Food For Thought Cafe in Gisborne Menu

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Food For Thought Cafe in Gisborne has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as BUFFALO CHICKEN FRIES or LONG BBQ BEEF RODEO from Burger King. Marina Restaurant offers many options including Ora King Salmon and Soup of the Day. Ussco Bar and Bistro includes a wide range like Bread, olive oil, balsamic smoked butter or Garlic bread. Crispy Mushrooms and Grilled Garlic Bread (v) from . Breakers Restaurant offers Wainui Store and With our own aioli.

Nearby Sample Menus

Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
- Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
450 gram T-Bone $33.00
- Served with sautéed mushrooms and onions, chunky fries and a garden salad.
Bread Basket (2-3 people) $13.00
- Selection of bread, served warm with parsley butter, virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.
The Rivers Burger $15.50
- Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
Rivers Famous, Guinness Pie $17.00
- Served with creamy mash potato . . . peas and gravy, what can you say.
Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
- Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
- Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
Rivers Mixed Grill $22.00
- Minute steak, jumbo sausage, bacon, hash brown, 2 eggs, grilled tomato topped with mushrooms and onions.

A Fist Full Of Pizza (Quesadilla)Tm (V) $18
- Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapeños.
Cajun Chicken Gf (DF) medium $30 / classic $35
- Chicken breast dusted in our secret mix of Cajun spices. Pan-seared and finished in the oven. Topped with a spicy BBQ sauce, sour cream and jalapeños. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
Running Bear Salmon (GFO) (DF) $35
- Pan-seared boneless fillet of Marlborough sea-run salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons. Your waiter will tell you all about it.
All kids meals come with a small coleslaw salad, plus a choice of chips, mashed potato or rice.
John Deer Gf $36
- Medallions of venison Denver leg, served with a herbed potato bake, pea purée, sautéed spinach, house plum chutney and a red wine jus.
Redneck Ribs Tm
- Porky Pig's ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
The Milky Bar Pud $12
- White chocolate and buttermilk pudding. Served hot with butterscotch sauce, white chocolate sauce and vanilla bean ice cream.
Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10
- A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.

All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
Spinach & mushroom $17.00
- Served with balsamic reduction & pine nuts
Garlic bread $7.00
- Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
Mushroom & feta $17.00
- With rosemary, olives and cracked pepper
Calzone $12.00
- A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness
Margherita $9.00
- The most important pizza on the menu, tomato sauce, mozzarella...simple, classic
Beef & jalapeno $17.00
- Started life as a special, becoming a legend
Local margherita $14.00
- A local twist on the margherita...using fresh mozzarella from our friend @ waimata cheese

Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
Garlic bread $10.00
Fresh fish turmeric butter, cloudy bay clams, truffled mash, Brioche crumb and lemon wilted spinach $36.00
Roasted duck fondant kumara and rocket with yogurt dressing $45.00
Greek salad $10.00
Hand cut fries aioli and tomato sauce $10.00
Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00

M&M’S MINIS® McFlurry® N/A
- For a delicious mouthful of rainbow happiness, try the M&M’S® MINIS McFlurry. It’s the tantalisingly tiny M&M’S you love, blended perfectly into creamy soft-serve.
Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Crispy N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Chick’n McCheese® Combo N/A
- With a crispy Chick’n McCheese, a chilled medium soft drink, and a medium fries, it’s a chicken lover’s dream. Just like that time you turned up to school, wearing your pyjamas. But luckily you woke up and realised it was all a dream.
Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap® N/A
- Introducing the new Real Choices delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with 100% NZ crispy chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp cos and iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Small Fries N/A
- Get them while they're hot. Our legendary super-tasty French fries are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality potatoes to create those delicious strands of crispy fluffy fries you love.
Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Crispy N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
Oreo® Cookies McFlurry® N/A
- For a delicious mouthful of crunchy biscuit pieces blended into creamy soft serve, try the Oreo® Cookie McFlurry.
Cheeseburger N/A
- Our legendary cheeseburger is a combo of 100% beef, onions, pickle, ketchup, mustard and cheese, all in a soft burger bun.

East Coast Kahuna Burger $15.50
BBQ Beef Nacho's $13.50
- W sour cream & relish
''Tarakihi'' $25.50
- Pan-Fried or Battered w fries & green salad
Eggs Benedict $15.50
- W bacon & hash browns
Warmed Bread & Assorted Dips $12.50
''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
- Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
Mushrooms on Toast $15.50
- W bacon & hash browns
Fries $6.50
- W aioli

FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
Bacon & Eggs on Wholegrain Toast (Any Style). $15.00
or with Salmon $15.00
Homemade toasted Muesli & Seasonal fresh Fruit & Yogurt. $15.50
Breakfast BLT $14.50
- Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato in a zesty Aioli & Tomato Chutney. >>
Omelette $18.00
- choice of 3 fillings. >>
Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50
Vege Breakfast $17.50
- Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>

