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

  • Calamari $12.00
    • Served with Tartare Sauce
  • Burgers
    • Beef, Chicken Breast or Chicken Schnitzel
  • Mughlai Chicken $14
  • Peri-Peri Chicken Livers $10.00
    • Served with sour cream
  • 1/2 Rack & 1/2 Chicken $22.00
  • Veg Masala $12
  • Cheese $2.00
  • Hawaiian $12.00
    • Cheese slice, pineapple ring, sweet chilli
  • VEAL SCHNITZEL $26.00
    • egg–sunny side up, potato mash, green salad & grilled lemon
  • BAY ZUCHINNI FRITTERS $11.00
    • with chilli–pickled cucumber
  • - add cheese fondue $2.00
  • BUFFALO CHICKEN BURGER $18.50
    • pineapple salsa, avocado mayo, hot sauce & fries
  • LAMBS FRY $17.50
    • thick cut bacon, fried mash, porter gravy & caramelised onion
  • CHAR-GRILLED POLENTA BREAD $6.00
    • honey & pimenton butter
  • BEEF ’N PORTER SAUSAGE $18.50
    • our own sausage, Savoy cabbage, mash, porter gravy
  • 250G PRIMESTAR RIB-EYE STEAK $29.50
    • garlic mushroom, parmesan tomato & steak fries
  • Lemon Cake $8.90
    • Served with French Vanilla Ice-cream.
  • Entree: Rojak / Mains: Choice of two meat and one vegetable dish (excluding Prawn and Seafood Masak Lemak) / Served with: Mee Goreng, Roti Chanai and Steamed Rice $28.90 per person
  • Acar (mixed pickled vegetables) $5.90
  • Mamak Lamb Soup $8.50
    • Pieces of lamb and potato cooked in a blend of spices in a coriander based soup.
  • Peanut Sauce $2.50
  • Squid Sambal $20.90
    • Stir-fried squid pieces with tomato, onion and chilli in a thick sambal sauce with fresh coriander.
  • Enjoy a selection of favourite authentic Malaysian dishes with our banquet options. Please be advised that Istana Malaysia's banquets are suitable for a group of four or more diners only. Choose from the following menus:
  • Stir Fried Beef with Vegetable $9.50
    • Cooked in oyster sauce and served with rice and salad
  • Smoked Salmon Pate 15
    • Dark rye cream cheese whip, red onions & capers
  • Homemade Wedges 9
  • The Berliner Burger 22
    • Crumbed chicken breast, Swiss cheese, bacon, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, onion in a brioche bun w/ wedges
  • Käsekrainer Pork & Beef Kransky
  • The Bavarian Burger 23
    • Shaved meatloaf, sauerkraut, mustard sauce, deep fried pickles & lettuce w/ wedges
  • Warm Spinach & Artichoke Dip 19
    • Served in a toasted rye bread bowl
  • Garden Salad 7
  • Debreziner Hot & Spicy Beef
  • Toast & Jam $5.50
  • Vege Nachos $14.50
    • with vegetables, beans, grilled cheese & sour cream
  • Aunty Maria's Sticky Date Pudding
    • with rich caramel sauce
  • Seasoned Potato Wedges $12.50
    • with grilled cheese, bacon & sour cream
  • 'The Worx' Fries $10.50
    • with grilled cheese, bacon, t sauce & aioli
  • Fries $5.50
    • with t sauce & aioli
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger $16.90
    • served with fries
  • Roasted Vegetable Penne Pasta $8.50
    • with garlic bread
  • Gelato - Vanilla bean or flavour of the day - 2 scoops $4.50
  • Seafood Platter - Smoked gemfish pate, prawns, oysters, taramasalata, preserved lemon mayonnaise, mignonette, grilled baguettes $25.00
  • Scrambled eggs, Huffman's hot sauce, spring onions, grana padano on sourdough $17.00
  • Proscuitto, ham, mozzarella, oregano pizza $18.00
  • Prawn cavatelli pasta with orange and mascarpone $24.00
  • Lamb shoulder burger with skordalia, roasted capsicums and tzatziki $19.50
  • Eggs your way on toast $10.00
  • Free-range smoked bacon hock, house-baked beans, poached egg and sourdough $17.50
  • Fries $9
    • with hefeweizen aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Caramelised onions $3
  • Bacon $3
  • Brewer’s Platter $52
    • selection of crumbed salt and pepper squid, spicy chicken wings, bbq pork spare ribs, jalapeno cheese balls, pita bread and brie. Served with hefeweizen aioli, Sriracha mayo and our Bohemian Hipster bbq sauce.
  • Beef Salad $21
    • chilli seared beef over salad greens with mung beans, red onions, quince jelly, and blue cheese.
  • Fish N Chips $10
    • Battered fish fillet served with fries and tomato sauce.
  • Chicken Tandoori Salad $22.5
    • marinated tandoori chicken thigh on crispy noodles with red onions, peppers, strawberries and drizzled with satay sauce.
  • Prime Eye Fillet $32
    • A 220g eye fillet steak, cooked to your liking and served with smashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Topped with porter Jus and bernaise sauce.
  • FAMILY BENTO $22.50
    • salmon or chicken
  • BROWN RICE SALMON $8.90
  • KARAAGE CHICKEN DON $11.90/$13.90
    • deep fried chicken pieces, rice, spring onion, mayo, pickles(regular/large)
  • SEAFOOD SPECIAL $6.50
  • JUMBO COMBO $11.50
  • YAKISOBA NOODLES $9.90
    • thin yakisoba noodles with garden vegetables
  • TERIYAKI CHICKEN DON $11.90/$13.90
    • teriyaki chicken, rice, salad, pickle, ginger, mayo(regular/large)
  • CRUNCHY CHICKEN ON RICE $8.90
  • Jams, preserves, sauces, savoury jellies.
  • Soup (V): $8.00
  • Gourmet Panini: $8.00
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads: $6 / $10
  • Toasties including the staples; Reuben, Pulled pork and Ham and gruyere cheese. $8.50
  • Cakes/ Slices: $4.5 / $6.5
  • Varying take home meals (V/Vg) $12.00
    • including the staples; curries, soups, lasagne, smoked fish pie:
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads (V / GF) $6 / $10
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Josper roasted asparagus N/A
    • with dill and mint emulsion
  • 2 courses $35
  • 3 courses $45
  • Fish & shellfish N/A
    • Josper braised catalan style with saffron broth and romescada
  • Asparagus $10
  • Piccolo fritto N/A
    • with squid, monkfish and green lip mussels with spiced yoghurt and rocket
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • Fresh Seaweed
  • O’Nagiri $2.50
  • King Prawn
  • Fresh Salmon
  • vegetarian Roll
  • Spicy chicken
  • Selection of Sushi may change*
  • Cream Cheese & Avocado
  • Long Sausage Rolls $3.40
  • Chicken $4.20
  • Sausages $1.80
  • Sausage Rolls $2.00
  • Steak & Mushroom $4.20
  • Mince $4.20
  • Chicken & Mushroom $4.20
  • Steak & Kidney $4.20
  • Sausage (from Island Bay butchers), poached eggs with hash browns or fries $13.50
  • Wedges with Sour Cream and Sweet Chilli sauce $8.50
  • Bagel with cream cheese and tomato $8.00
  • Bacon, poached eggs and grilled tomato $13.50
  • Bagel with jam $5.00
  • Turkish Bread $7.00
    • Garlic butter and melted cheese
  • Herb and cheese Omelette with choices of ham, mushrooms, capsicums, tomatoes or spring onion $14.50
  • The Works $19.00
    • Grilled Bacon, sausages, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms with hash browns or fries
  • Assorted flavours of yoghurt, milk and soy milk
  • French toast
    • accompanied by cinnamon sugar and maple syrup
  • Omelette
    • with your choice of fillings from mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon, ham and capsicum
  • Chefs Cooking Station
    • Eggs prepared to your choice including poached, fried and boiled
  • Cereal selection of Muesli
    • Cornflakes, All Bran, Rice and Weet-Bix
  • A selection of continental meats and cheeses
  • Assorted fresh juice
    • selection including orange, grapefruit, tomato and apple
  • Whitby’s Breakfast Special of the Day
    • Oven-baked rindless smoked bacon, breakfast sausages, scrambled eggs Sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, baked beans and spaghetti
  • Bannockburn T-Bone $40.00
    • 500g char grilled T-Bone, Café de Paris butter, house cut fries, Ale House slaw.
  • Poolburn Pork Burger $19.50
    • Pulled pork, BBQ sauce, Ale House slaw, beetroot relish, aioli, hand cut fries.
  • Benmore Salmon $29.50
    • Aoraki salmon fillet, roast kumara and pumpkin gratin, wilted spinach, caper hollandaise.
  • Otautau Chicken Pie $21.00
    • Braised chicken, herbs, crispy potatoes, garden salad.
  • Black Cherry Chicken $27.50
    • Chicken breast pocketed with crushed cashew nuts, herbs, cream cheese. Smoky bacon, kumara mash, black cherry sauce, kumara straws, garden salad.
  • Vegetarian Lasagne $19.00
    • Seasonal vegetables, mozzarella, parmesan, house roasted tomato sauce, rocket salad.
  • The Stockman’s Sirloin $29.00
    • 300g Prime sirloin aged for a minimum of 28 days, golden fries, garden salad. *Creamy mushroom *Creamy pepper *Roasted garlic butter *Bearnaise
  • Buttermilk Chicken Bites $14.00
    • Buttermilk crusted thigh, Sriracha chilli mayo.
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