The Cave in Auckland Menu

SALAD AND SIDES SALAD AND SIDES
  • Small bowl steamed rice $3.60
  • Large bowl steamed rice $5.60
  • Miso Soup $3.10
  • Cold cubed tofu $4.60
    • with spring onion and dried bonito fish flakes
  • Spinach & bacon salad with tomato and onion $8.20
  • Tofu salad with lettuce, cabbage, tomato, corn and onion $7.70
  • Edamame green soy beans $5.00
    • Steamed and lightly salted
  • Plate of cabbage $4.50
    • with salt & Japanese mayonnaise
GRILLED YAKITORI SKEWERS - 2 sticks per serving GRILLED YAKITORI SKEWERS - 2 sticks per serving
  • Tender chicken thigh meat $5.20
  • Chicken skins $4.10
  • Chicken mince balls $4.60
  • Tender chicken & Leek $5.20
  • Chicken giblets $4.10
  • Chicken livers $4.10
  • Chicken hearts $4.10
  • Chicken wings $5.60
  • Chicken tenderloin with cheese $5.20
  • Pork belly $4.80
  • Scotch fillet steak with butter & soy sauce $6.00
  • Beef tongue steak $4.60
  • Vienna sausage with wholegrain mustard $6.00
  • Mushrooms stuffed with chicken mince $6.20
  • Capsicums stuffed with chicken mince $6.20
  • Squid with soy sauce $4.60
  • Black tiger prawns $5.60
  • Shrimp and Bacon with mayonnaise $6.20
  • Vege combo (6 sticks) $6.20
    • A combination of capsicum, pumpkin & onion
  • Kumara with butter and salt $4.40
  • Whole garlic cloves $4.10
  • Corn basted with soy sauce & butter $4.60
  • Leek and mushroom $4.10
  • Grilled deep-fried tofu with yakitori sauce $5.20
  • Grilled rice ball with soy sauce $4.60
  • (Sashimi grade) Scallops with soy $8.80
  • You can choose grilled with Sauce or Salt for your Yakitori.
KUSHIAGE - 4 sticks per serving KUSHIAGE - 4 sticks per serving
  • Onion $4.10
  • Kumara $4.40
  • Pork belly $4.80
  • Cheese $5.20
  • Squid $4.60
  • Garlic Flavoured Chicken Wing $5.60
  • Chicken tenderloin with cheese $5.20
  • Pumpkin $4.10
  • Scotch fillet steak $6.00
  • Tender chicken thigh meat $5.20
  • Black Tiger Prawns $5.60
  • White fish fillet with tartare sauce $5.20
  • Banana $4.60
  • Mashed kumara coated with crispy almond chips $5.50
  • Shiitake mushroom stuffed with chicken mince $6.20
  • Takoyaki: Crispy fried balls with octopus $8.20
    • With your choice of spicy sauce or non-spicy sauce and mayonnaise
  • Deep fried vegetables and meat dipped in breadcrumbs.
DONBURI - Selection of meat on top of a bowl of steamed rice DONBURI - Selection of meat on top of a bowl of steamed rice
  • Tender chicken thigh meat on steamed rice w/ seaweed $11.50
  • Scotch fillet steak with butter, soy sauce & spring onion on steamed rice $13.00
YAKITORI SET - Go for our set menu yakitori sets! YAKITORI SET - Go for our set menu yakitori sets!
  • Yakitori Set - 5 sticks + Salad $17.00
    • Set menu comes with small spinach & bacon salad, tender chicken thigh meat, Chicken wing, Tender chicken & leek, Chicken mince ball and Pork belly yakitori
  • Vegetable Set - 6 sticks _ Salad and corn cob $17.00
    • Set menu comes with small spinach salad (no bacon), 2 corn cobs basted with soy sauce, 2x zucchini, 2x garlic, 2x mushroom & spring onion yakitori

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Beef Burger $20
    • With bacon/pickles/mustard/cheese & home-style chips
  • Lamb Loin Salad $18
    • With spinach/red onion/feta cheese roasted kumara & mint pesto
  • Chipotle Beef Short Ribs (GF) $26
    • With crispy shallots/peanut slaw stick chipotle sauce & home-style chips
  • Home-Style Chips $7
    • With Aioli & Ketchup
  • Citrus Tart $11
    • With lemon sorbet/candied lemon
  • Cajun Pork Steak Jambalaya (GF) $26
    • With okra/bell peppers chorizo & crispy kale crisps
  • Mini Beef Burgers $12
    • With chips & ketchup
  • Toasted Sandwich $7
    • With ham/cheese & tomato with fries
  • Smoked Fish Cake $18.00
    • Smoked fish & agria hash, grilled till golden, topped with a rocket, cucumber, and red onion salad, served with avocado and hollandaise
  • Wilted Spinach / Bacon / Pork & Fennel Sausages / Creamy Mushroom $5.00
  • Blueberry Waffles $18.00
    • Made to order blueberry waffles topped with vanilla bean marscapone and served with house made lemon curd and blueberry syrup
  • Bagels $15.00
    • House cured salmon, dill cream cheese, capers red onion and lemon
  • Paleo Chicken Salad $19.00
    • Poached chicken, edamame, black quinoa, rocket, and roasted almonds with a strawberry and poppy seed dressing
  • Fries $6.00
    • With house tomato relish and aioli
  • Avocado / Tomato (Grilled or Fresh ) / Hash / Pan-fried Mushroom (Sliced) / Smokey Beans $3.50
  • Toasted Bread with Butter & Vegemite or Butter & House Jam / Kraken Crumpet $5.00
  • Plain Egg Fu Yong $11.00
  • Mussel $1.80
  • Sweet & Sour Fish $14.00
  • Fish Cake $2.50
  • Paua Fritter $2.50
  • Veges Spring Roll $2.50
  • Scallop $2.20
  • Beef & Veges in Black Bean Sauce $14.00
  • Scallop $15.80
  • Combination Meats / Squid $14.00
  • Chips $2.50
  • Singapore Fried Noodles $14.00
  • Squid $13.50
  • Crab Stick $1.90
  • -12 for $9.50
  • ●For 4 to 6 People
  • Fish of the day $34
    • please see the blackboard
  • Chargrilled venison, anchovy dressing, chicory, asparagus & olives $34
  • Veal tongue tonato, tuna mayonnaise, bottega, capers & parsley $16.5
  • Braised goat shank, celery, turmeric, flatbread & fennel labneh $34
  • Sabzi khordan $16.5
    • Persian herb salad, ricotta, radish & orange blossom dressing
  • Vishnofka (chilled sour-cherry brandy) $9.5
    • An old family recipe to refresh the palate before dinner or between courses
  • ‘Persian Mess’ $13.5
    • meringue, goat’s curd, yoghurt, rhubarb & pomegranate
  • Vegetarian of the day $34
    • please see the blackboard
  • Affogato $8.50
    • vanilla ice cream topped with espresso coffee
  • Meat lovers Pizza $18.80
  • Haloumi Salad $19.80
    • with grilled Haloumi, Avocado, Roast Sweet Potato, Peanuts salad & Asian Dressing
  • Zucchini Noodles $15.80
    • With smashed Eggs, feta cheese, tomato salsa & toasted Pumpkin Seeds
  • Cheese & Garlic Bread $7.50
  • With Bacon $19.80
  • With Smoked Salmon $19.80
  • Summer Abundance Bowl $18.80
    • Quinoa, brown rice, black beans, salad vegetables, grilled beetroot zucchini noodles, Miso dressing & topped with nuts seeds & feta
  • Squid Rings 4 pcs $3.50 / $1.00
  • Squid Rings Salad $7.00
  • Prawn Tempura 4 pcs $5.00 / $1.50
  • Crumbed chicken burger $6.50
    • crumbed chicken, g-cheese, salad
  • Meal B2 $22.00
    • 2 Tarakihi, 1 chips, 2 mussels, 2 scallops, 2 drinks
  • Snapper $5.90
  • Salt & Pepper Squid 4 pcs $4.00 / $1.20
  • Corn Fritters 4 pcs $4.00 / $1.20
  • Beef bone thick noodle soup $10.00
  • Wuhan dry noodles with pickles and sesame sauce $8.00
  • Fried lamb with cumin and vegetables $18.00
  • Quing yao steamed pancakes $8.00
  • Steamed rice $2.00
  • Whole meal noodle with tomato and egg gravy $12.00
  • Celery and mushroom fried with garlic sauce $10.00
  • Hand made corn flour pasta. Fried or in gravy $12.00
  • Batu Moju S $5.00 / L $9.00
    • Fried eggplant cooked in traditional Sri Lankan way
  • Lamb Mas Curry $12.00
    • Seasoned Chicken / Beef / Pork served in traditional Sri Lankan Sauce
  • Watalappan / Caramel Pudding $3.50 ea
  • Egg Roti $2.50
    • Egg stuffed in a paratha style roti and grilled
  • Subject to availability
  • Pappadoms $0.50
    • Free with any mains. or 5 for
  • Pol Roti $2.00 ea
    • Order should be placed 30 mins prior. Roti made with coconut. Minimum of 5 roti
  • Hot, Medium or Mild
  • Hummus sm $7 / lg $8.9
    • Made from chickpeas containing tahini, herbs and spices
  • Tuesday-satay chicken sm $6 / lg $8
  • Steak and cheese sm $7.9/ lg $9.9
    • Grilled diced beef
  • Babaganoush sm $7 / lg $8.9
    • Hummus based spread with roast capsicum, roast capsicum, roast eggplant and tomato paste
  • Friday-roast beef sm $6 / lg $8
  • Tandoori chicken sm $7.9/ lg $9.9
    • Chicken breast marinated in tandoori sauce
  • Roast chicken sm $7.9/ lg $9.9
    • Roast chicken breast
  • Cajun chicken sm $7.9/ lg $9.9
    • Chicken breast marinated in spicy cajun spice
  • Doolan’s Beef Burger (GFO) $19.50
    • 100% NZ beef, tomato, crispy onion ring, grilled cheese, bacon, dill pickles, aioli, ketchup & served with steakhouse fries
  • Lemon Pepper Calamari (GF) $14.95
    • Crispy calamari, lime aioli & mini Caesar salad/Entree
  • Sweetcorn Fritters (V) $14.95
    • Fresh spinach, sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Naked Burrito (GF, VO) $14.95
    • Chipotle lime grilled chicken, lime buttered rice, black beans, capsicum, carrot, red onion, corn, sprouts & yoghurt sour cream dressing (GF, VO)
  • Soup of the Day (GFO, VO) $11.50
    • Served with toasted garlic bread
  • Seasonal Vegetables
  • Pie Of The Day $19.50
    • Served with creamy mashed potato & peas
  • Green Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
  • Calamari salad $14.50
    • Crumbed calamari served on a bed of wild rocket, red onion, salad and lemon with chips
  • -Served with cream cheese and jam (V) $7.90
  • Soup of the day $10.00
    • Seasonal soup served with garlic bread
  • Wedges with bacon and cheese $10.00
  • -Served with salmon $16.90
  • Mixed plate $7.00
    • Spring rolls, samosas, tomato sauce and aioli
  • Eggs Benedict
  • -3 fillings $6.50
  • Donburi - Katsu Chicken Curry Udon $14.00
    • Beef/Pork/Katsu-Chicken
  • Chicken Udon $13.90
    • Seafood/Tofu & vege
  • Noodle (Udon, Ramyon) $13.90
    • Chicken/Seafood/Vege
  • Sasimi (8 pcs) $15.00
  • Bento - Teri chicken $16.90
  • Bento - Beef/Katsu Chicken $16.90
  • Steamed Dumpling (15 pieces) $13.00
  • Seaweed $5.50
  • Chocolate Waffles $14
    • Delicious buttermilk waffles topped with a selection of ice cream and drizzled with Hershey’s chocolate syrup.
  • The Lumsden Pork Ribs $28
    • Basket of dry-rubbed, slow-cooked (14-18 hours!!) so they fall off the bone, BBQ Ribs served with a side of coleslaw and fries. Sauce on the side by request.
  • Southern Country-Fried Chicken Burger $19
    • Lettuce. Tomato. Coleslaw. Spicy mayo.
  • Pan-Seared Market Fresh Fish Burger $19
    • Market fresh fish fillet. Cucumber and cilantro salad topping with chilli and lime. Pan seared or deep fried.
  • Kids Ice Cream $10
    • A bowl of ice cream just for the kids!
  • Fish & Chips $20
    • Two pieces of Market-fresh fish. Your choice of pan-seared or deep-fried.
  • Kalamata Olive $22
    • Feta cheese, spinach, sun-dried tomato and mushrooms.
  • Margherita $20
    • Mozzarella cheese, Roma tomato and fresh basil leaves from our garden.
  • Seasoned potato wedges $4.50
    • Served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce
  • Salt & pepper squid $6.50
    • Crispy salt & pepper squid strips served with a citrus mayo
  • Potato fries $3.50
    • Straight cut potato chips served with tomato sauce
  • Southern fried chicken wings $6.50
    • Crispy spicy crumb chicken nibbles with kumara fries served with garlic ranch dressing
  • Nachos $7.50
    • Crispy corn chips, topped with chilli con carne, melted cheese, sour cream and guacamole
  • Prawn twister $6.50
    • Prawn wrapped in crispy pastry served with a sweet and sour sauce
The Cave

The Cave

location

Address

319 Queen Street, Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

093795151

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 – 10:30 PM, Tuesday: 5:00 – 10:30 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 – 10:30 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 10:30 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 11:30 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 11:30 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 10:30 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Japanese , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  No Takeaway ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
319 Queen Street, Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand