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

  • John dory, balsamic lentils, cauliflower puree $38.00
  • Butternut & ricotta cannelloni $9.00
  • Rockfeller, grilled with spinach & gruyere crumbs - 3 / 6 $17.00/$34.00
  • Grilled snapper, fried beans, heirloom tomatoes, rouille, broth $37.00
  • Kingfish ceviche, leche de tigre, kumara $19.00
  • Scampi cocktail, avocado, lime, ancho poblano pepper $28.00
  • Add a skewer - luberon spiced lamb leg, prawn & shrimp butter, hapuku with korean chilli & sesame, chicken with sumac $9.00
  • Wagyu carpaccio, pickled & fried potatoes, hezelnut, black garlic $18.00
  • BEEF MOUSSAKA $15.00
    • Minced beef cooked in a rich tomato sauce on a layer of agria potato, eggplant, mozzarella cheese, topped up with bechamel sauce and green salad
  • MEAT LOVERS $15.00
    • Ham, beef steak and bacon served on a barbecue sauce base
  • SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE $15.00
    • Slow cooked beef mince with herbs and Italian tomatoes served with parmesan cheese
  • CHICKEN FETTUCCINE $15.00
    • Creamy sauce, chicken and mushrooms served with parmesan cheese
  • SPINACH FILO PARCEL (V) $15.00
    • Spinach, leak, onion and feta cheese baked between layers of filo pastry, served with a fresh garden salad and a pomegranate dressing
  • GARLIC BREAD PIZZA $7.50
    • Freshly baked garlic bread pizza
  • PEPPERONI PIZZA $15.00
    • Tomato sauce, cheese and pepperoni
  • SEAFOOD FETTUCCINE $15.00
    • Tomato sauce, olives, tuna, mussels and prawns served with parmesan cheese
  • -Egg, avocado, feta $3.00
  • -Roast chicken, roast capsicum, goat's feta & pesto $13.50
  • House made granola (FO) (GF) (V) $12.50
    • Toasted nuts, seeds, coconut & goji with fresh fruit & cashew milk
  • -Tuna aioli, tomato, salad greens $12.50
  • Raw vegan caramel slice $5.90
  • Green chai smoothie bowl (GF) (V) $15.50
    • Chai mix, spinach, banana, filtered water, supergreens, nuts & seeds
  • Mango smoothie bowl (GF) (V) $14.50
    • Mango, banana, cashews, filtered water, nuts & seeds
  • -Cacao, lemon Slice $7.90 / Whole $15.50
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Toasted bap topped with house made hollandaise with either:
  • Creamy Mixed Grain Rissotto $ 19
    • Winter greens, spiced cauliflower, cauliflower puree, parmesan & ricotta.
  • Almond Waffles $ 19.5
    • Nutella mousse, caramalised banana, caramel dolce, candy almonds & chocolate crumb.
  • – manuka smoked bacon $ 18
  • Egg $ 2.5
  • Creamy Mixed Mushrooms $17.5
    • Poached egg, sun-dried tomato pesto, parmesan & ciabatta.
  • Bratwurst $ 5
  • – Add manuka smoked bacon $ 2.5
  • Plain fried rice $11.00
  • Meat $2.00
  • Seafood fried rice $18.00
    • With scallops, prawns, mussel, crab sticks & cashew nuts
  • Hot dog $2.00
  • Hot chicken roll $4.50
  • Seafood special chow mein $18.00
    • With veges, scallops, prawn, fish, mussel, crab stick & cashew nuts
  • Steak fu yoong $12.50
  • Prawn fried rice $16.00
  • (Gamjatang) [Pork Backbone soup]
  • (M) $45.00
  • 2. Beef Teriyaki $12.00
  • odengtang $30.00
    • (broiled fish paste casserole)
  • bossam (Chinese cabbage wraps with pork)
  • 1. Edamame $6.00
    • Steamed Soybean seasoned with salt
  • (Haemul Jim)[The Braised Spicy Seafood]
    • Many different seafood including squid, octopus, crab, and various sea-shell
  • bibimbap $13.00
    • (steamed rice served with vegetables and sometimes meat to mix in the bowl at the table)
  • Toasted Sisig Seafood Sushi $18.00
    • Grilled pulled snapper, prawn & arrow squid, tuna & salmon, buffalo yoghurt, toasted nori sesame rice
  • Nasi Goreng $22.00
    • Free range chicken thigh & fried rice, Asian spice and vegetables, egg, chili peanut sauce
  • Steamed Japanese Rice $4.00
  • Grilled Buffalo Haloumi $18.00
    • And port wine beetroot, chili onion jam, butter bean hummus, caraway pide toast
  • Mahy Farmed Lamb Rump $25.00
    • Roasted gourmet baby potatoes, baby spinach, braised mixed grains, salsa picante, red wine jus
  • Hot Lade Chowder $18.00
    • Crispy prawn roll, smoked salmon, salsa verde & picante bruschetta
  • Parmesan Potato Gnocchi $20.00
    • Young mozzarella, roasted vine tomato, citrus chilli-eggplant, rocket cashew pesto
  • Chiko's Crispy Pata Pork Knuckle $32.00
    • With garden salad, tom yum, fragrant rice, coco shrimp paste, peanut sauce
  • Java Beef Salad $17.50
    • Marinated sliced beef, sweet chilli pineapple & celery on green salad served with java vinaigrette
  • - Toasted bagel served with cream cheese, fresh tomato & avocado $10.90
  • Please ask our server for today's special
  • Medium Portion $14.90
  • Omelettes $15.50
    • Served with toast & your choice of 3 fillings: Ham, cheese, tomato, onion, mushroom, baby spinach, bacon
  • Thai Chicken Curry $17.50
    • Authentic green curry served in a bowl with a tower of jasmine rice
  • Bagel
  • Turkish Chicken Salad $17.90
    • Chicken breast marinated in yogurt, paprika, cumin & lemon juice, seared & served in warm pita pockets over mixed salad greens
  • 1.5L Drink $3.50
  • Creamy Chicken
    • onion / chicken / mushroom / mayo swirl
  • Pulled BBQ Pork
    • onion / pulled pork / capsicum / mushroom / bbq base sauce
  • Spicy Paneer
    • onion / cottage cheese / tomatoes / butter sauce
  • Potato Bites $3.90
  • Supreme
    • onion / pepperoni / ham / bacon / mushroom / capsicum / pineapple
  • Pulled Spicy Pork
    • onion / pulled pork / capsicum / jalapenos / peri peri sauce [available in Glen Innes, Flatbush and Mangere stores only]
  • Hot Chilli Chicken
    • onion / chicken / capsicum / tomatoes / jalapeños / hot chilli sauce
  • Classic Chicken (Burger/Combo) $7.90/$11.90
    • chargrilled fresh chicken tenderloins,mayo,salad and tomato relish
  • Lamb Rice Flame (Kebab/Combo) $12.00/$14.90
  • Vegetarian Grill (Burger/Combo) $7.90/$11.90
    • homemade vegetable loathe, béarnaise sauce, mayo salad & tomato relish
  • Classic Beef (Burger/Combo) $7.90/$11.90
    • chargrilled prime ground beef,mayo,salad and tomato relish
  • Beef Kebab Pita (Kebab/Combo) $10.00/$13.90
  • BBQ Chicken (Burger/Combo) $8.90/$12.90
    • chargrilled fresh chicken tenderloins,melted cheese,mayo,salad and tomato relish and BBQ sauce
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips (Burger/Combo) $5.00/$7.90
  • Falafel (Burger/Combo) $7.90/$11.90
    • mixed vegetable pattie, mayo salad & tomato relish
  • RAJMA CHAWAL $8.90
  • SEV PURI $9.50
  • SAMOSA $1.50
  • EXTRA SAMBHAR BOWL $2.50
  • PUNJABI THALI $14.50
    • SHAHI PANEER, SEASONAL VEGETABLES, DAL MAKHANI, RICE, NAAN, RAITA, SALAD, PICKLE, PAPAD & SWEET
  • DAHI BHALLA $6.80
  • CHANNA MASALA $7.00
  • PAPDI CHAAT $6.80
  • -Meat $19.00
  • Pork Chop Egg Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Pineapple Fried Rice $17.00
  • Combination Egg Noodle Soup / Seafood Egg Noodle Soup / Chicken Egg Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Fresh Spring Roll Set $6.00/ 2ea
  • Combination Rice Noodle Soup / Seafood Rice Noodle Soup / Chicken Rice Noodle Soup / Beef Rice Noodle Soup $11.00
  • Pork Chop with Egg and BBQ Prawn on Rice $17.00
  • Stir Fried Chicken with Vermicelli / Stir Fried Beef with Vermicelli / Stir Fried Pork with Vermicelli / Spring Roll with Vermicelli $13.00
  • All our pizzas are prepared with a homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmesan and fresh garden herbs on a thin gourmet crust.
  • Angus Beef Burger $21.00
    • With bacon, Swiss cheese, béarnaise sauce and fries.
  • Fish & Chips or Chicken Tenders & Chips $9.50
  • Soup of the Day $13.00
    • With toasted bagel stick - see blackboard.
  • Bircher Muesli $13.00
    • With poached fruit.
  • Fresh Beer Battered Fish and Chips $24.00
    • with salad and homemade tartare sauce
  • Sunderland $24.00
    • Chorizo, caramelised onion, roasted peppers, sour cream.
  • Spinach $3.00
  • Pho Bo/Pho Ga $18.00
    • Delicious Hanoi style noodle soup with tender NZ beef or chicken.
  • Chef's Special POA
    • Ask our staff to see what's our special dish.
  • Bo cuon la cai $16.00
    • Charcoal BBQ beef sirloin steak rolls. With pineapple, fresh herbs and Vietnamese greens.
  • Nem ran $9.00
    • Crispy fried spring rolls with prawn, pork, vermicelli noodles, vegetables.
  • Bo Tai Chanh $19.00
    • Rare BBQ beef salad. With fresh Vietnamese herbs, mung beans, red onions, greens, garlic croutons, roasted sesame, peanuts, fresh chilli & lime
  • Nom dau phu $19.00
    • Crispy tofu, chargrilled Portobello mushroom, greens, fried shallot, peanuts, sesame & tamarind sauce.
  • Bo Tai Chanh $18.00
    • Rare BBQ beef salad. Fresh Vietnamese herbs, vegetables, salad greens, garlic croutons, roasted sesame, peanuts, fresh chilli & lime.
  • Nom xoai vit nuong $24.00
    • Charcoal BBQ duck breast, on a bed of mango and salad greens.
  • Mediterian lamb koftas GF $19.00
    • served with cumin spiced yogurt, buckwheat, quinoa, harissa, seasonal greens, and seeds
  • Peri-Peri chicken Burger $15.00
    • Grilled chicken with bacon crispy lettuce smoked bacon chutney and chipotle mayo add rustic fries or polenta chips $5.00
  • Twisted granola (GF) $14.00
    • with Greek yogurt, fruit, berry compote and goji berries
  • Big Daddy Breakfast $22.00
    • Bacon, pork, and fennel sausages, black pudding, grilled chorizo, any-style eggs, wild forest mushrooms, slow-roasted vine tomatoes with pesto + ricotta whip on toast
  • Wilted Spinach
  • Grilled halloumi
  • Best ugly bagels $16.00
    • the classic, manuka smoked salmon, red onion caper berry + cream cheese whip
  • Mr.Benne $19.00
    • Poached eggs, potato croquettes, baby spinach, beetroot puree and a lime + mustard hollandaise plus your choice of bacon, salmon, chicken kara-age or wild forest mushrooms and halloumi
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