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

  • Add new season asparagus and hollandaise $5
  • Jerk chicken $13
    • jamaican marinated boneless thigh
  • Muesli Bowl $12
    • toasted muesli, honey, yoghurt, berry compote, freeze dried berries, nuts, seeds
  • House Made Crumpets $16
    • lemon curd, strawberries, mascarpone, freeze dried berries
  • Chefs burger POA
    • changes weekly
  • Poached Eggs $10
    • served on foccacia
  • Bacon $5
  • Turkish Eggs $14
    • soft poached, savoury Greek yoghurt, chilli nut butter, toasted coriander seeds and grainy toast
  • Fried squid with aioli & balsamic rocket $17.50
  • Seared scallops with radicchio, pear & toasted almonds $25.50
  • Antipasto $27.50
  • Crushed roast potatoes, garlic and rosemary $8.50
  • Two course set lunch $26.50 per person
  • Soup with grilled ciabatta $15.50
  • Cranky Goat ‘The Nag’ with grilled ciabatta $17.50
  • Today’s fish $26.50
  • Roast Duck $14.80
  • Mango Duck / Pineapple Duck / Pork Belly with Chef's Special Sauce $28.00
  • Beef, Chicken or Pork $18.80
  • Double Boiled Black Chicken with Seabed Coconut $128.00
  • Fried Pork Dumplings / Deep Fried Chicken Wings / Deep Fried Scallops / Deep Fried Stuffed Mushroom $8.00
  • Five Spice Beef / Beef with Ginger and Pineapple $18.80
  • Lobster Sashimi / Salmon Sashimi / Lobster with Ginger and Spring Onion / Spicy Lobster / Hong Kong Style Lobster / Lobster with Garlic Butter Seasonal Price
  • Crispy of Steamed Beijing Style Plain Buns (1/2 dozens) $8.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Sweet Chily Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Chicken Katsu $11.50/$9.50
  • Sashimi Donburi $11.50/$9.50
  • Spicy Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Teriyaki Beef $11.50/$9.50
  • Salmon Sashimi Mixed Sashimi 10 pieces $11.50
  • Teriyaki TofuSpicy Tofu $11.50/$9.50
  • Tomato S $0.90/M $2/B $4
  • Family 6 pack $25.00
    • 6 Fish & 2 1/2 chips
  • Bacon fritter $2.50
  • BBQ Pork and vegetables $12.00
  • Egg Burger $7.50
  • Egg Burger $7.50
    • (120g beef pattie & egg )
  • Lemon Fish $12.00
  • Fish burger $6.50
    • (battered fish & tartare sauce)
  • Hash brown $1.50
  • Egg $11.50
  • Curry $0.60
  • Rneapple $0.80
  • Squid rings. Eggs. Chips, salad $10.70
  • Onion ring $0.80
  • Spicy potato wedges $4.50
  • Fish fillet crumbed $8.80
  • CHICKEN $11.00
  • BANANA FRITTERS $2.00
  • STEAK $4.50
  • VEGE ROLL $2.50
  • COMBINATION $12.50
  • PINEAPPLE RINGS $1.50
  • PORK $10.00
  • SQUID RING each $0.90
  • Beef Tartare $16
    • w black bean, chilli, sichuan, black vinegar and prawn cracker
  • Spicy Three Cheese Parcels $17
    • w basil, smoked chilli, peanut and plum sauce
  • Chicken and Coriander Dumplings $16
    • w fresh ginger, crushed chilli and spring onion
  • Crispy Tempura Eggplant $17
    • w crushed avocado, chilli, mint and sweet ponzu
  • Steamed Pork Baos $18
    • Twice cooked roast pork, fresh coriander, pickled zucchini, oyster sauce
  • Asian Ceviche $16
    • w lime leaf, cherry tomato, Vietnamese mint, shallots
  • Pork and Chive Dumplings $16
    • w ginger infused rice vinegar and soy sauce
  • Edamame Beans $8
    • w togarashi, seven spice, sea salt and sesame oil
  • Fresh cherry mille-feuille, creme chiboust $18.00
  • Today's smiley soup $9.00
    • ask your smily host about the flavour of the soup of the day!
  • 2 courses/ 3 courses/ 4 courses $50.00/ $70.00/ $80.00
  • O.M.G. over the moon triple cream briee $25.00/ $32.00
    • made from high quality cow's milk it has a soft white rind with a firm centre. a delicate mushroomy and luscious buttery flavour (60g/ 120g)
  • Roasted yams w/ orange, saffron, basil butter $9.00
  • Scallops w/ white truffle risotto, barigoule sauce (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
  • Crusty hot baked loaf w/ Lewis road butter $12.00
  • Toasted mueli with fresh fruit salad, honey and house-made organic yoghurt $15.00
  • Fresh Salmon Nigiri
  • 8PC. REG $8.90
  • SMALL $5.60
  • Double Avocado Medley $23.90
  • - 8 pieces Jumbo Teriyaki Chicken
  • From $3.20
  • Vegetarian Medley $21.00
  • Teriyaki Chicken on Rice with Mayo
  • Funghi (V) $22.00
    • smoked portabella and button mushrooms
  • Tapas Plate $29.00
    • daily changing selection of tapas
  • Ravioli (V) $26.00
    • pumpkin ravioli stuffed with percorino cheese served with butter & sage
  • Pear & Gorgonzola (v) $21.00
    • gorgonzola, candied walnuts, sliced pear & rocket leaves
  • Roasted Pumpkin (GF.V) $7.00
    • with feat cheese and rosemary
  • Lamb Souvlaki $15.00
    • grilled lamb skewers with tzatziki sauce
  • Panko Crumbed Calamari $14.00
    • served with lemon aioli
  • Broccoli (GF.V) $8.00
    • with garlic & lemon juice (chili optional)
  • Roast Chicken, Meski, Tomato & Aioli $5.50
  • Mince
  • Roast Chicken, Creamy Mushroom & Rosemary Bacon & Egg Steak & Cheese
  • Mince & Cheese
  • Vege Muffin- Cheese, Onion Tomato, Spin, Rosemary Sweet Muffin Of The Day Cheese Scone $3.50
  • Vege Sammie $5.50
  • Sausage Rolls Spinach, Oar, Cheese Roll $3.50
  • Bacon, Maski, Tomato & Aioli $5.00
  • BBQ Pork Fried Rice $7.50/ $13.50
    • small/ large
  • Combination Ho-fan
    • with Vegetables
  • Satay Sauce Chicken
  • Braised Bean Curd
    • with Lo Hon Vegetables
  • Vegetables & Bean Curd in Hot Pot
  • Red Wine Sauce Pork Loin
  • Hot and Sour Whole Fish
  • Beef Bean Curd Soup
  • Raspberry Sorbet $5.00
    • Gellicious Gelato's 2013 Silver Award winning Sorbet. Bursting with real authentic fruit flavour. Gluten free, 99% fat free and vegan. 180ml tub - big enough to share, but you'll probably wish you hadn't
  • Damned $18.50 / $9.00
    • Onions, Mushrooms, Fresh Spinach, Cashews, Avocado, Sundried Toms, Camembert. Optional Pineapple or Jalapenos (Double / Snack)
  • Quorn Brimstone $18.50 / $9.00
    • Quorn, Avocado, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes, Sour Cream (contains gelatin) (Double / Snack)
  • Greek Salad $7.00
    • All the Essentials as well as Kalamata Olives & Feta
  • Lemon Pepper Wedges $5.00
    • Deep fried potato wedges seasoned with Lemon Pepper and served with a dip of your choice
  • Garlic Bread $4.50
    • Ciabatta bread with Garlic butter and parsley
  • Creator Salad $3.00
    • Every Creator Salad includes fresh Mesclun Lettuce and your choice of dressing. Click on Salad Ingredients to select your options
  • Lust Deluxe $18.50 / $9.00
    • Marinated Steak, Venison Pepperoni, Salami, Ham, Bacon, Smoked Chorizo, Black Pepper and Bearnaise sauce, Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Big Breakfast $17.00
    • Scrambled eggs, sirloin steak, bacon spinach + tomato with rye toast
  • Paleo Granola $8.00
    • Mixed fruit, nuts + seeds roasted + served with coconut cream + blueberries
  • Porridge $7.00
    • Rolled oats with yogurt, fruit salad + cinnamon
  • Muesli $7.00
    • Granola, natural or bircher with yogurt + fruit salad
  • Weekdays 7am-11am
  • Scrambled Eggs with Salmon $12.50
    • House smoked salmon, scrambled eggs on rye toast
  • Bacon + Eggs $11.00
    • 2 eggs scrambled, poached or fried with middle bacon on rye toast
  • Paleo Pancakes $12.00
    • with blueberries, coconut cream + maple syrup
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