Simply Read Cafe Bookshop in New Plymouth Menu

Salmon fillet, cream cheese, capers & watercress $17
Add hollandaise $2
Add Seasonal Avocado $3.5
Deluxe Eggs Benedict(GF)
- Poached local organic eggs on crisp potato rosti’s, w/ hollandaise
1 x Waffle $15.9
Deluxe English Big Breakfast $22.5
- Streaky bacon, breakfast sausage, organic eggs, deluxe beans,portabello mushrooms, grilled tomato & toast
Add Breakfast Sides
Add salmon $9

Potato Wedges $4
Garlic Prawn Large $16
- Tomato Sauce, Onion, Prawns, Capsicum & Garlic
Pepperoni Large $13
- Cheese, Tom Sauce & Pepperoni
Cheesy Mushrooms Large $9
- Cheese, Mushrooms & White Sauce
Supreme Large $16
- Tom Sauce, Ham, Bacon, Pepperoni, Onion, Pineapple, Capsicum, Mushrooms & Sausages
Butter Chicken Large $16
- Butter Sauce, Chicken, Onion, Caramelized Onion
Chicken Pasta $9
Chicken Teriyaki Large $16
- Tomato Sauce, Chicken, Bacon, Onion, and a Teriyaki Swirl

Angus eye fillet, duck fat potatoes, slow roasted vine tomatoes, roast garlic jus $35.90
Santa maria sardines, marinated cherry tomatoes, salsa verde $14.90
Baby spinach, white anchovy, marinated tomato, pine nuts $3.00
Arancini, beef cheek ragu, tomato sauce, grana padano $16.90
Whipped camembert, prosciutto, marinated tomato $3.00
Angus eye fillet, duck fat potatoes, slow roasted vine tomatoes, roast garlic jus $35.90
Chicken cotoletta, caponata, cannellini beans, peppadew salsa $26.90
Clevedon buffalo bocconcini extra virgin olive oil $16.90

Eggs benedict with poached eggs,bacon, english muffin and hollandaise sauce $19.00
Silver Fern Farms eye fillet with potato fondant, artichoke, creamed chicken, baby vege and mulled wine jelly $34.00
Fresh cured salmon with apple jelly, pickled cucumber, goats cheese curd and corriander (gf)
Confit pork and truffle croquette with smoked apple compote, beetroot two ways and mustard jus $30.00
Fish of the day with leeks, mushrooms, spinach and chive butter sauce $34.00
Fish of the day POA
- Carrot and cheese lasagna
- Fresh green salad with honey mustard dressing

Fillet Steak (Pure Angus) $36.00
- with baked potato or hand cut chips, salad with a side of gravy
●mains
Housemade Fishcakes S $16/ L $24
- with salad and handcut chips
Warm Scallop & Bacon Salad $19.00
- with fresh salad greens & housemade vinaigrette
Battered or Crumbed Scallops $17.50
-1/2 doz $27.00
-1/2 doz $20.00
Flamed Scallops $18.00
- with a creamy safron sauce

●Add Some
Chicken Wings $16.00
- Hot and spicy w ranch dipper
Double Cheese Burger-
- 200g flame grilled beef pattie, mustard cream cheese, Swiss cheese, red onions, tomato sauce and fried pickles.
Roasted Pumpkin $18.00
- watercress, feta, toasted hazelnuts, citrus olive oil & balsamic
Rib Eye
Chicken Parmigiana Burger-
- Crumbed chicken topped with bacon, Napoli and cheese w house slaw
Pulled Pork Tacos $12.00
- Chipotle slaw, sweet corn, pickled onions
Chipotle Slaw

Caprese Salad (GF) (V) S $8 / D $15
- vine ripened tomatoes / baby mozzarella / fresh basil / balsamic pearls / avocado oil
-$6 per extra person
-Smoked Pakari Aged Cheddar S $19 / L$38
Locally Baked Breads for two 12$
- House marinated Italian olives / sundried tomatoes / truffle butter / extra virgin olive oil.
All cheeses served with rice crackers / fresh grapes / poached baby pears / fig walnut whiskey chutney
S= single D=double
-Gorgonzola Prelibato (dolce) S $19 / L$38
-Your choice of:

Mini Fruit Pudding $5.50
- Served hot
Homemade Cabinet food also available, see staff.
Toasties $4.00
- w 2 fillings
Scotch Fillet Steak $24.00
- Served with salad, fries & mushrooms OR Garlic sauce.
Omelette $12.00
- 2 fillings of your choice
-Extra fillings $0.50
Steak & Onion T/S $9.00
- Served with Fries.
Crumbed Fish Meal $12.00
- Hoki served with salad & fries.

Madras $17.00
- Fish, prawns cooked in south Indian style in rich coconut cream
[available until 4pm only]
Jalfrezi $14.50
- Tender pieces of chicken, Vegetables cooked in the tandoor and finished with capsicum and onion with Indian spices
Mango chicken (GF) $14.50
- Boneless chicken cooked with cashew nut sauce and mango syrup
Lamb seekh kabab (GF) $9.90
- (6 pieces )Lamb mince with spices cooked in tandoor
Nawabi $14.50
- Sauteed chicken, lamb with onions and tomatoes garnished and flavoured with cashew nuts and coconut powder
Onion bhaji (GF) (DF) (V) $6.00
- Sliced onion fried in chickpea flour batter
Fish & chips $5.00
- Fish fillet coated with batter and served with fried

Lou Tennant $16.00
- Southern style smoky pulled pork, savoury apple donut, red slaw & housemade BBQ sauce.
Mini Fish Burger $10.00
- With hand cut chips & tomato sauce.
Beer Battered Onion Rings $8.00
- Chargrilled onion dipping sauce.
Sweet Potato Fries $8.00
- Lime & black pepper seasoning & jalapeno mayo.
Beers for the Chefs POA
Gluten Free Buns $1.00
Howyagaarn $16.00
- Free range chicken breast, bacon jam, crumbed brie, mayo, slaw & housemade BBQ sauce.
Jamaican Me Full $16.00
- Free range jerk marinated chicken breast, rice and pea cake, red slaw & jerk BBQ sauce.

Side of fries $6.90
- with Mum's homemade tomato sauce -
Slow roasted vine tomatoes - $4.50
Toasted Sour Dough $7.90
- with Inch Valley apricot jam & butter -
Pancakes $14.90
- Stack of pancakes, blueberry compote and mascarpone
Omelettes $17.90
- 3 egg omelettes made with Annie’s free range eggs/Zucchini & Whitestone Fuchsia Creek feta -
Greek Yogurt $12.90
- with seasonal fruit & our own granola -
Avocado (seasonal) - $4.00
Aglio Olio e Peperoncino $15.90
- Spaghetti served with chilli, parsley, garlic, Cairnmuir Olive Oil & Curio Bay Pecorino Romano

BBQ Pork Soft Noodles
- Soft noodles stir fried with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, cabbage, mushroom, seasonal vegetables, and BBQ pork.
Chicken Soft Noodles
- Soft noodles stir fried with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, cabbage, mushroom, seasonal vegetables, and chicken.
Vegetable Soft Noodle
- Soft noodles stir fried with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, carrots, cabbage, mushroom, and seasonal vegetables.
Chicken Nugget
- Deep fried chicken nugget.
Beef Fried Rice
- Fried rice cooked with onions, egg, carrots, peas, corn, and beef.
Pineapple Fritter
- Deep fried battered pineapple ring.
Scallop
- Deep fried battered scallop.
Beef Curry
- Broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, carrots, and beef stir fried with yellow curry. Served with white rice. Tell us how spicy you would like it in the comments.

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