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

Lemon honey chicken $16.00
- Chicken cooked in grinded cashew nuts, tomato, onion and creamy gravy, finishing with honey and lemon flavour in kiwi style
Roti $2.50
- Hand rolled bread made from wholemeal flour
Butter chicken $16.00
- Tender morsels of boneless chicken roasted in tandoori and finished in a mild creamy tomato flavoured sauce
Garlic naan $3.00
- Plain flour bread with garlic baked in clay oven
Naan $2.50
- Plain flour bread cooked in tandoori oven and garnish with butter
Cocktail masala $16.00
- Chicken tikka and tender pieces of chicken cooked in a special way, first time in tga from own masala
Palak paneer $13.00
- Homemade cottage cheese cooked in fine mild puree of fresh spinach
-Full $20.00

Slider Fiesta $34.00
- 3 of each: Chorizo, creamy mushroom or lamb served with social slaw (vegetarian option)
Garden Treasure $32.00
- roasted bell pepper stuffed with cashew with cashew nut cheese & sundried tomato on a giant field mushroom (vegan, gluten free & paleo)
Acai Power Bowl $14.50
- Acai tropical berries blended with guarana into a sorbet, topped with crunchy granola, coconut flakes and fresh seasonal fruit (super food / vegan)
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)
Beef Addiction $18.00
- premium beef strips in a creamy blue cheese sauce served with crusty bread to mop it all up (gluten free without bread) >>
Cheese Board $24.00
- A social mix of vintage cheddar, peppercorn, brie,, dutched smoke & gouda with chutneys, crackers & fruits (vegetarian)
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)
Scallops & Prawns $17.50
- grilled skewers finished with garlic, ginger and coriander oil (gluten free & paleo)

All Burgers Served With Beer Battered Fries & Sauce
Beer Battered Fries $8
- Tomato Sauce: Aioli.
Calamari $12
- Aioli: Lemon (AVAILABLE GF )
Pulled Pork: BBQ Sauce: Coleslaw $15
Fish & Chips Mini $10
Goat Cheese Balls $16
- Pine Nuts: Pumpkin Puree: Pumpkin Seeds
Fish & Chips $15
- Beer Battered: Salad: Lemon: Tartare
Ceviche $16
- Raw Fish: Coconut Cream: Lime: Coriander (AVAILABLE GF)

Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
- Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
Spiced Berry & Passionfruit Mascarpone Crepes $16.50
- Served with fresh bananas
Salted Caramel Brioche French Toast Fingers $18.50
- with banana, blueberries & pistachios Topped with vanilla mascapone
The Nourish Grill $22.00
- on toasted ciabatta with shaved parmesan. Add bacon $21.00
Cream Cheese & Jam $9.50
- Courgette ribbons, edamame beans and puffed quinoa, two poached eggs and grilled haloumi with lemon herb oil, gluten free toast, pesto & roasted beetroot
Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
Just Eggs $10.50
- Free range scrambled, fried or poached eggs on organic multigrain. Add Bacon $15.00
Hollandaise, Toast, Hashbrown $3.00

Avocado 4
FREE RANGE EGGS 12.5 WITH BACON 16.5
- Eggs poached or scrambled on house-made Turkish V GF
ZUCCHINI AND SWEET CORN FRITTERS V 18.50 WITH BACON 21
- 3- fritter stack with avocado and tomato salsa
Bacon 5
STEAK SANDWICH GFO 25
- Grilled Scotch fillet rocket, creamy feta, chimichurri and fries
Bacon and eggs on toasted soldiers 7
Pan fried fish and chips with carrot sticks 10
RASPBERRYCHIA 15
- Coconut yoghurt, berries, honey toasted nuts and seeds V GF

Tasting Platter (For 1 person / 2 person / 4 person) $17.50 / $32.00 / $58.00
- Try all the flavours of the stone with beef, chicken, pork & lamb served with a selection of dips
Roasted New Zealand lamb rack $34.50
- served with green beans, roasted tomato & potato gratin infused with cracked pepper & parmesan finished with a red wine & mint gravy
Prawns & Scallops $22.50
- King prawns & skewered scallops served with a light salad, kumara crisps & a sweet chilli sauce
Ice Cream Sundae $8.50
Kumara Cuts $8.50
Chicken Strips $9.50
Brandy snaps $11.00
- filled with a vanilla infused cream served with cookies & cream ice cream
Prawns & pan seared scallops $21.00
- sautéed with bacon, set upon a seasonal salad topped with our homemade garlic aioli & segments of lemon

Mango Lassi $4.00
Butter Naan $2.50
Tikka Lazeez $12.00
Cheese Garlic Naan $3.50
Paneer Palak $10.00
Malai Kofta $10.00
Prawn Kadai $16.00
Chick Pea Curry Reg $7.50 L $12.00

- Cheese, pineapple, onion, tomato, egg, creamy mushrooms
Kids Lasagne and Chips $8.50
Eggs Benedict Poached eggs, toasted ciabatta, hollandaise, bacon/salmon $16/$18
Lasanga with salad $12
Panini of the day with salad. $12.00
Gluten Free Frittata with salad. $11.00
Bacon and Eggs Bacon and eggs on toasted ciabatta $14.00
Club Sandwich Ham or Smoked Chicken. Fresh salad sandwich on soft grain bread with aioli and capsicum jam (GF avail.) $8.00

Camembert Filo $12.90
- Pieces of creamy Camembert wrapped in filo pastry and oven baked. Served with salad and plum sauce.
Fish and Chips $23.90
- John Dory fillet coated in a delicious batter made with Monteith’s Radler. Steakhouse fries, salad, aioli style tartare sauce and tomato sauce complete this classic Kiwi dish.
Seafood Platter $39.90
- Pan-seared prawns and scallops, prawn twisters, mussels, salt and pepper calamari, crumbed scallops, Monteith's Radler battered fish, salad, fries and tartare sauce.
Scotch Fillet $30.90
- 250g of prime New Zealand scotch fillet served with fried egg or prawns, fries, tomato sauce, salad and your choice of - garlic butter, mushroom sauce, peppercorn sauce or creamy blue cheese sauce. Please note that 'well done' steaks take up to 40 minutes to prepare - including cooking and resting time.
-Plain $7.90
Greer's Fried Chicken $12.90
- Chicken tenderloins coated in Greer's homemade tasty batter and deep fried. Served with fries and dipping sauces.
Salt and Pepper Calamari $12.90
- Calamari pieces coated in a light crunchy batter seasoned with salt and pepper. Served with salad and dipping sauces.
Scallop Salad $24.90
- Scallops poached in a lemon cream sauce. Served on top of rocket, mango and avocado with a lemon dressing.

Warm moroccan spiced chicken salad(GF)(HC) $14.00
- With lemon aioli and crisp greens
Filo bake $21.00
- With spinach, ricotta and basil accompanied with fruit salsa and spiced toamto coulis
Market fish Market price
- Soured fron our local fish suppliers, prepared using different cooking methods
Apple crumble $9.00
- With vanilla ice cream
Garden vegetables $5.00
Sauce
Feta cheese and pumpkin salad (V)(GF)(HC) $14.00
- accompianied with zesty vinagrette, chopped walnut and melon salsa
Lamb rump (220g)(GF) $35.00
- Trussed with rosemary and garlic

Homemade garlic bread (serves 2) $12.00
Confit of duck's leg $27.00
- Kumara puree, orange and star aniseed sauce
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
-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
Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
- Warm Belgium chocolate
Stuffed chicken breast $28.00
- Cranberry, plum, herbs, brandy and quince sauce, roasted potato

Creation breakfast $10.00
- Creation starts with two eggs, cooked how you like them, poached, scrambled or fried. Served on toasted multigrain bread.
-Portobello mushroom $4.50
-Served with toasted ciabatta bread. $16.00
French toast $15.00
- Three soft slices of brioche fried in egg and cinnamon batter served with freshly whipped cream and maple syrup.
Croque monsieur $10.00
- Extra thick toasted white bread filled with shoulder ham & cheddar cheese
Eve’s burger $19.00
- Home made beef pattie with grilled middle cut bacon, grilled red onions, sliced tomato, brie cheese, aioli and gourmet chutney on a bed of salad greens. (No bread). Served with hot chips.
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.
B.L.T. $15.00
- Grilled middle cut bacon,fresh salad greens and sliced tomato on lightly toasted ciabatta bread topped with sundried tomato & olive chutney

Seafood Chowder : $14.00
- A traditional and also paradiso classic, seafood chowder served with 2 slices of ciabatta
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
Chicken nuggets and fries $9.00
Bowl of wedges with cheese and sour cream $9.00
- (Bacon optional $ 2.00 extra)
Venison Burger with Fries $18.00
- A burger with aioli, salad, caramelised onions and a venison patty, served with a side of fries.
Salmon Rosti : $20.00
- A kumara rosti with a delicious capsicum salsa, spinach, a smoke salmon fillet and topped with hollandaise sauce and served with a side salad. >>
Mega Breakfast $19.50
- A big breakfast containing bacon, eggs (either poached fried or scrambled), 2 sausages, 2 hash browns, mushroom and toast.

8PC. REG $8.90
Dragon Roll
8PC. REG $7.90
- 4 pieces Fresh Salmon Supreme
Smoked Salmon & Avocado
8PC. DBL AVO $9.70
- 8 pieces Cucumber & Pickle
- 2 pieces Seaweed Salad Gunkan

Brioche French Toast $16.50
- with caramelised banana, bacon & maple syrup
Bruschetta $10.50
- with tomatoes, danish feta, fresh basil & balsamic reduction
Balsamic Mushrooms $15.50
- finished with rocket & parmesan
smoked salmon $18.50
- with fresh tomato, avocado & pesto $10.50
Traditional Eggs Benedict
- with hollandaise & English Muffin
Grilled Chicken Club $16.50
- bacon, avocado, salad greens & aioli
Raw Energy Salad $13.50
- cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing