Ara - Tai Cafe in Gisborne Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Big breakfast
  • Bagels with
  • -cream cheese & jam $8.50
  • -smoked salmon, cream cheese & pesto $12.50
  • -avocado, tomato, cream cheese & pesto $12.50
  • Homemade muesli $9.50
  • French toast $17.00
  • Creamy mushrooms $15.00
  • Bacon & eggs $13.50
  • Eggs on toast $11.00
  • Eggs benedict with
  • -bacon $16.50
  • -salmon and spinach $17.50
  • -ham $15.50
  • Rosti stack $16.50
  • Pancakes $13.50
  • Corn fritters $16.50
  • -eggs (any style), bacon, mushrooms, sausage, baked beans, spinach, tomato, hash browns $21.50
EXTRA SIDES EXTRA SIDES
  • Eggs (any style), chicken, hash browns, avocado, baked beans, bacon, sausages, mushroom, ham each $3
OMELETTES OMELETTES
  • Tomatoes, spinach & feta $15.50
  • Bacon, mushrooms & cheddar $15.50
  • Smoked salmon, spinach & cream cheese $16.50
  • Toast served with butter & jam $5.00
LUNCH 7AM-3PM LUNCH 7AM-3PM
  • ●Starters
  • Garlic bread $6.00
  • Fries $6.00
  • Spicy potato wedges $8.50
  • Seafood chowder $13.50
SEAFOOD SEAFOOD
  • Fish cakes $17.50
  • Fish & chips $19.50
PIZZA PIZZA
  • Meat lovers $15.50
  • Margherita $13.50
  • Hawaiian $14.50
SALADS SALADS
  • Caesar salad $16.50
  • Thai beef salad $16.50
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Hamburger $16.00
  • Chicken burger $17.00
  • Fish burger $17.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • - Serves 3-4
  • Rockin' Ribeye (GFO) (DF) $38
    • 300gram premium-aged ribeye, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
  • Shanks Peninsula (DF)
    • Slow-braised lamb shank in a rich stock of mushroom, onion, fresh herbs and red wine. Served with mashed potato, sautéed spinach and roasted cherry tomatoes.
  • Johnny Cash Stashtm medium $32 / classic $37
    • Chicken breast stuffed with mushroom, spinach, cheese and sundried tomatoes. Herb-crusted and oven-baked. Served with a chunky mushroom sauce, buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Maverick Fillet Gf $38
    • Premium-aged beef fillet, pan-seared and oven-baked. Served with a herbed potato bake, seasonal vegetables and sautéed spinach. Finished with a mushroom gratiné and a peppercorn jus.
  • Spiders $4
    • Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • A Fist Full Of Pizza (Quesadilla)Tm (V) $18
    • Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapeños.
  • Midnight Nachos Gf (V) $19
    • Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
  • Tarakihi Tacos $19.00
    • Red cabbage, chipotle & salsa verde
  • French Fries & Aioli $8.00
  • Smoked Fish $12.00
    • Saffron, Piment D'Espelette
  • Duck Liver Pâté $18.00
    • First Press merlot, brioché
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $23.00
    • Grilled chicken, parmesan, anchovy, bacon & soft egg
  • Venison Carpaccio (GF) $19.00
    • Blackberries, horseradish, buckwheat & juniper
  • Cheesecake $16.00
    • Fig, white chocolate, port
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
  • All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Pepperoni $12.00
    • The margherita with pepperoni
  • Margherita $9.00
    • The most important pizza on the menu, tomato sauce, mozzarella...simple, classic
  • Calzone $12.00
    • A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness
  • Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
    • Pizzeria...here its with seafood
  • Pepperoni & chilli $17.00
    • This has it all, pepperoni, chilli, olives & peppers
  • N Z Lamb Shank $28.00
    • Braised lamb shank with a rosemary & mint gravy, buttered potato mash, steamed seasonal vegetables and cheese sauce.
  • Beef Schnitzel $21.00
    • Lightly crumbed beef schnitzel, with salad, chips and rich brown gravy.
  • Roast of the Day $16.50
    • Today's roast meat with steamed and roasted seasonal vegetables, cheese sauce and rich brown gravy.
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread (v) $7.50
  • Triple BBC $4.50
  • Kiwi Burger $17.00
    • Grilled beef pattie, beetroot, fried egg, cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, mayo and tomato relish.
  • Kumara Patch Pie (V) $19.00
    • Roast pumpkin, kumara, spinach, cottage cheese & cheddar pie with salad and tangy tomato relish.
  • - Chilli beans v
  • James Miller Mussels $16.00
    • Steamed in sambuca & put away in a tomato & basil sauce served with bread-sticks
  • Egg $2.00
  • Fred Waite Fillet POA
    • Lawless fresh fish crisp battered fresh fish and noosed with homemade fries, tartare, malt vinegar & mushy peas)
  • 250g Ramblin Ribeye $35.00
    • Rustled up & chargrilled to your liking with a rustic vegetable salad & baked potato dressed in sour cream & chives
  • Apache Pie $22.00
    • Tender pieces of beef & vegetables slow cooked in a red wine sauce saddled w/ puff pastry served with salad & rough cut fries
  • Fries $6.00
  • John Ringo's Rack $34.00
    • 800g rack of sticky pork ribs in a sweet ginger & chilli glaze hog tied with a fresh vegetable salad and rough cut fries
  • Meat is Murder (V) $19.50
    • Seasonal greens, roast tomato, mushroom, kumara rosti, eggs, crumbed brie, served with housemade bread
  • Amritsari Fish $10.50
    • Created by our executive chef…something special
  • Butter Prawns $18.50
    • Shelled prawns flamed in cumin seeds and fresh garlic, then finished in a creamy mild puree of tomato gravy
  • Bhuna Chicken $16.50
    • Chicken breast cooked in a special blend of spices and finished in a cashewnut and yoghurt gravy
  • Beef Vindaloo $16.50
    • A hot dish, made world famous by the chefs of goa.It has Portuguese influence
  • Fish & Chips $8.00
  • Vegetarian Platter $14.50
    • Onion Bhaji, Samosa & Aloo Tikki
  • Samosa (2 Pcs) $6.00
    • Cumin Seed flavoured home made pastry, stuffed with a mixture of lightly spiced potato and green peas. Served with our renowned Tamarind Chutney
  • Ghosht Do Piazza $16.50
    • Do (two) Piaza (onions) gets its name because onions appear twice in the cooking process. Boneless lamb cooked with roasted cumin, sliced onions & other dry spices such as cloves and brown cardamoms
  • Roasted duck fondant kumara and rocket with yogurt dressing $45.00
  • Baked ricotta lasagna spinach, eggplant,tomato and a rocket & walnut salad $32.00
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • Prawn gyoza cucumber, pickled ginger, sesame & soy sauce $17.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Hand cut fries aioli and tomato sauce $10.00
  • Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • The Almighty Angus® 1/2lb N/A
    • Crispy bacon, a 1/2 pound of juicy 100% NZ Angus beef, red onion, cheese, and a dash of tomato relish in our new chilli chive bun. If you’re serious about seriously good Angus, you'll want to make time for this burger.
  • Ketchup Sauce N/A
    • Get the classic American taste. Thick and rich, our ketchup mixes tomato with vinegar, spiced up with the flavours of celery, clove, onion and cayenne.
  • Mega Waffle Cone N/A
    • Put a twist on our classic soft-serve with a crunchy waffle cone, topped with a delicious helping of hot chocolate fudge sauce and two chocolate Cadbury Flake®. It’s pure pleasure.
  • $40 Mega ShareBox® $40
    • Included in the $40 Mega ShareBox: 2 x Big Mac®, 2 x McChicken®, 2 x Cheeseburger, 4 x Medium Fries, 4 x Medium Soft Drinks, 4 x Regular Sundaes
  • Double Cheeseburger Combo N/A
    • The double banger of your favourite burger. A Double Cheeseburger served alongside a chilled medium soft drink, and medium fries. You’ll be telling your grandkids about this one in years to come.
  • $25 Classics ShareBox® $25
    • Included in the Classics ShareBox®: 1 x Big Mac®, 1 x Cheeseburger, 1 x Quarter Pounder®, 1 x McChicken®, 2 x Small Fries, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Soft Drinks, 2 x Med Soft Drinks
  • Bagel Hunger Buster N/A
    • Fuel up New York style with your choice of a NYC Benedict Bagel or a BLT Bagel, partnered with a Sausage McMuffin, a hash brown, and a Hot Chocolate.
  • Chicken Bacon Deluxe N/A
    • It’s deluxe, and it’s back. Crispy coated chicken dressed with rasher bacon, fresh tomato, cheese with a Swiss accent and topped off with creamy mayo.
  • Smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
  • Karaage chicken pack $6.20
    • Available from 10 am,deep fried in a ginger & garlic marinate
  • Nigiri combination - 3 piece $5.80
  • Inari sushi $2.60
    • Small pack / large pack (2 piece / 3 piece)
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
    • Available from wednesday to friday
  • Takoyaki (octopus dumplings) $6.00
  • Avocado and goats feta $12.00
    • with lemon & olive oil.
  • Buckwheat pancakes $18.00
    • with poached pear,blueberry,coconut yoghurt & honey.
  • Homemade crumpet $10.00
    • with jam,cream cream cheese or honeycomb
  • Rancheros eggs $19.00
    • in tomato ,refried beans ,capsicum,chorizo & chilli with toast.
  • House - smoked beef $13.00
    • cheddar,gherkin & wholegrain mustard.
  • Homemade bagels $13.00
    • with smoked salmon,cream cheese,lemon & rocket.
  • Today's cakes (see front counter) POA
  • Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
    • with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
  • Focaccia & dips $12
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $16
  • Waimata Blue Cheese $16
    • With apricot compote, homemade crackers & fig jam
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $28
    • Asian noodle salad, roasted peanuts & spicy mango lime sauce
  • Dutch Beef Croquette $16
  • Home Smoked Lamb Rump $30
    • Red Wine & mushroom braised lentils, kumara gnocchi, watercress & parmesan salad
  • Steamed Fig Pudding $14
  • Beef & Bean Cheesy Nachos $12
    • With sour cream
  • Stocky II $16.50
    • Beef patty, bacon, fried egg, onions, cheese & beetroot
  • Grilled Ham, Cheese & Tomato $9.00
  • Margarita $10.00
    • Pizza sauce, mozzarella & herbs
  • Spicy Meat Supreme $18.00
    • Pizza sauce, chorizo, bacon, chicken, red onions, jalapeno peppers, herbs & mozzarella
  • Vege $4.00
  • Fish $4.90
    • Tempura battered
  • Bacon & Egg $12.00
  • Meat $5.00
  • Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
    • 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
  • Side Salad $5.00
  • Mussel Fritters or Corn Fritters $15.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
  • Open Sandwich $18.00
    • Chicken breast or grilled Sirloin on toasted Ciabatta with Fresh Salad Greens & Coleslaw. Topped with Camembert Cheese
  • Kids Nuggets & Chips $8.00
  • Kids Fish Bites & Chips $8.00
  • Onions, tomato, hashbrown , Garlic Roll $4.00 each
  • Beer Platter $50.00
    • A tasty assortment of deep fried goodness (serves 4-6)
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $22.00
    • cos lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, crispy bacon, tossed in ceasar dressing & topped with grilled chicken & boiled egg
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $36.00
    • Grilled Scotch Fillet served with ENTREES + Sides chips, salad & a fried egg(choose a sauce option)
  • Cheeseburger $15.00
    • beef patty with cheese & curly fries
  • Toasted Muesli $16.00
    • with stewed fruit, Greek yogurt and honey on the side
  • Mini Hot Dogs $15.00
    • with chunky chips
  • Shrimp Popcorn $12.00
  • - Smaller portion available $23.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $12.00
  • Egg Fu Yoong $10.50
  • Pork $12.00
  • Black bean sauce chicken Chow Mein $17.00
  • Roast Pork Fu yoong $12.00
  • Satay Squid Chow Mein $17.00
  • Plain Fried Rice $10.50
  • Chicken & Mushroom Chop Suey $17.00
Ara - Tai Cafe

Ara - Tai Cafe

location

Address

1 Ara-Tai Road, Half Moon Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 2012, New Zealand

phone

Phone

095344818

clock

Opened hours

7 AM to 5 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Cafe Food , New Zealand

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Home Delivery ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
1 Ara-Tai Road, Half Moon Bay, Auckland, Auckland, 2012, New Zealand