Nicolini's Italian Cafe Bar and Bistro in Wellington Menu

BREADS AND ENTREES BREADS AND ENTREES
  • Garlic Bread $7.5
    • Served on home baked focaccia with our decades' old recipe (v)
  • Bruschetta $9.5
    • Homebaked focaccia with fresh tomato, basil, garlic & extra virgin olive oil (v)
  • Olive Focaccia $7.9
    • Homebaked focaccia, kalamata olives, balsamic vinegar & extra virgin olive oil (v)
  • Antipasto $18.9
    • For Two (An Italian classic!) + 7.5 dollars per add person
  • Soup of the Day $14.5
    • Please ask your serve for today's exquisite flavour
  • Fresh Mussels $13.9
    • White wine, garlic and fresh parsley
  • Calamari $14.2
    • Fried squid in an Italian batter
  • Garlic Mushrooms $14.5
    • Our decades' old recipe, a favourite with 'almost' everyone!
  • Garlic Prawns Raffaele $18.90
    • Tiger prawns in half shell, olive oil, garlic and more
PASTA PASTA
  • Spaghetti Al Ragu Bolognese $19.5
  • Tortellini Ham $20.5
    • Homemade pasta with shoulder ham, cream and mushroom sauce
  • Ravioli $20.5
    • Homemade pasta with ricotta, pesto, blue cheese, cream and walnut sauce (v)
  • Fettucine Shrimps $20.5
    • Shrimps, garlic, spinach and more, in extra virgin olive oil
  • Penne Chicken $19.50
    • Chicken, mushrooms, red capsicum and cream sauce
  • Spaghetti Mussels $20.9
    • Spicy white wine and tomato sauce
  • Tortellini Amatriciana $20.9
    • Bacon, chilli and tomato sauce
  • Lasagna al ragu Bolognese $19.7
    • Made in a traditional Napolitan style
  • Cannelloni $19.7
    • Filled pasta with ricotta cheese and spinach (v)
  • Fettuccine Puttanesca $19.9
    • Capers, mixed olives, oregano, chilli and tomato sauce (v)
  • Spaghetti Prawns $23.9
    • Tiger prawns in half shell, capers, garlic, chilli and olives in olive oil
  • Risotto Funghi $23.9
    • Mushrooms, spring onion, fresh parsley and white wine (v)
CARNE & PESCE CARNE & PESCE
  • Fish (of the day)/Sambucca $34.9
    • Creamy sambuca sauce with roasted almonds and capers
  • White Veal Cutlet $31.8
    • Marsala wine and cream sauce
  • Chicken My Way $28.9
    • Brandy and cream sauce (40-year-old recipe)
  • Lamb Shanks $23.9/$29.9
    • One or Two oven baked shanks with a 30 minute wait time
  • Pork Scallopine $29.9
    • Madeira port, cream and mushroom sauce
SIDES SIDES
  • Small Salad $4.90
  • Medium Salad $9.50
  • Large Salad $14.50
  • Seasonal Vegetables $4.50/$7.90
    • Oven baked in small or large sizes
  • Warmed Olives $7.90
  • Plain Focaccia $2.00
  • Gluten Free Pasta $3.00
DOLCI DOLCI
  • Double Chocolate Torte $12.90
    • Beautiful chocolate torte, a layer of melted chocolate and dripping with our home made chocolate genache. Topped of with vanilla ice cream and fresh whipped cream
  • Baked Cheesecake of the Day $12.90
    • Freshly baked each day, ask your server about today's creation
  • Profiteroles $12.90
    • A cream puff pastry, filled with our special crema pasticiera and smothered with genache
  • Gelato Italiano $12.90
    • Freshly made in-house to our family recipe. A truly traditional Napolitan gelato. Ask your server about today's flavour
  • Tiramisu $12.90
    • Tiramisu or 'pick me up', is our way of ending the perfect meal. We only use our family recipe that has not changed for generations
  • Daily Special $12.90
    • Please ask your server what our Chef has created today!

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seafood noodle soup $14.50
  • Chicken chilli paste $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Laab duck $14.50
  • Steamed rice $2.00
  • Spicy fried rice $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Panang curry $12.90
    • Chicken beef or pork
  • Garlic roti with satay sauce (V) $6.50
  • Chilli mushrooms $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Oven baked fish, potato, beans, tomato & basil concasse $32
  • Duck liver pate $14
  • Scallops, black pudding, potato $15
  • Bone marrow $13
  • Beetroot carpaccio, brie, smoked pepper coulis $16
  • Cheesy garlic bread $10 / $16
    • for two / for four
  • Monk fish, prawn brochette, lemon butter $17
  • Smoked chicken, caesar, quail egg $16
  • MAC ‘N’ CHEESE $13.00
    • Swiss browns, tomato, pesto & salad
  • FINGER & FORK SHARE-PLATTER $45.00
    • a selection of offerings from the above
  • TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE $6.00
  • BEEF BRISKET BURGER $17.50
    • brioche bun, onions, cheese fondue & horseradish mayo
  • BEER BATTERED FISH & CHIPS $20.00
    • with Anne Ball’s mushy peas or a little bit of salad
  • Thick and chunky fries $7 / $11
  • YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS $13.50
    • roast rump steak, peas, mash & gravy
  • 250G PRIMESTAR RIB-EYE STEAK $29.50
    • garlic mushroom, parmesan tomato & steak fries
  • Hawaiian $19.00
  • Chicken R $8.50 L $10.50
  • Chicken $14.00
  • Vegetarian $19.00
  • Falafel R $13.50 L $15
  • Turkish Biryani $7.00
  • Mixed (chicken & Lamb) R $10 L $12
  • Lamb R $13.50 L $15
  • Oven Roasted Garlic Bread $5.50
  • Trio of Dips $10.50
    • sundried tomato, hummus, oil & balsamic vinegar with warm assorted breads
  • Salt & Pepper Calamari $16.90
    • with fresh rocket & lemon aioli
  • Mamma's Fruit Crumble
    • please ask your waiter for the day's special
  • Strada's Famous Chocolate Mud Cake
    • with Belgian chocolate sauce
  • Gluten free toast add $1.00
  • Strada Caesar Salad $16.90
    • with bacon
  • Pan Fried Chatham Island Blue Cod $19.80
    • with fries & garden salad
  • 4 Fish, 4 Hot Dogs, 3 Chips, 4 Potato Fritters, Sauce $29.90
  • 6 Fish, 2 1/2 Chips $23.00
  • Egg 120gm meat patty $7.00
  • Pineapple Fritter $2.50
  • Hamburger 120gm meat patty $6.00
  • Groper $9.50
  • Fish Dinner $15.00
  • Cheese 120gm meat patty $6.50
  • Pickled and Toasted Chilli $2.00
  • Rice Bowl - Braised Pork & Coriander Pickles $11.50
  • Nori $2.00
  • Double Noodles $3.50
  • Bean Sprouts $2.00
  • 24 Hour Pork Belly $3.00
  • Spicy Tonkotsu $14.50
    • Pork Broth, Pork Belly, Spring Onion, Egg, Pickled and Toasted Chilli
  • Cookie $3.00
  • Flautas $15.00
    • Deep fried tacos
  • 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.
  • Pastel de chocolate $8.00
    • Chocolate brownie
  • Pie de queso con maracuya $8.00
    • Pasionfruit cheese cake
  • 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.
  • Chilaquiles $15.00
    • Corn chips topped with your favorite red or green sauce. Add chicken or egg.
  • Enfrijoladas de cordero $23.00
    • Folded tortilla filled with slow cooked lamb, topped with beans sauce, feta cheese, chorizo and rice
  • 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.
  • Haloumi Salad $16.00
  • Omelette (gf) $16.00
    • served with a side salad. 3 options of your choice: Onion, Cheese, Ham, Tomato, Mushroom, Capsicum, Beef.
  • B.L.T sandwich $14.00
    • Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato
  • Homemade Muesli $12.00
    • With yogurt, honey & fresh fruit
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • Your choice of fried, poached or scrambled eggs on toast
  • Pancake Stack $16.00
    • Fried banana with your choice of fruit or bacon
  • Mediterranean Shakshuka $16.00
    • Poached eggs in our homemade tomato salsa- served with tahini and homemade pitta bread
  • Chicken salad $16.00
  • Entrée $21.50
  • Japanese Tempura Prawns (3) $10.00
  • Chefs Soup of the Day $15.00
  • Baked Bombe Alaska Rose & Pistachio $15.00
  • Shoe String Fries with Tomato Sauce $9.00
  • French Croque Monsieur $12.00
  • Hand Cut Agria Fries with Saffron Aioli $9.00
  • Over The Moon Galactic Gold $15.00
  • Prohok Khteas $23.50
    • Rich flavour, ground chicken and fish simmered in spicy coconut cream, served with fresh vegetables.
  • Deep Fried Potato Balls (Vegetarian) $12.50
    • Mashed potatoes mixed with carrots, green beans and onions, served with sweet chilli sauce.
  • Curry Saramon with Roll $18.50
    • Diced, tender beef, simmered in coconut cream with whole peanuts, lime leaves, galangal and coriander seeds.
  • Lamb Rack (flame grilled) $30.00
    • Lamb rack marinated in turmeric, lemon grass, lime leaves and homemade sauce, served with house salad.
  • 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
  • Rice Roll $13.00
    • Chilled rice paper wrapped in grilled chicken, shrimp, vermicelli and fresh vegetables with a sprinkle of toasted rice.
  • 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 $21.50
    • Lamb racks smothered in lemon grass herbs. Served with house salad.
  • Vegetable Tempura Udon $9.20
  • Korokke (Potato & Vegetable Croquette) (V) $1.50
  • Tuna Mayo $1.00
  • Chicken Udon $9.50
  • Spicy Fresh Tuna Avocado (GF) $1.50
  • Inari (Teriyaki Tofu) (V) $1.50
  • Aburi (Seared) Tuna W Wasabi Mayo $2.90
  • Ebifurai (Crumbed Prawn) $1.90
  • Eggs Florentine $14.00
    • Poached eggs, English muffin, spinach and hollandaise
  • Bacon, poached eggs and grilled tomato $13.50
  • French toast with bacon. banana and maple syrup $13.50
  • Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon $13.50
  • Croissant with jam $4.80
  • Mini Bacon and Eggs with Toast $9.50
  • Portobello Mushrooms on Corn Fritters with spinach, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce $16.00
  • Wild herb roasted lamb on cous cous salad, rocket and mint yogurt $17.00
  • Bacon & Egg $4.50
  • White, Wholemeal or Multi Grain Bread
  • Danish Pastries
  • Bacon and Egg $12.00
  • Small $5.50
  • - Salad $5.00
  • Bran, Carrot, Pineapple and Walnut $2.60
  • Ham & Egg $4.70
  • HOT & SPICY CUBE $12.40
    • Thãck egg noodles, beef, chicken, roast pork, bean sprout, spring onion, carrot & bok choy wok tossed with homemade hot & spicy sauce. Mild, Medium & HOT
  • HOKKIEN NOODLES CUBE $11.90
    • Thick egg noodles with roast pork. bean sprouts. spring onion, sliced onion, & shrimps wok tossed our special soy gravy
  • KWAI TEOW CUBE(HER-FUN) $11.90
    • Flat rice sticks with shrimps, roast pork, bean sprouts, onion egg & spring onion wok tossed sweet soy sauce. >>
  • SINGAPORE RICE STICKS CUBE $11.90
    • Rice sticks(vermicelli)shrimps, roast pork. egg, bean sprouts. spring onion wok tossed with a mild curry flavor
  • MAYALSIAN FRIED RICE CUBE(NASI GORENG) $11.50
    • Authentic Malaysian fried rice with chicken, egg bean sprouts, green peas, carrots & spring onion
  • LEMONGRASS RICE 5 STICKS CUBE $11.90
    • Rice sticks, wok tossed with chicken bean sprouts, sliced onion, carrots, shrimps. egg, and finished with lemongrass.
  • SEAFOOD BUSTER CUBE $13.50
    • Thick egg noodles wok tossed with prawn, shrimp, mussel, & vegetables, fish balls
  • COMBINATION CUBE $12.40
    • For those can't make up their mind. please feel free to try out this dish.Thick egg noodles. beef. chicken, pork, shrimp & vegetable wok tossed with oyster sauce.
Nicolini's Italian Cafe Bar and Bistro

Nicolini's Italian Cafe Bar and Bistro

location

Address

26 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

048024442

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM, Friday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 5:30 – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , Gluten Free , Italian , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Accepts Discover ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Digital Payments ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
26 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand