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

  • Gluten Free Chocolate & Salted Caramel Slice $10.00
  • Kau Kau Salmon $27.00
    • Honey glazed, served on mash, with spinach, glazed carrots, hollandaise & rocket pesto
  • BLET $13.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, egg & tomato served on toasted ciabatta with fries & aioli
  • Thai Beef Salad $14.00
    • Marinated beef strips, fresh salad greens, crispy noodles & sweet chilli sauce
  • Westpark Wings $15.00
    • Half a dozen buffalo wings, served with house made blue cheese sauce
  • Roast Vegetable Salad $14.00
    • Roasted pumpkin, potato, kumara & onion, served with fresh salad greens, pine nuts, feta & a balsamic reduction
  • Sweet Corn & Potato Cakes $15.00
    • House made, served with bacon, sweet chilli, sour cream & rocket
  • Beef Skewers $13.00
    • Half a dozen, served with satay sauce
  • MUSHROOM & VEGETABLE PIE $20.90
    • puff pastry lid mash or fat bird chips
  • APPLE & SAGE PORK BELLY $24.90
    • braised red cabbage mash potato, crackling & cider mustard jus
  • FRENCH TOAST $14.90
    • grilled banana & maple syrup
  • ONE FAT BIRD CAESAR $15.90
    • salad w garlic croutons(add marinated chicken & anchovies $5.00)
  • BIRD ON BIRD $16.90
    • toasted English muffin one fat bird chicken liver & black pepper pate, poached egg & black pudding
  • HOUSE SALAD LARGE $6.90
  • SEASONAL VEGETABLES $6.90
  • VANILLA CREME BRULEE $9.90
    • candied orange & shrtbread
  • Seared Marlborough Sounds salmon, black bean sauce, sushi rice, avocado puree, fried shallots, micro coriander (GF) (DF) $30
  • Please inform your server of any allergies or dietary requirements
  • Seared scallops, pancetta, pickled vegetables and paprika hollandaise (GF) $15
  • Red wine demi-glace $3
  • Market fish, seasonal accompaniments MP
  • Steak - Select your cut, temperature, 2 sides and a sauce to accompany your beef
  • Sauteéd potatoes $8
  • Black bean, basmati rice $8
  • Hamburger $4.50
  • Mixed Family Pack $18.90
    • 2 fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 sausages, 2 chips
  • 8 Fish Pack $29.90
    • with 2 1/2 chips
  • Apple Turnover $2.70
  • Hawaiian Burger $5.50
  • Fish Burger $5.50
  • Tiger Prawn $2.20
  • Crumbed Fish $3.50
  • T-bone Steak 1kg $52
  • Fillet Steak 400g $45
  • Side Salad $8
  • Mushrooms $6
  • Fish Of The Day $35
  • Mushroom Omelette $24
  • Hamburger Steak $22
  • Souvlaki (kebab) $34
  • Hummingbird mezze plate with grilled flatbread 25
  • Parmesan churros with whipped goats cheese & thyme honey 12
  • Hummingbird’s salted caramel chocolate 4
  • Fried calamari with mango, chilli & coconut 14
  • Two kinds of cheese with accompaniments 18
  • Market fish crude with confit tomato & chorizo oil 14
  • Buttermilk fried chicken with Moroccan chermoula mayo 12
  • Waitoa chicken with mushroom, artichoke, garden herbs & jus 32
  • -mongolian beef
  • Stir- fried chicken in xo sauce $13.00
  • Fried noodles with chicken $11.50
  • Steamed rice (S) $2.00 (M) $4.00 (L) $6.00
  • Stir-fried squid with vegetables $12.00
  • - 1 course ( wrapped in pan cake) $28.00
  • Beef with ginger & spring onion $12.00
  • Stir- fried beef with vegetables $12.00
  • Black Bean Prawns $14.00
    • 9 king Prawns and fresh vegetables in popular black bean sauce
  • Crumbed Chicken Breast $3.50
  • Crab Stick $1.60
  • Saute Scallops $16.00
    • On Noodles or Steamed Rice
  • Fish $3.00
  • Banana Fritter $2.50
  • Sweet & Sour Chicken $11.00
    • On Noodles or Steamed Rice
  • Bacon Burger $4.80
  • Quesadilla
    • Choose: beef, pork, chicken or veggie. Flour tortilla folded in half and filled with meat or veggies, cheese, rice, beans, capsicum and corn
  • Sour Cream $1.00
  • -King $15.00
  • Naked Burrito (GF)
    • Choose: beef, pork, chicken or veggie. meat or veggies, lettuce, cabbage, rice, beans, capsicum, corn, avocado dressing and chipotle sauce.
  • Nachos (GF) (V)
    • Home made corn chips, salad, beans, cheese, pico de gallo, sour cream and chipotle salsa
  • -Reg $10.00
  • Refried Beans $1.00
  • -Reg $10.00
  • corn fritters with bacon $17.50
    • corn fritter stack with manuka smoked bacon, chipotle salsa and sour cream.
  • Chicken $21.00
    • chicken, grape, pesto, red onion.
  • Pork belly with asian slaw $19.50
    • twice cooked pork belly served on slaw with an asian style kaffir lime, coriander, chili and ginger dressing.
  • Bread, hummus, olive oil and dukkah plate $14.00
    • sourdough bread with housemade hummus and dukkah, and molive gold olive oil.
  • big scottish breakfast $20.00
    • manuka smoked bacon, square sausage, black pudding, sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomato, potato scone and wairarapa free range eggs your way with sourdough toast
  • Soup of the day $12.00
  • french toast with banana and bacon $17.50
    • french sourdough toast with grilled banana, manuka smoked bacon and maple syrup.
  • The vineyard platter $35.00
    • an antipasto to share – includes salami, chorizo, ham, falafels, dolmades,hummus, spinach dip, house marinated olives, caperberries,sundried tomato, marinated capsicum, feta, pickled mushrooms, grapes and sourdough bread.
  • Seasonal soup, grilled cheese toastie (nf,veg) $12.00
  • Soft serve ice-cream sundae $10.00
  • Falafel burger $19.00
    • Falafel, spicy peanut slaw, iceberg lettuce, tzatziki, confit tomato & fries (veg)
  • Slow roasted pork knuckle, apple mustard, gravy (df,gf,nf) $50.00
  • Slow cooked pork scotch finished over charcoal, mustard, cider, tomatoes, grilled cos (gf,df,nd) $22.00
  • Toast $3.00
  • Roasted potato, black garlic, vinaigrette, dill, parsley, mint (gf,nf,v) $10.50
  • Green bean, zucchini, snow peas, pak choy, toasted peanuts, coconut green dressing (df,gf,veg,v) $18.00
  • LE PARIGO $13.50
    • free range ham off the bone and Emmental cheese served with our gherkin creme fraiche
  • OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
    • French goats cheese and Bayonne ham
  • Warmed baguette $3.50
  • OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
    • house manuka smoked salmon & creme fraiche
  • Mushroom $5.00
  • Maple sirup $2.50
  • Buckwheat bread $5.00
  • SALADE DE LEGUMES GF $17.00
    • a symphony of steamed broccolini zucchini, cauliflower green beans carrots, beetroot, baby leek, cherry tomatoes, snow peas, baby fennel radish baby corn and white beans topped with a French chive dressing
  • Corn fed chicken liver pate with port wine jelly $16.0
    • Toasted sourdough, cranberry & orange relish
  • Ice cream sundae $3.5
    • vanilla ice cream, marshmallows & your choice of topping: chocolate, strawberry or caramel
  • Tomato or creamy mushrooms $3.0
  • Chocolate brownie $12.5
    • chocolate sauce & vanilla ice cream
  • Loaf ½ $6.5 whole $12.5
    • your choice of garlic or plain butter
  • Prawn cocktail $14.0
    • sautéed prawns, tomato & garlic mayo, lettuce, avocado & mango salsa with a wedge of lemon
  • Lamb rump $28.0
    • seasoned with rosemary & garlic on gourmet potatoes, mediterranean vegetable salad with tomato & caper fondu
  • Beer battered tarakihi & chips $26.0
    • coleslaw, tartare sauce & lemon wedge
  • Cheddar + 2 Fillings $6.50
  • Roasted Red Peppers, Spinach, Olives, Feta
  • Spicy Tomato Relish
  • Hollandaise
  • Chicken
  • Ham, Gherkins, Seeded mustard
  • Roasted Red Peppers
  • Camembert
  • Five star steak $15.00
  • Chicken thigh $3.80
  • Egg burger $4.00
  • Combination chop suey $12.00
  • Pork egg foo Yong $11.50
  • Fish bitte $0.90
  • Ginger and Spring onion venison $22.00
  • Ginger and Spring onion beef $12.00
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