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

  • Creamy Wild Mushrooms (V),(VG),(DF),(GF) $14.00
    • With Garlic & Herbs On Five Grain Toast
  • Create Your Own Platter $30.00
    • Three Choices
  • Superfoods Salad (V) (VG) (GF) (DF) $18.00
    • With Shredded Red Cabbage, Beetroot, Carrots, Baby Spinach, Quinoa, Toasted Seeds & Harissa Dressing With Halloumi
  • Panko Crumbed Terakihi Fish & Hand-Cut Chips (GF) $24.00
    • Tartare Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Lemon Wedge, Salad
  • Open Cajun Chicken Sandwich (GF) $19.00
    • With Melted Brie, Avocado Smash, Cranberry Relish, Mesclun On Ciabatta With Garlic Mayo & Curly Fries
  • - Avocado Smash, Tomato & Cashew-Nut Pesto $13.00
  • Salad Greens (GF) (V) (VG) $6.00
    • Harissa Dressing, Toasted Seeds
  • Cos Lettuce (GF) (V) (VG) $5.00
    • Ranch Dressing
  • Sin Chew Mee Hoon $12.00
    • Stir fried rice noodles with chicken, shrimps, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and onions.
  • Vegetarian Laksa $12.00
    • Egg noodles with an assortment of veges and egg in creamy curry.
  • Won Ton Soup $6.00
    • Chicken flavoured soup with six won tons.
  • Char Kuey Teow $12.00
    • Thick flat rice noodles fried with chicken, shrimps, fish cakes and eggs.
  • Fried Won Tons $6.00
    • Six pieces of won tons filled with chicken mince and veges. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
  • Achar (V) $6.00
    • A mixture of pickled carrots, turnips, cabbage and cucumber blended with peanuts.
  • Satay $11.00
    • Six sticks of satay served with peanut sauce. Choice of chicken or beef.
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $13.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces stir fried with pineapple pieces, onions, capsicums and tomatoes with sweet and sour sauce. Served with steamed rice.
  • Fish $11.00
  • Mussels (each) $0.90
  • Bacon $10.50
  • FISH AND CHIPS FAMILY PACK $19.00
  • Rolls/Curry Rolls OR Crabsticks, 2 Potato Fritters
  • Combination $12.00
  • Kung Pao Chicken $11.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.20
  • Keema barrette $18.00
    • lamb mince folded in crispy wheat bread with chillis served with one choice of curry
  • Garlic Roti $9.50
    • one piece of special garlic bread served with one choice of lamb/chicken or fish curry
  • Chutney $1.50
  • Onion Bhaji $10.00
  • Vegetable Fried Rice $12.00
  • Curry Laksa $12.50
    • noodles, eggs, fish balls and chicken curry soup with bean sprouts
  • Chettinadu Chicken $15.90
    • A famous South Indian chicken dish cooked in exotic in South Indian spices
  • Appalam $2.00
  • Beef Noodle Soup $9.50
    • Egg or rice noodle with beer. bean sprout and season vegetables
  • Lamb Curry $10.00
    • Tender lamb pieces cooked in traditional Malaysian spices and potatoes in rich gravy. Served with steamed rice. (Or choice of Rotl instead of rice for S0.50 extra)
  • Dumpling Laksa $11.00
    • Fresh egg noodle or rice noodle with homemade dumplings, seafood and bean sprout in rich creamy curry soup.
  • Chicken Curry $9.50
    • Chicken boneless pieces cooked in traditional Malaysian spices and potatoes in rich gravy. Served with steamed rice. (Or choice of Roti instead of rice for S0.50 extra)
  • Wonton Soup $9.00
    • Wonton with season vegetables in clear soup (with BBQ pork $10.00)
  • Kung Poh Chicken or Pork $10.50
    • Marinated chicken pieces stir-fried with season vegetables and national Malaysian spices and hot dried chillies. Served with steamed rice. (Or choice of Roti instead of rice for $0.50 extra)
  • Stir Fry Vegetables $10.00
    • Season vegetables and tofu stir-fry with a choice of sweet & sour sauce. satay sauce or chef special sauce Served with steamed rice. (Or choice of Roil instead of rice for $0.50 extra).
  • Char Kueh Teow $9.50
    • broad rice noodle, stir-fried with shrimp, chicken, mix veggies, beans sprout, egg and traditional Malaysian sambal and chef special sauce(Veggie char Kueh Teow $9.00)
  • Egg $7.00
  • Stir Fry Plain Vegetable $10.00
  • BBQ Pork $14.00
  • SOUPS
  • Cheese $7.00
  • (Served with Vegetables & Noodles)
  • Chicken $10.00
  • Won Ton (no Rice) — 1 doz $10.00
  • Gourmet open sammie $16.00
    • w ham or chicken
  • Grilled chicken salad $18.00
  • Pancakes or French toast $17.50
    • w bacon, banana & maple OR fruit cream & maple
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast $10.50
  • Spinach, potatoes, avocado, sausage $4.00
  • Raw buckwheat porridge $10.50
    • served cold w mixed berries
  • Dixon big breakfast $19.50
    • eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, tomato, potatoes, baked beans
  • Deli museli $10.50
    • w yoghurt & fruit
  • A. Little Risotto (V) (GF) $23.00
    • Pea & pearl barley risotto, tamarind, chard & chickpea provencale, courgette ribbons, local olive oil, shaved pecorino
  • Gluten Free Toast $4.50
  • A. Little Risotto (V) (GF) $28.00
    • Pea & pearl barley risotto, tamarind, chard & chickpea provencale, courgette ribbons, local olive oil, shaved pecorino
  • Garlic Mushroom Flats $6.00
  • - Char-grilled haloumi, rocket, eggplant puree (V) $18.00
  • B. English'S Lamb Loin (GF) $29.00
    • Pan roasted med-rare lamb, eggplant puree, baby rocket, honeyed beets, pomegranate, sorrel pesto
  • Roast Field Mushrooms $6.00
  • D. Seymour'S Breads (V) $13.50
    • Toasted artisan breads, changing spreads & dips
  • Marinated Olives(gf) $8
    • with herbs and fennel seeds
  • Duck Liver Parfait with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough $18.50
    • with pickles, salad and toasted sourdough
  • Angus Sirloin $28.50
    • with hand cut fries, roast mushroom, porcini butter and rocket
  • Mixed salad with sherry and thyme dressing $7
  • 11am-3pm
  • Casalingo Salami/ Anchovies/Jalapeño/ Olives/ Capers/ Mushroom $3
  • 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
  • Spicy Wedges $13.50
    • with bacon and cheese
  • Potato Rosti Topped with Poached Eggs $14.50
    • bacon hollandaise sauce
  • Toasted sandwich $4.00
    • bacon and egg
  • Potato Rosti Topped with Poached Eggs $15.50
    • smoked salmon hollandaise sauce
  • Chicken Quesadilla $16.50
    • chipotle sauce spinach cheese served with mesclun, tomato salsa, and sour cream
  • Margies Big Breaky $16.50
    • your choice Eggs with bacon, tomato baked beans sausage hash browns and sourdough
  • Margie's Beef Burger $16.50
    • homemade 180g beef pattie with bacon, caramelized onion cheddar aioli Apricot Chutney and fries
  • Nachos $14.50
    • Chilibeans melted cheese tomato salsa and sour cream
  • Won Ton Noodle (with roast pork) / Laksa Noodle (chicken or seafood) / Chicken or Roast Pork or Beef Noodle $10.00
  • Mushroom / Cheese / Egg / Hawaiian / Steak / Bacon $5.00
  • Pack 3 $20.00
    • 5 Fish, 2 Chips
  • Vegetable $11.00
  • Fish $3.30
  • Roti & Chicken Curry (no rice) $8.00
  • Prawn $16.00
  • Chicken / Beef / Roast Pork / Seafood / Combination $13.00
  • Orange Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken Fillet (freshly cooked) $6.00
  • Chips $3.00
  • Vegetarian $8.50
  • Fish $11.90
  • Squid Ring (Calamari) $1.00
  • Fish Cake $2.00
  • Shrimps $12.90
  • Salade verte $6.00
    • Mesclun salad with French vinaigrette
  • Salade Oceane $17.00
    • The chefs smoked salmon on a bed of mesclun salad with avocado, walnuts & French vinaigrette; served with baguette
  • La Fermiere $16.00
    • Smoked chicken, rocket, mushrooms in a creamy sauce & salad
  • Pain Perdu $14.00
    • French toast served with maple syrup, banana and raspberry puree.
  • Crepe au citron $7.50
    • Crepe with the chef’s lemon curd
  • -add extra $3.00
  • Crepe aux Fruits $13.00
    • Crepe with fruit salad, raspberry coulis & whipped cream
  • -extra filling $2.00
  • PTA: Toasted Vogels bread with pesto, tomato and avocado 9.50
  • All of our chicken, egg and pork products are free range -
  • Hecula monastrell 2009 Spain 9.00 / 40.00
  • Stones ginger beer Australia 4.8% 8.50
  • Petirrojo cabernet/sauvignon 2012 Chile 9.00 / 40.00
  • Cheese kransky, potato hash, poached eggs and caramelised onions 16.50
  • Lemon and mascarpone risotto with basil and roast hazelnut 17.00
  • Eggs Florentine (spinach) 16.00
  • Garlic and Cheese Roti $4.50
  • Vegetable / Egg $13.00
  • Yogurt Raita $3.00
  • Gado Gado (GF) $13.00
    • Fresh steamed vegetables boiled egg and bean sprouts served with a peanut sauce dressing.
  • Char Kway Teow Goreng (GF)
    • Flat rice noodles stir fried with garlic, chilli sambal, egg & bean sprouts.
  • Fish Korma $15.50
  • Lamb Curry $14.00
  • Banana and Chocolate Roti $5.50
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