Ben Gusto Cafe in Auckland Menu

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The Early Riser Breakfast
Petit Bene Bagel $10.00
- Our half sized special bene w one poached egg, 2 rashers of bacon, one hash brown Spinach & hollandaise sauce
Beachside Breakfast $14.50
- One poached egg, two rashers bacon, one hash brown, vine tomato, one sausage, Mushrooms, toast
Villagers Toast $10.00
- Ben Gusto’s pint sized French toast, one piece of cinnamon brioche, two rashers of bacon, ½ grilled banana, maple syrup
Full On Breakfasts
Toasted Muesli $10.50
- Home made w fresh fruit, honey and yoghurt
Eggs any style on Toast $11.00
- Served w roasted vine tomato and grain toast
• Add Bacon $4.00
Parmesan Waffle $19.00
- Melon, prosciutto, asparagus, vincotta, vine tomato
Portobello Waffle (Vege) $18.00
- Roasted Portobello, halloumi, spinach, toasted pine nut, pesto, vine tomato
French Toast $18.00
- Classic: bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup, cinnamon, Brioche
Salted Caramel Hot Cakes $18.00
- Toasted macadamia cobbler, banana, vanilla fraiche, pineapple
Mushrooms on Toast $16.50
- Saute of button mushroom & bacon with cream, toasted ciabata& parmesan cheese
Corn & Zucchini Fritter $17.50
- Ricotta, bacon, poached egg, avocado, salsa, sour cream
Baked Croissant $18.00
- Scrambled eggs w candied champagne ham, vine tomato, snowpea tendrils
• Optional $19.50
- Salmon scrambled
Livers in the Skillet $18.50
- Melon, lardons, Agria, choritzo, Bruschetta
Winter Bubble & Squeak $20.50
- Smashed kumera, potato & sweetpea cake w fried onion, candied pork, orchard apple Syrup, poached eggs, snow pea tendrills
Eggs Benedict $15.50
- Toasted ciabatta, spinach, poached eggs, vine tomato, hash browns, hollandaise sauce
Kiwi-ana- Bacon, hash browns $17.50
The Bays- Smoked Atlantic salmon,hash browns $19.50
Vegetarian- Portobello, halloumi, avocado, hash browns $17.50
Hunter- Pulled pork belly, Kumera, orchard apple $19.50
Antipode Breakfast $24.50
- Poached eggs, bacon, vine tomatoes, hash browns, mushrooms, Kransky Sausage, Corn cheese dumpy, candied pork, smoked tomato relish

- Long Lunch Selections
Seafood chowder $13.50
- Our service staff will advise – Served w toasted ciabata
Barbequed Prawns Kebabs $21.50
- Served on steamed rice w garlic, chilli, cilantro, spring onion and winter salad
Scallop Risotto $22.50
- Diver bay scallops w streaky bacon, white wine, cream, sweet peas, saffron
Salt & Pepper Squid Salad $18.00
- Smoked chipotle mayo, Roasted capsicum, rocket, crouton salad
BLAT $17.00
- Bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, basil, tomato flat, aioli, agria
• Option $17.00
- Chicken CLAT $17.00
Pulled Pork Slab $19.50
- Toasted flat bread, slaw, tomato, orchard apple, candied kumera
Grilled Chicken Melt $18.00
- Roasted vegetables, halloumi, pesto, agria, toasted flat
New York Cut Striploin $25.50
- 200g Cut sirloin, rustica potatoes, mushrooms, asparagus, bacon
The Bay Burger $21.50
- Dusted Bun w lettuce, tomato, avocado, slaw, Swiss cheese, fries
• Options
- Chicken or Lamb
Bamboo Chicken $19.50
- Teriyaki chicken, Coriander, egg noodles, bamboo, baby corn, slaw
Chicken Tandoori Salad $20.50
- Warm winter salad of green leaves, cilantro, red onion, snow peas and julienne of vegetables with croutons
Pulled Pork Pie $21.50
- Cassoulet of pork belly w kumera, apple, asparagus, truffle mash, poached egg
Fettuccine Carbonara $21.00
- Champagne ham, mushrooms, white wine, cream and parmesan cheese
Pasta Marinara $24.50
- Seafood pasta w fresh mussel, prawns, squid, scallops, fish, salmon in Napoli with spaghetti
Fish and Chips $21.50
- Tempura batter, terakihi fillet, green salad, lemon, tartare remoulade

Chicken & Mango Salad $17.90
- Smoked chicken, avocado, red onion, salad greens & a mango dressing topped with crispy noodles
Smoked Salmon Salad $15.90
- Tasmanian smoked salmon with avocado, capers, Cucumber & red onions topped with French dressing
Moroccan Lamb Salad $18.90
- Sliced Moroccan lamb with cos lettuce, gherkins, olives, roast capsicum, roast egg plant & basil aioli
Preserves (jam, butter & lemon curd) $3.00
- 2 Eggs any style $4.00
Bacon & scrambled eggs on toast $8.90
- French toast with bacon & caramelised Banana $10.50

All waffles are served with maple syrup & whipped cream
Belgian Waffle $10.50
- Original waffle topped with maple syrup & whipped cream
Waffle & Gelato $14.50
- Make your own waffle by choosing any two flavours of gelato
Double Chocolate $14.50
- Double scoop of chocolate gelato with various chocolate toppings
Salted Caramel $14.50
- Toasted macadamia cobbler, salted caramel gelato and sauce
Mango Tango $14.50
- Sliced mango, mango sorbet and kiwifruit
Very Berry $14.50
- Double scoop of berry sorbet dressed with berry compote
Banana Nutter $14.50
- Topped with fresh banana slices, walnut & a scoop of vanilla gelato
Banana and Bacon $16.50

Preserves (jam, butter & lemon curd) $3.00
2 Eggs any style $4.00
Bacon or smoked salmon $4.00
Mushrooms/avocado/roast tomato $3.00
Cheese & Bacon Chorizo Sausages $3.50
Hash Browns $3.00
Baked Beans $5.00
Mixed green salad $6.50
Fries with aioli $5.50
Curly fries with aioli $5.50

Bacon & scrambled eggs on toast $8.90
French toast with bacon & caramelised Banana $10.50
Mini hot dogs & chips $8.90
Chicken nuggets & chips $8.90
Fish bites & chips $8.90
Chicken burger & chips $10.50
Chicken fettuccini $12.50

Nearby Sample Menus

Onesie $19.00
- One toast, one bacon, one mushrooms, one tomato, one egg
Pork and Lamb meatballs, parmesan, tomato $14.50
- Pulled pork, mustard, swiss cheese, spinach $8.00
Acai Bowl, banana, LSA, roasted coconut $15.00
Breville Toasties
Roasted Tomato $4.00
- Smoked lamb, mint, hummus, haloumi $8.00
Avocado Tartine, tomato, cumin, feta, olive dust, balsamic, sourdough $18.00

Mini Burger $11.5
- Chicken or Beef with fries and ketchup
Jerk Chicken Skewers $13.9
- w/ pineapple & corn salsa
Thai Beef Salad $23.9
- w / mesclun, cucumber, carrot, bean sprouts, toasted peanuts, crispy noodles and chilli-lime dressing
Fettucine Carbonara $23.5
- w / smoked chicken, bacon, mushroom, white wine cream sauce & parmesan
House Smoked Chicken Pizza $22.9
- w/ mushroom, corn, red onion, baby spinach & pesto aioli
Souvlaki Grilled Flat Bread $20.5
- w / greek feta, tomato, cucumber, olives, red onion, harissa yoghurt dressing & chunky fries. CHOOSE shredded lamb OR pulled pork
Pan Seared Market Fish $31.9
- w / squid ink & chorizo risotto, charred baby octopus, roma tomato concasse & baby capers
Mixed Mushroom & Parmesan Risotto $23.5
- w / truffle mascarpone & rocket. Add chicken $6.0

Carrot Risotto VG $18.50
Eggs Benny GF $19.50
Salmon on Herb Waffle $19.50
Omelette Exhibit ‘A’ GFA $18.00
Omelette Exhibit ‘B’ GFA $19.00
Freedom Rangers (AKA Big Brekky) GFA $20.50
Grilled Polenta Cakes GF, VGA, VG $16.50
Chick ‘n’ Roll GFA $13.50
- Grilled chicken marinated in soy, hoisin, ginger, and coriander on a bed of ‘Raw Slaw,’ which contains bok choy, cabbage, and Vietnamese mint then topped with pickled cauliflower and coriander

Crumbed add $0.70
Oysters $2.90
Large $10.00
6 Scallops & chips $15.00
Blue cod $8.00
Small $5.50
Seasoned wedges $6.50
- Sour cream or aioli
Tarakihi / gurnard $5.80

Sauteed Shark's Fin with Egg $350.00
Beef with Sze-Chuen Sauce $26.00
Superior Shark's Fin in Brown Sauce (Per Person) (Advance Order) $100.00
Combination Fried Noodles $30.00
Superior Shark's Fin in Double-Boiled Clear Soup (Per Person) (Advance Order) $100.00
Seafood with Combinations $35.00
Minced and Beancurd with XO Sauce $28.00
Braised Imperial Duck (Advance Order) $78.00

4. Mushroom Melt $16.50
- Creamy mushrooms & spring onions piled on seasonal bread, topped with blue cheese & grilled
Chicken $15.50
ADD BACON & make it "special"
ALL YOU NEED IN A BURGER AND MORE. COMES WITH KAOS CHIPS
Poached Salmon $5.50
8. Eggs - Any Style $11.50
- Two poached eggs on toasted Ciabatta bread done to your taste. Scrambled. poached or fried (Add a side to make more Kaos)
9. Wedges SML $16.50 LRG $18.50
- KAOS made potato wedges served with bacon, spring onion & smothered in melted cheese, topped with sour cream & KAOS salsa
7. KAOS Rarebit (The Welsh Rarebit) $17.50
- 2x Wholemeal bread toasted & then grilled with x3 cheeses (Brie, Cheddar, Leicester), bacon, KAOS roasted tomato & worcestershire sauce

Sweet and Sour Eggs with Ginger $13.80
Jelly fish with cucumber $9.80
Deep fried stick $2.00
Smoked Fish $13.80
Rice with mixed vegetables in soup $10.00
Deep Fried Prawn with Salty Egg Yolk $26.80
Spicy chicken noodle soup/Dry noodle $9.80
Smoke Fish noodle soup $10.00

Seafood (only on sunday)
Lamb Curry Meal $13.50
- lamb curry, rice, roti, dhal + Chutney
Fiji Style Chicken Chopsuey $10.50
Cassava (manioka)
Goat Curry Meal
Lamb Flap (mamoe)
Masi (samoa biscuit)
Fiji Style Fried Rice $10.50

Salmon Salad $12.50
- House smoked salmon with cucumber salad, fennel and house dressing (Wine Match: Lindauer Fraise)
Stella Artois Beer Battered Fish (Pan Fried Available) $24.00
- With hand cuts fries, salad greens, lemon and house made tartare sauce (Beer Match: Stella Artois)
Blue Cheese Pizza Bread $12.00
- With onion jam, mozzarella and kikorange blue cheese (Wine Match: The Ned Chardonnay)
Pan Fried Duck Breast $32.00
- Pan fried duck breast, garlic and potato gartin, green beans and pomegranate sauce (Wine Match: Wither Hill Rose)
Double $27.00
Selection of cheeses for 2 $12.00
- Served with fruit cake and quince paste
Tiramisu
- House made tiramisu with grated chocolate and mixed berry compote
Pappardelle $26.50
- Scallop and chorizo pappardelle in a white wine and garlic cream sauce (Wine Match: Wither Hills Pinot Gris)

Lamb Salad $12.90
Combo Deal $4.00
- get small chips & 420ml coke with any meals
Kiwi Beef $12.90
- streaky bacon & avocado
Super Kebab $12.50
- lamb chicken falafel
Mini Beef Burger $5.00
- w salad & sauces
Lamb Souvlaki Kebab $11.90
- cooked with hot chili sauce
(served with sesame bun relish mescalin salad aioli)
Cheese avocado, mushrooms, egg, blue cheese, camembert $2.50

Spaghetti Aglio Olio 13
- Spaghetti with garlic, basil, chilli, and pine nuts, in a virgin olive oil
Vegetarian Sm14-Lg20
- Mushroom, Spanish onion, olives, capsicum
Marinara Sm16-Lg23
- Fresh fish, mussels, shrimps, smoked salmon, caramelised onion
Calamari 13
- Squid rings crispy fried, served with garlic aioli, and salad greens
Capricciosa Sm14-Lg20
- Olives, capers, anchovies, garlic
Potato Wedges 7
- Seasoned and served with garlic aioli
Rocket Salad 8
- Rocket, olives, capsicum, shaved parmesan
Penne di Pollo 15
- Penne pasta tossed with chicken, capers, capsicum, mushrooms, and served in a light cream white wine tomato sauce, with a hint of chilli

EGGS BENEDICT BACON $14.00
AVOCADO/TOMATO/MUSHROOMS $2.00
TOASTED BAGEL W CREAM CHEESE & JAM $6.50
TOAST W AVOCADO & TOMATO $8.50
FRENCH TOAST $14.00
- with bacon
CAESAR SALAD $14.50
EGGS ON TOAST FRIED $10.50
OMELETTE $13.50
- with ham tomato spring onion & cheese

Teriyaki Salmon $17.00
Salmon Avocado $12.00
MISO SOUP $2.00/$2.50
- small cup/large cup
Unagi (sea eel) $16.00
- with seaweed salad
Seaweed Salad $4.00
Combined Tempura (6 pieces) $10.00
- Includes 2 prawn, 2 squid & 2 vegetable tempura
Prawn Tempura (6 pieces) $15.00
Prawn Tempura Udon Noodles $12.00
- in Soup

Breakfast #3 n/a
- Egg Benedict
Breakfast #4 n/a
- Egg Omelette
Breakfast #5 n/a
- Toasted Bagel
Breakfast #1 n/a
- French Toast
Breakfast #2 n/a
- Big Breakfast

TOAST & EGGS $8.00
- eggs in any style served with slices of toast
THE WORKS $14.50
THE WORKS $14.50
- pan fried mushroom potatoes carrots with crispy bacon strips eggs in any style grilled tomatoes and slices of toast
TOAST & PRESERVES $5.00
- various spreads served with slices of toast
Bacon, ham, egg, avocado $1.00
BLAT $12.50
- pan fried bacon strips lettuce avocado tomato sandwiched together and pan fried
OMELETTE BACON/HAM/SALMON $14.50
MORNING SPECIAL $6.00
- small hot drink with any one of our freshly made scones or muffins