A delicious mix of corn, zucchini, basil, coriander, ginger and garlic. Served with créme fraiche and relish. With salad. Add bacon - $21.00.
Chef's Salad $22.50
Check out the blackboard for the chef's choice. Served with bread.
Steak Sandwich $27.50
Marinated ribeye, with rocket, melted smoked cheese, sliced tomato, caramelised onion jam and grilled bread.
Open Sammie $22.00
Our well known concoction of toasted Italian bread, layered with hummus, sliced tomato, lettuce, roasted vegetables, grilled chicken tenderloins and bacon. And topped with our 'pink' mayo.
Bacon and Eggs $16.00
Two poached free range eggs on toast of your choice, grilled tomato and crispy bacon.
Café Hotcakes $16.50
Our own buttermilk cakes with maple syrup and either: Bacon and banana / Berry compote / Lemon curd, with cream or yoghurt on the side.
Soup (offered seasonally) $11.00
Please check the blackboard for the day's flavours. Served with crusty bread.
Chicken Liver Pãté $11.00 / $15.00
Silky smooth pãté with pickles and bread. (for one or two)
I reckon this is better than grandma used to make, but then what do I know I’m just the sucker that has to type this. A warm rich style cake with apple syrup and homemade vanilla ice cream.
DUCK LEG $15.50
Roasted duck leg in honey & star anise sauce, with a potato puff and a watercress & apple salad.
RICE PUDDING
This is coconut flavoured and rich & creamy. Served with caramelised banana and a scoop of homemade ice cream. This is divine perfection.
LAMBS FRY $23.80
Now this ain’t how your gran cooks it. It’s better!! well better than how my gran did it anyway (no offence gran!). Tender pieces of lambs fry pan-seared and served on toasted garlic bread, with a beauty mushroom and pepper sauce finished off with crispy streaky bacon and horseradish onion jam.
APPLE & BERRY CRUMBLE
Good ale fashion fruit cooked with a hint of spice and all the love in the world. Topped with a butter shortbread crumble and oven-baked to warm and toastie. Comes with yep you got it, homemade vanilla ice cream.
CHOCOLATE OVERLOAD
A rich moist chocolate brownie smothered in baileys chocolate sauce and homemade chocolate ice cream (told ya it was choc madness!)
VENISON RIBS $16.50
Succulent ribs glazed with a homemade barbeque kinda sauce.
SEAFOOD CHOWDER $14.50
Now even that chef from England would say this is NZ’s best. The finest morsels plucked from the sea, combined in our secret recipe. Slurp!
Our chef’s creation making the most of the freshest and finest local seasonal vegetables.
MASALA DOSA
Our signature South Indian lentil and rice dosa crepe filled with potato masala. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
SUN BURGER
A tasty sunflower seed pattie with melted cheddar, mayo, house chutney, gherkins, tomato and lettuce. Served on a Turkish roll. The sunflower seed pattie is vegan. Vegan cheese and mayo are available by request.
MASALA DOSA
Our signature South Indian lentil and rice crepe filled with potato masala. Served with dal and chutney. Vegan, gluten-free.
KOORI
A dish of creamy scrambled free-range eggs seasoned with the fresh Indian flavours of fresh chilli, coriander, ginger, tomato and garlic. Served with toasted house bread.
PIZZA
Made fresh to order. Please allow 15-20 minutes for the pizza to cook.
DAL
Blended red lentils mingled with mild spices gently simmered to perfection. Served with basmati rice. Vegan option available, gluten-free.
REFRITO WRAP
Refrito beans with melted Edam cheese, basmati rice, lettuce, organic sour cream, fresh salsa and tabasco sauce wrapped in a tortilla. Vegan option – vegan cheese and vegan aioli are available.
Pavé of Akaroa Salmon Salmon Fillet served with crayfish bisque and a julienne of fried leeks -
Crème Brulée Silky French dessert with a crunchy caramel top -
Escargot Snails cooked in their shells with garlic butter -
Frittata of salmon and coriander with a dash of sweet chilli sauce -
Berry sorbet shots & crème de cassis liqueur -
Crayfish Bisque Creamy crayfish broth served with garlic croutons and rouille Provençale -
Mini Croc-en-bouche Choux pastries each filled with alternatively café, dark chocolate and baileys patissière, served with strawberries and a dash of crunchy caramel -
Berry Smoothie Berries, banana, yogurt, honey and milk smoothie -