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

  • Lamb sausage $28
    • fresh tagliatelle, zucchini, basil, ricotta
  • Farmer’s market beets $19
    • aged balsamic, local goats feta, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts*
  • Chipotle fried chicken $28
    • mashed potatoes, purple cabbage slaw, chicken gravy
  • Brown butter mash $7
  • add scallops $34
  • Yellowfin tuna $22
    • Caesar salad, slow egg, Parmesan, croutons, classic dressing
  • Rocket leaves, toasted pine nuts, Manchego, balsamic dressing $9
  • Ravioli of market fish $22
    • brown butter, lemon, shaved fennel, summer herbs
  • Grilled lamb rack with braised shoulder, du puy lentils, black cardamom, carrot puree and brussels sprouts $37.00
  • Buttermilk crepes with poached peach, citrus yoghurt and rhubarb $15.00
  • Salad of rocket, parmesan and shaved pear $6.00
  • Sirloin steak with caper lemon butter, onion rings and hand cut chips $25.00
  • Snapper fillet with a salad of white bean, fennel, tomato and watercress $24.00
  • Gremolata crumbed lambs' brains with pulled tripe, celeriac, nasturtium and egg $17.00
  • Risotto of paua, peas, parsley and parmesan prawns, parsley and parmesan $18.00
  • Spiced calamari with chorizo, witlof, baby beetroot, pea tendrils, and parsley puree $18.00
  • HAM & MOZZARELLA MELT $12.00
  • REUBEN SCHLUMAN GOLDBURGENSTEIN $12.00
  • FRUTTI DI MARE $19.00
    • fresh tomato sauce, seasoned garlic extra virgin olive oil + parsley with mozzarella
  • FUNGHI BIANCA $15.50
    • olive oil mushrooms parmesan, garlic oregano+ mozzarella
  • CARNE $19.00
    • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella salami ham + pepperoni sausage
  • CHILLI CHEESE QUESADILLA $10.00
  • O SOLE MIO $19.00
    • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, avocado sunn dried tomato, red onion+ basil pesto
  • SICILIANA $19.00
    • fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, egg plant, salami, chilies, pacotta
  • Warmed Crumbed Halloumi (V) $16.90
    • With Roasted Vegetable Chutney Olives
  • Fish And Fries*
    • Choice Of Battered Crumbed
  • **excluding BBQ sauce
  • Salt And Pepper Squid Salad
    • With Asian Dipping Sauce
  • Boundary steak sandwich* $20.90
    • onions jam and bearnaise
  • *GF option with poppadon applies to all curry
  • Tasman sea $18.90
    • smoked salmon, mixed seafood, baby spinash and creamy sauce
  • Crispy Battered Fish Burger
    • With Lemon Pepper Batter And Shoestring Fries
  • Pasta of the day
    • please refer to daily specials board
  • Five little cheerios & hashbrown $6.50
  • Toast and spreads $6.00
    • with your choice of 2 spreads
  • Homemade bircher muesli $12.50
    • with yoghurt and seasonal fruit
  • Chocolate frog veggie breakfast $19.50
    • poached, scrambled or fried eggs with spinach, mushrooms, potato cake, tomato and toast
  • Eggs florentine $17.00
    • spinach with homemade hollandaise
  • Kids mince on toast $8.00
  • Tomato, spinach, scrambled eggs, black pudding, hash brown, mushrooms, manuka smoked bacon, halloumi cheese, potato cake, sausage, avocado, smoked salmon, green side salad $5.00
  • TANGSUYUK $29.00
    • dip fried battered pork vegetables special sweet and sour sauce
  • CHICKEN BOKKUM $15.00
    • pan fried marinated chicken with vegetables
  • TTEOK BEKKI $13.00
    • rice cake boiled fish cake noodle vegetables
  • BIBIMBAP $14.00
    • mixture of vegetables roasted beef steamed rice
  • SUNDUBU $14.00
    • soft tofu stew with special chilli oil vegetables
  • VEGETABLE JEON $13.00
    • vegetables seafoods
  • BULGOGI $14.00
    • pan fried marinated beef vegetables
  • UDONG $12.00
    • noodle vegetable soup, boiled fish cake
  • Avocado and tomato bagel $11.00
    • w/cream cheese, herb oil, sea salt flake and black pepper
  • Teriyaki chicken burger $16.50
    • w/brie, mayo. red onion and hash brown
  • Free range eggs on multigrain toast $9.00
    • extras/bacon sausages $4.50 each, hash brown, mushrooms $4.00 each
  • Scrambled eggs on bagel $13.00
    • w/herbs, pesto. feta and tomato
  • Brioche French toast $15.50
    • w/berry, banana, maple syrup, and yogurt or bacon, banana, maple syrup
  • Halloumi sandwich $16.50
    • crumbed halloumi with sesame coleslaw, beetroot relish, and Turkish bread
  • Multigrain or Sourdough toast $4.50
    • w/ jam
  • Green tea noodle salad $14.00
    • w/ walnuts, mushrooms. red onion. nor and onion dressing
  • Pan Fried Pork Bun $4.00
  • Chicken Egg Foo Young $12.50
  • Pan Fried Pork Dumpling $4.00
  • Hot & Chilli Beef (Soup) $16.00
  • Chicken Fried Rice or Fried Noodle $11.00
  • Beef & Chinese Vermicelli Casserole $16.00
  • Shrimp Egg Foo Young $13.50
  • Hot & Spicy Intestine $14.00
  • -Large $14.00
  • BLT burger $6.00
  • All day breakfast
    • bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, fries and tomato
  • -Small $7.50
  • Cheese or tomato omellet $10.00
  • Chips $3.00
  • Dumplings (8) $5.99
  • Noodle Soup $10.00
  • Roasted Tomatoes / Pan-fried Mushrooms $4.20
  • White or 5 Grain $4.50
  • French Toast with Banana & Maple Syrup $12.50
  • French Toast with Bacon & Maple Syrup $14.00
  • Rasp Jam / Marmalade / Vegemite / Honey $2.00
  • Eggs $12.00
    • scrambled on toast
  • Eggs $11.50
    • 2 poached on toast
  • Sliced Tomato with Olive Oil & Rock Salt $4.20
  • Claire's Crispy Cashew Salad
  • Mushroom & Tofu Pie
  • Nachos
  • Chili & Cheese Pie
  • Vegetable platter $14.50
    • two pieces of Samosa, vegetable pakora, barbequed onion bhaji and tandoori salad.
  • LAMB SAAG $17.00
    • Boneless lamb pieces cooked with home ground spices and simmered in rich spinach gravy.
  • SAAG PANEER $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked with home ground spices and simmered in rich spinach gravy.
  • PANEER TIKKA MASALA $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in a delightful delicate onion, capsicum and special tasty sauce.
  • FISH MASALA $17.50
    • Boneless fish pieces cooked in delightful delicate capsicum, onion and tomato gravy.
  • LAMB JALFREZI $17.00
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in fresh vegetable and spices.
  • CHICKEN HAKKA NOODLES $14.00
    • Noodles sautéed with pieces of chicken, onion, spring, green chillies, carrots, cabbage and soy sauce.
  • MALABARI FISH $17.50
    • boneless fish cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomato, cream and an assortment of spices.
  • Chicken Vindaloo $16.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked with potatoes and vindaloo paste.
  • Beef Madras $16.50
    • Boneless beef pieces cooked with coconut cream in south Indian style.
  • Chef's Special $18.50
    • Boneless pieces of fish cooked with the chef's special gravy.
  • Palak Malai Kofta $16.00
    • Fresh homemade cottage cheese and spinach balls, deep fried and served with gravy.
  • Chicken Jalfrezi $18.00
    • Barbeque chicken pieces cooked with seasonal vegetables and ground spices.
  • Paratha $4.00
    • Wholemeal flaky bread finished with butter, cooked in a tandoor.
  • Mango Chutney $4.00
  • Bhajia $6.00
    • Mixed chopped vegetables dipped in chickpea flour batter and deep-fried.
  • Soup du jour $9
  • Benny wrap with bacon, fried egg, hollandaise, spinach & tomato relish $10.5
  • Richie sandwich with salami, pickle, spinach & vintage cheddar $10
  • Homemade granola with coconut yogurt & fruit $14
  • Marty wrap with meatloaf, cheese, apple, jalapenos, spinach & aioli $10
  • Ham & Egg bite with homemade salsa $6
  • Smoothie of the day (DF upon request Add $1) $8
  • Benny wrap with bacon, fried egg, hollandaise, spinach & tomato relish $10
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
  • BACON or ​CORIANDER ​stuffed Jalapeno with 2 kinds of cheese, dipping sauce - Chipotle mayo or lime & black pepper mayo
  • CHICKEN
    • Marinated free-range chicken, baby spinach leaves, corn salsa, chipotle mayo
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, pepitas
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
price range

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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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