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

  • Scallops $19 Light / $26 Main
    • Deep fried or mornay
  • Hot Garlic Bread Loaf (serves 2) $4.80
  • Deep Fried Chicken Tenderloins $8.80
    • Served on crispy noodles with sweet and sour sauce
  • Add chips, croquettes or half & half $3.30. Add All You Can Eat from the salad boat $6.60.
  • Includes All You Can Eat from the salad boat. Served with chips, croquettes or half & half.
  • Chocolate Scallop Shell $8.20
    • Back by popular demand! Served with vanilla and chocolate ice cream and boysenberry sauce.
  • Hot Beef and Avocado Salad $15.95
    • With crispy noodles and salad greens
  • Fillet Steak N/A Light / $27 Main
    • On onion confit
  • Stir Fried Seasonal Vegetables with Dried Scallops / Steamed Chinese Mushroom with Prawns Paste $28.00
  • Dry Scallops & Mushroom Soup S $9 / M $38 / L $68
  • Stir-Fried Shrimps / Scallops Hong Kong Style / Scallops with Cashew Nut / Scallops with Ginger & Spring Onion $24.80
  • Braised Chicken with Vegetables W $48 / H $26.80
  • Special Fried Rice (Chicken & Shrimp) $22.80
  • Pan-Fried Crepe Stuffed with Red Bean Paste / Banana Fritters / Deep Fried Ice Cream / Mango Pudding $10.00
  • Won Ton Soup S $8 / M $36 / L $48
  • Fried Lamb with Ginger and Spring Onion / Fried Lamb with Mongolian Sauce / Stir-Fried Lamb with X.O. Sauce $22.80
  • Sashimi Donburi $11.50/$9.50
  • REGULAR $9.50
  • Teriyaki Beef $11.50/$9.50
  • Sweet Chily Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Chicken Katsu $11.50/$9.50
  • Teriyaki TofuSpicy Tofu $11.50/$9.50
  • Spicy Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Salmon Sashimi Mixed Sashimi 10 pieces $11.50
  • King Prawn $22.50
  • Malaysian Laksa $14.50
    • Chicken or Seafood
  • Fish $5.90
  • Combination $14.50
  • Pad thai Chicken or Beef $13.50
  • Japanese Curry $14.50
    • Beef or pork with rice
  • Pork & Tomatoes $14.90
  • Thai Red Curry Chicken (rice) $13.50
  • Chicken Wings: $9.00
    • Marinated in spices and deep fried.
  • ●Sides:
  • Chicken Curry with Roti Chanai and Rice: $10.90
    • Traditional chicken curry with plenty of sauce to dip your roti
  • Banana Roti with ice cream $10.50
    • Your waiting staff will let you know of any other specials we may have available.
  • Lamb Rendang: $18.90
    • Lamb pieces slow cooked in a sauce of dessicated coconut and traditional .Malaysian spices. Yummy.
  • Omelette Roti: $5.00
    • A roti with an onion, egg and chilli ailing
  • Garlic Roti $4.00
  • -Meat $9.00
  • Orange beef $16.00
  • Squid $2.00
  • Chongqing style chicken $16.50
  • Dumpling (Pork, beef, seafood) $13.50
  • Beef with mushroom porridge $14.50
  • Fried fish in hot spicy sauce $19.50
  • Seafood to fu soup $9.50
  • Cauliflower $1.50
  • -Prawn Cutlet $19.80
  • -Pan Fried Prawn & Chives Pancakes
  • -Ice Cream Sundae
  • Pork Cashew Nuts with Assorted Vegetables in Noodle Basket $23.80
  • -Beef $17.80
  • -Deep Fried Spring Rolls
  • -Orange Beef º
  • Braised Pork Belly in Casserole Pot *** $24.80
  • FREE RANGE EGGS $14.00
    • poached scrambled or fried on toast/Kransky sausage
  • GRILLED HALLOUMI $18.00
    • on seasonal salad with hummus
  • EGGS BENEDICT $18.00
    • two poached eggs on English muffin with ham
  • PORTERHOUSE STEAK $22.00
    • with salad and fries
  • GRAND GRETA $20.00
    • two eggs, bacon, Loukaniko sausage, grilled tomato, hash brown on toast
  • THAI CHICKEN CURRY $18.00
    • served with rice
  • FREE RANGE EGGS $14.00
    • poached scrambled or fried on toast/with bacon
  • BOWL OF FRIES & AIOLI $7.00
  • BEEF BURGER & FRIES $19.50
  • DAILY FISH $26.00
  • FRENCH FRIES & ACME CATSUP $7.00
  • ACME SUMMER SALAD $19.00
  • ACME SUMMER SALAD $25.00
    • + HOT SMOKED SALMON
  • BBQ CHICKEN, AIOLI & LETTUCE AIOLI ROLL $16.00
  • ACME SUMMER SALAD $24.00
    • + BBQ CHICKEN
  • OLI ROLL $10.50
    • WITH HAM & SWISS CHEESE
  • Butter Chicken - Barbequed chicken cooked in a creamy cashew and tomato based sauce $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Vindaloo - A blazing lamb curry cooked in a sauce for people with a fireproof palate. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Vindaloo - Chicken cubes cooked in a spicy hot sauce. For people with a taste for a burning hot curry! $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Rogan Josh - Traditionally cooked lamb pieces made with our special sauce of onions, tomatoes, yoghurt,coconut cream and fresh herbs. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Dal Masala - Lentils simmered in a masala sauce with garlic and cumin. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Aloo Mutter - Potatoes and green peas cooked with onions, tomatoes and a selection of Indian spices. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Tikka Masala - Delicately barbecued minted chicken, cooked with spices and our special masala sauce. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Smoked salmon with white anchovy caper sauce and pickles $14.00
  • Brandied Cherries - topped with chocolate ganache, whipped cream and sliced almonds $8.00
  • Salmon, cucumber, homemade yoghurt with lemon and mint $8.00
  • Smoked poached pears, candied bacon, walnuts and maple syrup $8.00
  • Smoked chicken, brie, honey and sake apricots - finished with blanched almonds $9.00
  • Nutella (banana optional) $4.50
  • Candied bacon and bananas with canadian premium maple syrup $12.50
  • Smoked pears with a hot Byrd's custard and nuts, served with or without candied bacon $12.00/$13.00
  • Zorba’s Famous Saganaki Cheese (V) $16.50
    • flamed with anise liqueur – OPA!
  • Capretto (for two) (GF.DF) $54.00
    • a Mediterranean delicacy — slow roasted milk fed goat, greek style roast potato, whole garlic & pearl onions.
  • Margherita (v) $19.00
    • tomato, mozzarella, sweet basil & extra virgin olive oil
  • Prawn $24.00
    • tiger prawns, mozzarella & cherry tomato
  • Mediterranean Olives (GF.V) $9.00
    • green Sicilian. Served with fennel grisini
  • Tapas Plate $29.00
    • daily changing selection of tapas
  • Jamon Serrano (GF) $16.00
    • Spanish dried ham, aged 18 months
  • Bolognese $27.00
    • pappardelle with our nine-hour bolognese – veal and pork mince braised with red wine and vegetables
  • Slow roasted pork knuckle, apple mustard, gravy (df,gf,nf) $50.00
  • Baked eggs, lamb merguez, potato, grilled bread (nf) $16.00
  • House made pork & sage sausages, mash, capsicum, gravy (gf,nf) $17.00
  • Fries, ketchup, mayo $8.00
  • Green bean, zucchini, snow peas, pak choy, toasted peanuts, coconut green dressing (df,gf,veg,v) $18.00
  • Chicken burger $19.00
    • Buttermilk fried chicken, slaw, pimento cheese, sriracha & fries (nf)
  • House baked spicy beans, smoked breakfast sausage, toast (nf) $17.00
  • 1kg Angus rib eye, cabbage & radish salad, horseradish cream (df,gf,nf) $85.00
  • Ribs ½ kg $27.0 1kg $38.0
    • our own bourbon, mango & bbq sauce, fries & coleslaw (gf)
  • Wedges $5.5
  • Cheese Board (one / two / three) $12.0 / $18.0 / $22.0
    • Select from pakari aged cheddar, kikorangi blue or brie. Served with crackers & fruit relish
  • Fish $13.0
    • freshly battered tarakihi, coleslaw, fries & tomato sauce
  • Lambs fry $21.0
    • liver, bacon, onion & mushroom gravy on creamy mashed potato
  • Fries & garlic aioli sml $5.0 lge $9.0
  • Fried cajun spiced calamari $14.0
    • garlic aioli & lemon wedge
  • Apple & berry crumble & vanilla ice cream $12.5
  • Roti Pisang (Banana) $4.50
  • Roti Telur (Egg) $4.50
  • Veggie Satay Burger $6.00
  • Satay Burger $6.00
    • Chicken / Beef / Lamb
  • Nasi Lemak $11.00
    • Chicken / Lamb / Beef
  • Char Kuay Teow $10.00
    • Chicken / Seafood / Veggie
  • Deep Fried Banana $7.50
  • Sambal Squids / Prawns / Seafood $13.50
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