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

  • BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
    • Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Choose from: Hash bites/ Large fries/ Garlic bread/ Onion rings/ Soft drinks 1.5L $6.00
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Seafood deluxe $11.50
    • A delicious combination of shrimp, calamari, clams, mussels, surimi with melting mozzarella & lemon pepper sprinkle
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Sauteed broccoli, garlic, chilli & ricotta salata $7
  • Bread & dukkuh w Kapiti Olive oil $7
  • Front Room granola $11
    • fresh berries, greek yoghurt , honey
  • Steamed ginger pudding $12
    • poached tamarillo & butterscotch cream
  • Spanish tasting plate $22
    • croquettes,chorizo,marcona almonds,piquillo peppers,jamon,manchego cheese
  • Affogato $13
    • served w fruit & nut biscotti & a single shot of amaretto
  • Fruit kebabs $5
  • Milk & cookies $6
  • Special Sticky Rice with Ice Cream / Chocolate Blessing / Flying Boat / Lychee with Ice Cream / Crispy Durian Pastry $8.00
  • Sweet Chinese Style Pancake $12.00
  • Lobster Sashimi / Salmon Sashimi / Lobster with Ginger and Spring Onion / Spicy Lobster / Hong Kong Style Lobster / Lobster with Garlic Butter Seasonal Price
  • Pork Steamed with Salted Dried Mustard Cabbage / Duck with Chun Zhou Brown Sauce $24.80
  • Steamed Chicken with Ginger Spring Onion W $48 / H $24.80
  • Stewed Seasonal Vegetables with Cordyceps Flower $26.00
  • Minced Beef Soup S $8 / M $36 / L $50
  • Deep Fried Prawn Ball $10.00
  • Calamari $10 E / $18 M
    • Coated in our house crumb mix with aioli dipping sauce and salad greens
  • Mini Pizza $10.00
    • Choose your favourite from the pizza menu
  • Hawaiian $17.00
    • Ham, bacon and pineapple
  • Korma $21.00
    • Chicken, tomato, red onion, capsicum, mango chutney and spinach in a creamy korma sauce, finished with yoghurt and coriander
  • Margarita $16.00
    • Fresh tomato and basil
  • Summer Stir Fried Veg $6.00
  • Vegetarian $18.00
    • Capsicum, mushroom, onion, olives, tomato, feta and baby spinach
  • Italiano $21.00
    • Salami, pepperoni, anchovy, mushroom, olives, red onion and capsicum
  • Steak & Chips $27.50
    • Grilled scotch fillet served with fries, salad & your choice of garlic butter, mushroom or peppercorn sauce
  • Urban Benny $16.90
    • beetroot relish, sauteed spinach atop toasted ciabatta with poached eggs, hollandaise & smoked salmon or bacon
  • Little BRAT $16.90
    • bacon, rocket, avocado & tomato ciabatta sandwich served with fries
  • Oven Roasted Garlic Bread $5.50
  • Ice cream Sundae $5.50
    • your choice of chocolate or caramel
  • Crispy Skin South Island King Salmon $24.50
    • Pan fried salmon fillet on pesto risotto with wild rocket
  • Creamy Chicken, Bacon & Mushroom Fettuccine $18.90
  • Macho Nachos $14.50
    • with mince, beans, grilled cheese & sour cream
  • Y5 FISH CAKE SALAD $14.50
    • Fish cake mixed with Thai herbs, tomato, carrot, spring onion, coriander, cucumber, lettuce, celery and lemon juice
  • E4 MONEY BAG (4 pieces) $7.50
    • Crispy golden pouch wonton, filled with minced pork, prawns, water chestnuts and vegetables served with sweet chilli sauce
  • E12 MIXED ENTREE $12.00
    • Chef's selection of spring roll, chicken satay, fish cake, money bag, prawn in bed and curry puff
  • C6 DUCK CURRY
    • Roasted marinated duck in red curry paste with pineapple, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrot, capsicum, courgette, kaffir lime leaves, in coconut milk
  • E2 CHICKEN SATAY (4 pieces) $7.50
    • Grilled marinated chicken fillet served with Satay peanut sauce
  • V1 SPRING ROLL VEGETABLES $6.50
    • Vegetables spring roll served with plum sauce
  • VEGETABLE $2.50
  • N4 SPICY NOODLE (DRUNK NOODLE)
    • Spicy noodles with garlic, egg, chilli and vegetables in sweet basil paste
  • Sausage $2.50
  • Udn Noodles Combination $12.00
  • Spring Roll (Homemade) $2.50
  • Mushroom, Cashew nuts, Meat $3.00
  • Ham $2.50
  • Squid Ring $0.80
  • Garlic Mussel $12.00
    • Egg noodles with Mussel and fresh veegetables in a delicious garlic Sauce
  • Crumbed Prawn $1.20
  • Salma Tagine $25.50
    • Chicken breast with pear and dates, cooked in a Ras El Hanout and saffron sauce, garnished with spicy yoghurt, served with almonds and couscous.
  • Maftoul $21.50
    • Hand-rolled Moroccan ‘cigars’ of beef mince in hot crispy pastry with raisins, rice and almonds, served with warmed chickpea salad and harissa.
  • Hummus $9.90
    • Smooth chickpea dip with spices and olive oil, served with fresh bread.
  • All mains served in a traditional Moroccan Tagine
  • Lahem Bel Barkouk $25.50
    • Sweet and spicy lamb tagine with prunes, dates, almonds and honey, served on couscous.
  • Laadissa $9.90
    • Hearty lentil dip with Moroccan spices, served with fresh bread.
  • Pan Fried Fish $19.90
    • Sauteed in charmola sauce. Served with chips and salad. Garnished with lemon.
  • Bastella
  • -Butter Chicken
    • Delicacy of barbecued chicken cooked in smooth creamy tomato gravy
  • Malabari Prawn /Fish $17.90
    • Cooked with mustard seed, coconut, curry leaves, capsicum, tomato and spices
  • Nawabi Chicken Tikka $10.50
    • Boneless thigh pieces marinated overnight in ginger and garlic served with salad
  • ●Special Banquet (Combo for two people) $35 P/p
  • Veg Manchurian / Chilli Paneer / Vegetable Fried Rice $14.90
  • -Murg Mumtaj
    • Boneless chicken cooked with cocktail fruit and creamy sauce
  • -Paneer Mumtaj
    • Cottage cheese cooked with cocktail fruit creamy gravy
  • Balti Vege $15.50
    • Mix vegetables combined with medium balti sauce
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • Rose sorbet N/A
    • with Prunotto Moscato D’Asti and strawberry meringue
  • 2 courses $35
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Fish & shellfish N/A
    • Josper braised catalan style with saffron broth and romescada
  • Mixed leaf salad $9
  • Confit potatoes $9
  • Squid roasted over charcoal N/A
    • with venison boudin noir, gremolata and sauce nero
  • Chicken Katsu & Udon Soup $15
    • Crispy chicken and Japanese noodle soup
  • Teriyaki Chicken Udon Soup $13
    • Japanese noodle soup with Teriyaki chicken
  • Salmon Sashimi $14
    • Sliced fresh salmon
  • Teriyaki Beef Donburi $13
  • Spicy Chicken Donburi $13
    • Pan fried spicy chicken with vegetables on top of the rice served with salad and Miso soup
  • Fish Katsu $13
  • Gyoza - Vegetarian $8
    • Deep fried vegetable dumplings
  • Green Salad - Vegetarian $5
    • Green salad with avocado
  • Vegetable samosa $5.00
    • deep fried triangular pastry filled with potatoes, green peas, nuts and other spices.
  • CHICKEN KORMA $16.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked with cashew nuts, ground spices and cream
  • GARLIC PRAWNS $17.00
    • Prawns sautéed with minced garlic, dry ground mustard, white pepper, butter and garnished with chopped spring onion
  • MALAI KOFTA $14.00
    • Deep fried mixture of cottage cheese and potatoes, stuffed with nuts and simmered in smooth gravy.
  • BEEF SAAG $17.00
    • Boneless beef and spinach cooked in a special mix of spices.
  • CHICKEN SAAG $16.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with home ground spices and simmered in rich spinach gravy
  • LAMB MASALA $17.00
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in onion, capsicum and tomato gravy.
  • MUTTER MUSHROOM $14.00
    • Green peas and mushroom cooked with herbs, cream and onion gravy.
  • Chargrilled Sirloin with Steak & Cheese Suet Pie, Dijon Slaw, Porcini Jus $30
  • Half Smoked Duck Breast with Maple roasted Yams, Vanilla Celeriac Puree, Tamarind Dressing $27
  • Traditional French Farmhouse Cassoulet, Smokey Pork, Duck, Chorizo, Southland Lamb, Haricot Beans and Herb Crust $32
  • Chicken Satay' s With Papaya, Mango & Basil Rujak Salad, Roasted Peanut & Tumeric Dressing $17
  • Salmon Board $30
    • House Smoked Salmon & Gravlax served with Toasted Sourdough Bread, Creme fraîche
  • Lamb and Mushroom Ragout, Pappardelle with Rocket & Pecorino Cheese $22
  • Miso Marinated Salmon, Daikon Nori Tempura, Asian Greens, Goma Dressing $29
  • Thai Beef Curry with Water Chestnuts, Lime Leaf & Fragrant Rice $21
    • Vegetarian option w/ Shiitake Mushrooms, Edamame & Tofu
  • Roasted pork $40.00
  • 1/2 Roasted duck $22.00
  • Coleslaw $5.00
  • 1/4 chicken $7.00
  • Free range roasted chicken $20.00
  • Duck fat roasted gourmet potatoes $7.00
  • Pork sandwich with coleslaw and aioli $8.00
  • Half roasted pork $20.00
  • fricassee of san daniele ham, edamame beans, peas, broad beans g $9.00
  • Soup / salads add add $4.00 for smoked chicken
  • linguini, aglio olio, garlic, parsley, chili v / add chorizo $16.00/ $22.00
  • market fish, peperonata, squid ink, white bean puree, herb salad g $27.00
  • cajun chicken schnitzel, chipotle apple slaw, peanut, sesame seeds, truffle potatoes $25.00
  • josper grilled octopus, roasted red pepper & tomato sauce, deep fried capers, josper grilled bread g* d $14.00
  • Flat bread for two g*add $3.00 gluten free
  • portobello, button mushroom, truffle oil v $19.00
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