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

  • petite $14.90
  • petite $9.90
  • grand $13.40
  • petite $11.40
  • petite $11.90
  • Kumara Fries $5.90
    • Choose your dip
  • grand $16.40
  • Beef & Blue Cheese
    • Angus beef w/ blue cheese mayo, caramelised onions, salad and relish
  • Southern Fried Fish GF $10.00
    • breaded fish bites with Louisiana remoulade
  • Fries GF VV V $7.00
    • hand cut Agria chips with lime aioli or ketchup
  • Anne Marie Special VV V $16.00
    • A bangin‘ Tofu patty dressed in mustard, a slice of pineapple, lettuce and a capsicum & mushroom salsa
  • Pecan Pie $6.00
    • served with whipped cream
  • Livvy‘s Vegan Chilli VV V $17.00
    • spicy bean-based chili bowl pimped with vegan chocolate and secret spices served with rice, corn chips and guacamole - warm up your belly
  • Slow Beef $15.00
    • slow-cooked pulled beef in a rich tomato & chipotle sauce with slaw & pickled red onion
  • Chicken Chimichanga $12.00
    • Deep fried burrito with a Manuka honey marinated chicken and chili filling
  • Aunt Pearls $8.50
    • Hot Apple Pie served with whipped cream
  • Hamburger Steak $22
  • Virginia ham and pineapple $25
  • Whitebait Omelette (In Season)
  • Bacon and Eggs $22
  • Oysters(In Season)
  • Ham Omelette $22
  • Mixed Grill $35
  • Greek Salad $20
  • Chicken $28.00
    • Fresh chicken, spinach, sundried tomatoes & mushrooms (plus $2.00)
  • Peperoni $28.00
    • Spicy Italian sausage with garlic, chilli & capsicum.
  • Fries $9.00
    • Aioli + 50c (Available until kitchen close)
  • Cheese $12.00
    • Choose between Whitestone Brie, Danish Blue or Port Salut. Served with crakers & quince paste.
  • Margherita $28.00
    • Classic Italian with mozzarella, bacconcini & fresh basil
  • Four Seasons $28.00
    • Mushrooms, ham, spicy Italian sausage sundried tomatoes & bacon (plus $2.00)
  • Anti Pasto Platter $38.00
    • Wellington's famous antipasto platter consisting of a selection of cheese, meats and dips, served with pizza bread
  • Crisps $6.00
    • Sea salt, salt & vinegar, BBQ
  • Petone $10 / $19
    • eggplant, roasted capsicum, olives, onion, parmesan, mozzarella, tomato base
  • Courtney place $20.50
    • Chorizo, salami, roasted capsicum, chillies, mozzarella, olives, chilli oil, tomato base
  • Wooden spoon ice cream sandwich $6.95
  • Island bay $10 / $20
    • Prawn, garlic, zucchini, mozzarella, sundried tomato, anchovies, olive oil, tomato base
  • All day large pizza, GF base $4.50, extra's $4, weekdays lunch time small pizza (limited), extra's $3
  • Newtown $10 / $20
    • Salami, garlic, olive oil, spinach, parmesan cheese, mozzarella, tomato base
  • Roseneath $10 / $18
    • Mushrooms, garlic, olive oil, parmesan, cheese, oregano, mozzarella, white base
  • Tawa $9 / $17
    • Ham, pineapple, mozzarella, tomato base
  • UNEARTHLY $6.00
    • BERRIES, BANANA, CHOCOLATE & CUSTARD
  • EXTRA DIP 50¢
    • SOUR CREAM, BLUE CHEESE MAYO, TOMATO, BBQ, SWEET CHILLI, CRANBERRY, GARLIC MAYO, HELL CHILLI, SPICY SALSA
  • GREED
    • TRIPLE SMOKED CHAMPAGNE HAM, DOUBLE PINEAPPLE & DOUBLE CHEESE
  • GREEN DEMON $9.50
    • CREAMY BASIL SAUCE WITH ROASTED GARLIC, MUSHROOMS & PARMESAN. OPTIONAL: SUNDRIED TOMATOES & BLUE CHEESE
  • CHICKEN TENDERS $8.00
    • 1/2 DOZ CRUMBED TENDER STRIPS OF CHICKEN BREAST WITH DIP
  • SNACK 7-5 INCHES FEEDS 1 SOUL
  • FOR MORE VEGETARIAN OPTIONS, SWAP CHICKEN FOR QUORN
  • LUST DELUXE
    • MARINATED STRIPS OF STEAK, VENISON PEPPERONI, SALAMI, TRIPLE SMOKED CHAMPAGNE HAM, BACON & SMOKED CABANOSSI,LASHED WITH BEARNAISE SAUCE
  • Fish & shellfish N/A
    • Josper braised catalan style with saffron broth and romescada
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • Confit potatoes $9
  • Selection of house petit fours N/A
    • with pate de fruit, chocolate truffle, turron and nut tuille
  • Josper braised day boat fish N/A
    • with local crab, sea vegetables and its own sauce
  • Mixed leaf salad $9
  • 2 courses $35
  • Piccolo fritto N/A
    • with squid, monkfish and green lip mussels with spiced yoghurt and rocket
  • Salsas $4.00
    • Fresh seasonal salsa: habanero, ranchera, verde, smoked árbol, pico de gallo, pico con fruta
  • Guacamole (when available) $4.00
  • For Three $21.00
  • Extra free range egg $2.50
  • Papitas Fritas $8.00
    • Crispy fried potatoes with tomato sauce - W/ fish bites $15.00
  • *Or as quesadilla ''keka'' $15.00 or a burrito $16.00. *Add a side combo of rice & beans for $5.00
  • Carnitas $19.00
    • Crispy free-range pork shoulder, salsa verde, chile habanero onions & coriander
  • - With beef brisket & mushrooms $14.00
  • Eggs Benedict $12.50
    • with Spinach or Ham
  • Spicy Chicken Sandwich $12.50
    • Open Sandwich with 100gr Cajun Chicken on homemade Sourdough
  • Toasted Sandwich with 2 Fillings(Extra Filling $2) $5.00
    • Ham, Cheese, Bacon, Egg, Pineapple, Mushrooms, Onions, Chicken, Sweetcorn, Tomato, Cranberry
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Please refer to Specials Board
  • B.L.T $10.50
    • Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato with Garlic Mayonaise on homemade Foccacia
  • Steak $18.00
    • Sirloin Steak cooked to your liking with Salad and Fries 200gr
  • Add a fried Egg to your Steak $2.50
  • Fish & Chips $15.00
    • Tempura battered Fish w Fries
  • Idli (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with a green coconut chutney and a curry.
