The Library in Wellington City Menu

SWEET SWEET
  • Earl Grey Crème Brulée g With almond biscuit $13
  • Warm Chocolate Fondant With homemade rose marshmellow & organic raspberry sorbet $15
  • Strawberry & Pistachio Tart With candied pistachio’s $16
  • Mini Churros Cinnamon sugar coated & served with a chocolate & hazelnut sauce $11
  • Chocolate Truffle Tart With white chocolate liqueur pannacotta, organic raspberry sorbet & red currant compote $19
  • Sticky Date Pudding With roasted rhubarb & toffee sauce $15
  • Mango & Pineapple Sorbet g/v With raspberry compote $12
  • Passionfruit Curd Mille Feuille With sweet vanilla cream & mango sorbet $14
  • White Chocolate & Grand Marnier Parfait g With an orange & mint salsa $14
  • Bailey’s Cheesecake g With vanilla ice cream & a Kahlua & white chocolate sauce $14
  • Textures of Pina Colada d/g/v With rum spiced pineapple, coconut caramel, pineapple sorbet & sweetened coconut cream $15
  • Tasting Plate for Two $30
SAVOURY SAVOURY
  • Marinated Olives d/g/v Marinated in basil oil with preserved lemon & garlic $6
  • Coconut Coated Smoked Haloumi Smoked here in house & served with an apricot & cumin sauce $14
  • Salmon Mousse g* With bread & a yoghurt & dill sauce $15
  • Beef & Stout Pastries With a rich Stout jus $14
  • Parmesan & Herb Pastry Straws Oven baked to order $7
  • Bruschetta d/g* With cherry tomato, eggplant & capsicum $12
  • Chicken & Mushroom Pâté with Port Jelly g* Served with beetroot relish & cornichons $13
  • Manuka Smoked Salmon Platter d/g* Smoked here in house & served with caperberries & horseradish mayonnaise $19
  • Crumbed Lamb Croquettes d With eggplant caviar dip $14
  • Crispy Polenta d/g/v With seasonal vegetables & balsamic reduction $13
  • Apple, Walnut & Goats Cheese Parcels With a cider & honey reduction $14
  • Library Fries d/g With truffle mayonnaise $9
CHEESE CHEESE
  • Mt Domet Double Cream Brie Oamaru Soft & buttery $14
  • Vintage Windsor Blue Moeraki Bay Rich & creamy aged blue $13
  • Aged Airedale Airedale Unique & subtley salty $12
  • Livingstone Gold Livingstone Full & flavoursome $13
  • Cheeseboard All of the above cheeses & accompaniments $30

Nearby Sample Menus

K C Cafe and Takeaway (sample menu)
  • Duck with garlic and oyster sauce $14.00
  • Fish congee $8.00
  • Minced meat fried bean and chill $14.00
  • Bitter melon beef on rice $12.80
  • Wonton and b.B.Q pork noodle soup $12.50
    • Egg noodle with 6 wontons. And b.B.Q pork in chicken soup
  • Hokkien style fried rice fried noodle $13.50
  • Hot & spicy beef tripe $13.50
  • Half $17.00
Bordeaux Bakery (sample menu)
  • Homemade Burgers
    • Served with fresh Bordeaux Buns: Comes with fries and salad
  • Potato Wedges $9.00
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • -Beef Burger, bacon, cheese and caramelized onion / Chicken Burger, avocado and cheese $18.50
  • Lemon Pepper Squid Salad $16.50
    • Deep fried battered squid served with a green salad and aioli.
  • Large plate of fries $7.00
    • Served with tomato sauce / Homemade aioli sauce
  • Croque Monsieur $14.00
    • Layers of Brioche Filled with ham and white sauce / Topped with Cheese and Ham./ Comes with salad
  • Croque Madame $15.00
    • As Croque Monsieur Topped with grilled tomato and poached egg
  • Soup of the Day (Seasonal, not available in summer) $11.50
    • Served with cheese bread
Asian Kitchen (sample menu)
  • Fish Cakes $9.50
    • Tender mashed fish cakes with Vietnamese herbs, served with dipping sauce
  • Char Kway Teow $11.90
    • Thick rice noodles, pan fried in oystwer sauce with egg, chicken, shrimp, cabbage, bean sprouts, onions, topped with BBQ pork
  • Roti bread $2.00
  • Steamed rice / Corkage (per person) $3.00
  • Chicken Patties $9.50
    • Vietnamese style chicken patties served with dipping sauce
  • Tom Yum Soup $8.80
    • King prawns, chicken and squid in tom yum broth with coriander
  • Vietnamese Chicken Patties $15.90
    • Tender mashed chicken patties with Vietnamese herbs, served with rice and home made dipping sauce
  • Vegetarian options maybe available on request
Tinakori Bistro (sample menu)
  • Grilled Octopus with Ink Mayo, Pickled Red Onion, Mizuna & Roast Tomatoes $15.00
    • Modern use of cephalopod ink is generally limited to cooking, where it is used as a food colouring and flavouring, for example in pasta and sauces (GF)
  • Roast Lamb Rack $32.00
    • with Black Sesame Crust, Celery, Daikon with Black Garlic Sauce.Black garlic is a type of caramelised garlic first used as a food ingredient in Asian cuisine.(GF)
  • Grilled Strip Loin with Smoked Mushrooms & Truffle Miso (GF) $35.00
  • Soba Noodles with Truffle Soy $7.00
    • Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It usually refers to thin noodles made from buckwheat flour, or buckwheat and wheat flours.(V)
  • Fish of the Day M.Price
    • Our Fish of the Day is hand selected by Chef Aaron Stott in conjunction with Moana Fisheries, who we exclusively use and trust in providing us with fresh and local fish and seafood products.(GF)
  • Chicken Liver Parfait & UmeShu Jelly, Grilled Focaccia $10.00
    • Umeshu is a Japanese liqueur made from steeping ume fruits in alcohol and sugar (GF)
  • Prawn Salad with Cucumber, Coriander, Mint, Mizuna & Roasted Tomatoes $16.00
    • The taste of mizuna has been described as a "piquant, mild peppery flavour...slightly spicy, but less so than arugula (GF)
  • Honey Soy Glazed Carrots $5
R & S Satay Noodle House (sample menu)
  • WONTON & BBQ PORK NOODLES $12.00
    • egg noodles in soya sauce gravy ( DRY ) accompanied with b.b.q pork. wonton & chinese vegetables.
  • SATAY STICKS ( 6 Sticks) $10.00
    • choice of CHICKEN or BEEF.
  • DEEP FRIED ICE-CREAM $6.00
  • STIR-FRIED SATAY CHICKEN ON RICE $13.00
    • stir-fried ( option of chicken , beef or pork ) with mixed vegetables & home made satay sauce. served with steamed rice.
  • ROTI CHANAI $8.50
    • served with gravy chicken & potato.
  • BAK KUT TEH $13.00
    • chinese herbal soup with pork ribs , pork ingredients , bean curd stick & chinese mushrooms served with steamed rice.
  • VEGETARIAN SATAY $9.50
    • stir-fried vegetables on a bed of steamed rice with special peanut sauce.
  • Steamed Rice $2.50
Ministry Of Food Cafe (sample menu)
  • Mixed salad with sherry and thyme dressing $7
  • Duck Liver Parfait with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough $18.50
    • with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough
  • Margherita $17
    • Tomato, mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil & basil
  • 11am-3pm
  • Soup of The Day $13.50
    • with MOF Sourdough
  • Chermoula Chicken with roast peanut tabbouleh and harissa in a milk bap $17
    • with roast peanut tabbouleh and harissa in a milk bap
  • House-Made Pastrami Rueben $15
    • with sauerkraut slaw, dill pickles and Swiss cheese in house-made rye
  • House-Made Pastrami and Potato Hash $18
    • with a fried egg and a tomato and herb salad
Picnic Cafe (sample menu)
  • Fruit & Marshmallow Skewer. $3.50
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
    • Served with toasted ciabatta. Please see our Specials Blackboard.
  • Kids Toasted Sammies
  • In-house smoked salmon $7.00
  • Ice Cream
    • See cart at side door
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • Your choice of poached, scrambled or fried free range eggs served on toasted ciabatta.
  • Crêpes $10.00
    • Served with lemon and sugar
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • Poached free range eggs, sliced smoked free range ham and hollandaise sauce served on toasted ciabatta.
Beehive Cafe (sample menu)
  • Mee Goreng $15.00
    • Fresh egg noodles cooked with onion, garlic, bonelesschicken pieces & eggs, garnished with shredded lettuce& caramelised onion. (Vegetarian option available)
  • Roti Chanai $3.00
    • Freshly cooked fluffy Malaysian non-yeast bread (no eggs added).
  • Mini Murtabak $10.00
    • Mini roti parcels filled with spicy meat (chicken, lamb or beef) potatoes, peas, onions & eggs served with your choice of chicken or vegetable gravy
  • Peanut Roti $4.50
    • Roti spread with our traditional home-made satay sauce.
  • Rogan Josh $15.50
    • Tender pieces of lamb/chicken cooked traditionally with selected spices.
  • Nasi Goreng $15.00
    • Rice fried with boneless chicken pieces, onion, garliceggs & mixed vegetables, topped with spring onion &shredded lettuce.(Vegetarian option available)
  • Butter Chicken $15.50
    • Tender pieces of chicken pan fried with lemon & honey in a creamy sauce.
  • Fish $19.00
    • Traditional Gulai Melayu - very popular in Malaysia. Fish cooked with fragrant rhizomes, wet spices, tomato & light tamarind juice added to give an exotic flavour.
The Roundabout Bar (sample menu)
  • -Small $16.00
  • CCB
    • Cranberry sauce, seasoned roasted chicken, red onion, capsicum, mozzarella and brie cheese
  • Hollandaise sauce, hash browns, eggs, toast or mushrooms $4.00
  • Classic Hawaiian
    • Tomato salsa, ham, pineapple, mozzarella and mixed herbs
  • -Small $15.00
  • -Large $18.00
  • -Small $ 17.00
  • Optional toppings
ORA Cafe (sample menu)
  • Something sweet
  • Free-range pork and watercress pie $8.00
  • Goats cheese and spinach scone $5.00
  • Free range Scotch egg $6.00
  • Individual quiches $8.00
  • Something Savoury
  • Roasted beef sandwich, horseradish mayo, roquette, tomato, manchego cheese $9.00
  • Banana cheese cakes jar $7.00
Centennial Coffee House (sample menu)
  • Dippy Egg $5.00
    • soft boiled egg with toast soldiers
  • Grilled Haloumi $4.00
  • BUTTERMILK PANCAKES $16.00
    • bacon banana and maple syrup
  • BACON AND EGG BUTTY $6.00
    • bacon and fried egg between lightly toasted bread
  • TOASTED MUESLI $11.00
    • fresh fruit berry coulis and yogurt with organic apple and pear juice
  • Bowl of Chips $6.00
  • CENTENNIAL CHEESEBURGER $10.00
    • 200gram homemade spiced beef pattie swiss cheese tomato and caramelized onions with BBQ sauce and Aioli(with chips$13.50)
  • CORN FRITTERS $14.00
    • with tomato and chili jam aioli and salad (with bacon $16.50)
Brandon St Cafe (sample menu)
  • Crepe Caramel $11.00
    • Crepe with homemade caramel sauce, vanilla ice-cream & whipped cream
  • Crepe aux Fruits $13.00
    • Crepe with fruit salad, raspberry coulis & whipped cream
  • -Add bacon or smoked salmon $14.50
  • -add extra $3.00
  • Crepe Poire Belle Helene $12.00
    • Crepe with pear, hot chocolate sauce, vanilla ice-cream & whipped cream
  • -Add egg $18.00
  • Salade verte $6.00
    • Mesclun salad with French vinaigrette
  • Crepe au citron $7.50
    • Crepe with the chef’s lemon curd
Cafe Mamba (sample menu)
  • Open Bacon Sandwich with Hollandaise $12.50
  • Bagel with Cream Cheese & Jam $5.50
  • French Toast- Bacon Banana & Maple $14.90
  • Toast & Spreads $4.00
  • Toasted Sandwiches $7.00 / $9.00
    • Slice or 3 Slice
  • Bacon & Eggs $12.50
  • Eggs Florentine $12.50
    • Spinach
  • Vegetarian $11.00
BB's Oriental Express Cafe (sample menu)
  • Combination Veggies Fried Rice / Noodle $10.50
  • Chicken Curry / Seafood Laksa $12.80
  • Combination Seafood Fried Rice / Noodle $11.50
  • Roast Pork on Rice / Noodle $12.80
  • Chicken Beef Egg Fooyong on Rice / Noodle $11.50
  • Combination Seafood Noodle Soup $12.80
  • Nasi Goreng $10.50
  • Pork Dumpling Egg Noodle Soup $11.50
Bull and Bear (sample menu)
  • Cumin Battered Fish S $8 / D $15
    • kafir lime mayo, pickled radish, slaw, coriander >>
  • Taco Of The Week : S $8 / D $15
    • check the board for this weeks creation
  • Plain Fries $5
  • Frankendog Single $6 / Double $10
    • it’s a hashbrown wrapped around a hotdog with mustard & tom sauce
  • Vege Or Chicken Or Pork $8
    • cheese, pickled red onion, jalapenos & sweet chilli sauce
  • Slaw $5
  • K-Fries S $8 / M $14 / L$25
    • Korean spiced beef, kimchi, chilli, cheese, spring onion, sourcream, boom!
  • Kimchi $4
The Library

The Library

location

Address

Level 1, 53 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043828593

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM, Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Thursday: 5:00 PM – 2:00 AM, Friday: 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM, Saturday: 4:00 PM – 3:00 AM, Sunday: 5:00 PM – 1:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar Food , European , Finger Food

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Live Music ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Nightlife ,  Bankcard ,  Cocktail ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
Level 1, 53 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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