Empire Espresso & Eatery in Waikato Menu

CLASSIC CLASSIC
  • Steak Sandwich $12.50
    • On homemade Foccacia w Lettuce Swiss Cheese Balsamic Onions & Aioli
  • Empire Beef Burger $11.00
    • Steak Mince, Bacon, Cheese, Chipotle Mayo, Red Onion, Pickles Iceburg lettuce on Homemade Bioche Bun
  • Ruler of all Hotdog $12.00
    • Pickle Relish, Slaw, Fried Onions, Cheese, Chipotle Cheese, Sausage on a 9 inch Homemade Roll
  • Chicken Licken Burger $12.50
    • Empire Crumbed Chicken cos Lettuce, Swiss cheese, Bacon Tomato & Aioli
  • Empire Porkx Burger $12.50
    • Slow Cooked Pork, Housemade Slaw, Apple Gravy w Apple Salsa on our House Made Brioche Buns
ALL DAY BREAKFAST - Kitchen opens from 7am ALL DAY BREAKFAST - Kitchen opens from 7am
  • Bacon 'n' Eggs $12.00
    • Poached, Scrambled, Fried on Empire Sourdough or Ciabatta
  • Fruit Toast $7.50
    • Homemade Fruit Toast w Spreads
  • Breakfast Brsuchetta $13.00
    • Avo n Feta Smash on Empire Sourdough w Scrambled Eggs
  • Ricotta Basil Pancakes $12.50
    • W Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Rocket Salad White Balsamic
  • Empire Bircher Muesli $14.50
    • Fresh Seasonal Fruit w Honey, Greek Yoghurt
  • Creamy Bacon and Mushroom $12.50
    • Swiss Brown Mushrooms and Bacon on Empire Ciabatta
  • Brioche French Toast $15.50
    • Macerated Strawberries, Lemon Ricotta and Orange Syrup
  • Eggs Empire $16.00
    • Poached Eggs, Bacon and Spinach on Empire Ciabatta Drizzled w Avodaise Sauce
  • Empire Hashtack $17.00
    • Homemade Kumara Potato Hash Browns stacked w Bacon, Poached Eggs drizzled with our zesty Hollandaise. Vegetarian option Available
  • Buckwheat Pancakes $15.50
    • Bacon, Caramelized Banana, and Maple Syrup w Seasonal Fruit
  • Kids Pancakes $9.00
  • Rulers Breakfast $25.00
    • Eggs, Bacon, Grilled Tomato, Pork n Paprika Sausage, Roast Mushrooms, Kumara Hash Brown, on Empire Fresh Bread
  • Empire Gluten Free Bread Available $3.00
  • Extras Available
  • - Sausage, Avocado, Tomato $4.50
  • - Bacon, Egg, Hash brown, Spinach, Toast $3.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Vegetable & Chickpea Curry (GF) (V) Dairy Free On Request) $24.0
    • Seasonal Veges & Chickpeas In A Red Curry Coconut Sauce On Cous Cous
  • Twice Roasted Duck (GF) $35.0
    • Served On A Smokey Kumara & Roast Parsnip Puree Finished With A Plum & Cherry Jus
  • Five Stags Pork Ribs (GF) $18.0 / $24.0
    • Slow Braised Pork Ribs In Our Famous Sticky Texan-Style Spicy Bbq Sauce, Served With Steak Fries & Ranch Style Slaw - 6 Or 9 Ribs
  • Moroccan Lamb Salad (Gf On Request) $17.5
    • Nz Lamb Rump Cooked To Medium, Tossed With Salad Greens, Feta, Almonds, Crispy Noodles & Dill Mustard Dressing
  • Lamb Shank $27.5
    • Nz Lamb Shank Braised In A Tomato & Vegetable Broth Served On Creamy Spring Onion Mash With Crusty Bread
  • Venison Salad (GF) $19.5
    • Smoked Venison & Roasted Vegetable Salad With Baby Spinach, Blue Cheese, Toasted Pine Nuts & Blackberry Dressing
