Paasha Turkish Cafe

restaurant — Pukekohe · Pukekohe

About Paasha Turkish Cafe

Paasha Turkish Cafe serves traditional Turkish dishes alongside woodfire pizzas, spanning kebabs, mezze, doner and dessert.

The menu covers separate lunch and dinner offerings, plus a dedicated drinks menu, and dishes range from classic grilled kebabs and shish through to doner wraps and plates, mezze platters, and a range of woodfire pizzas that put a Turkish spin on the format. Sweet finishes include baklava and semolina cake.

Customers can dine in with a table reservation, or order takeaway and delivery online through the cafe's ordering platform.

Paasha Turkish Cafe: Kebabs, Mezze and Woodfire Pizza

Paasha Turkish Cafe brings together the core of Turkish cooking — kebabs, mezze and doner — alongside a menu of woodfire pizzas, giving it a broad spread that covers both traditional Turkish dining and something closer to a casual pizza night.

From the Grill

The kebab and shish side of the menu runs deep, with Adana kebabs available in both chicken and lamb, alongside lamb shish, kofta shish, kofta mushroom shish, and prawn shish. There's also a combination shish for those who want a bit of everything, plus kebab and combination kebab served over rice. Lamb pizola appears in a few forms — plain, with fries, or with potato — rounding out a grill selection built for people who know exactly what cut and style they're after.

Doner, Every Way

Doner is very much its own category here. Chicken and lamb doner both show up as wraps, burgers, and plates served over rice with salad, plus lamb doner served with fries. It's the kind of menu structure that makes doner accessible whether you're after a quick wrap on the go or a fuller plate to sit down to.

Mezze, Starters and Shared Plates

Beyond the mains, Paasha's mezze and starter selection is extensive. Alinazik — a smoky eggplant puree traditionally topped with meat — sits alongside hummus, dolma (stuffed vine leaves), and lahmajun, the thin Turkish flatbread topped with minced meat. Garlic features heavily too, from garlic mussels and garlic prawns to garlic cheese bread and garlic Turkish bread. For something more substantial, there are chicken and vegetarian mezze platters, calamari, casserole, and a Turkish pastry parcel called muska boregi.

Woodfire Pizza

What sets Paasha apart from a typical Turkish kebab shop is its dedicated woodfire pizza range. Options span the familiar — Hawaiian, margarita, pepperoni — through to more distinctive choices like the Roman and Roman Vegetarian, a seafood pizza, a smoked salmon pizza, and a meat-loaded "Meat Galore". Even the bread gets the woodfire treatment, with Turkish bread cooked straight in the oven.

Something Sweet

To finish, the menu includes baklava — the classic layered pastry with nuts and syrup — and a semolina cake, giving diners a traditional Turkish sweet note to end the meal.

Dining In or Ordering Out

Paasha Turkish Cafe offers separate lunch and dinner menus, along with a dedicated drinks menu for those dining in. Tables can be reserved directly through the cafe's website, making it straightforward to plan ahead for a group.

For those who'd rather eat at home, Paasha also offers takeaway and online ordering through its delivery platform, so the full range — from the grill, the doner counter, the woodfire oven, and the dessert list — is available whether you're eating in or getting it delivered.

With a menu this broad, spanning kebabs, doner, mezze, woodfire pizza and dessert, Paasha Turkish Cafe positions itself as a genuine one-stop option for Turkish and Mediterranean-style dining.

Signature items

  • Adana Kebab
  • Woodfire Pizza
  • Kofta Mezze Platter
  • Lamb Doner
  • Turkish Bread & Dips
  • Baklava

Menu

Doner

  • Chicken Doner Wrap — Chicken doner wrapped in flatbread.
  • Doner Chicken on Rice and Salad — Chicken doner served on rice with salad.
  • Doner Lamb on Rice with Salad — Lamb doner served on rice with salad.
  • Lamb Doner Burger — Lamb doner served burger-style.
  • Lamb Doner Fries — Lamb doner served with fries.
  • Lamb Doner Rice — Lamb doner served over rice.
  • Lamb Doner with Fries — Lamb doner plate served with fries.
  • Lamb Doner Wrap — Lamb doner wrapped in flatbread.
  • Chicken, Rice and Salad — Chicken served with rice and salad.

Seafood

  • Smoked Salmon — Smoked salmon dish.

Desserts

  • Baklava — Layered pastry dessert with nuts and syrup.
  • Semolina Cake — Traditional semolina-based cake.

Kebabs & Shish

  • Adana Kebab (Chicken) — Grilled minced chicken kebab, Adana style.
  • Adana Kebab (Lamb) — Grilled minced lamb kebab, Adana style.
  • Combination Kebab on Rice — A mix of kebab meats served on rice.
  • Combination Shish — A combination of grilled shish skewers.
  • Kebab on Rice — Grilled kebab served over rice.
  • Kofta Shish — Grilled kofta skewers.
  • Kofta Mushroom Shish — Kofta and mushroom skewers, grilled.
  • Lamb Kofta — Grilled seasoned lamb kofta.
  • Lamb Shish — Grilled lamb skewers.
  • Prawn Shish — Grilled prawn skewers.
  • Shish Mushroom — Grilled mushroom skewers.
  • Lamb Pizola — Lamb pizola dish, served plain.
  • Lamb Pizola with Fries — Lamb pizola served with fries.
  • Lamb Pizola with Potato — Lamb pizola served with potato.
  • Lamb Delight — Lamb dish from the grill menu.

Woodfire Pizza

  • Hawaiian Classic — Woodfire pizza, Hawaiian style.
  • Margarita — Woodfire margarita pizza.
  • Meat Galore — Woodfire pizza loaded with meat toppings.
  • Pepperoni — Woodfire pepperoni pizza.
  • Pesto Chicken Pizza — Woodfire pizza with pesto and chicken.
  • Prosciutto Pizza — Woodfire pizza topped with prosciutto.
  • Roman — Woodfire pizza, Roman style.
  • Roman Vegetarian — Woodfire vegetarian pizza, Roman style.
  • Seafood Pizza — Woodfire pizza with seafood toppings.
  • Smoked Salmon Pizza — Woodfire pizza topped with smoked salmon.
  • Woodfire Turkish Bread — Turkish bread cooked in the woodfire oven.

Mezze & Starters

  • Alinazik — Turkish dish of smoky eggplant puree, traditionally topped with meat.
  • Bread and Dips — Turkish bread served with a selection of dips.
  • Dolma — Stuffed vine leaves.
  • Falafel and Rice — Falafel served with rice.
  • Garlic Cheese Bread — Turkish bread topped with garlic and cheese.
  • Garlic Mussels — Mussels cooked in garlic.
  • Garlic Prawns — Prawns cooked in garlic.
  • Garlic Turkish Bread — Turkish bread with garlic.
  • Hummus and Bread — Hummus served with bread.
  • Hummus — Classic hummus dip.
  • Kofta Mezze Platter — Mezze platter featuring kofta.
  • Lahmajun (No Cheese) — Thin Turkish flatbread topped with minced meat, served without cheese.
  • Muska Boregi — Turkish pastry parcel.
  • Mussaka — Layered baked dish of meat and vegetables.
  • Turkish Bread — Traditional Turkish bread.
  • Calamari — Calamari dish.
  • Casserole — Casserole dish from the menu.
  • Mezze Platter (Chicken) — Mezze platter featuring chicken.
  • Mezze Platter (Vegetarian) — Mezze platter with vegetarian options.

Frequently asked questions

Does Paasha Turkish Cafe offer takeaway or delivery?
Yes, takeaway and online ordering are available through their ordering platform.
Is there a separate lunch and dinner menu?
Yes, Paasha Turkish Cafe has both a dedicated lunch menu and dinner menu.
Do they serve woodfire pizza?
Yes, a range of woodfire pizzas is available, including Hawaiian, margarita, pepperoni, seafood and smoked salmon varieties.
Are there vegetarian options?
Yes — options include a Roman Vegetarian pizza, a vegetarian mezze platter, and falafel.
Can I reserve a table?
Yes, table reservations can be made directly through the cafe's website.
Is there a drinks menu?
Yes, Paasha Turkish Cafe has a dedicated drinks menu.

Tips

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Good to know

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