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

  • SQUASH CURRY (V) $20.00
    • Red coconut curry with cumin roasted squash, long beans, cashew nuts, chili, coriander, fried shallots
  • STEAK TARTARE $15.00
    • Hand minced Angus fillet, Vietnamese mint, chili, lime, melba toast, sous vide egg yolk, kaffir lime salt, Served with melba toast
  • PAPAYA SALAD $20.00
    • Fresh green papaya, young carrots, long beans, cherry tomatoes, Vietnamese mint, coriander, peanuts, hot & sour Nahm Jim, crispy shallots. Option: Add grilled chicken $5.00
  • PRAWN & VERMICELLI SALAD $16.00
    • Poached tiger prawns, rice vermicelli, pickled carrots, mint, cucumber, hot & sour dressing, sesame seeds
  • TURON $13.00
    • Caramelised five spice banana cigars, peanut butter gelato, jack fruit gel, choc-nut soil, banana chips
  • KUMARA BIM BIM $6.00
    • with togarashi & siriracha mayo
  • CHICKEN PARFAIT $11.00
    • 5-spice & port wine free range chicken liver parfait, with fig jam, fried house made bread
  • CHICKEN PARFAIT $11.00
    • 5-spice & port wine free range chicken lier parfait with fig jam, fried house made bread
  • Wedges $8
    • w/ sour cream & sweet chilli
  • Beer Battered Fish Tacos $13
    • Creole spiced battered fish, served on two corn tacos with avocado, iceberg lettuce, chilli sauce and pickle mayo
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $8
    • topped with parmesan and herbs
  • Sticky Pork Ribs $12
    • w/ BBQ sauce
  • Salt & Pepper Squid $9
    • w/ lemon & aioli
  • Bowl of fries and an asahi $12
  • Hot Wings $12
    • w/ ranch dressing
  • Chilli Cheese Burger $18
    • Beef and chorizo pattie stacked in a brioche bun with jalapeno relish, cheddar cheese, iceberg slaw and chipotle aioli. Served with shoestring fries
  • Goats cheese, walnut and honey baguette $ 13.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese, English mustard on polenta bread $ 12.00
  • Ham, Swiss cheese and pickle on toast $ 12.00
  • Goat's cheese, honey and pink pepper on toast $ 11.00
  • Aged cheddar sandwich with chutney, pickled onion and watercress $ 11.00
  • Sardines on toast with lemon and olive oil $ 10.00
  • Toast and jam or peanut butter $ 7.50
  • Salami and aged cheddar on rye $ 13.00
  • Pain aux raisin $4.00
    • Raisin danish
  • L'omelette au fromage $6.50
    • Omelette with grated gruyere cheese
  • Sandwich frencilien $7.50
    • Banguette with coulommiers cheese
  • La salade de fruits et son muesli $7.50
    • Seasonal fruit salad and muesli
  • Dessert du jour See our waiters
    • Dessert of the day
  • Les tartines $5.50
    • Toasted baguette with honey & butter/ jam (strawberry, apricot)
  • Vol-au-vent $9.50
    • Bouchees a la reine- flaky pastry filled with mushroom, onion and bacon together with a mornay sauce
  • Sandwich basque $7.50
    • Banguette with chorizo and gherkins
  • Boudin Blanc $ 31.90
    • French chicken sausages with haricot beans & crispy shallots
  • White Castello $ 16.50
    • Danish, white brie, mild, rice & creamy
  • Soup of the day $ 14.90
    • >With freshly baked muffuletta roll
  • Freshly Baked Muffuletta Roll $ 3.00
    • With butter
  • English Shilton $ 16.50
    • Rice, tangy, velvety taste & crumbly texture
  • Riversdale 4 years old cheddar $ 16.50
    • NZ, classic, nutty & sharp
  • Selection of two cheeses $ 29.00
  • Duck fat baked potatoes $ 7.90
  • Skipping Lunch (Big Breakfast) $19.00
    • Cage-free eggs cooked your way, Bacon, Kransky Sausages, Hash Brown, Garlic, Mushrooms, Grilled Tomato served with Multigrain Toast and Rocket Fuel Sauce
  • Eggs on Toast $9.00
    • Cage-free eggs cooked your way on Multigrain Toast
  • Omelette $15.90
    • Omelette with Multigrain Toast, Choose 3 Fillings from Ham, Bacon, Chicken, Cheese, Mushroom, Onion, Spinach or Tomato
  • Gourmet Club Sandwiches $15.90
    • Chicken and Bacon, Melted Cheese, Lettuce, Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato, Beetroot and Cranberry Sauce served with Seasoned Fries
  • Bacon & Egg $11.90
    • Bacon and Cage-free eggs cooked your way on Multigrain Toast
  • Mickey Mouse $7.90
    • Pancakes served with Ice Cream, Banana and Maple Syrup
  • Hot Cakes $14.90
    • Stack of Hotcakes drizzled in Maple Syrup served with Bacon and caramelised Banana OR Blueberries and Cream
  • Curly Fries $7.90
    • A Basket of lightly seasoned Curly fries served with Aioli and Tomato Sauce
  • Onion N/A
  • Italian Herbs & Cheese N/A
  • Honey Oat N/A
  • Capsicum N/A
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Meatball N/A
  • Cheesy Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Turkey N/A
  • Nachos $17.00
    • Chicken and black beans on nacho chips, served with cheese, guacamole and sour cream.
  • Veggie Brekkie $17.50
    • Eggs any style, black beans, roast tomato, hash brown, creamy mushrooms, grilled halloumi, served with toast and tomato relish.
  • Waffles $15.00
    • Available saturday and sunday. Served with bacon and banana gr fruit. Accompanied with maple syrup and yoghurt.
  • Milkshakes $5.00
    • A choice of: chocolate, coffee, caramel, banana, lime, vanilla, strawberry, raspberry, creaming soda, cookies and cream.
  • Bacon Buttie $12.00
    • Grilled pandoro sourdough and bacon, served with tomato sauce.
  • Toasted Muesli $11.00
    • Served with rhubarb compote and greek yoghurt.
  • The Salmon Stack $17.50
    • Grilled pandoro english muffin, hot smoked salmon, hash browns, two poached eggs, and covered in hollandaise sauce.
  • Extras $4.00
    • Bacon, black beans, kransky sausages, roasted tomatoes, creamy mushrooms, hash browns, spinach, black pudding.
  • Kadhai Chicken $16.50
    • A popular Balti speciality from north India, boneless chicken tikka cooked in Balti sauce with capsicum and fresh herbs.
  • Balti Garlic Chicken $16.50
    • Boneless marinated chicken with chunky potatoes in a hot and spicy Balti gravy sauce, flavoured with garlic & herbs.
  • Peshwari Naan $4.50
  • Poppadoms $1.00
  • Balti Paneer Moti $7.00
    • Diced homemade paneer marinated in our balti spices and cooked in crisp batter.
  • Mince Naan $4.50
  • Onion Bhajee $7.00
    • Chopped onion coated with chick pea flour, deep-fried served with tamarind chutney
  • Fish Madras $14.50
    • Boneless pieces of fish cooked in coconut gravy.
  • Sweet & Sour Fish with Rice $14.50
  • Beef with Oyster Sauce with Rice
  • Roti with Chicken Curry Sauce
  • Black Pepper Beef with Rice
  • Beef Fried Rice
  • Sambal chicken on rice
  • Sliced Fish in Satay Sauce with Rice
  • Black Pepper Chicken with Rice $12.90
  • Tofu and vegetable on rice $14.00
  • Vietnamese chicken curry on rice with naan+beef, vege stable $12.00
  • Stir fry noodles with chicken $15.00
  • Vietnamese spring rolls for 3 pieces $10.00
  • Chicken vietnamese sandwich $10.00
  • Beef vietnamese sandwich $10.00
  • Sweet & sour vege rice noodle $15.00
  • Coming soon vietnamese crepes $10.00
  • Lebanese coffee $3.50
  • Beef, lamb or chicken shawarka $12
    • served in pita bbread with fried onions, tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and tahini sauce
  • Falafel $18
    • served in pita bread with tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and tohini sauce
  • Sojok spicy $10
    • srved in pita bread with tomatoes, gherkins and a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Vegetarian platter $20
    • A slection of all our vegetarian options
  • Lamb shish $14
    • served in pita bread with fried onions, tomatoes, lettuce, gherkins and hummus
  • Lebanese style omelette $11
    • served in pita bread with free range organic eggs, parsley, tomatoes and girkens
  • Kibbi sandwhich $12
    • served in pita bread with hummus, tabouleh, gherkins and lettuce
  • Fish & chips $9.00
  • Chicken & chips $10.00
    • 2 pieces
  • Porridge with cream & brown sugar $7.00
  • Hot B.L.T $6.50
  • French fries $4.80
  • Gale's gourmet burgers $7.50 / $9.00
  • Bacon & Vegetable $7.00
    • Pumpkin, kumera & ginger
  • The big breakfast $16.00
    • Bacon, sausage, eggs, hash browns, tomato. Plus toast with tea or coffee
  • FETA AND SPINACH QUESADILLAS OR CHORIZO AND FETA, 2 XS PER SERVING $10.00
  • 3PM - LATE
  • TWO SCOOPS OF DELICIOUS HOMEMADE ICE CREAM AND ONE BISCOTTI BISCUIT $9.00
  • SUMMER SKEWERS, OLIVES, FETA, SPICY SALAMI AND STUFFED BABY PEPPERS 3 PER SERVING $10.00
  • SPANISH BAKED EGG - TOMATO, BLACK BEANS & CHORIZO - HAM, FETA & TOMATO OR - FETA, TOMATO & BLACK BEANS $14.00
  • CREAMY PORRIDGE & COMPOTE $11.00
  • TOASTED SOURDOUGH WITH CONDIMENTS $6.50
  • AVOCADO & TOMATO ON SOURDOUGH TOAST $15.00
  • Lamb shank off the bone $26.00
    • with pearl barley & potato gnocchi
  • Roast vegetables $8.00
  • Risotto of pesto & caper with cumin pumpkin & rosemary smoked tomato $22.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $13.00
    • on homemade focaccia
  • Creamy seafood chowder with mussels, scallops, prawns, fresh fish, & mopping bread $22.00
  • Muesli homemade $10.00
    • w fruit & yoghurt
  • Soft meringue roulade with vanilla mascarpone & fruit compote $13.00
  • Hand cut chips & fresh aioli $8.00
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