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

  • Pan seared greens with lemon and parsley $8
  • Warm marinated olives $10
  • Risotto $26
    • Saffron and prawn
  • Buttermilk fried chicken
    • Sauerkraut, lettuce and jalepeño mayonnaise
  • Charlie’s antipasto for 2 $30
  • Natural Te Matuku Bay oysters $20
  • Or with House smoked salmon $19
  • Raspberry and rhubarb pot $14
    • Slow cooked rhubarb and raspberries with a natural yogurt topped with granola
  • Chilli prawn
    • cheese, onion, tomato, capsicum, prawns, chilli sauce
  • Chicken & mushroom
    • cheese, chicken, onion, mushroom & mayonnaise
  • Plum chicken
    • cheese, chicken, onion, capsicum, pineapple, plum sauce
  • Half & half $2.00
  • Hawaiian
    • cheese, ham, pineapple
  • Satay chicken
    • cheese, onion, chicken, oregano, pineapple, capsicum
  • Meat deluxe
    • cheese, salami, bacon, ham, beef
  • Pizza garlic bread $5.00
  • - w/ bacon, banana & maple syrup $16.00
  • - w/ streaky bacon $17.00
  • - w/ house smoked salmon $19.00
  • FRENCH TOAST $17.00
    • w/ brioche, banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • - w/ cinnamon stewed apple, yogurt & apple syrup $16.00
  • GRANDPA BB'S MUESLI $12.50
    • w/ poached fruit, Greek yogurt & milk
  • -Bacon $4.00
  • -Gluten free bread $2.00
  • Chicken $13.00
  • Small Combo $12.00
    • 1 chicken thigh & Veges
  • (with black bean curry or satay sauce)
  • BBQ pork cashew & Vege $16.00
  • Comb meat cashew & Vege $16.50
  • Chicken Thigh $3.80
  • Egg $11.00
  • Roast potatoes cheese bacon & sour cream medium $12.00
  • chicken fried rice $9.50
  • potato fritter $0.80
  • prawn $11.00
  • vegetable $8.50
  • plain fried rice (no meat) $8.00
  • paua fritter $2.00
  • chips $2.20
  • mussel $1.20
  • The full monty $12.50
    • Seasoned wedges with melted cheese, crispy bacon, sweet chilli sauce & sour cream
  • All Burgers Served With Chips & Sauce
  • The "big one" waffle
  • Seasoned wedges $7.50
    • Seasoned flavoured wedges served with sour cream
  • Small side salad $5.50
    • Salad greens, capsicum, red onion tomatoes & cucumber, honey mustard vinaigrette.
  • Hoki small & 1/2 chips $12.00
    • Tempura battered or crumbed, served with chips, sauces lemon wedge.
  • -banana toffee $17.50
    • Giant waffle with caramelized bananas and toffee sauce, served with cream
  • Salt & pepper calamari salad $22.50
    • Small salad with crispy coated salt & pepper calamari pieces, dipping sauces and lemon
  • Stuffed chicken breast $27
    • Chicken breast stuffed with apricot, pine nuts, feta and cream cheese. Served on italian herb crusted potatoes with a sundried tomato and spring onion cream sauce
  • Epic union nachos - your choice of beef , chicken or bean $12
  • Legendary beer battered fries $9
  • Peruvian chicken wings with house made smoky BBQ aioli $10
  • Tender calamari with flaky sea salt and cracked black pepper $10
  • Chicken caesar salads $18
    • Caesar salads with manuka smoked chicken, garlic crostini, cos lettuce, parmesan and a poached egg. Dressed with anchovy mayonnaise
  • Super sundae $12
    • Vanilla, raspberry and white chocolate ice cream and old school wafers
  • Yellow fin tuna, lightly seared and served over a nicoise saladof warm desiree potatoes, french beans, vine tomatoes and a poached egg. Lightly dressed with lemon infused oil $14
  • ONION TOMATO UTTAPAM $10.90
  • DAHI PURI $9.50
  • MALAI KOFTA $9.90
  • VADA SAMBHAR $8.50
  • BHALLA PAPDI $7.80
  • PURAN POLI $5.50
  • BUTTER MASALA DOSA $10.90
  • MIXED UTTAPAM $11.50
  • Waffle Burger $17.50
    • Prime house beef-minced patty, bacon, grilled pineapple, tomato, camembert, mesclun, house-made waffle with tomato relish side of chips & aioli
  • Corn Fritters (V) $15.00
    • with bacon, mesclun, tomato, cucumber & tomato relish
  • Garlic Cream Penne $15.50
    • Chicken breast, button mushroom & penne in house-made garlic cream sauce
  • Open Club Sandwich $17.00
    • Grilled chicken breast, bacon, tomato, avocado, grilled pineapple, mesclun on choice of toasted bread & drizzled with mayonnaise & honey mustard, side of chips
  • Eggs Benedict (V) $16.50
    • Choose from bacon/ salmon /mushroom comes with poached eggs, avocado, mesclun, served on choice of toasted five grain bread with hollandaise sauce
  • Omelette $16.50
    • ham, mushroom, tomato & mozzarella cheese, choice of toasted bread & Grilled banana
  • Chicken Pesto $15.50
    • Chicken breast & Penne in house-made basil pesto sauce
  • Creamy Mushroom (V) $16.50
    • with hash brown served on choice of toasted bread & side of wedges & sour cream
  • Traditional wonton soup $12.00
  • Char Koay Teow $19.00
    • Malaysian style fried rice noodles, with eggs, prawns, pork and mild chilli
  • -In black bean sauce (spicy optional) / Cooked with rose wine broth S $18 / M $33 / L $48
  • -Stir fried with ginger and spring onion, noodles optional with additional $12 POA
  • -Steam with black bean sauce in halves or in pieces / Sashimi POA
  • ●Lamb
  • -Pork Congee with Preserved Egg / Stuffed Capsicum with Fish Meat $5.50
  • Green beans cooked in mince pork and pickles $23.80
  • Greek Salad with Chicken $18.5
    • with mesculin, Spanish onion, kalamata olives, feta, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and minted house dressing
  • Battered or Pan Fried Fish $20.0
    • with chips and a dressed garden salad
  • B.L.A.T $14.5
    • bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato with aioli on lightly toasted sub roll
  • Salmon Niscoise Salad $18.5
    • with mesculin, green beans, sliced gourmet potatoes, boiled egg, olives, tomato and a house dressing
  • Cajun Beef $22.0
    • with mushroom, spinach, red pepper and lemon yoghurt
  • Roquette & Pear Salad $18.5
    • with blue cheese
  • Moroccan Spiced Chicken & Pineapple Burger $19.5
    • served with fries
  • Meat Lovers $22.0
    • pepperoni salami, shaved ham, chorizo, red onion and BBQ drizzle
  • Combination Meat Fried Rice / Salted Fish And Diced Chicken Fried Rice $10
  • Wonton Soup. $6
  • Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables With Garlic / Fried Bean Sprout Fried Shredded Vegetable & Meat / Preserved Vegetable Stir Fry Young Soya Beans $13
  • Prawn Wonton Soup $8
  • Pork Fried Rice / Chicken Fried Rice / Beef Fried Rice / BBQ Pork Fried Rice / Yang Chow Fried Rice / Minced Beef Fried Rice / Preserved Vegetable Fried Rice $9.50
  • Lemon Fish / Sweet And Sour Fish / Prawn Stir-fry Seasonal Greens / Stir-fried Seafood With Vegetables / Stir-fried Fish Fillet $16
  • Prawn Fried Rice $12.50
  • Chicken Chow Mein / Beef Chow Mein / Pork Chow Mein / BBQ Pork Chow Mein / Shanghai Style Stir-fried Noodles / Stir-fried Beef (Dry Or In Sauce) With Rice Noodles / Beef And Vegetables With Fried Noodles / Preserved Vegetable & Shredded Pork Braised Vermicelli / Spicy Seafood & Meat With Fried Rice Noodles (Thailand Style) / Shredded Meat & Curry Stir-fried Vermicelli (Singapore Style) / Black Bean Sauce Stir-fried Beef With Fried Rice Noodles $9.50
  • Chicken + prawn yaki soba $19.50
    • Soba noodles with chicken + shrimp, egg, peppers, beansprouts, white and spring onions, garnished with fried shallots, pickled ginger and sesame seeds
  • Mini chicken katsu $9.00
    • Chicken breast deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with sticky white rice, carrot, cucumber and sweet corn, served with your choice of either katsu curry or amai sauce
  • Stuffed tempura mushrooms $9.80
    • Shiitake mushrooms stuffed with prawn and garlic in a light tempura
  • Mini yasai ramen $9.00
    • Noodles in a vegetable soup topped with fried tofu, seasonal greens, carrot and sweet corn
  • Prawn raisukaree $22.00
    • A mild, coconut and citrus curry, with prawns, mangetout, peppers, red and spring onions, served with white rice, a sprinkle of mixed sesame seeds, red chillies, coriander and fresh lime
  • Firecracker prawns $22.00
    • A fiery mix of prawns, mangetout, red and green peppers, onions and hot red chillies served with steamed rice, sesame seeds, shichimi and fresh lime
  • Chicken + prawn cha han donburi $19.50
    • Stir fried brown rice with chicken + prawns, egg, mushrooms, mangetout, sweet corn and spring onions served with a side of Japanese pickles
  • Chicken Katsu curry $19.00
    • Chicken coated in crispy panko breadcrumbs, covered in an aromatic curry sauce served with sticky rice and side salad
  • Yeast doughnuts 5 for $1
    • Keke 'isite
  • Chop suey S$5/L$8
    • With beef
  • Lu pulumasima $10.00
    • Povi with taro leaves in coconut cream
  • Green banana $1.50ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Taro $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Seafood pasta $10.00
    • In tomato sauce
  • Lamb flap $3.50
    • In soyer sauce
  • Ota ika $6.00
    • Raw fish coconut cream
  • Gado Gado V $18.50
    • Steamed veges, tofu cubes, spuds, warm peanut sauce and crisp krupuk
  • Saigon Seafood $23.90
    • Prawns, calamari, mussels & scallops, lemongrass, mint leaves, chilli & fresh veges
  • Suzy Wong Crepe $12.50
    • Thin coconut pancake filled with toasted coconut on mandarin palm syrup & mango gelato
  • Teriyaki Fillet Salad $26.90
    • On fresh mescluns, cabbage julienne, daikon & roasted sesame
  • Steamed Dinsum $13.90
    • 4 steamed prawn, pork & scallops dimsum
  • Hot Lava Prawn $29.90
    • Tamarind, sambal chilli, palm sugar, okras/bean
  • Coconut Rice or Noodle $5.00
    • per bowl
  • Crisp Siamese Snapper $32.90
    • Whole Snapper, sweet chilli jam, fresh salad
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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