Aurora Cafe in Otago Menu

Nearby Sample Menus

-4 pcs $4.50
Curry set menu $18.50
- Chicken Curry, Salmon Ura Maki, Kushiage Tofu, Miso, Rice & Green Salad
Sushi main $15.50
Seafood salad $11.00
- JIZO Salad plus Fresh Seafood & Pickles
-8 pcs $15
Your choice of ONE of the Dressings:
-s $8.50
Yaki gyoza $8.00
- Pan Fried Dumpling filled with Chicken, Shrimp & Vegetables

Bacon $2.00
Executioner $16.50
- Prime NZ Ribeye Steak strips, streaky bacon, grilled mushrooms, Devil relish, crisp iceberg lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli tomato, cucumber, red onion & aioli
Hard Core Mr Scratch Large $17.50
- Double serving of Prime NZ Beef, streaky bacon, smokey BBQ sauce, edam cheese, onion rings, pickles, fancy lettuce, tomato, & aioli.
Devil's Hula Hoops $7.00
- Crispy crumbed onion rings served with aioli
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms $1.50
Curry Chips $6.50
- Portion of chips covered in a mild, golden curry sauce.
Dark Knight Large $16.00
- Prime NZ Venison, kumara rosti, grilled mushrooms, plum relish, fancy lettuce, tomato, red onion & aioli.
Chips with Aioli Sauce $5.00

Pavlova (GF) $7.00
- Traditional kiwi favourite, served with cream & ice cream
Cheese & bacon $7.50
-Large $19.50
Cocktail spring rolls (V) $7.00
- Mini vegetarian rolls served with sweet n sour sauce
-Small $15.00
Homemade cheesecake $7.50
- Please see the blackboard for today's flavour
Seasoned wedges with .... (V)
Chicken chippies $7.50
- Served with plum sauce

Small $19.50
Affagato $12.95
- A shot of espresso, Frangelico and vanilla ice cream
Medium $31.50
Small $17.50
Lamb Burger $27.50
- Ground in house lamb leg pattie, tomato chutney, rocket, pickled cucumber, tzatziki & cheese
Medium $31.50
Caprico
- Vine ripened tomatoes, red onions, mushrooms, basil pesto, garlic, rock salt and spring onions
Medium $29.50

Heirloom tomato marinated courgette. feta, rocket V $16.00
Crayfish Meatballs $32.00
- pappardelle, tomato saffron bisque
HAVOC PORK SHOULDER & BLACK PUDDING $32.00
- crackling puy lentils confit tomatoes
Homemade Pappardelle (v) $25.00
- wilted greens, heirloom tomatoes, smoked ricotta
Eichardt's Wagyu Burger $28.00
- 200g minced grass-fed Wagyu rump steak with smoked Havarti Cheese
Wild Mushroom Mousse (v) $16.00
- olive tapenade, crispbreads, pickles
Homemade pastrami, mustard, caramelized onion $16.00
Hollandaise

Butter Naan $4.50
- Traditional Indian leavened multi-layered bread drenched in butter.
Tandoori Mushroom $15.00
- Mushrooms marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
Tandoori Roti $4.00
- Unleavened whole meal bread baked in tandoor oven
Mix Platter (serves 2) $20.00
- Two pieces of vegetable samosa, onion bhajee, vegetable pakora, chicken tikka and burah kebab. Served with mint and tamarind sauce.
Palak Paneer $16.50
- Homemade cottage cheese cooked with spinach with cream
Whole Tandoori Chicken $22.00
- Chicken with bones marinated in tandoori special masala and cooked in tandoor. Served with mint sauce.
Korma Chicken or Lamb $18.00
- Chicken or lamb cooked in a creamy sauce made of cashew gravy. Best accompanied with chicken or keema naan bread.
Biryani Chicken or Lamb $18.00
- Rice and chicken or lamb are cooked together with cashew and spices to a make a glorious one-pot meal. Served with Raita.

Salad leaves, parmesan, rosemary croutons, green olive mayo dressing $8.50
Chocolate & caramel semi-freddo, chocolate soil, honey comb $15.50
Warm quinoa salad, beetroot, witlof, goat’s cheese, hazelnuts, apple, vincotto $19.50
Salad of pulled crisp pork belly, red cabbage slaw, lime, coriander & mint dressing, crisp wonton, toasted cashew nuts $23.50
Duck liver pâté, cranberry & orange relish, crisp crostini $15.50
Manuka honey crème brulee, lemon meringue, pistachio brittle $15.50
Apple & rhubarb crumble, plum & crème fraiche ice cream, cherry coulis $15.50
Mt Rosa poached pear, spiced pear parfait & raspberry maccaron $15.50

CHEESE SELECTION $32.00
- your choice of three from the above. served with wasser crackers, walnut bread, honeycomb & home-made accompaniments
TOBLERONE $18.00
- baileys, frangelico, crème de cacao, chocolate, cream
CHICKEN LIVER PÂTÉ $21.00
- aspic, onion jam, pickles, toasted home-made sourdough
TWICE BAKED CHEESE SOUFFLE $23.00
- petite salad, walnut vinaigrette, walnut crisp
KIWI “PAVLOVA” $18.00
- italian meringue, kiwifruit, passionfruit cream, plum puree, kiwifruit sorbet
CHOCOLATE & SALTED CARAMEL MOUSSE CAKE $19.00
- honeyed macadamias, cocoa popped rice tuile
OCEAN PLATE $56.00
- tiger prawns, house smoked salmon, green lipped mussels, calamari, scallop terrine, market fish, octopus, fish cake, dips, pickled vegetables, petite salad, lombardi home-made bread (for two)
WILD FIORDLAND VENISON LOIN $39.00
- beetroot & kumara gratin, spinach puree, sautéed greens, onion compote, pan jus

Garlic Loaf - Straight out of the oven and Served with lashings of garlic butter $12
Roast Pumpkin & Beetroot Salad - Served with Feta, Pinenuts and Mixed Greens.Drizzled with a Honey & Aged Balsamic Dressing $20
Rump Steak - 150gr Fully Trimmed, Cooked how you like it. Served with Fries, Coleslaw and Gravy $15
Lunch Pasta - Your Server will advise $15
Thai Green Chicken Curry - Coconut Cream, Garlic, Ginger, Thai Spices with Chicken and Vegetables. Served with Jasmine Rice $15
Pie of the Day - Your Server will advise. Your choice of Mash or Fries $20
Calamari & Chorizo - Grilled Chorizo & Salt & Pepper Calamari served on Top of a Fresh Mixed Salad with Balsamic Dressing $22
Roasted Root Vegetables $8

Nectar Full Breakfast $23.00
- Poached free range eggs, mushrooms, hashbrowns, grilled vine tomato, bacon, black pudding sausages & house-made tomato jam
Braised Crisp Pork Belly Burger $21.50
- Pickled cucumber, hoisin bbq sauce, five spice & lime mayonnaise, iceberg lettuce & shoestring fries
Toasted Bagel
- Smoked salmon, rocket, dill, cream cheese & capers $16.50
Caramelized Prawn & Cherry Tomato Risotto $19.50
- Rocket, pinenuts & fresh lemon
Avocado, cows feta, toasted seeds & lemon
Hotcakes $14.50
- Poached rhubarb, hazelnut praline, cinnamon creme fraiche & Canadian maple syrup
Smoked salmon OR free range bacon $5.50
ADD

Country terrine of pork, rabbit & duck, ciabatta toast, tamarillo chutney $18.5
Mt Cook Salmon fillet, crisp cardamom crumb, wilted spinach, kumara, hummus & chermoula $36
Hand-cut fries, two chefs smoky barbeque sauce $7
Selection of all cheeses $34
salad of zucchini, rocket, pea, mint & pecorino with squeaky hinge olive oil $12
Roasted chermoula spiced lamb rump, hummus, eggplant fritter & 'sweet & sour' $37
Marou dark chocolate mousse cake, raspberries & chocolate meringue cigars $15.5
Seafood simmered in coconut cream, ginger, lime leaves & garam marsala with jasmine rice & thai pickles $38

Cheese and garlic naan $4.50
- Plain flour naan stuffed with cheese, garlic and coriander.
Chicken tikka masala $6.00
- Succulent tandoori chicken morsels cooked in spicy gravy with green peppers.
Raita $3.50
- Yoghurt mixed with cucumber & ground spices
Chicken/lamb vindaloo $6.00
- Cooked with fiery red hot curry sauce.
Naan $2.50
- Plain flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter.
Butter chicken $6.00
- Tender pieces of chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato sauce, garnished with almonds
Paneer makhani $6.00
- Of cottage cheese, cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce, garnished, with almonds.
any dish can be served at your choice of mild, medium, hot or indian hot.

-served with bacon cheese & sour cream $14.50
Lemon Tart $12.00
- with berry sorbet & whipped cream
Gabriel’s Burger $27.00
- Gourmet burger with beef patty, sirloin steak, streaky bacon, onions, egg, served with salad & frie.
Gabriel's Breakfast $22.00
- eggs, streaky Bacon, sausage, grilled field ushroom fresh tomato slices hash browns & toas.
Ruby’s Pork Ribs $36.50
- 12 ribs piled high lashed with orange & hoisin sauce with fries & Garden Salad .
Blue Cod $18.50
- Battered with Rubys’ secret golden batter, served with fries, garden salad & homemade tartare sauce
Ice cream Sundae $9.00
- with wafers & your choice of Sauce (Chocolate, Strawberry, Raspberry, Banana, Caramel)
Chocolate Mud Cake $12.00
- served with cream & choc Fudge Sauce

Sweet & Sour Battered Mussels and Rice $9.90
Egg Foo Young Plain $9.00 / $17.00
- Med / Large
Chicken, Beef or Pork $13.50 / $24.00
- Served on Rice or Noodles with fresh veges or on fried rice. Med / Large
Fish Bites 90c
Shrimp Stir Fry $13.50 / $24.00
- Med / Large
Potato Fritters $1.20
Sole S/ER $7.90
- Tartare Top
Vege Fritters $3.00

Tap Burger $19.00
- House made prime beef, smoked cheese, red onion, tomato, Fork and Tap BBQ sauce, aioli and shoestring fries
Cheese Board $22.00
- Selection of three cheeses with quince jelly, maple glazed walnuts and crackers GF available
Kale, Roast vegetables and Quinoa Salad $22.00
- With marinated feta and balsamic glaze (V)(GF)
Polenta Fries $9.00
- With chipotle aioli (V)(GF*)
Half ‘n’ Half combos, extra $2.00
Wild Rabbit Cannelloni $27.00
- Central Otago Rabbit, slowly braised with mushrooms, mustard and white wine Served with a walnut and pear salad
Hawaiian n/a
- Ham off the bone, cheese & pineapple
Pork Belly Burger $19.00
- Slow-roasted New Zealand pork belly in hoisin/ginger/5-spice sauce, with tart apple, coleslaw and shoestring fries

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