Ben Gusto in Auckland Menu

BREAKFAST - ALL DAY EVERYDAY BREAKFAST - ALL DAY EVERYDAY
  • Eggs Benedict
    • On choice of ciabatta or 5 grain
  • Toasted Muesli $12.90
    • Toasted nuts & oats with honey, fresh fruit and home made yoghurt
  • Hot Cakes $15.50
    • Fresh fruits, caramelised banana, berry compote, maple syrup & gelato
  • Eggs on Toast $9.90
    • Two eggs cooked the way you like it, then served with grilled tomato & your choice of 5 grain, ciabatta or gluten free toast
  • - Bacon, hash browns & fresh baby spinach $16.90
  • - Smoked salmon with fresh baby spinach $17.90
  • - Vegetarian with avocado, tomato, mushrooms & fresh baby spinach $15.90
  • Omelette $15.90
    • Ham, tomato, spinach and cheese served with crust ciabatta and side salad
  • Omelette Al-Fungi $17.90
    • Chef's secret recipe 3 eggs omelette cooked to perfection with sausages, chicken, mushroom served with ciabatta toast & salad
  • French Toast $17.90
    • Two sliced french brioche bread served with bacon & caramelized banana topped with maple syrup and candy walnuts
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.90
    • Sauteed button mushrooms cooked in a creamy cheese sauce with bacon & hash brown on toasted ciabatta
BREAKFAST - BAGEL STACK BREAKFAST - BAGEL STACK
  • Cream Cheese Bagel $8.90
    • Plain bagel served with two kinds of jam and cream cheese
  • Salmon Bagel $15.90
    • Smoked salmon with capers, avocado & cream cheese
  • Bacon Bagel $14.90
    • Grilled bacon with tomato, avocado & cream cheese
  • Ben Gusto Brikkie $19.90
    • Bacon, sausages, egg any style, grilled tomato, mushroom on grain or ciabatta
  • Corn Fritters Stack $18.90
    • Three corn fritters served with sausages, avocado, salsa, sour cream and salad greens - Add bacon $18.90
BREAKFAST - LITTLE EXTRAS BREAKFAST - LITTLE EXTRAS
  • Side Avocado or Tomato or Mushroom or Bacon $4.00
  • Smoked Salmon $5.00
  • Fries $5.50
    • Served with tomato sauce and aioli
  • Curly Fries $6.50
    • Served with tomato sauce and aioli
  • Side avocado or tomato or mushroom or bacon $4.00
LUNCH & BRUNCH LUNCH & BRUNCH
  • Soup of the Day $10.90
    • Ask your server today's special served with two pieces of ciabatta bread
  • Ben Magnificent Burger $19.90
    • Prime home-made beef mince patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, avocado, aioli, fresh tomato slices & tomato relish with fries
  • Hero Burger $19.90
    • Garlic and herb marinated grilled chicken, brie cheese, tomato, salad greens, avocado aioli & mango chutney and fries
  • Mushroom & Brie Burger $20.90
    • Crumbled home made chicken patty, mushrooms, caramelised onions & melted brie cheese, curly fries & house salad
  • B.L.A.T $16.90
    • Grilled bacon, green salad, avocado, tomato on Turkish focaccia toast w/ home-made tomato chutney
  • C.B.L.A.T with Chicken $17.90
    • All served with fries and topped with aioli dressing
  • Fish & Chips $19.90
    • Pan-cooked fish served with fries, salad greens & tomato sauce
  • Crispy Crumbed Calamari $17.90
    • Crumbled salt pepper calamari served with salad greens, lemon aioli dressing
  • Chef's Hot Pie $15.90
    • Our chef's daily creations served with side salad greens and hand full of fries
  • Pasta of the Day $19.90
    • Ask your waiter/waitress for today's special
  • Chicken Risotto $22.90
    • Risotto rice cooked in creamy wine sauce with mushroom, chicken, sundried tomato, spinach and topped with basil pesto
WAFFLES AND DESSERTS - All waffles are served with maple syrup WAFFLES AND DESSERTS - All waffles are served with maple syrup
  • Add Extras $4.00
    • Bacon or scoop of gelato or caramelized banana
  • Belgian Waffle $9.90
    • The original plain waffle topped with maple syrup and cream
  • Oreo Waffle $16.90
    • Two scoops of cookies and cream with Oreo cookies & fresh whipped cream
  • Banana Walnut $15.90
    • Topped with fresh banana slices, walnut and a scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • Seasonal Fruit $15.90
    • Served with fresh seasonal fruit, scoop of vanilla ice cream & berry compote topping
  • Double Chocolate Waffle $15.90
    • Double scoops of chocolate gelato with carious chocolate toppings & fresh whipped cream
  • Waffle & Gelato $15.90
    • ''Make Your Own Gelato'' by choosing any two flavors' of gelato. Served with fresh whipped cream
  • Berry Berry $15.90
    • Served with two scoops of berry sorbet and dressed with berry compote
  • Banana Bacon $15.90
    • Topped with caramelized banana & crispy bacon
  • Banana and Blueberry $16.90
    • Filled with banana and blue berries, toasted almonds & scoop of vanilla ice cream
  • Waffle Nut & Crunch $16.90
    • Two waffles served with loads of crunchy nuts and two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
  • M&M Waffle $18.90
    • One scoop vanilla and one scoop chocolate gelato topped up with loads of M&M and fresh whipped cream
DINNER - ENTREES DINNER - ENTREES
  • Garlic Bread $9.90
    • Simply fresh & great tasting garlic bread served with french mustard paste & pesto
  • Crispy Crumbed Calamari $17.90
    • Crumbed salt & pepper calamari served with salad greens, lemon & aioli
  • Mixed Seafood Platter $19.90
    • Calamari prawns, mussels & spring rolls served with tomato sauce and aioli
  • Cheesy Bacon Wedges $13.90
    • Cheesy wedges served with bacon, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Nachos Platter $17.00
    • Corn chips served with tomatoes, avocado, seasoned beans salsa & sour cream cooked in oven.
DINNER - MAINS DINNER - MAINS
  • Ben's Magnificent Burger $19.90
    • Prime home-made beef mince patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, avocado, aioli, fresh tomato slices & tomato relish with fries
  • Hero Chicken Burger $19.90
    • Marinated chicken, brie cheese, tomato, salad greens, avocado, aioli, mango chutney and fries
  • Mushroom & Brie Burger $20.90
    • Crumbled home made chicken patty, mushrooms, caramelised onions & melted brie cheese with curly fries & house salad
  • Grilled Salmon Steak $29.90
    • Premium salmon steak served with Italian pesto, roasted kumara & salad green
  • Sirloin Steak $26.90
    • Grilled pepper steak cooked to your taste, topped with chef's freshly made mushroom sauce with fries, green salad.
  • Pork Chops $24.90
    • Deliciously cooked pork chops to perfection, served with crumbled potatoes, caramelised apple & salad greens.
  • Mexican Meat Balls $21.90
    • Hand crafted vegetarian meat balls, cooked with home made tomato sauce topped with grated parmesan and basil. Served with spaghetti.
  • Fish of the Day $21.90
    • Ask our waiter/waitress fish of the day, pan fried fish serving with salad greens and lemon
  • Ben Pullo Marsala $24.90
    • Grilled marinated chicken breast served with creamy mushroom brandy sauce, roast potatoes and seasoned veges
  • Grilled Chicken & Fries $24.90
    • Marinated half pound chicken breast served with asparagus, kumara, grilled tomato & salad.
BEN GUSTO PIZZAS - Gluten Free Pizza available BEN GUSTO PIZZAS - Gluten Free Pizza available
  • Traditional Margarita $18.90
    • Tomato, mozzarella, salad greens and a sprinkle of parmesan
  • Classic Italian Pepperoni $19.90
    • Tomato, mozzarella, salami, capsicums, onion
  • Classic Hawaiian $19.90
    • Tomato, mozzarella, ham, pineapple
  • Ben's Kiwi Pizza $19.90
    • Tomato, steak, mozzarella, mushroom, red onion, capsicums
  • Special Seafood Pizza $19.90
    • Basil base, mussels, mozzarella, shrimps, prawns, calamari
  • Vegetarian Pizza $18.90
    • Mozzarella, onions, mushroom, capsicums, fresh tomatoes and basil
  • Special Chicken Pizza $19.90
    • Chicken, mozzarella, tomato, bacon, sundried tomato and artichokes
PASTA DISHES PASTA DISHES
  • Fettuccine Carbonara $18.90
    • The classic Italian fresh pasta prepared with mushroom, bacon, mushroom, cheese, white wine in creamy sauce - Add chicken $3.00
  • Fettuccine alla Salmone $20.40
    • Fettuccine with smoked salmon, spinach, capers, mustard, in a creamy white wine sauce
  • Spaghetti Meatball Bolognese $18.90
    • Traditional Northern Italian meat sauce with ground beef and tomato served over spaghetti
  • Ben Gusto Special Risotto $26.90
    • Rice served in a mix of seafood (calamari, mussels and prawns) and a side of salad greens
  • Chicken Risotto $22.90
    • Rice served with chicken, mushroom, onion, sundried tomato and side of salad greens
BEN GUSTO KIDS MENU (Under 12 years only) BEN GUSTO KIDS MENU (Under 12 years only)
  • Any Kinds of Kids' Pizza $11.90
    • Chicken and cheese, salami and cheese, ham and cheese
  • Kids Chicken / Beef Burger $11.90
    • Homemade chicken/beef mince patty, bacon, cheese and mayo served with side of chips
  • Kids Spaghetti $10.90
    • Spaghetti pasta serving with napolitana sauce and cheese
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $9.90
  • Fish Bites & Chips $10.90
SALADS SALADS
  • Chicken & Mango Salad $18.90
    • Grilled chicken, avocado, red onions, salad greens and mango dressing topped with crispy noodles
  • Caeser Salad $17.90
    • Baby cos lettuce mixed with home made Caeser dressing, crispy bacon, homemade croutons, parmesan and topped with poached egg
  • Mediterranean Chicken Salad $20.90
    • Tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, olives, capsicums, red onions & crispy bacon & toasted bread cuts with mixed greens in red wine and crumbed chicken.
  • Smoked Salmon Salad $20.90
    • Home made salmon salad with avocado, capsicum, onions, olives, almonds, baby spinach in red wine.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • White chocolate, quince and ginger $16.00
  • Mahoe Aged Edam(cows milk) $21.00
  • RAW $5.50 each
    • Bluff Oysters, champagne granita, wakame and shallot
  • Kumara chips with kawakawa mayo $7.00
  • Mahoe, blue (cows milk) $21.00
  • FEASTING MENU (7 COURSES) $70.00
  • Dark Guanaja 70%, liquorice, passionfruit and cocoa $16.00
  • SMALLER $17.00
    • Seared swordfish, persimmon. flaxseed., lime and mandarin Courgette, baked sheep milk yoghurt, pine nuts, olive and lemon pith Cured kahawai, red cabbage, rhubarb and pomegranate wild hare terrine, quince, green walnut and celery.
  • 29 Cantonese Soft Noodle (C/B/PK) $13.50
  • - Thai Fish Cake ( 4pcs)
  • 61 Sambal Egg Plant with Pork Mince $16.50
  • 53 Hakka Braised Pork $18.50
  • - Jasmine Rice x4
  • 72 Stir-fried minced pork with Thai Basil $14.50
  • - Roti x4
  • - Crispy Wonton ( 4pcs)
  • -Lemon / yuzu mayo
  • -Seasonal special
  • -Kimchi aioli
  • -Sous vide chicken
  • -Gochujang
  • -White rice
  • -Beet mayo
  • -Lobster salad $2.00
  • Beef Brisket Noodles/Vermicelli Soup / Wonton Noodles Soup $12.00
  • Crispy Chicken with Fermented Tofu Sauce
  • Shredded Meat Fried Noodles / Yang Chow Fried Rice $14.00
  • Seafood Tofu Soup $8.00
  • Black Bean Sauce Beef / Sauteed Beef with Pineapple / Sizzling Satay Beef / Beef with Seasonal Vegetable $25.00
  • Deep Fried Squid / Jelly Fish Salad $8.00
  • Prawn Wonton Soup $10.00
  • Sizzling Venison with Spring Onion & Ginger / Chilli Venison / Spicy Venison with Chilli $32.00
  • Chicken Livers $9.5
    • Chicken livers cooked with Turkish chorizo, onion and mushroom in a homemade creamy sauce served with Turkish. bread
  • Bread & Dips $9.5
    • Homemade Turkish bread
  • Chicken Kebab $12.5
    • Chicken served in a flat bread with hummus, salad and cacik
  • Falafel Salad $14.5
    • Falafel with lettuce, tomato, carrot and red onion with an olive oil dressing
  • Halloumi $15.5
    • Pan fried Cyprus cheese, roasted capsicum and hers served with Turkish bread
  • Pan Fried Calamari $17.5
    • Calamari marinated in a mild chilli sauce served with mesclun lettuce and cherry tomatoes
  • Imam Bayildi $17.5
    • Eggplant stuffed with onion, garlic, tomato and herbs served with bread and cacik
  • Soup Of The Day $10.5
  • Apple Slice / Apricot Slice $2.50
  • Almond & honey tart / Almond biscuits $2.50
  • Potato Top pies $4.50
  • Apple donut / Cream Turnover / Chocolate Eclair / Cream lamington $2.90
  • Chocolate Croissant / Eccles Cake / Apple Turnovers / GF Melting Moments $2.50
  • Steak & mushroom / Steak & kumara / Steak & pepper / Mince & cheese $4.00
  • Cream Donut $2.80
  • Custard Danish / Apple Crumble $3.00
  • Fried pork buns + Curried Beef soup $12
  • Shanghai Scallion oil mixed noodle $7
    • Mixed noodle with nice soy and scallion oil sauce. Add extra pork with preserved vegetables topping +$5. Add extra spicy pork, bean curd & potato topping +$6
  • Steamed pork buns + Curried Beef soup $13
  • Fried beef dumpling (4 dumplings) $5
    • Pan fried dumping with beef filing mixed with peas and corn kernels
  • Prawn & Vege Wonton soup (8 Wontons) $12
    • Hand chopped green and prawn wrapped in thin wanton pastry. served with seaweed soup.
  • Shanghai style pork with preserved vegetables noodle soup $11
    • Shanghai style noodle with shredded pork and preserved vegetables served in delicious broth
  • Steamed pork buns / Xiao Long Bao (6 buns) $6
    • Steamed pork buns filled with pork mince and piping hot and delicious soup. take a tiny bite and suck the massive amounts of soup slowly before proceeding.
  • Fied beef dumpling + Curried Beef soup $12
  • -Grilled Chicken Breast $20.00
  • Crepes
    • With maple flavoured syrup
  • CLAT $18.00
    • Grilled chicken, lettuce, avo, tomato
  • Cheese and Onion $13.00
  • -Smoked Salmon $21.00
  • Gendarmes (The Works) $25.00
    • Eggs of choice with bacon, mushrooms, tomato, sausage, hashbrown and toast
  • Crostini
  • Laffes
    • Crispy Flat Bread. Filled with fresh seasonal salad and your choice of:
  • CB4I Hut Noodle $10.30
    • Udon noodle cooked with fresh vegetables, chicken and prawns in special sweet sauce
  • Vege samosa (8 pc) $ 3.00
  • Chicken mince & carrot (20 pcs) $ 8.00
  • V26 Vegetarian Singapore Noodle $9.30
    • Thin rice noodles with tofu, mushrooms, baby corn and fresh vegetables in light curry sauce
  • C10 Chicken Chow Mein $9.20
    • Thin egg noodles with chicken and fresh vegetables simmered with oyster sauce
  • PS23 Fried kual Tcow $9.70
    • Traditional Malaysian flat nee noodle dish tossed with BBQ pork, shrimps and vegetables in dark soy sauce
  • S33 King Prawn Fried Rice $13.50
    • Delicious King Prawns tossed with fresh vegetables and fried rice
  • C1 Satay Chicken Noodle $9.90
    • Fresh thick egg noodles with chicken and fresh vegetables in satay sauce
  • -Streaky bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • Backyard lambs fry & bacon $16.50
    • Pan fried bacon and lambs fry, with onions, button mushrooms and sage gravy, served with toasted ciabatta
  • Snack attackCalamari rings, prawn twisters, money bags, spring rolls, samosa, served with a dipping sauce $20.00
  • Fiery oven baked buffalo wings $11.00
    • These have a complex heat and satisfying crunch
  • Big breakie $18.50
    • Streaky bacon, free range eggs any style, breakfast sausage, potato hash, grilled portobello, mushroom, vine tomato served with toasted ciabatta
  • With fries on the side $22.00
    • Serves x2
  • -Cajun chicken, cheese & lettuce
  • -Smokey ham, cheddar cheese and grilled pineapple
  • Machu Kreung $20.50
    • Your choice of either delicious tender beef or roasted duck served with seasonal vegetables, lime leaves, green herbs in hot & sour tamarind flavour soup without coconut milk
  • Num Ban Chuka Salad $12.50
    • Mixed green salad and thin rice noodles with crushed peanuts in a home-made lemon and coconut milk sauce
  • Char Ch'nang Dei (Clay pot)
    • One of the below sautéed with onion, mushroom, spring onion with special soya bean sauce cooked in a clay pot
  • Trey Salmon Saraman $25.50
    • Fillet of salmon served in a creamy red curry and coconut milk sauce with shredded onion, capsicum, beans and steamed peanuts
  • Golden Wok Kro Horm
    • Sautéed with 5 `kinds of vegetables, garlic, hot chillies and herbs, served in creamy red curry sauce with coconut milk and roasted peanuts
  • Soup Seaweed $10.50
    • Mixed minced seafood or minced chicken, white egg and seaweed
  • Chek Chearn $8.50
    • Banana fritter topped with chocolate sauce and served with your choice of ice cream, choose vanilla, chocolate or strawberry
  • Roasted Chicken $20.50
    • Delicious marinated 1/2 roasted chicken with 5 spices, topped with chilli
  • 1 Thigh $3.00/$3.50
  • A $10.00
    • 1 Wing, 1 thigh, 1 drumstick, 1 chips, 1 can drink
  • Coca-cola - chicken nibble - wings pack (steamed)
  • Chips / potato & gravy / pickle & vege / coleslaw / potato salad S$2.00/L$4.00
  • C $7.00
    • 8 Chicken nibbles, $2.00 Chips
  • 1 Drumstick $2.00
  • A $15.00
    • 20 Chicken nibbles, $2.00 Chips
  • C $5.00
    • 2 Drumsticks, $2.00 Chips
  • Steak and curry pie $3.20
  • Steak and cheese pie $3.20
  • Potato top pie $3.80
  • Butter chicken $3.50
  • Pork pasty $2.80
  • Bacon and egg pie $3.20
  • Mince and cheese pie $3.20
  • Steak and pepper pie $3.20
  • -Chicken fatoosh $6.00
    • Extra
  • Chicken wings deep fryer with fries and garlic aioli and herbs dip $14.00
  • Katayef served with kashtah or walnuts, finish with pistachio and sugar syrup $12.00
  • Wings and fries $12.00
  • Katayef served with kashtah or walnuts, finish with pistachio and sugar syrup $13.00
  • Side fatoosh $9.00
  • Half chicken $15.00
  • Mixed veg kebabs $18.95
    • Grilled mixed vege served with dips and lebanese bread and cous cous and salad
  • BEEF NOODLES
  • Tossed with Chicken, Veges & Chili $12
  • SPICY & SOUR PORK NOODLES
  • With Diced Green Chili & Coriander $0.50
  • Spicy Beef Burger $6.00
  • Cumin Lamb Burger $6.50
  • With Chicken in a Sichuan Pepper & Chili Soup $11
  • SPICY CHICKEN NOODLES
Ben Gusto

Ben Gusto

location

Address

21 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland, Auckland, 2014, New Zealand

phone

Phone

2108272870

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Friday: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Saturday: 8:30 AM – 8:30 PM, Sunday: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Dessert , European , International , Kiwi

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Seating ,  Child-friendly

Location
21 Picton Street, Howick, Auckland, Auckland, 2014, New Zealand