Ministry Of Food Cafe in 105 The Terrace, Marion Square, P.O. Box 9519 Menu

LUNCH/MAINS LUNCH/MAINS
  • 11am-3pm
  • Soup of The Day $13.50
    • with MOF Sourdough
  • Frittata $19
    • Zucchini, Brinza and tarragon frittata with tomato and tendrils
  • Pan fried Salmon $24
    • With blanched green beans, olive, caper and tomato salad
  • House-Made Pastrami and Potato Hash $18
    • with a fried egg and a tomato and herb salad
  • Roast Chicken Salad $19.50
    • with freekeh, preserved lemon, cucumber, iceberg and fresh herbs
  • Venison Burger $22
    • With pickled beetroot, iceberg, tomato relish and hand cut fries
  • Angus Sirloin $28.50
    • with hand cut fries, roast mushroom, porcini butter and rocket
GRILLED SANDWICHES GRILLED SANDWICHES
  • Zucchini and Feta $14.50
    • lemon and dill cured zucchini, marinated Zany Zeus feta,tomato, spinach and thyme dressing in house-made rye
  • House-Made Pastrami Rueben $15
    • with sauerkraut slaw, dill pickles and Swiss cheese in house-made rye
  • Chermoula Chicken with roast peanut tabbouleh and harissa in a milk bap $17
    • with roast peanut tabbouleh and harissa in a milk bap
SIDES SIDES
  • MOF sourdough with butter or olive oil $4
  • Hand cut fries(gf) $8
  • Mixed salad with sherry and thyme dressing $7
  • Peanut Tabbouleh $8
  • We ensure free range pork and poultry products are served on all our menus.
SHARING AND STARTERS SHARING AND STARTERS
  • Croquettes $12
    • ham and Swiss cheese or smoked tomato, feta and lemon
  • Marinated Olives(gf) $8
    • with herbs and fennel seeds
  • Fries & Sauce(gf) $8
    • with or aioli
  • Paprika Spiced Calamari Rings $14.50
    • with garlic aioli
  • Duck Liver Parfait with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough $18.50
    • with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough
  • Bread Platter $10
    • with balsamic reduction and dukkah
  • Antipasti $28
    • Chefs choice of salami, olives, cheese and house baked bread
PIZZAS PIZZAS
  • Margherita $17
    • Tomato, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil & basil
  • Fungi $20
    • Portobello mushroom, mozzarella, thyme,porcini & truffle oil
  • Casalingo $22
    • Casalingo salami, olives, oregano and Chilli oil
EXTRA TOPPINGS EXTRA TOPPINGS
  • Casalingo Salami/ Anchovies/Jalapeño/ Olives/ Capers/ Mushroom $3

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Hot & spicy lamb j $17.00
  • Chicken with soya & oyster sauce $13.50
  • Hoi s spicy beef briskoto $16.00
  • Hot & spicy beef tripe $13.50
  • Stir-fried udon noodles with black pepper $13.30
  • Beef brisket (stirred noodle / fried noodle) $13.30
  • Hot and spicy chicken $13.50
  • Soya sauce chicken
  • Free-range eggs on sourdough (GF*) $9.00
  • Seared Ora King salmon fillet, fresh orange, pickled carrot and pistachio yoghurt (GF) $24.00
  • Florentine with spinach on muffins (V, GF*) $16.00
  • Olives works with eggs on sourdough toast, bacon, sausage, house-made hash brown, slow roast tomato, mushrooms, spinach and hollandaise $24.00
  • Roasted broccoli and sunflower falafel, avocado mayonnaise, watercress, potato crisps and smoked gouda (Vv, GF) $17.00
  • Salad of vine ripened tomatoes, rock melon, prosciutto and pomegranate with a jalapeño infused maple dressing (GF, V*) $18.00
  • Housemade beef burger with bacon, smoked brinza and plum ketchup in a pain de mie bun with pork crackling and beetroot relish $21.00
  • Asparagus tart, whipped feta and pea and watercress puree (V) $19.00
  • Scrambled on toast (V) $10.00
  • Salmon $21.00
    • house-cured salmon and potato cakes with steamed asparagus and tarragon hollandaise (GF)
  • Big Breakfast $21.00
    • eggs (any way you like), bacon, pork and sage sausage, roast mushrooms, grilled tomato, and hashbrowns; with toast (DF) >>
  • Add Bacon, sausages, or avocado $6.00 each
  • Ricotta pancakes $17.00
    • with banana and bacon + maple syrup(without the bacon $11)(V)
  • Coconut porridge $12.00
    • with fresh banana and muscovado sugar (VV, DF)
  • Grilled halloumi salad $21.00
    • with roast beetroot, avocado, rocket, walnuts, and pomegranate dressing (V, GF)
  • Cured salmon salad $21.00
    • with new potatoes, green beans, cherry tomatoes, and crème Fraiche dressing (GF) >>
  • SHRIMP $9.80
  • BEEF, CHICKEN OR PORK $9.50
  • CRUMB FISH & SPRING ONION $11.00
  • DOUGHNUT $1.50
  • DEEP FRIED WONTON $0.50
  • CHICKEN $11.50
    • with no rice
  • BEEF, CHICKEN OR PORK $8.90
  • BEEF & BROCCOLI $10.50
  • ROTI $2.50
  • WORKS BURGER $7.00
  • Pork & shrimps fried rice $12.00
    • shrimps, roast pork and fresh vegetables
  • Wonton noodles soup $9.00
    • egg noodles with 9 wonton and fresh vegetables
  • 5FISH, 3 CHIPS, 6 POTATO FRITTER $26.80
  • HOT DOG $2.40
  • Black bean prawns $14.00
    • 9 king prawns and 9 shrimps, egg noodles and fresh vegetables in popular black bean sauce
  • BANANA FRITTER $2.50
  • Laksa chicken or seafood
    • Medium spiced soup with fresh eggs noodles, tofu and egg
  • Calamari rings $13.00
    • With salad and fries
  • -Beef
    • homemade patty with bacon, cheese, aioli and tomato sauce, served with fries
  • -Chicken
    • With cranberry and brie
  • Panni $8.50
  • Little thyme $12.00
    • Eggs cooked any style with bacon on thick toast
  • Special thyme $14.00
    • Bacon bits, cheddar and chive amosgst scramble eggs with tick toast
  • Steak $20.00
    • Siloin cooked to your whim. served with fried eggs, tomato and fries
  • W - Two Fried Eggs $25.00
  • C. Finlayson'S Summer Salad (V) (GF) $18.50
    • Honeyed beets, blanched summer greens, quinoa, watercress, toasted flaked almonds, whipped feta, charred lemon dressing
  • F & C '84 $24.00
    • Panko crumbed fresh fish, lemon, tartare, house salad, toasted seeds, skin chips
  • Complimentary - Hp, Sweet Chilli, Tomato, Tabasco, Worcestershire, Homemade Beer Vinegar N/C
  • P. Twyford'S Drinking Platter (For 2 To 4 Persons) $49.00
    • Southern fried chicken drumsticks, cajun wings, deep fried calamari, hand cut
  • M. Turei'S Venison Medallions (GF) $27.00
    • M. Turei's venison medallions (gf)
  • B. English'S Lamb Loin (GF) $29.00
    • Pan roasted med-rare lamb, eggplant puree, baby rocket, honeyed beets, pomegranate, sorrel pesto
  • W - A Side Of Hand Cut Chips $18.50
  • SEAFOOD CURRY $13.00
    • Fresh fish, prawns, mussels, squids and vegetable cooked in homemade curry paste, served with rice (fish curry $13.00/prawn curry $14.00/mussel curry $13.00)
  • SEAFOOD TOM YUM NOODLE SOUP $12.50
    • rice noodle with prawns, squids, mussels, fishcake and fishballs in hot and sour soup
  • SWEET AND SOUR PORK OR CHICKEN $12.00
    • marinated pork or chicken stir fried with vegetable and sweet and sour sauce served with rice
  • PAD THAI $12.00
    • Thai style fried rice noodles with shrimps fishcakes chicken pieces egg and bean sprout
  • GADO-GADO $10.50
    • steamed fresh season vegetables, tofu, bean sprouts, top with peanut sauce, served with rice
  • THAI FRIED CHICKEN $12.00
    • deep fried marinated chicken pieces with cucumber slices, onion slices, sweet Thai chilli sauce and peanut serve with rice
  • SWEET & SOUR TOFU $11.00
    • stir fried tofu with season veggie in sweet & sour sauce, served with rice
  • VEGETARIAN NASI GORENG $10.00
    • traditional Malaysian fried rice with season vegetables, mixed vegetable tofu and egg
  • Thai Esarn Tom Yum Soup $15.00
    • Sour. Hot and Spicy clear soup with Thai herbs, mushroom, pork ribs, and grounded rice.
  • Red Curry $13.50
    • Red curry is made with Coconut cream, red curry paste, and seasonal vegetables. Unlike the Green curry, the red curry is slightly spicier but still keeping a sweet flavour.
  • Lard Nar $15.00
    • Stir fry noodle with gravy sauce and mixed vegetables.
  • Tom Kha $13.50
    • Thai coconut milk soup with herbs, mushroom, and tomatoes.
  • Pad Thai $13.50
    • Stir fried rice noodle with tamarind sauce served with bean sprouts, peanuts and lemon.
  • Panang Curry $15.00
    • Panang curry is made with Coconut cream. Panang curry paste, and herbs. Unlike the other curries the Panang curry contains no vegetables (except for thinned kaffir lime leaves) and the broth is much thicker and richer.
  • Black Pepper Stir Fry $13.50
    • Black Pepper Stir Fried with seasonal vegetables.
  • Duck Noodle Soup $13.50
    • Roast Duck with rice noodles, bean sprouts, bok choy and coriander.
  • BACON EGGS
    • SAUSAGES OR HASH BROWN AND TOAST
  • Chicken Drumstick $3.20
  • Chicken wing $2.70
  • Basic Burger + chips $12.50
  • Wedges large $6.20
  • EGGS FLORENTINE $14.00
    • English muffin served with spinach poached eggs and hollandaise sauce
  • UP TO 3 FILLINGS $5.20
  • Wedges small $4.20
  • Goats cheese and spinach scone $5.00
  • Lemon meringue pie doughnut $5.00
  • Walnut pie $6.00
  • Free range bacon and egg English muffin with tomato chutney spinach $6.00
  • Soup of the day with bread roll $10.00
  • Something Savoury
  • Free-range pork and watercress pie $8.00
  • Something sweet
  • RISOTTO VERDE zucchini, lemon and salsa verde risotto, seared organic halloumi, wild roquette $23.90
  • •tomato, cucumber and feta salad• $8
  • SMOKED SALMON Soi manuka smoked salmon, crème fraiche, watercress, salted crisp bread with raspberry dressing $15.50
  • - add grilled chicken $4.00
  • •home cooked fries with aioli and tomato ketchup• $8
  • ZEN HEN BURGER free range chicken with Thai green curry and lemon grass, Asian slaw, Japanese mayo on a Brooklyn Bakery bun, with coconut, lime sea salt fries $23.50
  • •fresh beans with sweet onion marmalade• $8
  • POT STICKER DUMPLINGS pan-fried pork and chive dumplings, ginger dipping sauce $13.50
  • Crepe au Nutella $7.50
    • Crepe with Nutella
  • Galette au choix 2 fillings $12.00
    • Choose your own fillings from ham, cheese, egg, tomato, mushroom & spinach
  • Toast $4.50
    • Buckwheat bread or baguette toasted, served with butter and jam OR served with avocado, tomato or sauteed mushrooms
  • La Nordique $17.00
    • In house smoked salmon, rocket, vegetable «julienne » with a touch of cream & salad
  • Crepe Poire Belle Helene $12.00
    • Crepe with pear, hot chocolate sauce, vanilla ice-cream & whipped cream
  • Crepe beurre sucre $5.00
    • Plain Crepe with butter, sugar & lemon juice
  • Salade du Pêcheur $18.00
    • Mesclun salad with pan seared scallops and prawns, deglazed with orange & French vinaigrette, served with baguette
  • Mousse au Chocolat (GF) $6.00
    • Chocolate Mousse
  • - Bacon, sour cream and spring onion stuffed baked potatoes (vegetarian variation available) -
  • Rum, pineapple and ginger glazed ham -
  • - Ham, gruyere and Dijon mustard mayonnaise baguettes -
  • Thai-style poached chicken with cucumber and chilli salad -
  • Sandalford shiraz 2009 Margaret River 9.00 /42.00
  • Caramelised pear, Kikorangi blue cheese and crouton salad with walnut dressing 16.50
  • - Fish of the day, avocado and MOF chilli sambal -
  • Add: Hollandaise 2.50
  • Korma (GF)
    • Mildly spiced Indian dish cooked with spices, yogurt, green chilli and cashew nut paste.
  • Prawns Korma $15.50
  • Banana Roti $4.00
  • Lamb Curry $14.00
  • Nasi Lemak (GF) $15.00
    • A Malay fragrant dish cooked with roasted coconut, lemon grass, turmeric, galanga and spices topped with roasted peanuts and boiled egg. Chicken / Lamb / Beef Nasi Lemak
  • Mild / Medium / Hot options available
  • Prawn Sambal $15.50
  • Chicken Curry $14.00
Ministry Of Food Cafe

Ministry Of Food Cafe

location

Address

105 The Terrace, Marion Square, P.O. Box 9519, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

(04) 499 5209

clock

Opened hours

7 AM to 11 PM (Mon-Fri), Sat & Sun Closed
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gastropub , Kiwi , New Zealand , Vegetarian , Wine Bar

features

Features

Delivery ,  Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Bar ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Seating ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Digital Payments ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
105 The Terrace, Marion Square, P.O. Box 9519, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand