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

  • Guri Puffs $6.50
    • Sweet potatoes and vegetables wrapped in fluffy pastry served with dipping sauces.
  • Yum Seafood Salad
    • Cooked at a lower heat in stock, this very spicy seafood dish includes celery, shallots and tomato.
  • Black Pepper Hot Plate
    • Fried potatoes and fresh vegetables stir fried with cracked black pepper and garlic sauce.
  • Honey Lemon Chicken $22.00
    • Crispy chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce and sweet honey sauce. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and a bowl of jasmine rice.
  • - Prawn $23.00
  • - Seafood $22.00
  • Chilli Stir Fry
    • Stir fried fresh seasonal vegetables with our own HOT chilli paste sauce.
  • - Seafood $22.00
  • Sourdough, rye, house butter (V) $5.5
  • Roasted cauliflower, coconut cream, sautéed spring onion, extra virgin olive oil, cashew nuts (V) (DF) (GF) $24
  • Seasonal vegetables $8
  • Peppercorn $3
  • Lighthouse gin duck breast, liver parfait, coco powder, marinated strawberries, Szechuan pepper (GF) $16
  • Lentil & quinoa salad $8
  • Roasted cauliflower, currants, hazelnuts, parsley $8
  • Béarnaise $3
  • Lamb Korma $18.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in an almond and cashew nut paste with coconut and yoghurt based curry sauce.
  • Mee-Goreng $17.90
    • Mamak style wok fried egg noodles in two types of soya sauce with chicken or seafood, bean sprouts and egg.
  • Banana Split $8.90
    • Split banana with vanilla ice cream, wafer and topped with raspberry and chocolate sauce.
  • Chicken Sambal $18.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a thick gravy with onion, chilli paste, ginger, garlic, lemon grass and fresh coriander.
  • Chicken Korma $18.90
    • Chicken Korma Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in an almond and cashew nut paste with coconut and yogurt based curry sauce.
  • Fish Curry $21.90
    • Marinated masala fish with fresh herbs and served on a rich gravy.
  • Acar (Mixed pickled vegetables) $4.90
  • Dhall Curry $16.90
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked in a thick lentil curry
  • Salad (Standard) $ 3.70
  • Paua Fritter $ 2.40
  • Tarakihi Fillet $ 9.40
  • Fish $ 3.00
  • Fish Cake $ 2.30
  • Fillet Crumbed/Battered $ 7.60
  • Crumbed Fillet and Chips $ 11.50
  • Minimum Oysters 3 $ 8.00
  • Butterfly Chicken $27.90
    • With Sundried Toamto And Olive Mascrapone Topped With Baby Spinach And Brie Served On A Potato Mash With Salad
  • Chicken Korna - Rich Cramy Sauce* $23.90
    • With Cashew Nut Paste And Mild Spices
  • available from midday
  • Marine gardens $17.90
    • crispy battered fresh fish with garlic and herb aioli
  • Crispy Battered Fish Burger
    • With Lemon Pepper Batter And Shoestring Fries
  • Lamb Shank Cassoulet $32.90
    • Served With Campbell'S Bean And Toulouse Sausage On Wholegrain Mustard Mash Vegetables
  • The bronx $20.90
    • chiled beef hot dog. Waikanae butchery special smoked sausage topped with our owns chilli beef, cheese and salad
  • Homemade seafood chowder $13.90
    • served with toasted multigrain bread
  • Bread to accompany $2.5 per serve.
  • Kas´Nockn´´ $19.50
    • Austrian style Mac`n Cheese, With leafy salad
  • Creamy Puy Lentils , Pancetta & Bread Dumpling
  • Brooklyn Max´ $18.50
    • toasted light Rye Breakfast Sandwich with Emmental Cheese. Beetroot, Leg Ham. fried Eggs & fresh Chives
  • Eggs As You Like Them On Toast $10.00
  • Wiener Schnitzel $22.50
    • Tenderized Pork, hand pounded, breaded & lightly fried golden, Potato Salad & Lingonberry Sauce
  • Viennese Breakfast $18.50
    • Soft boiled Egg, Ham, Emmental Cheese, a variation of Dips, Butter, Apricot Jam & House Bread
  • European Style Creamy Spinach $16.50
    • Topped with poached Eggs & a side of roast Potatoes
  • BLT & Chips
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic aioli on an open sandwich
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • All Day Breakfast
    • bacon, egg, sausage, tomato and hash brown
  • Chicken Curry
    • homemade curry served with rice.
  • Egg, Onions $1.50
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Fish & Chips
    • served with fresh garden salad and chips
  • Cheeseburger
    • beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips
  • Hash Brown Stack $13
    • Hash browns, poached eggs, spinach, tomato and hollandaise sauce
  • Pancakes $14
    • with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Avocado & Tomato on Toast $9
  • French Toast $14
    • with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Smoked Salmon & Eggs on Toast $14
  • Grilled Tomato & Eggs on Toast $12
  • Omelette (Your fillings ad toast)) $14
    • Ham, Bacon, Tomato, Cheese, Corn / Onion, Mushrooms, Spinach
  • KP Big Breakfast $19
    • Bacon, eggs of your choice, grilled tomato, hash brown, mushrooms, with ciabatta (Eggs of your choice fried, poached or scarmbled)
  • EGGS BENEDICT $17.00 / $19.00
    • with bacon / ham / spinach or wood roasted salmon
  • WOOD ROASTED SALMON BAGEL $12.00
    • with cream cheese + capers
  • TOAST with Choice of spread + butter $5.50
  • SMASHED AVOCADO ON PUMPKIN TOAST $17.50
    • with two poached eggs
  • BIG MODE'S BREAKFAST $22.00
  • BRUSCHETTA $13.00
    • with cherry tomatoes, feta + basil on toast
  • CREAMY CATS PORRIDGE $10.50
    • apple, sultana + cinnamon or apricot, almond + vanilla
  • FRENCH TOAST $18.00
    • with bacon + banana or modes berry compote + banana & maple syrup
  • Scotch fillet $32.90
    • w cheese and potato gratin w madeira sauce.
  • Crispy duck confit $37.90
    • w duck fat baked potatoes and bok choy
  • Soup of the day $14.90
    • w freshly baked muffaletta roll
  • Warm sticky date and walnut pudding $15.90
    • w butterscotch and vanilla ice cream
  • Rocket,Cos and mesclun salad w sherry vinaigrette $6.50
  • Bok Choy $7.90
    • w extra virgin olive oil and crispy shallot
  • Hand diced pork,liver & pistachio terrine de campagne w baguette $17.90
  • Saute snails $17.90
    • w pernot ,walnut and cream sauce.
  • Roast organic chicken salad, puy lentils, sour cherries, crispy ham, blue cheese $18 /$26
  • Honeycomb
    • Our take on the kiwi classic & kids favourite Hokey Pokey
  • Hardieboys fresh orange juice $6
  • Pea, mint & chorizo soup $14
  • Homemade crumpet, honeycomb butter $11
  • Mount Eliza Red Leicester cheese scone $6
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Spiced duck livers & sautéed spinach on toast $19
  • Funghi (V) $22.00
    • smoked portabella and button mushrooms
  • Zorba’s Famous Saganaki Cheese (V) $16.50
    • flamed with anise liqueur – OPA!
  • Smokey Bird $24.00
    • free range smoked chicken, kale, portobello mushrooms & mascarpone
  • Polenta Chips (GF,V) $7.00
    • with smoked paprika and tomato sauce
  • Smoked Beets with French Goat Cheese (GF.V) $22.00
    • potato & cumin wafer, watercress leaves and balsamic reduction
  • Lamb Souvlaki $15.00
    • grilled lamb skewers with tzatziki sauce
  • Market Fish (GF, DF) $32.00
    • grilled fennel, carrot and saffron potato
  • Quattro Fromaggi (four cheeses) (v) $22.00
    • mozzarella, grana padano, taleggio & gogonzola
  • B.E.T $13.50
    • Streaky bacon, two fried eggs and tomatoes on toast.
  • Trio Of Ice Creams $14.50
    • Choose THREE of our delicious ice creams, made on the premises – chocolate, cookies ‘n coffee, honey hokey pokey, maple & walnut, passionfruit or licorice. Served to you in a sweet tuille biscuit basket.
  • Sweet Corn Fritters $15.00
    • With streaky bacon, roast tomatoes and red pepper relish.
  • Manuka Smoked Salmon $29.50
    • Served with a salad of gourmet potato, fennel, green apple and mayonnaise accompanied by a fire roasted capsicum sauce
  • Succulent Sorbets $14.50
    • A selection of refreshing mouth-watering sorbets made on the premises, served in a tuille basket.
  • Black Forest Tower $18.50
    • Layers of cherry, black berry and chocolate mousse encased in a chocolate wrap. New design on an old Kiwi Delight.
  • Greek salad $6.50
  • Chicken Breast $28.50
    • Pan seared then roasted served with sweet corn puree, potato gnocchi and toasted grana padano.
  • Potato Top Pie $3.80
  • Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin $2.50
  • Bacon & Egg Sandwich $4.20
  • Steak & Mushroom Pie $4.00
  • Bacon & Egg Pie $3.80
  • Custard Pie $2.70
  • Chicken Avocado Sandwich $4.40
  • Chicken Salad Sandwich $4.20
  • Larb Tod $8.00
    • Spicy chicken meat balls
  • Lak Sa $12.50
    • Choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Yum Gai $12.50
    • Thai spicy chicken salad
  • Pad Kaprow $12.50
    • Stir-fried Chinese and basil with choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Sticky Rice $2.00
  • Kaow Pat $12.50
    • Fried rice with choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Pad Khee Mao $12.50
    • Stir-fried egg noodles, chillies and basil with choice of chicken, beef and pork
  • Roti + Curry / Peanut Sauce $5.00
    • Roti with choice of peanut or yellow curry sauce
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