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

  • KUMARA BIM BIM $6.00
    • with togarashi & siriracha mayo
  • RARE BEEF SALAD $25.00
    • Seared Angus beef fillet with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, picked carrots, Vietnamese mint, coriander, candied peanuts, crispy garlic, crying tiger dressing
  • RARE BEEF SALAD $25.00
    • Seared Angus beef fillet with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, picked carrots, Vietnamese mint, coriander, candied peanuts, crispy garlic, crying tiger dressing
  • STEAK TARTARE $15.00
    • Hand minced Angus fillet, Vietnamese mint, chili, lime, melba toast, sous vide egg yolk, kaffir lime salt, Served with melba toast
  • DRAGON & PHOENIX $17.00
    • Wok fried brown rice, grilled chicken, white tiger prawns, Apachè chili jam, shallots, coriander
  • PANNA COTTA $12.00
    • Lime, coconut & lychee ‘panna cotta’ with slow roasted pineapple, passion fruit, lychees, lime leaves
  • PRAWN & VERMICELLI SALAD $16.00
    • Poached tiger prawns, rice vermicelli, pickled carrots, mint, cucumber, hot & sour dressing, sesame seeds
  • IMPERIAL FRIED PORK ROLLS $16.00
    • Minced pork shoulder, rice vermicelli, black cloud mushrooms, 5-spice, coriander, sweet & sour nuoc cham, peanuts
  • Patatas fritas: fried potatoes w bravas sauce or aioli $9.00
  • Butterflied leg of lamb, roasted & parrilla-grilled (for four to five) $89.00
  • Chicken pinchos w chimichurri $14.50
  • Pork & pistachio terrine w homemade bread $14.00
  • Fresh green-lipped mussels steamed w white wine, cream, thyme & garlic $16.50
  • Provoleta: roasted smoked provolone cheese w dried oregano & Spanish paprika $13.50
  • Gaucho breakfast: chorizo, morcilla, bacon, cheesy eggs, hash brown, black bean & chipotle chilli, slow-roasted tomatoes & homemade ciabatta $21.50
  • or chicken $14.50
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bo Nuong – Vietnamese Street Style Chargrilled Beef Skewers $15.5
    • Premium Taupo grass fed Angus beef mince marinated with Vietnamese herbs & spices. Wrapped around fresh lemongrass & BBQ. Served with rice noodles, nuts, herbs & dipping sauce.
  • Side Rice $5.5
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips $12
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hot Dogs $ Chips $12
  • Fish Cake $ 2.30
  • Dozen Oysters $ 32.00
  • Potato & Veg Roll $ 2.80
  • Crumbed Fillet and Chips $ 11.50
  • 3 Fish, 3 Hot Dogs, 3 Sausages, 2 ½ Chips $ 28.40
  • Meat Patty $ 2.40
  • Hot Dog $ 2.40
  • Pineapple Fritter $ 2.10
  • Parāoa Parakuihi - Breakfast Bruschetta $15
    • Sliced avocado, feta cheese, portobello whole mushroom and roquette. add bacon $6
  • Kotakota Kūmara- Kumara $9
    • fries sour cream, sweet chilli sauce
  • Hāngi $24
    • Cafe style hāngi with smoked pork and smoked chicken, potato, kūmara, pumpkin, watercress and jus served with house made rēwena bread.
  • Hēki - Eggs On Toast $9
    • Free range eggs your way, served on sour dough or 5 grain or gluten free toast
  • Kūkutai - Mussel Pot $21
    • 1kg pot of chilli and citrus mussels served with house made rēwena bread
  • Parāoa Whakapipi Heihei - Chicken Burger $23
    • Crispy panko crumbed chicken burger, milk bun, house slaw, swiss cheese and sriracha mayonnaise
  • Parāoa Wīwī -French Toast $18
    • Cinnamon brioche, caramelised banana, maple syrup, vanilla mascarpone & candied walnut. add bacon $6
  • Hanawiti Kau - Open Steak Sandwich $23
    • Open steak (MR) sandwich, on rēwena bread with kawakawa aioli greens, tomato, cucumber, caramelised onion, free range egg, beer batter fries
  • Lamb kofta with spiced eggplant & house made sour cream 14
  • Gnocchi with burnt butter, radicchio, hazelnut, & goats curd 28
  • Waitoa chicken with mushroom, artichoke, garden herbs & jus 32
  • Fish finger sandwiches with American cheddar 12
  • Crisp head lettuce with foraged herbs, orange, hazelnut & sumac 8
  • Two kinds of cheese with accompaniments 18
  • Black Angus fillet with potato, onions & roast marrow jus 35
  • Hay-baked pork belly with pineapple, fennel & black pudding 30
  • Vindaloo Beef/Lamb/Chicken $10.90
    • Hot & spicy specialty from Goa made with chilies, garam masala, garlic and vinegar.
  • Masala Papadum $2.50
    • Crispy lentil based pancake topped with chopped onions, tomatoes, lemon juice and sprinkled with chat masala.
  • Paneer Jalfrazi $11.90
    • Cottage cheese cooked with juliennes of onion tomatoes and capsicum tempered with pounded coriander seeds.
  • Tandoori Platter (min. 2 people) $12.00/person
    • Consists of chicken tikka, seekh kebab, lamb chops, chicken wings and served on a sizzling platter with mint sauce.
  • Mutter Paneer $10.90
    • Indus made cottage cheese cubes and peas in onion and tomato gravy.
  • Butter Chicken $10.90
    • A world famous delicacy, boneless tandoori chicken pieces cooked in rich creamy tomato sauce.
  • Tarka Daal $8.90
    • Yellow lentils tempered with garlic and cumin seeds (Punjabi style).
  • Karahi Paneer $11.90
    • This mouth watering dish is cooked with crushed tomatoes, onions, cream and fresh coriander. It has a thick gravy and goes really well with one of our tandoori breads.
  • Automat house coleslaw $5.00
  • Spicy pork taco with smashed avocado & salsa, served with slaw $19.00 / Kids size $9.00
  • Automat's house fish 'n' chips with green salad & tartare sauce $19.00
  • Blackened fresh fish served over crispy kumara with Creole sauce and rocket $23.00
  • Bruschetta of roasted pumpkin, tomato, feta & pesto $12.00
  • Pulled pork & bbq sauce roller three for $16.00
  • Lamb & salsa slider three for $16.00
  • - Kids serving $9.50
  • GARLIC MUSHROOMS $14.00
    • on toast
  • TOAST & SPREAD $6.00
    • w jam honey marmalade, peanut butter or vegemite on sourdough or grainy
  • THAI CHICKEN CURRY $18.00
    • served with rice
  • GARLIC PRAWNS & MUSHROOMS $18.00
    • on a seasonal salad
  • PAN FRIED FISH $18.00
    • served on a seasoned salad & aioli
  • EGGS BENEDICT $18.00
    • two poached eggs on English muffin with salmon
  • PORTERHOUSE STEAK $22.00
    • with salad and fries
  • HOMEMADE MUESLI $12.00
    • w banana yoghurt & honey
  • Asparagus custard, goat's cheese, lettuce heart, strawberry, grilled focaccia (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Beer battered fish w/ tartare sauce, tomato sauce, organic salad and shoestring fries $26.00
  • Marie's modern trifle: lemon mousse, blueberry, strawberry, strawberry jelly, ginger wine jelly, brandy snap $18.00
  • Lamb rack, herb-crusted w/ smoked aubergine caviar, dauphine potatoes, rosemary jus (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
  • West coast whitebait w/ asparagus, tomato, matchstick fries, lemon, mayonnaise(All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • NZ scallops w/ compressed cucumber, farmed strurgeon caviar, lime creme fraiche (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Yellowfin tuna w/ kale, shitake mushroom, miso eggplant, roast garlic & balsamic teriyaki (All individual seasonal plates are portioned between starter and main sizes) $26.00
  • Organic chicken roulade w/ sweet corn puree, green bean, bacon, chipotle salad (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Classic BLT $12.90
    • Bacon, Lettuce, tomato with creamy aioli & tomato relish on toasted specialty bread
  • Muesli with Fruit & Yogurt S $6.90 / L $9.90
    • Toasted Muesli with Seasonal Fruit and Yoghurt
  • Bacon & Eggs $16.90
    • Bacon and Eggs (fried, poached or scrambled with toasted specialty bread
  • Kiddies Pack $6.00
    • Ham Sandwich or Fairy Bread with Lolly slice, fruit pieces and a fluffy
  • Omelette $15.90
    • Eggs with three fillings: Ham, Cheese, Tomato, Mushrooms, Onion & Pineapple Served on Toasted Specialty Bread
  • Duo Sandwich $12.90
    • Chicken, Bacon and Tomato with creamy aioli served on specialty bread
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwich $12.90
    • Choose From: Ham, Melted cheddar cheese & Tomato relish / Chicken, mushrooms, swiss cheese and caramelised onion / Streaky Bacon, egg with a dab of tomato relish / Chicken Schnitzel with swiss cheese, spinach, tomato and olive paste on toasted specialty bread. / Vegetarian with seasonal vegetables, relish and haloumi on toasted specialty bread
  • Bacon & Mushrooms $17.90
    • Crispy Bacon with pan.fried portobello mushrooms drizzled with hollandaise sauce
  • Salted Caramel Delight Burger $12.00
    • Freshly deep fried Donut layered w Caramel ice-cream, Chocolate Mousse & drizzled w a Salted Caramel sauce, topped w whipped cream >>
  • Vegetarian Pizza $18.00
    • Roasted Green Capsicum, Cherry Tomatoes, Black Olives & Mozzarella finished w fresh Parmesan Cheese
  • Mini Beef Cheese Burgers $10.00
    • 40g Beef Patties w Lettuce, Cucumber, Tomato, Cheddar Cheese & Steers BBQ Sauce, w a side of Fries >>
  • The Uncle Sam $16.50
    • 120g Premium In-House Beef Pattie, w Streaky Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion. Mayo & Cheddar Cheese
  • Vanilla Marshmallow Shake $7.00
  • Cheesy Garlic Bread $8.00
    • served piping hot w our own Garlic Butter, topped w fine parmesan cheese
  • Crumbed Calamari $12.00
    • crumbed squid seasoned to perfection w lemon wedges & sweet chili sauce
  • Chicken Caesar $19.50
    • Succulent Crumbed Chicken Breast w Lettuce, Streaky Bacon, Fried Egg, Cheddar Cheese, topped w Caesar dressing
  • Eggs florentime $13.50
    • Spinach & hollandaise
  • Eggs benedict $13.50
    • Ham & hollandaise
  • Soup of the day $9.00
    • Freshly made home style soup (see specials board) served w foccacia bread
  • Fries w tomato sauce & garlic aioli $5.00
  • Extras $4.00
    • Tomatoes, hash browns, baked beans, sausages, bacon, mushrooms
  • Garden salad w balsamic dressing $4.50
  • Mini hot dogs $8.50
    • With fries & tomato sauce
  • French toast $13.50
    • Bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Chicken curry with rice $11.50
  • Fried rice $11.50
  • Beef noodles soup $11.50
  • Special beef noodle soup $13.50
  • Satay chicken roll $8.50
  • Chicken noodle soup $11.50
  • Vietnamese style fried rice $9.50
  • Fried eggs roll $8.50
  • Pink Peppercorn Angus Beef Salad $16.00
    • Medium rare tenderloin, radicchio leaves, garlic and mustard dressing, parmesan wafer
  • Vegetarian Cooked Breakfast $22.00
    • With two farm-fresh eggs cooked to your liking, grilled tomato, Parkvale mushrooms, spinach and hash brown
  • All grills are served with large-cut steak fries, a grilled vegetable skewer and your choice of one sauce below: Four Peppercorn / Parkvale Brown Mushroom / Garlic Butter / Red Wine Jus
  • Seafood Platter $27.00
    • Garlic king prawns, mussels, salt and pepper squid for two persons
  • Ambient Selection $19.50
    • Freshly-Baked Muffins / Mini Croissants / Toast, Preserves and Butter
  • Steamed Broccoli Florets and Toasted Almond Butter $8.00
    • Lemon and garlic dressing
  • 400g T-Bone of Wairarapa Angus Beef $32.00
  • Pancakes $22.00
    • With maple syrup and your choice of grilled Carterton bacon and banana or berry compôte with whipped cream
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