El Matador in Wellington Menu

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Warmed mixed olives $8.50
Asparagus tossed in lemon & thyme butter $16.00
Mushroom & tarragon salad $12.50
Grilled beetroot w watercress & preserved lemon & mint vinaigrette $13.50
Fire roasted sweetcorn w smoked paprika butter $11.50
Broad beans w cream, bacon & cos lettuce $12.50
Mesclun & vine tomato salad w vinaigrette $9.00
Minted new potatoes $13.50
Patatas fritas: fried potatoes w spicy bravas sauce or aioli $9.00
Marinated octopus salad w fresh lemon $16.00
Fresh green-lipped mussels steamed w white wine, cream, thyme & garlic $16.50
Prawns sautéed w garlic, chilli & cream $17.00
Grilled sardines on homemade ciabatta garlic toasts $13.50
Pulpo a la diabla $16.00
House-smoked pork belly w black bean & chipotle puree $18.00
Wood-fired prime beef short rib w chimichurri $18.00
Chicken pinchos w chimichurri $14.50
Lamb pinchos w chimichurri $16.00
Pork & pistachio terrine w homemade bread $14.00
Parrilla-grilled flank steak w chimichurri $16.00
Lamb sweetbreads w lemon, garlic & thyme $14.00
Empanada (vegetariano or meat) w chimichurri $8.00
Provoleta: roasted smoked provolone cheese w dried oregano & Spanish paprika $13.50
Fugazza: homemade pizza bread topped w caramelised onion, gorgonzola & mozzarella $14.50

Gaucho burger: wood-fired prime beef patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, aioli, tomato & chimichurri in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $22.00
Vegetariano burger: wood-fired mushroom, lettuce, aioli, tomato, cheese & beetroot relish in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $21.00

Charcuterie: cold meat platter (for two to four) $49.00
Parrillada: wood-fired lamb, beef, chicken, chorizo, morcilla & mollejas (for two to four) $79.00
Butterflied leg of lamb, roasted & parrilla-grilled (for four to five) $89.00
Steak plate: wood-fired flank, rump, sirloin & ribeye w chimichurri (for two to four) $95.00
Paella w fresh mussels, fish, prawns, baby calamari & chorizo (for two to three) $59.00

Vacío (Flank steak) $24.00
- Flank is a cut from the abdominal muscles of the cow, noted for its taste over its texture.Best served rare, sliced thinly across the grain.
Cuadril (Rump steak) $29.00
- Rump isn’t the most tender cut but it packs a lot of flavour. Cut from the hindquarter of the cow. Best served medium.
Bife de chorizo (Sirloin steak) $32.00
- Prime cut from the short loin. Tasty, fine grained and tender. Best served however you prefer your steak.
Ojo de bife (Ribeye steak) $34.50
- Prime cut from the fore loin above the ribs. Fatty, delicious and tender. Best served however you prefer your steak.
Asado (Argentine BBQ) of the day n/a
- Lamb, pork, chicken or beef grilled the traditional Argentine way Served w chimichurri, chapa potatoes and cos, tomato & red onion salad

Churros w dulce de leche or warmed, spiced chocolate sauce $12.50
Chocolate pot w chestnut torrone $11.50
Gluten-free chocolate gateau, rich chocolate ganache w Chantilly cream $12.50
Ice cream w spiced chocolate sauce $9.50
Alfajores (authentic Argentine cookies): handcrafted dulce de leche filled delights $7.50
Cheeseboard $15.50

Toasted homemade ciabatta, or carrot & fennel (gluten-free) toast, w choice of preserves $7.50
Churros w dulce de leche or warmed, spiced chocolate sauce $12.50
Pancakes w bacon, banana, maple syrup, mascarpone & dulce de leche $16.50
Eggs, anyway, on homemade ciabatta, or carrot & fennel (gluten-free) toast $10.50
Ernesto’s breakfast burrito filled w scrambled eggs, black bean & chipotle chilli, cheese, topped w avocado, sour cream & salsa $17.50
Spanish omelette w roasted potatoes, onions, chorizo & baby spinach salad $18.00
Eggs Benedict on homemade hash browns w choice of bacon, morcilla, spinach or salmon $17.50
Gaucho breakfast: chorizo, morcilla, bacon, cheesy eggs, hash brown, black bean & chipotle chilli, slow-roasted tomatoes & homemade ciabatta $21.50
Gaucho vegetariano breakfast: cheesy eggs, hash brown, black bean & chipotle chilli, spinach, mushrooms, slow-roasted tomatoes, avocado & homemade ciabatta $21.50

Grilled bacon /cold roast salmon / fried morcilla / eggs (anyway) $6.00
Black bean & chipotle chilli / carrot & fennel (gluten-free) toast $5.00
Hash brown / slow-roasted tomatoes / wilted spinach / mushrooms / avocado / ciabatta $4.00
Hollandaise / chimichurri $2.00

Warmed mixed olives $8.50
Empanada: vegetariano or meat w chimichurri $8.00
Choripán Argentino (hot dog): chorizo & chimichurri in our homemade bread roll $11.50
Chicken pinchos w chimichurri $14.50
Lamb pinchos w chimichurri $16.00
Fugazza: homemade pizza bread topped w caramelised onions, gorgonzola & mozzarella $14.50
Parrilla-grilled flank steak w chimichurri $16.00
Mesclun & vine tomato salad w vinaigrette $8.50
Patatas fritas: fried potatoes w spicy bravas sauce or aioli $9.00
Gaucho burger: wood-fired prime beef patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, aioli, tomato & chimichurri in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $22.00
Vegetariano burger: wood-fired mushroom, lettuce, aioli, tomato, cheese & beetroot relish in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $21.00
Ernesto’s black bean & chipotle chili, salsa & sour cream $18.00
w wood-fired chicken & chorizo $21.50
Parrilla-grilled PrimeAngus aged grass-fed sirloin steak w chimichurri, chapa potatoes & salad $32.00

Lomito: wood-fired steak & salad sandwich $12.50
Choripán Argentino (hot dog): chorizo & chimichurri in our homemade bread roll $11.50
Fire roasted sweetcorn w smoked paprika butter $11.50
Empanada: vegetariano or meat w chimichurri $8.00
Fugazza: housemade pizza bread topped w caramelised onions, mozzarella & gorgonzola dolce $14.50
Parrilla-grilled pinchos w chimichurri: lamb $16.00
or chicken $14.50
Wood-fired prime beef short rib w chimichurri $18.00
Patatas fritas: fried potatoes w bravas sauce or aioli $9.00
Gaucho burger: wood-fired prime beef patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, aioli, tomato & chimichurri, in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $22.00
Vegetariano burger: wood-fired mushroom, lettuce, aioli, tomato, cheese & beetroot relish in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $21.00
Churros w dulce de leche or warmed, spiced chocolate sauce $12.50
Alfajores (authentic Argentine cookies): handcrafted dulce de leche filled delights $7.50
Vino Especiales: Mi Terruño Torrontés 2014 Mendoza, Argentina $8.50/ $39.00
- Torrontés is the indigenous white wine of Argentina. Aromatic and exotic with a fresh and floral finish.
Gran Lomo Malbec 2015 Mendoza, Argentina $8.50/ $39.00
- Medium bodied and perfectly balanced with smooth, sweet tannins. SILVER - Korea Wine Challenge 2016.

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CHICKEN PARFAIT $11.00
- 5-spice & port wine free range chicken lier parfait with fig jam, fried house made bread
KUMARA BIM BIM $6.00
- with togarashi & siriracha mayo
STEAMED BEANS $11.00
- with oyster sauce, fried garlic, sesame seeds
SQUASH CURRY (V) $20.00
- Red coconut curry with cumin roasted squash, long beans, cashew nuts, chili, coriander, fried shallots
PORK NOODLES TWO WAYS $23.00
- Fried imperial pork rolls, twice cooked pork belly, round rice noodles, green papaya, roasted peanuts, coriander, little hot & sour broth
SALT & CHILI SQUID $15.00
- Tapicoa fried squid, crispy garlic, prickly ash pepper, chili-salt with coconut & kaffir lime mayo
POPCORN CHICKEN $15.00
- Fried chicken, 5-spice, chili caramel, peanuts, kaffir lime leaf, sriracha mayo
IMPERIAL FRIED PORK ROLLS $16.00
- Minced pork shoulder, rice vermicelli, black cloud mushrooms, 5-spice, coriander, sweet & sour nuoc cham, peanuts

Verdure al cartoccio $9.00
Agnello: lamb
Antipastino misto $17.00
Salsicee: sausages
Pasta & broccoli (con acciughe e pecorino) $19.00
Polletto: chicken
Cotoletta di agnello fritta $23.00
Grigliata: grill meat platter

Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato and Brie Burger with Fries $15.00
Omelet: Ham & Cheese or Vege $12.00
Sweet & Sour Tofu Salad with Spinach & Crispy Noodles $15.00
Pan Fried Chicken Breast with Creamy Mushroom, Salad & Wedges $20.00
Garlic Mushrooms on Toast $11.00
Eggs Benedict with Bacon & Spinach $14.00
Beef or Vege Nachos with Sour Cream & Guacamole $14.00
Pan Fried Chicken in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce $16.00

Corn Fritter $2.70
Steak and Onion Roll $2.70
Potato Wedges $6.00
Tiger Prawn Dinner $14.50
- 4 prawns with 2 chicken nuggets
Blue Cod Fillet $12.50
Dim Sim $1.50
Hash Brown $1.30
Paua Fritter (Genuine Paua) $7.50

Whitebait (in season)
Sirloin Steak 450g $35
Lamb’s Kidney And Bacon $22
Souvlaki (kebab) $34
Lamb’s Kidney and Bacon $12
Roast Chicken $25
Mushroom Omelette $24
Wiener Schnitzel $34

Spicy Chicken $11.50/$9.50
Teriyaki Beef $11.50/$9.50
Chicken Katsu $11.50/$9.50
Teriyaki TofuSpicy Tofu $11.50/$9.50
REGULAR $9.50
LARGE $11.50
Teriyaki Chicken $11.50/$9.50
Salmon Sashimi Mixed Sashimi 10 pieces $11.50

3 fillings $6.00
Homemade porridge $12.50
- with deambule, whipped cream, rhubarb and banana or berry and banana.
$5 Sides
- tomato, spinach, scrambled eggs, black pudding, hash browns, mushrooms, manuka smoked bacon, haloumi cheese, potato cake, sausage, avocado, smoked salmon green side salad
Or 'little mama' $10.50
- as above but smaller size
Pear, blue cheese, and caramelised onions. $11.50
Five little cherrios & hashbrown $6.50
Savoury beef mince $17.00
- with a potato cake and toaste on the side.
Tuna salad $17.50
- tuna in spring water, sundried tomatoes, sliced pear, sunflower seeds with a lemon juice and flaxseed oil dressing

BLT & Chips
- bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic aioli on an open sandwich
Sausage Classic
- three sausages served with twoeggs, coleslaw and chips
Fish & Chips
- served with fresh garden salad and chips
Potato Croquette or Mash $2.50
Ham Steak with pineapple
- served with salad and chips
All $10
Sausage $2.00
Cheeseburger
- beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips

Spicy Chickpeas $9.90
- Blended with Moroccan spices, fresh herbs and tomato. Served with bread.
Chicken salad $15.90
- Couscous salad with tender strips of marinated chicken breast.
Agadir Beef $25.50
- Tender beef in a sweet sauce of cinnamon, almonds and Moroccan spices. Garnished with plump apricots and mashed potatoes.
Lamb Tagine $22.90
- Succulent slow-cooked lamb with fresh seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
Vegetarian Tagine $19.90
- Slowly cooked seasonal vegetables prepared the classic Moroccan way, served with rice.
Harrira $11.90
- Healthy vegetarian tomato-based soup, with chickpeas and lentils, served with fresh bread.
Zaalouk $9.90
- Eggplant and tomato relish with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.
Laadissa $9.90
- Hearty lentil dip with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.

NZ scallops w/ compressed cucumber, farmed sturgeon caviar, lime creme fraiche $26.00
Beef tenderloin w/ cafe de paris butter, blue cheese & bacon mash, port wine shallots, swiss chard, jus $26.00
Roasted tamarillo w/ rhubarb, lemon curd ice cream, pistachio zested meringue, vanilla creme fraich (Recommended match: Paulownia nobie sauvignon blanc) $13.50
Porridge with brown sugar and cream $15.00
2 courses/ 3 courses/ 4 courses $50.00/ $70.00/ $80.00
Today's smiley soup $9.00
- ask your smily host about the flavour of the soup of the day!
Blue cheese risotto w/ butternut pumpkin, walnuts, quince syrup, rocket (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
Barry's bay maasdam $25.00/ $32.00
- A semi-soft cheese from akaroa with a memorable sweet nutty flavour and beautiful eyes (60g/ 120g)

Slow cooked lamb shoulder salad $16.50
- w/ Israeli couscous, roast tomatoes, feta & green leaves
Sticky lemon yoghurt cake $5.00
Lightly buttermilk fried chicken thigh burger $17.50
- w/ tomato jam, cos & ranch dressing (served w / potatoes)
Toasted banana bread $12.00
- w/ vanilla ricotta & caspberry compote
Pumpkin falafel $15.00
- w/ feta, toamato, vinaigrette & greens
Slow cooked saucy lamb $16.50
- w/ onion jam, greens, cucumber & mint yoghurt
1/2 anavo $15.00
- w/ pickled chilli & sunflower seeds on toast
Pumpkin falafel salad $15.00
- w/ chickpea, feta, tomato dressing & greens

Eggs on Toast $6.00
- Two Eggs cooked to your liking w Toast Add to your Eggs: $2(Bacon, Breakfast Sausages, Black Pudding, Salmon, Baked Beans, Grilled Tomato, Mushrooms, Hash Brown, Chunky Chips, Extra Egg)
Steak $23.00
- Sirloin Steak cooked to your liking with Salad and Fries 300gr
Eggs Montreal $14.00
Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $10.00
- on wholegrain toast
Pork Roast $17.50
- W Potatoes and Vegetables
Add a fried Egg to your Steak $2.50
French Toast with Bacon & Banana $10.50
Toasted Sandwich with 2 Fillings(Extra Filling $2) $5.00
- Ham, Cheese, Bacon, Egg, Pineapple, Mushrooms, Onions, Chicken, Sweetcorn, Tomato, Cranberry

Breakfast #2 n/a
- Big Breakfast
Breakfast #3 n/a
- Egg Benedict
Breakfast #1 n/a
- French Toast
Breakfast #5 n/a
- Toasted Bagel
Breakfast #4 n/a
- Egg Omelette

Fried Rice (Combination of any 2 Meat or Seafood) $15.00
Kids special 1 $8.00
- fish mini hot dog, chips +420 ml coca cola range
Chicken samosa $2.50
Vegetable Curry $8.00
Chop suey (Chicken, Lamb, Beef) $13.00
Kids Special 3 $7.00
- 4 nuggets, donut, chips + 420 ml coca cola range
Hot dog $2.40
Cake Slice (Homemade) $2.20

Balsamic roasted portobello mushrooms $14.00
- with shaved parmesan on sourdough
Toast $5.50
- with preserves
Just Eggs $11.00
- poached scrambled or fried, on sourdough or five grain(add bacon $4.50)
Macaroni Cheese $12.00
- with toasted crusty breadcrumbs and grilled stringy melted cheddar V
Extra Egg $3.00
Gotham Grilled BLT sandwich $12.50
Vegetarian $15.00
- black bean mix, spinach, mushroom, cheese and tomatillo sauce GF
Muesli Bombe $10.00
- with berry compote and greek yogurt

El Matador

Wellington Region > Wellington > El Matador

Address

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

Phone

043812999

Email

restaurant@elmatador.co.nz

Opened hours

Monday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM, Tuesday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM, Friday: 5:00 – 11:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Price

$30 - $50

Type

None

Service

Table Service

Cuisine

Argentine , Argentinian , Gluten Free , Grill , Latin American , South American , Spanish

Features

EFTPOS , Takeaway , Wheelchair accessible , Reservations , After-hours , Craft Beer , Breakfast , Waitstaff , Cash , Groups , Lunch , Seating , Shared Plates , Cards accepted , Special Occasion Dining , Serves Alcohol , Dinner , Child-friendly , Outdoor Seating , Full Bar

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El Matador in Wellington Menu

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El Matador

Wellington Region > Wellington > El Matador

Address

Phone

Email

Opened hours

Price

Type

Service

Cuisine

Features

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

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