Cafe Istanbul in Wellington Menu

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Turkish Bread $3.00
- Our traditional bread, made daily in our wood fired oven, topped with sesame seeds
Lavish Bread $5.00
- Large and thin, made daily in our wood fired oven, topped with sesame seeds
Olive Bread $7.00
- Turkish pide bread topped with olive tapenade and Parmesan
Red Pesto Bread $7.00
- Turkish pide bread topped with spicy red pesto and Parmesan
Garlic Bread $7.00
- Our popular garlic bread filled with garlic butter and herbs
Spicy Walnut Bread $7.00
- Turkish pide bread topped with spicy walnut dip and feta
Lahmajoun $8.00
- Authentic flat bread topped with ground lamb, onion and spicy seasoning
Peymajoun $7.00
- Authentic flat bread topped with feta, mozarella, tomato, dill and parsley
Basket Bread $16.00
- Combination of olive, spicy walnut, Turkish and garlic bread for two or more

Hummus $8.00
- Creamy chickpeas, tahini and lemon juice served with Turkish bread
Jacik $8.00
- Strained yoghurt, fresh garlic, mint and olive oil served with Turkish bread
Mixed Dip Plate $15.00
- Combination of dips served with salad and Turkish bread for two
Meze Platter $20.00
- House speciality; dips, nibbles and salad for two served with lavish bread
Seafood Platter $25.00
- Combination of garlic, prawns, calamari, smoked mussels, smoked salmon, salmon filo, taramasalata and garlic bread for two

Sigara Borek $12.00
- Filo rolls filled with feta, mozarella and fresh herbs served with yoghurt
Dolma $10.00
- Vine leaves stuffed with rice and served with a green salad
Kalamar $12.00
- Fried battered squid rings with lime aioli and served with a green salad
Halloumi $12.00
- Grilled halloumi cheese with grilled tomatoes, hummus and Turkish bread
Biber $10.00
- Grilled tricolour capsicums and mushrooms with garlic yoghurt and tomato sauce on hummus. Served with Turkish bread
Grilled Garlic Prawns $12.00

Chicken Ottomani $22.00
- Tender chicken pieces slowly cooked in a creamy tomato and honey sauce, with Middle Eastern spices served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Chicken Koko $22.00
- Tasty chicken pieces slowly cooked in a roasted tomato herb sauce, topped with garlic yoghurt and served on pilaf with hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Chicken Taza $22.00
- Tender chicken pieces, cooked in a buttery saffron sauce and served on pilaf with hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Chicken Izgara $25.00
- Tender chicken breast fillets marinated in mild Middle Eastern spices topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Chicken Shish $25.00
- Boneless grilled chicken pieces on sticks, marinated in spicy soy sauce topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce. Served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Chicken Boregi $22.00
- Spinach, cream cheese, sour cream and mushrooms with chicken, fresh herbs and mozarella cheese in filo pastry and topped with garlic yoghurt sauce, served with hummus, tabbouleh and salad
Lamb Shank $25.00
- Our famous lamb shanks braised in red wine and tarragon, finished in wood fired oven, served on garlic and herb mashed potatoe with mushrooms and capsicum then topped with a light pan jus
Lamb Tava $22.00
- Middle Eastern spiced lamb pieces tossed in a pan with mushrooms, capsicum, tomatoes and a light gravy. Served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Lamb Shish $25.00
- Lean grilled lamb cubes on sticks, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Beek Korta $25.00
- Grilled premium ground beef, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, hummus, salad and Turkish bread
Beef Moussaka $25.00
- Layers of potatoe, eggplant, zucchini, premium ground beef and bechamel topped with BBQ and yoghurt sauce and served with salad greens and hummus
Mixed Grill Platter $25.00
- Meat lovers trio. A combination of chicken breast, lamb shish and siroin steak, served with pilaf, hummus, saland and Turkish bread topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce
Salmon Filo $22.00
- Salmon, spinach and pine nuts wrapped in filo served with sweet chilli sauce, salad, hummus and tabbouleh
Fish of the Day $22.00
- Fresh fish fillets, served with a Mediterranean salad and roasted herbed potatoes

Grilled Chicken and Chips $15.00
- Pan fried chicken breast serves with potatoe chips and tomato sauce
Fish and Chips $15.00
- Pan fried fresh fish served with potatoe chips, aioli and tomato sauce
Kalamar and Chips $15.00
- Fried battered squid rings served with potatoe chips, aioli and tomato sauce

Falafel (vegan) $20.00
- Chickpea patties, served with hummus, tabbouleh, green salad and garlic bread. (vegan optional)
Spanakopita $22.00
- Spinach, onion, mozzarella and feta cheese in filo pastry, served with taboulleh, hummus, jacik, green salad and yoghurt dressing
Vegetable Moussaka $22.00
- Layers of potatoe, eggplant, zucchini and bechamel topped with tomato and yoghurt sauce and served with salad greens and hummus

Mediterranean Salad $12.00
- Tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, red onion, feta and freesh herbs and balsamic viniagrette
Kalamar salad (main) $18.00
- Fried battered squid rings served with a large salad topped with lime aioli
Grilled Chicken Salad (main) $25.00
- Grilled chicken breasts served with green salad, hummus, tabbouleh and garlic bread
Grilled Beef Salad (main) $25.00
- Grilled prime sirloin beef served with green salad, hummus, tabbouleh and garlic bread
Garden Salad $8.00
- Fresh green garden salad served with our homemade dressing

Baklava $8.00
- Layers of walnut and filo pastry, sweetened with honey syrup. Served with spiced fruit compote and vanilla bean ice cream
Panna Cotta $8.00
- Eggless vanilla custard, similar to creme caramel, served with raspberry coulis
Tiramasu $9.00
- Mascapone cheese, espresso and Tia Maria liqueur
Citrus Baked Cheesecake $8.00
- Homemade baked cheesecake with delicious citrus flavour. Served with ice cream
Chocolate Pudding $9.00
- Warn rich cake, served with white and dark chocolate sauce, berry coulis, vanilla bean ice cream and cream
Ice Cream Sundae $6.50
- Vanilla bean ice cream topped with your choice or chocolate, caramel or raspberry sauces
Turkish Delight $3.00
- Four pieces, mixed flavours

Nearby Sample Menus

-Chicken $10.5
Beef Spicy And Sour Egg Noodle/Rice Noodle Soup $12.5
Pickled Cabbage, Pork Egg Noodles/Rice Noodles With Spicy Sauce Soup $12.5
Spicy Chicken and Vegetables Noodle Salad $11.5
- -Chicken Leg Meat -Lettuce -Spring Onion -Coriander -Bean Sprout -Red Cabbage -Cucumber -Chilli Sauce -Carrot
-Combination $14.5
Pork Mince Sauce with Noodles $11.5
- -Soy Pork Mince Sauce -carrot -Spring Onion -Bean Sprout -Cucumber
Steamed Chicken Leg in Sichuang Chilli Sauce with Rice $12.5
- -Chicken Leg (With Bone) -Peanut - Spring Onion - Sesame - Chilli Sauce -Coriander
Kung Pao Chicken With Rice $12.5

Bacon & eggs $9.00
- poached, scrambled or fried on sourdough
Cobb $17.00
- smoked chicken, bacon, cucumber, tomato, egg, cheese & croutons
Bacon $4.00
Veal lasagne $22.00
- mozzarella & fresh basil napoli
Add vanilla ice cream $2.00
Spinach $4.00
Zucchini & chickpea vege burger $19.50
- grilled mushroom, lettuce, tomato & cucumber yoghurt
Eggs benedict/florentine $15.90
- homemade hash browns, hollandaise & bacon or spinach

Medium $3.00
Southern Fried Chicken 1 pcs $3.30
Pumpkin $0.80
Sandwiches $6.00
- choice of roast beef, pork, lamb or fried chicken served with lettuce, onion tomato & gravy
Meals are served with Golden Potatoes, Kumara, Pumpkin, Peas. Carrots and our delicious homemade gravy + your choice of sauces (apple mint, horseradish) available on request
Southern Fried Chicken $11.00/$14.00/$18.50
Pork $11.00/$14.00/$18.50
Small $2.00

Chicken, Brie & Cranberry $21.90
- Chicken breast, streaky bacon, brie, cranberry sauce, cos lettuce, red onion & tomato
Eggs On Toast $8.00
- Eggs your way!
Brew'D 1/2 Pounder, Your Way $18.90
- 100% Ground beef pattie, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato, aioli & beetroot chutney
Classic Margherita $18.90
- Tomato, fresh basil, cracked pepper, extra virgin olive oil & mozzarella
Classic Blt $16.90
- Streaky bacon, cos lettuce, tomato & aioli
Pepperoni $22.90
- Pepperoni, Island Bay Butchery gourmet sausage & chili flakes
Eggs Benedict $15.00
- English muffins w/ bacon & hollandaise sauce
Crumbed Salmon $20.90
- Crumbed salmon cake, cos lettuce, tomato & lemon hollandaise

JAJANG MYUN $10.00/$12.00
- homemade noodle, soybean black sauce with vegetable & pork
JAPCHAE $14.00
- stir fried sweet potato noodles with vegetables
KIMCHI JEON $13.00
- kimchi vegetables
TTEOK BEKKI $13.00
- rice cake boiled fish cake noodle vegetables
OJINGUH BOKKUM $15.00
- pan fried squid vegetables with spicy sauce
JEYUK BOKKUM $14.00
- pan fried marinated pork vegetables
RAMYUN $10.00
- spicy Korean noodle with vegetable
VEGETABLE JEON $13.00
- vegetables seafoods

Bento Set $9.00
- Salmon x 1, Whitefish x 2, Foto Maki x 2, Hoso Maki x 3
Scallop Sushi $5.00
Oyster Sushi $5.00
Prawn Sushi $5.00
Salmon Sushi $4.00
Bento Set $22.00
- Salmon, Whitefish, Prawn, Inari, Foto Maki, Hoso Maki, Ula
Bento Set $11.00
- Salmon x 2, Whitefish x 2, Foto Maki x 1, Hoso Maki x 3, Ula x 1
Seafood Salad $4.00

Cider Spider $9
- Generous vanilla ice cream float in a glass of cider.
Extra beef pattie $5
Lamb Shank Pie $22.5
- braised lamb shank on the bone with lentil, carrot and onion stew in golden puff pastry. Served with roasted potatoes and a fresh salad
Fried pickled slices $3
Haggis $19
- Haggis, pineapple, rocket on a tomato base with mozzarella.
Roasted Vegetable Salad $18
- roasted seasonal vegetables; spinach, kumara, parsnip, potato, carrot and beetroot in a cous cous mix with feta, betroot hummus, mint and pomegranante served with pita bread
Caramelised onions $3
Fish and Chips $19
- warehou fillets in Base Isolator APA batter. Served with fries, fresh salad and tartare sauce.

Chicken Nugget $0.90
Potato Fritter $ 1.00
Crurnbed Fisll $ 4.60
Blue Cod‘ $ 9.30
Sausaqe $2.80
Grilled Fish $ 4.80
Fresh Squid Rings $ 1.00
Spring Roll $2.80

Brussel sprouts $7.00
- Kimchi, coconut
Recommended: the Dirty Down, bacon and egg sandwiched between two hash browns + $2.00
Classic Cheese Burger $10.00
- 120g Ground beef brisket patty, cheddar, ketchup, mustard, pickles and onion
Smoked baby back Pork Ribs
- lathered in 5B BBQ sauce
Grilled cheese $7.00
- 5B four cheese blend
Add a Patty, the skies the limit so stack 'em high + $5.00ea
Duck Fat Potatoes, confit garlic $8.00
Buttermilk Fried Chicken
- with biscuits and gravy

