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

  • - Or Leave The Tortilla Out And We’Ll Make You A Yummy Chicken Salad! (GFO) (DF)
  • Creme Brulee (GFO) $12
    • Round off your dining experience with this classic dessert and its ever-changing flavours.
  • Two shanks $36
  • Rockin' Ribeye (GFO) (DF) $38
    • 300gram premium-aged ribeye, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
  • Deputy Dog $12,5
    • Mini hot dogs on a stick, battered and flash fried in the furnace. Served with loads of tomato sauce.
  • Lone Star Artisan Loaf (DFO) $10
    • A traditional seeded Ciabatta loaf, handcrafted exclusively for Lone Star. Served warm with butter.
  • Banoffee Pie $12
    • Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
  • Dessert (GFO) Free!
    • Lone Star ‘Mudslide’ ice cream.
  • Sausage & Onion $5.80
  • Hawaiian $8.00
  • Tartare $1.00
  • All Sauces Chips $5.00
  • Garlic Bread $2.50
  • Terakihi Bettered $4.50
  • Bacon & Egg $8.00
  • Ham/Steak/Bacon/Egg/Cheese/Mushroom/Pineapple/Onion $4.50
  • Garlic bread $7.00
    • Pizza shaped with lots of garlic oil and mozzarella
  • Beef & jalapeno $17.00
    • Started life as a special, becoming a legend
  • Ham & pineapple $13.00
    • You know how this one goes
  • All pizzas @ the neighborhood pizzeria come with housemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic oil and seasoning
  • Pepperoni $12.00
    • The margherita with pepperoni
  • Margherita $9.00
    • The most important pizza on the menu, tomato sauce, mozzarella...simple, classic
  • Local margherita $14.00
    • A local twist on the margherita...using fresh mozzarella from our friend @ waimata cheese
  • Prawns & kaitaia fire $18.00
    • Pizzeria...here its with seafood
  • Frozen Coke® N/A
    • Break the heat. Thirst-quenching Coke® made extra cold and extra refreshing.
  • Choc Orange Flavour Shake N/A
    • Try our new tasty Choc Orange Shake, made with creamy, fresh milk ingredients. It's so thick it barely makes it up the straw.
  • The Boss® N/A
    • Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back.
  • Kiwi Big Breakfast N/A
    • The complete breakfast to kick start your day. This Kiwi Big Breakfast includes two Sausages, Hash Brown, freshly cracked scrambled eggs, and a Toasted Muffin.
  • Filet-o-Fish® N/A
    • Dive in and enjoy our Filet-o-Fish. Sourced for its succulent and fresh flavour, the fish we use is renowned for its succulent moist texture, white flesh and great taste.
  • Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • It may be little, but there's a lot to love. 100% chicken breast fillet marinated with spices and grilled to perfection. With fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise.
  • Chicken McWrap® Aioli - Crispy N/A
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken & Aioli McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, juicy tomatoes, crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy garlic Aioli all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go.
  • Bagel Hunger Buster N/A
    • Fuel up New York style with your choice of a NYC Benedict Bagel or a BLT Bagel, partnered with a Sausage McMuffin, a hash brown, and a Hot Chocolate.
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Wedges $9.50
    • W sour cream
  • BBQ Beef Nacho's $13.50
    • W sour cream & relish
  • Mushrooms on Toast $15.50
    • W bacon & hash browns
  • Works Wedges W cheese & bacon, sour cream & relish $13.50
  • ''Crispy Skinned Salmon'' $22.50
    • Served on a bed of passion fruit slaw w tempura prawns
  • Open Chicken Sandwich or Wrap $12.50
    • W blue cheese
  • ''Pacific Hoki'' $18.50
    • Served in tempura batter w fries, salad & 1 egg
  • Fruit Salad
  • Pavlova
  • Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
  • Sautéed Seasonal Vegetables
  • Tea & Coffee
  • Hot Ham off the Bone
  • Feta Olive & Pesto Pasta Salad
  • Lamb Meatball Provancale
  • Chiken katsu (panko bread crumbs) $11.50
  • Chicken curry & rice $8.50
  • Teriyaki chicken & tuna mayo $3.20
  • Teriyaki chicken & mayo S$7.3/L$10.2
  • Fresh salmon & avocado S$7.3/L$10.2
  • (5 piece / 8 piece)
  • Karaage chicken pack $6.20
    • Available from 10 am,deep fried in a ginger & garlic marinate
  • Brown rice - smoked salmon & wasabi mayo $3.20
    • Available from monday to friday
  • Spicy grilled chicken breast tenders $23.00
    • with broccoli & quinoa tabbouleh,toasted almonds & lemon tahini & yoghurt dressing.
  • Creme brulee with poached fruit. $13.00
  • Creamy balsamic mushrooms $15.00
    • in brioche cob loaf with spinach & tomato.
  • See blackboard for today's specials POA
  • Homemade bagels $13.00
    • with smoked salmon,cream cheese,lemon & rocket.
  • Pork & prawn dumplings $21.00
    • with shaved cabbage,chilli soy sauce & pickled cucumber.
  • Rancheros eggs $19.00
    • in tomato ,refried beans ,capsicum,chorizo & chilli with toast.
  • Ploughman's sharing plate $35.00
    • with pastrami,camemnert,fried halloumi,marinated olives,pickled onion,gherkins,beetroot chutney,smoked butter & toasted ciabatta.
  • Bowl of fries served with tomato sauce and roasted garlic aioli $8.50
  • Pumpkin & feta cannelloni with basil mascarpone topped with a pinenut and rocket salad $24.50
  • Rare smoked venison serverd with a beetrot and horseradish puree, garnished with a rocket salad $17.00
  • Roasted seasonal vegetable $6.50
  • Creme brulee with chocolate and mascarpone filled brandy snap $14.00
  • SIDEDuck liver pate and red onion jam with toasted focaccia $14.00
  • Bowl of mussels cooked in spiced paprika tomato and coconut cream S $16.00 L $24.50
  • Seared tuna with sesame crust, avocado mousse and balsamic strawberries $17.00
  • Local Fresh Fillet of Fish $30
    • Baked herb crust, potato & caper puree, green beans & lemon butter sauce
  • Focaccia & dips $12
  • Vines Autumn Trifle $14
  • Garlic & Herb Focaccia $7
  • Steamed Fig Pudding $14
  • Dutch Beef Croquette $16
  • Kids Platter $10
    • Ham & cheese toastie, snacks and treats
  • Warm Home Smoked Chicken Breast $26
    • Waldorf salad, apple, celery, walnuts, red grapes & iceberg, lemon tarragon mayonnaise
  • Mini Grill - Breakfast Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, Hash browns , Mushroom , Toast $16.5
  • Garlic Bread $6.0
  • Roasted Baby Beetroot & Pumpkin Salad - Cherry Tomatoes, Pumpkin Seeds, Feta, Olive Oil Dressing $18.5
  • Tempura Coated Oysters - Garden Salad, Balsamic & Sour Cream, Lemon $20.0: ½ Doz, $29.0: 1 Doz
  • Caesar Salad - Cos Lettuce, Anchovies, Bacon, Croutons, Egg $16.0 (with chicken or prawns add $3.0 )
  • Creamy Seafood Chowder - Loaded w/ Fresh seafood served w/ Toasted Bread $15.0
  • Roasted Thyme & Garlic Chicken - Pumpkin, Kumara & Potato Cake, Slow Roast Tomato, Roasting Pan Gravy $21.0
  • Scotch Fillet of Beef - Fries & Salad $30.0 (add 2 eggs or mushroom sauce for $3.0)
  • Beef Nachos $15.50
    • Corn Chips Topped With Mexican Beef And Beans Sour Cream And Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Chicken Schnitzel $18.50
    • With Mushroom Or Apricot Sauce And Topped With Cheese With Salad And Fries
  • Fish And Chips $14.50
    • With Salad
  • Extras $2.50
    • 2 Eggs / Tomatoes / Onions / Mushroom Sauce
  • Scallops Battered (7) $19.50
    • Succulent And Sweet With Salad And Fries
  • No 3. Fish And Squid (5) With Salad And Fries $19.50
  • Seafood Meal $19.50
    • No 1. Fish And Scallops (4) With Salad And Fries
  • Dessert Of The Day $8.50
  • MARKET FISH LAKSA SALAD $24 / $33
    • Panko crumbed market fish served on a shrimp & laksa udon noodle salad with pickled vegetables
  • BREAD PLATTER $30.00
    • Fresh & toasted bread, cheese, grapes, hummus, relish, aioli, olive dukkah, gherkins, olive oil & balsamic
  • STICKY BEEF SHORT RIB $36.00
    • Slow cooked beef short rib served with spiced pumpkin puree, crispy noodles & pickled veggies
  • LEMON CURD CHEESECAKE $14.00
    • Lemon curd cheesecake served with a passionfruit ice cream
  • MAC & CHEESE BALLS $14.00
    • Macaroni & cheese balls deep fried & served with paprika aioli
  • SOHO PLATTER $65.00
    • Soho focaccia fresh & toasted, cheese, slow cooked lamb, mac & cheese balls, hummus, relish, ailoi, olive dukkah, crackers, grape, pickled vegetables
  • SAGO PUDDING(GLUTEN FREE & VEGAN ) $13.00
    • Sago flavoured with coconut cream & berries served with mango sorbet
  • MOROCCAN LAMB SANDWICH $22.50
    • Slow cooked lamb shoulder served in soho bread with feta, salad leaves, kumara chips & pumpkin hummus
  • Lamb Rump $29.5
    • Marinated in garlic & rosemary resting on a Confit Kumara Rosti w/ buttered spinach, honey glazed carrots & slow roast tomato bathed in a port wine reduction
  • Pancakes $17.5
    • Served w/ bacon, caramelized banana, maple syrup & whipped cream
  • haloumi $6.0
  • Lemon pepper calamari served upon cos lettuce salad w/ garlic aioli $14.0
  • Bacon Wrapped Scallops $33.5
    • Served upon a smoked salmon salad topped w/ a shrimp, tomato & caper salsa finished w/ zingy margarita dressing
  • Aged Scotch Fillet Of Beef $34.5
    • Char-grilled to your liking served on a blue cheese mash w/ bacon, onion & mushroom duxle, blanched baby spinach, balsamic roasted tomato & pinot jus
  • creamy mushrooms $4.0
  • Grilled focaccia w/warm olives, camembert cheese, xvo oil & balsamic $14.5
  • Roast Pork Fried Rice $12.00
  • Combination $16.00
  • Prawn & Veges $16.80
  • Chicken Fried Rice $12.00
  • Pork $12.00
  • Black bean Squid Chow Mein $17.00
  • Egg Fu Yoong $10.50
  • (cooked with egg onion peas bean sprouts)
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