Viva Mexico in 161 Riddiford St Menu

BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Chilaquiles $15.00
    • Corn chips topped with your favorite red or green sauce. Add chicken or egg.
  • Huevos Rancheros o Divorciados $10.00
    • Fried eggs topped with red or green sauce, or both.
  • Molletes $10.00
    • Fresh bread topped with beans melted. Add chorizo, ham or eggs for $3
ENTREE ENTREE
  • Flautas $15.00
    • Deep fried tacos
  • Jalapeños rellenos de queso $15.00
    • Jalapeños stuffed with cheese
  • Tortas de elote $12.00
    • Corn fritters
OUR SPECIALITIES OUR SPECIALITIES
  • Tacos $8.00–$22.00
    • Corn tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety. A taco is generally eaten without utensils and is often accompanied by garnishes such as salsa or chili pepper, avocado or guacamole, cilantro (coriander), tomatoes, onions and lettuce.
  • Quesadillas $13.00–$17.00
    • Wheat tortilla filled with cheese and then grilled. Served with salad, red sauce, and pickle onion.
  • Flautas $15.00
    • Deep fried tacos
  • Jalapeños rellenos de queso $15.00
    • Jalapeños stuffed with cheese
SOUPS SOUPS
  • Pozole verde $15.00
    • Traditional soup or stew from Mexico. It is made from hominy, with pork meat, seasoned and garnished with chile peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa and limes.
  • Sopa de Lima $15.00
    • Lime soup with a chicken broth base often accompanied by shredded chicken and crispy tortilla
  • Sopa de tortilla or Sopa Azteca $15.00
    • Aztec mexican traditional soup made of fried corn tortilla pieces, submerged into a broth of tomato, garlic, and onion. It is served with pieces of pasilla chilis, chicharrón, avocado, fresh cheese and sour cream.
MAIN MAIN
  • Enchiladas $23.00
    • Suiza chicken green enchilada baked with green sauce, melted cheese and beans
  • Enfrijoladas de cordero $23.00
    • Folded tortilla filled with slow cooked lamb, topped with beans sauce, feta cheese, chorizo and rice
  • Tacos dorados $23.00
    • Vegetarian mix on crunchy tacos served with beans, salad, red sauce, sour cream and feta cheese
  • Sarape mexicano $23.00
    • Slow cooked pork with green sauce served with beans, rice, sour cream and cheese.
  • Quesadillas $13.00–$17.00
    • Wheat tortilla filled with cheese and then grilled. Served with salad, red sauce, and pickle onion.
  • Huarache Patria $20.00–$25.00
    • Huarache is a popular Mexican dish consisting of an oblong, fried masa base, with a variety of toppings including red and green sauce served with beef, veggie, chorizo or chicken breast egg and cheese. This dish is most popular in its hometown, Mexico City.
  • Tacos $8.00–$22.00
    • Corn tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese.
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Churros rellenos y helado $10.00
    • Stuffed churros with caramel and ice cream
  • Flan de cajeta $8.00
    • Is an open pastry or sponge cake containing a sweet or savoury filling. A typical flan of this sort is round, with shortcrust pastry, usually coated with sweet syrup. Cajeta is made by simmering goat’s milk, stirring until it becomes very viscous due to evaporation of water, and caramelized.
  • Pie de queso con maracuya $8.00
    • Pasionfruit cheese cake
  • Pastel de chocolate $8.00
    • Chocolate brownie

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Taukua Sumbat (v) $6.90
    • Deep fried stuffed with asian slaw, served with our popular homemade peanut sauce
  • Masak Merah (sp) n/a
    • chicken drumstick in sweet & spicy sambal
  • Nasi Lemak $7.90
  • Jasmine Rice $2.90
  • Sambal $1.00
  • Plain Roti $3.90
  • Lemon chicken wings $6.90/ $12.90
    • Two pieces/ Four pieces
  • Peanut Sauce $2.00
  • Hand cut fries $10
  • Seared Marlborough Sounds salmon, black bean sauce, sushi rice, avocado puree, fried shallots, micro coriander (GF) (DF) $30
  • Seared scallops, pancetta, pickled vegetables and paprika hollandaise (GF) $15
  • Honey & thyme jus $3
  • Black bean, basmati rice $8
  • 250g Eye Fillet $35
  • Lighthouse gin duck breast, liver parfait, coco powder, marinated strawberries, Szechuan pepper (GF) $16
  • Slow roast pork belly, baby roasted summer vegetables, apple reduction (GF) (DF) $27
  • Mama Mia $17
    • Italian sausage, onion, capsicum, olives, fresh tomato
  • add Bacon $3
  • Penne Lupara $16
    • Italian sausage, onion, garlic mushrooms, herbs with napolitano sauce
  • Herb Pizza Bread $6
  • Ham & Pineapple $13
    • Ham & pineapple
  • Rigatoni Parma $16
    • Spinach, sun-dried tomato, feta, herbs & creamy panna sauce
  • add Anchovies $5
  • Capricoza $17
    • Mushrooms, sun–dried tomato, Italian sausage, ham & bacon
  • Steak $6.50
  • Battered chicken $4.30
  • Szechuan chicken(meat only) $17.00
  • Roti $2.80
  • Venison with Chives $12.50/15p
  • Chilli Hot Beef $17.00
  • Hot & Spicy Duck $24.00
  • Ham $4.80
  • Paneer Tikka Masala $15.00
    • Cottage cheese cooked with onions, ginger, garlic, spices and finished with creamy sauce
  • Lamb Bhuna Gosht $17.00
    • Lamb cooked with yoghurt, roasted spices, onion and herbs
  • Chicken Korma $15.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked in onion, cashew nuts and cream with a touch of herbs and spices
  • Seekh Kebab $12.00
    • Minced lamb flavoured with spices, skewered in tandoor
  • Aloo Gobhi $15.00
    • Potatoes and cauliflower florets cooked together in a tomato and vegetable sauce
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
    • Naan stuffed with cheddar cheese
  • Egg Dosa $14.00
    • Dosa made with eggs
  • Goan Fish Curry $18.00
    • Fresh fish cooked in tamarind, chilly and cumin
  • Bacon & Eggs $14.50
  • Eggs Montreal (Salmon) $16.50
  • Hollandaise $3.00
  • BLT $16.50
    • with toasted sourdough
  • Thai Beef Salad $18.00
    • with crispy noodles
  • Buckwheat Pancakes $16.50
    • with berries (& yoghurt)
  • Mushrooms $5.00
  • Tomatoes $4.00
  • THAI CHICKEN CURRY $18.00
    • served with rice
  • GRETA VEGO $20.00
    • grilled halloumi, wilted spinach, grilled tomato & aioli on toast with poached egg
  • GARLIC MUSHROOMS $14.00
    • on toast
  • BACON BUTTY $10.00
    • with aioli on sourdough
  • HOT CHICKEN SALAD $18.00
    • with feta and olives sweet chili and lime
  • BOWL OF FRIES & AIOLI $7.00
  • GARLIC PRAWNS & MUSHROOMS $18.00
    • on a seasonal salad
  • TOAST & SPREAD $6.00
    • w jam honey marmalade, peanut butter or vegemite on sourdough or grainy
  • vegetarian $15.50
  • Grilled Chicken Club $16.50
    • bacon, avocado, salad greens & aioli
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $15.50
    • finished with rocket & parmesan
  • Creamy Porridge $10.50
    • with sticky saffron pears & honey
  • smoked salmon $18.50
  • - with fresh tomato, avocado & pesto $10.50
  • Brioche French Toast $16.50
    • with caramelised banana, bacon & maple syrup
  • Soup of the Day $12.50
  • Deli melt $17
    • ham, Swiss cheese, red pepper, tomato & spinach w salad
  • Cheese sticks+ grapes $5
  • Cheesy stars $5
  • The Deli B.L.T.Bacon swiss cheese and tomato on sourdough $15
  • Greek yoghurt with vanilla berries $5
  • Scrambled eggs w spinach, feta & smoked tomatoes $15
  • Hot caramel milk $4
  • Toasted sour dough 7 seedor bagel with breakfast spreads $6
  • Chicken or Beef Ginger $23.00
    • Sliced chicken or beef sautéed with fresh ginger, onion and a sprinkle of coriander served with fresh watercress. Meat: Chicken or Beef
  • Lamb Rack (flame grilled) $30.00
    • Lamb rack marinated in turmeric, lemon grass, lime leaves and homemade sauce, served with house salad.
  • Seafood Soup $14.50
    • Our in-house broth simmered with fresh seafood, pineapples, mushrooms, tomatoes, celery and a dash of fresh basil, spring onions, and fried garlic.
  • Babong Beef $16.00
    • Chilled vermicelli rice noodles topped with beef encrusted in peanuts, cucumber, bean sprouts, sliced spring rolls with dressing sauce and a dash of coconut cream
  • Noodle Soup Seafood $18.00
    • A homemade fragrant broth, served with fine rice noodles, bean sprouts, chopped spring onions, coriander and a dash of fried garlic.
  • Prohok Khteas $23.50
    • Rich flavour, ground chicken and fish simmered in spicy coconut cream, served with fresh vegetables.
  • Pork Spring Roll $10.00
    • Rice paper wrapped with minced pork, taro and peanut.
  • Skewered Squid $13.00
    • Flame grilled squid skewered with diced onions, served with lemon garlic sauce and house pickles.
  • Garlic mushrooms, home made hash browns, wilted spinach, grilled tomatoes, kransky sausages and avocado $4.50
  • Chicken and sundried tomato cheese croquettes $11.50
  • Chicken salad $16.50
    • Roasted chicken with garden salad, parmesan, herb croutons, drizzled with aioli and topped with a poached egg (gf option available)
  • Toasted muesli with rhubarb compote and vanilla yogurt $13.50
  • Pancakes with streaky bacon, maple syrup and fresh banana. $16.50
  • Mulberry big breakfast-eggs cooked your way, streaky bacon, kransky sausage, hash browns, black pudding, sauteed mushrooms and grilled tomato.(Vegetarian option available also) $20.00
  • Eggs Benedict $16.50
    • poached eggs on a toasted English muffin, streaky bacon with hollandaise sauce.
  • Or Blueberry and vanilla cream $14.50
  • Satay Chicken (6) $9.50
  • Chicken Soup with Lemon Grass & Cococnut Cream $8.50
  • Yellow Curry of Chicken $14.50
  • Green Curry of Chicken or Beef $14.50
  • Sauteed Beef with Oyster Sauce $14.50
  • Fried Rice with Chicken & Egg $14.50
  • Roti $3.50
  • Deep Fried Thai Spring Rolls (5) $8.50
  • Ratatouille $10
    • Eggplant, Capsicum, Zucchini, Onion, Garlic & Pesto Dressing.
  • Le Chevreuil Du Wairarapa(Small/Large) $26/$45
    • Tuatara Ranges Wild Venison Loin, Broccolini,Fern Shoot, Phoenix Mushroom, White Bean Purée, Red Berry Reduction, Freeze Dried Berry.
  • La Chèvre Et La Citrouille(Small) $27
    • Whipped Martinborough Goat Cheese & Pumpkin Bric-À-Brac, Pumpkin Seed Oil Dressing & Pumpkin Seed Soil.
  • Pommes De Terre Lyonnaises $10
    • Bacon Fat Roasted Potatoes, Onion, Gipsy Bacon & Parsley.
  • 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
  • Soupe Du Jour(Small) $15
    • Today’s Fresh Soup.
  • Petite Salade $10
    • Iceberg Leaves, Cucumber, Mint & Lemon Dressing.
  • Le Roy(Large) $99
    • Prime Cut of Beef Fillet (500-600g), Served With Sides & Sauces (For Two People)
  • 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 fresh juice
    • selection including orange, grapefruit, tomato and apple
  • A selection of continental meats and cheeses
  • Seasonal fresh fruits featuring melons
    • oranges and pineapples, as well as a variety of fruit compotes & fresh whole fruits
  • Cereal selection of Muesli
    • Cornflakes, All Bran, Rice and Weet-Bix
  • French toast
    • accompanied by cinnamon sugar and maple syrup
  • Chefs Cooking Station
    • Eggs prepared to your choice including poached, fried and boiled
  • Bircher muesli
    • porridge with fresh cream
  • Combination grilled pork & spring roll $13.50
  • Chicken vermincelli $12.50
  • Summer roll (2 rolls) $5.00
  • Chicken noodle soup $11.50
  • Marinated beef with rice noodle $12.50
  • Spicy huế beef noodle soup $12.50
  • Pork & prawns salad $9.50
  • Special beef noodle soup $13.50
Viva Mexico

Viva Mexico

location

Address

161 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand

phone

Phone

43890975

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 17:00 - 20:00 12:00 - 15:00 Tuesday 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 21:00 Wednesday 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 21:00 Thursday 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 21:00 Friday 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 21:00 Saturday 12:00 - 15:00 18:00 - 21:00
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Mexican

features

Features

Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
161 Riddiford St, Newtown, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
Similar Restaurants based on Cuisines