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

  • PORK NOODLES TWO WAYS $23.00
    • Fried imperial pork rolls, twice cooked pork belly, round rice noodles, green papaya, roasted peanuts, coriander, little hot & sour broth
  • TUNA "COLADA" $18.00
    • Rare seared yellow fin tuna, coconut & kaffir lime mayo, puffed pineapple, nahm-jim, fresh herbs
  • BLACK RICE PUDDING $11.00
    • Black rice, brulee mango, vanilla, coconut broth
  • SALT & CHILI SQUID $15.00
    • Tapicoa fried squid, crispy garlic, prickly ash pepper, chili-salt with coconut & kaffir lime mayo
  • BROKEN LEAVES $13.00
    • Bitter chocolate mousse, salted pastry, vanilla & cassia anglise, burnt white chocolate, mandarin puffs
  • TURON $13.00
    • Caramelised five spice banana cigars, peanut butter gelato, jack fruit gel, choc-nut soil, banana chips
  • 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
  • CHICKEN PARFAIT $11.00
    • 5-spice & port wine free range chicken liver parfait, with fig jam, fried house made bread
  • Smoking Chocolate Ice Cream Sundae $7
  • Cashew Nuts $8
  • Soup of the day $7
    • self-service, complimentary with main course
  • Steamed rice $1.50
  • Chocolate Gateau $7
  • Lychees & Ice Cream $7
  • Shao Ping Mongolian Bread $0.50
    • complimentary 2 pieces per head
  • Banana Fritter with Caramel Sauce $7
  • Fish Fillets $5.00
  • 1/4 chicken and chips $9.60
  • Whole chicken $18.90
  • 8 fillets and chips $40.40
  • Beef meal $11.80
  • 1/4 chicken $7.20
  • Garlic Roll $2.00
  • Peas & Gravy $2.70 / $5.00
    • regular / large
  • MUSHROOM & VEGETABLE PIE $20.90
    • puff pastry lid mash or fat bird chips
  • MUSHROOM & MOZZARELLA $11.90
    • arrachini ball w napoli sauce & basil pesto
  • BRAISED RED CABBAGE $6.90
  • HOUSE SALAD SMALL $3.90
  • EGGS ON TOAST YOUR WAY $7.90
    • add streaky bacon $4.00, black pudding $4.00, sausage $4.00, roast tomato $2.00, beans or mushrooms $3.00
  • 2X FRIED EGGS $2.90
  • SLOW BRAISED SPICED LAMB SHANK $25.90
    • bombay potatoes & sweet roast vegetables
  • DOUBLE HERB CRUMBED BEEF SCHNITZEL $20.90
    • red wine gravy seasonal vegetables & fat bird chips or mash
  • -Tonkotsu Chicken / Tonkotsu Chashu $12.80
  • -Egg $2.00
  • -Mushroom (V) $3.00
  • ●Crumbed Skewers
  • -Tartar Chicken Katsu Don / Chicken Katsu Egg Don / Tempura Don $13.80
  • -Vegetable $3.00
  • ●Donburi Rice
  • -Tonkotsu Ramen $10.80
  • Crumbed Fillet and Chips $ 11.50
  • Chips $ 2.80
  • Spring Roll $ 2.90
  • Apple Turnover $ 2.20
  • Fish Cake $ 2.30
  • Crab Stick $ 2.00
  • Fillet Crumbed/Battered $ 7.60
  • Potato Fritter $ 0.90
  • BREAKFAST PIE $11.50
    • Bacon, egg & veg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • SALMON QUICHE $9.00
    • with salmon and asparagus (GF)
  • VEGE FRITTATA $10.50
    • veg & egg served with tomato chutney with toast
  • HOUSE-MADE MUESLI $8.00
    • with seasonal fruit compote & greek yoghurts
  • FILLED CROISSANT $8.50
    • with bacon, brie & tomatoes
  • TOAST $6.50
    • Two slices of toast (wholemeal or GF) >> with choice of spread: peanut butter, jam or marmite
  • TRAMMEZINO $8.50
    • with smoked chicken, brie & tomato chutneys
  • SPANAKOPITA $8.50
    • Feta & spinach wrapped in filo
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
    • Vogels, five grain or sourdough, served with your choice of spreads.
  • Milkshakes $5.00
    • A choice of: chocolate, coffee, caramel, banana, lime, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, creaming soda, cookies and cream.
