Yaza! cafe in Nelson Menu

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Soup of the Day $9.5
- With Grilled bruschetta
Yaza! Seafood Chowder $11.50
- With Grilled bruschetta
Breads & Dips $10.50
- Fresh Focaccia Bread with garlic + Toasted Pita Bread with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Two Delicious Dips
Antipasto Platter - single or double $18.5 / $27.58
- A Sumptuous Selection of Cold Cuts, Pickles, Cheeses, Breads, Vegetables & Dips
Gourmet Focaccia Sandwich $9.5 / $10.5
- On House baked Bread With your own Combination Of Fillings
Spinach Bacon & Egg Salad $14.50
- Fresh Leaf Spinach. Crispy Bacon, Tomato, Poached Egg, Croutons & Olives Tossed in Balsamic Vinaigrette Topped with Fresh Parmesan Shavings.
Greek Salad $12.50
- Tomato, Olives, Cucumber Red Onion & Fresh Basil, Tossed m Lemon Juice and Olive Oil & Topped with Creamy Feta Cheese.
Fresh Garden Salad $10.50
- Gourmet Lettuce Seasonal Vegetables. + Toasted Seeds W/either Balsamic or Mustard & Herb Vinaigrette
Yaza Vege Nachos $12.50
- Grilled with Chilli Beans + Cheddar Cheese & Topped with Avocado, Tomato Salsa and Sour Cream
Kids Platter $7.50
- Fairy Bread, Mousetrap, Ham, Fresh Vegetables, Fruit & Nuts + a Lollipop Chaser
French Fries $7.50
- With Your Choice Of Sauce Aioli. Tomato Sauce or Sweet Chili
Focaccia Bread $3.50
- (As a side) with Butter or Olive Oil
Deep Fried Potatoes $8.50
- With Sour Cream + Sweet Chilli Sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

Larb Money Bags $11.00
- Money bags filled with traditionally prepared pork and prawn larb and served with a red onion dip
Crispy Chicken Wings with Caramelised Ginger Sauce $11.00
- Chicken Wings served with a sweet caramelised ginger sauce
Tamarind Lamb Rack $25.00
- Tender slices of lamb rack, served with an accompanying sweet and tangy tamarind sauce
- Prawns $23.00
- Vegetable and Tofu $14.00
Baked Mussels with Thai Herbs $12.00
- Baked mussels topped with parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, coriander, chill, red onion
- Vegetable and Tofu $21.00
Caramelised Pork Belly $10.00
- Grilled pork belly served with a rich sticky sweet caramelised sauce

Hand Cut Chips w/ Tomato Sauce $8.00
The Works $22.00
- Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, onions, pepper, olives, tomato & mozzarella cheese
Gourmet Fish Burger $19.00
- W/ tartare sauce, gherkins & fresh salad served w/ hand cut chips
Salad Greens & Vinaigrette $6.00
Marlborough Green Lipped Mussels $23.00
- W/ grilled ciabatta bread & your choice of either: W/ white wine, garlic & cream sauce w/ fresh herbs & lemon or W/ chorizo & a chilli & tomato broth
House Smoked Fish Cakes $16.50
- W/ wilted greens & pebre salsa
Tomato & Cheese Pizza $10.00
Seasonal Vegetables $8.00

Crispy Prawns $24.00
- salted melon, tomato, cucumber & yoghurt
Coconut Panna Cotta $16.00
- pineapple sorbet & pistachio wafer
Salad Greens $10.00
- radish, fennel, parmesan & cabernet sauvignon dressing
Goat Cheese Fritter $6.50 ea.
- date relish & spiced carrot
Sliver Fern Farms Lamb $39.00
- artichoke, asparagus, salted grape & capers
Chocolate Truffles $4.00 ea.
- dark or white
Vanilla Custard $16.00
- hazelnut, rhubarb & yoghurt sorbet
Fried Potatoes $10.00
- rosemary, crispy onions & buttermilk aioli

Two cheeses, homemade chutney, lavroche biscuits $14.00
Smoked beef short rib, celeriac puree, red cabbage, confit tomato, crispy onions $27.00
Lemon pannacotta, jam donut, strawberry & basil salsa $13.00
Crying tiger, pulled pork, iceberg cups, nahm prik, crispy shallots $20.00
Fresh fish sashimi, crispy rice noodles, nouc cham dressing $20.00
Miso charred aubergine, butternut puree, tagorashi rice crisps, pickled green tomatoes $24.00
Warm spiced pumpkin, spinach & feta salad, toasted walnuts $9.00
Bloody Mary Oyster Shot $9.00

Balti chicken $17
- One of Britain's most popular dishes - medium-spiced chicken cooked with peppers and french beans.
Tandoori veggie $11
- Fresh vegetables and cottage cheese marinated with yoghurt and spices and cooked in the tandoori oven.
Side platter $10
Butter prawns $
- If you love your butter chicken, this is another variation. Prawns cooked in cashew and tomato-based gravy.
Karahi paneer $15
- Crushed tomato, capsicum and onion complement homemade cottage cheese in a thick masala sauce.
Butter chicken $17
- Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a cashew and tomato-based gravy - the most popular delicacy of Northern India.
Fish curry amritsari $19.5
- Bluenose fish cooked in a ginger and garlic-based gravy - straight from the heart of Punjab!
Side platter $10

Chicken Schnitzel $28.00
- Macadamia, Parmesan and Herb Crust, Apple and Fennel Slaw, Smoked Tomato Chutney, Mint Yogurt and Creamy Potato Mash
Spicy Chicken Wings $14.00
- Homemade L&P Bourbon BBQ Sauce
for two $32.00
Fresh Garden Salad with Herb Dressing $5.00
Czech Pilsner Beer Battered Fish & Chips $26.00
- Can Be Ordered Grilled (GF). Served With Fresh Salad, Homemade Tartare Sauce and Lemon
- Brie – Rich and Creamy
Served with Crackers, Quince Paste, Nuts and Fresh & Dried Fruits
for two - $28.00

Shrimp popcorn $8.00
- Deep fried crumbed shrimp, served w. sweet chilli & fresh lemon
Fish & Chips $19.00
- Beer battered or Pan Fried Gurnard. Served w. salad fries & homemade tartare
Meat Lovers $18.50
- Pepperoni, Chorizo, Bacon, BBQ Sauce, Mozzarella & Home-made tomato sauce
Two Course Roast of the Day $21.50
- Slow roasted prime cuts served w. GLUTEN FREE gravy
Two Course Roast of the Day $18.50
- Slow roasted prime cuts served w. all trimmings, rich gravy, Yorkshire pudding & a dessert of the day to follow
Beef Burger $18.00
- Beef pattie w. mesclun, bacon, egg, BBQ sauce, beetroot & mayo, served w. fries
Sauces $1.00
- Sour Cream, sweet chilli, BBQ, Aioli, homemade Tartare, Mushy Peas or Gravy
Beef Nachos $15.00
- Corn chips, melted cheese, chilli con-Carne, home-made salsa, sour cream & sweet chilli

Wedges $13.00
- Served with sour cream and sweet Thai chilli sauce.
Smoked Salmon Salad $23.50
- Smoked salmon, asparagus, tomato and salad greens tossed in aioli seasoned with dill.
Pork Spare Ribs $29.00
- Slow cooked pork spare ribs braised then grilled in smokey BBQ sauce and served with seasoned wedges.
Seasoned Wedges $13.00
- Hearty chunks of potato specially seasoned and served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce.
Caesar Salad $23.50
- Tender chicken fillet, poached egg, croutons, bacon and parmesan cheese, served with anchovies all tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing.
Thai Beef Salad $23.50
- Pan seared strips of marinated beef served on mesculin leaves, mung beans, cashew nuts and capsicum, topped with honey mustard dressing.
Pasta of the Day $24.00
- Refer to specials board.
Mussels in Bays Pilsner $23.00
- Green lipped mussels steamed in Pilsner beer, finished with manuka smoked bacon, parsley and garlic, served with toasted bread.

Kids sizes $4.90
Fries $4.90
Lamb $5.40
Mixed S $8.8 / L $11.9
Lamb S $8.8 / L $11.8
Garlic yoghurt/honey mustard/mint/sour cream/bbq/mayo/tomato/satay/aioli/(chilli) sweet, mild, hot/butter chicken
Falafel S $9.1 / L $11.7
Turkish bread $0.90

Fried Retropina $10.00
- Smelt fish from Harihari river of the west coast lightly coated in cornstarch and deep fried. Served with sea salt and lemon.
Assorted Nigiri - 7pc $20.00
- Tuna, salmon, white fish x 2, prawn, squid
Kaisen Don $25.00
- Assorted sashimi pieces on a bowl of steamed rice.
Tempura Vegetables (3pc) $4.00
Teriyaki Chicken $20.00
- Chicken thigh with teriyaki glaze and cucumber.
Tempura Prawn $3.50
Usu-Zukuri $14.00
- Thin slices of the white fish of the day served with ponzu sauce.
Tsukemono $7.00
- Assorted Japanese pickles.

Linguini "Aglio e olio" olive oil,garlic,anchovies,chilli,parsley and parmesan. $19.50
Crispy agrias,rosemary and aioli. $8.00
Crumbed fish tortilla , avokado,tomato and fennel slaw. $22.50
Baileys affogato with vanilla ice cream and almond biscotti. $12.00
Dark chocolate and rich porter mousse with honey comb. $12.00
Slaw with lime mayo $8.00
Cumin roast cauliflower salad, fried chick peas,feta , pine nuts,rocket and pesto. $19.50
Aoraki salmon house smoked nicoise style salad.(gf). $29.50

Chicken $10.50
Chicken $10.00
Roti (great with curries) $2.50
E3. Gai Satay $7.50
- Grilled lightly marinated chicken skewers served with Poppy Thai’s renowned peanut sauce
Seafood $19.00
C4. Little Lamb $22.00
- Not so little pieces of lamb cubes, British Isle potatoes and roasted peanuts enriched with coconut milk and our infused curry style sauce
E.6 Emperors’ Pouch $8.50
- Crispy pouches of wontons filled with pork, thinly minced prawns and vegetables
N3. Basil Noodles
- White rice noodles stir fried with fresh seasonal vegetables, chilli, fresh basil and our home inspired spicy paste with your choice of

Papadam (x4). $1.98
VEGETARIAN -
LUNCH PLATTER - for the really hungry - a combination of all the above curries served on rice $9.98 add a Kingfisher Beer for $13.98
BEEF VINDALOO Another variation of the popular vindaloo preparation with diced beef left overnight to pickle served garnished with julienne ginger (available in Lamb as well) $ 15.98
BEEF $ 18.98
CHEF’S SPECIAL - changes daily as per the chefs whims, please enquire with us for the days special delicacy $POA
LACCHHA PARATHA - layered and buttered wholemeal flour bread $ 3.9
FISH TIKKA Fresh fish cubes marinated in mild spices, skewered and cooked in the tandoor oven served with mint chutney $ 9.98 (Mains $ 16.98)

Deconstructed Pavlova Passionfruit cream, Pineapple and mint Carpaccio, mango salsa (gf) $14.5
Charcutiere (2 people) A selection of cooked and cured meats, pickles, Olives, chutney, Baguette $26.0
Canterbury Lamb Cutlets Marinated in milk and honey, Panko crumbed lamb shoulder terrine, Champ potatoes, Mint and pea pesto, Jus $32.5
Wangapeka downs Cheese Selection Blue rock, camembert, nettle gouda Served with oat cakes, Falwasser crackers, fruit paste, dried fruit and nuts $24.0
Home Cut Fries Aioli and homemade tomato sauce (gf, df) $7.0
Poisson du Jour Chef’s daily preparation of the markets freshest local seasonal and sustainable fish $31.5
Chocolate and Almond cake White chocolate mousse, Berry coulis, nut praline, candied orange zest (gf) $14.5
Sabayon ice-cream Brandy snap wafer, seasonal berries $14.5

B.L.T
- Fresh Grilled Bacon, lettuce and tomato
B.L.A.T Focaccia $16.50
- Bacon , Lettuce, guacamole, sliced tomato and aioli served on focaccia
Creamy Seafood Chowder $13.50
- With a hint of spice, served with tomato ciabatta
Pumpkin, Roast Capsicum, Feta and Toasted Seeds (V)(GF) $8.50
French Toast (GFO) $16.00
- Grilled banana & Bacon, drizzled with maple syrup
Big Veggie (V)(GFO) $18.50
- Grilled Halloumi, SAuteed potatoes, roasted tomato, mushrooms, pinach, soft poeached eggs and toasted focaccia
S = Small / L = Large
Chunky Handcut Chips with Cheese and Bacon $12.00
- Served with sour cream