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

  • Tofu with oyster sauce $13.50
  • Hot and sour soup $7.00
  • Stir-fried fish with fish-flavored $14.00
  • Chicken wine soup $14.90
  • Pork mince and k.C $14.00
  • Szchan spicy fish with soya sauce $13.50
  • Roast pork fried rice with shrimp pask $13.00
  • Beef vegetable with satay sauce $13.50
  • Ze Combo La Cloche For Two - 2 cheeses & homemade meat delicacies served with bread $30.00
  • Nos tartellettes maison - Strawberry, Apricot or lemon tartlets $6.00 each
  • Orangina and Ham & Mash or Orangina and Mini Croque-Monsieur et frites (mini ham and cheese toasted sandwich and fries) $11.00
  • Les plateaux de fromages La Cloche - La Cloche cheese platters (all served wtih French stick, dried apricots, dried figs, walnuts) 2 cheeses for $18.00, 3 for $22.00, 4 for $26.00
  • La Salade Forestière - Wild mushrooms, bacon, croûtons and chestnuts $18.00
  • Gratinée à l'oignon - French onion soup, served with French stick $11.50
  • Dish of the day (ask our friendly staff) $19.00
  • Omelette - Choice of two fillings Ham-Cheese-Mushrooms-Tomato-Red Onion ($2.00 per extra filling) $17.00
  • Tofu on Rice $12.00
    • Fresh tofu in a tasty spicy gravy with minced pork, shrimp, peas, carrot and spring onion
  • Beef Ball Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Rice noodle in beef broth, served with beef balls and sliced cooked beef, mints, spring onions with a side of bean sprouts and lemon
  • Tom Yum Soup $8.80
    • King prawns, chicken and squid in tom yum broth with coriander
  • Nasi Goreng $11.90
    • Pan fried rice with an assortment of spices, curry powder, egg, shrimp, chicken and BBQ pork
  • Tom Yum Noodle Soup $12.90
    • Medium thick rice noodle in tasty broth, topped with bean sprouts, prawn, squid, fish balls, spring onion and garnished with mints
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.90
    • Prawn, squid, fish balls and crab served with rice noodle soup, topped with bean sprouts and garnished with mints
  • Lemon Grass and Chilli Chicken $14.80
    • Home style stir fried chicken with crushed lemongrass and chilli, spring onion and coriander
  • Mee Goreng $11.90
    • Pan fried egg noodles cooked with hot chilli, curry powder, tomato sauce, egg and onion, cooked with chicken, shrimps and BBQ pork
  • Chicken Sweet Corn $7.00
  • Prawn Cutlets (5) $6.50
  • Pork $11.50
  • Roti Bread $3.50
  • Pork $12.00
  • Singaporean Noodles $12.50
  • Prawns $19.00
  • Bacon and Egg $7.00
  • Whole chicken (size 16) $23.00
  • Chicken Burger $5.50
  • Crumbed Fillet (Tarakihi) $8.30
  • 3 fish,2 chips,2 potato fritters $24.00
  • Roti $3.20
  • 1 soft drink can pack
  • Jam Donut $2.20
  • Chicken Patties $2.70
  • Szechuan Bean Curd and Vegetables $10.00
  • Beef Egg Foo Young $11.00
  • Bami Goreng (Noodle) $11.00
  • Crumbed Scallops $1.80
  • Chicken in Black bean Sauce $11.00
  • Hot and Sour $8.00
  • Vegetable Soup $5.50
  • Banana Fritter $1.80
  • antipodes sparkling water 500ml $4.50
  • single origin hot chocolate menu $6
  • rustic muesli with seasonal fruit and honeyed yoghurt $11
  • peoples coffee fair trade organic $3.50
  • bacon buttie $4
  • seasonal fruit with piako yoghurt $9
  • benger apple and boysenberry or apple and raspberry $4.50
  • real lemon, honey and ginger $4
  • Slow Roasted Tomato & Fresh Avocado $18.00
    • On sourdough. Add a poached egg $3 / or crispy bacon $3.
  • Chicken Confit $22.00
    • With sweet fennel and crushed potato.
  • Poached, Scrambled, or Fried (2) Free Range Eggs on Sourdough $11.00
    • Extras: Smoked salmon (GF), grilled or smoked halloumi (GF), premium black pudding (GF), Scotty smoked bacon (GF), chorizo (GF), fresh avocado (GF, V) - $6. Pork and sage sausage, Portabello mushrooms (GF V), fried potato (GF, V), slow-roasted tomatoes (GF, V), smoky beans (GF, V), spinach (GF, V) - $5. Gluten-free toast - $2. Hollandaise (GF), aioli (GF) - $1.
  • Premium Black Pudding (GF) $19.00
    • Potato hash, poached eggs, hollandaise.
  • Super Salad (GF) $19.00
    • Quinoa, basmati, broad beans, snow peas, yoghurt and basil dressing. Add roast chicken $5.
  • Pancakes 2PCS$16/3PCS$18
    • Bacon, banana, maple syrup or plum preserve and cream.
  • House Smoked Halloumi Salad (GF) $20.00
    • Avocado, cherry tomatoes, edamame, and preserved lemon.
  • Open Omelette $18.00
    • Spanish omelette with chorizo, fried potato, tomato salsa, feta on tortilla
  • Seekh Kebab $9.00
    • Lamb minces round kebabs, mixed with special spices coriander, garlic and cooked in tandoor
  • Choose any curry + rice + garlic naan only $10.00 Choose any curry + rice + garlic naan + coke can only $11.00>>
  • Palak Planeer $9.50
    • Indian cottage cheese in spinach gravy with tomatoes, garlic and ginger
  • Malai Kofta $9.50
    • Indian cottage cheese dumpling with potato, dry fruit simmer in mild creamy gravy
  • All starters served with special mint sauce
  • Onion Bhaji $7.00
    • Crispy Onion fritters, fresh herbs mixed with chana flour and deep fried
  • Lamb Vindaloo $9.50
    • Slices of meat cooked in spicy gravy of onion and tomato with the touch of vinegar
  • Masala Dosa $10.00
    • A south Indian delicacy made by stuffing a dosa with a lightly cooked filling of potatoes, fried onions and spices
  • Snack Box $7.50
    • 1 piece & chips
  • Toasted Bagel $8.50
    • served with fresh tomato slices cream cheese and jam
  • Mr. Bun burger double cheese $13.00
  • Wing $2.80
  • Salad Chicken & bacon $17.00
  • Mexican Wedges $13.00
    • bacon cheese sour cream or veg without bacon
  • Soup Pumpkin & kumara $8.90
  • Bowl of Fries $7.00
  • Mehshi $8.00
    • rice filled vine leaves - served in pita bread w tomatoes, lettuce & tahini
  • Kafta $12.00
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tomatoes, gherkins, tabouleh & lettuce
  • Fatayer $6.00
    • vege baked pies, spinach or feta
  • Lebanese style Omelette $11.00
    • served in pita bread w free range organic eggs, Parsley, Tomatoes & Cashews
  • Sojok Spicy $10.00
    • served in pita bread w tomatoes, gherkins & a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Kibbi Sandwich $12.00
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tabouleh, gherkins & lettuce
  • Baba Ghannouj $7.00
    • eggplant style hummus - served in pita w tomatoes & lettuce
  • Makanek $10.00
    • served in pita bread w tomatoes, gherkins & a squeeze of lemon juice
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  • Hecula monastrell 2009 Spain 9.00 / 40.00
  • Quesadilla: Champagne ham, Monterey Jack and tomato in a gluten-free tortilla with guacamole and salsa 14.00
  • Soup of the day with bread 11.50 - 13.50
  • Cherry tomato, feta and basil tartlets -
  • Morton Estate N.V 375ml Hawkes Bay 24.00 bottle
  • Pencarrow 2011 Marlborough 9.50 / 42.00
  • - Bacon, sour cream and spring onion stuffed baked potatoes (vegetarian variation available) -
  • Red bean bun $2.50
    • steamed bun with red bean paste filling
  • Seafood laksa $11.50
  • Lemon Chicken on Rice $13.50
  • Roast pork on rice $13.50
  • Roti & chicken curry $8.90
  • Chicken $11.90
  • EGG FU YUNG $12.50
    • combination
  • Chicken corn soup $5.00
  • Chicken $13.50
  • Mild / Medium / Hot options available
  • Egg Roti $4.00
  • Roti $2.50
  • Kadai Dishes (GF) $14.50
    • A South Indian medium flavoured dish cooked with capsicum, onion, spices, corriander with a flavour of ground black pepper. Kadai Beef / Lamb / Chicken
  • Chicken $13.50
  • Vegetable $13.00
  • Seafood $15.50
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu $3.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $12
  • Chicken Drumstick $2.00
  • Bacon & Egg Pie $3.00
  • Baked Beans & Eggs $10
  • Bacon & Cheese $3.00
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Mince Pie $3.00
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