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

  • Vegetarian option available
  • Bacon and eggs with soldiers $8.50
  • Hot Dogs $8.50
    • Served with chips
  • Chicken nuggets and fries $8.50
    • Served with salad
  • Angus Beef Burger $18.50
    • With Swiss cheese, bacon, crisp salad, smoked hickory barbeque sauce and beer battered onion rings. Served with fries.
  • Salt & Pepper Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Bacon, free range eggs, cheese kransky, fried tomatoes, braised mushrooms, potato rosti and Kapiti Artisan sourdough toast.
  • Bowl of garden salad $7.00
  • Fish of the day $22.00
    • Please check blackboard or ask your friendly wait staff.
  • Prawn Tempura - Crispy crumbed prawns served with sweet chilli sauce $6.50
  • Red Curry - Red curry paste simmered with coconut milk with a choice of meat and vegetables (Chicken/pork/beef/ vegetables/tofu) $15.00
  • Panang Curry - Full bodies semi-sweet curry with a choice of meat in coconut cream base (Squid/prawn/seafood/fish/crispy pork/BBQ pork/roasted duck) $17.00
  • Golden Fish Meatballs - Crispy deep-fried fish meatballs on skewers served with sweet chilli sauce $6.50
  • Phad Thai - Traditional Thai stir-fried noodles with a choice of meat, egg, bean sprouts and chives (Chicken/pork/beef/vegetables/tofu) $13.50
  • Combo Platter - Vegetable spring roll (1 pc), chicken satay (1 pc), prawn spring roll (1 pc), money bag (1 pc), samosa (1 pc) and prawn tempura (1 pc) (1 person) $7.50
  • BBQ and Crispy Pork on Rice - Roasted BBQ pork loin and crispy pork belly served with a boiled egg and our secret homemade gravy sauce $15.50
  • Garlic and Black Pepper - Your choice of meat stir-fried with vegetables and black pepper, and finished with crispy fried garlic (Chicken/pork/beef/vegetables/tofu) $14.50
  • Paneer Wrap $7.99
  • Family Combo Deal - 3 $23.00
    • 1 x any curry, 1 x plain rice (gf), 2 x plain naan, 1 x chicken drum sticks & chips (2 pcs), 1 x soft drinks - cans
  • muglai chicken $15.00
  • ·Chana Masala (Punjabi Style) (GF)
    • Chick peas cooked with onion tomato sauce in punjabi style garnished with ginger and cilantro
  • Home - Style Curry Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF) (DF) $15.00
    • Diced meat sauteed with onion and garlic then chopped tomatoes, finished with julienne of ginger coriander
  • ·Butter Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef (GF)
    • Boneless meat marinated in herbs and spices cooked in tandoori oven finished with creamy tomato gravy (all-time favorite)
  • Stuffed Kulcha $3.50
    • Naan stuffed with potato, green peas, onion and spices
  • ·Chicken/ Lamb/ Beef Korma (GF)
    • Boneless meat roasted in oven finished with cashew nut & almond sauce lightly spiced
  • Fish of the Day - Crumbed battered with a garden salad, fries and tartare sauce $24.00
  • Mushroom Risotto with Smoked Chicken - creamy mushroom topped with smoked chicken $16.00
  • All Day Breakfast - Streaky Bacon, sausage, tomato, mushroom, potato hash, eggs to your liking with toasted Vienna $17.00
  • Spaghetti Marinara - mixed seafood tossed with spaghetti an a napolitano sauce with parmesan cheese $18.00
  • Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffins topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with Bacon or Tomato & Mushroom $14.00
  • Eggs Benedict - Toasted English muffins topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce with Bacon or Smoked Salmon $16.00
  • Warm Chicken Salad - Grilled chicken breast on a salad topped with avocado and brie cheese, cashew nuts and balsamic vinagrette $16.50
  • Rendang beef curry - mild beef curry with coconut served with rice $17.00
  • Garlic bread
  • Kung bo chicken ding (hot) $22.90
  • Sizzling jubgum delight $28.90
    • A combination of king prawns, scallops, squid, chicken, beef and roast pork with selected seasonal vegetables in our chef’s own sauce, served on a sizzling platter.
