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

  • Wedges $3.20
  • Mixed Grill $6.80
  • Crab Sticks $1.40
  • Crumbed Snapper $6..50
  • Extra Meat $2.00
  • Hot Dog $2.50
  • Hawaiian $5.80
  • Crumbed Fish $3.50
  • from the kitchen
  • Crayfish (120g) $40.00
  • Mixed Tempura $15.00
  • California Roll $9.50
  • Sumo Lunch $26.80
    • 2 Mains Choose from Steak Chicken Fish
  • Green Tea Ice Cream $5.00
  • French Fries $6.00
  • Salmon $15.50
  • Chicken Mixed Vegetable & Cashew Nut $16.50
  • Chicken/Beef with Satay Sauce / Chicken/Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion / Chicken/Beef with Black Bean Sauce $15.50
  • Won Ton Soup (with Noodles) $9.50
  • Curry King Prawn (Hot) $23.00
  • Fillet Steak with Chinese Style Sauce / Fillet Steak with Black Pepper Sauce / Steamed Pork Mince with Salty Fish $19.80
  • Beef with Vermicelli & Satay Sauce / Twice Cooked Pork / Chilli Chicken / Cucumber with Twice Cooked Pork in XO Sauce $16.80
  • Hapuka & Tofu on Rice / Pork Chop with Black Pepper Sauce on Rice $12.80
  • Singapore Style Fried Vermicelli / Xiamen Style Fried Vermicelli / Duck/Pork Meat Braised Vermicelli / Shanghai Style Fried Noodles $11.00
  • Fish Bites & Chips
    • with tartare sauce
  • Pork Spare Ribs $26
    • 500gram served in a BBQ bourbon sauce with steak fries
  • Salted Caramel Shake $11
    • opped with grated dark chocolate and ice cream
  • The Malt Fish & Chips $26
    • dill and lemon infused crispy batter, homemade tartaire sauce with a lemon pepper and avocado salad
  • Mushroom Scotch Fillet $29
    • 220gram served with potato gratin and seasonal vegetables, topped with creamy bacon and mushroom sauce
  • Seasonal Vegetables $6
  • Marinated Mussels(GF) $14
    • stuffed with sweet chilli, cream cheese and chives
  • Kiwiana Burger $24
    • beef pattie with beetroot, egg, tomato and cheese
  • Braised pork belly, polenta, pickled jalapeno, grilled pineapple salsa $ 13.9
  • Mama’s fried chicken, habanero yoghurt $15.9
  • Churros, cinnamon sugar, chocolate sauce $10.9
  • Half/Full $ 10.9/19.9
  • Papas bravas, ancho ketchup, piri piri aioli(GF/F) $ 9.5
  • Guajijilo corn, radish, onions, mixed beans, salsa(V) $ 12.9
  • Chili beef, jalapeños $14.9
  • Paprika zucchini, puffed quinoa, papaya, peach pico de gallo(V) $ 13.9
  • Sushi collection $15.90
  • Special box $27.90
  • Tofu salad $11.90
  • Unagi deluxe $31.90
    • Unagi - eel in japanese
  • Spicy pork $17.90
  • Today's sashimi $22.90
    • Small ( 15pcs)
  • Yose nabe $22.90
    • Seafood udon
  • Salmon nuta Variable
  • Samosa chaat $5.00
  • Aloomattar $11.50
    • Potato A peas cooked in spicy curry.
  • Fries $3.50
  • Fish/prawn jalfrazie $15.50
    • Choice of fish or prawn cooked with vegetables, tomatoes & spices.
  • Fish/prawn masala $15.50
    • Choice of fish or prawn in a thick tomato curry, cooked with capsicum, coriander, herbs & spices.
  • Shahipaneer $11.50
    • Cashew nut sauce and tomato with Indian spice and creamy.
  • Paneer tikka $12.00
    • Marinated Paneer cooked in Tandoor.
  • Chicken/lamb malabari $12.50
    • Choice of chicken or lamb cooked with onions, capsicum, tomatoes, coconut cream & finished with cream
  • Coffee French Toast (V) $18.50
    • Cinnamon Brioche toast with caramelized banana, streaky bacon, coffee caramel, hazelnut praline and coffee whipped cream
  • -Streaky Bacon $18.50
  • Chorizo & Mushroom (GF) $18.50
    • Smoked Portobello mushrooms, chorizo sausage i a creamy paprika sauce topped with feta cheese served on ciabatta
  • Smashed Avocado (V)(GF) $18.50
    • Smashed avocado on toasted multi grain bread, Danish feta, streaky bacon, poached egg, charred corn and tomato salsa, sprinkled with red quinoa & watercress
  • Big Breakfast (V)(GF) $21.50
    • Two eggs any way, streaky bacon, saute mushrooms, cheese kransky sausage, hash brown and roasted tomato with toasted multigrain or ciabatta
  • -Lamb Loin $19.50
  • Vegetarian Benedict (V) $19.50
    • Dukkha & goats cheese potato cake, smoked mushroom, wilted spinach, poached egg topped with hollandaise sauce
  • -Smoked Salmon $20.50
  • Chilli burger $7.50
    • 120g of prime ground beef grilled with tomato relish salsa
  • Sausages $1.20
  • Tofu $6.30
  • Bacon & egg $6.50
  • Suprememaster $10.80 / $10.40
    • (steak, bacon, egg, cheese, pineapple)
  • Vege (egg, cheese, pineapple) $6.50
  • Cajun chicken $8.80
    • 100g of juicy, tender thigh meat with garlic pepper seasoning, aioli and chunky salsa
  • Killer whale $10.50 / $9.90
    • (Fish, egg, cheese, onion)
  • Teriyaki Beef $20
    • Pan fried beef with kaiseki teriyaki sauce
  • Fresh Oysters $17
    • Fresh Oysters with citrus soy sauce
  • Sashimi(S) $19
    • 9 pieces of assoted fresh raw fish
  • Salmon Sushi Rolls $9
  • Prawn & Bacon Yaki $7.90
    • Grilled prawns wrapped by bacon, served with mayo
  • Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Rolls $9
  • Edame $6.90
    • Boiled Japanese Green Soybeans
  • Salmon Sashimi $18
    • 7 pieces of sliced raw king salmon
  • Noodles with pork, mushrooms M: $9.00 L: $11.00
  • Marinated beef in chilli sauce $12.00
  • Cucumber in garlic sauce $8.00
  • Noodles with pea and pork mince in black bean sauce M: $8.00 L: $10.00
  • Seaweed with turnip, carrot and vermicelli $6.00
  • Rice with braised pork in brown sauce $11.50
  • Special flavored chicken $10.00
  • ChongQing Noodles M: $7.00 L: $9.00
  • Chicken Sweet Corn Soup / Crab Meat Sweet Corn Soup / Hot & Sour Soup $12.00
  • Fried Pork in Sichuan Spice / Chilli Chicken / Kung Po Chicken $25.00
  • Peking Duck $55.00
  • Dry Fried Round Bean & Mince Meat / Stir Fried Choi Sum with Garlic $25.00
  • Lemon Chicken $25.00
  • Depp Fried Scallops / Deep Fried Prawns $12.00
  • Pork & Preserved Egg Congee / Fish & Spring Onion Congee / Chicken & Spring Onion Congee / Beef Congee $9.00
  • Beef & Tomato on Rice / Black Pepper Chicken-Beef on Rice / Beef - Chicken & Egg Gravy on Rice / Roasted Pork & Bean Curd on Rice / Curry Chicken on Rice / Beef Briket on Rice / Ma Po Bean Curd on Rice $10.00
  • Teriyaki Salmon Bento $14.00
  • Triple Chicken Donburi $12.50
    • Teriyaki/ Crispy / Sweet
  • japanese Ramen $10.50
    • Chicken / Pork
  • Chicken fried noodle $11.00
  • Crispy Chicken Donburi $11.00
  • Bibimbab $11.00
    • Beef/Chicken/Spicy pork /SQuid
  • Chicken katsu Don $12.00
  • BBQ Spicy Donburi $11.00
    • Pork/Squid
  • Lamb $7.00
  • Chicken 3, potatoes 3 $8.00
  • -Large $17.00
  • Pork Crackling $0.50
  • -Small $10.00
  • Combo B $3.20
    • Nibbles 3, potatoes, 3
  • Chicken Nibbles 6, Potatoes 4 $5.50
  • Pumpkin $0.70
  • Seared scotch fillet on turkish flat bread $21.00
    • with dijon mustard and watercress
  • Free range eggs scrambled or poached $12.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Bresaola $6.50
  • Goats cheese and chive omelette $16.50
  • Beetroot + coconut milk bircher muesli $13.00
    • with clevedon buffalo yoghurt + palm sugar
  • Best ugly bagel $14.00
    • with tea-cured salmon, whitestone cream cheese, salted capers
  • Lamb mince on toast $16.50
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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