Hippopotamus in Wellington Menu

A LA CARTE A LA CARTE
  • Soupe Du Jour(Small) $15
    • Today’s Fresh Soup.
  • Mon Sashimi(Small/Large) $30/$45
    • Salmon Sashimi My Way (Signature Dish)
  • Promenade Dans Les Bois(Small/Large) $30/$45
    • Venison Carpaccio, Grated Beetroot, Plum Gel, Red Wine Dressing, Chocolate Shavings, Mint Sponge, Freeze Dried Plum & Beetroot Shoots.
  • La Chèvre Et La Citrouille(Small) $27
    • Whipped Martinborough Goat Cheese & Pumpkin Bric-À-Brac, Pumpkin Seed Oil Dressing & Pumpkin Seed Soil.
  • La Langoustine(Small/Large) $30/$48
    • Lemon Sautéed Scampi, Pork Hock Risotto, Pineau Des Charentes Sabayon, Bisque Sauce.
  • La Soupe À L’oignon (Small) $28
    • A French Classic Redefined
  • L’agneau(Large) $45
    • Lamb Rump, Curried Neck Confit, Labneh Yoghurt, Roasted Aubergine, White Anchovies, Fried Polenta & Olive Nut Brown Butter.
  • La Balade De L’océan(Small/Large) $26/$48
    • Akaroa Salmon, Scallops, Scampi, Caper & Anchovy Potato, Red Wine Butter Sauce & Baby Leek Ribbons With Sea Chicorée
  • Le Poisson Du Jour(Small/Large) $26/$45
    • Market Fish With Seasonal Garnish.
  • Le Boeuf Dans La Prairie(Small/Large) $26/$48
    • Medium Rare Beef Fillet On Celeriac Purée, Truffle Aioli, Mushroom Quenelle, White Needle Mushroom, Pickled Red Onion Slivers,Watercress & Truffle Oil Caviar.
  • Le Chevreuil Du Wairarapa(Small/Large) $26/$45
    • Tuatara Ranges Wild Venison Loin, Broccolini,Fern Shoot, Phoenix Mushroom, White Bean Purée, Red Berry Reduction, Freeze Dried Berry.
  • Jardin Printanier(Small/Large) $20/$38
    • Roasted Baby Root Vegetables In Hazelnut Oil,Mushroom Puree with “Soil, Rain & Snow”
  • Le Poussin(Large) $45
    • Roasted Baby Chicken Leg “Coq Au Vin Style”, Seared Breast, Chilli Popcorn, Corn Puree & Pomme Gaufrette.
  • Le Majestique Au Beurre Salé Pour Deux(Large) $96
    • 800g Hereford Rib of Beef Roasted In Thyme Butter, Roasted Pearl Potatoes, Cauliflower Gratin, Iceberg Lettuce, Red Wine Butter Sauce (For Two People)
  • Le Roy(Large) $99
    • Prime Cut of Beef Fillet (500-600g), Served With Sides & Sauces (For Two People)
SIDES SIDES
  • Pommes De Terre Lyonnaises $10
    • Bacon Fat Roasted Potatoes, Onion, Gipsy Bacon & Parsley.
  • Gratin Dauphinois $10
    • Traditional Potato Gratin with Gruyère Cheese.
  • Gratin De Brocolis Et Kikorangi $10
    • Broccoli & Kikorangi Cheese Gratin
  • Petite Salade $10
    • Iceberg Leaves, Cucumber, Mint & Lemon Dressing.
  • Petite César Végétarienne $10
    • Cos Lettuce, Croutons & Caesar Dressing.
  • Ratatouille $10
    • Eggplant, Capsicum, Zucchini, Onion, Garlic & Pesto Dressing.
CHEESE CHEESE
  • L’assiette De Fromages $25
    • Selection Of Three French Cheeses Served With Condiments & Homemade Bread.
DESSERT DESSERT
  • Entremet Caramel Et Noisette $18
    • Caramel Chocolate Mousse With Hazelnut & Pecan Sponge, Crunchy Praline Feuillantine, Vanilla Mascarpone Chantilly, Caramelised Hazelnut, Chocolate Crumble With Honey Roasted Pear Ice Cream .
  • La Crème Brulée $18
    • Vanilla Crème Brulée With Opaline, Sable Crumble, Basil Mousse, Fresh Strawberries & Strawberry Balsamic Sorbet.
  • Les Tropiques $18
    • Coconut & Mango Panna Cotta, Bruléed Fresh Pineapple, Kaffir Lime Gel, Toasted Coconut Crumble, Mango Gel, Freeze-Dried Pineapple, Mango Passionfruit Glass & Guava Sorbet.
  • Café Gourmand $15.5
    • Selection of Sweet Delicacies Served With Your Choice Of Coffee or Dilmah Tea
  • La Forêt-Noire $18
    • Chocolate Sponge, Kirsch Mascarpone Chantilly, 75% Dark Chocolate Mousse, Poached Cherries, Cherry Gel, Chocolate Soil, Chocolate Twigs & Bark With Cherry Kirsch Sorbet

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Beef & Blue Cheese
    • Angus beef w/ blue cheese mayo, caramelised onions, salad and relish
  • The creek
    • Toasted falafel w/ fresh avocado, mint and cucumber yogurt, salad, mayo and relish
  • Wisconsin w/ Cheese
    • Angus beef w/ melted cheddar, salad, and relish
  • grand $14.00
  • grand $14.90
  • grand $13.90
  • grand $14.90
  • grand $9.90
  • Corn Fritters (v) $ 15.00
    • Homemade corn fritter, salad, tomato & capsicum salsa w/ sour cream
  • Roast Pumpkin Salad (v, gf) $ 15.00
    • Roasted pumpkin, beetroot, red onion, capsicum & mesculin salad, roasted seeds, feta & honey mustard dressing.
  • Fush 'n' Chups (df) $15.00
    • Ginger beer battered local fish, fries, salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • Tortilla Wrap $15.00
    • Fresh greens, salsa & hummus w/ fries & aioli. Your choice of spicy chicken or pulled pork or roasted capsicum, mushroom & halloumi (v)
  • Caesar Salad $ 15.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, poached egg & traditional dressing. Optional : Anchovies
  • Add Bacon $ 4.00
  • Add chicken $5 .00
  • Classic Calamari (df) $15.00
    • Salt & pepper squid, fries, side salad, sweet chilli & ranch dip
  • Matar Panir $16.50
    • Indian home-made cottage cream cheese, peas and spices cooked in rich gravy
  • Chicken Tikka Masala (Mild, Medium or Hot) $18.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces roasted in the Tandoor, then finished off in the chef's unique mint gravy.
  • Pulau Rice
    • Mildly spiced fried rice.
  • Seekh Kebab $19.00
    • Lamb mince with a touch of Indian spices, roasted in Tandoor on skewers.
  • Combination Chutney & Pickles $6.00
  • Vegetable Curry $14.50
    • Mixed vegetables in a curry sauce. (Mild/medium or hot).
  • Reshmi Kebab $8.50
    • Minced chicken mixed with onions, herbs and spices, roasted in Tandoor on skewers.
  • Venison Masala $29.00
    • Tender cubes o f venison cooked with lush green herbs, chives and coriander, finished in coconut cream. A delicacy of Nepai, north east India.
  • Goat's cheese, honey and pink pepper on toast $ 11.00
  • Toast and jam or peanut butter $ 7.50
  • Salami and aged cheddar on rye $ 13.00
  • Aged cheddar sandwich with chutney, pickled onion and watercress $ 11.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese, English mustard on polenta bread $ 12.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese and pickle on toast $ 12.00
  • Sardines on toast with lemon and olive oil $ 10.00
  • Goats cheese, walnut and honey baguette $ 13.00
  • Curry chicken roti $10.90
  • PauaFntte $3.20
  • Chicken $11.90
  • 6 Dumplings $7.50
  • Vegetarian Noodles soup $9.90
  • curry Lasa Noodles Soup $9.90
  • Combination $12.90
  • HashBrown $1.50
  • Tom Kha Prawn $7.00
    • Prawns with lemon flavour, coconut cream and fresh galangal
  • -King Prawn $15.00
  • ●Pad Thai Stir Fried Noodles $12.00
    • Chicken / beef / pork
  • -King Prawn / Squid $15.00
  • -King Prawn / Squid $15.00
  • Singapore Noodles $12.00
    • Thin egg noodles with chi cha sin barbeque pork
  • Mee Goreng $12.00
    • Stir fried egg noodles with bean sprouts and your choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Thai Spring Rolls (6) $6.00
    • Filled with rice noodles, carrots and cabbage, served with dipping sauce
  • Greek style $15.50
    • breakfast slow roasted tomatoes, feta, basil on toasted Vogels with balsamic reduction and olive oil, add bacon for $5.00
  • Savoury beef mince $17.00
    • with a potato cake and toast on the side
  • Chicken caesar salad $19.50
    • grilled chicken breast, crispy bacon, cos lettuce, croutons poached egg with house-made Caesar dressing(containing anchovies and raw egg)
  • Chocolate frog breakfast $19.50
    • poached, scrambled or fried eggs with bacon, sausage, potato cake and tomato + toast
  • Tomato, spinach, scrambled eggs, black pudding, hash brown, mushrooms, manuka smoked bacon, halloumi cheese, potato cake, sausage, avocado, smoked salmon, green side salad $5.00
  • Kids mince on toast $8.00
  • Homemade porridge $12.50
    • with bramble, whipped cream, rhubarb and banana or berry and banana
  • Vanilla risotto(GF) $12.50
    • with poached fruit and yoghurt
  • Bruschetta $10.00
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and basil topped with parmesan and rocket
  • Cheese $12.00
    • Choose between Whitestone Brie, Danish Blue or Port Salut. Served with crakers & quince paste.
  • Crisps $6.00
    • Sea salt, salt & vinegar, BBQ
  • Fries $9.00
    • Aioli + 50c (Available until kitchen close)
  • Anti Pasto Platter $38.00
    • Wellington's famous antipasto platter consisting of a selection of cheese, meats and dips, served with pizza bread
  • Chicken $28.00
    • Fresh chicken, spinach, sundried tomatoes & mushrooms (plus $2.00)
  • Margherita $28.00
    • Classic Italian with mozzarella, bacconcini & fresh basil
  • Four Seasons $28.00
    • Mushrooms, ham, spicy Italian sausage sundried tomatoes & bacon (plus $2.00)
  • - 4 Pack $4.90
  • Garden Pita $8.5 Reg / $7.5 Petita
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $12.5 Reg / $10.5 Petita
  • Custom Mix $10.00 per head
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Breakfast Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Grilled Wedges $4.90
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Bastella
  • Berber Tagine $25.50
    • Tender lamb with plums and sweet potato cooked in plum and ginger sauce, served on couscous. Garnished with pistachio nuts.
  • Lamb Tagine $22.90
    • Succulent slow-cooked lamb with fresh seasonal vegetables, served with rice.
  • Mrouzia Tagine $24.90
    • Sweet and spicy lamb tagine with raisins, honey and almonds. Served on fluffy couscous.
  • Hummus $9.90
    • Smooth chickpea dip with spices and olive oil, served with fresh bread.
  • Harrira $11.90
    • Healthy vegetarian tomato-based soup, with chickpeas and lentils, served with fresh bread.
  • Agadir Beef $25.50
    • Tender beef in a sweet sauce of cinnamon, almonds and Moroccan spices. Garnished with plump apricots and mashed potatoes.
  • Marrakech Fish Tagine $22.90
    • Premium fish perfectly balanced with olives, lemon, capsicum, carrots, potatoes and our special charmola sauce, served with rice.
  • 3 SWEET & SOUR PORK, STEAK & BLACK BEAN SAUCE, CHICKEN & MUSHROOMS, VEGETABLE & CASHEW NUTS, ROAST PORK, FRIED RICE $39.00
  • STEAK FRITTERS $2.20
  • CURRY ROAST PORK $10.50
  • POTATO FRITTERS $1.20
  • CHICKEN SWEET CORN SOUP $7.00
  • PORK $10.50
  • CURRY & RICE ROLLS $2.20
  • CHICKEN WINGS $1.20
  • Veg Manchurian / Chilli Paneer / Vegetable Fried Rice $14.90
  • Malabari Prawn /Fish $17.90
    • Cooked with mustard seed, coconut, curry leaves, capsicum, tomato and spices
  • -Tariwala Murg
    • Chicken prepared in home style
  • Seekh Kebab $10.90
    • Lamb mince rolled onto a skewer and roasted in tandoor served with salad
  • -Khade Masaly Ka Gosht
    • Lamb prepared in home style
  • -Palak Paneer
    • Cottage cheese cubes cooked with spinach in mild spice gravy and straight from North India
  • Dhaba Mix Platter for two $15.90
    • Combination of samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kebab
  • Balti Lamb $15.50
    • Lamb cooked with chef's special balls sauce
  • Combinational Noodle Soup
  • Lemon Chicken with Rice
  • Chicken Mee Goreng $12.90
  • Hot & Spice Chicken $12.90
  • Sliced chicken in Singapore Sauce with Rice
  • Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables $12.90
    • with Chicken on Rice
  • Sliced Beef in Singapore Chilli sauce with rice
  • Hot & Spice Beef
  • JERK PORK BELLY $10.00
    • ribs slow cooked, cheddar
  • JERK CHICKEN BURGER $10.00
    • passion fruit, lime, jam, sauces, bacon
  • CURLY FRIES $5.00
  • POPCORN CHICKEN $6.00
  • CRISPY CHICKEN PO BOY $10.00
  • MONKFISH PO BOY $10.00
  • HIT THE MARK $10.00
    • 200g. beef patty, swiss cheddar, bacon, caramelised onions
  • Foil Wrapped Grill Fish / Squids / Prawns $12.50
  • Deep Fried Tofu $7.50
  • Veggie Satay Burger $6.00
  • Kung Poh Squid $13.50
  • Stir Fried Vegetables $10.00
  • Roti Sardine $5.00
  • Roti Chanai $8.00
    • Chicken / Lamb / Veggie
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice $11.00
Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

location

Address

90 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

048028935

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 6:30 – 10:30 AM, 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 6:30 – 10:30 AM, 12:00 – 2:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 6:30 – 10:30 AM, 12:00 – 4:30 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 6:30 – 10:30 AM, 12:00 – 4:30 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Friday: 6:30 – 10:30 AM, 12:00 – 4:30 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 7:00 – 11:00 AM, 2:00 – 4:30 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 7:00 – 11:00 AM, 2:00 – 4:30 PM, 6:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , French , Gluten Free , New Zealand , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Private Dining ,  Wine and Beer ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Valet Parking ,  Seating ,  View ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Full Bar

Location
90 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand