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

  • Rucola Salad $8.50
    • rocket, pecorino cheese, cherry tomatoes, balsamic
  • Chunky potatoes $8.00
    • hand cut fries w/ aioli and tomato sauce
  • Siciliana $24.50
    • Napolitana sauce, mozzarella, anchovies, olives and basil
  • Funghi $21.00
    • Napolitana sauce, Portobello mushroom, mozzarella and basil
  • Spaghetti and meatballs $12.00
  • Chunky potatoes $8.00
    • hand cut fries w/ aioli and tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti with Neapolitan sauce $10.00
  • Ham Pizza $10.00
  • Sticky Date Pudding $8.5
    • served with butterscotch sauce & vanilla ice-cream
  • Bowl of Fries $5.5
  • Steak, Mushroom & Red Wine Pie $19.5
    • served with creamy mash potato and seasonal veges
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $4.4
  • Rib-Eye Steak $31.5
    • served with beer battered fries & salad or seasonal veges with your choice of mushroom sauce or garlic butter, cafe paris butter or plain
  • Sirloin Sizzler $25.5
    • served with beer battered fries & salad or seasonal veges with your choice of mushroom sauce or garlic butter, cafe paris butter or plain
  • Salad $4.8
  • Chicken Breast $25.0
    • wrapped in bacon & stuffed with feta, spinach, sundried tomatoes & pine nuts drizzled with a zesty roasted red pepper sauce & accompanied with a lettuce & warm mixed rice cake finished with a home made dressing
  • Grilled Halloumi
  • Homemade Hollandaise $3.00
  • Steel Cut Oats $13.00
  • Bacon Jam $8.00
  • Barry's Bacon / House Cured Salmon $6.00
  • Fried Chicken Sandwich $16.00
  • Pan Fried Salmon $8.50
  • GF= Gluten Free
  • Groper, Jerusalem artichoke & bone marrow risotto, sautéed mushrooms, brocollini, split jus $38.90
  • Mixed Olives $8.90
  • Rosewater cream, lychee sorbet, raspberry gel, berries, crushed meringue $16.90
  • Beef Fillet, Café de Paris butter, fries $38.90
  • Catalan Crêpes with orange caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream $16.90
  • Pappardelle, butternut & goat cheese cream, chard, hazelnuts, Grana Padano (vego) $33.90
  • Sautéed courgettes, garlic, mint, pickled chilli $9.90
  • Tarakihi, miso, pickled shiitake, noodles, clam mayo, spring onion oil $34.90
  • Broccoli, feta, sunflower + pumpkin seeds $12.50
  • FARRO $21.50
    • Cos, whitlof, pea, split green bean, basil, green raisins , pinenuts + green yoghurt.
  • MIXED GRAIN $20.50
    • Kiwi quinoa, puy lentil, Spanish green tomato, landcress, feta + french tarragon.
  • BLACK QUINOA + RICE BERRY $ 20.50
    • Choc-tail tomatoes, tatsoi, snowpeas, red cabbage, purple carrot, rosemary + cabernet dressing.
  • Smoked mackerel, cos, fennel + horseradish $13.50
  • Tomato, raddichio, oregano, buffalo mozzarella. $ 27.00
  • Crushed potatos, mustard seeds + herbs. $12.50
  • Salad leaves $7.50
  • Salmon Fettuccine $17
    • Smoked salmon, spinach with creamy cheese sauce
  • Mafioso $17
    • Mushrooms, onion, Italian sausage, capsicum, olives
  • Veggie Deluxe $23
    • Mushrooms, capsicum, onion, fresh tomato, spinach, olives, capers, broccoli, gorgonzola
  • Mama Mia $17
    • Italian sausage, onion, capsicum, olives, fresh tomato
  • add Bacon $3
  • Chicken Deluxe $23
    • Grilled chicken, mushrooms, onion, spinach, fresh tomato, olives, broccoli, blue vein cheese
  • add Anchovies $5
  • Smooth, creamy and oozy.
  • Passion Fruit Gelato $6.90
  • Marinara $18.00
    • Tomato based pizza with calamari, mussels, shrimp, salmon, anchovies & mozzarella cheese
  • Tonno & Cipolla $16.00
    • Tomato based pizza with tuna, red onions & mozzarella cheese
  • Margherita $16.00
    • Traditional tomato based pizza with fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • Tropicana $16.00
    • Tomato based pizza with ham, pineapples, fresh tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
  • Spaghetti al Salmon $16.00
    • Smoked salmon with creamy sauce
  • Ravioli della Nonna $16.00
    • Pasta pockets cooked in butter, sage & granny's special sauce
  • Chocolate Gelato $6.90
  • Tom Kha Seafood $12.00
    • Lightly spiced seafood soup, flavoured with lemon juice, mushroom and coconut cream.
  • Green Curry $24.00 / $18.50
    • You choice of sliced meat cooked in coconut milk and Green curry paste with fresh vegetables, baby corn and white rice - Prawn / Chicken or Pork or Beef
  • Mee Goreng $24.00 / $18.50
    • Thai style egg noodles, fresh vegetables and your choice of meat - Prawn / Chicken or Pork or Beef
  • Spicy with Mint Leaves $18.50
    • Meat of your choice mixed with lemon juice, fish sauce and chilli served cold - Beef or Chicken or Pork
  • Yellow Thai Curry $18.50
    • Chicken nibbles cooked in coconut milk, potatoes and onion in yellow curry, served with white rice
  • Garlic and Pepper Prawns $24.00
    • Fried prawns with fresh vegetables, garlic, pepper and soya sauce, served with white rice
  • Tom Yum Gai $10.00
    • Spicy chicken soup seasoned with lemon juice, garnished with hot chilli, lemon grass and mushrooms
  • Chilli Prawns - Choo Chee Goong $24.00
    • Prawns and fresh vegetables cooked in coconut milk, red chilli paste, served with white rice
  • Grilled angus sirloin steak with potato puree, asparagus, miso sauce $32.00
  • Affogato, with vanilla bean gelato, espresso shot with homemade biscotti $7.50
  • Beer-battered with tartare sauce (each) $4.50
  • Proscuitto, ham, mozzarella, oregano pizza $18.00
  • Pork and fennel sausage ragu with rigatoni $11.00
  • Prawn cavatelli pasta with orange and mascarpone $24.00
  • Gelato - Vanilla bean or flavour of the day - 1 scoop $2.50
  • Our mince on Toast - 12hr beef cheek, free-range poached egg, on sourdough $18.50
  • Market fish 33.5
    • Served with your choice of one of the following: -pancetta & bacon cassoulet / steamed clam bouillabaisse / toasted olive & fennel focaccia / saffron rouille
  • 4 cheese gnocchi 28
    • Parmesan & potato gnocchi / Gorgonzola / pumpkin / Manchego / fried halloumi / crispy sage / pine nuts
  • 4 cheese gnocchi entree19.5/main28
    • Parmesan & potato gnocchi / Gorgonzola / pumpkin / Manchego / fried halloumi / crispy sage / pine nuts
  • Shed 5 fish & chips 28
    • battered market fish fillets / triple cooked chips / house tartare / tomato relish / ice berg wedge / vine tomatoes / cucumber / egg / buttermilk ranch dressing
  • Affogato 8/with liqueur14
    • Immigrant's Son espresso / vanilla ice cream / biscotti
  • Silver Fern Farm Lamb 36
    • cumin gremolata crusted lamb fillet / braised lamb neck & swede pithivier / honey carrots / broad beans / mint / chèvre croquettes / braising liquor
  • Bowl of fries 8
    • Ketchup & aioli
  • Bread & Dips 18
    • warmed bambino ciabatta & char grilled flat bread w/ -Pukara caramelised balsamic & Santagata EVO -white truffle & mushroom mascarpone -Indian pumpkin dip -olives -semi dried tomatoes -balsamic gherkins
  • LE PLAT DUO ET SES VINS $45.00
    • selection of cured gourmet meats French cheese with seasonal homemade condiments, our own duck liver parfait, and warm bread, fresh out of the oven /per person
  • Mushroom $5.00
  • L'OEUF BROUILLE $18.00
    • scrambled eggs served with warm ham off the bone, mesclun, fresh herbs and buckwheat bread
  • CROQUE MONSIEUR OR MADAME $17.00
    • toasted bread layered with bechamel sauce, ham off the bone, Emmental and Gruyere de Comte served with mesclun
  • LE RUSTIQUE $13.50
    • free range chicken Emmental cheese fresh tomatoes and homemade pesto
  • Maple sirup $2.50
  • OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
    • French goats cheese and Bayonne ham
  • LE CROISSANT AU JAMBON $11.00
    • traditional French croissant served with ham off the bone, Emmental and bechamel sauce, topped with Gruyere de Conte
  • Full Portion $17.00
  • Full Portion $17.00
  • Half Portion $17.00
  • Cheerios with Tomato Sauce and Buttered Bread $6.00
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips with Salad and Tartare Sauce
  • Seafood Chowder: a hearty mix of Mussels, Calamari, Fish and Shrimps with Toasted Five Grain Bread
  • Large $12.00
  • Toasted Sandwich: with Cheese, Tomato, Ham, Onion or Pineapple.
  • Vanilla Pannacotta Df* $12.50
    • With almond milk and Balsamic strawberries.
  • St Louis Ribs $27
    • With house made smoked adobe BBQ sauce and served with spiced gourmet potatoes
  • Lambs Fry Df* $26
    • Potato mash, spinach, With Waikanae Butchery black pudding and onion gravy.
  • -or- mozzarella and #27 tomato relish. gf* $8.50
  • Hot Cakes $17
    • Served with bacon, caramelised banana and maple syrup
  • Chicken Breast Gf* Df* $25
    • Whole chicken breast with caramelised onion chutney and two sides: Fries, Salad or Vegetables.
  • Vine Stuffed Tomatoes Gf* Df* Entrée $15.5 Main $23
    • With mushroom duxelle, spinach, Toasted sunflower and sesame seeds.
  • Three Bean Salad Gf* Df* $18.50
    • With fresh herbs, garlic chickpeas, quinoa, lime chilli dressing.
  • Seared Scallops & Chorizo $19.00
    • On Apple Fennel Remoulde w Sherry Reduction
  • Jalapeno, Roasted Red Pepper & Cheese Quesadilla $15.00
    • w fresh tomato salsa
  • New Zealand Premium Lamb Rump $30.00
    • Grass fed on the East Coast
  • Choose your Cut, a Sauce & Two Sides N/A
    • A sauce and two sides included in the cut price
  • Garden Salad $8.00
    • w House dressing
  • Potato Gratin $8.00
  • On the Bone Op Rib Roast 400g $34.00
    • Locally farmed glass fed & aged for 21 days
  • Baa Baa Lamb Sliders $15.00
    • 3 Sliders w Tzatziki & Relish
  • Steak
  • Mini Bacon n Egg Pie $3.50
  • Great Range of Biscuits from $1.50
  • Sultana Scone $3.00
  • Louise Cake $3.50
  • Steak n Cheese
  • Caramel Slice $3.50
  • Extra - $1.00
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