Tinakori Bistro in Wellington City Menu

APPETIZERS APPETIZERS
  • Freshly Baked Bread $6.00
    • Our Freshly Baked Bread is made from a Sour Dough Bug that has been lovingly named, "Murphy" (V)
  • Moyashi Pickled Bean Sprouts $5.00
    • Bean sprouts are called Moyashi in Japanese.This is a simple, fresh way to start your meal.(V)
  • Spicy Beef Tartar with Black Sesame Sponge, Truffle Nashi Pear $16.00
    • This tree's edible fruit is known by many names, including Asian pear, Chinese pear, Korean pear, Japanese pear, Taiwanese pear, and sand pear.(GF)
  • Today's Miso Soup Market Price
    • Miso soup is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock called "dashi" into which softened miso paste is mixed.
  • Crispy Five Spice Duck Salad with Sesame Dressing $16.00
    • Five-spice powder is a spice mixture of five spices, used primarily in Chinese cuisine but also used in other Asian and Arabic cookery.
  • Chicken Liver Parfait & UmeShu Jelly, Grilled Focaccia $10.00
    • Umeshu is a Japanese liqueur made from steeping ume fruits in alcohol and sugar (GF)
  • Beetroot Tartare with Feta, Sweet Rice Vinegar on Beetroot Sponge $13.00
    • Rice vinegar is a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.(GF V)
  • Grilled Octopus with Ink Mayo, Pickled Red Onion, Mizuna & Roast Tomatoes $15.00
    • Modern use of cephalopod ink is generally limited to cooking, where it is used as a food colouring and flavouring, for example in pasta and sauces (GF)
  • Prawn Salad with Cucumber, Coriander, Mint, Mizuna & Roasted Tomatoes $16.00
    • The taste of mizuna has been described as a "piquant, mild peppery flavour...slightly spicy, but less so than arugula (GF)
  • Freshly Baked Garlic Bread $6.00
    • Our Freshly Baked Bread is made from a Sour Dough Bug that has been lovingly named, "Murphy" (V)
MAIN COURSE MAIN COURSE
  • Fish of the Day M.Price
    • Our Fish of the Day is hand selected by Chef Aaron Stott in conjunction with Moana Fisheries, who we exclusively use and trust in providing us with fresh and local fish and seafood products.(GF)
  • Manuka and Green Tea Smoked Duck Breast with Marinated Eggplant & Ginger Jus $35.00
  • Roast Lamb Rack $32.00
    • with Black Sesame Crust, Celery, Daikon with Black Garlic Sauce.Black garlic is a type of caramelised garlic first used as a food ingredient in Asian cuisine.(GF)
  • Tofu Hot Pot with Mushrooms, Sushi Rice, Cooked in Soy Ginger Broth $25.00
    • Hot pot refers to several East Asian varieties of stew, consisting of a simmering metal pot of stock at the centre of the dining table. While the hot pot is kept simmering, ingredients are placed into the pot and are cooked at the table. (V)
  • Korean Fried Chicken with Dragon Sauce & Steamed Sesame Cabbage $28.00
  • Grilled Marinated Pork Chop with Apple Kimchi, Crispy Bacon & Amazu Sauce (GF) $27.00
  • Grilled Strip Loin with Smoked Mushrooms & Truffle Miso (GF) $35.00
SIDE DISHES SIDE DISHES
  • Soba Noodles with Truffle Soy $7.00
    • Soba is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It usually refers to thin noodles made from buckwheat flour, or buckwheat and wheat flours.(V)
  • Honey Soy Glazed Carrots $5

