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

  • Mac and cheese balls $12.00
    • truffle mayo
  • Pumpkin and sweetcorn fritters $18.00
    • halloumi, basil pesto, watercress V (ADD BACON EXTRA $4)
  • 200g Jerk chicken, lime and coriander sauce $12.00
  • 200g PORK ribs, BBQ sauce $15.00
  • Green round beans, smoked butter and almonds GF $8.00
  • Selection of Kohu road sorbet, 3 scoops GF VEGAN
  • BBQ pulled beef brisket burger $21.00
    • smoked cheese, crispy onions, bread and butter pickles
  • Grilled field mushroom & halloumi, beetroot relish, watercress V $20.00
  • Apple & Rhubarb Crumble, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $13.50
  • Homemade Rewana Bread, NZ Olive Oil, Dukkah $7.50
  • Chips, Garlic Mayo, Ketchup $5.00 / $9.50
    • small / large
  • Green-Lipped Mussels $15.50
    • grilled with either – Tomato, Garlic, Parmesan OR Bacon, Aioli, Breadcrumbs
  • Harissa-Roasted Pumpkin, Kumara, Hummus $12.50
  • Kapiti Ice Cream or Sorbet $11.00
    • Please ask your wait staff for flavours
  • Affogato (single/double shot of espresso over vanilla ice cream) $7.00
  • Affogato $5.00 / $8.00
    • Add Liquer – Cointreau, Baileys, Kahlua, Drambuie (Single / Double)
  • Lamb $13.00
  • Fries with Aioli Garlic $4.00
  • Extra Meat $5.00
  • Calamari $13.00
  • All in One $15.00
  • Chicken Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • Mix $12.50
  • Vegetarian of the Mediterranean $13.50
    • Feta Cheese, Olives, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Oregano, Avocado and Mozzerella
  • Chicken Burger $10
    • Grilled chicken breast with bacon, brie, lettuce and relish
  • Braised Beef and Cheese Pie $16
    • Braised beef cheek cooked in a rich stout with tasty cheddar cheese, baked in a flaky puff pastry pie served with butter whipped mashed potatoes, green peas and sticky beef jus
  • Chilli Chicken $10
    • Chilli chicken with fresh tomato, cashew nuts, mango chutney
  • Vegetarian $10
    • Roast sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, parmesan, mushroom, red onion and cheese
  • Fish and Chips $18
    • Fresh beer battered fish fillet with rustic cut chips, green salad, fresh lemon and house tartare sauce
  • Caesar Salad $12
    • Classic Caesar salad with smoked bacon, parmesan, soft egg, crisp cos, herb croutons, creamy parmesan aioli dressing. Add chicken $17
  • House Big Breakfast $18
    • With fried eggs, tomato, mushrooms, hash browns, bacon, breakfast sausages and ciabatta toast
  • Vegetarian $14
    • Baked kumara, pumpkin, green beans, feta, red onion, tomato, with salad greens and a sweet honey vinegar dressing
  • -Ice cream or sorbet, ask your server what flavour they are today $8
  • Please ask your server for the available cheese selection
  • Seared scallops, cauliflower puree, sautéed seasonal greens, chorizo salt $19
  • -Two Choices $25
  • All cheese is served in 50 gram portions with honeycomb, fig and onion jam
  • -Coconut lime pannacotta, berry compote, pistachio praline $7
  • -Three Choices $36
  • Crispy spiced chicken, avocado, lime and chili mayo $15.50
  • Gf can be done gluten free, please ask.
  • Mexican mince $18
    • Mince & mozzarella quesa dilla -fried egg - sour cream house made baked beans & bangban g sauce
  • Kids acram gf $9
    • Scrambled eggs- rash- roasted tomato
  • Sweetcorn fritters $17
    • Sweetcorn & coriander fritters - roasted tomato - holly bacon bangbang sauce
  • Chiken tortilla $9
    • Chiken- avocado- salad
  • Stuffed mushroom hash gf $18
    • Ratatouille & rlcotta stuffed field mushrooms - peppered hash brown poached egg - basil pesto >>
  • Toasts gf $6
    • Buttered fruit toast- ricotta- lemon curd
  • Tiger toast $9
    • Melted cheese- ciabatta- marmite
  • Slow cooked sticky BBQ pork ribs $26.00
    • Apple slaw & fries
  • Pig out
    • Pulled pork, red onion & hoisin sauce
  • Apple slaw $8.00
  • Beach blanket (V)
    • Mozzarella cheese, tomato & basil
  • Half & half pizzas available extra $2.00
  • Chargrilled scotch fillet (GF) $28.00
    • Portobello mushroom, grilled tomato, chunky fries & bearnaise sauce
  • Hooked $10.00
    • Chocolate fudge brownie, chocolate sauce & vanilla ice cream
  • "Crateofries" $8.00
    • Chunky fries, aioli & tomato sauce
  • Homemade Stew $10.00
  • Fresh Baked Cookie $3.00
  • Beef and Ale Pie $6.00
  • Ploughman Sandwich $6.00
  • Scone $3.50
  • Muffin $4.00
  • Soup of the day $8.00
  • Cheese Mouse trap $5.00
  • Fish $2.80
  • Carton of wedges $3.50
  • Steak and egg $4.30
  • Carton of kumara chips $3.50
  • Fish burger $5.50
  • Honey chicken fried rice $13.00
  • Cheese burger $4.00
  • Lasagne $2.00
  • House Baked Breads $15.50
    • with brie, salad greens & chutney
  • Mills Home made Muesli $14.50
    • with dried fruits, nuts and seeds drizzled with honey served with yoghurt, berries and fruits
  • Spiced Terrikihi Wrap $18.50
    • crunchy slaw, mango chutney
  • Eggs Florentine $16
    • Homemade Hash topped with Spinach, poached Eggs & Hollandaise with bacon $19.50 with house smoked salmon $22
  • Roasted Field Mushrooms $18 add Bacon $15.50
    • rocket, parmesan on toasted ciabatta lightly drizzled with creamy Dijon mustard sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $15.50
    • on salad greens with dipping sauces
  • Fresh Fish of the Day $25
    • Waikato Brew Beer Batter, Agria chips, House tartare
  • Free Farmed Asian Pork Belly with Apple Slaw $25
    • served on Caramel Sherry Sauce
  • Smoked salmon salad $18.00
    • potato asparagus boiled egg caper aioli (gf)
  • Pancakes $10.00
  • Toast $3.00
    • (gf) Gluten Free / (gfb) Gluten Free with GF Bread / (vg) Vegan
  • Best ugly bagels $7.50
    • with cream cheese &… (gfb) jam
  • Roast kumara & pepper bowl $16.00
    • spinach asparagus seeds coconut yoghurt (gf/vg)
  • Eye fillet sammie $19.00
    • brie red pepper & gherkin leaf aioli relish (gfb)
  • Hot chips $7.50
    • aioli (gf but please advise if you are coeliac)
  • Bacon Egg on Toast $10.00
  • -Heirloom carrots, Sweetree honey, toasted macadamia $8
  • Silver Fern Farms Compressed Lamb Belly and Roasted Fillet $41
    • Glazed with burnt miso, puffed barley and brown lentil ‘risotto’, bacon, butternut, swiss brown mushrooms, asparagus and whipped feta
  • -flambéed with cointreau $21
  • -served with poached rhubarb $17
  • Volcanic Ciabatta $8
    • Stuffed with garlic jersey mascarpone
  • -Smoked potato mash $8
  • -to taste all four $36
  • -per 60gm serving $16
  • Sweetcorn fritter $3.00
  • Sausage $1.80
  • Squid ring $0.80
  • Kumara chips $4.50
  • Pineapple $1.00
  • NO.9 $30.00
    • 4x Potato fritter, 4x sausages, 4x fish, jumbo chips, 1.5lt pepsi drink
  • Junior munch 2 $4.99
    • 1x Thigh, regular chips
  • Onion rings $0.80
  • Potato wedges $5.50
  • R = Regular size / L = Large size / F = Family size
  • Kebab Large
  • All meal comes with rice/salad and dips
  • Baklava $3.00
  • Mussakka meals with rice and salad
  • Chicken iskender $15.00
  • Lamb on chips $9.00
  • Surfers Ganola with homemade museli, yoghurt, honey and seasonal fruit $13
  • Pepper squid salad with zesty dill dressing and fresh tomatoes $16
  • Beer battered or pan fried fish of the day POD
  • Beer battered onion rings $6
    • with sweet chilli sauce
  • Breakfast and French Pastries N/A
    • Available daily from 9AM
  • Scoop of chips $5
    • with tomato sauce
  • Smoked salmon bagel with capers, cream cheese and fresh tomato $18
  • Fresh fish taco (2) with homemade salsa, shaved cabbage, avocado and coriander sour cream $19
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