Cafe Istanbul in Wellington Menu

BREADS BREADS
  • 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
DIPS - MEZES DIPS - MEZES
  • 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
ENTREE ENTREE
  • 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
MAINS MAINS
  • 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
KIDS' MAINS (UNDER 16 YEARS ONLY) KIDS' MAINS (UNDER 16 YEARS ONLY)
  • 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
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • 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
VEGETARIAN SALADS VEGETARIAN SALADS
  • 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
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • 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

  • Dragon Roll / Salmon Avocado / Cheese Salmon / Salmon Spring Onion / Prawn $1.50
  • Prawn / Cream Cheese Fish / Cream Cheese Crab / Cream Cheese Tuna $1.10
  • Spice Creme Vege / Tofu Avocado / Vegetables / Seaweed Tofu $1.00
  • Fish / Tuna Avocado / Crispy & Spiced Fish / Crispy Chicken / Teriyaki Chicken $1.00
  • Avocado / Tofu / Spring Roll / Seaweed / Chicken & Rice $1.00
  • BBQ Salmon / BBQ Eel / BBQ Prawn $1.50
  • B8 HK Style Fried Noodles $12.50
  • B3 Chicken Friend Noodles $11.50
  • A5 Vegetable Noodle Soup $11.50
  • K11 Spring onion & coriander chicken with peanut sauce $17.50
  • V2 Choy sum $14.50
  • P4 Pork belly cube with potato $17.50
  • A3 Hot Sour Noodle Soup $11.50
  • P2 Pork with mix vegetable $15.50
  • Smoked mackerel, cos, fennel + horseradish $13.50
  • Crushed potatos, mustard seeds + herbs. $12.50
  • Seed bread $4.00
  • SCHNITZEL $27.50
    • Free range - parmesan crumbed chicken + a fried egg.
  • BEEF $28.00
    • Peppered skirt steak, whitlof, landcress, radish, anchovy fillets, anchovy dressing, parsley.
  • Chicken, tomato, zucchini, riceberry, oregano + basil+bread+salad+both. $14.50/$16.50/$18.50
  • Rolled fennel seed pork, ricotta, almonds + rocket $16.00
  • Porchetta, pea, thyme, buffalo mozzarella + parmesan. $27.00
  • Sauteed spinach $4.00
  • Baked beans $3.50
  • NACHOS $15.00
    • baked Mexican corn chips topped with cheese, chilli beans, avocado, sour cream and salsa with beef or chicken
  • SEASONED WEDGES $9.00
    • served with sour cream and your choice of salsa sweet chilli or cheese and bacon
  • THE BIG BREAKFAST $18.00
    • poached scrambled or fried eggs on toast with Kerensky's, bacon, hash brown, mushrooms and grilled tomato
  • BREAKFAST BURITTO $16.00
    • scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, fresh tomato and avocado all grilled in a flour tortilla
  • NACHOS $13.00
    • baked Mexican corn chips topped with cheese, chilli beans, avocado, sour cream and salsa with veggie
  • ROSTI STACK $16.00
    • house made gluten free roti, grilled tomato, bacon, avocado and sauteed mushrooms, add poached eggs + $3.00
  • Chicken Nuggets $0.90ea
  • Pineapple Fritter $2.00
  • Roast Pork $12.50
  • Rice Small $3.00 Large $6.00
  • Oysters SEASONAL
  • Roti Chanai (no rice) $8.00
  • Beef $12.50
  • Mushroom $1.50
  • UNAGI ROLL (8 PCS OF EEL ROLL) $20.00
  • M11 $18.00
    • teriyaki salmon, sushi, chicken dumpling
  • TEMPURA SEAFOOD $14.50
    • a combination of prawns, scallops, oysters and fish of the day in a light batter with tempura sauce
  • PRAWN ROLL 6PCS $5.50
  • CURRY UDON $14.50
    • a choice of chicken, beef or tempura with udon noodles and vegetables in a curry soup
  • SHIGA YAKI DON
    • pan fried pork with ginger
  • BBQ CHICKEN DON
  • KARAAGE SET $15.50
    • fried chicken pieces with Japanese mayonnaise
  • -Mini $7.00
  • -Large $11.00
  • Cajun rice $7.00
  • Cajun
  • Large salad $7.00
