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

  • Teo Chew Noodle Soup $12.00
    • Noodles with prawns, fish cakes, fish balls, crab sticks and chicken pieces in chicken soup. Choice of egg or rice noodles.
  • Lamb Curry $13.00
    • Lamb pieces in creamy curry. Served with steamed rice.
  • Mee Rojak $12.00
    • Egg noodles mixed with eggs, cauliflower, brocolli, tofu, beansprouts, lettuce, cucumbers, carrots and potatoes. Served with peanut and vege sauce.
  • Chicken Wings $7.00
    • Five pieces of crispy deep fried chicken wings. Served with chilli sauce.
  • 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.
  • Wat Tan Hor $12.00
    • Thick flat rice noodles cooked with chicken, prawns, fish cakes, fish balls, cabbage and eggs in gravy.
  • Spring Rolls (V) $6.00
    • Three spring rolls filled with veges. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
  • 13. Garlic Prawns $11.50
  • 15. King Prawns in Batter $11.50
  • 33. Signature Noodles $12.90
    • Egg noodles and flat rice noodles fried with BBQ pork, shrimps, eggs, chives Cabbage and bean sprouts.
  • 44. Kambing Mee Soup $17.00
  • 36. Curry Chicken with Rice $14.50
    • Chicken pieces and potatoes cooked in spicy curry gravy and served with steamed rice.
  • 19. Roti Chanai $3.50
  • 6. Vegetarian Pandan Bites $7.50
  • 5. Pandan Chicken $7.50
  • Club sandwich $18.50
    • With smoked chicken, bacon, egg. Tomato, avocado & fries
  • Smoked salmon $19.00
    • On a potato rosti with shaved cucumber, walnuts & balsamic reduction
  • Steel cut oat porridge $10.00
    • With poached seasonal fruit, brown sugar & cream
  • Butterm ilk & ricotta pancakes $12.5/$17.5
    • With banana & maple syrup with bacon
  • Soup $10.50
    • With housem ade ciabatta
  • Wednesday
    • Neef brisket goulash with cr&me fraiche & garlic ciabatta
  • Kids pancake with maple syrup with bacon $7.5/$12.5
  • Bacon / Sausage / Mushrooms / Avocado / Halloumi $5.00
  • Dduk-bok-ii (B/Sp) $14.00
    • Rice cakes with noodles in sweet and spicy sauce with fishcakes
  • Sam-gye-tang $29.00
    • Chicken with ginseng, dates and ginkgo nut in broth
  • Bu-Dae jji-gae (Sp) $19.00
    • Noodle soup with sausages, beef, tofu and kimchi
  • An-chang-sal (R) $48.00
    • Thin marinated beef (skirt) for two served with rice and a spring onion salad
  • Dwejand dak Steak (R) $21.00
    • Honey-miso grilled chicken steak served with rice and a spring onion salad
  • Sun-duboo jji-gae (Sf/S) $14.00
    • Soft tofu soup with seafood and egg
  • R= Recommended / B= Best Seller / Sf= Seafood / Sp= Spicy / V= Vegetarian
  • Spicy Chicken (Sp) $42
  • Pineapple Fritter $1.70
  • Rolls/Curry Rolls OR Crabsticks, 2 Potato Fritters
  • Chicken $10.50
  • Steak & Egg $5.50
  • Pork $11.50
  • Combination $12.00
  • Corn Fritter $2.50
  • Shrimp $12.00
  • Side Fries $3.50
  • with Herbs $7.50
  • add Bacon $5.00
  • Flat Bread
  • add Bacon and Chorizo $19.00
  • Halloumi and Orange Salad $14.50
    • with Leafy Greens, Dukkah and a Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • *Panko Crumbed Prawns
  • *Candied Walnut, Beetroot, Carrot, Orange & Buckwheat Salad $19.00
  • Curry Roll $2.20
  • Crumbed King Prawn $1.80
  • Sesame Beef $12.00
  • Beef with Vegetables $11.00
  • Roast Pork in Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Cheese $4.20
  • Chicken/Pork/Beef Chow Mein or Ho Fun $11.00
  • Crispy Chicken $11.00
  • Seafood $13.00
  • Beef with Black pepper sauce & seasonal veges $13.50
  • Banana $1.90
  • Mar's Bar (deep Fried) $2.60
  • Beef $13.50
  • Scallop $16.50
  • Beef $13.50
  • on steamed rice N/A
  • Gourmet open sammie $16.00
    • w ham or chicken
  • Open pan-fried fish sammie $16.00
  • Chicken bacon bagel burger $16.00
    • w potato on side
  • Spinach, potatoes, avocado, sausage $4.00
  • Thai chicken curry $18.00
    • w rice & salad
  • Avocado on toast $15.00
    • w tomato & feta OR haloumi
  • Double smoked salmon $15.50
    • bagel w salad
  • Porridge $10.50
    • w fresh fruit & brown sugar
  • Kebby Kebab $11.00
  • Thyme Pizza $5.50
  • Chicken $15.00
  • Vine leaves $10.00
    • Wine leaves stuffed with rice, tomato, parsley, sping onion, fresh lemon juice and olive oil. Served in pita bread with hummus, tomato, gherkins, lettuce and sauces.
  • Hummus
    • Served on pita bread with tabouli, tomato, gherkins,
  • Shish Tawook $12.00
    • Shish Tawook Chicken breast marinated in Lebanese spices and served in pita bread, hummus, tomato, gherkins, lettuce and sauces.
  • main dishes $14.00
  • Bakalava (per Piece) $2.50
  • Buckwheat Pancakes $10
    • bacon/banana / lemon/sugar / chocolate sauce
  • Porridge $8
    • sliced banana, brown sugar and cream
  • Fish & Chips $22
    • panko crumbed market fish, hand cut fries, beetroot slaw, malt vinegar mayo
  • Hand cut agria chips w aioli $5
  • Chicken Salad Bowl $18
    • wild rice, sprouts, avocado, feta, beetroot, mint, roasted almonds, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, thyme vinaigrette, hazelnut dukka w grilled lemon & thyme chicken thigh. add: halloumi $5
  • Mushroom Avocado Halloumi Sandwich $15
    • hummus, red pepper relish, baby spinach
  • Cheeseburger w Fries $13
    • beef patty, cheese, mayo, tomato sauce
  • Garlic butter & parmesan fries w chipotle ketchup $5
  • Tobiuo Maki $16.00
    • Sushi rice with avocado, salmon and caviar.
  • Hoso Maki $3.00
    • 3 different vegetables wrapped in seaweed and sushi rice.
  • Tempura Prawn $17.50
    • Served with dipping sauce. (5 pieces)
  • Takoyaki $8.50
    • Deep fried octopus meatballs topped with bonito flakes, and mayo.(6 pieces)
  • Teriyaki Steak Set $19.50
    • Pan fried scotch fillet steak, topped with teriyaki sauce, accompanied with miso soup, steamed rice and salad.
  • Oyakodon $13.50
    • Tender chicken slices cooked with egg, onion and our special Japanese sauce, served on steamed rice.
  • Ebi $6.00
    • Cooked prawn on sushi rice.
  • California Roll $4.20
    • Raw salmon, egg, vegetable and sushi rice.
  • Vegetarian Platter $20.00
    • A selection of all our vegetarian options
  • Phoenician Platter $18.00
    • choose from: Beef, Lamb or Chicken served on a plate w rice & salad drizzled in tahini sauce
  • Fatayer $6.00
    • vege baked pies, spinach or feta
  • Makanek $10.00
    • served in pita bread w tomatoes, gherkins & a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Kafta $12.00
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tomatoes, gherkins, tabouleh & lettuce
  • Lebanese style Omelette $11.00
    • served in pita bread w free range organic eggs, Parsley, Tomatoes & Cashews
  • 1/2 Dozen Falafel $14.00
    • w salad & tahini
  • Hummus - Fresh daily $7.00
    • served in pita bread w tomatoes & lettuce
  • Date scone $5.00
  • Walnut pie $6.00
  • Something Savoury
  • Goats cheese and spinach scone $5.00
  • Soup of the day with bread roll $10.00
  • Individual quiches $8.00
  • Free range Scotch egg $6.00
  • Banana cheese cakes jar $7.00
  • Roasted Baby Carrots $16.00
    • organic leaves, avocado, grilled croutons, orange vinaigrette
  • Kumara Gnocchi $22.00
    • passata, ricotta, pancetta, rocket
  • Coconut Panna Cotta $12.00
    • lemongrass sago, pineapple, lychee, meringue
  • Caramelia Parfait $12.00
    • spiced pear, ginger tulie, pistachio
  • Buttermilk Fried Wings $14.00
    • bbq or blue cheese sauce
  • Akaroa Salmon 180g $18.00
    • served w/ one side of your choice and an offering of: sauce bearnaise, mushroom sauce, garlic butter, blue cheese sauce or Texas BBQ
  • Seasonal Vegetables $8.00
  • Grills N/A
    • 100% grass-fed New Zealand beef
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