Best Cafe in Dunedin City Menu

SEAFOOD $17.00 SEAFOOD $17.00
  • (served with coleslaw, lemon wedge, tartar sauce and golden fried chips)
  • Sole Fillets
  • Flounder Fillets
  • Grouper Fillets
  • Blue Cod Fillets
  • Brill Fillets
  • Flounder or Sole on the Bone $18.00
  • Oyster natural 1 dozen $34.00
  • Oyster deep fried 1 dozen $36.00
  • Whitebait Pattie $23.00
  • Scallops $22.00
  • Fish & Oysters $34.00
GRILLS GRILLS
  • Porterhouse Steak $19.00
  • Hawaiian Ham Steak $16.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $10.00
  • Sausages & Eggs $10.00
  • Eggs & Chips $6.00
EXTRAS EXTRAS
  • Egg $1.00
  • Onions $1.50
  • Tomatoes $2.00
  • Chips $2.50
  • Bluff Oyster Single $3.50
  • Pacific Oyster single $1.80
  • Scallops $2.50
  • Whitebait Pattie $6.50
  • Sausage $1.80
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Curry Roll $2.20
  • Spring Roll $2.20
  • Mussels $0.60
  • Squid Rings $0.60
ENTREES ENTREES
  • 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
  • Squid & Shrimp Bites $8.50
    • our own freshly made treats served with seafood sauce and tartare sauce
  • Scallops $14.50
    • half dozen battered scallops served with fresh lemon wedges
  • Shrimp Cocktail $8.00
    • a good old fashion shrimp cocktail served in a lettuce basket with our homemade Thousand Island dressing
FISH MEALS 3PCS/2PCS/1PCS FISH MEALS 3PCS/2PCS/1PCS
  • Sole $18.50/$14.50/$8.90
    • mild flavor with delicate texture
  • Gurnard $18.50/$14.50/$8.90
    • mild flavor with med firm texture
  • Flounder $19.50/$15.00/$9.50
    • strong flavor with delicate texture
  • Elephant $19.50/$15.00/$9.50
    • mild flavor with Firm texture
  • Brill $20.50/$15.50/$10.00
    • med flavor with Firm texture
  • Groper $21.50/$16.00/$10.50
    • strong flavor with Firm Flakey texture
  • Blue Cod $22.50/$17.50/$11.50
    • med flavor with medium flakey texture
  • Mixed $21.00/$15.50
    • single pieces fish
SINGLES SINGLES
  • Oyster Bluff $4.00
  • Oyster Pacific $2.00
  • Scallops pacific $2.50
  • Whitebait Pattie pacific $7.50
BEST CAFE OLD SCHOOL BEST CAFE OLD SCHOOL
  • (this is a mixture of seafood consisting of)
  • 3x Scallops
  • 3x Pacific Oyster
  • 4x Squid Rings
  • 1x Whitebait Pattie
  • 1x Piece of fresh of your chossing
  • Chips and Coleslaw
  • (this meal is subject to availability $29.50)
  • (if you would like Bluff oyster $35.00)
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Ice Cream Sundae $7.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pork and Vegetables $9.00
  • Vegetarian $8.00
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.00
  • Chicken Garlic on Rice $7.00
  • Double Meat $3.00
  • Beef Ball Soup $8.00
  • Bottles of Marinade $9.00
  • Blue Cod Ginger on Rice $10.00
  • Combination $18.90
    • Beef & Chicken / Chicken & Falafel / Beef & Falafel
  • $2 Extras $2
    • Olives, tomato, pineapple, mushroom, jalapenos, corn, capsicum, broccoli, avocado, spinach, sundried tomatoes, apricot sauce, cranberry sauce, satay sauce, falafel
  • Your Choice of Sauces N/A
    • Barbeque, Tomato, Chili, Garlic, Special Mayonaise
  • Chicken Roll / Beef Roll / Vegetarian Falafel Roll Lrg $12.90 Small $10.90
    • Comes in roll-up bread with fresh mixed salad, hummus and your choice of Yilmaz sauce.
  • Beef Pizza Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
    • Onion, mushroom, green & red capsicum, beef, mozzarella cheese.
  • Hot Chilli Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
    • Onion, tomato, green and red capsicum, beef, jalapenos, mozzarella cheese.
  • Vegetarian Reg $14.90 Large $16.90
    • Onion, mushroom, tomato, green & red capsicum, corn, mozzarella cheese.
  • Jumbo Combo $19.90
    • Beef, Chicken & Falafel
  • Chicken $4.20
  • Kumara Chips $4.00
  • Beef Patty $1.80
  • Corn on Cob $1.50
  • Wonton Soup $5.00
  • Vegetable Spring Roll $2.00
  • 1/4 Chicken $3.50
  • Szechuan Chicken $9.50
  • Inari Tofu Sushi - 2 pieces $3.00
  • Salmon Sushi Platter $10.00
    • 4 big, 6 small, 2 nigiri, Salmon Sushi
  • Sweet Chilli Chicken Sushi $5.00/$6.50
    • 6pcs/8pcs
  • Vege Miso Soup $4.00
    • with Veges
  • Oyako Don $9.00
    • Chicken, Egg, Veges on Rice
  • Ton Katsu $8.00
    • crumbed pork with rice
  • Yakiniku Beef with Curry on Rice $10.00
  • Chicken Ramen $6.50
    • with chicken
  • Beef with Black Pepper $13.00 / $15.00
  • Tofu with Vegetables (Hot) $9.00 / $11.00
  • Vegetable Egg Foo Yung $8.00 / $10.00
  • Chicken with Mushroom and Bok Choy $12.50 / $14.50
  • Curry Laksa (Chicken/Seafood) $11.50 / $13.00
  • Beef with Seasonal Vegetables $11.50 / $13.50
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $11.50
  • Chou Zhou Chow Kua Teaw $11.50 / $13.50
    • Or Chow Mein HOT (Chicken, Beef or Pork)
  • Hot bacon and egg. $7.00
  • Baked beans or spaghetti on toast $8.00
  • Filled rolls $5.00
  • Mince and cheese $3.20
  • Vegetarian $3.90
  • Gourmet rolls $5.80
  • Steak and cheese / Steak and mushroom / Steak and pepper / steak and onion $3.30
  • Savoury $1.50
  • Lamb Shank Braised in maple syrup & orange juice served with potato mash & salad $18.50
  • 250g of Prime Ribeye Served on spiced potato cubes, floating on a smoked paprika & tomato fondue with a basil & artichoke dressing $32.50
  • Truffle Tart with Raspberries A smooth chocolate truffle center incased in a biscuit crumb with a hidden raspberry gem $12.00
  • Steak & Chips Ribeye steak served with a garlic, mushroom or green peppercorn sauce with steak fries & a tossed salad $27.50
  • 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
  • Toasted Garlic Bread $4.00
  • Cheese Board Evensdale Cheese, crackers and homemade bread 2 people $15.50 / 4 people $26.50
  • Herbed French Toast With Turkish coleslaw, Cajun seasoned chicken strips & a smoked paprika aioli (Can be vegetarian with field mushrooms fried in garlic butter) $19.00 / $16.00
  • Lemon Grass Stir Fry (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetarian, Seafood or Tofu, Prawn $12.00/$13.50/$14.50
    • Your choice of meat stir -fried with fresh lemongrass and
  • Combination $19.00
    • Combination of Chicken wings,spring rolls, spare ribs & guri puff
  • Peanut Sauce Stir Fried ( Chicken, Beef, Pork or vegetarian, Tofu ) $19.50/$21.00
    • Our own roasted spiced peanut sauce combined with a selection of
  • Red Curry ( Chicken / Beef / Pork or vegetarian / Seafood or Tofu / Prawn) $19.50/$21.00/$22.50
    • Succulent cuts of meat or seafood cooked in cocount
  • Spring Rolls $8.90
    • Tasty Sauteed vegetables mixed with vermicelli noodles, rolled in pastry then deep fried
  • 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
  • Moo Manow ( Chicken / Beef or Pork) $19.50
    • Meat Slices covered with a seasoned sweet chilli sauce
  • 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
  • Dahl Maharani - Whole black lentils soaked overnight, cooked on a slow fire with fenugreek and mustard seeds $13.50
  • Seasonal Vegetables - Crispy fresh vegetables flash fried in the khadai $5.50
  • Onion Bhajees - Light crispy fritters served with tamarind chutney (6 bhajees) $6.50
  • Khadai Chicken - A rich flavorsome curry with crushed tomato, capsicum and green chillies in a thick masala sauce $15.50
  • Chicken Tikka - Lean chicken, marinated in spicy yoghurt, tender baked in the Tandoor (5 pieces) $12.50
  • Tandoori Chicken - Half Chicken - Exotic chicken barbeque – Indian style $13.00
  • Tandoori Chicken - Whole Chicken - Exotic chicken barbeque – Indian style $19.50
  • Lamb Dhansak - Popular delicious Parsi lamb dish with lentils, soaked overnight and slow cooked, with a selection of spices. $16.50
  • SHIRAZ & SYRAH -
  • Lindauer Fraise 200mls Marlborough N.V. - / $7.00
  • Trinity Hill ‘The Trinity’ Hawkes Bay 2006 $7.50 / $35.00
  • Creamy Spaghetti Marinara - Mussels, prawns, market fish and squid tossed with spaghetti and finished with a white wine and dill cream sauce $20
  • - Fresh tomato, jalapeno, Spanish onion, cream cheese and mozzarella $11
  • Couper’s Shed Hawkes Bay 2009 $8.70 / $38.00
  • CHAMPAGNE -
  • Rich Chocolate Tart served with whipped cream, burnt orange sauce and candied citrus peel $12
  • Pack $20.00
    • 4 Fishbites, 2 Oysters, 2 Mussels, 2 Squid Rings, 2 Mini Crab Sticks, 1 Scp
  • Pack $12.00
    • 2 Fishbites, 1 Oyster, 1 Mussel, 1 Squid Ring, Mini Crab Stick, 1/2 Scp
  • Fish & Chip Pack $20.00
    • 5 Fish, 2 Scp
  • Chicken Nugget Pack $6.00
    • 5 Chicken Nuggets, 1/2 Scp, with 50c sauce of own choice
  • Mixed Pack $50.00
    • 7 Fish, 4 Saveloy, 4 Sausage, 3 1/2 Scp
  • Mixed Pack $10.00
    • 2 Fish, 1 Saveloy or Sausage, 1/2 Scp
  • Fish & Chip Pack $40.00
    • 10 Fish, 2 1/2 Scp
  • Mixed Pack $30.00
    • 5 Fish, 4 Saveloy or Sausage, or 2 of each, 2 Scp
  • Bacon buttie $10
    • In ciabatta, loaded w/ free range bacon and choice of sauces
  • - Half serving $8
  • - Tomato (1)/ Avocado (1/2)/ Chorizo Sausages (2) $4
  • Add extras $5
    • - Bacon (3) / Mushrooms/ Grilled Halloumi (3) / Cold Smoked Salmon/ Hashbrowns (3)
  • - Full serving $12
  • House made muesli
    • Toasted Muesli w/ Unsweetened Yogurt, Honey, & Seasonal Fruit.
  • -OPTION 2 : Toasted Ciabatta, Avocado OR Mushroom (season dependent), Hashbrowns, Grilled Tomato and a Poached Egg with Pesto and Creamy Hollandaise $16
  • Bacon eggs benedict $17
    • The classy classic.. Bacon, wilted spinach and hollandaise
  • Ice cream sundae $6.50
  • Chicken and avocado salad $11.50
  • Fruit pudding $7.90
  • Choose from pumpkin, pea, tomato, or lentil $6.90
  • Iced chocolate N/A
  • Toasted sandwich (double layer with 3 fillings chosen from ham, cheese, onion, pineapple, egg, tuna) $6.90
  • Scones $2.50
  • Liquor coffees N/A
  • Vegetarian Vege Patty Tom Lower S/S Top $6.50
  • Sweet & Sour Wontons and Rice $9.50
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken and Rice $9.90
  • Amok Spicy Seafood S/Fry $16.50
  • Meat Love Meat + Cheese + Bacon S/S Low TmTop $7.50
  • Chop Suey Patty $2.50
  • Sole $6.00 / $6.50 / $8.50
    • Battered / crumbed / grilled
  • Haw Meat + Pine + Ham Tom Lower S/S Top $6.50
  • Eggs And Soldiers
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $18.00
    • Fresh garden salad, served with Smoked Salmon and honey roasted nuts.
  • Smoked Chicken and Brie
    • Smoked Chicken w melted Brie
  • Royale Fry Up $18.50
    • Eggs, bacon, grilled tomatoes, potatoes and mushrooms served on home- made foccacia bread
  • -French Toast w Bacon Banana and Maple Syrup
    • A winner with the locals
  • Smoked Salmon $15.00
    • Smoked Salmon
  • -Bagel w Cream Cheese and Jam
    • Great for the kids, or a light breakfast
  • Vegetarian/Vegan $15.00
    • Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion, Capsicum, Brie Cheese, served on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, sundried tomato and basil mayo. Topped with our own honey roasted nuts.
Best Cafe

Best Cafe

location

Address

30 Stuart Street, Dunedin City Centre, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034778059

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM, 5:00 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

British , Cafe Food , Fish & Chips , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Seafood

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  BYO ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Fish n Chips ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
30 Stuart Street, Dunedin City Centre, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand