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

Haloumi and Chicken Salad $20
- Pan fried haloumi and free-range chicken with mesclun, avocado, tomato and red onion. Served with a lemon thyme dressing and garlic bread
Shoestring Fries $8
- w/ creole seasoning, served w/ aioli & tomato sauce
Fried Chicken $10
- w/ ranch dipping sauce
Jerk Chicken BBQ Plate $25
- Jerk chicken skewers and hot wings served with two salads, grilled pineapple, a corn cobb and a buttered bread roll
Hot Wings $12
- w/ ranch dressing
Mozzarella Stuffed Jalapeños $10
- w/ ranch dipping sauce
Quinoa & Goats Cheese Salad $18
- Roasted beetroot and carrots with quinoa, baby spinach and goats cheese. Served with chilli toasted walnuts and a honey dressing
The Cubano $18
- The ultimate toasted sandwich, buttered, grilled and served with fries. Free range ham, slow cooked pulled pork, swiss cheese, pickles and mustard mayo

- Main, Chicken or Vegetables & Tofu $19.00
- Seafood $22.00
- Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $19.90
- Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
- Chicken, Beef, Pork or Vegetables & Tofu $21.00
- Prawn $23.00
- Seafood $22.00
Cashews and Tempura Battered Chicken $22.00
- Sweet chilli jam sauce cooked with battered chicken and vegetables.

Cider poached pear salad, blue cheese, pickled fennel, macadamia 13
Charred street corn, parmesan, coriander, chipotle cream, lime 9
Wagyu beef dumplings, chilli & roasted cashew soy 14
Yellowfin tuna, turmeric & coconut dressing, pickled cucumber 18
Confit pork belly, hot & sour salad, nuoc cham dressing 19
Beef sliders, smoked cheddar, habanero mustard, iceberg, chive cream 18
Bluenose fritters, saffron aioli, cumin & paprika oil 15
Rocky road, raspberry jelly, cream, roasted pistachio 9

Stemps $11.50
- Hash Brown, Bacon, Beetroot relish
Alex $9.00
- Bacon, Fried Egg, Hash Brown, Baked Beans, Cheese Aioli
Trevor $12.00
- Egg, Mushrooms, Beetroot relish
Esther $6.00
- The Classic Ekim Burger
Jacinda $8.00
- Corn Nuggets, Tofu, Mushrooms, Fried Egg, Chipotle Mayo.
Mike J. $9.50
- Chorizo, Fried Egg, Corn Nuggets, Mushroom, Cheese, Aioli
Danny $12.00
- Double, Bacon, Beetroot relish, and egg
Olivia $14.00
- Bacon, Aioli, Blue Cheese

-Deep Fried Fish Fillet
Wonton in Hot Chili Oil 6pc * º $7.00
Stir Fried Chicken Slices with Satay Sauce $20.80
Boiled Whole Prawn $27.80
-Medium $13.80
Prawn Dumplings 4pc $7.50
-Deep Fried Spring Rolls
-Ice Cream Sundae

-King Prawn / Squid $15.00
Tom Kha Chicken $6.00
- Chicken with a delightful lemon flavour, coconut and fresh galangal
●Yellow Curry and Vegetables $12.00
- Chicken / beef / pork
●Red Curry and Vegetables $12.00
- Spicy red curry and vegetables served with: chicken / beef / pork
Thai Style Fried Tofu $6.00
- Fried tofu served with peanut chilli sauce
Tom Yum Prawns $7.00
- Spicy, tangy and sour soup with prawns, lemon grass, chili paste, mushroom and kaffir lime leaves
●Stir Fried with Garlic and Pepper $12.00
- Chicken / beef / pork
●Stir Fried with Satay Sauce $12.00
- Chicken / beef / pork / vegetable and tofu

Passion Fruit Gelato $6.90
Stromboli $16.00
- Tomato based pizza with pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, chillies, olives & mozzarella cheese
Penne al Gamberi $18.00
- Penne pasta in tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes
Boscaiola $16.00
- Tomato based pizza with mushrooms, sausages & mozzarella cheese
Pane all' Áglio $6.50
- Garlic Bread
Lasagne al Forno $16.00
- Oven baked beef lasagne
Penne ai Frutti di Mare $16.00
- Seafood in tomato sauce with penne pasta
Pomodoro pan Pizza $7.50
- Tomato Pizza Bread

Berber Tagine $25.50
- Tender lamb with plums and sweet potato cooked in plum and ginger sauce, served on couscous. Garnished with pistachio nuts.
Zaalouk $9.90
- Eggplant and tomato relish with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.
Bessara $9.90
- Smooth green pea dip, blended with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.
Bastella
Fish fingers $8.90
- served with chips and tomato sauce.
Harrira $11.90
- Healthy vegetarian tomato-based soup, with chickpeas and lentils, served with fresh bread.
Spicy Chickpeas $9.90
- Blended with Moroccan spices, fresh herbs and tomato. Served with bread.
Chicken Tagine $22.90
- Tender chicken braised in a savoury sauce of garlic, ginger, preserved lemon and saffron, served with rice.

