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

  • Persian salad cous cous, spinach, lettuce, marinated feta, roasted red capsicum, apricot salsa, mango chutney and a minted yogurt & cucumber sauce with your choice of either chicken, spiced nuts, tofu $15.60
  • fish $16.00
  • Sheik salad spinach, red cabbage, carrot, cranberries, walnut, green slaw, toasted sesame, garlic & parsley yogurt and a sweet chilli dressing with your choice of either harissa chicken, vegetarian croquettes $15.60
  • Satay pita spinach, lettuce, cous cous, mung beans, mango chutney, cashew nut sauce and a minted yogurt & cucumber sauce with your choice of either chicken, tofu $12.60
  • or lamb $15.80
  • Spiced nut pita spiced almonds, cashews and sunflower seeds, spinach, cous cous, persian potato, mung beans, hummus, mango chutney and a minted yogurt & cucumber sauce $12.00
  • Fattoush salad spinach, lettuce, tabbouleh, marinated olives, cucumber, fresh tomato and garlic croutons with a sundried tomato tapenade, tomato relish and a minted yogurt & cucumber sauce with your choice of either chicken, falafel, $15.60
  • Nougat $2.00
  • Thai Style Deep Fried Fresh Blue Cod / Northern China Style Stew Fried Fish / steam blue cod with chopped chill & Garlic seasonal
  • Steamed dumpling H $6.00 / F $12.00
  • Stew Fired Prawns with Tomatoes in Casserole $26.00
  • Spicy beef $22.00
  • Deep Fried Pork Lion Chop with Salt and Pepper $22.00
  • Thai Style Money Bag / Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup / Deep Fried Spring Roll $6.00
  • braised beef brisket with turnip in casserole $22.00
  • Chinese home style spicy and num chicken $32.00
  • FRENCH TOAST w/ banana
  • SWEETCORN FRITTERS $17.50
    • w/ bacon, sweet chilli sauce, sour cream & pesto
  • -Small Green Salad $4.00
  • LAMBS FRY & BACON $15.00
    • w/ onion gravy & thick white toast
  • MOROCCAN CHICKEN SALAD $18.50
    • w/ roasted winter vegetables, broccolini, red capsicum and toasted cashew pesto
  • BAGELS
  • - w/ selection of seasonal vegetables $17.00
  • ADD bacon $15.00
  • Moroccan Spiced Chicken $22.00
    • Grilled chicken thigh, aromatic couscous and romesco sauce
  • Summer Cheesecake $14.50
    • Ask our staff for available flavours
  • Spanish Breakfast $19.50
    • Baked Spanish chorizo, spinach, beans, scrambled egg & hash brown, on Ciabatta
  • Pasta of the day $21.50
    • Ask to our wait staff for today's pasta (Vegetarian option available)
  • Prawn Salad $24.00
    • Sautéed balsamic glazed prawn cutlets in sweet chilli & white wine sauce with arugula, mango salsa and nachos
  • Movenpick Ice Cream $14.00
    • A trio of ice cream with chocolate sauce and toasted almonds
  • Grilled Cypriot Halloumi $30.00
    • With grilled vegetables, zesty orange slivers, olive oil and pide (V)
  • Spiced Pork Belly $15.00
    • Coated with dukkah and served with beetroot chutney (gf)
  • Desserts $12.00
  • Main Plates $25.00
  • Garlic custard, mussels, clams, bouillabaise
  • Starters $12.00
  • Goats cheesecake, watercress, mayonnaise, spiced scallop
  • Hapuka, tagine, couscous, carrot, date chutney
  • Chicken confit, celeriac, mushroom ragout, ratatouille, anchovy butter
  • Breton pastry, roast apple, apple sorbet, salted caramel, verbena syrup
  • Marinated Olives $9.90
    • Marinated black and green kalamata olives, served with green salad leaves
  • B.L.T. $15.90
    • Whole meal triple decker sandwich with crispy bacon, fresh tomato, lettuce & home make aioli, fries - Add avocado $17.90
  • Seared Salmon and Prawns $25.90
    • Served with grilled baby potatoes, red onion, capers, baby spinach, dressed with lemon & garlic vinaigrette
  • Cowboy Baked Beans $15.90
    • Served with chunky grilled ciabatta soldiers, topped with two runny poached eggs - Add crispy bacon $18.90
  • Lamb Burger $24.90
    • Cumin spiced lamb burger, on Turkish bread, with salad greens, roast capsicum, feta, cucumber ribbons, roast garlic aioli & chilli jam
  • Potato Wedges - Add crispy bacon $8.90 $7.90
  • Fish Fingers $10.00
    • Served with shoestring froes <Shoestring fries can be substituted into Vege sticks>
  • - Salmon $21.90
  • Large Chips $5.50
    • masala/Cajun/chicken salt
  • Baklava (Sweet) $3.50
  • Fish & Chips $5.99
  • Hot Fudge With Ice Cream $4.50
  • Falafel On Salad $7.99
    • 3 falafel & salad
  • Nugget, Salad & Chips $10.00
    • 10 chicken nugget, salad & chips
  • Hummus Dip $4.99
  • Lunch Box
    • 1drum stick, 1 thigh & chips
  • Fried Rice with Salted Fish & Chicken with Tofu / Scrambled Egg & Beef on Flat Rice Noodles $18.00
  • Roasted Pork / Honey Marinated BBQ Pork $24.00
  • Sautéed Chicken with Cashew Nuts / Sweet & Sour Chicken / Lemon Chicken / Szechuan Style Sautéed Chicken $20.00
  • Beef with Veges on Rice
  • Szechuan Style Prawn / Sautéed Prawn with Black Bean Sauce / Crispy Squid with Spicy Salt $28.00
  • Chicken with Veges on Rice
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken on Rice
  • Tofu with Roast Pork on Rice
  • Marinara $15.00
    • Tomato base, mozzarella cheese, mix seafood, oregnao
  • Egg Benedict $15.50
    • On toast with bacon, avocado poached egg & hollandaise sauce
  • Chicken Kebab $10.90
    • Marinated chicken, hummus, relish, yoghurt, choice of salad, rolled in Pita bread
  • Big Breakfast $13.90
    • On toast with bacon & egg, mushrooms, hash brown, italian sausage, grilled tomato, avocado & tomato relish
  • M&M Wood Fired Pizza $12.00
    • Chocolate sauce, mozzarella, m&m
  • Banana Wood Fired Pizza $12.00
    • Caramel sauce, mozzarella, banana, cinnamon
  • French Toast $12.90
    • With bacon, maple syrup, grilled banana, & fresh cream
  • Chicken Chilli $15.00
    • Chicken+chilli, tomato base, mozzarella cheese
  • -Prawns, Mixed Seafood or Squid $14.00
  • ●Daging Lembu
    • Stir fried meat with bean sprouts, eggs & onion
  • Prawns with Chips / Fish with Chips / Chicken Doner Kebab / Falafel Doner Kebab $10.00
  • Chicken Kadhai $11.00
    • Thick chicken curry served with the basmati rice and chutney
  • ●Cashew Nuts Fried Rice
    • Stir fried chicken with egg, cashew nuts and mix vegetables
  • -Chicken, Beef or Lamb $13.50
  • -Vegetarian $9.50
  • -Chicken, Beef or Lamb $11.00
  • Steak & Mushroom $3.00
  • Vogel (Ham/Chicken/Beef) $4.00
  • Steak & Egg Burger $5.00
  • Potato Top Pie $3.00
  • Steak, Egg & Onion Roll $4.00
  • Chicken Panini + Avocado $6.00
  • Ham & Cheese $3.70
  • Smoke Fish $3.00
  • WED $3.50 / Roll
    • Chicken Day
  • SUN $3.50 / Roll
    • Crab & California
  • SAT $3.50 / Roll
    • Vegetable Day
  • Tempura Udon $10.90
  • FRI $3.50 / Roll
    • Black Rice Day
  • Tempura Rice Bowl $10.90
  • Chicken Katsu Rice $10.90
  • Beef Rice Bowl $10.90
  • Green tea $2.00
  • S1 Chicken teriyaki roll (1 Roll (10pcs)/ Half Roll(5pcs)) $12.00/$ 6.00
    • teriyaki chicken & avocado
  • D7 Unagi don $17.00
    • grilled eel teriyaki over rice, salad & miso soup
  • 25 pc. Party platter $30.00
  • Unagi
    • teriyaki eel
  • Vege dumpling(5 pcs) $4.50
  • O4 Salmon onigiri $2.50
  • S8 Grilled eel roll (1 Roll (10pcs)/ Half Roll(5pcs)) $13.00/ $7.00
    • grilled eel & iceberg lettuce with teriyaki sauce
  • Campfire Chilli $14
    • A skillet of slow cooked homemade chilli, rich and full of flavour. Served with warm bread rolls and butter.
  • The Lumsden Pork Ribs $28
    • Basket of dry-rubbed, slow-cooked, fall off the bone, BBQ ribs served with a side of coleslaw and fries.
  • Mac‘n’cheese with Bacon $12
    • Mac’n’cheese with bacon and truffle oil. Everyone’s comfort food with a luxury twist.
  • Garlic Cheese Pizza $14
    • Roasted garlic, parmesan and mozzarella pizza.
  • Warm Double Chocolate Brownie $14
    • Two home baked double chocolate brownies topped with a selection of ice creams and chocolate sauce.
  • Pulled Pork & Red Pesto $22
    • Slow cooked pork, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Firecracker Seared Broccoli $12
    • With sliced toasted almonds in a sweet chilli drizzle. add chicken $5
  • The Big Lummie Burger $19
    • Bacon. Cheddar. Tomato. Lettuce. House Pickles.
  • Fries with aioli
  • Steamed broccoli
  • Mini Fish 'n' Chips $12.50
    • Served with lemon wedge and tomato sauce
  • Garlic Pita $8,5
    • Toasted garlic pita bread
  • Coq Au Vin $34
    • Chicken supreme with agria potato whip, smoked bacon, baby carrots, onions & mushrooms
  • Fettuccine $18,5
    • Choose one filling: Smoked salmon or smoked chicken or ham or mushroom Served in a cream or tomato sauce with garlic, spinach and chive
  • Pan Seared Scallops $19
    • With cauliflower puree, pickled cucumber & fennel, lime crisp
  • Angus Beef Fillet $36
    • Roasted pumpkin puree, porcini mushroom & potato gratin, braised beef cheek pinwheel
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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