Aaina in Wellington Menu

LUNCH ENTREES LUNCH ENTREES
  • Lunch Wrap $5.50
    • Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, yoghurt & sweet chilli sauce
  • Lamb/Chicken Cutlet $8.50
  • Onion Bhaji $6.90
    • Onion strips coated in chickpea flour batter & spices fried till crispy and served with tamarind chutney
  • Vegetable Pakora $6.90
    • Capsicum, cauliflour, potatoes, onions & spinach coated in chickpea flour batter & spices fried till crispy and served with tamarind chutney
  • Vegetable Samosa (2 pcs) $6.90
    • Deep fried triangular pastry stuffed with mashed potatoes, green peas, cashew nuts, sultanas and spices, served with tamarind chutney.
  • Chicken Samosa (2 pcs) $8.90
    • Deep fried triangular pastry stuffed with chicken mince green pea's cashew nuts,sultanas and spices served with mint chutney
  • Tandoori Salad $11.90
    • Boneless chicken tikka pieces served with green salad and mint chutney
  • Noorie Seekh Kebab (4pcs) $10.90
    • Lamb mince merged with capsicum, tomatoes, fresh coriander, onions, fresh eggs and spices. A traditional preparation coked in clay oven
  • Tandoori Achari Prawn (5pcs) $11.90
    • Raw prawns marinated in yoghurt & pickle sauce cooked in clay oven, served with mint chutney
  • Achari Fish Tikka (4pcs) $11.90
    • Fish pieces marinated in yoghurt & pickle sauce cooked in clay oven, served with mint chutney
THAI SPECIAL THAI SPECIAL
  • 2 curries, rice, naan, raita, savoury , pickle, sweet & papoddum
  • Vegetarian Thali $11.90
  • Non-Vegetarian Thali $14.90
  • Seafood Thali
MAINS MAINS
  • All curries will be served with basmati rice and naan. Can be done mild, medium, hot on your request
  • Butter Chicken $10.90
    • North Indian style boneless Chicken Tikka marinated in yoghurt, cashew nut paste, cooked in clay oven; finished in freah tomato and butter cream garnish with fresh cream
  • Chicken Murgh Aloo $10.90
    • Chicken pieces cooked in mustard oil, black pepper, potatoes, curry leaves, tomato and onion gravy.
  • Lamb Roghan Josh $10.90
    • Lean lamb pieces marinated tomato coriander cardamom, cloves ginger & garlic gravy garnished with coriander leaves
  • Tikka Masala $10.90
    • Tender Tandoori Chicken Tikka pieces prepeared with capsicum, chopped tomatoes and mix vegetables to round off with fresh coriander as the garnish.
  • Shahi Korma $10.90
    • Authentically a mild preparation that contains cashew nut paste, almond paste, grounded spices & that is finished with fresh cream
  • Saagwala $10.90
    • Authentically a mild spicy spinach & tomato gravy contains fenugreek leaves, ginger garlic paste, grounded spices garnish with fresh cream
  • Kadai $10.90
    • Tomato paste gravy cook with capsicum cumin coriander seeds and garnish with coriander leaves
  • Madras $10.90
    • South Indian style gravy cooked with mustard seeds curry leaves coconut cream & grounded spices garnished with coconut powder
  • Vindaloo $10.90
    • Traditional goan style vindaloo paste cooked with potatoes garnished with coriander leaves
  • Jalfrezi $10.90
    • Tomato & onion based gravy cooked in ground spices with juliennes of capsicum diced tomato mix veggies & garnished with coriander leaves
VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN
  • Dal Makhani $7.90
    • Black lentils and kidney beans cooked in tomato sauce, cream, butter and spices.
  • Tadka Dal $7.90
    • Boiled yellow lentils tempered with cumin seeds, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and turmeric.
  • Aloo Gobhi $7.90
    • Potatoes and cauliflower sauteed and cooked with tomatoes and grounded spices.
  • Rajma Dill Pasand $7.90
    • kidney beans prepared in yoghurt, fresh mint, brown onions and fresh tomato gravy.
  • Chana Masala $7.90
    • Chickepeas cooked with fresh tomatoes, onions, bay leaves and finished with grounded spices.
  • Mutter Paneer $9.90
    • A thick gravy made from home- made cottage cheese and green peas prepared with tomatoes, spices and herbs.
  • Kadipatta Paneer $9.90
    • Curry leaves tempered in olive oil and cooked with cottage cheese in Chef's secret recipe.
  • Palak Paneer $9.90
    • Home- made cottage cheese prepared in mildly spiced spinach and tomato gravy, finished with fresh cream.
  • Malai Kofta $9.90
    • A mughlai delicacy of cottage cheese balls cooked in cashew nut gravy finished with cream & spices
  • Navratan Korma $9.90
    • Mix vegetables & cottage cheese cooked in cashew nut gravy finished with fresh cream & spices
RICE RICE
  • Plain Basmati Rice $4.00
  • Jeera Rice $4.90
    • Basmati rice mixed with tempered cumin seeds.
  • Coconut Rice $5.90
    • Basmati rice mixed with dry coconut seeds, curry leaves, cashew nut and coconut cream.
  • Fried Rice $8.90
    • Indian style Chinese fried rice
  • Vegetable Biryani $10.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with mixed vegetables, brown onions, grounded spices adn served with raita and poppadum.
  • Non-Vegetarian Biryani $11.90
    • Basmati rice cooked with seafood/lamb/chicken, brown onions in grounded spices & served with raita & pappadams
BREADS BREADS
  • Naan $3.00
    • Refined flour bread baked in clay oven.
  • Roti $3.00
    • Wholemeal flour bread baked in clay oven.
  • Butter Naan $3.50
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Cheese Naan $5.00
  • Peshawari Naan $5.50
SALAD & SIDE DISHES SALAD & SIDE DISHES
  • Mixed Mango Pickle $2.90
  • Poppadum (4 pcs) $2.00
  • Raita $2.90
    • Crushed cucumber, carrot served with sweet and salty yoghurt
  • Mint/Tamarind/Mango Chutney $2.90

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Pan-seared Cauliflower & Curried Potato Dumplings w Hoisin & Sesame Vegetable Broth $15.00
  • - For Two $22.00
  • Poached, Scrambled or Fried Free Range Eggs & Toasted Sourdough $9.00
  • Pineapple & passionfruit cheesecake $12.00
  • Lemon Meringue & Blueberry Jar w Passionfruit, White Chocolate & Lavender $12.00
  • Freshly Baked Breads w Butter & Oil $9.00
  • Pineapple & Passionfruit Cheesecake $12.00
  • Roasted cauliflower salad w cranberries, almonds, herbs, chilli, coconut & halloumi $24.00
  • Vege burger (v, v*) $20.00
    • black bean & cashew patty, smoked mozzarella, broccoli hummus, pickled beetroot, latin slaw w. fries & chili mayo
  • ●Maple roasted kumara salad w. black bean & cashew bolinhos, pickled beetroot, radicchio, habanero coconut yoghurt dressing (v*) $21.00
  • Kumara, leek & halloumi espétinhos w. smoked paprika tomato chutney (3 skewers, v, g/f) $15.00
  • Sides Also Available.
  • Fries tossed with rosemary & garlic with chili mayo (v) $8.00
  • -Cassava gratin (v, g/f) $7.00
  • -add shredded chicken $5.00
  • The Vege Grande (v) $20.00
    • poached eggs, smoky black beans, halloumi, hash brown, pan-fried brussels sprouts, mushrooms, slow-roasted tomato, hollandaise, on toasted ciabatta or five grain
  • Yasai ramen $20.00
    • Traditional Japanese omelette, crispy fried silken tofu and mixed mushrooms in a vegetable noodle soup
  • Coconut seafood broth $22.00
    • Prawns, salmon, squid, scallops and mussels poached in a coconut and vegetable noodle soup with tender stem broccoli and rice noodles, garnished with chillies, spring onions and coriander cress
  • Yasai pad-thai $18.50
    • Tofu + vegetables, with rice noodles in a tamarind sauce with egg, beansprouts, leeks, chillies and red onion, garnished with fried shallots, peanuts, fresh herbs and lime
  • Teriyaki steak soba $22.00
    • Sirloin steak with soba noodles in curry oil, mangetout, bok choi, red onion, chillies and bean sprouts in a teriyaki sauce, garnished with sesame seeds
  • Beef massaman curry $22.00
    • Marinated beef with sweet potatoes, Shiitake mushrooms and baby aubergine in a mild fragrant massaman curry sauce, served with a side of steamed rice
  • Teriyaki chicken donburi $19.50
    • Chicken in teriyaki sauce with sticky white rice, shredded carrots, pea shoots and onions garnished with sesame seeds and served with a side of kimchee
  • Miso soup and japanese pickles $4.00
  • Yasai yaki soba $17.50
    • Soba noodles with mushroom + vegetables, egg, peppers. Bean sprouts, white and spring onions with fried shallots, pickled ginger and sesame seeds
  • Vanilla risotto(GF) $12.50
    • with poached fruit and yoghurt
  • Bacon toasty $5.50
  • Pasta of the day
    • please refer to daily specials board
  • Eggs welly $19.50
    • sirloin steak poached eggs, spinach, hollandaise on smashed potato
  • Tuna salad $17.50
    • tuna in spring water, sundried tomatoes, sliced pear, sunflower seeds with a lemon juice and flaxseed oil dressing(GF, low GI)
  • DDT(delicious deluxe toastie) $15.00
    • bacon, hash brown, cheese, tomato, sweet chilli sauce, toasted and topped with hollandaise
  • Soup of the day $8.00/$11.00
    • please refer to daily specials board, cup/bowl
  • Homemade toasted bagel $6.50
    • with jam and cream cheese
  • Lunch 2 Chicken Pieces & Chips $7.50
  • Hake $8.00
  • Curry Roll $2.70
  • Banana Fritter $2.50
  • Sugar Donut $1.20
  • Steak & Egg $10.50
    • (Prime 150gm porterhouse steak, bacon, egg, cheese, salad, tomatoes, avocado, onions & BBQ sauce)
  • Avocado, Camembert Cheese $1.90
  • Blue Cod $9.50
  • Kids klub sandwich $12.00
    • this is no ordinary sandwich! with bacon, tomato, egg, and chicken it is a taste sensation! with the added bonus of fries on th side
  • Cold smoked salmon nicoise, soft boiled egg, green bean, olives, basil, mayonnaise, potato $26.00
  • House-made baked beans $6.00
  • Kapit Kikorangi Blue $25.00/ $32.00
    • Smoth and creamy with a delicate blue veining this versatile chese has a fine texture and savoury milk finish (60g/ 120g)
  • Lamb tongue, kumara espuma, lemon hazelnut, parsley, pomegranate, jus (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Crusty hot baked loaf w/ Lewis road butter $12.00
  • Continental buffet selection $28.00
  • Prix fixe item of the day with your choice of side, followed by hand-crafted espresso coffee by Vittoria coffee or one of the many traditional and herbal teas from TWG. $29.00
  • Butternut $29
    • Black Garlic, Quinoa, Red Onions
  • Free-Range Pork $22
    • Black Doris, Daikon, Peanuts, Star Anise
  • Cherry $17
    • Coconut, Almond, Cinnamon
  • Lemon $17
    • Rosemary, Olive Oil, Orange Blossom, Poppyseed
  • Goat Cheese $17
    • Peach, Pumpernickel, Hazelnuts
  • Sides $9
    • Freshly Prepared
  • Lamb $37
    • Eggplant, Apricot, Lavender
  • White Chocolate $17
    • Strawberry, Rhubarb, Cardamon
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $19.00/$34.00
    • Marinated in our special BBQ sauce and served with spicy wedges(med(5)/large(10))
  • Chicken Tenders $15.50
    • Chicken tenders coated in our special spice mix with sweet chilli dipping sauce.
  • Cheeseburger $14.00
    • beef pattie, cheese, mayo, tomato relish, lettuce and tomato.Add pineapple + $1.00
  • Fried Eggs (2) $3.00
  • Pepper $4.00
  • Garlic aioli $3.00
  • Chicken Sandwich $16.50
    • Grilled chicken with sauteed onion, salad, tomato relish and pesto mayo on a toasted garlic roll with chips.
  • Crispy Mushrooms $9.00
    • Mushrooms coated in our special spice mix with aioli dipping sauce.
  • BREAKFAST PIE $11.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • TRAMMEZINO $8.50
    • with smoked chicken, brie & tomato chutneys
  • FRESH SALAD $6.50/$9.50
    • three options daily, small/large
  • HOUSE-MADE MUESLI $8.00
    • with seasonal fruit compote & greek yoghurts
  • FILLED CROISSANT $8.50
    • with bacon, brie & tomatoes
  • SPANAKOPITA $8.50
    • Feta & spinach wrapped in filo
  • SALMON QUICHE $9.00
    • with salmon and asparagus (GF)
  • BREAKFAST PIE $7.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney
  • PINEAPPLE $0.90
  • ONION $3.30/$4.20
  • ONE DOZEN WON TONS $11.20
  • COMBINATION $13.00/$12.00
  • CURRY AND RICE ROLL $3.30
  • COMBINATION $13.70/$12.60
  • SHRIMP-PINEAPPLE-CASHEW NUTS VEG $17.10/$16.70
  • CHIPS $3.30
  • Spicy Lamb Salad - Roasted Lamb cooked in our special nut / spice mix served with a lemon and black pepper yogurt sauce $25.00 DF
  • Free Range Brunch with eggs, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, sausage & manuka smoked, honey cured streaky bacon $22.50
