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

  • TURON $13.00
    • Caramelised five spice banana cigars, peanut butter gelato, jack fruit gel, choc-nut soil, banana chips
  • BROKEN LEAVES $13.00
    • Bitter chocolate mousse, salted pastry, vanilla & cassia anglise, burnt white chocolate, mandarin puffs
  • CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP $17.00
    • Grilled turmeric chicken, flat rice noodles, braised shitake, sprouts, ginger broth, fresh herbs, crispy shallots
  • SALT & CHILI SQUID $15.00
    • Tapicoa fried squid, crispy garlic, prickly ash pepper, chili-salt with coconut & kaffir lime mayo
  • BLACK RICE PUDDING $11.00
    • Black rice, brulee mango, vanilla, coconut broth
  • BANG BANG BURGER $18.00
    • Lemongrass chicken with mango, tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, coconut & kaffir lime mayo, house made cashew bun. Served with Kumara Bim Bim Burger & Death From Above Beer Match 30
  • COCONUT RICE / RICE NOODLES / RED CHILI FISHSAUCE / HOUSE MADE BREAD $3.00
  • PAPAYA SALAD $20.00
    • Fresh green papaya, young carrots, long beans, cherry tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, peanuts, hot & sour Nahm Jim, crispy shallots. Option: Add grilled chicken $5.00
  • Duck liver pate $14
  • Chicken burger, avocado mousse, bacon, brie, chips $26
  • Battered Tarakihi, prawn, chips, rocket, lemon, parmesan $29
  • Avocado mousse, feta, red onion bruschetta $16
  • Onion rings $5
  • Cheesy garlic bread $10 / $16
    • for two / for four
  • Lambs fry, bacon, potato, onion rings $28
  • Crackling $6
  • Gluten Free $3.00
  • Crab Stick $1.20
  • Beef Schnitzel $8.80
  • Gluten Free $3.20
  • Beef Cheese & Chili $9.80
  • Chicken Apricot & Cream Cheese & Chili Sauce $10.80
  • Family Pack $35.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 hotdogs, 2 crab sticks, 2 sausages, 2 potato fritters, 2 Chips and sauce
  • Gluten Free $3.20
  • Braised Stewed Hapuka Tail (From) $48.00
  • Stir Fried Seasonal Vegetables with Dried Scallops $16.80
  • Scallops in Black Bean Sauce / Scallops with Seasonal Vegetables / Scallops in X.O. Sauce / Hot & Spicy Squid / Squid in X.O. Sauce / Hot & Spicy Squid $22.80
  • Deep Fried Duck with Mashed Taro (whole) $55.00
  • Sweet Chinese Style Pancake $12.00
  • Hot and Spicy Pork Tripe / Hot and Spicy Honey Tripe $9.00
  • Deep Fried Oysters (1/2 Dozen) / Spicy Wontons $12.80
  • Baked Pork Chops with Sunkist Sauce / Baked Pork Chops in OK Sauce / Baked Pork Chops in Hot Pepper Sauce / Pan Fried Minced Pork with Salty Fish $24.80
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $17.00
    • Grilled organic Zany Zeus Halloumi salad with cherry tomatoes, croutons, roasted capsicum & walnuts in a lemon olive oil dressing
  • - OB Burger $15.00
    • Homemade trio meat patty (beef, lamb & venison) with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and crunchy fried onion, mustard & jalapeno sauce served in a milk bun
  • Beef Stroganoff $14.50
    • Tender strips of beef, mushrooms & onion served in a rich creamy sauce on steamed rice
  • Seafood Chowder Medium $12.50 Large $16.50
    • Served with warm sourdough bread
  • Add a side of fries to all these items for $4.00
  • Riverboat Fishcakes $16.00
    • Homemade fishcakes served with garden salad & a lime & chilli mayo
  • Parmesan Crumbed Pork Florentine $19.50
    • Rolled tender pork coated in parmesan & fresh herbs then pan fry until crisp. Served with baby spinach, fries & port jus
  • Garlic mash and gravy $4.50
  • Crumbed Fish $ 3.70
  • Sausage $ 2.40
  • Curry Roll $ 2.90
  • Bacon Fritter $ 2.40
  • Genuine Paua Fritter $ 6.00
  • Meat Patty $ 2.40
  • 1/2 Dozen Oysters $ 16.00
  • Squid Ring $ 1.00
  • Stir fried vegetables with peanut sauce $12.00
  • Garlic Roti $4.50
  • Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and vegetables $13.00
  • Wakatori $12.00
    • Chicken flavoured with Teriyaki sauce.
  • Steamed Vegetables $3.50
  • Stir fried beef with mushroom & vegetables $12.00
  • Sushi $11.00
    • Two kinds of Sushi, one rolled Maki and Sake Sushi.
  • Deep fried battered chicken wings with lemon sauce (8pcs) $12.00
  • Grilled halloumi Salad (V,*) $21.00
  • Chicken Schnitzel $19.00
    • With Swiss cheese, slaw & chipotle sauce
  • Fries (V,GF) $9.00
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • Spicy Pulled Pork (*) $18.00
    • With Swiss Cheese & slaw
  • Chef’s Salad (V,*) $17.00
  • Mesclun and vinaigrette (V) $5.00
  • Please no variations on meals. Match your meal with a beer using the coloured shields next to items.
  • Breads & Dips (V,*) $12.50
    • Local Artisan bread, served with hummus, dukkah, olive oil & balsamic vinegar
  • Roast Duck / BBQ Pork / Roast Pork $13.00
    • BBQ dish served with rice or noodle soup (egg noodle, rice noodles or ho fun)
  • ●Japanese Udon
  • -Combination meat or seafood $17.00
  • -Combination Roast $17.00
    • Choice of 2 meats - Roast pork, roast duck or bbq pork
  • Turnip and Beef Brisket $16.00
  • ●Lamb
  • Snow Fungus Soup $6.00
  • V=Vegetarian
  • 19 Stir Fry Vegetables with Chicken or Beef $12.90
  • 3 Hawaiian $5.90
  • 1 Wonton $9.90
  • Bacon and Egg $5.90
  • 1 Roti $3.00
  • 1 Chicken Rice $12.50
  • Fried Udon Noodles with Chicken or Beef $12.90
  • 15 Sambai Vegetables $12.50
  • Noodle Soup (V) $7.50
    • Noodles and mixed vegetable boiled with turmeric and ginger, tempered with cumin, coriander and tomatoes.
  • Almond Delights (V) $3.00
    • Crumbled biscuit base topped with chewy coconut, toasted almonds and dried fruit pieces.
  • Paneer Biryani $14.90
    • A traditional Indian dish. Cooked by simmering tender morsels of paneer in a creamy, spicy blend of ginger, turmeric, cumin, tomatoes, yogurt mint, cardamom and cinnamon. Finish by steaming with fragrant saffron rice and potatoes.
  • Roti $2.00
  • Masala Dosa (V) $10.00
    • Delightfully crisp, golden coloured and paper thin pancakes made of a fermented rice and urad dal batter filled with curried spicy mesh potatoes.
  • Chilli Paneer (Dry/Gravy) $14.90
    • Chilli paneer is a melt in the mouth starter flavoured with all the ethnic Chinese flavours.
  • Tofu Soup (V) $7.50
    • Tofu and soya pieces in vegetarian oyster broth.
  • Vegetable Fried Rice (V) (G) $12.90
    • Stir-fried rice with green leafy vegetables
  • Pan Fried Pork,, Prawns and Chives Dumplings $12.00
    • Garlic, Black Vinegar Dressing
  • King Prawns $9.00
    • with garlic mayonnaise 2 skewers
  • Momo $7.50
    • Rangitikei corn-fed chicken thigh with spring onion 2 skewers
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $5.00
  • Amaretto Soy Panna Cotta $12.00
    • honey-spiced poached pears, gula melaka syrup, toasted almonds
  • Pork Two Ways $25.00
    • crispy roasted pork belly, honey barbecue pork, toasted sesame seeds, mustard
  • Courgette 2 skewers $6.50
  • Crispy Squid $8.00
    • Tossed with Garlic, Red Chilli, Ancestral Salt
  • Wing $2.00
  • Dinner Box $11.80
    • 3 Thighs and Chips
  • Wingman $3.00
    • 1 Wing 'n' Small Chips
  • Drum $2.50
  • Wedges $3.50
  • Chips $2.80
  • Thigh $3.60
  • Snack Box $5.50
    • 1 Thigh and Large Chips
  • Salmon Nigiri $2.00
  • Prawn $1.50
  • Tuna Top $1.00
  • Fish Katsu $1.00
  • Tuna Nigiri $2.00
  • Prawn Tempura $2.50
  • Tuna Triangle $1.50
  • Tuna Avocado $1.00
  • chancho asado con piña y repollo $33.00
    • roasted pork ribs & pork belly with pineapple & cabbage
  • corte del dia
    • best cut of the day, bone marrow, chimichurri
  • albóndigas con ñoquis $27.00
    • pork & beef meatballs with house made gnocchi
  • prosciutto/ salame/paté/terrine/hummus/olives/caprino/kikorangi/manchego $7.00
  • pollo arvejado $29.00
    • chilean chicken stew, peas, tomatoes, rice
  • milanesa alla napolitana $31.00
    • beef rump schnitzel, tomatoes, mozzarella, oregano
  • zapallo $9.00
    • roasted pumpkin, caramelized onions, goat cheese, watercress
  • fries $7.00
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