Monsoon Poon in Wellington Menu

ENTREES & NIBBLES ENTREES & NIBBLES
  • Tom Yum Style Marlborough Mussels $14.00
    • in a lemongrass, kaffir lime, chilli & coriander broth
  • Kung Pao Chicken Wings $15.00
    • sweet, spicy & sticky
  • Sesame Crusted Prawn Toast $14.00
    • with Kewpie mayo, hoisin & spring onion
  • Stuffed Naan $9.00
    • filled with cream cheese, bacon & chilli jam then tandoor baked
  • Combo Platter $35.00
    • a selection of our popular entrees to share
  • Firecracker Sliders 6/$15.00
    • our famous Firecracker spiced chicken sandwiched in a fresh bun with chilli mayo
  • - One for $5
  • - Three for $14
  • Little Dragon Tacos $15.00
    • S.E. Asian shrimp in a smoky chilli sauce with avocado & fresh coriander in a soft roti shell
  • Malai Chicken $1600
    • tender pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt, cumin, ginger, cardamom & pepper then tandoor baked
  • Peppered Squid $14.00
    • with crispy panko crumbs & chilli flakes, served with a Thai basil, mint & garlic mayo
  • Thai Gulf Jumbo Prawns $17.00
    • steamed with fresh spring onion, coriander, mint & basil
  • Vietnamese Summer Rolls $13.00
    • vegetables & glass noodles wrapped in rice paper, served with a lime & chilli dipping sauce
  • Spice Grill Chicken Satay $16.00
    • topped with our warm housemade peanut sauce
  • Krishna Pakhora $13.00
    • cauliflower, pumpkin & potato slices fried in chickpea batter, served with a mint, coriander & tamarind dipping sauce
MEAT, SEAFOOD & VEGETABLES MEAT, SEAFOOD & VEGETABLES
  • Black Pepper & Chilli Tofu $19.00
    • with wok-tossed bok choy & broccoli
  • Beef Rendang $25.00
    • Indonesian dry curry; slowly braised beef with coconut milk, star anise, crispy shallots & cardamon
  • Sticky Pork Belly $214.00
    • with chilli caramel glaze & black vinegar, topped with a Chinese cabbage, apple, mint & coriander slaw
  • Sichuan Style Clay Pot $19.00
    • seasonal vegetables, fresh chilli & tofu wok fried in a Chinese hot bean pasta
  • Kashmir Potato & Pea Curry $19.00
    • soft fried organic potatoes in savoury vegetable sauce with English peas & mint oil (vegetarian)
  • Firecracker Chicken $24.00
    • chilli crumbed & wok fried in hot Malay chilli
  • Bali Prawns $26.00
    • with green beans, zucchini, eggplant & broccoli in an aromatic green coconut broth
  • Thai Yellow Chicken Curry $24.00
    • yellow coconut curry with kaffir lime, lemongrass & galangal
  • 25 Herb & Spice Indian Lamb Curry $24.00
    • slow cooked diced lamb in a savoury spiced curry with our secret mix of spices; a Monsoon classic
  • Shaking Beef $26.00
    • Vietnamese style wok seared beef fillet, with garlic, spring onion & red onion, served on peppery leaves with a lime dipping sauce
  • Honey Soy Salmon $26.00
    • fresh Aoraki salmon fillet on bok choy with a honey, soy, chilli & Sichuan pepper sauce
  • Nasi Goreng $23.00
    • Indonesian spiced fried rice with chicken, seafood, vegetables & chilli
  • Malay Hawker Style Fried Fish & Prawns $24.00
    • in a kaffir lime, coconut, candlenut & chilli sauce
  • Butter Chicken $24.00
    • marinated tandoor baked chicken served in our creamy tomato & butter sauce
MONSOON NOODLES MONSOON NOODLES
  • Roast Duck Mee Goreng $24.00
    • egg noodles, house roasted 5 spice duck, red & green peppers, onions & bean sprouts (vegetarian option available)
  • Bangkok Street Noodles $23.00
    • flat rice noodles, chicken, vegetables, tamarind, chilli & crushed spiced cashews (vegetarian option available)
  • Singapore Fried Noodles $23.00
    • rice noodles, chicken, shrimp, bean sprouts, red & green peppers, onions & chilli (vegetarian option available). Make it chilli crumbed chicken for $25
MONSOON SALADS MONSOON SALADS
  • Indian Empire Spiced Chickpea Salad $18.00
    • with cauliflower, cranberries, chaat masala, cucumber, chilli, yogurt & Lot Eight Vietnamese olive oil
  • Peking Duck Salad $23.00
    • house roasted 5 spice duck with mandarin, pine nuts, mesclun, spinach & a sesame lime dressing
  • Thai Beef Salad $23.00
    • beef fillet, spring onion, bean sprouts, mint, coriander, basil, mesclun, spinach, crispy shallots, crushed spiced cashews & a lime, coriander & chilli dressing
RICE RICE
  • Jasmine Rice $4.00
  • Saffron Rice $5.00
  • Coconut Rice $5.00
SIDES SIDES
  • South Indian Spice Scented Lentil Curry $8.00
    • dahl & kidney beans in a spiced cream
  • Sweet Chilli Eggplant $10.00
    • crispy slices wok tossed with garlic & coriander
  • Bok Choy $9.00
    • with black beans, oyster sauce & garlic
  • Stuffed Naan $7.00
    • with cream cheese, bacon & chilli jam
  • Poppadoms $3.00
    • two baked lentil wafers
  • ROTI $5.00
    • Malaysian flat bread
  • Classic Naan $4.00
    • Punjabi style bread tandoor baked
  • Caramelized Onion & Garlic Naan $5.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • grand $13.90
  • Wisconsin w/ Cheese
    • Angus beef w/ melted cheddar, salad, and relish
  • Go Fish $8.40
    • One piece of crumbed fish
  • grand $13.90
  • petite $13.40
  • petite $11.40
  • petite $14.90
  • petite $11.40
  • Corn on the Cob
  • - Regular $4.50
  • Supremo Veggie Burger $12.90
    • Veggie patty, mixed lettuce, tomato, light mayo & Peri-Peri chutney on a Portuguese roll
  • Chicken Mediterranean Salad $15.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • 8 Churrasco BBQ Ribs $11.90
    • Comes with BBQ basting. Add some extra Peri-Peri basting of your choice if you wish!
  • Portuguese Veggie Paella $13.90
    • Veggie patty with a combination of grilled veggies tossed over our spicy rice
  • Caramelised Onions $1.50
  • Nandino Burger & Regular Side $10.90
    • Flame Grilled Chicken with BBQ Basting, Swiss cheese & light mayo on a soft seeded bun plus a kids juice & corn or chips
  • HOMEMADE SOUP OF THE DAY $9.90
    • warm bread roll on request GF
  • SOUP OF THE DAY $9.90
    • warm bread roll
  • BIRD ON BIRD $16.90
    • toasted English muffin one fat bird chicken liver & black pepper pate, poached egg & black pudding
  • BRAISED RED CABBAGE $6.90
  • FAT BIRD CHIPS $6.90
    • aioli & red sauce
  • AFFOGATO $8.90
    • almond biscotti add something boozy
  • DOUBLE HERB CRUMBED BEEF SCHNITZEL $19.90
    • red wine gravy seasonal vegetables & fat bird chips or mash
  • ONE FAT BIRD CHICKEN LIVER & BLACK PEPPER PATE $13.90
    • red wine onions, crostini & gherkins
  • Pancakes $15.00
    • Bacon and banana or berry and banana with maple syrup
  • Gangsta burger $13.00
    • Choice of smoked chicken, bacon or marinated tofu
  • Eggs your choice $11.50
    • With one side
  • Porridge $6.50
    • With cate paste
  • Egg benedict, florentine or montreal $15.00
  • Coco pops $4.00
    • Cornflakes on rice bubbies with milk
  • Vegan hash stack $17.00
    • Toast, mushroom, tomato, spinach, hash, mayo
  • Toasted sammy $7.50
    • Choice 3 $3.00 Fillings - extra $1.00 For $4.50 Side
  • Blazing Saddles M $25/ L $35
    • Chipotle bbq pulled pork, caramelized onion, chargrilled capsicum, jalapenos + chipotle mayonnaise
  • Famous one red dog Antipasto $38
  • Soup $11
    • With garlic toast
  • Side Salad (V) $7
  • Red Dog Margherita (V) M $22/ L $32
    • Red dog tomato base, fresh basil + double mozzarella
  • Godfather M $24/ L $34
    • Pepperoni, tomato, red onion, portobello mushrooms + red capsicum
  • Lamb Salad $23
    • Marinated lamb loin, feta, red onion, mixed leaves, tomato + mint & mandarin dressing
  • Sliders $12
    • Three pulled pork & red dog chipotle sauce mini burgers
  • Banh Khot – Vietnamese Mini Pancakes With Saute Pork & Prawns $14.5
    • A famous Vietnamese Street food snack. Crispy mini pancakes seasoned with Vietnaamese herbs & spices. Topped with saute pork, prawns, fresh herbs, coconut sauce.
  • Banh Bao – Steamed Pork Bun Sliders $15.5
    • Slow braised belly of pork in our master stock. Sandwiched between fluffy white steamed buns. Served with Hoisin, chilli sauce, pickled vegetables & coriander. Best eaten like a burger.
  • Hot Dogs $ Chips $12
  • Tom Nuong – Charrgrilled Slipper Lobsters With Green Papaya Salad $16
    • Charred grilled wild caught slipper lobsters served with a refreshing Vietnamese style green Papaya salad. Topped with fresh Asian herbs, roasted peanuts & Vietnamese tamarind dressing.
  • Vit Cuon – Aromatic Roast Duck Wraps With Plum Sauce $15.5
    • Vietnamese “five-spice” roast duck wrapped with cucumber, coriander, pickled vegetables, sesame seeds, spring onion, Hoisin bean & chilli sauce. Served with plum dipping sauce.
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • Ca Banana Leaf Wrapped Baked Fish With Prawn And Papaya Salad $29.5
    • Beautiful fresh fish fillet cooked in a chef’s special marinate of turmeric, dill & galangal. Served with a Vietnamese style prawn salad of crispy greens, papaya, herbs, peanuts, shallots & steamed rice.
  • Fish And Chips $12
  • House Baked Sourdough Baguette $4.90
  • Rosewater cream, lychee sorbet, raspberry gel, berries, crushed meringue $16.90
  • Roasted Cauliflower soup, shiitake mushrooms, black garlic, walnut, truffle oil (vego) $19.90
  • Yellowfin Tuna kokoda, coconut, lime, salted cucumber, heirloom tomatoes, puffed wild rice $22.90
  • Beef Fillet, Café de Paris butter, fries $38.90
  • Organic mixed leaf salad & house dressing $8.90
  • Smoked White Warehou, quinoa, pickled baby beets, baba ghanoush, dukkah $34.90
  • Kaikoura Scampi ceviche, avocado, Vietnamese mint, coriander, lemongrass, scampi oil $31.90
  • Braised Stewed Hapuka Tail (From) $48.00
  • Steamed Mussel with Black Bean Sauce / Fried Mussel with Pork $22.80
  • Lamb with Beans / Beef Brisket $18.80
  • -2 course $70.00
    • Minced meat wrapped in lettuce
  • King Prawns with Gold Sweet Corn $26.80
  • Lobster Sashimi / Salmon Sashimi / Lobster with Ginger and Spring Onion / Spicy Lobster / Hong Kong Style Lobster / Lobster with Garlic Butter Seasonal Price
  • Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Sauce $22.80
  • Fried Pork Dumplings / Deep Fried Chicken Wings / Deep Fried Scallops / Deep Fried Stuffed Mushroom $8.00
  • 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.
  • The Longhorn Burger $22.00
    • Our juicy homemade ground beef patty with grilled cheese ad rocket fuel, bacon, lettuce and onions, served with fries and aioli
  • Cheesecake $11.00
    • Chef's sweet cheesecake of the day, served with ice-cream and accompanying sweet garnishes
  • Pasta of the Day $10.00
    • Chefs house pasta dish
  • Apricot Chicken Burger $18.00
    • Grilled chicken breast, cheese, sweet apricot sauce & crisp garden salad with a side of fries or wedges & aioli
  • Longhorn Garlic Loaf $9.00
    • Oven toasted garlic artisan ciabatta loaf to share
  • Herbed Chicken Breast $30.00
    • Tender chicken breast pocketed with baby spinach, herbs and cream cheese wrapped in bacon, bedded on garlic mash with lemon butter sauce and served with Longhorn slaw.
  • Mini Pizza $10.00
    • Mini meat lovers pizza served with fries and tomato sauce
  • Veggie (V,*) $17.00
    • With halloumi & chargrilled vegetables
  • Fries (V,GF) $9.00
    • With tomato sauce & aioli
  • Open Style Steak Sandwich (*) $14.50
    • “Hot smoked” NZ salmon, rocket & wasabi mayo on sourdough
  • Open Style Salmon Sandwich (*) $21.00
    • Chargrilled minute steak, caramelised onion, Swiss cheese, mesclun, horseradish mayo on sourdough with fries
  • Grilled halloumi Salad (V,*) $21.00
  • ADD curry sauce (V,GF) $10.00
  • Small side of fries (V,GF) $5.00
  • Breads & Dips (V,*) $12.50
    • Local Artisan bread, served with hummus, dukkah, olive oil & balsamic vinegar
  • JAPCHAE $14.00
    • stir fried sweet potato noodles with vegetables
  • OJINGUH BOKKUM $15.00
    • pan fried squid vegetables with spicy sauce
  • CHILLI CHICKEN $29.00
    • dip fried chicken special sweet and spicy sauce
  • UDONG $12.00
    • noodle vegetable soup, boiled fish cake
  • HAEMUL TANG $15.00
    • regular menu will be served with rice or noodle when you ask
  • SUNDUBU $14.00
    • soft tofu stew with special chilli oil vegetables
  • ANDONG CHICKEN $45.00
    • steamed chicken noodle vegetables
  • DURUCHINGI $29.00
    • roasted pork belly kimchi vegetables
  • Seaweed Salad (V (GF)) $4.90
  • Aburi (Seared) Scallop $2.50
  • Korokke (Potato & Vegetable Croquette) (V) $1.50
  • Salmon Avo (Brown Rice) (GF) $1.50
  • Teriyaki Chicken Avo (Brown Rice) $1.50
  • Gyoza (Vegetable Dumplings) (V) $1.00
  • Miso Soup $2.50
  • Aburi (Seared) Eel $2.50
  • Lunchbox $8.50
    • 2 Thighs and Chips
  • Wedges $3.50
  • Thigh $3.60
  • Chips $2.80
  • Snack Box $5.50
    • 1 Thigh and Large Chips
  • Wingman $3.00
    • 1 Wing 'n' Small Chips
  • Dinner Box $11.80
    • 3 Thighs and Chips
  • Mix & Match $6.80
    • 3 Drums or Wings with Med Chips
  • Chicken avocado croissant $5.20
  • Chicken $4.30
  • Vegetarian $3.70
  • Ham & cheese croissant $3.70
  • Chicken avocado $4.60
  • Egg $3.60
  • Vegetarian $3.50
  • Bacon spicy beef croissant $5.20
  • Garlic Chips $4.00
  • or 1/2 Doz + Dip $4.50
  • Steak & Egg Burger $5.80
  • Hash Browns $1.00
  • Cheeseburger $4.80
  • Squid Rings $1.00
  • Potato Fritters $1.00
  • Fish Dinner: $11.00
    • Fillet, chips, 2 eggs, salad, lemon & sauce
Monsoon Poon

Monsoon Poon

location

Address

12 Blair Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

048033555

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 5:00 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese , Gluten Free , Indian , Indonesian , Malaysian , Singaporean , Thai , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Takeaway ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Private Dining ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
12 Blair Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand