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

  • PESHAWARI NAAN $3.50
    • naan filled with nuts and raisins
  • MUTTER PANNER $14.00
    • cottage cheese and peas in tomato, onion gravy
  • LAMB MODRAS $14.00
    • lamb cooked with onion, tomato and coconut cream
  • CHEESE NAAN $4.00
    • naan stuffed with cheese
  • NAAN BUTTERED OR NON-BUTTERED $2.50
    • made from refined white flour
  • CHICKEN SAGWALA $14.00
    • chicken and spinach cooked in onion and tomato sauce
  • KADAY PANNER $14.00
    • paneer cooked with capsicum, onion and tomato sauce
  • KHEEMA NAAN $4.00
    • naan filled with lamb mince
  • SICILIANA $25.00
    • Italian tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, grilled aubergine with fresh basil and parmesan.
  • GREEK SALAD $17.50
    • Cucumber, feta cheese, capsicum, red onions, cherry tomatoes, truss tomatoes and olives with extra virgin oil and oregano seasoning.
  • GELATO/SORBET $12.00
    • In spring Napoli offers three lovely scoops of gelato/sorbet in one serving. Our current Gelato flavours are chocolate and salted Caramel with a Forest Fruit sorbet. These are wonderfully fresh after a delicious meal.
  • CARBONARA $24.50
    • Penne pasta with bacon, onion and tomato cooked in a cream and cheese sauce.
  • CONCHIGLIA VERDURA $24.50
    • Giant pasta shells stuffed with spinach, ricotta, parmesan, basil and seasoning cooked in bechamel and Mama's homemade tomato sauce topped with fresh basil and parmesan.
  • SORBET AND LEMONCELLO $11.00
    • Enjoy a fresh scoop of lemon sorbet accompanied by a golden shot Pallini Italian Lemoncello, to complete your true Napoli experience.
  • PANNA COTTA $12.00
    • Panna Cotta is an italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatine. Today our Panna Cotta flavour is vanilla with a sweet raspberry coulis and fresh mint garnish.
  • CALAMARI FRITTI $18.00
    • A Napoli signature entre scored calamari dusted in our secret Napoli crumb and deep fried to perfection.
  • GYU-TATAKI NIGIRI SUSHI $5
    • 2 pieces of gyu-tataki nigiri Sushi
  • Assortment of Nigiri Sushi $10
    • fish of the day.vegetable.prawn,salmon and gyu tataki nigiri sushi
  • Cucumber Tataki $5
    • Cucumber lightly soaked in liquid preparation without fermentation
  • Assortment vegetarian nigiri sushi $10
    • 5 pieces of assorted vegetable nigiri sushi
  • TODAYS WHITE FISH NIGIRI SUSHI>2 Pieces of nigiri sushi $4
  • yellow pickled roll $4
  • Tomato salad $7
    • Fresh tomato sliced with onion dressing sauce
  • SALMON NIGIRI SUSHI $5
    • 2 pieces of fresh salmon nigiri Sushi
  • Sausage & Onion $5
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Bacon & Egg $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Savoury Muffin $4.50
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Chocolate Brownie $4
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Cheese Scone $4
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Steak & Mushroom $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Steak & Cheese $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Almond Stick $4
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • ●Sides:
  • Pan Fried Squid: $9.00
    • Squid tubes flambeed in spices, capsicum and onion to capture the smokey spicey flavours from the pan.
  • jasmine rice $2.00
  • Curry Laksa: $14.90
    • A pot luck soup filled to the brim with goodies including noodles, chicken pieces, fish balls and egg. All this is served in a beautiful creamy coconut and lemongrass infused soup.
  • Mee Goreng Mamak: $14.90
    • Fresh noodles stir fried with bean sprouts, onions, chillies and egg. Your choice of mild medium or spicy, vegetarian, seafood or chicken.
  • Banana Roti with ice cream $10.50
    • Your waiting staff will let you know of any other specials we may have available.
  • Mini Murtabak:
    • Roti pockets freshly made with your choice of vegetarian or meat filling.Please allow 10 minutes cooking titnc for this dish. Best served fresh.
  • Chicken Wings: $9.00
    • Marinated in spices and deep fried.
  • La salade de fruits et son muesli $7.50
    • Seasonal fruit salad and muesli
  • Croissant $3.00
  • Sandwich basque $7.50
    • Banguette with chorizo and gherkins
  • Soupe de jour See our waiters
  • Pain aux raisin $4.00
    • Raisin danish
  • Quiche saumon epinard $7.50
    • Savoury pie made of salmon and spinach
  • Formule bonjour $9.50
    • Breakfast + coffee or soft drinks
  • Creme brulee $8.50
    • Custard with caramelised sugar- see today's flavour on our blackboard
  • COMBINATION FRIED RICE $11.00
  • BACON, STEAK, PATTIES $2.00
  • COMBINATION SATAY $11.00
  • ROAST PORK CHOW MEIN $10.50
  • WONTON SOUP (6) $7.00
  • A. 2 FISH, 1 HOTDOG, 2 POTATO FRITTERS, 1 SCOOP CHIPS $11.00
  • VEGETABLE FOO YOUNG $9.50
  • EGG $4.30
  • Combo Fried Rice $11.00
  • Dumplings (8) $5.99
  • Chicken Sweetcorn Soup $8.50
  • All day breakfast
    • bacon, eggs, sausage, toast, fries and tomato
  • -Small $7.50
  • BLT burger $6.00
  • Chips $3.00
  • Pork Wonton
  • Cocoa Husk & Oat Pancake $20.00
    • w/ coconut, yoghurt, crystalised sugar, cocoa nibs, grapefruit, mint & yuzu syrup - add streaky bacon $24.00
  • Smoked Fish on Rye $21.00
    • w/ shredded vegetable slaw, tartare, chickweed & sorrel dressing
  • Roast Pork Roll $19.00
    • w/ gherkins, red onion, stout mustard, iceberg, apple chutney, milk bun
  • Haloumi Burger $18.50
    • w/ mushroom stalk pate, pickled beetroot, radish, fennel & lettuce
  • Organic Chicken Breast $28.00
    • w/ parsnips, asparagus, fennel, mizuna, parsley, mint, buttermilk dressing
  • Hash Browns $5.50
    • w/ tomato sauce & aioli
  • Ti Kouka Middle Bacon (free range & nitrite free) $6.50
  • Avocado on Toast $17.00
    • w/ marinated feta, rocket, lemon oil & balsamic reduction
  • Lamb Shanks $23.9/$29.9
    • One or Two oven baked shanks with a 30 minute wait time
  • Tiramisu $12.90
    • Tiramisu or 'pick me up', is our way of ending the perfect meal. We only use our family recipe that has not changed for generations
  • Tortellini Amatriciana $20.9
    • Bacon, chilli and tomato sauce
  • Chicken My Way $28.9
    • Brandy and cream sauce (40-year-old recipe)
  • White Veal Cutlet $31.8
    • Marsala wine and cream sauce
  • Garlic Bread $7.5
    • Served on home baked focaccia with our decades' old recipe (v)
  • Cannelloni $19.7
    • Filled pasta with ricotta cheese and spinach (v)
  • Gelato Italiano $12.90
    • Freshly made in-house to our family recipe. A truly traditional Napolitan gelato. Ask your server about today's flavour
  • -Smoked chicken
    • W parmesan & cashew nuts
  • Takeaway available
  • -Greek
    • Feta & kalamata olives
  • Toast w Spreads $4.00
  • Corn fritters $15.00
    • With salad greens, mango chutney and bacon
  • Tomatoes on toast $8.00
    • Multigrain or s
  • Available til 11am
  • Breakfast B.L.T. $10.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato on toast
  • Spicy Prawn $1.50
  • Potato & Beef Korokke $2.50
  • Salmon & Cream Cheese $2.00
  • Tuna Nigiri $2.00
  • Spicy Chicken $1.00
  • Salmon & Crab Meat $1.50
  • Gunkanmaki $1.00
  • Teriyaki Salmon $1.50
  • Sweet & sour satay (chicken or beef) $10.50
    • Grill marinated beef or chicken satay stir-fried with pineapple & onion on a bed of steamed rice & topped with special peanut sauce.
  • Fried mee hoon $12.50
    • Stir-fried vermicelli with shredded onion, b.B.Q pork & shrimps.
  • Satay sticks(6 sticks) $10.00
    • Choice of chicken or beef.
  • Sambal chicken $13.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in tomato sauce & home made sambal sauce, served with steamed rice.
  • Pork balls noodles soup $10.00
    • Pork balls & pork mince served in r & s style soup with rice noodles & bean sprouts.
  • Deep fried money bag (vegetarian) $5.50
    • Similar wonton
  • Combination fried noodles $12.00
    • Fat rice noodles & vermicelli stir-fried with beef, chicken, pork chinese vegetables (extra egg $1)
  • Deep fried crumbed prawns $7.50
  • SEAFOOD BUSTER CUBE $13.50
    • Thick egg noodles wok tossed with prawn, shrimp, mussel, & vegetables, fish balls
  • YANG CHAU FRIED RICE CUBE $11.50
    • the most popular fried rice in the world prepared with roast pork egg bean sprouts, green peas, carrots, shrimp & sprinkle of spring onion
  • HOT & SPICY CUBE $12.40
    • Thãck egg noodles, beef, chicken, roast pork, bean sprout, spring onion, carrot & bok choy wok tossed with homemade hot & spicy sauce. Mild, Medium & HOT
  • SWEET & SOUR CUBE $12.40
    • Thick egg noodles, roast pork. bean sprouts. Spring onion, onion. carrots & bok Choy wok tossed with our tendering sweet & sour sauce.
  • SATAY CHICKEN CUBE $12.40
    • Thêck egg noodles with chicken, bean sprouts spring onion. carrots, bok choy finished with our original Malaysian satay sauce. >>
  • HAINAN FRIED RICE CUBE $11.50
    • Unique sauce passed on by grandma, fried with roast pork, preserved vegetable, egg bean sprouts, green peas, carrots & spring onion
  • KWAI TEOW CUBE(HER-FUN) $11.90
    • Flat rice sticks with shrimps, roast pork, bean sprouts, onion egg & spring onion wok tossed sweet soy sauce. >>
  • SINGAPORE RICE STICKS CUBE $11.90
    • Rice sticks(vermicelli)shrimps, roast pork. egg, bean sprouts. spring onion wok tossed with a mild curry flavor
  • Grilled Bavette Steak $25.00
    • Wairarapa Angus flank, chef's own spice rub, cauliflower créme purée, beetroot relish, toasted sourdough, served medium rare
  • Steamed Broccoli Florets and Toasted Almond Butter $8.00
    • Lemon and garlic dressing
  • 'Death by Chocolate' $25.00
    • Chocolate tart, chocolate mud cake, chocolate truffles, chocolate mousse, berry coulis for two persons
  • Roasted Rack of Pirinoa Lamb $36.00
    • Goat's cheese crust, fresh thyme, pumpkin 'Carnaroli' risotto, aged balsamic jus
  • Créme Brulée $11.00
    • Rhubarb compote, Kapiti vanilla bean ice-cream, home-made oat biscuit
  • Choice of Eggs $22.00
    • Served on toast with grilled Carterton bacon
  • Kahlua Cheesecake $12.00
    • Cinnamon biscuit crumb, mascarpone, Kapiti triple chocolate ice-cream
  • Ceviche $19.00
    • Marinated whitefish, chilli and lime, spring onion, tomato, coconut cream, paprika toast triangles
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