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

  • Cocktail masala $16.00
    • Chicken tikka and tender pieces of chicken cooked in a special way, first time in tga from own masala
  • Goan fish curry $18.00
    • Fish fillets cooked in a fine thick tomato and coconut gravy finished with lemon and coconut cream
  • Butter chicken $16.00
    • Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoori and finished in a mild creamy tomato flavoured sauce
  • Bombay fish/ prawn curry $18.00
    • Prawn / fish cooked in bombay style in a light curry sauce with tomatoes
  • ●Garlic chicken tikka
    • Boneless chicken marinated with garlic yoghurt, cashewnut, greatspices and cooked in tandoori oven
  • Aloo gobi $13.00
    • Potatoes, cauliflower and special spices cooked together and garnished with fresh coriander
  • Butter prawns $18.00
    • Peeled king prawns cooked in mild creamy tomato gravy
  • Lemon honey chicken $16.00
    • Chicken cooked in grinded cashew nuts, tomato, onion and creamy gravy, finishing with honey and lemon flavour in kiwi style
  • Corn fritter $4.00
  • Spring roll, curry roll $2.50
  • Beef $13.50
  • Oyster $20.50
  • Chicken nuggets $0.60
  • Banana fritter $2.00
  • Pork $11.50
  • King prawn $18.00
  • -Entree $12.00
  • Fish of the day $28.00
    • Beer battered or grilled with garden salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Club sandwich $21.00
    • Triple layered with smoked chicken, bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, aioli and fries
  • Tortellini of pumpkin and ricotta cheese $23.00
    • Semi dried tomato pesto, red capsicum puree, fresh herbs and kumara crisps
  • All day breakfast $21.00
    • Egg any style, grilled bacon, mushrooms, vine tomato, hash brown, casalinga sausage (P) with tomato relish and toast
  • -Mains $18.00
  • -Mains $18.00
  • Tomato sauce $2.00
  • H10 Seaweed and egg drop soup
  • L4 Sour and spicy pork guts soup with rice noodle
  • B19 Sweet and sour pork with pine-apple chunks
  • M12 Spicy fried rice with lamb and beef
  • G5 Stir fry Bok Choy with Garlic
  • D13 Stir fry lamb's offal with Chinese pickled chilli
  • K2 Tasty spicy noodle soup with beef brisket
  • H12 Deep fried pork with potato vermicelli soup
  • Italian Chicken and Bacon Burger $22.50
    • with brie, onion jam, and beer battered fries
  • Brioche French Toast $17.90
    • served with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Sticky Beef Burger $20.50
    • braised beef on a brioche bun with salad, crispy onions, cheese, aioli, pickled red cabbage and beer battered fries
  • Seafood Chowder $15.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Roasted Pumpkin $22
    • with pinenuts, caramelised onion, peppers and drizzled with buttermilk dressing
  • Mussel Fritter $18.50
    • served with a balsamic reduction, red pepper puree, creme fraiche and salad
  • Brioche French Toast $17.50
    • served with berries, mascarpone and maple syrup
  • The Raft Baby Breakfast $19.50
    • a small version of the farmers big breakfast
  • Potato Skins (GF) $12.00
    • Double Cooked Potato Skins, Lime n Chili Salsa, Sour Cream. Beer Match – Deep Creek Pilsner
  • Blended Fruit Smoothies $9.00
    • Mixed Berries, Banana, Natural Yoghurt, LSA, Honey, Green Tea Or; Banana, Pineapple, Coconut, Natural Yoghurt, Honey, Milk
  • Vietnamese Slaw (GF) $17.00
    • Asian Vege, Green Beans, Sprouts, Coriander, Peanuts, Lime, Chili. Add; Crispy Tofu 4 Wine Match – Framingham Marlborough Riesling 2014/ Add; Crispy Duck 8 Wine Match – Clearview Black Reef Blush (Rose) 2016
  • Add Black Pudding $5.00
  • Vietnamese Slaw (GF) $17.00
    • Asian Vege, Green Beans, Sprouts, Coriander, Peanuts, Lime, Chili Add; Crispy Tofu 4 Wine Match – Framingham Marlborough Riesling 2014/ Add; Crispy Duck 8 Wine Match – Clearview Black Reef Blush (Rose) 2016
  • Salt n Pepper Calamari (GF) $13.00
    • Calamari, Salt n Pepper, Roast Garlic Aioli. Wine Match – Lake Chalice Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
  • Fries, Sea Salt, Roast Garlic Aioli $8.00
  • Beer Battered Fish n Chips - Beer Battered Fresh Fish, Tay St Slaw $24.00
    • Fries, Roast Garlic Aioli, Lemon Cheek. Wine Match – Mills Reef Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2015
  • 27 Tom Yum
    • Rice with chicken, tomato, pineapple and fresh vegetables in a Thai hot and sour soup.
  • 14 Thai Curry Chicken
    • Thin rice noodles with chicken, tomato and fresh vegetables in a spicy Thai curry sauce.
  • 4 Combination Noodles
    • Egg noodles with prawn, beef, pork and chicken served with fresh and crispy vegetables in an oyster sauce.
  • 2 Hokkien Mee
    • Egg noodles with roast pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, onion, bok choy & spring onions in a dark soy & mild chilli sauce.
  • 22 Vegetarian Mee Goreng
    • Egg noodles with tofu, mushrooms, tomato and fresh vegetables in an Indonesian style sauce.
  • 23 Vegetarian Singapore Noodles
    • Thin rice noodles mixed with tofu, mushrooms and fresh vegetables in a light curry sauce.
  • 31 Seafood Nasi Goreng
    • Malaysian style fried rice with a combination of seafood, beans sprouts, onions, carrots, spring onions and peas.
  • 26 Curry Laksa
    • Egg noodles with prawns, crab meat, chicken, tofu and fresh vegetables in a coconut curry soup.
  • All appetisers are served with dipping sauces and have four pieces unless stated otherwise.
  • F7R Thai Roti $3.00
  • Gaeng Garee Gai $25.60
    • An aromatic yellow chicken and potato curry. D7 Chicken
  • Gaeng Kiew Wahn
    • Green curry. Finely sliced beef, chicken pork or deep fried tofu with coconut milk and vegetables.
  • C18 Squid $27.60
  • A9 Chicken $11.70
  • F5 Chicken, Pork or Beef $22.90
  • Pad Med Ma-muang
    • Our most popular dish, a choice of chicken, prawn or vegetarian. Sauteed with vegetables and topped with cashew nuts and dried toasted chilli. For non-spicy option ask for no chilli.
  • B.L.A.T Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato sandwich on toasted ciabatta with chips (GF avail.) $16.00
  • Beef and Egg Burger Homemade burger with egg, onion jam, salad and aioli served with chips $16.50
  • Open Lamb Sandwich Tender fillets of lamb with onion jam, salad and aioli on toasted rye $17.50
  • Chicken Breast Fillets Filled with sundried tomato cream cheese, wrapped in bacon, served with salad and chips $21.50
  • Nachos Mild beef n' beans, cheese and sour cream over corn chips (GF) $13.50
  • Bagel Cream cheese, salad, bacon/salmon $14.50
  • ($8.50 for half)
  • Smoked Chicken Salad Smoked chicken, bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, camembert, pickled cucumber and crisy noodle salad with aioli dressing $18.00
  • Nuea Pad Num Mun Hoy 21.50
    • Sauteed Beef and vegetables in a special oyster sauce
  • Gai Pad Med Mammang 21.50
    • Tender sliced of Chicken sauteed with cashew nuts and vegetables
  • Tom Yun Goong 13.50
    • The most popular Thai Soup with Tiger Prawns, Mushrooms, Kaffir lime leaves and Lemongrass
  • Pork on toast 9.50
    • Marinated pork mince on toast and lightly fried
  • Tom Yum Talay 12.50
    • A spicy Thai Soup with Seafood, Mushrooms, Lemongrass and Kafir lime leaves
  • Gaeng Khiew Goong 26.50
    • Tiger prawns with green curry paste, vegetables and Coconut milk
  • Goong Pad Num Prik Pow 27.50
    • Stir-fried Tiger Prawns with chilli paste and vegetables
  • Sweet and Sour Tofu 18.50
    • Stir fried vegetables with sweet and sour sauce and deep fried tofu
  • Venison $17
    • Venison pattie, lettuce, cheese, tomato, mayo and caramelized onion relish
  • Beef $14
    • Beef pattie, lettuce, tomato, beetroot, cheese, onion, and ketchup
  • Chicken Tenders and Fries
  • The Lighthouse Mega Breakie $18
    • Toast, 2 eggs any style bacon sausage, hash brown, tomato, mushrooms, fried onion, and baked beans
  • Meals $8
  • B.L.A.T $16
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato served on toasted Turkish bread
  • Crumbed chicken $16
    • Crumbed chicken, lettuce, camembert, tomato, cranberry sauce and mayonnaise
  • Vege $14
    • Lettuce, carrot, beetroot relish, avocado, mushroom, tomato and mayonnaise
  • Cookies pork cordon bleu $25.00
    • Pieces of crumbed pork fillet panfried & oven baked with brie,baby spinach & plum sauce,served with salad & fries
  • -Or with salad $17.00
  • Cookie’s seafood chowder $15.00
    • Thick, chunky & loaded with seafood with garlic bread
  • Mini steak (GF) $20.00
    • 180g scotch fillet with small salad & fries
  • -Prawn twister ea $ 1.50
  • Garlic prawns $17.00
    • 6 prawns with garlic, white wine and cream served with basmati rice & small salad
  • Prawn twisters $24.00
    • 8 rice paper wrapped prawn twisters with salad & fries
  • Scotch fillet $32.00
    • Scotch fillet with your choice of mushroom, pepper or bearnaise sauces served with a garden salad & fries
  • Ham and Mozzarella $17.50
  • Ham, Mushroom & Mozzarella $18.50
  • Mediterranean Veg $24.50
    • Char-grilled eggplant, roasted capsicum, mozzarella, parmesan & rocket fresh oregano
  • Seared Sirloin $26.00
    • Wood oven seared Savannah sirloin, mozzarella, caramelised red onion & Whitestone blue cheese
  • Free-range Roast Chicken $26.00
    • Succulent wood oven roasted free range chicken thigh, Danish feta, red onion, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Italian Salami $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami, button mushrooms, kalamata olives & mozzarella
  • Mikes Special $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami & Whitestone blue cheese, finished with fresh rocket and mozzarella
  • Gluten free base $4.50
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
  • Wedges with sour cream & salsa $8.50
  • Chicken Schnitzel Burger $17.50
    • with fries, chicken Schnitzel, bacon, egg, camembert cheese, tomato, lettuce
  • Big Bacon Sandwich $17.50
    • with fries, bacon, hashbrowns egg, cheese, tomato, lettuce
  • Strata Big breakfast $19.50
    • bacon sausage tomato hashbrown, creamy mushrooms eggs
  • Creamy Mushrooms & bacon $16.00
  • Nachos $13.50
    • beef mince chili beans, salsa, sour cream & cheese
  • B.L.T $15.50
    • bacon lettuce & tomato with fries
  • Traditional $16.00
    • Spicy cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic and your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel. Served with fresh salad
  • Medina $18.00
    • Capsicum, cheese, mushrooms, onions, cream cheese, capers, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chili
  • (All Kebabs served with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tabouli, red cabbage, onions, jalapeños, and 3 sauces of your choice. Cheese is $1.50 extra)
  • SAUCES
    • Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yoghurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
  • Sahara $18.00
    • Spinach, Sun-dried Tomatoes, Jalapeños, cream cheese, prawns, olives, topped with sweet chili
  • Amazigh $16.00
    • Spicy cream sauce of coconut and tomato, spinach, mushrooms, onions, with Berber spices with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel served on rice, accompanied with a fresh side salad
  • Kashrut $16.00
    • Your choice of lamb, chicken, or Falafel cooked with tomatoes, herbs, spinach, mushrooms, onions, Berber spices, wrapped in the thin Kebab bread with olives, mozzarella, and cream cheeses and baked in Ali Baba’s oven. Topped with garlic mayonnaise and sweet chili sauces and served with a fresh side salad
  • Falafel $ 9.00
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