Cafe Express in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

Grilled Haloumi $12.50
- On spiced lentil sauce with roasted pumpkin and green beans
Thai Pork Balls $12.50
- Flavoured with Thai herbs and spices coated with noodles
Mediterranean Fish Stew $13.00
- Fresh fish, smoked salmon and grilled prawn in a rich bisque with grilled bread and rouille
Dukkah Crusted Lamb Cutlet $12.50
- Spring lamb on mint pesto hummus with baby roasted carrots and beetroot
Corn Fritters $12.50
- Classic fritters presented with cold smoked salmon, horseradish cream and avocado
Chicken Dumplings $12.50
- Chicken and mushroom dumplings, steamed then pan fried Served with Kimchi and oyster sauce
Black Pudding and Roast Apple $12.50
- With blue cheese, quince paste and walnuts
If you would like more of your favourite tapas we can double it for you
Chefs Platter $22.80 (small) $36.50 (large)
- A selection of Breads, cheese, dips and finger foods including our famous Thai Pork Balls – ask your waiter for today’s selection

Nearby Sample Menus

Pan roasted parmesan gnocchi $16.00
- w broccolini, fennel, kale, salsa verde dressing
Sticky bourbon pork ribs $12.00
- w chilli garlic salsa
Hummus from “Jerusalem” $10.00
- w/ olive oil, toasted bread
Mushroom ragù $12.00
- w celeriac, sage, herb oil
“Roll your own” Soy braised duck $16.00
- w hoisin, cucumber, pancakes x 6
Pork & veal meatballs $14.00
- w apple, tomato, fried sage, parmesan
Buttermilk marinated baked cod $18.00
- w whitebean puree, tomato dahl, baby spinach, lemon
Garlic crusted squid $15.00
- w herbs, glass onion, cucumber, cashew nuts, chilli dressing, honey soy aioli

-Chicken/Pork/Beef $12.00
Pad Moo Grob (the crispy pork) $13.50
- A special combonation of red, green and yellow curry paste, stir fried with coconut cream, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, capsicum, green beeans, khachai (Thai herb) and courgette.
Pla MerkTodd $8.80
- Deep fried home made salt & pepper squid served with lemon wedge and sweet chilli sauce.
Pad Mee (egg noodle) $9.50
-Large $14.50
Spicy level: Mild, Medium hot, Hot1, Hot2 and Thai Hot
-Prawns/Mixed Seafood $9.50
Tom Kha
- A refreshing soup, boiled galangal combined with coconut milk and lemongrass.

Gobi Paratha / Alu Paratha / Peshwari Naan (Mixed dry fruits) $4.00
Bread Pakora $3.00
- Bread filled with potatoes prepared in chickpea flour batter, Indian spices and deep fried served with tamarind chutney
Plain Naan / Butter Naan $3.00
Prawn Vindaloo (Med or hot) $18.99
- Prawns cooked in vindaloo paste with hot spices, onion and tomato gravy
Amritsari Kulcha $5.00
Mango Kulfi / Mango Lassi / Plain Sweet Lassi / Plain Salty Lassi $4.00
All mains served with basmati rice and to your taste ( Mild, Medium, Kiwi Hot and Indian Hot)
Mango Chicken $15.90
- Tender pieces of boneless chicken prepared with mango pulp and traditional spices

-Beef Balti Garlic $14.99
- Tender beef pieces cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
-Mango Chicken $14.50
- Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a delicately mildly creamy mango sauce
-Lamb Balti Garlic $16.00
- Tender lamb pieces cooked with garlic, herbs, spices and diced tomato
-Prawns Malabari $16.50
- King prawns cooked on a rich coconut, onion gravy with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds
-Beef Saagwala $14.50
- Meat dish cooked in spiced laced spinach sauce
-Beef Madras $14.50
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in onion, coconut sauce with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds
Mains
- Butter chicken, lamb rogan josh, beef tikka masala, and vegetable korma with naan breads and rice
-Daal Tadka $12.90
- Yellow lentil cooked in fresh garlic and cumin seeds

Murg Kalimirch (GF) $15.00
- Black pepper flavored chicken pieces cooked in cashew nut gravy
GF = Gluten Free, DF = Dairy Free All Mains Served with Basmati Rice
·Palak Paneer (GF)
- Cottage cheese cooked with fresh herbs and spices finished with fresh spinach and onion sauce
Prawn/ Scallop Saag (GF) $14.50
- Prawn/ scallops cooked with green herbs and fresh spinach onion gravy
·Butter Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF)
- Boneless meat marinated in herbs and spices cooked in tandoori oven finished with creamy tomato gravy (all-time favorite)
Batter Fried Fish with Wedges or Chips $6.99
Bombay Kolhapuri Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF) (DF) $15.00
- Diced meat marinated in light chillies, roasted in oven then tossed with onion, garlic and garnished with red chilli
-Full $12.50

Chipotle Chicken $7.00
- With jalapeno crema, apple, parsnip chips, candied pepitas
Esquires (V, GF) $9.00
- (corn off the cob) with burnt butter, ancho crema, parmesan
Anchiote Fish Pan Fried (GF) $27.00
- With rice, glazed carrots, lime, mexican salad
Smoked Pork Belly $7.00
- With peanut crema, cured onions, sunflower seeds
Polenta Fritas (V, GFo) $9.00
- With jalapeno crema, parmesan, crisp kale
Crisp Cauliflower (V) $7.00
- With chipotle crema, cucumber, feta, candied sesame
Pan Seared Prawns (GF) $18.00
- With coconut salsa, mussels, lime, crisp kale
Chicken Tinga Quesadilla $17.00
- With mint, pumpkin, zucchini, salsa roja

Angkor Platter $35.00
- Five spice beef, salt and pepper prawn, stuffed mushrooms, prawn toast, wontons. Serves 3 Extra Serve 11.00
Green Curry $18.00
- Green curry served with rice. Tofu optional.
Honey Chicken $20.00
- Battered chicken in honey sauce served on crispy noodles.
Satay Chicken, Beef $20.00
- Stir fried in satay peanut sauce, with seasonal vegetables and pineapple.
Fresh Rolls $12.00
- Rice paper wraps with chicken, lettuce, mung beans, vermicelli noodles and shrimp served with Khmer sweet and sour sauce.
Chicken Nibbles $13.00
- Deep fried, battered chicken wings served with sweet chili sauce.
Chicken Sweet Corn $10.00
- Chicken, eggs and sweet corn.
Salt and Pepper Squid $12.00
- Deep fried, battered squid seasoned with salt and pepper

Pancakes $18.00
- with banana, blueberries & streaky bacon served with maple syrup
Corn fritters $18.00
- with avocado pulp, feta, tomato, Kasumi relish, Thai sweet chilli sauce and greens
Fries $9.00
- with tomato sauce & aioli
Kids meals $9.00
- fish, chicken - bites or sausage with fries
Soup of the day $11.00
- served with toasted bread
Eggs Benedict(GF) $16.80
- poached eggs served on potato rosti with homemade hollandaise sauce with a choice of vegetarian(feta & spinach)
Mediterranean Omelette $16.80
- filled with olives, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, chorizo & cheese
Eggs on toast $8.00
- cooked to your liking(GF available)

Seafood platter $34
- 2 crumbed scallops, 4 garlic steamed mussels, 1 panko crumbed fresh fish, 2 crumbed prawn cutlets, 2 oyster Kilpatrick, 3 salt and pepper calamari with hand cut chips, tartare, lemon and garden salad
Mini Pavlova $13
- with berries, cream and shaved white chocolate
BBQ pork ribs $13.00
Panko crumbed fresh fish with hand cut chips, salad, lemon and homemade tartare $25
Scotch fillet steak 250gm Or 400gm Rump Steak $32
- with crispy battered onion rings, layered potato bake, bearnaise and jus >>
Hot dogs with #hashtag chips and tomato sauce $9
Creamy garlic mushrooms $5
Eggs(2) $4

Beef nachos $9.80/$13.80
- topped with salsa, melted cheese & sour cream(small/regular)
Nuggets or squid rings $11.50
- with fries & dipping sauce
Beer battered market fresh fish $21.50
- salad a side of fries served with tartare sauce & lemon wedges
Beer battered market fresh fish $26.50
- salad a side of fries served with tartare sauce & lemon wedges
Chicken nuggets $11.50
- squid rings or mini hot dogs, with fries & dipping sauce
Classic Eggs Benedict $16.80
- with ham or bacon or tomato & brie topped with our own hollandaise sauce
Seafood chowder $16.80
- in a sourdough bread bowl
Scotch fillet a 250g fillet cooked to your liking served with salad & a side of fries or vegetables & potato mash, with a mushroom or pepper sauce $33.00

Smoked Chicken Salad (smoked chicken, lettuce, tomato, hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise) $12.90
Fish & Chips $8.90
Croissant $3.50
Sweet Crêpes - La Nutella $10.90
Macaroni Cheese and Bacon $8.90
Ham Salad (ham, lettuce, tomato, hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise) $12.90
Sweet Crêpes - La Crépe Aux Amandes (Almond paste & slivered almonds) $10.90
Vege Soup $8.90

Char Grilled Beef Filets, Truffle Scented Arancini Bar $37.00
- With Peppered Brussels sprouts and Sweet Onion Just
Fettuccine Carbonara $25.00
- Leg Ham and Sauteed Mushroom. Though Garlic Cream, Fettuccine, Shaved Parmesan and Egg Yolk to Blend
Spinach / Potato Hash $4.00 per Selection
Poached Eggs, Roasted Tomato, Toasted English Muffin and Hollandaise $16.50
- In The Style of: Benedict-Leg Ham / Florentine - Spinach / Vancouver - Salmon
Baked Filo Encasing Kumara and Spinach Pesto $36.00
- On Fried Gnocchi with Sweet Tomato and Green Herb Salsa
Bella's Kitchen Tasting Platter $20.00
- A Selection of Tapas, Dips, Antipasto and Spreads
Hot Cakes $17.00
- With Bacon, Roasted Peach and Maple Whipped Butter
Todays Fish from the Market to Your Table $36.00
- Via the Province of Bella's Kitchen

MIXED PLATTERS $10.30
SEAFOOD DELUXE $14.50
CHICKEN SATAY STICK $6.50
TOM YUM NOODLE SOUP $12.50
SATAY BURGER $5.50
BBQ PORK & RICE $12.50
LEMONGRASS DEEP FRIED CHICKEN $14.50
COMBINATION CHAR KUA TEAW $12.50

Falafel $8.90
- fried chick pea balls, seasoned & served with lebanese bread, pickles & tahini sauce
Mediterranean $13.90
- anchovies, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, capsicum & capers
Grilled cheese $8.90
- grilled halloumi cheese served with lebanese bread
Up size to XL +$4.00
Fattoush $8.90
- a mix of stir fried lebanese bread with tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber & olive oil
Dessert safary $14.90
- a delicious selection of baklava, basbousa & konafa, decadence on a plate
Vegetable safary $15.90
- a mix of stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage leaves, vegetable samosa, falafel, babaganoush, hummus & taboulleh salad
Konafa $6.90
- a cheese pastry soaked in a sweet sugar based syrup & garnished with pistachio

Breadworks Bagel $13.90
- House Smoked Salmon, Rocket, Tomato, Salsa and Lemon
Sides $4.00
- Bacon, Tomato, Chorizo, Agria Hash, Mushrooms
Wedges $8.90
- Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli
Omelette $14.90
- W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast
Toasted Granola $10.00
- W/ Yoghurt, Milk & Seasonal Fruits
Corn Fritters $4.00
- Add Bacon
Marbecks Grill $19.90
- Two Eggs, Chorizo, Bacon, Mushroom, Agria Hash, Tomato & Toast
Hot Cakes $4.00
- Add Bacon

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