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

  • Deep Fried Chicken Tenderloins $15.95 Light / $21 Main
    • Served on crispy noodles with sweet and sour sauce
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Fishermans Basket $15.95 Light / $23 Main
    • A selection of choice crumbed seafood
  • Deep Fried Camembert $8.80
    • Served with boysenberry sauce and crackers
  • Chocolate Scallop Shell $8.20
    • Back by popular demand! Served with vanilla and chocolate ice cream and boysenberry sauce.
  • Salmon Fillet $16.95 Light / $23 Main
    • With red capsicum sauce
  • Hot Bread Loaf (serves 2) $4.80
  • Seafood Lasagne $15.95 Light / $21 Main
    • Layers of seafood and pasta topped with cheese and grilled
  • Polenta chips & smoked tomato aioli $8.5
  • ‘Cloudy Bay’ clam linguine, white wine & flat leaf parsley $24.5
  • Orange granola $13
    • cashews, almonds, cranberry, papaya, pumpkin seeds & yoghurt
  • 5 Grain toast $7
    • Choice of, Raspberry jam, Seville orange marmalade, Peanut cashew & almond butter, Damson plum jam or Blue Borage honey
  • A bowl of shoestring fries & aioli $8
  • Ham off the bone, poached eggs on toast with hollandaise $19
  • Hawkes bay cherries & dark chocolate pistachio brittle & glass of cointreau noir $18
  • Eggs poached or scrambled on toast with crispy bacon $16.5
  • Lasagne al Forno $16.00
    • Oven baked beef lasagne
  • Penne alla Spuntare $16.00
    • Penne pasta in creamy sauce with mushrooms
  • Margherita $16.00
    • Traditional tomato based pizza with fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • Aglio pan Pizza $7.50
    • Garlic Pizza Bread
  • Penne al Pomodoro $16.00
    • Penne pasta in tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes
  • Passion Fruit Gelato $6.90
  • Penne ai Frutti di Mare $16.00
    • Seafood in tomato sauce with penne pasta
  • Penne al Gamberi $18.00
    • Penne pasta in tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes
  • Add $4.50
    • sauteed mushrooms
  • Tofu scramble $16.50
    • on ciabatta (VEGAN)
  • Vege Floydo $20.00
    • eggs your way, hollandaise, a corn fritter, mushrooms, spinach, potato cake, roasted potato and toast
  • Toasted Sammy $5.00
    • two fillings - extra 50c - choose from ham, cheese, tomato, corn, pineapple, caramelized onion
  • Floyds Florentine $17.00
    • Sauteed Spinach, two poached eggs on toast w hollandaise
  • Pancakes $5.00
    • with either maple syrup, lemon & sugar or jam and cream
  • Add $4.50
    • black pudding
  • Add $4.00
    • sausages
  • Crispy Skin Pi Pa Duck (1/2 Duck) $32.00
    • homemade hoi sin glaze, plum sauce
  • Fried Rice $9.00
    • egg, chinese greens
  • Green Beans $10.00
    • preserved vegetables, ground pork, garlic
  • Vegetarian Dumplings $10.00
    • wood ear mushrooms, shiitake, bamboo shoots, cabbage, vermicelli
  • Pacific Oysters $9.50
    • with Sake, ginger, spring onion 2 oysters
  • Lettuce Cup Duck $19.00
    • stir fried duck, mushrooms, chilli, water chestnuts, cashew nut
  • Tsukune $7.50
    • corn-fed chicken, spring onion & ginger meatball 2 skewers
  • Pork Belly Bun $14.00
    • handmade steamed buns, crispy pork belly, cucumber, homemade pickles, hoisin sauce
  • Warmed baguette $3.50
  • Fried cherry tomatoes $5.00
  • OMELETTE BOURGEOISE $19.00
    • French goats cheese and Bayonne ham
  • Smoked salmon $6.00
  • LE PLATEAU DE FROMAGES small$19.00/large$35.00
    • selections of French cheese served with seasonal homemade condiments and warm bread fresh out of the oven
  • HALLOUMI GRILLE $13.50
    • grilled halloumi served with homemade caramelized fig paste and rocket drizzled with fine olive oil
  • LA SELECTION DE PAIN $10.00
    • a selection of warm bread, served with homemade sea salt butter, Modena balsamic vinegar and matured extra virgin olive oil
  • PORK RILLETTES $14.00
    • house-made served with warm fresh bread French gherkins our own tangy mustard
  • The Works $19.00
    • Grilled Bacon, sausages, poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, mushrooms with hash browns or fries
  • Pan-cake with fresh banana, roasted walnuts and maple syrup $12.50
  • Caesar salad $16.00
    • Golden croutons, anchovies, eggs, cos lettuce and bacon tossed with coddled egg dressing
  • Scrambled eggs $8.50
  • Herb and cheese omelette $15.50
    • with your choice of ham, mushrooms, tomatoes, capsicums or spring onion served with salad or chips
  • Soup of the Day with bread $9.50
  • Rotini Pasta $16.00
    • Kransky sausage in mushrooms, tomatoes and red wine sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese
  • Thai Beef Salad $17.50
    • Grilled beef tenderloin with tomato, capsicum, fresh herb salad, finished with a Thai dressing
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
  • Beef Hofen $12.50
  • Vegetarian fried noodles
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $11.80
  • Sichuan Chowmee $11.80
    • sweet chilli sauce, BBQ prawn, chicken, beef, veg)
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
    • coconut, curry sauce, chicken and beef, veg
  • Yangzhou Fried rice $11.80
  • Combination Noodles $11.80
    • soy sauce, chicken, beef, pork and prawn, veg
  • Chicken nugget $0.80
  • Kiwi Burger $8.00/$11.00
    • beef patty cheese egg, tomato, lettuce, mayo
  • Kumara $4.20
  • BBQ Chicken/lamb $12.00
    • cheese, onion pineapple, mayo BBQ sauce
  • Veg samosa $2.00
  • Kids special 2 $8.00
    • 6 nuggets, chips, +420ml coca cola range
  • Meat Pattie $3.10
  • Sausage $2.40
  • Tacos two $10.00/ three $15.00
    • to gluten-free soft corn tortillas folded and filled with cheese, capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Quesadilla grande $10.00
    • flour tortilla folded over cheese with capsicum, onion, mushroom, salad, chipotle salsa and avocado dressing
  • Burrito regular $10.00
    • flour tortilla rolled into a pocket and stuffed with Mexican rice, beans, cheese, chipotle salsa, salad on side and avocado dressing
  • Roti Roll $13.90
    • Roti wrap with salty chicken and salad vegetable with mayonnaise sauce
  • Prawn/Main $23.90
  • Vegetable/ Entree $11.90
  • Steamed Rice Plate $3.00
  • Chicken, Pork Or Beef $21.90
  • Garlic and Pepper
    • Please Select meat Stir -fried vegetables in garlic and pepper sauce
  • Spicy Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)
    • Malaysian fried rice in spicy Thai red curry paste, yellow powder, egg and vegetables. Please Select meat
  • Squid Or Lamb $23.90
  • The Big Shand
    • Tomato, Mozzarella, Chorizo, Ham, Bacon, Spinach, Red Onion, Preserved Lemon Aioli
  • Castlepoint
    • Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Shrimp, Red Onion, Sundried Tomato Pesto, Buffalo Mozzarella & Salsa Verde
  • The Valley Vegetarian $20 Each
    • Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Caramelised Pears, Pistachios, Goats Cheese Chèvre & Red Onion. Topped with Rocket & Balsamic Crema
  • Aloha
    • Tomato, Mozzarella, Ham & Pineapple
  • Greek Salad $6.50
    • V, GF
  • Fragrant Baked Kalamata & Spanish Olives $6.50
    • Warmed with Garlic, Rosemary, Oregano & Lemon(V, GF, DF)
  • Seasonal Salad $6.50
    • V, GF
  • Double Bridges
    • Olive Oil, Mozzarella, Bacon, Red Onion, Blue Cheese, Caraway Seeds, Watercress & Cracked Pepper
  • PULLED PORK
    • 12hr slow cooked free range pork, apple & fennel ‘slaw, chipotle mayo, Pepitas.
  • BACON or ​CORIANDER ​stuffed Jalapeno with 2 kinds of cheese, dipping sauce - Chipotle mayo or lime & black pepper mayo
  • FISH
    • Freshly battered fish, ‘slaw, lime & black pepper mayo, capers.
  • CHICKEN
    • Marinated free-range chicken, baby spinach leaves, corn salsa, chipotle mayo
  • CRISPY POTATO
    • Potato in a crispy tortilla, Jalapeno ricotta, ‘slaw, Salsa verde, pepitas
  • Bacon & Eggs on Toast $8.00
  • Waffle or Pancakes $12.00
    • Served with Maple Syrup & Choice of the Two Toppings: a) Grilled Bacon & Banana b) Mixed Berries & Cream
  • Toasted Sandwiches $4.00
    • Ask Staff for Fillings
  • Dinner Pack $10.50
    • 2 x Thigh, 1 x Wing & Chips
  • 2 Eggs on Toast $5.00
  • Fillings $1.50
    • Baked Beans
  • Toast & Jam $4.00
  • Mushroom & Egg on Toast $8.00
  • Squid Rings $5.00
    • A dozen crumbed rings of calamari with a dip of your choice
  • Free Range Chicken Nibbles $7.50
    • 6 succulent free range nibbles on the bone, lashed with your choice of sauce
  • Limbo $18.50 / $9.00
    • Blue Cheese, Caramelised Onions, Mushrooms and Tomatoes. Optional Kalamata Olives (Double / Snack)
  • Sinister $18.50 / $9.00
    • Refried Beans, Avocado, Onions, Salsa, Tomatoes, Jalapeno Peppers and Capsicum. No Cheese (Double / Snack)
  • Churros $4.00
    • 32 inch Spanish Donut broken into 6 manageable pieces - with your choice of dip
  • Crumbed Camembert $9.00
    • 6 wedges deep fried and served with your choice of dip - we recommend Cranberry or Sweet Chilli
  • Cursed $18.50 / $9.00
    • Honey Mustard, Chicken, Ham, Onions, Gherkins, Bacon and Smoked Cheddar. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
  • Mischief $18.50 / $9.00
    • Chorizo, Chicken, Cajun Herbs, Onions, Garlic, Chilli, Tomatoes, and Capsicum. Optional Kalamata Olives. Made with 100% free range ingredients (Double / Snack)
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