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

  • GUACAMOLE BACON THICKBURGER $12.50/$14.50
    • Chargrilled beef patty, guacamole, bacon, swiss cheese, tomato, red onions, lettuce and Santa Fe sauce on a seeded bun.
  • CROSSCUT FRIES $4.00
    • Crunchy bites of crosscut potatoes.
  • MONSTER BREAKFAST TOASTED SANDWICH $5.90
    • It starts with bacon, then a sausage patty, a folded egg, and Swiss and cheddar cheese, between two slices of toasted sourdough.
  • GUACAMOLE, CHICKEN & BACON SANDWICH $10.90
    • Chargrilled chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon, guacamole and swiss cheese on a honey wheat bun.
  • WESTERN BACON CHEESEBURGER $8.90
    • Chargrilled beef patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, crispy onion rings and tangy BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • PANCAKE STACK $5.50
    • Three pancakes with maple syrup and butter
  • SOUTHWEST CHICKEN SOURDOUGH MELT $7.50
    • Two chicken tenders covered with swiss cheese, a combination of Jalapeno, chargrilled onion and our Santa Fe sauce, finished with a toasted sourdough bun.
  • MEMPHIS CHICKEN STACKER $14.90
    • Pulled pork with two breaded chicken fillets, crispy onion straws, melting cheese and BBQ sauce on a seeded bun.
  • Snack Platter 22.0
    • 4 each of samosas, spring rolls, onion rings, chicken bites served with potato wedges and 2 dips.
  • Fresh Beer-Battered Terakihi
    • Served with chips and side salad
  • Bangers & Mash
    • Two sausages with mashed potato and gravy
  • Fish & Chips
    • Battered Fresh Tarakihi with chips, and lemon wedge
  • Chicken Cranberry Burger 18.5
    • Crumbed chicken schnitzel with bacon, camembert cheese, salad, sliced tomato & cranberry sauce in a toasted bun served with fries.
  • Seafood Platter 26.0
    • 3 each of fish bites, prawn cutlets, crumbed scallops, mussels, and squid rings, served with fries and tartare sauce
  • Prawns 12.0
    • Pan-fried prawns, served with a ginger, lime and tequila mayonnaise, a Japanese dipping sauce and side salad
  • Surf n Turf 34.0
    • 200g Angus Pure Eye-Fillet wrapped in streaky bacon, sitting on a crumbed potato, kumara and feta croquette, served with pan-fried prawns and salad, with a garlic and prawn sauce
  • SCHNITZEL - Crumbed weiner schnitzel topped with honey cured ham and gruyere cheese w creamy potato mash, caramelised onions and lemon wedge $25
  • THE BREWERS APPRENTICE TASTING PLATTER - Leave it to us to put a selection of our tasting plates and bowls together for 2-3 people $33
  • FISH N CHIPS - Monteith’s Golden battered Terekihi with french fries, tartare, tomato sauce and creamy potato, gherkin and aioli salad $26
  • Smoked cheddar cheese fondue w ciabatta $12
  • Soup of the day w home baked ciabatta $10
  • French baguette dipped in vanilla & cinnamon egg batter with grilled bacon, caramelized peaches and runny crèam $16.00
  • Grilled flat bread topped w eggplant, spinach, gourmet potatoes, caramelised onions and goats cheese $12
  • Soup of the day w home baked ciabatta $10
  • Minestrone $14.90
    • a roman style vegetable soup w. pastina, parmigiano & pizza pane
  • marinated olives $ 8.90
  • Insalata Con Feta $16.90
    • fresh tomato, olives, feta, onion, white cannellini beans & capsicum
  • garlic pizza pane $ 6.90
  • m. $38.90
  • Cozze Alla Genovese $18.90
    • steamed mussels, frascati wine, garlic, chilli, onion, rosmarino & tomato crema
  • pesto pizza pane $8.90
  • e.$19.90
  • Masala (Chicken / Lamb) $18.50
    • Boneless meat pieces simply cooked in onion tomato gravy with whole spices.
  • Coconut Rice Rice cooked with grated coconut $6.90
  • Madras (Dairy Free) (Chicken / Lamb / Beef) $18.50
    • Boneless meat pieces cooked with curry leaves, mustard seeds & coconut milk.
  • Magic Chilli Rice $16.90
    • Chef Special (Rice & chicken cooked with indo chinese herbs)
  • Magic Chilli Chicken (DairyFree) $18.90
    • Chefs special Chicken (cooked with indoc hinese herbs).
  • Vegetable Biryani $15.90
    • Rice cooked in mixed vegetables with aromatic spices
  • Magic Chilli Prawn (DairyFree) $23.90
    • Chef Special Prawns(cooked with indo chinese herbs)
  • SCALLOP MAINS
  • Palak Gosh $18
    • Cubes of Lamb cooked in spinach based gravy with onions, tomato and spices.
  • Butter Chicken $16.99
    • Chunks of tandoori prepared boneless chicken softly simmered in fresh tomato based gravy.
  • Chicken Naan $6
    • Soft unleavened bread stuffed with minced chicken and flavourful spices.
  • Lamb Nawabi $20.99
    • Cubes of lamb cooked in tomato and onion based creamy sauce with boiled egg and potato with a hint of mustard seeds in coconut cream.
  • Beef Goa $17
    • Cubes of beef cooked in a powerful curry with red sauce, garam masala and fresh tomatoes. Famous dish from Goa, with a hint of vinegar.
  • ChickenTikka Masala $16.99
    • Chef’s specialty, marinated tandoori boneless chicken cooked with flavourful spices and herbs.
  • Mixed Pickle $3
  • Fish Dosa $15.99
    • Dosa served with fillings of fish tossed in herbs and spices.
  • Green salad $5.50
  • Chicken Linguine $18.50
    • Garlic and chilli marinated chicken tossed with linguine in a zesty basil lemon sauce, cherry tomatoes, baby spinach. Topped with fresh parmesan and toasted macadamia nuts and a lemon wedge
  • Kumara Fries $9.00
    • Served with sour cream or aioli
  • Vegetarian Benny (GF V) $15.00
    • Hash browns (topped with) spinach, avocado and oven roasted tomato (topped with) soft poached eggs, hollandaise and rocket
  • Basil pesto / hollandaise / sour cream/cream cheese / brie / aioli $2.00
  • Free Range Eggs on Toast (V) $12.00
    • Either poached or scrambled with toasted sour dough and oven roasted tomato Gluten free toast $2.00 extra
  • Garlic Bread (V) $8.00
    • On ciabatta served crisp and hot with balsamic glaze
  • Side of gluten free bread $4.00
  • Pasta of the Day $16.00 $12.00 1/2portion
  • BLAT $14.50
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato served with homemade mayo on' toasted Turkish bread
  • Nacho's $11.50
    • served with sour cream & salsa
  • Toasted Sandwich $6.50
    • pick up to 3 of the following fillings. cheese, onion, tomato, sweetcorn, ham, pineapple
  • Gourmet Steak Sandwich $17.50
    • juicy sirloin steak with onions lettuce tomato & relish
  • Parnell's Caesar Salad $15.50 $12.50 1/2portion
    • with crispy bacon, parmesan, croutons, soft boiled egg & Parnell dressing
  • Wedges $11.00$8.50 1/2 portion
    • served with bacon, cheese and sour cream
  • Side Dish $4.50 Small$6.50 Large
    • Your choice of Wedges, Fries or Salad
  • New York baked cheesecake/berry compote
  • TWICE-COOKED PORK BELLY $30.00
    • Pork belly, cooked twice and served on sweet kumara mash with steamed veges, homemade apples sauce and rich red wine jus
  • TOASTED CIABATTA $10.00
    • Served with garlic aoili & sweet basil oil - a modern take on garlic bread
  • Minted baby potatoes
  • - medley or roasted vegetables
    • pumpkin, golden kumara , parsnips , yams (seasonal)
  • Crumble of the day/vanilla bean ice cream
  • LAMB SHANK $29.50
    • Slow braised shank served on smashed baby potatoes, peas, mint & jus
  • GOURMET PIZZA $18.00 - $25.00
    • See pizza menu
  • Kids pack 2 $5.00
    • 2 fish bites, 1 puppy dog, 2 chicken nuggets, 1/2 chips
  • 1 Mussel
  • Pack D $23.00
    • 4 fish, 2 chips, 4 sausages, 2 potato fritters
  • Hamburger $5.50
  • Spring roll / Steak & onion rolls / Curry rolls $2.70
  • Eggburger / Cheeseburger / Bacon burger / Vegetarian burger $6.50
  • Potato croquettes N/A
  • 1 Pork schnitzel
  • Chipotle N/A
  • Natural Swiss N/A
  • Pizza Sub with Cheese N/A
  • Honey Mustard N/A
  • Bacon, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • White Bread N/A
  • Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Eggs anyway on toast $9.5
  • Focky cheese burger with fries $16.50
  • Toast with butter and Te Horo jam or runny honey $5.5
  • Eggs benedict $17
  • Mussei fritter buttie $15
  • Seafood chowder $18
  • Bacon, egg and cheese $12.50
  • Mushrooms of toast $10.5
  • Jalapenos N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Roast Beef N/A
  • Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Ham N/A
  • Turkey N/A
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • (all served with salad & chutney sauce)
  • Paneer Kulcha $4.00
  • Chicken Bhuna
    • roasted chicken pieces cooked in fried brown onion fresh diced tomatoes and onion tomato based gravy
  • Tandoori Prawns
    • prawns marinated in ajwain and spiced yogurt skewered and grilled in tandoor
  • Beef Korma
    • tender boneless juicy beef pieces cooked in rich cashew gravy, it has subtle but assertive flavor
  • Sabji Miloni
    • fresh seasonal vegetables with spinach and fenugreek cooked with Indian Spices tempered with fresh coriander
  • Cheese Naan $4.00
  • Beef Saag
    • a beautiful dish from the royal repertoire of India cubed beef cooked in a spice-laced spinach sauce
  • Seaweed salad $5.00
  • Fried dumpling 5p $5.00
  • Mix Tempura $10.00
    • 2*spring roll, 1*vege & shrimp, 2*twister prawn, 2*Korean dumpling
  • Udon Tempura $11.50
  • Tofu soup $13.50
    • You can choose vege/seafood/tuna/chicken
  • Cheese & salmon roll 5p $6.50
    • Cream cheese / Avocado / salmon
  • Salmon sashimi 6p $12.00
  • Bulgogi hot pot $13.50
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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