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

  • Margherita $9
  • House Antipasti $9
  • Caprese $9
  • Panzanella $9
  • Prosciutto $9
  • Marinara $9
  • Salsiccia $9
  • Pepperoni $9
  • Open Style Steak Sandwich $21.00
    • Chargrilled minute steak, caramelized onion, Swiss cheese, mesclun, horseradish mayo on sourdough with fries
  • Lamb $21.00
    • With Swiss cheese, beetroot, caramelized onion & mesclun
  • Bacon & Egg Buttie $12.50
    • Honey cured bacon, free range egg & mayo on Turkish flatbread
  • oven baked free range chicken Salad $21.00
  • Fish & Chips $19.00
    • Fresh fillets of fish in crispy batter, with fries & slaw
  • Seafood Chowder $16.00
    • With fresh fish, mussels & shrimps, lightly flavored with paprika, served with local artisan bread
  • Small side of fries (V, GF) $5.00
  • Chicken Schnitzel $19.00
    • With Swiss cheese, slaw & chipotle sauce
  • Beer battered asparagus $16.50
    • and chili mayo
  • Lamb Shank $27.50
    • Slow cooked in Guinness, with peas, creamy mash and juss
  • Fries $8.00
    • and garlic mayo
  • Falafel $16.50
    • halloumi and beetroot
  • Smoked Chicken $17.50
    • Soba noodle, mint, cucumber, mung beans and soy lime dressing
  • Aged sirlion steak (200g) $12.00
    • Garlic butter, fries and salad
  • Spag Bol $18.00
    • beef mince in a salsa di pomodoroand fresh parmesan
  • Pork spare ribs $20.00
    • marinated in a spicy BBQ sauce, toasted seasame seeds and fries
  • Fried Yellow Noodle $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • * : Doesn't come with noodle
  • Prawn Spring Rolls $6.90
    • 5 pcs
  • Chicken Chilli Paste (spicy) $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Steamed Chicken with Ginger Rice $13.50
  • Chicken Mushrooms $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Wonton Soup with BBQ Pork* $12.90
  • CHICKEN MUSHROOM $11.50
  • BEEF $9.80
  • CHIPS ONE SCOOP $3.00
  • ROAST PORK $9.80
  • SHRIMP $10.80
  • PLAIN $9.00
  • CHICKEN WITH NOODLES $8.30
  • HOT DOG $2.50
  • Roll your own (vietnamese grileld pork mince-nem nuong) $15.00
    • served w/ lettuce, mints, vermicelli & pickle
  • Skewed wakanui sirloin (2 skews) $16.00
    • charcoal grilled wakanui beef sirloin with vegetables
  • Fried tofu w vietnamese tomato relish $14.00
    • served w/ side salad & steam jasmine rice
  • Grilled pork ribs $19.00
    • pork ribs marinated with our house sauce
  • Roll your own (grilled shrimp paste on sugar cane) $13.00
    • served w/ lettuce, mints, vermicelli & pickle
  • Hand cut kumara chips $4.00
  • Bun (grilled pork belly & spring rolls vermicelli) $13.00
    • vermicelli rice noodles served with fresh lettuce, mints, carrots, peanuts & shallot. noodles served at room temp just like in vietnam
  • Chicken leg with lemongrass $13.00
    • corn fed, free range chicken grilled with lemongrass
  • We like to send kids' meals out first. If you would like all meals to arrive together, please let us know
  • Gluten free and vogels bread are available to add to any meal extra $2.00
  • Kids pancakes (4 pikelet size) $6.00
    • with maple syrup or lemon sugar
  • Creamy mushrooms and bacon $15.00
    • with toast
  • Popeye slammer $17.50
    • spinach, potato cake,bacon, mushroom, tomato and hollandaise
  • Or 'little mama' $10.50
    • as above but smaller size
  • Kids pancakes $10.50
    • with bacon, banana, and maple syrup
  • Kids egg on toast $5.00
    • (poached, scrambled, or fried)
  • Large $12.00
  • Shine’s Special Breakfast $21.50
    • eggs, bacon, hash browns, gourmet sausages, savoury tomato & grilled mushroom
  • Caesar Salad $18.00
  • Sausages $5.00
  • Eggs Benedict (Bacon) $16.50
  • BLT $16.50
    • with toasted sourdough
  • Eggs on Toast $10.50
  • Thai Beef Salad $18.00
    • with crispy noodles
  • Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • Extra Dip $1.00
  • Roast Lamb Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Very Vegemite $4.00
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • - 8 Pack $7.90
  • Fish Fillet in Spicy Sauce $21.50
  • Barbecue Pork Fried Rice $9.50
  • Dim Sims $5.50
  • Barbecue Pork and Won Ton Soup small $5.50
  • Chicken in Satay Sauce $14.90
  • Chicken and Vegetables Fried Udon $10.50
  • Seafood with Vegetables $22.80
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts and Vegetables $16.90
  • Combination Seafood & Vegetables $11.00
  • 1/4 CHICKEN MEAL $9.00
    • 1/4 chicken potatoes pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot & gravy
  • Chicken & Chinese vegetables $9.50
  • Honey Chicken $10.00
  • 1/2 CHICKEN MEAL $13.00
    • 1/2 chicken potatoes pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot & gravy
  • Combination Seafood & Vegetables $11.00
  • Chicken or Beef or BBQ pork $10.00
  • Combination Meat $9.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail $14.00
    • With thousand island seafood sauce.
  • Butter Chicken $23.00
    • Authentic Butter Chicken served wth rice & flat bread
  • Grilled chicken burger $21.00
    • chicken breast coated in Mexican style seasoning with guacamole, tomato, crisp lettuce, cheese and mayo.
  • Grilled Garlic Bread (v) $6.50
  • Chicken Sandwich $16.50
    • Grilled chicken with sauteed onion, salad, tomato relish and pesto mayo on a toasted garlic roll with chips.
  • Chicken tender Burger $16.00
    • chicken tenders coated in our special spice with cheese, lettuce, tomato, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • Banana Fritter $10.00
    • whole banana in a crispy batter rolled in cinnamon sugar, with whipped cream, butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.
  • Warm Chicken & Bacon $23.00
    • Grilled chicken strips, salad, crispy bacon with a honey and mustard dressing.
  • Free Range Chicken Breast $32.00
    • Chickpea, spinach, pinenuts, tarragon creme
  • Tomato $18.00
    • 3 cheese & basil
  • Haloumi $18.00
    • Smoked tomato, roasted fennel, capers, ciabatta
  • Beef Schnitzel $17.50
    • Whipped potato, bread & butter pickle
  • Sardines $16.00
    • Gremolata toast
  • Shaved Lamb Shoulder $20.00
    • Spinach, feta, harissa yoghurt
  • Ricotta Parmesan Ravioli $27.00
    • Pea sauce, vanilla brown butter
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Balsamic cherries, ciabatta
  • Sojok spicy $10
    • srved in pita bread with tomatoes, gherkins and a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Phoenician platter $18
    • choose from: Beef, Lamb or Chicken served on a plate with rice and sald drizzled in tahini sauce
  • Naklawa $4
  • Kafta $12
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tomatoes, gherkins, tabouleh with lettuce
  • Mehshi $8
    • served in pita bread with tomatoes, lettuce and tahini(rice filled vine leaves)
  • Falafel $18
    • served in pita bread with tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and tohini sauce
  • Beef, lamb or chicken shawarka $12
    • served in pita bbread with fried onions, tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and tahini sauce
  • Kibbi $3.50
    • with burght wheat onions and pire nuts(hand made mince balls)
  • Indian Garlic Ciabatta $12.00
  • Wedges $12.00 / $14.00
    • With bacon & cheese
  • Hand Cut Agria Fries $9.00
    • With saffron aioli
  • French Croque Monsieur $12.00
  • Angus Pure Beef Burger, Hand Cut Fries, Cheese, Beer Barley Bun $27.50
  • Free Range Chicken Achari Masala Curry $34.00
  • Chefs Soup of the Day $15.00
  • Breads and Dips $15.00
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