The Backyard in Auckland Menu

SNACKS SNACKS
  • -6 pieces $12.90
  • Crumbed crispy chicken
    • Served with homemade mayo and BBQ dip.
  • Chefs special chicken wings $12.90
    • Lightly spiced served with homemade hot sauce
  • Cajun calamari rings $12.90
    • Served with aioli
  • Tempura battered prawns $14.90
    • Served with a garden salad and mango chilli jam
  • Seasoned wedges $14.90
    • With bacon, melted cheese, sour cream and homemade salsa
  • -12 pieces $20.90
  • B.y nachos $15.90
    • Beef and bean mix served on corn chips with melted cheese, sour cream and guacamole
  • BBQ chicken, beef or lamb skewers (GF) $12.00
    • Your choice. 3 pcs
SHARING PLATTERS SHARING PLATTERS
  • Giant meat platter $64.90
    • 5 crispy chicken pieces, 5 chicken wings, 4 pork fennel sausage, 2 beef skewers, 2 chicken skewers and 2 lamb skewers
  • Seafood platter $39.90
    • 4 battered prawns, 4 fish pieces, 6 calamari rings, 3 crab sticks and 6 half shelled mussels
  • Healthy vegetarian platter (GF)(V) $34.90
    • Roasted vegetable skewers, marinated olives, pickles, feta, sundried tomatoes, hummus, crostini and a garden salad
BURGERS AND SANDWICHES BURGERS AND SANDWICHES
  • Add to any
  • -Bacon $3.00
  • -Egg $2.00
  • -Onion rings $2.00
  • Angus beef burger $19.00
    • 250g angus beef patty, crispy lettuce, smoked cheddar cheese, beetroot relish, battered onion rings all on a toasted sesame seed bun served with chips and aioli
  • Chicken burger $19.00
    • A lemon and herb marinade chicken breast, crispy lettuce, pulped avocado, brie cheese, tomato, mango chutney all on a toasted sesame seed bun served with chips and aioli
  • Fisherman's burger $19.00
    • Battered market fish, tomato, red onion, crispy lettuce, tartar sauce, all on a toasted sesame seed bun served with chips and tartare sauce
  • Vegetarian burger (V) $19.00
    • Delicious veggie patty, brie cheese, tomato, battered onion rings, beetroot relish all on toasted sesame seed bun served with chips and aioli
  • Open steak sandwich $17.90
    • Prime sirloin steak served with coleslaw, caramelized onion on focaccia bread, topped with tempura battered onion rings, and served with chips
  • Old school spit roast sandwich $17.90
    • New zealand roasted lamb with caramelized onion, gravy, served with chips and aioli sauce
  • Pulled pork sandwich $17.90
    • Tender bourbon mixed pulled pork on ciabatta bun, with coleslaw and fresh apple, served with chips and sweet chilli mayo
SALADS SALADS
  • Add to any
  • -Bacon $3.00
  • -Chicken $4.00
  • -Salmon $5.00
  • Tower caesar salad $16.90
    • Crispy bacon, baby cos lettuce, toasted crostini, egg and parmesan cheese
  • Warm roast vegetable salad (GF)(V) $18.90
    • Honey glazed carrots and parsnips roasted with baby beetroot, french goats cheese and candied walnuts
PIZZAS PIZZAS
  • B.y meat lovers $19.90
    • Grilled chicken, bacon, chorizo, salami, pulled pork, mozzarella, aioli and BBQ sauce
  • Surf and turf pizza $18.90
    • Shrimps, streaky bacon, red onion, mushrooms, mozzarella and sweet chilli mayo
  • BBQ pulled pork $17.90
    • Pulled pork, bacon, jalapenos, mozzarella, red onion and pineapple
  • Chicken supreme $17.90
    • Chicken, mushrooms, bacon, red onion, mozzarella, cranberry, brie and homemade peri peri sauce
  • Hawaiian pizza $15.90
    • Champagne ham, mozzarella and pineapple
  • Veggie delight (V) $17.90
    • Grilled courgettes, mushrooms, bell peppers, mozzarella, olives and basil pesto
MAIN MEALS MAIN MEALS
  • S=Small / L = Large / M = Main / H = Half
  • Seafood chowder L$18.9/S$14.9
    • Fresh seafood including, mussels, prawns, squid and seasonal vegetables, served with garlic bread
  • Fettuccini
  • -Carbonara $21.90
  • -Seafood $23.90
  • -Vegetarian (V) $19.90
  • B.y mussels por (GF) $19.90
    • Dozen. nz green lipped mussels, fresh chilli, tomato, coriander, coconut cream and served with ciabatta
  • Fish and chips $20.90
    • Market fish in monteith's beer batter served with chips, fresh garden salad and tartare sauce
  • The market's catch $$
    • Please ask our friendly staff
  • Pork ribs (1kg) (GF) $24.90
    • Marinated jack daniels BBQ pork ribs, served with hand cut potatoes and fresh coleslaw
  • Lamb shank (GF) M$28.9/H$19.9
    • Lamb fore-shanks, stock of onion, carrots, celery, red wine, fresh herbs, served with mashed potato, vegetable ragout and minted lamb jus
  • Pork belly (GF) $24.90
    • Our backyard style crispy pork belly served with potato puree, apple salad, plum and port wine jus
  • Chicken schnitzel $24.90
    • Served with golden parmesan, chips, a fresh garden salad and a creamy mushroom or peppercorn sauce
  • Surf and turf (GF) $28.90
    • 2 tiger prawns on 250gms of prime sirloin steak served with chips, a side of fresh garden salad and port wine jus
  • 300g steak egg and chips (GF) $26.90
    • 300g Prime sirloin steak prepared to your liking with chips, a fresh garden salad, fried egg and a creamy mushroom or peppercorn sauce
  • Eye fillet (GF) $31.90
    • Succulent 200g eye fillet served with mushroom and potato gratin, wilted spinach and port wine jus
SUPER SIDES SUPER SIDES
  • Side seasonal vegetables $7.00
  • Add to any
  • -Bacon $3.00
  • -Cheese $3.00
  • -Sauce $3.00
    • Mushroom / peppercorn
  • Garlic bread $10.00
  • Curly fries $9.00
    • Served with aioli
  • Crisp cut chips $9.00
    • Served with aioli
  • Steak cut chips $8.00
  • Crispy coated onion rings $7.00
  • Garden salad $7.00
BACKYARD DESSERTS BACKYARD DESSERTS
  • Bread and butter pudding $12.90
    • With whisky caramel sauce, lemon mascarpone and vanilla ice cream
  • B.y rhubarb and apple crumble $12.90
    • Serve with vanilla ice cream
  • Chocolate mousse (GF) $12.90
    • Traditional chocolate mousse served with fresh whipped cream
  • Warm chocolate brownie $12.90
    • Served with vanilla ice cream or fresh cream
  • Crushed pineapple sundae (GF)
    • Served with vanilla bean ice cream and cashew nuts
  • -3 scoops $9.90
  • -2 scoops $6.90
  • Pineapple delight (GF) $20.00
    • To share, loads of vanilla bean ice cream, cashew nuts and crushed pineapple
  • Small cheese plate $32.90
    • To share, brie, camembert, blue and cheddar cheese served with crackers, grapes

Nearby Sample Menus

  • White bean and kale minestrone $16
  • Fried calamari, lemon, aioli $24
  • Penne all’Amatriciana $25
  • Kingfish tail, prosciutto, sage $10 per 100g
  • Farro, fennel, olive, pine nuts $12
  • Garlic, rosemary pizzetta $8
  • Free range Tuscan fried chicken Half $26 Whole $46
  • Chargrilled asparagus, parmesan, olive oil $10
  • FISH $3.50
  • PRAWN & SEASON VEGES, BLACK BEAN SAUCE $12.90
  • PLATE BBQ PORK $7.00
  • SCALLOP BROCCOLI, CELERY BAMBOO SHOOTS $12.90
  • CHICKEN PINEAPPLE CASHEWS $10.90
  • COMBINATION $10.50
  • SCALLOP CHOW MEIN $12.90
  • SPRING ROLL (HOMEMADE) $1.90
  • Roast chicken breast $28.00
    • Black pudding, aged cheddar mash, wild mushroom creamed jus
  • Kitchener salad (V)(GF) $22.00
    • Grilled potato nicoise, soft boiled egg, tomato, bean, olive & red pepper
  • Lord kitchener burger $24.00
    • 200g coarse ground beef patty, iceberg lettuce, tomato, onion rings, cheddar cheese, pickle, relish and chips
  • Mini fish & chips $12.00
  • Scotch egg $14.00
    • cauliflower piccalilli
  • The baldrick $24.00
    • Mushrooms, bacon, caramelized onion & watercress
  • Garlic & herb pizza bread $12.00
  • The cromwell $24.00
    • Pepperoni & 4 cheese
  • Chicken Vindaloo $19.90
    • a classic gang dish
  • Horayali Chicken tikka $14.90
    • chicken marinated with mint and coriander
  • Murg Seek Kebab $14.90
    • minced chicken with garlic and spices thinly wrapped around a skewer and grilled in tandoor
  • Murg Nazakat (Chicken Korma) $19.90
    • chicken cooked in rich gravy of poppy seeds, cashew nuts, khoya and spices
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
  • Chicken Manchurian $17.90
    • lightly buttered chicken fritters smothered in a special Manchurian sauce
  • Gulab Jamun with Ice Cream $8.90
  • Veg Platter $15.90
    • veg samosa, crispy onion pakoda, saunfia paneer tikka
  • Berenjena Frita $15.00
    • Cumin battered eggplant fried & drizzled with honey
  • Costilla de Cerdo a la Cervesa $15.00
    • beer braised pork ribs in spices w caramelised onion, garlic & chorizo
  • Gambas al Ajillo $15.00
    • Prawns w garlic sautéed in olive oil & finished w chilli
  • Crujientes Patatas Fritas Polenta $15.00
    • Rosemary & sea salt infused polenta chips w shavings of manchego cheese & roasted pepper aioli
  • Vieiras $15.00
    • scallop mornay w grilled mozzarella & smoked paprika drizzle
  • Pinchos Morunos con Mojo Picon $15.00
    • Moorish skewers of chicken w a Canary Islands pepper sauce
  • Mini Hamburguesa de Cordero $15.00
    • mini brioche sliders of harissa marinated lamb w a mint yoghurt slaw
  • Paella Balls $15.00
    • chicken, chorizo & prawn riceballs w Romesco sauce
  • Mixed Pancit Guisado $10.90
    • Rice sticks (bihon noodles) mixed with egg noodles (canton), pork, chicken and vegetables
  • Lechonn Kawali Meal $12.90
    • Deep fried bonelesss pork belly served with rice vegetables and soup
  • Pancit Bihon Guisado $10.90
    • Rice sticks (Bihon noodles) mixed with pork, shrimp and vegetables
  • Crispy Pata (2-3 person serving) $25.90
    • Deep fried seasoned pork knuckle served with homemade sauce for dipping
  • Pork Belly Meal $12.90
    • Grilled marinated pork belly served with rice / chips, chopsuey vegetables and soup
  • Buko Pandan Cake / Ube Cake (Purple Yam) / Sansrival (Layered Meringue) S $6.00 / W $60.00
  • Dinuguan Meal $12.90
    • Pork belly cooked in gravy bovine blood and vinegar until tender, served with rice
  • Turon (Banana Jack Fruit Fritter) $3.00
  • Teriyaki Salmon Steak $15.90
    • Pan fried salmon with kaiseki teriyaki sauce
  • Rice $2
  • Sashimi(S) $19
    • 9 pieces of assoted fresh raw fish
  • Yaki Soba $9.90
    • Stir fried noodle with cabbage, onion, carrot
  • Sashimi(M) $29
    • 15 pieces of assoted fresh raw fish
  • All The Following Choices Come With Fries And Salad
  • Japanese Pickle $4.90
    • Traditional Japanese Pickles radish and cucumber
  • Chicken Karage $14
  • Prawn & coriander bunuelos $10.50
    • Prawn fritter with confit garlic and parsley aioli
  • Churros (V) $8.50
    • Deep fried spanish donuts served with a warm, bitter-sweet chocolate sauce
  • Soft goats cheese (V) $10.50
    • With truffled honeycomb and fig rosemary toast
  • Catalan bread (V) $6.50
    • Toasted and rubbed with garlic and fresh tomato
  • Spicy chorizo & parsnip crisp (GF) $8.00
    • Spicy local chorizo sausage and parsnip crisp seasoned with crispy sage
  • Large antipasti platter $28.00
    • A selection of locally sourced meats, cheese and crudite (4 people)
  • Duck parfait $15.00
    • Port glazed duck liver parfait with toast
  • Paella & romesco arancini $9.00
    • Seafood arancini with romesco sauce
  • Inasal Beef $26.00
    • Chargrilled wagyu baguette marinated in lemongrass and annatto served with jus, butternut puree, pandan creme fraiche and atchara (green paw paw pickle)
  • Palayan Rice $16.00
    • Asian style seafood rice with seasonal asian vegetables
  • Longganisa $4.50
    • Grilled wagyu beef mince in peanut sauce and pickled radish slaw served in tortilla
  • Rice $2.50
    • Nanam's special rice
  • Tokwa Lumpia Crepe $14.00
    • Fried tofu, toasted coconut, asian mushrooms, crispy onion, seasonal vegetable, cashew herb pesto
  • Ensalada $9.00
    • Mix green salad with pear and seaweed
  • Adobo Green beans $11.00
    • Green beans in soy truffle mushroom sauce and crispy onions
  • Queso de bola $2.50
    • Smoked edam cheese, carpaccio of wagyu, pickled carrot, chipotle mayo
  • -BLAT with bacon, mesclun, avocado, tomato & aioli
  • -with preserves or spreads $8
  • Creamy garlic mushrooms $15
    • with spring onion garnish served on focaccia loaf
  • Bagels $13
    • either smoked salmon & cream cheese or bacon, pesto and tomato
  • -Falafel Burger, with mesclun salad, & hummus
  • Rice Bowl $12
    • with falafel & seasonal vegetables
  • Caesar salad $16
    • either bacon or chicken: with cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, soft poached egg, anchovies & croutons
  • Eggs Benedict $17
    • Either Bacon, in-house smoked Salmon, or Buttered Spinach served on toasted cheese scone or artisan bread w fresh lemon hollandaise
  • Fatteh Aubergine $12.00
    • yogurt, grilled aubergine, chickpeas, mint, olive oil
  • Mischee Malfouf $15.00
    • savoy cabbage, beef shin, tomato, mint, labneh
  • Knefe $12.00
    • sweet cheese, orange blossom, basil
  • Falafel $15.00
    • pickled turnip, taratour, charred green chilli, coriander
  • Shish Barak $10.00
    • pheasant ravioli, yogurt, mint, pinenuts
  • Arnabeet $12.00
    • fried cauliflower, golden raisins, almonds
  • Hummus $6.00
    • roasted garlic, chickpeas, tahini, paprika
  • Fattouch $8.00
    • tomato, cucumber, sumac, radish, toasted Lebanese bread
  • BBQ Chicken Leg $4.00ea
  • BBQ Pork $6.50ea
  • Pork Hock $8.00ea
  • Pink Taro $2.00ea
  • Flounder $5.00ea
  • BBQ Chicken Back $1.00ea
  • Pork Tortter $2.50
  • Spice Fish $3.00ea
  • -Add marked raclette cheese from the trolley
  • Feeds 4
  • Mix leaves salad (GF)(V) $8.00
    • Chardonnay vinaigrette, shaved grana padano
  • Hot meat platter $135.00
    • Baby chicken, dry aged scotch fillet and bone marrow served with smashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, sourdough and whipped honey butter gravy
  • The flame grilled angus beef burger $21.00
    • Tomato, lettuce, pickles, spicy mustard aioli
  • Grandma's chocolate cake $12.00
    • With candied hazelnut
  • All served with crunchy fries
  • Broccolini and beets (F) $10.00
    • With pumpkin seed, creamy puhoi goat cheese
  • Fries $5
    • With Homemade Egg-Free Lemon Aioli
  • Chocolate Chunk Cookies $4
    • Dairy And Egg Free, Made With Whittakers Dark Chocolate
  • 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
  • Moroccan $12
    • Kumara And Moroccan Spiced Patty, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Cucumber, Tomato Relish, Homemade Egg-Free Lemon Aioli, 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
  • 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
  • Kiwi $12
    • Beetroot And Sunflower Seed Patty, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Gherkin, Mustard, Tomato Relish, On A Toasted Bun
  • Harumaki $5.50
  • Vanilla Ice Cream $3.50
  • Edamame $6.00
  • Donburi $15.90
  • Seaweed Salad $6.00
  • Chicken / Fish / Katsu $18.90
  • Tuna Roll $7.00/$12.00
    • 4 pcs / 8 pcs
  • Salmon Tataki $16.00
The Backyard

The Backyard

location

Address

31 Northcote Road, Hillcrest, Auckland, Auckland, 0627, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 9-419 6299

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

11:30 AM to 10 PM (Mon-Thu, Sun), 11:30 AM to 12 Midnight (Fri-Sat)
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , European , Kiwi , Pizza , Pub Food

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Live Music ,  Pool Table ,  Cash ,  Nightlife ,  Lunch ,  Kid Friendly ,  Seating ,  DJ ,  Shared Plates ,  Cards accepted ,  Pub Quiz ,  Dinner ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
31 Northcote Road, Hillcrest, Auckland, Auckland, 0627, New Zealand