Cafe Lokum brings a substantial Turkish menu to the middle of Petone's Jackson Street. It functions as a neighbourhood restaurant as well as a convenient pickup and delivery option, so a visit can be as simple as a wrapped doner or as expansive as a table covered with dips, pastries and grilled meat. The menu's strongest quality is its flexibility: nearly every format can be built around lamb, chicken, mixed meat or a thoughtful vegetarian alternative.

The flatbread kebabs cover shaved lamb and chicken alongside kofte, Adana-style beef meatballs, homemade falafel and crisp zucchini mujver. Each is finished with tabbouleh, mixed salad and the diner's chosen sauces, while open kebabs lay the same fillings over bread and greens for a plated version. Salad meals take another route, pairing halloumi, falafel, mujver or doner with dips and bread rather than wrapping everything together.

Meze gives the meal its best sharing possibilities. Hummus, yoghurt and cucumber cacik, beetroot dip, babaganoush and spicy roasted-pepper ezme can be ordered separately or together with dolma, borek, falafel and mujver. The grill then adds lamb and chicken shish, kofte, mixed combinations and marinated chicken, each served with rice, salad and dips. A larger platter gathers several skewers, meatballs and doner meats for two diners who want to sample widely.

For a more complete plate, Iskender meals combine shaved meat or vegetable patties with rice, bread, dips and salad. The traditional section extends to beef moussaka, spinach and feta gozleme, mixed meze meals and Turkish-style burgers with halloumi. Vegetarians can move through falafel, zucchini fritters, dolma, grilled cheese and meat-free meze without being restricted to a single token choice, making Cafe Lokum particularly workable for groups with different preferences.

Address: 184 Jackson Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012, New Zealand

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Cafe Lokum Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Doner Kebabs

Your choice of filling wrapped in flat bread with tabouleh, mixed salad and your chosen sauces

Lamb Doner

$20.90

Chicken Doner

$20.90

Mixed Doner

$20.90

Lamb and chicken

Adana (Large Only)

$20.90

Mediterranean style beef meat balls

Kofte (Large Only)

$20.90

Mediterranean style beef meat balls

Vege Falafel

$20.90

Vegetarian, home-made chickpea patties

Vege Mujver

$20.90

Crispy zuchnni patties

Open Kebab

Your choice of the above kebab fillings served on open flat bread and a bed of salad

Lamb Doner

$25.20

Chicken Doner

$25.20

Mixed Doner

$25.20

Adana

$25.20

Kofte

$25.20

Vege Felafel

$25.20

Vege Mujver

$25.20

Salad Meals

Meat or Vegetarian option served on salad with dips and bread

Halloumi Salad

$28.50

Mujver Salad

$28.50

Falafel Salad

$28.50

Chicken Salad

$28.50

Lamb Salad

$28.50

Mixed Salad

$28.50

Iskender Meals

Lamb or chicken doner served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Lamb Iskender

$28.50

Shaved lamb served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Chicken Iskender

$28.50

Shaved chicken served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Mixed Iskender

$28.50

Shaved chicken and lamb served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Vege Mujver Iskender

$28.50

Homemade crispy zuchnni patties served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Vege Falafel Iskender

$28.50

Homemade chickpeas patties served on rice with dips, salad and bread

Fries Meals

Doner meats or vegetarian options served on fries with dips, salad and bread

Lamb Fries Meal

$29.60

Chicken Fries Meal

$29.60

Mixed Fries Meal

$29.60

Vege Mujver Fries Meal

$29.60

Vege Falafel Fries Meal

$29.60

Meze/Sides

Humus Dip

$13.20

Chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice dip

Jacike Dip

$13.20

Thick yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and mint

Beetroot Dip

$13.20

Beetroot, yoghurt and olive oil

Babaganush

$14.30

Charred eggplant, tahini, herbs and yoghurt dip

Spicy Ezme

$14.30

Roast capisicu, mixed fresh vegetables, garlic, spices and olive oil

Dolma

$15.40

4 dolma served with jacik dip and a bed of salad

Chef's Special Maze Platter (2ppl)

$33

Humus, jacik, babaganush, beetroot, spicy ezme dips served with dolma, falafel, mujver and borek

Grilled Halloumi Cheese

$18.70

With humus dip and flat bread

Sigara Borek

$18.70

Cheese and herb filled pastry rolls served with Jacik

Felafel Side

$15.40

Felafel patties served with humus dip

Mujver

$16.50

Crispy Zucchni and carrot patties served with beetroot dip

Fries With Aioli

$9.90

Garlic Flat Bread

$5.50

Grill Meals

Chef's Special Grill Platter (2ppl)

$75.90

Chicken and lamb shish kebabs, meat balls, grill chicken, and chicken/lamb doner meat, served with rice dips and salad

Lamb Shish

$30.70

Skewered and grilled tender lamb cubes served with rice, salad, and dips

Chicken Shish

$28.50

Skewered and grilled tender chicken cubes served with rice, salad, and dips

Mixed Shish

$28.50

Skewered and grilled tender chicken cubes served with rice, salad, and dips

Mixed Grill

$31.80

Combination of lamb shish, chicken shish and beef meat balls served with rice, salad, and dips

Grill Kofte

$27.40

Mediterranean style beef meat balls served with rice, salad, and dips

Adana

$27.40

Mediterranean style beef meat balls served with rice, salad, and dips

Turkish Grill Chicken

$28.50

Grilled pieces of chicken marinated with Middle Eastern spices, served with rice, salad and dips

Traditional Turkish Meal

Beef Moussaka

$29.60

Layers of eggplant, potato, seasonal vegetables and beef mince served with rice and salad

Chicken Meze

$29.60

A mixed dips, dolma, falafel, borek, mujver, halloumi cheese, chicken, served with rice and salad

Lamb Meze

$29.60

A mixed dips, dolma, falafel, borek, mujver, halloumi cheese, lamb, served with rice and salad

Mixed Meze

$29.60

A mixed dips, dolma, falafel, borek, mujver, halloumi cheese, chicken and lamb, served with rice and salad

Vegetarian Meze

$27.40

A mixed dips, dolma, falafel, borek, mujver, halloumi cheese, served with rice and salad

Spinach Gozleme

$28.50

Home made pastry filled with Spinach, feta, onion, herbs, and mozzarella. Served with salad and dips

Turkish Chicken Burger

$28.50

Grilled chicken and halloumi cheese served with fresh salad and home made beetroot dips. Comes with fries

Beef Burger

$28.50

Grilled beef meat balls and halloumi cheese served with fresh salad and home beetroot dips. Comes with fries

Mix Vegetarian Meal

$28.50

Homemade falafels, Mujver patties and halloumi cheese served in our fresh salad plate. Comes with bread and dips

Dessert

Turkish Delight

$14.90

Baklava

$11

Extras

Chicken Skewered

$7.70

Lamb Skewered

$8.80

Doner Meat

$5.50

extra Cheese

$2.20

extra Halloumi Cheese

$2.80

extra Felafel

$2.80

extra Mujver

$2.80

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Cafe Lokum Menu

Cafe Lokum Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Doner Kebabs

Open Kebab

Salad Meals

Iskender Meals

Fries Meals

Meze/Sides

Grill Meals

Traditional Turkish Meal

Dessert

Extras

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