Sahara Cafe in Wellington Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Falafel $8.50
    • Chickpea croquettes lightly and served on a bed of lettuce and hummus
  • Kousa $8.50
    • Sliced zucchini lightly and fried battered and fried, served with garlic yoghurt and mild chilli sauce
  • Bazegan $8.50
    • Lightly battered and fried eggplant served with a special tomato salsa, garlic yoghurt and mild chilli sauce
  • Potato sigara boorek $8.50
    • Parcel of filo pastry stuffed with potato, feta cheese, parsley and middle eastern herbs served with sauce
  • Spinach sergara boorek $8.50
    • Parcel of filo pastry stuffed with potato, feta cheese, parsley and middle eastern herbs served with sauce
  • Calamari $8.50
    • Calamari rings served on a bed of lettuce and garnished with mayonnaise and lemon.
  • Selection of dip $15.00
    • A selection of tzatziki, baba ganoush, hummus and sharkashih, served with a basket of bread. Serves 2-3 people.
MAINS MAINS
  • Lamb tikka $21.00
    • Succulent and spicy pieces of chargrilled lamb, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Taza $20.00
    • Marinated chicken breast braised in white wine, served in a creamy sauce with sesame seeds, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread
  • Shish kofta $20.00
    • Portions of ground beef mixed with mediterranean spices, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread
  • Sahara taua $21.00
    • Pieces of chargrilled lamb with lightly fried eggplant and capsicum, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Qaliya $21.00
    • Pieces of lamb aromatised with middle eastern spices, sauteed with potatoes and capsicum, served with, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread
  • Chicken tikka $20.00
    • Chargrilled pieces of chicken, served on bed of rice, salad hummus tabouli and pita bread.
  • Arba ello $22.50
    • Tender chicken breast stuffed with ham, braised in white wine,served in a creamy herb sauce with salad, hummus and tabouli.
  • Sahara grill $25.50
    • A grand combination of lamb tikka,chicken tikka and shish kofta served with tomato salsa rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Chicken mashwi $22.50
    • Delicious marinated chicken breast chargrilled, served with mushroom sauce, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Saroupa chicken $21.50
    • Marinated pieces of chicken breast aromatised with middle eastern spices, sauteed with potatoes and capsicum, served with tomato salsa, rice salad hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Chicken fettuccini $21.50
    • Chicken fettuccini cooked with mushroom and zucchini, in a creamy herb sauce, garnished with olives spring onions and lemon.
  • Prime beef steak $24.00
    • Sirloin steak chargrilled to perfection, served with tomato salsa greek-style garlic yoghurt roasted potatoes, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Mixed meze $22.00
    • A vegetarian selection of dips, falafel, eggplant and zucchini, served with salad sauce and a basket of pita bread.
  • Mshakala $20.00
    • A mouth watering combination of falafel, eggplant and zucchini, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Vegetarian segara $20.00
    • A vegetarian combination of falafel and spinach sigara borek, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Sahara seafood special $21.50
    • Tasty choice of calamari and scallop flavoured cocktails with homemade mayonnaise, served with rice salad, hummus tabouli and pita bread.
  • Lamb shanks $25.00
    • Tender pieces of lamb shanks aromatised with middle eastern spices, served with tomato salsa, rice, salad, hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
  • Musgo Of chicken $24.00
    • Chef's speciality of tender chicken breast stuffed with a tasty mixture of eggplant, zucchini, capsicum and onion, braised in white wine with garlic and roasted sesame seed, served with rice, salad hummus, tabouli and pita bread.
MEDITERRANEAN DIPS MEDITERRANEAN DIPS
  • Zikintza $7.50
    • A refreshing blended of creamy yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint
  • Baba ganoush $7.50
    • Tasty chargrilled eggplant blended with yoghurt, tahini, garlic and parsley
  • Hummus $7.50
    • The traditional taste of chickpeas blended with tahini, garlic spice and lemon juice.
  • Sharkasih $7.50
    • A unique taste of shredded chicken breast blended with walnuts and mixed herbs.
  • All dips served with pita bread
ACCOMPANIMENTS ACCOMPANIMENTS
  • Pita bread $2.50
  • Lavash bread $2.50
  • Garlic pita bread $3.00
  • Bowl of olives $5.00
KEBAB KEBAB
  • Beef $9.50
  • Chicken $10.00
  • Mixed $10.00
  • With extra fried zucchini or falafel $2.00
  • Zaziki $1.00
  • Cheese $1.00
  • Tabouli $1.00
  • Hummus $1.00
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Falafel $8.50
  • Mixed $9.50
  • Meze $10.00
  • Zucchini a carrot $8.50
  • Meguer falafel $8.50
  • Eskander $12.00
ESKANDER ESKANDER
  • Beef $13.00
  • chicken $14.00
  • mixed $14.00
BURGER BURGER
  • Beef $5.00
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Mixed $5.00
  • Falafel $6.00
  • Zucchini $5.50
  • SALADBeef $9.50
  • Chicken $10.00
  • Mixed $10.00
  • Falafel $8.50
  • Zucchini a carrot $8.50
SALADS SALADS
  • Traditional Salad $8.50
    • Die ed tomatoes, cucumber and capsicum with olives and feta cheese, and dressed with vinaigrette.
  • Taboull Salad $8.50
    • Finely chopped tomatoes, capsicum, onions and parsley, mixed with bulgar wheat and lemon juice.
  • Fatoosh Salad $8.50
    • Lightly fried pieces of pita bread, mixed with diced tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce served with feta cheese and dressing.
  • Roasted Potato Salad $8.50
    • Pieces of potatoes roasted with garlic and middle eastern sprees, garnished with spring onions and lemon.
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Choice of two $10.00
    • Your choice of a combination of any of the above desserts.
  • Baklava $7.50
    • Baked filo pastry stuffed with pistachio and walnuts, served with fresh cream and honey sauce.
  • Muhalleh $7.00
    • Apricot mousse topped with whipped cream and pistachio nuts.
  • Mhallabiya $7.50
    • Chilled creamy ground rice, sweetly flavoured with orange and vanilla essence and topped with chocolate sauce.
  • Vanilla Ice Cream $7.50
    • Vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce and pistachio nuts.
  • Fruit Salad $7.00
    • Chilled fruit salad topped with whipped cream
  • Simsemiya Slice $7.00
    • A tasty mixture of sesame seeds, pistachio nuts and golden syrup served with chocolate sauce.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • C1 Green Curry Chicken 10.00
    • Tasty Thai green curry & coconut milk, vegetable comes in a flavor of chicken
  • A5 Karee Puffs 6.50
    • Curry puff stuffed with minced chicken, potato, and onion.
  • Roti and peanut sauce $4.00 each
  • A3 Thai Fish Cakes 9.50
    • Tasty Thai style deep fried fish cake served with sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • S2 Tom Kha Gai 10.00
    • Chicken coconut milk soup with galangal, lemon grass, and Lime juice
  • M8 Gai pad Khing 10.00
    • Stir fried chicken with fresh ginger and vegetables
  • A4 Khon Kaew 6.50
    • Deep fried mince chicken in breadcrumb served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • M9 Pad Bai Ho Ra Par Nur 10.00
    • Hot Thai chili stir-fried with onion & basil with beef
  • Newab Panir Tikka $12.50
    • Succulent chicken thighs marinated for 48 hours in cloves, ginger and North Indian ground spices, skewered and cooked with home-made cottage cheese, onions and capsicums.
  • RoginiNaan $7.50
    • Large leavened bread, richly topped with yolk of egg.
  • Seekh Kebab $19.00
    • Lamb mince with a touch of Indian spices, roasted in Tandoor on skewers.
  • Tandoori Chicken Whole $33/Half: $19.00
    • Traditional Charcoal Grilled Chicken
  • Chicken Tikka $21.00
    • Succulent, boneless chicken pieces cooked in Tandoor. Highly spiced.
  • Dal Soup $7.50
    • Deliciously prepared lentil soup.
  • Vegetable Kashmiri Korma $17.50
    • A beautiful assortment of mixed vegetables cooked in spices, cream and fruit.
  • Goan Squid Masala $22.00
    • Squid cooked in green herbs, ground spices and a coconut base. A delicacy of goa.
  • Steamed Eggplant with Double Garlic Sauce (V) $19.80
  • Lamb Cutlet 6pc with Honey Sauce on Sizzling Plate ** $24.80
  • ●Seafood & Tofu Soup
  • Stir Fried Beef [Topside] Slices with Bok Choy $19.80
  • Steamed Jasmine rice (V) $2.00
  • Lemon Chicken (Whole Breast Fillet) $24.80
  • -Combination $19.80
    • (Chicken, Beef, BBQ Pork, Shrimp)
  • Tender Fish Fillets in Hot Chili Oil with Bean Sprouts ººº $28.80
  • Mexican burger $12.00
    • Crumbed chicken burger with lettuce, tomato and jalapeño cheese.
  • Carbonara $18.00
    • Traditional fatuccini carbonara with bacon and mushroom in a creamy parmesan sace
  • Fish burger $12.00
    • Crumbed fish fillet (ask staff for fish of the day) with lettuce tomato and tarta sauce.
  • Chocolate fudge brownie $9.00
    • Delicious chewy chocolate fudge borwnie smothered in rich chocolate fudge with vanilla in cream
  • 250g Scotch fillet steak $21.00
    • Served with coleslaw and chips and your choice of creamy mushroom sauce, garlic butter or pepper corn gravy
  • Beef and bacon burger $12.00
    • Classic beef pattie with bacon lettuce tomato cheese and our tangy mayo
  • Chips $10.00
    • With cheese and gravy
  • Wedge $8.00
    • With sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Masala Otthappam - Gluten free thick rice flour pancake, stuffed with capsicums, tomatoes and onions served with Coconut chutney and sambar. $8.00
  • Lamb Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Aloo Mutter - Potatoes and green peas cooked with onions, tomatoes and a selection of Indian spices. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - Delicately barbecued minted chicken, cooked with spices and our special masala sauce. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Vindaloo - A blazing lamb curry cooked in a sauce for people with a fireproof palate. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Paneer Makhani - Paneer cooked in a sauce with a rich creamy tomato base. $9.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Kurma - Fine pieces of lamb cooked in a rich creamy sauce, with a hint of fruit. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • 20. BLACK BEAN BEEF $11.50
    • Spring onion, Onion, Carrot, Cauliflower, Broccoli and Beef
  • 18. Combination Roast On Rice -2 Meats $13.50
  • 31. WONTON SOUP $11.50
    • Bokchoy, wonton and noodle
  • 8. Mapo Tofu $12.50
  • 13. Eggplant in Hot Spicy Garlic Sauce $13.50
  • 23. THAI FRIED RICE $11.50
    • Cabbage, Beans, Spring Onion, Onion, Chicken and Shrimp
  • 29. ROAST PORK STEAMED RICE $12.50
    • Bokchoy, Spring onion, Onion, Roast Pork and Steam Rice
  • 4. PAD THAI $11.50
    • Cabbage, Spring onion, Onion, Carrot and Chicken
  • Eggs Benedict $10.00/$16.00
    • with champagne ham toasted sourdough & hollandaise
  • Homemade Muesli $9.00
    • with poached seasonal fruit and yogurt
  • Portobello mushroom $4.00
  • Chili bean nachos w salsa & sour cream $12.50
  • Chicken BLT Turkish sandwich and fries $14.50
  • Kanten Ceaser $13.50
    • cos, croutons, parmesan, bacon, poached egg, with an avocado dressing
  • House cured salmon, hashbrown, avocado & poached eggs $17.00
  • Creamy mushrooms on sourdough toast with rocket $12.50
  • Coleslaw $7.00
  • Pulled Pork Donuts $14.00
    • Green apple puree, spiced jelly, mustard
  • Sloppy Joe $10.00
    • Crisp fried pulled pork meets chili beef
  • The Goodnight Elvis + $4.00
    • Add bacon
  • - With whipped cream/yogurt $10.00
  • Hot Cakes
    • with maple syrup and mascarpone
  • Eggs Anyway $9.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried on toast.
  • Hot Chocolate Brownie $12.00
    • with ice cream and honeycomb
  • Wee Man $17.50
    • Streaky bacon, kransky sausages, creamy mushrooms, hash brown, roast tomato OR black pudding and eggs any style, served with toast and rocket fuel.
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • Milkshakes $5.00
    • A choice of: chocolate, coffee, caramel, banana, lime, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, creaming soda, cookies and cream.
  • Salmon Scramble $15.50
    • Scrambled eggs and salmon served with toast.
  • Omelette $18.50
    • With your choice of three fillings: ham, cheese, chorizo, feta, spinach, tomato or caramelised onion. Served with your choice of either toast or a side salad.
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
    • Vogels, five grain or sourdough, served with your choice of spreads.
  • Available from 7:30am to 2:00pm
  • Big Boy $22.00
    • A colossal version of the 'wee man’.
  • MUSHROOMS $2.50
  • EGGS ON TOAST $5.50
    • eggs how you like them
  • BACON & EGG $3.60
  • BACON & EGG QUICHE $4.00
  • SPAGHETTI $2.50
  • BACON $2.50
  • WORKS BURGER $14.00
    • 2 pieces of beef patty, bacon, cheese, tomato, lettuce & fries
  • PANCAKES $8.00
    • 3 pieces of thick pancakes with fresh cream and maple syrup
  • BBQ PORK $12.30/$11.50
  • CHIPS $3.30
  • PINEAPPLE RING $2.40
  • SAUSAGE $3.00
  • HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE $4.80
  • SWEET SOUR CHICKEN $12.90
  • FRIED RICE $10.50/$10.20
  • CURRY AND RICE ROLL $3.30
  • Ham
  • Cheese
  • Salmon $1.50
  • Avocado $1.00
  • Brie $0.50
  • Chicken $11.00
  • Salami
  • Sundried tomato $1.00
  • All served with Chef's Special Fresh Seasonal Vegetables with rice, rice noodles, or eggs noodles
  • Stir Fried Pork $10.50
  • Nasi Goreng S $5 / M $6 / L $7
  • Served with thick rice noodles or egg noodles
  • Rice Noodles S $5 / M $6 / L $7
  • Beef Brisket Soup $9.50
  • Stir Fried Chicken $10.50
  • Deep Fried Wonton (3)
  • Vege Muffin- Cheese, Onion Tomato, Spin, Rosemary Sweet Muffin Of The Day Cheese Scone $3.50
  • Steak & Creamy Mushroom
  • Vege Sammie $5.50
  • Mince & Cheese
  • Roast Chicken, Meski, Tomato & Aioli $5.50
  • Mince
  • Sausage Rolls Spinach, Oar, Cheese Roll $3.50
  • Bacon, Maski, Tomato & Aioli $5.00
  • Chef Paul's Secret Seasoned Beer-battered Onion Rings $6.50
  • Cereal Selection $19.50
    • Toasted Muesli / Sultana Bran / Weet-Bix / Corn Flakes
  • Garlic King Prawns $16.00
    • Fresh herbs, cream, ciabatta, basil
  • Slow-roasted Tomato and Onion Bruschetta $9.00
    • Feta, salad leaves, red pesto dressing
  • Today's Fresh Soup $9.00
    • Home-baked bread
  • Ceviche $19.00
    • Marinated whitefish, chilli and lime, spring onion, tomato, coconut cream, paprika toast triangles
  • Honey and Pine-nut Tart $12.00
    • Poached figs, Kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream
  • Grilled Bavette Steak $25.00
    • Wairarapa Angus flank, chef's own spice rub, cauliflower créme purée, beetroot relish, toasted sourdough, served medium rare
Sahara Cafe

Sahara Cafe

location

Address

39 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 4-385 6362

email

Email

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clock

Opened hours

Wednesday 5:30–10PM Thursday 5:30–10PM Friday 5:30–10:30PM Saturday 5:30–10:30PM Sunday 5:30–10PM Monday 5:30–10PM Tuesday 5:30–10PM
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service level

Service

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cuisine

Cuisine

Turkish

features

Features

Seating ,  Dinner

Location
39 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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