Nautilus Restaurant & Espresso Bar in Tauranga Menu

BRUNCH MENU BRUNCH MENU
  • Nautilus Breakfast $16.50
    • Two poached eggs on garlic bread served with bacon and creamy mushrooms
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Bacon or smoked salmon - both served with spinach and Hollandaise sauce on grilled bread
DINNER MENU - STARTER DINNER MENU - STARTER
  • Artisan Bread $14.50
    • Nautilus made bread, served with olive oil and a selection of dips
  • Garlic Bread $14.50
  • Duck, Bacon and Pistachio Terrine $18.00
    • Homemade pate, pear, feijoa, tamarind chutney, toasted bread with beetroot blush
  • Pacific Oysters - per piece $4.00
    • on shaved ice with shallot vinegar
  • Soup of the Day $14.00
    • ask about the Chef's special
  • Carpaccio of Beef Eye Fillet $19.00
    • Accompanied by summer salad, parmesan cheese, cream of balsamic vinegar, cold pressed NZ olive oil and sea salt croutons
  • Over the Moon Goat Cheese Bonbon $19.00
    • A filo parcel of goat's cheese with roasted fresh tomato and eggplant sauce and walnuts in lemon olive oil
  • Nautilus Scallops $23.00
    • Scallops wrapped in a thin basil pancake, with creamy tomato, garlic and coriander sauce
  • Platter to Share (for two people) $36.00
    • tempura prawns, Spanish meatball, duck and bacon terrine, chicken teriyaki, Aoraki smoked salmon, warm pork and venison pie, sweet sour sauce, bread, aioli and various dips
LIGHT MEALS LIGHT MEALS
  • Nautilus Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • A selection of succulent poached seafood in chowder accompanied by tempura prawns
  • Hanoi Prawns (out of the shell) $19.00
    • In a light Thai style lime, coriander and coconut curry sauce with Udon noodles
  • Seafood linguini $24.00
    • Prawns, smoked salmon, mussels, rocket and roasted cherry tomatoes tossed in wide ribbon pasta with a tomato and garlic sauce and shaved parmesan
  • Pasta Carbonara $22.00
    • Creamy mushrooms and manuka smoked bacon folded into pasta with parmesan
  • Beef Eye Fillet Medallions 140g $26.00
    • Grilled skewered eye fillet morsels wrapped in manuka smoked bacon with creamy mushroom sauce, fries and coleslaw
  • Slow Cooked Duck Leg (1 leg) $28.00
    • Lime and manuka honey sauce, Mascarpone polenta, welted greens
MAINS MAINS
  • Nautilus Twice Cooked Pork Belly $31.50
    • Glazed with ginger and orange, served with apple chutney and Port sauce, potatoes and vegetables
  • Slow Cooked Duck Legs (2 legs) $36.00
    • Drizzled with a lime and manuka honey reduction, Mascarpone polenta and vegetables
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast $32.50
    • Stuffed with cranberries and feta cheese, served with our special Nautilus sauce, potatoes and vegetables
  • Fish Fillet of the Day $28.00
    • Good old fashioned Kiwi beer battered fish and chips, served with coleslaw
  • From the Grill $38.00
    • Served with creamy mushroom sauce (or a classic gravy - on demand) - Angus Beef Eye Fillet 220g
  • From the Grill $32.00
    • Medallions of Beef Eye Fillet 280g - skewered eye fillet morcels wrapped in manuka smoked bacon
  • Oven Baked Aoraki Salmon Fillet $33.00
    • with mint and blueberries cooked in a paper parcel, seasoned with wasabi olive oil and Champagne. Served with a herbed hollandaise sauce, potatoes and vegetables
  • Vegetarian Wellington $26.00
    • Portobello mushrooms, roasted vegetables, green Puy lentils and Brie cheese in puff pastry, with Nautilus smoked tomato sauce
SIDES SIDES
  • Garden Salad and Balsamic Vinaigrette $6.00
  • Gourmet Roasted Herb Potato $6.00
  • Harmony of Seasonal Vegetables $6.00
  • Fries $6.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Sticky Butterscotch Pudding $14.00
    • with ginger ice crem
  • Deep Fried Italian Custard $14.00
    • Homemade custard with crisp almond crust
  • Berry Pannacotta $14.00
    • with rhubarb coulis and star anise sauce
  • Classic Creme Brulee $14.00
    • Heilalla vanilla brulee and a Toasted Biscotti
  • Chocolate Mousse $14.00
    • using the finest Belgium 70% cacao chocolate
  • Strawberry Pavlova $14.00
    • with homemade ice cream, strawberry coulis
  • Coffee and Mascarpone Tiramisu $14.00
    • served with custard cream sauce
  • Drambuie or Frangelico Affogato $14.00
    • Vanilla ice cream served with a shot of Dambruie or Frangelico alongside an intense espresso coffee
  • Chefs Choice Trio of Ice Creams $13.00
    • with lemon curd and cinnamon biscuit
  • Nautilus Trinkets $16.00
    • six mini macaroons
LUNCH MENU - ENTREES - LIGHT MEALS LUNCH MENU - ENTREES - LIGHT MEALS
  • Freshly Baked bread $14.00
    • Homemade NZ cold pressed olive oil and dips (serves 2)
  • Garlic Bread $14.00
    • Homemade (serves 2)
  • Beef Eye Fillet Carpaccio $17.50
    • Parmesan cheese, cream of balsamic vinegar, summer salad, first cold pressed BOP olive oil and sea salt croutons
  • Over the Moon Goat Cheese Bonbon $18.00
    • Roasted fresh tomato and eggplant sauce and walnuts in lemon olive oil
  • Nautilus Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • A creamy selection of poached NZ seafood served with tempura peawns
  • Nautilus Platter $34.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, Spanish meatball, duck and bacon terrine, pork and venison pie, beer battered prawns, smoked salmon, sweet sour sauce, aioli, bread and various dips
  • Duck, Bacon and Pistachio Terrine $17.00
    • with Israeli Chorizo couscous, mint and Gree, Tzatziki sauce
  • Pacific Oysters - per piece $4.00
    • on ice, with shallot vinegar
  • Side fries $7.00
MAINS MAINS
  • Fish Fillet of the Day $24.00
    • Beer battered fish of the day served with chips, garden salad and Tartare sauce
  • Thai Prawns $20.00
    • In a light Thai style curry, lime, coriander and coconut cream with noodle broth
  • Summer Salad: Grilled Chicken $19.00
    • Pineapple, Tomato, Lettuce, Pesto, Sweet Corn, Croutons and herbed Mayonnaise
  • Vegetarian's Wellington $20.00
    • Portobello mushrooms, roasted vegetables, green Puy lentils and Brie cheese, Nautilus smoked tomato sauce
  • Nautilus Pie $17.00
    • Twice cooked pork belly, ginger orange and venison, Apple chutney and mixed salad
  • Seafood linguini $24.00
    • with prawns, smoked salmon, cherry tomato, fresh rocket leaves and mussel
  • Pasta Carbonara $22.00
    • Creamy mushrooms and streaky bacon
  • Confit of Duck Leg $22.00
    • Mascarpone polenta, lime and honey sauce with wilted greens
  • Scallops Brittany $26.00
    • Pan seared, served in a thin basil pancakes accompanied by a creamy tomato, garlic and coriander sauce
  • Beef Eye Fillet Medallions Brochette $26.00
    • grilled eye fillet (160g) in streaky bacon served with creamy mushroom sauce, fried and coleslaw salad
  • Side fries $7.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lambs Fry and Bacon (GF) $18.90
    • Tender New Zealand lambs liver lightly seared with bacon and mushroom sauce on our garlic and onion potato mash
  • Seafood Chowder $14.90
    • A firm Dixie Browns favorite with garlic bread
  • Chefs Pie of the Day $9.90
    • Served with rich gravy and garlic and potato mash or salad and fruit chutney
  • Tuscan Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Grilled Tuscan spiced chicken breast on a toasted bun with grilled mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, onion and gherkin finished with our sundried tomato aioli
  • -Gluten free pizza bases are available $4.00 extra
  • Butter Chicken (GF) $18.90
    • Tender chicken pieces in an authentic curry sauce served with Dixie Rice
  • Bacon and Avo Bagel (GF) $15.90
    • Lightly toasted bagel with lettuce, tomato, bacon and avocado served with aioli served with seasoned fries
  • Buffalo Skins (V) $15.90
    • Crisp seasoned wedges tossed in sweet chilli, grilled mozzarella and topped with sour cream and bacon
  • Chicken jalfrize $16.00
    • Half roasted chicken tikka pieces cooked with capsicum, onion and tomatoes in sweet and sour sauce.
  • Pickles $3.00
  • Naan $3.00
    • Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and garnish with butter
  • Vegetable samosa (2 pce) $5.00
    • Flaky pastry filled with diced potatoes, peas, cumin seeds and fried golden brown.
  • Tamarin sauce $3.00
  • Saag aloo $14.00
    • Potatoes cooked in fresh spinach puree.
  • Kashmiri naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with dried fruits cooked in tandoori oven.
  • Plain rice $3.00
    • Steamed basmati rice.
  • Prawn $18.50
  • Tomato hot roll (cherry tomato, cream cheese, basil) $18.00
  • Tori (chicken) $16.00
  • Ponsu sauce (soy, lemon juice & sesame oil with a touch of chilli) $0.80
  • Wakame, cucumber, carrot, spring onions & sesame seeds with satori dressing $10.50
  • Hot chilli sauce $0.80
  • Vege (cherry tomato, mushroom & courgette) $16.50
  • California ebi (prawns, avocado, cream cheese) $15.50
  • If you would like your cheeses served at room temperature, please let the waiting staff know your cheese order, when ordering entreés and mains
  • A Scoop of our Vanilla Ice Cream, shot of San Emilio Pedro Ximenez Sherry $15.00
  • Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
  • Hohepa Aged Cheddar or Mt Eliza Blue
  • Served individually with our oatmeal crackers, chutney and leaves (per cheese) $15.50
  • Somerset dishes that we’re not allowed to take off the menu!
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream $17.50
  • Homemade Bread, Grove Cold Pressed Avocado Oil and our own sweet butter $5.50
  • SALT AND PEPPER SQUID 20
    • Flash fried squid, Vietnamese slaw, peanuts, hoisin, Asian mayo
  • Pan fried fish and chips with carrot sticks 10
  • THE MEXICAN 18.5
    • Elizabeth black beans + fried egg, crispy tortilla, sour cream and smoked tomato sauce V
  • Fresh Sliced Tomato 4
  • MARKET FISH GF 24
    • Pan-fried fish, grilled summer vegetables, orange and olive salsa
  • Cured salmon 5
  • ZUCCHINI AND SWEET CORN FRITTERS V 18.50 WITH BACON 21
    • 3- fritter stack with avocado and tomato salsa
  • STICKY PORK BELLY GF 22
    • Twice-cooked pork belly, stir- fry greens, Asian herb salad
  • Scotch fillet sliced,srispy chips,carrot sticks and tomato sauce. $12.50
  • Crispy fried squid ,joisin and peanuts.(GF) $16.00
  • Kids doughnuts,ice cream and chocolate sauce. $8.00
  • Dahl fritters,masala sauce and cucumber and coconut yoghurt salad.(V,GF) $13.00
  • Dahl fritters ,early root vegetable masala sauce and a cucumber and coconut yoghurt salad(V,GF) $23.00
  • Trio of sorbet,selection of mango,berries and lemon $15.00
  • Master stock pork belly and pineapple salsa.(GF) $15.00
  • Crumbled fish,crispy chips,carrots sticks and tomato sauce. $10.50
  • Spudly dudley 3 $6.00
    • 1 hot dog and 2 nuggets with chips
  • Hot diggity dog $10.00
    • Half scoop chips, 1 hot dog, 1 fish, 2 chicken nuggets
  • Tarakihi meal $8.80
    • Half scoop chips, 1 fish with coleslaw
  • Prawn to be wild $13.00
    • Half scoop chips, 6 battered prawns
  • Hot dog $2.80
    • Each
  • Potato fritter $0.95
    • Each
  • Sausage $2.00
    • Each
  • Mussel mania $10.00
    • Half scoop chips, 3 battered mussels, 1 fish
  • -Half $11.00
  • -Half $11.00
  • -Full $18.00
  • ●Chicken tikka
    • Cubes of chicken marinated in various herbs and spices barbecued in tandoori oven.
  • -Full $18.00
  • Mango lassi $5.00
  • Kashmiri pulao $7.00
    • Rice cooked with nuts.
  • Lamb mushroom masala $17.00
    • Fresh mushroom and diced lamb cooked with garlic tomatoand onion gravy.
  • Big Mellick Burger $22
    • homemade beef pattie, topped with bacon, cheese, egg, beetroot chutney, salad greens & served on a toasted fresh bun
  • Side Vegetables $5
  • Pepperoni $22
    • napoli sauce, topped with mozzarella & pepperoni
  • Lunchtime Special $9.95
    • 200gm Steak, Chips & choice of 3 sauces or small Fish n Chips
  • Mellick Wedges $15
    • topped with crispy bacon, sour cream & sweet chili sauce
  • Nachos $12.95
    • beef mince topped with cheese & sour cream
  • Chicken & Avocado Salad $22
    • grilled chicken, avocado, red onion, spinach, cashew nuts, house salad mix, with mango dressing & kumara crisps
  • Chicken Wings .5kg $14 1kg $22
    • choice of sauces: blue cheese/ bourbon BBQ/ hot sauce
  • Calamari Salad $15.50
    • with citrus Thai dressing
  • Garlic Bread $4.50
  • Vegetarian Melt-Feta $15.50
    • caramelised onion, spinach, mushroom, capsicum and cheddar
  • Antipasto Platter $9.50 Sm / $18 Lg
  • Mediterranean Melt Olive Tapanade $15.50
    • chorizo, capsicum, sun dried tomato, cheddar and basil pesto drizzle.
  • Wedges $6.50 Sm / $8.50 Lg
    • with sour cream and tomato relish - Bacon and cheese $3.00 extra
  • Steak, Caramelised Onion $16.50
    • bacon, oven-roasted tomato, blue cheese dressing and mesculin Salad on a toasted Turkish bread
  • BLAT $14.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado
  • Mikes Special $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami & Whitestone blue cheese, finished with fresh rocket and mozzarella
  • Italian Salami $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami, button mushrooms, kalamata olives & mozzarella
  • Free-range Roast Chicken $26.00
    • Succulent wood oven roasted free range chicken thigh, Danish feta, red onion, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Pesto pizza bread $13.50
    • Homemade basil pesto & parmesan
  • Seared Sirloin $26.00
    • Wood oven seared Savannah sirloin, mozzarella, caramelised red onion & Whitestone blue cheese
  • Ham and Mozzarella $17.50
  • Ham, Mushroom & Mozzarella $18.50
  • Mediterranean Veg $24.50
    • Char-grilled eggplant, roasted capsicum, mozzarella, parmesan & rocket fresh oregano
  • Teriyaki Eel $15
    • Grilled eel with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Beef yaki udon $11
  • Japanese Curry $10
    • Chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Katsu $11
    • Crumbed pork with don-katsu sauce, egg & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Seafood yaki udon $13
  • Nigiri Sushi N/A
  • Baby Stick N/A
  • Yakjundon Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Bacon & Banana
    • (no base sauce) cheese, bacon, camembert, banana, maple syrup
  • Spanish
    • cheese, feta, chorizo sausage, artichoke hearts, pickled
  • Ham & Salami
    • cheese, ham, salami
  • Vegan 3
    • crushed tomato base sauce, homemade kumara and carrot mash, pineapple, sweetcorn, beetroot pickle, garnished with baby spinach
  • Cheese & Chillis
    • Cheese, jalapenos
  • Veggie Lovers
    • cheese, tomato. mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, sweetcorn, avocado
  • Ham & Tomato
    • ham, cheese, fresh tomato
  • Apricot Chicken
    • cheese, cream cheese, chicken, dried apricot, spring onion, apricot sauce
  • Banana and Coconut - Sliced bananas sprinkled with desiccated coconut. $3.50
  • Raita $3.50
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Aaloo Saag - Potatoes cooked with spinach and spices. Served with a naan & basmati rice. $14.00
  • Biryani Chicken / Lamb / Vegetable - Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or vegetables. Served with 2 poppadoms and raita. $16.00
  • Basmati Rice - Plain, steamed Basmati rice. $4.00
  • Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Little India Salad - Onions, cucumber, cabbage and tomatoes with lemon juice and a special mix of spices. $7.50
  • -Smoked salmon $8.00
  • Childens menu available (0-12yrs). Please ask our counter staff.
  • -Smoked salmon $8.00
  • Eve’s burger $19.00
    • Home made beef pattie with grilled middle cut bacon, grilled red onions, sliced tomato, brie cheese, aioli and gourmet chutney on a bed of salad greens. (No bread). Served with hot chips.
  • -Add middle cut bacon $3.50
  • -Portobello mushroom $4.50
  • Chicken caesar sandwich $16.50
    • Freshly grilled chicken, grilled middle cut bacon, lettuce and tomato, served on lightly toasted ciabatta bread. Topped with shaved parmesan cheese, aioli and a soft poached egg.
  • -Avocado $3.50
Nautilus Restaurant & Espresso Bar

Nautilus Restaurant & Espresso Bar

location

Address

50B Cross Road, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

075771937

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 9:30 AM – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$50+

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Validated Parking ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  View ,  Buffet ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  No Takeaway ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
50B Cross Road, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand