Le Garde-Manger brings the shape of a French neighbourhood crêperie to the upper stretch of Auckland's Queen Street. It is a fully licensed cafe and restaurant, equally plausible for coffee, lunch, an after-work glass of wine or a longer dinner. The room is presented with an easy, welcoming manner rather than rigid formality, while the menu remains firmly tied to familiar French regional cooking. A private dining space also gives groups a way to gather without changing the restaurant's intimate central city character.
Savoury buckwheat galettes form one of the clearest signatures. Diners can begin with the simple combination of egg and cheese, then add vegetables, meat or smoked salmon, or choose a composed version. The Dijonnaise pairs wild pork sausage with tomato, spinach, potato and mustard sauce; the Nordique brings smoked salmon, leek and lemon together; and the Savoyarde folds raclette, bacon, onion, potato and cream into one substantial plate. French cider makes a particularly natural partner for this part of the menu.
The kitchen moves beyond crêpes into the dishes people often hope to find in a traditional French restaurant. Entrées include onion soup, duck liver parfait, goat cheese salad and Burgundy snails. For a main course, there may be beef bourguignon, coq au vin, lamb shank or rump steak with mushroom sauce, while tartiflette layers potato, reblochon, lardons and onion into a rich Savoyard preparation. This range makes it possible to build either a light meal or a slow dinner with several courses.
Dessert returns to the crêpe pan, with thin sweet pancakes offered in classic styles, including the liqueur-flambéed Crêpe Suzette. The drinks list continues the French theme through cider and wine, while coffee keeps the cafe side of the business visible throughout the day. Vegetarian diners and guests with special dietary needs can be accommodated with advance discussion, useful for mixed groups. Taken together, the menu feels broad without losing the regional dishes and techniques that give the restaurant its identity.
Address: 466 Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
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Le Garde-manger Menu
Les Galettes
A galette is a savoury crêpe; it is made of buckwheat flour, so it is gluten-friendly (traces of gluten may remain). In France it is usually accompanied by cider. Normandy cider is fruitier and stronger in taste.
La Complète
egg and cheese
La Fermière
Mushroom, onion, herbs & cream
La Dijonnaise
Wild pork sausage, tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, Dijon mustard sauce
La Capri
Goat cheese, honey, sundried tomato and walnut & salad
La Nordique
Smoked salmon, leek fondue & lemon with salad
La Grancopaise
Scallops, mushroom, leek fondue, white wine sauce & salad
La Limousine
Beef mince, onion, mushroom, tomato sauce, egg & cheese
La 3 Fromages
Cheddar, brie, blue cheese with walnut & salad
La Savoyarde
Raclette cheese, bacon, onion, potato and cream
Entrées
Cold meat platter
Selection of New Zealand and French cured meat, with pickles and bread
French onion soup
Served with gratinéed cheese and croutons
Duck liver parfait
Served with sourdough toast, red onion jam & pickles
Goat cheese salad
Warm goat cheese on toast with honey, tomato, walnut, green salad
Les escargots de Bourgogne
Burgundy snails, garlic butter sauce and fresh baguette
Mains
Pavé de rump steak sauce aux champignons
Beef rump steak with pan-fried potatoes, salad, mushroom sauce
Tartiflette
Potato gratin with onion, bacon and cream, grilled with Reblochon cheese
Beef Bourguignon
Beef and red wine casserole, with new potatoes, bacon and vegetables
Coq au vin
Chicken leg slowly cooked in red wine, with new potatoes, bacon and vegetables
Souris d’agneau braisée
Red wine braised lamb shank, new potatoes, bacon, vegetables
Beef Scotch fillet
With gratin dauphinois, Portobello mushroom, salad and blue cheese sauce
Sides
Bread & butter
Salad
Gratin Dauphinois
Garlic bread
Green beans, tomatoes garlic butter sauce
Les crêpes simples
Lemon & sugar
Jam
Butter & sugar
Chocolat
Honey & walnut
Nutella
Les crêpes spéciales
Crêpe White lady
Vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce & Chantilly
Crêpe des alpages
Blueberry, whipped cream
Crêpe martiniquaise
Banana, coconut, French vanilla ice cream & chocolate sauce
Crêpe Belle-Helene
Poached pear, vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce
Crêpe Mont Blanc
Chestnut cream, Poached pear, Chantilly, sliced almonds
Crêpe Suzette
Crêpe with orange syrup flambéed at the table with Grand Marnier
Crêpe Calva
Caramelized apple with vanilla ice cream flambéed with Calvados
Crêpe William
Poached pear, vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce flambéed with Brandy
Les coupes glacées
3 Scoops
vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, apple, lemon
Colonel
Lemon sorbet, vodka
Normande
Apple sorbet, calvados
Brunch Mains
French toast
With cooked banana, bacon & maple syrup
Omelette
With salad, toast and chutney with ham & cheese or smoked salmon and goat cheese
Bacon & eggs
Eggs any style, roasted tomato, streaky bacon, toast
Œufs Garde-Manger
Eggs any style, roasted tomato, bacon & sausage, creamy mushroom and Brie cheese on toast
Œufs Benedicte
Warm goat cheese on toast with honey,tomato, walnut, green salad
French breakfast
Croissant, toasted baguette, jam & butter, fruit juice and regular size coffee
Sandwiches
Ham & cheese croissant
Served with salad
Croque Monsieur
Toasted ham sandwich, with salad
Croque Madame
Croque Monsieur with a fried egg
Coffee & Croissants
Coffee & croissant
Any regular size coffee and plain croissant with jam and butter
Coffee & almond croissant
Any regular size coffee and an almond croissant
Coffee
Soy or almond milk or oat milk: +$1. Extra cream: $1.5. Extra milk: $0.5.
Short Black, Long Black, Flat White, Macchiato
Hot Chocolate, Latte, Chai Latte, Cappuccino, Mochaccino
Café viennois, chocolat viennois
“Harney and Sons” teas and herbal teas
Special coffee
Affogato Frangelico
Vanilla ice cream, Frangelico and coffee
Normand
Calvados, coffee and whipped cream
Irish coffee
Irish whiskey, coffee and whipped cream
Aperitifs traditionnels
Blackcurrant, Peach, Blackberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Wild strawberry, Violet, Apricot, Fig
Kir royal
(sparkling)
Kir
(white wine)
Kir Breton
(Cider)
Dubonnet
Created in 1846, this French vermouth is a delicate blend of mistelles and wines, flavoured with spices and plants.
Rinquinquin
This refreshing drink is made of Luberon white wine, peaches, peach leaves, sugar cane and alcohol.
Pommeau de normandie
This drink is obtained by mixing unfermented apple juice mixed with 2y/o calvados. It is then aged in oak barrel for 14 months.
Ricard
Popular in the south of France, this refreshing drink is an anise flavoured spirit.
Noix de St-Jean
Walnut liqueur, usually taken as an aperitif or to accompany blue cheese.
Pineau des Charentes
A blend of fresh juice of grapes added to aged Cognac during the harvest time.
Les Digestifs
Calvados VSOP/15years old
Grand Marnier
Mirabelle eau de vie
Cognac fine/VSOP
Armagnac fine/XO
Green Chartreuse
Absinthe
Poire William
Soft drinks
Juices: Orange or apple or pineapple
Coca Cola, Coca Cola zero, Sprite
Spicy tomato juice
Orangina, Ginger beer
Lemon lime & bitters
Diabolo grenadine or mint
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Against typical prices in Auckland
- Flat white Typical in Auckland: $5.90 $5.50
- Cappuccino Typical in Auckland: $6.00 $6.50
- French toast Typical in Auckland: $23.50 $23.50
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