The Arborist in Wellington Menu

DAY & NIGHT MENU DAY & NIGHT MENU
  • Market fish POA
  • Ceviche $13
    • lime, coconut, coriander, house made focaccia
  • Seared beef $14
    • rosemary, pine needle ash, candied beetroot, handpicked nasturtium
  • Lamb neck $14
    • moroccan spices, tzatziki, jus, wood sorrel flower
  • Wild venison backstrap $17
    • garlic, thyme, spiced kumara foam, kumara crisps
  • Crispy pork belly $15
    • celeriac purée, japanese honey suckle
  • Crispy tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • Jerk chicken $13
    • jamaican marinated boneless thigh
  • Salt & pepper squid $12
    • wasabi kewpie & coconut
GREENS GREENS
  • New Season Asparagus POA
  • Superslaw $8
    • kale, carrot, red onion, corn, nuts, cabbage, fix n fog peanut butter, nuts, seeds.
  • Roasted root vege $8
    • love honey, thyme, dandelion leaves
  • Ancient grain salad $9
    • quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, pomegranate, nuts, mint
  • Grilled broccolini $8
    • toasted almonds, wild turnip, lemon, basil
  • Watermelon $9
    • feta, strawberry, mint, onion, nuts, seeds
  • Stuffed mushrooms $11
    • confit portabella, chickpea, broccoli, zucchini, parmesan
  • all salads can be made vegan N/A
TUMMY FILLERS TUMMY FILLERS
  • Grilled flat bread $7
    • poppy seed, bull kelp & kawakawa powder, hummus
  • Foraged gnocchi- $9
    • potato, onion weed, lemon wood, sundried tomato
  • Polenta chips $9
    • rosemary, thyme, garlic, shallots, tomato relish
  • Bone marrow $8
    • pomegranate, parsley, onion salad, focaccia
  • Parmesan frieskewpie mayo $8
  • Fried potato & gravy $7
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Lumberjack burger $14
    • Double beef, cheese, house pickles, special sauce
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Tree lover $14
    • chickpea, broccoli, zucchini patty, relish, aioli, milk bun
  • Chefs burger POA
    • changes weekly
  • Side of parmesan fries small $4
  • All burgers can be served on lettuce bun N/A
BAR BITES BAR BITES
  • Parmesan fries $8
    • with kewpie mayo
  • Crispy chilli chicken $7
    • steamed bun with pickled veges
  • Southern fried chicken (or Korean chicken) with hot sauce and blue cheese dip or Smokey maple $15
  • Tamari and sweet chilli Nuts and seeds $6
  • Salt and pepper squid $ $12
    • wasabi kewpie & coconut
  • Southern fried halloumi chips $11
  • Popcorn cauliflower $8
    • with garlic yoghurt
  • Crispy Tofu $10
    • sticky ginger soy glaze
  • House made onion rings $7.5
  • Flat bread $7
    • with garlic herb butter
  • Bone Marrow $12
  • Polenta chips $9
  • Vege burger balls $10
  • Prawns $15
    • cream, garlic, coriander, chilli served with grilled sourdough
BREAKFAST BREAKFAST
  • Fully Loaded BLOODY MARY $20
    • With Streaky bacon, slider, cheese, fried gherkin
  • Toast & Spreads $7
    • grainy or sourdough with your choice spreads, fix & fogg peanut butter or house preserves
  • Turkish Eggs $14
    • soft poached, savoury Greek yoghurt, chilli nut butter, toasted coriander seeds and grainy toast
  • Scrambled Eggs 2.0 $12
    • wood sorrel, chives, basil oil, grainy toast
  • Poached Eggs $10
    • served on foccacia
  • Add new season asparagus and hollandaise $5
  • Fruit Salad $10
    • honey, yoghurt, freeze dried berries, nuts & seeds
  • Muesli Bowl $12
    • toasted muesli, honey, yoghurt, berry compote, freeze dried berries, nuts, seeds
  • House Made Crumpets $16
    • lemon curd, strawberries, mascarpone, freeze dried berries
  • Lumberjack Breakfast $22
    • eggs, bacon, chorizo, beans, slow roasted tomato, kumara hash, sourdough
  • Vege Lover $22
    • eggs, stuffed mushroom, halloumi, beans, slow roasted tomato, kumara hash, avocado, grainy bread
  • Lamb & Kumara Hash $18
    • fried egg, edamame beans, spinach, jus
  • Mushroom Ragout $18
    • exotic wild mushrooms, panko crumbed poached egg, chives, grainy bread
  • Smashed Avo $15
    • avocado, spring onion, coriander, blistered cherry tomatoes, goats feta, grainy bread
  • Scrambled Tofu $14
    • orange, sesame, wilted nasturtium leaf, coriander, avocado grainy bread
ADD ON ADD ON
  • Slow roasted tomato $4
  • Guacamole $4
  • Chorizo $4
  • Mushroom Ragout $5
  • Garden salad $4
  • Bacon $5
  • Hash brown $4
  • Prosciutto $4
  • Burger + Parmesan fries +Monteiths pale ale $25
BURGERS BURGERS
  • Lumberjack burger $14
    • Double beef, cheese, house pickles, special sauce
  • Hot bird burger $14
    • Fried chicken, jalapenos, cheese, hot sauce, milk bun
  • Tree lover $14
    • chickpea, broccoli, zucchini patty, relish, aioli, milk bun
  • Chefs burger POA
    • changes weekly
  • Side of parmesan fries $4
  • All burgers can be served on lettuce bun N/A

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Parrilla-grilled flank steak w chimichurri $16.00
  • Gran Lomo Malbec 2015 Mendoza, Argentina $8.50/ $39.00
    • Medium bodied and perfectly balanced with smooth, sweet tannins. SILVER - Korea Wine Challenge 2016.
  • Grilled beetroot w watercress & preserved lemon & mint vinaigrette $13.50
  • Provoleta: roasted smoked provolone cheese w dried oregano & Spanish paprika $13.50
  • Fugazza: housemade pizza bread topped w caramelised onions, mozzarella & gorgonzola dolce $14.50
  • Black bean & chipotle chilli / carrot & fennel (gluten-free) toast $5.00
  • 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
  • BBQ Salmon / BBQ Eel / BBQ Prawn $1.50
  • Dragon Roll / Salmon Avocado / Cheese Salmon / Salmon Spring Onion / Prawn $1.50
  • Spice Creme Vege / Tofu Avocado / Vegetables / Seaweed Tofu $1.00
  • Prawn / Cream Cheese Fish / Cream Cheese Crab / Cream Cheese Tuna $1.10
  • Avocado / Tofu / Spring Roll / Seaweed / Chicken & Rice $1.00
  • Fish / Tuna Avocado / Crispy & Spiced Fish / Crispy Chicken / Teriyaki Chicken $1.00
  • -Vegetarian $11.5
  • Fried Noodle with Black Pepper Beef On Sizzling Plate $13.5
  • -Beef Brisket $10.5
  • Pan Fried Hand Made Dumpling (Pork/Beef) 10pics $10.5
  • Braised Chicken Leg On Rice $12.5
    • -Chicken Leg(with bone) -Red Cabbage -Bean Sprout -Lettuce -Egg -Carrot -Corn
  • Spicy Chicken and Vegetables Noodle Salad $11.5
    • -Chicken Leg Meat -Lettuce -Spring Onion -Coriander -Bean Sprout -Red Cabbage -Cucumber -Chilli Sauce -Carrot
  • Steamed Chicken Leg In Chef Special Sauce with Rice $12.5
    • -Chicken Leg (With Bone) -Soy Ginger Sauce -Spring Onion -Coriander
  • -Seafood $13.5
  • Red Desiree potato, buffalo mozzarella, parmesan + rosemary $26.00
  • Smoked Mackeral pate $13.50
  • Broken chicken sausage, French tarragon, shaved fennel, parmesan + dill. $27.00
  • Aubergine, anchovy + tomato $12.50
  • Red cabbage, almond, yoghurt dressing + herb slaw $12.00
  • Smoked fish, black olive tapenade, watercress + lemon. $27.00
  • Porchetta, pea, thyme, buffalo mozzarella + parmesan. $27.00
  • FARRO $21.50
    • Cos, whitlof, pea, split green bean, basil, green raisins , pinenuts + green yoghurt.
  • Ora King salmon with carrot, mandarin, smoke, rye & fresh wasabi 30
  • Waitoa chicken with mushroom, artichoke, garden herbs & jus 32
  • Spanish fried potatoes with garlic & tomato mojo picon 8
  • Hot doughboy with lemon curd & blueberry sauce 2
  • Buttermilk fried chicken with Moroccan chermoula mayo 12
  • Roasted spuds with buttermilk cream 8
  • Griddled Brussel sprouts with maple & roasted macadamia 8
  • Lamb kofta with spiced eggplant & house made sour cream 14
  • Beer Battered Fish $17.00
    • Catch of the day, reeled in and served with a crisp garden salad, fries and aioli
  • Apricot Chicken Burger $18.00
    • Grilled chicken breast, cheese, sweet apricot sauce & crisp garden salad with a side of fries or wedges & aioli
  • Pan Seared Scallops $15.00
    • Scallops pan seared, served with crispy bacon and pea puree
  • The Longhorn Burger $22.00
    • Our juicy homemade ground beef patty with grilled cheese ad rocket fuel, bacon, lettuce and onions, served with fries and aioli
  • Apple Crumble $12.00
    • Apple crumble made by our chefs served hot with creamy vanilla ice-cream and whipped cream
  • Pasta of the Day $10.00
    • Chefs house pasta dish
  • Pork Belly $32.00
    • Twice cooked Pork belly braised until tender and baked to get the supreme crackle, served with an apple and cinnamon sauce with your choice of sides
  • Spaghetti Bolognese $12.00
    • Homemade meat balls with tomato Napoli and fettuccine pasta
  • 31. KADAHI LAMB $14.90
    • Chef's Delhi-cious recipe
  • 39. FISH MASALA $15.50
    • Fish cooked with fresh tomatoes, herbs & fresh coriander.
  • 32. GARLIC AND CHILLI LAMB $14.90
    • Boneless dice of lamb sauteed in julienne of capsicum, onion and spring onion and spicy garlic flavor.
  • 54. JEERA PULAO / PEAS PULAO $3.90
  • 9. FISH TIKKA $11.90
    • Boneless fish pieces marinated in yogurt, mustard oil and spices roasted in Tandoor.
  • 17. GARLIC CHILLI CHICKEN $14.50
    • Battered boneless cubes of chicken fried and sauteed in julienne of capsicum onion, spring onion and spicy garlic flavor.
  • 2. VEGETABLE PAKORA $5.50
    • Mixed vegetables, dipped in masala & deep fried with corn flour batter. A vegetarian dish never made elsewhere.
  • 72. GULAB JAMUN $4.00
    • Creamed milk dumplings served in a sugar syrup flavored with green cardamoms.
  • Soup of the Day $8
    • Creamy pumpkin soup served with sour cream
  • Porridge $7
    • Rolled oats with Banana & honey, or Berries & cinnamon sugar
  • Soup of the Day $10
    • Creamy pumpkin soup served with sour cream + cheese scone
  • Kids Panini $5
    • Your choice of any two fillings
  • Vegetarian Panini $8
    • Spinach, almonds, sundried tomato, pesto and tasty cheese
  • Gourmet Granola $7
    • Served with banana, yogurt and mixed berries
  • H.T.C. Panini $8
    • Free range ham, fresh tomato and tasty cheese
  • Gourmet Panini $9
    • Salami, pear, blue cheese and caramelised onions
  • Smashed peas, avocado, preserved lemon, Parmesan, toast, poached egg $18
  • Potato rösti, sautéed mushrooms, Madeira sauce $18
  • Lemon meringue
    • Lemon ice cream, lemon curd & chunks of meringue
  • Beetroot, pumpkin seed, cumin yoghurt $8.5
  • Homemade crumpet, honeycomb butter $11
  • Field & Green's *ice cream & **sorbet per scoop $5
  • Stem Ginger
    • Candied ginger for a real ginger hit
  • Omelette Arnold Bennett $23
  • Spicy Lamb $21.90
    • Spiced lamb patty, feta, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato & tzatziki
  • Cajun Chicken Wrap $18.90
    • Lettuce, sour cream and salsa
  • Veggie Delight $19.90
    • Roasted courgette, capsicum, feta, fresh basil & mozzarella
  • Crumbed Salmon $20.90
    • Crumbed salmon cake, cos lettuce, tomato & lemon hollandaise
  • Grilled Steak $21.90
    • Sirloin steak, onion rings, hollandaise, cos lettuce & tomato
  • Cajun Chicken $22.90
    • Cajun chicken, capsicum, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • Roasted Kumara $17.90
    • Roasted kumara & vege pattie, cos lettuce, red onion, tomato, capsicum & apricot chutney
  • Moroccan Lamb $22.90
    • Moroccan lamb, cherry tomatoes, courgettes, pine nuts, fresh coriander & mozzarella
  • Salmon $11.50
  • Avocado $1.00
  • Sundried tomato $1.00
  • Corn
  • Onion
  • Cheese
  • Brie $0.50
  • Salami
  • EGGS BENEDICT $16.50
    • On handmade hash browns (your choice of bacon, ham or salmon with minted hollandaise
  • DESIGNER BREAKFAST $8.50
    • With scrambled, poached or fried eggs on wholegrain toast (add bacon, hash brown, field mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, sausages or baked beans- each $3.00)
  • HOT BACON FOCACCIA SANDWICH $14.50
    • With lettuce, tomato and relish(add bacon, avocado or mushrooms each- $1.50)
  • HUEVOS RANCHEROS $14.50
    • Mexican beans, eggs and hash browns on a tortilla topped with cheese & salsa
  • TOASTED MUESLI $8.50
    • With natural yoghurt.
  • FRIES small $4.50 large$5.50
    • With freshly made aioli, relish or tomato sauce
  • NACHOS $14.50
    • With chilli beans, salsa cheese & sour cream
  • MEXICAN CHICKEN QUESADILLA $15.50
    • Lightly seasoned chicken, spinach & cheese In a grilled tortilla served with sour cream, salsa & salad greens.
  • Parmesan gnocchi N/A
    • with spring onion, zucchini, broad bean and cow ricotta
  • Market Cheese N/A
    • with sultana sourdough, rye cracker and Braeburn apple salad
  • Selection of house petit fours N/A
    • with pate de fruit, chocolate truffle, turron and nut tuille
  • Josper roasted asparagus N/A
    • with dill and mint emulsion
  • Squid roasted over charcoal N/A
    • with venison boudin noir, gremolata and sauce nero
  • Rose sorbet N/A
    • with Prunotto Moscato D’Asti and strawberry meringue
  • Snapper crudo N/A
    • with preserved lemon salsa, mint and Juno olive oil
  • Confit potatoes $9
  • Nachos
  • Chili & Cheese Pie
  • Claire's Crispy Cashew Salad
  • Mushroom & Tofu Pie
  • • Tomato Sauce (Ketchup)
  • Moroccan Lamb $7.00
    • Pure NZ Lamb rich with Moroccan flavours and raisins giving a tasty burst of sweetness.
  • • Hot English Mustard
  • • Sweet Chilli Sauce
  • • French Wholegrain Mustard
  • • Mild English Mustard
  • Spicy Bratwurst $7.00
    • 150gms of spicy beef & pork manuka smoked
  • • Dijon Mustard
The Arborist

The Arborist

location

Address

166 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

049316161

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 AM, Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Bar , Breakfast , Diner , European , Gluten Free , Kiwi , New Zealand , Pub Food , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Mastercard ,  Visa ,  Reservations ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bar ,  Bar Scene ,  Seating ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
166 Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand