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

  • Pizza Add-ons $ 4.00
    • Ham, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Eggplant, Capsicum, Artichoke, Rocket, Mozzarella, Feta, Anchovies, Salami
  • CONCHIGLIONI PORK AND FENNEL $26.50
    • Pasta shells filled with free range pork, fragrant fresh fennel and mozzarella cooked in chef’s special Neapolitan sauce
  • Quattro Stagioni $ 25.50
    • Napolitana sauce, mozzarella, manuka ham, mushroom, artichokes, olives, oregano
  • Margherita $18.00
    • Napolitana sauce, mozzarella and basil
  • POLPETTE $12.00
    • Organic lamb and beef meatballs seasoned with Italian herbs
  • Tiramisu coffee $11.00
    • Delicious
  • LASAGNE $25.50
    • Organic beef mince and aubergine layered with béchamel and cheese sauce served with salad
  • SEAFOOD LINGUINE $27.50
    • Marlborough mussels, clams, squid, king prawn a hint of chilli in a light seafood sauce
  • -Salmon $5.00
  • -Spicy Gyoza / -Agedashi Tofu (V) $6.80
  • ●Tonkotsu Red with Chilli Oil
  • -Spicy Chicken Don / Wasabi Chicken Don / Teriyaki Chicken Don / Pork Chashu Don / Teriyaki Tofu Don $10.00
  • ●Hot Pot Rice
  • -Crumbed Chicken Katsu Curry $13.80
  • ●Sushi & Sashimi
  • -Plain Curry $9.80
  • SERGEANT’S BENEDICT STACK 17.50
    • STREAKY BACON OR SPINACH ON OUR OWN POTATO ROSTIS W HOLLANDAISE & POACHED EGGS
  • CORN FRITTERS (GF) (VEG OPTION) 14.50
    • BACON, CHILLI JAM & PETITE SALAD
  • CRUMBED CHICKEN BURGER 20.50
    • CRUMBED CHICKEN THIGH W LETTUCE, BEETROOT, AVOCADO, BACON, BRIE & TOMATO W CHILLI JAM & AIOLI & A BASKET OF FRIES
  • VEGETARIAN BURGER 19.50
    • GRILLED BEETROOT PATTY, SALAD GREENS, SERVED W CARAMELISED ONIONS, WHOLE GRAIN AIOLI ON A CIABATTA BUN & BASKET OF BASKET OF FRIES
  • CEVICHE 7.00
    • MARINATED IN A BLEND OF TOMATO, CUCUMBER, LIME JUICE, CORIANDER, RED ONION & COCONUT CREAM
  • GARLIC BREAD 6.50
  • CRUMBED SCHNITZEL 21.00
    • SERVED W FRIES, GREEN SALAD & RED WINE JUS
  • SPANAKOPITA 19 .50
    • GREEK INSPIRED SPINACH & FETA FILO PARCEL ON GREEN BEAN, SUNDRIED TOMATO & KALAMATA OLIVE SALAD
  • Controfiletto di Manzo all'Aceto Balsamico $33.50
    • Grilled beef sirloin, grilled portabello mushroom, and balsamic dressing
  • Formaggi Misti con Frutta $26.00
    • Mixed Italian cheeses with fruit and bread
  • Bruschette del Giorno $14.50
    • Selection of bruschetta
  • Agnello alla Griglia con Bietoli e Past $34.50
    • Chargrilled lamb rump, braised silverbeet and rice shpaed pasta
  • Melanzane alla Parmigiana $16.50
    • Eggplant bake with mozzarella, tomato, basil, and Parmesan
  • Patate arrosto con rosmarino $6.50
  • Saltimbocca a' la Romana $30.50
    • Veal scaloppine with Parma ham, sage, and white wine sauce
  • Salumi Misti $19.50
    • Prosciutto, salami, mortadella with crostini
  • Louise slice $3.90
  • Lemon meringue pie $3.90
  • Hot dog $3.70
  • Banana chocolate cake $3.90
  • Banana chocolate mousse cake $4.90
  • Vegetable focaccia melt $8.90
    • Roast vegetables, basil pesto and cheese
  • Pies - each $4.90
    • Mince and cheese, Steak and mushroom, Chicken, Bacon and egg, Vegetable
  • Bacon and egg $5.80
  • PANEER PAKORA $9.00
    • fresh pieces of cottage cheese battered with chickpea flour then golden fried
  • Small Butter Chicken and Rice $7.00
  • FISH CURRY $16.00
    • traditional Indian home made fish curry
  • LAMB FUSION $17.00
    • lamb/chicken with vegetables gravy
  • CHICKEN SAAG $15.00
    • boneless chicken and spinach cooked with a specially mixed masala
  • TAWA GOSHT $16.00
    • goat meat, ginger, garlic and onion tossed on a hot plate
  • LAMB VINDALOO $16.00
    • a hot dish, cooked with vinegar, capsicum, and whole spices and tender pieces of lamb
  • FISH MADRAS $16.00
    • fresh boneless fish infused with Indian gravy and coconut cream
  • Beef Kadhai $15.00
    • Beef pieces cooked in an onion sauce with capsicum, tomatoes, ginger and coriander,
  • Mixed Pakora $8.00
    • An assortment of vegetables battered in chick-pea flour and fried till golden.
  • Fish Masala $17.00
    • Fish cooked in onion and capsicum sauce with tomatoes
  • Mango Chutney $2.00
  • Chicken Madras $16.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked with ground spices and coconut cream.
  • Chicken Lababdar $16.00
    • Boneless chicken cooked in a sweet and sour sauce.
  • Lamb Masala $16.00
    • Lamb pieces cooked in onion and capsicum sauce with tomatoes.
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • Fried onion battered in a chick-pea flour
  • Pane all’O lio $9
    • House made Flat Bread with Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Sea Salt
  • Gelati di Fratelli $14
    • Trio tasting plate of today’s freshest three Gelato flavours with Orange & Almond Biscotti
  • All Pizzas cooked in our Wood Fire Oven & available as Vegetarian on request $N/A
  • Bianchetto $16
    • Whitebait and lemon fritter with a cornichon and dill mayo
  • Tiramisu $13
    • Sponge fingers in Espresso & Marsala layered with Mascarpone & Chocolate
  • Ravioli della sera $28
    • House made ravioli of the evening
  • Olive $8
    • Bowl of warm Marinated Olives
  • Tagliatelle con Polpette $27
    • Tagliatelle with lamb, ricotta and pinenut meatballs in Napoli salsa
  • Crispy Rice and Shrimps in Tomato Sauce $24.80
  • Gong Bao King Prawns $26.80
    • King prawns with dried chilli and peanut
  • King Prawns with Vegetables $28.80
  • Stir-Fried Pork $16.80
  • Sizzling Chinese Fillet Steak $24.80
  • Chocolate Blessing $8.00
    • Ice cream with chocolate sauce
  • Sichuan Lobster Seasonal Price
  • Stir Fried Chinese Vegetables $14.80
  • Pulled Pork $20.90
    • Shredded pork shoulder, slaw, apple & cucumber salsa
  • Moroccan Lamb $22.90
    • Moroccan lamb, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, pine nuts, fresh coriander & mozzarella
  • Brew'd 1/2 Pounder, Your Way $18.90
    • 100% ground beef pattie, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato, aioli & beetroot chutney - Add Colby cheese & streaky bacon $2.00 / Add smoked cheddar, onion rings & BBQ sauce $2.00 / Add mushrooms & blue cheese $3.00
  • Classic Margherita $18.90
    • Tomato, fresh basil, cracked pepper, extra virgin olive oil & mozzarella
  • Eggs on Toast $8.00
    • Eggs your way!
  • Spicy Lamb $21.90
    • Spiced lamb patty, feta, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato & tzatziki
  • Classic BLT $16.90
    • Streaky bacon, cos lettuce, tomato & aioli
  • Cajun Chicken $22.90
    • Cajun chicken, capsicum, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • NASI GORANG(CURRY-VEGETABLE-RICE) $1.30/$12.30
  • STEAK $12.50/$11.50
  • LEMON CHICKEN + VEGETABLES & RICE $12.90
  • CHICKEN CHEESE BURGER $7.70
  • DEEP FRIED SCALLOPS 1 DOZ $21.00
  • STEAK $4.80
  • FISH, HOTDOG, CHIPS + 1 CAN OF DRINK $11.00
  • ONE DOZEN WON TONS $11.20
  • Green Salad $9.00
    • Fresh mixed lettuce and seasonal vegetables with house made honey mustard dressing
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $18.00
    • Tender hoki fish served with tartar sauce & green salad.
  • MEXICAN OMELETTE $17.50
    • Served with homemade salsa
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • Free range eggs on toast (white, multigrain, or Gluten Free)
  • BURGER $10.00
  • - With smoked salmon $17.50
  • Chilli Beef Nachos $15.00
    • Topped with cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Mushroom, spinach, tomato and cheese $16.50
  • On Toasts $10
    • Bacon & Egg. Bacon & Avocado, creamy mushroom
  • Fish n Chips $15
    • served with salad
  • Lamb's fry & Bacon $15
    • on toasted Ciabatta with a mushroom & onion gravy
  • Spicy Wedges $6.50
    • with sour cream & Thai chilli sauce
  • The Works Wedges $10
    • spicy wedges topped w bacon, cheese a & sour cream
  • Golfers Grill $18
    • bacon& eggs, sausage, hash brown, grilled tomato & mushrooms
  • Hot Chips $5.50
  • Crispy Chicken tender salad $15
    • with avocado, red onion ,tomato & lettuce
  • Jalapeno cheddar
  • Wholly Guacamole 9.30
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and guacamole
  • Honeywalnut raisin 5.40
  • Salmon 9.90
    • Premium Marlborough cold smoked salmon and capers, red onion with your choice of flavoured cream cheese
  • Cream cheese 4.30
  • Bacon, egg with cheese and relish 4.30
  • Breakfast Combo 7.00
    • Any cream cheese bagel or mini filled with any regular coffee (excludes salmon)
  • Peacemaker (V) 9.90
    • Falafel, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and hummus
  • Specials $20.00
    • Tuesday night - pint of Tuatara & all you can eat pizza (starting from 5.30 pm)
  • Marinated Kalamata Olives & Green Olives $7.00
  • Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • Goose Shack Pale Ale Bacon Nut spread with toasted Sourdough $16.00
  • Pulled Pork, Fennel, Tomato & Sticky Cheese $9.00
  • Classic $17.00
    • Salami, Chorizo, Kransky Sausage, Onion, Mushroom with Tuatara Tomato Sauce & Mozzarella
  • Garlic $12.00
    • Tuatara Garlic Paste, Mozzarella & Herbs
  • Pistachio Nuts $4.50
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