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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Char Koay Teow (v)(gf)(pf) $15.90
- Flat rice noodles fried with chinese pork sausages, chives, beansprouts
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Nyonya Platter (v) $7.90/ $14.90
- Lobak or deep fried tofu, vegetable fritters and spring rolls (For two/ For four)
- Coconut Rice $3.90
- Nasi Lemak $7.90
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Wed & Sat- Hokkien Mee $14.90
- Prawns based soup noodle topped with prawns, egg, fishballs and pork ribs
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Nasi Goreng (v)(gf)(pf) $13.90
- Fried rice topped with a fried egg
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Char Mee (v)(pf) $15.90
- Fried egg noodles with prawns, chinese pork sausages, chives, beansprouts
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Pasembur (v) $11.90
- Make it a meal
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Hush Puppies $11
- Cornmeal nuggets with corn kernels, onion, and jalapenos Served with Louisiana cocktail sauce & Mississippi comeback sauce
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Blossom’s grilled chicken $14.50
- Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips - with lightly spiced grilled strips of chicken breast
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Apple pie $8.50
- Just like your sweet mother used to make.
- Rice and red beans (Traditional style beans, slow cooked with a ham hock) $5
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Chuckles Curly Fries $7.50
- SMK's famous curly fries with Creole mayo
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Macaroon & chocolate mousse $8.50
- Coconut shell with luscious chocolate filling
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The "Moose" $13.50
- The ultimate in comfort food made with gruyere cheese and a hint of truffle oil
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Mother knows best (Vegetarian) $14.50
- Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips, with grilled tempeh, beetroot and feta cheese
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Veggie Hash stack $17.00
- Egg, toast, bacon, hash, tomato, holly
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Coco pops $4.00
- Cornflakes on rice bubbies with milk
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Toasted bagel $7.50
- Choice 3 $3.00 Fillings - extra $1.00 For $4.50 Side
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Omelette $15.00
- With your choice of three fillings
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Porridge $6.50
- With cate paste
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pasta of the day $13.00
- Smoked chicken. Vegan - tofu and zucchini
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Gangsta burger $13.00
- Choice of smoked chicken, bacon or marinated tofu
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Hummus and pita breads $9.00
- Served with olives, carrots and celery sticks
- Corn fed Duck liver Pâté, Pedro Ximénez syrup, feijoa & saffron chutney $18.90
- House Baked Sourdough Baguette $4.90
- Roasted whole Sole, seaweed butter, stirfried greens & pickled ginger dressing $38.90
- Organic mixed leaf salad & house dressing $8.90
- Yellowfin Tuna kokoda, coconut, lime, salted cucumber, heirloom tomatoes, puffed wild rice $22.90
- Snapper, tomato & chickpea ragout , cavolo nero, scampi emulsion $38.90
- Mango & yogurt pudding, passionfruit granita, sago, pineapple, coconut $15.90
- Roasted Cauliflower soup, shiitake mushrooms, black garlic, walnut, truffle oil (vego) $19.90
- COOKIES ALL $4.00
- BLUE $5.90
- SCONES $4.00
- ALMOND CROISANT $5.00
- WITH BUTTER/JAM $4.00
- SIDE OF "LEAVES" $3.50
- HAM $4.20
- QUASADILLA $8.00
- Pork Bun $2.80
- Maxi Pack(2 fish, 2 hot dog, 2 sausages, 2 chips) $18.90
- Honey Chicken Noodles $12.90
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Special F $23.90
- 4 fish, 4 hot dogs, 2 chips
- Chicken Chow Mein $10.90
- Chicken patty $5.00
- Hawaiian $5.50
- Mini Hot Dog $1.50
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Brownie $4.00
- Chocolate cake with walnut and a cinnamon cream
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Sandwich jumbo beurre $5.50
- Banguette with parisian ham and butter
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Salade nicoise $13.50
- Mesclun, tomato, green bean, tuna, anchovy, black olive, new potato, egg. Provencal dressing (Dairy free, Gluten free)
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Pain aux raisin $4.00
- Raisin danish
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Panier de fruits $1.20
- Fruit basket (each)
- Soupe de jour See our waiters
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Pain bagnat $7.50
- Banguette with egg, mesclun, tomato, tuna, onion and vinaigrette dressing
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Croque monsieur $7.50
- Toasted sandwich with parisian ham and bechamel sauce, topped greated cheese
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Vegetable Samosa $7.00
- Homemade pastry filled with potatoes, coriander and cumin seeds, peas and subtly flavoured with spices served with tamarind sauce
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Aloo Gobhi $15.00
- Potatoes and cauliflower florets cooked together in a tomato and vegetable sauce
- Chicken Pulao $8.50
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Keema Naan $5.00
- Naan stuffed with spiced lamb mince
- Vegetable Fried Rice $16.00
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Paneer Kulcha $5.00
- Naan stuffed with cottage cheese
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Chicken Do Pyaza $15.50
- Boneless chicken pieces prepared traditionally in special spices and herbs and sautéed twice with sliced onion
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Tandoori Mushroom $12.00
- Mushrooms marinated in a garlic, yoghurt with spices and cooked in tandoor
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Margherita $28.00
- Classic Italian with mozzarella, bacconcini & fresh basil
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Crisps $6.00
- Sea salt, salt & vinegar, BBQ
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Chicken $28.00
- Fresh chicken, spinach, sundried tomatoes & mushrooms (plus $2.00)
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Capricciosa $28.00
- Capers, feta, roasted onion, capsicum, fresh chilli and olives
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Four Seasons $28.00
- Mushrooms, ham, spicy Italian sausage sundried tomatoes & bacon (plus $2.00)
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Peperoni $28.00
- Spicy Italian sausage with garlic, chilli & capsicum.
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Bruschetta $10.00
- Fresh tomato, red onion and basil topped with parmesan and rocket
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Fries $9.00
- Aioli + 50c (Available until kitchen close)
- Verdura della Sera Vegetable dish of the evening $8.5
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Risotto di Cervo (Available as Vegetarian on request) $28
- Risotto of porcini, field mushrooms & spinach with pan seared venison, crispy wild mushrooms & vin cotto
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Cinghiale $24
- Tomato, pork and fennel Sausage, Hot Peppers, Parmesan, Rocket & Mozzarella
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Margherita $20
- The Classic Tomato, Basil & Fresh Mozzarella
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Tiramisu $13
- Sponge fingers in Espresso & Marsala layered with Mascarpone & Chocolate
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Panna Cotta $14
- Almond panna cotta with Campari caramel and passionfruit sorbet
- All Pasta & Gnocchi are made fresh in house $N/A
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Quattro Formagg $24
- Tallegio, Gorgonzola, Parmesan & Mozzarella Cheeses with Rocket
- Risotto Balls with a Mustard Hollandaise $11.00
- Seafood Risotto with Prawns, Scallops, Smoked Fish, Parmesan and Fresh Herbs $30.00
- Apricot and Camembert Cake with Toasted Almonds, Fig Chutney and Grilled Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bread $14.00
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Fish of the Day POA
- this changes daily we will let you know what we have available
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Reds Beef Burger $22.00
- 200g garlic and rosemary eye fillet patties with Te Horo Swiss cheese, Te Horo organic salad greens, tomato, beetroot relish and aioli on toasted pide bread with fries
- Crumbed Sardines with Tomato and Basil $11.00
- Vegetables of the Day $8.00
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Eggs Benedict $18.50 / $17.50 / $16.00
- on toasted sour dough topped with our own Hollandaise and your choice of smoked salmon, ham off the bone, steamed spinach
- 3 Beef/Chicken Rendang $12.90
- 9 Tofu Goreng $12.50
- 18 Lamb Curry $15.90
- Plum Sauce Chicken with Rice or Chips and Salad $13.90
- Steak $7.50
- 3x Vege Cocktail Curry Puff $4.50
- 13 Cajun Fish with Rice or Chips $15.90
- 4 Chicken Rice Noodle Soup $8.90
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Arancini $7.00
- tomato, mozzarella, basil
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Platter of Three Hams S $20 L $28
- Parma (Italy) / Serrano (Spain) / San Daniele (Italy). Served with honey pickle
- Iceberg wedge, buttermilk ranch, pink onions $7.00
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Chicken Liver Parfait $14.00
- ham hock jelly, wood fired bread
- Extra Bread $4.00
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Spaghetti S $20 L $28
- prawns, garlic, chilli, spinach
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Tinned Citron Connetable Sardines $16.00
- radish, grilled bread
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Sirloin 350g $46.00
- Grass-fed,grain finished Wakanui Blue, South Canterbury
- -Reg $11.00
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-Cheese Quesadilla $5.00
- Just with cheese and chipotle
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Tacos (GF)
- Choose: beef, pork, chicken or veggie. Corn tortilla folded in half and filled with meat or veggies, cheese, rice, beans, capsicum and corn
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Quesadilla
- Choose: beef, pork, chicken or veggie. Flour tortilla folded in half and filled with meat or veggies, cheese, rice, beans, capsicum and corn
- -Reg $10.00
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Nachos (GF) (V)
- Home made corn chips, salad, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and chipotle salsa
- -Reg $10.00
- -Reg $10.00
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Bangers & mash $15.00
- w a rich onion gravy
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Portobello mushrooms $16.00
- w polenta, pesto & cream sauce
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Open steak sandwich $17.00
- w gherkin, chips & béarnaise sauce
- Chicken naan tandoori chicken in a garlic naan $16.00
- Cardamon & orange brulee with orange & almond biscotti & candied_orange peel $13.00
- Scotch fillet with the ultimate port, tarragon, bacon & mushroom sauce with hand cut chips & salad $28.00
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Udon Beer marinated beer $15.00
- w veggies & udon noodles
- Soft meringue roulade with vanilla mascarpone & fruit compote $13.00
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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