  • Hightide Small Salad Bowl $7.50
  • Penne Pasta with basil pesto, honey manuka smoked bacon, marinated olives & parmesan cheese $18.00
  • Hightide Small Salad Bowl $7.50
  • Streaky Bacon, Creamy Mushrooms, Garlic Creamy Mushrooms or Tomatoes $6.00
  • Soup of the Day served with our local baker's bread $15.00
  • Fries with aioli & homemade tomato sauce $9.50 DF
  • Gusto's Home-Baked Lasagne $5.50
  • 'Works' Burger $8.50
    • Sour cream, crispy bacon, cheddar
  • Gusto's Old Fashioned Fish Pie $5.50
  • Gourmet Lamb Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, caramelised onion relish, wedges
  • Eggs Your Way and Crispy Bacon $10.50
    • On wholemeal toast
  • Gourmet Beef Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, spicy mayonnaise, wedges
  • Beer-Battered Snapper and Chips $12.50 S / $17.50 L
    • With market-fresh salad
  • Market-Fresh Salad $6.00
    • Todays freshest greens, accompaniments, tossed in our own gusto dressing, superb with all main choices
  • Waldorf Salad
    • With our homemade yoghurt & aioli dressing.
  • Spinach / Avocado & Bacon
    • With our homemade lemon dressing.
  • Peas & Beans
    • With our homemade vinaigrette.
  • Vegetarian Frittata $9.50
    • Served with our homemade tomato
  • Cinnamon & Raisin Toasted Bagel $7.00
    • With your choice of spread
  • Roasted Vege
    • With our homemade vinaigrette.
  • Potato & Bacon
    • With our homemade garlic aioli dressing.
  • Tomato/Bacon/Sausages/Baked Beans etc........... $4.00
  • Huevos Rancheros o Divorciados $10.00
    • Fried eggs topped with red or green sauce or both.
  • Churros Rellenos y helado $10.00
    • Stuffed churros with caramel and ice cream
  • Enchiladas $23.00
    • Suiza chicken green enchilada baked with green sauce, melted cheese and beans
  • Pie de queso con maracuja $8.00
    • Pasionfruit cheesecake
  • Jalapeños Rellenos de queso $15.00
    • Jalapeños stuffed with cheese
  • Chilaquiles $15.00
    • Corn chips topped with your favourite red or green sauce. Add chicken or egg
  • Sopa de Lima $15.00
    • Lime soup with a chicken broth base often accompanied by shredded chicken and crispy tortilla.
  • 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.
  • Plain or garlic bread roll $4.00
  • Clever trevor $17.80
    • savoury mince served on ciabatta with a free range egg
  • Banana split $10.00
    • premium vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream, banana, kahlua, nuts and chocolate sauce
  • Friday flash $24.80
    • grilled panko crumbed fresh fish and tartare sauce with joe’s green salad and chips
  • Chocolate brownie $8.00
    • with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Add bratwurst $3.50
  • Pork belly $25.80
    • twice cooked pork belly, joe’s green salad, mash, caramelised apple and crackling
  • Skewers $11.80
    • twice cooked pork belly
Aaina

Aaina

location

Address

255 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

048016940

clock

Opened hours

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service level

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cuisine

Cuisine

Indian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Reservations ,  Cash

Location
255 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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