Sweet Mother's Kitchen in Wellington Menu

SMALL BEGINNINGS SMALL BEGINNINGS
  • SMK Cornbread $5.50
    • Southern Soul food smothered in melting butter…
  • Chuckles Curly Fries $7.50
    • SMK's famous curly fries with Creole mayo
  • Swamp Dip $11.50
    • A heated spinach and artichoke cheesy dip, served with toasted baguette or corn chips
  • Hush Puppies $11
    • Cornmeal nuggets with corn kernels, onion, and jalapenos Served with Louisiana cocktail sauce  & Mississippi comeback sauce
  • Hastie’s Hot Wings $13.50
    • Spicy chicken wings with blue cheese sauce and celery sticks
  • Corn Chips $8.50
    • With salsa and guacamole
  • Madam Ruby's crab dip $14
    • Crab, prawn & cheeses combined in a delicately spiced warm dip + corn chips
  • Blossom’s grilled chicken $14.50
    • Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips - with lightly spiced grilled strips of chicken breast
  • Blossom’s grilled chicken $15.50
    • with spiced grilled Tarakihi
  • Mother knows best (Vegetarian) $14.50
    • Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips, with grilled tempeh, beetroot and feta cheese
STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE
  • Seafood chowder $15
    • Scallops, mussels, shrimp & fish in a smooth, creamy soup with baguette toast
  • Gumbo $16.50
    • Traditional South Louisiana, brown roux soup with chicken & Andouille sausage, served with rice
  • Prawn Monica $20.50
    • Based on a favourite dish from the N’ awlins Jazz Festival. Spiral pasta and prawns in a smooth, creamy sauce made with the ‘Trinity" (green capsicum, onion and celery)-the base of many a New Orleans dish- garlic, and a hint of Creole spice
  • Mr P's porky $16.50
    • Slow cooked smoked pork belly with Crystal spiked apple sauce + salad
  • Jambalaya $23
    • Chicken, prawn and Andouille sausage combined with a Creole tomato sauce to make this famous Louisiana dish
  • Mad dog ribs $16.50
    • Tender slow cooked beef short ribs with bourbon mash + salad greens
  • SMK bbq prawns $18
    • New Orleans style in a rich Worcherstershire spiked buttery sauce with lemon + Cajun buttered baguette toast- for dipping
  • Fried Chicken $17.50
    • Buttermilk soaked fried chicken strips with curly fries, coleslaw & Mississippi comeback sauce
  • The "Moose" $13.50
    • The ultimate in comfort food made with gruyere cheese and a hint of truffle oil
  • Enchiladas $17.50
    • Two corn tortillas filled with creamy mushroom, roast pumpkin & green chilli. Smothered in tomato sauce & grilled with cheese. Served with Mexican brown rice and salad greens
  • Freddy's eggplant bake $19.50
    • Eggplant layered with fresh basil, Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese baked in a tomato-based sauce. Served with Green Goddess dressed salad
THE REAL DEAL THE REAL DEAL
  • Cajun blackened Tarakihi fish $27
    • with bourbon mash + salad + Remoulade sauce
  • 'Send it' Jerk Chicken $24.50
    • Chicken breast tenderised in Carribbean spiced marinade with a hint of rum, then coated in a house-made jerk rub - salsa & lime + red beans & rice
  • RCA ribs $25.50
    • Tender, hickory smoked, lip smacking ribs, smothered in SMK’s BBQ sauce + curly fries
  • Bananas Foster $10.25
    • A New Orleans favourite. Bananas sautéed in a caramel sauce flambéed in white rum and banana liquor served with vanilla ice cream
  • Homemade Pies N/A
    • Check with wait staff on availability. Served with cream or yogurt.  Ice cream $2 extra
  • Apple pie $8.50
    • Just like your sweet mother used to make.
  • Pecan and bourbon pie $8.50
    • Deliciously sticky pie with a hint of Bourbon, laden with pecans
  • Peanut putter pie $8.50
    • A chocolate cookie crust with a chilled, whipped peanut butter filling
  • Rhubarb & strawberry streusel $8.50
    • Delicious fruit baked in a pie with a crumble like topping
  • Key lime pie $8.50
    • Crumb base with sweet, lime mousse-like filling
  • Banana cream pie $8.50
    • A pie crust lined with banana slices & topped with a delicate homemade custard
  • Macaroon & chocolate mousse $8.50
    • Coconut shell with luscious chocolate filling
SIDES SIDES
  • Rice and red beans (Traditional style beans, slow cooked with a ham hock) $5
  • Rice and black beans (vegetarian) /Mesclun salad greens/ Coleslaw $5
  • Creamed spinach / Mushrooms / Potato hash $5
  • Curly Fries / Mesclun salad greens / Hush puppies / Bourbon mash $5

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Mini currypuffs (v) $3.90/ $6.90
    • Because good things come in bite sizes (Two pieces/ Four pieces)
  • Otak-Otak $14.90
    • Steamed marinated fish fillets served with kerabu salad and jasmine rice
  • Dessert of the day $5.90
  • Kerabu salad (v) $8.90
    • Refreshing and tangy mango salad. Prawns go really well with this salad/ for an extra $3
  • Banana fritters with ice cream $5.90
  • Otak-Otak $8.90
  • Char Mee (v)(pf) $15.90
    • Fried egg noodles with prawns, chinese pork sausages, chives, beansprouts
  • Lemon chicken wings $6.90/ $12.90
    • Two pieces/ Four pieces
  • Black bean & cashew bolinhos w. habanero coconut yoghurt (v*, g/f) $9.00
  • Peanut butter ice $10.00
    • cream sandwiched between rich chocolate brownie slices w/ dulce de leche
  • -add fries $5.00
  • Eggplant involtini stuffed with spinach & salted ricotta, baked in red pepper & roasted tomato sauce (v, g/f) $23.50
  • -add bacon $3.00
  • Bahian marinated piri (g/f) $25.00
    • piri roasted quarter chicken w/ blood orange & chorizo sauce & cassava gratin
  • Pão de queijo (v, g/f) $9.00
    • baked Brazilian cheese puffs (6) with chili mayo
  • Served 10Am-3Pm Saturday & Sunday, 11Am To 3Pm Monday To Friday
  • Lasagne Topper $2.80
  • Battered Sausage $2.90
  • GOURMET VEGETARIAN $9.50
    • supremo vegetarian spinach and pumpkin patty, salad, camembert cheese, avocado, Vegetarian relish or cranberry Sauce
  • Banana Fritter $2.60
  • Sugar Donut $1.90
  • Supremo Egg (120gm supremo meat patty) $6.50
  • Steak Roll $2.70
  • SUPREMO BACON & EGG $9.00
    • supremo 120gm meat patty, 2 eggs, bacon, fresh salad, tomatoes, onions, tomato sauce
  • Homemade porridge $12.50
    • with bramble, whipped cream, rhubarb and banana or berry and banana
  • Bacon and mushroom risotto cakes $18.00
    • with a creamy mushroom sauce(GF)
  • Bacon toasty $5.50
  • Free range egg poached or fried $2.50
  • Kids egg on toast $5.00
    • poached, scrambled or fried
  • Or little mama $10.50
    • as above but smaller size
  • Kids pancakes $10.50
    • with bacon, banana, and maple syrup
  • Homemade toasted bagel $13.50
    • with Manuka smoked bacon and avocado with fresh tomato and basil
  • House chips, ketchup & aioli 8
  • Strawberries, housemade ricotta, basil, cornflakes 17
  • Beetroot, goat’s cheese, cress, granola, kawakawa 18
  • Market fish, pickled clams, courgette, garden peas, sorrel, taro, bacon foam 36
  • Jersey benne, caramelised onion, thyme 11
  • Simple green salad 9
  • Cheesecake, lavender, ginger 16
  • Warm olives 8
  • 9 Seafood Tom Yam $11.90
  • 17 Sambai Chicken or Beef $12.90
  • 13 Cajun Fish with Rice or Chips $15.90
  • 1 Roti $3.00
  • 3 Hawaiian $5.90
  • Choose any 2 items including toast for $9.00
  • Squid Ring $1.00
  • 5 4 x Chicken Wings (with sweet chilli sauuce) $7.90
  • Beef Brisket Sandwich $13.9
    • Panhead braised brisket, lettuce, tomato & caramelised onions
  • Double Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $18.9
    • Creamy butter mash, fried eggs, slaw & house-made gravy. Add an extra schnitzel $5
  • Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine $14.9
    • Bacon or spinach, hashbrowns & hollandaise sauce
  • Angus Young $20.9
    • 100% Angus beef pattie, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion strings, gherkin & tomato relish
  • Pulled Pork Sandwich $13.9
    • Louisiana style pulled pork & slaw
  • Kumara & Pork Belly Hash $15.9
    • Soft poached egg
  • Mussel & Chorizo Linguine $18.9
    • White wine, cream & fresh herb sauce
  • Roasted Root Vegetable Salad $14.9
    • Rocket salad, balsamic roasted baby beetroot & feta w/ a zesty orange dressing
  • Kids Breakfast $7.50
    • Bacon and egg on Toast
  • Omelette $15.90
    • Eggs with three fillings: Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Mushrooms, Onion & Pineapple Served on Toasted Specialty Bread
  • Soup of the Day $10.50
    • Served with toasted specialty bread
  • Classic BLT $12.90
    • Bacon, Lettuce, tomato with creamy aioli & tomato relish on toasted specialty bread
  • Eggs Benedict $17.90
    • Poached eggs & bacon served on a freshly toasted specialty bread, topped with creamy hollandaise sauce
  • French Toast $17.90
    • French Toast served with Bacon, grilled banana & Maple syrup
  • Duo Sandwich $12.90
    • Chicken, Bacon and Tomato with creamy aioli served on specialty bread
  • Bacon & Mushrooms $17.90
    • Crispy Bacon with pan.fried portobello mushrooms drizzled with hollandaise sauce
  • Garlic King Prawns $26.80
  • Stir Fried Chinese Vegetables $14.80
  • Peking Fried Noodles with Pork $16.80
  • Spicy and Sour Whitebait Soup $6.50
  • Sichuan Lobster Seasonal Price
  • Orange Mushrooms $18.80
  • - One Course $49.80
  • Spiced Duck $14.00
  • CLASSIC $10.00
    • 2 satays, 1 wrap, noodle salad
  • ORIGINAL $10.00
    • 3 satays, 2 rice, 1 roti, salad
  • Summer Roll $2.50
  • GLUTEN FREE $10.00
    • salad, 2 satays, 2 summer rolls
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN ON RICE 7 SALAD $10.00
  • Satay $1.70
  • TASTER $7.00
    • 2 satays, 1 wrap, 1 roti, 1 rice
  • Fried Rice $6.00
  • Josper braised day boat fish N/A
    • with local crab, sea vegetables and its own sauce
  • 2 courses $35
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • Rose sorbet N/A
    • with Prunotto Moscato D’Asti and strawberry meringue
  • Selection of house petit fours N/A
    • with pate de fruit, chocolate truffle, turron and nut tuille
  • Confit potatoes $9
  • Snapper crudo N/A
    • with preserved lemon salsa, mint and Juno olive oil
  • Shakshuka $10.00
    • eggs baked in a herb tomato sauce with ciabatta
  • Roasted portobello mushrooms $18.00
    • with wilted herb butter spinach, and haloumi served on 5grain
  • Avocado and slow roasted tomato on ciabatta $16.00
    • with rocket, preserved lemon and smoked feta
  • -bacon $17.00
  • Sides
  • -spinach $16.50
  • Sauce side
  • Muesli $10.00
    • served with honey yoghurt, milk and berries
  • Cos & Rocket Salad (GF.V) $9.00
    • with creamy French dressing
  • Homemade Italian Sausage $23.00
    • 100% pork sausage, fennel pollen, roasted onion, tomato, mozzarella & rosemary
  • Wakanui Beef Sirloin 300g (GF) $34.00
    • 90-day grain finished sirloin with shoestring fries, Cafe de Paris butter, craft beer mustard and red wine jus
  • Antipasto Platter $30.00
    • prosciutto, sopressa salami, thinly sliced house made porchetta & smoked provolone
  • Linguine $30.00
    • mussels, cockles & prawn with crayfish bisque sauce
  • Smoked Beets with French Goat Cheese (GF.V) $22.00
    • potato & cumin wafer, watercress leaves and balsamic reduction
  • Smokey Bird $24.00
    • free range smoked chicken, kale, portobello mushrooms & mascarpone
  • Roasted Pumpkin (GF.V) $7.00
    • with feat cheese and rosemary
  • Shed 5 seafood chowder 18.
    • market fish / prawns /green lip mussels / Cloudy Bay clams / lemon sherry creme
  • Silver Fern Farm Lamb 36
    • cumin gremolata crusted lamb fillet / braised lamb neck & swede pithivier / honey carrots / broad beans / mint / chèvre croquettes / braising liquor
  • Selection of sorbets 13
    • Your waitperson will advise you of today's flavours
  • Chocolate truffles 2.5 each
  • Baby spinach and figlet salad 9
    • toasted almonds / pickled onion / gorgonzola/ fig balsamic
  • Market fish 33.5
    • Served with your choice of one of the following:French peas & mussels - peas / bacon /snow peas / iceberg lettuce / steamed Marlborough mussels / wholegrain mash / preserved lemon / garlic & parsely cream
  • Single cheese 13.5
  • Duo of cheese 20
  • Chicken & mushroom with egg noodles on hot plate $15.00
    • Sliced chicken, mushroom, bok choy, onion, egg with a bed of fresh egg noodle served on hot plate.
  • Lor mee $10.00
    • Fresh egg noodles with gravy, sliced egg, chicken, b.B.Q pork, fish ball & fish cake.
  • Chicken tom yum noodles soup $12.50
  • Malaysian style sweet & sour $13.00
    • Deep fried (option of chicken or pork) stir-fried onion, green pepper, pineapple & home made sweet & sour sauce, served with steamed rice.
  • Dry fried kua teaw (chicken or beef) $12.50
    • Choice of marinated beef or chicken with bean sprouts & egg.
  • Fruit salad ice-cream $5.00
  • -seafood $13.00
  • Hainanese chicken rice (fried or boiled) $12.00
    • Garlic rice served with fried chicken or boiled chicken.
Sweet Mother's Kitchen

Sweet Mother's Kitchen

location

Address

5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043854444

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

American , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , Mexican , Southwestern , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  After-hours ,  Craft Beer ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Cheap Eats ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand