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Conversations – The Cafe is designed as a place to eat, drink and linger on Heretaunga Street West. It serves coffee and daytime food through the week, then extends into dinner on selected evenings as a fully licensed restaurant. The kitchen brings together cafe comfort, Indian flavours and globally minded dishes, while the venue's community focus makes the room feel appropriate for breakfast catch ups, family meals and an evening at the table.

The savoury menu begins with dishes that carry strong seasoning and texture. Coconut tiger prawns pair spice with tamarind, while Old Delhi-style samosa chaat layers yoghurt, mint and sweet tamarind around the pastry. An Arabic falafel bowl brings hummus, tahini, avocado, pickles and pita together. From there, diners can move into lamb bolognese pasta, fish and chips, spinach masala, a butter-chicken bowl or a comforting plate of lentils, spiced potatoes and rice.

Burgers take a similarly individual route. The lamb version includes feta, caramelised-onion relish and mint mayonnaise, while the truffle-beef burger adds bacon, crispy onion and barbecue sauce. A vegetable patty is matched with beetroot relish, pickles and cheese, and the fried-chicken burger uses creamy slaw with tomato relish. Fries, curly fries, onion rings and spring rolls make these easy to turn into a substantial casual meal rather than a token snack.

Dinner adds plates such as Himalayan lamb shank, tiger prawn tagliatelle puttanesca and parmesan focaccia topped with feta. Desserts move from Biscoff cheesecake and berry brownie mess to rabri with hot gulab jamun and a boozy affogato. Coffee, masala chai, fresh juices, matcha drinks, smoothies and lassi cover the nonalcoholic side, while the licence supports a more leisurely evening. Even well-behaved dogs receive a small menu, reinforcing the cafe's inclusive character as a gathering place across a broad part of the day.

Address: 944 Heretaunga Street West, Saint Leonards, Hastings 4120, New Zealand

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Conversations- The Cafe & Bar Menu

Breakfast & Brunch – Break D Fast

8am-11am

Anda Bhurji – The Indian Scrambled

Onion, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, eggs, butter pav. Add mushrooms; add chopped bacon; add hash brown (2pcs).

The Smashed Avo

Avo, feta, choice of eggs, sourdough, cherry tomato, pumpkin seeds. Add hash brown (2pcs); add bacon; add salmon; add halloumi.

Bacon, Brie, & Berry Jam Toastie

Butter sourdough toast, hot berry jam, bacon & champagne, ham, sweet chilli chips.

Mrs & Mr Benedict

Bacon, poached, sourdough, chives & sprouts. Add smoked salmon; add venison sausage; add sauted mushrooms.

Conversational French Toast

Brioche, maple, caramelised banana, bacon, blueberry, whipped, cocoa. Add – poached.

Eggs Your Way

Choice of eggs, poached/scrambled/fried, sourdough, balsamic glaze, chives & sprouts. Add smoked salmon; add hash brown (2pcs); add venison sausage; add sauted mushrooms; add bacon.

Little Cabinet

All Day

Parmesan Cheese & Chives Scone

w butter and berry jam

Blueberry Apple Crumble Muffin

w butter

Zesty Carrot Cake

w cocoa

Samosa & Masala Chai

Home made 9 spices chai

My Name Is Brawnie Slice

I’m Gluten Free

Start & Share

11am Onwards

Broccoli Spinach Parmesan Soup

Cheese, chives, parmesan sourdough

Coconut Tiger Prawns (GF)

Prawns, coconut, spices, tamrind sauce

3 Slice Parmesean Foccicia

Chicken or mushrooms, greens, cherry tomatoes, feta

Indian Street Samosa Papdi Chaat

Indian yogurt, samosa, seviyan, mint & tamrind sauce

Ms. Broccolini & Mr. Jalpeno

Cheese bites w maple & aioli

The Bowls

11am-2:30pm

Mamma Mia – Bolognese Pasta

Lamb minced, herbs & cheese

Wingettes & Drumettes

Choice of sauce: I’m Hot To Handle; BBQ Honey. Served with fries. Swap to salad.

Salt Water Fish N Chips

Fish, chips, peas, tartar

Homemade Falafel (Vegan, DF)

Falafel, hummus, wheat pita

Spinach Masala Gaon Ka

Rice, paratha, poppadoms and greens. Choice of protein: chicken, tiger prawns, paneer or tofu.

Desi Butter Chicken or Paneer

Rice, butter chix, poppadum, greens

Daal, Bhaat and Sabzi- The Comfort

Indian three lentils, spiced potatoes, rice, greens

The Burgers

11am-2:30

Ba-a-a ; Ba-a-a – The Lamb

Lamb, brioche, lettuce, feta, caramalised onion relish, tomato, mint mayo, cheese, fries. Swap to curly; add bacon; GF Venerdi buns; make it double lamb.

The Truffle Beef

Minced beef patty, brioche, truffle aioli, BBQ, bacon, lettuce, crispy onion, cheese, fries. Swap to curly; GF Venerdi buns; make it double beef.

The Farmers Vegetable (V)

Shallow fry veg patty, brioche, beetroot relish, tomato, lettuce, onion rings, pickle, cheese, fries. Swap to curly; GF Venerdi buns; add halloumi slice.

Cock- aa – Doodle – Doo

Battered fried chicken, brioche, tomato relish, lettuce, creamy slaw, cheese, i wait pickle, fries. Swap to curly; GF Venerdi buns; add bacon; make it double chicken.

Lunch Sides

All Day

Beer Onion Rings and Aioli
Curly and Aioli
Chips and Aioli
Veg Spring Rolls

Kids & Puppy

All Day

French Toast & Maple

Kids breakfast

Scrambled and Sourdough

Kids breakfast

Butter Chicken and Rice

Kids lunch

Mini Chicken Burger

Kids lunch

Desserts

Biscoff Cheese Cake
Brownie Berry Mess
Chilled Rabri & Hot Jamun
Boozey Affogato

Khalau, 2 shots coffee, French Vanila & Savoiardi

Bitching & Beer Hours

3:30pm – 6:30pm Thursday-Friday-Saturday

1 Beer & Fries

Corona, Tui, Stenlager

2 Beer & Fries

Corona, Tui, Stenlager

4 Beers Bucket & Fries

Corona, Tui & Steinlager

Dinner (Thursday-Fri-Saturday) – Start & Share

4:30Pm- 8:30Pm

Old Delhi Samosa Chaat

Samosa, yogurt, tamarind sauce, chives & peas

Coconut Tiger Prawns

Coconut, prawns, tamarind

Dinner (Thursday-Fri-Saturday) – Mains

The Himalayan Lamb Shank

Bone in slow cooked lamb, rice & poppadum, greens, paratha, raita

Fish N Chips

Home made tartar, peas, malt vinegar, chips

Spinach Masala

Cumin tempered spinach, peas mustard rice, popaddum, tomato, cucumber, paratha, raita

Tiger Prawns Tagliatelle Puttanesca Pasta

Wine, cheese, herbs

Parmesan Feta Focaccia

Chicken/mushrooms, feta, salad & chives

Dinner (Thursday-Fri-Saturday) – The Burgers

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Southern fried chicken, tomato relish, bacon, lettuce & fries. Swap to curly; GF Venerdi buns.

The Truffle Beef

Minced beef patty, brioche, truffle aioli, BBQ, bacon, lettuce, crispy onion, cheese, fries. Swap to curly; GF Venerdi buns; add extra beef patty.

Dinner (Thursday-Fri-Saturday) – Kids

Chicken Burger & Fries
Fish N Chips

Red Wines

Brookfields

Syrah

Allan Scot

Pinot noir

Penfolds

White Wines

Tony Bish Fat Sassy

Chardonnay

Allan Scott

Pinot Gris

Sacred Hill

Sav

Chilled Beers – 330 ml pints

Corona Extra
Heinekeen
Heinekeen 0.0
Tiger Brave – IPA

Coffee & Masala Chai

Choice of milk/cream/syrup – $1, coffee shot – $2

Cappuccino
Cafe Latte
Americano
Flat White

Tea Pot

Choice of milk or cream – $1

Restful
Berrylicious
English Breakfast Tea
Lemongrass & Ginger

Iced

Choice of milk or cream or icecream – $1

Honey Iced Mocha
Iced Chocolate
Cafe De La Passion
Iced Ice Cream Coffee

Shakes & Smoothies

Choice of milk or cream – $1

Coco Peanut Butter
Strawberry Pie
Banana & Almond
Blueberry & Dates

Aerated by Coke

Coke, Diet, Fanta, Sprite, L&P, Ginger Beer, Most Peach & Apple, Most Apple & Black Currant, Sparkling Water

Coke
Diet
Fanta
Sprite

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