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

Ice Cream Sandwich $14.00
- peanut butter & chocolate biscotti, vanilla bean ice cream, salted caramel
Pulled Pork Sliders $19.50
- apple relish, cress, aioli (3)
Hells Bells $23.00
- hot salami, chilli (for serious chilli lovers)
Baked New York Cheese Cake $15.00
- lemon, white chocolate, lemon curd, black doris plum ice cream
Selection of Two Cheese $26.00
- relish, apple, crackers, wood fired bread, honeycomb
Fresh Fish Sliders $19.50
- cress, preserved lemon aloli (3)
Meat Board $ 27.00
- cured meats, relish, olives, pickles, herb bread
Prawn Linguine $24.00
- garlic, chilli, parsley, pecorino, olive oil

Pulled pork croquettes panko crumbed $16.00
- w fresh tomato & chipotle sauce.
Beef sliders on soft white buns $18.00
- w caramelised onion , horseradish aioli &baby cress.
Lamb Wellington $32.00
- w carrot puree,roast baby onions & mint jus.
Scallops wrapped in bacon $19.50
- w romesco sauce(gf)
Polenta chips $9.50
- w parmesan & a tomato puree (v)(gf)
Seafoodchowder w ciabatta toast $22.00
- beer match:monteiths double hopped IPA.
Beef Short rib sticky maple and BBQ marinade $28.00
- w hand cut chips and pea salad(gf)
Confit duck leg $29.00/$35.00
- w marmalade glaze,macadamia & currant Israeli couscous(1 leg/2 legs)

Nachos $12.95
- beef mince topped with cheese & sour cream
Salmon & Feta Salad $22
- cured salmon, pear, feta, fried capers, fennel, house salad mix, with a cider dressing
House Slaw $4
Big Mellick Burger $22
- homemade beef pattie, topped with bacon, cheese, egg, beetroot chutney, salad greens & served on a toasted fresh bun
Chocolate Mudcake $12
- served with vanilla ice cream
Fish Sliders $14
- pan seared fish, topped with tartare sauce & served with house slaw
Vege Burger $18
- vegetarian pattie, topped with feta, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, salad greens & served on a toasted fresh bun
Chicken Breast $27
- stuffed with ricotta & spinach, served on a spiced lemon rice pilaf, with a pepper sauce

11. Lamb Seekh Kebab $10.00
44. Vege / Chicken / Lamb / Prawn Biryani
56. Roti $3.00
51. Fish $4.00
30. Malai Kofta $9.00 / $12.90
64. Papadom $1.00
35. Chana Masala $9.00 / $12.90
28. Chicken / Lamb / Beef with Vegetables $9.90 / $12.90

Shabnam Aloo Mutter $16.50
- A combination of fresh mushroom, green peas, and potato cooked in aromatic Indian spices and masala sauce
Chicken Biryani $18.50
- Plain Basmati rice cooked with chicken, herb, and spices
Shahi Paneer $16.50
- Homemade cheese cooked in onion, nut gravy.
Butter Scallop Masala $20.00
- Cooked in tomato butter sauce with Indian spices
Paneer Pakora $15.00
- Paneer battered with clOck pea flour spices and deep fried
Mixed Pakora $6.00
- Mixed vegetables, seasoned with spices, dipped r lentil batter and deep fried
Chicken Tikka Masala $18.50
- Tender boneless pieces of chicken cooked in delicious onion and tomato gravy
Lamb/Goat-Do-Pyaza $18.50
- Boneless diced lamb/ goat cooked in garlic, ginger, capsicum, onion and toasted nuts

Teriyaki Chicken & Tuna Mayo
8PC. JUMBO $11.00
8PC. REG $7.90
8PC. REG $7.90
From $3.20
Tasty Tuna
8PC. JUMBO $6.30
- 8 pieces Teriyaki Chicken & Double Avocado

Big breakfast $19.50
- With mushroom, bacon, sausage, eggs, whole grain toast & fried potato
-Gourmet sausage(2) $5.00
-With streaky bacon, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce $18.50
Bircher muesli $16.50
- With berry compote & honey yoghurt or homemade granola & fruit
Croque monsieur $15.50
- Toasted sandwich with swiss cheese & ham on sour dough
-With sour dough toast $11.00
-With streaky bacon $14.50
Includes complimentary fluff

Grilled Salmon $27.50
- Grilled salmon fillet and king prawns with green curry paste in coconut milk and bok choy
Tom Yum $9.50
- A popular Thai herbs, hot and sour soup with mushroom, onion, coriander, tomato with chicken
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
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
Prawns on Toast $8.00
- A delicate mixture of king prawn and pork patty seasoned with Thai ingredients on toast, & deep fried to golden brown served with home-made dipping sauce
All Curries Comes With Rice
Spring Rolls $8.00
- Thai style spring rolls filled with cabbage and vermicelli, served with sweet chilli sauce
Tom Kha $9.50
- A medium popular coconut soup with mushrooms, coriander, lemongrass and Thai herbs with chicken.

Crispy Platter $44.00
Kitsune Udon $13.90
- Seasoned fried tofu
Spicy Beef Ramen $17.90
- Spicy chicken / pork stock ramen with beef and vegetables
Beef Teriyaki D $15.90 / B $19.90
Pork Katsu Curry D $15.90 / B $19.90
Agedashi Nasu $7.00
- Deep fried eggplant
Pyes Pa Roll
Salmon Teriyaki D $16.90 / B $20.90

Ostrich Loin / Avestruz $24.00
- Moroccan spiced ostrich loin on creamed polenta, broccolini & red wine port jus
Chicken Salad / Ensalad De Pollo $18.50
- Grilled chicken salad with roasted vegetables & house dressing
Bread and Cured Ham / Jamon Con Pan Frito $10.50
- Serrano jamon on garlic croutes & green mojo dressing
Cheese Croquettes/ Croquetas De Manchego $8.00
- Panko coated cheese, onion & chive morsels with COMIDA aioli
Eye Fillet Skewers / Banderillas $10.00
- Eye fillet banderilla (skewer) on fried gourmet potatoes with chimichurri dressing & mojo rojo
Spanish Omelette / Tortilla $13.00
- Spinach tortilla with avocado salsa
Oyster Special $25.00
- A glass of Piper champagne & three pacific oysters served with shallots & champagne vinegar dressing
Meat Platter/Plato De Carne $34.00
- Twice baked pork belly, crispy chicken, Spanish meat balls, chorizo, jam on and merino ribs

Mango Chutney $3.50
Raita $3.50
Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
Naan - Leavened bread made of refined flour baked in the tandoor. $3.00
Lacha Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with lashings of ghee. Baked in the tandoor. $4.00
Mint Chutney $3.50
Malabari Prawn / Fish - A Bombay speciality. Cooked with coconut, capsicum, tomatoes, cream and an assortment of spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $18.00
Lamb Rogan Josh - Lean lamb cooked with roasted and crushed spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00

Smoked salmon salad $20.00
- Smoked salmon tossed with lettuce and spinach greens, cherry tomatoes, red onion,feta and orange. Finished with a lemon/lime vinaigrette.
-Add middle cut bacon $3.50
Moroccan chicken salad $17.00
- Moroccan spiced grilled chicken breast tossed with lettuce and spinach greens, cherry tomatoes, cous cous, apricots and sliced almonds. Finished with a creamy coriander and garlic dressing.
-Hot mixed berries $3.00
Hot chips $7.00
- A bowl of lightly seasoned chunky chips with aioli or ketchup
-Tomato, avocado, lettuce, and brie cheese $13.00
-Smoked salmon $8.00
Hot lamb salad $18.50
- Sautéed tender marinated lamb pieces served on lettuce and spinach greens. Topped with feta, red onion, cherry tomatoes, olives and slivered figs. Finished with raspberry vinaigrette.

Ab Fab $19.00
- 2 kumara rosties topped with spinach and 2 poached eggs, with tomato and mushroomon the side with a tangy tomato relish as a garnish. >>
Big Boy Wedges $15.00
- A bowl of seasoned wedges with grilled cheese, bacon and sour cream.
Chicken Brie And Cranberry Gourmet Sandwich
- Chicken and brie served on a toasted Turkish bun with cranberry sauce and salad
Mini-hotcakes with whipped cream $9.00
- Served with either jam or maple syrup.
Eggs Benedict B $18.00 S $19.00
- 2 slices of ciabatta bread with spinach, 2 poached eggs and topped with either bacon or smoked salmon (smoked on premises) and covered with hollandaise sauce.
Chips $7.00
- Bowl of Fries
Venison Burger with Fries $18.00
- A burger with aioli, salad, caramelised onions and a venison patty, served with a side of fries.
Bowl of wedges with cheese and sour cream $9.00
- (Bacon optional $ 2.00 extra)

-Panja (beetroot, creamy yoghurt)
Chilli Squid Meze* $16.50
- Marinated squid scored and seared, served with fresah salad greens, sweet grilled peppers, tomatoes and cucumber. Dressed with a coriander mayo and lots of lemon wedges.
Hand Made Falafel Patties $17
Spice Rubbed Roast Beef $20
-Smoked ham, pineapple and mozzarella
-Jajick (cucumber, mint, double garlic)
Dolma Meze* $13
- Vegetarian stuffed dolma, served on home made hot tomato and basil passata with feta cheese and fresh basil leaves.
Smoked Salmon Cake $16.50
- Hot smoked salmon with fresh herbs and pan fried, served on a fresh salad greens with a fennel and green apple slaw and tangy jajick

Hawaiian
- Cheese, ham, pineapple and oregano
Vegetarian
- Cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, egg, feta, rocket and oregano
Raglan
- Cheese, fresh tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, rocket, basil and oregano
The Secret
- Banana and cinnamon
Pepperoni
- Cheese pepperoni, black olives and oregano
Regular/Large $10/$18
Gisborne
- Cheese, Italian salami, onions, black olives, red capcicum. Fata and oregano
Combo Spend $36