Taste Explosion in Auckland Menu

FOOD MENU FOOD MENU
  • Toasted bagel or 5 grain or organic ciabatta $7.50
    • with house preserves or cream cheese or marmite
  • Free range eggs $10.50
    • on 5 grain toast (poached, fried or scrambled)
  • -with bacon $13.50
  • Smoked salmon bagel $13.50
    • with avocado, cream cheese and pesto
  • House toasted muesli $9.50
    • With fruit and greek yoghurt
  • Fresh seasonal fruit salad $9.50
    • Served with yoghurt and honey
  • Porridge $9.50
    • Served with wild berry and apple compote
  • Scrumptious House scrambled on 5 grain toast $14.50
    • with smoked salmon, capers and fresh herbs
  • Poached eggs on border grill $14.50
    • Sauteed baby potatoes with mushrooms, bacon, onion and parmesan cheese
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • (ham off the bone or middle rindless bacon) Served on scottish baps with fresh baby spinach and citrus hollandaise sauce
  • Florentine (Spinach) $14.50
    • Served on scottish baps with fresh baby spinach and citrus hollandaise sauce
  • Royale (Smoked Salmon) $18.00
    • Served on scottish baps with fresh baby spinach and citrus hollandaise sauce
  • Creamy mushrooms on organic ciabatta $15.50
    • infused with garlic and white wine topped with crispy bacon
  • Brioche french toast $15.50
    • with middle rindless bacon, caramelized banana and maple syrup
  • The classic dutch toast $15.50
    • homemade cinnamon toast with warm liquored seasonal fruit topped with passionfruit mascarpone
  • The custard and cherry pancake $14.50
    • with warm cherries infused in cherry brandy and fresh homemade custard
  • The Strictly Scrumptious omelette $16.50
    • with pan fried chicken breast, ham, seared bacon, onion and mushrooms
  • The greek omelette $15.50
    • with spinach red onions, cherry tomatoes, olives and feta
  • The tasty vege grill $16.00
    • roasted mushrooms, tomato, grilled pumpkin, sauteed baby potatoes, wilted spinach and toast
  • The Strictly Scrumptious breakfast grill $18.00
    • two poached eggs, bacon, gourmet sausages, portobello mushrooms, grilled tomato, sauteed baby potatoes and toast
SCRUMPTIOUS LUNCH SCRUMPTIOUS LUNCH
  • Salmon, pumpkin frittata $9.50
    • comes with side salad
  • Vege Tortilla Stack $9.50
    • comes with side salad
  • Chicken, Bacon strudel $9.50
    • comes with side salad
  • Pumpkin Soup $7.50
    • with 5 grain or ciabatta bread

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chilli prawn don $15 / S $8
  • Vegetable fried noodle $13
  • Beef don R $12 / S $6.5
  • Rice large $3
  • Tuke Men N/A
    • Noodles are served with the dipping soup and toppings on the side
  • Chilli beef don R $12 / S $6.5
  • Kakiagedon R $10 / S $6
  • Soy & traditional rich falvoured $15
    • Soba Tsuyu / BBQ pork and special soy base soup
  • Kumara chip $4.00
  • Sausage & Egg $12.00
    • 3 sausages & 2 eggs
  • Steak $3.60
  • Bacon & egg $5.50
  • Seasoned wedges(sm/lge) $2.50/$4.50
  • Mixed Grill $13.00
    • 1 steak, 1 bacon, 2 sausage + 2 eggs
  • Chips $2.50
  • Chicken $3.60
  • Veal Marsala (GF) $34
    • Sliced veal flamed in white wine, garlic and mushrooms, finished with a Marsala and cream sauce, served with seasonal vegetables and salad
  • Mozzarella Caprese (V) (GF) $16
    • Mozzarella, tomato, basil, extra virgin olive oil and balsamic
  • Antipasto Misto $24
    • A fine assortment of Italian and New Zealand delicacies
  • Avocado Shrimp Salad $17
    • Drizzled in a homemade lemon based mayo sauce
  • Lamb Cutlets $36
    • Grilled with olive oil and finished in a mint and cream sauce, served with mashed potato and seasonal vegetables
  • Zuppa Del Giorno $13
    • Soup of the day
  • Penne Ciao Bella $25
    • Sautéed chicken with fresh basil, pesto, garlic, diced seasonal vegetables and finished in our homemade tomato sauce
  • Venison Ciliegia (GF) $36
    • Pan-fried in a black cherry and red wine sauce served with seasonal vegetables
  • Beef Lemon Grass Vermicelli Noodles 18.5
    • A ‘just-like-home’ recipe stepped up with next level ingredients: grass-fed beef, pickled daikon and carrot, bean sprouts, roast peanuts, coriander and dosed with a dressing called ‘nuoc mam’.
  • So Frenchy, So Toast VGA 19.5
    • Comprising of a choc chip brioche, nutty crumb, roasted white chocolate and caramelised banana, vanilla bean ice-cream served with crispy free range bacon. Sans pig option is 16.5.
  • Freedom Rangers (AKA Big Brekky)G FA 20.5
    • Comes with free-ranged eggs, Freedom Farm bacon, free-to-roam rosemary lamb sausages, ‘I will smash you’ avo with feta and basil, vine ripped tomatoes and served on bread of the day, that was not free and definitely not ranged, but is still very delicious.
  • Secret Vegetable Business (SVB)G FA , VG 12.5
    • There is a vego roll special that is available every day, just ask the staff about it. Code is SVB.
  • Eggs Benny GF 19.5
    • Served with pulled bacon hock, potato gratin, apple cider hollandaise, apple slaw and an apple cider vinaigrette. Mmmm...appley.OR Served with our house-cured salmon cured with lemon and dill, potato gratin, apple cider hollandaise and water cress.
  • Omelette Exhibit ‘B’G FA 19.0
    • Prosciutto, Dolce Gorgonzala blue cheese, vine-ripped tomatoes, baby spinach, toast. (A little bit guilty, but should get off with a warning ).
  • It’s ‘Ham’mer time G FA 13.0
    • Thick slices of country ham paired with Gruyère cheese topped with walnut mustard, gherkins and pickled red onion.
  • Omelette Exhibit ‘A’G FA 18.0
    • Roast pumpkin, pine nuts, spinach, cheddar cheese, tomato chutney, toast. (Not guilty)
  • -Gluten Free $2.00
  • Chorizo Tomato Omelet Spaghetti $20.00
    • West meets East- Japanese italian pasta. Served with chorizo, mushrooms, onion, capsocum, pine nuts, parmesan, egg omelette
  • Eggs Benedict (GFO)
  • Daniel's Pork Belly Burger (GFO) $21.00
    • Slow braised NZ pork belly, swiss cheese, apple slaw served with kettle cut chips on toasted brioche bun
  • Toast with Preserves (GFO)(V) $7.00
    • Served with butter, cherry compote on bread of your choice: multigrain or ciabatta
  • Eggs Your Way on Toast (GFO)(V) $12.00
    • Free range eggs, poached, fried or scrambled, on bread of your choice multigrain or ciabatta
  • -Add free range bacon $5.00
  • French Toast (V)(GFO) $16.00
    • -beautiful baked brioche served with maple syrup, persian pashmak, grilled banana and berry compote
  • 141 BBQ PORK (MOO YANG) $13.90
    • Chargrilled pork marinated w/ honey & lemongrass.
  • 120 CASHEW NUT (PAD MED MA MEUNG) $15.90
    • Mild chilli paste & market fresh vegetables. (Prawns or seafood)
  • 41 TOM KAR SOUP
    • Traditional hot & sour soup w/ coconut milk, Thai herbs & coriander.
  • 125 SWEET & SOUR FISH (PAD PRIEW WAAN PLA) $15.90
    • Cucumber w/ tomato and market fresh vegetables.
  • 70 W SATAY SAUCE (PAD PRA RAM) $13.90
    • Home-made peanuts sauce w/ market fresh vegetables. (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu)
  • 87 SOM TUM $13.90
    • Grated carrot w/ peanut, lemon juice & cherry tomato.
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu $13.90
  • 06 SALT & PEPPER SQUID (MURK GUAE PRIK THAI) $7.50
    • With wasabi mayo, cracked pepper & sea salt.
  • Bulgogi Burger: $19
    • 250 g beef mince, cave steak, say onions, kimchi mayo, cheese
  • Bacon Bone Dough boiz $14
    • With hock broth savoy cabbage
  • Cabbage Salad (v) $6
    • Shallot, garlic, coconut lime dressing
  • Buttermilk Popcorn Chicken Gizzards (v) $10
    • With sriracha mayo
  • Shoestring Fries (v) $7
    • With curry salt, mayo
  • Kimchi $4
  • Bacon cheeseburger, mustard & pickles $ 19
    • With fries
  • Octopus & Kimchi Pancake $12
    • With mayo,teriyaki sauce
  • Chicken cutlet w/ curry $16.00
  • Boneless chicken feet & salad $30.00
    • (Not include rice ball w/ seaweed)
  • Grilled snapper from $25.00
  • Spicy stir-fried squid & rice $14.00
  • Mussel soup $30.00
  • One Person Per Dish
  • Spicy sea snails w/ vegetable & noodles $35.00
  • Stir-fried chicken cartilage w/ vegetable $30.00
  • Chicken caesar salads $18
    • Caesar salads with manuka smoked chicken, garlic crostini, cos lettuce, parmesan and a poached egg. Dressed with anchovy mayonnaise
  • Easy italian (Small / Medium / Large) $12 / $21 / $35
    • Cured prosciutto, bacon, field mushrooms and paramesan cheese on a cream base, finished with peppery rocket and extra virgin olive oil . Admired by the men and adored by the ladies
  • Mixed leaf salad with feta and sun dried tomatoes $9
  • Affagato $9
    • Ashot of hot espresso coffee with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side
  • Epic union nachos - your choice of beef , chicken or bean $12
  • Greek salad-olives, feta, tomato, red onion, cucumber and mesclun/cos tossed through with a garlic yoghurt dressing. $14
  • Tandoori chicken (Small / Medium / Large) $14 / $24 / $34
    • Chicken marinated in tandoori paste for over 24 hours is combined with chilli, capsicum and red onion . We finish it all off with cheese , coriander and a mint infused acidophilus yogurt ( to help cool the heat)
  • Seafood $55
    • Fresh fish, tender calamari, succulent prawns and shellfish, served with FSU tartare sauce, charred lemon and a selection of locally baked breads. This platter offers a wide selection of fresh Newzealand seafood
  • Spring Roll $1.70
  • Cheese $3.40
  • No.3 $10.00
    • 2 hamburgers,2 fish,2 potato fritters,$1.5 chips
  • Pork $10.00
  • C $17.00
    • steak chow mein(chicken or pork meats), egg fried rice, 6 wontons
  • Wontons(Six) $3.60
  • Fish
  • Hamburger $2.40
  • Bacon & Egg Burger $7.00
  • (all with 120g prime beef patties, fresh tomatoes, lettuce, mayo & tomato relish)
  • Cheese Burger $5.50
  • Fresh Snapper $5.50
  • Mussel Pack $8.50
    • 1 fish of the day, 3 mussels & chips
  • Fresh Tarakihi $4.50
  • Sausage $1.50
  • Onion Rings $0.60
  • Ham Roll $4.00
  • Ham & Tomato $3.70
  • Bacon & Egg Salad $3.70
  • Apricot & White Chocolate Fudge Slice $2.20
  • Steak & Cheese $3.00
  • Pork Riblet $2.50
  • Steak & Pepper $3.00
  • Fresh Fruits $4.40
  • Char Marik $25.00
    • Special sautéed combination of scallops, prawns and squid with spring onion, ground black pepper, herbs, coriander
  • You Kroeung Sak Mot $22.50
    • Spicy seafood salad with chilli, crushed peanuts, lemon juice, mint, onion, cucumber, served in a fresh garden salad
  • Karee Kiew $16.50
    • Mixed vegetables and tofu served in a gravy green curry paste and coconut milk sauce
  • Yoam Mee Sure (Vermicelli salad) $22.50
    • Combination of prawns with minced pork or minced chicken with green salad in lemon sauce, mint, herbs and crushed peanuts
  • Char Mee Sopheara $16.50
    • Chinese cabbage sautéed with mushrooms, carrots and egg noodles, garnished with cashew nuts
  • Steak Pik Cess $24.50
    • Grilled marinated fillet steak with your choice of, homemade plum sauce or pepper sauce served with steamed vegetables
  • -Beef, Pork, Chicken or BBQ Pork / Mixed Seafood, Squid, Prawns or Roasted Duck $19.50 / $22.50
  • - Beef, Pork or Chicken / Scallops, Prawns, Squid, Mixed Seafood, Roasted Duck $19.50 / $22.50
  • Bacon e egg slice $3.40
  • Pork & egg pastie $3.40
  • Chicken thigh $4.00
  • Steak & cheese pie $3.40
  • Bacon e egg nuffin $3.50
  • Steak pie $3.20
  • Sausage $1.20
  • Bacon & egg glice $3.40
  • Mixed Vegetables Pulao with Raita $8.50
  • Namaste Special $6.50
    • Made with yoghurt milk and mango pulp. Served with vanilla ice cream and finished with dried nuts as garnish
  • Aloo Gobhi $13.00
    • Potatoes and cauliflower beets cooked with exotic spices, ginger and fresh coriander
  • Masala $16.50
    • Pieces of lamb tikka cooked in a tomato, onion and capsicum gravy
  • Crispy Chilli Potatoes $10.50
    • Deep fried thin julienne cut potatoes marinated in spices and flour, and tossed with soy and chilli garlic sauce
  • Namaste Lamb Wrap $9.99
    • Lettuce, carrot, cabbages, mixed with lamb kebab pieces
  • Mint Chicken Salad $13.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated in mint, fresh white peppers, yoghurt and spices. Smoked in the tandoor and served with garden fresh greens
  • ●Biryanis
    • Mughlai style basmati rice cooked with coriander, onions and spices with a choice of chicken, lamb, beef, vegetables or prawns
Taste Explosion

Taste Explosion

location

Address

4/21 Central Terrace, Howick, Auckland, Auckland, 2014, New Zealand

phone

Phone

095344369

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: Closed
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Deli

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Catering Available ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Pet Friendly ,  Cards accepted ,  Local cuisine ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
4/21 Central Terrace, Howick, Auckland, Auckland, 2014, New Zealand
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