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

  • Tower Burger $8.90
    • Lettuce, cheese, hash brown, mayo and tomato mustard sauce
  • -Popcorn Chicken with chips $4.50
  • Pepper Mayo Twister $7.50
  • All meals include reg Potato & Gravy, Chips and Drink. Swap reg Sides for an extra . $0.50
  • Bean Salad, Side Salad $4.50
  • Swap lge Sides for an extra . $1
  • Swap reg Sides for an extra . $0.50
  • -4 Nuggets with chips $4.50
  • French Toast with Fruit or Bacon & Banana $14.00
  • Soup of the Day $9.00
  • Sweet & Sour Tofu Salad with Spinach & Crispy Noodles $15.00
  • Fruit Salad with Yoghurt $7.00
  • Pan Fried Sirloin Steak with Fried Eggs, Salad, Hollandaise Sauce and Fries $20.00
  • Pancakes with Fruit or Bacon & Banana $14.00
  • Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato and Brie Burger with Fries $15.00
  • Eggs Benedict with Bacon & Spinach $14.00
  • BEEF BRISKET BURGER $17.50
    • brioche bun, onions, cheese fondue & horseradish mayo
  • All three for 15
  • COCKTAIL GELLATO & TUILLES $6.00
  • BRIOCHE BREAD & BUTTER PUDDING $6.00
  • PAN-FRIED FISH $27.00
    • wilted spinach, creamed potatoes, crayfish & tomato oil
  • PRAWN & CRAB CAKES $14.50
    • with Huffman’s mayonnaise
  • CHICKEN ROULADE NEW ORLEANS STYLE $25.00
    • chicken, prawn, chorizo, spiced rice & gumbo sauce
  • MAC ‘N’ CHEESE $13.00
    • Swiss browns, tomato, pesto & salad
  • Mixed Salad Bowl $5.90
  • Clear Noodle Soup $6.95
    • Chicken broth with vegetable and egg noodle
  • Satay $12.90
    • Half a Dozen Satay Beef or Chicken or Mixed Tender slices of meat marinated in a traditional way, served with peanut sauce and condiments.
  • Lamb Korma $10.50
    • Cooked with potato and served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Curry Laksa $10.00
    • Egg noodle, tofu, fish ball and chicken cooked in rich curry soup
  • Chicken Murtabak $18.90
    • Chicken Murtabak Expertly flicked and delicately made dough filled with chicken, potato and egg, served with curry and pickled onion.
  • Char Kwaytieaw $11.00
    • Fat rice noodles cooked with shrimps or chicken
  • Mamak Lamb Soup $8.50
    • Pieces of lamb and potato cooked in a blend of spices in a coriander based soup.
  • SALAD (SIDE) $5.00
  • SIDE OF SALAD $5.00
  • PIE (WHOLE) $22.00
  • HAM $4.20
  • SPANOKOPITA $9.00
  • SIDE OF "LEAVES" $3.50
  • FRITTATA $7.00
  • GRATIN $6.50
  • Garlic Bread $8.5
    • toasted focaccia slices smothered with garlic butter, drizzled with sweet chilli sauce, and topped with parmesan cheese.
  • Lamb Loin Chops $25
    • lamb Chops served on a cous cous mix and rocket salad garnished with a porter jus.
  • Margherita $18
    • Basil & sliced tomato on a tomato base with mozzarella.
  • Fried pickled slices $3
  • BBQ Pork Spare Ribs (6 Ribs / 12 Ribs) $12.50 / $24
    • succulent free-range pork ribs, braised in cider and smothered in our Bohemian Hipster bbq sauce.
  • Kumara Chips $10
    • with hefeweizen aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Vegetarian Burger $18
    • oven baked haloumi, portobello mushrooms, beetroot hummus fresh greens and tomato slices on a lightly toasted bun
  • Egg $2
  • FISH AND TWO EGGS $10.70
    • two pieces of fish and two eggs
  • BACON AND EGG $5.30
  • FRIED CHICKEN DRUM $2.00
  • CURRY AND RICE ROLL $3.30
  • BACON AND TWO EGGS $11.10
    • two slices of bacon and two eggs
  • 4 FISH, 4 HOTDOGS, 2 SCOOPS OF CHIPS, 4 POTATO FRITTERS+1.5L DRINK $37.00
  • FISH $4.90
  • EGG FU YUNG $11.00/$10.50
  • Pumpkin & cashew fritters $14.00
    • with saffron, coriander & sweet chili sauce
  • Free range pork & shiitake mushroom dumplings $15.00
    • with red raspberry vinergar
  • Asian Greens $12.00
    • with sesame oil & oyster sauce
  • Seven spice tofu $10.00
    • with sea salt, sesame & chili soy sauce
  • Crispy fried chicken $15.00
    • with sweet chili sauce
  • Tarakihi thai style fish cakes $15.00
    • served with chili lime dipping sauce
  • Vietnamese rare beef pho $20.00
    • with lemon, rice noodles, spring onion, coriander & chili
  • Edemame $9.00
    • with spicy sesame sea salt & sesame oil
  • Calamari & prawn salad 21
    • Sichuan & lemon pepper squid / prawn cutlet / Thai basil & mint salad / Nahm jim / 5 spiced cashews / red chilli mayonnaise
  • Market fish 33.5
    • Served with your choice of one of the following: smoked fish kedgeree / chilli & baby shiso leaves / cauliflower curry / coriander & cucumber raita / onion bhaji
  • Affogato 8/with liqueur14
    • Immigrant's Son espresso / vanilla ice cream / biscotti
  • Spiced calamari popcorn 13
    • smoked paprika mayo
  • Slow braised oxtail tortellini 19.5
    • Sauce Puttanesca / rocket & red onion salad / shaved pecorino
  • Raw seafood salad 24.5
    • Yellowfin tuna / Akaroa salmon / shucked oyster / seaweed salad / wasabi tobiko vinaigrette / ponzu gel / avocado & yuzu mousse
  • Chocolate truffles 2.5 each
  • Roasted pumpkin salad 10
    • toasted pine nuts / oregano / basil / buffalo mozzarella / rocket pesto
  • MEE HOON $12.00
    • Stir fried rice noodles cooked In a Malay mix sauce with vegetables and bean sprouts/CHICKEN/BEEF
  • Sambal Belacan $3.00
  • CHEESE ROTI $3.50
    • A plain roti skillfully flipped then filled with cheese to cook on a hot plate
  • VEGETABLE CURRY $11.00
    • lentils cooked and tempered with fresh spices and mixed herbs with seasonal vegetables. Topped with caramelized shallots. Served with steamed rice
  • Steamed vegetables $5.00
  • Peanut Sauce $3.00
  • NASI GORENG REMPAH $13.00
    • wok stir fried rice with seasonal vegetables cooked with the chef’s special sauce. Served with 2 chicken satay skewers, prawn crackers topped with peanut sauce and caramelized shallots.
  • FISH SAMBAL $15.00
    • Grilled pieces of fish fillets prepared in a rich tomato, tangy sambal sauce. Served with steamed rice
  • Creamy Mash $5
  • Eye Fillet $33
    • 150g Eye Fillet with crumbed beef cheek, kumara fondant, portobello mushroom and béarnaise
  • -Beef Burger Df* $19
    • 180g beef patty with cos, #27 tomato relish and Swiss cheese with fries.
  • Ploughman’S $29
    • Lamb, bratwurst sausage, chicken, beef, Four grain low gi bread, pickles, pickled cucumber, Gouda, mesclun, pate, Tomato relish, onion chutney, Branston pickle
  • Bruchetta Gf* Df* $17
    • Served with halloumi, vine tomato, basil pesto and balsamic glaze.
  • Garlic Prawns Gf* $15
    • With mesclun salad and ciabatta.
  • Fries $5
  • Or #27 Relish And Mozzarella. Gf* $8.50
  • Pastel de chocolate $8.00
    • Chocolate brownie
  • Huevos Rancheros o Divorciados $10.00
    • Fried eggs topped with red or green sauce or both.
  • Sopa de Lima $15.00
    • Lime soup with a chicken broth base often accompanied by shredded chicken and crispy tortilla.
  • Tacos $8.00/$22.00
    • Corn tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, pork, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese.
  • Sopa de tortilla or Sopa Azteca $15.00
    • Aztec Mexican traditional soup made of fried corn tortilla pieces, submerged in a broth of tomato, garlic, and onion. It is served with pieces of pasilla chilis, chicharrón, avocado, fresh cheese and sour cream.
  • Sarape Mexicano $23.00
    • Slow cooked pork with green sauce served with beans, rice, sour cream and cheese.
  • Huarache Patria $20.00/$25.00
    • Huarache is a popular Mexican dish consisting of an oblong, fried masa base, with a variety of toppings including red and green sauce served with beef, veggie, chorizo or chicken breast egg and cheese.
  • Enfrijoladas de Cordero $23.00
    • Folded tortilla filled with slow cooked lamb, topped with beans sauce, feta cheese, chorizo and rice
  • Salted caramel chocolate ganache pie $15
    • Mascarpone, orange
  • Three varieties $42
  • Chai latte pannacotta $14.50
    • Served with a rum pot au chocolat
  • Porchetta $28.50
    • Pork belly rubbed with italian seasonings, wrapped around a boneless pork ribeye and roasted>> Served in rounds with spiced plum sauce and roasted agree potatoes
  • Kingsmeade riversdale pecorino
    • Aged sheep's’ milk pecorino
  • Cwmglyn traditional english style cheddar
    • Rich farmhouse cheddar with milk from isobel, dizzy patsy and holly
  • Pasta puttanesca $23.50
    • Italian tomato sauce, anchovies, olives, capers
  • Sicilian squid tentacles, garlic aioli ​​salt ‘n pepper squid $16
  • Paleo Granola $8.00
    • Mixed fruit, nuts + seeds roasted + served with coconut cream + blueberries
  • Porridge $7.00
    • Rolled oats with yogurt, fruit salad + cinnamon
  • Paleo Pancakes $12.00
    • with blueberries, coconut cream + maple syrup
  • Bacon + Eggs $11.00
    • 2 eggs scrambled, poached or fried with middle bacon on rye toast
  • Muesli $7.00
    • Granola, natural or bircher with yogurt + fruit salad
  • Scrambled Eggs with Salmon $12.50
    • House smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on rye toast
  • Big Breakfast $17.00
    • Scrambled eggs, sirloin steak, bacon spinach + tomato with rye toast
  • Weekdays 7am-11am
  • Homemade beef burger meal
  • Fish fingers(5) $8.00
  • -Srtreaky bacon / Smoked or spicy chicken / Ham / Mushroom
  • Grilled porterhouse/sirloin steak $19.80
    • (served with grilled tomato, fried egg and french fries
  • -Crispy bacon egg benedict $13.80
  • Egg benedict
    • poached eggs 2, english (2 halves), fresh homemade sauce, lettuce, tomato
  • Ham and cheese 2 filling toast sandwich $4.50
  • Toast sandwiches (mixed grain brown bread)
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