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

  • 1/2 chicken meal $15.00
  • Fish Fillets $5.00
  • Bean Salad $3.80 / $7.40
    • regular / large
  • Chicken Schnitzel $5.60
  • Chicken Schnitzel & Chips $7.30
  • Chicken Dippers $2.50
  • 1/4 chicken and chips $9.60
  • Whole chicken $18.90
  • Stewed Bean Curds with Spinach $11.00
  • BBQ Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Boiled Pork Sliced $11.00
  • Crispy Skin Chicken $12.50
  • Cabbage & Beencurol Vermicelles $11.00
  • Fried Spinach with Pork $11.00
  • Shredded Pork with Vegetables, Sichuan Style $11.00
  • Boiled Dumpling $9.00
  • Potato Crisps (V) $7
    • With truffle salt
  • Cannelloni (V) $19
  • Carbonara $20
    • Streaky bacon, mushroom, parmigiana in a creamy sauce + fettuccine
  • Toasted Focaccia (V) $7
    • With garlic confit butter
  • Red Dog Margherita (V) M $22/ L $32
    • Red dog tomato base, fresh basil + double mozzarella
  • half and half pizzas $2
  • Zorba The Greek (V) M $23/ L $33
    • Basil pesto, tomato, feta, kalamata olive (on the stone), red capsicum, baby spinach + red onion
  • Uber Salad (vegan) $23
    • Red quinoa, baby spinach, chia seed, cranberries, pumpkin seed, avocado + apple cider vinaigrette
  • Chicken $16.00
  • Naan $3.00
    • Plain white flour bread.
  • Tandoori Prawn (8 pieces) $15.00
    • Tandoori smoked prawns marinated with tandoori masala (yoghurt and spices).
  • Aloo Mutter Lunch $9.90
  • Jeera Aloo Lunch $9.90
  • Lamb Biryani $17.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with vegetables infused with fresh spices and served with raita, mixed pickle and papadom.
  • Balti Chicken Lunch $10.50
    • Cooked with vegetables and lentils in onion and tomato based gravy. Every Curry is served with Basmati Rice and Plain Naan, Whereas you can always upgrade the Plain Naan to Garlic or Butter naan by adding $1.
  • Lamb $17.00
  • Vegetarian salad $9.00
    • shredded cabbage, carrot, lettuce & mints topped with peanut, shallot, crispy taro chips & soya dressing
  • Deep-fried soft shell crabs (3pcs) $17.00
    • lightly battered soft shell crab served tamarind dipping sauce
  • Lamb rack $14.00
    • lamb rack marinated in our special lemongrass sauce, charcoal grilled & served with lemongrass salt
  • Onion $2.50
  • Grilled pork salad $11.00
    • charcoal grilled pork belly salad topped with peanut, shallot & vietnamese dressing
  • Chicken salad $13.00
    • shredded chicken salad with vietnamese mints, peanut, shallot & vietnamese dressing
  • Fruit platter $6.00
  • Crispy spring rolls (pork & prawn/prawn/vegetarian) $7.00
    • lattice rice paper rolls served with nuroc cham
  • Steak & Vegetable Pie $5.10
  • Steak & Creamy Mushroom Pie $5.10
  • Potato Top Pie $4.90
  • Braised beef cheek pie $5.10
  • Vegetable Pie $4.90
  • Chicken, Bacon & mushroom savoury $2.90
  • Potato Top Savoury $2.50
  • Mince Savoury $2.50
  • Shropshire Blue, fennel crackers, mango chutney $17
  • Cucumber, radish, melon, mint & pistachio salad, poppy seed & chilli dressing $9.5
  • Stem Ginger
    • Candied ginger for a real ginger hit
  • French toast, bacon, date syrup $18
  • Whole Bluff lemon sole "Veronique", pomme puree $32
  • Summer pudding, cream $14
  • Marinated sardines on char-grilled sourdough $15
  • Smashed peas, avocado, preserved lemon, Parmesan, toast, poached egg $18
  • Udon Noodle Soup $6.00
  • CHICKEN WITH BREAD CURRY $7.00
    • curry, 1 rice, 1 roti
  • GRILLED CHICKEN
    • grilled chicken, cucumber, herbs, pickle
  • Summer Roll $2.50
  • GLUTEN FREE $10.00
    • salad, 2 satays, 2 summer rolls
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN ON RICE 7 SALAD $10.00
  • Satay $1.70
  • CHICKEN SALAD $7.00
    • 3 satays, 1 roti, salad
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • West coast whitebait omelette N/A
    • with oyster veloute and fine herbs
  • Confit potatoes $9
  • Rose sorbet N/A
    • with Prunotto Moscato D’Asti and strawberry meringue
  • 3 courses $45
  • Piccolo fritto N/A
    • with squid, monkfish and green lip mussels with spiced yoghurt and rocket
  • Josper braised day boat fish N/A
    • with local crab, sea vegetables and its own sauce
  • Mini beef lasagne $10.00
    • beef lasagne served with a side salad and garlic bread.
  • corn fritters with bacon $17.50
    • corn fritter stack with manuka smoked bacon, chipotle salsa and sour cream.
  • muesli with fruit and yoghurt $12.00
    • toasted muesli with dried fruit and whole almonds served with a fresh fruit salad and natural yoghurt.
  • bacon and eggs $15.00
    • manuka smoked bacon with wairarapa free range eggs cooked your way served on sourdough toast.
  • Salami $22.00
    • salami, olives, capsicum, red onion, anchovies, jalapenos.
  • Mini corn fritters with bacon $10.00
    • mini corn fritters with manuka smoked bacon, sweet chili sauce and sour cream.
  • The vineyard platter $35.00
    • an antipasto to share – includes salami, chorizo, ham, falafels, dolmades,hummus, spinach dip, house marinated olives, caperberries,sundried tomato, marinated capsicum, feta, pickled mushrooms, grapes and sourdough bread.
  • Eggs on toast $10.00
    • wairarapa free range eggs, poached, scrambled or fried, with sourdough toast.
  • Eggs Your Way and Crispy Bacon $10.50
    • On wholemeal toast
  • French Toast $12.50
    • Crispy bacon, caramelised bananas, maple syrup
  • Chicken Tenders and Chips $10.00
  • 'Works' Burger $8.50
    • Sour cream, crispy bacon, cheddar
  • Beer-Battered Snapper and Chips $12.50 S / $17.50 L
    • With market-fresh salad
  • Gourmet Vegetarian Burger $12.75
    • Veggie patty, lettuce, tomato, mango relish, wedges
  • Gusto 'BLT' $12.50
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, on toasted wholemeal, aioli, chips, salad
  • Gourmet Beef Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, spicy mayonnaise, wedges
  • French fries $4.80
  • Bacon & eggs $11.00
  • B.L.A.T $7.00
  • Hot roast beef sandwich $6.50
  • Chicken & chips $10.00
    • 2 pieces
  • Scrambled or poached eggs & toast $8.00
  • Porridge with cream & brown sugar $7.00
  • ●Assorted paninis & sandwiches
    • made to order
  • Hash Browns $4.50
  • Open Steak Sandwich $18.50
    • with bacon halloumi balsamic mushrooms aioli and onion relish
  • Quesadillas $15.00
    • (gluten free, served with a green salad, see below)/Vegetarian, refried bean mix, spinach, mushroom, cheese and onion relish, (GF) >>
  • Mushrooms $3.50
  • Gotham Grilled BLT sandwich $12.50
  • Gluten Free Bread $2.00
  • Spanish Scrambled eggs $16.50
    • with chorizo hash browns and rocket
  • Open steak sandwich $18.50
    • with bacon, halloumi, balsamic mushrooms, and onion relish
  • Roasted tomatoes $3
  • Bacon $4
  • Honey grilled greek halloumi salad $17.50
    • roma tomatoes, black olives, red onion and cucumber with a sherry vinaigrette
  • Spinach $2
  • Parmesan and truffle fries $8
  • Black pudding $6
  • Rustic summer sausages $16
    • roma tomatoes, onion, garlic,white wine, thyme and parsley served with fresh baguette slices
  • Soup of day $10
  • SEAFOOD BUSTER CUBE $13.50
    • Thick egg noodles wok tossed with prawn, shrimp, mussel, & vegetables, fish balls
  • KWAI TEOW CUBE(HER-FUN) $11.90
    • Flat rice sticks with shrimps, roast pork, bean sprouts, onion egg & spring onion wok tossed sweet soy sauce. >>
  • SPECIAL TERIYAKI CHICKEN NOODLES $13.00
    • egg noodles with chicken bean sprouts, onion, carrots, spring onion & bok choy wok tossed with teriyaki sauce
  • MAYALSIAN FRIED RICE CUBE(NASI GORENG) $11.50
    • Authentic Malaysian fried rice with chicken, egg bean sprouts, green peas, carrots & spring onion
  • SPECIAL SEAFOOD FRIED RICE WITH XO SAUCE $13.00
    • shrimp, fish ball, mussel, prawn, crabstick bean sprouts, carrots, spring onion & green peas wok tossed with our original XO sauce
  • COMBINATION CUBE $12.40
    • For those can't make up their mind. please feel free to try out this dish.Thick egg noodles. beef. chicken, pork, shrimp & vegetable wok tossed with oyster sauce.
  • HAINAN FRIED RICE CUBE $11.50
    • Unique sauce passed on by grandma, fried with roast pork, preserved vegetable, egg bean sprouts, green peas, carrots & spring onion
  • HOT & SPICY CUBE $12.40
    • Thãck egg noodles, beef, chicken, roast pork, bean sprout, spring onion, carrot & bok choy wok tossed with homemade hot & spicy sauce. Mild, Medium & HOT
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