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

8 fillets and chips $40.40
Roast Pumpkin $1.70
Chicken Schnitzel $5.60
1 chicken schnitzel $11.80
6 fillets and chips $30.80
Plate of Veges $8.30 / $11.80
- small / large
Lamb meal $11.80
Fish Dinner with Veges $14.60
- served with roast potatoes, peas, corn, carrots & gravy

Caesar Salad $ 15.00
- Bacon, lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, poached egg & traditional dressing. Optional : Anchovies
Classic Calamari (df) $15.00
- Salt & pepper squid, fries, side salad, sweet chilli & ranch dip
Corn Fritters (v) $ 15.00
- Homemade corn fritter, salad, tomato & capsicum salsa w/ sour cream
Add chicken $5 .00
French toast $ 16.00
- Bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup & whipped cream
Fush 'n' Chups (df) $15.00
- Ginger beer battered local fish, fries, salad & homemade tartare sauce
Add Bacon $ 4.00
Roast Pumpkin Salad (v, gf) $ 15.00
- Roasted pumpkin, beetroot, red onion, capsicum & mesculin salad, roasted seeds, feta & honey mustard dressing.

Garlic mash and gravy $4.50
Beer battered fries $8.00
Parmesan Crumbed Pork Florentine $19.50
- Rolled tender pork coated in parmesan & fresh herbs then pan fry until crisp. Served with baby spinach, fries & port jus
- Rueben Sandwich $13.50
- House made shaved corned beef topped with Swiss cheese & sour apple slaw served between slices of warm rye bread with lashes of horseradish mayo
Steamed vegetables $4.50
Shoestring fries $7.50
- Vege Burger $13.00
- Homemade roasted vegetable, tender chick pea, sesame & sunflower seed patty with tomato, mesculin and mango chutney served in a milk bun
Side orders:

Black Pepper & Shredded Beef Fillet / Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion / Black Bean Sauce Beef or Chicken $12.50
Boneless Chicken in Chilli Sauce / Boneless Chicken in Satay Sauce $15.00
Roasted Pork with Fried Bean Curd in Shrimp Paste / Braised Pork Belly with Pickled Vegetables / Beef Brisket Braised with Bean Curd Sticks $16.00
Spicy Singaporean Fried Rice Vermicelli (pork & shrimp) / Shredded Pork & Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli $11.90
$2 surcharge for additional bowl of rice / $2 surcharge for extra vegetable / $3 surcharge for fried rice or noodles instead of steamed rice
Served with steamed rice
Satay Beef with Golden Mushrooms Fried Udon Noodles / Spicy Chicken with Pineapple Chunk Fried Udon Noodles / Shredded Duck, Pork & Chicken Fried Udon Noodles $14.90
Shredded Duck with Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli / Shredded Pork with Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli / Won Tons with BBQ Pork $11.90

Hēki Kōrori - Omelette $16
- 3 x Egg omelette with spinach, red onion, tomato, cheese. add bacon $6
Nachos $18
- Beef nacho, beans , cheese, sour cream and salsa. add smashed avocado $5
Kotakota Rīwai - Fries $9
- beer battered fries, aioli
Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $17
- Māori – smoked fish
Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
- Benedict – bacon
Kono Kaimoana - Prawn Platter $28
- Creamy chilli & garlic grilled prawns, lemon, house slaw
Miti Kau Taco - Braised Beef Taco $19
- Soft taco filled with shredded slow braised spicy beef, tomato salsa, house slaw topped with sour cream. add small fries $5
Hanawiti Kau - Open Steak Sandwich $23
- Open steak (MR) sandwich, on rēwena bread with kawakawa aioli greens, tomato, cucumber, caramelised onion, free range egg, beer batter fries

38 Peking Style Pork Chops $15.00
37 Crispy Skin Chicken $15.00
Medium $12.50
86 Beef Tomato on Rice $10.50
43 Sweet and Sour Pork $15.00
84 Salty Fish & Chicken Fried Rice $11.50
115 One Meat Noodle Soup $11.00
14 Spare Ribs Large $15 Small $8

Stir-fried prawns with honey sauce $18.00
Stir- fried beef in oyster sauce with pork choy $12.00
Sweet and sour chicken $13.00
Stir-fried squid with vegetables $12.00
Prawns with vegetables in maggie sauce $18.00
Stir- fried beef in black bean sauce with vegetables $12.00
Spicy chicken with chili & garlic
Braised tofu with dried mushroom $12.00

