Tongue & Groove Cafe in Auckland Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • EGGS $10.90
    • Served your way w/ 5 grain or ciabatta & home made hash brown
  • BENE
    • Poached eggs w/ hash brown, spinach and hollandaise served on a kaiser roll
  • - BACON $17.90
  • - SALMON $18.50
  • - MUSHROOM $18.50
  • HASH STACK $17.50
    • Homemade hashbrown, roast tomato, avocado and a poached egg served on ciabatta w/ aioli and bacon
  • FRENCH TOAST $16.50
    • Streaky bacon, caramelized banana, blueberry compote w/ maple syrup
  • MUSHROOMS ON TOAST $17.90
GRILL GRILL
  • THE 'BIG' $19.90
    • Free range eggs, bacon, pork + fennel sausage, creamy mushrooms, roast tomato, hashbrown and relish. Served on 5 grain or ciabatta toast.
  • THE 'VEGGIE' $19.90
    • Eggs, grilled haloumi, baby spinach, roast tomato, Portobello mushroom, avocado, hashbrown and tomato relish on 5 grain toast.
  • THE 'PALEO' $18.90
    • (Gluten Free) Grilled chicken breast, bacon, wild rocket, soft poached eggs, courgettes, carrot and house made relish
LUNCH LUNCH
  • POTATO ROSTI $17.50
    • Smoked salmon, spinach, capers, poached eggs w/ home made hollandaise
  • CORN FRITTERS $17.90
    • Homemade sweet corn fritters, bacon, avocado, tomato salsa, green salad and sour cream.
  • CHICKEN FETTUCCINE $17.90
    • Bacon, chicken & mushroom served w/ a creamy parmesan sauce
  • CAJUN CHICKEN SALAD (GF) $17.90
    • Grilled chicken breast, orange, walnuts & roast almonds on a bed of honey mustard salad
  • BACON BACKFIRE BURGER $18.50
    • Homemade beef patty w/ cheese, gherkin, lettuce, red onion, tomato, bacon, beetroot relish served w/ fries & aioli
ALL DAY SPECIALS ALL DAY SPECIALS
  • EGGS ON TOAST $10.00
    • Free range eggs on toast w/ tomato relish & a hash brown with a free small coffee (upsize your coffee for 50¢)
  • PETIT EGGS BENE $10.00
    • Free range poached eggs on toasted bun drizzled w/ homemade hollandaise and hash bown - Bacon + Spinach or - Salmon + Avocado
LIGHT SNACKS LIGHT SNACKS
  • FRIES $7.50
  • POTATO NUGGETS $7.50
  • WEDGES $12.50
    • w/ bacon, cheese & sour cream
  • SPINACH BRUSCHETTA $13.50
    • w/ basil pesto, ciabatta, spinach, feta, chicken, vine tomatoes and olive oil
  • CALAMARI SALAD $14.90
    • crispy fried calamari w/ garden salad & aioli

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Tofu salad $5
  • Katsu curry $12.5
    • Fried bread-crumbed cutlets in curry (chicken ・pork・prawn)
  • Kelp salad $5
  • Teriyaki $12.5
    • Renkon’s most popular dish (chicken ・salmon ・tofu)
  • Potato katsu $5.5
  • Prawn katsu $5.5
  • Karaage chicken(fried Japanese-style) $5.5
  • Tempura $12.5
    • (prawn/vege ・vege only)
  • Caramelised Duck Breast $37.00
    • Roasted sweet kumara miso enoki-white cap mushroom black rice, goju berries & lemon grass red curry emulsion
  • Crispy Chicken Kawali or Pork Belly Lechon $25.00
    • Lemongrass butter rice, sweet soy chili, salsa verde
  • Turkish Pide Garlic Bread $9.00
  • Kushi-Yaki $18.00
    • Lamb, chicken, pork skewers, peanut, miso, verde salsa with tortillas and lentil curry sauce
  • Fish of the Day $22.00
    • Curry pumpkin puree, steamed bok choy, orange rhubarb, tom yum eggplant, sesame seed vinaigrette
  • BBQ Char Siew Pork Ribs $25.00
    • Pinipig crust, crisp lettuce, onion pineapple jam
  • Broccoli & Pak Choy $9.00
    • Black bean garlic sauce
  • Hot Lade Chowder $18.00
    • Crispy prawn roll, smoked salmon, salsa verde & picante bruschetta
  • Wedges $5.00
  • Souvlaki c/d salad $14.00
  • Amb doner $14.50
  • Chicken doner $12.00
  • Mixed doner $15.50
  • Potato nuggets $5.00
  • Chips $4.00
  • Lamb $8.00
  • Add a fried egg or side of fries $12.00
  • Vitenamese Beef Noodle Salad $19.00
    • vermicelli noodles, lemongrass marinated beef, peanuts, salad leaves, cucumber, bean sprouts, red cabbage, fresh herbs, Nuoc mam dressing
  • Toasted Bagel / 5 Grain / Sourdough $8.00
    • cream cheese & preserves or your choice of 2 spreads
  • Creamy Mushrooms $17.00
    • balsamic, organic sourdough, pesto
  • Honey smoked bacon $5.00
  • Free-range eggs (2) $5.00
  • Kids Egg Benedict $10.50
    • clover honey smoked bacon, poached egg, turkish pide, pesto, hollandaise
  • Baby spinach $4.00
  • -Small $11.80
  • Meat with Capsicums & Onion in Black Bean Sauce on Fried Egg Noodle $16.80
  • Tofu with Combination Vegetables $16.80
  • Chicken Skewers wCiSatay Sauce(3skewers) $6.50
  • Crispy Roast Pork $11.50
  • Hollow-stem Vegetable (Seasonal) $14.80
  • Round Bean $14.80
  • -Quarter $11.00
  • BANH Ml - French Baguette $12.00
  • OVEN ROASTED DUCK LEG (DUI VIT BO LO) $29.00
    • Kumara, greens, honey & ginger sauce
  • STEAMED BEEF CURRY DUMPLINGS (BANH GOI CURRY BO) (4 pcs) $16.00
    • Potato, carrot, mushroom, pea's
  • SOY PULLED PORK SLIDERS (BANH KEP THIT HEO) (2 pcs) $12.00
    • Vietnamese slaw, chilli aioli, shallots
  • FLAMING PRAWNS (TOM OM NAM) $34.00
    • King prawn cutlets, glass noodles, mushroom, sweet & sour broth
  • FIVE SPICE CHICKEN THIGH (GA NUONG NGU VI) $26.00
    • Grilled chicken, tomato& bean salad
  • COCONUT BLACK STICKY RICE PUDDING $128.00
    • Coconut, black sticky rice, Doris plum, Malibu, yogurt
  • SAIGON LEMONGRASS BEEF NOODLES $14.00
    • Shallot, salad, roasted peanuts & herbs with a 'nuoc mam' dressing
  • Vege (free miso) $13.90
  • Vege $10.90
  • Beef $10.90
  • -15 pcs $20.00
  • -7 pcs $10.00
  • Prawn teriyaki salmon $10.90
  • Salmon sashimi
  • Prawn $10.90
  • add: streaky bacon $4.00
  • Hollandaise / Aioli sauce $1.00
  • add: streaky bacon x 1 + egg + fresh tomato $4.00
  • The Full Monty $19.50
    • w/ streaky bacon, kransky sausage, hash brown, sauteed mushrooms & eggs any style on toasted ciabatta
  • Thai Beef Salad $16.50
    • Marinated pan-fried beef strips w/ salad greens, sesame seeds, crispy noodle & zesty Asian dressing
  • Beef Nacho $17.50
    • w/ salsa, cheese, avocado & sour cream
  • Balsamic Creamy Mushrooms $15.50
    • w/ salad greens, parmesan & toasted ciabatta
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $16.50
    • Chargrilled chicken in cajun spice, tossed w/ streaky bacon, avocado, cucumber & mesclun in honey mustard dressing
  • Kids Crepes $6.00
    • with lemon & sugar
  • Omelettes N/A
    • served with toasted ciabatta & green
  • Vanilla Brioche French Toast $17.90
    • Free range bacon & banana with maple syrup & vanilla cream
  • Best Pretty Bagel - toasted with $15.00
    • smoked salmon, avocado, wasabi cream cheese/free range bacon, Edam, tomato/Chorizo (free range), mushroom
  • Plum Pancakes $16.90
    • with raspberry compote, maple. mascarpone, mint
  • Free Range Bacon $6.00
  • Colcannon Brunch $17.90
    • soft poached eggs, mashed potato with leek onion & cabbage, lemon citrus hollandaise with chorizo (free range)
  • Hearty Creamy Mushrooms $21.90
    • with free range bacon
  • SEAFOOD DELUXE $9.90
    • freshly crumed hoki, prawn coctail, fresh salad and homemade tartare sauce on an artisan bun
  • DOUBLE STRIKE $9.90
    • 2 little John burgers
  • LEMON PEPPER $4.00/$5.50/$7.90
  • CLASSIC HOKI & EGG $8.90/combo$14.90
    • freshly battered hoki with lettuce, tomato, red onion, egg and tartare sauce
  • NIBBLES (each/3 pack) $1.40/$3.90
    • fish nuggets
  • Add any 3 seafood for $5.00 with every family pack
  • PRAWN TWISTER $2.00
  • TARAKIHI $8.50/$11.90/$14.90
  • Gourmet Beef Sandwich $17.50
    • Roasted beef, gravy, caramelized onions, gherkin, green salad with chips
  • Vespa Big Breakfast $21.50
    • Bacon, Chorizo, Tomato, Mushroom, Hash Brown, Spinach, Fruit Chutney with Eggs any style on toast
  • Classic BLT $15.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Cream Cheese with chips
  • .Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese & Capers $11.50
  • Smoked Salmon (45g) $5.00
  • Chorizo Salad (GF) $16.50
    • Chorizo, Bacon, Orange, Toasted Almonds on Green Leaves
  • Pancake Stack $17.50
    • Bacon & Banana, Maple Syrup
  • Signatured Egg Benedict (GF) $17.50
    • Homemade Vegetable Cakes, Poached Eggs on Bacon or Salmon and Homemade Hollandaise
  • Chick pea tart Spiced Chick pea tart, potato patty stuffed with dried whole milk, tamarind puree, chick pea noodles $14.50
  • Beef scotch fillet ularthiyathu, horseradish colcannon, asparagus foogath, spiced eggplant caviar, onion bhaja $32.90
  • Chicken liver masala, black garlic buttered pav, shitake $7
  • Assorted Indian crackers $5
  • Bombay style duck fat potatoes with chorizo $7.50
  • Chatpata curly fries with confit garlic aioli $7
  • Prosciutto wrapped Konkani masala venison, madrass curry cauliflower puree, bay veg thoran, wild berry jus $33.90
  • Rabbit & goan sausage aranchinis, smoked cheddar, tomato chutney $8.50
  • Aloo Mattar $13.50
    • Potato and fresh garden peas cooked with onion base and Indian spices
  • Vegeterian Banquet $25 per person
    • Entrees: Samosa, Paneer Pakora, Onion Bhaji / Main Course: Vegetable Korma, Palak Paneer, Dhal Makhani, Rice, Naan & condiments
  • Korma $15.50
    • Choice of chicken/lamb/beef cooked with a gravy of cashew nuts, almonds, sultanas & very mild spices.
  • King Prawn Masala $21.50
    • A thick tomato curry cooked with capsicum, coriander herbs and spices.
  • Kadahi Chicken $15.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion, capsicum, ginger and garlic with a touch of coriander, herbs and spices
  • Manchurian (Veg/Chic) $15.90
    • Indo chinese style cooked in special Manchurian sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Half $12.50 Full $20.50
    • Boneless Tender chicken fillets marinated in yoghurt & spices and cooked in the Tandoor Oven
  • Bolliwood Special Naan $5.50
  • Plain sushi rice $5.00/Roll
    • rolled up with Nor
  • Seaweed Salad, Mushroom, Crabmeat, Lobster, Seasoned Salmon $2.20
  • Beef & vegetables
  • Double Avocado
  • Sushi rice& any two fillings $7.00/Roll
    • rolled up with Nori
  • Prawn Tempura
  • Tuna & cucumber
  • BBQ Eel, Fish Tempura $2.50
  • Grilled Haloumi & Veggie Strips $14.90
    • A mix of veggies and Haloumi grilled with your choice of Peri-Peri basting, and served with a regular side
  • Double Breast Burger $15.90
    • With two Peri-Peri chicken breast fillets it's a definite two-hander!
  • - +2 Large sides $35.90
  • Seriously Large Chips $9.50
  • - Regular $4.50
  • 3 BBQ Thigh Fillets $11.90
    • 3 BBQ Chook thigh fillets, kids juice & corn or chips
  • Feta $1.50
  • Espetada Grande (for 2-3 people) $27.90
    • 2 hanging skewers of Chicken thigh, grilled red capsicum & onion served with your choice of a Large side
Tongue & Groove Cafe

Tongue & Groove Cafe

location

Address

55 Birkenhead Avenue, Auckland, 0626, New Zealand

phone

Phone

94806417

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 8:00 - 16:00 Monday 7:00 - 16:00 Tuesday 7:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 7:00 - 16:00 Thursday 7:00 - 16:00 Friday 7:00 - 16:00 Saturday 8:00 - 16:00
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food

features

Features

Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Brunch ,  Child-friendly

Location
55 Birkenhead Avenue, Auckland, 0626, New Zealand
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