Zest Cafe in Tauranga Menu

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Zest Muesli* $7.50
- Dried fruit, coconut, seeds + nuts tossed with honey + smothered with yoghurt
Fat Toast and Jam* $6.50
- Fresh homemade bread with a selection of preserves
Pancakes $14.50
- Light + fluffy served with berry compote, lashings of cream + a swirl of maple syrup
Grazing Time $18.50
- Crispy bacon, hashbrown, tomato, sausage + eggs to your liking
Mushrooms* $16.50
- Sauté + simmered in a herbed cream reduction with grilled bacon
Bacon and Eggs* $14.50
- Fat toast, grilled bacon + eggs cooked to your liking
Mince on Toast $13.50
- Savoury lean beef cooked in rich tomato juslie on fat toast topped with a poached egg
Eggs on Toast* $9.50
- Eggs cooked to your liking on fat toast
Zest Benedict* $16.50
- Fat toast, bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise, cracked pepper
Vegetarian Frittata* $16.50
- Jam packed with seasonal vegetables topped with a fresh tomato salsa + sour cream

Eggs $2.50
Bacon $3.00
Mushrooms $3.00
Tomato $3.00
Hollandaise $ 2.50
Hash Brown $2.50
Baked Beans $2.50
Spaghetti $2.50
Toast $1.50

Big bowl of Coco Pops $6.00
Mini pancakes $6.00
Watties Baked Beans on toast $6.00
Watties Spaghetti on toast $6.00
Eggs $6.00
- scrambled or poached on toasted bread

Seafood Chowder* $12.50
- Full of chunky seafood, enriched with cream + fresh herbs
Kiwi Burger $13.50
- Prime Angus beef pattie, onion jam, salad greens, beetroot, egg + whole grain mustard aioli on our own homemade toasted bun
Salmon Salad Greek Style* $15.50
- Smoked salmon with feta, olives, sun-dried tomatoes + mesclun bound with a zested caper + chive dressing
Thai Chicken Salad $15.50
- Tender chicken saute in a spicy honey, ginger thai sauce, tossed with crispy noodles, roasted cashews + salad greens.
Zest Pasta $15.50
- Fettuccine with saute chicken, mushrooms + fresh herbs in a white wine cream.
Vegetable Melt* $14.50
- Roasted vegetable stack grilled with mozzarella, drizzled with pesto infusion + red pepper essence.
Mediterranean Lamb Salad* $15.50
- Pan seared spiced lamb, tossed with roasted vegetables drizzled with a zesty mint yoghurt dressing.
BLT $14.50
- Bacon, lettuce + tomato with aioli on lightly toasted vienna.

Zest Loaf $6.50
- with herb butter + relish
Fries* $6.50
- served with aioli + tomato sauce
Potato wedges $10.50
- with grilled cheese, sour cream + sweet chili swirl
Fish Goujons and Chips $11.50
- Crumbed fish served with fries+ lemon aioli
Smoked Chicken Filo $14.50
- Smoked chicken with spinach, hazelnuts + cream cheese, wrapped in filo with spiced plum sauce. Served with seasonal salad
Asian Pork & Prawns $12.50
- Pork wontons + prawn twisters with sweet chili + honey soy.

Mixed Grill* $17.50
- A selection of lean cuts of beef, chicken, + lamb with a honey soy dipping sauce
Chicken Kebabs* $16.50
- Skewers of marinated breast fillet with a sweet chilli sauce
Prime Rump Steak* $16.50
- With a bernaise dipping sauce
Surf ‘n’ Turf* $18.50
- Prime rump, scallop + prawn with a seafood dipping sauce
Scotch Fillet* $19.50
- 200gm scotch fillet with a bernaise dipping sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

Mixed Entree (For 2 persons) $18.50
- A combination of 4 spring rolls, 2 curry puffs, 2 chicken skewers and 2 fish cakes
Includes complementary Jasmine Rice (Served medium unless otherwise requested)
Coconut Prawns (4) $12.00
- Succulent prawns coated with bread crumbs and threads of coconut, deep fried and served with a sweet chilli sauce
Honey Pork Spare Ribs (4) $14.00
- Juicy pork ribs deep fried and coated with honey sauce and roasted sesame seeds
Red Curry Duck $26.50
- Red curry, green beans, bamboo shoots, broccoli, capsicum, lychees, grapes, pineapple and slices of oven roasted duck
- Duck $26.50
- Fish (Snapper) $26.50
Larb $22.50
- Finely chopped meat cooked with Thai herbs, red onion, sliced carrots, roasted ground rice, spring onion and mint - Chicken or Pork

-Chicken Banana $16.00
- Chicken, banana, cashew, mango chutney and mozzarella
●Choose From
●Burgers
●Iskender Meals
- Served on rice, hummus, tabbouleh, jacik, beetroot dips, mixed salad and Turkish bread. With your choice of sauces
-Extras
- Extra cheese $1 / Falafel $1.50 / Mujver $1.50
-Kid's Pizzas $10.00
- Ham and mozzarella / Tomatoes and mozzarella / Chicken and Mozzarella
●Sweets
-Turkish Delight $3.50

Fillet Mignon $39.00
- pan roasted prime eye fillet on potato thyme gratin with green beans, shallots and mushroom or blue cheese sauce (free range NZ grass fed & Gluten free on request)
Choice Breaky $18.00
- Portobello mushroom with homemade hash brown, grilled tomato, avocado, rocket, egg and your choice of Haloumi, salmon bacon or Chorizo
Avocado Addiction $23.00
- Tapas style section of smashed avocado on multigrain toast five-ways, topped with – Brie & Bacon – Salmon & Capers – Haloumi & Rocket – Cherry Tomato & Basil – Honey, Cranberry & Coconut (easy to share & a good choice for a big breakfast)
Super foods, vegan, tapas and platter options – from 8am
Garlic Bread $9.00
- oven toasted with social garlic butter (vegetarian)
Chicken Tropicalia $32.00
- free range chicken breast & bacon served on a chilled potato salad with a passionfruit sauce (free range & gluten free on request)
Slow Braised Lamb $32.00
- 12 hours sous vide cooked shredded lamb neck served with creamy mash, bacon salted silverbeet, blueberry gel and mint oil (free range NZ grass fed)
Social Sliders $16.50
- 3 of the same: Chorizo, creamy mushroom or lamb served with social slaw ( vegetarian option – add extra $5.50)

Burgers & Fries Mini $10
Pulled Pork: BBQ Sauce: Coleslaw $15
Crispy Chicken: Rocket: Chipotle Aioli $15
Fish & Chips Mini $10
Calamari $12
- Aioli: Lemon (AVAILABLE GF )
Seafood Chowder $15
- Garlic Bread
Tacos
Pulled Pork $18
- BBQ Sauce: Coleslaw

- Regular $4.50
Veggie Pita $10.90
- Veggie patty in a warm pita with iceberg, tomato, cucumber & our light mayo
Mixed Platter (for 2-3 people) $33.90
- Share half a flame grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, 5 BBQ wings, & 4 tenderloin
Seriously Large Peri-Peri Chips $9.50
3 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
- 3 BBQ Chook thigh fillets, kids juice & corn or chips
- Large $6.50
Fresh Garden Salad $8.90
- Mixed lettuce, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, carrot & cherry tomatoes
- Large $6.50

Salt and Pepper Squid $16.50
- with orange caramel, pickled ginger, fresh lemon and aioli
Fish and Chips $19.90
- tiger beer battered fish and chips served with lemon and aioli
Caesar Salad $28
- with garlic chicken, parmesan, bacon, crouton and a house caesar dressing
Sticky Beef Burger $20.50
- braised beef on a brioche bun with salad, crispy onions, cheese, aioli, pickled red cabbage and beer battered fries
Beer Battered Fries $9.50
- with garlic aioli
Seared Prawn and Scallop Salad $21.50
- with a passion fruit, ginger and sesame dressing
Hash Stack $19.50
- hash browns, creamy mushrooms and bacon
The Raft Sharing Platter $28
- slider, lamb ribs, salt n pepper squid, spring rolls, onion rings and prawn twister

Chicken Breast Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
Chicken Caesar Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
Extra Dip $1.00
Very Vegemite $4.00
Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
Cheeky Chicken $5.00

Bourbon Glazed Chicken (GF) $13.00
- Chicken, Chipotle Mayo, Shallots, Baby Cress. Beer Match – Garage Project Hapi Daze Pale Ale
Beer Battered Fish n Chips - Beer Battered Fresh Fish, Tay St Slaw $24.00
- Fries, Roast Garlic Aioli, Lemon Cheek/ Wine Match – Mills Reef Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2015
Energy Breakfast $17.00
- Smashed Avocado, Apple, Cucumber, Raw Truss Tomato, Pickled Radish, Goats Cheese, Grain Salad, Toasted Rye Bread
Add Mushrooms $5.00
Baked Eggplant (GF) $13.00
- Crispy Eggplant, Miso Rub, Wasabi Mayo. Wine Match – Clearview Coastal Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2015
Crispy Tofu, Edamame, Shitake Broth, Furikake $12.00
- Wine Match – Terra Sancta Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2015
Add Hay Smoked Salmon $9.00
Fries, Sea Salt, Roast Garlic Aioli $8.00

Margaret $25.00
- Cherry tomatoes, basil pesto & fresh mozzarella
The Happy Cow Burger $16.00
- Pumpkin, feta & quinoa patty with avocado, tomato, Lettuce & beetroot relish
Eggs Benny With $18.00
- With toasted ciabatta, wilted spinach & whole grain mustard hollandaise Choose salmon, bacon or pumpkin feta rosti
Sum Yung Bul $18.00
- Rare BBQ beef with mint, cherry tomatoes, coriander, roasted peanuts & namjim dressing
Big Bird Burger $16.00
- Grilled chicken breast with onion jam, bacon, lettuce, Tomato & grilled corn salsa
Bottomless Coffee $3.00
Wongs Sticky Pork Ribs $25.00
- With fries & spicy kimchee
Extra tortilla a buck each $10.00

Onion Bhaji $5.00
- Fresh Onion dipped In gramme flour & deep fried
Paneer Tikkas ShasIik $10.00
- Homemade Indian cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt &
Jhinga (Shrimp) Sagwala $18.00
- Shelled shrimps cooked with spinach & spices
Chicken Dhansak $15.00
- Boneless chicken with yellow lentils spinach & onion tomato gravy
Bhuna chicken $15.00
- Boneless chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, onion. & spices
Tandoori Chicken (half) $12.00
Nepali Meat Achari Lamb / Chicken $17.00
- Your choice of meat cooked with onion, tomatoes
Hot Mixed Pickle $2.00
- Hot mixed spicy pickle for "hot-eaters”

Ginger Stir Fried $17.50
- Stir-fried vegetables with fresh ginger, garlic, onion, black fungus mushrooms with oyster, with your choice of chicken, pork, beef or lamb
Massuman Curry $17.50
- A mild Thai curry cooked in coconut cream in peanuts, potatoes, and onions with your choice of chicken, beef, pork or lamb
Curry Puff $8.00
- Delicious puff pastry filled with fragrant curry minced chicken and potatoes
Set Menu ( For 2 person) $75.00
- 1 x Mixed Entree (6 pieces), 1 x Green Curry Beef, 1 x Cashew Nuts Chicken, 1 x Sweet and Sour Pork, 1 x New Zealand Grlic Lamb, 1 x Jasmine Rice and Roti
Grilled Salmon $27.50
- Grilled salmon fillet and king prawns with green curry paste in coconut milk and bok choy
Sweet and Sour $17.50
- Stir fried mixed vegetables with tofu, cashew nuts and sweet & sour sauce [Comes With Rice]
Larb $19.00
- Minced meat seasoned with Thai spice, lemon juice, mint leaves and ground roasted rice, with your choice of duck, or chicken or pork
All Curries Comes With Rice

Tomato $3.00
Bacon butty $9.00
- Crispy streaky bacon and BBQ sauce on soft buttered bread.
Mushroom $3.00
Just eggs $10.00
- Two eggs poached/ scrambled/fried on toasted organic sourdough or multigrain bread.
Mince on toast $15.00
- Savoury Mince on toasted sourdough bread with a poached egg.
Toasted breads $7.50
- Two slices of Flaveurs organic multigrain or ciabatta with condiments or VAGABONDS homemade banana bread (GF, DF) with coconut cream (DF).
Hash brown $2.00
Avo smash on toast (GF) $12.00
- Served on Flaveurs OMG Bread or Flaveurs GF seeded Bread

Big Breakfast $18
- With egg your way, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash brown & baked beans on toasted ciabatta
Open Chicken Sandwich $16
- With avocado & mango relish on toasted ciabatta
Toasted Sandwiches $8
- Choice of 3 fillings" ham/cheese/pineapple/tomato/onion
Three Egg Omelette $14
- Filled with ham, cheese,tomato & spinach
Open Steak Sandwich $18
- With beetroot, brie & pesto mayo on toasted ciabatta
Creamy Mushroom & Bacon Fettuccine $15
Savoury mince on Toast $13
- -Topped with a poached egg
Eggs Benedict $15
- with bacon, spinach< poached eggs on english muffin topped with hollandaise

Beef (Chicken/ Pork) With Black Bean Sauce on Rice $9.50
Pork Rib with Zhen Jiang Sauce $16.00
Tofu with Spicy Mince Pork $16.00
Sweet & Sour Pork $16.00
Roast Pork Fried Rice $12.00
Pork Rib with Peking Sauce $16.00
Braise/Sweet& Sour Whole Fish Seasonal Price
Shredded Duck & Salted Cabbage Vermicelli Soup $9.00

Bagel $12.00
- Toasted bagel, with cream cheese, tomato, avocado. Add one fried egg $2.00
Garlic and Cheese Baguette $10.00
Chocolate and almonds $7.00
Sausage, Creamy Mushroom, Smoked Salmon, Croissant $5.50
Eggs Benedict $18.00
- Bacon, tomato, spinach or Smoked salmon, spinach
Bircher Muesli $13.00
- Oats, chia, mango, coconut, poached blueberry, grated apple
Baguette Sandwich $13.00
- Chicken, brie, cranberry sauce, or Pork belly with Dijon mustard sauce
Coquilles St. Jacques $21.00
- Four Gratineed scallops, gruyere, creamy vermouth and mushroom sauce