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

  • Mozzarella in carrozza con pesto di rocket & anchovies $8
  • Prosciutto cotto, fontina & artichoke $15
  • Pork, porcini, chickpeas & grana $14
  • Lamb, goat feta, red onion jam & mint $13
  • Lardo, scaniorza, walnut & honey $14
  • San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella & basil $10
  • Venison, smoked ricotta & beetroot $12
  • Venison risottored wine & ricotta salata $18
  • Spicy fried noodle $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Chilli chicken $12.90
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Duck noodle soup $14.50
  • Satay sauce $12.90
    • Chicken, beef or pork
  • Beef noodle soup $12.90
  • Fried yellow noodle $13.50
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Seafood noodle soup $14.50
  • Crispy noodle with gravy sauce (raad nah) $13.50
    • Chicken, beef, or pork
  • Salt & Pepper Fish Fillet $17.00
  • Chicken / BBQ Pork / Mixed Seasonal Vegetable with Bean Curd $11.90
  • Bok Choy / Lettuce $12.00
  • Garlic & Salt Pepper Spare Ribs / Spare Ribs in Sweet & Sour Peking Sauce / Sweet & Sour Pork / Sweet & Sour Chicken / Lemon Chicken $15.00
  • Grilled Cheese. Fish Fillet in White Sauce / Grilled Cheese, Combination Seafood in White Sauce / Grilled Cheese, Black Pepper Beef Fillet / Grilled Cheese, Curry Beef Brisket $14.90
  • Spicy Chicken Knuckles with Ginger & Spring Onion $17.00
  • Crispy Chicken Knuckles with Salted Spices $9.90
  • Spicy / Shredded Pig Ear $10.00
  • Chicken and Cashew Nuts $16.00
  • Pickled Garlic Cucumber $10.00
  • Combination Cold Dish Platter $20.00
  • Beef With Ginger & Spring Onions $16.00
  • Edamame Beans $6.00
  • Beef and Black Bean Sauce $15.00
  • Deep Fried Chicken Wings $8.00
  • Young Chow Fried Rice $14.00
  • Shoestring fries with kiwi dip 8
  • Black Angus fillet with potato, onions & roast marrow jus 35
  • Spanish fried potatoes with garlic & tomato mojo picon 8
  • Lemon cheesecake with vanilla bean, lemonade jelly & Anzac crumb 15
  • Ora King salmon with carrot, mandarin, smoke, rye & fresh wasabi 30
  • Sicilian olives with Meyer lemon & fennel 8
  • Waitoa chicken with mushroom, artichoke, garden herbs & jus 32
  • Roast & pickled cauliflower with chard, celery & spiced olive oil 10
  • Black Pepper Beef $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Steamed Rice
  • Steamed Chicken with Ginger Rice $13.50
  • Deep Fried Chicken with Mixed Vegetables $14.50
  • Garlic Roti with Satay Sauce (v) $6.50
  • Prawn Spring Rolls $6.90
    • 5 pcs
  • Fried Yellow Noodle $12.90
    • chicken, beef or pork
  • Vegetables*
  • -Large server $17.00
  • Served with fresh cut celery + your choice of chunky blue cheese or creamy ranch sauce
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • -Large server $17.00
  • -Regular server $11.00
  • 6 mozzarella sticks $9.00
    • Breaded mozzarella cooked golden brown
  • Authentic dipping sauces $1.50
    • Sal's legendary sauce, buffalo, hot buffalo, chunky blue cheese, creamy ranch, marinara
  • Hot buffalo wings
    • Our buffalo sauce packed with extra heat!
  • Beef Honeycomb Tripe $6.00
  • Crispy Bean Curd Skin Roll with Tri-shredded Vegetables $18.00
  • Barbeque Pork Chow Mein $18.00
  • Chinese Monk Style Vegetarian Dish $20.00
  • Main Courses
    • Sweet & Sour Pork, Orange Beef, Lemon Fish Pieces, Crispy Chicken, Squid in Black, Bean Sauce with Veggies, BBQ Pork & Roast Pork, Stir-fried Vegetables with Garlic *, Spicy Salt Tofu
  • Pork Tero with Pickled Chinese Vegetables $23.00
  • Char Siu - Honeyed Barbeque Pork $20.00
  • Garlic Spare Ribs $21.00
  • M2 OYSTER SAUCE
    • Stir fried with vegetables in oyster sauce with onion, mushroom, spring onion, capsicum
  • C2 RED CURRY
    • Delicious red curry paste with carrot, pumpkin, fried shallot, potatoes and onion in coconut milk
  • JASMINE RICE $2.00
  • F1 PLA SAM ROD (MED) $ 19.50
    • Crispy deep fried fish fillets or whole fish in Thai Lagoon home made sauce with onion, chilli paste, pineapple, tomatoes
  • F2 PLA LARD PIK (MED) $ 19.50
    • Golden crispy deep fried fish fillets or whole fish topped with chilli tamarind sauce, onion, red chilli, spring onion, dried chilli and coriander
  • Chicken, Beef or Pork $14.50
  • King Prawn, Scallop $18.50
  • Y5 FISH CAKE SALAD $14.50
    • Fish cake mixed with Thai herbs, tomato, carrot, spring onion, coriander, cucumber, lettuce, celery and lemon juice
  • Vegetarian $18
    • In season vegetables, feta, balsamic reduction on a tomato base with mozzarella.
  • Fish and Chips $19
    • warehou fillets in Base Isolator APA batter. Served with fries, fresh salad and tartare sauce.
  • Cider Spider $9
    • Generous vanilla ice cream float in a glass of cider.
  • Wedges $9.5
    • with hefeweizen aioli and our Bohemian Hipster bbq sauce.
  • Kumara Chips $10
    • with hefeweizen aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Spicy Chicken Wings (6 Wings / 12 Wings) $12.50 / $24
    • juicy chicken wings, oven baked and coated in our brewery’s spent grain with FB hot chilli sauce, Bohemian Hipster bbq sauce, and Sriracha mayo
  • Bacon Wedges $11
    • with a cheesy topping, served with sour cream.
  • Chorizo $20
    • Spicy chorizo, bacon, red onion rocket on a bbq base with mozzarella.
  • KIMCHI MANDU $5.00
  • SPICY CHICKEN WITH RICE AND SALAD $15.00
  • TOFU RAMEN $13.50
  • CORN FRITTERS $13.50
  • CHICKEN BIBIMBAP $15.00
  • JEYUK $13.50
  • BEEF BIBIMBAP $15.00
  • GARLIC SOY DAKGALBI $13.50
  • Chicken Biryani
    • Chunks of spiced chicken cooked with basmati rice, herbs and selected spices
  • Plain Naan $3.00
    • Bread made of refined flour
  • Lamb Sabzi Wala
    • Tender pieces of lamb tossed with assorted vegetables, herbs and spices with thick medium hot sauce
  • Onion Shall $6.00
    • Crispy onions battered with gram flour and deep fried.
  • Lamb Jalfrezi
    • Lamb cooked with onions, carrots and capsicum in medium hot sauce with a touch of vinegar.
  • Chicken Naan $4.00
    • Naan Stuffed with chopped chicken and spices
  • Prawn Malabari
    • Prawn cooked in onion, tomatoes, coconut milk finished with curry leaves and mustard seed
  • Chicken Daal
    • Mixed Daal cooked with pieces of chicken and ground spices.
  • - Vege bowl loaded with zucchini mushrooms, onion, carrots, chickpeas & lentils
  • - Free range chicken, slow cooked in herbs, served with guacamole & homemade salsa
  • - Free range bbq pulled pork served with caramelized onion & apple relish
  • A box meal layered with brown rice, quinoa, lettuce, hummus & a choice of either:
  • - Slow cooked, tender free range lamb topped with mint tzatziki
  • Soup of the day $10.00
    • with toasted five grain or sourdough
  • Brioche French Toast $17.50
    • with berry compote and organic yogurt or bacon and banana
  • Toast $5.50
    • with preserves
  • Eggs Benedict $14.00
    • on toasted sourdough with homemade lemon hollandaise/Florentine spinach
  • Tomatoes $4.00
  • Quesadillas $16.00
    • (gluten free, served with a green salad, see below)/Slow cooked pork, refried bean mix, cheese, and onion relish. (GF)
  • Gotham Grilled BLT sandwich $12.50
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • on toasted sourdough with homemade lemon hollandaise/Montreal salmon
  • Turbot $9.70
  • Hapuka (Groper) $14.20
  • Green Salad $6.00
    • Simple Mesclun salad in our house dressing
  • John Dory $10.50
    • Firm white fish
  • Fish Fingers $8.00
    • Panko crumbed fish fingers with curly fries and tomato sauce
  • Tomato $1.50
  • Ruby Fish $6.80
  • Lemon Fish $8.50
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