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

  • Chicken $8.00
    • Served in room temeperature, excellent with your bar muse & picks
  • -Chicken $12.00
  • -Vegan $10.00
  • Chowella $9.00
    • Typical newari grilled lamb with chiura-served in room temperature - heated affair
  • Egg $12.00
  • Fries $6.00
  • Aaloo tama $6.00
  • -Add egg $9.00
  • Chips $2.50
  • Donut $1.20
    • With cinnamon sugar
  • Curry 'n' rice $2.30
  • Texmex $8.80
    • Beef, pork, rib, double cheese, bacon, onion
  • X t c burger $8.80
    • Monsta pattie, bacon, double cheese, sweet bbq/chilli sauce
  • Family pack $25.00
    • 3 fish, 3 sausages, 3 spring rolls , $5 chips
  • 15 pieces
  • 5 pieces
  • FISH BALLS [3 sticks] $7.00
    • Thai delicious fish balls served with dipping sauce.
  • CHICKEN SATAY [5 pieces] $9.00
    • Chicken satay skewers *include peanut sauce*
  • PAD SI-EW $15.90
    • Stir fried rice noodle, egg in a dark soy sauce and vegetables Seafood
  • SPECIAL EGG NOODLE $15.90
    • Stir fried egg noodle, egg in homemade sauce and vegetables seafod
  • PANANG [Medium Hot] $13.90
    • Panang Chicken or Beef in a thick red curry with coconut milk and vegetables.
  • MOO PING $6.90
    • Grilled pork skewers with traditional Thai dipping sauce 3 skewers
  • CASHEW NUTS TOFU $13.90
    • Tofu stir fried with roasted cashew nuts, chili jam, and vegetables.
  • SWEET & SOUR $13.90
    • Crispy battered chicken or prawns in delightful homemade sauce, pineapple and vegetables. Crispy Chicken
  • Lamb $11.00/$15.00
  • Extra cheese $1.00
  • With Chips - Kofta $15.00
  • With Salad - Kofta $15.00
  • With Salad - Chicken $15.00
  • With rice - Lamb $15.00
  • Kumara Fries $5.00/$6.00
    • Small / Large
  • Garlic bread filled with cheese $4.50
  • Pool Sambol $3.50
    • Coconut with onion, chilli & lemon
  • Fish Cutlet $1.30
    • Mix of fish and vegetables valled up battered, crumbed and deep fried
  • Watalappan / Caramel Pudding $3.50 ea
  • Peri Peri Chicken on Rice with Salad, Chips, Pepsi $8.00
  • Lamb / Chicken Rolls $1.50
    • Thin crepes stuffed with lamb or chicken & vegetables, crumb and deep fried
  • Deep Fried Chicken Drums (2) with Butter Chicken Sauce, Chips, Pepsi $6.50
  • Katta Sambol $4.00
    • Fried Onion, coconut & dried shrimps
  • -Extra to add potato or cashew for any curry $2.50
  • green salad with red onion and celery
  • Pollo
    • chicken, bacon, egg, croutons, mayonnaise
  • Capricciosa
    • artichokes, anchovies, olives, capers
  • roast potatoes
  • Filetto di manzo $ 29.50
  • Antipasto misto $ 18.00 / $ 29.00 / $ 35.00
  • Salmone
    • smoked salmon, cream, capers
  • Prosciutto
    • cherry tomatoes, rocket, Parma ham
  • Super Burger $5.50
  • Lamb $16.00
  • Chicken Burger $5.00
  • Lamb $15.00
  • Mad Burger $10.50
  • Egg Burger $4.50
  • Lamborghini Burger $10.50
  • Lamb Kebab $9.50
  • Khaman (250 grams) $6.00
  • Papdichaat $6.00
  • Every takeaway order will depend on the items available
  • Pan kulfi $3.00
  • Basundi $3.00
  • Sev-puri $6.00
  • Samosa-chaat $6.00
  • Pau-bhaji (one bread) $6.00
  • A TASTE OF NY $100.00
    • 4 of our Signature Large 1 Topping Pizzas Cheese, Pepperoni, Meatball, Sausage (12 - 16 Adults)
  • 120ML BEN & JERRY'S ICECREAM $5.00
  • 458ML BEN & JERRY'S ICECREAM $13.00
  • LARGE 18 CHICKEN $35.00
    • Breaded Cutlet and Fresh Cut Tomato
  • LARGE 18 VEGGIE $32.00
    • Garden Fresh Capsicum and Mushroom
  • Mushroom, capsicum, tomato $4.00
  • NEW YORK'S FINEST $60.00
    • 1 Pepperoni Pizza, 1 Cheese Pizza, 8 Garlic Knots, 1 legendary sauce and a 1.5L Soda
  • LARGE 18 PEPPERONI $30.00
    • Real New York Pepperoni
  • Ham Noodle macaroni $7.00
  • Fried Chicken Spaghetti $15.00
  • Salt & Pepper Chicken noodle/macaroni $12.00
  • Beef Brisket Noodle Soup $13.00
  • Salt & Pepper/chicken/chicken fillet/pork chop $8.00
  • Wonton ramen $15.00
  • Red Braised Beef Noodle Soup $14.00
  • Wonton Noodle soup $10.00
  • Camembert wedge $2.50
  • Chicken nuggets(6) $4.00
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Kumara chips(scoop) $5.00
  • Spring rolls $2.50
  • Vegetarian $6.50
    • Mushroom, salad, steak, mayonnaise sauce
  • Served with cinnamon sugar
  • Mushroom burger $5.80
  • Stir fried vegetables $11.00
    • Seasoned vegetables stir-fried with choice of sweet and sour sauce, peanut sauce or chef's special sauce served with steamed rice.
  • -With BBQ pork slices $11.90
  • Bee hoon goreng $9.90
    • Rice vermicelli, malaysian style stir-fried with shrimps, chicken mix veggies, bean sprout, egg and traditional malaysian sambal and sauce.
  • Dumpling laksa $11.90
    • Fresh egg noodle / rice noodle cooked in housemade pork mice dumplings, seafood and bean sprout in rich creamy malaysian curry soup.
  • Tom yam noodle soup $11.00
    • Rice noodle cooked with prawns / seafood / Chicken pieces in malaysian tom yam soup
  • BBQ pork wonton noodle soup $9.90
    • Egg noodle / rice noodle cooked with BBQ pork slices, homemade wonton and veggies in plain soup.
  • Deep fried spring roll(V) $7.90
    • Vegetables seasoned with spices in rice paper deep-fried served sweet and sour sauce.
  • Sizzling black pepper beef $14.90
    • Beef pieces and seasonal vegetables stir-fried with black pepper sauce on sizzling hot plate served with steamed rice.
  • Moko smoked eel pate on open bagel, apple, balsamic beetroot, cress $20
  • Chocolate & cognac ganache, hazelnut, cherry & brioche $12
  • Pastries available at coffee bar
  • Pork scratchings, Worcestershire, pink peppercorns $9
  • Smoked eel pate, bagel crostini, apple & balsamic beetroot $17
  • Te Matuku Bay oysters, horseradish mignonette (Each) $5
  • Olives & smoky almonds $10
  • House cured bacon $6
  • Dumplings $12.00/$20.00
  • Homemade noodle $8.00
  • Sauteed diced chicken with chili and pepper, Chongqing style $16.00
  • Multigrain bread with corns Kingfishers and green pepper $18.00
  • Marinated native chicken slices in hot sauce $14.00
  • Mashed potato with scalion $12.00
  • Stewed spareribs with tea mushroom $18.00
  • Sauteed pork intestine with chili $20.00
  • Wedges $ 3.00
  • Egg Burger $ 4.00
  • Thick Burger $ 5.50
  • Massive Muffin $ 4.50
  • Bacon Egg & Cheese Toast $ 4.00
  • Bacon Egg Burger $ 4.50
  • Kiwi Burger $ 4.80
  • Hawaiian Burger $ 4.00
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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