Address
196 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
El Matador in Wellington Menu
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TAPAS (3pm until late on weekends & 5pm until late on weekdays)- 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
WOOD-FIRED BURGERS- 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
SHARING PLATTERS (We recommend the salad & vegetable tapas with your platter)- 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
STEAKS (PrimeAngus®© premium natural aged grass-fed beef. Grilled on our wood-fired parrilla, served w chimichurri, chapa potatoes & salad)-
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
DESSERT-DULCE (Midday until late on weekends & 5pm until late on weekdays)- 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
WEEKEND BRUNCH (10am until 3pm, Saturdays & Sundays)- 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
SIDES- 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
WEEKEND LUNCH (11:30am until 3pm, Saturdays & Sundays)- 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
ARGENTINE STREET FOOD FRIDAY (Friday Lunch, 12noon-2pm)- 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
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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.
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Gran Lomo Malbec 2015 Mendoza, Argentina $8.50/ $39.00
- Medium bodied and perfectly balanced with smooth, sweet tannins. SILVER - Korea Wine Challenge 2016.
Nearby Sample Menus
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Deep Fried Camembert $8.80
- Served with boysenberry sauce and crackers
- T-Bone Steak N/A Light / $28 Main
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Deep Fried Chicken Tenderloins $8.80
- Served on crispy noodles with sweet and sour sauce
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Chocolate Scallop Shell $8.20
- Back by popular demand! Served with vanilla and chocolate ice cream and boysenberry sauce.
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Fillet Steak N/A Light / $27 Main
- On onion confit
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Soup of the Day $6.80
- Please see the special board
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Crumbed Mushrooms $8.80
- Filled with beef, ginger and spices, served on rice with sweet and sour sauce.
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Fresh Fish $15.95 Light / $23 Main
- Choose from pan fried, crumbed and deep fried or mornay. Please check the specials board for today's fish.
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Salmon Poke Bowl $25.00
- Spicy marinated raw salmon or marinated tofu, avocado, carrot noodles, pickled cucumber, sticky rice, melon & a sesame soy chilli sauce
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Cross Burger $21.00
- Premium house-ground beef, melted cheese, tomato, beetroot, lettuce, special sauce, served with fries
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Granola Bowl $12.00
- Homemade almond & orange granola clusters served with coconut yoghurt & blueberries
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Kedgeree or Vegeree $18.00
- Manuka smoked fish or chargrilled vegetables on spiced brown rice, tomatoes, spinach, almonds & coriander, topped with a poached egg (marinated tofu available)
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Berry Smoothie Bowl $12.00
- Berries, banana & almond milk topped with banana, chia seeds, blueberries & coconut flakes
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Cinnamon Sugar Waffle $16.50
- Homemade waffle tossed in cinnamon sugar, served with bacon, banana, mascarpone & maple syrup
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Halloumi Burger $21.00
- Garlic & thyme roasted portobello mushroom, Zany Zeus halloumi, homemade chilli jam, lettuce, tomato, served with fries
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Big Breakfast $22.50
- Free-range eggs on toast with bacon, chorizo, herb roasted tomato, portobello mushroom & hash browns - no substitutions
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Pan con tomate $6
- Catalan bread & tomato
- A platter of the above $22.5
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Boquerones $6.5
- white anchovies with caperberry & pickled onion / three
- Pork skin crackling & red pepper romesco $7
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Avida's affogato $12.5
- espresso, Licor 43 & ice cream
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Manchego $9.5
- hard, sheep
- Chicken liver parfait with PX jelly $15 / pot
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Oysters (each / six / twelve) $4.5 / $26 / $50
- au naturel
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Soup of the Day $9.50
- please refer to daily 'specials' board served with warm breads
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Tempura Battered Fish $8.50
- with fries & salad
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Housemade Baked Cheesecake
- please ask your waiter for the day's special
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3 Egg Omelette $14.90
- with bacon, mushroom, onion, tomato & cheese
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Roasted Vegetable Penne Pasta $8.50
- with garlic bread
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'The Worx' Fries $10.50
- with grilled cheese, bacon, t sauce & aioli
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Angus Eye Fillet $29.50
- Served on pumpkin mash, roasted parkvale mushroom, sauteed spinach & red onion jam with port jus
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Strada Caesar Salad $16.90
- with bacon
- Chicken Falafel $10 / $11
- Mixed Pide $13.00
- Apple Tea $2.50
- Hummus & Tabouli $7 / $8
- Kebab Combo $15.50
- Vege $10.00
- Mixed Sml $6.50 / Lrg $8.50
- Mixed $11.00
- Roast Lamb Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
- Signature Kids $5.00 per head
- Signature Vegetarian $9.00 per head
- Chick n Fala Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
- Custom Mix $10.00 per head
- Extra Dip $1.00
- Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
- Chicken Crave Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
- Beef with Black Bean Sauce $9.50
- Ginger Spring Onion Beef $9.50
- Lemon Chicken $10.00
- Combination Meat $9.50
- Sizzling Spicy Garlic Pork $9.50
- Shrimp $9.50
- Combination Meat $9.50
- Chicken Cashew Nut $11.00
- TOFU RAMEN $13.50
- PORK BIBIMBAP $15.00
- CHICKEN SCHNITZEL $15.00
- KIMCHI MANDU $5.00
- VEGE RAMEN $11.50
- GARLIC SOY DAKGALBI $13.50
- HALLOUMI $13.50
- CORN FRITTERS $13.50
- Witloof, goats cheese, squash, pear, walnut 14
- Momma’s chicken, hot butter and sour cream 16
- Moroccan squid, preserved lemon, toasted almonds 12
- Obatzda, radish, cumin lavosh, pickled onion 15
- Board of cold meats, cheese, pickles & sour dough 28
- Kingfish, watermelon rind, daikon, pinenuts, yuzu 14
- Black bean dip, yoghurt flat bread, harissa, pickled pimentos de padron 11
- Pig tail and belly, maple, butternut, broccoli stems, fennel meringue, broad beans 33
- - avocado, spinach, hash browns, hollandaise sauce $4.00
- Toast $8.00
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Toasted Muesli $12.00
- with berry compote & honey yoghurt
- - bacon & banana w maple syrup
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Eggs Montreal $15.00
- (salmon & spinach & hollandaise)
- - multi-grain or ciabatta
- - ham & cheese
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Eggs on Toast $9.00
- multi-grain or ciabatta (poached, fried or scrambled)
- LAMB ROGAN JOSH Small $9.00 Large $14.00
- PAPADOMS $1.00
- CURRY ROLL $2.00
- HAM $3.00
- EGG $4.00
- LAMB BIRYANI $10.50
- CHICKEN LAVABDAR Small $9.00 Large $14.00
- MIX SIDE DISHES (MANGO CHUTNEY, MANGO PICKLE, RAITA) $6.00
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Pasta verde(V)(DF) $22
- linguine, green beans, garden peas, baby spinach, vine tomatoes, Add chicken for $4
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Goats cheese salad(DF) $20
- with roasted beetroot, goats cheese, rocket, vine tomatoes, pine nuts & pomegranate molasses
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Chicken supreme(GF)(DF) $26
- with romesco, green beans, kumara pure & red wine jus
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Sausage and mash(GF) $16
- seved with homemade onion gravy
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Sausage rolls $10
- with tomato ketchup
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Chocolate delice $12
- with coffe ice cream & caramel sauce
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Caesar salad(V)(GF)(DF) $16
- with bacon, cos, parmesan, anchovies, free range poached egg and croutons
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Eton mess $12
- with lavender meringue & fresh strawberries
- Chicken on vermicelli $12.50
- Little Hanoi special noodle souo $15.90
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Prawns $8.00
- Choice of sugarcane, battered or sesame
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Pad Thai $12.90
- stir fry choice of chicken/beef/seafood and rice/rice noodle/egg noodle
- Deep fried spring roll on rice noodle $12.90
- Chicken noodle soup $12.50
- Steamed rice $3.00
- Steam rice pancake (Banh cuon) $12.90
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SUMMER ROLLS $13.00
- Vegetables and glass noodles wrapped in rice paper, served with a lime and chilli dipping sauce
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WANZI'S $12.00
- Crispy bean curd, smoked pork, spring onion and bread crumbs, served with a honey, chilli, ginger soy dipping sauce
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CORN FRITTERS $13.00
- With spring onion, chilli, red onion and coriander
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JUMBO PRAWNS $16.00
- Steamed with fresh spring onion, coriander, mint and basil
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PEPPERED SQUID $14.00
- With crispy panko crumbs and chilli flakes, served with lemongrass tartare
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LITTLE TACOS $13.00
- With shrimp in a smoky chilli sauce with avocado and fresh fresh coriander in a soft shell
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FIRECRACKER SLIDERS 1 FOR $5.00 OR
- Firecracker spiced chicken sandwiched in a fresh bun with chilli mayo.
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SPICE GRILL CHICKEN SATAY $15.00
- Topped with homemade peanut sauce
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Kingsmeade Artisan Cheese $25.00
- Wairarapa Jack, Sunset Blue, Ngawi Brie, home-made fruit compote, local manuka honey, rice and water crackers for two persons
- 400g T-Bone of Wairarapa Angus Beef $32.00
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'Kiwi Beef and Great Barrier Reef' $48.00
- 500gm bone-in Wairarapa Angus Beef, grilled whole (medium-rare), Queensland banana prawns, oven-roasted tomato, onion confit, red pepper mash, béarnaise mash
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Wairapa Cooked Breakfast $22.00
- With two farm-fresh eggs cooked to your liking, Carterton bacon, grilled tomato, sausage, Parkvale mushrooms and hash brown
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Green-Lipped Mussels $14.00
- Grilled on the half shell, chilli, garlic, smoked bacon, cheddar crumble
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Affogato $11.00
- Hot espresso coffee, Frangelico, Kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream, home-made hazelnut biscotti
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Oven-Prepared Venison Mid-Loin Bone-On $38.00
- Porcini mushroom rub, creamy parmesan polenta, blackberry jus
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Roasted Rack of Pirinoa Lamb $36.00
- Goat's cheese crust, fresh thyme, pumpkin 'Carnaroli' risotto, aged balsamic jus
El Matador
Phone
043812999
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
196 Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
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