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

  • Plain $3.00
    • sauce or mustard
  • Bacon & egg $5.50
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Mussell $0.80
  • Egg $3.00
  • Sugar donut $1.20
  • Steak & egg $5.50
  • Chips $2.50
  • STEAK & VEGGIES $7.00
  • PIE, VEGGIES & EGGS $5.60
  • BAKED BEANS & EGGS ON TOAST
  • SPAGHETTI & EGGS ON TOAST $5.60
  • (ALL SERVED WITH TEA OR COFFEE)
  • TEA OR COFFEE & TOAST $2.00
  • HAMBURGER STEAK & ONIONS $6.60
  • STEAK & EGGS $8.60
  • Grilled Beef $11.00
  • Shredded Chicken Salad $8.50
  • Vietnamese Grilled Lemon Grass Chicken Chop $13.00
  • Steamed Rice Roll & Pork $11.00
  • Stewed Beef Brisket $11.00
  • Hue Spicy Beef & Pork Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Grilled Pork Chop & Spring Rolls $12.00
  • Black Pepper Chicken $12.00
  • Beef $8.00
  • Prawn $12.00
  • Pork $8.00
  • Prawn $12.00
  • Chicken $7.50
  • Combination Meat $9.00
  • Chicken Noodle Soup $6.00
  • Hot Dog $1.20
  • Ham $2.60
  • Steak $9.50
  • Bbq pork $9.50
  • Satay vegetable $9.00
  • Egg $2.40
  • Egg $8.00
  • Chicken & won ton $8.00
  • Curry steak $10.00
  • buttermilk fried chicken, mash, gravy $25.00
  • wagyu beef or buttermilk fried chicken burger, swiss cheese, tomato, iceberg lettuce, dill & house pickles, brioche bun, fries $19.00
  • pan-seared market fish, seasonal vegetables, basil garlic butter, lemon, herb emulsion $29.00
  • Mezze
    • harissa spiced hummus, beetroot dip, olives & feta, pickles, spiced nuts, vegetables, selection of bread
  • ginger ale panna cotta, gingernut biscuit, seasonal fruit, coulis $12.00
  • charred kumara, herbs, smoked butter
  • hazelnut dark chocolate, mousse cake, sponge, chambord mascarpone $12.00
  • breads, smoked butter, spread $8.00
  • Pork Pie $18.90
    • Royal Carve ham, pineapple, red capsicum, sage
  • - Plain $15.90
  • Potato Wedges - Add crispy bacon $8.90 $7.90
  • Simpson $18.90
    • Crispy bacon, blue cheese, caramelised onion
  • Roast Field Mushroom $18.90
    • Dressed with a homemade red capsicum pesto, melted brie & fresh thyme, kumara hash, rocket, toasted ciabatta bread
  • Aria Heart $17.90
    • Garlic Portabella mushrooms, vine ripened tomato, capers, olives
  • Kids Pizzas $9.90
    • Pick you own 2 toppings: Bacon, Chicken Breast, Ham, Pineapple, Pepperoni (mild spicy), Mushroom, Olives, Capsicum, Vine Ripened Tomato
  • Crispy Bacon $5.00
  • CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD $20.50
    • Baby Cos / Bacon / Parmesan / Poached Egg
  • TWO EGGS (ANY STYLE) $8.50
    • Served on Multi-grain Toast
  • CROQUE MONSIEUR $16.50
    • Grilled Long Loaf / Gruyere Cheese / Smoked Champagne Ham / Salad / Relish
  • ULSTER FRY $20.00
    • Eggs any Style / Bacon / Kransky Sausages / Hash Brown / Flat Mushroom / Tomato / Capsicum Relish / Ciabatta
  • FLORRIE'S BURGER $20.00
    • Marinated Chicken / Brie / Lettuce / Plum Chutney / Sesame Bun & Fries
  • OPEN STEAK SANDWICH $18.00
    • Char Grilled Steak / Lettuce / Caramelised Onion / Cheese / Ciabatta / Fries
  • 3 EGG OMELETTE $16.00
    • Feta / Watercress / Ciabatta / Relish with Ham Or Chorizo
  • BANGERS AND MASH $21.50
    • Pork & Apple Cider Sausages / Colcannon / Caramelised Onion / Gravy
  • Duck Breast, Prune, Walnut, Apple, Celery and Parsnip Boneless Rack of Lamb, Cucumber, Mint, Pistachio, Ras El Hanout Market Fish, Cuttlefish, Capsicum, Chorizo and White Beans Roasted Fillet of Beef, Watercress, Mustard, Pommes ‘Mousseline’ $ 39.9
  • Market Sashimi, Pickled Cucumber, Puffed Rice, Soy and Coriander NZ Scampi, With Bacon, Sweetcorn, Potato and Leek Velouté Goats Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Flower, Tomato and Basil Pesto Venison Carpaccio, Beetroot, Horseradish, Potato. $22.90
  • Curious Croppers Tomato Salad with Basil and Shallot Jersey Benne Potatoes with Bracu Garden Mint Butter Local Leaves, Salad Cream, Radish and Croutons $8.90
  • Risotto of Faro & Lentils $32.90
    • Homemade Falafels and Goats Cheese
  • This is a sample menu, dishes may change with the seasons.
  • CHICKEN CURRY MEDIUM SPICY CHICKEN $14.00
  • COMBINATION MIX DONER KEBAB $10.00
  • CHICKEN DONER KEBAB $12.00
  • GREEK SALAD $8.00
    • 1 pita bread Letters tomato onion to boil salad hummus one falafel and cheese slice
  • LAMB DONER KEBABK $12.50
  • TURKISH DELIGHT $0.70
  • MINI KEBAB CHICKEN+ RICE $8.00
  • GARLIC PITA BREAD $4.90
    • special western star butter plus chopped fine garlic cooked on grill plus touch of oregano powder
  • Sabzi Gulistan (Medium) $21.50
    • Seasonal vegetables with ginger, garlic, tomato, onion and flavoured with rose water and petal
  • Makhani Naan $4.50
    • Multi layered buttered bread
  • Jhinga Malabari (Medium) $27.50
    • Prawns with coconut milk, onion, tomato, cokum, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves
  • Trimurti Paneer (Medium) $21.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked with tomato, onion, capsicum and finished with red whole chilli and coriander seeds
  • All curries include a plain rice
  • Murgh Makhani (Mild To Medium) $22.50
    • World famous butter chicken cooked in a true Indian style with fresh tomato and cashews
  • Lamb Seekh Kabab $15.50
    • Lean minced lamb marinated with mixed spices and smoked in the Tandoor
  • Big Tikka Dhal (Mild) $20.50
    • Black lentils simmered with tomato, cream and butter
  • Kumara Chips $8.90
  • Buffalo Chicken $9.90
  • Salt and pepper squid 8 pcs $9.90
  • Waffle with cream ice cream $6.90
  • 500gram pork ribs with Chef's special BBQ sauce $24.90
    • served with salad and chips
  • Chocolate chip waffles or plain and cream maple syrup and 2 scoops of ice cream $7.50
  • Creamy bacon fettuccini $12.90
  • Creamy Chicken fettuccini 150grams of pasta $9.90
  • Cheddar N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Jalapenos N/A
  • Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • BBQ N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Avocado Toasties N/A
  • Meatball N/A
  • Adobo N/A
    • Chicken, pork or both cooked in vinegar and soy sauce
  • Leche Flan N/A
    • Caramel custard dessert (single serve or tray)
  • Lomi N/A
    • Noodles with pork or chicken and vegetables in a thick savoury soup
  • Beef Caldereta N/A
    • Spanish-style beef casserole with vegetables (mild)
  • Siomai N/A
    • Steamed pork dumplings
  • Brazo de Mercedes N/A
    • Soft meringue with a creamy filling with sliced almonds
  • Pork Ribs N/A
    • Pork spare ribs served on a sizzle plate with rice and drenched in a tasty bourbon sauce
  • Kare-Kare N/A
    • Beef and vegetables in a peanut sauce
  • Hot Chips $2.00
  • Bacon & Egg Muffin $2.80
  • Chicken Su Mai $2.20
  • Chicken Dim Sum $2.00
  • Dinner Pack $16.00
    • 3 thigh, 3 drum, 1 regular chips
  • Lunch Pack $11.20
    • 2 thigh, 2 drum, 1 regular chips
  • Chicken Kebab $2.40
  • Cheese Sausage $2.00
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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