  • Sweet Chilli Mussel Pot (GF) $18.0
    • Fresh Green Lipped Mussels, Smothered In A Fragrant Housemade Chilli Sauce
  • -Add Chicken, Bacon Or Salami $4.0
  • Fries $10
    • served with tomato sauce + smoked garlic aioli
  • RAW snickers slice / RAW peppermint slice / RAW raspberry & white chocolate slice $8.5
  • Cauliflower and chickpea fritters $24.5
    • light and crispy turmeric + cumin spiced fritters served w all house-made hummus, eggplant kasundi, almond feta + oven roasted baby vine tomatoes completed w a lemon wedge + coriander, lime + avocado crème
  • Sweet Treats N/A
    • please check our cabinet for daily specials
  • Breads for two $14.5
    • artisan bread served w house dips
  • Celebration bowl $26.5 / $25.5
    • japanese soba noodles, marinated shiitake mushrooms, sesamed avocado, bok choy, kimchi (probiotic korean fermented cabbage), broccoli, pickled cucumber, spicy roasted edamame + green onion w your choice of either crispy chicken or crisp fried tempeh. Chicken / Tempeh
  • Raspberry & almond brownie / Blueberry & lemon curd slice / Carrot cale $5.5 each
  • Mexican street corn $12.5
    • blackened sweetcorn w coriander, lime and avocado creme + pepitas
  • Satay beef $22
    • red onion, peanuts, corian der and mozzarella
  • Crispy pork belly $14
    • chilli caramel, peanut slaw and soy mirin [ g f ]
  • Gluten free pizza bases available…add $5
  • Chicken , pine nut and parmesan croquettes $14
    • peperonata puree
  • Fries $6
    • shoes tring fries w garlic aioli [ g f ]
  • creamy garlic mash $7
  • OTM triple cream briew quince jelly
    • 1cheese $14, 2cheeses $20, 3cheeses $25
  • Cured salmon $14
    • crème fraiche, beetroot relish, and toasted ficelle [ g f ]
  • Roast garlic hummus $11
    • smokey chick peas + chilli oil + Volare flatbread
  • Market fish POA
    • Pan fried fish + lemon & spring pea risotto + Sautéed prawns + gremolata + saffron butter
  • Chicken celebration bowl $22
    • Tumeric & spice chicken thigh + roast chick peas + pumpkin + dukkah avo + mixed leaves + herb labne + almonds
  • Potato Hash $4
  • Croque Monsieur $15
    • Manuka smoked ham sirloin + Emmental cheese + wholegrain mustard + Béchamel sauce + Volare bread + tomato jam + mixed leaves
  • Seafood chowder $22
    • A Redoubt classic w/ Volare baguette + Whitestone smoked butter
  • Margarita pizza
    • Tomato pizza sauce + cheese
  • Mick Royale burger $21
    • Fried Katsu chicken + Asian slaw + cheddar + avo black sesame smash + sweet chilli kewpie mayo w/ fries
  • Salads: $13.90 ea
    • (Changing seasonally) - Quinoa, Roast Kumara, Red Pepper, Feta and Dukkah / Bulgar Wheat, Roast Beetroot, Yogurt and Cucumber / Brown Rice, Toasted Nuts, Edamame and Beans w’ Asian Dressing
  • Sardines on Toast $8.00
    • Plain or Hot Pepper - With avocado $11.00
  • - Famous Beef, Potato, Onion & Cheddar Pasties w’ Homemade Beetroot Chutney $8.00
  • The Cuban $13.90
    • Panini with mustard, Russian dressing, ham, hot pork, gherkins, Swiss cheese.
  • - Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese and Capers $12.00
  • - Daily Quiche; Salmon, Cream Cheese, Caper, Roast Vege, Feta and Spinach $8.00
  • Fig & Walnut Toast w' Ricotta and Honey $8.00
  • Scones, Scrolls & Muffins $4.50
    • Changing daily: Lemon & Blueberry, Date & Orange, Kumara, Cheese & Spring Onion, Cinnamon Brioche, Fresh Basil, Mozzarella & Tomato Brioche
  • R5 Thai Orchid Fried Rice: Kaow Pad Thai Orchid
    • Thai Orchid fried rice with egg and seasonal vegetables
  • M6 Pepper & Garlic Stir Fried: Pad Gratiam Prig Thai
    • A popular sizzling of meat or seafood or your choice in pepper and garlic sauce topped with coriander, served on base of stream vegetables
  • B1 Pumpkin & Coconut Soup $10
    • Amazing taste of warm, sweet & sour pumpkin and coconut milk soup
  • V9 Curries and Main Stir Fries $14.50
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $9
  • R7 Nasi Goorang Fried Rice
    • Fried rice with egg, pineapple and vegetables cooked in yellow curry powder with cashew nuts
  • M17 Honey Lemon Chicken: Gai Manow $17.90
  • V6 Tom Yum $8
    • The most popular Thai soup, cooked in Thai herbs, mushrooms and coconut milk
  • -Tofu Don
    • Pan fried tofu in teriyaki sauce with sesame
  • -Kids Sushi Meal $10.00
    • 6 pcs Hosomaki, 2 pcs kids egg, 2 pcs kids gunkan
  • -Dumpling (8pcs) / Chicken Karaage (7pcs) $10.00
  • -Seaweed Salad $10.00
  • -Shrimp Avo Cocktail / Teriyaki Salmon / Crumbed Prawn $2.50 each
  • -Half $9.50
  • Fresh Salmon Roll $18.00
  • ●Nigiri
  • Al Brown's Best Ugly Bagels $8.50
    • Tomato, basil pesto & avocado
  • Kumara fries $8.50
  • Additional sides $4.00
    • Eggs/ tomatoes/ mushroom/ kransky/ avocado/ hash brown
  • Acai bowl with coconut yoghurt & fresh fruit (vegan) $14.00
  • Eggs benny with either free range bacon, house smoked salmon or sauteed portabello mushrooms. $18.00
  • Additional sides $6.00
    • House smoked salmon
  • Bacon butty with free range bacon on tank loaf with rocketfuel & aioli $8.50
  • Al Brown's Best Ugly Bagels $8.00
    • Chocolate hazelnut spread
  • Beef Saagwala $15.50
    • Diced beef delicately cooked in spinach, onion, tomato gravy & spices
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $16.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated overnight in a yoghurt & spices then toasted in a Tandoor & cooked with tomato onion sauce
  • Gulab Jamun $5.00
  • ·Tandoori Chicken
    • Whole Chicken marinated with yoghurt, Indian spices, and herbs and then cooked in tandoori oven
  • Veg Korma $14.00
    • Mixed vegetables cooked in rich creamy cashew nut gravy with mild aromatic spices
  • Ice Cream (Vanilla) $4.00
  • Lamb Mushroom Masala $16.00
    • Mushroom & diced lamb cooked with onion & tomato gravy
  • Kachumber (Chopped Indian Salad) $6.00
  • Pizza Toppings $3.00 extra
    • Chicken, Cashews, Camembert, Cranberry Mangos, Apricots, Anchovies, Shrimp, Peanuts, Pinenuts, Sundried Tomato, Extra Cheese
  • Chicken Delight $23.00
    • Cranberry sauce, mango slice, camembert, chicken, cashew nuts
  • Delux $21.00
    • Spicy beef, bacon, salami, mushrooms, capsicum
  • Whanga Whopper $23.00
    • Salami, mushroom, ham, onion, bacon, capsicum, olives
  • Family Size Nachos $13 Sm / $16 Lge
  • Nacho $13 Sm / $16 Lge
    • Corn chips, Beef or Chicken, beans, salsa, cheese
  • Chips $3.50
  • Meat $19.00
    • Spicy beef, ham, salami, bacon, onion
  • Margherita $20.00
    • Vine ripened tomatoes, mozzarella, confit garlic, tomato sugo and garden basil
  • -Dry rubbed smoked venison topside, truffled labneh pickled onion salsa
  • Gluten Free Bases available $3.00
  • Vegetarian $23.00
    • Creamed leeks on a confit garlic base, Kahurangi blue cheese, fresh rocket, poached apple and toasted walnuts
  • Peter Rabbit’s Pick $12.00
    • Raspberry & rhubarb frangipane cake served with a lime & ginger curd, blackberry mousse, homemade almond marshmallow & a black sesame nougatine tuille
  • Vegetarian $28.00
    • Pumpkin, parmesan & herb roasted semolina cake with wild rocket pesto, a lemon & nutmeg scented house ricotta, pickled beetroot and stuffed portabello mushroom
  • Chocoholic $12.00
    • Belgian chocolate molten cake, decadent pistachio, walnut & dark chocolate brownie & white chocolate mousse with carrot, cardamom & orange emulsion
  • Chicken $24.00
    • Spiced chicken breast, apricot chutney with chargrilled zucchini & an olive, sundried tomato, red pepper and jalapeno salsa
  • Big Breakfast $22.50
    • Poached eggs, streaky bacon, local made sausages, tomato, grain toast and crispy potato
  • Hand Cut Chips $7.00
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Bread Selection $13.00
    • A selection of hot breads with house made dips
  • Add Fries $4.00
  • Seafood Broth $20.00
    • Lemon grass chilli shrimp orange broth with daily fresh seafood, Asian greens, coriander and spring onion
  • Spicy Tomato Tagliatelle $16.00
    • Spicy tomato puttanesca sauce, capers, olives, parmesan, watercress, olive oil and sea salt
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.50
  • Toast $5.00
    • three slices of toast with spreads
  • Seafood Cocktails with Creamy Seafood Sauce & Salad $tba
  • Mushrooms & Bacon $13.50
  • Crumbed Camembert with Plum Sauce $14.50
  • French Toast $9.30
    • with thick cut Vienna Loaf, choice of bacon & banana or fresh fruit salad
  • Oyster Cocktail $12.80
  • Shrimp Cocktail $11.80
  • Soup of the Day $9.90
  • - Doz $25
  • Old style crispy flat breads
    • Baked in our special pizza oven.
  • -garlic sea salt $9
  • -spinach risotto cake + rocket + aioli (v)
  • Crispy pork roulade $29
    • Crispy rolled pork stuffed an apple & raisin stuffing served w/ a fennel, orange and rocket salad and a roasted capsicum puree.
  • Radler fish n chips
    • W/ handcut fries + house caper & lemon mayo.
  • Nuggets & curly fries $8.5
  • Hoagie hero $22
    • A fresh open hoagie bun with slow cooked chipotle steak w/ cheddar cheese, bell peppers, onion, mushrooms & chow chow & curly fries w/ aioli.
  • American Style Pancakes
  • Kaimai Cheese Board $20.00
    • Cheese from our shop with condiments
  • Kaimai Steak Sandwich & Fries $23.00
    • Topped with Kaimai blue cheese
  • "Old School” Lambs Fry & Bacon $16.00
  • Creamy Mushroom $17.50
  • Sausage & Fries $9.50
  • Kaimai Omelette $19.00
    • With your choice of Blue cheese, Brie cheese, or Washed Rouge
  • Kaimai Café and Store All Day Blackboard Menu (8am to 2:30pm)
Empire Espresso & Eatery

Empire Espresso & Eatery

location

Address

65 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu, Waikato, 3800, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078712095

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Thursday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Friday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Saturday: 6:00 AM – 1:30 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Breakfast ,  Takeout ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
65 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu, Waikato, 3800, New Zealand