Bennu Cafe and Bar in Dunedin City Menu

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Soup of the day served with fresh homemade bread and butter * $10.5
Baked loaf of homemade bread with garlic butter * $8.5
Fresh loaf of homemade bread and dips * / Add herb & rock salt flatbread * $16 $10
Antipasto platter with a selection of cured meats, pickles, dips, cheese and bread * Small $20 / Large $29

- Feta, honey, rosemary and garlic oil $11
- Fresh tomato, jalapeno, Spanish onion, cream cheese and mozzarella $11
- Bacon, mushroom, basil and mozzarella $11
- Olive tapenade, fresh tomato, pine nut and parmesan $11
* Gluten-free option available at additional cost -

Vege Lovers Pizza sauce, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, caramelized onions, blue cheese, toasted seeds and mozzarella / * Add chorizo -
Vege Lovers II Pizza sauce, roasted beetroot, fresh tomato, basil, olives, spring onion, bocconcini and mozzarella / * Add salami -
Jimmy’s Special Pizza sauce, spicy chicken, red onion, roasted garlic, mushrooms, spinach, cream cheese and mozzarellas -
Original Thanks Giving House smoked chicken, brie, cream cheese and cashew nuts on a cranberry sauce base with mozzarella / * Add Bacon -
Meat Lovers Pizza sauce, salami, chorizo, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onion and mozzarella topped with BBQ sauce -
Nacho Libre Pizza sauce, chilli con carne, jalapenos, fresh tomato, guacamole and mozzarella topped with sour cream and corn chips -
Spicy Prawn Pizza sauce, spicy prawns, tomato, jalapenos, Spanish onion, spinach, pine nuts, cream cheese and mozzarella -
* Add meat options Medium $3 Large $4 - Gluten-free base $4 -

Ribeye Steak - Grilled to your liking, served on fondant potatoes with Portobello mushrooms, caramalised onions and a red wine jus* $31
Kawakawa Rubbed Chicken Breast - Served with minted pea & prune risotto, sauteed black pudding, parmesan crisps and a drizzle of tuffle oil* $30
Pork Belly - Slowly braised in a fragrant Asian master stock, served on cauliflower puree with a pear & chilli relish * $29
New Zealand Lamb Rump - Smoked and served medium rare with kumara and harvati hash, mustard spiced tomato chutney and a red wine jus* $32
Fish of the day - Please ask your wait staff for today’s fresh creation POA
Vegetarian Lasagne - Seasonal vegetables layered with gluten free pasta, Napoli sauce & cheese, served with fresh salad greens * $22
Mexican Style Quesadillas - Served with brie, roast capsicum, cashew nuts & mozzarella and your choice of: Mexican-style chicken or Mixed vegetables * Small $19 / Large $25
Bennu Caesar Salad - A mixture of cos lettuce & salad greens with crispy bacon, grilled chicken & crostini finished with a poached free range egg & parmesan * $20
House Smoked Chicken Salad - Tomato, spring onions and avocado mixed with iceberg lettuce, salad greens, cashews and finished with raspberry vinaigrette * $20
Vegetarian Salad - Roasted beetroot, fresh & sundried tomatoes, olives, cucumber & spring onions with a mixture of salad greens topped with a feta & garlic dressing * $20
Creamy Spaghetti Marinara - Mussels, prawns, market fish and squid tossed with spaghetti and finished with a white wine and dill cream sauce $20
Vegetarian Pasta - Mushroom, spinach and pinenut penne pasta in a pesto cream sauce and topped with parmasan / Add Chicken $22 $18
Mixed green salad $4.5
Side of vegetables $4.5
* Gluten-free meal/option available -

Lemon Posset topped with stewed Black Dorris plums and a pistachio nut tuille * $12
Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake served with blueberry compote and whipped cream $12
Baked Granny Smith Apples filled with a selection of chopped nuts drizzled in a butterscotch sauce, accompanied by vanilla ice-cream * $12
Rich Chocolate Tart served with whipped cream, burnt orange sauce and candied citrus peel $12
A Trio of Vanilla Pannacotta served with stewed Rhubarb, Champagne Rhubarb Jelly and Boysenberry Sorbet * $12
Vanilla ice-cream sundae with your choice of chocolate, berry or butterscotch sauce, topped with nuts and whipped cream * $10
* Gluten-free desserts option available -

SAUVIGNON BLANC -
Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 2009 $7.50 / $35.00
Mudhouse Marlborough 2009 $8.50 / $38.00
The Ned Marlborough 2009 $9.00 / $42.00
Astrolabe Marlborough 2009 - / $42.00
Coal Pit Central Otago 2008 - / $44.00
CHARDONNAY -
Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 2008 $7.50 / $35.00
Couper’s Shed Hawkes Bay 2009 $8.70 / $38.00
Church Road Cuve Hawkes Bay 2009 $10.00 / $44.00
Man O’ War Waiheke 2008 - / $47.00
Escarpment Martinborough 2007 - / $55.00
Te Mata Estate ‘Elston’ Hawkes Bay 2008 - / $60.00
AROMATICS -
Muddy Water Reisling Waipara 2008 $8.50 / $38.00
Main Divide Riesling Waipara 2009 $9.00 / $42.00
Aravin Estate Pinot Gris Central Otago 2010 $10.00 / $38.00
Bilancia Pinot Gris Hawkes Bay 2009 - / $42.00
Aravin Estate Rose Central Otago 2010 - / $38.00
Millton Viognier Gisborne 2008 - / $42.00
PINOT NOIR -
Aravin Estate Central Otago 2009 $9.00 / $42.00
Ata Rangi ‘Crimson’ Martinborough 2009 $10.00 / $52.00
Margrain ‘Rivers Edge' Martinborough 2008 - / $48.00
Seresin ‘Leah’ Marlborough 2008 - / $60.00
Wild Earth Central Otago 2007 - / $65.00
MERLOT,CABERNETS & BLENDS -
Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ Hawkes Bay 2006 $7.50 / $35.00
Wild Rock Merlot/Malbec Hawkes Bay 2008 $8.50 / $38.00
Angus The Bull Cab/Sav South Australia 2008 $9.00 / $42.00
Obsidian Cabernet Merlot Waiheke 2006 - / $45.00
Trinity Hill Merlot Hawkes Bay 2007 - / $50.00
Te Mata Awatea Cab/Merlot Hawkes Bay 2008 - / $55.00
SHIRAZ & SYRAH -
Couper’s Shed Syrah Hawkes Bay 2009 - / $38.00
Craggy Range Syrah Hawkes Bay 2008 - / $50.00
La Strada Syrah Marlborough 2008 - / $55.00
Coriole McLarin Vale Shiraz South Australia 2007 - / $55.00
CHAMPAGNE -
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve Particuliere N.V. - / $125.00
Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut N.V. - / $110.00
Moet & Chandon Brut N.V. - / $125.00
METHODE TRADITIONELLE -
Lindauer Brut Marlborough N.V. - / $30.00
Lindauer Fraise 200mls Marlborough N.V. - / $7.00
Lindauer Special Reserve Marlborough N.V. - / $34.00
Lindauer Special Reserve Marlborough 2004 - / $55.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Ice Cream Sundae $7.50
Squid & Shrimp Bites $8.50
- our own freshly made treats served with seafood sauce and tartare sauce
Grouper Fillets
Mixed $21.00/$15.50
- single pieces fish
Oyster Pacific $2.00
Flounder $19.50/$15.00/$9.50
- strong flavor with delicate texture
Blue Cod Fillets
(this is a mixture of seafood consisting of)

Cheese & onion
Kung pao delight
Combination beef satay
Chicken foo young eggs
Bacon & egg burger
Gluten free meals are available
Chicken cashew nuts
Beef and vegetables

Sautéed mushrooms $16.00
- with streaky bacon, rich demi glaze sauce, toasted ciabatta (gf)
Big breakfast $22.00
- roasted tomato, sausage, mushrooms, crispy hash brown, eggs any style, streaky bacon, toast(gf)
vegetarian risotto $18.00
- fresh house made tomato sauce, sautéed mushrooms baby spinach, parmesan cheese, sliced olives (gf)
seafood & saffron chowder, butter & house baked ciabatta(gf) $15.00
thai beef salad $19.00
- marinated beef strips, tossed with mesclun, chilli almonds, nam jim dressing & vermicelli noodles (gf)
Panko crusted corn fritters $16.00
- tomato relish, feta cheese salad, cherry tomatoes (gf)
-Brunch: add bacon $3.00
house made sandwich, see blackboard for today’s creation(gf) $20.00

Chicken Black Bean Sauce
Roast Pork Pineapple
6 MEALS $88.00
- 1 Dozen Fried Wontons, Pork Cashew Nuts, Steak Satay, Combination Fried Rice, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Fried Noodles
Giant $7.50
Battered Morobar $3.00
Squid Ring $1.50
Steak
Fish $3.50

Vegetarian Chow Mein $7.50
Satay Chicken $10.00
Vegetarian Fried Rice $7.50
Deluxe $6.50
Crumbed Sole Fillet $4.50
Cheese $3.80
Only $17.50 each
Roast Pork Foo Yung Egg $9.00

Pork Satay Vegetable $9.50
Nasi Goreng $10.00
Combination Fried Noodles $11.00
Doughnut $1.80
Special (Egg, Pineapple, Cheese, Onion) $5.50
Pork Spare Rib $10.00
Sole Fillet $4.00
Chop Suey Patty $1.70

Sausage $2.00
Minimum Chips $2.00
Chicken patty $2.50
Chop Suey Patty $1.60
Roast pork $10.00
Chicken $10.00
Combination $11.00
Fish $10.00

Vege Hot & Spicy Ramen $6.00
- with veges
Tokyo Udon $6.50
- with egg, fish cake, veges
Vegetarian Sukiyaki Udon $8.00
- fried noodles with veges
Hosomaki (Small Size Sushi) - 9pcs $4.50/$5.00
- Cucumber, Avocado / Salmon, Combination
Inari Tofu Sushi - 2 pieces $3.00
Katsu Don $9.00
- Crumbed pork, egg, veges on rice
Teppan Spicy Chicken $11.00
- Sizzling plate with rice
Beef Fried Rice $7.00
- with mixed veges, egg

Available11am–2pm
Chicken cheese sandwich $15.50
- Sliced grilled chicken breast roasted with sautéed onions, jalapeños and cheese in a torpedo roll, served with steak-cut fries or salad.
Fries and things $7.70
- Choose one of the following with your fries: chicken nuggets,mini hot dogs or fish bites; salad can be substituted for fries.
Cheese and onion toastie $7.70
- Served with salad or fries
Soup of the day $12.50
- See specials board; served with toasted ciabatta bread.
Middle eastern seven spice lamb kebabs $15.00
- Three lamb skewers served with crispy hummus, mesclun greens and tahini yoghur.T
Grilled fish burger $15.50
- Our own special patty of blue cod and salmon, with new zealand saffron mayo and lettuce on a house-baked bun served with steak-cut fries or salad.
Kids’ size steak-cut fries $4.50
- Served with tomato sauce

Vegetable Stack with pine nuts & feta Oven baked field mushrooms stacked with fire roasted capsicum, layered with pine nuts & feta, then finished with a spinach puree $14.00
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Cheese Board Evensdale Cheese, crackers and homemade bread 2 people $15.50 / 4 people $26.50
Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake Roasted hazelnuts in a rich chocolate cake with a chocolate fudge sauce & Frangelico ice cream (Gluten free) $12.00
Maple Syrup Lamb Shanks Braised in orange juice, Dijon mustard & maple syrup until tender, juicy & succulent, served with a creamy mustard mash & dipped in a rosemary & mustard seed jus $31.00
Fresh New Zealand Salmon Stewart Island salmon resting on a lentil cake & blanketed with a coriander & garlic hollandaise $31.00
Fish & Chips Fresh Lemon Sole fillet fried in a light batter served with steak fries & a tossed salad $23.50
Antipasto (for two) Selection of salami, pickles, dips, cheeses, olives, sundried tomatoes & bread $28.50

Fresh Mussels $19.90
- Green lipped mussels steamed in the shell with fresh lemongrass and fresh basil in a Tom Yum style soup base,topped with fresh coriander, and sweet chilli dipping sauce
Vietnamese Laksa ( Chicken / Beef / Pork or Vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn $12.50/$13.50/$15.00
- Fresh vegtables cooked in Laksa paste and coconut cream. Served on a bed of vermecelli noodles and topped with thin rashers of omelette, fresh coriander and fried shallot
Vietnamese Salad ( Chicken or pork /Prawn) $19.50 /$22.50
- Mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours mixed with chopped cucumber , carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara
Tom Yum ( Chicken or Vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu/ Prawn $11.00/ $12.50/ $13.50
- Hot & Spicy yet refreshing soup
Gang par ( Chicken / Beef / Pork or vegetarian ) $12.00
- Red based curry cooked without coconut cream with vegetables, lime leaves, and fresh basil herb
Yum Talay (Vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn ) $12.00/$13.00/$13.50
- Cooked at A lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery , Shallots & Tomato
Spring Rolls with Pork $5.00
- Tasty Sauteed vegetables mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried
Lamb Shanks in Massuman Curry ( One shank / Two shank) $18.00/$23.90
- Quality lamb shanks slow cooked in a Massuman Curry

Kadai Chicken - Cubes of chicken cooked in an Indian wok with chopped onions, garlic, capsicum and Indian spices $14.00
Chicken Saagwala - Chicken cooked in Spinach with tomatoes and mild spices $14.00
Shahi Paneer - Cubes of homemade cheese cooked in a creamy sauce with mild spices, almonds and raisins $13.00
Lamb or Beef Vindaloo - Favorite from the South of India - highly spiced lamb cooked in a tangy sauce $14.00
Butter Beef - Pieces of beef cooked in creamy sauce, oriental spices and chopped tomatoes in butter $14.00
Soft Drinks - Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, LLB, Ginger Beer $3.50
Vegetable Korma - Mixed vegetables cooked with nuts, mild spices and cream $13.00
Chicken Tikka Masala - Pieces of chicken tikka cooked in a tangy sauce with tomatoes and oriental spices $14.00

- Add chorizo or bacon $18.50
-House-smoked salmon
Caesar Salad $14.50
- -served with ciabatta croutons,parmesan & poached egg.
Big Bacon Buttie $10
Porridge $10
- Served with cream, maple syrup & mixed berries
house-made Muesli $12
- With yoghurt & seasonal fruit compote
French Toast or Waffles $16.50
Penne Pasta $16.50
- -creamy mushroom & parmesan sauce, poached egg & truffle oil

-EGGS
- Add bacon or chorizo $4.00
AVOCADO AND SLOW ROASTED TOMATO ON CIABATTA $16.00
- with rocket, preserved lemon and smoked fete
HOMEMADE POTATO ROSTI
- with spinach, free ranged poached eggs and hollandaise
SIDES $4.00
- BACON $17.00
-COLESLAW
CHICKEN CURRY $18.5
- with rice and roti

Chicken Nuggets $5.9
Chicken Cranberry And Bree (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Mozzarella, roasted chicken, cranberry sauce & brie cheese
Onion Rings ( 8 Pack ) $5
Authentic Falafel $12.90
Chicken Tenders $5.9
Fries $4.5
Miss Veggie (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Mozzarella, jalapeños, tomatoes, onion, capsicum, pineapple & feta
Mexicana Mince Nacho (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Tomato base, mozzarella, nacho chips, mince beef, jalapeños, tomatoes & sour cream