Istanbul Cafe in Wellington Menu

BREADS BREADS
  • Turkish bread $2.50
    • 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 ovenm topped with sesame seeds
  • Olive bread $6.00
    • turkish pide bread topped with olive tapenade and parmesan
  • Red pesto bread $6.00
    • Turkish pide bread topped with spicy red pesto and parmesan
  • Garlic bread $6.00
    • Our popular garlic bread with garlic butter and herbs
  • Spicy walnut bread $6.00
    • Turkish pide bread topped with spicy walnut dip and feta
  • Lahmajoun $7.00
    • Authentic flat bread topped with ground lamb, onion and spicy seasoning
  • Peymajoun $6.00
    • Authentic flat bread topped with feta, mozzarella, tomato, dill and parsley
  • Basket bread $14.00
    • Combination of olive, spicy walnut, turkish and garlic bread for two or more
DIPS-MEZES DIPS-MEZES
  • Hummus $7.00
    • Creamy chikpeas, tahini and lemon juice served with turkish bread
  • Jacik $7.00
    • Strained yoghurt, fresh garlic, mint and oil served with turkish bread
  • Mixes dip plate $12.00
    • Combination of dips served with salad and turkish bread for two
  • Meze platter $18.00
    • House speciality, dips, nibbles and salad for two served with lavish bread
  • Seafood platter $22.00
    • Combination of garlic, prawns, calamari, smoked mussels, smoked salmon, salmon filo, taramasalata and garlic for two
ENTREE ENTREE
  • Sigara borek $12.00
    • Filo rolls filled with feta, mozzarella and fresh herbs served with yoghurt
  • Dolma $10.00
    • Vine Leaves stuffed with rice served with 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 $20.00
    • Tender chicken pieces slowly cooked in a creamy tomato and honey sauce, with middle eastern spices served with polif, hummus, salda and turkish bread
  • Chicken koko $20.00
    • Tasty chicken preces, cooked in a roasted tomato herb sauce, topped with garlicyoghurt and served on pilaf with hummus, sald and turkish bread
  • Chicken taza $20.00
    • Tender chicken pieces, cooked in buttery saffron sauce served on pilaf with hummus, salad and turkish bread
  • Chicken izgara $22.00
    • Tender chicken breast fillets marinated in mild middle eastern spice topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkis bread
  • Chicken shish $10.00
    • Boneless grilled chicken piece on sticks, marinated in spicy soy sauce topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf hummus, salad and turkish bread
  • Chicken boregi $20.00
    • Spinach, cream, cheese, sour cream and mushrooms with chicken, fresh herbs and mozzarella cheese in filo pastry and topped with garlic yoghurt sauce, served with hummus, tabbouleh and salad
  • Lamb shank $22.00
    • Our famous lamb shanks braised in red wine and tarragonn 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 $20.00
    • Middle eastern spiced lamb piece tossed in a pan with mushrooms, capsicum, tomatoes and 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 $20.00
    • Grilled premium ground beef, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkis bread
  • Beef moussaka $22.00
    • Layers of potatoe, eggplant, zucchini, premium ground beef and bechamel topped with BBQ and yoghurt sauce and served with salad greens 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 $20.00
    • Salmon, spinach and pine nuts wrapped in filo served with sweet chilli sauce, sald, hummus and tabbouleh
  • Fish of the day $22.00
    • Fresh fish fillets, served with a mediterranean salad roasted herbed potatoes
KIDS MAINS KIDS MAINS
  • Under 16 years only
  • Grilled chicken and chips $14.00
    • Pan fried chicken breast serves with potatoe chips and tomato sauce
  • Fish and chips $14.00
    • Pan fried fresh fish served with potatoe chips, aioli and tomato sacue
  • Kalamar and chips $14.00
    • Fried battered squid rings served with potatoe chips, aioli and tomato
VEGETARIAN MAINS VEGETARIAN MAINS
  • Falafel (vegan) $18.00
    • Chickpea patties with hummus, tabbouleh, green salad and garlic bread (vegan optional)
  • Spanakopita $18.00
    • Spinach, onion, mozzarella and feta cheese in filo pastry, served with taboulleh, hummus, jacik green salad and yoghurt dressing
  • Vegetables moussaka $20.00
    • Layers of potatoe, eggplant, zucchini and bechamel topped with tomato and yoghurt sauce and served with salad greens and hummus
SALADS SALADS
  • Meduterranean salad $12.00
    • Tomatoes, black olives, cucumber, red onion, feta and fresh 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) $20.00
    • Grilled chicken breasts served with green salad, hummus, tabboouleh and garlic bread
  • Grilled beef salad (main) $20.00
    • Grilled prime sirloin beef servedwith 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 syruo, served with spiced fruit compte 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
  • Ctrus baked cheesecake $8.00
    • Homemade baked cheesecake with delicuos citrus flavour, served with ice cream
  • Chocolate pudding $9.00
    • Warn rich cake, served with white and dark chocolate sauce, berry coilis, vanilla bean ice cream and cream
  • Ice cream sundae $6.50
    • Vanilla bean ice cream topped with ypur choice or chocolate, caramel or raspberry sauces
  • Turkish delight $3.00
    • Four íeces, mixed flavours
TWO FOR ONE MAINS MENU TWO FOR ONE MAINS MENU
  • Falafel (vegan)
    • Chickpea patties with hummus, tabbouleh, green salad and garlic bread (vegan optional)
  • Chicken izgara
    • Tender chicken breast fillets marinated in mild middle eastern spice topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkis bread
  • Chicken ottomani
    • Tender chicken pieces slowly cooked in a creamy tomato and honey sauce, with middle eastern spices served with polif, hummus, salda and turkish bread
  • Chicken koko
    • Tasty chicken preces, cooked in a roasted tomato herb sauce, topped with garlicyoghurt and served on pilaf with hummus, sald and turkish bread
  • Lamb tava
    • Middle eastern spiced lamb piece tossed in a pan with mushrooms, capsicum, tomatoes and light gravy, served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkish bread
  • Lamb shish
    • Lean grilled lamb cubes on sticks, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkish bread
  • Conditions: Dine in only, one free main per two people for one main ordered, two for one applies only for this menu
SET MENU: ENTREE SET MENU: ENTREE
  • Mixed dip plate
    • A delicious selection of dips served with turkish bread
  • Homemade garlic bread
  • Peymajoun
    • Authenctic flat bread topped with feta, mozzarella, tomato, dill and parsley
SET MENU: MAINS SET MENU: MAINS
  • Chicken izgara
    • Tender chicken breast fillets marinated in mild middle eastern spice topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkis bread
  • Chicken ottomani
    • Tender chicken pieces slowly cooked in a creamy tomato and honey sauce, with middle eastern spices served with polif, hummus, salda and turkish bread
  • Chicken koko
    • Tasty chicken preces, cooked in a roasted tomato herb sauce, topped with garlicyoghurt and served on pilaf with hummus, sald and turkish bread
  • Shish kebabs
    • Lean lamb cubes, skewered and frilled, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, salad and turkish bread
  • Izgara kofta
    • Grilled premium ground beef caftan, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce and served with pilaf, salad and turkish bread
  • Borek
    • Mozzarella, tomato, spring onion, capsicum and herbs in filo served with tabbouleh, jacik, green salad and sweet chili sauce
  • Spanakopita
    • Spinach, onion, mozzarella and feta cheese in filo pastry, served with taboulleh, hummus, jacik green salad and yoghurt dressing
SET MENU: DESSERT SET MENU: DESSERT
  • Turkish delight and apple tea per person
  • Mixed dip plate
    • A delicious selection of dips served with turkish bread
  • Homemade garlic bread
  • Lahmajoun
    • Authentic flat bread topped with ground lamb and seasoning
  • Kalamar
    • Gried squid rings with lime aioli
SET MENU: MAINS SET MENU: MAINS
  • Chicken izgara
    • Tender chicken breast fillets marinated in mild middle eastern spice topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce served with pilaf, hummus, salad and turkis bread
  • Chicken ottomani
    • Tender chicken pieces slowly cooked in a creamy tomato and honey sauce, with middle eastern spices served with polif, hummus, salda and turkish bread
  • Chicken koko
    • Tasty chicken preces, cooked in a roasted tomato herb sauce, topped with garlicyoghurt and served on pilaf with hummus, sald and turkish bread
  • Shish kebabs
    • Lean lamb cubes, skewered and frilled, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce, served with pilaf, salad and turkish bread
  • Izgara kofta
    • Grilled premium ground beef caftan, topped with BBQ and garlic yoghurt sauce and served with pilaf, salad and turkish bread
  • Borek
    • Mozzarella, tomato, spring onion, capsicum and herbs in filo served with tabbouleh, jacik, green salad and sweet chili sauce
  • Spanakopita
    • Spinach, onion, mozzarella and feta cheese in filo pastry, served with taboulleh, hummus, jacik green salad and yoghurt dressing
  • Kalamar salad
    • Tender fried squid tossed over feta and fresh mesculun salad
SET MENU: DESSERT SET MENU: DESSERT
  • Turkish delight and baklava

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Istanbul Cafe

Istanbul Cafe

location

Address

117 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington City

phone

Phone

+64 4-381 3929

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00AM - 11:00PM Tuesday: 11:00AM - 11:00PM Wednesday: 11:00AM - 2:00AM Thursday: 11:00AM - 2:00AM Friday: 11:00AM - 4:00AM Saturday: 11:00AM - 4:00AM Sunday: 12:00PM - 11:00PM
price range

Price

None

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Mediterranean , Middle Eastern , Turkish

features

Features

Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Seating ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly

Location
117 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington City
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