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Ambler Cafe & Bistro changes character as the day moves along Point Chevalier Road. It begins as a neighbourhood cafe pouring Coffee Supreme, then shifts toward a bistro and wine bar from Wednesday through Saturday evening. Online reservations, group-event enquiries and recurring communal dinners make it more than a daytime counter, while its Point Chevalier setting keeps the experience anchored in the neighbourhood.

Brunch has a clear French accent without losing its Auckland cafe range. Croque monsieur or madame comes with béchamel, cheese, fries and salad, and eggs Benedict uses house potato rosti with tarragon hollandaise. A buttermilk waffle, avocado toast and house granola cover sweeter or lighter mornings. More distinctive choices include smoked salmon with trevally rillettes on buckwheat toast and creamy wild mushrooms with pecorino.

From late morning into dinner, the menu becomes more suited to sharing and lingering. Te Matuku oysters, house focaccia, polenta chips, buttermilk fried chicken and duck-and-chicken liver parfait can build an opening round. Crudo with chilli, lime, mandarin and apple keeps the smaller plates bright. Larger choices move through vegetable bowls, fish and chips and a wagyu burger to the changing market fish and butcher's cut.

The drinks list is broad enough to support every part of that schedule, moving from espresso and house juices to Sawmill tap beer, wine by the glass and cocktails. Truffle fries, burnt broccoli and truffle macaroni cheese give dinner useful sides, while crème brûlée, caramel chocolate mousse and flambéed spiced pear provide a distinctly bistro finish. French-themed events and a Wednesday-to-Saturday happy hour add another reason to treat Ambler as an evening destination.

Address: 181 Point Chevalier Road, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1022, New Zealand

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Ambler Cafe & Bistro Menu

Brunch (till 3pm)

Served till 3pm. V – Vegetarian | DF – Dairy Free | NG – Non Gluten | DFO – Dairy Free on request | NGO – Non Gluten on request.

Croissant | Toast
$9

berry compote | yuzu jam & butter (V, NGO)

House Made Granola
$18

oats, seasonal fruits, almond, coconut yoghurt (V, DF, NG)

Buttermilk Waffle
$24

seasonal fruits, berry mascarpone, butterscotch, almond brittle (add bacon +9)

Eggs on Toast
$16

any style, housemade relish, green salad (V, DF, NGO)

Ham & Cheese Croissant
$21

champagne ham, edam cheese, green salad

Eggs Benedict
$28

tarragon hollandaise, house made potato rosti, spinach, bacon | mushrooms | smoked salmon (+3) (NG, DFO)

Mince on Toast
$27

prime beef mince, pecorino, poached egg, chilli oil, rocket, house focaccia (NGO, DFO)

Croque Monsieur | Madame
$28

champagne ham, béchamel, cheese, rosemary salted fries, green salad (add fried egg +2)

Avocado Toast
$25

smashed avocado, thyme infused feta, lemon, seeds mix, chilli, coriander (add poached egg +3) (V, NGO, DFO)

Salmon Buckwheat Toast
$30

smoked trevally rillettes, smoked salmon, house pickles, lemon, wild rocket (DF, NG)

Creamy Mushrooms
$27

mix wild mushrooms, rocket, pecorino, focaccia (add poached egg +3) (V, NGO)

Brunch Add Ons

Egg any style
$3

each

Sourdough | House focaccia
$5
Gluten free bread | Potato rosti
$6
Mushrooms | Smashed avocado
$7.50
Bacon
$9
Smoked salmon
$10

Bistro (from 11am)

Te Matuku Oysters
each $7

Waiheke island, natural, freshly shucked to order (DF, NG)

Soup of the Day
$23

toasted house focaccia (V, DF, NGO)

Trevally Rillettes
$23

house smoked trevally, capers, cornichons, chilli oil, toasted sourdough (DF, NGO)

Duck & Chicken Liver Parfait
$24

port cherries, crispy chicken skin, house focaccia (DF, NGO)

Fish Crudo
$26

chilli & lime dressing, mandarin, apple gel, shallots (DF, NG)

Buddha Bowl
$25

black rice, edamame, spinach, avocado, kimchi, wakame (smoked salmon | grilled chicken +8) (V, DF, NG)

Cauliflower Tabbouleh
$26

pea mash, maple kumara, wasabi peas, spicy cashew, fresh herbs (smoked salmon | grilled chicken +8) (V, DF, NG)

Fish & Chips
$28

lightly battered fish, fries, tartare sauce, salad (DF)

Wagyu Beef Burger
$32

premium wagyu beef pattie, cheese, truffle aïoli, pickles, fries, green salad

Market Fish
$36

(please ask our friendly staff)

Butcher's Cut
$38

(please ask our friendly staff)

Bistro Sides

Straight Cut Fries
$13

truffle oil, grated pecorino, parsley, aïoli (V, NG, DFO)

Polenta Chips
$17

goat’s cheese crème fraîche, grated pecorino (V, NG)

Garden Salad
$13

mixed lettuce, house pickles, chardonnay vinaigrette (V, DF, NG)

Cheeses | Desserts

Fromages
one $18 / two $32 / three $45

from our blackboard, apricot, focaccia (NGO)

Classic Crème Brûlée
$16

(NG)

Chocolate Mousse
$16

valrhona caramel chocolate, black doris plums, Marlborough sea salt (NG)

Dinner – Small

Te Matuku oysters
each $7

Waiheke island, natural, shucked to order (DF, NG)

Housemade focaccia
$15

smoked potato spread, house pickles (DF, NGO)

Polenta chips
$17

goat’s cheese crème fraîche, grated pecorino (V, NG)

Buttermilk fried chicken
$23

lemon aïoli, thyme

House smoked trevally rillettes
$23

cornichons, chilli oil, capers, toasted sourdough (DF, NGO)

Duck and chicken liver parfait
$24

madeira cherries, crispy chicken skin, house focaccia (DF, NGO)

Crudo
$26

chilli & lime dressing, mandarin, apple gel, shallots (DF, NG)

Cheeses and charcuterie board
$69

prosciutto, smoked trevally rillettes, parfait, house pickles, apricot, house focaccia (NGO)

Dinner – Large

Soup of the day
$23

toasted house focaccia (V, DF, NGO)

Buddha bowl
$25

black rice, edamame, spinach, kimchi, wakame, avocado (V, DF, NG) (add smoked salmon | grilled chicken +8)

Cauliflower tabbouleh
$26

pea mash, wasabi pea, maple kumara, herbs, spicy cashews (V, DF, NG) (add smoked salmon | grilled chicken +8)

Fish & chips
$28

lightly battered fish, fries, tartare sauce, salad (DF)

Wagyu beef burger
$32

cheese, truffle aïoli, pickles, fries, green salad

Market fish of the day
$36

(please ask our friendly staff)

Butcher's cut
$38

(please ask our friendly staff)

Dinner – Sides

Straight cut fries
$13

truffle oil, grated pecorino, parsley, aïoli (V, NG, DFO)

Burnt broccoli
$15

persillade, sliced almonds, pea purée (V, NG, DF)

Truffle mac & cheese
$17

parmesan (V)

Garden salad
$13

mixed lettuce, house pickles, chardonnay vinaigrette (V, DF, NG)

Dinner – Cheeses | Desserts

Selection of cheeses
one $18 / two $32 / three $45

from our blackboard, apricot, breads (NGO)

Classic crème brûlée
$16

(NG)

Valrhona caramel chocolate mousse
$16

black doris plum, marlborough sea salt (NG)

Flambée spiced pear
$16

vanilla ice cream, almond & caramelo sauce

Hot Drinks

Espresso, short macchiato, long black, long macchiato, americano
$5
Flat white, cappuccino, piccolo
$6
Latte, mochaccino, hot chocolate
$6.50
Hakanoa chai latte | Turmeric | Matcha | Beetroot latte
$6.50

(V, NG)

Cocktails

Mimosa
$15

orange juice, méthode brut

Bloody Mary
$18

vodka, chilli, worcestershire, tabasco, pepper, tomato

Aperol Spritz | Limoncello Spritz | Bellini Spritz
$20

aperol | limoncello | peach, méthode brut, soda

Negroni
$22

gin, campari, vermouth rosso

Cold Drinks

Freshly Squeezed Juice
$9

ask our friendly staff for today’s seasonal selection

Smoothie
$9

Mixed berry & coconut (V, DF)

Kombucha
$10

remedy raspberry lemonade | mango passionfruit

Juices
$6

orange, apple, pineapple, cranberry, apricot or tomato

Beers & Wines

Ask one of our friendly staff for our full beer & wine list

Sawmill Pilsner tap, Matakana
$14
Sawmill Hazy Pale Ale tap, Matakana
$15
Sawmill Bare Beer no alcohol pale ale
$11
Veuve du Vernay French bubbles
$15

Wine List – Rosé | Orange

NV Giesen Rosé
$12 / $58

(Alcohol removed) 0%, Marlborough NZ

2025 Fraîcheur du Sud Rosé
$15 / $72

Languedoc FR

2024 Château Bel Esprit Rosé
$17 / $82

Côtes de Provence (O) FR

2022 Unico Zelo Esoterico
$18 / $87

skin contact, Adelaide Hills (NOV) AUS

Wine List – White

2025 Rose Family Estate Wairau River Sauvignon blanc
$15 / $72

Marlborough NZ

2025 Odyssey Chardonnay
$16 / $78

Gisborne NZ

2024 Domaine Denis Race Chablis
$19 / $90

FR

2023 Pegasus Bay Chardonnay
$22 / $105

Waipara, North Canterbury NZ

Wine List – Red

2024 Rose Family Estate Wairau River Pinot Noir
$16 / $78

Marlborough NZ

2023 Gibbston Valley collection Pinot noir
$19 / $90

Central Otago (OF) NZ

2022 Ata Rangi Pinot noir
$145

Martinborough NZ

Beer

Sawmill pilsner
$14

tap, matakana

Sawmill hazy pale ale
$15

tap, matakana

Heke lager
$12

waiheke

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