BABINKA RESTAURANT AND BAR
Babinka Restaurant & Bar
Kakahoroa drive,
Whakatane.
Ph/Fax 07 307 0009
Open Hours: 7 days
10am - 2pm
Breakfast/Lunch
5.30pm - 9pm
Extended hours during Summer
Motel Delivery service $5
BYO surcharge $7
Open 7 days and fully Licensed with BYO wine only.
We have Local and imported beers.
Enjoy indoor or outdoor dining with fantastic river views which compliment our great service and relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
Our extensive menu offers everything from authentic curries to seafood and steak, finishing with desert and flavoured coffees.
We can cater for up to 80 people inside or out. And dont forget, we have available a breakfast and lunch menu to.
~BREAKFAST~
(Not available after
Babinka Breakfast Pan fried crumpet with golden syrup, crispy bacon, poached eggs, potato mash, grilled tomato, sausage and hollandaise sauce
French Toasts With sliced banana, crispy noodles, maple syrup, bacon and sugar cinnamon dust
Spring Morning Marinated mushrooms, bacon, hash brown with garlic bread and two poached eggs
Farmers breakfast Sausage, hash brown, tomato, eggs, mushrooms, bacon and toast
American oriental breakfast Sausage, hash brown, tomato, eggs, mushrooms, bacon, ham, baked beans and toast
Babinka homemade mega hash brown Shredded potato, bacon, cheese, onion, eggs and cream
Cream or sautéed mushroom, bacon, poached eggs on rye bread with garlic aioli
Tuscan scrambled eggs Rye bread crustine spread with basil pesto topped with poached or scrambled eggs and brie
Babinka Superb Pumpkin bread, minuet steak, sausage, bacon, mushrooms, fried eggs, potato mash, tomato and béarnaise sauce
Eggs with toast and butter Choice of fried, poached or scramble eggs on toast and butter
Toast with butter and jam
Sausage, two eggs, hash brown and toast
Bacon, two eggs, hash brown, toast
(Extras $2.00 each – Hash brown, tomato, sausage, bacon, mushroom or eggs)
Fish of the day with salad and fries
Pasta Fettuccine
Bread - French Bread plain or garlic
Lebanese plain or garlic
Bread selection with dips
Char grilled vegetable sandwich carrots, mushroom, courgettes, tomato, brie, served in rye bread spread with hummus and herb aioli
Arabic Style Lamb Salad Lamb rump strip fan fried in olive oil mix with couscous, tomato, cucumber and red onion with salad mix.
Orange Calamari salad - Pan fried served with burnt orange sauce on a green salad
Turkish style char grill (chicken or beef) Meat marinated with garlic, paprika, cumin juice pan fried served on char grilled vegetables with garlic pita and salad garnish.
Meditarian style beef, lamb or chicken burger served with tomato, onion, cucumber, lettuce, char grilled veges and fries
Steak sandwich - on Rye served with tomato pesto, lettuce, cucumber, caramalised onion, mushroom and mesculan salad.
Western omelette – ham, cheese, tomato, onion and potato served with salad
Bombay butter prawn – marinated in tomato, yoghurt and cream sauce, served with rice and a poppadom
Bombay butter chicken – marinated in tomato, yoghurt and cream sauce. Served with rice and a poppadom
South Indian curry (chicken, beef, lamb, fish or vegetables) Served with rice and poppadom
Sri Lankan style fish or calamari curry Served with rice and poppadom
Thai red or green curry with chicken, fish or veges
Kotu Roti Ceylon favourite of Roti (bread) strips mix up with egg, vegetable, curry sauce and a choice of either chicken, beef, fish or vegetable.
BLT – Bacon Lettuce and tomato with facacia bread
~DINNER~
Bread
French bread Garlic, plain, or herb
Traditional Indian bread (Naan) Choice of Garlic or plain (for two)
Bread Selection
ENTRÉE
Soup of the day
Babinka’s most popular offering with French garlic bread (please refer to blackboard)
Pate’ (chicken liver, made on premises)
Accompanied with sunflower barley toast and mixed green leaf (please refer to blackboard)
Pecan nut crusted bries
Oven baked on a passion fruit coulis served with crackers
Prawn Kebab
Char grilled with steamed rice and peanut satay sauce.
Thai Coconut Calamari
Marinated with mustard and garlic, flamed in olive oil with assorted julienne vegetables and thai coconut sauce.
Vege stuffed vol-au-vent Basket
Savoury vege filling and parmesan crust served with salad garnish.
Light Meals
Pasta (Fettucine)
(Refer to blackboard)
Babinka Chicken Salad
Tandoori Chicken Kabab
Served with garlic pita bread, chunky salad and minted yoghurtCrumbed Scallops or Oysters
Served with salad, Fries and tartare sauce
Mains
All mains served with your choice of Salad, Vegetables or Fries. Additional sides $5.00
Fish of the day (Plain or Cajun)
Pan fried and layered on parmesan mash, served with daily sauce. (Refer to blackboard)
Pork Loin Steak
Oven roasted pork loin layered on caramalised onions and char grilled vegetables with a red currant tomato thyme sauce.
Seafood
A combination of fresh fish, scallops, mussels, calamari and whole tiger prawn infused with champagne saffron sauce. served with rice.
Chicken Breast
Oven roasted breast of chicken set on a roasted pumpkin risotto and red pepper garlic honey sauce.
Lamb Rump
Cooked to your preference, with bulgur pilaf and orange honey port jus.
Baked fillet, risotto of assorted vegetables with burnt orange sauce.
Scotch Fillet Steak
Cooked to your preference served with kumara rosties with a red wine-onion mushroom confit.
Kit’s Curry Menu
All curries served with freshly made rice, poppadom and condiment
Saagi Goshi (Lamb or Chicken with fresh spinach)-Medium
Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and North Indian spices cooked in a tomato spinach sauce
Sri Lankan mas-curry (Chicken, Lamb or Vegetable) – Mild
Marinated in ginger, garlic, mild spices with tomato, cashew and coconut cream sauce
Butter Chicken – Mild
Cooked in a very mild cream sauce using tomato, onion and yogurt
Hare Masala Green Curry (chicken, fish , beef or vegetable) – Hot
Breast pieces cooked with spring onion, ginger, garlic coriander, green chilli and coconut sauce
Rogan Josh (Beef or Lamb) – Medium
Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and spices, cooked in a tomato curry sauce
Masala (Chicken – Hot) (Prawn – Hot)
Cooked in masala spices with capsicum, tomato, mushroom, garlic, ginger and coconut cream
Cooked in a spiced chilli, mustard, ginger, garlic, tomato and coconut sauce
Thai Red Curry (Pork, Chicken or Venison) – Medium or Hot
Marinated in garlic, ginger lemon grass, coriander, onion, red curry spice with coconut cream
Sri Lankan Prawn or Calamari Curry – Hot only
Marinated in ginger, garlic, Sri Lankan spices, tomato and coconut cream
Sri Lankan Black Meat Curry (Chicken, Beef or Pork) – Hot only
Marinated in ginger, garlic, tomato, roasted spice, cooked in a coconut curry sauce
Jafna Tomato Curry (Chicken, Beef, Lamb, Pork or Fish) – Very Hot
Cooked with garlic, ginger, tomato and Sri Lankan jafna spiced curry sauce
Jalfrezi (Fish, Chicken, lamb, Venison or vegetable) – Medium
Marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and Bengali spices. Cooked with capsicum, coriander, onion and tomato curry sauce
Biriyani (Chicken, Beef or Lamb)
Mildly spiced, combined with saffron rice cooked on a slow fire
Korma (Chicken, Fish, lamb or vegetable) – Mild or Hot
Cooked with garlic, ginger, chilli yogurt, cashew nuts and coriander in a tomato curry sauce
Vindaloo (Beef, Lamb, Chicken or Fish) – Very Hot
Marinated with Indian Spices tamarind, ginger and garlic in a tomato coconut sauce
Children’s Menu
Small fries with sauce
Battered hot dog fries and sauce
Chicken nuggets, fries and sauce
Fish bites, fries and sauce
~Snack Menu~
(Not available between 12.00pm and 2.30pm)
Half a dozen samosa’s with dipping sauce
Half a dozen spring rolls with dipping sauce
~Non Alcoholic Beverages~
Lassi (Indian yoghurt drink)
Fruit Smoothies
Grapefruit
Passion Fruit
Tomato Juice
Orange
Pineapple
Ginger Beer
Flavored coffee
Middle eastern style cappuccino
(Claws, cardamom and whipped cream)
Double Mocca (topped with whipped cream)
Decaf
Short or Long Black
Cappuccino or Flat white
Tea
~DESERTS~
Please refer to blackboard.
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