Seasons at Country Life in Wellington Menu

FLAT BREADS FLAT BREADS
  • Blue cheese, walnut and fresh pear $8.00
  • Garlic, chilli, red onion, fresh gruyere cheese and truffle oil $8.00
  • Caramelized onion, Kalamata olive, feta and fresh basil $8.00
BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Waffles $16.00
    • With streaky bacon, grilled banana, maple syrup and an orange zesty mascarpone cream
  • Big breakfast $21.00
    • Eggs, pork sausage, streaky bacon, black pudding, roasted mushrooms, fried potato cake and tomato
  • Poached eggs & streaky bacon $16.00
    • On toasted sourdough with hollandaise sauce
  • Toasted muesli $11.00
    • With rhubarb compote and yoghurt
SOUPS SOUPS
  • Smoked fish, potato and spring onion chowder $16.00
  • Soup of the day $11.00
    • With toasted bread
SANDWICHES SANDWICHES
  • Grilled haloumi $14.00
    • On a baguette with an apple chilli chutney
  • Crumbed Groper open sandwich $18.00
    • With avocado, lettuce, tomato, red onion, caper, gherkin aioli and fresh lemon
  • Sourdough toastie $13.00
    • Filled with bacon, gruyere cheese and tomato
MAINS MAINS
  • Polenta and Pumpkin bake $16.00
    • With caramelized onion, salad and crumbled feta (v)
  • Pan fried fish of the day $22.00
    • Upon a warm salad of peas, potato, smoked bacon with lemon buerre blanc and tomato tapenade
  • Harissa rubbed chicken salad $19.00
    • With roasted pumpkin and mint yoghurt dressing
  • Beef burger $19.00
    • With gruyere cheese in a brioche bun with hand cut chips
  • Smoked fish cakes $16.00
    • With a soft poached egg, hollandaise and a garden salad
SIDES SIDES
  • Hand cut chips with aioli $7.00
  • Kapiti organic garden salad $7.00
  • Seasonal vegetables $7.00

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Squid Rings $8.80
    • Crumbed and deep fried with tartare sauce
  • Hot Beef and Avocado Salad $15.95
    • With crispy noodles and salad greens
  • Deep Fried Camembert $8.80
    • Served with boysenberry sauce and crackers
  • Onion $2.00
  • Fresh Fish $15.95 Light / $23 Main
    • Choose from pan fried, crumbed and deep fried or mornay. Please check the specials board for today's fish.
  • The Platter $15.95
    • Crumbed mushrooms, chicken tenderloins, squid and prawns with sweet and sour dipping sauce
  • Salad as a Meal $15.95
    • Please help yourself to all you can eat from the salad boat.
  • Scallops $19 Light / $26 Main
    • Deep fried or mornay
  • Hand cut chips w aioli $6
  • Pan fried fish $24
    • saffron, lemon & confit tomato risotto
  • Pork sandwich $21
    • w melted sweberg cheese, beetroot chutney & hand cut chips
  • Avocado $14
    • tomato, fried halloumi and lemon & oregano oil on grain toast
  • Cured Mt Cook salmon $14
    • horseradish creme fraiche & dill on  toasted brioche
  • Affogato $13
    • served w fruit & nut biscotti & a single shot of amaretto
  • Bubble & squeak $5
  • Grilled flat mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, grilled ciabatta $4
  • Deep Fried Fresh Squid / Deep Fried Squid Balls $10.00
  • Deep Fried Pork Wontons (6 pieces) $7.50
  • Served with steamed rice
  • Wontons with Shredded Chicken & Pickled Vegetables $12.90
  • Wontons in Chilli Oil (9 wontons) $11.50
  • Any 2 Meats Combination $14.90
  • Hot and Sour Noodle Soup $11.50
  • Any 3 Meats Combination $15.90
  • Malay Hawker Style Fried Fish & Prawns $24.00
    • in a kaffir lime, coconut, candlenut & chilli sauce
  • Little Dragon Tacos $15.00
    • S.E. Asian shrimp in a smoky chilli sauce with avocado & fresh coriander in a soft roti shell
  • Indian Empire Spiced Chickpea Salad $18.00
    • with cauliflower, cranberries, chaat masala, cucumber, chilli, yogurt & Lot Eight Vietnamese olive oil
  • Stuffed Naan $9.00
    • filled with cream cheese, bacon & chilli jam then tandoor baked
  • Krishna Pakhora $13.00
    • cauliflower, pumpkin & potato slices fried in chickpea batter, served with a mint, coriander & tamarind dipping sauce
  • Caramelized Onion & Garlic Naan $5.00
  • Coconut Rice $5.00
  • Malai Chicken $1600
    • tender pieces of chicken marinated in yogurt, cumin, ginger, cardamom & pepper then tandoor baked
  • Lemon Chicken pieces $12.00
  • Stir fried chicken with cashew nuts and vegetables $13.00
  • Stir fried chicken with sweet basil, chili and vegetables $12.00
  • Sashimi $13.00
    • Slices of raw Salmon served with Kikkoman sauce.
  • Deep fried battered chicken wings with garlic & pepper sauce. (8pcs) $12.00
  • Thai Fried rice (Chicken, beef & pork) $12.00
    • With onions, peas and spring onions
  • Laksa Chicken $14.00
    • Fresh egg noodles with chicken hard boiled egg & bean sprouts.            EXTRAS
  • Peanut Sauce Or Fresh Chili Sauce $1.00
  • Bistro 169 Lamb Rump $26.50
    • Slow braised lamb rump w pea puree, vanilla parsnip puree, potato fondant & homemade mint sauce (GF)
  • Eton Mess $12.00
    • Crumbled meringue w fresh berries, vanilla cream, berry coulis & caramel sauce (GF) (DF option available)
  • Bistro 169 Signature Cut Beef $39.50
    • 200g Beef fillet Beef cuts cooked to your liking & served w hand cut fries, onion relish, baby vegetables & your choice of sauce: green peppercorn, port wine or béarnaise sauce
  • Chocolate Trio $14.00
    • Chocolate mousse, bourbon truffle & deconstructed brownie served on chocolate sauce
  • Cheeseboard $17.00
    • Local cheeses served w nuts, quince jelly & crackers
  • Confit Duck $28.50
    • Duck leg cooked in confit style w thyme & juniper berries, homemade gnocchi w hoisin sauce, carrot puree & kumara shavings (GF)
  • Vodka Cured Salmon $16.00
    • Aoraki King Salmon cured w vodka, orange juice & fennel served w crème fraîche, bread croutons & garden mix lettuce & olive oil (GF option available)
  • Mediterranean Platter $15.00
    • Flat bread w cheese and ham, falafel, hummus dipping sauce & babaganoush sauce
  • - With Ketchup and mayo $7.00
  • Kimchi $4.00
  • The Big Dipper $14.00
    • Braised beef, cheddar, pickled red onion, whiskey mustard, beef jus
  • 1kg $34.00
  • Onion Rings with BBQ Sauce $8.00
  • Creamy Mac 'n' cheese $8.00
  • Side Salad $6.00
  • 500g $17.00
  • Eggs Benedict $17.00
    • maple cured ham, toasted muffin withhollandaise
  • Fat cut chips $7.00
    • with aioli
  • Salt & pepper squid $12.00
    • withlime pickle
  • Charcuterie Board for two $23.00
    • selection of speciality deli meats, olives, house relish, cheese and fresh breads
  • Pie of the day $12.00
    • served with brown sauce and salad
  • Potato & Herb Rosti $19.00
    • smoked salmon, potato & herb rosti, tomato and caper dressing
  • Cheese board $18.00
    • selection of three cheeses, house chutney, jelly and crackers
  • Breakfast burger $21.00
    • sausage, egg, bacon, smoked tomato relish & black pudding hash brown
  • Chicken Satay $5.00
  • Bacon & Egg $5.00
  • T-Bone Steak with Chips or Wedges $16.90
  • Kiwi Breakfast $11.90
    • 4 Streaky Bacon, 2 Eggs, 2 Hash Browns, 2 Slices of Toast
  • Lunch Box $6.50
    • 1 x Chips 1 Chicken Thigh 1 Chicken Drum
  • Lamb Chop with Eggs Chips or Wedges $14.90
  • -Combo $8.80
  • -Combo $8.80
  • Potato & Beef Korokke $2.50
  • Crunchy Roll $1.50
  • Inari $1.50
  • Salmon Korokke $2.50
  • Beef Rolls $1.50
  • Spicy Prawn $1.50
  • Vegetarian Sushi $1.50
  • Beef Tataki $1.50
  • Beef lavabdar $18.00
    • boneless beef pieces cooked with gravy and capsicum.
  • Murgh saag $19.00
    • boneless chicken pieces cooked with spinach and ground spices.
  • Onion bhaji
  • Vegetable samosa $6.00
    • deep-fried triangular pastry filled with potatoes, green peas and spices.
  • Fish curry $20.00
    • fresh boneless pieces of fish cooked in tandoor with exotic spices in onion gravy.
  • Paneer tikka $12.00
    • cubes of fresh home made cottage cheese, capsicums, tomatoes and onion cooked in tandoor.
  • Tandoori chicken $21.00
    • king of tandoori kebab. Chicken with bone, marinated with ground spices, garlic.
  • Peshwari naan $4.50
    • naan stuffed with nuts.
  • Gourmet Potatoes $5
  • Jus $1.50
  • Onion Jam $1.50
  • Fries Gf* Df* $9
    • Tomato Sauce and aioli.
  • Bruchetta Gf* Df* $17
    • Served with halloumi, vine tomato, basil pesto and balsamic glaze.
  • Portobello Mushrooms Gf* Df* $15.50
    • Over Mediterranean vegetables, grilled Halloumi and with handmade tomato sauce .
  • St Louis Ribs $27
    • With house made smoked adobe BBQ sauce and served with spiced gourmet potatoes
  • Loaded Wedges Df* $15.50
    • Topped with bacon, grilled cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli.
  • Mujva $7.00
  • Chicken $9.50
  • Combo $15.00
  • Chicken Pide $10.00
  • Mixed Dip $7.00
  • Mixed Dip $6.50
  • Mixed $9.50
  • Lamb Shish $13.00
  • lamb rump, mozzarella gnocchi, smoked tomato, basil $28.00
  • soup of the day, bread, butter $12.00
  • mussels, spicy tomato broth, grilled bread g* d $24.00
  • with "basil's" taramasalata d $9.00
  • with both d $11.00
  • salad leaves, vinaigrette g d v $7.00
  • (g) gluten free, (g*) ask for gluten free bread, (d) dairy free, (v) vegetarian
  • roasted lamb meatballs, potatoes, capers, raisins g $12.00
  • MARINATED PERSIAN LAMB PITA POCKET SERVED WITH PICKLED GREEN SLAW AND SOFT FETA WHIP $11.00
  • SUMMER SKEWERS, OLIVES, FETA, SPICY SALAMI AND STUFFED BABY PEPPERS 3 PER SERVING $10.00
  • AVOCADO & TOMATO ON SOURDOUGH TOAST $15.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH - CHOOSE 3 FILLINGS: $11.00
    • HAM, CHORIZO, TOMATO, RED ONION, RED PEPPER, SWISS CHEESE
  • FREE-RANGE PULLED PORK TOASTED SANDWICH WITH HOMEMADE APPLE SAUCE + SWISS AND MOZZARELLA CHEESE $12.00
  • TOASTED SOURDOUGH WITH CONDIMENTS $6.50
  • BACON WRAPPED GOURMET POTATOES SERVED WITH HOT SOUR CREAM SAUCE $12.00
  • 3PM - LATE
Seasons at Country Life

Seasons at Country Life

location

Address

8 Main Road, Waikanae, Wellington, 5036, New Zealand

phone

Phone

048910718

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , French , Gluten Free , Kiwi , Mediterranean , New Zealand , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Local cuisine ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
8 Main Road, Waikanae, Wellington, 5036, New Zealand