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

  • Fried Chicken $10
    • w/ ranch dipping sauce
  • Hot Wings $12
    • w/ ranch dressing
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $12
    • w/ BBQ sauce
  • Bowl of fries and an asahi $12
  • 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
  • Wedges $8
    • w/ sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Chilli Onion Rings $9
    • w/ chipotle 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
  • Chicken Leg Meat Strip and Vegetable Noodle Salad $11.5
    • -Chicken Leg Meat -Lettuce -Spring Onion -Coriander -Bean Sprout -Red Cabbage -Cucumber -carrot -Sesame Sauce
  • Braised Chicken Leg On Rice $12.5
    • -Chicken Leg(with bone) -Red Cabbage -Bean Sprout -Lettuce -Egg -Carrot -Corn
  • Sweet Sour Crispy Pork With Rice $12.5
  • Braised Pork Belly On Rice $12.5
    • -Pork Belly -Red Cabbage -Bean Sprout -Lettuce -Egg -Carrot -Corn
  • Boiled Dumpling (Pork/Beef) 10pics $10.5
  • Steamed Chicken Leg In Chef Special Sauce with Rice $12.5
    • -Chicken Leg (With Bone) -Soy Ginger Sauce -Spring Onion -Coriander
  • -Seafood $12.5
  • -Spicy Pineapple Chicken $10.5
  • Sides n/a
    • Steamed Vegetables, Mashed Potato, Fries, Island Style Coleslaw and Green Salad with Vinaigrette
  • GM Cheeseburger $24.00
    • Beef Patty with Bread & Butter Pickles, Melted Cheese and GM Sauce
  • 500g Sirloin $39.50
  • Jerk Chicken $24.50/ $34.50
    • Twice Cooked Jamaican Style Marinated Chicken served with Coleslaw and Mash (Half/ Whole)
  • 300g Beef Fillet $41.50
  • The Widowmaker Burger $26.00
    • The GM Cheeseburger with Buttermilk Chicken and Bacon
  • Spicy Prawns $18.00
    • Prawns Sauteed with Garlic Butter, Chilli and Coriander served with Fresh Bread
  • Pork Belly $27.00
    • Twice Cooked Pork Belly served with Garlic Mash, Red Wine Braised Cabbage, Watercress, Apple Chutney and Jus
  • Pulled pork tacos, bourbon sauce, apple slaw, pickled jalapenos 18
  • In-house hot manuka smoked salmon, pickled beets, walnuts, feta cream 19
  • Coconut chicken salad, mango, beans, mint, chilli fried peanuts 17
  • Charred street corn, parmesan, coriander, chipotle cream, lime 9
  • Warm cauliflower salad, capers, peppadews, Italian parsley, harissa mayo 13
  • Confit pork belly, hot & sour salad, nuoc cham dressing 19
  • Chicken kara age, Japanese bbq, kewpie, wasabi & sesame slaw 16
  • Grilled flat bread, sweet spices, charred eggplant relish 10
  • Fried Chicken Sandwich $16.00
  • Homemade hash brown / Roasted Mushrooms / Spinach $4.00
  • Bacon Jam $8.00
  • Black Pudding / Hash Browns / Pork & Chennai Sausage (GF) $5.00
  • Avocado Smash / Bacon Jam / Grilled Marinated Artichoke Hearts $4.00
  • Egg $3.50
  • GF= Gluten Free
  • Barry's Bacon / House Cured Salmon $6.00
  • Risotto of the Day $18.90
  • Housemade Granola $9.50
    • served with yogurt & stewed apple
  • Bacon & Pineapple Pizza $8.50
    • with fries & salad
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $18.90
    • with bacon, avocado, drizzled with plum sauce & served with fries
  • Gluten free toast add $1.00
  • - with chicken $18.90
  • Mamma's Fruit Crumble
    • please ask your waiter for the day's special
  • Trio of Dips $10.50
    • sundried tomato, hummus, oil & balsamic vinegar with warm assorted bread
  • Aloo Matter $14.50
    • Potatoes and peas cooked together in a subtly spiced vegetable gravy
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $15.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with onion, tomato, herbs and spices
  • Lamb Saag $16.50
    • Diced lamb harmoniously cooked in fine mild puree of fresh spinach, herbs and spices
  • Lamb Do Pyaza $16.50
    • Boneless lamb pieces prepared traditionally in special spices and herbs and sautéed twice with sliced onion
  • Paneer Pakoras $10.00
    • Cottage cheese layered with spinach, then dipped in a spiced chick peas batter and fried in hot oil
  • Fish Malabari $18.50
    • Seasonal fish cooked with coconut cream, coriander, tomatoes, cream and spices
  • Mango Kulfi $7.00
    • Reduced milk ice cream with mango and nuts
  • Chicken Biryani $17.00
    • Basmati rice cooked with chicken, spices, garnished with coriander and served with raita
  • Zucchini & Carrot $8 / $9
  • Lamb Pide $12.00
  • Dips $1.00
  • Tea $2.50
  • Lamb $10.00
  • Lamb Shish $12.00
  • Lamb $13.00
  • Baklava $3.20
  • Cannery $18.50
    • Bacon, Eggs, Kransky & Beans on Toast
  • Beef Burger, Smoked Cheese & Beetroot Jam $12
  • Pulled Pork Quesadilla $14.50
  • Pulled Pork & Chipotle Aioli $12
  • Omelette of the Day $12
  • Steak Sandwich with fries $19.50
  • On Toast $13.50
    • Balsamic Mushrooms
  • On Toast $8
    • F/R Eggs
  • -Chicken / Beef or Pork $21.00
  • Fish Fillet and Tofu Casserole $24.00
  • All crayfish & salmon dishes require pre ordering
  • Beef Omasum / Marinated Chicken Feet / Deep Fried Won Tons $6.00
  • Braised Tofu with BBQ Pork / Mixed Vegetables in Satay Sauce / Chinese Style Vegetarian $18.00
  • -Prawns, Scallops, Combination Seafood / Fried Udon with Seafood $28.00
  • Marinated Chicken with Dried Chilli Peppers (bone in) $35.00
  • Lamb Chops in Pepper Sauce on a Hot Plate $33.00
  • O’Sushi Special $6.90
  • Fresh Seaweed
  • Teriyaki chicken
  • Spicy chicken
  • Selection of Sushi may change*
  • Miso $2.50
  • King Prawn
  • O’Nagiri $2.50
  • LAMB MASALA $17.00
    • Boneless pieces of lamb cooked in onion, capsicum and tomato gravy.
  • BEEF SAAG $17.00
    • Boneless beef and spinach cooked in a special mix of spices.
  • VEG MAKHANI $14.00
    • Fresh vegetable cooked in butter sauce finished with cream and Indian herbs.
  • BEEF MASALA $17.00
    • Boneless beef cooked in a delightful delicate capsicum, onion and tomato gravy.
  • FISH MADRAS $17.50
    • Boneless fish cooked with coconut cream and grated coconut and tempered with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds.
  • CHICKEN MADRAS $16.50
    • Boneless chicken cooked with coconut cream and grated coconut, tempered with fresh curry leaves and mustard seeds
  • MIXED PLATTER $19.00
    • Two pieces of chicken wings, lamb sheek kebab, fish tikka and tandoori chops
  • Onion Bhaji $6.00
    • deep fried cut onion with battered chickpeas and spices.
  • 1 Pieces Chicken & chips $5.50
  • Chicken $3.50
  • Family Dinner Pack $24.50
    • 4 fish, 4 hotdogs, 2x chips
  • 6 pieces $20.00
    • 6 fish, 2x chips
  • Chicken Popcorn $4.00
  • Fish crumbed $3.30
  • Chips 1/2 scoop $1.60
  • 9 Pieces fish & chips + 1.5l coca cola $33.00
    • 9 fish & 3 scoops chips
  • Nyonya Chicken $11.50
  • Seafood Laksa $11.00
  • Dumpling Laksa $11.00
  • Roti Pisang (Banana) $4.50
  • Malaysian Ipoh White Coffee (Iced) $4.50
  • Hainanese Chicken Rice $11.00
  • Nasi Goreng $10.00
    • Chicken / Seafood / Veggie
  • Grill/ Steamed Dumplings $7.50
  • Blue Cheese Sauce $2.00
  • Fried Eggs $4.00
  • Honey Roasted Veges $8.00
    • Pumpkin, Kumara, parsnip & Carrot
  • Garlic & Mustard Herb Mash $8.00
  • Jalapeno, Roasted Red Pepper & Cheese Quesadilla $15.00
    • w fresh tomato salsa
  • On the Bone Op Rib Roast 400g $34.00
    • Locally farmed glass fed & aged for 21 days
  • Crumbed Chicken Schnitzel $27.00
    • The way Mama made it
  • Sauteed Garlic Mushrooms $8.00
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