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

Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
- Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
Veg supreme $7.50
- Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
Beef and onion $5.00
- Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
- Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
Dipping sauces $0.50
- Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
Super supreme $9.00
- Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella

Cheesy Garlic Bread $6
Grilled Garlic Bread $5
Chicken Schnitzel - lightly crumbed chicken schnitzel with salad, chips and plum sauce $17.50
Chicken Satay Kebabs - grilled chicken skewers on turmeric flavoured rice with salad and satay sauce $19.90
Shrimp Cocktail - with thousand island seafood sauce $9
Cheeseburger - beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato; served with chips and toasted sesame seed bun *add pineapple +$1 $11.50
Scotch Fillet - cooked to your liking and served with salad & chips $29/300g
Ice Cream Sundae - vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, butterscotch or berry sauce. Topped with whipped cream $7.50

Fries
The Boat Shed’s Famous Chicken and Bacon Burger $16.00
- Whole crumbed chicken breast fillet with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, aioli & served with fries topped with onion rings
Vegetarian Nachos $16.50
- Sauteed selection of fresh vegetables in a tomato based mild chilli sauce with melted cheese & sour cream
-Smoked salmon, tomato & spring onion $13.50
-Med $9.90
Chaddies Oysters $28.00
- 6 crumbed clevedon coast oysters, battered fish, two eggs served with salad, fries, lemon wedges & house made tartare sauce
-Mushroom, tomato & cheese $12
-Small $13.50

Strawberry Sundae $6.50
Green Tea Frappe $6.00
Seafood Glass Noodle Salad - Soft glass noodles with mixed green salads tossed with prawns, calamari, fish meatball and mussels in lemon, chilli and coriander dressing $16.50
Green Tea Sundae $6.50
Chicken Curry Puff - Homemade crispy pockets are filled with chicken mince and potato curry. $6.70
Thai Grilled Chicken Salad - Grilled chicken, which is marinated in Thai style served with fresh mesclun, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, onion, cashew nut and sweet chilli sauce $15.50
Lemongrass Fish Fillet - Crispy fish fillet tossed in lemongrass and our homemade chilli relish, lemon juice, red onion and coriander $16.50
Tom Kha - A creamy soup of lemongrass, galangal, Kaffir lime leaves, mushroom, tomato and a choice of meat (Squid/prawn/seafood/fish/crispy pork/BBQ pork/roasted duck) $17.00

Jumbo $5.00
Cheese $2.00
Crab Stick $1.80
Spicy Wedges $4.50
Steak $2.60
Garlic Chips $4.00
Shoestring Fries $2.70
Curry Roll $2.00

Sacha Beef Hotplate with Rice
Stir Fried Vegetables $12.00
Roti Canai with Curry $10.00
Honey Glazed Beef Hotplate with Rice
Regular $18.00
Mee Goreng $13.00
- Chicken/BBQ Pork/Vegetarian
Chiri-Kara Don $15.00
Wonton Soup $11.50/ half $8.50
- (with or without noodles)

SCALLOPS(1 doz) $24.00
VEGE ROLL $2.70
MUSSEL FRITTER $4.00
STEAK BURGER $7.00
POTATO FRITTER $0.80
BACON & EGGS $9.00
PACK 1 $11.00
- scoop chips,2 fish, hotdog or sausage, pineapple fritter
CHEESE BURGER $6.00

Battered meat patty $2.00
Steak & egg burger $7.00
Crumbed scallop $1.80
Available fillings: ham, steak, bacon, cheese, tomato, onion, egg or pineapple
Chips (per scoop) $3.00
Vegetarian burger $5.50
Extra filling $1.00
Donut with cinnamon $1.20

Sour Cream $1.00
Grazing Drover PLatter (6 ppl) $38.00
- A selection of nibbles, bites, rings, rolls, wontons etc. on a pile of fries with 3 dipping sauces
Garden Salad Side $4.00
Our Aioli $1.00
Make it a meal with salad $14.00
Chicken Bacon Ranch $16.00
- Chargrilled chicken breast, maple roasted bacon pieces, mesculin lettuce mix, salad bits, red onion, honey mustard vinaigrette, Camembert croutons, and our own ranch dressing - GF minus croutons
A note...any steak cooked fast "medium" will start to dry out & lose its flavour. a "well done" steak takes approx 35 minutes to cook properly, which will add to yours & your fellow diners waiting time.
Corn Fritters $12.50
- Corn fritters served with mesculin lettuce salad, and our own chutney.

GF - Gluten Free
Carrot Cake $7.00
- Served with cream or yoghurt.
Nachos $15.00
- Topped with melted cheese, chilli con carne and sour cream
Seasoned Wedges $9.50
- Served with sweet chilli sauce and sour cream.
Thai Beef Salad GF $17.50
- Tender strips of beef sautéed with garlic and ginger served on a bed of crispy fried rice noodles with a mixed salad sprinkled with toasted cashews and drizzled with Asian style dressing.
Corn Fritter Stack GF $17.00
- Layered with bacon and roast kumara and served with sour cream and either sweet chilli sauce or basil pesto
Garlic Prawn Salad GF $19.50
- On crispy noodles with chilli lime dressing and roasted peanuts
side of fries $4.00
- Bowl of fries served with aioli or tomato salsa

Vegetable stack (vegetarian) $26
- fritters packed full of seasonal vegetables & corn then lightly seasoned to enhance all those fresh flavours topped with grilled veges & spinach then drizzled with hollandaise to finish
Seafood Platter $18.5
- Pan fried in garlic butter green lipped mussels in half shell, scallops, prawns w tails & deep fried prawn twisters, served with tartare sauce
-Ostrich Burger $32
- House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with béarnaise sauce - served with rustic thick-cut fries
Classic shrimp cocktail (GF) $15
- w crisp lettuce, shrimp, fresh tomato & seafood dressing, the good old kiwi classic.
Pasta of the Day $19
New Zealand Diamond-Shell clams & Nz green lipped mussels (GF w/o the ciabatta) $29
- This dish is one to get your mouth watering! Fresh clams & mussels steamed together in tomato, chilli & mint - served with toasted ciabatta
Pan-fried crispy-skin NZ Snapper $26
- Fresh New Zealand caught snapper, lightly seasoned, pan-fried to achieve a delicious crispy-skin - served alongside fresh salad with rustic thick-cut chips & tartare sauce
(GF = Gluten Free)

Italian Dressing N/A
Wrap N/A
Egg and Cheese N/A
Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
Oven Roasted Chicken N/A
Carrot N/A
Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
Subway Melt N/A

Bethany's Big Breakfast Toasted ciabatta, two rashers of grilled bacon, two grilled sausages, two fried eggs, two hash browns, sautéed button mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and tomato ketchup. $21
The Peoples, Pinot Noir, Central Otago 7.00 / 35.00
Asti Riccadonna 750ml 37.00
Thai Beef and Prawn Salad (GF without noodles) Beef fillet , tiger prawns sautéed and bound in a coconut, soy, lime and sweet chilli dressing, tossed with mesculin leaves, red onion, carrot ribbons, m $21
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
Lindauer 200ml 10.00
Omelette of the Day A 3 egg omelette filled with the Chefs special fillings for the day. Served with baby leaf salad with a honey and mustard dressing. Your waiter will let you know today's special. $12
Kim Crawford, Marlborough 8.00 / 38.00

Hot Cakes $10.00
- W/ Banana & Maple Syrup
Fries $3.90/$7.50
- W/ Aioli and Tomato Sauce - Regular/Large
Soup of the Day $9.90
- Choice of Five Grain or White Toast
Wedges $13.90
- Bacon & Cheese
Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $14.90
- Bacon
Chicken Caesar Salad $14.90
- W/ Chicken, Bacon, Cos Lettuce, Parmesan & topped with a poached egg, dressing & croutons
Eggs Benedict on Agria Hash $14.90
- Spinach & Mushroom
Omelette $14.90
- W/ Feta, Mushroom, Tomato, Spinach & Toast