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

Onion bhaji $5.00
- Sliced onion stirred in chickpea flour batter and deep fried
Saag $16.00
- Delicious meat cooked with light spiced herbs and fresh spinach puree
Prawn pasanda $18.00
- Prawn cutlets cooked with almond, cashew cream gravy, and finished with a touch of yoghurt
Prawn pakora $12.00
- King prawns cutlets dipped in fried mildly spiced batter deep fried and served with mint sauce
Butter scallops $19.00
- Fresh scallops cooked with variety of spices and creamy tomato gravy
Bombay aloo $11.00
- Dice fried potatoes cooked with cumin seeds and herbs
Chicken biryani $15.00
- Rice cooked with chicken, herbs and spices
Biryani vegetable $14.00
- Rice cooked with vegetables in herbs and spices

Licorice Gelato $5.00
- 2015 Silver Award winning Gelato from Gellicious Gelato. If you are Hell bent on Licorice - this is for you. Contains Gluten and Dairy. 180ml tub - share it or smash it yourself
Free Range Chicken Nibbles $7.50
- 6 succulent free range nibbles on the bone, lashed with your choice of sauce
Pandemonium $18.50 / $9.00
- Chicken, Cranberry Sauce and Camembert. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
Green Demon $9.50
- Creamy Basil Sauce with Roasted Garlic, Mushrooms and Parmesan. Served on Spinach Fettuccine. Optional Sundried Tomatoes and Blue Cheese
Lamb Shank and Mash $12.00
- One Lamb Shank with a Rosemary and Mint gravy, mash and minted peas
Squid Rings $5.00
- A dozen crumbed rings of calamari with a dip of your choice
Veggie Grimm $18.50 / $9.00
- Quorn, Apricot Sauce, Pine Nuts, Spring Onions, Cream Cheese, Rosemary (Double / Snack)
Feijoa Sorbet $5.00
- Gellicious Gelato's 2015 Gold Award winning Sorbet, showcasing NZ Feijoas at their best. Dairy free, gluten free, 99% fat free and vegan friendly, with no added colouring. 180ml tub, for sharing or greedily scoffing all by yourself

Pepperoni $14.90
- Smoked sausage, salami, onion & capsicum
Mixed Salad $5.90
- Crisp lettuce, tomato, cucumber & onion
DiPollo $14.90
- Grilled chicken, spinach, onion & mushrooms
Duck Leg $24.90
- Oven baked with mushroom risotto & rich gravy
Bruschetta $8.90
- Diced fresh tomato, basil, garlic, olive oil, rocket & parmigiano, on freshly toasted bread
Spaghetti Bolognese $13.90
- Traditional homemade bolognese recipe, just like nonna used to make
Caprese $10.90
- Sliced tomato, fresh basil, mozzarella & olive oil
Vegetariana $13.90
- Selection of vegetables, feta & olives

-Sushi & Sashimi $72 per person
Yakiniku Set $32
- Combination meat cooking on the charcoal fire. You are the chef! you cook the meat yourself
Roll & Roll
- Takara sushi rolls are always fresh as you order, it may take time to roll so please be patient for your freshly rolled sushi. Every roll has garden avocado and lettuce inside
Pirikara Chicken, pork or fish $27 / King prawn $30
- Pan fried sliced meat with garden salad served with authentic spicy sauce of miso, chilli, garlic, crunchy bean noodles and fluffy rice
-Tempura $72 per person
-Normal $30
Chicken katsu $29
- Crumbled and crispy New Zealand gourmet chicken with garden salad served with fluffy rice
Grilled Eel Bento $30
- Authentic, Authentic, Authentic! Grilled eel with special chef's delicious sauce on fluffy rice in traditional Japanese box served with miso soup and Japanese pickles

Eggs Benedict $17.50
- on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/bacon
Fluffy $1.20
Salted Caramel Brioche French Toast Fingers $18.50
- with banana, blueberries & pistachios Topped with vanilla mascapone
Hotcakes w/fresh banana & maple syrup $9.50
Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
- Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
New York Style Bagel $17.50
- w/housesmoked salmon, feta cheese & caper gremolata
Kiddies Pack – (ham & cheese toastie, fairy slice & juice box) $11.50

Siciliana $21.00
- Homemade tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers, olives
Risotto Con Pollo $17.00
- Served with chicken, onion and mushroom in cream sauce
Pane All’Aglio $7.00
- Garlic Bread
Spaghetti Marinara $17.00
- Medley of seafood, blended in napoletana sauce
Alla Napoletana $17.00
- Homemade tomato, mozzarella, oregano, garlic
Anelli Di Calamari $14.00
- Tender squid rings grilled to perfection with garlic
Quattro Stagioni In Capri $21.00
- Homemade tomato, mozzarella, ham, fresh mushrooms, artichokes and olives (each covering a quarter of the pizza)
Hawaiian $21.00
- Homemade tomato, mozzarella, ham, juicy pineapple

Margherita $19
- napoli sauce, topped with mozzarella, tomatoes & basil pesto
Beef, Bacon & Cheese Burger $20
- homemade beef pattie, topped with crispy bacon, cheese, caramelized onion, salad greens & served on a toasted fresh bun
Salmon Fillet $28
- pan seared NZ salmon, served on a pearl barley & chorizo risotto with capers & a mango dressing
Mellick Pork Ribs (200gm) .5kg $18 1kg $30
- braised then finished with our famous sauce & served with fries or salad
Moroccan Lamb Salad $22
- seasoned lamb, olives, cucumber, tomato, house salad mix, with cous cous & a yoghurt dressing
Bread n Dips $15
- homemade loaf, with a trio of dips
Scallops $16
- seared in lemon butter with chorizo & served with salad
Nachos $12.95
- beef mince topped with cheese & sour cream

Chicken Fettuccini $18.50
- Free range chicken, bacon & spring onion bound in a light cream sauce tossed with fresh fettuccini garnished with a parmesan crisp
Oven Roasted Pork Belly $32.00
- set on a mustard mash served with sautéed honey brussel sprouts accompanied with a garlic cream sauce
Wedges $9.50
The notorious Imbibe beef burger $17.00
- topped with bacon, fried egg, caramelised onion, tomato, pickles, salad greens & mozzarella cheese served with fries & a Kentucky bourbon BBQ sauce
400g Rump $35.00
- Not for the faint hearted this 400g rump steak is a challenge, served with garlic roasted potatoes, mixed leaf salad & a BBQ sauce
Cheesy Garlic Bread $9.00
Lamb Cutlets $23.00
- New Zealand lamb cutlets served with mixed leafs, red onion & crumbled feta served with a black olive tapenade
Land To Sea $37.00
- All the meats; beef, lamb, chicken & pork accompanied with an oceans harvest of salmon, prawns, scallops & calamari. Served with a Mediterranean salad & a selection of three dipping sauces

Italiano $8.90
- Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
Apricot chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
Tropical veg $5.00
- Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
Dipping sauces $0.50
- Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
Chicken supreme $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
Classic cheese $5.00
- Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
Xtra Large $3.90

Chicken Tikka Small(4pcs) $11 / Large (8pcs) $20
- Chicken marinated in spicy yoghurt and tender baked in tandoori oven
Saag Paneer $14.50
- Cottage cheese tempered with cumin seed, then cooked with spinach
-Cheese Naan $4.50
- Plain flour bread stuffed with cheese
Prawn Malabari $18.99
- Prawns cooked with tomatoes, onion and coconut milk
-C $15.99
Fish Pakora (5 pcs) $12.90
- Fresh fish dipped in chickpea flour batter & deep fried
-C $15.99
Goan Fish Curry $17.99
- Fish fillets cooked in fine tomato paste & coconut curry finished with cream

Warm sticky date pudding N/A
- Butterscotch Sauce, Anglaise & Ice Cream
Pineapple Fritters in Cinnammon Sugar N/A
- With Cramel sauce & ice cream
Beef bacon & mushroom pie N/A
- A Delicious rich caserole in buttery puff pastry served with wilted greens
Slow braised Hawkes bay lamb shank N/A
- With potato & chive mash, greens, red wine jus & mint jelly on the side
Apple & Blackberry Crumble N/A
- With custard sauce & ice cream
Red Thai Chicken Curry N/A
- With fragrant rice, roti, crispy poppadam & mango chutney
Main & Dessert only $30

-eggs $2.00
Mussels $12.50
- Half shell mussel grilled with garlic butter, herb crumb + zest
Scallops $13.50
- Flash fried with chilli ginger, snow peas, toasted nuts + grilled zesty lime with mesclun salad
Creamy field mushroom $6.00
Chicken satay $25.50
- Skewers of marinated breast fillet with our own satay sauce
●Mains
Prime rump $26.50
- Prime rump steak with a bearnaise dipping sauce
Vegetables $6.00

Beef Mince
Bacon & Egg $4.50
Chilli Chicken Tenders $6.00
Anzac Cookies $3.00
Muffins $2.80
Chicken, Ch. & Tom $4.50
Chicken, Camember Cheese & Cranberry Sauce $5.80
Steak, Tomato & Cheese

Chocolate and almonds $7.00
Brioche Beef Hamburger w Fries $21.00
- Brioche bun, homemade beef hamburger, red onion, tomato, aioli, avocado, beetroot, Gherkins, lettuce, French fries
Baguette Sandwich $13.00
- Chicken, brie, cranberry sauce, or Pork belly with Dijon mustard sauce
Pho $18.00
- Broth, rice noodles, prawns, seasoned vegetables, fresh herbs, lemon zest
Lemon and Prawns Risotto $22.00
- Prawns, lemon, Arborio rice, shallots, parmesan and creme Fraiche
Soupe A L'oignon $12.00
- Traditional French onion soup, Homemade beef broth, toasted bread, Gratineed cheese
Big Breakfast $24.00
- Bacon, eggs, sausage, spinach, creamy mushroom, potato cake, baked beans, ciabatta, hollandaise and beetroot chutney
Tomato, Bacon, organic sourdough, Rye Bread, Granola, Avocado, Anchovies $4.00