Cafe Express in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

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Garlic Bread $10.00
Garlic Bread (½ Serve) $6.00
Garlic Bread and dips $11.00
Garlic Bread and dips (½ serve ) $7.00
Soup of the Day with bread $11.80

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

Pasta or Risotto $23.50
- See Specials Board for today’s fare
Smoked Pork Belly $24.20
- Twice cooked pork belly on celeriac and fennel mash, with red cabbage and crackle
Steak n Sandwich $24.60
- Angus pure scotch, a salad with beetroot, blue cheese and hash brown, a grilled cheese and onion toasty and a fried egg
Chicken Salad $23.60
- Grilled chicken with brie, crisp bacon and avocado, with pesto dressing and bread croutons
Grilled Fish $24.50
- On spiced lentils with sauteed summer vegetables

Gourmet Wedges $15.80
- With cheese, bacon, sour cream and salsa
- Small $9.20
Fries $10.50
- With aioli and tomato sauce
- Small $6.20
Mixed Green Salad $5.00

Nearby Sample Menus

Calzone Napoletana 'rolled' Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- pizza filled with ham, spinach, mushrooms, oregano, mozarella cheese
Penne alla Romana $15.00
- tube pasta with tuna, tomatoes, olives, garlic, capsicum, parmesan cheese
Spaghetti alla Marinara $15.00
- combination seafood, tomatoes, anchovies, capers, parmesan cheese
Hawaiian Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- ham, pineapple, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Quattro stagioni - 4 seasons pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- 4 ingredients of your choice with oregano, mozzarella cheese
Fettuccine alla Panna $15.00
- ham & cream sauce, parmesan cheese
Margherita Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- tomatoes, basil pesto, parmesan cheese, oregano, mozzarella cheese
Siciliana Pizza 9" $14.00/12" $19.00
- tomatoes, anchovies, olives, capers, oregano, mozzarella cheese

Just Snapper & Fries $19.50
- Crispy battered snapper wtih fries, house made tartare sauce & lemon wedges
"The Boat Shed Family Bucke $32.00
- 1 x Combo bucket for 2 adults
Open Boat Shed Burger $20.00
- Two house made meat patties, hashbrown, cheese, bacon, egg, onion rings & salad on an open burger bun served with frie
Bigger Appetite $28.00
- 300gm Angus Rump steak
Bacon & Eggs $14.00
- Slices of streaky bacon, fried eggs Served with fries, tomato relish & toast
From the Sea $29.50
- Freshly battered tarakihi, crumbed scallops, mussels in the half shell, clevedon coast oysters, salt & pepper calamari served with your choice of garden fresh salad & fries or baby gourmet potatoes & seasonal vege served with lashings of house made tartare sauce
-Small $13.50
-Mushroom, tomato & cheese $12

Fish of the day $22.00
- Please check blackboard or ask your friendly wait staff.
Hot Dogs $8.50
- Served with chips
-Spinach $16.50
Scotch Fillet Steak $25.00
- Cooked to your liking, with crisp garden salad, fries and accompanied with your choice of mushroom sauce, pepper sauce or garlic butter.
Lamb’s Fry and Bacon $17.50
- Served atop creamy mashed potato with a classic red wine and mushroom sauce and crispy kumara curls.
Fish and chips $8.50
- Served with salad
Chicken nuggets and fries $8.50
- Served with salad
Chicken, Bacon, Avocado and Salad Open Sandwich $18.50
- Served with fries and aioli. (Our best seller!)

Gamberi Romani
- prawn cutlets pan fried in olive oil & garlic, flamed w. brandy, parsley & crema sauce, arborio rice & rocket
- diced fresh tomato, basil, e.v.o.o, parsley, garlic, parmigiano & rocket $ 9.90 each
pesto pizza pane $8.90
Prosciutto E Melone $18.90
- parma ham, fresh melon & cracked pepper
Capesante Inferno
- gently pan fried scallops in olive oil, flamed w. napoleon brandy, bacon, tomato salsa, chilli, garlic, parsley & served w. arborio rice & rocket
e.$19.90
m. $38.90
Bruschetta Alla Pizzaiola

Cheese and Garlic Naan $4.99
- Naan stuffed with cheese and garlic
Chicken Tikka with salad $11.99
- Boneless chicken marinated in various herbs and spices with yoghurt skewered in Tandoori oven
Peshawari Naan $4.99
- Naan stuffed with dry fruits raisins and nuts
Butter Naan $2.99
- White flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter
Tandoori Prawns with salad $12.99
- Prawns marinated in yoghurt with herbs and spices skewered to roast in a tandoori oven, served with mint sauce
Chicken korma $11.99
- Chicken cooked with cream and ground cashew nut gravy
Keema Naan $4.99
- Naan stuffed with spiced mince mixture of meat
(All naans will be baked fresh on your order in tandoori oven)

Cheese Naan / Potato Naan $5.00
Butter Chicken Combo $24.99
- Butter Chicken, 1 rice, 1 plain or Garlic Naan & 600ml drink
Magic Chilli Rice $16.90
- Chef Special (Rice & chicken cooked with indo chinese herbs)
Coconut Rice Rice cooked with grated coconut $6.90
Chutney - Mango / Mint / Tamarind $2.50
Butter Chicken Wrap $9.99
Magic Chilli Paneer $16.90
- Chefs special Cottage cheese (cooked with indo chinese herbs).
Vindaloo (Dairy Free) (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $17.90
- Boneless meat pieces cooked in a onion, tomato gravy & mixed ground hot spicy paste.

Pad Thai Noodles $11.90 / 1 pc
- Rice noodles stir fried with chicken or shrimp, bean sprouts, chives, egg and crushed peanuts.
Satay Noodles Stir Fried with Chicken $ 11.90 / 1 pc
- With chicken and vegetables.
Mixed Entrees $12.50 / 10 pcs
- Mixed selection of Money bags, Curry puffs, Spring rolls, Wontons and Chicken Satays served with peanu
Wontons $ 5.90 / 7 pcs
Curry Puffs $5.90 / 6 pcs
- Minced chicken and potato in puff pastry, deep fried and served with sweet chilli sauce.
Chicken Satay $ 6.50 / 4 pcs
- Skewers of chicken marinated with Thai spices, grilled and served with peanut sauce.
Roti & Satay Sauce $5.90 / 1 pc
- Roti & Satay Sauce
Combination Fried Rice with Chicken $11.90 / 1 pc
- With vegetables and chicken.

Gluten free base $3.00
Meat.lovers-
- Ham,Salami,Pepperoni,Bacon, Smoky BBQ sauce
Extra toppings $2-4.00
Mushroom-Blue Cheese-
- Spinach, Roasted Garlic
Anchovies-Bacon-
- Olives, Capers, Jalapeño, Blue Cheese, Garlic
Smoked Salmon-
- Blue Cheese, Capsicum, Capers, Red Onion
Cajun Chicken
- Satay, Apricot, Spanish Onion
BBQ Chicken-
- Roasted Chicken, Bacon, Smokey BBQ sauce

Prawn vindaloo $10.00 / $16.00
- King prawn cooked with onion tomato,gravy and vindaloo sauce,
Mixed vegetable $12.00
- Mixed vegetable cooked in ginger garlic and herbs with tomato, onion gravy
Bacon & cheese naan $5
Matter paneer $13.00
- Home made cottage cheese and green peas cooked in onion and creamy tomato, gravy
Mushroom masala $8.50 / $13.00
- Mushroom cooked in onion, tomato and capsicum gravy
Prawn masala $10.00 / $16.00
- King prawn cooked in onion, tomato, gravy with capsicum and spices.
Mix platter $17.00
- Chicken tikka, sheekh kebab, samosa, and onion bhaji. Served with mint sauce and tamarind sauce.
Chicken jalfrezi $9.00 / $14.00
- Boneless chicken cooked with juliennes onion, tomato , capsicum, vegitable in sweet and sour flavor.

Eggs Benedict Bacon $16
Toasted Sandwich (1 Filling) $6.5
Cajun Chicken Burger $17
Granola $11
Fish and Chips $18
Big Breakfast $20
Corn Fritters with Bacon $16
Lamb Burger $18

- Or with Salmon $20.00
Steak Sandwich $21.50
- Rump steak, served on sour dough with a chargrilled relish, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, caramelised brown onions, finished with a fried egg and served with fries.
Chocolate Sundae $8.50
Creamy Mushrooms on Toast $15.50
- Pan-fried mushrooms, in a creamy garlic sauce, served with toasted potato & rosemary bread.
Hamburger & Fries $11.50
Eggs Benedict
- Two poached eggs on a toasted English muffin, wilted spinach and your choice of streaky bacon, house smoked salmon, or portobello mushroom. Served with hollandaise sauce.
- Black Pudding $4.50
Sticky Pork Ribs $21.50
- Slow cooked pork ribs coated in a thick sticky Hickory BBQ sauce, served with salad and rosemary coated homemade chips.

Chicken nuggets and fries with tomato sauce $8.00
Bowl of seasoned fries with aioli and tomato sauce $5.00
Children’s Drinks $1.00
- Fluffy
Banana Pancakes $7.50
Potato fritters $1.00
Donut $2.50
Children’s Drinks $2.50
- Juice box
Toasted Sandwich with Fries $9.50
- Your choice of 3 fillings (ham, cheese, tomato, corn, pineapple, bacon, mushrooms, egg, caramelised onion, plain onion)

Fish Of The Day
- Please select the type of fish you like then the way you want it cooked. (All fish is subject to availability)
Seared Duck Breast $40.00
- Seared then flash roasted to medium rare and served with fondant potato, braised red cabbage with a star anise jus
Venison Loin $39.50
- Served with asmoked garlic mash, balsamic roasted beets, black kale and a port jus .
Tempura Battered $30.50
- Served with fries and a side salad accompanied by homemade tartare and lemon
Pan Fried $33.50
- Fish of your choice, served with parsnip mash, pea panacoita and pea shoots
Twice Cooked Pork Belly $29.50
- Served with braised savoy cabbage, apple potato mash, crispy crackling and black pudding sauce
Chef'S Fish Special PRICED DAILY
- Please ask your server about todays special.
Angus Beef Fillet S35.00
- Grilled eye fillet served with horseradish mash, roasted heirloom carrots, rosemary yorkshire pudding with a bordelaise sauce.

THE BARRISTER'S CHOICE $32.50
- Pan-fried coastal snapper topped with mango and orange cucumber salsa, served on a bed of wilted greens with a sweet potato galette, drizzled with lemon scented butter and accompanied with a light green salad
SERENGETI STROGONOFF $30.00
- Tender marinated beef and venison slow cooked with red wine, aromatic herbs and Portobello mushrooms finished with reduced cream, served on a bed of noodles, accompanied with a light green salad
THE AFRICAN BIG BREAKY $21.00
- A hearty breakfast of honey cured bacon, beef sausages, roasted field mushroom, grilled tomato, poached eggs and sweet potato cake, served with buttered wholegrain toast
MASAI MARA $35.00
- Prime beef sirloin grilled to your liking, served on a bed of roasted rosemary and minted potatoes, topped with a Wild mushroom and seeded mustard cream sauce, dressed with a tossed green salad
TRIPLE EGG OMELETTE $17.50
- Filled with ham, tomato, mushroom and cheese, served With buttered wholegrain toast and finished with a tossed green salad
SAVANNAH FRUIT & CHEESE PLATTER $21.50
- Selection of crackers, dips, cheeses, nuts and fresh fruit
TROPICAL FRUIT TRIFLE $12.50
- Traditional homemade trifle with layers of sherry infused sponge, custard, jelly and fruit, finished with double cream
MOROCCAN LAMB $29.50
- Tender lamb slow cooked with aromatic spices, lentils and chickpeas served with cous cous, spicy capsicum tomato relish and a light green salad

Balls of Fire
- beef meatballs, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & olives
extra-large $24
Bubbles Salad $22
- fresh salad leaves, thin sliced red onion, carrot strips, tomato wedges, cucumber chunks, crumbled feta cheese, toasted cashew nuts, crispy croutons, balsamic dressing, garnished with fried parsnip crisps served with your choice of grilled angus steak strips, chicken tenderloins, prawn cutlets or polenta wedges
Confit Duck $32
- whole leg of duck served with mustard & tarragon mash, light aromatic broth pickled red cabbage & beetroot salad, curried parsnip crisps (GF)
Tiger Tiger
- Tiger prawns, basil pesto, fresh rocket, cherry tomatoes & caper berries
Bowl of Fries with Tomato Sauce & Garlic Aioli $7
Grilled Platter (GF) $20
- 2 cajun chicken tenderloins skewers, 2 angus steak skewers,2 garlic prawn skewers, 2 garlic mushroom & cherry tomato skewers, garlic aioli dipping sauce
New Zealand Salmon $30
- grilled salmon fillet served with salsa verde gourmet potatoes streaky bacon wrapped asparagus & caper dressing (GF)