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

  • Garlic Bread $9.95
    • Toasted loaf with creamy garlic butter
  • Ice Cream Sundae $9.95
    • Vanilla ice cream with your choice of chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or strawberry topping, served with whipped cream, marshmallows, chocolate sprinkles & wafers
  • Mushrooms $3.00
  • Hash Brown $2.00 each
  • Chicken Enchilada $19.95
    • Chicken pieces infused with ginger, garlic and sweet chilli sauce, wrapped in a flour tortilla, baked in the oven, topped with melted cheese, served with a side of sour cream, fries & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • Bowl of fries $6.90
  • Mash instead of fries/potatoes $2.00
  • Extras $4.00 each
    • Add chicken, bacon, falafel or garlic prawns
  • Sea Salt Caramel Gelato $5.00
    • Our newest flavour from the award-winning Gellicious Gelato. Salted caramel is so hot right now and this one won't disappoint. Contains Dairy. 180ml tub - share it or smash it yourself
  • Pandemonium $18.50 / $9.00
    • Chicken, Cranberry Sauce and Camembert. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Serpent $18.50 / $9.00
    • Smoked Salmon, Spring Onion and Cream Cheese. Optional Capers, Avocado (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
  • Kali $9.50
    • Tender Marinated Tandoori Chicken Pieces served in a medium spiced Creamy Tomato Sauce, finished with Butter. Served on Spinach Fettuccine
  • Lemon Pepper Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried potato wedges seasoned with Lemon Pepper and served with a dip of your choice
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $4.50
    • 12 Beer Battered Onion Rings
  • Plain Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried Potato Wedges served with a dip of your choice
  • Corn Fritters $18.00
    • Stacked with streaky bacon and tomato relish, served with a fresh salad
  • Seafood Chowder $12.00
    • Thick, chunky, and creamy chowder served with toasted ciabatta & butter
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Streaky bacon, hash browns, free range eggs, lamb sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, and ciabatta
  • Cheesy Garlic Flatbread $10.00
    • Freshly baked flat bread with garlic & mozzarella
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Chilli Garlic Prawns $16.00
    • Pan-fried in garlic butter & tasty chilli sauce (also available hot), served on a crisp salad
  • Chicken Salad $16.00
    • The Kensington's cajun chicken with croutons, bacon, and Caesar dressing over crisp seasonal salad
  • Extra cheese ,guacamole,pineapple, mushrroms or onion $1.50
  • Char Siu (BBQ Pork) $32 / kg
  • Battered (6) $6.95
  • King Prawns with cashew nuts $14.00
  • Pork $11.50
  • Chicken Curry on rice $10.90
  • Pork $9.90
  • Chicken Don $11.50
  • ADD HASH BROWNS (3) $4.00
  • Marmite & swiss cheese $7.00
  • Option 3 $ 17.00
    • TOASTED CIABATTA, GRILLED TOMATO, MUSHROOMS, WILTED SPINACH, W/ HUMMUS, CHILI JAM & TOASTED SEEDS
  • Pics peanut butter & homemade jam $6.00
  • CREAMY PORRIDGE $12.00/ $8.00
    • W/ FRUIT, NUTS & MAPLE SYRUP OR HONEY (CAN BE MADE VEGAN FRIENDLY WITH RICE, SOY, COCONU OR ALMOND MILK) (FULL/HALF)
  • Frie s (GF ) $7.00
    • SERVED WITH AIOLI AND TOMATO SAUCE
  • WITH 2 POACHED EGGS $17.00
  • SERVED WITH CIABATTA $15.00
  • 48th Street
    • Garlic, oregano, mushrooms, cream cheese, bacon and sundried tomatoes.
  • New York
    • Classic garlic, oregano.
  • Manhattan
    • Smoked chicken, apricots, cream cheese, rosemary.
  • Americana
    • Pepperoni, pepperoni and more pepperoni.
  • Small (4 Slices) $15.00
  • Berry Nice $25.00 Med / $15.00 Sm
    • Caramel sauce, blueberries, boysenberries and dark chocolate.
  • Vegie Nachos $19.50 Lge / $14.00 Sm
    • Capsicum, spinach, olives,capers chilli beans in a spicy tomato sauce served on a bed of corn chips coated with melted cheese and sour cream.
  • Fungi
    • Mushrooms, mushrooms and more mushrooms.
  • Cheesecake $13.00
    • This homemade delight changes daily, ask your waitperson for today’s choice.
  • Calamari Gluten Free $15.00
    • Calamari lightly crumbed with herb and lemon pepper, deep fried and served with a delicious garlic aioli.
  • Lamb Shank Gluten Free Single$22/Double$29
    • Slow braised lamb shanks served on colcannon mash, pumpkin puree and a red onion jus.
  • All Day Irish Breakfast $25.00
    • Fried eggs, bacon, mushroom, tomato, baked beans, breakfast sausage, black pudding, hash browns and toast
  • Pot of Mussels $18.00
    • Steaming fresh Green Lip Mussels served in a white wine garlic sauce with a side of toasted bread.
  • The Bog Garlic Loaf Vegetarian Single$8/Double$14
    • Freshly baked loaf with garlic sage butter.
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • An age old recipe binding the bounties of the sea and land together in a rich, creamy seafood and vegetable broth. Served with toasted soda bread.
  • Beef Schnitzel $20.00
    • Old school beef schnitzel with a crispy herb crust served with fries, salad and your choice of mushroom sauce or gravy.
  • CHUNKY SPUDS $11.50
    • Served with your choice of aioli, gravy or tomato dipping sauce
  • NORMA (1 person) $15.00
  • HALF METRE (2-3 people) $26.00
  • FISH & CHUNKY SPUDS
    • Succulent gurnard in a light batter served with our own chunky spuds, garden salad and homemade tartare
  • CARNOSA
    • Chorizo, pepperoni, ham, bacon, and red onion with mozzarella and BBQ sauce
  • STICKY MAPLE RIBS MEAL
    • ½ Rack of BBQ pork ribs served with garden salad and chunky spuds
  • HAWAIIANA
    • Ham, caramelised pineapple and mozzarella
  • STICKY MAPLE RIBS (FULL RACK)
    • Full rack of BBQ pork ribs, triple-basted with our homemade maple bourbon sauce.Not for the faint hearted
  • 11 Pear & Blue cheese -V $20.00
    • Mozzarella, parmesan, pears, blue vein cheese
  • 10 Vegetarian -V $20.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, marinated artichokes, mushroom, spinach
  • Red - crushed tomato, garlic, chilli, extra virgin olive oil $9.00
  • 9 Smoked Salmon $22.00
    • Mozzarella, sour cream, spinach, cold smoked salmon
  • 6 Pepperoni $22.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, Havoc Pork salami, anchovies, black olives, jalepeno
  • 3 Pesto & Pine nuts -V $20.00
    • Homemade pesto, onion, garlic, pine nuts
  • 5 Mamma Mia $20.00
    • Crushed tomato, Havoc Pork ham, basil, mozzarella, brie
  • 7 Quattro Stagioni $22.00
    • Crushed tomato, mozzarella, Havoc Pork ham & salami, artichokes, mushrooms
  • Classic Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • poached free range eggs, english muffin, hollandaise sauce with fried potatoes - bacon
  • Toast and House Made Raspberry Jam $9.00
    • gluten free
  • Bruschetta $12.00
    • grilled focaccia bread with portobello mushroom, pesto, parmesan, balsamic drizzle
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Free Range Eggs and Toast $9.00
    • poached, fried, scrambled - grain, sourdough, seed (+$2.00), gluten free (+$1.00)
  • Classic Eggs Benedict $18.80
    • poached free range eggs, english muffin, hollandaise sauce with fried potatoes - smoked salmon
  • Blackball black pudding $4.00
  • Bruschetta $12.00
    • grilled focaccia bread with vine tomato, homemade hummus, dukkah and balsamic drizzle
  • Toasted baguette with chicken, roasted capsicum, rosemary cream cheese, smoked brie and spiced apricot sauce $8.00
