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

  • Prawns malavari $18.00
    • King prawns cooked with sauteed capsicum, onion and tomato sauce finishing in creamy coconut flavour
  • Daal makhani $13.00
    • Whole lentils on a slow fire overnight, finishing with great spice
  • Kashmiri naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with dried fruits cooked in tandoori oven
  • Chicken mushroom masala $16.00
    • Sauteed mushroom cooked with chicken in a special way
  • Naan $2.50
    • Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and garnish with butter
  • Chicken moglai $16.00
    • A special creamy dish cooked with egg, various spices
  • Onion bhaji $5.00
    • Sliced onion stirred in chickpea flour batter and deep fried
  • Butter prawns $18.00
    • Peeled king prawns cooked in mild creamy tomato gravy
  • Tuna Salad $6.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Tuna, Sundried Tomatoes and Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Brimstone $18.50 / $9.00
    • Avocado, Cajun Chicken, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes and Sour Cream. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Chicken Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Free Range Chicken, Bacon & Avocado - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Camembert Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Camembert, Avocado, Sundried Tomatoes & Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
  • Purgatory $18.50 / $9.00
    • Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms, Sundried Tomatoes, Fresh Spinach and Feta. Optional Kalamata Olives (Double / Snack)
  • Mayhem $18.50 / $9.00
    • Peanut Satay, Chicken, Sweet Chilli, Onions and Capsicum. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Free Range Chicken Nibbles $7.50
    • 6 succulent free range nibbles on the bone, lashed with your choice of sauce
  • Greek Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Kalamata Olives & Feta
  • Noodle Soup (Khuay Teaw)
    • A favourite Thai street food dish. Noodle soup with bean sprouts, fried garlic, celery and spring onion.
  • Mango and Sticky Rice $14.00
    • Fresh mango and sticky rice. A Thai favourite
  • Chicken Skewers (4) $10.00
    • BBQ chicken on a skewer served with satay sauce
  • Som Tum $22.50
    • Another favourite Thai street food dish. Finely sliced carrot, swede, green beans, green apple, tomato, peanuts, fish sauce and lemon juice
  • Yum Talay - Combination seafood $26.50
    • A spicy seafood salad with prawns, scallops, squid and mussels, seasoned with Thai herbs, mint, tomato, celery, carrot, coriander & spring onion
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • - Seafood, Scallops, Prawns, Mussels and Squid $26.50
  • - Prawns $24.50
  • Battered Fish & Chips $9.50
  • Pulled Pork Sliders $19.50
    • apple relish, cress, aioli (3)
  • Ham & Pineapple Pizza $9.50
  • Fresh Fish Ceviche $19 .00
    • chilli, avocado, coriander, lemon, olive oil (gf)
  • Roasted Beetroot Salad $ 18.50
    • pear, candied walnuts, baby spinach, gorgonzola (v)( gf)
  • Panko Mushrooms $27.00
    • baby carrots, grilled halloumi, chimichurri, pecorino( v)
  • Prawn & Pork Dumplings $27.00
    • citrus soy, crispy shallots
  • Duck Fat Baby Potatoes $ 9.00
    • truffle aioli (GF)
  • Gluten free available
  • Apple fries + ice cream $4.95
  • Chips $3.00
    • 1 Scoop
  • Curry roll $3.30
    • Each
  • Coleslaw $2.20
  • Tarakihi $4.80
    • Each
  • Nug life $7.50
    • Half scoop chips, 6 battered chicken nuggets
  • Prawn skewer $6.50
    • Battered, each
  • Sides $3.00
    • Avocado, Spinach, Free range egg, Toast(2 slices)
  • Tabouleh Salad
    • with chorizo, olives, feta, sundried tomatoes in a lemon mustard dressing
  • Seasonal Fruit Salad $9.50
    • with honey yoghurt
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.00
    • Cajun rubbed chicken tenderloins with a smoked tomato and avocado salsa, sour cream chilli sauce and salad on toasted focaccia
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • as above with salmon instead of bacon
  • Sides $5.00
    • Salmon, Bacon
  • Italian Frittata $17.00
    • Spicy chorizo, cherry tomato, red onion topped with parmesan cheese and toasted focaccia
  • Toasts $5.50
    • Chunky 5 Grain or ciabatta(2 Slice). Served with your choice of raspberry conserve, marmalade, marmite or honey
  • Aloo Gobi $12.00
    • cauliflower and potatoes cooked in exotic spicy sauce with tomatoes & ginger
  • Vegetable Samosa 3PCS/2PCS $5.00/$4.00
    • crispy pastry filled with potatoes and peas, flavoured with light spices
  • Kadai Panner $12.00
    • homemade cottage cheese cooked with medium spicy gravy & thick gravy with Indian blend of herbs and spices
  • Tandoori Prawn/Fish HALF/FULL $10.00/$18.00
    • king prawns marinated in yoghurt with ginger/garlic and smoked roasted in the tandoor oven
  • Onion Bhajia $5.00
    • sliced onion dipped in spices, chickpea flour and deep fried
  • Zeera rice $4.00
    • basmati rice flavoured with cumin seeds
  • Chicken/beef $16.00
  • Chicken Chilli $12.99
    • marinated deep fried boneless chicken cooked with Julian capsicum, onion, green capsicum, onion, green chilli finished in Asian style
  • Prime beef (250gm) $26.00
    • NZ beef, beef jus, bearnaise
  • Kapiti Cheese Platter $15.00 per peson
    • Kikorangi blue, creamy brie, aged cheddar, dried fruit, nuts, crackers
  • Heat retaining volcanic rock sears in all the juices & nutrients for a tastier healthier meal option.
  • Hot Bread Platter $12.00
    • Trio of breads & dips
  • Bruschetta x 2 $14.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, tomato, shaved parmesan, fresh basil, olive oil
  • Today's vegetables, please ask wait staff $8.50
  • Seafood Grill $30.00
    • Game fish fillet 150gm, shell mussels x 2, king prawn & chorizo skewers x2
  • Half shell mussels x 4 $9.00
  • Kaeng khe-owan - sweet green curry chicken $17.00
    • Sweet green curry cooked in coconut milk, vegetables with your choice of chicken, pork or beef.
  • Tom yum puk-vegetable soup E $9.50 / M $14.50
    • Spicy vegetable soup with lemongrass and mushroom.
  • -with curry powder and vegetables. $19.50
  • Khao pud - thai fried rice $15.00
  • Nua, mua nam tok-bbq beef or pork salad $19.50
    • Barbecued beef or pork served with Thai herbs, lemon and chilli.
  • Tofu pree o wahn $16.00
    • Fried tofu and vegetables in sweet and sour sauce.
  • Geal grob-won ton $7.50
    • Deep fried wontons.
  • Bo bia-spring rolls $7.50
    • Spring rolls filled with glass noodles & vegetables and served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Fish of the day (GF)
    • Fish fresh from the market (subject to availability)
  • Asian basket $7.00
    • Wontons, samosa’s, springrolls with fries & sweet chilli sauce
  • Prawn twisters $24.00
    • 8 rice paper wrapped prawn twisters with salad & fries
  • Mini steak (GF) $20.00
    • 180g scotch fillet with small salad & fries
  • Mini pizza with fries $7.00
  • -Or with salad $17.00
  • Chicken tenders & fries $8.00
  • Chicken burger $15.00
    • Cranberry, brie, garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato with fries
  • Kids teriyaki $7.00
    • Marinated pork, baby salad, teriyaki sauce & sweet mayo
  • Chicken satay burger $10.00
    • Chicken thigh, green salad, grilled tomato, grilled onion, spicy peanut satay sauce
  • Pulled pork BBQ $10.00
    • Pulled pork, coleslaw, green salad, BBq sauce & apple mustard
  • Mon - fri 12pm - 2pm
  • Cheese & bacon sour cream / Chilli cheese bacon & sour cream / BBQ bacon & sour cream / Tomatillo avo salsa
  • Kids foundry $7.00
    • Beef, cheese, baby salad, foundry sauce
  • Crab shrimp salad burger $12.00
    • Crab & shrimp, season salad, tomato, cheddar & parmesan cheese, lime tartar sauce
  • Spicy cajun chicken burger $10.00
    • Marinated chicken thigh, green salad, grilled tomato, parmesan cheese, onion mayo
  • Square roti $2.50
  • Creamy mushroom $13.50
    • mushroom cooked in special creamy sauce
  • Mutton dosa $13.00
    • stuffed dosa with mutton and potato masala
  • Lamb/Beef madras $16.50
    • spicy curry dish, meat cooked with aromatic spices and coconut
  • Coconut fish/prawn $17.50
    • a coconut based gravy curry with aromatic spices and herbs
  • Seafood Mix kothu $15.00
  • Crab curry (Kerala style) $17.50
    • fresh crabs cooked in to the coconut & tomato masala gravy with aromatic spices and herbs
  • Vegetable/Egg kothu $9.00
  • Idli sambhar $9.90
    • 4 pcs
  • Veg biryani with raita $8.99
  • Tandoori mushroom $9.50
  • Pay bhaji $9.80
  • Moong dal halwa / Gajar halwa $3.00
  • Rava plain dosa $10.50
  • Mysore platter $17.80
    • Mysore masala dosa, uttapam, uppama vada 2 pcs, sambhar & chutney
  • Vada sambhar $9.90
    • 4 pcs
  • The ‘BREW Dog’, Polish sausage & Cuban pulled pork $24.00
  • House breads, with a trio of dips $14.00
  • Blue Brassica $22.00
    • Cauli puree, brocollini, artichoke, blue cheese
  • Quinoa & Black Bean Burger, mushrooms, sriracha aioli $18.00
  • Calamari salad, salad greens minted lime yogurt dressing $14.00
  • Grilled ciabatta and butter $5.00
  • Margherita $19.00
    • tomato, parmesan, buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil
  • Pear & roquette salad, puffed wild rice, sherry vinegar $15.00
  • Brioche French Toast $16.50
    • with caramelised banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Pasta of the Day
    • See our Chef's special board
  • - Grilled Halloumi, Smoked Salmon or Poached Chicken $5.00
  • Raw Energy Salad $13.50
    • cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing
  • crispy bacon $16.50
  • Free-Range Eggs Any Style $6.50
    • with relish & toasted ciabatta
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $15.50
    • finished with rocket & parmesan
  • Poached Chicken & Almond Salad $16.50
    • with buttermilk dressing & seasoned spring vegetables
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