Empire Cinema & Eatery in Wellington Menu

BRUNCH BRUNCH
  • SMASHED AVOCADO $14.00
    • mint, feta & Dukkah on toasted 5 grain, add an egg $2.00
  • TURKISH BAKED EGGS $15.00
    • spinach & chorizo with toasted 5 grain
  • SALMON CARPACCIO $14.00
    • pickles & mascarpone cream with ciabatta
  • CHARRED BROCCOLINO $14.00
    • toasted chilies, pepita butter grilled halloumi & lemon juice GF
  • FREE RANGE EGGS 2 ON TOAST $9.00
  • BUTTERMILK PANCAKES $12.00
    • berry compote, caramelized banana & shaved coconut V
  • EMPIRE MUESLI $9.00
    • greek yogurt & poached seasonal Fruit GF
  • SLOW ROASTED BEETS $14.00
    • whiped goat cheese, hazelnuts & cured beet greens
  • ARANCINI $12.00
    • asiago cheese, basil & smoked tomato jam V
  • SMOKED FISH CROCHETTE $14.00
    • horseradish, watercress & hibiscus pickled onion
  • PASTA OF THE DAY $14.00
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $10.00
  • SALAD OF THE DAY $9.50
ADD ADD
  • Spinach, avocado, mushrooms or tomato $3.50
  • Chorizo or bacon $4.50
  • House-cured salmon $6.00
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • Free Range Egg on Toast $7.00
  • Peanut butter & jam toast $7.00
  • Pixie Pickles with Maple Syrup or jam $7.00
  • Plan Pasta Rummo linguini $5.00
  • Nonna's Meatballs with Pasta $10.00
ANTIPASTI ANTIPASTI
  • PROSCIUTTO LEGATO $16.00
    • roasted Brussel sprouts & black garlic aioli
  • NOSTRANO SALUMI $15.00
    • sundried tomato mousse, salsa verde & pickled onions
  • MORTADELLA ROSA $15.00
    • pesto Alla Genovese, olive tapenade & Artichoke Alla Romana
  • HOUSE-CURED SALMON $15.00
    • pickled Rhubarb, broad beans, radish & Crema
  • ARANCINI $12.00
    • Asiago cheese, basil & smoked tomato jam V
  • CHARRED BROCCOLINI $14.00
    • toasted chilies pepita butter grilled halloumi & lemon juice GF
  • SLOW ROASTED BEETS $14.00
    • whipped goat cheese, hazelnut & curried beet greens GF
  • SMOKED FISH CROCHETTE $15.00
    • horseradish, watercress & hibiscus pickled onions GF
  • CHEESEBOARD FOR ONE $10.00
  • CHEESEBOARD FOR TWO $16.00
MEATBALLS (FOR THREE BALLS $15.00) MEATBALLS (FOR THREE BALLS $15.00)
  • AGED ANGUS
    • chives parmesan wafer & Napoli sauce
  • FREE RANGE PORK
    • preserved lemon aioli, sage & parmesan
  • WAIRARAPA LAMB
    • smashed peas, broad beans salsa verde peccorino
PASTAS PASTAS
  • SPAGHETTI $8.00
    • aglio olio V
  • HOUSE-MADE CNOCCHI $12.00
    • handmade ricotta, chips, porchetta & cured egg yolk/half portion
  • HOUSE-MADE CNOCCHI $16.00
    • handmade ricotta, chips, porchetta & cured egg yolk/full portion
  • SEASONAL RISOTTO $12.00
    • ask about the daily creation GF /half
  • SEASONAL RISOTTO $16.00
    • ask about the daily creation GF /full
  • HANDCUT PAPPARDELLE ALLA CARBONARA HALF $14.00
  • HANDCUT PAPPARDELLE ALLA CARBONARA FULL $19.00
  • SEAFOOD LINGUINI HALF $15.00
  • SEAFOOD LINGUINI FULL $22.00
SNACKS SNACKS
  • SQUID WITH SICHUAN PEPPER $11.00
    • polenta crumb & saffron aioli
  • MIXED MEDITERRANEAN OLIVES $8.00
    • with feta & warm bread
  • THICK CUT CHIPS $7.00
    • with aioli & tomato sauce
  • POLENTA & PARMESAN CHIPS $7.00
    • with Napoli sauce

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Roast Vegetable $17.50
    • roasted vegtables, feta, red onion, pine nuts and balsamic dressing
  • Massive Breakfast $23.50
    • bacon eggs ,slow roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns, mixed beans, toast, home-cut fries , banger and a miniature steak
  • Beef short Ribs $25.50
    • brocollini , creamy mash and jus
  • Vegetable lasagna $18.00
    • homemade with seasonal vegetables served with fresh salad
  • BBQ Blue $17.00
    • NZ beef, bacon, blue cheese and BBQ sauce
  • Moo -vcado $16.50
    • NZ beef, avocado and bacon
  • B 'n' E $10.00
    • (Bacon and Eggs) on toast
  • Steak $18.00
    • 100g miniature steak, caramalised onions and mushroom
  • Tortilla $9
    • Spanish omelette - free range egg, potato & caramelized onion
  • Avida's affogato $12.5
    • espresso, Licor 43 & ice cream
  • Mussel escabeche $4.5 each
  • Shellfish steamed in white wine $13.5
  • Orange & almond cake, chocolate custard, tempranillo steeped plums $10
  • Salad $11
    • mixed leaves, orange, black olives & salted almonds
  • Torrone & sherry mousse $10
    • with chocolate & almond biscotti
  • Boquerones $6.5
    • white anchovies with caperberry & pickled onion / three
  • Stewed Seasonal Vegetables with Cordyceps Flower $26.00
  • Chicken & Salted Fish Fried Rice / Combination Fried Rice $18.80
  • Steamed Oysters in Garlic Sauce / Deep Fried Oysters $28.00
  • Fried Tofu with Seafood / Steamed Tofu with Assorted Meat $22.00
  • Tera with Szechuan Vegetables / Spicy Tera $23.00
  • Oyster Egg Fu Yong $26.80
  • Pork Steamed with Salted Dried Mustard Cabbage / Duck with Chun Zhou Brown Sauce $24.80
  • Sweet & Sour Pork with Pineapple / Sliced Pork with Vegetables / Pork in Hot Pepper Sauce $18.80
  • Indian Empire Spiced Chickpea Salad $18.00
    • with cauliflower, cranberries, chaat masala, cucumber, chilli, yogurt & Lot Eight Vietnamese olive oil
  • Kashmir Potato & Pea Curry $19.00
    • soft fried organic potatoes in savoury vegetable sauce with English peas & mint oil (vegetarian)
  • Coconut Rice $5.00
  • Butter Chicken $24.00
    • marinated tandoor baked chicken served in our creamy tomato & butter sauce
  • Spice Grill Chicken Satay $16.00
    • topped with our warm housemade peanut sauce
  • Classic Naan $4.00
    • Punjabi style bread tandoor baked
  • Shaking Beef $26.00
    • Vietnamese style wok seared beef fillet, with garlic, spring onion & red onion, served on peppery leaves with a lime dipping sauce
  • Malai Chicken $1600
    • tender pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt, cumin, ginger, cardamom & pepper then tandoor baked
  • -Coppia /25(gf) $20
  • Agnello
    • Seared lamb rump, roasted kumara, caramelised onions bacon, pine nuts, with fresh rocket and spiced plum sauce.
  • -Coppia 25(gf) $20
  • halloumi & Pear salad (V gf) 3/4 $15 main $19
    • baby spinach leaves, fresh tomato, walnuts, pear and seared organic halloumi cheese, with a lemon dressing.
  • Ours burguers are made on a bun baked every day in Karori , to our recipe, and severed with a side of potato fries & our house aioli.
  • -1 Metre $47
  • Speziato
    • seared chicken breast, streacky bacon, chorizo, jalapenos & caramelised onions, topped with garlic aioli
  • Calamari $15
    • in a light lemon pepper crumb, lightly fried and served with our sriracha aioli & a wege of lemon.
  • Fish And Chips $25.00
    • Battered Or Pan-Fried Hoki Fillets Served With Coleslaw And Tartar Sauce
  • Steps Wedges $11.00
    • Served With Sour Cream And Sweet Chili. Add Cheese And Bacon For An Extra $3.00.
  • Pork Wonton Soup $21.00
    • Rice Vermicelli Noodles, Cabbage, Bean Sprouts, Spring Onions And Seasonal Vegetables Served With Sourdough Bread
  • Nasi Goreng $25.00
    • Indonesia'S Calssic Fried Rice Served With Chicken Satay And Prawn Crackers Add $1.00 For A Fried Egg On Top.
  • Pan-Fried King Salmon $37.00
    • In A Cream Of Dal, Leeks And Aoraki Salmon Caviar With A Bouquet Of Garden Greens And Potato Fondants
  • Sticky Date Pudding $15.00
    • Served With Butterscotch Sauce And Salted Caramel Gelato
  • Chocolate Mousse $14.00
    • With Orange And Raspberry Coulis And Homemade Short Bread
  • Steamed New Zealand Green Lipped Mussels $14.00
    • Steamed In Broth, Onion, Garlic, Fresh Coriander, Finished With Tomato Sambal
  • TMH Big Brekkie $19.9
    • Bacon, chorizo, 150g rump steak, eggs your way, hash browns, mushrooms, tomato & toast
  • Beef Brisket Sandwich $13.9
    • Panhead braised brisket, lettuce, tomato & caramelised onions
  • Steak Sandwich $14.9
    • 150g rump steak, lettuce, tomato & caramelised onions
  • Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine $14.9
    • Bacon or spinach, hashbrowns & hollandaise sauce
  • Creamy Chicken Carbonara $18.9
    • Chicken, bacon & parmesan fettuccine w/ a creamy white wine & garlic sauce
  • Hot Chick $21.9
    • Cajun chicken breast, lettuce, onion strings, smashed avocado,blue cheese aioli & secret recipe hot sauce
  • Angus Young $20.9
    • 100% Angus beef pattie, bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion strings, gherkin & tomato relish
  • Fish ‘n’ Chips $18.9
    • Beer battered market catch, fries, caramalised lemon & house-made tartare sauce
  • Potato & Herb Rosti $19.00
    • smoked salmon, potato & herb rosti, tomato and caper dressing
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • maple cured ham, toasted muffin withhollandaise
  • Salt & pepper squid $12.00
    • withlime pickle
  • Breakfast burger $21.00
    • sausage, egg, bacon, smoked tomato relish & black pudding hash brown
  • Fat cut chips $7.00
    • with aioli
  • Chicken liver pate $13.00
    • withport jelly, toasted ciabatta
  • 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.
  • Cheese board $18.00
    • selection of three cheeses, house chutney, jelly and crackers
  • Gnocchi $26.00
    • potato gnocchi with kale, pine nuts & gorgonzola cheese
  • Antipasto Platter $30.00
    • prosciutto, sopressa salami, thinly sliced house made porchetta & smoked provolone
  • Market Fish (GF, DF) $32.00
    • grilled fennel, carrot and saffron potato
  • Smoked Beets with French Goat Cheese (GF.V) $22.00
    • potato & cumin wafer, watercress leaves and balsamic reduction
  • Capretto (for two) (GF.DF) $54.00
    • a Mediterranean delicacy — slow roasted milk fed goat, greek style roast potato, whole garlic & pearl onions.
  • Fresh Baked Bread (V) $3.50
    • made in-house daily with smoked sea salt butter
  • Homemade Italian Sausage $23.00
    • 100% pork sausage, fennel pollen, roasted onion, tomato, mozzarella & rosemary
  • Quattro Fromaggi (four cheeses) (v) $22.00
    • mozzarella, grana padano, taleggio & gogonzola
  • San Fran Salad $18.00
    • A delicious mix of salad greens, smoked chicken, avocado, banana, tomato, kumara and spring onion dressed with our famous basil vinaigrette. If you loved it here take it home! Available in a 375 ml bottle for $9.00
  • Fries with tomato sauce $6.50
  • Sides $3.00
    • As an extra to any breakfast add hash brown, tomatoes, mushrooms, streaky bacon, black pudding kransky sausages or French toast.
  • Smoked Chicken, Cranberry and Brie Filo $19.50
    • Served on a bed of lettuce with coleslaw.
  • Chocolate Madness $19.50
    • A delicious assortment of chocolate delights – a must for chocolate lovers!
  • Tiramisu $16.50
    • The classic Italian dessert. Savoiardi fingers soaked in marsala and espresso, layered with mascarpone. Yum!
  • Cheese Platter $19.00
    • Don’t have a sweet tooth try something savoury for dessert. Blue, Brie and aged Cheddar, served with crackers and red pepper relish.
  • Greek salad $6.50
  • Eggs Benedict w/ ham off the bone & hollandaise $20.00
  • Streaky Bacon, Creamy Mushrooms, Garlic Creamy Mushrooms or Tomatoes $6.00
  • Salmon Fillet served with fresh dill, salad & wedges $25.00
  • Hightide Small Salad Bowl $7.50
  • Spicy Lamb Salad - Roasted Lamb cooked in our special nut / spice mix served with a lemon and black pepper yogurt sauce $25.00 DF
  • Porterhouse Steak aged by our local butcher & served with a garlic butter, salad & wedges $29.50
  • BRUNCH
  • Hightide Cafe Vegetarian Salad - Our signature salad served with avocado oil roasted seeds & dill mayo $15.00
  • Bagel $11.00
    • Smoked Salmon with cream cheese
  • Toasts $5.00
    • 2 pieces of toasts choose 2 spreads from jam, butter, honey, marmite or peanut butter
  • Porridge $7.50
    • Dried apricots, sultanas, served with yogurt, banana or berrv compote
  • Toasted Muesli $8.50
    • Served with yogurt, milk and your choice of fresh fruits and berry compote
  • Spicy Wedges $6.50
  • -Smoked salmon with tomatoes
  • Chicken Curry $12.50
    • Served with your choice Of rice or roti
  • -Bacon and avocado
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • With bacon OR smoked salmon / With hollandaise sauce on English muffins
  • Rahzoo Toasted Muesli $9.50
    • With yoghurt & fresh fruit
  • Mushroom & Broccoli
    • With our homemade sesame dressing.
  • Brown Rice
    • With our homemade soya/garlic dressing.
  • Stuffed Potato with Chilli Beans $10.50
    • Served with our homemade tomato relish and sour cream.
  • Bacon & Avocado $8.50
  • Garden Green
    • With our homemade vinaigrette.
  • Small (up to 3 choices) $9.50
  • Dinner box $12.80
    • 3 pieces of chicken & chips
  • Eggs benedict $9.50
  • Eggs on toast $5.00
    • fried, poached or scrambled eggs
  • Lunch box $9.30
    • 2 pieces of chicken & chips
  • Butter chicken
  • Egg $1.00
  • Home made beef burger with wedges $12.50
  • Hot chips $2.50
  • Trio $18
    • Fresh Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Blue Cheese, Parmesan
  • Beef Short Rib $25
    • Succulent slow roasted short rib with rustic mashed potato, winter veg + jus
  • Market Fish $29
    • Panfried market fish sauteed vegetables in creamy white wine sauce, roasted jerusalem artichocke
  • Luigi $18
    • Fresh Tomato Sauce, Pancetta, Italian Salami, + Mozzarella
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad 1 $8
    • Grilled Halloumi and roasted winter vegetables on fancy garden leaves, honey mustard dressing
  • Warm Olives $6
  • Luigi Pizza $20
    • Fresh tomato sauce, mozzarella, pancetta and italian salami
  • Warm Apple Pie $14
    • Topped with vanilla ice cream
Empire Cinema & Eatery

Empire Cinema & Eatery

location

Address

214 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand

phone

Phone

049397557

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

7 AM to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM (Mon-Fri), 8 AM to 3 PM, 5 PM to 11 PM (Sat-Sun)
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Italian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Craft Beer ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Cash ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
214 The Parade, Island Bay, Wellington, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand
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