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

Eggplant [VE, GF] $6.00
- Oven roasted, miso glaze, sesame seeds
Pork Belly + Pepper Fried Spring Rolls $11.00
- Viet Nuoc Cham dipping sauce (4)
Tofu [V] $8.00
- Marinated crispy tofu,pickled ginger, fried shallot, cos,chilli sauce
Shoestring Fries [V,GF] $8.00
- Sambal oelek mayo
Fish $10.00
- Pan-fried market fish, straw potato, kaffir lime gribiche mayo, cherry tomato
Kung Pao Cauliflower [GF] $8.00
- Fried cauliflower, Kung Pao sauce, peanut salt
Vietnamese Chicken Salad [GF] $14.00
- Lemongrass chicken, slaw, herbs, mung bean, chilli
Korean Fried Chicken Wings [GF] $13.00
- Smokey Korean BBQ Sauce (10)

MUSHROOM & MOZZARELLA $11.90
- arrachini ball w napoli sauce & basil pesto
FRENCH TOAST $14.90
- grilled banana & maple syrup
THE SKINNY BIRD $21.90
- no bun herb marinated chicken breast, Napoli sauce cos lettuce & parmesan
MUSHROOM & VEGETABLE PIE $20.90
- puff pastry lid mash or fat bird chips
ONE FAT BIRD CHICKEN LIVER & BLACK PEPPER PATE $12.90
- red wine onions crostini & gherkins
SEASONAL VEGETABLES $6.90
DOUBLE HERB CRUMBED BEEF SCHNITZEL $19.90
- red wine gravy seasonal vegetables & fat bird chips or mash
HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY $9.90
- warm bread roll on request GF

Caprese $22.00
- napolitana sauce, mozzarella, ham pepperoni and salami
Diabla $25.00
- Napolitana sauce mozzarella, spicy pepperoni, olives and chilli oil topped with basil
Spaghetti and meatballs $12.00
Fish & Chips $10.00
- Battered fillet with Chips and Tomato sauce
250g Aged Angus Scotch fillet $29.50
- with chunky potatoes, garden leaf salad, grilled tomato served with spicy aioli
Spaghetti with napolitan sauce $10.00
ANTIPASTO PLATTER $16.00 per person
- Italian cured meats, cheeses and other delicacies
ARANCINI $13.00
- Arborio risotto balls (pepperoni salami, basil, tomato chilli, mozzarella) crumbed

Lamb & Falafel (Small/Large) $ 9.50/$11.00
All iskender dishes are served with rice, hummus, tabuli, jajil and salad
Chicken and Falafel (Small/Large) $ 11.50/$14.50
Kofta (Small/Large) $ 9.50/$11.00
- meatballs
Falafel (Small/Large) $ 8.50/$9.50
Pita kebabs come in original home made turkish pita bread with salad and your choice of sauces
Jajik $ 5.00
Chicken Salad $ 11.00

- Kids size $5.50
Chicken liver pate served with homemade fruit chutney & toast $15.00
Beef, smash avocado & bacon with tomato relish $18.00
Ham & mozzarella arancini $15.00
Lamb & salsa slider three for $16.00
Deconstructed lemon meringue pie $12.00
Automat house coleslaw $5.00
Halloumi & pesto slider three for $16.00

Steamed rice (S) $2.00 (M) $4.00 (L) $6.00
Stir- fried chicken with vegetables $13.00
Stir- fried scallops in hot & chilli sauce $18.00
Seafood tofu soup $10.00
Beef steak with red wine $18.00
Beef with ginger & spring onion $12.00
Fried rice with eggs $9.00
Stir- fried seasonal vegetables with garlic $9.00

Two eggs plus TWO. $19.90
Long stack (4) $18.00
Two eggs plus one choice. $16.80
Vegetarian
- Tomato, mushrooms, green onions & cheese.
Side Orders
Soup of the Day $12.50
- (Two varieties, please ask your waitress) Served with garlic bread.
Bacon with cream cheese, alfalfa sprouts, tomato and red onion in a poppy seed bagel. Served with a hashbrown. $14.50
Double up on toppings for an extra... $2.70

