Sweet Mother's Kitchen in Wellington Menu

SMALL BEGINNINGS SMALL BEGINNINGS
  • SMK Cornbread $5.50
    • Southern Soul food smothered in melting butter…
  • Chuckles Curly Fries $7.50
    • SMK's famous curly fries with Creole mayo
  • Swamp Dip $11.50
    • A heated spinach and artichoke cheesy dip, served with toasted baguette or corn chips
  • Hush Puppies $11
    • Cornmeal nuggets with corn kernels, onion, and jalapenos Served with Louisiana cocktail sauce  & Mississippi comeback sauce
  • Hastie’s Hot Wings $13.50
    • Spicy chicken wings with blue cheese sauce and celery sticks
  • Corn Chips $8.50
    • With salsa and guacamole
  • Madam Ruby's crab dip $14
    • Crab, prawn & cheeses combined in a delicately spiced warm dip + corn chips
  • Blossom’s grilled chicken $14.50
    • Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips - with lightly spiced grilled strips of chicken breast
  • Blossom’s grilled chicken $15.50
    • with spiced grilled Tarakihi
  • Mother knows best (Vegetarian) $14.50
    • Mesclun salad greens, red onion, tomato, spicy pumpkin seeds and crispy tortilla strips, with grilled tempeh, beetroot and feta cheese
STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE
  • Seafood chowder $15
    • Scallops, mussels, shrimp & fish in a smooth, creamy soup with baguette toast
  • Gumbo $16.50
    • Traditional South Louisiana, brown roux soup with chicken & Andouille sausage, served with rice
  • Prawn Monica $20.50
    • Based on a favourite dish from the N’ awlins Jazz Festival. Spiral pasta and prawns in a smooth, creamy sauce made with the ‘Trinity" (green capsicum, onion and celery)-the base of many a New Orleans dish- garlic, and a hint of Creole spice
  • Mr P's porky $16.50
    • Slow cooked smoked pork belly with Crystal spiked apple sauce + salad
  • Jambalaya $23
    • Chicken, prawn and Andouille sausage combined with a Creole tomato sauce to make this famous Louisiana dish
  • Mad dog ribs $16.50
    • Tender slow cooked beef short ribs with bourbon mash + salad greens
  • SMK bbq prawns $18
    • New Orleans style in a rich Worcherstershire spiked buttery sauce with lemon + Cajun buttered baguette toast- for dipping
  • Fried Chicken $17.50
    • Buttermilk soaked fried chicken strips with curly fries, coleslaw & Mississippi comeback sauce
  • The "Moose" $13.50
    • The ultimate in comfort food made with gruyere cheese and a hint of truffle oil
  • Enchiladas $17.50
    • Two corn tortillas filled with creamy mushroom, roast pumpkin & green chilli. Smothered in tomato sauce & grilled with cheese. Served with Mexican brown rice and salad greens
  • Freddy's eggplant bake $19.50
    • Eggplant layered with fresh basil, Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese baked in a tomato-based sauce. Served with Green Goddess dressed salad
THE REAL DEAL THE REAL DEAL
  • Cajun blackened Tarakihi fish $27
    • with bourbon mash + salad + Remoulade sauce
  • 'Send it' Jerk Chicken $24.50
    • Chicken breast tenderised in Carribbean spiced marinade with a hint of rum, then coated in a house-made jerk rub - salsa & lime + red beans & rice
  • RCA ribs $25.50
    • Tender, hickory smoked, lip smacking ribs, smothered in SMK’s BBQ sauce + curly fries
  • Bananas Foster $10.25
    • A New Orleans favourite. Bananas sautéed in a caramel sauce flambéed in white rum and banana liquor served with vanilla ice cream
  • Homemade Pies N/A
    • Check with wait staff on availability. Served with cream or yogurt.  Ice cream $2 extra
  • Apple pie $8.50
    • Just like your sweet mother used to make.
  • Pecan and bourbon pie $8.50
    • Deliciously sticky pie with a hint of Bourbon, laden with pecans
  • Peanut putter pie $8.50
    • A chocolate cookie crust with a chilled, whipped peanut butter filling
  • Rhubarb & strawberry streusel $8.50
    • Delicious fruit baked in a pie with a crumble like topping
  • Key lime pie $8.50
    • Crumb base with sweet, lime mousse-like filling
  • Banana cream pie $8.50
    • A pie crust lined with banana slices & topped with a delicate homemade custard
  • Macaroon & chocolate mousse $8.50
    • Coconut shell with luscious chocolate filling
SIDES SIDES
  • Rice and red beans (Traditional style beans, slow cooked with a ham hock) $5
  • Rice and black beans (vegetarian) /Mesclun salad greens/ Coleslaw $5
  • Creamed spinach / Mushrooms / Potato hash $5
  • Curly Fries / Mesclun salad greens / Hush puppies / Bourbon mash $5

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Cornbread, house beans , avocado, rocket, herb crema $16.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Please advise our wait staff any allergies or dietary requirements
  • French toast, poached fruit, nuts, cream fraiche $16.00
  • Chocolate & rhubarb torte $13.00
  • Pearl Barley risotto, fried leek, brussel sprouts, taleggio $28.00
  • Hand-cut fries $7.00
  • Bruschetta $10.00
    • Borlotti beans, eggplant, smoked walnut, labneh
  • Beer Battered Fish Tacos $13
    • Creole spiced battered fish, served on two corn tacos with avocado, iceberg lettuce, chilli sauce and pickle mayo
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $9
    • w/ lemon & aioli
  • Haloumi and Chicken Salad $20
    • Pan fried haloumi and free-range chicken with mesclun, avocado, tomato and red onion. Served with a lemon thyme dressing and garlic bread
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $8
    • topped with parmesan and herbs
  • Mozzarella Stuffed Jalapeños $10
    • w/ ranch dipping sauce
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $12
    • w/ BBQ sauce
  • Wedges $8
    • w/ sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Chilli Cheese Burger $18
    • Beef and chorizo pattie stacked in a brioche bun with jalapeno relish, cheddar cheese, iceberg slaw and chipotle aioli. Served with shoestring fries
  • Hearty Breakfast $15.50
    • A slice of French toast, eggs scrambled with grated cheese, spinach & mushrooms, a hearty breakfast sausage and hash brown
  • Hashbrown $3.80
  • Banana Split $7.00
    • Served with Hot Fudge and Strawberry topping finished with Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, Chopped Nuts and a Cherry
  • Mushroom Cheese Burger $12.50
    • Meat patty topped with mushrooms, onion, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, cheese and pickle
  • Cereal Breakfast with Milk $5.00
    • varieties flavour available
  • Potato & Gravy $4.50
  • Satay Chicken $27.50
    • An authentic dish served with rice and salad accompanied by Denny's own satay sauce
  • Junior Side Mashed Potatoes $2.50
  • Mary Mary Quite Contrary Veggie Lovers $19.50
    • Tomato, spinach, olive, blue vein, capsicums and caramelised onions
  • Crispy Morrocan Spiced Chicken $15.00
    • with an apricot dipping
  • Hula Girls $19.50
    • Diced Ham, pineapple and cheese on a homemade tomato paste
  • Munster Pork Rack $27.50
    • Lean meat Pork rack with crispy crackling, potato rosti seasonal vegetables served with apple sauce and demi-qlaze
  • Chicken nuggets & fries
  • Open Steak Sandwich
    • Minute steak served medium on toasted ciabatta bread with fried onion, mushroom, gravy, spinach, garlic aoli, cheese, tomato, and fries
  • Stuffed Chicken Breast $25.50
    • Chicken breast, stuffed with tomato, basil, cheese and wrapped in bacon, baked in the oven and served with bokchoy, spring onion, mash potato and a creamy mustard sauce
  • Nachos
    • all topped with melted cheese, guacamole & sour cream Chilli Beef or Chilli bean mix $16.50
  • Mango & yogurt pudding, passionfruit granita, sago, pineapple, coconut $15.90
  • Tarakihi, miso, pickled shiitake, noodles, clam mayo, spring onion oil $34.90
  • Roasted whole Sole, seaweed butter, stirfried greens & pickled ginger dressing $38.90
  • Roasted Cauliflower soup, shiitake mushrooms, black garlic, walnut, truffle oil (vego) $19.90
  • Mixed Olives $8.90
  • Smoked White Warehou, quinoa, pickled baby beets, baba ghanoush, dukkah $34.90
  • Fresh Kaipara Pacific Oysters $4.50 each
    • Served natural with your choice of: Sherry Vinegar, Ponzu or Battered with Remoulade.
  • Catalan Crêpes with orange caramel sauce, vanilla ice cream $16.90
  • Rhubarb & cream trifle with champagne & custard 15
  • Two kinds of cheese with accompaniments 18
  • Gnocchi with burnt butter, radicchio, hazelnut, & goats curd 28
  • Hot doughboy with lemon curd & blueberry sauce 2
  • Fish finger sandwiches with American cheddar 12
  • Shoestring fries with kiwi dip 8
  • Sicilian olives with Meyer lemon & fennel 8
  • Griddled Brussel sprouts with maple & roasted macadamia 8
  • Pork & Chives Dumplings 4pc $7.50
  • Steamed Whole Prawn with Double Garlic Sauce $28.80
  • -Whole Chicken, Bone-in $39.80
  • Steamed Jasmine rice (V) $2.00
  • Honey Marinated BBQ Pork $13.50
  • Ginger and Spring Onion Beef [Topside] Slices on Sizzling Plate $23.80
  • -Pan Fried Prawn & Chives Pancakes
  • -500g (10pc) $45.00
  • Hot Dog $2.30
  • Kungpo Beef $12.00
  • Sweet Box $12.00
  • Szechuan Beef $12.00
  • Kungpo Chicken $12.00
  • Kungpo Pork $12.00
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Vegetable with Cashew Nuts $12.00
  • Dark Chocolate Mousse $16
    • w chilli, cardamom, orange, vanilla anglaise, pistachio tuile and lychee puff
  • Spicy Three Cheese Parcels $17
    • w basil, smoked chilli, peanut and plum sauce
  • Plum Sago Pudding $16
    • Coconut milk and sago pearls w– plum anise sorbet, coconut praline and young coconut
  • Pork and Chive Dumplings $16
    • w ginger infused rice vinegar and soy sauce
  • Chicken and Coriander Dumplings $16
    • w fresh ginger, crushed chilli and spring onion
  • Star Anise Panna Cotta $16
    • w coconut cream, coconut butterscotch, sesame seed and roast pineapple
  • Beef Tartare $16
    • w black bean, chilli, sichuan, black vinegar and prawn cracker
  • Takoyaki Octopus Balls $13
    • w Japanese BBQ sauce, mayo, roasted nori and bonito flakes
  • Freshly Baked Muffuletta Roll $ 3.00
    • With butter
  • English Shilton $ 16.50
    • Rice, tangy, velvety taste & crumbly texture
  • Selection of two cheeses $ 29.00
  • Scotch Fillet $ 32.90
    • With cheese & potato gratin with madeira sauce
  • Saute Snails $ 17.90
    • With pernod, walnut & cream sauce
  • White Castello $ 16.50
    • Danish, white brie, mild, rice & creamy
  • Boudin Blanc $ 31.90
    • French chicken sausages with haricot beans & crispy shallots
  • Bok Choy $ 7.90
    • With extra virgin olive oil & crispy shallot
  • The Classic
  • Lemongrass Prawn & Veggie Spring Roll Salad $10.50
  • Rice Paper Summer Rolls - Prawn $7.50
  • Lemongrass Tofu & Veggie Spring Roll Salad $10.50
  • Lemongrass pork $8.50
  • Vietnamese Chicken & Fresh Herb Salad $10.50
  • Grilled Chicken on Noodle Salad $10.50
  • Rice Paper Summer Rolls- Chicken $7.50
  • Tofu scramble $16.50
    • on ciabatta (VEGAN)
  • Chorizo & black pudding $18.00
    • with sauteed potatoes and spinach with a poached egg & hollandaise
  • Floyd's toasted granola $12.50
    • w fruit & yoghurt
  • Add $7.50
    • salmon
  • Vege Floydo $20.00
    • eggs your way, hollandaise, a corn fritter, mushrooms, spinach, potato cake, roasted potato and toast
