Karaka Cafe in Wellington Menu

TAUPAEPAE KAI - CABINET FOOD ALSO AVAILABLE TAUPAEPAE KAI - CABINET FOOD ALSO AVAILABLE
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HINEATATŪ - GUARDIAN OF THE DAWN/MORNING HINEATATŪ - GUARDIAN OF THE DAWN/MORNING
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $16
    • Florentine – spinach
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Māori – smoked fish
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Pacific – corned beef
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Benedict – bacon
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict With Horopito Hollandaise $19
    • Royale – salmon, kawakawa & manuka honey smoked
TŪMATAUENGA - GUARDIAN OF WAR, HUNTING, FISHING & AGRICULTURE TŪMATAUENGA - GUARDIAN OF WAR, HUNTING, FISHING & AGRICULTURE
  • Manga Mata Reme - House Lamb Salad $26
    • Seared NZ lamb (MR), summer slaw, toasted cashew, nam jim sauce
  • 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 Whakapipi Heihei - Chicken Burger $23
    • Crispy panko crumbed chicken burger, milk bun, house slaw, swiss cheese and sriracha mayonnaise
  • Manga Mata Vegan/Vegetarian - Vegan Salad $22
    • House vegan salad with marinated tofu and seasonal vegetables
TANGAROA – GUARDIAN OF THE SEA, RIVERS, LAKES TANGAROA – GUARDIAN OF THE SEA, RIVERS, LAKES
  • Hanawiti Kaimoana - Seafood Sandwich $20
    • Karaka Whitebait fritter, served with garlic aioli and watercress
  • Ika O Te Rā - Fish Of The Day $27
    • Pan seared fish, tomato & olive salsa, roasted capsicum sauce
  • Manga Mata Prawn- House Prawn Salad $26
    • Grilled prawns, summer slaw, toasted cashew with a nam jim sauce
  • Kūkutai - Mussel Pot $21
    • 1kg pot of chilli and citrus mussels served with house made rēwena bread
TĀNE MAHUTA – GUARDIAN OF THE FOREST & ALL THAT DWELL WITHIN TĀNE MAHUTA – GUARDIAN OF THE FOREST & ALL THAT DWELL WITHIN
  • Tīti Me Ōriwa - Mutton Bird & Olives $17
    • House made mutton bird pate, warmed marinated olives & rēwena
  • Mīti Kau Taco - Braised Beef Taco $19
    • Soft taco filled with shredded slow braised spicy beef, tomato salsa, house slaw topped with sour cream add small fries (5)
  • Hāngi $24
    • Cafe style hāngi with smoked pork and smoked chicken, potato, kūmara, pumpkin, watercress and jus served with house made rēwena bread.
RONGOMATĀNE – GUARDIAN OF CULTIVATED FOODS RONGOMATĀNE – GUARDIAN OF CULTIVATED FOODS
  • Parāoa Parehe-Pizza Bread $10
    • Parmesan and house made watercress pesto pizza bread
  • Poaka Whakapaoa Hūhunua - Honey Bourbon Pork Ribs $22
    • Sticky slow cooked honey bourbon pork ribs with bbq sauce
  • Nachos $18
    • Beef nacho, beans , cheese, sour cream and salsa. add smashed avocado $5
  • Kotakota Rīwai - Fries $9
    • beer battered fries, aioli
  • Rīwai Mākahi- Wedges $9
    • potato wedges, sour cream
  • Kotakota Kūmara- Kūmara Fries $9
    • sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
RARANGI KAI - MENU RARANGI KAI - MENU
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $16
    • Florentine – spinach
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Māori – smoked fish
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Pacific – corned beef
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Benedict – bacon
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $19
    • Royale – salmon (kawakawa & Manuka honey smoked)
  • Huawhenua Parakuihi - Vegan Breakfast $18
    • Hāngi hash, spinach, tomato, mushroom
  • Parāoa Wīwī -French Toast $18
    • Cinnamon brioche, caramelised banana, maple syrup, vanilla mascarpone & candied walnut. add bacon $6
  • Hēki Kōrori - Omelette $16
    • 3 x Egg omelette with spinach, red onion, tomato, cheese. add bacon $6
  • Parāoa Parakuihi - Breakfast Bruschetta $15
    • Sliced avocado, feta cheese, portobello whole mushroom and roquette. add bacon $6
  • Patahua - Muesli $14
    • Breakfast panna cotta served house made toasted granola & fruit
  • Mīti Kōnatunatu - Mince $17
    • Rēwena toast, stewed beef mince, root vegetables topped with a soft poached egg
  • Hēki - Eggs On Toast $9
    • Free range eggs your way, served on sour dough or 5 grain or gluten free toast
  • Pēkena Me Hēki - Bacon & Eggs $15
    • Free-range eggs your way with bacon on sour dough or 5 grain or gluten free toast
KAI ĀPITI TANGA- CREATE YOUR OWN KAI ĀPITI TANGA- CREATE YOUR OWN
  • Portobello Mushroom, Spinach, Hāngi Hash all $5
  • Bacon, Cured Salmon, Breakfast Sausage (x2),Eggs (x2) all $6
  • Egg (x1), Tomato- Fresh or Cooked,Breakfast Sausage (x1) all $3
  • Toast: Rēwena, Sour Dough, Multigrain, Gluten Free all $3
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KAI TIMOTIMO HEI TOHAINA - SNACK & PLATTERS TO SHARE KAI TIMOTIMO HEI TOHAINA - SNACK & PLATTERS TO SHARE
  • Parāoa Parehe-Pizza Bread $10
    • Parmesan and Watercress Pesto Pizza Bread
  • Nachos $18
    • Nachos beef mince, beans, cheese, sour cream. add smashed avocado $5
  • Kete Kaimoana - Seafood Basket $24
    • A great sharing platter…prawn twister, crumbed mussels, calamari, fish bites with house made tartare. add small fries $5
  • Poaka Whakapaoa Hūhunuā - Honey Bourbon Pork Ribs $22
    • Sticky slow cooked honey bourbon pork ribs with BBQ Sauce
  • Tīti Me Ōriwa - Mutton Bird & Olives $17
    • House made mutton bird pate, served with warmed marinated olives & and rēwena crostini
  • Miti Kau - Beef Meatballs $16
    • Horopito meatballs (6) with peppercorn sauce, roasted capsicum sauce
  • Haloumi Kai Iti - Small Bites $14
    • Haloumi and tapioca bites (6) with watercress pesto
  • Kono Kaimoana - Prawn Platter $28
    • Creamy chilli & garlic grilled prawns, lemon, house slaw
  • Kūkutai - Mussel Pot $21
    • 1kg pot of chilli and citrus mussels served with rēwena bread
  • Miti Kau Taco - Braised Beef Taco $19
    • Soft taco filled with shredded slow braised spicy beef, tomato salsa, house slaw topped with sour cream. add small fries $5
  • Heihei - Chicken Wings $16
    • Hot sticky BBQ and bourbon chicken wings, sour cream. add small fries $5
  • Kono Tihi - Cheese Platter $24
    • Baked brie, toasted walnuts and crostini
  • Kotakota Rīwai - Fries $9
    • beer battered fries, aioli
  • Rīwai Mākahi - Wedges $9
    • potato wedges, sour cream
  • Kotakota Kūmara- Kumara $9
    • fries sour cream, sweet chilli sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chocolate Gateau $7
  • Cashew Nuts $8
  • Steamed rice $1.50
  • Chicken & Potato Balls $8
  • Adult $20.50
  • Soup of the day $7
    • self-service, complimentary with main course
  • Deep-Fried Ice Cream $7
  • Curry Puffs $8
  • Sauteed Beef Filet with Black Pepper $12.00
  • Eggplant with Garlic Sauce $12.00
  • Beef Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Mee Goreng $11.00
  • Tofu & Vegetable Soup $5.00
  • Shredded Pork with Vermicelli $11.00
  • Belly Pork with Chilli Sauce $11.50
  • Sizzling Beef Steak $12.00
  • Souvlaki Lamb $10.00
    • Grilled lamb pieces with tomato, red onion, chips and tzatziki sauce wrapped in toasted pita bread.
  • Baklava $4.00
  • Mititei $9.00
    • Skinless spicy garlic sausages served with tzatziki sauce and lemon.
  • Halloumi Burger $10.00
    • Grilled slices of Halloumi cheese served with beetroot relish, tomato, red onion & aioli inside a toasted bun.
  • Bougatsa $4.00
  • Spanakopita $6.00
  • Fries/Fries with Parmesan $6.00
    • Thickly cut fries on their own or with grated parmesan cheese.
  • Parmesan Fries $6.00
  • Automat warm garlic bread $8.00
  • Automat house coleslaw $5.00
  • Pulled pork, bbq sauce, cheese & coleslaw $18.00
  • Gluten-free chocolate brownie with vanilla bean ice cream & salted caramel sauce $12.00
  • Pulled pork & bbq sauce roller three for $16.00
  • Beetroot, feta & spinach risotto $20.00
  • Kids choice of one roller or slider with fries $8.00
  • Khandallah vegetable korma with paneer on brown rice $19.00
  • Steak & Onion $3.50
  • $19.00 Pack
    • 2 Fish 2 Chips 2 Sausages 2 Spring Rolls
  • Vegetable Fried Rice $9.50
  • Meat Patty $3.30
  • Pork, Pineapple & Cashew Nuts $14.50
  • Steak, Ginger & Spring Onion $11.50
  • $18.50 Pack
    • 5 Fish 2 Chips
  • Chicken & Cashew Nuts $13.50
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Chicken Crave Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Chicken Breast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Signature Kids $5.00 per head
  • Marmite Mania $4.00
  • Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Agadir Beef $21.90
    • Tender beef in a sweet sauce of cinnamon, almonds and Moroccan spices. Garnished with plumb apricots and mashed potatoes.
  • Vegetarian Tagine $19.90
    • Slowly cooked seasonal vegetables prepared the classic Moroccan way, served with rice.
  • Hummus $9.50
    • Smooth chickpea dip with spices and olive oil, served with fresh bread.
  • Marrakech Fish Tagine $21.50
    • Premium fish perfectly balanced with olives, lemon, capsicum, carrots, potatoes and our special charmola sauce, served with rice.
  • Fish Fingers $8.90
    • Fish fingers, served with chips and tomato sauce.
  • Bastella $20.90
    • Traditional Moroccan pie filled with chicken and almonds, dusted with icing suger and cinnamon, served with warmed chickpea salad.
  • Chicken Kebab $19.90
    • Marinated chicken fillet kebabs, served on rice.
  • Maftoul $20.90
    • Hand-rolled Morocca 'cigars' of beef mince in hot crispy pastry with raisins, rice and almonds, served with warmed chickpea salad and harissa.
  • Multigrain or Sourdough toast $4.50
    • w/ jam
  • Teriyaki chicken burger $16.50
    • w/brie, mayo. red onion and hash brown
  • Eggs Benedict $15.00
    • w/ bacon and roasted tomatoes
  • Free range eggs on multigrain toast $9.00
    • extras/bacon sausages $4.50 each, hash brown, mushrooms $4.00 each
  • Green tea noodle salad $14.00
    • w/ walnuts, mushrooms. red onion. nor and onion dressing
  • Mushrooms on Sourdough $14.00
    • w/ garlic. spring onion. coriander and feta
  • Crumbed kumara cakes and spicy beans $16.50
    • w/ fried egg on sourdough and roasted mushrooms
  • Avocado and tomato bagel $11.00
    • w/cream cheese, herb oil, sea salt flake and black pepper
  • Pane all’O lio $9
    • House made Flat Bread with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Sea Salt
  • Risotto di Cervo (Available as Vegetarian on request) $28
    • Risotto of porcini, field mushrooms & spinach with pan seared venison, crispy wild mushrooms & vin cotto
  • Tiramisu $13
    • Sponge fingers in Espresso & Marsala layered with Mascarpone & Chocolate
  • Suppli al Telefono $16
    • Mushroom, Thyme & Gorgonzola Risotto balls, crumbed and served on a Gorgonzola sauce with Micro Greens
  • Capra & Prosciutto $24
    • Garlic, Mushrooms, Thyme, Olives, Goat Cheese, Prosciutto, Balsamic & Mozzarella
  • Pane della Casa con Aglio e Rosmarino $9
    • House made Flat Bread with Garlic, Rosemary & Sea Salt
  • Gelati di Fratelli $14
    • Trio tasting plate of today’s freshest three Gelato flavours with Orange & Almond Biscotti
  • Spaghetti con Pesto (Vegetarian) $26
    • Spaghetti in a basil pesto, roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, olives, zucchini and grana padano finished with a chilli crumbed smoked mozzarella
  • Duck Liver Parfait $18.50
    • with pickles mixed leaves & toasted sourdough
  • Porridge $9.00
    • with cream and brown sugar
  • Duck Liver Parfait $18.50
    • with pickles mixed leaves & toasted sourdough
  • Fries & sauce $8.00
    • with sambal or aioli
  • Kedgree $19.00
    • with smoked fish, soft boiled egg, parsley & lemon
  • Piedmontese Peppers $18.00
    • stuffed with tomato and garlic and slow roasted, served with halloumi, rocket & focaccia
  • Eggs $9.50
    • any style on sourdough or Vogels toast
  • Warmed olives $8.00
    • with garlic cumin & fennel seed
  • The Classic
  • Lemongrass Beef & Vege Spring Roll Salad $10.50
  • Drink Combo $10.50
  • Beef Noodle soup $12.00
  • Roast chicken
  • Rice Paper Summer Rolls- Chicken $7.50
  • Rice Paper Summer Rolls - Prawn $7.50
  • Lemongrass Prawn & Veggie Spring Roll Salad $10.50
  • -Mains King Prawns with Ginger and Spring Onions on a Hot Plate, Beef and Black Bean Sauce, Pork and Cashew Nuts, Sweet and Sour Pork, Szechuan Hot Chilli Chicken and Young Chow Fried Rice
  • ●Egg Foo Yong
  • Salmon Sashimi / Steamed Salmon Fillet / Steamed Salmon Fillet with Black Bean Sauce Seasonal
  • Steamed Chicken H $23 / W $45
  • Crayfish with Ginger and Spring Onions / Crayfish Baked in Cheese / Crayfish with Eie Mein / Hot and Spicy Crayfish Seasonal
  • Snow Peas with Chinese Sausage & Pork Seasonal
  • -Chicken / Beef or Pork $21.00
  • Chilli Prawn Dumplings / Prawn Dumplings / Chives and Prawn Dumplings / Pan Fried Pork Dumplings Hand made dumplings $6.00 per portion
  • For 4 People or More (A) $28.00 per person
    • Deep Fried Won Ton / Peking Spicy and Sour Soup / Sweet & Sour Pork / Gong Bao Chicken / Fried Egg with Shrimps / Mixed Vegetables / Egg Fried Rice
  • Diced Chicken in Garlic Sesame Sauce $12.00
  • Cumin Lamb with Spring Onion $19.80
  • Braised Bean Curd and Vegetables in Brown Sauce $14.80
  • Spring Rolls $7.00
  • For 6 People or More (C) $35.00 per person
    • Deep Fried Won Ton, Beijing Dumpling, Spicy & Sour Soup, Orange Beef, Peking Fish, Deep Fried Duck, Vegetables, Squid Chinese Vegetables, Shrimps Fried Rice, Mixed Fresh Fruits
  • Mixed Vegetables $14.80
  • Stuffed Mushrooms $8.00
  • Fresh Baked Bread (V) $3.50
    • made in-house daily with smoked sea salt butter
  • Prawn $24.00
    • tiger prawns, mozzarella & cherry tomato
  • Market Fish (GF, DF) $32.00
    • grilled fennel, carrot and saffron potato
  • Bolognese $27.00
    • pappardelle with our nine-hour bolognese – veal and pork mince braised with red wine and vegetables
  • Smoked Beets with French Goat Cheese (GF.V) $22.00
    • potato & cumin wafer, watercress leaves and balsamic reduction
  • Broccoli (GF.V) $8.00
    • with garlic & lemon juice (chili optional)
  • Arancini (3 per order) (V) $8.00
    • saffron rice and mozzarella
  • Ameera Tagine (vegan) $24.50
    • cauliflower, pumpkin & chick peas served with fragrant cous cous
  • grilled octopus "causa" $17.00
    • potatoes, avocado & black olives mayo
  • prosciutto/ salame/paté/terrine/hummus/olives/caprino/kikorangi/manchego $7.00
  • choripan $12.00
    • chorizo, bread, mayo & pebre
  • fries $7.00
  • ojo bife $45.00
    • scotch fillet, bone marrow, chimichurri
  • pancetta $25.00
    • white base, pancetta, mushrooms, goat cheese, rosemary
  • arroz con marisco $29.00
    • paella rice, saffron, prawns, octopus, shellfish
  • margherita $19.00
    • the classic
Karaka Cafe

Karaka Cafe

location

Address

2 Taranaki Street, Odlins Square, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

049168369

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Polynesian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Television ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Drinks ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Digital Payments ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Cash only

Location
2 Taranaki Street, Odlins Square, Wellington, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand