Zest Cafe in Rotorua Menu

Chana masala (chickpea-masala) $12.00
- Chick-peas cooked with onion and spiced gravy
Vegetable biryani $12.00
- Rice cooked with vegetables, herbs and spices
Plain basmati rice $2.50
Zeera rice $4.00
- Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds
Chili chicken $13.00
- Boneless chicken pieces dipped in spicy batter, deep fried & finished with onion slices, capsicum, fresh green chillies and a dash of hot chilli sauce
Pan fried prawns (10 pcs) $10.00
- Peeled prawn cutlet fried with ginger, garlic, onions and capsicum, and finished with white wine
Rogan josh (med or hot) $14.00
- Diced lamb cooked with ginger, garlic, onions and spices in a traditional, north indian style
Mango chicken (mild) $13.50
- An exotic curry with tender boneless chicken pieces in a subtle mango sauce

Fish and Chips (DF) $18.00
- Third Place CafeFresh Fish Fillets coated in a crispy soda water batter with crunchy hot chips, fresh garden salad and our homemade tartare sauce. (Half portion $12.00)
Ciabatta toast x 2 N/A
Potato Hash Stack (V) (GF) $15.50
- Third Place Cafe - enjoy incredible food whilst enjoying the stunning views.Homemade crispy potato and parmesan hash cakes towered with avocado and served with grilled tomatoes, tomato salsa and salad greens. Smoked salmon extra $4.50 Bacon extra $3.50
Favourite Eggs ‘Bene’ (V) $15.50
- Toasted Ciabatta topped with wilted spinach, two poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. Smoked salmon extra $4.50 Bacon, ham or avocado extra $3.50
Ciabatta toast & spreads $7.50
Gluten free bread/ Toast x 2 N/A
French Toast (V) $16.50
- Three pieces of French stick dipped in an egg and cinnamon mix, fried then dusted with a cinnamon sugar & served with an apple compot, maple syrup and whipped cream.
Eggs x 2 (poached, fried or scrambled) N/A

“Picnic” breakfast $19.5
- bacon, eggs, hash browns, kransky, Portobello mushroom, toast and tomato
Special of the day N/A
- (see board)
Omelette served with toasted foccacia $17.5 / $19.5
- Filling choices of: bacon, cheese, mushroom, onion, capsicum, spinach, tomato and ham. 2 fillings / 3 fillings
Bacon and eggs $14.5
- any style (fried, poached or scrambled), served with toast & hash browns
Marinated rare roast beef $18.5
- served on a vegetable salad
Mushrooms $4.0
Eggs Benedict $18.5
- with our handcrafted hollandaise sauce and the choice of bacon, salmon or spinach
French toast $17.5
- served with fruit compote and roasted almonds

Arabian $18.00
- Spinach, mushroom, onions, capsicum, cream cheese, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.
Salad $16.00
- Enjoy fresh salad vegetables served with your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel and any 3 sauces. As well as Ali Baba’s warm garlic and olive oil dressing. You can also choose to have olives, capers, Jalapeños, and capsicum on top of your salad.
Sauces
- Mayonnaise, Spicy Lemon, Garlic Yogurt, Tomato Relish, Hot Chilli, Mint, BBQ Sauce, Hummus, Sweet Chilli, Tahini, Garlic Mayo, Apricot, Satay, Plum
Kascrute $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or Falafel cooked with tomatoes, herbs, spinach, mushrooms, onions, Berber spices, wrapped in the thin Kebab bread with olives, mozzarella and cream cheeses and baked in Ali Baba’s oven. Topped with garlic mayonnaise and sweet chilli sauces and served with a fresh side salad.
Medina $18.00
- Capsicum, cheese, mushrooms, onions, cream cheese, capers, olives, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.
Lamb $ 9.50
Shiek $18.00
- Spinach, Tuna, chilli pickle, cream cheese, topped with sweet chilli.
Sultan $18.00
- Onions, mushrooms, cream cheese, apricots, chicken, topped with sweet chilli.

Chargrilled Lamb . Lemon Garlic Oregano . Hummus . Cracked Wheat Salad . Yoghurt . Rocket . Feta $28
Chilli Lemongrass Prawns . Vermicelli, Cucumber Salad . Coriander, Peanut Salsa . Lime Palm Sugar Dressing $18
Smoked Salmon . Potato . Freid Capers . Horseradish & Dill Creme . Pickled Beetroot $18
Spice Rubbed Chicken Thigh . Tomato . Saffron . Israeli Couscous . Picked Herb Salad $25
Steak . Bacon . Tomato Relish . Rocket . Caramelised Onion . Aioli $16.5
Chilli Ginger Prawns . Vericelli . Cucumber . Coriander Peanut Salsa . Lime Palm Sugar Dressing $17
Cheese- Puhoi Aged Cheddar. Kahurangi Blue . Oat Cookies . Apple & Pinenut Chutney . Fig and Walnut Bread $17/$34
Sticky Braised Beef . Kumara Coconut Puree . Pickled Pineapple Salad $27

Bangkok Showtime $24.50
- Combination seafood, fish, prawns, scallops, squid, mussels with hot sour sauce and served in a half pineapple.
Country Style Jungle Curry $14.50
- Traditional Thai curry cooked in a hot curry paste and vegetables without coconut milk with your choice of beef, pork or chicken.
Green Curry $14.50
- Green curry paste cooked in coconut cream with your choice of beef, pork or chicken.
Mixed Thai Entrees $9.50
- Spring roll, Curry puff, Prawn on toast, Chicken satay and fish cake.
Moo Pad Katiam Prik Thai $14.50
- Stir fried sliced pork fillets cooked with garlic, pepper sauce served with mixed vegetables.
Moo Pad Khing $14.50
- Stir fried sliced pork fillets cooked with ginger, onion and mushrooms.
Tom Kha Goong $10.50
- Tiger prawns and Galangal with mushrooms, cooked in coconut cream.
Gai Pad Kra Praow $14.50
- Stir fried chicken with fresh chilli garlic, basil and vegetables.

Chicken, Cheese, Avocado $15.00
Field Mushroom, Blue Cheese, Walnuts, Caramelised Onion $17.50
Chipolata Sausages $4.30
Breakfast Bruschetta $17.50
- Toasted sourdough, grilled bacon, poached cage-free egg, bruschetta mix, avocado, creamy hollandaise sauce.
Chicken & Bacon Club Sandwich $19.00
- Signature club sandwich with grilled chicken breast, bacon, cage-free egg, cos lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, smokey BBQ sauce
Avocado $3.20
Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon & Spinach $19.00
Beef & Caramelised Onion $18.00
- Lean beef pattie, caramelised onion, dill pickles, aioli, mixed lettuce, cheese.

Three Pepper Chicken N/A
Flatbread N/A
Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
Roast Beef N/A
Avocado Toasties N/A

Rockin' Ribeye $38.00
- 300gram premium-aged ribeye, cooked how you like it. Served with sauteed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
Honky Tonk Chicken medium $30 / classic $35
- Chicken breast marinated in Dijon mustard, dill, honey, olive oil and lime juice. Oven-baked and topped with an orange, ginger and cranberry salsa. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
- Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
nine $28.00
Buffalo Chips - Chunky potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of salsa and sour cream.
Stand by your Lamb $36.00
- Slow-roasted lamb shoulder, served with spring onion and feta mash, sauteed seasonal greens, roasted cherry tomatoes and a mint jus.
The Wagon Wheel $40.00
- Redneck Ribs™, Chief's Chicken Nibbles, Chicken Roadrunners and Battered Fish Fillets. Served on a platter with straight-cut chips, coriander aioli and tomato sauce. - serves 3-4
Redneck Ribs
- Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce...the meal that made us famous!

Chicken Tikka (6pcs) $9.99
- Diced boneless chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices cooked in tandoor
Beef Rogan Josh $13.99
- Cooked with onion, tomato gravy and finished with spices
Lamb Vindalo $14.50
- This spicy dish cooked with onion gravy and ground spices
Chicken Kadai $13.50
- Cooked in tomato, onions, capsicum, ginger, garlic and spices finished with fresh coriander
Plain Rice $2.00
- Steamed Basmati rice
Shahi Paneer $12.50
- Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in tomato, cashew paste, cream and spices
Fries (Chips) $2.50
Onion Bhaji (4pcs) $4.00
- Sliced Onions dipped in battered chick pea flour and spices then deep fried.

Bacon & Egg $12.00
STEAM PUDDING $6.00
- (hot single serve with custard & cream)
SEAFOOD CHOWDER $6.00
LAMB $13.00
- with pumpkin kumara potato cabbage mixed veg with rewena stuffing
Medium Burger $10.00
- egg + steak or med Angus pattie or bacon
KAI MUFFIN $6.00
- bacon & egg on fried bread
WHOLE DOZEN $18.00
CHICKEN $10.00
- with pumpkin kumara potato cabbage mixed veg with rewena stuffing

Berber $16.00
- Your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel cooked with spinach, mushrooms, and onions in a tomato cream sauce flavored with a delicious blend of Berber spices served with rice, accompanied by a fresh side salad
(All Kebabs served with lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, tabouli, red cabbage, onions, jalapeños, and 3 sauces of your choice. Cheese is $1.50 extra)
Chicken $10.00
Falafel $ 9.00
Tunisian $16.00
- Flavoursome cream sauce, spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic, feta cheese, with your choice of lamb, chicken, falafel cooked risotto style and served with a fresh side salad
Sultan $18.00
- Onions, mushrooms, cream cheese, apricots, chicken, topped with sweet chili
Garlic cheese bread $4.50
Salad $16.00
- Enjoy fresh salad vegetables served with your choice of lamb, chicken, or falafel and any 3 sauces. As well as Ali Baba’s warm garlic and olive oil dressing. You can also choose to have olives, capers, Jalapeños, and capsicum on top of your salad

Savory Muffins $4.00
Add mushroom or bacon $3.00
Add Chips and can drink $4.00
Hamburger $6.00
Wednesday Stew $7.00/$9.00
Cheese Burger $7.00
Egg & Mushroom Burger $9.00
Egg burger $7.00

Uzhunnu vadai (lentil doughnuts) 3pcs $5.00
- special savory doughnuts made by undu dall and herbs served with samabar and coconut chutney
Kerala chicken curry (on the bone) $15.50
- fresh chicken on the bone and cooked in chef special gravy and aromatic spices
Biryani lamb/beef $13.00
Pepper chicken $15.50
- a special curry dish - boneless chicken cooked in special gravy with black pepper
Green peas masala $14.50
- over night socked green peas cooked with onion tomato, aromatic and herbs
Any curry with 2 nos of big square roti $15.00
Ice cream - vanilla / strawberry / chocolate $4.50
Biryani vegetable $9.00

Veg fried rice $8.50
Matka kulfi faluda $5.50
Kulfi irabri faluda $6.50
Mushroom masala $13.99
Mixed vegetables $12.99
Chilli paneer $10.50
Aloo kathi roll $9.00
Mysore platter $17.80
- Mysore masala dosa, uttapam, uppama vada 2 pcs, sambhar & chutney

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1287 Eruera Street, Rotorua, Rotorua, Bay Of Plenty, 3010, New Zealand

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