Amphora Cafe Bar in Bay of Plenty Menu

MENU - TO START MENU - TO START
  • Cob Loaf $13.00
    • Served warm with olive & balsamic dip and roasted garlic butter
  • Soup $14.00
    • Seafood chowder accompanied by fresh crusty bread
  • Ravioli $16.50
    • Walnut, ricotta & spinach filled pasta with a warm capsicum puree
  • Chicken Livers $16.50
    • With Mushrooms and bacon, flamed in marsala wine sauce
  • Camembert $16.50
    • Crumbed and sahllow -fried ; with palm sauce, salad and latticed crsips
  • Calamari $16.50
    • Amphora classic : tender, grilled squid rings served with our garlic aioli
  • Mussels $16.50
    • NZ Green - lipped mussels, steamed in white wine and sweet chilli tomato sauce
  • Kings Prawns $18.00
    • Sauteed in white wine and garlic butter , served with petite salad
  • Scallops $18.00
    • Poached in lime, Cream and chilli sauce, served with salad
  • Bouillabaisse $18.00
    • Seafood selection in a lightly -spiced tomato broth
TO FOLLOW - SALAD TO FOLLOW - SALAD
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Grilled Chicken breast wit avocado, sun- dried tomato, feta, red onion, and yoghurt dressing.
  • Beef Salad $25.00
    • Sauteed beef fillet strips with tomatoes, onions, cubed potatoes, salad grees,and teriyaki dressing
  • Prawn salad $25.50
    • Prawns grilled with garlic and a touch of chilli, on a garden salad with brie cheese and tomato concasse.
  • Amphora Salad $18.00
    • Roasted root vegetables with walnuts ,feta,dukkah,tomato and red onion, with a red pepper dressing.
  • Available gluten free- please ask wait staff N/A
PASTA PASTA
  • Pasta N/A
    • Served with Freshly parmesan cheese(except seafood)
  • Carbonara $25.00
    • Bacon, Onion, garlic, and fresh herbs in a white wine cream sauce incorporated with spaghetti
  • Chicken Fettucine $25.00
    • Chicken pieces with onions, mushrooms, capsicum, and tomato cream sauce
  • Gamberetti $26.00
    • Prawns and Chorizo in garlic cream sauce married with linguine
  • Puttanesca $24.00
    • Spaghetti stirred through with a Napolletna sauce, featuring anchovies,olives, capers and garlic
  • Salmon Penne $26.00
    • Tubes of pasta and smoked salmon, with capers,
  • Fettucine Verdura $24.00
    • Broccoli, Zucchini, Feta, Olives and Capsicum with basil Napoletanasauce
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Calamari $29.00
    • Amophora classic: tender, grilled Squid rings served with our garlic aioli
  • Mussels $29.00
    • NZ Green - lipped mussels, steamed in white wine and sweet chilli tomato sauce
  • Scallops $34.00
    • Poached in lime, Cream and chilli sauce, served with salad
  • King Prawns $34.00
    • Sauteed in white wine and garlic butter, served with salad
  • Boulliabaisse $34.00
    • Seafood selection in a lightly -spiced tomato broth
  • Salmon $33.00
    • Cajun - spiced , pan - seared, and grilled salmon fillet with avocado salsa.
  • Fish of the day N/A
    • As advised by our specials Blackboard
  • Meat N/A
    • served with potatoes and seasonal vegetables
  • Chicken Marsala $29.50
    • Chicken breast medallions with a mushroom & marsala cream sauce
  • Sapnish Chicken $29.50
    • Chicken breast with spinach abd brie cheese, and lemon, herb
  • Chicken Avocado $29.50
    • Chicken breast with vine tomatoes, crispy pancetta, and a warmed avocado salso
  • Lamb shanks $32.5/ $22.5
    • Slow-braised shanks with potato mash, minted gravy and vegetables
  • Pork Belly $33.00
    • Marinated and braised, served on truffle mash, with pork crackle and jus
  • Pepper Steak $34.00
    • Scotch fillet with a classsic green, peppercorn and cream sauce.
  • Pomodoro $34.00
    • Scotch fillet with sauteed onions, italian tomatoes, and a hint of chilli.
  • Rosso $34.00
    • Scotch fillet with a mushroom, baccon, onion, and red wine reduction
  • Duck Leg Confit $34.00
    • Tender leg on a herbed potato with wilted bok choy and star anise & orange glaze
SIDES SIDES
  • Olives $5.50
    • A bowl of house- marinated favourites
  • Potatoes $5.50
    • Roasted (other options available)
  • Seasonal Vegetables $5.50
    • Accompanied by our aioli
  • Garden Salad $5.50
    • With honey mustard dressing
  • Fries $5.50
    • With house -made aioli
  • Fries $5.50
    • Available gluten free- please ask wait staff

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Szechuan Peppered Fried Squid (Gluten free) $22.00
    • With orange caramel, pickled ginger
  • Harmony Free Range Pork Cutlet350gm $35.00
    • Served with Dauphinoise Potatoes & your sauce choice
  • Miso Glazed Salmon (Gluten free) $24.00
    • Sango sprouts, mung beans, pickled ginger, miso dressing
  • Seared Venison Loin (Gluten free) $38.00
    • Creamed vanilla kumara puree, date labneh, blackberry sauce
  • Pan Fried Market Fish of the Day (Gluten free) $36.00
    • Fennel & orange salad, orange glaze, crispy pancetta
  • Chinese Style Roast Duck $38.00
    • Medley of mushrooms, soy beans, udon noodles, orange ginger broth
  • Harbourside Seafood Chowder (Gluten free) Large$20.00/Med$12.00
    • Salmon, white fish, mussels, prawns, calamari
  • Green Thai Chicken Curry (Gluten free) $26.00
    • Straw mushrooms, bamboo shoots, crispy shallots, jasmine rice
  • Honey Pork Spare Ribs (4) $14.00
    • Juicy pork ribs deep fried and coated with honey sauce and roasted sesame seeds
  • Satay Vegetables Stir Fry (Includes Rice) $22.50
    • Stir fried tofu and seasonal vegetables, smothered in satay sauce, then topped with roasted sesame seeds
  • Calamari $12.00
    • Lemon and pepper deep fried calamari served with a Thai garlic & chilli aioli
  • Massaman Curry $22.50
    • Cardoman, cinamon, mace, peanuts, potato and onion define this curry from Southern Thailand. Carrots and capsicum add colour - Chicken, Beef, Pork or Lamb
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Our curries can be served without meat, but will contain small amounts of shrimp paste and fish sauce. Other suggestions are:
  • - Fish (Snapper - not gluten free) $26.50
  • Tom Yum Stir Fry
    • Tom Yum paste stir fried with spicy and sour carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, mushroom, tomato, spring onion and basil
  • SLICE OF HEAVEN
    • Hand pulled seasoned roast NZ Pork, caramelized onion, sweet red slaw, carrot, homemade fennel mayo & drizzled in rich lava gravy sauce in a brioche bun.
  • Hot dipping bowls, hand cut chips, beer battered onion rings, spring rolls & samosas served with sweet chilli & sour cream $8.00
  • Cookies & Cream ice cream with hot melted chocolate sauce $7.00
  • HAWAIIAN $12.00
    • Pineapple, cheese, tomato sauce, onion, ham
  • CHUR DOUBLE STACK $15.00
    • Two homemade NZ beef seasoned patties drizzled with grilled cheese, two layers of bacon, beer battered onion rings, caramelized onion, tomato, lettuce, gherkins & mustard mayo in a brioche bun
  • THE LOCO KIWI
    • Tequila marinated NZ Chicken, Tenderloins char grilled, onion relish, lettuce, tomato, red onion, jalapeno sauce topped with homemade sweet mayo in a brioche bun.
  • MEATLOVERS $12.00
    • Bacon, pepperoni, ham, more bacon, more pepperoni, more ham, topped with cheese & a BBQ swirl
  • Salt & pepper squid, lemon & pepper served with sweet aioli $8.00
  • Carpet bag steak $38.00
    • Stuffed with oysters, topped with mushroom sauce, cooked rare or medium rare
  • Thai curry chicken $23.50
    • Medium thai curry made with sour cream & honey topped with fresh bananas & roasted shallots on jasmin rice. ( Does not come with veges of the day or salad and fries )
  • All meals served with veges of the day or salad and fries
  • Garlic pizza bread $8.50
  • Soup of the day $8.50 - $12.50
  • Seafood catch $31.50
    • Golden fried fish, mussels, squid, scallop and oysters
  • Eye fillet $34.00
  • Lamb kidneys $15.50
    • Served with rye toast and topped with beacon
  • Chicken Stack $16.00
    • Garlic chicken, lettuce, avocado, fried onion & bacon served top of sourdough & drizzled with sweet chili & lime aioli
  • Chicken Breast $30.00
    • Stuffed with basil & cream cheese served on top of a creamy mushroom & bacon risotto
  • Hotcakes $15.00
    • 3 hotcakes served with crispy bacon, grilled banana
  • Cornerstone Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Cheese Kransky, grilled tomato, hash brown
  • Fish and Chips $21.00
    • Beer battered fish served with salad, fries & tartare sauce
  • Prawn Twisters $12.00
    • Prawn Twisters served with aioli & sweet chili
  • Garlic Butter $1.50
