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Tapas
Available from 11am - 4pm l $12.50 Each or Three tapas for $35
Dry roast pork ribs 12.50
Dry rubbed with our own spices, slow cooked til tender & topped with a drizzle of blue cheese dressing
Crispy buttermilk chicken 12.50
Tender pieces of Waitoa free range chicken coated in our crispy buttermilk batter
Pil Pil Whole prawns 12.50
Whole prawns pan-fried in garlic & chilli
Ceviche 12.50
Marinated fresh fish & shrimp with citrus coconut dressing served with corn chips
Lamb skewers 12.50
Marinated chunks of lamb grilled & drizzled mint yoghurt dressing
Lengua a la vinagreta (Tongue in vinegarette) 12.50
Slow cooked and marinated, thinly sliced, served with baguette
Desserts & sweet treats
Available from 11am - 4pm
Ice cream sundae 9.00
With your choice of topping: Berries | Chocolate ganache | Salted caramel and popcorn
Chocolate fondant 15.00
Made to order, our signature dish just oozes chocolate. Served with vanilla ice cream & berry compote
Affogato 8.50
Double shot of espresso coffee poured over two scoops of vanilla ice cream
With: a shot of liqueur - 14.00
Lemon - lime & basil semifreddo 12.50
An elegant dessert made right here at Cafe Cortado
Cafe con dulce brulee 12.50
Two of Cortados favourite things, coffee & dulce de leche combined to make a jaw dropping brulee
Churros 13.00
Three churros served with dipping sauces
Sides and snacks
Available 11am - 4pm
Shoestring fries & aioli 8.00
With tomato sauce & aioli
Seasonal garden salad 8.00
Fresh mix of vegetables
Polenta chips 9.00
With sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
Seasoned waffle fries
With your choice of: Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce - 11.50 | Bacon, cheese, sour cream - 14.50
Spicy hot wings 15.00
Dinner Menu
Mains
Available from 5pm - Late
Beer battered blue cod 32.00
New Zealand’s blue cod, your choice of our own light and crispy beer batter, or pan fried. served with shoestring fries and salad
Mussels 25.00
Marlborough greenshell mussels in white wine & garlic sauce. served with crosscut fries
NZ Seafood on a platter 125.00
For two people to share a seafood lovers delight, with a selection of sustainably sourced, seasonal New Zealand seafood lovingly prepared by our chefs - accompanied by salad & fries , Salmon, NZ prawns, calamari, NZ fin fish, scampi, scallops, oysters, greenshell mussels, slipper lobster, clams, paua, NZ rock lobster All of the sustainably caught seafood on this platter is subject to availability
Free range corn fed chicken breast 28.00
Breast of chicken on herbed potatoes, with sautéed greens, cherry tomatoes & our garlic sauce
Seafood chowder
Our thick, creamy chowder packed with seafood
Entree - 16.50Main - 22.00
Prime beef - 400g Flintstone
By cooking this ribeye on the bone, we are able to achieve an end result that is tender and flavourful - best served medium. Served with a cauliflower truffle mash, butter braised asparagus (seasonal) caramelised onions, sauteed green beans, cherry tomatoes & finished with a red wine jus (best served rare to medium rare). $37.00 - $39.00
Prime beef - 300g Wakanui sirloin
Unparalleled flavour, distinctive marbling and fine texture will delight your palate. Served with a cauliflower truffle mash, butter braised asparagus (seasonal) caramelised onions, sauteed green beans, cherry tomatoes & finished with a red wine jus (best served rare to medium rare). $37.00 - $39.00
Breads
Gluten Free options available
Cheesy garlic ciabatta 10.50
Traditional with a cheesy twist of mozzeralla
Garlic ciabatta 9.50
Slices of traditional garlic ciabatta
Garlic and herb pizza
Cheesy garlic butter & herbs - pure deliciousness as a snack or entree
Regular - 8.00Large - 13.00
Salads
Jalapeno pumpkin tortilla basket 19.50
Braised pumpkin, capsicum, onion, cabbage, sweet corn & carrot tossed with fresh lettuce & jalapenos, served in a tortilla basket with our house dressing, pine nuts & pumpkin seeds
Greek salad 12.00
Traditional Greek salad with salad greens, olives, red onion, capsicum, feta, cherry tomatoes, olive oil & a drizzle of balsamic reduction
House salad 16.00
Large seasonal green salad with our house dressing
Roquette, pear, blue cheese and walnut salad 16.00
Desserts
Ice cream sundae 9.00
With your choice of topping: Chocolate ganache | Berries | Salted caramel & popcorn
Chocolate fondant 15.00
Made to order, our signature dish just oozes chocolate, served with vanilla ice cream & berry compote
Cafe con dulce brulee 12.50
Two of Cortados favourite things, coffee & dulce de leche combined to make a jaw dropping brulee
Lemon - lime & basil semifreddo 12.50
An elegant dessert made right here at Cafe Cortado
Churros 13.00
Three churros served with dipping sauces
Affogato 8.50
Double shot of espresso coffee poured over two scoops of vanilla ice cream
With: a shot of liqueur - 14.00
Sides
Shoestring fries & aioli 8.00
Served with tomato sauce and aioli
Seasonal garden salad 8.00
Fresh mix of vegetables
Polenta chips 8.00
With aioli & sweet chilli
Seasoned waffle fries
With your choice of: Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce - 11.50 | Bacon, cheese & sour cream - 14.50
Tapas
From 5pm
Tapas
Tapas (small plates) are fun to share as an entree or as a main. Choose individually or select a few to share as a platter:
$12.50 each or 3 for $35.00, 5 for $57, 8 for $91
Pil Pil Whole prawns 12.50
Pan-fried in garlic & chilli
Lamb skewers 12.50
Marinated chunks of grilled lamb, drizzled with mint yoghurt dressing
Lengua a la vinagreta (Tongue in vinegarette) 12.50
Slow cooked, marinated, thinly sliced & served with baguette
Dry roast pork ribs 12.50
Dry rubbed with our own spices and slow cooked til tender. topped with a drizzle of blue cheese dressing
Brazillian cheese breads (Pao de queijo) 12.50
Crispy outside and amazingly soft and chewy inside (contains egg)
Pork belly bao buns 12.50
Twice cooked pork belly and slaw in a super soft bao bun
Sofrito bean stew 12.50
South American spicy bean stew with feta & corn chips.
Black pudding and chorizo 12.50
Creamy black pudding, grillled chorizo and our chimichurri sauce
Prosciutto & venison carpaccio 12.50
House smoked, thinly sliced venison with prosciutto and fresh melon accompanied with horseradish cream
Chilli con queso 12.50
A central american style fondue: sour cream, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mozzarella & fresh chilli served piping hot with corn chips
Ceviche 12.50
Marinated fish & shrimp with citrus coconut dressing served with corn chips
Hot wings 12.50
Sticky and spicy - get ready to lick your fingers
Salt & pepper calamari 12.50
Always tender in a light salt and pepper coating
Crispy buttermilk chicken 12.50
Tender pieces of Waitoa free range chicken coated in our crispy buttermilk batter
Warm olives & feta 12.50
Warm olives with feta and ciabatta
Breads
Gluten free bread available on request
Garlic ciabatta 9.50
Slices of traditional garlic ciabatta
Garlic and herb pizza
Cheesy garlic butter & herbs - pure deliciousness as a snack or entree
Regular - 8.00Large - 13.00
Cheesy garlic ciabatta 10.50
Traditional with a cheesy twist of mozzeralla
Pizzas
Pizzas
Takeaway available l Half and half option available in large pizza l 11am – Late
garlic & tomato pizza
a staff favourite discovered accidentally when our pizza sauce spilled on a garlic pizza, it has found its way on to our menu
Regular - 10.00Large - 15.00
Margherita
Fresh tomato & basil - your classic Italian pizza
Regular - 14.50Large - 19.50
Garlic & Herb
Cheesy garlic butter & herbs - great as a snack or entree
Regular - 8.00Large - 13.00
The Cortado
A local favourite - chicken, mushrooms, pitted kalamata olives, red onion and cream cheese
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Vege mama
All the goodies - capsicum, pitted kalamata olives, mushroom, red onion, basil pesto, feta & tomatoes
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Smokin' salmon
Marlborough salmon - smoked in-house capers, cream cheese and red onion
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Garlicky prawn
Prawns and shrimps with fresh Marlborough grown garlic and red onion
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Salami lovers
NZ pepperoni with felino, calabrese & bellisimo salami from Italy & red onion
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Seafood
By popular demand: salmon, shrimps, prawns, calamari and red onion
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
NZ lamb, feta and pesto
NZ lamb pieces marinated in curry spices with feta, onion, capsicum and basil pesto.
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Smokey BBQ pulled pork
A delicious combination of BBQ pulled pork, red onion, sweet chilli sauce & cream cheese
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
BBQ Chicken
Newest arrival - loaded with sweet corn, bacon, red onion BBQ sauce and of course chicken
Regular - 18.50Large - 26.00
Hot stuff
Spicy chorizo, spicy salami, red onion, capsicum, chilli flakes. Caution this is hot!