot $ 19.00
  • Roasted Cambridge duck breast $45.00
    • Confit leg, grape, shiitake, smoked kumara puree
  • Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
  • Pan-fried blue cod $38.00
    • Cloudy Bay clams, vanilla braised fennel, radish, wild asparagus
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Chocolate mousse $3.50
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • Ham and cheese $5.00
    • Ham topped with mozzarella
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Chefs daily selection of fresh homemade soup, served with Alehouse bread. Beer match: Ask Server
  • Shearer’s Shanks $21.00/ $27.00
    • Tender & delicious, oven-roasted with Central Otago thyme & garlic, topped with Alehouse gravy & mint glaze. Served on potato mash with a medley of Otago vegetables. Beer match: Speight’s Old Dark (Medium/ Large)
  • Baby Pizza $8.00
    • With ham, cheese and chips
  • Kids Steak, salad and fries $10.00
  • Shearer’s Shanks (GF-) $21.00/ $27.00
    • Tender & delicious, oven-roasted lamb shanks with Central Otago thyme & garlic, topped with Alehouse gravy & mint glaze. Served on potato mash with a medley of Otago vegetables. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark (M/ L)
  • Wedges $10.00/ $11.00/ $13.00
    • All served with sweet chilli & sour cream/ With cheese/ With cheese & bacon
  • Southern Kids picnic platter $9.00
    • Cold meats, cheese, fruit, bread and vegetables
  • Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli $21.00
    • Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli, served in a Speight's Napoli sauce with shaved Parmesan and roasted Pinenuts. Beer Match: Speight's Empire
  • Smoked rabbit pearl barley risotto, truffle mushroom, pecorino, baby roquette $19.50
  • Salad of pulled crisp pork belly, red cabbage slaw, lime, coriander & mint dressing, crisp wonton, toasted cashew nuts $23.50
  • Warm quinoa salad, beetroot, witlof, goat’s cheese, hazelnuts, apple, vincotto $19.50
  • Penne pasta, semi-dried tomato, broccoli, baby spinach, olive and caper puttanesca $21.00
  • Mini loaf ciabatta, capsicum romesco, pink peppercorn goat’s cheese, smoked eggplant $16.00
  • Steak sandwich, O.V.S Focaccia, blue cheese aioli, portobello mushroom, shoestring fries $24.50
  • Chocolate & caramel semi-freddo, chocolate soil, honey comb $15.50
  • Manuka honey crème brulee, lemon meringue, pistachio brittle $15.50
  • Extra aioli small $1.50
  • Smoked Chicken & Cranberry Hearty Doorstop Sandwich $23.50
    • Smoked chicken, cranberry sauce & brie, with salad & mayo. Served with beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Mini Garlic Loaf $8.50
  • Extra aioli Large $3.00
  • Soup Of The Day $15.00
    • Served with fresh ciabatta bread & butter Main
  • Craic Burger $24.50
    • Homemade Southland beef patties layered with crispy bacon, tomato, red onion, cheese & lettuce. Jammed between a toasted bun & dressed with aioli & tomato relish. Served with beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • 3 Egg Omelette $16.50
    • Made with free range eggs and your choice of 3 fillings Tomato, bacon, mushrooms, cheese, spinach, salami, red onion
  • Craic Nachos $18.50
    • Corn chips topped with chilli mince, sour cream & melted cheese
  • KIDS MENU AVAILABLE
  • EGGS YOUR STYLE $9.00
    • free range eggs with toasted ciabatta, choice of chilli fried, poached, scrambled or fried
  • Toast/ hashbrowns/tomato/mushrooms $2.50
  • PAVA PATTIES
    • served with chilli yoghurt
  • BLUESKIN ANTIPASTO PLATTER $18.00/$27.00
    • a selection of dips, meats, Evansdale cheeses + bread(for 1/for 2)
  • Kransky/smoked salmon/bacon $4.50
  • THAI CHICKEN SALAD $16.50
    • coconut poached chicken, cashews mango, crispy shallots + greens
  • BACON CHEESE BURGER $14.50
    • chunky beef patty, bacon, cheese, mayo, lettuce, ketchup+ dill pickle
  • Soup Board (GFO) $23.00
    • A bowl of steaming house-made soup ~ crusty ciabatta loaf hot from the oven, brie & house preserves.
  • Gone Fishing $25.50
    • Smoked salmon, prawn & cream cheese. ~ Ginger chutney.
  • Serves 3-4 $98.00
  • Station Prime (GF) $35.75
    • Aged prime fillet steak wrapped in spek ~ Madeira cream sauce, bistro salad & parmesan potato gratin.
  • Farmers Sausage (GF) $26.50
    • Our house-made Boerewors sausage ~ Braai (BBQ) sauce, mashed potatoes & bistro salad.
  • Benmore Salmon Steak (GF) $33.50
    • Oven baked ~ Lemon olive oil dressing, bistro salad & parmesan potato gratin.
  • Serves 2 $49.50
  • Chipolata Sausages (GF) $12.50
    • Our mini pork sausages are a house favourite. ~ House dipping sauces.
  • Chicken Tikka - Lean chicken, marinated in spicy yoghurt, tender baked in the Tandoor (5 pieces) $12.50
  • Raita - Classic cooler with cucumber and organic yoghurt $2.50
  • Chicken Rassa - Boneless chicken pieces cooked with Chef’s secret spices with crushed tomato and onion in a homestyle sauce. $15.50
  • Reshmi Kebab - Succulent chicken pieces – a milder version of chicken tikka (5 pieces) $12.50
  • Roasted Poppadoms - Wafer thin spiced crisp bread (5 poppadom) $2.00
  • Ginger Chicken /Lamb - Onion and tomato based exotic curry simmered with fresh ginger $15.50, Lamb: $16.50
  • Aloo Gobi - Wok steamed cauliflower and potato tempered with cumin seeds in a masala sauce $13.50
  • Mushroom Sabji - Button mushrooms with crisp capsicum and diced onions in a tangy masala sauce $14.50
  • Chicken $20.00
    • Cranberry / Apricot
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • served with salad and fries
  • Vegetarian $20.00
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $20.00
    • served with fries
  • Savoury Basket $14.00
    • with spring rolls, samosas, corn bites, mini hotdogs, fries and sweet chilli sauce
  • Bowl of Wedges $9.00
    • with bacon, melted cheese and sour cream
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • served with fries
  • Bowl of Fries $5.00
    • with tomato sauce
  • Mini spring rolls $8.00
    • With sweet chilli sauce
  • Pork & chive dumplings $8.00
    • With dipping sauces
  • Breads & dip $10.00
    • Artisan breads w pesto & balsamic olive oil
  • Platter (10) $49.90
  • Sirloin steak
    • With greens, onion rings,tomato, chimichurri.
  • Shoestring fries $8.00
    • With garlic aioli
  • The dilusso platter $49.90
    • Salt & pepper squid, chicken yakitori, beef skewers, sticky bbq chicken shanks, smoked fish cakes, kransky, hoprocker battered fish bites, onion rings, green lipped mussels, char sui pork belly, devils on horseback, artisan breads,local cheeses.
  • Available All Day
  • Cold noodle soup $12.00
    • cold noodle with slices of cucumbers, radish. Beef & egg
  • Barbecued pork $15.00
  • Barbecued kimchi pork $16.00
  • Jelly tofu stew $13.00
    • available options: beef i pork i chicken i tuna i seafood i kimchi
  • -fish cakes $14.00
  • Pan fried tofu $7.00
  • Vege fried rice $10.00
  • Egg roll $12.00
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

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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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