  • Cornerstone Platter $32.00
    • A tasty selection of cheeses, bread & crackers accompanied with relishes & pickles.2-4 people
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $15.50
    • House made creamy seafood chowder served with toasted garlic bread
  • CHICKEN SALAD $16.50
    • Chicken breast, prawns, Asian slaw, peanuts in a lime dressing (GF) (V)
  • GARLIC BREAD $6.00
    • Toasted French bread stick with garlic butter
  • SALT & PEPPER SQUID $13.00
    • Salt & pepper crusted squid, Asian slaw served with wasabi aioli
  • SURF & TURF $33.00
    • 250gm prime scotch fillet cooked to your liking served topped with garlic king prawns, beer battered fries & garden salad
  • LAMB SHANKS $27.00
    • Twice cooked lamb shanks, potato mash, minted pea puree, red wine jus 1 shank
  • CURLY FRIES $8.50
    • Crispy curly fries served with garlic aioli & tomato sauce
  • LAMB SHANKS $35.00
    • Twice cooked lamb shanks, potato mash, minted pea puree, red wine jus 2 shankS
  • Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10.00
    • A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
  • Free Range Egg $2.00
  • Banoffee Pie $12.00
    • Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
  • Lone Star Coleslaw $5.00
  • San Quentin Squid $17.00
    • Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli... a Lone Star fave!
  • Judge Roy Bean Dip $11.00
    • Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapeños. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
  • Green Salad $6.00
  • Dixie Chicken medium $32 / classic $37
    • Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
  • Hot Smoked Salmon and Brie $17.50
    • With sour cream and fresh herbs (GF)
  • Crispy Pork Belly $33.00
    • slow roasted with apple cider and served with creamy mashed potato, spiced apple sauce and seasonal vegetables (GF)
  • Quinoa, Brown and Wild Rice $15.00
    • served with feta, watermelon, vine ripened tomatoes, cucumber, radish, pumpkin, Carrots and a spring onion vinaigrette (GF) (H)
  • Honey Granola $14.00
    • with coconut yogurt, fresh seasonal fruit and berry coulis (GF)
  • - Creamy Mushrooms
  • The "Duke's" Salad $15.50
    • slow roasted fennel, honey Carrots, rosemary pumpkin, tomatoes, boiled free range egg with citrus dressing (GF) (H) (V)
  • A member of staff will assist you With your choice and selection of beverages and cooked items.
  • Hawke's Bay Lamb Rump $34.00
    • slow roasted with a horopito rub (NZ native pepper), kawakawa jus (NZ native herb), kumera mash with seasonal vegetables (GF) (H)
  • Tempura Fish Sticks $12.00
    • With lemon aioli
  • Roast of the Day (DF) $16.00
    • Served with roasted potato and kumara, steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrot and topped with gravy (Beef or pork)
  • Nibbles Platter $20.00
    • Chicken nibbles and mini pork ribs marinated in our special sauce, Guinness beef and chorizo with BBQ and Thai sweet chilli dips
  • Served Monday to Saturday 11:30 am - 2:30pm
  • Seafood Basket $18.00
    • Fish bites, squid rings, crumbed mussels and fries
  • -Add beef $5.00
  • Beef Burger $18.00
    • Succulent 1/4 beef patty, bacon, cheese, egg, lettuce, tomato and red onion served in a ciabatta bun with fries on the side. Add blue cheese sauce $3.00
  • Scallop and Bacon Mornay $18.00
    • Seared and braised scallops in a creamy Mornay sauce with salad garnish
  • Spring Rolls $8.00
    • Thai style spring rolls filled with cabbage and vermicelli, served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Tom Kha $9.50
    • A medium popular coconut soup with mushrooms, coriander, lemongrass and Thai herbs with chicken.
  • Nam Tok $19.00
    • Sliced seasoned char-grilled meat with roasted ground rice shredded red onion, mint leaves, seasoned with Thai lime dressing, with beef
  • Golden Money Bag $8.00
    • Golden money bag, it symbolizes prosperity & wealth, gold sachets filled with tender ground minced pork, mixed vegetables and Thai herbs
  • Fish Cake $8.00
    • Traditional Thai fish cakes, freshly ground fish with curry paste & Thai herbs, lightly fried.
  • Prawns on Toast $8.00
