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

  • Monk Fish $8.10
    • Under rate in NZ but hugely popular elsewhere in the world. Delicious firm white fillets, meaty texture with a delicious sweet flavour
  • Pulled Pork Sandwich $13.00
    • Slow roasted free-range pork shoulder, red onion, apple slaw and aioli
  • Lemon Fish $8.50
    • Soft texture and meaty flavour. Excellent beer battered.
  • Pineapple Fritter $4.00
    • Sea-salted or with cinnamon sugar
  • Chicken Burger $13.00
    • Southern style spiced floured breast using free-range Waitoa chicken, chipotle mayo and guacamole with crispy lettuce, red onion and tomato
  • Halloumi Burger $13.00
    • Grilled Zany Zeus halloumi with mesclun, tomato, grilled aubergine, red pepper pesto and basil
  • Asian Green Tea Noodle Salad $9.00
    • With cashew, crispy shallots, sesame seeds, coconut, capsicum, cucumber, red onion and a Thai lime dressing
  • Crinkle Cut $5.50
    • These can also be cooked separately in our gluten free fryer if necessary.
  • Gumbo $17.50
    • prawns, chorizo, chicken, okra and rice in a warming Cajun stew
  • Vegan Pulled Pork VV V $15.00
    • soy pulled “pork” with slaw and smoky barbecue sauce brought to you by TV Disko !!!
  • Choose two soft corn tortillas with shredded lettuce, pickled onion & salsa $12.00
  • Halloumi V $15.00
    • corn fritter with grilled halloumi, guacamole, pickled beetroot & chipotle aioli
  • Cajun Fish GF $19.00
    • Cajun-spiced fish fillet with black beans, rice, guacamole, and salsa on a crispy corn tortilla
  • Classic $12.00
    • Creole-spiced beef patty with smoked cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles and American mustard
  • 2 SPICY CHICKEN
  • Matt Daddy $15.00
    • beef patty, bacon, roast portobello mushroom, and blue cheese
  • Junior
  • Canh Ga Chien – Stuffed Chicken Wings With Pork & Prawns $15.5
    • Delicious stuffed chicken wings with our special prok & prawn filling. Fried until crispy, served with a tangy chilli & lime dressing. Labour of love.
  • Banh Khot – Vietnamese Mini Pancakes With Saute Pork & Prawns $14.5
    • A famous Vietnamese Street food snack. Crispy mini pancakes seasoned with Vietnaamese herbs & spices. Topped with saute pork, prawns, fresh herbs, coconut sauce.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • Thit Kho – Claypot Caramel Pork With Charr Grilled Prawns & Quail Eggs
    • Comfort food from home. Slow cooked spare ribs in our special in-house caramel sauce reduction topped with grilled juicy prawns & boiled quail eggs. Served with a simple steamed rice & green papaya salad.
  • Pho Bo Vietnamese Classic Beef Noodle Soup $19.5
    • Sliced beef sirloin sitting on a bed of rice noodles poured over with our 6 hours slow cooked beef broth. Served with beef meatballs, onions, sprouts & fresh herbs. Accompanied by in-house chilli & hoisin sauce
  • Fish And Chips $12
  • Salad $5.5
  • Squid rings (each) $0.90
  • Family 9 packs $36.00
    • 9 Fish & 3 1/2 chips
  • Cheese Burger $7.50
    • (120g beef pattie & double cheese)
  • Chips (1 scoop) $3.30
  • Vegetable $10.00
  • Pineapple $2.00
  • Sausage $2.40
  • BBQ Pork $12.00
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Pacific – corned beef
  • Nachos $18
    • Beef nacho, beans , cheese, sour cream and salsa. add smashed avocado $5
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Māori – smoked fish
  • Kono Tihi - Cheese Platter $24
    • Baked brie, toasted walnuts and crostini
  • Hanawiti Kaimoana - Seafood Sandwich $20
    • Karaka Whitebait fritter, served with garlic aioli and watercress
  • Hanawiti Kau - Open Steak Sandwich $23
    • Open steak (MR) sandwich, on rēwena bread with kawakawa aioli greens, tomato, cucumber, caramelised onion, free range egg, beer batter fries
  • Parāoa Parakuihi - Breakfast Bruschetta $15
    • Sliced avocado, feta cheese, portobello whole mushroom and roquette. add bacon $6
  • Pēkena Me Hēki - Bacon & Eggs $15
    • Free-range eggs your way with bacon on sour dough or 5 grain or gluten free toast
  • BEEF BURGER & FRIES $19.50
  • DANISH RYE RUEBEN $16.00
  • OLI ROLL $10.50
    • WITH TOMATO, MOZZARELLA & BASIL
  • FRENCH FRIES & ACME CATSUP $7.00
  • ACME SUMMER SALAD $25.00
    • + HOT SMOKED SALMON
  • ACME PIZZA MARGHERITA $21.00
  • ACME PIZZA SPECIAL $25.00
  • ACME SEAFOOD CHOWDER $19.00
  • Roasted kumara, feta & cashew $8.20/$9.20/$8.90/$8.20
    • tomato, coriander, baby rocket. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • Sweet chilli beef & grilled capsicum from $7.90
    • field mushrooms, red onion
  • Lemon herb roasted chicken $9.20/$10.20/$9.90/$9.20
    • sundried tomatoes, crispy noodles, thyme, cucumber, mesclun. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • The Greek $7.90/$8.90/$8.90/$7.90
    • olives, feta, cucumber, tomato, red onion, cos lettuce. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • Bacon N/A
  • BLAT from $7.90
    • bacon, avocado, tomato
  • Lemon herb chicken from $7.90
    • sundried tomatoes, crispy noodles, cucumber, thyme
  • Cajun chicken N/A
  • Fish & Chips $18.90
    • Fresh fish lovingly coated in beer batter, homemade tartare, chips & side salad
  • Spicy Lamb $21.90
    • Spiced lamb patty, feta, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato & tzatziki
  • Eggs Benedict $15.00
    • English muffins w/ bacon & hollandaise sauce
  • Moroccan Lamb $22.90
    • Moroccan lamb, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, pine nuts, fresh coriander & mozzarella
  • Brew'd Big Breakkie $19.90
    • Toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, tomato, mushrooms, spinach & hashbrown
  • Salmon Fish Cakes $14.90
    • Side salad & lemon hollandaise
  • Classic BLT $16.90
    • Streaky bacon, cos lettuce, tomato & aioli
  • Grilled Steak $21.90
    • Sirloin steak, onion rings, hollandaise, cos lettuce & tomato
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $13.00
    • Spaghetti with homemade beef bolognese sauce, topped with cheese
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
    • Toasted ciabatta baguette with garlic butter
  • BURGER $10.00
  • Thai Beef Salad $17.00
    • Sauteed tender beef strips with mixed salad,sesame seeds, crispy noodles and Thai dressing
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $18.00
    • Tender hoki fish served with tartar sauce & green salad.
  • Chicken Sandwich $17.50
    • Chicken strips with tomato, lettuce, and oyster sauce, served with fries and aioli
  • Free Range Omlette $17.50
  • MEXICAN OMELETTE $17.50
    • Served with homemade salsa
  • Spicy Beef $6.00
    • Smoky Chipotle, Pineapple Salsa, Coriander mayo
  • Penne Arrabiata $13.00
    • Napoli sauce, Chili, Garlic, Basil, Parmesan
  • Cos Lettuce Salad $8.00
    • Feta, Kale, Ranch, Sunflower Seeds
  • Chicken Burger $16.00
    • Cajun Chicken thigh, Slaw, Ranch
  • Chicken Parmigiana $20.00
    • Golden crispy bread coated Chicken Breast topped with Napoli Sauce, Melted Parmesan cheese and served with Seasonal Vegetables
  • (Soft Shell – Gluten Free available) Price per Taco
  • Chur Cheeseburger $15.00
    • Premium Ground Sirloin Patty served medium, cheese, BBQ sauce, Pickle, Lettuce, Tomato
  • -Enjoy 4 for $20.00
  • Com Fritters $2.50
  • Dim Sim (Homemade) $2.20
  • or 1/2 Doz + Dip $7.00
  • Chicken Deluxe $8.00
  • Corn Nugget 10 for $3.70
  • Stuffed Mushrooms $1.50
  • BBQ Pork Bun(Steamed) $2.50
  • Squid Rings $1.00
  • Cashew Nuts $3.00
  • Tom Yum Soup w/rice/noodles $12.90
    • chicken beef pork
  • Meat Chicken/beef/pork $4.00
  • Spicy Fried Noodle $12.90
    • chicken beef pork
  • Prawn Spring Rolls 5 pcs $6.90
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $14.50
  • Fried Rice $12.90
    • chicken beef pork
  • Tom Yum Soup $3.00
  • Crispy duck fat potatoes $8
  • Braised red cabbage, apple and cinnamon $8
  • Sicilian squid tentacles, garlic aioli ​​salt ‘n pepper squid $16
  • Chicken liver pate $17.50
    • With tangelo jelly, pickles, bread, smoked chutney
  • One variety $14.50
  • Mediterranean marinated olives, preserved lime ​ $9
  • Breads dips, oils $12.50
    • A selection of dips, bread, leafy ridge extra virgin and infused oils
  • Italian cheese and herb fritters $15
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $18.90
    • Boneless Chicken cooked with onion, tomato, herbs and spices
  • Peas Pulao $8.50
  • Daal Tadka $ 15.90
    • Yellow lentils cooked with cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, tomatoes & onion
  • -Prawn achari $21.90
  • -8 $18.00
  • Paneer Dosa $ 16.00
    • Dosa stuffed with our home-made cottage cheese and spices
  • Pickle $3.50
  • -Prawn $21.00
  • AVOCADO & TOMATO ON SOURDOUGH TOAST $15.00
  • SPANISH BAKED EGG - TOMATO, BLACK BEANS & CHORIZO - HAM, FETA & TOMATO OR - FETA, TOMATO & BLACK BEANS $14.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH - CHOOSE 3 FILLINGS: $11.00
    • HAM, CHORIZO, TOMATO, RED ONION, RED PEPPER, SWISS CHEESE
  • 3PM - LATE
  • TOASTED SOURDOUGH WITH CONDIMENTS $6.50
  • FREE-RANGE PULLED PORK TOASTED SANDWICH WITH HOMEMADE APPLE SAUCE + SWISS AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE $12.00
  • TWO SCOOPS OF DELICIOUS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AND ONE BISCOTTI BISCUIT $9.00
  • BACON WRAPPED GOURMET POTATOES SERVED WITH HOT SOUR CREAM SAUCE $12.00
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