Roast Pork $20.00
- served with salad and fries
Large $6.50
1/2 Chicken Meal(served with salad and fries) $20.00
Charcoal Chicken Pasta $6.00
3 Ribs and chips $8.70
6 Ribs and chips combo $18.50
Family pack no1 $24.50
Rib Sauce large $9.00

SOUTH INDIAN STYLE PEPPER BEEF $10.00
- pieces of beef masala and crushed peppercorns
LAMB SAAG $10.00
- cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
SUBZI MAKHANWALA $10.00
- mixed vegetables simmered in a creamy tomato gravy
PINDI CHANA MASALA $10.00
- chickpeas simmered in a North Indian spicy gravy with cinnamon, cloves, and pomegranate seeds
BOMBAY ALOO $10.00
- dry stir fried potatoes with coriander and tumeric
MAH KI DAL MAKHANI $10.00
- black lentils cooked overnight on the tandoor with butter and cream
CHICKEN VINDALOO $10.00
- goan specialty soured with natural vinegar and spices
LAMB NAWABI $10.00
- mildly flavored pieces of lamb simmered in a creamy cashew nut gravy

-Prawn Twisters, fries, aioli / sweet chili sauce
·Dine in
-Garlic Prawn Kebabs, salad & fries
-BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
-Seafood Chowder & warm bun
-Pork belly burger & eggs
-Fish, Fries & eggs
-Battered mussels, fries & salad

Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
- with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
Homemade bagels $13.00
- with smoked salmon,cream cheese,lemon & rocket.
Avocado and goats feta $12.00
- with lemon & olive oil.
Buffalo mozzarella salad $20.00
- with balsamic tomatoes,basil,asparagus,olive oil,vina cotta & crostini.
Eggs on toasted ciabatta $10.00
- scrambled,poached or fried + add any sides bacon/mushroom/avocado/tomato/sausage/halloumi($4.00)
Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
- with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
Organic muesli $13.00
- with LSA, greek yoghurt,poached rhubarb & chia pudding
Pork & prawn dumplings $21.00
- with shaved cabbage,chilli soy sauce & pickled cucumber.

Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7
Waimata Blue Cheese $16
- With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
Beef & Bean Cheesy Nachos $12
- With sour cream
Vines Autumn Trifle $14
Steamed Fig Pudding $14
Salt & Pepper Squid $28
- Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce
Home Smoked Lamb Rump $30
- Red Wine & mushroom braised lentils, kumara gnocchi, watercress & parmesan salad
Dutch Beef Croquette $16

Garlic bread $6.00
Spicy potato wedges $8.50
Margherita $13.50
Smoked salmon, spinach & cream cheese $16.50
-eggs (any style), bacon, mushrooms, sausage, baked beans, spinach, tomato, hash browns $21.50
Caesar salad $16.50
Bacon & eggs $13.50
-avocado, tomato, cream cheese & pesto $12.50

Side Salad $5.00
Homemade Lasagne $15.00
- served with chips and fresh salad
Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
- 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
Battered Hoki $3.00
Seafood Chowder $18.00
- delicious home style seafood chowder served with a fresh baked dinner roll
Wedges Works $16.50
- seasoned potato wedges served with Sour Cream, Salsa, Chilli Sauce, cheese and bacon
Open Sandwich $18.00
- Chicken breast or grilled Sirloin on toasted Ciabatta with Fresh Salad Greens & Coleslaw. Topped with Camembert Cheese
Caesar Salad $17.00
- Salad Greens, Parmesan Cheese, Bacon, Garlic Croutons, Soft Poached Egg & Tomato

SEAFOOD PLATTER $65.00
- Grilled garlic mussels, shrimp croquettes, panko crumbed fish, salt & pepper squid, smoked salmon, seared tuna, tiger prawns, live oysters, dips & bread
WEDGES $10.00
- Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
MINI HOT-DOGS $14.00
- Mini American hot dogs with onion & jalapeño relish
SOHO PLATTER $65.00
- Soho focaccia fresh & toasted, cheese, slow cooked lamb, mac & cheese balls, hummus, relish, ailoi, olive dukkah, crackers, grape, pickled vegetables
APPLE CRUMBLE(NOT LIKE MUMS) $14.00
- De-constructed with oat & brown sugar crumble, cinnamon stewed apples, ice cream & custard
MOROCCAN LAMB SANDWICH $22.50
- Slow cooked lamb shoulder served in soho bread with feta, salad leaves, kumara chips & pumpkin hummus
SOHO CHOCOLATE BROWNIE $12.00
- Our famous brownie served with vanilla bean ice cream & berries
RIB EYE STEAK $35.50
- 200gm rib eye steak served with kumara chips, roasted beets, mushrooms, onions, aioli & a crumbed egg