The Library Cafe and Function Venue in Auckland Menu

Platters & Shared Plates Platters & Shared Plates
  • Seafood Platter Fresh Prawns, crumbed calamari, squid rings, crumbed prawns & fresh salmon Small (for 1-2) $25.0 / Large (for 3-4) $50.0
  • Bread & Dips Platter Selection of home-made dips & crafted breads $19.9
  • Mussel Platter Ask our friendly Librarians for today’s special flavour $18.9
  • Cheese Platter Three of New Zealand’s best cheeses to your table: Creamy Aorangi Brie, Kikorangi Blue & Waxed Port Wine Cheddar served with chutney, crackers & fresh fruit 1 option $12.5 / 2 options $24.0 / 3 options $45.0
  • Beef Nachos Beef Nachos with guacamole, pepper salsa & sour cream $16.5
  • Bean Nachos Chilli beans with guacamole, pepper salsa & sour cream $14.5
Hot Beverages Hot Beverages
  • Cappuccino $4.0
  • Short Black $3.8
  • Mochachino $4.5
  • Hot Chocolate $4.5
  • Flat White $4.0
  • Chai Latte $4.5
  • Long Macchiato $4.0
  • Fluffy $1.5
  • Latte $4.5
  • Long Black $4.0
  • Latte Bowl $5.2
  • Decaf +60c
  • Soy/RiceMilk +60c
  • Extra Shot +60c
  • Loose Leaf Tea & Herbal Infusions All Day Cuppa, Bay of Islands Breakfast, Honeybush, Green Darjeeling, Royal Earl Grey, Manuka Mint, Lemon Ginger Kawa, Chamomile & Cinnamon, Orange Mango Roobis & J $4.0
Cold Beverages Cold Beverages
  • Sparkling Mineral Water 1L $12.0
  • Lemon, Lime & Bitters $4.0
  • Sparkling Grape Juice 750ml $15.0
  • Soft drink Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Tonic, Soda $3.5 med - $5.0 lge
  • Juice Orange, Apple, Cranberry, Pineapple, Tomato $4.5 med - $7.0 lge
  • Zero Smoothie (Lactose Free) Lemon & Lime, Berry, Fejoa, Tropical or Mango $7.5
  • Iced Frappe Chocolate, Coffee, Caramel, Chai or Mocha (Cream +50c) $7.5
Brunch Chapter Brunch Chapter
  • Eggs Benedict Spinach, eggs & homemade hollandaise on a toasted English muffin with your choice of: -
  • - Free Range Bacon $16.5
  • - Smoked Salmon $17.5
  • - Avocado & Mushroom $15.5
  • The Full Library Grilled bacon, slow roasted tomato, Belgian sausage, mushrooms, herbed potato rosti, eggs of your liking & 5 grain toast. $19.5
  • Princes Special Delivery Scrambled egg on a traditional English muffin with fried capers, smoked salmon & sour cream. $17.5
  • Corn Fritter Corn fritters seasoned with pepper, onion, red chilli, served with a green leaf salad & finished with a coriander salsa - add bacon + $4.5 $17.5
  • French Toast Saffron & honey bread with grilled caramelised banana, maple syrup & free-range bacon. - can be vegetarian $19.5
  • Eggs on Toast Two free-range eggs any style with herbed potato rosti & a choice of either free-range bacon or slow roasted vine tomato. $15.5
Lunch Chapter Lunch Chapter
  • Garlic bread Parmesan quatro with garlic butter & balsamic olive oil. $10.5
  • Seafood Chowder Creamy warm chowder served with toasted bread. $15.5
  • Library Free-Range Speciality Grilled free-range chicken breast wrapped with bacon served with broccolini & roasted vine tomatoes finished with the library wine jus. $25.5
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns (can be less spicy on request) Marinated Tiger Prawns pan-fried in a special spicy library sauce served with watercress. $24.5
  • From the Bay Golden crumbed calamari served with fries, a small crisp salad, tartare sauce & sweet chilli. small $15.5 - large $22.5
  • Wild Venison Burger Home-made herbed venison mince pattie with onion, cucumber, tomato, crisp lettuce & special house sauce with a burger bun & fries. $21.5
  • Lamb Salad Warm salad with fresh leaves, tomato, cucumber, olives & spring onion finished with reduced balsamic. - can be vegetarian $19.5
Subtitles Subtitles
  • Free-range bacon $5.0
  • Slow Roasted Tomato $4.0
  • Gluten Free toast (x2) $1.5
  • Herbed Potato Rosti ** $5.0
  • Extra Aioli $1.2
  • Side Salad $6.5
  • French Fries** $7.5
  • Organic Ice-cream $5.2
  • Roasted mushrooms $4.0
  • Free-range eggs (x2) $3.5
  • Extra Toast (x2) $3.5
  • Spinach (fresh or wilted) $4.0
  • Extra Hollandaise $1.6
  • Seasonal Vegetables $6.5
  • Nice Block Iceblock $4.0
Dinner Novel Dinner Novel
  • Chapter 1 -
  • Garlic bread Parmesan quatro with garlic butter & balsamic olive oil $10.5
  • Chapter 2 -
  • Seafood Platter Fresh Prawns, crumbed calamari, squid rings, crumbed prawns & fresh salmon Small(entree for 2) $25 - Large(entree for 4) $50
  • Soup of the Day Ask our friendly Librarians for today’s special flavour $12.5
  • Seafood Chowder Creamy chowder served with fresh bread $14.5
  • Prawn Cocktail Marinated prawns on a bed of lettuce & lemon $13.9
  • Chapter 3 -
  • Sorbet Cleanse your palate with organic lemon sorbet $1.5
  • Chapter 4 -
  • Eye Fillet Grilled Eye Fillet on a creamy dauphinoise potato with green beans & roasted vine tomato finished with red wine jus. $33.5
  • Pork Belly Oven roasted crispy pork belly on a pumpkin kumara & feta cake with warm red pepper finished with house special apple glaze. $28.9
  • Beef Stew A traditional stew of beef braised in beer & served with creamy garlic potato mash. $23.9
  • Lamb Salad Warm salad with fresh leaves, tomato, cucumber, olives & spring onion finished with reduced balsamic (available without lamb as a delicious vegetarian dish). $19.5
  • Corn Fritter Corn fritters seasoned with pepper, onion, red chilli, served with a green leaf salad & finished with a coriander salsa - add bacon + $4.5. $17.5
  • From the Bay Golden crumbed calamari served with fries, a small crisp salad, tartare sauce & sweet chilli. - entree (with salad, without fries) $15.5 main course $22.5
  • Library Roast Chicken Roasted tender Chicken breast cooked with fresh herbs, & served with garlic mash potato, peas and topped with parmesan & brandy jus. $26.9
  • Fish of the Day Ask our friendly Librarians for today’s catch $26.9
  • Pork Ribs A stack of slow roasted pork ribs with our house made coffee bean BBQ sauce accompanied by our special flavoured fries & coleslaw. - entree (with salad, without fries) $19.5 main course $27.9
  • Mushroom & Ricotta Fettuccine Rich creamy mushroom & pepper pasta sauce made a little lighter with ricotta. $25.9
  • Subtitles -
  • Side Salad $6.0
  • Seasonal Vegetables $6.0
  • Garlic Potato Mash $6.0
  • French Fries** $7.5
  • Chapter 5 Dessert -
  • Chocolate mud cake Warm chocolate cake, vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream $12.5
  • Cheese Cake of the Day Ask our friendly Librarians for today’s special flavour $12.5
  • Carmelita Strawberry based Carmelita ice-cream with warm caramel $12.5
  • Affogato Coffee with vanilla bean ice-cream $12.5
  • Special Coffee Organic Fair-trade Coffee with your choice of liqueur served with cream & cinnamon - Irish Whiskey - Baileys Irish Cream - Kahlua - Grand Marnier - Contreau - Brandy $12.5
  • Cheese Platter Three of New Zealand’s best cheeses to your table: Creamy Aorangi Brie, Kikorangi Blue & Waxed Port Wine Cheddar served with chutney, crackers & fresh fruit 1 option $12.5 - 2 options $24.0 - 3 options $45.0
Children's Section - Dinner Only Children's Section - Dinner Only
  • Cheesey Pasta Pasta oozing with creamy cheesey sauce -
  • Ribs & Mash Two pork ribs, BBQ sauce & garlic mash -
  • Volume 2 Dessert $7.5
  • Ice-cream Sundae Vanilla ice-cream with strawberry, chocolate or caramel sauce -
  • Chocolate Brownie Chocolate Brownie, ice-cream & whipped cream -
  • Volume 1 Main course All $12.5
  • Chicken & Chips Crumbed real chicken strips & chips -
  • Cheese Burger & Chips Home-made beef pattie & cheese with chips (please ask for salad in the burger if required) -
  • Hawaiian Pizza Ham, Pineapple & Cheese with a tomato base -
  • Banana Split 1/2 Banana with ice-cream, cream & sprinkles -
  • Fruit & Sorbet Fresh fruit salad & lemon sorbet -
  • Nice Block Ice block See freezer for flavours $4.0

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Fish of the Day Market Price
  • Sauteed Summer Vegetables $9
  • 200g Wagyu Hanger $49
  • Trio of Sorbet $12
    • cucumber mint, orange buttermilk & jalepeno citrus
  • 300g Wakanui Scotch Fillet $37
  • Coastal Spring Lamb Rack $42
  • Steakhouse Fries $9
  • Kilpatrick (6 or 12) $24 / $44
  • New season potatoes, herb butter $8
  • -sweet corn, zucchini, mint, monte vecchio
  • Organic chicken cotoletta, lemon, rocket, celery $28.00
  • Manzanilla olives $6.00
  • Chervil / Chioggia / Rainbow Chard / Chilli / Butternut / Alliums / Basil / Rosemary / Apples / Tangelo
  • Green beans, lemon, chervil $8.00
  • Burrata, caponata, soft herbs $26.00
  • Gypsy salad, goddess dressing $8
  • Kaki Gori $4.00
    • Shaved ice: Strawberry, melon, hawaiian blue or green tea
  • Uji Kintoki $5.00
    • Green tea Kakigori + condensed milk + red beans
  • -Corn / Boiled Egg / Bean Sprout / Seaweed / Dried Seaweed $1.00
  • Shio Tonkotsu Negi Chashu Ramen (Basic+BBQ Pork+Spring Onion $18.00
  • ●Extra Toppings
  • Curry on Rice / Chashu Don (BBQ Pork on Rice) $9.00
  • Oomort $3.00
    • Large portion, 1.5 times serving bowl
  • -Corn / Dried Seaweed / Boiled Egg / Bean Sprout / Seaweed $1.00
  • Stew chicken feet with chinese mushroom and peanut $6.00
    • Function: good for nourishing the blood and the stomach. Good for strengthening the body
  • Pig stomach congee / Fish congee / Sliced fish congee / Sliced beef congee $7.00
  • Braised beef brisket /Cow combinations with white chinese radish
  • Steam pork mince $8.00
    • With pineapple on rice
  • Stew chicken meat/Venison meat with dang shen, bei qi and qi zi $7.00
    • Function:good for improving the functions of the spleen and the stomach. Good for the night sweating. Good for nourishing the eyes and the kidney
  • Braised lamb flap with dried bean curd
  • Steam pork mince $8.00
    • With water chestnut and dried chinese mushroom on rice
  • With extra steam egg $1.00
  • Navarin d’agneau $25.50
    • Lamb neck casserole, with potatoes, baby carrots, turnip and green beans
  • Jam $5
  • Bread & butter $4.50
  • Crêpe martiniquaise $10.50
    • Banana, coconut, French vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
  • Goat cheese salad $14.50/$20.50
    • Warm goat cheese on toast with honey, bacon, tomato, walnut, green salad
  • Œufs Benedicte $17.50
    • with smoked salmon or bacon
  • Croque Madame $10.50
    • Croque Monsieur with a fried egg
  • La 3 Fromages $19.50
    • With chicken or bacon
  • burger range $5 / $7
    • chicken/lamb/mix
  • kathi(VEG) $8.5 / $12
  • margherita (VEG) $6.00
  • baklava $4.50
  • seekh kebab (VEG) $10.00
  • falafel(VEG) $8.5 / $12
  • chicken $8.5 / $12
  • lamb $10.00
  • Chicken Kadhai $13.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onions, capsicum and spices
  • Butter Chicken / Lamb / Beef $13.50
    • Chicken or lamb or beef cooked in smooth creamy tomatoes gravy and spices
  • Pulao Rice $4.00
    • Rice cooked with cumin seeds and spices
  • Malai Tikka (5 Per Serve) $10.00
    • Boneless chicken marinated in cashew nuts paste, cheese and cream, yoghurt, herbs and spices
  • Madras Chicken / Lamb / Beef $13.50
    • Chicken or Lamb or Beef - South Indian style curry cooked in coconut flavoured, lightly spiced sauce
  • Channa Masala $13.00
    • Whole chickpeas and potatoes, cooked in onion, garlic & spicy masala
  • Chicken Curry $13.50
    • Indian traditional home style curry
  • Malabari Chicken / Lamb $13.50
    • Chicken or lamb cooked with onions, tomatoes, coconut cream, capsicum and cream
  • Ribs stewed in medicinal herbs
  • Pork chop noodles N$10.50/L$11.50
  • Beef noodles N$10.50/L$11.50
  • $14.00 (comes with rice and dessert )
  • Pearl barley
  • Seafood hot pot $15.80
  • Pork and fish balls soup $5.50
  • Pork broth soup $5.50
  • 5 - Curry Roll $2.00
  • Chicken Kebab $2.50
  • 9 - Potato Wedges $2.00
  • Butter Chicken Curry $3.00
  • Steak Pie $2.80
  • 3 - Lasagne $2.50
  • Chicken Sui Mai $2.00
  • Smoke Fish Pie $3.20
  • 1 Fish; 1 Cup Chips $4.50
  • 1 Chicken Thigh; 1 Cup Chips $5.00
  • 4 Squid Rings $2.00
  • 1 Crab Stick $1.00
  • Single Cone $2.00
  • 8 Chicken Thigh; 3 Cup Chips $29.00
  • 10 Chicken Nibble; 1 Cup Chips $9.00
  • 2 Chicken Thigh; 1 Cup Chips $8.00
  • Onigiri $2.20 each
  • Fried rice $1.20 each
  • Fried chicken $7.00
  • Teriyaki chicken $6.80
  • Fish katsu $7.80
  • Tempura $6.30
  • -Bento $12.00
    • Chicken / beef / fish
  • Salmon $6.80
  • Steak & Egg Roll $3.00
  • Bacon & Egg Muffin $2.80
  • Spring Roll $2.00
  • Lasange $2.20
  • Chicken Dim Sum $2.00
  • Cheese Sausage $2.00
  • Wedges $3.00
  • Snack Pack $6.50
    • 1 thigh, 1 drum, 1 regular chips
  • -Scrambled eggs with salmon, a toasted croissant and avocado $16.50
  • TOASTED BAGEL OR CROISSANT OT ENGLISH MUFFIN OR FOCACCIA BREAD $6.50
    • Jam and cheese
  • BLT $11.90
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato served on toasted focaccia bread
  • EGG ON TOAST $8.90
    • 2 eggs served any style on thick toast >>
  • -Creamy mushrooms and bacon served on 2 slices of toast $12.90
  • -With salmon $16.50
  • -With bacon $14.70
  • With 2 slices of bacon and banana
  • 12” $15.00
  • 12” $15.00
  • AIOLI $1.00
  • Butter Chicken
    • Marinated butter chicken, red onion, roasted garlic, fresh coriander, chilli flakes and Mozzarella cheese
  • Cajun chicken
    • Oven roasted cajun marinated chicken, red onion, mushrooms, roost garlic, Brie cheese, Mozzarella cheese with plum sauce
  • 18” $31.50
  • 12” $15.00
  • 12” $15.00
  • Lamb or Chicken with rice $14.00
  • Half Chicken $15.00
  • Mix Kebab $10.00
  • Lamb Shesh / Chicken Shesh $14.00
  • Lamb Kebab $9.00
  • Grilled Fish rice & salad $20.00
  • Chicken Kebab $9.00
  • Shawarma with Chips $14.00
The Library Cafe and Function Venue

The Library Cafe and Function Venue

location

Address

55 Princes Street, Onehunga, Onehunga, Auckland, Auckland, 1061, New Zealand

phone

Phone

096367292

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Kiwi

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Brunch

Location
55 Princes Street, Onehunga, Onehunga, Auckland, Auckland, 1061, New Zealand
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