Cafe Express in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

MAIN MENU MAIN MENU
  • 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
TAPAS TAPAS
  • 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
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • 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
ADD ONS ADD ONS
  • 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)
Cafe Express

Cafe Express

location

Address

41 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063538440

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon-Fri: 07:00 - 16:00 Sat-Sun: 08:00 - 16:00
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food

features

Features

Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
41 The Square, Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4410, New Zealand
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