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

  • Vege burger $11.00
    • Caprinata/mushroon/feta/mesculin (v)
  • Portland real spiced hand-cuts $8.00
  • Churros donuts with chocolate dipping sauce and whipped cream $10.00
  • Crispy buttermilk chicken $10.90
    • House-made slaw/southern hot sauce
  • Kids cheese burger $9.00
  • Affogato $10.00
    • Scoop of vanilla ice cream/shot of espresso coffe
  • Pumpkin and mozzarella risotto balls served with aioli $9.90
  • Poutine $10.00
    • Shoestring fries/cheese curd/gravy
  • Banana Walnut $14
    • scoop of Manuka honey ice cream dnzbed with caramel syrup
  • Portobello Mushrooms A Housemade Hash Brown Stack (Vg) $4
    • with poached eggs, stuffed mushrooms and lentils, wild rocket salad, parmesan and basil pesto -18 odd bacon
  • Eggs Benedict $18 or petite $10
    • free range poached eggs drizzled with housemade lemon holandaise on toasted English muffin
  • Pumpkin Potato Soup (Vg) $9.5
    • served with toasted ciabatta -
  • Free Range Eggs $10
  • GF= gluten free / VG=vegetarian
  • -SMOKED SALMON, avocado, wild rocket and radish shoot
  • Salmon Lox $15
    • avocado, capers, red onions, cream cheese and housemade basil pesto
  • Spiced pumpkin $16.50
    • Reglan coconut frozen yoghurt/candied pecans & ginger, coconut caramel
  • Cauli cream puree $15.00
    • Roasted beets, radish, sprouts
  • Midnight soldiers $7.00
    • Soft boiled egg
  • Charred orange $17.00
    • Whotella (cacao hazelnut spread), date caramel, almond, crunch,duck island
  • Fairy sprinkles $14.00
    • Of freeze dried fruit cashew & coconut better butter, sliced banana
  • -reglan coconut yoghurt $2.50
  • Adobo not pork $16.50
    • Bok choy, papaya slaw, aioli, sliced chilli
  • House made granola $16.00
    • Seasonal fresh, stewed fruitm reglan coconut yoghurt + milk- free if you´d like some
  • Meat ball $2.60
  • Hawaiian & Egg $4.80
  • Pack A $7.50
    • 1 fish, 2 potato fritters, $2.40 chips
  • Pack B $15.00
    • 4 gish, 2 hot dogs, 4 potato fritters, $2.40 chips
  • Cheese $1.00
  • Spring rolls $2.50
  • Steak & Egg / Steak & Onions $4.70
  • Cheese or Ham $1.00
  • Chargrilled rump steak $16.5
    • in blue cheese sauce
  • Mushroom Risotto $23.5
    • selection of mushrooms with creamy arborio rice, shaved parmesan & truffle oil
  • Safran Scramble $17.5
    • chorizo, capsicum, potatoes, red onion and herbs all scrambled with two eggs served on toasted ciabatta
  • Pear Tarte Tartin $13.5
    • with cinnamon custard and ice cream
  • Beef Lasagne $16
    • layers of pasta with a rich minced beef and tomato ragout, creamy béchamel sauce and parmesan cheese
  • Meatballs $15
    • in a tomato sauce, topped with yoghurt
  • Paella $23.5
    • the famous saffron flavoured Spanish dish, served in a hot pan with a mixture of seafood, vegetables, chicken & chorizo sausage
  • Panko Crumbed Squid $16
    • served with fries, green salad and basil aioli
  • Dhal Makhani $12.50
    • Lentils cooked with ginger, onions, tomatoes and coriander leaves
  • Paneer Biryani $14.00
    • Indian Basmati rice cooked with Paneer
  • Palak Paneer / Aloo $12.50
    • Choice of potatoes or home made cheese cooked with puree of spinach and mildly spiced
  • King Prawn Malabari $17.50
    • Prawn cooked with onion, capsicum, coconut and spices
  • Platter for Two $16.00
    • Selection of 4 entrees, Samosa, Onion Bhaji, Chicken Tikka & Seekh Kebabs
  • Hot Dogs & Chips $6.50
  • Indian Kitchen Special Fish Curry $17.50
    • Tender succulent fish cooked with onions, fenugreek and spices
  • Cheese Chilli (Dry) $15.00
    • Home made cheese cooked with capsicums
  • Chicken Sweet Corn $6.50
  • Sausage $1.00
  • Crab Stick / Battered Sausage / Banana Fritters $1.20
  • Potato Fritter / Wonton / Chicken Nuggets $0.50
  • Chicken / Steak / Pork $8.50
  • Combination & Vege $11.50
  • Mushrooms $2.50
  • BBQ Pork / Combination / Young Chow Fried Rice $9.50
  • Wok seared beef skirt, house made pickled mustard greens w fried garlic & crispy shallots 20.00
  • A traditional warm Vietnamese dessert w sesame dumplings peanuts & coconut $12.00
  • Confit eggplant w soy, garlic & coriander (V) 12.00
  • Wok seared market fish marinated turmeric, ginger & galangal w round beans, peanuts & rice noodles $28.00
  • Crispy poussin in a honey five spice glaze w lime & chilli salt dipping sauce 38.00
  • Fried lemongrass tofu w cinnamon smoked mushroom, chilli, wilted spinach & pickled beans(V) 16.00
  • School shrimp w sauteed pork belly & spring onion in a sweet soy sauce 23.00
  • Savoy & red cabbage salad w soft herbs & palm sugar dressing(V) 8.00
  • Cherry energizer (GF) $19.50
    • Toasted gluten free bread, feta cheese, beetroot, smashed avocado chia seed. Green leaves, olive, smoked salmon and two poached eggs
  • Beef hash cake $20.00
    • Shredded beef with mashed mix potato, mustard, gherkins, served with tabasco yoghurt. Delicious with dressed parmesan cheese rocket and poached egg
  • Fresh fruit salads $10.90
    • Fresh seasonal fruit bowl plate, honey and chia seed yoghurt
  • Side avocado $5.50
  • Side egg $4.00
  • Kiwi breakfast $12.50
    • Two farm fresh eggs, poached, scrambled or fried. Served with bacon, slow roast tomato and toast
  • Muesli $10.50
    • Go with passion yoghurt, fresh seasonal fruit and honey
  • Side mushroom or spinach $5.50
  • Jalapenos N/A
  • Sweet Chilli N/A
  • Pork Riblet N/A
  • Western Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Ham N/A
  • Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Thousand Island N/A
  • DRIED SHRIMPS GAL CHU $17.00
    • stir fried dried shrimps and Gai chu with garlic
  • SWEET AND SOUR PORK $18.00
    • deep fried pork pieces tossed with sweet and sour sauce, onions and capsicums
  • MALAYSIAN SAMBAL PRAWNS $27.00
    • stir fried prawns with Malaysian sambal paste, onions and capsicums
  • MALAYSIAN FRIED TOFU $17.00
    • deep fried tofu with cucumber, onions, chopped nuts, sesame seeds and sweet chilli sauce
  • KIM LAN BEEF $19.00
    • stir fried beef with chef's special sauce and served with deep fried vermicelli
  • NYONYA BEEF $18.00
    • stir fried with Malaysian chilli paste, onions, pineapple and tomatoes
  • MIXED VEGETABLES $18.00
    • stir fried local mixed vegetables with onions and oyster sauce
  • THE VEGETABLE SOUP $18.00
    • Pak Chol, mushroom, preserved egg cooked in chicken stock
  • Fiery oven baked buffalo wings $11.00
    • These have a complex heat and satisfying crunch
  • Prosciutto, sud dried tomato & herb crostini $9.00
    • Dried cured ham topped with a rich and distinctive flavoured parmesan cheese in a base of crunchy, herb oil toast
  • Served with a side of fries
  • -Bread cheese & dips
  • Backyard lambs fry & bacon $16.50
    • Pan fried bacon and lambs fry, with onions, button mushrooms and sage gravy, served with toasted ciabatta
  • Creamy mussels with smoky bacon & cider $11.00
    • Delicious NZ mussels with a fragrant sauce accompained with garlic toast
  • -Streaky bacon, lettuce & tomato
  • Fries $8.00
    • Rustic or curly, your choice with side sauce
  • Sashimi (L) (35Pcs) $65
  • Seafood Udon $18
  • Miso Soup $2
  • Ika Tempura $7
    • (Squid)
  • Spicy Beef Udon $14
  • Gyoza (6Pcs) $5.5
  • Deep Fried Scallop $15
    • (4pcs)
  • Seaweed Salad $8
  • Dogani-tang (R) $15 (L) $20
    • (Tendon soup in a Hot Pot)
  • Bibimbap $15.00
  • Dolsot-bibimbap $15.00
    • (Hot Stone Pot Bibimbap)
  • Bulgogi $15.00
    • (Bulgogi with Rice)
  • Alongsatea-suyuk $30.00
    • (Special Shin)
  • Agujjim $70.00
  • Donkatsu $15.00
    • (a pork cutlet)
  • Gamja-tang $15.00
    • (Pork Back-bone Stew in a Hot Pot)
  • Wild Rice Bowl
    • with seasonal vegetables, kale, walnuts
  • Smoked Bacon With Oven Easy, Cheddar Caramelised Onion, Roket, Chipotle Ketchup
  • Spiced Vege With Oven Easy Egg, Portobello Mushroom, Baby Spinach, Chipotle Ketchup
  • Pork & Fennel Sausage With Over Easy Egg, Cheddar Slaw, Sriracha Mayo
  • Heirloom Tomatoes
    • with basil, dukkah, poached egg
  • All $13
  • Grilled Asparagus, Haloumi, Dukkah, Baby Spinach Radish $12
  • Egg $2
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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