El Porteno in Wellington Menu

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  • Gourmet Granola $7
    • Served with banana, yogurt and mixed berries
  • Porridge $7
    • Rolled oats with Banana & honey, or Berries & cinnamon sugar
  • H.T.C. Panini $8
    • Free range ham, fresh tomato and tasty cheese
  • 3C Panini $8.5
    • Free range chicken, camembert cheese and cranberry sauce
  • Vegetarian Panini $8
    • Spinach, almonds, sundried tomato, pesto and tasty cheese
  • Gourmet Panini $9
    • Salami, pear, blue cheese and caramelised onions
  • Soup of the Day $8
    • Creamy pumpkin soup served with sour cream
  • Soup of the Day $10
    • Creamy pumpkin soup served with sour cream + cheese scone
  • Kids Panini $5
    • Your choice of any two fillings

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Steamed / fried chicken noodle soup $12.90
  • Chicken with thai chilli sauce $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Meat $4.00
    • Chicken, beef or pork. Only available with a main meal purchase
  • Seafood noodle soup $14.50
  • Basil chicken $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Crispy pork with bok choy $13.90
  • Prawn spring rolls $6.90
    • 5 pcs
  • Fried rice $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Vegan Pulled Pork VV V $15.00
    • soy pulled “pork” with slaw and smoky barbecue sauce brought to you by TV Disko !!!
  • Livvy‘s Vegan Chilli VV V $17.00
    • spicy bean-based chili bowl pimped with vegan chocolate and secret spices served with rice, corn chips and guacamole - warm up your belly
  • Aunt Pearls $8.50
    • Hot Apple Pie served with whipped cream
  • Halloumi V $15.00
    • corn fritter with grilled halloumi, guacamole, pickled beetroot & chipotle aioli
  • Laundry Super Salads $18.00
    • seasonal fresh salad specials - a hearty and filling plate of wholesome salad goodness, ask staff for today's delicious creations.
  • Fish Fry $15.00
    • Locally caught fresh fish, crumbed & deep fried southern style, dressed with Louisiana remoulade, lettuce, tomato and a sweetcorn chill salsa
  • Vegan Chimichanga VV V $10.00
    • Like a burrito but it‘s deep fried and packed with a delicious butternut squash and chili filling
  • Cajun Fish GF $19.00
    • Cajun-spiced fish fillet with black beans, rice, guacamole, and salsa on a crispy corn tortilla
  • WET RISOTTO $23.00
    • Globe artichoke, roasted garlic lemon, parmesan
  • Seed bread $4.00
  • Broken chicken sausage, French tarragon, shaved fennel, parmesan + dill. $27.00
  • Ciabatta, Copia Olive Oil $ 7.00
  • A PIE $ 26.00
    • Mushroon, kale, farro, feta + dill.
  • Broccoli, feta, sunflower + pumpkin seeds $12.50
  • Egg, cottage cheese, almonds + celery leaves $12.50
  • BLACK QUINOA + RICE BERRY $ 20.50
    • Choc-tail tomatoes, tatsoi, snowpeas, red cabbage, purple carrot, rosemary + cabernet dressing.
  • Smoked Beef Brisket $ 22
    • pastrami style, rye bread, panhead mustard aioli & dill pickles
  • Extra swap fries for salad for $3
  • House $16
    • Rocket, spinach, dried cranberries, walnuts, feta, rosemary balsamic dressing
  • -Choose your salad
  • Quinoa & Kumara $16
    • Mixed greens, toasted almonds & citrus dressing
  • Smoked Ham Wrap $ 20
    • Chilli pineapple relish, cos lettuce & ‘wild turkey’ honey bourbon dressing
  • Nacho Chicken Sandwich $ 19
    • Crumbed chicken, cheddar, bbq sauce, lettuce & tomato
  • Add Smoked Chicken, Smoked Salmon Or Halloumi $5
    • To any salad for
  • Pancakes $12.00
    • Stacked and topped with pan-seared bacon and banana served with maple syrup
  • Mushrooms in Garlic Sauce $5.00
  • Scallops $18.00
    • Pan seared. Served on a salad bed with bacon, prawn twisters, dressed with a chilli and lime vinaigrette
  • Beer Battered Onion Rings $4.00
  • Lambs Fry and Bacon $14 E / $18 M
    • Pan seared liver with bacon, mash with jus and caramelised onion
  • Chicken and Cranberry $21.00
    • Chicken, brie and cranberry sauce
  • Side Salad $4.00
  • Fries $5.00
  • -Crushed garlic, evoo, parmesan $1.50ea
  • Original buffalo wings
    • Our classic buffalo sauce recipe
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • -Large server $17.00
  • 3 garlic knots $4.00
  • Hot buffalo wings
    • Our buffalo sauce packed with extra heat!
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • -Large server $17.00
  • The works from $7.20
    • bacon, avocado, cheese, corn, red onion, tomato relish
  • Grilled chilli chicken & blue cheese from $7.90
    • capsicum, walnuts
  • Warm your cockles with a delicious hot soup from Kapai kitchen $6.80
  • Lemon herb chicken from $7.90
    • sundried tomatoes, crispy noodles, cucumber, thyme
  • Vege Deluxe from $7.90
    • avocado, capsicum, feta, field mushrooms
  • A little bit fancy from $7.20
    • avocado, feta, grilled capsicum, chives
  • BLAT from $7.90
    • bacon, avocado, tomato
  • Bacon, roasted potato & parmesan $8.90/$9.90/$9.90/$8.90
    • chives, egg, baby spinach leaves. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • Pacific Oysler Doz $ 21.00
  • Mussels $ 1.20
  • Gurnard $ 8.30
  • Crurnbed Fisll $ 4.60
  • Scallop $ 1.80
  • Kumara Chips $ 4.80
  • Vega Burger $6.10
  • Corn Fritter $2.90
  • Power $18.5
    • Red quinoa, chickpeas, roasted beets, rocket, almonds, orange, Zany Zeus Halloumi
  • Macchiato $4.5
  • Louisiana Chicken $18.5
    • Butter milk fried chicken, baby mesculin leaves, crispy onion, grapes, raspberry vinaigrette
  • Deep South Calamari $18.5
    • Pan fried calamari, baby vine tomatoes, rocket, coriander, red onion, mango & chilli dressing
  • Roasted baby vine tomatoes, balsamic parmiggiano $10
  • Seafood Chowder $18
    • Selection of seafood, seasonal vegetables, crusty fresh bread
  • Mini Caesar, bacon, croutons, anchovies $10
  • Palliser Bay Station Lamb $18.5
    • Palliser Bay Station Lamb, Moroccan spice, baby rocket, crumbled feta, garlic flat bread, grilled Zany Zeus Halloumi
  • Asian Platter $15.00
    • Samosas, Spring Rolls, Wontons, Salt & Pepper Fish and dipping sauces
  • Baked Beans $3.00
  • Wedges $10.00
    • With Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • Spaghetti $3.00
  • Crunchy Fries $7.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce
  • Chorizo Sausage $4.00
  • Sauteed Mushrooms $4.00
  • Extra Eggs $2.00
  • Medu Vada (V) $8.50
    • This crispy delicacy is made with spiced urad dal batter and fried in donut shape dumplings. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are served with sambar and coconut chutney.
  • Paneer Butter Masala $14.90
    • A rich blend of creamy tomato sauce and cashew paste cooked with freshly made paneer cubes, served with Inrian flat bread
  • Vegetable Fried Rice (V) (G) $12.90
    • Stir-fried rice with green leafy vegetables
  • Chilli Paneer (Dry/Gravy) $14.90
    • Chilli paneer is a melt in the mouth starter flavoured with all the ethnic Chinese flavours.
  • Paneer Uttapam $12.00
    • Indian pizza. Pizza base is made from fermented rice and urad dal batter topped with paneer.
  • Puri $1.00
  • Crispy Tofu(V) $14.90
    • Deep fried fresh tofu served with shredded cucumber, crushed peanuts and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Chole Bature (V) $10.00
    • Popular Punjabi dish. This dish is a combination of chana masala (spicy chick peas) and fried bread called bhature.
  • Mango Chicken $14.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a delicious mango flavoured cream sauce with a touch of Balti spices.
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $14.50
    • Boneless chicken tikkas in a medium spiced gravy with sliced onions.
  • Balti Josh $16.50
    • A rich flavoursome hot and spicy lamb curry cooked with whole spices in a Balti sauce; a counterpart of rogan josh.
  • Garlic Chicken Tikka Balti $16.00
    • Tender boneless chicken pieces marinated in garlic and Balti spices, roasted in the tandoor, served with salad and mint chutney.
  • Palak Paneer $14.50
    • Diced homemade Paneer (Indian block cottage cheese) in a medium spicy fresh spinach gravy.
  • Balti Chhole Bhatura $10.00
    • Soft chickpeas in a medium spicy balti sauce cooked with chunky potatoes, tomatoes and fresh balti herbs and spices, served with deep fried bread.
  • Lamb Madras $14.50
    • Diced Lamb cooked in coconut flavoured medium spicy gravy.
  • Lamb & Tomato $12.00
    • Diced tender cooked with chunky tomatoes, sliced onions and fresh balti spices.
  • - Two Course $64.80
  • Pepper and Salt King Prawns $29.80
    • King prawns with shell
  • Gong Bao King Prawns $26.80
    • King prawns with dried chilli and peanut
  • Stir Fried Shrimps $19.80
  • Banana Fritters $10.00
    • Deep fried banana and ice cream with chocolate sauce
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $20.80
  • Sweet and Sour Chicken $20.80
  • Garlic King Prawns $26.80
  • Choc Mint Burger $12.00
    • Freshly deep fried Donut, layered w Mint Choc Chip ice-cream, Chocolate Mousse & drizzled w a Chocolate sauce, topped w whipped cream
  • Fish & Chips $10.00
    • crumbed Hoki fish fillet served w a side of fries & tartare sauce
  • Hawaiian BRQ Chicken $19.50
    • Succulent Grilled Chicken Breast marinated in our Steer BBQ sauce, Streaky Bacon, Lettuce, Eed Onion, fresh grilled Pineapple & our Steer BBQ sauce
  • Mini Chicken Burgers $10.00
    • Two mini Chicken Breast Burgers w Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese & Steer’s BEQ Sauce, w a sick of Fries
  • Onion Rings $11.00
  • Twisted Fries $6.00
  • Chicken Caesar $19.50
    • Succulent Crumbed Chicken Breast w Lettuce, Streaky Bacon, Fried Egg, Cheddar Cheese, topped w Caesar dressing
  • Buffalo Wings $12.00
    • Premium Chicken wings in a spicy chili marinade, w aioli sauce
  • Garlic $12.00
    • Tuatara Garlic Paste, Mozzarella & Herbs
  • Cashew Nuts $4.00
  • Vegetarian $16.00
    • Mushroom, Artichoke, Caper, Sundried Tomato, Onion & Olives with Tuatara Tomato Sauce & Mozzarella
  • Pistachio Nuts $4.50
  • Goose Shack Pale Ale Bacon Nut spread with toasted Sourdough $16.00
  • Specials $20.00
    • Tuesday night - pint of Tuatara & all you can eat pizza (starting from 5.30 pm)
  • Goose Shack Cut Chips with Lemon Mayo $7.00
  • Marinated Kalamata Olives & Green Olives $7.00
El Porteno

El Porteno

location

Address

139A Main Road, Tawa, Wellington, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand

phone

Phone

0224324155

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Argentinian , Cafe Food , Contemporary , New Zealand , South American

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Seating

Location
139A Main Road, Tawa, Wellington, Wellington, 5028, New Zealand