El Porteno in Wellington Menu

EL PORTENO MENU EL PORTENO MENU
  • 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

  • Junior Grilled Cheese $5.00
    • Two slices of cheese on grilled white bread, served with curly fries
  • Satay Roll $15.00
    • Chicken satay pieces on a long roll with lettuce, tomato, onion and satay sauce, served with French fries
  • Sizzling Chicken $21.50
    • Marinated chicken breast grilled to perfection topped with sizzling sauce, grilled capsicum, onion and French fries on a hot plate
  • Patty Melt $12.50
    • Denny's own beef patty topped with cheese and onion on grilled toast
  • French Slam $14.80
    • Bread dipped in egg batter, accompanied by strips of bacon, eggs and sausages, your choice of white or wholegrain toast
  • Kiwi Slam $19.50
    • A 150gms (pre-cooked weight) sirloin steak cooked to order with eggs, hash brown, grilled onion and a choice of toast (white or wholegrain)
  • Brownie a la Mode $7.50
    • Thick, Rich Brownie covered with Chocolate Fudge Sauce served with Ice Cream
  • Premium Burger $16.80
    • The burger with it all. Three hearty meat patties, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, pickle, mushrooms, onion, egg and cheese
  • Prosciutto $9
  • Panzanella $9
  • Salsiccia $9
  • House Antipasti $9
  • Pepperoni $9
  • Funghi $9
  • Margherita $9
  • Marinara $9
  • PASTA DI MARE $25.00
    • Fresh New Zealand green lip mussels cooked in a white wine and olive oil sauce, with cherry tomatoes, parsley and a hint of chilli seasoning. (with linguine style pasta)
  • CAPRICCIOSA $25.00
    • Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, manuka smoked ham, portobello mushrooms, artichokes, olives, oregano, fresh basil and parmesan.
  • GAMBERONI $26.00
    • Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, praws, spicy pepperoni, rocket topped with extra virgin olive oil and parmesan.
  • MARGHERITA $17.00
    • Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, fresh basil, parmesan cheese and olive oil.
  • CONTADINO $26.00
    • Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, aubergine, capsicum, zucchini, portobello mushrooms, feta cheese, fresh basil, oregano and parmesan.
  • DOLCE DELLA CASA $9.00
    • Described as sweets from home, Italian Doughnuts stuffed with nutella chocolate the covered in cinnamon and sugar. Serving contain 8-10 doughnuts.
  • ORIGINALE PROSCIUTO $25.50
    • Italian tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella with prosciutto di parma, fresh basil and parmesan.
  • PEPPERONI $23.50
    • Italian tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy pepperoni, fresh basil and parmesan.
  • Poached Eggs $10
    • served on foccacia
  • Hash brown $4
  • Roasted root vege $8
    • love honey, thyme, dandelion leaves
  • Seared beef $14
    • rosemary, pine needle ash, candied beetroot, handpicked nasturtium
  • Polenta chips $9
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Superslaw $8
    • kale, carrot, red onion, corn, nuts, cabbage, fix n fog peanut butter, nuts, seeds.
  • Side of parmesan fries $4
  • Chicken Wings $15
    • Braised in red dog chipotle barbeque sauce
  • Shangri la vegan M $28/ L $38
    • Tomato base, artichoke, kalamata olive (on the stone), asparagus, avocado, rocket + vegan cheese
  • Chicken Bacon & Avocado M $26/ L $36
    • White herb cream sauce, streaky bacon, spicy cajun chicken, avocado, sour cream + sweet chilli
  • Large=(L) / Medium=(M)
  • Red Dog Margherita (V) M $22/ L $32
    • Red dog tomato base, fresh basil + double mozzarella
  • Truffled Gnocchi (V) $23
    • Pan fried potato gnocchi with portobello mushrooms, baby spinach & truffle cream sauce
  • Cannelloni (V) $19
  • Side Salad (V) $7
  • Riverboat Fishcakes $16.00
    • Homemade fishcakes served with garden salad & a lime & chilli mayo
  • Lamb Kofta Salad $17.50
    • Lamb kofta on a bed of mesculin, avocado, goat’s cheese, toasted seeds, olives & a yogurt mint dressing
  • Fish & Chips $18.50
    • Fresh fish fillets in a Himalayan salt & Monteith’s Radler beer batter served with tart apple slaw, fries with caper & lemon mayo
  • - Rueben Sandwich $13.50
    • House made shaved corned beef topped with Swiss cheese & sour apple slaw served between slices of warm rye bread with lashes of horseradish mayo
  • Succulent Lamb Rump $22.00
    • Served on sauteed baby potatoes, summer beans & jus
  • Garlic mash and gravy $4.50
  • Beer battered fries $8.00
  • Seafood Chowder Medium $12.50 Large $16.50
    • Served with warm sourdough bread
  • Dumplings $12
  • Nasi Goreng $18 / $25
  • Seafood Soup $9
  • Prawn Bites $14
  • Vegetarian Singaporean Vermicelli $11
  • Szechuan Tofu $15 / $21
  • Satay Hotplate $19 / $28
  • Lemon Chicken $17 / $26
  • UNAGI SET $18.00
    • grilled Japanese eel in unagi sauce
  • GYUUSAHI $9.50
    • 6 slices of rare beef with onion and lemon soy sauce
  • SAKE DON
    • tempura fish cooked with onion
  • TUNA ROLL $4.50
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN DON $12.00
    • pan fried chicken with teriyaki sauce
  • TAKOYAKI $6.50
    • 2 skewers of BBQ octopus balls with mayo katsu sauce and bonito flake topping
  • EDAMAME $6.00
    • boiled green soy beans
  • CHICKEN FRIED RICE $4.00
  • -aioli $1
  • Butter "Chicken" Fries
    • Crinkle cut fries with paneer, garlic salt and creamy butter chicken sauce
  • -fried egg $2
  • -pickles $2
  • Yoga Pants[v] $13
    • zucchini and tofu patty, roasted beetroot relish, crispy fried shallots, shredded iceberg and aioli [v,*gf*,df*]
  • Double Smokey $18
    • go large with double the beef and double the cheese
  • The Schnitz $14
    • crispy free-range buttermilk chicken, swet and sour pickles, shredded iceberg and chive mayo.
  • -vegan/df cheese $3
  • Bellini
    • Venetian Harry's Bar classic in a sorbet
  • Ploughman's, pork & pistachio terrine, British cheese, pickled onion, piccalilli, toast $22
  • Saffron & cardamom
    • Anglo-Indian fusion
  • Muesli, roast apricots, orange blossom yoghurt, organic milk $15
  • Salmon beetroot Gravadlax, corn fritters, dill crème fraîche $19
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Vanilla
    • Perfect on its own or paired with our puddings and cakes
  • Lemon meringue
    • Lemon ice cream, lemon curd & chunks of meringue
  • Pulled Pork $20.90
    • Shredded pork shoulder, slaw, apple & cucumber salsa
  • Grilled Steak $21.90
    • Sirloin steak, onion rings, hollandaise, cos lettuce & tomato
  • Eggs Benedict $15.00
    • English muffins w/ bacon & hollandaise sauce
  • Crumbed Salmon $20.90
    • Crumbed salmon cake, cos lettuce, tomato & lemon hollandaise
  • Moroccan Lamb $22.90
    • Moroccan lamb, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, pine nuts, fresh coriander & mozzarella
  • Fish & Chips $18.90
    • Fresh fish lovingly coated in beer batter, homemade tartare, chips & side salad
  • Roasted Kumara $17.90
    • Roasted kumara & vege pattie, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato, capsicum & apricot chutney
  • Pepperoni $22.90
    • Pepperoni, Island Bay Butchery gourmet sausage & chili flakes
  • Teriyaki Chicken
  • Rice paper roll, prawn, salmon, veges
  • BBQ prawn on rice with sauces
  • Crispy prawns sushi roll topped with avocado
  • Surimi or avocado sushi roll topped with BBQ salmon
  • Avocado on Rice
  • BBQ squid on rice
  • (uramaki reversed sushi with sesame seeds, all with good portions of mixed vegetables)
  • Darkdori Tang (Chicken) $40.00
    • Spicy chicken & potatoes, vegetables casseroles in chicken stock
  • Bibim Bab / Hot Pot Bibim Bab $16.00
    • Mixture of vegetables, chili paste, sesame oil, steamed rice
  • So Bulgogi Set (Broiled Beef) $25.00/person
    • On gas ring grill, beef marinated in soy sauce & sesame oil, steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes and salad with lemon & ginger sauce
  • Kimchi Chige $17.00
    • Spicy soup with kimchi served with steamed rice, side dishes
  • S-3 Dinner Set C
  • Dwanjang Chige $16.00
    • Soy bean paste soup with bean curd & vegetables served with rice, side dishes
  • Tangsuyuk (Pork) $30.00
    • Korean style sweet and sour pork
  • Doeji Bulgogi Bab (Pork) $16.00
    • Pork marinated in soy sauce with steamed rice and side dish
  • End
    • Rhubarb tart / Strawberry, malt, cream / Kingsmead stracchino, fennel, burnt pear
  • Grilled Asparagus $5.00
  • Three Egg Omelette $6.50
  • Our Bacon $4.50
  • 4 Course $65.00
  • 3 Course $55.00
  • Eastbourne Village Meats Black Pudding $4.00
  • Potato & Kumara Cake $4.00
  • The Nevis $100.00
    • 2 Bannockburn T-Bones and 500ml of Wither Hills Pinot Noir
  • Beef Salad $21.00
    • Tender beef fillet strips, red onion, tomato, red peppers, cucumber, feta, candied walnuts, mustard yoghurt dressing.
  • House Cured Salmon $18.00
    • House cured salmon, beetroot relish, horseradish cream, grilled bread. Served at room temperature.
  • St Clair Calamari Salad $23.50
    • Salt and pepper calamari, miso dressing, crisp salad, tomato, spring onion, cucumber, radish.
  • Red Cabbage and charred corn slaw, ranch $6.00
  • Smoked Fish Chowder $14.50
    • Smoked fish, fresh herbs, grilled bread.
  • Truffle infused Mash $6.00
  • Blue and Gold Small $23.00 Lrg $28.50
    • Battered Blue Cod, hand cut fries, Ale House slaw, house made tartare sauce.
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