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

  • -add chicken $4
  • -Mash potato
  • -Salt & pepper squid (6)
  • -Mustards
  • Spanish Rice $22.90
    • Chorizo, mussels, prawns, bell peppers, coriander, lime & chilli oil
  • -Dijon
  • -Garlic prawns (5)
  • -Kumara fries, aioli
  • Cinny $9
    • Cinnamon bagel w cream cheese & house made lemon curd
  • Chicken $12
    • Chargrilled chicken thigh, marinated in lemon & thyme, red slaw, coriander mayo
  • The Melt $12
    • Shaved ham, swiss cheese, Dijon mustard, rocket & aioli
  • Beef $13
    • Local Hereford prime mince, tomato relish, cheese, pickles, garlic aioli
  • Lamb $16
    • Beetroot & pomegranate relish, horseradish labne, hummus pea shoots
  • Chorizo $5
  • Pork Belly $12
    • 12 hour char sui roasted pig, peanut satay,kim chi mayo, pickled cucumber
  • Poached or fried eggs $4
  • Al brown bacon / egg / avocado $13.50
  • Al brown salmon, cream cheese & capers $ 14.50
  • Fat pigeon home-made paleo cereal $ 13.90
    • w/ berry compote & greek yoghurt
  • Curly fries / beer battered fries $6.50
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Chicken burger $22.00
    • w/ brie, chilli jam on toasted ciabatta & steak fries
  • Pigeon pack $ 9.00
    • w/ fruit / yoghurt / sammie (single filling) / drink / puzzle bag. sammie fillings: ham / cheese / jam / peanut butter / marmite
  • Toasties $ 8.50
    • 2 fillings / gluten-free toastie extra $2.00 ham / cheese / tomato / pineapple / corn / onion
  • Confit duck salad, spinach and rocket, goats cheese, candied cashews, cranberry vinaigrette $20.50
  • Please ask your server for the available cheese selection
  • Crispy fried pickled cucumber, mustard mayo $7
  • All cheese is served in 50 gram portions with honeycomb, fig and onion jam
  • Sliders, ask your server what flavour they are today $18
  • Blanched edamame beans, crushed sea salt $6
  • Rare seared tuna, charred pineapple salsa, curry sauce, crispy shallots, coriander $16.50
  • -Two Choices $25
  • Bacon $17.50
  • Ironique eggs bene
    • Two poached eggs, spinach ẃ homemade hollandaise sauce
  • Mushroom $16.50
  • Roast Vegetable & Feta Salad $12.50
    • Seasonal winter vegetables roasted ẃ red capsicum & scattered ẃ cow's milk feta & served in a home made pesto mayo
  • Soup of the Day $11.50
    • Chefs soup served ẃ toasted sour dough
  • Fish n Chips $12.20
  • Kumara Wedges $7.00
    • A Kiwi favourite, kumara wedges served ẃ sour cream
  • Pumpkin & Spinach Pasta $18.70
    • Pumpkin & spinach tossed with pesto, cashews, shaved parmesan and penne pasta
  • Iceberg salad (GF) $18.00
    • Blue cheese, chicken, bacon, cherry tomatoes & ranch dressing
  • Organic chargrilled cajun chicken wings (GF) $16.00
    • Chipotle mayonnaise
  • Charred broccoli (N) $8.00
    • Almonds & mustard dressing
  • Organic free range chicken thigh (GF) (N) $28.00
    • Sauteed potatoes, charred broccoli, almonds & mustard dressing
  • -Beef pattie & cheese slider & fries $12.00
  • Prime beef burger $24.00
    • Pickles, american mustard, onion, mozzarella cheese, lettuce & fries
  • Meat on the barbie
    • Pepperoni, salami, bacon, mushroom, onion & BBQ sauce
  • -Ham, cheese & pineapple pizza $12.00
  • Cold Pork Pie $6.00
  • Fresh Baked Cookie $3.00
  • Muffin $4.00
  • Scone $3.50
  • Beef and Ale Pie $6.00
  • Ploughman Sandwich $6.00
  • Homemade Stew $10.00
  • Soup of the day $8.00
  • Omelette (GF) $15.50
    • Any two fillings - bacon, cheese, mushroom, tomato or spinach
  • BLAT $16.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, on a toasted bun & fries
  • -Bacon, avocado & cream cheese $12.50
  • Instone homemade pancakes $15.50
    • With fruit & maple syrup
  • Simply chicken burger $16.50
    • Fresh chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion, brie, garlic mayo & fries
  • Warm chicken salad $15.50
    • With bacon & avocado
  • French toast $15.50
    • Served with bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Kiwi beef burger $16.50
    • 120 gram meat patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, cheese, BBQ sauce & fries
  • Captains Platter - Prawn twisters, mussels, buffalo wings, onion rings & calamari with peri peri mayo or aioli. Serves 2-3 people $28.00
  • O'Malley's Burgers are very large and served with home fries. Gluten free buns available on request for an extra $3.00
  • Prawn Salad $15.00
    • prawn cutlets on rocket with avocado and a lemon mayo
  • Steak or Chicken Sandwich $17 / $20 with fries
    • Tender 150 gram scotch, or chicken thigh, tomato, beetroot onion rings, grated cheese, rocket, BBQ sauce and aioli or peri peri mayo
  • All meals served with a small soft drink & free smarty bag
  • Bacon Spinach Rosti $4.00
  • Basket of Prawn Twisters $10.50
    • With sweet chilli, peri peri sauce or aioli
  • Kids Shoestring fries $3.00
  • Salmon on toasted ciabatta or hashbrown $17.50/$19.50
  • Cinnamon french toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup $17.50
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • bacon/kransky/chorizo/tomato/eggs 4
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • Free range Poached/Scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.50
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • Smoked salmon salad $18.00
    • potato asparagus boiled egg caper aioli (gf)
  • Or just ask us for a smaller something else. N/A
  • Roast kumara & pepper bowl $16.00
    • spinach asparagus seeds coconut yoghurt (gf/vg)
  • Salmon $6.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Hot chips $7.50
    • aioli (gf but please advise if you are coeliac)
  • Pancakes $10.00
  • Eye fillet sammie $19.00
    • brie red pepper & gherkin leaf aioli relish (gfb)
  • Ham asparagus & swiss toastie $16.00
    • with leaf & cranberry sauce (gfb)
  • Esto parpadelle (v) $21
    • Fresh pasta w/ a basil pesto, cherry tomatoes, shaved parmesan & truffle oil.
  • -chicken $19
  • -spinach risotto cake + rocket + aioli (v)
  • -lunch 150Gm tarakihi $17
  • -semidried tomato & feta $12
  • - Doz $25
  • -balsamic roasted beetroot / edamame beans + garlic salt / new potatoes/ fresh asparagus/green beans $6
  • White chocolate & strawberry cheesecake $11.5
    • W/ aged balsamic strawberries
  • Pineapple $1.00
  • Spring Roll $2.50
  • Chicken Seasoning $1.00
  • Hamburger $4.50
  • Egg $5.50
  • Fish-fresh Gurnard $5.00
  • Chicken Nugget $0.80
  • Bacon & Egg $5.50
  • Falafel burgers $10.00
  • Chicken burger $11.00
  • -Chicken kebab $10.00
  • Apollo chicken R$17/L$20/F$25
  • Lamb on chips $9.00
  • Potato wedges $5.50
  • Margarita R$17/L$20/F$25
  • Mixed vegetarian kebab $13.00
  • Chocolate Brownie $14
    • berry compote / vanilla bean ice cream – a great dessert to share
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $15
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Paté $11
    • herb crostini
  • Grilled Halloumi $16.5
    • orange & pine nut salad
  • Steamed Mussels $14.5
    • garlic sauce / crusty bread
  • Moroccan Spiced Chicken Salad $24.5
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13
    • butterscotch sauce / vanilla bean ice cream / chantilly cream
  • Cheesecake of the Day $12
    • 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