Cafe Encounter in Kaikoura Menu

Cafe Encounter in Kaikoura has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as 9:00 to 11:30 or Muesli from WhatEver!. Pizza Hut offers many options including Ham and cheese and Beef and onion. Garden Bar Cafe - The Garden Hotel includes a wide range like Available between 9am to 2pm or GBC Breakfast. Soup of the day (GF)(V) and Seafood chowder from . Willowbank Restaurant offers McDonald's The Palms and BLT Bagel.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $16.50
    • With toasted seeds, crispy kumara & vinaigrette.
  • Spicy Wedges V option $13.50
    • Served with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce.
  • The Pier Soup GF option $12.00
    • Served with toasted homemade bread.
  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $23.00
    • With house smoked salmon
  • Pork Ribs GF $16.00
    • Marinated in sticky barbeque sauce
  • Paua (Abalone) – Kaikoura delicacy GF option $40.00
    • Lightly sautéed served with seaweed salad and fries.
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $14.00
    • In-house crumbed, on mesclun with lemon mayonnaise
  • Marlborough Green Shell Mussels GF option Small $15.00 Large $23.00
    • Steamed in lemongrass, coriander, chilli, lime, garlic & coconut cream with toasted homemade bread
  • Mussels $12.00
    • Six fresh omega mussels steamed in white wine, with a chilli, coriander, roasted garlic and coconut cream sauce served with our delicious garlic bread
  • 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
  • Fish $12.00
    • Tasty piece of beer battered snapper (130gram) with our homemade tartare sauce served with 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Smoked Chicken Fettuccine $20
    • Smoked chicken with sun-dried tomatoes and silverbeet in a creamy white wine sauce
  • Italiano $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, capsicum, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes and feta. Add chorizo sausage +$5
  • Blue Pear $15 / $20
    • Fruit chutney, poached pear, blue cheese, pine nuts. Add prosciutto +$5
  • Pumpkin Eater $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, roasted pumpkin, roasted red peppers, feta, pine nuts and topped with fresh rocket
  • Sausage Dog $10 / $15
    • Tomato sauce, pepperoni
  • The Black Rabbit $20 / $25
    • Fruit chutney, braised wild rabbit, red onion, almonds, cream cheese, topped with fresh rocket
  • Canadian $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, pepperoni, bacon, garlic roasted mushrooms. Add blue cheese aioli +$3
  • Garlic $10 / $15
    • Pine neuts, kalamata olives, parmesan
  • Chicken port pate $14.50
    • Served with house made thyme croutons and fresh garden herbs.
  • Garlic loaf 11.50
    • Oven baked garlic, parmesan loaf with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Olive Tagliatelle pasta $ 27.50
    • Olive, tomato and spinach with a parmesan concasse.
  • Pork belly $31.50
    • Confit of pork with a rum and blue borage honey glaze, apple puree and crackling.
  • Smoked fish chowder $16(small) $22(large)
    • A veloute of smoked fish, fresh fish and Marlborough mussels, finished with double cream fennel, lemon and parsley......served with a crusty baguette.
  • Fresh local fish $32.50
    • We buy our fish direct from the fisherman and fillet the fish daily on site.(Please see staff/specials board.)
  • Stuffed chicken breast $29.50
    • Stuffed with bacon, spinach, served with a garlic rosemary white wine cream sauce.
  • Bruschetta 16.00
    • Portobello mushrooms, blue cheese and toasted cashew nuts, rocket and parmesan.
  • Sirloin of Beef $38.00
    • Prime Aged & Grain Fed, Char Grilled + Potatoes, Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms + Red Wine Jus.
  • Hot Cheese Fondant $18.00
    • Baked Brie + Pickles, Parma Ham, Crostini & Salami.
  • Cherry Pie $14.00
    • Homemade, Served Warm with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.
  • 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.
  • Crème Brulée $12.00
    • Baked Vanilla Custard with Toffee Sugar Top.
  • Seafood Spaghetti $35.00
    • Mussels, Calamari, Prawns + Garlic, Chilli, White Wine & Fresh Herbs.
  • Chocolate Fondant $15.00
    • Light Sponge with Molten Centre + Ice Cream (cooked fresh to order)
  • Soup Plate $14.5 / $16.5
    • with free range ham, cheese, relish and a slice of Hislops wholemeal bread.  Your choice: Small soup of the day / Small chowder
  • Potato Feta Rosti $14.5
    • Organic potato, feta and mint rosti layered with grilled brie, fresh tomato salsa and finished with balsamic reduction. Add bacon $18.5
  • Agria Potato Wedges $15.5
    • bacon and grilled cheese with sour cream
  • Full Breakfast $23
    • Two eggs any style on Hislops wholemeal toast with bacon, tomato, hash browns and sausage. Add mushrooms for $4.5
  • Toast & Preserves $6.5
    • Toasted Hislops wholemeal bread served with any two of: jam/honey/marmite/marmalade
  • Falafel $4
  • Hummus $2
  • Steak Sandwich $24.5
    • Seared steak layered with mayonnaise, onion marmalade, garlic toasted Hislops bread, salad greens and potato wedges
  • Chicken Bento $10.00
    • Flavours: Teriyaki, Sweet Chilli, Chirashi
  • Inari $5.00
  • Vegetable Bento $9.00
  • Nigiri Sushi Mix $10.00
  • Combination $10.00
  • Tuna Roll $8.50
    • Tuna + Onion + Pepper + Kupi Mayo + Lettuce
  • Vegetarian Sandwich $8.00
    • Variety Of Veges With Salt & Pepper
  • Sushi Sandwich $6.50
    • Sushi Rice Sandwich
  • 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
  • No:12 Croissant $10.50
    • Served with Jam and Cream
  • SIDES: Chips, Kumera, Spicy Wedges, Stir Fry Vegetables, Mushy Peas, Green Salad, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad
  • No:07 Pancakes, Bacon and Banana Stack $15.50
    • Served with Fruit, Bacon and Maple syrup. Served with Cream or Yogurt
  • No:11 BLAT Bagel $12.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomatoes served with Chips
  • No: 28 Cheesy Garlic Pizza $11.00
    • Baked on a crispy pizza base and topped with Our own garlic and herb butter with our Allure special 3 cheese topping
  • No:30 Creamy Carbonara $20.00
    • Cooked in a creamy white wine sauce with fresh garlic, Mushrooms, spinach, Bacon, onionfolded through our fresh fetticini and freshly grated parmesa
  • SIDES: Chips, Kumera, Spicy Wedges, Stir Fry Vegetables, Mushy Peas, Green Salad,Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Potato Salad
  • Citrus Cheese Cake $14.00
  • Whole Green Lipped Mussels $18.00
    • Massaman sauce
  • Pork Spare Ribs $28.00
    • Spiced plum syrup
  • Pork Belly $32.00
    • Slow cooked, served with apple sauce & a medley of roasted vegetables
  • Moroccan Lamb Koftas $17.50
  • Tagliatelle (Pasta) $19.50
    • Served with spinach, sundried tomato & bacon (optional) in a creamy white wine sauce
  • Tiramisu $14.00
  • Seafood Chowder $19.50
    • Creamy & velvety served with crispy garlic bread
  • Spicy Apricot Chicken
    • Chicken, red onion, capsicum and silver beet on a tomato base topped with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and a swirl of spicy apricot sauce
  • The Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
    • Vanilla ice cream served with either raspberry coulis, caramel or chocolate sauce, cream and a cherry on top
  • Hot Apple Pie $14.00
    • Delicious hot apple pie served with vanilla ice cream and cream
  • Carnivorous
    • Pepperoni, chorizo, bacon, chicken, mushrooms and red onion on a tomato base topped with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese and a swirl of BBQ sauce
  • Marlborough Green Lip Mussels $25.00
    • Fresh Marlborough mussels steamed in white wine, sweet chilli, coriander & a dash of cream served with lemon wedge and a crusty ciabatta roll
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
    • Wait staff will inform you of today's soup served with a ciabatta garlic butter bread roll
  • Sonic Souvlaki $17.00
    • Your choice of chicken, Lamb or Honey Roasted Kumara served on a hot pita bread with hummus, lettuce, tomato, red onion, tzatziki and shoestring fries
  • Pukeko
    • Honey roasted kumara, feta, capsicum, red onion and silver beet on a tomato base and topped with a sprinkle of mozzarella cheese
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

None

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