Address
50 Johnsons Road, Upper Hutt, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand
The Short Straw Cafe in Wellington Menu
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The Short Straw Cafe in Wellington has no menu available, but can choose from many other options such as Bacon Eggs Tomato sausage and toast or Mixed Grill from Lunch Box. Shalimar Kebabs offers many options including Kebab with chips & small drink and Cheese. Great Wall includes a wide range like Battered chocolate bar or Beef with onion. Chicken Satay and Ayam Percik (2 pieces) (GF) from . Banana Leaf Malaysian Restaurant offers Courtenay Place Bakery and Chicken salad.
Nearby Sample Menus
- Burger of the week $12.00
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Po Boys $17.50
- Grilled Prawns,slaw, tomato, and gherkin mayo
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Beer battered asparagus $16.50
- and chili mayo
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Chicken Sambal $26.50
- Rice and roti
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Moment burger $17.50
- ask our friendly staff or check our specials board
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Chicken Cabonara $18.00
- smoked chicken and a parmesan cream sauce
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Spag Bol $18.00
- beef mince in a salsa di pomodoroand fresh parmesan
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Steak $18.00
- 100g miniature steak, caramalised onions and mushroom
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Home Made Soup $8 or $14
- Add GF $2
- Spicy Roasted Chickpeas $5.00
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Burrito (V) (GF) $16.00
- Add GF $2
- -Add Bacon $6.00
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Best Ugly Bagels $14.50
- Add GF $2
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Green Baked Eggs $19.00
- Add GF $2
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Hangar Hand Cut Fries (V) (GF) $9.00
- Triple cooked with paprika aioli
- GF= Gluten Free
- CHICKEN BURGER $4.00
- CHICKEN NUGGET $0.80
- PORK BLACK BEAN $10.50
- KUMARA CHIPS $4.30
- BEEF $9.50
- NASI GORENG $11.00
- COMBINATION $10.00
- HAWAIIAN BURGER $3.70
- 31 Fish & Sweet Chili Sauce $12.50
- 18 Fried Rice $11.00
- 15 Laab Chicken $12.50
- 43 Deep Fried Chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce $12.50
- 5 Curry Puffs $6.00
- 32 Basil Chicken $11.00
- 38 Grilled Chicken Satay Sauce $11.00
- 4 Stuffed Mushrooms $6.00
- Fish sauce pickle $3.00
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Chicken salad $13.00
- shredded chicken salad with vietnamese mints, peanut, shallot & vietnamese dressing
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Transparent fresh rolls (tofu) $7.00
- fresh rice paper rolls with lettuce, mints, vermicelli & pickle
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Roll your own (grilled shrimp paste on sugar cane) $13.00
- served w/ lettuce, mints, vermicelli & pickle
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Combination rolls $10.00
- 2 crispy spring rolls, 2 prawn & 2 shredded pork fresh rolls
- Mustard cabbage pickle $2.50
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Ox tongue $10.00
- thinly sliced grilled ox tongue with garlic pickles
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1/2 cob of corn $4.00
- charcoal grilled corn topped with spring onion oil
- Verdure $8.50
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Minestrone $15.50
- Meat broth with winter vegetables and pasta
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Gelato Misto o Vaniglia Affogato a Piacere $14.50
- Mixed gelato or vanilla gelato with one topping of your choice
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Vitello Tunnato $18.50
- Thin slices of cooked veal with tuna and caper sauce
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Saltimbocca a' la Romana $30.50
- Veal scaloppine with Parma ham, sage, and white wine sauce
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Torta di Mandorle e Chocolato $14.50
- Almond and chocolate cake with vanilla gelato
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Salumi Misti $19.50
- Prosciutto, salami, mortadella with crostini
- Insalata $8.50
- -Combination meat or seafood $17.00
- -BBQ Pork, Beef or Chicken $14.00
- Mango Mousse with Ice Cream $8.00
- -Squid with Black bean Sauce / Seafood with Bean Curd / Squid and XO Sauce $18.00
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Panko King Prawns (3) $10.00
- Deep fried king prawns in Japanese breadcrumb
- ●Gravy Ho Fun with Seasonal Vegetables
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Tomato and Egg Soup (V) $6.00
- Tomato and egg
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-Pork and Fungus $15.00
- Pork with wood ear fungus
- Changeable / Seasonal Salads: $6 / $10
- Varying take home meals: $12.00
- Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
- Cakes/ Slices: $4.5 / $6.5
- Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
- Daily changing selection of muffins: $4.50
- Changeable / Seasonal Salads (V / GF) $6 / $10
- Toasties including the staples; Reuben, Pulled pork and Ham and gruyere cheese. $8.50
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Paneer Biryani $14.90
- A traditional Indian dish. Cooked by simmering tender morsels of paneer in a creamy, spicy blend of ginger, turmeric, cumin, tomatoes, yogurt mint, cardamom and cinnamon. Finish by steaming with fragrant saffron rice and potatoes.
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Vada (V) (G) $2.00
- Spicy potato filling deep fried in a flour batter.
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Paratha (Alu/Gobi) (V) $8.00
- Indian flatbread made from whole-wheat flour filled with spiced mashed potato & cooked on a griddle, served with pickles, yoghurt.
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Cheese Cake $6.50
- Soft fresh cheese on a crust biscuit base with passionfruit topping.
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Raj Kachori (V) on request $7.50
- Rajasthani round flattened ball made of fine flour filled with a stuffing of baked mixture of yellow moong or urad dal, black pepper, red chili powder, salt and other spices.
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Vegetable Uttapam (V) $10.00
- Indian pizza. Pizza base is made from fermented rice and urad dal batter. It lends itself to several toppings of your choice.
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Pani Puri (V) $7.00
- Fried puff-pastry ball filled with spiced mashed potato, chickpea, spiced water, and tamarind juice
- Basmati Rice $6.50
- - ham & cheese
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Fresh Seasonal Fruit Salad $10.00
- with porridge w stewed fruit, soft brown sugar & fresh cream
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Bircher Muesli $11.00
- with poached seasonal fruit & honey yoghurt
- Brioche French Toast $16.50
- - bacon, smoked salmon, kransky sausage $5.00
- GF- gluten free bread available
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Eggs Montreal $15.00
- (salmon & spinach & hollandaise)
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Eggs Benedict $15.00
- (ham& hollandaise)
- Lamb Cutlets in Black Pepper Sauce $26.80
- Orange Mushrooms $18.80
- Sichuan Lobster Seasonal Price
- Stir-Fried Pork $16.80
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For 6 People or More (C) $35.00 per person
- Deep Fried Won Ton, Beijing Dumpling, Spicy & Sour Soup, Orange Beef, Peking Fish, Deep Fried Duck, Vegetables, Squid Chinese Vegetables, Shrimps Fried Rice, Mixed Fresh Fruits
- Seafood Fried Glutinous Rice Cake $18.80
- Stuffed Mushrooms $8.00
- - Three Course $75.00
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BBQ SQUID $10.00
- with steam rice
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CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
- braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
- STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
- BBQ SQUID $7.00
- STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
- STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
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Breakfast #2 n/a
- Big Breakfast
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Breakfast #5 n/a
- Toasted Bagel
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Breakfast #1 n/a
- French Toast
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Breakfast #4 n/a
- Egg Omelette
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Breakfast #3 n/a
- Egg Benedict
- Large $12.00
- Full Portion $16.00
- Half Portion $12.00
- Large $7.00
- Aioli $2.50
- Full Portion $17.00
- Two fillings $7.00
- Bangers and Mash, Eastbourne Butcher’s Beef Sausages with Mashed Potatoes, Gravy and Peas
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Porridge $7.00
- Rolled oats with yogurt, fruit salad + cinnamon
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Muesli $7.00
- Granola, natural or bircher with yogurt + fruit salad
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Toast $4.50
- Dark rye & butter + jam, peanut butter, nutella or lemon card
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Big Breakfast $17.00
- Scrambled eggs, sirloin steak, bacon spinach + tomato with rye toast
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Paleo Granola $8.00
- Mixed fruit, nuts + seeds roasted + served with coconut cream + blueberries
- Weekdays 7am-11am
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Scrambled Eggs with Salmon $12.50
- House smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on rye toast
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Paleo Pancakes $12.00
- with blueberries, coconut cream + maple syrup
The Short Straw Cafe
Phone
045287884
Opened hours
Mon
Closed
Tue
Closed
Wed
10 AM to 3 PM
Thu
10 AM to 3 PM
Fri
10 AM to 10 PM
Sat
9 AM to 7:30 PM
Sun
9 AM to 7:30 PM
Price
$20 - $30
Type
None
Service
Table Service
Cuisine
Cafe Food , Contemporary , European
Features
EFTPOS , Takeaway , Gluten Free Options , Vegetarian Friendly , Breakfast , Waitstaff , Kids Area , Cash , Lunch , Seating , Brunch , Cards accepted , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar
50 Johnsons Road, Upper Hutt, Wellington, 5371, New Zealand
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