Istana Malaysia Restaurant in Wellington Menu

LUNCH LUNCH
  • Clear Noodle Soup $6.95
    • Chicken broth with vegetable and egg noodle
  • Gado Gado $9.50
    • Mixed steamed vegetables with tofu and peanut sauce served with rice
  • Vegetable Dhal Curry $9.50
    • Served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Vegetable Korma $10.00
    • Served with rice and chapatti bread
  • Honey Butter Chicken $10.00
    • Served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Chicken Curry $10.00
    • Cooked with potato and served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Lamb Curry $10.00
    • Cooked with potato and served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Lamb Korma $10.50
    • Cooked with potato and served with rice, chapatti bread and salad
  • Roti Canai with Curry $7.50
    • Choice of dhal, lamb or chicken curry
  • Egg and Onion Roti with Curry $10.50
    • Two eggs and chopped onions stuffed in roti bread served with choice of lamb, chicken or dhal curry
  • Stir Fried Beef with Vegetable $9.50
    • Cooked in oyster sauce and served with rice and salad
  • Stir Fried Spicy Calamari with Vegetable $9.50
    • Creamy coconut, spicy calamari served with rice and salad
  • Nasi Lemak $10.00
    • Served with Beef Rendang, egg, Shrimp Sambal and condiments
  • Curry Laksa $10.00
    • Egg noodle, tofu, fish ball and chicken cooked in rich curry soup
  • Mee Goreng $10.00
    • Egg noodle cooked with egg and choice of chicken or seafood
  • Nasi Goreng $10.00
    • Cooked with a choice of chicken or seafood with fried egg on top
  • Char Kwaytieaw $11.00
    • Fat rice noodles cooked with shrimps or chicken
SIDE DISHES SIDE DISHES
  • Garlic Roti (Istana's own) $3.50
  • Roti Chanai $3.50
  • Steamed Rice $3.00
  • Coconut Rice $2.20
  • Peanut Sauce $2.50
  • Yoghurt Salad $2.80
  • Mixed Bowl of Salad $4.90
  • Acar (Mixed pickled vegetables) $4.90
  • Mango Chutney $2.80
  • Tomato Chutney $2.80
ENTREES ENTREES
  • Satay $12.90
    • Half a Dozen Satay Beef or Chicken or Mixed Tender slices of meat marinated in a traditional way, served with peanut sauce and condiments.
  • Rojak $12.90
    • Combination of fried tofu, potato, vegetable fritters, fish-balls, spring roll, boiled egg and cucumber served with peanut and sweet chilli sauce.
  • Masala Chicken Salad $11.50
    • Pan-fried masala spiced chicken fillets served on a seasonal salad with pappadoms and mango dressing.
  • Vege Samosa $7.50
    • Eight pieces of vegetable filled triangle pockets served with home made mint yoghurt sauce.
  • Vege Pakoras $8.50
    • Deepfried chickpea and masala coated seasonal vegetables accompanied with Istana Malaysia’s own mint yogurt and chilli sauce.
  • Soto Ayam Soup $8.50
    • Pieces of chicken and vegetable in a clear soup specially prepared with a touch of coriander and spices.
  • Mamak Lamb Soup $8.50
    • Pieces of lamb and potato cooked in a blend of spices in a coriander based soup.
  • Garlic Prawns $19.90
    • Five tiger prawns sautéed with garlic and oyster sauce, and served with salad.
SIDE MENU SIDE MENU
  • Garlic Roti $3.50
  • Roti Chanai $3.00
  • Steamed Rice $2.20
  • Coconut Rice $2.50
  • Peanut Sauce $3.00
  • Yoghurt Salad (or Raita) $4.90
  • Mixed Salad Bowl $5.90
  • Acar (mixed pickled vegetables) $5.90
  • Mango Chutney $2.80
  • Tomato Chutney $2.80
MAINS - CHICKEN DISHES MAINS - CHICKEN DISHES
  • Chicken Curry $18.90
    • Boneless tender pieces of chicken and potato cooked in a traditional Malaysian style curry.
  • Chicken Sambal $18.90
    • Boneless chicken pieces cooked in a thick gravy with onion, chilli paste, ginger, garlic, lemon grass and fresh coriander.
  • Chicken Korma $18.90
    • Chicken Korma Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in an almond and cashew nut paste with coconut and yogurt based curry sauce.
  • Chicken Murtabak $18.90
    • Chicken Murtabak Expertly flicked and delicately made dough filled with chicken, potato and egg, served with curry and pickled onion.
  • Honey Butter $18.90
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked in butter, honey, tomato and spices with an almond and cashew nut paste.
MAINS - BEEF DISHES MAINS - BEEF DISHES
  • Beef Rendang $17.90
    • A superlative recipe exclusively created for Istana Malaysia patrons of Malaysia's famous dish. Tender beef marinated in root herbs and spices with a coconut base. $18.90
  • Stir-fried Beef and Mushroom (In Five Spice Sauce) $18.90
    • Stir-fried Beef and Mushroom (In Five Spice Sauce) Stir-fried lean beef with mushroom and a touch of ginger, garlic, oyster sauce and soy sauce.
MAINS - LAMB DISHES MAINS - LAMB DISHES
  • Lamb Curry $18.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb and potato cooked in a rich curry sauce.
  • Lamb Korma $18.90
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in an almond and cashew nut paste with coconut and yoghurt based curry sauce.
  • Lamb Dhallcha $18.90
    • Boneless tender pieces of lamb, potato, carrots and peas, cooked in a thick dhall curry.
  • Lamb Murtabak $18.90
    • Expertly flicked and delicately made dough filled with lamb, potato and egg, served with curry and pickled onion.
MAINS - VEGETARIAN DISHES MAINS - VEGETARIAN DISHES
  • Dhall Curry $16.90
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked in a thick lentil curry
  • Navaratna Kurma (Mixed Vegetables) $16.90
    • Seasonal vegetables cooked in almond and cashew nut paste with coconut and yoghurt based curry sauce
  • Potato and Green Peas Curry $15.90
    • Potato and peas cooked in a thick tomato based coconut curry
  • Stir-fried Seasonal Vegetables with Tofu $16.90
    • Stir-fried vegetables with bean curd in oyster and soy sauce
MAINS - FISH AND SHELLFISH DISHES MAINS - FISH AND SHELLFISH DISHES
  • Fish Curry $21.90
    • Marinated masala fish with fresh herbs and served on a rich gravy.
  • Fish Sambal $21.90
    • Masala grilled fish in thick onion, chilli and tomato sambal sauce with fresh coriander.
  • Squid Sambal $20.90
    • Stir-fried squid pieces with tomato, onion and chilli in a thick sambal sauce with fresh coriander.
  • Stir-fried Calamari (Squid) $20.90
    • Calamari cooked in a rich garlic oyster sauce with beans and carrots.
  • Udang Sambal $22.90
    • Fresh prawns cooked in a thick sambal sauce consisting of garlic, ginger, onion, chilli, tomato and fresh coriander.
  • Stir-fried Garlic Prawns $22.90
    • Fresh prawns cooked with spring onion in a garlic oyster sauce.
  • Seafood Murtabak $19.90
    • Fish, squid, shrimps and mussels mixed with onion and egg, stuffed in thinly flicked roti dough, served with fish curry sauce.
MAINS - RICE AND NOODLE DISHES MAINS - RICE AND NOODLE DISHES
  • Nasi-Goreng $18.90
    • Nasi-goreng (Chicken or Seafood) A staple rice dish, wok fried with chicken or seafood topped with egg and accompanied with satay sticks.
  • Curry Laksa $18.90
    • Hawkers noodle soup prepared in rich coconut curry gravy, garnished with fish balls, tofu, chicken.
  • Mee-Goreng $17.90
    • Mamak style wok fried egg noodles in two types of soya sauce with chicken or seafood, bean sprouts and egg.
DESSERTS DESSERTS
  • Sago Pudding Gula Malaca $8.00
    • Sago topped with palm sugar and coconut cream.
  • Banana Roti $8.90
    • Roti bread stuffed with banana, topped with chocolate sauce and served with vanilla ice cream.
  • Trio Ice Cream $9.50
    • Home made mango, pineapple and lime ice cream, served with Kit Kat chocolate.
  • Banana Split $8.90
    • Split banana with vanilla ice cream, wafer and topped with raspberry and chocolate sauce.
  • Hot Fudge Cake $8.90
    • Served with French Vanilla Ice-cream.
  • Lemon Cake $8.90
    • Served with French Vanilla Ice-cream.
BANQUET BANQUET
  • 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
  • Entree: Rojak, Satay Beef and Chicken / Mains: Choice of three main dishes (excluding Prawn and Seafood Masak Lemak) / Served with: Mee Goreng, Roti and Basmati Rice $32.90 per person
  • 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:

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Halloumi Burger $21.00
    • Garlic & thyme roasted portobello mushroom, Zany Zeus halloumi, homemade chilli jam, lettuce, tomato, served with fries
  • Kedgeree or Vegeree $18.00
    • Manuka smoked fish or chargrilled vegetables on spiced brown rice, tomatoes, spinach, almonds & coriander, topped with a poached egg (marinated tofu available)
  • Berry Smoothie Bowl $12.00
    • Berries, banana & almond milk topped with banana, chia seeds, blueberries & coconut flakes
  • Zucchini & Corn Fritters $18.50
    • Served with Zany Zeus halloumi & fresh tomato salsa
  • Free-Range Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • Eggs cooked how you like them with your choice of multigrain or ciabatta
  • Salmon Poke Bowl $25.00
    • Spicy marinated raw salmon or marinated tofu, avocado, carrot noodles, pickled cucumber, sticky rice, melon & a sesame soy chilli sauce
  • Big Breakfast $22.50
    • Free-range eggs on toast with bacon, chorizo, herb roasted tomato, portobello mushroom & hash browns - no substitutions
  • Eggs Benedict or Florentine $18.00
    • Free-range poached eggs on English muffins with homemade hollandaise & served with your choice of spinach or bacon
  • New Season Asparagus POA
  • Mushroom Ragout $5
  • Stuffed mushrooms $11
    • confit portabella, chickpea, broccoli, zucchini, parmesan
  • Bone marrow $8
    • pomegranate, parsley, onion salad, focaccia
  • Bone Marrow $12
  • Fruit Salad $10
    • honey, yoghurt, freeze dried berries, nuts & seeds
  • Lumberjack Breakfast $22
    • eggs, bacon, chorizo, beans, slow roasted tomato, kumara hash, sourdough
  • All burgers can be served on lettuce bun N/A
  • Crab Sticks $1.50
  • 4 Fish, 2 Hot Dogs, 4 Potato Fritters & 2 Scoops Chips $24.00
  • Scotch Steak Dinner $16.50
    • 300g Scotch Fillet served with chips or mashed potatoes and salad
  • Chicken small $7 large $9
  • Lamb small $7 large $9
  • Squid Rings - Dozen $10.00
  • Fish & Chips $7.50
  • McCain Chips $3.00
  • Add a fried egg, beetroot and/or cheese $1.00/each
  • Grilled steak $16.50
  • Fried Chicken Basket $47.50
    • a whole free range chicken Southern fried. W blackberry chutney, BBQ sauce & honey pecan reduction. Must be ordered 24 hours in advance. Feeds 1-8.
  • Steak & eggs $18.50
    • grilled steak w homefries, dressed baby greens, guacamole & two fried eggs
  • The dancing george big texas gumbo $17.50
    • chef susie's family recipe using our own recipe andouille sausage w chicken & trinity served over brown rice
  • Onion rings $13.00
    • buttermilk soaked & crumbed, w ranch dressing
  • Hodaddies $14.50
    • coconut, coriander & green onion battered fish bites w remoulade
  • Enchiladas rojas $17.50
    • mexican style chicken & rice wrapped in two corn tortillas & covered in enchilada sauce w cheese, salsa verde & anchiote lime cream
  • Toast & Bagel Selection
  • Balsamic Mushrooms $15.50
    • finished with rocket & parmesan
  • Slow-Cooked Pork Belly $17.50
    • with cracking in steamed flat breast, pickled red cabbage, rocket & apple
  • crispy bacon $16.50
  • - Grilled Halloumi, Smoked Salmon or Poached Chicken $5.00
  • Raw Energy Salad $13.50
    • cos lettuce, beetroot, carrot, string beans & seeds with ginger dressing
  • Traditional Eggs Benedict
    • with hollandaise & English Muffin
  • Free-Range Eggs Any Style $6.50
    • with relish & toasted ciabatta
  • STEAK FRIED RICE $10.50
  • SICHUAN CHICKEN $10.50
  • COMBINATION FOO YOUNG $11.00
  • PINEAPPLE $4.30
  • BACON, STEAK, PATTIES $2.00
  • STUFFED CHICKEN WINGS $2.00
  • HOMEMADE SPRING ROLL $2.20
  • SQUID RINGS 6 $4.50
  • Lamb donor salad $8.50
  • Chicken rice $7.00
  • Lamb rice $7.00
  • Falafel
  • -Mini $7.00
  • -Mini $7.00
  • -Mini $7.00
  • Large salad $7.00
  • Pork Belly $33.00
    • mustard fruits, bread sauce, sage
  • Wellington Sourdough $4.50 per person
    • house-churned butter (made at Whitebait restaurant)
  • Ravioli S $18 L $26
    • house made ricotta, spinach, mushroom, brown butter and garlic crumb
  • Line Caught Market Fish $36.00
    • flageolet beans, fennel and tomato braise, clams, aioli
  • Risotto S $20 L $28
    • free range chicken sausage, mushroom
  • A selection of Italian Salami S $20 L $28
    • Coppa (salty, sweet) / Finocchiona (fennel) / Ventricina (midly spicy). Served with balsamic pickled onions
  • French peas, bacon, white wine, cream $9.00
  • Leaf salad, vinaigrette $7.00
  • TASTER $7.00
    • 2 satays, 1 wrap, 1 roti, 1 rice
  • BRAISED PORK
    • braised pork, cucumber, herbs, pickle
  • TRADITIONAL
    • grilled chase pork, pate, cucumber, pork rolls, pickle, herbs
  • HUNGER BUSTER $15.00
    • 5 satays, 2 wraps, 2 rice, 1 roti, salad
  • MEE ROJUK $10.00
    • 3 satays, noodle, salad
  • Udon Noodle Soup $6.00
  • CLASSIC $10.00
    • 2 satays, 1 wrap, noodle salad
  • Salad $2.00
  • Cheese board $18.00
    • selection of three cheeses, house chutney, jelly and crackers
  • Chicken liver pate $13.00
    • withport jelly, toasted ciabatta
  • Potato & Herb Rosti $19.00
    • smoked salmon, potato & herb rosti, tomato and caper dressing
  • Breakfast burger $21.00
    • sausage, egg, bacon, smoked tomato relish & black pudding hash brown
  • Fat cut chips $7.00
    • with aioli
  • Please see our cabinet for other food items and ask one of our friendly staff for details on our pie, cheeses, meats and accompanying chutneys of the day.
  • Charcuterie Board for two $23.00
    • selection of speciality deli meats, olives, house relish, cheese and fresh breads
  • Salt & pepper squid $12.00
    • withlime pickle
  • Panko Crumbed Calamari $14.00
    • served with lemon aioli
  • Ameera Tagine (vegan) $24.50
    • cauliflower, pumpkin & chick peas served with fragrant cous cous
  • Fresh Baked Bread (V) $3.50
    • made in-house daily with smoked sea salt butter
  • Quattro Fromaggi (four cheeses) (v) $22.00
    • mozzarella, grana padano, taleggio & gogonzola
  • Arancini (3 per order) (V) $8.00
    • saffron rice and mozzarella
  • Zorba’s Famous Saganaki Cheese (V) $16.50
    • flamed with anise liqueur – OPA!
  • Roasted Pumpkin (GF.V) $7.00
    • with feat cheese and rosemary
  • Bolognese $27.00
    • pappardelle with our nine-hour bolognese – veal and pork mince braised with red wine and vegetables
  • Warm Chicken Salad $16.00
    • Pan-fried on salad greens, tomato, capsicum, red onion, cucumber
  • Gourmet Beef Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, spicy mayonnaise, wedges
  • Eggs Your Way and Crispy Bacon $10.50
    • On wholemeal toast
  • Gourmet Lamb Burger $12.75
    • Melted cheddar, crispy bacon, caramelised onion relish, wedges
  • Beer-Battered Snapper and Chips $12.50 S / $17.50 L
    • With market-fresh salad
  • Gourmet Vegetarian Burger $12.75
    • Veggie patty, lettuce, tomato, mango relish, wedges
  • Market-Fresh Salad $6.00
    • Todays freshest greens, accompaniments, tossed in our own gusto dressing, superb with all main choices
  • Chicken Tenders and Chips $10.00
  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts $15.90
  • Marinated Quail Eggs (16 pcs) $7.90
  • Braised Egg Plant in Garlic Sauce $15.90
  • Salt and Pepper Deep Fried Squid $17.90
  • Fish Fillet cooked in Hot Chilli Oil $18.90
  • King Prawns with Lemon and Lime Sauce $18.90
  • Pan Fried (8 pcs) $9.50
  • Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles Soup $13.00
  • blue $23.00
    • white base, kikorangi, rocket, walnuts
  • ensalada de bearragas $9.00
    • beetroot salad, quinoa, onions, coriander, yogurt, lemon
  • lentejas guisadas con pescado $33.00
    • fish of the day with lentils stew
  • pancetta $25.00
    • white base, pancetta, mushrooms, goat cheese, rosemary
  • arroz con marisco $29.00
    • paella rice, saffron, prawns, octopus, shellfish
  • zucca $25.00
    • white base, pumpkin, caramelized onions, goat cheese, endive
  • green salad $7.00
  • pollo arvejado $29.00
    • chilean chicken stew, peas, tomatoes, rice
  • COMBINATION $14.00
  • SEAFOOD $14.00
  • THAI STYLE CHICKEN WITH RICE $13.00
  • NASI GORENG
  • COMBINATION $14.00
  • SEAFOOD $14.00
  • SEAFOOD $14.00
  • CHICKEN / PORK / BEEF $12.00
Istana Malaysia Restaurant

Istana Malaysia Restaurant

location

Address

1 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

08017989

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 17:00 - 23:00 Monday 17:00 - 23:00 Tuesday 17:00 - 23:00 Wednesday 17:00 - 23:00 Thursday 17:00 - 23:00 Friday 17:00 - 23:00 Saturday 17:00 - 23:00
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Gluten Free , Malaysian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cheap Eats ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
1 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand