La Buca in Wellington Menu

PIZZA(S/L) PIZZA(S/L)
  • POLLO $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with wood smoked chicken, mushrooms, mozzarella cheese & topped with BBQ sauce
  • MONZO $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with beef mince, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • HAWAIIAN $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with ham, pineapples, fresh tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
  • BOSCAIOLA $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with mushrooms, sausages & mozzarella cheese
  • TONNO & CIPOLLA $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with tuna, red onions & mozzarella cheese
  • MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA $8.90/$16.00
  • DIAVOLA $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with hot salami, olives & mozzarella cheese
  • CAPRICCIOSA $8.90/$16.00
    • tomato based pizza with artichokes, mushrooms, ham, black olives & mozzarella cheese
  • MONTELUPO $7.90/$16.00
    • cranberry based pizza with wood smoked chicken & mozzarella cheese
  • MARGHERITA $7.90/$14.00
    • traditional tomato based pizza with fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • ROMANA $7.90/$14.00
    • traditional tomato based pizza with fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • ROMANA $7.90/$14.00
    • tomato based pizza with anchovies, capers & mozzarella cheese
PASTA PASTA
  • SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE $12.90
    • traditional beef bolognese
  • SPAGHETTI CARBONARA $12.90
    • spaghetti pasta in creamy sauce & bacon
  • RAVIOLI NONNA $12.90
    • pasta pockets cooked in butter, sage & granny's special sauce
  • ARRABBIATA $11.90
    • spaghetti in tomato sauce with chilli, garlic & salt
  • PENNE POMODORO $11.90
    • pene pasta in tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes
  • PENNE SPUNTARE $10.90
    • penne pasta in a creamy sauce with mushrooms
  • LASAGNE FORNO $7.90
    • oven baked beef lasagne
  • PASTA SIDES $5.90
    • garlic pizza bread

Nearby Sample Menus

  • PAPAYA SALAD $20.00
    • Fresh young papaya with long beans, carrots, cherry tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, peanuts, sweet chili, mandarin & soy, cripsy shallots. Add grilled chicken $5.00
  • KUMARA BIM BIM $6.00
    • with togarashi & siriracha mayo
  • BANG BANG BURGER $18.00
    • Lemongrass chicken with mango, tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, coconut & kaffir lime mayo, house made cashew bun. Served with Kumara Bim Bim Burger & Death From Above Beer Match 30
  • POULET AU CARAMEL $28.00
    • Pan roast lemongrass & turmeric chicken, lap-cheong, kumara fondant, green beans, chili caramel, candied peanuts, kaffir lime leave
  • PORK NOODLES TWO WAYS $23.00
    • Fried imperial pork rolls, twice cooked pork belly, round rice noodles, green papaya, roasted peanuts, coriander, little hot & sour broth
  • POPCORN CHICKEN $15.00
    • Fried chicken, 5-spice, chili caramel, peanuts, kaffir lime leaf, sriracha mayo
  • PAPAYA SALAD $20.00
    • Fresh green papaya, young carrots, long beans, cherry tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, peanuts, hot & sour Nahm Jim, crispy shallots. Option: Add grilled chicken $5.00
  • PRAWN & VERMICELLI SALAD $16.00
    • Poached tiger prawns, rice vermicelli, pickled carrots, mint, cucumber, hot & sour dressing, sesame seeds
  • PRAWN MASALA $14.00
    • prawns simmered in onion, tomato and herb gravy
  • MUTTER PANNER $14.00
    • cottage cheese and peas in tomato, onion gravy
  • ALOO GOBI MASALA $12.50
    • potatoes and cauliflower in spicy tomato sauce
  • MANGO LASSI $3.50
    • made with yoghurt and sugar or mango pulp
  • LAMB KORMA $14.00
    • lamb in almond or cashew sauce
  • MALAI KOFTA $12.50
    • cottage cheese and potato dumplings in a creamy sauce
  • LAMB BIRIYANI $10.00/$13.50
    • spicy lamb with rice
  • DAL MAKHANI $12.50
    • lentils cooked in creamy tomato sauce
  • Yogurt panna cotta with Capitol’s honey
  • Soup with grilled ciabatta $15.50
  • Yogurt panna cotta with Capitol’s honey $15.50
  • MAIN
  • ENTREE
  • DESSERT
  • Crushed roast potatoes, garlic and rosemary $8.50
  • Cranky Goat ‘The Nag’ with grilled ciabatta $17.50
  • Salad $5.5
  • Goi Chien – Vietnamese Basket Of Crispy Dumplings & Spring Rolls $14.5
    • Delicious crispy pork & prawn dumplings made with our special in-house Vietnamese style sweet potato pastry. Accompanied with crispy pork & prawn crispy spring rolls & dipping sauce.
  • Canh Ga Chien – Stuffed Chicken Wings With Pork & Prawns $15.5
    • Delicious stuffed chicken wings with our special prok & prawn filling. Fried until crispy, served with a tangy chilli & lime dressing. Labour of love.
  • Pho Bo Vietnamese Classic Beef Noodle Soup $19.5
    • Sliced beef sirloin sitting on a bed of rice noodles poured over with our 6 hours slow cooked beef broth. Served with beef meatballs, onions, sprouts & fresh herbs. Accompanied by in-house chilli & hoisin sauce
  • Bo Nuong – Vietnamese Street Style Chargrilled Beef Skewers $15.5
    • Premium Taupo grass fed Angus beef mince marinated with Vietnamese herbs & spices. Wrapped around fresh lemongrass & BBQ. Served with rice noodles, nuts, herbs & dipping sauce.
  • Cha Gio Bun Saigon Lemongrass Beef Salad With Crispy Spring Roll $28.5
    • A refreshing rice noodle salad, mixed with lime dressing, spring onion oil & fresh Asian herbs. Topped with stir-fry lemongrass beef, roasted peanuts, crispy pork & crab spring rolls. (Veg available on request)
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • Thit Bo Luc Lac Vietnamese Wok Tossed “Shaking Beef"
    • Delicious sirloin beef two ways. Our special wok-tossed “shaking beef” with our in-house special marinate. Accompanied by a refreshing Vietnamese style grilled beef & papaya salad. Served with steamed rice.
  • Island Bay Bavarian style sausage $5.5
    • Beer battered
  • Turbot $9.7
  • Trevally $7.9
  • Hapuka ( Groper) $14.2
  • Green Salad $6
    • Simple Mesclun salad in our house dressing
  • Blue cod $10.5
    • Popular white fish with a low fat content
  • Gemfish $6.8
  • Tempura with Coriander N/A
  • Chives $6.00
  • Chicken skin $1.50
  • Chengdu minced noodles $12.50
  • Sichuan chicken $16.50
  • Prawn $2.00
  • Fried shrimp in hot spicy sauce $18.50
  • Sanjiang's fish $19.50
  • Fish ball $1.50
  • Apple Crumble $12.00
    • Apple crumble made by our chefs served hot with creamy vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream
  • Add a beverages and a sundae $5.00
    • Drinks: Orange Juice, Cola, Diet Cola, Lemonade, Raspberry & Lemonade, Raspberry and Cola, Ginger Ale, L&P/ Sundaes: Caramel, Chocolate, Strawberry, Passion fruit
  • Onion Rings $10.00
    • Homemade onion rings with a complimenting tomato and horseradish dipping sauce
  • Sauces N/A
    • Creamy Mushroom: Sautéed mushrooms, rocket fuel and cream/ Béarnaise: Creamy white sauce flavoured with vinegar, wine, shallots, tarragon and chervil./Cracked Pepper: Traditional cracked pepper sauce derived from beef stock and thickened with a roux/ Garlic & Herb butter: Whipped butter with roasted garlic, chives, parsley and whole-grain mustard.
  • How would you like it cooked? N/A
    • Rare - Cool red centre/ Medium Rare - Warm red centre/ Medium - Warm with pink centre/ Medium Well - Some pink in centre/ Well Done - No pink cooked all the way through
  • Fish Burger $17.00
    • Freshly caught pan seared fish, crisp garden salad with a side of fries or wedges & aioli
  • Eggs Bene $13.00
    • Poached eggs & Bacon on toasted bread with hollandaise sauce
  • Pear & Blue Cheese Tartlet $12.00
    • A traditional combination of pear and blue cheese in a puff pastry case, complemented with a sweet balsamic reduction
  • Jerk marinated chicken with coriander, yoghurt and sour cream dip $25.00 / $39.00
  • Antipasti platter with cured meats and cheese $30.00
  • Manuka smoked fish cakes $11.00
  • Lemon and ricotta puffs with a lemon honey $13.00
  • Roasted new potatoes with aioli $9.00
  • Marinated olives w/ toasted bread $8.50
  • Zeus halloumi with roast red capsicum and basil pesto $12.00
  • Chicken liver pate with grilled brioche - extra brioche $4.00 $14.00
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken
    • with biscuits and gravy
  • 6 Piece $34.00
  • 4 Piece $24.00
  • Chargrilled Jalapenos $6.00
    • Preserved lemon, olive oil
  • Add a selection of sides to upsize your order: Bacon (6), Haloumi (6), Smoked Chorizo (5), Hash Browns (5), Spinach (4), House Baked Beans (4), Buttery Sage Stewed Tomatoes (4), Mushrooms (4)
  • Creamy Mac 'n' cheese $8.00
  • - Cheese fries $10.00
  • Roast Garlic mash and gravy $7.00
  • Avocado Lettuce Lettuce carrot
  • BBQ prawn on rice with sauces
  • Crispy Prawn
  • Inari boat with seaweed salad
  • Teriyaki Prawn
  • Seaweed Salad
  • Crispy prawns sushi roll topped with avocado
  • Surimi or avocado sushi roll topped with BBQ salmon
  • 2 courses $35
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • 3 courses $45
  • Josper roasted asparagus N/A
    • with dill and mint emulsion
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Squid roasted over charcoal N/A
    • with venison boudin noir, gremolata and sauce nero
  • West coast whitebait omelette N/A
    • with oyster veloute and fine herbs
  • Asparagus $10
  • Black Pepper $32.00
    • wok fried with black pepper, honey and oyster sauce
  • Lamb Cutlets $10.00
    • with cumin, salt and black pepper 2 cutlets
  • Asparagus 2 skewers $6.50
  • Beef Sirloin $34.00
    • wok fried with fresh shiitake, oyster mushrooms, wood ear, truffle oil
  • Rare Seared Beef $16.50
    • sous-vide seared sirloin, radish pickles, garlic
  • Buddha's Hot Pot $19.00
    • red braised mushrooms, bamboo, tofu
  • All our dim sum and dumplings are handmade inhouse.
  • Crispy Skin Pi Pa Duck (1/2 Duck) $32.00
    • homemade hoi sin glaze, plum sauce
  • Wild Mushrooms, Walnut & Blue Cheese Wellington $25
    • Spiced tomato chutney & roasted pumpkin.
  • Spicy Lamb Baguette $22
    • Pulled spiced lamb shoulder on a crusty baguette with minted yoghurt and Moroccan chickpea salad.
  • Yum Char N/A
    • On the good days we will have a chef ’s selection of small plates of BBQ goodness coming out to you from our staff.
  • Antipasto Platter $35
    • Selection of breads and crackers are served with Hummus and fresh tomato chutney, sundried tomato, prosciutto, salami and smoked salmon.
  • Rooftop Platter $49
    • Three Cheese Fondue, crudités, garlic bread, chicken cranberry & pistachio terrine, crates, cajun nuts, olives & feta, beef and bacon sliders salt & pepper squid.
  • Rooftop Fish Of The Day $26
    • Pan fried market fish, served with sautéed squid, chorizo, saffron potatoes & smoked paprika oil. (fish changes daily, please ask staff for details)
  • The Couple $18
    • A Bacon & fried Halloumi Sandwich with iceberg lettuce & vine tomatoes on toasted ciabatta bread, served with our home cut fries.
  • Three Cheese Fondue $30
    • Our three cheese fondue platter made for sharing, served with crudités, toasted bread, garlic croutes and crackers.
  • Vegetarian Lasagne $9.50
    • Served with our homemade tomato
  • Beetroot
    • With our homemade turmeric aioli dressing.
  • Brown Rice
    • With our homemade soya/garlic dressing.
  • Wedges $7.00
  • Vegan Curry $9.5 Small / $12.5 Large
    • Served with rice.
  • Stuffed Kumara $10.50
    • Served with our homemade relish and sour cream.
  • Eggs on Toast $8.50
    • Your choice of Fried/Poached or Scrambled
  • Large (up to 4 choices) $12.50
  • French toast $9.80
    • Served with fruit and whipped cream.
  • Ham, Cheese & Tomato Croissant $6.50
  • French toast $11.20
    • Served with sliced bananas and bacon. topped with maple syrup.
  • Chicken Sandwich $5.50
  • Hash brown, bacon, toast, baked beans or spaghetti $3.00
  • Bacon and Eggs $12.60
    • Bacon and eggs (poached or scrambled) served with two slices of grain or white toast.
  • Avocado (seasonal) or Tomato $ 2.00
  • Tuna & Cucumber Sandwich $2.00
La Buca

La Buca

location

Address

Capital Markets, Shop 15, 151-159 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043829155

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

None

cuisine

Cuisine

Ice Cream , Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Takeaway ,  Home Delivery ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Cheap Eats ,  Bar Not Available ,  Quick Bites ,  Food Court ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner ,  Dairy Free

Location
Capital Markets, Shop 15, 151-159 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand