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

  • Fresh Arugula $9
  • Prosciutto $9
  • Funghi $9
  • Pepperoni $9
  • Caprese $9
  • Marinara $9
  • House Antipasti $9
  • Panzanella $9
  • Pea Pie Pud $10.00
    • Your choice of pie (baked here daily) served with a steamed vegetable combo and mashed potato with gravy
  • Crumbed Beef Schnitzel $16.00
    • Cut from the whole loin, lightly crumbed and served with onion rings, gravy, salad and fries
  • Roast of the day $15.00
    • Please check the chalk board for today’s roasts. Served with roast and steamed veg
  • Chicken Cordon Bleu $18.00
    • Crumbed boneless thigh, stuffed with bacon and mozzarella cheese. Served with salad & fries.
  • Entree $4.00
    • Garlic Bread
  • Sirloin Steak $23.00
    • Cut to 250g and grilled to your liking. Served with 2 eggs, mushroom sauce, onion rings, salad and fries
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $23.00
  • Tarakihi $20.00
    • Crumbed Tarakihi fillet served with a fresh salad, fries, lemon & tartare sauce
  • Pikelets with cream and jam $3.50
  • TOASTED MUESLI $8.50
    • Our blend of toasted oats, seeds, nuts and fruit with yoghurt, milk, and honey
  • NACHOS $13.00
    • baked Mexican corn chips topped with cheese, chilli beans, avocado, sour cream and salsa with veggie
  • Cheese Kerensky's $4.00
  • Grilled lemon, sugar and whipped cream $3.50
  • Seasoned grilled tomatoes $3.50
  • CORN FRITTER STACK $16.00
    • fritters stacked with bacon, avocado spinach slow roasted tomato
  • TOAST $4.50
    • ciabatta sourdough, multigrain venial, fruit loaf, bagel or gluten free toast served with organic peanut butter, honey or berry jam, avocado, grilled tomato or fried mushrooms 4 each
  • UNAGI DON $17.50
    • grill Japanese eel in unagi sauce
  • MISO SOUP $3.00
  • EBI GYOZA $7.00
    • 4 seafood dumplings with mayo katsu sauce and bonito flake topping
  • STEAMED RICE $2.00
  • TERIYAKI SET $14.50
    • a choice of chicken, beef, salmon or fish of the day pan fried with teriyaki sauce
  • SALMON & AVOCADO ROLL 6PCS $6.00
  • PRAWN $4.50
  • SLOW COOKED LAMB $15.50
  • - Ham, Cheese, Mustard $8.00
  • Mozzarella, basil pesto, red onion, red peppers, on a tomato base $17.00
  • Mozzarella, basil pesto, on a tomato base $16.00
  • - Corn, Cheese, Red Onion $8.00
  • Smoked chicken, feta, basil pesto, spinach, aioli $19.00
  • Hot Porridge $10.00
    • With brown sugar, cinnamon and warm berry compote
  • Toasted Sandwiches
  • Add:
  • Chicken Nibbles $7.00
    • Four chicken nibbles served with a tasty Thai sauce and garnishing
  • Phad Thai $24.00 / $18.50
    • Fried noodles Thai style with egg, fresh cabbage and carrot with your choice of meat topped with chopped nuts - Prawn / Chicken or Pork or Beef
  • Vegetarian Rice Noodles $18.50
    • Fried rice noodles with tofu, egg and fresh vegetables, topped with cashew nuts
  • Vegetarian Red Curry $18.50
    • Tofu cooked in coconut milk and Red curry paste with baby corn and fresh vegetables, topped with cashew nuts
  • Vegetarian Curry Puff $7.00
    • Four curry puffs filled with almond flake, onion, potato, kumara and curry powder
  • Stuffed Omelette $18.50
    • Egg omelette stuffed with minced chicken, mushroom, tomato, celery and spicy Thai flavour, served with white rice
  • Satay $7.00
    • Four grilled satay with peanut sauce - Chicken
  • Vegetarian Green Curry $18.50
    • Tofu cooked in coconut milk and Green curry paste with baby corn and fresh vegetables, topped with cashew nuts
  • Omelette (Your fillings ad toast)) $14
    • Ham, Bacon, Tomato, Cheese, Corn / Onion, Mushrooms, Spinach
  • Mince on Toast $13
    • Served with side of cheese
  • Eggs on toast N/A
  • Pancakes $14
    • with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Corn Fritters with Bacon $15
    • Served with fruit relish and sour cream
  • French Toast $14
    • with bacon, banana and maple syrup
  • Avocado & Tomato on Toast $9
  • Smoked Salmon $11
    • Cream cheese & ciabatta
  • Corn Fritters $14.00
    • Corn fritters served with salad, strip bacon, relish and sour cream
  • -Kids $3.00
  • Multigrain Toast with Halloumi $12.50
    • Served with Avocado,tomato and grilles Halloumi drizzled with lime oil
  • -Extra Spread $0.50
  • -Option: Multigrain/White/Sourdough served with spinach. Hash Brown, Baked beans. Sauteed mushrooms and balsamic tomato
  • Bacon Eggs & Tomato $13.00
    • Poached, Scrambled or Fried egg Served on Butter Toast
  • Nachos with Dip $8.00
    • Nachos chips served with avocado dip,Salsa & Sour cream on side
  • Big Breakie $16.00
    • Poached, Scrambled or Fried egg Served on Butter Toast
  • Add $4.50
    • sauteed mushrooms
  • Floyds Bacon Benny $17.50
    • free-range bacon with two poached eggs on toast with hollandaise
  • Kids pancakes $10.50
    • with maple & bacon
  • Add $4.50
    • black pudding
  • Fries w aioli $7.00
  • Lambs fry and bacon in a mushroom sauce $17.50
    • on 5-grain toast
  • Add $2.00
    • hollandaise
  • Pancakes $5.00
    • with either maple syrup, lemon & sugar or jam and cream
  • Peking King Prawns $29.80
    • King prawns with shell
  • Lamb Cutlets in Black Pepper Sauce $26.80
  • Garlic Seafood $24.80
  • Ma Po To Fu $14.80
  • Chicken Fried Rice $14.80
  • Crispy Rice and Shrimps in Tomato Sauce $24.80
  • Yu Xiang Shrimps $20.80
    • Shrimps with bamboo shoot in chilli bean sauce
  • Peking Fried Noodles with Pork $16.80
  • Bacon, egg, cheese and tomato bap with relish. $10.00
  • house smoked salmon $7.50
  • Garden Salad $7.50
  • Hollandaise $2.00
  • Chicken and sundried tomato cheese croquettes $11.50
  • 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
  • (Add a free range poached egg $2.00)
  • Pancakes with streaky bacon, maple syrup and fresh banana. $16.50
  • Chips $5.00
    • Served with tomato sauce or aioli.
  • Toasted Muesli $10.00
    • Mues1i served with fresh fruit, yogurt and milk.
  • Eggs Options $6.50
    • Two eggs cooked to your liking on toast. Additional cost for extra.
  • Spring Rolls, Samosas & Chips $9.00
    • Served with sweet chilli and aioli
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Chicken and or Bacon, Cos lettuce, anchovies, poached egg, capers, croutons and parmesan cheese, tossed in a homemade aioli.
  • Eggs Benedict $16.00
    • Two poached eggs on English muffins, smoked salmon, hollandaise and a mixed green salad
  • Three Egg Omelette $14.50
    • Served with salad and 3 choices of fillings: Bacon, Ham, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Baby Spinach, Onions, Cheese, Capsicums
  • Chicken Burger $14.00
    • 100% pure chicken breast with bacon, tomato and creamy aioli and serve with fries.
  • Falafel $8.00
  • Mujvar $7.00
  • Hummus & tabouli $4.00
  • Rice dish with salad & dips
  • Mixed dip $7.00
  • Mixed vegetarian $8.50
  • ●Macaroni cheese $9.00
  • Mixed $7.50
  • EGG $4.00
  • CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS $0.80
  • CHICKEN TIKKA 8 PIECES $14.00
  • LAMB BIRYANI $10.50
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • MEAT PATTIE $2.00
  • CORN FRITTER $2.40
  • Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese $25.00
    • Wairarapa Jack, Sunset Blue, Ngawi Brie, home-made fruit compote, local manuka honey, rice and water crackers for two persons
  • Seafood Platter $27.00
    • Garlic king prawns, mussels, salt and pepper squid for two persons
  • Steamed Broccoli Florets and Toasted Almond Butter $8.00
    • Lemon and garlic dressing
  • All grills are served with large-cut steak fries, a grilled vegetable skewer and your choice of one sauce below: Four Peppercorn / Parkvale Brown Mushroom / Garlic Butter / Red Wine Jus
  • Green-Lipped Mussels $14.00
    • Grilled on the half shell, chilli, garlic, smoked bacon, cheddar crumble
  • Lightly-Charred Akaroa Salmon Fillet $29.00
    • Palm sugar glazed, ginger and bok choy, slated peanut caramel and pickled onion relish
  • 300g Sirloin of Wairarapa Angus Beef $34.00
  • 'Kiwi Beef and Great Barrier Reef' $48.00
    • 500gm bone-in Wairarapa Angus Beef, grilled whole (medium-rare), Queensland banana prawns, oven-roasted tomato, onion confit, red pepper mash, béarnaise mash
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