  • -Mini $10.00
  • -Mini $10.00
  • Lamb rice $7.00
  • Thai Curry Puff with Chicken & Vegetables (5) $8.50
  • Chicken or Beef with Garlic & Basil $14.50
  • Roti $3.50
  • Fried Noodles with Chicken, Egg, Tofu & Vegetables $14.50
  • Satay Chicken (6) $9.50
  • Deep Fried Thai Spring Rolls (5) $8.50
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $14.50
  • Green Curry of Chicken or Beef $14.50
  • STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
  • CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
    • braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
  • BBQ SQUID $10.00
    • with steam rice
  • BBQ SQUID $7.00
  • STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
  • STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
  • Prawn Katsu Rolls $1.00
  • Vegetarian Sushi $1.50
  • Gunkanmaki $1.00
  • Tuna Salad $1.00
  • Chicken Katsu Roll $1.50
  • Spicy Prawn $1.50
  • Salmon & Crab Meat $1.50
  • Potato & Beef Korokke $2.50
  • Chicken vietnamese sandwich $10.00
  • Bbq pork on rice $14.00
  • Pork and pineapple summer rolls $7.00
  • Coming soon vietnamese crepes $10.00
  • Vege noodle rolls $7.00
  • Rice noodle rolls $7.00
  • Sweet & sour beef with rice noodles $14.50
  • Sweet & sour vege rice noodle $15.00
  • The Wimbledon $7.00
    • Strawberry Compote, Whipped Cream & Icing Sugar
  • Tropical Sunshine $6.00
    • Sweet & Sour Mango Sauce Topped With Roasted Coconut
  • Rocky Road $6.00
    • Marshmallow, Chocolate Chips & Roasted Peanuts With Hot Chocolate Sauce
  • ●Your Waffle
    • Your Choice
  • Peanut Butter Jelly Jam $5.00
    • Smooth Peanut Butter Sauce With Berry Jam
  • Banana Boat $7.00
    • Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate With Banana & Crunchy
  • Ice Cream $3.00
  • Almond/Hazelnut/Banana $2.00
  • Egg Butties $5.00
  • Open Chicken $14.50
    • With salad greens & aioli dressing.
  • Spicy Pulled Chicken Wrap $9.50
    • Served with our homemade relish
  • Vege Breakie $18.50
    • With eggs/spinach/mushrooms/hash/seasonal veges
  • Bacon & Egg $7.50
  • Potato & Bacon
    • With our homemade garlic aioli dressing.
  • Fish Cakes $9.50
    • With a green salad and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Eggs on Toast with a Coffee $10.00
    • Your choice of Fried/Poached or Scrambled
  • Quesadilla grande $10.00
    • flour tortilla folded over cheese with capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Tacos two $10.00/ three $15.00
    • to gluten-free soft corn tortillas folded and filled with cheese, capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Burrito regular $10.00
    • flour tortilla rolled into a pocket and stuffed with Mexican rice, beans, cheese, chipotle salsa, salad on side and avocado dressing
  • Ham & Egg bite with homemade salsa $6
  • Coconut chia seed pudding with fruit $8
  • Chia seed pudding with coconut milk & fresh fruit $8
  • Daily changing Salads 360ml $8 500ml $12
    • Mix and Match the salads
  • Bridget wrap with scrambled eggs, pesto, parmesan & roasted mushrooms $9.5
  • Benny wrap with bacon, fried egg, hollandaise, spinach & tomato relish $10
  • Salad du jour $8-12
  • Reuben sandwich with pastrami, swiss cheese, mustard, sauerkraut & russian dressing $10
Cafe Istanbul

Cafe Istanbul

location

Address

156 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043813929

clock

Opened hours

Mon-Thu, Sun (11 AM to 12 Midnight), Fri-Sat (11 AM to 2 AM)
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Mediterranean , Turkish

features

Features

Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
156 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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