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

  • Vietnamese Braised Salmon Fillet $25.5
    • Braised marinated salmon fillet in clay pot. Served with crunchy salad
  • Salt and Pepper King Prawns $22.5
    • Pan-fried king prawns with capsicum and onions
  • Vegetables on Crispy Egg Noodles $17.5
    • Shiitake mushroom and market seasonal vegetables stir-fried with tofu in Rock Yard special sauce
  • Stir fried Garlic Bok-Choy $5
  • Saigon Beef Noodle Soup $17.5
    • Slice beef sirloin with rice noodle, onion, spring onion and coriander in traditional broth
  • Egg Yolk in Beef Pho Broth $3
  • Caramelized Pork in clay pot $18.5
    • Slow cooked Pork Belly with a hardboiled egg and crunchy salad
  • Vietnamese Beed Salad $18.5
    • Stir-fried sliced marinated medium rare beef sirloin with fresh apple salad and lime dressing
  • Kids pancakes with maple syrup
  • Kids fish n chips
  • Stew & Ale Night $19.00
    • Murphy's Irish Stew served with handle of Export/Tui or a glass of House wine
  • All served with a salad and fries
  • BLAT Sandwich
    • Bacon, lettuce, avocado, guacamole and tomato topped with hollandaise and fries
  • Steak Vegetable and Kidney Pie $16.50
    • Just like mum's; nice and hearty
  • Spicy Mince and Cheese Pie $15.50
    • A Kiwi favorite
  • Pappardella Pasta $22.50
    • Fresh pasta ribbons, Chicken, bacon, mushrooms, bokchoy, onions and tomatoes in a creamy whole grain mustard
  • Egg on toast (v) (gf*) $ 5.00
    • Eggs your way & toasted sourdough
  • Swap for gluten free bread $1.50
  • Boston Style Seafood Chowder $15.00
    • Prawns, mussels, scallops & fresh fish w/ toasted sourdough
  • Thai Beef Salad (df) (gf*) $ 15.00
    • Medium rare steak, cucumber, tomato, red onon, capsicum, mesculin salad & crispy noodles
  • Caesar Salad $ 15.00
    • Bacon, lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, poached egg & traditional dressing. Optional : Anchovies
  • Fush 'n' Chups (df) $15.00
    • Ginger beer battered local fish, fries, salad & homemade tartare sauce
  • Homemade toasted muesli (v) $ 8.50
    • Banana & yogurt or milk
  • Add bacon $ 4.00
  • Beef Burger
    • beef pattie, lettuce, tomato and cheese served with chips
  • Sausage Classic
    • three sausages served with twoeggs, coleslaw and chips
  • Steak Sandwich
    • 100g minute steak,caramelised onion, lettuce,tomato & garlic aioli and chips
  • BLT & Chips
    • bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic aioli on an open sandwich
  • All Day Breakfast
    • bacon, egg, sausage, tomato and hash brown
  • Mushrooms $4.00
  • Sausage $2.00
  • Ham Steak with pineapple
    • served with salad and chips
  • Mochi ball(red bean/peanuts $5.00
  • Waffle no2 $16.80
    • matcha ice cream + red bean
  • Waffle no3 $16.80
    • vanilla ice cream + mango
  • Taro ball no4 $8.00
    • taro + red bean + boba
  • Taro ball snowflake ice $13.80
  • Taro ball no5 $8.00
    • kidney bean + brown jelly + boba
  • Mung bean cake $8.00
  • Taro ball no6 $8.00
    • crystal jelly + noodle jelly + boba
  • Chicken salad $15.90
    • Couscous salad with tender strips of marinated chicken breast.
  • Berber Tagine $25.50
    • Tender lamb with plums and sweet potato cooked in plum and ginger sauce, served on couscous. Garnished with pistachio nuts.
  • All side orders $6.00
    • Rice, couscous, mashed potatoes, salad, chips.
  • Bastella
  • Chicken Tagine $22.90
    • Tender chicken braised in a savoury sauce of garlic, ginger, preserved lemon and saffron, served with rice.
  • Lamb Couscous $26.90
    • Tender lamb cooked with chickpeas, raisins, sauce, and seasonal vegetables.
  • Homemade Mixed Dips $13.90
    • Zaalouk (eggplant), laadissa (lentils) and bessara (green peas), served with fresh bread.
  • All mains served in a traditional Moroccan Tagine
  • Varying take home meals: $12.00
  • Soup: $8.00
  • Daily changing selection of muffins: $4.50
  • Changeable / Seasonal Salads: $6 / $10
  • Daily changing selection of muffins: $4.50
  • Gourmet Panini: $8.00
  • Varying take home meals (V/Vg) $12.00
    • including the staples; curries, soups, lasagne, smoked fish pie:
  • Daily changing selection of pies: $7.50
  • - 4 pieces Fresh Salmon Supreme & Double Avocado
  • 8PC. DBL AVO $7.30
  • 8PC. REG $7.90
  • Fancy Platter - 1 $30.90
  • Teriyaki Chicken on Rice $29.90
  • - For Kids! (Serves 6-10)
  • - 2 pieces Seaweed Salad Gunkan
  • - 4 pieces Double Avocado & Cucumber
  • Beef $4.50
  • Shirayuki(white snow) $14.00
    • octopus balls, soy beans
  • SET N $30.00
    • teriyaki chicken on rice, tempura, sashimi, fried chicken and miso, seaweed salad
  • Scallops Miso $6.50
  • SET D $23.00
    • tempura, crumbed potato and rice, miso, salad
  • Avocado Roll 6 pcs $4.50
  • Miso Soup $3.00
  • Spring Rolls $7.00
    • 5 pcs deep fried vegetable spring rolls
  • CORN FRITTER $2.40
  • CRAB STICK $1.80
  • HOT DOG $2.00
  • PRAWN CUTLETS (6 PACK) $7.00
  • ALL CURRIES SERVED WITH RICE
  • BUTTER CHICKEN Small $9.00 Large $14.00
  • MINT CHUTNEY $2.50
  • MIX VEGETABLE PAKORA $5.00
  • Avocado Triangle $1.50
  • Tuna Nigiri $2.00
  • Vegetable $1.00
  • Tuna Avocado $1.00
  • Salmon Avocado $1.00
  • Mushroom & Carrot $1.00
  • Prawn Tempura $2.50
  • Seafood Nugget $1.00
  • Kebab $2.70
  • Apple cinnamon muffin
  • Smoked chicken with cranberry sauce $3.80
  • ●muffins
  • Big breakfast $10.00
    • 2 slices of bacon & 2 eggs on toast with sausage & chips
  • Sausage $2.50
  • Snack box $5.50
    • 1 piece of chicken & chips
  • Roast beef with mayo $3.50
  • Roasted pork $40.00
  • Pork sandwich with coleslaw and aioli $8.00
  • Combo with potatoes and coleslaw $11.00
  • Coleslaw $5.00
  • Free range roasted chicken $20.00
  • 1/2 chicken $12.00
  • Duck fat roasted gourmet potatoes $7.00
  • Half roasted pork $20.00
  • Fried Mushrooms 3.00
  • Kids Burger 6.00
    • Beef burger, fresh salad, aioli, and BBQ sauce served with thick cut fries and tomato sauce
  • Hawaiian Burger 14.00
    • Beef patty, fresh salad, egg, pineapple, beetroot, tomato relish, aioli, BBQ sauce served with thick cut fries
  • Creamy Mushroom Sauce 3.50
  • Fresh Fish 16.00
    • Served with thick cut fries, calamari, prawn-cutlet, tartar sauce, lemon wedge.
  • Lamb Fry 13.00
    • Served with bacon, fried onion and creamy mashed potatoes
  • Beef Nacho Large10.00/Small8.00
    • Served on edible bowl with crispy corn chips, sour cream, and cheese
  • Banana Split 6.00
    • Served with vanilla ice-cream, drizzled with caramel sauce, and garnished with roasted peanuts
  • Falooda (gf) $5
    • A refreshing rose flavoured drink served with ice cream and jelly
  • Caramel pudding (gf v) $6
    • A delicious creamy custard dessert topped with caramel
  • Yellow rice (df gf*) S$10 V$8 L+$2
    • Spiced rice served with a lentil side dish and a curry.
  • Chicken drumpops (df gf) $5.50 (2 pak) or $3 each
    • Marinated, deep fried chicken drumsticks.
  • Parippu vade (df gf v) $4(3 pak)
    • Deep fried savoury biscuits made of split peas, onions & spices.
  • Create your own (df gf*) S$10 V$8
    • Rice served with your choice of curry, two sides and a papadum. Add another side for $2
  • DF= dairy free, GF*= gluten free (options)
  • Parippu rasam (df gf v) $4.50
    • A soup made from lentils and spices perfect for wintery days.
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