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

  • Scrambled Eggs on Toast / Sausages, Eggs and Chips $7.00
  • Mushroom and Toast Meal $7.00
  • Sausage Meal $17.50
    • Croquettes, vegetables, pumpkin and gravy
  • Sausage in a Roll with Cheese and Fried Onion $5.00
  • Deluxe Breakfast $19.50
    • 2 eggs, 3 rashers of bacon, tomatoes, hash brown, toast and tea or coffee
  • Wedges $9.00
    • Bacon, cheese and sour cream
  • Pancakes Savory $13.00
    • 3 pancakes, bacon, banana, maple syrup and cream
  • Corn Nuggets $6.50
    • Bacon and Sour Cream
  • Rustic fries with salt and pepper spice, aioli $8.00
  • Garden leaf salad, cured onion, cucumber, red wine vinaigrette $8.00
  • Wild Red deer carpaccio $22.00
    • Juniper cure, roasted beetroot,toasted hazelnut
  • Free range chicken $38.00
    • Coq au vin’, pearl onions, bacon lardons, parsley crumb
  • Roasted Brussels sprouts $8.00
  • Ōra King salmon cakes, pickled cucumber, hollandaise $19.00
  • White chocolate and raspberry bread ‘n’ butter pudding, $16.00
    • White chocolate crème anglaise, vanilla ice cream
  • Brown butter roasted pear $17.00
    • Maple cake ‘n’ ice cream, dulce leche, spiced streusel
  • Honey & balsamic roasted beetroot, feta & fresh mint $10.00
  • Silver Fern Prime Steer Sirloin $28.00
    • 250gram(9oz) - Served with onion rings, chips, choice of sauce & salad Sauces: Peppercorn, Mushroom, Blue Cheese or Garlic Butter (DF without sauces)
  • Fresh leaves, toasted seeds & lemon dressing $6.00
  • Half portion available $10.00
  • Harrisa roasted kumara, mint yoghurt & fresh coriander $10.00
  • Cider & Bacon $18.00
    • cream & herbs - With either chips or garlic bread (GF without bread)
  • Cheese burger, chips & salad $14.00
  • Beer battered fish bites & tartare $14.00
  • Cottage pie - toasted sourdough $16.00
  • Veggie breakfast - eggs - baked beans - hash potato - mushroom - grain toast - roasted tomato - hollandaise $18.00
  • Steak frites - scotch - fries - béarnaise $19.00
  • House made hash potato $5.00
  • Beer battered fish - fries - salad - tartare $19.50
  • Peppered calamari - green leaves - lemon mayo $13.00 / $17.00
    • small / large
  • Green lip mussels - coriander - ginger - chili $10.50 / $16.50
    • small / large
  • Chutney - hollandaise $3.00
  • Garlic prawns and smoked salmon $24
    • slow roast tomato, capers, red onion and l emon aioli
  • Salted caramel sundae $12
    • vanilla bean ice cream, sticky date chunks, cashew sprinkle
  • Chicken $22
    • pesto, cherry tomatoes, red onion , baby spinach and aioli
  • Roast duck breast with confit duck leg and puy lentil ragout $33
    • duck fat crisps, baby bokchoy, baby carrots and roasting jus[ G F ]
  • Shrimp cocktail $14
    • avocado puree, marie rose sauce and toasted crostini [ g f a ]
  • Market fish
    • Wa its taff to a dvise
  • Bacon wrapped chicken roulade with mozzarella and basil pesto $34
    • butternut puree, potato gratin , grilled asparagus and chicken jus[ G F ]
  • Gurnard ceviche $14
    • spring onion, tomato, chilli, coconut cream [ g f ]
  • Garlic pizza bread $8
    • With cheese
  • Chicken cranberry $12 / $15
    • Roast chicken, cranberry sauce
  • Pizza bases: original, deep pan, thin & crispy or gluten free cooked or freshly prepared by us for you to cook at your leisure N/A
  • Meat lovers $13 / $16
    • Ham, salami, bacon, beef
  • BBQ chicken $12 / $15
    • Roast chicken, BBQ sauce
  • Italian $11 / $14
    • Salami, olives, capers, onions
  • Ring of fire $14 / $17
    • Chilli beans, corn, capsicum, onions, chillies
  • Chicken satay $14/$17
    • Roast chicken, pineapple, satay sauce
  • Traditional shrimp cocktail $12.00
    • On a bed of lettuce topped with seafood sauce & lemon wedges
  • Calamari Salad $22.50
    • Calamari on a bed of julienne vegetables, tossed with crispy noodles, green salad & dressed with a chilli tomato jam
  • Crunchy Hot apple Crumble $12.00
    • Served with custard, ice cream or cream
  • Fries S $40.00 / L $8.00
  • Seafood Basket $15.00
    • Battered fish, crumbed mussels, squid rings, tempura prawns & chips
  • Garlic flatBread (Pizza Style) $10.00
    • Drizzled with italian glaze
  • Steak, Egg & Chips $18.50
    • Cooked to your liking & served with tomato sauce
  • Deep Fried Camembert $13.00
    • Crumbed & served on a bed of rocket with rich berry coulis & basil
  • Eggs Benedict w bacon $16.00
  • Toasted Muesli $10.50
    • w yogurt & fruit
  • Nachos $16.50
    • mince, beans salsa sour cream, corn chips
  • Veggie Fritters $17.00
    • w bacon/sour cream
  • Toasted Bagel $8.00
    • w cream cheese & preserves
  • Bacon & Eggs $13.00
  • Eggs Poached or Fried $9.00
    • w toasted ciabatta
  • Savoury Mince $16.00
    • w poached egg
  • *Teriyaki Sirloin Steak Chips & Salad (or Eggs)
  • * Fisherman's Basket Selection
  • *Venison Burger & Fries with Cranberry Sauce
  • * Garden Fresh Salad & Fries
  • $20.00 Specials
  • * The Big Apple Beef Burger & Fries
  • * Rib-Eye Steak (plain or garlic)
  • *Breakfast Bacon Eggs & Chips
  • Roast vegetable & chorizo salad $15.50
    • Warm vegetable medley, chorizo, feta and rocket, dressed with a sundried tomato aioli
  • Second breakfast $19.50
    • Streaky bacon, eggs, saute potatoes, mushrooms, sausages, grilled tomato and toast
  • Open chicken sandwich $17.50
    • Grilled chicken and brie with salad, green tomato relish and garlic ciabatta
  • Panini $8.50
    • A roasted vegetable medley with garlic aioli, feta cheese and basil pesto on a toasted panini sandwich
  • Snack bowl $10.50
    • Wontons, samosa and spring rolls with chilli sauce and aioli
  • Kid´s platter $7.50
    • Chicken nuggets, fries, raisins, ham and cheese
  • Eggs benedict $16.50
    • Poached eggs, bacon and spinach on toasted ciabatta with hollandaise sauce
  • B.L.T & fries $15.50
    • Bacon, lettuce and tomato on toasted ciabatta, with fries
  • Hash brown, grilled tomato, cream mushrooms $3.00
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $18.50
    • Smoked chicken, cucumber, cherry tomato, red pepper, red onion, croutons tossed in espy salad dressing with avocado smash and aioli
  • Fruit salad with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $14.50
  • Grilled banana and bacon with maple syrup, cream and raspberry dust $17.00
  • Prawn and Avocado Salad $14.00
    • Espy garden salad topped with garlic prawns and avocado smash
  • Calamari Salad $15.50
    • Salt and pepper squid served on espy garden salad topped with aioli
  • Open Steak Sandwich $23.50
    • Eye fillet tail and bacon on toasted bread with espy garden salad topped with fried eggs, cheese, onion relish and aioli served with fries and tomato sauce
  • The Bloke Breakfast $25.50
    • Eye fillet tail, sausage, bacon, espy mince topped with two fried eggs with toasted bread and tomato relish
  • Cinnamon french toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup $17.50
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • Salmon on toasted ciabatta or hashbrown $17.50/$19.50
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • bacon/kransky/chorizo/tomato/eggs 4
  • Homemade toasted grain cereak with black doris plums and yoghurt $10
  • Sauron’s fury
    • Smoked chicken + beef + ham + red onion + roasted capsicum
  • -lunch 150Gm tarakihi $17
  • Canterbury free range scotch fillet…(gf) $35
    • W/ smashed tarragon new potatoes, fresh asparagus, buttered carrot puree & charred capsicum w/ homemade jus.
  • Old style lunch crispy flat breads baked in our special pizza oven.
  • Old style crispy flat breads
    • Baked in our special pizza oven.
  • -classic $15
  • Crispy pork roulade $29
    • Crispy rolled pork with an apple and raisin stuffing served w/ a fennel, orange and rocket salad and a roasted capsicum puree.
  • -crispy moroccan chicken + mesclin + chilli aioli
  • Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
    • ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
  • Arancini (crumbed risotto balls) $17
    • w spinach and mushroom, rocket and pesto
  • Crispy fried buffalo wings $15.50
    • BBQ aioli, fries & salad
  • Eggs benedict $17.50
    • smoked salmon or bacon w spinach, lemon hollandaise(GFO)(vegetarian option mushroom & spinach)
  • Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
    • w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
  • Bacon & eggs $14
    • free range eggs your way, poached, scrambled or fried(GFO)
  • Big beach breakfast $19.50
    • bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
  • Tempura battered fish & chips $18.50
    • tartare sauce, green salad
  • Seasoned Wedges $5.20
  • Spaghetti on Toast $5.00
  • Ham Cheese & pineapple $4.90
  • Chips $2.50
  • Seasoned Wedges with Bacon & cheese $9.50
  • Small Breakfast $9.50
    • 1 toast, 2 hash browns, 2 eggs, mushrooms & tomato
  • Chicken Burger $5.80
  • Fish $4.00
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