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

  • Ham Steak (~200g) $20.95
    • Topped with a pineapple ring, served with fries & your choice of salad or vegetables
  • 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
  • Onion Rings X4 $2.00
  • Sticky Date Cake $9.95
    • Topped with a butterscotch sauce, served warm with whipped cream & ice cream
  • Big Breakfast $16.95
    • Streaky bacon, sausages, grilled tomato, & fried eggs, with your choice of fries, hash browns or toasted brown bread
  • Bowl of fries $6.90
  • Sausage $2.00 each
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tom Yum $16.50 / $17.00 / $18.50
    • Hot and spicy yet refreshing soup. Spice, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass, galangal and fresh lime juice topped with fresh spring onion and coriander. Chicken 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
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork, Peanut Sauce, Vegetables, Steamed Rice $3.00
  • Lemongrass Stir Fry $18.00 / $18.50 / $19.50
    • Your choice of meat stir-fried with fresh lemongrass and fresh seasonal vegetables. Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu / Seafood / Prawn
  • Fried Pork Balls (6) $7.50
    • Secret spices and premium lean pork mince, rolled into meat balls, threaded onto a skewer and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander sauce.
  • Roti and Peanut Sauce $6.50
  • Vietnamese Seafood Boat $22.00
    • Mixture of Fresh mussels, squid, fish and prawns in an Asian coconut broth, served with rice. This is our signature dish.
  • -Medium $17.00
  • -Small $15.00
  • Homemade cheesecake $7.50
    • Please see the blackboard for today's flavour
  • Soup of the day
    • Please see the blackboard for today's flavour
  • (GF) or (V) - these meals can be made gluten free or vegetarian when requested
  • Creme brulee $7.50
    • Served with cream & ice cream
  • Crumbed prawn cutlets $8.50
    • Served with sweet thai chilli sauce
  • Chef's choice of a burger or wrap or sandwich of the day
    • Please see the blackboard for today's special
  • Mixed Tempura $10.00
    • 2 king prawns, 3 vegetable slices
  • - 4 Pieces $8.00
  • Sukiyaki Beef $13.50
    • stir fried udon with beef and sukiyaki sauce
  • Tokyo Garden Premium Platter $35.00
    • $ sushi, 6 nigiri, 6 hosomaki and 9 pcs. sashimi
  • Yakiniku Beef $15.00
    • grilled and marinated beef and onion
  • - 6 Pieces $6.00
  • Yakiniku Pork Don $12.00
    • grilled and marinated pork onion
  • Special Sushi Sashimi Boat $45.00
    • tuna and salmon sashimi fillets, 9 nigiri and 6 hosomaki
  • BBQ Pork ribs $11.50
  • King Prawn $14.00
  • Combination Singaporean noodles $12.50
  • Combination $11.90
  • Lemon Fish $11.50
  • King Prawn $14.00
  • Char Siu (BBQ Pork) $32 / kg
  • Pork Don $11.50
  • ADD COLD SMOKED SALMON $5.00
  • Marmite & swiss cheese $7.00
  • Pastrami, wholeseed mustard, swiss cheese & pickle $10.00
  • ADD TOMATO (1) $4.00
  • Fresh salmon, cream cheese, red onion & capers $14.00
  • Pics peanut butter & homemade jam $6.00
  • Option 3 $ 17.00
    • TOASTED CIABATTA, GRILLED TOMATO, MUSHROOMS, WILTED SPINACH, W/ HUMMUS, CHILI JAM & TOASTED SEEDS
  • Bacon, avocado, rocket & a fried egg $13.00
  • Vegetarian Burger $5.00
    • W/ lettuce, sweet chilli sauce, cheese & onion rings
  • Wedges $5.00
    • W/ sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Fish & Chips $6.00
  • Add Chips $1.00
  • Fish Burger $6.00
    • W/ tartare sauce, lettuce & cheese
  • Dunedin’s Famous “STARTERS” Cheeseburger $3.00
  • Starters Burger $8.00
    • W/ double beef, hashbrown, double cheese, BBQ sauce & bacon
  • Bowl of Onion Rings $5.00
    • W/ aioli
  • Sides
  • Pick your Salt: Sea Salt, Five Spice Chicken, Cajun, Smoked Paprika
  • Chicken Slaw $14.50
    • Vietnamese Slaw topped with Fried Chicken, Coriander, pickled Ginger, Roast peanuts, and Japanese Mayo
  • The French Kiss $10.00
    • Ham & Swiss Baguette with a Coffee
  • side of Slaw $3.00
  • Kiki's Eggs Bene $12.50
    • Free Range poached Eggs on a Grilled Bagel with Mesclun & Capers
  • Haloumi $4.00
  • Shoestring Fries $6.50
  • Slingshot Garlic Bread $5.50
    • Filled with gralic butter, secret sauce and mozzrella
  • Tomato sauce, mayonnaise, BBQ and Mild Peri-peri sauce extra $1.50each
  • The Harlem $7.90
    • Tossed in cinammon sugar with maple syrup
  • BBQ Chicken and Bacon N/A
    • Mozzarella, roasted chicken, bacon, red onions and bbq sauce
  • Meaty Balls for You N/A
    • Mozzarella, homemade meat balls, tomatoes, onions
  • The Tequila Boss L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Mozzrella, tequila & lime marinated chicken chargrilled capsicum, red onions, olives (optional mild peri-peri sauce)
  • Vegie Magic $7.90
    • Mozzerella, tomatoes, spinach, pineapple sprinkled with dust chocolate
  • Mr.Veggie L$19.90/M $15.90/Q$4.50
    • Mozzarella, Tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, spinach, chargrilled capsicum and olives
  • Tomato, avocado and Vogel's brealfast $12.50
    • Tomato, avocado, rocket, lemon and extra virgin olive oil served with Vogel's toast
  • Pancake breakfast $5.00
    • Pancake and Maple Syrup
  • Bacon and egg breakfast $15.00
    • Free range havoc bacon, free range eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) and toasted Vogel's
  • Egg breakfast $5.00
    • Poached egg on toast
  • Plaza big breakfast $18.50
    • Free range havoc bacon. havoc sausage, free range eggs (poached, scrambled or fried), homemade hash brown, grilled tomato, roasted field mushrooms and toasted Vogel's
  • Bagel Breakfast served with either fruit jam and cream cheese, or cold smoked salmon and cream cheese
    • warmed baqe
  • Muesli and yogurt $7.50
    • Toasted muesli, natural yogurt, and fruit compote Fruit compote options:. boysenberry, blackberry and apple/peach, mango and passion fruit rhubarb and red berry
  • Pancakes $12.50
    • Buttermilk pancake stack served with fruit compote, maple syrup, cream or yogurt Fruit compote Options: • boysenberry, blackberry, and apple • peach. mango and passion fruit • rhubarb and red berry
  • Crinkle cut fries $7.90
    • w tomato sauce & aioli
  • Dukkah crusted poached eggs $16.50
    • w olives, feta, roast tomatoes, hummus & pita
  • Asian style prawn & spring onion frittata $22.50
    • w miso dressed crispy noodle salad
  • Topiary soup of the day $ 9.90
    • w toasted bread
  • Venison & oat burger $18.90
    • w bacon, swiss cheese & beetroot relish served w crinkle cut fries
  • Risotto of the day $22.90
    • finished w meat
  • Fish of the day POA
  • Chicken satay tenderloins $22.50
    • finished w coconut cream on nutty brown rice w bok choy, bean sprouts & bamboo shoots
  • Fruity Fruits $14.00
    • Belgian waffle, fresh fruit salad lemon and passionfruit drizzle with ice cream or yogurt
  • Open - 2pm
  • Chicken Karaage $8.00
    • Japanese fried chicken
  • Thai Beef Salad (GF) $18.00
    • Ribeye steak slices with fresh thai salad mild, in-house thai nam jim sauce serve with a small side of fries
  • Kiwi Berry $14.00
    • Belgian waffle, kiwi fruit, mixed berry compote, blueberry drizzle with ice cream or yogurt
  • Grilled Chicken & Mushroom Salad (GF) $18.00
  • Chocolate Choc $14.00
    • Belgian waffle, choc crinkles, ferrero rocher & choc drizzle with ice cream or yogurt
  • Roast Vege Wrap with Mushrooms & Spinach (V) $17.00
    • Roasted kumaras, pumpkin & potatoes pan fried portobello mushrooms wilted spinach & side of aioli or pesto
  • Fresh catch of the day p.o.a
    • a fish dish that changes daily
  • 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
  • Marinated lamb sautéed & wrapped in a soft tortilla $16,5
    • with crispy chiffonade lettuce and tabbouleh on a dried fruit salad with minted yoghurt
  • Bagel of the moment homemade $7,5
    • with cream cheese and jam
  • Deconstructed steak and kidney pie $17,5
    • with black pudding, creamed potato, a puff pastry hat and poached Hokonui egg
  • French styled crusted lamb rump $30
    • on a soft mash potato, with a bacon, tomato, pearl onion red wine demi
  • Indian Bengal sweet chicken curry $25,9
    • with mild tomato and an aromatic blend of spices finished with natural yoghurt, baby spinach, poppadum’s and a coconut rice timbale
  • Mexi jalapeno bread, smashed avocado, tomato suls and sour cream $10
  • Cakes+slices $3.60
  • Breakfast $10.50
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato and toast
  • Specialty breads $4.6-$6.5
  • Cheese cakes $5.80
  • Chips $5.90
    • Bowl
  • -sweet chilli sauce extra $1.50
  • Hot savoury food
    • In pie warmer as displayed
  • all available as takeaways
  • Steak, Eggs & Hashbrowns $22.50
    • porterhouse steak, cooked medium rare, topped with eggs, served with homemade hashbrowns
  • Mushroom Pate $13.50
  • Toasted Muesli & Fruit $12.00
    • Toasted muesli served with unsweetened yoghurt and seasonal fruit
  • Chicken Pasta (DF) $19.50
    • Spaghetti pasta, feta, roquette & chicken in a sundried tomato & garlic confit topped with almond slithers.
  • Herb Loaf $9.50
    • Home Baked herb loaf topped with rosemary oil & sea salt, served with garlic and chilli butters.
  • Sole Paupiette / Chicken Breast $23.50
  • Chicken Filo $22.50
    • Chicken, spinach, bacon, cream cheese, brie, walnuts & apricot sauce bound in filo baked until golden, on a cabbage slaw.
  • -With smoked salmon $19.50
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