Food For Thought Cafe in Gisborne Menu

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The following dishes are marinated with tandoori spices and yoghurt and cooked in tandoor oven, served with onion tomatoes
Mix veg $13.90
- Seasonal vegetables cooked with onion & ginger gravy
Vegetable korma $9.90
Aloo mattar $13.90
- Potatoes and peas cooked together in a subtle, spicy gravy
Bhunna lamb $16.90
- Marinated diced lamb cooked with chopped onion masala & fresh spinach, finished with aromatic spices and fresh coriander
Saag gosht $16.90
- A perfect harmony of pureed spinach and Punjabi lamb curry
Fish and chips $8.00
Coconut chicken $16.90
- Boneless chicken flavoured with coconut, cooked with spices and finished in creamy gravy

Garden Salad $4.50
Wedges Works $13.50 half size $9.00
- Served with tasty plum sauce, melted cheese, bacon, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
Warm Scallop, Prawn & Bacon Salad $20.00
- Seared scallops and prawns seared with bacon settled on fresh garden salad topped with aioli.
Fresh Fish Crumbed Goujons $10.00
- With fries and small salad.
Nachos $13.50 half size $10.50
- Served with our own Mexican mince, melted cheese, guacamole, salsa & sour cream.
The Delight $40.00
- A selection of hot and cold seafood: Panko crumbed fish goujons, whole tiger prawns, smoked salmon, marinated fish, mussels, scallop and prawn, kebabs, baked salmon fillet, clams (due to availability some items may change).
Surf ‘n’ Turf $33.00
- Oldie but a Goodie, scotch fillet steak topped with our creamy garlic prawns served with a garden salad & fries.
The Rivers Burger $15.50
- Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.

Spiders $4
- Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
San Ouentin Squid $17
- Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with citrus aioli.
-six $19
Hero Burger $13,5
- A beef pattie with lettuce and tomato served in a toasted burger bun with grilled cheese. If you want any other salad greens on your burger, just let us know!
Wrap Star (DF) $12,5
- Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum’s tomato relish.
Drinksfree!
- First fizzy drink, juice or glass of milk (excludes all bottled products).
-Six $19
Comfortably Numb (GFO) $9
- 2 scoops Premium Killinchy Gold New Zealand ice cream. Served with wafers and berry coulis.

House Bread $12.00
- Truffle butter
Venison Carpaccio (GF) $19.00
- Blackberries, horseradish, buckwheat & juniper
French Fries $8.00
Smoked Mussel Casareccia $25.00
- Chorizo, chilli & pangratatto
Curly Fries $10.00
Grilled Freedom Farms Pork Chop $23.00
- Soy, ginger, chilled noodles & peanuts
Grilled Broccolini, Feta & Almonds $12.00
-Cheeses : one for $10.00 / three for $25.00

Fish Madras $18.50
- Delicious medium curry garnished and prepared in coconut ,South Indian style
Mint Chutney $3.00
Mix Pakora $6.00
- Chopped vegetables dipped in mildly spiced batter & deep fried
Fish Masala $18.50
- A tangy spicy fish curry
Poppadom (2 Pcs) $3.00
- Served with Mango chutney
Lamb Balti $16.50
- Lamb pieces cooked in a medium spicy sauce with green pepper and tomatoes
Chicken Biryani $16.99
- Chicken cooked with basmati rice along with yoghurt and blended of spices with Hyderabadi style
Lamb Korma $16.50
- Also known as a dish prepared in saffron. A mild delicious creamy grounded cashew gravy

Cheese Plate
- Served with homemade bread & quince paste
Three Scoops Homemade Sorbet $12.50
- Comte $24.50
- Cow's milk washed rind firm cheese from the Franche-Comte region in the East of France.
Dessert Special $12.50
- Waimata Blue Vein $24.50
- A creamy and buttery cow's milk blue cheese from this region.
Ora King Salmon $18.00
- Confit style with goat cheese crumbled, avocado mousse, beetroot coulis
Garlic Bread $10.00
Fresh Strawberry Gateau $15.00
- Mascarpone creme, strawberry sorbet

-Fish, Fries & eggs
-Pork belly burger & eggs
-Fish, Fries & salad
-Gourmet fish stack & fries
·Dine in
-BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
-Battered mussels, fries & salad
-Seafood Chowder & warm bun

Vines Autumn Trifle $14
Kids Platter $10
- Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
Steamed Fig Pudding $14
Focaccia & dips $12
Dutch Beef Croquette $16
Pork Belly $30
- Kumara croquette, sautéed broccoli kamokamo & hazelnuts, local white peach & thyme compote
Local Fresh Fillet of Fish $30
- Baked herb crust, potato & caper puree, green beans & lemon butter sauce
Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7

Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
Creamy Seafood Chowder - Loaded w/ Fresh seafood served w/ Toasted Bread $15.0
Scotch Fillet of Beef - Fries & Salad $30.0 (add 2 eggs or mushroom sauce for $3.0)
Fries $5.0
Wharf Platter - Selection of Cheeses, Seafood, Pickles, Meats, Crackers, Bread $35.0 for two, $60.0 for four
Fish of the day $30.0
Mini Grill - Breakfast Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, Hash browns , Mushroom , Toast $16.5

Banana Split $6.00
Wontons (6pcs / 9pcs) $10.00 / $12.00
- Duck wontons served with hoisin sauce (9pcs) 12.00
Open Chicken Sandwich $18.50
- Chicken wrapped in bacon served with salad, melted brie cheese, fried and aioli sauce.
Sweet corn fritter $15.00
- White house sweet corn fritter stack with streaky bacon, avocado, sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
Fish bites & chips $8
Panna Cotta $9.00
- Pistachio panna cotta served with orange sauce and strawberry ice-cream. Mousse 9.00
Tart $9.00
- Apple Italian and cinnamon tart served with maple walnut ice-cream. Banana Split 9.00
Mini Hotdog & chips $8

Tomatoes, spinach & feta $15.50
Fish & chips $19.50
-bacon $16.50
Smoked salmon, spinach & cream cheese $16.50
-ham $15.50
French toast $17.00
Corn fritters $16.50
Fish burger $17.00

Roast Vege Delight $16.50
- Pizza sauce, roasted veges, capsicum, feta, olives, basil pesto & mozzarella
Champignon $14.00
- Pizza sauce, ham, mushrooms, herbs, garlic oil & mozzarella
BLT - Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato $9.00
With our own aioli N/A
Americano $12.50
- Pizza sauce, pepperoni, red onion & mozzarella
Prawn Delight $15.00
- Pizza sauce, prawns, spinach, feta, capsicum, olives & mozzarella
Cheese $3.00
Stock Route Grill $13.00
- Bacon, egg, hash brown, mushrooms & tomato

Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
Onions, tomato, hashbrown , Garlic Roll $4.00 each
Seafood Chowder $18.00
- delicious home style seafood chowder served with a fresh baked dinner roll
Homemade Quiche $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
Seafood Basket $22.00
- 2 Scallops, 3 Prawns, 2 Squid rings, 2 Mussels, 1 Oyster, 3 Fish bites served with Salad &Fries
Open Sandwich $18.00
- Chicken breast or grilled Sirloin on toasted Ciabatta with Fresh Salad Greens & Coleslaw. Topped with Camembert Cheese
Chips, 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms $3.00 each
Kids Fish Bites & Chips $8.00

No 2. Fish And Mussels (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
Chicken Breast $19.50
- Stuffed With Cream Cheese, Apricots And Spinach And Wrapped In Baconsalad And Fries
No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
Dessert Of The Day $8.50
Fish And Chips $14.50
- With Salad
Minute Steak $14.50
- With Salad, Egg And Fries
Burgers - Chicken $13.50
- Crumbed With Bacon, Cheese, Salad And Fries
Extras $2.50
- 2 Eggs / Tomatoes / Onions / Mushroom Sauce

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
SOHO PLATTER $65.00
- Soho focaccia fresh & toasted, cheese, slow cooked lamb, mac & cheese balls, hummus, relish, ailoi, olive dukkah, crackers, grape, pickled vegetables
EVANS BACON BENE $17.00
- Evans bacon, mushrooms, poached eggs,toast & hollandaise
SOHO CHOWDER $23 / $32
- Soho seafood chowder favourite, with mussels, shrimps, market fish & served with garlic bread
LAKSA PRAWNS $15.00
- Tiger Prawns in laksa sauce with udon noodles
MARKET FISH LAKSA SALAD $24 / $33
- Panko crumbed market fish served on a shrimp & laksa udon noodle salad with pickled vegetables
ROASTED WINTER CHICKEN $23 / $33
- Chicken served on creamy mash with red onion jam, apricot puree & wilted greens
MAC & CHEESE BALLS $14.00
- Macaroni & cheese balls deep fried & served with paprika aioli

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