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

  • Shrimp $12.00/$11.20
  • Chicken $11.50/$10.50
  • Pork $11.00/$10.20
  • Deep fried Mars Bar $3.20
  • Squid $14.00/$13.20
  • Beef $10.50/$9.80
  • Beef $13.50/$12.50
  • Jam Donut $2.50
  • Chicken Licken $21.00
    • Apricot chicken, mushroom, capsicum
  • Irish Style Fish Cakes
  • Lamb Racks $31.00
    • Herb encrusted lamb rack served with scalloped potato and seasonal roast vegetables
  • Wedges with sour cream $10.50
  • Soup of the Day $10.50
    • Changes daily; served with bread
  • Chicken Burger
    • Crumbed chicken schnitzel , bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese and honey mayo mustard sauce and fries
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast $25.50
    • Chicken breast, stuffed with tomato, basil, cheese and wrapped in bacon, baked in the oven and served with bokchoy, spring onion, mash potato and a creamy mustard sauce
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $9.00
  • Rulo de cabra $9.5
    • soft, goat
  • Boquerones $6.5
    • white anchovies with caperberry & pickled onion / three
  • Pork skin crackling & red pepper romesco $7
  • Olives & citrus $6.5
  • Beef tartare, mojo rojo picon $5 each
  • Alitas de pollo $14 / eight
    • chicken wings from the Josper with ajo blanco, mint & grapes
  • A plate of jamon serrano, chorizo gran reserva & liver parfait $25
  • Shellfish steamed in white wine $13.5
  • GF= Gluten Free
  • Pan Fried Bacon
  • Best Ugly Bagels $14.50
    • Add GF $2
  • Pan Fried Salmon $8.50
  • Beef Burger $19.00
    • Add GF $2
  • Deep Fried Pickles $7.00
  • Steel Cut Oats $13.00
  • Homemade Hollandaise $3.00
  • Snapper, tomato & chickpea ragout , cavolo nero, scampi emulsion $38.90
  • Pan-fried Prawn tails, garlic butter sauce, lemon, Italian parsley & tagliatelle $22.90
  • Smoked White Warehou, quinoa, pickled baby beets, baba ghanoush, dukkah $34.90
  • House Baked Sourdough Baguette $4.90
  • Todays freshly churned sorbets & icecreams: Licorice icecream, Passionfruit icecream, coconut sorbet $14.90
  • Corn fed Duck liver Pâté, Pedro Ximénez syrup, feijoa & saffron chutney $18.90
  • Beef Fillet, Café de Paris butter, fries $38.90
  • Organic mixed leaf salad & house dressing $8.90
  • Fresh Coleslaw $3.50
  • Lasagne Square $2.90
  • Crumbed Fish $3.50
  • Corn Fritter $2.70
  • Won Tons (1/2 Doz) $5.00
  • Scallop Dinner $14.50
    • 4 scallops with 2 squid rings
  • Squid Ring (Calamari) $1.00
  • Tarakihi Fillet Dinner $14.50
  • S2 Tom Kha Gai 10.00
    • Chicken coconut milk soup with galangal, lemon grass, and Lime juice
  • M7 Pad praew wan Moo 10.00
    • Thai style sweet and sour stir-fried with pork
  • C1 Green Curry Chicken 10.00
    • Tasty Thai green curry & coconut milk, vegetable comes in a flavor of chicken
  • A4 Khon Kaew 6.50
    • Deep fried mince chicken in breadcrumb served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • M5 Nur Pad Nam mun hoi 10.00
    • Stir fried beed with oyster sauce
  • M6 Chicken and Cashew nuts 10.00
    • Stir- fried chicken and cashew nuts with vegetables
  • 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.
  • Ham, Swiss Cheese & Pesto Baguette $9
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Savoury Muffin $4.50
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Tomato Roll $4
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Mince & Cheese $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Kransky Melt $5
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Date Scone $4.50
    • w Butter & Jam. Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Vegetarian $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Steak & Cheese $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Broccoli, feta, sunflower + pumpkin seeds $12.50
  • VEGETABLE $20.50
    • Roasted cauliflower, chargrilled broccoli, spinach, sunflower seeds + tahini dressing >>
  • FARRO $21.50
    • Cos, whitlof, pea, split green bean, basil, green raisins , pinenuts + green yoghurt.
  • A PIE $ 26.00
    • Mushroon, kale, farro, feta + dill.
  • Aubergine, anchovy + tomato $12.50
  • PASTA $ 22.00
    • Pasta tubes, spring lamb ragu, black cabbage, lemon + parmesan.
  • FREEKEH $20.50
    • Salmon, pea sprouts, Savoy cabbage, chives, fennel tops + chardonnay dressing.
  • Rolled fennel seed pork, ricotta, almonds + rocket $16.00
  • Adobo Burger $ 21
    • Sweet & spicy pulled pork, celery & apple slaw
  • Caesar $16
    • Cos lettuce, bacon bits, parmesan, anchovy dressing
  • Chilli Cheese Dog $ 21
    • Chilli con carne, cheddar & green onion
  • Nacho Chicken Sandwich $ 19
    • Crumbed chicken, cheddar, bbq sauce, lettuce & tomato
  • Quinoa & Kumara $16
    • Mixed greens, toasted almonds & citrus dressing
  • Pure Classic Burger $ 23
    • 100% pure angus patty, double smoked bacon , smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle & chipotle mayo
  • Add Smoked Chicken, Smoked Salmon Or Halloumi $5
    • To any salad for
  • Extra swap fries for salad for $3
  • Teriyaki Chicken on Rice $29.90
  • SMALL $5.60
  • - 8 pieces Jumbo Teriyaki Chicken
  • - 8 pieces Sesame Teriyaki Chicken
  • Fresh Salmon Nigiri
  • - 4 pieces Jumbo Double Avocado & Cucumber
  • Teriyaki Chicken Double Avocado
  • - 4 pieces Avocado Nigiri
  • ●Kumara Wedges
  • Crumbed Prawn ( 4 ) $5.80
  • Hash brown ( GF ) $3.00
  • Beef $6.00
  • -Fillet $19.00
  • Hawaiian $10.00
  • Salad $5.50
  • - Fillet $8.00
  • Grilled Beef Fillet $34
    • Truffle Beef Butter , Lentil , Rogu , Winter Greena , Rosemary Potato Dauphine ,Bacon
  • Roasted Pork Shoulder $20
    • Goat , Cheese , Caraway Sols & Parsley
  • Bucatti Sml $ 16 / Lrg $25
    • Coccatart , Spinach , Garlic , Parmesan
  • Lamb $20
    • Rocket , Chilli , Pinenuts & Garlic Yoghurt
  • Cardines $16
    • Artichoke , Black Olive , Red Onion , Anchovy Crumb
  • Fries S $5 / L $7
    • Homemade Tomato Saute
  • House Soup N/A
    • Made Daily Ash Water For Todays Flavour
  • Prawn $18
    • Roast Capsicum , Tomato , Chopped Herbs &
  • Sizzling Chinese Fillet Steak $24.80
  • Beef Fried Rice $14.80
  • Cumin Lamb with Spring Onion $19.80
  • Soy Sauce Lamb with Spring Onion $19.80
  • - Three Course $75.00
  • Stir-Fried Pork $16.80
  • Mixed Vegetables $14.80
  • Sour and Spicy Won Ton Soup $7.00
  • Siglo Brew Smoky Barbeque
  • Extra mayo $4.00
  • SIGLO SAMPLER BOARD: MOZZARELLA AND FETA CROQUETTES, DRY SPICED WINGS, BEEF SKEWERS, POLENTA CHIPS, GARLIC FLATBREADS, DIPS AND CAPRESE SALAD(SML/LRG) $22.00/$40.00
  • SIGLO CAESAR SALAD: COS, BACON, CROUTONS, SOFT EGG, PARMESAN, ANCHOVY DRESSING $18.00
  • Extra sauce $4.00
  • BUFFALO CHICKEN BURGER $18.00
    • BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN, COOL RANCH, CABBAGE, CELERY SLAW
  • MUSHROOM AND SPINACH RISOTTO $22.00
    • PORTOBELLO, BABY SPINACH, LEMON, PARMESAN ADD CHICKEN
  • 1/2 doz $10.00
Sahara Cafe

Sahara Cafe

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

+64 4-385 6362

email

Email

None

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
price range

Price

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type

Type

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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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