Quarter Acre Cafe Bistro in Manawatu-Wanganui Menu

DINNER   - TO START DINNER - TO START
  • QA Breads & Spreads $10.00
    • A selection of in-house baked Quarter Acre breads and homemade spreads.
  • Quarter Acre Wings $12.00
    • Chicken wings in homemade spicy adobo sauce. With blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. GF
  • Tropical Prawn Skewer $14.00
    • Skewered prawns and grilled pineapple, tropical pico de gallo salsa. GF
  • Summer Dip(Small/Large) $8.00 / $14.00
    • Chunky salsa dip of beans, corn, sweet potato, coriander, with crispy tortillas.*GF option
  • Pork Belly $14.00
    • Slow roasted and pressed pork belly, crackling, soy orange reduction sauce. GF option available
  • Calamari $12.00
    • Salt & pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish. GF
MAINS MAINS
  • Quarter Acre After Dark Burger $25.00
    • QA specialty burger, – ask your server about tonight’s offering. Hand cut double fried Agria chips.
  • Aoraki Salmon in Brodetto $34.00
    • Baked Aoraki Salmon, carrot, parsnip, green beans, potato rosti, lemon Brodetto sauce. GF
  • Eye Fillet Steak $38.00
    • Char grilled eye fillet steak, garlic smashed potatoes, wilted spinach, seasonal vegetables, beef reduction gravy. GF
  • Grilled Vegetable Stack $25.00
    • Char grilled seasonal vegetables on potato rosti, salad, roast capsicum salsa, garlic butter, kumara crisps.
  • 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 SIDES
  • Organic Salad $5.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables $6.00
  • Hand Cut Chips (Small/Large) $6.00/$10
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Quarter Acre Pavlova $10.00
    • Our home made individual Pavlova. Topped with fresh seasonal fruit, fresh cream, and mixed berry coulis.
  • Apple & Pear Crumble $10.00
    • Apple, pear & cinnamon crumble. With whisky caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream.GF
  • Popcorn Caramel Sundae $10.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, caramel popcorn, salted caramel popcorn 'bark'.
  • Beignets $12.00
    • Quarter Acre specialty - New Orleans style doughnuts, served with vanilla cream, berry jam and chocolate sauce.
  • Panna Cotta Latte $12
    • Coffee lovers' treat. Smooth, rich coffee mousse topped with vanilla panna cotta. GF
  • 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 LUNCH - STARTERS
  • Chicken Wings $12.00
    • Choose either traditional New York spicy buffalo wings (GF), or teriyaki. With celery sticks, blue cheese dressing.
  • Summer Dip (Small/Large) $8.00/ $14.00
    • Chunky salsa dip of beans, corn, avocado, sweet potato, coriander, with crispy tortillas. *GF option available
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • Toasted Artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
  • Tropical Prawn Skewers $14.00
    • Skewered prawns and grilled pineapple, tropical pico de gallo salsa, QA secret dressing. *Gluten-free.
  • Calamari $12.00
    • Salt and pepper crusted calamari, honey soy dipping sauce, salad garnish.
  • Pork Sliders $10.00
    • Braised Quarter Acre BBQ shredded pork on soft slider buns, with creamy country slaw.
SALADS SALADS
  • Summer Salmon Salad $18.00
    • Baked Aoraki salmon, avocado, cucumber, mixed salad greens, kumara crisps, lifestyle dressing. GF *Gluten-free.
  • 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
  • Chef's Salad
    • Ask your server about today's salad special incorporating our favourite ingredients and seasonal produce.
MAINS 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.
  • 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.
  • Quarter Acre Brunch Stack $16.00
    • Potato rosti, spinach cream cheese and tomato, streaky bacon, fried egg, hollandaise sauce. Gluten-free option available.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable Stack $19.00
    • Char grilled seasonal vegetables on potato rosti, with petit salad, roast capsicum salsa, garlic butter, kumara crisps.
  • 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.
  • Pork & Chorizo Hash $18.00
    • Pork and chorizo hash, spicy smokey adobo sauce, mixed capsicums and red onion, house potatoes, fried egg.
  • 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 SIDES
  • Hand Cut Chips (Small/Large) $5.00/$9.00
    • Our hand cut double fried Agria chips. With tomato sauce or aioli. *Gluten-free.
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
    • Toasted artisan ciabatta breads smothered with garlic butter.
  • QA Chips $10.50
    • With melted mozzarella, chopped crispy streaky bacon. *Gluten-free.
  • Poutine Chips $10.50
    • With melted mozzarella and our beef reduction gravy.
  • Garlic Butter Chips $10.50
    • Hand cut double fried chips in garlic butter and seasoning. GF.
SWEETS 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
  • Panna Cotta Latte $10.00
    • Coffee lovers' treat. Smooth, rich coffee mousse topped with vanilla panna cotta. *Gluten Free
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Popcorn Caramel Sundae $10.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, caramel popcorn, salted caramel 'bark'.
  • Cheesecake of the week $6.00
    • Served with cream or yoghurt.
  • 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

  • Beef, Bacon &… $8.00
    • Succulent seasoned beef and crispy bacon, matched with a rich caramelised onion relish and mouth-watering mozzarella.
  • Seafood Deluxe $13.50
    • Seafood lovers will adore the delicious combination of melting mozzarella piled high with shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels and then finished with a classic lemon pepper sprinkle.
  • Classic Cheese $5.00
    • Classic marinara sauce loaded with mozzarella, mozzarella and more gooey mozzarella.
  • Meat Lovers $9.00
    • A classic marinara sauce loaded with spicy pepperoni, tender beef and ham, crispy bacon and cabanossi and topped with melting mozzarella.
  • Veg Hot 'n' Spicy $5.00
    • A spicy blend of jalapeño peppers, red onion and green capsicum balanced with the perfect mozzarella melt.
  • Italiano $9.00
    • A mouth-watering combo of spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, diced mushroom, green capsicum, black olives and mozzarella, finished with a garlic and oregano seasoning.
  • Pepperoni Lovers $9.00
    • Our classic marinara sauce loaded with spicy pepperoni and more pepperoni, topped with melting mozzarella.
  • 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.
  • Honolulu Stopover see above
    • Ham, Pineapple, Extra Cheese & Onion
  • Zorba the Greek see above
    • Feta, Sundried Tomotoes, Salami, Cracked Pepper & Olives
  • Half & Half $1.50
  • Olive Bread $6.50
  • Bambino $15.90
    • 6 slices
  • Sour Cream or Salsa $2.50
  • A.B.C see above
    • Apricot, Creamy Brie and Chicken Breast with Sliced Almonds
  • Seasoned Fries $4.50
  • Mediterranean Crispy Prawns $18.00
    • Pan fried salt and pepper prawns with honeydew melon, green olives, feta and green gazpacho dressing
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Moroccan spiced chicken with mixed green, avocado, feta, capsicum, roasted almonds, maple and seeded mustard dressing
  • Steak Sandwich $24.00
    • AngusPure on garlic ciabatta with mixed salad greens. Tomato, grilled flat brown mushroom, caramelised onions and béarnaise sauce. Served with shoestring fries
  • Fish and Chips $24.00
    • Parmesan crumbed fish of the day, mixed salad greens & home cut fries. Served with tartare sauce
  • Seafood Chowder $17.00
    • A selection of seafood in a creamy veloute. Served with toasted ciabatta
  • Bruschetta $14.00
    • Topped with vine ripened tomatoes, basil leaves, feta, balsamic reduction & olive oil
  • Soup of the Day $12.00
    • Served with Ciabatta
  • Pork Ribs $19.00
    • Sticky smoked pork ribs with garden salad and house fries
  • -Full $14.50
  • -Half $8.00
  • -Full $13.00
  • Garlic Naan (One) $3.50
  • -Full $13.00
  • Prawn Jalfrezi (Full) $16.50
  • Dal Fry
  • -Full $13.00
  • Fried Noodles with Soy Sauce Med $15.00/Lge $18.00
  • Chicken with Chinese Mushroom $23.00
  • Stir Fry Snap Bean $25.00
  • Prawns with Seasonal Vegetables $28.00
  • Sweet & Sour Whole Fish $48.00
  • Peking Sauce Shredded Pork with Pancake $28.00
  • BBQ Pork with Honey Med $18.00/Lge $28.00
  • Chicken/Beef/Vegetables with Black Bean Sauce Med $18.00/Lge $22.00
  • Garlic Bread $10.00
  • Soup of the Day with bread $11.80
  • Mediterranean Fish Stew $13.00
    • Fresh fish, smoked salmon and grilled prawn in a rich bisque with grilled bread and rouille
  • - Small $6.20
  • Chicken Dumplings $12.50
    • Chicken and mushroom dumplings, steamed then pan fried Served with Kimchi and oyster sauce
  • Smoked Pork Belly $24.20
    • Twice cooked pork belly on celeriac and fennel mash, with red cabbage and crackle
  • Thai Pork Balls $12.50
    • Flavoured with Thai herbs and spices coated with noodles
  • Chicken Salad $23.60
    • Grilled chicken with brie, crisp bacon and avocado, with pesto dressing and bread croutons
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • served with toasted bread
  • Homemade beef burger $19.80
    • beef patty topped with cheese, onion rings, streaky bacon served on a rustic burger bun available with fries or salad
  • Corn fritters $18.00
    • with avocado pulp, feta, tomato, Kasumi relish, Thai sweet chilli sauce and greens
  • Utopia wedges $11.00
    • plain
  • Bacon & Eggs on toast $11.00
    • cooked to your liking(GF available)
  • Sides $3.00
    • bacon(2), sausage(2), mushrooms(2), hash browns(2), tomato(1/2), egg(1)
  • Eggs Benedict(GF) $16.80
    • poached eggs served on potato rosti with homemade hollandaise sauce with a choice of streaky bacon
  • Kids meals $9.00
    • fish, chicken - bites or sausage with fries
  • Corn Fritters $17.00
    • Served with capsicum sauce and sour cream (with bacon $20)
  • Pan-fried Fish of the Day (GF) $34.00
    • served with a pistachio, avocado, cherry tomato, rocket, pickled ginger and prawn salad topped with a wasabi & condensed milk dressing
  • Shoestring fries with aioli small $7.5 / large $10
  • - Or: Creamy sauteed garlic mushrooms (With bacon $21)
  • Black pudding, or veal bratwurst, or bacon $5.00
  • Beef Salad $24.00
    • Marinated beef salad on greens with fresh pear, cherry tomatoes, blue cheese puffs, almonds, and finished with a bacon mayonnaise (GF)
  • - Roasted Tomato & Spinach $17.00
  • Salt & Pepper Prawns $22.00
    • (GF & DF) – keep them to yourself, or share if you dare!
  • Hot dogs / Sausages / Battered sausages $2.00
  • Pack D $23.00
    • 4 fish, 2 chips, 4 sausages, 2 potato fritters
  • Pack A $6.00
    • 1 Fish, 1/2 chips, 1 hot dog, 1 pineapple ring
  • Potato fritters $1.00
  • Kids pack 1 $5.00
    • 5 fish bites, 1 puppy dog, 1/2 chips
  • Lasagne square $2.70
  • Hamburger $5.50
  • Hashbrown $1.00
  • Bacon & Avocado Stack $18.90
    • Streaky bacon, avocado, lettuce, and tomato topped with aioli served on toasted focaccia - Add fries + $4.00
  • Fruit Muesli $11.90
    • Homemade honey toasted fruit and nut muesli, with natural yoghurt, fresh milk, and fruit compote.
  • Eggs on Toast $12.90
    • Fresh free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled. Served on wholegrain toast with fresh hollandaise sauce.
  • Corn Fritter Stack $18.90
    • House made corn fritters stacked with streaky bacon, topped with avocado and sweet chilli sour cream.
  • Avocado Smash $18.90
    • Fresh avocado smashed with feta cheese on toasted sourdough, topped with a soft poached free range egg, and hollandaise sauce.
  • Raspberry & Rhubarb Fruit Pot $13.90
    • Fresh rhubarb and raspberries simmered in orange and vanilla, topped with granola, served with biscotti and natural yoghurt
  • - Add smoked salmon + $6.00
  • Gourmet Burgers
    • Choose one of our most popular creations. All served on toasted focaccia with golden fries.
  • Ice Cream Liquors
    • 3 Scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream w/ Choice of Liquor
  • KIDS HOT DOGS + CHIPS $10.00
    • TWO HOT DOGS W CHIPS, TOMATO SAUCE + JUICE BOX
  • KIDS BURGER + CHIPS $10.00
    • KIDS CHEESE BURGER W/ CHIPS, TOMATO SAUCE + JUICE BOX
  • 2 Fillings $4.50
  • 3 Fillings $6.00
  • KIDS FISH + CHIPS $10.00
    • BATTERED FISH + CHIPS W/ TOMATO SAUCE + JUICE BOX
  • Crispy Chicken Salad $16.50
    • Panko Crumbed Chicken Pieces, Bacon & Parmesan on a Light Salad w/ Aioli & a Basil Pesto Drizzle
  • BBQ Bacon Cheese Burger $18.50
    • Homemade Beef Pattie w/ Bacon, Slaw, Cheese & BBQ Sauce s/w rFried & Aioli
  • Weekly Special N/A
    • Please ask our friendly Beer Ambassadors for this week's special
  • Chicken & Cranberry $18
    • Chicken & camembert cheese with a cranberry swirl
  • Kiddies Lunch Box $10
    • Bag of chippies, fairy or ham sandwich, muesli bar & a juice box
  • Fish & Chips $17
    • Fresh Terakihi battered in Henry Wagstaff served with beer battered fried & homemade tartare sauce
  • Cheerios $8
    • Just like a party. Cheerios & our very own Tuimato sauce
  • Tui Hq Big Breakfast $22
    • Golden hash brown, crispy bacon, poached eggs, country pork sausages & field mushroom with tomato relish
  • Nachos $18
    • Spicy Mexican beef & beans covered in cheese on a bed of corn chips with sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Prawn Pasta $18
    • Fettuccine in a creamy sundried tomato sauce with prawns
  • • Poached Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Mixed Grill one sausage – one rasher bacon - two fried eggs - hash brown - tomato - spaghetti
  • Kiwi Breakfast
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - "Cook Up" (below) - Tea or Coffee
  • • Sausages & Eggs two sausages - hash brown – two fried eggs - tomato –spaghetti
  • Continental
    • Juice - Cereal & Fruit - Toast & Jam - Tea or Coffee
  • • Bacon & Eggs two fried eggs – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • • Scrambled Eggs on toast – two rashers bacon - hash brown - tomato – spaghetti
  • Smoked Salmon on Sliced Potatoes $10.50
  • Lamb Shanks $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
  • Lamb Shanks $33.50
    • with Mashed Potato and Vegetables
  • Zucchini and Cheese Fritters $6.50
  • Pork Schnitzel $20.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Pork Schnitzel $32.00
    • with Mashed Potato and Salad
  • Hot Plate $20.00
    • Scotch Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Hot Plate $32.00
    • Rib Eye Fillet Steak, Eggs, Onion, Mushroom and Chips
  • Rich Dark Chocolate Silk Tart served with champagne soaked strawberries, french vanilla ice-cream & nut praline $15
  • Lemon & Coconut Syrup Cake (GF) $14
    • served with french vanilla ice-cream & passionfruit sauce
  • Cajun Chicken,
    • cajun rubbed grilled chicken, red capsicum, red onion, tomatoes & mushrooms
  • Bubbles Salad $22
    • fresh salad leaves, thin sliced red onion, carrot strips, tomato wedges, cucumber chunks, crumbled feta cheese, toasted cashew nuts, crispy croutons, balsamic dressing, garnished with fried parsnip crisps served with your choice of grilled angus steak strips, chicken tenderloins, prawn cutlets or polenta wedges
  • Summer Pudding $14
    • pudding with mixed berries in a white chocolate syrup served with vanilla & rosewater cream
  • Balls of Fire
    • beef meatballs, jalapeño peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & olives
  • Venison Spring Roll $14
    • smoked venison & bacon spring roll served with crunchy noodle salad & sesame dressing
  • Beet Salad $13
    • roasted beetroot, pecan nuts & goats cheese salad with lemon dressing
Quarter Acre Cafe Bistro

Quarter Acre Cafe Bistro

location

Address

1164 Main Highway (SH1), Manakau, Manawatu-Wanganui, 5573, New Zealand

phone

Phone

063626348

clock

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 range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

American , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , International , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

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

Location
1164 Main Highway (SH1), Manakau, Manawatu-Wanganui, 5573, New Zealand