  • Grilled haloumi and tomato salad with spinach, Chorizo sausage, Kalamata olive and zesty citrus dressing $19.50
  • Duck salad with Asian influenced salad vegetables, iceberg lettuce, cashews and teriyaki dressing $22.00
  • Kiwi lamb burger with fried egg, tomato, lettuce, and eggplant relish served with kumara fries $22.00
  • Smoked salmon on toasted bagel, caper cream cheese, fresh tomato poached egg and salad $17.00
  • Available All Day
  • Kate’s ballroom light lunch plate Salmon and cucumber club finger sandwich Caramelized onion and brie tart Asparagus roll Mini scone with jam and cream $12.50
  • with bacon and cheese $12.00
  • Vegetarian Stone $25.00
    • Marinated field mushroom, aubergine, red onion, capsicum and baby carrots with flavours brought to life by the stone
  • 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
  • Eggs Benedict $14.50
    • (GF option available) Poached eggs served on toasted English muffins with house made hollandaise and a grilled vine tomato with your choice of: house smoked salmon & spinach, or streaky bacon
  • Rosemary Scented Salmon $30.00
    • Cooked medium and served on a pea & chorizo risotto with baby carrots and a creamy dill and mustard dressing
  • Spinach, Feta & Pinenut Filo (V) $18.00
    • Golden & crispy, accompanied by basil pesto, greek yoghurt and salad
  • Pancake Stack $12.50
    • Light fluffy pancakes covered in maple syrup and your choice of mixed berry compote and natural yoghurt, or, streaky bacon & caramelised banana
  • Terrace Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Minute steak, beef sausage, streaky bacon, hash browns, mushrooms, grilled vine tomato and eggs served any way with grilled Ciabatta bread (GF option available on request
  • Breads & Dips $12.00
    • An assortment of toasted breads served with hummus, olive oil & balsamic, and house made tomato pesto
  • Raita $3.50
    • Yoghurt mixed with cucumber & ground spices
  • Chana masala $6.00
    • Tender chickpeas cooked in a spicy curry with ginger, onions and tomatoes
  • Poppadums $1.00
    • Crispy, salty indian wafers
  • Onion kulcha $4.50
    • Kulcha stuffing with diced onions spices.
  • Lamb nawabi $6.00
    • Lamb sauteed with onions, tomatoes, cooked in cream & garnished with coconut powder.
  • Veg samosa $4.00
    • Filled with diced potatoes, peas & cumin seeds, then fried golden brown.
  • all curries are served with rice.
  • Garlic naan $3.50
    • Plain flour bread garnished with garlic coriander.
  • Pasta & Meatballs / Hotdogs on a Stick & Chips / Hawaiian Pizza & Chips $8.00
  • Raspberry Lamingtons $7.50
    • With whipped cream
  • Vegetarian Sandwich
    • Changes daily, please ask your friendly wait staff
  • Chocolate Wontons $8.50
    • With a cointreau chocolate sauce
  • Chicken & Vegetable Stir Fry $9.00
    • With rice
  • Beef or Pork Sliders $3.00 each
    • With tomato sauce and cheese
  • Battered Blue Cod and Chips $30.00
    • With tartare and tomato sauces
  • -For 4 $60.00
  • Cold bibim noodle $10.00
    • cold noodle topped with a salad. Cucumbers. Radish. Beef. Egg & chilli paste sauce
  • Chicken curry fried rice $10.00
  • Kimchi soup $4.00
  • Kimchi pot stew $14.00
    • available options: beef i pork in chicken ituna i mackerel pike
  • Dumpling & rice cake soup $15.00
  • -noodles $14.00
  • Jelly tofu casserole $13.00
    • available options: beef i pork i chicken i tuna i seafood i kimchi
  • Barbecued beef & octopus $17.00
Governor's Cafe

Governor's Cafe

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

034776871

email

Email

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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

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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