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

  • Soup $10.50
    • With housem ade ciabatta
  • Toasted muesli $12.00
    • With poached seasonal fruit & greek yoghurt
  • Eggs Florentine $17.50
    • With spinach, hollandaise & a hash brown
  • Spaghetti $18.50
    • With tomato, fennel, prosciutto & shaved parmesan
  • Wednesday
    • Neef brisket goulash with cr&me fraiche & garlic ciabatta
  • Tuesday
    • Hanger steak salad with romaine lettuce, pea shoots, smoked brinza& chimichurri
  • Bacon butty $9.5/$12.5
    • On toasted turkish with aioli & rocket fuel with fried egg
  • Halloumi bruschetta $15.50
    • With crushed avocado, rocket & pomegranate molasses
  • Mushroom & Vegetables $9.80
  • Quarter $4.50
  • Steak, Egg & Onion - Toasted Sandwich $6.00
  • Steak & Onion $2.50
  • Cheese - Jumbo/Medium $5.00/$3.90
  • Egg Fu Yung $9.80
  • Chow Mein $9.80
  • Whole $18.00
  • Fish (crumbed) $4.00
  • Squid ring $0.90
  • -Chicken $18.50
  • Meat $2.00
  • Steak & onion roll $2.50
  • -10 pieces $25.40
  • Chicken nugget $0.90
  • -aioli
  • Roasted pumpkin salad $16.50
    • Feta chick pea and croutons with a delicious homemade balsamic and rosemary drizzle
  • Big-build your own From $8.50
    • Eggs how like on thick italian loaf
  • Burger thyme $16.50
  • Laksa chicken or seafood
    • Medium spiced soup with fresh eggs noodles, tofu and egg
  • Benedict $14.50
    • Bacon, poached eggs and hash brown a-top thick toast with hollandaise
  • Little thyme $12.00
    • Eggs cooked any style with bacon on thick toast
  • -Add fries and salad $4.00
  • Panni $8.50
  • Ham $3.20
  • Steak & Egg $4.30
  • FISH DINNER (Tarakihi) $13.80
    • Including 2 Crumbed Fillet, Chips, Tartare Sauce, Lemon & Salad
  • Double Filing $3.50
  • Fish $2.70
  • Combination Seafood (Steam Rice/Veges) $13.90
  • Nasi Goreng (Rice) $10.90
  • 6. Omelette Of Your Choice $10.50
    • Two fillings
  • (Served with Vegetables & Steamed Rice)
  • Stuffed Mushroom $1.50
  • (Served with Vegetables & Meat only)
  • Combination Biryani (Spicy Fried Rice) $12.00
  • Steak & Mushroom in Oyster Sauce
  • Cheese $7.00
  • Chips $3.00
  • Stir Fry Noodle with Combination Meat
  • Slow roasted lamb $19.00
    • Mint pea mash, cauliflower and kasundi
  • Pulled pork on pita $19.00
    • With pineapple salsa, sauerkraut and a side of wedges
  • Baoba's nachos $16.00
    • Chili black beans, with guacamole, sour cream, jalapeños, coriander and kalamata olives
  • -Smoked salmon, or bacon $6 each
  • Free-range eggs on toast $9.00
    • Poached or scrambled, on sourdough or multigrain
  • -Hollandaise, extra toast $2 each
  • Cashew Lentil Burger $17.00
    • Hummus & guacamole on a chili corn bun with a Baobab style green salad
  • Baoba's big meaty brekky $22.00
    • Poached or scrambled eggs on sourdough with garlic sausages, bacon, roast potatoes, mushroom & spinach
  • W/ Bacon Banana + Maple Syrup $15.00
  • Avocado $1.50
  • Mushroom
  • Pineapple $0.50
  • Salmon, Cream Cheese, Avocado, Capers + Mesclun $15.50
  • Chicken $1.00
  • Ham $1.00
  • Sweet Corn Fritters $10.80
    • w/ tomato salsa + green salad
  • Corn fritters $16.50
    • Fritter stack w tomatoes, mushrooms on a bed of fresh rocket & a side of Pesto
  • Marghertia small $13.00 lrg $16.00
    • Classic Italian Pizza w, Mozzarella & fresh Basil
  • Eggs on Toast $10.00
    • Eggs any way you like with a filter coffee, choysa tea or orange juice.
  • Marinara small $16.50 lrg $19.00
    • Mixed Seafood, Garlic, Mozzarella & fresh Basil
  • Wedges $10.00
    • w side of Sour Cream & Salsa
  • Fish n Chips $16.50
    • Fresh fillet, lightly battered, deep fried deep fried w side of fries & salad
  • Platter - serves 2 - 3 $20.00
    • Spring Rolls, Meat Balls, Chicken Tenders & your choice of 3 dipping sauces
  • Muesli $9.90
    • With fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Fish Goujons $5
  • Vege Burger $14.50
    • Vegetarian patty on toasted focaccia, cheese, lettuce, tomato, tomato relish + fries & aioli
  • Garlic Bread $6.50
  • Available Wed - Sun 5:00Pm - 8:30Pm
  • Chicken Tenders $6
  • Mini Vege Spring Rolls & Samosas $4
  • Curly Fries $7.50
  • Boss $15.00
    • Chilli beef, jalapeños, corn chips, cheese, sour cream + sweet chilli
  • Lamb Shank $21
    • 3 hour braised 500g lamb shank on whipped garlic mash with seasonal veges and mint sauce.
  • Beef Nachos $12
    • Corn chips covered with our special beef con carne, topped with grilled cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Hoki Bites And Chips $11
    • Served with tomato sauce.
  • The Realm Secret Recipe Mushrooms $8.00
    • Served on Hataitai Bread Shop toast
  • Caramel Sundae $4.50
    • With caramel sauce and hundreds and thousands sprinkles.
  • Bangers And Mash $16
    • Pork sausages served on whipped garlic mash, seasonal veges, caramelised onion and jus.
  • Garlic Loaf $6
    • House baked bread smothered with garlic butter
  • Rump Steak $20
    • A 400g Rump steak served with chunky chips, fried egg, salad and jus.
  • Green lipped mussels with kimchi & sesame $12.00
  • Mustard crumbed chicken with misc, kumara & savoy cabbage $32.00
  • Hummingbird antipasti $25.00
  • Braised beef sliders with horseradish cream & pickled beetroot $12.00
  • Kingsmead sunset blue with apple, watercress & walnut $15.00
  • Grilled beef fillet with truffle potato croquettes baby onion & jus $34.00
  • Truffled mushroom pate with pickled onions $ 12.00
  • Edamame with kawakawa salt $6.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken, Cream Cheese & Cranberry $9.50
  • Teriyaki Salmon & Fresh Salmon $8.90
  • Fresh Salmon & Teriyaki Chicken $8.90
  • Smoked Tuna $9.50
  • Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese $9.50
  • Hot Spicy Teriyaki Salmon & Chicken $9.50
  • Honey, Ginger & Chicken Sushi $8.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken & Smoked Salmon $8.90
  • Combination Seafood $10.90
  • BBQ Pork on rice $13.50
  • Vegetarian bun $2.50
    • steamed bun with carrot, bokchoy, mushroom & cabbage filling
  • 4 choice $10.20
  • Seafood $12.50
  • Seafood $11.50
  • Sweet & sour $13.50
    • fish
  • 6 choice $11.90
  • Ranch N/A
  • White Bread N/A
  • Natural Swiss N/A
  • Onion N/A
  • Ham, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Lettuce N/A
  • Honey Mustard N/A
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