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

  • Beef shoulder fillet, chimichurri rojo, quinoa & roast parsnips $28.00
  • Dark chocolate terrine w/ orange maramalade & praline $14.50
  • See the blackboard for our daily specials n/a
  • Mixed leaf salad $7.50
  • Papaya salad w/ crispy vermicilli, pork floss & thai fried eggs $24.50
  • Thai yellow chicken curry, jasmine rice & fried egg $26.00
  • Chips, sauce, mayo $7.00
  • Oysters / Clams / Fish MP
    • Fresh + local, Opened by hand + sliced to order, The freshest and best seafood in Wellington
  • Side Rice $5.5
  • Canh Ga Chien – Stuffed Chicken Wings With Pork & Prawns $15.5
    • Delicious stuffed chicken wings with our special prok & prawn filling. Fried until crispy, served with a tangy chilli & lime dressing. Labour of love.
  • Pho Bo Vietnamese Classic Beef Noodle Soup $19.5
    • Sliced beef sirloin sitting on a bed of rice noodles poured over with our 6 hours slow cooked beef broth. Served with beef meatballs, onions, sprouts & fresh herbs. Accompanied by in-house chilli & hoisin sauce
  • Banh Xeo Saigon Crispy Rice Crepe With Lacy Spring Rolls $28.5
    • Traditional rice flour crepe seasoned with coconut & turmeric, sizzled in a wok until crispy. Stuffed with sprouts, pork, prawns & fresh Vietnamese herbs. Served with traditional dipping sauce. (Vegetarian available on request)
  • Goi Chien – Vietnamese Basket Of Crispy Dumplings & Spring Rolls $14.5
    • Delicious crispy pork & prawn dumplings made with our special in-house Vietnamese style sweet potato pastry. Accompanied with crispy pork & prawn crispy spring rolls & dipping sauce.
  • Sides
  • Thit Bo Luc Lac Vietnamese Wok Tossed “Shaking Beef"
    • Delicious sirloin beef two ways. Our special wok-tossed “shaking beef” with our in-house special marinate. Accompanied by a refreshing Vietnamese style grilled beef & papaya salad. Served with steamed rice.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • Grilled Salmon Maki 6pcs $12
  • Beef Udon $16
    • udon noodle soup with beef
  • Edamame $7
    • steamed soybeans, lightly salted
  • Tuna Salad $18.50
    • seared tuna slices, salsa dressing, wakame
  • Salmon Roll 6pcs $14
    • crabmeat, cucumber, salmon, roe
  • Hiyashi Wakame $7
    • chilled Japanese seaweed salad
  • Unagi Roll 6pcs $14
    • crabmeat, cucumber, grilled eel, teriyaki sauce
  • Sauce Katsudon $17.50
    • pork or chicken cutlet, fresh green salad, katsu sauce, mayo
  • Maftoul $20.90
    • Hand-rolled Morocca 'cigars' of beef mince in hot crispy pastry with raisins, rice and almonds, served with warmed chickpea salad and harissa.
  • Fish Fingers $8.90
    • Fish fingers, served with chips and tomato sauce.
  • Spicy Chickpea $9.50
    • Blended with Moroccan spices, fresh herbs, and tomato. Served with bread.
  • Salma Tagine $24.50
    • Chicken breast with pear and dates, cooked in a Ras EI Hanout and saffron sauce, garnished with spicy yoghurt, served with almonds and couscous.
  • Bessara $9.50
    • Smooth green pea dip, blended with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.
  • Lahem Bel Barkouk $24.50
    • Sweet and spicy lamb tagine with prunes, dates, almonds and honey, served on couscous.
  • Chicken Kebab $19.90
    • Marinated chicken fillet kebabs, served on rice.
  • Lamb Tagine $21.50
    • Succulent slow-cooked lamb with fresh seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
  • Satay Chicken $9.50
  • Honey Chicken $10.00
  • Squid Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Si Chuan Style Spicy Squid $11.00
  • Chicken or Beef or BBQ pork $9.50
  • Satay Pork $9.50
  • Lemon Chicken $10.00
  • Beef Cashew Nut $11.00
  • Kedgree $19.00
    • with smoked fish, soft boiled egg, parsley & lemon
  • Dressed Mixed Leaves GF $8.00
  • Marherita $15.50
    • tomato, mozzarella, extra virgin oil & basil
  • Hand Cut Fries GF $6.00
  • Mezze Platter $23.00
    • moroccan lamb meatballs, cranberry and feta tabbouleh, hummus, baba ganoush, mixed leaves and oregano flat bread
  • Roast tomato $4.00
  • MOF Sourdough $4.00
    • bread with butter or olive oil
  • Chicken Po Boy $19.50
    • cucumber pickle, bacon aioli and cos on a soft bun with hand cut fries
  • Poached eggs, colcannonan and white pudding N/A
  • Bacon & eggs on toast $16
  • Pan-fried halloumi, mint sala and smoked tomatoes with bread $15
  • Eggs on toast any style $10
  • Cheese toastie $5
  • Deli melt $17
    • ham, Swiss cheese, red pepper, tomato & spinach w salad
  • Gingerbread toasted w rhubarb compote & yoghurt $12
  • Deli granola w organic yoghurt & fresh fruit $12
  • Milkshakes $5.00
    • A choice of: chocolate, coffee, caramel, banana, lime, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, creaming soda, cookies and cream.
  • Available from 7:30am to 2:00pm
  • Available from 7:30am to 200pm
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
    • Vogels, five grain or sourdough, served with your choice of spreads.
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • Wee Man $17.50
    • Streaky bacon, kransky sausages, creamy mushrooms, hash brown, roast tomato OR black pudding and eggs any style, served with toast and rocket fuel.
  • Veggie Brekkie $17.50
    • Eggs any style, black beans, roast tomato, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, grilled halloumi, served with toast and tomato relish.
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Grilled pandoro english muffin, wilted spinach, grilled ham, two poached eggs, and covered in hollandaise sauce.
  • Add $1.50
    • gluten free bread
  • Add $4.50
    • black pudding
  • Corn fritters $19.00
    • & bacon or grilled haloumi w side salad
  • Add $6.00
    • Grilled Haloumi
  • Vanilla risotto $12.50
    • plus berry compote & fruit
  • Add $3.50
    • house made potato cake
  • Add $4.00
    • sausages
  • Pancakes $5.00
    • with either maple syrup, lemon & sugar or jam and cream
  • Strawberry& chocolate 5.40
  • Salmon 9.90
    • Premium Marlborough cold smoked salmon and capers, red onion with your choice of flavoured cream cheese
  • Garlic&herb 5.40
  • Tomato basil
  • Big Pineapple 27.00/16.00
    • Ham, pineapple, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce
  • Low fat pesto 5.40
  • Nine grain
  • Jalapeno cheddar
  • Pasties N/A
  • Bacon & Egg $4.20
  • Stuffed Sausages $2.00
  • Steak & Bacon $4.20
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.20
  • Steak & Cheese $4.20
  • Chicken $4.20
  • Steak $4.20
  • Pea Pie & Pud $18.00
    • Mince Pie served with Peas, Mashed Potato & Gravy
  • Shearing Platter for 2 $26.00
    • Salami, pate, pickled onions, gherkins, humus, sundried tomatoes, relish & breads
  • Mini Hot Dogs & Chips $9.00
    • 2 x deep fried mini hot dogs & a side of chips
  • Hamburger & Chips $12.00
    • Bun, beef pattie & a side of chips
  • Putik Burger $18.00
    • Crispy Crumbed Chicken Breast with Bacon, Avocado, Salad, Mayo and Garlic Aioli. - With a side of Chips $20.00
  • Bacon, Blue Cheese, Pear and Walnuts $18.00
    • Fresh Salad with Bacon, Blue Cheese, Pear & Walnuts with a Balsamic dressing
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $9.00
    • 5 deep fried chicken nuggets & a side of chips
  • Chicken $19.00
    • Fresh green Salad with grilled Chicken topped with Plum sauce
  • L’assiette De Fromages $25
    • Selection Of Three French Cheeses Served With Condiments & Homemade Bread.
  • La Crème Brulée $18
    • Vanilla Crème Brulée With Opaline, Sable Crumble, Basil Mousse, Fresh Strawberries & Strawberry Balsamic Sorbet.
  • Le Roy(Large) $99
    • Prime Cut of Beef Fillet (500-600g), Served With Sides & Sauces (For Two People)
  • Le Boeuf Dans La Prairie(Small/Large) $26/$48
    • Medium Rare Beef Fillet On Celeriac Purée, Truffle Aioli, Mushroom Quenelle, White Needle Mushroom, Pickled Red Onion Slivers,Watercress & Truffle Oil Caviar.
  • La Forêt-Noire $18
    • Chocolate Sponge, Kirsch Mascarpone Chantilly, 75% Dark Chocolate Mousse, Poached Cherries, Cherry Gel, Chocolate Soil, Chocolate Twigs & Bark With Cherry Kirsch Sorbet
  • La Balade De L’océan(Small/Large) $26/$48
    • Akaroa Salmon, Scallops, Scampi, Caper & Anchovy Potato, Red Wine Butter Sauce & Baby Leek Ribbons With Sea Chicorée
  • Ratatouille $10
    • Eggplant, Capsicum, Zucchini, Onion, Garlic & Pesto Dressing.
  • Entremet Caramel Et Noisette $18
    • Caramel Chocolate Mousse With Hazelnut & Pecan Sponge, Crunchy Praline Feuillantine, Vanilla Mascarpone Chantilly, Caramelised Hazelnut, Chocolate Crumble With Honey Roasted Pear Ice Cream .
  • Omelette
    • with your choice of fillings from mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon, ham and capsicum
  • Chefs Cooking Station
    • Eggs prepared to your choice including poached, fried and boiled
  • Bircher muesli
    • porridge with fresh cream
  • Cereal selection of Muesli
    • Cornflakes, All Bran, Rice and Weet-Bix
  • Assorted fresh juice
    • selection including orange, grapefruit, tomato and apple
  • Whitby’s Breakfast Special of the Day
    • Oven-baked rindless smoked bacon, breakfast sausages, scrambled eggs Sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, baked beans and spaghetti
  • Assorted jams
    • spreads, dips and condiments
  • Assorted flavours of yoghurt, milk and soy milk
  • Hand cut chips $8.00
  • Udon Beer marinated beer $15.00
    • w veggies & udon noodles
  • Benedict $15.50
    • w bacon, ham or salmon on focaccia
  • Portobello mushrooms $16.00
    • w polenta, pesto & cream sauce
  • Caramelised pork $17.00
    • w beetroot & kumara mash
  • Garden salad $8.00
  • Hand cut chips & fresh aioli $8.00
  • Lamb shank off the bone $26.00
    • with pearl barley & potato gnocchi
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