Oyster Sushi $5.00
Scallop Sushi $5.00
Salmon Sushi $4.00
Bento Set $9.00
- Salmon x 1, Whitefish x 2, Foto Maki x 2, Hoso Maki x 3
Squid Sushi $3.30
Bento Set $22.00
- Salmon, Whitefish, Prawn, Inari, Foto Maki, Hoso Maki, Ula
Sushi & Sashimi Set $22.00
- Salmon, Whitefish, Foto Maki, Hoso Maki, Sashimi selections
Bento Set $17.00
- Salmon x 2, whitefish x 3, Prawn x 1, Inari x 1, Foto Maki x 1, Hoso Maki x 3, Ula x 1

Salma Tagine $25.50
- Chicken breast with pear and dates, cooked in a Ras El Hanout and saffron sauce, garnished with spicy yoghurt, served with almonds and couscous.
chicken nuggets $8.90
- served with chips and tomato sauce.
Vegetarian Couscous $19.90
- Chickpeas, raisins, sauce, and seasonal vegetables.
Bastella
Vegetarian Tagine $19.90
- Slowly cooked seasonal vegetables prepared the classic Moroccan way, served with rice.
Lahem Bel Barkouk $25.50
- Sweet and spicy lamb tagine with prunes, dates, almonds and honey, served on couscous.
Maftoul $21.50
- Hand-rolled Moroccan ‘cigars’ of beef mince in hot crispy pastry with raisins, rice and almonds, served with warmed chickpea salad and harissa.
Tfaya Tagine $24.90
- Chicken cooked with caramelized onion, chickpeas, raisins and Ras El Hanout. Served on couscous. Garnished with almonds.

-Mine (VG)(DF) $13
Coco-Loco Chook(GF)*(DF)* $14
- jerk and coconut free-range chicken, spliced mango pickle, shredded iceberg and mayo
-fried chicken $5
-avocado $2
-buttermilk onion strings $2
our beef patties are made fresh daily using 100% NZ aged beef, and nothing else. We flame grill our paddles to medium to give you that maximum flavor flav
Not Kale (V)
- short-cut risoni, asparagus, cherry tomatoes, feta, grapes, salsa verde
-fried egg $2

Pork Ribs in OK Sauce / Round Beans with Pork Mince / Hot & Chilli Beef $22.00
-Combination or Shrimp $20.00
-Chicken, Beef, Pork or BBQ Pork $17.00
●Seasonal Vegetables
-Combination or Shrimp $19.00
Beef Omasum / Marinated Chicken Feet / Deep Fried Won Tons $6.00
Stir Fried Beef & Leeks $24.00
Beef Tendons / Black Pepper Beef Ribs $7.00

Dipping sauces $0.50
- Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
BBQ Bacon & mushroom $8.00
- Bacon, ushroom, onion & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
Chicken supreme $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
Hawaiian $5.00
- Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
Apricot chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
Trio of cheese $8.50
- Melting mozzarella & swiss cheese with a parmesan sprinkle

Diced lamb cubes with garlic $15.90
Lamb with flat mushrooms $15.90
Lamb noodle soup $12.50
Pork/Beer/Chicken/Combination of fried vermicelli $12.90
Lamb salad $15.90
Spicy lemongrass chicken on rice $12.90
Chicken and bamboo soup $12.50
Grilled pork/chicken on rice $12.90

Extra Sausage $4.00
• Hot English Mustard
• Dijon Mustard
• Mild English Mustard
• Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)
Spicy Bratwurst $7.00
- 150gms of spicy beef & pork manuka smoked
• French Wholegrain Mustard
Moroccan Lamb $7.00
- Pure NZ Lamb rich with Moroccan flavours and raisins giving a tasty burst of sweetness.

Deep fried onion ring $0.50
Seafood Basket $12.00
- Mussels, battered fish bites, squid rings, crumbed shrimps and chips.
Chicken & Bacon Burger $13.50
- Chicken schnitzel, cheese, bacon, red onion, tomato, lettuce with garlic aioli or relish
Fish Burger $6.00
- Battered fish bites, cheese with tartar sauce
Chicken Burger $10.50
- Chicken schnitzel, cheese, red onion, tomato, lettuce with garlic aioli or relish
Hot Chips $4.00
- With tomato or BBQ sauce
Mushrooms $1.00
Seasoned Potato Wedges $7.50
- With chicken salt or Cajun seasoning, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce.