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

  • Paneer pakora & tamarind sauce $12.50
  • Iced rice noodles, ginger & soy $8.00
  • Pickled swordfish $12.50
  • Kaffir lime squid w/ red chili $12.50
  • Chips, sauce, mayo $7.00
  • Mixed leaf salad $7.50
  • Goan raw fish curry $14.50
  • Thai yellow chicken curry, jasmine rice & fried egg $26.00
  • Hangar Hand Cut Fries (V) (GF) $9.00
    • Triple cooked with paprika aioli
  • Pan Fried Salmon $8.50
  • Black Pudding Hash $19.00
  • Egg $3.50
  • Best Ugly Bagels $14.50
    • Add GF $2
  • Seared Salmon (GF) $19.00
  • Grilled Halloumi
  • Homemade hash brown / Roasted Mushrooms / Spinach $4.00
  • Lemon Chicken $12.00
  • Crab Sticks $1.80
  • 1/4 Chicken & Chips $7.50
  • $5.00 Combo B
    • 1 Hotdog, 1/2 Chips, 2 Wonton
  • Hash brown $1.30
  • Roast Pork Wonton Soup $10.80
  • Vegetarian spring roll $2.40
  • Sausages $2.50
  • Groper $9.50
  • Donuts $1.20
  • Waffle Dog $3.00
  • Kumara Chips $6.00
  • Steak & Egg $10.50
    • (Prime 150gm porterhouse steak, bacon, egg, cheese, salad, tomatoes, avocado, onions & BBQ sauce)
  • Fillet O Fish $8.00
    • (Crumbed fish fillet, salad, tomatoes & aioli)
  • Corn $3.50
  • 6 Fish, 2 1/2 Chips $23.00
  • YAKI UDON $14.00
    • pan fried noodles with vegetable, teriyaki chicken
  • M8 $18.00
    • teriyaki chicken, eel, tempura
  • KARAAGE $9.50
    • fried chicken pieces served with Japanese mayonnaise
  • TEMPURA SEAFOOD $14.50
    • a combination of prawns, scallops, oysters and fish of the day in a light batter with tempura sauce
  • YAKI SOBA
    • pan fried noodles with choice of teriyaki chicken or lamb (add $2 for lamb)
  • SUSHI AND SASHIMI COMBO $20.00
    • small 10 pcs of sushi and 6 pcs sashimi
  • TAKOYAKI $6.50
    • 2 skewers of BBQ octopus balls with mayo katsu sauce and bonito flake topping
  • TERIYAKI VEGETABLES/TOFU SET $14.50
    • stir fried fresh vegetables or tofu with teriyaki sauce
  • Formaggi Misti con Frutta $26.00
    • Mixed Italian cheeses with fruit and bread
  • Pollastrello al Timo $29.50
    • Grilled small chicken, thyme, citrus, and spinach
  • Insalata $8.50
  • Patate arrosto con rosmarino $6.50
  • Trio Classico(ideal to share) $22.50
    • Trio of tiramisu, vanilla pannacotta and chocoate salame with gelato
  • Saltimbocca a' la Romana $30.50
    • Veal scaloppine with Parma ham, sage, and white wine sauce
  • Bruschette del Giorno $14.50
    • Selection of bruschetta
  • Salumi Misti $19.50
    • Prosciutto, salami, mortadella with crostini
  • Smoked nuts, pepitas $6.00
  • 2.0 harissa lamb loaf, cress pesto, pickled blueberries, labne $19.00
  • -add poached chicken $22.00
  • Salmon rillettes, purple wheat toast, herb bavarois $17.00
  • Loaded fries, dashi gravy, house cheese, chicken salt $11.00
  • Saffron linguini, Australian ocean prawn, chilli, lemon $26.00
  • Green peppercorn fried quail, lime $20.00
  • Wagyu minute steak, smoked potato salad, truffle crumbed egg $28.00
  • The annexe Muesli (GF)( V) $9.50
    • toasted muesli with a vanilla fruit compote, Greek yoghurt and almonds
  • Bacon and Eggs (GF) $15.50
    • free range eggs cooked your way served with bacon and Artisan bread
  • Extra condiment $0.50
  • Crispy seasonal salad $4.00
  • Curly Fries(V) $8.50
    • GF-gluten free /GF we can do gluten free /Vegetarian
  • BLAT (GF) $15.50
    • smoky bacon, ripe tomatoes, zesty avocado smash and lettuce on Artisan bread served with a side of curly fries or green salad
  • Tomato sauce $1.00
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • LBQ Sliders-Mini LBQ Burgers $12.00
    • three sliders no mixing
  • The LBQ Platter $22.00
    • create your own platter from our snack menu three choices
  • Panhead Battered Fish & Chips $16.00
    • freshly battered gurnard fish fillet with salad, twice cooked chips tartare sauce and a lemon wedge/half size
  • Cajun Chicken Burger $18.00
    • spiced chicken melted cheese, chili jam, avocado, slaw, and rocket on a brioche bun with hand-cut chips
  • The LBQ Platter $28.00
    • create your own platter from our snack menu four choices
  • Pizza Bread $9.50
    • sundried tomato and feta or garlic and parmesan pizza bread
  • Seafood Basket $23.00
    • Calamari, Spicy fish cakes, prawn twisters, fish bites with aioli and tartar sauce >>
  • LBQ Cheeseburger
    • 200g beef patty topped with cheddar tomato beetroot, lettuce and tomato chili jam in a brioche bun with fries and aioli
  • (These are designed to be a lunchtime-sized entree)
  • Beef carpaccio with roasted garlic and horseradish cream and chargilled lemon oil
  • Crispy fish tacos with pineapple corn and Tequila salsa and a chilli mayo
  • Italian-style lentils with slow roast tomatoes, marinated red onion, blue cheese and a balsamic dressing $24.00
  • Red wine and brandy portabello mushrooms with burnt spring onion dip and toasted ciabatta
  • Louisiana-style soft-shell crab served on creole rice with a sour cream and roasted red pepper sauce $28.00
  • Coconut, kaffir lime and lemongrass poached chicken salad with wonton crisps and a chilli lime salt
  • Skagen salmon, prawn and pinenut pithivier served with a rocket, horseradish and vodka sauce and potato salad $28.00
  • Siglo Brew Smoky Barbeque
  • Chipotle mayo
  • MUSHROOM AND SPINACH RISOTTO $22.00
    • PORTOBELLO, BABY SPINACH, LEMON, PARMESAN ADD CHICKEN
  • GARLIC FLATBREAD $9.00
    • LEMON, PARSLEY, GARLIC AND SEA SALT
  • BUFFALO CHICKEN BURGER $18.00
    • BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN, COOL RANCH, CABBAGE, CELERY SLAW
  • MUSHROOM AND SPINACH RISOTTO $18.00
    • PORTOBELLO, BABY SPINACH, LEMON, PARMESAN
  • KIWI BEEF BURGER: $18.00
    • ANGUS BEEF, BACON, CHEDDAR, BEETROOT, ICEBERG, AIOLI, PICKLES
  • Cool ranch
  • STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
  • BBQ SQUID $10.00
    • with steam rice
  • STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
  • CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
    • braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
  • STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
  • BBQ SQUID $7.00
  • Goats cheese cream, plums, anise hyssop, almond shortbread $ 12.5
  • Pickle plate $7
  • Slow roasted lamb, grilled zucchini, preserved lemon, chili, white beans $ 25.5
  • Pan-fried halloumi, lemon and grilled bread $ 14.5
  • Potato gnocchi, fresh tomato sauce, olives , ricotta $24.5
  • A bowl of Louisa plums $ 7.5
  • Affogato $ 11.5
  • Add chopped tomato and green pepper salad, sumac and dill $22.5
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, pepitas
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
  • BACON or ​CORIANDER ​stuffed Jalapeno with 2 kinds of cheese, dipping sauce - Chipotle mayo or lime & black pepper mayo
  • CHICKEN
    • Marinated free-range chicken, baby spinach leaves, corn salsa, chipotle mayo
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • Ruby Fish $6.80
  • Smoked Warehou Chowder $6.00
    • House Manuka smoked Warehou chowder with mushroom, corn and coriander
  • Tarakihi $9.00
  • Handcut Agria $6.00
    • These are our famous hand cut chips and can be cooked separately in our gluten free fryer if necessary. Just ask us.
  • Hapuka (Groper) $14.20
  • Baked Mussels $6.00
    • with parsley and herb crust
  • Zelati Raspberry Velvet $6.00
    • with raspberries from chile
  • Mushy Peas $3.00
    • w/ lemon, mint and Italian parsley
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