Simply Read Cafe Bookshop in New Plymouth Menu

Puppy Dog $8
- A small frankfurter in a roll w/ smoky onions, grilled cheese, tomato relish, ketchup & American mustard.
Fish Burger $15
- Beer battered market fish served w/ swiss cheese, long sliced gherkins, lettuce, tomato, red onion, mayo & tartare sauce.
Add fries $5
GF Bread Available Add $2
Dirty Fries(Small/Large) $6/$8
- w/ Chipotle mayo
Add Egg $2
Usa Loaded Fries $18.9
- Classic American dish, fries layered W/pulled beef, mexican beans, grilled cheese topped w/gherkins, coriabder, salsa accompanied by jalapenos & sour cream
Deluxe Beans $4.8

Polenta Crumbed Calamari (GF ** ) $16.80
- Kale and radish salad with roasted peanuts and thai styled dressing
-add bacon $18.50
Elixir Breakfast (V**) $19.50
- With bacon, kransky sausages, free range eggs, mushrooms, toast, rosemary potatoes & hollandaise
Raspberry And Banana Bread ( DF) (GF) (NF) (V) $9.00
- With coconut yoghurt and grilled banana (served warm)
Braised Beef Cheek $20.50
- With pumpkin gnocchi and crispy kale
Kransky sausages (2) $6.50
Elixir Eggs Benedict
- Served on vogel’s or tank toast with hollandaise & free range eggs.Choose from:
-Gluten free breads available add $2.00

Steam rice Free
Steamed dumpling $12.5
- Asparagus, fennel, mushroom (6)
Fried corn balls $7.5
Asian styled slaw $6
Prawn, iceberg, black sesame, avocado $13
Tempura prawns with wasabi soy sauce (4) $9.5
Steamed dumpling $12.5
- Prawn, chilli, ginger, coriander (6)
Panko and sesame crumbed tofu with tsuyu sauce (4) $9

-Chicken Masala $17.90
Tandoori Prawns $19.90
- 12 Tiger prawns marinated in Flame sauce, barbequed in the Tandoor oven then laid on a sizzling plate for a sensational intense taste. Served on crisp green salad with hot chilli sauce.
Garlic & Sesame $4.90
-Prawn Malabari $26.90
Beef Jalfrezi (Gf) $10.00
- Sweet n sour beef and veggies
Mango Chutney $1.90
Garlic or Cheese $4.50
Vegetable Korma (Gf / V ) $10.00
- Mild cashew gravy with veggies

-With garlic aioli $8.00
- Two Shanks $32.00
Pork Belly $26.00
- Succulent Pork Belly Strips grilled and topped with honey mustard, apple and red onion sauce served with beer battered fries and fresh salad.
Scallops $15.00
- Pan fried in garlic, white wine & cream with or without bacon.
Chicken Curry $19.00
- Yummy authentic Indian curry made with succulent chicken breast. Served on rice with a refreshing yoghurt raita.
Mussels $10.00
- Classic New Zealand mussels with a tomato, herb and coconut cream sauce.
Meatballs $11.00
- Spicy meatballs in a tomato sauce topped with melted cheese.
Pork Belly $12.00
- Succulent Pork Belly Strips grilled and topped with a honey mustard, apple and red onion sauce.

BIGGEST BREAKFAST(in town) $9.50
- eggs on toast + add salmon fillet ($8.50)
HUEVOS A LA MEXICANA(DF)(V)(GF) $16.50
- homemade chilli beans served in a crispy tortilla with avocado, sour cream, salsa and a poached egg
ALA BENEDICT $19.50
- 2 poached eggs with home-made hollandaise on top of an English muffin with salmon
BIGGEST BREAKFAST(in town) $9.50
- eggs on toast + add bacon /sausages ($5.50)
OMELETTE(DF)(GF) $17.50
- 3 eggs omelette with choice of 4 fillings: tomato/spinach/mushrooms/feta/onion/bacon or salmon.Served with hollandaise
BAGEL(GF) $10.50
- hot smoked salmon on a toasted bagel topped with creamy scrambled eggs, lemonade creme fraiche and chopped chives
BREAD & SPREADS(DF)(V)(GF) $9.50
- a mixture of multigrain and sourdough with the option of homegrown honey, jam, peanut butter or marmite
PERFECT PORRIDGE(DF) $10.50
- creamy oats with stewed fruits, honey roasted almonds & cinnamon, served with milk or runny cream

Served with smoked parsnip puree / confit garlic / hand cut fries / red wine braised onions /beef cheek / jus
Bananas Foster
- Caramelised bananas / salted butterscotch, / gluten-free crepe / date & honey loaf / kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream
Hot Platter
- Turkey & cranberry terrine / tempura prawn cutlets / BBQ beef & chorizo skewers / Thai fish spring roll / baguette
Caprese Salad
- vine ripened tomatoes / baby mozzarella / fresh basil / balsamic pearls / avocado oil
Festival of Strawberries
- Marinated strawberry jelly with elderflower / shortbread / white chocolate meringue /strawberry cream
+ $6 per extra person
Escargot Bourguignon
- Half dozen garlic & herb butter escargot / Italian prosciutto / crispy rye bread / basil
Vegetarian Platter
- Quinoa & falafel cakes / roast peach chutney / polenta chips / artichoke & caper tapenade / brushetta / Kaikoura tanara ash goats cheese

Lamb Mappas $17.00
- A delicious Kerala lamb delicacy in which lamb is cooked Chefs special Onion Tomato masala, flavoured with coconut milk and special spices
Butter Chicken $15.00
- Boneless chicken marinated overnight in a yoghurt and spice mixture and cooked in thick creamy tomato gravy and mixed with butter, cashew paste and other spices
Raita $4.00
- Popular Indian yoghurt dish with chopped onion, tomato, carrot,corriander & chat masala
Appam (2 pieces) $5.00
- A pancake made with fermented rice batter & coconut milk
Chicken Spring Dosa $10.99
- A paper-thin crispy pancake filled with chicken, onion & capsicum
Drums of Heaven (6 pieces) $11.99
- Oriental style deep-fried chicken tossed in chefs special spicy garlic sauce
Prawn Moilee $20.00
- Prawn cooked in a coconut base with carrot, capsicum, onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, lemon juice and Chefs special spices
Kerala Style Chemmeen Fry (6 pieces) $13.99
- Deep fried prawns cooked in ginger, garlic and special spices and finished with lemon juice

Cheese 8i garlic $2.00
Kebab masala $14.00
- Diced Lamb kebab cooked with tomato and onion gravy.
Bread basket $10.00
Curry combo $18.00
- 1 Curry / 1 Rice / 1 Plain Naan / 1 Papadom / 355ml Coke / (Add Dessert $2)
Keema $2.00
Upgrade naan
Butter chicken $14.00
- World famous Indian curry barbeque boneless chicken with mild tomato and creamy sauce.
Garlic naan $3.00

Raspberry Cheesecake / Vanilla Ice Cream $14.00
Confit Pork Belly $30.00
- Cloudy Apple Cider puree / Spicy Cole Slaw / Roast Potatoes
Summer Salad $16.00
- Roasted Beetroot / Baby Carrots / Mint / Orange Lotus Shoot / Mesclun
Pumpkin, Feta 6* Potato Croquette With Kimchi ( 3) $12.00
-Large $8.00
Eye Fillet $32.00
- Buttermilk and Chive Mash / Baby Onion Jus / Seasonal Vegetables or Fries
Tempura Banana Split / Cinnamon Sugar / Ice Cream $12.00
Grilled Halloumi Burger $21.00
- Hummus/ Roasted Peppers / Courgette / Guacamole / Caramelised Onion / Roasted Potatoes / Wasabi Aioli

Nachos $10.00
- Premiem beef mince served w sour cream & salsa.
Seafood Basket $16.00
- Calamari, mussels, fish bites, crab sticks, shrimps, scallops & Hoki served with salad & fries.
Mini Fruit Pudding $5.50
- Served hot
Apricot Shortcake $5.50
- Served hot
Chocolate Steamed Pudding $5.50
- Hot chocolate pudding with runny chocolate sauce.
The Godfather Burger $16.00
- With steak, bacon, beef pattie, cheese, onions & an egg, served w fries.
Toasties $4.00
- w 2 fillings
-With cheese $0.50

Matar paneer/mushroom $14.50
- Cottage cheese, mushroom and green peas cooked in rich onion and tomato sauce and garnished with cream and coriander
Garlic naan $2.50
Murg lababdar (GF) $14.50
- Tender pieces of chicken, paneer cooked in ginger garlic paste, finished with a creamy tomato flavoured sauce with sliced capsicum & onions
veg makhani $14.50
- Vegetables cooked in a creamy tomato gravy with butter
Pepper trio $50.00
- Three Curries of your choice with Rice, 3 Poppadoms, 3 Plain Naan Bread, and a 1.5 litre Soft Drink.
Lamb seekh kabab (GF) $9.90
- (6 pieces )Lamb mince with spices cooked in tandoor
Butter chicken (GF) $14.50
- Tender pieces of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor with a creamy tomato sauce
Chicken kadhai $14.50
- Boneless chicken cooked with spices, onion, capsicum and tomato

Smoked Salmon Bagel $15.50
- Premium aoraki mt cook cold smoked salmon on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, capers and a generous side salad
Gf gluten free
-vegetarian, with either mushrooms or tomato (V) $15.00
-bacon $16.50
Traditional Omelette $16.50
- A traditional omelette with your choice of filling - cheese, ham, tomato, mushroom, spinach, red onion (choose up to three). Served with a slice of toast
-salmon $18.00
Botannix Stack $18.50
- Potato and herb rosti with wilted spinach, portobello mushroom, roasted tomato, pan-fried bacon,
And crispy bacon served with toast

Lambs fry & bacon $16.50
- With potato mash & vegetables
Seafood chowder $11.50
- With garlic bread
Grilled scotch fillet on creamy potato mash $27.50
- With mushroom sauce or garlic butter
Cheese & herb vegetable bake mornay (v) $16.50
Crispy battered sweet & sour pork $16.50
- With rice
Curry of the day $19.50
- With jasmine rice & flat bread
Battered scallops $18.50
Chicken schnitzel & gravy $18.50
- With chips & salad

Passion fruit cheesecake $8.50
- Comes with ice cream
Meze platter for four $36.00
- Selection of 4 dips, cigara borek, dolmades, feta cheese, olive, falafel, zucchini and salad and turkish bread
Lamb shish kebab $18.00
- Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
Chicken iskender $16.50
- Served with rice, salad, homemade turkish bread and dips
Urfa shish kebab (mild chilli) $19.50
- Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
Chicken moussaka $19.50
- Traditional eggplant layer, potato, corjet with chicken comes with salad and tzatziki
Adana shish kebab (hot chilli) $19.50
- Served with rice and salad, roasted pepper with turkish bread and served with dips
Mixed vegetarian iskender $18.00
- Served with rice, salad, homemade, turkish bread andd dips

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2 Dawson Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth, Taranaki, 4310, New Zealand

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