Blueberry and yoghurt loaf with vanilla poached berries $12
Bacon & eggs on toast $16
Black pudding, potato hash and greens w poached egg $16.5
Poached eggs, colcannonan and white pudding N/A
Gingerbread toasted w rhubarb compote & yoghurt $12
Toasted fruit English muffin + jam $5
Toasted sour dough 7 seedor bagel with breakfast spreads $6
Deli kedgeree w potatoes smoked fish & poached egg $18

Cold smoked salmon nicoise, soft boiled egg, green bean, olives, basil, mayonnaise, potato $26.00
Fresh fish with salad and mash $15.00
- the fresh fish of the day on potato and pumpkin mash with a side of organic green salad
Full buffet selection $37.00
Groper, sea lettuce & togarashi, miso broth, shiso $26.00
New season peas, speck, parmesan, chive, butter, tendrills, cos lettuce $9.00
Creamy, sharp Peninsula blue mould ripened blue cheese made b barry's bay. Cheese on the banks peninsula, using pasteurised cows milk and traditional rennet (60g/ 120g) $25.00/ $32.00
Lamb rack, herb-crusted w/ smoked aubergine caviar, dauphine potatoes, rosemary jus (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
Freshly-shucked natural oyster w/ shiso & mango mignonette, horseradish, lime granita $27.00

Skipping Dolphins $7.90
- Dolphin shaped Ham or Egg Sandwiches served on a bed of salad
Omelette $15.90
- Omelette with Multigrain Toast, Choose 3 Fillings from Ham, Bacon, Chicken, Cheese, Mushroom, Onion, Spinach or Tomato
Salmon Stack $17.90
- Toasted English Muffin, Smoked Salmon, Hash Browns, Fresh Salad, Poached Cage-free Eggs, covered in Hollandaise Sauce
Pig in a Blanket $7.90
- Grilled Sausage wrapped in piece of Bread served with a Bucket of Chips
Basket of Chips $6.90
- A Basket of lightly seasoneed Chips, served with Aioli and Tomato Sauce
Healthy Pick $10.90
- Smashed Avocado and Fresh Tomato on Toast
Pasta $16.90
- Freshly cooked Pasta with Creamy Sauce. Choose from Chicken and Mushrooms OR Bacon and Mushrooms
Fish Dinner $17.90
- Battered Fried Fish served with Bucket of Seasoned Chips, Salad and Rich Tartare Sauce

- slow roasted tomatoes, roasted mushrooms, halloumi $4.00
Big Breakfast $22.50
- with bacon, slow roasted tomatoes, roasted mushrooms, kransky sausage, hash browns, eggs (poached, fried or scrambled) & home-made chutney
Toasted Muesli $12.00
- with berry compote & honey yoghurt
- avocado, spinach, hash browns, hollandaise sauce $4.00
our eggs are locally sourced free-range
- jam, marmalade, marmite, peanut butter or honey
Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad $10.00
- with porridge w stewed fruit, soft brown sugar & fresh cream
Eggs Benedict $15.00
- (ham& hollandaise)

SALMON TARTARE GF $22.00
- Salmon Tartare Diced salmon fillet seasoned with fresh herbs served with horseradish creme fraiche
LE CROISSANT AU JAMBON $11.00
- traditional French croissant served with ham off the bone, Emmental and bechamel sauce, topped with Gruyere de Conte
BRIOCHE PERDUE $18.00
- homemade traditional brioche topped with caramelized banana and crispy Bayonne ham, served with brioche mousse spheres with a dark chocolate glaze creme fraiche and mixed berry compote
PORK BELLY $13.50
- slow cooked pork belly served with a horseradish mayonnaise
L'OEUF POCHE $18.00
- poached eggs served on baby spinach mushrooms and sweet cherry tomatoes topped with a Dijon and kawakawa leaf hollandaise
OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
- house manuka smoked salmon & creme fraiche
Smoked salmon $6.00
OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
- Garden tomatoes, shallots, and fresh garden herbs V