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

  • Mint lamb Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with spinach, onion, lamb, chopped tomato, oregano, mozzarella and mint sauce
  • Cranberry chicken Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Cranberry sauce with spinach, onion, chicken, bacon, camembert cheese and mozzarella
  • BBQ beef and tomato Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • BBQ sauce with beef, onion, fresh tomato and mozzarella
  • Thin cracker crust $1.00
  • Seafood deluxe Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with onion, scallops, prawns, olives and mozzarella
  • Spicy apricot Sml $10.99 / Lg $15.99
    • Tomato sauce with onion, capsicum, mushroom, chicken, mozzarella and apricot swirl
  • Garlic bread $3.99
  • Saucy sausage Sml $7.99 / Lg $11.99
    • BBQ sauce with beef, diced sausages, mayonnaise and mozzarella
  • Five Stags Pork Ribs (GF) $18.0 / $24.0
    • Slow Braised Pork Ribs In Our Famous Sticky Texan-Style Spicy Bbq Sauce, Served With Steak Fries & Ranch Style Slaw - 6 Or 9 Ribs
  • Moroccan Lamb Salad (Gf On Request) $17.5
    • Nz Lamb Rump Cooked To Medium, Tossed With Salad Greens, Feta, Almonds, Crispy Noodles & Dill Mustard Dressing
  • Squid Hotrod $15.0
    • Panko Crumbed Salt & Pepper Squid With A Chipotle Chilli Mayo
  • Angus Scotch Fillet (Gf On Request) $35.0
    • Prime Angus Scotch Fillet Chargrilled To Your Liking Stacked With Crispy Onion Rings & Creamy Mushrooms With Sauteed Baby Potatoes And Greens
  • Twice Roasted Duck (GF) $35.0
    • Served On A Smokey Kumara & Roast Parsnip Puree Finished With A Plum & Cherry Jus
  • Lamb Shank $27.5
    • Nz Lamb Shank Braised In A Tomato & Vegetable Broth Served On Creamy Spring Onion Mash With Crusty Bread
  • Sweet Chilli Mussel Pot (GF) $18.0
    • Fresh Green Lipped Mussels, Smothered In A Fragrant Housemade Chilli Sauce
  • Chicken & Duck Liver Pate $15.0
    • Housemade Pate, With Port & Rosemary Served With Quince Paste & Toasted Ciabatta
  • Marinated Mixed Olives, Sundried Tomatoes $8
  • Bacon + Egg Bap $15
  • Mushrooms, Tomato, Egg, GF Bread $3.5
  • Focaccia/ Health Bread/ GF Bread $
  • Fries, Coriander, Parmesan, Chipotle Mayo $6.5
  • Eggs, Mushroom, Tomato, Avo, Goats Cheese, Sourdough $20.5
  • Eggs Benedict $18.5
    • Rocket, Tomato Relish, Bacon
  • Porridge $15
    • Citrus Jam, Stone Fruit, Pistachio
  • Old-style chips (Large) $6.50
  • Fiesta $29.90
    • Complement a whole flame-grilled chicken with your choice of a large side.
  • Grilled Veggie Wrap $9.90
    • Enjoy a scrumptious home-style veggie patty with fresh lettuce, tomato & our special light mayo all quietly nestled in a warm tortilla.
  • Mixed Platter $33.90
    • Get any party started with a half chicken, 5 BBQ wings and 4 tenderloins - each basted to your heart's desire.
  • Grilled Livers $6.90
    • Grilled in a garlic sauce and basted to your hearts desire.
  • 8 BBQ Ribs $11.90
    • Bite sized chicken on the bone.
  • Family Feast $44.90
    • Fun for all the family. One whole, succulent, flame-grilled chicken partnered with two large sides and 8 BBQ ribs.
  • Potato Salad (Regular) $4.50
  • ½ Avocado $4
  • Grilled rib eye $34
    • skin on chips + crumbed poached egg + roast mushroom + smoked butter + jus
  • Potato Hash $4
  • Legitimate classic
    • Prosciutto + avo + blue cheese + roquette + walnuts
  • Breakfast Sausage $6
  • Keepin it fresh
    • Smoked salmon + feta + chorizo + red onion + gremolata
  • Milk chocolate marquise $13
    • Ghana ganache + macaron + almond praline + berry mascarpone +Cookie crumb
  • Eggs Benedict $18
    • Two poached eggs + house made potato hash + smoked salmon + salsa verde + hollandaise
  • Fettuccine $16.50
    • with tomato, caper and olive sauce
  • Soup of the day $11.50
    • with garlic bread
  • 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
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
    • with plum or tomato sauce
  • Classic toasted club sandwich $11.50
    • double layered with ham off the bone, cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, Umu capsicum sauce and aioli
  • Roast vegetable salad $17.50
    • seasonal roasted vegetables, salad greens, herb dressing and toasted seeds
  • Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Chicken, mushroom and green pea fettuccine $17.50
  • Jasmine Rice $2.50
  • A4 Chicken wing: Peek Gai Tod (4 pc) $7
    • Thai style marinated chicken wings, deep fried serves with sweet and chili sauce
  • B1 Pumpkin & Coconut Soup $10
    • Amazing taste of warm, sweet & sour pumpkin and coconut milk soup
  • V6 Tom Yum $8
    • The most popular Thai soup, cooked in Thai herbs, mushrooms and coconut milk
  • C5 Evil Jungle Prince (Hot)
    • Traditionally spicy curry with fresh Thai herbs and vegetables, famous dish from northem part of Thailand Without coconut milk
  • M17 Honey Lemon Chicken: Gai Manow $17.90
  • Soup as main $17
  • Soup as a main $15
  • 6 Mussel, 3 Oysters, 3 Scallops and Salad $12.00
  • Special - 12 Oysters $15.00
  • Each $4.00
  • 4 Oysters, 2 Fish, 2 Eggs and Salad $12.00
  • Fried Rice Vermicelli in Singapore Style $12.00
  • 2 Fish, 2 Oysters, 2 Scallops, Chips $12.00
  • Three $10.00
  • Tarakihi $3.80
  • Gluten Free Bases $4.00
  • Italian Style $19.00
    • Salami, capsicum, tomato, onion
  • Pizza Toppings $2.00 extra
    • Bacon, Beef, Salami, Ham, Pineapple, Capsicum, Tomato, Mushrooms, Olives, Garlic, Onion, Jalapeno's
  • Meat $19.00
    • Spicy beef, ham, salami, bacon, onion
  • Burrito $13 Sm / $16 Lge
    • Tortilla, beef, beans or chicken on rice, salsa, cheese
  • Satay Chicken $23.00
    • Chicken, mushroom, capsicum, onion, peanuts, satay swirl sauce
  • Bulldozer $21.00
    • Ham, salami, mushroom, pineapple, tomato, garlic
  • Camberry $22.00
    • Cranberry sauce, camembert, chicken
  • Captains Platter - Prawn twisters, mussels, buffalo wings, onion rings & calamari with peri peri mayo or aioli. Serves 2-3 people $28.00
  • Hot Donuts $5.50
    • Sprinkled with sugar & served with vanilla ice cream
  • Kids wedges $4.00
  • Sailors Grave
    • Prawn cutlets, mussels, smoked salmon, calamari, capers and black olives and sour cream drizzled with a lemon mayo
  • Amazing Grace
    • Beef, chicken, chorizo and bacon with cherry tomatoes, red onions & mushrooms topped with mozzarella & BBQ sauce
  • Loaded Wedges $16.00
    • Seasoned wedges topped with melted cheese, bacon, sour cream and salsa
  • - Poached eggs served on ciabatta bread with bacon, spinach and hollandaise $18.00
  • Eggs on Toast
  • Crispy Fried Chicken $15.00
    • Crispy fried chicken pieces with fresh slaw and kimchi mayo
  • Mussels $14.90 / $27.50
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Coromandel green lipped mussels steamed served with warm bread and your choice of white wine cream, garlic and fresh lemon OR sweet and sour chilli orange broth
  • Fish and Chips $24.00
    • Fresh market fish battered with house cut chips, a green salad, fresh tartare and lemon
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.50
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Vegetable Salad $17.00
    • Roast kumara, pumpkin, red onion, feta, crispy chickpeas, spinach and apple kasundi relish
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • BEEF VINDALOO $16.00
    • The famous dish from Goa. Cooked in hot ground chilli, vinegar and spices
  • CHILI CHICKEN $17.50
    • Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, onion in Chinese style.
  • KADAI CHICKEN $16.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato peppers, onion and coriander
  • ALOO MUTTER $14.00
    • Potatoes and peas cooked in Kashmiri style
  • BHUNA GOSHT $17.50
    • Diced lamb cooked in special spices, herbs, onion and tomatoes in thick gravy
  • PANEER KADAI $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in special spices and herbs with tomatoes, pepper and onion gravy
  • MURGH BIRYANI $16.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken, special spices and herbs garnished with dry nuts and herbs
  • VEG KORMA, ALOO MUTTER(CHOOSE 1)
  • Chicken Seasoning $1.00
  • Egg $1.50
  • Fish-Tarakihi $5.00
  • Chicken Nugget $0.80
  • Ovester $2.00
  • Egg $5.50
  • Bacon & Egg $6.50
  • Mussroom $4.50
  • Fish cake $2.50
  • Mighty munch $16.99
    • 2x Thighs, 2x drums, large chips, 1x 1.5 ltr pepsi
  • Chips $2.50
  • Crabstick $1.80
  • Crumbed camembert cheese $2.00
  • Cheesy weezy chips $5.00
  • Donut $1.50
  • Steak $6.00
  • Lamb Shanks S $27.00 D $33.00
    • garlic herb potato mash / seasonal vegetables / gravy;
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10
    • your choice of passionfruit, caramel or chocolate sauce
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13
    • butterscotch sauce / vanilla bean ice cream / chantilly cream
  • Chocolate Brownie $14
    • berry compote / vanilla bean ice cream – a great dessert to share
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $29
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Seared Venison Salad $24.5
    • spinach / parmesan / blueberry sauce;
  • Confit Duck $34.5
    • rich orange sauce / minted new potatoes;
  • Fish of the Day
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
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