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

  • Fish &lemon sauce $10.50
  • Nasi gorang
    • With meats, veges, rice
  • Chicken nuggets $0.80
  • Crab stick $1.50
  • Welcome special chow mein $12.50
    • With prawns, pork, chicken, steak, cashew nuts, veges
  • Scallop $1.50
  • Donut $1.00
  • -B $46.90
    • Steak & mushroom & veges chop suey, chicken & lemon sauce, prawn fried rice, pork & pineapple & veges, 12 won tons
  • Fried Rice with Egg $15.00
  • Laksa Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken Thigh Noodles $20.00
  • Satay Chicken 4 pcs $10.00
  • Selena Tofu $8.00
  • (prawns without shells on request)
  • Char Kueh Tiaw $15.00
  • Malaysian Rice $15.00
  • Egg and chives $10.00
  • Deep fried tofu $13.80
  • Stir fried Bock Choy with mashed garlic $10.00
  • Chinese cabbage, pork belly and frozen tofu in terrine $15.00
  • Spicy pork mince and bean sprouts with noodles $10.00
  • Mutton and fennel $12.00
  • Fried beef slices with black pepper $13.80
  • Yangchow fried nce $10.00
  • Vegetable $11.50
  • -Medium (500ml) $3.50
  • Steak $15.50
  • -All with Vegetables & White Rice
  • Squid Ring $0.80
  • -With Cheese & Onion $4.50
  • Steak $15.50
  • Chefs Special Seafood $18.50
    • With Squid, Scallops, Prawns, Mushrooms & Cashew Nuts
  • Chicharron with Arepa $7.50
    • Colombian-style deep fried pork belly served with Arepa
  • Yuca $5.00
    • Cassava wedges
  • Picada El Humero (Chef Selection) $30.00
    • A selection of our best meats (beef, morcilla, chorizo and pork) served with cassava and salted potatoes
  • Morcilla with Arepa $8.00
    • Homemade black pudding served with Arepa
  • Salsa Criolla N/A
    • Capsicum and garlic sauce
  • Toston $10.00
    • Large fried green plantain served with your choice of toppings
  • Pinchos - Skewers $9.00
    • Grilled Beef or Chicken skewers with onions and capsicum
  • Chuleta Valluna $22.00
    • 250 grms deep-fried breaded pork schnitzel, traditionally marinated.
  • Ham toastie $3.50
  • On fried rice $2.00 Extra / On white rice $1.00 Extra
  • Combination meats chow mein $54.00
  • Chicken & mushroom & veges / Chicken & pineapple & veges / Pork & mushroom & veges $15.00
  • Egg fu yoong $11.00
  • Chips (minimum) / Fish cake / Paua fritter / Mussel fritter $3.00
  • Special chow mein $16.00
    • With prawns, pork, chicken, steak, cashew nuts & veges
  • Prawns & roast pork fried rice with cashew nuts $54.00
  • Special Dinner for Four to Six (B) $40.00 Per Person
    • Soup - Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup / Main Courses - Combination Seafood Nest / Beef with Capsicum & Black Bean Sauce / Spicy Spare Ribs / Combination Vegetables / Steamed Rice / Dessert - Fruit Salad & Ice Cream / Tea Or Coffee
  • Peking Duck in Two Courses (Pre-order) $65.00
  • Fish Fillet in Peking Sauce $30.00
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $26.00
  • Sliced Hapuka with Five Spices $30.00
  • BBQ Duck $30 Half / $60 Whole
  • Beef in Oyster Sauce $26.00
  • Roast Pork $30.00
  • Goat Saagwala $11.99
  • Goat Curry $10.99
  • Roti (whole Meal) $2.00
  • Goat Madras $11.99
  • Prawn Korma $12.99
  • Garlic Naan $3.00
  • Lamb Madras $12.99
  • Lamb Masala $10.99
  • - medium $14.00
  • Lamb $23.00
  • - large $17.00
  • pide (no cheese)
    • Authentic Turkish Pizza with diced Lamb, Fresh Tomato, Capsicum & Garlic
  • A Choice of Chicken, Lamb or a combination shish; flame grilled, served on Turkish style croutons, smothered in a tomato and red wine sauce, with yogurt and salad
  • - medium $14.00
  • - medium $14.00
  • Vegetarian fritters $17.00
    • Zucchini, carrot and feta fritters served with salad and a minted garlic yoghurt sauce.
  • Chicken Katsu Don (regular/small) $12.00/$ 8.00
    • deep fried chicken cutlet & salad on rice
  • Teriyaki Beef Don (regular/small) $12.00/ $ 8.00
    • teriyaki beef, salad on rice
  • Roll & Nigiri $83.00
  • Vege Tempura Udon $12.00
    • Japanese style noodles & deep fried vegetables with soup
  • Fish Katsu Curry $12.00/$ 8.00
    • deep fried crispy fish & Japanese curry on rice
  • Teriyaki Tofu Salad $10.00
    • teriyaki tofu on salad
  • Pork Katsu Don (regular/small) $12.00/$ 8.00
    • deep fried pork cutlet & salad on rice
  • Pork Katsu Salad $10.00
    • deep fried crispy pork & miso sauce on salad
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice $12.00
  • MUSHROOM AND TARO DUCK SOUP $22.00
    • mushroom, taro with duck, cooked in chicken stock
  • INDONESIA FRIED RICE $15.00
    • fried rice with chicken, shrimps, pineapple and curry powder
  • Garlic beef $8.00
  • FISH HOT PLATE $30.00
    • deep fried whole fish with chef special sauce in hot plate
  • CURRY BEEF BRISKET $18.00
    • tender beef pieces cooked with curry spices
  • MALAYSIAN FRIED VERMICELLI $15.00
    • stir fried vermicelli with Malaysian sambal, oste shrimps, chicken, squid and bean sprouts
  • BAK KUT TEH $20.00
    • pork pieces cooked in Chinese herbs broth till tender served with fried tofu
  • 15 Prawn Fried Rice $13.90
  • 13 Seafood Congee $10.90
  • 4 Fish Ball Noodle Soup $9.90
  • 16 Seafood Fried Rice $13.90
  • 9 Chicken Congee $8.50
  • 10 Beef Congee $8.50
  • 11 Fish Ball Congee $8.50
  • 18 Vegetable Fried Rice $12.90
  • Crispy salt n pepper Calamari. $16.00
    • Served with salad, aioli and lemon
  • Chicken Burger $16.00
    • A juicy chicken patty, bacon and avocado. Served with our tasty fries
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with rocket and parmesan $12.00
    • The original Tony's dish, with a modern twist
  • Fish and Chips. $16.00
    • Golden brown and delicious, served with salad, Tartare and lemon
  • Mushroom Fettuccine (V) $14.00
    • Mushroom fettuccine with a twist, served atop balsamic soaked portabello mushroom.
  • Seafood chowder served with ciabatta $14.00
    • The chowder that keeps them coming back for more... Thick, creamy and loaded with seafood
  • Petite Eye Fillet with your choice of béarnaise, brandy pepper sauce or mushroom sauce $18.00
    • Our ever popular eye fillet perfectly sized for lunch with your choice of our classic sauces, served with salad and fries
  • Beef burger $16.00
    • A proper burger... A big beef patty and all the classic kiwi burger trimmings. Served with fries of course
  • Oriental Chicken Fried Rice $26.00
    • 250g Chicken Breast marinated in lemon grass, fish sauce, ginger and soy, cooked with mushroom, pineapple, egg and shallots into fried rice
  • Main $23.00
  • Republic Slaw $5.50
  • Mexican Caesar Salad $23.50
    • 150g of Mexican spiced chicken on a bed of Crispy Cos lettuce with a light dressing of aioli and anchovies, topped with soft-boiled eggs, crispy bacon, crunchy croutons, roasted tomatoes and parmesan cheese
  • Beef
    • Red Onion, mushroom, tomato, fresh rosemary topped with strips of beef sirloin (cooked rare) marinated in balsamic finished with horseradish cream
  • Vegetable medley $5.50
  • Garden Salad $5.50
  • Fish of the Moment $29.00
    • Fresh fish PAN-SEARED in Mexican spices, tossed with mushroom and spinach served with mash potato and hollandaise sauce
  • NZ BRAISED BEEF CHEEK entrée19.0 main 37.0
    • Herb salad, charred spring onion, chilli, toasted sesame seeds, pickled cucumber, fried ginger gf
  • THYME AND PARMESAN SABLE 17.0
    • Avocado purée, parmesan crisp, balsamic cabernet sauvignon pearls, heirloom tomatoes, deep fried basil v
  • GREEN LEAF SALAD large 10.0 small 7.0
    • Condensed milk dressing, red onion, tomato, compressed cucumber with avocado oil v gf
  • VALRHONA OPALYS WHITE CHOCOLATE PANNA COTTA 17.0
    • Passion fruit, meringue crisps, passion fruit curd, chocolate crumbs, passion fruit jelly gf*
  • PAPPARDELLE PASTA 33.0
    • Oriwa olive oil, fresh herbs, olives, parmigiano reggiano, crushed caramelised tomatoes, sautéed forest mushrooms, chive and truffle crème fraiche, sea salt v
  • COCONUT AND VANILLA QUINOA PUDDING 17.0
    • Toasted coconut, roasted slivered almonds, tawari honey, puffed rice, sesame crisps gf n
  • PAN SEARED AKAROA SALMON 38.0
    • Pumpkin and ginger purée, fennel and caper salad, lemon and ginger dressing, plantain crisps, fresh herbs gf h
  • ROASTED MARKET FISH 38.0
    • Lemongrass crumbs, sea salt potatoes, pimenton spiced cauliflower, tomato and lemon buerre blanc gf h
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