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

Scallops $22.00
Chips and Coleslaw
Flounder Fillets
3x Scallops
Oyster Pacific $2.00
Best Cafe Chowder $13.50
- this is our special seafood chowder made with fresh blue cod shrimp calamari clams mussels and a few other bits and pieces
Pacific Oyster single $1.80
Grouper Fillets

-Brunch: add kidneys $4.00
-Brunch: add 2 poached eggs $3.00
luna’s B.L.T, streaky bacon, tomato & lettuce, toasted ciabatta, aioli $15.00
Bacon & Eggs $15.00
- bacon and eggs any style, toasted ciabatta
Spanish eggs $17.00
- spanish eggs, kranksy sausage, red peppers, feta cheese, toasted ciabatta, fresh herbs(gf)
vegetarian risotto $18.00
- fresh house made tomato sauce, sautéed mushrooms baby spinach, parmesan cheese, sliced olives (gf)
lamb pockets $20.00
- marinated lamb pockets, flat bread, pearl couscous, hummus, salad greens
house made sandwich, see blackboard for today’s creation(gf) $20.00

Nasi Goreng (Rice)
Extra (per) Filling $0.80
Vegetarian Foor Yung Egg $7.50
Bacon & Egg Fried Rice $9.00
4 Fish
Only $17.50 each
Vegetarian $4.50
Min. Chips $1.50

Chicken Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, mushroom, green & red capsicum, chicken, mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Apricot Reg $15.90 Large $19.90
- For the sweet tooth... full, rich apricot sauce, chunks of marinated chicken breast. Covered with 100% New Zealand mozzarella cheese and finished with delicious cream cheese.
Jumbo Combo $14.90
- Beef, Chicken & Falafel Roll
Chilli Chicken Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, tomato, chicken, jalapenos, mozzarella cheese.
Jumbo Combo $19.90
- Beef, Chicken & Falafel
Chicken Avocado Reg $15.90 Large $19.90
- Yilmaz's delicious pizza sauce, chunks of marinated chicken breast, fresh New Zealand avocado slices. Covered with 100% New Zealand mozzarella cheese and finished with a swirl of sour cream.
Brock and Blue Reg $15.90 Large $19.90
- Yilmaz's delicious pizza sauce, authentic Turkish sundried tomatoes, fresh hand broken broccoli. Covered with 100% New Zealand mozzarella cheese and finished with fine blue vein cheese.
Mushroom Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
- Onion, mushroom, mushroom, mushroom, mozzarella cheese.

1/2 Chicken On Fried Rice $9.50
Ginger Beef $11.50
Batter Onion Sausage $1.80
Kung Pao Chicken $10.00
Paua Patty
Corn on Cob $1.50
Szechuan Lamb $9.50
Chicken Wing $1.50

Curry Beef $10.00
Chicken $10.00
Pineapple $4.00
Honey Chicken $10.00
Steak $10.00
Sweet Chili Chicken $10.00
Prawn $11.00
Pineapple Ring $1.80

Vegetarian Sukiyaki Udon $8.00
- fried noodles with veges
Vege Sushi Platter $8.50
- 3 big, 6 small, 1 inari, 1 Avo nigiri
Temaki Sushi (Cone Shaped) $4.00
- Salmon, Prawn, Veges
Teppan Beef $11.00
- Sizzling plate with rice
Beef Fried Rice $7.00
- with mixed veges, egg
Satay Chicken on Rice $8.00
Dumpling Soup $4.50
- with Egg, Veges
Sweet Chilli Chicken Sushi $5.00/$6.50
- 6pcs/8pcs

Free-range eggs benedict $12.00
- On toasted ciabatta bread, topped with hollandaise, served with your choice of lightly-grilled bacon or baby spinach.
Pasta of the day $14.50
- See specials board
Om full breakfast $19.00
- Two poached or scrambled free-range eggs, lightly-grilled streaky bacon, spicy merguez lamb sausage patties, hash browns,house made baked beans and toasted ciabatta bread.
Salad of the day $14.00
- See specials board.
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.
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.
Available11am–2pm
New zealand green-lipped mussels $16.00
- Steamed with white wine and our own harissa blend paste,served with toasted ciabatta bread.

Hot cakes $10.00
Gourmet rolls $5.80
A sandwich is the ideal hunger buster.A sandwich is the ideal hunger buster – and The Doughbin Bakery & Cafe has a wide selection of hot and cold sandwiches, paninis and cheese rolls. We also make delicious club sandwiches and filled/gourmet rolls packed with your favourite fillings.
Club $2.90
Cheese rolls $2.00
Vegetarian $3.90
Hot BLT $7.00
Sausage rolls $2.30

Linguine $28.50
- In-house smoked salmon and prawn or chorizo linguine pasta, simmered in a tomato, basil and olive sauce
Mini Spring rolls & Samosas served with fries, salad & sweet Thai chilli dipping sauce (v)
Garlic Prawns $28.50
- Black tiger prawns skewered and grilled with garlic butter, served in their shells with fries and a fresh green salad.
Seafood Chowder served with toasted ciabatta
Seafood Platter $45.00
- A selection of our finest seafood including calamari, mussels, in-house smoked salmon, queen scallops, fresh crumbed fish fillet and garlic prawns, served with fries.
Breads - Balsamic reduction, olive oil and the spread of the day
Shellfish Bowl $28.50
- Green lipped mussels, queen scallops and black tiger prawns served with the sauce of the day and toasted bread. Please ask your waitstaff for today’s option.
Open Steak Sandwich $28.50
- Pan seared medium rare, with fresh salad greens and caramelised onions. Served with fries and aioli

Braised Chickpeas with Crispy Onion Ring Slowly cooked chickpeas with wilted spinach, topped with grilled haloumi (vegetarian cheese) & finished with a coriander mojo verde $25.50
Fish & Chips Fresh Lemon Sole fillet fried in a light batter served with steak fries & a tossed salad $23.50
Fish of the Day Today’s fresh fish, served on herbed gourmet potatoes with a lemon, caper & fennel sauce (Your choice : Pan fried in an egg wash or a crisp light batter) $33.50
Antipasto (for two) Selection of salami, pickles, dips, cheeses, olives, sundried tomatoes & bread $28.50
Satay Beef Salad Warm, tender strips of ribeye resting a cucumber & lettuce salad with a crunchy satay dressing $18.00
Side of Salad $4.50
Vegetarian Soup of the Day Served with in house bread $10.50
Seafood Chowder Delicious & creamy with fresh fish, vegetables & shell fish, served with in house bread $13.00

Fried Rice (Chicken / Beef or Pork Vegetarian / Seafood / Combination or Tofu / Prawn $11.50/$12.50/$14.00
- A traditional Asian favourite cooked with quality jasmine
Clay Pot Rice (Chciken / Beef / Pork or vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn) $19.50/$21.00/$22.50
- Mixed fried rice stir fried with ginger and fresh vegetables ,
Spring Rolls $8.90
- Tasty Sauteed vegetables mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried
Spicy Fried Rice (Chicken / Beef / Pork or Vegetarian / Seafood / Combination or Tofu / Prawn $18.00/ $19.50/$21.00
- Fried rice cooked with special curry past , spices, blended to enhance the traditional favourites
Sweet & Sour ( Chicken, Beef, Pork or vegetarian, Seafood or Tofu, Prawn $19.50/$21.00/$22.90
- A real tasty special sweet and sour sauce cooked with
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
Honey or Lemon Chicken ( Honey Chicken,Lemon Chicken) $12.00
- Battered Chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce or sweet honey sauce . Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and steamed jasmine rice
Ginger Stir Fried (Chicken/ Beef / Pork or vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn $19.50/$21.00/$22.90

Fish Masala - Subtle seafood curry with a tangy masala sauce $15.50
Paneer Jalfrezi - Sweet and sour cottage cheese curry with chunky pieces of vegetables $14.90
Chicken Tikka - Lean chicken, marinated in spicy yoghurt, tender baked in the Tandoor (5 pieces) $12.50
Chili Shrimp - A feisty seafood curry with green chilies – garnished with fresh coriander $15.50
Vegetable Korma - A delicate creamy curry with coconut, sultanas and cashews $14.50
Mango Lassi $3.50
Chicken Jalfrezi - Sweet & Sour chicken curry with seasonal vegetables $15.50
Aloo Gobi - Wok steamed cauliflower and potato tempered with cumin seeds in a masala sauce $13.50

House made muesli
- Toasted Muesli w/ Unsweetened Yogurt, Honey, & Seasonal Fruit.
- Half serving $8
Toast $8
- Homemade Preserves on Five Grain Toast or Ciabatta
- Half serving $8
Salmon eggs benedict $18
- Indulge in the richness and the goodness. Smoked Salmon, wilted spinach & hollandaise
Bacon eggs benedict $17
- The classy classic.. Bacon, wilted spinach and hollandaise
- Full serving $12
Eggs on toast $11
- Free Range Eggs Any Style on Five Grain or Ciabatta

Tandoori Express (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Tandoori chicken, cashew nuts, red peppers, red onions, mozzarella & mint yoghurt sauce
Classic Banana $8.90
- Cinnamon toasted waffle with home style caramel, fresh bananas & maple syrup
Chicken Apricot (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Chicken, red onions, capsicum, mozzarella & apricot sauce
Old School (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Pepperoni, Italian fennel sausage, tomatoes, red onion & feta
Chicken Cranberry And Bree (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Mozzarella, roasted chicken, cranberry sauce & brie cheese
Chicken Shotgun (Large / Medium / Snack) $19.90 / $15.90 / $8.90
- Mozzarella, tomato base, onion, pineapple, herb roasted chicken, capsicum, Bella’s secret sauce & mozzarella
Chicken Nuggets $5.9
Mix N Match $14.90
- Your choice of any 2 meats or falafel in a wrap or on a plate