Backbencher Pub and Cafe in Wellington City Menu

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All our poached eggs are free range
D. Seymour'S Breads (V) $13.50
- Toasted artisan breads, changing spreads & dips
M. Barry'S Petit Salad (V) (GF) $16.50
- Charred watermelon, preserved lemon, baby rocket, grapes, whipped feta
W - Prosciutto Or Gin Cured Salmon $21.50
H. Parata Salmon (GF) $17.50
- House gin cured salmon, kimchi-bulgar salad, pea tendrils, avocado whip
T. Mallard'S Pate $14.50
- House chicken liver, mushroom & cracked pepper pate, Phoenix chutney, toasted breads
P. Bennett'S Calamari $14.50
- Deep fried salt & pepper calamari, Asian slaw, lemon, Kaitaia Fire dip
W - A Side Of Hand Cut Chips $18.50
C. Finlayson'S Summer Salad (V) (GF) $18.50
- Honeyed beets, blanched summer greens, quinoa, watercress, toasted flaked almonds, whipped feta, charred lemon dressing
W - Grilled Haloumi Or Lamb Kofta Kebabs $24.50
J. Ardern'S Arancinni (V) $14.50
- Crumbed tomato-parmesan risotto balls, brie center, sorrel pesto, aioli, fresh leaves
J. Collins Duck Croquettes $17.00
- Panko crumbed ‘pulled’ meat croquettes, Asian slaw, sprouts, pistachios, Romesco, aioli
P. Twyford'S Drinking Platter (For 2 To 4 Persons) $49.00
- Southern fried chicken drumsticks, cajun wings, deep fried calamari, hand cut
The Greens' Tasting Plate (For 2 To 4 Persons) $39.00
- House pate, cured salmon, arancinni, manuka smoked brie, chutney, mixed ,marinated olives, bread-n-butter pickle, lamb koftas, dips, spreads, grilled breads

R. Mark's Chicken Sandwich Wrap $23.00
- Grilled chicken thigh, bacon & brie in a wholegrain soft flour tortilla, whipped avocado, fresh leaves & bean sprout salad, hand cut skin chips
N. Smith's Fresh Fish Sandwich $19.50
- Toasted sementi bread, bread-n-butter pickle, Asian slaw, leaves, aioli, hand cut skin chips w fried panko crumbed or pan seared fresh fish
W - Two Fried Eggs $23.00
D. O'Connor's Mushroom & Cheese Burger $21.50
- Pan- roasted ground beef & venison patty, grilled Portobello mushroom, house chutney, fresh leaves, pickles, aioli, smoked cheddar, toasted multigrain bun, hand cut skin chips
W - Two Fried Eggs $25.00

B. English'S Lamb Loin (GF) $29.00
- Pan roasted med-rare lamb, eggplant puree, baby rocket, honeyed beets, pomegranate, sorrel pesto
W. Peter'S Crispy Duck Breast (GF) $29.00
- Crispy skin pan roasted med-rare breast, potato roesti, charred watermelon,preserved lemon, rocket & grape salad, whipped feta, kumara shavings >>
S. Joyce'S Scotch Fillet (GF) $33.00
- Char-grilled scotch fillet, pancetta wrapped summer greens, celeriac puree, bearnaise, red wine jus
J. Key'S Fresh Fish (GF) $27.00
- Dukkah crusted fresh market fish, pea puree, chargrilled fennel, potato roesti, heirloom tomatoes, radicchio, basil
M. Turei'S Venison Medallions (GF) $27.00
- M. Turei's venison medallions (gf)
G. Brownlee'S Sausages (GF) $25.00
- Pan-roasted chicken, rocket, thyme & cashew sausages, pea puree, duck fat
A. Little Risotto (V) (GF) $23.00
- Pea & pearl barley risotto, tamarind, chard & chickpea provencale, courgette ribbons, local olive oil, shaved pecorino
A. Little Risotto (V) (GF) $28.00
- Pea & pearl barley risotto, tamarind, chard & chickpea provencale, courgette ribbons, local olive oil, shaved pecorino
F & C '84 $24.00
- Panko crumbed fresh fish, lemon, tartare, house salad, toasted seeds, skin chips

Hand Cut Skin Chips, Aioli $5.50
House Salad (Dressed) $7.00
Duck Fat Roast Baby Potatoes $6.00
Potato Roesti (Each) $5.50
Market Vegetables (Random But Healthy) $6.00
Toasted Turkish Bread $2.50
Garlic Mushroom Flats $6.00
Two Fried Eggs $4.00
Shaved Pecorino $3.00
Swap To Gf Focaccia $2.50
Aioli, House Dressing, Hollandaise, Homemade Tartare, Apple & Tomato Chutney, 1812 Beer Seed Mustard, Tomato Relish $1.00
Complimentary - Hp, Sweet Chilli, Tomato, Tabasco, Worcestershire, Homemade Beer Vinegar N/C

L. Upston'S Peach Cobbler $10.00
- Homemade bourbon peach cobbler, berry coulis, egg custard, vanilla bean gelato, soft cream
M. Fox'S Brulee $10.00
- Raspberry & vanilla brulee, maple-hokey gelato, soft cream, tuilles
J. Shaw'S Cheesecake $10.00
- Vodka & strawberry cheesecake, shortbread, vanilla bean gelato, soft cream
P. Goff'S Delice $10.00
- Chocolate delice, blackcurrant compote, Immigrant’s Son espresso gelato
G. Robertson'S Double Affogato $8.00
- Vanilla bean or maple-hokey gelato, double shot espresso in demi-tasse
- Add A Shot Of Any Liqueur $5.00

* Parfait (V) $9.50
- Natural unsweetened yoghurt, honey, blackcurrant compot
- Add Warmed Homemade Toasted Muesli W Goji Berries $15.00
Summer Scramble (V) $19.00
- Scrambled eggs, grain toast, whipped avocado, heirloom tomato, radicchio, chickpea, pea tendril salad with sorrel pesto
Breakfast Sausages $24.00
- Pan-roasted chicken, rocket & cashew sausages, duck fat roast potatoes, pea puree, herb roasted tomato, poached eggs, with toasted Turkish bread and fruit chutney
* Potato Roesti (V) $19.50
- Potato roesti, sprouts, baby tomato, sorrel pesto, shaved pecorino, Portobello mushroom caps and whipped feta
- Add 2 Poached Eggs $23.50
Backbencher Buttie $17.50
- Bacon, fried eggs, hollandaise, hand-cut skin chips, toasted Turkish bread
Pancake $19.00
- Cooked to order folded pancake, bacon, banana, with maple syrup and vanilla bean gelato
3 Egg Omelette
- Folded omelette, micro greens with an option of;
- Char-grilled haloumi, rocket, eggplant puree (V) $18.00
- Cured salmon, pea puree, courgette ribbons, pecorino $18.00
- Chorizo, potato, parsley, cheddar, grilled tomato $18.00
- Add Toasted Turkish Bread And Chutney $20.50
Mixed Grill $25.00
- Bacon, chorizo, black & white pudding, roasted field mushroom, herb tomato, potato roesti, poached eggs, hollandaise, Phoenix chutney and toast
Breakfast Burger $21.50
- Pan-roasted ground beef & venison patty, house chutney, fresh leaves, bread-n-butter pickle, aioli, smoked cheddar, streaky bacon, fried egg, on a toasted multi-grain bun, with hand-cut skin chips
Benedicts
- Grain toast, poached eggs, hollandaise, herb roasted tomato with an option of;
- Deli ham $22.00
- Black & white pudding, apple and red onion sauté $22.00
- House cured salmon, avocado whip, baby rocket $22.00
Double Affogato $8.00
- Vanilla bean or maple-hokey gelato, double shot espresso in demitasse
Toast And Spreads
- Assorted spreads and toasts selection

Substitution Of Toast To Gf Focaccia Add $2.00
2 Eggs (Poached, Scrambled Or Fried) $5.00
2 Grilled Bacon Rashers $6.00
Roasted Herb Tomato (Two) $5.00
Black And/Or White Pudding (Two) $5.00
Turkish Bread Toasted $2.50
Grain Toast $3.00
Gluten Free Toast $4.50
Roast Field Mushrooms $6.00
Chorizo Sausage (Each) $5.00
House Cured Salmon $7.00
Potato Roesti (Each) $5.50
Hand-Cut Skin Chips, Aioli $5.50
Avocado (Seasonal/Half) $4.00
Hollandaise (50Ml) $1.00

Nearby Sample Menus

(V*, Vv*) $19.00
Montreal with house smoked salmon on muffins (GF*) $20.00
Housemade beef burger with bacon, smoked brinza and plum ketchup in a pain de mie bun with pork crackling and beetroot relish $21.00
Roasted broccoli and sunflower falafel, avocado mayonnaise, watercress, potato crisps and smoked gouda (Vv, GF) $17.00
Eggs Benedict with ham on muffins (GF*) $17.00
Seared Ora King salmon fillet, fresh orange, pickled carrot and pistachio yoghurt (GF) $24.00
Grilled calamari, fried gnocchi with avocado and lemon dressing $23.00
Florentine with spinach on muffins (V, GF*) $16.00

Croque-Monsieur (french toasted sandwich) $17.00
Croque-Madame (topped with an egg) $19.00
Ze Carnivore La Cloche - Homemade meat delicacies served with bread $16.00
Orangina and Ham & Mash or Orangina and Mini Croque-Monsieur et frites (mini ham and cheese toasted sandwich and fries) $11.00
Les bouchées La Cloche - Le gâteau Weekend - Lemon cake $4.00
Les viennoiseries La Cloche - Pain au Chocolat (chocolate croissant) $3.50
Nos tartellettes maison - Strawberry, Apricot or lemon tartlets $6.00 each
Les desserts - La crème caramel - Reversed vanilla egg cream, with caramel sauce $6.00

Smoked salmon $7.00
Eggs Benedict $17.50
- With champagne ham. Hollandaise & a hash brown
Steel cut oat porridge $10.00
- With poached seasonal fruit, brown sugar & cream
Soup $10.50
- With housem ade ciabatta
Thursday
- Buttermilk fried chicken tacos, red onion pickle, lime crema. Coriander & hot sauce
Eggs M ontreal $18.50
- With sm oked salmon, hollandaise & a hash brown
Eggs Florentine $17.50
- With spinach, hollandaise & a hash brown
Caesar salad $14.5/$19.5
- With bacon, anchovies, croutons and a poached egg with grilled chicken

R= Recommended / B= Best Seller / Sf= Seafood / Sp= Spicy / V= Vegetarian
Dwejand dak Steak (R) $21.00
- Honey-miso grilled chicken steak served with rice and a spring onion salad
Dak Bok ggeum tang (Sp) $39.00
- Spicy chicken stew with vegetables
Kimchi jeon (V/Sp) $18.00
- Kimchi pancake
Sam-gyup-sal (B) $48.00
- Fresh pork belly BBQ for two served with rice, vegetables and fresh lettuce
Hae-Jang-Guk $14.00
- Spicy miso soup with beef and vegetables
Gal-bi-tang $14.00
- Beef rib soup with clear noodles
An-chang-sal (R) $48.00
- Thin marinated beef (skirt) for two served with rice and a spring onion salad

Butter Chicken $17
- Yogurt, cream and tomato based curry flavoured with mild chili, cardamom and coriander seeds
Gado Gado $14
- Mixed vegetables coated in our homemade peanut sauce. Served with a halved hard boiled egg.
Samosas $8.00
- Pastry pockets filled with spicy lamb and served with cucumber raita
Chicken Curry $18
- Tender chicken cooked in a thin, hot chili and coconut gravy flavoured with cinnamon and spices.
Mee Goreng $15
- Wok-fried egg noodles in sweet soy, peanut and chili sauce with your choice of chicken, seafood or veges.
Steamed Jasmine Rice $1
Chicken Sambal $18
- Thick, spicy tomato base curry flavoured with lemongrass, onion and cinnamon.
Ayam Panggang $17
- Grilled chicken pieces coated with our homemade peanut sauce and topped with beansprouts.

add Feta $21.50
Spiced Prawn & Chorizo Risoni $22.50
Penthouse Big Breakfast $15.50
- with Eggs your way, Spinach, Hash Brown, Mushrooms, Tomato and Toast
Eggs Montreal $15.00
- Poached Eggs with Smoked Salmon, Hollandaise and Toasted English Muffin
Green Salad $7.00
with Hazelnut Cous Cous and Tzatziki $23.00
with Herbs $7.50
Please see blackboard for details

BBQ pork $11.50
Mussel each $1.20
Crumbed Fillet $7.60
Ham $4.70
Crispy Skin Chicken with vegetable $14.80
Chicken $12.00
Lunch Packs $7.00
- fish, hot dog 1/2 chips
Paua Fritter $2.90

Roast Pork Egg Foo Young $11.00
Chicken Walnuts $12.00
Steam Bean Curd and Vegetable $11.00
Pork $12.50
Braised Beef and Potato $12.00
Potato Fritter $0.80
Crumbed Oyster $1.80
Deep Fried Ice Cream $5.00

MIXED CURRY LAKSA $10.00
- delicious curry soup noodles with seafood, egg and chicken
2 COMBINATION MEE GORENG(FRIED NOODLE) $12.00
- tasty egg noodle tossed with bean sprouts, egg and fried beancurd with your choice of any two of the following: chicken, seafood, vegetables
CHICKEN MEE GORENG(FRIED NOODLE) $11.00
- tasty egg noodles tossed with bean sprouts, egg, fried bean curd and chicken
CRUMBED PORK $18.00
- crumbed pork chops marinated with lemongrass juice, garlic & onion on creamy sauce served with rice
LAMB CURRY $13.00
- red curry of potatoes and lamb served with rice
CHICKEN RENDANG $13.00
- pieces of chicken fillet cooked in various spices, coated with roasted fine coconut served with rice
VEGETABLE CAJUN NOODLES $14.00
- seasonal vegetables and mushrooms served on crispy noodles
BEEF NASI LEMAK $12.00
- tendered spicy steak pieces served with egg, cucumber, roasted peanut & coconut rice

Spicy Wok Noodles $22.00
- Stir fried rice noodles with chicken, carrot, bok choy, shitake mushrooms, roasted peanuts in a soy, chilli, ginger sauce, topped with mung bean sprouts, fresh coriander & fried shallots.
Side salad $7.00
Soup of the Day $12.50
- Served with toasted ciabatta. Please see our Specials Blackboard.
Cheese & pineapple $6.00
With free range bacon. $19.50
Extras $4.50 each
- Homemade hash browns, roasted tomatoes, hollandaise sauce, wilted spinach, garlic roasted mushrooms, free range bacon, Island Bay Butchery sausages, avocado (inseason), fried chorizo.
Island Bay Butchery Sausages & Hash Browns $8.00
- Served with Watties tomato sauce.
Smoked Salmon Nicoise Salad $22.00
- In-house smoked NZ salmon, salad greens, gourmet potatoes, green beans, Kalamata olives, capers & cherry tomatoes with a lemon dressing. Topped with a soft poached free range egg.

Pan fried dumplings
Yache kimbap (sushi) $15.00
- Korean style vegetable sushi with Miso soup
Side dish (each) $3.00
So bulgogi set (broiled beef) $25.00 pp
- On gas ring grill, beef marinated in soy sauce & sesame oil, steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes and salad with lemon & ginger sauce
Tangsuyuk $30.00
- Korean Style sweet and sour pork
Daeji bulgogi set (broiled pork) $25.00
- Pork marinated in vegetable sauce, steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes and salad with lemon & ginger sauce
-entree
- Pan fried dumplings, pan cake, Korean style sushi
-entree
- Pan fried dumplings, pan cake, Korean style sushi

House Made Crispy Chicken Nuggets and Chips $12
Porridge $8
- sliced banana, brown sugar and cream
Garden salad $5
Mushroom Avocado Halloumi Sandwich $15
- hummus, red pepper relish, baby spinach
Cheeseburger w Fries $18
- bread & butter pickles, south carolina mustard bbq sauce
Buckwheat Pancakes $10
- bacon/banana / lemon/sugar / chocolate sauce
Boiled Egg and Multigrain Soldiers $4
Garlic bread $5

Eggs Benedict $13.00
JUICY PULLED PORK BURGER
- pork shoulders cuts slow cooked for hours in secret Asado sauce, then further grilled for irresistible experience.
BEEF STEW PASTA (KALDERETA)
- Slow cooked beef casserole in rich flavorful tomato sauce. Served on buttered pasta or with garlic fried rice.
Wedges with grilled Cheese and Bacon served with Sour Cream $8.50
Pork Ribeye Tocino (TO-SI-LOG)
- Cured sweet-salty special cut of tender Pork, grilled and served with poached egg, garlic fried rice , grilled tomato and drizzled with fresh made hollandaise sauce. Fried Rice can be replaced with chips or house salad.
Mee Goreng $12.00
Beef Stew Fetuccini (KALDERETA PASTA)
- Slow cooked beef casserole in rich flavorful tomato sauce. Served on buttered pasta or with garlic fried rice.
SKINLESS PORK SAUSAGE (LONGSILOG)
- Longganisa. Special sweet-salty skinless sausage.

Kingsmead sunset blue with apple, watercress & walnut $15.00
Parmesan gnocchi with shiitake, celery & walnuts $28.00
Grilled lamb rack with spiced split peas & mint $32.00
Mustard crumbed chicken with misc, kumara & savoy cabbage $32.00
Beer battered fish fingers with tartare & lemon $12.00
Lemon & herb squid $10.00
Apple Tarte Tatin with hazelnut pralIne $15.00
Sicilian olives with citrus & basil $8.00

Chicken Teriyaki $12.50
- Salad, Rice with Miso soup
Crispy Dumpling $1.20
Bibimbap $13
- Wellbeing Food (beef mince, carrot, cucumber, egg, salad, sesame oil spicy sauce)
Tuna Roll $2.00
Munch Rice $1.20
Katsu Donburi $12
- Fried pork with Donburi sauce Onion, carrot, Spring Onion and Rice
Chicken Donburi $12
- Chicken with donburi sauce Onion, Carrot, Spring Onion and Rice
Ramen $8
- Spicy beef stock, carrot, onion, egg

Backbencher Pub and Cafe

Wellington Region > Wellington City > Backbencher Pub and Cafe

Address

34 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

Phone

044723065

Email

enquiries@backbencher.co.nz

Opened hours

Monday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:30 AM – 10:00 PM

Price

$30 - $50

Type

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Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Bar , Bar Food , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegetarian

Features

Dine in , EFTPOS , Mastercard , Takeaway , Visa , Wheelchair accessible , Business meetings , Reservations , After-hours , Breakfast , Waitstaff , Wine and Beer , Cash , Television , Groups , Nightlife , American Express , Bankcard , Lunch , Bar Scene , Accepts Discover , Seating , Highchairs Available , Drinks , Brunch , Street Parking , No Takeaway , Free Wifi , Cards accepted , Pub Quiz , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar , Gastro Pub

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Backbencher Pub and Cafe in Wellington City Menu

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Backbencher Pub and Cafe

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34 Molesworth Street, Thorndon, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

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