Two Little Chickens
cafe — Mount Albert · Auckland
About Two Little Chickens
Two Little Chickens on Owairaka Avenue in Mount Albert, Auckland, is a family-run café whose name is exactly what it seems: a tribute to the two beloved children of the professional chefs behind it. Described as 'a cozy nest for all', it is the next chapter in a career built on a love for food, community and hospitality, and it shows in a menu that is genuinely cooked with care rather than assembled.
By day, the kitchen turns out modern, flavourful café food in a warm and welcoming setting, from chilli scrambled eggs with nduja and a Full Farm breakfast to rosti with grilled halloumi and hot honey, and burrata with house-made foccacia. Coffee, tea, smoothies and iced matchas cover the drinks list, and the 'For Little Chickens' menu keeps younger diners happily fed.
By night, from Thursday to Saturday, the room settles into a relaxed aperitivo service running from 5pm till late. Think small sharing dishes like duck waffle with liver pâté and cherries, market fish crudo, and lamb ribs with green harissa, plus wood-fired-style pizzas, big sharing plates such as half snapper with bisque and clams, and desserts like tiramisu.
Whether you're stopping by for a quick coffee, a leisurely brunch, or settling in for dinner with friends and family, Two Little Chickens aims to deliver the warmth, creativity and culinary care of a true neighbourhood gem.
Two Little Chickens, Mount Albert: A Family-Run Café for Brunch, Coffee and Aperitivo Nights
Two Little Chickens sits at 4A Owairaka Avenue in the heart of Mount Albert, Auckland, and the name is exactly what it sounds like: a tribute to the two beloved children of the chefs who run it. Billed as 'a cozy nest for all', it is a family story brought to life — the next chapter in a career of professional cooking, built on a love for food, community and hospitality. The result is a warm, welcoming neighbourhood spot that works just as well for a quick flat white as it does for a long dinner with friends.
By day: a modern Kiwi café
Every day of the week, from 7.30am until 3.30pm, the kitchen serves modern, flavourful café food in a setting made for lingering. The all-day menu covers everything you hope for from a serious brunch spot, with a few flourishes you don't always see. Chilli scramble eggs come loaded with nduja, yum yum chilli and crispy shallots on sourdough; the fried chicken lands on crispy spuds with romesco, dukkah and sriracha hollandaise; and mushrooms on sourdough get the full treatment with poached eggs, truffle, black garlic cream and parmesan.
The classics hold their ground too. There's eggs Benedict with smoked salmon or bacon, Turkish eggs with labneh and turkish spiced butter, and a Full Farm breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and spuds. Sweeter options include bread and butter french toast with whipped vanilla ricotta and mandarin, and porridge with poached rhubarb crumble and elderflower custard. Further down the menu you'll find seafood chowder with house-made foccacia, a rosti topped with avo, grilled halloumi and hot honey, and burrata with smoky eggplant and pomegranate.
The drinks list is just as considered: flat whites through mochas, loose-leaf teas, fresh juices and a cold line-up that runs from watermelon-and-coconut smoothies to iced matcha, iced mango matcha and iced strawberry matcha. Little diners are well looked after on the For Little Chickens menu, with french toast, fried chicken and beef burger plates sized for them.
By night: aperitivo, Thursday to Saturday
From Thursday to Saturday, 5pm till late, the café slips into its evening mood. The aperitivo menu is built around sharing. Start with house-made foccacia and whipped burnt butter or warm olives, then move on to dishes like duck waffle with liver pâté and cherries, market fish crudo with granny smith apple and white soy, crispy squid with garlic kewpie, lamb ribs with tzatziki and green harissa, or good 'ol fried chicken with pickles and gochujang mayo. Burrata appears three ways, and grilled prawns and pork skewers round out the small plates.
Pizzas run from a classic margherita to pork and fennel with smoked provolone, a prosciutto pie finished with stracciatella, and a courgette, eggplant and basil pesto version. Bigger appetites can aim at the half snapper with bisque and clams or the steak of the day with green peppercorn sauce, and dessert is a choice of tiramisu or summer berries semifreddo with pistachio. Takeaways are available in the evenings too.
What it's like to visit
The room is relaxed and family-friendly, exactly the kind of place where a quick coffee can turn into a leisurely brunch or, on the right night, a long table of shared plates. Reservations can be made through the booking page on the website, which is worth doing for weekend brunch or a Friday or Saturday dinner.
Questions are easy to ask before you go: email hello@twolittlechickens.co.nz or call 09 620 0191, and the team will get back to you. With daytime café service seven days a week and a Thursday-to-Saturday evening service, Two Little Chickens covers most of the reasons you might find yourself in Mount Albert — and does it with the kind of culinary care only two professional chefs, cooking in honour of their two little chickens, could bring.
Signature items
- Chilli Scramble Eggs
- Fried Chicken
- Bread & Butter French Toast
- Rosti
- Half Snapper
- Tiramisu
Menu
Tea
- English Breakfast — Black tea classic
- Earl Grey — Fragrant black tea
- Sencha Green — Green tea
- Peppermint — Herbal tea
- Ginger Kawakawa — Ginger and kawakawa infusion
Soda
- Coke — Chilled classic cola
- Coke Zero — Zero-sugar cola
- L&P — Kiwi lemon soda classic
- Ginger Beer — Chilled ginger beer
Pizza
- Margherita — Tomato, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, EVOO
- Pork & Fennel — Bechamel, smoked provolone, aged balsamic
- Prosciutto — Bechamel, mushrooms, parmesan, roquette, stracciatella
- Courgette — Grilled eggplant, basil pesto, fresh mozzarella, semidried tomatoes
Sides
- Sausages — Add-on side of sausages
- Bacon — Add-on side of bacon
- Egg — Extra egg
- Sourdough — Slice of sourdough
- Roasted Cherry Tomatoes — Add-on side of roasted tomatoes
- Smoked Salmon — Add-on side of smoked salmon
- Mushrooms — Add-on side of mushrooms
- Halloumi — Add-on side of halloumi
Coffee
- Flat White — Espresso with steamed milk
- Cappuccino — Espresso with steamed milk and foam
- Latte — Milder espresso with plenty of steamed milk
- Mocha — Chocolate and coffee in one cup
- Long Black — Espresso over hot water
- Americano — Espresso topped with hot water
- Hot Chocolate — Classic cocoa drink
- Chai Latte (Sweet & Spicy) — Spiced chai with milk
- Fluffy — Frothed milk, the classic little treat
Juices
- Orange Juice — Freshly poured orange juice
- Apple Juice — Freshly poured apple juice
- Pineapple Juice — Freshly poured pineapple juice
- Immunity Juice — House immunity blend
Desserts
- Tiramisu — Evening dessert classic
- Summer Berries Semifreddo — With pistachio
Cold Stuff
- Watermelon & Coconut Smoothie — Watermelon and coconut blended
- Coco Berry Smoothie — Coconut and berry blended
- Pina Colada Smoothie — Pina colada flavours, smoothie style
- Iced Mocha — Chocolate coffee over ice
- Iced Americano — Black coffee over ice
- Iced Latte — Espresso and milk over ice
- Iced Chai — Chilled spiced chai
- Iced Matcha — Green matcha over ice
- Iced Mango Matcha — Matcha with mango over ice
- Iced Strawberry Matcha — Matcha with strawberry over ice
All Day Menu
- Porridge — Poached rhubarb crumble and elderflower custard
- Bread & Butter French Toast — Whipped vanilla ricotta and mandarin
- Seafood Chowder — Served with house-made foccacia
- Chilli Scramble Eggs — Nduja, yum yum chilli, crispy shallots, sourdough
- Full Farm Breakfast — Eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, sourdough, spuds
- Eggs Benedict — English muffins, poached eggs, hollandaise; add smoked salmon or bacon
- Smoked Fish on Toast — Lemon cream, capers, pickled shallots, baby gem lettuce
- Rosti — Avo, grilled halloumi, hot honey, tomato onion salsa
- Lamb Flatbread — Parsley and pickled onions, zaatar, hung yoghurt
- Mushrooms on Sourdough — Poached eggs, truffle, black garlic cream, aged balsamic, parmesan
- Winter Toast — Winter vegetables, stracciatella, herbs
- Burrata — Smoky eggplant, red onion, tomatoes, smoked paprika, pomegranate, house foccacia
- Beef Burger — Sauce gribiche, rocket fuel, fries
- Fried Chicken — Crispy spuds, romesco, poached eggs, dukkah, sriracha hollandaise
- Turkish Eggs — Labneh, tomato, coriander, turkish spiced butter, sourdough
- Butterbean Cassoulet — With porchetta and preserved lemons
Aperitivo Sides
- Panzanella — Classic bread salad
- Crispy Spuds — Herbs and old bay seasoning
- Grilled Market Vegetables — With toasted hazelnut
Big Sharing Plates
- Steak of the Day — With green peppercorn sauce
- Half Snapper — With bisque and clams
For Little Chickens
- French Toast, Bacon & Honey — Kid-sized sweet and savoury plate
- Fried Chicken & Hot Chippas — Crispy chicken with hot chips
- Beef Burger & Hot Chippas — Burger served with hot chips
Small Sharing Dishes
- House-Made Foccacia — With whipped burnt butter
- Warm Olives — A simple starter for the table
- Duck Waffle — Liver pâté and cherries
- Burrata & Smoky Eggplant — Hazelnut, pomegranate, paprika
- Burrata, Pistachio & Black Garlic — Finished with herbs
- Burrata & Stone Fruit — With aged balsamic
- Melon & Prosciutto — Honey and basil
- Grilled Prawns — Roasted tomato and chipotle coulis, pineapple salsa fresca
- Market Fish Crudo — Granny smith apple, cucumber, white soy
- Crispy Squid — Wild rocket, garlic kewpie, lemon
- Lamb Ribs — Tzatziki, green harissa, pickled chillies
- Pork Skewers — With fennel agrodolce
- Good 'ol Fried Chicken — Pickles and gochujang mayo
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Two Little Chickens located?
- At 4A Owairaka Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025.
- What are the opening hours?
- Café service runs Monday to Sunday, 7.30am to 3.30pm. Dinner is served Thursday to Saturday from 5pm till late.
- Is dinner available every night?
- No. The evening aperitivo menu — sharing dishes, pizzas and desserts — runs Thursday to Saturday only, from 5pm till late.
- Can I book a table?
- Yes, reservations can be made through the booking page on the Two Little Chickens website.
- Is there a kids' menu?
- Yes. The For Little Chickens menu includes french toast with bacon and honey, fried chicken with hot chippas, and a beef burger with hot chippas.
- Do you offer takeaway?
- Yes, takeaways are available, including during the Thursday-to-Saturday evening service.
- How can I get in touch?
- Email hello@twolittlechickens.co.nz or call 09 620 0191.
Tips
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Good to know
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