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

  • Poached Eggs
    • Toasted sourdough, hollandaise sauce
  • -Potato gratin
  • -Wholegrain
  • -Steak fries, tomato sauce
  • Smoked Kahawai & Mussel Chowder $15.50
    • Preserved lemon crème fraiche & toasted bread
  • Freshly Baked Loaf $12.50
    • Sunflower and honey loaf, garlic & herb butter
  • -Mushroom glaze
  • -Mac & cheese
  • Goat Curry $28.0
    • Fragrant Goat Curry On A Basmati Rice And Condiments
  • Angus Scotch Fillet (Gf On Request) $35.0
    • Prime Angus Scotch Fillet Chargrilled To Your Liking Stacked With Crispy Onion Rings & Creamy Mushrooms With Sauteed Baby Potatoes And Greens
  • -Add Chicken, Bacon Or Salami $4.0
  • Moroccan Lamb Salad (Gf On Request) $17.5
    • Nz Lamb Rump Cooked To Medium, Tossed With Salad Greens, Feta, Almonds, Crispy Noodles & Dill Mustard Dressing
  • Garlic Bread $9.5
    • Fresh Bread With Five Stags Garlic Butter
  • Venison Stew $26.5
    • A Hearty Venison & Guinness Stew Served On A Green Herb Mash
  • Sweet Chilli Mussel Pot (GF) $18.0
    • Fresh Green Lipped Mussels, Smothered In A Fragrant Housemade Chilli Sauce
  • Five Stags Pork Ribs (GF) $18.0 / $24.0
    • Slow Braised Pork Ribs In Our Famous Sticky Texan-Style Spicy Bbq Sauce, Served With Steak Fries & Ranch Style Slaw - 6 Or 9 Ribs
  • Wedges $4.50
  • 1 GC Choice Cheese Burger $5.90
    • Gourmet relish, GC’s own aioli, grass fed angus beef patty with iceberg lettuce and freshly sliced tomato
  • 5 Mordor Spicy Burger $7.90
    • Gourmet Relish, mayo and fresh jalapeno with grilled chicken covered with iceberg lettuce, fresh tomato and onion
  • 10 Triple Golden Crust Special
    • Italian pepperoni, fresh mushrooms, crisp capsicum with whole milk mozzarella cheese
  • 6 Moroccan Chicken
    • whole milk mozzarella, fresh capsicum, onion and olive with wild thyme moroccan sauce chicken
  • Onion Rings $4.60
  • 3 Beef and Bacon
    • Mushroom, seasoned ground beef, smoked bacon, red onion, whole milk mozzarella, BBQ & mayo swirl, BBQ sauce
  • 7 BBQ Chicken with Bacon
    • whole milk mozzarella, fresh capsicum, onion and olive with wild chicken and smoked bacon on BBQ sauce base
  • Pulled Pork Burger $20.00
    • With house made bourbon BBQ sauce, apple slaw and mozzarella
  • Chorizo $3.00
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Creamy mushrooms on nine-grain toast $12.00
    • With with spinach or bacon (GF)
  • Bacon and eggs on toasted ciabatta $10.50
    • With tomato relish (GF)
  • Your choice of steak
    • Choice of a 300-gram sirloin ($32.00), a 300 gram scotch fillet ($35.00), or a 450 gram Flintstone ($40.00) with the choice of salad and fries or roasted gourmets and steamed vegetables and Your choice of sauce: creamy mushroom, red win jus, or garlic butter Extras of eggs $3.00 or onion rings $3.50
  • White Chocolate Mousse $13
    • White chocolate mousse with L&P raspberry coulis
  • Seasonal vegetables $7
  • Free range eggs - Ruapuke sourdough or grain toast $10.00 with bacon $13.00
  • Orca breakfast - eggs - kransky sausage - hash potato - bacon - roasted tomato - mushroom - grain toast - hollandaise $19.50
  • Open omelette - prawn - chorizo - gouda - tomato relish $18.00
  • Steak frites - scotch - fries - béarnaise $19.00
  • Bacon $3.00
  • Sourdough sandwich $16.50
    • chicken - Bacon - aioi / Flat mushroom - blue cheese - Tomato relish
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Cos - capers - garlic croutons - poached egg $13.00
    • smoked salmon – scotch: add $9.00 / chicken - pork: add $8.00
  • Fish Burger $18.00
    • Toasted brioche bun, fresh battered fish, lettuce, tomato with a caper tartare sauce served with Thunder Crunch fries
  • Fresh Fish Strips $9.00
    • Strips of fresh fish of the day in homemade batter on a small salad and served with fries
  • Scallops $19.00
    • Four beer battered scallops, served with salad and Thunder Crunch fries
  • Chef's Breakfast Stack $16.00
    • Toasted grain bread topped with baked beans, potato hash brown, crispy bacon and a poached egg
  • Willow Glen House Made Muesli $14.50
    • Nutty muesli served with your choice of yoghurt or milk and fruit
  • Corn Fritters $17.50
    • Stacked on salad greens topped with bacon, sour cream and avocado drizzled with chilli sauce
  • Buttermilk Waffles $14.50
    • Two warm, crispy buttermilk waffles topped with berry compote and yoghurt
  • Curly Fries $7.50
    • Served with in-house aioli and tomato sauce
  • Chicken Madras $14.99
    • A rich South Indian dish with aromatic spices and coconut
  • Punjabi Style Curry $14.99
    • succulent chicken/ lamb/ beef or fish prepared with fragrant spices and onion
  • Salad $4.00
  • Papadum $2.50
  • Paneer Makhani (vegetarian) $14
    • this popular dish from the Punjab combines paneer (a fresh Indian cheese) with a beautifully buttery sauce, exotic spices and cream
  • Mutter Paneer (vegetarian) $14
    • paneer pieces with peas, prepared in a mildly spiced, creamy sauce
  • Jalfrazie $14.99
    • tender pieces of chicken, lamb or beef cooked with capsicum, onions and spicy sweet and sour tomato sauce
  • Mixed Vegetables (spicy/vegetarian) $14
    • A mix of delicious spicy vegetables cooked with ginger, cumin, garlic, onions, and tomatoes
  • Cheesecake of the Day $14.50
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream & whipped cream
  • Chicken, Leek & Mushroom Filo $15.00
    • Tender chicken pieces cooked in a creamy white sauce with leek & mushrooms served in a crispy filo parcel served with a house salad
  • Fish & chips $17.50
    • Freshly cooked fish either pan-fried or beer battered served with our house salad and fries with our homemade tartare sauce and a lemon wedge
  • Surf 'N' Turf $34.50
    • Beef scotch fillet served on garlic & herb sauteed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, baby spinach, Red Wine Jus topped with garlic prawns skewer
  • Open Pork Belly Sandwich $18.00
    • Crispy Pork Belly braised in Apple Cider served on a Toasted Ciabatta with lettuce fresh Tomato & Aioli topped with Pear & Fig Chutney and a side of fries
  • Classic Shrimp Cocktail $14.50
    • Crisp Iceberg Lettuce with our own Thousand Island dressing
  • Sticky bbq pork ribs $18.00
    • Slow braised pork ribs cooked in a sticky hickory bbq sauce served with seasoned wedges and sour cream
  • Sundried Tomato & Feta Bruschetta $12.50
    • With red onion and roast garlic served on toasted ciabatta bread finished with a balsamic glaze
  • Chicken $17.50
    • with Bacon, Avocado a Brie
  • Spinach, Blue Vein 6t Red Onion Jam Quiche $8.50
  • Fish $17.50
    • with Creamy Tartare and Sweet Chili
  • Roast Vege, Pesto & Pinenut Quiche $8.50
  • Creamy Mushrooms & Bacon $16.00
    • on Thick Toast
  • Fish & Chips $22.00
  • Beef Nachos $11.50
    • with Cheese & Sour Cream
  • BLT $12.50
    • on Toasted Bread
  • Vegetarian $10
    • Roast sweet potato, pumpkin, spinach, parmesan, mushroom, red onion and cheese
  • Garlic Bread $8
    • Warm French stick with garlic butter
  • Onion Rings $6.5
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $18
    • Sticky braised pork ribs with BBQ chipotle sauce, served with potato mash and fresh slaw
  • Cheese Burger $10
    • Prime New Zealand beef pattie with SWISS cheese, pickle, mustard, onion rings and tomato sauce
  • Vegetarian $10
    • Falafel pattie dressed with coriander yoghurt, chipotle chilli sauce, lettuce, tomato, red onion, avocado and aioli Private Hire Soft Shell Tacos
  • Crisp Calamari $10
    • In sea salt with chipotle aioli and fresh lemon
  • Pulled Pork $10
    • With crisp apple salad, roasted peanuts and sweet apple syrup
  • Mexican mince $18
    • Mince & mozzarella quesa dilla -fried egg - sour cream house made baked beans & bangban g sauce
  • Gf can be done gluten free, please ask.
  • Fried potatoes gf $18
    • Chorizo - cherry tomatoes - red onion s - baby spinach poached eggs - tomato relish
  • Kids burger gf $9
    • Bacon & cheese mini burger- chunky chips
  • Eggs on toast gf $10
  • Sweetcorn fritters $17
    • Sweetcorn & coriander fritters - roasted tomato - holly bacon bangbang sauce
  • Tiger toast $9
    • Melted cheese- ciabatta- marmite
  • Omelette gf $19
    • Double smoked bacon & manchego filling - cherry tomatoes pickled onion 4 parsley salad - grain toast
  • Chicken burger n chips $14
  • Tomato & basil $24
    • w chorizo
  • Fish & chips $25
    • served w salad & our homemade tartare sauce
  • Garden salad $7
  • French toast w banana, $15
    • maple syrup & crème fraiche
  • Laksa w chicken & prawns $18
  • Battered mussels $20
    • freshly shucked raw mussels deep fried in a crispy batter served w salad & fries
  • MK chicken, bacon & brie on a sour dough bun $19
    • w salad, garlic aioli & cranberry sauce
  • Bucket of Buffalo Wings $10.00
    • with sweet chilli sauce or sour cream
  • Chicken Tenders & Fries $15.00
    • Homemade crumbed chicken tenders served with sweet chilli & soya sauce
  • Shoestring Fries $5.00
  • Amazing Grace
    • Beef, chicken, chorizo and bacon with cherry tomatoes, red onions & mushrooms topped with mozzarella & BBQ sauce
  • Hot Donuts $5.50
    • Sprinkled with sugar & served with vanilla ice cream
  • Vegetables $7.00
  • Cheesy Garlic and Rosemary Pizza Bread $8.00
  • - Add smoked salmon $20.00
  • Margherita $20.00
    • Vine ripened tomatoes, mozzarella, confit garlic, tomato sugo and garden basil
  • Pasta of the day $28.00
    • Our housemade pasta served with fresh seasonal ingredients from the garden
  • Chocoholic $12.00
    • Belgian chocolate molten cake, decadent pistachio, walnut & dark chocolate brownie & white chocolate mousse with carrot, cardamom & orange emulsion
  • Sharing Platter $32.00
    • Chef’s choice’s of 3 seasonal tasters to whet the appetite!!
  • Bistro chunky chips roasted and tossed in rosemary & sea salt with garlic aioli $7.00
  • Chicken $24.00
    • Spiced chicken breast, apricot chutney with chargrilled zucchini & an olive, sundried tomato, red pepper and jalapeno salsa
  • Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
  • Brad’s tip: Try with our house made chilli sambal!
  • Sticky Date Pudding $13
    • butterscotch sauce / vanilla bean ice cream / chantilly cream
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $29
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Fish of the Day
    • see our list of daily updates and specials
  • Chocolate Brownie $14
    • berry compote / vanilla bean ice cream – a great dessert to share
  • Antipasto (designed for two) $19.5
    • selection of dips / pickled vegetables / cured meat / cheese / crackers
  • Seared Venison Salad $24.5
    • spinach / parmesan / blueberry sauce;
  • Lightly Spiced Calamari $15
    • salad greens / sweet chilli aioli
  • Confit Duck $34.5
    • rich orange sauce / minted new potatoes;
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