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

  • Pork $13.50/$12.50
  • Bacon Toastie $4.00
  • Chocolate Donut $2.50
  • Shrimp $12.00/$11.00
  • Won Ton $12.50
  • Egg Burger $5.00
  • Frozen Chips $3.00
  • Roast pork $11.00/$10.20
  • Today’s fish $26.50
  • Two course set lunch $26.50 per person
  • Midday to 3pm
  • ENTREE
  • Rocket & Grana Padano $9.50
  • Soft centered chocolate pudding with creme fraîche $15.50
  • Choose two courses:
  • Cranky Goat ‘The Nag’ with grilled ciabatta $17.50
  • Tarka Daal $13.50
    • Yellow lentils cooked with sauteed onion, tomato, ginger, and garlic.
  • Do Pyaza
    • Cooked with plenty of onions, as the name suggests, is simply delicious.
  • Garlic Chicken $15.00
  • Chicken $15.50
  • Bread Basket $15.50
    • Combination of plain naan, garlic naan, paneer kulcha, keena naan and tandoori roti.
  • Tandoori Roti $3.00
    • Plain whole meal bread.
  • Tandoori Chicken - Full (2 legs, 2 breasts) $22.00
    • Tender spring chicken marinated with ginger, garlic and spices then cooked in tandoor.
  • Vegetable Korma $14.50
    • Mixed vegetable cooked in cashews gravy with hint of cream and spices.
  • 21 Wonton Soup $11.00
  • 2 Roti with Satay Sauce $5.00
  • 13 Roast Duck Steamed Rice $12.50
  • 6 Chili Chicken $11.00
  • 47 Satay Noodle Soup $11.00
  • 56 Fried Noodle $11.00
  • 36 Ginger Chicken $11.00
  • 24 Goye Simee $11.00
  • Wonton (12) $12.00
  • Wonton (without rice) $12.00
  • Shanghai Style $12.00
  • Chicken $12.00
  • Seasoned wedges (1 scoop) $5.00
  • Sing chow $12.00
  • Special three $8.00
    • 1 fish, 1 spring roll, 1 scoop of chips
  • 1/2 doz squid rings & chips $7.80
  • Lamb & Falafel (Small/Large) $ 11.50/$14.50
  • Lamb & Falafel (Small/Large) $ 9.50/$11.00
  • Lamb & Falafel $ 11.00
  • Falafel (Small/Large) $ 8.50/$9.50
  • All iskender dishes are served with rice, hummus, tabuli, jajil and salad
  • Chicken $ 11.00
  • Kofta (Small/Large) $ 11.50/$14.50
    • meatballs
  • Pita kebabs come in original home made turkish pita bread with salad and your choice of sauces
  • Stir Fried Duck Breast with Chilli and Onion $24.00
    • Stir fried BBQ duck breast with fresh chilli, sliced carrot and onion served with white rice.
  • Vegetarian Thai Spring Roll $7.00
    • Four Thai spring rolls filled with tofu, noodles, and vegetables, served with a sweet, mild chilli sauce
  • Stir Fried Beef with Chilli and Basil $18.50
    • Stir fried beef with chilli, broccoli, garlic, basil, green beans and bamboo shoots, served with white rice
  • Goong Tod $8.00
    • Six crumbed prawns deep fried and served with a sweet, mild chilli sauce
  • Roti $3.00
    • Plain Thai Roti
  • Won Tons $6.50
    • Six chicken filled won tons served with a sweet, mild chilli sauce
  • Chicken and Ginger $18.50
    • Chicken, ginger and fresh vegetables served with white rice
  • Tom Yum Gai $10.00
    • Spicy chicken soup seasoned with lemon juice, garnished with hot chilli, lemon grass and mushrooms
  • Antipasto Platter $18.00
    • Charcuterie sliced ham, beef, salami, smoked salmon, sundried tomatoes, olives, artichokes, roasted pepper, crackers & dipping sauce (GF option available)
  • Cheeseboard $17.00
    • Local cheeses served w nuts, quince jelly & crackers
  • Side Dishes $6.00/ $6.00/ $6.00/ $6.00
    • Hand cut fries w aioli sauce/ Seasonal steamed vegetables/ Bistro 169 green salad w vinaigrette dressing/ Crumbed onion rings
  • Chocolate Trio $14.00
    • Chocolate mousse, bourbon truffle & deconstructed brownie served on chocolate sauce
  • Catch of the Day $29.50
    • Pan fried fresh fish served w beetroot crumble pumpkin puree & burnt orange sauce (GF)
  • Mediterranean Platter $15.00
    • Flat bread w cheese and ham, falafel, hummus dipping sauce & babaganoush sauce
  • Eton Mess $12.00
    • Crumbled meringue w fresh berries, vanilla cream, berry coulis & caramel sauce (GF) (DF option available)
  • Confit Duck $28.50
    • Duck leg cooked in confit style w thyme & juniper berries, homemade gnocchi w hoisin sauce, carrot puree & kumara shavings (GF)
  • JEYUK $13.50
  • GARLIC SOY DOOBU $13.50
  • CHICKEN SCHNITZEL $15.00
  • KIMCHI MANDU $5.00
  • KIMCHI $4.00
  • TOFU BIBIMBAP $15.00
  • POPCORN CALAMARI $7.00/$15.00
    • small/large
  • KIMCHI RAMEN $13.50
  • West Coast White Bait Fritter $28
    • West coast white bait, Tiptop bread, petit rocket salad, fresh lemon
  • Lamb Reuben $17
    • Toasted rye bread, thinly sliced corned Palliser Bay Station lamb, seeded mustard, traditional sauerkraut, piccalilli, melted Swiss cheese. Served with your choice of salad, potato skins or shoestring fries.
  • Power $18.5
    • Red quinoa, chickpeas, roasted beets, rocket, almonds, orange, Zany Zeus Halloumi
  • Fish and Chips $20
    • Pan-fried or tempura battered fish, petit salad, shoestring fries, tartar sauce
  • Chocolate Brownie $15
    • Dark chocolate brownie, warm ganache, roasted pecan, pistachio, cream, raspberry
  • Mini Caesar, bacon, croutons, anchovies $10
  • The Cheese Burger $25
    • Half pound medium rare Black Angus, McClures pickles, bacon, cheese, mustard, tomato sauce.Arobake bun. Served with agria potato skins
  • Espresso $4.5
  • Cheese Naan $4.50
  • Poppadoms $1.00
  • Butter Chicken $14.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces in a cream and tomato gravy, with a touch of our special Balti spices
  • Mince Naan $4.50
  • Balti Prawn Masala $19.00
    • Succulent prawns prepared with capsicum in a hot and spicy Balti gravy flavoured with herbs.
  • Balti Chaap $9.00
    • Lean mince meat marinated in authentic Balti spices, wrapped on skewers & grilled; served with salad & chutney.
  • Vegetable Korma $9.00
    • Vegetables in a very mild and rich gravy with cashew paste, cream and a touch of whole spices
  • Paneer Masala $9.00
    • Homemade Indian cottage cheese in a medium spiced gravy with sliced onions
  • -eggs / avocado /spinach / homemade hash / tomato / coleslaw / hashbrowns / kransky / bacon /mushrooms $4.00
  • Sauce side
  • Pulled pork tortillas $18.00
    • served with a bean salsa, guacamole and sour cream
  • -bbq, tomato, brown sauce, sweet chilli .80C
  • Free range eggs $8.50
    • scrambled / poached / fried on ciabatta or 5 grain
  • Eggs benedict
    • on ciabatta with poached free ranged eggs and hollandaise
  • -spinach $16.50
  • Open steak sandwich $15.00
    • served on ciabatta with salad, onion rings and a creamy mushroom sauce
  • Big Breakfast $17.00
    • Two Eggs cooked your way, Bacon, Hash Brown, Mushroom, Tomato, Breakfast Sausage, Thick Cut Toast
  • Seasonal Vegetables $7.00
    • Changes Daily
  • Lunch Fish & Chips $14.00
    • Mac’s Beer Battered Fish, Salad, Steak Cut Fries, Homemade Tartare, Lemon
  • Thai Beef $17.00
    • Soy & ginger beef Strips, salad greens, Chili, fresh herbs
  • Spicy Beef $6.00
    • Smoky Chipotle, Pineapple Salsa, Coriander mayo
  • All Served with Fries
  • Panzanella $9.00
    • Basil, Fried bread, Red onion, Tomato, aged balsamic, Feta
  • Omelette $10.00
    • Ham, Mozzarella, Side Salad
  • Breakfast #4 n/a
    • Egg Omelette
  • Breakfast #1 n/a
    • French Toast
  • Breakfast #2 n/a
    • Big Breakfast
  • Breakfast #5 n/a
    • Toasted Bagel
  • Breakfast #3 n/a
    • Egg Benedict
  • CAJUN BLACKENED FISH $24.90
    • cajun seasoned fish of the day seared on a hot skillet, served with sun-dried tomato & fruit salsa and with either rice or potato wedges.
  • "TWO SOULS"SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN $24.50
    • stir fried chicken thigh and cashew nuts in spicy sambal and tomato sauce; with raita and rice.
  • SEAFOOD CHOWDER $12.00
    • served with toasted bread.
  • CANNELLONI $22.90
    • stuffed with porcini and flat mushrooms and parmesan, spinach,s erved with spinach, honey and balsamic pumpkin salad and red pepper basil sauce.
  • MESCLUN SALAD WITH MANDARIN AND GHERKINS $5.50
  • PAN FRIED MUSHROOMS WITH GARLIC $7.50
  • STIR FRIED BOK CHOY $6.00
  • LAMB SHANK $27.90
    • Moroccan style braised lamb shank, served with mashed potato, baby carrots, green beans and harissa sauce.
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