Our Inspiration.
Monica’s Eatery is an environment inspired by the life and spirit of Monica Brewster. Highly respected by the local community, Monica was progressive for her time, innovative, creative and generous.
Reservations
If you are wanting to book for a group of 10 or more please call us on (06) 759 2038 and leave a message.
For bookings of 10 or less just come on in!
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Website Menu and Coffee
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Menu
all day menu · taranaki grown · sustainably sourced · thoughtfully prepared
| All Day Breakfast | |
| hash browns for the table, shaved parmesan, chive sour cream |
14.9 |
| overnight oats, chilled oats, clevedon buffalo yoghurt, chia, seasonal fruit, local honey, shortbread crumble (v) | 18.9 |
| green meadows beef meatballs, salsa rossa, poached egg, parmesan, baked by blanche toast pair with lager |
26.9 |
| free range eggs on baked by blanche toast, sourdough or grain bread (v) + bacon 7.9 |
16.9 |
| eggs florentine, natural fare farm spinach, mushroom, local free range eggs, house-made potato rösti, hollandaise (v) pair with mimosa |
26.9 |
| eggs benedict, bacon, local free range eggs, house-made potato rösti, hollandaise pair with mimosa |
26.9 |
| breakfast bun, grilled local pork sausage, house-made potato rösti, grilled egg, eltham cheddar, homemade tomato relish, kimchi mayo pair with mimosa or hazy |
22.9 |
| creamy portobello mushrooms, on baked by blanche toast, pickled onions, lemon gremolata (vegan) + egg 3.0 pair with prosecco |
25.0 |
| locally grown avocado, smashed on baked by blanche toast, poached egg, whipped eltham feta, dukkah (v) + bacon 7.8 pair with mimosa |
21.9 |
| omelette, potato, red onion, eltham cheese, herb salad (v) + bacon 7.9 pair with mimosa |
23.9 |
| house made crumpets, strawberry, vanilla mascarpone, shortbread crumble (v) + bacon 7.9 pair with mimosa |
20.9 |
| To Share or To Start | |
| blue cheese mousse, local quinoa crackers, egmont honeycomb, pickled red onion pair with aperol spritz |
23.9 |
| south island salmon crudo, local avocado, roebuck farm refreshed radish, jalapeño & cucumber snow pair with prosecco |
24.9 |
| house-made garlic flatbread, harissa, whipped eltham feta, pickled onion + green meadows meatballs 9.9 or + ozone coffee smoked kahawai 9.9 pair with sauvignon blanc or hazy |
18.9 |
| buttermilk fried chicken, regional honey & soy glaze, local lemon yoghurt (gf) | 20.9 |
| bowl of fries, garlic aioli + parmesan 3.9 |
9.9 |
| Plates | |
| south taranaki white quinoa, almond & ginger salad, roebuck farm micros + fried chicken 9.9 pair with sauvignon blanc |
22.9 |
| ozone coffee & manuka smoked egmont seafood kahawai on toast, preserved lemon, local dill + egg 3.9 pair with sauvignon blanc |
24.9 |
| char grilled eggplant, baba ghanoush, pickled onions, puffed rice, curry leaves, whipped feta pair with sauvignon blanc |
26.9 |
| fettuccine, chilli, garlic, smoked tomato, eltham cheese bar parmesan (v) pair with rosé or hazy |
26.9 |
| crispy chicken & kimchi burger, fries, aioli pair with sauvignon blanc |
28.9 |
| char grilled octopus, olive, smoked tomato & potato salad, salsa verde pair with rosé |
28.9 |
| shoulder of lamb, smoked eggplant, baby onions, salsa verde pair with pinot noir |
29.9 |
| Dessert | |
| local nut semifreddo, preserved fruit, whipped yoghurt pair with prosecco |
16.9 |
| something from the cabinet, made freshly | |
| Sides | |
| baked by blanche toast (2) with butter or olive oil (sourdough or seeded grains) |
6.0 |
| house-made potato rösti (2) | 7.9 |
| egg | 3.0 |
| mushrooms | 7.9 |
| bacon (3) | 7.9 |
| avocado | 7.9 |
| rocket and parmesan salad | 9.9 |
| bowl of fries | 9.9 |
| Brunch 7am – 2:30pm | |
| toasted rye, anathoth raspberry jam, house made peanut butter (v) | 8.9 |
| one egg on potato rosti, roasted pumpkin hummus, crumbled feta, crispy shallot, aleppo pepper butter (gf) (v) | 15.9 |
| beef cheek ragu, toasted turkish, poached eggs, grana padano | 23.9 |
| overnight oats, macerated berries, chia seeds, seasonal fruit, toasted oat crumb (v) | 17.9 |
| zucchini and potato fritters, labneh, blistered tomatoes, herb salad, poached egg (v) | 22.9 |
| house made crumpets, stewed apple, whipped vanilla mascarpone, toasted oat crumb, maple syrup (v) | 21.9 |
| + bacon 7.9 | |
| kedgeree, smoked kahawai, clevedon buffalo yoghurt, poached egg, salsa verde (gf) | 25.9 |
| open omelette, onion and potato sofrito, chorizo, grana padano (gf) | 23.9 |
| scrambled tofu, public bagel, harissa, house pickles (vegan) | 22.9 |
| eggs benedict, streaky bacon, potato rosti, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise | 25.9 |
| eggs florentine, field mushrooms, spinach, potato rosti, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise (v) | 25.9 |
| eggs on toasted rye, scrambled, poached, or fried (v) | 15.9 |
| honey mustard fried chicken, house made pickles, tatua sour cream | 23.9 |
| lamb kofta, fried eggplant, tzatziki, pickled red onion, pistachio, yoghurt flatbread | 26.9 |
| handmade tagliatelle, green lip mussels, white wine, confit garlic butter, pangrattato | 26.9 |
| falafel salad, roebuck greens, roasted pumpkin, red onion, crumbled feta, tahini dressing (gf) (v) | 24.9 |
| mediterranean chicken skewers, chickpea salad, garlic yoghurt, fresh herbs (gf) | 26.9 |
| Sides | |
| streaky bacon | 7.9 |
| rosti | 5.9 |
| field mushrooms | 7.9 |
| spinach | 6.5 |
| halloumi | 9.9 |
| chorizo | 7.9 |
| fries | 10.9 |
| selection of sweets available | |
| Our kitchen is not a gluten free environment as we prepare food items that contains gluten. While we do our absolute best to provide gluten free meals where listed, we cannot guarantee there may not be traces of gluten. Please talk to one of our team. Credit card and payWave transactions incur a 2% surcharge. |
| Lunch 12pm – 2:30pm | |
| lamb kofta, fried eggplant, tzatziki, pickled red onion, pistachio, yoghurt flatbread 26.9 | 26.9 |
| open omelette, onion and potato sofrito, chorizo, grana padano (gf) | 23.9 |
| scrambled tofu, public bagel, harissa, house pickles (vegan) | 22.9 |
| kedgeree, smoked kahawai, clevedon buffalo yoghurt, poached egg, salsa verde (gf) | 25.9 |
| handmade tagliatelle, green lip mussels, white wine, confit garlic butter, pangrattato | 26.9 |
| rigatoni, beef cheek ragu, grana padano | 26.9 |
| falafel salad, roebuck greens, roasted pumpkin, red onion, crumbled feta, tahini dressing (gf) (v) | 24.9 |
| mediterranean chicken skewers, chickpea salad, garlic yoghurt, fresh herbs (gf) | 26.9 |
| zucchini and potato fritters, labneh, blistered tomatoes, herb salad, poached egg (v) | 22.9 |
| confit chicken maryland, cassoulet, bacon crumb, fresh herbs, pickled shallots (df) | 26.9 |
| mushroom risotto, garlic, butter, fried mushrooms, grana padano (gf) (v) | 25.9 |
| eggs benedict, streaky bacon, potato rosti, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise | 25.9 |
| eggs florentine, spinach and mushroom, potato rosti, poached eggs, english muffin, hollandaise (v) | 25.9 |
| honey mustard fried chicken, house made pickles, tatua sour cream | 23.9 |
| eggs on toasted rye, scrambled, poached, or fried (v) | 15.9 |
| Sides | |
| streaky bacon | 7.9 |
| rosti | 5.9 |
| field mushrooms | 7.9 |
| spinach | 6.5 |
| halloumi | 9.9 |
| chorizo | 7.9 |
| fries | 10.9 |
| selection of sweets available | |
| Our kitchen is not a gluten free environment as we prepare food items that contains gluten. While we do our absolute best to provide gluten free meals where listed, we cannot guarantee there may not be traces of gluten. Please talk to one of our team. Credit card and payWave transactions incur a 2% surcharge. |
| Coffee – ozone coffee roasters paramount blend | reg | large | |
| black | 6.5 | 6.8 | |
| white | 6.5 | 7.0 | |
| mocha | 6.5 | 7.0 | |
| + decaf 1.0 | |||
| + oat / coconut / soy / almond 1.0 | |||
| + caramel / vanilla syrup 1.0 | |||
| Matcha, Chocolate, Chai – west coast cocoa | |||
| deluxe chocolate | 6.8 | ||
| peppermint | 6.8 | ||
| matcha | 7.5 | ||
| strawberry matcha | 7.5 | ||
| spiced chai | 6.8 | ||
| vanilla chai | 6.8 | ||
| dirty chai (spiced/vanilla) | 8.5 | ||
| Tea | reg | ||
| english breakfast | french earl grey | sencha green | lemongrass ginger | chamomile | peppermint | 6.0 | ||
| Iced | |||
| iced latte | 8.0 | ||
| iced black | 8.0 | ||
| chocolate | 8.0 | ||
| mocha | 8.0 | ||
| chai (vanilla/spiced) | 8.0 | ||
| matcha | 8.5 | ||
| strawberry matcha | 8.5 | ||
| + decaf 1.0 | |||
| + oat / coconut / soy / almond 1.0 | |||
| + caramel / vanilla 1.0 | |||
| Hawkes Bay Fruit Juices | 8.0 | ||
| apple | |||
| pineapple | |||
| tomato | |||
| orange | |||
| House made Juices | 11.8 | ||
| carrot, apple, turmeric, ginger | |||
| beetroot, apple, blueberry, orange, mint | |||
| Smoothies | 13.8 | ||
| mango, coconut milk, honey & chia | |||
| berry, banana, yoghurt, chia & maple | |||
| banana, date, chia, cinnamon & honey | |||
| + alt milk 1.0 | |||
| + vanilla whey protein 2.0 | |||
| Bit of Fizz | |||
| antipodes sparkling water | 500ml 9.5 | 1L 17.0 |
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| coke | 4.9 | ||
| coke no sugar | 4.9 | ||
| lemonade | 4.9 | ||
| ginger beer | 8.0 | ||
| lemon lime bitters | 7.0 | ||
| Bubbles | g. | b. | |
| bandini, prosecco, italy | 14.5 | 68.0 | |
| Wine | |||
| swiftsure by man of war, sauvignon blanc, marlborough | 14.5 | 65.0 | |
| swiftsure by man of war, rosé, bannockburn | 14.5 | 65.0 | |
| swiftsure by man of war, pinot noir, bannockburn | 16.5 | 75.0 | |
| Beer | |
| shining peak fanny fanthams lager 5.0% | 12.0 |
| shining peak petite pegasus session hazy 4.2% | 12.0 |
| garage project fugazi 2.2% | 8.5 |
| garage project tiny hazy ipa 0.5% | 8.5 |
| rain in the face, three sisters brewery 440ml 5.6% | 17.8 |
| Cocktails | |
| espresso martini | 17.0 |
| margarita | 17.0 |
| lychee martini | 17.0 |
| bloody mary | 18.0 |
| aperol spritz | 18.0 |
| mimosa | 14.0 |
| juno monicas gin + tonic | 14.0 |
| juno vesta vodka + soda | 14.0 |
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Contact
Monica's Eatery
T: 06 759 2038
E:
manager@monicaseatery.co.nz
A: Cnr King & Queen Streets, New Plymouth
Mon - Fri 7:00am - 2:30pm | Sat - Sun 8:00am - 3:00pm
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