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

  • Lamb sausage $28
    • fresh tagliatelle, zucchini, basil, ricotta
  • Yellowfin tuna $22
    • Caesar salad, slow egg, Parmesan, croutons, classic dressing
  • Lightly smoked citrus cured salmon $22
    • summer beets, little gem, buttermilk curd, dill*
  • Rocket leaves, toasted pine nuts, Manchego, balsamic dressing $9
  • Farmer’s market beets $19
    • aged balsamic, local goats feta, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts*
  • Wakanui scotch fillet 300g $48
    • mushroom duxelle, crispy onion rings, chimichurri
  • Market catch m/p
    • forever evolving
  • Sauteed market greens, garlic, chilli $7
  • Vege Iskender (zucchini and carrot fritters or felafels) see above
  • Vegetarian Meze $16.00
    • Mixed dips, dolma, felafels, filo and feta rolls, Greek beans, olives, tabouleh, grilled halloumi cheese, mixed salad, Turkish bread and rice.
  • Turkish Adana Burger $16.00
    • Traditional hot and spicy minced beef, grilled tomato, grilled halloumi cheese in our home-made pita bread served with fries, salad, garlic mayo, beetroot dip and tomato sauce.
  • Doner Kebabs (Small/Large) $10.00/$11.00
    • Wrapped in Turkish bread with taboulin, mixed salad and your choice of sauces. Sauces: Tomato, yogurt, garlic yogurt, mid chilli, hot chilli, sweet chilli, satay, mayo, BBQ, humus
  • Grilled Chicken see above
  • Felafel Meal $16.00
    • Fresh felafels served on a bed of salad with grilled halloumi cheese, humus, jacik, beetroot dip, tabouleh and Turkish bread.
  • Lamb Iskender see above
  • Cheese $1.00
  • B.L.A.T w SMALL FRIES 13.50
    • BACON, LETTUCE & AVOCADO W TOMATO ON TOASTED CIABATTA
  • WAFFLES 13.50
    • YOUR CHOICE OF BERRIES & VANILLA ICE CREAM OR STREAKY BACON, BANANA & DRIZZLED W MAPLE SYRUP
  • CEVICHE 7.00
    • MARINATED IN A BLEND OF TOMATO, CUCUMBER, LIME JUICE, CORIANDER, RED ONION & COCONUT CREAM
  • BEEF BRUSCHETTA 9.00
    • STRIPLOIN RUBBED IN PAPRIKA, GRILLED & SERVED ON BRUSCHETTA, TOPPED W CARAMELISED ONION & BEARNAISE SAUCE
  • BUTTON MUSHROOMS (V) 7.00
    • FILLED W DANISH BLUE CHEESE MIX, CRUMBED & FLASH FRIED
  • FISH & CHIPS 24.50
    • PREMIUM FISH IN BEER BATTER W CHUNKY SUPPLY ROOM MADE TARTARE SAUCE, STEAK FRIES & SALAD
  • PORK, CHICKEN & PISTACHIO TERRINE 10.50
    • W CRANBERRY JELLY CROSTINI
  • CRUMBED SCHNITZEL 21.00
    • SERVED W FRIES, GREEN SALAD & RED WINE JUS
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $13.50
    • (Shrimps, Mussels, Squid, Fish ball, Crab strick, Scallop)
  • 6 Cocktail Spring Rolls-Vegetable $3.50
  • Chicken & Corn Soup $8.90
  • Chicken Roti wrap $9.90
    • Lettuce,tomato,onion & mayo sauce
  • Roti (1 piece) $3.00
  • 4 Mushrooms-Crumbed $3.50
  • Chips $3.50
  • LEMON CHICKEN w/Rice $13.50
  • Edamame $7.80
    • Steamed green soya beans with either salt or wok-tossed with chilli and garlic
  • Chilli squid $10.00
    • Crispy fried squid dusted with shichimi, served with a chilli coriander dipping sauce
  • Mini chicken katsu $9.00
    • Chicken breast deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with sticky white rice, carrot, cucumber and sweet corn, served with your choice of either katsu curry or amai sauce
  • Mushroom onigiri $8.00
    • Balls of sticky rice with mushroom, deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with a spicy chilli sauce
  • White rice $3.00
    • Steamed or sticky
  • Mini chicken cha han $9.00
    • Stir-fried white rice with chicken, egg, sweet corn, carrot, mangetout and amai sauce
  • Ebi katsu $11.00
    • Crispy fried prawns in panko breadcrumbs, served with a spicy chilli sauce, garnished with lime
  • Katsu curry sauce $2.50
  • BANANA FRITTER $2.00
  • SHRIMP $10.80
  • VEGETABLE $8.50
  • POTATO FRITTER $1.00
  • COMBINATION $11.50
  • CHICKEN $9.80
  • ROAST PORK $9.80
  • BEEF $9.80
  • R3 GARLIC FRIED RICE
    • Fried rice with fresh galics and your choice of meat
  • SP3 CRISPY PORK CURRY PASTE $ 19.50
    • Stir fried roast crispy pork in green curry, capsicum, green beans, courgettes, green pepper, kaffir lime leaves and coconut milk
  • E1 SPRING ROLL (6 Pieces) $6.50
    • Mince pork, vermicelli shredded shiitake mushroom, celery, cabbage served with plum sauce
  • E6 CURRY PUFF (4 pieces) $6.50
    • Mince chicken, kumara, onion and yellow curry wrapped in puff pastry served with sweet chilli sauce
  • SP5 THAI LAGOON SPICY $ 15.50
    • (CHICKEN, BEEF PORK OR COMBINATION) (This is extremely hot dish) Our special blended spicy sauce, Thai chilli paste stir fried with kaffir lime leaves, ground chilli, cauliflower and broccoli. (This is extremely hot dish)
  • N5 MI GORENGE DUCK
    • Dried mi goreng with special sauce topped with slice of duck
  • Rice - Complimentary Jasmine rice for all main dish except noodle & fried rice dishes
  • M8 SWEET & SOUR
    • Stir fried pineapple, cucumber, onion, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, spring onion, tomatoes in sweet and sour sauce
  • Tempura onion cake ( 2 ) $4.00
  • Salad $5.50
  • -Fillet $19.00
  • *add: Cheese, Bacon or Egg $2 each items
  • ●Crumbed fish $5.50
  • -8 for $14.90
  • ●Shoestring
  • -12 for $20.90
  • Tandoori Roti $2.00
  • Dhaba Mix Platter for two $15.90
    • Combination of samosa, pakora, chicken tikka and seekh kebab
  • Balti Okra and Chicken $15.50
    • Boneless chicken and okra combined with medium balti sauce
  • -Paneer Tikka Masala
    • Homemade cheese cubes cooked in onion, tomato and capsicum gravy with mild spices
  • Curry Prawn /Fish $17.90
    • Prawn/Fish cooked in onion and tomato with spices
  • -Chana Masala
    • Whole chickpeas seasoned with onion, garlic, ginger and finished with spices and herbs
  • -Bombay Aloo
    • Deep fried potatoes cooked with spices
  • Indian Dips Platter $7.00
  • Spaghetti Al Ragu Bolognese $19.5
  • Baked Cheesecake of the Day $12.90
    • Freshly baked each day, ask your server about today's creation
  • Garlic Bread $7.5
    • Served on home baked focaccia with our decades' old recipe (v)
  • Chicken My Way $28.9
    • Brandy and cream sauce (40-year-old recipe)
  • Gelato Italiano $12.90
    • Freshly made in-house to our family recipe. A truly traditional Napolitan gelato. Ask your server about today's flavour
  • Lamb Shanks $23.9/$29.9
    • One or Two oven baked shanks with a 30 minute wait time
  • Double Chocolate Torte $12.90
    • Beautiful chocolate torte, a layer of melted chocolate and dripping with our home made chocolate genache. Topped of with vanilla ice cream and fresh whipped cream
  • Gluten Free Pasta $3.00
  • Calamari, pickled cucumber, red chilli, wakame, daikon, Japanese mayo (gf,nf) $18.00
  • Poached egg $3.00
  • House baked spicy beans, smoked breakfast sausage, toast (nf) $17.00
  • Cheese on toast $7.00
  • Housemade pork & sage sausages, mash, capsicum, gravy (gf,nf) $15.00
  • Beer battered market fish, crushed peas, fries, tartare sauce (df,nf) $18.00
  • Crushed avocado, sango sprouts, toasted barley, pumpkin seeds, kale, toast (nf,veg) $16.00
  • Salmon $6.00
  • Soondubu Chige $16.00
    • Spicy soup with watery bean curd steamed rice, side dishes
  • Yangnyem Chicken $20.00
    • Fried chicken with spice
  • Ice Cream $4.00
  • E-1 Pan Fried Dumplings
  • Kimchi $3.00
  • Special Set Meals (Minimum serve: 2 persons)
  • Mandu Kuk (Dumpling Soup) $16.00
    • Dumpling in rich beef stock
  • Kimchi Chige $17.00
    • Spicy soup with kimchi served with steamed rice, side dishes
  • Curry Roll(Homemade) $2.50
  • Steak Dinner: $12.00
    • Steak, chips 2 eggs, salad, onion & sauce
  • Lasagne Squares $2.60
  • Corn Cob $1.50
  • Steak Burger $5.00
  • Fish Cake(Homemade) $2.50
  • Com Fritters $2.50
  • Steak Roll (Homemade) $2.50
  • 21 day aged prime angus sirloin, 350g g $35.00
  • pork terrine, pickled vegetables, grilled bread g* d $14.00
  • (g) gluten free, (g*) ask for gluten free bread, (d) dairy free, (v) vegetarian
  • linguini, aglio olio, garlic, parsley, chili v / add chorizo $16.00/ $22.00
  • cajun chicken schnitzel, chipotle apple slaw, peanut, sesame seeds, truffle potatoes $25.00
  • salad leaves, vinaigrette g d v $7.00
  • josper roasted beetroot, grilled zucchini, feta, rocket g v $17.00
  • braised beef cheek, ox tongue, truffle polenta,
  • Grilled tomato Hash brown / Mushrooms $3.00
  • Toast $6.00
    • With butter and preserves
  • Eggs on Toast $11.00
    • Scrambled poached or fried egg on sourdough
  • Pork Sausage /Bacon $4.00
  • PP=Per Person
  • Cajun chicken $17.00
    • Toasted ciabatta, bacon, mushrooms and cucumber
  • Childrens portions available $7.50
  • Prosciutto wrapped chicken with mustard and mozzarella, cauliflower puree $27.00
    • Chicken breast wrapped in bacon, mozzarella, cauliflower pure and green beans
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