  • Chicken or beef satay $9.90
  • Scallops with satay sauce $28.90
  • Served with vegetables
  • Pork with seasonal vegetables $17.90
  • Scallops: deep fried or sweet & sour $13.90
  • Mushroom,Tomato and Haloumi Stack $17.80
    • Smoked tomato, Portobello mushroom. and grilled haloumi, on baby spinach and wholegrain toast, finished with a poached egg.
  • Prosciutto, Pumpkin and Walnut Salad $17.00
    • Honey roasted pumpkin. crispy prosciutto and walnuts, tossed with feta and rocket.
  • Skirt Steak and Onion Bap $17.50
    • Skirt steak marinated and rubbed with chilli and herbs, flash fried and sliced, in a house made bap with caramelised onion and garlic aioli. Served with beer battered fries.
  • Extras bacon, tomato, avocado. mushrooms, sausage $4.00
  • Vodka cured Salmon and Scrambled Egg $17.00
    • House cured salmon, smoked tomato, capers, cress and scrambled egg on house made English muffins
  • Yellow House Breakfast $20.00
    • Fresh toasted multigrain bread with Sausage, oven dried tomato, portobello mushroom, streaky bacon, hash browns, fried eggs, and black pudding.
  • Wedges $10.50
    • Cheese wedges with sour cream and home made BBQ sauce.
  • Clam and Chilli Linguine $17.50
    • Fresh pasta, and clams, tossed with a light chilli, garlic, and shallot oil.
  • Pork Belly $14.00
    • Slow roasted and pressed pork belly, crackling, soy orange reduction sauce. GF option available
  • Southern Fried Chicken Burger $18.00
    • Juicy fried chicken breast, seasoned shredded lettuce, tomato, gherkins, Quarter Acre secret dressing, on artisan bun. Hand cut chips.
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • Toasted Artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
  • Quarter Acre Burger $18.00
    • QA Beef patty, smoked streaky bacon, fried egg, onion marmalade, relish, mixed leaf lettuce, tomato, QA hollandaise, artisan bun, hand cut chips. Can be cooked well done on request. *Gluten-free option available, please ask.
  • Triple Layer Carrot Cake $5.50
    • Three layers of moist carrot cake, layered and iced with homemade cream cheese icing, decorated with walnuts and apricots. Served with cream or yoghurt.
  • Add chicken $4.00
  • Fish of the Day $23.00
    • Pan fried white fish (ask your server)with creamy lemon & caper sauce. With salad and hand cut chips.*Gluten-free.
  • Calamari $12.00
    • Salt and pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish.
  • LAMB BURGER & CHIPS $14.00
  • CHICKEN PARMIGIANA $23.50
    • SERVED WITH STUFFED POTATO OR CHIPS
  • B.L.T SANDWICH $12.00
  • NACHOS $12.00
    • with beans
  • HAM STEAK SALAD & CHIPS $17.20
  • THESE CHANGE DAILY ALL SERVED WITH CREAM & ICECREAM ALL $9.50
  • THAI BEEF ON RICE $18.20
  • SAUSAGE CHUNKS & CHIPS $8.70/$13.40
    • small/large
  • M8 PAD PRIK KING (Medium - Hot) $18.50
    • Hot, spicy herbs with chicken, pork or beef
  • C6 GAENG PA (Wild Curry) $16.50
    • Chicken, pork or beef curry (without coconut cream)
  • M1 PREW-WAN (Mild) $17.50
    • Sweet and sour pork or chicken vegetables
  • M6 PAD PEANUT SAUCE (Mild) $17.50
    • Chicken, beef or pork with satay sauce and vegetables
  • P1 PRAWNS CASHEW NUT (Mild) $22.50
    • Stir fried prawns with vegetables in a special sauce
  • N2 PAD THAI SEAFOOD OR PRAWNS $22.50
    • Stir fried rice noodles and egg with seafood or prawns topped with mung sprouts
  • SQ3 SQUID GARLIC (Mild) $20.50
    • Squid with garlic sauce and vegetables
  • F4 GINGER FISH $20.50
    • Fish fillet with ginger and vegetables
  • Veggie Delite N/A
  • Wrap N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Oat & Raisin N/A
  • Roasted Garlic N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Honey Mustard N/A
  • Gulab Jamun / Rashagula $5.00
  • Kadai Paneer $13.50
  • Pickle $2.50
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • Gobhi Manchurian $13.50
  • Onion Kulcha $4.00
  • Mixed Platter $15.00
  • Raita $3.00
  • Tasty Chicken Burger $20
    • Juicy house-made chicken patty served on a toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato, crispy bacon & aioli - served with rustic thick-cut fries
  • 300g Scotch Fillet Steak $34
    • Premium New Zealand Angus scotch fillet steak served on thyme potato’s, wilted spinach drizzled with béarnaise sauce & topped with house made onion rings
  • 300gm Scotch fillet steak (GF) $36
    • Premium New Zealand Angus scotch served on a swede & parsnip mash w garlic infused wilted spinach and topped with our house made beetroot salsa
  • Beef & Reef (GF) $38
    • 200gm of Premium New Zealand Angus eye fillet, seared prawns & scallops infused w garlic butter accompanied by button mushrooms, cherry tomatos & green beans
  • Apple & Plum Crumble $14
    • Served with French vanilla ice cream
  • (GF = Gluten Free)
  • -NZ Wallaby Burger $32
    • House-made patty served on toasted bun with fresh salad, sliced tomato & drizzled with spiced plum sauce - served with rustic thick cut fries
  • Winter warmer! $28
    • Lamb meatballs in tomato, bacon and butter bean sauce
  • SMOKED CHICKEN PENE PASTA $17.00
  • FRESH TERAKENI FISH $18.50
    • w/ chips & salad
  • SMOKED CHICKEN SALAD $18.50
  • 4FORTY4 BURGER $18.50
    • w/ fries
  • FRESH TERAKEHI FISH BURGER $18.50
    • w/ fries
  • VEGE STACK $17.00
  • CURRY CORNFRIHERS $17.50
    • w/ fries and salad
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $15.50
    • w/ garlic toast
  • Fish and chips $18.00
    • Lemon, herb, beer-battered terakihi served with SR hand cut fat chips, a side salad, lemon wedge and tartare
  • Beef, pear + kikorangi blue $17.00
    • Aged scotch Fillet served on a rocket, Kikorangi blue vein, pear, walnut salad
  • King prawns $15.00
    • Panko + coconut coated with a small side salad + dipping sauce
  • Salt and pepper lambs fry $18.00
    • Lambs fry served with creamy fried potato hash, rosemary infused onion gravy and a fried egg
  • Fat chips (GF) $10.00
    • Hand cut seasoned fat chips served with tomato sauce and a choice home-made aioli or gravy (not GF)
  • Chicken, brie, cranberry $17.00
    • Fresh grilled chicken served with lettuce, cranberry sauce, Kapiti brie, + with SR hand-cut fat chips
  • Red wine jus garlic butter
  • Fried egg $2.00
  • Say Cheese
    • camembert cheese, blue vein, grated cheddar, sliced pear with fresh rocket and walnuts
  • 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
  • Meatfest
    • chorizo sausage, salami, diced ham, red onions & pineapple
  • Venison Spring Roll $14
    • smoked venison & bacon spring roll served with crunchy noodle salad & sesame dressing
  • Chick Flicks
    • grilled chicken, diced bacon, port soaked cranberries, red onion & camembert cheese
  • Tiger Tiger
    • Tiger prawns, basil pesto, fresh rocket, cherry tomatoes & caper berries
  • 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
  • Cheeseboard $18
    • kapiti baby blue cheese, creamy camembert, aged cheddar, port soaked cheddar, grilled haloumi, pinot noir paste, served with crostini stack
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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