Cafe Encounter in Kaikoura Menu

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Nearby Sample Menus

  • FreshGreen Salad with Tara Goats Cheese V GF $16.50
    • With toasted seeds, crispy kumara & vinaigrette.
  • Homemade Bread & Dips $12.00
    • A selection of warm homemade bread & trio of dips.
  • Seafood Chowder GF option Small $15.00 Large $19.00
    • Creamy and loaded with seafood, served with our toasted homemade bread
  • Spicy Wedges V option $13.50
    • Served with bacon, cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce.
  • Beer Battered fries $10.00
  • Local Crayfish (NZ Rock Lobster) GF option Half $45.00 Whole $90.00
    • Oven baked with garlic butter; served with fries and salad.
  • Garlic bread $9.50
  • Steak: 130g ribeye & red onion marmalade. $20.00
  • Mac n' cheese $12.00
    • A pub classic, macaroni with a cheese blend of parmesan and mozzarella with added bacon and spring onions
  • Whole crayfish $85.00
    • Mornay. served hot in a creamy béchamel cheese sauce with salad and chips
  • Fish $12.00
    • Tasty piece of beer battered snapper (130gram) with our homemade tartare sauce served with chips
  • 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
  • Double bacon, sausages & eggs $12.00
    • One harris meats’ beef sausage, two slices of bacon, two fried eggs served with chips and tomato sauce
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Blue Pear $15 / $20
    • Fruit chutney, poached pear, blue cheese, pine nuts. Add prosciutto +$5
  • Canadian $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, pepperoni, bacon, garlic roasted mushrooms. Add blue cheese aioli +$3
  • Roast Pumpkin Fettuccine $20
    • Roast pumpkin, kalamata olives and silverbeet in a creamy tomato sauce
  • Gone Hunting $20 / $25
    • Plum sauce, wild venison, pulled wild pork, chorizo sausage and topped with blue cheese aioli
  • Red Hot Rascal $15 / $20
    • Seriously spicy tomato and chilli sauce, capsicum, jalapenos and topped with parmesan. Add pulled wild pork +$5
  • Hula Hula $15 / $20
    • Tomato sauce, ham, pineapple and garlic roasted mushrooms
  • Pesto $10 / $15
    • Cream cheese, basil pesto with parmesan and sweet chilli
  • Margherita $10 / $15
    • Tomato & garlic sauce, cheery tomatoes, fresh basil, parmesan
  • Olive Tagliatelle pasta $ 27.50
    • Olive, tomato and spinach with a parmesan concasse.
  • 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
  • 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.)
  • Lemon aioli $3.00
  • Pork belly $31.50
    • Confit of pork with a rum and blue borage honey glaze, apple puree and crackling.
  • Potato bread /butter $5.00
  • Aged Canterbury rib eye $35.00
    • Char grilled rib eye, smoked mushrooms, belly bacon and cabernet jus.
  • Garlic loaf 11.50
    • Oven baked garlic, parmesan loaf with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Fresh Bread $10.00
    • Homemade served with a Selection of Condiments.
  • Vegetarian Option $34.00
    • Homemade Tortellini filled with Spinach, Ricotta & Pine Nuts + Fresh Basil Tomatoes & Wine.
  • Sirloin of Beef $38.00
    • Prime Aged & Grain Fed, Char Grilled + Potatoes, Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms + Red Wine Jus.
  • 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.
  • Hot Cheese Fondant $18.00
    • Baked Brie + Pickles, Parma Ham, Crostini & Salami.
  • Bacon & Eggs $15.5
    • Two eggs any style, with bacon and Hislops toast
  • Eggs Benedict $24
    • with smoked salmon and wilted spinach
  • Vegan Energy Salad $20
    • feta replaced with falafel
  • Greenlip Mussels $19.5
    • Steamed in a tomato, saffron and fresh herb sauce with  lemon olive oil and Hislops bread
  • Full Breakfast $23
    • Two eggs any style on Hislops wholemeal toast with bacon, tomato, hash browns and sausage. Add mushrooms for $4.5
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $6
  • Agria Potato Wedges $8.7
    • With red pepper sauce and sour cream on the side
  • Hashbrowns $4
  • Chicken Bento $10.00
    • Flavours: Teriyaki, Sweet Chilli, Chirashi
  • Adamame $5.00
  • Combination $10.00
  • Nigiri Sushi Mix $10.00
  • Vegetarian Sandwich $8.00
    • Variety Of Veges With Salt & Pepper
  • Vegetable Bento $9.00
  • Egg & Ham Long Salad Roll $8.50
    • Egg + Ham + Vegetable Salad
  • Bulgogi Sandwich $9.00
    • Korean Beef Bbq With Sweet Chilli Sauce, Vegetables With Sesame Oil
  • No:02 Pork Fingers and chips $14.50
  • No:17 Allure Special $60.00
    • Pork Fingers, Chicken Tenders, Scallops, Chilli Prawns, Muscles, Calamari Rings, Battered fish of the day, BBQ Salmon, Tuna Balls served with Chips and sauces - Serves 4 people
  • No:06 Beer Battered Snapper $26.50
    • Two mouth watering pieces of Beer Battered Snapper, served with a choice of Two sides from the Menu below
  • No:02 Farm House Breakfast ( The Works ) $21.50
    • Bacon, Sausages x2, Fried eggs x2, Tomato, Baked beans, Mushrooms, Hashbrowns x2
  • Serves 6 people - $80.00 Serves 8 people - $100.00
  • No:10 French Toast $14.50
    • Ciabata bread soaked in egg with Peaches and maple syrup
  • No:05 Eggs Benedict with Bacon $16.50
    • Poached eggs, Bacon on Toasted Ciabata, Served with Hollandaise Sauce
  • No:08 Vegetarian Sandwich $6.00
    • Lettuce, Peppers, Tomato, Cheese, Red onion
  • Cellar View Platter $39.00
    • Fresh Selection of Bread and Crackers / With cold cuts of Ham, Salami, Hot Pork and Shaved Smoked Salmon, Mussel', Homemade Dips and Spreads / Selection of Cheeses, Olives, Sundried Tomatoes and Pickles
  • Garlic Bread $9.50
  • Crispy Halloumi Salad $18.50
    • Crispy halloumi cheese layered on warm pumpkin salad
  • Citrus Cheese Cake $14.00
  • Chicken Fillet (free range corn feed) $29.00
    • Served with a Thai style red pepper, chilli sauce & vegetable medley
  • Cheese Platter $24.50
    • A Selection of Crackers and Cheese's Including cheeses from the Award winning Kalkoura Cheese Company
  • Soup de Jour $14.00
    • Please ask our friendly wait staff for today's soup
  • Pork Spare Ribs $28.00
    • Spiced plum syrup
  • Creamy Mustard Chicken $27.00
    • Powdered mustard chicken breast grilled then simmered in a creamy mustard and leek sauce. Served with potato mash fresh stir fried vegetables
  • Battered Fish Burger $18.50
    • Battered fish fillet with lettuce, tomato, red onion, lemon hollandaise and tartare sauce in a freshly toasted bun served with a side of shoestring fries
  • SMALL $18.50 LARGE $25.00
  • Canterbury T-Bone Steak $29.00
    • Succulent prime 350 gram T-bone steak served with your choice of either chilli and lime potato wedges, or creamy potato mash and stir fried vegetables with a mushroom jus or a garlic jus
  • Margarita Pizza $14.00
  • Seafood Linguine $25.00
    • Fish, prawns, mussels, calamari and pasta cooked in a delicious marinara sauce topped with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs
  • Side of Mash / Side Salad / Side of bread $6.00
  • Bowl of Shoestring fries $8.00
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