Cafe California in Wellington City Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

Pork, sage & ricotta meatballs $16.50
- with parmesan polenta
Halloumi $19.50
- with puy lentils, asparagus, tomato, cucumber, mint & rocket with harissa dressing
Astoria bread with Lot 8 olive oil & balsamic $6.00
Prosciutto Salad $18.50
- almonds, stonefruit, ricotta & frisée
Garden salad with Astoria dressing $8.50
Risotto $21.00
- corn, basil & parmesan with chorizo crumbs
Asparagus & Pecorino Omelette $22.00
- with frisée & fries
Minute Steak Diane $22.50
- with crushed potatoes & frisée

Lamb Saag
- chunks of lamb cooked with spinach gravy and selected spices
MANGO KUFLI $3.50
- indian ice cream
CHEESE NAAN $4.00
- naan stuffed with cheese, finished with butter
BREAD BASKET $10.50
- a selection of roti, naan, garlic naan & onion kulcha
Extra Rice $3.50
PESHWARI NAAN $3.50
- naan stuffed with raisins & mixed dry fruit
Lamb Rogan Josh
- Tender pieces o lamb cooked with selected spices and herbs in traditional Kashmiri styles
Mango Chutney $2.00
- shredded mangos with sweet sauce

Chicken Curry $14.50
Chettinadu Fish $19.50
- Served with rice.
Iamb Korma $17.50
Fish Dosai $17.00
- A batter of urad and rice flour left naturally overnight to ferment and cooked over a hotplate like a pancake and served with your choice of Iamb/chicken/dhal curry and sambar
Appalam $2.00
Plain Dosai $5.00
Non-Vegetarian Thali Meal $25.00
- Served with roti, rice, fish dosa, chicken curry, lamb curry. dhal curry. korma. rendangs. rasam, raita, pickles, apply am & sweet.
Vegetable Biriyani $15.00

Pulled pork on pita $19.00
- With pineapple salsa, sauerkraut and a side of wedges
-Baobab style green salad $8.00
- Carrot, cucumber, sprouts, and all the good crunchy bits
Feta & Hazelnut eggplant rolls $17.00
- Grilled polenta, cauliflower tabouli & romesco sauce
-With Smoked Salmon $18.00
Slow roasted lamb $19.00
- Mint pea mash, cauliflower and kasundi
Eggs benedict on sourdough $17.00
- Poached eggs with shaved ham off the bone, spinach and hollandaise
Halloumi rosti stack $18.00
- Grilled tomatoes, spinach, balsamic reduction and herb oil
-Add beef $18.00

- House cured salmon, avocado whip, baby rocket $22.00
Toasted Turkish Bread $2.50
Backbencher Buttie $17.50
- Bacon, fried eggs, hollandaise, hand-cut skin chips, toasted Turkish bread
Avocado (Seasonal/Half) $4.00
L. Upston'S Peach Cobbler $10.00
- Homemade bourbon peach cobbler, berry coulis, egg custard, vanilla bean gelato, soft cream
Breakfast Burger $21.50
- Pan-roasted ground beef & venison patty, house chutney, fresh leaves, bread-n-butter pickle, aioli, smoked cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, on a toasted multi-grain bun, with hand-cut skin chips
- Chorizo, potato, parsley, cheddar, grilled tomato $18.00
C. Finlayson'S Summer Salad (V) (GF) $18.50
- Honeyed beets, blanched summer greens, quinoa, watercress, toasted flaked almonds, whipped feta, charred lemon dressing

Frittata $19
- Zucchini, Brinza and tarragon frittata with tomato and tendrils
Angus Sirloin $28.50
- with hand cut fries, roast mushroom, porcini butter and rocket
Croquettes $12
- ham and Swiss cheese or smoked tomato, feta and lemon
Bread Platter $10
- with balsamic reduction and dukkah
Fries & Sauce(gf) $8
- with or aioli
Soup of The Day $13.50
- with MOF Sourdough
11am-3pm
Roast Chicken Salad $19.50
- with freekeh, preserved lemon, cucumber, iceberg and fresh herbs

Roti Chanai $3.00
- Freshly cooked fluffy Malaysian non-yeast bread (no eggs added).
Squid $17.00
- Squid tubes cooked with wet spices, tomatoes, lemongrass& light tamarind juice added to give a sensational flavour.
Fish $18.00
- Catch of the day cooked with Malaysian spices, tomatoes, fresh coriander & finished with tamarind sauce
Ice Cream With Fruits $9.00
- Ice cream served with a selection of seasonal fruits.
Chicken / Lamb $15.50
- Boneless chicken pieces / diced tender lamb pieces cooked with Malaysian spices. potatoes, tomatoes & fresh coriander.
Salad $7.50
Egg Roti $11.00
- Roti tossed with eggs. salt, pepper & onions and served with your choice of chicken, lamb or vegetarian gravy.
Kuay Teow Goreng $17.00
- Fried rice noodles (ho fun noodles) cooked with chicken and bean sprouts, garnished with carrots & lettuce. (Vegetarian option available)

ZEN HEN BURGER free range chicken with Thai green curry and lemon grass, Asian slaw, Japanese mayo on a Brooklyn Bakery bun, with coconut, lime sea salt fries $23.50
STEAK char grilled rib eye steak, pommes Anna, balsamic roasted red onion, watercress, rich jus $33.90
CRISPY PORK five spice free range pork belly with jasmine rice, Asian greens, fried shallots and chili hoisin plum sauce $29.50
SOI TASTING PLATE for two people to share pot sticker dumplings, smoked salmon, edamame with chilli and sea salt, honeycombed squid, feta and red pepper tart $28.00
•tomato, cucumber and feta salad• $8
BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS Montieth’s beer battered market fish, home cooked fries, crushed minted peas and tartare sauce $23.90
•char grilled garlic sourdough bread with today’s dip • $8
POT STICKER DUMPLINGS pan-fried pork and chive dumplings, ginger dipping sauce $13.50

Teriyaki Tofu Set $13.50
- Deep fried tofu topped with Teriyaki Sauce
12 Dumplings $10.00
All Rice serving with Miso Soup
Katsu Don $12.50
- Deep fried crumbed Pork cutlets in onion, egg and home-made sweet Sauce served on Rice
Vegetable Udon Soup $12.50
- Seasonal Vegetables and deep-fried Tofu with Udon Noodles
Katsu Set $13.50
- Deep fried Pork Cutlets with Katsu Sauce
YakiSoba/Yakiudon (Vegetarian option available) $12.50
- Stir fried Soba/Udon Noodles with seasonal Vegetables, topped with pan fried Chicken and Teriyaki Sauce
-Rice $2.00

Toast $4.50
- Buckwheat bread or baguette toasted, served with butter and jam OR served with avocado, tomato or sauteed mushrooms
- add ham, cheese, mushrooms, tomato, onion, potato, smoked salmon $2.00
La Fermiere $16.00
- Smoked chicken, rocket, mushrooms in a creamy sauce & salad
Les CEufs $9.50
- Free-range eggs as you like them with buckwheat bread.
-two crepes $8.50
Assiette du petit Breton (GF) $20.00
- Mixed platter with baby mussels cooked in white wine, in-house smoked salmon, French fries & mesclun salad
Crepe a la creme de marrons $8.00
- Crepe with chestnut puree
La Savoyarde $16.00
- Bacon, potatoes, onion, raclette cheese & salad