Cafe Istanbul in Wellington Menu

BREADS BREADS
  • 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
DIPS - MEZES DIPS - MEZES
  • 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
ENTREE ENTREE
  • 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
MAINS MAINS
  • 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
KIDS' MAINS (UNDER 16 YEARS ONLY) KIDS' MAINS (UNDER 16 YEARS ONLY)
  • 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
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • 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
VEGETARIAN SALADS VEGETARIAN SALADS
  • 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
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • 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

  • BBQ Salmon / BBQ Eel / BBQ Prawn $1.50
  • Fish / Tuna Avocado / Crispy & Spiced Fish / Crispy Chicken / Teriyaki Chicken $1.00
  • Prawn / Cream Cheese Fish / Cream Cheese Crab / Cream Cheese Tuna $1.10
  • Spice Creme Vege / Tofu Avocado / Vegetables / Seaweed Tofu $1.00
  • Avocado / Tofu / Spring Roll / Seaweed / Chicken & Rice $1.00
  • Dragon Roll / Salmon Avocado / Cheese Salmon / Salmon Spring Onion / Prawn $1.50
  • Fish $12.00
  • Vegetable $10.00
  • Bacon fritter $2.50
  • All our burgers are served with fancy lettuce, tomato, onion, beetroot, tomato sauce and mayonaise N/A
  • Served with rice or noodles N/A
  • Meat pattie $3.50
  • Vegetables $10.00
  • Tomato S $0.90/M $2/B $4
  • Panier de fruits $1.20
    • Fruit basket (each)
  • Quiche saumon epinard $7.50
    • Savoury pie made of salmon and spinach
  • Formule pause cafe $7.00
    • Danish + coffee or tea
  • Soupe de jour See our waiters
  • La salade de fruits et son muesli $7.50
    • Seasonal fruit salad and muesli
  • L'omelette au fromage $6.50
    • Omelette with grated gruyere cheese
  • La salade de fruits $6.50
    • Seasonal fruit salad and yoghurt
  • Croque monsieur $7.50
    • Toasted sandwich with parisian ham and bechamel sauce, topped greated cheese
  • Egg, Onions $1.50
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Beef Burger
    • beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips
  • Potato Croquette or Mash $2.50
  • Chicken Curry
    • homemade curry served with rice.
  • Tomato, Bacon, Side of Salad or Vegetables $3.00
  • Fish & Chips
    • served with fresh garden salad and chips
  • Steak Sandwich
    • 100g minute steak,caramelised onion, lettuce,tomato & garlic aioli and chips
  • Snack box $6.30
    • 1 thigh & small chips
  • Bami goreng $11.50
  • Beef & bacon burger B $6.50 / C $10.50
    • Add 1 slice of bacon
  • 1/4 pounder B $5.50 / C $9.50
    • 1/4 pound, 100gr beef pattie, tomato, lettuce, onion & tomato sauce
  • 8 wontons / 6 squid rings $4.40
  • Quarter pounder burger & chips $9.90
  • 1/4 cheese burger B $5.90 / C $9.90
    • Add 1 cheese slice
  • Medium $10.50
    • (4 choices)
  • Fire Grilled Vegetables $22.00
    • Moroccan winter couscous, goats cheese, crushed nuts
  • Fire Grilled Cauliflower $17.00
    • almond, mint
  • Steak served with your choice of N/A
    • Béarnaise / Peppercorn, brandy / Café de Paris Butter
  • House Made Lamb Sausages $30.00
    • fire roasted peppers, tomatoes, olives
  • Eye Fillet Minute Steak 150g $32.00
    • roasted vine tomato and basil hand pounded pesto
  • Homestyle Chicken Broth $18.00
    • shredded chicken, supergreens, ancient grains
  • Brussel sprouts, Parma ham, ginger, maple butter $7.00
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $14.00
    • ham hock jelly, wood fired bread
  • Stir Fried Pork Tero Tero & Leeks $23.00
  • -Chicken or Beef $22.00
  • -Chicken / Beef or Pork $24.00
  • -Fish or Squid $26.00
  • Crispy Skin Chicken H $18
  • ●Chow Mein
  • ●Cashew Nuts and Pineapples
  • Steamed chicken served cold
  • Beef Burgundy $20.50
    • With button mushroom, baby onions and streaky bacon served on potato mash.
  • Sides $3.00
    • As an extra to any breakfast add hash brown, tomatoes, mushrooms, streaky bacon, black pudding kransky sausages or French toast.
  • Caramel And Hazelnut Torte $16.50
    • A hazelnut top with a gooey caramel middle and sweet pastry bottom served warm with vanilla ice cream.
  • Sorbet $3.50
    • extra scoop
  • Chicken Breast $28.50
    • Pan seared then roasted served with sweet corn puree, potato gnocchi and toasted grana padano.
  • Fresh Fruit Bowl $15.00
    • Fresh seasonal fruit served with your yoghurt.
  • Smoked Chicken, Cranberry and Brie Filo $19.50
    • Served on a bed of lettuce with coleslaw.
  • Garlic Bread $5.50
  • Eggs Benedict w/ ham off the bone & hollandaise $20.00
  • Spicy Lamb Salad - Roasted Lamb cooked in our special nut/spice mix served with a lemon and black pepper yogurt sauce $25.00
  • Salmon Fillet served with fresh dill, salad & wedges $25.00
  • Streaky Bacon, Creamy Mushrooms, Garlic Creamy Mushrooms or Tomatoes $6.00
  • Prawn Twisters & Spring Roll Platter w/ sweet Thai chilli sauce $14.50
  • Garlic bread w/ our original butter blends $6.50
  • Soup of the Day served with our local baker's bread $15.00
  • Free Range Brunch with eggs, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, sausage & manuka smoked, honey cured streaky bacon $22.50
  • Turkish Bread $7.00
    • Garlic butter and melted cheese
  • Herb and cheese Omelette with choices of ham, mushrooms, capsicums, tomatoes or spring onion $14.50
  • Rib Eye Fillet $19.50
    • cooked to your liking, served with fried eggs and hand cut chips and Bearnaise sauce
  • Thai Beef Salad $17.50
    • Grilled beef tenderloin with tomato, capsicum, fresh herb salad, finished with a Thai dressing
  • Wild herb roasted lamb on cous cous salad, rocket and mint yogurt $17.00
  • The BLAT $13.50
    • Bacon, mesclun lettuce, avocado and tomatoes in toasted Turkish bread
  • Herb and cheese omelette $15.50
    • with your choice of ham, mushrooms, tomatoes, capsicums or spring onion served with salad or chips
  • Wedges with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli sauce $8.50
  • Yoghurt and Honey Panna Cotta $12
    • fresh berries & toasted almonds
  • Refreshing Sorbets $11
    • mango, passionfruit or raspberry
  • Marinated Olives $7
  • 3 courses $45
    • Suitable for 10 guests or more
  • Chunky Fries $9 add gravy + $2
    • with aioli
  • Poached Saffron Prawn and Avocado Salad $14
    • with rice wafers & chilli lime dressing
  • Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake $14
  • Chicken Satay Skewers $11
  • Coleslaw $5.00
  • 1/2 Roasted duck $22.00
  • Half roasted pork $20.00
  • Roasted duck $40.00
  • 1/4 chicken $7.00
  • Chicken sandwich with coleslaw and aioli $8.00
  • Free range roasted chicken $20.00
  • Pork sandwich with coleslaw and aioli $8.00
  • Avocado Toasties N/A
  • Flatbread N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Olives N/A
  • Turkey & Ham N/A
  • Chicken Teriyaki N/A
  • Roast Beef N/A
  • Roasted Garlic N/A
  • Ham & Cheese Bagel / Chicken & Avocado Bagel / Cranberry & Avocado Bagel / Bacon & Avocado Croissant / Ham & Cheese Croissant / Vegetarian Croissant $5.00
  • Quiche Lorraine / Vegetarian Quiche / Pie $3.00
  • Big Bacon Breakfast $12.00
  • Bacon, Avocado & Cream Cheese Bagel / Smoked Salmon, Avocado & Cream Cheese Roll $5.50
  • Ham & Cheese Bun $4.50
  • Tuna Salad Sandwich $4.00
  • MInce Savoury $1.20
  • Cheese, Beetroot & Mango Chutney Sandwich / Ham & Egg Sandwich / Roast Beef & Horseradish Sandwich $3.50
  • Char-grilled chicken sandwich with wedge $12.50
  • Potato top pie
  • Steak & kidney $3.70
  • Hot chips $2.50
  • Hot home made soup of the day $8.50
    • made with seasonal fresh natural ingredients
  • Home made beef burger with wedges $12.50
  • Garden salad with satay chicken $13.00
  • Mince pies $2.90
Cafe Istanbul

Cafe Istanbul

location

Address

156 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043813929

clock

Opened hours

Mon-Thu, Sun (11 AM to 12 Midnight), Fri-Sat (11 AM to 2 AM)
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Mediterranean , Turkish

features

Features

Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
156 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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