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

  • Garlic Bread $4.00
  • Calamari $12.00
    • Served with Tartare Sauce
  • Prawn Malai Curry $17.00
  • Lamb Curry $16
  • Masala Dosa $10
  • Fish Curry $16
  • Family pack Biryani $50
  • Kadai Chicken $14
  • Chicken Tenderloin (Each) $3.00
  • Beef small $7.50 large $8
  • Meal (3 Tenderloins, Chips) $10.50
  • Seafood large $9.50
  • Meat Patties (Homemade) $3.00
  • Scallops-Seasoned $2.00
  • Scotch Steak Dinner $16.50
    • 300g Scotch Fillet served with chips or mashed potatoes and salad
  • Fresh Fish Battered $3.20
  • Add bacon, chiles, and/or spring onion $1.50/each
  • Buffalo wings $12.50
    • house smoked BBQ spiced chicken wings w blue cheese dressing
  • Homefries or bubble & squeak $5.50
  • Ron's winner $10.00
    • our famous BBQ pulled pork w chipotle mayo & dressed coleslaw
  • The big ed $14.50
    • BBQ pulled pork, smoked beef brisket & southern ham in toasted bin w gherkins, onions & melted cheese
  • Quesadilla $12.00
    • herbed field mushrooms w anchiote cream & salsa verde
  • Guacamole $3.00
  • Buttermilk pancake stack $14.00
    • yoghurt & banana
  • Smoked Salmon Pate 15
    • Dark rye cream cheese whip, red onions & capers
  • Knödel 6
  • Warm Spinach & Artichoke Dip 19
    • Served in a toasted rye bread bowl
  • Cordon Bleu Crumbed Chicken Breast >>Black forest ham, Swiss cheese & jus gras
  • Chicken Wings Half dozen11/Dozen20
    • Jägermeister bbq sauce or Bavarian mayo & parmesan cheese
  • Knödel
    • Slow cooked German style bread stuffing
  • Bratwürst Smoked Beef
  • Black Forest Ham
    • Dry cured, smoked ham
  • Please no variations on meals. Match your meal with a beer using the coloured shields next to items.
  • Grilled halloumi Salad (V,*) $21.00
  • Mesclun and vinaigrette (V) $5.00
  • V = Vegetarian GF = Gluten free add $2 for bun / bread
    • * = Gluten free option available;
  • Chicken BLT (*) $15.00
    • Free range chicken, honey cured bacon, mesclun, tomato & mayo on Turkish flatbread
  • Spicy Pulled Pork (*) $18.00
    • With Swiss Cheese & slaw
  • Salt & pepper squid Salad $21.00
  • ADD curry sauce (V,GF) $10.00
  • Vege Deluxe from $7.90
    • avocado, capsicum, feta, field mushrooms
  • The Caesar $9.90/$10.90/$10.40/$9.90
    • chicken, bacon, avocado, egg, croutons, parmesan, mesclun. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • The Caesar from $7.90
    • chicken, bacon, avocado, croutons, egg, parmesan
  • A little bit fancy from $7.20
    • avocado, feta, grilled capsicum, chives
  • Vege deluxe from $7.20
    • chilli beans, mushroom, corn, red onion, cheese
  • Chilli chicken N/A
  • Smoked salmon & avocado $9.90/$10.90/$9.90/$9.90
    • croutons, dill, cos lettuce. Salad Reg/Lge/Puku/Wrap
  • Cajun chicken N/A
  • CHICKEN BOKKUM $15.00
    • pan fried marinated chicken with vegetables
  • TANGSUYUK $29.00
    • dip fried battered pork vegetables special sweet and sour sauce
  • KIMCHI CHIGAE $15.00
    • Kimchi vegetables pork or canned tuna
  • SUNDUBU $14.00
    • soft tofu stew with special chilli oil vegetables
  • HAEMUL TANG $15.00
    • regular menu will be served with rice or noodle when you ask
  • BULGOGI $14.00
    • pan fried marinated beef vegetables
  • UDONG $12.00
    • noodle vegetable soup, boiled fish cake
  • JAJANG MYUN $10.00/$12.00
    • homemade noodle, soybean black sauce with vegetable & pork
  • Grilled zucchini with black sesame seeds, parmesan and vine tomatoes $12.00
  • Affogato with hot espresso, amaretto liquor and biscotti $13.00
  • Chilli salt prawns $13.00
  • Berry trifle with italian sponge fingers and vanilla cream $13.00
  • Lamb rack with mint and basil aioli $30.00 / $45.00
  • Cured salmon with fresh dill and marinated fennel $14.00
  • Caprese salad on fried polenta $14.00
  • Manuka smoked fish cakes $11.00
  • Cheese / Paneer Dosa $12.00
    • Delightfully crisp, golden coloured and paper thin pancakes made of a fermented rice and urad dal batter filled with cheese and / curried paneer.
  • Plain Paratha (V) $3.00
  • Hakka Fried Noodle (V) $12.90
    • Stir-fried noodles in soya sauce with green leafy vegetables, bean sprouts, fresh tofu and soya pieces
  • Potato Puff $3.00
    • Spiced creamy mashed potato wrapped in bread and baked to golden brown.
  • Medu Vada (V) $8.50
    • This crispy delicacy is made with spiced urad dal batter and fried in donut shape dumplings. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They are served with sambar and coconut chutney.
  • Small Plate $10.50
    • Fill your plate from a selection of 2 curries, dhal soup, rice, puri. roast potatoes, halva. 2 salad choices, papadam and pickles.
  • Cheese Cake $6.50
    • Soft fresh cheese on a crust biscuit base with passionfruit topping.
  • Vegetable Manchurian (V) $12.90
    • Vegetable manchurian is deep fried vegetable balls in a soya sauces based gravy & served with rice. Manchurian balls mainly consist of cabbage, carrots and ginger.
  • Caesar Salad $15.00
    • Chicken and or Bacon, Cos lettuce, anchovies, poached egg, capers, croutons and parmesan cheese, tossed in a homemade aioli.
  • Beef Burger $14.00
    • 120g Gourmet Beef Patty topped with cheese, caramelized onions, BBQ sauce, salad and fries.
  • Fish & Chips (Wed, Thurs & Fri only) $13.00
    • Beer battered fish fillet with Tartare and tomato sauce served with lemon, fries and a salad.
  • Three Egg Omelette $14.50
    • Served with salad and 3 choices of fillings: Bacon, Ham, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Baby Spinach, Onions, Cheese, Capsicums
  • Chicken Burger $14.00
    • 100% pure chicken breast with bacon, tomato and creamy aioli and serve with fries.
  • Wedges $6.00
    • Served with sour cream & salsa.
  • Spring Rolls, Samosas & Chips $9.00
    • Served with sweet chilli and aioli
  • All burgers served with fries tomato sauce & aioli.
  • Memela Con Carnitas $10.00
    • Corn cake topped with chorizo refried beans, crispy shredded pork, salsa verde & habanero pickled onions
  • Breakfast Tacos $16.00
    • Two eggs scrambled and served atop tortillas, cheese & beans with pico de gallo salsa (the Austin classic meets Miramar)
  • Ceviche Del Dia $15.00
    • Line-caught fish, lime juice, onions, cucumber, tomato with totopos (corn chips)
  • Burrito Vegetariano $18.00
    • Seasonal veggies, cheddar, organic rice, cabbage, salsa ranchera & served with lime aioli (vegan option available)
  • Frijoles Refritos $6.00
    • Chorizo refried beans topped with organic feta
  • Arroz $6.00
    • La Boca Loca organic red rice
  • Carne Asada $19.00
    • Grilled steak, salad, chile árbol salsa & fresh pico de gallo salsa
  • Guacamole $14.00
    • Smashed avocados with onions, coriander, tomato and lime served with house-made totopos
  • California Sunrise 8.20
    • Tuscan mushrooms, cheese, egg, fresh spinach, mayo
  • Salmon 9.90
    • Premium Marlborough cold smoked salmon and capers, red onion with your choice of flavoured cream cheese
  • Ham 7.20
  • Pastrami 9.20
  • Paté 5.40
  • Mini bagel 1.40
  • Garlic Bagel Bites 3.50
    • Bagel pieces with garlic butter
  • Blueberry
  • Raita $3.00
  • Lime Pickle $3.00
  • SEAFOOD LAKSA $13.50
    • Fresh yellow noodles cooked n a rich creamy broth with prawns. squid. fish balls, tofu, egg and finished with bean sprouts. Topped with caramelized shallots
  • FISH SAMBAL $15.00
    • Grilled pieces of fish fillets prepared in a rich tomato, tangy sambal sauce. Served with steamed rice
  • NASI GORENG $13.50
    • wok stir fried rice with seasonal vegetables in an oriental sambal sauce topped with caramelized shallots/SEAFOOD
  • 2 ROTI CHANAI SERVED WITH CHICKEN CURRY $11.00
  • CHICKEN SAMBAL $10.00/$13.50
    • tender pieces of chicken marinated and grilled then cooked in a Malaysian tomato tangy sambal sauce, served with steamed rice/medium/large
  • ROTI TELUR BAWANG $4.50
    • Firm roti dough skillfully flipped then filed with onion and egg and folded to cook on a hot plate
  • Slow roast capsicum and eggplant crostini $15.50
    • Rich eggplant chutney, slow roast capsicum, feta, prosciutto, sourdough
  • Mojito Cheesecake with cardamom biscuit $16.50
  • White chocolate panna cotta with hazelnut praline and blackberry compote $16.50
  • Sirloin Strip, rocket and radish salad, roast new potatoes and red wine jus $29.50
    • 300gm sirloin, rocket, red radish, daikon, new potatoes, red wine jus
  • Chilli chocolate and raspberry mousse with cinnamon churros $16.50
  • French Toast $16.00
    • Baguette, bacon, berry compote, and maple syrup
  • Eggs on Toast $11.00
    • Scrambled poached or fried egg on sourdough
  • Bookings Essential, 90 minutes before show start time
  • -Smoked salmon egg benedict $16.00
  • Fish hamburger $6.90
  • Muesli $9.00
    • Served with seasonal fruit and yoghurt
  • -Vegetarian pasta $10.00
    • (tomato and herbs sauce) Mushroom, capsicum, onion
  • Takeaway tomato / sweey and sour sauce $1.50
  • Chicken hamburger $6.90
  • Tomato and herbs sauce pasta $7.50
  • -Crispy bacon egg benedict $13.80
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