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

  • Snack Burger $2.90
  • Big Snack Burger $4.90
  • Snack Lunch $6.50
    • Snack Burger, 1pc Chicken, reg Chips and Drink.
  • Crispy Wrap Lunch $5.00
    • Crispy Wrap, reg Chips and Drink.
  • Hawaiian Burger $8.90
    • Lettuce, cheese, bacon, pineapple, mayo and bbq sauce
  • 3pc Quarter Pack $12.50
    • 3pcs Chicken, Bread Roll.
  • Chips, Coleslaw, Gravy, Potato & Gravy Reg $3.00
  • Wings Pack $8.90
    • 4 Wicked Wings.
  • Green Man Fried Chicken $16.00
    • Buttermilk Crumbed Chicken Thigh with Special Green Man Sauce
  • Fettuccini $21.00
    • Fettuccini in a Creamy Mushroom and Garlic White Wine Sauce with Shaved Parmesan Add Chicken 3
  • Sliders $14.00
    • Pulled Pork with Chipotle BBQ Sauce and Slaw
  • You're Pulling My Leg $21.00
    • Braised Pulled Pork Shoulder with Pineapple Slaw in a chilli Corn Roll
  • 250g Sirloin $28.50
  • Paua Fritters $19.00
    • 250g Paua Fritters with Lemon and Aioli
  • Extra Shank $8.00
  • Crumbed Calamari $15.50
    • With Chilli Mayo and Lemon
  • Chicken Schnitzel $8.80
  • Battered Sausage $3.20
  • Gluten Free $1.40
  • Fish Cake $3.00
  • Calamari Pack $12.00
    • 10 calamari, chips, sauce lemon
  • Battered $3.90
  • Vegetarian Burger $8.50
  • Criss-cut fries $5.00
  • Seafood (or King Prawns) Tom Yum Laksa $13.00
    • Egg noodles with bean sprout, tofu, king pawn & seafood (or simply king prawn cutlets) served in Tom Yum soup.
  • Lamb Curry $13.00
    • Diced Lamb & potatoes slow cooked in curry & coconut cream.
  • Chilli Prawns $15.00
    • King prawn cutlets sautéed with seasonal veggie in specially blended ginger & onion past.
  • Gongbao Squid $13.50
    • Squid cutlets sautéed with homemade Sze-Chuan sauce, dried chilli, seasonal veggie & topped with roasted cashew nuts.
  • Black Pepper Udon $12.50
    • Poached thick wheat-flour noodles served in black pepper sauce with your choice of mixed veggie, beef, chicken or seafood >>
  • Green Curry Chicken $13.00
    • Chicken fillets, potatoes. bamboo shoots & green peas cooked in coconut cream & Thai-styled green curry paste.
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice - roasted $13.00
    • Bon-in & skin-on chicken thigh. marinated & roasted to perfection, served with garlic & sesame flavoured rice, pounded chilli & garlic condiment & a bowl of chicken broth
  • Butter Chicken $13.00
    • Chicken fillets braised wth butter, cream, onion & spicy paste.
  • 4 Egg $5.90
  • 19 Stir Fry Vegetables with Chicken or Beef $12.90
  • 5 Shrimp $13.90
  • Vege Spring Roll (home made) $2.80
  • 2 1 x Roti with Curry $5.50
  • Fish of the Day $12.90
  • 2 Prawn Wonton $11.50
  • 3x Vege Cocktail Curry Puff $4.50
  • Eggs Benedict $15.00
    • (ham& hollandaise)
  • - jam, marmalade, marmite, peanut butter or honey
  • Toast $8.00
  • - slow roasted tomatoes, roasted mushrooms, halloumi $4.00
  • - bacon & banana w maple syrup
  • - bacon, smoked salmon, kransky sausage $5.00
  • Eggs Montreal $15.00
    • (salmon & spinach & hollandaise)
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • multi-grain or ciabatta (poached, fried or scrambled)
  • Italian Garlic Ciabatta (*V) $12.00
  • Asian Basket (Samosa, Spring Rolls, Prawn Twisters) $15.00
  • Breads and Dips $15.00
  • Baked Bombe Alaska Rose & Pistachio $15.00
  • ●Selection of Award Winning Local Cheeses
  • Tandoori Chicken Pizza $24.50
  • *GF - Gluten free , DF - Dairy free , V - Vegetarian
  • Japanese Tempura Prawns (3) $10.00
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Trio of cheese $8.50
    • Melting mozzarella & swiss cheese with a parmesan sprinkle
  • 5 Spicy chicken wings $6.00
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Onion rings $3.50
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Apricot chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum & melting mozzarella with an apricot swirl
  • Gnocchi $26.00
    • potato gnocchi with kale, pine nuts & gorgonzola cheese
  • Roasted Pumpkin (GF.V) $7.00
    • with feat cheese and rosemary
  • Wakanui Beef Sirloin 300g (GF) $34.00
    • 90-day grain finished sirloin with shoestring fries, Cafe de Paris butter, craft beer mustard and red wine jus
  • Market Fish (GF, DF) $32.00
    • grilled fennel, carrot and saffron potato
  • Linguine $30.00
    • mussels, cockles & prawn with crayfish bisque sauce
  • Fatima’s Tagine (DF) $28.00
    • braised lamb shoulder, moroccan spices, prunes and cinnamon served with fragrant cous cous
  • Homemade Italian Sausage $23.00
    • 100% pork sausage, fennel pollen, roasted onion, tomato, mozzarella & rosemary
  • Ravioli (V) $26.00
    • pumpkin ravioli stuffed with percorino cheese served with butter & sage
  • Wedges $3.50
  • Dinner Box $11.80
    • 3 Thighs and Chips
  • Snack Box $5.50
    • 1 Thigh and Large Chips
  • Mix & Match $6.80
    • 3 Drums or Wings with Med Chips
  • Wing $2.00
  • Thigh $3.60
  • Drum $2.50
  • Wingman $3.00
    • 1 Wing 'n' Small Chips
  • Yangnyem Chicken $20.00
    • Fried chicken with spice
  • Kimchi $3.00
  • S-1 Dinner Set A (4 course main)
  • E-3 Korean Style Sushi
  • Darkdori Tang (Chicken) $40.00
    • Spicy chicken & potatoes, vegetables casseroles in chicken stock
  • Mandu Kuk (Dumpling Soup) $16.00
    • Dumpling in rich beef stock
  • Ice Cream $4.00
  • Deoji Sogum Gui Set (Pork BBQ) $25.00
    • Pork marinated in salt and black, pepper, steamed rice, miso soup, side dishes and salad with lemon & ginger sauce
  • Eggs Your Way and Crispy Bacon $10.50
    • On wholemeal toast
  • Chicken Tenders and Chips $10.00
  • Regular Fries $6.50
    • Your choice of aioli or tomato sauce
  • Gusto's Pancakes $9.50
    • Maple syrup, mixed berries, cream
  • Warm Chicken Salad $16.00
    • Pan-fried on salad greens, tomato, capsicum, red onion, cucumber
  • Gourmet Lamb Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, caramelised onion relish, wedges
  • Beer-Battered Snapper and Chips $12.50 S / $17.50 L
    • With market-fresh salad
  • Gusto Big Brekky $16.00
    • Eggs your way, crispy bacon, tomato, mushrooms, sausage, hash brown
  • Malaysian style sweet & sour $13.00
    • Deep fried (option of chicken or pork) stir-fried onion, green pepper, pineapple & home made sweet & sour sauce, served with steamed rice.
  • Curry chicken rice $11.00
    • Chicken curry with potato served with rice.
  • Home made prawns wonton soup $10.50
    • R & s style soup, bok choy with 8 wontons.
  • Chicken rendang $13.00
    • Boneless chicken pieces in special dry curry blended with desiccated coconut, served with steamed rice.
  • Fried mee hoon $12.50
    • Stir-fried vermicelli with shredded onion, b.B.Q pork & shrimps.
  • -seafood $13.00
  • Chicken & mushroom with egg noodles on hot plate $15.00
    • Sliced chicken, mushroom, bok choy, onion, egg with a bed of fresh egg noodle served on hot plate.
  • Combination three style on rice $10.00
    • A combination of deep fried spring roll, crumbed prawns & money bag (wonton). Served with steamed rice.
  • Roast Chicken, Meski, Tomato & Aioli $5.50
  • Sausage Rolls Spinach, Oar, Cheese Roll $3.50
  • Mince
  • Vege Muffin- Cheese, Onion Tomato, Spin, Rosemary Sweet Muffin Of The Day Cheese Scone $3.50
  • Vege Sammie $5.50
  • Steak & Creamy Mushroom
  • Roast Chicken, Creamy Mushroom & Rosemary Bacon & Egg Steak & Cheese
  • Mince & Cheese
  • Grilled ham $4
  • Parmesan and truffle fries $8
  • Soup of day $10
  • Black pudding $6
  • Dukkan beed salad $19
    • marinetd ribeye steak with a sprinkle of egyptian spice, tomato, mizuni and mesculan salad and bread crips
  • Goats cheese and honey ravioli $16
    • served with spinach, broccolini, tomatoes and eggplant finished with a butter sage sauce
  • Baked eggs benedict $13
    • served with slow roasted cherry tomatoes, basil infused hollandaise and toasted baguette
  • Chewy muesli $12.50
    • honey muesli with roasted almond , hazelnut and walnuts, served with warmed cinnamon milk
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