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

  • Hash Browns $6.00
  • Poached free-range eggs on sourdough with spinach, bacon and hollandaise sauce $18.00
  • Gremolata crumbed lambs' brains with radicchio, baby capers and tarragon $17.00
  • Lamb's kidneys with Dijon mustard, wild bacon, cress and radish $16.00
  • Roasted vine tomatoes with balsamic vinegar and organic feta $7.00
  • Twice cooked goats' cheese and gruyere souffle with white truffle oil and chives $17.00
  • Salad of fresh figs, gorgonzola, Serrano ham and rocket $19.00
  • Croque Madame $17.00
    • Sourdough toast with Swiss gruyere, smoked ham and soft poached free-range egg
  • Monk fish, prawn brochette, lemon butter $17
  • Avocado mousse, feta, red onion bruschetta $16
  • Battered Tarakihi, prawn, chips, rocket, lemon, parmesan $29
  • Scallops, black pudding, potato $15
  • Crackling $6
  • Wild mushroom, spinach, camembert filo, beetroot, tomato $27
  • Duck liver pate $14
  • Onion rings $5
  • Hot & Spicy Bean Curd $11.50
  • Poached Sliced Beef in Hot Chilli Oil $12.00
  • Shredded Pork with Vegetables, Sichuan Style $11.00
  • Noodle with Soy Bean Soup $9.90
  • Shredded Pork with capsicum $12.00
  • Si Xi Pork Noodle Soup $9.90
  • Chicken Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Cabbage & Beencurol Vermicelles $11.00
  • Sticky Date Pudding $8.5
    • served with butterscotch sauce & vanilla ice-cream
  • Tennessee BBQ Pork Belly $23.0
    • served with home made hash browns, crispy bacon & sweet corn
  • Steak, Mushroom & Red Wine Pie $19.5
    • served with creamy mash potato and seasonal veges
  • T-Bone Steak $29.0
    • served with beer battered fries & salad or seasonal veges with your choice of mushroom sauce or garlic butter, cafe paris butter or plain
  • Crispy Nacho Crumbed Chicken $24.0
    • with a mild chilli & roast garlic dip
  • Spaghetti & Meatballs $9.5
    • served in a tomato sauce with parmesan cheese & a garlic bread
  • Large $18.0
    • your choice of carvery, vegetables & salads from our brasserie
  • Medium $15.0
    • your choice of carvery, vegetables & salads from our brasserie
  • Pie of the week $5.10
  • Steak & Cheese Pie $5.10
  • Mince Pie $4.70
  • Mexican PIe $4.90
  • Steak & Vegetable Pie $5.10
  • Chicken, Bacon & mushroom savoury $2.90
  • Bacon & Egg Pie $4.90
  • Potato Top Savoury $2.50
  • Scrambled eggs on toast $8.40
  • Pies - each $4.90
    • Mince and cheese, Steak and mushroom, Chicken, Bacon and egg, Vegetable
  • Soup of the Day $8.90
  • Vegetarian Sushi $8.80
  • Steak, egg and chips $18.90
    • 170g sirloin steak, cooked to your liking, served with two fried eggs and your choice of fries and kumara chips
  • Chicken and corn chowder $10.90
  • All dishes served with your choice of a bowl of soup or ice cream N/A
  • Kids pizza $9.90
    • homemade base with ham, cheese and pineapple
  • Corn Salsa
  • Classic $12.50
    • White Rice, Choice Of Meat, Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsas and Sauce
  • Bowls $14.50
    • IQ™ Black rice, choice of meat, guacamole, Salsa IQ™ and sauce
  • Chicken
    • Marinated in mild adobo
  • Jalapeños
  • Vegetarian Vegan
    • Double rice, double beans and guacamole
  • Sour Cream +$0.50
    • IQ Range™ and Powerbowl
  • Garlic
    • A creamy infusion of fresh garlic
  • Tempura Prawn $8.00
  • - Fillet $9.00
  • Prawns $7.00
    • Grilled or Battered ( 6 )
  • ●Fish Supper ( for 1 person )
    • with Salad, Chips & one Sauce
  • -Half $3.00
  • Seared Zany Zeus haloumi Salad with salsa, balsamic & hash brown $13.50
  • Crumbed chicken $4.00
  • ●Crumbed fish $15.00
  • Ribeye On The Bone 500g $56.00
    • Grass-fed, Prime Angus, West Coast (30 minute cooking time)
  • Risotto S $20 L $28
    • free range chicken sausage, mushroom
  • Free Range Spatchcock $33.00
    • panzanella salad (30 minute cooking time)
  • Tinned Citron Connetable Sardines $16.00
    • radish, grilled bread
  • Brussel sprouts, Parma ham, ginger, maple butter $7.00
  • A selection of Italian Salami S $20 L $28
    • Coppa (salty, sweet) / Finocchiona (fennel) / Ventricina (midly spicy). Served with balsamic pickled onions
  • Caesar Salad $18.00
    • (vegetarian available)
  • Warm Salad Of Green & Red $18.00
    • grilled pear, egg, walnuts, bacon, blue cheese sauce
  • Vanilla
    • Perfect on its own or paired with our puddings and cakes
  • Mint & chocolate chip
    • Fresh mint leaves, sugar syrup & Whittaker's chocolate
  • Honeycomb
    • Our take on the kiwi classic & kids favourite Hokey Pokey
  • Elderflower
    • Locally foraged elderflower steeped in sugar syrup
  • Kedgeree, soft boiled egg, curry oil $22
  • Potato rösti, sautéed mushrooms, Madeira sauce $18
  • Kedgeree, soft boiled egg, curry oil $22
  • Courgette, feta, lemon, dill, pine nuts, red onion bruschetta, rocket pesto $17
  • Coconut, kaffir lime and lemongrass poached chicken salad with wonton crisps and a chilli lime salt
  • Za’atar lamb backstrap served on a cracked wheat, sumac and pomegranate salad with a mint and yogurt sauce and olive tapenade $29.00
  • Beef carpaccio with roasted garlic and horseradish cream and chargilled lemon oil
  • Chicken shawarma skewers with jalapeno slaw, and mango sauce served with a flatbread $28.00
  • Please see our blackboard.
  • Chevre, lemon and herb ravioli with pink peppercorn and tarragon butter
  • Louisiana-style soft-shell crab served on creole rice with a sour cream and roasted red pepper sauce $28.00
  • Red wine and brandy portabello mushrooms with burnt spring onion dip and toasted ciabatta
  • Charcuterie Board for two $23.00
    • selection of speciality deli meats, olives, house relish, cheese and fresh breads
  • Cheese board $18.00
    • selection of three cheeses, house chutney, jelly and crackers
  • Pie of the day $12.00
    • served with brown sauce and salad
  • Salt & pepper squid $12.00
    • withlime pickle
  • Please see our cabinet for other food items and ask one of our friendly staff for details on our pie, cheeses, meats and accompanying chutneys of the day.
  • Fat cut chips $7.00
    • with aioli
  • Breakfast burger $21.00
    • sausage, egg, bacon, smoked tomato relish & black pudding hash brown
  • Potato & Herb Rosti $19.00
    • smoked salmon, potato & herb rosti, tomato and caper dressing
  • Smoked salmon fishcakes $14.00
    • Served with salad w a chili mayonnaise
  • Cajun chicken burger $14.00
    • On a sesame bun w mesclum, tomato, sweet chilli dressing and served w fries
  • -Bacon & avocado
  • Smoked salmon or Ciabatta $14.00
    • With dill pesto & hollandaise, served w salad
  • Single file big breakfast $17.00
    • The works
  • 11:30 am- 2:30 pm
  • -Greek
    • Feta & kalamata olives
  • Mini hot dogs $8.50
    • With fries & tomato sauce
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
    • coconut, curry sauce, chicken and beef, veg
  • Yangzhou Fried rice $11.80
  • Vegetarian fried noodles
  • Singapore fried rice noodles
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
  • Sichuan Chowmee $11.80
    • sweet chilli sauce, BBQ prawn, chicken, beef, veg)
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $11.80
  • Yangchow fried rice
  • Pad Preow Wan $12.50
    • Stir-fried sweet and sour with choice of chicken, bee or pork
  • Pad Khee Mao $12.50
    • Stir-fried egg noodles, chillies and basil with choice of chicken, beef and pork
  • Lak Sa $12.50
    • Choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Kaow Pat $12.50
    • Fried rice with choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Kaow Pad Sarparod $12.50
    • Fried rice pineapple with chicken, beef or pork
  • Sticky Rice $2.00
  • Angel Wings $10.00
    • Chicken wings stuffed with minced pork, vermicelli rice noodle and vegetables
  • Pad Katiem Prik Thai $12.50
    • Stir-fried garlic and black pepper with choice of chicken, beef or pork
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