Vanilla Cafe in Tauranga Menu

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Basil and Philadelphia creamy cheese ravioli / $18.50
- Basil and Cashew nuts pesto, parmesan waffle, lemon olive oil roasted mini tomato
-Served with 6 roasted garlic prawns $28.50
Creamy seafood chowder $24.00
- 1 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
Confit of duck's leg $27.00
- Kumara puree, orange and star aniseed sauce
Beef burgundy $28.00
- Braised beef, onions, carrots, bacon, slowly cooked for 3 hours in Pinot Noir & Burgundy spices, roasted potatoes
Pork Belly roulade $26.00
- Slow cooked, melt in the mouth, dried cherry, apple, berry cider and maple syrup sauce
Navarin of Lamb $27.00
- Slow cooked lamb, tomatoes, garlic, turnip, carrot, polenta cake, shallots
Stuffed chicken breast $28.00
- Cranberry, plum, herbs, brandy and quince sauce, roasted potato
Chicken Cannelloni $26.00
- Bechamel sauce, nutmeg, gruyere, oven roasted

Homemade bread (serves 2 ) $12.00
- Olive oil, cream of balsamic vinegar, aioli, red pesto
Homemade garlic bread (serves 2) $12.00
Duck, chicken, bacon terrine (pate), garden salad, filo pastry cup, toasted bread, onion and fig jam $14.00
Creamy Seafood chowder $17.00
- 1/2 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
Platter to share (serves 2) $36.00
- Teriyaki chicken, Spanish spicy meatballs. Puhoi camembert, duck pate, beer battered prawns, smoked salmon, fresh bread, olives, sweet and sour sauce, aioli, sesame cracker, smoked mussel

Chocolate Mousse $12.00
- Chocolate shaving, Callebaut chocolate
Crepe $12.00
- Salted caramel, berry ice cream, slivered almond
Crepe $12.00
- Vanilla ice cream, warm Belgium chocolate
Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
- Warm Belgium chocolate
Affogato : Vanilla Ice Cream $14.00
- Liqueur shot choice of Frangelico or Drambuie, intense espresso coffee mix at your table
2 Petit choux profiterole $13.00
- Crème patissier (refined custard), warm Belgium chocolate topping

Nearby Sample Menus

Trio of Ice-Cream $10.00
- A scoop each of lemongrass and ginger, passionfruit with lemon curd, and a flavour of the day
Honey Pork Spare Ribs (4) $14.00
- Juicy pork ribs deep fried and coated with honey sauce and roasted sesame seeds
- Chicken or Pork $22.50
Spring Rolls (6) $8.00
- Deep fried spring rolls filled with vegetables and vermicelli noodles. Served with a sweet chilli sauce
- Prawns $24.50
Ginger Stir Fry
- Ginger threads, carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, mushroom and chinese fungi
Tom Yum $12 Chicken / $14 Prawns
- Traditional spicy and sour clear soup with galangal, kaffir lime, lemongrass, onion, mushrooms, tomato and spring onion, topped with coriander
Cashew Stir Fry
- Stir fried carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, celery and mushroom with roasted cashew nuts

Road Runner Special $12.5
- Tender strips of chicken breast coated in seasoned breadcrumbs, cooked golden brown. Beep-beep, be in quick before they run out.
Hero Burger $13.5
- A beef pattie with lettuce and tomato served in a toasted burger bun with grilled cheese. If you want any other salad greens on your burger, just let us know! Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
Prawn Star $19
- Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
Rock the Boat medium $27 classic $32
- Fresh fillets of fish dusted in seasoned flour, then grilled with fresh herbs and parmesan. Topped with a lemon and caper sauce. Served with mashed potato and a fresh green salad.
A Fist Full of Pizza (Quesadilla) $18
- Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapeños.
Lone Star Artisan Loaf $10
- A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
Comanche Chicken Salad $26
- Oven-baked chicken breast, cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons and streaky bacon, tossed in Lone Star Caesar-style dressing. Topped with a free range poached egg (anchovies optional).
Judge Roy Bean Dip $11
- Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapefios. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.

Prawn cutlet $1.80
Scoop of chips $4.00
Fish of the day $4.00
Scallop $2.10
Bacon + egg burger $7.80
Fish, chips and eggs $10.60
Battered sausage $2.00
Fish meal $12.50
- One fish, chips, salad, eggs

Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Free Range Chicken Tenders
Signature Kids $5.00 per head
Cheeky Chicken $5.00
The Protein Pack $15.00
Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
Grilled Wedges $4.90
Garden Salad $8.9 Reg / $7.9 Petita

Pancetta crouquettes, roasted capsicum relish $12.00
Wild mushroom pearl barley risotto, confit lemon, truffle oil $28.00
Elderflower champagne consomme, summer berries, raspberry sorbet $16.00
- puffed rice
Citrus cured salmon cultered crème, smoked beetroot, soused raddish $18.00
Broccolini, nori butter $8.00
Classic creme brulee $16.00
Affogato, Baileys, ice cream, chocolate crumb, espresso $16.00
Angus dry aged beef fillet, garlic cream, black beluga lentils $39.00
- pickled radish onion jus

Side Vegetables $5
Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Burger $21
- seared chicken, topped with bacon, cheese, avocado, cranberry sauce, salad greens & served on a toasted fresh bun
Chicken Wings .5kg $14 1kg $22
- choice of sauces: blue cheese/ bourbon BBQ/ hot sauce
Sirloin Fillet $32
- 300gm prime sirloin fillet, on a bacon & thyme rosti, green beans, slow roasted tomatoes, topped with hollandaise sauce & jus
Classic Beef Nachos $15
- grilled & topped with cheese, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Garlic Pizza Bread $10
- homemade pizza bread, with garlic
House Slaw $4
Scallops $16
- seared in lemon butter with chorizo & served with salad

Chilli Prawns Gf $28.50
- Prawns with Chilli, Garlic, Lemon, Tomatoes Stock & W hite Wine Served on Fresh Spaghetti Finished with Parmesan. Df Without Parmesan
Fries & Our Own Aioli $10.50
Island Style S $14 M $22 L $24
- Ham & Pineapple
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Obr Supreme $27.50
- A Little of Everything From Above, Excluding Seafood
Pizza Breads $14.50
- Onion Jam & Blue Cheese
Obr Supreme S $18 M $23.50 L $26.50
- A Little of Everything From Above, Excluding Seafood
White Chocolate Cheesecake $15.50
- classic recipe with a homemade biscuit base, complimented with todays flavour & a scoop of vanilla icecream

Prawns & pan seared scallops $21.00
- sautéed with bacon, set upon a seasonal salad topped with our homemade garlic aioli & segments of lemon
VEGETARIAN Crumbed Camembert $18.50
- served with a mesculine salad, black berries, plum sauce & garlic bread
Breakfast wrap $16.50
- filled with all the good stuff; bacon, scrambled egg, tomato, hash brown & mushrooms served with fries & tomato sauce
Vegetables $7.50
Chicken Strips $9.50
Lamb Cutlets $32.50
- Succulent NZ lamb cutlets served with roasted potato & pumpkin, seasonal salad & mint sauce
Cheese board selection (Plate for 1 / Platter) $15.00 / $31.00
Soup of the Day $11.50
- Served with toasted Ciabatta bread

Deep Fried Squid $8
Deep Fried Scallops $8
Bak Choy $5
Teppan Fried Banana $9
Miso Soup $3
Mixed Vegtables $6
White Button Mushrooms $8
Teppan Fried Banana with Ice Cream $12

Calamari $16.00
- Salt & pepper deep fried with aioli & petite salad
Truffle Oil Infused Chicken Liver Pâté $17.50
- Served with crostini & caramelized onion jam
Smoked Fish Croquett es $16
- Creamy smoked fish, parmesan & chives with lemon aioli
Spicy costed chicken wings, chilli, lime & maple glaze $15.50
Wedges with bacon $15.50
Affogato $16.50
- Vanilla bean ice cream with a coffee shot and your choice of liqueur on the side.
Fries & aioli $9
Sliders $16.00
- Pork Belly: Soaked in Bureta bbq sauce & coleslaw OR Fish: Battered fish bites, tartare sauce, salad & tomato

Phad Thai $17.50
- popular traditional Thai rice noodle with your choice of chicken, beef or pork
Red Curry $17.50
- Red curry cooked with coconut cream and vegetables with your choice of prawn, duck or seafood, or pork, chicken, beef or lamb
Crispy Belly (Moo Krob) $17.50
- Stir-fried crispy pork cooked with vegetables and peanut sauce
Chicken Satay $10.00
- BBQ chicken on skewer served with house special peanut sauce
Gai Pa Ram $17.50
- Char-grilled chicken and herbs served with steamed vegetables & topped with peanut sauce
Mixed Entree $9.00
- A mix of the above items 1 to 5, served with sweet chilli sauce (serving consists of one of each item 1 to 5) .
Sweet and Sour $17.50
- Sweet and sour sauce stir-fried with vegetables with your choice of chicken or pork
All Curries Comes With Rice

Tebasaki Wings $7.00
- Japanese style chicken wings
Kara-age D $14.90 / B $18.90
- Deep fried chicken
Chicken Teriyaki D $14.90 / B $16.90
Okonomiyaki $10.00
- Japanese style savory pancake
Tiger Prawn Tempura (4 pcs) $11.00
Salmon Teriyaki Udon $17.90
- Grilled salmon with vegetables
Agedashi Tofu $7.00
- Deep fried tofu
Vegetable Tempura D $13.90 / B $17.90

Pacific $19.00/$29.00
- 1/2 dozen/Dozen
Baked Scallops / Vieras Asadas $12.00
- Baked scallops with garlic butter & micro watercress
Pan De Patata $7.50
- Homemade potato & rosemary bread with pumpkin humus
Eye Fillet Skewers / Banderillas $10.00
- Eye fillet banderilla (skewer) on fried gourmet potatoes with chimichurri dressing & mojo rojo
Garlic Prawns / Gambas Picante $13.00
- Garlic chilli prawns
Olives / Aceitunas Calentados $6.00
- Warmed olives marinated in oil lemon and chilli
Mahurangi $21.00/$32.00
- 1/2 dozen/Dozen
Vegetarian Platter / Plato Vegetariano $30.00
- Fried potato tortilla, falafel with yogurt dressing, roasted vegetables, marinated artichokes, spinach and parmesan arancini, goat cheese stuffed with paper dew

-Portobello mushroom $4.50
Childens menu available (0-12yrs). Please ask our counter staff.
-Add middle cut bacon $3.50
Pancakes
- Three soft hot cakes served with lightly grilled banana, freshly whipped cream and maple syrup.
-Bacon bits $2.50
Eggs florentine $14.00
- Two soft poached eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce dressed with mild paprika. Served on a lightly toasted english muffin.
-Smoked salmon, lettuce, chives and brie cheese $16.50
Croque monsieur $10.00
- Extra thick toasted white bread filled with shoulder ham & cheddar cheese