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

  • Fried Calamari $8.00
    • Calamari strips tossed in a chermoula seasoning & served with garlic aioli
  • Chicken & Chorizo Salad $22.00
    • Three 50g marinated free range chicken breast skewers, pan-seared chorizo on a bed of fresh garden salad tossed with homemade vinaigrette. Served with toasted pita bread & our signature garlic aioli.
  • Banana Boat $8.00
    • Served with vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce.
  • Chocolate Death $15.00
    • Kapiti triple chocolate ice cream, creamy chocolate liquor & a wedge of homemade Fire Dragon chilli chocolate.
  • Watties $2.00
  • Crispy Garlic Tortilla $6.50
    • Crispy garlic tortilla bread served with two seasonal dips.
  • Grande Burrito $27.00
    • Your choice of pork, free range chicken or vegetables with Mexican black beans & fiesta rice, wrapped in a grilled flour tortilla, all smothered with pork chilli verde & cheese. Baked to perfection & served with rattlesnake salsa, guacamole & sour cream.
  • Sizzling Fajitas $29.00
    • Pan seared onions & peppers with your choice of marinated strips of beef, free range chicken, prawns or seasonal vegetables on a sizzling hot skillet. Served with toasted flour tortillas, lettuce, cruda salsa, guacamole, sour cream & rattlesnake salsa.
  • Maguro furay roll (panko tuna, cream cheese, spring onions) $17.50
  • Sake (salmon) $16.50
  • Hotate roll (panko scallops, cucumber, cream cheese) $17.50
  • Ika sour roll (calamari tempura, cream cheese, chives with sour sauce) $17.50
  • Satori (mix of chicken, salmon & prawns) $19.50
  • Vege $8.50
  • Banana & strawberry roll $18.00
    • 8 pieces of sushi with rice paper- strawberries, pineapple & cream cheese rooled in chocolate chips (With chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or berry sauce)
  • Dairy free cream cheese (per item) $2.50
  • Vegetable biryani $12.00
    • Rice cooked with vegetables, herbs and spices
  • Butter prawn (mild) $16.50
    • Peeled prawns cooked in creamy tomato sauce
  • Prawn malabari $16.50
    • Peeled prawns cooked with onions, capsicum, tomatoes and fresh coconut milk, garnished with cream
  • Pan fried prawns (10 pcs) $10.00
    • Peeled prawn cutlet fried with ginger, garlic, onions and capsicum, and finished with white wine
  • Korma (chicken/lamb/beef)(mild) $13.5/$14/$13
    • indian style curry garnished with almonds and cashew nuts
  • Prawn masala (med-hot) $16.50
    • Succulent prawns cooked in spicy gravy with green peppers
  • Mango chicken (mild) $13.50
    • An exotic curry with tender boneless chicken pieces in a subtle mango sauce
  • Rogan josh (med or hot) $14.00
    • Diced lamb cooked with ginger, garlic, onions and spices in a traditional, north indian style
  • Herbal Tea $3.50
  • Cappucino / Latte / Flat White $4.00
  • Wedges & Sour Cream $9.90
  • Lyonnaise Salad (croutons, bacon, tomato, poached egg, lettuce) $15.50
  • Vege Soup (homemade) $9.90
  • Fruit Juice in a glass $3.80
  • Chocolate Cake $4.00
  • Bacon & Egg Pie $9.90
  • Hot diggity dog $10.00
    • Half scoop chips, 1 hot dog, 1 fish, 2 chicken nuggets
  • Spring roll $2.85
    • Each
  • Fish and spud pack 1 $21.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 potato fritter, 2 scoop of chips
  • Prawn skewer $6.50
    • Battered, each
  • Kumara chips $5.90
    • 1 Scoop
  • Coleslaw $2.20
  • Squid of the rings $12.00
    • Half scoop chips, 6 battered squid rings, 1 fish
  • Snapper $5.90
    • Each
  • Mushrooms $4.0
  • kransky sausages $4.0
  • Chicken, blue vein and pear ragout $17.5
    • filled crepes served with salad
  • Marinated rare roast beef $18.5
    • served on a vegetable salad
  • Ceasar salad $22.0
    • with chicken or prawns
  • Pancakes $15.5
    • with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • French toast $17.5
    • served with fruit compote and roasted almonds
  • Special of the day N/A
    • (see board)
  • Chargrilled Lamb . Lemon Garlic Oregano . Hummus . Cracked Wheat Salad . Yoghurt . Rocket . Feta $24
  • Eton Mess . Strawberry . Cream . Meringue . Pomegranate . White Chocolate $13
  • Chargrilled Beef Sirloin . Pumpkin Puree . Roasted Red Pepper, Chipotle, Cashew Salsa $30
  • Salted Caramel and Chocolate Cookie sandwiched with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $6.5
  • Smoked Salmon . Potato, Egg Salad . Horseradish Creme . Red Slaw $19
  • Spice Rubbed Seared Beef Salad . Pomegranate . Candied Walnuts . Blue Cheese Drizzle $16
  • Steak . Bacon . Tomato Relish . Rocket . Caramelised Onion . Aioli $16.5
  • Crispy Mozzarella Risotto Balls . Blue Cheese Crème $10
  • CHICKEN FILLET BURGER $7.00
    • 100% chicken breast fillet lettuce tomato & mayo
  • HAWAIIAN BURGER $7.00
    • Angel Bay Pattie cheese bacon pineapple lettuce tomato mayo & tomato sauce
  • PAUA BURGER $9.00
    • paua fritter red onion lettuce tomato & tartar sauce
  • B
    • 4 fish, 2 hotdogs, 2 sausages, 2 potato fritters, $4.00 chips
  • Kumara Chips $4.00
  • PARADISE BURGER $8.00
    • 100% chicken breast fillet bacon pineapple lettuce tomato & mayo
  • Lasagne $2.80
  • Chips $2.80
  • Seafood Platter for Two $36.00
    • Oysters, king prawns, garlic mussels, goujons of battered fish, smoked salmon rosettes
  • Fresh fish, cress & lime hollandaise
  • Pear & Ricotta Cheese Cake $12.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $14.00
    • Wild rocket, chilli & lime aioli
  • Beer Battered fries $8.50
    • Roasted garlic aioli
  • Vegetarian Dish $28.00
    • Please ask about today’s special
  • Kapiti Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $17.00
  • 3 x $28.00
  • 12 Hour Lamb $36.00
    • Tomato fondant, kumara gnocchi, pickled cucumber
  • Beef Ribeye gf $38.00
    • Jus, potato gratin, with vegetable ribbons and your choice of blue cheese, tomato chili or Moroccan butters
  • Pear Tart Tatin $16.00
    • with apple almond cake, eggnog espuma
  • Dessert Tasting Platter $24.00
    • for those who just can't decide. A Platter of 5 sweet treats
  • Grilled Mussels - can be made g/f $16.00
    • With Moroccan and tomato chili butters
  • Creme Brulee $16.00
    • with feijoa, basil meringue and kapiti ice cream
  • Chocolate Beer Cake $16.00
    • with raspberry mousse and chocolate ice cream
  • Clevedon Coast Oysters g/f $16 for 4
    • Available Natural, Kilpatrick, Tempura or rockerfeller
  • Antipasto Platter $9.50 Sm / $18 Lg
  • Wedges $6.50 Sm / $8.50 Lg
    • with sour cream and tomato relish - Bacon and cheese $3.00 extra
  • BLAT $14.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Salmon Melt $15.50
    • Salmon, baby capers, red onion, and cheddar on top of a horseradish cream cheese spread and lime aioli.
  • Marinated Beef and Noodle Salad $15.50
    • with Asian dressing
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $6.50
  • Falafel with Humus $14.50
    • garlic aioli and mesculin salad on a toasted Turkish bread
  • Antipasto Platter $6.50
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Trio of cheese $8.50
    • Melting mozzarella & swiss cheese with a parmesan sprinkle
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Large fries $3.50
  • Shrimp & Smoked Salmon S $11 / L $21
    • Shrimp, Smk Salmon, Bacon,Olives, Tomatoes, Capers And Pesto.
  • Marguerita S $8 / L $15
    • Napolese Sauce. Parmesan, Fresh Tomato And Mozarella Cheese.
  • Funghi S $9 / L $17
    • Roasted Button Mushrooms, Feta And Herbs On A Napolese Base.
  • Hawaiian S $8 / L $15
    • Champagne Ham & Fresh Pineapple.
  • Trilogy Of Cheese S $8 / L $15
    • Mozarella, Parmesan And Feta On A Tomato Sauce Base.
  • Seafood Marinara S $10 / L $19
    • Fresh Fish, Shrimps, Mussels, Calamari And Capers
  • Eggs Benny With Smoked Salmon $17.00
    • Smoked Salmon, Hollandaise, Rocket Leaves And Toasted Ciabatta Bread.
  • Vegetarian 1 S $9 / L $17
    • Olives, Sundried Tomato, Capers, Roasted Mushrooms And Capsicum.
  • Bacon & Mushroom Linguini $18.50
    • In a creamy sauce with shaved parmesan
  • Creamy Mushrooms $5.50
  • Creamy Mushrooms $14.50
    • Over garlic grilled focaccia topped with crispy onion rings
  • Marinated Olives $3.50
  • Skin-On Snapper $32.00
    • Pan-fried, set over Mediterranean vegetables with fresh caper cream sauce
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $18.50
    • With golden roasted kumara, mesclun, rocket, watercress, red onion and tomato salad
  • Seared Salmon $30.00
    • Set on golden roasted kumara and wilted spinach topped with hollandaise
  • Herbed Artichoke Hearts $3.50
  • Olives / Aceitunas Calentados $6.00
    • Warmed olives marinated in oil lemon and chilli
  • Spanish Omelette / Tortilla $13.00
    • Spinach tortilla with avocado salsa
  • Seafood Paella / Paella De Marisco $24.00
    • Saffron scented vialone rice with prawns, scallops, calamari & chilli - Main dish for one or share serves 2/3
  • Beetroot Salad / Ensalada De Remolcha $14.00
    • Baby beetroot salad with balsamic roasted red onions & thyme infused feta
  • Eye Fillet Skewers / Banderillas $10.00
    • Eye fillet banderilla (skewer) on fried gourmet potatoes with chimichurri dressing & mojo rojo
  • Sliders / Los Tres Trenors $13.50
    • Selection of sliders:
  • Mahurangi $21.00/$32.00
    • 1/2 dozen/Dozen
  • Garlic Prawns / Gambas Picante $13.00
    • Garlic chilli prawns
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