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
OUR LEFT  BANK MAGNIFIQUE END OUR LEFT BANK MAGNIFIQUE END
  • 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

  • Rib-eye 350g $36
    • Also known as a scotch fillet. This cut is mouth-watering, succulent and juicy. It is highly marbled and can contain fat
  • Tiger Prawns $38
    • Shelled Giant tiger prawns lightly grilled in a thermidore sauce. Served with peri-peri sauce, garlic butter and rice Pilaf
  • Mozambique Prawns Entree $18
    • Tiger prawns sauteed in a Rattlesnake sauce (creamy peri-peri reduction). Served in the pan with rice Pilaf to mop up the sauce.
  • Tasting Platter $45
    • A large tasting platter including chicken wings, calamari, boerewors and ribs. Served with chips and accompaniments. Serves 4
  • Chicken Wings $14
    • Chicken wings grilled in Flame’s secret basting
  • Sauces $4
    • To fully complement your meat, choose from one of our delicious homemade sauces. Choose between Mushroom (a firm favourite), Creamy Mixed Peppercorn, Dijon Mustard, Roquefort blue cheese or Peri-peri (A Mozambique speciality – hot and spicy), Rattlesnake (creamy peri-peri)
  • Seafood chowder $17
  • Full Rack $36.5
    • The ultimate Flame experience! Our huge rack of pork ribs are our signature dish with the WOW factor
  • CAJUN FISH & PRAWN SALAD $22.00
    • This salad has been with us from the start—for good reason: Pan fried Cajun-dusted fish and battered chilli prawns resting on a bed of salad goodies, avocado salsa, baby spinach, mung beans, cucumber, tomato, mandarins, crisp tortilla noodles, drizzled with our awesome Italian dressing and finished with aioli & mango coriander chutney
  • CLASSIC CHICKEN PARM $20.00
    • The locals would riot if we took this off the menu. Butterflied breast of chicken, coated in our super-crispy secret coating, smothered in our house made tomato relish, topped with cheese and baked until ooey-gooey. Served with steak fries, and a crisp garden side salad
  • HAM & MUSHROOM CHICKEN SNITZEL $23.00
    • Herb crusted breast of chicken, smothered in a ham, mushroom, and basil pesto infused cream cheese, topped with mozzarella & baked until bubbly. Served over chunky garlic herb potato, sautéed broccoli, and whatever else we pulled out of Jeff’s garden this morning
  • PASTA O’ THE DAY $19.00
    • Nothing silences the stomach grumbles like a bowl of pasta. Ask the staff what Mental Mike came up with for today’s pasta. Whatever it is, I’ll be hot, scrummy, and it’ll come with garlic toasted ciabatta bread >>
  • RIBS, WEDGES, & RINGS $24.50
    • Mate, our ribs have been rocking out the door since we took over this crazy place. Try them and see why: A stack of slow-braised, fall-off-the-bone pork ribs drenched in our secret sauce, with seasoned wedges, a tower of beer battered onion rings, and sour cream. Oh, and a finger bowl ’cause you’ll need it!
  • BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $18.00
    • Michelle likes everything to be perfect, and that is never more apparent than with her beer batter: Back to basics I say Fish, chips, salad, aioli, tomato sauce and lemon(WITH BLUE COD $27)
  • THE F.A.T. 250 $28.00
    • This feed is not for the faint of heart: 250g of Prime NZ porterhouse steak served with garlic herb potatoes, pan fried broccoli (and whatever vegetables fall off the truck), finished with jus, streaky bacon, and tangy, onion jam. Or your classic Steak, Eggs & Chips etc!
  • BAKED PARMESAN BLUE COD $28.00
    • This is a twist on one of Mike’s mother’s recipes: Blue cod fillets smothered in a creamy parmesan and spring onion spread, baked until bubbly and golden, served with roasted garlic herb potatoes, pan fried market vegetables, and finished with slivers of red pepper
  • Buttermilk & Buckwheat Pancakes $19.00
    • Grilled banana, date caramel, lemon & raspberry mascarpone
  • Flatbread with Free Farmed Pulled Pork $21.00
    • Refried beans, red pepper chipotle pesto, pineapple salsa, spinach slaw
  • Toast $8.50
    • Local preserves or queenstown honey wholemeal or sourdough- gluten free bread
  • Agria Fries $9.50
    • Aioli & tomato sauce
  • 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
  • Eggs Any Style $5.00
  • Bacon $7.00
  • Grass-fed beef tartare $25.00
    • toasts, free range egg yolk, hot sauce.
  • Fried calamari $25.00
    • chorizo crumb, green goddess, coriander, lemon.
  • Steak fries $8.00
  • Pan flashed broccolini $10.00
  • Strawberry Bombe Alaska 18.00
    • Strawberry & basil nage.
  • Skillet Mac n Cheese w ham $10.00
  • Freshly shucked local oysters.
  • Whipped potato puree $8.00
  • Pav Bhaji $17.00
    • (Spiced Mixed Vegetables, Buttered Pav Bun)
  • Poori Bhaaji $17.00
    • (Puffed wholewheat deep-fried breads, Potato-Tomato Stew)
  • Chicken Tikka Dosa $18.00
    • (Crispy Rice-lentil Crepe, Chicken Tikka, Vegetables, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Idli $14.00
    • (Steamed savoury Rice -lentil Cakes, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Papri Chaat $12.00
    • (Thin crispy wheat Wafers, Yogurt, Chutneys, Spices)
  • Paneer Dosa $18.00
    • (Crispy Rice-lentil Crepe, Cottage Cheese, Vegetables, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Aloo Tikki Chaat $12.00
    • (Potato Cutlets, Yogurt, Chutneys, Spices)
  • Masala Dosa $17.00
    • (Crispy Rice-lentil Crepe, spiced potatoes, Sambhar, Coconut Chutney)
  • Beef Burger $14.00
    • 100% prime New Zealand beef patty w beetroot, gherkins and onions finished with old fashioned relish
  • Public's Breakfast Burger $14.00
    • Bacon, eggs, relish and coleslaw
  • Public's Chicken $14.00
    • Fried chicken w coleslaw, homemade aioli and our special peanut sauce
  • Carrot & spinach salad w walnuts and blue cheese $9.00
  • Extra Poached Egg $2.00
  • Public's duck fat potatoes w sage and roasted shallots $9.00
  • Pork Belly Burger $14.00
    • Juicy pork belly topped w beetroot, gherkins, onions and crispy iceberg lettuce
  • Public's Hash $14.00
    • Sauteed potatoes, spinach, mushrooms and a poached egg. Choose smoked fish or corned beef
  • Spicy Chicken Wings $10.00
    • with sweet chilli sauce
  • Mushroom Risotto $14.00
    • sauteed mushroom in a rich creamy risotto with shaved parmesan and roasted Portobello mushrooms
  • Oeufs a la neige (floating egg island)
    • soft meringue in a pool of creme anglaise finished with caramel
  • Wedges with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Akaroa Salmon Fillet $30.00
    • steamed and served with a fennel and almond cream cheese, garlic crostini & tzatziki
  • Grilled Garlic Prawn Skewer $14.00
    • with coconut rice and Asian BBQ sauce
  • Enjoy any of our delicious desserts for $12…
  • French Fries $10.00
    • with aioli and tomato ketchup
  • Hoki-large L $7.50 / S $3.50
  • Battered Sausage/Hot Dog-small $3
  • Mushy Peas $2.50
  • Mussels $3
  • -Small $3
  • -large $4
  • Blue cod-large L $8 / S $4
  • Spring or Curry Roll $3
  • Chervil Mash potatoes $8.50
  • Pommes rissolées $8.50
  • Tasting Cheese Platter $32.00
    • A selection of 3 international and New Zealand Cheeses, only the best has been selected by our team. Please ask our staff for the current choices Served with quince membrillo, fig chutney, walnuts,grapes and a selection of crackers
  • Smoked Jack Mackerel Risotto $29.00
    • Smoked Jack Mackarel and pea risotto, topped with spinach and a soft poached egg
  • Shoestring fries $8.50
  • Lamb tataki $18.50
    • Seared Southland lamb served medium rare, brushed with sesame soy marinade on a bed of spring leaves served with roasted macadamia nuts, mango julien and Otago honey white balsamic dressing
  • Salmon and tuna tartare $18.50
    • Queenstown’s Zenkuro sake, cured salmon and tuna tartare served with cucumber, radish, wasabi infused goma wakame seaweed salad and seaweed crisp
  • Mediterranean charcuterie platter $29.00
    • Jamon serrano reserva, duck liver pate, salami, toasted breads and crackers, hummus and chutney
  • BREAD
    • Variety of freshly baked bread rolls (GF available upon request)
  • FLAME ROTISSERIE
    • Succulent roast chicken basted with honey, olive oil, garlic, ginger, mint, coriander and basil. GF, NF, DF
  • STEAMED DIM SIM AND DUMPLINGS
    • Pork dim sims, BBQ pork buns, pork and chive dumplings, prawn dumplings, fish balls, vegetable and fish balls. Tahini sauce, sweet chilli sauce, vinegar and soy sauce.
  • VEGETARIAN SEASONAL FARE
    • Vegetarian tikka masala curry. V, NF, DF, GF
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Twice-cooked pork belly in teriyaki sauce. NF, DF
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Hoki loin seasoned with lemon pepper. NF, DF
  • VEGETARIAN SEASONAL FARE
    • Pumpkin and ricotta ravioli with mushroom sauce & truffle oil. V, NF
  • FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • Prawn and squid salad with sweet chilli sauce. GF, NF, DF
  • Crispy prawn wraps (5) $12.00
  • Deep fried ice cream $15.00
  • Chicken fried rice $20.00
  • Combination fried noodles $25.00
  • Selection of ice cream $14.00
  • Fruit salad with whipped cream $15.00
  • Sichuan chilli pork belly $27.00
  • Combination seafood & vegetables $28.00
  • Tonkatsu $15.00
    • crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
  • Gyoza $15.00
    • pork dumplings
  • Tebasaki $14.00
    • spicy fried chicken wings with sweet sauce
  • Tan Tan Ramen $13.00
    • spicy minced pork and sesame noodle soup
  • Yaki Udon $15.00
    • stir fried ginger pork udon noodles
  • Sashimi Teishoku $15.00
    • salmon tuna scallop mixed sashimi
  • Tonkatsu Teishoku $15.00
    • crispy fried pork with smoked sauce
  • Tori Ten $15.00
    • garlic soy marinated chicken tempura
  • Beef Burger - Freshly Baked Burger Bun with Melted Cheese, Burger Pattie, Bacon, Lettuce, Caremelised Onions, Tomato & Chipotle Relish. With Fries $15
  • Poutine - Chunky Fries with Melted Cheese and Gravy $9
  • Calamari & Chorizo - Grilled Chorizo & Salt & Pepper Calamari served on Top of a Fresh Mixed Salad with Balsamic Dressing $22
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap - Spiced Chicken Breast, Fresh Salad and Minted Yoghurt $12, With fries, add $3
  • Soup of the Day - Served with Lightly Toasted Ciabatta $10
  • Lunch Pasta - Your Server will advise $15
  • Roasted Root Vegetables $8
  • Rump Steak - 150gr Fully Trimmed, Cooked how you like it. Served with Fries, Coleslaw and Gravy $15
  • Fiordland crayfish 128/500g
    • Deep fried with spicy salt
  • Spicy eggplant(vegetarian option available) $20.00
    • Deep fried eggplant with sambal sauce
  • Live green lipped mussels steamed with white wine & saffron $15.00
  • Chinese roast duck half $35.00/whole $65.00
  • House green salad $12.00
  • Deep fried squid tentacles $12.00
  • Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
    • Braised whole abalone
  • Bluff black foot abalone 150/500g
    • Shabu Shabu
  • Polenta Fries $9.00
    • With chipotle aioli (V)(GF*)
  • Shoestring Fries $8.00/ $4.50
    • Tossed in lemon pepper and served with aioli and tomato sauce (V)(GF*) Bowl / Half Portion
  • Wild Fiordland Venison $29.00
    • Cooked mediun rare with potato gratin, jus and greens
  • Rustic Potato Fries $8.00
    • With house made spicy tomato relish and aioli (V)(GF*)
  • Hawaiian n/a
    • Ham off the bone, cheese & pineapple
  • Wild Rabbit Cannelloni $27.00
    • Central Otago Rabbit, slowly braised with mushrooms, mustard and white wine Served with a walnut and pear salad
  • Toasted Tortilla Wraps $14.00
    • Free range pulled chicken, red onion, cabbage, coriander and chipotle aioli/ Slow cooked wild venison, fresh beetroot, parmesan and redcurrant aioli/ Vegetarian wrap with spiced beans, coriander and smoked cheese
  • Blue Cod $28.50
    • A Southern delicacy – cooked in a light beer batter served with shoestring fries, our own tartare sauce & garden salad
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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