The Attic Bar & Restaurant

About The Attic Bar & Restaurant

The Attic Bar & Restaurant is a family-owned bar and eatery in the heart of New Lynn, pouring craft beers, New Zealand wines and hearty fare. It first opened in Mission Bay on 26 June 2009, and after more than a decade of serving food and drinks there, moved into its spacious current premises at 3 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, in mid-2022.

The kitchen takes pride in hearty, locally sourced dishes, paired with a rotating selection of craft beers, cocktails and New Zealand wines. Upstairs, guests can enjoy a sunny deck, cosy booths and friendly service. The menu runs from starters and mains through to chargrilled steaks, burgers, salads, pasta, sides and dessert, with a separate lunch menu, and most dishes marked for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan or vegetarian options.

The Attic also provides venue hire for functions of all sizes, up to 200 people, covering dinners and drinks, engagement parties, birthdays, and staff or corporate functions, with flexible music, food and bar options to suit any budget.

The Attic Bar & Restaurant: New Lynn's Local Craft Beer and Comfort Food Spot

The Attic Bar & Restaurant sits at 3 Totara Avenue in the heart of New Lynn, a family-owned bar and eatery built around craft beers, New Zealand wines and hearty, locally sourced food.

From Mission Bay to New Lynn

The Attic first opened its doors in Mission Bay on 26 June 2009. After more than a decade serving food and drinks there, the family-owned business moved into its current, more spacious premises at 3 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, in mid-2022, bringing an upstairs sunny deck and cosy booths to its new home.

Hearty, Locally Sourced Food

The kitchen's most popular dish is the Stuffed Chicken - a free-range breast stuffed with ricotta, bacon, red onion and baby spinach, wrapped in bacon, sous vide and pan seared, served with creamy mash and mushroom sauce. Alongside it sit other Attic favourites: the Pork Ribs, described as a cult classic, slow cooked for four hours and smothered in smokey BBQ sauce; the Crispy Skin Pork Belly, the restaurant's 'famous' pork belly dish; and a 400g NZ Wagyu Beef Cheek, braised for six hours until fall-apart tender.

Burgers get equal billing, from classic chicken and beef options through to the Pork Belly Burger - self-described as the king of burgers - loaded with slow cooked BBQ pork belly and crispy onion rings. Chargrilled steaks (a 300g Scotch or 350g Sirloin) come with a choice of sauce and a range of chip upgrades, from duck fat chips to truffle and parmesan fries.

A Full Drinks List

The Attic pours a rotating selection of craft beers on tap - including Panhead Supercharger and Hazy, alongside Guinness, Steinlager and Lion Red - plus a wine list spanning Marlborough, Central Otago and Gisborne, with both house and named-label options across sparkling, white and red. A full spirits list, mocktails, milkshakes and coffee round out the drinks menu for every kind of visit.

Dietary Options Throughout

Most dishes across the menu are marked for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan or vegetarian options, making it straightforward for guests with dietary requirements to find something suitable, from starters through to dessert.

Functions for Any Occasion

The Attic provides venue hire for functions of all sizes, accommodating up to 200 people for dinners and drinks, engagement parties, birthdays, and staff or corporate functions. Music can be plugged into the venue's sound system, or a DJ or band arranged, and food options range from a la carte to set menus, platters and canapes - guests can even bring their own cake. Bar options are flexible too, from a standard cash bar through to an open bar, subsidised drinks, or a champagne station on arrival.

Hours and Location

The Attic is closed Mondays, open Tuesday to Thursday from 4pm until late, and Friday to Sunday from midday until late. It's located at 3 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland.

Visiting The Attic

For anyone in New Lynn after hearty comfort food, a solid craft beer and wine list, or a venue for their next function, The Attic Bar & Restaurant brings its Mission Bay roots and family-owned character to its New Lynn home.

Signature items

• Stuffed Chicken
• Pork Ribs
• Crispy Skin Pork Belly
• Beef Cheek
• Pork Belly Burger
• NZ Green Lip Mussels

Menu

Lunch

• Bangers and Mash — Pork and fennel sausages, creamy mash, green peas, house made mushroom sauce
• Half Rack of Ribs — Smokey BBQ ribs and fries
• Fish and Chips — Fresh fish of the day in house made crispy batter, fries, tartare sauce
• Open Steak Sandwich — Tender steak slices, mesclun, caramelised onions, roasted bell peppers, aioli, feta, toasted focaccia
• Cajun Chicken Burger — Lettuce, tomato, Cajun spiced chicken breast, aioli
• Vegetarian Pasta — Mushroom, red onion, baby spinach, sundried tomato, pesto coconut cream sauce, pecorino; chicken can be added

Mains

• Crispy Beer Battered Fish & Chips — In-house crispy beer batter, garden salad with honey mustard dressing, fries, tartare sauce
• Pork Ribs — 800g, 4hr slow cooked, smokey BBQ sauce, house made coleslaw, twice cooked chips - an Attic cult classic
• Stuffed Chicken — Free-range breast stuffed with ricotta, bacon, red onion, baby spinach, wrapped in bacon, sous vide and pan seared, creamy mash, sauteed vegetables, mushroom sauce - the restaurant's most popular dish
• Crispy Skin Pork Belly — Sauteed vegetables, kumara rosti, roasted garlic, charred onion and jalapeno chutney, chunky apple sauce
• Gnocchi — Bell peppers, caramelised onion, mushroom, baby spinach, cherry tomato, garlic butter and napolitana sauce, pecorino
• Lamb Shank — NZ lamb hind shank, crispy polenta cake, sauteed vegetables, roasted vine tomato, Attic's secret savoury sauce
• Beef Cheek — 400g NZ Wagyu beef cheek, braised 6 hours and sous vide, seasonal vegetables, creamy potato mash, cornichon horseradish mayo, red wine jus

Sides

• Polenta Chips — Beetroot relish
• Duck Fat Chips — Aioli
• Fries — Can be topped with truffle and parmesan
• Kumara Chips — Sweet thai chilli
• Coleslaw — Side portion
• Garden Salad — Side portion
• Sauteed Seasonal Vege — Side portion

Dessert

• Banoffee Pie — Fresh banana, caramel sauce, chocolate powder, fresh cream, maple walnut ice cream
• Apple Crumble — Cinnamon and diced apple, house made crumble, vanilla ice cream
• Chocolate Mousse Cake — Made fresh in house, served with vanilla bean ice cream
• Poached Pear — Poached fresh in house, served chilled with berry compote, roasted nuts, vanilla ice cream
• Affogato — Fresh espresso with vanilla ice cream; optional liqueur shot

Spirits

• Coruba Original — 30ml shot
• Smirnoff Vodka — 30ml shot
• Bacardi White Rum — 30ml shot
• Gordons Gin — 30ml shot
• Old Forrester Bourbon — 30ml shot
• Johnnie Walker Red — 30ml shot
• De Val Court Brandy — 30ml shot
• Jose Cuervo Gold — 30ml shot
• Jose Cuervo Silver — 30ml shot
• Hyoketsu Lemon Vodka — On tap, served with ice

Red Wine

• House Red Wine — House red
• Cabernet Sauvignon — Red wine
• Syrah — Red wine
• Shiraz — Red wine
• Terra Sancta Mysterious Diggings Pinot Noir — Central Otago

Starters

• Garlic Bread — Add cheese for extra; gluten free option available
• Mushroom & Truffle Arancini — Sundried tomato and olive chutney, pecorino
• Karaage Chicken — Crunchy slaw, sriracha
• Hoisin Glazed Crispy Pork Belly Bites — Apple sauce, sesame
• Gourmet Prawn Toast — Lime zest, ginger, garlic, sesame seeds, wasabi aioli
• NZ Green Lip Mussels (1/2 kg) — Creamy bacon and white wine sauce
• NZ Green Lip Mussels (1 kg) — Creamy bacon and white wine sauce
• Bacon Wrapped Scallops — Garlic aioli

Mocktails

• Berry Nice — Berry coulis, cranberry juice, soda, lime
• Virgin Mojito — Apple juice, lime, mint, sugar syrup, soda
• Passion Delight — Apple juice, raspberry cordial, passionfruit syrup
• Traffic Light — Orange juice, raspberry cordial, lemonade
• The Sober Door — Cranberry juice, sour apple, passionfruit syrup, lime juice

White Wine

• House White Wine — House white
• Graham Norton Sav Blanc — Marlborough
• Terra Sancta Pinot Gris — Central Otago
• Lake Road Chardonnay — Gisborne
• Lake Road Riesling — White wine
• The Ned Rose — Marlborough
• The Ned Noble Sauvignon (60ml) — Dessert wine, Marlborough

Chargrilled

• Scotch 300gm — Hand cut thick chips, tangy mustard, garden salad with honey mustard drizzle; choice of mushroom, merlot jus or garlic butter sauce
• Sirloin 350gm — Hand cut thick chips, tangy mustard, garden salad with honey mustard drizzle; choice of mushroom, merlot jus or garlic butter sauce

Beer & Cider

• Macs Cloudy Apple Cider — On tap
• Speights Ultra Low Carb — On tap
• Lion Red — On tap
• Steinlager Super Cold — On tap
• Panhead Supercharger — On tap
• Panhead Hazy — On tap
• Guinness — On tap
• Zero Alcohol Beer — Bottled
• Steinlager Lite — Bottled
• Speights Old Dark — Bottled
• Corona — Bottled
• Corona Zero — Bottled, non-alcoholic
• Zeffer Cider Zero (Passionfruit) — Non-alcoholic cider
• Zeffer Cider Zero (Crisp Apple) — Non-alcoholic cider

Coffee And Tea

• Short Black / Long Black — Espresso coffee
• Flat White — Espresso coffee
• Cappuccino — Espresso coffee
• Latte — Espresso coffee
• Mocha — Espresso coffee
• Hot Chocolate — House hot chocolate
• Tea — Green, camomile, raspberry, peppermint, Earl Grey or English breakfast

Sparkling Wine

• Daniel Le Brun Brut — Marlborough, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend
• Ruggeri Prosecco — Italy
• Lindauer Piccolo Brut (200ml) — Brut style
• Lindauer Piccolo Rose (200ml) — Bottle fermented sparkling rose

Classic Burgers

• Karaage Chicken Burger — Crunchy coleslaw, sriracha aioli, jalapeno, served with fries and tomato sauce
• Grilled Chicken Burger — Fresh chicken breast, baby cos, tomato, streaky bacon, aioli, cranberry sauce, brie, fries and tomato sauce
• Beef Burger — Baby cos, tomato, aioli, burger sauce, burger cheese

Gourmet Burgers

• Pork Belly Burger — Crunchy coleslaw, jalapenos, crispy onion rings, slow cooked BBQ pork belly - the king of burgers

Salads And Pasta

• Classic Caesar — Baby cos, croutons, diced bacon, soft poached egg, house Caesar dressing, anchovy, pecorino
• Chicken Fettuccine — Free range breast, diced bacon, red onion, button mushroom, creamy lyonnaise sauce

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

• Coke / Coke No Sugar — Soft drink
• Schweppes Lemonade — Soft drink
• Ginger Ale / Ginger Beer — Soft drink
• Orange / Apple / Pineapple / Cranberry Juice — Fruit juice
• Red Bull — Energy drink
• Sparkling Water — 500ml or 1 litre
• Milkshake — Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mango, berry, banana, red berry, coconut, passionfruit or combinations
• Thickshake — Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, mango, berry, banana, red berry, coconut, passionfruit or combinations

Frequently asked questions

What are The Attic's opening hours?

Closed Monday. Tuesday to Thursday 4pm-late, Friday to Sunday 12pm-late.

Where is The Attic Bar & Restaurant located?

3 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600.

What is the most popular dish?

The Stuffed Chicken, a free-range breast stuffed with ricotta, bacon, red onion and spinach.

Can I host a function at The Attic?

Yes, venue hire is available for up to 200 people, with flexible music, food and bar options.

Does The Attic have a kids menu?

Yes, a dedicated kids menu is available alongside the main, lunch and dessert menus.

Are there dietary options available?

Yes, most dishes are marked for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan or vegetarian options.

Can I buy a gift card?

Yes, gift cards are available through the website.

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