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

  • Grilled halloumi cheese $12.00
    • hummus, falafel, turkish bread
  • 4x Dolmas with fresh lemon & cacik $5.00
  • Meze platter $15.00
    • Dally dips, sigara borek, dolmas, falafel, mujver, turkish bread
  • 2x Falafels, 1x mujver served with hummus $5.00
  • A serve of just lamb or just chicken $8.50
    • With sauce
  • Lamb S $10.5 / L $ 12.5
  • 2x Mujver, 1x falafel served with hummus $5.00
  • Mixed $9.00
    • Chicken & lamb
  • -1/3 lb. Angus $10.90
  • Double western bacon cheeseburger $11.90
    • Two chargrilled beef patties, bacon, two slices of melted cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • -1/2 lb. Angus $13.90
  • -1/2 lb. Angus $14.50
  • -5pc $9.90
  • Bbq chicken sandwich $7.90
    • Chargrilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato and tangy BBQ sauce on a honey wheat bun.
  • Portobello mushroom thickburger
    • Chargrilled beef patty, swiss cheese, Portobello mushrooms in sauce, lettuce, red onions, tomato and mayo on a seeded bun.
  • Jim beam bourbon burger
    • Unwind with the Jim Beam® Bourbon Burger. Featuring a chargrilled beef patty topped with bacon, crispy onion , swiss cheese, fresh lettuce and tomato — slathered in a rich and tangy sauce flavoured with Jim Beam bourbon.
  • Pad Preaw Whan Sweet & Sour
    • Stir fried assorted vegetable enhanced with homemade sweet & sour sauce.
  • Lemon & Pepper Fish (Tarakihi) or Squid with Chips & Salad $16.50
  • Thai Fried Rice: Fried rice with egg, assorted vegetables and your choice of meat.
  • Thai Spring Roll (Vegetarian) $9.50
    • Deep fried spring roll pastry filled with bean thread vermicelli, cabbage, carrot and dried mushrooms. With sweet chilli sauce.
  • Pad Thai: Stir fried rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts and the chef’s special Pad Thai sauce.Crushed peanuts and chilli powder on the side.
  • Money Bag $9.50
    • Minced chicken, sweet corn, peas and onion shaped into a money bag using wonton pastry. With sweet chilli sauce.
  • Pasta of the Day $16.50
    • See the special boards for details.
  • Lemon & Pepper Fish and Chips with a small salad
  • Pulled Pork $ 23.00
    • smoked bacon, chorizo, apple, cress
  • Tomato Salad $18.00
    • bocconcini, cucumber, basil, pickled red onion (v) (GF).
  • Margherita $21.00
    • mozzarella, bocconcini, basil (v)
  • Italian Stallion $23 .00
    • Pepperoni bocconcini, basil
  • Chocolate Sundae $5.50
    • vanilla ice cream, chocolate fish
  • Roasted Beetroot Salad $ 18.50
    • pear, candied walnuts, baby spinach, gorgonzola (v)( gf)
  • Fresh Fish Ceviche $19 .00
    • chilli, avocado, coriander, lemon, olive oil (gf)
  • Ham & Pineapple Pizza $9.50
  • Antipasto Pickles and Preserves
    • Bay bell peppers filled with feta cheese, marinated artichoke, Greek kalamata olives, green olives, pickled cucumber, stuffed vine leaves, sundried tomatoes, Lebanese hummus, chargrilled halloumi on eggplant pickle, fried falafel on coriander tomato achar, creamy feta cheese with spring onion
  • Antipasto Pickles and Preserves
    • Greek kalamata olives, pickled cucumber, creamy feta cheese with spring onion
  • The Southern Oceans
    • Smoked salmon fillet brushed with manuka honey and orange glace, in-house marinated green-lipped mussels with sweet chilli and ginger, cooked prawn salad with bamboo shoots, toasted sesame seeds, lime and fresh coriander, pickled bismark herrings with sour cream, apples and chives, whole cooked tiger prawns, Coromandel half shell mussels with zingy chilli and red onion salsa, hot smoked New Zealand fish fillet (daily catch)
  • Breads
    • Artisan bread selection fresh from the oven, speciality breads served with spreads and infused olive oil
  • Market Garden Salads and Crisp Vegetables
    • Sauteed cauliflower and capsicum salad, oriental tabouli with zesty lime and coriander drizzle, roasted kumara and pumpkin salad with manuka honey and hazelnut oil, grated carrots, beetroot, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes, kimchi
  • Pastry Fare
    • Homemade pavlova, chocolate and nougat mousse, caramelised apricot & toffee rice pudding, panacotta & mango delight, creme brulee, pina colada bavarian creme, fresh fruit salad, blueberry pie, morello cherry tarlet, baked cheesecake and forest berries
  • - 1/2 grilled New Zealand crayfish $15.00
  • Art of the Grill
    • Beef sirloin steak, peppered or natural, Hungarian pork loin steak, pork fillet medallions, tender venison steak, marinated chicken fillet. German bratwurst, boerewurst and smoked kransky. Fresh fish fillets (subject to catch)
  • Bailey’s Cheesecake $9.90
    • Bailey’s Irish Cream Liquor cheesecake made from our own famous recipe. Served with whipped cream.
  • Ice-cream Sundae $8.90
    • Vanilla bean Ice-cream with your choice of chocolate, strawberry or caramel topping. Served with whipped cream.
  • Battered Fish $25.90
    • Fresh NZ John Dory, tempura battered. Served with fries, garden salad, fresh lemon & tartare sauce.
  • Lamb Shanks (1) $27.90 (2) $33.90
    • NZ Shanks braised with vegetables, tomatoes & herbs in a red wine gravy with creamy mashed potatoes & garden peas.
  • Murphy’s Chicken $19.90
    • Freshly baked pita bread with hummus topped with salad greens, grilled chicken breast & Hennessy’s own Mediterranean salsa.
  • Salad of the Day $16.90
    • Seasonal vegetables made fresh to order.
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $23.90
    • South Island Salmon, garden fresh seasonal vegetables with a white wine (Wither Hills) sauce.
  • Bangers & Mash $19.90
    • Traditional sausages served with creamy mashed potatoes, garden peas with homemade beef gravy.
  • Toasted Sandwiches $ 9.00
    • Your choice of 3 fillings
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $ 24.00
    • Served with mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables and gravy
  • Thai Beef Salad $ 18.50
    • With Crispy Noodles
  • Pasta of the Week $ 18.00
    • See our weekly special board
  • Salt and Pepper Squid $ 13.50
    • Served with our chilli and honey sauce
  • Guinness and Wagyu Sausages $ 28.50
    • Served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables or fries and coleslaw
  • Egg Benedict $ 18.50
    • Served on ciabatta or potato rosti, your choice of bacon or smoked salmon
  • Crown Chocolate Brownie Pie $ 11.50
    • A housemade warm chocolate brownie served with salted caramel Ice cream
  • Beer battered fries, garlic sauteed potatoes or chilled potato salad PLUS the option of
  • Lamb Rump (200gm) $28.00
    • Tender New Zealand lamp rump, port wine jus
  • Chicken Breast (200gm) $25.00
    • Corn fed free range chicken, jus
  • Kapiti Cheese Platter $15.00
    • Kikorangi blue, creamy brie, aged cheddar, dried fruit, nuts, crackers
  • Beer battered fries, roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • 4 x $31.00
  • Clevedon oysters on the half shell x 3 $10.00
  • Prawn & chorizo skewers x 2 $16.00
  • Pulled pork sandwich $18.00
    • Asian style pork with vietnamese slaw & crackling
  • Prawn & smoked salmon carbonara $18.00
    • With hand cut pasta in a creamy white wine parmesan sauce
  • Green thai chicken $18.00
    • And potato cooked in thai spiced coconut cream served with aromatic rice & crispy noodles
  • Moroccan beans $14.50
    • With a dukkah crusted fried eggs, kranksys & sour dough
  • Vietnamese beef salad $15.50
    • With chilli, fresh greens, herbs & peanuts
  • 2 Eggs $5.00
  • Café Hash $5.00
  • Satay chicken salad $18.00
    • Creamy satay chicken served with green salads, banana & crispy noodles
  • Beef burger $15.50
    • 2 beef patties, egg, onions, lettuce, tomato, relish and mayo with fries
  • Shrimp cocktail $13.00
    • Jumbo shrimp tossed in thousand island dressing with lettuce and lemon served in a parfait glass
  • Cookie’s seafood chowder $15.00
    • Thick, chunky & loaded with seafood with garlic bread
  • -Prawn cutlet ea $ 1.50
  • Mini prawn twisters with fries $10.00
  • -Crumbed scallop ea $ 3.00
  • Nachos $12.00
    • Spicy chilli beans & mince with melted cheese & sourcream on corn chips
  • Seafood platter $24.00
    • Prawn twisters, crumbed scallops, salt & pepper calamari, calamari rings & crumbed whiting, with sweet chilli & garlic aioli served with salad & fries
  • Sweet corn Fritters $14.50
    • Sweet corn Fritter stack with Crispy Bacon Sweet chilli Cream
  • Tomatoes On Toast $12.50
    • Hot Buttered Cape Seed Toast With Seasoned Sliced Tomatoes Drizzled With Pesto Oil With Cottage Cheese
  • Tomatoes On Toast
    • Hot Buttered Cape Seed Toast With Sliced Tomatoes, Drizzled With Pesto Oil & your Choice of the Following
  • On Cape Seed Bread $8.50
  • With 3 Fillings $6.00
  • Pancakes $16.00
    • Freshly Flipped & Served With Grilled Bacon & Banana
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Cos Lettuce, Crispy Bacon, Croutons Shaved Parmesan, a Poached egg
  • Gourmet Poached Eggs $14.00
    • Atop Hot Buttered Cape Seed Toast With Sauteed Mushrooms & Potatoes Drizzled With Hollandaise Sauce
  • Slow cooked oats $5.50
    • Flavour changes weekly start your day with a nourishing bowl of slow cooked oats! Cinnamon oats with maple baked apples, toasted walnuts and blueberry compote. With or with out yoghurt to make them dairy free. Available monday to friday from 7.30 am to 10.30 am
  • -Small $8.50
  • -Large $11.00
  • -Small $8.50
  • -Large $11.00
  • -Small $8.50
  • You can fit a variety of up to three salads per serve. Salads change regularly, this is the menu for the week beginning 26th June.
  • -Small $7.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11
    • Chicken with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Baby Tray N/A
  • Rice Tray N/A
  • Crispy Chicken $11
    • Crispy chicken with don-katsu sauce, egg & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Katsu Set $13
    • Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Half Roll N/A
  • Seafood Set $15
    • Teriyaki salmon on rice, sashimi & 2 salmon sushi + 1 nigiri with salad
  • Inari N/A
  • Coco Pan Con Queso $9.00
    • Baked flat bread with baby pimentos, caramelised onions, ham, capers, white anchovies & Spanish cheese
  • Lamb Cutlets on Pearl Barley Risotto / Chuletas De Cordero $22.00
    • Grilled lamb cutlets on pearl barley risotto with parmesan, mascarpone & wild rocket
  • Baked Scallops / Vieras Asadas $12.00
    • Baked scallops with garlic butter & micro watercress
  • Tomato Relleno $12.00
    • Slow roasted stuffed tomato with mozzarella, pine nuts, baby spinach, quail egg & quinoa crust on bread
  • Spanish Omelette / Tortilla $13.00
    • Spinach tortilla with avocado salsa
  • Plain Bread / Pan Caliente $4.00
    • Warmed fresh bread
  • Marinated Fish / Ceviche $17.00
    • Peruvian style marinated seafood featuring fresh white & salmon fish in lime, chilli & coriander
  • Vegetarian Platter / Plato Vegetariano $30.00
    • Fried potato tortilla, falafel with yogurt dressing, roasted vegetables, marinated artichokes, spinach and parmesan arancini, goat cheese stuffed with paper dew
  • Pasta of the day $15.50
  • Toasted sandwiches $7.50
    • with 2 fillings
  • Hot dog & fries $6.50
  • Pancakes $16.50
    • bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Wedges $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese & sour cream
  • Open steak sandwich $18.00
    • served with fries
  • Muesli with fruit & yoghurt $9.00
  • Eggs benedict $16.50
    • muffin, bacon, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce
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