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

Veggie Wrap $9.90
- Veggie patty with iceberg lettuce, tomato & our light mayo wrapped up in a warm tortilla
Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
- Veggie patty, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
Pineapple $1.50
- Regular $4.50
Whole Chicken
- To share, or not to share
- Regular $4.50
Seriously Large Peri-Peri Chips $9.50
Peri-Peri Chips
- Curb your craving

Tofu Steak $12
- Grilled firm tofu with teriyaki sauce served with mixed leaves and homemade red mayo dressing or ponzu dressing.
mini udon noodle soup $7
Miso soup $2.5
tuna chazuke sopu $9
- A dish made by pouring dashi broth over cooked nice with Tuna
Daikon salad $7
- Julienne white radish, mixed leaves and ponzu dressing.
tuna roll $5
cucumber roll $4
SALMON NIGIRI SUSHI $5
- 2 pieces of fresh salmon nigiri Sushi

Groper, Jerusalem artichoke & bone marrow risotto, sautéed mushrooms, brocollini, split jus $38.90
Soft-shelled Crab, roasted pork belly, sweet tamarind, peanut slaw, coconut dressing $22.90
Todays freshly churned sorbets & icecreams: Licorice icecream, Passionfruit icecream, coconut sorbet $14.90
House Baked Sourdough Baguette $4.90
Rosewater cream, lychee sorbet, raspberry gel, berries, crushed meringue $16.90
Duck fat roasted potatoes, sage, parmesan & truffle mayo $9.90
Sautéed courgettes, garlic, mint, pickled chilli $9.90
Kaikoura Scampi ceviche, avocado, Vietnamese mint, coriander, lemongrass, scampi oil $31.90

Bento Set B (Vegetarian) $23.50
- vegetable tempura, salad, avocado sushi, inari (tofu) sushi, seaweed sushi, gyoza (dumplings)
Salmon or Tuna Sashimi 12pcs $22.50
Chicken Teriyaki Salad $17.50
- grilled chicken thigh, teriyaki sauce, mayo and sesame dressing
Bento Set C $26.50
- pork cutlet, grilled eel, salad, salmon sushi, gyoza, takoyaki
Salmon 2pcs $6
- raw salmon sushi
Grilled Salmon Maki 6pcs $12
Salmon Roll 6pcs $14
- crabmeat, cucumber, salmon, roe
Unadon $19.50
- grilled eel, pickled radish, pickled ginger, teriyaki sauce, nori

Steak Burger $5.40
P6 $35.00
- 10 Fish, 3 Chips
Cheese Burger $4.70
Oyster (6 Oyster) $19.80
Steak & Egg Burger $6.20
Dimsim $1.30
Uniwi $0.70
Scallop $2.10

Spring Roll / Curry Roll / Vegetarian Spring Roll $2.60
Potato Fritter / Chicken Nugget / Squid Ring $1.00
Steak & Egg (Scotch Fillet) $6.70
Single Filling $2.80
Beef / Chicken / Roasted Pork $12.00
Combination $13.50
Prawn $16.50
Shrimp / Squid $14.50

Vege $12.50
Chicken Pide $12.00
Mixed Vege $8.5 / $9.5
Lamb Sml $9 / Lrg $10
Lamb $10.00
Mixed Pide $13.00
Pepperoni $11.00
Iskender Combo $18.50

Tomato gnocchi, pine nut, rocket, mimolette, olive oil emulsion (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
Tomatoes $6.00
2 courses/ 3 courses/ 4 courses $50.00/ $70.00/ $80.00
Holy smoke $23.00
- smoked salmon with truffle- scented scrambled eggs, baby spinach and toasted brioche
Chicken thigh, boned w/ mushroom, beluga lentis, corn puree, mustard jus (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
Miso and green tea noodle soup, tofu, egg, spring onion and crisp shallots $24.00
2 courses/ 3 courses/ 4 courses $50.00/ $70.00/ $80.00
Lamb tongue, kumara espuma, lemon hazelnut, parsley, pomegranate, jus (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00

New season asparagus, lemon butter, pistachio crumb $10
Wedge salad, ranch, bacon, blue cheese $8
Lamb Reuben $17
- Toasted rye bread, thinly sliced corned Palliser Bay Station lamb, seeded mustard, traditional sauerkraut, piccalilli, melted Swiss cheese. Served with your choice of salad, potato skins or shoestring fries.
The Cheese Burger $25
- Half pound medium rare Black Angus, McClures pickles, bacon, cheese, mustard, tomato sauce.Arobake bun. Served with agria potato skins
Power $18.5
- Red quinoa, chickpeas, roasted beets, rocket, almonds, orange, Zany Zeus Halloumi
Bread and Butter Pudding $15
- Coffee and croissant bread and butter pudding, coffee gelato
Latte $4.5
Seafood Chowder $18
- Selection of seafood, seasonal vegetables, crusty fresh bread

Corn, Bacon & Spinach Fritters with Sour Cream, Salad & Wedges $10.00
Hamburger with Wedges $7.50
Winemakers Beef and Cheese Burger With Special Sauce, Salad & Wedges $10.00
Fish, Leek & Potato Hot Cakes with Wedges & Salad (DF)(GF) $10.00
Grilled Open Sandwich with Onions, Tomato & Edam, Salad & Wedges $10.00
Crumbed Fish Pieces with Wedges $7.50
Greenlip Mussel & Tomato Soup with Crostini $10.00
Crumbed Chicken with Wedges $7.50

Corn
Add $1.00 each
- brie, avocado, sundried tomato
Mushroom
Avocado $10.50
Tomato
Pulled pork
Avocado $1.00
Cheese

Italian Dressing N/A
Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
Chicken Teriyaki N/A
Thousand Island N/A
Thinly Cut Ready Salted N/A
Chicken & Bacon Ranch Melt N/A
Western Egg and Cheese N/A
Cucumber N/A

Chicken Naan $4.00
- Naan Stuffed with chopped chicken and spices
Lamb Sabzi Wala
- Tender pieces of lamb tossed with assorted vegetables, herbs and spices with thick medium hot sauce
Garlic Naan $3.50
- Naan Stuffed with fresh garlic
Prawn Masala
- Prawn cooked in a thick masala gravy, with capsicum, tomato and onions
Peshwari Naan $4.00
- Naan Stuffed with cashew nuts, almonds, raisins, cherries
Parantha $3.50
- Flaky wholemeal bread touched with butter
Bombay Aloo
- Cumin covered potatoes cooked in tomato and onions
Vegetable Hariyali
- Vegetables cooked in tomato, onion, spinach and gravy finished with mild spice & mint.

Grilled steak au poivre(GF)(DF) $28
- served with portobello mushroom, roasted tomato and homemade peppercorn sauce and hand cut chips
Pasta verde(V)(DF) $22
- linguine, green beans, garden peas, baby spinach, vine tomatoes, Add chicken for $4
Chicken supreme(GF)(DF) $26
- with romesco, green beans, kumara pure & red wine jus
Goats cheese salad(DF) $20
- with roasted beetroot, goats cheese, rocket, vine tomatoes, pine nuts & pomegranate molasses
Vegetables of the day(V)(GF)(DF) ask a member of staff for today's choice) $7
Chocolate delice $12
- with coffe ice cream & caramel sauce
Vanilla creme brulee(GF) $10
- with pistachio biscotti
Gp beef burger(DF) $18
- with spicy mayonnaise, swiss cheese, pickles and fries