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

Mini Hotdogs with chips $10.00
Spiders $5.50
- Coke, Raspberry or Lemonade.
Bang Bang Mash & Peas $10.00
- Chunky sausage with tomato sauce.
The Rivers Burger $15.50
- Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
Fried Egg $1.50
Sizzling 400g Sirloin $33.00
- Bought to you on a sizzling platter, topped with Guinness battered onion rings, served with salad and fries and a tub of garlic butter.
Scotch Fillet $28.00
- Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
Chicken Calypso $20.00
- Tender chicken breast coated in golden crumbs, baked, topped with a tangy mango sauce, fries and salad.

Mushroom & feta $17.00
- With rosemary, olives and cracked pepper
Pepperoni $12.00
- The margherita with pepperoni
Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
- Pizzeria...here its with seafood
Flatbread $9.00
- The garlic bread with oven warmed homemade hummus
Salmon & capers $18.00
- Lemon zest, red onion and kalamata olives
Garlic bread $7.00
- Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
Spinach & mushroom $17.00
- Served with balsamic reduction & pine nuts
Calzone $12.00
- A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness

Butter Prawns $18.50
- Shelled prawns flamed in cumin seeds and fresh garlic, then finished in a creamy mild puree of tomato gravy
Chicken Madras $16.50
- Tender Chicken cooked in delicious medium curry garnished and prepared in coconut ,South Indian style
Naan $3.00
- Yeast free plain flour tandoori bread - Option with or without butter
Dal Makhani $14.50
- Black lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight
Saag Aloo $14.50
- Potato cooked in a lightly spiced fenugreek puree of fresh spinach
Lamb Nawabi $16.50
- Mild lamb curry, marinated first in natural yogurt then sautéed with sliced onions, tomatoes and fenugreek.Finished in a lightly spiced coconut sauce
Mattar Paneer $14.50
- Spiced homemade cottage cheese and pea curry
Fish Masala $18.50
- A tangy spicy fish curry

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.
Choc Orange Flavour Shake N/A
- Try our new tasty Choc Orange Shake, made with creamy, fresh milk ingredients. It's so thick it barely makes it up the straw.
Chicken McBites® - 10 piece pack N/A
- Get them while they're hot. Our legendary, super-tasty chicken mcbites are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality chicken.
Frozen Fanta™ Sour Grape McFloat N/A
- Brighten up your day with a Frozen Fanta™ Sour Grape McFloat
The Clubhouse Chicken - Grilled N/A
- A tender, grilled chicken patty, crispy bacon, grilled onion, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce and Big Mac® sauce in a brioche style bun. Feast your eyes, and your mouth, on the Clubhouse Chicken – Grilled.
Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
- We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
The Boss® N/A
- Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back.
Quarter Pounder® N/A
- Take a whole quarter pound* 100% beef patty provided by beef farmers from the King Country and Canterbury. That’s the beef sorted. Complete the tasty picture with cheese, onions and tangy pickle. Bet your mouth is watering right now.

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

Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
- Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
New Season Asparagus $17.00
- Soft boiled free range egg, crispy bacon, croutons
Ora King Salmon $18.00
- Confit style with goat cheese crumbled, avocado mousse, beetroot coulis
Chef Special $15.00
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!
Affogato $15.00
- Tea, coffee or hot chocolate, liquer, homemade ice cream
Cheese Plate
- Served with homemade bread & quince paste

6 Ribs and chips combo $18.50
Large Rib Gravy $9.00
Hot Chicken + 3 salad toppings $9.50
1/4 Chicken $8.00
Box 10 Ribs $25.00
Coleslaw, potato summer salad, bean salad, and rice salad/small $4.50
Whole Chicken $20.00
Gourmet $10.00

Fisherman’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
Teriyaki chicken & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
Maki & nigiri sushi $6.50
Karaage chicken $11.10
Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
- Available from wednesday to friday
Farmer’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) $6.00
Chicken & cream cheese S$7.3/L$10.2

Spicy grilled chicken breast tenders $23.00
- with broccoli & quinoa tabbouleh,toasted almonds & lemon tahini & yoghurt dressing.
Steamed Bao buns $19.00
- with slow - cooked char siu pork,fresh coriander,roasted peanuts & pickled onion.
See blackboard for today's specials POA
Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
- with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
Today's cakes (see front counter) POA
Eggs on toasted ciabatta $10.00
- scrambled,poached or fried + add any sides bacon/mushroom/avocado/tomato/sausage/halloumi($4.00)
Eggs benedict $18.00
- with smoked salmon or bacon,on toasted ciaatta with fresh tomato.
Creme brulee with poached fruit. $13.00

Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
Baked buffalo mozzarella and polenta stack with balsamic infused roasted tomato with basil dizzle $16.00
Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
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
SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
Cinnamon dusted doughnuts with chocolate and berry jam syringe $14.00

Local Fresh Fillet of Fish $30
- Baked herb crust, potato & caper puree, green beans & lemon butter sauce
Warm Home Smoked Chicken Breast $26
- Waldorf salad, apple, celery, walnuts, red grapes & iceberg, lemon tarragon mayonnaise
Home Smoked Lamb Rump $30
- Red Wine & mushroom braised lentils, kumara gnocchi, watercress & parmesan salad
Steamed Fig Pudding $14
Waimata Blue Cheese $16
- With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
Salt & Pepper Squid $28
- Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce
Karengo Eclair with Cured King Salmon $26
- Salmon mousse & avocado, salad greens, confit lemon salsa
Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7

Homemade muesli $9.50
Toast served with butter & jam $5.00
Thai beef salad $16.50
-cream cheese & jam $8.50
-ham $15.50
Margherita $13.50
-avocado, tomato, cream cheese & pesto $12.50
Spicy potato wedges $8.50

Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
- 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
Bread Or toast & butter $1.50
Fish Meal $21.00
- Freshly prepared, Tempura Battered Hoki, served with 2 Eggs, Fries, Salad and Tartare Sauce
Chips, 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms $3.00 each
Homemade Quiche $12.00
- served with a selection of daily prepared salads
All Day Breakfast $18.00
- Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hash Brown, 2 Eggs & Toast
Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each

Fish & Chips $15.00
– add halloumi $6.00
Fried Egg $2.00
Bacon and Eggs $16.00
- on toasted sourdough, eggs cooked to your liking
1 pieces $22
(Available from 12:00 onwards)
Scotch Fillet Steak $36.00
- Grilled Scotch Fillet served with ENTREES + Sides chips, salad & a fried egg(choose a sauce option)
Aioli $2.00

Bacon Wrapped Scallops $33.5
- Served upon a smoked salmon salad topped w/ a shrimp, tomato & caper salsa finished w/ zingy margarita dressing
Pork Belly $28.5
- Twice cooked served upon a sweet pumpkin purée, flamed green beans, almonds & cherry tomatoes drizzled w/ sticky apple reduction
Lemon pepper calamari served upon cos lettuce salad w/ garlic aioli $14.0
sausages $4.0
Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
hash browns $4.0
Grilled focaccia w/warm olives, camembert cheese, xvo oil & balsamic $14.5
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