Workman's Cafe Bar in Waikato Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Workman's Herby Bread $5
  • Pate $18
    • Syd's world famous in Matamata, chicken liver, rum and port with fig walnut chutney and herby bread
  • Scallop Mornay $18
    • scallops lightly blanched in white wine served in a creamy mornay sauce
  • Fritters $16
    • Carrot and Broccoli and Spanish onion with sour cream, sweet chilli sauce
  • Seafood chowder $18
    • scrumptious chowder prawns, squid, muscles, fish and salmon with a touch of curry, so good you have to try it!
  • Squid lightly dusted in flour pan fried in olive oil with capers and garlic finished with parsley and lemon $16
  • Soup of the day $12
    • homemade by the chef packed with yummy stuff
  • Pasta $17
    • Workman's special creamy chicken pasta with mushrooms topped with parmesan cheese
  • Eggs benny on ciabatta bread served with hashbrown. Bacon, Salmon or veggies? the best in town! $18
  • Creamy rosemary mushies with smoked bacon on ciabatta bread $18
  • Bacon and eggs any style on ciabatta bread served w ith slow roasted tomato $15
  • Fluffy pancakes with greek yoghurt and maple syrup $12
  • Homemade hot porridge with cream and brown sugar $10
  • Sizzling Spanish baked egg with spicy chorizo and toast $12
  • Steak sammie topped with hot cheese foam and caramelised onion. $18
    • Served with fries and allioli
  • Fresh fish and chips served with mixed battered? greens and tartare sauce. Pan-fried or $17
  • Workman's famous fritters topped with sour cream, sweet chilli sauce and mixed greens $14
  • The classic B.L.T on foccacia bread with fries $14
  • Pasta of the day (ask our lovely staff) $17
  • Soup of the day served with toast (and again... ask our lovely staff!) $12
  • Chowder $18
    • Prawns, squid , muscles and fish with a touch of curry
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • Fish $33
    • Fresh off the boat pan fried with yummy stuff . Please ask our lovely staff.
  • Pork belly $32
    • Please ask our lovely staff.slow roasted pork belly w ith hints of cardamom and five spice served on seasonal puree w ith crispy crackling
  • Tender chicken cooked in a nu ty Thai and sweet chilli sauce with coriander and ginger served with fluffy rice $33
  • Lamb shank one shank $20 / Two shanks $33
    • tender melt in your mouth slow cooked shanks served on a bed of creamy mash with lots of yummy sauce
  • Pasta $30
    • Workman's special cream y chicken pasta with mushroom stopped with parmesan cheese>>
  • Chef's Treat of the week $33
    • please ask your waiting staff for details >>
  • Workman's steaks Eye $36 / Scotch $34
  • -Option 1 served with whole seed mustard infused mash, w ilted spinach & Syd's famous caramelised garlic "burnt" sauce - a local favourite
  • -Option 2 Served with crispy roasted spuds, garlic marinated mushrooms spinach and red wine jus.
  • All Meals Served With Roast Vegetables
  • Dessert Available To All Guests With Clean Plates

Nearby Sample Menus

  • sour cream $2
  • pancakes with banana and maple (V/v/d/G) $10
  • french toast (v) $10
  • warm chicken salad (G) $18
    • lemoon thyme chicken, shaved prosciutto, baby cos, heirloom tomatoes, parmesan
  • bacon $3
  • house cured smoked salmon $20
  • bacon and eggs (g) $10
  • maple and espresso glazed pork (G) $18
    • slow roast pork, soft polenta with maple popcorn
  • L&P Braised Pork Belly $29
    • On orange scented kumara mash, sauteed Asian greens with apple jus
  • Crispy Fried Chicken Tenders
    • Served with fries and dipping sauce
  • Battered Onion Rings $10.50
    • L&P battered onion rings with sour cream and relish
  • Parmesan Chicken Salad $17.00
    • Dusted tenders with salad greens, croutons, preserved lemon and parmesan dressed with avocado oil
  • Mashed Potato $7
  • Spinach $3.00
  • L&P Fish and Chips
    • L&P battered fish and chips with tartare and a lemon wedge
  • Pork Ribs $27.00
    • L&P bourbon BBQ slow cooked pork ribs with apple and orange salw with fries
  • PERi-PERi chips (Large) $6.50
  • 8 BBQ Ribs $11.90
    • Bite sized chicken on the bone.
  • Potato Salad (Large) $6.50
  • Side Garden Salad $4.50
  • Portuguese Rolls (Regular) $4.50
  • Coleslaw (Large) $6.50
  • Potato Salad (Regular) $4.50
  • Nandino Burger & Regular Side $8.90
    • Nibble into our seeded bun, filled with a sweet BBQ basted tenderloin topped with Swiss cheese and our special light mayo.
  • Angus beef burger $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • Garlic and herb bread $6.50
  • Roast vegetable salad $17.50
    • seasonal roasted vegetables, salad greens, herb dressing and toasted seeds
  • Classic toasted club sandwich $11.50
    • double layered with ham off the bone, cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, Umu capsicum sauce and aioli
  • UMU mussel platter $26.50
    • smoked mussel pate, grilled mussels, marinated mussels, mini mussels and caper hotpot, a taste bowl of mussel chowder, toasted ciabatta and salad greens
  • Spicy Pork Roll $12.50
    • homemade pork pattie, spicy slaw and greens in a bread roll
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $7.50
    • with aioli or sour cream
  • Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Apricot and hazelnut torte $15.00
    • Served with fresh cream
  • Platter for 2 $28.00
    • A shared platter with thai fish cakes, mozzarella balls, bruschetta, thai beef kebabs, prawn twists and peruvian sticks
  • Mozzarella balls $10.00
    • Served with garlic aioli
  • Thai beef kebab $8.00
    • Served with a peanut sauce
  • Bruschetta $8.00
    • Cherry tomato and mozzarella lightly toasted on baguette
  • Peruvian sticks $8.00
    • Mozzarella rolled in pastry served with guacamole
  • Chocolate mousse $14.00
    • With orange and almond biscotti and vanilla bean cream
  • Profiteroles $13.00
    • With a coffe liqueuor cream
  • -Add Bacon or sausage for $3.00
  • Meat Lovers $21.50
    • Salami, ham, chorizo, bacon, nacho mince and bbq sauce
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • Thick and creamy with chunks of fresh seafood, vegetables & garlic bread
  • Local Beef sausages $16.50
    • With mashed potatoes, seasonal green & a rich onion gravy
  • ●Meat & Fish
  • Hawaiian $19.00
    • Ham, pineapple, fresh thyme
  • Warm focaccia bread $10.00
    • With olive oil & balsamic reduction for dipping
  • Available from 10am - 3pm
  • Bruschetta served with fresh vine tomato and a hint of basil $8.50
  • Venison (GF) $39.50
    • Venison medallions resting on Italian char-grilled vegetable salad, drizzled with honey and balsamic dressingtopped with hollandaise
  • Seafood teaser $22.50
    • A selection of seafood startersincluding smoked salmon, thaichilli mussels, squid,scallops& prawnsserved with chargrilled ciabatta.
  • Four delicate smoked salmon blinis $10.50
  • Herbed Tomato Soup $12.50
    • served with toasted focaccia
  • Lemon and coconut syrup cake (GF) $12.50
    • Served with Greekyogurt
  • Salmon Fillet (GF) $38.50
    • Hoisin baked salmonserved with jasmine rice, spring onions,and oriental mushrooms;toppedwith hollandaise
  • Seafood Marinara E $19.50 M $29.50
    • A medley of fresh seafood with fettuccine and garden herbs in a creamy garlic saucetopped with parmesan cheese
  • Special - 12 Oysters $15.00
  • 4 Fish, 4 Crab Stick, 4 Mini Spring Roll, 2 Potato Fritter, $4.00 Chips $15.00
  • 2 Fish, 2 Oysters, 2 Scallops, Chips $12.00
  • 15 Chicken Thighs & Chips $50.00
  • 4 Oysters, 2 Fish, 2 Eggs and Salad $12.00
  • Roast Duck $38.00 each
  • 4 Fish, 12 Mussels, 12 Oysters, $4.00 Chips $30.00
  • 1 Fish, 1 Hot Dog, 1 Crab Stick, $2.00 Chips $6.00
  • Add lemon & poppy seed served w/ homemade lemon curd $10.00
  • Tomato $2.00
  • Mushroom $3.00
  • Add garlicky ham & brie with cornichons
  • Brioche French Toast $16.00
    • Dusted w/ cinnamon sugar & served w/ bacon, maple syrup & cream
  • Gluten free $1.00
  • Salmon $4.00
  • The Smash $17.00
    • Kumara & kale rosti w/ red onion, roasted red pepper, home made hummus, walnuts, chia & sunflower seeds served on salad greens
  • Grilled Chicken Salad $15.90
    • Grilled Chicken, Mesculin, Carrot, Onion with A House Dressing, Home Made Bread
  • Chez Bean Waffles $15.90
    • Home Made Waffles with Bacon, Grilled Banana, Maple Syrup
  • Fish N Chips $15.90
    • Battered Market Fish with Chips and Salad
  • Grilled Chicken Pasta $17.90
    • Cream Base Grilled Chicken, Basil Pesto, Parmesan Cheese
  • Eggs on Toast $9.90
    • Choice of Egg Type
  • Beef Burger $17.90
    • Home Made Burger Patty, Cheese, Bacon, Fried Egg, Mesclin, Tomato, Onion, Avocado with Onion Jam, Fries & Aioli
  • Sirloin Open Sandwich $21.90
    • Roast Potato and Mesclin, Onion Jam with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
  • French Toast $15.90
    • Home Made Bread with Bacon, Grilled Banana, Maple Syrup
  • The Cowree Burger $15
    • House made beef pattie, Walkers Porter beet relish, mustard aioli, cheese, gherkin, onion
  • -W chips $18
  • Sesame wings $10
  • Chicken mole tacos $12
    • w pinto beans
  • House cut double fried chips $6
  • The Vego Burger $15
    • Roasted Eggplant, Zucchini, red onion, capsicum, lettuce and spiced hummus
  • Mushroom bruschetta $11
  • -W chips $18
  • Chocoholic $12.00
    • Belgian chocolate molten cake, decadent pistachio, walnut & dark chocolate brownie & white chocolate mousse with carrot, cardamom & orange emulsion
  • Margherita $20.00
    • Vine ripened tomatoes, mozzarella, confit garlic, tomato sugo and garden basil
  • Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
  • Lamb $34.00
    • Rosemary roasted rump of lamb with orange lentil dhal, garden silverbeet & plum tomatoes served with a house labneh, caramelized shallots, merlot glazed prunes and a beetroot chutney
  • Seasonal vegetables of the day $7.00
  • -House cured and smoked salmon with a shrimp, salmon & fraiche rillette and an edamame bean salsa
  • Pork $33.00
    • Crispy skin pork belly on an Agria potato, seeded mustard & ham hock gratin with a fragrant Summer garden slaw, a green apple & ginger vinaigrette and a mandarin emulsion
  • -Roasted portabello mushroom stuffed with butternut & goat’s cheese with a carrot & currant salad, beetroot chutney & Kahurangi blue cheese
  • Salami Feast Large $7.90
    • Tomato sauce, salami, mozzarella, tomato, garlic
  • Comes only in Pan Base
  • Hawaiian Large $7.90
    • Tomato sauce, pineapple, mushroom, ham, mozzarella
  • Garlic Bread $4.00
  • Combo B $25.00
    • 2 x Classic Pizzas, 2 x Sides
  • BBQ Chicken and Bacon Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, chicken, mozzarella, bacon, BBQ swirl
  • Beef Hot and Spicy Large $10.90
    • Tomato sauce, onion, jalapenos, beef, mozzarella, tomato
  • Combo E (Tuesday and Wednesday Only) $15.00
    • 2 x Standard Pizza
  • Crumbed Camembert with Plum Sauce $14.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail $11.80
  • Full Breakfast $14.60
    • bacon, eggs, tomato, hash brown, sausage & toast with spreads
  • Seafood Cocktail $12.80
  • Soup of the Day $9.90
  • Toasted Muesli $9.30
    • with fruit & yoghurt
  • Garlic Bread $4.90
  • Chicken Kebabs with Fresh Salad & Sweet Chili Sauce $13.50
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $29
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Chocolate Brownie $14
    • berry compote / vanilla bean ice cream – a great dessert to share
  • Paté $11
    • herb crostini
  • Prawn Cocktail $16.5
    • lettuce / seafood sauce
  • Moroccan Spiced Chicken Salad $24.5
  • Seared Venison Salad $24.5
    • spinach / parmesan / blueberry sauce;
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10
    • your choice of passionfruit, caramel or chocolate sauce
  • Antipasto (designed for two) $19.5
    • selection of dips / pickled vegetables / cured meat / cheese / crackers
Workman's Cafe Bar

Workman's Cafe Bar

location

Address

52 Broadway, Matamata, Matamata, Waikato, 3400, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078885498

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Spanish , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Free Wifi ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Cash only

Location
52 Broadway, Matamata, Matamata, Waikato, 3400, New Zealand