Bird On A Wire in Auckland Menu

CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN CHICKEN
  • Free range corn-fed, citrus brined
  • -1/4 chook $10.00
  • -1/2 chook $20.00
  • -whole chook (serves 3-4) $30.00
  • Add one of our house made bastes for $3.00
  • -korean BBQ
  • -jamaican jerk
  • -truffle butter
  • -gravy
  • -fresh herb, lemon & confit garlic
  • Buttermilk fried $15.00
    • fried chicken thigh, jalapeno yoghurt & chipotle mayo
  • Schnitzel $15.00
    • panko crumb chicken breast, butter, capers, lemon, mayo, rocket
  • Hot wings $12.00
    • 6 whole wings
  • Vegetarian - organic tofu $17.00
    • fried tofu, sesame greens, ginger chilli sauce, pickled cucumber
SIDES & SNACKS SIDES & SNACKS
  • Beer-battered chips harissa mayo $8.00
  • Seasonal veg $10.00
    • see specials menu
  • Chicken fat-roasted potatoes $10.00
    • gravy (optional) from 6pm only
  • Warm baguette $6.00
  • Free range chicken liver pate cornichons, balsamic onions, baguette $15.00
KIDS FEED KIDS FEED
  • Chicken slider, slaw, chips, tomato sauce $10.00
  • Drumstick, crispy potatoes, peas, gravy $10.00
WARM BAGUETTES & BURGERS WARM BAGUETTES & BURGERS
  • The classic $10.00
    • pulled chicken, tarragon mayo, cos
  • Korean bbq $11.00
    • pulled chicken, korean bbq sauce, mayo, slaw
  • Gravy $11.00
    • pulled chicken, gravy, mayo, cos
  • Banh mi $15.00
    • lemongrass & turmeric grilled chicken thigh, pate, pickled cucumber & carrot, chilli
  • Schnitzel blt $16.00
    • panko crumbed chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon, mustard, mayo
  • Superfood wrap $13.00
    • pulled chicken, herb hummus, sprouts, beetroot slaw, quinoa, cottage cheese
  • Good bird burger $15.00
    • marinated grilled chicken thigh, ranch, mustard, cheese, tomato, cos
  • Fried bird burger $16.00
    • buttermilk fried chicken thigh, corn & pickle slaw, chilli, emmental
  • Special burger & baguette
    • see special's menu
  • Any baguette, burger or wrap can be made vegetarian with fried organic tofu or free range eggs
SALADS – FRESH, SEASONAL, VEGETARIAN SALADS – FRESH, SEASONAL, VEGETARIAN
  • Salads
  • -small $6.00
  • -medium $10.00
  • -large $15.00
  • -extra large $20.00
  • See Specials Menu for Salad List
  • Add pulled chicken
  • -little $4.00
  • -lots $5.00
  • -lots $6.00
  • Or add bird’s marinated organic tofu $5.00
CAN’T DECIDE? CAN’T DECIDE?
  • Chicken feeds
    • chicken, salad from the cabinet, warm bread
  • -for one $16.00
  • -for two $30.00
  • Big bird $60.00
    • feeds up to 4 with a choice of 2 salads
  • Family feed $100.00
    • feeds up to 8 with a choice of 3 salads
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Slice of lemon pie $10.00
    • berries, yoghurt
  • Warm brownie $10.00
    • chocolate sauce, vanilla ice-cream
EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST EARLY BIRD BREAKFAST
  • Available Friday - Sunday
  • Condensed menu available Monday - Thursday
  • Three cheese and rocket scone $5.50
    • sea salt butter
  • ‘birdseed’ honey muesli $12.00
    • fruit with yoghurt
  • -add coconut yoghurt $3.00
  • Toast and spreads $10.00
    • with sourdough or brioche toast. Choose two spreads from: lewis road chocolate butter, fruit jam, fix n fogg smoke and fire peanut butter, ricotta, marmite, vegemite or honeycomb
  • Free range eggs
  • -poached, scrambled, chilli fried, sourdough toast $12.00
  • -free range bacon or avocado or grilled tomato $4.00
  • -periperi chicken sasuage $5.00
  • Fried chicken blt $16.00
    • buttermilk fried chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado, maple mustard dressing
  • French toast $17.00
    • brioche, lewis road chocolate butter, banana, candied pecans, maple syrup.
  • -add bacon $4.00
  • Zaa'tar eggs $19.50
    • green fritter, smoky eggplant, mint, labneh, flatbread
  • Omelette $19.00
    • hot smoked salmon, green harissa, sumac or leek, mushroom, parmesan, sourdough toast
  • Breakfast plate
    • poached, scrambled or chilli fried eggs, hot smoked salmon or bacon, pea & avocado smash, roast cherry tomatoes, potato cake and haloumi. Sourdough toast
SALADS SALADS
  • Raw beetroot, carrot, spinach & walnut with maple vinaigrette
  • Df, gf, vegan, no coriander contains nuts
  • Japanese slaw with ponzu dressing
  • Df, nf, vegan, dressing contains soy (otherwise GF)
  • Lentil, sprouted lentil and root vegetable salad with ginger sumac dressing and feta
  • GF, nf, no coriander
  • Potato and pea salad with green pea mayo, peas, snow peas, edamame and rocket
  • Gf, nf, df, no coriander, contains raw eggs
  • Gado gado with roasted cauliflower, cucumber, boiled eggs, kimchi and peanut dressing
  • Df, dressing contains soy (otherwise gf), contains nuts
  • Green salad with kale, broccoli, broccoleaf, quinoa, brazil nuts and orange mint dressing
  • Df, gf, no coriander, vegan, contains nuts
SPECIALS SPECIALS
  • Special burger $17.00
    • cordon bleu - panko crumbed free range ham, swiss cheese & thyme stuffed chicken breast, tomato, lettuce and dijonnaise
  • Special baguette $14.00
    • chicken shawarma baguette - grilled chicken, hummus, tabbouleh, pickled cabbage, garlic yoghurt, chilli and pickles
  • Veg $8.00
    • yams, candied bacon, hazelnut gremolata

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Noodles with roasted chicken in special soup L($10.00)/XL($12.00)
  • Sweets porridge made from fermented rice pudding (v) S($4.00)/L($7.50)
  • Dumpling in spicy sauce(h)
  • Dan dan noodles in spicy soup (crispy pork mince on top) (h) M($8.50)/L($10.00)/XL($11.50)
  • Small (5 pieces) $5.00/ medium (5 pieces) $10.00/ large (20 pieces) $12.00
  • Braised pork intestines slice on rice $14.00
  • Dumpling
  • Chinese pita bread with chicken mince mixed with sprouts and chilli (h) $5.00
  • Potato Salad $9
  • Steakhouse Fries $9
  • 200g Wagyu Hanger $49
  • Summer Berry pudding $16
    • shortbread crumb & clotted cream
  • Grilled Whole Tiger Prawns $20
    • chilli butter
  • Chocolate Marquise $16
    • with chocolate soil & cherry vinegar sorbet
  • Creamy Mash $9
  • Vintage Cheddar $14 / $34
    • per single / selection
  • Orange & Almond Cake (GF) $13
    • Light and flufy with a hint of orange.
  • Ham & Cheese $11.9
    • Ham, cheese, tomato and lettuce, seasoned with Dijon mustard.
  • Prime Rib $43.9
    • 450g
  • New York Strip $34.9
    • 300g
  • Garden Salad (V) (GF) $6.9
    • Garden leaves, tomato, cucumber, red onion, carrot, EVO and balsamic.
  • Pork Belly and Blue Cheese Salad (GF) $19.9
    • Topped with pork belly and blue cheese pieces and a blue cheese sauce.
  • BLT $12.9
    • Bacon, lettuce and tomato.
  • Mushroom Cheddar Melt $31.9
    • Rump topped with cheddar cheese and our creamy mushroom sauce.
  • Eggs on toast - $12.00
    • Or with onions, cheese tomato & coriander
  • Halloumi $4.50
  • -Salmon
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • With your choice of salmon
  • Mushrooms $4.50
  • Omelette $16.00
    • With parmesan and field mushrooms
  • Big lab Breakfast $23.50
    • Egg of choice on 5 grain or sourdough with bacon, lamb sausage, roast baby vine tomato, cream mushrooms & homestyle hash
  • Egg $4.50
  • Cheese & Tomato Omelette, green salad $12.00
  • Bang Bang Cauliflower $12.00
    • spicy honey mustard, cashews, sesame, onion
  • - Caper tartare $4.00
  • Lamp Rump $30.00
    • celeriac puree, gnocchi, beetroot soil, port wine jus
  • Cheese Curds $12.00
  • - Creole gumbo $4.00
  • - Truffle butter $4.00
  • Bone-in Pork Loin Chop $30.00
    • braised apple & pears, honey mustard jus
  • Fettuccine mare monti $19.50
    • Chicken & button mushroom in onion a creamy marsala sauce
  • Spaghetti bolognese $19.50
    • Beef & fresh parmesan cheese
  • Fungi S$17 / L$26
    • Tomato sauce, cheese, mushrooms, fresh tomato, oregano
  • Tiramisu $9.00
  • All pollo affumicato S$17 / L$26
    • Tomato sauce, cheese, smoked chiken, green peppercorns, capsicum, parmesan cheese, sweet chilli sauce
  • Squid $15.00
    • Squid rings, grilled with garlic and dark mushroom sauce
  • Bbq lamb $20.50
    • Tender nz lamb on two skewers served with turkish bread, mesclun sauce & aioli
  • Ravioli $22.00
    • Squares of pasta stuffed with beef, bacon and cream sauce
  • Red Curry (Gang Dang) $15.90
    • With market fresh vegetables, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, capsicum, kaffir lime leaf & fresh sweet basil
  • Tangy Seafood Salad (Yum Thalay) $17.90
    • Our chef's combination of seafood with tomato, onion, chilli & lime juice
  • Garlic Fish (Pla Kratiem Prik Thai) $17.90
    • Wok-tossed with pepper & market fresh vegetables
  • Spicy Prawn (Tom Yum Goong) $9.50
    • With mushroom, fresh lemongrass, galanga & kaffir lime leaf
  • BBQ Chicken (Gai Yang) $16.90
    • Chargrilled & marinated in coriander, pepper & garlic, served with chargrilled vegetables & salad greens, with tamarind chilli sauce
  • Curry Puffs (Kari Puff) $8.00
    • Puff pastry crescents of minced curried pork & vegetables with sweet chilli sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid (Murk Guae Prik Thai) $17.90
    • With cracked pepper & sea salt in a light crispy batter, tossed with onion & capsicum
  • Corn Cakes (Tod Mun Khao Pod) $8.50
    • Served with tangy cucumber & red onion salsa
  • All in one L($15.00)
  • Mix S($11.00) L($13.50)
  • All in one L ($15.00)
  • Hawaiian $12.00
    • Ham, pineapple, mozzarella
  • Falafel S($11.00) L($13.50)
  • All in one L($15.00)
  • Hot chips $4.00
  • Vegetarian $12.00
    • Mushroom, capsicum, feta cheese, onion, oregano
  • 55. King Prawn Chicken Box $12.00
    • Udon noodles/thick egg noodles with king prawns, chicken and vegetables in a hot sizzling Yes sauce.
  • 52. Black Bean Beef Fried Rice $10.50
    • Beef with egg fried rice and seasonal veges in a delicious black bean sauce.
  • 26. Honey Chicken Or Pork Noodles $10.50
    • A choice of honeyed chicken or pork battered in a secret sauce egg noodles and fresh seasonal veges
  • 22. Combination Seafood $12.00
    • A selection of seafood with egg noodles and fresh veges in our oyster sauce
  • 10. Yes Noodle Box $11.50
    • Prawn, chicken, pork and beef combined with egg noodles and fresh veges in a special oyster sauce
  • 16. Combination Udon $12.00
    • Combination meats with prawn and Japanese udon noodles in a delicious teriyaki sauce
  • 18. Thai Sweet Chilli Beef Box $10.50
    • Beef with egg noodles and seasonal veges in our special Thai sweet chilli sauce. (Mild)
  • 8. Seafood Fried KT $12.00
    • Combination seafood with thick rice noodles and fresh seasonal veges fried in a oyster soy and mild chilli sauce. (Mild)
  • Mixed Salad Lamb & Chicken $12.90
  • Classic Chicken $11.90
  • Chicken Souvlaki kebab $11.90
    • cooked with hot chili sauce
  • Chicken Rice $13.90
  • Falafel Wrap $10.00
  • Falafel on Rice $12.90
  • (served with sesame bun relish mescalin salad aioli)
  • Hot Dog & Chips $5.00
    • w tomato sauce
  • Egg on Toast $11.00
    • eggs any style served w semi roasted tomato and toast
  • Fries bowl $7.00
  • Fish Bites & fries $7.90
  • Tempura Cajun Style $19.50
    • w lemon caper aioli
  • Greek style salad $16.00
    • w pan-fried halloumi
  • Pukeko Beef Tortilla Wrap $18.00
    • w marinated minute steak salad tomato, aioli, mozzarella & horseradish sauce
  • Wedges bowl $11.50
  • Pukeko Power Breakfast $18.50
    • sausages, bacon, tomato, potato cake, eggs any style, baked beans, and toast
  • Fish $19.50
    • Battered or pan fried with shoestring fries, salad & basil aioli
  • The food crew mixed grill $21.50
    • Two free range eggs, meatballs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato,chorizo, sausage,potatoes and toast
  • Chicken burger $18.50
    • With avocado, aioli, tomato, rocket & shoestring fries
  • Olives & feta $7.00
  • -smoked salmon $19.00
  • Ciabatta french toast $18.50
    • With banana, maple syrup, whipped cream & bacon
  • Salt & pepper calamari $19.50
    • Served with salad, shoestring fries and basil aioli
  • Meatballs $19.50
    • With roast veggies & potato in a tomato sauce with greek yoghurt
  • Marinated olives (GF)(V) $5.00
  • Fish & chips (GF) $21.50
    • Pan fried snapper, beer battered fries, rocket salad, in house tartar sauce
  • Eggs on toast (V) $8.00
    • Poached / scrambled / fried, or scrambled egg whites, with a choice of sourdough, white or whole meal, comes with a house chutney
  • Zucchini & corn fritters with chutney and rocket salad (V) $17.50
  • Spiced smoked fish cakes (GF) $18.00
    • Sauteed spinach poached eggs
  • Bacon wrapped eggs, sauteed spinach, toast, mushrooms, sausages and roasted tomato $19.00
  • Jalapeno poppers(V) (x2) $6.00
    • Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, chipotle mayo
  • Steak and chips (GF) $18.00
    • Rump steak, beer battered fries, rocket salad and mushroom sauce
  • -Lamb cannon
  • -Red wine jus
  • Steamed vegetable medley $6.50
  • Charred Ciabatta (V) $6.00
    • With extra virgin olive oil & balsamic glaze
  • (GF) gluten free option available
  • Tomato Bruschetta (V) $12.00
    • Warmed olive, tomato & caper with melted mozzarella on toasted ciabatta
  • Ratatouille Tart (Dairy Free available on request) (VG ) $16.00
    • Eggplant, courgette, red pepper and tomato with a roasted Kumara and quinoa salad
  • Confit of Pressed Pork Belly $18.00
    • Bourbon & honey glazed with gingered carrot paint and fig and onion relish
  • Single Kebab $8.50
  • Single $2.50
  • 6 Piece Pack $ 13.00
    • 6 Drumsticks and large chips with cosmo's tasty chicken salt
  • 4 Pieces + Chips $12 50
    • 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 1 regular chips with Cosmo's tasty chicken salt
  • Lamb Kebab (Mini/Regular/Combo) $ 8.00/ $ 9.00/$ 12.99
  • 1 Drumstick $ 2.50
  • Hunger Pack (8 Pieces and chips) $23.00
    • 8 mixed pieces of chicken and large chips with Cosmo's tasty chicken salt
  • Falafel Vegetarian Combo $12.00
    • Falafel, chips and a 420ml drink
Bird On A Wire

Bird On A Wire

location

Address

136/146 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

093613407

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:30 PM, Saturday: 7:30 AM – 9:30 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Fast Food , Gluten Free , Health Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cheap Eats ,  Catering Available ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
136/146 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand