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

  • Cod
  • Curry Roll
  • -Small
  • -Large
  • Sweet sour pork
  • Sweet & sour pork
  • -Medium
  • Suey patty
  • Mussel $1.50
  • Large Size $20.00
  • Chicken Mushroom
  • Cheese $4.50
  • Curry Potato Pattie $3.50
  • Fish
  • Prawn Pineapple
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu $4.50
  • Chicken Ginger on Rice $9.00
  • Combination Satay $7.00
    • Grilled marinated beef on a bed of steamed rice, salad and topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Pork and Vegetables $9.00
  • Combination Teaw Dishes $7.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of beef and chicken served in Khmer-style Kua Teaw soup
  • Chicken Chow Mein $9.00
  • Chicken Kua Teaw $7.00
    • Rice noodles with bean sprouts and chicken pieces served in Khmer-style Kua Teaw soup
  • Chicken Egg Foo Young $9.00
  • Chicken and Vegetables $9.00
  • Antipasto Platter $30.00
    • Sundried tomatoes, kalamata olives, cornichous salami, pesto, chorizo, served with fresh ciabatta.
  • Bread ‘N’ Dips $15.00
    • Fresh ciabatta with pesto, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic
  • Middle Eastern $20.00
    • Toasted flatbreads, hummus, kalamata olives, dukkah, extra virgin olive oil.
  • Cheese Platter (GF) $15.00
    • Wedge of brie, crackers, quince paste.
  • Vegetarian Antipasto $25.00
  • Spicy Spare Ribs $11.50 / $13.50
  • Steamed Chicken Rice $10.50 / $12.00
  • Beef with Seasonal Vegetables $11.50 / $13.50
  • Seafood Chew Kua Teaw $11.80 / $12.50
    • or Fried Egg Noodle
  • Tofu with Vegetables (Hot) $9.00 / $11.00
  • Satay Burger $4.50 / $8.50
  • Tom Yum Chicken Fried Rice or Noodle $11.50
  • Steamed Prawn $18.00
  • Hot BLT $7.00
  • HOURS Mon – Friday 6AM - 4:30PM Saturday 7AM - 4:30PM Sunday 7AM - 4:30PM
  • Toasted (two fillings) $4.50
  • Cheese rolls $2.00
  • Gourmet rolls $5.80
  • Mince / bacon and egg $3.00
  • Large club $5.00
  • Club $2.90
  • Steamed green lipped mussels tossed in a lemon, sage and caper butter served with toasted ciabatta
  • Open Steak Sandwich $28.50
    • Pan seared medium rare, with fresh salad greens and caramelised onions. Served with fries and aioli
  • 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.
  • Shared Platters $18.50/$32.00
    • A selection of toasted breads, gherkins, feta, sundried tomatoes, olives, chorizo, marinated mussels, prawns and in-house smoked salmon.
  • Seafood Chowder served with toasted ciabatta
  • Crumbed Sole with fries, salad and tartare sauce
  • Reef & Beef $37.00
    • Rib-eye, chargrilled to your liking, topped with prawns, in-house smoked salmon, garlic butter, served with fries and fresh green salad. >>
  • Linguine $28.50
    • In-house smoked salmon and prawn or chorizo linguine pasta, simmered in a tomato, basil and olive sauce
  • Mixed Berry Parfait A mixture of seasonal berries layered with vanilla ice cream & strawberry sauce topped with whipped 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
  • Smoked Salmon, Prawn & Tomato Salad Cold smoked salmon scattered over a tossed salad with juicy prawns, home grown cherry tomatoes with a red wine vinegar & Dijon emulsion $22.50
  • Truffle Tart with Raspberries A smooth chocolate truffle center incased in a biscuit crumb with a hidden raspberry gem $12.00
  • Seafood Chowder Delicious & creamy with fresh fish, vegetables & shell fish, served with in house bread $13.00
  • 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
  • Tender Chicken Breast Wrapped in manuka smoked bacon sitting on an olive oil & lemon mash with a beetroot mousse & covered with a cranberry, pistachio & red wine sauce $31.50
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches Served with a gourmet potato & radish salad, Cream cheese, bacon, basil pesto & tomato, Brie, chicken & cranberry jelly, Salami, mushroom, sundried tomato & mozzarella $12.50 each
  • Breakfast Bagel $6.50
    • cream cheese, raspberry jam
  • Sushi N/A
  • Chicken Nuggets & Fries N/A
  • Beef Nachos N/A
  • Bacon Butty $8.00
    • bacon, bbq sauce, onion, bread
  • Muesli Pot $8.50
    • with peaches and yogurt.
