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

Chocolate Marquise $12.0
- rich chocolate mousse on a mud cake base finished with ganache & chocolate flakes with fresh cream & berry compote
Shrimp Salad $10.0
- on cos & shredded lettuce with thousand island dressing & lemon
Tennessee BBQ Pork Belly $23.0
- served with home made hash browns, crispy bacon & sweet corn
Garlic Bread $3.9
Rib-Eye Steak $31.5
- served with beer battered fries & salad or seasonal veges with your choice of mushroom sauce or garlic butter, cafe paris butter or plain
Medium $15.0
- your choice of carvery, vegetables & salads from our brasserie
Spaghetti & Meatballs $9.5
- served in a tomato sauce with parmesan cheese & a garlic bread
Steak, Mushroom & Red Wine Pie $19.5
- served with creamy mash potato and seasonal veges

Blazing Saddles M $25/ L $35
- Chipotle bbq pulled pork, caramelized onion, chargrilled capsicum, jalapenos + chipotle mayonnaise
Thick Cut Fries (V) $9
- With tomato sauce & aioli
Large=(L) / Medium=(M)
replace cheese with vegan cheese $4
Some Like It Hot M $25/ L $35
- Pepperoni, spicy cajun chicken, jalapeños, sweet chilli sauce + a bottle of hot sauce
Olives (V) $7
- Mixed kalamata & green marinated olives (on the stone)
Ugly Duckling M $27 L $37
- Roasted duck, caramelised onion, portobello mushroom + hoisin sauce
Beef & Béarnaise M $27 L $37
- Seared beef, caramelised onion, portobello mushrooms, red capsicum + béarnaise sauce

12 Pork Hock on Rice $12.50
43 Deep Fried Chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce $12.50
16 Grilled Beef & lemon Juice $12.50
56 Fried Noodle $11.00
3 Satay Chicken Kebab $6.00
17 Thai Spicy Seafood Salad $14.00
58 Fried Noodle with Gravy $11.00
1 Spring Rolls $6.00

Entree $4.00
- Garlic Bread
Chicken Cordon Bleu $18.00
- Crumbed boneless thigh, stuffed with bacon and mozzarella cheese. Served with salad & fries.
Lamb Shank $18.00
- On potato mash with steamed veg and mint sauce. extra shank + $5
Tarakihi $20.00
- Crumbed Tarakihi fillet served with a fresh salad, fries, lemon & tartare sauce
Pea Pie Pud $10.00
- Your choice of pie (baked here daily) served with a steamed vegetable combo and mashed potato with gravy
Roast of the day $15.00
- Please check the chalk board for today’s roasts. Served with roast and steamed veg
Scotch Fillet Steak $23.00
Sirloin Steak $23.00
- Cut to 250g and grilled to your liking. Served with 2 eggs, mushroom sauce, onion rings, salad and fries

Roasted spuds with buttermilk cream 8
Two kinds of cheese with accompaniments 18
Roast & pickled cauliflower with chard, celery & spiced olive oil 10
Crisp head lettuce with foraged herbs, orange, hazelnut & sumac 8
Hot doughboy with lemon curd & blueberry sauce 2
Sicilian olives with Meyer lemon & fennel 8
Market fish with pickled mussels, bacon, sea herbs & cavelo nero 30
Griddled Brussel sprouts with maple & roasted macadamia 8

Roasted new potatoes with aioli $9.00
Organic salad with marinated beetroot, orange and roasted walnuts $12.00
Seared beef fillet with salsa verde and garlic butter $32.00 / $48.00
Marinated olives w/ toasted bread $8.50
Grilled ciabatta with garlic and herb butter $7.50
Antipasti platter with cured meats and cheese $30.00
Lamb rack with mint and basil aioli $30.00 / $45.00
Manchego cheese croquets $12.00

Forest Griller $21.9
- Balsamic caramelised onion, portobello mushroom & halloumi pattie, lettuce, tomato, onion strings & chilli jam
Angus Young $20.9
- 100% Angus beef pattie, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion strings, gherkin & tomato relish
Roasted Root Vegetable Salad $14.9
- Rocket salad, balsamic roasted baby beetroot & feta w/ a zesty orange dressing
Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine $14.9
- Bacon or spinach, hashbrowns & hollandaise sauce
Eggs on Toast $7.9
- Cooked your way. Add Bacon $4. Add Chorizo $4. Add Hashbrowns $3. Add Mushrooms $3
Double Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $18.9
- Creamy butter mash, fried eggs, slaw & house-made gravy. Add an extra schnitzel $5
The Squealer $21.9
- Pulled pork, bacon, slaw, onion strings, caramelised onions & BBQ sauce
Steak Sandwich $14.9
- 150g rump steak, lettuce, tomato & caramelised onions

Potato & Kumara Cake $4.00
Awatoru smoked tuna, potato, beetroot $20.00
Eastbourne Village Meats Gold Medal Beef Sausages $5.00
Appetizer
- Courgette, yoghurt / Beetroot, our bacon / Wild fallow, things / West Coast whitebait ($5.00 supplement)
Two short dogs olives, fresh cheese $12.00
Eastbourne Village Meats Black Pudding $4.00
Bircher Muesli with Fresh Fruit & Zany Zeus Yoghurt $7.00
Creamed Spinach $4.50

(Soft Shell – Gluten Free available) Price per Taco
Available Daily From 10am – 2pm
Chicken $6.00
- Chipotle mayo, Citrus onion, Garlic crisps
Kiwi Classic $18.00
- 250g Rump cooked to your liking, Caramelised Onion, Fried Eggs, Fries topped with Mushroom Sauce or Garlic Butter
Penne Arrabiata $13.00
- Napoli sauce, Chili, Garlic, Basil, Parmesan
Fish and Chips $21.00
- Mac’s Beer Battered Fish, Salad, Fries, Tartare, Lemon
·Pork Short Ribs
- BBQ sauce, toasted sesame
Scotch $29.00
- 300gm Scotch Fillet cooked to your liking, Steak Cut Fries and Salad or Mash and Vege with your Mushroom Sauce or Garlic Butter

Quiche
- bacon Egg Cheese and vegetales
Quiche $5.20
Steak
- chunky prime beef Steak
Bacon & egg
- full of just bacon and whole fresh Eggs
Lasagne
- Lasagne topping with creamy cheese sauce on a spicy beef mince and tomato base
Mince & Cheese
- Cheese topping on quality beef mince
Steak & kidney
- Traditional Steak and kidney
Sausages rolls
- our special blend of sausage meat, freshly grated carrot, diced onion and touch of mixed herbs

Gusto's Old Fashioned Fish Pie $5.50
Mama's Macaroni and Cheese $5.50
French Toast $12.50
- Crispy bacon, caramelised bananas, maple syrup
Eggs Benedict $16.00
- Your choice of ham or salmon, hash brown, and tomato
Crumbed Hoki Bites and Chips $9.00
Gourmet Beef Burger $12.75
- Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, spicy mayonnaise, wedges
Chicken Tenders and Chips $10.00
Market-Fresh Salad $6.00
- Todays freshest greens, accompaniments, tossed in our own gusto dressing, superb with all main choices

Cheese And Garlic Naan $4.50
- Naan stuffed with cheese and garlic
Garlic Prawns
- Prawns tossed with ginger, garlic, spring onion and veges in onion tomato sauce
Chicken Tikka Mania
- Tandoori roasted chicken delicately cooked in onion and tomato sauce.
Mango Chutney $3.00
- Shredded mangoes with sweet sauce
Prawn Masala
- Prawn cooked in a thick masala gravy, with capsicum, tomato and onions
Lamb Korma (A Very Mild Dish!)
- Lean pieces of lamb simmered with ground spices and cashew nut paste
Aloo Mutter
- A combination of potatoes green peas cooked in tomato onion and ground spices
Aloo Gobi
- Potatoes and cauliflower cooked In onion gravy with spices

Chicken & Bacon Burger: Chicken Breast with Bacon, Salad and Fries with Tomato Sauce $19.00
Full Portion $17.00
Cheerios with Tomato Sauce and Buttered Bread $6.00
Small $7.00
Three fillings $8.00
Crumbed Chicken Tender with Fries and Tomato Sauce $8.00
Large $12.00
Side Salad $6.00

Barfi $2.00
Chow Mein (Chicken, Lamb, Beef) $12.00
Seafood Fritter $3.10
Rotti $2.00
Kids special 1 $8.00
- fish mini hot dog, chips +420 ml coca cola range
(all meat curries come with rice & roti veg curries come with 2 roti)
2 Pieces chicken & chips +420ml coca cola range $10.50
Kids Special 3 $7.00
- 4 nuggets, donut, chips + 420 ml coca cola range

CANNELLONI $22.90
- stuffed with porcini and flat mushrooms and parmesan, spinach,s erved with spinach, honey and balsamic pumpkin salad and red pepper basil sauce.
PAN FRIED MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC $7.50
HOT WINGS $11.50
- fried seasoned chicken wings served with sweet chilli sauce.
LAMB FRYS $12.00
- pan fried and served with greens, pancetta, blackcurrant sauce.
FREE RANGE PORK SPARE RIBS $12.90
- served with green salad and homemade mild sweet & sour sauce.
LAMB SHANK $27.90
- Moroccan style braised lamb shank, served with mashed potato, baby carrots, green beans and harissa sauce.
BEEF TOURNEDOS $32.50
- beef fillet wrapped in streaky bacon, served with gratin potato, roasted vegetables and merlot jus.
SEAFOOD FETTUCCINE $23.90
- cooked with mussels, shrimps,fish, scallops and smoked salmon in a mildly spiced creamy cheese sauce.