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

Tandoori chicken
Beef madras $16.00
- Delicious medium hot beef curry prepared in coconut gravy and finishing in a south indian style.
Beef rogan josh $16.00
- Tendered diced beef cooked with brown gravy and finish with great spice.
Chicken tikka $10.00
- Tender boneless chicken marinated in paprika and yoghurt, roasted in tandoori oven
Lemon honey chicken $17.00
- Chicken cooked in grinded cashew nuts, tomatoes, onion creamy gravy, finished with honey and lemon flavour in kiwi style.
Tarka daal $14.00
- Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and selection of spices
Chicken tikka $18.00
- Tandoori item marinated in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste roasted in clay oven. Served in sizzling hot plate
All curries served with basmati rice

Thai Salad $25.00
- free range chicken breast or prawns on a Thai inspired salad with a lightly spiced dressing (free range & gluten free on request)
Cheese Board $24.00
- A social mix of vintage cheddar, peppercorn, brie,, dutched smoke & gouda with chutneys, crackers & fruits (vegetarian)
Super foods, vegan, tapas and platter options – from 8am
For the after party enjoy one of our delicious desserts, special liqueurs and coffees.
Slider Fiesta $34.00
- 3 of each: Chorizo, creamy mushroom or lamb served with social slaw (vegetarian option)
Social Breakfast Platter $38.00
- For two people. A selection of cheeses, bread, dips, free-range bacon, poached eggs, fresh seasonal fruit, dried fruit and coconut & chia pudding with granola
Vegan Warrior $17.00
- Portobello mushroom with cashew nut cheese, grilled tomato, avocado, rocket, asparagus, red pickled carrot and pumpkin dressing on a multigrain toast (gluten free on request)
Domino Effect $15.00
- Free-range bacon, free-range eggs, fresh tomato, rocket in a daily baked croissant (good option for bacon & egg lovers)

Sake roll (salmon, avocado, cream cheese) $17.50
Ebi (prawns) $16.00
Prawn $9.00
Maguro futomaki (tuna & avocado) $14.50
Ebi summer hot roll (tempura prawns, avocado, pineapple, cream cheese) $18.00
California maguro (tuna, avocado) $15.50
Tori (chicken) $16.00
Double tori hot roll (chicken, mushrooms, avocado, spring onions-rolled in panko chicken) $18.00

Vanilla Crème Caramel with baked rhubarb, ginger and coconut cream $17.50
Sticky Toffee Pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream $17.50
Sautéed Squid, tamarind and citrus dressing with peanuts $21.50
Homemade Bread, Grove Cold Pressed Avocado Oil and our own sweet butter $5.50
Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé with oven roasted paprika pears $19.90
Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
Evansdale Farmhouse Brie, baked briefly in a white pine box, and served warm $15.50
(All main courses include a dish of seasonal vegetables, which is included in the main course price. However, in addition you can also have):

Halfbaconbene 10
Cheese Kransky 5
ZUCCHINI AND SWEET CORN FRITTERS V 18.50 WITH BACON 21
- 3- fritter stack with avocado and tomato salsa
SALT AND PEPPER SQUID 20
- Flash fried squid, Vietnamese slaw, peanuts, hoisin, Asian mayo
STICKY PORK BELLY GF 22
- Twice-cooked pork belly, stir- fry greens, Asian herb salad
AVO + WHOLEGRAIN 11.5
- Coriander, lime and smashed avocado on house-made whole grain V GF
FLASH FISH + CHIPS 22
- Beer battered fish, fries, tartare sauce and summer garden salad
MEDITERRANEAN LAMB SALAD GFO 24
- Char-grilled lamb fillets, labneh, zucchini, herbs and flat bread

Calamari Salad (GF) $18.00
- Crispy Squid, Avocado, Jalapeno, Black Beans, Sweetcorn, Pickled Radish, Coriander, Chili, Pepitas, Summer Leaves. Wine Match – Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Gris 2016
Fries, Sea Salt, Roast Garlic Aioli $8.00
Build Your Own Breakfast Two Free Range Eggs - Poached/Fried/Scrambled. Toasted Sourdough (GF bread available) $10.00
Green Thai Chicken Curry (GF) $27.00
- Waitoa Free Range Chicken, Straw Mushrooms, Baby Corn, Coconut Cream, Coriander, Shallots, Steamed Fragrant Rice. Wine Match – Spy Valley Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2014
Prawn Noodles $24.00
- Prawns, Chilled Soba Noodles, Honey, Soy, Chilli, Shitake, Japanese Greens. Wine Match – Amisfield Central Otago Pinot Gris 2016
Salt n Pepper Calamari (GF) $13.00
- Calamari, Salt n Pepper, Roast Garlic Aioli. Wine Match – Lake Chalice Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Prawns Spring Rolls (GF) $15.00
- Prawns, Pickled Ginger, Coriander, Rice Noodle, Dipping Sauce. Wine Match – Saddleback Central Otago Pinot Gris 2016
Add Black Pudding $5.00

-Side dish Platter $9.00
Chawal (Rice Dishes)
-Green Salad $4.50
Vegetable Pakora $9.00
- A selection of mixed vegetable deep fried in a spicy hichpea batter
Chicken Tikka Masala $20.50
- Succulent chicken gently simmered in a rich coriander garlic and onion sauce
Minimum of 2 people $30.50 Per Head
Entree
Dhal Makhani $14.50
- Traditional North Indian Dhal, red beans and black whole Urad cooked overnight on the tandoori oven

Chicken supreme $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
Cheese stuffed crust $3.90
Veg supreme $7.50
- Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
Onion rings $3.50
Meat lovers $9.00
- Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
- Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
Cookies & cream mousse $3.50

-Scotch 300g $35.9
Apple Crumble Pie $11.5
- Warm spiced apple pie with a crumble topping. Served with rhubarb and strawberry compote, ice cream and cream.
- With our Beef & Bean Mix GF $18.9
Butter Chicken GF
Hot Apple Shortcake
- Served warm on a berry couli, with vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream.
BBQ Bacon Burger
Ice Cream Sundae GFA
- (Chocolate, Caramel or Berry)
-Junior 200g Rump $25.5

T-Bone Steak $22.00
- Prime quality T Bone steak cooked to your liking and garnished with creamy mushroom sauce or garlic butter, fries, and your choice of fresh seasonal salad, or eggs
Nek Minut $11/$14.90
- Bacon, salami, onions, cheese & BBQ sauce
Quesadilla $19.00
- A folded tortilla filled with chicken, onions, red beans and cheese, served with salad sour cream and salsa
Garlic Pizza Bread $6.00/$9.00
Finding Nemo $16.00
- Crumbed Hoki fillets, egg, salad, tomato & Tartare sauce
Vegetarian Delight $11/$14.90
- Roasted kumara, mushrooms, onions, capsicum, cheese & aioli sauce
Daniel Carter Burger $7.00
- Mini Beef & Cheese burger with fries, tomato sauce, small juice
Morrocan Beef Salad $12.00
- Tossed Garden Salad with strips of Morrocan Beef

-Large $11.00
-Small $8.50
-Large $11.00
-Small $8.50
-Large $11.00
Beetroot, walnut and feta
- Beetroot, walnut and feta with baby leaves
We offer a full range of healthy and delicious soups in the winter (with a limited selection in the summer months). Here is our selection for the week starting 26th June.
-Small $7.00

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

Creamy field mushroom $6.00
Zest pasta $15.50
- Fettuccine with sauteed chicken, mushrooms + fresh herbs in a white wine cream
Mixed grill $16.50
- A selection of lean cuts of beef, chicken, + lamb with a honey soy dipping sauce
Mediterranean lamb salad $15.50
- Pan seared spiced lamb, tossed with roasted vegetables drizzled with a zesty mint yoghurt dressing
Vegetarian $22.00
- Shish kebabs of fresh seasonal + roasted vegetables with a tofu glazed with our special marinade + mustard hollandaise
●Stonegrill
Lamb loin $27.50
- Zested pistachio encrusted lamb on roasted root vegetables with wilted spinach + jus.
Chicken kebabs $16.50
- Skewers of marinated breast fillet with a chilli sauce

Soup of the Day $12.50
Raw Energy Salad $13.50
- cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing
crispy bacon $16.50
Bruschetta $10.50
- with tomatoes, danish feta, fresh basil & balsamic reduction
Creamy Porridge $10.50
- with sticky saffron pears & honey
Grilled Chicken Club $16.50
- bacon, avocado, salad greens & aioli
Poached Chicken & Almond Salad $16.50
- with buttermilk dressing & seasoned spring vegetables
The Full Monty $19.50
- bacon, chorizo, potatoes, mushrooms & eggs on toast