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

  • Kerabu Salad (v) (gf) n/a
    • Tangy & spicy salad. Super appetising
  • Claypot Rice (v)(gf)(pf) $15.90
    • Braised chicken and shitake mushrooms, topped with chinese pork sausages
  • Egg Fried Rice $7.90
  • Plain Roti $3.90
  • Pasembur (v) $8.90
    • Warm asian salad topped with our homemade peanut sauce and vegetable fritters
  • Banana fritters with ice cream $5.90
  • Mini currypuffs (v) $3.90/ $6.90
    • Because good things come in bite sizes (Two pieces/ Four pieces)
  • Roti (v) $7.90/ $10.90
    • Served with a curry dip and sambal (With curry/ with curry & rice)
  • PORK RIBS 9.50
    • SLOW BAKED UNTIL TENDER & SMOTHERED IN OUR OWN JACK DANIELS “FIRE” BBQ SAUCE
  • SERGEANT’S BENEDICT STACK 17.50
    • STREAKY BACON OR SPINACH ON OUR OWN POTATO ROSTIS W HOLLANDAISE & POACHED EGGS
  • MUSSELS 9.90
    • FRESH GREEN LIPPED MUSSELS IN A RICH LAKSA BROT
  • B.L.A.T w SMALL FRIES 13.50
    • BACON, LETTUCE & AVOCADO W TOMATO ON TOASTED CIABATTA
  • WAFFLES 13.50
    • YOUR CHOICE OF BERRIES & VANILLA ICE CREAM OR STREAKY BACON, BANANA & DRIZZLED W MAPLE SYRUP
  • CRUMBED SCHNITZEL 21.00
    • SERVED W FRIES, GREEN SALAD & RED WINE JUS
  • CORN FRITTERS (GF) (VEG OPTION) 14.50
    • BACON, CHILLI JAM & PETITE SALAD
  • BEEF BRUSCHETTA 9.00
    • STRIPLOIN RUBBED IN PAPRIKA, GRILLED & SERVED ON BRUSCHETTA, TOPPED W CARAMELISED ONION & BEARNAISE SAUCE
  • Cheese Scone $4
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Steak & Kidney $7.50
    • Served w Rockefuel or Tomato Sauce
  • Date Scone $4.50
    • w Butter & Jam. Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Lemon Sour Cake $4.50
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Neenish Tart $4
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Kransky Melt $5
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Ham, Swiss Cheese & Pesto Baguette $9
    • Served Toasted w Butter or Rockefuel Sauce
  • Almond Stick $4
    • Served w Cream or Yoghurt
  • Singapore fried noodles $12.50
  • Sizzling curried chicken $16.50
  • Vinegar steamed lamp $16.90
  • Steamed bun $1.50
  • Yipin braised $18.50
  • Cauliflower $1.50
  • Beef brisket noodles $12.50
  • Pepper dried bean curd $15.50
  • Vol-au-vent $9.50
    • Bouchees a la reine- flaky pastry filled with mushroom, onion and bacon together with a mornay sauce
  • Pain au chocolat $4.00
  • Le pain perdu $10.50
    • French toast with bananas, bacon and maple syrup
  • Oranais $4.00
    • Apricot danish
  • Pain bagnat $7.50
    • Banguette with egg, mesclun, tomato, tuna, onion and vinaigrette dressing
  • Plat de jour See our waiters
    • Daily french classic dish- see our blackboard
  • Sandwich frencilien $7.50
    • Banguette with coulommiers cheese
  • Salade nicoise $13.50
    • Mesclun, tomato, green bean, tuna, anchovy, black olive, new potato, egg. Provencal dressing (Dairy free, Gluten free)
  • Apple Crumble $12.00
    • Apple crumble made by our chefs served hot with creamy vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream
  • Onion Rings $10.00
    • Homemade onion rings with a complimenting tomato and horseradish dipping sauce
  • How would you like it cooked? N/A
    • Rare - Cool red centre/ Medium Rare - Warm red centre/ Medium - Warm with pink centre/ Medium Well - Some pink in centre/ Well Done - No pink cooked all the way through
  • Vegetarian of the day $15.00
    • Chefs vegetarian option made fresh
  • Pasta of the Day $10.00
    • Chefs house pasta dish
  • Chicken Nuggets $10.00
    • Served with crispy fries and tomato sauce
  • Steak, Eggs & Chips $19.00
    • Grilled Porterhouse steak with golden fries and two fried eggs
  • The T-Bone $34.00
    • One half tender loin, one half sirloin this cut of prime beef is infused with flavour from the bone and weighs in at 500g
  • EGG $8.50
  • ROAST PORK WITH NOODLE $8.30
  • MUSSELS HALF DOZEN $6.20
  • ROAST PORK $9.80
  • CHICKEN AND CORN $7.50
  • SPRING ROLL $2.50
  • CHICKEN WITH NOODLES $8.30
  • LEMON CHICKEN $11.80
  • SUSHI COMBO (MEDIUM 16 PCS) $20.00
  • SHIGA YAKI DON
    • pan fried pork with ginger
  • BBQ SET $15.50
    • a choice of chicken, beef, pork, salmon fish of the day BBQ with teriyaki and light mayo sauce
  • CURRY UDON $14.50
    • a choice of chicken, beef or tempura with udon noodles and vegetables in a curry soup
  • FRESH GREED SALAD SMALL $5.50
    • served with 2skewers choice of chicken, prawn, salmon, chicken meat ball
  • SLOW COOKED LAMB $15.50
  • KARAAGE SET $15.50
    • fried chicken pieces with Japanese mayonnaise
  • YAKI UDON $14.00
  • Pane con Olio $6.50
    • Dipping bread with tomato pesto & olive oil
  • Manzo $16.00
    • Tomato based pizza with beef mince, fresh tomatoes, fresh basil leaves & mozzarella cheese
  • Tiramisu $6.90
  • Penne al Pomodoro $16.00
    • Penne pasta in tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes
  • Zuppe di Basilico e Pomodoro $8 S / $15 L
    • Tomato & basil soup
  • Spaghetti alla Bolognese $16.00
    • Traditional beef bolognese
  • Sorbetto al Limone $6.90
  • Spaghetti al Salmon $16.00
    • Smoked salmon with creamy sauce
  • Reuben $16.00
    • Corned beef, champagne sauerkraut, platinum mayo and Swiss on rye
  • The Big Dipper $14.00
    • Braised beef, cheddar, pickled red onion, whiskey mustard, beef jus
  • 1kg $34.00
  • Hot Cakes
    • with maple syrup and mascarpone
  • Chicken Burger $16.00
    • Buttermilk chicken, salad, chipotle ketchup and mayo
  • Roast Bone Marrow $16.00
    • Slow beef, pickled grape, beetroot relish
  • T-Bone Steak for two $38.00
    • Red wine butter, jus
  • 2 Piece $14.00
  • Deep Fried Selection $13.00
    • Fries, fish bites, chicken nuggets, spring rolls & squid rings
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $24.50
    • A 250g steak served with salad and fries
  • Homemade Pate $10.00
    • Brandy & apple pate served with pita bread
  • Creamy Pepper Sauce $3.50
  • 2 Fried Eggs $3.50
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $11.00
    • With tartare sauce and salad gamnish
  • Cottage Pie $17.00
    • A great winter favourite of minced beef, loaded with vegetables and topped with mashed potato and cheese
  • Irish Stew $17.50
    • A lamb shank, slow cooked with onions, potatoes, carrots and Guinness
  • Steamed Chicken with Ginger, Spring Onions and Chilli H $24 / W $46
  • Crispy Roast Duck H $23 / W $42
  • Ying Yang Fish / Steamed Blue Cod Seasonal
  • Hot & Spicy Chicken Giblets / Steamed Tofu with Pork Mince and Prawns $20.00
  • Maggy Soy King Prawns / Hot and Spicy King Prawns / King Prawns in OK Sauce $32.00
  • All crayfish & salmon dishes require pre ordering
  • Steamed Tofu Stuffed with Prawn Mince $26.00
  • Hot & Spicy Chicken Casserole (bones in) $22.00
  • Marinated sardines on char-grilled sourdough $15
  • Elderflower
    • Locally foraged elderflower steeped in sugar syrup
  • Bellini
    • Venetian Harry's Bar classic in a sorbet
  • Brioche toast with jam marmalade $8
  • Fish finger sandwich, tartare sauce $19
  • Stem Ginger
    • Candied ginger for a real ginger hit
  • Eccles cake $6
  • Slow roast pork belly, gooseberry & ginger jus, summer slaw $27
  • Wonton Noodles Soup $11.90
  • Braised Medium Diced Pork Belly on Rice/ Noodles $13.90
  • Chicken in Lemon & Lime Sauce $15.90
  • Takoyaki Balls (Octopus) - 8 pcs $7.90
  • Braised Beef Noodles Soup $13.00
  • Mixed Ricenoodle Salad $8.00
  • Marinated Eggs (2 eggs) $5.00
  • Seasonal Vegetables with Soy Sauce $11.90
  • Roast Of The Day 16.00
    • Served with roast veggies, mixed veggies, and gravy
  • Chicken Nuggets 6.00
    • Served with thick cut fries, and tomato sauce
  • Home Made Apple Crumble 6.00
    • Served with vanilla ice-cream and runny cream
  • Fish bites 6.00
    • Served with thick cut fries and tomato sauce
  • Pork Belly 16.00
    • Served with creamy mashed potatoes, fresh salad, and gravy
  • Banana Split 6.00
    • Served with vanilla ice-cream, drizzled with caramel sauce, and garnished with roasted peanuts
  • Stuffed Chicken 16.00
    • Chicken legs stuffed with pork mince served with vermicelli, season vegetables, herbs, and rice
  • Creamy Mushroom Sauce 3.50
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