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

  • Smoked T-Bone 400g $38
    • Cold smoked & char-grilled to your liking with chophouse seasoning
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $14.90
    • Vietnamese mango salad garnish, house-made sweet chilli sauce
  • -Horseradish
  • Coromandel Mussels $16.90
    • Fragrant yellow curry sauce, crusty bread
  • Beef Sliders $15
    • 3 mini burgers, grilled cheese, prime beef patties, onion rings, Lettuce, pickles, chutney, aioli
  • -add chicken $4
  • -Mushroom risotto
  • -Truffle & parmesan fries
  • Crispy Pork Hock, Sour Apple & Herb Salad, Palm Sugar, Chilli Dressing $25.00
  • Pancetta-Wrapped Chicken Breast with a Cheese Stuffing, Cream Cheese & Chive Croquettes, Tomato Chilli Jam $32.00
  • Homemade Rewana Bread, NZ Olive Oil, Dukkah $7.50
  • Roast Duck Leg, Kumara Mash, Bacon, Orange Salad $32.00
  • Peanut Butter Parfait, Butterscotch, Crème Anglaise, Chocolate Sauce $13.50
  • Apple & Rhubarb Crumble, Vanilla Bean Ice Cream $13.50
  • Pumpkin & Cheddar Risotto Balls, Homemade Tomato Sauce & Salad Leaves $18.00
  • Ice Cream Sundae with Marshmallows $7.50
    • Topping – Butterscotch, Chocolate or Raspberry
  • Sassy salt & pepper squid $16
    • w a rocket salad & aioli
  • -chicken tenderloins coated in a delicious chia, corn and seed crumb with a nutty slaw, capsicum chilli jam & aioli & fries
  • -large $8
  • - Add Bacon $4
  • -Add Salmon $6
  • Creole corn cakes $16
    • w avocado, chipotle sauce, salad vegetables & nectarine
  • Bacon & eggs $13
    • on toasted ciabatta. Tweak it.
  • -sausage (x2) $5
  • Beef Tataki, rare seared sirloin, miso mayo, crispy shallots, coriander $16
  • Skagen röra, Swedish classic mix of prawn, dill, lemon and mayo, grilled ciabatta $18
  • -Belgian chocolate custard, raspberry mascarpone, cranberry macadamia nut crumble $9
  • Gothen"berg" salad, iceburg lettuce, shaved cucumber and radish, orange, mint, green onion, rice wine and chili vinaigrette $8.50
  • Gin soaked salmon, orange, dill crème fraiche, vanilla vinaigrette $13.50
  • Thai prawn and market fish cakes, chili and lime mayo, fresh chili and coriander $18
  • -One Choice $14
  • Please ask your server for the available cheese selection
  • Venison (GF) $39.50
    • Venison medallions resting on Italian char-grilled vegetable salad, drizzled with honey and balsamic dressingtopped with hollandaise
  • New York Baked Cheesecake $16.50
    • Served withfresh fruit andChantilly cream
  • Greek Salad(GF) $17.50
    • Black mammoth olives, creamyfeta, vine tomato, fresh origanum with Italian glaze
  • Thai Prawn and Scallop Salad(GF) $22.50
    • A platter of king prawns, scallops, cherry tomato with mesclun greens, splashed with a Thaichilli vinaigrette.
  • Spaghetti Mediterrano E $18.50 M $26.50
    • Smoked salmon, olives in a rich tomato & basil sauce topped with parmesan cheese
  • Fettuccine E $19.50 M $29.50
    • Breast of chicken panned with garlic and cream, bound with an authentic Neapolitan pesto sauce topped with parmesan cheese.
  • Gourmet breads served with pesto and dips $14.50
  • Lemon and coconut syrup cake (GF) $12.50
    • Served with Greekyogurt
  • Sour Cream $2.00
  • Open Chicken Sammy (Chicken Breast Fillet) $18.90
    • Served on toasted ciabatta with mesclun salad mix, brie, spiced apricot sauce and steak fries
  • Panko Crumbed Fish & Squid Rings $26.80
    • Served with steak fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • CT Hash brown $4.00
  • Fresh Berry Hotcake Stack $14.50
    • Served warm with fresh berries compote, maple syrup and cream
  • Cabbage Tree Works $20.00
    • Bacon, eggs, tomato, sausage, homemade hash brown, mushroom served with toasted ciabatta
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Panko Crumbed Fish $22.50
    • Served with curly fries, salad mix, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Venison Tataki $19.00
    • Served with ponzu sauce, baby leeks & spinach and sesame oil
  • Free Range Eggs Any Way $17.00
    • Cooked to your liking and served on toasted ciabatta
  • Sides $6.00
    • Smoked salmon, sausages, bacon
  • Apricot Panna Cotta $18.00
    • Served with a shot of digestive apricot liquor and puff pastry cinnamon twist
  • Sweet Vanilla Mascarpone and Honey Comb $18.00
    • Served with orange syrup, walnuts and tuile
  • Creamy Porridge $17.00
    • Topped with brown sugar, banana, and berries
  • Free Range Three Egg Omelette $20.00
    • With your choice of the following 3 fillings: Mushroom, ham, smoked salmon, cheese & tomato or bacon, served with home-made tomato relish
  • Almond Pancakes $18.00
    • Served with berries compote, apple syrup and vanilla mascarpone
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.50
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
  • Pork Tacos $15.00
    • Three soft tacos pulled pork fresh apple, peanuts and blackened chilli mayo
  • Mussels $14.90 / $27.50
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Coromandel green lipped mussels steamed served with warm bread and your choice of white wine cream, garlic and fresh lemon OR sweet and sour chilli orange broth
  • Spicy Tomato Tagliatelle $16.00
    • Spicy tomato puttanesca sauce, capers, olives, parmesan, watercress, olive oil and sea salt
  • Chicken Liver Paté $13.50
    • With apple and fig jam, baked ciabatta and olive oil
  • Carbonara Tagliatelle $17.00
    • Streaky bacon, grilled chicken, mushrooms, cream and parmesan sauce
  • Coromandel Oysters $22.00 / $44.00
    • 1/2 or 1 Doz - Battered with smoked paprika lime aioli and fresh lemon OR natural on salt ice with shallot raspberry vinegar and fresh lemon
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • Salmon on toasted ciabatta or hashbrown $17.50/$19.50
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • bacon/kransky/chorizo/tomato/eggs 4
  • Free range Poached/Scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.50
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • Homemade toasted grain cereak with black doris plums and yoghurt $10
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • Kaimai Cafe have a children's menu available, along with gluten free meal options
  • Kaimai Big Breakfast $21.00
  • Gourmet Angus Burger & Fries $19.00
  • Bacon & Eggs Classic $16.50
  • Mini Breakfast $16.50
  • Kaimai Cheese Board $20.00
    • Cheese from our shop with condiments
  • -With your choice of Bacon & Banana or $16.50
  • "Old School” Lambs Fry & Bacon $16.00
  • Breakfast Pita(regular/petita) $10.90 /$8.90
  • Brownie $2.50
  • Roast Beef Salad (regular/petita) $10.90 / $8.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • Chicken Breast Salad(regular/petita) $11.90 /$9.90
  • Chicken Caesar Pita (regular/petita) $11.50/ $9.50
  • Chicken Crave Pita(regular/petita) $11.50 /$9.50
  • Steak, egg & chips $20
    • w 300g Rump steak(GFO)
  • Arancini (crumbed risotto balls) $17
    • w spinach and mushroom, rocket and pesto
    • Although we do our best to satisfy the requirements of guests w allergies, we are not a gluten or allergen free facility. (V) – vegetarian, (VGO) – vegetarian option available, (GF) – gluten free, (GFO) – gluten free option available
  • Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
    • ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
  • Tempura battered fish & chips $18.50
    • tartare sauce, green salad
  • Double baked pork spare ribs $19
    • BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
  • Big beach breakfast $19.50
    • bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
  • Hot honey chicken salad $18.50
    • w mixed leaf salad, cashews and crispy noodles(GFO)
  • Fish $18
  • Mango Chicken
    • Boneless chicken cooked with cashew nut sauce and mango syrup
  • Shahi Paneer $14.50
    • Cottage cheese cooked in onions and tomato gravy finished with rich cream
  • Chicken Tikka Masala
    • Tender pieces of boneless chicken, smoked over Tandoor then finished in a classical rich tomato and coriander
  • Mixed Pickle $2.50
  • Butter (Scallops / prawn)
    • Scallops cooked in creamy tomato flavoured sauce
  • Goat $17
  • Raita $2.50
  • Caramelized Onion
  • Garlic & Herb $11
  • Prosciutto Bianca (Large 12″/Small 9″) $21/$13.5
    • Caramelised Onion, Parmesan and Mozzarella with Crispy Prosciutto on a Bianca (White – Olive Oil, not Red Sauce) Base
  • Vege (Large 12″/Small 9″) $20/$13
    • Caramelised Onion with Roasted Beetroot, Rosemary, Feta and Mozzarella Covered in Fresh Rocket
  • Mozzarella
  • Add Bacon $3
  • Chicken Tenders $8
  • BBQ Pork (Large 12″/Small 9″) $22 /$14
    • Wood Smoked BBQ Pork and Mozzarella topped with Crispy Potato Chips
  • Mango Chutney $3.00
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • Curry Puffs - 5 pieces $8.90
    • Minced chicken with curry powder and potatoes, wrapped in puff pastry and deep fried
  • - Choice of Vegetable, Chicken, Beef, Pork $15.90
  • - Prawn, Duck $19.90
  • Chicken Curry $15.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion, ginger, garlic and yoghurt with spices
  • - Choice of Vegetable, Chicken, Beef, Pork $15.90
  • Fish Masala $18.50
    • Boneless fish cooked in a rich tomato based gravy with ginger, garlic and spices
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