Food For Thought Cafe in Gisborne Menu

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Chicken Calypso $20.00
- Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.
Pub Wings (8 wings / 12 wings) $10.50 / $16.00
- Tasty glazed buffalo wings served with blue cheese and ranch dip.
Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
- Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
Rivers Seafood Chowder $16.00
- Thick, and filled with coastal seafood served with garlic ciabatta.
Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
- With fries and small salad.
Cobb Loaf (1-3 people) $15.00
- Remember the 70’s . . . creamy bacon, spinach and cheese dip inside a warm cobb loaf.
Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
- Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
Chicken Caesar Salad $18.00
- Sliced chicken breast served on lettuce, parmesan shavings & boiled eggs.

Fish Pie** $18.50
- Poached smoked hoki, salmon & dory in a parsley cream sauce topped with potato and cheddar gratin, served with salad.
Banana Fritter $10.00
- Whole banana in a crispy batter rolled in cinnamon sugar, with whipped cream, butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.
Creamy mushroom $5.00
key pokey ice cream, butterscotch sauce and whipped cream. $12.00
Homemade Apple Pie $12.00
- Deep dish apple pie with cinnamon and sultanas served with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream.
Kiwi Burger $17.00
- Grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish.
Vege Burger (V) $16.00
- Crispy vege pattie, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, pesto mayo, beetroot and tomato relish.
All Day Breakfast $19.50
- Grilled bacon and tomato, sausage, hash brown, field mushroom and fried eggs on toast.

300g Sir Loin $33.50
- Chargrilled to your way riding with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed under sour cream & chives
Lord of the Fries (V) $6.00
- Deserted rough cut fries & dips
Garden salad $8.50
Toast $2.00
Mushroom or Pepper Sauce $6.00
Bronco Burger $10.00
- Meat pattie & cheese burger served with fries
Under 13 Years Only
Garden salad $8.50

Zest Mini Breakfast $18.00
- Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
or with Salmon $15.00
Toasted Bagel & fresh Tomato, Rocket & Cream Cheese with Bacon $14.50
FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
Vege Breakfast $17.50
- Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>
Breakfast BLT $14.50
- Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato in a zesty Aioli & Tomato Chutney. >>
Bacon & Eggs on Wholegrain Toast (Any Style). $15.00
Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50

Soup of the Day $16.00
- With Marina bread
- Comte $24.50
- Cow's milk washed rind firm cheese from the Franche-Comte region in the East of France.
Pecan Pie $15.00
- Vanilla bean ice cream, pecan praline sauce
Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail $14.00
Main Special $25.00
- 2 courses $28.00
- 3 courses $35.00
Risotto $24.00
- Streaky bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese

LAMB KORMA $10.00
- lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
PINDI CHANA MASALA $10.00
- chickpeas simmered in a North Indian spicy gravy with cinnamon, cloves, and pomegranate seeds
MAH KI DAL MAKHANI $10.00
- black lentils cooked overnight on the tandoor with butter and cream
CHICKEN KORMA $10.00
- mild flavored from the royal houses of India with a cashew and almonds gravy
MALAI KOFTA KORMA $10.00
- Indian Style cottage cheese dumplings with nuts cooked with a cashew gravy
LAMB NAWABI $10.00
- mildly flavored pieces of lamb simmered in a creamy cashew nut gravy
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $10.00
- tandoor cooked chicken tikka cooked with a tomato and onion gravy with peppers
LAMB SAAG $10.00
- cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream

Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
Greek yoghurt, lemon & thyme marinated chicken breast with cos leaf salad finished with poached grapes and merlot reduciton $29.50
Dark chocolate parfair dome with salted peanut butter and caramel popcorn $14.00
Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00

Mini Grill - Breakfast Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, Hash browns , Mushroom , Toast $16.5
Garlic Bread $6.0
Fries $5.0
Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
Wharf Platter - Selection of Cheeses, Seafood, Pickles, Meats, Crackers, Bread $35.0 for two, $60.0 for four
Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
Greek Salad $8.0
Green Salad $7.0

Prawn Delight $15.00
- Pizza sauce, prawns, spinach, feta, capsicum, olives & mozzarella
Hot Dog $3.00
- Battered
Champignon $14.00
- Pizza sauce, ham, mushrooms, herbs, garlic oil & mozzarella
Fish $4.90
- Tempura battered
BLT - Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato $9.00
Bacon & Egg $12.00
Paua Fritter $7.00
- Battered
Margarita $10.00
- Pizza sauce, mozzarella & herbs

Homemade Lasagne $15.00
- served with chips and fresh salad
Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
All Day Breakfast $18.00
- Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hash Brown, 2 Eggs & Toast
Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
- 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
Kids Burger & Chips $8.00
Wedges Works $16.50
- seasoned potato wedges served with Sour Cream, Salsa, Chilli Sauce, cheese and bacon
Homemade Quiche $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads

LAKSA PRAWNS $15.00
- Tiger Prawns in laksa sauce with udon noodles
SHRIMP CROQUETTES $13.00
- Shrimp & potato croquettes served with curry mayo
BREAD PLATTER $30.00
- Fresh & toasted bread, cheese, grapes, hummus, relish, aioli, olive dukkah, gherkins, olive oil & balsamic
BREAD & DIPS $8.00
- Hummus & aioli
MAC & CHEESE BALLS $14.00
- Macaroni & cheese balls deep fried & served with paprika aioli
MARKET FISH LAKSA SALAD $24 / $33
- Panko crumbed market fish served on a shrimp & laksa udon noodle salad with pickled vegetables
CHOCOLATE WAFFLES $14.00
- Belgian chocolate waffles served with peanut brittle, triple chocolate ice cream
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