Left Bank Cafe in Queenstown Menu

OUR LEFT BANK  MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH SOUPS OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH SOUPS
  • French Onion $16:00
    • Gruyere puff pastry crust
  • Pumpkin veloute (V) $16.00
    • Coriander sour cream / farmers bread
OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH STARTERS OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH STARTERS
  • French Antipasto $12/person
    • Cheese (2) /pate / dry sausage / condiments
  • Goat cheese crostini salad $19.00
    • Rocket salad/ prosciutto/ rosemary oil
  • Classic Caesar salad $19.00
    • Lettuce / tomato / poached egg / crouton / parmesan tuile
  • With Akaora smoked salmon or smoked chicken $23.00
OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE ARTISAN SANDWICHES OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE ARTISAN SANDWICHES
  • Philly cheese steak sandwich $21.00
    • Panini bread / roast beef / capsicum / onion / provolone
  • Grilled chicken burger $20.00
    • Brioche / provolone cheese / lettuce / tomato / avocado puree/ chipotle aioli
  • The Left Bank Burger $23.00
    • Bun / bacon / cheddar / lettuce / tomato / Boursin aioli
  • Served with your choice of mixed greens our French fries
OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH MAIN DISHES OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE LUNCH MAIN DISHES
  • Creamy seafood chowder $28.00
    • French baguette / lemon confit / herb butter
  • Moules mariniere (mussels cooked in white wine) $23.00
    • Bread / garlic / creme fraiche (GF bread on request)
  • Traditional Beef Bourguignon $27.00
    • Truffle mashed potato / mushroom / red wine reduction
  • Coq au vin $28.00
    • Linguini pasta / mushrooms / pearl onion
SOMETHING EXTRA SOMETHING EXTRA
  • Winter medley vegetables(V) $9.00
    • Lemon butter / fresh herbs
  • Romaine Wedges(V) $9.00
    • Bacon / cherry tomato
  • Roasted butternut squash(V) $9.00
    • Brown butter / coriander
  • Hand cut French fries(V) $9.00
    • Parmersan / truffle salt
OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE FROMAGES OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE FROMAGES
  • Brie de Meaux (cow, soft, region de Meaux)
  • Tomme de Savoie (cow, semi hard, region de Savoie)
  • Beaufort (cow, semi soft, region de Beaufort)
  • Crotin de Chavignol AOC (goat, soft, region de Loire)
  • Bleue d'Auvergne (cow, soft, region Central Auvergne)
  • Ossau Iraty (sheep, semi hard, region Basque)
  • Comte (cow, semi hard, region Franche Comte)
  • Cabecou (goat, soft, region du Correze)
  • 2 for $18.00
  • 4 for $32.00
  • 6 for $42.00
  • 8 for $56.00
  • Served with French baguette / crackers / Dried fruits / nuts /quince paste
  • Available with wine pairing
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  • Crepe Suzette $14.00
    • Apple compote / vanilla ice cream / Grand Marnier flambee sauce
  • Mouse au chocolate $14.00
    • Nougatine tuile
  • Napoleon creme brulee $14.00
    • Almond short tuile / berry coulis
  • Tatin apple tart $14.00
    • Calvados sauce / cinnamon Chantilly

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Toast $7.00
    • Local preserves or queenstown honey wholemeal or sourdough
  • Eggs with Bacon or Pork Sausage $18.50
    • Pan-fried potatoes, fresh herbs, toast
  • Ora King Smoked Salmon (gf) $21.00
    • Poached eggs, kumara, kale & agria rosti, watercress pesto, spring onion creme fraiched
  • Buttermilk & Buckwheat Pancakes $19.00
    • Grilled banana, date caramel, lemon & raspberry mascarpone
  • Spinach $4.00
  • Puffed Grain, NUt & Cranberry Granola $14.50
    • Rhubarb tamarillo compote, lemon yoghurt
  • Hot Smoked Salmon $7.50
  • Bacon $7.00
  • PHILLY STEAK $35.95
    • sauteed beef, onions, green peppers & mushrooms topped w provolone cheese
  • PEPPERONI MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • pepperoni, pepperoni & more pepperoni
  • HAWAIIAN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • ham & pineapple
  • SICILIAN MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • pepperoni, chorizo, salami, bacon, smoked chicken, bbq sauce
  • MUSHROOM MED $23.95 LARGE $31.95
    • portabello, swiss brown mushrooms w a hint of truffle oil, fresh rocket
  • FAT TONYS $35.95
    • pepperoni, salami, chorizo, ham & chilli flakes
  • LASAGNE $20
    • individual dish layered w fresh pasta, traditional meat bolognaise, béchamel, topped w grilled cheese – oven baked
  • CURLY FRIES $7.5
    • probably the best potato fries you will ever eat!
  • Southern king crab $38.00/$67.00
    • Kaitaia butter, shrimp butter, garlic butter.
  • Wakanui
    • Wakanui Blue cattle are grass fed initially then finished on grain for the last 70 to 90 days. Like the grass-fed equivalent Angus, it has characteristic fat marbling running through the muscle but due to being grain fed the marbling is much greater and more intense throughout.
  • Selection of local and European cheese $28.00
    • last years apricots, walnuts & biscuits.
  • Blackened market fish $ 38.00
    • almond skordallia, sweet corn succotash.
  • Smoked bone marrow $21.00
    • parsley, gremolata, bacon crumb.
  • Whipped potato puree $8.00
  • Roof top greens $ 11/$19
    • crispy shallots, feta, Kalamata olives.
  • Baked candied kumara, pecans $8.00
  • Sizzling Ginger $20.00
    • broccoli capsicum young corn flower onion/chicken pork beef vegetarian & tofu
  • Yellow curry $18/$23.50
    • chicken seafood prawns squids & scallops
  • Sizzling Beef Black Bean Sauce $23.00
    • zucchini mushroom cauliflower young corn bamboo shoot, onion
  • Som Tum Spicy green papaya salad $15.00
  • Spicy Roasted duck curry $23.50
  • Homemade fish cakes 4 $9.50
  • Green Curry $23.50
    • broccoli, green pea & zucchini/chicken/pork/beef/vegetables & tofu/roasted duck/tiger prawns/blue cod fish/seafood
  • Stir Fried Egg noodle $23.50
    • tiger prawns seafood (prawn & Squids)
  • Dahi Poori $12.00
    • (Stuffed Puffed Pastry Shells, Spiced Mashed Potato, Sweet Yogurt, Chutneys)
  • Masala Dosa $17.00
    • (Crispy Rice-lentil Crepe, spiced potatoes, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Available from 12PM to 4PM
  • Choley Bhatura $17.00
    • (Fried leavened bread, Chickpea curry
  • Pav Bhaji $17.00
    • (Spiced Mixed Vegetables, Buttered Pav Bun)
  • Vada Pav $13.00
    • (Staple food of Mumbaikars, Spiced Potato Patties, Slider Buns)
  • Masala Omellete Pav $13.00
    • (Indian Style Spiced Omellette, Buttered Pav Bun)
  • Chicken Tikka Dosa $18.00
    • (Crispy Rice-lentil Crepe, Chicken Tikka, Vegetables, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • -Lemon and herb crumbed fish sandwich with caper mayo and fresh tomatoes $16.50
  • Yellow lentil dal with rice, flatbreads and coriander yoghurt $19.90
  • -Mushrooms $3.50
  • -3hr slow-roasted beef, horseradish aioli and onion jam on toasted ciabatta $12.50
  • Served from 5pm
  • Add Sides:
  • Breads, dukkah and olive oil $8
  • Big Breakfast: eggs, bacon, mushroom, tomato, hash brown, sausage and toast $18
  • Includes the following cheeses: $19.5
    • Pecorino, Aged, sharp, hard cheese made with goat’s milk Gorgonzola: rich, blue-veined cow's milk cheese Tallegio: soft cow's milk cheese with a crisp, washed rind
  • Pan Fried Veal liver, capers, olives, shallots, parsley, grilled bread $18
  • Shells, mussels, clams, garlic, chillies, lemon juice, herbs, anchovy crumb $29
  • Pappardelle,braised pork, pumpkin, tomato, rocket $28
  • Mixed leaf, olives, sundried tomato, feta (v)(gf) $15
  • Affogato $8.5
  • Tiramisu, covered in chocolate flakes $13
  • Freshly baked dough balls: garlic butter, olive oil & balsamic vinegar (v) $12
  • Spinach Gnocchi $27.00
    • in a saffron creamed kumara sauce with baby spinach, cherry tomatoes and shaved parmesan
  • Wedges $10.00
    • topped with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Spicy Chicken Wings $10.00
    • with sweet chilli sauce
  • Cajun Chicken & Bacon Salad $22.00
    • pan fried cajun chicken and bacon lardons served over crisp mixed salad leaves and garlic croutons
  • Marinated Feta & Cherry Tomato Parcel $14.00
    • feta cheese and cherry tomatoes baked in flaky pastry topped with red onion jam served on a petite salad with berry & balsamic dressing
  • Chorizo Cigars $10.00
    • with cashew nut pesto
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $10.00
    • with ponzu dressing
  • Penne Pasta $20.00
    • penne pasta in a creamy pesto sauce topped with parmesan and served with garlic bread
  • Roasted Poppadoms (4 pieces) $2.00
    • Paper thin lentil wafers
  • Chicken or Lamb Jalfrezi $16.90
    • Strips of chicken or lamb marinated with freshly ground spices and sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and green pepper.
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • Stuffed with lightly spiced minced lamb and herbs
  • Butter Prawn $18.90
    • Boneless Tandoor grilled prawn, cooked with tomatoes, crushed cashews, cream and spices
  • Prawn Malabari $18.90
    • Prawn curry made with freshly ground coconut and an array of masterfully blended spices.
  • Cheese and Garlic Naan $5.00
    • Stuffed and freshly grated cheese and topped with garlic and butter
  • Prawn Jalfrezi $18.90
  • Raita $3.50
    • Classic cooler with cucumber, carrot and yoghurt
  • -Small $3
  • Spring or Curry Roll $3
  • Between 7am and 10am
  • Bacon & Egg Roll $5
  • Curry $2.50
  • 6 Onion Rings $3.50
  • Donut (Plain or Chocolate) $1.80
  • Between 12Pm And 2Pm
  • Eggs Benedict $17
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon & wilted spinach on toasted sourdough
  • Soup of the day with toast $12
    • see ‘What’s Cooking’ board
  • Toast with house-made conserve & butter $6.90
    • Choice of sourdough, wholegrain or focaccia.
  • Creamy mushrooms $14.50
    • on sourdough toast with shaved parmesan
  • Cake of the day with cream or Greek yoghurt $6.00
  • BLT $10
    • Crispy bacon, lettuce & tomato on house made focaccia bread with onion jam & mayonnaise
  • Sides $4.50
    • Mushrooms/Crispy bacon/Spinach
  • Top of the morning porridge $12
    • Athletes blend of grains, nuts, seeds & seasonal fruit compote
  • Gohan $2.00
    • steamed rice
  • Sarada $5.00
    • green salad
  • Ro-Suto Bi-Fu Don > roasted beef with a sweet onion sauce $13.00
  • Tori Ten $15.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Tori Ten Don $14.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Gohan $3.00
    • steamed rice
  • Gyu Tataki $15.00
    • seared ribeye with roasted garlic flakes
  • Misoshiru $2.00
    • miso soup
  • Aromatic duck spring roll $15.00
  • MARKET FISH MP
    • Deep fried
  • NZ SCAMPI 25
    • Sashimi &congee
  • MARKET FISH MP
    • Steamed
  • Fiordland crayfish 128/500g
    • Deep fried with spicy salt
  • MARKET FISH MP
    • Braised
  • MARKET FISH MP
    • New Zealand Live clam (Subject to availability)
  • Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
    • Wok Fried with spring onion, ginger and shallots
  • ‘Impressions’ burger with homemade beef pattie, beetroot, tomato, smoked cheese, bacon & lettuce. Served with salad & fries $19.50
  • Sizzling beef with black pepper & vegetables $19.00
    • Prime rump steak, seasonal vegetables & scented rice.
  • Thai style massaman curry $22.00
    • Braised lamb shank, root vegetables & scented rice
  • Saffron seafood chowder, chive & capsicum rouille & bakery bread $13.50
  • Kapiti ice cream: Three flavours, waffle cone & fruit coulis $13.00
  • Butterscotch or chocolate ice cream sundae $9.00
  • Classic club sandwich with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato. Served with salad & fries $18.00
  • Nevis $19.00
    • Fresh basil, tomato & mozzarella
  • Traditional Grapepickers Lunch $24.00
    • Today’s soup, hummus, farmhouse cheese, pickles, olives, toasted balsamic, red wine bread. Wine match - China Terrace Chardonnay
  • Dinky platter $13.00
    • havarti cheese, soup or ham, salad, fruits, raisins, crisps & bread
  • Chocolate & hazelnut truffle biscuit. Perfect complement to coffee $4.50
  • Sicilian fish stew with blue cod, Akaroa salmon, and potatoes, Caramalised fennel, basil almond agresto (gf) (df) Wine match - China Terrace 95 Chardonnay $34.00
  • Goats cheese palmiers $15.50
    • with roast local beetroot and cumin, and orange labne (gf*) Wine match - La Dulcinée Pinot Gris
  • Marinated olives $8.50
  • Vanilla bean ice cream with chocolate sauce, shortbread $7.00
  • Charcuterie of Spanish & Italian meats, toasted almonds, pickled figs (gf*) (V*) Wine match - Gold River Pinot Noir $21.00
Left Bank Cafe

Left Bank Cafe

location

Address

8 Duke Street, Queenstown, Queenstown, 9300, New Zealand

phone

Phone

034500045

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Mon 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Tue 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Wed 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Thu 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Fri 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Sat 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM Sun 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM, 5:30 PM to 9 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

French

features

Features

Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating

Location
8 Duke Street, Queenstown, Queenstown, 9300, New Zealand
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