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

  • Smoked pork, celeriac & chipotle slaw, fondant potato $34
  • Monk fish, prawn brochette, lemon butter $17
  • Chicken burger, avocado mousse, bacon, brie, chips $26
  • Onion rings $5
  • Rib eye steak, potato, red cabbage, duck pate $34
  • Wild mushroom, spinach, camembert filo, beetroot, tomato $27
  • Crackling $6
  • Battered Tarakihi, prawn, chips, rocket, lemon, parmesan $29
  • Lamb’s Fry and Bacon $12
  • Cheese Omelette $22
  • Sirloin Steak 450g $35
  • Calamari $25
  • Lamb’s Kidney And Bacon $22
  • Scallops $16
  • Pork Sausages And Bacon $22
  • Pineapple Ring $2
  • Combo small $8 large $9.50
  • Vegetarian $4.50
  • Bacon & Egg $6.50
  • Oysters- Seasoned $.
  • Steak & Egg $6.50
  • Fresh Fillet Crumbed $7.50
  • 4 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 4 Potato Fritters & 2 Scoops Chips $24.00
  • Fresh Fillet & Wedges $11.50
  • Chicken $5.20
  • Chicken $12.00
  • Shrimp $13.00
  • Ham & Pineapple $3.60
  • Fish Burger $5.20
  • Chicken & Pineapple $12.00
  • Jumbo Burger $7.80
  • Mushroom $3.40
  • Ben and jerry's ice cream ando craft beer are available in most stores
  • -Large server $17.00
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • Served with fresh cut celery + your choice of chunky blue cheese or creamy ranch sauce
  • Pepperoni wheel $5.00
    • Peperoni and mozzarella warpped
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • Authentic dipping sauces $1.50
    • Sal's legendary sauce, buffalo, hot buffalo, chunky blue cheese, creamy ranch, marinara
  • 3 garlic knots $4.00
  • Duck Liver Pate $15.00
    • served with crusty toasted bread and red onion marmalade.
  • Macs Gold Beer Battered Fish and Chips $20.00
    • served with fresh lemon and house made tartare sauce.
  • Famous Five Stags Chicken Roast $22.50
    • served with confit of salted stuffed chicken leg, duck fat potatoes and salad.
  • Four Kings Famous Ice-Cream Sundae $10.00
    • served with chocolate or caramel sauce with whipped cream and chocolate fish.
  • Five Stags Pancetta Wrapped Venison Meatballs $17.00
    • served with whipped Agria potato and red onion gravy.
  • Beef and Cheese Burger $15.00
    • with aged Swiss cheese, caramlised onion, iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber, fresh beetroot and homecut fries.
  • 500g Angus Rib Eye Steak $36.00
    • with duck fat patotoes and thyme scented jus.
  • Venison Burger $22.00
    • a smoked venison burger with steak tomatoes, rocket, fried onion, grain mustart Aioli and homecut fries.
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads: $6 / $10
  • Cakes/ Slices: $4.5 / $6.5
  • Jams, preserves, sauces, savoury jellies.
  • Varying take home meals: $12.00
  • Soup (V): $8.00
  • Daily changing selection of muffins: $4.50
  • Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads (V / GF) $6 / $10
  • Satay Chicken $13.50
    • Served with rice and a mixed green salad.
  • Three Egg Omelette $14.50
    • Served with salad and 3 choices of fillings: Bacon, Ham, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Baby Spinach, Onions, Cheese, Capsicums
  • Chicken Burger $14.00
    • 100% pure chicken breast with bacon, tomato and creamy aioli and serve with fries.
  • Calamari Ring & Chips $9.00
    • Served with Tartare & tomato sauce
  • All burgers served with fries tomato sauce & aioli.
  • Toasted Muesli $10.00
    • Mues1i served with fresh fruit, yogurt and milk.
  • Eggs Options $6.50
    • Two eggs cooked to your liking on toast. Additional cost for extra.
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Chicken and or Bacon, Cos lettuce, anchovies, poached egg, capers, croutons and parmesan cheese, tossed in a homemade aioli.
  • Mushroom
  • Teriyaki Prawn
  • Prawn
  • Pumpkin
  • Potato fritter
  • Seaweed Salad
  • 6 Pieces for $6.00
  • Rice paper roll, prawn, salmon, veges
  • Daily Special $12.90
    • Please ask your server what our Chef has created today!
  • Small Salad $4.90
  • Spaghetti Mussels $20.9
    • Spicy white wine and tomato sauce
  • Large Salad $14.50
  • Fish (of the day)/Sambucca $34.9
    • Creamy sambuca sauce with roasted almonds and capers
  • Lamb Shanks $23.9/$29.9
    • One or Two oven baked shanks with a 30 minute wait time
  • Fresh Mussels $13.9
    • White wine, garlic and fresh parsley
  • Antipasto $18.9
    • For Two (An Italian classic!) + 7.5 dollars per add person
  • Breakfast #1 n/a
    • French Toast
  • Breakfast #5 n/a
    • Toasted Bagel
  • Breakfast #3 n/a
    • Egg Benedict
  • Breakfast #4 n/a
    • Egg Omelette
  • Breakfast #2 n/a
    • Big Breakfast
  • Chicken shish tawook $13
    • served in pita bread with tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and garlic paste(chicken breast)
  • Makanek $10
    • served in pita bread with tomatoes, gherkins and a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Sojok spicy $10
    • srved in pita bread with tomatoes, gherkins and a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Phoenician platter $18
    • choose from: Beef, Lamb or Chicken served on a plate with rice and sald drizzled in tahini sauce
  • Kibbi $3.50
    • with burght wheat onions and pire nuts(hand made mince balls)
  • Lamb shish $14
    • served in pita bread with fried onions, tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and hummus
  • Makanek and egg $14
    • served same as above
  • Kafta $12
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tomatoes, gherkins, tabouleh with lettuce
  • Chili Paste
    • Please Select meat Stir -fried vegetables in chilli paste sauce.
  • Crispy Wontons (6 pes) $8.90
    • Minced chicken, pepper and coriander wrapped in wonton skin, deep-fried and served with sweet and sour sauce
  • Pad Thai (Very Popular)
    • Please Select meat Sir -fried thin flat rice noodles with egg, bean sprouts, carrot, cabbage, spring onion and crunchy peanut in tamarind sauce and topped with few cashew nuts.
  • Roast Duck $24.90
  • Roti Roll $13.90
    • Roti wrap with salty chicken and salad vegetable with mayonnaise sauce
  • Extra ( 3 prawn) $6.00
  • Squid Or Lamb $23.90
  • . Lamb Panang Curry (GF)
    • Vegetables cooked with lambs with spicy Panang curry paste in thick coconut cream
  • Gnocchi, Alla Puttanesca $25
    • Pan seared with Garlic, Anchovies, Chilli, Black Olives, Capers, Crisp String Beans & Cherry Tomatoes. Finished with Baby Spinach & Buffalo Mozzarella(V on request)
  • Paper Road’s Tasting Plate $45
    • Chefs selection of an assortment from our startersfor (two people)
  • The Big Shand
    • Tomato, Mozzarella, Chorizo, Ham, Bacon, Spinach, Red Onion, Preserved Lemon Aioli
  • Assortment of Bread & Dips $20
    • Lemon & Fennel Olive Oil, Fig Balsamic, Smoked Paprika & Preserved Lemon Hummus, Fragrant Baked Olives, & a Selection of Baked Focaccia & Pizza Breads(V, GF on request)
  • Double Bridges
    • Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Bacon, Red Onion, Blue Cheese, Caraway Seeds, Watercress & Cracked Pepper
  • Ox Cheek, Horseradish & Cheddar Croquettes $14
    • - Tamarillo & Plum Chutney, Preserved Lemon Aioli & Watercress
  • Grilled Lamb, Honey & Balsamic Roasted Beetroot Salad $25
    • with Baby Greens, Feta, Toasted Walnuts & Sumac-Yoghurt Dressing( GF, DF on request)
  • Tararua
    • Olive Oil, Garlic, Oregano, Mozzarella, Halloumi, Shavings of Parmesan, Cherry Tomatoes & Truffle Oil
  • In-house hand made potato Gnocchi with traditional tomato & basil sauce, pesto & parmesan $23.00
  • Shared platter for two $18.00
  • Portobello mushrooms $16.00
    • w polenta, pesto & cream sauce
  • Free fluffy & popcorn with dine in coffees
  • Open steak sandwich $17.00
    • w gherkin, chips & béarnaise sauce
  • Udon Beer marinated beer $15.00
    • w veggies & udon noodles
  • Chicken noodle salad $15.00
    • w curry mayo
  • Benedict $15.50
    • w bacon, ham or salmon on focaccia
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