The Works in Gisborne Menu

LUNCH LUNCH
  • Market Fish Ceviche (GF) $19.00
    • Coconut, cucumber & puffed rice
  • Served Daily 11:30Am To 2:30Pm
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $19.00
    • Pickled cucumber & sriracha mayo
  • Tarakihi Tacos $19.00
    • Red cabbage, chipotle & salsa verde
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $23.00
    • Grilled chicken, parmesan, anchovy, bacon & soft egg
  • Warm Sweetcorn Salad (GF) $23.00
    • Roasted peppers, zucchini, avocado, white beans
  • Roasted Beetroot Salad (GF) $23.00
    • Quinoa, feta, hazelnuts
  • Grilled Freedom Farms Pork Chop $23.00
    • Soy, ginger, chilled noodles & peanuts
  • Smoked Mussel Casareccia $25.00
    • Chorizo, chilli & pangratatto
  • Steak Sandwich $25.00
    • Horseradish, onion, rocket & parmesan
  • Catch Of The Day $P.O.A
    • Mac's Gold beer battered fish, rustic fries, tartare sauce & lemon
SIDES SIDES
  • French Fries & Aioli $8.00
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette $8.00
  • Curly Fries $10.00
  • Grilled Broccolini, Feta & Almonds $12.00
ENTREES - DINNER MENU ENTREES - DINNER MENU
  • Served Daily From 5:30Pm
  • House Bread $12.00
    • Truffle butter
  • Smoked Fish $12.00
    • Saffron, Piment D'Espelette
  • Duck Liver Pâté $18.00
    • First Press merlot, brioché
  • Beetroot Cured Salmon(GF) $18.00
    • Beetroot, yoghurt, hazelnuts
  • Kingfish (GF) $18.00
    • Coconut, green chilli, kaffir lime
  • Charred Carrots (GF) (V) $18.00
    • Manuka, dates, macadamia, feta
  • Paua & Barley $19.00
    • Yoghurt, kawakawa & pangrattato
  • Venison Carpaccio (GF) $19.00
    • Blackberries, horseradish, buckwheat & juniper
MAINS - DINNER MENU MAINS - DINNER MENU
  • Potato Gnocchi (V) $29.00
    • Waimata blue, cauliflower, sultanas, almonds
  • Smoked Mussel Casareccia $32.00
    • Chorizo, chilli & Pangrattato
  • Marlborough Sounds Salmon (GF) $32.00
    • Sweetcorn, citrus & creme fraiche
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Loin (GF) $34.00
    • Smoked eggplant, sweetbreads, peas, onions, yoghurt
  • Freedom Farms Pork Belly $34.00
    • Carrot, peaches, barley, black pudding
  • Roasted Duck Breast (GF) $35.00
    • Parsnip, red cabbage, dark chocolate
  • Grilled 250G Wakanui Sirloin (GF) $35.00
    • Potato gratin, charred shallots, italian greens & jus
  • Market Fish $P.O.A
    • Gnocchi, lemon, sorrel, burnt butter, seaweed
SIDES - DINNER MENU SIDES - DINNER MENU
  • French Fries $8.00
  • Green Salad With Mustard Vinaigrette (GF) $8.00
  • Baby Potatoes, Confit Garlic & Thyme Salt $9.00
  • Grilled Broccolini, Feta & Almonds (GF) $12.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Cheesecake $16.00
    • Fig, white chocolate, port
  • Peanut Butter Parfait (GF) $16.00
    • Chocolate, caramel, brittle
  • Roasted Pear $16.00
    • Oats, hazelnuts, manuka honey
  • Frozen Coconut (GF) $16.00
    • Pineapple, watermelon, brown sugar
  • Local Cheese Selection $10.25
    • Lavosh, house relish & dried fruits
  • -Cheeses : one for $10.00 / three for $25.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Fish curry $19.90
    • Fish fillets cooked with a fine blend of tomato puree
  • The following dishes are marinated with tandoori spices and yoghurt and cooked in tandoor oven, served with onion tomatoes
  • Punjabi chicken $16.90
    • Cooked with tomatoes, coriander powder and cumin powder in a rich onion gravy
  • Bhunna lamb $16.90
    • Marinated diced lamb cooked with chopped onion masala & fresh spinach, finished with aromatic spices and fresh coriander
  • Basmati rice $5.00
  • Steamed rice $3.00
  • Aloo gobhi $13.90
    • Potatoes cauliflower florets cooked together, garnished with ginger and fresh coriander with ginger & coriander
  • Fish madras $19.90
    • Delicious medium hot fish curry garnished and prepared with coconut, South Indian Style
  • Redneck Ribstm (DF) $19
    • Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire then piled high and smothered in our world-famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Burrito Ranchero (DF) $24
    • Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Chief'S Chicken Nibbles $16
    • Blanched in soy, honey and spices. Served with a hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Deputy Dog $12,5
    • Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash fried in the furnace. Served with loads of tomato sauce.
  • Jalapeños GF DF $3
  • Cajun Chicken Gf (DF) medium $30 / classic $35
    • Chicken breast dusted in our secret mix of Cajun spices. Pan-seared and finished in the oven. Topped with a spicy BBQ sauce, sour cream and jalapeños. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • A Fist Full Of Pizza (Quesadilla)Tm (V) $18
    • Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapeños.
  • Dixie Chickentm medium $32 / classic $37
    • Breast of chicken poached in a creamy sauce of white wine, garlic, spring onion, fresh herbs, corn and carrot. Served with mashed potato and Lone Star coleslaw...world famous all around New Zealand!
  • Fish & Chip's** $19.00
    • Golden fried dory with salad, chips and tartare sauce
  • Thai Beef $23.00
    • Grilled beef strips, salad, crispy noodles and Thai style dressing
  • Add pineapple $1.00
  • Bacon & Cheese Wedges $16.00
    • Seasoned potato wedges with bacon,melted cheese and sour cream. >>
  • Crispy Mushrooms $9.00
    • Mushrooms coated in our special spice mix with aioli dipping sauce
  • Roast & Steamed Vegetables $8.00
  • - Chilli beans v
  • * Approximate weight uncooked
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Bronco Burger $10.00
    • Meat pattie & cheese burger served with fries
  • Frank Sparks Tart (V) $15.00
    • Caramelised onion & goats cheese tartlet, hijacked with roast capsicum& rocket salad
  • Fred Waite Fillet POA
    • Lawless fresh fish crisp battered fresh fish and noosed with homemade fries, tartare, malt vinegar & mushy peas)
  • You’re an Egg Benny Boy $18.00
    • Poached eggs, crispy bacon, seasonal greens, hollandaise, served with thick cut sourdough
  • Mushroom or Pepper Sauce $6.00
  • Mr Potato Head $12.50
    • Potato skins rustled by bacon, cheese, sour cream, salsa & guacamole
  • Seasonal Vegetables $9.00
  • Beef Madras $16.50
    • A medium to hot curry. This delicious tangy dish comes traditionally from South India. Prepared with coconut and a hint of red chilli
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Slices of onions stirred in spiced Channa flour then crisped to a golden brown Chopped vegetables dipped in mildly spiced batter and deep fried
  • Chicken Madras $16.50
    • Tender Chicken cooked in delicious medium curry garnished and prepared in coconut ,South Indian style
  • Mango Lassi $4.00
  • Poppadom (2 Pcs) $3.00
    • Served with Mango chutney
  • Sweet Mango Chutney $3.00
  • Peshawari Naan $4.00
    • Sweet style bread, filled with Almonds, Coconut & Raisins
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
    • Finished with fresh garlic and coriander
  • Pork belly parsnip puree, baby carrots and pickled fennel $38.00
  • 200gm Eye fillet sautéed mushrooms, spinach, buffalo mozzarella and dried tomato $42.00
  • Hand cut fries aioli and tomato sauce $10.00
  • Greek salad $10.00
  • Snapper ravioli brioche crumb and chardonnay cream $17.00
  • Duck Vietnamese pancake cashew butter $17.00
  • Crumbed goat’s cheese nectarine, walnut, rocket & honey $17.00
  • Salmon gravlax pickled cucumber, crostini, herbed cream cheese and fennel slaw $16.00
  • Zest Big Breakfast $21.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Mushrooms, Hashbrown, fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
  • Breakfast BLT $14.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato in a zesty Aioli & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • Creamy Mushrooms & fresh Thyme on Wholegrain Toast. $16.50
  • Pancakes served with Bacon, fresh Banana, Maple and Berry Coulis. $16.50
  • Vege Breakfast $17.50
    • Potato Cakes on a bed of fresh Rocket & Poached Eggs & Zesty Hollandaise. >>
  • FROM 6AM - 2PM daily, SUNDAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 2PM
  • Zest Mini Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato & fried Eggs on Wholegrain Toast. >>
  • Breakfast Bap $16.00
    • Bacon, Egg, Sausage & Hashbrown in a toasted Bap & Tomato Chutney. >>
  • - 2 courses $28.00
  • Pecan Pie $15.00
    • Vanilla bean ice cream, pecan praline sauce
  • Fresh Strawberry Gateau $15.00
    • Mascarpone creme, strawberry sorbet
  • Risotto $24.00
    • Streaky bacon, mushrooms, Parmesan cheese
  • Dessert Special $12.50
  • Chocolate Coffee Delice $15.00
    • Chocolate mousse, coffee cream, cocoa crumble, coffee foam
  • Free Range Omelette $22.50
    • Bacon & mozzarella or veggie with garden salad
  • Duck & Mushroom Pate $14.00
    • With homemade bread & garden salad
  • Nigiri combination - 3 piece $5.80
  • Fisherman’s combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Seafood & chicken combination S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
  • Karaage chicken S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Chicken & cream cheese S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Fresh salmon & teriyaki chicken &avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Salmon rice ball - takikomigohan $3.00
    • Available from wednesday to friday
  • -Battered pacific oysters, fries & salad
  • -BLT- Bacon, lettuce & tomato, served with fries
  • -Gourmet fish stack & fries
  • -Pork belly burger & eggs
  • -Seafood Chowder & warm bun
  • Crumbed Calamari, salad & fries
  • -Fish, Fries & eggs
  • -Chicken, fries & salad
  • Smoked Roast Lamb $30.00
    • Roast lamb served with pea puree, baby carrots and baby beetroot with a mint jus.
  • Steak & chips $12
  • Roast Pork Belly $28.00
    • Pork belly served with roast fennel and apple, complimented with scallops and polenta chips and red wine jus.
  • Greek salad $16.00
    • Greek salad made with tomatoes, sliced cucumbers, onion, feta cheese, olives, seasoned with salt and oregano and dressed with olive oil.
  • Shrimp and Avocado Cocktail $14.00
    • Shrimp served on a bed of ice berg lettuce topped with thousand island dressing and avocado.
  • Fruit Kebabs (2 pcs) $5.00
  • Roast Pork Belly $32.00
    • Pork belly served with roast fennel and apple, complimented with scallops and polenta chips and red wine jus.
  • Fish bites & chips $8
  • Side Salad $5.00
  • All Day Breakfast $18.00
    • Bacon, Sausage, Tomato, Hash Brown, 2 Eggs & Toast
  • Chips, 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, mushrooms $3.00 each
  • Battered Hoki $3.00
  • Kids Burger & Chips $8.00
  • Homemade Filo Pie $12.00
    • served with a selection of daily prepared salads
  • Sirloin Steak (Porterhouse) $27.00
    • 250 gram Steak cooked to your preference, served with 2 Eggs, Freshly prepared Salad & Fries
  • Onions, tomato, hashbrown , Garlic Roll $4.00 each
  • Burgers - Beef $13.50
    • With Bacon, Cheese, Salad And Fries
  • T-Bone $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • Minute Steak $14.50
    • With Salad, Egg And Fries
  • Seafood Meal $19.50
    • No 1. Fish And Scallops (4) With Salad And Fries
  • Dessert Of The Day $8.50
  • Fish And Chips $14.50
    • With Salad
  • Mussel Meal (10) $16.50
    • With Salad And Fries
  • Scotch Fillet $22.50
    • With Mushroom Sauce Or Garlic Butter, Salad And Fries
  • FALAFEL SALAD (VEGAN & GLUTEN FREE) $22 / $30
    • Hand made falafel served with roast vegetables, pumpkin seeds & pumpkin hummus
  • WEDGES $10.00
    • Sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • MAC & CHEESE BALLS $14.00
    • Macaroni & cheese balls deep fried & served with paprika aioli
  • LAKSA PRAWNS $15.00
    • Tiger Prawns in laksa sauce with udon noodles
  • SAGO PUDDING(GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN ) $13.00
    • Sago flavoured with coconut cream & berries served with mango sorbet
  • VEGETABLE PASTA $20 / $30
    • Olive oil penne pasta with roasted beetroot, onions, wilted greens & feta cheese
  • MINI HOT-DOGS $14.00
    • Mini American hot dogs with onion & jalapeño relish
  • FISH GOUJONS $13.00
    • Crumbed fish served with soho aioli & fresh lemon
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $12.00
  • Seafood Fried Rice $19.80
  • Ham Fu Yoong $12.00
  • Prawn Fried Rice $16.50
  • Pork & Veges $14.80
  • Steak & Veges $14.80
  • Magic tasty Special $17.50
  • Chicken & Veges $14.80
The Works

The Works

location

Address

41 Esplanade, Inner Kaiti, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand

phone

Phone

068689699

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Breakfast , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Brunch ,  Street Parking ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
41 Esplanade, Inner Kaiti, Gisborne, Gisborne, 4010, New Zealand