Cafe Express in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

Frank Oliver's Spare Ribs $25.00/ $33.90
- Slow roasted Pork Spare Ribs with lashings of Speight's Old Dark and chilli inspired BBQ sauce, served with buffalo chips topped with bacon, cheese, onion and chargrilled corn on the cob. Prepare to get messy with this one. Small or large available.
Beef Schnitzel $20.00
- Beef schnitzel lightly crumbed, served with either mushroom sauce or Ale House gravy, fries and salad greens.
Banana Cigars $13.00
- Deep fried until golden brown served with French vanilla bean ice cream, topped with a sensational thick coconut palm sugar sauce.
Ophir Corn Fritters $19.80
- Corn fritters made with a southern recipe served with streaky bacon and a refreshing tomato and coriander salsa. Beer Match: Everyone's favourite – have a Speight's Gold Medal as well.
Mushroom Sauce $2.50
Shearer's Shanks $28.80/ $36.50
- Tender and delicious lamb shanks, oven roasted with Central thyme and garlic, topped with Ale House gravy and a mint glaze. Served on potato mash with fresh vegetables. Beer Match: I must say this dish is perfect with Speight's Porter.
Grandma's Lambs Fry $23.50
- Thinly sliced lamb's liver, fried with bacon and caramelised onions, bound in a rich Speight's Old Dark gravy, served on potato mash, with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: Just has to be Speight's Porter with this one.
Garlic Sauce $2.50

Mediterranean Crispy Prawns $18.00
- Pan fried salt and pepper prawns with honeydew melon, green olives, feta and green gazpacho dressing
Calamari Salad $22.00
- Lightly Szechuan pepper coated calamari tossed in a fresh herb and chilli salad, with lime aioli grilled lemon
Home Made Gnocchi $22.00
- Homemade potato and parmesan gnocchi with roasted vine tomato, capsicum, spinach, pine nuts and sage beurre noisettes
Chicken Salad $24.00
- Moroccan spiced chicken with mixed green, avocado, feta, capsicum, roasted almonds, maple and seeded mustard dressing
Bruschetta $14.00
- Topped with vine ripened tomatoes, basil leaves, feta, balsamic reduction & olive oil
Pork Ribs $19.00
- Sticky smoked pork ribs with garden salad and house fries
Fish and Chips $24.00
- Parmesan crumbed fish of the day, mixed salad greens & home cut fries. Served with tartare sauce
AngusPure Steaks
- Selection available on request

Grilled Chicken $11.50
Golden Tofu Bánh Mi $8.00
- Served with hoisin sauce
Grilled Pork $11.50
Hu Tiéu Gá $11.50
- Slow simmered chicken broth over rice noodle and poached chicken pieces served with garlic chives, bean sprout, fried garlic
Stir-Fried Beef $11.50
Vietnamese Pork Bun $4.50
All of our Bánh Mi automatically contaisn high amount of vegetables in each: Pickle Carrot & Daikon, Cilantro, Cucumber, Spring Onion and Chilli. Please let us know if you don't want any of these goodies.
Lemongrass Tofu $10.50

Mussel Fritter $2.50
$34 Fish Pack $34
- 6 Fish, 3 Hot Dogs, 3 Meat Patties, 3 Potato Fritters, 3 Crab Sticks, 2 Scoop Chips
Honey Chicken Noodles $9.50
- Batter chicken in honey sauce with noodles and vegetables
Sweet Sour Wontons $10.00
Vegetable Egg Fu Young $9.00
Lasagne Square $3.00
Combination Soup $10.00
- Shrimps, beef, pork and chicken with vegetables in noodles soup
Paua Fritter $2.50

Lamb Iskender From $14.5
- Sliced lamb served on a bed of rice with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread.
Falafel Kebab Small / Large -N/A
- Falafels wrapped in a flat bread with salad and your choice of three sauces.
Chicken Kebab Small / Large -N/A
- Chicken doner kebab wrapped in flat bread with salads and a choice of sauces.
Kofte Shish From $15.9
- Cubes of marinated and grilled kofte served with hummus, tabbouleh, salad greens, tzaziki, red cabbage, warm Turkish bread and choice of sauces.
Humus Kebab Small / Large -N/A
- Lettuce, coleslaw, onion and tabbouleh wrapped in a flat bread with Humus Dip and your choice of three sauces.
Lamb Kebab Small / Large -N/A
- Lamb doner kebab wrapped in flat bread with salads and a choice of sauces
Vege Combo From $13.9
- Falafels with fried eggplant served on a bed of rice with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread.
Lamb Shish Salad From $14.5
- Grilled marinated lamb cubes threaded on a skewer served with salad.

Mint Chutney $3.50
Lamb Goa $18.50
- Cubes of lamb cooked in a powerful curry with red sauce, garam masala and fresh tomatoes. Famous dish from Goa, with a hint of vinegar.
Gulab Jamun $5
- Dumplings made from reduced milk, cooked in clarified butter and immersed in sweetened saffron syrup.
Hyderabadi Biryani $19.99
- Biryani prepared with choice of lamb or chicken along with potato and topped with boiled Egg.
Bengali Fish Curry $19
- Fish fillet cooked in onion and tomato based gravy with okhra and potato, tempered with aromatic spices
Lamb Pagla Bhuna $19.50
- Cubes of lamb cooked in tandoor simmered in thick onion and tomato based gravy tempered with curry leaves, ginger juliennes and chopped garlic.
Raita $3
- Yoghurt mixed with carrot, tomato and cucumber.
South Indian Chicken $17.50
- Boneless chicken cooked in coconut cream based gravy tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Lamb rogan josh $16.90
- Diced meat cooked in traditional north indian style
Keema naan $4.50
- Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince mixture
Jeera rice $4.00
- Plain basmati rice cooked in cumin seed
Onions / Eggs / Tomatoes $2.00
Vegetable samosa $6.00
- Triangular pastry filled with potatoes and peas, succulently flavoured with spices
Lamb biryani $16.90
- Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated lamb pieces and species
Beef vindaloo $16.90
- Spicy curry straight from the beaches of goa, cooked in hot vindaloo sauce. goes well with raita (recommended by chefs)
Butter prawn or fish $17.90
- Prawns or fish cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce

Basil with steamed rice $12.50
- Choice of meat stir fry with special sauce, bamboo shoot, basil and chili
Steamed rice $3.00
- Jasmine steamed rice
Gang pah beef (Thai Herb Curry) $12.50
- Spicy thai clear soup with beef and vegetables thai herb. Order with steamed rice for $13.50.
Roti with Satay Sauce $5.00
Black pepper beef with steamed rice $13.50
- Beef stir fried with special black pepper sauce and vegetables
Red or Green Curry $12.50
- Choice of meat with green or red curry sauce in coconut milk with long bean and bamboo shoot. Order with steamed rice for $13.50.
Chicken Tamarind with Steamed rice $12.50
- Deep Fried Chicken stir fried with special Tamarind sauce
Peanut Lover $12.50
- Stir Fried Vegetable with Peanut Sauce and choice of meat

Avocado and feta smash on sourdough $12.5
Mushrooms,Bacon, Avocado $4
Roast pumpkin, blue cheese and walnut risotto $18
Toast with butter and Te Horo jam or runny honey $5.5
Fries $6.50
Grilled sammies
Black pudding $5
Bacon, egg and cheese $12.50

Café Latte Panna Cotta $16
- Turkish Delight, Honeycomb, Strawberry Spheres, Coffee Caviar
Homemade Citrus & Vodka Sorbet $4.9
Fish & Chips $35
- Market Fresh Fish, Tempura Batter, Chunky Fries, Salad, Homemade Tartare Tomato Sauce, Lemon Jelly
Twice Cooked Braised Pork Belly $42
- Smoked Cauliflower Puree, Zucchini Roulade, Cherry Tomato Fluid Gel, Crispy Skin Tahitian Vanilla Scented Scallop, Calvados Glaze
4 Cheese $35
Tahitian Vanilla Scented Atlantic Sea Scallops $21/$39
- Five Vegetable Puree, Edible Sand, Beetroot Foam, Olive Dust, Candied Parma Ham, Capsicum Powder
Garlic Pizza Bread $10.5
- Toasted Pizza Bread, Garlic Oil, Black Garlic Mayonnaise
300gm Rump $35
- Prime NZ beef rump. Fresh from the kitchen. Accompanied with your choice of: Chunky Fries, Buttery Potato Mash or Seasoned Wedges & Fresh Garden Salad, House Coleslaw or Steamed Seasonal Vegetables

Chicken and avocado $18.00
- Coconut coated chicken served with garlic croutons, cherry tomatoes, crumbled feta, kale slaw, crispy shallots and harissa mayonnaise
Fish and chips $18.00
- Lemon, herb, beer-battered terakihi served with SR hand cut fat chips, a side salad, lemon wedge and tartare
Kiwiana $18.00
- Beef patty with beetroot, tomato, lettuce, caramelised onion + old- fashioned home- made dressing. Served with SR hand- cut fat chips
Thai curry (GF)(V) $15.00
- Thai styled curry served on basniati rice. Choose from prawns, chicken or vegetarian
King prawns $15.00
- Panko + coconut coated with a small side salad + dipping sauce
Aioli
Bacon $3.00
Garlic loaf (V) $12.00
- Ciabatta loaf with a herbed garlic butter

White Haven Gewurztraminer, Marlborough 9.00 / 40.00
Seared Scallops (GF) With a tomato coulis, roast artichokes, edamame bean and tomato salsa and a pine nut and kalamata olive crumb. $15
Grilled Sirloin Steak (GF) Cooked to your liking and served with butter mash, sautéed button mushrooms, red onions, green beans and silver beet, hollandaise sauce, balsamic reduction and kumara chips. $29
Lemon Curd Crème Brulee (GF) Greek yoghurt, rhubarb compote, orange jelly and caramelised walnuts $13
Antipodes Sparkling or Still water 1Ltr $9
Station Road Merlot Cabernet 6.00 / 25.00
Chicken Salad Succulent chicken strips marinated in Moroccan spice. With peppers, onions, button mushrooms and ginger on baby leaf salad. Finished with yoghurt and coriander $20 (GF)
Seafood Linguine Sautéed fresh fish, prawns, calamari, olives, mushrooms and olives, bound with cream and a spinach pesto, tossed with linguine pasta. Topped with edamame bean and tomato salsa, served $23

Pancake (large) $15.00
- With bacon, banana, cream & maple syrup
Hawaiian burger $10.00
Eggs on toast $7.00
Chicken burger $9.00
Kiwi breakfast $18.00
- Sausages, eggs, bacon, tomato, hash brown, mushroom & toast
Sausages & eggs on toast $12.00
Bacon, eggs & tomato on toast $15.00
Bacon & egg burger $9.00

Bar-B-Q Pork Fried Rice $11.00
Bar-B-Q Pork with Mushrooms $12.00
Bar-B-Q Chicken Wings $5.50
Pork Ribs $5.50
Chicken Chow Mein $11.00
Szechuan Chicken $13.00
Bar-B-Q Pork with Cashew nuts $13.00
Bami Goreng $12.00
- Noodles

Vegetarian $13.90
- cheese, capsicum, onion, tomatoes, tomato sauce & olives
Up size to XL +$4.00
Desert safary $22.90
- a delicious mixed platter of lamb, beef, chicken served with specialty rice & homemade sauces & pickles
Kebab $9.90
- cooked on a stove top with either a choice of beef, chicken, lamb, falafel. served in a wrapped bread with your choice of salads & sauces
Grilled cheese $8.90
- grilled halloumi cheese served with lebanese bread
Vegetable safary $15.90
- a mix of stuffed grape leaves, stuffed cabbage leaves, vegetable samosa, falafel, babaganoush, hummus & taboulleh salad
Mediterranean $13.90
- anchovies, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato sauce, olives, capsicum & capers
Mandi - lamb or chicken $15.90
- slowly cooked & then roasted, served with our specialty rice cooked in the stock of the meat. served with homemade sauces with a delicious seasonal salad

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