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

Fish Fillet of the Day $24.00
- Beer battered fish of the day served with chips, garden salad and Tartare sauce
Garlic Bread $14.50
Strawberry Pavlova $14.00
- with homemade ice cream, strawberry coulis
Seafood linguini $24.00
- with prawns, smoked salmon, cherry tomato, fresh rocket leaves and mussel
Pasta Carbonara $22.00
- Creamy mushrooms and streaky bacon
Nautilus Seafood Chowder $18.00
- A selection of succulent poached seafood in chowder accompanied by tempura prawns
Fries $6.00
Chefs Choice Trio of Ice Creams $13.00
- with lemon curd and cinnamon biscuit

Diced salmon, tuna & prawns with spring onions, sesame seeds, sesame oil & lemon juice $21.00
Calamari $15.00
California vege (vegetables, avocado) $15.50
Ebi nigiri (panko prawn) $8.50
Maguro nigiri (tuna) $8.00
Salmon $18.00
Vege (cherry tomato, mushroom & courgette) $16.50
Vege roll (tempura veges, avocado) $17.50

Seasoned wedges $4.50 Per scoop
On white rice
Combination (meat) $10.30
-prawn $11.30
Steak $3.00
-combination $10.30
Mongolian spicy beef On white rice $10.30
On meals

WONTON SOUP $10.50
MIXED GRILL $7.50
EXTRAS $1.00
CURRY & RICE ROLL $2.20
3 FISH
MUSHROOMS $3.00
12 X CHICKEN WINGS $9.00
SWEET & SOUR PORK

Roasted pumpkin and seeds burger $22.50
- With guacamole, lettuce, grilled haloumi, chipotle and watercress dressing
Braised lamb $24.00
- Tomato, baby spinach, feta, red onion and mint
BBQ pulled pork burger $23.50
- With chargrilled pineapple and coleslaw
BBQ pulled pork $22.00
- With jalapenos
Cajun beef salad
- With baby onions, tomato and a mint and yoghurt dressing
Periperi chicken $22.00
- With tomato, peppers, red onions and aioli
Cassava chips (S) $11.50
- With a wild rocket salad and smoked aioli
Buffalo mozzarella $22.00
- With tomato and fresh basil

Cured salmon 5
MEDITERRANEAN LAMB SALAD GFO 24
- Char-grilled lamb fillets, labneh, zucchini, herbs and flat bread
AVO + WHOLEGRAIN 11.5
- Coriander, lime and smashed avocado on house-made whole grain V GF
KAARAGE CHICKEN 22
- Crispy chicken, daikon salad, pickled ginger and sesame salt
FREE RANGE EGGS 12.5 WITH BACON 16.5
- Eggs poached or scrambled on house-made Turkish V GF
FLASH FISH + CHIPS 22
- Beer battered fish, fries, tartare sauce and summer garden salad
RASPBERRYCHIA 15
- Coconut yoghurt, berries, honey toasted nuts and seeds V GF
MARKET FISH GF 24
- Pan-fried fish, grilled summer vegetables, orange and olive salsa

Sticky Date Pudding $12.00
- hot, sweet & moorish served w/ ice cream
Fish Burger $16.00
- Crumbed Hoki, fried egg, tartare sauce, salad & chips
The Love Shank $24.00
- braised in a veloute sauce served w/ seasonal mash & seasonal vegetables
Seafood Chowder $15.00
- "Chunky & Thick" served w/ garlic bread
Thai Chicken OR Vegetable Curry $19.00
- Chef's choice accompanied w/ a timbale of rice & served w/ a poppadum (please view our blackboard for today's choice)
BBQ Ribs "Legendary Club Favourite" 450gm of ribs served w/ bbq sauce, salad & fries $22.00
Fisherman's Catch $15.00
- selection of a crumbed seafood, served with chips
Tear & Share Loaf $9.00
- oven baked ciabatta infused w/ garlic & herb, served w/ today's dip

Large $5.00
Mint $2.00
●Chicken tikka
- Cubes of chicken marinated in various herbs and spices barbecued in tandoori oven.
Seafood tawa $19.00
- Tiger prawn, fish and mussels cooked with butter and brown sauce, and desiccated coconut fried with garlic.
Vegetable korma $14.50
- Fresh vegetable cooked with cashew nut, cream, coconut, mild herbs, spices, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom.
-Full $18.00
Chicken tikka masala $16.50
- Succulent tender chicken morsels roasted in tandoor and then cooked in spicy gravy, capsicums, onions and fresh herbs.
Tamarind sauce $2.00

Beef Eater $20.00
- Beef, bacon, salami and chorizo
Beef and Blue $20.00
- Beef, blue cheese, spinach, caramelized onion and aioli
Open Steaks Sandwich $22.00
- Scotch fillet and salad topped with onion marmalade and beetroot relish served on toast with a side of fries
Creamy Mushrooms $15.00
- Served with bacon, grilled tomato and toast
Chicken Salad $24.00
- Panko crumbed chicken on a bed of garden salad with chipotle mayonnaise
Seafood Chowder $18.00
- A rich creamy soup filled with mussels, squid, shrimp and fish served with crusty bread
Chicken & Bacon Burger $20.00
- Crumbed chicken breast, salad and aioli served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
Veggie Delight $20.00
- Spinach, red onion, mushrooms and capsicum

Wedges $6.50 Sm / $8.50 Lg
- with sour cream and tomato relish - Bacon and cheese $3.00 extra
Falafel with Humus $14.50
- garlic aioli and mesculin salad on a toasted Turkish bread
Vegetarian Melt-Feta $15.50
- caramelised onion, spinach, mushroom, capsicum and cheddar
Salmon Salad $15.50
- with Wasabi aioli
Calamari Salad $15.50
- with citrus Thai dressing
Smoked Chicken Melt $15.50
- Smoked chicken, cream cheese, camembert, red onion jam and avocado.
Shoestring Fries $4.50 Sm / $6.50 Lg
- with aioli
Antipasto Platter $6.50

Gluten free base $4.50
Ham, Mushroom & Mozzarella $18.50
Thai Garlic Prawn $26.00
- Marinated garlic prawns, red onion, roasted capsicum & mozzarella, finished with fresh red chilli, fresh coriander & a slice of lemon
Roast Pumpkin $24.5
- Wood oven roasted pumpkin, Danish feta, Kalamata olives, fresh rosemary, semi dried tomatoes & mozzarella
Free-range Roast Chicken $26.00
- Succulent wood oven roasted free range chicken thigh, Danish feta, red onion, basil pesto & mozzarella
New York $18.50
- Spicy pepperoni salami with mozzarella
Hawaiian $19.50
- Smoked streaky bacon, pineapple & mozzarella
All pizzas are served With traditional Napolitana tomato sauce

Udon noodle $10
Nigiri Sushi N/A
Teriyaki Beef $11
- Beef with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
Katsu Set $13
- Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
Teriyaki chicken udon $12
Japanese Curry $10
- Chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
Inari N/A
Seafood yaki udon $13

Three Egg Omelette $14
- Filled with ham, cheese,tomato & spinach
Gluten free options available
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
Open Chicken Sandwich $16
- With avocado & mango relish on toasted ciabatta
Big Breakfast $18
- With egg your way, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash brown & baked beans on toasted ciabatta
Eggs Benedict $15
- with bacon, spinach< poached eggs on english muffin topped with hollandaise

Smoked Salmon Croquette two pieces/three pieces $ 22,50 / $ 25,50
- (Délices de bretagne) Creamy Riesling, lime & crayfish stock sauce
Crepes Mikado $ 14,50
- With vanilla icecream • hot chocolate sauce
Fish Of The Day $ 34,50
- (Bouillabaisse) White flesh fish fillet • prawns • scallops • mussels • salmon in a white wine & tomato fish stock sauce
Duck Leg with an Orange Liqueur Sauce $ 29,50
- (Canard a l’orange) Confit of duck leg • cinnamon & orange zest kumara mash
Snails $ 18,00
- (Cassolette d’escargots à la bourguignonne) Snails sautéed • garlic • shallots • Burgundy red wine Or(Escargots en coquilles a l’ail) Snails in the shell • garlic butter
Frangelico OR Drambruie OR Galliano Affogato $ 13,00
- Vanilla icecream • liqueur shot •intense expresso coffee (mix at the table to your liking)
Chicken Fillet In Cannelloni $ 29,50
- (Cannelloni de poulet) Pasta made on the premise • chicken• Philadelphia cheese • basil • oven baked creamy Gruyere sauce
Pork Belly Roulade 180g/240g $ 25,50 / $ 29,50
- (Poitrine de porc au cidre) Melt in the mouth rolled pork belly stuffed with cranberries • cider & apple syrup sauce • roasted potatoes

Falafel Meze* $13
- Home made rolled falafel, served hot with Zeytins hummus, tomato and cucumber salad and Greek yoghurt.
Scallop Meze* $16.50
- Pan seared skewered scallops on toasted bruschetta served with a home made fresh pawpaw and avocado salsa with salad greens
Turkish Pide $8
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.
-Jajick (cucumber, mint, double garlic)
Spice Rubbed Roast Beef $20
Selection of Four (great for 2 people) $17.50
Sauces
- Yoghurt, Garlic Yoghurt, Minted Yoghurt, Mayonnaise, Sweet Chilli, Hot Chilli, Avocado, Satay, BBQ, Horseradish Cream, Tomato & Basil Passata.