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

  • Hash Brown $2.00 each
  • Chicken Fettuccine $19.95
    • Chicken & bacon pieces with fettuccine pasta in a creamy garlic, onion & white wine sauce, topped with parmesan cheese
  • 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
  • Cheese Cake Of The Day (check specials board) $9.95
    • Served with vanilla ice cream & whipped cream
  • Big Breakfast $16.95
    • Streaky bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, & fried eggs, with your choice of fries, hash browns or toasted brown bread
  • Warm Vegetable Salad $16.95
    • Roasted seasonal vegetables with grated cheese, tossed through a fresh garden salad, drizzled with an aioli dressing
  • Chicken & Bacon Salad $19.95
    • Seasoned crumbed chicken bites & bacon, crispy noodles, roasted cashew nuts on a fresh garden salad, coated in a delicious BBQ & mayo sauce
  • Ribeye Steak (~200g) 20.95
    • Cooked to your liking, topped with either garlic butter, plain, garlic or mushroom gravy, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables $
  • Creamy shrimp & fish chowder $14.00
  • Fresh fish and chips done in an Emersons beer batter $20.00
    • served with fresh fries salad and homemade tartare sauce
  • Up of the day $10.50
    • with lightly toasted ciabatta
  • Toast or Croissant & Jam $6.50
  • Oven baked salmon fillet $26.00
    • with new roasted potatoes, wilted baby spinach & a horseradish hollandaise
  • Fish n chips $10.00
  • Creamy fish & shrimp chowder $14.00
    • with fresh toasted bread
  • - Salmon $4.50
  • Kensi Burgers $16.50
    • Your choice of 180g beef patty OR cajun chicken breast with tomato, lettuce, cheese, homemade onion rings, and bacon - with chunky steak fries & aioli
  • Corn Fritters $18.00
    • Stacked with streaky bacon and tomato relish, served with a fresh salad
  • Nachos $15.00
    • Your choice of beef or vegetarian nachos, with crisp corn chips, grilled cheese, fresh salsa, and sour cream
  • Blue Cod $20.00
    • Beer battered Blue Cod fillets served with fresh salad, chunky steak fries, tartare sauce & lemon
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • Thick, chunky, and creamy chowder served with toasted ciabatta & butter
  • Roast of the Day $10.00
    • Today's roast meat with a selection of roast vegetables, baby peas, mash potato, and gravy
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, hash browns, free range eggs, lamb sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and ciabatta
  • 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.
  • Caesar salad** $19
    • Chicken, bacon, cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & poached egg
  • Pumpkin salad** $15.50
    • W spinach, cashew nuts & goats cheese
  • Filo parcel** $18
    • Chicken, pesto, spinach & pine nut filling w fresh salad
  • Bacon Buttie** $16.5
    • fresh baps, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato sauce
  • Breaky Burger** $16.5
    • bacon, hashbrowns, sausage, fried egg, BBQ sauce & hollandise
  • Beer battered blue cod $24
    • w hand cut chips, fresh salad & tartare sauce
  • Seafood chowder $18
    • W toasted ciabatta bread
  • Available from 10:00
  • Cheese Cake $10.00
    • Please ask our staff for the chef’s choice of cheesecake for the day.
  • PASTA $24.99
    • Chef's choice of fresh ingredients.
  • CRISPY CHICKEN SALAD $10.00
    • Crispy chicken with tomato, brie cheese, toasted cashews, crispy noodles and honey mustard dressing, on a bed of greens.
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • Lightly toasted Ciabatta bread, stacked with perfectly poached fresh eggs, with creamy hollandaise sauce and your choice of Spinach and Smoked Salmon or Steaky Bacon.
  • CHICKEN FILO $24.99
    • Freshly smoked chicken breast with spinach in a cream cheese herb and pine nut sauce.
  • 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.
  • MUSHROOM STACK $17.00
    • Crispy potato rosti topped with a stack of Portobello mushrooms stuffed with a rosemary, toasted pine nuts and basil pesto stuffing and topped with slow roasted vine tomatoes
  • OPEN STEAK SAMMY $18.00
    • Grilled steak with a red onion jam, tomato and cheese on fresh ciabatta bread with the side of fries and aioli.
  • Frie s (GF ) $7.00
    • SERVED WITH AIOLI AND TOMATO SAUCE
  • ADD BACON (3) $5.00
  • Option 1 $ 17.00
    • TOASTED CIABATTA, BACON, HASHBROWNS, GRILLED TOMATO & A POACHED EGG WITH BBQ SAUCE AND CREAMY HOLLANDAISE
  • ADD GLUTEN FREE BREAD $4.00
  • WITH 2 POACHED EGGS $17.00
  • Avocado, tomato, basil with olive oil $9.00
  • TOASTED MUESLI $12.00/ $8.00
    • W/ UNSWEETENED YOGHURT, HONEY & SEASONAL FRUIT (FULL/HALF)
  • Bacon, spinach, hummus, tomato & aoli $12.00
  • RaadNha Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $15.50 / $16.50
    • Stir fried noodle with vegetable top with Thai gravy sauce
  • -Pork or Beef and Oyster Sauce $18.50
    • Stir fried pork or beef with vegetables in Oyster sauce
  • Pad See-Eaw Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $15.50 / $16.50
    • Stir fried noodle with Thai sweet soy sauce
  • Tofu Basil (Spicy) $17.50
    • Stir-fried tofu with chilli basil paste bamboo shoot and green bean
  • -Yellow Curry Chicken, Pork, Beef $17.50
    • Chicken, pork or beef with potato and onion cooked in coconut cream and yellow curry paste
  • 6 x Prawns Tempura $10.00
  • -Pat Prik Thai Dum Prawn, Fish $19.50
    • Stir fried prawn or fish with garlic and black pepper sauce
  • -Red Curry Chicken, Pork, Beef, Prawns $17.50 / $19.50
    • Red curry paste with coconut cream and vegetables
  • Vegetable Masala $12.00
    • Fresh vegetables cooked in thick tomato gravy
  • Chicken Vindaloo $13.99
    • From goa in red hot curry with potatoes and palm vinegar
  • Onion Bhaji $4.00
    • Onion slices in a spicy thick pea batter and deep fried
  • Bombay Aloo $12.00
    • Fresh potatoes cooked in creamy gravy and cumin seeds
  • Lamb Masala $13.99
    • Thick spicy curry cooked in a blend of chopped capsicums, tomatoes and coriander
  • Kadai Chicken $13.99
    • Thick spicy curry cooked in a blend of chopped capsicum, tomatoes and coriander
  • Naan $2.50
    • Indian bread baked in tandoor
  • Veg Samosa $4.00
    • Triangular pastry with spiced potatoes and peas filling and deep fried
  • Extras: Rice/Noodles/Vegetables $2.50
  • 6. Combination Noodle Soup $9.00
    • Served with your choice of rice or egg noodles, with a mixture of beef, pork and chicken, and fresh bean sprouts
  • 38. Sweet and Sour Pork $12.00
  • 35. Chicken with Vegetable Black Sauce with Rice $12.00
  • 36. Chicken Fried with Seasonal Vegetables $12.00
  • 31. Lemon Chicken with Rice $13.00
  • Deep Fried Crumbed Tails 6/12pc $6.00/$12.00
  • Fried Chicken Nibbles 6/12pc $6.00/$12.00
  • Cumin Lamb on Hot Plate $22.00
  • Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs $16.00
  • Combination Fried Rice
  • Chicken in Black Bean Sauce $16.00
  • Chicken Egg FOO YONG
  • Hakka Stew Tofu $17.00
  • SZECHUAN Peppercorn Colon $18.00
  • Beef Brisket and Tofu $18.00
  • 3 Egg Omelette $16.50
    • Made with free range eggs and your choice of 3 fillings Tomato, bacon, mushrooms, cheese, spinach, salami, red onion
  • Open Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • A medium rare steak topped with caramelised red onion marmalade & balsamic roasted tomatoes served on cumin scented Turkish bread & chunky beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Steak Salad $19.50
    • Fresh & crisp garden salad tossed with feta & topped with medium rare steak strips & roasted red onion marmalade
  • Soup Of The Day $10.00
    • Served with fresh ciabatta bread & butter.Entree
  • Mussel Pot Entrée $24.00
    • Freshly steamed mussels served in their shells in a Thai green curry sauce. Served with a fresh garden salad & ciabatta bread. (14)
  • Lamb Shanks $33.50
    • Slow roasted lamb shanks in a tomato & barley gravy. Accompanied with kumara mash Two Shanks
  • Beer Battered Fries for one add Onion Gravy $2.50 $6.00
  • Smoked Chicken & Cranberry Hearty Doorstop Sandwich $23.50
    • Smoked chicken, cranberry sauce & brie, with salad & mayo. Served with beer battered fries (add aioli $1.50).
  • Beef in Red Wine Sauce $14 Large / $10 Small
  • Plain Fried Rice $7 Large / $5 Small
  • Cashew Nut and Egg Fried Rice $10 Large / $8 Small
  • - B - Chicken and Vegetable Soup x 2 $36.00
  • Crispy Roast Pork $18 Large / $12 Small
  • Spicy Vegetable Chow Mein $12 Medium / $9 Small
  • Dried White Fungus Soup $4 Small / $8 Medium
  • - A - Seafood Curry Soup x 2 $29.00
  • Custom Grill
    • Your choice: beef, lamb, chicken or prawns in a Soy & Teriyaki marinade
  • Premium Porterhouse $22.00
    • A lean, juicy 200gm porterhouse steak with flavours enhanced by the stone
  • Garlic Bread
  • Classic B.L.T $12.50
    • Rashers of streaky bacon, salad greens and slices of vine tomato served in toasted ciabatta with aioli. served with fries (GF option available)
  • Chicken & Bacon Roulade $27.00
    • Oven baked spirals of Chicken, Bacon, Capsicum & Spinach coated in a creamy mushroom sauce served on herbed potato rosti and grilled seasonal vegetables
  • Vegetable & Pea Risotto (V) $22.50
    • Grilled seasonal vegetables served atop a bed of pea risotto, drizzled with a balsamic reduction and topped with shaved fresh parmesan
  • Ploughman's Platter $25.00
    • (GF option available) A selection of cured meats, cheeses, seafood and pickled vegetables with hummus, chutney, crackers and crostini
  • Chefs Special Cheesecake $10.00
    • Served with whipped cream or natural yoghurt, ask for today's flavour
  • Honey & Soy Tossed Squid $18
    • cashew nuts, szechuan pepper, chilli
  • Chicken & Prawn Laksa Soup $20/ $18
  • Spiced Lamb $14
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $3
  • Woo Salad $14
    • lychee, peanuts, palm sugar dressing
  • Woo Chilli Sauce $3
  • Turmeric Chicken $14
  • Salted Coconut & Mango Ice Cream $7
    • hand-churned by Pure NZ ice cream
  • Onion bhaji $5.00
    • Light crispy fritter served with tamarind sauce
  • Chicken/lamb korma $6.00
    • Chicken/lamb pieces cooked with cashew nut exotic gravy.
  • Paneer makhani $6.00
    • Of cottage cheese, cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce, garnished, with almonds.
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with a spiced mince mixture.
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with cheese & coriander.
  • Naan $2.50
    • Plain flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter.
  • Butter chicken $6.00
    • Tender pieces of chicken, half cooked in tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato sauce, garnished with almonds
  • Veg samosa $4.00
    • Filled with diced potatoes, peas & cumin seeds, then fried golden brown.
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

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type

Type

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service level

Service

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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