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

  • house smoked salmon $6
  • -add you sides
  • sugar bowl brekkle (g) $23
    • eggs you style, bacon, pork and smoked paprika sausages, potato rosti, creamy mushies, fried tomato and hollandiase
  • brioche french toast (v) $15
    • real maple, grilled banana, blueberry compote, vanilla bean creme fraiche and crunchy almond praline
  • -add big steak fries with house aioli $3
  • open salmon omelette (G) $20
    • open omelette with salmon, mint and coriander slaw, chilli and lime dressing
  • prawn salad (G/d) $18
    • grilled prawns with curried watermelon, baby beets, avocado and mayo
  • maple and espresso glazed pork (G) $18
    • slow roast pork, soft polenta with maple popcorn
  • 1 Popular Chicken
    • Whole milk mozzarella, fresh capsicum & red onion, seasoned grilled Chicken
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $5
  • 2 Ham and Cheese
    • Ham and double whole cheese mozzarella
  • 7 BBQ Chicken with Bacon
    • whole milk mozzarella, fresh capsicum, onion and olive with wild chicken and smoked bacon on BBQ sauce base
  • 3 Roast Chicken
    • whole milk mozzarella, seasoned chicken, fresh capsicum, black pepper and mushroom with oregano and tomatoes
  • 8 Feta Chicken
    • whole milk mozzarella, baby spinach, olive, feta cheese and chicken aioli
  • Extra Sauce/ Ingredient $0.50
  • 3 Margherita
    • Roma tomato, whole cheese mozzarella and parsley
  • Hawaiian $13.00
    • Ham and Pineapple
  • Pasta and Homemade Meatballs $8.50
    • served in a creamy tomato sauce
  • Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese with Fried Capers GF $12.50
  • Weta Open Steak Sandwich $18.00
    • Made with aged 150gm Sirloin, streaky bacon, battered onion rings, smoky hickory sauce and salad served on Turkish bread with beer battered fries.
  • BBQ Chicken $13.00
  • Pork and Spiced Pomegranate Salad GF $19.00
    • Pork belly slowly cooked and served with sauteed kale and garlic, tossed with cherry tomatoes, baby kumara, sesame seeds and topped with a poached egg.
  • Ham and Pineapple Pizza & Chips $8.50
  • Banoffee Tart $10.00
    • Banana and toffee served with vanilla ice cream.
  • Deep Fried Camembert $13.00
    • Crumbed & served on a bed of rocket with rich berry coulis & basil
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato served between focaccia with a portion of fries
  • Eye Fillet
  • Pulled pork bun $15.00
    • Marinated & slow cooked pork, served on brioche with coleslaw & BBQ sauce
  • Chicken Burger $19.50
    • Tandoori chicken breast, served on a brioche bun with fresh salad leaves, cucumber, red onion, tomato, camembert, tzatziki & a portion of fries
  • Sauces
    • Mushroom / red wine jus / blue cheese / peppercorn
  • Prawn Risotto $24.00
    • Prawn & chorizo served with fresh herbs & parmesan cheese
  • Salmon Risotto
  • All cheese is served in 50 gram portions with honeycomb, fig and onion jam
  • -Ice cream or sorbet, ask your server what flavour they are today $8
  • -Lemon meringue pie, lemon curd, blueberries, biscuit crumb, Italian meringue $9.50
  • Spicy Kim Chi and pork dumplings, Octovin, peanuts, spring onions, coriander $19.50
  • Seasonal vegetables, please ask your server $8
  • Mac'n'cheeni, panko crumbed macaroni and cheese, Gruyere, aged cheddar and mozzarella, spiced tomato ragu $17
  • Seared scallops, cauliflower puree, sautéed seasonal greens, chorizo salt $19
  • Gin soaked salmon, orange, dill crème fraiche, vanilla vinaigrette $13.50
  • Veggie Fritters $17.00
    • w bacon/sour cream
  • Veggie Stack $17.00
    • veg fritter spinach tomato, hash brown, egg, mushrooms, hollandaise sauce
  • Big Breckie $19.00
    • bacon sausage, tomato, mushrooms, hash brown, eggs w toasted ciabatta
  • Veggie Fritters $15.00
    • w sour cream
  • Eggs Benedict w salmon $17.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $13.00
  • Eggs Poached or Fried $9.00
    • w toasted ciabatta
  • Nachos $16.50
    • mince, beans salsa sour cream, corn chips
  • Beef $18.00
    • House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction
  • Gluten Free Bases available $3.00
  • Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
  • -House cured and smoked salmon with a shrimp, salmon & fraiche rillette and an edamame bean salsa
  • Peter Rabbit’s Pick $12.00
    • Raspberry & rhubarb frangipane cake served with a lime & ginger curd, blackberry mousse, homemade almond marshmallow & a black sesame nougatine tuille
  • -Roasted portabello mushroom stuffed with butternut & goat’s cheese with a carrot & currant salad, beetroot chutney & Kahurangi blue cheese
  • Chicken $24.00
    • Spiced chicken breast, apricot chutney with chargrilled zucchini & an olive, sundried tomato, red pepper and jalapeno salsa
  • Sharing Platter $32.00
    • Chef’s choice’s of 3 seasonal tasters to whet the appetite!!
  • Asian style prawn salad $18.00
    • rice noodles fragrant dressing peanuts coriander (gf)
  • Pancakes $10.00
  • Smoked chicken & salad $17.00
    • avocado feta hazelnuts cranberry & pear salsa
  • Or just ask us for a smaller something else. N/A
  • smoked salmon or bacon with spinach & relish $16.00
  • Red pepper spinach & olives $13.00
  • Bacon $5.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Corn & coriander fritters $16.00
    • sour cream red pepper salsa spinach
  • PANEER PAKORA $10.00
    • Cottage cheese pieces dipped in spices, chickpeas batter and then deep-fired
  • MANGO CHICKEN $16.50
    • Chicken cooked with mango pulp
  • CHILI CHICKEN $17.50
    • Diced chicken cooked with capsicum, onion in Chinese style.
  • RARRA CHICKEN $16.50
    • Boneless Chicken cooked with kheema, onion, tomatoes & flavor of Rum
  • VEGETABLE PAKORA (2 PIECES) $6.00
    • Chopped mixed vegetables dipped in spiced chickpea flour then deep fried
  • GOAT KADAI $17.50
    • Diced goat cooked in special spices and herbs with tomato, green pepper, onion and coriander
  • PRAWN JALFAREZI $18.00
    • Prawns cooked with capsicum, onion and tomato gravy
  • CHICKEN BALTI $17.00
    • Tender chicken cooked with diced capsicum, onion with combination of chef’s various sauces
  • Roasted Pumpkin and Buffalo Ricotta Tortellini $21
    • With cauliflower cream, cashew, leek, parmigiano reggiano
  • -tempura with soy mirin and seaweed salad $24/48
  • -per 60gm serving $16
  • VSB Chicken Parmigiana $18.50
    • Parmesan and panko crumbed chicken, prosciutto, fresh tomato sauce, crisp baby cos hearts
  • Pohutukawa Smoked Duck Breast $39
    • Celeriac purée and remoulade, truffle and mushroom potsticker, duck jus
  • Grilled Octopus with Hokkaido Scallop and Smoked Chorizo $19
    • Salad of marinated heirloom tomatoes, arugula rocket with a black rice vinegar reduction
  • -tomato, garlic, chili and fresh herbs, goats cheese, reggiano parmesan and olive oil $19
  • Chicken Soup $18
    • French onion dumpling and gruyere gratin, truffle, parsnip, chive
  • Fish fingers with chips $10.00
  • Kebab Large
  • Chicken iskender $15.00
  • Cajun chicken R$17/L$20/F$25
  • Potato wedges $5.50
  • Mixed meat burger $11.00
  • Peri peri chicken R$17/L$20/F$25
  • Lamb burgers $11.00
  • Vege (Large 12″/Small 9″) $20/$13
    • Caramelised Onion with Roasted Beetroot, Rosemary, Feta and Mozzarella Covered in Fresh Rocket
  • Caramelized Onion
  • BBQ Pork (Large 12″/Small 9″) $22 /$14
    • Wood Smoked BBQ Pork and Mozzarella topped with Crispy Potato Chips
  • Green & Blue (Large 12″/Small 9″) $19/$12.5
    • Pear, Blue Cheese and Mozzarella topped with Fresh Rocket and Walnuts.
  • Mozzarella
  • Olive Oil
  • Kumara Fries $5.5
  • Fries $4.5
  • CHICKEN FILLET BURGER
    • Real chicken fillet, sticky chilli, cheese, in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • BACON AND EGG OR BLT
  • WARM EYE FILLET BURGER
    • Roasted prime beef eye fillet, served medium rare, and matched with a yummy bearnaise sauce in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • WARM ROAST LAMB BURGER
    • Roasted butterfly leg of NZ Lamb, served warm in a ciabatta bun with caramelised onion, garden fresh salad and garlic aioli.
  • VEGETARIAN OPTION
    • Grilled Halloumi on a feta and quinoa patty, sticky chilli, with garden fresh salad and garlic aioli on a ciabatta bun
  • HOT KUMARA “YUMMO”
  • FRUCOR DRINKS RANGE
  • CHICKEN TENDERS AND FRIES
  • Crab Stick $2.20
  • Steak & mushroom $ 3.30
  • Hamburger $3.20
  • Mince & Cheese $ 3.30
  • Chicken Kebab $2.50
  • Chicken Drumstick $2.50
  • Bacon tomato pizza $3.50
  • Bacon pizza $3.00
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $29
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Grilled Halloumi $16.5
    • orange & pine nut salad
  • Bread & Dips $12.5
    • lightly toasted bread / selection of dips
  • Paté $11
    • herb crostini
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
  • Garlic Bread $6.5
    • lightly toasted bread / garlic herb butter
  • Courgette & Feta Fritters $27.5
    • crispy wonton wrappers / basil pesto;
  • Steamed Mussels $14.5
    • garlic sauce / crusty bread
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