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

  • Platter D $45.00
    • 36 pieces
  • Traditional sushi roll $12/$13 per roll
    • Salmon and avo pineapplem avo and cream cheese surimi tuna vege teri chicken salmon and cream cheese tempura prawn katsu chicken salmon/tuna cream cheese and avo or customise your own (may cost extra- please enquire instore)
  • blue mountain roll $14.00
    • Salmon, surimi, masago, cucumber, avocado, spring onion, sesame seeds, hot sauce
  • Tuna ludus roll $14.00
    • Tuna, cucumber, surimi, avocado, bread crumbs, spicy / wasabi sauce
  • French kiss roll $14.00
    • Salmon, fried prawn, surimi, cream, cheese, masago, avocado, BBQ sauce, wasabi sauce
  • Individual nigiri $2.00/4.50ea
    • Teriyaki chicken katsu chicken spring roll seaweed Eel deep fried prawns salmon deep fried fish avocado ebi deep fried sushi surimi tamago tuna unari
  • Crazy chicken a F$13.50/ H$7.00
    • Surimi, cucumber, avocado, teriyaki chicken, bread crumbs, creamy sauce
  • All black legend $15.00
    • Teriyaki chicken, avocado,pineapple, creamy cheese, sweet spicy sauce, bread crumbs, teriyaki sauce, wasabi sauce, creamy sauce, crunchy noodles
  • Pla See Yeu $24.50
    • Steamed whole snapper with special soy sauce mix
  • Tom Kha (V) $8.50
    • Creamy citrus soup with lemongrass, coconut cream and galangal herb (chicken or prawns)
  • Pad Khing (V) $17.50
    • Stir fried chicken, beef or pork with ginger & spring onion
  • Curry Puffs $8.50
    • Minced chicken with mild curry paste, potato and onion wrapped in puff pastry served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Jungle Curry Goong (no coconut cream) $20.50
    • Thai curry country style with prawns, herbs and seasonal vegetables
  • Yum Seafood $22.50
    • Scallops, prawns, squid, crab sticks and mussels. Seafood mix on bed of lettuce with special complex Thai sauce
  • Krapow Goong $20.50
    • Stir fried prawns with green beans, vegetables and sweet basil
  • Toong Thong $8.50
    • Money bag minced chicken and shiitake mushrooms with water chestnuts within pastry fried fragrant leek served with sweet plum sauce
  • Pepperoni $15.00
    • Homemade sauce Mozzarella pepperoni, mushroom, onion
  • Margherita $12.00
    • Homemade sauce mozzarella, tomato, oregano
  • Mellys special $17.00
    • Homemade sauce, mozzarella onion, capsicum, sausage, ham, pepperoni
  • Chicken BBQ $15.00
    • Homemade sauce mozzarella, chicken, capsicum, moshroom, olives, onions
  • Wedges $7.00
    • Plus sour cream
  • Vegetarian $13.00
    • Homemade sauce, mozzarella onion, olives, capsicum, oregano
  • Chips $7.00
    • with sauce
  • Sashimi Don (Salmon) $18.00
  • Tofu Salad / Chicken Salad / Chicken Karaage (3pcs) $9.00
  • Rice / Side Salad $2.50
  • Tempura Udon $17.00
  • Marinated Seaweed Salad / Green Salad / Steamed Dumpling (8pcs) / Fried Dumpling (8pcs) $7.00
  • Rainbow Roll (6pcs) $14.00
    • Salmon, Eel Fish, Prawn with Avocado
  • 60 pcs $54.00
  • Katsu Udon $16.00
    • Chicken or Pork
  • Empanadas $15.00
    • pastries of beetroot, sweet potato & feta w a chimichurri sauce
  • Costilla de Cerdo a la Cervesa $15.00
    • beer braised pork ribs in spices w caramelised onion, garlic & chorizo
  • 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
  • See our dessert board for today’s choices or try the $14.00
  • Five Platter $70.00
    • Select any 5 Tapas dishes. Ideal for 2 persons for dinner
  • Dessert Platter $15.50
    • ideal for one person wanting a trio of mini desserts
  • Gambas al Ajillo $15.00
    • Prawns w garlic sautéed in olive oil & finished w chilli
  • House salad $16.9
    • Beets, onion, roasted capsicum, feta and tomato tossed through mesclun, cos lettuce seasoned with salt, pepper and olive oil
  • Smoked mushroom N/A
    • Tomatobase, mozzarella, smoked portabella, basil,drizzled with truffle oil
  • The kai moana burger $19.9
    • Pan fried snapper, tempura batter prawns and soft shell crab, tomato red onion house tartare sauce and cos lettuce between an artisan bun s/w house fries and aioli
  • Pasta carbonara $19.9
    • Too good to leave off our menu, chicken, mushroom, bacon, onion in a creamy garlic and parmesan sauce serve with fettuccini pasta and wilted spinach
  • Eggs florentine $17.9
    • On toasted ciabetta topped with grilled portabella, wilted spinach and poached eggs drizzled homemade hollandaise
  • House fries $4.9
  • Crème brule $12
    • S/w berry compote, hazelnut biscotti
  • Big breakfast $24
    • Sausages, eggs, mushroom, hash browns, bacon, tomato and toasted ciabetta
  • Onion Bhaji $5
    • Sliced Onion with curry leaves dipped in chickpeas flour and deep fried
  • Veg Manchuria $12
    • Chopped vegetable balls tossed in green chilli and sauce
  • Fish Capsicum Masala $16
    • Fish, capsicum, curry leaves cooked with fresh ground spices
  • Veg 65 $12
    • Chopped vegetable balls marinated with yogurt, curry leaves and hand ground spices
  • Chana Masala $12
    • Chick peas curry blended with ground aromic houe spices
  • Mutton Family Pack Biryani $35
  • Chicken Hara Bhara $12
    • Chicken cubes marinated with flours eggs, fresh herbs and green herb sauce
  • Lamb Angarey $15
    • Pieces of tender lamb cooked in red chilli paste and onion gravy
  • BBQ Pork (Barbequed pork with steamed rice ) $13.00
    • Marinated in a mixture of seasame oil, soy sauce, black papper, garlic, spicy sauce, onions, ginger and wine
  • Bul Gogi (Barbequed beef with steamed rice) $13.00
    • Marinated in a mixture of seasame oil, soy sauce, black papper, garlic, onions, ginger and wine
  • Pork Cutlets (Pork/ Chicken /Fish ) $13.00
    • Pork or chicken or fish, salad, rice
  • Goon Mandu $6.00
    • Deep fried beef and pork dumplings
  • BBQ Beef Donburi
    • BBQ beef, mixed veges, rice
  • Popcorn Mandu $6.00
    • Deep Fried mul mandu
  • BBQ Pork Donburi
    • BBQ pork (spicy), mixed veges, rice
  • Big Steamed Dumpling $6.00
    • Steamed beef and pork dumplings
  • Heirloom tomato salad, roasted goat feta, asparagus, dukkah $21.50
  • Colcannon $6.00
  • Market fish, vietnamese salad, pickled fish sauce, peanuts $26.50
  • Roasted heirloom tomato $6.00
  • Smoked salmon $7.00
  • Colcannon, corned beef, avocado, red sauerkraut, soft eggs $22.50
  • Lamb fillet, beetroot puree, crisp polenta, tapenade, asparagus $26.50
  • Avocado on 5 grain, pickled beetroot, dukkah, mint, labna $16.50
  • Cheese and tomato with grilled corn and homemade salsa $8.00
  • Slow roasted pulled pork and BBQ $8.50
  • 1/2 kilo chicken wings $10.00
    • Grilled wings smothered in joe's own honey smoked chipotle BBQ sauce
  • Crispy cajun wedges (V) $6.00
    • Crispy wedges lightly seasoned with cajun spice and served with a sour cream dip
  • Cheesy jalapeno bites $6.00
    • Crispy cheese and jalapeno balls served with sour cream dip
  • Chilli nachos $10.00
    • Homemade nachos covered in beef chilli and melted cheese
  • Nachos and dip(V) $5.00
    • Homemade nachos served with a homemade salsa
  • Breads and chips $7.00
    • A selection of breads baked with a smoked papika and jalapeno oil served with a roasted garlic and lemon hummus
  • Red Braised Beef Noodle Soup $14.00
  • Beef Brisket Noodle Soup $13.00
  • Hot Chips $4.00
  • Baked Pork Chop & fried rice/spaghetti $15.00
  • Crumbed Fish Fillet Chicken Fillet Pork Chop shrimp Ramen $15.00
  • Beef Brisket on Rice $13.00
  • Spam & Egg sandwich $5.00
  • Ham Sandwich $4.50
  • 5 - Curry Roll $2.00
  • Steak and Curry Pie $3.00
  • Chicken Pie $3.00
  • Smoke Fish Pie $3.20
  • Butter Chicken Curry $3.00
  • Chicken Dim Sim $2.00
  • 7 - Chicken Drumsticks $1.80
  • Pork Mince Pastry $3.00
  • Manuka fired octopus (DF) $10.50
    • With baby potatoes, chorizo, paprika
  • Dry-aged scotch confit (GF) $37.00
    • With parmesan truffle chips
  • Tabasco brined oyster po boy $24.00
    • Breaded in cornmeal on a tender hoagie with lettuce, tomato, and homemade aioli
  • The flame grilled angus beef burger $21.00
    • Tomato, lettuce, pickles, spicy mustard aioli
  • 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
  • Marinated portobello, roasted red pepper and artichoke (V)(DF) $17.00
    • With olive tapenade and our own parmesan aioli, served on toasted whole grain sourdough
  • Feeds 4
  • Fresh catch market fish (GF) MV
    • Braised fennel & olive, charrel lemon, chive
  • ¼ Roast chicken fries & salad $ 18
  • Eggs on toast $ 10.5
  • Fish and Chips homemade tartare $ 18
  • Cream style mushrooms $ 14
    • with spinach on toast
  • Eggs benedict on potato cakes $ 18
    • with salmon or bacon
  • With either bacon or salmon or spinach & mushrooms $ 14.50
  • Salt and pepper squid salad $ 17
  • Beef Burger $ 17
    • handmade patties cheese salad & fries
  • Heirloom Tomatoes
    • with basil, dukkah, poached egg
  • Portobello Mushroom, Vege Patty, Over Easy Egg, Baby Spinach $12
  • Smoked Bacon With Oven Easy, Cheddar Caramelised Onion, Roket, Chipotle Ketchup
  • With Meat $15
  • With Meat $15
  • Pork And Fennel Sausage, Over Easy Egg, Cheddar, Slaw, Sriracha $12
  • Add Beef $4
  • Meat $3
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