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

  • Beef carpaccio - beetroot - horseradish - puffed rice $19
  • Chipotle smoked pork ribs - pickled chilli - coriander - maple $14
  • Fromage blanc tortellini – date – pinenuts $17
  • Beetroot & gin cured salmon – crispy chicken skin – dill crème fraiche $19
  • Veal bolognese – parmesan polenta – bocconcini $22
  • Brocollini - almonds - anchovy crumbs $8
  • Anchovy toasts - green olives - anchovy cigar $10
  • Tuna tartare - miso mayo - ruby grapefruit - wasabi tobiko $19
  • Main $19.95
  • Lemon Pepper or Cajun Spiced Calamari $19.95
    • with citrus aioli (gfo)
  • Wedges $12.95
    • with sour cream + salsa
  • Beef Yorkshire Jumbo Yorkshire Pudding $17.95
    • roast beef trimming, onions, gravy, chips + salad
  • + chicken $3.00
  • B.L.T Burger $18.95
    • manuka smoked streaky bacon with tomato, lettuce, onion, smoked chipotle relish & aioli
  • Crispy ½ doz Southern Fried Chicken Wings $13.95
    • blue cheese coleslaw & spicy buffalo sauce
  • Entree $14.50
  • Mini Lamb Burgers, Tomato Chilli Jam, Beetroot Relish, Basil Mint Mayo (x3) $19.00
  • Grilled Garlic Rewana, topped with parmesan $7.50
  • Pumpkin & Cheddar Risotto Balls, Homemade Tomato Sauce & Salad Leaves $18.00
  • Tea-Smoked Ora King Salmon, Broccoli Slaw, Beetroot Relish, Candied Walnuts $34.00
  • Crispy Pork Hock, Sour Apple & Herb Salad, Palm Sugar, Chilli Dressing $25.00
  • Apple & Rhubarb Crumble, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $13.50
  • Lamb Curry, Coconut Rice, Mint Yoghurt, Garlic Bread $29.00
  • Affogato (single/double shot of espresso over vanilla ice cream) $7.00
  • Chicken Reg $11.50 Large $16.00
  • Veg Falafel Reg $9.00 Large $10.50
  • Veg Hummus (Salad Wrap) Reg $8.00 Large $9.00
  • Kofta (Lamb Patty) Reg $9.50 Large $11.00
  • Kofta (Lamb Patty) Reg $9.50 Large $11.00
  • Combo Shish (Lamb & Chicken Cubes) Large $16.00
  • Lamb Burger $7.50
  • Combo Shish (Lamb & Chicken Cubes) Large $16.00
  • Falafel Small $9.00 Lrg $11.00
  • Fries with Aioli Garlic $4.00
  • Chicken Banana $13.50
    • Chicken, Mango Chutney, Sour Cream, Banana and Mozzerella
  • Chicken Small $9.90 Lrg $12.00
  • All in One Lrg $13.00
  • Mix Small $9.90 Lrg $12.50
  • Falafel $2.00
  • Chicken Small $11.00 Lrg $13.00
  • Side Garden Salad $4.50
  • Grilled Livers $6.90
    • Grilled in a garlic sauce and basted to your hearts desire.
  • Old-style chips (Jumbo) $9.50
  • Chicken Garden Salad $14.50
    • Succulent strips of basted & grilled chicken breast served on a fresh garden salad setting.
  • Old-style chips (Large) $6.50
  • Half Chicken $12.90
    • Nothing half hearted here.
  • Creamy Chip Dip $2.50
  • 5 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
    • Get high on some thighs.
  • Angus beef burger $13.50
    • with bacon, cheese, Umu beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato and aioli
  • UMU antipasto platter $22.50
    • olives, lemon and rosemary feta, marinated mushrooms, mushroom pate, hummus, garlic ciabatta and lavosh crisps
  • Roast mushroom or chicken liver pate $15.50
    • with sesame lavosh crisps and salad greens
  • Chicken, mushroom and green pea fettuccine $17.50
  • 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
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • Oven baked beer battered fries $6.50
    • with plum or tomato sauce
  • Stir fried Sweet & Sour $17
  • Stir fried Garlic and Ground pepper $15
  • Satay $15
  • Red Curry $17
    • Thai red curry paste with coconut milk bamboo, green bean, carrot and fresh kaffir lime leaves
  • Stir fried Oyster sauce $17
  • Stir fried Garlic and Pepper $15
    • with onion, carrot on rice
  • Stir fried mushroom, green bean, carrot $17
    • with red chilli and garlic
  • Cashew nuts $2
  • Bombay Aloo $14.00
    • Potatoes cooked in sliced onion, tumeric spices & tempered with cumin, mustard & curry leaves
  • Vegetable Pakora $6.00
    • Chopped mixed vegetables dipped in spiced chickpea flour then deep fried
  • Pappadams (4pcs) $2.00
  • Aloo Gobi $14.00
    • Potatoes and cauliflower & spices cooked together and garnished with fresh herbs.
  • Paratha $5.00
    • Layered bread made with wholemeal flour
  • Plain Rice $4.00
  • Prawn Biryani $19.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with prawn, special spices & herbs
  • Mango Kulfi $5.00
  • Sides $4.00
    • Tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, spinach, hash brown, avocado
  • Chocolate Pate $18.00
    • Served with fresh seasonal berries a homemade caramel sauce and hokey pokey ice cream (Gluten Free)
  • Cooked Breakfast
    • All options include the continental breakfast menu
  • Almond Pancakes $18.00
    • Served with berries compote, apple syrup and vanilla mascarpone
  • Lamb and Mushrooms $37.00
    • Grilled pistachio lamb rack served with a mushroom jus and wild roasted mushrooms
  • Creamy Porridge $17.00
    • Topped with brown sugar, banana, and berries
  • Octopus Confit $20.00
    • Served with Kalamata olive and coriander aioli
  • Angler’s Breakfast $25.00
    • Crispy streaky bacon with roasted vine tomato, baked beans, mushroom, hash brown, sausage & eggs cooked to your liking with two slices of ciabatta bread
  • Cafe Steak $24.00
  • Horopito Lamb Shank $27.00
    • Presented on mashed potatoes with seasonal greens and red wine jus
  • Bowl of Fries $8.00
    • with tomato sauce and homemade aioli
  • Today’s Lioght Battered Fish
    • served with fresh garden salad, fries and tartare sauce
  • Mushroom, Camembert and Saffron Risotto $17.00
  • Bacon and Eggs $16.00
    • Bacon and eggs on warm Ciabatta bread either poached, fried or scrambled egges with Hollandaise sauce
  • Seafood $19.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella, garlic, mussels, marinated supid, shrimps
  • 2 eggs $5.00
  • PRAWN MAKHANWALA $18.00
    • Prawns cooked in rich tomato and butter gravy
  • LAMB SAAGWALA $17.50
    • Diced lamb delicately cooked in spinach, onion, tomato gravy and spices
  • GARLIC & CHEESE NAAN $4.00
    • Round shaped bread made with plain flour, stuffed with cheese and garlic on top
  • ALOO MUTTER $14.00
    • Potatoes and peas cooked in Kashmiri style
  • ACHARI GOSHT $17.50
    • Achari gosht, onion, tomato gravy with pickle sauce, garnished with cashews
  • SHAHI PANEER $15.00
    • Cubes of cottage cheese cooked with cream, tomatoes, and crushed almond cashews
  • BOMBAY ALOO $14.00
    • Potatoes cooked in sliced onion, turmeric spices and tempered with cumin, mustard and curry leaves
  • DAL TADKA(FRY) $13.00
    • Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, onion, tomato and spices finished with fresh herbs
  • Fish-Tarakihi $5.00
  • Fish $6.00
  • Ovester $2.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Kumara Chips $3.50
  • Mussel $1.50
  • Battered Sausage $2.50
  • Pineapple $1.00
  • -Fresh snapper $6.50
  • Curry roll $2.50
  • Lasagne square $2.80
  • -Fresh gurnard $5.00
  • Subject to fresh fish availability of the day
  • Spring roll $2.50
  • Crabstick $1.80
  • Chips $2.50
  • Sausage $1.80
  • B $25.00
    • 3 Fish, 2 hotdogs, 2 potato fritters, 2 pineapple fritters, 2 chickens nuggets $4 chips
  • Cheese $7.50
  • Fish cake $1.70
  • Hamburger $7.00
  • C $10.00
    • Fish, oyster, scallop, crabstick, squid ring, $2 chips
  • A $10.00
    • Fish, crabstick, sausage, potato fritter, $2 chips
  • Potato fritter $1.40
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