Friends Cafe in Taupo Menu

Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
- Apricot Sauce, Chicken, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese and Rosemary. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Envy $16.00 / $8.00
- Salami, Ham, Onions, Mushrooms, Pineapple and Bacon. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Fresh Green Salad $5.00
- All the Essentials
Damned $18.50 / $9.00
- Onions, Mushrooms, Fresh Spinach, Cashews, Avocado, Sundried Toms, Camembert. Optional Pineapple or Jalapenos (Double / Snack)
Creator Salad $3.00
- Every Creator Salad includes fresh Mesclun Lettuce and your choice of dressing. Click on Salad Ingredients to select your options
Veggie Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
- Quorn, Apricot Sauce, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese, Rosemary (Double / Snack)
Tuna Salad $6.00
- All the Essentials as well as Tuna, Sundried Tomatoes and Sunflower Seeds - with your choice of dressing on the side
Spirit $9.50
- Mushrooms, Chicken and Bacon, Mixed Through A Garlic Cream Sauce. Served On Spinach Fettuccine

Cobb Loaf $6.50
- Our famous loaf, baked daily.
Seafood Chowder $14.50
- Mussels, prawns and fish simmered gently in a creamy seafood soup - topped with homemade croutons.
Mushroom & Herb Fettuccine $22.90
- In a creamy tomato, garlic and parmesan sauce.
Crispy Onion Rings $5.90
Crispy Onion Rings $5.90
Choose your Add-ons: Garlic Prawns $5.90
Wedges with the Works $13.90
- Topped with melted cheese, chunky tomato salsa, bacon and sour cream.
Chicken Fettuccine $25.50
- Grilled chicken breast, sliced then tossed with crispy bacon and fresh herbs in a creamy tomato, garlic and parmesan sauce.

Chicken Satay $11.50
- Marinated skewed chicken served with rice, peanut sauce, and salad
Thai pork omelets $11.50
- Delicious Thai style Omelets with minced pork, tomato and onions served with rice and salad.
Chicken or pork fried rice $11.50
Fresh spring rolls $11.50
- Rice paper sheets filled with chicken, noodles, and vegetables served with peanut sweet chili sauce
Curry Noodle $14.50
- Egg noodles served in yellow curry with chicken, prawns, squid, fried shallots, and vegetables.
Wontons or wontons noodle soup $9.50
- Choice of wontons themselves or wontons served with egg noodles and bean sprouts
Pad Lard Na $14.50
- Delicious stir fried noodles with prawns, squid, chicken, and vegetables in Thai-Chinese style sauce.
Money bag $7.50
- Deep fried delicious golden parcel filled with chicken and prawns served with sweet chili sauce

Onion Rings $7.00
- Crispy battered onion rings, dusted with chilli salt and served with aioli
Duck Breast $38.00
- Served with braised cabbage, currants, fried polenta, cauliflower and our housemade orange jus
Peppered Calamari $15.00
- Flash fried calamari, seasoned and served with capsicum purée and preserved lemon aioli
Fries $7.00
- Crispy fries served with aioli and tomato sauce
Lamb Rump $38.00
- Cooked to perfection and served with eggplant caviar, quinoa tabbouleh, heritage potato, confit tomato and our Waterside jus
Rump $24.00
- 300g beef rump cooked to your liking in our chef's special diane sauce with crispy fries [Add fresh salad +$3]
Soup of the Day $15.00
- Our Chef’s soup of the day served with freshly toasted bread
Garden Salad $6.00
- Fresh green salad with tomato, sliced cucumber and a housemade yoghurt dressing

French Toast $17.00
- with arisan brioche, topped with free-range bacon and caramelized banana, served with Canadian maple syrup and mascarpone.
Eggs Florentine $16.50
- Potato Rosti, Free Range Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, mushrooms and avocado
Eggs Benedict $17.00 / $18.00
- Organic Poached Eggs, Wilted Spinach, Hollandaise Sauce served on ciabatta with Free Range Bacon / with Rakaia Salmon
The B.F.G. (Bodyfuel Grill) $21.00
- Free-Range Bacon, Free-Range Sausages, Eggs, Grilled Tomato, Creamy Mushrooms & Artisan Toast
The Kiwi $21.00
- Our Special Savoury Mince, Free-Range Bacon, Grilled Tomato, Handmade Potato Rosti & Artisan Toast
Swiss Toasted Museli $9.00
- With Yogurt & Milk. Add Fruit Compote $12.00
Kid's Sweetcorn Fritters $12.00
- With Bacon
Creamy Mushrooms $16.00 / $20.00
- served on toasted Brioche,topped with portabello & grilled haloumi. Standard / with free range bacon

Lamb Rogan Josh, Naan, Rice $10.90
Vegetable Korma, Naan, Rice $9.90
Chicken Malai Tikka with mint sauce $7.90
Fish & Chips $5.90
Balti Garlic Chicken, Naan, Rice (Also available in Lamb and Beef) $12.90
Vegettable Samosas with tamarind sauce $6.90
Korma, Naan, Rice (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $10.90
Prawn Curry, Naan, Rice $12.90

(GF-O) Gluten free option available
Gourmet Mushrooms
Caesar Salad $23
- Crispy proscuitto ham & grilled chicken tenderloin,garlic croutons clodded egg, parmesan shavings, & anchovies on cos lettuce with caesar dressing
Chicken & Camembert $19
- Smoked Chicken, Creamy Camembert, Baby Spinach & Plum Sauce
Lakehouse Cheesecake $14
- Ask our wait staff for today’s flavour
Garden Salad
Classic Ice Cream Sundae $12
- with pink wafers, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, 100’s & 1000’s, chocolate, strawberry & passionfruit or caramel sauce
Banoffee Pie $14
- Set on a malt biscuit base caramel then topped with fresh banana and whipped cream

Mixed Platter $35.00
- Crumbed scallops, grilled prawns, southern fried chicken, pork belly pieces, spring rolls, vegetarian parcels, spring rolls, vegetarian parcels and wedges with assorted dips
Fish and Chips
- With Tomato Sauce, Fries and Coleslaw
Mini Steak (add $4.00)
- With Fries and Coleslaw
Wedges
- With Grilled Cheese, Sour Cream and Tomato Sauce
Fish and Chips $25.00
- Fresh fish of the day either battered or crumbed served with a wedge of lemon and tartare sauce
Traditional Crispy Garlic Loaf $9.00
- With fresh herb, wholegrain mustard and garlic butter
Lamb Shank $25.00
- Twice cooked - glazed with kiwifruit and honey served with gravy
Combo $12.50
- Main and Dessert - Must be ordered at the same time

SMOKED SALMON SALAD $17.50
- fresh herb, chili lime
SMOKED FISH KEDGEREE $16.50
- smoked kahawai rice fried egg
VOGELS $15.50
- w Clevedon buffalo mozzarella, herb pesto cherry tomatoes
BANG BANG CHICKEN $16.50
- shredded chicken herbs, sesame, coconut rice
SMOKED MUSHROOM QUESADILLA V $13.50
- Chipotle de Plata, refried beans, jalapeno
TOM AND CHERRY $8.50
- the classic kiwi cheerio cocktail sausage, tomato sauce
MINCE ON VOGELS TOAST $15.50
- w 2 poached eggs
LAMB RAGU $17.50
- lamb fennel pasta mia pappardelle

Zeera aloo $16.90
- Diced dry potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and spices
Fish tikka $29.90
- Marinated boneless fish cooked in tandoor
Zeera rice $7.90
- Steamed Basmati rice cooked with cumin seeds
Butter chicken $18.90
- Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoor and finished in a mild creamy tomato
Prawn pakora $14.90
- King Prawn cuttlets dipped in spiced batter, deep fried served with mint sauce
Seekh kebab $12.90
- Mince lamb flavoured with spices, pressed on a skewer and finished in Tandoor
Daal makhani $17.90
- Lentils stewed on a slow fire overnight, garnished with ginger and coriander
Prawns $23.90
- Peeled prawns served as your choice of either Butter Prawns or Prawn Masala

Stir-fry noodle $16.00
- Seafood / beef, noodle, homemade sauce
Fried rice $20.00
- Chicken / seafood, salad and rice
Prawn with tamarin sauce $18.00
- King prawn, tamarin and rice
Pan cake $16.00
- Flour, pork, prawn, egg, wine, coconut cream, salad and home-made sauce. (Vegetarian option available)
Fried roll $12.00
- Rice paper, prawn, pork, vege, home-made sauce and nuts
Grilled pork in hanoi style $20.00
- Pork, salad, noodle, home-made sauce
Fresh spring roll $12.00
- Rice paper, pork, prawn salad, home-made sauce and nuts. (Vegetarian option available)
Chicken curry $18.00
- Chicken, kumara and rice or noodles

Watermelon with Mint $6.00
Pumpkin + feta Wrap $6.00
Pulled Pork Bun $10.00
Hot Chips $4.00
Ham + Swiss Chesese Sandwich $6.00

Duck Terrine $18.00
- Crostini, pickles & fig chutney
Passion Fruit Mousse Cake $13.50
- Rum infused ganache
Oreti Cheese Board Selection $18.50
- Chefs Kapiti cheese selection of the day
Oreti Fish of the Day $34.00
- Wild rice risotto & roasted cherry tomato
Coupe Mont Blanc $13.50
- Chestnut cream infused with vanilla bean, yoghurt icecream & whipped cream
Deep Fried Brie $16.00
- With beetroot & citrus salad
Vegetarian Dish of the Day $28.50
- Your wait staff will advise of todays creation
Warm Chocolate & Toffee Fondant $13.50
- Vanilla bean icecream

Morrocan Lamb Burger N/A
Chilli Beef Nachos N/A
Chorizo and Mushroom Penne Pasta N/A
Fish Bites & Golden Chunky Fries N/A
Fish & Chips N/A
BLT Open Sandwich N/A
Lime, Ginger & Coriander Dressing N/A
Grilled Chicken Breast N/A

Bacon/Egg/Cheese Muffin $6.00
Bake Beans on Toast $6.50
Fruit Loaf Toasted $5.00
Extras $2.00
- Scrambled Eggs, Fried Eggs
Bacon Butties $6.00
Bacon & Eggs $10.50
All Day Breakfast $13.00
- Toast / Bacon / Eggs / Sausage / Tomato / topped with Italian herbs
Spaghetti on Toast $6.50

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