Big Thumb in Wellington Menu

CHEF SPECIAL RECOMMENDED / ENTREES CHEF SPECIAL RECOMMENDED / ENTREES
  • Open from 5pm until late for a la carte dining
  • Big Thumb Platter $23.00
    • A collection of popular nibbles including Won Tons, Spring Rolls, Pan-fried Dumplings and Prawn and Chive dumplings. >>
  • Pan Fried Dumplings $9.00
    • A classic Chinese dumpling filled with pork and chives and pan-fried until golden.Served with Chinkiang vinegar.
  • Steamed Dim Sims $9.00
    • Thin egg pastry filled with prawn, pork and shiitake mushrooms. Served with soya sauce.
  • Steamed Shanghai Dumplings $10.00
    • A delicate pastry envelop containing a pork and ginger filling. Served with Chinkiang vinegar
  • BBQ Pork Beans $8.00
    • Steamed and filled with BBQ pork
MAINS MAINS
  • Lemon Chicken $22.00
    • Two tender breast fillets crumbed, deep-fried and coated with a tangy lemon sauce.
  • Hot Pepper Chicken $22.00
    • Succulent strips of chicken wok tossed with seasonal vegetables and a cracked black pepper sauce. Served on a sizzling plate. >>
  • Big Thumb Pork Cutlets $24.00
    • Crispy Pork loins tossed with the chef’s secret sauce and served on iceberg lettuce.
  • Orange Beef $24.00
    • Succulent deep-fried beef strips glazed with a rich orange sauce.
  • Combination Seafood $28.00
    • A sautéed selection of King Prawns, Scallops, Fish and Squid.Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Black Pepper French Lamb Cutlets $28.00
    • Tender Lamb cutlets lightly grilled and served with black pepper sauce.Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Spicy Garlic Pork $22.00
    • Pork strips wok sautéed with ‘Hoisin’ and ‘Do Ban’ sauce. A highly recommended dish.Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Garlic Ginger Venison $28.00
    • Venison wok tossed with garlic, ginger, spring onion and Shao Hsing wine. Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Big Thumb Fried Rice $18.00
    • A favourite amongst the Chinese community, wok-fried with shrimps, aged Chinese sausage and bean sprouts.
ENTREES ENTREES
  • Pan Fried Dumplings (4pc) $9.00
    • Pork and chives filled dumplings, pan-fried until golden and served with Chinkiang vinegar.
  • Spring Rolls (3pc) $7.00
    • Vegetable and shiitake mushroom spring rolls, served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Deep Fried Won Tons (6pc) $7.00
    • Filled with prawn meat, deep-fried till crispy and served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Prawn and Chives Dumplings (4pc) $9.00
    • Deep fried and served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Vegetarian Golden Mushroom (4pc) $7.00
    • Deep-fried in batter, served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Deep Fried Squid $9.00
    • Marinated in Chinese herbs and spices, served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Garlic King Prawn (6pc) $14.00
    • Stir-fried with fresh garlic, white wine and served on iceberg lettuce.
  • Steamed Dim Sim (4pc) $9.00
    • Combined filling of pork, prawns and Shiitake mushrooms, served with soy sauce.
  • Sichuan Style Won Ton (6pc) $9.00
    • Poached prawn Won Tons, served with Sichuan sauce (fresh garlic, dry chilli, soya, sesame sauce).
  • BBQ Pork $13.00
    • Flame grilled belly pork, marinated with five spice, star anise and Hoi Sin sauce.
  • Steamed Juicy Shanghai Dumpling (4pc) $10.00
    • A delicate pastry envelop containing ginger infused pork, served with Chinkiang vinegar.
  • BBQ Pork Buns (3pc) $8.00
    • Steamed and filled with BBQ Pork.
  • Spicy Chilli Beef $13.00
    • Marinated in mixed herbs, served cold with fresh garlic, chilli oil, soya and sesame sauce.
  • Big Thumb Platter (for three) $23.00
    • Deep Fried Won tons, Prawn and chive dumplings, Pan-fried dumplings and Spring rolls
SOUP SOUP
  • Wonton Soup $7.00
    • Prawn filled Won Tons poached in fresh chicken broth.
  • Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup $7.00
    • Crabmeat and Sweet Corn Soup
  • Crabmeat and Sweet Corn Soup $7.00
  • Hot Mushroom Soup $8.00
    • Creamy with a dash of chilli oil.
  • Hot and Sour Soup $8.00
    • Creamy tofu, shrimps, BBQ pork, bamboo shoots and black wood fungus soup.
  • Chicken/Crabmeat with Shark Fin Soup $10.00
    • Chicken or crabmeat with shark fin cooked in master chicken stock with Shao Hsing wine.
CHICKEN AND DUCK CHICKEN AND DUCK
  • Chicken, Mushroom and Bok Choy $22.00
    • Wok fried with fresh garlic.
  • Garlic Chilli Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken strips sautéed with fresh garlic, chilli sauce, capsicums, bamboo shoots and black wood fungus.
  • Lemon Chicken $22.00
    • Two crispy chicken fillets coated with sweet tangy lemon sauce.
  • Kung Pao Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken strips sautéed with dry chilli, Sichuan pepper corn, peanuts and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $22.00
    • Classic wok fried.
  • Hot Pepper Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken strips tossed with cracked black pepper sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Black Bean Chicken $22.00
    • Wok fried with seasonal vegetables and rich black bean sauce.
  • Garlic Ginger Chicken $22.00
    • Wok fried with garlic, ginger and scallions in oyster sauce.
  • Honey Chilli Chicken $22.00
    • Wok fried with honey chilli sauce, served on iceberg lettuce.
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $22.00
    • Crispy chicken pieces coated in home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Crispy Chicken (half) $22.00
    • Served with prawn crackers and five spice salt.
  • Orange Chicken $24.00
    • Deep fried chicken fillets tossed in a rich orange sauce.
  • Roast Duck (half) $24.00
    • Marinated with five-spice, star anise, Hoi Sin sauce and served with plum sauce.
  • ●Peking Duck (One course only)
    • Boneless sliced duck, served with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and sweet bean sauce.
  • -Half $40.00
  • -whole $70.00
PORK & BEEF PORK & BEEF
  • Big Thumb Pork Cutlets $24.00
    • Deep fried pork cutlets served with Chef’s secret sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $22.00
    • Classic Cantonese dish.
  • Garlic Chilli Pork $22.00
    • Pork strips, black wood fungus and bamboo shoots, wok fried with garlic chilli sauce.
  • Pork with Cashew Nuts $22.00
    • Classic wok fried.
  • House Special Chilli Pork $24.00
    • Stir-fried sliced pork with chilli bean sauce and bean sprouts.
  • Spicy Garlic Pork $22.00
    • Wok fried with Hoi Sin and Do Ban sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Sizzling Pork Satay $24.00
    • Pork fillets wok tossed with vegetables and homemade Satay sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Orange Beef $24.00
    • Deep fried beef fillets in rich orange sauce.
  • Beef with Vegetables $22.00
    • Wok fried sliced beef with seasonal vegetables.
  • House Special Chilli Beef $24.00
    • Stir-fried sliced beef with chilli bean sauce and bean sprout.
  • Black Bean Beef $22.00
    • Wok fried with seasonal vegetables in a rich black bean sauce.
  • Spicy Garlic Beef $22.00
    • Beef fillet, celery, capsicum, dry chilli and Sichuan pepper cone, wok fried with Sichuan chilli sauce.
  • Hot Pepper Beef Fillet $28.00
    • Beef fillet strips and cracked black pepper tossed with garlic and oyster sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Garlic Ginger Beef $22.00
    • Sautéed sliced beef fillets, garlic, ginger, scallions and Shao Hsing wine, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Beef Mushroom and Cashew Nuts $22.00
    • Classic wok fried.
  • Chinese Style Beef Fillets $28.00
    • Grilled Scotch beef fillets with the chef’s special tangy sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
LAMB & VENISON LAMB & VENISON
  • Garlic Ginger Lamb $24.00
    • Wok fried sliced lamb with garlic, ginger and spring onion, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Spicy Garlic Lamb $24.00
    • Wok fried lamb with Hoi Sin and Do Ban sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • French Lamb Cutlets in Honey Sauce $28.00
    • Grilled Lamb cutlets tossed in chef’s special Honey Sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Black Pepper French Lamb Cutlets $28.00
    • Grilled Lamb cutlets and cracked black pepper sauce simmering on a sizzling plate.
  • Garlic Ginger Venison $28.00
    • Wok fried sliced venison with Shao Hsing wine and oyster sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Spicy Garlic Venison $28.00
    • Wok fried sliced venison with Hoi Sin and Do Ban sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
FISH AND SQUID FISH AND SQUID
  • Steamed Fish (600g-800g each) from $29.00
    • Steamed whole fish with soya sauce, ginger, spring onion and coriander.
  • Braised Fish (600g-800g each) from $29.00
    • Deep-fried whole fish braised in oyster sauce.
  • Spicy Garlic Fish Fillets $24.00
    • Dry chilli, garlic, Sichuan pepper cone, chilli bean sauce, wok fried with celery and capsicum.
  • Lemon Fish $24.00
    • Deep fried fish fillets with tangy lemon sauce.
  • Sweet and Sour Fish $24.00
    • Deep fried fish fillets with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Combination Seafood $28.00
    • Wok fried king prawns, scallops, fish, and squid served on a sizzling plate.
  • Fresh Chilli Squid $22.00
    • Deep-fried crispy squid tossed with garlic, fresh chilli and five-spice salt.
  • Black Bean Squid $22.00
    • Wok fried with seasonal vegetables in a rich black bean sauce.
  • Hot Chilli Squid $22.00
    • Wok fried in homemade hot chilli sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
KING PRAWNS AND SCALLOPS KING PRAWNS AND SCALLOPS
  • Honey King Prawns $28.00
    • Deep fried king prawns served with honey sauce and sesame.
  • Garlic Chilli King Prawns $28.00
    • Wok fried with fresh garlic, chilli sauce, capsicum and black wood fungus.
  • King Prawn and Cashew Nuts $28.00
    • Classic wok fried.
  • Hot Chilli King Prawn $28.00
    • King Prawns sautéed with homemade chilli sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • King Prawns with Mixed Vegetables $28.00
    • Classic wok fried with light garlic sauce.
  • Scallops and Cashew Nuts $28.00
    • Wok fried New Zealand scallops, seasonal vegetables and cashew nuts.
  • Garlic Ginger Scallops $28.00
    • Lightly cooked with garlic, green ginger, spring onion and Shao Hsing wine, served on sizzling plate.
EGG FU YUNG, TOFU AND VEGETABLES EGG FU YUNG, TOFU AND VEGETABLES
  • Combination Egg Fu Yung $18.00
    • Shrimps, beef, chicken and BBQ pork Chinese omelette.
  • Mapo Tofu $18.00
    • Stir-fried soft Tofu with pork mince, shrimps, garlic, chilli bean sauce, soya and Sichuan pepper.
  • Garlic Chilli Tofu $16.00
    • Deep fried Tofu wok fried with fresh garlic, chilli sauce, capsicums and black wood fungus.
  • Tofu with Vegetables $16.00
    • Deep fried Tofu and seasonal vegetables wok fried with garlic and oyster sauce.
  • Mixed Vegetables $16.00
    • Seasonal vegetables wok fried with garlic.
  • Bok Choi $16.00
    • Wok fried Chinese seasonal vegetables
  • Choi Sum $16.00
    • Wok fried Chinese popular seasonal vegetable with garlic or oyster sauce.
  • Bok Choi with Assorted Mushrooms $22.00
    • Classic wok fried Shiitake and Button mushrooms in rich oyster sauce.
NOODLE AND RICE NOODLE AND RICE
  • Combination Chow Mein (Fried Noodle) $18.00
    • Shrimps, beef, chicken and BBQ pork with crispy noodles or soft noodles.
  • Bami Goreng $18.00
    • Stir-fried egg noodle with chicken, beef, BBQ pork, shrimps, chilli sauce and curry powder.
  • Singapore Noodle $18.00
    • Stir-fried thin rice noodles with BBQ pork, shrimps and yellow curry.
  • Pan Fried Beef Ho Fun $18.00
    • Stir-fried homemade flat rice noodle with sliced beef and bean sprout with dark soya sauce.
  • Big Thumb Fried Rice $18.00
    • Fried rice with shrimps, aged Chinese sausage and bean sprouts.
  • Combination Fried Rice $18.00
    • Fried rice with shrimps, beef, chicken and BBQ pork.
  • Nasi Goreng $18.00
    • Fried rice with shrimps, BBQ pork, beef, chicken, yellow curry and red chilli.
  • Vegetables Fried Rice $13.00
  • Egg Fried Rice $13.00
  • Steamed Rice $2.00
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Deep Fried Ice-Cream $8.00
  • Ice-Cream with Chocolate/Strawberry/Caramel sauce $8.00
  • Lychee Ice-Cream $8.00
  • Banana Fritter $8.00
  • Mango Pudding $8.00
  • Coconut Pudding $8.00
  • Icing Durian Dumplings (3 pcs) $8.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • 2pc Quarter Pack $9.90
    • 2pcs Chicken, Bread Roll.
  • Wicked Wings $22.00
    • -20 Pack
  • Popcorn Chicken Lunch $6.00
    • Mini Popcorn Chicken, reg Potato & Gravy, Chips and Drink.
  • -1pc Original Recipe with chips $4.50
  • Wings Pack $8.90
    • 4 Wicked Wings.
  • Snacks $5.90
    • -Reg Popcorn Chicken
  • Party Pack $39.90
    • 12pcs Chicken, lge Potato & Gravy, 2 lge Chips, 1.5L Drink.
  • Chips, Coleslaw, Gravy, Potato & Gravy Reg $3.00
  • CHICKEN SAGWALA $14.00
    • chicken and spinach cooked in onion and tomato sauce
  • TANDOORI CHICKEN half$10.50/full$19.50
    • chicken marinated in spicy yoghurt
  • GARLIC NAAN $3.00
    • naan with crushed garlic on top
  • MALAI KOFTA $12.50
    • cottage cheese and potato dumplings in a creamy sauce
  • PRAWN MASALA $14.00
    • prawns simmered in onion, tomato and herb gravy
  • BALTI CHICKEN $14.00
    • chicken cooked with capsicum, onion and tomato sauce
  • CHICKEN MASALA $14.00
    • chicken cooked in spicy tomato and onion gravy
  • BASMATI RICE $3.00
    • steamed rice
  • Onion Rings $4.00
  • Monk Fish $8.10
    • Under rate in NZ but hugely popular elsewhere in the world. Delicious firm white fillets, meaty texture with a delicious sweet flavour
  • Crumbed Calamari $6.00
  • Potato Fritter $2.00
  • Fish Burger $13.00
    • Crumbed sh llet with lettuce, tomato, red onion, guacamole and tartare sauce
  • Butterfish $10.90
    • This beautiful looking fish has a high iodine content due to it's vegetarian diet - has a good flavour and small soft flake
  • Crinkle Cut $5.50
    • These can also be cooked separately in our gluten free fryer if necessary.
  • Tiger Prawns $3.50 each
    • Grilled with garlic herb butter
  • - Seafood $22.00
  • - Two shanks $26.00
  • Chicken, Beef, Pork, Vegetables, Peanut Sauce, Steamed Jasmine Rice $3.00
  • Honey Lemon Chicken $22.00
    • Crispy chicken pieces stir fried with a tangy lemon sauce and sweet honey sauce. Served with thin slices of crispy kumara, fresh salad and a bowl of jasmine rice.
  • Vietnamese Fried Fish Steak $24.50
    • Fresh fish fillets dipped in tempura batter and deep fried, placed on a hot plate with stir fried tomatoes, red onion, mushrooms and covered in a mild garlic, chilli and black pepper sauce.
  • Lamb Shanks in Massaman Curry
    • Quality lamb shanks slow-cooked in Massaman curry paste and coconut cream, with chunky potatoes, pickled onion and peanuts.
  • Ginger Stir Fry
    • Fresh ginger root fried in the wok with fresh vegetables.
  • - Prawn $23.00
  • Chicken burger, avocado mousse, bacon, brie, chips $26
  • Bread $14
    • three dips
  • Oven baked fish, potato, beans, tomato & basil concasse $32
  • Scallops, black pudding, potato $15
  • Olives $6
  • Rib eye steak, potato, red cabbage, duck pate $34
  • Crackling $6
  • Duck liver pate $14
  • EXTRA FILLINGS(EACH) $1.00
    • onion, beetroot, bacon, egg, cheese, pineapple
  • EGGBURGER $5.00
  • B $9.50
    • 2 sausages or hot dogs and chips
  • SCALLOPS(EACH) $2.00
  • VEGETABLE BURGER $5.00
  • FISH BURGER $5.50
  • HAWAIIAN BURGER $5.00
  • ONION RINGS(EACH) $0.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Spicy Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • REGULAR $9.50
  • Chicken Katsu $11.50/$9.50
  • Sashimi Donburi $11.50/$9.50
  • LARGE $11.50
  • Salmon Sashimi Mixed Sashimi 10 pieces $11.50
  • Sweet Chily Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Steamed stuffed bun $7.50
  • Mapo tofu $13.50
  • Lamb kidney $3.00
  • Spicy steamed bone $16.50
  • Crispy squid with spicy salt $15.50
  • The dry fragrance pork ribs $18.50
  • Mutton offal soup $9.50
  • Three strips salad with chinese style vinaigrette $8.50
  • Bacon beef burger $19.90
    • beef pattie, smoked cheese, chilli apricot jam, fries and salad
  • Weetbix $6.90
    • with hot milk, banana and honey
  • Wedges with the works $12.50
    • with sour cream, jalapeno and guacamole
  • Full breakfast $20.90
    • eggs, kransky, hash brown, bacon, tomato, mushroom and toast
  • French toast $16.50
    • fruit bread with cinnamon dusted banana and passionfruit yoghurt
  • Extra sides $4.50 each
    • bacon, eggs, roasted tomato, hash browns, fries, kransky
  • Zany Zeus halloumi $17.90
    • in coconut crumb with pear and walnut Smith's beetroot and harissa relish
  • Soup of the day $10.90
    • served with warmed bread
  • ●Land
  • Mussels (GF) $13,00
    • Hatf shelled w white wine & garlic
  • Tandoori spiced chicken in pita bread $24,00
    • Toasted pita, free range chicken , bnc crisp lettuce , red onion , pickled cucumber shoestring chips , cilantro aioli
  • -add streaky bacon or salmon $5,00
  • ●Mains meals
  • ●Starters
  • Agria potato hand cut chips $8,50
    • W cajun seasoning
  • Kelp scallops (GF) $15,00
    • Pan seared w citrus salsa & wasabi mayo
  • V12 Seasonal Vegetable Yellow Curry $13.00
  • M2 Stir Fry with Garlic and Pepper Sauce
  • E3 Roti $3.50
  • Prawns 17.00
  • Lamb or Fish $15.00
  • C6 Pineapple Red Curry
  • M10 Stir Fried Noodles (Pad Thai)
  • M5 Stir Fry with Cashew Nuts $16.00
    • Chicken, Beef or Pork
  • Organic salad with marinated beetroot, orange and roasted walnuts $12.00
  • Fennel and herb citrus slaw $11.00
  • Roasted new potatoes with aioli $9.00
  • Bread and Dukkah $7.50
  • Seasonal Rissotto $14.00
  • Chicken liver pate with grilled brioche - extra brioche $4.00 $14.00
  • Berry trifle with italian sponge fingers and vanilla cream $13.00
  • Manuka smoked fish cakes $11.00
  • GELATO $5.00
    • AWARD WINNING KAFFEE EIS GELLICIOUS GELATO. 180ML TUBS. ASK ABOUT OUR LATEST FLAVOURS OR GO TO HELL.CO.NZ FOR DETAILS
  • DAMNED
    • CAMEMBERT, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, AVOCADO, CASHEW NUTS, FRESH SPINACH, MUSHROOMS & ONIONS. OPTIONAL: PINEAPPLE OR JALAPENO
  • SPIRIT $9.50
    • MUSHROOMS, CHICKEN & BACON, MIXED THROUGH A GARLIC CREAM SAUCE
  • FRESH GREEN $5.00
    • ALL THE ESSENTIALS
  • DOUBLE $18.50
  • GRIMM
    • CHICKEN, APRICOT SAUCE, PINE NUTS, SPRING ONIONS, CREAM CHEESE & ROSEMARY
  • QUORN TENDERS $8.00
    • 8 OVEN BAKED TENDERS & DIP
  • HOT AS HELL
    • ALL OF THE ABOVE
  • fries $7.00
  • broccolini $9.00
    • chili, garlic, ricotta
  • ojo bife $45.00
    • scotch fillet, bone marrow, chimichurri
  • lentejas guisadas con pescado $33.00
    • fish of the day with lentils stew
  • prosciutto $27.00
    • red base, prosciutto, rocket and parmesan
  • -All served with homemade bread
  • blue $23.00
    • white base, kikorangi, rocket, walnuts
  • pollo arvejado $29.00
    • chilean chicken stew, peas, tomatoes, rice
  • Bacon + Eggs $11.00
    • 2 eggs scrambled, poached or fried with middle bacon on rye toast
  • Paleo Granola $8.00
    • Mixed fruit, nuts + seeds roasted + served with coconut cream + blueberries
  • Toast $4.50
    • Dark rye & butter + jam, peanut butter, nutella or lemon card
  • Scrambled Eggs with Salmon $12.50
    • House smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on rye toast
  • Big Breakfast $17.00
    • Scrambled eggs, sirloin steak, bacon spinach + tomato with rye toast
  • Porridge $7.00
    • Rolled oats with yogurt, fruit salad + cinnamon
  • Weekdays 7am-11am
  • Muesli $7.00
    • Granola, natural or bircher with yogurt + fruit salad
Big Thumb

Big Thumb

location

Address

9 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

3844878

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Monday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Tuesday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Wednesday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Thursday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Friday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00 Saturday 11:00 - 14:30 17:00 - 23:00
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese

features

Features

Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
9 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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