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

  • Donut Balls $9.00
    • Lemongrass sugar, Yuzu curd
  • Beef Skewers [GF] $14.00
    • Fix + Fogg ‘Smoke + Fire’ peanut satay, kumara chip (5)
  • Char-Siu Pork [GF] $16.00
    • Pork shoulder, char-siu sauce, orange, mint, peanut
  • Eggplant [VE, GF] $6.00
    • Oven roasted, miso glaze, sesame seeds
  • Gado Gado [GF] $11.00
    • Steamed vegetables, fried tofu, egg, peanut dressing, mung bean
  • Fish $10.00
    • Pan-fried market fish, straw potato, kaffir lime gribiche mayo, cherry tomato
  • Sago $8.00
    • Sago pudding, ginger + coconut broth, kiwifruit
  • Vietnamese Chicken Salad [GF] $14.00
    • Lemongrass chicken, slaw, herbs, mung bean, chilli
  • Served daily
  • Open steak, grilled pepper & melted cheese sandwich $24.50
  • Beetroot bruschetta with goats’ cheese vinaigrette $14.50
  • Seared scallops with radicchio, pear & toasted almonds $25.50
  • Cranky Goat ‘The Nag’ with grilled ciabatta $17.50
  • Grilled haloumi on toast with cucumber, pomegranate & mint or Fried squid
  • Vanilla cheesecake with seasonal berries $15.50
  • Yogurt panna cotta with Capitol’s honey $15.50
  • Crispy pork spring rolls $7.50
    • chicken/beef/vegetables
  • Hanoi grilled pork with crispy spring rolls $11.00
    • pork/vermicelli noodles
  • Lemongrass & chilli chicken $11.00
    • with rice or vermicelli noodle salad
  • Banh Mi(Bun-Me) $7.50
    • grilled pork/baguette
  • Signature Pho(beef or chicken) $12.00
    • beef/chicken/noodles
  • Vietnamese Calamari $8.00
    • freshly crumbed /spices
  • Wok tossed beef summer salad $9.00
    • beef/chilli/fresh salad
  • Rocket $10.00
    • parmesan, fresh herbs, red wine vinaigrette
  • Roast potatoes $4.00
  • Scopa Vegetariano $21.00
    • two eggs, roasted potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, avocado
  • Roasted Potatoes $8.00
    • herb salt, aioli
  • Hollandaise $2.00
  • House cured salmon $18.00
    • spinach, poached egg, hollandaise, 5 grain
  • Abruzzo scrambled eggs $16.00
    • chilli, kalamata olive, basil, parmesan, rocket, Italian loaf
  • Breakfast N/A
    • Our eggs and bacon are free range
  • Sausage Classic
    • three sausages served with twoeggs, coleslaw and chips
  • Steak Sandwich
    • 100g minute steak,caramelised onion, lettuce,tomato & garlic aioli and chips
  • Beef Burger
    • beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips
  • All Day Breakfast
    • bacon, egg, sausage, tomato and hash brown
  • Fish & Chips
    • served with fresh garden salad and chips
  • All $10
  • Egg, Onions $1.50
  • BLT & Chips
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic aioli on an open sandwich
  • Miso Chicken Ramen Noodles $10.50
  • Vegetable Kakiage Udon Standard $9.50
  • Large Standard $13.90
  • Regular Combo $11.50
  • Regular Standard $9.80
  • Katsu Chicken Bowl
  • Regular Combo $11.50
  • Salmon Bento $18.90
    • Choice of: Katsu Chicken or Teriyaki Chicken. Plus: Fresh Salmon, Teriyaki Beef, Deep Fried Prawns, Nigiri Sushi, Sushi Rolls, Steamed Rice, Japanese Pickles, Salad, Seaweed Salad, Sauces
  • CHICKEN $7.00
    • WITH CHICKEN, BACON & AVOCADO
  • CORN NUGGETS $4.00-$5.00
    • 1 DOZ BATTERED SWEET CORN & DIP
  • MAYHEM
    • CHICKEN, PEANUT SATAY, SWEET CHILLI, CAPSICUM & ONIONS
  • FRESH GREEN $5.00
    • ALL THE ESSENTIALS
  • FOR MORE VEGETARIAN OPTIONS, SWAP CHICKEN FOR QUORN
  • MORDOR
    • CHICKEN, SMOKEY BBQ SAUCE, VENISON PEPPERONI, ONIONS, CAPSICUM & BACON
  • DOUBLE - ADD $3 PER PIZZA
  • SNACK 7-5 INCHES
  • Arancini $7.50
    • mushroom, venison ragu
  • Grilled Tiger Prawns $24.00
    • eggplant, kumara, crispy caper
  • Scotch Fillet 300g $38.00
    • Grass-fed, Prime Angus, Hawkes Bay
  • Wellington Sourdough $4.50 per person
    • house-churned butter (made at Whitebait restaurant)
  • Risotto S $20 L $28
    • free range chicken sausage, mushroom
  • Homestyle Chicken Broth $18.00
    • shredded chicken, supergreens, ancient grains
  • Warm Salad Of Green & Red $18.00
    • grilled pear, egg, walnuts, bacon, blue cheese sauce
  • Platter of Three Hams S $20 L $28
    • Parma (Italy) / Serrano (Spain) / San Daniele (Italy). Served with honey pickle
  • Bircher Muesli with Fresh Fruit & Zany Zeus Yoghurt $7.00
  • Your menu today will most probably contain $85 per person
    • things from the garden, stuff we've foraged, our sourdough, longbush pork, asparagus, coastal spring lamb, courgette, awatoru smoked tuna, cultured butter, west coast whitebait, strawberries, shellfish (add a cheese course +$10.00)
  • Creamed Spinach $4.50
  • Pate de campagne $12.00
  • Eastbourne Village Meats Black Pudding $4.00
  • Three Egg Omelette $6.50
  • Zany zeus halloumi, chard, orange $12.00
  • Appetizer
    • Courgette, yoghurt / Beetroot, our bacon / Wild fallow, things / West Coast whitebait ($5.00 supplement)
  • NB: Please let our staff know when ordering if you are gluten or dairy free
  • Garlic bread w/ our original butter blends $6.50
  • Penne Pasta with basil pesto, honey manuka smoked bacon, marinated olives & parmesan cheese $18.00
  • BRUNCH
  • On The Side
  • Salmon Mashcake w/ a poached egg, hollandaise & salad $18.00
  • Porterhouse Steak aged by our local butcher & served with a garlic butter, salad & wedges $29.50
  • Hightide Cafe Vegetarian Salad - Our signature salad served with avocado oil roasted seeds & dill mayo $15.00 DF
  • Nine grain
  • Sal’s 29.00/17.00
    • Double pepperoni, Italian fennel sausage, mozzarella cheese and pizza sauce
  • Hummus 5.40
  • FRESH SOUP TO WARM THE SOUL 9.50
    • Served with a large bagel
  • Everything
  • Chocolate chip
  • Long Island (V) 29.00/16.00
    • Eggplant, capsicum, red onion, olives, mozzarella cheese, and pizza sauce
  • Mini bagel 1.40
  • Bagel with jam $5.00
  • Sausages or bacon $5.00
  • Bagel with avocado and tomato $9.80
  • Warm smoked chicken on a bed of pasta salad, rocket and honey mustard dressing $16.00
  • Turkish Bread $7.00
    • Garlic butter and melted cheese
  • Chopped chicken breast stir fried with lime leaf and lemongrass, then tossed with fresh basil, mint, salad vegetables and crispy noodles $16.00
  • Scrambled eggs $8.50
  • French toast with bacon. banana and maple syrup $13.50
  • Steak & Creamy Mushroom
  • Vege Muffin- Cheese, Onion Tomato, Spin, Rosemary Sweet Muffin Of The Day Cheese Scone $3.50
  • Mince
  • Roast Chicken, Meski, Tomato & Aioli $5.50
  • Bacon, Maski, Tomato & Aioli $5.00
  • Roast Chicken, Creamy Mushroom & Rosemary Bacon & Egg Steak & Cheese
  • Sausage Rolls Spinach, Oar, Cheese Roll $3.50
  • Mince & Cheese
  • Extras $4.00
    • Tomato/Bacon/Sausages/Baked Beans etc..............
  • Moroccan Chickpea & Quinoa
    • With our homemade turmeric dressing.
  • Eggs Benedict $15.50
    • With bacon OR smoked salmon / With hollandaise sauce on English muffins
  • Fettucine $9.5 Small / $12.5 Large
    • Changes daily
  • Fettucine
    • With our homemade basil pesto.
  • Mushroom Stack $18.50
    • With field mushroom/bacon and tomatoes drizzled with hollandaise sauce
  • Stromboli $9.50
    • Served with our homemade relish
  • Red Cabbage
    • With our homemade sweet chilli dressing.
  • Freshly brewed coffee and a selection of tea and herbal infusions
  • Whitby’s Breakfast Special of the Day
    • Oven-baked rindless smoked bacon, breakfast sausages, scrambled eggs Sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hash browns, baked beans and spaghetti
  • Bircher muesli
    • porridge with fresh cream
  • Cereal selection of Muesli
    • Cornflakes, All Bran, Rice and Weet-Bix
  • Omelette
    • with your choice of fillings from mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, cheese, bacon, ham and capsicum
  • Seasonal fresh fruits featuring melons
    • oranges and pineapples, as well as a variety of fruit compotes & fresh whole fruits
  • Assorted fresh juice
    • selection including orange, grapefruit, tomato and apple
  • Chefs Cooking Station
    • Eggs prepared to your choice including poached, fried and boiled
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