Governor's Cafe in Dunedin Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • EGGS ON TOAST (V) (GF) $9.50
    • Pretty simple: ciabatta toast with two eggs - fried, scrambled or poached.
  • BACON AND EGGS (GF) $15.50
    • Slightly more complicated: toast and eggs with bacon - fried, scrambled or poached.
  • MIXED GRILL (GF) $19.50
    • Sunday morning, coming down? Try this for what ails you: bacon, sausage, hash browns, handmade beef patty, eggs, and tomato, all fried and served with ciabatta toast.
  • ENGLISH BREAKFAST $19.50
    • Can’t leave old England behind? Bacon, sausage, black pudding, potatoes, fried eggs, and ciabatta toast.
  • BACON EGGS BENEDICT (GF) $18.50
    • Poached eggs served on ciabatta toast with wilted spinach, bacon, and Hollandaise sauce.
  • SALMON EGGS BENEDICT (GF) $19.00
    • Just like the last one, with cold-smoked salmon instead of bacon.
  • BREAKFAST BURRITO (V) $16.00
    • Something different: scrambled eggs, cheese, capsicums, onions, black beans, and fried potatoes wrapped in a tortilla and lightly grilled. Served with handmade salsa and sour cream.
  • VEGGIE GRILL (V) (VE) (GF) $17.50
    • Fried potatoes, spinach, grilled tomato, mushrooms, veggie croquette, poached eggs, and pesto.
  • MUESLI (V) $12.00
    • For healthy people: our house muesli served with bananas, berries, and unsweetened yoghurt.
  • PORRIDGE (V) (VE) $8.00
    • Served with brown sugar and berries.
  • PLAIN PANCAKES (V) $12.00
    • The best pancakes in town. Served with maple syrup and cream or yoghurt.
  • BERRY PANCAKES (V) $14.00
  • CHOCOLATE PANCAKES (V) $14.00
  • BACON & BANANA PANCAKES $18.00
BREAKFAST EXTRAS BREAKFAST EXTRAS
  • 2 Hash Browns $2.00
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
  • 1 Egg $2.00
  • Mushrooms $2.00
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Grilled Tomatoes $2.00
  • Fried Potatoes $2.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Sausage $3.00
  • Salmon $3.00
  • Black Pudding $3.00
  • Hollandaise Sauce $1.00
LUNCH LUNCH
  • CHICKEN BURGER & CHIPS $18.00
    • Seasoned chicken breast fried and served with cranberry sauce, salad, aioli, melted Brie, and bacon. Served with chips.
  • BEEF BURGER & CHIPS $18.50
    • Homemade beef patty, bacon, and melted Brie on a bun, with gherkin, aioli, relish and BBQ sauce. Served with chips.
  • VEGGIE BURGER & CHIPS (V) (VE) $15.50
    • A home-made veggie and chickpea patty, served with hummus, salad, and tomato salsa. Just a wee bit exotic.
  • VICARIUS SALAD (V) (GF) $12.00
    • ADD GRILLED CHICKEN FOR $3.00, CHICKEN & BACON FOR $5.00.Almost a Ceasar salad. Fresh mesclun lettuce and seasonal veggies, parmesan cheese, a poached egg, and aioli dressings served with homemade croutons.
  • BLACK BEAN AND CORN QUESADILLA (V) (VE) $14.50
    • ADD GRILLED CHICKEN FOR $3.00. Vegetarian quesadilla made with homemade roasted corn salsa, black beans, and cheese. Served with a side salad.
  • CORN FRITTERS (V) $14.50
    • ADD SALMON OR BACON FOR $3.00.Handmade vegetarian corn fritters served with sweet chilli sauce, tomato salsa, and sour cream.
  • VEGAN WRAP (V) (VE) $14.00
    • Homemade vegan croquettes and roasted seasonal vegetables wrapped with hummus. Served with a side salad.
SNACKS SNACKS
  • SHOESTRING FRIES (V) (VE) — $6.00
    • ADD GARLIC BUTTER OR AIOLI FOR $1.00
  • WEDGES (V) (VE) $9.00
    • With sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
  • NACHO WEDGES (V) $13.00
    • An uncouth combination of potato wedges, tomato salsa, and melted cheese. Like nachos, only better.
  • CHEESE ROLLS (V) 4 for $5.00
    • Comfort food at its finest. ($2.00 each)
  • TIM’S TOASTED SANDWICHES (V) (VE) (GF) $7.50
    • ADD CHICKEN, BACON, OR FRIED EGG FOR $2.50.Made with white or brown bread. Choose three of the following fillings: hummus, tomato relish, aioli, onion, ham, tomato, capsicum, cheese, Brie, mesclun salad, and pineapple.
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • SLICES / CAKES / BROWNIES (V) from $3.00
    • Check the cabinet for delicious slices, cakes, and brownies, all made in-house. Selection changes daily.
  • ICE CREAM SUNDAE (V) $6.00/$8.00
    • Ice cream with cream, wafers and your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce. (S/L)
  • BANANA SPLIT (V) $10.00
    • A Governor’s tradition dating back decades; three scoops of ice cream, a banana, and other fattening things, all under your choice of chocolate, caramel, or strawberry sauce.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • 4. Italian
    • Homemade tomato sauce base, mozzarella, hot salami, bacon, olives, anchovies, garlic and oregano
  • - M $13.20
  • iramisu $8.90
    • Coffee and liqueur infused biscuit cake with fresh mascarpone cream and sprinkled chocolate
  • Beef Scaloppine* $27.80
    • Lightly floured and grilled
  • - Ice Cream Cup (One Scoop)
  • -M $13.20
  • Fettuccine *(GF) E 15.50 / M 19.20
    • Lean chicken pieces cooked in a cream sauce with sliced avocado and freshly grated parmesan
  • Blue Cod $20.00
    • Beer battered Blue Cod fillets served with fresh salad, chunky steak fries, tartare sauce & lemon
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, hash browns, free range eggs, lamb sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and ciabatta
  • Chilli Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • Pan-fried in garlic butter & tasty chilli sauce (also available hot), served on a crisp salad
  • Open Sandwiches $18.00
    • Your choice of either Char-grilled Sirloin Steak, Cajun Chicken breast, or BLT. All served on toasted focaccia with lettuce, tomato, beer battered onion rings, BBQ sauce, aioli, and a side of chunky steak fries.
  • Tui Beef Hot Pot $12.00
    • Rich winter style pot casserole with tender beef braised in Tui Dark and fresh herbs, topped with a crisp pastry lid & toasted ciabatta
  • Chicken Salad $16.00
    • The Kensington's cajun chicken with croutons, bacon, and Caesar dressing over crisp seasonal salad
  • Cheesy Garlic Flatbread $10.00
    • Freshly baked flat bread with garlic & mozzarella
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Fresh baked Tui loaf with garlic butter
  • GARDEN TOSSED SALAD $5.00
  • FRIES + TOMATO SAUCE + AIOLI $5.00
  • RiSOTTO $18.00
    • Entree size, mushroom and bacon risotto with lashings of parmesan cheese and rocket leaves.
  • FRIES + TOMATO SAUCE + AIOLI $5.00
  • RiSOTTO $25.00
    • Creamy pea and bacon risotto with lashings of parmesan cheese and rocket leaves.
  • MUSSELS $25.00
    • New Zealand Mussels prepared in a creamy white wine garlic lemon and coriander sauce with garlic bread to mop up all the goodness.
  • FISH N’ ChIPS $29.99
    • Your choice of either beer battered or pan-fried New Zealand Blue Cod, with crispy hot fries and fresh salad.
  • GARLIC BREAD $5.00
  • 6 x Prawns Tempura $10.00
  • -Kung KraTiam $19.50
    • Stir fried with garlic sauce
  • -Tom Kha (Chicken, Prawns) $18.50 / $19.50
    • Coconut cream soup with coriander, lemongrass and galangal
  • -Pa Nang Curry Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $18.50 / $19.50
    • Panang curry paste with coconut cream and vegetables
  • Noodle Soup with Chicken, Beef, Prawn $15.50 / $16.50
  • Mussaman Tofu $17.50
    • Mussaman curry paste with coconut milk, onion, potato
  • Vegetables with Oyster Sauce or Tofu $17.50
    • Stir-fried mix vegetables with Oyster sauce
  • -Krapraow Pork, Beef, Chicken, Prawns $17.50 / $19.50
    • Stir fried with chili, basil leaves and capsicum
  • Deep Fried Spring Rolls 6/12pc $6.00/$12.00
  • 19. Chicken, Pork or Steak Chow Mein $10.00
  • 21. Plain Fried Noodles $8.00
  • 32. Chicken with Cashew Nuts $18.00
  • 27. Tofu Fried Mix Seafood $14.00
  • Satay Chicken Burger + Chips Combo $7.00
  • Satay Burger (Chicken/Beef) $4.00
  • 37. Roast Pork on Rice $12.00
  • Chicken, panko crumbed w slaw, cheddar, smoked paprika aioli $16.90
  • Char sui pork, chilli caramel, pickled ginger, carrot $17.90
  • Platter of 10 (up to two flavours) $54.90
  • Green lipped mussels, steamed in Mac's gold w chilli, coriander, toasted ciabatta $18.90
  • -Add a taco $5.90
  • Slider Platters (up to flavour below) $34.90
  • -Add a slider $5.40
  • Mac n cheese w bacon $8.90
  • Steamed Scallops in XO Sauce & Vermicelli 5pcs $22.00 10pcs $34.00
  • Sweet & Sour / Curry Potatoes $18.00
  • Deep Fried Spicy & Crispy Chicken Pieces $22.00
  • Chinese Roast Pork & Taro $24.00
  • Honey Chicken $22.00
    • Bones On-Chopped
  • Boneless Blue Cod in Lemon Sauce $30.00
  • Fish Slices Stir Fried with Ginger & Spring Onion $30.00
  • Veg Chow Mien $14.00
  • Toast or bagel $6.00
    • W american cream cheese, peanut butter, jam or nutella
  • Skillet breakfasts
    • Choose one
  • Huevos rancheros $18.00
    • Served w tortillas(can be df/gf)
  • for your little big mouth
  • -bacon, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served texas toast $20.50
  • Buttermilk fried chicken $16.00
    • On waffles covered in syrup
  • -mushrooms, tomato, hash browns & two eggs, served with texas toast $18.50
  • 28. Shrimp sushi
  • 14. Teriyaki chicken $14.00
  • 10. Mushroom. Salmon tempura - 4 pcs $9.00
  • - 4 pcs $4.00
  • - 8 pcs $7.50
  • 1. Miso soup $2.50
  • 26. Salmon sushi
  • - 8 pcs $11.50
  • Local Evansdale farmhouse cheese, quince paste, water crackers $18.00
  • Tempura battered fresh fish of the day $26.50
    • straight cut fries, sauce remoulade, lemon & side salad
  • Tiramisu, raspberry tea poached pear raspberry dust $15.50
  • Mixed leaf salad, parmesan & basil dressing $7.00
  • Fried potato wedges with tomato relish & sour cream $9.50
  • 5 Spice panna cotta, pistachio wafer $15.50
    • strawberries in palm sugar & lime syrup
  • Whitestone Windsor blue cheese $18.00
    • red onion marmalade, homemade oatmeal cookies
  • Heart baked ciabatta bread, E.V olive oil, and balsamic $8.20
  • Soup Of The Day (check specials board) $10.95
    • Served with toasted, buttered brown bread
  • Butter/Garlic Butter $2.00
  • Chicken Wrap $19.95
    • Seasoned crumbed chicken bites, wrapped in a flour tortilla with fresh salad, cheese, tomato and your choice of sauces, aioli, sweet thai chilli, plum, BBQ, mayo, satay or sour cream, served with fries
  • Scoop ice cream $3.00
  • Seafood Platter $20.95
    • Battered Blue Cod, seafood stick, crumbed squid rings, crumbed prawn cutlets, served with fries, tartare sauce & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Steamed Blue Cod $20.95
    • Served with roast potatoes, finished with a tomato Napoli with your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Crumbed Mushrooms $16.95
    • Filled with cream cheese, served with plum sauce, fries & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Cheese Cake Of The Day (check specials board) $9.95
    • Served with vanilla ice cream & whipped cream
  • Sandwiches $2.7-$4
    • As displayed
  • Nachos with salsa, guacamole and sour cream $9.00
  • Means on menu board
  • Toasted rolls, cheese, corn, savoury mince $2.50
  • Wedges with sour cream $6.40
  • Large cakes $5.80
  • Sole fillet and fries( with salad) $13.80
  • all available as takeaways
  • Mince Potato Top $7.50 per doz
  • Cheese, Onion & Mushroom $10.50 per doz
  • Cheese, Corn & Capsicum $10.50 per doz
  • Cornish Pasties $1.95
  • Bacon & Egg $7.50 per doz
  • Plain Sponge Sheet $23.00
  • Steak & Onion $1.95
  • Potato Top Cottage Pie $1.95
  • Banana Foster / Chocolate Brownie / Pineapple & Ice Cream $12.00
  • Lamb Shank Pie $27.00
  • Herb Loaf $9.50
  • Fiordland Venison $32.50
  • Steak, Eggs & Fries (GF) $22.50
    • Porterhouse steak, cooked to your liking, topped with eggs & onion rings served with fries.
  • -Add Traditional beef sausage $3.00
  • Coast to Coast (GF)(DF) $28.50
    • Otago blue cod fillets, either crumbed & pan fried or battered, served with straight cut fries.
  • Eggs on Toast $12.00
    • Poached or fried
  • - Boiled Egg $2.00
  • Ciabatta Bun (daily selection – please ask) $8.50
    • Rare roast beef & blue cheese with horseradish smoked salmon, dill, cream cheese & capers
  • Loaf $4.00
  • Yoghurt Compote $8.00
    • Berries & natural yoghurt
  • Eggs & Soldiers $8.00
    • Soft boiled eggs & toast fingers
  • Vegetarian Sandwich $8.50
    • Roasted pepper, tomato, red onion & feta
  • - Provolone $5.00
  • Cheese Roll $2.00
Governor's Cafe

Governor's Cafe

location

Address

438 George Street, North Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034776871

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Bar Not Available ,  Quick Bites ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
438 George Street, North Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, 9016, New Zealand