Te Papa Cafe in Wellington Menu

FROM THE FRIDGE FROM THE FRIDGE
  • Sandwiches
  • Cream cheese and cucumber $3.90
  • Egg salad $3.90
  • Ham, lettuce and tomato $4.90
    • With mustard mayonnaise
  • Shredded chicken breast $6.50
    • With cream cheese, avocado and sour cherry relish
  • Bacon and egg $5.80
  • Sushi $9.80
  • Vegetarian sushi $8.80
  • Muesli, yogurt and berries $6.50
SERVED ON THE SPOT SERVED ON THE SPOT
  • Bowl of fries or kumara chips $5.50
    • Served with kawakawa mayonnaise
  • Pasta $14.90
  • Pasta Options
    • Gluten free pasta/ Spinach tortellini pasta/ Penne pasta
  • Sauce Options
    • Tomato/ Basil Pesto/ Creamy mushroom and bacon
  • Soup of the day $8.90
  • Chicken and corn chowder $10.90
BRUNCH BRUNCH
  • Hearty all day breakfast $17.90
    • Two eggs on toast with hash browns, grilled tomato, streaky bacon, and cheese and chorizo sausage
  • Scrambled eggs on toast $8.40
  • French toast $12.60
    • With grilled banana and maple syrup
FOR THE KIDS FOR THE KIDS
  • All dishes served with your choice of a bowl of soup or ice cream
  • Kids portion of pasta $9.90
  • Kids fish and chips $9.90
  • Chicken tenders burger $9.90
    • Served with side salad and fries or kumara chips
  • Kids pizza $9.90
    • Homemade base with ham, cheese and pineapple
LUNCH LUNCH
  • Grilled chicken breast burger $17.90
    • Marinated grilled chicken breast in a Scottish milk bap, with crunchy iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, grilled onions and fried egg. Topped with sour cream and avocado sauce, served with a side salad, and your choice of fries or kumara chips
  • Seafood chowder $12.60
    • Topped with crispy bacon, and served with a fresh bread roll
  • Steak, egg and chips $18.90
    • 170g sirloin steak, cooked to your liking, served with two fried eggs and your choice of fries or kumara chips
  • Ale battered fish fillets $17.90
    • Crispy golden fried beer battered fish fillets with fries or kumara chips, served with remoulade sauce and salad garnish
FRESH FROM THE COUNTER FRESH FROM THE COUNTER
  • Roasted pumpkin, feta and walnut salad $7.90
  • Caesar salad $7.90
  • Vegetable focaccia melt $8.90
    • Roast vegetables, basil pesto and cheese
  • Fresh range of toasted Italian rye baguettes $7.90
  • Daily Fillings, including:
  • - Ham, swiss cheese & egg
  • - Smoked chicken, cranberry & camembert
  • - Salami, Kapiti remara cheese & feijoa chutney
  • Ham, cheese and pineapple fougasse (panini) $8.50
  • Tandoori chicken roti wrap $9.90
  • Pies : $4.90 each
  • - Mince and cheese
  • - Steak and mushroom
  • - Chicken
  • - Bacon and egg
  • - Vegetable
  • Sausage roll $3.90
  • Hot dog $3.70
  • Beef and ale pie $7.90
  • Fish pie $7.90
  • Shepherd's pie $7.90
FOR THE SWEET TOOTH FOR THE SWEET TOOTH
  • Gluten free lemon and ricotta cake $4.90
  • Banana chocolate mousse cake $4.90
  • Mascarpone cheesecake $4.90
  • Carrot cake $4.90
  • Passion fruit slice $4.90
  • Lemon meringue pie $3.90
  • Muesli slice $3.90
  • Ginger crunch $3.90
  • Sweet or savoury scone $3.90
  • Blueberry / Chocolate / Apple crumble muffin $3.90
  • Louise slice $3.90
  • Pecan and Cranberry slice $3.90
  • Apple cake slice $3.90
  • Chocolate cake $3.90
  • Banana chocolate cake $3.90
  • Chocolate brownie $3.90

