Cafe Encounter in Kaikoura Menu

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Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seafood Chowder GF option Small $15.00 Large $19.00
    • Creamy and loaded with seafood, served with our toasted homemade bread
  • Garlic bread $9.50
  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $23.00
    • With house smoked salmon
  • Beer Battered fries $10.00
  • Pork: Stuffed pork belly with apple sauce. $17.00
  • Pork Ribs GF $16.00
    • Marinated in sticky barbeque sauce
  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $16.50
    • With toasted seeds, crispy kumara & vinaigrette.
  • Fresh Local Fish GF option $22.00
    • Pan seared or tempura battered with fries and salad
  • Fish $12.00
    • Tasty piece of beer battered snapper (130gram) with our homemade tartare sauce served with chips
  • 300gm ribeye steak $25.00
    • Scotch fillet that has been tender-hung for 2 weeks then aged for a further 21 days with your choice of garlic aioli or mushroom sauce topping
  • Mac n' cheese $12.00
    • A pub classic, macaroni with a cheese blend of parmesan and mozzarella with added bacon and spring onions
  • 300gram rib-eye steak $25.00
    • Scotch fillet that has been tender-hung for 2 weeks then aged for a further 21 days with your choice of garlic aioli, mushroom sauce or red wine jus with salad and chips
  • Chowder $12.00
    • The famous ‘lobster inn’ dish made with mussels, shrimps and monk fish in as creamy rich white sauce served with our delicious garlic bread
  • Vegetarian salad $18.00
    • Roasted pumpkin with a lightly dressed mix of feta, red onion, beetroot, cucumber & mesclun. Finished off with a drizzle of balsamic reduction
  • Whole crayfish $85.00
    • Mornay. served hot in a creamy béchamel cheese sauce with salad and chips
  • Lamb salad $20.00
    • Warm roasted pulled lamb & roasted pumpkin on top of a lightly dressed mix of feta, red onion, beetroot, cucumber & mesclun. Finished off with a drizzle of balsamic reduction
  • Hens Are Nuts $20 / $25
    • Fruit chutney, roast chicken, capsicum, pistachio nuts and cream cheese. Add bacon +$5
  • Pear Salad $15
    • Poached pear, almonds and parmesan with fresh salad greens and a mint & honey vinaigrette
  • Italiano $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, capsicum, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes and feta. Add chorizo sausage +$5
  • Hen & Ham $20 / $25
    • Plum sauce, roasted chicken, silverbeet, bacon and cream cheese
  • Garlic $10 / $15
    • Pine neuts, kalamata olives, parmesan
  • Pesto $10 / $15
    • Cream cheese, basil pesto with parmesan and sweet chilli
  • Wedges $8
    • Hand cut jacket potato wedges, with aioli
  • Margherita $10 / $15
    • Tomato & garlic sauce, cheery tomatoes, fresh basil, parmesan
  • Olives $9.50
    • Warmed, marinated Kalamata olives.
  • Lemon aioli $3.00
  • Pork belly $31.50
    • Confit of pork with a rum and blue borage honey glaze, apple puree and crackling.
  • Green-shelled Marlborough mussels Fresh mussels steamed in coriander, lime, ginger, coconut cream. $18.50
  • Soup du jour $13.50
    • Please see staff/specials board...soup is served with a crusty baguette.
  • Local crayfish
    • price subject to market value, direct from fisherman daily.Char-grilled or oven baked local crayfish with mesclun salad and lime-horseradish butter
  • Garlic loaf 11.50
    • Oven baked garlic, parmesan loaf with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Parmesan $3.00
  • Fresh Fillet of Fish $37.00
    • Pan Fried Blue Cod, New Potatoes, Asparagus, Prosciutto, Mayonnaise & Fried Capers.
  • Soup of Day $11.50
    • Served with Crusty Bread & Butter.
  • Seafood Spaghetti $35.00
    • Mussels, Calamari, Prawns + Garlic, Chilli, White Wine & Fresh Herbs.
  • Crème Brulée $12.00
    • Baked Vanilla Custard with Toffee Sugar Top.
  • Cherry Pie $14.00
    • Homemade, Served Warm with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
  • Vegetarian Option $34.00
    • Homemade Tortellini filled with Spinach, Ricotta & Pine Nuts + Fresh Basil Tomatoes & Wine.
  • Hot Cheese Fondant $18.00
    • Baked Brie + Pickles, Parma Ham, Crostini & Salami.
  • Lamb Rack $37.00
    • Canterbury Lamb Pan Roasted with Potatoes, Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms + Red Wine Jus.
  • Red Pepper Sauce $1.5
  • Agria Potato Wedges $15.5
    • bacon and grilled cheese with sour cream
  • Garden Salad $7.5
  • Full Breakfast $23
    • Two eggs any style on Hislops wholemeal toast with bacon, tomato, hash browns and sausage. Add mushrooms for $4.5
  • Eggs Benedict $22
    • Two poached eggs on Hislops wholemeal toast, hash browns, bacon, and hollandaise sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $24
    • with smoked salmon and wilted spinach
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.5
    • Two eggs any style, with bacon and Hislops toast
  • Hummus $2
  • Vegetable Bento $9.00
  • Japanese Kupi Salad $6.00
  • Sweet Chilli Chicken Roll $5.00
    • Sweet Chilli Chicken With Lettuce
  • Sushi Roll $6.00
    • Flavours: Chicken, Tuna, Salmon, Vegetable
  • Salmon Bento $10.00
    • Salmon Roll & Salmon Nigiri Mix
  • Inari $5.00
  • Bulgogi Sandwich $9.00
    • Korean Beef Bbq With Sweet Chilli Sauce, Vegetables With Sesame Oil
  • Big Combo $20.00
  • No:13 Chilli Prawns and Chips $12.50
    • Battered Seasoned Chilli Prawns served with Chips
  • No:23 Seafood Pizza $25.00
    • Scallops, Mussels, Seafood sticks, Shrimp, Calamari rings, with our Allure special 3 Cheese Topping and Tartare Swirl and garnished with Lemon
  • No:04 Farm House 2 Option $12.50
    • Bacon, Sausages x2, Fried eggs x2, Tomato, Baked beans, Mushrooms, Hashbrowns x2
  • No:02 Pork Fingers and chips $14.50
  • SIDES: Chips, Kumera, Spicy Wedges, Stir Fry Vegetables, Mushy Peas, Green Salad, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad
  • No:07 Whitebait Patties ( Seasonal ) $26.50
    • Homemade Whitebait Patties cooked on the grill and served with a choice of Two sides from the Menu below
  • SIDES: Chips, Kumera, Spicy Wedges, Stir Fry Vegetables, Mushy Peas, Green Salad, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad
  • No:14 Beer Battered Snapper $14.50
    • One piece of delicious North Island Snapper, cooked in a beer batter served with Chips
  • Whole Green Lipped Mussel's $24.00
    • Massaman sauce
  • Farmhouse $22.50
    • Bacon, sausage, rosti, tomato, mushrooms, 2 eggs, served on toasted ciabatta
  • Pork Belly $32.00
    • Slow cooked, served with apple sauce & a medley of roasted vegetables
  • Toasted Rye & Portobello Mushrooms $18.50
    • Creamy blue cheese, pear, fig and ginger chutney
  • Cheese Selection $18.00
    • With crostini and fig and pear chutney
  • Pate (our own homemade) $14.00
    • Served with crostini
  • Pork Ribs $32.00
    • Marinated & baked in a spicy plum sauce, served with oven baked potato wedges
  • Roast of the Day $19.50
  • Honey Grilled Chicken and Chips $14.00
  • Fish & Chips $19.50
    • Golden beer battered gumard served with shoestring fries, petite salad, tartare and tomato sauce with a lemon wedge
  • Garden Salad $9.50
  • Tex Mex
    • Pepperoni, chilli, mushrooms, bacon and capsicum on a tomato base topped with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and a dollop of sour cream
  • Flat Breads $10.50
    • Fresh home-made selection with your choice of either: Sundried tomato, chilli & cheese (olives optional) / Garlic & herb (cheese option available) / Basil pesto & cheese
  • Marinated Prawns $16.50
    • Delicious butterflied marinated prawns cooked in a garlic, sweet chilli and tomato sauce served with a petite salad and lemon wedge
  • Oven Baked Blue Cod $30.00
    • Oven baked blue cod cooked in butter, herb and lemon zest served with creamy potato mash, stir fried vegetables and a side of lemon hollandaise sauce (gf)
  • Fish + Mussel Tomato Chowder $18.00
    • A chunky fish, mussel, vegetable and tomato chowder served with a ciabatta garlic butter bread roll
Cafe Encounter

Cafe Encounter

location

Address

96 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033196777

clock

Opened hours

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

Price

None

type

Type

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service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , International , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
96 Esplanade, Kaikoura 7300, New Zealand