Zaafran Moroccan Restaurant & Takeaway in Canterbury Menu

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Falafel $9
- Deep fried mixture of broad beans, chick peas and moroccon spices served with a choice of tzatziki sauce or homemade hot and spicy tomato sauce and fresh salad.
Mushroom El Bahia $12
- Mushroom marinade lightly spiced cooked in hot grill served with home tomato sauce.
Dolmades $8
- Vine leaves filled with herbed rice served with sauces on the side.
Garlic Chicken $12.50
- Marinated overnight with garlic olive oil and Moroccan spices.
Garlic prawn $16.50
- Marinated overnight with garlic olive oil and moroccan spice

Bissara Soup $9.50
- A famous of morocco soup cooked in very slow fire with mix bean and homemade spices and served with fresh plain bread.
Harira $9.50
- Healthy vegetarian tomato based soup, with chickpeas and mix vegetables, served with fresh plain bread.

Small pieces of tender meat marinated overnight, cooked on grill. Served with fresh salad, tzatziki sauce and tomato sauce on pita breads.
-Chicken $12.50
-Lamb $13.50
-Beef $12.50
-Marinated Prawn $14.50
-Marinated Calamari $12.50
-Grilled Fish $14.50
-Falafel $10.50
-Zaafran Mix grill $15.50
Your choice of any two meats. (Open souvlaki, dine in or take away)

Your choice of meats with choice of three salads served with roasted seeds, almonds and tzatziki sauce.
-Chicken R/$ 12.50 M/$14.00
-Lamb R/$ 13.50 M/$14.50
-Beef R/$ 12.50 M/$14.00
-Marinated Prawn R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Marinated calamari R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Fish R/$ 13.50 M/$15.50
-Lebanese Couscous
-Moroccan Couscous
-Roast Vegetable Salad
-Arabic rice
-Lemon rice
-Chickpea Salad
-Barley Salad
-Greek Salad
-Bean Salad
Veg Salads R/$10.50 L/$12.50
- Your choice of three salads served with Roasted seeds and Almonds
Falafel
- Extra meats or Falafel added. $3
-Regular $11.50
-Large $13.50

Tzatziki sauce $3
Hummus $3
Olives $3
Pita Bread $3
Feta $3

Moroccan tagine dishes are slow-cooked savory stews, typically made with diced meat, poultry, or fish with seasonal vegetables
Chicken $16.50
Lamb $16.50
Beef $16.50
Grilled Lamb $16.50
- served with a red, spicy sauce.
Lemon Chicken $16
- Cooked with onion, tomatoes, preserved lemon olive oil and moroccan spices.
Moroccan Beef Meatball $15.50
- Ground beef is laced with warm spices, fresh herbs and garlic, and then grilled in meatball form until smoky and charred. Served with red spicy sauce.
Seafood $17.50
- served with our home red spicy sauce
Vegetarian $15.00
- Fresh Seasonal vegetables and chickpeas cooked in Saffron and home made tomato sauce served with popular Greek Salad and your choice of rice or couscous.

Mini souvlaki $8.50
- Choice of meat or falafel with fresh salad and grilled pita bread
Chicken nuggets $9.50
- served with french fries and tomato sauce
Mini tagine choice of meat $10.50
- served with rice or couscous.
Mini hot grilled salad choice of meat $9.50
- or served with two salads

Nearby Sample Menus

Saag aloo $14.90
- A blend of spinach and potatoes curry cooked with ginger and onion based gravy
Mint chutney $3.00
Vege - korma $14.90
- Mixed vegetables cooked with cashew nuts and almonds base mild creamy gravy.
Butter naan $3.50
Sweet mango chutney $3.00
Jeera rice $4.00
- Basmati rice flavored with aromatic cumin seeds.
Dal makhani $14.90
- Combination of lentils cooked on slow fire with chef’s special aromatic spices.A famous vegetarian dish from Punjab region.
Paneer saag $15.50
- Cubes of home-made cottage cheese cooked in grinded spinach, ginger,onions, garlic and traditional Indian spices.

Free range Chicken and almond pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
Waffles with hazelnut caramel, poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
Sous vide local chicken breast with harissa, pearl couscous salsa, lemon, pancetta and pickled red onion $21.00
Local beef and Kapiti cheddar pie with tomato relish served with salad greens, hazelnuts, currants and radish $9.00
Seasonal soup of the day served with ciabatta $9.50
Brioche burger with fried free range egg, bacon, cheese, spinach, tomato and hollandaise served With hash browns and relish $18.00
Green pea, feta and mint croquettes with roast hazelnuts, dehydrated olive, soft herbs and parmesan aioli $11.00
Puhoi Old Barn Brie with lavosh dried pear, pickled red onion and olives $14.00

Spring Roll/Curry Rice $2.50
Crispy Skin Chicken $12.50
Cheese and Pineapple $5.00
Chicken Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
Pottle Noodles $6.00
Steak Foo Young $11.00
Sweet and Sour Chicken $12.50
Prawn Chow Mein $13.50

Laab Chicken (Spicy chicken salad) $17.00
- Mince chicken mixed in lime juice , red onion, ground sticky rice, Thai herbs, topped with mint leaves
Wild Pork (Strip-loin organic) $25.00
Pad Piew Wan (Sweet and Sour Sauce) N/A
- Thai Sweet and Sour with pineapple, tomato and vegetables
Vegetable with Organic Tofu $15.00
Tom Yum Gai $13.00
- Fresh lemon juice with chicken and smooth chicken stock combined with galangal, lemongrass, and thai herbs
Mix Entrée $12.00
- Chef's selection (spring roll, curry puff, money bag, chicken satay and chicken wing)
Pad Thai N/A
- Thailand's most Popular stir fried rice noodle, with eggs, fresh bean sprouts , spring onion, and ground peanuts in a sweet tamarind Sauce
Hot Mok Talay $19.00
- Steamed fish fillet, mussels, squid and scallops with curry paste and coconut milk.

Steak Patties $2.70
-Sausage & Egg Meal $10.50
- 3 sausages, 2 eggs, chips, salad
Fried Mushroom / Sausage Nuggets $0.80
● Meals
Sole Fillets (Crumbed) $5.00
Chocolate Explosion Donuts $3.20
Fish / Chips (Crinkle) / Spring Rolls / Curry Rolls $2.50
Fish Nuggets $0.70

BODGIEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, cheese, lettuce, chutney, mayo, beetroot and egg.
BASIC $11.00
- Beef, chutney, mayo and gherkin.
Add a second patty. $4.00
CHEERIOS $5.00
- with tom sauce.
Add Fries or Coleslaw to Any Burger $3.00
BLUEBURGER $15.00
- Beef, blue cheese, caramelised onions, chutney, lettuce and mayo.
WEDGES $8.00
- with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli.
Gluten Free buns. $2.00

Tomato $6.50
Crumbed blue cod $11
Hot dog $3.50
Pineapple rings $2
All extras $1
Donut $3
Pineapple $6.50
Scallops ea $2

Chicken Shish (GF) $23.00
- Marinated cubed chicken cooked on the charcoal
Lamb Kebab $15.00
Salmon Shish (GF) $24.00
- Marinated salmon fillets skewered with bell peppers, mushroom, onion, served on a bed of basmati rice mixed with dill, broad beans, pesto and Topkaki dressing
Vegetarian Option
- Combination of falafel and eggplant served with bed of basmati rice, salads and Topkapi dressing
Khoresht-e-Ghaimeh (Persian lamb stew) (GF) $21.00
- Savoury mix of tender lamb cubes, yellow split peas, flavoured with rich tomato and tangy dried Persian limes
Meze Platter
- Selection of chips, dolma (sutffed vine leaves) olives, Topkapi finger bites, selection of diced vegetables - served with bread
Zucchini Fritter Kebab $13.50
Beef Doner Iskander (GF) $19.50
- Sliced beef doner cooked on open spit

Fries Bowl $7.00 / Side $4.00
Check out our cabinet for a selection of slices and cakes
Please advise staff if you have limited time or any special dietary requirements
Battered Cod & Chips
Pan-fried Salmon $26.00
- 200gm of fresh pan-fried Akaroa Salmon, see specials board for today's styling
Bacon $3.00
Tomato $2.00
Please advise staff if you have limited time or any special dietary requirements

FISH $5.00
SPRING PATTIE $2.20
PORK FRIED RICE $11.00
VEGETABLE EGG FOO YOUNG $11.00
CHICKEN TOMATO ON FRIED RICE $12.00
CHICKEN PINEAPPLE ON FRIED RICE $12.00
CHICKEN FRIED RICE $11.00
SWEET & SOUR FISH $10.00

Edamame $9.00
- soybeans in pod salted/garlic chili
Ebi tobiko $17.00
- tempura prawn & flying fish roe
Tatsutage $17.00
- rock & roll (deep fried chicken & lettuce) with mayonnaise
Takoyaki $8.00
- deep fried squid balls
TEPPAN LAND & SEA SET $59.00
- otoshi, sashimi/tatsutage, salmon, white fish, scallop, mussels, prawn & tori/ gyu/venison/ostrich/lamb, miso shiru, gohan, fruits & ice cream, tea/coffee
Yakiniku $40.00
- meat selection 100g chicken, 90g beef and either 90g venison or 90g ostrich or 90g lamb
Tempura banana $17.00
- deep fried tempura banana with ice cream and fruits
Torikatsu $19.00/ $32.00
- crumbed chicken tenderloins (entrée/main)

CREME BRULEE
- not burmese, but made traditional style - flamed with cointreau
- per person
JETDA JO
- deep fried chicken pieces marinated in garlic & soy served with dipping sauce
BEIBYOKE
- lightly spiced and sauteed blue peas, sprinkled with crispy shallots
MUDDY MUD CAKE
- for those who need their chocolate fix
MO KIN THOKE
- roasted mushrooms dressed with lemon, shallots, sesame & olive oil
AMEYDA NUT
- mild beef curry / stew slow cooked in shallots, garlic & light spices
PET TOKE
- pork & vegetable dumplings (pot stickers) served with dipping sauce (7 pieces)

Tempura battered fish & chips served with a garden salad, tartare & lemon $25.00
King Louie $16.00
- Belly bacon & field mushroom penne pasta served in a creamy white wine sauce with toasted garlic bread
Sweet Waffles $17.00
- with blueberries, maple bacon rashers, agave nectar & chai spiced cream
Holy Burrito $24.00
- Chilli beans, yellow rice & mushrooms with queso blanco, guacamole, sour cream & salsa Served with leafy greens & cheesy corn chips
Everyone's Favourite with a Little salt & Dipping Sauce
Warm Sticky Date Pudding $12.50
- Rich date pudding covered with butterscotch sauce & ice cream
See No Evil $21.00
- Braised lamb shoulder in a rich tomato sauce with greek roasted potatoes, goat's feta & mint served with toasted bread
Creamy Mushrooms $16.00
- in a marsala creme sauce, battered mushroom & parmesan on toast

Chocolate torte $18.00
- Spiced rum jelly, coffee, Cocoa nibs, Salted caramel ice cream
Basil parfait $18.00
- Strawberries, Meringue, Pistachio
Pan fried Grouper $43.00
- Polenta, Courgette puree, Saffron Creme fraiche, Asparagus
Silver Fern beef fillet $43.00
- Agria, Braised Brisket, Parsnip crisp - Cooked to order: bleu / rare / medium-rare / medium
White Chocolate Fudge $4.50
Ora King salmon pastrami $26.00
- Cucumber and horseradish sorbet, Lemon, Gingerbread
Agnolotti pasta $42.00
- Kalamata olives, White asparagus, Tomato emulsion
Crème Brûlée $15.00

HOTCAKES STACKS $10.00
- MIXED BERRIES, ICE CREAM, CREAM
SALMON $4.50
CREAMY MUSHROOM $17.50
- TOASTED CIABATTA, BAKED MUSHROOM, PARMESAN CHEESE WITH RICH HOMEMADE CREAMY SAUCE
SMOKED SALMON SPINACH PIZZA $19.50
- WITH SPINACH, RED ONION, RED CAPSICUM, CAPER, FETA CHEESE, SERVED WITH SOUR CREAM
EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
- WITH POACHED EGGS, ENGLISH MUFFINS, SPINACH, HOLLANDAISE/SALMON
CHICKEN NUGGETS $12.50
- 8 NUGGETS & CHIPS, SERVED WITH GARNISH, GARLIC AIOLI AND TOMATO SAUCE
AVOCADO $3.00
BOWL OF POTATO WEDGES $7.00
- WITH SWEET CHILLI & SOUR CREAM