  • Burgers N/A
  • Cinnamon Toast $2.00
    • golden toast sprinkled with cinnamon
  • Meat Lovers Pizza sauce, salami, chorizo, ham, bacon, mushrooms, onion and mozzarella topped with BBQ sauce -
  • Original Thanks Giving House smoked chicken, brie, cream cheese and cashew nuts on a cranberry sauce base with mozzarella / * Add Bacon -
  • Couper’s Shed Hawkes Bay 2009 $8.70 / $38.00
  • Trinity Hill Hawkes Bay 2008 $7.50 / $35.00
  • Ribeye Steak - Grilled to your liking, served on fondant potatoes with Portobello mushrooms, caramalised onions and a red wine jus* $31
  • - Olive tapenade, fresh tomato, pine nut and parmesan $11
  • La Strada Syrah Marlborough 2008 - / $55.00
  • Vege Lovers Pizza sauce, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, caramelized onions, blue cheese, toasted seeds and mozzarella / * Add chorizo -
  • Mixed Pack $40.00
    • 6 Fish, 3 Saveloy, 3 Sausage, 2 1/2 Scp
  • Pack $12.00
    • 2 Fishbites, 1 Oyster, 1 Mussel, 1 Squid Ring, Mini Crab Stick, 1/2 Scp
  • Fish & Chip Pack $40.00
    • 10 Fish, 2 1/2 Scp
  • Fish & Chip Pack $50.00
    • 14 Fish, 3 Scp
  • Fish & Chip Pack $30.00
    • 8 Fish, 2 1/2 Scp
  • Fishbite Pack $10.00
    • 10 Fishbites, 1 Scp, with $1 sauce of own choice
  • Fishbite Pack $6.00
    • 5 Fishbites, 1/2 Scp, with 50c sauce of own choice
  • Fish & Chip Pack $20.00
    • 5 Fish, 2 Scp
  • - Half serving $8
  • Creamy porridge
    • Porridge with Fruit, Nuts & Maple Syrup or Honey.
  • French toast $18
    • Sweet and sour and delicious with Bacon, Banana & Maple Syrup
  • Vege eggs benedict $17
    • The earthy version.. Served with Grilled Mushrooms and Wilted Spinach and, of course, delicious hollandaise
  • Bacon & egg buttie $12
    • As above with Egg
  • Eggs on toast $11
    • Free Range Eggs Any Style on Five Grain or Ciabatta
  • Smashed avo 2 $17
    • Smashed Avo 1 plus 2 poached eggs. Amaze.
  • House made muesli
    • Toasted Muesli w/ Unsweetened Yogurt, Honey, & Seasonal Fruit.
  • FRENCH TOAST $16.00
    • on Ciabatta , bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • -AVOCADO
  • -Aioli, Hollandaise $2.00
  • $2.00 EXTRA
  • -Add fries $4.00
  • TOAST AND SPREADS $6.00
    • on Ciabatta or 5 grain
  • - Add bacon or chorizo $4.00
  • -COLESLAW
  • Chocolate Donuts $2.40
  • Coconut Battered Banana $2.50
  • Bluecod $8.50 / $8.90 / $11.50
    • Battered / crumbed / grilled
  • Bluecod Bites $1.70
  • Kebabs each $2.50
  • Rice Meals N/A
  • Elephant Fish $4.50 / $5.00 / $6.50
    • Battered / crumbed / grilled
  • Seafood Stirfy $16 / $30
    • Med / Large
  • -Bacon and Eggs
    • Served on home-made foccacia
  • B.L.T $13.00
    • Bacon Lettuce and Tomato
  • Fritata w Chutney $15.00 / $8
    • Potato and Mushroom Fritata, served with or without Salad.
  • Bacon, Banana and Maple
    • Crispy bacon and fried bananas drizzled with maple syrup and topped in icing sugar.
  • Filo Parcel w Chutney $15.00 / $8
    • Spinach and Feta Filo Parcel served with or without Salad
  • -French Toast w Bacon Banana and Maple Syrup
    • A winner with the locals
  • 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
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