CAFE MENU

Big Fig is the place to eat in Wanaka when you want a tasty breakfast, lunch or casual dinner.
As well as luscious slow-cooked meats, we have delicious vegetarian and vegan hot dishes and salads. Everything can be eaten in or taken away.

BREAKFAST

This is a sample only as our menu items change every day, depending on what’s good and in season.

Hot cabinet: Choose a plate size and tell us what you’d like from the hot cabinet.

Herb & Feta Frittata, Egyptian Beans, Shakshuka, Breakfast Hash, Potato Mushroom Gratin etc.

Small $16 / Medium $23 / Big $29

In addition to our hot cabinet, we also offer:

Middle Eastern Granola

With poached fruit & sweet labneh w/ honey, cardamom & orange blossom - $15

Homemade Spiced Sourdough Fruit Toast

With homemade jam & butter (or vegan butter) - $7

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

With blueberries, lemon curd, pistachios & sweet labneh
or Raspberries, maple & whipped cream - $15

Banana Coconut Porridge

With almond butter, toasted coconut & maple syrup - $15

Gozleme

Our take on a Turkish classic. Fried pitta dough filled with yummy fillings that change regularly - $7.50

Brekkie Pots

Healthy, delicious, change with the seasons - $10.50

Smoothies

Green smoothie with mint, avocado, spinach, almond butter, coconut water;
Tropical smoothie with passionfruit, pineapple, mango, banana, coconut cream;
Cacao smoothie w/ peanut butter, date, coconut cream - all $9

Fresh juices

All the goodness, in a jar - $10

Bakery

From fresh pittas to cakes & cookies, all made in-house.

LUNCH & DINNER

Choose a plate size and we’ll fill it with the hot dishes and cold salads you want.
This is a sample only as our menu items change every day, depending on what’s good and in season.

Small $16 / Medium $23 / Big $29

Meat Dishes

Beef cheeks slow-cooked in pomegranate and red pepper paste NGA/DF/NF

Lamb shawarma slow-cooked w/ garlic, lemon & coriander NGA/DF/NF

Minty lemony yoghurt meatballs w/ preserved lemon NGA/NF

Chicken tagine w/ olives, preserved lemon NGA/DF

Vegan and vegetarian dishes

∙          Carrot chickpea tagine with yoghurt sauce NGA

Harissa butterbean stew NGA/DF/VEGAN

Kumara Gratin cooked in sage, garlic & cream NGA/NF

Roast baharat potatoes NGA/DF/NF/VEGAN

Roast cumin carrot & red onion w/ tahini sauce NGA/DF/NF/VEGAN

Salads

Rainbow slaw w/ beetroot, carrot, red cabbage NGA/DF/NF/VEGAN

Carrot, apple slaw w / radish, currants & sesame NGA/DF/NF/VEGAN

Kale quinoa salad w/ cranberries, almonds & mustard dressing NGA/DF/VEGAN

Hippy salad w/ rice, raw veggies, toasted seeds, nuts & tahini turmeric dressing NGA/DF/VEGAN

Fennel tabbouleh w/ raw veg & pomegranate dressing NF/DF/VEGAN

Shaved broccoli salad w/ almonds, cranberries & aioli buttermilk dressing NGA

Israeli couscous salad w/ pea, leek, preserved lemon, feta NF

Sweets

Honey fig cheesecake NF

Friands NF/DF

Dark chocolate & orange cakes NGA/DF

and many other delicious options

We use free range eggs and chicken.

NGA: No Gluten Added / DF: Dairy-free / NF: Nut-free