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

  • Big John $10.00
    • Bacon, Guacamole, Jalapeño Salsa
  • Trevor $12.00
    • Egg, Mushrooms, Beetroot relish
  • Dave $10.00
    • Bacon, Black Pudding, Fried Egg, Hash Brown, Onion Jam, Ekim Sauce.
  • Bacon Butty $5.00
    • White Roll, Butter, Bacon
  • Sez $8.00
    • Refried Beans, Tofu, Hash Brown, Jalapeño Salsa, Tomato.
  • Pearce $11.00
    • Corn Fritter, Cheese, Refried Beans, Guacamole, Jalapeño Salsa
  • Mel $13.00
    • Corn Fritter, Bacon, Herb Sour Cream
  • Becky $7.50
    • The Classic "Ekim" with Beetroot relish
  • FRIENDS $5.00
  • SALAD (SIDE) $5.00
  • FRITTATA $7.00
  • MEATLOAF $8.00
  • MOUSETRAP $7.50
  • GRATIN $6.50
  • LASAGNE (piece) $9.50
  • MEAT PIE $7.50
  • All Day Big Breakfast $14.50
    • Eggs, hash browns, mushrooms, bacon, sausage, tomato and toast
  • (All fillet Dinners Served with Salad)
  • Tartare sauce , Lemon wedges
  • Hawaiian $4.80
  • Chicken Nuggets - Dozen $10.00
  • Spring Roll $3.00
  • Fish & Chips $7.50
  • Curry Roll $3.00
  • Urban Benny $16.90
    • beetroot relish, sauteed spinach atop toasted ciabatta with poached eggs, hollandaise & smoked salmon or bacon
  • Tempura Battered Fish $8.50
    • with fries & salad
  • BBQ Beef & Bacon Burger $16.90
    • served with fries
  • Thai Style Noodles $19.50
    • with veges & blue cod or chicken
  • Trio of Dips $10.50
    • sundried tomato, hummus, oil & balsamic vinegar with warm assorted breads
  • Creamy Button Mushrooms $16.90
    • on toasted ciabatta with crispy bacon
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.90
    • with bacon, avocado, drizzled with plum sauce & served with fries
  • Fries $5.50
    • with t sauce & aioli
  • All burgers can come without the bun & with extra salad $18.00
  • - Kids serving $9.50
  • 200g Ribeye steak cooked to your liking served up with chunky potatoes, green salad & Cafe du Paris butter $28.00
  • Fresh fish taco in a soft shell tortilla with chipotle mayo & tomato salsa with salad $19.00 / Kids size $9.00
  • Garden salad $5.00
  • - Kids size $5.50
  • Panfried halloumi salad with cherry tomatoes, smashed avocado & kumara shavings $19.00
  • Automat warm garlic bread $8.00
  • Stir- fried scallops in hot & chilli sauce $18.00
  • Deep fried squids $1.00 each
  • -sweet & sour pork
  • Chicken sweet corn soup $7.00
  • Fried rice with chicken $11.50
  • Deep fried crumbed scallops $2.00 each
  • Steamed minced shrimps stuffed tofu $14.00
  • Steamed dim sims(4) $6.00
  • Hot Pepper Chicken $22.00
    • Chicken strips tossed with cracked black pepper sauce, served on a sizzling plate.
  • House Special Chilli Pork $24.00
    • Stir-fried sliced pork with chilli bean sauce and bean sprouts.
  • Spicy Garlic Beef $22.00
    • Beef fillet, celery, capsicum, dry chilli and Sichuan pepper cone, wok fried with Sichuan chilli sauce.
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $22.00
    • Classic wok fried.
  • Ice-Cream with Chocolate/Strawberry/Caramel sauce $8.00
  • King Prawns with Mixed Vegetables $28.00
    • Classic wok fried with light garlic sauce.
  • Bami Goreng $18.00
    • Stir-fried egg noodle with chicken, beef, BBQ pork, shrimps, chilli sauce and curry powder.
  • Mapo Tofu $18.00
    • Stir-fried soft Tofu with pork mince, shrimps, garlic, chilli bean sauce, soya and Sichuan pepper.
  • Memphis Melt $21.00
    • Strips of bacon and smoked chicken on sourdough, multigrain or pita bread, topped with Swiss cheese. Served with a seasonal salad and shoestring fries.
  • -Florentine with spinach $15.00
  • Served all day until 5pm.
  • Toast $8
    • Sour dough, multigrain or pita bread with a choice of two spreads. Raspberry jam, Marmalade, Honey, Peanut Butter, Vegemite or Marmite
  • Memphis Melt $21.00
    • Strips of bacon and smoked chicken on sourdough bread, multigrain or pita bread topped with Swiss cheese. Served with a seasonal salad and shoestring fries.
  • Muesli $12.50
    • Organic home made toasted muesli served with yoghurt and berry compote.
  • Mediterranean Salad $20.00
    • Seared chicken pieces with fresh mint yoghurt on a seasonal salad.
  • Eggs Any Way $10.00
    • Poached, scrambled or fried eggs, served on sour dough, multigrain or wholemeal pita bread.
  • -Dal Pun Chmela
    • Combination of five Indian dal cooked in dhaba style
  • Balti Eggplant and Chicken $15.50
    • Chicken tikka cooked with chunky eggplant in medium balti sauce
  • Kashmiri Pulao $7.90
  • Balti Garlic Chicken $15.50
    • Boneless chicken with chunky potato in hot and spicy balti sauce flavoured with garlic and herbs
  • Samosa $6.50
    • Pastry stuffed with medium spicy potatoes and peas
  • -Butter Chicken
    • Delicacy of barbecued chicken cooked in smooth creamy tomato gravy
  • Curry Prawn /Fish $17.90
    • Prawn/Fish cooked in onion and tomato with spices
  • Chilli Chicken / Chicken Fried Rice $15.90
  • Breakfast B.L.T. $10.50
    • Bacon, lettuce & tomato on toast
  • Eggs florentime $13.50
    • Spinach & hollandaise
  • Sautéed creamy mushrooms $9.50
    • Or Grainy toast
  • Garden salad w balsamic dressing $4.50
  • Takeaway available
  • -Bacon & avocado
  • 2 Fillings $5.00
  • Eggs on toast $8.00
  • CHICKEN SAAG $16.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with home ground spices and simmered in rich spinach gravy
  • LAMB MADRAS $17.00
    • Boneless lamb cooked in coconut cream and grated coconut and tempered with fresh curry leaves, mustard seeds and whole chilli
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • deep fried cut onion with battered chickpeas and spices.
  • MIXED PLATTER $19.00
    • Two pieces of chicken wings, lamb sheek kebab, fish tikka and tandoori chops
  • LAMB MUSHROOM MASALA $17.00
    • Marinated lamb cooked with mushroom, spices in onion and tomato gravy.
  • Tandoori salads $9.00
    • chopped tomatoes.capsicum, yoghurt cottage cheese and pineapple marinate yoghurt and cooked in clay oven.
  • Garlic chin tikka(5 pieces) $13.50
    • chicken portions marinated with garlic yoghurt and spices, cooked in clay oven.
  • Vegetable platter $14.50
    • two pieces of Samosa, vegetable pakora, barbequed onion bhaji and tandoori salad.
  • Sliced Chicken Congee $10.90
  • Beef cooked in Hot Chilli Oil $16.90
  • Takoyaki Balls (Octopus) - 8 pcs $7.90
  • Popcorn Chicken $7.90
  • Noah's Ark Special Fried Rice $13.00
    • Combination Meat
  • Chocolate Cake $8.90
  • Fish Fillet in Lemon & Lime Sauce $16.90
  • Thinly Sliced Beef Brisket Rice Vermicelli in Spicy & Sour Broth $15.90
  • Venison sausages $26.0
    • mustard mashed potato, gravy, tomato relish & caramelized onions
  • Fried cajun spiced calamari $14.0
    • garlic aioli & lemon wedge
  • Savory mince on toasted sourdough $17.0
    • poached egg, lea & perrins worcestershire sauce
  • Pie of the day $21.5
    • with salad & fries. Check with wait-staff
  • Bacon, breakfast sausage or eggs (2) $4.0
  • Fish $13.0
    • freshly battered tarakihi, coleslaw, fries & tomato sauce
  • Beef burger $21.0
    • bun, beef pattie, bacon, brie, tomato, lettuce, tomato relish, garlic aioli & fries
  • Gourmet potatoes or fries $5.0
  • Toasties $7.50
  • Chicken
  • Combo = Toastie + Fries + Soda or Coffee (Shake + $2.00
  • Bacon, Caramilised Onions, Camembert
  • Combo $12.50
  • Hollandaise
  • Tomato
  • Gluten free +$2.00
  • BACON or ​CORIANDER ​stuffed Jalapeno with 2 kinds of cheese, dipping sauce - Chipotle mayo or lime & black pepper mayo
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, pepitas
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • CHICKEN
    • Marinated free-range chicken, baby spinach leaves, corn salsa, chipotle mayo
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
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