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

  • Vegetable Fried Rice $13.00
  • Vegetable Pakoras $7.00
    • Vegetables dipped in a spicy batter and deep fried to make fabulous fritters
  • Vegetarian Manchurian (Dry or Gravy) $13.00
    • Vegetable Manchurians are deep fried vegetable dumplings in a dark soya sauce based gravy with ginger and garlic
  • Raita / Pickled Onions $4.00
  • Vegetable Biryani $14.00
    • Accompanied by Raita
  • Madras $15.99
    • A fairly hot curry sauce with heavy use of chili powder originating on South Indian deriving its name from the city of Madras now known as Chennai. Chicken, Lamb or Beef
  • Rogan Josh $15.99
    • A popular aromatic fish from Kashmir (Northern India), Rogan Meaning Oil while Josh Meaning heat, hot, boiling, or passionate. Rogan Josh Thus means cooked in oil at intense heat. Lamb or Beef
  • Mutter Paneer $14.49
    • A delicious curry of peas and homemade cheese cubes
  • Ham $3.00
  • Cheese $1.20
  • Crumbed Chicken Breast Meal $10.40
  • Battered Crabstick, Tartare Sauce, Fried Onion in a Toasted Roll $3.90
  • Battered Oyster $1.70
  • Battered Sasuage $1.90
  • Won Ton (6pcs) $4.50
  • Home-made Cheese Onion Mash Potato $2.00
  • Fried Noodle with seafood & vegetable in hot sauce $26.00
  • Braised Shark's Fin with Crabmeat $30.00/$35.00
  • Three kinds of seafood & vegetable spicy noodle soup $15.00
  • Fried Chicken with Garlic sauce $23.00/$30.00
  • fried Chicken with hot and sour sauce $23.00/$30.00
  • Sauteed Shredded Beef with chives $25.00/$33.00
  • Deep Fried beef w/garlic sauce $23.00/$30.00
  • Braised beef and vegetable on steamed Rice $13.00
  • Sholeh - Zard $6.00
    • Persian Saron rice pudding avoured with rosewater.
  • Koobideh $24.00
    • Juicy strips of charbroiled seasoned ground lamb. Served with charbroiled tomato, rice and fresh season salad.
  • Shishlik $28.00
    • Our finest cut of marinated fillet cuts served with charbroiled tomato, rice and fresh season salad.
  • Classic Gheymeh $20.00
    • Thin cut potato fries with special tomato sauce, yellow peas & onion sauce & lamb served on side of rice topped with saron and Shirazi salad.
  • Momtaz $28.00
    • Skewers of Shashlik & Joojeh served with rice, charbroiled tomato and fresh season salad.
  • Baghali Polo $25.00
    • Basmati rice mixed with dill & lima beans served with fresh seasoned slow cooked lamb shank and Shirazi salad.
  • Panir Sabzi $6.00
    • Colourful plate of imported feta cheese, walnuts & fresh herbs.
  • Chai o Baghlava $12.00
    • One pot of Tea served with Baghlava (for two).
  • -Steamed or Roasted Seasonal Vegetables $ 8.50
  • “Poussin en croûte” $34
    • chicken in crust stuffed with mushrooms, young vegetables & forestière sauce
  • -Garlic Fries $8
    • with homemade aioli
  • Turkish Pide $9
    • with garlic butter & dips
  • -crispy pork belly & spiced apple chutney
  • Fresh Ricotta Ravioli $ 19
    • with shaved parmigiano, pinenuts & a truffle cream sauce
  • Chicken Schnitzel $ 24
    • with vietnamese salad & tartare sauce
  • Lebanese Flatbread $9
    • with grilled mozzarella & fresh thyme
  • Market fish ceviche, mango, baby cos gems, coconut cream $19
  • Paper bag fish - Market fish, fennel, preserved lemon, bisque MP
  • Shrimp, prawn & crayfish cocktail, watermelon, thousand island $21
  • Leg of lamb 300g - Bubble & squeak, pea & ricotta fritter, mint sauce $36
  • Pickles $8
  • Vege of the day MP
  • Moonshine’s slaw $8
  • Beef short rib, grass fed 300G - Pickled vegetables, smoked bone sauce $34
  • -free range bacon $22.00
  • Wilted spinach, kale, grilled tomato (v) $20.00
  • (GF)= gluten free
  • -add bacon extra $4.00
  • Free range eggs any style with choice of toast, sourdough or 5- grain (gf available) $12.00
  • - free range bacon $24.00
  • R&c's banana and coconut bread toasted and served with homemade almond butter (gf/ df/ sf) $12.00
  • Crunchy fruit granola $17.00
    • Greek yoghurt, brazil nuts, drizzle of manuka honey and a choice of milks: almond, rice, soy, regular or trim- low gi
  • Sicky Braised Angus Beef Cheeks, Beetroot, Pea Tendrils $29
  • Curly Fries, Chiptole Aioli $9
  • Freedom Farms Smoked Ham, Hock, Swiss Brown Mushrooms, Gruyere $27
  • West Coast Trevally Coconut, Lime, Chilli $17
  • Salash'S Spiced Bachka Salami, Olives, Chilli, Parmesan, Oregano $28
  • Roasted Merino Alpine Lamb, Minted Sorrel Pesto, Radicchio $34
  • Hawkes Bay Lamb Ribs, Peanuts, Chilli + Garlic Caramel, Lime $19.5 / $32
  • Freedom Farms Pork Croquettes (3), Kimchi Pickles $18
  • Teriyaki Salmon Don $14.50
    • teriyaki salmon with vegetable on rice
  • Blackbox Fried Rice $14.00
    • chicken fried rice
  • Chicken Katsu
  • Spicy Pork
  • Spicy Ramen $11.00
    • spicy ramen with vegetable and egg
  • Teriyaki Salmon
  • Yakiniku Don Beef $13.50
    • sweet marinade beef with vegetable on rice
  • (all bento boxes come with vegetable tempura, 2pc sushi, and rice)
  • Kiew Wahn Gai Tod $13.50
    • Deep-fried chicken and green curry with carrots, beans, broccoli, cabbage, bamboo shoots and capsicums - served with rice.
  • Pad Prik Gaeng Nua $13.50
    • Stir-fried beef with beans, kaffir lime leaves, capsicum, coconut milk and red curry paste - served with rice.
  • Pad Thai $10.50 / $12.50
    • Choice of chicken or prawns. Fried rice noddles with egg, tofu, bean sprouts, chives and crushed peanuts.
  • Pad Kra Pao Gai Kai Dow $12.50
    • Stir-fried chicken with basil, beans, capsicums, onions, garlic and broccoli - topped with fried egg on rice.
  • Pla Pad Kuen Shai $14.50
    • Tarakihi fillets stir-fried with garlic, onion, spring onion, capsicum, ginger, celery and soy bean paste - served with rice.
  • Noodle Kra Ta Ron $13.50
    • Stir-fried flat rice noodles with prawns, bean sprouts, broccoli, carrots, garlic, cabbage and bok choy - topped with deep-fried pork wonton.
  • Khao Na Gai $12.50
    • A thick dry red curry with chicken, egg, beans, broccoli and capsicum - served with rice.
  • Rad Na Mee Krob $11.50
    • Deep-fried egg noodles with prawns, squids and scallops, broccoli, carrots, garlic, mushroom, bok choy, cabbage in a gravy oyster sauce and soybean paste.
  • Egg on toast $9.50
  • -with portobello avocado $15.50
    • On a english muffin served with spinach
  • New york bagel avocado $9.50
    • Condiments are, tomato, cream cheese and avocado
  • Bacon / Kransky Sausages / Hash Browns $4.50
  • Rhythm and blues (R N B) Angel bay beef burger $17.50
    • Aged cheddar and zest of giardiniera salsa, lettuce with house aioli and fries
  • Seared Halloumi Salad (V)(GF) $18.50
    • Roast capsicum tomato salad garlic and thyme crostini with relishing baba ganoush and sassy spinach
  • Grilled Chicken Salad (GF) $18.50
    • Chicken served with seared asparagus, feta kumara beetroot salad
  • Chicken nuggets $8.50
    • With battered chicken nuggets and aioli and chips
  • HAM $3.00
  • HAM $4.80
  • OYSTER $1.70
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS X 6 $4.80
  • B $25.00
    • 4 hamburgers, 4 crabsticks, 4 potato fritters, $3.50 chips
  • STEAK & ONION $5.00
  • WONTON NOODLE $9.00
  • CHEESE & PINEAPPLE $4.00
  • Paneer Bhurji $13.00
    • Home made cheese cooked in onion, coriander, tomato, and green chilli
  • Chicken Saag Wala $12.00
    • Choice of chicken cooked in skillful spinach in an exotic curry
  • Mint Sauce $3.00
  • Chilli Chicken $12.00
    • Chicken pieces cooked with onion, capsicum and green chillies in soya sauce
  • Goodys Special $12.00
    • Diced lamb or beef cooked with fenugreek, coriander and light spice
  • Kadai Paneer $12.00
    • cheese cooked with onion, capsicum, ginger and garlic with a touch of coriander, herbs and spices
  • Palak Paneer $12.00
    • Fresh leafy spinach cottage cheese cooked with in a mild gravy straight from North India
  • Aloo Gobhi (Dry) $12.00
    • A dry blend of potatoes and cauliflower
  • Cheese Burger $5.50
    • Home made beef pattie with double cheese, gherkin and mustard
  • Chilli Scramble Egg $9.00
    • chilli, caper, mesclun, onion, pear, parmesan on ciabatta
  • Saurus burger $9.00
  • California Buffalo Wings
    • served with chilly tabaco sauce
  • Burger combo only $9.00
  • Tyranno Burger $9.00
    • Home made beef pattie with mesclun, tomato, cheese and onion jam
  • 1. big breakfast with regular coffee $14.00
  • Egg Benedict
  • Xacuti Omelette $15.00
    • Choose any 3 fillings with Sourdough Toast (Ham, Chorizo, Cherry Tomato, Feta, Cheddar, Spinach, Mushrooms, Onion, Potato)
  • Xacuti Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Streaky Bacon
  • Masala Crispy Soft Shell Crab, Nuoc Cham, Onion Seeds, Wakame Salad $18.50
  • Lamb Gulawati Kebab, Cardamom Butternut Puree, Achari Onion, Lotus Root $18.50
  • Corn Haloumi, Falafel, Chilli Avocado Mash, Beetroot Carpaccio, Fig & Feta Borek $17.50
  • Arepas $4.00
  • Balchao Prawn Bao, Jackfruit, Pickled Vegetable, Xec Xec Sauce $12.90
  • Eggs on Toast $9.50
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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