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Grilled calamari, fried gnocchi with avocado and lemon dressing $23.00
  • Charred, smoked pork cutlet with kimchi, pickled pear salsa and puffed wild rice (GF) $24.00
  • Fries / Salad $4.50 / $6.00
  • Free-range eggs on sourdough (GF*) $9.00
  • Montreal with house smoked salmon on muffins (GF*) $20.00
  • Olives works with eggs on sourdough toast, bacon, sausage, house-made hash brown, slow roast tomato, mushrooms, spinach and hollandaise $24.00
  • Florentine with spinach on muffins (V, GF*) $16.00
  • Eggs Benedict with ham on muffins (GF*) $17.00
  • Meat Pattie $3.00
  • Kumara Chips $6.70
  • Family Pack $23.00
    • (2 Fish, 2 Hotdogs, 1 Spring Roll, 2 Scoops Chips)
  • Hotdog $2.90
  • Chicken Nuggets (each) $1.00
  • Potato Fritter $1.20
  • Curry Roll $3.00
  • Fish Fillet (Crumbed or battered) $9.00
  • Mochi Ice Cream $6
    • Vanilla ice cream wrapped in mochi
  • 3 Kinds Of Dumpling Platter $18
    • A Platter of Steamed,spicy and soup dumplings
  • Maccha Green Tea Ice Cream $6
  • Salmon $12
    • Fresh / Seared with Teriyaki Mayo / Seared with Wasabi sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken Udon Noodle Soup $17
    • topped with teriyaki chicken, Wakame seaweed and spring onion in clear soy soup
  • Flame Grilled Tuna $17
    • Sliced flame grilled tuna with sour cream, seaweed salad and Wasabi Tobikko caviar
  • Steamed Dumplings $9
    • with original vinegar sauce
  • Flame Grilled Salmon $16
    • Sliced flame grilled salmon with sour cream, seaweed salad and Wasabi Tobikko caviar
  • Egg Foo young $10.50
    • pork/beef/chicken
  • JAM DONUT $2.50
  • 7 FIS,3 HOT DOGS OR SAUSAGES & 2 SCOOPS OF CHIPS $33.00
  • Sambal Fish $14.00
    • on noodles or steamed rice
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS $0.90
  • LASAGNA SQUARE $2.80
  • SPRING ROLL HOMEMADE $2.50
  • PRAWN TWISTER $1.50
  • -Seafood $16.50
  • Omellete $14.50
    • Choice fillings-Bacon, ham, olives, spinach, mushroom, onion, tomato, cheese or tuna served with homemade potato cake
  • Special thyme $14.00
    • Bacon bits, cheddar and chive amosgst scramble eggs with tick toast
  • -Add fries and salad $4.00
  • Laksa chicken or seafood
    • Medium spiced soup with fresh eggs noodles, tofu and egg
  • Pancakes $13.50
    • Bacon and banana with maple syrup
  • -Bacon
    • With tomato, onion and cheese
  • Roasted pumpkin salad $16.50
    • Feta chick pea and croutons with a delicious homemade balsamic and rosemary drizzle
  • Hot Dog on Stick $2.20
  • Crispy Skin Chicken with Prawn Crackers $11.00
  • Chicken Mushroom Chow Mein $11.00
  • Shrimp $11.00
  • 1/2 Crispy Chicken & Chips $11.50
  • BBQ Pork $11.00
  • Vegetable Chow Mein $9.00
  • Cheese $7.00
  • Kransky
  • Pesto, Avocado, Tomato $11.80
  • Fresh Fruit Salad w/ Yogurt + Honey $9.80
  • Extras:
  • Mushroom
  • Ham
  • Ham $1.00
  • Toasted Muesli w/ Seasonal fruit & yogurt + Honey $10.50
  • Potato & Feta Hash Cakes $18.00
    • Moroccan spiced potato and feta hash cakes with wilted spinach, roasted tomato and a chive and yoghurt sauce.
  • Warm Apple Pie $10.00
    • Lightly spiced and stewed New Zealand apples, encased in flaky puff pastry. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Egg on Toast $4.50
    • Kids choice of poached, scrambled or fried free range egg on toast.
  • Picnic Toasted Granola $12.50
    • Maple and honey toasted oats with coconut, pecan nuts, pumpkin & sunflower seeds, banana chips, dried apricots and dark chocolate. Served with seasonal fruit, dried cranberries, natural yoghurt, and milk.
  • With free range bacon. $19.50
  • Warm Rhubarb & Apple Crumble $15.00
    • Rhubarb and apple roasted in demerara sugar and orange, with a crumble topping. Served with natural yoghurt and cream.
  • Lamb & Kumara Pie $22.00
    • Chunky NZ lamb with Moroccan spices nestled in a homemade short pastry with a kumara mash topping. Served with a side salad and pickle.
  • Kids Toasted Sammies
  • PRAWN MEE $14.00
    • fresh egg noodles with prawn fishball tofu bean sprouts and egg in hot and spicy soup
  • SWEET & SOUR TOFU $11.00
    • stir fried tofu with season veggie in sweet & sour sauce, served with rice
  • Fried Wonton 8 $7.50
  • CHICKEN CURRY $10.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in Malaysian s[pice and potatoes, served with rice
  • NASI PATTAYA(combination) $12.00
    • fried rice with chicken, shrimp, fishcake, mixed veggie and tomato sauce topped with egg omelette (chicken nasi Pattaya $12.00/ seafood nasi Pattaya $12.50/ BBQ pork nasi Pattaya $12.50)
  • VEGETARIAN NASI GORENG $10.00
    • traditional Malaysian fried rice with season vegetables, mixed vegetable tofu and egg
  • ROTI CHANIA WITH MALAYSIAN CURRY $8.00
    • Malaysian Roti (bread) served with chicken, lamb or vegetable curry
  • Chicken or Beef Satay stick $2.00
  • Kimchi $3.00
  • Pan fried dumplings
  • Mandu (dumpling) $10.00
    • Dumplings pan fried or steamed (vegetable dumpling also available)
  • Side dish (each) $3.00
  • Deoji sogeum gui set (pork bbq) $25.00
    • Pork marinated in salt and black pepper, steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes and salad with lemon & ginger sauce
  • -main
    • Seafood, Beef, Chicken BBQ and Pork with steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes
  • Dinner set B (3 course main)
  • Mandu guk (dumpling soup) $16.00
    • Dumpling in rich beef stock
  • Chicken $10.50
  • Roast Pork $11.90
  • Hamburger (With Meat Patty) $4.00
  • Sweet & Sour Lemon Chicken $12.00
  • Bacon $2.00
  • Squid Ring (Calamari) $1.00
  • Chicken/Pork/Steak $7.00
  • 3. Chicken Fried Rice
  • Gluten free bread $2.00
  • Nachos
  • -Feta salad
  • -Ham tomato + cheese
  • -Beef $11.00
  • Colinial breakfast $19.50
  • -Salmon avocado cream cheese
  • French fries $5.00
    • Aioli - tomato sauce
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Grilled Tomato $3.00
  • BUTTERMILK PANCAKES $16.00
    • bacon banana and maple syrup
  • EGGS BENEDICT $15.00
    • poached eggs and champagne ham on grilled sourdough topped with lemon and lime hollandaise
  • Kransky Sausages and chips $7.50
  • Sausage $3.00
  • CORN FRITTERS $14.00
    • with tomato and chili jam aioli and salad (with bacon $16.50)
  • Ham and Cheese Toastie $4.50
  • Chicken, Apricot sauce & Brie $7.00
  • Toast + Jam $5.00
    • Toast w your choice of honey, jam, nutella, peanut butter, vegemite
  • Eggs Florentine $14.00
    • Spinach + poached eggs on English muffins + hollandaise
  • Eggs + Beans $8.50
    • Eggs + baked beans + toast
  • Chicken, Cranberry & Brie OR Avocado $7.00
  • BLT $9.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato between toast + mayo
  • Omelette $13.00
    • served w your choice of 3 fillings + toast
  • Bowl of fries $4.50
  • - Orzo pasta: pumpkin, spinach, preserved lemon and goat cheese -
  • Arviza Rioja 2011 Spain 9.00 / 40.00
  • for private functions hosted at Ministry of Food Cafe or delivery Wellington-wide -
  • $3.50 for one option: $3.50
  • Mango and Basil Bellini Gin & sparkling wine with mango syrup, lemon honey ginger syrup & basil leaves, topped with sparkling wine. 14.00
  • Fresh Paté Examples: Orange duck liver – Served with cornichons, toasted bread & quince paste 50.00
  • Tropicana White rum with lime juice, Orgeat syrup & fresh pineapple juice. 14.00
  • Eggs Florentine (spinach) 16.00
Tinakori Bistro

Tinakori Bistro

location

Address

328 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

044990567

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , European , French , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  BYO ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar ,  Corkage Fee Charged

Location
328 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand