{"id":6260,"date":"2018-03-09T12:08:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T23:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6260"},"modified":"2018-03-09T12:08:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T23:08:06","slug":"best-budget-lunches-near-aut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6260","title":{"rendered":"Best Budget Lunches Near AUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On those days when you&#8217;re near-broke but can&#8217;t stomach another cup of dehydrated noodles, it&#8217;s nice to know of a few cheap lunch spots near campus. Here&#8217;s your cheat sheet. Ssshhh, don&#8217;t let word get out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>City campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Counter Cafe in WF building has a great selection of well-priced sandwiches. You can pick up an enormous sub with an assortment of fillings for $5.50, or grab a boxed sandwich from $4.50. They also run good weekly specials &#8211; for next week only (12-16 March), you can get a burger for just $5 (while stocks last).<\/li>\n<li>At Refuel in WC building, you can pile up your plate at the hot buffet for only $6.50 (or prepay for 10 lunches at only $6 each).<\/li>\n<li>Piko2Go has lots of cooked meals to take away for $8.<\/li>\n<li>At the corner of Lorne &amp; Wellesley Streets, just opposite the city library, you&#8217;ll find a hole-in-the-wall joint called No. 1 Pancake. A fried Korean pancake stuffed with meat and cheese will cost you $4.50.<\/li>\n<li>A little walk down Lorne St will take you to the Lorne St Larder, where an all-day breakfast of toast, baked beans, poached eggs, grilled sausage, and salad will set you back just $6.90. (But get in early, they often sell out by noon.)<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re keen for a Queen St lunch, try a stuffed pretzel from Popa&#8217;s Pretzels at 350 Queen St for $5. The cheese &amp; Marmite flavour is a Kiwi classic.<\/li>\n<li>Right next door to the pretzel place (and also opposite WH building on Wellesley St) is Star Kebab, where a plate of rice, meat &amp; salad can be yours for $5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunch-collage-1.png?resize=550%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunch-collage-1.png?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunch-collage-1.png?resize=150%2C116&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lunch-collage-1.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Top: subs at The Counter. Bottom row L-R: pretzel from Popa&#8217;s Pretzels; big<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>brekkie at Lorne St Larder; the $5 special at Star Kebab<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Shore campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The food court in AS building has quite a few good options for a cheap lunch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Jewel of Bombay, you can get a small vegetable curry with rice for $7.90<\/li>\n<li>Kebabs on Campus has burgers with your choice of meat for $5.50.<\/li>\n<li>Al Parco has lots of options under a fiver. The all-day breakfast is generously proportioned at $6.50.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>South campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the KaiF\u00e9 buffet in MD building &#8211; it costs just $6.50 to load your plate with hot food, and you can eat on the terrace with a view of the swimming pool outside. KaiF\u00e9 also runs weekly specials, and next week (12-16 March) they&#8217;re doing $5 burgers (while stocks last).<\/li>\n<li>Hop across the road from campus to Food Junction at 613 Great South Rd to find a whole lot more options. Trattoria does $10 pasta mains; Thai Bangkok has five chicken spring rolls for $7.50; and MC Roast has hot sandwiches for $6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Millennium campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For a quick energy boost, try a whey protein shake at Wholefoods for $5.90.<\/li>\n<li>Venture a few steps off campus to 1 Antares Place to sample the local favourite Pickles Cafe. The menu items are pricey, but you can usually get some form of quiche from the cabinet for around $8-9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On those days when you&rsquo;re near-broke but can&rsquo;t stomach another cup of dehydrated noodles, it&rsquo;s nice to know of a few cheap lunch spots near campus. Here&rsquo;s your cheat sheet. 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