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

  • Vegetarian noodles M($9.50)/L($11.50)
  • Spiced beef mixed with spicy sauce (beef or tripes and cowheels) (h) $13.50
  • Chinese pita bread with steam beef/pork in rice flour (h) $5.00
  • Sad green bean jelly in hot chilli sauce(h) (v) S($4.00)/L($9.00)
  • Won ton with with spicy sauce (dry) (h) S $5.00/M $9.00/L $11.50
  • Won ton in spicy soup (h) S $5.00/M $9.00/L $11.50
  • Cold vegetables in this season with spicy sauce shredded (h)(v) $8.00
  • Spicy chicken giblets on rice (h) $15.00
  • Bread Pakora (dine-in) $2.00 each
  • Eggplant & Potatoes Large $6.00/Small $3.50
  • Lauki (Bottle Guard) Seasonal Large $6.00/Small $3.50
  • Veg Biryani $8.00
  • Dahi Puri (5 Pcs) $4.50 PL
  • Chicken Biryani $10.00
  • Carrot Halwa $4.00 (4 Pcs)
  • Mathi $3.00 (8 Pcs)
  • -combo $17.50
    • combo served with chips and 420ml drink
  • extra gherkins $0.50
  • chicken burger $7.50
  • -combo $15.00
    • combo served with chips and 420ml drink
  • mix $12.00
  • -combo $13.50
    • combo served with chips and 420ml drink
  • falafel works $10.00
  • extra sauce $0.50
    • if more than three
  • A13 Egg omelet
  • C3 Chicken Miso Katsu Don $12
  • Miso soup can be changed to mini udon
  • For free miso soup with every donburi or swap with a mini udon or mini soba $5
  • C2 Chicken Sauce Katsu Don $12
  • A7 Takoyaki
  • E10 Momochi $5
    • Potato cake with sweet sauce
  • E1 Edamame $7
  • Khao pad
    • Thai fried nee with meat, egg, onion, spring onion, carrot, pea, corn and tomato
  • (fish fillet) $17.90
  • Cashew nuts $3.00
  • Thai spring rolls (4 pieces) (vegetarian) $8.80
    • Deep fried spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce
  • Pad char talay (med, hot or very hot) $19.90
    • Stir fried combination seafood with ka-chai, chilli, peppercorns & vegetables
  • Pad thai
    • Thai traditional fried rice noodle c< Vermicelli with tofu, egg, tamarind sauce, bean sprout, chive and crushed peanut
  • Tom yum haeng $19.90
    • Stir fried combination seafood with kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, galangal, mushroom, onion and tomato
  • (5 king prawns or combination seafood) $17.90
  • Laccha paratha $4.00
    • Multi layered wheat bread cooked in our clay oven
  • Madras $16.00
    • Delicious medium hot curry prepared in coconut gravy and finished in a south indian style
  • Cheese and garlic naan $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with cheese and garlic
  • Butter prawns $18.00
    • Peeled king prawns cooked in mild creamy tomato gravy
  • Keema naan $4.50
    • Naan filled with minced lamb
  • Tandoori chicken
  • Kashmiri naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with dried fruits cooked in tandoori oven
  • Madras $16.00
    • Delicious medium hot curry prepared in coconut gravy and finished in a south indian style
  • Char grilled steak $22.00
    • 300gm sirloin cooked to your liking w/ caramelised onion, red wine demi, fried eggs, salad & fries
  • Lambs fry & bacon $16.00
    • lambs fry & bacon cooked in a creamy mushroom sauce served on mashed potato
  • Chicken and cheese pasta $10.00
  • Olde english fish & chips $18.50
    • beer battered fish w/ fried, garden salad, mushy peas & tartare sauce
  • Chicken little $16.00/$20.00
    • chicken, cranberry, brie and spinach (M/L)
  • The boss $18.00/$22.00
    • bacon, chicken, ham, caramelised onion, mushroom, cream cheese and BBQ sauce (M/L)
  • Sicillian margherita $16.00/$20.00
    • fresh basil, cherry tomatoes and buffalo mozzrella (M/L)
  • Don corleone $16.00/$20.00
    • pepperoni, sundried tomato, olives, capers, feta and spinach (M/L)
  • 29 Shanghai Fried Noodles
    • Ingredients: Udon Noodles, Meats / Seafood, Vege, Seafood Sauce
  • 26 Chicken Wings with Rice $12.00
    • Ingredients: 12 Chicken Wings
  • 22 Chilli Pepper Salt Prawn / Squid with Rice $13.80
    • Ingredients: Prawns/Squids, Chilli Pepper Salt, Spring Onion
  • 23 Chef's Special Snapper with Rice $14.90
    • Ingredients: Deep Fried Snapper, Sweet & Sour Sauce, Chilli Sauce
  • Lamb with Rice $13.00
  • Seafood $13.80
  • Seafood $13.80
  • Whole Deep Fried Chicken $18.00
  • Fresh Ricotta Ravioli $ 19
    • with shaved parmigiano, pinenuts & a truffle cream sauce
  • Abbey Assiette to share $43
    • a selecion of seafood, meat, bread & dips
  • Seared Sirlon Salad $28
    • with roasted vegetables, baby spinachand a olive oil & balsamic vinaigrette dressing
  • Turkish Pide $9
    • with garlic butter & dips
  • Chicken Schnitzel $ 24
    • with vietnamese salad & tartare sauce
  • “Poussin en croûte” $34
    • chicken in crust stuffed with mushrooms, young vegetables & forestière sauce
  • -Garlic Fries $8
    • with homemade aioli
  • Spiced Squid Salad $19
    • with a summer salad & tropical salsa
  • From 11am - 3pm
  • Classic Orange & Almond Cake (GF) $12.00
    • Yoghurt sorbet, confit orange
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $19.00
    • With your choice of: caramelised banana, maple syrup, manuka smoked bacon, berries
  • Rigatoni Arrabiata (V) $22.00
    • Grilled market vegetables, parmesan, roquette, herb vinaigrette
  • Classic Beef 200g $20.00
    • Melted cheddar, pickles, mayo, ketchup
  • ●Nibbles
  • Porridge $10.00
    • Banana, berries
  • Free Range Half Roast Chicken $28.00
    • Mint roast potato, salsa verde
  • SNAPPER PACK $24.90
    • 2 snapper fillets and a tray of chips
  • MUSSEL $1.50
  • SQUID RING $1.00
  • HOKI WRAPS $7.90
    • freshly crumbled hoki strips, served with salad, cheese, sweet chilli sauce and garlic aioli in a wrap
  • SCALLOP $2.00
  • 9X HOKI $19.90
  • MINI FISH BURGER $7.90
    • mini fish burger, small chips and any kids drink
  • TARAKIHI $8.50/$11.90/$14.90
  • Choripan $15.00
    • 2 chorizo sandwiches with the popular argentinean chimichurri sauce
  • -Jamon y Queso
    • Diced free range ham mixed with chunks of mozzarella cheese
  • Sharing Tray $33.00
    • 10 empanadas of your choice with all 3 sauces
  • Our Flavors
  • Fresh Fruit Salad Bowl $7.00
  • -Carne - Beef $10.00
  • Beef Burrito $15.00
    • Filled with Shredded beef, rice, black beans, cheddar cheese, mexican fresh sauce, sour cream and guacamole
  • Breakfast Burrito $9.00
    • Filled with scrambled eggs, free range bacon and cheese with guacamole on the side
  • Samuel El Jackfruit $12
    • Smoky Bbq 'Pulled-Not-Pork' Jackfruit With Pineapple, A Tangy Apple Slaw And Homemade Egg-Free Lemon Aioli, On A Toasted Bun
  • Kiwi $12
    • Beetroot And Sunflower Seed Patty, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Gherkin, Mustard, Tomato Relish, On A Toasted Bun
  • Kombucha $6
    • Infused With Ginger, Made With Love By Our Friends At Organic Mechanic
  • Handmade Aioli $9
    • Dairy And Egg Free, With A Dash Of Lemon Juice 250Ml Glass Jar
  • Spicy Mex $12
    • Spicy Kidney Bean Patty, Sweet And Chunky Homemade Salsa, Corn Chips, Lettuce, Tomato Relish, Chipotle, On A Toasted Bun
  • Tempeh Trap $12
    • Grilled Tempeh, With Caramelised Onion And Balsamic Mushroom, Lettuce, Tomato, Relish And Homemade Egg-Free Lemon Aioli, On A Toasted Bun
  • Chocolate Chunk Cookies $4
    • Dairy And Egg Free, Made With Whittakers Dark Chocolate
  • Fries $5
    • With Homemade Egg-Free Lemon Aioli
  • -Option: + Prawns $2.00
  • Black Hokkien Mee $11.00
    • Malaysian style thick egg noodle (udon) cooked in special sauce with chicken, prawns, squid, fish balls and vegetables
  • -Fish Balls $10.00
  • Mee Goreng
    • Malaysian style wok fried fresh noodles
  • Noodle Soup
    • Noodles in a tasty clear chicken broth with a choice of ingredient and noodles. Hor Fun-Rice noodles / Mai Fun-Vermicelli / Meen - Noodles
  • Assam Laksa $12.00
    • Chef's penang, malaysian specialty blend of herbs and spices with tamarind gives it the unique sour and hot flavours in a fish stock noodles with fish and vegetables
  • -Vegetarian $10.00
  • -Chicken $10.00
  • Stir fried spicy beef dry pot $28.00
  • Stir fried steam lettuce with freid dace $18.50
  • Cat fish and toffu soup $20.50
    • with perilla frutescens
  • Stir fried Chinese cabbage $12.50
  • Duck blood soup with vermiceli $16.50
  • Stir fried Hunan style pork on rice $12.00
  • Boiled fish with pickled cabbage and chilli $28.00
  • Steamed smoked spare rib $20.50
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