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

  • Chow Kuey Teow (Beef/Chicken) $11.00
  • Soup Noodle with Pork Rib $9.90
  • Roti Chanai (Curry chicken or beef) $10.00
  • Deep-fried Spare Ribs with Minced Garlic & Spicy Salt $12.00
  • Kimchi $2.00
  • Sauteed Sliced Pork with Black Fungus $11.00
  • Sliced Chicken with Mushrooms $11.00
  • Curry Beef Noodle Soup $9.90
  • Calamari $12
  • Cheese Omelette $22
  • Lamb’s Kidney And Bacon $22
  • Greek Salad $20
  • Whole Flounder
  • Egg $2
  • Sirloin Steak 450g $35
  • Whitebait Omelette (In Season)
  • Turkish Coffee $4.00
  • Fresh Juices $5.00
  • Vegetarian $14.00
  • Mixed (chicken & Lamb) R $14.50 L $16
  • Falafel R $13.50 L $15
  • Turkish Bread $3.00
  • Mixed Vegetarian R $13.50 L $15
  • Hawaiian $14.00
  • Kheema Naan $6.00
    • Leavened Indian bread stuffed with minced lamb and spices.
  • Squid Curry $24.50
    • Mild, medium or hot.
  • Steamed Rice
    • Steamed long grain basmati rice topped lightly with butter
  • Tandoori Chicken Masala (for two) $60.00
    • This Tandoori Dish represents tender chicken on the bone barbecued on skewers, over flaming charcoal in the Tandoor, then garnished with a Masala sauce of delicate herbs and rich unique home prepared spices. Medium or hot, served with: Rogini Nan, Pullau Rice, Poppadom & Chutney.
  • Pulau Rice
    • Mildly spiced fried rice.
  • Bhuna Josh $18.50
    • Succulent pieces of lamb cooked in a thick gravy with a distinctive mint flavour.
  • Chilli Pickle $1.60
  • Karahii Chicken $24.00
    • Chicken pieces cooked with onions and tomatoes. Served in a traditional Karahii Wok. A North Indian specialty.
  • Line Caught Market Fish $36.00
    • flageolet beans, fennel and tomato braise, clams, aioli
  • Taramasalata $14.00
    • flat bread
  • Steak served with your choice of N/A
    • Béarnaise / Peppercorn, brandy / Café de Paris Butter
  • Risotto S $20 L $28
    • free range chicken sausage, mushroom
  • Charley Noble Burger $27.00
    • gruyère, bacon, pickles, fries (cooked med/rare)
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $14.00
    • ham hock jelly, wood fired bread
  • Cured Salmon $20.00
    • fennel, radish, lemon
  • Grilled Tiger Prawns $24.00
    • eggplant, kumara, crispy caper
  • Sirloin Steak with Chips or Wedges $16.90
  • Vege Breakfast $12.90
    • Eggs, Mushrooms, Hash browns, Grilled Tomato, Baked Beans & Toasts
  • B.E.C.T with Tea / Coffee or Coke $12.90
  • B.E.S.T. with Tea / Coffee or Coke $12.90
  • -Combo $8.80
  • Chicken $5.00
  • Lamb Chop with Eggs Chips or Wedges $14.90
  • -Combo $8.80
  • STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
  • BBQ SQUID $7.00
  • BBQ SQUID $10.00
    • with steam rice
  • STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
  • CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
    • braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
  • STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
  • Spicy Chicken $1.00
  • Beef Tataki $1.50
  • Salmon Korokke $2.50
  • Chicken Katsu & Cheese $1.50
  • Salmon & Crab Meat $1.50
  • Potato & Beef Korokke $2.50
  • Vegetarian Sushi $1.50
  • Salmon & Tuna $1.50
  • Steak & cheese $3.50
  • Mince pie $2.90
  • Seafood $3.50
  • B.L.A.T. $3.80
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado & tomato
  • Bacon & egg $7.60
    • 2 slice of bacon & eggs on toast
  • ●Cakes
  • Long doughnut with cream
  • Eggs benedict $8.50
    • English muffin, poached egg & bacon with hollandaise sauce
  • FISH & 1 CHIPS +420ML COCA COLA RANGE $7.00
  • Kids special 1 $8.00
    • fish mini hot dog, chips +420 ml coca cola range
  • Chili Chicken /lamb $12.00
    • homemade chilli sauce, cheese, onion, capsicum, pineaaple
  • Meat Pattie $3.10
  • Chow Mein (Chicken, Lamb, Beef) $12.00
  • Dinner for Two $16.00
    • 2 fish, 2 hotdogs, 2x crabsticks, 2 potato fritters, 1x chips
  • Duck Curry $18.00
  • Pie $3.00
  • Pikelets $8.80
    • lemon and vanilla sugar
  • Autobahn $18.80
    • crumbed beef schnitzel with lemon wedges, gravy and chips
  • Egg on toast $4.80
    • a free range egg on toast
  • Joe’s chips and gravy $4.80
    • joe’s chips and a jug of gravy or tomato sauce on the side
  • Salmon $26.80
    • pan seared fillet of salmon served on a lightly dressed crisp green salad, including gourmet potatoes with a ginger, honey soy dipping sauce on the side
  • Eggs $12.00
    • two free range eggs, toast and hollandaise
  • Pikelets $13.80
    • streaky bacon, maple syrup and banana
  • Chocolate brownie $8.00
    • with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts
  • Sichuan Spicy King Prawns
  • Squid
    • with Celery
  • Bean Sprout Ho-fan
    • with Soy Sauce
  • Won Ton Soup
  • Black Bean Sauce Beef Fillet
  • Curry Sauce Beef
  • Sichuan Spicy Venison
  • SPICE GRILL CHICKEN SATAY $15.00
    • Topped with homemade peanut sauce
  • CORN FRITTERS $13.00
    • With spring onion, chilli, red onion and coriander
  • SUMMER ROLLS $13.00
    • Vegetables and glass noodles wrapped in rice paper, served with a lime and chilli dipping sauce
  • LITTLE TACOS $13.00
    • With shrimp in a smoky chilli sauce with avocado and fresh fresh coriander in a soft shell
  • FIRECRACKER SLIDERS 1 FOR $5.00 OR
    • Firecracker spiced chicken sandwiched in a fresh bun with chilli mayo.
  • CRISPY SKIN CHICKEN WINGS $13.00
    • Made extra crispy for your pleasure
  • PEPPERED SQUID $14.00
    • With crispy panko crumbs and chilli flakes, served with lemongrass tartare
  • WANZI'S $12.00
    • Crispy bean curd, smoked pork, spring onion and bread crumbs, served with a honey, chilli, ginger soy dipping sauce
  • Tomato $1.50
  • Savouries
  • Hot chips $2.50
  • Steak pie $3.70
  • Wedges $6.50
  • Dinner box $12.80
    • 3 pieces of chicken & chips
  • Mince pies $2.90
  • Char-grilled chicken sandwich with wedge $12.50
  • cajun chicken schnitzel, chipotle apple slaw, peanut, sesame seeds, truffle potatoes $25.00
  • (g) gluten free, (g*) ask for gluten free bread, (d) dairy free, (v) vegetarian
  • with "basil's" taramasalata d $9.00
  • mussels, spicy tomato broth, grilled bread g* d $24.00
  • soup of the day, bread, butter $12.00
  • pizza g* add 3 for gluten free base
  • with hummus v d $7.00
  • date, almond, fennel g $30.00
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