The Merchant in Auckland Menu

BREAD TO START BREAD TO START
  • Pizza Bread $9.5
    • with confit garlic, fresh rosemary, oregano, sea salt & extra virgin olive oil (GF base add $2)
  • Toasted Flat Bread $9.5
    • with roasted garlic, feta walnut dip & za’atar
  • Crostini De Focaccia $8.5
    • with eggplant caponata, whipped ricotta, prosciutto, fried basil & shaved parmigiana
SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - FARM SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - FARM
  • Hickory Smoked BBQ Pork Ribs $12.9
    • with creamy slaw
  • Tandoori Chicken $12.9
    • with lime coriander cream & garlic crisps
  • Prosciutto $12.9
    • with candied bambinella pear & gorgonzola blue
  • Malacca Fried Chicken Tenders $12.9
    • with pineapple & mango chilli sauce
  • Spiced Pork Belly $12.9
    • with pickled red onion & star anise jus
  • Butcher's Platter Half $34.9 Full $54.9
    • a selection from the farm
SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - OCEAN SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - OCEAN
  • Chermoula Spiced Tiger Prawns $14.9
    • with beet curd
  • Fried Soft Shell Crab $14.9
    • with scallion, lime leaf & sticky ginger sauce
  • Miso Cured King Salmon $14.9
    • with fried anchovy, cucumber ribbons & candied lemon
  • Green Lipped Mussels & Clams $14.9
    • with curry leaf, coconut & tamarind
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $14.9
    • with wasabi aioli
  • Fishmonger Platter Half $42.9 Full $65.9
    • a selection from the ocean
SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - GARDEN SMALL PLATES AND PLATTERS - GARDEN
  • Oven Dried Roma Tomatoes $18.5
    • with organic burrata & basil cream
  • Olive & Prosciutto Tapenade $18.5
    • with nodini mozzarella
  • Caramelised Pear & Toasted Walnut $14.9
    • with gorgonzola blue
  • Burnt Broccoli Spears $14.9
    • with puffed red quinoa & feta walnut dip
  • Charred Butternut $14.9
    • with rocket, preserved lemon medley, harissa dressing & za’atar
  • Artisan Platter $44.9
    • a selection from the garden
PIZZAS PIZZAS
  • Margherita (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • vine tomato, fior di latte, fresh basil, mozzarella & chili flakes
  • Butcher (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • chorizo, caramelised onion, salami, mozzarella & feta
  • Carne (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • Debreceni sausage, cured bacon, salami, prosciutto & jalapeño
  • Four Cheeses (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • fior di latte, gorgonzola blue, ricotta & parmesan
  • Mediterranean (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • champagne ham, roasted wild mushrooms, artichokes, black olives, fior di latte & fresh basil
  • Peri Peri Chicken (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • with capsicum, red onion, mozzarella, cucumber & peri peri aioli
  • Quattro (10" / 15") $21.9 / $29.9
    • Margherita, Butcher, Carne, Peri Peri Chicken all on one base (15” base only)
  • Extra Toppings $4.5
SALADS SALADS
  • Tandoori Chicken $20.9
    • with cashew nuts, red onion, tomato, cucumber, mesclun & cumin mint yoghurt dressing
  • Red Quinoa $20.9
    • with charred butternut, cranberries, red onion, pumpkin seeds, balsamic & sherry dressing
  • Caesar $20.9
    • with baby cos, anchovy, bacon, croutons, parmesan & Caesar dressing. Add free range chicken $6.00. Add salt & pepper squid $5.00
  • Israeli Cous Cous $20.9
    • with wild roasted mushrooms, charred butternut, baby turnips, red onion, cucumber, preserved lemon, vine tomatoes, olives & harissa dressing
MAINS MAINS
  • Seafood Tagliatelle $22.5
    • with clams, mussels, garlic, shallots, chilli, rocket, parmesan in a white wine & lemon nage
  • Monteith's Beer Battered Market Fish $24.9
    • with chunky fries, salad & tartare sauce
  • Rocket & Sweet Chilli Glazed NZ King Salmon $30.9
    • with candied mandarin & fennel
  • Fish of the Day $32.9
    • with braised saffron fennel, beet curd, diamond shell clams & red Pernod cream
  • Angus Beef Burger $21.9
    • with lettuce, chilli mustard corn relish, Swiss cheese, pickles, chipotle aioli & fries. Add bacon & egg $5.00. Add GF bun $3.00
  • Tomatillo Bacon Steak Sandwich $22.9
    • with lettuce, pickles, brie, chimichurri mayo & fries
  • Free Range Chicken Burger $21.9
    • with lettuce, Swiss cheese, pineapple mango chilli, green harissa aioli & fries. Add GF bun $3.00
  • Sambal Charred Chicken Breast $26.9
    • with burnt broccoli, pickled onion & mint yoghurt
  • Wild Roasted Mushroom Tagliatelle $22.5
    • with eggplant, butternut, artichoke, parmesan & red pesto cream sauce. Add free range chicken $6.00
  • Hickory Smoked BBQ Pork Ribs $31.9
    • with slaw & wedges
  • Hoisin Braised Pork Belly $28.9
    • with bacon crisps, savoy cabbage, roasted pommes & star anise glaze
  • Harissa Lamb Ribs $31.9
    • with pan roasted loin, orange carrot crème & lemon olive tapenade
  • Savannah 90 day aged Sirloin 300gm $36.9
    • with duck fat potatoes, wilted greens, braised bone marrow & horseradish jus
  • Savannah Angus Eye Fillet 180gm $34.9
    • with duck fat potatoes, wilted greens, braised bone marrow & horseradish jus
A LITTLE ON THE SIDE A LITTLE ON THE SIDE
  • Grilled Butternut Squash $6.5
    • za’atar & tomato confit
  • Pan Roasted Baby Turnips $6.5
    • with greens & chimichurri
  • Burnt Broccoli $6.5
    • with prosciutto & gorgonzola blue
  • Sticky Parmesan House Cut Chips $6.5
  • Fresh Nodini Mozzarella $6.5
    • with rocket, figs & sherry
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • White Chocolate Cream Tart $13.9
    • with hazelnut praline & chocolate foam
  • Mango Parfait $11.9
    • with coconut ginger sorbet & seasonal fruit medley
  • Elderflower Creme Brulee $13.9
    • with fresh raspberries
  • Citrus Cheesecake $13.9
    • with lemon curd, mandarin jelly, candied orange & biscuit crumbs
  • Rum Charred Pineapple $13.9
    • with mint fruit salsa, raisin gelato & pineapple crisps
CHEESE PLATTER CHEESE PLATTER
  • Aorangi Brie/ Gorgonzola Blue (1 cheese / 2 cheeses) $9.9 / $19.9
    • selection of cheese with crackers, crostini sticks, quince paste, walnuts & fruit

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Steak $10.90
  • Prawn $13.90
  • Fillet Steak Oriental $15.90
  • Combination Meat $12.90
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $12.90
  • Savoury Fried Rice $8.90
  • Chicken and Black Bean Sauce $13.90
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken Wings $12.90
  • Chicken tikka masala $ 16.5
    • tender chicken fillets roasted in clay oven, cooked with onions, capsicum and spices.
  • Dal tadka $ 13.50
    • yellow lentils cooked and tempered with a dash of oil, fried spices and herbs.
  • Mango chicken $ 16.5
    • chicken fillets cooked in mango puree with cashewnut and indian herbs.
  • Paneer tikka (8 pieces) $ 12.90
    • cubes of home made cottage cheese marinated in yoghurt, spices and cooked in tandoor.
  • Lemon and pepper chicken $ 16.50
    • indo - chinese style chicken cooked with lemon, pepper and herbs
  • Sweet mango chutney $ 2
  • Mixed leaf salad / onion salad $ 4
  • Indian lounge special naan $ 5.5
  • Tarakihi Fish $ 4.00
  • Chips $ 2.00
    • min
  • Spring Roll $ 1.80
  • Cheese Burger $ 3.00
  • Combination Burger $ 8.00
  • Steak Tomatoes Toasted $ 5.50
  • Hawaiian Burger $ 5.00
  • Corn Battered $ 2.50
  • Dessert $2.00 ea
    • Frozen mango (real fruit / no dairy / no cholesterol)
  • Ugly Bowl (Fried rice or noodle / two choices of meat with salad ) $12.90 ea
    • Chilli beef / sweet & sour pork / chilli chicken / lemon chicken / BBQ pork
  • Ugly Soup $12.90 ea
    • Won ton noodle / seafood noodle / dumpling noodle / chicken noodle / beef noodle / prawn noodle
  • Dim Sum (4 for) $6.95
    • Shu Mai
  • Ugly Noodle $12.90 ea
    • Chicken dried noodle / beef noodle / BBQ pork dried noodle / prawn noodle
  • Dipping Sauce
    • Soy / Vinegar / Chilli
  • Pan fried dumplings $1.10 ea
  • Ugly Burger (Gua Bao) $5.90 ea
    • Pork belly / BBQ pork
  • -Seasonal fruit
  • Brain - booster $14.90
    • Double - dose salmon, edamame, seaweed salad, masago + your choice of sauce
  • -Seasonal special
  • -Avocado $2.00
  • -Seaweed salad
  • Lean - therapy $12.90
    • Prawn, tuna, salad (japanese dressing), double - dose edamame, seaweed salad, cucumber + signature shoyu sauce
  • -White rice
  • -Wasabi mayo
  • Steamed vegetables with ginger soy glaze $8.50
  • Cheese Board $14.50
    • A selection of NZ cheeses served with crackers, grapes and dips
  • Spicy chicken bites (gf) $15.50
    • Chicken thigh bites, lightly coated in rice flour and flash fried, served on fennel & rocket salad
  • Seafood Chowder $13.50
    • Seafood chowder filled with prawns, mussels, squid and garden vegetables, served with rustic bread.
  • Meat Lovers $39.50
    • Deep creek redwood sausages, prosciutto, pulled pork, chicken liver & bacon brandy pate, marinara meatballs, Moroccan lamb cutlets, pickled vegetables, rocket salad, onion jam, tomato relish, fresh toast and crostini
  • Chicken liver, bacon & brandy pate 414.50
    • Home made pate served with cider poached pear, onion jam and crostini
  • Sauteed green beans with grlic butter & almonds $9.50
  • Old no.7 Jack Daniel's bbq ribs $20.00
    • Lunch portion of our famous Jack Daniel's bbq ribs served with chunky fries & coleslaw. Beer match: leprechaun's belle irish red ale
  • Salchichas / Sausage $29.50
    • 4 home made sausages: butifarra; mushroom; chorizo; and chorizo criolla - pear, couscous and sherry sauce
  • Patatas bravas $10.00
    • deep fried potato wedges, spicy tomato sauce, aioli
  • Cheese platter $34.50
    • all of our cheeses with matching accompaniments
  • Jamon serrano $21.00
  • Boquerones (white anchovies) $11.50
  • Cesta crujiente $29.50
    • basket of deep-fried Spanish finger food: croquetas, potatoes, calamari, goat's cheese balls, empanada and dips
  • Jamon de Bellota $44.50
  • Almejas al vapor con apio $13.00
    • steamed Cloudy Bay diamond shell clams, celery, garlic
  • PIE $9.00
    • Salted caramel apple
  • TUNA ‘POKE’ $18.00
    • Cucumber, avocado, sesame
  • MAN O’WAR ‘HOLY STONE’ NOBLE $12.00/ $62.00
    • Sauvignon Blanc. Waiheke Island 2012 (Glass/Bottle)
  • SMOKED BEEF BRISKET $22.00
    • Shredded kale, shaved carrot, bbq dressing
  • “AWESOME FAT BOY” $16.00
    • Beef burger with cheese, pickles, mustard
  • CHILLED SEAFOOD BOARD $32.00
    • Oysters, clams, tuna ‘poke’, mussels & shrimp
  • CLAMS & TUATUA $15.00/ $28.00
    • Steamed in cider, bacon broth
  • Purple slaw, apple dressing $9.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $10.90
  • Tonkotsu Ramen $10.00
  • Tempura $11.90
  • TOASTED SANDWICH $3.90
    • (FROM 3 CHOICES) Ham/Egg/Cheese/Ham/Pineapple/Cheese/Chicken/Tomato/Cheese Bacon/Egg/Cheese >>
  • Plain $8.90
  • (Japanese style noodle soup with topping of choice)
  • Miso Ramen $10.00
    • with corns, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and topping of choice(teriyaki chicken/chicken katsu)
  • Seafood $11.90
  • Souvlaki Lamb Wrap (Cajun, Chili) $11.90
    • Lamb cooked in Cajun spices wrapped in pita bread, served with humus, fresh salad & sauces
  • Margherita (Medium/Large) $11/$14
    • Pizza sauce & mozzarella cheese
  • Lamb & Rice $13.9
    • Lamb with your choice of 3 sauce sauces served with rice & fresh salad
  • Satay lamb and rice $14.50
    • Grilled Lamb marinated and cooked in peanut satay sauce and rice & fresh salad
  • Mixed Wrap (Lamb & Chicken) $10.90
    • Chicken and lamb With choice of 3 sauce wrapped in pita bread & served with fresh salad
  • Mexicana (Medium/Large) $14/$18
    • Salami, bacon, capsicum, jalapeno, chili
  • Hummus Dip
    • With garlic bread
  • Lamp Wrap $10.90
    • Lamb With choice of 3 sauce wrapped in pita bread & served with fresh salad
  • Club Sandwich $19.50
    • Danny’s greatest hit! Served with fries and homemade coleslaw
  • Samosas $9.00
  • Nachos $18.50
    • Tortilla chips topped with melted New Zealand cheddar, salsa, sour cream and beef chilli
  • Battered bluenose fillets $9.00
  • Spicy Chicken Salad $20.50
    • Danny’s blast from the past! Mesculin salad, peppers, carrots, tomatoes, crispy noodles, onions and pulled rotisserie chicken in a homemade satay sauce
  • Steakhouse Fries $7.50
  • Rotisserie Farmyard Chicken $28.50
    • Slightly blackened with creamy mash, peanut slaw and gravy
  • Served with onion rings, fried mushrooms, either steakhouse fries or creamy mash and a choice of the following sauces: Homemade BBQ, Brandy and green peppercorn, Horseradish or Bearnaise
  • DONUT $1.20
  • MUSSELS $1.20
  • Bacon+Egg+Cheese $4.20
  • VEGETARIAN BURGER $9.90
    • Vegetarian Patty, Cheese, Egg, Pineapple, Salad and Aioli
  • BIG FAMILY COMBO ONLY $24.00
    • 6 CHICKEN PIECES; 12 GOLDEN POTATOES; LARGE MASHED POTATO & GRAVY; 1.5 LITRE DRINK
  • STEAK & CHEESE $3.80
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS $4.00
    • Six Pack
  • HASH BROWN $1.00
  • Boiled Chicken $12
    • Served with ginger & green onion
  • Sauteed sweet corn with pine nuts $16
  • Stir-fried bacon & bean curd leaf with bok choy $16
  • Boiled fish with pickled cabbage $24
  • Hot & sour soup $12/$16
  • Sauteed green bean with preserved vegetables & beancurd sheets $16
  • Deep fried $10
  • Stir-fried shelled shrimp $28
    • with egg yolk
  • Parda biryani $24.00
    • Veg or chicken or lamb - layered with basmati rice sealed with a flaky crust (parda)
  • Kolhapuri chicken/lamb/vegge $20.00
    • A super spicy delicacy made with kolhapuri chilli paste
  • Vegan platter (GF) $27.00
    • Combination of samosa, bhel masala corn and garlic mushroom
  • Paav bhaji (veg mash with butterbread) $12.00
    • A mixture of various vegetables boiled, mashed and cooked with a spicy masala, served with butter fried pav
  • Chicken 65 $13.00
    • Spicy deep fried chicken tossed with ginger, mustard and curry leaves
  • Ginger chicken $13.00
    • Batter fried chicken, wok tossed with fresh ginger and soy sauce
  • Brownie sundaee $13.00
    • Layer of fudgy brownie topped with vanilla ice cream and nuts
  • Cheese naan/onion kulcha peshwari naan $5.00
  • Chicken Nuggets 6x $6
  • Bowl of Chips $3
    • Small
  • Scotch fillet served with salad & chips $16
  • Mini Hotdogs 4x $6
  • Cheesy Omelette served with salad & chips $10
  • Nachos $10
  • Seafood Basket $12
  • Seafood Basket $12
    • Mixture of deep fried seafoods w chips
The Merchant

The Merchant

location

Address

219 Don Mckinnon Drive, Albany, Auckland, 0632, New Zealand

phone

Phone

094441076

clock

Opened hours

Mon 11 AM to 11 PM Tue 11 AM to 11 PM Wed 11 AM to 11 PM Thu 11 AM to 11 PM Fri 11 AM to 1 AM Sat 10 AM to 1 AM Sun 10 AM to 11 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Mexican , Pizza , Pub Food

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Live Music ,  Waitstaff ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Nightlife ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Drinks ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Pub Quiz ,  Live Sports Screening ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar ,  Gastro Pub

Location
219 Don Mckinnon Drive, Albany, Auckland, 0632, New Zealand