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

  • •Sides
  • Nz Salmon Fillet Pan Seared W Warm Roast Vegetable Salad, Caper, Herb Oil & Truffle Butter $34
  • Lemon Tart W Vanilla Bean Ice Ceram & Raspberry Coulis $14
  • (These items are designed to share, for two people, we recommend 3-4 plates)
  • Affogato Frangelico, Vanilla Bean Icecream & Espresso $15
  • Portobello Mushroom, Macadamia, Sundried Tomato & Gorgonzola $14
  • Beef Cheek Andouille, Smoked Gouda Crust $14
  • Creamy Garlic Mash Potato $8
  • Taupo Beef Rump, Caramelised Onion, Rocket, Chipotle Mayo $17
  • Ham + Cheese Omelette $9.5
  • Mushrooms, Tomato, Egg, GF Bread $3.5
  • Focaccia/ Health Bread/ GF Bread $
  • Mince, Cheese, Quesadillas $9.5
  • Big Spoon Breakfast $21
    • 2 Eggs, Bacon, Tomato, Mushroom Sausage, Sourdough
  • Smoked Salmon, Bacon, Sausage $4
  • Bacon + Eggs on Toast $9.5
  • Lamb $12.50
  • Fries with Aioli Garlic $4.00
  • All in One Lrg $15.00
  • Meat Lovers $13.50
    • Mozzarella, Lamb, Chicken, Pepperoni, Red Onion and Peppers
  • Lamb Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • Beef Moussaka $15.00
  • Falafel $12.00
  • Chicken Banana $13.50
    • Chicken, Mango Chutney, Sour Cream, Banana and Mozzerella
  • Hotpots $10.50
    • see our specials board for today's flavours
  • Garlic and herb bread $6.50
  • Coromandel mussel chowder $15.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • Angus beef burger $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
    • with plum or tomato sauce
  • Roast vegetable salad $17.50
    • seasonal roasted vegetables, salad greens, herb dressing and toasted seeds
  • Side salad $5.50
  • Banoffee Tart $10.00
    • Banana and toffee served with vanilla ice cream.
  • Green Shelled Mussels (GF on request) $16.50
    • A New Zealand native simmered Au naturale
  • NZ Green Shelled Mussel Pot served with Garlic Turkish Pide GF $16.50
    • Mussels steamed au Naturale.
  • Iced Chocolate 6.50
    • Blended Chocolate, Milk, and Vanilla Ice with a dusting of Chocolate.
  • Chicken Wrap $16.00
    • Tortilla wrap filled with fresh chicken, streaky bacon, salad and garlic aioli.
  • Dessert Platter..For All to Share $20.00
    • Homemade waffle basket served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, Refreshing sorbet and citrus crumb, ANZAC wafer sandwich served with ice cream and butterscotch sauce.
  • BBQ Chicken $13.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms and Bacon on Toasted Garlic Turkish Pide $14.00
    • A popular savoury start to the day. Try adding a free range poached egg ($1.5).
  • Stir fried Garlic and Ground pepper $15
  • Chicken $3
  • Stir fried Cashew nuts $17
  • Stir fried fresh vegetable $17
    • with sweet chilli paste and cashew nuts
  • Stir fried Oyster sauce $17
  • Stir fried Garlic and Pepper $15
    • with onion, carrot on rice
  • Duck $5
  • Stir fried vegetable $17
    • with sweet and sour sauce
  • Vegan $24
    • pumpkin, spinach, falafel, capsicum, cashew, red onion, eggplant relish
  • Side Salad $12
    • w olives, capsicum, tomato, cucumber, feta
  • Gluten-free bases available $4.5
  • Chicken Liver Pate $16.5
    • w crostini, baby cucumbers
  • Parmesan Garlic Pizza Bread $12
    • w aioli
  • ½ & ½ pizza $2
  • Alfredo Nero $29
    • w chicken, bacon, mushroom, white wine cream sauce
  • Sundae Bloody Sundae $13.5
    • w raspberry + white choc ice cream, berry compote
  • ●Salads
  • Garlic Butter Prawns $14.50
    • Prawns cutlets sauteed with fresh chilli and garlic, on a bed of rocket
  • Calamari Salad $22.50
    • Calamari on a bed of julienne vegetables, tossed with crispy noodles, green salad & dressed with a chilli tomato jam
  • -Add Chicken for $5.00
  • ●Mains
  • BLAT $17.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato served between focaccia with a portion of fries
  • Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • Thick and creamy with chunks of fresh seafood, vegetables & garlic bread
  • Sundae
    • Without biscuit crumbs
  • Add icecream & chocolate sauce $12.00
  • The Stack $17.00
    • Potato & kumara roasters topped w/ roasted tomato & field mushroom, poached egg, bacon, spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Free range egg $2.00
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Ham $3.00
  • Add garlicky ham & brie with cornichons
  • Bacon Butty $12.00
    • Friend egg, bacon & smoky barbeque relish in a sourdough sandwich
  • Granola $12.50
    • Lightly baked oats, seeds, nuts, maple syrup & a touch of cinnamon served w/ fruit compote & ragian coconut yoghurt topped with chia
  • Rat Rod Burger $21.90
    • Served on a rustic ciabatta bun with mesclun salad mix, homemade sticky pork pattie, bacon, onion rings, smoky cheese, curly fries, homemade BBQ sauce and roasted pineapple malibu jalapeno chutney
  • Curly fries $4.50 / $8.00
    • half bowl / full bowl
  • Lincoln-Zephyr Burger $18.50
    • Served on a tasty ciabatta bun with mesclun salad mix, homemade beef pattie, cheddar cheese, curly fries, farm style chutney and beetroot relish
  • The Betty-Boo Burger $19.50
    • Served on a tasty bun with mesclun salad mix, Portuguese chicken, cheddar cheese, curly fries, capsicum apricot chutney and caramelized onion
  • Panko Crumbed Fish & Squid Rings $26.80
    • Served with steak fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Eggs on Ciabatta $14.50
    • With Bacon
  • Warm Garlic Prawn Salad $21.00
    • Served with mesclun salad mix, apple and pear tossed in a lemongrass and ginger dressing
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • -W chips $18
  • The Cowree Burger $15
    • House made beef pattie, Walkers Porter beet relish, mustard aioli, cheese, gherkin, onion
  • House cut double fried chips $6
  • -W chips $18
  • Sesame wings $10
  • The Clucking Good Burger $15
    • Fried chicken, onion jam, aioli, cheese, lettuce, streaky bacon
  • -W chips $18
  • Pork scratchings $5
  • Thai green curry $24
    • w coconut cream & lime
  • Mussel platter $32
    • smoked, marinated, grilled, fritters, battered & mussel pate
  • Vegetarian lasagne $12
  • Bacon & eggs w toast $14
  • Mussel fritters $22
    • served w salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • MK chicken, bacon & brie on a sour dough bun $19
    • w salad, garlic aioli & cranberry sauce
  • Mince & eggs w toast $14
  • Orange and almond cake w cream $12
  • Bacon $5.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Hot chips $7.50
    • aioli (gf but please advise if you are coeliac)
  • Salmon $6.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Ham asparagus & swiss toastie $16.00
    • with leaf & cranberry sauce (gfb)
  • Smoked salmon salad $18.00
    • potato asparagus boiled egg caper aioli (gf)
  • Eggs $5.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Asian style prawn salad $18.00
    • rice noodles fragrant dressing peanuts coriander (gf)
  • Best ugly bagels $7.50
    • with cream cheese &… (gfb) jam
  • Hot Smoked Salmon Salad $24
    • With crisp baby cos, bagel chips, asparagus, radish, peppered cream cheese and ranch dressing
  • Roasted Pumpkin and Buffalo Ricotta Tortellini $17
    • With cauliflower cream, cashew, leek, parmigiano reggiano
  • Silere Alpine Merino Rump $22
    • With fattoush salad, hummus, raisin and harissa dressing
  • Market Fish $37
    • Explained by your wait staff
  • King Salmon Poke $24
    • With ora king caviar, pickled daikon, black garlic and kimchee, chive, native new zealand seaweed and fragrant rice
  • Turmeric and Sweet Potato Gnocchi $35
    • Artichoke purée, artesian smoked mozzarella, olive soil, pickled pumpkin, spring greens, fresh mint and tamarind relish
  • -Waimata French Style Blue (Gisborne)
    • A rich creamy blue cheese with a sweet composty aroma, peppery blue mould and a delicate saltiness
  • Cheese Board
    • All served with freshly grilled ciabatta, falwasser crackers and quince paste
  • HOT Buffalo W in g R $11/L $17
    • Our Buffalo sauce packed with extra Heatl
  • Mushroom, Capsicum, Tomato $ 4
  • Each one price
  • Specialty or Chicken $ 6
  • Large 18" Pepperoni $ 30
    • Real New York Pepperoni
  • Large 18" Sausage $ 31
    • Italian Style Sausage
  • Pepperoni, Extra Cheese $ 5
  • * Pizza by the slice available in store only
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