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Seafood Chowder $22.50
    • Diced Fresh Local Fish, Shellfish and Prawns served with Toasted Ciabatta
  • Virgin Mary Pizza $25.00
    • Cheese, Cherry Tomato and Fresh Basil
  • Extra Shank $8.00
  • Halloumi Burger $22.50
    • Zany Zeus Halloumi with Beetroot, Rocket, Pesto and Tomato Relish
  • BBQ Ribs $17.00/ $33.50
    • Twice Cooked Pork Spare Ribs with Dry Rub and Chipotle BBQ Sauce (Entree Size/ Main Size)
  • Beef Kebabs $14.00
    • Cajun and Rosemary Black Angus Beef Kebabs with Aioli
  • The Widowmaker Burger $26.00
    • The GM Cheeseburger with Buttermilk Chicken and Bacon
  • Chicken Wings $15.50/ $23.50/ $40.50
    • BBQ, Suicidal, Dante's Inferno or Total Molecular Disintegration(1/4KG/ 1/2KG/ 1KG)
  • BLT $14.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato and aioli in a toasted ciabatta bap served with fries
  • Caribbean Chicken Skewers $14.00
    • Tender chicken thigh marinated in fresh herbs & spices then roasted served with coconut rice & a mango pineapple salsa. All drizzled in piri piri sauce
  • Grilled Halloumi Salad $17.00
    • Grilled organic Zany Zeus Halloumi salad with cherry tomatoes, croutons, roasted capsicum & walnuts in a lemon olive oil dressing
  • - Reggae Jerk Chicken Burger $14.00
    • Chicken breast marinated in jerk spices then grilled. Served on a milk bun with apple slaw, mango & pineapple salsa & chilli lime mayo
  • New Orleans Best Jambalaya $20.00
    • Hot Rice dish loaded with scrumptious chicken & prawns, vegetables & fresh herbs
  • Garlic Bread $9.50
    • Freshly baked sourdough cob loaf with lashings of garlic butter
  • Scotch Fillet Steak $26.50
    • Char grilled to your liking with mash & summer vegetables and your choice of creamy mushroom sauce or a port jus
  • - OB Burger $15.00
    • Homemade trio meat patty (beef, lamb & venison) with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle and crunchy fried onion, mustard & jalapeno sauce served in a milk bun
  • Combination $12.50
  • Lemon Fish $12.50
  • Beef $12.50
  • Pork Dumplings (set of 10, no rice) Sichuan Chicken, Beef $12.50
  • Hawaiian $7.50
  • Chicken $12.50
  • 1/2 dz. Dim Sims $7.00
  • Hotdog $2.30
  • Eggs, Poached/Fried/Scrambled With Smoked Tomato Relish $10
  • Pulled Pork Tacos Apple + Rainbow Chard Slaw, Tomato + Red Chilli Jam $20
  • Ice Cream - Check For Todays Sorbets And Ice Creams $10
  • Crumbed Mushroom Aranchini Balls With Aioli $15
  • Slow Roast Lamb Shoulder Rack, Minted Potatoes, Beeetroot Crème, Green Beans And Mustard Sauce $27
  • Streaky Bacon $5
  • Quinoa + Halloumi Super Salad, Fried Cauliflower, Pumpkin, Baby Kale, Cranberries, Wild Honey + Lime Vinaigrette $20
  • Eggs Montréal With Hot Smoked Marlborough Salmon And Hollandaise Sauce $19
  • dinner mon - sat from 5pm
  • Bacon & eggs any style $17.00
  • Grilled sirloin with whipped potato, spinach, garlic herb butter & chestnuts $35.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
  • Panfried fresh fish with mussel & chorizo ragout $38.00
  • Braised pork belly with apple chutney & watercress $19.00
  • Affogato (with cointreu, coffee & ice cream) $9.00 or $15.00 with booze
  • Mushrooms $7.00
  • Masala Dosai - Gluten free crispy rice flour pancake, with a special vegetable filling served with coconut Chutney and sambar. $8.00
  • Masala Otthappam - Gluten free thick rice flour pancake, stuffed with capsicums, tomatoes and onions served with Coconut chutney and sambar. $8.00
  • Paneer Makhani - Paneer cooked in a sauce with a rich creamy tomato base. $9.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Butter Chicken - Barbequed chicken cooked in a creamy cashew and tomato based sauce $11.90 (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)
  • Rogan Josh - Traditionally cooked lamb pieces made with our special sauce of onions, tomatoes, yoghurt,coconut cream and fresh herbs. $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)
  • Dal Masala - Lentils simmered in a masala sauce with garlic and cumin. $8.50 (Served with one Naan and serving of rice)
  • Crumbed or Battered
  • Sausaqe $2.80
  • Spring Roll $2.80
  • Pineapple Fritter $2.90
  • Tarakihi $ 8.30
  • Blue Cod‘ $ 9.30
  • Crumbed or Battered Prawns
  • Mussels $ 1.20
  • Boullabaisse w/ groper, green lipped mussels, crayfish, rouile $20.00
  • Lamb togue, kumara espuma, lemon hazelnut, parsley, pomegranate jus $26.00
  • Spaghetti bolognaise $13.00
    • tasty spaghetti covered with a yummy tomato and meat sauce, Hey Presto!
  • Tenara $25.00/ $32.00
    • Created using fresh goat's cheese from kaikoura winner of the gold medal at the 2015 NZ champions of cheese awards, the cheese has a subtie creamy taste with an ash coat. An old world cheese culture with geotrichum (60g/ 120g)
  • Serrano ham, apricot, fresh goat cheese & mint (All individual seasonal plates) $26.00
