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

  • Seafood chowder $17
  • Rib & Steak Combo $47
    • Pork ribs with a tasty sirloin steak
  • Tasting Platter $45
    • A large tasting platter including chicken wings, calamari, boerewors and ribs. Served with chips and accompaniments. Serves 4
  • Rib-eye on the bone 450g $39
    • NZ’s finest rib-eye, grilled on the bone, for flavour and tenderness
  • Chicken Burger $22
    • Choose between Flame basting or spicy peri-peri basting
  • Sirloin 250g $27.5
    • Also known as Porterhouse or a New Yorker, this cut is flavoursome and firmly textured Small but succulent just right for the “not so hungry”
  • Soup of the day $12
    • Soup of the day served with warm ciabatta bread
  • Fillet 200g $36 150g combo $32
    • The eye-fillet is lean and tender with a mild flavour. A must for the true meat connoisseur
  • Homemade Pappardelle (v) $25.00
    • wilted greens, heirloom tomatoes, smoked ricotta
  • Beetroot Salad V $13.00/$24.00
    • pear candied walnuts and local blue cheese
  • Warm Caramelised Onion & Goat's Cheese Tart (v) $28.00
    • cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives
  • Hollandaise
  • Cheese Burger $24.00
    • 200g minced 90-day grain-fed Angus rump steak with smoked Havarti cheese
  • French Toast $17.00
    • with vanilla mascarpone poached pears and maple syrup
  • Wild Mushroom Mousse (v) $16.00
    • olive tapenade, crispbreads, pickles
  • Mushroom roasted in wild thyme, blue cheese, rocket V $17.00
  • Native freshwater crayfish "koura" N/A
    • horopito aioli, watercress
  • Spring garden flowers N/A
    • farm egg, asparagus, herbs, fried bread
  • Toasted sandwich N/A
    • Amisfield olive oil icecream
  • Artichokes N/A
    • leeks, Amisfield olive oil espuma, spring tendrils, flowers
  • Duck N/A
    • umami, mandarin, spring greens
  • Affogato N/A
    • vanilla icecream, espresso, Frangelico
  • Wakanui filet N/A
    • pancetta, Stewart Island oyster emulsion, horseradish
  • Cured snapper N/A
    • vinegar cream, octopus cracker, horseradish snow
  • Puffed Grain, NUt & Cranberry Granola $14.50
    • Rhubarb tamarillo compote, lemon yoghurt
  • French Toast Pudding $18.50
    • Raspberry & rhubarb smash, maple roasted pistachio and pumpkin seeds, creme patisserie
  • Potatoes $4.00
  • Grilled Halloumi & Poached Eggs $20.00
    • Smashed pea & edamame, oven dried tomatoes, crispy kale, seaweed salt, toasted sourdough
  • Bacon $7.00
  • Ora King Smoked Salmon (gf) $21.00
    • Poached eggs, kumara, kale & agria rosti, watercress pesto, spring onion creme fraiched
  • Silverbeet & Chicken Broth (df) $17.50
    • Pearl barley, leek, crispy corn, parsley, cashew & miso crouton
  • Buttermilk & Buckwheat Pancakes $19.00
    • Grilled banana, date caramel, lemon & raspberry mascarpone
  • Salted caramel parfait POP $18.00
    • Chocolate soil, peanut butter mousse.
  • Affogato $18.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, biscotti, espresso, liqueur
  • Caesar salad $11/$19
    • baby cos, slow cooked egg, anchovy, classic dressing.
  • Whipped potato puree $8.00
  • Roast carrots, burnt honey, thyme $10.00
  • Smoked bone marrow $21.00
    • parsley, gremolata, bacon crumb.
  • Beetroot risotto $34.00
    • shaved & pickled summer beets, goats cheese bon bon.
  • Pan seared scallops 29.00
    • chili pineapple salsa, coconut dressing.
  • - Hash Browns $4.00
  • Pulled Pork Burger, $20.00
    • Apple slaw, lettuce, chipotle mayo & thick cut wedges
  • Bacon, Egg & Hash $10.00
    • English muffin with bacon, fried egg & hash brown
  • Breakfast Bun $14.00
    • Bacon OR Bratwurst Sausage, tomato & 2 fried eggs
  • Free Range Ham Hock & Sweet Potato Hash, $23.00
    • Spinach, Halo black spiced beans, 2 poached eggs
  • Potato Bravas, chilli, garlic aioli $9.00
  • Chicken Kebab $12.00
    • Served with salad, fries & BBQ sauce
  • Rustic Fries $9.00
  • Merino lamb rump $39.00
    • aubergine puree, olive tomato, artichoke, white anchovy
  • Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
    • 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
  • Seared Wakanui sirloin, shiitake, dukkah, sesame dressing, shiso $17.00
  • New season asparagus $9.00
    • pancetta, toasted almond, confit shallots
  • Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
  • Moko smoked eel, steamed eggplant, asparagus, Asian dressing, beetroot $ 19.00
  • Mushroom ravioli $26.00
    • Shiitake, seared broccolini, truffle oil
  • Roasted Cambridge duck breast $45.00
    • Confit leg, grape, shiitake, smoked kumara puree
  • Brioche & jam $6.00
  • Wild game terrine, sourdough toasts, homemade pickles & relish $11.50
  • Fried halloumi, marinated courgette, smoked tomato sauce $11.50
  • Salad of roast beetroot, smoked homemade ricotta, pickled pear, walnuts $11.00
  • Smoked beef brisket in a chocolate, chilli & cinnamon glaze, beetroot puree, parsnip crisps $12.50
  • Harissa-marinated Cardrona merino lamb cheeks, hummus, cumin yoghurt, marinated courgette $12.50
  • Eichardt's legendary seafood chowder (individual tapas portion) $11.50
  • Roast wild thyme mushrooms $6.00
  • Hare $24
    • Horopito peppered loin and braised leg of Bannockburn hare, caramelized kiwifruit, sweet potato, red wine jus.
  • Tasting Plate $48
    • Chef's selection from our menu for two to share.
  • Sautéed wild mushrooms, calavo nero, truffle oil $9
  • Parfait $19
    • Duck liver parfait, tamarillo chutney, house pickles, toasted brioche.
  • Venison $40
    • Wild Fiordland venison cutlet, pithivier of braised leg, parsnip and gruyere gallette, silverbeet, sauce soubise.
  • Pork $42
    • Confit Airendale farm pork belly, ginger buttered Stewart Island scampi, sauteed bok choy, peanut praline, orange caramel glaze.
  • Scallops $25
    • Seared Coromandel scallops, artichoke, grapefruit, macadamia nut crumb, sorrel.
  • Mozzarella $22
    • Buffalo mozzarella, textures of tomato, quinoa crisp, baby herbs, garlic oil.
  • Ebi-Kushiyaki $14.00
    • prawn skewers with spicy bean sauce
  • Misoshiru $2.00
    • miso soup
  • Yasai-Ten $10.00
    • vegetable tempura (baby corn, okra, lotus root)
  • Tonkatsu $15.00
    • crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
  • Sarada $5.00
    • green salad
  • Tebasaki $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken wings with sweet sauce
  • Tori Ten Don $14.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Gohan $2.00
    • steamed rice
  • Sautéed button mushrooms
  • Braised Beef Cheek – pancetta, garlic, basil & tomato - $25.00
  • SAFFRON CHEESECAKE $16.00
    • raspberry sorbet, rose syrup
  • Fruits
    • whole fruit, apricots, pears, plums, prunes, fruit salad >>
  • Bircher Muesli $13.00
    • Toasted Oats with nuts, dried fruits, orange juice and natural yoghurt
  • café de Paris butter
  • Breakfast Special $20.00
    • Pre-pay and book your breakfast at reception the night before and your full buffet breakfast is only per person >>
  • Grilled Halloumi (V, DF) $18.00
    • Shaved fennel, pomegranate seeds, orange, rocket & citrus dressing
  • Regular (R) Petita (P)
  • Garden (V) Salad R $8.90 / P $7.90
  • Buffalo Chicken Pita R $12.50 / P$10.50
  • Chicken Caesar Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Chicken Crave Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Buffalo Chicken Salad R $13.50 / P $11.50
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Garden (V) Pita R $8.50 / P $7.50
  • TOMATO $5.00
  • TERIYAKI PRAWN $6.00
  • SQUID $5.00
  • MIXED VEGETABLE $5.00
  • YAKITORI/CHICKEN $6.00
  • GIZZARD $6.00
  • PORK SHABU SALAD $10.00
  • VEGETABLE SPRING ROLL $6.00
  • Deluxe Wedges - Melted Cheese, Crispy Bacon, Sour Cream and Sweet Chili $12.50
  • All Day Breakfast - Bacon, Sausages, Eggs how you like Toast & Hash Browns $15
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap - Spiced Chicken Breast, Fresh Salad and Minted Yoghurt $12, With fries, add $3
  • Beef Burger - Freshly Baked Burger Bun with Melted Cheese, Burger Pattie, Bacon, Lettuce, Caremelised Onions, Tomato & Chipotle Relish. With Fries $15
  • Flat Bread - Caramelised Onions, Rock Salt, Garlic and Olive Oil $10
  • Soup of the Day - Served with Lightly Toasted Ciabatta $10
  • Vegie Wrap - Roast Pumpkin, Spinach, Feta, Sun Dried Tomatoes & Hummus $12, With fries, add $3
  • Poutine - Chunky Fries with Melted Cheese and Gravy $9
  • Californian $12.50
    • Pesto chicken, cheddar, tomato, capsicum, mixed greens, sprouts, cucumber, hummus & guacamole
  • - Add chicken for $2.50
  • Tuna Melt $10.50
    • Chef's tuna mix topped with melted cheddar, shredded lettuce and tomato
  • Roasted Veggie $11.50
    • Baby spinach, roasted veggies, feta, pumpkin seeds and tomato tossed in olive oil and vincotto
  • - Add a grilled cheese panini $4.00
  • El Gringo $12.50
    • Your choice of chicken or beef w/ guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheddar, tomato, lettuce, black beans & hot sauce (jalapenos optional)
  • BBQ Pulled Pork $12.50
    • Shredded braised pork in our spicy BBQ sauce with cheddar cheese and cole slaw
  • Soups of the Day
    • Check our specials board (on the left side of the website) or come in to see our selection of 4 homemade soups...2 that change daily, as well as the 2 below that we always offer...
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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