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

  • Rocket & Grana Padano $9.50
  • Vanilla cheesecake with seasonal berries $15.50
  • DESSERT
  • Grilled haloumi on toast with cucumber, pomegranate & mint $17.50
  • Soup with grilled ciabatta $15.50
  • Beetroot bruschetta with goats’ cheese vinaigrette $14.50
  • Gnocchi sardi with tomato semi crudo $19.50
  • Yogurt panna cotta with Capitol’s honey $15.50
  • Mushy peas $3
    • w/Lemon,mint and Italian Parsley
  • Monkfish $8.1
  • Blue warehouse $6.7
  • Hapuka ( Groper) $14.2
  • Zelati Straciatella Gelato $6
    • Vanilla Crème and dark chocolate bits
  • Fish Finger Sandwhich $12
    • Sliced White bread, butter, rocket and tartare Sauce
  • Sweet Chilli $2
    • w/sour cream
  • Gurnard $7.9
    • Flakey white fish with a low fat content
  • Neenish Tart $4
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Bacon Toastie $9
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Country Chicken $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Steak & Kidney $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Sweet Muffin $4.50
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Bacon & Egg $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Mince & Cheese $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Cheese Scone $4
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Mixed Green Leaf Salad $8
  • Seared Beef, Spring Onion & Coriander Salad, Soy Dressing $16
  • Sticky Pork Belly Sandwich $15
  • House-made Beans on Toast, melted Cheese & Eggs your way $12
  • Dumplings with Dipping Sauce $9
    • Pork & Chive / Free Range Chicken & Coriander / Five Spice Mushroom
  • Roasted Chicken, Chorizo & Capsicum Risotto $29
  • Raspberry Cooler $12
  • Blue Cheese Arancini $10
  • Original buffalo wings
    • Our classic buffalo sauce recipe
  • -Crushed garlic, evoo, parmesan $1.50ea
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • 6 mozzarella sticks $9.00
    • Breaded mozzarella cooked golden brown
  • Ben and jerry's ice cream ando craft beer are available in most stores
  • Hot buffalo wings
    • Our buffalo sauce packed with extra heat!
  • -Large server $17.00
  • -Large server $17.00
  • Sugar Donut $1.20
  • Lunch 2 Chicken Pieces & Chips $7.50
  • Calamari 1/2 doz $4.00
  • Chicken Dinner $15.00
  • Blue Cod $9.50
  • Chicken $9.90
    • (150gm chicken breast, bacon, camembert, avocado, salad, tomatoes, cranberry & sweet chilli sauces)
  • (Served with chips, coleslaw, sauce, lemon) N/A
  • Potato $0.90
  • 200g Ribeye steak cooked to your liking served up with chunky potatoes, green salad & Cafe du Paris butter $28.00
  • Pulled pork, bbq sauce, cheese & coleslaw $18.00
  • Chicken Caesar salad with egg, parmesan anchovies, bacon lardons & croutons $20.00
  • Lamb, feta, beetroot & lettuce $18.00
  • Hot fruit crumble with vanilla bean ice cream $12.00
  • Beef, saute mushroom & blue cheese mayo $18.00
  • - Kids size $5.50
  • Automat chunky chips (mixed potato, pumpkin & kumara) served with garlic aioli & tomato sauce $8.50
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $15.50
    • finished with rocket & parmesan
  • Slow-Cooked Pork Belly $17.50
    • with cracking in steamed flat breast, pickled red cabbage, rocket & apple
  • Creamy Porridge $10.50
    • with sticky saffron pears & honey
  • - with fresh tomato, avocado & pesto $10.50
  • Raw Energy Salad $13.50
    • cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing
  • The Full Monty $19.50
    • bacon, chorizo, potatoes, mushrooms & eggs on toast
  • vegetarian $15.50
  • - Grilled Halloumi, Smoked Salmon or Poached Chicken $5.00
  • Chocolate Trio $14.00
    • Chocolate mousse, bourbon truffle & deconstructed brownie served on chocolate sauce
  • Baby Spinach & Tofu Salad $14.00
    • Baby spinach, lettuce, crispy tofu, fava bean, roasted bell pepper, sundried tomatoes dressed w berry vinaigrette dressing (GF) (DF) (V)
  • Vodka Cured Salmon $16.00
    • Aoraki King Salmon cured w vodka, orange juice & fennel served w crème fraîche, bread croutons & garden mix lettuce & olive oil (GF option available)
  • Bistro 169 Signature Cut Beef $39.50
    • 200g Beef fillet Beef cuts cooked to your liking & served w hand cut fries, onion relish, baby vegetables & your choice of sauce: green peppercorn, port wine or béarnaise sauce
  • Bistro 169 Signature Cut Beef $28.50
    • 250g New York cut striploin steak. Beef cuts cooked to your liking & served w hand cut fries, onion relish, baby vegetables & your choice of sauce: green peppercorn, port wine or béarnaise sauce
  • Vegetarian Gnocchi $21.50
    • Homemade gnocchi cooked in a four cheese sauce w broccoli & hazelnut (V)
  • Confit Duck $28.50
    • Duck leg cooked in confit style w thyme & juniper berries, homemade gnocchi w hoisin sauce, carrot puree & kumara shavings (GF)
  • Artisan Bread Board $7.50
    • Sliced sourdough & German rye bread w pesto dipping sauce, hummus w olive oil & balsamic reduction (GF option available)
  • Streaky bacon $5.00
  • Shoestring Fries aioli, katsup $6.00
  • Pulled pork burrito bowl rice, spicy beans, cheese avocado, salsa and sour cream $14.50
  • Deluxe salad $13.50
    • roasted pumpkin quinoa, beetroot, avocado, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sprouts with a pomegranate dressing
  • AAvocado $4.00
  • Kanteen grilled cheese toastie & house pickle $7.00
  • House cured salmon $6.00
  • Hollandaise/aioli $1.50
  • CORN FRITTERS $2.20
  • SQUID RINGS 6 $4.50
  • MUSHROOMS $1.50
  • CRAB STICK $1.80
  • PINEAPPLE FRITTERS $1.80
  • CHICKEN $4.50
  • CHIPS (SCOOP) $2.60
  • PORK SATAY $10.50
  • Kumara Chips $12.50
    • Slightly spicy, sweet and very addictive.
  • Chili Cheese Fries $10.00
  • Mushrooms/Streaky bacon (2)/Sausage (2)/Black Pudding (4)/Avocado $4.50
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS $6.50
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $14.50
    • With maple syrup
  • Chicken & Halloumi Salad $17.00
    • Grilled chicken, halloumi and green salad with our house made honey mustard dressing.
  • -With spinach $14.50
  • Hash Brown $2.50
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Whittaker choc mousse cake $7.50
    • w/ cream or yoghurt
  • Toasted banana bread $12.00
    • w/ vanilla ricotta & caspberry compote
  • Slow cooked saucy lamb $16.50
    • w/ onion jam, greens, cucumber & mint yoghurt
  • Pulled pork $16.00
    • w/ bearnaise & poached eggs served on brioche
  • Eggs $2.00
  • Eggs on brioche $16.50
    • w/ bacon & bearnise on brioche toast
  • Pumpkin falafel $15.00
    • w/ feta, toamato, vinaigrette & greens
  • Vegetarian $11.00
  • Mini burger combo $9.00
    • Chicken, lamb or mixed burger
  • Mixed vegetarian $8.50
  • Garlic bread $3.00
  • Falafel $7.00
  • Combo $11.00
  • Mixed vegetarian $7.50
  • -Add salad or fries $1.50
  • Porridge $7.50
    • Dried apricots, sultanas, served with yogurt, banana or berrv compote
  • Toasted Muesli $8.50
    • Served with yogurt, milk and your choice of fresh fruits and berry compote
  • All food is available for dine in or take-away.
  • Baby Berry $9.00
    • Berry mix with honey yogurt and cornflakes
  • Toasts $5.00
    • 2 pieces of toasts choose 2 spreads from jam, butter, honey, marmite or peanut butter
  • Chicken Curry $12.50
    • Served with your choice Of rice or roti
  • Sun-dried Tomato Risotto $14.50
    • Risotto, sundried tomato, spinach, and optional bacon and mushroom
  • Eggs Benedict $15.80
    • Poached Eggs, spinach, hash browns and optional; bacon or salmon
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