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

  • Pecan and bourbon pie $8.50
    • Deliciously sticky pie with a hint of Bourbon, laden with pecans
  • Creamed spinach / Mushrooms / Potato hash $5
  • Banana cream pie $8.50
    • A pie crust lined with banana slices & topped with a delicate homemade custard
  • Hush Puppies $11
    • Cornmeal nuggets with corn kernels, onion, and jalapenos Served with Louisiana cocktail sauce  & Mississippi comeback sauce
  • Seafood chowder $15
    • Scallops, mussels, shrimp & fish in a smooth, creamy soup with baguette toast
  • Rice and red beans (Traditional style beans, slow cooked with a ham hock) $5
  • 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
  • Homemade Pies N/A
    • Check with wait staff on availability. Served with cream or yogurt.  Ice cream $2 extra
  • Salami and aged cheddar on rye $ 13.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese, English mustard on polenta bread $ 12.00
  • Toast and jam or peanut butter $ 7.50
  • Goats cheese, walnut and honey baguette $ 13.00
  • Goat's cheese, honey and pink pepper on toast $ 11.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese and pickle on toast $ 12.00
  • Aged cheddar sandwich with chutney, pickled onion and watercress $ 11.00
  • Sardines on toast with lemon and olive oil $ 10.00
  • Dim Sim (Homemade) $1.60
  • Pineapple $1.50
  • Chilli Sauce or Curry Powder $0.50
  • Crab Stick $1.60
  • Genuine Gourmet Fritters
  • Corn Fritter $2.00
  • Chicken Burger $5.50
  • Deep Fried Mars Bar $2.50
  • Roasted Red Onion $6
    • w Balsamic & Olive Oi
  • Seared Beef Salad $18
    • w Roasted Red Onion, Wholegrain Mustard, Pickled Cauliflower & Almond
  • Drunken Affogato $12
    • w Vanilla Ice Cream, Espresso, Kahlua or Baileys
  • Soup of the Day $12
    • w Toast & Butter
  • Mixed Olives $7
    • Marinated
  • Warm Seasonal Vegetables $6
    • changes daily
  • Fish & Chips $22
    • w Tartare, Pea & Lemon
  • Pate $16
    • w Blackcurrant Gel & Toast
  • Crumbed Prawn (2pcs) $3.00
  • Regular Combo $15.10
  • Teriyaki Chicken Soba Standard $9.90
  • Regular Standard $14.50
  • Teriyaki Eel Bowl
  • Katsu Chicken Bento $17.90
  • Tempura Prawn Bowl
  • Large Combo $15.10
  • Bento Set $11.00
    • Salmon x 2, Whitefish x 2, Foto Maki x 1, Hoso Maki x 3, Ula x 1
  • Seafood Salad $4.00
  • Scallop Sushi $5.00
  • Bento Set $9.00
    • Salmon x 1, Whitefish x 2, Foto Maki x 2, Hoso Maki x 3
  • Prawn Sushi $5.00
  • Tarrago (Egg Sushi) $3.30
  • Squid Sushi $3.30
  • Oyster Sushi $5.00
  • White Castello $ 16.50
    • Danish, white brie, mild, rice & creamy
  • Pasta of roasted aubergine, caper & sweet pepper caponata $ 31.90
  • Boudin Blanc $ 31.90
    • French chicken sausages with haricot beans & crispy shallots
  • Bok Choy $ 7.90
    • With extra virgin olive oil & crispy shallot
  • Selection of two cheeses $ 29.00
  • Hand Diced Liver & Pistachio Terrine de Campagne $ 17.90
    • With baguette
  • Baked Salmon fillet braised white beans with chard & prawn oil $ 32.90
  • Seasonal Vegetables $ 6.50
    • With extra virgin olive oil
  • DOUBLE $18.50
  • GLUTTONY
    • A GREAT COMBINATION OF OUR MOST POPULAR TOPPINGS
  • DAMNED
    • CAMEMBERT, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, AVOCADO, CASHEW NUTS, FRESH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS & ONIONS. OPTIONAL: PINEAPPLE OR JALAPENO
  • TUNA $6.00
    • TUNA, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES & SUNFLOWER SEEDS
  • FLAME KISSED
    • CAJUN SPICE
  • UNEARTHLY $6.00
    • BERRIES, BANANA, CHOCOLATE & CUSTARD
  • OUR ORIGINAL BASE HAND STRETCHED FOR THOSE THAT LIKE A THIN BASE AND SPREAD OUT TOPPINGS.
  • SURRENDER TO HELL'S DAMNED GOOD AFTER-DINNER DELICACIES
  • Shrimp $10.00
  • Chicken & Chinese vegetables $9.50
  • Combination Meat $9.50
  • Pineapple mushroom Chicken $9.50
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $10.00
  • Dumplings 1/2 Doz $5.00
  • Black Pepper Beef $9.50
  • Won Ton deep fry 1 Doz $9.00
  • - Seafood or Combination $13.90
  • Extra Fillings $1.00
  • 15 Sambai Vegetables $12.50
  • 2 Mee Goreng $12.50
  • 17 Sambai Chicken or Beef $12.90
  • 9 Satay / Chicken $6.50
  • 1 Fish $5.90
  • Wedges $4.50
  • Chicken liver pate $13.00
    • withport jelly, toasted ciabatta
  • Salt & pepper squid $12.00
    • withlime pickle
  • Pie of the day $12.00
    • served with brown sauce and salad
  • Please see our cabinet for other food items and ask one of our friendly staff for details on our pie, cheeses, meats and accompanying chutneys of the day.
  • Breakfast burger $21.00
    • sausage, egg, bacon, smoked tomato relish & black pudding hash brown
  • Potato & Herb Rosti $19.00
    • smoked salmon, potato & herb rosti, tomato and caper dressing
  • Charcuterie Board for two $23.00
    • selection of speciality deli meats, olives, house relish, cheese and fresh breads
  • Cheese board $18.00
    • selection of three cheeses, house chutney, jelly and crackers
  • Soup of the Day $8
    • Chefs choice changes daily
  • On Toasts $10
    • Bacon & Egg. Bacon & Avocado, creamy mushroom
  • Golfers Grill $18
    • bacon& eggs, sausage, hash brown, grilled tomato & mushrooms
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger $17
    • scrumptious beef pattie with salad & fries
  • Lamb's fry & Bacon $15
    • on toasted Ciabatta with a mushroom & onion gravy
  • Hot Chips $5.50
  • Toasted Sandwiches $5
    • your choice of filling
  • Fish n Chips $15
    • served with salad
  • Steak & Egg Sandwich $4.20
  • Chocolate Lamington $2.40
  • Custard Slice $2.20
  • Apple Slice $2.20
  • Chicken Wrap $3.50
  • Ham & Cheese Quiche $2.50
  • Bacon & Egg Pie $3.80
  • Chocolate Eclair $2.40
  • Pork dumpling (6) $6.00
  • Crumbed fish $2.90
  • Meat pattie $2.50
  • Barbeque squid with spicy $16.00
  • Black Pepper Pork $11.50
  • Green curry beef $11.00
  • Ginger and spicy lamb $19.00
  • Beef Chop Suey $10.5.00
  • Grilled pork roll $8.50
  • Beef noodles soup $11.50
  • Fried rice $11.50
  • Fried eggs roll $8.50
  • Spicy huế beef noodle soup $12.50
  • Marinated beef with rice noodle $12.50
  • Meet ball rice noodle soup $11.50
  • Vietnamese roll $8.50
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