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Thunderbird Cafe brings a playful streak to the Featherston Street business district. The licensed, deliberately kitschy room serves through the working week and opens on weekends as well, shifting easily from an early coffee stop to a relaxed lunch. Southern, Cajun and Tex-Mex flavours give the food its identity, while the kitchen's emphasis on making dishes fresh in house keeps the approach grounded in cafe cooking. Friday live music adds a sociable end-of-week rhythm without turning the venue into a bar first and restaurant second.

Breakfast covers quick starts and plates that warrant a longer pause. A bacon-and-egg bun sits alongside house-toasted muesli, pancakes and eggs on toast, while a fish stack layers hash browns, spinach, grilled fish, a poached egg and hollandaise. Eggs Benedict can be built around spinach, mushrooms, bacon, ham or salmon. Huevos rancheros, breakfast tacos and a burrito bring Mexican beans, salsa and achiote cream into the morning, and a dedicated vegan plate avoids simply removing ingredients from the standard breakfast.

From late morning, burritos, quesadillas and tacos become the menu's flexible core. Chicken, pulled pork, grilled fish or mushrooms can be matched with melted cheese, Mexican beans, slaw and house sauces, making the format easy to adjust without losing its character. Salads take a bolder route: the Texas Tosser places Southern fried chicken over ranch-dressed lettuce with parmesan, pico de gallo and guacamole, while a crisp tostada can carry chicken, mushrooms or halloumi.

The Southern side of the kitchen becomes clearest in the chef's specials and burgers. Brined fried chicken comes with mash, slaw, blackberry chutney and bourbon-pecan sauce, while fried-chicken tacos use a house Coca-Cola barbecue sauce. Pulled pork, grilled halloumi and beef each have their own burger treatment. Jalapeño poppers, smoked wings, chilli con queso and curly fries make natural sharing food, and the cafe's attention to vegan and other special options helps a mixed group enjoy the same exuberant menu rather than split into separate dining plans.

Address: 154 Featherston Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand

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Thunderbird Cafe Menu

Kids Breakfast

EGG HEAD
$8

One fried, poached or scrambled egg served on buttered sourdough toast

PIKELETS
$12 / Add ice-cream + $2 / Add bacon + $5

Kid’s sized pancakes served with maple syrup & banana

TOAST & SPREADS
$8

Toasted sourdough with your choice of spread – jam, peanut butter, nutella

Kids Lunch & Dinner

CHEESY CHOMPER
$10

Ham & cheese in a toasted sourdough sandwich

CHICK’A DOODLE DOO
$12

Fried chicken bites in a basket with curly fries

MINI NACHOS
$15

Crunchy corn chips topped with melted cheese, black bean & guacamole V GF

MINI SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
$15

Chicken breast battered southern style, served with creamy mash and housemade bourbon pecan sauce

T BIRD JUNIOR
$15 / Add fries + $5

A beef patty with melted cheese & tomato sauce in a toasted buttered bun

Breakfast

Available till 11.30am | Scones & Muffins are baked fresh daily. Hollandaise is made fresh everyday.

BACON & EGG BUTTIE
$12 / GF bun $3 / Hash browns $6

Grilled bacon and a fried egg in a toasted bun.

FISH STACK
$22

Hash browns, spinach, grilled fish, a free-range poached egg, house-made hollandaise and chutney

MINCE ON TOAST
$20 / Add Eggs $8

Beef mince cooked with spices, onions, cheese and capsicums on sourdough

TOAST & SPREADS
$9

Sourdough or grain toast with your choice of spreads Jam, Vegemite, Marmite, Peanut Butter, Nutella. Extra spread 5 | Extra toast 3 | Vegan

BREAKFAST BURGER
$18

Grilled bacon, fried egg, hashbrown, lettuce, pickled onions, chipotle mayo in toasted bun

T-BIRD MUESLI
$16

House-made toasted muesli served with natural yoghurt, milk, plum compote, fresh seasonal fruits and nuts

EGGS ON TOAST
$14

Free-range poached, scrambled, fried eggs on toasted sourdough or grain. GF toast 3. Extra egg 4 | Extra toast 3

T-BIRD VEGAN DELIGHT
$24

Portobella grilled mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, crispy spuds & wilted spinach on toasted Sourdough bread

BREAKFAST TACOS
$20 / GF $2

Free-range scrambled eggs, and house-made Mexican beans, cheese in flour tortillas served with salsa de molcajete and achiote cream

Breakfast Burrito
$20

Free-range scrambled eggs, house-made Mexican beans and cheese wrapped in a grilled flour tortilla served with salsa de molcajete and achiote cream. Add: Bacon $7 | Chorizo $3.5 | Capsicum $2.50 | Spring onions $2.5 | Guac $3

EGGS BENEDICT
Spinach or Mushrooms $22 / Streaky Bacon or ham $24 / Smoked salmon flakes $26

Free-range poached eggs on toasted sourdough with house-made hollandaise

Man Scram
$23

Free-range scrambled eggs with chorizo, capsicums, chilis, spinach and cheese on your choice of toast OR rolled in a flour tortilla. Add: Bacon $7 | Hash Browns $6 | GF Toast $3

Huevos Rancheros
$23 / Add bacon $7

Free-range fried eggs, hash browns in an open flour tortilla topped with Mexican beans, melted cheese, pico de gallo and achiote cream

Buttermilk Pancakes
$20

With grilled banana and maple syrup. Add grilled bacon $4 | Add ice cream $6

Vik’s Vege Delight
$27

Free-range eggs of your choice on toasted sourdough with portobello grilled mushrooms, wilted spinach, grilled tomatoes, crispy spuds and house-made hollandaise

Thunder Biggy
$28

Free-range eggs of your choice on toasted sourdough with Bacon, sausages, portobello grilled mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, crispy spuds and house-made hollandaise

Brunch Sides

AVOCADO (Seasonal)
$6
BACON
$7
CRISPY SPUDS
$6
GRILLED TOMATOES
$6
HALLOUMI
$7
HASH BROWNS
$6
HOLLANDAISE
$2
MEXICAN BEANS
$6
PORTOBELLO GRILLED MUSHROOMS
$6
SALMON FLAKES
$9
SAUSAGES
$7
WILTED SPINACH
$6

Lunch

From 11:30am-CLOSE | please notify us of any allergies special & vegan options available

BURRITOS
$24

Filling of your choice with melted cheese, Mexican beans, tahini dressed coleslaw rolled in a flour tortilla served with achiote cream on the side • Chicken • Pulled pork • Grilled Fish • Mushrooms. Add Curly fries 5 | Jalapenos 2 | Guac 3

QUESADILLAS
$22

Your choice of filling served in a grilled flour tortilla with melted cheese, queso sauce, herbs & spices with a fresh side salad (Swap salad to curly fries 4) • Chicken • Pulled pork • Mushrooms & capsicums V • Jalapeno V

TACOS
for Two $22 / for Three $28

Filling of your choice served in flour tortilla with Mexican beans, melted cheese, tahini dressed coleslaw, salsa de molcajete and achiote cream on the side • Chicken • Pulled pork • Grilled Fish • Mushrooms V vegan* Add Jalapenos 2 | Guac 3 | GF 2

Nachos
$24

Crunchy corn chips with Mexican beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, salsa de molcajete, achiote cream, melted cheese and queso

T-bird Toastie
$10

Ham, melted cheese & chipotle mayo in a toasted sourdough sandwich served with tomato relish

Salads

Texas Tosser
$24

Southern fried chicken on ranch dressed cos lettuce with parmesan cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole

Tostada
$16 / Grilled Chicken $7 / Portobello Mushrooms $7 / Grilled Halloumi $7

A crispy corn tortilla topped with Mexican beans, fresh salad (mesclun, coleslaw, lettuce, pico de gallo, cherry tomatoes) with achiote cream on the side

Chef's Specials

BIG BERTHA
$26

A toasted flour tortilla stuffed with southern fried chicken, curly fries, tahini dressed coleslaw, melted cheese rolled as a burrito served with achiote cream Extra cheesy 1

Fried Chicken Tacos
for two $22 / for three $28

Southern fried chicken served in two flour tortillas with cheese, tahini dressed coleslaw, pico de gallo and house-made Coca-Cola BBQ sauce

SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
$26

Tender brined chicken breasts battered southern style, served with creamy mash, tahini dressed coleslaw, house-made blackberry chutney and house-made bourbon pecan sauce.

Burgers

All sauces are House made | Mayo made with free range egg yolks

Bacon me crazy Burger
$22

Marinated grilled chicken breast with grilled Bacon on lettuce, pickled onions, tomato with chipotle mayo and house-made Coca-Cola BBQ sauce in a toasted bun

Big Hands Burger
$22

Fried chicken with grilled Bacon, melted cheese, jalapenos, lettuce, pickled onions, spicy aioli and chipotle mayo in a toasted bun

Heavenly Devanly Burger
$18

Fried chicken served on tahini dressed Mexican slaw with house-made Coca-Cola BBQ & chipotle mayo

Muddy Pig Burger
$18

Twelve hours cooked pulled pork served with tahini dressed Mexican, house-made Coca-Cola BBQ sauce topped with jalapenos in a toasted bun

Southwest Burger
$20

Grilled halloumi, grilled mushrooms served with melted cheese on top, lettuce, tomatoes, pickled onions and chipotle mayo in a toasted bun. (Add curly fries $5 | Add Guac $3 | Add Cheese $2 | Add GF bun $3)

Thunder Burger
$20 / Extra patty $5 / Add bacon $5 / Add egg $4

Herbed beef mince patty with melted cheese on lettuce, pickled onion, tomatoes and spicy aioli in a toasted bun

Sides

Jalapeno Poppers
$14

Cheese stuffed whole poppers battered southern style served with house-made chipotle mayo

Buffalo Wings
$14

House smoked BBQ spiced chicken wings with house-made Coca-Cola BBQ sauce

Calamari
$12

Deep fried calamari served with house-made chipotle mayo

Chilli Con Queso
$14

A spicy, cheesy dip served with crunchy corn Chips & house-made guacamole

CURLY FRIES
$12

Basket of fries served with chipotle mayo

FRINGS
$14

Basket of curly fries and onion rings served with house-made ranch and chipotle mayo, best of both worlds

Loaded Wedges
$14

Topped with melted cheese and bacon served with sour cream and sweet chilli

Kids Drinks

FLUFFY
$4
KIDS JUICES
$5

Any of our homegrown juice options, served kiddie size. Apple | orange | cranberry

KIDS SHAKES
$8

Chocolate | vanilla | caramel | lime | banana | strawberry | raspberry

SPIDER
$8

Coke | Fanta | Sprite | L&P

Teas

Teas
$5

English Breakfast, Green Tea, Earl Grey, Peppermint, Tokyo Lime, Vanilla Raspberry Rooibos, Chamomile, Kawakawa Fire, Ginger Quince, Berry Coulis

Others

Chai Latte
$5.20
Fluffy
$4
Hot Blackcurrant
$5.50
Hot Chocolate, Chilli Hot Chocolate
$5.50
Lemon Honey & Ginger
$5.50

Iced Drinks

ICED COFFEE / MOCHA / CHOC
$8

Served with Ice Cream & Cream

ICED LATTE
$8 / Soy, Oat, Almond, Coconut + $1 / Vanilla, Caramel + $0.50
MILKSHAKES
$10 / Thickshakes + $1.50 / Add shot of Baileys + $0.50

Chocolate, Caramel, Lime, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Banana, Peanut Butter, Orange, Maple. Mix in other flavours: Snickers, PB&J, Jaffa, Caravan, Banoffee, Perky Nana, name your flavour!

SPIDER
$8

Any Coca Cola / American range Soda. Served in a tall glass with Ice Cream and ice

Non-Alcoholic

AMERICAN SODA
$5

Dr Pepper, A & W Root Beer, Cherry Coke, Vanilla Coke

COCA COLA
$6

Coke, Coke No Sugar ,Diet Coke, Sprite, L&P, Fanta

FRESHLY SQUEEZED JUICES BY THE GLASS
Regular $8 / Large $10
JARRITOS MEXICAN SODA
$6

Cola, Mandarin, Lime, Guava, Mango, Pineapple

JUICE BY THE GLASS
$6

Orange, Granny Smith Apple, Cranberry

Beer

INTERNATIONAL BEERS
$10

Corona Extra (Mexican) (4.5%), Tiger (Singapore) (5%), Hoegaarden white (Holland) (4.9%), Heineken (Netherlands) (5%)

LOW ALCOHOL BEER
$10

Croucher Low Rider (2.5%)

NZ BEERS IN BOTTLE
$11

Panhead Supercharger APA (5.7%), Panhead Port Road Pilsner (5.2%), Panhead Stout Blacktop Oat (5.5%), Parrotdog Hazy IPA (5.8%), Garage Project Garagista IPA (5.8%), Magners Apple Cider (4.5%), Fortune Favours IPA (6%), Fortune Favours Pilsner (5%), Double Vision Chillex XPA (5%)

NZ CRAFT BEERS ON TAP
$10

Kereru IPA & Kereru Pilsner

Wine

MERLOT
Glass $12 / Bottle $43

Rabbit Island Merlot, Nelson

PINOT NOIR
Glass $12 / Bottle $49

Seifried Estate Pinot noir, Nelson

ROSE
Glass $12 / Bottle $45

NGA Pari Rose, Wairarapa

SHIRAZ
Glass $12 / Bottle $45

Chalk Hill Luna Shiraz, McLaren Vale Sth Australia

SPARKLING
Glass $12 / Bottle $45

Ca’ Vescovo Prosecco Brut NV

Sangria

BLANCA
$25

White wine, orange juice, rum and berries (Carafe for two)

TINTO
$25

Red wine, orange juice, brandy and berries (Carafe for two)

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