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

  • Sautéed Mushrooms $5.50
  • Kids Platter (2-3 children) $23.00
    • Garlic bread, chicken tenders, mini hotdogs, crumbed fish, mini pizza, wedges, chips and lashings of sauce.
  • Rivers Homemade Quiche $15.00
    • Served with salad and fries (check Specials Board for today’s bake).
  • Sour Cream, Guacamole, Aioli, Tomato Sauce $1.50
  • The Rivers Burger $15.50
    • Prime beef patty, bacon, cheese & salad greens, served on freshly toasted bun served with chunky fries.
  • Creamy Mash Potato $4.00
  • Greek Salad $14.00
    • Iceberg Lettuce, feta cheese, kalamata olives, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers with our balsamic vinaigrette.
  • Garlic & Cheese Toasted Ciabatta $7.00 add Bacon $8.00
  • -Six $19
  • Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
  • Barney'S Ribs (DF) $15,5
    • Juicy pork ribs smothered in Barney’s sweet Lone Star sauce...lip smacking, finger licking, all the good things.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mexican Toastie $11
    • Flour tortilla filled with your choice of cheese and pineapple or cheese and bacon. Toasted and cut into wedges.
  • -nine $28
  • Calzone $12.00
    • A folded pizza with chilli beef goodness
  • Local margherita $14.00
    • A local twist on the margherita...using fresh mozzarella from our friend @ waimata cheese
  • All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
  • Pizza of the week ?
    • Always changing, follow us, like us to be informed every week about this pizza
  • Salmon & capers $18.00
    • Lemon zest, red onion and kalamata olives
  • Pepperoni $12.00
    • The margherita with pepperoni
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Mushroom & feta $17.00
    • With rosemary, olives and cracked pepper
  • Billy the Squid $12.00
    • Battered calamari shootout with fresh salad, lemon, smooth garlic mayo
  • Kumara Rosti $3.00
  • Fred Waite Fillet POA
    • Lawless fresh fish crisp battered fresh fish and noosed with homemade fries, tartare, malt vinegar & mushy peas)
  • Sundance Salad (V) $18.00
    • A selection of roasted vegetables with rosemary, heisted & tossed w/ rocket & house dressing
  • Mother Clucker $18.00
    • Chicken burger - grilled chicken pattie w/ bacon, cheese, salad on a toasted bun with homemade fries & chilli mayo
  • You’re an Egg Benny Boy $18.00
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon, seasonal greens, hollandaise, served with thick cut sourdough
  • Hollandaise $2.00
  • Fried egg $2.00
  • Tamarind Mix Platter $17.50
    • Vegetable Samosa, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Seekh Kebab and Onion Bhaji
  • Beef Saagwala $16.50
    • Beef marinated in yoghurt and spices and delicately cooked in spinach
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.50
    • A dish that dates back the times of the Moghal Emperors Tender morsels of boneless chicken, smoked over charcoal, then finished in a classical rich tomato, onion sauce
  • Aloo Paratha $4.00
    • Flaky wholemeal roti bread stuffed with spicy potatoes
  • Aloo Tikki (4 Pcs) $9.50
    • Spiced patties made from mashed potato, then pan fried, drizzled with yoghurt
  • Lamb Korma $16.50
    • Also known as a dish prepared in saffron. A mild delicious creamy grounded cashew gravy
  • Paneer Tikka Masala $14.50
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked together with a medium spiced masala sauce
  • Chicken Korma $16.50
    • Also known as a dish prepared in saffron. A mild delicious creamy grounded cashew gravy
  • Fruit Salad
  • Fresh Tarakihi Marinated in Chilli & Coconut
  • Feta Olive & Pesto Pasta Salad
  • Asian Marinated Chicken Drum Sticks
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Fresh Cream
  • Chocolate Log
  • Fresh Cream
  • 1/2 Chicken $12.00
  • 1/2 pack $16.00
  • Hot Chicken Plain $9.00
  • Family pack no1 $24.50
  • 1/2 Chicken Meal(served with salad and fries) $20.00
  • 1/4 Chicken $8.00
  • Anytime Easy Meal(cut up chicken easy meal) $15.50
  • Beadles Sammie $10.00
  • PINDI CHANA MASALA $10.00
    • chickpeas simmered in a North Indian spicy gravy with cinnamon, cloves, and pomegranate seeds
  • BOMBAY ALOO $10.00
    • dry stir fried potatoes with coriander and tumeric
  • BEEF SAAG $10.00
    • cooked with green herb and spinach puree with lashings of cream
  • MURGH MASALA $10.00
    • home style chicken with a thick and tangy gravy
  • BUTTER CHICKEN $10.00
    • morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
  • LAMB KORMA $10.00
    • lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
  • MALAI KOFTA KORMA $10.00
    • Indian Style cottage cheese dumplings with nuts cooked with a cashew gravy
  • BEEF KORMA $10.00
    • mild flavored from the royal houses of India, with a cashew and almond gravy
  • Crumbed Calamari, salad & fries
  • ·Dine in
  • -Battered pacific oysters, fries & salad
  • -Prawn Twisters, fries, aioli / sweet chili sauce
  • -Pork belly burger & eggs
  • -Battered mussels, fries & salad
  • -BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
  • -Garlic Prawn Kebabs, salad & fries
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Pavlova with summer fruits and kiwifruit coulis $14.00
  • Creme brulee with chocolate and mascarpone filled brandy snap $14.00
  • Scotch fillet served on potato gratin with beetroot and horscradish puree, gruyere stuffed mushrooms, bacon wrapped asparagus and ox tail juss $34.50
  • Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
  • Dark chocolate parfair dome with salted peanut butter and caramel popcorn $14.00
  • SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Pumpkin & feta cannelloni with basil mascarpone topped with a pinenut and rocket salad $24.50
  • Garlic Bread $6.0
  • Green Salad $7.0
  • Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
  • Fish of the day $30.0
  • Fries $5.0
  • Scotch Fillet of Beef - Fries & Salad $30.0 (add 2 eggs or mushroom sauce for $3.0)
  • Caesar Salad - Cos Lettuce, Anchovies, Bacon, Croutons, Egg $16.0 (with chicken or prawns add $3.0 )
  • Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
  • Modena $17.50
    • Pizza sauce, smoked chicken, red onion, capsicum, pine nuts, olives & mozzarella
  • Fries - Large or Small $4.00/$3.00
  • Hawaiian Free Range Chicken $14.00
    • with bacon, cheese & pineapple
  • Hot Dog $3.00
    • Battered
  • Vege $4.00
  • Grilled Ham, Cheese & Tomato $9.00
  • All with our own sauce N/A
  • Fresh Garden Salad $8.00
  • Mussel Fritters or Corn Fritters $15.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Onions, tomato, hashbrown , Garlic Roll $4.00 each
  • Homemade Lasagne $15.00
    • served with chips and fresh salad
  • Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
  • Fish Meal $21.00
    • Freshly prepared, Tempura Battered Hoki, served with 2 Eggs, Fries, Salad and Tartare Sauce
  • Homemade Quiche $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Extra sauce - Aoli, Chilli, Tartare, Tomato, Garlic $0.50 cents
  • FRIES $8.00
    • Tomato sauce & aioli
  • SEAFOOD PLATTER $65.00
    • Grilled garlic mussels, shrimp croquettes, panko crumbed fish, salt & pepper squid, smoked salmon, seared tuna, tiger prawns, live oysters, dips & bread
  • LAKSA PRAWNS $15.00
    • Tiger Prawns in laksa sauce with udon noodles
  • SOHO CHOWDER $23 / $32
    • Soho seafood chowder favourite, with mussels, shrimps, market fish & served with garlic bread
  • LIVE OYSTERS $4.50 ea
    • Rockefeller, Natural, Crumbed
  • MAC & CHEESE BALLS $14.00
    • Macaroni & cheese balls deep fried & served with paprika aioli
  • STICKY BEEF SHORT RIB $36.00
    • Slow cooked beef short rib served with spiced pumpkin puree, crispy noodles & pickled veggies
  • TWO FOR ONE TAPAS ON FRIDAY & SATURDAY (excluding oysters)
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.0
  • Bacon wrapped scallops w/ zingy margarita dressing & micro salad $18.5
  • haloumi $6.0
  • Pork belly bites & micro salad w/ sweet & sour sauce $13.5
  • Mushroom Sauce $6.0
  • Local Catch Of The Day $29.5
    • Ask you server for today’s special
  • Eggs Bennedect $20.5
    • A choice of bacon or house smoked salmon served upon a baked croissant w/ flamed spinach, poached eggs & hollandaise sauce
  • Breads & Dip Platter $38.0
    • Grilled focaccia, pickles, preserves, dips, cheeses, smoked salmon & cured meats
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