Caesar salad $17
- cos lettuces, bacon, anchovy, croutons, parmesan, boiled egg and roasted chicken
Fettuccine $15
- cooked with mushroom and bacon, in a cream reduction sauce, serve with parmesan cheese and fresh herbs.
Chicken sandwich $16
- Cajun chicken breast, lettuces, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, served with French fries
Fish and chips $14
- panko crumbed fish with French fries, garden salad and tartare sauce.
Curry chicken $10
- Japanese mind curry, potatoes and carrots, served with steamed rice.
Sweet sour chicken $10
- pineapples, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
Lemon chicken $10
- sticky lemon sauce, toasted sesame seeds, served with steamed rice.
Open steak sandwich $20
- scotch fillet, tomato relish, caramelised onions, served with warm bun and French fries

Spicy Pork Donburi $13
Teriyaki Chicken $8
- Pan fried chicken with Teriyaki sauce
Teriyaki Mushroom Noodle - Vegetarian $13
- Pan fried mushroom with Teriyaki noodle served with Miso soup
Pork Katsudon $14
California Salmon Roll $14
- Seared Salmon on top of avocado roll (6 pieces)
Pork Katsu & Spicy Noodle $16
Karaage - Vegetarian $9
- Japanese fried chicken
Combination Nigiri $16
- 10 pieces of Combination of fresh Salmon, seared Salmon & Tuna, Prawn Nigiri

VEGETABLE CURRY $11.00
- lentils cooked and tempered with fresh spices and mixed herbs with seasonal vegetables. Topped with caramelized shallots. Served with steamed rice
PAN FRIED SQUID $15.00
- Squid flamed in space, to produce a tangy mouth-watering dish. Served with steamed rice >>
MEE GORENG $13.50
- Fresh yellow noodles stir fried using a special chef’s sauce with egg and bean sprouts/SEAFOOD
BEEF RENDANG $10.00/$14.00
- A traditional Malay dish. Prime beef diced and cooked gently in a medley of herbs and sp.ces with coconut cream over a slow flame and coated with roasted coconut. Served with steamed rice/medium/large
CHAR KUEY TEOW $13.50
- Stir fried flat rice stick noodles cooked in a mixed soy pepper sauce with bean sprouts. chives and egg/SEAFOOD >>
CHAR KUEY TEOW $11.00
- Stir fried flat rice stick noodles cooked in a mixed soy pepper sauce with bean sprouts. chives and egg/VEGETARIAN >>
Rendang Sauce $3.00
VEGETABLE STIR FRY $11.00
- wok fried seasonal vegetables with onion, garlic in an oriental stir fry sauce. Topped with caramelized shallots. Served with steamed rice >>

blue $23.00
- white base, kikorangi, rocket, walnuts
margherita $19.00
- the classic
empanadas $12.00
- beef or napolitana
broccolini $9.00
- chili, garlic, ricotta
risotto con betarraga $27.00
- beetroot, coconut, goat cheese, coriander
corte del dia
- best cut of the day, bone marrow, chimichurri
bufalina $27.00
- red base, rocket, cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella
milanesa alla napolitana $31.00
- beef rump schnitzel, tomatoes, mozzarella, oregano

French toast
- accompanied by cinnamon sugar and maple syrup
Omelette
- with your choice of fillings from mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon, ham and capsicum
Assorted flavours of yoghurt, milk and soy milk
Freshly brewed coffee and a selection of tea and herbal infusions
Seasonal fresh fruits featuring melons
- oranges and pineapples, as well as a variety of fruit compotes & fresh whole fruits
Bircher muesli
- porridge with fresh cream
Assorted fresh juice
- selection including orange, grapefruit, tomato and apple
A selection of continental meats and cheeses