    • A delicate mixture of king prawn and pork patty seasoned with Thai ingredients on toast, & deep fried to golden brown served with home-made dipping sauce
  • Curry Puff $8.00
    • Delicious puff pastry filled with fragrant curry minced chicken and potatoes
  • Stir Fried Veges with Cashewnuts $17.50
    • Stir fried mixed vegetables with cashew nuts and tofu with light oyster sauce [Comes With Rice]
  • Crab Stick $1.50
  • Smoked Chicken $20.00
  • Pan Fried Scallops $20.00
    • Seared scallops, bacon & kumara tossed with a basil pesto dressing on salad greens and kumara shavings
  • Fish Strips $10.00
    • Dory fish chips with aioli & lemon
  • Venison Burger $19.50
    • Venison pattie with egg, cheese, tomato relish topped with a garden salad and a side of wedges
  • Gourmet Fish Burger $18.00
    • Grilled Dory with tartare sauce, topped with a garden salad and a side of wedges
  • Kumara Chips $4.50
  • Scallop $2.90
  • Bacon, anchovy, mushroom, black olive and oregano $17.50 / $24.50
    • Regular / Large
  • 4 Cheese – mozzarella, blue, parmesan, cream cheese and oregano $17.50 / $24.50
    • Regular / Large
  • Penne and broccoli with blue cheese sauce $17.50
  • Hot Gingerbread with Hot Chocolate Sauce $9.00
  • Broccoli, blue cheese, tomato and basil $17.50 / $24.50
    • Regular / Large
  • Artichokes, capers, black olives and tomato on penne $18.50
  • Chicken breast, apricot, ginger, prunes and Evansdale Farmhouse cheese and oregano $22.00 / $29.50
    • Regular / Large
  • Pepperoni, anchovy, black olive, capers and marjoram $17.50 / $24.50
    • Regular / Large
  • Toast (GF) $2.00
  • Mushroom $3.00
  • Hash brown $2.00
  • Avo smash on toast (GF) $12.00
    • Served on Flaveurs OMG Bread or Flaveurs GF seeded Bread
  • Steak hash stack $24.00
    • 150g rump steak sitting on hash brown with creamy mushroom, spinach & bacon topped with a poached egg served with tomato.
  • Kransky sausage $4.00
  • -kids size $8.00
  • Add to any meal
  • Flan de Leche (Creme Caramel) $10.00
    • Traditional Spanish and South American dessert, Decorated with fresh cream and caramelized sugar.
  • BBQ Chicken Thighs $26.00
    • Two large pieces of delicious, Manuka wood fired and smokey flavoured chicken thighs. Served with mesclun salad, Pebre sauce and Chilean bread.
  • Pie de Limon (Lemon Merengue Pie) $10.00
    • Traditionally eaten all throughout South America. A lemony custard in a pastry shell topped with toasted meringue. Fresh cream on the side.
  • Parrillada $36.00
    • Our signature dish. A wonderful platter of different meats barbecued the real Argentinian way, slow cooked in Manuka embers, Beef steak, Chicken thigh, Chorizo, Pork ribs, Lamb. Served with our chimichurri sauce, mesclun salad and Chilean bread. (approx 600 grams)
  • Squid $13.00
    • Baby squid tubed filled with chicken, topped with mango sauce and chilli flakes. Served on the side with Chilean bread and Che's special spicy sauce.
  • Bandido $18.00
    • For children, we offer this mexican dish of a large tortilla, filled with chicken served with salad, fried and garlic mayo.
  • Chilean bread $3.00
    • 3 pieces with butter
  • Mini Paella $14.00
    • Spanish rice dish which originated after the Mororish culture. Consists of rice, chicken, seafood and Che's special chorizo. Served with Chilean bread.
  • Banoffee Pie $9.00
  • Pecan Pie $9.00
  • Special of the Day N/A
    • (see Restaurant Specials Board)
  • Pasta of the Day Main $20.50 Mini $13.50
    • Served on Basmati Rice
  • Chicken Schnitzel, Chips & Salad $10.90
  • Crumbed Fish Cake, Salad & Chips $10.90
  • Prawn Cocktail $11.50
    • Classic Prawn Cocktail with a Seafood Sauce, served on Lettuce
  • Ice Cream and Toppings $5.00
Amphora Cafe Bar

Amphora Cafe Bar

location

Address

43 The Strand, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

075781616

clock

Opened hours

5:30 PM to 12 Midnight
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , Italian , Mediterranean , New Zealand , Seafood , Vietnamese

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  BYO ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Bankcard ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
43 The Strand, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand