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

The Genghis Khan Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Chocolate Gateau $7
  • Cashew Nuts $8
  • Smoking Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae $7
  • Visit The Genghis Khan any day of the week! Our hours are as follows: We cook from: 6:00pm - 10:30pm Dinner On Sundays: 6:00pm - 9:30pm Dinner
  • Child $12
  • Shao Ping Mongolian Bread $0.50
    • complimentary 2 pieces per head
  • Lychees & Ice Cream $7
  • Adult $20.50
Phu Thai Esarn (sample menu)
  • M1 Pad Thai Chicken 10.00
    • Fried rice noodle with spring onion, peanut, and chicken
  • Roti and peanut sauce $4.00 each
  • S1 Tom Yum Goong 10.00
    • Hot and Sour prawn soup with mushroom, lime juice, and lemon grass
  • S2 Tom Kha Gai 10.00
    • Chicken coconut milk soup with galangal, lemon grass, and Lime juice
  • M8 Gai pad Khing 10.00
    • Stir fried chicken with fresh ginger and vegetables
  • M7 Pad praew wan Moo 10.00
    • Thai style sweet and sour stir-fried with pork
  • C2 Red Curry Beef 10.00
    • Awesome Thai red curry with coconut milk, vegetables accompany by beef
  • C3 Panaeng Curry Tofu 10.00
    • Thai thick red curry and coconut milk come with Tofu and vegetable
The Old Bailey (sample menu)
  • - Vege Burger $13.00
    • Homemade roasted vegetable, tender chick pea, sesame & sunflower seed patty with tomato, mesculin and mango chutney served in a milk bun
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $17.00
    • Grilled organic Zany Zeus Halloumi salad with cherry tomatoes, croutons, roasted capsicum & walnuts in a lemon olive oil dressing
  • Garlic mash and gravy $4.50
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $26.50
    • Char grilled to your liking with mash & summer vegetables and your choice of creamy mushroom sauce or a port jus
  • Shoestring fries $7.50
  • Succulent Lamb Rump $22.00
    • Served on sauteed baby potatoes, summer beans & jus
  • Side orders:
  • Lamb Kofta Salad $17.50
    • Lamb kofta on a bed of mesculin, avocado, goat’s cheese, toasted seeds, olives & a yogurt mint dressing
Rice Bowl Burger Bar (sample menu)
  • Hot Dogs $2.50
  • Chicken & Pineapple $12.00
  • Egg & Cheese Burger $5.20
  • Cheese & Mushroom $4.00
  • Shrimp $12.00
  • Fish & Cheese $5.80
  • Bacon & Egg $5.80
  • Curry Steak $12.00
Johnsonville Fish Supply (sample menu)
  • Dozen Oysters $ 32.00
  • Chips Only $ 3.50
  • Curry Roll $ 2.90
  • Steak Roll $ 2.90
  • Bluenose Dinner $ 13.50
  • 2 Fish 2 Hot Dogs, 2 Sausages, 2 Chips $ 18.70
  • Squid Ring $ 1.00
  • Crumbed Fillet and Chips $ 11.50
The Pickle Jar (sample menu)
  • Margherita (V)
    • Silvered garlic,tomatoes, mozzarella & fresh basil leaves
  • Fries $8.5
    • basket o potato fries, served with our house garlic aioli
  • -1 Metre $47
  • -1 Metre $47
  • -1 Metre $47
  • -1 Metre $47
  • Selvaggio (v)
    • silvered garlic & button mushrooms, topped with baby spinach, crumbled feta & basil pesto
  • -Singo $14
Nada Bakery (sample menu)
  • Chicken bacon & mushroom pie $5.10
  • Braised beef cheek pie $5.10
  • Mince Pie $4.70
  • Steak & Cheese Pie $5.10
  • Steak & Vegetable Pie $5.10
  • Potato Top Pie $4.90
  • Pie of the week $5.10
  • Chicken, Bacon & mushroom savoury $2.90
Regal Chinese Restaurant (sample menu)
  • Shelled Prawns stir-fried with Vegetables in Regal Chilli Sauce $29.00
  • Roasted Pork Brisket with Tofu $21.00
  • Chicken Fillet in Sweet & Sour Sauce $21.00
  • Mushrooms Sweet corn Soup $6.00
  • Beef Honeycomb Tripe $6.00
  • Roasted Duck braised with Arhat Treasures HALF $30.00
  • Shrimp Fried Rice $18.00
  • Deep Fried Prawns served with Honey Sauce (6 pcs) $12.00
Cuckoo Cafe & Cocktail Emporium (sample menu)
  • Bruschetta $10.00
    • Fresh tomato, red onion and basil topped with parmesan and rocket
  • Fries $9.00
    • Aioli + 50c (Available until kitchen close)
  • Crisps $6.00
    • Sea salt, salt & vinegar, BBQ
  • Four Seasons $28.00
    • Mushrooms, ham, spicy Italian sausage sundried tomatoes & bacon (plus $2.00)
  • Chicken $28.00
    • Fresh chicken, spinach, sundried tomatoes & mushrooms (plus $2.00)
  • Cheese $12.00
    • Choose between Whitestone Brie, Danish Blue or Port Salut. Served with crakers & quince paste.
  • Margherita $28.00
    • Classic Italian with mozzarella, bacconcini & fresh basil
  • Little Treats $4.00
    • Roasted Peanuts, Lollies
Seafood Plus (sample menu)
  • Sausage $2.50
  • Hash Brown $1.30
  • Ham $2.50
  • Sambal Fish $14.00
    • On Noodles or Steamed Rice
  • Chips $3
  • Sambal Chicken $10.50
    • Chow Mein or Fried Rice
  • Scallops each $1.80
  • Curry Laksa $10.50
    • Egg Noodles with prawns, crab,meat, chicken, and fresh vegetables in a coconut curry Soup
Breakers Cafe & Bar (sample menu)
  • Kahuna Burger $17.50
    • chicken tenders coated in our special spice, pineapple, bacon, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, smokey BBQ sauce and mayo.
  • Garlic & parsley $4.00
  • Roast of the Day $19.50
    • Today's roast meat with steamed and roasted seasonal vegetables, cheese sauce and rich brown gravy.
  • Today's Cheesecake $12.00
    • See the specials board for details, served with sauce and whipped cream.
  • Hot Roast Meat Sandwich $16.50
    • Today’s roast meat, sauteed onion and gravy in a toasted long roll with spicy wedges and sour cream.
  • Satay sauce $5.00
  • Breakers burger $20.00
    • grilled beef pattie, bacon, fried egg, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese and golden battered onion rings with garlic aioli and tomato relish
  • Vege burger $16.00
    • crispy veggie pattie, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheese, pesto mayo, beetroot and tomato relish
Field & Green (sample menu)
  • Courgette, feta, lemon, dill, pine nuts, red onion bruschetta, rocket pesto $17
  • Eccles cake $6
  • Field & Green's *ice cream & **sorbet per scoop $5
  • Ōra King salmon beetroot Gravadlax, corn fritters, dill crème fraîche $19
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Salmon beetroot Gravadlax, corn fritters, dill crème fraîche $19
  • Pineapple & chilli syrup
    • Pineapple, coconut & lime with chilli syrup drizzled over
  • Roast organic chicken salad, puy lentils, sour cherries, crispy ham, blue cheese $18 /$26
Subway (sample menu)
  • M&M N/A
  • Ham N/A
  • Pickles N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Subway Seafood Sensation N/A
  • Italian B.M.T N/A
  • Steak, Egg and Cheese N/A
  • Tomato N/A
Noodle Man - Lucia's Kitchen (sample menu)
  • CLASSIC PORK BAO $6.50
    • braised pork belly, pickled mustard, coriander, crushed peanuts
  • STEAM RED BEAN PASTE BUN $2.50
  • BBQ SQUID $10.00
    • with steam rice
  • BBQ SQUID $7.00
  • STEAM PORK BUN $3.00
  • STEAM BEEF & MUSHROOM BUN $4.00
Courtenay Place Bakery (sample menu)
  • Bacon spicy beef croissant $5.20
  • Chicken salad croissant $5.20
  • Ham & egg $4.00
  • Vegetarian $3.70
  • Chicken avocado $4.60
  • Ham & cheese croissant $3.70
  • Egg $3.60
  • Vegetarian $3.50
Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

location

Address

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

phone

Phone

048028935

email

Email

hippopotamus_qtmuseumwellington@evt.com

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
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