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

  • BEEF BURGER $19.00
    • This towering monstrosity of a burger is a jaw-dropper – 100% beef patty, thick-cut cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, tomato relish, stacked up on lettuce, salad goodies, tomato, house pickles, aioli. Served in a gourmet toasted garlic bun with fries, Tommy, and a crisp onion ring
  • BIG F.A.T. BELLY $27.00
    • marinated, slow roasted pork belly, served up with creamy mash, potato, roast pumpkin, butter-sautéed market veg, and finished with cider jus and mango peach chutney,
  • 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 >>
  • 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
  • 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!
  • 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
  • CHICKEN WRAP $18.50
    • Our wraps are legend here at the FAT, and with good reason, lettuce and salad goodies, avocado salsa, house-cured BBQ pickles, aioli and sweet chilli, wrapped up in a crisp, cheesytortilla with crisp crumbled strips of chicken, And because we love you, we’ll add fries, Tommy, and sour cream on the side >>
  • 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
  • Hikari bento
    • Teriyaki chicken with rice, tempura, seaweed salad, salmon sashimi 2 pcs, tempura 3 pcs and sushi 2 pcs
  • Spicy chicken udon soup
    • Chicken served with vegetables cooked with spicy soup
  • Sashimi don
  • Seaweed salad (V)
  • Prawn tempura
    • 4 Pcs
  • Assorted tempura
    • 5 Pcs
  • Edamame (V) (GF)
  • Spicy seafood udon soup
    • Seafood (mussel, prawn and haki) served with vegetables cooked with spicy soup
  • Cheese and antipasto platter 2-4 people $30.00
    • Whitestone Windsor blue, Curio bay sheep’s milk pecorino, KaikouraLabneh. Zamora havoc Salami, Pastrami &Coppa.Aoraki cold smoked salmon & capers. Marinated olives, sundried tomatoes &peppadew. Relishes, fruits, crackers & breads
  • Chicken quesadilla w/ melted cheddar red onion and guacamole
  • Garlic bread & dips $6.00
  • Bowl of fries $6.00
  • Avocado, grilled halloumi & tomato
  • Cold smoked Aoraki salmon, capers & cream cheese
  • all toasted sandwiches served with chips and aioli
  • Slow-roasted Zamora pulled pork w/ slaw and spicy Jamaican jerk sauce
  • Atlas eggs on toasted ciabatta $8.90
  • -Salmon $18
  • Baked brie and onion pie $9.50
  • Salads $3.50
    • Add fries to your meal for only
  • Fish and chips with mushy peas, caper mayo, and salad $19.90
  • Fried chicken with wasabi mayo and Japanese barbecue glaze $9.50
  • Chocolate chip waffles with strawberry cream and berry compote $17.50
  • House made beef sausage on kumara mash with warm tomato salsa, demi-glace, and onion rings $19.90
  • Hand Cut Chips $12
    • Parmesan, aioli, tomato sauce
  • Buttermilk pancakes $16
    • lemon mascarpone, blueberries, maple, toasted pistachios
  • Duck Pâté $19
    • Pinot noir, cherry, 4 grain crackers
  • Build your own breakfast or add a side $6
    • Avocado, black pudding, grapefruit, hash potato, bacon, farm eggs, sour dough
  • Spring omelette $19
    • asparagus, smoked chilies, avocado, crème fraiche, rocket, spring salad, house sourdough
  • Spring Bouillabaisse $29
    • southern seafood, sofrito, fennel, sauvignon blanc
  • Ice Cream Sundae $12
    • ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream, brownie bits, nuts
  • Butterfish Tacos $28
    • coriander cream, burnt chilli
  • Pork Riblet N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Olives N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Steak and Cheese N/A
  • Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
  • Thinly Cut Sour Cream & Chives N/A
  • Sicilian seafood stew, fish, squid, clams, mussels, saffron, fennel, capers $34
  • Bella's Beef Lasagne, bechamel, mozzarella, parmesan $29
  • Bruschetta: artichoke ,olive, fontina, roast onion, rosemary $16
  • Soup: Cannelini, cabbage, confit garlic, grillled bread (v) $14
  • Char grilled squid, orange, chilli, fennel, herb salad (gf) $17
  • Parma ham, roast apples, goats cheese, honey, hazelnuts (gf) $19
  • Bella's Famous Beef Carpaccio, parmesan, rocket, aioli, capers (gf) $20
  • Sauteed greens, roast garlic, almond, lemon (v)(gf) $15
  • Bluff octopus a la plancha, roast red pepper, saffron aioli $15.00
  • Angus beef eye fillet $44.00
    • 'A la Ficelle', field mushroom, charred leek, salsa verde, crispy garlic
  • Merino lamb rump $39.00
    • aubergine puree, olive tomato, artichoke, white anchovy
  • Roasted Cambridge duck breast $45.00
    • Confit leg, grape, shiitake, smoked kumara puree
  • Line caught tuna crudo, avocado, ugli fruit, soy & mirin, coriander $17.00
  • Goats cheese profiteroles, Rātā blossom honey, rosemary $10.00
  • Southland cheese roll, bitter leaves, pickled butternut, hazelnut, pear $19.00
  • Marinated heirloom cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, hazelnut crumb, olive $14.00
  • Yellow Dal Tadka $15.90
    • Yellow lentils tempered with onions, tomatoes and spices
  • Fresh Seasonal Vegetable $9.90
    • Crispy fresh vegetable tossed with garlic and butter
  • Tea & Coffee $4.00
  • Kadhai Chicken or Lamb $16.90
    • Strips of chicken or lamb cooked with onion, tomato and green pepper in a thick Masala sauce in an Indian wok
  • Jeera Aloo $15.90
    • Cubes of potatoes smothered and simmered with cumin seeds, herbs and spices
  • Chicken or Lamb Bhuna $16.90
    • Cubes of chicken or lamb cooked with tomatoes, onions, fresh herbs and spices. A Punjabi delicacy.
  • Chicken or Lamb Jalfrezi $16.90
    • Strips of chicken or lamb marinated with freshly ground spices and sauteed with tomatoes, onions, and green pepper.
  • Kulfi $6.50
    • An Indian gourmet icecream which is available in two different flavours of mango and pistachio.
  • wagyu flank steak salad, miso cream, pickled vegetables, shitake, crispy noodles $23.00
  • The C.O.D $18.00
    • McFarlane's cherries, ricotta mousse, tonka bean macaron and apricot Dark chocolate tart, local raspberries, yoghurt aniseed ice cream strawberry ice cream sandwich, poached rhubarb and cream cheese Blueberry and walnut carrot cake, cream cheese ice cream
  • Sourdough ciabatta w/ local cairn Muir olive oil $8.00
  • Jersey benne potatoes w/ rosemary and garlic $9.00
  • Vegetarian $32.00
    • Pumpkin risotto with goats cheese, grilled vegetables, local rocket Potato gnocchi, mushroom and parmesan cream sauce, baby spinach Jersey benne potato and vegetable curry, roti bread, steamed rice and raita
  • Served natural w/ elderflower and horseradish
  • Tempura w/ Nam jim
  • Grilled w/ a Thai butter and pickled ginger
  • Apricot and rosemary financier $16.95
    • Vanilla mousseline, poached rhubarb, raspberry tuile, raspberry sorbet
  • Brie de meaux $12.95
    • Black figs, local walnuts / Gooey soft - textured white rind cheese, mild, nutty with fruit flavours / Brie de meaux , France
  • Turkey bastilla $23.95
    • Moroccan spiced turkey, filo pastry, powdered marcona almonds, pomegranate vinaigrette, Chick pea carrot coriander & sesame salad
  • Soup of the day $16.95
  • Sauteed southland paua $48.95
    • Shaved paua (abalone), garlic butter, fried potatoes, cress
  • 300gm Scotch fillet $37.95
    • Canterbury angus grass fed
  • Affogato $12.95
    • Vanilla bean ice cream, espresso coffee, chocolate & cranberry biscotti
  • Mixed greeen leaf salad, chardonnay dressing $9.95 / $16.95
    • small / large
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Potato and egg salad. V, NF
  • BREAD
    • Variety of freshly baked bread rolls (GF available upon request)
  • ANTIPASTO
    • Locally cured cold meats including pastrami, hot spiced pork and beef, French rosette salami, saucisse salami, hot sopressa alpine salami, smoked ham and smoked chicken breast.Capers, large green olives, black pitted olives.
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Creamy pesto pasta salad. NF, DF, V
  • MARKET GARDEN SALAD
    • Beetroot salad. V, NF, DF, GF
  • FROM THE GRILL
    • Twice-cooked pork belly in teriyaki sauce. NF, DF
  • SOUP
    • Gourmet soup of the day made from locally sourced seasonal vegetables. V,GF,NF Garlic croutons
  • 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.
  • Seasoned Wedges - (With sour cream and sweet chilli sauce) $8.50
  • Asian Basket -(Spring rolls, samosas & fries) $12.50
  • Bangers & Mash: $18.00
    • Meaty Pork sausage served with creamy garlic mash, peas and rosemary gravy
  • Salt & pepper calamari served with aioli $14.50
  • Chicken Wrap: $14.50
    • Tandoori chicken with cheese, onions, carrot and slaw salad, grilled and served with green salad and side of aioli
  • Onion Rings $6.50
  • Fish and Chips: $16.50
    • A beer battered fish, served with chunky fries, coleslaw, lemon wedge & tartar sauce
  • Basket of fries - $7.00
  • Top of the morning porridge $12
    • Athletes blend of grains, nuts, seeds & seasonal fruit compote
  • Three Egg Omelette $13
    • Fresh tomato, cheese & herbs with freshly baked focaccia on the side.
  • Toast with house-made conserve & butter $6.90
    • Choice of sourdough, wholegrain or focaccia.
  • Cake of the day with cream or Greek yoghurt $6.00
  • Creamy mushrooms $14.50
    • on sourdough toast with shaved parmesan
  • Breakfast Salad $18.50
    • Poached eggs on salad greens with hollandaise sauce & your choice of toast plus sauteed mushroom or bacon
  • Sides $4.50
    • Mushrooms/Crispy bacon/Spinach
  • Soup of the day with toast $12
    • see ‘What’s Cooking’ board
  • Chicken Caesar Salad R $12.50 / P $10.50
  • Chicken Crave Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Garden (V) Pita R $8.50 / P $7.50
  • Chicken Caesar Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Chick n Fala Pita R $11.50 / P $9.50
  • Roast Beef Pita R $10.90 / P $8.90
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
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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