Ambrosia Cafe in Nelson Menu

BREAKFAST MENU BREAKFAST MENU
  • Eggs Benedict $18.5 / $19.5 / $16.0
    • Free range eggs, english muffin and house-made hollandaise. Served with your choice of: Bacon / Salmon / Spinach & Mushroom
  • Big Breakfast $21.0
    • Streaky bacon, free range eggs fried, roast tomato, sausage, hash brown on ciabatta.
  • Haloumi Salad $19.5
    • Baby spinach, mushroom, roasted nuts and seeds, haloumi and poached egg.
  • Omelette $18.5
    • Free range eggs, bacon, mushroom and cheddar cheese.
  • French Toast Stack $18.0
    • Cinnamon and vanilla brioche with caramelised banana, maple syrup and cream.
  • Nachos $16.8
    • Chilli bean and vegetable salsa topped with guacamole and sour cream.
  • Nachos $18.8
    • With smoked chicken
  • Toasted Bagel $12.5
    • Caramelised onion, baby spinach, sundried tomato and feta.
  • Toasted Bagel $15.5
    • With salmon and cream cheese
  • Gourmet Toasties $16.0
    • Ginger simmered steak, mushroom, aioli and cheddar cheese.
  • Gourmet Toasties $13.0
    • With roast capsicum, red onion, baby spinach and blue cheese
  • Berry Crepes $17.5
    • Vanilla crepes, blueberry compote, caramelised almonds and Greek yoghurt.
  • Bruschetta Stack $16.0
    • Avocado, tomato, red onion, olive, parmesan and balsamic glaze.
  • Toasted Muesli $13.0
    • House-made toasted muesli with blueberry compote and Greek yoghurt.
  • Blue Cod $22.0
    • Asian style fish on mesculin salad with Japanese mayonnaise.
SIDES SIDES
  • Bowl of wedges with sour cream and sweet chilli $10.0
  • Bowl of fries and aioli $8.0
  • Garlic and herb ciabatta bread $7.8
  • Side salad $7.5
LUNCH MENU LUNCH MENU
  • Check out our daily lunch specials at the café! N/A
SNACK MENU SNACK MENU
  • Bowl of Fries $8.0
    • with aioli
  • Bowl of Wedges $10.0
    • With sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Selection of Breads and Spreads $13.5
  • Nachos $16.8
    • Chilli bean and vegetable salsa topped with guacamole and sour cream.
  • Nachos $18.8
    • With smoked chicken
  • Garlic and Herb Ciabatta $7.8
  • Side Salad $7.5
SPECIALITY DRINKS SPECIALITY DRINKS
  • Protein powder, banana, blueberry, almond, honey and cinnamon. $9.0
  • Energy Juice $9.0
    • Orange, berries, carrot, spinach, kiwifruit and pineapple.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
    • Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
  • Banana Split $13.00
    • With all the bells and whistles!
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.80
    • Marinated beef in authentic thai ingredients with salad greens, roasted cashews, crispy noodles and a refreshing homemade dressing.
  • Blue 'n' Gold $25.80
    • Great Southland Blue Cod, lightly golden fried in Speight's beer batter served with fresh garden salad and fries.
  • Musterer's Roast Lamb Cutlets $00.00
    • Thyme infused lamb cutlets accompanied with kumara, parsnip and ginger hash, roasted vine ripened tomatoes, green beans then drizzled with our chefs special onion sauce and a rich jus. Beer Match: A pint of Speight's Distinction Ale will go great with this.
  • Avocado $4.00
  • Frank Oliver's Spare Ribs $25.00/ $33.90
    • Slow roasted Pork Spare Ribs with lashings of Speight's Old Dark and chilli inspired BBQ sauce, served with buffalo chips topped with bacon, cheese, onion and chargrilled corn on the cob. Prepare to get messy with this one. Small or large available.
  • Drunken Steak $29.90
    • 250g of prime rump steak, cooked to your liking topped with your choice of either creamy mushroom sauce, roasted garlic sauce or green peppercorn sauce. Served with golden fries and fresh salad. Beer Match: Speight's Old Dark of course.
  • Lamb pancakes, spiced slow cooked lamb, lettuce, tzatziki, fresh flipped curly kale pancakes $25.00
  • Crying tiger, pulled pork, iceberg cups, nahm prik, crispy shallots $20.00
  • Urban chips, caramelised onion & roast garlic aioli $11.00
  • Black forest floor, cherry sorbet, chocolate marquise $13.00
  • Fresh fish sashimi, crispy rice noodles, nouc cham dressing $20.00
  • Korean spiced duck nibbles, toasted sesame seeds, sweet & spicy sauce $18.00
  • Lemon pannacotta, jam donut, strawberry & basil salsa $13.00
  • Smoked beef short rib, celeriac puree, red cabbage, confit tomato, crispy onions $27.00
  • Side of wedges $6.00
  • From dr syn's kitchen
  • Wenches chicken nibbles $14.50
    • Oven roasted chicken nibbles covered in a spicy peanut sasay sauce with salad garnish
  • Bandits chicken burrito (v) $23.90
    • A soft tortilla parcel filled with spicy chicken, tomato, corn and bean salsa, topped with cheese, oven baked and served with crispy nachi chips, sour cream, guacamole and house salad
  • Side of potatoes $5.50
  • Side of fries $4.50
  • Captains camembert (v) $14.50
    • Crumbed camemebert wedges deep fried golden brown with a picy plum sauce and salad garnish
  • Fresh local catch POA
    • Your Inn keeper will inform you in today's catch
  • Corn fed chicken, corn & black bean succotash, grilled spring onion, chipotle sauce $35.00
  • Beer battered fresh fish, house fries, homemade tartare & green salad $25.50
  • Caesar salad – Cos, croutons, anchovies, Grana Padano, homemade dressing $19.50
  • Homemade chocolate chip cookie $2.50
  • Fish of the Day – Market fresh, wait staff will advise $33.50
  • Jamaican jerk glazed pork belly, naked Waldorf salad, fried onion rings $19.50
  • Pumpkin & ricotta gnocchi, wilted spinach, pickled pumpkin, roasted tomato $29.50
  • Fish empanada (4) with jalapeno yogurt dips $9.50
  • Grilled lamb koftas with cucumber & mint yoghurt $12
  • Roast lamb rump (med rare) on warm eggplant with green olive & sultana tapenade, za’atar dressing & jus $36
  • Blackened Ōra King salmon, green beans, crème fraiche & honey roasted almonds $36
  • Watermelon with Kalamata olives, feta & mint
  • Angus ribeye steak on roasted garam masala potatoes with coriander & tomato butter $36
  • Pan baked flounder with capers, pinenuts & lemon butter sauce $22
  • Twice cooked hoisin pork belly, mung beans, coriander, crispy shallots and crushed peanuts $18
  • Ricotta gnocchi, slow-roasted tomatoes & onions, pinenuts & pecorino cheese $24
  • Pic’s Peanut Butter Parfait, Dark Chocolate Brownie $14.00
    • Salted Caramel Sauce and Caramel Corn
  • ideal for one – $20.00
  • - Brie – Rich and Creamy
  • Lamb Shank
    • Slow Cooked Till Tender. Served with Creamy Potato Mash, Glazed Baby Carrots, Red Wine Gravy and Kumara Crisps (GF)
  • Smoked Warehou & Mussel Chowder $17.00
    • Thick and Creamy with Bacon and Fresh Herbs. Served with Toasted Garlic Flute
  • One Shank - $28.00
  • Big Kids Sundae $14.00
    • 3 Scoops of Premium Ice Cream with Your Choice of either Salted Caramel, Chocolate or Berry Sauce. Finished with Whipped Cream, Wafers and Topped with a Cherry
  • Pumpkin & Hazelnut Falafels $13.00
    • Smoky Tomato Relish and Mint Yogurt
  • Seafood $18
    • Prawn, Squid, Scallops
  • 27 Saté Tofu (Dâu Xāo Sate) $14
    • Tofu, saté, cauliflower, broccoli, carrot onions
  • 25 Stir-Fried Tofu with Lemongrass, Chilli & Vegetables (Tâ̗ u Hủ Xāu Xả Ớt) $14
    • Onion, mushroom, red and green capsicum, pineapple
  • 6 Vietnamese Traditional Spring Rolls (Chà Gīō) - 3 rolls $10
    • Deep fried crispy rice paper spring rolls filled with pork mince, prawns, dried mushrooms, carrot, onion, vermicelli, served with in-house made dipping sauce and lettuce
  • 7 Salt & Pepper Chicken Nibbles (Cánh Gā Rang Muô̕i) $10
    • Home made salt & pepper spread on deep-fried marinated chicken wings
  • 13 Seafood Spring Rolls (Nem Hai San) - 3 rolls $12
    • Deep fried rice paper spring rolls filled with prawns, squid and crab meat
  • 9 Squid Skewers (Mủc Xiên Nủỏ̕ng) - 3 skewers $10
    • Grilled saté spread squid
  • 75 Stir-Fried Rice (Com Rang)
  • 150gm Rump Steak $22.00
    • Cooked to your liking served with thick cut fries, salad and garlic butter.
  • Mussels in Bays Pilsner $23.00
    • Green lipped mussels steamed in Pilsner beer, finished with manuka smoked bacon, parsley and garlic, served with toasted bread.
  • Garlic Butter $2.00
  • Cheese Board Platter $35.00
    • A selection of delicious New Zealand cheese served with crackers, bread, fruit and tomato relish.
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Created fresh every day depending from seasonal produce. Ask us about today's creation.
  • BLT Bagel $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, lettuce and tomato on a toasted bagel with aioli and tomato relish served with thick cut fries.
  • Fish n Chips $22.00
    • Fresh fish in a crispy Golden Bays beer batter, served with thick cut fries salad and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Mushroom Sauce $3.00
  • Cheese & Cracker Platter (serves 2) $15.00
  • Large Mixed Platter $30.00
  • Mini Spring Rolls & Fries $9.00
  • Mini Hot-Dog & Fries $9.00
  • Fish Bites & Fries $9.00
  • Chicken Nuggets & Fries $9.00
  • Samosas & Fries $9.00
  • Baby Sausages & Fries $9.00
  • Chicken, Pork, Beef, Vegetarian $16.50
  • King Prawns $21.00
  • N1. Moo Dang $16.00
    • Stir fried egg noodles with our home made honey pork and fresh seasonal vegetables >>
  • F5. Drunken King $28.00
    • Flame fried king prawns half shelled, then cooked in a whisky based sauce with fresh seasonal vegetables, creating a unique Poppy Thai taste
  • M3. Pad Ped Nor Mai
    • Stir fried bamboo shoots with fresh sliced peppers in our red curry sauce with your choice of
  • F4. Choo Chee Goong $27.00
    • Flame fried king prawns in our Penang curry sauce with coconut milk and fresh seasonal vegetables
  • Seafood $20.00
  • King Prawns $21.00
  • Kids Flapjacks $9.50
    • Two pancakes served with crisp bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Side Salad $7.00
  • We have available for sale our herb vinaigrette, mustard mayonnaise, tomato and chilli jam, quince jelly, chilli and lemongrass sauce.
  • Seafood Salad $23.75
    • Prawn cutlets, marinated fish, poached salmon with fresh salad leaves and lemongrass and chilli dressing
  • Vegetable Strudel $21.00
    • Portobello mushrooms, selection of vegetables baked in puff pastry with sundried tomato and brie, served with salad leaves, tomato and capsicum relish
  • -GF Bread $2 extra
  • Home Made Pizza Wedge $8.50
    • With ham, cheese, tomato and salad leaves
  • Tomato Sauce $0.50
  • Chicken Nugget $1.00
  • Cod $8.90
  • Vege or Corn Patty $3.00
  • G/Free Fish $5.50
  • Thai Chicken $19.90
    • Roast chicken, capsicums, chilli, cashews & satay sauce
  • Kids Mini Pizza $6.50
    • Ham, cheese, tomato
  • Fish Bites & Chips $5.00
  • Chicken Hit/Chicken Satay $11.90
    • Chicken breast coated with cajun seasoning & onion jam or satay sauce, salad & mayo
  • FRIED SQUID $7.50
  • 6pcs $14.50
  • MINI SASHIMI SAUCE $7.50
    • with Garlic Miso Sauce
  • EGGPLANT $17.50
  • - Vegetable Tempura (5pc)
  • - Rice
  • ASSORTED SUSHI $16.50
    • Chef's choice 8pc Sushi
  • - Entree (edamame, salad, octopus ball)
  • BEEF KORMA Tender boneless cubes of beef cooked in a delicately spiced creamy gravy of cashew nuts garnished with sliced almonds (available in Lamb as well) $ 15.98
  • BEEF MADRAS Tender boneless cubes of beef cooked in a rich gravy with a subtle hint of coconut cream garnished with shredded coconut (available in Lamb & Chicken as well) $ 15.98
  • KASHMIRI KEBAB Tender diced chicken marinated in chef’s special spices and cooked in the tandoor oven (dairy & artificial colour free) $ 9.98 (Mains $ 16.98)
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  • KADAI PANEER A north-Indian delicacy - home-made cottage cheese cooked in a dry gravy of onions, capsicums and tomatoes $ 14.98
  • CHICKEN MUSHROOM MASALA Boneless diced chicken cooked with fresh button mushrooms and chef’s own special spices $ 16.98
  • Tamarind chutney $1.98
  • LAMB SAAGWALA Tender diced lamb cooked in a fresh spinach gravy with fresh herbs and spices garnished with julienne ginger (available in Beef as well) $ 16.98
  • Espinacas a la Catalana $12.00
    • Catalan style spinach sautéed in olive oil with garlic, sultanas, pinenuts and feta cheese.
  • Alitas de Pollo Al Ajillo $9.00
    • Spicy chicken wings with garlic, herbs and sherry.
  • Tortilla a la Asturiana $9.00
    • Asturian style fritatta with potato, egg, herbs, onion, red capsicum and chorizo.
  • Higaditos Al Oporto $11.00
    • Sauteed chicken livers with Port, garlic and herbs.
  • Escalivada $12.00
    • Grilled vegetables. A Catalonian Favourite! Tomato, zucchini, aubergine, mushrooms and red pepper with Romesco sauce.
  • Boquerones a la Malagueña $12.00
    • Crispy fresh anchovies "Málaga style" with aioli and lemon.
  • Fideus Rossejats $24.00 pp
    • Roasted vermicelli "paella" with chicken, shrimp, mussels, fish and diced vegetables cooked in stock to create the perfect pasta dish Spanish style. (Minimum 2 people, wait 30-40 minutes or pre-order).
  • Riñones Al Jerez $11.00
    • Sauteed kidney with Sherry, garlic and herbs "Jerez Style".
Ambrosia Cafe

Ambrosia Cafe

location

Address

226 Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson, Tasman, 7020, New Zealand

phone

Phone

035440025

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  No Takeaway ,  Local cuisine ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
226 Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson, Tasman, 7020, New Zealand