Food For Thought Cafe in Gisborne Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

Tandoori roti $3.00
- Wholemeal bread buttered on top
Punjabi chicken $16.90
- Cooked with tomatoes, coriander powder and cumin powder in a rich onion gravy
Pepper chicken $16.90
- Boneless chicken cooked with onion, crushed black pepper, capsicum and special Indian herbs
Beef tikka masala $16.90
- Succulent Tandoori beef morsels cooked in a spicy gravy with green peppers
Butter chicken $9.90
Shahi korma $16.90
- Beef cooked in a rich cashew nut gravy
Chicken korma $9.90
Karahi paneer $13.90
- Cottage cheese pan-fried with onion, capsicums in a special blend of masala, finished in a wok

Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
Spiders $5.50
- Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
Deep Fried Goodness Platter $20.00
- Wontons, spring rolls, samosas, chicken tenders, meatballs, served up with crispy wedges and dipping sauces.
Side of Chips $4.00
Garden Salad $4.50
Prawn Salad $20.00
- Large shelled tiger prawns nestled with avocado, garden salad and our special dressing.
Rivers Crumbed Chicken Tenders $10.00
- With fries and small salad.
Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
- Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).

Mexican Toastie $11
- Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
Buttered Mashed PotatoGF $5
San Quentin Squid Df $17
- Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli... a Lone Star fave!
Straight-Cut Chips GF DF $5
Dessert (GFO) Free!
- Lone Star ‘Mudslide’ ice cream.
Campfire Burrito V $24
- Rolled flour tortilla filled with seasonal roasted veges, spicy bean mix and rice. Topped with BBQ sauce, grilled cheese, salsa, sour cream and jalapeños. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
Chips $9
- Buffalo Chips - Chunky potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of salsa and sour cream.
Shanks Peninsula (DF)
- Slow-braised lamb shank in a rich stock of mushroom, onion, fresh herbs and red wine. Served with mashed potato, sautéed spinach and roasted cherry tomatoes.

Salt & Pepper Squid $16.50
- Lightly fried salt & pepper squid with sweet chilli dipping sauce and salad.
Garlic & parsley $4.00
large (I0) $34.00
B.L.T. Sandwich $16.50
- Our legendary B.L.T. filled with grilled bacon, lettuce, tomato, relish and mayo, with chips
Omelette $14.00
- Three egg omelette with bacon, cheese, onion, tomato and mushrooms served w ith salad.
- Chilli beans v
V Suitable for Vegetarians
Add to any sandwich

Onion Bhaji $6.00
- Slices of onions stirred in spiced Channa flour then crisped to a golden brown Chopped vegetables dipped in mildly spiced batter and deep fried
Cheese Naan $3.50
- Stuffed with premium NZ cheese
Butter Lamb $16.50
- Tender pieces and boneless lamb cooked with creamy tomato gravy
Green Salad $3.00
Aloo Mattar $14.50
- Potato & peas cooked together in onion & tomato based gravy
Chilli Chicken $17.50
- Boneless tandoori chicken, sauteed together with onions, capsicum and 18 different special spices. Finished with a hint of garlic and sweet chilli
Tamarind Mix Platter $17.50
- Vegetable Samosa, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kebab and Onion Bhaji
Kashmiri Lamb Roganjosh $16.50
- Boneless lamb curry marinated in garam masala, then added to curry leaves and tomatoes

''Surf & Station'' $27.50
- 250gm Scotch Fillet Steak topped w scallops & prawns in a tropical Cream..... yum!! Served w green salad & fries
Works Wedges W cheese & bacon, sour cream & relish $13.50
Creamy Fettuccini $18.50
- W chicken, mushrooms & bacon or W garlic prawns w lemon
Classic Venison Burger $15.50
Wedges $9.50
- W sour cream
Warmed Bread & Assorted Dips $12.50
''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
- Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
Vegetarian Burger $15.50

- 2 courses $28.00
Chef Special $15.00
Dark Chocolate Bavarois Cake $12.50
Ora King Salmon $18.00
- Confit style with goat cheese crumbled, avocado mousse, beetroot coulis
Crepes & Garden Salad $22.50
- Blue cheese, spinach & mushroom with pine nuts - Or Bacon & egg pizza style with creme fraiche $22.50
Entree Special Price Varies
- Something great from the chefs!
- Waimata Blue Vein $24.50
- A creamy and buttery cow's milk blue cheese from this region.
- Comte $24.50
- Cow's milk washed rind firm cheese from the Franche-Comte region in the East of France.

Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00
Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
Creme brulee with chocolate and mascarpone filled brandy snap $14.00
Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
Pavlova with summer fruits and kiwifruit coulis $14.00
Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
Summer side salad $6.50
Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50

Wontons (6pcs / 9pcs) $10.00 / $12.00
- Duck wontons served with hoisin sauce (9pcs) 12.00
Fisherman basket $14.00
- A mix of five battered seafood items served with chips.
Mousse $9.00
- White and chocolate black forest mousse served with ice-cream. Cheese cake 9.00
Garlic bread $7.00
- Ciabatta bread made on site.
Cheesy Garlic bread $8.00
- Ciabatta bread topped with melted cheese and grilled
Trio of dips $5.00
- Sundried tomato, pesto and black olives. Select from above breads to compliment with dip.
Creamy Seafood Chowder (small / large) $9.00 / $12.00
- Made up of fish, mussels, shrimp and salmon. Served with garlic bread.
Garlic bread $7.00
- Ciabatta bread made on site.

Kids Fish Bites & Chips $8.00
Homemade Lasagne $15.00
- served with chips and fresh salad
Fish Meal $21.00
- Freshly prepared, Tempura Battered Hoki, served with 2 Eggs, Fries, Salad and Tartare Sauce
Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
Onions, tomato, hashbrown , Garlic Roll $4.00 each
Homemade Quiche $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
Open Sandwich $18.00
- Chicken breast or grilled Sirloin on toasted Ciabatta with Fresh Salad Greens & Coleslaw. Topped with Camembert Cheese
Battered Hoki $3.00

Breads & Dip Platter $38.0
- Grilled focaccia, pickles, preserves, dips, cheeses, smoked salmon & cured meats
Fried Eggs $3.0
Continental Breakfast $18.5
- Start the day off rite w/ toast & spreads, house baked muesli, fruits, yoghurt & your choice of tea, coffee or local hill road orange juice
haloumi $6.0
Chicken Breast $30.5
- Oven baked then finished in a garlic, chardonnay & parmesan cream sauce served on a bed of Confit potatoes, mushroom flats, baby spinach & cherry tomatoes
Aged Scotch Fillet Of Beef $34.5
- Char-grilled to your liking served on a blue cheese mash w/ bacon, onion & mushroom duxle, blanched baby spinach, balsamic roasted tomato & pinot jus
300g Scotch Fillet Of Beef $32.0
- Char-grilled to your liking, served w/ chunky fries & peppercorn sauce accompanied by a crisp garden salad
toast $4.0