Cha in Wellington Menu

STARTERS STARTERS
  • Crispy Chicken Knuckles with Salted Spices $9.90
  • Crispy Deep Fried Bean Curd with Dipping Sauce $6.90
  • Crispy Tasty Chicken Fillet $11.00
  • Marinated Pot-Stewed Egg $2.00
  • Wontons in Chilli Oil (9 wontons) $11.50
  • Dumplings in Chilli Oil (8 dumplings) $12.50
RICE RICE
  • Marinated Minced Pork on Rice $9.50
  • Shredded Chicken & Minced Pork on Rice / Marinated Pork on Belly Rice $11.90
  • Fried Chicken Drumstick & Thigh On Rice $12.90
    • With vegetable, egg & minced pork sauce
  • Spiced Chicken Fillet on Steamed Rice $12.90
    • With vegetable, egg & minced pork sauce
NOODLE SOUP NOODLE SOUP
  • Cha's Special Seafood Udon Noodle Soup / Braised Beef Tendon Noodle Soup $13.90
  • Braised Beef Noodle Soup $13.50
  • Hot and Sour Noodle Soup $11.50
  • Marinated Minced Pork Noodle Soup / Marinated Minced Pork Dried Noodle $10.50
  • Chicken Drum Stick & Thigh Noodle Soup / Spiced Fried Chicken & Fillet Noodle Soup $12.90
ORIENTAL SAVOURY ORIENTAL SAVOURY
  • Pan Fried Pork Dumplings $8.50 1/2 doz. / $14.90 1 doz.
  • Steamed Pork Dumplings $7.50 1/2 doz. / $13.90 1 doz.
  • Deep Fried Fresh Squid / Deep Fried Squid Balls $10.00
  • Deep Fried Shrimp Balls $12.00
  • Deep Fried Fish Balls $9.00
  • Deep Fried Vegetarian Spring Rolls (2 rolls) $6.50
  • Deep Fried Pork Wontons (6 pieces) $7.50
SALAD (SERVED COLD OPTIONAL) SALAD (SERVED COLD OPTIONAL)
  • Spicy / Shredded Pig Ear $10.00
  • Spicy / Shredded Duck or Chicken with Jellyfish $10.90
RICE RICE
  • Beef Fried Rice / Chicken Fried Rice / BBQ Pork Fried Rice / Vegetarian Vegetable Fried Rice with Bean Curd. Egg $11.50
  • Chicken with Salted Fish Fried Rice / Chicken with Pineapple Chunk Fried Rice / Curry Beef or Chicken Fried Rice / Yang-Chow Fried Rice (pork, shrimp & vegetables in oyster sauce) $12.50
  • Combination Fried Rice (pork, chicken, beef & vegetables) / Roast Pork with Shrimp Paste Fried Rice $12.90
  • Fu-Jian Fried Rice (pork,shrimp, & vegetable in oyster sauce) / Curry Coconut Cream Beef or Chicken on Steamed Rice $13.90
  • Beef with Creamy Egg Sauce on Steamed Rice $12.50
  • Chicken Fillet with Black Pepper Sauce on Steamed Rice / Honey Chicken Fillet on Steamed Rice $12.90
  • Curry Braised Beef Brisket on Steamed Rice / Braised Beef Tendon on Steamed Rice $13.90
NOODLE SOUP NOODLE SOUP
  • Hot & Sour Shrimp Dumpling with Chives $13.50
  • Shredded Duck with Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli / Shredded Pork with Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli / Won Tons with BBQ Pork $11.90
  • Shrimp Dumplings with Chives / Squid Balls / Mixed Vegetable with Bean Curd $11.90
  • Fish Balls $10.90
  • Curry Wontons $12.90
  • Choose your favorite noodles : egg noodle / rice vermicelli / flat wide rice noodle
  • $2 surcharge for udon noodle
SOUP SOUP
  • Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup S $5 / L $9.50
  • Bean Curd Hot & Sour Soup with Shredded Pork S $5 / L $9.50
  • Chicken with Chinese Mushroom S $5 / L $9.50
  • Shredded Duck with Chinese Mushroom S $5 / L $9.50
  • Combination Seafood S $6 / L $11.50
  • Won Tons with BBQ Pork $11.90
  • Wontons with Shredded Chicken & Pickled Vegetables $12.90
BBQ MEATS BBQ MEATS
  • Roast Duck / Roast Pork $12.90
  • Soya Chicken / BBQ Pork / Steamed Chicken $12.00
  • Any 2 Meats Combination $14.90
  • Any 3 Meats Combination $15.90
  • Choose your favorite meats on: steamed rice / dry egg noodle with sauce / egg noodle soup / rice vermicelli noodle soup / flat wide rice noodle soup
CONGEE CONGEE
  • Chicken Congee / Beef Congee $9.50
  • Fish Fillet Congee / Pork & Preserved Egg Congee / Combination Seafood Egg / Dried Squid & Peanut Congee $9.90
FRIED NOODLE FRIED NOODLE
  • Chicken / BBQ Pork / Mixed Seasonal Vegetable with Bean Curd $11.90
  • Black Pepper & Shredded Beef Fillet / Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion / Black Bean Sauce Beef or Chicken $12.50
  • Combination Meats (beef,pork & chicken) / Salted Fish, Minced Pork with Eggplant Rice Vermicelli $12.90
  • Combination Seafood (squid, shrimp, crab meat & fish balls) / Seafood with Creamy Egg Sauce on Fried Wide Rice Noodle $13.90
  • Beef with Creamy Egg Sauce on Wide Rice Noodle / Shredded Duck & Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli / Chicken with Creamy Egg Sauce on Wide Rice Noodle $12.50
  • Hong Kong Style Beef Fried Wide Rice Noodle / Shanghai Fried Thick Noodle (pork & shrimp) $11.90
  • Spicy Singaporean Fried Rice Vermicelli (pork & shrimp) / Shredded Pork & Pickled Vegetable Rice Vermicelli $11.90
  • Choose your favorite noodles: soft egg noodles / crispy egg noodles / dried fried flat wide rice noodle / saucy fried flat wide rice noodle
  • All noodles fried with vegetable
  • $2 surcharge for extra vegetable
CASSEROLE CASSEROLE
  • Fried Bean Curd Braised in Brown Sauce / Ma-Po Spice Bean Curd with Minced Pork / Satay Vegetables with Golden Mushrooms & Bean Threads $14.00
  • Chicken & Salted Fish with Fried Bean Curd / Eggplant with Salted Fish & Minced Pork / Chicken with Chinese Mushroom $15.00
  • Roasted Pork with Fried Bean Curd in Shrimp Paste / Braised Pork Belly with Pickled Vegetables / Beef Brisket Braised with Bean Curd Sticks $16.00
  • Combination Seafood with Fried Bean Curd / Spicy Braised Beef Tendon $17.00
  • Bean Curd with Mixed Seasonal Vegetables $14.00
  • Taiwan Style Basil Ginger Chicken / Braised Pork Belly with Bean Curd / Beef with Dried Lily Flower & Chinese Mushroom $16.00
  • Served with steamed rice
  • $2 surcharge for additional bowl of rice / $2 surcharge for extra vegetable / $3 surcharge for fried rice or noodles instead of steamed rice
SIZZLING PLATE SIZZLING PLATE
  • Boneless Chicken in Chilli Sauce / Boneless Chicken in Satay Sauce $15.00
  • Beef with Ginger & Spring Onion / Beef in Satay Sauce / Squid in Satay Sauce $16.00
  • Spicy Chicken Knuckles with Ginger & Spring Onion $17.00
  • Traditional Style Beef Fillet / Black Pepper Beef Fillet $22.00
  • Served with steamed rice
  • $2 surcharge for additional bowl of rice / $2 surcharge for extra vegetable / $3 surcharge for fried rice or noodles instead of steamed rice
FRIED UDON NOODLE SIZZLING PLATE FRIED UDON NOODLE SIZZLING PLATE
  • Black Pepper Chicken Fried Udon Noodles / Black Pepper Beef Fried Udon Noodles / Garlic Seafood Fried Udon Noodles $14.90
  • Satay Beef with Golden Mushrooms Fried Udon Noodles / Spicy Chicken with Pineapple Chunk Fried Udon Noodles / Shredded Duck, Pork & Chicken Fried Udon Noodles $14.90
  • Curry Combination Seafood Fried Udon Noodles / Shredded Pork, Pickled Vegetables & Golden Mushroom $14.90
STIR FRY STIR FRY
  • Scallops/Prawns with Cashew Nuts / Szechuan Spicy Scallops/Prawns $23.00
  • Scallops/Prawns with Seasonal Vegetable / Scallops/Prawns in Black Bean Sauce $23.00
  • Combination Seafood in Black Bean Sauce $18.00
  • Squid & Seasonal Vegetable in Shrimp Paste $17.00
  • Squid in Chinese BBQ Sauce / Squid with Ginger & Spring Onion / Seasonal Vegetable with Squid / Szechuan Spicy Squid $16.00
  • Spicy Shredded BBQ Pork with Bamboo Shoots / Beef Cashew Nuts / Black Bean Sauce Beef / Sliced Pork Belly Fried with Chilli Paste $15.00
  • Szechuan Style Spicy Chicken / Gong-Bo Spicy Chicken with Peanuts / Chicken Cashew Nuts / Black Bean Sauce Chicken $15.00
  • Mixed Seasonal Vegetables with Mushrooms & Bean Curd $14.00
  • Served with steamed rice
  • $2 surcharge for additional bowl of rice / $2 surcharge for extra vegetable / $3 surcharge for fried rice or noodles instead of steamed rice
CLASSIC CLASSIC
  • Salt & Pepper Prawns $23.00
  • Salt & Pepper Squid / Sweet & Sour Fish FIllet / Lemon Fish / Orange Beef $16.00
  • Garlic & Salt Pepper Spare Ribs / Spare Ribs in Sweet & Sour Peking Sauce / Sweet & Sour Pork / Sweet & Sour Chicken / Lemon Chicken $15.00
  • Garlic Salt & Pepper Crispy Bean Curd / Braised Various Mushrooms & Bean Curd / Deep Fried Bean Curd in Sweet & Sour Sauce $14.00
  • Salt & Pepper Fish Fillet $17.00
  • Salt & Pepper Chicken Fillet / Boiled Beef in Pepper Chilli oil with Chopped Garlic / Combination Egg Fu Yong / Seafood Egg Fu Yong $16.00
  • Boiled Fish in Pepper Chilli Oil $18.00
  • Chicken Egg Fu Yong / BBQ Pork Egg Fu Yong $15.00
  • Served with steamed rice
  • $2 surcharge for additional bowl of rice / $2 surcharge for extra vegetable / $3 surcharge for fried rice or noodles instead of steamed rice
GRILLED CHEESE ON RICE / NOODLE GRILLED CHEESE ON RICE / NOODLE
  • Chicken Fillet with Peanut Butter & Coconut Cream / Mixed Vegetables with Peanut Butter & Coconut Cream / Grilled Cheese, Curry Chicken $14.50
  • Grilled Cheese. Fish Fillet in White Sauce / Grilled Cheese, Combination Seafood in White Sauce / Grilled Cheese, Black Pepper Beef Fillet / Grilled Cheese, Curry Beef Brisket $14.90
SEASONAL VEGETABLE SEASONAL VEGETABLE
  • Bok Choy / Lettuce $12.00
  • Broccoli $13.00
  • Choy Sum / Gan Lan $14.00
  • Tong Choy / Mixed Vegetables $15.00
  • Not all seasonal vegetables are available at all times
  • Choose your favorite vegetable to be; steamed / fried with garlic / fried with ginger / fried with oyster sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Tom Nuong – Charrgrilled Slipper Lobsters With Green Papaya Salad $16
    • Charred grilled wild caught slipper lobsters served with a refreshing Vietnamese style green Papaya salad. Topped with fresh Asian herbs, roasted peanuts & Vietnamese tamarind dressing.
  • Side Rice $5.5
  • Salad $5.5
  • Banh Tam Mixed Grilled Of Pork, Crispy Spring Rolls & Lemongrass Beef $29.5
    • Delicious Vietnamese mixed grilled of pork, lemongrass beef and crispy spring rolls. Served with udon noodles, fresh herbs, cucumber, carrot, peanuts, fried shallots, fish sauce and top with coconut sauce.
  • Goi Cuon – Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls $14.5
    • Vietnamese signature dish. Fresh rice paper spring rolls filled with pork, prawn, rice noodles and herbs. Served with a classic in-house spiced bean dipping sauce. (Vegetarian on request).
  • Ca Banana Leaf Wrapped Baked Fish With Prawn And Papaya Salad $29.5
    • Beautiful fresh fish fillet cooked in a chef’s special marinate of turmeric, dill & galangal. Served with a Vietnamese style prawn salad of crispy greens, papaya, herbs, peanuts, shallots & steamed rice.
  • Hot Dogs $ Chips $12
  • Ga Con Chien Drunken Salt & Pepper Baby Chicken $29.5
    • Traditional herbal wine poached baby chicken then fried until crispy. Served with Vietnamese style pot rice with pork sausages, dried shrimps and pork floss. Served with XO sauce Bok Choy. Best eaten with your hands.
  • Fresh fish taco in a soft shell tortilla with chipotle mayo & tomato salsa with salad $19.00 / Kids size $9.00
  • Kids choice of one roller or slider with fries $8.00
  • Super Southern fried chicken with coleslaw & aioli $19.00
  • Automat's house fish 'n' chips with green salad & tartare sauce $19.00
  • Gluten-free chocolate brownie with vanilla bean ice cream & salted caramel sauce $12.00
  • Deconstructed lemon meringue pie $12.00
  • Hot fruit crumble with vanilla bean ice cream $12.00
  • Lamb & salsa slider three for $16.00
  • Chicken sweet corn soup $7.00
  • -prawns with cashew nuts & vegetable
  • Orange beef
  • B only $52.00
  • Shrimps foo young $11.00
  • Tofu with seafood $18.00
  • Ma pou tofu (hot & spicy) $12.00
  • Prawns with vegetables in spicy pepper salt $18.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - Delicately barbecued minted chicken, cooked with spices and our special masala sauce. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Masala Dosai - Gluten free crispy rice flour pancake, with a special vegetable filling served with coconut Chutney and sambar. $8.00
  • Rogan Josh - Traditionally cooked lamb pieces made with our special sauce of onions, tomatoes, yoghurt,coconut cream and fresh herbs. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Kurma - Fine pieces of lamb cooked in a rich creamy sauce, with a hint of fruit. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Kurma - Pieces of chicken delicately cooked in a creamy sauce with a hint of fruit. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Dal Masala - Lentils simmered in a masala sauce with garlic and cumin. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • DOUBLE 12 INCHES FEEDS 2 SOULS
  • PURGATORY
    • FETA CHEESE, FRESH SPINACH, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES, GARLIC, MUSHROOMS & ONION. OPTIONAL: KALAMATA OLIVES
  • DOUBLE $18.50
  • EXTRA DIP 50¢
    • SOUR CREAM, BLUE CHEESE MAYO, TOMATO, BBQ, SWEET CHILLI, CRANBERRY, GARLIC MAYO, HELL CHILLI, SPICY SALSA
  • FRESH GREEN $5.00
    • ALL THE ESSENTIALS
  • CHURROS $4.00
    • A SPANISH DONUT SERVED WITH CHOCOLATE OR CARAMEL SAUCE
  • TEMPTATION $6.00
    • APPLE, APRICOT, BERRIES, CRUMBLE, CINNAMON & CUSTARD
  • PRIDE
    • ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, CAPSICUM, TOMATOES & PINEAPPLE, OPTIONAL: KALAMATA OLIVES, GARLIC & JALAPENO PEPPERS
  • 1/4 CHICKEN MEAL $9.00
    • 1/4 chicken potatoes pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrot & gravy
  • Squid Black Bean Sauce $11.00
  • Prawn Cashew Nut $13.00
  • Chicken Cashew Nut $11.00
  • Egg Fried Rice $8.00
  • Curry Chicken $9.50
  • Prawn Seasoned Vegetables $11.00
  • Orange Beef $10.00
  • AAvocado $4.00
  • Streaky bacon $5.00
  • Pulled pork burrito bowl rice, spicy beans, cheese avocado, salsa and sour cream $14.50
  • Chili bean nachos w salsa & sour cream $12.50
  • Chicken BLT Turkish sandwich and fries $14.50
  • Pizza of Roasted tomato, basil pesto & mozzarella $12.50
  • House cured salmon, hashbrown, avocado & poached eggs $17.00
  • Hashbrown $2.50
  • 6 DUMPLINGS $6.00
  • SALMON SASHIMI $10.90
  • JUMBO CRUNCHY CHICKEN $11.50
  • BROWN RICE SALMON $8.90
  • YAKISOBA NOODLES $9.90
    • thin yakisoba noodles with garden vegetables
  • CRUNCHY CHICKEN ON RICE $8.90
  • COMBINATION SALAD $11.90
  • SEAFOOD BENTO $11.90
  • -add poached chicken $22.00
  • Whitebait tortilla, grilled flat beans, pecorino, preserved lemon mayo $20.00
  • Rice cake, tempura aubergine, pickled green chilli, courgette, peanut $26.00
  • Rye noodle, pickled cucumber, sichuan, furikake, kailaan $16.00
  • 2.0 harissa lamb loaf, cress pesto, pickled blueberries, labne $19.00
  • Heirloom tomato salad, buffalo mozzarella, pancetta, soft herbs $17.00
  • Saffron linguini, Australian ocean prawn, chilli, lemon $26.00
  • Loaded fries, dashi gravy, house cheese, chicken salt $11.00
  • HIT THE MARK $10.00
    • 200g. beef patty, swiss cheddar, bacon, caramelised onions
  • JERK CHICKEN BURGER $10.00
    • passion fruit, lime, jam, sauces, bacon
  • POPCORN CHICKEN $6.00
  • CURLY FRIES $5.00
  • JERK PORK BELLY $10.00
    • ribs slow cooked, cheddar
  • MONKFISH PO BOY $10.00
  • CRISPY CHICKEN PO BOY $10.00
  • White Veal Cutlet $31.8
    • Marsala wine and cream sauce
  • Tortellini Ham $20.5
    • Homemade pasta with shoulder ham, cream and mushroom sauce
  • Gluten Free Pasta $3.00
  • Garlic Mushrooms $14.5
    • Our decades' old recipe, a favourite with 'almost' everyone!
  • 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
  • Plain Focaccia $2.00
  • Spaghetti Mussels $20.9
    • Spicy white wine and tomato sauce
  • Large Salad $14.50
  • Mexican Stoneground Hot Chocolate $5.00
    • Cinnamon, nutmeg, blackpepper and chilli ¡Es Picante!
  • Boca Cookbook $50.00
  • Memela Con Carnitas $10.00
    • Corn cake topped with chorizo refried beans, crispy shredded pork, salsa verde & habanero pickled onions
  • Papas Fritas $10.00
    • Spicy fried potatoes and chipotle mayo
  • Enfrijoladas De Calabaza $19.00
    • Roasted squash, feta, chile rajas & onion in a pinto bean salsa w. lime aioli
  • Organic Corn Tortilla $2.00
  • Quesadilla $10.00
    • Two corn tortillas, melted cheddar, and sourcream - With free-range chicken $14.00
  • Extra soft corn tortilla $2.00
  • Portobello Mushrooms on Corn Fritters with spinach, topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce $16.00
  • Sausages or bacon $5.00
  • Baby Hot Dogs and Spring Rolls with French fries or Green Salad $8.50
  • Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon $13.50
  • Croissant with jam $4.80
  • The Works $19.00
    • Grilled Bacon, sausages, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms with hash browns or fries
  • Eggs Bayside $15.00
    • Poached eggs, English muffin, smoked salmon and hollandaise
  • Wild herb roasted lamb on cous cous salad, rocket and mint yogurt $17.00
  • Caramel pudding (gf v) $6
    • A delicious creamy custard dessert topped with caramel
  • Yellow rice (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Spiced rice served with a lentil side dish and a curry.
  • Parippu vade (df gf v) $4(3 pak)
    • Deep fried savoury biscuits made of split peas, onions & spices.
  • Lampreis (df gf*) S$15 V$12
    • A banana leaf parcel with rice, eggplant pahi, pea reduction, boiled egg, green chutney, malu cutlet and a curry.
  • Create your own (df gf*) S$10 V$8
    • Rice served with your choice of curry, two sides and a papadum. Add another side for $2
  • Kadalatheldala (df gf v) $4(3 pak)
    • Chickpeas seasoned with chilli flakes, onions & spices, and sprinkled with fresh grated coconut.
  • Idli (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Steamed rice and lentil cakes served with a green coconut chutney and a curry.
  • Falooda (gf) $5
    • A refreshing rose flavoured drink served with ice cream and jelly
  • Hand Cut Agria Fries $7.50
  • Marinated Lamb (GF) $23.00
    • Wild Rice, Quinoa, Citrus, Broad Bean, Basil Labneh, Chilli & Cumin Dressing
  • Slow Roasted Chicken $23.50
    • Sauteed Potatoes, Green Beans, Rocket And Grana Padano
  • Soup Of The Day $12.50
    • Warmed Bread
  • Bureau Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Baby Cos Lettuce, Crisp Bacon, Grana Padano, Anchovies, Sourdough Croutons, Bureau Caesar Dressing, Soft Boiled Egg
  • Toasted Flatbreads
  • Market Fresh Fish (GF) $24.50
    • Seasonal Slaw, Hand-Cut Chips And House-Made Tartare Sauce
  • -Tomato, Sweet Pepper, Zucchini, Red Onion, House Made Basil Labneh (V) $12.50
Cha

Cha

location

Address

37 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043853860

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 1:30 AM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 1:30 AM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese , Taiwanese

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Bar Not Available ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Cards accepted ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
37 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand