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

  • -Combination $14.5
  • Fried Noodle with Black Pepper Beef On Sizzling Plate $13.5
  • -Beef Brisket $10.5
  • -Seafood $12.5
  • Fried Noodle with Seafood On Sizzling plate $15.5
  • Steamed Chicken Leg in Sichuang Chilli Sauce with Rice $12.5
    • -Chicken Leg (With Bone) -Peanut - Spring Onion - Sesame - Chilli Sauce -Coriander
  • -Beef $10.5
  • -Vegetarian $10.5
  • Tamari and sweet chilli Nuts and seeds $6
  • Polenta chips $9
    • rosemary, thyme, garlic, shallots, tomato relish
  • Lumberjack burger $14
    • Double beef, cheese, house pickles, special sauce
  • Smashed Avo $15
    • avocado, spring onion, coriander, blistered cherry tomatoes, goats feta, grainy bread
  • all salads can be made vegan N/A
  • Mushroom Ragout $18
    • exotic wild mushrooms, panko crumbed poached egg, chives, grainy bread
  • House Made Crumpets $16
    • lemon curd, strawberries, mascarpone, freeze dried berries
  • Crispy tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • Mussels $12
    • In a garlic, white wine & cream sauce + toast
  • gluten free pizza base (Medium only) $2
  • Smoked Chicken $20
    • Smoked chicken & button mushrooms in a basil pesto cream sauce + fettuccine
  • Chicken Salad $20
    • Smoked chicken, avocado, tomato, red onion, carrot, mixed leaves, feta + red wine vinaigrette
  • Soup $11
    • With garlic toast
  • Italian Job M $24/ L $34
    • Pepperoni, baby spinach, sun dried tomato, kalamata olive (on the stone) + feta
  • Te-quila a crocodile M $28/ L $38
    • Tequila, lime & coconut marinated crocodile tail, white herb sauce base, tomato, red onion + avocado
  • Shawshank M $26/ L $36
    • Lamb braised till it falls off the bone, caramelised onion, roasted pumpkin + rosemary
  • Steel Cut Oats $13.00
  • Avocado Smash / Bacon Jam / Grilled Marinated Artichoke Hearts $4.00
  • Grilled Halloumi
  • -Add Bacon $6.00
  • Hangar Hand Cut Fries (V) (GF) $9.00
    • Triple cooked with paprika aioli
  • Spicy Roasted Chickpeas $5.00
  • ●French Toast $15.00
  • Pan Fried Salmon $8.50
  • Gluten Free $3.20
  • Gluten Free $2.70
  • Beef & Blue Cheese $9.80
  • Pineapple Fritter $2.50
  • Muscle $1.00
  • Moro Bar Delight $3.00
  • Wedges $4.80
  • Beef & Egg Burger $9.80
  • Lemongrass & chilli chicken $11.00
    • with rice or vermicelli noodle salad
  • Hanoi grilled pork with crispy spring rolls $11.00
    • pork/vermicelli noodles
  • 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
  • Crispy pork spring rolls $7.50
    • chicken/beef/vegetables
  • Chilli steak ramen $22.00
    • Spicy chicken noodle soup, red onion, spring onions, bean sprouts, chillies, coriander and fresh lime, topped with sirloin steak
  • Mushroom onigiri $8.00
    • Balls of sticky rice with mushroom, deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with a spicy chilli sauce
  • Chicken raisukaree $21.00
    • A mild, coconut and citrus curry, with chicken, mangetout, peppers, red and spring onions, served with white rice, a sprinkle of mixed sesame seeds, red chillies, coriander and fresh lime
  • Warm chilli chicken salad $19.50
    • Stir-fried chicken with red peppers,mangetout, tender stem broccoli and red onion on a bed of baby gem lettuce, dressed in a sweet chilli sauce, garnished with chillies, spring onions and cashew nuts
  • Teriyaki salmon soba $22.00
    • Grilled salmon with soba noodles in curry oil, mangetout, bok choi, red onion, chillies and bean sprouts in a teriyaki sauce, garnished with sesame seeds
  • Mini grilled chicken noodles $9.00
    • Soba noodles with grilled chicken and carrot, sweet corn, cucumber and amai sauce
  • Mini ice cream $3.50
  • Mini yasai katsu curry $9.00
    • Sweet potato and butternut squash deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with sticky white rice, carrot, cucumber and sweet corn, served with your choice of either katsu curry or amai sauce
  • B.L.T. & Tomato Relish $12
  • Vege Cannery $18.50
    • Eggs, Rosti, Spinach & Beans on toast
  • Cannery $18.50
    • Bacon, Eggs, Kransky & Beans on Toast
  • On Toast $6.50
    • Bagel w Citrus cream & Jam
  • Beef Burger, Smoked Cheese & Beetroot Jam $12
  • Wedges $9
    • loaded with Relish, Cheese & Sour cream
  • On Toast $13.50
    • Balsamic Mushrooms
  • On Toast $8
    • F/R Eggs
  • SPIRIT $9.50
    • MUSHROOMS, CHICKEN & BACON, MIXED THROUGH A GARLIC CREAM SAUCE
  • CREATOR
    • CREATE YOUR OWN MASTERPIECE OF UP TO 8 TOPPINGS: PEPPERONI, CORN, PINEAPPLE, GHERKINS, BLACK PEPPER, TOMATOES, ANCHOVIES, SALAMI, GARLIC, OLIVES, ASPARAGUS, OREGANO, CAPERS, CAPSICUM, ONIONS, MUSHROOMS, BACON, CHAMPAGNE HAM, PARMESAN
  • FORKED TONGUE
    • HUFFMANS HOT SAUCE
  • ENVY
    • SALAMI, TRIPLE SMOKED CHAMPAGNE HAM, ONION, MUSHROOMS, PINEAPPLE & BACON
  • CHURROS $4.00
    • A SPANISH DONUT SERVED WITH CHOCOLATE OR CARAMEL SAUCE
  • CHEESECAKE $4.00-$5.00
    • KAHLUA & WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE
  • FOR MORE VEGETARIAN OPTIONS, SWAP CHICKEN FOR QUORN
  • DOUBLE - ADD $3 PER PIZZA
  • Pizza Bread $9.50
    • sundried tomato and feta, or garlic and parmesan pizza bread
  • Beer Garden Pizza
    • feta, kalamata olives, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, rocket and topped with basil
  • Cheeseboard $14.00
    • Aged cheddar with oatcakes, chutney, and olives
  • Summer Salad $16.00
    • pan fried halloumi Israeli couscous, orange rocket and kalamata olive salad with pine nuts, seeds, and citrus vinaigrette(add grilled chicken $20.00)
  • Hand-Cut Chips $8.00
    • with our secret seasoning, Panhead Port Road Pilsner Aioli, and tomato relish
  • Spicy Chicken Pizza
    • cajun chicken, spicy chorizo, jalapenos, cherry tomatoes, spicy tomato sauce, cream cheese and chili flakes
  • Crispy Wings $18.00
    • crispy chicken wings tossed in hot sauce, smoky BBQ sauce or salt served with Panhead Port Road Pilsner aioli (16 wings)
  • GOOD OLE BLUE BULLS $16.90/$22.90
    • steak in a Beery BBQ sauce with rocket and blue cheese
  • Crispy Aubergine $16.00
    • wok simmered garlic ginger dipping sauce
  • (2) Lamb Gyoza $16.00
    • lamb, cumin, chilli, spring onion
  • Mapo Egg Tofu $14.50
    • house made egg tofu, mapo sauce, celery, capsicum
  • Golden Triangle $8.00
    • Roast Duck, Water Chestnut, Shiitake, Plum Sauce
  • Lamb Cutlets $10.00
    • with cumin, salt and black pepper 2 cutlets
  • Lettuce Cup Duck $19.00
    • stir fried duck, mushrooms, chilli, water chestnuts, cashew nut
  • Empire Sauce $32.00
    • sweet and rich, prepared to a secret hong kong family recipe
  • Steamed Free Range Chicken Dumplings $12.00
    • button mushroom, wood ear mushrooms, cabbage, black pepper
  • Seafood Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Salt and Pepper Squid on Rice $12.00
  • Gong Bao Chicken on Rice $11.00
  • Roast Duck on Rice $13.00
  • Shanghai Stir Fried Noodle with Pork $11.00
  • Double Cooked Pork on Rice $11.00
  • Soya Sauce Chicken Leg on Rice $11.00
  • Vegetarian Noodle Soup $10.50
  • Yangzhou Fried rice $11.80
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
  • Yangchow fried rice
  • Combination Noodles $11.80
    • soy sauce, chicken, beef, pork and prawn, veg
  • Wonton Noodle Soup $11.80
  • Seafood fried noodles
  • Sichuan Chowmee $11.80
    • sweet chilli sauce, BBQ prawn, chicken, beef, veg)
  • Mee Goreng $11.80
    • coconut, curry sauce, chicken and beef, veg
  • Spicy Bratwurst $7.00
    • 150gms of spicy beef & pork manuka smoked
  • Moroccan Lamb $7.00
    • Pure NZ Lamb rich with Moroccan flavours and raisins giving a tasty burst of sweetness.
  • Mild Bratwurst $7.00
    • 150gms of beef & pork manuka smoked
  • • Dijon Mustard
  • • Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)
  • • Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • • Mild English Mustard
  • Extra Sausage $4.00
  • Breads Ciabatta, chef’s blend extra-virgin, smoked chilli infused oil $12.50
  • Crispy duck fat potatoes $8
  • Kingsmeade riversdale pecorino
    • Aged sheep's’ milk pecorino
  • Kingsmeade sunset blue
    • Creamy cow's milk blue cheese
  • Roast potato skins, summer truffle mayo $12
  • Two varieties $28
  • Tagliata di manzo $33.50
    • Pan-roasted and sliced local red devon sirloin, rocket, parmesan, smoked olive oil and lemon salad ​
  • Three varieties $42
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