Mint Cafe & Bar in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

DAY MENU - BRUNCH - Till 3:00pm DAY MENU - BRUNCH - Till 3:00pm
  • Eggs Benedict on a Bagel $15.5 Reg / $17.5 Lge
    • Your choice of: Bacon / Spinach & Mushroom - Tea Smoked Salmon & Spinach with Hollandaise $16.50 Regular / $18.50 Large
  • Bacon & Eggs $16.5 Reg / $18.5 Lge
    • Eggs to your liking with toasted focaccia and relish
  • Mint Big Brekkie $18.50
    • Served with bacon, Kabanos sausages, eggs, tomato, mushrooms, seasoned potatoes, focaccia and hollandaise
  • Espresso French Toast on Brioche $17.50
    • Served with bacon, banana, berry compote and maple syrup
  • Mint Salted Caramel Chocolate Waffles $17.50
    • Served with bacon, maple syrup, vanilla ice cream and shaved chocolate
  • Fresh Fruit Salad with Spiced Muesli $14.50
    • Served with natural yoghurt
DAY MENU - CALZONE - All served with cream cheese, basil, olives, tomato base and mozzarella DAY MENU - CALZONE - All served with cream cheese, basil, olives, tomato base and mozzarella
  • Spinach & Mushroom / Smoked Chicken / Chorizo $16.50
    • Your choice of salad or fries
DAY MENU - PIZZA - All served with tomato base and mozzarella cheese DAY MENU - PIZZA - All served with tomato base and mozzarella cheese
  • Margherita $14.50
    • With fresh herbs
  • Flamma $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, red onion and BBQ sauce
  • Pollo $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, brie and cranberry
  • Pepperoni $15.50
    • Anchovies, olives and pepperoni
  • El Fuego $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, chorizo, jalapeños, tabasco and caramelised onions
  • Siciliano $15.50
    • Courgettes, red onion, peppers, artichokes and rocket
  • Meat Lovers $16.50
    • Pepperoni, Kabanos sausage, ham and chipotle sauce
  • Italiano $16.50
    • Pepperoni, pesto, red onion, parmesan and fresh herbs
  • Verona $16.50
    • Ham, mushrooms, blue cheese, caramelised onions, oregano and aioli
DAY MENU - LUNCH - Till 3:00pm DAY MENU - LUNCH - Till 3:00pm
  • Battered Smoked Fish Cakes with Corn and Potato $18.50
    • Served with créme fraiche, guacamole, preserved lemon and cucumber ribbon salad
  • Fresh Chicken Avocado and Feta Salad $17.50
    • Tossed with rocket, cashew and a sweet orange and mustard dressing
  • Tender Beef and Crunchy Chickpea Salad $17.50
    • Tossed with seasonal greens, pinenuts and feta in a curry dressing
  • Gourmet Chicken Liver Salad with Crispy Bacon $18.50
    • Tossed with rocket, vine tomatoes, cashews and lentils
  • Tea Smoked Salmon Salad $18.50
    • Spicy potatoes, seasonal greens, tomato and rocket in a herb dressing
  • Calamari with Fried Chorizo $18.50
    • Curry dressed slaw, aioli and a wedge of lemon
  • Blue Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushroom $18.50
    • With roasted vine tomatoes, cumin spiced toast and rocket
  • Steak Sandwich on Toasted Ciabatta $18.50
    • Served with Swiss cheese, mushroom and tangy onion marmalade with fries
  • Fish and Chips $18.50
    • Served either battered or pan fried and with a slaw salad
  • Mint Sticky Pork Ribs $14.50
    • Served with veggie crisps and a pineapple salad
  • - For More $26.50
  • - For 1 $21.50
  • Mint Antipasto Platter
DAY MENU - BURGERS - All served with a side of fries DAY MENU - BURGERS - All served with a side of fries
  • Juicy Glazed Pork Burger $16.50
    • Served with aioli, slaw and pineapple & mango chutney
  • Beef and Streaky Bacon Burger $16.50
    • Served with aioli, mesclun, jalapeños and chipotle sauce
  • Southern Fried Crunchy Chicken Burger $16.50
    • Served with slaw and guacamole
  • Vegetarian Burger $16.50
    • With a white bean & chickpea pattie, guacamole, slaw and kumara crisps
DAY MENU - SIDES DAY MENU - SIDES
  • Fries $6.50
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • - With Sour Cream & Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce $7.50
  • - With Bacon & Cheese $13.50
  • Wedges
  • Rocket Salad $7.50
    • With pear, walnut & blue cheese
  • Slaw Salad $5.50
    • With toasted nuts
EVENING MENU - STARTERS EVENING MENU - STARTERS
  • Scallops $21.50
    • Pan seared scallops, pea puree, rocket & asparagus salad and coriander, fennel & almond crumb
  • Mint Buffalo Wings $14.50
    • Served with veggie chips and a pineapple salad
  • Mint Sticky Pork Ribs $14.50
    • Served with vegetable crisps, fresh cucumber & sesame salad and dipping sauce
  • Garlic and Herb Pizza Bread / Optional Cheese $9.50 / $10.50
    • Served with relish
  • Seafood Platter $21.50
    • Served with pan-fried and deep-fried seafood
  • Chicken Pâté $14.50
    • Served with spiced plum sauce & crostini
  • - For More $26.50
  • - For 1 $21.50
  • Mint Antipasto Platter
EVENING MENU - MAINS - From 5pm, Friday & Saturday EVENING MENU - MAINS - From 5pm, Friday & Saturday
  • Angus Scotch Fillet Steak $28.50
    • Scotch fillet on confit potato with roasted vine tomatoes, seasonal greens and mushrooms with jus
  • Chicken Roulade $28.50
    • Bacon-wrapped chicken & mushroom roulade with smoked Gruyere croquettes, baby carrots & spiced plum sauce
  • Salmon $26.50
    • Salmon fillet on pea puree with rocket & asparagus salad, topped with coriander and fennel spiced almond crumb & preserved lemons
  • Lamb Salad $27.50
    • Lamb rump on seasonal vegetable tabouleh salad topped with cumin labneh and vegetable crisps
  • Vegetarian $21.50
    • Tabouleh salad with mixed grilled vegetable, smoked Gruyere croquettes & cumin labneh
EVENING MENU - DESSERTS EVENING MENU - DESSERTS
  • Crispie Coconut Meringue $9.50
    • With whipped cream, grilled seasonal fruit & passionfruit syrup
  • Orange & Almond Sticky Cake $9.50
    • With cardamom & orange sauce, mascarpone & pistachio nuts
  • Dark Chocolate & Kahlua Brulee $9.50
    • With hazelnut biscotti
  • Trio of Icy Delights $9.50
    • With Kapiti ice cream & sorbets
EVENING MENU - PIZZA - All served with tomato base and mozzarella cheese EVENING MENU - PIZZA - All served with tomato base and mozzarella cheese
  • Margherita $14.50
    • With fresh herbs
  • Flamma $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, bacon, red onion and BBQ sauce
  • Pollo $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, brie and cranberry
  • Pepperoni $15.50
    • Anchovies, olives and pepperoni
  • El Fuego $16.50
    • Smoked chicken, chorizo, jalapenos, tabasco and caramelised onions
  • Siciliano $15.50
    • Courgettes, red onion, peppers, artichokes and rocket
  • Meat Lovers $16.50
    • Pepperoni, Kabanos sausage, ham and chipotle sauce
  • Italiano $16.50
    • Pepperoni, pesto, red onion, parmesan and fresh herbs
  • Verona $16.50
    • Ham, mushrooms, blue cheese, caramelised onions, oregano and aioli
  • Salmone $16.50
    • Smoked salmon, cream cheese, lemon, capers and rocket
EVENING MENU - CALZONE - All served with cream cheese, basil, olives, tomato base and mozzarella EVENING MENU - CALZONE - All served with cream cheese, basil, olives, tomato base and mozzarella
  • Spinach & Mushroom / Smoked Chicken / Chorizo $16.50
    • Your choice of salad or fries
EVENING MENU - BURGERS - All served with a side of fries EVENING MENU - BURGERS - All served with a side of fries
  • Juicy Glazed Pork Burger $16.50
    • Served with aioli, slaw and pineapple & mango chutney
  • Beef and Streaky Bacon Burger $16.50
    • Served with aioli, mesclun, jalapenos and chipotle sauce
  • Southern Fried Crunchy Chicken Burger $16.50
    • Served with slaw and guacamole
  • Vegetarian Burger $16.50
    • With a white bean & chickpea pattie, guacamole, slaw and kumara crisps
EVENING MENU - SIDES EVENING MENU - SIDES
  • Fries $6.50
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • - With Sour Cream & Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce $7.50
  • - With Bacon & Cheese $13.50
  • Wedges
  • Rocket Salad $7.50
    • With pear, walnut & blue cheese
  • Slaw Salad $5.50
    • With toasted nuts
  • Paprika Smoked Crunchy Chickpeas $5.50
    • Snack size
EVENING MENU - EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT EVENING MENU - EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT
  • Your Choice Of $10.00
    • Burgers, Pizza, Pasta, Curry, Pork Ribs, Buffalo Wings, Seafood, Vegetarian Salad.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Layered with slices of pepperoni and paired with melting mozzarella cheese.
  • Tandoori Chicken Pizza $13.50
    • For a taste of India, enjoy our Tandoori sauce base topped with succulent chicken, sweet red onion and fresh red capsicum with delicious melting mozzarella.
  • BBQ Chicken & Bacon $13.50
    • A tangy BBQ flavour hit with succulent chicken, sweet red onion, crispy bacon, mouth-watering mozzarella and a BBQ drizzle to finish.
  • Classic Cheese $5.00
    • Classic marinara sauce loaded with mozzarella, mozzarella and more gooey mozzarella.
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • A Kiwi classic. Sweet juicy pineapple, tender ham and loaded with melting mozzarella.
  • Chicken Supreme $13.50
    • Delicious tender chicken paired with sweet red onion, red capsicum, mushroom and stretchy mozzarella. Finished toasted Parmesan sprinkle and garlic aioli drizzle.
  • Ham & Cheese $5.00
    • Topped with succulent baked ham and then paired with deliciously cheesy mozzarella.
  • Veg Supreme $8.00
    • Loaded with mushroom and capsicum, sweet red onion, juicy pineapple, fresh diced tomato and stretchy mozzarella, with a garlic & oregano seasoning.
  • 400 Beef Yellow Curry(V) $17.5
    • Thailand
  • 95 Spicy Seaweed Salad(V) $5.5
    • Japan
  • 603 Steamed Rice(Small/Large) $3/$6
  • Chicken or Vegetables $15.9
  • 301 Garlic & Pepper Pork $18.5
    • Thailand
  • Chicken or Vegetables $15.9
  • 82 Prawn Wonton Soup $8.9
    • Hong Kong
  • Chicken or Vegetables $15.9
  • Kumara Cakes.. $13.00
    • Mini kumara cakes served with a petite salad and sweet chilli aioli
  • Pork Belly.. $30.50
    • Twice cooked pork belly with kumara mash, spinach, roasted baby onions and jus
  • Fresh Fish of the Day (GF).. $31.50
    • Grilled fresh fish with a lite basil sauce, served with baby herbed potatoes, green beans and vine tomatoes
  • Toasted Bagel
    • Swap bagel to gluten free bread Cream cheese and jam. Avocado, tomato, cream cheese and pesto. Add bacon..
  • Bubble and Squeak.. $15.70
    • Fried potato, pumpkin and cabbage on toasted grain bread topped with a fried egg
  • Cuba Benedict.. $17.50
    • Your choice of either bacon or spinach with poached eggs, hash browns and hollandaise. Served on a toasted focacciaWith Smoked Salmon.. $19.70
  • ADD
    • x2 Bacon.. $3.50 /Tomato.. $2.50 /x2 Hash browns.. $2.50 /Black pudding.. $3.50 /Spinach.. $2.50 /x2 Sausages.. $3.50/Mince.. $4.00/Creamy mushrooms.. $4.00/Grilled mushroom.. $2.50/ Half avocado.. $3.00
  • Steak Sandwich.. $19.80
    • Sirloin steak on toasted Vienna with lettuce, tomato, cheese, beetroot relish, caramelised onions and a dijon aioli. Served with fries
  • Spanish Ham Croquettes
    • Served with chips and side salad
  • Portobello Mushroom and Camembert Burger (V) 18.5
    • Garlic and herb-roasted Portabello mushroom with camembert cheese, salad, sliced tomato and mayonnaise in a toasted bun served with fries
  • Steak and Guinness Pie 22.0
    • Slow cooked pieces of Angus Pure beef in Guinness topped with flaky pastry, served with fries and fresh salad
  • Chicken Tenders
    • Fresh crumbed chicken tenders with chips and tomato sauce
  • Pulled Pork Wrap
    • Pulled pork with an apple and onion coleslaw in a tortilla wrap, served with fries
  • Murray’s Veggie Pie (V) 22.0
    • Layers of fresh seasonal vegetables with ricotta and herbs, in short-crust pastry, served with a stuffed baked potato and salad
  • Seafood Chowder 14.0
    • Homemade chowder filled with chunky seafood, in a smoky lemon and white wine base, served with ciabatta bread
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap 18.5
    • Grilled marinated chicken tenderloins rubbed with Cajun spice, in a soft tasty wrap with bacon and fresh parmesan cheese, mild sweet chilli dressing and salad, served with fries.
  • Vegetarian option available
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $17.00
    • Marinated scored squid, nestled on a crisp garden salad and finished with an Asian style salad dressing.
  • Hot Dogs $8.50
    • Served with chips
  • Bacon and eggs with soldiers $8.50
  • Lamb Salad $18.50
    • Marinated lamb backstrap, with feta, roasted pumpkin, crisp garden salad, and drizzled with a minted yoghurt dressing.
  • Lamb’s Fry and Bacon $17.50
    • Served atop creamy mashed potato with a classic red wine and mushroom sauce and crispy kumara curls.
  • Soup of the day $12.00
    • Served with toasted seven grain garlic bread.
  • Salt & Pepper Big Breakfast $19.50
    • Bacon, free range eggs, cheese kransky, fried tomatoes, braised mushrooms, potato rosti and Kapiti Artisan sourdough toast.
  • Moxie Fry (Small Breakfast) $16.50
    • Gluten free toast, hash brown, bacon, sausage, tomato & mushrooms
  • Vegetarian Fry $16.50
    • Toasted Sourdough, Tomato, Hash Browns, Mushrooms & Baby Spinach with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
  • Lamb Salad $19.50
    • Lamb strips served on a bed of Rocket, Cherry Tomatoes, Beetroot and Fennel Honey Roasted Pumpkin
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $19.50
    • Spicy Cajun Chicken strips on Green Salad, Mangoes, Crispy Noodles & Aioli
  • Toasted Bagel $9.50
    • Avocado, Tomato & Bacon
  • Moxie Fry (Small Breakfast) $16.50
    • Toasted sourdough, Hash Brown, Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & Mushrooms with either poached, scrambled or fried eggs
  • Pork Salad $19.50
    • Marinated Pork strips served on Baby Spinach, Fresh Garden Vegetables and Mung Beans with a Sweet Five Spice Dressing
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Crispy Bacon, Mesculin, Avocado & Tomato, on Toasted Foccacia with Aioli & Fries
  • CHICKEN FENDERS $7.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Seasoned With Sea Salt, Garlic and Rosemary With Free Range Lemon Aioli Or Chipotle Aioli Dip
  • WHITE CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ICE CREAM $3.90
    • European white chocolate with a raspberry sauce
  • BAMBINA $7.20
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli On A Smaller Bun
  • DARK CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM $3.90
    • Dutch cocoa goodness combined with rich dark chocolate
  • KUMARA FRIES WITH AIOLI $5.90
    • Sweet Potato Bro With Fresh Natural Free Range Bf Aioli
  • AMERICAN MUSCLE SINGLE $9.90
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Sliced Sandwich Pickles, Free Range Mustard Aioli and Relish
  • HAMBURGINI WITH CHEESE $5.90
    • 100% Pure Grass Fed Beef, Melted Cheddar, Sliced Sandwich Pickles, Relish And Free Range Aioli On A Smaller Bun
  • BURNOUT $13.90
    • Free Range Grilled Chicken Breast, Tasty Bacon, Smashed Avocado, Stilton Cheese Sauce, Mustard Aioli, Salad, Relish And Free Range Aioli
  • 9am – 3pm
  • Risotto Balls $16.50
    • Mushroom and spinach, green salad and grilled haloumi with a tomato chutney
  • Eggs on Toast (GF) $14
    • Your choice of fried poached or scrambled with bacon
  • Eggs Benedict (GF) $16
    • Soft poached eggs, toasted English muffins and wilted spinach with your choice of bacon or salmon drizzled in hollandaise sauce
  • -Small $6
  • Seafood Chowder $18
    • A thick, chunky seafood soup made with mussels, shrimp and surimi. Served with house made bread
  • Fries
    • served with tomato sauce or aioli
  • - Two filling $6.50
  • Sandwiches $8.50
    • Bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Lamb’s fry, bacon and creamy mushroom $16.50
    • Hearty and rich. Serves with bread to mop up the jus.
  • Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi $16.00
    • Homemade pumpkin and spinach gnocchi in white wine sauce with rocket pesto and grated Parmesan cheese
  • Pasta of the day $15.50
    • *Changes daily please ask staff
  • Crumbed fish $15.50
    • Crumbed fish fillet with kaffir lime mayo, green salad, beer battered fries and sweet pepper chutney (DF)
  • French omelette $15.50
    • Filled with creamy mushroom, diced tomato, and cheese, finished off with a green salad and balsamic reduction. (GF)(vegetarian)
  • The braised lamb shoulder rack $17.00
    • New cut of lamb. Braised slowly in jus and served with herbed polenta fingers, eggplant relish and minted yoghurt. (NF & GF)
  • Braised 1st class lamb shanks $17.50
    • Tender lamb foreshank on kumara and cumin mash, green beans and port jus (GF)
  • Lamb biryani $16.90
    • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated lamb pieces and species
  • Beef masala $16.90
    • Cooked in a wok in a spicy blend of masala
  • Toast salad $6.50
    • Cube of seasonal cucumber carrot and tomato
  • Naan $3.00
    • Plain flour bread cooked in tandoor, garnished with butter
  • -Half $10.00
  • Chicken biryani $15.90
    • Flavoured basmati rice cooked with marinated chicken pieces and pieces
  • Paneer pakora
    • Cottage cheese pieces marinated with yoghurt and chana flour, spices and then cooked in deep fried
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince mixture
  • - Bacon $17.00
  • Vegetarian Breakfast $22.00
    • Grilled haloumi, hash brown, poached eggs, avocado, tomato, field mushroom & our own tomato chutney, served with toast.(GF $23)
  • Shoestring fries with aioli small $7.5 / large $10
  • - Or: Creamy sauteed garlic mushrooms (With bacon $21)
  • Soup of the Day $13.00
    • with toasted white bread and butter (GF)$14
  • Extras
  • Hash browns, Portobello mushroom, or roasted tomato $4.00
  • Eggs Any Way $10.00
    • Poached, fried or scrambled, served with white toast (GF add $1, with bacon $14)
  • Chilli $5.50
    • 1/4 lb. Prime Beef, Hot Chili Sauce, Salad, Onion & Mayo
  • Curry Rolls $2.00
  • Potato Fritters $0.80
  • Vegetarian Patties $2.00
  • Lamb Patties $.50
  • Chicken Chippies (per 6) $1.50
  • Squid Rings $0.70
  • Wedges $1.00
  • ●Duck
  • -Tempura Tarakihi $22.00
    • Deep fried tempura tarakihi fish on green apple salad
  • -Black Bean Sauce Roasted Duck $22.00
    • Roasted duck cooked in black bean sauce served with seasonal vegetables
  • -Black Pepper Fish Steak $22.00
    • Battered tarakihi fish fillet topped with black pepper sauce and bok choy
  • -Melting beef cheek $20.00
    • Tenderised beef chicken on Thai creamy red curry sauce
  • -Wok Fried Veg with Oyster Sauce (G) $16.00
    • Thai style stir fried vegetables with oyster sauce
  • Garlic bread / Roasted duck summer rolls $9.50
  • Mix B $11.50
    • Roasted duck summer rolls / Crispy prawn cigars / Prawn cheesy balls
  • Beef, pear + kikorangi blue $17.00
    • Aged scotch Fillet served on a rocket, Kikorangi blue vein, pear, walnut salad
  • Red wine jus garlic butter
  • King prawns $15.00
    • Panko + coconut coated with a small side salad + dipping sauce
  • Fried egg $2.00
  • Bacon avo tomato $15.00
    • Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado (when in season) + it vine-ripened tomato. Served 11 on fresh toasted bread (GF) (V) options available upon request
  • Beef melt $18.00
    • Prime beef strips + SR Gourmet Herb Salad/Slaw served on ciabatta with SR hand-cut fat chips
  • Fish and chips $18.00
    • Lemon, herb, beer-battered terakihi served with SR hand cut fat chips, a side salad, lemon wedge and tartare
  • Salt and pepper lambs fry $18.00
    • Lambs fry served with creamy fried potato hash, rosemary infused onion gravy and a fried egg
  • Bacon & eggs on toast $12.00
  • Adds on From $3.00
  • Cheese burger $9.00
  • Kiwi burger $10.00
  • Bacon, eggs & mushroom on toast $15.00
  • Hawaiian burger $10.00
  • Bacon & egg burger $9.00
  • Bacon, eggs & tomato on toast $15.00
Mint Cafe & Bar

Mint Cafe & Bar

location

Address

1 Maria Place, Whanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4500, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063484808

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , International , New Zealand , Others , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Maria Place, Whanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4500, New Zealand