Address
502 Karamu Road North, Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, 4122, New Zealand
The Cat in Hawkes Bay Menu
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TO BEGIN....- Selection of Homemade Bread and Dips $8.5 For 2 / $13 For 4
- Garlic and Herb Bread $7 For 2 / $12 For 4
SMALLER OFFERINGS....-
Shrimp Cocktail $13.90
- Shrimps bound in a rose sauce above shredded lettuce finished with pan fried prawns
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Paua Fritters $16.90
- NZ Paua fritters served above a mesclun salad finished with streaky bacon and aioli
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Seafood Chowder $16.90
- Chefs creamy and rich seafood chowder, served with toasted bread
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Seared Scallops $17.90
- Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
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Salt 'n' Pepper Squid $15.90 E / $29.90 M
- Served on a salad of mesclun, coriander, shallots and crispy garlic tossed with a Vietnamese dressing
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Chefs Signature Seafood $19.90
- Scallops on black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
- - 2 legs, main size $31.90
- - 1 leg $19.90
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Confit of Duck
- Served on roasted vegetables with wilted spinach finished with a merlot jus
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''The Cat'' Guinness Pie $15.90
- A homemade beef and Guinness Pie served with roasted root vegetables and a garden salad
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Caesar Salad $16.90
- Cos lettuce, bacon, and parmesan bound in a Caesar dressing finished with croutons and a poached egg
OPEN SANDWICHES....- - Or as a bowl $6.50
- - On side $3.00
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Optional Extras
- French Fries / Gourmet Potatoes / Roasted Vegetables
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Lamb Rump Sandwich $21.90
- Seared lamb rump on toasted brioche with mesclun, caramelised onion jam, tomato, streaky bacon & aged cheddar topped with basil pesto
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White Bait Fritter Sandwich $21.00
- Served on toasted brioche with mesclun finished with hollandaise (Please enquire with staff as to availability of whitebait)
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Paua Fritter Sandwich $19.90
- Served on toasted bread topped with mesclun, streaky bacon and aioli
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Scotch Fillet Sandwich $21.90
- Served on toasted bread and a mesclun salad
LARGER OFFERINGS....- On herbed crushed gourmet potatoes, wilted spinach, roasted Portobello mushroom topped with air dried tomatoes and merlot jus (Beef dishes can be served with fries and salad option if desired)
- 300g Porterhouse $26.90
- 200g Scotch Fillet $25.90
- 300g Scotch Fillet $29.90
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Chatham Island Blue Cod Fish and Chips $19.90 / $24.90
- Freshly beer battered fish served with fries and a mesclun salad with tomato and tartare sauces. Available as a 150g or 200g portion of fish
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Fish of the Day $29.90
- Sourced fresh from the local market served on a mixed seafood risotto
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Portobello Stack $24.90
- Portobello mushrooms infused with blue cheese, basil pesto and sweet chilli above spinach and roasted vegetables
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Seared Scallops $31.90
- Resting on herb crushed gourmet potatoes and wilted greens topped with hollandaise and a basil pesto
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Chefs Signature Seafood $34.90
- A trio of scallops served above black pudding, prawns on mango and pineapple salsa and salt and pepper squid
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Braised Hawke's Bay Lamb Shank $28.90
- Resting on parsnip and potato mash and wilted spinach with bacon and a mushroom jus
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Confit of Pork Belly $25.90
- Twice cooked Pork Belly above colcannon potato with spinach finished with a pineapple, mango, and chive salsa
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Pork Spare Ribs $25.90
- Served with fries and salad
DESSERT....-
Cheese Board $27.50
- Selection of Whitestone Brie, Whitestone Blue and Kapiti Aged Waxed Cheddar served with onion jam, roasted pear, homemade chutney and grapes with water cracker
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Creme Brulee $12.90
- Chef's Brûlée served with seasonal fruit salad and short bread
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Death by Chocolate Mudcake $14.90
- Chocolate mud cake, chocolate ice-cream and topped with chocolate sauce
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Sticky Date Pudding $11.90
- Served warm with homemade toffee sauce and vanilla ice cream
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Affogato $13.90
- Vanilla bean ice cream served with a double espresso and your choice of liqueur
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Individual Baked Cheesecake $12.90
- Served with berry coulis and ice cream
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Trio of Rush Munro Ice Cream $13.90
- Served with berry coulis above a seasonal fruit salad
Nearby Sample Menus
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Mixed Vegetarian n/a
- falafels and fried eggplant wrapped in a flat bread with salad and your choice of three sauces (Small/Large)
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Chicken Iskender From $14.50
- Sliced chicken served on a bed of rice with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread
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Mixed Iskender From $14.50
- Combination of sliced lamb and chicken served on a bed of rice with humus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread
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Vege Falafel From $13.90
- Falafels served on a bed of rice with hummus, tzatziki, tabbouleh, salad greens and two pieces of warm Turkish bread
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Warm Halloumi Salad From $11.50
- Grilled Halloumi Cheese served with salad greens
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Spanikopita From $11.00
- A kind of savory made from chopped spinach, green onions, feta cheese and herbs in pastry
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Lamb Shish Salad From $14.50
- Grilled marinated lamb cubes threaded on a skewer served with salad
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Dolma Salad From $7.90
- Vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs with salad
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Cracked Pepper Pâté $17.00
- Delicious with gherkins, bread and crackers.
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Fiordland’s Wild Venison Salad (GF) $29.00
- Sautéed venison strips, bacon and sliced mushrooms over salad greens with balsamic and berry dressing.
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Soup of the Day $14.00
- Hearty homemade in our Hastings restaurant, served with bread.
- Sour Cream $3.00
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The Kremlin Stroganoff (GF) $25.00
- Tender marinated beef fillet sautéed with mushrooms, gherkins, onions, sour cream and vodka. Served over rice and topped with beetroot and red cabbage.
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Cottage Fish & Chips $24.00
- Beer battered fresh fish of the day served with salad greens, fries, tartare sauce and a lemon wedge.Please ask your server for today’s catch.
- Bowl of Fries $8.00
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Smoked Beef Salad $28.00
- Tender hot-smoked beef, medium rare and thinly sliced mesclun with cherry tomatoes, capiscum, spring onions, mung beans, crispy noodles and an Asain-style dressing.
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NAVARATNA KORMA $13.00
- seasonal vegetables cooked in creamy cashew nuts sauce
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BALTI chicken/lamb/beef $15.00
- diced lamb pieces in a spicy curry base with capsicums, ginger and tomatoes
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POPPADOMS (each) $0.50
- wafer-like cracker made from lentil/chickpea flour
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GOAN FISH CURRY $16.00
- fish cooked in coconut cream in a Goan style
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CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA $15.00
- boneless chicken tikka kebab pieces cooked in a masala curry of tomato, yoghurt and garam masala
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MANGO LASSI/SWEET LASSI $4.00
- traditional Indian yoghurt with mango pulp mixed through
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SEEKH KEBAB $10.00
- lamb mince formed around a skewer, marinated with garam masala and barbequed in the tandoori oven
- ANY TWO LARGE NON VEG. CURRY OF YOUR CHOICE
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PANANG CURRY
- Panang curry with coconut milk and crushed peanut served with Thai Jasmine Rice
- - Chicken, Pork or Beef $11.50
- -Chicken $11.50
- -Crispy Pork $13.50
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E-SARN CLASSIC
- Marinated beef skewers with sticky rice and accompaniment with peanut sauce
- -Chicken $13.50
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GARLIC & PEPPER
- Sauteed garlic and pepper with your choice of meat served with
- - Chicken, Pork, Beef $11.50
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Hawke's Bay Lamb Rump $39.50
- Confit Kumara, Saffron Onions, Whipped Feta, Lamb Jus >>
- Single serve of anyone cheese $15.50
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Chicken & Mushroom Ballotine $33.50
- Prosciutto, Tomato & Cinnamon Arancini, Creamed Spinach Puree >>
- Roasted Pumpkin, Orange Honey, Pickled Walnuts, Pancetta $10.50
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Rabbit Loin $22.00
- Prosciutto, Oyster Mushroom, Braised Rabbit Leg Ravioli, Brussel Sprout Noisette, Quince >>
- Selection of any three of the cheeses $33.00
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Duck Liver Parfait $20.00
- Onion Marmalade, XO Cognac Reduction, Fresh Torn Bread >>
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Freedom Farm Pork Belly $34.00
- Cauliflower, Black Pudding, Apple Caramel >>
- Organic raw energy muesli, Greek yoghurt, fresh fruit $12.50
- Roast vegetable, kale hash, poached egg, winter pesto $16.50
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Smith's Lunch Bowl $18.50
- Miso glazed salmon, avocado, brown rice, sea vegetables
- Bacon / Sausage / Black Pudding / B.B.Q. Pork $5.50
- Toast, smith's jam, marmite $8.50
- Lime coconut fresh toast with bacon $21.00
- Soup of the day, toast $12.50
- Ottolenghi's braised, ground lamb and quince, labne, coriander $24.50
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Strawberry Jam N/A
- Your toasted bagel has never tasted this good. Slather on some of Craig's® sweet Strawberry Jam, made with real strawberries.
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Fruit Bag N/A
- Our delicious crisp apple slices are picked from New Zealand orchards. They're fresh, washed, sliced, ready to eat and extremely yummy.
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Big Mac® Hunger Buster N/A
- The iconic Big Mac, the classic Cheeseburger, a chilled medium soft drink, medium fries and a small sundae. In other words, the stuff dreams are made of.
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Chicken McWrap® Aioli - Grilled N/A
- Introducing the new delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with grilled 100% NZ chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
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Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
- We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
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Italian Dressing N/A
- Lighten up. Enjoy a vinaigrette-blend of vinegar, lemon, garlic, onion, and capsicum, with a mix of herbs including parsley and allspice.
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Bacon & Cheese Sauce Loaded Fries N/A
- Enjoy our legendary super-tasty fries loaded up with tasty cheese and bacon. These toppings really bring your fries to life.
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Choc Top Cone N/A
- The Choc Top Cone features Macca’s classic soft serve dipped in a chocolate coating, served inside a crunchy waffle cone.
- the ‘Salt & Pepper’
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-Sateh Lilit Bali $30.00 Per Person
- Skewered (minced) Fish & Prawn
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-Sayur Lodeh $30.00 Per Person
- Vegetables in Curried Coconut Cream
- While waiting for your Rijsttafel
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-Gado Gado $30.00 Per Person
- Blanched Vegetable Salad
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-Dadar Jagung $30.00 Per Person
- Indonesian Corn Fritter
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-Kering Tempeh $30.00 Per Person
- Caramelized Tempe
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Served with Nasi Putih $30.00 Per Person
- Steamed White Rice
- Pumpkin Each $2.00
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Half Chicken Dinner $17.00
- ½ chicken, 3 potatoes, peas & gravy
- Gravy
- Large $5.50
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Banquet Pack $37.50
- 1 size 16 chicken, 15 potatoes, extra large peas, large gravy
- Mousse (chocolate) $3.00
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Quarter Hawaiian $13.50
- ¼ chicken & chips with banana & pineapple fritters
- Medium $3.50
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Scotch Fillet Steak & Creamy Balsamic Mushrooms Regular $18.90
- served with salad & fries
- Regular $15.50
- Regular $12.90
- Regular $15.90
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Chicken Nuggets Small $5.00
- Served with chips & sauce
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Bacon and Eggs
- Grilled bacon with free range eggs (any style) grilled tomato served on whole grain toast
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Creamy Mushrooms
- Button mushrooms in a creamy garlic & cracked pepper sauce served on whole grain toast
- Regular $12.90
- Hawke’s bay apple, beetroot salad, cranberries, pumpkin seeds
- Green bean, freekeh, almonds, preserved lemon dressing
- Slices $3.00 TO $8.50
- Scones $3.00 TO $8.50
- -Large $12.50
- -Large $12.50
- Sandwiches $3.00 TO $8.50
- Tarts $3.00 TO $8.50
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Daal Makhani $13.99
- Lentlis stewed on a slow fire overnight. garnished with ginger and coriander
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Lamb Masala $19.99
- Succulent lamb cooked in spicy gravy with end sliced onions
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Lamb Rogan Josh $19.99
- Diced lamb cooked with ginger & garlic in tomato and onion gravy
- Vanilla Ice-Cream $3.50
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Prawn Malabari $21.99
- Peeled prawns cooked with sauteed onions, capsicum, tomatoes & (rash coconut milk, garnished with cream
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Chicken Patia $16.99
- Chicken cooked with tomato and coriander leaves
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Beef Tikka Masala $16.99
- Succulent Beef cooked In spicy gravy wIth green peppers snd sliced onions
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Beef Madras $16.99
- Delicious medium hot beef curry garnished and prepared with coconut South Indian style
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Eggs on Toast $11.00
- Poached, fried or scrambled on buttery toast
- Kids Meal Boxes With lollipop & drink
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Pancakes $16.00
- With banana, bacon & maple syrup
- Cakes, Slices, Muffins, Salads, Sandwiches and Paninis.
- Menu available Monday – Sunday 8:30am~11:30
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Fish of the Day $21.00 / half size $15
- Beer battered fresh fish, salad and shoestring fries, classic tartare sauce
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Avocado & Tomato on Toast $14.50
- Oven roasted tomato & avocado on toast with basil and olive oil
- Basket of Fries with Aioli $6.50
- Hot Dogs $4.50
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Chicken / Lamb / Beef Korma $15.00
- Your choice of meat cooked in fresh ground spices with creamy cashew nut sauce.
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Navratan Korma $12.00
- Mixed vegetables cooked in rich cashew nut gravy.
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Keema Mutter $15.00
- Minced Beef and green pea's delicacy stewed with Indian spices in brown gravy.
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Punjabi Chicken $15.00
- Very popular North Indian curry cooked with tomatoes, yoghurt coriander and cumin in rich onion gravy.
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Chicken And Cheese Naan $4.50
- Soft bread stuffed with chicken, cheese and mild spices
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Mutter Paneer $12.00
- Cottage cheese and green peas cooked with onion sauce.
- Vegetable Biryani $10.00
- Creamy mushroom $4.50
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FRESH CABINET $4.00
- Pick your favourite salad from the cabinet and add your choice of pan fried chicken, or beef stir fry (100gms)
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Cafe Fries $7.50
- with mooch seasoning & aioli sauce
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All Day Menu add $2.00
- organic free range eggs, optional organic gluten & dairy free bread
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PANCAKES $17.50
- Served with bacon, almond mascarpone, butterscotch & maple syrup, banana and crunchy berries.
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EGGS BENEDICT $18.50
- Bacon or salmon on our freshly toasted bread, spinach & hollandaise sauce on the side
- Large $14.00
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- Halloumi Bagel
- Pan fried halloumi, mesclun, avocado, tomato & coriander-parsley vinaigrette
The Cat
Phone
8769848
Opened hours
Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Price
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Bar , Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian
Features
Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , Waitstaff , Groups , Seating , Highchairs Available , Serves Alcohol , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating