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

  • Garden Salad $4.50
  • Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Baked honey glazed lamb rump served on kumara mash with garden vegetables and a port and red currant reduction.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon Salad $20.00
    • Chicken breast, bacon, spinach and apple settled on a garden salad with aioli.
  • Seafood Platter $22.00
    • Deep fried selection of fresh fish goujons, battered mussels, crab sticks, squid rings, prawn cutlets, scallops and salt ‘n’ pepper squid, served up with chunky fries and dipping sauces.
  • Bangers & Mash $17.00
    • Chunky sausages on creamy mash, peas and onion gravy.
  • Milkshakes $5.50
    • Chocolate, Vanilla, Banana or Strawberry.
  • Rivers Chicken Sandwich $15.50
    • Generous portion tender chicken breast caught between our freshly toasted ciabatta, garden salad, guacamole, tasty dressing served with chunky fries.
  • Scotch Fillet $28.00
    • Served with your choice of two sides: Chunky Fries / Scalloped Potato / Garden Salad / Fresh Sautéed Vegetables / Creamy Mash. Top it off with your choice of: Mushroom Sauce / Garlic Butter / Green Pepper Sauce (sauces available with all steaks)
  • Smoked Fish $12.00
    • Saffron, Piment D'Espelette
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
  • Grilled Freedom Farms Pork Chop $23.00
    • Soy, ginger, chilled noodles & peanuts
  • Grilled Broccolini, Feta & Almonds $12.00
  • Roasted Pear $16.00
    • Oats, hazelnuts, manuka honey
  • Steak Sandwich $25.00
    • Horseradish, onion, rocket & parmesan
  • Duck Liver Pâté $18.00
    • First Press merlot, brioché
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $19.00
    • Pickled cucumber & sriracha mayo
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
  • Pepperoni $12.00
    • The margherita with pepperoni
  • Mushroom & feta $17.00
    • With rosemary, olives and cracked pepper
  • Flatbread $9.00
    • The garlic bread with oven warmed homemade hummus
  • Ham & pineapple $13.00
    • You know how this one goes
  • All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
  • Salmon & capers $18.00
    • Lemon zest, red onion and kalamata olives
  • Spinach & mushroom $17.00
    • Served with balsamic reduction & pine nuts
  • Pork belly parsnip puree, baby carrots and pickled fennel $38.00
  • Bread, olive oil, balsamic smoked butter $12.00
  • Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Seasonal vegetables walnuts and parmesan $10.00
  • Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
  • ''Steak & Eggs'' $25.00
    • 250gm Scotch Fillet Steak w fries & salad. Your choice of sauce: Pepper, mushroom or garlic butter.
  • Classic Venison Burger $15.50
  • Warmed Bread & Assorted Dips $12.50
  • Works Wedges W cheese & bacon, sour cream & relish $13.50
  • Chicken, Bacon & Brie Burger $15.50
  • Vegetarian Burger $15.50
  • ''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
    • Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Ora King Salmon $18.00
    • Confit style with goat cheese crumbled, avocado mousse, beetroot coulis
  • Entree Special Price Varies
    • Something great from the chefs!
  • - 2 courses $28.00
  • Free Range Omelette $22.50
    • Bacon & mozzarella or veggie with garden salad
  • Fresh Strawberry Gateau $15.00
    • Mascarpone creme, strawberry sorbet
  • Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
    • Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
  • Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail $14.00
  • - Waimata Blue Vein $24.50
    • A creamy and buttery cow's milk blue cheese from this region.
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
  • Feta Olive & Pesto Pasta Salad
  • Feta Olive & Pesto Pasta Salad
  • Battered Fish Pieces
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Chocolate Log
  • Boysenberry $4.50
  • Pork Pack $15.50
  • TOPPINGS $0.80
    • cheese, beetroot, cucumber, carrot, onion, gherkin, tomato & mushrooms
  • Gourmet $10.00
  • Hot Chicken + 3 salad toppings $9.50
  • Charcoal Chicken Pasta $6.00
  • 1/2 Chicken $12.00
  • Charcoal Chicken Burger $8.00
  • Teriyaki salmon $14.50
  • Fisherman’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Miso soup $2.00
  • Brown rice - smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Chicken combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Brown rice - teriyaki chicken & tuna mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Tuna mayo S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Teriyaki chicken & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • LAMB VINDALOO $10.00
    • Goan specialty slightly soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • SOUTH INDIAN STYLE MADRAS CHICKEN $10.00
    • morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
  • BEEF VINDALOO $10.00
    • Goan specialty slightly soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • BUTTER CHICKEN $10.00
    • morsels of tandoor cooked chicken simmered in a creamy tomato sauce
  • PALAK PANEER $10.00
    • cubes of cottage cheese cooked with a green herb and spinach puree
  • SOUTH INDIAN STYLE PEPPER BEEF $10.00
    • pieces of beef masala and crushed peppercorns
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO $10.00
    • goan specialty soured with natural vinegar and spices
  • LAMB KORMA $10.00
    • lamb pieces cooked with a cashew and almond gravy
  • Tempura Coated Oysters - Garden Salad, Balsamic & Sour Cream, Lemon $20.0: ½ Doz, $29.0: 1 Doz
  • Poached Prawn, Avocado & Mango Salad - Cos, Cherry Tomatoes, Cucumber, Lime, Chilli, Corriander Dressing (GF) $22.0
  • Wharf Platter - Selection of Cheeses, Seafood, Pickles, Meats, Crackers, Bread $35.0 for two, $60.0 for four
  • Eggs Benedict - Bacon , Spinach, Toasted Croissant, Hollandaise Sauce $18.5
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder - Loaded w/ Fresh seafood served w/ Toasted Bread $15.0
  • Scotch Fillet Open Sandwich - Toasted Ciabatta, Salad, Brie, Streaky Bacon, Relish, Fries $21.5
  • Greek Salad $8.0
  • Fries $5.0
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.50
    • Chicken wrapped in bacon served with salad, melted brie cheese, fried and aioli sauce.
  • Beef Scotch Fillet-300gm $34.00
    • Cooked to your liking, Served with potato gratin, asparagus wrapped with bacon and sautéed tomatoes. Served with red wine jus or bacon mushroom sauce.
  • Trio of dips $5.00
    • Sundried tomato, pesto and black olives. Select from above breads to compliment with dip.
  • Greek salad $15.00
    • Greek salad made with tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, olives, seasoned with salt and oregano and dressed with olive oil.
  • Caesar salad $15.00
    • Choose from chicken or prawn. Green salad served with croutons and anchovy topped with parmesan cheese and White house made Caesar dressing.
  • Crepes & ice-cream or Crepes with Nutella & ice-cream $7.00
  • Hot Chips $7.00
    • Bowl of hot potato chips, served with tomato and aioli sauce.
  • Tart $9.00
    • Apple Italian and cinnamon tart served with maple walnut ice-cream. Banana Split 9.00
  • Kids Hot Dog & Chips $8.00
  • Kids Burger & Chips $8.00
  • Battered Hoki $3.00
  • Homemade Quiche $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Kids Nuggets & Chips $8.00
  • Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Kids Fish Bites & Chips $8.00
  • Kumara chips, Mushroom Sauce $4.00 each
  • – add grilled chicken $6.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • poached eggs with salmon or bacon on 18 an English muffin with spinach & hollandaise sauce
  • Shrimp Popcorn $12.00
  • Aioli $2.00
  • Hawaiian Chicken Burger $26.00
    • with pineapple, lettuce, bacon, 26 cheese, tomato & sweet chilli mayo. Served with chunky chips.
  • Cheese Platter for 2 $30.00
  • Side Salad $6.00
  • (Check out our dessert specials board or ask our wait staff) for today’s yummy options.
  • SMOKED SALMON BENE $19.00
    • Home smoked salmon with toast, poached eggs & hollandaise
  • SOHO FRY UP $24.50
    • Evans bacon, poached eggs,toast, relish, garlic mushrooms, kumara smash & cocktail sausages
  • RIB EYE STEAK $35.50
    • 200gm rib eye steak served with kumara chips, roasted beets, mushrooms, onions, aioli & a crumbed egg
  • BREAD & DIPS $8.00
    • Hummus & aioli
  • SOHO PLATTER $65.00
    • Soho focaccia fresh & toasted, cheese, slow cooked lamb, mac & cheese balls, hummus, relish, ailoi, olive dukkah, crackers, grape, pickled vegetables
  • EVANS BACON BENE $17.00
    • Evans bacon, mushrooms, poached eggs,toast & hollandaise
  • MOROCCAN LAMB SANDWICH $22.50
    • Slow cooked lamb shoulder served in soho bread with feta, salad leaves, kumara chips & pumpkin hummus
  • ROASTED WINTER CHICKEN $23 / $33
    • Chicken served on creamy mash with red onion jam, apricot puree & wilted greens
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