  • Asparagus custard, goat's cheese, lettuce heart, strawberry, grilled focaccia $26.00
  • Crusty hot baked loaf w/ Lewis road butter $12.00
  • Creamy, sharp Peninsula blue mould ripened blue cheese made b barry's bay. Cheese on the banks peninsula, using pasteurised cows milk and traditional rennet (60g/ 120g) $25.00/ $32.00
  • Toasted Sandwich $5.00
    • Served on ploughman's white or brown bread with tomato relish, with your choice of two fillings: ham, cheese, pineapple, caramelised onion, corn, tomato, creamy mushrooms (50c). Bacon or chicken ($1).
  • Steak Sandwich $17.00
    • Marinated steak, caramelised onion, mesclun lettuce, brie cheese, with aioli and hollandaise sauce on a grilled pandoro bap, accompanied by shoestring fries and tomato relish.
  • Big Boy $22.00
    • A colossal version of the 'wee man’.
  • Toast & Spreads $5.00
    • Vogels, five grain or sourdough, served with your choice of spreads.
  • Bacon and Avocado Salad $14.50
    • Mesclun lettuce dressed in mvc vinaigrette with bacon, avocado, feta and tomato served with pandora sourdough bread.
  • Curly Fries $8.00
    • Served with aioli and tomato sauce.
  • Eggs $9.00
    • Any style- served with toast and tomato relish.
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • Mussel & Chorizo Linguine $18.9
    • White wine, cream & fresh herb sauce
  • The Squealer $21.9
    • Pulled pork, bacon, slaw, onion strings, caramelised onions & BBQ sauce
  • TMH Big Brekkie $19.9
    • Bacon, chorizo, 150g rump steak, eggs your way, hash browns, mushrooms, tomato & toast
  • Forest Griller $21.9
    • Balsamic caramelised onion, portobello mushroom & halloumi pattie, lettuce, tomato, onion strings & chilli jam
  • Steak Sandwich $14.9
    • 150g rump steak, lettuce, tomato & caramelised onions
  • Hot Cakes $13.9
    • Bacon, banana & maple syrup
  • Lambs Fry & Bacon $18.9
    • Creamy butter mash, pea puree & house-made gravy
  • Hot Chick $21.9
    • Cajun chicken breast, lettuce, onion strings, smashed avocado,blue cheese aioli & secret recipe hot sauce
  • Tai Chicken with Rice
  • Hot & Spice Chicken $12.90
  • Sliced Beef in Satay Sauce with Rice $12.50
  • Thai style tofu with rice $10.50
  • Sweet & Sour Fish
  • Extra rice
  • Black Pepper Beef with Rice $12.50
  • Combination Noodle Soup $12.00
  • Hightide Cafe Vegetarian Salad - Our signature salad served with avocado oil roasted seeds & dill mayo $15.00 DF
  • Porterhouse Steak aged by our local butcher & served with a garlic butter, salad & wedges $29.50
  • NB: Please let our staff know when ordering if you are gluten or dairy free
  • Free Range Brunch with eggs, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, sausage & manuka smoked, honey cured streaky bacon $22.50 DF
  • Prawn Twisters & Spring Roll Platter w/ sweet Thai chilli sauce $14.50
  • Salmon Mashcake w/ a poached egg, hollandaise & salad $18.00
  • Streaky Bacon, Creamy Mushrooms, Garlic Creamy Mushrooms or Tomatoes $6.00
  • Pancakes w/ bananas & maple syrup $18.00
  • Creme brulee 16.5
    • Pedro Ximenez & prune / blood orange gel / citrus & lychee salad / orange & cardamom yoghurt mousse / almond & vanilla Madeleine
  • Crowd of cheese 26
  • Chocolate truffles 2.5 each
  • Bowl of fries 8
    • Ketchup & aioli
  • Mahikiki Fries 6
    • w ketchup
  • Rocket Salad 8
    • pear / Manchego / Santagata extra virgin olive oil / balsamic reduction
  • Market fish 33.5
    • Served with your choice of one of the following:French peas & mussels - peas / bacon /snow peas / iceberg lettuce / steamed Marlborough mussels / wholegrain mash / preserved lemon / garlic & parsely cream
  • Family of cheese 32
  • The Gotham Biggy $20.00
    • Free range eggs, bacon Kransky, mushroom, roasted tomato and hash brown on five-grain or sourdogh
  • Muesli Bombe $10.00
    • with berry compote and greek yogurt
  • Spanish Scrambled eggs $16.50
    • with chorizo hash browns and rocket
  • Ham $4.50
  • Tomatoes $4.00
  • Soup of the day $10.00
    • with toasted five grain or sourdough
  • Just Eggs $11.00
    • poached scrambled or fried, on sourdough or five grain(add bacon $4.50)
  • Kranskys $4.50
  • Spicy tofu $8.50
  • Five spice beef $8.50
  • The classic $8.50
  • Grilled chicken $8.50
  • Lemongrass pork $8.50
  • Drink combo $10.50
  • Up size deal $11.50
Te Papa Cafe

Te Papa Cafe

location

Address

55 Cable St, Te Papa Museum, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

04 3817110

clock

Opened hours

9 AM to 5 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Cafe Food , Gluten Free , New Zealand

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Breakfast ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Child-friendly

Location
55 Cable St, Te Papa Museum, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand