Cafe '88 in Queenstown Menu

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The Original $10.00
- 100% beef pattie, red onion, fresh tomato, crispy lettuce, tasty cheese, yummy aioli and tomato relish
The Big Bugga $13.00
- 100% beef pattie, hash brown, fried egg, crispy bacon, tomato, crispy lettuce, onion, beetroot, tasty cheese, aioli & tomato relish
Chickened Out $12.00
- Chicken tenderloin, red onion, fresh tomato, crispy lettuce, brie and aioli
Ocean Touch $10.00
- Battered Hoki fillet, crispy lettuce, fresh tomato, red onion and yummy tartare sauce
Summer of '88 $12.00
- 100% beef pattie, bacon, pineapple, red onion, brie, crispy lettuce and a mango and peach chutney
Where's The Beef? $10.00
- VEGETARIAN OPTION: Veggie pattie, onion, tomato, crispy lettuce, tasty cheese, aioli and chutney
K COMBO $5.50
- Add chips and a 300ml Soft Drink to any burger!
Hot Chips $4.00

Bacon / Egg / Gluten-free Bun / Hash Brown $1.50
Cheese / Avocado $ 1.50

Wee Fella $5.00
- (Kids Burger) - 100% beef pattie with tasty cheese and tomato sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

Two Free range eggs any style on toast $13
Crispy shrimp Huevos Rancheros, soft flour tortilla, black beans, avacado salsa, fried eggs, hot sauce, coriander $24
Turkish poached eggs, garlic, dill, greek yoghurt, chilli and grilled bread $18
Ricotta hotcakes, roasted quince, cardamom, honeycomb, vanilla bean mascarpone $18
Southern fried chicken sandwich, soft Turkish roll, red slaw, handcut agria fries, dill pickles $25
Crispy pork belly salad,edamame, spinach, lotus root, tamarillo vinaigrette $23
Add: bacon, tomato, spinach, mushroom, avo $5ea
Steamed pork belly dumplings, 5 spice dipping sauce, fragrant herbs, pickled ginger $15

BEEF BURGER $19.00
- This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
- Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
- marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
THE F.A.T. 250 $28.00
- This feed is not for the faint of heart: 250g of Prime NZ porterhouse steak served with garlic herb potatoes, pan fried broccoli (and whatever vegetables fall off the truck), finished with jus, streaky bacon, and tangy, onion jam. Or your classic Steak, Eggs & Chips etc!
HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
- Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
- Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
- The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
- This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney

Cheese Burger $14.50
- Classic grilled beet pattie with melted cheese, tomato relish. aioli, lettuce, onions, tomato and gherkins
Breakie Roll $12.00
- Streaky bacon, hash brown, omelette style eggs and tomato relish served on a Turkish roll with hollandaise sauce, and a choice of tea, coffee or juice - available for takeaway if you're on the go
Fish Burger $14.50
- Monteiths beer battered Hoki with lettuce, onions, cucumber and tartar sauce all on a toasted bun
Homemade Muesli $8.50
- Sweet toasted oats, nuts and raisins topped with natural yoghurt and sliced banana
Rump Steak $20.00
- 300g of rump steak on either fries and salad or mashed potato and peas with your choice of sauce; mushroom, gravy or garlic butter
Poutine $10.00
- Chips melted cheese and gravy canadian style
Bangers n' Mash $14.00
- 2 of Arrowtown Butchery's beef and black pepper sausages served with creamy mashed potatoes, buttered peas and topped with onion gravy
Garlic loaf $8.00

-Sausage $5
Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace $19.90
Add Sides:
Green lipped mussels in laksa broth with garlic bread $9.50
Warm potato salad with cherry tomatoes, olives and spinach $9.50
-Hash brown $3.50
Rump steak with chips, salad, Café de Paris butter and demi-glace $19.90
-Fried garlic and chilli chicken burger with chipotle mayo and fresh corn salsa. Served with fries $17.50

Jack's muesli $14
- toasted cashews, pistachios, toasted seeds, vanilla organic milk, spring fruit, manuka honey
Bacon butty $12
- hollandaise, rocket
Duck Pâté $19
- Pinot noir, cherry, 4 grain crackers
Stewart Island Squid $18
- aioli, lemon
Spring Salad $12
- Rocket, asparagus, shaved parmesan, mustard dressing
Southern Blue Cod $32
- hand cut chips, caper mayo
Butterfish Tacos $28
- coriander cream, burnt chilli
Affogato, $12
- vanilla ice cream, espresso, Frangelico

Braised Venison Croquettes $14.00
- sauce verde & spiced plum sauce.
Prawn & Calamari Linguini $28.00
- Sautéed tomato, sweet chilli, lemon, Kalamata olive & rocket.
MARKET FISH $34.00
- Ask your server for the fresh fish of the day.
Pork Rillette $13.00
- caramelised apple & crispy wonton strips.
Salmon Duo $14.00
- smoked salmon mousse, salmon gravlax, avocado salsa & crostini.
Pear, Walnut & Rocket Salad $7.00
Mixed Marinated Olives $9.00
Puhoi Gorgonzola $11.00

Honey roasted pumpkin, sage, aioli (v)(gf) $15
Char grilled squid, orange, chilli, fennel, herb salad (gf) $17
Roast Lamb, rosemary polenta, braised shallots, baby spinach, jus (gf) $35
Bella's Beef Lasagne, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan $29
Mini Nutella and banana pizzas , vanilla ice cream $15
Mixed leaf, olives, sundried tomato, feta (v)(gf) $15
Shells, mussels, clams, garlic, chillies, lemon juice, herbs, anchovy crumb $29
Tiramisu, covered in chocolate flakes $13

Whole Flounder $38
- oven baked with capers, lemon, browned butter & our hand cut chips
6 Oysters battered with malt vinegar $30
Gurnard $25.90
- battered with pickled onion mayonnaise
For Two (½ crayfish / whole crayfish) $155 / $220
- Oysters, scallops, mussels, clams, blue cod, smoked fish, octopus, locally baked bread & a green salad
Dulce de Leche $15.90
- rich chocolate & caramel tart with salted caramel ice cream
Southland Lamb $37.90
- slow cooked shoulder with farro, asparagus & peas, green garlic & pumpkin seed pesto, crumbed lamb sweetbreads
Clam Pasta $33.90
- with Littleneck clams, white wine, chilies & herbs
Green-lipped Mussels $33.90
- steamed with white wine, garlic & slow cooked onions served with our hand cut chips & grilled bread

3 Cheeses $25.00
Wakanui rib eye steak (250gl, roast tomatoes, the Rees steak butter $49.00
Tempura w/ Nam jim
west coast whitebait, gremolata butter, grilled sourdough $28.00
Wagyu Nz firstlight wagyu rib eye marble score 7-9 250g $105.00
Scallops, cauliflower coconut and squid risotto, apple, lime and curry $25.00
Vegetarian $32.00
- Pumpkin risotto with goats cheese, grilled vegetables, local rocket Potato gnocchi, mushroom and parmesan cream sauce, baby spinach Jersey benne potato and vegetable curry, roti bread, steamed rice and raita
Served natural w/ lemon

Devilled duck livers $22.95
- Madeira jus, fried bread, baby spinach, kumara crispy
Texture of valhorna chocolate $16.95
- Jivara hot chocolate shot, manjari flexi ganache, caramelia aero, dehydrated mousse, dulcey ice cream
Creamy mushroom $2.95
French onion soup $17.95
- Emmentaler crouton
Selection of petit fours per person $13.95
Botswana slaw, cabbage,carrot, apple & horseradish $10.95 / $18.95
- small / large
Steamed seasonal vegetables, parsley butter $10.95
180gm Steak diane $26.95
- Charred angus porterhouse, crispy fried potatoes, onion rings, mushroom cognac cream sauce

Mediterranean Salad $9.90
- Mixed lettuce, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
Coleslaw
- Perinaise $2.50
- Regular $4.50
Grilled Livers $6.90
Espetada $15.90
- Hanging skewer of Chicken thighs, grilled red capsicum & onion served with your choice of a regular side
Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
- A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
Avo $1.50

Miso cured wakanui beef, celeriac & fennel raw salad, toasted sesame $25.00
Potato bravas, chilli tomato sauce, aioli $11.00
Smoked trevally & potato tortilla, paprika mayo $19.00
Roasted beetroot, caramelised onion & goat's cheese toastadas $16.00
Southland lamb rump, swede & dukkah gratin, pickled beets $23.00
Fried alamari, baby rocket, aioli $17.00
Portabello mushroom balls, spiced tomato, buffalo mozzarella & truffle cream $17.00
Jamaican jerk chicken breast, sticky black rice, coconut yoghurt $19.00

Omelette (GF) $15.00
- Smoked ham, Swiss cheese& tomatoes served with mixed leaves salad
Polenta Fries w/ rosemary salt & grated parmesan (V) $10.00
Roasted Kumara - (V, DF) $16.00
- Caramelised pear, honeyed walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, salad greens, honey lemon dressing
Lemon Squid $20.50
- fries, chorizo mayo & lemon
wild thyme & mushroom ragout
CANTERBURY DUCK BREAST $36 .00
- spiced red cabbage, fennel, labneh, blueberry jus
Fish and Chips $20.50
- tempura battered market fish, coleslaw, tartare sauce & lemon
200g Southland Venison Loin - (GF, DF) $40.00

Vegetarian Sushi
Double Avocado Prawn
8PC. REG $7.90
8PC. REG $8.40
Teriyaki Chicken & Fresh Salmon
- 4 pieces Surimi & Pickle
- 4 pieces Daikon Hosomaki
SMALL $5.60

6 for $42.00
French Antipasto $12/person
- Cheese (2) /pate / dry sausage / condiments
2 for $18.00
Crotin de Chavignol AOC (goat, soft, region de Loire)
Philly cheese steak sandwich $21.00
- Panini bread / roast beef / capsicum / onion / provolone
Brie de Meaux (cow, soft, region de Meaux)
Available with wine pairing
Ossau Iraty (sheep, semi hard, region Basque)