Taste in Wellington Menu

ENTREE ENTREE
  • Toasted Turkish Bread $6.00
    • with garlic butter
  • Taste Kitchen Soup $14.00
    • with little cheese busters
  • Chicken Liver Pate $19.00
    • with chutney, caperberries & toast
  • Asparagus,Avocado & Goats Cheese Salad $19.00
    • with zucchini ribbons,dill & tangy lemon dressing
  • Camembert On Toast $19.00
    • with apple,craisins,candied pecans, rocket leaves & cran
  • Lime Marinated Fish Salad $19.50
    • with red pepper, spring onion, coriander & coconut cream
  • Seared Scallops (entrée/main) $19.50/$33.00
    • in our mild curry sauce, in a pappadum cup
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon(entrée/main) $19.50/$33.00
    • with mustard toast & onion gravy
MAIN MAIN
  • Green Pea, Feta & Mint Fritters $30.00
    • with watercress, cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts & lemon yoghurt
  • Pan Fried Fish Fritters $33.00
    • with warm spring caponata topped with dill mayonnaise
  • Glazed Pork Fillet $34.00
    • with roasted kumara, apples & snow peas, topped with mild curry mayonnaise
  • Beef Fillet $35.50
    • with balsamic roasted mushroom & a red wine jus topped with herbed ricotta
  • Taste Kitchen Soup $13.00
    • with bread finger & garlic butter
  • Avocado,Tomato & Herbed Ricotta $15.00
    • with rocket leaves & toasted Turkish bread
  • Chicken Liver Pate $17.50
    • with chutney, caperberries & toast
  • Camembert On Toast $18.50
    • with apple, craisins, toasted pecans, rocket leaves & cranberry dressing
  • French Toast $18.50
    • with streaky bacon, banana & lemon yoghurt
  • Buttermilk Pancakes $18.50
    • with blueberry compote, steaky bacon & lemon yoghurt
  • Taste Kitchen Breakfast $19.50
    • two poached or scrambled eggs on toasted Turkish bread with steaky bacon, roasted tomato, fried potatoes & tomato relish
  • Green Pea, Feta & Mint Fritters $19.50
    • with watercress, cherry tomato, toasted pine nuts & lemon yoghurt
  • Bacon, Avocado & Spinach Salad $19.50
    • with shaved parmesan, crumbled mustard toast & red wine dressing topped with a poached egg
  • Pan Fried Fish Fillets $24.50
    • with asparagus & cheddar sauce, crisp lemon breadcrumbs & fried potatoes
  • Sauteed Chicken & Bacon Sandwich $24.50
    • with avocado, tomato, lettuce & mild curry mayonnaise
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon $24.50
    • on toast with rich onion gravy, roasted tomato & fried Potatoes
  • Fries $6.00
    • with tomato sauce
  • Crisp Iceberg Salad $5.00
    • with ranch dressing
  • Toasted Turkish Bread
  • With butter & preserves $8.00
  • With garlic butter $ 5.00
PUDDING PUDDING
  • Aperol Panna Cotta $14.50
    • with a strawberry & rhubarb compote & sweet almond crunch
  • Homemade Honeycomb Ice Cream $14.50
    • in a choux pastry puff, topped with chocolate sauce
  • Chocolate Fudge Tart $14.50
    • with a macadamia nut crumb base, vanilla gelato & butterscotch sauce
  • Warm Lemon Delicious Pudding $14.50
    • served with blueberry compote & whipped cream
  • Fried & Ice $15.50
    • a shot of your favorite liqueur to pout over two scoops of vanilla gelato served with little ginger cookies
  • Chocolate Coconut Deluxe $8.50
    • one scoop of coconut gelato, topped with chocolate sauce & toasted coconut
  • Little Sweet Treats $4.50
    • tangy lemon triangles
  • Honeycomb Ice Cream $13.00
    • in a choux puff with chocolate sauce
  • Aperol Panna Cotta $13.00
    • with strawberry & rhubarb compote & almond crunch
  • Chocolate Coconut Deluxe $8.50
    • one scoop of coconut gelato with chocolate sauce & tasted coconut
  • Little Sweet Treats $4.50
    • tangy lemon triangles
CHEESE CHEESE
  • Camembert, Creamy Blue of Aged Cheddar Cheese
    • served with crisp apple, dried pear & homemade lavosh
  • One $16.00
  • Any two $19.50
  • All three $21.50

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Chocolate Mousse, Cookies & Cream Mousse, Strawberry Cheesecake $3.50
  • -2 Pack Crispy Strips $5.00
  • Snack Boxes $4.50
    • -2 Wicked Wings with chips
  • Chips, Coleslaw, Gravy, Potato & Gravy Reg $3.00
  • Big Snack Burger $4.90
  • Colonel’s Stack $11.90
    • Lettuce, 2 fillets, bacon, double cheese and BBQ sauce.
  • Colonel’s Lunch $6.00
    • 2pcs Chicken, reg Chips
  • -1pc Original Recipe with chips $4.50
  • Coconut Rice $3.90
  • Banana fritters with ice cream $5.90
  • Mee Siam (v/gf) $8.90/ $12.90
    • Thin rice noodles fried with dried shrimp & tofu served with condiments (Basic/ with curry)
  • Kapitan (mild) n/a
    • creamy curry with lemongrass & kaffir lime leaves
  • Nasi Lemak $7.90
  • Rice with Braised Chicken $7.90
  • Thu & Sat- Assam Laksa (gf) $14.90
    • Rice noodles in spicy, sour tamarind fish based broth garnished with fresh salad and a dash of prawn paste
  • Otak-Otak $14.90
    • Steamed marinated fish fillets served with kerabu salad and jasmine rice
  • Buddha Bowl $17.00/$25.00
    • Roasted spiced carrot & mint salad, wild rice pilau with cranberry, toasted chickpeas, spinach leaves, topped with a creamy almond dressing. Add: halloumi, tofu, prawns or chicken
  • Cross Burger $21.00
    • Premium house-ground beef, melted cheese, tomato, beetroot, lettuce, special sauce, served with fries
  • Portobello Benedict $18.00
    • Sesame seed avocado balls on English muffins with portobello mushrooms, wilted spinach & homemade cashew hollandaise
  • Green Shakshuka $16.00
    • Your choice of free-range egg or marinated tofu baked in garlic & sumac spiced seasonal greens
  • Kedgeree or Vegeree $18.00
    • Manuka smoked fish or chargrilled vegetables on spiced brown rice, tomatoes, spinach, almonds & coriander, topped with a poached egg (marinated tofu available)
  • Smashed Avocado & Beetroot Hummus $16.00
    • Smashed avocado on toast topped with feta and homemade beetroot hummus topped with dukkah
  • Zucchini & Corn Fritters $18.50
    • Served with Zany Zeus halloumi & fresh tomato salsa
  • Halloumi Burger $21.00
    • Garlic & thyme roasted portobello mushroom, Zany Zeus halloumi, homemade chilli jam, lettuce, tomato, served with fries
  • Add fries to any meal $4.00
  • Mexican soup with grilled chicken, sour cream and avocado $9.50
  • Oven baked beef burrito filled with chilli beans, rice and cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla $12.00
  • Apple $4.50
  • Sausage $4.00
  • Tomato $4.50
  • Baked double cheese scallop mornay served with garlic bread $15.00
  • Americano $4.00
  • CARBONARA $25.00
    • Honey cured bacon cooked with onion and cream tossed w/ parmesan and served with penne pasta
  • GARLIC BREAD $10.00
    • Pizza Bread, Garlic infused olive oil, oregano, touch of sea salt – baked in wood fired oven
  • CONCHIGLIONI PORK AND FENNEL $26.50
    • Pasta shells filled with free range pork, fragrant fresh fennel and mozzarella cooked in chef’s special Neapolitan sauce
  • Pizza Margherita $8.00
    • tomato base & mozzarella cheese
  • Diabla $25.00
    • Napolitana sauce mozzarella, spicy pepperoni, olives and chilli oil topped with basil
  • Ham Pizza $10.00
  • Carne $28.50
    • Napolitana sauce, manuka ham, pepperoni, salami, prosciutto, mozzarella and basil
  • POLPETTE $12.00
    • Organic lamb and beef meatballs seasoned with Italian herbs
  • CHAR-GRILLED POLENTA BREAD $6.00
    • honey & pimenton butter
  • TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE $6.00
  • All three for 15
  • LAMBS FRY $17.50
    • thick cut bacon, fried mash, porter gravy & caramelised onion
  • - add cheese fondue $2.00
  • WOODSMOKED SALMON / FREEKEH SALAD $18.50
    • spinach, green beans, radish, sunflower seeds & dill sour cream
  • BAY ZUCHINNI FRITTERS $11.00
    • with chilli–pickled cucumber
  • BEEF ’N PORTER SAUSAGE $18.50
    • our own sausage, Savoy cabbage, mash, porter gravy
  • Mel $13.00
    • Corn Fritter, Bacon, Herb Sour Cream
  • Danny $12.00
    • Double, Bacon, Beetroot relish, and egg
  • Kapene $15.00
    • Corn Fritter, Sour Cream, Jalapeño Salsa
  • Courtney $6.00
    • Marinated Tofu, Beetroot relish
  • Bacon Butty $5.00
    • White Roll, Butter, Bacon
  • Jacinda $8.00
    • Corn Nuggets, Tofu, Mushrooms, Fried Egg, Chipotle Mayo.
  • Dale $8.50
    • Guacamole, Marinated Tofu
  • Honest Rob $11.50
    • Jalapeño Salsa, Blue Cheese, Aioli and Bacon
  • Roast Pork or Steak $12.20
  • Vegetable $11.50
  • Bacon & Egg Burge -w/Meat patty $8.80/$13.30
  • Tarakihi Fillet-Crumbed (180gm) $9.00
  • Shrimps $12.80
  • Roast Pork or Steak $11.90
  • Oyster P.O.A
  • Fish Burgers $6.20/$10.70
  • Pastas $10.00
  • Chicken $14.00
  • Mixed (chicken & Lamb) R $14.50 L $16
  • Fresh Juices $5.00
  • Chicken $19.00
  • Mixed Vegetarian R $7.50 L $9.50
  • Lamb $14.00
  • Mixed Vegetarian R $13.50 L $15
  • Poaka Whakapaoa Hūhunua - Honey Bourbon Pork Ribs $22
    • Sticky slow cooked honey bourbon pork ribs with bbq sauce
  • Haloumi Kai Iti - Small Bites $14
    • Haloumi and tapioca bites (6) with watercress pesto
  • Tīti Me Ōriwa - Mutton Bird & Olives $17
    • House made mutton bird pate, served with warmed marinated olives & and rēwena crostini
  • Toast: Rēwena, Sour Dough, Multigrain, Gluten Free all $3
  • Hēki Kakato - Eggs Benedict, Horopito Hollandaise $17
    • Māori – smoked fish
  • Hanawiti Kaimoana - Seafood Sandwich $20
    • Karaka Whitebait fritter, served with garlic aioli and watercress
  • Hāngi $24
    • Cafe style hāngi with smoked pork and smoked chicken, potato, kūmara, pumpkin, watercress and jus served with house made rēwena bread.
  • Kotakota Kūmara- Kūmara Fries $9
    • sour cream & sweet chilli sauce
  • Weekend Brunch Menu from 10am - 3pm
  • Pork belly with kumara puree, baby carrots, grilled peaches & jus $26.00
  • Beer battered fish fingers with tartare and lemon $14.00
  • Creme brulee with pistachio biscotti & pressed rhubarb $10.00
  • Sugar cured duck breast salad with pickled beetroot, nectarine & feta $27.00
  • Chicken liver pate with home made loaf & chutney $14.00
  • Falafel burger with pickled beetroot, feta & mushroom ketchup $14.00
  • All of our eggs, chicken and pork are free range
  • Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
  • Toasties including the staples; Reuben, Pulled pork and Ham and gruyere cheese. $8.50
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads (V / GF) $6 / $10
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads: $6 / $10
  • Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
  • Jams, preserves, sauces, savoury jellies.
  • Varying take home meals (V/Vg) $12.00
    • including the staples; curries, soups, lasagne, smoked fish pie:
  • Soup: $8.00
  • A selection of Italian Salami S $20 L $28
    • Coppa (salty, sweet) / Finocchiona (fennel) / Ventricina (midly spicy). Served with balsamic pickled onions
  • Line Caught Market Fish $36.00
    • flageolet beans, fennel and tomato braise, clams, aioli
  • Ravioli S $18 L $26
    • house made ricotta, spinach, mushroom, brown butter and garlic crumb
  • Iceberg wedge, buttermilk ranch, pink onions $7.00
  • Sirloin 350g $46.00
    • Grass-fed,grain finished Wakanui Blue, South Canterbury
  • Platter of Three Hams S $20 L $28
    • Parma (Italy) / Serrano (Spain) / San Daniele (Italy). Served with honey pickle
  • Ribeye On The Bone 500g $56.00
    • Grass-fed, Prime Angus, West Coast (30 minute cooking time)
  • Truffled macaroni and cheese $12.00
  • Papa's Curry Corner $14.90
    • This is a typical Malaysian meat curry with the Chef's own blend of spices for an authentic Malaysian tasting curry using whole spices of star anise cloves, cinnamon stick, Kunyit and fresh curry leaves, all curries served with basmati rice/CHICKEN
  • Papa's Curry Corner $14.90
    • This is a typical Malaysian meat curry with the Chef's own blend of spices for an authentic Malaysian tasting curry using whole spices of star anise cloves, cinnamon stick, Kunyit and fresh curry leaves, all curries served with basmati rice/LAMB
  • Malay Tom Yum Ayam $9.00
    • malay hot and sour with chicken and seasonal vegetable
  • Papa's Gulai Corner $18.90
    • Chef's own blend of curry paste using whole spices such as fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, fresh curry leaves, tamarind juice and coconut cream in preparing this traditional gulai all Gulai served with basmati rice/fish and okra
  • Papa's Sambal Corner $18.90
    • a classic Malay sauce prepared with chilies, shallots, garlic, ginger, sugar, stewed tomatoes and tamarind paste with your choice of ingredient, all sambal served with basmati rice/SOTONG SQUID
  • Curry Puff 2 per serving $3.00
    • braised onions and diced sweet potatoes blended with our mix of curry spices, wrapped in puff pastry
  • Papa's Sambal Corner $18.90
    • a classic Malay sauce prepared with chilies, shallots, garlic, ginger, sugar, stewed tomatoes and tamarind paste with your choice of ingredient, all sambal served with basmati rice/PRAWN
  • Plain Roti $2.50
  • 300g Sirloin of Wairarapa Angus Beef $34.00
  • Kahlua Cheesecake $12.00
    • Cinnamon biscuit crumb, mascarpone, Kapiti triple chocolate ice-cream
  • Seafood Platter $27.00
    • Garlic king prawns, mussels, salt and pepper squid for two persons
  • Wairapa Cooked Breakfast $22.00
    • With two farm-fresh eggs cooked to your liking, Carterton bacon, grilled tomato, sausage, Parkvale mushrooms and hash brown
  • Cereal Selection $19.50
    • Toasted Muesli / Sultana Bran / Weet-Bix / Corn Flakes
  • Ambient Selection $19.50
    • Freshly-Baked Muffins / Mini Croissants / Toast, Preserves and Butter
  • Pancakes $22.00
    • With maple syrup and your choice of grilled Carterton bacon and banana or berry compôte with whipped cream
  • Today's Fresh Soup $9.00
    • Home-baked bread
Taste

Taste

location

Address

2 Ganges Road, Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand

phone

Phone

044798449

email

Email

None

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: Closed, Wednesday: 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Thursday: 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Friday: 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Kiwi , New Zealand

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  American Express ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Cash only

Location
2 Ganges Road, Khandallah, Wellington, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand