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

  • -egg rice $6
  • Prawns chettinadu $13.99
    • Prawns cooked in chettinad spices
  • Lamb chettinad $13.99
    • Lamb cooked in authentic chettinad spices
  • Lamb khorma $13.99
    • Lamb cooked in cream and cashew nut gravy and tempered in indian spices
  • Prawns malabari $13.99
  • -jeera rice $6
    • Basmati rice flavored with cumin
  • Mutton biriyani $12.99
  • -ghee rice $6
  • New York's Finest $60.00
    • 1 pepperoni pizza, 1 cheese pizza, 8 knots, 1.5 soda
  • Pepperoni Wheel $5.00
    • Pepperoni and mozzarella wrapped
  • Large 18'' Pepperoni $30.00
    • Real New York pepperoni
  • Queens Meal $39.00
    • 1 pepperoni pizza, 6 knots, 1.5 soda
  • Large 18" Sausage $31.00
    • Italian style sausage
  • Pepperoni, Extra Cheese $5.00 ea
  • Large 18'' Cheese $25.00
    • Sal's legendary sauce and premium Wisconsin mozzarella
  • Sausage, Chicken, Meatball $6.00 ea
  • Kransky Sausage $3.50
  • Smoked Salmon $22.00
    • with cream cheese, red onion and capers
  • Smoked Salmon $4.00
  • All pizzas are served with our homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella N/A
  • Bacon and Mushroom Fettuccini $18.50
    • served in a creamy white wine and parmesan sauce
  • Add Bacon $3.50
  • Fries $7.00
    • served with homemade aioli and tomato sauce
  • Pumpkin and Pine Nut Fettuccini $18.00
    • served in a creamy roasted pumpkin sauce, topped with toasted pine nuts & parmesan
  • -Garlic & White Wine (GF) $17.90
  • Seafood Chowder with Mussels, Prawns & Squid Served with Toasted Focaccia Bread S $13.50 L $17.90
  • Fish Bites Served $19.80
    • with Tartare Sauce
  • Garlic Bread - Made $10.50
    • with Locally Sourced Baguette
  • with Mild Yellow Curry Sauce S $7 L $10
  • Salt 'n' Pepper Squid S $12.50 L $19.50
    • with Tartare Sauce & Coconut Coriander Sauce
  • Seafood Platter S $28.50 L $53.50
    • A Mixed Platter of Kai-Moana Including Prawns, Curried Mussels, Calamari, Beer-Battered Gurnard & Hot Akaroa Salmon Served with Dips
  • A Dozen Sticky Pork Short Ribs Drizzled $25.50
    • with a Sweet Hickory Sauce
  • #3 $5.00
    • Fish; Hot Dog; Chips
  • Sea dog $3.80
  • Cheese & Onion $3.00
  • Bacon $3.50
  • Egg $3.20
  • Chips $2.00
  • Bacon & egg $4.80
  • Sausage Meal $7.99
    • Includes: Toast, Chips or Hashbrowns, Two Eggs & Sausage
  • brown butter popcorn, porcini, truffle salt $5.00
  • letter series b $12.50
  • green beans, olive butter, almonds
  • profiteroles, biscuit top, jumping goat infused cream, warm caramel $12.00
  • smoked fish, creme fraiche, turkish pide $11.00
  • Mezze
    • harissa spiced hummus, beetroot dip, olives & feta, pickles, spiced nuts, vegetables, selection of bread
  • breads, smoked butter, spread $8.00
  • add chicken $20.00
  • Steamed Prawn Dumplings w/Chive
  • BBQ pork Pastry
  • Steamed BBQ pork bun
  • Deep fried Squid
  • Steamed beef rice rolls
  • Turnip cake
  • Fried Shrimp rice rolls
  • Coconut Jelly
  • Duck Breast, Prune, Walnut, Apple, Celery and Parsnip Boneless Rack of Lamb, Cucumber, Mint, Pistachio, Ras El Hanout Market Fish, Cuttlefish, Capsicum, Chorizo and White Beans Roasted Fillet of Beef, Watercress, Mustard, Pommes ‘Mousseline’ $ 39.9
  • Curious Croppers Tomato Salad with Basil and Shallot Jersey Benne Potatoes with Bracu Garden Mint Butter Local Leaves, Salad Cream, Radish and Croutons $8.90
  • This is a sample menu, dishes may change with the seasons.
  • Market Sashimi, Pickled Cucumber, Puffed Rice, Soy and Coriander NZ Scampi, With Bacon, Sweetcorn, Potato and Leek Velouté Goats Cheese Stuffed Zucchini Flower, Tomato and Basil Pesto Venison Carpaccio, Beetroot, Horseradish, Potato. $22.90
  • Risotto of Faro & Lentils $32.90
    • Homemade Falafels and Goats Cheese
  • Potato Pizza $26.00
  • Chicken Soup with baby octopus
  • Popcorn Chicken $32.00
  • Tofu & Kimchi
    • stir fried kimchi
  • Pork Meaty soft Bone
  • Soft Bone Chicken
  • Sweet Belly Stew
    • pork belly & squid & bean sprouts
  • Pork Bone Soup
  • Almond & freeze dried plum muesli $12.00
    • with Greek yogurt & berry chia compote
  • Bowl of fries $7.50
    • with aioli & tomato sauce
  • Big Breaky $21.00
    • crispy bacon, sausages, 2 eggs, 2 hash browns, tomato, sauteed mushrooms, toast
  • Kumara Rosti Stack $18.00
    • with smoked salmon & poached egg & hollandaise
  • Soup of The Day $12.00
    • Thai Pumpkin w coriander coconut sambal
  • Creamy Mushrooms on toast $18.00
    • with bacon parmesan & garlic crumbs
  • Bowl of fries w aioli & tomato sauce $7.50
  • Chicken Nuggets 6 $8.50
    • with fries & tomato sauce
  • Extra (Cheese, Egg,) $1.00
  • Banana Fritter $1.20
  • Pack (1) $11.00
    • Fresh Fish, 2 Chicken (piece), 5 Potato Fritters, $2 Chips
  • Extra (Tomato, Onion, Pineapple) $0.70
  • Chips $2.00
  • Chicken & Cheese Burgers $4.50
  • Chips $2.50
  • Paua Fritter $1.70
  • Tea $4
  • Garlic Bread $5
  • Chilli Coriander Prawns $19
    • seared, with Green Leaf Salad
  • Salmon Fish Cakes $15
    • served with Green Salad, Lemon and Seacow Tartare Sauce
  • Smoked Fish Salad served with Garlic Bread $10
  • Blackboard Specials from $3
  • Grilled (Snapper/Blue Cod/John Dory/Salmon) and Chips $19.50
    • served with Lemon and Seacow Chilli Jam
  • Greek Salad (Tomato, Cucumber, Feta, Green and Black Olives) $8
  • Pork $10.50/$13.50/$17.50
    • small/medium/large
  • Sauce
    • mint, apple, horse, radish, BBQ, mayonnaise, sweet, chilli
  • Long rolls and sandwiches served with your choice of roast meat or bolognese, also served with your choice of salad and sauce
  • Vegetarian $7.50/$9.50/$12.50
    • small/medium/large
  • Sandwiches $4.90/$5.50
    • /Lamb
  • Potato and & Gravy $5.00/$7.00/$9.50
    • small/medium/large
  • Salad
    • lettuce, tomato, onion, carrot
  • Bolognese $10.50/$13.50/$17.50
    • small/medium/large
  • Beer Battered Bluff Oysters N/A
    • with bloody mary shots
  • Bread & Dips $13.5
    • Warm Ciabatta with Olive Oil, Balsamic Reduction, Hummus & Dukkah Spice
  • Sriracha Chicken Bites $14.5
    • sous vide chicken thigh with our spicy sriracha sauce & blue cheese aioli
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $10
    • with lemon & aioli
  • Oregano & Mead Wine Slow Roasted Goats Leg N/A
    • with a Bulgur Wheat, Walnut & Pomegranate Salad & Goats Cheese Dressing
  • Eye Fillet Beef Takaki N/A
    • with Udon Noodles, Lemon Soy Dressing, Spring Onion, Chilli & Sesame
  • Braised Lamb Shoulder Croquette N/A
    • with buttered carrot purre, minted peas, crumbled feta & mint red wine jus
  • Cured Salmon Gravlax N/A
    • with basil wasabi panna cotta, blood orange gel & crispy salmon skin crackling
  • Grilled tomato
  • BIG BREAKFAST $19.50
    • eggs any style streaky bacon, sausages, mushrooms, hash brown & grilled tomato & baked beans
  • Avocado
  • Chicken nuggets, fries, and sauce $10.50
  • TOASTED BREAD $8.50
    • choice of bread, bagel w cream cheese preserve
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00
    • w streaky bacon & spinach
  • PORRIDGE $12.50
    • banana, cinnamon, honey and milk
  • BLAT $18.50
    • bacon lettuce avocado and tomato w fries
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