Address
1164 Main Highway (SH1), Manakau, Manawatu-Wanganui, 5573, New Zealand
Quarter Acre Cafe Bistro in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu
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DINNER - TO START-
QA Breads & Spreads $10.00
- A selection of in-house baked Quarter Acre breads and homemade spreads.
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Quarter Acre Wings $12.00
- Chicken wings in homemade spicy adobo sauce. With blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. GF
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Tropical Prawn Skewer $14.00
- Skewered prawns and grilled pineapple, tropical pico de gallo salsa. GF
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Summer Dip(Small/Large) $8.00 / $14.00
- Chunky salsa dip of beans, corn, sweet potato, coriander, with crispy tortillas.*GF option
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Pork Belly $14.00
- Slow roasted and pressed pork belly, crackling, soy orange reduction sauce. GF option available
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Calamari $12.00
- Salt & pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish. GF
MAINS-
Quarter Acre After Dark Burger $25.00
- QA specialty burger, – ask your server about tonight’s offering. Hand cut double fried Agria chips.
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Aoraki Salmon in Brodetto $34.00
- Baked Aoraki Salmon, carrot, parsnip, green beans, potato rosti, lemon Brodetto sauce. GF
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Eye Fillet Steak $38.00
- Char grilled eye fillet steak, garlic smashed potatoes, wilted spinach, seasonal vegetables, beef reduction gravy. GF
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Grilled Vegetable Stack $25.00
- Char grilled seasonal vegetables on potato rosti, salad, roast capsicum salsa, garlic butter, kumara crisps.
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Country Pork Pie & Fried Chicken $29.00
- Pulled pork open pie with smokey Quarter Acre BBQ sauce and house southern fried chicken. With hand cut chips and country apple slaw.
SIDES- Organic Salad $5.00
- Seasonal Vegetables $6.00
- Hand Cut Chips (Small/Large) $6.00/$10
- Garlic Bread $6.00
DESSERTS-
Quarter Acre Pavlova $10.00
- Our home made individual Pavlova. Topped with fresh seasonal fruit, fresh cream, and mixed berry coulis.
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Apple & Pear Crumble $10.00
- Apple, pear & cinnamon crumble. With whisky caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.GF
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Popcorn Caramel Sundae $10.00
- Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, caramel popcorn, salted caramel popcorn 'bark'.
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Beignets $12.00
- Quarter Acre specialty - New Orleans style doughnuts, served with vanilla cream, berry jam and chocolate sauce.
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Panna Cotta Latte $12
- Coffee lovers' treat. Smooth, rich coffee mousse topped with vanilla panna cotta. GF
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Caramel Drops Chocolate Tart $12.00
- Sweet pastry base coated with white chocolate, filled with dark chocolate ganache and topped with caramel droplets. Served with fresh cream.
LUNCH - STARTERS-
Chicken Wings $12.00
- Choose either traditional New York spicy buffalo wings (GF), or teriyaki. With celery sticks, blue cheese dressing.
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Summer Dip (Small/Large) $8.00/ $14.00
- Chunky salsa dip of beans, corn, avocado, sweet potato, coriander, with crispy tortillas. *GF option available
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Garlic Bread $6.00
- Toasted Artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
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Tropical Prawn Skewers $14.00
- Skewered prawns and grilled pineapple, tropical pico de gallo salsa, QA secret dressing. *Gluten-free.
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Calamari $12.00
- Salt and pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish.
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Pork Sliders $10.00
- Braised Quarter Acre BBQ shredded pork on soft slider buns, with creamy country slaw.
SALADS-
Summer Salmon Salad $18.00
- Baked Aoraki salmon, avocado, cucumber, mixed salad greens, kumara crisps, lifestyle dressing. GF *Gluten-free.
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Grilled Haloumi & Peach Green Salad $18.00
- Grilled haloumi, grilled fresh peaches, green beans, spinach and salad leaves, slivered almonds, orange vinaigrette. *Gluten-free.
- Add chicken $4.00
- Add bacon bits $2.00
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Chef's Salad
- Ask your server about today's salad special incorporating our favourite ingredients and seasonal produce.
MAINS-
Quarter Acre Burger $18.00
- QA Beef patty, smoked streaky bacon, fried egg, onion marmalade, relish, mixed leaf lettuce, tomato, QA hollandaise, artisan bun, hand cut chips. Can be cooked well done on request. *Gluten-free option available, please ask.
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New York Strip Steak $27.00
- New York Strip steak (200gm), double fried hand cut chips, sauteed mushroom, grilled tomato, salad, garlic butter. *Gluten-free.
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Quarter Acre Brunch Stack $16.00
- Potato rosti, spinach cream cheese and tomato, streaky bacon, fried egg, hollandaise sauce. Gluten-free option available.
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Chicken and Brie Open Sandwich $19.00
- Grilled mild curried chicken on artisan 7 grain bread, salad, topped with Puhoi Valley Brie and homemade hollandaise. *Gluten free option please ask.
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Vegetable Stack $19.00
- Char grilled seasonal vegetables on potato rosti, with petit salad, roast capsicum salsa, garlic butter, kumara crisps.
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Fish of the Day $23.00
- Pan fried white fish (ask your server)with creamy lemon & caper sauce. With salad and hand cut chips.*Gluten-free.
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Pork & Chorizo Hash $18.00
- Pork and chorizo hash, spicy smokey adobo sauce, mixed capsicums and red onion, house potatoes, fried egg.
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Southern Fried Chicken Burger $18.00
- Juicy fried chicken breast, seasoned shredded lettuce, tomato, gherkins, Quarter Acre secret dressing, on artisan bun. Hand cut chips.
SIDES-
Hand Cut Chips (Small/Large) $5.00/$9.00
- Our hand cut double fried Agria chips. With tomato sauce or aioli. *Gluten-free.
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Garlic Bread $6.00
- Toasted artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
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QA Chips $10.50
- With melted mozzarella, chopped crispy streaky bacon. *Gluten-free.
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Poutine Chips $10.50
- With melted mozzarella and our beef reduction gravy.
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Garlic Butter Chips $10.50
- Hand cut double fried chips in garlic butter and seasoning. GF.
SWEETS-
Beignets $9.00
- Homemade French doughnuts served with lots ‘n lots of icing sugar along with a mixed berry jam and vanilla bean marscarpone
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Panna Cotta Latte $10.00
- Coffee lovers' treat. Smooth, rich coffee mousse topped with vanilla panna cotta. *Gluten Free
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QA Pavlova $9.00
- Homemade and served with seasonal fresh fruit, a drizzle of mixed berry coulis and a dollop of fresh cream. *Gluten Free.
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Triple Chocolate Cake $6.50
- Four layers of chocolate cake with 3 layers of mocha crème filling and iced with rich silky chocolate ganache. With cream or yoghurt.
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Triple Layer Carrot Cake $5.50
- Three layers of moist carrot cake, layered and iced with homemade cream cheese icing, decorated with walnuts and apricots. Served with cream or yoghurt.
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Popcorn Caramel Sundae $10.00
- Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, caramel popcorn, salted caramel 'bark'.
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Cheesecake of the week $6.00
- Served with cream or yoghurt.
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Front Counter and Cabinet Selection $4-$6.50
- All cakes and slices served with your choice of cream or yoghurt.
- See our front counter and cabinet for today's selection of baked goodies, including gluten free options, all made here at Quarter Acre.
Nearby Sample Menus
- Onions $3.50
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High Country Hog $27.90/ $32.90
- Two giant bacon-cured chops, served on potato, red onion and cabbage hash, topped with apple and pear chutney, finished with lashings of Ale House Gravy and seasonal vegetables. Beer Match: This is great with a glass of Speight's Gold Medal Ale.
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Musterer's Roast Lamb Cutlets $00.00
- Thyme infused lamb cutlets accompanied with kumara, parsnip and ginger hash, roasted vine ripened tomatoes, green beans then drizzled with our chefs special onion sauce and a rich jus. Beer Match: A pint of Speight's Distinction Ale will go great with this.
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Moeraki Mussels $17.50
- Green lipped mussels simmered to perfection in our homemade green curry sauce.
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Banana Cigars $13.00
- Deep fried until golden brown served with French vanilla bean ice cream, topped with a sensational thick coconut palm sugar sauce.
- Mushrooms $6.00
- Mushroom Sauce $2.50
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Southern Man's "All Day" Breakfast $22.80
- A breakfast feast available all day. Fried eggs, corn fritter, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, grilled tomato and Speight's Ale House hash browns. Served with toasted Ale House bread. Beer Match: OK – if you have to have a beer with breakfast, it has to be Gold Medal Ale.
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PANCAKE STACK $7.50
- Three pancakes with maple syrup and butter with bacon
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MEMPHIS CHICKEN BURGER $9.90
- Pulled pork with two breaded chicken fillets, crispy onion straws, melting cheese and bbq sauce on a seeded bun.
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BACON 3-WAYS BURGER $12.90/$14.90
- Bacon it up, with our Bacon 3-Ways Burger. Featuring a chargrilled beef patty topped with crispy bacon strips, bacon jam, bacon crumble, lettuce, tomato and cheese.
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JIM BEAM BOURBON BURGER $12.50/$14.50
- Unwind with the Jim Beam® Bourbon Burger. Featuring a chargrilled beef patty topped with bacon, crispy onion, swiss cheese, fresh lettuce and tomato — slathered in a rich and tangy sauce flavoured with Jim Beam bourbon.
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JR. DBL CHEESEBURGER $5.00/$7.50
- Two chargrilled beef patties with pickles, onion, American Cheese, mustard and ketchup.
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CHILI CHEESE FRIES $5.50
- Natural-cut french fries smothered in chilli beef and shredded, melted cheese.
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JR. FISH 'N CHIPS $6.50
- 2 pieces of fish with small fries and drink/COMBO
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CROSSCUT FRIES $4.00
- Crunchy bites of crosscut potatoes.
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Curry Laksa $13.00
- Chicken
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Oyako Don $15.00
- Tofu Don
- Stone Bowl Garlic Pepper Chicken with Rice $13.00
- Korean Chicken Hotplate with Rice
- Omelette Rice $13.00
- Sweet and Sour Pork Hotplate with Rice
- Stir Fried Vegetables $12.00
- BBQ Pork Rice $12.00
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Vindaloo Chicken/Lamb/Beef $9.50 Half / $14 Full
- Boneless pieces of meat cooked with onion, tomato gravy in a vindaloo sauce, specially from Goa.
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Keema Naan $5.00
- Naan bread stuff with lamb mince.
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Fish Masala $10 Half / $15.50 Full
- Pieces of fish cooked in an onion tomato gravy and thick sauce.
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Kumb Pasanda $10.00
- Chicken breast pieces stuffed With cheese and spices, barbecued in the tandoori oven, served with green chutney.
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Anari Ghost Masala $9.50 Half / $15 Full
- Sweet and sour tangy cashew nut and pomergranate flavoured lamb.
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Goan Fish Curry $10 Half / $15.50 Full
- Pieces of fish cooked In a fine onion tomato coconut gravy finish with lemon.
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Lamb Seekh Kebab $9.00
- Minced lamb flavoured with exotic spices and herbs, pressed on skewer then cooked in the tandoori oven.
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Cheese Naan $5.00
- Naan bread stuffed wfth cheese and baked in the tandoori oven.
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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)
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Pumpkin and spinach gnocchi $16.00
- Homemade pumpkin and spinach gnocchi in white wine sauce with rocket pesto and grated Parmesan cheese
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Grilled Angus sirloin $18.00
- 250gm of Angus sirloin grilled to your liking serves with sautéed potato, béarnaise sauce and green beans. (GF)
- Dark chocolate brownie $6.50
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Curry of the day $15.50
- Changes daily please ask staff (GF, DF)
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Braised 1st class lamb shanks $17.50
- Tender lamb foreshank on kumara and cumin mash, green beans and port jus (GF)
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French omelette $15.50
- Filled with creamy mushroom, diced tomato, and cheese, finished off with a green salad and balsamic reduction. (GF)(vegetarian)
- Caramel slice $6.50
- BACON BURGER $6.50
- HOT DOGS $2.20
- LASAGNE SQUARE $3.00
- BEEF BURGER $5.00
- CHICKEN TENDERS $1.50
- BACON & EGGS $9.00
- CORN NUGGETS 2 for $0.50
- CURRY ROLL $2.70
- SQUID RINGS SALAD & CHIPS $18.40
- SQUID RINGS $6.20
- OMELETTE WITH SALAD $15.80
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LAMB SHANKS $21.30 / $28.00
- SINGLE OR DOUBLE SERVED ON A KUMARA MASH WITH A MINT GRAVY
- STEAK SANDWICH & CHIPS $14.00
- STUFFED MUSHROOMS $8.20
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SCOTCH FILLET $27.00
- SERVED WITH STUFFED POTATO OR CHIPS
- BANGERS & MASH $18.20
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Soup of the Day $9.50
- served with hot soup roll
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Thai Beef Salad $16.50 $13.50 1/2portion
- served with chilli dressing & crispy noodles
- Pasta of the Day $16.00 $12.00 1/2portion
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Wedges $11.00$8.50 1/2 portion
- served with bacon, cheese and sour cream
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Parnell's Caesar Salad $15.50 $12.50 1/2portion
- with crispy bacon, parmesan, croutons, soft boiled egg & Parnell dressing
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Nacho's $11.50
- served with sour cream & salsa
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Open Chicken Burger $16.50
- served with avocado, salad greens & garlic aioli
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Parnell's Warm Chicken Salad $16.50$13.50 1/2portion
- served with bacon, camembert, avocado & pesto dressing
- - Beef Lasagne Slice & Salad
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Beef & Reef $33.00
- (GF) 300g Scotch Fillet Steak Medallion cooked to your liking, topped with Garlic King Prawns served with garden salad & beer battered fries
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Tattie Treat $14.00
- Potato wedges & kumara fries topped with bacon & grilled cheese served with sour cream on the side
- - Spanish Omelette & Salad GF (V option), Chorizo potato tomato red onion filling
- - Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake with Berry Couli
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Pork Belly Black Pudding & Bacon $26.00
- Twice cooked pork belly with black pudding & grilled bacon served with seasonal greens roasted potatoes & jus
- double $28.00
- - Baked Jacket Potato & Salad GF (V available), Cheese Bacon & Spring Onion filling
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Garlic Chilli (Chicken, Lamb or Beef) $16.90
- Your choice of meat pieces cooked with fresh garlic, capsicum, onion & spices
- Cheese Naan $4
- Garlic Naan $3.5
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Aloogobhi $14.90
- Potato & cauliflower cooked with onion, tomato & ground spices
- Plain Naan $3
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Paneer Tikka Masala $14.90
- Fresh cottage cheese cubes cooked in thick masala gravy with fresh cream
- Raita $4
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Fish or Prawn Malabari $17.90
- South Indian style curry, Prawn meat cooked with coconut cream and ground spices
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Garlic chicken $16.90
- Boneless chicken pieces cooked with crushed garlic
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Vegetable biryani $15.90
- Basmati rice cooked with seasonal vegetable
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Chicken korma $16.90
- Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in cashew nut and yoghurt sauce then garnished with cream (chef special)
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Pulaw rice $8.00
- Yellow fried rice cooked with cashew and fried onion
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Mixed platter for two $16.00
- A selection of various entrees for two (samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kabab)
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Aloo gobhi $13.90
- Potato and cauliflower florets cooked together, garnished with ginger and fresh coriander, goes well with raita (recommended by chefs)
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Tandoori chicken
- Chicken (with bone) marinated in yoghurt, spices and cooked in tandoor
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Lamb masala $16.90
- Cooked in a wok in a spicy blend on masala
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Duck Two Ways $43
- Five Spiced Crispy Skin Duck Breast, Confit Duck Leg, Courgette Puree Blood Orange Fluid Gel, Drunken Muscatels, Liquorice
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Beef Duo $42
- Manawatu Angus Pure Eye Fillet & Smoked Short Rib Parsnip Puree, Creamed Parsley, Caramelised Black Garlic, Porcini Wafer, Horseradish Espuma & Ruahine Boysenberry Port Jus
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Trio of Kapiti Ice Cream $16
- Served with Petite Cone, Jaffa Pearls, Persion Fairy Floss, Berry Dust
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Fish & Chips $35
- Market Fresh Fish, Tempura Batter, Chunky Fries, Salad, Homemade Tartare Tomato Sauce, Lemon Jelly
- Market Fresh Garden Salad $5
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Grilled Fish of the Day $34
- Fresh NZ fish accompanied with lemon
- Marama Camembert, Blue Rhapsody, Coppermine Washed Rind, Brined Feta see below
- Seasoned Wedges with Tomato Sauce $5
- Battered fish / side serving of fries $6.00
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Fat chips (GF) $10.00
- Hand cut seasoned fat chips served with tomato sauce and a choice home-made aioli or gravy (not GF)
- Red wine jus garlic butter
- Fried egg $2.00
- Aioli
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Chicken, brie, cranberry $17.00
- Fresh grilled chicken served with lettuce, cranberry sauce, Kapiti brie, + with SR hand-cut fat chips
- Bacon $3.00
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Fish and chips $18.00
- Lemon, herb, beer-battered terakihi served with SR hand cut fat chips, a side salad, lemon wedge and tartare
- Fried dumpling 5p $5.00
- Salad roll 5p $6.50
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Cheese & salmon roll 5p $6.50
- Cream cheese / Avocado / salmon
- Chicken cutlet $13.50
- Bulgogi hot pot $13.50
- Udon Tempura $11.50
- Chicken teriyaki stir-fry noodle $12.50
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Raw salmon roll 5p $6.50
- Salmon & Avocado
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Bacon & Mushroom Crostini $15.50
- Creamy mushrooms & bacon on toasted Turkish pida bread
- Garlic $2.00
- A hand picked selection of sides and sauces to compliment your meal.
- Ciabata with Roasted Garlic, Balsamic & Olive Oil $11.50
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Stuffed Roast Pork $30.00
- Pork tenderloin with apple mustard & herb stuffing wrapped in streaky bacon on garlic mashed potatoes, drizzled with smoky bacon sauce ( Signature Dish)
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Surf ‘n’ Turf $40.00
- Prime Angus Scotch Fillet topped with mussels and prawns in a creamy garlic and brandy sauce.
- Selection of steamed seasonal vegetables
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Chicken $33.00
- Boskock's Organic Chicken leg on creamy mash with peanut slaw & madeira gravy
Quarter Acre Cafe Bistro
Phone
063626348
Opened hours
Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Price
$30 - $50
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
American , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , International , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian
Features
Mastercard , Visa , Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , Breakfast , Waitstaff , Wine and Beer , Groups , Lunch , Seating , Highchairs Available , Drinks , Brunch , Street Parking , Free Off-Street Parking , Free Wifi , Local cuisine , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar