Ruby Eatery occupies a bright Rankin Avenue space in New Lynn, with a decorated glasshouse and conservatory seating giving the room a colourful, light-filled personality. It belongs to the same hospitality family as Deco Eatery and Bodrum Kitchen, but develops its own identity as a cafe and restaurant serving from morning into the evening. Coffee and casual daytime meals sit naturally alongside table service for a longer lunch or dinner, making the venue equally workable for a catch-up, a family outing or a group gathering.
The food combines Mediterranean ideas with Turkish and New Zealand touches, guided by Ruby's promise of meals that are healthy but still hearty. That balance appears in dishes that bring together grilled proteins, fresh salads, vegetables, grains and bold dressings without restricting the menu to a single national tradition. It is a broad, contemporary approach: familiar local cafe habits remain visible, while Turkish and wider Mediterranean flavours give the kitchen a more distinctive centre of gravity.
Current menu descriptions show how widely the kitchen interprets that brief. Greek meatballs and fattoush salad sit alongside burgers, sharing plates and generous platters, while the pizza selection ranges from roasted vegetables and spicy pepperoni to butter chicken. Turkish street-style pizzas introduce another strand, including options built around lamb. The breadth makes it possible to share several smaller dishes or build a conventional meal around a main, salad and something from the oven.
Ruby also organizes its offer around different ways of eating together. Vegan, vegetarian, paleo and Mediterranean selections are signposted as distinct pathways rather than handled as a single catch-all category, helping mixed groups find food within the same menu. Combined with the welcoming glasshouse, plush seating and steady coffee service, that flexibility supports both a quick everyday visit and the kind of unhurried meal where several generations or different dietary preferences can share one table.
Address: 2 Rankin Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600, New Zealand
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Ruby Eatery Menu
Breakfast
V | VEGETARIAN; VG | VEGAN; DF | DAIRY FREE; O | OPTION. We will take all reasonable steps to accommodate your dietery needs. However we cannot guarantee that the ingredients used will be allergen free.
EGGS YOU WANT
V | DFO | Served with house made tomato chutney, pide. Scrambled Eggs +2. Add your favourite sides
ACAI BOWL
V | Acai, granola, chia seeds, seasonal fruits, berries. Choice of: Nutella | Peanut Butter | Pistachio Sauce
SMASHED AVOCADO
V | DFO | Poached eggs, feta, tomato salsa, radish, dukkha, ciabatta. Add: Bacon +8 | Smoked Salmon +12
RUBY BENEDICTS
VO | CLASSIC: English muffin, hash browns, poached eggs, spinach, hollandaise. POTATO ROSTI: Poached eggs, spinach, hollandaise. Choice of: Bacon | Mushrooms | Sujuk Sausage. Smoked Salmon or Halloumi +3
CRÊPES
V | Berry coulis, whipped vanilla mascarpone, fresh fruits, pistachio. Bacon +8
BREAKFAST BURRITO
Turkish mince, scrambled eggs, bacon, black beans, cheddar, served with hash browns, spicy mayo, chutney
CORN FRITTERS
DFO | Bacon, poached egg, smashed avocado, tomato chilli chutney, sour cream
CREAMY MUSHROOMS
V | Creamy blue cheese sauce, poached eggs, parmesan, Turkish pide. Bacon +8
HALLOUMI STACK
Grilled halloumi, poached eggs, bacon, tomato, avocado, pesto, hollandaise, focaccia, fries
ISTANBUL OMELETTE
V | DFO | Mozzarella, tomato, spinach, feta, chutney, pide. Bacon +8
EGG WHITE OMELETTE
DFO | Cajun chicken, cheddar cheese, spinach, tomato, chutney, pide
BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST
V | Bacon, banana, berry compote, vanilla ice cream, maple syrup, pashmak
RUBY BIG BREAKFAST
Eggs, bacon, sujuk sausage, hash browns, baked beans, tomato, mushrooms, pide
Lunch
MEZZE PLATTER
Hummus, tzatziki, muhammara, dolmades, falafel, calamari, olive, feta, mixed pickles, flatbread, pide. Add for 12: Pulled Lamb | Chicken Skewer | Halloumi
SPICY RED LENTIL SOUP
VG | Red lentil, chilli oil, lemon, Turkish pide
LUNCH PLATE
VO | Hummus, salsa, tabouli, almonds, feta, flatbread. Choice of: Lamb | Chicken | Falafel | Halloumi
FRIED CALAMARI
Spicy mayo, salad, lemon
RUBY SHISH KEBAB
VO | One grilled skewer, greek salad, hummus, tzatziki, fries, flatbread. Choice of: Chicken | Beef | Halloumi
FRIED CHICKEN WAFFLE
Buttermilk fried chicken, chilli, maple syrup, gherkins, spicy mayo
BEEF BURGER
Beef patty, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, gherkins, aioli, fries
BEEF STEAK SANDWICH
Spiced beef rump, peppers, spiced tomato sauce, aioli, focaccia, fries
CHICKEN PARM SANDWICH
Fried chicken, cheddar, tomato chutney, pickled onions, pesto, aioli, focaccia, fries
FISH & CHIPS
DF | Tempura battered market fish, fries, mixed greens, tartare sauce
CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM FETTUCCINE
Chicken, mushroom, cream, garlic, parmigiano
FATTOUSH SALAD
DF | Lebanese chopped salad, crisps, lemon dressing, pomegranate, walnuts. Choice of: Lamb | Chicken | Falafel | Halloumi
MEDITERRANEAN BOWL
VG | Falafel, hummus, mixed greens, avocado, beetroot. Halloumi +9
Fries
STRAIGHT CUT FRIES
Aioli, tomato sauce
CURLY FRIES
Aioli, tomato sauce
Sides
Bacon
Eggs (2)
Scrambled Eggs
Smashed Avocado
Potato Rosti
Tomato
Spinach
Mushrooms
Falafel (4)
Sujuk Sausage
Halloumi
Smoked Salmon
Cajun Chicken
Pulled Lamb
Flatbread
Bread
GF Bread
Side Dip
Greek Salad
Cocktails
RUBY LONG ISLAND
Vodka, tequila, gin, cointreau, white rum, citrus, blue pea sweet soda, cranberry
SIGNATURE ESPRESSO MARTINI
Vodka, kahlua, chocolate liqueur, espresso
CREAMY MANGO DAIQUIRI
White rum, triple sec, mango, sweet vanilla, chilli
MOJITO
White rum, fresh mint, simple syrup. Choose your flavour: Passion fruit | strawberry | classic
Coffee
*ALL DOUBLE SHOTS
Hokey Pokey Latte
Superfood Latte
Beetroot | Matcha | Turmeric
Espresso
Long Black
Tea
TURKISH TEA
Apple | Pomegranate
HERBAL TEA
Pure Peppermint | Moroccan Mint
GREEN TEA
Japanese Green Sencha
BLACK TEA
English Breakfast | Earl Grey | Mumbai Chai
Soft Drinks
Coke | Coke Zero | Sprite | Ginger Ale | Tonic Water | Lemon Lime & Bitters | Pink Lemonade | Ginger Beer
Coke
Coke Zero
Sprite
Juice
Orange | Apple | Pineapple | Cranberry | Tomato
Orange
Apple
Pineapple
Spirits
LARIOS
GIN
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE
GIN
FINLANDIA
VODKA
BELVEDERE
VODKA
Wines
GLS | BTL
MIONETTO PROSECCO
ITALY
PASK SUN KISSED PINOT GRIS
HAWKE’S BAY, NZ
NGA WAKA SAUVIGNON BLANC
MARTINBOROUGH, NZ
Beer & Cider
CORONA
HEINEKEN
PURE BLONDE LOW CARB
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- Long black Typical in Auckland: $5.00 $4.50
- Short black Typical in Auckland: $5.00 $4.50
- Smashed avocado Typical in Auckland: $25.00 $28.00
- French toast Typical in Auckland: $23.50 $28.00
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