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

  • Mackerel $5.20
    • High in Omega 3 and highly underated, a staff favourite - Grilled Only
  • Gurnard $10.20
    • Smaller fillets and sometimes a couple are given per portion. The flake is small and great savoury flavour.
  • Beef Burger $13.00
    • Handmade NZ beef pattie, gherkin, cheese, aioli and rocket sauce with crispy lettuce, red onion and tomato
  • Moonfish $6.80
    • Delicious fillet with a delicate flavour, lightly pink fillets turning to white when cooked.
  • Island Bay Bavarian Style Sausage $5.50
    • Beer battered
  • Curly Fries $6.00
  • Vegan Burger $12.00
    • Quinoa, vegetable and chick pea patty, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, red onion and beetroot relish
  • Homemade Aioli $2.00
  • Pork Bun $2.80
  • Meal 2 $9.50
    • fish burger chips 420ml drink
  • Oyster $POA
  • Vegetable $10.90
  • curry Lasa Noodles Soup $9.90
  • Paua Fritter (Genuine) $6.90
  • Meal 4 $9.90
    • sweet chicken fillet burger 1/2 chips can drink
  • Corn on the Cob $2.00
  • Crab Stick $1.80
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $11.50
  • Pork Fried Noodle $13.00
  • Thai Sweet & Sour Chicken $11.50
  • Pineapple $1.50
  • Oyster $1.50
  • Hash Brown $1.00
  • Crumbed Fillet $7.70
  • Hot Pepper Chicken $22.00
    • Succulent strips of chicken wok tossed with seasonal vegetables and a cracked black pepper sauce. Served on a sizzling plate. >>
  • Ice-Cream with Chocolate/Strawberry/Caramel sauce $8.00
  • Sweet and Sour Pork $22.00
    • Classic Cantonese dish.
  • Hot Pepper Beef Fillet $28.00
    • Beef fillet strips and cracked black pepper tossed with garlic and oyster sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • Garlic Ginger Venison $28.00
    • Venison wok tossed with garlic, ginger, spring onion and Shao Hsing wine. Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Prawn and Chives Dumplings (4pc) $9.00
    • Deep fried and served with home-made sweet and sour sauce.
  • Egg Fried Rice $13.00
  • Spicy Garlic Pork $22.00
    • Pork strips wok sautéed with ‘Hoisin’ and ‘Do Ban’ sauce. A highly recommended dish.Served on a sizzling plate.
  • Soy marinated chicken salad $13.50
    • w/ apple, avocado, cashew nuts on mesclun
  • Multigrain or Sourdough toast $4.50
    • w/ jam
  • Green tea noodle salad $14.00
    • w/ walnuts, mushrooms. red onion. nor and onion dressing
  • Bagel $5.50
    • w/cream cheese and jam
  • Scrambled eggs on bagel $13.00
    • w/herbs, pesto. feta and tomato
  • Smoked salmon bagel $14.00
    • with avocado, mesclun, cream cheese. caper raisin salsa and red onion
  • Free range eggs on multigrain toast $9.00
    • extras/bacon sausages $4.50 each, hash brown, mushrooms $4.00 each
  • Tofu Pancakes(gluten free) $14.50
    • w/ caramelized onion. mizuna, roasted tomatoes. cashew nuts herb oil and feta
  • Lamb Mince on Toast $16
    • Palliser Bay Station lamb mince, grilled mozzarella, spices, crisp garlic bread
  • Flat white $4.5
  • Port and red wine jus, Peppercorn jus, Porcini jus, Béarnaise sauce, Garlic butter, Horseradish sauce, Hot English mustard, French Dijon mustard, Seeded mustard N/A
  • Scotty’s triple smoked bacon, thick cut, grilled til crisp, canadian maple $11
  • Macchiato $4.5
  • Shoestring fries $8
  • Mochaccino $4.5
  • The Steakholder - Our 2016 Woap Burger Welly Entry $25
    • Medium rib eye, Scotty’s Meats double smoked bacon, fried egg, onions, melted Te Horo Swiss cheese shoestring fries, seed mustard, Huffman’s Hot Sauce, Arobake bun. Served with a McClure’s frickle and agria potato skins
  • Available from 7:30am to 200pm
  • Soup of the Day $11.00
    • Served with toast, check out the board to see what's on offer today.
  • Waffles $15.00
    • Available saturday and sunday. Served with bacon and banana gr fruit. Accompanied with maple syrup and yoghurt.
  • Steak Sandwich $17.00
    • Marinated steak, caramelised onion, mesclun lettuce, brie cheese, with aioli and hollandaise sauce on a grilled pandoro bap, accompanied by shoestring fries and tomato relish.
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • Grilled pandoro english muffin, wilted spinach, grilled ham, two poached eggs, and covered in hollandaise sauce.
  • Omelette $18.50
    • With your choice of three fillings: ham, cheese, chorizo, feta, spinach, tomato or caramelised onion. Served with your choice of either toast or a side salad.
  • Bacon Buttie $12.00
    • Grilled pandoro sourdough and bacon, served with tomato sauce.
  • Toasted Sandwich $5.00
    • Served on ploughman's white or brown bread with tomato relish, with your choice of two fillings: ham, cheese, pineapple, caramelised onion, corn, tomato, creamy mushrooms (50c). Bacon or chicken ($1).
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Hardieboys fresh orange juice $6
  • Marinated sardines on char-grilled sourdough $15
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Chocolate & raspberry mud cake( with white) $8
  • Mint & chocolate chip
    • Fresh mint leaves, sugar syrup & Whittaker's chocolate
  • Fish finger sandwich, tartare sauce $19
  • We regularly churn seasonal ice creams like Fig, Gooseberry, Elderflower. Check out our list at our eatery.
  • BBQ salmon on rice with sauces
  • Teriyaki Salmon
  • Salmon & Cream cheese
  • Surimi or avocado sushi roll topped with BBQ salmon
  • Crispy prawn
  • Tofu
  • Crispy prawns sushi roll topped with avocado
  • Avocado Lettuce Lettuce carrot
  • - Free range chicken, slow cooked in herbs, served with guacamole & homemade salsa
  • A box meal layered with brown rice, quinoa, lettuce, hummus & a choice of either:
  • - Slow cooked, tender free range lamb topped with mint tzatziki
  • - Vege bowl loaded with zucchini mushrooms, onion, carrots, chickpeas & lentils
  • - Free range bbq pulled pork served with caramelized onion & apple relish
  • TOASTED SOURDOUGH WITH CONDIMENTS $6.50
  • MUESLI WITH FRUIT & YOGURT $12.50
  • FREE-RANGE PULLED PORK TOASTED SANDWICH WITH HOMEMADE APPLE SAUCE + SWISS AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE $12.00
  • AVOCADO MASHED WITH FETA, LEMON JUICE AND MINT SERVED ON CIABATTA $15.00
  • 3PM - LATE
  • TWO SCOOPS OF DELICIOUS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AND ONE BISCOTTI BISCUIT $9.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH - CHOOSE 3 FILLINGS: $11.00
    • HAM, CHORIZO, TOMATO, RED ONION, RED PEPPER, SWISS CHEESE
  • AVOCADO MASHED WITH FETA, LEMON JUICE AND MINT SERVED ON CIABATTA $15.00
  • Beef, lamb or pork melt $16.00
  • Dirty peas $12.00
  • Beef & mushroom $8.00
  • Tossed salad $16.00
  • Beef, lamb or pork sandwich $16.00
  • With salad or peas $15.00
  • Gravy $6.00
  • Lamb & pea potato top $8.00
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, 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
  • Kebab on Rice $10.00
  • Salads $9.00
  • Roti Wrap $9.00
  • Chicken Nuggets $6.00
  • Kumara Chips $6.00
  • Wedges $5.00
  • Hot Chips $4.00
  • Donner Kebab $9.00
  • Up size deal $11.50
  • Five spice beef $8.50
  • The classic $8.50
  • Spicy tofu $8.50
  • Grilled chicken $8.50
  • Lemongrass pork $8.50
  • Drink combo $10.50
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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