  • Shoestring Fries $7.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Salmon Scramble $15.50
    • Scrambled eggs and salmon served with toast.
  • Nachos $17.00
    • Chicken and black beans on nacho chips, served with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Curly Fries $8.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Available from 7:30am to 2:00pm
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • -Chicken / Beef or Pork $24.00
  • -Mains King Prawns with Ginger and Spring Onions on a Hot Plate, Beef and Black Bean Sauce, Pork and Cashew Nuts, Sweet and Sour Pork, Szechuan Hot Chilli Chicken and Young Chow Fried Rice
  • ●For 5-7 people $35 per person
  • Pan Fried Prawn and Chives Dumplings / Prawn and Corn Dim Sims / Shanghai "Xiao Long" Dumplings Hand made dumplings $6.00 per portion
  • Crayfish in Chef's Special Sauce / Crayfish Sashimi / Crayfish and Mixed Salad Seasonal
  • Deep Fried Prawn Balls / Deep Fried King Prawns / Deep Fried Scallops $9.00
  • -Mains Chicken and Cashew nuts, Seafood and Seasonal Vegetables, Sweet and Sour and Young Chow Fried Rice
  • ●Kung Pao Sauce or Szechuan Hot Chilli Sauce
  • Mushrooms/Streaky bacon (2)/Sausage (2)/Black Pudding (4)/Avocado $4.50
  • Wedges $12.50
    • Topped with bacon, cheese, sour cream and sweet chilli
  • Eggs (2)/Wilted spinach/Grilled tomato/Crushed Potatoes $3.50
  • MEXICAN OMELETTE $17.50
    • Served with homemade salsa
  • Soup of the Day $10.00
    • Served with toast
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $14.50
    • With maple syrup
  • - With streaky bacon $16.50
  • Green Salad $9.00
    • Fresh mixed lettuce and seasonal vegetables with house made honey mustard dressing
  • Raw seafood salad 24.5
    • Yellowfin tuna / Akaroa salmon / shucked oyster / seaweed salad / wasabi tobiko vinaigrette / ponzu gel / avocado & yuzu mousse
  • Warmed bread 9
    • w Pukara caramelised balsamic / Pukara extra virgin olive oil / white truffle & mushroom mascarpone
  • Duck fat potatoes w melted Raclette cheese 12
  • Market fish 33.5
    • Served with your choice of one of the following:French peas & mussels - peas / bacon /snow peas / iceberg lettuce / steamed Marlborough mussels / wholegrain mash / preserved lemon / garlic & parsely cream
  • Spanish chocolate fudge figs 3.0each
    • figs stuffed w brandy fudge & dipped in chocolate
  • 4 cheese gnocchi 28
    • Parmesan & potato gnocchi / Gorgonzola / pumpkin / Manchego / fried halloumi / crispy sage / pine nuts
  • Bowl of hand-cut Agria chips 12
    • house tomato relish & guacamole
  • 4 cheese gnocchi entree19.5/main28
    • Parmesan & potato gnocchi / Gorgonzola / pumpkin / Manchego / fried halloumi / crispy sage / pine nuts
  • Beef Kofta $20.00
    • Tomato, roast onion, coriander, parsley
  • Strozzapretti $17.50
    • Anchovy, broccoli, lemon zest
  • Grilled Beef Fillet $34.00
    • Potato bacon gratin, pickled carrot, garlic butter
  • Flatbread Housemade $4.00
    • Garlic or 3 Cheese
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Balsamic cherries, ciabatta
  • Grilled Artichoke $18.00
    • Potato, black olive, red onion & 3 cheese
  • Chicken Liver Parfait $16.00
    • Balsamic cherries, ciabatta
  • Flatbread Housemade $4.00
    • Garlic or 3 Cheese
  • 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
  • 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
  • Greek Lepanto Olivas Mixtas $9.00
  • Tandoori Chicken Pizza $24.50
  • One80 Coleslaw Salad $9.00
  • Kiwi Fresh Fush & Chups $33.50
  • Chefs Soup of the Day $15.00
  • Hand Cut Agria Fries $9.00
    • With saffron aioli
  • Caesar Chicken, Egg, Bacon Salad $21.50 E / $29.50 M
  • Handmade Schoc Chocolate Truffles (2) $6.00
  • Grilled chicken $8.50
  • Spicy tofu $8.50
  • The classic $8.50
  • Five spice beef $8.50
  • Up size deal $11.50
  • Lemongrass pork $8.50
  • Drink combo $10.50
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