The taste of mizuna has been described as a "piquant, mild peppery flavour...slightly spicy, but less so than arugula (GF)
Freshly Baked Bread $6.00
Our Freshly Baked Bread is made from a Sour Dough Bug that has been lovingly named, "Murphy" (V)
Moyashi Pickled Bean Sprouts $5.00
Bean sprouts are called Moyashi in Japanese.This is a simple, fresh way to start your meal.(V)
Soba Noodles with Truffle Soy $7.00
Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It usually refers to thin noodles made from buckwheat flour, or buckwheat and wheat flours.(V)
Freshly Baked Garlic Bread $6.00
Our Freshly Baked Bread is made from a Sour Dough Bug that has been lovingly named, "Murphy" (V)
Grilled Octopus with Ink Mayo, Pickled Red Onion, Mizuna & Roast Tomatoes $15.00
Modern use of cephalopod ink is generally limited to cooking, where it is used as a food colouring and flavouring, for example in pasta and sauces (GF)
Fish of the Day M.Price
Our Fish of the Day is hand selected by Chef Aaron Stott in conjunction with Moana Fisheries, who we exclusively use and trust in providing us with fresh and local fish and seafood products.(GF)
Poached free range eggs, in-house smoked NZ salmon and hollandaise sauce, served on toasted ciabatta.
Kids Picnic Box $10.00
A cheese & ham toasted sammy with a fruit & marshmallow skewer, a Charlies kids juice, and a chocolate brownie bite, served in a take away box.
Kiddy Crêpes $8.00
Served with maple syrup & banana
Lamb & Kumara Pie $22.00
Chunky NZ lamb with Moroccan spices nestled in a homemade short pastry with a kumara mash topping. Served with a side salad and pickle.
Eggs Florentine $17.00
Poached free range eggs, wilted spinach and hollandaise sauce served on toasted ciabatta.
Extras $4.50 each
Homemade hash browns, roasted tomatoes, hollandaise sauce, wilted spinach, garlic roasted mushrooms, free range bacon, Island Bay Butchery sausages, avocado (inseason), fried chorizo.
Island Bay Butchery Sausages & Hash Browns $8.00
Served with Watties tomato sauce.
Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad $22.00
In-house smoked NZ salmon, salad greens, gourmet potatoes, green beans, Kalamata olives, capers & cherry tomatoes with a lemon dressing. Topped with a soft poached free range egg.
Roti tossed with eggs. salt, pepper & onions and served with your choice of chicken, lamb or vegetarian gravy.
Plain Rice $2.00
Soup $9.00
Soup of the day served with garlic roti
Chicken $16.50
Chicken cooked with wet spices, chilli & tomatoes.
Butter Chicken $15.50
Tender pieces of chicken pan fried with lemon & honey in a creamy sauce.
Fish $19.00
Traditional Gulai Melayu - very popular in Malaysia. Fish cooked with fragrant rhizomes, wet spices, tomato & light tamarind juice added to give an exotic flavour.
Squid $17.00
Squid tubes cooked with wet spices, tomatoes, lemongrass& light tamarind juice added to give a sensational flavour.