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

  • Paella w fresh mussels, fish, prawns, baby calamari & chorizo (for two to three) $59.00
  • Gaucho burger: wood-fired prime beef patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, aioli, tomato & chimichurri in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $22.00
  • Pulpo a la diabla $16.00
  • Steak plate: wood-fired flank, rump, sirloin & ribeye w chimichurri (for two to four) $95.00
  • Chocolate pot w chestnut torrone $11.50
  • Parrilla-grilled flank steak w chimichurri $16.00
  • Fugazza: homemade pizza bread topped w caramelised onions, gorgonzola & mozzarella $14.50
  • Gaucho burger: wood-fired prime beef patty, bacon, cheese, lettuce, aioli, tomato & chimichurri, in our homemade bun, served w patatas bravas $22.00
  • Chicken Katsu $11.50/$9.50
  • Salmon Sashimi Mixed Sashimi 10 pieces $11.50
  • Sweet Chily Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • REGULAR $9.50
  • Spicy Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11.50/$9.50
  • LARGE $11.50
  • Teriyaki Beef $11.50/$9.50
  • Kumara Chips $6.50
  • Tartare Sauce (large) $2.50
  • Battered Mussels (Large Green Shell) $1.00
  • Curry Roll $2.70
  • Battered Fish $3.50
  • Chicken Schnitzel $5.00
  • Hash Brown $1.50
  • SUPREMO CHICKEN FILLET $9.50
    • crumbed chicken breast, cheese. pineapple, fresh salad, tomatoes, tartare sauce
  • 24 Hour Pork Belly $3.00
  • Tonkotsu $12.50
    • Pork Broth, Pork Belly, Sprouts, Fried Onion, Pickled Cucumber, Nori
  • Pickled Shiitake $2.00
  • Spicy Tonkotsu $14.50
    • Pork Broth, Pork Belly, Spring Onion, Egg, Pickled and Toasted Chilli
  • Dashi Waffle with Chicken Karaage & Okonomiyaki Sauce $9.00
  • Sesame Crisps $3.50
  • Raw Veg & Ash Salt $4.50
  • Chicken Karaage $4.50
  • - Cured meat & cheese focaccia sandwich $7.50
  • Soup $7.50
    • served with fresh or baguettes - Lentils Soup
  • Fresh Pasta:
  • - Spaghetti Bolognese $14.50
  • - Fresh Red Cabbage salad w/ orange dressing
  • - Panfried chicken / lettuce / mayo / tomato / focaccia $9.50
  • - Chicken, leeks and potatoes
  • Many Italian and French Desserts
  • Aloo Mutter - Potatoes and green peas cooked with onions, tomatoes and a selection of Indian spices. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Masala Dosai - Gluten free crispy rice flour pancake, with a special vegetable filling served with coconut Chutney and sambar. $8.00
  • Lamb Kurma - Fine pieces of lamb cooked in a rich creamy sauce, with a hint of fruit. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Kurma - Pieces of chicken delicately cooked in a creamy sauce with a hint of fruit. $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Dal Masala - Lentils simmered in a masala sauce with garlic and cumin. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Paneer Makhani - Paneer cooked in a sauce with a rich creamy tomato base. $9.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Chicken Vindaloo - Chicken cubes cooked in a spicy hot sauce. For people with a taste for a burning hot curry! $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Lamb Saagwala - A unique combination of spinach, tomatoes and spices simmered gently together $11.90 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • 8PC. REG $8.40
  • 8PC. REG $8.20
  • - 8 pieces Smoked Salmon & Avocado
  • Tasty Tuna
  • Double Avocado Prawn
  • Teriyaki Chicken on Rice with Mayo
  • - 8 pieces Avocado, Cucumber & Capsicum
  • Double Avocado Medley $23.90
  • Small $9.00
    • (3 choices)
  • Chicken cashewnut on rice / beef black bean stick noodle $11.50
  • 8 wontons / 6 squid rings $4.40
  • Dinner box $10.90
    • 2 thighs, 1 drum & small chips
  • Large $12.50
    • (5 choices)
  • Chicken kebab $3.50
  • Bami goreng $11.50
  • Large chips $4.50
  • Scrambled eggs w spinach, feta & smoked tomatoes $15
  • Cheese sticks+ grapes $5
  • Iced coffee $5
  • Tuna nicose w sirena tuna & beans, rocket, cherry tomatoes, olives & eggs $19
  • Bacon sammie $5
  • Sliced tomato, hummus + basil toast $10
  • Poached eggs, colcannonan and white pudding N/A
  • Toasted fruit English muffin + jam $5
  • Scallop, smoked eel, crackling, almond, citrus, ponzu, beurre noissette 21
  • Warm olives 8
  • Obatzda, radish, cumin lavosh, pickled onion 15
  • Kingfish, watermelon rind, daikon, pinenuts, yuzu 17
  • ‘Tiramisu Flavours’ 17
  • Mushroom & blue cheese toastie, spring onion relish 16
  • Market fish, pickled clams, courgette, garden peas, sorrel, taro, bacon foam 36
  • Mature cheeses with accessories 16pp
  • Red wine and brandy portabello mushrooms with burnt spring onion dip and toasted ciabatta
  • Crispy fish tacos with pineapple corn and Tequila salsa and a chilli mayo
  • Louisiana-style soft-shell crab served on creole rice with a sour cream and roasted red pepper sauce $28.00
  • Italian-style lentils with slow roast tomatoes, marinated red onion, blue cheese and a balsamic dressing $24.00
  • Skagen salmon, prawn and pinenut pithivier served with a rocket, horseradish and vodka sauce and potato salad $28.00
  • Beef carpaccio with roasted garlic and horseradish cream and chargilled lemon oil
  • (These are designed to be a lunchtime-sized entree)
  • Slow-roasted balsamic lamb filo parcels with baked red onion, preserved lemons and baba ganoush
  • GARLIC FLATBREAD $9.00
    • LEMON, PARSLEY, GARLIC AND SEA SALT
  • 1 doz $18.00
  • SHOESTRING FRIES: CHICKEN SALT, GARLIC AIOLI, TOMATO KETCHUP $8.00
  • Extra sauce $4.00
  • SIGLO CAESAR SALAD: COS, BACON, CROUTONS, SOFT EGG, PARMESAN, ANCHOVY DRESSING ADD CHICKEN $22.00
  • SIGLO CAESAR SALAD: COS, BACON, CROUTONS, SOFT EGG, PARMESAN, ANCHOVY DRESSING $18.00
  • CHORIZO POUTINE: CHIPS, CHEESE CURDS, SPICED CHORIZO BOLOGNESE $12.00
  • Siglo Brew Smoky Barbeque
  • of bread $50 extra persuce
  • Bowl of fruit & yoghurt $9.00
    • a selection of fresh & poached season of feuit w greek yoghurt
  • Oat & walnut pancakes $13.00
    • servedw fresh banana, boysenberry sauce, maple syrup, taasted almond & greek yoghurt
  • Free range eggs $9.00
    • screambled or pached choice of sour dough or five grain, toast of option
  • Maple & nut toasted muesli $10.00
    • servedw milk, greek yoghurt & a selection of seanson al fruit
  • Market Fish $22.50
    • Cucumber herb tabouli, green harissa butter
  • Iceberg Salad $6.50
    • Watercress tarragon dressing
  • Flatbread Housemade $4.00
    • Garlic or 3 Cheese
  • Cocoa Roasted Venison Short Loin $32.00
    • Mushroom, whipped potato, smoked beetroot, watercress
  • Free Range Chicken Breast $32.00
    • Chickpea, spinach, pinenuts, tarragon creme
  • Beef Schnitzel $17.50
    • Whipped potato, bread & butter pickle
  • Shaved Lamb Shoulder $20.00
    • Spinach, feta, harissa yoghurt
  • Apple & Walnut Tart $8.00
    • Vanilla ice cream
  • - Free range chicken, slow cooked in herbs, served with guacamole & homemade salsa
  • - Free range bbq pulled pork served with caramelized onion & apple relish
  • - Vege bowl loaded with zucchini mushrooms, onion, carrots, chickpeas & lentils
  • - Slow cooked, tender free range lamb topped with mint tzatziki
  • A box meal layered with brown rice, quinoa, lettuce, hummus & a choice of either:
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