  • Elawalu patty (df gf v) $3
    • A delectable snack made from vegetables, chickpeas & spices; battered, crumbed and deep fried.
  • Malu cutlets (df gf) $4(3 pak)
    • A mixture offish, onions, potato & spices; battered, cmmbed and deep fried.
  • String hoppers (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Steamed rice flour strings served with a spicy fresh coconut sambol, kirihodhi (coconut milk soup) and a curry.
  • Lampreis (df gf*) S$15 V$12
    • A banana leaf parcel with rice, eggplant pahi, pea reduction, boiled egg, green chutney, malu cutlet and a curry.
  • Create your own (df gf*) S$10 V$8
    • Rice served with your choice of curry, two sides and a papadum. Add another side for $2
  • Pan rolls (df) $3
    • Beef mince, potatoes and spices wrapped in a pancake, battered, crumbed and deep fried.
  • Chicken drumpops (df gf) $5.50 (2 pak) or $3 each
    • Marinated, deep fried chicken drumsticks.
  • Chicken cashew nuts $12.90
    • chicken beef or pork
  • Curry Puffs 5pcss $6.50
  • Vegetables Spring Rolls 5pcs $6.50
  • Tom Yum Soup w/rice/noodles $12.90
    • chicken beef pork
  • Beef Noodle Soup $12.90
  • Garlic Roti w/satay sauce V $6.50
  • Crispy or BBQ pork on rice $14.50
  • Crispy Noodle w/gravy sauce chicken beef pork $13.50
  • Pancakes small $11 large $15
    • Served with bacon, banana and maple syrup OR Served with fresh fruit, berry compote topped with maple syrup
  • The Hutt Burger $19
    • Prime beef pattie topped with bacon melted Swiss cheese and crisp has brown, house tomato relish, beetroot, lettuce with BBQ sauce and side of crispy fries
  • Hash Stack $17
    • Hash brown with sautéed spinach, scrambled eggs, bacon, smoked salmon and hollandaise sauce
  • Chicken Salad - grilled or crumbed chicken fillets (Summer Choice) $17.5
    • Tossed warm potato, bacon and green salad with lightly spiced chicken fillet crispy noodle and basil pesto
  • Eggs any style on Sourdough or Wholegrain Toast $13.5
    • with two rashers of bacon
  • Cakes $5.5
    • Carrot cake, double chocolate mud cake or sticky date cake served with cream or yoghurt
  • Egg Benedict or Montreal $16
    • Two poached eggs on English muffins with bacon (Benedict) OR Smoked salmon with spinach (Montreal) served with warm hollandaise sauce OR Spinach and Mushroom (Vegetarian)
  • Seafood Chowder (signature dish) $17.5
    • Served in a cob loaf with deep sea fish, prawns, mussels and squid
  • Hand cut chips $8.00
  • Bread & dips $12.00
  • Cardamon & orange brulee with orange & almond biscotti & candied_orange peel $13.00
  • Pancakes $16.50
    • w bacon & banana or blueberries
  • Blueberry, white chocolate & seven spaces baked cheesecake $13.00
  • Risotto $15.00
    • roast pumpkin, olives, spinach & tomato
  • Muesli homemade $10.00
    • w fruit & yoghurt
  • Green eggs & ham chunky ham $15.50
    • w spinach sauce
  • (Please serve yourself from our light continental breakfast buffet and choose one item from the Hot Plate menu above)
  • Wairapa Cooked Breakfast $22.00
    • With two farm-fresh eggs cooked to your liking, Carterton bacon, grilled tomato, sausage, Parkvale mushrooms and hash brown
  • 'Kiwi Beef and Great Barrier Reef' $48.00
    • 500gm bone-in Wairarapa Angus Beef, grilled whole (medium-rare), Queensland banana prawns, oven-roasted tomato, onion confit, red pepper mash, béarnaise mash
  • Chef Paul's Secret Seasoned Beer-battered Onion Rings $6.50
  • Today's Fresh Soup $9.00
    • Home-baked bread
  • Choice of Eggs $22.00
    • Served on toast with grilled Carterton bacon
  • Three-Egg Omelette $22.00
    • With your choice of ham, mushroom, cheese and tomato
  • Pan-Fried Fish of the Day $29.00
    • Fresh fish fillet, lemon and tarragon crumble, white truffle and celeriac mash, oven-roasted tomato
  • Up size deal $11.50
  • Spicy tofu $8.50
  • The classic $8.50
  • Lemongrass pork $8.50
  • Five spice beef $8.50
  • Drink combo $10.50
  • Grilled chicken $8.50
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