Bulgur wheat salad with sweet corn, capsicum and toasted seeds $13.00
Cured salmon with fresh dill and marinated fennel $14.00
Zeus halloumi with roast red capsicum and basil pesto $12.00
Jerk marinated chicken with coriander, yoghurt and sour cream dip $25.00 / $39.00
Marinated olives w/ toasted bread $8.50
Seared beef fillet with salsa verde and garlic butter $32.00 / $48.00
Chilli salt prawns $13.00
Spiced lamb meatballs with tsatziki $14.00

Chicken in a Basket $7.90
- Chicken Nuggets served on a Basket of Chips
Gourmet Burger $14.90
- Choose from Chicken and Bacon, Beef and Egg OR Battered Fish, Melted Cheese, Lettuce, Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato, Beetroot and a bucket of Seasoned Fries
Omelette $15.90
- Omelette with Multigrain Toast, Choose 3 Fillings from Ham, Bacon, Chicken, Cheese, Mushroom, Onion, Spinach or Tomato
Skipping Dolphins $7.90
- Dolphin shaped Ham or Egg Sandwiches served on a bed of salad
Eggs on Toast $9.00
- Cage-free eggs cooked your way on Multigrain Toast
Gourmet Burger $4.00
- For the Double Patty - add
Skipping Lunch (Big Breakfast) $19.00
- Cage-free eggs cooked your way, Bacon, Kransky Sausages, Hash Brown, Garlic, Mushrooms, Grilled Tomato served with Multigrain Toast and Rocket Fuel Sauce
Pig in a Blanket $7.90
- Grilled Sausage wrapped in piece of Bread served with a Bucket of Chips

Fried Rice Chicken & Prawn $17.00
- Pan fried rice cooked with seasonal vegetables and eggs.
Sweet and Sour Pork or Chicken $23.50
- Battered tender pork or chicken simmered in seasonal vegetables, pineapples and onions. Meat: Chicken or Pork
Amok Fish $26.00
- Juicy diced fish steamed in banana leaves, mixed with coconut cream, eggs, mushrooms, lemongrass and lime leaves.
Green curry $23.00
- Your choice of meat prepared in our traditional spices simmered in coconut cream with mixed vegetables. Meat: Chicken $23, King prawn $27
Scallops $14.00
- Grilled scallops on pastry cups served with seaweed, topped with chopped coriander, red capsicums, fresh lemongrass.
Nhorm Grilled Salad Chicken $17.00
- Fresh salad mixed with chicken, peanuts, mints, coriander, smothered with sweet sour lemon garlic fish sauce.
Green Curry Chicken & Prawn $18.00
- Prepared in our traditional spices, simmered in coconut cream with mixed vegetables. Served with rice.
Char Hot Basil $23.00
- Your choice of meat, stir-fried with hot chilli, seasonal vegetables, crushed peanuts and a dash of Asian basil. Meat: Pork, Chicken $23, King prawn $28

Sweet & sour won ton - 12s $9.80
6 piece family pack $21.90
- 6 fish and 2 chips
Chicken $11.50
8 onion rings $3.80
Sausage $2.50
Potato wedge- w sour cream $5.90
Dinner box $9.80
- 3 piece chicken & chips
Seafood combination $13.50
- 1 fish, 3 squid rings, 2 mussels, 1 prawn

Deep fried chicken wings $8.00
Lamb noodle soup $12.50
Pork/Beer/Chicken/Combination of fried vermicelli $12.90
Prawns $8.00
- Choice of sugarcane, battered or sesame
Steamed rice $3.00
Grilled pork/chicken on rice $12.90
Pork/Beer/Chicken/Combination of fried vermicelli $12.90
Spicy lemongrass chicken on rice $12.90

●Pizza
BBQ Chicken $18.00
Curly Fries with Tomato Sauce $9.50
Margherita $15.00
●Crispy Chicken, Wings & Sweet Chilli Aioli $12.00
Chunky Chips with Tomato Sauce $9.50

Selection of Award Winning Local Cheeses
- Served with crackers
Shoe String Fries $9.00
- With tomato sauce
Japanese Tempura Prawns (3) $10.00
Breads and Dips $15.00
- Kapiti Kikorangi Blue $15.00
Baked Bombe Alaska Rose & Pistachio $15.00
- Kapiti Aorangi Brie $15.00
Wedges $12.00 / $14.00
- With bacon & cheese

Nuggets & chips
Pan-fried fish $16.00
- w potato rosti & salad
Roast vegetables $8.00
Risotto $15.00
- roast pumpkin, olives, spinach & tomato
Shared platter for two $18.00
Pancakes $16.50
- w bacon & banana or blueberries
Tender chicken supreme stuffed with mushrooms, apricot, & spinach served with turned vegetables & broccoli with warm cider & orange vinaigrette $26.00
Chicken & bacon burger $17.00