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

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Eggs Benedict or Florentine $18.00
    • Free-range poached eggs on English muffins with homemade hollandaise & served with your choice of spinach or bacon
  • Portobello Benedict $18.00
    • Sesame seed avocado balls on English muffins with portobello mushrooms, wilted spinach & homemade cashew hollandaise
  • Cinnamon Sugar Waffle $16.50
    • Homemade waffle tossed in cinnamon sugar, served with bacon, banana, mascarpone & maple syrup
  • Berry Smoothie Bowl $12.00
    • Berries, banana & almond milk topped with banana, chia seeds, blueberries & coconut flakes
  • Granola Bowl $12.00
    • Homemade almond & orange granola clusters served with coconut yoghurt & blueberries
  • Big Breakfast $22.50
    • Free-range eggs on toast with bacon, chorizo, herb roasted tomato, portobello mushroom & hash browns - no substitutions
  • Zucchini & Corn Fritters $18.50
    • Served with Zany Zeus halloumi & fresh tomato salsa
  • Salmon Poke Bowl $25.00
    • Spicy marinated raw salmon or marinated tofu, avocado, carrot noodles, pickled cucumber, sticky rice, melon & a sesame soy chilli sauce
  • PAPADOMS (2) $1.00
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO $14.00
    • hot fiery speciality from goa
  • KHEEMA NAAN $4.00
    • naan filled with lamb mince
  • MANGO LASSI $3.50
    • made with yoghurt and sugar or mango pulp
  • ALOO MUTTER $12.50
    • potato and green peas cooked in onion and tomato sauce
  • LAMB SAQWALA $14.00
    • lamb and spinach cooked in onion and tomato sauce
  • VEGETABLE PAKORA $5.50
    • potato and onion in gram flour batter, deep fried
  • ALOO PALAK $12.50
    • spinach and potato cooked in tomato sauce
  • Satay – Chicken or Beef $8
  • Visit The Genghis Khan any day of the week! Our hours are as follows: We cook from: 6:00pm - 10:30pm Dinner On Sundays: 6:00pm - 9:30pm Dinner
  • Fresh Fruit Salad & Ice Cream $7
  • Child $12
  • Smoking Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae $7
  • Cashew Nuts $8
  • Adult $20.50
  • Chocolate Gateau $7
  • Crispy pork with bok choy $13.90
  • Chicken cashew nuts $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Roast duck on rice $14.50
  • Noodles $2.00
  • Stir fried mixed vegetables with tofu $12.50
  • Black pepper beef $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Ginger chicken $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Deep fried chicken with mixed vegetables $14.50
  • Greek Salad (V) $22
    • Tomato, cucumber, kalamata olive (on the stone), feta, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction
  • half and half pizzas $2
  • Some Like It Hot M $25/ L $35
    • Pepperoni, spicy cajun chicken, jalapeños, sweet chilli sauce + a bottle of hot sauce
  • Chicken Bacon & Avocado M $26/ L $36
    • White herb cream sauce, streaky bacon, spicy cajun chicken, avocado, sour cream + sweet chilli
  • Truffled Gnocchi (V) $23
    • Pan fried potato gnocchi with portobello mushrooms, baby spinach & truffle cream sauce
  • Uber Salad (vegan) $23
    • Red quinoa, baby spinach, chia seed, cranberries, pumpkin seed, avocado + apple cider vinaigrette
  • Thick Cut Fries (V) $9
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • -lamb, smoked salmon, smoked chicken, prawns or seared beef $4
  • Affogato $9.00/$12.00
    • scoop of vanilla bean gelato, espresso, and an optional shot of Amaretto
  • Quattro Stagioni $25.50
    • Napolitana sauce, mozzarella, manuka ham, mushroom, artichokes, olives, oregano
  • RISOTTO WILD MUSHROOM $24.50
    • Saffron infused risotto cooked with Portobello & wild mushrooms and a hint of gorgonzola
  • Pizza Add-ons $5.00
    • Prosciutto
  • Balsamic marinated figs $11.00
    • with vanilla gelato topped with sliced almonds
  • ARANCINI $13.00
    • Arborio risotto balls (pepperoni salami, basil, tomato chilli, mozzarella) crumbed
  • Tiramisu coffee $11.00
    • Delicious
  • WILD RABBIT RAVIOLI $27.50
    • Home-made Ravioli filled w/ slow braised wild rabbit served with a light napolitan sauce
  • Kapiti Big Breakfast $14.90
    • Waikanae Pork Sausage, Bacom, Mushroom, Hash Browns, Roasted Tomato, Two Free Range Eggs On Toasted Italian Bread
  • -Choice Of Hand Cut Chips Or Mash / Garden Salad Or Seansonal Vegetables
  • Butterfly Chicken $27.90
    • With Sundried Toamto And Olive Mascrapone Topped With Baby Spinach And Brie Served On A Potato Mash With Salad
  • tach option available as a salad or warp, served with garden salad
  • Spicy buffalo chicken wings $14.90
    • with garlic aioli
  • Two Free Range Eggs*(V) $14.90
    • Choice Of Scrambled Poached Or Fried - On Toasted Italian Bread
  • Quesadilla (V) $22.90
    • Silled Chilli Beans, Roasted Vegetables, Cheese With Sour Cream Salsa And Garden Salad
  • *gluten free available
  • 2 Eggs $3.00
  • Kids Pasta $10.00
    • Chicken and bacon in a creamy sauce
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $14 E / $18 M
    • Pan seared liver with bacon, mash with jus and caramelised onion
  • Mushrooms in Garlic Sauce $5.00
  • Fish of the Day $24.00
    • See our blackboards for this weeks special
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $10.00
    • Served with salad and tomato sauce
  • Pasta of the Day $17.00
    • See our blackboards for this weeks special
  • Pancakes $12.00
    • Stacked and topped with pan-seared bacon and banana served with maple syrup
  • With Chips & Salad add $ 4.90
  • Vege Roll $2.00
  • Potato Fritter $ 1.00
  • Pacific Oysler Doz $ 21.00
  • Mussels $ 1.20
  • All above grilled add $ 0.50
  • Bluenose $ 9.30
  • Crumbed or Battered Prawns
  • Goat Cheese $17
    • Peach, Pumpernickel, Hazelnuts
  • Roma Tomato $19
    • Mozzarella, Balsamic Vinegar, Pine Nuts, Basil
  • Butternut $29
    • Black Garlic, Quinoa, Red Onions
  • Cherry $17
    • Coconut, Almond, Cinnamon
  • White Chocolate $17
    • Strawberry, Rhubarb, Cardamon
  • Jano Tasting Plate For 2 $48
    • Salmon, Free-Range Pork, Roma Tomato
  • Lamb $37
    • Eggplant, Apricot, Lavender
  • Salmon $21
    • Crab, Green Beans, Black Olives, Mango
  • Tiramisu $16.50
    • The classic Italian dessert. Savoiardi fingers soaked in marsala and espresso, layered with mascarpone. Yum!
  • Chicken and Mushroom Pasta $17.50
    • In a white wine sauce with penne.
  • Porterhouse Steak $29.50
    • Served medium rare with potato rosti, Portobello mushroom, blue cheese, horseradish cream and port jus.
  • Bangers & Mash $20.00
    • Harringtons pure pork sausages served with potato mash and caramelised onion gravy.
  • Warm Raspberry Drenched Chocolate Cake $17.50
    • A traditional French recipe, so moist it resembles a sunken souffle. An intriguing mixture of raspberries and chocolate served warm with vanilla ice cream.
  • Cheese Platter $19.00
    • Don’t have a sweet tooth try something savoury for dessert. Blue, Brie and aged Cheddar, served with crackers and red pepper relish.
  • The Famous Nz Pavlova $15.00
    • Traditional Kiwi style dessert topped with fresh whipped cream and served with kiwifruit and passionfruit sauce.
  • Devils Dream Cake $18.00
    • Soft layers of white and dark chocolate laced with raspberries – really wicked and scores 10 on the richness scale.
  • Bbq pork wonton noodle $11.90
  • Spring roll- vegetable $2.60
  • Potato wedge- w sour cream $5.90
  • Chips $3.00
  • Shrimps $11.90
  • Shrimps $11.90
  • Sweet & sour won ton - 12s $9.80
  • Alasia mixed pack $21.90
    • 4 fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 potato fritters, 2 chips
  • Wedge $4.50
  • or 1/2 Doz + Dip $4.50
  • Chicken Deluxe $8.00
  • Chicken Dinner: $11.00
    • Breast Fillet, chips, 2 eggs, salad & sauce
  • Mars, Snickers $2.50
  • Egg Burger $4.80
  • Fish $2.70
  • Deep Fries Bars
  • Croissant with jam $4.80
  • Portobello Mushrooms on Corn Fritters with spinach, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce $16.00
  • The Village Hand Cut Chips with Tomato Sauce and Aioli $7.50
  • Pan-cake with bacon, banana and maple syrup $12.50
  • Bagel with jam $5.00
  • Mushrooms, tomatoes or hash browns $4.00
  • The Works $19.00
    • Grilled Bacon, sausages, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms with hash browns or fries
  • Bagel with avocado and tomato $9.80
  • Jackson St Breakfast $18.5
    • Two poached eggs on ciabatta with roasted mushroom, roasted tomato, bacon, sausages, hash brown and hollandaise sauce
  • Slices $4.5
    • Chocolate brownie or ginger crunch served with cream or yoghurt
  • The Hutt Burger $19
    • Prime beef pattie topped with bacon melted Swiss cheese and crisp has brown, house tomato relish, beetroot, lettuce with BBQ sauce and side of crispy fries
  • Warm Lamb Salad $19.5
    • Warm lamb fillet salad with kumara and feta served with sundried tomatoes and balsamic reduction
  • Roasted tomato, garlic mushrooms, honey bacon, hash browns, gourmet sausage, spinach, black pudding $4 each
  • Soup of the day with fresh bread $10.5
  • Hollandaise sauce/Chutney $1.5
  • Corn Fritters $17.5
    • Served with bacon, green salad, salsa, sour cream and tomato chutney
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