The Dept occupies a central New Plymouth corner where Egmont and Devon Streets meet, close to the Len Lye Centre and White Hart precinct. It functions as a licensed cafe rather than solely a morning coffee stop, moving from breakfast and cabinet food into lunch and, on selected evenings, a dinner menu. An express window gives coffee or cabinet-food customers a quicker route, while the main cafe supports a longer sit-down meal.
Breakfast and brunch combine recognisable cafe staples with enough variation for different starts to the day. The Dept Breakfast provides the full cooked option, while free-range eggs, eggs Benedict, porridge, waffles and an open omelette offer lighter or sweeter paths. Toasted sandwiches can bridge breakfast and lunch, and the cabinet adds an immediate choice for diners short on time. Ozone coffee remains the anchor that ties those formats together from the first service onward.
Lunch extends into burgers, salads and other composed cafe plates rather than repeating the breakfast list. Gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan choices sit alongside the familiar favourites, allowing a mixed group to order within the same menu. Children have their own food and drink selection, which helps the cafe work for family visits as well as business lunches. The licensed service and selected dinner periods add another layer when a daytime catch-up develops into a later meal.
Drinks are unusually broad for a cafe of this scale. Fresh juices, milkshakes and smoothies include both straightforward fruit combinations and superfood-style blends, while the bubble-tea section moves through fruit tea, fizzy, milk, creamy and yoghurt-based formats. That range gives non-coffee drinkers considerable choice without displacing the espresso service. The Dept also provides catering, carrying its mix of cafe food and varied beverages into functions and events away from the Egmont Street dining room.
Address: 53 Egmont Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth 4310, New Zealand
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The dept. Menu
Sides & Add on
Smoked Salmon
1x Egg
Avocado (Seasonal)
Vegan Rosemary Sausage
Ice Cream Scoop
Whipped Cream
Grilled Mushroom & Parmesan
Hash Brown
Sourdough Bread
Manuka Smoked Bacon x 2
Grilled Tomato
Spinach
House made hash cake
House made bake beans
Creamy Mushroom
2 x Kransky
Extra Sauce
All day Breakfast / Lunch / Brunch – Toasted sandwich
Toasted Sandwich
Choose From: 1. Ham, Cheese & Pineapple 2. Hash brown, Cheese, Onion 3. Cheese, onion & tomato 4. Spinach, Cheese, Onion 5. Scrambled egg, Hollandaise, Bacon 6. Southern style Chicken, Brie cheese, aioli 7. Jalapeños, Cheese, Corn and Spinach. Add Side of fries / Add Side Salad $7.90
All day Breakfast / Lunch / Brunch – Bagels
Bagels Your Way
Choose From: 1. Bacon, fried egg, tomato, Spinach, Romesco sauce 2. Salmon, cream cheese, onion, spinach 3. Avocado, spinach, onion, tomato, mayo, romesco sauce, jalapenos. 4. Cream cheese, jam. Add Side of fries / Add Side Salad
All day Breakfast
Free range eggs your way
Toasted sourdough bread with home made tomato relish. Choose from: 1. Poached 2. Scrambled 3. fried 4. Spiced Scrambled ( Bhurji ) 5. Chilli tofu scrambled ( Vegan ). Add Avocado / Bacon
Eggs Benedict
Two free range egg served on house made potato cakes and hollandaise sauce. choose from: 1. Manuka smoked bacon 2. Bacon, cheese, chives 3. Spinach & mushroom 4. Smoked salmon. Add Rosti (GF) for extra, Half size available
Dept Breakfast
Two free range eggs, toasted sourdough bread, bacon, Krensky, hash brown, thyme mushroom, smoked baked beans. Half Size Available
Keto Brekky
Two krensky, two free range eggs, bacon, hollandaise, grilled mushroom, grilled haloumi, sliced tomato, spinach with olive oil drizzle.
Vegan Brekky
Scrambled chilli tofu, falafel, avocado, grilled mushroom, baked beans, spinach, toasted sourdough and romesco sauce (VG)
Open Omelette
All omelets made with 3 free range eggs. Choose from: 1. Spinach, Tomato, Cheese 2. Bacon, Cheese, Chives 3. Ham, Cheese, Tomato 4. Masala chilli cheese 5. Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, Chives. Add Bread $2. Add Jalapenos for extra
Breakfast Bowl
Boiled Quinoa, poached egg, baby rocket, red cabbage, carrots, avocado, grilled haloumi, chimichuri verde and vegan aioli. (GF / Vegetarian). Add Bacon for extra
Oat Meal Porridge
Oats, blueberry compote, toasted maple nut mix, brown sugar and cinnamon drizzle with choice of full /trim milk (Vegan)
French Toast Or Pancakes
Banana, Orange slice, berry compote, vanilla custard, crème anglaise / Maple Syrup, berry coulis, garnish with dried raspberry. Add Bacon for extra, French toast GF for Extra
Halloumi Avocado Stack
Grilled halloumi, romesco sauce, baby spinach, sliced tomato, avocado, beetroot relish served on sourdough bread, garnish with chimichuri verde and sesame seeds. (Vegetarian)
Waffles
Served with Maple Syrup. 1. Biscoff salted caramel, banana, ice cream. 2. Southern Fried Chicken and Fried egg, drizzle of aioli.
Granola
House made granola, dried raspberry & cranberry, roasted coconut, blueberry compote, banana, yogurt and choice of full / Trim milk
All Day Lunch / Brunch
Creamy Mushroom with Garlic & Parmesean
Mushroom cooked in garlic and herb creamy white sauce topped with parmesan cheese, served with sourdough bread. (Vegetarian). Add egg and bacon for extra
House Hash
Pan fired potato tossed with chorizo and mushroom topped by two free range poached eggs, hollandaise and side of home made relish. (GF)
Open Chicken Sandwich with fries
Oregano grilled chicken on toasted Sourdough, green salad, lime oil, aioli and relish served with side of fries. GF for extra
Fish & Chips
Beer battered fish, fries, green salad, slice of lemon, tartare sauce. Half Or Full options
Chicken Dumpling Soup Bowl with Prawn
Chicken broth, prawns, chicken dumplings, rice noodle, broccoli, sesame seed, fish sauce, tamari sauce, chilli & lemon. (dairy free)
Mince on Toast
Beef mince, 2 poached eggs, drizzle of aioli served on toasted sourdough bread. GF Bread or potato herb roasti for extra
Classic Sandwiches BLT / CLT / HLT With Fries
BLT – Bacon, lettuce, sliced tomato, romesco sauce, chipotle mayo on toasted sourdough bread. CLT – marinated chicken breast, lettuce, sliced tomato, romesco sauce, chipotle mayo on toasted sourdough bread. HLT – 2 Hash brown, lettuce, sliced tomato, romesco sauce, chipotle mayo on toasted sourdough bread. GF for extra
Loaded Wedges / Loaded fries
Served with Sour Cream, mozzarella cheese and relish. Add 2 x Bacon / Jalapenos for extra
Burgers Only
Hot Hash Brown Burger
2 x Hash brown, 2 x cheese, mayo, jalapenos, onion, chipotle.
Grilled Halloumi Burger
Vegetable patty, grilled halloumi, tomato, onion, ketchup, beetroot relish, Lettuce. ( Vegan available )
Butter Chicken Burger
Marinated grilled chicken breast, butter chicken sauce, aioli, lettuce.
Fried Chicken Burger
Fried Chicken, onion, tomato, aioli, chipotle mayo, kimchi, lettuce.
Cheese Burger
Angus Beef Patty, cheese, mayo and ketchup.
Beef Burger
Beef patty, bacon, mustard sauce, pickle, aged cheddar cheese, ketchup, mayo, red onion, lettuce. (Gulten free for extra)
Fish Burger
Battered Fried fish, onion, tomato, tartare sauce, slaw, lettuce
Double Decker Beef Burger
Two Beef patty, bacon, cheddar cheese, mustard sauce, pickle, mayo, red onion, ketchup. (Gulten free for extra)
Salads
Nourish Bowl with Grilled Haloumi
Grilled Haloumi, salad greens, falafel, broccoli, carrot, toasted buckwheat, sesame seeds garnish with vegan aioli and honey mustard. (Vegetarian)
Grilled Chicken salad
Grilled chicken, red cabbage, carrot, edamame beans, sesame seeds, green salad, honey mustard, mayonnaise, salted roasted peanut.
Chilli Lime Prawn salad
prawns, chilli flakes, baby rocket, edamame beans, carrot, quinoa, avocado, chimichurri sauce, sesame seeds, mint lime dressing.
Caesar Salad
Cos lettuce, bacon, poached chicken, poached egg, caesar dressing.
Buddha Bowl
Spiced chickpea, roasted pumpkin, quinoa, avocado, carrot, summer greens, crispy kale, dressed with tahini and lemon dressing (Vegetarian/Gulten free/dairy free)
Kids Meal
Kids Pan Cakes / Waffles
1. banana and maple syrup. 2. Vanilla Ice cream and Caramel sauce. Add 1 x bacon $3
chicken Tenders & Fries
Egg n Bacon on Toast
Add Hash brown $ 3
Fish & Chips
Bread and Jam
Two slice of sourdough bread served with strawberry jam and Butter.
Curly Fries with Aioli
Fries with Ketchup
Bubble Tea – Milk Tea Range
Taro
Topped with Brown sugar jelly
Thai
Topped with Coffee jelly
Bubble caramel
Topped with Brown sugar jelly
Bubble Vanilla
Topped with Brown sugar jelly
Bubble Tea – Yoghurt Range
Strawberry Yakult
Topped with Strawberry juice balls
Curacaos Yakult
Topped with Passion fruit juice balls
Mango Yakult
Topped with Passion fruit juice balls
Kiwifruit Yakult
Topped with Green Apple Juice balls
Bubble Tea – Fruit Bubble Fizzy Range
Passion Fruit mango Fizzy
Topped with Strawberry juice balls
Strawberry Raspberry Fizzy
Topped with blueberry juice balls
Pineapple Green Apple Fizzy
Topped with Passion fruit juice balls
Blue Curacao Lychee Fizzy
Topped with Passion fruit juice balls
Bubble Tea – Fruit Bubble Tea Range
Passion Fruit mango
Topped with Strawberry juice balls
Strawberry Raspberry
Topped with blueberry juice balls
Pineapple Green Apple
Topped with Passion fruit juice
Blue Curacao Lychee
Topped with Passion fruit juice
Drinks – Coffee
All Coffee Served As Doubles
Espresso / Long Black
Americano
Piccolo
Cappuccino / Latte
Drinks – Classic Tea Lovers
English Breakfast Tea
French Earl Grey
Green Tea & peppermint
Pure Green Tea
Drinks – Herbal Tea
Antioxidant Blend
Detox Tea
Persian Garden
Drinks – Fresh Juices
The detoxifier
Beetroot, carrot, ginger, Apple
The Vision
Carrot, orange, ginger, turmeric
Go Green
Spinach, kale, cucumber, apple, mint
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