The Old Mill Cafe in Waikato Menu

BREAKFAST MENU BREAKFAST MENU
  • Bach Breakfast $20
    • Free Range Bacon & Eggs, Homemade Hash, Kransky, Roast Tomato & Grain Toast $20. With Pork Belly $24.50
  • Spanish Baked Eggs $16
    • in Spiced Tomato & Capsicum Sauce, Feta & Cannelleni Beans. add chorizo $19.50 add Bread extra $3.50
  • Sour Eggs $10.50 Add Bacon $15.50
    • 2 Free Range Eggs poached, scrambled or fried on House Baked Sour Dough Toast
  • Roasted Field Mushrooms $18 add Bacon $15.50
    • rocket, parmesan on toasted ciabatta lightly drizzled with creamy Dijon mustard sauce
  • Mills Benny $18.50
    • served on toasted Ciabatta w either Bacon or House Smoked Salmon topped w poached Eggs & Hollandaise
  • Eggs Florentine $16
    • Homemade Hash topped with Spinach, poached Eggs & Hollandaise with bacon $19.50 with house smoked salmon $22
  • Pancake Stack $16.5 add bacon $20
    • served with maple, grilled Banana, Berries & cream.
  • Mills Home made Muesli $14.50
    • with dried fruits, nuts and seeds drizzled with honey served with yoghurt, berries and fruits
  • House Baked Breads $6.50
    • w preserve/spread of the day or with creamy brie, salad greens and chutney
  • House Baked Breads $15.50
    • with brie, salad greens & chutney
LUNCH MENU LUNCH MENU
  • Seafood Chowder $20
    • fish, prawns, mussels, shrimps, scallop, crusty bread
  • Spiced Terrikihi Wrap $18.50
    • crunchy slaw, mango chutney
  • Old Mills renowned Thai Prawn Curry $20
    • King Prawn, jasmine rice.
  • Risotto of the Day $24 Vegetarian $22
    • with prosciutto, parmesan and rocket, drizzled with Truffle Oil $24 (Vegetarian $22)
  • Aglio Olio Spaghetti $20
    • with Cloudy Bay Clams, chilli, garlic, parsley, olive oil & Italian parmesan
  • Fresh Fish of the Day $25
    • Waikato Brew Beer Batter, Agria chips, House tartare
  • Free Farmed Asian Pork Belly with Apple Slaw $25
    • served on Caramel Sherry Sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $15.50
    • on salad greens with dipping sauces
  • Scallop, Prawn, Parmesan & Prosciutto Salad $20
    • with a citrus & caper vinaigrette$22.50
  • Beef Sliders $18
    • Beef Patty, House beetroot chutney, Aged Gouda cheese, bacon, garlic aioli & salad greens
  • Fabulous cabinet Selection N/A
    • Tarts, Quiches, Pies, Pizza, Cakes, Slices and Biscuits

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Onion Rings $6
  • Monteith’s Beef Pie $12
    • the Helm homemade pie. baked golden pastry filled with braised beef marinated in Monteith’s Original, served on garlic mashed potato and minted peas
  • -Chicken $22
  • Warm Roast Vegetable Salad (GF)(DF) $12
    • Medley of spiced roast vegetables with baby spinach, cashews, grilled halloumi
  • -Salmon $24
  • -Classic $16
  • (GF): Gluten Free on request / (DF): Dairy Free on request
  • Salmon $8
  • Popcorn chicken *gf
    • Corn chip coated chicken strips
  • Margarita pizza
    • Tomato pizza sauce + cheese
  • Chicken celebration bowl $22
    • Tumeric & spice chicken thigh + roast chick peas + pumpkin + dukkah avo + mixed leaves + herb labne + almonds
  • Milk chocolate marquise $13
    • Ghana ganache + macaron + almond praline + berry mascarpone +Cookie crumb
  • ½ Avocado $4
  • Eggs Benedict $18
    • Two poached eggs + house made potato hash + smoked salmon + salsa verde + hollandaise
  • Vanilla + ginger kiss cheesecake $12
    • Chai spiced plums + brandy snap
  • Seafood chowder $22
    • A Redoubt classic w/ Volare baguette + Whitestone smoked butter
  • Hotpots $10.50
    • see our specials board for today's flavours
  • Soup of the day $11.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Classic toasted club sandwich $11.50
    • double layered with ham off the bone, cheese, pineapple, lettuce, tomato, Umu capsicum sauce and aioli
  • Spicy Pork Roll $12.50
    • homemade pork pattie, spicy slaw and greens in a bread roll
  • UMU antipasto platter $22.50
    • olives, lemon and rosemary feta, marinated mushrooms, mushroom pate, hummus, garlic ciabatta and lavosh crisps
  • Fish and chips $22.50
    • fresh local fish of the day pan-fried with oven baked beer battered chips, salad greens and aioli
  • Chicken, mushroom and green pea fettuccine $17.50
  • Side salad $5.50
  • Slow braised pork belly, pickled beetroot puree, wilted greens, jus $21
  • Crispy potatoes, garlic aioli, fresh chives $9
  • Blanched edamame beans, crushed sea salt $6
  • Mac'n'cheeni, panko crumbed macaroni and cheese, Gruyere, aged cheddar and mozzarella, spiced tomato ragu $17
  • -One Choice $14
  • Lemongrass marinated free range corn fed chicken thigh, kale, cucumber and mango slaw, coconut and lime dressing $26.50
  • -Lemon meringue pie, lemon curd, blueberries, biscuit crumb, Italian meringue $9.50
  • -Three Choices $36
  • Acai bowl with coconut yoghurt & fresh fruit (vegan) $14.00
  • Vietnamese pork belly salad with rice noodle & chilli caramel $18.00
  • Free range eggs on ciabatta $10.00
  • Additional sides $4.00
    • Eggs/ tomatoes/ mushroom/ kransky/ avocado/ hash brown
  • Chicken Donburi $15.00
  • Salmon hash with house smoked salmon, fried potato, poached egg, capers & salsa verde $18.00
  • Granola honey puffs with yoghurt, mousse & strawberries $13.00
  • Breakfast taco with crispy potato, chorizo, fried egg & Mexican crema $14.00
  • Organic chicken liver pate $14.00
    • Relish & toasted ciabatta
  • Beach blanket (V)
    • Mozzarella cheese, tomato & basil
  • Shore bird
    • Chicken, cranberry & brie
  • Pulled pork sliders $16.00
    • Apple slaw
  • -Fresh fish bites & fries $12.00
  • Fresh coromandel mussels $18.00
    • Thai coconut cream & toasted bread
  • "Crateofries" $8.00
    • Chunky fries, aioli & tomato sauce
  • Beachcomber $45.00
    • Fresh coromander mussels, salt & pepper squid, manuka smoked salmon, beer battered fresh fish, salad, lemon & toasted bread (for 2)
  • Cheese Mouse trap $5.00
  • Muffin $4.00
  • Fresh Baked Cookie $3.00
  • Soup of the day $8.00
  • Ploughman Sandwich $6.00
  • Homemade Stew $10.00
  • Scone $3.50
  • Beef and Ale Pie $6.00
  • Panini $12.90
    • Chicken or Bacon with Chutney and Salad
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Banana, Bacon, Maple Syrup with Berries and Cream
  • Nachos $13.50
    • Beef and Tomato with Corn Chips and Sour Cream
  • Open Steak Sandwich $15.90
    • Grilled Scotch Fillet, Egg, Caramelized Onion, Mushroom, Tomato and Chips
  • Beef Burger $15.90
    • Beef Burger with Bacon and Egg, Chips and Salad
  • Toastie Sandwich $7.90
    • Choose 3 fillings: Ham, Cheese, Pineapple, Mushroom, Tomato
  • Eggs Benedict With Wood Smoked Salmon $16.90
  • Hot Cakes $13.50
    • Banana, Bacon, Maple Syrup with Berries and Cream
  • Seasonal vegetables of the day $7.00
  • Our chefs can alter our dishes to suit dietary requirements, please advise your wait staff
  • Bistro chunky chips roasted and tossed in rosemary & sea salt with garlic aioli $7.00
  • Beef $18.00
    • House smoked eye fillet of beef with carrot and cucumber kimchi served with fresh peach, chilli peanuts and vanilla spiced red pepper reduction
  • Chicken Salad $28.00
    • Lightly spiced tandoori chicken breast served on Bistro garden salad mix with cucumber, radish, cabbage & carrot slaw, cherry tomatoes and avocado finished with seeds, coconut and cashews
  • Gluten Free Bases available $3.00
  • Chocoholic $12.00
    • Belgian chocolate molten cake, decadent pistachio, walnut & dark chocolate brownie & white chocolate mousse with carrot, cardamom & orange emulsion
  • Pork $33.00
    • Crispy skin pork belly on an Agria potato, seeded mustard & ham hock gratin with a fragrant Summer garden slaw, a green apple & ginger vinaigrette and a mandarin emulsion
  • 7 - 1 pm
  • Salmon on toasted ciabatta or hashbrown $17.50/$19.50
  • Homemade toasted grain cereak with black doris plums and yoghurt $10
  • Toasted ciabatta with marmalade, Jam or Promite $6.50
  • hashbrown/Smoked salmon
  • Free range Poached/Scrambled eggs on toasted ciabatta $9.50
  • Oat or rice Perridge with stewed fruit and brown sugar $10
  • Cinnamon french toast with bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup $17.50
  • PANEER KADAI $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked in special spices and herbs with tomatoes, pepper and onion gravy
  • CHANA MASALA $14.00
    • Chickpeas cooked in onion tomato gravy with aromatic spices
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN $20.00 (half) $11.00
    • Whole chicken marinated with Yogurt, Indian Spices and herbs and then cooked in Tandoor Oven (full)
  • CHICKEN MADRAS $16.00
    • Diced chicken cooked in coconut cream and coconut powder, capsicum and onion gravy
  • ICE-CREAM(VANILLA) $4.00
  • PESHWARI NAAN $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with dried fruits, nuts and cocOnut
  • KUCHUMBER(CHOPPED INDIAN SALAD) $6.00
    • Diced onions, tomatoes, cucumber, coriander…
  • BHUNA GOSHT $17.50
    • Diced lamb cooked in special spices, herbs, onion and tomatoes in thick gravy
  • Dunes gourmet burger $17.50
    • ground eye fillet, beetroot, onion jam & all the trimmings(VGO)
  • Steak, egg & chips $20
    • w 300g Rump steak(GFO)
  • Double baked pork spare ribs $19
    • BBQ sauce, fries & garden salad
  • Big beach breakfast $19.50
    • bacon, tomato, sausage, hash browns, free range eggs, grain toas(GFO)
  • Tempura battered fish & chips $18.50
    • tartare sauce, green salad
  • Arancini (crumbed risotto balls) $17
    • w spinach and mushroom, rocket and pesto
    • Although we do our best to satisfy the requirements of guests w allergies, we are not a gluten or allergen free facility. (V) – vegetarian, (VGO) – vegetarian option available, (GF) – gluten free, (GFO) – gluten free option available
  • Bacon & eggs $14
    • free range eggs your way, poached, scrambled or fried(GFO)
  • Semifreddo $16.00
    • A dual-layered ice cream with a distinct Zealong tea-infused layer. Please ask your waitor for today's semifreddo flavour combination
  • Tuna $16.00
    • Seared tuna atop a nori dressing, served with orange, crispy shallots, asparagus and coriander
  • Eye Fillet $39.00
    • Hereford Prime eye fillet with truffle potato, mushroom gratin, and brocolini finished with jus
  • Caponata $28.00
    • Onion pakora atop aubergine, tomatoes, olives and baby spinach finished with pine nuts and herb dressing
  • Chicken Curry $34.00
    • A spiced coconut chicken curry with fragrant jasmine rice, accompanied by a poppadum and a cucumber raita
  • Chicken Liver $14.00
    • A creamy chicken liver parfait, accompanied by crispy croutons and gherkins
  • Aubergine Bruschetta $10.00
    • House-made pickled aubergine atop citrus hummus on lightly toasted sourdough finished with fresh herbs
  • Zealong Aromatic Pannacotta $13.00
    • Zealong Aromatic tea and vanilla bean set cream topped with a passionfruit coulis
  • Steak Eggs & chips/steak chips & salad $18.50
  • Ham Cheese & pineapple $4.90
  • Seasoned Wedges $5.20
  • Chicken nugget $0.80
  • Fish $4.00
  • Honey Soy Chicken, chips and salad 600ml bottle Pepsi range $12.80
  • Seasoned Wedges with Bacon & cheese $9.50
  • Nachos $8.50
  • Pepper squid salad with zesty dill dressing and fresh tomatoes $16
  • Variety of Pastries, Croissants, Pan and Raisins Chocolatines and Apple turnovers From $3.5 to $5
  • Homemade tartare, aioli or mayo $1
  • Beer battered or pan fried fish burger with lettuce, cucumber, tomato and homemade tartare sauce $19
  • Fresh Coromandel mussels with white wine, dill and garlic served with fries or sourdough bread $20
  • Fresh fish taco (2) with homemade salsa, shaved cabbage, avocado and coriander sour cream $19
  • Scoop of chips $5
    • with tomato sauce
  • Beer battered onion rings $6
    • with sweet chilli sauce
The Old Mill Cafe

The Old Mill Cafe

location

Address

1 The Esplanade, Tairua, Tairua, Waikato, 3508, New Zealand

phone

Phone

078649390

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Contemporary , Deli , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Pacific , Seafood

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Quick Bites ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating

Location
1 The Esplanade, Tairua, Tairua, Waikato, 3508, New Zealand