  • Floyd's 'double down' $18.00
    • two corn fritters + prosciutto & gruyere cheese between topped with a fried egg & hollandaise (or spinach for a vego version)
  • Kids eggs & toast $5.00
  • Spaghetti or baked beans & toast $5.00
  • Crispy Wings $18.00
    • crispy chicken wings tossed in hot sauce, smoky BBQ sauce or salt served with Panhead Port Road Pilsner aioli (16 wings)
  • Crispy Wings $12.00
    • crispy chicken wings tossed in hot sauce, smoky BBQ sauce or salt served with Panhead Port Road Pilsner aioli (8 wings)
  • Ploughman's $25.00
    • glazed ham, salami, vintage cheddar, gherkins, pickled onions, mustard, chutney and crunchy bread,
  • Summer Salad
    • halloumi, Israel couscous, orange, rocket and kalamata olive salad with nuts, seeds, and citrus vinaigrette
  • Nuts $6.00
    • seasoned spiced assortment of nuts
  • LBQ Sliders-Mini LBQ Burgers $12.00
    • three sliders no mixing
  • The LBQ Platter $22.00
    • create your own platter from our snack menu three choices
  • Open Steak Sandwich $20.00
    • sirloin steak, vintage cheddar, beer-braised onions, chili jam masculine and Panhead Port Road Pilsner aioli with fries
  • ROTI $2.00
  • LAMB LAVABDAR Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • CHICKEN VINDALOO Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • MANGO CHICKEN Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • CURRY ROLL $2.00
  • MEAT PATTIE $2.00
  • CHICKEN TIKKA 8 PIECES $14.00
  • CRAB STICK $1.80
  • Gnocchi, Alla Puttanesca $25
    • Pan seared with Garlic, Anchovies, Chilli, Black Olives, Capers, Crisp String Beans & Cherry Tomatoes. Finished with Baby Spinach & Buffalo Mozzarella(V on request)
  • Aloha
    • Tomato, Mozzarella, Ham & Pineapple
  • Seasonal Salad $6.50
    • V, GF
  • Panko Crumbed Halloumi $14
    • Grilled Caramelised Pears, Baby Greens, & Black Raspberry Vinaigrette(V, GF on request)
  • The Valley Vegetarian $20 Each
    • Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Caramelised Pears, Pistachios, Goats Cheese Chèvre & Red Onion. Topped with Rocket & Balsamic Crema
  • Pizza Breads $14
    • Caramelised Onion, Toasted Walnuts, Fresh Rosemary, Garlic & Parmesan OR Sundried Tomato Pesto, Mozzarella, Spinach, Oregano, Red Pepper Flakes & Feta(V, GF on request)
  • Grilled Venison, Cumberland Sauce $32
    • Served with Salsa Verde Roasted New Potatoes & a Salad of Baby Greens, Goats Cheese Chèvre, Crispy Bacon, Dried Strawberries & Sunflower Seeds. Drizzled with Balsamic Crema(GF, DF on request. Subject to Availability)
  • Fragrant Baked Kalamata & Spanish Olives $6.50
    • Warmed with Garlic, Rosemary, Oregano & Lemon(V, GF, DF)
Sweet Mother's Kitchen

Sweet Mother's Kitchen

location

Address

5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

043854444

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Thursday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Friday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

American , Cafe Food , Gluten Free , Mexican , Southwestern , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  After-hours ,  Craft Beer ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Vegan Options ,  Cheap Eats ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Cards accepted ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
5 Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand