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

  • Wok fried rice noodles $18.50
    • w- cherry tomatoes, bean sprouts, crispy shallots + peanuts
  • Singapore marinated prawns, glass-noodle salad, coconut, mango + chili dressing $21.50
  • Roast pork belly steamed buns, pickled cucumber, szechuan salt + BBQ sauce (2) $18.00 with Tofu $16.50
  • Spicy beef rib, cherry tomato, smoked cashews, gem lettuce, Vietnamese mint mayo N/A
  • Fries w- spicy salt + chili mayo $8.50
  • Sour cherry/ star anise chocolate brownie, maple cream, cherry essence, sugared rice noodle + berry sorbet $15
  • Curried tender lamb shoulder in tomato + coconut curry $25.50
    • w- crispy shallots, coriander + minted yoghurt
  • Sesame peppered Pacific tuna $33.50
    • yellow curry, bok choy, Otago clams, sweet potato, fried shallots, pea shoots + tomato chilli jam
  • Pizza, tomato, oregano, garlic $15.00
  • Scrambled free range eggs, havoc pork & fennel sausages, basil oil, toasted ciabatta $17.00
  • Pizza, garlic, rosemary $12.00
  • Scialiatelli $25.00
    • paolo's recipe havoc pork sausage ragu, tomato, ricotta
  • Crocchette $11.00
    • potato, salami, mozzarella
  • Ortolana $24.00
    • aubergine, capsicum, mozzarella, ricotta
  • Crisp calzone, aubergine, mozzarella, tomato sauce $13.00
  • Piccanti $23.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, spicy salami
  • Low Carb Burger $8.90
    • The low carb burger features Wendy’s quality mark sourced fresh NZ beef or Inghams whole chicken breast, NZ natural cheese, manuka smoked bacon, pickles, onions, tomato, ketchup and mayo, all wrapped in a fresh lettuce leaf.
  • Cheeseburger $3.10
    • Made with fresh 100% quality mark beef, topped with natural NZ cheese, red onion, pickles, mustard and ketchup on a plain bun.
  • 5 pcs $4.20
  • 3/4 LB Triple $13.40
    • Satisfy your hunger with three juicy fresh NZ beef patties, natural cheese and the freshest premium toppings of tomato, red onion, hand cut lettuce and pickles, plus mayo and ketchup on a warm toasted bun.
  • Deluxe Cheeseburger $3.70
    • Fantastic value, featuring a top line up of 100% fresh NZ beef, natural cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo on a plain toasted bun
  • Baconator Mushroom Melt $10.70
    • The much loved Baconator Mushroom Melt is chock full of oozy, cheesy mushroom sauce, sandwiched between half a pound of juicy, Quality Mark sourced fresh beef, and NZ bacon.
  • Frosty Dairy Dessert
    • Creamy indulgent Frosty, in four sizes. Available in vanilla everywhere, and chocolate at selected outlets.
  • M $3.40
  • Sour cream $6.00
  • The works $8.00
  • Marinated porterhouse steak $12.00
    • Served with 2 eggs and chips
  • -Small $15.00
  • -Small $8.50
  • Garlic butter $4.50
    • Garlic Butter, drizzled with Sweet Chilli Sauce and grilled with Cheese $6.00
  • Ribeye steak (GF) $24.50
    • Cooked to your liking, topped with garlic butter, gravy, peppercorn jus or mushroom sauce. Served with chips & salad
  • Crumbed beef schnitzel $17.00
    • Beef schnitzel topped with gravy or mushroom sauce. Served with chips & salad
  • Spicy Herbs $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • This dish is flavoured with a wonderful variety of Asian flavours, including lemongrass, fresh basil, garlic, green peppercorns and fresh vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Lamb Shanks in Massaman Curry $15.00 / $22.00
    • Quality lamb shanks slow cooked in a Massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts. One shank / Two shanks
  • Beef Salad $18.00
    • Wok fried beef or chicken slices mixed with Thai herbs, lemongrass, coriander, lime juice and chilli. Chicken or Beef
  • Vietnamese Salad $18.50 / $19.50
    • Mint, lime juice, fish sauce and fresh coriander flavours, mixed with chopped cucumber, carrots, red onion and tomato. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara. Chicken or Pork / Prawn
  • Combination $19.00
    • Combination of chicken wings, spring rolls, spare ribs and guri puffs.
  • Cashew Nut Stir Fry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • An abundance of fresh vegetables and cashew nuts – very popular. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Roti $3.50
  • Peanut Sauce Stir Fry $18.00
    • Our own roasted spiced peanut sauce combined with a selection of seasonal vegetables. Rich, sweet and satisfying. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu
  • Seafood Chew Kua Teaw $14.00
    • Fresh squid, crabmeat and prawns stir fried with vegetables and mushrooms on a bed of stir-fry rice noodles (best served with chilli sauce or lemon juice)
  • Garlic Pepper Prawns $15.80
    • Garlic prawns served with fresh vegetables, onions on rice
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $13.00
    • 6 delicious shrimp & pork wontons in Khmer style soup served with rice noodle & bean sprouts
  • Combination Satay $11.00
    • Grill marinated beef or chicken satay on a bed of steamed rice, served with salad and topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Satay Sauce on Rice or Noodles $7.00
    • Choice of steamed rice or noodles topped with our special peanut sauce
  • Satay Burger $6.00
    • Grill marinated satay in a sesame bun with salad and peanut sauce
  • Combination Noodle Soup $11.00
    • Rice noodles cooked with bean sprouts and a combination of pork, beef and chicken in Khmer-style Teaw soup
  • Beef Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Fresh sliced beef and beef balls served in Cambodian style soup with fat rice noodles and bean sprouts
  • -12" $24.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • -Gluten free $23.00
  • -Gluten free $28.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $19.00
  • -20" $45.00
  • -12" $24.00
  • Steak $29.00
    • 250grm ribeye with fries and garden salad and your choice of pepper or mushroom sauce of garlic butter
  • Ham steak $18.00
    • With pineapple, garden salad and fries
  • Seafood platter $17.00
    • Crabstick, crumbed scallop, crumbed mussel, squid rings, fish bits and fries
  • Roast $14.00
    • Roast of the day with seasonal roast and steamed vegetables
  • Homemade sticky date pudding $8.50
    • With butter scotch sauce, cream and ice cream
  • Daily special $10.00
    • Ask your watress
  • Pork belly $23.00
    • With saute potatoes, caramelised onions and seasonal vegetables with a red wine jus
  • Pavlova $7.50
    • With fruit salad and cream
  • Peach Crunch $25.00 Med / $15.00 Sm
    • Caramel sauce, peaches and Crunchie bar.
  • Kings
    • Our own rich, meaty tomato bolognaise, with lashings of parmesan cheese and fresh basil. Yum, yum!
  • Warm Chocolate Brownie $9.00
    • Served with yoghurt boysenberries and cream.
  • Frangelico Affogato $10.50
    • Vanilla ice cream, Frangelico liqueur and espresso coffee.
  • Four Cheeses
    • Mozzarella, feta, blue, tasty cheese, capsicums, garlic, sundried tomato.
  • Venison
    • Venison, cranberry sauce, mint sauce.
  • New York
    • Classic garlic, oregano.
  • Boysenberry Scream $10.50
    • Served in a sundae glass with vanilla ice cream, boysenberries, chocolate sauce – ahh!
  • Mix Grill $28.50
    • grilled adana, chicken shish, lamb shish, kofte served on a bed of rice, fresh salad, Turkish bread, hummus, jacik, tabouleh, beetroot dip, mild chilli and yogurt sauce
  • Babaganush $9.00
    • charred eggplant,herbs and tahini dip with Turkish bread
  • Beetroot Dip $9.00
    • beetroot, garlic yogurt, olive oil and Turkish bread
  • Chicken Meze $25.00
  • Falafel Iskender $14.50
    • sliced doner meat or vegetarian items served on a bed of rice with hummus, tabouleh, jacik, beetroot dip, mixed salad, mild chilli, yogurt sauce and Turkish bread
  • Sigara Borek $15.00
    • filo pastry filled with feta, mozzarella and herbs baked in wood fire oven and served with salad, hummus, jacik, beetroot dip, halloumi and falafels
  • Falafels on Greek Salad $17.50
    • freshly cooked chickpea patties on mesculin with feta, olives, tomatoes, dollop of hummus, vinaigrette dressing and sweet chilli sauce
  • Halloumi Mediterranean Salad $18.50
    • with mixed Mediterranean salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, corn, roasted red peppers and sesame seed topped, grilled halloumi cheese and diced sour pomegranate sauce
  • Cakes+slices $3.60
  • Deli food
  • Toasted sandwiches $4.10
    • Each fillin $0.9
  • Tarts, flans, etc $5.80
  • Sandwiches $2.7-$4
    • As displayed
  • Wedges with sour cream $6.40
  • Large cakes $5.80
  • -sweet chilli sauce extra $1.50
  • -2 loaves $13.00
  • Spinach, Feta & Pinenut Filo (V) $18.00
    • Golden & crispy, accompanied by basil pesto, greek yoghurt and salad
  • Ice-cream Sundae $7.50
    • Vanilla ice-cream with your choice of sauce: French chocolate, caramel, strawberry or Passionfruit. Topped with whipped cream and wafers
  • Dipping Sauces (Choose 1)
    • BBQ, Aioli, Teriyaki, Tartare , Garlic Butter, Mint Sauce, or Wholegrain Mustard
  • Lamb Sliders $15.50
    • 2 Mini Lamb burgers with fire-roast red capsicum, spinach leaves and Tzatziki, served with a side salad.
  • Bacon & Eggs $10.00
    • toasted rye bread, crispy streaky bacon, grilled vine tomato and eggs any way served with a house made tomato relish(GF option available on request)
  • Lamb Backstrap $22.00
    • Top quality South-Otago Lamb, juicy and always tender
  • -4 meats $31.00
  • Poppadums $1.00
    • Crispy, salty indian wafers
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with a spiced mince mixture.
  • Mixed platter for two $14.00
    • A combination of the above entrees: 2 veg samosa, 2 onion bhaji, 2 choosa tikka, and 2 seekh kebabs
  • Naan $2.50
    • Plain flour bread cooked in tandoor oven, garnished with butter.
  • Chicken tikka masala $6.00
    • Succulent tandoori chicken morsels cooked in spicy gravy with green peppers.
  • Chicken/lamb vindaloo $6.00
    • Cooked with fiery red hot curry sauce.
  • Choosa tikka $12.00
    • Fillets of chicken, marinated in yoghurt spices overnight, then skewered and cooked in the tandoor.
  • any dish can be served at your choice of mild, medium, hot or indian hot.
  • Tropical Hog $10.00
    • Prime New Zealand Beef, streaky bacon, cheddar cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Chicken Strips Combo $10.90
    • Crispy Chicken Strips, can of soft drink, fries, aioli
  • Flying Rooster $10.50
    • Butterflied & crumbed chicken breast, streaky bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Fries $3.50
    • with your choice of sauces
  • Onion Rings $4.00
    • with Aioli
  • Double Angus with Cheese $10.90
    • Two delicious New Zealand beef patties (340g), cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • The Angus Burger $ 6.90
    • Prime NZ beef (1609), lettuce, tomato, red onion, aioli & tomato relish.
  • Fries and Drink combo $4.50
    • Choice of a can of soft drink, fries, aioli (with any burger purchase)
  • Full breakfast w two free range eggs poached or scrambled on ciabatta w free range bacon, house baked beans, roasted field mushrooms and tomato $21
  • Soup of the day served w ciabatta $10
  • Grain free muesli w coconut yoghurt, banana and almond milk (g.f.) (d.f.) (vegan) (paleo) $10.5
  • spinach $3
  • house seed toast (g.f.) (d.f.) (vegan) $3
  • Roasted field mushrooms, basil pesto and balsamic reduction on house seed toast (g.f.) $14
  • free range bacon $5
  • French toast, banana and maple syrup $14
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

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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