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

  • Panna cotta, warm dulce de leche, shortbread crumb, strawberry granita. $15.90
  • - Hereford Dry Aged Scotch 300gms $39.00
  • Self saucing flourless Belgian chocolate pudding, vanilla bean ice-cream, hazelnut praline $15.90
  • Crispy Balmac onion rings, woodgrilled zucchini, parmesan, village press olive oil $11.00
  • Housemade wheat grain toast & jam $9.00
  • Warmed Olives $8.00
  • Gluten Free Bread $2.00
  • Smashed avocado salsa, wheat grain toast, balmac garden spinach, balsamic $17.00
  • Chicken, bacon & leek pie $22.00
    • done in a puff pastry, served with garlic beans & roast baby potatoes
  • Antipasto platter for two $25.00
  • Creamy fish & shrimp chowder $14.00
    • with fresh toasted bread
  • Eggs Benedict $18.50
    • your choice of streaky bacon or smoked salmon on ciabatta with poached free-range eggs & hollandaise
  • Fresh fish and chips done in an Emersons beer batter $20.00
    • served with fresh fries salad and homemade tartare sauce
  • Starfish Stack (Dunedin famous) $15.50
    • grilled ciabatta, hash browns, streaky bacon, tomatoes, free-range poached egg and hollandaise
  • Meat lovers $18.50
    • salami, ham, bacon, bbq sauce
  • Clay Pot Bake $18.50
    • chilli beans, spinach, spicy sausage, free range eggs & cheese
  • Beef burger $24.00
    • grilled ground beef patty, HSG smoky BBQ sauce, battered onion rings, lettuce & triple cooked fries
  • Kids ice cream sundae with chocolate, berry or salted caramel $6.00
  • Pizza / Pasta Banquet $35 per head
    • Pizza braeds - rock salt, rosemary & olive oil, cheesy / Selection of pizzas and pastas / Green salad / Dessert platters (add fried $3.00)
  • Polenta fries $8.00
  • Cerviche $16.00
    • fresh seasonal fish cured in citrus with red onion, chili, capsicum & coriander
  • Fish & chips $27.00
    • served with crunchy slaw, aioli & triple cooked fries
  • Kids meals come with either fries/polenta chips or salad
  • Pepperoni $27.00
  • * Gluten Free ** Can be made Gluten Free. Add $1 for Gluten Free Bread
  • Seafood chowder $18
    • W toasted ciabatta bread
  • Portobello mushrooms $17
    • w spinach, tomato, poached egg on grilled ciabatta w feta & garlic spread
  • Bacon Buttie** $16.5
    • fresh baps, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli & tomato sauce
  • Granola $12
    • with berry compote & natural Greek yoghurt
  • Salt & pepper squid $15.50
    • W fresh salad & chilli mayo
  • Karaage chicken** $17.50
    • Soy, ginger & garlic marinated fried chicken pieces w rice & fresh salad
  • Pancakes $16.5
    • berry compote & natural Greek yoghurt
  • Panfried salmon don $14.00
  • Extra bacon, chicken, or meat pattie $2.50
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts $11.90
  • Fields of Love $8.90
    • A fusion Pattie topped with mouth watering mushroom sauce, Streaky bacon layered on top of Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato , red onion, aioli and fusion sauce
  • Chicken $12.50
  • Roast Duck $10.90
  • Beef $9.90
  • Chicken $11.50
  • Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Custom Mix $10.00 per head
  • Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
  • Free Range Chicken Tenders
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Brave Beef $5.00
  • Chick n Fala Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Vege Mince(Medium/Large) $ 7.80/$ 10.80
  • Summer Noodle(Medium/Large) $ 9.80/$ 13.80
  • Soup $ 14.80
    • Garlic chive pockets or kale pockets or six dumpling
  • Stewed Pork Belly(Small/Medium) $ 13.80/ $ 17.80
  • Boney Roasted Chicken (Small/Large) $ 10.80/ $ 14.80
  • Extra $1.00
  • Yummy Pocket $ 7.80
  • Organic Salad $ 14.80
    • with garlic chive pockets or kale pockets
  • 5. Chicken Noodle $9.00
    • Served with your choice of rice or egg noodles, tender shredded chicken pieces and fresh bean sprouts
  • 36. Chicken Fried with Seasonal Vegetables $12.00
  • 50. Combination Egg Foo Young $13.00
  • 20. BBQ Pork Fried Egg Noodles (dry) $12.00
  • 10. Chicken, Pork, or Beef Fried Rice $10.00
  • 22. Chao Zhao Style Kua Teaw Noodles (Choice of Chicken, Pork, or Beef with Ginger) $13.00
  • 45. Squid with Black Bean Sauce $18.00
  • 35. Chicken with Vegetable Black Sauce with Rice $12.00
  • WARM COCONUT LOAF $9.50
    • with lemon curd + whipped cream
  • THAI CHICKEN SALAD $16.50
    • coconut poached chicken, cashews mango, crispy shallots + greens
  • Toast/ hashbrowns/tomato/mushrooms $2.50
  • BLUESKIN ANTIPASTO PLATTER $18.00/$27.00
    • a selection of dips, meats, Evansdale cheeses + bread(for 1/for 2)
  • SMOKED MUSHROOMS ON TOAST $14.50
    • house smoked mushrooms rocket walnuts, Evansdale blue cheese
  • PAVA PATTIES
    • served with chilli yoghurt
  • CORN FRITTERS $3.50
    • with rocket chilli+ herbed, Creme Fraiche, add bacon
  • ROCKET
    • fennel salad
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $5.00
  • Toasted Garlic Ciabatta $6.90
  • Prime T-bone steak (350g) $25.90
  • PANCAKES $10.00
    • Fresh daily, with fruit yoghurt, fruit salad or maple syrup
  • TRADITIONAL KIWI BREAKFAST $16.00
    • Bacon, eggs. sausages, hash brown, tomato Served with toast
  • Vegetables $5.00
  • EGGS ON TOAST $10.00
    • Your choice: Scrambled, poached or fried
  • Pork Ribs $8.90
    • with barbeque sauce
  • 18 Lamb Curry $14.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 28 Squid Curry $17.90
    • Squid and potato cooked in traditional Malaysian style curry
  • 35 Plain Dosai $8
    • Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
  • 19 Egg Dosai $10
    • Giant Asian crepe made out of rice flour served with chaat, coconut chutney and tomato chutney
  • 51 Spinach Dhal Curry $13.50
    • South indian style dish cooked in dhai, spinach finished with coconut milk
  • 30 Stir-fried garlic squid $17.90
    • Squid cooked in a garlic oyster sauce with mixed vegetables
  • 26 Sweet And Sour Fish $16.90
    • Battered fish fillet cooked with pineapple, onion, capsicum and tomatoes with sweet and sour sauce
  • Curry dishes served with rice
  • Light flaked salmon poached and wrapped in a French crepe $17,9
    • with soft baby leaves, tomato & avocado drizzled with a lime & ginger wine marmalade
  • Assorted Breads $8,5
    • Tapenade's & Pestos
  • Eggs benedict on toasted Ciabatta
    • with Ham or spinach $16.50 / Salmon or bacon $18.50
  • Assorted Breads $8,5
    • Tapenade's, Pestos
  • Fresh Fettuccini Carbonara $16,9
    • shaved ham & mushroom in a parmesan cream with roasted garlic bread
  • Inspired Chef’s creation p.o.a
    • of select prime beef steak
  • Greek style calamari dipped in a feta egg batter $13,5
    • with lemon pepper mayo
  • Chicken breast saltimbocca filled $30
    • with sage derby cheese & tomato oven baked and duchess potato with a caper berry, Charon butter sauce
  • Corn and bacon chowder $9.00
  • Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato and toast
  • Sandwiches $2.7-$4
    • As displayed
  • all available as takeaways
  • -sweet chilli sauce extra $1.50
  • Toasted sandwiches $4.10
    • Each fillin $0.9
  • Wedges with sour cream $6.40
  • Hot savoury food
    • In pie warmer as displayed
  • Prawns and calamari $14.00
    • prawn cutlets and calamari sauteed in garlic butter, lime and sichuan pepper and served on a bed of wild and basmati rice
  • Angus coleslaw $3.50
  • Green salad $4.50
  • Pork spare ribs $13.50
    • tender pork spare ribs drizzled with a manuka smoked BBQ sauce
  • Angus cheesecake $12.00
    • ask our wait staff for our cheesecake creation of the day
  • Angus ribeye $31.00
    • 300g angus pure beef ribeye served with mash potato, coleslaw, onions, mushrooms and a cream cheese spread and topped with a beef jus
  • Antipasto $16.50
    • a selection of olives, feta, sundried tomatoes, breads, angus beef, prosciutto and spreads
  • Lamb shank $25.00/$30.00
    • tender braised lamb shanks served on mashed potato, pea puree and topped with kumara crisps lamb jus (1P/2P)
  • Beef Fillet Mignon $32.50
    • Beef fillet wrapped in Streaky Bacon, with your choice of a creamy mushroom sauce or a red wine jus. Served with a fresh salad and your choice of fries or mash
  • Steamed or Roast Veg $5.00
  • Veg Tomato Stir Fry $18.50
    • Seasonal Vegetables Stir Fry bound in a tomato concasse topped with baked pumpkin, flat mushroom and asparagus
  • Venison Pie $19.50
    • Venison braised in Red Wine and covered in pastry. Served with salad and garlic mash
  • Sauteed Mushrooms $5.00
  • Moroccan Lamb Shank
    • Braised, lightly spiced Lamb Shank bound together with Chickpeas and Vegetables and served with Mashed Potatoes
  • Crispy Skin Salmon $32.00
    • Topped with an Orange and Avocado Salsa, Served with a fresh salad and your choice of fries or mash
  • Chicken Liver and Brandy Pate $12.50
    • Sliced Pate served with toasted Ciabatta bread and crackers
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